Chapter 3: To make a house a home.
Sasuke stared at the large townhouse in stoic admiration. It looked homey, roomy…perfect for this family.
Which doesn't include you. stated an inner voice.
" Shut up."
No. Face it. He moved on, you didn't. Now you're not only pining for him, but his children, too.
" No."
Yes. His children. Not yours. Not his and yours. The inner voice smiled evilly. I bet he doesn't even love you anymore. Sasuke snapped.
Keeping a completely unemotional mask, Sasuke thoroughly pummeled his evil inner voice.
" So, what do you think?" Sasuke jolted. Was that little person in front of him talking to him?
" It's nice. Which one are you?" she grinned.
" Kaname U-" she hesitated. " Uzumaki." Sasuke pretended like he didn't notice the hesitation, but he gathered this information for later analysis, nodded and turned to Naruto.
" Dobe, where am I going and what am I doing?"
" Well, you have the boys' paint colors, so, first door on your left. The boys will tell you which wall to paint and what color to paint it." Naruto replied. Then, he smiled. "Teme." Sasuke turned and walked up the stairs, a small smirk playing with his lips.
When he got to the boys' room he put the paint in the middle of it. Not knowing what to do was disconcerting, but as he turned back to the door, he found three sets of eyes looking at him.
Kyo was the most disconcerting. He was the one that looked almost exactly like Naruto had, but with an expression on his face so calm that twelve year old Naruto couldn't have hoped to pull it off, then Kon, for he looked to be almost the exact opposite of Kyo, with black hair, black eyes, and a glint in his eye that was painfully familiar. The last of the boys was Renji, who was neither the opposite nor the same of either of the other two boys. Renji's hair fell just past his shoulders in black waves naturally high-lighted by blonde streaks. His face held the expression of indifference, even as his light gray, almost blue, eyes flashed with curiosity.
Now that Sasuke thought about it, the girls were very diverse in appearance as well. Kaname had the look of Naruto as well, but her eyes weren't nearly as azure as his dobe's. Ketsuki was the opposite of Kaname as Kon was the opposite of Kyo. She had the blackest of black hair and eyes, both of which were slightly familiar. And the youngest, Suki, seemed to be the opposite of her opposite, the oldest, Renji. She had blonde hair naturally low-lighted with black streaks that fell almost to her lower back, and blue eyes so dark it was a wonder if they weren't black.
The realization that two people were shown troughout the children made Sasuke shudder. Naruto and someone else….someone Sasuke felt that he should know. But he didn't, so it didn't matter. What mattered at the moment was what wall he was painting, and what color he was painting it.
" What color, which wall?" His voice held no-nonsense, and Renji immediately seemed to respect him.
" Black, west wall." silence reigned for two hours, and Naruto walked in with a tray laden with food and drink. Sasuke had just finished, actually, so, upon sight of the plate piled he with tomatoes, he nearly fell to his knees and kissed Naruto's feet. Nearly. Uchihas don't fall to their knees for anyone, and they definitely don't kiss someone's feet. Even if they loved that person, but the person had six children with someone else. No, definitely no feet kissing for Uchiha Sasuke. He had no such reservations about any other part of Uzumaki Naruto, mind you.
So, when Naruto retreated out of the room, it was a natural thing for Sasuke to follow him.
" Sasuke, what do you want to know?" Naruto didn't sound angry, or sad. He sounded exhausted. But Sasuke didn't hesitate.
" Who's children are they?" that seemed to startle the kitsune, for he jumped, thn slowly turned around.
" Sasuke, I can't tell you that."
" And why not?" Naruto flinched at Sasuke's sharp-edged words.
" Because you'll get angry." Sasuke seemed to flinch at that.
" So, you really did move on, didn't you?" Naruto gasped.
" No! Never! Sasuke I can't tell you because…..I don't deserve those children in those rooms. I don't deserve whatever feelings you might still have for me. Hell, I don't even deserve to have you standing here on my kitchen. But I have those children, you probably lost all emotions for long ago, and, yet, here you stand." Naruto sniffled. Sniffled. Which meant he was most likely crying. Sasuke braced himself. " I couldn't move on if I wanted to, and I don't want to." Sasuke flipped around so fast he spun once before actually facing Naruto.
" Naruto, what do you mean you don't deserve…..I love you. You know that. Well, you did. And those children in there, they love you. You're an amazing person. Who could possibly make you believe that you weren't worth any of this. I'm not worthy of you! I'm falling in love with you all over again, even though I never stopped loving you, and falling in love with your kids. Kids that aren't mine, but are yours and are better for it. Naruto….." The raven had no more words, and looking into those huge, watery, azure eyes, made him forget how to breathe. All he wanted to do was hold his dobe, and never let go. Missions be damned.
" Sasuke…." and Naruto flung himself at the Uchiha, bawling his eyes out with so much vehemence that Sasuke was sure he had needed to cry for a very long time.
Approximately seventeen minutes later, the crying and sobbing petered out into hiccups, then slightly-off-beat breathing, and finally, quiet gasps. Sasuke still held the beautiful man in his arms, not wanting to let him go, but knowing he would have to.
When Naruto pulled away, Sasuke let him go. And felt his heart break for a second time in as many days. But, Naruto clung to the taller male, not letting go even as he lead Sasuke back towards the bedrooms.
" Kids, get down here. Now." Small feet were heard heading their way. Of course Uzumaki Naruto wouldn't have to raise his voice for his children to obey him. All Uzumaki Naruto had to do was say something loud enough for his children to hear, and they would listen. It probably had something to do with their mother's child rearing- Sasuke's brain stopped.
Did you know that jinnchuriki are able to conceive should the demons they house be genderless or female?
…for he looked to be almost the exact opposite of Kyo, with black hair, black eyes, and a glint in his eye that was painfully familiar…
Now that Sasuke thought about it, the girls were very diverse in appearance as well.
They'll be 10 in February.
And suddenly his brain went into hyper drive. It couldn't be. No. So many years…..lost. Because someone had told hisdobe that he didn't deserve something so beautiful. Rage filled him.
" Naruto, who told you that you were undeserving?" the blonde flushed slightly.
" I-I wasn't feeling well, so I searched out Sakura-chan. She was having lunch with Ino-chan, and I overheard them talking. Th-they said you were only with me to fend off your fan girls, and that I didn't deserve even that much attention from you. I-I….the monthes before that you seemed distant, preoccupied….I didn't know what to do. And then Tsunade-baa-chan told me I was pregnant, and you were on a mission…so, I didn't think. I left. I-I didn't want to f-face your anger at the thought of having to raise children I thought you didn't want….so, I left. I left, and now that I'm back I find out that it's all a lie. That you still love me and I still love you…..and you love our children. Sasuke….I am so sorry." Naruto's voice was soft and wavering, holding more emotion than even his tears had. It nearly broke Sasuke's heart. Nearly. His heart had been through enough, and had decided it was done getting crushed. From now on, Uchiha Sasuke's heart was going to kick some major Haruno Sakura, and Yamanaka Ino ass.
" Naruto. I love you." and the two men, who had been confused for the past ten years embraced, sharing a kiss that seared others from a distance.
Sasuke's heart decided it could wait to beat Sakura and Ino up, and soft giggles were heard from the staircase.
A/n: Oh my god. I think I just totally freelanced the last paragraph or so…..could you tell?
Well, that's not the end, but it's damn close. Only one more chapter left. And it's not written. Yet . Don't hate me, though, because I made you wait for…..well….that. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't so fantastically amazing you would have died without it. I am sorry.
Hope you liked it! The next chapter consists of Sasuke beating the crap out of Sakura and Ino, then having hot man sex with Naruto. I hope that mollifies your anger so that you don't burn me at the stake.
It is 2:03 AM and this is InuSakura94 signing off…..Ciao!
-InuSakura94
