Cause&Effect
Chapter 10: He Said What?
((Hey! There is a 28 day time skip between chapter 9 and this chapter, just letting you know.))
Wednesday, December 1: 12:14p.m. - High School Cafeteria
Naruto stood in line eying the buffet. His eyes went to the Devil's Food cake. His mouth watered at the idea of shoving the whole thing in his mouth. The lined moved and he got closer and closer. Suddenly, his dream died as the person in front of him took the last piece of cake.
"What the fuck, man!" He shouted, his face turning red with anger. The boy turned around and stared at the blonde. "Shut the fuck up, fat ass." The guy sneered and walked away. Naruto glared at the back of his head. Sure he gained a couple pounds, but his ass was still absolutely perfect.
The blonde grabbed all the food that made him quiver and went to his table and sat next to Sasuke. The raven looked over at the overflowing tray and laughed. "Are you packing for the end of the world or something?" Naruto glared. "shut up! I'm hungry."
Naruto took the first bite of his bacon cheeseburger and sighed. He looked down at his stomach and poked it. It felt more squishy than it did two months ago. His face fell. "Sasuke, am I getting fat?" The raven looked the blonde up and down, then shrugged. "You've gained a few pounds, so what." Naruto's mouth dropped.
"Don't listen to him, Naruto!" Ino squawked. "You look totally hot!" Naruto smiled at her kind words then glared at Sasuke. "What?" The raven stared back. "I thought you wanted me to be honest." The blonde took in a bite of pizza. "Honesty killed the cow, Sasuke."
"Hey." Sakura looked past Naruto. "Who is that with Sai?" Both Naruto and Sasuke looked over at the man with the blonde haired girl. "His girlfriend." Naruto said simply.
"His girlfriend?" They all shouted.
The blonde nodded. "When did that happen?" Ino asked. Naruto continued on the pizza. "About a week ago."
"And you didn't tell us?" Sasuke sounded a bit offended. Naruto shrugged. "You never asked."
"Duh!" Ino threw her hands up. "He's gay. He's supposed to be your gay boyfriend. What makes you think we would think that he would have a girlfriend?" Naruto just shrugged again, looking as though he didn't care. "I think it's over between us. I'm sure he'll be there for the baby and everything, but nothing more than that."
"Like," Sakura gave a concerning look. "are you ok with that? I mean, you were so set on marrying him." Naruto nodded. "I know. But I'm pregnant. Things change. I've changed."
"That's putting it mildly." Sasuke scoffed. Naruto cocked an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?" The raven's eyes widened. "Nothing. I just meant that you aren't so... pure anymore. You seem normal." Naruto laughed and continued eating.
It was true. He had changed. He felt a lot different. The fact that everyone knew he was pregnant got him kicked him out of the religious club in the school. Not having religion shoved down his throat every week made him feel more comfortable being himself. He didn't have to watch how he talked or how he acted. Sure, he was still a believer, but he was a healthy believer.
((Unlike my Gram who smacked me with a bible one time! I'm serious!))
Naruto felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned to see Kiba. The blonde eyed his obviously fake smile suspiciously. "I really need to talk to you... alone." The brunette said. Naruto hesitated, then sighed and followed Kiba out of the cafeteria into the hallway.
He crossed his arms and leaned against a random. "What the hell do you want?" He snipped. Kiba rolled his eyes. "Now, now. You shouldn't curse with a baby in your belly." He poked the blonde's pudgy stomach. "Don't touch me." He smacked the hand away.
"Alright, sorry. Look, I have a deal to make." Naruto shuddered. Deals with Kiba were never good. "What?" Kiba smirked. "I have some information that could seriously trouble you and your baby." The blonde's eyes widened. "What is it?"
"Hold on, you have to do something for me first."
"What could I possibly do for you?
"Ask Shino out for me."
"That new kid?" Naruto questioned. Kiba nodded vigorously. "Yeah, he's your lab partner, right?" Naruto shook his head. "Then, you can ask him for me sixth period?"
"Not today." Naruto said, making the brunette's face fall. "Why not?"
"I have to go to the hospital after lunch. I can do it tomorrow, just tell me what ever you have to tell me before I get pissed off and tell my brother you're talking to me."
"Ok, ok. But you have to promise that you'll talk to Shino for me."
"I promise."
"Great!" Kiba's excited expression melted down to a more serious one. "Ok, I heard that Sai is moving clear over to Oto, because he doesn't want anything to do with you or the baby." The blonde felt his body shake as the words entered his brain."Yeah right, where the hell did you hear that?"
"Shikamaru and Sai have the same gym class, and Shika over heard Sai talking to Neji about it and, of course, Shika told me, and now I'm telling you because I assumed you didn't know."
"Yeah, thanks for that." Naruto walked away. "Hey!" Kiba called after him. "Don't forget about Shino!"
The blonde scanned the crowd for the idiotic piece of prissy ass shit that people called Sai. He spotted him still sitting with his girlfriend and made his way over without hesitation and glared down at the raven. "Uh, hi." Sai said. "What the hell are you doing?" Naruto shouted. Sai stared wide eyed, as well as the blonde girl. "What are you talking about?"
"Are you really moving to fucking Oto?"
Sai looked over at the girl and smiled. "Could you excuse us for a minute?" The girl rolled her eyes and got up with an annoyed sigh. "Where the hell did you hear that?"
"None of your business. Are you really going?"
"Yes, Ok? Yes, I am leaving!"
"Why?"
"I told my mom you were pregnant and she said if your stupid enough not to get an abortion then she doesn't want me to have anything to do with you. And I can't say I don't agree with her." Naruto was speechless, a sudden wave of tension filled him up and his muscled tensed. "What?"
"I know. It sounds cruel, but let's be honest, it makes sense."
"So you're just gonna leave me alone?"
"I have to. And before you even think about it, my mom is already working with the court so I can sign over all rights to you."
"Sai! What the fuck are you talking about?"
"I don't want you pinning any responsibilities on me."
"How could you do this to me? First you dump me after finding out I'm pregnant, then you start dating some nasty vagina holder, now you're not even gonna help with the baby. Our baby." Sai rubbed his temples and sighed. "None of that matters. I am not gonna fuck up my life just so we can play house together."
"This isn't a game, Sai! This is real fucking life and I can't do it on my own." Naruto felt the tears run down his cheeks as his anger seemed to shoot for the stars. "You are such a selfish bastard!"
"And you're a fucking whore."
Naruto smacked Sai across the face, leaving a very visible hand print.
The blonde couldn't help the smirk that crept across his face. Sai definitely deserved that. "What the fuck!" Sai turned back to the blonde holding his jaw. The whole cafeteria had their eye on them. "What am I supposed to do?" Naruto's eyes flooded over once again. "Sai, I can't raise a baby by myself." The blonde covered his face and Sai placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "I'm sorry, Naruto. I have plans for myself. I can't risk it all for a baby." Naruto pushed the raven away and glared at the idiotic, selfish piss ant. "Are you fucking kidding me? What about the plans that we had? We were supposed to get married."
"Did you really think that was going to happen?" Sai practically laughed. "Are you really that stupid? I was never going to marry you. I just wanted to fuck you. Saying I wanted to marry you was just about all I could do to get you to roll over and beg for it."
"That's not true." The blonde merely whispered. "Sure it is. Just ask your friend Sasuke. I figured he would have told you a long time ago."
"Why would he know anything?"
Just then, the bell rang and immediately the curious crowd piled out. Sai pushed past Naruto and exited too. Sasuke walked up to Naruto along with Ino and Sakura close behind. "What on earth was that all about?" Sasura asked. "I don't even know. Do you still want to go with me to my appointment today?" Naruto looked over at Sasuke. The raven nodded.
In the car Sasuke looked over at Naruto who was still crying. "What the hell happened? All we saw was you smacking Sai. Which, by the way, was awesome." Sasuke chuckled.
"He's leaving."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean he's leaving. He's moving to Oto because he doesn't want my baby to mess his life up."
Sasuke listened to the words. He was pissed. He felt the anger bubble in his chest, but most of it was directed at himself. He knew if he was honest with Naruto that day and just told him that they had sex, Naruto might not be so torn up inside. I'm sure Sai wouldn't act so out of sorts if he knew there was a chance Sasuke was the father. Even watching his friend break down wasn't enough for him to summon the courage to tell him. He felt that too much time had passed, that it wouldn't matter now. He's such a dumb ass.
"What are you gonna do?" Sasuke asked. He noticed Naruto's jaw clench. "What can I do? He said he's going to sign the baby over."
"What the hell does that mean?"
"I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's like he gets papers saying I cant even ask for help because the baby wouldn't be his responsibilities."
"Dude, I'm gonna kick that guys fucking ass! I told you you should have gotten rid of him before... never mind."
"What?" Naruto snapped. "Go ahead. Say it. I should have dumped him before I decided to be a fucking whore and get pregnant."
"I want going to say that. You know I wouldn't say that."
"I know." Naruto sighed. "I'm just really pissed off right now. Sorry."
They arrived at the hospital and sat in the waiting room for five minute before either of them started talking. "So," Sasuke began. "What exactly are we doing today?" Naruto looked around at the other people in the room and shrugged. "I don't know. Well, I know she wants to talk to you, and I think she's gonna start me on the medicine and do some more counseling."
"What do I have to talk about?" The raven asked. "Just whatever she wants to talk about, I guess. I told I talked to you about stuff when I first found out. That's what the last session was about. She probably just wants to make sure I'm still talking about this." The blonde gestured to his stomach. "She wants to get another sonogram." Sasuke nodded. "Ah, yes. Another picture of the raisin."
"Naruto, Sasuke, you can come on back now." Naruto and Sasuke stood up and followed the woman that Naruto knew now as Anko. The entered Tsunade's office and sat in the two chairs that sat in front of her desk. Anko smiled and left the two boys.
Sasuke looked around the room and his leg began bouncing rapidly in rhythm with his heart. "What's up with you?" Naruto looked at him with a concerned face. "Nothing. It's just weird being here. Just nervous."
"About what?"The blonde cocked an eyebrow. "I don't know. I don't like talking to people I don't know." Naruto laughed. "You know Tsunade. She was a supervisor for all our school field trips in sixth grade. She's Sakura's aunt." Sasuke shuttered. "That's even worse."
Tsunade popped in with a smile on her face and sat down on the other side of the boys. "Hey guys. How are you today?" Her question was simple, but neither Naruto or Sasuke could think of how to answer. "Fine." They both answered at the same time making Tsunade very suspicious. "Are you sure?" She asked. "Sasuke, you look kind of tense and you, Naruto, your eyes look red. Have you been crying?" Naruto sighed. "Sai is leaving Konoha." The older blonde sat back in her chair. "He's the father of the baby, right?" Naruto nodded. "When you say leaving, do you mean-"
"He's moving to Oto because he doesn't want me to ruin his life!" She leaned forward. "Naruto, if this is true, you need to get a contract of child support."Naruto shook his head. "He is already signing all rights over to me. He is signing my fucking baby over like it's some fucking rock you find on the ground." The blonde woman reached across the desk and rested her hand on Naruto's. "Hey, hey."Her voice was soothing. "Calm down, take a deep breath." Naruto breathed in deeply and bit his lip trying to keep another flow of curses to stop coming. "If this deal with Sai gets out of hand, you should know that there are some places that provide financial aid for specifically for teenage parents. If you are interested, at your next appointment I will give you the information and go over it with your dad." Naruto shook his head in agreement. "Alright." Tsunade inhaled deeply to relax herself. "Sasuke, the reason I asked you to come is that your best friend is pregnant."
Sasuke stared at her in confusion. "Um... I kind of already knew that." Tsunade laughed. "I know. I was going to say that he needs a lot of support right now. And sometimes the support of the family isn't enough. In our last few sessions, Naruto had mentioned you a lot. It's quite obvious that he trusts you very much. That's why it's important for you to be one hundred percent, completely honest with him."
"Uh-huh..." The raven stared.
"Naruto and I discussed it last time and we're going to try an exercise where you both talk honestly and openly with each other about how you feel about this situation. To start off, Sasuke, when Naruto first decided to tell you that he was pregnant, how did you feel." Sasuke thought for a moment, trying to decide exactly how to put his words. "Well, um, in my head I was freaking out. There were, like a lot of different feeling going through me at once."
"Let's go through it. This will be beneficial for both you and Naruto." She smiled and glanced at Naruto then back to Sasuke. "Now, try your best to identify what feelings you had."
"Um, scared."
"Why scared?" She asked.
'Because' Sasuke thought. 'there is a chance it's mine.'
"I don't know. I guess I was scared for him and how it might effect him."
"Alright, what else?"
"I was a little... I don't know. That's it I guess, I was just scared. But after we talked about it and knew his plans and how he felt about it, I felt better."
"That's another thing, how do you feel about Naruto's choice to go through with the pregnancy?"
"I'm happy, actually. I think it's good. Sure, it'll be difficult and everything, but I'm glad he decided to do it."
Naruto smiled at his best friends words. His insides quivered with happiness. "Thanks Sasuke." The raven smiled in response.
"You two seem very good together. Beneficial for each other. Very good." She smiled. "Naruto, how do you feel after hearing what Sasuke had to say?"
"Happy, I guess." Tsunade nodded and wrote down a few things before she returned her attention back to Naruto. "So how have you been feeling? Physically."
"I'm getting fat!" Naruto exclaimed. Sasuke rolled his eyes at the blonde. Tsunade laughed. "That's normal, in fact the medicine I'm starting you on is gonna help you gain weight."
"What? No! I don't want to get fat!" He pleaded. "Can't you just give me something that does stuff for the baby?"
"I am. This will give the baby the right hormones, and also it will help your body function normally. They'll only make you gain, maybe, five pounds at the most, which can easily be worked off after the baby is born." Naruto huffed and looked down at his, already chubby belly. "Oh."
"I'm going to send the prescriptions to the pharmacy, but your dad will have to sign for them. Now, there will be some side effects, but nothing to critical. If you feel any sharp pains in your abdomen, don't worry, it's absolutely normal." Naruto winced. "What exactly does the medicine do?" He asked.
"Well, like we discussed before, it delivers hormones to the baby, and also, I'm giving you another. You see, in order for the baby to grow we need to apply steroids to the uterus. The male uterus is very week, which is why it is usually hard for men to conceive and carry a child. When the medicine kicks in, tissues and muscle will start to expand, which is what will cause the sharp pains. If it does get out of hand, you can come back to the hospital and we can try different procedures."
"What will happen to the baby?" Sasuke asked out of nowhere.
"Not to worry. The baby will be fine. Actually, the baby will be even better. Right now the baby is getting a little crowded in there so once the uterus starts to expand it'll be able to grow normally and move around." Both teens nodded in understanding. "Ok, lets go check on the baby in question." She stood up and gestured for them to follow her.
The entered the examination room and Naruto, remembering the routine, hopped up on the bed and laid back while Tsunade started the machine up. Sasuke, feeling kind of uncomfortable stood by the door just watching the scene in front of him.
"Oh, I forgot to ask. Have you been eating the foods I recommended?"
"I've been eating a lot of apples. But only the Golden Sun kind, for some reason they taste a lot better than any other apple in the universe." The woman chuckled and grabbed the tube of the warm goo. "Hey." Naruto looked over at Sasuke. "Come over here. I want you to see the baby on the screen." Sasuke walked over calmly and stood next to Tsunade.
"Lift your shirt." Naruto did and the woman squeezed out the goo onto the blonde's stomach. She pressed the scope down and circled around once then sighed. "This little one likes to hide." She muttered. Eventually she found the small body and pointed it out to both boys.
"It's not a raisin anymore." Sasuke said. Naruto stared. "Yeah... it's more like a... I don't know. A bigger raisin." Naruto looked at Tsunade. "Can I get another print?" He asked. "Of course you can. I'll be right back."
Sasuke and Naruto both stared at the screen. "That's just so weird. I can't believe that's inside of you. It's kind of freaky." Sasuke said. "Did you ever feel it move yet?" Naruto shook his head as he leaned up. "No. I think it needs to grow more." Naruto grabbed one of the tissues on the end of the machine and wiped his stomach off. "Wow..." Sasuke got closer to Naruto and leaned down to his stomach. "Hello baby!" Naruto laughed. "You're such a gusher for babies aren't you?" Sasuke shot up quickly and crossed his arms, placing a stoic expression on his face. "No."
"Oh! Hey!" Naruto remembered something that he had to ask Sasuke. "Do you want to babysit Konohamaru again?" Sasuke's rolled his eyes. "No."
"Ugh, come on. You had a really good time last time."
"No, I didn't! That little brat wouldn't shut up. All he wanted to do was draw pictures, then we spent an hour trying to find his purple crayon. Oh, and let's not forget the bathtub incident."
"Hey, I talked to Konohamaru about that, he said it was an accident."
"Bullshit! He pushed me in!"
They both froze when they saw Tsunade standing there with a smile on her face. "What on earth are you two talking about?"
"Nothing." Sasuke said. "Just talking about a little devil named Konohamaru who pushed me into a bath tub." The woman cocked an eyebrow and handed Naruto the print. "Alright, I'll call your dad and talk to him about the medicine so he can get them for you as soon as possible."
They said their goodbyes and exited the building. They sat in the car for a while and listened to music on the radio. "What do you wanna go do?" Naruto asked. Sasuke huffed and pondered through the options in his head. "You wanna go to my house and snoop around Itachi's room?"
To Be Continued...