So this is a special follow-up to "Friends"

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that's been reading this story, I'm in the process of brainstorming and finishing up another story. but i haven't decided if this was going to be the last chapter to Friends, so if you find time let me know if u think i should continue the story.

Special Chapter

After being in the hospital for a few days, Sasuke and Sakura adjust to life with their new baby Itachi.

However because they were new parents and with Sasuke having to go on a long mission, Sakura continues to stay with her mother; needing the extra help and answers to her various questions.

"When does he stop crying?" Sakura asked as she walked in circles rocking the baby back and forth in hopes of getting him to calm down.

"Sakura when did you check his diaper last?" her mother asked while she fixed up a bottle. "Just 10 minutes ago." She replied as she sat down in a chair. "Check him again," her mother said next while she finished up the bottle before testing the temperature.

Sakura willing to do anything, gently laid the baby down as she started to check his diaper. "Not again" she sighed as she got to work on changing him. After she finished, she carefully placed the baby over her shoulder. Before Sakura's mother handed her the bottle so she could start feeding him.

"There you go Itachi, that's a good boy. Your dad should be home today aren't you excited." Sakura said to him while he hungrily fed on the bottle. Sakura despite being completely exhausted, loved certain aspects of being a mother; especially looking at the baby and seeing bits of her and Sasuke in one little person. Itachi had inherited his father's hair but he had her green eyes.

Watching him finally settle, Sakura tries to catch a big yawn as she shook her head to keep awake. "Sakura you look worn out, do you want me to take over for a bit?" her mother asked seeing the bags under her daughters eyes.

"It's okay I got it." Sakura said while rocking him. Seeing the stubborn girl yawn again, Sakura's mother sat up and grabbed the baby and bottle. "Sakura that's an order go take a shower and get some rest now, besides I need some time with my grandson." her mother said while sitting down on the coach with him.

Sakura wanted to interject, but she knew she was too tired to argue with her mother. "Fine, just for a little bit" she said before she headed upstairs. First Sakura took a hot shower, before sitting on her bed relaxing in her towel. As quickly as she found herself falling asleep, Sakura hurriedly jumped awake when she felt a hand stroke her face.

"Huh" she said when she realize Sasuke was siting beside her. "Sasuke-kun" she almost screamed as she wrapped loving arms around his neck; since Sasuke wanted to see her first he once again snuck through her window like old times.

"Sorry I was gone for so long, how are you doing?" he asked seeing she look exhausted, "Good, just took a shower." Sakura said next as another yawn crept out. Seeing this Sasuke found himself grin, as he made her lay down. Sakura blushed, at Sasuke laying on top of her as he started to attack her lips.

Quickly subduing her in her weak state, Sasuke slyly darted his tongue in and out of Sakura's mouth hotly; as she started to submerge her hands into his hair. Sakura feeling hot, from the affection got to work on undoing his shirt before she moaned his name, as it had been a while since they were last intimate. Sasuke complying to her need helped Sakura as they finished undoing each others clothes before enjoying the sensation only they could feel with each other.

Once Sakura was fast asleep, Sasuke sat up admiring her for a moment before he got up to change into some different clothes. After Sasuke finished changing, he headed downstairs.

"Sasuke using the window again?" Sakura's mother asked as she shook her head at him. Sasuke blushed at her non approving facial expression.

"So is Sakura asleep?" she asked next as she placed the sleeping baby into his crib. "Yes, she looks exhausted." Sasuke commented feeling guilty he had to leave her all by herself for his mission.

"Well she's been up for almost three days taking care of the baby," Sakura's mother said while she got to work on cleaning up the messy house.

Sakura's mother watching, Sasuke go over to the baby's crib noticed him eyeing him lovingly, while he watched him sleep. "Why don't you take a day with him tomorrow so she can rest." She asked while folding up some towels.

"Me by myself?" Sasuke asked in disbelief . "Yes of course you can do it " she reassured while Sasuke felt troubled by this idea; since he had truthfully only spent barely a full week with the infant since he's been born.

Early the next morning, Sakura's mother leaves to go run errands while Sakura was still deep asleep upstairs. "OK Sasuke I have my phone call me if you need anything, or have any questions remember don't wake up Sakura she needs her sleep." She finished before walking out of the door.

However as soon as she shut the door. Sasuke heard some fussy noises before a screaming yell as the baby now awake kicked and whaled. Quickly hurrying over to him, Sasuke anxiously picked up the baby as he started to rock him in order to calm him down. "Hey Itachi what's wrong?" he said to him only for the baby to scream louder.

Squinting an eye over the high pitch noise, and knowing Sakura was trying to sleep quickly decides to grab a bag full of baby supplies, before heading out of the house.

Carrying the crying infant in his carrier. Sasuke could feel the eyes of all the onlookers staring him down; causing him to feel like a bad parent for not being able to make him stop crying. Carefully rushing, Sasuke made his way over to Naruto's house as quick as he could.

Knock Knock

"Huh who is it?" Naruto asked as he was just waking up from a nap. after opening the door seeing Sasuke and the crying baby made Naruto cringe a little.

"Wait what are you doing here?" he asked in annoyance since Sasuke didn't at least call first before heading over.

Catching his tone Sasuke quickly answered back "Please as many times, as you come over to my house you should be more grateful." he scolded while rocking the baby.

"Sakura's exhausted and needs a day to recuperate so I need your help with the baby". He said next with a strained look on his face. Naruto hearing this gave Sasuke a puzzled look

"Eh? Why me I don't know anything about babies why didn't you ask Ino or one of the other girls." He questioned.

"Because I wanted to do this on my own, besides they'll just tell Sakura." Sasuke said while placing the babies things down. "Oh... fine" Naruto said giving in. "Here hold him while I go and fix up a bottle." Sasuke said while he gave the baby over to Naruto.

"Hey Itachi ," Naruto said while trying to make the baby stop crying, Itachi seeing Naruto instantly stopped crying for a moment to the delight to Naruto and Sasuke; until he took a second to cry even louder. "Naruto" Sasuke yelled as he tried to mix up the bottle.

"It must be my face or something" he said as he tried to think of what to do now. "Here give him to me" Sasuke finally said once he was done.

"Ok here you go." He said while feeding him the bottle. After Itachi started to drink the room was finally quite once again. "Man, how can you do this ?" Naruto said next while slumping over in his chair trying to enjoy the silence.

"Unfortunately I haven't really had to... Sakura's done all the hard work" he replied while sighing.

"Oh… well Sakura is strong," Naruto said before he heard a familiar noise again. "aaaaaaaaaaaaaa" Itachi yelled as he turned more fussy. "What now." Naruto asked panicking. "I don't know he hasn't finished the bottle yet" Sasuke screamed over the baby for Naruto to hear.

Both men getting nervous, didn't know what to do, next as the crying turned to screaming. "Don't you have some instructions or something." Naruto asked next while holding his ears.

Remembering a baby book in the baby bag, Sasuke grabbed the book to look up anything that could help.

Seeing something catch his eye, Sasuke put down the bottle as he placed the baby on his shoulder and started to pat his back, watching his crying go down; Sasuke kept up until he heard a decent sized burp come from the baby.

"There you go" he said as he wiped the sides of his son's mouth with his blanket. Naruto in aw over Sasuke, couldn't help but smile watching him of all people act like a real father.

After Sasuke finished burping him, he watched his son nibble on his fist as he seemed pretty happy now. "Ok so if a baby is upset after feeding, then burping can cure it" he said to Naruto. "Oh " Naruto said with an inquisitive look.

"Ok here" Sasuke said handing the baby back to Naruto. "Wait what why me again" Naruto asked as he pulled back. "Baka I need to make an extra bottle for him while he's calm, it will only take a second." Sasuke said next while getting up.

Naruto reluctantly held the baby at a distance, as he prepared for him to start crying again. After a few minutes and the baby not doing much other than drooling. Naruto let out a thankful sigh as he held the baby closer into his arms.

"See there you go I'm not the bad " he said with a smile until his nose began to twitch.

As soon as he looked down , Naruto heard the baby start to cry again. "What now?" Sasuke asked as he was trying to wash out the bottle. "I …think… he pooped." Naruto said while holding his nose. "Well what are you waiting for change him." Sasuke continued to boss Naruto.

"Come on it's not even my kid Sasuke." He shouted back until he got some dangerous looking eyes in return. "Ok fine."

"Let's see here," Naruto said to himself as he laid Itachi down on his blanket. Once he removed the diaper, he got to work on cleaning up the poopy mess.

After he finished and cleaned the baby, he pulled out and dressed him in a new diaper. Once Sasuke got to work on measuring up a bottle he looked over to check Naruto's progress. Noticing right away Naruto messed up Sasuke makes him fix it.

"Hey Naruto that's on backwards" he said next while sighing out loud. "Oh really how can you tell?…sorry little guy" Naruto replied as he undid the diaper, however as soon as he did Naruto got an unpleasant surprise as a stream of pee hit his face.

"Aaaaaaaaaa" he screamed, as he tried to wipe the pee from his face. Seeing Naruto panic made the baby stop crying as he blew bubbles.

"Well at least your stupidity is good for something" Sasuke replied as he sat down before he finished up the diaper for him and pulled his son up into his arms.

After Naruto washed his face, he sat down on the other side of the room giving Sasuke a death stare. "How long has it been?" Naruto asked as he was already over baby sitting. "Its only been an hour" Sasuke voiced with the same disappointment as Naruto.

After Sakura stirred out of her sleep, she slowly rolled over to check the time. When Sakura realized the day was almost over she shot up from bed in a panic.

"Oh No" she said while quickly grabbing her robe and heading downstairs.

Hearing nothing but quite, Sakura checked for her mother and the baby only to find them out Sakura quickly phones her mother.

"Hello?"

"Mom where did you take the baby?" she asked as her voice was uneasy with worry.

"The baby I don't have him, he should be with Sasuke?" her mother said confused. Sakura hearing this let out a semi relieved sigh.

"Sakura is everything ok?" her mother asked next as she was quite. "...Yeah they must be out for a bit see you later bye." She said while hanging up the phone.

Sakura taking advantage of the alone time, tried her best to relax in the empty house. First she made some food, but she found herself not very hungry. So she decides to read a book, but found herself unable to concentrate on anything other than the exact whereabouts of her son was.

Feeling conflicted Sakura started to bite her nail. While she contemplated what she should do. On one hand she wanted Sasuke to have time with their son, but on the other she couldn't help but miss him terribly.

After the baby finally falls asleep, Sasuke places him gently into the carrier he had brought with him. As he exhaustedly sat back in the chair, trying his best not to make any loud noise.

Naruto in the same state of caution laid his head back as he didn't know he could feel this tired from one child. Just as the two sat in blissful silence, and gave each other a grin.

The pair hear loud knocks on Naruto's door. "Hey Naruto" a voice called out to the dismay of Naruto and Sasuke.

"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh" the baby cried out again as he was woken up by the loud voice.

Beyond annoyed Naruto swung open the door to find Shikamaru and Chouji standing there.

"Aaaahhhhhhhhhh bakabakabaka" he screamed as he placed Shikamaru into a hard head lock.

"Hey whats up" Shikamaru said as he couldn't understand his concern. "We just got the baby to sleep and now you woke him up." Naruto yelled out as he pointed Shikamaru's head in the direction of the baby.

Shikamaru and Chouji seeing Naruto's house even more of a mess than usual and an angry Sasuke looking at them; quickly tried to make a break for it, until the two were pulled back into the house.

Naruto and Sasuke relaxing on the coach, watched on as Chouji and Shikamaru tried to care for the baby in feeding changing and getting him to stop crying.

Naruto watching the two clueless men, couldn't help but enjoy Shikamaru getting a pee stream to the face. "Yea gotta watch out for that" he joked, as Shikamaru was pissed of trying to wipe off his face.

Just as they sat back enjoying the show. Naruto received another knock on his door. When he went to open It he was surprised to see Sakura standing there. "Sakura hey" he said as she hurried in, grabbing her son from Chouji.

Sakura having him in her arms hugged him tightly, as she ran her fingers through his thin black hair and laid several kisses on both cheeks.

"Sakura what are you doing here you're suppose to be resting?" Sasuke asked seeing her rock the now happy baby as he made bubbling noises.

"I know but I missed him" Sakura said while she touched his nose lovingly.

Sasuke sighing with a smile, gathered up the rest of the baby's things before getting ready to leave. "Itachi want to say goodbye to uncle Naruto?" Sakura asked as she looked at him."Ugh that's ok Sakura-chan you just got him to stop crying." Naruto said while holding his hands out in protest.

"Its ok he's fine look." Sakura said while handing him the baby. Naruto still unsure held Itachi up before smiling back at him. "Ok I'll see you…." He suddenly stopped when Itachi threw up on him.

Naruto now getting use to this, handed the baby back to Sakura before he went to go wash up without saying a word to anyone.

While Sakura and Sasuke walked home Sasuke noticed the sun starting to set. "Sakura I'm sorry I left you alone to care for the baby, I didn't realize how hard it is." He admitted while he noticed him fast asleep.

"It's ok Sasuke you had a mission, you do what you have to do" Sakura smiled, before watching him stop.

When Sakura turned to look at him, she noticed Sasuke looked down; before he grabbed her arm.

"I've been thinking about it...and I've decided on what I want to do with my life." Sasuke paused as Sakura gave him a strange look. " I want to start-up the Uchiha police force once again, that way I won't be gone on missions and... it's something our son can inherit ," Sasuke said while watching him sleep.

"Sasuke…" Sakura said before lowering her eyelids."That's wonderful" she said next while kissing him hard on the lips.

As the two smiled at one another, Sakura turning her back to Sasuke starts to blush. "So Sasuke I've decided something as well..." she said before glancing back at him, honoring her a surprised look from him.

"I think it's time for me and Itachi to live with you, but before that... we should set a wedding date." Sakura commented with a devilish grin.

Sasuke unable to hide his approval, smirked before grabbing her hand; as the two continued to walk home with their son.

Once again I apologize for any errors I had to edit from my phone.