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June 25th, the seventh week
The four extra days passed by slowly at first, the two bored out of their minds before the first team actually arrived in the middle of the third day. That was when it had gotten interesting; the team was collectively battered and bleeding. Kyoko had eyed the team as they eyed her and the Uchiha, tentatively asked if they needed help dressing their wounds and was given the response, 'fuck off'.
She had not taken kindly to the response and ignored the three the rest of the day. On the fourth day, two more teams arrived in practically the same condition as the first. One had been in the early hours of the morning, the other in the middle of the afternoon. Everyone was on edge, not trusting anyone that wasn't from his or her village. On the fifth day, time seemed to slow down even more so that the past few days. Kyoko waited impatiently for the time to count down, pacing slowly as Sasuke watched her calmly, leaning against the wall and taking frequent bathroom breaks.
Half an hour before the doors to the tower closed a fourth full team came walking in, everyone's eyes on them warily sizing them up. Sasuke recognized them as the mist genin he had stolen his second scroll from. Each of them stared at the Uchiha and he smirked, their glares shattered in sudden fear. Not knowing what to do the mist ninja all looked away, masking their fear with fury and glared at anyone else who dared to look at them. Kyoko watched curiously as the mist genin shuffled to a spot as far away from her and Sasuke, their eyes not straying in their direction. She glanced over at the Uchiha and saw the smirk he was giving them right before he dropped it and immediately conjured up a rough idea of what happened.
"Do you think anyone else will make it in time?" She asked quietly. Sasuke fixed his mask of indifference and shook his head slightly.
"No." Sasuke glanced around the room, watching the teams pretend to ignore each other while trying to figure out weaknesses and strengths. Kyoko nodded and sighed heavily. They sat in silence together for the next twenty-five minutes and suddenly, Sasuke started to feel nauseous. The bottom of his stomach dropped and bile rose in his throat, he was going to be sick.
Rising quickly, catching everyone's attention, Sasuke stalked to the bathroom, a small alcove in the large room, one door for men and the other for women. Moving into the bathroom designated for men, he darted to the closest stall and leaned over the edge of the bowl. The sound of puking reverberated in his ears as he spilled the contents of his stomach. Wincing at the burn in his throat, he heaved again, gripping the bowl of the toilet tightly. Once his stomach settled, he stood up and flushed the toilet. Wiping the excess crap on his chin, he went to the sink. Turning on the water he washed the puke from his hands and then splashed his face to rid himself of the sick feeling he had. This was morning sickness and he loathed it already.
Now, feeling the effects full on, he knew that it was going to be long and hard pregnancy. Turning off the faucet, he grabbed paper towels and dried his face and hands, he could feel itching feeling in the back of his throat but he ignored it. The time limit had already passed and he needed to get back. Anko was already talking to the genin about the third exam, the board had been brought out and names were already written on it. Sasuke only needed to glance at the board to know where his name was; he was in the seventh match against a random kid. Kyoko's name was slotted in the third.
At least he didn't have to be worried about fighting her too soon in the tournament; he was even fighting fewer matches than the others. Sasuke felt relief with knowing that fact. Less of a chance to get hurt and he didn't need that match that everyone else had. Everyone knew how good he was based on his reputation; it wouldn't take much to impress whoever would choose who passed the exam. Anko glanced over at him as he walked to the edge of the group; everyone was too busy taking in the fact that they would have a whole month to prepare for the third exam.
"Glad you could join us Uchiha, I don't have to repeat my whole speech do I?" The older woman patronized him. This caused a majority of the genin to look back at him.
"I remember it well enough from the last time." Sasuke kept eye contact with Anko, unaffected by her attempts to get him to react. Anko smiled ruefully and surveyed the younger teenagers.
"Alright you maggots! See you in a month and if you're late, you're automatically disqualified!" Anko waved her hand dismissively and started to walk away. "Now get out of my sight and go home, you all smell."
The group started to disperse, Kyoko immediately making a bee line over to where Sasuke stood. "Hey, you okay? You just up and left." Sasuke gave her a look that she had come to known well over the last few days as Sasuke speak for 'shut the fuck up.' She closed her mouth and watched as the group around them drifted farther and farther apart.
"Don't do anything stupid." Sasuke told her. He glanced up to see Anko keeping the corner of her eye on him and the redhead.
"That won't be a problem." Kyoko sighed. "I'm not allowed to take any missions, I've still got to fill out paper work that I won't see until after the end of the exam."
"Good." Sasuke muttered quietly. Kyoko nodded and gave a small smile, waving goodbye as she followed the crowd of genin out of the tower. Every team was on their own to get back out of the forty-fourth training field.
"Uchiha!" Sasuke heard Anko call out. He turned to look at her as she waved her fingers for him to come closer. Doing as the jonin asked, Sasuke came towards the board of names. Sasuke's first instinct was that Anko's chuunin had seen Kyoko's stunt the very first day but he squelched it down, she wouldn't want to talk to just him and not Kyoko in that situation.
"Don't be late this time, we wouldn't want you being disqualified on a technicality." Anko looked over the board and then turned to him, grinning devilishly. Nodding slowly Sasuke looked over to Anko, their eyes meeting.
"Of course." Sasuke answered. He turned around and made his way to the entrance of the tower, leaving Anko watching him exit the tower. Sasuke passed Kyoko first, then the rest of the teams of genin quickly. He wanted to get home as quick as possible, there was a blonde that had been waiting five long days for him to come back.
The apartment was dark when he reached it, Sasuke had known Naruto was probably out on a mission but half hoped he had been wrong. Now he could take a long shower in peace as the other half of his mind had hoped for. Having an unusual lack of care, he slipped his shoes off and left them lying apart from each other on the floor. Slipping his kunai pouch off and setting it down on the coffee table he pulled his shirt over his head and dropped it on the floor just outside the bathroom.
Leaving the bathroom door open, he unzipped his pants and let it and his boxers drop so he could step out of them. Stepping into the shower, he immediately turned the water to hot, it hit his chest and he leaned forward so that it hit his face, eyes closing as the spray washed away any loose dirt. He ran his hands through his dirty hair, the stress of the first and second exam slipping away with the warm water. Turning around, he opened his eyes and reached for the soap, intending to clean as thoroughly as possible before the hot water ran out. As he went on with his shower, Sasuke's mind wandered.
He would need to tell Naruto about Kyoko, that he didn't have all of Kyuubi inside of him and that they needed to help her before the nine tailed fox was let loose on the village. It was going to be another problem whether Sasuke wanted it to be or not. Another long, hard task to complete and another secret to hide from the village, what else was going to happen to make them change his and Narutos' plans? He raised his hand to the seal on his shoulder and a shiver raced up his spine; it was a sensitive spot.
The sound of the front door unlocked snapped Sasuke out of his reverie, the familiar presence of his lover reaching his senses and he relaxed, sighing deeply. From the shower, he could feel the blonde moving around the apartment, coming closer and closer until he could see Naruto's outline behind the shower stall door. Naruto's outline came to the door and opened it, the blonde head poking in and regarded the Uchiha carefully. The blonde wore the traditional green chuunin vest and black pants, his feet bare.
Immediately, Sasuke knew something was wrong and there were several clues. The first was the blonde didn't immediately strip before opening the stall door, no intention to jump said Uchiha in the shower. Secondly, there was no loud, obnoxious 'I'm home, Teme!' and third, a small ring of blood red color surrounded Naruto's iris, just as it had when they had been in the compound. Sasuke watched as Naruto stepped into the stall, clothes and all, unsure of how to react. The blonde continued to regard the Uchiha with such a serious expression that Sasuke found it disturbing. When the blonde was even closer he took a step back, the water spraying against his scalp as he moved. The blonde followed him, moving into the spray of water, unhindered by it.
Once the small of Sasuke's back hit the cool metal of the shower handle he stopped moving, watching Naruto come closer until their noses were touching. The ring of red was so obvious now that he could see it up close; Kyuubi's power oozing through the seal with the help of the blonde's anger. Sasuke didn't know why but Naruto was pissed. "You smell like someone else." Naruto stated. His voice was low and restrained, obviously holding back anger. "You smell like a fox." The blonde hissed, his eyes narrowing angrily.
For a briefest second, Sasuke was confused but then quickly realized what his lover was talking about. Without so much as a change in facial expression, he tilted his head just a fraction to respond but Naruto didn't want to have any of it. Snarling, he punched the tile next to Sasuke's head just hard enough for it to have a hairline crack running across it's length. "You're mine!" Naruto growled out. Spit flew onto Sasuke's already wet cheek and he wanted to wipe it off but knew Naruto would not take physical reactions well while pissed off.
"Does my breath smell like someone else's?" Sasuke asked. He was spoke calmly, wholly unaffected by Naruto's outburst. Naruto didn't reply, just kept glaring angrily at his pregnant lover, Sasuke knew the blonde would have said something if he had.
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"Happy, Usuratonkachi?" Sasuke muttered. He watched as Naruto pulled away, immediately making eye contact.
"You're mine." Naruto repeated. Not having time to respond Sasuke was pressed up against the tile wall of the stall, Naruto's lips feverishly moving against his, forcing his tongue into the Uchiha's mouth. Their bodies were pressed up against each other, Naruto's wet clothes against the Uchiha's bare skin. Allowing the blonde to have his way for a few seconds, he passively fought back. When he finally had enough, he used the wall for leverage and pushed Naruto against another side of the shower stall. The movement broke their kiss and Sasuke pressed his forearm against the blonde's neck.
Growling under his breath, Naruto glared at his lover as Sasuke smirked up at him. "And you're mine." Sasuke raised his eyebrows in a challenge when Naruto's blue eyes, with the thin ring of red still there, narrowed. "Are you satisfied now, Dobe?" The water from the showerhead sprayed down on Sasuke's back, it's lukewarm temperature cool against his skin, the Uchiha briefly thought about turning it off, the water bill was always more expensive whenever they did it in the shower.
"No." Naruto scoffed.
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Sasuke tried to determine why Kyuubi's power was acting up now, just as it had the day before the exams. Naruto had been angry with him before but never had the red appeared in the blonde's eyes. The blonde had always been possessive but he had specifically referred to the smell of someone else as a fox. He needed only one guess to know whom the blonde had unknowingly referred to. As they approached the bed, Sasuke put the first two pieces of the puzzle together. Kyoko had arrived six days before the exam; Naruto's eyes had the ring of red the day they went to the compound, six days before the exam and just now, in the shower. Both times the blonde had been furious and that was when Kyuubi's chakra leaked.
It gave him momentary relief that both seals were strong enough to not break from being so close already. Then came the worry of Naruto getting angry during a mission and wreaking havoc on whoever was near, the elders would see it as enough reason to imprison the blonde or even kill- Sasuke's thought process came to a halt as he was dropped, the free fall jerking him out of his thoughts. Shock rippled across his body as he bounced on the bed. Looking up to Naruto for an explanation of being dropped so suddenly he watched as the blonde unzipped his wet, green chuunin vest, shrugging it off.
"Teme, stop thinking so much." Naruto grinned.
"Shut up, Usuratonkachi." Sasuke replied monotonously. His thoughts jumped over his previous musings to new ones. The fact that Kyoko had come to Konoha and Kyuubi's power had grown stronger after she arrived was not coincidence. The two were linked together by Kyuubi and their seals but Naruto had been angry when he had smelled Kyoko on him. The fact that the blonde had specifically said 'fox' meant that he could tell just by smelling her scent on him that Kyoko had something foxlike about her. He glanced down at the blonde's crotch when Naruto dropped his underwear, erection already standing up and hard. How could he stop Kyuubi's power from leaking through the seal whenever the blonde got angry?
Kyoko's seal was weak, was Kyuubi's chakra leaking because it was overflowing Kyoko's and spreading it across the two seals, giving Naruto's seal more than it could handle? Just what kind of connection did Kyoko and Naruto have through the seals? He would have to do some research. The blonde grinned cheekily and propped himself up on his elbows and knees looking down at the Uchiha and his last coherent thought on the subject was only that he had to strengthen Kyoko's seal and to do it without anyone else noticing, there simply was no other way.
"You're still thinking." Naruto stated. Sasuke gave a small shrug.
"Maybe because you're boring me." The reply was met with a snort from the blonde.
"Welcome home, asshole." Naruto leaned down and kissed the Uchiha on the lips. Sasuke let Naruto pick the pace of this kiss, his lips moving gently against Naruto's in a deep kiss. Feeling the blonde above him lie down he shivered, both their bodies were wet and it was cold. Feeling his lover shiver, Naruto broke the kiss and looked over to the side of the bed, he reached out and pulled the blanket from the corner and threw it over their chilled bodies. Sasuke frowned as the warm blanket touched his sides, it would need to be dried at least after they were done.
"It needs to be washed anyway Sasuke, I sort of haven't done laundry." Naruto sheepishly admitted as he leaned back down and kissed Sasuke's neck softly. Rolling his eyes, he should have known Naruto wouldn't attempt to do any housework without him.
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"I missed you." Sasuke whispered to Naruto. Naruto sighed softly and smiled.
"I missed you too." Naruto pulled the Uchiha close, wrapping his arms around the other in a warm embrace. "Can we stay like this for a while?" The blonde asked.
"Not angry anymore?" Sasuke rested his cheek against Naruto's shoulder and listened to the sound of their heartbeats slowing into a peaceful steady rhythm.
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that." Naruto rubbed his hand over Sasuke's shoulder soothingly. "I don't really know why I got so mad." Sasuke sighed softly and closed his eyes, enjoying the blonde's embrace.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." Sasuke whispered after a few minutes. He felt Naruto shift but didn't seem to want to banter about why he got so mad.
"How do you feel?" He asked instead. Sasuke ran a hand through the blonde's hair and looked over Naruto's expression.
"A lot better," Sasuke muttered softly. "Thank you." He leaned forward and gave Naruto a quick peck on the lips. Naruto's feet entangled themselves with Sasuke's, tickling against the edge of the pillow.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Naruto asked. He felt Sasuke's hand slide down to his cheek, holding it gently. Sasuke thought about it for a moment, then smiled softly.
"It's a long story, I'll tell you in shower." Naruto grinned and pulled Sasuke off the bed with him, leading his lover by the hand to the shower.