/Blah/ Naruto talking to Kyuubi through their mind link.
/Blah/ Kyuubi talking to Naruto through their mind link.
Japanese terms:
Jiichan- grandfather
Nani- what?
Dobe- dead last
Baka- idiot/stupid
Teme-bastard
Nohara Rin eagerly awaited the opportunity to match another wealthy family, but when her office door was barge through, she paused.
"Hello?" She placed the profile of the two potential matches down on her office desk and glared up at none other than an irked Uchiha Sasuke.
"What did Sakura and my mother say to you?"
"Seriously!" She leaped from her desk, slamming both hands against it with enough force to split the wood and topple her stack of scrolls onto the floor below. "I told them to keep quiet!"
"So, it's true they came to both you and Tsunade!" What in the world was their end goal?
She sighed sitting back down, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Have a seat." She gestured for him to follow her instructions. Once he had a seat she began to speak slowly and concisely to him.
"While you were on that escort mission I as well as Tsunade was approached by the Haruno clan as well as your parents-" He attempted to speak but was silenced by her hand.
"Both households believe you to be the father of Sakura's unborn child. These are serious accusations if the child is proven to be yours that is fair grounds for both parties to come to an understanding. This means both heads of household can come to an agreement that would please both parties. That agreement is a marriage that could possibly make your previous marriage invalid, both parties are from wealthy backgrounds, and Naruto has no living family members nor status, so can you see my dilemma?"
He crossed his arms huffily. He was in disbelief. "Unfortunately, the accusations had gotten out of hand the majority believes you are the father and that you took advantage of Sakura, deflowering her and kicking her to the side."
"I never touched her! I can't believe she would stoop this low. And what of Naruto huh? I'm pretty sure they know he carrying my child!" Should the rumor get back to Naruto, would he believe it?
Would he divorce him?
Would he hate him?
Would he take the baby and run away with his brother?
He felt like his lungs were being crushed by the weight of fear overwhelming him entirely.
As the irritational thoughts filled his mind his body went stiff. He didn't want to lose the one good thing going for him. There was no denying Naruto was irritating, obnoxious, and crude, but he was loyal, kind, selfless, and oh-so awe-consuming.
Observing the raven sitting across from her, Rin noticed that his body started rocking. Her eyes were drawn to his clenched hands as tears dropped on them and when her orbs looked up she saw the tears begin to flow down his cheeks.
This wasn't just a couple of escape tears; he was truly crying, with his head blanketed by his bangs. Rin felt sympatric to his plight.
"I knew it... It was only a matter of time before...I-I'd wake up. I don't want to lose him. I don't want to lose my family!" He hated himself more for crying but he couldn't stop once it started. It felt like he was struck in the gut.
The dam had finally broken and all those pent-up emotions came pouring out. He didn't want to lose Naruto. He had warmed up to the marriage, and he finally had something that was his- as if that were enough reason not to cry!
Taken aback Rin chocolate pools scanned the room as if she was being pranked. "The approval of myself and the village elder is necessary for them to continue, and from what I can see it looks like the odds are in your favor." She gave him those comforting words.
She held her composure since she didn't want to see him suffer. This was supposed to be an internal matter. Rin's blood was boiling.
"So, tell me Sasuke." He lifted his head to meet her gaze.
"Are you the father of Sakura's unborn baby?"
He shook his head. "I need to hear you say it."
"No." As he regained his composure, he met her gaze he felt ashamed of his previous displays of emotions. But this gave way to anger. He wiped the moisture from both his cheeks and meeting her gaze his pools were ablaze.
"Then you have nothing to worry about." She graced him with a soft smile. Rin should never underestimate his mother. She was an Uchiha she was more cunning than she acts.
"Don't worry what we discuss here is between us. I'll have to do some damage control, but I think it'll be easier if you can convince Sakura to admit the truth. I don't think she's a bad person. Her action is just misguided."
Naruto emerged from his mate's closet sometime after he fell asleep in Itachi's arms, he crawled into the closet pulling down all of Sasuke's neatly folded clothing onto the floor, creating a makeshift nest. He didn't realize his actions at the time; he just liked the scent and felt most comfortable in there.
/Jiichan was that a dream or is Sasuke really back? /
/Yes, your mate is back/
/Shit how long was I out for? /
/All day/ He got the sense that his grandfather was angry with him, but that sense was taken over by the need to feed.
He sat up glancing around the empty bedroom while rubbing the back of his head and fighting the urge to pout. Why wasn't he back? He recalled when Sasuke was close to fighting his brother over him. How the hell did he know talking to his brother-in-law was a bad idea? It wasn't like he was told to stay away from his brother-in-law. He actually enjoyed being around Itachi.
Stupid teme better not yell at me for this. Why isn't he baaaaack...
He knew he was home alone, so he quickly grabbed a shirt from the closet and jerked it down. He wasn't sure if anyone else was home, but he didn't want them to see his growing baby bump.
He began looking through the fridge for food. His mother-in-law always had leftovers. He began to stuff his face glad that no one was here to witness it. He was shoving heaps of food in his mouth he was like a bottomless pit.
/You eat like your mother/
/Thank you! / Squeaked gleefully in their mind link.
/Are you going to ignore me or can we have a decent conversation without you throwing a tantrum/
/Can't make any promises/
/Insolent boy!/ His grandfather roared.
He stuck his tongue out realizing he probably looked crazy sticking his tongue out at the air.
"Naruto?" His head jerked so fast at the kitchen entrance that he almost stumbled and fell. His hunger was forgotten; subconsciously, he tugged on the bottom of his shirt to hide his stomach. He didn't want anyone to see how much he grew and how much food he had consumed recently.
"Hey," He tried to create enough distance, maybe if they kept a reasonable distance he wouldn't notice. But he couldn't make eye contact and that was causing him to chastise himself like some silly housewife mentally.
Resolutely, he met those onyx pools; it didn't matter if he didn't want a child Naruto would have to raise their child alone. No matter how much it would hurt.
Sasuke surveyed the blonde standing at the opposite end of the room.
"Why didn't you tell me?" The blonde flinched.
"Oi, tell you what..."
"Don't play dumb!"
"You didn't want this remember? What did you want me to say? Oh, by the way, Sasuke, you knocked me up congrats." He spouted sarcastically.
His mate sighed, "about that..." His face pinched with pain gaining Naruto's full attention.
"I was skeptical at first... I didn't think that you could. I thought err." He pinched the bridge of his nose. "I thought you couldn't have children, so I told you I didn't want any to spare you from the burden of it." He took a step closer causing Naruto to take two steps back.
"The truth is..." He quickly closed the distance between them, bridging the gap. The reality of what was happening hit him hard as he surveyed the bump between them. Everything was moving too fast; his anger and sadness had been forgotten, Sakura, his parents, and even her own feelings for him. He took a shaky breath before dropping to one knee in front of him.
"What! What are you doing!?" Naruto squeaked.
Their eyes locked as Sasuke looked for silent approval as his hands hovered over the baby bump, in response the blonde crossed his arms cocking his head to the side as a soft pink tint spread across his nose when the raven proceeded to place both palms on the blonde's stomach.
"I can't believe it... Are you sure it's mine?" He glanced up at Naruto's horrified face his own face full of amusement.
"Teme do you wanna die!?" Naruto roared.
The raven chuckled, "can you blame me for asking? You got pregnant so fast and you're already showing how is that possible?" Sasuke was no expert but even if they conceived on their wedding night Naruto would be less than two months, and before he left on his mission Naruto had no belly, he would know he had his mouth down there.
"From what Jiichan says kitsune pregnancy are worlds different. So, my gestation period is different from a regular human."
"Hm, does it hurt?" Sasuke was back to staring at his stomach his touch was gentle but almost probing.
"Ouch!" Sasuke jumped.
"Did I hurt you?" The raven moved his hands as if he was burned.
"No, I wanted to break the tension- "
In doing so Naruto received a death glare.
"It doesn't hurt per-say more like uncomfortable." On top of the frequent urination, breaks pregnancy was so much fun.
"Sorry," maybe they should have been more careful but it was too late for that now and it wasn't like the blonde could get double pregnant.
Naruto's lips pressed, but he knew the raven was trying to be sympathetic to his situation.
He was exploring the surface of the bump with his fingers as though it were some sort of treasure. With each stroke, a feeling of ownership began to grow within him.
He rose to his feet, claiming the blonde in a tight hug, causing that whiskered cheek to press against his chest. Naruto didn't realize how much he needed this; he returned the hug.
"Ow." Sasuke jumped but when he pulled back, he saw Naruto snickering.
"Stop that!" He snapped poking the blonde on his forehead with his pointer and middle finger.
He dipped down grasping the blonde by the back of his legs and lifting him up instinctively Naruto wrapped his legs around Sasuke's waist and embraced the raven's broad shoulders.
Their foreheads pressed together, "you should have told me you were pregnant." He whispered.
"I thought you didn't want a family."
Their hair mushed together as Sasuke kiss his spouse tenderly.
"I can't believe we are having a baby." The kissing continued.
Somehow during all the kissing and hugging Naruto had winded up on the countertop.
"I don't understand how you're still attracted to me." He felt subconsciously he had gained a lot of weight. On the contrary, seeing Naruto like this ignited a fire inside of him.
The kitchen suddenly rose several degrees, and as they returned back to kissing instinctively those pale digits gripped Naruto's thighs.
This is all so strange. I never thought I would ever start a family or have a baby for that matter. He mused.
/Babies/ Corrected Naruto's grandfather.
/Whaa...What!?/
/From what I sense there are three heartbeats./
Naruto broke the kiss, "you have to be shitting me, old man!"
"..."
When he came back to reality. He let out a breathy chuckle but there was no humor behind it.
"You might wanna have a seat." This was the second time Sasuke was asked to have a seat and the first time there was no good news.
The seriousness in Naruto's voice was enough to cause worry.
"What's going on?" This was Sasuke's first time seeing Naruto have a monolog with his grandfather- in law. It felt strange could he see everything? That was happening.
Naruto might as well rip the bandage off. "Instead of having just one baby, we are going to have two more... Congrats. I guess there's another thing you Uchiha's are good at." He rubbed the back of his head innocently, giving his mate a nervous smile.
Sasuke took a few steps back as he envisioned three babies. The sight was overwhelming and unnerving; it made him brace himself. Three infants, so small and defenseless, posed such a huge threat to their wellbeing. What could have compelled the gods to bestow this on him? It sent an unwelcome message- that Sasuke wasn't meant for any long-term happiness!
I'm having a tough time coming up with names for the triplets. I've been thinking about it for days and I still can't come up with anything! I also go glad ya'll enjoy my story made this author blush.