Whatever It Takes

Chapter Fifty Five

Sasuke groaned a bit, rubbing his lower back as it hurt from the added weight of his belly.

He couldn't help standing in front of the full length mirror in his and Itachi's bathroom, completely naked. His belly was a lot rounder now, fully showing the state he was in—pregnant. He had to say though, he didn't look as huge as Naruto had looked and had to wonder if their child was doing alright. Maybe it was too early. Sasuke wasn't sure how long he had before he was due to give birth. Roughly he was sure that he was in his fifth month, give or take a day or two.

Still, he never failed to check and neither did Itachi, and so far their baby was healthy and strong.

Turning slightly to the side, he placed a gentle hand just under his bellybutton, tilting his head as he measured. He was definitely bigger than usual, and there was potential for him to grow more. Naruto did say that he suddenly blew up. Remembering how Naruto couldn't even stand up, and how he waddled around Sasuke decided maybe it was not that big of a deal that he was smaller in his pregnancy.

Honestly, pregnancy had not slowed Sasuke down at all. He still ran around being a little tyrant when he wanted to be. He never stayed in one place for too long unless he was with Itachi and even then if he wasn't sleeping he was doing…it, passionately for hours. It had to be that Itachi had a calming effect on him. He would always look forward to eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner with his husband. Every now and then he would find himself taking a nap in Itachi's office while he was working.

Itachi had to have a comfortable couch placed in the middle of his office. It's also the place they would have lunch most days. It was amusing to wake up to Itachi talking to their unborn child. Itachi was definitely waiting to feel their baby move. Sasuke could feel their baby move inside, but Itachi still hadn't had that pleasure, and Sasuke wanted to so badly let him feel. So here he found himself running his hands over his round belly, trying to encourage their baby to kick or something.

And other times, it was just them tearing the other's clothes off, having sweaty and sticky sex in the middle of the afternoon. Be it on any hard surface, or the hot bed sheet of their bed, it didn't matter so long as they were entangled in each other. All Sasuke found himself doing was asking Itachi for more, taking, and giving of each other, losing control…

Just thinking of it was making Sasuke tingle with need as he felt himself starting to get hard. It was nice to be in their own home, no one to interrupt them or tell them what to do. They could fully enjoy each other, devouring, and losing themselves to the moment. He blushed lightly, realizing that it was insane how often he found himself with his legs wrapped around Itachi's waist. He never thought he'd be the type to crave sex that intensely, but here he was…thinking of it even now.

Taking a deep breath to calm his heart, he decided he would take care of that craving later. Right now he needed to get ready and get started on his day. Reaching for his towel, he wrapped it around his waist while still holding it, and opened the door to his bedroom.

He shivered lightly as he made his way to the closet. The floor was chilly and he was reminded that they were on the last months of the year. The weather was getting colder, and Itachi had said that snow would fall within a few weeks. Sasuke was looking forward to it. Reaching the closet he took out a tank top, and pulled a button up shirt over it. He then pulled out some of his jeans, taking a moment to think it over, he decided sweat pants would be better. With that he pulled on a too big for him hoodie that looked more like a dress as it went a little past his knees and he seemed to be swimming in it. It was comfortable, and it helped hide that he was pregnant.

At least he hoped it did.

They had yet to let everyone that worked for them know about his state of being. Out of the new staff that had been hired, only Kimimaro had been told about the pregnancy and that was because he had experience in childbirth. He will be helping Itachi when the time came, as Itachi figured that just because he had been educated on what to expect, it would be the first time that he would experience childbirth. Things were always different from when someone explained, to actually experiencing it.

Sasuke had been a bit uncomfortable at the idea of letting someone else know, or get that close. Since he had seen Naruto give birth, he knew how vulnerable he would be while going through that. He remembers clearly how Tsunade had been all in there. No. But getting to know Kimimaro and how he was a level headed person was helping some.

Pulling on his shoes, Sasuke finally made his way out of the bedroom and greeted Juugo when he saw that the man was patiently waiting for him outside. Sasuke noticed that Suigetsu wasn't around and had to wonder if he was still fighting with Karin.

It had been random when Karin had shown up at the gate, crying. Sasuke had given the okay to let her in and once he got her to calm down, she confessed why she was there. Sasuke had been a bit shocked to learn that Suigetsu had Karin had been having a little love affair in the weeks leading up to his wedding day. The shock was momentary, as he called them both idiots for not thinking about the consequences about what they had been doing.

Karin had gotten swept up in the moment.

Suigetsu had mainly been with men that getting her pregnant had not crossed his mind.

Sasuke understood that both of them had found comfort in each other, and though he was curious as to how they were going to proceed, something told him that Karin wanted to keep the baby. She had want to if she came here to let Suigetsu know about it. Sasuke sighed and decided he would go and check on them before he went to Itachi's office. He had a few things to discuss with Hayate about the upcoming budget to prepare the house for the winter months. Sasuke headed into the living room, and found that there was no fighting, but Karin and Suigetsu were sitting together.

The two seemed to be calm and having a drink or something.

"Are you guys okay?" Sasuke asked, tilting his head a bit when he saw Karin nod slowly. Suigetsu seemed to just be staring out ahead of himself. Sasuke knew he was going to have to talk to Suigetsu later on, privately.

"We're okay," Karin said, "Suigetsu and I decided that we were going to raise our child together, but we are not going to be together," She said, sounding very uninterested with the decision. Sasuke frowned, wondering why. Karin stood up then, "Thank you for allowing me to stay here Sasuke." She hugged him quick, before excusing herself. Sasuke watched her as she left towards the staff area, where her room was located.

"Suigetsu are you okay with this?" Sasuke asked, turning to his friend.

Suigetsu numbly nodded his head, before sighing deeply. He looked defeated. "We talked it out. Truth of the matter is we did what we did because we both were feeling vulnerable. We don't love each other, but we agreed it wasn't fair for that…" The man frowned and corrected himself, "For our child to have to pay for our mistakes." Suigetsu ran his hands through his hair, trying to make sense of his current reality. "I guess what I can't believe is that I am going to be a father," he chuckled, looking like he wanted to cry.

Sasuke sighed, "Of course you'd find that to be the unbelievable part out of all of this." He crossed his arms and shook his head.

"She's only a few weeks behind you, that means that you and I will have kids nearly the same age, so I think that will be awesome." Suigetsu said, with a grin taking over his face for the first time. "You know the more I think about it, the more excited I become. It'll be cool to see a mini me running around with a mini you, reminds me of the past." Suigetsu paused then, once more going quiet and just staring off to space.

"Are you sure you are okay?" Sasuke asked after a while of getting no response from his friend.

Suigetsu shook his head, "How are you not freaking out?" He finally asked. "How are you not scared that you won't be enough for that child? I can't picture how good of a father I would be. I'm the worst."

"I have Itachi, I guess," Sasuke answered with a slight shrugged. Truth was he was scared. He didn't know either if he would be a good father, but there was no turning back. His child would be born and he would have to be ready.

Suigetsu made a face, looking at Sasuke like he wasn't even real, "What would you do if you didn't have Itachi?" Because Suigetsu didn't have an Itachi, he had a Karin who he didn't understand all that well. If anything he felt alone in this and she was the one carrying that child. He could only imagine how she was feeling.

"Well, I wouldn't be pregnant if that was the case, so I guess I would be plotting world domination," Sasuke sincerely answered. Suigetsu laughed, because he knew that Sasuke was not joking. Sasuke had a plan set in place to run away if Itachi didn't return and his uncle decided to make him marry someone else. Sasuke had been so determined to not allow anyone to win and decide what he would do with his life. At that time Suigetsu was all in for that, thinking that world domination was definitely a great goal to strive for. But at the same time he had wished things would never have to go that way.

Sasuke really would have rather died single and alone than with anyone who wasn't Itachi. Suigetsu always thought that it was a bit dramatic of Sasuke, but a part of him always knew that Sasuke was serious. Suigetsu was just glad that Itachi had returned for this idiot, or who knows where Sasuke would be right now.

"I should have plotted for world domination like you did after…" Suigetsu sighed. He didn't want to say it, even though his mind echoed it…after Kisame left.

"Okay," Sasuke cut in, not wanting his friend to pick at old wounds, "you can keep thinking about the mess you got yourself in once we finish todays work. Did you get everyone's order for their uniforms?" Sasuke asked. Their staff had to be properly dressed, and everyone had a set of uniforms that they wore so they could be recognize as staff from the Uchiha household.

While everyone had received uniforms styled for the summer months, the season was rapidly changing. The old staff had a design that Sasuke had thought was completely outdated, and he had made changes to it. Now he just needed everyone's orders.

"Yeah, I got everything over here," Suigetsu stood up, pulling up a folder with all the paper orders inside. Sasuke took it, looking over every single sheet. Sasuke knew the names of everyone in their home, and always doubled checked that everyone was accounted for.

"What about the budget for the food?" Sasuke asked.

"Deidara and Sasori said that they were working a few details out. Something about getting food at a reasonable price and changing the provider, so I hope by now they have handed Itachi those papers." Suigetsu said.

"What about the supplies within the house?" Sasuke asked. The supplies were calculated based on what was needed throughout the house, like cleaning products, any missing pots, plates, all down to toiletries. It was part of Anko, Kurenai, and Asuma's job to make a list of what was missing.

"For that one I went over the lists and combined them into one, " Suigetsu said, handing Sasuke the next set of papers.

"Does this include for the stables?" Sasuke asked, quickly glancing through everything. So far everything looked reasonable.

"No, I made a separate sheet for that one," Suigetsu handed the next sheet. "Asuma wanted you and Itachi to look over and approve it separately."

"Okay," Sasuke looked over everything, and would now have it looked over before they approved the budgets. Taking care of their home was mainly Sasuke's job, and he was still learning how to properly do it.

Once he had everything. Sasuke was followed by both Suigetsu and Juugo towards Itachi's office. He smiled when he saw that his husband was going through a few documents of his own. Sasuke walked over to him and placed the folder on the desk. Itachi set aside what he had been looking at and reached for the folder. "Here are the budgets that we collected for our home, all except the ones that I want to make" Sasuke said.

Itachi looked over the papers Sasuke had handed him. "You want to make more purchases?" Itachi asked, checking that everything was correct. Once he was sure that everything was in order he turned to look at Sasuke.

"Yeah, it's getting cold and I want heated floors." Sasuke murmured. He still wasn't sure if they were possible, but he was hoping that they would be.

Itachi blinked at Sasuke's simple request. "I will look into it then," Itachi said. He knew about heated floors but he was not sure if that was something that they might already have. In a way the two of them were still strangers to this house. He would have to check before they went out of their way to make the purchase in case it was not necessary, either that or if they needed to upgrade things.

"Thank you Itachi," Sasuke smiled. Sasuke looked over his shoulder to dismiss Juugo and Suigetsu. Juugo simply smiled while Suigetsu made a face, of course Sasuke would want to be alone with Itachi now. The two locked the door on their way out, knowing that the two would need their privacy, and wouldn't want to be disturbed.

Itachi was already clearing his desk, his eyes trained on Sasuke's body. "You're trembling," he said.

Sasuke shifted a bit, blushing. "I want you so bad," he shamelessly admitted.

Itachi smiled softly, and signaled for Sasuke to come closer. He gasped when Sasuke rushed forward and jumped over the desk. "Sasuke," he called in slight panic, ready to catch Sasuke as he launched himself on him. Sasuke laughed when Itachi easily caught him, and gave him a disapproving look. "Why are you always so reckless?" Itachi asked him in exasperation. The two of them had landed back into their sofa chair, with Sasuke on top of Itachi.

"I'm fine. You act like I will break! Your husband and your child are both strong," Sasuke proudly stated, nuzzling into Itachi's neck, his arms wrapped around his waist. Itachi sighed, wondering what he's going to do with Sasuke, this man was going to be the death of him. Kissing the top of Sasuke's head, he hugged him close. Itachi was just glad that Sasuke was healthy and safe.

"Yes, and I want you to stay that way, you are going to have a baby and I worry." Itachi softly confessed, "I can see your changing body and it makes me want to take care of you even more. I want to lock you away where no one will be allowed to come near you, just me, all for me," he whispered darkly into Sasuke's ear. Sasuke shivered, tightening his hold on Itachi while thinking that it didn't sound too bad. To be locked away by Itachi…

"I think you kind of already did that niisan," Sasuke whispered in return.

"It's not enough. There are still too many people here to gaze on you. I want it to be only you and me," Itachi licked Sasuke's ear lobe, "where I will be able to live off of just you," He nipped his helix, "your kisses," He squeezed him, "fast," he breathed onto his ear, "slow," he kissed his jaw, "intense. I'll give you the world."

"Itachi now, right now, please," Sasuke squirmed against him, his right hand curling into the back of Itachi's shirt, while his left hand moved to pull down his pants. It was hazardously done while he remained on Itachi's lap, but it was accomplished.

Itachi groaned at the brief sight he got of Sasuke's beautiful erection before his sweater fell down to hide that delightful sight. God, why was Sasuke wearing no underwear such a turn on? He kissed down the length of Sasuke's throat, slow and deliberate, savoring that soft skin on his tongue. "Explain to me what you want Sasuke,"

Sasuke threw his head back, murmuring, "I hate explaining, I just want you. Fuck me." Sasuke whined causing Itachi to chuckle against his clavicle.

"I just want to know if you want me to throw you on the couch, or should I trap you against the wall, maybe bend you over the desk…" Itachi nipped Sasuke's chin, his hands remaining firmly on Sasuke's waist to keep him from grinding on him. He needed to have some control.

"Yes," Sasuke mewled, moving his head to capture Itachi's lips in a chaste kiss, his tongue tracing them before he kissed him deeply. Itachi kissed him back, deciding it didn't matter how it happened, so long as he ended up inside of Sasuke. Their tongues clashed in a passionate battle. Sasuke threw his arms around Itachi's neck when he felt his fingers dig into his thighs and brought them closer to his waist.

Sasuke was momentarily pressed against the hard edge of the desk. He reluctantly broke off the kiss as Itachi took off his shirt, and spread it down over the desk. Sasuke looked over his shoulder momentarily, and gasped when Itachi lifted him to sit on top of said desk. Itachi's shirt acted as a barrier from the desk, definitely Itachi making sure the surface was clean and safe. Sasuke's hands ran over Itachi's bare chest, enjoying the feel of his skin under his fingers. So warm and strong under his hands, it made Sasuke's insides tighten with desire.

He smiled when Itachi leaned in to press a kiss onto his lips. Sasuke broke the kiss, and let himself fall back onto the desk, his legs spreading wide. Itachi moaned at the sight. Sasuke's cock was dripping, a nice line of preacum sliding down to his gorgeous hole. That greedy little hole that was always ready to eat all of him.

Itachi had realized that Sasuke often liked to be taken hard and fast, and wouldn't feel much pain if they used lube or not. Not like they were using it in the beginning, Itachi figured though that it would be easier on Sasuke if they did. But his body seemed to naturally be able to do what other males couldn't do, especially now that it seemed to be changing through his pregnancy. That was why it had been so easy even in the beginning, during his heat.

It was like Sasuke's body was just meant for this.

It drove Itachi crazy. Either way, he reached for the side of his desk and pulled out the lube in there. He coated two of his fingers, before circling them inside. That tight ring of heat easily opened up just for him, while he licked the tip of Sasuke's cock. He pushed his fingers around, feeling how tightly Sasuke wrapped around him even though they had done this so many times.

It was like Sasuke's body also naturally tightened up again, it felt so wonderful. Yet at the same time, you could tell it wasn't his first time, as Sasuke's body easily responded, already ready for whatever Itachi would give to it.

Sasuke arched, crying out encouraging him to do more. He let out a small sound as Itachi pulled his fingers away, and felt himself anticipating what was to come. His eyes widened a bit though when his stomach was exposed.

Itachi's fingers ran over Sasuke's hips, gently pushing up the hoodie so he could look at Sasuke's rounded belly. He gently massaged it, kissing Sasuke's navel. His child was resting there. Sasuke smiled as he brought himself up on his elbows to gaze down at Itachi. It always felt so good when Itachi massaged his belly like that, and he knew their baby agreed. "Our baby has been moving a lot this morning you know."

"Have you felt him kick yet?" Itachi asked, he was so curious about that. A part of him couldn't wait to feel his baby kick through Sasuke's belly. Sasuke shook his head.

"I can just barely make out some of the movements, but it gets easier to feel it every day. I think soon," he too was looking forward to it. Itachi kissed Sasuke's belly once more before reaching to kiss Sasuke's lips once more. Sasuke gasped when Itachi grabbed his hips and dragged him closer. He didn't complain, he simply threw his arms around Itachi's neck and melted against him, vibrating when he suddenly felt the tip of Itachi's cock brushing against his hole.

His cry of pleasure was swallowed by Itachi as he pushed inside, in one fluid movement. Their kiss deepened, and the two started to move together, meeting each other half way. Sasuke started to call for more, asking Itachi to give him more. He gasped in surprise as Itachi sat back on the couch and pulled him to sit on his lap.

Sasuke tensed as Itachi's cock hit deeply at the change of angle. That didn't stop him from bouncing on Itachi's lap, gripping the back of the couch as it helped keep him from collapsing. Sasuke's breath was coming in short, and Itachi could tell that he was getting tired from this position. Still, he savored a little longer how Sasuke looked bouncing on him, that sinful cock peeking out at him from under that large hoodie.

Itachi finally settled him on the couch, making sure to remain in him as he did so. Sasuke's legs wrapped around his waist as he started to move in hard and fast. Sasuke cried out, arching towards him, and pulled his hands moved to pull at Itachi's hair in his pleasure. Itachi moaned, leaning in to kiss him hard, determined to make Sasuke come.

Sasuke mewled, finding that the sweater was suddenly too hot. The heat seemed to caress his body as Itachi stole his breath, and he found himself locking his legs around Itachi hard as he came hard. His orgasm was torn from his body so harshly that he was left sobbing even as Itachi gasped into his ear and spilled inside of him.

The two of them were trembling.

Itachi unzipped Sasuke's hoodie, feeling that his skin was just too hot at the moment, and even Sasuke's face was looking a bit too flushed. He kissed his cheeks, and down to his throat. "Don't stop," Sasuke suddenly said.

Itachi felt a shiver go down his spine at the overstimulation that Sasuke's body seemed to rock back into his. His overzealous cock was looking for more despite it, and judging by Sasuke's cock pressing into his belly, he was ready for more as well.

"Sasuke," He breathed into his husbands neck, thrusting his hips in shallow motions against Sasuke's trembling body. Sasuke moved to sigh against Itachi's hairline.

"Just like that Itachi, do that more." Sasuke murmured, his fingers digging into Itachi's hair, gently massaging from where he had been pulling. Their bodies were burning but the two of them were moving, slowly, sweating against each other, seeking their next orgasm. At this point it was just the two of them, and their bodies sliding against each other, intensely pulling pleasure from the other's body.

Their faces were practically smooched against each other, their gasping lips tasting each other's breaths as their completion coursed through them. Neither of them made to move away from each other, with Itachi buried deep in Sasuke as the two of the kissed passionately.

They weren't going to be separating from each other anytime soon.


A few days later Genma was looking through the mail when he saw that there was an invitation amongst other things. He knew that being someone of high status and money meant that sometimes you got invited to special events. They were things you attended not for pleasure, but to maintain your public image and remind the competition that you were still here and a threat.

Although this one looked more like it was a family thing than a serious social one. Setting it aside momentarily, he read over the next few letters before he dropped them off to the departments that they belonged to. In this case, some of the letters belonged to the staff. Everything else that belonged to his lords went directly to Sasuke.

After he made his rounds, and checked that everyone was doing their job he went to search for Sasuke. He found him in the living room talking with Kimimaro. The two of them seemed to be discussing diapers and their use. It made him smile. The sight reminded him that soon his lords will be parents, and for some reason he felt so happy for them. Come to think of it, that seemed to be the general vibe that surrounded this estate lately. Just warmth and joy…if Genma thought about it, this was going from a house to a home…

Genma shook his head of the thought. "Lord Sasuke, the mail is here," he said as he approached, and bowed.

"Thank you Genma," Sasuke said, taking the mail from him. Genma nodded and then left, needing to get to his next task. Sasuke went through each letter with a bored expression but paused at the invitation. Sasuke popped it open and got a thoughtful look on his face.

"Is everything alright my Lord?" Kimimaro asked.

"It's an invitation from Itachi's parents. They are holding a ball…" Sasuke made a face.

"You're not fond of them," Kimimaro chuckled at that expression.

"Not at all, but I probably should consider it." Sasuke sighed. A part of him wanted to get to know his father too. Maybe not really, but they certainly could not keep ignoring them. Whether he liked it or not, they were Itachi's parents, and one of them was also his father. He should make a bit of an effort, but not too much, he didn't want them thinking that they were welcomed to come into his house.

"Well, I have a few suggestions on clothes in case you want to hide your pregnancy from them." Kimimaro offered.

Sasuke nodded, "Yeah definitely. I don't plan to advertise our child just yet." Sasuke took a pause, "I'll go mention this to Itachi and if he agrees then we can go shopping for those clothes." He said. Kimimaro nodded his head and started to clean up the living room from the diapers he had been teaching Sasuke to use. He would need to know how to change one soon.

Juugo who had been silently sitting by them moved to follow after Sasuke, pausing only for moment to drop a kiss on Kimimaro's cheek.

Kimimaro smiled and paused for a moment to watch them leave. He was greateful to his new lords. He had been a slave for so long that he thought he and his child would never get to be free. But with the changes happening in Sharingan the law had changed and he had been freed. He had been heartbroken when the same had not been for his son.

His child had been the product of his naivety. His master had a wife who he neglected and cheated on with other lovely women. She had been jealous, angry, and he had just happened to be there. Talk about the wrong place and time. She used words he had never heard before, her skin satin, and she was a predator to his untainted mind. She twisted his feelings, bending him to her will, and he actually thought he had fallen in love.

That was until she fell pregnant, the game she was playing caught up with her and she got scared. She tried to go back to her husband, luring him to bed. Playing her words at him and getting him to sleep with her- It broke his heart to see her tumbling in bed with him. Not only because his heart was breaking, but because she was carrying his child at that time.

He had eaten her stories, believing everything she said like a child who knew no better.

She flaunted her pregnancy around, and it left a bitter taste in his mouth because he knew that the seed growing there was his. The man beside her acted like he was happy that she was going to have a baby, something that they had not been able to do before. Kimimaro spent years raising his son while at the same time watching him be raised by another man. Pretending that he was a stranger to his own son…

He changed the diapers, cleaned the wounds, picked him up when he fell, and read him bedtime stories.

That other man got to walk around telling everyone that it was his son, pulling him along and placing expectations that were unrealistic to a child.

Now all he wanted was revenge. He was free but his child remained with those two people. He had not been idle. He had hated her, but at the same time he was grateful to her. She had given him a son. He had made sure his child knew who he was, and when applying for jobs with his new found freedom he thought he would fight for him. Finding a good lawyer was just as tough as finding a good paying job.

When he came here, he decided to be clear with what he wanted. He had just heard that the Uchiha Estate was holding interviews for new staff, and rushed to apply. He explained his situation to Lord Itachi, talking at length about it. Lord Itachi had then asked him what he knew about childbirth. Well, lucky for him, he had been trained by a midwife to help with the other slaves that gave birth. They didn't get to go to hospitals and they didn't get the luxury of a doctor making a home call for them.

They had to help each other.

At first, he had been confused as to why a lord with money able to go to a hospital would want someone who was like a midwife working for them. Things became clear when he met Lord Sasuke. A male pregnancy, even now he was reeling from such a reality. It didn't seem real at all, in fact he had to wonder if this was a fever dream. No matter how he pinched himself, or slapped his face, it didn't change the reality that was this…

It was incredible.

He found himself eager to help these two men but hesitated when he recalled his son. That was when Lord Itchi told him to simply worry about helping them and that he would take care of his situation. Kimimaro still hadn't known what Lord Itachi meant by that, but his gut told him to trust the man. Lord Sasuke had told him not to worry as well when he got to hear his story as well.

And they had been right to tell him not to worry.

He wanted to cry from how happy he was. It was a strange kind of confidence both his lords seemed to carry. There was a peacefulness that they had already built in this home. It was warm, and not just because of the heated floors that had recently been turned on. In such a short time his life felt like it was better than it had ever been.

He had met a wonderful man in Juugo who even he found himself shocked that he already adored so much, and he had received the paper rights to his son…his son would soon be here with him. He couldn't wait to introduce him to Juugo.

"Kimimaro, let's go, Itachi gave us the okay," Sasuke said as he walked back towards him, glancing around at the clean living room. Kimimaro worked fast, they had made such a mess earlier. He blinked when he noticed the tears in the white haired man's green eyes, "Hey are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just so incredibly happy and grateful," he muttered, his words slurred. Sasuke tilted his head in confusion and Kimimaro chuckled at the adorable sight. His lords were really something else.


Izuna and Madara were happy when they saw that Itachi and Sasuke had made it to their party. It was a large gathering, and it was something to flaunt their wealth, but also they had been hoping this would get them to come. It had been a while now that they had come to Sharingan and it had started to feel like they would never make the first move.

"Does Sasuke look like he's gained some weight?" Izuna asked, tilting her head as she looked at her son in law up and down.

"Who cares, let's go talk to them already," Madara impatiently tugged on her hand, wanting to badly talk to his sons. Izuna rolled her eyes, but willingly followed as they made their way over. They had given Itachi and Sasuke an hour to mingle with the other guests and they both felt it was enough.

It had been cute to see them dance together too.

"Itachi!" Izuna called, rushing to hug her son. Itachi stiffened for a moment, before hugging her back in return "I'm so glad that you were able to make it!" She nuzzled into him. She missed her son so much, and was so happy he had decided to come back and live in Sharingan.

"Sorry mom, we had been meaning to come and talk with you guys but we've gotten busy." Itachi explained.

"That's alright, I know your grandparents must have left quite the mess behind for you to clean up," She shook her head, releasing Itachi. She then turned to Sasuke, moving to try to hug him, Sasuke's eyes widened and quickly hid behind Itachi. "I just wanted a hug," she muttered, bringing her arms back to herself. She smiled when Sasuke peaked out at her, and blushed slightly giving her a smile in return.

"Sasuke's a bit shy around people he hasn't gotten to know for a time. You'll have to be patient," Itachi quickly said, tugging his husband to stand beside him. Sasuke latched onto his arm though, keeping his distance to everyone else.

"Hello,"

"You weren't shy when we first met though," Izuna crossed her arms, a slight pout coming over her face.

"That was because I wasn't thinking about that," Sasuke said, looking to the side. He blinked when he noted that Madara was just looking back and forth between him and Itachi. Noticing that Sasuke was looking over Izuna's shoulder, both Itachi and his mother followed his gaze and sweat dropped. Madara was fiddling around just standing behind her, looking too scared to come and say anything.

"You're allowed to talk to us, dad" Itachi offered.

"I…I just. Sorry," Madara took a deep breath. It was so nice to hear Itachi calling him dad again, after everything that he had placed him through.

"Oh yeah…" Sasuke said as he remembered something important, "Dad, Itachi said that you would be taking care of the Danzo problem. What happened anyways?"

Madara's chest exploded in pride at the fact that Sasuke had just called him dad. It was too much, he was melting. His two sons being so cute was just too much!

"Itachi, your little husband just melted your father," Izuna giggled, reaching for Madara's arm to hug him close to her. She really wished Madara was that way when Itachi was just a child, but better now than never. He was being more loving, and Izuna couldn't ask for better. Her heart felt like it was healing from all the pain from the past.

Itachi chuckled. "That's really a new change in him."

Sasuke blinked, but heavily leaned into Itachi, keeping close so no one would try to hug him again.

"Well, as far as we know we have not heard anything from Danzo and his minions. They have gone quiet after Izumi kicked them out of her home." Izuna said.

"It seems like they were trying to plant the idea that you and Itachi could be separated from each other," Madara added, "Izumi was annoyed with them after a while and came to ask us if it was true that Itachi planned to leave you. When that wasn't the case she had them kicked out. No one has heard from them since then, but the family has already marked them as traitors and won't be allowed back."

Sasuke scowled, "We really should have found a way to end their lives" he muttered to himself. He really didn't like that they were still out there. He was still a bit wary about people due to what had happened in the past with the Hyuuga, but Sasuke wanted to hope that they could forget Danzo and his minions. If they were smart, they would stay away.

Madara eagerly started to tell Sasuke about ways that one could end someone's life. The gore details were enough to leave Izuna feeling sick. Itachi was used to this, but he kind of wished that his father wouldn't be telling his husband every single detail.

"Sorry, Sasuke actually takes after dad," Itachi explained to his mother, smiling at how Sasuke hung to every word their father spoke.

"I can see that," Izuna sighed, smiling fondly as well. "You look happy Itachi. Did you find peace in your heart?"

"I did, I know now." Itachi said.

"I am glad son, take care of yourself and Sasuke. He is something else." Izuna had recented Madara and Mikoto so much for what they had done. Yet, actually looking at the product of that affair, she couldn't help but actually be glad to have him here. Sasuke was not at fault, she had no reason to dislike or resent him for the past, in fact since he made Itachi happy she found herself loving him like a son as well.

"You have no idea mom," Itachi grinned.

While they talked and got to know more of each other, in the distance stood Izumi. She was so mad at Danzo for coming to tell her that she and Itachi could be. It really had given her hope, but to learn that Sasuke was never going to leave left her feeling broken. She had it in her head that he was her soulmate and that Itachi just had things he needed to solve within himself.

She thought that eventually he would find what he was looking for and come back to her. She had never expected that Itachi would find Sasuke. She loved him though, her heart ached for him and she wanted to tell him again and again until he understood. Maybe then he would see how the two of them were meant to be.

Izumi wiped the tears from her eyes, thinking maybe just a bit more time. If she got closed to him once more, if Itachi had time to get bored of Sasuke…just maybe, somehow, in the future, she would still have a chance.

Turning away from the sight of Itachi and his husband, she decided she would leave it all to time. She was sure, if they were meant to be, then Itachi would soon come back to her. She just had to be patient and wait. With that thought she left the party.


Five year old Jin looked up in awe at the giant orange haired man with gentle eyes that was looking down at him. Jin had been scared and worried when his papa had been kicked out of the house they had been living in. His other father and mother were so mean to him and forcing him to do just as they asked. They wanted him to clean and do everything that their slaves had done for them. He had been kicked, slapped, and left to starve most nights.

He had been happy when Uncle Itachi had come to get him and told him that he soon would be seeing his real daddy once again. He had been aware because he had been told. His mind had been confused, but all he knew was that he liked Kimimaro papa more than the other man who called himself his father. When Uncle Itachi had brought him into the nice new home, he had cried when he saw his papa and ran straight into his arms.

Kimimaro had fallen on his knees, crying, and held him close.

It had been nice. He hadn't felt so safe and warm in what felt like forever. And now his papa was introducing him to this new man. His name was Juugo and he took care of Uncle Sasuke when Uncle Itachi was not around. He too was warm and really nice, and he soon found himself thinking of him like another papa as well.

Jin smiled big, "Please take care of me and my papa!" He chirped and Juugo's heart felt like it melted a bit.

"Yes," he didn't even hesitate.

After getting settled in, Jin like most children ran around having fun. Seeing as he was five now, Kimimaro decided that he would enroll him into a school. When he told this to lord Sasuke, the man frowned. "Wouldn't it be better to just hire a tutor to come teach him?" He asked.

"Yeah that would be nice, but a part of me wants to enroll him where he will get to interact with other children and learn with them," Kimimaro explained.

Sasuke took a pause as he thought over that response. He could understand that. He had yet to even think that far about when his baby would grow big enough and have to be taught. Would he and Itachi have time to also tutor him and make sure he knew everything?

Later that night he brought up the topic to Itachi who readily offered the private school he had attended. Sasuke had a lot of questions, wondering if such a place would really be safe for their child when the time came. Itachi had chuckled and said nothing bad happened to him from going there. Sasuke sighed, thinking already that parenthood was tougher than it first seemed.

Needless to say, Jin had been enrolled into the school soon enough. The young boy would go early every morning, and return in the afternoon, with stories about what he had done and learned in school. After hearing a few, Sasuke was convinced it wasn't such a bad place. Plus, it was nice to see Kimimaro and Juugo both interact with Jin, It made him want to meet his baby that much faster.

"I'm both scared and excited for you to be born," Sasuke whispered as he ran his fingers over his belly. It had grown again. It still wasn't overly large, and he still could do a lot of things, but he could feel the discomfort of his stretched skin.

He was dreading how much bigger he was going to get.


Sasuke was sitting with Itachi in the living room, eating and silently talking when suddenly Karin approached them. Everyone rarely saw her, and she didn't ask for anything, so they were a bit surprised that she was up and about. Unlike Sasuke, her pregnancy was completely noticeable, and she looked huge already. It was surprising, seeing as she was supposed to be pregnant less time than Sasuke, but she looked like she was ahead of him.

The sight of her sometimes brought fear in Sasuke and the possibility of him getting just as big as her. Not that it would be bad, but not being able to move as fast really bothered him. Kimimaro had been asked to check on her though, and that both were doing just fine.

"Hey." She said, looking uncomfortable, standing to one side of the couch. She looked like she didn't know where to settle her eyes.

"Hey Karin, what's wrong?" Sasuke asked.

Karin looked back and forth from Sasuke to Itachi. Briefly, she felt envy flash in her chest when she saw how comfortable Sasuke looked just being next to Itachi. He was pregnant! Shouldn't he be uncomfortable, miserable, and resenting Itachi for what he did to him! But no, Sasuke looked so happy and at ease. She wanted to feel that way, but instead she felt alone and lost. As much as she wanted to blame Suigetsu deep down she knew it wasn't because of anything that Suigetsu had done. She didn't blame him, they had both made the mistake and he was great by being there to dote on her.

It was just how disconnected she was feeling inside that bothered her.

She kept having these thoughts…did she really want this baby. Did she want to come to full term and give birth to it? Wouldn't it be better to end its life now and let bygones be bygones…? She could have her life back.

"I don't know anymore, I don't know how to feel!" She started to cry. She hated that she was having these thoughts, but she couldn't stop. A part of her really wanted this baby out of her.

Sasuke stood up and reached for her hand, pulling her to sit beside himself and Itachi. She felt a bit awkward as Sasuke smiled at her. Itachi shifted to move their dirty dishes, before facing both of them. Karin looked down feeling shame. Sasuke wouldn't be smiling at her if he knew her thoughts. Noticing her discomfort, Sasuke gave her a look of concern. "Hey it's going to be okay, is it Suigetsu?"

"No, he's fine," She hiccuped.

"Then what is it?" Sasuke had just finished asking that question when he let out a surprised gasp. He eagerly reached for Itachi, placing his hand over his belly. "Itachi feel!" he eagerly said. Karin watched in confusion as Itachi's face suddenly lit up with joy. Karin puffed up in anger as she felt like they were ignoring her.

"See! This is the problem!" She snapped, but was cut off as Sasuke reached for her hand. His face was so adorable, she nearly melted, but then hardened herself. No!

"Karin, you should feel this as well!" Sasuke looked so excited and happy it was only pissing her off even more. Karin was about to snap at him when she felt it. Under the palm of her hand, she felt Sasuke's baby kick. It was such an indescribable feeling, but her chest suddenly warmed up and joy seemed to spread to her as she squealed. It was amazing…how?

"The baby kicked, it kicked." She excitedly giggled. Suddenly it was like she could understand Sasuke's excitement, and the joy on Itachi's face. Would her baby kick like that too? Will she be able to feel it…suddenly she wanted to feel her baby. Karin moved to look down at her belly, and for once felt content at the sight of it.

"Right, this is the first time it's kicked this hard," Sasuke scooted closer to Itachi. "Itachi and I have been waiting for it to happen! It happened so suddenly too." Sasuke was rubbing his belly and Itachi had yet to even remove his hand from it as well. If anything, he looked so happy and proud to be able to feel his child.

Would Suigetsu be the same?

Karin sat back. Once more her mind was contemplating what she was going through. "You know, I'm scared of this baby, and I am scared as to what will happen once I give birth. I don't think that I would make such a great mother, I can barely even take care of myself." She let out a small chuckle, "I both want and don't want my baby and I hate the feeling!" She was crying again.

"It's all hormones, Kimimaro said that it might be an-"

"Itachi" Sasuke scowled at his husband, cutting him off as Karin looked so completely devastated with what he was saying.

"Sorry," Itachi apologized, and decided not to say anything else.

"Just wait, think about how worth it it's going to be once you meet your baby. Someone that is a part of you, you'll be a great mom!" Sasuke said. Karin nodded, grinning at him. Itachi sighed, maybe he was not suited for thse kind of things. Sasuke had definitely grown to be someone able to have his way with words, and even connect with his emotions. Logic didn't always work with people, but maybe that's how Sasuke completed him.

Karin seemed happier from that moment on, getting more involved in the house chores. Although she helped around, what really caught her attention was the fact that Kimimaro was training to be a medic and working with medicine. She asked Itachi to be allowed the same opportunity, and she too started to take lessons, attending classes, and learning to assist Kimimaro.

With that, the months continued to change, and soon winter was upon them.


Sasuke shivered as he looked out the window, watching how the first snow of the month fell. The window felt incredibly cold under his hand but he found himself smiling and feeling happy. This was his home, and he was married to the man that he loved, and soon he will be having their first child. It was scary to think, but at the same time exciting.

The sight outside was amazing, with white pure snow. Sasuke suddenly got an idea, and rushed to dress as warmly as possible. Snatching up his snow boots he tried his best to pull them on but found it tiring to tie his shoe laces, so he left them undone for the moment. Walking back to the closet, he pulled out two sweaters and some sweat pants, and closed the door. Carefully walking out of his room, he greeted Juugo who was standing guard just outside, and handed the clothes over for him to carry. He was in a good mood, and he found himself humming as he made his way to the kitchen.

In the Kitchen, the ladies were talking about how it had gotten bitingly cold, but Anko, Kurenai, and Yakumo were so glad that Lord Sasuke had Lord Itachi turn on the heated floors. It made the house a lot warmer, as well a harder to step outside because that heat was so good. At least that was the complain that the men had as they had to go back out to clean out the stables. It made the ladies glad that they didn't have to leave the estate.

All three were drinking their coffee when Lord Sasuke walked inside, overly dressed in a too large for him hoodie that looked he had bulked up with probably more clothes under it, a scarf, and what looked to be several pants. They placed their cups down and bowed respectfully towards him, "Lord Sasuke," they greeted.

"Kurenai, where is the hot chocolate kept?" Sasuke asked.

Kurenai blinked, "Oh at the top shelf, there," She pointed.

"Thank you," Sasuke said, walking over to it. He seemed a bit clumsy in his movements as he graved the chocolate powder and inspected it. Kurenai was quick to tell him where he could find a pot and the milk, aching so bad to beg him to let her make the chocolate for him, but she knew he would say he could do it himself.

All three women watched helplessly as their lord made the hot chocolate. They were a bit confused when he asked them for two thermal tumblers that he washed and filled with the hot chocolate. With that, he walked out of the kitchen without saying anything. The women raised an eyebrow when they noted that Juugo was carrying some extra clothes with him.

"I wonder what he is up to," Anko said, wanting to badly know. She decided she would find out. Kurenai and Yakumo had no work at the moment and followed her. They snuck from the kitchen towards the living room, watching as Sasuke made his way towards Itachi's office.

"Aww, I think he is taking it to Lord Itachi, that's so sweet," Yakumo blushed, just imagining both her lord enjoying their cups of chocolate.

"That can't be it, why put it in a tumbler then…" Anko was sure there was more to it.

All three ladies watched as Lord Itachi walked out of his office, now dressed in the extra clothes that Juugo had been carrying. In his arms he had the two tumblers and Sasuke was holding his hand, pulling him along. Itachi seemed reluctant, almost as if he was trying to talk Sasuke out of his sudden idea. All three women watched in awe as their lords walked out of the estate and into the snow.

Rushing over, they looked out the window to see the two of them walk out to the snow. Itachi suddenly paused Sasuke, and pointed down. They sweat dropped when they saw that Sasuke had not tied his shoe laces. Their Lord Sasuke actually looked like he was being difficult about it. Itachi dropped in front of him, tying the laces of the boots himself. Sasuke seemed to watch him carefully, and looked away blushing when Itachi looked up at him with a smile.

"Our lords are so sickingly sweet with each other." Anko muttered, groaning when she saw Kurenai and Yakumo's eyes sparkling at the loving scene. They gasped when Itachi stood up suddenly, so close to Sasuke that it seemed to startle the younger raven haired man causing him to push Itachi away. Itachi fell on his ass, and Sasuke paused before he started to laugh.

Itachi reached for him, picking Sasuke up to spin him a bit. Sasuke planted several kisses over Itachi's cheeks, and it looked like he was apologizing to him. The two trudged more into the snow, now followed more closely by Juugo who had picked up their forgotten tumblers.

All three women watched happily as their lords built a snowman before they got into a bit of a snowball war. When Sasuke sneezed, Itachi called the end of their little outing. The two walked back towards the house, sitting outside on the deck, momentarily for Sasuke to drink his hot chocolate. The deck was protected from the snow, and had some torch lamps that kept it warm.

"Do you guys think that Lord Sasuke has gained some weight?" Kurenai suddenly asked.

"No…maybe a bit," Anko said, tilting her head.

"It must be all the love that Lord Itachi feeds him with, Lord Sasuke could stand to gain some weight too," Yakumo gushed making the other two women look at her oddly. "What?" she asked, "I think lord Sasuke really glows beautifully,"

"That he does," Anko and Kurenai both agreed with her.

"Anyway, we should get back to work before Deidara come screaming," Kurenai said. Anko and Yakumo groaned, wanting to keep looking at their lords. But they knew they had work to get back to.


Hey guys expect these last chapters to be long. :) So way before all of this

I had already decided on what the baby's gender would be..i also chose names idk how well they are but hey, I have dropped hints since then.

So yes, Let's keep going!