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A/N: W00t! Two updates in one day!

Sasuke was sick of this. He was sick of it all. Why couldn't everyone just understand that he wanted to be left alone?

He remembered what Narut had said to him that day, that day he walked out on him - the word's rang in Sasuke's head: "You want to be alone all your life? You wanna stay in your big mansion where your evil psycho brother killed your family so long ago, and wallow in your self pity because you're the last of the clan?"

Yes Naruto, he thought. That's exactly what I want.

Why couldn't everybody just stay out of his business and stop trying to ruin his life? And what was up with all of the fucking headaches? Sasuke sighed.

Shopping. He still had never gotten around to it. He hated shopping… but he still needed food. He sighed again. I hate my life.

"Sasuke Uchiha!"

Sasuke turned at the sound of his name being shouted from behind, only to be smacked sharply across the face. "Sakura!" he exclaimed. "You have got to stop doing that!" He hadn't even gotten into town yet, much less all the way to the store. Why, oh god why, did this have to happen to him?

"I heard what you did to Na- …Ayako!" she shouted wagging an accusing finger in his face.

He pushed her hand away. "I didn't do anything!" Really, he hadn't done anything. It wasn't his fault if the girl suddenly got all emotional and ran off crying.

"Well, for your information, Ayako is sick now because of you."

He shrugged. "What do expect me to do about it? It's not my fault."

"Liar!" she shrieked.

He growled. "What do I have to do to get you off my back?"

She pointed in the direction of the town, and put her other hand on her hip. "You are going to go to my apartment and tell her you're sorry!"

He scoffed. "Not a chance." With that, he turned and began to walk away from her. Sakura was silent, which was unusual for her. Ah well. The better for him.

Suddenly something hard tackled him from behind, and he fell face forward in the dirt. "Sakura!" he exclaimed again. What the fuck was she doing?!

Sakura smiled at him over his shoulder, pressing more weight against him. "Now you literally have to get me off your back," she smirked.

"Not a problem," he grunted. Pushing up with his hands, he rolled over on top of her, then stood, brushing himself off as Sakura lay gasping on the ground.

"Asshole!" she screamed after him as he walked off.

So Sasuke did his shopping. Actually, he didn't get very much. He wanted to get in and out of that evil place as quickly as possible, (A/N: that is correct, Sasuke has a phobia of grocery stores) so he grabbed a few essentials and left. When he got home, he spilled all the contents of the plastic bags across the kitchen floor and began putting things away. Usually Sasuke was much neater than this, but today he just didn't give a damn. To hell with being 'neat.'

When at last all groceries were put away, he glared at the one thing left lying there on the floor. It was a single blue flower. He had carried it in separately seeing as he couldn't have stuffed it inside one of the bags with the groceries; the little flower would have been squished for sure.

Sasuke had only bought the thing on impulse. He did, after all, have feelings, and he did feel a little guilty about what had happened. He supposed it kind of was his fault now that Ayako was sick, but she shouldn't have… she shouldn't have gotten pregnant and accused him of being the father!

Now that Sasuke thought about it, that did sound kind of foolish, didn't it?

He shook his head. No way.

Quickly, before he had time to really think about what he was doing, he snatched up the flower and headed out the door. He wasn't just going to throw away something that he had paid money for, and he certainly had no use for a flower. He would give the damn thing to the girl.

But that did not mean he was going to apologize. No way. He scoffed. Yeah, that would be the day, he thought sarcastically.

Sasuke was glad that Sakura wasn't home. He would not shame himself by coming face-to-face with her in her own apartment after what had happened that morning. Ayako, he was a little sorry to see, was in very delicate condition. Her skin was pale, and her breathing was labored. Also, her coughing was weak. Her forehead was broke out in sweat, and there were dark rings under her eyes.

Sasuke didn't know much about babies, and he wanted absolutely nothing to do with hers, but he hoped that her sickness did not affect the child in her belly. He would never admit it to anyone of course, but if something happened to that baby because of him - even if the child's mother was an annoying little girl - he would never be able to forgive himself.

"Sasuke?" Ayako demanded before coughing. She seemed incredulous to see him there.

"You shouldn't speak," he told her. "You might hurt your voice… or… something." Apparently, he didn't know very much about being sick either.

"Why- Why did you come here?" she choked. She trailed off into a fit of coughs.

"Didn't you just hear me?" he asked, walking over to her side. "I told you not to talk." He sighed. "I brought you something." He tossed the little flower onto her chest.

Ayako blinked in surprise, then lifted the flower up to her nose to smell. She smiled at the tiny blue petals, and her eyes were somehow hopeful when she looked back up at him. He wished she wouldn't look at him that way - it was a pathetic thing to see when she also looked so sick. And it made him pretty uncomfortable. It's not as if he'd apologized to the damn girl!

"Don't think much of it," he told her hastily. He didn't want her getting the wrong idea - in fact, that was the last thing he wanted. "This doesn't mean anything."

She smiled again. "Thank you, Sasuke," she replied quietly. He winced when she began coughing again. It sounded painful.

When finally she settled back and had caught her breath again, she spoke. "Sakura went… to get Tsunade so… to make sure the… baby is okay." It seemed difficult for her to speak.

Sasuke felt a pang of guilt at her words, though. He hoped that the child was alright. It was still an innocent, not even born yet.

"I better go before they get back then," he told her coldly.

"No, wait." She grabbed his pants leg weakly as he began to walk away. She barely had a hold on him - her grip was so weak with the sickness - but it held him in place. "Please stay until they get back. I… don't want to be alone right now."

Sasuke sighed. Sometimes, he was just too damn nice.

When Tsunade and Sakura finally showed up, they were both equally surprised to see Sasuke there. Tsunade tried to hide it though, and Sakura smiled at him, and then again when seeing the little blue flower in Ayako's hands.

The pink haired girl touched his arm. "Thank you for coming Sasuke-kun." He looked away, crossing his arms. It's not like he had apologized to Ayako. And he wasn't planning on doing so, either.

"Naruto," Tsunade was saying, "can't you get the Kyuubi to lend you some strength, even if just a little?"

Sasuke's eyes widened. Of course! The Kyuubi…. How had he managed to forget all about the fox demon in Naruto's body? If this girl Ayako really did have the Kyuubi within her, then that would prove….

No way, Sasuke thought. She can't bring out the Kyuubi! Only Naruto can do that!

"The- the Kyuubi?" Ayako asked weakly. She looked a little confused. "But… what if he tries to take over? It's… hard… to keep him back." She was gasping for breath as she spoke, and then she began coughing again. Tsunade helped her sit up. The woman looked worried.

"This is not good," Tsunade muttered. Then to Ayako she said, "I know, Naruto. I understand, but you are going to have to try, okay? You want to protect your baby don't you?"

Ayako's eyes widened and slowly began to fill with tears as she stared Tsunade in the face. The girl placed her arms protectively around her stomach. "My… baby?" she asked. She seemed to be a bit... delusional, as if her mind weren't all there.

"Yes," Tsunade answered her. "If you want to keep your baby, then you're going to need more strength. Will you ask the Kyuubi for that strength?"

Ayako nodded after a moment. "Yes," she said shakily, a few tears falling down her cheek. "Yes."

Then, something unusual happened. The girl kept her eyes closed for a very long time. No one said a word. The room was completely silent other than a few weak coughs from Ayako. Just when Sasuke was starting to think that nothing was going to happen, Ayako opened her eyes again, and they flashed red.

Startled, he jumped back, and wasn't surprised to see Sakura do the same. Even Tsunade backed off a little. Ayako with her red eyes flashed Sasuke a quick smile of sharply pointed teeth. With that, her eyes rolled up into the back of her head and she seemed to faint as she fell back against the cushions of the couch. Then, for a moment, - only a moment - little Ayako was replaced with an obviously male Naruto, and the blonde boy was surrounded by a red nimbus that flared like fire.

It only lasted an instant, but the change was very distinct, and before Sasuke could blink, it was Ayako sitting there again, her pale skin no longer so pale and her cheeks no longer as flushed. Also, she didn't look like she was sweating anymore, and her breathing seemed easier.

The most he could do the rest of the time he was there at the apartment was stare at the girl in shocked silence. He caught the same expression on Sakura's face a time or two, but also the pink haired girl smirked at him with a kind of "I told you so" look. She knew that the Kyuubi's little performance had been like a slap to the face for Sasuke. It was going to be very difficult for him to deny something he had seen with his own eyes. And for the first time, Sasuke was actually considering the possibility that Ayako really was Naruto, and that he -Naruto- was pregnant, with his baby. It was all very mind blowing. Naruto... pregnant... and Sasuke, a father!

Later on that day, when Tsunade was finished with her examination and had left some medicine for Ayako, Sakura offered to walk with the woman back to her place, giving Sasuke a sort of… warning look as she walked out the door.

Ayako - or Naruto, whoever it was - laughed lightly at Sasuke once the two of them were alone again. "Weren't expecting that, were you?" she asked, still laughing. She actually thought it was funny! "Well," she went on, "I can't really say that I expected it myself."

Sasuke kept his distance. He was unsure of whether it would be alright to approach the girl now; he was half afraid the Kyuubi was going to pop out again.

It was silent for a moment. "What are you thinking?" Ayako finally asked him, staring up at the ceiling with tired eyes.

"I… don't know," he answered. Taking a breath, he stepped up next to her. "You seem tired. You should get some rest."

She nodded slightly, closing her eyes. "I do feel a little… light headed. That took a lot out of me."

"But it gave a lot back as well."

She opened her eyes again and smiled up at him. Sasuke looked away. To think of this little girl as Naruto would definitely take some getting used to. "Promise me that after you have the baby, if you really are Naruto, that you'll change back to normal. Permanently."

"You still don't believe me?" the girl demanded weakly.

"…sorry."

They were both quiet for a moment, until finally Ayako sighed. "Of course I will change back to normal after I have the baby. You think I want to stay a woman for the rest of my life?" Sasuke glanced at her to see that she was looking down at her own body with a frown. She scoffed. "I hate being a woman sometimes."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. " 'Sometimes…?' " he quoted.

She looked up and gave him a curious little smirk. "If only you knew," she laughed. Please, Naruto, if that's really you under there, do not turn into a woman completely. I don't think I can handle anymore of this.

Naruto sighed as Sasuke left. The Uchiha had said his farewells when Sakura came back home, which had been only moments earlier. As she watched Sasuke leave, Sakura pulled up a cushioned seat next to the couch and sat. Naruto eyed the seat curiously. It looked like it was originally meant to be a footrest. He smiled. That would be just like Sakura; to get rid of a seat and keep the footrest as a seat in it's place.

"So…" the girl started slowly. "What did you two talk about?"

Naruto shrugged. "Not much. He's as stubborn as ever of course."

Sakura gaped at him. "He still doesn't believe you?"

Naruto shook his head. "I think he does, he just doesn't want to admit it. It's that Uchiha pride of his, you know."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Of course." She sighed. "So… things might work out between the two of you after all."

"I guess." Naruto smiled slightly as he twirled the little blue flower in his hands.

"Did Sasuke bring you that?" Sakura asked with a smile of her own. Naruto nodded and held it out for her to sniff. Sakura put her little nose in the flower's center and inhaled deeply. "Mmmmm…" She laughed. "I don't think Sasuke's ever bought a flower for someone before."

Naruto laughed as well. "Probably not," he agreed. He blinked a few times, trying not to fall asleep. God, he was so tired.

As if reading his mind, Sakura said, "You should probably get some sleep if you ever want to get any better to see Sasuke again."

Naruto nodded. She was right, he would never get better without rest. Plus he was pretty sleepy. With a small smile, Naruto placed the little flower up to his nose and closed his eyes.