Chapter 5
Summary:
Mama Mikoto knows.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Sasuke had still been gripping Naruto's hand from his failed attempt at an escape, and it did not go unnoticed by his mother.
Sasuke dropped Naruto's hand, just knowing that she would look too much into it and mistake it for something more than what it was.
Mikoto let out an excited squeak that surprisingly wasn't annoying as she scurried over to her youngest son and pulled him into a crushing hug.
"Oh my baby! Why didn't you tell me!?" she said.
Naruto almost let out a laugh at the sight of Sasuke's cheek being squished against his mother as she squeezed him.
It was so strange for the alpha to see Sasuke this way; he was always usually so confident and aloof, but Naruto had been seeing more and more of this normal, softer side of him. Naruto couldn't help but internally coo.
"There is nothing to tell" Sasuke gritted out and he wiggled out of his mother's death grip.
Naruto could tell that Sasuke was just trying to play dumb in hopes that she wouldn't pry. He had only met the woman once before, and even he knew that would never happen.
"Don't give me that. How far along are you?" She asked as she lightly pushed them towards the couches in the massive sitting room.
She took a seat on the chair across from them and looked at Sasuke, waiting for his resolve to crumble.
The omega wasn't showing any signs of complying, so Mikoto turned to look at Naruto.
He could tell that she was now expecting him to answer, probably knowing her son well enough to guess that he wouldn't be the first to break. He had no idea what to do.
He was fairly certain that Sasuke wouldn't kill him at this point, but he couldn't say the same for Mikoto. He really didn't want to do anything to piss Sasuke off and ruin what little progress he had worked his ass off to make with the omega, but he was kind of backed into a corner at the moment.
"He's almost eight weeks" Naruto said weakly.
Sasuke's head snapped up to glare at Naruto, and all the blonde could do was give a nervous smile, hoping that he would understand.
Mikoto let out another excited yelp and her smile seemed to grow larger, if that was even possible.
Mikoto had gone to open her mouth to undoubtably ask another question, but Sasuke cut her off.
"Did you tell him?" Sasuke gritted out.
Anyone could see that Sasuke was tense. His whole body was stiff and his fists and jaw were clenched so fiercely that it looked borderline painful.
Naruto sensed his desired mate's distress and wanted nothing more than to soothe him.
Naruto knew of Sasuke's disdain of physical contact outside of the bedroom, he was reminded everytime he tried anything with Sasuke, but he placed his hand on Sasuke's leg anyway. Naruto's hand rested right above Sasuke's knee, and he gave a gentle squeeze in an attempt at reassuring the omega.
Sasuke's brow twitched with annoyance, but he refrained from shoving the blonde's hand away, because the calming effect that it had on him was out of his control.
Naruto felt the muscle under his grip loosen just the slightest bit, so he moved a little bit closer so that it was more comfortable for him to maintain the contact.
"It isn't my news to tell" she answered.
Naruto could feel Sasuke relax the slightest bit at that, but not much.
Sasuke was relieved that his situation was still something of a secret, but that just meant that he would need to tell his father himself.
He had subconsciously hoped that his mother would have just told his father, that way it would just be over and done with.
The one time that she actually respects my damn privacy!
"It will be fine Sasuke, you know your father loves you" Mikoto said sweetly.
Sasuke just scoffed. He knew that his dad loved him in the sense that he cared if he was alive or not, but that was about as far as he saw his father's 'love' for him going.
Mikoto just sighed and figured it was best to leave it be for the moment.
"I will leave you alone about it. For now." she said, expecting to get no response.
"Well let's go then. Itachi will be here soon and your father and Shisui have already gotten into the bar" she said as she stood up.
She looked back at the two on the couch and couldn't help the warm smile from spreading across her face.
She was so happy to see her baby boy with a kind man who obviously cared very deeply for him. She had honestly thought that Sasuke's tendency to dislike anything with a pulse would leave him single for his whole life.
"Boys?" She said, getting their attention.
Naruto's head snapped up and he gently shook Sasuke's leg, and shortly after they stood up to follow Mikoto.
"Shisui?" Naruto asked as he and Sasuke followed Mikoto through the never ending hallway.
"My cousin. He and Itachi have always been best friends" Sasuke explained curtly.
They entered into the actual living room that was part of a massive open floor plan that included the kitchen and dining room. Naruto tried to not look too amazed at the sheer size of the rooms.
Just these three rooms are as big as my parent's entire house!
Naruto was ripped out of his trance when he heard a loud voice yell out Sasuke's name.
Before Naruto even had the chance to follow the voice back to it's source, Sasuke was being jumped on by a large, dark haired alpha. Naruto figured that it had to be Shisui.
Sasuke's cousin had him in a bear hug so tight that he was lifting him off the floor.
Naruto knew that it was the furthest thing from a romantic hug, but he couldn't help the irritation that was crawling up his spine at another alpha, that he didn't know, hugging the omega carrying his child.
Thankfully before Naruto got too annoyed, Itachi had silently entered and smacked the back of his cousin's head.
"Careful" Itachi whispered so that only Naruto, Shisui, and Sasuke could hear.
Sasuke went stiff and stared daggers at his brother, silently telling him to shut his mouth.
He didn't want to cause a scene by chewing his brother out, so he would revisit this later.
Of course he would fucking tell him!
"Hi, I'm Shisui. Sasuke and Itachi's cousin" Shisui said as he extended his hand out.
"Naruto. Nice to meet you" Naruto said as he plastered on his signature grin and shook the man's hand.
"Fugaku! Don't be rude, come and say hello" Mikoto scolded from her place behind the island.
Naruto looked over to the massive man lounging in one of leather chairs off in the corner.
He couldn't believe such a small omega was capable of being so assertive to such a stereotypical alpha.
What shocked Naruto the most was that he actually listened. Mikoto definitely wore the pants in their relationship.
He heaved himself up with a sigh and confidently made his was over to the group that had congregated by the entrance.
"Fugaku Uchiha" was all he said as he stuck his hand out, making a show of looking Naruto up and down as he judged him.
Naruto gulped and shook his hand, feeling like his fingers might brake in the crushing grip.
"Naruto Uzumaki" was all he said as he forced himself to maintain eye contact with the man's intimidating gaze.
Fugaku just made a sort of grunting sound as he released Naruto's hand.
Naruto couldn't get a read on him, he was so stone faced that it was rather off putting.
The blonde had wondered how someone as bubbly as Mikoto could have produced someone as serious as the Uchiha brothers, but it was now painfully obvious where Sasuke had gotten his winning personality from.
The weirdest thing was that he actually heard Itachi laugh a few times in the short amount of time that he had been here. He and Shisui were talking and messing with each other off to the side and Itachi suddenly didn't seem like the scary older brother that he always was. It was clear that Naruto had misjudged him and that Itachi had inherited more of Mikoto's personality than he had thought.
"Sasuke" Fugaku said as he simply nodded his head in his son's direction, just barely acknowledging his presence.
"Father" was all Sasuke snapped out.
"Play nice, boys" Mikoto said as she came between the two and wrapped her arms around their waists and pulled them into her sides for a hug.
They both just huffed.
Like father like son.
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"Dinner is great, Auntie! Where'd ya get it?" Shisui asked with a grin as Itachi and Sasuke laughed.
"I made it you little shit" Mikoto said as she tossed a roll at her nephew.
The meal had been rather silent, except for Shisui and Itachi's banter, and Naruto tried to not feel awkward, but he couldn't help it. Fugaku had been glaring at Naruto almost the entire time and Naruto was silently praying that Mikoto and Shisui's banter would buy him some time before he was expected to speak to the man.
"Hey Naruto. Notice that the stove and the backsplash behind it look newer than the rest of the kitchen?" Shisui said with an ear splitting grin.
No. Literally everything in this house looks brand spanking new.
"Yeah?" Naruto lied.
"Well Martha Stewart over here was cooking one day when we were like fifteen and started a fire" Shisui laughed out.
Naruto let out a laugh. There was just something about Shisui's carefree nature that put him at ease.
"Oh shut it! Or do I need to remind you of the last time that you saw my bad side?" Mikoto asked with a sly grin.
"No ma'am" Shisui said as he sat up straighter, but his smile never faltering.
It was odd to see a group that appeared to be so stern be so normal, well everyone minus Sasuke and Fugaku. They seemed like celebrities, yet they were just a normal family.
"So Naruto. What do you do?" Fugaku interrupted.
"Huh? Oh, I'm a doctor" Naruto answered. He had not expected the quiet man to speak at all, let alone to him, so he had to fight the stutter.
Something flashed in Fugaku's eyes, kind of like hearing that had piqued his interested, but he just hummed and nodded his head.
"He's the head of cardio at my hosptial" Itachi spoke up, suprising the blonde.
He looked at Itachi, surprised that he had boasted on his behalf, and he saw Itachi smirking at Sasuke as a sarcastic 'you're welcome' in response to the glare that the omega was sending his way.
"Impressive at such a young age" Fugaku said as he crossed his arms.
"Not that young, sir" Naruto said nervously.
"Oh? How old are you, then?" Fugaku asked with an edge to his voice.
"Thirty one" Naruto answered.
"Six years is quite an age gap, don't you think?" Fugaku said.
Naruto honestly didn't know how to appropriately respond to that, so he was thankful when he heard Sasuke start to speak up. Or, at least he was thankful until Sasuke had finished his sentence.
"What can I say, maybe I have daddy issues" Sasuke said dryly. Making Naruto gently kick his shin under the table.
Fugaku had tensed up, but thankfully he just let the comment go, but now there was an awkwardness falling over the table.
"So how did you and little Sasuke here, meet?" Shisui interjected to relieve some of the rapidly building tension, not realizing that he was actually making it worse.
"Oh, I- uh" Naruto honestly didn't know how to answer that without incriminating himself. 'I went to a strip club and paid him for sex and now he's stuck with me because I knocked him up' didn't exactly sound like it would make a very good impression on Sasuke's parents.
"Met him at work" Sasuke said calmly.
Naruto looked at Sasuke like he was crazy, but he was just smirking as he looked at his father, whose jaw and fists were clenched.
Sasuke knew just how to press his father's buttons, and he had seen the change in his father's demeanor when Naruto's profession had been revealed.
He saw that his father was pleased and he didn't want him thinking that he landed himself a doctor just to get his approval. He knew that it was his inner self saboteur, but he always had a hard time leaving well enough alone when it came to his father.
"We are trying to have a nice family meal" Fugaku warned sternly.
"What? We can talk about cutting people open, but strip clubs are off limits at the table?" Sasuke bit out.
"Here we go" Itachi said indifferently as he took a sip of his drink. "Buckle up" he said to Naruto as he and Shisui chuckled.
"Stop it!" Mikoto whispered to her eldest son. "Sasuke, can we not? Please" she said in a less than asking tone.
Sasuke seemed to heed his mother's warning as he sighed and took another drink of his water.
"What, afraid he'll let slip that he went and got pregnant?" Fugaku said with a smug smirk.
Naruto heard the sound of a few forks clanking against plates out of shock as everyone turned to look at Fugaku with wide eyes.
Naruto felt like his heart stopped and he was genuinely confused as to why Fugaku had kept quiet if he knew this whole time.
That explains the glaring.
"Don't look at me like that, Sasuke. Since when do you drink water at dinner?" Fugaku explained. "I can smell him on you" he said as he jerked his head in Naruto's direction.
"You fucking scented me!?" Sasuke seethed through gritted teeth.
"I'm not a stupid man, Sasuke. I knew something was up the second your mother said you were bringing an alpha to dinner" he said calmly.
Naruto was struggling to not hyperventilate, he hadn't even noticed that Sasuke had grabbed onto Naruto's leg and was now digging his nails into his thigh.
Sasuke said nothing as he shoved his chair back and noisily stormed out.
Naruto was still stunned stupid that it took him a few moments to really register what the hell was happening. He just looked around and gave an apologetic look to Mikoto as he let out a useless "Sorry" and went to find Sasuke.
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Naruto had heard Sasuke go up the stairs, but as he stood on the upper level of the house, he had little faith that he would find where the omega had gone. There were more rooms than he could count and he didn't want to just go around opening up random doors.
Naruto was looking around trying to see if he could hear or see anything that might indicate where Sasuke had gone when a hand came down on his shoulder.
"He's probably in his old room" Itachi said as Naruto turned to look at him. "This happens pretty much every family dinner" he explained with a shrug.
Shisui and Mikoto were behind him and she made her way to the front.
"You should go speak with Fugaku, I'll handle Sasuke. Believe it or not, he is the more difficult one" she laughed out as she patted Naruto's cheek in a way that could only be described as motherly.
"Seriously?" Naruto asked nervously, trying anything he could to avoid talking to Sasuke's father without witnesses.
"Oh, he is nothing to be afraid of" she said as she gave him a gentle shove towards the massive staircase.
Itachi and Shisui just gave short, sarcastic laughs before following Naruto towards the stairs.
"It was nice knowin' ya" Itachi said with a chuckle as all three of them descended the staircase.
He didn't know what was more unnerving; speaking to Fugaku or finding out that Itachi actually had a sense of humor.
Naruto probably would have rolled his eyes as he heard their laughter when they walked towards the backyard, but Naruto was too worried about basically being thrown to the wolves.
Naruto took a deep breath and decided that he wasn't going to let Fugaku scare him, or at least that is what he told himself.
He walked back into the living room to see Fugaku much like he had been when he and Sasuke had first arrived; lounging in the chair in the corner while nursing a drink.
"I would apologize for my son's behavior, but I'm sure you already know how he is" Fugaku said indifferently as he noticed Naruto.
"No need to apologize" Naruto said as he made his way to the chair beside Fugaku.
"Drink?" He asked.
Naruto nodded, watching Fugaku stand up and head over to the bar between the kitchen and dining room.
Naruto thanked Fugaku as he was handed a glass, downing half of it right away.
"So I take it you're aware of Sasuke being a prime?" he said casually as he took his seat again.
"Yes, sir" Naruto answered.
"You are aware that it makes him a rather difficult omega to deal with, correct?" Fugaku asked.
"I personally don't mind Sasuke's strong personality" was Naruto's simple response.
He did not enjoy Fugaku subtly putting Sasuke down for something as stupid as him not being subservient.
Fugaku raised his brow skeptically at the blonde, surprised to hear that an alpha wouldn't find Sasuke insufferable.
"Most alphas wouldn't be able to put up with such a strong omega" he said.
"I take it you speak from experience?" Naruto said, even shocking himself with his sudden boldness in wanting to defend Sasuke.
Fugaku finally showed the slightest bit of emotion, and he almost looked impressed?
He let out a deep chuckle, and it sounded so out of place coming from such a serious man.
"You mean my wife. Yes, she is rather assertive. I'm not saying that it is impossible, but I do know that it is difficult. Pardon my prodding, I just want to ensure that you know what you're in for if you plan on having a relationship with my son" Fugaku said, suddenly looking like an entirely different person.
He no longer seemed to be so cold, Naruto could actually pick up on the slightest bit of concern in his tone.
"Do you plan on a relationship with Sasuke?" He asked.
"Um, yeah. I would like to be with him, but that is ultimately up to Sasuke" Naruto said, finally relaxing a little.
"Good luck with that one" Fugaku said with another chuckle, obviously knowing his son well enough to guess that he was trying his hardest to push Naruto away.
"I apologize for tonight. My son and I don't always see eye to eye, but that is just because I want the best for him. That means that you had better be the best and do right by him, understood?" Fugaku said.
"Understood, sir" Naruto responded.
"Call me Fugaku" he said as he smiled. This was the first real smile Naruto had seen on his face all night.
Naruto could tell that Fugaku did care about Sasuke, he just had his own way of showing it.
He was just like Sasuke, cold and distant, but if Fugaku and Mikoto had managed to make it work for so long, he hoped that he wouldn't need to fight for Sasuke forever.
A man can dream, right?
The two of them just talked and got to know one another, Fugaku asking most of the questions, as they waited for everyone else to come back in.
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"Honey, open the door" Mikoto said as she gently knocked.
She waited for something along the line of 'fuck off' but was shocked when she heard the lock click.
Family dinner usually ended with Sasuke storming up to his old room to cool down, not so much because he wanted to throw a tantrum, but because he wanted to avoid upsetting his mother. He has one hell of a temper and so does his father, so to spare her of having to see her son and husband fight for hours, he always just removed himself from the situation.
Tonight's interaction had been worse than usual. It wasn't as loud or angry, but it had still been much worse.
It normally took her or Itachi at least a few minutes to get Sasuke to agree to talk to anyone, so she was surprised at how little fight he put up. She just pushed the door open expecting to see a raging Sasuke, but to her surprise, he seemed perfectly calm.
"I will be down in a minute, I have to go rescue the idiot" Sasuke grumbled from the small couch under the window.
"Something tells me that Naruto isn't that much of an idiot. He managed to catch your stubborn ass, after all" she said as she pushed his feet off of the couch so she could sit next to him.
Sasuke just let out a bitter laugh.
"Oh don't be like Sasuke, he seems wonderful. I can tell he really cares about you" she said carefully.
"He doesn't even know me. Besides, its just his instincts. I can attest to him being an idiot because he went and accidentally marked me" Sasuke said.
Mikoto was surprised. She had honestly looked at both of their necks, to see if there were any marks, the second she had walked in on them at Sasuke's apartment, but she didn't see any.
"Whatever you say, duck" she said with a knowing tone. She knew that for her son to even entertain the idea of an alpha, they had to be something special.
"Do not call me that" he groaned out.
"I refrained in front of Naruto, but I can't help it. You've always been my pretty little duck" she said as she forced herself into his personal bubble to give him a kiss on the cheek.
Sasuke would vehemently deny it until the day that he died, but he was entirely a mama's boy and she always managed to cheer him up.
"Alright, alright!" He groaned as he lightly shoved her off of himself, wiping at the red stain that he just knew was there.
"You really should give him more credit ya'know. He went out there to face your father by himself" she said as she nudged his shoulder.
"I told you. He's an idiot" he said, ignoring the warmth that was spreading across his cheeks.
His mother just made a displeased clicking sound with her tongue and dropped the subject.
"I brought you something" she said as she handed him a small white box that he hadn't noticed resting in her lap.
He just looked at her with an arched brow, but took the box when she shoved it closer to him.
He pulled at the white ribbon, undoing the bow and making the two halves of the top fall to the sides.
He was even more confused when he looked at the contents and saw a small white beanie surrounded by white tissue paper.
"You have known for less than twenty four hours, yet you have managed to go shopping already? I thought you said you'd leave it alone" Sasuke said, clearly irritated.
"And you actually believed me?" She laughed out.
"Anyway, I didn't buy it. It was yours" she said as she took it out of the box and flipped it over, revealing the beautifully embroidered logo of his father's practice.
He vaguely remembered hearing his father mention some bullshit about it being the symbol of the Uchiha's long ago, but it him it represented his father.
Sasuke took the small hat and ran his finger over the red thread.
"I know you may not be all that fond of your father or the logo that represents him, but it also represents the Uchiha family, and I want you to have it" she said.
This conversation was getting far too sappy for Sasuke's liking. He was even willing to go back downstairs and talk to his father if it meant that he could stop all of the stupid sentiments that were running through his mind and warming his ice cold heart.
"And you looked so unbelievably cute in it! I can't wait to see my first grand baby in it!" She said excitedly, successfully shifting the atmosphere.
As much as Sasuke complained about his mother's overbearing nature, it did give her a rather keen insight on his subtle ques. He appreciated that she was taking his distaste for feelings into consideration at the moment.
"Thanks mom" he said as he placed the beanie back into the box.
"Of course, duck! Now let's go. I haven't heard yelling, so that means that it is either going well or that your father has killed him" she laughed as she grabbed his hand and stood up, pulling him out into the hallway.
He had set the box down on the dresser before exiting, not wanting to give anyone any reason to talk 'baby stuff' with him. He shuddered at the thought.
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"That wasn't so bad" Naruto said with a smile as he shut the passenger door of Sasuke's car.
"Speak for yourself" Sasuke said as he shut his door behind himself and lightly tossed the white box into the middle console.
"Whatcha got there duck?" Naruto teased, his grin getting wider.
"I will punch you the next time that word slips out of your mouth and it isn't referring to an aquatic bird" Sasuke said.
Mikoto had let the little pet name slip once or twice throughout the night, and Naruto couldn't help but tease Sasuke just a little bit. He found it quite adorable.
"Fine. But seriously, what's in the box?" He asked.
"Nothing, just something of mine from my mother" Sasuke said, making sure that his tone conveyed just how much he wanted silence.
They drove back to Sasuke's building with just the sound of the radio to fill the car.
Sasuke didn't know why his mother's gift had set him so on edge, maybe it just made everything become all too real way too fast.
He was going to be having a baby with a man that he did not know, and he couldn't even form his own unbiased opinion of the fucker due to the damn bond.
Sasuke didn't like not being able to know if his thoughts were really his, and he was angry that Naruto's slip up had taken away that security.
Seeing Naruto talk with his family like he had known them for years unnerved him. Sasuke never let people get close, and Naruto was definitely getting too close for comfort.
The omega couldn't think properly when the bubbly blonde was in his vicinity, and he always seemed to be around him lately. Sasuke was just about fed up.
He pulled into his assigned parking spot a little aggressively and put the car into park.
"I really enjoyed myself tonight, Sasuke. Thank you for letting me come. How are you doing?" Naruto asked sweetly.
Sickeningly sweet.
"I'm fine, Naruto" he bit out.
"Hey, what's going on?" Naruto asked, taken aback by Sasuke's sudden ferocity.
"You don't know me, and I would appreciate it if you stopped acting like you do" the omega responded.
"Sasuke, I thought we had a good night? Do you want go upstairs and relax?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke rolled his eyes, knowing what Naruto was suggesting.
"No, Naruto. I want my life back before I am responsible for keeping a baby alive twenty four seven. Go home" Sasuke said as he got out of his car and slammed the door.
"Sasuke, what the hel-" Naruto tried to say as he got out of the vehicle and made a grab for Sasuke's wrist.
"Don't touch me! You're always trying to touch me! Can't you see that I don't need you trying to take care of me all the time!? I don't need you, Naruto. Go home." Sasuke said as he snatched his hand away from Naruto's grip.
Naruto just looked at the omega with slightly wide eyes for a second, and Sasuke had to fight hard to stand his ground when he saw the hurt flash in those stupidly blue eyes.
Sasuke couldn't help it, he had never wanted to need someone before, and he felt like he was losing control. If there was one thing that Sasuke needed, it was control. So he did the only thing he knew how to do, and pushed the blonde alpha away.
"You know what! I don't need this either, Sasuke! I've been nothing but good to you and you have treated me like shit. You act like you getting pregnant is all on me, but it's not! I'm done being your fucking doormat" Naruto said aggressively before turning and walking to his own car a few rows over.
Sasuke was stunned. The last thing that he had expected was for Naruto to actually get angry with him, he didn't even think that the alpha was capable of feeling anger up until a few second ago.
He watched as Naruto pulled out of the parking space and drove off at a speed that had no business being in a parking garage. Sasuke turned around before his urge to ask Naruto to stay got too strong.
Naruto was normally a gentle giant who never really got angry, but he had thought that after meeting Sasuke's father had ended on such a high note, maybe things would change between the two of them.
Naruto would be lying if he said that he wasn't hurt when that had ended up not being the case.
He had thought that he'd be okay with just fucking Sasuke while he slowly cracked away at the omega's shell, but he had been in way over his head in thinking he wouldn't need more.
He no longer thought he could stand just being a fuck buddy, he craved more than Sasuke was willing to give to him, and he was tired of fighting so hard for such minimal results.
"Good fucking riddance" Sasuke grumbled to himself.
Sasuke regained his composure and headed up to his apartment, already regretting his decision, but he had to stick to his guns on this one. He needed some space from Naruto to figure out how he actually felt about the idiot.
He huffed and trudged back up to his apartment, not acknowledging that he was hoping that his house still smelled of the alpha.
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"You sure you're okay, love?" Ino asked from behind the bar as she dried off some glasses from the people that had come into the club on their lunch breaks.
Sasuke was sitting on one of the stools with his head in his hands.
He hadn't been able to sleep well since Naruto's scent had faded from his shirts he has left and from Sasuke's apartment. He hadn't gotten a good night's sleep in almost a week.
His hair was sticking up at odd ends and he was wearing one of Naruto's shirts that he had tied up at the end with some leggings. It honestly looked like he had just rolled out of bed, and Ino was not used to seeing him so dishevelled.
"I'm fine. Just tired. Growing a human and all" he mumbled.
"I still can't believe it. I'm happy to have you on as management, but I'm not gonna lie, seeing Scarlet retire is sad. I chose the name after all" she joked as she poked his exposed cheek.
He scoffed at the name and swatted her hand away.
"I'm sure the girls don't feel the same way" he said cockily.
Ino always had a way of bringing him out of any bad mood, that is why he had kept her around. That, and the fact that she was one of maybe the five people he could actually stand to be around on a regular basis.
"Oh, of course they don't. You were the highest earner by far" she said, loving to see his signature smirk back on his pretty little face, if only for a moment.
"You really okay, babe?" She asked again, uncharacteristically prying. She was worried about the omega. He lacked his usual fire.
"Yeah, just feel fat. I can't button any of my jeans anymore" he grumbled.
"I can't say that I feel too bad for you. You were always unfairly thin, but its not like you have a bump yet" she said with a smile.
He just let out a small chuckle. "Yeah, well all of my clothes were tight to begin with, gotta show off the goods. I'm so bloated now I can't fit into anything I'd really be willing to be seen wearing in public" he said, referring to his current outfit.
"Well, why don't we go shopping? My AMEX is itching to do some damage and I feel like I haven't seen you in forever!" She said excitedly.
"We talk everyday" he deadpanned.
"It's not the same, I'm not used to not seeing your pretty little face every night" she said as she used her hand to squeeze both of his cheeks.
"If I agree will you stop fucking touching me?" He asked through the fish face she was forcing him to make.
She just leaned forward and planted a light peck on his lips before releasing his face.
He was just messing with her, Ino was one of the only people that he didn't mind touching him, but her touches were making him miss the feeling of Naruto on him. Not even in a sexual way, he found himself missing having his hair played with while he fell asleep or having fingers trailing gently down his arms or back.
"Yup, now c'mon! Temari is getting here in like ten, I'll tell her that I'm calling it an early day" she said eagerly as she grabbed her bag.
Sasuke was thankful to have been ripped out of his stupid thoughts as Ino pulled him off of the bar stool.
"Where to, babe?" She asked as they made their way to the door.
"My usual spots. I'll just get bigger sizes this time. I refuse to wear maternity clothes" Sasuke said.
"You wanna walk or drive?" She asked as they stepped outside.
It was overcast and cool outside, just how Sasuke liked it.
"Walk. The shops are only like five minutes away" he shrugged.
-
"Oh c'mon, Sasuke! Are you really just going to buy everything that you already own in the next size up? Just get something new!" Ino said with a fond smile as she saw the clothes Sasuke had draped over his arm.
She knew that Sasuke hated change and always dressed like a vampire, but she couldn't help but poke fun at him a little.
His whole life was changing and he didn't feel like he could handle something as simple as a new wardrobe at the moment.
He was thankful that Ino wasn't treating him any differently just because he was pregnant. She was still her same overly affectionate and joking self, and it was just what he needed right now.
Sasuke was about to tell her to fuck off when his phone started ringing.
He pulled it out of his pocket and saw the pink hair of Sakura's contact photo before accepting the call.
"I'm out right now, how about tomorrow?" Ino heard him say.
"Sounds good. Love you too" he said as he hung up the phone and put it back in his pocket.
"Where did you find leggings with pockets!?" Ino asked excitedly, but before he could even answer her, she started up again.
"Nevermind, fuck the pockets. Was that the delicious pink haired omega that you insist on keeping hidden from me?" She asked.
"Yes, it was Sakura. She wanted to know if I was free for lunch" he said, knowing exactly where this was going.
"Then tell her yes! We can all go" she said slyly.
"Yeah fucking right. The first and only time you ever met her I thought you were going to try to eat her alive" he said.
"I'll be on my best behavior, I promise. I don't appreciate you hiding such a treat from me, though. I'm hurt, babe" she said with a coy smile.
"Ino, she likes pussy about as much as I like pussy" he said as he rolled his eyes.
Sakura and Ino had met at a club on Sasuke's birthday last year, and Ino had instantly been obsessed with the omega. Sasuke had been worried that Ino would come off too strong, which of course she did, and end up scaring Sakura away.
Sasuke really didn't want to make things weird between some of his only friends, so he always kept them separate, despite Ino's constant asking about the pink haired omega.
"She can't knock it till she tries it. I promise I'll behave, Sasuke. I'm hungry, so let's go eat. Just tell her to meet us" she said.
He eyed her skeptically, but sighed and dialed Sakura again to have her meet them. He couldn't deny that he was hungry.
God damned baby making me have to eat every thirty minutes!
"Atta boy!" She said as she whisked away the clothes he was holding, insisting that she pay for them.
-
"So when do you have to be back to the hospital?" Ino asked Sakura.
They had stopped at Sasuke and Sakura's normal lunch spot outside of the hospital and they had just finished eating.
Much to Sasuke's dismay the meal had been filled with Ino obviously flirting with Sakura, but the man had been horrified when Sakura flirted right back.
He groaned, knowing that Ino just couldn't resist herself.
I should've known.
"My shift was early today, so I don't have to be back. I'm done for the day" she said with a slight blush.
Sasuke just rolled his eyes.
"Why don't you come with us then! We have only replaced about one fourth of Sasuke's closet" Ino said as she ruffled Sasuke's already wild hair.
He didn't even fight it this time, just huffed as Ino messed with him.
"Sounds great" Sakura said.
Sasuke rolled his eyes for the thousandth time when Sakura practically had hearts in her eyes as she looked at Ino.
"Let's head out then" Ino said as she put money down for the bill and stood up.
Her and Sakura had started walking, and Sasuke had to admit that they did look quite adorable, but it was still a sickening sight for someone as pessimistic as Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke diverted his eyes away from his two friends and his eyes landed on a baby store across the way.
In the front window was a black nursery furniture set that caught his eye.
"You coming, Sasuke?" Sakura asked from over her shoulder.
"Uh, yeah. My feet just hurt from walking, so I'll, uh catch up to guys in a few. Go ahead" he said.
He hoped that Sakura wouldn't mention that it was too early for his feet to be hurting like that, but she just shot him a knowing look and nodded.
As soon as the two women were out of his view he grabbed his bags and darted over to the baby store.
He was just staring at the window display.
It was beautiful, it wasn't white and blocky like every other peice of nursery furniture he had ever seen. It was black and had beautiful arches in it.
There was a crib, changing table, dresser, and small end table. Sasuke just stared at it, and for the first time in ten weeks, he actually gave thought to buying things for his baby and decorating their room. He unconsciously brought his hand down to his barely puffed out tummy and actually felt a little buzz of excitement.
He wasn't used to these kind of maternal feelings, and he hated that he couldn't fight it.
"Its quite beautiful, no? We just got it in" a woman said from beside Sasuke.
He jumped at her sudden appearance.
"Sorry about that. I noticed you looking at it and was wondering if you had any questions?" She said sweetly.
Sasuke looked her over and saw thay she was a sales associate for the store.
"Uh, yeah. I guess. How much is it?" He asked.
"Which peice?" She asked.
"The set" he said, raising a brow at her. He guessed that she saw what a mess he was and figured that he couldn't afford it. He was not about to be disrespected by some beta that he didn't even know.
"Oh lovely! You have excellent taste! Why don't we go inside and look at anything you may need for the set" she said with a sweet smile.
Sasuke suddenly felt bad that he had thought the worst of her when she was just doing her job. Sometimes he wished he could give people the benefit of the doubt like a certain blonde he knew that practically shot sunshine out of his ass.
He just nodded and followed her into the store and his eyes went wide at the sheer amount of baby shit that suddenly surrounded him.
How much does such a small person need!?
"Okay, so here is the set that you were looking at. Would you like to see any of the sheets and blankets from the same brand that would match?" She asked.
Sasuke just nodded, realizing that he was in way over his head here.
-
Sasuke slid out of the store over an hour later, hoping that Ino and Sakura wouldn't be around to see what he deemed.his 'walk of shame'.
He hated how soft he was becoming, and he would be damned if they were going to see any of it.
He had ordered a whole furniture set and the start of a wardrobe for the baby, and it would all be delivered in a week.
Sasuke had to admit that it was nice to do something for the baby without fear of being seen as just some standard omega that was a slave to their instincts. The women in the store didn't know him, so he was free to spoil his baby without fear of judgment. He was actually excited to put the nursery together.
You're losing it, man!
Sasuke shook his head free of those thoughts and called Ino to meet up with them.
-
"So how is he?" Sasuke asked as he and Sakura were looking through clothes on a rack.
He had been wanting to ask her about Naruto since their 'break up' about two weeks ago.
It was driving him insane, but he refused to call him, Naruto had made it abundantly clear that he had no interest in being with Sasuke so long as he was still so Sasuke.
He knew it was an unfair thing to think, Sasuke had been trying to push the alpha away from the get go, but it didn't mean that he still wasn't hurt that Naruto had left, even if it was understandable why.
"Uh, I don't really know. I'm not all that close with him" she said, clearly uncomfortable. She was hiding something and Sasuke knew it.
"What aren't you telling me?" He asked, his tone only slightly threatening.
"Nothing!" She said, but Sasuke knew better.
"Sakura, I've known you for years. Cut the shit, I'm a big boy. I can handle it" Sasuke said. He was on edge, because honestly, he didn't fully believe his last statement. If Sakura was keeping something from him, he doubted that it was good news.
"Um, some of the staff have been talking. I guess he has been sleeping around with a few of the omega nurses at the hospital" she said, her voice raising at the end. Despite Sasuke assuring her that Naruto was nothing more than his baby daddy, she knew her friend better than that.
Sasuke felt ice shoot through his veins.
"How many is a few?" He gritted out.
It honestly didn't matter to him if it was one or one hundred; Naruto was his.
"I honestly don't know, but my guess is that it's more then just a couple for it to have gotten around to the hospital like it has" she said gently.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke" she said as she went to put her hand on his arm.
He didn't even care about her wanting to comfort him right now. He just hung the hangers he was holding up on the rack.
"I'm leaving. Tell Ino I'm sorry" he said.
"Sasuke" she said, hoping to maybe talk him out of whatever he was about to go do.
"I'm fine. Just not really in the mood to shop anymore" he lied as he headed to the door.
-
Sasuke threw his car into park when he got to Naruto's building.
He had only ever been here once, so he really hoped that he could remember which apartment was Naruto's.
He had sped the whole way here and was seething.
If that alpha thought that he could go and make Sasuke actually feel something for him and then just up and leave when things got tough, he was in for it!
Sasuke had made it abundantly clear how he was before, but Naruto insisted that he was fine with it.
He doesn't get to just quit like that!
Sasuke honestly hadn't come to any conclusions about Naruto until he had parked. He had denied his feelings so often, that he just believed it was only the bond that drew him to the blonde surgeon.
His anger had taken down his incredibly durable walls of denial, and he realized that he actually felt something for the idiot. This did nothing but piss Sasuke off more.
Sasuke found himself in front of the apartment that he really hoped was Naruto's and banged on the door.
He heard giggling and his jaw clenched from how angry was, then the door was opened by a shirtless Naruto. Sasuke had the urge to hit something.
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked, shocked to see the omega.
Sasuke just ignored the alpha and pushed past him when he had noticed a female omega's scent assaulting his senses.
He saw the half dressed omega on Naruto's couch and he was genuinely concerned that he might try to attack her.
"Get. Out." He gritted out.
"What? Naruto, who is this?" She asked, looking scared of the fierce omega.
Naruto had no doubt that Sasuke could tear her to shreds, so he stepped between the two.
"Sasuke, we can talk in priv-" he tried to say but Sasuke shocked him when he managed to push past him again.
"I said you need to leave" Sasuke said as he grabbed her by her overly bleached hair and began walking her to the front door.
He basically shoved her out of the entrance.
"Hey! What the fuck! You can't just throw me out!" She shrieked, trying to cover up her exposed stomach, seeing as how she was just in her bra and pants.
Sasuke just rolled his eyes and went back to the couch to grab her shirt. He threw it at her, not caring that it hit her in the face as he slammed the door on her, making sure to lock it.
"Sasuke, you can't just come here an-" Naruto started.
"Oh shut up" Sasuke responded as he roughly pressed Naruto up against the wall and pressed his lips against the blonde's.
He pried Naruto's lips open and Naruto was quick to respond. He had been desperate for the omega and the women he had used to try and fill the void had done nothing but make him even more frustrated. They just weren't Sasuke.
Naruto melted into the kiss and allowed Sasuke to pin his arms, just soaking in the feeling of his body against his own again.
Sasuke was basically tongue fucking his mouth with how intense the kiss was, but Naruto didn't mind one bit.
Sasuke pulled off of his mouth with a loud popping sound and Naruto saw that his cheeks were slightly wet and that his eyes were red.
"You don't just get to leave!" Sasuke said, applying more pressure to his arms in his grip against the wall.
Anyone that had known Sasuke for a few minutes could see that he was a control freak, and Naruto could tell that him not even being in control of his own feelings was taking a serious toll on the headstrong omega.
Naruto knew that Sasuke needed to be in control right now, so he let him.
He nodded as a silent promise that he wouldn't leave.
"You're mine!" Sasuke said in a tone so fierce that it looked out of place along side tear stained cheeks.
"Prove it" Naruto said. There was no smirk or teasing tone, he genuinely wanted Sasuke to prove it. He had seen very little when it came to real intimacy from the omega, and he needed to know that Sasuke was serious if he was going to fall back into whatever it was that they had.
It had almost killed him to walk away from Sasuke, knowing that he would probably never get to have him as anything more than the mother of his child. Naruto had put his pride to the side for a chance at being something more with Sasuke, but he wasn't willing to do it anymore.
If Sasuke wanted Naruto to chance getting hurt again, he was going to need to do something drastic.
Sasuke just looked at him. He had not expected that, but if that's what it took, he was game.
"Bedroom" Sasuke demanded.
Naruto pushed off of the wall, showing Sasuke just how easily he could overpower him if he wanted to, and grabbed his hand to lead him back to his room.
Sasuke followed him and scrunched up his nose at the different scents that flooded his nose.
He pushed Naruto down onto his bed and crawled over him to straddle him, reconnecting their lips.
This kiss only lasted a few seconds before Sasuke pulled off again.
"You are going to fuck me over every surface of this place until their rancid scents are gone" he said darkly.
Naruto fought back the smirk at the possessive display that he found extremely endearing as he nodded.
Sasuke seemed satisfied with their plan of action as he leaned back down to reconnect their lips.
Sasuke dragged his hands down the toned, tan skin of Naruto's stomach as he made his way to the alpha's jeans. He made quick work of the button and zipper, helping Naruto to shove them and his boxer briefs off.
Sasuke's mouth watered when he could feel Naruto's bare erection pressing against his stomach, wanting to show him that no one else could make him feel as good as Sasuke could.
He slid down Naruto's body as he stared up into his bright blue eyes.
He had reached his destination and took the heavy erection in his hand and ran his tongue along it at a torturously slow rate.
"Sasuke" Naruto breathed out, his muscles tensing from the teasing.
"Yes? You want me to continue? Or should I have her come back? I was told you've been quite a slut these two weeks" Sasuke said with a devilish smirk.
"Fuck no. Had to picture you just to get hard. No one makes me cum like you do" Naruto admitted as he pushed his hips up into Sasuke's grip impatiently.
Sasuke smirked at that. If he had to know that Naruto had been sleeping around lately, knowing that the blonde had been picturing him the whole time softened the blow a bit.
Sasuke leaned back down and engulfed Naruto's length in one swoop, making the alpha jerk his hips up out of shock.
"Fuck!" Naruto shouted as Sasuke pinned his hips down to the mattress.
Naruto had been desperately gripping at his sheets, but his hands worked their way into Sasuke's jet black hair.
Sasuke decided to not fight his instincts in an attempt to show Naruto that he trusted him, so he let out a pleased hum around the thick cock in his mouth.
Sasuke began to bob his head at an impressive speed as he hallowed his cheeks and made sure to flick his tongue whenever he got back to the head.
Naruto let out a low moan, amazed at the attention Sasuke was showing to what felt like every part of him, all at once.
After a few more minutes Sasuke felt a tug at his hair and he pulled off of Naruto's cock.
"Please Sasuke. I need you. Been craving you, and now that you're here, I'm not going to last much longer" Naruto said as he tried to catch his breath.
Sasuke couldn't believe how open Naruto was, especially after how Sasuke had treated him. Sasuke wouldn't even admit to himself just how much he wanted the alpha, yet here Naruto was, laying it all out for Sasuke without so much as a second thought.
Sasuke nodded, realizing that he was so pent up that he could've cum just from giving Naruto head.
The omega gracefully got off of Naruto and began to expertly slip out of his clothes.
Being a stripper definitely has some advantages.
Sasuke saw Naruto's eyes land on the shirt Sasuke had just discarded, and he must have recognized it as his, because his cock twitched against his stomach.
Sasuke knew that Naruto had a thing for him wearing his shirts, and at this point, he didn't give a shit who knew it.
Sasuke climbed back onto Naruto and kissed him with as much passion, no matter how corny it sounded, that he could manage.
As much as Sasuke would have loved to have been thrown down and roughly fucked into the mattress, he did tell Naruto that he would prove it, so he made quick work of stretching himself with his slick coated fingers, moaning into the kiss.
Naruto's head was swimming, he had never seen Sasuke so responsive and loud during sex, and he was worried that he might cum before Sasuke did.
He gripped Sasuke's hips hard, and took in a sharp breath when he felt Sasuke take hold of his dick and line it up with his entrance.
He hadn't even registered that Sasuke had been stretching himself, but he couldn't even be bothered to think about that when he felt Sasuke's tightness slowly sliding down his cock.
They both moaned as Sasuke continued to sink down, and Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke and brought his hand up to the omega's hair once again.
He lightly pulled, jerking Sasuke's head up the slightest bit so that they were now making eye contact.
"I want you to look at me when you make love to me" Naruto growled out.
Sasuke normally would've rolled his eyes at such a cliche term, but this whole thing with following his instincts thing just made him nod.
He didn't know why he had fought his instincts for so long, when finally giving in felt so unbelievably good. It was taking all of the pleasure that he usually felt when he was with Naruto to a whole new level.
Sasuke maintained the eye contact as he finally bottomed out, but broke it right after he felt Naruto's cock nudge up against his prostate.
He threw his head back and let out a sob when his cock twitched violently as he came, calling out Naruto's name and digging his nails into the alpha's chest.
Naruto watched the beautiful sight in awe, so unbelievably turned on at just how much he effected Sasuke.
He rubbed soothing patterns into the omega's hair as he came down. "You have no idea how hot that was, fuck. My cock feel that good? That just having it inside you makes you cum, my perfect little omega?" Naruto said.
The only thing keeping Sasuke from snapping out of his trance and bitching Naruto out for referring to him as 'omega', was the warmth that he felt from being called his omega.
Sasuke just hummed and dove down to connect their lips as he set a slow but hard pace with his hips that left them both short of breath and moaning messes.
"God yes, my alpha knows just how to fuck me" Sasuke moaned out against Naruto's lips as he punctuated his words by slamming their hips together.
Naruto had never heard Sasuke like this outside of his heat the night they met, and he honestly couldn't believe what it was doing to him.
Hearing Sasuke refer to him as his alpha already had him embarrassingly close to cumming as he felt the throbbing of his knot.
Sasuke had brought Naruto's hands above his head and pinned his wrists down, using that as leverage to continue his steady bouncing.
Sasuke had his head resting against Naruto's shoulder as he moaned out a string of curses and his name, eventually going to kiss and suck at the exposed flesh of Naruto's neck.
"Fuck, Sasuke. I-I'm close. Please let me knot you" Naruto practically begged as he allowed Sasuke to take full control of his body. He was honestly scared that Sasuke was just messing with him and would leave him desperate to knot him as a form of cruel payback. Actually having Sasuke like this just seemed too good to be true.
"Fucking knot me" Sasuke demanded.
Naruto was almost there, but when he suddenly felt Sasuke's teeth clamp down on his scent gland, he shoved his hips up so hard that his knot pushed past the tight muscle.
"Sasuke!" Naruto gasped loudly as his vision blurred.
His head felt so cloudy and he could feel himself filling Sasuke, fuck he felt like he could pass out right there and sleep for days.
He hadn't even felt Sasuke's cum splatter on his stomach or heard the delicious scream that he had let out when Naruto's concentrated scent had crashed over him.
It took Naruto a few moments to realize why he was so out of it; Sasuke had just marked him.
Notes:
So I have about two more parts that will be coming soon, and then this story will be finished!
I am super excited for the ending, and I am so thankful for all of the kind words!
Thank you guys, and as always, I love to hear suggestions!