A/N: I really have nothing to say, actually.
SilverWing129: I figured they'd act like that. Thanks for reviewing (again).
Dark-Princess-Hikari: I liked that line too. Thanks for the compliment and for reviewing.
sicily iris: It is a bit hard to imagine Gaara and Sasuke sharing, but I couldn't decide whom I wanted Naruto to be with, so they can just deal.
Chapter Three: Yare! Naruto ken Neji Sarawareta! (Oh No! Naruto and Neji Kidnapped!)
Several months had passed since Neji and Naruto found out they were pregnant. Life had progressed a bit…strangely. Hiashi had told Neji to be careful about using jutsus (this went for Naruto as well) because it could end up killing the babies. Naruto had freaked out a bit at the news and had refused to come out of his room for a while. Iruka had to act as middleman, due to the fact that Naruto wouldn't talk to anyone else. It was found out that it was because he was afraid of being so defenseless. Gaara's demonic instincts told him to protect his mate from everyone (except Iruka and Sasuke). The Uchiha, feeling a bit overwhelmed with the strange behavior from his demons, camped out at Neji and Lee's house for a bit. He only went back when Naruto and Gaara came to pick him up.
Neji, meanwhile, had also freaked. Fortunately, Lee acted like himself and cheered him up with serenading him constantly. Ino, Sakura and Tenten were overjoyed with the news. Sakura and Ino were actually a bit disturbed at first, but that passed and was replaced with extreme jealousy. They were jealous over the fact that Naruto got to bear Sasuke's (and Gaara's) child while they had never really had a chance. But the jealousy passed when they began to wonder what the child would look like. Temari spazzed.
"IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!" Kankurou, whom had come as Temari's escort, (read: ran away from his Kazekage duties) readjusted his kitty-eared hood.
"We're ninja. We do lots of stuff that shouldn't be physically possible."
"But it's so WRONG!"
"Yeah, but think about it. Now you'll have a cute little niece or nephew who calls you Auntie Temari."
"And it's not wrong!" Hinata, whom had known all along, congratulated them and gave them each a book on how to handle pregnancy. That's what happened during the months, and this is the present.
Neji woke up curled comfortably against Lee's chest. The taller male was gently stroking his swelling stomach.
"Lee, that's not going to make the baby come out any faster." Lee chuckled and kissed Neji's forehead.
"I know. I just like feeling your skin and to know that our child is just below my fingertips…" Placing a hand on his stomach, Neji smiled.
"Yeah. It's kind of exciting, isn't it?" His answer was a kiss on the cheek. Suddenly, someone knocked on the front door. Lee grumbled and got out of bed, dragging on some boxers and trudging to the door. Neji laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes, listening to the sounds of the door opening. He couldn't hear what was being said, but he could hear two or three people talking to his husband. After a bit, Lee came back up. He looked worried.
"Lee? What's wrong?"
"A few days ago, someone spotted a member of the Akatsuki gang." Neji watched him get dressed and felt tears sting his eyes.
"You have to go." The bushy-browed male took a deep breath and walked over to his beloved, sitting next to him on the bed.
"They're orders from Tsunade."
"I don't want you to go." Lee sighed and took Neji into his arms, rocking him back and forth.
"I know. I don't want to go either, but I have to. Don't worry, Sasuke-kun and Gaara-sama will be coming with me. I promise we'll all come back." The Hyuuga nodded and they kissed passionately for several seconds before Lee finished getting dressed and left. Neji watched him leave from the front door. He stood there a long time before Naruto, almost as pregnant as Neji, snapped him out of it by leading him back inside.
"Don't worry, Neji-kun. They'll be all right. Ero-sannin will take care of them."
"Eight years and you still call Jiraiya-sama ero-sannin?"
"Someone has to. No one else has the guts." Shaking his head, Neji went to put water on the stove for tea. Naruto sat at the table to keep him company.
"We probably look strange, a couple of males almost nine months pregnant." Neji chuckled.
"Yeah, but we're going to have the prettiest children ever seen in this village, so it'll be worth it."
I AM A LINE PLEASE IGNORE ME BECAUSE I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A LINE"It's getting pretty late." Neji looked out the window and nodded. They were both getting rather fidgety, waiting for the three males to return.
"Naruto-kun, if you want to stay here tonight, there's a guest room just upstairs." The blonde smiled, worry clawing at his features.
"Yeah…I'd rather not spend the night alone." There was a long bought of silence as they sat together on the couch, each holding a cup of tea. After a bit, Neji began talking just to fill the silence.
"I wish we could use our jutsu. We could try to find some way to check on them." Naruto nodded. There was another bought of silence, broken when someone knocked on the door. Both males exchanged glances before Neji got up to answer. Lee wouldn't knock on the door. Neither would Sasuke or Gaara. He opened the door and looked up a bit to see the face of a man he had never met before.
"May I help you?"
"Yeah. I'm looking for Hyuuga Neji."
"I'm Hyuuga Neji." The man grinned.
"I'm Taro and I'm here to kidnap you." Neji slammed the door shut and locked it.
"This is bad." The window was blown open by a homemade grenade. A cruel, singsong voice entered the house.
"Oh little Hyuuga! Come out come out wherever you are!" Grabbing Naruto's wrist, Neji dragged him to the back door of the house.
"Hurry! We can't fight them!"
"That I noticed!" The back door was flung open and a group of men grabbed them, dragging them forward. Neji tried to cry out for help, but a pad drenched in chloroform covered his mouth. He held his breath and saw Naruto bite the person trying to drug him. The Hyuuga pulled his face away from the pad and bit the person closest to him. He immediately regretted it.
Ew! Ewewewewewewewewewew EW! That's disgusting! Doesn't this guy ever bathe!
"You little shit!" A fist slammed into his cheek, making his eyes water.
"Hey! Knock it off! The boss'll kill us if we hurt these guys!"
"Drug 'em and lets get out of here!" Something horrid smelling was clamped over Neji's nose and mouth. The world spun, turned funky colors, began singing 'Oh Canada' and finally blacked out.
I AM A LINE PLEASE IGNORE ME BECAUSE I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A LINE
When Neji came to, his head ached and his limbs felt as though they were bent in ways they weren't supposed to bend. He groaned slightly and tried to figure out where he was. Naruto wasn't too far from him, out cold. The kitsune boy has several bruises adorning his face, probably from the people he had bitten to get free. A voice broke his thoughts and he strained to hear it. He could hear different people.
"Damn this hurts!" (Person #1)
"It's infected, you moron." (Person #2)
"That demon brat! He's so fucking dead!" (Person #1)
"Zinan, you touch that kid and you'll be so fucking dead. We can't get any money for him if he's dead. The guy said he wanted them both alive." (Person #3) Neji inwardly snarled as he recognized the third voice. It was that Taro bastard, the probable leader of the band. Person #1 was apparently named Zinan.
"I thought the guy just wanted the kids those two have in them which works how, exactly?" (Person #2) Taro snorted.
"Easy, Kane. They're ninja. Everyone knows ninja are crazy magic people."
"Uh-huh." Zinan, still grumbling about his infected bite (I hope it kills him.), snorted.
"I knew they were all freaks." Naruto, having just woken up, glanced at Neji and quietly mouthed to him.
'You think we can get out of here?'
'Can't. Our legs are tied.'
'How about we worm our way out of here? They're probably so stupid they won't notice until too late.'
That plan failed even before it could be put into action, due to the fact that Taro came over and grabbed Naruto's hair, lifting him up.
"You should be happy, brat. You infected one of my men and I can't even beat you for it. You too, girly." Naruto growled.
"You should be happy, bastard. The guy I bit killed a bunch of my taste buds. Take my advice, let them bathe once in a while." Taro almost hit him, but one of the others stopped him.
"It's not worth it, boss."
"Be glad Kane was here to save you, brat." Naruto stuck his tongue out at Taro as Kane dragged him off. The man lurched for him.
"Why you little-!"
"Remember the money, Taro-san! The money!"
"Screw the money!"
"The lots of money!"
I AM A LINE PLEASE IGNORE ME BECAUSE I AM JUST A LINE
Lee winced in pain. He, Sasuke and Gaara had been crouched in the same position for six hours, not moving. All three were in pain, but none of them showed it. The bushy-browed male desperately wished he could move or at least ask his teammates when Jiraiya would be back. The stupid old man had told them he was 'information gathering' and gave them strict orders not to move.
I want to go back to Neji-koi! I don't want to be here anymore!
Sasuke stood up.
"That's it! I'm not waiting here any longer! I'm going back to Naruto! If you two want to wait here for six more hours, be my guest!" Gaara stood up as well, stretching his aching legs.
"I agree. The Akatsuki has no doubt already left. There's no point in staying here anymore." Lee stood and winced again.
"Jiraiya-sama can find his way back to Konoha." As one, they took off, back towards Konoha. They had only traveled for a few minutes when Gaara suddenly grabbed them and dragged them backwards. Where Lee and Sasuke's heads had been less than a second ago were two kunai.
"We've got company." Looking down, Lee felt his blood boil when he saw Itachi and Kisame. Sasuke growled.
"Itachi."
"Sasuke." There was a tense silence between the two parties before Gaara spoke.
"What are you doing here." Kisame chuckled a bit.
"We have an appointment with a few mercenaries we hired. They retrieved a couple of…special packages for us." Lee disliked the way he said 'special packages'. It gave him a sinking feeling in his stomach.
"And if we're going to get there in time, then we have to kill you."
End of Chapter Three