Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

A/N: I decided to give Sasunaru month a try in English this year, so here you have it. This is a collection of individual and mostly unrelated drabbles. Both Sasunaru and Narusasu tropes will be included and each chapter will have its own warnings, as well as a tag to specify if it's SN or NS.

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Prompt #2: Stay with me (SN)

Warnings: Very mild omegaverse, Military AU, angst, inspired by one of my other stories "Noches de lluvia, días de sol".

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Sitting silently on the bed, Naruto watched his husband pack whatever belongings he was allowed to take with him.

A pair of underwear, socks, shirts and pants. Other essentials too, like his toothbrush, a comb, a bar of soap… Most things he would need would be handed out at the base, he'd been told, so there was no use in taking more than necessary.

Naruto's eyes followed him wherever he went. He was afraid that if he looked away, the alpha would suddenly disappear in a puff of smoke. There was a knot in his throat, stopping him from speaking. The only sounds his ears caught were rain and thunder.

He saw Sasuke take a notebook and put something in between the pages before tucking it into his bag. Then, he sighed and put the bag away. Naruto didn't acknowledge him when he retreated to the bed, sitting down on his own side of the bed, black eyes searching his mate's blue ones.

"What do you want to eat for dinner?" he asked, as if there was nothing happening. As if his biggest worries were actually that, picking something to eat later.

Naruto made a nonsensical sound.

"I can make some ramen for us."

Ramen. Naruto's favorite. And still, not enough to lift his mood up.

The wind crashed against the window violently, but it didn't startle either of them. The thunderstorm would pass soon. What they were living right now, the heaviness of their hearts, wouldn't be as brief.

"Naruto…"

"I should be packing, too." Naruto suddenly spoke up.

Sasuke let out an exasperated sigh. This was a conversation they already had many times, and it wasn't like it would change anything.

"I should be going with you," he continued, closing his hands into fists. The impotence of the situation was something that would chase him all his life.

"No, you shouldn't."

"I'm not weak, you asshole! I could perfectly-!"

"I know you're not weak! You know this has nothing to do with that. Goddammit, Naruto, this is my last day home. I don't want to spend it arguing with you."

Just for once, Sasuke thought, just for once, I'm glad being an omega forces you to not do something.

Naruto's lip trembled, and he had to fight back the tears that wanted to escape from his eyes.

"And I also don't want my last memory of you to be seeing you cry," Sasuke murmured, stretching out his arm to dry his tears.

"I'm sorry," Naruto said, but he couldn't restrain his tears anymore.

He didn't want Sasuke to see him like this, either. He wanted to be strong, he wanted to be able to do something. Anything.

But he couldn't. There was nothing he could do besides praying for his mate to come back home safe and sound. He had to.

Stay, Naruto's mind begged, as he allowed himself to get lost in his alpha's warm embrace.

Don't leave. You belong here, with me.

Sasuke's arms tightened around him. This, this was his home. He couldn't lose it, couldn't lose him.

Please, don't go. Stay with me.

"C'mon, let's go make some dinner."

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A/N: You can check the original story on my profile. It's in Spanish, though. Also, just adding some context and spoilers, Naruto's pregnant in this one, but neither of them know it yet. Just adding to the angst lol