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Kyuubi didn't know which was worse, the trainee employee called Choji Akimichi who didn't know a thing and wanted a food break every half an hour or his supervisor, Shizune, who also didn't know much. He looked at his watch as he walked up to his front door, realizing he was half an hour later than usual. He was really tired and needed to get to bed for classes in the morning.
"Naruto?" the older teen called out after he entered his apartment and shut the door behind him.
Naruto jumped from the couch and turned to face him, "Kyuubi…"
Kyuubi nodded at Naruto before deciding he would go to bed, he felt extremely tired.
"Kyu, wait," Naruto called out and he stopped to turn tired eyes at his younger sibling.
"What is it Naruto?" Kyuubi asked lightly, realizing that he looked nervous and was glancing to the couch expectantly.
"You um, you said you wanted to know who I was seeing..."
"Of course I do, I'd like to be able to commit murder if you get hurt."
Naruto forced a nervous laugh and Kyuubi knew something was wrong. He glared suspiciously, "What's going on?"
That's when he stood, turning around to look at him. Cool obsidian eyes stared back at him and it took a second for Kyuubi's brain to process everything that had happened from the moment he entered the apartment to the sight before him.
"What the hell….?" Kyuubi subconsciously found himself taking angry steps towards the Uchiha, who did nothing more than to stand there looking…in one piece…which should not be the case. He felt Naruto throw himself at him.
"Kyuubi…wait!" Naruto shouted frantically, trying to stop his brother from pummeling his boyfriend.
Kyuubi pointed a finger menacingly at his classmate, "You…what the hell are you doing with my brother?"
Sasuke didn't want to fight with Kyuubi, as a matter of fact, he'd prefer if they could talk this out like civil human beings. The rage in Kyuubi's eyes though was enough to let him know this would not end well.
"I'm not going to hurt him, I'll take good care of him," Sasuke pointed out.
Kyuubi stopped short of the raven haired young man, giving him a death glare while Naruto's smaller hands held on to him.
Naruto looked frantically between the two, hoping against all hope he wouldn't be nursing any wounds later. Kyuubi's eyes were slowly turning a dark red, proving he was wanting to kill somebody.
"The hell you will, you're sleeping with the girls from school!" Kyuubi shouted angrily. He turned his angry gaze at Naruto, expecting him to side with him.
"Kyuubi, I don't beleive…." Naruto started to explain, but he was interrupted by an outburst from the red head.
Kyuubi grabbed Sasuke by the front of his shirt and got all up in his face, "What kind of lies did you tell him to get him to believe you?"
Sasuke still had his expressionless look on his face and he answered simply, "The truth."
Kyuubi's eyes narrowed, "Is that why you were suddenly so social at school? You wanted to fuck my little brother, hoping to use me to get into his pants?"
Sasuke let out a sigh.
"Kyuubi, stop it! He's not like that at all, why can't you understand?" Naruto shouted at his older brother.
Kyuubi turned his burning gaze on Naruto, "Because he's no good for you, he'll do the same thing that…."
"STOP IT! Don't you dare say his name Kyuubi. You can't expect me to spend the rest of my life locked away, hiding from relationships. I really like Sasuke and I'm willing to give this thing a chance….." Naruto held on to Kyuubi's hand tightly, his blue eyes pleading for understanding. "…and I have you to kill him if he tries anything, I'll even give you his address."
Kyuubi chuckled, contemplating what Naruto had said. The truth of the matter was that Naruto was old enough to make his own decisions, and if he wanted to see Sasuke, he couldn't stop him. But that didn't mean he had to like it. As a matter of fact, he now hated Sasuke's guts. He didn't trust him with his little brother and he would make that clear before the night was over.
The red head ran one hand down the side of Naruto's face to stop at his neck, sighing out, "Fine. But you have to promise you'll let me know if he does anything you don't like."
Naruto smiled gratefully, "You'll be the first person I call."
Kyuubi looked at Sasuke, the intensity in his eyes lessening but present none the less. "Remember this, one wrong move and you're out. Now, I don't like you very much right now and wish you would disappear from my sight, but if you're going to be with him then there are some questions I have to ask."
Sasuke nodded in understanding, secretly happy things didn't come to a head. He was confident he could take on the redhead, but he was more worried about Naruto seeing them fighting than anything else.
"Oh God…" Naruto groaned, "…don't ask anything stupid, ok?"
Sasuke watched as Naruto smiled at him, "He's a regular mother hen, you'll get use to him."
The brunet nodded, he would be worried if the older Uzumaki wasn't like that.
"Sit down," Kyuubi instructed and both of them took a seat on opposite ends of the couch with Naruto between them. He resisted the urge to reach secretly behind Naruto and strangle the Uchiha.
Naruto took a small cushion that was on the couch into his hands and rested it on his legs after pulling them up to his chest, biting the edge in anticipation.
"How long?" Kyuubi started, not looking at the brunet.
"One month," Sasuke answered, not looking at the redhead.
Naruto's gaze went back and forth between the two.
"Have you slept with him yet?"
Naruto was about to protest the question, but Sasuke answered anyway and he didn't bother to say anything.
"Yes."
"Did he hurt you, Naruto?"
Naruto's eyes snapped up to his brother's, "N…no."
"Have he shown any interest in my nephew?"
"Yes, he has," Naruto answered burrowing his face further into the cushion. The thing was, as embarrassed as he was, he was happy Kyuubi was asking these questions. He had kept his first relationship from his family and that had gotten him hurt, he could see where his brother was looking out for his welfare.
Kyuubi then looked at Sasuke, "I'm warning you, if your intention is to play him you better quit while you're ahead."
Sasuke returned the gaze, "You're going to get tired of seeing my face."
Kyuubi rolled his eyes, "I hope not. Naruto, when's the last time you had sex?"
Naruto subconsciously answered, "A while ago." His eyes then went wide and he looked at Kyuubi.
"You slept with him here, in my apartment?"
Kyuubi jumped out the couch as fast as he could and looked between the piece of furniture and Naruto.
"Wait, no. We didn't do it on the couch, honest!"
"I sleep there," Kyuubi groaned.
Naruto stood up and started explaining, "I know, so I got the futon from my room and…"
"Wait, the guest futon?" Kyuubi asked suspiciously.
Naruto bit his tongue, "Well, he is technically a guest…"
Sasuke was amused. Why couldn't he have this type of relationship with his brothers?
"Make sure you sanitize that thing tomorrow…." He then turned to Sasuke, "As for you, get out of my apartment so I can rest peacefully. The idea of you and him fucking around is so…ew."
Naruto laughed and Sasuke chuckled at Kyuubi's sour face. He stood up, preparing to leave.
"Fine…" the brunet started before walking over to Naruto and planting a kiss on his forehead. "You can bring the baby over tomorrow after class, ok?"
Naruto nodded his head and smiled before walking Sasuke to the door.
Sasuke watched Kyuubi's face contort into further displeasure when he pinched Naruto's ass, causing him to gasp before shutting the door behind him.
Kyuubi growled at the contact.
After Sasuke left, Naruto turned to his brother and glared, "Leave him alone."
"Only if he leaves you alone," Kyuubi rebutted.
Naruto rolled his eyes, "You're hopeless."
Kyuubi agreed before making his way towards his room. The fact of the matter was he had class in the morning and he needed to sleep. He left Naruto watching the tv, checked in on the baby and then went to bed.
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The next day at school, Kyuubi had to try and reign in the desire to murder a certain Uchiha. He pointedly ignored the nod of acknowledgement sent his way and took a seat, preparing for the day's lesson.
They were in the science lab and the Physics teacher, a no nonsense man called Pein entered and bowed curtly before putting a pile of papers on his desk at the front.
Everybody kept quite and paid attention in class because Pein-sensei has been known to give strict punishments for disturbances and folly, nobody wanted to cross him.
Hard, blue swirling eyes looked out at the group before him, "You will be getting a group project on Ampere's Law. I'll be back in ten minutes and all of you should find a partner by then."
The man left as abruptly as he'd come and all the students scampered about, looking for somebody to pair with. Most students went along with their friends and Kyuubi, not in the mood to fuss, just sat back and waited for everybody to do their thing. Surely somebody will be left in the end he can be grouped with so he made no move at all.
Before he realized what was happening, the teacher had returned and Kyuubi looked around to notice everybody was sitting with somebody. He frowned, not knowing who was the odd one out.
Pein looked out at the group and realized there were two still not together.
"Uzumaki, Uchiha, get closer," the man said in a stern voice, leaving no room for arguments.
People normally avoided Sasuke, so he wasn't surprised he was on his own. What he hadn't expected though, was for Kyuubi to be the only person left. He gazed at the red head, who was glaring daggers at him. He had no intention of moving from his seat and when Pein-sensei cleared his throat audibly, Kyuubi was the one to move and sit beside him.
Kyuubi grudgingly turned away from the brunet after taking a seat beside him.
"You have one week to complete this assignment. Now take out your textbooks and let's begin.
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"Sasuke?" Naruto called out to the brunet who was in the kitchen, fixing him something to eat. He was currently on the floor with the baby, reading a book while he played with some toys Sasuke had bought on his way from class.
Sasuke's apartment had come to reflect the fact that a baby was present. There was a nursery rhyme book on the coffee table, a tin of formula on the kitchen counter, a bottle of juice in the fridge and different toys all over the place.
"What is it?" Sasuke called back, putting cheese spread on the bread to make the sandwiches. He had stopped at Ichiraku Mart on his way from school to get things to eat since he knew Naruto was coming over. On his way back he saw an old woman selling toys from a stall and bought a few he liked for Kiichi.
"Kyuubi seemed extra pissed today, what happened at school?"
Sasuke chuckled before putting the sandwiches and two glasses of juice on a tray, then he walked out to the living room with it and put it within Naruto's reach.
"He's paired up with me for the rest of the week to do a physics project."
Naruto chuckled before taking one of the sandwiches, "Hopefully both of you can work together peacefully.
"I would like that, I hope it will work out that way," Sasuke answered before taking a bite of his own sandwich.
Naruto noticed the baby crawling over to Sasuke when he spotted him eating and smiled.
"Hey little guy, want a bite?" Sasuke asked while holding the soft part of the bread to the baby's lips.
Kiichi laughed, "Da-da."
Naruto almost choked on the piece of bread in his mouth and Sasuke's eyes widened. "Did he just call me Dada?"
"I can't believe it, he did. That's his first word."
Sasuke scooped the baby up in his arms and smiled, "Dada?"
The baby kicked his arm and legs out while laughing.
Naruto sat close to Sasuke and started playing with the baby too, the three of them painting the picture of the perfect family. He hoped the image would last for a very long time, possibly forever. Even if he had become conditioned to always consider the possibility that things won't last, that didn't make him any less hopeful.
"So what do you say to that, mom?" Sasuke teased while holding the baby.
The sound of Sasuke's voice broke Naruto out of his thoughts, "What?"
"How do you feel about me being his father?"
Naruto blushed, "Are you sure you're up for the challenge?"
"Absolutely."
"Then I won't stop him from calling you daddy, just know that once he's old enough to understand I'll let him know you're really his stepfather," Naruto pointed out. He didn't see the use in wanting to hide anything from anybody, including his child.
"I know you're a responsible parent Naruto and I trust your judgment," Sasuke said before planting a small kiss to the blonde's lips.
Naruto hugged both the baby and his boyfriend before getting up to go get some water for himself.
Kiichi was sitting in Sasuke's lap, playing with two plastic building blocks before he tried to crawl away towards another set of toys a few meters away. The brunet let the baby go before going for a small gift bag he had in his room for Naruto, which had been there for two days.
When Naruto returned from the kitchen, he found the baby on the floor and Sasuke missing from his earlier position. He looked up to see his lover standing in the doorway leading to the bedrooms with his hands behind his back and a small smile on his lips.
"What's the matter?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
Sasuke began walking over to the blonde, "Nothing, I got you something I thought you'd like."
Naruto rose one eyebrow in question, "What is it?"
Sasuke held out his hand with the small gift bag.
Naruto's eyes brightened before he took it and looked inside. He extracted the box and turned it over in his hand to look more closely at it, "A cell phone?"
"A post-paid cell phone, so I can call and tell you dirty things in private," Sasuke answered.
Naruto laughed, "I knew having this would come with risks, but thank you, I really appreciate it."
Naruto looked down on the baby to make sure he wasn't getting himself into trouble before looking Sasuke in the eyes. He then put the phone and the bag on the table closest to him while Sasuke wrapped his hands around his waist and pulled him close.
They kissed slowly and hotly for about a minute before Kiichi interrupted by trying to stand, using both their legs facing him as support.
Naruto separated from Sasuke before lifting the baby up.
An idea occurred to Sasuke and he put it to Naruto to see what he would say. "How about a movie this weekend?"
Naruto frowned. It wasn't that he was against the idea of going to the movies, but…. "I um, I kinda made plans for this weekend with a new friend I made at the clinic."
Sasuke was curious, jealous maybe…but mostly curious. "What kind of plans?"
"To go to the park and spend some time at a get together," Naruto answered, focusing on his baby while oblivious to the aura surrounding his boyfriend. "She called me today and asked me to accompany her there."
"Her?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah, her name is Hinata and for some reason she's extremely shy, I just want to help her out."
Sasuke read into that statement immediately. He wasn't shy the first time he saw Naruto, but he did feel butterflies in his stomach and if he was a woman it probably would have equated to the same thing. He deduced that this woman wanted his boyfriend.
No fucking way in hell. "How about I accompany you? You might need help with the baby," he offered.
Naruto looked thoughtfully ahead before turning to Sasuke, "That's actually a very good idea. Maybe you can help us out too."
Naruto grinned happily, thinking the more the merrier.
Sasuke grinned evilly, thinking one side of a rude awakening for that Hinata woman was well in the making.
"I'm going to get him cleaned up, I'll be back in a minute," Naruto informed.
Sasuke nodded his head before watching Naruto walk away. Naruto might not have realized it yet, but he didn't like when people touched what was his. He was very possessive and knew this and Naruto would find out soon enough.
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