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I HAVE RE-WRITTEN THIS CHAPTER ADDING MORE SUBSTANCE TO IT AFTER SEVERAL REQUESTS.

Side note, I did NOT get much written, apparently it's considered antisocial to want to be alone on your own holiday to do something you want to do...

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Hi People!

I know it's been a while but work has been hectic and it's taken me this only just to get this chapter written... but guess what? I'm on holidays for the next week! Woo Hoo!

My plan is to get as much writing in as I can in that time, that way I can at least upload a bit more often.

Shout Outs

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And here we go!

! TRIGGER WARNING !

This chapter has the following trigger warnings

Mentions of past parental abuse/control

Mentions of attempted forced underage mating/sex

Mentions of past violence and grievous bodily harm

A synopsis will be placed at the start of the next chapter for those that do not want to read this section.

The section after this contains not trigger warnings, so feel free to skip if the above is not your cup of tea and read the synopsis in the next chapter to come.

Kushina and Mikoto worked tirelessly, night and day from the moment their boys bonded. Even though the situation wasn't ideal, the mothers wanted to make the best of it and if that meant giving both of them their perfect Commitment Ceremony, that is what they would do.

It was a rush job - to the max - but they somehow pulled it off. The venue was booked out to allow for maximum privacy, the caterer and menu was sorted to both boys preferred liking and the decorations were in place. Everything was ready and the mothers were both proud of themselves as they did a final walk through, fixing minor things as they went.

All that was left was getting their boys. Both Sasuke and Naruto knew about the preparations - as unwilling as they were - but they knew it was the right thing to do, so when the call came, the pair begrudgingly packed their bags and were whisked off to opposite ends of their accommodation for some alone time before the Ceremony.

Sasuke spent his time with the Alpher's of his and Naruto's family - minus his mother - quietly drinking, discussing business and the future. While Naruto spent his time with the Omega of both their families - plus Sasuke's mother - lounging around, getting pampered and enjoying luxurious food and drink.

Standing in front of the mirror, barely half dressed, Sasuke gazed at himself with something akin to melancholy. It had been just over a month since he had 'woken up' and found his whole life had been turned up-side-down. To wake up one day and suddenly find out that not only had he been in some kind of psychosis for a year but to also be suddenly mated and have a son was the shock of a lifetime.

Don't get him wrong, he was trying his best and he loved his son and on some levels his mate, but he couldn't help but feel something was missing.

As he continued to look at himself, memories of the past recent events began to surface. He could only remember small flashes of those memories from when his mind was absent. It was like looking through a haze covered window, he had more of a sense of emotions and feelings during that time than anything else.

Things like - Fear - Anger - Loneliness, and at times, minute slivers of happiness.

He knew during that time he had hurt several people, both physically and mentally, but what hurt more was waking up to all this and trying to accept it, yet being denied the opportunity.

It was only Sasuke's third time at Naruto's place, but already he was starting to fall into a routine with the blond. When he arrived he would take Menma for a bit and Naruto would either make them food or take the time to have a shower on his own.

Sasuke was even getting better at Menma's basic care. He could now bathe the tiny human on his own and even dress him, changing diapers and feeding though were still a struggle, but he was sure he'd get there with a little more time and practice.

As he held Menma in his arms, he watched as the small boy stared up at him, seeming to observe him as much as he was the child. Menma seemed to have inherited his observation and calculation trait.

After some time of just observing and poking each other, Menma seemed to come to the conclusion that Sasuke was okay because the tiny human eventually snuggled in and fell asleep on his chest.

It was a little while after this that Naruto returned and to Sasuke's annoyance he took Menma and placed him in his cot. It was always like this. It was like the blond Omega didn't trust him with their child.

"Heaven's Sasuke, why aren't you dressed? The Omega party has already arrived!" Croned his mother breaking him from his reminiscing as she stalked into the room with purpose.

"Is what I'm doing right?" Sasuke asked without even looking at her, his gaze fixated on his reflection in the mirror.

"Of course what you're doing is right, why would you ask that?" She fussed as she began to dress him in his many layers.

"It doesn't feel right." He sighed. "Just a month ago I woke up and found out that not only had I been a psycho for a year and nearly attacked several people, but I was suddenly mated and had a kid. How the hell am I meant to feel about this?" He raged as he raised his arms so his mother could tie his sash.

"You're reacting as anyone would in your situation, what sets you apart from others though is how you choose to handle it." She answered, face passive as she continued with her task.

"What if this isn't what I want?" He whispered, head hanging low, bangs covering his face. "Naruto is always going on about how it was a mistake and how this has ruined his life, but what about mine? I also had a life before his stupid heat!" He snarled, shrugging his mother off and away from him.

"Sweetheart," His mother started as she took a step back, giving him the space he needed.

"No!" Sasuke growled as he turned around to face her, eyes ablaze with rage. "He thinks everything is about him, that it was just him that was affected by this whole damn situation, without even considering that I was also affected by this!"

"Sasuke, please calm down." Mikoto said sternly before sighing and taking a seat on a plush chair close by. "I was twelve when I found out I was an Alpha. And as it turned out, my parents had already lined up a suiter for each of my possible presentations. One for if I was an Omega, one for if I was a Beta and one for if I was an Alpha."

"Father?" Sasuke asked, calming down as he listened.

"Because I turned out to be an Alpha." She answered without emotion.

"Did you love him?"

She shook her head, a child-like smile gracing her face as old memories came forth, "Heaven's no." She laughed. "He was a sixteen year old, already very dominating Alpha and I was a freshly minted twelve year old child Alpha. The first few times we were put together we fought, of course your father always won, being the older, stronger Alpha. But I gave it to him as good as he gave it to me." She smirked, holding up her fist, manicured nails curling expertly into her hand like they were just as deadly as her fist itself.

"Then how did you end up together, I mean, you love him now don't you?"

"Of course." Her smirk turned soft as her gaze became glazed, reliving long forgotten memories. "We found a common ground and it allowed us to tolerate each other and eventually fall for each other."

"What was it that brought you together?" Sasuke asked curiously.

"We hated what our parents were doing to us." Her smile turned sad. "On more than one occasion they tried to induce our Ruts, then they would lock us in a room together and hope for the best."

"But you were a child!" Sasuke yelled, angry for his mother.

"True, but back then, that didn't matter and there was no law governing that you couldn't do it. 'If you have a Rut, you're old enough to breed' is what my father told me."

"That's disgusting." He growled, having a new found hatred for his grandparents.

"True, but it allowed us to become close." Mikoto laughed.

"How could that get you two closer?" He asked curiously.

"I think the tipping point was when I turned fourteen. After a while, every time your father and I met we would spend the time scheming and plotting against our parents, either pulling pranks or making their lives a living hell." She smirked mischievously. "It was during one of our 'dates'," She quoted with her fingers, "That I convinced Fugaku to run away with me. What better way to escape a situation, then to escape it entirely." She sighed. "But we didn't get very far before we found ourselves in some serious trouble."

"What happened?"

Taking a deep breath Mikoto subconsciously touched her shoulder, a point where Sasuke knew his father had a large scar. "We stood out too much due to how we dressed and because of that we caught the eye of a violent gang. They demanded money from us and when we said no and tried to run, they got aggressive."

"Did they hurt you?" Sasuke asked, voice full of concern.

"No," Mikoto shook her head. "Fugaku took the whole beating - even though he had no real attachment to me other than our forced relationship - he refused to let them touch me and defended me even when his legs shook from pain and exhaustion, and he was on the verge of passing out from blood loss. Somehow though my family found us right before Fugaku passed out. He was taken straight to hospital and into emergency surgery, then when he woke up he took the whole blame for us running away, saying it was all his idea and that he just dragged me along so I wouldn't rat him out."

After a long pause Mikoto looked up at Sasuke and smiled. "We found our common ground and made it work for us, you just need to do the same."

"But how? He hates me." Sasuke sighed.

Smiling Mikoto looked at Sasuke. "Why not start small? Go on family outings so you can learn more about each other."

"Sounds easy enough." Sasuke nodded, grabbing his phone and beginning to mumble to himself about possibilities as he started to search for things and places close to Naruto's that they could visit and do.

When a heavy knock came from the otherside of the door, Sasuke almost dropped his phone from surprise. "Is Sasuke ready yet? The Omega party is ready to start." Came his fathers impatient voice.

"Shoot." Mikoto whispered aggressively as she stood and yelled back, "Almost, just finishing up and giving him some last minute advice. We'll be there shortly." Quickly she grabbed the last of Sasuke's garment and confiscated his phone as she hurriedly dressed him. "Be the Alpha I know you are, and make that boy see you're worth it too." She grinned warmly before turning him around and pushing him towards the door. "Now go, make us proud!"

Even though performing the committing part of the ceremony in front of everyone was the most awkward thing in the world for him, the saving grace had been that it was a Shinto Commitment Ceremony, the exact Ceremony Naruto had dreamt about his entire life, flawless right down to the minute detail and placement of everything. The venues and decor had been utterly perfect in every way. The food was beyond what his taste buds could comprehend and he was even able to wear all the kimono sets his imagination could dream up since he was a child - one for each part of the Ceremony.

But like all good things, it eventually came to an end.

Falling onto the futon in his lavish room, Naruto gazed up at the ceiling with a drawn out sigh. He was expected to 'mate' with Sasuke now to complete the ceremony process - since he was dressed in his mating ritualistic attire -, but all he wanted to do was curl up with Menma and sleep for the next week. Who knew Commitment Ceremonies could be so tyresome.

Laying back, he thought about the past, starting from when all this started and how much his life had changed since then and how unsure he still was about it all.

When he had woken up in Sasuke's room, surrounded by his scent, for a split second it had felt amazing…. Till Sasuke opened his mouth and all but banished him with his cruel words. It had crushed his inner Omega and caused him to lash out in retaliation as a result.

Then he found out he was pregnant and was mortified. At first he was tempted to abort, but even as that thought formed, his inner Omega came forth and squashed it, then he ran away and had Menma on his own.

When he arrived at his parents house it was his father and uncle - both of whom were politicians - who easily helped him change his name. Then his godmother, who worked in the medical field, changed his second gender status for him - again.

When it came to his actual pregnancy, it had been almost textbook. Zero complication - unless you can call a few weeks of morning sickness complications, then yes, zero complications. His labor had been six hours and the pushing itself had barely been an hour. Then his recovery had him at almost before-baby-body within a month - to the envy of his mother.

Barely two months after Menma's birth he then got his dream job - even though it was all a ruse, it was still perfect and he loved it, may even be thankful to the raven but it was something he would never admit.

Finally that led him to that single night where everything fell both in place and apart. Itachi had been pulling all the strings. His dream job was all the older raven's doing and all of it was to save both his and Sasuke's life, this he now understood, but it didn't stop him from feeling resentful for the whole situation.

In truth, it was trust that was his issue now. Trusting in someone that had already hurt him.

Naruto had started to become used to the raven coming around, even falling into some sort of routine by Sasuke's third visit, but the blond still couldn't bring himself to trust the raven completely. He wanted to, he really did, but every time he saw the Alpha's content look while snuggling with Menma, a voice deep within the blond would awaken once again and unearth his underlying fear that Sasuke would one day wake up and take his child away from him which would make him end up ruining the moment for the Alpha.

He knew what he was doing was wrong, but part of him wasn't ready to commit to the Alpha yet. He felt like if he did, he would lose that part of him that made him what he was. That part that made him strong and independent. That part that made others look up to him as more than what his second gender made him be. That one single part that set him apart from other Omega.

What he was doing to Sasuke was wrong. It was above selfish and that was a fact, something that he knew, but it was something that he was struggling with overcoming. To relinquish his control and give into what society dictated how an Omega should be and act, that was his biggest fear.

The fear of being what society expected and casting away everything he was, all to become a 'Kept Omega', he just couldn't do it…..

With the sound of the shoji sliding open, Naruto was broken from his inner crisis and rolled onto his stomach looking towards it. In an instant his breath was caught in his throat by the sight in front of him. In the entrance way of the room stood Sasuke, dressed in his mating attire - which was somewhat of a turn on and definitely not something he would ever admit out loud - but what surprised him more was that he was carrying Menma.

"I thought you'd be more comfortable if you saw Menma before…. You know…..." Sasuke said with a small smile as he trailed off.

Biting his lip, Naruto looked away but nodded, putting his arms out for his baby. Menma was placed into his arms and immediately snuggled in before beginning to paw at his chest. Smiling gently down at his son, Naruto undid his robe and allowed him to latch, humming softly as Menma suckled.

He felt like he was in a dream, nothing that day had felt real even though he saw it with his own eyes and felt it with his own hands. The ceremony was like it had come straight out of a fairytale and even Sasuke looked surreal during it. A look almost akin to contentment had graced the blond's face the whole time, but now that he had achieved his dream of having the perfect wedding, being mated and having a family, he wondered if it was what he really wanted or if it was just something his instincts told him he needed.

When Menma was done, his mother came and took him away, leaving Naruto alone with Sasuke. The Alpha had been quiet the whole time, not uttering a single word, yet Naruto found that comforting rather than annoying.

"I'll respect your wishes if you don't want to do anything tonight." Sasuke said as he walked towards the Omega.

"No," Naruto sighed, "It wouldn't be my dream day if I didn't go all the way through to the end."

"If you're sure…. Your mother sent this in, she said it might help you." Sasuke said as he passed a small thin pen-like object to the blond. "Of course there's no pressure for you to use it if you don't want to."

Taking the offending object, Naruto saw it was a mild heat inducer. It wouldn't induce a full blown heat like most would, it was more just to get him into the mood to mate.

Staring at it, the blond felt a host of emotions begin to take over him, almost to the point that he felt like passing out from it all. His breath began to stutter and his body began to shake the longer his eyes stayed locked onto it.

A hand closed over his, blocking the offensive item from view. Following the hand closed over his he gazed up into obsidian eyes.

"You don't have to if you don't want to. I'm not going to make you do anything you don't want to. I want to be a mate you can trust." Sasuke whispered as he sat crouched in front of Naruto.

Worrying his lip between his teeth, both him and his inner Omega believed it and with all the courage he could muster Naruto took a deep breath pulling his hand out of Sasuke's and as quick as a flash he pressed the inducer against his leg clicking the button once it came in contact.

The sharpness of the needle piercing his skin made him wince in pain before it quickly began to fade and was replaced with a warmth that spread out from the injection site. Before he knew it he had dropped the inducer and was beginning to pant as the warmth rapidly became heat. It wasn't as bad as his real heat, but it was still uncomfortable.

Slick began to seep from his hole and his legs started to rub together for some sort of friction, the need for something to fill him was all he could focus on as his gaze slowly followed the line of the Alpha's body in front of him, till their eyes locked.

"Do you trust me?" Sasuke asked, staying as still as a statue.

Naruto's breath was laboured as his mind rolled the words over. Did he trust Sasuke? Could he trust this Alpha with his future? He wanted to say no, but part of him wanted to say yes.

"Show me I can trust you." Naruto whispered instead as he crawled towards the Alpha.

"I'll show you everyday, till the day you feel it and beyond." Sasuke whispered back as his hand cupped the Omega's cheek.

Naruto nuzzled into the Alpha's large, warm hand almost purring with contentment as he gave his heated body over to the raven.

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So, was it worth the wait? I hope so.

Since everyone has there own version of a 'dream wedding' I decided to only touch on it and give minor details, with the main detail being that it was a 'Shinto Ceremony' this allows everyone to project their own perfect wedding into it. ^_^

With me being on holidays, I hope to be able to write more. I have done the basic layout and structure of the next 2 chapters, so I'm hoping that I can get them hammered out quick smart.

Well, until next time.