Holy frick, heaven is a half-pipe! Thanks for the reviews! I never got so many for one chapter before! Though I kinda got another flame, so mou…saddened, too.

XxKitsunedxX - Hehe, I like your perverted honesty. I can't believe that the only chapter without Naruto in it was the best; kinda laughable really. Really glad it got through okay. I know someone that possessive and it's scary…well I suppose it should be, but I was laughing at him. ''; As for the summery, I'm just taking the previous name off.

DarkRavie - Yay! I know it's weird, but I like unstable people. I suppose it has something to do with being a masochist. Hope this one lives up to the last.

noone cares enough - Why thank you. I hope the twisted wording helped in portraying it.

Slightly Wicked - Actually that was only one title and I shoulda taken it down a while ago. ''; Talk about not knowing what to choose. As for the English issue…it's my only language - I live in England. I got a GCSE grade 'A' in creative writing, old English, story analysis and essay structure, communications level three, which is apparently college 'A level' equivalent and I am in the national academy, which places me academically in the top 5 of my country. The part you highlighted was actually Sasuke's ramble in the present tense. The lack of formality signifies his instability, possessiveness, egotism and thought process, whilst your alterations made it seem passive and with textbook formality. 'So much more smoothly' might have been an error, but I am dyslexic, which effects me by making me believe this is acceptable. When I asked my brother, he stated that it is grammatically correct but rarely used because it 'sounds weird'. And he is a Shikamaru! I can't say that I am sorry if this style of writing bothers you, as I am going to continue with it, as many readers enjoy the emotion I am portraying in this way and I, personally, like it also. Though I do agree that twisted stories RULE ass.

TangoOFDOOM - Hehe, don't worry about it. I'm thinking of doing another chapter of other's views somewhere in the future; probably just before the vows or after people know 'bout 'Tachi. I'm thinking Tsunade and Iruka. A lot of people wanted Sakura bashing and we know that she was deluded in the past, so I thought 'Why not reanimate that part for a substitute?'. As for Ino…When I looked over the anime, I realised that she wasn't actually bitchy to Naruto and was really nice to Sakura. She was also very forward, which really helped with the sarcasm. I wanted Ino to be more confronting rather than questioning and therefore, to make Sakura see sense. But like the deluded little idiot she is; she ignores everything. I can't wait to put that scene up either. Whatever the bastard gets he deserves.

PirateCaptainBo - Bo: Always try to. Ski: She is quite, isn't she? And Sasuke's just an ass. Damn Teme. ;-p

Dark Mican - Ah! Don't cry. I promise that he'll get the misery he deserves eventually. I really don't like that Teme.

black suede - Well, I want to kill him…lets say that a part of me really wants to kill him. I just don't think Kakashi would get out of punishment. So we'll torture him emotionally instead. ;-p For now, at least. I believe that Sakura could do better, but she has always chosen selfish and superficial reasons for what she does. Like in the manga/anime, when she cries 'cause of Naruto's predicament with Akatsuki, but also blurted out that, in less direct words, Jinchurikis should be eliminated. And she chose a guy over friendship - that just sucks.

RuByMoOn17 - Hehe, thank you muchies.

ddd - Hehe. Part of me really likes you. Ya know, that sadistic, murdering part. ;-p

dino6 - Well that's a good way of looking at it. I want the seal to be a part of his mental instability, but mainly for it to be playing off of his smaller feelings and amplifying them into a twisted hatred. It's the basic feeling that I got from the seal when it was first applied, so now that Orochimaru is playing inside his mind he's even more psycho. I probably shouldn't have said that, but it will all come together in the end.

Vixyfox - Hehehe, I like the phrase. 'Gasping Muffin'. So great. So love the dramatics. Problem is…now I'm seeing a funny sort of chase scene. Like in a comedy film.

the Crimson Eagle - I vote torture for the Teme!…But that might be morally wrong…So thank God for big brothers. 'Cept mine of course; I've done nothing to deserve the shit he rolls my way. ;-p Glad that you liked the vocabulary 'cause apparently my grammar sucked. Grrr. I'm a smart person - really I am! Thanks for answering my questions in regard to your fic and I can't wait for that oh-so-lovely scene of justice on a screwed up Teme. BTW, you deserve the long comment; ya make me happy.

Mad Mardigan - Yes, it would be hysterical. And I can actually imagine the delicious scene. Sakura probably knows getting knocked up doesn't ensure love, but I know many people who know and ignore this due to foolish hope. Sasuke's a dick and dicks literally have a mind of their own, ne? Thanks for your advice about the summary. I've decided to leave it, apart from deleting the previous title. It was, after all, only named that for two chapters. . Arigato.

Fox Loves Shinigami - I'm glad you like it. I'm kinda nervous that this chapter won't live up to it, now. ;

I love reg preg and mpreg - Thank you for saying so and I love how you summed my flamer up. ;-p Gonna remove the previous title, though. May as well now, ne? Got a second bad review now, though. :'(

Shiva-iceflame - Hehe, thanks a bunch.

DOKIDOKIpanic - Hehe, sorry. rubs back of head I put down SasuNaru ItaNaru on the summary 'cause there's both in here. Ya mean, like pick a main one or something? Sakura's purposely blinding herself like a fool. I will never understand this love thing; just what lengths people will go because of it. I knew someone who acted kinda like mental Sasuke and I fancied the pants of off her. Yes, I am a bisexual masochist. Anywho, as far as I'm thinking, Sasuke thinks he loves Naruto, but isn't clear in his own head and is only guessing on the emotion as Naruto did previously, before our beloved Itachi appeared.

Akirakun17 - Yeah, Sasuke's a freak. He's sorta like a sociopath, in which, he doesn't care about who gets hurt because of him to the lengths of actually enjoying it. I want to portray Sasuke as thinking he's in love with Naruto, without actually understanding what love is. In the end, only he can understand and differentiate, but the curse seal and Orochimaru with his previous victims in his head, twisting and distorting his view. The 'mark him as an Uchiha whore' meant that he wouldn't marry Naruto, but use him all the same. When one is the only member of a clan, one can make new laws for it. It's like branding cows to show which farmer they belong to, 'cept it's Naruto and the Uchiha fan. The girls he went after were basically a link to Naruto. Blond hair, blue-eyed Ino and Naruto's best friend, Sakura. There could be more of Ino's category, but they aren't important. Plus, Neji was always around Hinata and we all know Sasu's a pussy boy. ;-p Ah, with Ino, I meant that she should have approached him in the clothes store to show that she was there for him, or whatnot. All I'll say about Kakashi is, never underestimate him. I'm taking the previous title down, but leaving the rest up in my summary. Damn, I chatted so much back

lazeee an demented - I sorta got another one, too. Apparently English isn't my first language. Actually, that would rock, if it were true, but as it is, my ego took a beating. Then I thought, hang on, qualifications give my English justice, so ner. Hehe, I like rambling…and that love word; it gives me a buzz. ;-D I found that in the first arc, Kakashi was all 'Sasuke', but when he betrayed the village, he was kinda regretful. Then, during Naruto's training, he finally said 'I like you' to him, which he never said to Sasuke. After all, you don't need to like someone to identify with them.

phantomshadowdragon - I wish I could tell you how Sasuke could call him that, but I still don't get how my ex can call me one when I dumped him. It was, after all, he who let his ex blow him on the same day we got together. Talk about right off the bat. I wouldn't mind killing the bastard, but then I realise that I can't just go around killing people I hate. I mean, laws of Konoha can't be that different from over here.

All about Yaoi - Hehe, thanks. I'm glad it's not too predictable. ;-)

XxBookScarxX - Thanks, I would call my updates quite infrequent. I also hate the long updates, which I am suffering with from my NejiHina story. Claz has gone into hiding; she's just the sadist needed for the pending chapter. I know she hates sun, but why hibernate? Can't wait until she comes back and calls me a Dobe again. J More ItaNaru in this chapter, but sometimes, you need an outside view to gain more information, ne.

ScarletOfTheBlue - The wedding will be a big event - lets put it that way. Which Uchiha brother do you like more in the anime/manga? It's be funky if I managed to temporarily sway you.

Gothic Kacie - Hehe, thanks. The world does suck, doesn't it? I still have no job. I wish I could stay on fanfiction forever. I am actually writing a book on the side. I'm such a book geek. Lol.

Anime Elvengirl - The problem is that I don't forget. And I live deep in regret. If I say the wrong thing to someone, it pops up years later still and tortures me. Kuso. I'm glad you like it, anyway.

Tsuzuki Misaki - Lol. Thanks. I'm gonna take down the previous title, though. I was actually planning on doing that a while ago, then forgot. Hehe. Yaya, go Kakashi! Hm, maybe I should change it to a drama category. Na. Angst romances are too great.

Salaiii - Wow, that shoulda took a while. I don't think anyone's described it like that before. Lol. But it just wouldn't be interesting without twists, ne. ;-p

web of dreams - Ranked up quite high, then, ne. I hope this lives up to expectations. ;-p A happy end could be possible, as long as it isn't 'promise'-d. I also enjoy a good NejiNaru or GaaNaru. SasuNaru is great if it shows regret in Sasuke. I can't get into it if it's like 'Sorry Naruto' 'Oh, Sasuke, I understand' or if it completely changes the character of one of them without damn good reason. Naruto's pregnancy will be targeted in it's explanation by Tsunade's point of view in the future. It's all to do with genetics and Kyuubi's stability. A few chapters after that, we delve into Itachi's psyche. That is if I don't decide to randomly add chapters again. Most people who have replied about the summary have told me to leave it, but I am planning on taking the previous title off and maybe add a few words.

candy addiction - I always seem to miss you out, huh? Sorry 'bout that. Somehow I feel that the shock factor wasn't so much there. Then again, Naru-baby did jump in there first. I'm glad Ino took so well. It's kinda weird, seeing as she dived in the scene at the last minute.

For those that like a heads up or get confused, italics are from the day before, heh.

NARUTO

It was the day before the wedding and for the first time since Itachi's appearance, Naruto woke up to an empty bedroom and within his own time. When they'd returned to the apartment in silence, the two had taken to reading scrolls in a relative continuation of the descended quiet. Every few minutes, Naruto had glanced up at the elder Uchiha and observed the concentration and disregard he'd had within that moment. Sitting on his bed now, he remembered how he'd eventually blush, remising on the moan shared between them and snap back to his study. Even before Itachi had called him up on it, Naruto knew that he'd noticed.

"Am I that interesting, Naruto-kun?" Itachi had asked, eyes still on the words before him, detailing past studies and findings relating to the curse seal.

Naruto hadn't known what to say and rushed out a stumble of: "Does it hurt?"

Itachi had turned to him with a raised eyebrow. "There are many things in this world that bring pain, but to what are you specifically referring?"

"The curse seal."

With narrowed eyes, the Uchiha had stated 'no', bringing the strained silence back to the two and Naruto's confused thoughts with it. At the time, his emotions were confusing and feelings consuming the entirety of his mind, though now Itachi being so interested in the curse seal made sense. In some way or another it had to be effecting him, whether by suppression, chakra or some other physical or emotional state. After all, Orochimaru had made them to be of some sort of controller or similar purpose. Though, when Itachi noticed his expression of thought and hesitation, he'd dismissed that theory. He probably assumed that was his line of thinking at the time, rather than the analysis of his infatuation. What was it he'd said?

"The seal does not hold the branded in it's control, but holds suggestion to the mind. Only the weak-minded would give in to it's influence."

Now that he thought about it, Itachi always said Sasuke was weak. Maybe that was the meaning behind the vague statement he always spewed to his baby brother. Too bad that he didn't ask while he had the chance. Instead he'd asked for the Uchiha's help.

"You could help to get rid of it. I mean, you do want it gone right?"

Always the sarcastic bastard…he really should come up with a different name for Itachi than 'bastard'.

"I mean, you should tell me what you know and if we don't come up with anything, at least Tsunade-obaa-chan would come up with something, ne? I mean, she really knows about all this medical crap-"

"And where would you say you had acquired the information from?"

"…I'd think of something."

"Yet you have no ideas."

"Hey, it's better than you and your stupid brother dying of restriction or something. The other day, even you lost control and released the damn thing. You. Uchiha Itachi; prodigy, genius and infamous missing-nin. There has to be some trigger for that to happen and everything with a strength has a weakness, so we just have to find it." He'd ranted.

Then what's my weakness, Naruto-kun?" Itachi had calmly and dispassionately asked.

He really needed to think of a different name. He'd known he was playing with fire then and now was embarrassed for ever thinking of saying what had next spilled from his mouth.

Naruto shivered as he remembered the hot breath ghosting over his ear and how he'd froze so readily in anticipation. Itachi had come so close to the junction of his neck and shoulder, hovering over the tingling skin for so long. Naruto subconsciously rubbed at the area of skin that was so close to being abused. That stupid sadist had left him hanging, like desperate prey, rising and walking away. Maybe 'sadist' could be his new name…no, too passive.

Itachi had left after that and he hadn't come back from wherever he went last night. Naruto sighed. Maybe he really was getting too close to the Uchiha if he was now missing and wondering about him so frequently. There was such a mystery around him that Naruto was sure he could never be allowed to understand the inner workings. Technically, he was giving his life to Itachi…but would he give his life for him? Love…hadn't Itachi said he was incapable of feeling such a thing? Was it the fact that he expected nothing from Itachi that was causing this irregular infatuation?

A sudden presence startled Naruto and he turned quickly to the open window, armed with a kunai kept constantly at his bedside, only to come face to mask with his old sensei.

"Yo."

"Don't 'yo' me Kakashi! Gah. What is it with you people and sneaking up on me? I'm pregnant here; have some compassion." He yelled past his frustratingly beating heart, that was laying blame on his head for his wayward thoughts.

"Oh? Somebody had taken up my greeting style?"

"What do you want Kakashi-sensei? And so early, too…Hey wait…early? You're getting good at this, sensei."

"I heard that you're going to the wedding." Kakashi used a more serious tone than usual.

"…Yeah."

"Is it Sakura's doing? She mentioned meeting you."

"Yeah, I thought it'd be okay around town with Sasuke away. Hehe. I guess not. Sakura usually doesn't go to Ichiraku Ramen alone."

"Aa. You don't have to go, you know."

"I gave my word. You both know how much that means."

"Your word is ruining you and your children's lives Naruto. And now we find out about a suspicious man you have let into your home. Where is this Benito now?"

"He had something to do. He'll be back tomorrow." Naruto huffed, laying a guess and accenting hope.

"I don't think you should trust him."

"Why? He's never lied to me. Even if it would have somehow made me feel better."

"So you know his true name? Kettou Benito isn't his real name and I doubt that his appearance is either."

I know that! I've seen his true face, name and lineage and it doesn't change a thing. I bought him here and he wanted to stay with me. Is that so hard to believe? That someone would want to stay?…Just leave it alone sensei."

"No Naruto. It's so very easy to believe. We just want you safe."

"We?"

"You have a gift…Everyone you meet, you influence. And everyone you influence becomes a better person because of it. There are more people that care for you than you realise. Maa, there's something I'm forgetting…Hmm. It could be that half of the village are talking about your engagement. That sounds right." His eye curved in false innocence. "Sasuke's furious."

"Nani!? How the hell do they know?"

"Hmm, how do they know? I'm not sure…"

"Damn Benito. I told him to shut up when we were out buying wedding kimonos. And he made me get a woman's one, damn it!"

"You bought a kimono?" Kakashi's eye widened.

"I didn't. Benito bought it. It's not even the right colour, damn it. Sakura's gonna kill me."

"Oh? You asked what colour to buy?"

"I didn't ask, buy or do anything. Benito picked everything out and even argued with the damn manager when he wouldn't sell to us."

"He wouldn't sell to you?"

"What's with the twenty questions? Anyway, he did eventually. Benito can be a very persuasive man." Naruto shuddered. "Besides, the guy was an old, bitter man, sensei. You can't change that."

"Aa. One day you will though, ne?" Kakashi arched his eye in a smile. "Today it's the stag night. Stay inside and safe, okay. And I want to meet this Benito for myself at the wedding. It's only right that I have a nice chat with the groom-to-be, don't you think?"

"Hey, wait, are you calling me a girl?!"

Kakashi merely arched his eye once again and with a short 'ja' left the young boy to his own venting. He had an interrogation to plan in the guise of a stag-do, glad that he'd left the boy in a better mood than he'd entered with.

With a huff, Naruto rose and slammed the window shut, moving to get dressed and start the day. It's funny how some of the reasons he'd been trying to find within himself could only be accessed when talking with another person. Someone actually chose to stay with him. And Itachi of all people. He'd done things without Naruto asking for it that he'd subconsciously needed. Itachi was sort of…nice…when you thought about it. Using the word loosely of course. Heaven forbid that the Uchiha should actually hear it.

Naruto chuckled, now having moved into the kitchen and began on some cereal. Maybe if he'd met Itachi under different circumstances and they weren't both jaded by years worth of scars, they would have amounted to more. Instead, Itachi was the perfect predator and Naruto was his victim-in-limbo. Naruto was bought back to reality as a trade was carried out before him; a scroll in exchange for his empty dish. He jumped and turned his head to the impressive face of his recent roommate.

"You should be more careful, Naruto-kun. You may never know the intentions of the people around you. Had I not honoured our agreement, you would have been my captive long ago." With a slender finger, he tilted Naruto's head further toward his own, their lips centimetres apart. "To do with…however…I pleased." He smirked, breaking the locked gaze with his blond prey and moving himself away, knowing the effects he'd left upon him.

A blush flushed Naruto's face at the implication and deliberate sexual innuendo, coupled with a raging heartbeat from the memory of Itachi's moan the day before. Naruto turned to the scroll and kept his silence, his own mixing emotions once again dominating his mind. The increasing anticipation and anxiousness of each suggestive encounter was disturbing him. The man had literally watched his brother screw him senseless, yet grabbed him in intimate positions at inopportune times. The attraction Naruto seemed to be experiencing was what he'd begun to fear the most.

"This…" Naruto's eyes widened as they finally registered the writing, elegantly displayed along the scroll's edge.

"Everything I know of the curse seal." Itachi stated, lowering a mug of tea next to the table before Naruto and sitting down with his own, beside the blond on the sofa.

"That's why you weren't home yesterday? I don't understand; you could have still slept last night."

"Home, Uzumaki? Did you not say that I don't live here?" Itachi resisted a taunting smirk and calmly drank his beverage.

"Tch. Egotist." Naruto mumbled, pouting. "Still, you could have come back."

"I was observing my brother. I doubt he has discussed his own curse seal. Far different from my own, I see."

"What? Are you crazy?! You could have got caught, you idiot! Sasuke's seal isn't important right now-"

"Oh? Are you not still trying to abolish his seal?" Itachi's eyes had narrowed. "You were studying the subject before I even came."

"That doesn't matter right now. We have to get you fixed while you're still here. That bastard Orochimaru…How many lives did he have to ruin until he was satisfied?" Naruto growled. "I've never hated someone so much, as him."

"A person that strives for power becomes his own downfall. It would never have ended if not for that fact."

"Ara? But, didn't you kill your clan for power?" Naruto hesitated in asking.

"Killing them gained me no power. It was merely a test of my own capacity."

"I don't believe that." Naruto stated, just as emotionlessly back. "Not even you're that heartless."

"They were nothing more than blood relations."

"How can you say that so calmly?" Naruto growled, low. "They were your family. I'd do anything to have that and you threw it away."

"Yet it seems you have." The voice was firm and unwavering in it's piercing implication, a glare following the words in an unjust accusation. The sentence just said, was as detrimental as calling him a whore, as his younger brother had done. To suggest that he had only slept with and cared for Sasuke to get pregnant was…that all of his words were lies…He felt, somehow, betrayed. When he had set no bars and expected the worst, how could he? How could he have let Itachi become one of his emotional bonds?

"That was…low, you bastard." Naruto's tone lowered with disbelieving hurt and his eyes built with moisture that he refused to let free. The harsh reality of the situation buried deep into his emotional fragility. "You bastard!" He screamed, regressing into the frightened child that still existed within him and rose swiftly, despite his protesting weight, turning to bolt for the safe seclusion of his bedroom, that he longed for in the moment. The need for distance and separation from his problem.

Reaching out, Itachi's superior speed stopped the blond's retreat with a sharp yank to his flailed arm. With the force, Naruto stumbled back to the suffocating arms of the Uchiha, which tightened immediately around his struggling frame. "Let go of me bastard! Let go! Just because I have to live with your sorry ass, doesn't mean I have to listen to your shit. So let me the fuck go!" He squirmed as Itachi further tightened his hold around the Jinchuuriki, forcing Naruto's back to his form.

"Calm down, Naruto-kun. You'll alert attention to our situa-"

"Shut up asshole, you have no right…no right…" Naruto trailed off weakly. "Let go!" He choked. "Get the fuck off me and leave me the hell alone!"

Sliding an arm across to hold the hold the top of Naruto's arms harshly, Itachi reached a hand to the younker's mouth and covered the orifice in his tight grip. As Naruto struggled, they were both forced to sink slowly to the floor and Itachi's wound throbbed distantly with the excessive use. The chakra of the Kyuubi that the blond poured in only helped so much, despite the immediate risk of when it was first applied to his chakra system. Itachi found his face in the soft strands of Naruto's shining hair; the effect of innocence within him, radiating further with his shaking body and the light of the morning sun.

Itachi felt the blond try to bite his hand, but stopping just short of achievement with the inability to complete such a task. His hand began to acquire moisture, with what the Uchiha could only guess were tears and his bare arm stung with the two of his captive gripping to it. Nails scratched at his skin in heated desperation and depressed hate, leaving red marks and the occasional bead of blood. Which was followed and alternated with pained need and lonely want of comfort and understanding in the form of unrestrained clinging to the limb.

Why he had grabbed the blond at all, instead of letting him dwell and depress in his room was still unclear. To fight him could have, in some way, brought harm to the growing life that he had belittled so unreasonably to cause such a reaction, yet to leave him would have bought about manifesting negativity. Though such a state was no concern of his, he somehow felt responsible for preventing it. In such harmful words, he had changed the atmosphere to this, from something that could almost be described as friendly. In that moment, though, hadn't he wanted to inflict anguish?

The two words escaped Itachi's thin lips before he could think of reproaching them; such words he'd said so rarely. Maybe it was because of the growing blame upon himself as he watched the boy mentally shatter and fall apart, that reached back to the teen that lived only to sooth and care for his younger brother, that once held an innocence like this, that he wished to forever protect. It could even be for a kind of appreciation that he'd been treated with gratitude and understanding from the younger. Either way, he bought forth stillness and choked breaths to Naruto, who physically deflated and leaned into him and the back of the sofa, before drowsiness began to take effect and their bodies were heavy in ache.

The uttered words of "I'm sorry..."

NARUTO

So the question in this chapter is: why would Itachi want to purposely bring Naruto pain? Tune in next time for the stag-do and more moments with ItaNaru.

I drew a picture that wouldn't go from my mind after I'd replied to DesperateLoveKoi. It's just a little sketch and doesn't really display much; but you do see the effects of a thoroughly kissed Naru-chan. ;-p So it's dedicated to you, ne, DesperateLoveKoi? (Take out space.)

http :// clazkunoichi . deviantart . com / art / ItaNaru-Dominated-65369589

By the way, did anyone else get the impression that I wasn't English?

TIMELINE

October - (Late) SasuNaru begins.

November - (Early) Pregnant, (Around 10th) Party, (Mid) Day mission, SasuIno (Late) Mission starts.

December - (Early) Mission ends, Sakura Pregnant, (Week later) SasuSaku marriage told, Naruto moves teams, (Late) Failed visits, Observe NejiHina, KakaNaru talk.

January - (Early) Kakashi makes a lie, NejiHina told to be false. (Mid) Sakura tries visiting. (Week later) last failed visit.

February - (Early) Questions of father stop, (Mid) Sakura's baby's sex, Sasu rapes Naru, Naru moves. (Late) Meets Sakura, Stops training.

March - (Mid) Finds Itachi, Saves Itachi, finds Itachi's curse seal, InoSaku talk, SasuSaku wedding

August - (Early) Naru's due date.

September - (Early) Sakura's due date.

In order of occurrences, tell me if I've missed anything and I'll add more as it's revealed.