Shaken Reality: Chapter 2 - The Clinic

Valentine's day fell on a Friday this year, so we were able to sleep in the next day.
Unfortunately, when Hinata said we needed to go to the clinic, she meant early. I got up at 5:30 and took a shower, and got dressed in my 'town-clothes.' I put on a pair of blue jeans and an orange shirt. I walked out and saw Hinata pulling her shirt down, finishing the ensemble. She had a lavender shirt with blue jeans.

"I guess we really do take after each other."

She turned around quickly, a blush on her cheeks.

"What do you mean?"

"You may still wear purple, but you have the same style I do." I laughed.

She looked at what I was wearing and nodded, "That just means I love you!"

I walked over and kissed her, "And I love you."
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I walked into the bathroom to brush my hair, which had been ruffled due to the shirt I put on. As I picked up the brush, I heard our bedroom door shut.

'I guess he's going to meet me in the living room.'

My hair has always been the one part of me that I took great pride in. My hair was very long, reaching to the small of my back, and was the shade of my favorite color. I brought the brush down with an elegance only a woman can have. After I made sure my hair was appropriate, I opened our bedroom door and was hit with a familiar, mouth-watering smell. I followed the scent into the kitchen and was met with a shocking sight. Naruto was in the kitchen, cooking.

"Cinnamon Buns?" I asked Naruto, who's back was turned to me.

He turned around and smiled at me, "I bought them last night, but we got too...preoccupied to eat them."

I blushed, again.

"I warmed them up, so sit at the table and I'll bring you some."

I smiled as I watched my husband take out two small plates and pull four cinnamon buns out of the microwave that he heated them up in.

As I sat down, Naruto asked, "Milk or Orange juice?"

"Milk, please."

He smiled and pulled out two glasses, pouring milk in both of them. He quickly brought me my breakfast and went back to get his. After sitting down, we dug into our food. A big smile crept across my face as I started at Naruto.

"You got this from Choji's, didn't you?"

"You said they make the best ones." He added with a smile.

"Yes, but that place is expensive."

Jimmy's, the restaurant near where Jiraiya had been killed, was bought out by our friend Choji, who had went to school to be a chef. He now owns the restaurant, as well as his own bakery, which happens to be near Ino's flower shop.

"Come on, its Choji! All it takes is a little prodding from Ino and he'll crack." Naruto added with a smile.

"So, you got them for free?"

"Nah, I got them at a 10% discount. They were still way overpriced, but I had enough money left over to buy you those flowers." He motioned toward the vase that now sat on the counter separating the kitchen from the dining room.

"How much did you spend?" I asked.

"All together," He sat back in his chair and stared at the ceiling, arms crossed, "$49.72."

I rolled my eyes, "Stop showing off your mad math skills."

"I can't help it. You helped me find out this knack I have for math. I love it!"

I smiled at him as we continued our breakfast. A few minutes later, Naruto picked up his keys and headed for the garage. I watched him head through the door, but didn't follow. A few seconds later, he comes back in.

"You coming?"

"The clinic is a five minute walk from the house. Let's just walk."

"You sure?"

"I am." I ran over and grabbed his arm, "Let's go!"

He smiled and threw the keys on the counter, "Then, by all means, let's do this!"

We both walked out the front door. Naruto, in his absent-mindedness locked the door without taking his keys.
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We were walking down the street, hands intertwined, talking about work. I was really excited to talk about it, which is odd for me. I'm not usually one for mixing business with my home-life.

"You'll never guess what I found out at work yesterday." I told Hinata.

She looked at me, "What?"

"I went to the file room to file away some paperwork, and I came across this box that addressed to me."

"What was in it?"

"Well, I opened it up, and there was a tablet inside."

"A tablet? Did you order one?"

"No, which is why I'm so confused. I turned it on, and this wierd word showed up."

"What was it?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it before. The word was 'Myoboku.'"

"'Myoboku?' Did you try a dictionary?"

"Well, after I shut the tablet off, I tried researching it on my computer, but I came up empty."

"Was there anything else in the box?"

"Nope. I could tell the box was old, though. It was dated  for 20 years ago..."

"They had tablets back then?"

"Ero-Sennin once told me that my father was a very good inventor. He liked to build things, and keep them to himself. Maybe he built it..."

"So your father made a piece of technology that was 20 years ahead of its time?" She looked at me skeptically, but then added, "Maybe 'Myoboku' has something to do with your father."

"Yeah...maybe..."
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We walked into the clinic and were met by a woman dressed in all white.

"How may I help you, today?"

"We have an appointment." I answered the lady.

"Huh, we do?!" Naruto asked, surprised.

I smiled, "I guess I really am taking after you."

Naruto grumbled as he took my hand and the lady led us to the receptionist. She explained the situation to the receptionist, who looked very annoyed.

"Last name?"

"Uzumaki." I replied, smiling at Naruto.

He met me smile with a smirk. We were always pulling pranks or jokes on one another, so he wasn't mad. In fact, he was probably thinking of a way to get me back. I looked forward to it. This is what made our marriage so fun.

"Sit over there," She pointed to a lounge with many chairs, "the doctor will be with you in a few minutes." I simple nodded and led Naruto to the chairs.

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I could see how nervous she was. I watched her as she tightened her grip on my hand.
"It'll be all right, Hinata." I tried to console her. I wrapped my arm around her waist and brought her closer to me.

She looked up at me and I saw the tears beginning to fall, "But what if it isn't?"

I kissed her forehead. "Everything will be okay..."

"But--"

"Hinata," I paused, not really knowing how to continue, " I want a child too. I want someone to shower all of my affection on. So, if this doesn't work out, there is always adoption."

Her faced eased a bit, but she was still hurting, "I know you have always wanted to carry a child, but if this test says we can't, then we can't. You just need to know that I will be behind you 100%, no matter the result or the decision we make after this."

She smiled through her tears, "I know you will be," she positioned herself under my arm, laying her head on my chest, "We just have to pray that there is at least a chance I can conceive."

I kissed the top of her head, "Everything will work out. It always does."

We sat like this for a few minutes until a woman walked out calling our name.

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We walked out of the clinic very nervous. At least, I did. We would not get the results for a few days, so the anxiety would only build. I looked up at Naruto who had a pale face.

"What's wrong, Naruto, you look like you've seen a ghost."

He looked at me, face still pale, paler than mine, "Worse."

"What happened?"

"After my test, I walked out into the lobby to wait on you and then..." his voice trailed off.

"And then...?"

"An older woman walked out of her room, without any clothes..."

I burst out laughing, relieved of the anxiety, "Was that all?"

"No. It gets worse."

I didn't say anything, anticipating his answer. "It was Aunt Tsunade...."

When I heard her name, I began laughing uncontrollably.

Naruto turned to look at me, "What' so funny? I'm scarred for life!"

I continued to laugh, but managed to say "That kind of thing always happens to you."

Naruto began to laugh, too, and said, "Just you wait, I'll get you, Hinata. Just you wait..."
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"Hinata! Naruto!" a voice yelled from behind us. We both turned around and saw two members of our family, Neji and Ten-Ten. They both carried one of their children.

"Hey, guys!" I said loudly.

Hinata bowed to her cousin and he returned the gesture.

"Lady Hinata..."

Hinata looked at him and said sternly, "Neji, you know you don't have to call me that."

"Hai, Lady Hinata."

Hinata rolled her eyes and looked over to Ten-Ten. "What are you doing tonight?"

"We were actually looking for you two."

"Why?"

She looked over at Neji, wanting him to explain, "Well, I was hoping you could try and get the gang over for lunch. We haven't seen each other in a while."

"Why ask us?" I asked.

"You two are the only ones who have some kind of connection with everyone. We lost contact with our friends after high school. With the exception of Lee, of course." Neji continued, still acting formal. I knew this was because of Hinata's status within the Hyūga company, but it still got irritating.

I looked at Hinata who smiled, "We haven't seen the group in a while, why not? We can host a party at our house!"

I returned her smile with a kiss and looked at the two before us, "Sure, do you have a date that can work for you two?"

"How about next Friday night?" Ten-Ten proposed.

"That's perfect," Hinata started, "That gives us plenty of time to prepare. I take it you will ask Lee?"

They both nodded.

Hinata grabbed my hand and led me away, "Come on, Naruto! Let's get to the store!"
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"I'm sorry, Naruto, I just needed to get away before Neji started acting formal again."

He laughed heartwarmingly, "It's all right, I understand."

We both walked back to our house, where I let Naruto fiddle with the door until he realized he locked us out.

"Uh.. Hinata... I think I locked us out." He said nervously.

"You did. Luckily, I noticed, and picked up my keys before we left." I held up my key chain and smiled.

"All right, smart-alec, you'll get what's coming to you."

I stuck my tongue out at him.

A few minutes later, we were in Naruto's work car, driving to the store. The store was within walking distance, but we would need to buy plenty of things for the party, so we needed room to place the groceries. I mentally went over everything we would need, and wrote them down on a small pad of paper.

I glanced over at Naruto, who had a scowl on his face, "What's wrong Naruto?"

"Oh, nothing. Just thinking."

"About?"

"How to get you back."

"Good luck with that!"

Naruto pulled into a parking spot and got opened his door to step out. He walked around to do the same for me.

"Thank you, Naruto." I said smiling.

"You're welcome." He said.

Naruto grabbed a buggy from rack, and began to push it around the store. As we usually did, I was in front of him, calling off the items I had written down, guiding him to the aisle each item was on.

As I was walking around the store, looking for the first item on the list, Naruto stopped suddenly, making me turn around to see what was up.

"I got it!" he said to me.

"Got--WOAH!" Naruto picked me up and sat me in the empty buggy.

"This is how I can get you back." He added with a smile.

I don't think I've ever blushed harder than when people turned around to see a grown adult in a buggy. Naruto pushed me along, throwing food and such into the buggy for the party we were to host next week. I could see Naruto fighting a smirk.

'God, I hope we don't run into anyone we know...'

We shopped for a good hour, with me in the buggy, afraid of getting up. Naruto would surely put me back in, against my protests.

Naruto eventually pushed the buggy next to the register, much to the delight of the woman behind the cash register.

"You two sure are cute." The older lady stated.

"Why thank you," Naruto started, "My wife loves it when I push her around in the buggy."

I take it back. I NOW have never blushed so hard, which only made Naruto laugh.

After Naruto's laughter subsided, he said "Nah, I was just messing with her," He walked around and picked me up, out of the buggy, "There you go, Hinata."

I slapped him on the back of the head, "You baka! You know I have to get you back now, don't you!"

He just smiled at me, making smugness replace my anger, "You just wait, honey, I'll get you back."

He laughed and started putting the items on the belt, as the lady began to rang up our things. I had to admit though, I was a little embarrassed.