OOoOOOoooo! I am soo sorry for the long wait on this one. Ah, it was Itachi's birthday 2 days ago, and I tried to get this in by then, but I had socializing to deal with XD So I'm sorry. I haven't been at my computor for a day now, and I hope this one is goood!

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy birthday dear ITACHIIIII

Happy birthday to you.

Happy belated birthday, love X3

-lol. And sorry for the Uchihacest right here. It WAS Itachi's birthday, so this was his present XD-

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A warm hand ran down over Sasuke's chest as he slept, leaving the boy to stir and murmur in pleasure. The hand, albeit calloused, was adorned with long fingers and a red ring slipped over one of them. Sasuke continued to sleep, arching into that hand that was now drawing little circles into Sasuke's dark blue shirt. But feeling that hot breath against his ear, he cringed in slight discomfort.

"...Go to sleep, Naruto..." Sasuke whispered huskily, but the breath chuckled lightly.

"...Oh, foolish little brother, tsk tsk..."

His eyes shot open upon the deep voice's arrival only to see air in its stead. He sat up trembling, looking around in paranoia, before heaving lightly. And feeling a wave of nausea wash over him, he threw the blanket over Naruto and rushed over to the bathroom to empty his stomach contents into the porcelain bowl. As the blonde woke from the extra weight of the blanket pushing down on him, he turned his head to the disgustingly loud noises of Sasuke throwing up. Pushing himself to his elbows, he called out to him warily.

"...Sasuke?"

"Nngh... Ha... I'm fine... Ha... Go back to sleep, Naruto... Nngh!"

He heaved once again and closed his eyes tightly so he wouldn't have to see what was in his stomach only seconds prior. Naruto scooted back into his blanket, huddling into it with his chin against the pillow as he watched the bathroom door, waiting for Sasuke to come back. Truthfully, he couldn't sleep easy without the raven haired beauty. And even when he got up to go to the bathroom or close a forgotten window in the night, he'd almost immediately wake up and wait. It wasn't too troubling, and it always made Sasuke smile when he returned to find big sky blue eyes staring at him curiously. And giving him a ruffle of his shockingly blonde hair and a kiss on his cheek, they would fall asleep together facing each other with smiles on their lips.

Tonight wasn't going to be like that, and Naruto knew that.

"...Sasuke, I-"

"...No...Don't say anything... I'm fine."

When Sasuke stepped back into the room, looking extremely disheveled and paler than usual, Naruto opened up the blanket. Sasuke watched him for a second with narrow worried eyes before reluctantly accepting the blanket they shared. And pulling the blanket over his head, Naruto couldn't see Sasuke anymore. So instead of tearing it away so Naruto could see, he merely pulled the blanket over his head too. The couple stared at each other dimly, the warm blanket over their heads. They couldn't see much at all, but they knew they were in the middle of a staring contest.

"...Are you sick, Sasuke?" Naruto asked just above a whisper, worry leaking from his lips out to the Uchiha, who jerked when it got to him. He stayed silent for a long while, and Naruto took the chance to press his hand against Sasuke's cheek. The raven immediately shook it off, trying to close his eyes and sleep. But the fox just tried harder, pressing his hand over his bony hip. At that, Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the wrist harshly and pulled it away from his pelvis. His glare could melt the sheets.

"Stop it, Naruto. It isn't helping. Go to fucking sleep."

The conversation stopped as Naruto took in his breath sharply and silence reigned over them. Not even Sasuke breathed at this point, and he could feel Naruto's wrist shaking, which he then realized he hadn't let go of.

Fuck, he screwed up.

But instead of attacking Sasuke with his violence-intending fists and his very colorful vocabulary,

He reached over with both hands and took to Sasuke's chest, resting his head just above his heart, feeling it jump at his unexpected actions. The fox boy sighed chokingly, and Sasuke winced at the thought of tears in his eyes.

"...I'm sorry...I'm just worried, you know? I'm sorry if I feel like a nagging wife now. And I'm sorry I'm forcing you to answer questions you'd rather not answer...And I'm sor-"

A kiss interrupted his very long apology, and it was then that Sasuke felt the hot tears building in the blonde's eyes. Wiping them away with a thumbnail, he pulled away from Naruto's mouth to cup his cheeks.

"...Stop apologizing, you have nothing to be sorry for..." he whispered as he brought him into another kiss, this one almost bruising with passion. His tongue clashed with the blonde's as he brought his hands down to fall under Naruto's shirt. Naruto hummed into Sasuke's open mouth as they slowly fell backwards, Naruto's head meeting a soft pillow and his legs wrapping around Sasuke's waist. Slowly disconnecting, Naruto looked over Sasuke with ocean eyes.

"...Will you tell me?" he whispered, his brows furrowed and ready for rejection. Sasuke only shook his head lightly with a soft smile gracing his full lips.

"...It would spoil the mood..."

"Well, you're spoiling the moment by making me worry."

"...There is nothing wrong with me...Just a premonition..."

"A premonition...?"

"...Something bad is going to happen..."

Silence fell between them, and that silence was choking Sasuke to death. Looking through to Naruto's glowing eyes, the raven searched for any sign of tears or extreme worry. And upon finding none, he moved his gaze to Naruto's curled lips.

"...That's okay. I knew something was going to happen eventually..." Naruto brought his arms around Sasuke and hid his face in the Uchiha's collarbone, breathing out shakily. And holding Naruto tightly, they fell asleep on the hospital room floor, under that warm blanket that shared their body heat and their adoration for each other.

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"...Really. Do you ever sleep?"

"No."

"...Is there a reason?"

"Why must you always be so nosy when it involves my personal affairs?"

"I'm just worried I guess."

The man in question turned to his partner, death laced through his blood eyes.

"...What the fuck are you talking about?"

"You know what I'm talking about. But I'm not going to be all lovey-dovey on your fucking ass. If you die, I'm gonna have to pair up with someone idiotic, in your views. So shut up and sleep. It's already too much now that you've snuck up on your sleeping brother and groped him."

"Ah. That was just to find a reaction."

"Yeah, you sure got one. Poor kid's throat must be burning...What'd he do to deserve that, Itachi-san?"

"...He's interfering with Naruto-kun's capture."

"...So now you're going to kill your brother's unborn kid?"

"...Maybe..."

"Wow, you're evil. And if that's what you're going to do, then I don't want any part in it. I'm not a psychopathic killer."

"...And what about me?"

"Oh, am I supposed to bluntly let out 'You're crazy'?"

The red eyed man didn't answer with words, but with a swift kick to the shark man's shoulder, toppling him over the side. And watching from a tree, that can be deadly. The shark man let out a stifled cry of surprise before calling out to the stoic Uchiha turning away from his falling body.

"You like throwing me out of trees, don't you!"

"Oh, very much, Kisame."

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It was my idea to stay at the hospital, not Sasuke's. I never wanted to go outside again, like if I did, my skin would be ripped from my body in little bloody chunks one at a time. And no one could persuade me to think otherwise. And it was so convenient, having Tsunade just a few seconds away and a makeshift home. Altogether, to me, it was a paradise.

No one to ridicule me.

No one to hurt me.

No one to harm me in anyway.

Just paradise.

And here was Sasuke, holding my hand the entire time. He was beside me when Tsunade told me everything about my baby, and I had to laugh when he raised an eyebrow absently at all the pregnancy terms. And he was beside me when I went through my mood swings, and he more than likely got a few bruises in return. He was beside me when I went through the pains, gripping his hand until I though it would break.

He was there.

One day, during my examination, he blurted out to Tsunade with his head bowed to both of us,

"He knows where I am."

At first, I didn't understand what he was saying. As ninjas, we have always had enemies. I looked over at Tsunade, who had this bizarre look of horror on her face, like she had just witnessed someone being sliced in half with a chainsaw. And looking over at Sasuke with questioning eyes, he flinched away from my gaze, staring at the floor and clenching my hand tighter. Silence was everywhere, and I turned between both of them to try and figure it out, but all that was done was Sasuke uttering the words:

"He knows where Naruto is."