"I never knew what love was until I met you, then when distance pulled us apart, I found out what true love is."

-Anonymous

Authors Note: Thanks to Hinami-chan for proofreading all the chapters! So this is the re-write version of The Promise with the help of my new Beta we furnished this first chapter for you guys! Hope you all like this one compare to my first attempt to re-write this story with the help of my former Beta before.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. The plot line through is based on Katorse (Fourteen) a Filipino Drama Series

Beta: Akahane-Scarlet Feather

CHAPTER TWO

Responsibility

Sasuke was currently at a Tokyo pub, hanging out with his best friend, Shikamaru. He really needed a break from the stress that he had been through-the past three years. Sasuke still really loved Sakura; the worst thing was that she rejected him for his 'perfect' brother, Itachi. Sasuke stared at the contents of the beer in his glass. Frustrated and depressed, he downed half of his drink while other people inside the bar were dancing wildly and talking animatedly to each other. "What's wrong with you Sasuke? Why don't you dance with the girls?" Kiba directed his question to his friend, putting his arm on Sasuke's shoulder.

Sasuke just spared him a glance, and then knocked the rest of his beer down to spill frothily on the table. He continued to stare into his empty glass again, thinking, I'm not in the mood, freaking annoying pest of a friend.

Shikamaru cocked his eyebrows as he looked at his friend. "Why? Are you thinking about that Sakura again? She's with your brother Sasuke, why don't you just get over it? and just what I told you girls are too troublesome"

Sasuke swiveled in his stool and looked at Shikamaru with a glare. "You don't understand Shikamaru, I love her…I love Sakura, you know that."

Shikamaru frowned and turned his heel taking a seat beside his friend, "Why do you like Sakura-chan? Care to tell me Sasuke." he asked, curious why his best friend is so in love with the girl who's in a relationship with his own brother.

Sasuke spared his best friend a glance before ordering another glass of beer, "Sakura, was there when I need someone when I'm struggling to keep myself sane in New York... She's always there for me even though I know she did that for friendship. I still couldn't help but to fall for her." he admitted drinking his beer in the process.

"That explain's it." Kiba muttered

"Another shot sir?" The bartender asked.

"Yeah, bottoms up," Sasuke replied half-heartedly. He then turned to look at Shikamaru again. "What should I do? I really love her!"

Shikamaru cupped his chin with his hand, thinking hard. "Um…you can just get a girl who's head over heels for you…that's it."

"Get a girl who's head over heels for me?" Sasuke repeated, in a low dubious tone.

Shikamaru nodded while patting Sasuke's back. "Yup, so you can get over that Sakura chick."

Naruto and Itachi were walking down the green fields where they used to play as kids. "So you and Sakura-chan are…" Naruto began, fading off at the end of her sentence, not knowing how to approach the subject.

Itachi smiled before answering. "Yup, we're together now."

Naruto smiled back. "The two of you were always perfect for each other."

"Thanks," he replied, his smile faltering a bit. He cleared his throat. "So, do you have a boyfriend now?" Itachi asked while Naruto looked away blushing.

No, I don't have a boyfriend because I'm still waiting for Sasuke. I love Sasuke so that's why I never gave the others chance to be with me.

"Ah, I see you're still waiting for Sasuke. You love my otouto, don't you?" Itachi teased.

"Yes, I'm in love with him Itachi-kun…" Naruto replied back in a serious tone. Itachi turned from the path to look at her with surprise. He never thought that she would take his joke seriously, but from his point of view her face has a very determined, but soft-hearted look. Maybe she's telling the truth…

Naruto's face abruptly flushed. Blushing in embarrassment, she just realized she had admitted to Ruka that she loved his brother! She cupped her cheeks with embarrassment. "Oh please! I wish the earth would just swallow me alive!" she exclaimed aloud, hiding her face. Itachi couldn't help himself and started to laugh hard.

"Itachi-kun?" Naruto asked as she bit her lower lip.

The man next to her stopped laughing as he looked back at her. "You know, there's no need to feel embarrassed Naruto-chan, being in love is a natural thing like me and Sakura." He replied smiling softly.

"But-"

Itachi put his hand on Naruto's shoulder, leaning downwards in a secretive manner. "This is your chance now," Itachi whispered before walking ahead and leaving her behind.

"Itachi-kun, wait!" Naruto called but Itachi immediately disappeared out of her line of sight. Itachi-kun just ditched me! What am I supposed to do now?

"Do you really love me?" Naruto heard a voice and spun around quickly.

"Sasuke-kun! Why are you here?" Naruto stammered as she turned her gaze to look at her feet, blushing hard.

He slowly approached Naruto, his eyes lingering on her. "So, do you really love me?" he asked once again. Naruto stood frozen to her spot. So this is why Itachi left her here.

What should I do?

"Um-I, Sasuke, I-!" Naruto started.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you," Sasuke commanded impatiently, but she remained frozen to her spot not looking up at him once. He cupped her chin and pulled it upwards, making her look at him.

"So…do you really love me Naruto-chan?" Sasuke asked, still holding her tan chin in his hand.

Naruto could feel her heart beating fast in her chest. "Yes…I love you," she replied with no hesitation. With that Sasuke leaned down to her level, claiming her lips with his for a passionate kiss. I'm so happy! This isn't happening! Naruto thought, while she could feel Sasuke's lips sucking on hers.

She gasped as she suddenly found herself being pushed down with Sasuke on top of her. He placed her arm across his side.

Naruto felt something hard pressing against her; she could now feel Sasuke, nuzzling her as goose bumps went down her arms and legs. One of Sasuke's hands was moving towards the hemline of her shirt. "Sasuke-kun-!" Am I ready for this?

The words came out as a whimper, because Sasuke was kissing her earlobe.

"You love me right?" Sasuke said while kissing her neck.

"Yes, I love you. I will do anything for you," she said in a whisper. Sasuke stopped his kisses on her neck and looked down at her eyes for once. His eyes were full of conflict, and then they weren't.

And his lips settled over hers warmly.

His lips stayed for only a few teasing seconds, and then they were lifted from her mouth.

Naruto moaned in protest, despite the fact that she knew she wasn't ready for this kind of intimate situation. She knew this was wrong but to her body, it just felt so right. Her own body was betraying her. Before she could turn away, say that she didn't want to continue, Sasuke caught her lips again with an aggression that tilted her head back as he parted her lips. His tongue slid forward, forcing its way into her mouth.

Tasting

Probing

Feeling

Slowly their clothes scattered on the grass around them. Naruto found herself engaged in an exciting and erotic kiss. The more she moaned the deeper he kissed her. Sasuke slowly caressed her breasts, earning a pleasurable moan from Naruto.

Naruto made her happy…taking her to the pleasurable paradise that she never knew existed.

Two Months Later

"Naruto what's happening to you?" Kushina asked. She had had enough of her daughter pacing back and forth. It seemed like Naruto was in deep trouble, and as her mother, Kushina could sense it. "Do you have a problem Naruto?"

Naruto shook her head nervously. "Uh-No! I'm alright mother, perfectly fine." The last words came out to be a whisper. She knew that she wasn't okay, but in order not to trouble her mother, she was lying to her. "Mom…" she hesitated.

Kushina spared a glance at her daughter before turning back to the ironing and piles of wet laundry. "What is it?"

"Mom what if a girl…around my age…ah mom what if…had…uh for example had…sex this early and…" Naruto asked as she stammered criss-crossing her fingers together.

Kushina seemed to get what her daughter was trying to ask her. "You know having sex early is not allowed, especially at your age…14? I cannot imagine that my own daughter will get pregnant at this age."

Naruto felt guilty, she did already have sex with Sasuke-and she was only fourteen for god's sake! But I did it for love.

"Early pregnancy will just cause a huge responsibility to be rested upon you, especially if you got pregnant this early in your life! There will be a painful price to pay for the impulsiveness of their actions," Kushina continued.

"Mom…?"

"Hmm…"

"Ah…how will you know when you're pregnant?" Naruto asked once more.

This time Kushina turned to look at her daughter with suspicious eyes. "Naruto, what's wrong? Why are you asking all of these questions so suddenly?" she asked.

"Aaaw mom, I'm just curious!" Naruto reasoned.

Kushina breathed in and out before answering her daughter. "You will know when you're pregnant if your period doesn't come in time-in short you're delayed-or you have morning sickness. There are way too many symptoms to see and observe if the woman is pregnant, actually. Did I answer your questions all right?"

"Uh…yeah mom thanks!" Naruto squeaked as she looked away.

I need to tell him this. Naruto thought as she unconsciously touched and caressed her flat stomach.

Sasuke was currently outside the convenient store, leaning on the hood of his Black convertible, while waiting for Naruto to come back.

"Sasuke-kun-" Naruto started as she approached him.

"Get in the car," he commanded without looking at her. She meekly complied and just got in the car.

"So what's the result?" Sasuke asked, still avoiding looking at Naruto. He drove fast down the road.

"It's positive," Naruto said looking directly at him.

"What? Buy another pregnancy kit…maybe that one has defects," Sasuke said, not taking the news of the result of the test in a good way.

"But Sasuke-kun, this is the fifth time already and the result are always positive!" Naruto protested. She was getting tired of doing the test repeatedly.
"I'm really pregnant Sasuke-kun," she said softly.

Sasuke just massaged the bridge of his nose. "Get rid of it."

Naruto stared at him in shock. Does he really want to get rid of his own child? Naruto numbly wondered. She was scared of Sasuke right now; she doesn't want to get rid of her own baby.

"No! I'm not going to abort my child!" Naruto said firmly, tears forming at the side of her eyes. She's trembling.

"Don't you understand? If my parents learn about this, they'll kill me! They won't let this baby live either; I'm only seventeen, Naruto!" Sasuke shouted with his eyes still turned to the road.

"What about me Sasuke? I'm only fourteen, but I'm pregnant!" Naruto shouted as the tears flowed down her face.

Sasuke suddenly stopped the car. "I'm sorry, but I can't Naruto…Just get out." He still hadn't looked once at her.

"What? You're just going to kick me out and drive the car away?" She screamed, jumping out of the car with tears streaking along her face like rain. The car drove away and she was left in the dust, coughing and crying.

Naruto cried and headed on foot towards her father's last resting place. She was pregnant and she has to face the consequence of their actions alone.

At the ocean shore, Naruto decided to go all the way out into the beginning of the water line to think and process all the details that had just happened to her that day. Still crying, her eyes were puffy and red now because she couldn't stop crying. Sasuke had left her. Hugging her knees, she continued to sob and cry.

"What should I do?" Naruto said miserably between her sobs.

Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. Naruto turned to look around, only to see Itachi kneeling right beside her, worry shown clearly on his handsome face. "What's wrong Naruto? Do you have a problem?" Itachi asked kindly.

Naruto couldn't help herself but to jump right at him-she needed a shoulder to cry on. She needed a person to tell her problem to, but can I tell Sasuke's brother?

Itachi was surprised at the sudden gesture, but he returned the hug anyways. He hugged her tight while Naruto cried loudly into his chest, sobbing hard. "Everything is going be alright, so don't worry Naruto-chan, okay?" Itachi said softly trying to comfort her while patting her back gently. Naruto shook her head in disagreement, her face still buried on in his chest.

"No! It's not going to be alright! It's not going to be alright…" Naruto sobbed, her tears staining his shirt.

"Tell me, Naruto-chan, what's the matter? Did Sasuke make you cry? Did he do something to you?" Itachi asked, now officially worried because she won't stop crying.

"I can't tell you," Naruto said in a dejected voice.

"I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what the problem is," Itachi said as he held Naruto firmly to his chest. Naruto tried to pry his hands away from holding her, but he didn't budge. Should I tell him the truth? But if I tell him that I am pregnant he will just get disgusted at me…

"I'm just missing my father; I remembered he died here at this very shore several years ago," Naruto said flatly, hiding her lying eyes from Itachi's view by snuggling her face back in his chest.

Itachi didn't believe her but he let it pass, just this time. "Okay…but we'll talk about this later."

Naruto just nodded as she got up and walked away while Itachi trailed behind her. I need to know the truth if Naruto does not want to tell me then I will ask him. Itachi thought seriously.

Naruto turned to look at Itachi with tears streaming down her face. Itachi cannot help himself but to reach for her cheeks, caressing them gently.

"I promise, I will never leave you. I will stay by your side," Itachi said, making Naruto feel safe and warm. This very moment, Itachi forgot that he already had Yumi in his life. He's only concerned and sincerely worried about Naruto.

Naruto could still hear Sasuke's voice in her ears repeatedly, the only thing making her cry…

"Get rid of it."

"Don't you understand? If my parents learn about this, they'll kill me! They won't let this baby live either; I'm only seventeen Naruto!"

"I'm sorry…but I can't Naruto."

Sasuke-kun why are you doing this to me? I thought you loved me, that's why I gave my all to you.

At the mansion, Sasuke was comfortably lying down on his king-size bed, thinking of what was he was going to do with Naruto, now that he made her pregnant. Sasukeran his hands through his hair in frustration. What should I do now, huh? Sasuke felt guilty, not being able to take the responsibility from what he had done to his childhood friend, but Yumi just kept popping up in his mind.

"Otouto…"

Sasuke turned to look at Itachi with a glare. "Don't you even know how to knock?" he asked harshly.

"Sorry, but I knocked at your door a few times already. There was no answer so I decided to just enter your room," Itachi explained. He examined his brother and decided to ask the question that he came here to answer. "Otouto, do you know why Naruto-chan is crying?" Itachi asked.

"She's still crying?" Sasuke asked slowly, looking at his brother.

"So you do know why she's crying?" Itachi asked in an accusing voice.

Sasuke stood up to light a cigarette from his night stand. "Why should I?" he said in a mocking tone.

"Look, is there a problem between Naruto and you or not?"

Sasuke glared at his brother. "Why are you asking me all of this? Why are you so concerned about her anyways?"

"It's because, Sasuke, she's important to…a girl will never cry that hard even if she tripped herself, do you understand?" Itachi said losing his patience.

"Itachi can you keep a secret?" Sasuke interrupted in a monotone voice. Itachi flinched; he had never heard his brother act so scared.

"What secret?" Itachi asked cautiously.

"Just promise me that whatever I tell you right now, you will keep this a secret," Sasuke said, putting out the cigarette.

"Okay," he hesitated, "I promise so can you just tell me already?"

"Itachi…I got her pregnant," Sasuke confessed.

This time it was Itachi's turn to be surprised. There's no fucking way!

"Sasuke…did you just say that-"

"I already told you-I got her pregnant," Sasuke said flatly.

Itachi's face turned from shock and surprise to serious once again. "So what will you do?"

"What?" Sasuke growled, leaning against the wall.

"I am asking you what your plan is, now that you're going to be a father," Itachi asked in a deadly serious tone.

"Nothing…"

"What?"

"I said nothing! I don't love her and I never will!" Sasuke shouted in a fit of rage.

The words make Itachi's blood boil and his stomach flip over angrily. He found himself approaching his little brother and bashing him hard on the face, making Sasuke fall onto the ground.

"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM ITACHI!" Sasuke shouted in anger while wiping the blood away from the side of his mouth with the back of his hand.

"YOU FUCKING GOT HER PREGNANT AND YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING?" Itachi shouted back. He couldn't help it; his brother had got to be the stupidest man alive.

"What's your problem? You're not the one who got her pregnant! This isn't any of your business so fuck off!" he said.

"If I was you, who thank Kami-sama I'm not, because if I was, I would be scum. I would take full responsibility because it's my own flesh and blood, but you Sasuke, you're the worst!" Itachi said as he slammed the door shut, leaving his brother behind him.

Sasuke continued to sit on the floor, holding his head in his hands.

What should I do? I'm sorry Naruto but…I can't, I love Sakura. That's why I can't take the responsibility of a baby in my life.

Dun Dun Dun!

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