Finding My Mate

Chapter 2

Naruto woke up the next morning, stiff and sore, he wondered if that had been from his previous activities the night before. He still didn't know what to think about the other neko just walking off. What was Naruto supposed to do now? Go after him and ask him to explain things? Naruto didn't think that that would go so well. He supposed he would have to make do with what the humans would call a one night stand. And hope that he didn't go into heat again for a little while.

Sitting up, he noticed that Menma was already gone, for this he was glad. He didn't want to talk with his master, the kid could be cruel and this was one of the morning that he didn't feel like dealing with it. He had too much on his mind at the moment.

Jumping off the bed, Naruto wandered into the kitchen, he would eat whatever was in the fridge whenever Menma wasn't here, when he was he stuck to going through garbage cans. Naruto wondered if there were more owners like Menma out there, or if Naruto just got the worst one possible? He didn't think he wanted to find out.

When he was finished eating, Naruto decided that since the weather was so nice he would head to the park for a little while. Naruto always enjoyed the park, it was great place to relax and dream of a better place. Leaving the house, Naruto headed down the sidewalk. Seeing a familiar black haired neko, Naruto paused and watched the other one interact with what could have passed as his twin.

"Sasuke." Naruto said loudly, hoping to catch the others attention, he wanted to talk to him about the night before. There was a lot that he didn't understand and since Sasuke had known what Naruto had been dealing with he figured he would have the answers that Naruto was looking for. However, he wasn't expecting for Sasuke to give him a glance and then turn around and walk off with his twin, leaving Naruto feeling hurt and not understanding of what had just happened. Had Naruto just been used because his heat had been convenient for the other neko? Naruto didn't know why but that bothered him, more than it probably should. He quickly found a shady place in the park and flopped down. He had no interest in chasing other neko's today, all he wanted to do was sleep and figure out why the other neko wanted nothing to do with him.

Unbeknownst to Naruto, Sasuke had found another shady place and had sat down with his back against the tree, and he was silently watching the blond neko, nap in the shade.

"Is that the bitch you went after?" Itachi asked, noticing how Sasuke had first acted like he hadn't even seen the blond neko when she'd called his name, now Sasuke was sitting in a position to watch her every movement.

"He's not exactly a bitch." Sasuke replied. He wasn't sure why he was choosing to ignore the blond, other than the fact that the urge to mate had died down and was now completely manageable.

"Are you serious?" Itachi asked. It wasn't unheard of for two males to mate, but most males didn't give off the same scent as a female in heat. "How sure are you about that?"

"I fucked him." Sasuke replied dryly. "I most definitively noticed his balls. There's something about him that's different, he's not like the rest of us."

"It could be there is some truth to his father being a demon and perhaps he inherited some of his father's genetic abilities." Itachi mused.

"Meaning what exactly?" Sasuke asked, turning his attention to attempting to catch his brother's flickering tail.

"That maybe he can carry your kits and give birth." Itachi replied, swatting at Sasuke's head with a clawless hand. He didn't intend to scratch Sasuke, just get Sasuke to stop chasing his tail. Sasuke paused in hearing his brother's words. Just the thought of the possibility of the other neko carrying his kits sent panic through him. He didn't want kits right now, he was still too young in the eyes of society to even be a father.

"Shouldn't have fucked him then." Itachi said knowing what his little brother was thinking. "Perhaps you should go see if he's carrying."

"It's been less than 24 hours." Sasuke replied. "He can't be possibly carrying them now."

"You can tell if his scent is different." Itachi said. "There's just something about it, that's different from when a female goes into heat and their regular scent."

"Like I'm around him so much that I would know what his regular scent was like." Sasuke muttered.

"What are you two over here whispering about?" A silver haired, masked man asked as he came over and sat down beside them.

"We were discussing the possibility over whether or not Sasuke knocked up that other neko." Itachi replied, grinning at Sasuke's show of fangs and light hiss.

"I told you we should have had his balls removed." Iruka muttered, as he sat down beside Kakashi. "Sasuke's going to be knocking up every female between here and Suna."

"Except this one isn't female." Itachi said. "He's very much male." Iruka stared at Sasuke, he had heard of a few males getting pregnant and giving birth but it was usually the ones who had demon blood in them. Most of those kits and their mothers were killed, Iruka hadn't known that there was another neko with demon blood still living in Konoha. Iruka couldn't help but wonder how it had not been murdered yet, most people didn't care for the things that they didn't understand.

"I don't want you to go around him Sasuke." Iruka said. "I don't want to have to chain you up but I will. No one knows what kind of power he possesses so it would be best to steer clear of him." Sasuke scowled at his owner, he certainly didn't like being told who he could and couldn't be around.

"I have no interest in going around him." Sasuke said.

"You sure didn't mind fucking him." Itachi muttered.

"Language Itachi." Iruka said. "Don't make me wash your mouth out with soap. I don't know where you learned such language anyways." Sasuke snorted, Iruka knew as well as he did that Itachi picked his language up from Kakashi. Returning his attention to the smaller neko, Sasuke noticed the small frown on his whiskered face. Apparently, the cat hybrid had excellent hearing cause he was scowling at Iruka. Sasuke growled low in his throat, he didn't like the way the blond was looking at his master.

"One minute your jumping him the next you want to attack. Cool your temper and leave him alone." Itachi said. "If you leave him alone, he'll leave you alone."

"Whatever." Sasuke said swiping at Itachi's nose with a claw. He didn't mind making his brother bleed when Itachi was annoying him.

Naruto watched quietly, listening as the brown haired man told Sasuke to stay away from him. Naruto didn't know why but that idea hurt that no one wanted to be friends with him. It wasn't like he could control how he'd been born or who'd his parents had been, and as far as Naruto could he wasn't anymore powerful than any other neko that lived in Konoha. He did wonder if it was true that he could be pregnant with Sasuke's kits though, he was sure that Sasuke's owner would be thrilled with that. Sighing and wanting to listen to anymore conversation, Naruto pushed himself to his feet. He might as well go home and stay home, because Sasuke wasn't going to be allowed to talk to him.

As he started down the street, intent on returning home, he could feel eyes on his back. He kind of liked knowing that Sasuke was paying attention even if nothing was going to come of it. Naruto sighed, feeling exhausted, like he hadn't slept all day. A good long nap sounded good to him right now and as he approached his master's home, he knew exactly what he was going to be doing.

At the house, Naruto curled up on the bed, and fell into an exhausted sleep. He didn't know why he was so tired, he hadn't done that much that day. But exhausted he was and he slept right through his owner calling for him. It was only when he felt a burning sensation on his arm, did Naruto startle awake, blinking wearily at his master who was glaring at him.

"Why the hell didn't you answer me?" Menma demanded even though the answer was evident, Naruto had been sleeping. "What have you done all day besides sleep?"

"I went to the park." Naruto mumbled, bending down and licking at the spot that Menma had burned him.

"I don't want you to leave this house." Menma said. "Iruka has already called and warned that you've possibly gone into heat. I won't allow any demonic babies to be born." Naruto frowned, Sasuke's owner had called Menma and talked to him about his issue. Naruto supposed the other man really did hate him, though why Naruto didn't understand, it wasn't like he could control anything that happened.

"If I find out that you are pregnant with little mini demons, there's going to be hell to pay." Menma said. "And you're not going to like it." Naruto winced at the evil tone he heard in his owners voice. He had the feeling he didn't want to know what kind of hell that Menma had in mind. Naruto hoped that he wasn't carrying any kits, it wouldn't do to bring them into a world that wouldn't want them. Naruto sighed and laid back on the bed, he wondered what it would be like to be loved and wanted. Would he ever find out? Or would he live the rest of his days in misery?

PS Iruka doesn't always act like that, he eventually grows a pair of balls. Thanks for reading and reviewing.