I DO NOT OWN NARUTO

Special note: This chapter is going to be a series of peeks into their married life leading up to the birth of their baby.

Hinata leaned back on her heels and surveyed her work with satisfaction. She had just finished weeding the new flowerbeds she put in front of the house this spring. Although Kiba worried about it being too much work for her to do while pregnant, Hinata had stubbornly went ahead with her plans. A house was not a home without flowers as far as she was concerned, and she was eager to make her new home reflect not only Kiba, but also herself. Her father had sent over several plants out of her mother's garden, and she was happy that they were doing so well.

She and her father had been getting along much better now. Even Kiba was coming around the Hyuuga compound with her now, and they had a standing invitation to Sunday evening suppers. It made her so happy to finally receive the love and acceptance that she had been longing for her whole life. She and Hanabi were slowly starting to form a tighter bond as sisters now that her father was not pushing them to compete. Over all, she felt like the happiest woman in the world. She had a new relationship with her family, a wonderful husband, and their baby was healthy and growing rapidly.

She rubbed her protruding stomach as the baby gave out a particularly strong kick. They had decided to let the baby's sex be a surprise, but Hinata had cheated and taken a peek. Her firstborn was a boy, and had a very strong chakra flow already. She hadn't told Kiba yet, but she knew that he would be pleased. They stayed up into the night talking about what each of them thought the baby would be like and what traits it would inherit from them. She let out a groan as her son kicked her sharply in the bladder. She attempted to get up and go to the bathroom, but her balance was too far off and she fell back on her bottom in the soft dirt. With a disgusted sigh, she yelled for her husband.

"KIBA!" The alarmed man raced out of the house, a kunai in his hand. He looked around for whatever had scared her and saw no one. When he looked down at her sitting in the dirt, he laughed at the disgruntled look on her face. He laughed harder when she started to pout and then glare at him.

"Stuck, are we?" He said with a smirk. This would be the third time this week that he had to 'rescue' her because she had gotten too big to get up without help. She was being stubborn and refusing to make allowances to the fact that she was seven months along and losing her ability to move gracefully.

"Just help me up, you laughing hyena." She grumbled at him with a small grin on her face. He walked over and carefully helped her up. She quickly waddled into the house, Kiba walking behind her protectively with a huge grin on his face that he tried to hide.

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"Peanut butter- I need peanut butter and horseradish. Right now, please." Hinata demanded. Kiba shook his head and starred up at her blearily. This was the fifth time in a row that she had woken him up in the middle of the night to demand some nauseating food combination. He starred at her a little longer as he tried to wake up enough to do what she asked. Wearily, he lowered his feet to the floor, and scooted to the edge of the bed. Man, these midnight cravings are going to be the death of me, he thought to himself as he yawned. Kiba got up and shuffled sleepily towards the kitchen.

Once there, he searched the cabinet that had been stocked full of all the different foods that had appealed to Hinata when she went grocery shopping the last time. He found the peanut butter easily enough, but the horseradish was not in there. There were jars of hot banana pepper rings, tins of sardines in mustard, black olives, spinach dip, and pickled pig's feet. Just as he was started to be afraid that he would have to go to the grocery store again, he found what he was looking for behind a jar of marshmallow fluff. Oh thank Kami, he sighed in relief. Grabbing a spoon, he headed back to the bedroom.

Hinata was sitting up in the bed, her face lighting up as she saw the peanut butter and horseradish. She reached out her hands, only to scowl when Kiba held the food back from her. He let out a small chuckle.

"I think I deserve a kiss for this, after all I have to be up in another three hours for that mission with Shino. And I want my kiss before you eat that disgusting stuff, please." He asked her, as he gave her that puppy dog look that he knew worked on her so well. Hinata folded her arms over her chest, and tried to glare at him, but the look he was giving her was just too irresistible. She reached up for him, and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him down in a passionate kiss. Kiba groaned, and started to toss the food aside, when Hinata broke off the kiss as she snatched it away from him.

He starred down at her, blinking rapidly, as he tried to figure out what had just happened. Her mood swings during the pregnancy often left him confused as hell. One minute she was sweet, the next demanding, then lustful, and then she would cry. He shook his head ruefully as he crawled back onto his side of the bed and settled his head down on the pillow. Beside him, Hinata let out a groan of satisfaction as she ate her first spoonful of peanut butter topped with horseradish. Ugh disgusting, thought Kiba as he drifted off to sleep.

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"What do you think of the name Ryu?" Hinata asked casually. Kiba looked at her suspiciously.

"That is the fifth different boy's name you've picked out. What if it is a girl?" he asked her. His suspicions grew as she tried unsuccessful to hide the little smirk on her face. He jumped up and pointed at her accusingly.

"You cheated and took a peek, didn't you!" He demanded. Hinata attempted to look hurt, but she quickly dissolved into laughter.

"So were having a boy?" he asked her with pleasure ringing in his voice. She nodded and grabbed his hand. He grinned down at her, then knelt and put his head against her large belly.

"Hello in there Ryu. This is your father speaking- stop kicking your mother in the bladder." he said mock-sternly. Hinata smacked him lightly on the back of the head, then gasped as the baby kicked Kiba in the face so hard his head bounced on her belly. They looked at each other in astonishment before busting out laughing.

"This kid is going to be a handful. Not even out of the womb and he is already giving me sass!" Kiba grinned as he wiped a tear of mirth off the corner of his eye. He reached up and gave Hinata a slow sweet kiss.

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"Come on Hinata! One more push, I can see the head!" Sakura called out in encouragement. Hinata groaned and arched her back as she barred down with all the strength she had left. She felt a sharp pain, and then a feeling of relief as the baby's shoulders came out. She laid back on the bed, exhausted. Kiba leaned down and kissed her tenderly, and she smiled weakly up at him.

They turned to look as the loud cry of their son rang out. Sakura finished up with Hinata and walked over to where the nurse was wiping the baby off. She examined him quickly, then bundled him up gently, and brought him over to Hinata. Tears of joy filled her eyes as she gazed down at her son. He had spiky indigo hair, and miniature red triangles on his tiny cheeks. She looked up at Kiba and saw that he was starring down at Ryu with awe. He reached out and gently stroked one finger over the baby's cheek. They laughed softly as his little lips smacked, and then gasped when his eyes opened. They looked like opaque black pearls.

"Looks like your father was right- he is going to be a Byakugan holder. But he has the cheek birthmarks…do you think?" he broke off his sentence excitedly. It had been a great debate in the village over what traits the baby would inherit. This was the first time in recorded history that the two clans had intermarried, so it was anyone's guess as to the outcome. There were even several betting pools going, with his mother, Lady Tsunade, and surprisingly enough, Hinata's father putting in the largest bets.

"I think that we should have put down our own bet. He is going to be the best tracker nin in the world, I can tell already!" Kiba bragged loudly. He grinned down at her happily, and then gave her a gentle kiss.

"Thank you for making all my dreams come true." He told her lovingly. They starred into each other eyes, and then gazed down at their son, chuckling as he started to suck on his thumb.