Disclaimer.... I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! If I did it would be a Shonen-ai!
Naruto rubbed the sleep from his eyes, "Damn it…." he mumbled as he found a pair of shorts and put them on, "Why is it that I am the one that heard the door."
"Are you complaining?" the red head teased , he was still under the blankets and his eyes were still half closed from being woken up a few minutes ago.
"Never." Naruto leaned over and kissed his lover.
"Hurry up and get rid of whoever is at the door." Gaara purred. "Then you can come back to bed."
"Just don't fall asleep again."
"I couldn't help it that Temari made me late." Gaara sighed.
"Yeah…. I guess I will forgive you this one time." Naruto smiled as he walked out of the room.
He loved Gaara and ever since he admitted it, he had pursued the fifth Kazekage till he claimed him last month. It was a shock to find out that Gaara felt the same way and now they were spending as much time together as they possibly could together. No one knew of their relationship yet except for Kankuro and Kiba, Naruto knew that no one would really mind, however, he wanted Gaara all to himself for a little while at least.
The knocking on the door had ended. "That's odd…" Naruto mumbled. He was thinking it had been his imagination, however when he opened the door, and saw a basket with a couple blankets in it, he knew that it had been real. "What the hell…" Peering down at the basket, he was startled when the blankets moved slightly. In his mind he was thinking of all the possibility's, well only one way to find out what it was, gently he lifted the blanket and gazed down at the sleeping infant. "Hmmm…." He mumbled as he gently put the blanket over the infant.
Standing up he looked around the area. No one lived close for about a mile in either direction, so he wondered who's kid it was. Scratching his blond head, he went back into the house.
Gaara would know what to do. He went back to the room and climbed into the bed next to his lover and cuddled up to him.
"So…." Gaara said.
"Hmm?" Naruto felt the tension of the past couple of months begin to leave his body, like it always did when Gaara was near.
"Who was at the door?" Gaara was running his pale fingers through Naruto's hair.
"Oh that was just a baby in a basket." Naruto stated matter-of-factly.
Pale fingers clenched Naruto's hair, pulling slightly. "What do you mean?"
"Just what I said, though I wonder who would leave a baby here."
Nails dug into Naruto's scalp now. "What the hell?"
Gaara jumped up out of bed in his naked glory, hurriedly he pulled on his Kazekage robe and ran out of the room, leaving a bewildered Naruto staring after him.
Sighing, Naruto got up out of bed and followed, Gaara was carrying the basket inside the small collage. "Hmm…" Naruto sat down on the sofa next to Gaara and watched as the red haired man lifted the blanket to reveal the tiny infant. The infant had one fist in its mouth and was suckling it. "Is he trying to eat his hand?"
Gaara smiled at Naruto and said, "No, I think he's hungry."
"Hmm.. What does a baby eat?"
"They drink milk."
"Want me to get him some?"
"Do you have baby milk?"
"No." Naruto sighed, "I guess I will need to make a trip into Konoha, is their anything else I will need?"
Gaara glanced over at the blond ninja, "Let me make a list." He handed the basket to Naruto, "Keep an eye on the baby."
The basket was placed on Naruto's lap, it wasn't heavy, yet Naruto felt the weight of the situation hit him fully causing the basket to seem to weigh a ton. Who the hell would leave a baby on somebody's porch in the middle of no where? The parents of the infant must be going through some hard times.
For the first time, he fully gazed at the little tyke. His hand gently cupped the baby's soft brown hair, while his thumb traced the tiny face. He had never thought about having kids, and yet here he was feeling a strange pang in his heart for this tiny infant. A strange emotion urged him to pick up the baby, awkwardly he did. Cradling him in his arms. Not once did the baby wake up, he just nestled into the curve of Naruto's body as if he belonged their.
Gaara sat down next to Naruto and smiled, it was a deeply moving image to Gaara, he had wanted a child, however when he realized that he would never be able to have one when he had fallen in love with Naruto, he was determined to accept it. As it was, Naruto was "child" enough for him.
"Here's the list." Gaara reluctantly broke his train of thought from imagining a happy family with said baby and Naruto. All it would do was reinforce the fact that two guys who love each other will never be able to have a "normal" family.
Naruto handed the baby to Gaara and took the paper, "Let me go change, then I will leave." he kissed Gaara on the forehead.
It took all of two minutes for Naruto to change clothes. Before he left, he kissed Gaara again, he loved the feel of Gaara's mouth, the way his lips felt silky smooth, were parted slightly and the taste of Gaara on them. It was like a drug, and he was addicted to it more than he had ever thought he could be.
"Hurry back."
"With you here, you know I will." Naruto said as he left.
It wasn't far to the twenty four hour convenience store, it was on the edge of town. Naruto just hoped that he wouldn't have to deal with Neji who owned the store. He respected the other Ninja, however he didn't feel as if he should tell Neji about Gaara and the baby just yet.
Fate was laughing at him as Naruto entered the store and saw Neji right away.
"Naruto, how are you?"
"Hmm… O.K. I guess."
"So what can I get for you tonight?"
"I have a list."
"Well if you need any help, let me know."
Naruto walked away and felt Neji's gaze follow him. He went up and down the aisles searching till he found all the items. It was a good thing that Gaara had thought about adding little details such as quantity, size, what have you, otherwise Naruto would have not known what to buy.
Neji's eyes widened at the sight of all the baby things on the counter in front of Naruto. "What's all this for?"
"Gaara and I have a baby."….. 'Oh….My…..God!' Naruto thought did I just say that?
