April, Five years into Sasuke's Sentence

Naruto's P.O.V.

Beep, beep, beep. "mmm five more minutes." I groaned, slapping the alarm clock and going back under the covers.

"You're still asleep? Naruto, you're going to be late."

"Not possible, I have you for a husband." I said, still sleepy as I opened my eyes and peered at him from under the covers. He was looking really good today. All sweaty, had just comeback from a run, shirt off, shorts hanging so low I could almost see his-

"Wipe your drool, it's time to get up." He said abruptly taking the covers off of me and exposing my bare ass to the world.

"Where are the silk pajamas I got you for Christmas?"

"I can't help it, you know how I am in the mornings."

"Frisky. I know. Those Pjs cost a mint, the intention was so you wouldn't have to sleep nude." He scolded, leaving towards the shower. But I like sleeping nude…. I got up and followed him, giving him a bear hug from behind and biting his ear, he loves that. "Naruto, we don't have time."

"We always have time." I purred, reaching around and stroking him.

"I have to take a shower, you have to get ready, then we have to eat breakfast and get your daughter off to school before work."

"Please Neji?" I said giving him puppy dog eyes. He hesitated. Yes! A way in! Before he could object, I got down on my knees and began softly sucking on his member.

"Naruto."

"Mmmmhmm?" I hummed. I could see the seriousness leave his face to be replaced with pleasure. I love seeing Neji melt like this. Slowly he began thrusting inside of my mouth, leaning against the sink for support.

"Okay, okay, you wore me down. Come here damn it." He said pulling me up and turning me around. Without any further words or prep, Neji was inside of me. He had me bent over the sink and he was just relentlessly giving it to me. It was exactly what I needed this morning.

"Dad? Daddy Neji?" It was Mikoshina. Shit.

I reached over and locked the door. "Don't stop." I moaned softly.

"Your daughter is looking for us." He said stopping but not pulling out. I started backing up on him, I just really wanted sex this morning, like so bad.

"She can wait, the doors locked, finish." I whispered, trying desperately to get him to start moving again.

"Dad?"

"You're daughter needs us." Neji said finally pulling out and pulling his shorts back up.

"Neji." He threw a towel at me then walked outside of the bathroom. Ugh. So much for hot, kinky morning sex. I wrapped the towel around my waist and went out into the master bedroom. Neji was helping Mikoshina open the cap to a new toothpaste. Really? Had we not answered she would have asked the maid. The shower was running! She would have figured out we were busy. Ugh, perfectly good morning sex ruined.

"How'd you sleep Miko?" I asked before walking into the walk in closet to get dressed.

"Good, can I go to Gram Gram's after school today?"

"Gram Gram is overseas with Gramps, Miko, I'm sorry."

"But it's Thursday." She said sadly.

"What happens on Thursdays?" I asked, picking out a tie.

"Kushina takes her to the post office." Neji said, grabbing a tie from me and pulling out the iron.

"Oh, oh! Well I can take your letter to the post office for you."

"Will you address it too? Gram Gram always addresses it for me."

"Umm yeah, I'll have to look up where Jiraiya is staying right now, but yeah I can do that."

"No dad it's not to Mr. Jiraiya. It's to Daddy Sasuke." Oh… really? When did that start happening?

"You've been writing to him?"

"Ever since I turned six Dad. He's really funny, he loves me soooooo much and his clan stories are wild, I hope I grow up to be just like him dad."

"Let's hope not Mikoshina. Come on, brush your teeth and get ready." Neji said shooing her out of the room. He closed the door and came back to me.

"Did you know?"

"No, I didn't."

"I should call my mom."

"No, you should get dressed or else everyone in this house is going to be late today. Call her at the office." He commanded, slipping into the shower. Ugh fine, but I'm really not happy that Mikoshina might be sending secret letters with her Grandma to her father. But it's not like I was going to send the letters to him, so she found another way. Great, just great. I got dressed, got a bit to eat, then the three of us took Mikoshina to school.

After that we went to the senate and both went our separate ways to our offices. Neji just got a new job as an in house speech writer. I mean he still works for me, but now everyone in the senate pays like crazy for him to write their speeches for them too. So Neji's making bank, but he's also always stressed out. I barely see him at work anymore. But to be honest, my job is a little crazy too. My party really likes me, so they nominate me to basically do everything. I sit on like four committees, am a moderator, there's even talks about me being the Majority Whip once I get a little more experience in the senate. Is it hazing the new guy, or do they just really just like me? Well I'm not entirely sure. Either way, I have my work cut out for me. I started my day by going through the proposals for the prison committee I'm on. The prison needs everything, and there is no money to fix anything and I don't know how possible a reform is right now. I had to put in on the back burner and focus on the things. Education, immigration, Ombu regulation. Everything needs reform and no one can agree on a solution. Man being a senator is tough. Anyways a few hours into work I decided to take a break and call my mother.

"Hey baby."

"Hey mom, how's your trip going?"

"Pretty good. The trade talks seem to be going well. How are things at home?"

"Pretty good as well, we just finished redoing the guest room a couple days ago."

"Good, so the house is really coming along."

"Yeah it's almost done, I think all we have left is to re-tile the pool, Mikoshina is really excited about that."

"I'm sure she is."

"Umm… speaking about Mikoshina… she wanted to go to your house today, complained that today is Thursday?"

There was silence on the phone for a few moments. "Oh she did now?"

"Mom."

"Would you have let her had she asked you?" Probably not, I'd like to avoid even thinking about Sasuke as much as humanly possible. He's filed away in a box and hidden in the back of my closet.

"Even still you should have told me?"

"She has to get to know her father somehow Naruto."

"What if he's spewing lies to her?"

"I read the letters she get before she does, there's nothing to worry about, it's just Uchiha stories, he doesn't say anything prison related at all. I think he wants her to know he's in prison even less than you do. It's fine Naruto."

"Mom."

"I even address them myself before I send them so that she has no idea even what Upstate Correctional is. But I really do wish you were more open with how you talk to her about him. He's coming back one day."

"Not anytime soon I hope."

"I guess you haven't checked your mail lately…" What's that supposed to mean?

"My mail? No I haven't, I actually have it forwarded to my office and Choji takes care of it for me. Why?"

"I think you should ask Choji for the letter that came last week from Upstate Correctional." My heart sank. What could it be? He's getting transferred? He's hurt? He…. Died? No, no I shouldn't speculate.

"I'll ask him."

"Okay dear, well I have to go. Call me later okay?"

"Okay, bye mom, love you."

"Love you too." I hung up the phone and went to find Choji.

"Hey Choji, did you get a letter from Upstate correctional last week?" I said going over to his desk.

"Ummm… I did." He said swallowing his mouthful of chips slowly.

"So why didn't you give it to me?" I said angrily.

"Because you told me not to give you anything Sasuke related." I did say that…

"Do you still have it?" I asked, trying to calm myself and my tone down a bit.

"Of course I do, it's in the Sasuke file." Said stuffing more chips in his mouth.

"There's a Sasuke file?" Choji reached under his desk and brought up a rather thick-stacked folder. "You're serious? What is all of this?"

"Letters to you mostly, but he stopped sending those a little while after you got married. Which is a totally good thing because they were starting to get really pathetic. Other than that, mostly notifications, write-ups, stuff like that. But last weeks letter was a bit different. Here." He said through eating more chips and handing me a more fancy looking letter.

"Thanks Choji." I said taking the letter from him and going back into my office. Shikamaru was in there waiting for me, going over some paperwork.

"What's that?"

"I'm not sure, it's from upstate correctional." I said opening it with my letter opener. I quickly went through the letter and I must say, I was shocked. I didn't even think of this as a possibility… I mean… why would they-

"What does it say? Naruto, you're turning pale."

I was at a loss for words. "Sasuke has a parole hearing coming up. In a few days actually."

"He what?" Shikamaru asked, taking the letter from me and reading it for himself. "He's been in for one third of his sentence, legally he can have a parole hearing."

"It's been five years already?"

"Yeah… yeah I guess it has been." That's… entirely too soon. I didn't think I'd have to think about Sasuke again for at least… ten more years…

"Wow." I don't know what else to say.

"Do you… do you think he's actually gonna be paroled?"

"I… I don't know. I don't think I'm even ready to think about that." I mean things are so different now. How would he even… I can't think of that right now. I can't. This news is just a little too overwhelming.

"Are you gonna go?"

"What?"

"Are you gonna go support him? You know say some words to help him get out?" Sasuke getting out of prison would literally turn my world upside down, that's the last thing I needed right now. I really haven't been married or a senator for that long... Sasuke returning… It could ruin everything. Kurama growled at me. I fiercely ignored him, his opinion on the matter is not needed.

"Umm… no I don't think so." I said taking the paperwork from Shikamaru and shredding it

"You're not?"

"I don't think I can Shika." I admitted honestly. I don't think I have one good thing to say about the man.

"You don't want him to be paroled?" Not really… Kurama clawed at me, so hard I felt a shooting pain down my spine. 'Kurama.' You're really going to just sit there and let him rot in prison, after everything he's done for you?'Everything he's done forme? What about all the fucked up shit he's donetome?!' I felt myself scream inwardly to him. Shikamaru looked at me awkwardly and I snapped out of my talk with the fox.

"I just… I didn't think something like this would come so early, I thought I'd have… yearsto prepare myself. I just… I don't think I'm ready."

Shikamaru nodded in understanding. "It's not your responsibility to be there for him anymore. It's not like you have to go." You need to know Naruto.Kurama growled, sending another shock of pain to my stomach this time. Knowing would only hurt more…

"Will you go for me? Just to see… to see if he's changed?" I asked reluctantly.

"Umm… yeah… I guess I can. But you really don't want to go?" No, to be honest I really don't. Like I said, I put all my thoughts about Sasuke in a box in the back of my closet long ago, part of me is sort of hoping that's where he'd stay for a long time. This is entirely too soon.

"I'm not ready to see him again Shikamaru. Come on, let's get some work done." And so we did just that. Got back to work. We worked all afternoon but the news kept plaguing my mind. Sasuke could be getting out soon. That's… scary.

After work I picked up Mikoshina, took her to soccer practice, then met Neji at home where the butlers cooked dinner for us. We ate, talked about work then sent Mikoshina to go do her homework. Neji went into the study and I followed him. I was going to bring up Sasuke's hearing but he was beyond stressed. I decided to rub his shoulders instead.

"Naruto, that's distracting."

"What? Who doesn't like a good shoulder rub?"

"Me, knock it off." He said removing my hands. Sigh, great, just great. I sat down next to him, just wanting to be near him really. I ended up thinking about this morning so that I wouldn't have to think about the possibility of Sasuke being paroled.

"You know, you still owe me for sex this morning." I nudged.

"I owe you no such thing." He said not looking up from his computer.

"Oh yes you do." I tried to be playful, get him to let me in. I needed… intimacy.

"Our daughter needed help, I couldn't ignore her."

"I love it when you say our daughter." I could tell he blushed a little at my words.

"So I had a thought the other day."

"Sure." I said deflating almost immediately. Yet another business negation. It's like we have a great business partnership, but a shitty marriage. All I want is to be a little silly, sexy, take my mind off of things, but no… everything's a negation.

"Well the remodel is almost done, although our jobs are never calm, this is the calmest we're probably going to get. What do think about us trying to have a baby?"

"A baby?" I was sort of shocked… having a baby…?

"Yeah… don't you think it would be nice to give Miko a brother or sister?" I mean… it would be nice…

"I think it would be amazing. When do you want to start trying?" I asked before kissing him.
"Soon, wouldn't you think?" He urged.

I nodded, "I'll get off birth control then." Like I'll stop taking it today!

"Perfect."

"Great." Neji and I having a baby? That would be really nice. But with Sasuke possibly getting out, and Mikoshina… I don't know that's way too stressful to think about right now too. I'd much rather think about having a baby. Having a baby with Neji. Yeah. Something I would much rather think about than Sasuke.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

"Come on Sasuke, give it up. Come on, oh fuck. Fuck yes! Yes!"

"Come on Darui, that all you got?"

"Not even close," He smacked my ass and pulled my hair even harder. "Fuck yeah, mmmmm fuck! Fuck!" He stiffened up, his orgasm coming, so I squeeze my hole tighter, pushing him over the edge. "Ugh, mmmm, oh yeah, right there…. Mmmm." He came, filling my ass completely up with cum. "Oh man Uchiha, that was good today. You take yourself off autopilot or what?" Maybe.

"Hey sometimes I just need a good fuck too." I said, pulling my pants back up. "Pill?"

"You still fighting with Chojiro?"

"Something like that." I said taking the pill and putting the rest of my uniform on.

"Man, I'm gonna miss this."

"Hey, if your testimony gets me out of this dump, I'll still find you on the outside and fuck you, hell, wouldn't you like to do it with me in an actual bed for once?" Wow, what ease of a lie that was. I didn't even think twice about lying to him. It just rolled off my tongue.

"I have always wondered what the snake eyes G-string looked like on you." Oh god, never again. I felt vomit bubble in my throat.

"Come on let's go, I have some things to do before I head out." I said patting him on the back and leading the way.

"Alright." He cuffed me and lead me out of the basement and back to H-block. "See you on the other side." He said with a laugh.

"Yeah. See you." I said, as I walked up the stairs to Garra's room.

"Hey it's Uchiha, you wanna say hi?" He was on a contraband cell phone, offering it to me as he finished speaking.

"Who is it?"

"Omoi."

"Tell him I said hey."

"You don't want to yourself?"

"I just screwed his brother's brains out. I'll talk to him when I get paroled." I said with a wink, then walking to my own cell. Sui was laying on the bed, chewing gum and reading porn. I guess we really do own this place now.

"You're back early." He mused.

"Darui was excited. Now can you help me look presentable please?" I said sitting down in the desk chair. He got us and started undoing my braids as I started trimming the beard. I looked at myself in the mirror, I barely recognized myself. I look… different. I mean this is still me, same eyes, same hair for the most part… But it just… it just doesn't feel like I'm looking at myself in the mirror. I look… damaged… dirty… how can I go back to Naruto as this person? He wouldn't even recognize me… I mean how could he? I'm… I've changed.

"So it's really happening. You're really meeting with the parole board today."

"Yeah..." I said trying to regain my composure.

"Do you think he'll come?" I really hope he'll come, but to be honest, I have no idea. I have no idea how he feels about me anymore, I have no idea what he thinks. He's had zero communication with me in over three years. He married someone else… If I were to get out, I… I don't even know where we'd stand.

"I should get going." I said as I ran a hand through my now freed hair, and got up. I couldn't handle the self-reflection. Not today. No. Today is the day. This is it.

"Good luck."

"Thanks." I'll probably need it. I walked out of the cell and Fu was waiting on me. She cuffed me and took me through processing, and out to a van. It was the first time I've been out of these prison walls in a very long time. The other Prisoners and myself were cuffed to the van and driven across the prison to the other side, the administrative side. Finally we stopped and were unloaded. The brought us into a building, searched us, and then put us in individual cells. I waited again, I felt like I was going to go crazy waiting. I fidgeted, stood up and down like a hundred times, bit my fingernails until they were literally nubs. The cells were smaller than in the SHU, more claustrophobic. I felt like I was going out of my mind.

How long have I been here? It was like I was in the SHU. But no, it was worse, more taxing. At least in the SHU you can hear the other inmates loosing their minds right along with you, you can hear the rats and the bugs scurrying in the walls. Not here… the silence was deafening. The lights were so bright, like I was under inspection, being probed… what kind of mind trick is this? I feel like I'm totally losing my shit.

I felt myself huddle in the corner and try to just breathe through it, do Dr. Iruka's exercises. Before I knew it, I was hyperventilating . God! Calm down Sasuke! It's just a parole hearing. Sakon's had dozens of these. It's no big deal! But then I felt my hand instinctively go to my tattoo. Mikoshina. It is a big deal. It's a huge fucking deal! My daughter will be seven in a month, it would be more than incredible to see her again. To hug her, to get to know her and who she's become. It's a big fucking deal. I… I want this more than anything.

I need this. I need to see my daughter again. And Naruto… I know he's married and I know so much has changed in the five years I've been locked up but… He's my ray of hope. If I can just see that bubbly ray of sunshine again, redeem myself to him… Change for him. Be the guys he deserved from me. Maybe I could get him back… Oh who am I kidding? I mean he's basically married to the King of England, what would he want with this felony disaster of a man I've become? I'm a piece of shit compared to Neji, I always have been. It's a stupid pipe dream. A stupid want. But even still… maybe if he showed up today… cared… I'd do anything and everything in my power to get out, to be with him, to be the man he deserves. I just need to get out of here, I have to. I just have to get out.

"Alright Uchiha, lets go." I was yanked from my thoughts and looked up to see Asuma. Great. He's the last thing I need right now. As if I wasn't already having a complete meltdown. Wordlessly I stepped out of the cell and he cuffed my hands in front of me. "I see you cleaned up. I guess you don't want your man to see your Ghetto prison rapper look huh?"

I didn't reply, I just hope he's here. I need him to be here. Please, please be here. "Answer me!" He hit me hard in the stomach, so hard I had to spit. Damn it. The punch was almost unreal, shattering all hope I had in my body. It made me realize just how stupid I am for thinking I could get out of here. If Asuma has his way I'll never leave. And this would be my life until the day I die… Come on Sasuke, pull it together, get a grip on your sanity for Christ's sake!

"No." I said firmly, trying to catch my breath but show no weakness.

"That's more like it." He said shaking out his hand like he hurt it. I hope you broke it on my abs motherfucker.

"Alright, lets go." He said pushing me through one more set of doors before we reached the hearing room. Breathe Sasuke, come on, this is it. We walked through the door and it was set up like a courtroom, well a prison courtroom. There was a panel in front of me, I was to sit at a lone table in front of them, and to my right was a box where I assumed people could come up and testify. Behind me was a gallery, people waiting to speak. I looked around to see who had come. Almost frantically looking for my sweet ray of sunshine. Darui. Akitsuchi. Chojiro. No Naruto. No Naruto. There was no Kushina, no Minato, and certainly no Mikoshina. I had no support whatsoever. I felt my knees become weak, my whole body turned pale. Naruto doesn't want to see me get out. He doesn't want me back in his life at all. I can't do this. Not without Naruto. Oh my god… I can't do this.