It was hard to believe… after everything that Naruto and Hinata had been through this seemed to be the hardest on Hinata. She was giving birth to the twins at long last. Naruto though, he had to stay in the waiting room since he did get a little carried away and had threatened the doctor… Not to mention that he blamed himself for causing her this kind of pain. Looking around, Naruto saw that many people were in the waiting room with him, his parents, Hinata's father and sister, not to mention the old guy Jiraiya.

In a way, Naruto found it to be a little easier for him to wait for Hinata to have the twins though; he couldn't help but wonder if he would be a good father. All his life, the blonde haired young man had lived without a father, had been raised well until maybe a little over a year ago and now… well, he just wasn't really sure if he was ready to be a father.

Closing his eyes, Naruto placed his chin on his folded hands while his elbows rested on his knees. Would his children be tormented or feared that they would be like him. Well, okay, he knew that they wouldn't be 'just' like him since they would only have about ten percent of his strength and power. Honestly, wasn't a hell of a lot compared to him but the more they were like Hinata the better for him. Yet, it didn't stop his worries, his fear…

Running a hand through his hair, the young man tried to think on what he could do, maybe if he kept his mind busy it would help pass the time. Looking up at the clock, the young man couldn't help but wonder what he was to do… Turning his gaze, Naruto stared and saw that his parents, Minato and Kushina, just smiled at him as if they were proud that he was becoming a father. It was rather weird for him to see his parents after so long but it couldn't be helped… he finally had people to call 'mom' and 'dad' and it made him want to smile a little more.

Though, it was Hinata's father that had made him nervous. Yes, when he had heard that Hinata was pregnant with Naruto's children, it made the older man pissed at Naruto and demanded that they got married.

It had been a small wedding, mostly just an old traditional one from what he had been told since he and Hinata wore these robes that were called 'kimono's' or something. Either way, he didn't mind it all that much; it was kinda fun even if they couldn't do much since Hinata was pregnant. Though it had been fun no matter what, then again any time he spent with Hinata was nothing but fun no matter what.

Inhaling softly, the young man couldn't help but think back on the times when he had to deal with Hinata's weird cravings. When she would get mad at him over the smallest of things. In a way, it was as if their roles had been reversed, instead of her taking care of him, it was him taking care of her. That made Naruto smile a little, and made him feel a little better… Over the course of Hinata's pregnancy, he had been talking to Sasuke, who had offered Naruto a job since all he really needed was to know how to fight and protect people. Being a cop though also required him to know the laws of humans but at least it was teaching him something…

"So, Naruto are you excited about being a father?" asked Minato, snapping Naruto out of his trance. Blinking slowly, the young man looked up at his father and frowned a little. He let out a soft sigh as he told Minato just how he really felt. That he was scared, that he wouldn't be a good father because of him spending his most of his life in a lab. It was something that made him wonder if he would even be a good father in the first place. He had no fatherly experience for him to use to help raise his own kids.

Minato frowned at his son, showing Naruto that he was in deep thought or, he was just upset about his son mentioning never being raised by his parents. In a way, that made Naruto wince, he knew that him being kidnapped was still a sore spot for Minato and Kushina, but that couldn't have been helped right? It wasn't their fault; it was that woman's fault that had kidnapped him in the first place.

Taking a deep breath, Minato calmly said "Naruto, you do have some kind of experience to use." Naruto frowned a bit as he stared at his father. What did he mean by that? Tilting his head, the young man saw the weird smile on his father's face as Minato continued. "You were tormented by those doctors, things that no one should have to go through. You can use that to your advantage so you know what 'not' to do. As with how Hinata had treated you, you know what you 'could' do and don't forget, Hinata is there to help you raise them as well."

Naruto couldn't help but stare at his father, as if he had just said something that made absolutely no sense, but at the same time made a load of sense. Wait, was that even possible for that to work? Giving himself a mental shake, Naruto nodded to his father's words, in a way his father was right. He knew how not to treat a child, after all he had been treated poorly until Hinata had found him that day in the rain, and now he had a great life. Even if he had been treated as an animal and wasn't really human anymore. Yet, he would use these powers for himself, and use them to help people who needed it.

"Excuse me…" said a nurse, causing Naruto to look up. The nurse had long blonde hair, pale blue eyes and a soft smile. Her outfit was a purple top with loose fitting purple pants. Naruto just stared at her, hoping that she would have some kind of good news for him. There had to be something, there just had to be any kind of good news for him. Any at all! "Is a Mr. Naruto here?" asked the nurse.

"I'm… I'm Naruto." answered the young man; almost sounding a little scared that he didn't want to know what was going on. Thinking that something bad had happened to Hinata and the kids, dear god please don't let it be that. For the love of god please don't let it be that!

"You're the proud father of two healthy babies. A girl and a boy." Said the nurse with a bright smile. He just stared at the nurse for a moment. Her smile was still bright so did that mean that they were all okay? That nothing bad had happened to Hinata or their children? "Please follow me." Said the nurse suddenly, making Naruto snap out of his thoughts and follow the nurse. Maybe it would be okay, that everything would be just perfect the way everything had turned out for them. Hell, the young man bet that maybe there was really a god up there that was looking down on him.

Sniffing the air that surrounded him, Naruto winced a bit. There were so many different scents in this place; it was a wonder that he didn't pass out in the first place. Maybe it was best that he didn't try to locate Hinata after all with his sense of smell and just keep following the nurse.

Looking ahead of him, the young man blinked a bit as he looked at everything that surrounded him. It was rather odd that he could handle being in a hospital now. Then again, maybe that was because these doctors were ones that helped to heal people instead of trying to hurt people like how the ones had only hurt him. Giving a sad smile, Naruto took a deep breath as he started to relax a little.

Staring at the nurse, he wondered if this nurse was only smiling so much because she was helping people, or if there was something more to it… 'Stop it Naruto, people aren't out to get you anymore… You don't have anything to worry about anymore…' thought the young man as he tried to get himself to stop thinking like that. Or, maybe it would be one of those things that you never really get over, like when Hinata had told him that when her mother passed away, she never really got over it…

'Yes, that is how it'll be for me… being in that lab will never lessen its hold over me but keep a bit of its grip on me for the rest of my life…' thought Naruto with a sad smile before he shook his head, for the time being he just had to focus on the happy thoughts. That was the only thing that mattered to him and nothing less. Looking up at the ceiling, Naruto saw the lights moving past him as he walked… he couldn't help but notice just how long this hall was for him… it almost seemed like it was never ending.

Well, it could be that or he was just in his own world once again and maybe time was just slowing down around him. Making sure that he kept up, Naruto tried to picture what the kids would look like… he wondered if they would look like Hinata, or if they would look like him. It would be funny, if they looked like him since he had wanted them to look more like Hinata than himself. If they looked like Hinata, then maybe there wouldn't be a risk of them being called a monster… that he would be able to be happy, seeing his children happy and enjoying the life that he never had.

Inhaling deeply, which was a big mistake… even with using his human sense of smell, the hospital was still a terrible thing to smell. It made him want to be sick though he knew that he couldn't delay any more time than it was already taking just to get to Hinata's room. Hell, he just wanted to run through the hall and toward her room though knew that he couldn't do that or else there would be a risk of them knowing that he wasn't human.

All of this waiting and walking… it was getting on his nerves so badly right now that it just didn't seem funny in the least. "So, you're a new father or this isn't your wife's first time being pregnant?" asked the nurse, causing Naruto to almost jump out of his skin. Wait was that even possible? Ah well, the nurse looked over her shoulder as she stared at him, her smile still in place.

"No… I… I'm just becoming a father." Said Naruto, his face tinted pink. It was still so new to him… the thought of becoming a father, the fear but so long as he had Hinata with him the whole time through this, he figured that he would do an okay job in raising the babies. Inhaling deeply, he whispered "I'm rather scared of raising kids but… I believe I can do it because I have Hinata by my side."

"That's good. Raising children is difficult alone, but with those around you who love you is enough to raise a child." Said the nurse with her smile still in place. In a way, hearing that made Naruto feel a little better, maybe it wouldn't just be him and Hinata raising the twins. He knew that his parents loved him no matter what and maybe… that would be more than enough, just like with Hinata's father loving her to be more than enough… "Well, here's the room…" said the nurse before walking away.

Looking into the room, Naruto couldn't believe what he was seeing… Hinata lied on the bed, holding two squirming bundles in her arms. Her face was a little red and covered in a thin layer of sweat and her eyes were sparkling with unshed tears. She wore a simple white hospital gown but to him? He's never seen someone more beautiful. "Hinata…" whispered the young man before he carefully made his way toward the worn out woman. Hinata looked up at Naruto and just gave him a bright and cheerful smile. It was rather amazing that she could look at him like that, giving birth to their children and not to mention, and the unbearable pain that she had to go through.

"Hello Naruto… would you like to see them?" Hinata asked with a bright smile on her face. Blushing a little, Naruto gulped before he grabbed a chair and pulled it over to Hinata's bed. He had wanted to meet the twins for a while but, he never thought that meeting them after all this time would have him so damn nervous. After all, wasn't it normally a first impression that mattered after all? Or did that only work with adults and not newborns?

Peeking over at them, Naruto saw the little girl first. She was the splitting image of Hinata, though had soft looking blonde hair and ocean blue eyes much like his. In a way, it made him think that he was looking into himself, well if he was a woman anyway. Smiling a bit, the young man turned his gaze and blinked in awe as he saw the little boy… the little boy looked just like his father. Though had Hinata's blue hair and lavender coloured eyes. What he had also noticed though was the three whisker marks that adorn his cheeks, making Naruto want to cry…

Both of his children were perfect. It was just so amazing that he could have children with not only an amazing woman, but someone who could love him even knowing what he was. Smiling softly, Naruto reached out, holding out his index finger toward the little girl who just blinked her wide blue eyes at him as if trying to figure out if he would hurt her, or her mother. Though it seemed that she had figured out whom Naruto was and just grabbed a hold of his finger and giggled. "I picked out some names…" whispered Hinata, still sounding a little tired from giving birth.

Looking over at Hinata, he gave her a soft smile as he chuckled. "I'm sure I'll love the names that you picked. After all, you picked my name even if, surprisingly enough it was the name I was born with." He said with a hint of amusement in his voice and smile. Giving his wife a gentle smile, Naruto asked "what are their names?" He had a good feeling that he was going to love their names no matter what they have been.

Hinata giggled softly as she started to answer Naruto's question. "The little boy, I named him Kiyoshi. I thought… about how pure and innocent you were and the name Kiyoshi appeared in my name to match the purity of both our love and how you were when we first met." She giggled a little more as she nuzzled their son's cheek, causing the little boy to let out a soft giggle as he tried to reach up and grab a hold of Hinata's blue hair that draped over her shoulders.

"What about our daughter?" asked Naruto with a tilt of his head, he couldn't help but stare at their daughter. She was perfect, and adorable. Just like her mother though he also thought that Kiyoshi was perfect as well. Then again, maybe all parents thought that about their child or children no matter what. He couldn't really be sure as to if that was true or not, though at the moment he didn't really care if it was true or not.

Hinata let out a gentle sigh, a smile formed by her soft pink lips. "I picked Aoi… because of her blue eyes that look so much like yours. I've always loved your eyes; it was like looking at the ocean." Hinata answered in a soft whisper. Her smile was so radiant and bright, yet soft and gentle… belonging to someone with nothing but a pure hearted woman.

Smiling softly, Naruto chuckled a little before kissing Hinata's forehead, then he kissed Kiyoshi's and Aoi's cheeks. The children giggled and cooed softly as they snuggled into their mother. Aoi released Naruto's finger before she let out a soft yawn and started to snuggle into Hinata's chest. Naruto had to admit, that was just so cute, and he couldn't help but pull Hinata a little closer to him after he sat on the edge of the bed and sighed softly in content before kissing Hinata gently.

"Ya know Hinata… I wonder if Kiyoshi and Aoi will enjoy their lives… that no one ever finds out about my past. At least, no one other than our family… I don't want to have to go through this again, and I definitely don't want them to go through what I did… All I want for them is to have a peaceful life."

The blue haired woman nodded at Naruto, knowing that this had been bugging him for a while now. Though that couldn't have been helped since it was after all, something that they both feared. Hinata knew what it was like to be used in some way or another as a test subject. Even if she was mostly going to be used to create some kind of army of beings that were like Naruto. Sadly when they found out that the child or in this case children, would only have ten percent… No, he wouldn't think about that anymore. He only had to look toward the future and nothing more… and nothing less…


"Daddy, Kiyo won't give me back my doll!" shouted eight year old Aoi. Naruto looked over the papers that he had to go over for a criminal that had tried to rob a bank, but there had been something fishy about the way the crime and evidence just seemed a little too easy… at least, that was what Sasuke had told him. Staring at his eight year old daughter, Naruto couldn't help but smile at her. She looked so much like Hinata, in a way, it made him think of when he first met Hanabi, and thought that she was a smaller version of Hinata, not it was Aoi that made him think that. Her blonde hair had grown, just brushing her shoulders, and her bright blue eyes shined like they did the day she was born. She wore a pretty pink t-shirt and a pair of purple pants with matching purple shocks. He had to admit, that was cute.

"Hm… Aoi, go see your mother and I'll see if I can get your doll back." Said Naruto with a smile before setting the papers down on the table and pushed himself up onto his feet. The young father watched as his daughter ran to the kitchen as Hinata was baking the birthday cake for their eighth birthday. It was just going to be a party for close family since the kids never did make friend's, must be because they fear their strength like he did…

Making his way to the toy room, the blonde haired fox-man saw that his son was holding onto the stuffed fox doll that Hinata gave Aoi last year for the twin's birthday. Kiyoshi held onto it tightly, like he was afraid of something. Frowning a little, the young man made his way to his son and sat down next to him. "Aoi tells me you won't give her back her doll. Why is that?" asked Naruto as he tilted his head to the side. It did make him wonder why he wanted to hold onto the doll when before, he hated the idea of even going near the doll because it was a reminder of what Naruto was…

Kiyoshi turned his head as he stared at his father, blinking his pale lavender eyes staring at his father with a hint of sadness. Weird… his eyes almost reminded Naruto of his own eyes when he knew that he wasn't like everyone else… at least, not like Hinata and had tried to make sure that he could keep it that way. "What's the matter?" Kiyoshi turned his head away; his spiky blue hair almost seemed to droop from his mood, covering his eyes. "Daddy… am I a freak?" asked Kiyoshi.

Blinking his eyes in confusion, Naruto tilted his head as he asked "what makes you think that Kiyoshi?" The little boy sniffled a little before he held the stuffed fox tighter against his black shirt and pulled his black clad legs closer to his chest as if trying to shield himself from his own words.

"Fox ears appeared on my head…" Kiyoshi responded with a sniffle, like he was about to start crying. Naruto stared with wide eyes for a moment before letting out a soft sigh. Wrapping an arm around his son, Naruto pulled him close before grinning his wide grin. Kiyoshi looked up at his father with a frown, pale lavender eyes staring at him in confusion which was easy to see that the little boy was trying to figure out why he was smiling like that. "Why are you smiling daddy?"

"Simple, Kiyoshi, just because you have fox ears, or even end up with tails like I do… someone out there would always accept you. So long as you just have one person besides me, your mother and sister… you'll be happy. That's how it was for me when your mother accepted me." Naruto calmly said, his smile turning from a goofy grin to calm and gentle. Chuckling softly, he lifted Kiyoshi in his arms as he said "come on, let's give your sister her doll back and see if your mother is finished making the cake, I bet we can all lick the bowl and spoon."

Kiyoshi smiled at that, if there was one thing Naruto learned over the years, it was that nothing made anyone happier than to lick cake batter." When they walked into the kitchen, Naruto smiled when he saw Aoi sitting at the table, licking a small spoon that had some chocolate cake batter on it. Hinata sat next to their daughter, licking vanilla batter, seems like she was making marble cake this year.

"Oh, Naruto, Kiyoshi, what batter do you two want?" asked Hinata with a bright and cheerful smile on her face. Over the years, Hinata hadn't changed one bit… Naruto figured it was because she just had that kind of body, one that would stay young for a certain amount of time… maybe it was called 'a baby face' or something. Chuckling a little, Naruto grabbed himself and Kiyo a chocolate covered spoon before sitting down.

Looking over at Kiyoshi, Naruto calmly said "Kiyoshi, do you want to say something to your sister?" The little boy blinked his eyes for a moment before letting out a soft sigh and turned to his sister, giving her the fox doll back and of course telling her that he was sorry. Naruto smiled happily; maybe he really was a good father after all. He never knew that this was what it would be like to have a family and now he can experience that first hand with his own kids. Even as they grew and learn, Naruto was as well.

Smiling happily, Naruto calmly said "how about we all finish up our treat and get back to decorating for the party." Everyone cheered… and Naruto could only smile as he enjoyed his life with his family… In fact, Naruto didn't think that his life could get any better than this that was for sure…

The End


and that's a cut everybody!

*everyone in the story cheers and move away from the set*

Naruto-man, I'm amazed that this story is done now... well, time to get to other stories to work on... gotta make money for bills.

Hinata-so, Fire Inu Princess, what are you gonna work on now?

Me-oh, maybe some more short stories to mess with Naruto a little more, maybe hire the Slendy Twins.

Naruto-NO! NOT THEM!

*the slendy twins appear next to me*

Me-oh! Slenderman, Slendyman, I wasn't expecting you is something wrong?

Slenderman-when we heard that you were done with this story we thought you could use some help to keep Naruto in line and- where did he go?

Hinata-he ran

Slendyman-time to get him back
*he takes off*

Me-well... that's it! everyone I hope you've enjoyed this story thus far and I'll get to work on my other stories! later!