Sasuke opened his eyes to find himself in a familiar place. He stood up, finding himself surrounded in darkness, but he felt no fear. He looked about, reaching out with his senses and could feel his wolf moving, seeking, as if it was looking for something. 'What the hell is wrong with you?' he called out to his wolf. Silence was his answer and he took a long annoyed breath. He would figure out what was going on later, for now, he needed to move and find what he needed to feel and see whenever he was in the subconscious of his wolf.
He started to walk through the void, his eyes open and watching. As he walked, he found himself being pulled in one direction. Trusting his instincts, he walked quicker, eager for what he knew what he would find. A green soft glow began to emerge through the darkness and Sasuke found himself running towards it.
He ran so quickly, the glowing green orb came into view, he could see various sparks of energy, swirling around it like a typhoon. He slowed slightly, his eyes watching the long tendrils of green electrical like sparks swirl about. 'This is new,' he thought to himself. Normally the baby's energy was soft, calm and gave a gentle type emotion.
He reached his hand out to touch, curious on why the green orb was reacting this way. A tendril shot out and wrapped around his wrist and Sasuke doubled over in pain, clenching his midsection. "MMPPHH," he grunted between clenched teeth, trying not to fall to his knees. "Wh-what was that," he muttered when the tendril released his wrist and the small orb continued to be surrounded by swirling electrical sparks.
A sudden vibration washed through him, emotions of anxiety, the feeling of seeking safety hit him hard and he looked about. "What's going on?" he whispered into the darkness. He knew the omega wolf could hear him, but it ignored him. An electrical tendril zapped out at Sasuke again, wrapping itself around Sasuke's leg and the same pain ripped through his abdomen. "UGH! Fuck!" he cried out as he fell to one knee this time, panting heavily through the discomforting pain. The tentril once again released him, and Sasuke slowly stood, breathing through the pain that was slowly leaving him. "Jezuz fuck, what the hell is…" His wolf whined slightly and a shiver went through Sasuke's body when he felt his wolf's anxiety begin to rise.
He closed his eyes and concentrated on his wolf. He could feel the anxiousness within the wolf, it was seeking something, looking for something, as if it needed to hide. Sasuke felt his face scrunch up in confusion on what his wolf was doing, until another sudden pain washed through him. "UHHHhhh fuck!" he cried out again, doubling over and clenching his abdomen. He opened his eyes to see a green tendril of electricity had latched onto his leg again. He breathed through the pain, it wasn't severe, but it was damn uncomfortable! The tendril released him and Sasuke slowly rose to stand, breathing through the fading discomfort in his lower belly.
Rubbing his hand over his abdomen, his wolf whimpered once more, waves of impatient feelings went through him and he snapped his head to the green glowing orb. "Holy shit…" he muttered, stepping closer to the orb that was surrounded by the swirls of green electrical coils. "It's time isn't it baby?" he whispered, holding his palm close to the orb. Another strand of electrical green grabbed a hold of Sasuke's wrist, once again causing Sasuke to moan out in pain, his other hand holding his belly. But he was ready for it this time. He breathed through the discomfort and determined that there was no doubt about it, he was in labour, the baby was coming. And his wolf apparently took control, running from the safety of the pack to conceal itself somewhere it considered safe.
"No, you stupid wolf!" Sasuke yelled into the darkness. "Why would you do that! We were safe where we were! We need Naruto! Our mate!" Sasuke continued yelling into the darkness. But it was futile, the wolf ignored his calls, refusing him to regain control and Sasuke fell to his knees when he was hit with another wave of pain. He closed his eyes, breathing through the pain, "oh fuck," he breathed through the contractions of pain. "Naruto, please hurry and find us," he whined.
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The large blond wolf's claws dug into the earth as he sprinted across the forest floor. His nose was constantly sniffing the ground, the scent of his mate strongly embedded in the earth. The alpha was near panicking with thoughts of his pregnant mate, alone, unprotected and vulnerable to any predators. Thankfully, the omega's scent was strong and the alpha was having no issues tracking.
For several miles the scent continued, the alpha screeched to a stop when he came to an area where the land began to ascend up along with rock. He sniffed about the trees, finding his omega's scent heading up the steep embankment. Moving slowly, he pushed his nose around the ground until he came to a very old and very large tree. It was growing out the side of the rocky surface and behind it he found an opening that was hidden by the massive roots. The small brush that grew out of the side of the hill also helped hide the opening. His mate's scent was coming strongly from the opening and the alpha pushed his way inside.
The opening was narrow but opened up to a larger size den, where the roots of the tree and other foliage dangled from the earthy walls. A growl from the darkness had the alpha stop. The scent of his omega was thick, but another scent was laced with it. The scent of birth.
The alpha let out a whimper, indicating who he was and meant no harm, and the omega went silent. Heavy panting was echoing through the small cavern and a breathy whine. The alpha wolf crawled closer to the omega wolf, pushing his nose into the black fur, grooming the fur until he managed to lay beside the omega. The omega whimpered between pants, pushing his head against the alpha while the alpha groomed long slow licks over the omega's head.
The omega wolf's body convulsed with each contraction, the wolf breathing out heavily and whimpered when the omega began to push. The alpha purred and continued to groom the other, encouraging, supporting and expressing its devotion to the other through the process. When the omega wolf let out a sudden cry, the slick sounds of the pup falling to the earth, the alpha immediately turned to begin grooming the small black ball of fur, covered in the sticky protective amniotic sac. After a few moments, the omega wolf turned to assist in the cleaning of the newly born pup.
When the pup was clean and nursing comfortably in the warmth between the alpha and omega, the newly formed family of three slept.
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Deidara paced around the Uzumaki large sitting room, chewing his nails now and then and letting out whimpers of worry. At times he would stare out the large arched windows, his eyes scanning the tree line of the forest in the distance.
"Come sit my love, you are going to worry yourself to exhaustion," Itachi firmly stated with a purr. Deidara had been pacing since they were informed that Sasuke had disappeared from the Uzumaki gathering.
Deidara turned to look at his mate and frown. "I don't understand how you cannot be worried 'un! Our Sasuke! He's out there! Giving birth! What if something was to happen to him?! What if some bear decided it was hungry! What if something happens to the pup!? Oh my gawd, what if Sasuke can't—"
"Dei!" Itachi growed with a heavy suggestive tone of his alpha. He hated using this tactic on anyone, but his mate was going to worry himself sick! When Deidara whimpered from the command Itachi approached the blond omega. Deidara tucked his head under Itachi's chin and whimpered submissively into his chest. Itachi stroked Deidara's long blond hair and kissed his crown. "I'm sorry love, but people have babies everyday, and I'm certain Naruto would have informed us immediately if there was something wrong." He purred and hoped his words would help settle his mate.
"Does anyone want some tea?" Sakura's voice gently flowed through the room when she poked her head in. Her green eyes looked to the alpha and omega who were currently in an embrace. She looked away, suddenly embarrassed at seeing the obvious private conversation between the mates. "Oh, I'm so sorry," she squeaked while turning away.
"Oh no, it's alright 'un," Deidara called out. "I'd love to have some." He turned out of Itachi's arms and approached the pink haired beta wolf. "I'm sorry for being such an inconvenience to you," he whispered, clasping his hands together and lowering his chin slightly at the other.
Sakura smiled softly and grabbed Deidara's hands, giving them a warm squeeze. "Oh no, please don't think you are! You are Sasuke's family! You are always more than welcome to be here, for as long as you like! And now even more with this exciting event happening!"
Deidara's lips dropped to a sad look at the thought of Sasuke's birth. "But will he be okay 'un?" he whispered.
Sakura nodded, "I'm sure that Sasuke is doing well. If anything would have happened, Naruto would have returned to retrieve me or to call on Tsunade-sama. It has been hours now, so I am confident that all is going well." She smiled at the omega, hoping to ease his worry. "Birthing can be awhile, but while in wolf form, it is normally much easier," she added. "But I can't be sure when they will return, knowing Sasuke it could be quite awhile, you know how private he is. And not to mention Naruto is hot headed and spoiled," she chuckled.
"She's right," Itachi chimed in, walking up behind Deidara and placing his hands on his shoulders. "About my otouto for sure. Let's give them an hour longer before heading home. I'm certain Sakura-chan will let us know as soon as they return."
Deidara looked at Sakura's smiling face, before slouching his shoulders. "Okay 'un," he said with a slight pout.
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Utakata stood outside staring into the trees. He knew what had happened with Sasuke and Naruto, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't curious on the whole concept of an omega giving birth. He never saw any birthing of any type, and he realised that he hadn't given any thought in all his years of being alone, of procreation. He watched as Sasuke's stomach grew bigger over the months and watched Iwai slowly grow within the Uzumaki pack, and this was the first time that Utakata was this closely involved with any type of child rearing.
"Are you alright?" Kyuubi called out, walking up beside him and took a long drink of his canned drink.
"Hn alpha," Utakata responded without looking towards the redhead.
"You don't have to call me that ya know," Kyuubi chuckled. "Kyuubi is good enough. Did you get enough to eat today? There's still lots left over."
"I'm good," Utakata responded.
A comfortable silence fell over the two wolves, who continued to stare at the forest.
"Quite the day eh?" Kyuubi finally said, breaking the silence. "Any thoughts about it?"
Utakata pinched his lips in thought. "Kimimaro is your mate now?" he whispered with uncertainty if it was appropriate for him to ask such a question.
"Mhm mhm," Kyuubi answered, nodding his head and taking another swig of his drink.
"Are you making cubs?"
Kyuubi spit his drink across the lawn and started coughing erratically.
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"Be sure to call us as soon as they return please," Deidara told Hinata and Sakura. The Uchiha's were taking their leave, having spent most of the day and evening at the Uzumaki's home. Deidara was incredibly disappointed that Sasuke didn't return, but Itachi kept assuring him that everything was most likely fine.
"I have contacted Tsunade-sama and she is not worried, but will come over as soon as they return," Sakura explained.
"Squirt isn't a little cub anymore," Kisame chuckled, who was standing behind Deidara, an arm around his date. Deidara just turned and glared at the man. Koyuki giggled at the exchange between the two.
"Thank you for coming Kisame and introducing Koyuki!" Sakura beamed a smile at the pair. "I'm just sorry you couldn't meet Naruto and Sasuke Koyuki," she added.
"No worries, she will be exposed to the love birds soon enough!" Kisame exclaimed, shaking Sakura's hand. Koyuki nodded in respect towards Sakura, whispering her thanks and Kisame led her out the door.
Itachi chuckled at the interaction before turning to Sakura and Hinata, "thank you for having us." He slipped his arm around Deidara's waist and turned his mate away from the door. Deidara waved and thanked them again before Itachi was able to get him outside.
Sakura and Hinata watched as the SUV drove away until they could no longer see the red tail lights. Hinata let out a long breath, rubbing her arms while she looked across the yard at the darkened area of the forest. "You think they're alright?" she whispered.
"Well, if Naruto doesn't take care of Sasuke, I'll kick his ass!" Sakura growled loudly between clenched teeth and shook her fist in the direction of the forest.
Hinata just looked at the beta woman in shock before snickering at Sakura's expression. Sakura turned to look at her, a look of surprise on her face. But that didn't last long before Sakura herself began giggling along with Hinata.
"Come on, let's get something to drink," Sakura chuckled and looped her arm around Hinata's shoulders.
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The blond alpha broke out from the cavern with the morning sun, stretching his long body and shaking his fur out. The sun was just rising, the birds had already been singing for a few hours and the alpha woke to a stirring of hunger in his stomach. Gently grooming his cub and omega, who were still sleeping, he quietly crept from the den and decided to catch a meal for himself and mate. Putting his nose to the air, he began his search for breakfast.
He returned when the sun had breached the horizon, the sun's rays starting to melt away the spring chill in the air. In his muzzle he held several fat rabbits and he looked about the area first to determine that he was not being watched, before ducking back into the hidden den.
The omega wolf was calmly grooming the little cub that was hungerly suckling away at the omega's teat, and the alpha preened at the sight. 'Hungry?' Naruto called out through the bond. He wasn't sure if Sasuke was back mentally and in control of his wolf, but he wouldn't know if he didn't test it.
The omega stopped grooming the pup and looked up at the alpha. 'Naru?' Sasuke's voice sounded surprised and tired, but Naruto found himself inwardly celebrating hearing his mate's voice. 'You're here…' Sasuke's voice cracked. 'I–I thought that I had dreamt that.'
Dropping the rabbit carcasses on the ground, Naruto moved in to nuzzle at Sasuke's neck, purring loudly and scenting him. 'Of course I'm here. I wouldn't miss our cub coming into the world and leaving you alone.' Naruto lapped at Sasuke's muzzle. 'You did so well,' he added.
Sasuke leaned his head back, his omega purring loudly in his mind and gave Naruto more access to groom him. 'Hn.' Sasuke didn't know when Naruto had actually come, most of what had happened was still in a fog. He woke up in his wolf form just recently, recalling he had gone into labour, his pup came into the world, his omega was practically euphoric but he was incredibly exhausted. When he realised he was alone, he was convinced that seeing Naruto while everything was happening was a figment of his imagination.
When his omega had forced him to transform to escape from the Uzumaki household, he was at first terrified at the thought. But the maternal instincts of the omega wolf were strong and immediately leaving the area that was riddled with many others made perfect sense. When the contractions were constant, making him clench his teeth in discomfort and his omega wolf gave him the perfect setting in his mind on where he could go to be and feel safe. Even without the alpha. Yeah, he was still a little pissed off that the omega wolf took over like it did, but, he wouldn't change on how it happened. Obviously the omega instincts on birthing were pretty strong in his wolf.
'What about the others? What happened?' Sasuke asked while Naruto continued to nuzzle and groom him.
'Don't worry about the others, they understand. They all know I'm here with you,' he explained before moving his snout to sniff at the cub, who was still suckling slowly.
'My aniki? Deidara, I–I wanted to see them,' Sasuke added, sadness in his voice.
'Sas, they understand too,' Naruto quickly added. 'Worry about you, your healing and the safety of her.' Naruto gave the small black pup long loving licks, causing the little one to make a peeping noise of annoyance that had Naruto chuckling. 'Come now love, eat, you need your strength.' Naruto's tone left no room for dispute when he dragged the rabbit carcasses to Sasuke's nose.
Sasuke dove right in, suddenly feeling extremely hungry. His lips smacked, teeth ripped at the meat and he growled with each swallow. Naruto chuckled as he laid near him, every now and then grooming his pup, who was slowly falling asleep, her tummy full. 'Think of a name yet love?' Naruto asked when Sasuke had finished off the last of his meal, his long tongue lapping at his muzzle any last bits of meat.
Sasuke perked his ears up and stared at the alpha wolf before giving a loving lick to the now sleeping pup tucked within his fur. 'I was thinking, Uzumaki Midori no Hibana,' he purred while scenting their daughter. Sasuke explained to Naruto how he recalled the times that he was subconsciously pulled to meet their pup long before her birth and has never forgotten the beautiful green coloured globe that sparked with warmth.
'I'm slightly jealous that you got to meet our daughter long before I did,' Naruto chuckled through the bond. 'But the name is beautiful, perfect for her, just like you,' Naruto purred and settled in behind Sasuke, scenting him over and over. Sasuke hummed sleepily at the attention. 'Sleep love, I'll be watching over both of you.'
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Itachi led Deidara into their home, his palm gently resting on the small of Deidara's back. The blond omega was still fidgeting and worrying over Sasuke, and no matter what words Itachi tried, Deidara would not settle. The pair bid Koyuki goodnight as Kisame went to drive her home.
Deidara went straight for their bedroom, muttering under his breath about dangers of being alone in the forest, snow storms and cold nights. Itachi shook his head and trailed after him, intent on finding some way to ease the distress in his mate's mind.
Deidara was looking out through their garden doors into the darkness when Itachi caught up. "Come love, get ready for bed," he called out, opening the doors to their walk in closet.
"How am I supposed to sleep knowing our little Sasuke is out there! Giving birth! Gawd's knows where! With who? Do we know if Naruto had found him? What if there are complications!" Deidara was near yelling and waving his arms about as he paced the bedroom.
Itachi grasped the blond's wrist and gently tugged the omega into his chest. "Come now love. The pair are strong independent young men–"
"How can you stay so calm in a situation like this!" the blond protested in Itachi's chest.
Itachi hummed, stroking the long blond hair. Of course he was worried for his otouto, but he had put faith in Sasuke's wolf long ago when Sasuke finally accepted his wolf. And Naruto had since proven how capable, loyal, possessive and protective he was of Sasuke. Instead of answering, he gently led the two of them to their bed, getting Deidara to sit between his legs, his back to him and he began to massage his shoulders.
The omega purred suddenly at the massage, dropping his shoulders and chin, taking the gentle but firm touches. "No fair," he mumbled lazily.
Itachi chuckled. "Can't meet your new niece or nephew while feeling exhausted now can you?" He squeezed his hands through the tight shoulder muscles on his mate, his thumbs digging into the soft tender areas of his neck. He could feel the blond practically melting under his ministrations.
Itachi eventually got Deidara undressed and lying face down on the bed as he straddled him and pushed his palms into the blond's back. Deidara groaned lewdly as Itachi's hands massaged out the tight areas of muscle. Leaning forward, Itachi planted soft kisses on Deidara's shoulders. "There ya go love. Feeling better?" he whispered while his fingers continued to push and prod at various muscles. A warm purr was his answer. When the blond suddenly grasped his wrist and pulled him down to lie beside him, the alpha released a hungry growl.
Soft light blue hooded eyes glanced at the alpha, a pink tongue licking his lips. "I think I need the enhanced treatment now, alpha," Deidara purred loudly and rolled to his side. Without waiting for an answer, he shifted his body closer to the dark haired alpha and pushed his lips onto the other. The alpha preened loudly at the sudden warm assault and wasted no time in showing the omega just how special the omega was to him well into the night.
