Harry screamed before his bed was flooded with water. He'd been having pains for the last three days, but he thought it was just the twins moving about. Harry did his best to take a deep breath before he smeared blood over his emergency communication seal; it was linked to Mia and her mate's room and the seal would also go off in Itachi and Sasuke's room; not that they used it much.
Sasuke ran into the room, paling at the site of his sensei in labour.
"The first-aid kit is in the usual scroll-" he took a deep breath to better endure the blinding pain from what the fierce redhead suspected were contractions "ready for this?"
The raven nodded reluctantly, pale and doing his best to stay clam and listen to his orders without question. "Itachi?"
"Still in Konoha I think," Harry dismissed quickly with a wave reminiscent of Itachi, "I need you to fetch Mia and send word to Itachi." Harry watched as Sasuke summoned a pair of Hawks he recognised; both were capable of human speech. Thankfully the contractions weren't constant.
"Premature labour! I should have known!" especially with his track record "Are you prone to fainting?" he barely gasped out, seizing up as another contraction washed over him; he sadly hadn't actually had the pleasure of watching Sasuke faint properly yet.
"Not usually?" Sasuke squeaked in response, sounding quite faint already. He had retreaved their first-aid scroll, frantically rummaging through it until he found the items he knew were needed. The 'water' all over the bed meant the connection had formed; his sensei's magic flooded the channel in order to clean and lubricate the passageway.
Harry was a bit putout; it would have been funny…that last thought wasn't right. He must be going into hysterics. Oh Goodie! "I -" another contraction hit him like a sledgehammer "I want you to catch when it's time."
Fortunately, Sasuke must have heard the underlying note of hysteria in his voice though, because Sasuke nodded solemnly. At least, Sasuke had calmed down somewhat. Itachi had informed them it was tradition for a member of the main house to help deliver each child born into the clan.
He dutifully followed Harry's panted instructions regarding what he was supposed to do during his labour until Mia arrived. Where the fuck was she?! Harry had enough magical power left to sterilize and soften the bedding. Finally, Sasuke had found the Pain Relief potion the toads had made that was thankfully not harmful to pregnant women; They theorised it'd work safely for him too.
Until it kicked in he would just have to bear the pain, gritting his teeth as he tried to remember to breath. An eternity -that was really twenty minutes- later, Itachi and Mia found Sasuke, whose hand was on the verge of being broken by a certain deceptively calm and sweaty Ryuu. When Itachi saw Harry's sorry state, he rushed to his side; leaving the area Mia would need to work free and clear.
"Are you okay?" Itachi asked concerned, trying to figure out a way to remove Sasuke's crushed had from Ryuu's grip. He didn't want to upset Ryuu in his current state.
Both males nodded.
Harry panted through the pain, but gave a short affirmation. "Neither of us has much experience in childbirth, much less premature labour" Mia gave him a soft pine stick on which he could bite in case he needed to when she noticed he had been grinding his teeth. She quickly set to work gathering the right supplies for the birth.
As time passed, and the spasms of pain coming closer together, Harry instinctively knew when it was time to begin pushing, surprising everyone when he suddenly pushed. Itachi sweat-dropped when Harry began to cuss -worse than any old fish-wife- about what he was going to do to him when this was all over. His pained exclamations echoed loudly in their ears.
None of them noticed time pass by.
Mia ignored everything else in favour of saving both mother and unborn children from the ordeal. It wasn't rare for mothers to die having one child, let alone two. gently helping the baby along in order to preserve some of Harry's slowly dwindling energy.
Harry was eternally grateful for the toad's pain relief potions. Without them, he would have given in to sweet, sweet oblivion ages ago, as Sasuke continually encouraged Harry to keep going, while Itachi chivalrously allowed him to break his hand while he screamed mindlessly in pain.
Five long stretched minutes afterward, loud infantile wailing blocked any other noise in the room, loudly ringing in their ears. Harry gladly collapsed against Itachi, they had both watched as Sasuke assisted Mia in cutting the umbilical cord. Harry smiled tiredly, while Sasuke and Itachi grinned crookedly.
"We should have a break between for a few minutes at least." Commented Mia tiredly as she quickly checked the newborn over. Deeming the child healthy enough, she gently cleaned it before handing it over to the exhausted bearer with a small, tired smile. "Suikazura Harry" honeysuckle.
It wasn't long before he had to hand the child to Itachi, as his second round of contractions started. Minus the crushed hands, the process followed the same routine as before.
"Your daughter and son are quite healthy, you did wonderfully for a male." Mia declared almost giddily as she handed the screaming bundle to her tadpole.
Harry gratefully accepted his tiny, wailing daughter from Mia as Itachi held their son. The small baby calmed instantly as her mother's soothing scent washed over her.
Although her skin was red and wrinkly and she closely resembled a fur-less rodent or prune, the proud parents thought their children perfectly beautiful just like this. On top of her little head sat a light fuzz of hair, already defying gravity to the best of her ability like a certain retired ANBU's brother. The new mother shakily reached out, carefully tracing her baby's features. One small fist captured his wandering finger, evoking an exhausted smile from a tired Harry and Itachi.
"Amaryllis Itachi," Harry breathed out, almost inaudibly, while he memorized the newborn's features. He never wanted to forget this moment, engraving it into his mind. "You're my sweet little flower aren't you?"
In the meantime, Mia cleaned him up, although Harry barely noticed right now thanks to his twin distractions. He had eyes solely for the living, breathing miracle cradled in his and Itachi's shaking arms.
Mia grinned at Kisai, "Congratulations, Kisai-chan. It's a pair of beautiful names for your young."
Sasuke and Itachi readily nodded in agreement, both men smiling at the little bundles. He could have called them dick & dom and they wouldn't have cared at that moment. They'd kick up a stink later if he'd done that, but right now they were too blissed out to notice much else.
"I want Gamabunta and Mia as my sides Godparents. You?" Harry had explained earlier about godparents and what their duties were and what he wanted; loyal to their family, and not afraid to betray their village if their family were threatened. But Itachi could choose his own values for his own set of Godparents.
"Kakashi and Mei."
Harry smiled, their twins would be safe in three villages once the godparents took their oath; Toad Summons, Konoha and Kiri.
"Why two names?" Sasuke asked curiously after a moment, peering at the sleeping children; His curiosity shining through, even as he was too apprehensive about holding the children. successfully keeping Harry's exhaustion at bay for the moment.
After hearing his question, Harry smiled wistfully at his family. "It's tradition. All girls are named after flowers in my mother's family. I was named after my father's families tradition I think…its incredibly bad to name a child directly after a loved one, but using it as a middle name is a safe way of honouring them" Harry explained tiredly, although mainly happy. "My people have middle names because of this. In the Potter family a child's middle name is related to a family member" at least he thought it was. It wasn't long before his body finally gave into the temptation to rest, knowing the worst was over for now. He had no doubt Sirius would be barging in soon to coo over the little ones, just as they would be cooing over his in another five months.
Suikazura and Amaryllis
The next generation of Potter-Black-Uchiha's
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Harry relies on his chakra rather than his magic due to the little amount of magical education he has received. But with the arrival of Sirius, Harry is slowly completing his practical magical education and learning his family history.