Well, here's the next chapter guys! Enjoy!
Chapter 1: A Park Meeting
7 months before infection, Tokonosu city, 10:35am.
I can't wait to see your brilliant face
Light up the room around the pillowcase
She said, "Can you come over to my LA place
I got something to tell you and it just can't wait."
When I showed up you held the door in tears
Sat on the couch under the chandeliers.
You said you're having a baby and before I could cry
You're leaving me just when I thought you were mine.
But I don't see your face,
Taken by the one hearted race home now,
But, don't tell your other man
I got a hell of a plan.
Naruto rolled over, cracking one eye open as his cellphone's alarm tone blasted in his ears. Reaching over towards his nightstand with a groan, he pressed the snooze button, bringing the room once again into the welcoming sound of urban morning silence.
It's nothing better then waking up to the sound of cars and birds in the morning. He thought tiredly, pulling the his orange blanket over his head and wrapping it around his body to block out the morning chill. It was a pain, all this time he'd had that alarm tone and strangely enough he had to pick the one that would sing about the situation he was now in.
"Someone must hate me, I'm really starting to believe that."
The blonde sighed and turned over on his side, he was too tied to think at the moment. All that mattered now was him getting his sleep and that's exactly what he was about to do.
Knock, knock, knock.
...That was until he heard someone rapping their fist on his bedroom door, Naruto groaned loudly but answered, knowing that if he didn't; whoever it was would come in anyway.
"Yeah ...who is it?" He asked.
A woman's voice answered on the other side of the door. It was his godmother. "Naruto, breakfast is ready."
"Alright, I'll be down in a minute, Baa-chan!"
As if on cue, the door flew open and there in all her glory stood Senju Tsunade, his godmother. She was about an inch or two shorter then Naruto, with fair skin, medium length blonde hair and brown eyes. She was in her forties but people usually confused her for being in her thirties, which was understandable. Of course, the thing that attracted most people's attention was really her breasts, they were big enough to rival the school nurse's at Fujimi high and that was saying something.
And she also had a temper, and hated being called an old lady or anything close to that, so referring to her as 'Baa-chan' was a compete no, no.
"What was that, brat, did you say something~?" The sickly sweet tone she used made Naruto shudder, but he gather up enough courage to poke his head out from under the blanket, making him look almost like an completely orange caterpillar.
"I-I mean ...um, I'll be down in a minute, Oba-san. Hehe~," at least that was what he said on the outside, on the inside he was chanting. Please, Don't kill me. Over and over again.
"Right, that's what I thought you said~," Tsunade said, smiling. "Some hurry up and come down stairs, before your food gets cold." After saying that she walked out without even shutting his door.
Naruto let out a small sigh in relief, how she could make her aura like that with a smile still on her face he'd never know. But, it wasn't like he could do anything now, thanks to her he was wide awake. Yawning a little, he untangled himself from the blanket and hopped out of bed, stretching, wearing nothing but a tank-top and his lucky heart pattern boxers. He remembered that Yuuki had laughed at him when she saw him wearing those for the first time, of course, it was like he'd told her he wasn't expecting everyone to see his underwear, so why not.
Actually, speaking of Yuuki-chan, I have to meet up her later. He thought, he almost forgotten that in his tired state. So ...I guess I'll have breakfast, then call her and head out.
With that in mind, he reached over and grabbed a towel off the side of his bed, got some underwear out his dresser and walked into the bathroom to take a quick show before the day started.
~ ~(Part2)~ ~
Naruto had just walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair when his phone started cellphone started ringing. He picked it up and saw it was exactly who he was expecting. With a small smile, he pressed the talk button and gave an ecstatic greeting.
"Ah~ morning, beautiful, how are ya feeling on this wonderful day?"
A small giggle was heard on the over side of the line. "I'm fine ...I was calling to wake you up. I know how you like to sleep in on Sundays. But, from the sounds of things, you've been up for a while, Naruto-kun," Yuuki said.
Naruto sighed. "Yep, Baa-chan woke me up early, so yeah, I pretty much fully awake right now ...unfortunately."
"You could always come and take a nap at my place later, after we go out," Yuuki offered.
The blonde chuckle; even though they had only been together for a few months, they knew a lot about each others likes and dislikes, that was actually one of the first things Naruto did when they first went out on a date, which he was surprised to find out she'd never been on before meeting him, since she had plenty of boyfriends over her high school year, one of them being a boy Naruto hated more then anyone. From what he remembered her saying, it was always flirting and sex, it never went farther then that.
"Well, you know me, I could I refuse such a generous offer from you." He said, walking over to his window, opening the shade. It was nice out, and the sun felt just right on his skin too. "Yuuki-chan, how about we go out to the park today, it's great out, a perfect day to jam it outside for a little bit."
"You know, you never did start teaching me how to play the guitar like you said you would," the light orange haired girl reminded him.
"Hmm ...you're right; okay, I'll teach you some stuff today," Naruto said. He strolled over to his closet and pulled out his white shirt and a dark red hoodie, tossing them on the bed. "How's that sound?"
"Sure ...oh, and about yesterday-." She started.
But, Naruto cut her off before she could finish, saying. "Don't worry, like I said, we'll make a plan. Right now, lets relax for a bit, get our thoughts together and-."
"Brat, get down here, your foods getting cold!" Jiraiya yelled from the bottom stairs.
Naruto sighed, pulling the phone away from his ear. "Alright, I'll be down in a second! Geez!" He shouted, before continuing what he was saying. "Anyway, I've got to go. Meet me at the downtown park in an hour or so."
"Fine, see you soon, Naruto-kun."
"You too."
Naruto click off the phone and tossed it onto his bed with the rest of his things. Walking over to his dresser, he took out a pair of dark blue distress jean and long socks. A few minutes later, when he was done getting dressed, the blonde closed his door behind him and walked downstairs with his book-bag and his guitar slung over his shoulder.
"It's about time you got down here, Naruto," Tsunade said, looking over at him from her spot at the table. "Sit down and eat, your foods probably cold."
"Um ...well, I would but ya see I sorta have to leave out right now," he said, grabbing a piece of toast from the plate, scarfing it down and washing it down with a glass of grape juice. "Gotta run!"
Jiraiya raised an eyebrow. "What, you having another jam session with your friends from the rock club again?"
Naruto shook his head. "Nah, I promised Yuuki we'd hangout today at the park. And we all know how long it takes for the bus to get there, so I'm leaving now."
"Oh ...I see, the park, huh?" Jiraiya said giving a perverted giggled, pulling his notebook from out his shirt. "That just gave me a good idea for a scene in my next book ...Naruto, did I every tell you about the time when me and Tsunade were in central park and she-."
"Another word about that, and you're dead."
Naruto wasn't sure if his eyes were tricking or not, but he could have sworn that Tsunade's cheeks were slightly red; and the usually only happened when she was drunk if nothing else. Smiling at them, the blonde turned and started towards the front door.
"Uh ...I'll be leaving, see ya."
"Naruto, give me all the details when you come back~!" Jiraiya called from behind him.
Naruto frowned hearing that, as he opening the door. "We're not doing anything like that today! Ya damn pervert!"
Slam!
"Must you really be such a pervert, Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked with a sigh.
The spiky white haired man laughed wholeheartedly. "Awe~ come on, ya know I'm just kidding with the brat, that's all. He's fun to tease, just like his old man."
"That's true, though speaking of Minato, I wonder what he's doing right now."
"Who knows; no one has seen him since Kushina died. We all took it hard, but no one took it harder then Naruto."
"Yeah, I just wish we had been there earlier, I could have done something to help her at least," Tsunade muttered sadly. Not being able to save someone she'd considered a daughter was one of her biggest regrets. "But, it seems my skills as a medic didn't help with a damn thing when I needed them most."
"Now, don't go beating yourself up, princess, you did what you could. We all know that," Jiraiya reached across the table and put his hand on top of her's. "We all wish things had ended differently, but life doesn't work like that, we have to stay strong; both for Naruto and ourselves."
Tsunade nodded, grimly. "As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. Thanks, Jiraiya."
~ ~(Part3)~ ~
By the time the bus made it to the park on the east side of town next to the shopping district, it was already a few minutes after twelve. Naruto looked around, there were a lot of people out today, but it was a Sunday so it was to be expected. Adjusting his book-bag and guitar over his shoulder, the blonde teenager started walking towards him and Yuuki's usual meeting place; a small clearing at the center of the park full of sakura blossoms lining a paved walkway heading towards the other park exit.
Seeing the she wasn't there at the moment, Naruto sat down in the shade under a sakura tree, put his bag next to him and started strumming gentle notes on his black and orange guitar. As he played, he tried to think of words that would go with the sound, this was how he wrote his songs, and as of now he only had a few songs written, though he didn't think they were very good.
Man, I hate it when my mind runs dry. He thought, strumming one last time before stopping. "I can't think of anything good." Of course one of the reasons why he couldn't focus was because of what Yuuki had told him yesterday.
"And what's got you so upset, Naruto-Kun?"
Naruto looked up and saw Yuuki squat down in front of him, the light orange haired girl had on a tight white blouse that showed off her curves and large D-cup bust, and a black Gothic style mini skirt with red designs which wasn't that different from the green skirts the girls wore at school, which meant he could see a small glimpse of her red panties from the way she was squatting, not that it bothered him.
Naruto sat up and smiled as he leaned in, giving her a small peak on the lips, but keeping his body close to her's. She always looked stunning, no matter what she wore; and her hair was naturally his favorite color. What's not to love, huh. "Hey there, beautiful, I must say you look as radiant as ever, Yuuki-Chan."
Yuuki smirk, stroking her fingers against his whisker marks. "Well, I know what you like. You don't look half bad yourself, though I'll admit I like you better shirtless."
"That can be arranged, later at your place, if you don't mind."
"Your making it like I'd say no to you," she said, licking his bottom lip softly. "I have my needs too, ya know."
"And that's why I can't get enough of you," the young guitarist chuckled and leaned back into his spot against to tree. Yuuki crawled towards him and sat to his left, resting her head on his shoulder, they both liked to flirt with each other. But, no one liked it better then Yuuki, now it was all fun and games, but before she's met Naruto she did it to get any guy she wanted, it was rare for a guy to turn her down when she started talked. Being around the blonde had changed some things about her, sure she still enjoyed sex, but she didn't sleep with just anyone anymore, the only one she'd been with for the past few month since they'd been together was Naruto.
"So," Naruto started with a sigh. "About what we talked about yesterday, how are you feeling?"
"I was a little sick this morning, but other then that, everythings normal." Yuuki answered.
Naruto nodded and glanced over at her, his face was oddly serious. "Yuuki, there are a few things we could do about this. And like I said before, I'll take responsibility, but there are a few options we have if your willing to listen to em'."
Yuuki sat up and shrugged. "Talk away, it's not like I have any ideas to give at the moment."
"Alright then; well the first option is abortion, I mean it's your body and I can't tell you what to do. But, you already said yesterday that you didn't want to abort it, right?"
"Yeah, it's mostly because of the guilt I'd feel afterward. And, I'm not ...really comfortable with getting something like that done to myself."
Naruto nodded in understanding. "Okay, if that's not going to work then there is option two, we could put the baby up for adoption. You said it yourself, we're not ready for this, and you know how tough school is. A baby is going to make it even harder, so in this case we can give it to someone who can take care of him or her. Is that what you wanna do?"
Yuuki thought over it for a moment, then frowned. "I'm ...I'm not sure. I mean just handing the baby off to a stranger ...and I don't want the baby to have to go through that. Life in an orphanage ain't easy, trust me, I know."
Raising an eyebrow, Naruto gave her a look. "What do you mean by that?"
"Well, Naruto-kun, you know how me and my mom look nothing alike. That's because she's not my biological mother, I'm adopted." Yuuki answered with a sigh, "she adopted me when I was six from an orphanage in Tokyo, I didn't have a lot of friends, and the handful I did have got adopted one by one. My mom can't have kids, so that's why she picked me, she said I was special in her eyes," she smiled and pushed some of the hair out her eyes. "We lived in Tokyo for a few years, then moved here when I was about to start junior high."
"Wow ...I always wondered why you two looked so different. I just thought you took more from your dad or something," Naruto said in surprise. "Huh, the things you learn everyday."
"Yep, that's also one of the reasons I don't want to abort it. My mom's always been depressed about not being able to have kids of her own. I couldn't possibly get an abortion knowing the her condition she's in."
"That's understandable. I guess that just leaves one last option then," Naruto reached out and took her hands, giving a big fox-like grin. "We'll take care of the kid ourselves~! We'll feed it, and potty train it, ya know the usual stuff."
"But ...are you sure we can do it, though. I mean, this is a baby were talking about, not a pet, Naruto-kun!" Yuuki said, like slightly surprised at how optimistic he was being.
"Well, I'm not saying it won't be hard, Yuuki-chan. But, don't forget, we still have your mom and my godparents to help us out."
"I don't know, I'm still having a hard time believing this. I'm gonna be a ...mom."
"And I'll be a daddy, that's why we have to take care of each other, help each other. Sure, it'll be hard, but we'll get through it. And when our kid's making us stuff in per-school and saying their first words, we won't be worried about how much work it is, we'll worry about loving and protecting it from the dangers of the outside world~," Naruto said with a smile. "That's what we need to do; Yuuki, not just you and not just me, us."
"You know, most guys would have ran for the hills after the first phone call. You're really something."
"Hehe~ I get that a lot," the blonde chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck.
"So ...there's just one thing left. When do we tell our parents?" Yuuki asked.
"Um ...I was trying to keep this a secrete for as long as I could but, we'll have to say something sooner or later. Especially when you, ya know, start to show." He said giving a slight shiver, "I can just feel the bruises coming just thinking about it."
"Hey, didn't you say you were going to teach me how to play the guitar," Yuuki said, suddenly. She was trying to get him off the topic of telling their parents. And, luckily it seemed to work.
"Oh yeah. I did say that, didn't I!" Naruto said, picking up the instrument and holding it against his chest. "Okay, the first thing you want to do is hold it like so. There a different ways to hold a guitar, so don't be afraid to try other styles."
"I see, then what?"
"After that it's simply learning the different sound each string makes, along with how to combined them, and when to hold and let go. For example, once you learn to play you'll be able to do songs like this."
Naruto started strumming the guitar, after a few notes he started to sing. One of the things Yuuki liked about the blonde was his voice.
As we wake up in your room,
Your face is the first thing I see,
The first time I've seen love,
And the last I'll ever need,
You remind her that the future would be nothing without her,
Never lose her, I'm afraid,
Better think of something good to say.
Well it's all been done, more than once so I'll keep on trying,
Oh God don't let me be the only one who says...
No! At the top of our lungs,
There's no, no such thing as too young,
When second chances won't leave you alone,
Then there's faith in love.
She was always the one,
I'll repeat it again, the one,
No such thing as too young,
Red lights flash in the car we're kissing in,
Call me crazy,
I've always tried to remind her that the future's,
Just a few heartbeats away from disaster,
I'm afraid, that I've thrown it all away.
No! At the top of our lungs,
There's no, no such thing as too young,
When second chances won't leave you alone.
No, at the top of our lungs,
There's no, no such thing as too young,
When second chances won't leave you alone.
No,
We'll repeat it again,
There's no, no such thing as too young,
When second chances won't leave us alone,
Cuz there's faith in.
Love,
If you kiss me goodnight,
I'll know, everything is alright,
When second chances won't leave us alone,
Won't leave us alone,
Cuz there's faith in love.
Once the young guitarist stopped, Yuuki started clapping softly with a smile on her face. "I'm impressed, did you write that song?"
"Nah ...a group I listen to from America made it. I've still got a long way to go before I'm that good besides I don't even have a band yet," Naruto stopped talking when his stomach growled loudly, chuckling with slight red on his cheeks, he stood up, slinging his guitar and bag over his shoulder, offering Yuuki a hand. "So ...how about we get something to eat, sweetheart?"
Yuuki giggled and took his hand, "I thought you'd never ask, let me guess; you had ramen in mind." She said that as more of a statement then anything.
"Hehe~ you know me too well, Yuuki-chan." He said as he walked with her arm and arm towards one of the ramen stands in the shopping district. In a way, he felt happy that he'd made some progress, now all that was left to do ...was to tell their folks.
And done, don't forget to tell me what you think and remember to review and give your suggestions! Also, episode 5 of Shingeki no Kyojin was the most shocking and unexpected ending to an episode I've seen in a long time. I won't spoil it for anyone, but I will say you're in for a surprise~! Anyway, I'm out of here.
Peace~!