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October tenth, the twenty-second week,
Sasuke had woken up knowing what day it was. They had gone to bed talking about who all was going to Ichiraku's to celebrate as the blonde pressed kisses against his neck and shoulder. What roused him from sleep was a feeling of someone lifting his leg and he shifted, not wanting to wake up just yet. Naruto had said he didn't want breakfast in bed and he wasn't going to get up early for nothing. Sasuke was drifting pleasantly in and out of sleep as something brushed against his backside but he ignored it. The blonde could wake him up any way he wanted; it was his birthday after all.
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"Good morning." Naruto finally spoke up. Sasuke could feel the grin emanating from the blonde as he moved back up on the bed. The blonde's hand went straight to his abdomen and the Uchiha tolerated it, biting the inside of his cheek.
"Happy birthday, idiot." Sasuke muttered. Naruto let him pet, patiently waiting for the pregnant male to settle down before they continued the conversation.
"Is it my birthday?" Naruto asked jokingly. His hand moved in slow rhythmic circles over Sasuke's skin and pressed his lips against a pale neck gently.
"It's the only reason I let you get away with that." Sasuke responded petulantly.
"You like it." The blonde grinned against his shoulder. Sasuke set his own hand on his baby bump, continuing to let the blonde's fingers roam. He shifted again, feeling Naruto press his face into the Uchiha's hair and inhaled deeply.
"Don't think I'm going to let you do it again after today." Sasuke replied. The pregnant male leaned in for a kiss and was surprised when the blonde stopped him.
"No, it's okay." Naruto mumbled into the back of the Uchiha's head. "I can wait until tonight." He lifted his body up and moved over Sasuke to lie facing him, grinning mischievously.
"Dobe." The Uchiha raised an eyebrow at him but didn't try to persuade him otherwise. He wasn't too worried about since he would have the rest of the day to wait. "It's still there." The blonde blinked in confusion, wondering what his pregnant lover was talking about. "The hickey I gave you last night." Sasuke pointed to the dark mark on the blonde's neck as he sat up, crossing his legs.
"Is it?" Naruto raised his hand to the place the Uchiha was pointing to and scratched at it absentmindedly. "I got a lot of practice at suppressing Kyuubi's chakra in Suna, think that's why?" The Uchiha shrugged his shoulders, placed a hand on his baby bump and looked at what he could see of his seal.
"Anything else you want to do before we get out of bed?" He asked in mock absent-mindedness. Naruto looked at him contemplatively for a second and then shook his head with a relaxed smile.
"I want to kiss you but I know you won't let me considering how bad my morning breath is today, not even on my birthday." The blonde dropped his head onto the pillow and regarded Sasuke thoughtfully, gaze roving across his upper body. Growing nervous under the scrutiny, Sasuke looked away and when he still couldn't ignore his embarrassment he moved to the edge of the bed and stood up.
"Brush your teeth." Sasuke called back to him. He knew Naruto was watching him. Stepping into the bathroom, he inhaled deeply and refused to look at himself in the mirror. After a few more days of looking at himself, he knew Naruto was right; the veiny lines on his sides weren't stretch marks. They had darkened from a fleshy pink to dark reds and an almost purple color so they obviously were something else.
Sasuke could hear the blonde get out of bed and he busied himself with the nearly empty container or salve Sakura had given him for acne. His acne had all but disappeared but it was the first thing that he saw on the counter and had grabbed it. Naruto shuffled in, still in his boxers and immediately reached for his toothbrush as Sasuke set the container back down. Naruto grinned again as he went about brushing his teeth and Sasuke grabbed a towel to clean himself off.
"I vas shinking," Naruto started to talk with the toothbrush in his mouth. The Uchiha raised an eyebrow at him before turning his attention to his flaccid length. Knowing not to say anything else with his toothbrush on his mouth, Naruto waited until he spit out the toothpaste. "I was thinking that we could have a furniture sale or something. We don't need all the furniture we stuck in the police station and the money could be used for baby stuff." Sasuke shook his head as he tossed his towel in the small basket they'd commandeered the day before.
"We'd have to move it all to the entrance of the compound," He responded. Grabbing his own toothbrush, he reached over the sink for the toothpaste. "Organize it, price every item, set a date and time for the sale, and how we're going to let the villagers know we're doing it." Sasuke continued. Naruto looked over to him through the mirror, smiling as the dark haired male stuck his toothbrush into his mouth.
"That's what clones are for." The blonde reached down to scratch at his groin with a shrug of his shoulders. "Maybe set a date a few weeks from now and tell our friends to spread the word, I think it would work." Sasuke looked up and their eyes met through the mirror. He nodded his approval and leaned over the sink to spit the toothpaste out.
"You'll be doing all the work." The Uchiha told him when he raised his head again.
"You know I don't mind." Naruto responded with a smile. Leaning over, the blonde kissed Sasuke's cheek and firmly grabbed his ass. The dark haired male allowed it, only giving Naruto a cold glare as he walked out of the bathroom. "I've got perimeter duty today, what are your plans?" He grinned and followed Sasuke out to the closet to find some clothes.
"We'll continue working on the compound if the Hokage can't find something for Apricot to do." Sasuke answered. He pulled out one of his favored black sweaters and tossed it on the bed as he looked through a pile of clothes for underwear and pants.
"Just don't push yourself." Naruto muttered as he tried to pull on both his underwear and pants up on one leg at the same time. "You've already gotten most of it done already."
"Hn." Sasuke answered noncommittally. He slipped on his underwear before stepping into one of his newer pairs of sweatpants. The blonde frowned as he picked up a shirt and pulled his head through the collar of it.
"Sasuke, please? It's my birthday." Naruto whined as he followed the dark haired male around their bedroom. The blonde wrapped his arms around Sasuke's waist when he leaned down and reached for his sweater. He gently held him as Sasuke straightened and pressed in close to softly kiss a pale ear.
"I won't." The Uchiha acquiesced with a roll of his eyes, ignoring the way his body shivered expectantly.
"Alright, let's see what you can do with that eye technique of yours." Sakura smiled reassuringly. Apricot nodded and moved herself to the edge of her chair as Sasuke dropped his crossed arms and straightened in front of them. The Hokage hadn't given Apricot a mission for the day, which meant Sasuke had the day off while Naruto had perimeter duty. So after a long morning, they had finished recording the layouts of the last block of houses in the compound. This of course, meant that now all the Uchiha had to do was work out the legalese of leasing. What the leasers were responsible for in managing the property, how much rent would be, when rent was due, how long a lease would last and probably another dozen things he hadn't yet thought of. The thought of all that was nearly overwhelming and so he had taken the redhead to the hospital so Sakura could assess her skills.
Inhaling deeply, Apricot closed her eyes for a brief moment and then opened them. Like before the first part of the chuunin exam, the girl stared at him. Her gaze lingered at his stomach, seeing the accumulation of chakra there before looking up. She blinked rapidly and met Sasuke's uninterested stare. "His pathways are healthy, lots of chakra flowing to the baby. Um, there's a build up around his shoulders, from tension and feet because of the blood flow, I think."
"She's right." The Uchiha sighed. He watched Apricot smile happily and rock on the balls of her feet as he sat down on the patient table and brought his feet up to keep them elevated. "We got a lot done today, I'm tired." Sakura nodded in understanding and smiled at the younger girl.
"So you can see where the chakra cumulates in the body, not necessarily where it's flowing from or going to?" The older woman asked. Apricot nodded and bit her lip, glancing to Sasuke cautiously. "How did you develop and use this technique when you were living with the toads?"
"I, um, helped mothers birth their tadpoles." She raised her hand up to her braid and ran her fingers down her spiked strap that she apparently wore every time she left the compound. "And helped find tumors, the ones that don't grow and the ones that did grow."
"So you helped with giving birth and healing?" Sakura asked. Kyoko nodded hesitantly and Sakura gave the Uchiha a smile. "Why don't we take you on a round, see some of our patients and figure out how accurate your technique really is." Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her, knowing that if she took Apricot around the hospital, he would have to follow.
"If Sasuke's okay with it." The younger girl replied. Sasuke sighed and nodded, watching the redhead stand up and follow Sakura out the door. It was no longer a secret that he was pregnant, everyone in the village had heard about it and more than a few acquaintances and strangers had come up to congratulate him. The civilians that worked with Sakura were the most forward about it, coming up to him in the hospital and asking how he and Naruto had done it or if they could see the seal. He wasn't looking forward to going through it again. Apricot was nervously running her fingers down her braid as they walked down the crowded hallway. Sasuke shifted his gaze regularly between her red hair and Sakura's back, attempting to avoid any eye contact with anyone that would want to start a conversation about his impending parenthood. Sakura led them to another wing of the hospital, more than a few people pressed themselves to the walls and more than one ducked into a room when they saw Kyoko.
"I see you're not wearing your shoes anymore, Apricot. Any particular reason why?" Sakura asked. Sasuke glanced down to the dirt covered feet and then back to his old teammate.
"It's not that cold out yet." Kyoko answered hesitantly. "I can go a few more weeks without needing them, I think." Sakura stared at the redheaded girl for a second before shrugging her shoulders. If Sasuke didn't bother trying to convince her, then Sakura didn't think she had to either.
"Here we are," Sakura walked into a room with an open door and stepped to the side so she could let Apricot walk farther in first. "Let's see what you can do. How are you doing, Sasuke?" The pink haired woman smiled at Sasuke as he stopped next to her.
"I could use a nap." He answered quietly. Sakura raised her hand to hide her smile as she giggled and the Uchiha crossed his arms over his chest, letting them rest on top of his swelling stomach.
"I'll be sure to make this quick then, soon to be mothers need their rest." She set her hands on her hips and moved into the room. Smiling at the nervous patient, she picked up their file from the end of the bed and glanced to Apricot. The girl was standing closer to the wall than the bed, looking anywhere but at the man in the bed.
"Father." Sasuke corrected her. He stepped next to Apricot and nodded to the elderly patient reassuringly as he set a hand on the younger girls shoulder. Kyoko jumped at the touch and looked up to the Uchiha, her hands pulling at the bottom of her shirt and shifting her weight from one bare foot to the other.
"If you say so, daddy." Sakura laughed. She flipped through the file in her hand and ignored Sasuke's snort of contempt as she looked up to address the nervous patient.
"Happy birthday, Naruto!" Sakura called out. She laughed as Naruto jogged towards her, past the open gate of the compound with Sasuke trailing after him. The blonde grinned cheekily at their pink haired friend and raised his arms up to hug her as the Uchiha pulled the gate door shut behind him. "How are you feeling, Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Naruto pulled out of their hug and smiled at Sasuke, his wide grin putting the Uchiha at ease. He shrugged his shoulders quietly and moved to shut the gate. Apricot had worn his patience thin and having just gotten up from a nap, he still tired and not in the mood to talk.
"He's been complaining about stretch marks." The blonde answered for him. Sasuke turned to face them to find Sakura raising her eyebrows at him.
"Let me see them." The pink haired woman sighed. He stepped forward slowly and lifted his sweater up so she could see the veiny lines on his sides. "These are just varicose abdominal veins, "Sakura brushed her pointer finger over one of the veins and motioned for him to cover his stomach again. "They're enlarged veins close to the surface of your skin. I did tell you there's fifty percent more blood in your body because you're pregnant."
"Hn." Sasuke hummed in response. He shoved the front of his sweater down and stepped away from Sakura. Naruto reached out and pulled the Uchiha closer, wrapping his arm around the dark haired male's waist, which Sasuke allowed. It was getting colder and he was thankful for his partner's warmth.
"They should disappear a few months after you give birth but if they're bothering you, I can add more vitamin C to your diet or you can start elevating your feet every time you sit down." Sakura crossed her arms over her chest and smiled at the physical display of affection and moved away from the gate, intent on walking. "It'd be better if you'd do both but I won't be there to force orange juice on you in the morning." She looked back to the two, walking slowly to let them catch up to her.
"I'll remind him every time he sits down." Naruto told her. He leaned into the Uchiha, pressing a kiss to his temple and tightening the grip on his waist. Sakura nodded her head in understanding and Sasuke didn't bother fighting with the two. "Do you know if everyone is coming?" The blonde asked. Sasuke let his eyes wander down the street, watching people look their way. Some just glanced at them and looked away, the sight of the three of them a normal occurrence but there were a few whose gaze lingered long enough to land on his now almost obviously pregnant stomach.
"As far as I know they are." Sakura told him. "Even Shikamaru is coming, or so Ino tells me. It's going to be crowded at Ichiraku's." Naruto nodded and they slipped into a comfortable silence. The sun was already setting and shops were in the midst of closing or already closed.
"Let's see if I can handle the smell of ramen cooking." Sasuke murmured softly. Both Naruto and Sakura looked over to him as he spoke.
"I think you'll be fine. You haven't had a bout of nausea in the last few days, or at least you haven't told me about any." The blonde replied. Nodding, the Uchiha raised his hand to his mouth, trying to hide his yawn as they drew closer to the blonde's favorite restaurant.
"Naruto!" Sasuke heard Kiba Inuzuka before he saw him. The dog lover was standing outside of Ichiraku's with Hinata. To his surprise, Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji, Rock Lee, and Neji were there as well. Shino and Tenten were missing but he could probably attribute that to them being on missions. "Happy birthday!" Kiba yelled as they came closer. The rest of the gathered group waited until they were closer before offering their congratulations.
"Rock Lee!" Naruto called out. The blonde pulled the dark haired male aside with an arm over the bushy eye-browed man's shoulder. "Have you been to Suna?"
"I have not," The wide-eyed man answered. "Why do you ask?" Naruto leaned in close as he talked, blatantly trying to be subtle.
"There might be a liaison job open in Suna and I thought you might be interested in looking into it. I know Gaara wants to see how powerful you've gotten." Naruto grinned as Rock Lee's eyes lit up and he pulled away.
"Smooth, dumbass." Sasuke muttered when the blonde returned to his side, grinning cheekily. What the Uchiha found strange was throughout the hugs and pats on the back from his friends, his blonde never moved more than a foot away from Sasuke. Returning his arm around the dark haired male's waist or interlacing their fingers together. The blonde was being surprisingly clingy and everyone quickly picked up on it, offering handshakes and half hugs instead of making him let go of Sasuke.
"Congratulations, you're another year older." Shikamaru said pointedly. He clasped his hand on Naruto's shoulder but he was looking at Sasuke with a frown, as if he was trying to decipher something in his expression. The Uchiha gave him a hard stare, wondering what the lazy genius was thinking.
"Thanks, Shikamaru." Naruto grinned. The Jonin of the group dropped his hand from the blonde's shoulder and stepped back, his gaze lingering on Sasuke long enough to give him that gut feeling that he was missing something important.
"Are we going to eat dinner?" Neji asked. He watched Shikamaru intently as he moved back and Sasuke watched at the Hyuuga male nod to Hinata when their gazes met. Sasuke wasn't the only one who had noticed the lazy genius' mind was turning its gears and he glanced to Naruto with mounting concern.
"Yeah, I'm starving." Chouji added. The man shifted so he could eye Ichiraku's entrance and let out a soft grunt when Ino elbowed him in the stomach.
"Yes! Let us celebrate the birth of our worthy opponent and beloved friend!" Rock Lee cried out. Sasuke could see Sakura roll her eyes at his exuberance and he had to fight down a smile.
"Alright, alright!" Sakura called out. "Let's go eat then." She smiled at both Naruto and Sasuke as she stepped towards the entrance, the group moving along with her. The blonde's grip around his waist tightened again and the Uchiha paused mid-step. He glanced over to Naruto, attempting to decipher the suddenly nervous expression he had.
"What is it?" The dark haired male murmured. Something was bothering the blonde and Naruto met his gaze cautiously.
"I love you." Naruto blurted out. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at him as their friends paused at the entrance of Ichiraku's. "I know we talked about this after the Chuunin exams but I want an answer." The blonde turned, facing the Uchiha and went down on one knee.
"He isn't." Kiba muttered. Sasuke wanted to glare at the dog lover but he couldn't tear his eyes away from Naruto, kneeling in front of him. He knew what was coming, had anticipated it happening when they had last talked about it. It happening on the blonde's birthday, in front of their friends, wasn't what he had been expecting.
"You can say no and kick my ass for doing this but," Naruto looked up, a blush forming quickly on his cheeks as their eyes met. "Will you marry me?" His eyes widened, shock flooding his system even though he had realized what was happening seconds before.
"Oh," Hinata gasped softly. The entire group had gone silent, waiting for the Uchiha to respond to Naruto's marriage proposal. Naruto's face was bright red, his baby blue eyes staring at him so intently, Sasuke nearly forgot that he had to actually respond to get the blonde off his knee.
"Yes." Sasuke murmured. He watched as Naruto's expression morphed from anxious nervousness to one of relieved happiness. The blonde stood, leaned forward so quickly that the Uchiha blinked and found that he was being kissed rather enthusiastically. Some of their friends laughed, Sasuke could hear hands clapping as the blonde slipped his arms around his waist and pulled their bodies against each other. Rock Lee was spouting something loudly about youth and love.
"I don't actually have a ring or anything." Naruto explained when he stepped back. He was turning red again, growing more embarrassed as he became aware of the group around him again. Sasuke glared at Sakura and Ino both for a second after watching them scoff behind Naruto's back.
"Doesn't matter." The Uchiha shrugged his shoulders. He watched his blonde light up in a dazzling grin and that was when it really started to sink in. They were really engaged. His stomach fluttered as the baby moved with his rising emotions.
"Great, now lets go eat." Sakura spoke up. She nodded to the Uchiha before stepping into Ichiraku's with Chouji and Rock Lee following her closely. Naruto grabbed Sasuke's hand and led him into the restaurant as the rest of the group came in after them.
"It's his birthday, there's no way Sasuke would say no to him today." Ino said quietly. She was talking to Shikamaru but in the confined space, the Uchiha could hear her halfway across the rows of seats. They were all picking out seats and sitting down as Teuchi moved behind the counter, giving menus to his less frequent patrons. Naruto was sitting in the middle of the bar, Sasuke on his right and Sakura on his left. The rest of the group took their seats on each side and the few who had menus started to browse them.
"Ignore her. She's still upset." Sakura whispered. Sasuke glanced to her and could see the blonde was unabashedly staring at Ino, his expression suddenly stony. "Besides, you know it's not true." The blonde's gaze didn't waver from the female sitting at the end of the bar and the Uchiha's stomach flipped. Reaching over his newly engaged husband-to-be, Sasuke tapped on their pink haired friend's wrist to get her attention.
"At least I know why he said no this morning." Sasuke told her quietly. Sakura turned to look at him with a raised eyebrow, immediately curious.
"Said no to what?" Naruto interrupted. He looked between the two in confusion and blinked rapidly as Kiba leaned in over the Uchiha's shoulder to listen in.
"To sex." Sasuke retracted his hand from Sakura's wrist, letting his fingers linger over the back of the blonde's hand briefly. Teuchi was starting to take orders and making some small talk, starting on the far left with Chouji, Shikamaru, and Ino.
"Naruto, you said no to sex?" Kiba grinned salaciously. Sasuke had to stop himself from stiffening or glaring at the dog lover as an arm wrapped around his shoulders. "With your fiancé no less?" The blonde frowned at the questions, turned to tell the male off and realized Kiba was leaning on Sasuke.
"Back off, dog breath." Naruto growled playfully. He shoved Kiba's arm off Sasuke's shoulders and replaced it with his own pointedly. Sasuke watched Teuchi from the corner of his eye, wanting to stop the conversation whenever the man was ready to take their order. It seemed that he and Chouji were having an exciting conversation, both of the men chuckling as Ino and Shikamaru watched with complacent interest.
"Later," Sasuke started. Looking over at the dog lover, he smirked and leaned in as close to Naruto as he could without falling off the barstool. "When we're in bed, he's going to propose again. To see if I'll give him the same answer." The dog lover blinked as what he was saying sunk in and his mouth dropped in surprise. Sakura snorted softly before she broke out into giggles and Sasuke turned his head to smirk at her too.
"I was going to wait until morning." The blonde retorted smugly. Naruto lifted his head and pressed his lips to the Uchiha's temple as Teuchi looked to Sakura to take her order. The blonde dropped his arm from Sasuke's shoulders and they both straightened, one of the dark haired male's hands going to his baby bump.
"I'll take the Miso, please." Sakura told Ichiraku's owner.
"A bowl of beef ramen to start for me." Naruto called out. Teuchi nodded as he continued to write, not even looking up.
"On the house, for your birthday." The older man looked up with a grin.
"Happy birthday, Naruto!" Ayame called out from behind her father, waving to the blonde and then to everyone else sitting at the countertop.
"And his engagement!" Rock Lee cried out. The bushy browed man leaned over the counter, giving Naruto an exuberant grin and two thumbs up. Smiling at the excited man, Naruto glanced back to the shop owner before settling his gaze on the Uchiha. Raising an eyebrow, Sasuke stared back and watched a blush rise on tan, whiskered cheeks.
"Of course, what will you be having, Sasuke?" Teuchi asked. Dragging his gaze away from his lovers' baby blues, the Uchiha blinked and thought about what he was craving.
"Beef, I think." He waited until the man moved on to Kiba next to him before looking back to the blonde and Sakura. The pink haired woman had already turned to her other side and was talking to Ino over an irritated Shikamaru.
"Let me know if you start to feel nauseous." Naruto murmured. Sasuke tilted his head slightly in acknowledgment and gave the blonde a quick, lopsided smile.
"Hey, so how do you like it? Being pregnant I mean." Kiba asked. Turning back to the dog lover, the Uchiha raised an eyebrow at him as Hinata tugged on his jacket to get his attention.
"Kiba, that isn't polite." The Hyuuga started. Kiba shrugged his shoulders and Sasuke waved his hand, not caring what Kiba had to say. He appreciated the fact that Hinata was trying to look out for him but he knew how to handle dog breath.
"I can't train or take any missions over C rank inside the village." Sasuke responded with an even tone. He watched Teuchi finish taking the last order from Rock Lee and moved away from the counter, handing some of the orders to his daughter Ayame, preparing to cook.
"That's what you complain about? Not being able to take more dangerous missions?" The dog lover asked almost incredulously. Raising an eyebrow, Sasuke remained silent because he didn't need to give him an answer.
"He's never been a fan of being cooped up." Shikamaru added. The statement was seemingly innocuous but it hit him as if he'd been punched in the gut. Being holed up in the compound now, in Orochimaru's clutches when he thought he was ready to kill Itachi, in Konoha when he left to join Orochimaru for power. He stiffened in his seat and refused to look up from the spot his gaze had landed on when the lazy genius spoke up. Never been a fan of being cooped up indeed.
"Something we both have in common." Naruto responded smoothly. His tan hand moved to rest on the Uchiha's thigh, squeezing reassuringly. "I don't love him any less for it." When Sasuke looked up, the blonde leaned in and kissed him squarely on the lips. He stiffened automatically but the blonde didn't move to deepen the kiss or pull away and Sasuke relaxed subtly.
"Hey, save it for when you get home you two!" Chouji called out with a laugh. Naruto started to pull away but the pregnant male reached up to the blonde's neck and held him there and raised his other hand to give Chouji the middle finger. He held the kiss for a few more seconds before he finally let his fiancé pull away and ignored the glare from Ino and the chuckling of Kiba next to him.
"So you don't mind any of the other symptoms of being pregnant?" The dog lover returned to his previous question when Sasuke glanced back at him. Naruto leaned back in his seat, waiting for his fiancé to answer.
"Morning sickness and nausea is the worst of it." The Uchiha answered. "I don't enjoy being tired all the time either." Kiba nodded before leaning over the counter, trying to catch Ino's attention.
"You should be taking notes, Ino. For when you get pregnant." The dog lover called out to her. Ino flipped her hair and rolled her eyes, not deeming Kiba's jibes enough for a response.
"Have you two picked out names for the child yet?" Neji asked. The blonde turned his head to the older Hyuuga and raised his hand to scratch the back of his head. Sasuke glanced over to the blonde and watched him expectantly.
"Not yet, we really haven't gotten around to it." Naruto replied with a sheepish grin. Neji nodded his head and seemed more than satisfied with the blonde's answer but Sasuke could see someone whip their head in his peripheral vision.
"They don't even know if it's a boy or girl!" Ino cried out. Sasuke looked to see Chouji and Shikamaru cringe at the high-pitched tone and Naruto winced and his hand tightened again on the Uchiha's thigh.
"Ino!" Sakura stood up from her seat, glaring at her friend who stared back angrily. "What is your problem?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow when Ino's face turned pink and she turned her head, looking chastised.
"You just never quit do you?" Kiba scrutinized the blonde woman as he leaned over the counter. She jerked her head towards him and stuck her tongue out at him and Kiba poked his own tongue out at her.
"Is there something else we can talk about?" Shikamaru grumbled. "Anything else?" Sasuke tilted his head upwards in acknowledgment of the lazy genius' request but couldn't really think of anything to say. He looked up and watched Teuchi go about cooking the ramen, the smell of cooking noodles and meat slowly wafting toward his nostrils. Surprisingly, instead of growing nauseous at the smell, he felt his stomach growl hungrily. It seemed he wasn't going to be sick tonight.
"We're planning on having a sale of the furniture in the compound." Naruto spoke up.
"I thought you guys were going to open up the compound for people to move in?" Kiba raised his eyebrows and looked between Naruto and Sasuke. The Uchiha could see Ayame glance back to them as she worked, he could only think that she was interested in the fact that they were opening up the compound.
"Yeah, but not everyone wants the furniture of the previous owners." Naruto answered. "What would we do with it all anyway?" Sasuke watched smugly when Kiba frowned.
"I think a sale is a great idea! I would be more than honored to help you in your efforts." Rock Lee called out from his seat. Shikamaru snorted softly and leaned forward, pressing his forehead against the counter, Sasuke very nearly mimicked him.
"That's okay, Rock Lee. I think I can handle it by myself." The blonde responded. His hand reached for the Uchiha's lap and pulled out one of Sasuke's hands to hold onto.
"Of course, you must prove your youthful self to your future husband!" The bushy browed man gave Naruto two thumbs up as he winked rather obviously at Sasuke and the Uchiha felt his face heat up in embarrassment. Hinata started to giggle softly as the youthful man sat back down and Sasuke kicked Kiba in the shin when he opened his mouth to say something.
"Ow!" The dog lover grunted. "I didn't even say anything!" Kiba glared at the pregnant male.
"You were about to say something that would have deserved it." Sasuke retorted. Naruto chuckled and smiled at the dog lover when the glare turned on him.
"Here we are," Teuchi interrupted before Kiba could say anything. He set bowl after bowl down in front of each of his customers and crossed his arms over his chest happily. "Enjoy everyone!"
"Itadakimasu!" Everyone called out simultaneously and moved to start eating. As the blonde picked up his chopsticks, he glanced over to the Uchiha who was hesitantly picking up his own.
"You feeling okay, Sasuke?" Naruto whispered. Sasuke leaned over tentatively, sniffed at the steaming bowl of ramen and was thankful that his stomach didn't flip at the smell.
"Hn." The Uchiha replied. He picked up his chopsticks and glanced over to the blonde's bowl. With quick reflexes, the dark haired male dipped his chopsticks into the blonde's ramen and pulled out a piece of meat. Surprised, Naruto watched with wide eyes as Sasuke slipped the meat into his mouth.
"Hey!" The blonde cried out indignantly. "That was my piece!" Sasuke raised an eyebrow questioningly as he chewed and watched Naruto frown and look down at his dinner. It only took a second for the blonde's indignation to turn into playfulness, with quick reflexes, Naruto jabbed his chopsticks out for the Uchiha's bowl, intent on stealing a piece of meat that was rightfully his. Just as quickly, the dark haired male moved his hand and knocked the blonde's chopsticks away with his own.
"What do you think you're doing, Usuratonkachi?" The Uchiha asked innocently. He tried to stop himself from grinning but seeing the blonde's frustrated expression made it nearly impossible.
"Come on, Sasuke, it's my birthday!" Naruto pouted. Reaching again for Sasuke's bowl, the blonde's chopsticks were once again slapped away and the blonde's frown deepened.
"So?" Raising an eyebrow, the Uchiha looked at the blonde expectantly. He was just teasing the blonde and reached for Naruto's ramen again, smirking when his own chopsticks were pushed away.
"Knock the mushy stuff off you two, we're trying to eat dinner." Sakura interrupted them with a smile. Sasuke grinned as Naruto huffed indignantly before leaning over and giving the Uchiha a quick peck on the cheek before digging into his meal. Letting his gaze linger on his fiancé a moment longer, the Uchiha watched Naruto noisily slurp noodles into his mouth. He was really going to get married to this idiot and nothing would make him happier. Sasuke's lips quirked upwards into a small smile as he glanced over to the blonde again and found Naruto giddily smiling back at him.