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Naruto focused on the raven haired man that stood before him and had seen the snake man come up behind Sasuke. He tried to call out, but his body and mind was so weak, and he had not felt his fox spirit for, well he didn't know how long. "Sas..." he tried to call out, but no sound came, his arm reached out to him. His heart stopped as he saw the blade that appeared and was thrust into Sasuke. The sound from Sasuke's lips confirmed that the blade had found its target, Naruto cried out and tried to get to him, but fuck! His damn body wouldn't respond! As Sasuke fell to his knees, Naruto felt the rip of pain shoot through his mind and he managed to scream with disbelief. He could see the blood flowing between pale fingers as Sasuke released a scream through clenched teeth. The tears wouldn't stop coming now as Naruto attempted to get off the table and get to his mate. Sasuke's head slowly lifted up and Naruto could only see the pain and hurt in the dark orbs from his mate, feeling the failure he felt through their bond. Naruto's world turned blood red with an explosion of frenzy. The fox had ripped through whatever walls that held it captive in the dark to rupture out and release the suffering it felt at what it had just witnessed.
The explosion that rocked the lab blew out a heat wave that knocked all the individuals in the room across the space. Dents and cracks were now in the walls, caused by several bodies being slammed into them. Debris still rolled and scrapped around the floor as the heat from the mass of orange flames flared out as if it was licking about, looking for that tasty treat.
Kakashi found himself dizzy, a pounding pain in the back of his head and a loud ringing in his ears. He blinked fast and brought his hands up to his face, rubbing at his eyes, trying to rub them open. Kakashi realized then he was on the floor and he struggled to get himself up to an upright position. His hand pushed against his forehead, his head filled with ringing and he shook his head slightly to try and hear anything else.
His eyes managed to get open, as the darkness cleared from his eyes, he looked about to find a mass of red and orange flames, flaring out wide and tall, but not moving. The heat emanating from it wasn't that of a regular fire, it felt as if the flames were sucking all the oxygen from the air and leaving a frost bite that burned your lungs and skin. Kakashi scrambled backwards but found himself already against a wall. 'Wha-what the hell was that?' Kakashi looked about the room again, to find that anyone that was in the room was now crumpled up against a wall or cabinets, and any articles were strewn about. He saw Orochimaru surrounded by men as they began to get up and move about, immediately going to see if Orochimaru was alright. From what Kakashi could see, yes, sadly, Orochimaru just looked a little banged up. 'Shit! Sasuke! Naruto!' Kakashi tripped himself onto his feet. The ringing in his ears wouldn't stop but at least he could see. The flaming mass covered where Naruto used to be, Kakashi began to panic. He couldn't see either boy in the space that was once a lab. He leaned against the wall as his eyes got a better view. He held his breath as he peered through the flames that lashed out and around, to see the silhouette of someone within the centre. 'Naruto?'
The form of Naruto was on his knees, cradling the raven haired man, his fingers running through dark locks, tears ran down the scarred cheeks as his blond hair flickered up and swirled with the cyclone of winds. The red mist rose and circled around the two forms as a quiet moment was given. Sasuke then opened his eyes and found red eyes above him.
"Naruto? You—you're alright?" Sasuke whispered out as he reached up with his fingers, touching the blonde's cheeks. He clenched his teeth slightly, the pain giving slight discomfort at the movement, his other hand pushing against the wound.
"Oh Sasuke," Naruto cried out as he bent down to put his lips on Sasuke's forehead. "You're here, you're here..." Naruto spoke through sobs. "I had thought I would never see you again." Naruto whispered as he placed another kiss on Sasuke's forehead and tried to bring him in closer.
Sasuke grunted out slightly, the bleeding had not stopped but he could care less. What mattered was his mate was here, holding him, still alive and – and yes! He carried his young! "Naru—Naruto, how *cough* are you feeling?" Sasuke held his hand still on Naruto's cheek, holding his eyes upon him.
Naruto sniffled and smiled slightly. "Yes, I am now, that-that you are here."
"No, no Naruto listen..." Sasuke brought his hand down to Naruto's chest. He bit back a cry as his body let it be known that his moving was not appreciated for his current bleeding wound. He continued to trail his fingers down Naruto's bare chest and stopped his flat palm upon Naruto's stomach. Naruto's red glowing eyes widened slightly and in question. "You—us, are here," he rubbed slightly and gently. Naruto tilted his head, confusion clearly set in. Sasuke smiled slightly. "You carry our young Naru—you take care of them, for us—" His hand dropped slightly, his eyes squinted as the pain ripped through him again. "Nnngh, fuck," he grunted out. His body pulled into itself again.
"Sasuke!" Naruto spoke out, louder this time as he moved his eyes to the wound that Sasuke continued to cover. "No, no no... stay with me now, it will be all right," Naruto cried out, "come now—please..." Naruto chocked out a whisper and he pulled Sasuke's body closer to his chest.
"Naru, please—" Sasuke wheezed out, 'our young—pups—take care...' Sasuke faded out as Naruto's eyes squeezed hard and the tears fell.
"Sasuke?" Naruto's head straightened up, his blood red eyes wide, wet and flickering over Sasuke who lay still in his arms. "SASUKE?! Noplease…noplease...noplease!" Agony wailed in the red coloured cyclone that surround them, the flames flared out in bursts, hitting everything in their path. Naruto's body bowed back, his mouth releasing a wail that had burst any glass left in the room. The people left in the room covered their heads, their ears, between their legs, with their arms, anything to stop the piercing wail from bursting their ear drums. Naruto's body began to shift, deep red fur ripped through his body, red energy radiating out as his body became that of a giant fox, with deep white canines that snarled out, his blood red eyes gleaming with anger and several tails whipped about, smashing holes into walls, cabinets and the floor. The body itself took up the vast majority of the room but that did not hold it back. The beast looked to the floor, finding Sasuke lying on his side, still and slightly turned in on himself. The fox whimpered slightly and nudged the raven hair slightly with its massive nose. The raven did not respond and the fox released a mournful cry.
"Naruto? Sasuke" Kakashi called out, as he appeared from behind the fallen stainless steel table. He called out again, trying to see through the wall of fire and wind. The fox whipped its head around to glare at Kakashi and Kakashi froze. "Naruto?" he asked again at the giant figure surrounded by flames and winds. Noises began to peep up around the room. The fox whipped its head around, seeing that various guards were starting to get up, shaken from the heat wave that threw them through the air but able to still move about and check on each other. "Run Naruto, run!" Kakashi hissed out. "We will find you after! RUN!" The fox snorted out and let released a growling howl. The men in the room scrambling to find their fallen weapons. The flames burst out again before the fox leaped over the fallen debris and burst through the broken walls to find its way out.
"Lord Orochimaru! Lord Orochimaru! Where are you!?" Several voices were heard and the banging of equipment being pushed and shoved about was happening. Kakashi slipped behind some cupboards and the table, hiding from site of the guards. He glanced over and saw Sasuke, still lying where Naruto had last held and nudged him. Kakashi's heart twisted slightly, seeing Sasuke's lifeless body lying right in Orochimaru's goons path, but he couldn't risk being seen when he had this opportunity to slip away. He bit his bottom lip hard as he turned away from Sasuke.
"Orchimaru-sama! Are you okay sir?" a guard had moved several boards and broken pieces of wall from off the thin man's body. The guard helped Orochimaru sit up. "Sir, are you okay? Should I take you to the medical centre?" Orochimaru coughed a few times.
"Wh-where is Sasuke? Find me Sasuke!" Orochimaru spat out at the guards hovering around him. "Don't just stand there! I'm FINE! Now find me that Uchiha!"
"He's here sir, but he isn't looking good!" A guard knelt beside Sasuke's body. "The bleeding hasn't stopped sir, if we don't get him to the medical—"
"I know that you dimwit!" Orochimaru screamed back at the guard. "The blade was laced with wolfsbane you idiot! It slows down the healing process of werewolves you uneducated waste of flesh! Get him to the medical bay so they can take care of it, NOW!" Orochimaru's eyes glowed yellow and his canines extended as Orochimaru released a growl towards the guard. Said guard nodded quickly and scooped Sasuke up, making his way out of the destroyed room and taking off down a corridor, several other guards following behind him. Orochimaru stood, with the help of others, and ruffled his robes, getting the dust and debris off of him.
"Can we take you to the medical Orochimaru-sama?" The guards asked as they eyed him over warily.
Orochimaru glared at them all individually. "Get to finding that fox and get him back into his holding area, now!" Orochimaru hissed at them all. "And get a hold of all the intruders! The disturbance has gone on long enough!" Orochimaru spun on his heel and made his way out of the room as the rest of the guards headed out of the large opening where the fox had left. Kakashi let out a sigh from where he was hidden, before rebuilding his thoughts on his next move.
==intermission==
Tobi, Kisame and Hidan finished off several guards and secured them in rooms where it would take them some time to escape. They took corridors looking for Kakuzu and Sasori, taking out the random camera and guard along the way.
"Mah! This place is like a labyrinth and I keep wondering if we are going to find a Minotaur in here!" Tobi whined out as he rested his hands behind his head. "Though, it would be kinda cool to have one join our team!" Tobi began giggling.
Kisame rolled his eyes. "How about we look at freeing the prisoner's boss?" Kisame rested his sword on shoulder as they walked down one of many corridors, taking out an alarm that blared nearby with a swipe of his sword. "Having them free could benefit us in the long run."
"Ah! What a fabulous idea Kisame! Make it so! Tally-ho!" Tobi raised his arm and began to skip in a way that looked like he was on a galloping horse. Kisame and Hidan just shook their heads before picking up their steps to catch up with their unique alpha.
**/\/\**
Itachi and Jugo jogged down corridors, looking for the others, taking out cameras and sirens in the meantime. Itachi stopped suddenly and bent over, his hands grasping his midsection. "Itachi-sama! What is it!?" Jugo ran to his side immediately, looking him over for injuries.
"S-Sasuke...hurt. His wolf cries for the alpha—" Itachi winced out, his brows clenched hard in worry. Jugo helped him stand up. "Itachi squinted his eyes shut for a moment, concentrating on the connection. "He's been taken—by," Itachi turned his head slightly, listening behind closed eyes. Itachi snapped his head up, "this way! Orochimaru has him." Itachi took off, growling behind clenched teeth as his body began to shift. Jugo took his place behind and began to shift as well.
**/\/\**
Kakuzu and Sasori jogged together down a corridor, taking out various guards, cameras and sirens. They were sent to infiltrate the alarms room and shut down all contact with any other unfriendly foes. The team couldn't risk any other enemies being alerted to what was going on. A team from Hogosha was set to arrive any time today and the team hoped to have a stable environment for the rest of their back up.
"This way," Sasori whispered out as he turned down into a stairwell, knowing that the main power supports would be downstairs. Kakuzu shuffling up behind him, his creepy eyes sweeping the area constantly. "Those cable covers," Sasori pointed up to the ceiling where several thick like cords seemed to run down the corridors tucked in the corner of the ceiling and wall. "Those casings cover all the main electrical currents. We are on the right track." Sure enough, they turned a bend and one large metal door stood between them and the room behind it. "You can see the electrical covers are going through the wall right into his room. We need to get in there." Sasori looked over the locking mechanism thoroughly.
Kakuzu pulled out a tool from his pocket and flipped it open. Several small slender tools sprawled out like a fan and Kakuzu fingered through them. "Let me," he gruffly spoke out as Sasori stepped to the side. Kakuzu flipped the slender tools through his fingers with ease, around and around, and it looked like he was just twirling his hair, that's how slender all the picking tools were. He stopped at one and jabbed into the lock, then placed another and another and flicked them about until clicking was heard. He pulled out his tools, flipping them about his hand and slipping them away into his robe. He gave a small smirk towards Sasori before clicking the door handle and pushing on the door to open it. "Piece of cake," he snorted out softly they entered the room.
Kakuzu and Sasori took care of what little guards there were in the room in no time flat. Sasori smirked at Kakuzu, "another piece of cake eh, heh." Sasori located the communication area for the next flight. "The next flight is on route. It should have our back up on there. Need to make sure that the pilots think everything is normal here." Sasori began typing and twirling at the keyboard, the monitor showing the planes route. "Okay, arrival time in one hour, lets get moving to the others." Sasori twirled around in the chair before hopping out slipping out the door, Kakuzu following behind.
**/\/\**
The fox pushed his way through the corridor, snarling out, its red eyes flickering about as its nose picked up the scent of the one it wanted. The flames were still a glow, trailing behind him as he stalked the scent that took him outside, to a smaller building surrounded by brush and trees. The fox snarled as its hackles rose, the flames licked out in flares and lips curled up showing of its teeth to the men that suddenly stood around it, flashing their electric rods.
The men began thrusting the rods into the flares of the fox, only to be pushed back by the heat and swipe of tails and claws.
"Hold it until the tranks can get here!" One of the guards yelled as he thrust his electric rods towards the fox. The fox cried out in a howl as the electric prod hit its mark on the ribs. "We need more backup!"
"Stay inside Orochimaru-sama, we will have the fox secured shortly!" Another yelled towards the building. The fox yowled out from being repeatedly hit by the electric prods but continued to battle against the men while taking out trees, brush, walls and poles in the chaos. Men were hollering about, managing to dodge the massive paws, flames and tails. Smoke and flames began to rise from the area as the fight ensued.
**/\/\**
Itachi, Jugo and Kakashi made their way to the medical area where Sasuke was taken. Kakashi happened to come across the two wolves as they made their way to Sasuke. Itachi pushed upon the door, barreling his way in and making short work of the only two persons in there. Kakashi looked over the unconscious men. "They may be wearing lab coats, but I highly doubt they are certified medical professionals," Kakashi mumbled. "I'll get them secured. Check on Sasuke." Kakashi nodded towards the gurney.
Itachi pushed his muzzle into the unconscious Sasuke and whined slightly when Sasuke didn't respond. The raven was still unconscious, but his breathing was steady and he didn't appear pale in colour. Kakashi stepped over to the gurney, eyeing the equipment on the trays. "Look, they were neutralizing the poison on the blade." Kakashi grabbed a bottle, giving it a bit of shake. "Judging by the chemical in this bottle," Kakashi explained as he lifted the fabric that covered Sasuke's wound, "it has already been applied and the wound is now healing."
A small moan came from the black haired alpha as he blinked his eyes groggily. "Itachi? Is that..?" Sasuke looked over to see the black wolf watching him closely. The black wolf huffed out and nodded. "NNnggh, what happened?" Sasuke tried to move, his body twitching slightly when the wound was irritated.
"You were stabbed by Orochimaru," Kakashi piped up as he helped Sasuke sit up. "There was wolfsbane on the blade, which is why you weren't healing as you should have been. But, it appears it has been neutralized and the wound is just about cleared up."
"Where is Naruto?" Sasuke suddenly sat up straight, ignoring the twinge of pain. He moved his legs to slide off the side of the gurney, stumbling slightly as the pain shot through his body.
"He ran off shortly after you collapsed. He was pretty distraught Sasuke. I'm worried he will do something stupid." Kakashi held onto Sasuke as he found his footing.
"We will find Naruto, ensure his safety, then, Orochimaru's head—will be mine," Sasuke seethed through his teeth. "I can't shift yet with this wound. Jugo, I need you to find Naruto." Jugo huffed out an understanding and began to lead the way. "Kakashi, you should find the others and regroup. Plans have changed."
Kakashi nodded and patted Sasuke's shoulder. "As soon as the members arrive, we will find you. Don't do anything crazy Sasuke," Kakashi snorted out as he took off down the corridor, while Jugo, Itachi and Sasuke went another direction.
**/\/\**
The four Hogosha members made their way off the small cargo plane. Following the plan, they secured the pilots and small crew before making their way towards the building. Sounds of roars, crashing and shouts floated over the distance and the group stopped to analyze.
"There's smoke from that direction!" Kurenai pointed out to the others.
"I bet what we are looking for is in that direction," a broad wolf named Asuma spoke out.
"Keep low and on your guard everyone. Lets find Kakashi to bring us up to speed." A large tall alpha spoke out as he led the way.
"Quit being so bossy Zabuza. We are a team after all," a female voice smirked out, sounding annoyed.
"Zip it Anko. Less talk and more walk!" hissed out Kurenai.
"Yah yah yah," responded Anko who rolled her eyes. The group spoke no more and made their way towards the raising smoke and the sounds of a fight.
"Hey, there's Kakashi!"
Kakashi came trotting out from the brush, waving to the group and the four waited for him to arrive. "Hey all, no troubles getting on and off the plane I take?" Kakashi gave a grin from behind his mask.
"Ah you know, same old shit," Asuma chuckled out. "Have you found the kitsune?" Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck, "ah let me get you all up to speed on what's going on." The group huddled together as Kakashi quickly explained.
"So Naruto is the kitsune, who is currently ripping apart the island in a fire frenzy with Orochimaru trying to recapture him to continue with experiments and wants to capture his probable mate as well, for who knows what for. Do I have that right?" Anko tapped her finger to her chin as she asked.
"I have every reason to believe that the young Uchiha has found his intended mate. Remember Mikoto and Fagaku were intended, why wouldn't their children." Zabuza grunted out, crossing his arms over his chest. "And if Orochimaru is part of the greed of those who desire the power, we need to put an end to Orochimaru's rein here." The group grunted out in agreement and headed for the direction where the smoke was still rising.
**/\/\**
Itachi, Jugo and Sasuke ran towards the crashing noises and smoke. Sasuke grit his teeth as he ran, despite the consistent flaring of pain he got from his still healing would. He could hear the fox's outcries and growls, the vibrations in the ground and Sasuke figured that was from the massive tails crashing into the ground. They broke through brush into a smoke, dust and flame soaked area. And in the centre of it, stood a encased orange and red glowing fox that appeared to double its size. Its size could be compared to that of a small passenger plane . The fox waved the tails about, crashing through trees, brush and buildings. Dozens of guards surrounded it, ducking and jumping out of the way of swishing tails and claws. Red eyes glowed so bright they almost appeared to be bleeding. Bright white teeth flashing and snapping at whomever it could reach.
The three did not hesitate as they began to charge a row of guards that were armed with tranquilizer guns and tackled them to the ground. No one noticed them as the all eyes were all looking up at the giant fox that was releasing its rage. The guards were eluding the fox's wrath, while trying to find a way to subdue it.
Several exploding booms pierced the air and the fox reared itself and roared out in agony. The fox stumbled about before crashing to the ground on its side.
"NARUTO!" Sasuke screamed as he kicked another guard away from him, running towards the fox with eyes wide as he watched dozens of guards pounce on Naruto and began to attach metal shackles, chains and ropes to its legs, tails and muzzle. He slid to a sudden stop, several feet away from the fallen fox, his eyes flashing red at what held him back.
"Tut tut Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru sneered at him, holding a handgun up and pointed strait at him. "I really don't want to kill you Sasuke-kun, but I just can't have you interfering anymore with my mission. I'm giving you a chance to reconsider your position." Orochimaru wiggled the gun slightly at Sasuke.
Sasuke growled within, his feet frozen to the ground and his eyes flickered to the fox that struggled and moaned out, trying to escape its binds. The fox's large head pulled up only to be slammed back into the dirt. Sasuke snarled at out and took a step forward, but jumped back when a shot ricochet at his feet. He stood in a fighting stance, his fingers stretched out to accommodate the claws that appeared.
"That—was a warning Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru snapped at him. "Make another move and I won't be so lenient in my aim." The gun held steady as yellow eyes glowed a cynical look.
"WWEEE!" A blur of black and orange appeared to the side of Orochimaru and piled into his side, pounding Orochimaru into the ground. The gun was knocked from his hand as Orochimaru's head was whacked into the ground. "YAY! I'm hereeeee!"
Itachi and Jugo stood stunned at seeing Tobi, straddling Orochimaru, hands over his head and bouncing slightly on Orochimaru. Behind Tobi, out of the brush came rushed Hidan, Kisame, Sasori and Kakuzu, all forming a wide semicircle of the area. A rustling broke from the other side and Itachi turned to find Kakashi and four others behind him, charging in and finishing the circle.
"And I brought some new friends! WOOT!" Tobi cried out again and jumped up slightly to land hard on Orochimaru's back again, causing a loud muffled 'umph' to come from the man he was currently bouncing on.
At least a couple dozen wolves appeared from the dust, all colours and sizes. Sasuke looked in awe as the wolves came out snarling, some hobbling, some missing a limb, ears, an eye and there was even one that was practically hairless.
"The prisoners," Sasuke whispered out. He glanced at a gray and brown wolf, who was missing a back leg, but lips on the muzzle curled up as froth dripped from the canines and snarls were constantly being released. Sasuke saw another wolf, this one with deep blue black fur and brown strips, missing an eye. But the muzzle and teeth were the same as others around it. These wolves were pissed and meant business. All the coloured eyes were focused on Orochimaru. Sasuke's chest ached slightly at seeing all the prisoner wolves, in such shape that it was painfully obvious they had been experimented on. He turned to his brother, who's eyes expressed the same pain as he, his wolf ears drooped. These wolves were people, they most likely had family, packs and perhaps loved ones that cried out for them! Sasuke ground his teeth slightly as he fought back the anger rising in his chest. He turned towards the gathering of wolves, looking at every single one as he began to speak.
"My brothers! We are all one of the same! We have all been deceived, violated and were ripped of our rights! You are all free!"
All the wolves surrounding the area began to bark, howl and stamp their paws in celebration. Sasuke quickly looked around and let out a satisfied snort. "Your time is up Orochimaru. It's over." Sasuke began to step towards Orochimaru, who was face down in the dirt with Tobi still bouncing on top of him and making raspberry noises. "It's time for—"
Sasuke was cut off at the sound of a shot and the ear piercing cry of the fox behind him. Sasuke whipped around to see the blood begin to bloom into a large mass in the fox's fur on its neck, just below the head. The fox gasped sudden hiccupping breaths with whimpers, its massive black and white pointed ears drooped before the head relaxed, releasing a long expressing breath and its eyelids drifted closed.
No one seen the blast that exploded and pushed a strong wave that blew everyone off their feet to the ground, pushing them all several feet. Itachi scrambled up quickly on his paws to see his otouto, surrounded with a swirling vortex of red and orange flames, black mist raising from his skin, his arms outstretched with palms wide, his face staring straight to the sky and his wailing scream escaping his lips. The cyclone flames circled and swirled straight up as the large blue black wolf ripped from Sasuke's frame within seconds. The black wolf howled suddenly before staring down at Orochimaru, who still lay on the ground, but propped up on his elbows, gun still smoking in his hand. Tobi had been blown off Orochimaru and was rolling about a few feet away.
A black smoke seemed to wisp up from Sasuke's wolf body continuously, hiding the lines of his body but the eyes glowed a blood red piercing through the black mist. Sasuke crouched down. His muzzle vibrating with nonstop growls as he prepared to capture his prey.
Orochimaru just grinned and began to chuckle. The chuckles then turned into loud breaking laughs that sounded maniacal. He threw the gun from his hand and rolled to his back, the maniacal laughter continuing to break through the clearing. "You all belong to ME!" Orochimaru huffed out. "No matter where you go—you all will always belong to me! Ahh!"
Sasuke had attacked. He grabbed Orochimaru with his jaws and threw him up into the air, allowing the body to hit the hard ground. Sasuke then grabbed one of Orochimaru's legs and whipped the body like a rag doll to the side, letting go and allowing the body to fly several meters across the yard. Orochimaru cried out and struggled to drag himself away, but Sasuke wouldn't have that. He ran at the man and placed a large paw on Orochimaru's back, holding the man in place. Large claws dug into the soft human flesh and Orochimaru howled out in agony.
The wolves that were there, had found their footing and began to create a circle around Sasuke, howling and barking in excitement. Orochimaru continued to try and pull himself away, screeching out in pain, but unable to move due to the clawed paw that held him in place. Sasuke did not hear the barking, the yelping of excited wolves around him. He saw nothing but anger, rage and moved his muzzle down to the head of Orochimaru.
Kakashi and the rest of the Hogosha stood silently and watched, as the massive black wolf, that showed its agony through the black mist and blood red eyes, took the head of the man in his jaws and ripped it off. No words were said as they watched the wolf toss the head into the crowd of mutilated wolves, who were now each taking their chance at ripping it apart. Sasuke then removed himself from the corpse, turning away so the other wolves could destroy it. It was over.
"Kakashi! Quickly!" Asuma's voice called over the noise of growls, barks and howls.
Kakashi turned to find Asuma kneeling over where the fox once lay. Kakashi ran over to find Naruto had shifted back to human. He lay naked, broken, bruised, cut up and Kakashi cringed at the bullet wounds in his body.
"He's alive Kakashi, we need to get him out of here!" Asuma stipped his jacket off, covering up Naruto the best he could. "The wound on his neck from the bullet, it went through but I don't think it hit anything major, but there are at least two other bullet wounds!" Asuma barked out.
Kakashi turned his head to the sky and knew he heard a chopper. "Shit..." Kakashi turned to find Sasuke standing before him. "We got trouble," he spoke out to Sasuke. "I think that's the counsel in that chopper!" Kakashi pointed over to the skyline, where the distinct sounds of the chopper could be heard getting closer. Sasuke snarled in response. "No, we can't let them find Naruto, you need to get him out of here."
"How the fuck and where?" Sasuke yelled out as he made his way to Naruto. His wolf ripped at his mentality, crying for its mate that lay broken on the ground. "Naruto," Sasuke whispered as he dipped down and hoisted him up. "Hold on, you are not allowed to leave." Sasuke cradled the broken blond close into his chest as he turned to Kakashi.
"We will get you back! I can fly!" Tobi came running up to them, his arms spread out as he made plane noises and ran around Sasuke and Kakashi. "I can fly! I can fly! Come! Lets go!" Tobi turned and continued his play flying towards the air field.
Sasuke glanced over at Kakashi, his eyes giving him a wary look. Kakashi just shrugged and nodded his head in the direction that Tobi went.
Kisame came over to Sasuke and placed a large hand on his shoulder. "Believe it or not, Tobi-sama can fly a plane, trust me." Kisame held his arm out, quietly asking Sasuke to follow. "We will get you and your mate out of here while everyone else is still cleaning up." Sasuke nodded and began to head in the direction Tobi went, Naruto tucked close to him.
"Itachi, the council," Kakashi yelled out and pointed to the chopper. Itachi nodded and shifted, making his way to Kakashi. "We can't let the council know about the Hogosha members." Itachi nodded, understanding the severity of the situation. If the council was fully aware, the members lives would be in danger.
Itachi looked about the area. Wolves of all colours and sizes were gathering up the guards on the island. Many had surrendered already, only a few fought and lost and the only remanence of Orochimaru was a few shreds of his clothing. The building was half destroyed and burning. The once rich area of vegetation was ripped apart, flattened and in some areas still smoking. Jugo trotted to his side, his large orangish red fur blowing in the breeze. "Jugo, start gathering up the ones that were held here. We need to ensure their future is being thought of and the council will be arriving shortly. I am sure they are most interested in what had happened here." He snorted out a laugh before turning to go find some clothes.
==intermission==
Sasuke held Naruto closely to him as he made his way off the plane. He and Kisame wrapped up his wounds with what they had, trying to stop the bleeding and keep the blond breathing. Sasuke knew that the fox's healing wasn't as quick as a werewolf, but these wounds appeared to be making Naruto worse. Sasuke's anxiety was through the roof as his wolf continuously bashed against his mentality, causing pain to bloom at the back of his head. Sasuke's mind could only take so much and he found holding the blond to his chest, helped quell the beast within. After Naruto was secured to the best of their ability, Sasuke held him throughout the trip, listening to his raged breathing and whispering stories of their time together.
Sasuke had radioed Karin at the manor to contact Shizune to have her meet them at the manor. Giving what information he could to Karin, Karin started crying when she was informed of the state that Naruto was in. Then Karin started getting angry, spouting out curses and insults at Sasuke for letting Naruto get into this condition. After some choice words between the two, Karin promised on her life (and Sasuke's) that she would have everything ready for Naruto when they arrived.
True to her word, Karin had a whole room cleaned, sterilized, stocked full of clean linen, and whatever Shizune needed. Sasuke had to admit, his pack members were amazing at what they do. Rushing into the manor, getting Naruto settled into the room, with Shizune ready to go, Sasuke watched nearby as Shizune assessed the situation. During the exam, she asked Sasuke many questions complete with hums and grunts as responses, and Sasuke answered as best he could. His hands wrung constantly and he began to pace in the room, as Shizune continued on.
"I've stabilized him. I need to assess the wounds to determine what chemicals or poisons he may have been subjected too. Judging by the healing, hmmm... I would—"
"Doctor!" Sasuke snapped out, getting Shizune to look his way. "Naruto, he's pregnant you said, what of—" Sasuke trailed off.
Shizune shook her head slowly. "I don't know yet." She looked up at Sasuke's face, that kept its ridged form, trying to show no emotion, but his eyes gave it away. "Sasuke," she whispered as she stepped up to him, "I will let you know right away when I have an answer. Go wash up while he's stable. I still need to do some more thorough examinations." She nodded and gave him a soft smile before turning back to Naruto's form. Sasuke watched as Shizune continued with gently moving about Naruto's body. He could hear his breathing much more even than before but his body still tremored involuntary now and then, his skin was no longer a healthy cinnamon tan but a whitish gray colour. Sasuke clenched his fists, his chest twisted painfully seeing his mate in this condition but he bit his tongue and made his way out of the room. Shizune was right, he needed to get himself cleaned and definitely focused now that his wolf seemed to relax slightly since Naruto was now in the Uchiha manor.
==back on the island=
The winds whipped about as the chopper came to a landing near the group of wolves. Various wolves were rounding up the guards that were scrambling about while Itachi, Jugo and Kakashi waited for the whatever council members that came, to appear.
Only two of the members came from the helicopter. A man with salt and pepper hair and cane, limped his way over to the area. The second, a woman, with platinum blond hair, tied back in two pony tails stomped her way over and appearing quite agitated.
"You want to tell me what the hell is going on here Kakashi?" the platinum blond demanded as she made her way to the front of Kakashi.
"Tsunade-sama," Kakashi bowed. " Did you have a smooth trip?"
"Cut the bull shit Kakashi, what the hell happened here?" She snapped at him, her hands on her hips as she leaned slightly forward, her nose almost touching his.
"Do tell Kakashi-san," came the older voice from behind her. Kakashi remained in a bowed position until the older man came before him.
"Danzo-sama," Kakashi spilled from his lips, holding back the bitterness he felt. Kakashi then rose to meet the eyes of two council members.
"There has been a situation honourable members," Itachi spoke up. Danzo and Tsunade looked over to Itachi, who stood looking proud, his lips turned up slightly and his hands clasped together. "We had infiltrated an illegal lab, doing experiments on wolves. As you can see, the prisoners have been freed and are in various forms of heeling." Itachi waved an arm out, pointing out the various wolves that were still moving about. "Some of them have experienced quite the traumatic events," he continued on. He pointed to a wolf that hobbled on three legs and then pointed to another who was practically bald and littered with scars. Danzo and Tsunade held firm faces as they looked about. Kakashi stood back, allowing Itachi to speak. "I understand that the council would like a report, therefore, how about we find a place to sit and discuss what will be next step?" Itachi turned and began to walk towards one of the buildings that still stood, with Jugo behind him. Kakashi briefly gave Danzo and Tsunade a look, shrugged and then followed right behind Itachi and Jugo.
==intermission==
Itachi and Jugo returned to the Uchiha manor later in the day after having a discussion with the two council members. The members were informed of how Orochimaru had taken Sasuke's mate, which in turn was a punishable crime alone, for no other had the right to any other wolf's mate. It was then explained that Sasuke was indeed hysterical on how his mate had been kidnapped and went on a rampage to find him. During the rescue, they had discovered Orochimaru's secret lab and how he was doing illegal experiments on other wolves. With the help of Tobi's pack, were able to infiltrate and save Sasuke's mate and the prisoners.
The discussion continued on where the now freed prisoners would end up, how Sasuke and his mate would be left alone for the time being, as the council wanted to know extensive details on how Naruto was fairing after his kidnapping. Itachi had made it perfectly clear that Naruto had been through enough both mentally and physically, and should be left alone to heal. Itachi was not intimidated by the council members by any means, and his composure would not break. With Naruto and Sasuke mated, the council knew they should not interfere during the first year. Alphas were extremely protective of their mates in the first year, and unless one of the mates had completed a heinous crime, the council would not interfere. Itachi and Jugo left the island as the council made arrangements to 'clean up the mess' per say.
Itachi found his way to Haku, who was waiting in his chambers and when Itachi stepped in, Haku jumped into his arms. The inner alpha snarled in sexual hunger as Itachi nibbled and tongued at the petite omega's neck. Haku purred and moaned out as his alpha took control and demanded the omega to submit. Haku wasted no time submitting himself to the alpha and relaxed as his alpha placed him into the bed.
**/\/\**
Karin had cornered Jugo in the kitchen when he returned, demanding to know what happened on the island. She saw Naruto's injuries, that left her worried beyond belief and she wasn't letting Jugo up without some sort of explanation. Jugo shrugged, informing her that Orochimaru was dead, several werewolves were rescued and the council was making arrangements for the prisoners to be either reintroduced to any family, packs, clans that they may have been taken from. Or, they were to be introduced to a new pack, after rehabilitation of course. Many weeks or even months, the council knew, it would take for the damaged wolves to be somewhat stable to be returned or introduced to a pack.
"And what of Naruto? What does the council know?" Karin urged him on.
"The council has been informed that Naruto-kun is mated to Sasuke-sama. The council has agreed to leave him be for the time." Jugo moved from the fridge, bringing out a variety of foods for a sandwich.
Karin leaned back on her chair, folding her arms across her chest. She gave a huff and appeared to be thinking. "I'm sure the council knows what Naruto is. To think that they will leave him be, for the moment, is an understatement."
Jugo just hummed, indicating he was listening as he created his masterpiece of a sandwich.
"From what I've learned from Kiba, there is much more to them than they let on to the clans." She continued on in a small voice. Jugo hummed slightly. "What if they know what was going on at that island. Hmm..." Jugo again made a small noise in the background as he put his ingredients away into the fridge. "I think I need to do some more research. Thanks for helping me out Jugo," Karin slapped the kitchen table while getting up. "I'm going to the library." Jugo sat at the table as Karin got up, taking a bite of his sandwich and giving him a wink before she left.
==x00x00x00x00x==
2 weeks later
Sasuke ran his fingers slowly through the sunshine hair, letting the silky strands slowly trail across his skin between his fingers as he savored the feeling, every single time he did this. He then ran his fingers across Naruto's forehead a few times before placing his lips for a kiss as well. Two weeks, two long agonizing weeks, and the fox still had to wake. His wounds have all healed, Shizune had given the green light, but why he didn't wake was a mystery. Shizune theorized that his mind had suffered enough trauma to shut down temporarily, to heal the deeper mental scars.
Sasuke ran his hand down Naruto's covered chest, the light blanket not offering any comfort in the touch. He brought his palm to a stop over the slight hump in the blanket and rubbed slow soft circles. Shizune had found that the young within Naruto were healthy and growing. The amniotic sac that surrounded their young was one that Shizune had not seen before. The powers that flowed through the thin membrane was a miracle that kept out a host of diseases, foreign chemicals and who knew what else. Shizune requested to find out more, but Sasuke flatly refused her, since Naruto had been through so much as is, just being able to let him rest and be safe, along with their young, was Sasuke's only concern. He only allowed Shizune to inject liquid proteins and vitamins into Naruto to ensure his body still had nutrients to support him and their young.
Shizune had brought in an ultrasound machine to check on the young, and Sasuke shed quiet tears to find that there were three heart beats and the silhouettes were growing fast and strong. He held Naruto's hand tight as Shizune completed her examination and deemed the pups were healthy. Shizune explained that foxes had a pregnancy time frame of three months, and by the way the pups were growing, Naruto had those fox genetics. The pups were now measuring 18 weeks along, but Naruto still slept on, with no amount of talking, coaxing, and even begging from Sasuke, nothing opened those crystal blue eyes. He laid his head down on the bed, beside Naruto as his hand continued to caress the small swollen tummy covered by the blanket.
Haku shuffled in gently, bringing a large buckle of warm water and soft towels. He set up beside the bed, humming a soft tune as he wrung out a small hand towel in the warm water. He began to wipe Naruto's face, neck and chest. Sasuke ignored him and just focused on caressing the swollen stomach.
"Sasuke-sama, are you hungry?" Haku asked while he continued to sponge bath Naruto. "You should eat. Itachi-san is worried about you."
"Hn," Sasuke mumbled out.
A small breathy giggle arose. Sasuke rose a brow. 'What is he laughing about?' Sasuke grumbled to himself as he focused harder on his fingers tracing the round outline of Naruto's stomach, intent on zoning out his brother's mate.
"Nngh...tick-les..." Another breathy sound rose up and Sasuke lifted his head quickly to see Naruto's lips and eyelids twitch. Haku had stopped rubbing the soft towel over Naruto's chest, his body frozen in position as his dark eyes looked at Naruto's face. Sasuke stood, now watching Naruto's face closely, afraid to breathe, but he brought a hand to the blonde's cheek.
"Naruto?" Sasuke whispered as he stroked the tanned scarred cheek. The blonde's eyes flickered a bit more and the blonde's head moved slightly. "You're safe. Can you open your eyes?" Sasuke encouraged the omega. Sasuke melted when he finally seen the soft crystal blue eyes from behind closed eyelids.
The blue eyes blinked repeatedly and Naruto brought a hand up to rub the sleep away. Turning to see soft black orbs focused on him, he released a breath and gave Sasuke a small smile. "Sas," he gave a relieved whisper.
Sasuke could not hold the tear that fell from his eye, as he stroked Naruto's hair line. "Yes, yes, I'm here," Sasuke leaned in and kissed Naruto's forehead.
"Nghh..teme…" Naruto groaned out as he turned his face away, "my mouth feels like cotton, my breath is probably death." Naruto playfully slapped Sasuke's face away.
Sasuke snickered and just rested his head on Naruto's shoulder, laying an arm around Naruto's midsection. His alpha wolf was overwhelmed with happiness that it the overstimulation of it had Sasuke's body trembling. He smiled as he listened to Naruto mumble on about aching muscles, his morning breath and just anything in general.
After several minutes, Sasuke could feel fingers running through his hair. He purred at the feeling and inhaled deeply, the scent of his omega.
Sasuke felt he could lay like this forever as the fingers continued rubbing on his scalp.
"MMm…teme."
"Hmm?"
"I had this dream…"
Sasuke waited for him to go on. He didn't want to leave the utopia that he was currently residing in, in Naruto's space and surrounded by his scent.
"You—you were dying…" Sasuke heard Naruto take a shaky breath. "I was holding you, you—you said take care of our young…" Naruto trailed off. His fingers hesitated in the black locks.
Sasuke lifted his head, seeing the wet pools of blue, but the tears had not let go. Sasuke cupped Naruto's face and ran his thumb across his cheek and gave him a smile. He then grabbed Naruto's hand and guided it to the small bump that was still covered by a blanket. Laying Naruto's palm flat on the bump, Sasuke covered his own hand over Naruto's. "It was no dream," he breathed out as he moved Naruto's hand in a circle over the bump. "You have blessed us with pups."
Naruto gasped in a sudden breath, his blue eyes wide with surprise as he lifted his head to see his and Sasuke's hand caressing a bump. A bump, beneath the blanket – his bump. No – his and Sasuke's bump! He began to try and sit up with his eyes still fixated on the swelling beneath his and Sasuke's hand. Sasuke quickly arranged himself so he could help Naruto sit up, taking it slow. As Naruto sat up, he slowly moved the blanket aside and moved his night shirt up, to find his sun kissed skin, was indeed, housing a small swelling in his abdomen. His hand shook as he moved to touch it, feel it, to see if it was really a thing.
Sasuke held his breath. He didn't even consider that Naruto may not be ready for this, being as he did not grow up in the werewolf world. 'How could I be so stupid!? Naruto may not handle this well at all! After all, he grew up thinking he was a human man and human men certainly do not carry babies!' He continued to observe Naruto, who appeared to be somewhat in shock but was moving his hand toward the bulge in his stomach.
Naruto's fingers touched the swelling lightly. He began to trace the area softly, as if examining the area for any abnormalities. Sasuke moved to place his hand on Naruto's back gently, rubbing slowly, offering silent support. He didn't want to startle the omega. Naruto flattened his palm over the area. Again he slowly moved his hand about every inch of the area, touching and feeling gently. A tear slipped down the omega's cheek and Sasuke stroked it away gently. Naruto turned to look at Sasuke, his eyes were wide pools of blue, the tears began to drip silently down the scarred cheeks.
"Hey, hey…it's okay." Sasuke tried to soothe the omega as he lifted his fingers to wipe away the tears as they fell. Naruto just blinked at Sasuke, his bottom lip quivering and he looked back to the swollen belly. "Shizune says the pups are healthy and strong." Sasuke tried to find words of comfort as he continued to rub Naruto's back.
"I—I …" Naruto began to stutter out. He suddenly pushed Sasuke away, grabbed the blanket and turned his back to Sasuke. "I—I can't – oh my god. This – this …" Naruto pulled the blanket over his shoulders and curled in on himself. His shoulders began to shake as the hiccupping sobs were released into the room.
Sasuke sat frozen. He didn't know what to do. One minute the was watching his mate realize their wonderful news of the pups being okay and now his mate was pushing him away and in agony! "Naru—"
A knock on the door cut him off and Itachi swept in. "Otouto, I heard Naruto has –" he stopped in his tracks when he noticed the muffled sobbing and the shaking figure under the blanket. "Otouto, what…" He dropped his comment when Sasuke looked at him, with a look of worry and appeared distraught. Itachi softly made his way to stand behind Sasuke and gently asked him what was wrong just by giving him a look.
Sasuke stood and leaned over the sobbing shaking figure under the blanket. "Naru—Naruto please," he whispered out while placing a hand on what he figured was Naruto's shoulder. He got no response to the touch and his wolf shuddered a shock of fear through him. "Naruto, please—" Sasuke struggled and tried to shake the omega's shoulder. Itachi grabbed his wrist to halt his movement. Sasuke looked up at his aniki and Itachi shook his head no. Sasuke was lost. His inner wolf demanded that he tend to his mate who was distressed, but Naruto wasn't responding how he thought he should, and now his brother was telling him not to … ARGH! Sasuke mentally yelled at himself. He was feeling torn between all directions! Itachi squeezed his wrist again, giving him a nod to the door. Sasuke understood this time, he needed to go with his alpha. "I'll be right back, I'm just going to speak to Itachi." The sniffling didn't stop and didn't answer Sasuke. Sasuke looked up at Itachi with a worried look.
"Haku. Come," Itachi softly called out. Haku came through the door, quiet as a feather and made his way quickly to Itachi's side. "Please stay with Naruto while I talk to Sasuke." Haku gave a firm nod and went directly to the side of the bed. Itachi tugged on Sasuke's forearm, pulling a slightly hesitant young alpha out of the room.
**/\/\**
"Naruto, Naruto," Haku called out softly. He rubbed the omega's back from the side of the bed. "I'm here Naruto, our alphas have left for the moment." Haku tried to coax Naruto out from under the blanket.
The blanket shifted slightly and a mop of sunshine bright hair came to view and Naruto rubbed at the back of his arms, that had his night shirt on, across his face, trying to dry the tears. He continued sniffling as he shrugged the blanked down his shoulders slightly. Haku frowned softly at the distressed omega. Naruto uncovered his head and shoulders but still laid with his back towards Haku.
"Why are you upset Naruto-kun?" Haku asked while rubbing circles on his shoulder. "I would think you would be excited of the news of your young."
Naruto shrugged his shoulders closer to himself and sniffled a little louder at the comment. Haku flinched slightly at the response. "Are you not happy?"
*Hic* "Haku…I—I don't know what—" Naruto hiccupped out between sobs. "How can I be—I mean—how is such a—oh my god, I don't know!" Naruto then wailed out before sobbing some more, burying his head into the pillow.
Haku slipped up onto the bed quickly, positioning himself so he could pull Naruto's face into his chest. Haku immediately pulled the sobbing omega in close, ran a hand through the locks and began to sing softly.
"Take me, to the magic of the moment, on a glory night. Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams..." Haku hummed a few more cords, his chest letting out a warm soft purr.
Naruto sniffled slightly. "H-Haku?"
"Hmm?" Haku pet the blond hair softly and rocked his body slightly.
"W-where did you...you hear that song?" Naruto asked through sniffles.
"Oh Naruto-kun, it is a tune omega's know to sing to their young. It signifies hope from war. Or so I was told by my caretakers." Haku trailed off softly.
"Did your mom...?" Naruto didn't want to finish that sentence. He looked up from Haku's chest to see Haku give a sad smile.
"Maybe next time Naruto-kun," Haku responded quietly before he began to rock Naruto and continue stroking his hair. "Tell me why you are sad Naruto-kun." Haku hummed the tune again quietly.
Naruto snuggled in tighter to Haku's body. The warmth of the omega made him feel safe, the tune he hummed made him feel drowsy and Naruto felt himself incredibly relaxed. Fingers constantly rubbing through his scalp and hair certainly helped too.
"I-its so much...you know?" Naruto started stuttering out. "First I'm attacked for I still don't know what, and – and people just wouldn't leave me alone!" Naruto burrowed his face into Haku's chest, shaking it back and forth. "Then the bastard, is then like—not a bastard...well he still is kinda, but," Naruto let loose a little chuckle. "Then this whole 'nother world... I'm then a fox, then—then I meet some huge wolf dude who talks about reincarnation and again some weirdo takes me and—and," Naruto began to choke up again. "I'm pregnant! How is this—this," Naruto waves a hand over his abdomen area. "Like really possible?! Haku! I-I don't know what to d-do!" Naruto started bawling again into Haku.
"Shh...it's alright Naruto-kun, shh..." Haku soothed the blond omega who began to sob again. He began to hum the tune again and rocked gently.
**/\/\**
"Nii-san, I—I don't know..." Sasuke pulled at his as he paced the room. "He—the pups—I just thought—" Sasuke waved his arms about at Itachi, his eyes full of concern and confusion. "What am I doing wrong nii-san?" Sasuke fell to one knee, kneeling before his brother who was sitting.
"Time otouto, time." He placed hand on Sasuke's shoulder, giving it a squeeze. "You have to be patient otouto, you remember our last conversation?" Sasuke dropped his head and shook in agreement. "Naruto-kun was just getting used to the idea of the were-world and – being in love." Itachi gave a small smile as Sasuke flipped his head up suddenly, his eyes wide with realization. "But I can certainly see how the shock of waking from such a traumatic experience to expecting babies, when he grew up in a world of where men did not do the carrying part of procreation...I hope you can understand why he would be in such a state otouto."
Sasuke fell back onto his legs, his head shaking of disbelief. "How, how can I help him nii-san? I—I 'm not strong enough for—" Sasuke was cut off when Itachi hit his forehead with two fingers, hard. Sasuke flicked a glare up to Itachi, his hand rubbing at the spot on his forehead. "Nii-san! What the fu—"
"You are strong enough Sasuke, don't ever doubt that." Itachi smirked and got himself up. "Let's go see your omega shall we?" Itachi held a hand out, Sasuke grabbing it and hoisting himself up.
The two alphas slowly opened the door to Naruto's room and peeked in. Haku still sang and hummed, while holding the blond omega's head into his chest and running his fingers through the blond locks. The blond looked asleep but content as he snuggled into the petite dark haired omega. Sasuke almost felt jealous at the site, but his alpha wolf calmed him instantly, as it was a common practice for omegas to provide security and comfort to other omegas.
Sasuke stepped in first, heading towards the bed softly, taking in the site of his omega being comforted. Haku stilled suddenly when he saw Sasuke come. Sasuke held a finger up to his lips and giving Haku a nod of his head, indicating it was alright. Haku then continued to hum the tune and Sasuke recognized it immediately. The song, the one his mother sang to him in his visions, when he was a child, waking from a nightmare that was of his past life. With Haku's help, Sasuke slipped into the bed and took the sleeping blond omega into his chest, as Haku had him before. Haku moved Sasuke's hand to stroke the blond hair and slipped out of the bed, leaving Sasuke to comfort his omega.
Haku moved to Itachi's side and gave a small smile to his alpha. Itachi gave a small smile at the scene before tucking Haku under this arm and leaving the room. His brother needed time to learn.
==x00x00x00x00x==
Naruto had a hard time over the next couple weeks with unexpected fears that overwhelmed his senses consistently. Every shadow and noise, at times would leave the blond in a stricken mess. He would be found huddled in corners all over the room or the attached bathroom. He only calmed down fully when Haku would come to gather him up. Sasuke would try and calm the omega, but Naruto would tense up and it appeared he was forcing himself to relax around Sasuke. Though this was discouraging, Sasuke took deep breaths and kept in mind what Naruto went through and that Naruto wasn't going to be healed overnight.
Throughout the days, Sasuke was at Naruto's side continuously. He would bring Naruto food, feed him, help him to the bathroom, answer his questions the best he could and tuck him in. Sasuke would encourage Naruto to walk with him, go outside, anything, but Naruto was still cautious about the area.
"Remember how I was going to bring you here for the weekend?" Sasuke asked Naruto, as he recalled their weekend plans before all hell broke loose.
"Oh yeah, right," Naruto looked outside the window, his hair sparkling in the suns rays, his eyes brilliant crystalline blue as he looked over the gardens that filled the area behind the manor. He answered nonchalantly and Sasuke had a hard time reading what Naruto was feeling.
"Let me show you what I had planned for that weekend, okay?" Sasuke asked lightly, trying not to scare the omega. The inner alpha held its breath in anticipation as Sasuke waited for Naruto to answer.
The blond tilted his head slightly, his one eye catching the dark orbs. "Okay," he gave with a smile.
Sasuke took the blonde's hand and led him away from the window. He had the blond put on his sweater, slip on his shoes and lead him through the door of the bedroom. The blonde's eyes were flickering all around, taking in all the scenes as Sasuke slowly walked him through the corridors. Sasuke gave the blonde's arm a squeeze, and when those bright blue eyes looked his way, Sasuke gave him a reassuring smile.
Sasuke guided Naruto throughout the gardens, explaining the stories on how his mother built the sad little gardens into what it was today. As they wandered through the paths of the gardens, Sasuke spoke of his mother and father, their past, his memories of them and their love for the family. Naruto hummed now and then, as he listened quietly. Sasuke realized that he was the only one talking for some time before he stopped them both at a fountain. He sat Naruto down beside him, cupped his chin and brought those eyes to meet his.
The blonde's eyes were a few blue shades deeper complete with a thin red ring around the circle. Sasuke found himself losing himself in the pools of blue as his alpha purred and released a scent into the air. Naruto's eyes blinked slowly and his peach lips parted slightly for a breath. Sasuke found himself staring at those lips and shivered when a small pink tongue came out to moisten them. He lifted a hand and placed a palm on those tan cheeks, and his alpha shuddered with excitement as Naruto leaned into his hand. Sasuke leaned in and softly placed his lips on the peach ones, holding the heat between them briefly before he began to move his lips. He brought a hand up to Naruto's shoulder and gently pulled him closer, so Sasuke could cradle him in while he deepened the kiss.
The blond released a breathy exhale of content and Sasuke felt the goosebumps on his body rise with excitement when Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck, pulling himself in closer to the alpha. Sasuke ran his hands up and down Naruto's back, soothing, comforting and expressing his feelings for the omega through touch and kisses.
"Oh!" Naruto pulled back suddenly, releasing Sasuke, his eyes looking down and his arms held up and away.
Sasuke inwardly panicked. "Naruto? Something wrong?" He found his voice slightly worried.
Naruto grabbed one of Sasuke's hand and placed under his sweater, upon his swelled stomach. "C-Can you feel that?" Naruto stared at Sasuke, waiting for his answer.
Sasuke stared at Naruto, confused and wondering – oh
Sasuke's eyes widened as he looked down to where Naruto had placed his hand. There was something slight, that felt like a someone had given him a nudge, and – there is was again! He looked up at Naruto, his eyes wide with excitement and his mouth slightly open. "Naru? Is this...is this what I think?"
Naruto smiled slightly, his eyes flickered up at him, he was feeling suddenly really shy. "Well, yeah, I'm sure, this was what I read about before. Haku been a real good teacher about the way things are, but this is really kind of weird you know, heh." Naruto then placed a hand behind his neck, pulling at the strands of his hair. He let Sasuke continue to hold his hand over his swollen belly. "Look Sas," he started up, his face looking up to the blue sky. "I've had a lot of time to think things through, and – and I wanted to say thank you." Naruto brought his fingers to Sasuke's chin and tilted the dark haired alpha's face up to look at him. "Thanks for being saving me, for being patient with me, for –umph"
Sasuke pulled Naruto in for a warm sensual kiss, cutting him off and pulling him in close. Naruto released a slight mew of excitement and wrapped his arms around Sasuke, returning the squeeze and deepening the kiss. Sasuke didn't hesitate there, as he slid his arms under Naruto and swept him up bridal style, keeping their kiss intact.
Naruto pulled his lips away, "bastard! I can walk! I'm no damsel in distress!" Naruto hollered out and began kicking his feet, his hands slapping on Sasuke's shoulders.
Sasuke laughed and slowly put Naruto down. "Okay, okay dobe, just be careful." Naruto snorted at Sasuke before stepping ahead.
"I'm hungry, lets go teme," Naruto demanded and Sasuke chuckled lightly while following behind him.
Naruto's nights were often filled with nightmares that Sasuke found himself holding the blond, comforting him through sweats, tremors and crying. The nights were the worst, as Naruto would often find himself not remembering where he was, and he was so terrified, Sasuke worried that he blond may accidently hurt himself or their young. His alpha assisted by releasing a calming scent and Sasuke would hold Naruto close while releasing a purr. The fox would calm instantly when the alpha was near, and in turn Naruto would settle as well. But still he worried, he would have to ask Shizune about it.
Sasuke laid with Naruto on a couch, running his fingers through blond hair. The blond was currently looking at a book that had some basic information about werewolf genetics. Naruto had been silent for some time now and Sasuke looked over the blonde's head to see what section he was on.
"Hey teme," Naruto murmured out as he placed the book down on his lap.
"Hm?"
"You know, this book has an area about babies and their development."
"Mm, and?" Sasuke urged him on.
"Well, there isn't anything here about birth." He fidgeted with the corners of the pages, his eyes lowered and Sasuke could see a blush on his cheeks.
Sasuke smiled to himself. "There are books about all that stuff in the library. Did you want me to get them for you?" Naruto looked away from Sasuke, stuttering slightly that Sasuke couldn't make out. "Hm dobe?" Sasuke teased.
"I think it would be a good idea to educate both of us, ya know? Since I'm assuming you don't have any other kids? Or a wife somewhere?" Naruto turned to look at a smug Sasuke, and gave him a glare.
Sasuke snickered slightly from the glare that he was receiving. "No dobe, I can assure you there is no other, just you." Naruto seemed to relax a little. "I'm going to call Shizune to assist you—us, while we go over the books too."
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Naruto laid back on the bed, watching Shizune roll in the ultrasound machine that was going to look at his pups. She gathered the necessary items she required to complete the appointment. She had come earlier for a checkup and the ultrasound was the last part of it. Though she was certain of how far along he was, she stated the ultrasound also shows, based on size, what week they are at. Sasuke hid a smile behind his hand, as he thought about exactly when conception most likely was. Naruto threw him a glare, as he knew exactly what Sasuke was thinking.
Shizune slid Naruto's shirt up and applied the gel. "Now have you enough reading material or did you need some more Naruto-kun?" Shizune spoke while she took wand and began to smooth out the gel. "Did you have any other questions for me Naruto-kun? Sasuke-sama?" Both men shook their head in response.
"Great, lets see the little ones. I am just going to take some measurements and pictures, and I'll let you listen..." she trailed off as she turned up the speaker. The quick thumping sounds echoing through the speakers had Naruto and Sasuke hold their breaths. "Ah, there is one of them! It sounds strong and the beats sound good! And if you just look this way...there is one of the little rascals now!" Naruto's eyes watered up as he listened to the heart beat and seen the outline of something flashing grey and white on the screen. "This is the little ones heart on the screen. It is strong and pumping well. And when I move it slightly," Shizune moved the wand, "here is, you see this row of pearls? This is the little ones spine and it looks healthy and strong."
Naruto didn't hear much more as his mind focused on the heart beats and the scenes on the screen. His fox leapt and spun in joy, that Naruto was having a hard time breathing. 'There are babies, my babies, inside me, growing from me...' Naruto found himself shivering as his eyes wouldn't leave the screen. His mind was full of the heart beats, he couldn't hear anything else until a warm hand brought him back down. He turned to see the soft black eyes focused on him, and a small smile. A smile that Sasuke only ever gave to him, Naruto realized, and that realization had the tears begin to make their trek down. Sasuke used his thumb to wipe the tears from his cheek. "Sas—the babies, actual babies..." Naruto trailed off at he looked at the screen again, his hand squeezing Sasuke's.
"Hn, our pups Naru," Sasuke whispered and squeezed his hand.
"Well, they are all doing well, and they are measuring about 23 weeks. That leaves you due in about another month and a bit, provided that I'm correct in your genetics." Shizune wiped off all gel from Naruto's swollen belly and pulled down his shirt. "Have you got the literature to study?" Shizune looked over to Sasuke.
"Hn," Sasuke responded, not meeting Shizune's eyes as he had moved his hand to started caressing the swollen bump under Naruto's shirt.
"Sasuke-sama, I would like to consult with my sensei regarding Naruto's birthing plan. I have the utmost confidence that she will be able to ensure Naruto's safety when it's time." Shizune was putting her equipment away.
"Hn," Sasuke responded as he continued to caress the bump, Naruto's hand had joined Sasuke's and both were lost within each other.
Shizune looked over at the two and just gave them a smile. She finished up packing her things, and slipped out the door.
Both men did not see her leave, as Sasuke kissed Naruto's forehead and ran his fingers through Naruto's hair. "Naru, you are so amazing," Sasuke whispered, pulling Naruto's lips in for a soft kiss. "Thank you, for being you," he kissed him again. "Thank you for finding me," he kissed him again. "And thank you, for providing us with the gifts of our young."
Naruto's eyes were half lidded, a shy smile on his lips, as he allowed Sasuke to dote on him. He could feel his face heating up and he cursed his hormones for making him all gitty like a teenage girl. He poked at his inner fox who released a purr, as it enjoyed the doting of the alpha the most. 'Stupid love struck fox—' Naruto placed his hand on the back of Sasuke's neck and pulled the alpha into a crushing kiss, forcing his tongue into the alpha's cavern. He grinned inwardly hearing the alpha release a moan and respond eagerly to Naruto's demands. Their tongues danced leisurely together and Naruto pushed Sasuke's hand towards his growing member. "Sasuke, please touch me," Naruto breathed out.
"As you wish," the alpha growled out softly as he pulled on Naruto's bottom lip, giving it a slight nip as he released it. Sasuke moved his hand as his omega demanded, slipping it under his loose pants and wrapping his fingers around the already silky rock hard penis. Naruto hissed out at the sudden sensation, followed by a needy moan. Sasuke moved the shirt up to find dusty light nipples and lashed his tongue on them. Naruto's back slightly arched as his lips released a wanton moan and his hands found Sasuke's black locks.
"Yesss... Sas, just like that," Naruto panted out. His fingers twirling the black silky hair through his fingers.
Sasuke continued to nibble on the perk nub before moving across and lapping at the other nub. His hand was stroking the omega's cock slowly, and the alpha was enjoying hearing the needy moans of the omega. "Naruto—does it feel good baby?" Sasuke purred out as he swiped his thumb over the tip of the cock, spreading the precum.
"Fuck Sas, please!" Naruto whined slightly.
"Hmm," Sasuke moved up to kiss the peach plump lips. He tightened his grip as he stroked the blond and twisted his fingers around the cock in such a way that the blonde's legs were quivering, his slick was leaking and scenting up the area that drove the inner alpha insane with lust. Sasuke's eyes bled red as he suckled on the peach lips, swallowing all the delicious sounds the blond was making. He quickened his pace, held the blonde's head in place with his fingers intertwined through the blond hair so he could taste the lips fully.
Naruto brought his hands up and dragged his nails up the alpha's back, causing Sasuke to growl with pleasure and thrust his own needy cock against the omega's thigh. Naturally the alpha was primed and ready to take the omega, but Sasuke held back the lust craving, mating instinct alpha within him. This was about meeting the omega's needs, which were more important.
Naruto's breathing quickened as he felt his orgasm breaching. "Sas—sas—imma—" Naruto panted out when he pulled away from Sasuke's lips. His back arched up, he clenched his teeth and his eyes squinted shut as he let the orgasm euphoria wash over him. His legs trembled uncontrollably as Sasuke continued to milk his cock gently, his black orbs watching the omega with desire in his eyes. Naruto shivered suddenly at that look. The alpha was overwhelming at times, and Naruto suddenly felt like he was face to face with a predator. Sasuke gave him a smirk as he pulled his hand back from Naruto's pants and tasted the cum on his fingers, giving a sultry look at the omega. Naruto shivered and could fee his fox was content and sedated, and Naruto gripped the alpha by the neck, pulling him in for lazy sensual kiss. When Naruto pulled back, he placed his forehead on Sasuke's, "I'm hungry."
Sasuke chuckled lightly before pulling back. "As you wish," he whispered before getting up.
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So... my thoughts here, is that no, the story is not over, the boys just needed some much deserved "them time" don't you all think?
And I think some may be confused on Naruto's sudden situation of waking up and finding himself pregnant, I certainly hope that I put enough understanding on to why Naruto acted like that. If you are not sure, just ask!
I'm on tumblr, inluvwnaruto if any one is interested in messaging me. I did get a bot the other day, i must say, that was quite entertaining... the beta world has slowed way way way down... *sigh*.
Keep smiling all :D
Oh, any mistakes, of course you can let me know! I'll do my best!
