Hello everyone
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Streema: He is an awesome man in this story and Thank you. I already know what the baby is and if you want to know you can PM me and I will tell you.
sparkling red: Yeah I felt bad for Itachi for a long time in the story but its the way it has to be for now. It happens in the story don't worry. Fugaku is just a bastard and he can't see that he is wrong about Naruko and who she is. He will see though.
Mikuqueen: That was how it was meant to be. I don't want to completely burn Sasuke.
Titania1796: Si calmate. Que Va a venir pronto.
Guest; Nana: Yes it will be coming.
Mkayemolina: That is too much praise you will make my head swell up with that type of compliment. I hope you continue to enjoy the story.
PinkiePieParty122894: I know. :)
Guest; nana: She is in love with him and like anyone in love she is blind by it. She knows Itachi is a great guy especially with everything he does for her. She knows he cares for her and would do anything she asks but she doesn't want him to do that because she also cares for him and doesn't want to take advantage of his kindness.
Enjoy the chapter.
(4 Months June)
Naruko and Itachi have been living in Suna for about two weeks now and it just hit four months for the pregnancy. Thankfully the throwing up wasn't as bad as it was before when they lived in Konoha. Naruko texted Sasuke every day to let him know how she was as Itachi got himself signed into what classes he wanted and got himself a job. Naruko, on the other hand, was going to the classes that were going to benefit her later on in the school year.
"Naruko do you got class today?" Itachi asked as he walked into the house with his first check.
"I don't thank god, they don't want to overwork me but they did say that I will be ahead of the game when regular school starts. They also told me for my junior year I will be in special classes so it shouldn't be a problem." Naruko explained completely proud of herself.
Itachi shook his head with a smile. "Well do you want to go buy some baby stuff?" Itachi asked.
"Baby stuff? Yeah, that sounds awesome. But what are we going to get seeing as we don't know what the baby is yet?" Naruko said excitedly.
"Good then get ready and let's go. We can buy the normal things like diapers, wipes, and supplies for the baby. We can also get a crib and furniture for the baby with neutral colors." Itachi said noticing the weight gain from her and he couldn't help but smile.
He looked at the living room table and noticed chips all over and knew he was going to have to hide all the snacks in the house so she would eat healthier. The doctor did say she was going to experience some appetite changes oh she sure has. She at least eats more fruit and vegetables than before instead of her precious Ramen.
"Itachi I think we should start doing yoga," Naruko said running out the room.
"Why yoga? Can you even do yoga?" Itachi asked.
"Yeah, my teacher she gave me a yoga book for a pregnant woman. See," Naruko said pulling the book out and tossing it to him.
"Okay, we can get the mats for yoga. But try not to stress out your body." Itachi said.
"I won't I promise," Naruko said running back to the room.
She even started to wear dresses and things that will make her body looser so it didn't stress her body form. She also commented that it was easier than wearing jeans because they were uncomfortable.
They walked out the door and were excited about having a townhouse. Itachi dug into his college fund to pay for living expenses that way if his father looked he couldn't say anything. He paid for five years of living here in rent. Whenever they need food or supplies for the house then he dips into the college fund again. He had all expenses paid for college thankfully. He had a full scholarship for school so he didn't need to use it for school and if he did he had a lot of money saved up to handle it why not use it.
"What do you want to eat for dinner?" Itachi asked with a smile.
"I want lasagna," Naruko said with a happy smile.
"Okay, are you sure though? Because you have been saying that for three days and when I start to cook it you tell me you want something else." Itachi said with a smirk.
"That's not fair to say considering you didn't mind the other night when we made homemade Dango," Naruko said.
"Of course not that is my favorite food," Itachi said.
Naruko just shook her head as they continued to drive on. They were heading to the baby store at the moment and she was excited. They weren't going to buy any clothes until they knew what the baby was but they could at least buy all the necessities.
"What do we tell people when they ask who I am to you? What are we going to say about the father of the baby?" Itachi asked.
"We can tell them the truth," Naruko said.
"That will make Sasuke look bad and make us look really weird," Itachi said.
"Good point, we don't have to talk about Sasuke at all. We can just say that... I don't know. You're helping me takes care of the baby." Naruko said.
"I should have known you don't know how to lie," Itachi said with a small chuckle.
"That's not a bad thing," Naruko said pouting.
"No, it's not; we will figure it out when we get to the store," Itachi said.
"I have an idea," Naruko said making Itachi nervous.
"What is it?" Itachi asked.
"We can act like I am your sister in law and your brother is away," Naruko said.
"Fine," Itachi said shrugging his shoulders.
They pulled into the baby store and before Itachi could even get out the car Naruko was already halfway to the store.
"Oh, wow how many months are you?" A blonde girl asked that was with two other teenagers.
Itachi ran up to Naruko pulling the girl back to him not wanting her to go too far from him.
"You two make a cute couple. So how many months are you?" The older girl asked.
"We're not..." Itachi started but got interrupted.
"I'm four months," Naruko said for some reason feeling insecure about telling the other blonde that they weren't together.
"How long have you two been together?" The girl asked.
Before Itachi could say anything Naruko was talking again.
"Going on four years," Naruko said knowing that's how long they knew each other.
Itachi didn't really know what was going on but he wasn't going to correct her when Naruko said what she said.
"Wow stable," the girl said.
"What's your name?" Naruko asked as she walked into the store with Itachi following behind her.
It seemed like the woman and two guys were going into the store too.
"My name is Temari; these are my brothers Kankuro and Gaara," Temari said.
"What grade are you in?" Kankuro asked.
"I am a junior," Naruko said.
"What about you?" Temari asked Itachi.
"I go to Suna University starting in the Fall," Itachi said.
"Oh, me too," Temari said. "Gaara here is also a junior. Maybe you two will be in the same classes." Temari said.
"I don't think I will be in the same class," Naruko said.
"So, when did you two moves to Suna because you're obviously not from here? I would definitely recognize you two." Temari said looking between the two.
"We just moved here a few weeks ago," Itachi said as walked toward the cribs.
Naruko saw where his eyes were and followed him quickly with a smile.
"You two seem really happy about the baby," Temari said.
"Well yeah we are, it was rough in the beginning but it will be worth it later," Naruko said with a smile as she looked for something special for the baby.
She ended up splitting up from Itachi while he looked at the credibility of the cribs and how hard it was going to be to set up she was looking at the baby's first doll and baby monitors.
"Your boyfriend seems really dedicated to you," Temari commented. "How did your family take the pregnancy?" Temari asked after Naruko didn't say anything just smiled at Itachi who was talking to a worker.
"He is my family," Naruko said simply and walked away when she saw a giant fox and toad. "ITACHI! I want to get these two." Naruko said and he came by her to see what she had to find her with two big stuffed animals of a toad and a fox.
"Those are huge," Itachi commented taking the toad away from her.
"Can I get them?" Naruko asked.
"We don't even know what the baby is," Itachi said as he looked at the big red fox.
"But this can be for a boy or a girl. I like them and I'm a girl." Naruko said.
"You just want them for yourself huh?" Itachi said with a small smile.
"No, I wanted it to be for the baby," Naruko said face bright red with a pout that Itachi couldn't resist.
"Fine, but we have to get a crib and a stroller. So, come to help me pick them." Itachi said grabbing her hand as he carried the toad and she carried the fox.
The shopping was pleasant as they talked to their new friends about what they were doing there too. Itachi didn't really talk but he was there and that's all that mattered to her. As soon as she started to get tired and hungry she looked at him.
"You done?" Itachi asked.
"I want to go home," Naruko mumbled into his shoulder.
"We're going to get going," Itachi said as they went to the register to pay for what they got.
So far, they only got the crib, a swing, the stroller, baby monitors, and the two dolls because they didn't want to get anything that was girl or boy.
"Is it wrong that I don't want my daughter to wear pink if I have a girl?" Naruko asked.
"No, I don't think it's wrong," Itachi said finding the statement curious.
The car went silent and Itachi had time to think about everything that happened today and it brought his attention to the fact that none of it was true.
"Naruto," Itachi started.
"I'm sorry that I did that without asking you. I know we talked about making up a story but it just came out." Naruko said scratching the back of her neck.
"…" Itachi wanted to say something but he didn't know what to say.
"I wanted to tell the truth and I did in a way but not in the way that I should have. I'm really sorry and we can tell them the truth if you want to. We can tell the truth all the time from now on if you feel uncomfortable." Naruko said ranting off moving her hands a lot making him nervous.
"Naruko calms down, I wasn't mad nor was I uncomfortable. I was shocked, yeah but I didn't think anything bad about it. To be honest we only lied about me being the baby's dad and us being together. Otherwise, we did know each other that long." Itachi said.
"And we are family," Naruko said making Itachi look at her quickly.
"Yeah... we're family," Itachi said a smile appearing on his face.
It might not be what he wanted but it was fine for now because, in the end, he wanted to have her back and help her. At the moment that's what he was doing anyway.
"You did seem really excited while talking to that the man though," Naruko said with a small giggle.
"Oh, like you weren't when you were looking at the dolls," Itachi said with a raised eyebrow.
"Whatever," Naruko said with a smile.
"Yeah I thought so," Itachi said with a smirk.
They pulled into the house and all Naruko carried was the stuffed animals. Itachi had to go back twice to the car to get everything but that didn't bother him as long as Naruko didn't stress herself out over everything.
When he was done setting everything down in the baby's bedroom he went to the living room and found Naruko sleeping on the couch curled into the stuffed fox. She looked adorable in his eyes and he just wanted to hold her but he knew that would be inappropriate so he settled for pushing her hair out of her face and picking her up to put her in their bedroom setting her on the bed while he went to cook a quick dinner.
By the time Naruko woke up again she was curious as to where Itachi was at one in the morning because he wasn't in bed. She heard the noises coming from the other room and followed them.
"Damn it," Itachi grumbled as he was putting the crib together.
He already put the stroller and the baby swing together but he just couldn't get the crib. He needed help with it but he didn't want to ask Naruko for help. Maybe he should call someone who already had a baby so he could get help but he didn't know anyone in Suna.
"Itachi," Naruko whispered at the doorway.
"What are you doing awake?" Itachi asked getting up standing the part of the crib he got done against the wall.
"I can't be awake?" Naruko asked.
"That's not what I meant I just thought you would sleep the whole night," Itachi said standing up and went to Naruko at the door.
"Did you do all this on your own?" Naruko asked looking around the room.
"Yeah I did," Itachi said giving Naruko a bright smile.
"I can help you with the crib if you want me to," Naruko said with a smile and Itachi looked like he was about to say something funny. "If you say that I can't help you because I'm pregnant I will kick your ass," Naruko said with a low growl.
"I was going to say that but since you look like you really will hit me I won't and I will let you hold it up while I put the screws in properly," Itachi said with a smile and a chuckle.
They did only a certain amount of the crib together until Itachi could do it to himself again. That just made her grab a blanket and a pillow and watch him until she fell asleep on the floor.
"Naru," Itachi said turning to find her sleeping he couldn't help the smile that came on his face.
Itachi got up and walked to her kneeling down with a smile on his face.
"Naru, wake up, why did you fall asleep on the floor?" Itachi asked.
"I didn't want to be alone," Naruko said as she wiped at her eyes.
"Okay come on, I am going to sleep now too," Itachi said helping her up.
"I don't I can fall back asleep," Naruko said with a smile that told him that she would fall back asleep soon all she had to do was lay back down.
"Do you want to watch t.v.?" Itachi asked with a smirk.
"That sounds like a good idea," Naruko said and walked to the living room.
Itachi chuckled softly but followed her nonetheless. She was sitting in the living wrapped in her blanket turning the channels as Itachi was getting something to drink and for her to eat.
"Naru, are you hungry?" Itachi asked as he put some popcorn in the microwave.
"I want some rice," Naruko said.
Itachi was glad that he made rice and steak earlier because he knew he would have never been able to make it right away as she wanted.
"You're lucky I made that earlier when I cooked dinner or I wouldn't even make it with how I'm feeling right now," Itachi said as he looked in the refrigerator for some juice for her. "We need to go food shopping tomorrow," Itachi said as he brought her food to her.
He curled on the couch by her lying on her legs as she ate her food. They settled for watching iZombie, Naruko really liked the show and how the actress could change her personality so much.
"Hey Itachi," Naruko said softly.
"Hmm..." Itachi hummed just about to fall asleep.
"I think I know what I want to name the baby," Naruko said making Itachi lean up quickly.
"But you don't even know what it is yet," Itachi said.
"I know but I was thinking about a lot of names and since she or he is going to be born in the winter I was thinking Yuki if it's a girl as in snow or Korudo for cold. I also like the name Hikari for light because if the baby is a girl she would be my light." Naruko said with a sweet smile.
"You were thinking a lot about names, were you? Can I help?" Itachi asked with a smirk.
"I don't mind," Naruko said finishing her rice setting it on the table then got comfortable again.
"I think the name Ai is good it stands for love," Itachi said making Naruko smile.
"Ai is a good name." Naruko said smiling.
"Or Kasai for a boy it means fire," Itachi said with a smile.
"Yeah because I am the wind to the Uchiha fire huh?" Naruko said making Itachi laugh.
"Well yeah, I just thought of a name," Itachi said looking at the ceiling.
"What is it?" Naruko asked.
"Kireina, as in beautiful," Itachi said.
"Why is that we can only think of girl names?" Naruko said laughing her head going back so she was showing her teeth.
"Maybe that is a sign," Itachi said laughing as he lay back down.
Then there was silence but it wasn't awkward or uncomfortable that is until Itachi's phone started ringing. It was from his parents so he had to answer it or he would end up arguing with his mother.
(Phone Call)
"Hello," Itachi answered.
"Hey," Sasuke said.
"Hey, little brother, what's up?" Itachi asked standing up.
"Are you by Naruko?" Sasuke asked.
"No," Itachi said.
"Father is trying to set me up with other girls even as we speak. I have to go to a marriage arrangement tomorrow." Sasuke said.
"And? What's your point? What are you trying to ask me?" Itachi asked confused.
"I don't know if I should tell Naruko. Do you think I should? It's not like I'm interested in any of the girls but I do have to go I don't want to seem suspicious to father." Sasuke said.
"I will tell her if you want," Itachi said.
"Can you?" Sasuke asked relieved.
"Yes, I can, but you have to tell her how they went afterward. By the way, why are you up this late?" Itachi asked.
"I am with Suigetsu and Jugo right now hanging out," Sasuke said lying.
"Father let you out," Itachi said.
"SASUKE COME ON!" A girl said in the background.
"I got to go Itachi. I will talk to you tomorrow." Sasuke said quickly hanging up.
(End Phone Call)
"Foolish little brother," Itachi said softly shaking his head.
Itachi walked into the living room to see Naruko lying down.
"Do you want to know what he told me?" Itachi asked.
"No, it was more and likely wedding arrangements that your father set up and he is scared to tell me so he just sent you to tell me instead," Naruko said.
Itachi walked to the couch and crawled behind her. He didn't expect her to guess it correctly but if she didn't want to know he wasn't going to tell her.
"Are you okay?" Itachi asked softly brushing her hair out of her face.
"It's hard... really hard but I get it," Naruko said sadly.
"Why are you being so understanding?" Itachi asked kind of annoyed.
"What am I supposed to be then Itachi? Be distraught? That won't be healthy for the baby." Naruko said turning into him.
"I just feel like you suffer so much but no one asks what your feelings about the situation are," Itachi said.
"You ask me all the time and eventually everything will work out. It just won't happen now." Naruko said with a sad smile giving him a hug that he couldn't help but return.
"Naru I think you are a little too understanding," Itachi said.
"Right now, it doesn't matter," Naruko said. "As long as he waits for me in the end," Naruko whispered.
"What would you do if he didn't?" Itachi asked making her glance up.
"I would more than likely raise the baby by myself," Naruko said but there were tears in her eyes.
"You would never have to do this by yourself I will always help you," Itachi said.
"You won't have to help me my whole life Itachi. You need a family of your own," Naruko said getting off the couch.
"I never said I wanted a family of my own," Itachi said completely serious shocking her.
"You can't mean that," Naruko said.
"Sadly, I do," Itachi said turning away from her.
"Why? Is it because of your father?" Naruko asked.
"No, it's not," Itachi said getting up from his laying position.
"Then what is it?" Naruko asked getting up also.
They were facing each other and it was an awkward silence.
"I just don't want one. Maybe one day it will change and trust me if it does you will be the first to know so for now don't worry about me in that way because I am here because I want to be not because I'm forced to be." Itachi said softly turning his head toward the television.
"Can I know the reason why?" Naruko asked.
"Not right now," Itachi said softly.
"Okay I understand," Naruko said patting his hand softly.
"We should go to sleep," Itachi said turning off the television as he got off the couch and started to walk to their bedroom.
Naruko noticed something was wrong with Itachi but she didn't want to press him for answers because she didn't feel like it was right but at the moment she felt like she was missing something extremely crucial.
By the time Naruko got into the room, Itachi was sleeping on his side of the bed and she just crawled in and turned away from him. It was different from usual and both knew it. It was pretty unexplainable and they could feel the line that wasn't there before form between them. It was going to be awkward for a while but Naruko was sure she could get over it.
When Itachi finally heard Naruko's breathe evening out he knew she was asleep and felt better getting up. He looked at his phone to see a text message from his brother talking about things that he didn't really care about but since he was the older brother in the situation he decided to call him.
(Phone Call)
"What do you want to tell me, little brother?" Itachi asked.
"Has she asked about me?" Sasuke asked obviously drunk.
"Yeah, she asked about you every time I am on the phone with you. Why don't you just talk to her if you want to talk to her so bad?" Itachi asked annoyed.
"I don't know what to say to her. Would if she doesn't want to be with me anymore? She does have you now." Sasuke groaned out.
"You're acting stupid so talk to me when you're sober. She doesn't want anything to do with me in that way. She loves you and your acting dumb as hell so just call her yourself and talk to her yourself if you want to talk to her so bad." Itachi snapped and hung up the phone.
(Phone Call End)
"What should I do?" Itachi said while sitting on the couch his head in his hands.
It was obvious that this was starting to take a toll on Itachi and he just didn't know what to do about it.
Reviews...
At this moment I do feel bad for Itachi but it has to happen the way it is for them to get anywhere in their relationship. Naruto has a lot of trust and respect for Itachi that she doesn't want to break but she also wants him to be happy.
