The wedding wasn't going to be for another eight months. They wanted to make sure that everything was perfect so wanted time to plan 'the event of the year' as Sakura would call it. I'm pretty sure I smiled while Sakura took Ino and me from store to store to look at wedding dresses. All I could remember from those two weeks was thinking how Sasuke seemed to have reached a state of eternal peace and each day was going by too quickly.

"ruto...Naruto...NARUTO!" I snapped my head to electric blue eyes glaring at me. Oh shit.

"Uh...Hey Ino. What's up?" I asked smiling at her. Her annoyance seemed to tenfold by my reaction.

"Geez! What the hell is wrong with you? Why did they pick you to be the best man again? You're completely useless!" She shouted at me. To be honest with her I had no idea what was wrong with me. Every morning I woke up to go puke in the bathroom, the smell of the most heavenly food ramen made me sick to my stomach, and I kept having the most ridiculous craving for…wait for it… raw onions dipped in melted butter. It sounds so disgusting but oh my god does it taste really good! I didn't understand what was going on with me. And to top it all off I haven't been sleeping at all lately thinking about the stupid wedding...

"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?" ...Opps. Wow I had no Idea that Ino could turn that shade of red. That had to be a new record.

"Sakura and Sasuke's wedding is in almost seven months! You need to get your head in the game Naruto!" Ino lectured. I stopped smiling after the mention of the wedding. The closer the date kept coming for the wedding, the more misery I brought upon myself. I kept telling myself that I was really happy for the two of them and that it was my duty to be the best man. That Sasuke loves Sakura, and I didn't have a chance and I wanted it like that. I wanted Sakura placed so high on a pedestal in Sasuke's heart that I wouldn't even be able to compete. And even if I had been able to compete I would never make Sasuke happy for too many reasons. I would only make him unhappy and filled with unfufillment. Oh shit Ino is still talking.

"plans for the bachelor party?" Uh...By the way that Ino looked at me I knew that she knew I hadn't even begun to plan for it. Heaving a big sigh Ino looked at me.

"Listen I don't know what your problem is but remember that it's your best friend that's getting married and if you don't stop acting like it's not happening in almost seven months it will be your fault that he's not completely satisfied." And then she stood up and walked away. Well now I felt like an even bigger piece of shit. I couldn't handle it anymore. I was getting trashed...at my house...alone...Fuck.

I finally returned to my house at 4:00 with enough alcohol to trash at least six people instead of just one. I didn't care that it was only four in the afternoon, and if I got alcohol poisoning...well at least I might get out of being in the wedding. By 7:00 I was completely trashed and knocked out cold on my floor.

At two in the morning a horrible cramp hit the lower part of my stomach and I rushed to the bathroom. Not sure which way it was going to come out I sat on the toilet and grabbed the trashcan. And to my pleasure it came out both ways. I finally opened my eyes to realize that I had just vomited up my own blood. I stand to find the same was in the toilet. Another cramp hits me and I plop back on the toilet in time for another round to go through me. What the fuck was wrong with me? Was it alcohol poisoning? Did I have some sort of disease? Was that why I had been vomiting in the mornings too? Either from blood loss or sheer panic the world around me turned black.

I opened my eyes and noticed that I was no longer in my bathroom but the place was familiar...Kyubbi. I looked up and saw the bars that stood between me and the fox demon. Its eyes showed that it was excited to see me...for once. The demon laughed menacingly causing a shiver to wrack through my body. Before I could even calculate a question Kyubbi spoke.

"Heehee well well if it isn't Naruto." I glared at him.

"What the hell is going on Kyubbi? What do you want?"

"Hahahaha! I am making it so that you have an easier time delivering the Uchiha's kid." Huh? Double huh? Is he on crack?...can he get crack? If I get high would he get high too? Hmmmmm... Oh man I stopped listening again!

"Congratulations...You're going to be a mommy." He said as though it was funny. I stood trying to sort everything out.

"Are you crazy? I'm a guy! I can't have any kids idiot!" Kyubbi laughed again. I was starting to get really pissed off by it. The demon opened his eyes once more.

"You were always a fool. Oh and make sure to try and not drink anymore alcohol. Not that it will really have an effect on the child since it is protected by me now." I didn't understand anymore. Was this why I was getting sick in the morning? Was that why I was having weird cravings and ramen made me feel nauseous? Was it normal to bleed that much though? But...

"Why?" I looked at the Kyubbi, searching in his eyes.

"Why? What will it do for yo..." I stopped as the memory of the time I spent with my mother rose to the forefront of my brain.

'The weakest time for the seal is when a women is in labor...' Oh shit.

"You...You can't do that! This is impossible! I'm a man and and I..."

"Do you really think that I can't do it? Don't be a fool." The menacing voice said.

"But aren't you a man as well? And how are you going to make it so that the baby can be delivered huh? I don't have the right parts for that!" This had to be a dream...no a nightmare!

"The same way you got pregnant you fool. Do not doubt my abilities Naruto." And with that I woke up once again on my bathroom floor.

It had been a week since I'd talked to Kyubbi. I hadn't told anyone about what happened in my bathroom or what Kyubbi had told me. I'd put it on the back burner, because I wasn't sure if I could handle any more drama; plus nothing else had happened. I didn't grow a huge tummy so there was no way I could be pregnant! Yeah the cravings and morning sickness were still there but, I mean I might have had the flu or something. Not to mention that the incidents of puking or pooping my blood had stopped so I deemed myself alright!

Sasuke, Sakura, and I had been on a mission for six days, and I was dying. I randomly got really dizzy when we walked; I almost fell out of a tree...twice! The morning sickness got harder and harder to conceal from my teammates, especially Sasuke who would be up after I got back to the camp site and ask where I had gone. God it sucked so bad! And to put the icing on the cake I was ready to kill the lovely couple! It made me so sick how attached Sakura was to Sasuke! It was like she had glued herself to his side or something! And the bastard just stood there allowing it to happen! Argh!... I was not jealous or anything...It was just sickening for any person to watch...

"Naruto!" Huh? Where were we?

"What?" I was so annoyed from watching the stupid couple that my mood turned sour...

"What's wrong? You have been spacing out all day...Do you feel well? Are you Ok?" She asked softly. NO! I am not 'Ok'! You keep touching my Bastard! I wanted to punch her in the face and yell that Sasuke had fucked me when he hadn't done anything remotely similar to her! So ha! Instead I settled for a glare that would freeze steam.

"I'm fine." I bit out. Sakura looked me over but turned away getting the hint that I was not in the mood to talk.

The trip was mostly traveled in silence due to the fact that out of the three of us only one person was willing to say something. However said person was not pleased that no one would answer her so gave up. Night finally came around and we decided to set up camp. I took the first shift of being the look out because I couldn't handle another moment with the cute couple. I moved to my post and hoped that the mission would be over so I wouldn't have to spend another day with those two. It wasn't even that big of a mission! Baa-chan just took extra precautions with the scroll because it contained a little amount of sensitive information. But why did she have to pair the three of us together! It would have been plenty if she just assigned me and the bastard.

"Dobe...Dobe!" Someone shouted as they shook me awake. Wait...awake? My eyes flew open searching for whoever had woken me. When had I fell asleep?

"Dobe. If you were that tired don't volunteer to do the first shift." Sasuke said while giving me the famous Uchiha glare. My head felt fuzzy and honestly I could barely understand what the teme was saying. I shook my head in hopes of riding the dizziness but instead I achieved in making myself nauseous. I jumped off the rock and puked in the bushes. Concerned, but trying to act annoyed and failing, Sasuke jumped right behind me.

"Idiot!" He mumbled. I repressed a shiver from how close Sasuke spoke to my ear. Then all reason left me. I didn't care that me and Sasuke where both guys, that he didn't feel the same way as I did, or that I looked so absolutely embarrassing that if I was right in the head I would have killed myself for doing what I did next. I curled into Sasuke's lap and snuggled into the warm heat that he, surprisingly, had, like I was a dog or something. The moment I sat down in his lap and snuggled into his chest Sasuke stiffened to the point that I would have mistaken him for stone if not for the fact that he was so warm. He didn't even seem like he was breathing. However, even though he was uncomfortable he didn't make a move to push me off even when he began to relax. Instead he raised his hand and rubbed my head soothingly. If I had been well the water pouring out of my eyes might not have happened, but maybe it would have because I had only felt this safe once before, which was that night. Stupid bastard seemed to have that effect on me.

I woke the next morning to, once again, relieve my stomach of anything that could possibly be left in it. Sasuke was once again right beside me, still looking as stoic as ever.

"Naruto...I'm going to check on Sakura. Stay here." And with that he left. As I watched him walk away from me and to Sakura I couldn't help the feeling of pain that seeped into my veins until the blood flowed back to my heart and my body was filled with the feeling that made me nauseous in a completely different way than before. Tears were pricking at the back of my eyes but I refused to let them fall. Damn! What's with me anyway! It's always been like this so why am being this emotional? I didn't understand...And who the hell does Sasuke think he is commanding me to stay here. I can move if I want to. With that thought in mind I moved but as soon as I straightened that horrible cramp came back. I didn't have time to think, I pulled off my pants and hurled out what I knew would be blood. Two more times the blood was forced out from my body leaving me too week to even stand. By the time I fell to the ground I was too exhausted to care that I was lying in my blood or that I still hadn't pulled my pants up. All I knew was that this couldn't bode well for me.