"How come you were let off so early mom?" Daisuke asked as Naruko unlocked the main door, swinging his bag over his other shoulder since it was almost going to slip off.

"I got the rest of the day off, Baba was in a good mood today," She replied as she allowed Daisuke and the twins into the house be stepping in as well. Naruko had just collected the kids from Ino's, who had opened a kindergarten cum day care. The twins attended their school there and were taken care off until Naruko came to pick them up. As for Daisuke, he would also report to Ino's as well after school, since neither Sasuke nor Naruko were confident of allowing 9 year-old Daisuke to come to an empty house after school.

"Is that true or did you try bunking work again, mommy," the boy questioned, chuckling to himself as the twins hurried past him, discarding their bags and shoes on the way.

"Oi, oi, Kaoru, Hikaru, pick up your bags and shoes this moment or no treat for you after dinner," Naruko threatened, hearing two simultaneous groans of disappointment as the twins dragged themselves to their discarded mess, picking the items up mulishly.

"And Daisuke is that what you think of me? I am so hurt," Naruko pulled a mock insulted face causing Daisuke to laugh harder. Daisuke shook his head at his mother's antics, making his way to his room.

"Okay, who wants to go for a swim?" Naruko proposed, after all, it was one her rare days off and she was going to spend some time bonding with her boys. She heard whoops of joy from the twins' room, she could just imagine them pumping their fists up in the air.

--

Daisuke turned the music up a little. This was not planned at all. A little swim by the pool was not really supposed to turn out to be a mini pool party. Glad that one of his favorite songs was up on blast, Daisuke did a cannon ball and splashed into the pool. The twins squealed as water sprayed onto their faces though they enjoyed the motion of little waves that Daisuke had created.

Naruko chuckled as she set a tray of food onto the table in their backyard. Though she knew the elderly couple that lived next door was going to have fit for making so much noise, she continued allowing the boys to have all the fun.

"Hey, who said you guys could start the party without me!" She inquired, stooping down to their childish levels once she set the food down.

"Sorry, mommy, no late-comers!" Daisuke yelled back, grinning at the hurt face his mommy was pulling.

"Come on mom, get in the water!" Hikaru called out to her, wanting her to join in the party. Usually, Naruko would have jumped into the pool but this time, she smiled and let it pass and instead, slid into it.

"No fun, mama!" Kaoru protested at her silent entry into the pool sprinkling some water onto her dry face with his tiny fingers. Naruko poked her tongue out at him before spraying water onto his face as well. Kaoru yelped in surprise as he motioned for his twin to back him up.

"Oh no, this means war, mom!" Hikaru came to his twin's rescue.

"Oh yeah!" Daisuke agreed, an evil glint appearing in his eye while the twins smirked in response. Seeing this, Naruko began to back away, placing her arms in front as a firm of defense. She did not want to be the subject of her sons' wrath.

"Oh no you don't!" She said, still moving back, not knowing that she might collide with the pool wall behind, "This is hardly fair. One against three? Nuh uh!"

The boys refused to listen to her shaky protests and continued cornering her until her back touched the pool wall. She was trapped.

"Oh yeah? You guys are not allowed to bully your mother especially when your father is here to her rescue," a familiar voice stopped whatever the boys were going to do as all four heads turned towards the origin of the voice. Sasuke smirked as he leant against the frame of the wide sliding door, one of his hands continuing to loosen his tie. The boys' faces' displayed a shocked expression while Naruko took this as a chance to escape.

"Daddy! You made us lose our victim!" Daisuke accused Sasuke, who shrugged in response, whistling as he turned to go back into the house to change up.

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"Mama, can I have another piece of chicken please?" Kaoru requested looking up at his mother who was currently attending to the barbeque as his father stood beside his mother, trying to make sure the fire continued to burn.

"Hold on a second, Kaoru," She replied, flipping of the meat piece before deciding on the best cook piece and placing on the little boy's plate. He, then, trotted over to where his brothers were sitting, enjoying their own barbeque.

The pool party had resulted in a barbeque for dinner since they were in the backyard. Chilly cold night wind blew slightly as Naruko shivered against the cold as she was still clad in her swimsuit like the others. No one had bothered to change up before dinner, all too content in their current situation as they devoured barbeque after a long, full-filled swim which turned out be a water-war, draining everyone's energy. The fire crackled a little as Naruko basked in the warmth that it emitted, flipping the meat to ensure it was being cooked properly.

"Cold Naru?" Sasuke asked as he noticed Naruko shivering a little. She shrugged in response, not really caring as she placed one of the well-cooked pork onto Sasuke's plate.

"Looks good, yeah?" She asked, taking a bite out of Sasuke's plate as she didn't take one for herself. "Yummy!" she commented, enjoying the taste of the juicy chunk of meat.

"Have you told them yet?" Sasuke asked after he finished chewing and taking a sip of his wine. Naruko shook her head in reply, indicating a no as she was still eating.

"Not yet," She swallowed, "I will tell them later, when it's a little obvious, the twins won't understand and will start to question. I don't wanna answer those sorts of questions, y'know." Sasuke nodded his head in understanding.

"Mommy! Can we've marshmallows later? We can roast them over the fire!" Daisuke suggested, the twins giving complete support.

"Well, I did promise you a treat, didn't I?" Naruko winked as she received numerous 'yay's in reply.

"You've spoilt those brats," Sasuke commented, as he wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer, placing his forehead against hers.

"Just like I have spoilt you," She replied, her breath mixing with Sasuke's due to their proximity. Sasuke smirked before leaning down to kiss her, tasting wine on each other's lips.

"Mommy and daddy kissing in the tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."

"Shut up, Hikaru!"