And He was His

I seriously cried from the reviews I read. It sucks having a bad week and everyone was so encouraging. I felt so horrible then and there because it was my promise to upload every three days. And I neglected that. I'm so sorry. I love you guys. Teary eyed and smiling. Hope you guys love this.

If there was something Sasuke loved more than anything in the whole world, it was to touch him. If he could ask Chi for anything during his dying breath, it would be to touch Naruto.

I loved to touching him - Not much in a sexual way, and usually never anywhere other than his face, his hands, his bright hair that fell in tousled locks. Naruto's warmth had a way of seeping into the raven's being and he comforted Sasuke without ever opening his mouth.

Sasuke would melt into his dobe like ice-cream on a warm porcelain bowl, like he belonged next to him, like Naruto belonged next to him.

And yet, it there was anything Sasuke wanted even more in the world was for Naruto to touch him. Both were skin to skin contact, but Naruto's way was a lot different.

When Naruto touched Sasuke, when he kissed his brow, poked a nostril, or grabbed his ear, it was heaven. It was some place greater than the world. And no matter how dark Naruto seemed to be deep deep deep within, there was something about his touch that kept his best friend coming back for more.

Sasuke was a man to really hate closeness, but Naruto was a rule breaker. He was disobedient to order. Therefore, the Uchiha was not surprised when he melted into Naruto's hugs. They were warm, together, cozy.

He wished he could extend the night just so he could stay close to Naruto for longer, safe in the blond's embrace. Naruto's arms wrapped right around him brought a peace he'd never known before, a calming of the storms in both their hearts.

No matter the circumstances, it was that idiot that gave Sasuke hope for the future. In his embrace, Sasuke believed there was nothing out there to fear, that all there was was sunshine, beautiful trees and kind people - friends to be. Naruto's cuddles were the only things Sasuke wanted. It was a darkness and Naruto loved darkness. So he would too.

The raven smiled as his eyes fluttered open and there Naruto was. The blond lay lower than usual, his face to Sasuke's four month belly.

The man was smiling. "So do you think Sasuke and I should get married before or after you're born?"

He waited for a moment.

"Before? Sure. What about when he's seven months? No? Six, you said? Sure."

Naruto laughed lightly. Without pause, he closed his eyes and leaned forward, breathing in Sasuke's scent.

"I just...I can't wait until you're born. You're going to be so cool, I already know. Girl or boy. Doesn't matter. You're an heir. You know? Just like daddy was."

Naruto laughed. "It was my brother at first, though. But yeah, that's another story. That's why I'm going to make sure to make this heir thing really fun for you. I won't pressure you into anything."

Another silence.

"I know you're awake, teme." he whispered. With that, Naruto scooted upward until he was directly in Sasuke's face.

"Stop." The Uchiha mumbled, burying his face into Naruto's chest.

The seventh hokage laughed. "What did I do?"

"I probably have morning breath." Sasuke mumbled.

"Yeah, you do."

"Naruto!" Came the sharp reply.

The blond laughed. "Kidding. I love you. Who cares if your breath smells like ass in the morning?"

Sasuke leaned back, his Mangekyo Sharingan blazing in their fire. "This child is ten minutes away from not having two parents and you'll witness your death a thousand times."

A nervous laugh from Naruto's end. Cautiously, he leaned forward and kissed Sasuke's eye. "I'm sorry. Sometimes, I forget your pregnant and I can't joke with you so much."

Sasuke melted, his hormones obvious now. "Of course you can joke with me, baby."

They hugged for a few moments. "Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"Don't ever say Boruto won't have a father." The man chided jokingly. It was the name Naruto wanted to keep. He loved it and felt it was appropriate.

Sasuke leaned back. His mouth twitched upward slightly, but he did well in keeping his face straight.

"Damnit. We're not naming our child Boruto. How do you even know it's a boy?"

Naruto pouted. "I can feel it, Sas. It's a boy and Boruto is the best name ever."

"And if it's a girl?"

A shake of the head. "Surely, I love her and spoil her rotten, but I know it's going to be a boy. In the Namikaze clan, there has only ever been one female born first. First Hikari birthed a boy. That boy birthed a girl. That girl birthed a boy. And that boy fathered my own. And my own father raised five boys. It's going to be a boy, Sas."

"I'm still not voting for Boruto. It's an ugly name." Sasuke whispered, trying to keep the smile from breaking out.

Naruto pouted. "Fine. I have a meeting with Mei and A today anyway. We should get dressed. You doing anything today?"

Sasuke frowned. "Ino and Hinata are taking me out. They say I should get neutral gender clothing. I think they just want to feel gushy since Sai and Shikamaru are away."

Naruto smiled. "I would have thought you were going out with my cousin. You two seem close. I thought she was your new best friend."

Sasuke smirked and threw a pillow. "You're my best friend, dobe, no matter if we're in love or not. And I am close with Karin. She hates the ANBU though. She feels like they're watching her."

A blush on tan skin. "I'm sorry. I didn't know you noticed them."

"I'm ANBU, Naruto."

The blond laughed wholeheartedly. "If you want, I can hang out with you." Naruto smirked.

"No, idiot. You're hokage. You have a village to uphold."

"Of course. Of course."

Naruto waved freely as Mei and A walked up to him. "Hey, guys. Glad you could make it safely. Any trouble I should know about?"

Mei smiled flirtatiously and held Naruto's cheek. "You're such a darling, you know?"

Naruto laughed nervously and A pushed Mei along.

"Didn't you hear word that he's going to be married soon? It's all over the world."

Mei sighed drastically as the three were led into the office. "Oh, I joke. Besides, Sasuke Uchiha can't kill me for joking."

"Don't be too sure."

The kages turned slightly, finding Sasuke standing behind, bag in hand holding his belly weight with a single arm. Naruto smiled brightly. He loved how Sasuke could get by with a single arm.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were shopping."

Sasuke shook his head. "I'm still a ninja, Naruto. Besides, I brought you lunch just incase you didn't have time to get up."

The blond smiled. "He's great, isn't he?"

Mei smirked. "Charming."

Sasuke sighed and placed the bag on Naruto's desk. "Well be careful, dobe. And you two as well, A, Mei.'

They all nodded while Naruto touched Sasuke's arm in a soothing manner. "Of course."

With that, the man disappeared.

Mein sat casually. "How does he do it with one arm, Naruto? It's amazing."

The blond rubbed his neck. "He's just a natural. You have to remember that Sasuke is a natural prodigy. Me...I had to throw shuriken in my mother's stomach to get where I am now. All I did was train train train to become better and I did."

A nodded. "A damn good job too. I haven't sat so peacefully in Konoha in years. It's amazing how violence and war changes people."

Naruto nodded. "Too bad the world cared more about violence back then. We could have changes things before."

Mei shook her head. "No we couldn't have."

"Why?" Naruto demanded softly.

"Because you weren't old enough."

Naruto laughed wholeheartedly, but the deadpanned looks on the other's faces stopped him. "What does that mean?"

"It means you played the largest role in bringing the villages together."

The nineteen year old nodded. "Good. Let's keep it that way." He leaned back and placed both his arms behind his head. "So what did you two need to talk about?"

"I've come to tell you that soon I won't be Mizukage."

"And I won't be Raikage."

Naruto leaned forward. "What? Why? When?"

"Calm down, kid. If you haven't noticed, we're getting out of our prime. I don't know who I'm nominating now, but it'll surely be someone who played a good role in saving the world."

Naruto nodded and looked to A. "I'm nominating Darui. He's a promising young man."

"I like him." Naruto agreed.

Mei laughed. "Your fiance may be watching. Calm down."

They all laughed quietly.

"But really, how's it been going, Naruto? With the marriage and child on the way?"

Naruto smiled, his eyes now dazed, and his mind now in a different world. "It's amazing guys. And nothing's different. I met Sasuke when I was four. We became rivals and ultimately best friends. The best thing about becoming lovers is that we didn't change. There's still dobe and teme and we still fight. But it's wonderful."

Mei placed her hand on her head. "A lovesick puppy you are."

A rolled his eyes. "Takes one to know one."

Naruto sighed in content as he walked in and removed his sandals. Today wasn't much of a busy day only because the world seemed at peace.

Someone yawned and the blond walked into the livingroom, finding Sasuke almost asleep on the couch and Gaara drinking coffee.

"How was your mission, Otouto?"

Gaara smiled. "It was really fun. I had no idea that escorting a queen could be so fun. I thought she would be boring. And who would have thought she could run an empire at just 14 years old?"

Naruto remembered briefly the dark queen that had walked in, ready to be escorted. Gaara had looked so eager, so ge sent the boy on the B-rank.

"I'd never suspect you to have a crush. You know, although her and her people are much darker than us, it's known that they are also people of the sun."

Gaara blushed furiously. "I don't. I just….whatever."

Naruto laughed loudly, glancing at the unaffected snoring Sasuke.

"Aniki?"

"Yes, brother."

Gaara placed his tea down. "Do you think I should attend the jounin exams in Iwagakure next year?"

In an instant, Naruto shook his head. "No Gaara. You're too young."

"You should have been a jounin at five." The redhead argued quietly, trying not to disturb Sasuke or the child in his stomach.

"It doesn't matter, Gaara. Besides, there are no threats in the world. All the villages are happy. And although evil can never be killed, it will take a while for some evil of another dimension to get to us."

Gaara stood now, slightly angry that Naruto was keeping him back, but even angrier that he still asked for his brother's advice and consent. As if he were a child.

"I'm a great shinobi, brother. You never understand that! What if I just want to rank up?"

Naruto's face grew a small crimson and he thanked Chi that he did not get too angry. They were both angry and loud. So loud that they had woken Sasuke, and so angry that they hadn't noticed.

'Ranks don't matter, Shuk! How many fucking times do I have to tell you that?!"

Gaara never got angry, but when he did, his voice rose above the sacred silence. A glance, touch, and one small comment stirred a hurricane of harsh and hoarse insults. His face brightened, just a tone lighter Naruto's own crimson.

"For fuck's sake, aniki! You killed people when you were six! You murdered more than two hundred men in over an hour and you were nine! We're Namikaze! You should have been a jounin, so why can't I?!"

The argument was cold. Every word over pronounced, slicing rather than tumbling through the dry air. The love hadn't gone, it had been distorted into a close mimic of hatred; and just as love endures, so would the wall of bitterness that separated them, growing more thorns every day.

"Because God dammit, I was ready! You're not me, Gaara!"

Naruto growled, his own memories becoming overbearing for him.

The bodies. Torn. Shrewn. Men without faces. Women without lives. They lay sinking in a mass of blood, where Naruto had impregnated death and that was what she gave him. Dead bodies. The bodies. Torn. Shrewn.

With no conscious, the threw his hand out. The slice that could be heard was more deadly than Gaara's scream. In his own anger and turmoil, the man had accidentally pushed his light cut forward.

The silence grew louder and louder. Naruto didn't know whether to be happy because he only nicked his brother's cheek, or sad because of the dreary look Gaara gave.

The blond gasped and attempted to walk forward, but Gaara had already stepped back. "Shuk." The jinchuriki whispered. "I-"

Gaara put his head down, not caring if they saw the tears and blood drip on his hands. "Of course I'm not you. I've spent my whole life trying to impress you. I've worked my ass off blood and sweat and blood and sweat just to get you to see me. I don't want to be you, Naruto. I don't have a mother to hold my hand, or a father to rub my head. But, I thought I had a brother who understood. I really did. And that sucks."

With that, Gaara disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto remained where he was shocked and ashamed that he had once again messed up in raising Gaara.

The blond was knocked out of his deprecation when a pillow hit him in the head. He turned to see Sasuke still laying on the couch, a hard glare upon his lips.

"Don't Sasuke. Don't tell me how to raise my brother."

"I'm not, babe." Sasuke spoke calmly. The man was a master of not stressing with their child within. "All he wants is your approval. He doesn't want to be you. All he does when your at work is talk about what he's done and how'd you react to it."

Naruto growled. "I'm trying to keep him safe. Fuck! That's all I do is try to keep him happy and safe, but he wants to be everything in the fucking world."

Sasuke sighed. "Holding him back from danger isn't keeping him safe, Naruto. Now, I don't know what the hell is going on, all I know is you cut him. I also know that it's cold outside and it's mid January."

Naruto sighed in annoyance. "What does that have to do with any-"

"Shut up." Sasuke snapped, throwing another pillow. "I'm horny and tired and sore. And I know that our little brother is out there with it instilled in his mind that you might hate him. When I wake up again, this better be fucking fixed."

With that, the man rested his single arm on his tummy and closed his eyes, instantly snoring.

Naruto exhaled in broken breathes and left the mansion.

"Hi, hokage-sama." Hanabi yelled as she, Hinata, and Shikamaru spotted the blond walking drastically.

"Hi, Hanabi. Have you seen my otouto around here?"

The girl nodded with a large smile. "He said he was going to the training grounds. Did you see the cut on his face. He must have got into a fight with some other kids."

Naruto nodded and ran ahead in search of his brother. The blond could already hear a fight going on in the training grounds when he neared. It meant that Gaara had issued some sand clones to fight him.

The blond stopped at the entrance choosing to observe how strong his brother had gotten. There were fifty sand clones in all. Twelve clones drew near the redhead. Gaara raised his hand.

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

The clones flew back in a heap and the Namikaze continued. Naruto thought it amazing how all his siblings had created their own kind of jutsus. They truly lived up to being bloodline creators. Gaara ran forward. "Great Sand Arm!"

The arm that rose up smashed down against nearly thirty clones, destroying them.

"Wow." Naruto whispered. How had he missed these things? Missed his brother's growth?

The last clones ran up to Gaara and began throwing any weapons they had, obviously knowing they were to lose.

Gaara smirked. "Sand Waterfall Imperial Burial!"

And they were done.

Naruto smiled in awe. "You're amazing, Otouto. A natural."

Gaara put his head down. "That's all I wanted." He stated. "I didn't mean for us to fight and I know how you get when anger consumes you."

Naruto sighed and walked closer. "Nothing is your fault. I realize my error in judgement. I keep believing that if I keep you secluded from the harsh world, you wouldn't be harmed. But I harmed you and I'm sorry, Gaara."

"I'm not asking you to apologize. It's just unbearable, you know? It's unbearable when I want to show you that I'm something, but you don't want to know."

"I do want to know, Gaara. And I know you're amazing. Your rank or strength can't tell me otherwise."

A silence ensued.

Naruto stood next to his brother, his feet clumping in the snow. "I know we don't have parents and unfortunately you never had the advantage of really knowing them. I know it sucks, but no matter how hard it gets, you have me. I can't be your parent, but I am your brother and I protect you. I take the hits for you."

"I'm spposed to annoy you. I have to stalk you, go crazy on you, lecture you, and be your nightmares. When you understand that I will always hunt you down to keep you safe, then I'll know that you've grown. That you've become and exceptional adult. You won't find anyone in this world that cares, worries, and loves you as much as I do. And I swear, if we don't argue more then seven times in these teenage years you have, I'm not doing shit right. And that's all I know."

Gaara laughed lightly.

Naruto smiled and threw and arm around the fourteen year old's shoulder. "So do you forgive me. Because Sasuke is really ager to kill me."

"I was never angry with you." Gaara stated.

"Gaara?"

"Hm."

"You can be anything you want. If you want to be a jounin and attend the exams, I'm for you all the way. Sure, I'll have ANBU trailing you and might sleep outside the hotel you choose to stay in, but I have your back."

"I know." Gaara shook his head and placed his hand to his cheek, instantly healing the scar there. Naruto watched and realized that Gaara had become a natural healer without proper training. It was just something that he could do.

He was a natural and with training, he would probably surpass Sakura, Tsunade, and Hashirama uncle. And with that, Naruto realized that Gaara was a completely different Namikaze. Unlike the rest, Gaara had something special.

Gaara had two bloodlines that he could create for himself. And realizing such, Naruto believed Gaara should have been a jounin at an even younger age.

The blond made it a mental note to request medical ninjutsu lessons with the old hag before she grew even more.

By Sasuke's sixth month, it was evident that Naruto could not go without feeling his fiance's wrath. Sasuke had gone through many physical changes.

Although a male, his chest was always red, sore, and perky. In the shower, in the cold, in heat. Naruto always probed them in curiosity until Sasuke pushed him away and refused to speak to him. Naruto was never pregnant, so how could he guess that the hardened body features made Sasuke horny when poked.

Another change had been Sasuke's sickness and lack of it. Sasuke had always been one to take care of himself so he never really got sick.

However, his higher level of blood made his congestion increase and his nose was always runny. There were numerous instances where they woke up and Sasuke sneezed right in Naruto's face. Right. In. His. Fucking. Face.

Urine was the first change in Sasuke. All the baby did was push against his bladder. Sasuke peed so many times that Naruto wondered if his water broke months ago.

If there was anything Naruto found funny in Sasuke's pregnancy it was what Tsunade called Dyspnea. The baby pushed against Sasuke's diaphragm so the Uchiha always had a shortness of breath. When he talked, he'd stop and breath. And his sentences were broken. Naruto stopped laughing when Sasuke finally knocked him into a wall, but he still snorted when Sasuke talked and walked at once, taking three seconds to say another word.

There was some constipation and heartburn and cramps, but the best change Naruto loved about Sasuke's pregnancy was the swelling. His feet would swell if he walked to much and Sasuke would ask Naruto to rub them.

He was doing that just now as Sasuke laid upon his back, pregnant belly sticking in the air, and only wearing boxers. He casually ate pretzel sticks covered in chocolate as Naruto sat at the end of the bed, rubbing his red feet sweetly.

There was the occasional groan of pleasure escaping the Uchiha's lips. Naruto had grown very used to it, considering how much Sasuke hated sitting. He constantly rubbed the pale man's feet. And that was the best he could do without Sasuke noticing that the blond hovered over him, making sure he wouldn't get hurt.

Naruto stood lost in a daze, watching Sasuke's belly button. He wondered why it poked out so much and if it would go back in when the baby was born.

The blond ceased in reaching to probe, knowing he was in a good position to be kicked by his hormonal lover.

"Sasuke?" He whispered softly.

The Uchiha stopped eating and looking down at his lover. First his eyes trailed over Naruto's torso, and then he looked at the tan face. "Hn?"

"Let's get married."

The Uchiha finished chewing his snack and stared at Naruto for the longest moments. "We are." He eventually said.

Naruto shook his head. "No I mean like now."

"Now now?"

"No. Next month."

"Dobe, we have nothing ready and this thing needs to get out of me. How are we going to get ready in a month."

The blond kissed Sasuke's foot. "We love each other too much to have anything hold us back. And I can work it out for us. I can do it, Sas."

Sasuke smiled at the gesture. "You think so?"

"I know so love. Let's have our son….or daughter be born a true Namikaze."

Sasuke sat silent for a moment. "Okay. I trust you. In a month. If this doesn't work out because we didn't have time to prepare, I'll kill you."

Naruto nodded happily and placed as series of kisses on the Uchiha's pretty feet, making him laugh. "Stop." he spoke between quiet laughs.

Naruto smiled and moved back, staring at Sasuke.

The raven shook his head. "Dobe."

Naruto's eyes glazed and his grin became lopsided. "Teme." He whispered.

The ceremony was Shinto style and Sasuke didn't want to admit it, but Naruto had done well. The blond had woken the Namikaze and Senju from their graves to attend.

Sasuke had worn a white kimono since he would be married into the Namikaze clan and not the other way around. The man was ready, but felt nervous as he stared at his belly through the kimono.

"You look wonderful, Sasuke." His mother cried in an excited manner. "Now hurry." A few other women of the Uchiha clan were present as well as Kushina, Sakura, Karin, Ino, Gaara, Hinata, and Nagato.

Gaara nodded. "Yeah. When you get done, my family will be going back to their graves."

Sasuke smirked and flicked Gaara's forehead. "Aren't you supposed to be helping Naruto?"

Gaara laughed. "I came because Naruto wanted to make sure you were okay. He's already out there."

"Is he?" Sasuke nearly screamed, feeling hot and heavy at once.

Gaara laughed "Don't be so nervous. He wants to see you."

Sasuke nodded and sent a silent prayer to Chi. Then he placed a hand on his stomach. "Please stop kicking. I'm excited too."

They all laughed and his mother grabbed hold of his hand, leading him out.

When they reached the shrine, Naruto was ahead, laughing with the shinto priest, Pein, his father, Itachi, and Shikamaru.

When the priest caught sight of Sasuke, he bowed. "It is time."

The man began moving to their seats as well as the women. Naruto turned and gaped at Sasuke as he stood alone. The blond closed his mouth and began walking to his fiance. "You ready?"

"I'm so scared." the raven whispered.

Naruto grabbed hold of Sasuke's single arm, not caring if Sasuke couldn't hold him. "Don't be nervous. Just treat this like on of our spars."

Sasuke smirked. "So you want me to kick your ass?"

Naruto laughed. "That's the spirit."

The both laughed easily. It was only when Sasuke stared at the now close priest that he realized Naruto was leading him to the altar the whole time.

He looked at the Namikaze. "Dobe." He whispered.

It began. Naruto and Sasuke were required to perform Sankon-no-gi, where they were to drink sake three times from three different sized cups.

However, because Sasuke was pregnant, Naruto chose waters from the garden when Chi had created herself.

Next, Kushina, Mikoto, Fugaku, and Minato were required to do the same.

The first three sips were for them. The next three represented hatred, passion, and ignorance while the last three drank those sins away.

Next, Naruto and Sasuke would exchange wedding vows, followed by moving into a more western style approach.

It was Sasuke first. "I believe in you, the person you will grow to be, and the couple we will be together. With my whole heart, I take you as my husband, acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine. I promise to be faithful and supportive and to always make our family's love and happiness my priority. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will dream with you, celebrate with you and walk beside you through whatever our lives may bring. You are my dobe- my love and my life, today and always."

Naruto wanted to just kiss the pregnant. He knew the pregnancy was making Sasuke emotional. And getting married must have been the edge of it all. Naruto wanted to kiss him before he burst into tears.

The priest turned to Naruto. "And you, Naruto-san?"

The blond grabbed the armless sleeve of Sasuke's kimono, bring it to his mouth and kissing it. It created awws from the crowd and Sasuke looked down. "Please don't make me cry." But he was smiling.

"I remember when I was afraid. I remember not loving myself. But I also remember you loved even when I couldn't." Naruto murmured. "Today, I realize that I fell in love with a hero. A hero that helped me remain myself. Thank you for saving me, for awwing me with your true ride or die skills."

The blond was cut off by a teary eyed giggled from Sasuke.

"You have been my best friend, mentor, playmate, confidant and my greatest challenge. But most importantly, you are the love of my life and you make me happier than I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible... You have made me a better person, as our love for one another is reflected in the way I live my life. So I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together. I love you, baby. And I just wanna kiss you and tell you not to cr-"

With that, Sasuke burst into tears and hid his face into Naruto's chest. Naruto hugged the man. "I knew you were gonna cry." He whispered.

The priest laughed wholeheartedly. "I cannot even ask. By Chi, all powerful and merciful, I pronounce husband and husband."

Naruto laughed. "I'll take it from here."

The blond moved back from Sasuke and stared at him. Sasuke looked funny. He was crying and laughing at once and on top of that, he was out of breath, Naruto's favorite thing.

"You wanna kiss me?" Naruto asked the shorter man.

Sasuke laughed. "Yes." he said between sobs.

Naruto laughed and grabbed Sasuke's face. "Damnit, Teme. if you make me cry."

But it posed as an empty threat as Naruto kissed he man and held his stomach. He moved back. "I love you. I love you. I love you."

Sasuke nodded. Naruto wanted to put his story next to Sasuke. Sasuke Namikaze's.

"Sasuke." He said, kissing the man's forehead. "We have more yesterday than anyone. We need some kind of tomorrow."

The blond took Sasuke's single hand and touched his face. "You. You're the best thing, Sas. You are." He whispered, his holding fingers holders his.

Sasuke smiled. "Me? Me?"

The blond laughed and nodded.

Okay. I loved this chapter. My last update was the eighth. So the next shall be on 14th. I love you all and I'm so happy everyone upped my mood. I shall not back down! Don't hesitate to review.