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I was seven months pregnant and life was boring as hell! I had been here for two months, TWO MONTHS!, and I wasn't allowed to go outside at all, the one time I tried to leave Shizune handcuffed me to the bed….for a week. I wasn't allowed to get out of bed, hell I got in trouble for throwing shuriken at the wall! So of course I had to find amusement in whatever was around me.
"NAAAAARUUUUUUUTOOOOOOO!" I heard Tsunade boom as she busted through the front door just like she always did when she came to see me. Really it was becoming a pattern. Ah this would probably never get old. Today I decided to put baby oil on the floor right before you walk into the house. I held my stomach from laughing so hard.
"Oh you should have seen your face! It was priceless! Oh shit I think I peed myself a little!" I shouted while pointing at her completely unconcerned with the fact that I had indeed just pissed my pants. Stupid pregnancy…But I hadn't pulled a prank like that since I was a genin! Good times good times…
"Naruto if you don't stop…This is not showing me how you have matured!" This was her usual argument. It wasn't like I was doing it to get attention but if I didn't occupy my mind dark thoughts started to take root. Gah! I didn't want to think about it.
"What the hell else am I supposed to do! There isn't even someone for me to talk to!" I had been completely by myself for two months with barely any human contact! How the hell was I supposed to stay sane!
"Stupid brat."
"Old lady." The intense glare showdown had begun.
"Mah mah why don't you two calm down alright?" Shizune said while lifting her hand in an attempt to cool both Tsunade and me down. Eventually I backed down not having the energy to fight.
"So what brings you to the land of nothingness?" I asked sarcastically which earned me a punch to the head curtsey of Tsunade. You would think because I having a baby she would be nicer right?
"Idiot." Nope apparently not. I clenched my fists together and felt myself preparing to attack her on sight. She was messing with the wrong man today! Just before I was about to lunge Shizune stuck out the bag she was carrying.
"I brought you some onions and melted butter!" She shouted gaining my full attention. I instantly went to the table and began to devour my new obsession in life.
"That is just disgusting kid." Tsunade said as she shook her head. I shrugged my shoulders not bothering to stop eating the new addiction I seemed to have gained. I eventually finished and Shizune made us all tea while we sat around the table.
"So anything new in Konoha?" Tsunade shook her head.
"Not really." Silence enveloped us as I waited to hear about what was new to the wedding. Tsunade always tried to avoid it but now that I had nothing to do I had time to think about it. What was Sasuke doing? Was he happier now that I was gone? Did he miss me? Did he think about me and wonder what I was up to? I shook my head to dispel the thoughts. Of course Sasuke wasn't thinking about me! He was planning his wedding no-
"Sakura moved up the wedding to be in three weeks. She said that she was tired of waiting and wanted to get married sooner." Tsunade said calmly but I knew she was watching me from the corner of her eye. I felt all my muscles tense and my mind go blank. Three weeks. I wasn't ready for it yet I just… I wanted more time.
"That's nice." I said lamely while looking at my drink, watching it swirl as I twisted the cup. It wasn't my business and once he tied the knot he was no longer my concern. A soft tap to the head made me realize that both Tsunade and Shizune had already finished their drinks and were waiting for me to move. I looked around hoping to find a hint as to what exactly they wanted me to do. I looked to Tsunade for a clue which only seemed to make her more irritated.
"Brat we need to do your check up." She huffed while crossing her arms. Stupid old lady! However I quietly placed my cup down and walked over to where Shizune was waiting to start the examination with the distraction of how lost in thought I became when I thought about the teme. Before I even made it to the bed a sharp kick to my stomach made me pause and hold on to the post of the bed.
"Naruto?" Shizune asked concerned but I waved her off.
"Don't worry about it Takahiro was just kicking." I said while smiling. It was one of the most... there wasn't even a word to describe the feeling. It was amazing to know that he was really there and creepy as shit to think he was gonna come OUT of me!
The checkup went by uneventfully as usual with us being unable to see Takahiro. I tried to never let it bother me that we couldn't figure out how he was doing in there and my biggest fear was that he wouldn't make it. What would I do? Everything I had been putting myself through, the secrets, the pain, the lies, everything would be for nothing. I would never be able to hold him and love him. As terrifying as it was to admit it to myself I knew I would never be able to recover from that.
As Tsunade and Shizune left saying they would be back in two weeks to see me I wondered for a moment how parents let or forced their kids into being a ninja. How could they just…let their child's life be handed over like that? They were either extremely strong people or extremely ignorant. Would I be able to do that? Instruct not just any child but my child to go out and die? I shook my head ridding myself of the depressing thoughts. No point of worrying about what has yet to come.
Three hundred and forty three floor tiles, two hundred and one and a half ceiling tiles, thirty four steps from one wall to the other, one door, and one window. Figuring this all out only took two hours, so the rest of the two weeks till Tsunade and Shizune returned I spent devoted to planning the best prank ever. The possibilities ranged from putting glue on the floor to putting honey in her hair. However those just seemed to be lacking creativity which was just unacceptable. After days of thinking I finally thought of the best prank I have ever pulled in history. I know what most you are thinking at this point and time; classic but overdone oil on the floor the spilling of honey following a spill of feathers or something along those lines. Well you are all wrong. I am not one to follow the crowds so instead I chose to do a more of a sneak attack! I was going to hide in the fridge until she arrived and then I would scare the shit out of her and Shizune! Hey it wasn't like I had a lot of material to work with here!
I had been busy all day with moving all the food and shelves into a different refrigerator(for when the baby was going to need food) and didn't even notice someone approaching until I heard the door slam open. Damn Tsunade coming early so that I wouldn't have time to prepare my epic plan!
"Baa-chan you meanie you purposely foiled my plans didn't you!" I accused slowly turning to face her. It was hard to know when she was coming since she always made her chakra unreadable so if anyone was following her they wouldn't be able to sense where she was.
"Naruto." My eyes snapped open only to meet with black eyes. But not the black eyes you all must be thinking of.
"S-sai? What the…how…why are you here?" I stuttered through the haze in my mind. His face was emotionless while his eyes bore into my eyes.
"S-Sai…"
"I told him." He said monotone, nothing to indicate what he was talking about. I tilted my head while I tried to form the picture in my mind.
"Told who what?"
"I told Sasuke." Frustration began to eat away any patience I had.
"You told Sasuke what?" I shouted. What was I supposed to be, a mind reader?
"I told him that you were pregnant with his baby." He stated so calmly that I had to think about the words and what they actually meant. By the time everything was situated inside my head I was up and on top of him punching his face over and over. Sai took it all and didn't even try to evade my attacks. The pure rage I felt dwindled enough for my mind to form other solutions then beating the shit out of him. I grabbed him by the collar and yanked him up to my face.
"How the hell did you find out?" I snarled.
"I overheard you and Tsunade talking." He stated calmly still.
"Fuck that! There was no way you 'overheard' it because Tsunade and I are always careful! Why were you spying on us?" I was getting too angry and started to feel myself transform but I was so focused on Sai to really take proper note of it all.
"I was worried about you." He didn't say it shyly and he had yet to lose his cool but it still made me stumble.
"Then why wouldn't you fucking talk to me about it! It wasn't any of your business!"
"Because you were never going to tell him right?"
"So? How does that make it your business!"
"You would be sad wouldn't you? You love Sasuke and the fact that he is marrying Sakura kills you. I don't know how it happened but I know that you try to take on the world by yourself and sometimes it gets too heavy and you stumble. I'm worried that when you stumble this time no one will be there to pick you up. I care about you, because you are my friend and I don't want to see you unhappy. I didn't ask your permission and I am ready to face those consequences but I did what I thought would make you happiest." I was confused and too many emotions were boiling inside my body to the point where I thought I was going to explode. What the hell was I supposed to say to that! I mean that was probably the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me and yet I was so angry at how things had turned out!
"It also stated in my book that when you are having problems with someone it is best to let them know what is really going on." And there was that god damn book again. Oh I was going to destroy that stupid book!
"You're such an idiot Sai! What would you have done if Sakura or anyone else for that matter overheard you?" I grumbled more than actually spoke because I couldn't really be mad at him after that speech he gave me about caring. I was allowed to be sentimental I was fricken pregnant!
"Oh she and Ino already know." He said so nonchalantly that I found myself nodding at his words before they really processed.
"What?" I snarled and reached for his collar again bringing his face up to mine. Any positive feelings I had before completely vanished as the new information was presented to me. In the back of my mind I was telling myself that I might have sort of looked crazy/bipolar but this was not the time to think about that! Sai not only ruined my life but now he just confessed to have put the whole village in danger! I felt that I had some rights to insanity in this case!
"Well it seemed that when I went to tell Sasuke about you he and Sakura were having some sort of argument. I politely asked for a private audience with Sasuke which he in turn asked why. I said it had to do with you, and Sakura instantly said she wanted to know too. Since we are all team mates I felt best that perhaps that I included her in the loop. So after I finished telling both of them Ino came from around the corner holding the wedding gift you gave to Sakura and Sasuke saying that she had come to give it to them. After that Sakura passed out, Ino rushed off, and Sasuke disappeared. I read in my book later that all the people need to be involved in order for a good outcome to happen so I came here to tell you." He said all this with that stupid smile on his face. Only Sai would come to this conclusion honestly thinking that it was a great idea. But none of this really mattered to me at the time. They knew, all of them. It was bad enough that Sasuke knew but now that Sakura, Ino, and everyone they might have told knew…Oh god…I had to find Tsunade and have her help me fix things! Of course this would happen! The one outcome we prayed would never happen happened!
I didn't even glance back as I rushed out the house and straight to Konoha. I tried to be conscious of Takahiro but the need to hurry pushed me to go faster. When I finally made to the village and in my rush ran into someone who was walking out of a restaurant. I hastily got and didn't even bother to help her up as ran toward the Hokage tower. At first when I saw the staring and heard the whispering I assumed it was my imagination but the more I walked the more I realized that the stares where directed at me and through the whisperers I could hear my name. Panic overtook me as I once again sprinted to the Hokage tower.
"Shit!" I shouted as I once again hit someone and fell down. I shook my head and stood up, an apology on my lips when a flash of pink caught my eye. By the time I realized that Sakura was standing before me she had recognized me too. I tried to make a mad dash for Tsunade's office but Sakura was too quick for me, especially now that I was all fat. Sakura jumped in front of me and looked straight at my stomach not bothering with any formalities. Before I could prepare for anything I was flying across the room; my cheek pounding from the punch she nailed on the side of my face. I managed to catch myself and land on my feet but man it was hard with all the extra weight. Before I had a chance to even blink she was in front of once more tears rolling down her soft flushed cheeks.
"How could you Naruto!" She screamed at me punching me in the shoulder. I held my hands up in peace trying to calm her down.
"Sakura can we talk about this somewhere el-"
"Hell no! How could you do this to me? I thought we were friends! You fucked him? When the hell did you sleep with him huh? Is that why you guys have been so chummy lately? I trusted you and you betrayed me! I hate you!" She screamed while the punches to my shoulder became weaker and weaker until she heaved forward in a sob. My heart felt like it was literally shattering and I couldn't do anything to fix this relationship…to save our friendship. So I was going to take the advice of Sai's book and finally be…honest.
"You're right I did sleep with Sasuke but it was the night before he asked you to marry him." She gasped and her hands flew to her mouth while her eyes widen making more room for tears to fall.
"Everything was because he loves you. The only reason we got drunk that night was because of a fight he had with you. He doesn't even remember it and when this whole fiasco is over with I'm sure he will go running back to you. I mean you're the only one who makes Sasuke lose his composure like that." I said trying not to let the sadness affect my voice. Sakura gave a dark chuckle while rolling her eyes.
"You're an idiot Naruto. Let tell you something you asshole, Sasuke has NEVER lost his composure in front of me! It's not who makes him mad you dipshit it's who he vents himself to! You're the only one he allows to see him in his emotional state! Everything about your 'friendship' is weird! He would only let you into his heart and the worst part was you didn't even have to try Naruto. You just had to be yourself and somehow you made him human again…I knew that he loved you. God every time I looked at him when you two where together I knew! His body was so relaxed and his eyes were just filled with this warmth that made it seem like it wasn't so bad to be near him. And that time I found you guys on the couch…You looked perfect, the epitome of a happy couple and I was jealous. When I took your place, as soon as you went out that door he woke up and detached himself from me like I was poisonous or something!"
"If Sasuke had never found out I was pregnant he would have ever left you I know it!" I shouted in my defense.
"No he stopped the wedding before he even found out you were pregnant and was going to go out and look for you when Sai came! When you said you couldn't come to the wedding Naruto you would have thought I said I couldn't go! And now I come to find out that you are having his child? That's too much Naruto! So answer me! Why?" She shouted but I was left breathless as I tried to catch up with the new information presented to me. Sasuke loved me? No it couldn't be possible right? I mean why? I tried to shove it into the back of mind as I refocused on the current problem.
"Sakura…I…I'm so sorry. If I could change everything and make it so that this never happened I would because I love you too and I don't want to lose you as a friend." I tried to convince Sakura that I was innocent, but the harsh reality was, I wasn't. Her glare iced over and she shoved me back.
"Don't fuck around with me! Friends don't sleep with other friends fiancé's behind their backs!" She shouted and I wanted to crawl into a ball and hide but I straightened my spin and took my punishment like a man with no backing down.
"You're a coward Naruto Uzumaki! I hate you and I never want to see you ever again!" She shouted while backing away.
"S-Sakura please wait I can-"
"You can't undo what you've done Naruto! You already destroyed everything!" With that last sentence in the air she turned and ran away. I wanted to try and find reasons of why she was wrong but the truth was I already knew all that. What I did to Sakura was something that was a low blow even if it was unintentional, I was an adult and I had to take the consequences of my actions. Even the ones that hurt the most. In all honesty I wanted to break down right there in front of the Hokage tower and cry like a god damn baby but my pride refused to let. Finally when the whispering voices made themselves known I decided to rush into Tsunade's office and tell her what had occurred.
"WHAT?" Tsunade shouted after I replayed to her everything that happened, leaving out a few small details here and there. When I nodded to confirm her question she plopped her head down onto her desk. We sat in silence for a long time, neither of us making a move to do anything to lost in our own heads. Finally Tsunade sighed and looked back up at me.
"Well there not much else we can do kid. We just are going to have to try to take it day by day alright?" She asked and I nodded too tired to talk. I could see the concern in Tsunade's eyes but I waved them off and left without word.
The whole walk back I replayed back the argument between Sakura and me I wondered if what she said was true. I hated the part of me that felt happy knowing that Sasuke had left Sakura for me. He wouldn't really do that right? It had to be a mistake, I mean he told me himself that he loved Sakura so why?
As I opened my door I shouldn't have been so surprised to find what I did.
"Hello dobe." He said as he watched me from the chair he was sitting on. After standing there for about three seconds I finally nodded my head in greeting.
"Hello Sasuke."
I'M SO SORRY THIS IS SO LATE! Please know that I love all of you and I hope you can forgive me but I have just had the most jam packed two weeks ever! Whew! So I have a couple new announcements to give you guys! (No worries they are all good ) So I was reading my reviews and one asked about what the baby was going to look like when it was born so I did a little begging and a little praying and BAM! I got a girl to actually draw out the kid and color it in…anime style! This shit is completely originally and she did it all out it all out of the kindness in her heart! Oh I'm soooooo excited about it! Her shit is awesome and you can check out some of her other works on my tumblr account! But I saw what she has done so far and it looks bad ass! I think you will be excited too! Um…lets see…Please continue to review! I love to hear from you guys and it makes me want to write (which now I have to because I ran out of chapters…hahaha) but don't worry I won't stop! I really hope you like this chapter and I hope that the cliff hanger won't end up with me dead in a hole somewhere…this may or may not be directed to Angelling…lol jk jk. You can't kill me yet! I have to finish the story first! Anyway if you guys don't like this chapter I'll never write again! That is also a joke. Oh! I was really curious about this beta thingy…do I have to pay for it or something and is their anyone, if it's free, who might want to consider betaing my stuff? Do I get to bounce ideas off them? If you are interested please email me privately and not through a review! Thanks! Um…what else what else…Um I think that's it! Sorry again for the delay and I really hope you like this chapter too!