The Agreement

I apologize ahead of time if this chapter seems to jump around a little bit. I took out a scene and placed it in the next chapter, cut out some stuff that just seemed like too much too soon, and added it to later chapters. Then I reworked the chapter so it jumps ahead; now we can get to the better parts (or at least, my favorite parts) faster. I feel fairly pleased with the chapter, and I hope you enjoy!


The Agreement

Chapter 12: Babies!

"To babies!" Naruto yelled drunkenly, his hand waving a beer mug, white foam followed by brown liquid sloshing over the side as he swung it around. He had done cheers several times and was getting the bar they'd been at worked up to cheering now. Sasuke noted that Naruto sloshed more and more beer the later the evening got. At the moment Naruto stood on his chair, waving his hands up and down to encourage others to cheer along. He was quite the crowd worker, Sasuke noted.

"TO BABIES!" a chorus of drunken men and a few women chorused, raising their beer mugs, sake cups, or whatever spirit of choice to cheer with Naruto, a few actually shedding tears. Naruto had made some sappy speech about the love of a father keeping his little ones from feeling lonely, followed by how the lovingness of a mother would keep any kid from straying. At one point in the evening Naruto had cheered Sasuke's name as well as Hinata's. Sasuke was thoroughly grateful that he didn't recognize anyone in the bar. The sound of his name being cheered had been embarrassing. Cheering other things was all right though.

"To babies," Sasuke chuckled as he raised his cup of sake in the air, watching amusedly as Naruto's initial excitement had doubled since downing eleven beers. Sasuke was still nursing his second cub of sake, taking mere sips at a time.

"To Qua-da-roop-a-lets!" Naruto slurred out. The rest of the bar cheered a chorused (and very butchered) roar of "Quadruplets!" to echo Naruto's cheer.

Normally Sasuke would have been fed up with such display of drunken behavior. Sasuke would also only be slightly less embarrassed because it was Naruto, and he had a hard time getting upset with Naruto. However, as Naruto was enthusiastically cheering for his children, their children, the happiness that Sasuke felt at seeing how happy Naruto was squashed down his normally stuck-up self to enjoy the scene.

"To Naruto," Sasuke said, loud enough for only Naruto to hear. He raised his sake cup in a small toast toward Naruto. Naruto just grinned and yelled out the toast.

"To Naruto!" Naruto yelled. The bar erupted in cheers of "To Naruto!" before Naruto turned to look at Sasuke. "Heeeeeey," he slurred drunkenly, realization dawning on his face. "Thassa me!" Naruto said, pointing to his chest as he looked at Sasuke, swaying as he did so. Sasuke shook his head as he finally stood up and grasped Naruto's wrist that held the beer in it. He took the mug from Naruto's fingers.

"You've had enough to drink," Sasuke said firmly.

"Heeeeeey," Naruto said, pouting. "That one wassa miiiine," Naruto whined. Still standing, he reached down to grasp for his mug, toppling over in the process. Thankfully Sasuke had been prepared for such a drunken act. He caught Naruto from falling, letting Naruto's body collapse against his own as he helped Naruto down from the chair and then helped him to sit. Upon sitting, Naruto reached again for the beer mug, but Sasuke just slid it across the table further from his reach. Naruto pouted at him but didn't make another attempt for his beer.

"No more," Sasuke said firmly. Naruto laid his head down on the table for half a minute. It was slightly amusing to watch as Naruto’s excitement seemed to drain from him, his color draining with it. Naruto lifted his head from the table and turned to look at Sasuke who frowned at his drunken friend in concern.

"Ugh," Naruto said, his face turning into a grimace. He reached out his hand, grasping Sasuke's shoulder as he leaned his head forward and clenched his stomach with his other hand. "I have to piss," Naruto informed Sasuke. Dark eyes widened before Sasuke nodded; he’d thought Naruto was going to say he was going to be sick to his stomach.

Naruto began to stand, trying to use Sasuke's shoulder to support his weight, but he swayed as he got up. Sasuke stood in a flash, grasping Naruto around the waist as Naruto's hand slipped from resting on his shoulder to flinging his whole arm around Sasuke's neck for support. Letting Naruto lean heavily against him, Sasuke helped Naruto towards the bathrooms, pushing the door wide so it didn't hit them as they slowly made their way inside.

Sasuke led Naruto over to the urinals, watching bemusedly as Naruto tugged at his pants, zipped open the crotch, and then pulled out his penis, grasping it as he began to take a leak. Naruto began to tilt towards his right, and Sasuke put his hands on Naruto's hips to steady his husband from falling over to the side. Sasuke pressed himself against Naruto so that way he wouldn't fall while trying to relieve himself.

"Don't be so pushy," Naruto grumbled, and Sasuke chose to ignore him. It was a strange feeling, Sasuke noted, being completely un-aroused at the situation, (even with seeing Naruto's cock, it wasn't Sasuke's thing to get turned on by watching him pee), but Sasuke still somehow felt very close and connected with Naruto at the moment. When Naruto's head began to lean forward, Sasuke moved one of his hands from Naruto's waist to his shoulder to keep him from bashing his head forward.

"Careful," Sasuke warned.

"Thanks," Naruto clipped, and Sasuke smirked, amused. First Naruto was telling him not to be pushy and now was thanking him. Sasuke stood closer to Naruto to keep him steady, trying not to laugh at how long it was taking Naruto to finish peeing. He wondered if the laughter and giddiness that he kept feeling wanting to bubble over had anything to do with the amount of alcohol he'd consumed. Perhaps Naruto just made him naturally happy. Sasuke smiled gently, watching Naruto. It was definitely Naruto and not the sake.

After Naruto finally finished peeing, he gave his penis a shake to get the last bit out before pushing his limp length back in and zipping himself up.

"You're comfy," Naruto murmured as he leaned back against Sasuke. When Naruto didn't try to step away from the urinals, Sasuke frowned, wondering why.

A soft snore informed him that Naruto wouldn't be moving on his own anytime soon. Sasuke chuckled at how Naruto's enormous energy had disappeared so quickly.

Deciding to feel flattered that Naruto fell asleep against him than offended (Naruto had said he was comfy after all), Sasuke maneuvered Naruto so that he had a better grasp on his friend.

Always one for cleanliness, Sasuke maneuvered Naruto's weight into a more manageable position and led him over to the sink to wash their hands. Naruto's head rolled. Sasuke could see in the little dingy bathroom mirror when Naruto's eyes fluttered open looking down into the sink as Sasuke washed both of their hands.

"Thanks," Naruto mumbled embarrassed and sleepily, his eyes half-lidded, blinking slowly as he watched Sasuke's hands move over his own as he gently washed them. "Thanks for taking care of me. If you were Sakura, she would have hit me for getting too drunk to do this," Naruto murmured, leaning his head back against Sasuke again. "You'll make a good Dad."

Sasuke's heart hammered in his chest at Naruto’s words, and he couldn't help but smile. Another snore told him that Naruto had once again fallen asleep against his shoulder.

"Anything for you," Sasuke whispered into Naruto's ear. "Anything."

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Sasuke was still smiling as he returned to the Hyuuga complex. (He wondered if he would ever call it anything other than the Hyuuga complex; he might live there, but it didn't really feel like home, at least not yet.) He'd taken Naruto back to his place, and tucked him into bed, extremely grateful that Sakura hadn't been there. The more perverse side of him had been gleeful because he'd been able to undress Naruto and redress him to his little perverted heart's content (though he didn't touch Naruto intimately; he'd learned his lesson). The other reason, the more prevailing reason that Sasuke was glad that Sakura had not been home when Sasuke had taken Naruto back, was Naruto's own words of how Sakura would hit him over the head if she found him drunk. That statement still rang in his ears, and it bothered him greatly. It wasn’t as though Naruto drank often – in fact, he was sure Naruto hardly ever drank, and Sasuke knew Naruto rarely ever got drunk. Naruto was Naruto, and it bothered him that Sakura used physical abuse against Naruto when she was upset.

Perhaps it was meant in good banter, but wasn't that physical abuse still? He was sure if Naruto had been the one to hit Sakura so violently that people would see that as unacceptable. Why was it acceptable that Naruto had to endure it? Sakura’s strength was incredible, and she didn’t hold back against Naruto. Who knew how many injuries his beloved had endured at Sakura’s hand?

And it was with that almost sadistic thought (along with Naruto's comment that Naruto was grateful that he took care of him) which helped fuel Sasuke back on the right track. Sasuke would take care of Naruto and would counter anything that Sakura couldn't provide for Naruto: like children.

"How was your celebration?" Hinata asked quietly as she saw Sasuke enter the room. She sat on their bed reading a book about motherhood.

"Good," Sasuke said honestly but unwilling to say any more. "Did you speak with your father?" Sasuke asked, changing the subject. Hinata gently closed her book, laid it in her lap, and rested her folded hands on top of the hardback book.

"Yes," she said quietly. "He asked if I have been having an affair with Naruto," Hinata murmured.

"What?" Sasuke breathed. Sasuke had been expecting some sort of talk about clan duties as a mother. Hiashi asking Hinata if she had had an affair with Naruto was a bit of a shock.

"Naruto's reaction today..." Hinata said, trailing off. Sasuke nodded.

"He was more excited than either of us, but we both had planned this. It wasn't a shock for us," Sasuke consented thoughtfully.

"Naruto was really happy, wasn't he?" Hinata asked, smiling as she put her hands on her belly, an action she seemed to enjoy doing.

"Hn," Sasuke agreed. "But what else did your father talk to you about?" Hinata's hands left her belly and began to press her index fingers together.

"I told him that I wasn't having an affair. I told him that you were the father for sure. He kept asking me over and over again if I was sure," Hinata said, biting her lip.

"It would complicate things if none of the children looked like me," Sasuke said. Hinata nodded.

"They will all be beautiful. I can't wait till they're born," Hinata said excitedly, her hands once again on her stomach. Sasuke smiled again.

"Neither can I."


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7 Months Later...

"You're doing great, Hinata!" Sakura said encouragingly as Hinata pushed.

Sakura, Tsunade, Shizune, and even Hinata herself were all working diligently to help make sure the birth of the quadruplets went as well as possible.

Hinata's stomach had swollen incredibly large, and in order to make sure the babies were as healthy as possible, Hinata had decided that she wanted to have a natural birth. Sasuke had told her that it would be easier and probably safer to have a c-section, as had Tsunade and Sakura, but Hinata had told them all no.

Even so, Hinata had followed everything to the T, and she'd managed to carry the quadruplets to 35 weeks, which was fairly far along for a woman carrying quadruplets. She had been on a strict diet and had been on bed rest for what seemed like ages. Sasuke hadn’t minded providing her with any necessary comfort, and he’d been even more ecstatic when Naruto had been coming over to visit both of them almost daily.

During the birth itself, Hinata used her own byakugan to make sure the birth went well. Able to see the chakra of the babies, she had been the key factor into making sure whether or not the children were in the right position for a natural birth. One of them had been facing feet first, but they’d been able to turn the little one gently in her womb due to her byakugan. The expertise of the three medical women in conjunction with Hinata’s byakugan had managed to position the children so that they would come out head first, careful to avoid the placentas from separating in between the births of each quad, and to prevent the umbilical cords from wrapping around each other or their siblings.

After three of the four quads were safely delivered, Hinata finally deactivated her byakugan as the last of the babies was being born.

"Ah!" Hinata gasped as she clutched onto Sasuke's hand. Sasuke would never have expected her to have such a strong grip; her strength seemed to rival Sakura’s at the moment. In fact, he thought he might have heard a bone crack. He winced but said nothing. He stole glances over at the other three babies that were being cleaned by Shizune as Sakura helped encourage Hinata. Tsunade had been the primary doctor in the birth of the first three, but she'd been called for an emergency during the middle of the third birth. Seeing the three newborns was a beautiful thing for Sasuke to watch (but he was also trying keep his mind off of the pain in his hand as Hinata crushed it.)

"Aaawah! Aaawah!" the last baby cried as Sasuke saw the tiny baby being swaddled in cloths to wipe the fluids off of its body. Hinata lay back against the pillows, her hair plastered to her forehead, the perspiration glistening against her paler than normal skin. She seemed exhausted, but she still managed a small smile as she looked lovingly over at the quadruplets.

Sasuke grasped Hinata's hand, squeezing it gently to show his utter gratitude. She squeezed back just as gently despite the fact that she had been giving him a death grip earlier. All of her energy finally seemed spent after giving birth not once, but four times within two and a half hours. Sasuke stretched his fingers experimentally, noting that nothing seemed broken after all – just sore.

"Sasuke! Hinata!" Naruto exclaimed happily as he bounded in the room. Sasuke's breath caught at seeing his friend, and – a slight smirk formed on Sasuke's lips – the other what, father, parent? of the quads. Naruto flashed a dazzling smile to Sakura as she cleaned up the children that she had helped to deliver.

"Congratulations!" Sakura said happily, as she handed Sasuke the only girl. Sasuke looked down at her, and he felt as though he wanted to cry. She was so beautiful. Sasuke felt a protective streak was over him as he tried to keep as still as possible, afraid he might break her. Also feeling insanely jealous, he looked down at her, wanting her to open her eyes, wanting to see whether or not they were the Hyuuga milky white, or if they would be onyx or blue, meaning that she was his and Naruto's rather than Naruto's and Hinata's. Sasuke felt ashamed of himself as soon as he thought it; Hinata and he were in this together, and no matter what, he was holding Naruto's daughter above all. That thought alone cheered him.

They were so tiny. She and her brothers couldn't be more than a few pounds. But Sakura had told him that each baby was quite healthy as Hinata had managed to bring them to 35 weeks gestation. They had hoped that the quads would be a little heavier, about 5 pounds.

Sasuke looked up, a large grin on his face as he saw that Hinata, Sakura, and Naruto were all holding one of the quadruplets.

"Ne, Sakura-chan, this little guy isn't opening his eyes," Naruto said concernedly. "Is he too small? Is he okay? They weigh nothing!"

"Oh Naruto. Babies don't open their eyes as soon as they're born. It can take a few days. And the babies are quite healthy, weighing from 4 pounds 1 ounces to 4 pounds 3 ounces. The girl is the smallest, and the one you're holding is the biggest," Sakura explained. Off to the side, Sasuke saw Hyuuga Hiashi standing in the doorway like a hawk. Hiashi looked over the scene with a strange look of happiness and sadness on his face.

Sasuke felt he knew what was probably going through Hiashi's head. There were four children. Only one of them would become the next Hyuuga heir. He clearly wanted to know who was the first born. With a jolt, a horrible realization dawned on Sasuke as to what that would mean for the other three. Sasuke looked at Hiashi, glaring at him in detest.

"You will not be placing a caged-bird seal on any of my children. Ever," Sasuke hissed, the happy atmosphere in the room going deathly rigid. Hiashi turned his white-eyed gaze upon Sasuke who had activated his sharingan.

"The younger children are not given a caged bird seal until the eldest sibling has produced an heir to carry on the lineage," Hiashi replied back coldly. Out of the corner of his eye, Sasuke saw Hanabi standing just behind her father, her body stiffening slightly at these words.

"Ano, Tou-sama," Hinata said, in her strangely affectionate yet extremely formal address to her father, "d-don't do this to Hanabi. Please, please wait. A-after all," Hinata said, stealing a glance over towards Naruto, "the n-next Hokage might not allow t-that any longer." Hiashi followed Hinata's gaze over to Naruto, who was staring back defiantly, holding the baby in his arms proudly.

"I will make sure that none of these children ever has to see a caged-bird seal," Naruto said, his voice low, yet strong. "And neither should Hanabi," Naruto added.

"Now is not the time for such discussions. We should be celebrating the birth of the quadruplets," Hiashi said, and everyone in the room nodded. Still, Sasuke glanced at Hiashi, vowing to make sure that none of these children would ever be subjected to any clan rituals and traditions that could hurt the family.


Next Chapter: Naruto and the Quadruplets


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