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AN: Sorry for the wait, I had terrible writer's block and some real life issues in the way. This is gonna be a two- or threeshot. Not sure I'm totally happy with it, but I wanted to go ahead and post it. Hope you like it!
**Thanks to Sephirothlover845 and Chocoboshead, both of whom I beta for. They helped me a lot with my writer's block, and thanks especially to Sephirothlover845, who helped me with the title (I suck at picking title names!). Check out their great stories!**
Happy Surprises
Naruto stepped into the Uchiha mansion, glad to be home. He was drained from his recent mission, having been gone nearly a week. Ino and Shikamaru had been his teammates for the mission, and both had told him their goodbyes at the gate to the village, eager to return to their own homes. This had been Ino's last mission for a while, as she'd just discovered she was pregnant with her and Neji's first child. And Shikamaru had wanted to hurry home himself and see his wife and six-month-old daughter Tsukiko. The baby looked a lot like her mother, but had her father's brown hair. The most surprising thing was her eyes were the same brilliant shade of jade green as her uncle Gaara's.
Removing his jonin vest, Naruto tiredly moved into the kitchen, calling for his husband and son. A small smirk appeared on his face as he mused on what mischief his son might have gotten into while he was gone. The five-year-old was constantly pulling pranks on villagers and other children, much to Sasuke's consternation. Hajime was more like Naruto every day, with his love of ramen and hyper disposition.
Sasuke called back to Naruto, letting him know he was in the backyard. The blonde made his way to the door leading outside, collapsing exhausted into a chair on the lawn. He watched as Sasuke finished his light training exercises, his cerulean orbs admiring the play of muscles on the raven's pale torso. Feeling Naruto's eyes on him, Sasuke turned and smiled slightly, putting his shirt back on and walking towards his dobe.
"Hey," Naruto greeted his mate, reaching up to brush a light kiss on Sasuke's lips, "where's Hajime?" The blonde moved over on the chair to make room for Sasuke to sit beside him.
"Hn. I haven't seen him since he left with Iruka this morning."
Crap. Naruto knew it couldn't be good if Iruka decided to take his son with him while the chunin taught his class at the academy; Hajime hated the way the girls would coo over him (similar to how Sasuke's former fangirls used to act) and usually tended to pull pranks on the students. It had started getting worse as Hajime got older, because now he began to look more like Sasuke than Naruto. And his affinity for frogs and snakes (courtesy of both his parents) had gotten him into trouble more than once, as he liked to use them to scare off the various girls who tended to fawn over him.
Just then, both men heard a loud banging on the front door. Sighing, the blonde got up and went to answer it, feeling Iruka's chakra signature. Opening the portal, Naruto saw an agitated Iruka holding onto a squirming Hajime. Naruto struggled not to laugh; Iruka was covered in orange paint. Noticing the glare directed at him, the fox vessel quickly wiped the smile off his face and reached to take his son from his former academy sensei.
"Besides the obvious, what'd he do this time?" Naruto questioned after telling his son to sit on the couch.
Iruka huffed. "This," he gestured to himself, "was only part of it. Try putting frogs in all the girls' desks, glue on some of the boys' seats, and, though I have no idea how, letting a group of snakes loose in the bathroom. Basically terrorizing my students." Muttering under his breath, the chunin turned to go back to his class and straighten out the chaos caused by one Hajime Uchiha. "At the rate he's going now, I can't wait until he's my student," he added irritably. He loved the little boy like he would a grandson, but sometimes he was almost too much to deal with. Naruto smiled fondly at Iruka's retreating back, then closed the door to deal with his son.
Hajime sat on the couch, trying (and failing) to look innocent. Casting a stern eye on the boy, Naruto began his lecture. "What have your father and I said about pranking Iruka's class?" he demanded.
"Not to get caught?" the raven-haired boy replied, eyes twinkling with mischief. Naruto snorted in laughter, but quickly smothered it when he noticed the slight scowl on his husband's face. Sasuke was leaning against the doorjamb to the kitchen, arms crossed over his chest; he'd followed Naruto when the blonde had answered the front door. Seeing the state Iruka was in, he knew his son had been playing tricks on their old sensei and his class again.
Moving away from the doorway, Sasuke walked over to stand in front of Hajime, his stern onyx orbs meeting chagrined cerulean the exact shade of Naruto's brilliant blue eyes. Though his visage was emotionless, Sasuke fought back a smirk at the kicked-puppy look his son had. He resembled Naruto so much that the Uchiha found it hard to be angry with him. Nonetheless, Hajime did need to be disciplined.
"No ramen for a week, and you're grounded for two weeks," Sasuke decided. Knowing Hajime was as big a lover of ramen as Naruto, he'd stated that part of his punishment first. The boy opened his mouth to argue, but at the stoic gaze of his father he stayed quiet. The five-year-old pouted cutely before going upstairs to his bedroom, leaving his parents alone in the living room.
Sitting on the large couch, Sasuke relaxed and motioned for Naruto to join him. They hadn't seen each other in nearly a week, and both were missing the other's touch.
Settling next to Sasuke, Naruto curled up, basking in his husband's warmth. "You know he only does those things because he hates having everybody fuss over him like they did you," the blonde stated. Sasuke just 'Hn'ed. Naruto chuckled at the old grunt; it seemed to be a habit that the raven would never give up.
Suddenly remembering what he'd found out a few days before while still on his mission, Naruto abruptly cleared his throat and looked at Sasuke from the corner of his eye. He wasn't quite sure how he would take the news. Kyuubi had laughed at Naruto's shocked reaction when he'd told him, which had infuriated the blonde and caused him to not speak to the fox since.
"You know teme, it might be a good idea for Hajime to have some siblings around. Ya know, so he doesn't feel lonely. Maybe sooner than later," Naruto began. Sasuke, who'd been softly running his fingers through silky blonde hair, stopped his ministrations at Naruto's words. As the full implication behind the words sunk into his brain, Sasuke looked down into vibrant blue eyes.
"Are you saying…?" he asked, receiving a nod and smile. He hugged Naruto to him, pulling the blonde onto his lap. Lips met in a sweet embrace, tongues dancing together. Sasuke groaned at the addictive taste of his husband's mouth, sweeping his tongue over every inch of Naruto's warm cavern as Naruto shifted to straddle Sasuke's lap in a more comfortable position. After a few breathless moments, they broke apart, Sasuke wrapping his arms tightly around Naruto. He'd always wanted Hajime to have a brother or sister, so he was very happy to find out he and Naruto were going to be parents again.
Breathing in Sasuke's scent, Naruto kissed the pale neck exposed to him and glanced up. "So you're okay with this? I mean, we never really talked about having another kid, and I know Hajime's a handful at times, but-"
Sasuke shushed him, laying a finger over his lips and smiling into his eyes. "I love you and Hajime, and wouldn't change anything about either one of you. And he's a child; all children can be a bit troublesome sometimes. I'm sure he'll grow out of his pranking phase." One could only hope.
Naruto grinned happily, resettling his head on Sasuke's chest. Now for the surprise. "That's good to hear, teme. I hope you still feel that way later on, because Kyuubi said this time we're having twins." He never saw how much paler, if possible, Sasuke became at that information.