Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO.

There.

-X-

Naruto rubbed his temples and stared at the nonsense on the stack of papers. This was too much work; all he wanted to do was sleep. He yawned and didn't bother to cover his mouth. He used his fist and rubbed an eye. "Naruto." A stack of paper hit his shoulder. "Come on, get a move on, there's a meeting in here within the hour."

"Shikamaru," Naruto drawled and stretched himself over the table. "I got a paper cut."

"Oh shut up. You think I want to sit here and do all this crap?" Shikamaru took a seat beside him and threw the papers haphazardly as far away from him as possible. "This is the only thing we have for you to do since you need to be here for the boys."

Naruto shifted so his left cheek rested on the sleek surface. "Yeah, thanks. I'm just tired…"

His friend raised an eyebrow. "Want me to take them for a day?"

The blond sat up and spread the extra papers out. "No, it's fine. I need to spend all the time I can with them. You can buy me some coffee instead."

"You got your necklace back."

Naruto looked up, eyebrows raised. "I- I've always had it." He stuttered. "Just you know," his eyes dragged across the meaningless words of nothingness on the papers in front of him. "I um, kept it in my shirt. It was starting to become too tight because of the green vest."

Shikamaru stared as the blond babbled and slowly stood to his feet. "Okay, if that's the excuse you're going with."

"It's the truth." Naruto bit the bottom of his lip and blindly stacked papers together. "So how about that coffee?"

Shikamaru sighed. "I'll be right back. Lot's of sugar?"

Naruto tried to brighten up. "Eight packets please!" Once the door closed, he sighed and sat back in the chair. His fingers found the jade and he touched the cool surface.

Sanyu was so proud to bring this back to him. Luckily, Kiba was the one who pat the little boy on the back and had the grace to take out the boys for ice cream while he sat stunned on his bed, the necklace laid limply in his palm. Sai leaned against the wall, and just stayed with him in silence.

He was over the shock. He knew Sasuke was coming back, that was no surprise. What bothered him was that Sasuke told the twins he was coming back for it. Christ, what was he going to say if Sasuke said 'hi'?

Naruto stood up from the chair and bowed to an imaginary Sasuke. "Hey Sasuke, what's up?" His voice was light and he pretended to sling an arm around the other imaginary man's shoulders. "So while you were gone, remember that one night that we were…" his voice trailed off and his smile became slack. "- that night we were momentarily confused? Well I became pregnant. And those two twins you met? They're actually your sons. So yeah, that's it. I'll see you later!" He let that hang in the air, and then he slumped and hunched his shoulders. "Well that's not going to work." He muttered.

The door slowly opened and he stood to attention with a little squeak in his voice. Kakashi poked his head in with a smile. "Well hello."

Naruto let go of the breath he was holding. "Sorry, do you need the room?"

Iruka followed after Kakashi and nodded. "Not now, we're just early. If I didn't drag Kakashi, he would just come in late and make a ruckus."

"What's wrong with having fun?" Kakashi skipped a little and sat in a chair with his feet on the table. "Ooh look, paper work!" he poked through it.

Iruka leaned in and lowered his voice. "Naruto, Sasuke is coming to the meeting." He watched his son's blue eyes widen and his face pale. "If you don't want to see him-"

The door suddenly opened and Naruto jumped out of his skin. "Kakashi have you seen-" Sasuke's voice trailed off as his eyes locked with Naruto's. A natural smile touched his lips. "Naruto."

Naruto flinched and he froze. All of his suppressed feelings broke through and he felt so many things- pain, anticipation, excitement, and…love. The way he said his name with his deep lustrous voice shot through his body like electricity. His throat felt dry, and his mind screamed at him to jump out the nearest window.

"Hey Naruto I got your coffee." Shikamaru slinked past Sasuke. "Oh, hey Uchiha."

Naruto swallowed. "S-S-Sorry, I'll be out of your way!" He picked up the stack of papers with sweaty hands. He tore his eyes away from the obsidian depths while his head drowned in too many thoughts processing at once. His heart in his throat, he sprinted to the side door with his shoulders hunched over. Don't look at me. Don't look at me. He pleaded in his mind.

"Naruto!" Sasuke's voice called out from behind him. Naruto picked up speed, dropping a trail of papers in his wake. He was no longer aware of where he was running, just knew he had to.

He didn't know where he was when he finally jogged to a stop. He looked around bewildered, seeing all the trees and no building in sight. With a light thump he dropped the small stack of the papers he managed to hold on to the ground. Naruto looked right, then left.

Sighing, he sat on a thick tree root with his head in his hands.

"Oi Dobe." Naruto's eyes snapped up to the sky where Sasuke hung upside down on a tree trunk. The older man frowned at Naruto's stricken face. "Don't run away from me." He landed square on his feet, squatting right in front of Naruto.

Naruto fell back on the root in his attempt to scoot away; he closed his eyes for the impact of the ground that never came. A strong arm around his waist held him steady. Sasuke sighed. "Still as clumsy as ever." He muttered.

"Sas-" Naruto's vision blurred and chaste lips pressed against his.

Sasuke let his lips stay for a few seconds before he grunted and retreated. "What kind of welcome was that?" he said quietly. His large hands cupped Naruto's face and stared into the face he hadn't seen in years. His fingertips traced the whisker like scars on Naruto's tanner skin and he unconsciously licked his lips.

Naruto looked away, nervous, slightly aroused and a little upset. "Sasuke this isn't the time-"

"I missed you." Sasuke's voice was thick and deep. Naruto's heart skipped a beat. "Everyday, Naruto." His voice rumbled in his chest. "I missed you." He repeated. Naruto didn't move as Sasuke kissed him again.

The raven's grip tightened and Naruto's resilience wavered. He softly kissed back, but refused to embrace the other man back. His hands dug into the earth as the awkwardness of the kiss faded. Sasuke licked Naruto's bottom lip almost experimentally.

"No-" Naruto tried to speak up but a whine erupted as Sasuke's tongue attentively brushed against his.

Sasuke pulled him to the ground and his hands began to explore. Naruto's fighting mind deteriorated as waves of need and dark memories washed over him. Pleasure rippled through his skin and buried feelings left behind on the night Sasuke left resurfaced. Everywhere he was touched he felt like he was burning.

Their lips finally disentangled themselves. Sasuke placed his forehead against his, both men panting. Sasuke's cold fingers brushed the blond strands out of Naruto's eyes. Naruto's eyes glazed over and his eyes closed until he heard his vest unzipping.

He arched his back when Sasuke's mouth kissed his bare skin. Cold hands pushed the fabric up and his tongue traced his muscles. "Naruto." Sasuke breathed. "Did you not miss me?"

"I-" Naruto hissed as Sasuke's mouth licked his hard nipple. Naruto blushed and Sasuke smirked. "I missed you." Naruto confessed. Through his half lidded eyes he saw Sasuke stop and look up. The almost shy smile the raven gave melted his heart.

Sasuke kissed him lightly on the lips while his finger hooked the silver chain that held Naruto's jade pendant. "Good thing the kids knew who you were."

Kids. His twin sons. Naruto abruptly sat up. "Sakura." He whispered.

Sasuke's smile formed into a sneer. "Naruto-"

"Don't come fucking near me!" Naruto snapped. He tried to kick Sasuke off of him, but Sasuke displaced his entire body weight on top of the blond. "Get off asshole!" He moved his fist towards the other's face but Sasuke rolled him over.

'Listen to me!" Sasuke snarled and pinned the Naruto's arms above his head. "You have to trust me!"

"Like fucking hell!" Naruto growled. "Just go fuck Sakura I'm sure she'll be happy to-"

Sasuke stopped him with a searing kiss. This one was desperate and without reservation. Naruto squeezed his eyes shut and bit down on Sasuke's tongue as hard as he could. Sasuke pulled back but his vice grip didn't loosen. He turned his head and spat blood to the side. He towered over Naruto and waited patiently for him to stop struggling.

Sasuke took a painful inhale. "I have never touched her, not once in my lifetime."

Something in Sasuke's pained expression stirred something in Naruto but he didn't act on it. "Bullshit." He sniped.

"Naruto." He dropped his voice low but strained. "You must, you have to trust me."

Naruto could no longer stand the sight of the raven. He turned his head to the side. His voice was emotionless. "Well I don't. I wish you never came back."

The raven flinched as if he was stabbed. His voice cracked causing Naruto's heart to shatter. "You don't mean that."

"I-I'm serious." Naruto felt the grip around his arms loosen and the pressure of a heavy weight leaving his stomach. Naruto turned his head slightly as he heard Sasuke's feet brush against the dirt. The raven's back faced the blond as Sasuke's shoulder hunched over, his face inclined towards the ground.

"I'll be out of your way then." Sasuke sneered with obvious venom. Naruto struggled to sit up and with trembling fingers he tried to get his shirt back into order. "But." Sasuke looked over his shoulder. "I'll be back."

"But you shouldn't-"

"I'll be back." Sasuke said softly but with adamant tone. "Naruto."

Naruto looked up, feeling and looking queasy. "I-I don't want-" Sasuke's wavering stare made the blond shut up. He stared back, but his eyes flickered to the ground after a few seconds. He glanced up again, finding himself completely alone.

-X-

"Suoh where are you going?"

The blond frowned at his teacher. "I'm going to pick up my big brother."

"D-Don't you want to finish coloring?" the teacher asked nervously. The other first graders looked up from their desks eyeing the small 4 year old with curiosity. Suoh Uzumaki was a puzzle to most of them.

His first day of school and he was already asking about the academic plans for the year. He didn't have cookies packed into his sac lunches; he ate fruits and green vegetables. He carried his second grade level books in his black backpack and would rather look through the textbooks during playtime and naptime. He was labeled as just weird.

Suoh shook his head. " 'Yu is just sitting in aftercare by himself. And I finished coloring my parrot."

The teacher snapped her fingers. "But don't you want to color more for you daddy? It would make him really happy!"

Suoh was about to gather his things when he paused. "For…my papa?"

"Yes!" His teacher beamed. "I could even teach you to write his name and your name on the back." She stood up and brought him a coloring page with a puppy chasing a bunny. Suoh sat back in his seat, wiggling with excitement. "Here are some crayons."

"Correct colors?" Suoh raised a quizzical eyebrow.

"Yes." His teacher ruffled his dark hair. "The right colors dogs and bunnies can be."

Suoh snatched the brown and black crayons and placed the green for the grass in his lap. Eyes furrowed, his bright blue eyes scanned the paper and the dark lines. His parrot was an okay coloring but this one was going to be the best.

The door slammed open and another dark haired child skipped into the classroom, a great wide smile splitting his face in half. " Su'! I'm here! I'm here!"

Suoh wasn't even startled when everyone else nearly jumped out of his or her seats. " 'Yu, come color with me!"

"OKAY!" Sanyu screeched and ran through the aisle.

"Sorry, Makoto" Iruka poked his head into the classroom. "Sanyu was by himself and I thought it would be good if he hung out with his younger brother for a little bit."

Makoto sighed and rested her head on the palm of her hand. "Its fine, I got Suoh busy for the time being." She looked at her watch. "I only have one more hour before school ends anyway."

"I can leave him here?" Iruka asked with a sweet smile.

"Oh fine, go on, get out of here." She waved him away.

"Great, thanks! I owe you." Iruka glanced over at the twins haphazardly sharing Suoh's seat and gave a short wave. Sanyu looked up and waved enthusiastically with Suoh still looking ever so serious at the crayons in his lap. Iruka chuckled and shut the door behind him.

"Iruka-sensei." Came a velvety voice from down the hall.

"Sasuke." Iruka gave a slow exhale. "Here to pick up Aya?"

Sasuke visibly twitched at the name. "My brother assigned this to me." He said sullenly. "Do you know where the child might be?"

"Your child? Your daughter?" Iruka pursed his lips. Something angrily flashed in the raven's eyes and Iruka swallowed and stepped back. "She's ah… she's been sent to the private tutor on campus."

"Which is where?"

"I can show you." Iruka decided, curious of the reactions coming from the young Uchiha. He led the way down the hallway, barely hearing the footsteps behind him. Maybe the young man was having trouble getting to know the little girl. He was gone for several years. "Was Aya excited for her first day of school?"

"I don't know." Came the listless reply.

"Do you enjoy being back home?"

"No."

"…um so when's the wedding?"

"…what?" Sasuke hissed.

Iruka arrived at the tutor's office and faced the raven. "Well I mean, I've heard talk from Itachi that-"

"Not happening." Sasuke said tartly. He looked behind the older teacher and pointed. "This it?" He opened the door with a snap.

Aya sat on the floor on her knees in her silken kimono with a paintbrush in hand. Her tutor sat in front of her in the same position with a tea to her lips. "Oh, Master Uchiha."

Sasuke blanched. "Come, we're going home."

"Y-Yes." Aya squeaked. She swept her long dark hair behind her and gathered her small purse and paints. Sasuke stared down at her and waited outside the door. He started to walk down the hallway listening to her quiet patter on the tatami floor. When they exited the campus, Sasuke turned to her again, making Aya squeak in surprise.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You like to paint?" he asked tiredly.

"Y-Yes."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "Do you always stutter?"

"N-." Aya closed her mouth and gave a shaky exhale. "No sir."

"Drop the formalities."

"Sorry." Aya hung her head.

"Don't be. Let's go. I'm hungry." Aya slowly took Sasuke's hand. He flinched at the contact, causing her to recoil. He shifted his gaze down to her and sighed again. He snatched her hand back up. "Don't run off."

Aya smiled then and squeezed his hand. "O-Okay! Thank you!" she chirped.

Sasuke's frown loosened the tiniest bit. "Don't mention it."

-X-

"Sai what the hell."

"What?"

"What do you mean 'what?' look at your room!" Kiba threw out his arms. "Your walls are plastered with every piece of art you ever created. Isn't this a bit excessive?"

Sai raised his eyebrows. "It beats paying extra for paint and wallpaper. You know with the money we don't have."

"Don't be such a smart ass." Kiba rolled his eyes.

"At least I'm a smart ass and not a dumb one." Sai said dryly, then his ghost of a grin surfaced. "Your ass however-"

"No. No. No. No." Kiba threw his hands in front of him in a cross symbol. "I'm not falling for your fake hitting on me tactics."

"Who said I was faking?" Kiba paled as Sai came towards him, pinning him roughly on the bare mattress.

"Ah, no." Kiba pushed him back with his elbow while trying to turn over. "Get off of me, man."

"Oh Ki~ba." Sai let the other man's name roll over his tongue.

"No. NO. NO." Kiba struggled as Sai breathed in his ear. "Stop pushing all your frustrations on me, it's not worth it!"

Sai froze, but his voice remained smooth. "Kiba, I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Yes you do." Kiba elbowed his again, gently. "I think your heart is broken and you're just throwing yourself at whatever moves the most. Incidentally, that's me." He crinkled his nose.

"I'm fine."

"No you aren't idiot." Kiba flipped onto his back. "What's the big deal? You can tell me."

Blank eyes stared back. Kiba flinched as Sai peered down at him, but only soft lips grazed his forehead. "Eeep." Kiba rubbed his forehead with the back of his hand. "What the-"

"I am frustrated, but that's not the reason I'm coming onto you."

Kiba's dark beady eyes narrowed. "You're just doing it to mess with my head that's what."

Sai's creepy smile shined. "Ah, that hurt."

"As bad as Sakura hurt you?" Kiba asked quietly. Sai slowly got off of Kiba and sat at the edge of the bed. Kiba swung his legs over and leaned over. "She did something didn't she?"

Sai's eyes stared into Kiba's. "This doesn't leave the room."

"Okay, fine." Kiba swore.

Sai looked over his shoulder and glared at the door, daring someone to pop in and interrupt. Minutes passed and the new house they were trying to move into remained quiet as ever. Dropping his voice he cupped Kiba's ear. "It's not what she did. It's who."

-X-

Author's note: Hehe! Yay. I know everyone is itching to see the conclusion, and WERE ALMOST THERE. Crazy right? I can't wait. I'm also very very very aware that everyone has been spouting theories from the very beginning. Be careful that what might be as obvious to everyone is isn't the answer *wink* I wrote the ending WAAAAAY before all these chapters were even online and Its still leading up to that point.

Next time on 'Am I the father?": Wedding plans? Not if Sasuke causes some dilemmas. Naruto can only get more confused and Kiba runs off to investigate...with the twins in tow. Fun.