A/N: Yay, a new multichaptered story! And it's a COLLAB story! (About time, too. Fire and Ice unite!) We're incredibly excited. Don't fret, FTE should be updated during March...if Fire manages to pester Ice enough.
Prompt: A is for Abstinence...or the lack of it.
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"Kushina, are you alright?"
"NO. I'M NOT OKAY. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT."
"Honey, sweetie. You know it's not like that. I – "
"DON'T YOU "HONEY" ME, MINATO! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT. I KEEP THROWING UP AND MY BACK HURTS AND I'M HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. I AM NOT ALL RIGHT."
Minato, also known as the Famous Yellow Flash (that demolished an entire battalion single handedly and the renowned 4th Hokage) cringes and tentatively reaches out to pat her hand awkwardly.
"There, there. It's my fault. It's all my fault," he reassures soothingly.
"MY BACK STILL HURTS."
"We'll get a professional massager."
"BUT TOMORROW IT'LL HURT AGAIN. MINATO, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT."
"Kushina, darling – "
"YOU JUST HAD TO GO AND GET ME KNOCKED UP AND NOW I'M ALL HORMONAL AND WHY AM I SHOUTING – "
"Dango, Kushina. Let me get you some dango. I'll get you an entire pound of dango. I promise."
"MAKE IT FIVE."
"…um, honey, don't you think that's a little – "
"BUT MINATO! YOU PROMISED!"
Minato promptly wilts at the anguished look on her face.
"Okay. Okay. I'll be back in a flash. I love you. Now go sit down. All this yelling isn't good for the baby."
"…I love you too…
"…but it's still your fault."
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Review for the sake of abstinence.