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Ok, so Mijime wasn't sure exactly what to do here. She was in desperate need of a distraction once more but doubted the blond wanted company. She'd been sure that letting him know that her and Sasuke's relationship was purely platonic would help, but it seems that Naruto was a little shocked. Perhaps she shouldn't have told him everything at once. It was kind of Sasuke's job to tell him these things, though she still doubted he'd tell the jinchuuriki about having a psychiatrist. Not that the Uchiha was going to find out she'd told him.

Speaking of the raven…Mijime's mind wondered back to the conversation that had taken place before she'd left her house last night.

I return to the living room to be greeted with the very same sight I left behind. He takes the hot chocolate from me though, so he must be thirsty. I'd made myself a cup too, but realized I couldn't drink it…it might make me sick. Looking him up and down I try to quench my anger. I know from experience that letting rage overtake my mind will not help anything, especially not when dealing with the clients – which, although I don't want to have to see him as such right now, Sasuke is.

"Sasuke," I start confidently; it's the best way to begin a lecture. He doesn't reply, simply keeps his head bowed as if staring into his cup.

"You can't stay here forever, Sasuke. This ain't a big house. Besides…you have priorities…" I trail off, trying to get a reaction – I should know better by now, but it seems I'll never get used to his stoic attitude. "Well, listen. I'm leaving tonight. Don't know when I'll be back but just…I dunno, just don't do anything…erm…well…" I change my mind…he won't do anything stupid anyway. "Ok so don't fix anything around my house. I know you always try to make things better around here but I like it the way it is."

After another pause I decide to be blunt with him, any other way will not work. "You have other things to be fixing right now. Like that head of yours could really do with a sort out." At this he glares at me, at least I'm getting a reaction. "Don't look at me like that, Sasuke." I scold him like a child, this will keep his attention.

"You need to decide what your going to do, and don't say that you've already decided because you haven't. You need time so stay here whilst I'm gone and try to sort out what you are going to do. If you decide to leave him then you'll have to sort that out," though I really don't want him to go down that road, it will kill them both, "and if you decide to stay with him then you'd better have a very good apology." I'm shocked when he actually speaks back to me.

"I can't…" I frown, well that makes sense; this boy's constantly telling me he can't. Coward. "I can't hurt him any more." He continues and I stay silent, I know there is more to come, I can see in his face that this is painful for him, frustrating too.

His head snaps up and his eyes blaze with fury – fury at himself. "You should have seen him, Mijime, he was being insecure, he really believed…urgh!" I try to look understanding, but what did he expect really? When you break up with someone they aren't going to look 'over-the-moon' happy about it. He's not looking at me any more and – though I wish I could say it's the first time in my career – I am speechless, so I just pick myself up and start for the door.

When I get there though, I know I have to remind him; he has priorities. "Just fix yourself, Sasuke. Do what you want. If you don't it'll kill you." And I walk away.

She wondered if he'd figured anything out, like, perhaps he'd realized that it was her who Naruto thought he was cheating with. Mijime mentally snorted, as if they could ever have a relationship like that. Sasuke was far too frustrating even if they weren't into a totally different sex; their own. It was sort of strange in a way. The Uchiha liked what she should while she liked what he should and somewhere in the middle someone had thought they were dating. How…ironic.

She sighed and picked herself up from the breakfast bar. Washing the dishes felt like a chore on her tired hands but she continued, trying hard to make the distraction last. But, damn, plates really didn't take very long to wash and she was finished in less than five minutes. Huffing to herself, she wondered through the house – it wasn't like Sasuke had never walked through her house…not mentioning the fact that his dining room was the length of her little shack.

She hummed a tune as well as she trailed the halls, obviously getting herself lost, or trying to; at least that would amuse her for a short time. Somewhere around the east side of the mansion she came across a large wooden door. It was the only thing left in this direction but at the same time she knew there was nothing after this room either. She toyed with the idea of going in – it would help her sees Sasuke's mental state more clearly as well, depending on the state of the room…if he cleaned it, if he visited it, if he didn't.

But she backed out at the last minute. She couldn't go into the dojo. The thought of entering there gave her a chill and it wasn't long before she was out of the house. She'd heard mumbles from the master bedroom when she passed but couldn't decipher them as sobs or a conversation with Kyuubi. It was probably the latter, she had an inkling Naruto's feelings were being kept away from him. The fox could actually be quite useful and if that idiot Sasuke decided to do the right thing then there would be no need for Naruto to feel pain at all as long as Kyuubi continued to steal his emotions.

The blond had told her all about the fox during their session the night before. Gosh…was it really only that long ago? It felt much longer…like years away from all that had happened last night. And to think, they'd only returned from their mission the day before as well.

Not sure where to go or where her thoughts were taking her – dangerously close to a certain blond girl – Mijime found herself at her own doorstep. When in doubt annoy Sasuke. Of course she was only joking. She couldn't do that to clients. Then again…Clients weren't supposed to come to her home uninvited. A giggle passed her lips at the thought of it; must be dangerous, since she was only a civilian. But it would certainly be a distraction.

The house was eerily silent as she walked through it, the sound of her floorboards creaking under her soft steps. Perhaps Sasuke had left already? But where would he be.

It turned out that Sasuke had not, in fact, left the cottage. He'd simply decided to steal her bed. Mijime felt her patience snap…it was really becoming a problem - she was usually so care free. She grumbled to herself as she trailed through her house. As much as she'd like to bother Sasuke, it was probably in everyone's best interests if he was left to think. She'd talk to him later.

Ino watched as her best friend emerged from behind the dressing room curtain, it seemed she was trying on every dress in the store. Ino smiled brightly and nodded with extreme enthusiasm while Sakura flaunted the dress. The blonde tried to look genuine, she really did, but it was hard to do when all you wanted was to be somewhere else, with someone else, someone who you had undoubtedly hurt in a moment of complete insanity. Absentmindedly, she ran her fingers through Kaname's hair, the baby sure was spoilt. It had been hard for Sakura and Lee at first, but now Sakura had lessened her working hours so that she was with the baby more.

Honestly, what had she been thinking, breaking the news of her pregnancy to Mijime the way she had? The least she could have done was explain about herself and the father first. Perhaps then the girl would have stayed to listen, perhaps even give her support…and…love. Love like she had given her for what seemed like so long now, when really it could only have been a little over two months.

She had met Mijime in the Hokage tower when she was there visiting Sakura. Mijime had been sitting with some friends in the Medics lounge. She mentally snorted at the name; it was more like a place for employees to gather whilst they were on their break.

The dark haired beauty had spoken to her there, she'd been alone and Mijime – as well as her friends – had introduced themselves. They had gotten speaking and had arranged to meet again, of course, Ino hadn't know then that friendship was not what lay ahead of them…she wondered if she'd known would she have stumbled into this mess the same way.

Shaking her head minutely she turned her attention back to Sakura, the girl was currently whining because she'd noticed something on the glorious dress that she didn't care for and was going to have to try on yet another wedding gown. Ino was just glad she was too busy to notice that there was something wrong with her.

There was silence in the master bedroom of the Uchiha mansion for a short moment, whilst a blond shinobi attempted to sort out this new discovery; it seemed that Kyuubi had been paying far more attention the things than he had.

"So…let me get this straight…" he paused a moment again, running through everything as Kyuubi waited – seemingly patient, though Naruto knew otherwise, the fox must have been having a hard time taking all of his emotions off his back. At least it gave him a chance at understanding the situation.

"Sasuke…wasn't cheating on me at all, and Mijime is just his psychiatrist or whatever…and everything was a misunderstanding…so now…I've pushed Sasuke away without any reason…" Kyuubi growled at the new onslaught of grief, and Naruto almost felt bad for the fox, but then realized that it would only make things worse since Kyuubi would be the only one to feel it. The numbness was getting rather alright now, not as strange as it had been in the beginning. Naruto couldn't even bring himself to care that tomorrow was his birthday – or maybe he could…he just couldn't feel that he cared.

"As for the pregnancy thing…you're gonna have to run that by me again, you totally lost me the first time." He heard Kyuubi sigh but couldn't decipher it as a sigh of stress or a sigh of relief or a sigh of humor. He didn't care anyways.

"Kit…pay more attention." He started, sounding aggressive as usual. Naruto remembered him saying something before about how with so much of his chakra in use it was far easier to stay in his male fox form, never mind which was easier to live with.

"It was rather easy, to be honest. And to put it simply for you this time; I basically built you a chakra womb," he paused a moment "it's a little more complex than that, I had to shift things around to get it to fit and even more so once they began growing but I released a painkiller into you so that you wouldn't feel anything…for a while anyway-"

"So that's those weird stomach aches I sometimes get?!" Naruto interrupted rudely, only to be growled at and ignored; wisely, Naruto chose not to press the subject.

"Stress ain't good for them, other wise I'd let you live with this whole Sasuke issue," he spoke the words like venom, "but, alas, I'd rather my hard work didn't go for nothing." He stopped then, and Naruto wondered if he was going to continue…it couldn't be that simple…they were both guys…where'd the egg come from? He was pretty sure there was an egg that came into play when making babies.

Seeming to read his mind, Kyuubi continued after a moment. "The rest was easy. Once I'd set up the womb I simply gathered your sperm together and using my amazing power I made them into an egg…well, it was a little less simple but I don't think your little brain will understand the chemistry so I'll leave it at that." Not giving the blond a chance to argue, Kyuubi continued swiftly. "Then I needed some from the Uchiha which was a little harder to get since it was only inside of you at particular intervals and even then, there wasn't much for me to work with. That's why I released an aphrodisiac, well actually it was norepinehprine(1) through your body…making you pretty irresistible."

"Wait! Wait, wait, wait a minute! Was that that time when we had that argument and…And Sasuke came home and…And…Oh, my god! That wasn't a punishment at all then was it?!"

Kyuubi chuckled darkly. "Nope, I made everything up, I staged the whole thing, making sure the timing was right so that you'd think that was your punishment for disagreeing with me. Anyway…After that night I had all the sperm I needed from him to get things moving in the right direction – it was just a case of placing the components together and watching chemicals react." He sounded so proud, like Naruto was some experiment, a guinea pig to be tested and fucked around as much as needed. The thought didn't bother him, but he felt a smudge of satisfaction knowing that it will have bothered Kyuubi instead.

"Are we going to stay in bed all day, Kit?!" his angry voice bellowed in Naruto's ears. But his answer stayed calm, a sigh; 'yes.'

Mijime stalked through the market of Konoha. She'd decided to get out of the cottage for a while – give Sasuke more time to think. She'd said all that was needed, all she could do now was hope that they'd get through this. Picking up a bag of apples from a stall she quickly gave the man behind the counter a smile and the money. She always bought fruit for herself when she was at the market. She'd been told numerous times that she was a very healthy person and she probably agreed with them.

She'd tried to get Ino to eat more fruit, the blonde never ate anything healthy so how she continued to stay so beautifully shaped was beyond her. Thinking about Ino made Mijime's heart ache and she wished now more than ever that she could just forget about the kunoichi. Just then, though, a too familiar voice seemed to echo through the street and Mijime turned her head at her name in reflex, immediately wishing she hadn't.

A pretty – somewhat tired looking – pink haired girl was pushing a dainty buggy down the street and watching the women beside her with confusion. Said woman beside her happened to be the most gorgeous thing Mijime had ever laid eyes on; her long platinum blonde hair fluttered around her in the light breeze, creating a frame for her lovely pale face, her shimmering blue eyes, her rosy plump lips.

Mijime ran.

It took Ino barely a moment to make up her mind. And then she was chasing. Chasing and calling. Calling Mijime's name so loud that she thought her throat would rip out. Stopping, she remembered that she was a ninja; she could easily use her enhanced chakra to reach the girl in no time. Pushing Chakra into her legs she started for the raven, but when she went to move, her whole body was jerked back against a firm chest.

Her mind went blank and her body went cold. 'no…' was all that she could think as her 'boyfriend' began leading her home, a seemingly innocent hand placed on the small of her back, pushing her forward – towards her flat. Suddenly she could hardly breathe, her throat went tight and she felt herself tear up.

'Mijime…'

Sasuke felt extremely…overwhelmed with emotion as he stood in front of the door. His door. He shouldn't be frightened of entering his own home. That would be crazy, ludicrous, out of the question…

He raised his hand as if to knock, but changed his mind at the last minute. 'You're not supposed to knock on your own door. Just walk in you fucking coward' He winced slightly at the hast and agitation his thoughts carried. He was loosing his composure, and fast. Sighing deeply he made a move to open the door – slowly, trying to make as little noise possible – and stepped into the entrance hall. A feeling he was so unfamiliar, that he hadn't felt for so long that he'd forgotten what it was like, gripped him; nailing him to the spot in a rigid, erect stance. Fear.

'Oh for goodness sakes move!'came his harsh and angry monologue. He closed his eyes and concentrated on sorting his thoughts, but he couldn't remember…what was he going to say again? Shit, he was so screwed. Battling his inner turmoil constantly, he took another breath and began for the stairs. He needed to see Naruto.

The climb seemed be over far too soon and within moments it seemed, he was standing outside his bedroom door, he could feel the chakra within it was his…Naruto's, but he could also feel that it was faint. He was sleeping. Pushing open the door and placing himself inside, Sasuke realized he had been right. The blond was huddled under the covers, his feet were peeking out from the bottom of the mass of quilt. His face, too, which was what had Sasuke's attention right away, was visible, just a small mop of yellow frizz and a calm, resting face. Sasuke was at the bedside within a second.

He sat there, watching Naruto's sleeping face with unwavering interest, for longer than he'd admit. Why'd this have to be so hard…though, he supposed it was slightly better; at least this didn't hurt…yet. After some time, though, his nervousness tripled as Naruto groaned tiredly before struggling through the layers of covers to get his hands free. Sasuke stopped breathing.

It seemed, though, that even without breathing, Naruto could still sense his chakra. The blond froze in his motions, his arms halfway out from under the duvet, and peeked open an eye. It closed quickly and his arms dropped, Sasuke wondered if he was pretending to sleep again. But it seemed Sasuke was not so lucky; the blond blinked open both eyes a few minutes later and Sasuke suspected he'd been conversing with Kyuubi.

The was silence in the room for a long moment, eventually though, Sasuke couldn't stand it any longer – strange, that was usually Naruto – and opened his mouth to begin what he'd come her to do. The words stuck in the throat. He coughed feebly; an attempt to keep himself from looking like he was speechless. Because he wasn't speechless; he'd planned a whole, big, long speech. He just couldn't get his mouth to do what his brain said. After what seemed like forever of struggling, Naruto lost his patience, it seemed.

"Spit it out already. It can't be that hard." Sasuke nearly flinched at his tone and the anxiety threatened to rip him to shreds. Naruto had sounded so mean. God, Sasuke couldn't believe he had just thought that! Naruto - mean. Those two words did not bode well together and besides, since when did Uchiha's even sound like whining school kids; 'he's being mean to me' the voice in his head mocked him. Sasuke suddenly felt very sick. In his state of apprehension, he only barely heard Naruto's grunt of impatience. It almost seemed like the future Hokage was nervous too. But that couldn't be true – Sasuke was sure nobody alive could feel the way he was feeling right now.

He wanted to run away; hide and never come back out. He couldn't though, because there was also a sort of excitement bubbling under the surface, pushed so far back it was barely there any more – but it was. And Sasuke couldn't ignore it. Still, he couldn't force the words he'd planned out of his mouth. So instead he got straight to the point.

Looking at the suddenly very interesting bed, Sasuke visibly shuddered as the words finally escaped his lips. "Will you...marry me?" The was a tense and utterly uncomfortable atmosphere that settled upon him; Sasuke felt completely cold, freezing, so much that he thought he'd shiver again. He felt like he couldn't breathe, like there was something big shoved down his throat – his stomach felt sick in a way it never had before. And his eyes threatened to tear when Naruto spoke.

"No."

(1) Yes, this is actually real, you can go look it up. Though it's basically the opposite of aphrodisiac, or has the reverse effect; attracting people to you and making them horney rather than you. Don't even ask how it's pronounced 'cause I don't have a clue.

Ok. I know it's been, like, really, really late. I have to warn you all, though. My computer caught a virus – well actually it was spyware; same kind of thing though really. Anyways…it completely messed my computer up. I tried everything I could to get rid of the thing, in the end I had a computer that was barely alive; I was unable to access all my files and I basically lost everything I was soo lucky that I'd emailed all my stories to myself straight away – to be sure that I wouldn't loose them. Anyways, after all that work to try and save everything; my computer crashed and my uncle – who is a genius – took my computer for a week to fix it. Then after that I had to reinstall everything I wanted, I had to get all my stories back, all my pictures…I've been rather busy. It was called spyware guard 2008/2009 and was really really bad! Seriously, hardly any spyware/vrisu protection can stop it. It's a nightmare so beware.

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