Itachi didn't even bother to look at the caller ID of his phone as it began to rang. He closed the door to his bedroom and tossed his book bag onto the foot of his bed. He took his phone out of his pant pocket and placed it to his ear. "Hello?"
A sniffle from the other end and a "hi, Itachi." It was Naruto.
Itachi became alert, his heart beating faster. "Naruto? Are you crying? What happened?!"
There was a sigh from Naruto's end and shuffling. "I, told my grandparents some news."
Itachi's eyes softened as he gave a sad smile to the floor. "That you were pregnant?"
"H-How did you know?!" Naruto sounded shocked and Itachi couldn't help but chuckle at the blonde's actions.
"Sasuke told me."
There was a pause so long, Itachi had to check his phone to see if they were even still connected. When he saw the notification that he was still on the call, he put it back to his ear. "Naruto?"
"How the hell did he find out?!" Naruto screeched so loudly, Itachi had to take the phone away from his ear.
"I think you dropped your ultrasound."
"What?" There was some more shuffling as Itachi just imagined Naruto rummaging through his unorganized backpack. "Shit" Came a distant curse after the shuffling stopped. "You're right, it's not in my folder from the doctor."
"I'll make sure he returns it to you tomorrow." Itachi nodded as he laid down on the bed.
"Um, actually," the blonde trailed off and Itachi smirked as he imagined that a blush covered his cheeks. "Could you, um, bring it to me? I don't really wanna see him right now. I'd much prefer your company."
The words were probably platonic but Itachi felt the butterflies in his stomach. He clenched his eyes closed. He shouldn't be getting these feelings for the blonde, he's his brother's boyfriend. But Naruto was always such a kind, caring and funny person. Even long before the two started to date, Itachi noticed the beginnings of a crush starting to develop. He took a deep breath. "Yeah, I can bring it to you."
"Thank you, Itachi." He could practically hear the relief and he smiled to himself. Damn, his brother really was an idiot.
"So, how did your grandparents take the news?"
There was another pause before he heard Naruto take in a deep breath. "I don't think it was good. They were silent for a while before they told me to go to my room."
Itachi hummed. "How do you feel about everything?"
"Mostly scared. Confused and maybe even a little bit happy?"
That last one surprised Itachi. "Happy? You want the kid?"
"In a way, yeah. I mean, I always wanted a large family. I wanted to give the love to my child that my parents didn't want to give to me. I just feel like, this would be my chance to start that, you know?"
"Yeah, I get that. So you're going to keep it then, huh?"
"I honestly don't know, Itachi." Itachi frowned as he heard Naruto's answer. "I just don't know."
"Whatever you decide on, I'm here for you Naruto. You can always come to me."
"Thank you Itachi. I really appreciate it."
Itachi once again smiled to himself. "Anytime, Naruto." He heard sounds on Naruto's end before he heard the blonde let out a nervous breath.
"I gotta go but I'll see you tomorrow, alright?"
"Alright Naruto, see you tomorrow." He hung up the phone and sat up in bed only to see his brother in his doorway, arms crossed over his chest and a glare set in place. Itachi was surprised to see him but he didn't let it show, instead raising an eyebrow. "Can I help you?"
"What were you talking to Naruto about?" Sasuke's glare seemed to narrow even further as he watched his brother.
Itachi gave him a shrug. "He doesn't want to talk to you at the moment and asked me to get his ultrasound back for him."
The suspicion left his brother's face, only leaving behind a hint of sadness. "Oh."
"What's up?"
Sasuke shook his head, looking down at the ground and uncrossing his arms. "Nothing. It's not important."
Itachi didn't question it any further. He knew better than to try and pry information out of his brother. So instead, he opted for an easy way for his brother to open up to him. "Alright, if you ever need to talk, I'm here."
What surprised Itachi was Sasuke walking to his bed and sitting down next to him before he leaned his head on his shoulder. "Sasuke?"
"I don't know what to do, Itachi. I'm not ready to be a father." Sasuke sighed heavily.
Itachi was unsure of what to do. He tentatively wrapped an arm around his brother's shoulders. It was the right move because Sasuke relaxed in his hold. He let out a sigh. "How are you feeling?"
Sasuke scrunched up his nose. "Confusion mostly. Scared. Anxious. A tiny bit excited." He smiled slightly. "We created a whole human being. One that will mix the both of us. That's a miracle on it's own."
"So what do you want to do?"
Sasuke pushed himself up, sitting up straight. He stared down at his lap and shook his head. "I don't know! It's all so much, Itachi. And we're so young, and what about the rest of our lives?! We can't raise a kid." He furrowed his eyebrows and stood up, beginning to pace in front of the bed. "But with Father's money, we could probably afford to pay for a nanny or such. But then where's the love from us? The child will grow up neglected. And I couldn't ask Naruto to stay home and take care of the kid, but I'd have part of Father's business so then-"
"Sasuke!" Itachi couldn't watch his brother having a mental breakdown, at least not in his room. Sasuke stopped, looking at Itachi with a dazed look. "Sasuke, you don't have to worry about all that yet, okay? You're getting ahead of yourself."
"But Itachi, it's a kid! And we're fifteen!" Sasuke grabbed at his hair.
Itachi let out a sigh before standing up. This was very out of character for his little brother. He managed to pick up the stoicness of their father. He must be really freaked out for him to lose that. He held onto his little brother's shoulders, looking him in the eyes. "Take a deep breath. Do it."
Sasuke gave a skeptical look before doing as Itachi said.
"Now, yes, it is a big decision. And yeah, it's a lot to think about. But you need to take this one step at a time. The number one thing being, talk to Naruto."
Sasuke looked down at the floor, unable to look at his brother. "He doesn't even want to talk with me, Itachi. How am I supposed to have a conversation with him?" He looked back up at his brother, eyes vulnerable.
Itachi felt his heart wrench for his younger brother. Despite the fact that he had slight feelings for the blonde and he honestly thought that Sasuke wasn't good enough for Naruto, Sasuke was still his brother. "I'll get Naruto to come over tomorrow. We can have this conversation together. That way, you two won't be all alone."
The tension in Sasuke's shoulders left and he fell into his brother's arms. "Thank you so much, Itachi."
Itachi let out a sigh as he gave a pat onto his back. "No problem, Sasuke."
Naruto placed his phone on the nightstand after he hung up with Itachi. He looked to the doorway to see his grandparents standing there. "Hi." He gave them a weak wave and a smile.
"Naruto," Jiraiya stepped forward first. "We need to have a talk."
Naruto nodded. "I understand."
Tsunade stepped in, heading straight for the bed and sat down on the edge. "What are you and Sasuke going to do about this?"
Naruto watched as Jiraiya grabbed the chair from his desk and moved it closer. He looked down at his lap, intertwining his fingers together. "We, we haven't talked about this yet."
Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other in surprise before turning to look back at Naruto. "You told us before you talked to Sasuke?" Jiraiya questioned.
Naruto looked away from them. "We're not really on speaking terms at the moment."
"Well, you better. What are your thoughts on this? Will you terminate?"
"No!" Naruto instantly interrupted Tsunade who looked at him in shock. "I-i definitely don't want that."
"Well then," Tsunade stood up and looked down at him, a stern look on her face. She crossed her arms over her chest. "If you decide to keep this child, me and your grandfather will not allow you to live here."
Naruto looked up at them in surprise. "Wha-what?! Why not?!"
Jiraiya sighed. "We can't have a repeat of your mother. We're too old to be taking care of another baby."
"But I'm not like her! I won't do that to you guys! I actually would give it love!" Naruto began to cry, feeling helpless.
Tsunade shook her head. "Your mom said the same thing about you, Naruto. And look how we ended up!" She threw her arms up and let them fall to her side. "Another pregnant teenager! I don't understand what we did wrong, Jiraiya!"
Jiraiya held up his hands. "Alright Tsunade, that's enough. We don't have to make him feel more shitty than he already does." He stood up. "So here's how it goes, if you and Sasuke decide to keep it, you can stay here up until you give birth. After that, you gotta go, kid. That's how it's gotta be, understand?"
Naruto couldn't stop his tears falling as he felt his heart break. All he could do was nod.
"Maybe that'll help you and Sasuke make a decision." Tsunade muttered as she left the room.
Jiraiya hurriedly rushed her out of the room, giving an apologetic look to the blonde as he closed the door behind him.
Naruto stood at the spot where they were, tears still falling. He had no idea what to do.
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Hey guys! Another update has arrived! I'm not gonna lie, I really enjoy writing this story. I was having a hard time not to keep writing but I have to keep a timeline of this story. Damn.
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