Chapter 10: Fretful
Summary:
Naruto and Sasuke try to live a normal, domestic life.
Notes:
Hey! Hey...how y'all doin? I know it's been a while...I don't have an excuse. I have like 25 actually, but ultimately, who cares. The point is I'm back with a new chapter! Yay! I hope you like it!
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Chapter Text
It had been 6 months since Naruto had accepted his new position with Tsunade, and he actually found that he loved it. Unlike his previous position at Uchiha Corp, in his new position, he felt like he was making a difference. It was still working with code, more specifically with him specializing in the coding system of the overall corporation that he worked for, with one major difference: Naruto no longer worked for a corporation. His current job was about fixing and helping with technological issues and errors for the hospital Tsunade owned and ran, and Naruto could tell that he was not only doing a good job, but also really making a difference. It was evident in the fact that the nursing staff seemed to swoon over Naruto whenever he was around. Sasuke tried not to make a fuss over the beta nurses trying to throw themselves at Naruto; he knew Naruto was fully his.
During the 6 month period, Sasuke and Naruto had actually kept in touch with Itachi, who even visited Naruto's new place a of couple times. The three often had dinner, which Naruto made. Itachi didn't love the new place, but it was so much better than the last one that he decided to keep his opinion to himself. Especially when he realized he was only dissatisfied with the space because it was so far in distance from the Uchiha residence. This was actually a selling point on the apartment for both Sasuke and Naruto who had wanted as much distance as possible. It was when Itachi realized how Naruto and Sasuke loved the distance that he resolved himself to keep his opinion to himself. After all, their father wouldn't speak to them, and if he knew their whereabouts, it was likely he would go out of his way to make Sasuke and Naruto's life as difficult as possible. As it stood, no one but Itachi and Tsunade knew where the two were, and it made for a relatively peaceful life.
Itachi continued to teach Sasuke how the family business worked, despite initial resistance. Sasuke had been pouting and had almost told Itachi he didn't want to learn anymore. However, Itachi stressed the importance of Sasuke knowing how his own family's business worked, specifically if he should ever need to work there. Sasuke had never considered the fact that regardless of everything that had happened, he may need to work at Uchiha Corp in the future, and he knew that if his family should ever call on him, he wouldn't decline.
"You never know when you may be needed and I know you wouldn't want to leave your family with no options." Itachi had said. As much as Sasuke didn't want to admit it, Itachi was right. He'd never want to leave his family cornered if he could help. With that, Sasuke conceded and continued his training.
Naruto and Sasuke began to live a normal life, albeit a little different than most alpha-omega dynamics. Naruto did most of the cooking, but Sasuke made up for it by doing most of the cleaning. Traditionally, an omega would do both, and Naruto would have gladly accepted that dynamic. However, the first time Sasuke cooked, he had accidentally used spoiled milk, which landed Naruto in the emergency room with a bad case of food poisoning. Naruto had been the primary cook ever since, and Sasuke only cooked when being, "helped," (supervised) by Naruto. The two had quickly fallen into a comfortable routine, and being together felt natural. Almost too natural. The ease with which they had both settled in together secretly scared both of them. But the immense calmness and feeling of rightness that they both received from the other's company was enough to put those fears to bed. And enough to maintain a robust sex life.
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Naruto arrived at their home around 6, as he usually did. Unlike usual, when he got there, there were fresh brownies. The smell was enticing and even through his wariness, Naruto was eager to try one.
"Did you make these?" Naruto asked, noticing how fresh the brownies looked.
"As a matter of fact, I did. Don't worry, Itachi helped, so it shouldn't make you sick this time." Naruto internally sighed with relief before reaching for one and getting his hand slapped. "After dinner!" Sasuke insisted. Another typical evening between the two. Naruto smiled to himself at the normalcy of their lives. Suddenly he grinned with an idea.
"Do you want to go out to eat tonight?" Naruto suggested. Sasuke smiled back at Naruto, something that made Naruto feel warm and fuzzy inside, and agreed. It usually wasn't hard to pick a restaurant for the two (Sasuke would willingly say what he did and did not want to eat) and it was no surprise when they ended up at Sasuke's favorite Italian restaurant. It was a restaurant Sasuke had mentioned more than once, "Cibo Italiano Davvero Buono." Apparently, it was a restaurant Sasuke suggested whenever he went out with his family. When Naruto asked what Sasuke's obsession was with this particular restaurant, he was informed that this restaurant had the best in house made tomato sauce in the state.
"Have you really never heard of, "Cibo Italiano Davvero Buono? They've won all kinds of awards." Sasuke asked Naruto in disbelief. Naruto couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Oh, I see, you know where to get the freshest tomato sauce, but not how to --," Naruto cut himself off before finishing his sentence, thinking better of it. "Never mind, I'm excited to try this state famous sauce." The restaurant was close, so Naruto didn't mind the trip. Actually, he wouldn't have minded even if the restaurant wasn't close. He'd become more and more smitten with Sasuke, to the point where even Tsunade pointed out that he seemed to be willing to bend over backwards for Sasuke.
"So what if I am?" Naruto had defended. "Aren't alpha's supposed to be willing to do anything to please their omega's?" Tsunade just laughed in response.
"Funny hearing those words coming from you, brat. Someone who previously couldn't keep a steady relationship to save his life!" Naruto scowled at her and ended the conversation.
At the restaurant, the two enjoyed easy conversation with Sasuke telling Naruto about all the things he did throughout the day and Naruto happily listening.
"Then Itachi came over with ingredients and that's when we started making brownies," Sasuke continued.
"Excuse me," a server interrupted their conversation. "Can I get anything other than water started for you two?"
"Water is fine for me," Sasuke replied.
"Actually, can I get a glass of your house red wine?" Naruto asked.
"Sure, but if I may recommend, we have a specialty wine tonight that is the same price as the house red, but it's much better. Would you like to try that instead?"
"Oh hell yeah, I love a bargain." Sasuke rolled his eyes at Naruto's response and the two continued their conversation, ordering food shortly after. On the way home, Naruto once again found himself thinking about how happy he felt to be with Sasuke. Especially since he had homemade brownies now waiting for him at home. Still, Naruto had something else sweet in mind first. He's been thinking about Sasuke all day and had a few ideas of what he wanted to eat before desert. Soon enough Naruto and Sasuke arrived at their apartment. Naruto unlocked the door for them to enter and immediately captured Sasuke's lips in a deep kiss causing Sasuke to let out a gentle whimper. Naruto smiled and gently took one of Sasuke's wrists and led him to their bed. Naruto continued to passionately kiss Sasuke while dragging him into his lap. Sasuke ground himself into Naruto's already growing bulge, teasing him.
"You such a good omega for me, Sasuke," Naruto praised while undoing Sasuke's pants. He snaked his hand down Sasuke's pants, and gently began nudging at his already damp hole with a finger. "You get wet for me so fast, I love that." Naruto continued. Sasuke felt a blush at the words and hid his face by kissing Naruto's neck, briefly licking the bite mark he had left on Naruto's scent gland when they mated. "Undress for me, baby." Naruto practically begged. Sasuke quickly obeyed, shimming off of Naruto's lap to finish pushing his pants and underwear off together. He swiftly removed his shirt and could feel the lustful eyes of Naruto on him. Naruto quickly followed suit, pulling his pants and boxers past his knees before frantically pulling off his shirt, not in the mood to take things slowly. "Sit on my cock." Naruto directed, and Sasuke had no issue with following the order.
Sasuke slowly slid onto Naruto's cock, throwing his head back in ecstasy as he felt Naruto fill him perfectly. Sasuke's knees fell on either side of Naruto's thighs for leverage and he began to bounce on Naruto's lap. Naruto helped by grabbing onto Sasuke's hips, lifting and dropping Sasuke onto his cock repeatedly. Sasuke cried out in pleasure while Naruto began thrusting in time with his manhandling of Sasuke. He adjusted his position a little each thrust looking for Sasuke's prostate. He knew he found it when Sasuke roughly grabbed Naruto's shoulders and moaned deeply.
"You like that, baby? Am I hitting a good spot?" Naruto asked, knowing the answer.
"Yes! YES! It's so good, Naruto, please don't stop." Sasuke cried out. Naruto had no intention of stopping, feeling his own orgasm building. Naruto mirrored Sasuke's earlier actions and licked Sasuke's scent gland where he had been marked by Naruto. The feeling of Naruto's tongue on his sensitive scent gland caused Sasuke to involuntarily clench down on Naruto's cock eliciting a groan from Naruto. Naruto hit and battered Sasuke's prostate with his dick repeatedly, slowly building up the tingly sensation until it began to overflow, causing Sasuke to cum violently on Naruto's cock. Streams of warm jizz landed on Sasuke's chest and Naruto's stomach. For a moment nothing existed to Sasuke except him and Naruto. Sasuke looked down at Naruto as he was coming down from his high and watched as Naruto scooped up some of Sasuke's cum up onto his fingers and offered it to him.
"Wanna see how good you taste?" He teased. Sasuke did. He opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue slightly to receive the fingers. Naruto paused fucking Sasuke for a moment to watch in reverence as Sasuke took his fingers into his mouth and sucked softly, tongue working to fully clean Naruto's fingers. Sasuke didn't realize he had closed his eyes for a moment and quickly opened them to see Naruto gawking at him. Sasuke couldn't help that the small blush that formed earlier was now deepening, causing his ears and chest to also flush. Despite that, he felt powerful seeing how Naruto responded to him sucking his fingers so he decided to up the anti and moaned around Naruto's fingers, just loud enough for Naruto to hear and feel the vibrations on his fingertips. Naruto's hips twitched and thrusted into Sasuke of their own accord, a small whimper leaving Naruto's lips. When Naruto decided his fingers were clean enough, he grabbed Sasuke's hips again and flipped them both over so Sasuke was on his back. Naruto flung Sasuke's legs over his shoulders and went back to thrusting into Sasuke at a steady but hard pace, a pace which was starting to interest Sasuke's re-hardening cock. Sasuke moaned, egging Naruto on.
"I love being your alpha, Sasuke," Naruto moaned. "God, you feel so good, you're so beautiful, so perfect." Sasuke felt his dick twitch again at the compliment and more cum leaked out of his cock. Watching Sasuke cum a second time and feeling once again how good Sasuke felt as his ass practically milked Naruto's cock, Naruto began to pump faster. The sensation was almost overwhelming to Sasuke, causing him to cried out.
"I love you so much Naruto, you fuck me so good, alpha. Ungh! Naruto! Alpha, please give me your knot." Naruto quickly complied, unable to hold out any longer. He slammed into Sasuke, knot catching and binding them together. The two panted together, still holding onto each other as they came down from their orgasms. But after a while, the knot went down and Naruto's mind was once again preoccupied with the brownies. It was the first thing Naruto gravitated toward when the two separated.
"I'm so excited for baked goods," Naruto stated with a grin before taking an oversized bite. The brownie was filled with chocolate chips and practically melted in Naruto's mouth. "Fuck, Sasuke, this is so," Naruto paused for a moment. He swallowed the brownie he had in his mouth and closed his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling his heart rate accelerate. His chest tightened and he coughed gently, trying to relieve the pressure. Then everything went black and he fell to the kitchen floor on his side with a thump.
For a moment, Sasuke just stood and started at the passed out alpha. Were the brownies that good? Were they that bad? He hadn't tried any himself, wanting Naruto to try them first. Now he was second guessing that choice. Suddenly Sasuke felt overcome with dread, fearful that he had just poisoned his mate. The thought broke Sasuke out of his trance and he rushed over to Naruto to check for his pulse. It was faint, but definitely still there. Sasuke thought for a moment about calling 911, but decided to call Tsunade directly instead. An ambulance was at the apartment within 5 minutes, and within 15 Naruto was in a hospital bed, stomach being pumped. However, despite how quickly everyone worked, Naruto didn't wake up. Even after having his stomach pumped, there seemed to be no change in his condition. Tsunade and the other doctors ran every test they could think of to evaluate what the source of Naruto's ailment could be, meanwhile, Naruto's condition grew worse. As did the anxiety Sasuke felt.
"Sasuke?" Tsunade interrupted Sasuke's thoughts causing him to look up suddenly. "The police have some questions for you. You're not in trouble, it's just routine." Sasuke nodded and followed Tsunade into a hallway where two police officers were waiting for him.
"Hello, son." The first officer greeted. "I understand your mate has been poisoned. We just have a few questions about what could've happened. Sasuke stood there stunned. Naruto had been poisoned? Tsunade didn't say anything about that. How had he been poisoned? Did the police think it was him? Sasuke suddenly thought back to the brownies he had made Naruto. That was the last thing he had eaten before passing out. Did I poison him on accident? Sasuke worried.
"Uh, I guess." Sasuke choked out, still lost in his own thoughts. The second officer wasn't as gentle as the first.
"You guess? You mean to tell us you have no clue whatsoever about what happened to your alpha? The person you were alone with for the last few hours before he dropped?" Sasuke cringed slightly at the harsh wording.
"I didn't know it was poison, I thought maybe he was just sick." Sasuke stated.
"Right. Of course you did." The second officer said condescendingly.
"Listen, son," the first officer tried. "We're not saying you did it, but the fact is, that alpha in there was poisoned, and we need to figure out how that happened if we're gonna solve this case and help him get better. You want him to get better, dontcha?"
"Of course I do!" Sasuke said, trying to fight off how hysterical he felt. He couldn't believe this was happening. And what was worse, he was being blamed for what happened.
"The last thing the alpha -- Naruto is his name right?" The first officer questioned and Sasuke nodded slightly. "Right, the last thing Naruto ate were brownies you made for him, right?" Sasuke nodded again, "And did anyone else...did you eat any of those brownies?" He probed.
"No." Sasuke said softly.
"I see. And where are those brownies now?" The first officer was still trying to be gentle, but the second officer was glaring at Sasuke like he was certain he was guilty.
"I assume they've been disposed of," the second officer accused.
"No," Sasuke looked at the second officer sharply, "They're still on our kitchen counter," Sasuke stated.
"Great!" The first officer responded, once again taking control of the conversation. "You wouldn't mind if we took a peak around your apartment and took some of those brownies, would ya?" Alarms went off in Sasuke's head about letting the police just search his place without him there, and he was now feeling dumb for even talking to the police without a lawyer present. What if he had been framed and there really was something in the apartment or in the brownies.
"I'd like to speak to my lawyer first." Sasuke said. The second officer scoffed.
"Yeah I bet you would."
With that, Sasuke was dismissed. He didn't have a lawyer, but he did have Itachi. Sasuke walked out of sight as quickly as he could before pulling out his phone and calling Itachi. The line only rang a couple times before Sasuke heard the ringing stop.
"Itachi?" Sasuke started as soon as the line picked up. "I need your help. It involves Naruto."
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Sasuke briefly explained the situation to Itachi who was at the hospital within the hour.
"How much did you say to those morons?" He asked.
"I told them I didn't know what happened to Naruto, that the last thing he ate were my brownies, and that the brownies haven't been thrown away, but when they pressed to go search our apartment, I called you." Itachi held back a scoff. He had never in his life planned to allow Sasuke to be out in the real world, so he had never given Sasuke lessons on what to do in a situation like this.
"I hope nothing like this ever happens again, but if it does, never say anything to the police without a lawyer present, do you understand?" Sasuke nodded quickly, he felt that his brother was upset and he wasn't sure if it was directed at him or the situation. Seeing Sasuke's acknowledgment, Itachi continued.
"Good. Okay, we are going to have to let them search the apartment, unfortunately, but at least we can be present at the apartment when that happens, which will help prevent any funny business. Is there anything in the apartment you wouldn't like the police to see or find? Anything illegal?" Sasuke thought for a moment before shaking his head. There was nothing that he knew of at least. "Great, in that case, let's get that done with."
With Itachi's permission, the four collectively visited the apartment, the two officers poking around vigorously. The officers wasted no time walking into and snooping around the apartment. The second officer opened the drawer of the nightstand by the bed and his eyes widened at its contents.
"Looks like we've got a couple sexual deviants." He proclaimed. Itachi looked at Sasuke questioningly and Sasuke felt his ears burn with the amount he was blushing, knowing what the contents of that drawer were. The first officer made his way to the drawer and peered in.
"I see. Well, while it's a little interesting,"he shot a pointed look at Sasuke, "it's nothing illegal." He returned to what he was doing before, much to Sasuke's relief. Sasuke dared to look at Itachi, who was still staring at him. He shook his head quickly. No chance I'm telling Itachi what's in that drawer, he thought to himself.
When the police were finally done, having taken all the contents of the fridge as well as the brownies, Sasuke suddenly realized something important.
"Am I allowed to stay here? While everything is figured out?" He asked.
"No." The second officer said sharply. "This is a crime scene. You're not allowed to stay here." Sasuke looked at Itachi pleadingly before the first officer chimed in.
"You can stay here, there's nothing suspicious that we found." He declared. The second officer shot him a look , but it seemed the first officer had some sort of seniority and his decision was final. Nevertheless, Sasuke found that he didn't want to stay in the apartment. What he really wanted was to go back to Naruto's side. He said as much to Itachi, who didn't seem to mind given that he wanted to talk to Tsunade, and the two traveled back.
"He's doing better," Tsunade began, "but it really depends on how much fight his body has on whether or not he'll wake up."
"How does it look so far? Honestly?" Itachi pressed.
"Honestly? It's not looking great. His vitals are steady, but not improving. Without proper treatment, he might not wake up. Unfortunately, it's hard to give him proper treatment without knowing what he was poisoned with." Tsunade spoke bluntly. Itachi nodded gravely.
"This wasn't an accident." He declared.
"There's not a chance." Tsunade agreed.
Days passed with no improvement in Naruto's condition. He seemed to get better, then he would get worse again. It was apparent that his body was truly doing everything it could. It just wasn't enough. Itachi visited often, but one afternoon he seemed to have an agenda. He entered the hospital tersely and went straight to Tsunade. Sasuke was already present at the hospital, feeling too anxious to be away from his mate, even if he was in a coma.
"Sasuke," Itachi started when he saw Sasuke already in the room with Naruto. "You should really go home, if even for a while." Sasuke rolled his eyes. Surly Itachi knew him better than that. "Right of course," Itachi responded as if he knew what Sasuke was thinking. "Still, I would like a moment alone with Naruto right now, if you wouldn't mind." Sasuke gaped at his brother.
"Wouldn't mind? Of course I mind! Why do you want to be alone with him?" Sasuke demanded. Itachi sighed.
"Listen, Sasuke. I already cleared it with Tsunade. I'm only asking for five minutes. Please." Sasuke rolled his eyes, but complied.
"Five minutes. That's it. I'm timing you." This time Itachi rolled his eyes.
"Of course, little brother."
Sasuke loitered outside of the hospital room, looking at his phone timer. Itachi had two more minutes. His curiosity began to get the best of him and he pressed his ear to the door. No sound. Suddenly the timer on Sasuke's phone went off, startling him.
"That's it, I'm going in." Sasuke barged into the room and found himself stunned for a moment. Then he felt tears prick the sides of his eyes as he stared in disbelief. "What the fuck are you doing?"
"Sasuke! Has it been five minutes already?" Itachi stood in front of Naruto with a vile of what appeared to be Naruto's blood. "I can explain, Sasuke."
"There had better be a fucking good explanation for why you're taking my mate's blood!" Sasuke shouted.
"Sasuke-"
"I think you should leave, Itachi." Tsunade interrupted. Itachi sighed.
"Yes, of course." Itachi moved past the two and exited the room. Sasuke turned to Tsunade filled with rage.
"What. The. Fuck. Was he doing in here? You know, don't you?"
"All I know is that he said that he had an idea of what could be wrong with Naruto, and he said he would explain later, but it was important he saw Naruto as quickly as possible."
"So you just let him in without any real reason whatsoever?"
"Sasuke," Tsunade sighed, "I know Naruto is your mate and you're feeling protective, but try to look at this logically. What would Itachi be doing if not trying to help? He loves you."
"I don't know, why was he holding viles of Naruto's blood? Which you let him leave with?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes. Sasuke was ready to continue accusing Tsunade when their conversation was interrupted by a harsh alarm coming from the machines Naruto was hooked up to. Tsunade jumped into action immediately, brushing Sasuke aside. "What's happening?"
"His vitals are dropping. Sasuke I need you to leave the room." Tsunade said as a couple nurses rushed into the room. Sasuke was practically pushed out of the room. He huffed and pulled out his phone to call Itachi, who answered immediately, determined to get an answer.
"Sasuke. I promise I was only trying to help." Itachi said as soon as he answered the phone.
"Help? Naruto got worse as soon as you left! It was you, wasn't it? You poisoned him and came back to finish the job!" He yelled into the phone.
"Truly, Sasuke, that's not true." Itachi defended. "I was just trying to," he paused for a moment. He cleared his throat and continued. "I promise I-I was..." A thud was heard and then the line went silent.
"Itachi? Itachi?! Are you there?" Sasuke looked down at his phone. The line hadn't disconnected, Itachi had just stopped speaking. Sasuke's heart began to pound in his ears and his anxiety made his stomach twist. Without thinking he made his way out of the parking lot and looked for Itachi's car. It was still in the lot. The sleek, expensive car was hard to miss even amongst a sea of other cars. Sasuke rushed over to it. "Itachi?" Sasuke approached the car slowly. "Itachi!" Sasuke yelled, spotting his brothers passed out body lying next to his car, cellphone still in hand. Sasuke approached quickly checking for his pulse. He found himself flashing back to when he had been in a similar situation with Naruto. Just like Naruto, Itachi's pulse was faint, but detectable. Sasuke sobbed in relief and dialed Tsunade.
Notes:
Whooo! We did it! Thanks for reading! If you've made it this far, I am truly grateful. Please comment, it means a lot to me! And thanks again for reading and to anyone who has been waiting for me to update again. I appreciate you so much! This work is not abandoned!