Ch. 62

--Tsunade POV--

Looking around the break room it had a very warm feel, the bottom part of the walls had a cherry wood color, while the top was painted in a beige color. The room also held two futons, a coffee table and a 43 inch TV on a cherry wood stand to finish the room off. The doorway to the room held a fusuma that you would open and close to get in. That led down a hallway with four different fusuma doorways, one to the kitchen, one to the New York's main dining room, and another to London's main dining room. While the last one led to the lobby for the residential elevators.

We made our way hand-in-hand to the kitchen first. When we walked in my heart skipped a beat at all the stainless steel appliances and countertops. Everything looked like the state-of-the-art stuff they had on the Food Network channel Zach liked to watch from time to time. He had let go of my hand to go look at all the new stuff and I quietly followed him. Zach looked like a kid in a candy shop who could pick out anything he wanted. Fiddling with stoves and ovens, going to the walk-in freeze with stars in his eyes.

Zach: "Babe! This is so great, we have the best of the best!"

I couldn't help but chuckle at his antics. I walked up to him and grabbed his hand and started to pull him towards the dining area.

Tsunade: "There is still more to see dear."

He didn't make a fuss and we interlocked our fingers then walked to the kitchen doors. We stopped before opening the doors and both of us took a breath and held it. When we opened the doors and stepped through to the dining area, my heart skipped a beat. The lighting was dim, but not too dark, just enough for a quiet atmosphere. The walls were framed with the same cherry wood we saw in the break room and hallway. Along with the same beige walls, some sections had cherry blossoms with a mountain backdrop behind them. The whole scene gave me the sense that I'm in a home, and made me feel comfortable.

Tsunade: "This is amazing…"

Zach: "Yeah…"

We stood there for a good couple of minutes as we took in the decorations, tables, booths, chairs, and everything that goes in between. We would have looked longer, but when I was shifting my feet to get more comfortable I felt a little pop. What directly preceded that pop was a wet sensation drenching my pants.

Tsunade: "Zach!"

He turned to me with a concerned look at my tone.

Tsunade: "It's time!"

Zach looked at me curiously, and when I placed my free hand on my belly his eyes widened. Before I could say or do anything I was swept off my feet, and he was sprinting back to the break room. It didn't take long to get there and when after we went through the doorway to my world everyone was still there chit-chatting. Once Zach stopped with me in his arms and looking scared shitless everyone froze and looked at us.

Jiraiya: "Did you miss us already?"

I smirked at Jiraiya being the first one to talk, always the smartass. But before I could retort Zach ignored him and called for the two qualified people to help.

Zach: "Shizune, Kayla it's time!"

I could see the sparkles in the two women's eyes as they instantly understood what was going on. Everyone who had kids had caught the meaning of what Zach said and started to delegate tasks. Before I knew it I was laying in the hospital room with Zach sitting in a chair next to me holding my hand and whispering encouragement to me.

The only other two people in the room were Shizune and Kayla, while everyone else waited out in the waiting room. I had hoped that It would be a quick delivery, but of course, it wasn't, we were going on 12 hours. The hand that Zach was holding had become clammy hours ago, I'd try to have him let go. But I suspect he didn't because it was more to reassure himself than it was to reassure me.

When I felt my contractions becoming more regular, and closer together I sent Zach out to get Shizune and Kayla who had gone out to rest. By the time he returned with them I felt immense pain coming from down below. Zach was so sweet and came running to me when my face was showing distress, but I wasn't having any of it.

Tsunade: "GO AWAY! YOU DID THIS TO ME! ARGHHH! YOU ARE NOT PUTTING ANY MORE KIDS IN ME!"

--Zach Pov--

I stared at her when she was yelling at me. Then I was herded out of the room by Kayla who was giggling quietly. Once outside she reassured me about Tsunade.

Kayla: "She's just saying that, once those two are in her arms she'll be begging for more, I was just like that with my husband."

I laughed at that and she hurried back into the room to be of some use for Tsunade. The commotion had stirred awake those in the waiting room. It was about half of the normal group, but I did see someone running off when I came out of the room. Jiraiya, of course, was the first one up to me and with a big smile, he placed his hand on my shoulder.

Jiraiya: "We're all here with you!"

Everyone behind him nodded at that and I couldn't help but feel blessed. It didn't take long for everyone else to arrive. I was given hugs by Minato, Kushina, Teuchi, and Ayame. Heph, Dio, Aphrodite, Hecate, and Hestia showed up for the occasion and were cheering me on silently from the back.

Before we knew it Kayla had opened the door to Tsunade's room and gave me a bright smile, I couldn't help but smile back as I rushed into the room. When I rounded the corner to see Tsunade's bed and she was laying there exhausted but with a radiant smile. Looking down I saw two separate bundles in her arms at breast height with their heads turned into her. One was wrapped in blue while the other was wrapped in pink.

Zach: "They're beautiful."

I quietly made my way to the side of Tsunade's bed and sat down on the corner of the bed and leaned into her look at our two babies. I started to coo at the little ones and lightly run my hand on their heads.

Tsunade: "Zach, I want you to meet our son Vulcan and our daughter Hitomi."

My grin got bigger as she told me the names of our two children, we had talked about names and decided to name them when we saw them. As if they understood their names they stopped feeding and looked around, when they stopped my smiling face they were captivated. Vulcan had brown eyes and the little hair he had on his head was blonde, just like his mother. Hitomi on the other hand had emerald green eyes that you could get lost in, and the little hair she had was fire-engine red.

Zach: "You're going to grow up and be heartbreakers."

Tsunade gave a tired giggle at that, and the two went back to feeding. Tsunade scooted over in the bed to let me up fully on it. I took the hint and took my shoes over and climbed in next to her, wrapping my arm around her as she leaned into me. It didn't take long before I heard her breathing slow to her sleeping state.

When the babies were done feeding I had Kayla and Shizune hold the two while I covered Tsunade's breasts. Once she was modest I took the babies back and told them they could start sending people in to meet our new family members.

The first two to walk in were Jiraiya with his hands on a nervous Nawaki's shoulders. I motioned my head for them to come closer and made a shushing noise to let them know to be quiet. Once Nawaki got close enough I held Hitomi out to him, which he carefully grabbed her with both hands like she was the most fragile thing in existence.

Zach: "Hitomi, this is your Uncle Nawaki."

Vulcan started squirming a little and I adjusted to holding him in both of my arms. Hitomi's eyes were wide open taking in the new face that was holding her, I could see the little baby smile as she took in the new face in front of her. Nawaki was standing there stiff as a board not knowing what to do and it gave me a little giggle. It didn't take long for Jiraiya to take her out of Nawaki's hand, and I passed Vulcan to Nawaki.

Zach: "Himoti, meet your uncle Jiraiya, and Vulcan meet your uncle Nawaki."

Jiraiya was more animated with Hitomi than Nawaki was, he made cooing noises to her and played with her little hand. Nawaki was about the same with Vulcan as he was with Hitomi, but loosened up and started to mimic Jiraiya a bit. After a little bit, Hitomi wound up back in my arms and Vulcan in Jiraiya. Once they got their fill, we started to let more people cycle through. I had told Nawaki to stay since he was family, and he watched the twins like a hawk.

We ran into a problem when I gave Hitomi to Naruto, the boy bless his heart was his usual clumsy self. But before anything could happen Nawaki was the overprotective uncle and snatched her up. Minato and Kushina were obviously freaked out by the almost accident, but I gave them a reassuring smile and calmed them down. Kushina was fascinated by the red hair on Himoti, and she even said she could feel the same chakra reserves as an Uzumaki baby would have. Kayla confirmed that, and Mito's ghost who had been hovering around just commented that Tsunade did have Uzumaki blood in her.

Halfway through the meet and greets, Tsunade had awoken from her impromptu nap. She awoke with a start from the quiet voices in the room, and the first thing she did was to make sure she wasn't hanging out. That got a chuckle from me and I just held her tighter and kissed the side of her head.

The last group to arrive in our hospital room were the gods and goddesses. There was a woman that we hadn't met yet, but that was quickly remedied by Dio.

Dio: "Hello Briggs family! I know ya'll know Heph, Aphrodite, Hecate, and Hestia. But this lovely lady is Hera that you Tsunade have threatened us with lately. She really wanted to meet you, something about wanting to see the woman who would defy the gods and use her name to do it."

I could feel Tsunade stiffen at that, I was more curious than scared at what would happen. These Gods hadn't seemed like the malice type, just bored and mischievous. Hera walked over to the side of the bed and held her hands out. Without missing a beat I placed the two into her arms and she cradled them in both her arms looking down at them. A small frown started to appear on her face as she looked between them, the look on her face made my stomach drop. Hera's frown turned into a full scowl as she turned her head from the kids to Aphrodite whose face had gone pale and all the mirth she'd shown earlier disappeared.

Hera: "You dare try and taint this beautiful marriage, and these children that came from it?"

Aphrodite: "N-n-no Hera, I just gave them a blessing to be beautiful!"

Hera's hair started to float from the anger.

Hera: "But you didn't bother to hold back on sexuality and desire. By the time these kids would have hit puberty they would be just like you."

The implications made my face go white, and my rage slowly started to build. I could feel Tsunade shaking from rage and that stoked my flames even more. I started to get out of the bed, before I could Tsunade grabbed my arm and when I looked at her she shook her head. I gave her a questioning look and she just gave me the evilest smile ever as she removed her hand from my arm. She then placed her hands together, closed her eyes, and bowed her head.

Tsunade: "Lady Hera please listen to my prayers. A Goddess of Beauty, Love, and Lust is coveting my family. I'm afraid she is causing damage to the sacred marriage of me and my Husband. Please protect this family and let my children grow up to be healthy men and women."

Aphrodite's face was that of horror while Hera started to emit a golden glow. Hera turned her head back to us with a shit-eating grin.

Hera: "Well done Tsunade, that's just what I needed. Just let me modify Vulcan and Hitomi's blessing so that they keep the beauty aspect of Aphrodite, but won't be lusting after everything that moves like that tramp."

Tsunade bowed her head and I followed right behind her.

Tsunade: "Thank you Lady Hera. If you would be so nice, I believe it was just Aphrodite who caused all the trouble. So please don't take it out on Heph, Dio, and Ares."

Looking at the said gods who were sweating bullets, they let go of the breath they were holding.

Hera: "Of course, they just think with their dicks most of the time. They wouldn't come up with such schemes, they played follow the leader."

With that said, some of Hera's golden light was transferred to our children in her arms. The babies let out little giggles and coos at the light show, and you could see their hands trying to grab the light around them. The sight caused me and Tsunade to relax and enjoy the view of our children having fun. Hera's face was that of pure bliss at the bundle of joys in her hand. The look on her face was of baby fever and shot a prayer to Zeus to be expecting a fun night tonight.

Hera looked at me after I sent the prayer off and gave me a mischievous grin and nodding her head. She then walked back closer to the bed and deposited our children in our arms, I had Hitomi and Tsunade had Vulcan. Hera then turned around to face Aphrodite while the other Gods cleared a bath between the two.

Hera: "It's been a while since I had a prayer like this, and I'm going to enjoy it."

Before anyone could even think Hera was right in front of Aphrodite and kicked her stomach. As Aphrodite bent over from the blow Hera turned around and grabbed her head and placed Aphrodite's neck on her shoulder as she locked her arm around Aphrodite's neck. I could help but yell when I saw this move.

Zach: "SHE'S GONNA STONE COLD STUNNER THE BITCH!"

That is exactly what Hera did, but she didn't stunner her into the floor. The two disappeared and after a couple of seconds, I felt the whole building shake. I couldn't help but wince a bit.

Zach: "Holy shit, she stunnered her down 11 stories."

Tsunade was in shock and so were all the other Gods. Minus Ares who looked like he was impressed at Hera's Texas Rattler imitation.

Ares: "She sure opened a can of whoop-ass on Aphrodite."

That broke the tension in the room and we all started laughing. Once everyone calmed down, the introductions to the babies started. These little tikes charmed the heck out of the Gods and Goddesses so much that they all gave minor blessings to the kids. I was a bit worried about it but concluded that it would be fine, once they're older and know how to use them, we wouldn't have to fret over them as much.

When everyone left it was just me and Tsunade in the room. We had already been brought dinner and all of us were exhausted. The kids ate after me and Tsunade did and we were just laying in bed with a kid in each arm. The small talk started to slow down as we got sleepier and sleepier until we fell asleep with the bundles of joys on our chest.