Chapter 2: A Bottle to the Face

Sasuke had lain Naruto down on his crib.

Sasuke was currently sitting on his bed thinking about what he would do next. He could try to escape, but he would be caught immediately by the Anbu watching his window. His chakra was sealed so there was no way for him to defend himself at the moment. He was trapped. He watched as the sun slowly came down, the sky changed colors from orange to purple. Sighing, he looked at the baby across from him. Naruto rolled onto his back and back to his stomach again several times. The infant seemed bored. But Sasuke wasn't concerned about that. Sasuke wished Naruto would just stop getting in the way for once. He wondered what could have possibly caused his regression. He was also glad to be out of that wretched hospital, finally.

The silent atmosphere was cut by a piercing cry. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the crying baby and went over to see what had upset him. He held Naruto in his arms.

"Dobe, why the hell are you crying?" the boy asked harshly which seemed to upset Naruto even more.

Naruto wriggled his arms. The baby could tell Sasuke was upset and it was making him cry harder. Sasuke glared at the crying infant and was about to yell again but was stopped by a sudden smell. It seemed to come from Naruto.

Sasuke's mouth twitched down word. He felt vile travel up to his mouth as he figured out why Naruto had been crying. "Someone will pay for putting through this…" the Uchiha glowered.

Two days prior, Sakura had come to visit him at the hospital. The pinkette was told to instruct the Uchiha how to change a baby's diaper. Sasuke was quiet throughout her explanation and made sure to pay attention to detail. Sasuke didn't ask how she knew the skill of changing diapers, nor did he care at that moment. Right now he was trying to remember what she had done. Sasuke placed the bawling baby on his night stand and quickly fled to grab clean diaper and some wipes. He darted back to his room and set the diaper and wipes on his bed.

"Could you shut up for one second?!"

Naruto bawled his fists, his mouth opening and closing as cries came out. Sasuke was about ready to pull his hair out. 'Don't kill him…don't kill him…if he dies...my freedom and chance to kill Itachi goes with him…don't…kill him…' Sasuke told himself.

Sasuke held his breath and undressed the crying infant. 'I'm dreaming…this is a nightmare…' Sasuke shut his eyes for a moment and put the clothes aside. He slowly opened his eyes and with slowly undid Naruto's dirty diaper. He wiped the baby's dirty bottom and rapidly went to throw the pooped diaper away in the trash. Sasuke pulled his hand away from the diaper as if it had burned him. He retreated back to his room and put Naruto into a clean diaper and dressed him again. The Uchiha immediately scurried to the bathroom and washed his hands 3 times.

The night continued and Sasuke thought maybe he'd be able to get some peace. The Uchiha was lost in his thoughts. But when Naruto started crying a few hours later Sasuke thought he would die. If the young boy had taken the liberty of paying attention to his young charge, he would have noticed Naruto staring at him oddly and making whimpers.

"Don't tell me you have to go again," snapped Sasuke.

Naruto's only reply was whimper followed by a hearty scream. Sasuke was running out of options. What was the reason babies cried? He remembered Sakura told him either it was because babies pooped, were hungry, or just wanted attention.

"A baby cries because that's the only thing they can do at the moment," said Sakura, "they're too small to defend themselves or take care of themselves. So whenever Naruto's crying it's either because he's hungry, needs a diaper change, or just wants someone to hold him."

Sasuke wondered for moment how Sakura knew about babies and their needs. He figured Tsunade drilled her with information as soon as Naruto was back in the Leaf village. However, the question was set aside as he watched the girl change the dobe's diaper.

Sasuke tuned out Sakura after she began to ramble on about other things and watched her handle the diaper and the position in which she was holding his former teammate. He really wanted to get out of this hospital room…

Sighing the prodigy made his way to the kitchen. Luckily, that same day Sakura told him how to make formula. Sasuke prepared the bottle quietly. The atmosphere around him was as dark as the valley of the shadows of death. The emo was even more emo at the moment.

'It's just the first night. As soon as he's back to normal, or if he doesn't go back to normal, when he's old enough and I gain freedom back, I'll dump him on someone else.' he thought with resolve.

Sasuke walked back to his room when the bottle was ready and stiffly scooped up Naruto.

"Alright usuratonkachi, open up,"

Naruto stopped crying and stared up at Sasuke with gigantic blue eyes. Those eyes shone with innocence and curiosity. They could pull anyone in, and for a moment, Sasuke found himself staring at them. Dazed, the Uchiha held the bottle a little too close to the baby, who reached for it and threw it back at his face. The moment, effectively ruined. Naruto giggle with mirth.

"…Usuratonkachi! What the heck was that for damn it!" Sasuke rubbed his nose, glaring daggers at the giggling infant.

Sasuke set him down and the giggling stopped and was replaced with crying once more. Sasuke growled in exasperation. "What is it that you want, idiot!"

Naruto cried and cried. The poor baby only wanted Sasuke to notice him. After coming home from the hospital, Sasuke spent his time brooding. Thinking. Naruto felt very lonely. The infant felt slightly better when his diaper was changed but the feelings returned and the youngling felt the need to cry for Sasuke. Naruto wanted attention even if that meant throwing stuff. The Uchiha had made no attempt to give Naruto much needed affection after all.

"You know," an all too familiar voice said, "you could always rock him."

Sasuke turned to his window and saw Kakashi. The boy's scowl deepened, and his ebony colored eyes narrowed.

"I have a door," Sasuke remarked, "use it. "

"Nawh it's too boring that way. I am a ninja after all," Kakashi replied.

Sasuke huffed quietly, "Why are you here I thought I was no longer your student?"

"You're still one of my precious people Sasuke," Kakashi started, "even if you're not my student at the moment."

"You didn't answer my question," Sasuke muttered.

Naruto's crying had died down with the arrival of Kakashi. He was now staring at the jounin.

"Impatient as ever I see," said Kakashi, "and I said you could rock him. He's a baby Sasuke, he needs affection. Not just getting his butt wiped every few hours."

"…" Sasuke made no reply. He wasn't an affectionate person. He hasn't smiled or hugged anyone since Itachi killed the clan. Kakashi had no idea what he had asked Sasuke to do. He was asking the avenger to put aside his vendetta for…a weak baby. He had to be strong like his clan. His clan wasn't known for their displays of affection.

"Do it Sasuke," instructed the Jounin.

Sasuke remained still. He set his eyes on Naruto and studied him. 'A weak baby. Why am I stuck with him? Why didn't I just leave him when I had the chance?Why?'

"Are you scared Sasuke?" Sasuke heard Kakashi ask.

"Shut up…I'll hold him if it makes you shut up…"

Kakashi seemed pleased with that response and eye-smiled. "Alright then, I was just here to check up on you, I'll see you around Sasuke."

His ex-sensei disappeared and left the boy to his own devices. After a few minutes of mental arguments with himself(there was still that tiny voice that told him his sensei was right), Sasuke decided to hold Naruto. He didn't rock him. He just held him and stared at the moon outside. Naruto snuggled up to him which made the Uchiha look down at him.

"Oi dobe…stop that," Sasuke snapped half-heartedly.

Naruto didn't listen and curled up against his chest. His blue eyes blinking closed. In that moment Sasuke felt something other than annoyance for the blonde. He felt calmer.

A/N: Ehhh...I have nothing to say really. Other than it's fun to make Naruto throw stuff at Sasuke(the Sasuke from part one of Naruto can still be redeemed...) Anyway...*Yawns*