Deny

~o0*Part 7*0o~

__Epilogue__


“I think Yuki likes having siblings.” Naruto commented as he watched the 12 year-old Yuki pushed his younger sister and brother on the tire swing.

“Hmm.” Was all Naruto got in reply.

Naruto just smiled as he looked down at Sasuke, whose head lay in his lap. Naruto shook his head and leaned against the thick oak tree behind him while he continued to run his fingers through Sasuke’s ever growing ebony hair. He watched as the older Yuki, who was looking more and more like his father, laughed with his younger sister and brother.

Naruto and Sasuke had been together for a little over five years now and were still going strong. That wasn’t to say there weren’t any fights and tears, but there weren’t many and in the end it simply made them stronger as a couple. It was to be expected with two strong-willed people living together.

Actually, technically there were four strong-willed adults living together with three stubborn kids. Thankfully the Uchiha mansion had more then enough room.

When Naruto first moved in, the first six months were fairly rough. Not really within the Uchiha walls, but outside.

Not many villagers were impressed with the happenings of the Uchiha couple. No one liked that Sakura was with Ino, but they liked it even less that their new Hokage was with the demon carrier, Naruto.

There were many times that Naruto thought it would be best if he just up and left. He could deal with the harassment and cruel words – he was used to it from dealing with it for over two decades – but when he caught wind that Sasuke’s position was in danger, Naruto was packing within minutes. He didn’t want Sasuke to loose his position for anything, or anyone. That was something he wasn’t going to risk even if it destroyed all his dreams and life as he knew it.

Sakura had caught him on his way out after a bare month of living within the Uchiha mansion and plowed him a good one.

She ranted and raved, giving him the same lines Sasuke had about denying himself happiness for a bunch of bastards who wouldn’t give a shit what happened to him and what good would it be if he left Sasuke. There was no doubt in either of their minds that Sasuke would leave his post anyway just to find him and drag him back.

Or even leave the village to live with him wherever he wanted.

Which also meant living Yuki which Naruto couldn’t even consider.

Sasuke had come home to find a puffy, red-eyed Naruto, who had a large purple bruise on his left cheek. Of course he saw the packed bag immediately after and pretty much knew instantly what was happening and it scared him.

It scared him to the bone.

Sasuke however kept his cool and left to get Naruto some ice. When he came back into their rooms, Naruto was crying and was stuttering his apology and explanation.

Sasuke simply kneeled before Naruto while placing the ice on his face and silently listened to Naruto’s story. Once Naruto was finished, Sasuke said only one thing.

“You may deny yourself, but I refuse to and I’ll do whatever needs to be done to keep what I love.”

Neither said anything more that night as they made almost frantic love before falling into a troubled sleep, Naruto in Sasuke’s tight grasp.

It took a few more rocky months before the village calmed down, but Ino and Naruto stayed strong, realizing quickly that they weren’t the only ones suffering. They all stuck together and pulled through as a family – a even stronger one when all was said and done.

It was funny, but Naruto had never considered having a family before and the whole idea was still so new to him. Then again it wasn’t a normal family, not that anything with Naruto was what the called ‘normal’, but it was his and like Sasuke had said, he was going to do whatever it took to keep it.

For a few years, there were finally all happy. Yuki had quickly adjusted to having his parents and godparents living all togther. He loved having them all together and had even taken to calling Naruto and Ino ‘ma and pa’ like there were his second set of parents. This of course elated them, but had also started a new set of is own issues.

Ino wanted children.

It’s not that she didn’t consider Yuki pretty much hers, but Ino wanted her own and Sakura wanted more, but not necessary her’s by birth. She wanted to be a mom again and wanted to help Ino through the experience of motherhood.

And since Naruto didn’t have children yet . . .

It was hard, but Sakura had figured if they could simply have Naruto’s sperm be inserted into Ino on the day she was to release an egg, they wouldn’t need to have sexual intercourse.

It was weird and kind of strange, but with Sasuke’s help, Naruto was able to climax in a cup for Sakura to use a syringe to inject the sperm into Ino – how exactly Naruto didn’t care to really listen. All he knew is after a few tries, Ino was pregnant with his child.

Sasuke at first was wary to the entire idea, but quickly warmed up when he realized that Naruto wanted his own kids and wanted to share them with Sasuke as well since they couldn’t have any together.

It was then it was decided they were just one big family – unusual and maybe even a little unconventual, but they were a family.

It wasn’t till a few days before Ino gave birth, that they realized that she was having twins – a boy and a girl.

The same 2 year-olds Yuki was pushing on the tire swing – Miki and Ryo.

Miki had arrived first with a small tuft of Naruto’s gold hair and dark eyes that were a lot like Sasuke’s. Ino’s grandmother apparently had much the same colour of eyes and it must have simply just been carried down the line, but Naruto liked to think it was Sasuke’s input in their children. As if him being around had simply influenced the little girl’s colouring.

As for Ryo, he had Ino’s light blond hair and a mixture of Naruto’s sky blue eyes with Sakura emerald green. Again Naruto wanted to say it was Sakura influence, but no one was quite sure about Naruto’s background. However, Naruto was just positive that Ino and Naruto may have biologically created the children, but children were growing up to look like their environment which included Sasuke and Sakura.

This was proving true since all three children seem to have traits and looks a lot like all four of their parents everyday.

“Pa, Miki and Ryo want ice cream, can I take them to get some?” Yuki asked, panting as he ran up to Naruto.

“Please!” Miki whined, her eyes dark and wide. Naruto smiled as Sasuke stirred, reaching in his pant pocket to remove some money.

“Here.” Sasuke muttered, tossing some coins at Yuki, who deftly caught it, smirking at his father’s actions. Unaware, Sasuke simply turned to his side, his face towards Naruto’s stomach, and relaxed once again as Naruto return to his stroking of the silky hair.

“Thanks dad.” Yuki smiled while Miki and Ryo cheered.

“Thanks pa and dad!” the twins yelled before running off in the store direction, Yuki hot on their heels.

“Where are they off to?” Sakura asked as she wandered towards them, watching as the kids ran off.

“Ice cream.” Naruto smiled and Ino not far behind Sakura, frowned.

“But it’s almost dinner.” Ino muttered, placing her hands on her hips and Naruto couldn’t help, but smile.

“Blame him.” Naruto smirked, pointing his finger at the man pretty much completely asleep in his lap.

Ino rolled her pale eyes and threw her hands in the air causing her chin length light blond hair to flutter around her round face. Sakura just shook her head.

“He spoils the lot of them worse then the three of us put together.” Sakura smiled slightly as she nudged him with her foot. He grumbled and slapped at where her foot was as if getting rid of a fly.

“Who would have thought?” Ino grinned, crossing her arms over her ample breasts and Naruto arched an eyebrow.

“He can’t deny anyone anything – especially the ones he loves.” Naruto sighed, remembering all those times Sasuke had said he was denying himself. He was right, but then again Sasuke had denied himself happiness as well. It was just easier for him to give it up old habits now that his past was finally dead and gone.

Though as far as Naruto was concerned, so was his.

He was breaking old habits.

“That I can’t deny.”

*Fini . . . finally . . . : )*

A/N: Phew . . . it's done. It's not my worst and seems a little more rushed then I would like, not to mention the OOCness, but it's not bad. I do have another Naruto fic on the go, but I refuse to start to post it till it's done and I hate to say it, but with the way things are right at the moment, you probably won't see anything from me again for a little while.

Anyway, thank you for your patience. I know what it's like to sit and wait forever for a fic to be updated. I hate it and I refuse to do it again.

Tell me what you think, I love all reviews . . . unless it's flames, but gotta take the good with the bad.

Love ya all,

Kakasmai King

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P.S. Just wondering what everyone would think of me writing a short little fic to go with this about the epilogue when Naruto almost ranaway. It would be a lil drama-angst fic, but I think it would be kinda fun and hot.

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