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Piece by Piece, Back Together	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 8229 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 11
- 12
- 13
Author's note: Hey guys! Here I am with the twelfth chapter (geez, this story just keeps growing and growing). It's a bit heavier than previous chapters, but well, that couldn't be really helped. Sometimes these kinds of chapters are unavoidable *coughs*
Thanks to the following reviewer: smint45
Warnings: Hm, some angst I guess
I hope you'll like it!
12 Expanding Part 2
Later in bed, Naruto murmured, "We'll have to tell mum and dad about the baby."
Sasuke turned his head to look at him. "When do you want to tell them?"
That was a good question, wasn't it? The blond worried his lower lip between his teeth, listening to faint sounds of traffic drifting through the ajar window. They would need to inform his parents soon; news like this could hardly be kept a secret from them after all.
It was just … How would they react? Would they be okay with it? Or would this be finally something that would go too far for even them to accept? What was he supposed to do if they didn't accept the baby, if they got angry at him? He'd always had their support, no matter what – would he still have that once they heard they would become grandparents way sooner than they had expected?
"Why are you worrying so much?" Sasuke sat up, pressing back against the pillow resting against the headboard. His forehead was crinkled into a faint frown and he crossed his legs underneath the blanket.
Naruto sat up as well, dragging both hands through his hair, feeling a tad agitated. "Am I wrong to worry? My mum got me on those suppressants precisely because she wanted to prevent me from having an accident! And look at me now!" He waved wildly over his stomach. "I'm nineteen and already knocked up! All because I was too stupid to remember that I needed to use extra protection during my heat."
"We were both too stupid then," Sasuke murmured and narrowed his eyes. "I didn't remember to use condoms either. Your parents aren't going to be angry, Naruto."
"You don't know that," Naruto said nervously, wringing the edge of his shirt between his fingers. "Having a baby at our age is completely different from you sleeping over, Sasuke. Mum said so herself that she doesn't expect to be a grandma soon and - "
"Look, I know your parents," Sasuke cut him off, snatching his hand and lacing their fingers together. "And yes, they'll probably be shocked at first, they might get angry, but it won't be as bad as you think it'll be. They'll be okay with it, you'll see."
"What if they do stay angry?" Naruto spat, but didn't try to remove his hand. "What then? What are we going to do if they don't want to accept the baby?"
"They're going to accept the baby, Naruto."
"But what if they don't!"
Sasuke pursed his lips together and squeezed his fingers. "Then we'll still have each other," he said calmly. "And other people like your friends to support us. Hell, we'll even have Gaara and his siblings. God knows he likes you more than me." That admission had him briefly scowling and Naruto grinning against his will.
"Yeah, he really does like me more, doesn't he?" he asked satisfied and a peal of laughter was startled out of him when Sasuke suddenly grabbed his hips and pulled him down on the bed, rolling on top of him.
"Don't think I'm giving you up to him," Sasuke said firmly, scowling down at him.
Naruto pretended to think about it, tapping his chin. "Hm, I don't know … He is rather handsome, you know, and - " He started laughing again when Sasuke growled and his hands shot out to grab Naruto's wrists, pressing them down against the pillow.
"You're mine." Black eyes flared up with heat and Naruto bit down on his lip, trying in vain to suppress a smile.
"I'm yours? And here I thought the Mark in my neck was just decoration," he teased and snickered when Sasuke rolled his eyes, hands releasing his wrists to slide down and grip his waist.
"You're insufferable, you know that?" the Alpha informed him gravelly, fingers dipping underneath his shirt.
Naruto smirked, lacing his free hands around Sasuke's neck. "You might have mentioned that once or twice," he confirmed airily. "You're stuck with me, though. No take backsies."
"You're an idiot," Sasuke sighed, looking both utterly done yet fond at the same time.
Any further possible protest or denial was silenced by his lips. They kept the kisses chaste, barely parting their lips as they softly brushed their mouths against each other.
Sasuke pulled back and laid down next to him, keeping one arm casually slung around his waist. "It's going to be all right, I promise," he said quietly; his thumb rubbing soothing circles in Naruto's side.
Naruto breathed out softly. "Yeah, okay," he mumbled, but couldn't bring himself to believe his mate quite yet.
Sasuke sighed softly and nuzzled his cheek. "Do you want to visit your parents this weekend?"
The Omega thought about it, worrying his lower lip between his teeth. He wasn't really looking forward to informing his parents about the news, but he could hardly wait months to tell them. He should perhaps consider the conversation like taking off a band-aid: best done quickly to lessen the amount it stung.
"I guess that's for the best," he mumbled, hooking one ankle around Sasuke's. "The longer we keep it from them, the harder it'll be."
"That's true," Sasuke nodded and asked, "You want to stay there on Monday too?"
On Monday Naruto only had two classes and coincidentally both those classes were cancelled for the upcoming Monday, because both his professors were required to attend a conference in another country. He wasn't entirely sure how the conversation with his parents would unfold, but perhaps staying there for the full three days would be better than skipping town again on Sunday. At least it would give them some time to get adjusted to the news – and hopefully he wouldn't come to regret his decision to stay three days.
"Yeah, that'll give them some time to get used to the news. I'll take a bus back in the afternoon or so," he replied. Or maybe dad or mum would drive him back if Sasuke was right and the conversation wouldn't go that badly. That still remained to be seen, though, and despite Sasuke's confidence, the knot in his stomach was hard pressed to unfold at the thought of telling his parents that he was expecting a baby.
"Why a bus? I'm driving," Sasuke snorted, eyeing him incredulously.
"What? But you have classes on Monday," Naruto said confused. Unlike him, none of Sasuke's professors were supposed to attend a conference.
The Alpha shrugged. "They're only minor courses and I've already finished my reading for them. There's not much to gain from sitting there when I already know what the professors will be discussing."
"If you're sure," Naruto said doubtfully.
"Yes, I'm sure." Sasuke raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "You're mad if you think I'll let you take a bus."
"There's nothing wrong with taking a bus! I've been doing that for years!" Naruto exclaimed, pursing his lips when the other man snorted. "Fine, bastard, what time will we leave tomorrow?"
"It's around an hour and a half drive," Sasuke said pensively. "Around eight o'clock? That way we'll get there at a decent hour."
Blue eyes squinted at him. "What you call 'decent'," Naruto muttered darkly, already mourning the hours of sleep he'd be missing out on tomorrow. He knew it was better to arrive there quite early just to get the most out of the weekend spent at his parents' place, but he was never fond of waking up early.
Sasuke smirked and patted his hip. "You'll survive one Saturday morning without sleeping in."
Naruto scowled at him, not at all amused. Then he remembered something else. "Wait, when are you going to tell Kakashi-san?"
"Why the hell would I tell him?" Sasuke scrunched up his nose, looking and sounding irritated.
"Maybe because he's still your guardian and you know, it'll be difficult to hide the fact that I'm pregnant in a little while?"
"Like hell is that pervert going to be around our baby!"
"Come on, Sasuke, you don't mean that."
"Yeah? Watch me."
Mum opened the door with a bright grin before Naruto even had the chance to use his key. She must have heard Sasuke's car stopping in front of the house.
"I'm so happy to see you!" she beamed, tugging Naruto in a fierce embrace before swiftly turning to Sasuke and pulling him into a hug too. "I didn't expect to see you again before your summer break!"
Naruto snickered at the deer in headlights look Sasuke was currently sporting, the dark haired man still unused to Kushina's strong hugs.
"Come on in! How long are you staying?" She ushered them inside and dad appeared in the kitchen doorway when she closed the front door.
"Until Monday evening," Naruto replied, peeling off his shoes and replacing them with his house slippers. "I don't have class that day."
"Oh right, you mentioned that. Your professors have to attend a congress, right?" Mum hummed, gesturing for Sasuke to leave their bag with clothes against the wall.
"Yep, so no classes for me," he said and as mum led them both into the kitchen where dad was making tea for everyone, butterflies started racing in his stomach and his hands grew clammy.
He'd called his mum when they had got into the car, telling her they would be coming over for a visit. He hadn't mentioned the actual reason for it, knowing that this was not something he could discuss over the phone – or at the very least, it wouldn't be really appropriate. This was a conversation to be had face to face, even if all the ways his parents could react badly were making him ill.
"How's second year treating you both so far?" Dad asked, once everybody was seated around the kitchen table with a cup of tea in front of them.
"It's going well," was Sasuke's reply – the same one he gave every time Naruto's parents inquired after his lessons.
Dad smiled amused. "That's good to hear. And you, Naruto?"
"Classes are great – except for Mizuki-sensei," Naruto grimaced, tapping his fingers against his bright blue cup. "Guy's a douche and has some serious anger issues. Don't know why that dude ever thought he was fit to teach child psychology."
"Don't insult your professor, Naruto," Mum chided, waggling her finger.
He shrugged and pouted. "It's true! Ask around; nobody likes him!"
Honestly he was wondering whether there was someone out there who actually liked the arrogant professor. Every student he talked to disliked the man, because he tended to act like he was so much better than them, the arrogant prick. Not to mention he couldn't handle it either when a student tried to enter a discussion with him.
They talked about their classes for a while and mum and dad kept them up to date about what had been happening in the village and the police corps. Naruto's godfather, Jiraiya, was yet again travelling somewhere in Europe to promote his books and Tsunade had yet again rejected him before he left to take his plane – nothing new there. Naruto wondered sometimes whether the old man kept asking out the doctor just to find out the many ways in which she could reject him. That or he was just masochistic.
As the hands of the clock neared twelve o'clock, Naruto grew more nervous, wanting to blurt out the news of his pregnancy just like that but at the same time he was scared to tell them, afraid of how they would react. What if they got angry and kicked him out? He didn't think they would do that – didn't want to believe they would do that – but he had a hard time imagining they would be happy either.
Apparently sensing his growing distress, Sasuke grabbed his hand underneath the table and entangled their fingers together. The touch was simple but effective and it settled some of the blond's nerves, knowing that he would have Sasuke at his side, no matter what would happen.
Taking courage out of his mate's presence, Naruto took a deep breath and said, "Mum, dad, we've got to tell you something."
Mum blinked and leant back in her chair. "Okay? What do you need to tell us?"
He opened his mouth, but the words got caught somewhere in his throat and all he could do was stare wide eyed at them, his stomach twisted and flipping uncomfortably. Suddenly he wanted nothing more than to run away, get away before he would have to face their possible judgment, their anger or even worse: their disappointment.
He couldn't do this. The thought of facing his parents' disappointment was worse than them being angry and he feared he was going to be sick any second now; the sound of his blood rushing extremely loud in his ears. His cheeks felt uncomfortably hot and he was only vaguely aware of mum and dad growing increasingly worried while he just sat there; fear squashing his vocal chords together, strangling any word that wanted to escape.
"Naruto," Sasuke murmured, drawing Naruto's attention and the Omega turned his head to stare at him, becoming more and more overwhelmed. "Do you want me to tell them instead?"
"Tell us what?" Dad asked and furrowed his eyebrows. His blue eyes shot back and forth between the two younger men. "Naruto, what's wrong?"
He was so incredibly tempted to let Sasuke be the one to break the news, wanting nothing more than to stupidly hide behind his boyfriend, but … They were his parents. He should be the one informing them that they were going to be grandparents soon. If he couldn't even do that, then he couldn't be ready to raise a child either, right?
"I'm pregnant," he ended up blurting out before he could think of a way to breach the topic in a more delicate manner. Immediately he winced and hunched his shoulders, watching apprehensively how his parents' faces grew blank.
"You're … pregnant," Dad echoed flatly; his gaze briefly dipping down to his son's stomach.
Naruto jerked his head down in a nod and squeezed Sasuke's hand tighter. "Y-yeah, I – I took some tests earlier this week and – and they're both positive. I'm – we're having a baby."
"Oh, Naruto," Mum sighed and he flinched. "How did this happen? You're taking suppressants, aren't you?"
"I am – I was," he corrected himself. He'd stopped taking his suppressants the morning after he'd discovered he was pregnant; there was no sense in continuing taking them after all. "But, er, remember that I was sick a few months ago? I – I kept puking and I stopped taking my suppressants until I felt better, because I thought it was stupid to keep taking them when I would just end up throwing them up in the end. I went back on them once I felt better, but a couple of days after that I – I had my heat and the thing is that we, I …" he fumbled, too ashamed to admit that he'd been stupid enough to forget the extra protection, even after both Tsunade and mum had insisted he knew about the risks.
"We both didn't think about using extra protection," Sasuke explained. He sat calmly next to the blond, but his eyes were alert and sharp, studying the pair's reactions across from him.
"Naruto, I warned you about that," Mum said and rubbed her hands over her face. "You should have been more careful."
"I know, okay? It was an accident," Naruto said in a small voice, a lump forming in his throat. "It's not like I forgot on purpose!"
Dad pressed his lips together before questioning, "What are you going to do now?"
"We've – we've decided to keep the baby," Naruto admitted and the dread in the pit of his belly only continued to grow at the sight of the many emotions crossing their faces. They weren't immediately yelling at him, but they definitely didn't look happy either.
"What about your classes?" Mum frowned and crossed her arms. "Please tell me you're not going to flunk out."
"Of course not!" Naruto protested and felt Sasuke tighten his grip around his hand slightly. "I'll need to talk with some of my professors, but I'm going to keep attending my classes and take my exams. I promise I'm not going to stop my studies."
"Naruto, having a baby isn't easy," she said and her frown deepened. "Especially not when you're still studying. How are you going to combine your studies and taking care of a baby? You can hardly leave him or her alone for several hours when you attend your classes. How are you going to pay for all the baby stuff? It's not exactly cheap, you know?"
"I know, but we'll figure it out," Naruto brought out, his voice barely louder than a whisper. He could feel the disappointment practically blasting off mum and dad and he looked away, blinking furiously to keep the hot tears at bay which were stinging the back of his eyes, threatening to escape any moment now.
He knew he shouldn't have expected them to start jumping in joy at the news, but … It hurt to see the disapproval simmering in their eyes.
"Naruto's not going to raise our baby alone," Sasuke said sharply and mum started. "I'll be helping him. We're not the first couple who'll combine studying with raising a baby and we're going to make it work. We can use some of my inheritance to buy things for the baby and I can always find a part time job elsewhere."
"I'm still tutoring some children and the parents pay well; I can keep doing that," Naruto added. It wasn't like he could get rich with tutoring those children in primary school, but the money was nothing to really sniff at either. If he took up a couple of other children, the extra pay would help out with all the extra expenses.
It wasn't like he was stupid or naïve: he knew that raising a baby wasn't exactly a cheap ordeal, but he couldn't give up his baby either. He'd considered it, but he knew he would regret it for the rest of his life if he gave up his baby. Things might get difficult at times, but that prospect wasn't daunting enough to convince him to give up his child. He would deal with whatever came his way, whether good or bad.
"Whether you like it or not, we're going to keep this baby," Sasuke said resolutely, his jaw set. "It's up to you whether you can act as the grandparents or not."
"Sasuke," Naruto hissed alarmed, not liking the tone the other man was using.
"Look, it's a lot to take in," Dad retorted placatingly, rubbing his chin. "It's not like Kushina and I expected to become grandparents at our age. We need some time to get used to it."
"Take your time then. Naruto and I are going out to eat," Sasuke stated and stood up, tugging at Naruto's hand. "Come on, Naruto, let's give your parents some space."
Naruto looked between Sasuke and his parents uncertainly. "I don't know if …"
Mum smiled weakly, waving him off. "It's fine, Naruto. Your dad and I just need a moment to ourselves. We'll see you after lunch, okay?"
"Okay," Naruto agreed dubiously and silently followed Sasuke into the hallway to pull on their shoes again before going outside to the car.
"That went badly," he decided once the car left the street. Bringing his thumb up to his mouth, he started worrying at the hangnail. "Really badly."
"It'll be fine," Sasuke reassured him and rested his hand on Naruto's knee. "Your parents just need some time to get used to it."
"They didn't act like it would be fine!" Naruto insisted; his left foot tapping jittery on the car mat. "Shit, I knew they wouldn't be happy."
"They're surprised, just like we were," Sasuke insisted, shooting him a quick glance and slowing down when the car in front of them signalled he was going to take the turn left. "Give them some time; they'll accept it in the end."
"And what if they don't?" His stomach cramped with fear.
Sasuke waited until they stopped in front of the red light before slipping a hand around Naruto's neck and drawing him in for a quick, but soft kiss. "They love you, Naruto. They're not going to kick you out for having a baby," he murmured, caressing the Omega's right cheek. "Don't worry, okay? I promise everything will be all right, you'll see."
Naruto pressed his lips tightly together, but nodded silently. It wasn't like he had much choice anyway. Either his parents would come around or they wouldn't – there wasn't much he could do about that.
It was almost two o'clock when Naruto and Sasuke walked back into the house, hand in hand. They had gone for ramen – probably Sasuke's attempt at calming him down – and afterwards had visited the park where they'd had eaten some ice cream as well. It had felt like a regular date between them and just for that moment Naruto had been able to ignore what was awaiting him back at home.
Mum and dad were waiting for them in the living room and they both looked up when the couple walked in. Mum offered a hesitant smile and stood up, stepping forwards to draw Naruto into a hug. The blond hugged her back with one arm; his other hand still holding on to Sasuke, who stood slightly behind him.
"Your dad and I talked," she said, pulling back and lifting her hand to brush his cheek.
"Okay," he said nervously, glancing at dad who was watching them from his seat on the couch.
"We didn't expect to become grandparents at our age, but we love you, sweetheart. If you want to keep the baby, you have our support," she said softly, letting out a surprised "Oomph" when Naruto hugged her fiercely.
"Thank you," he choked out against her shoulder and he felt her nod, her hands rubbing over his back.
"Of course, honey. We'd never kick you out, no matter what you'd do. We'll help in any way we can, okay?"
"Baby-sitting duties for example," Dad piped up, smiling; some wrinkles appearing around his eyes. "Your mother will love that for sure."
"Oh shut up," she sniffed. "Like you're not going to show our colleagues pictures of our grandchild once she or he is here."
Naruto turned his head and caught Sasuke's eyes. They shared a smile before Naruto allowed mum to tug him onto the couch.
This had gone way better than he'd ever dared to hope. It was clear that his parents were still getting used to the idea of becoming grandparents, but they weren't going to kick him out. He felt rather stupid for ever having had that fear in the first place, but …
Well, everything was going to be all right now.
He'd just finished watering the plants when dad joined him in the garden.
"Dinner almost ready?" Naruto asked curiously, putting the empty watering can next to him on the grass for a moment, and stretched his arms.
Dusk was slowly setting it; the last rays of the sun setting the garden alight in orange and purple. Crickets were already performing their evening song and some birds were squabbling loudly somewhere up in the trees, the leaves rustling violently.
"Almost," Dad confirmed, stuffing his hands into his pockets. "But that's not why I came to see you here."
"Oh?" Naruto eyed him curiously, linking his hands around the back of his neck. "What for then?"
The solemn look on the older man's face set him on edge. "I want to ask you something, and you need to promise me that you'll be honest. I don't mean anything bad with this question, I just need to know for sure, okay?"
"Okay," Naruto said warily, pursing his lips. "What do you want to know?"
"The decision to keep the baby – did it come from you both or did Sasuke-kun convince you?"
"The hell, dad?" Naruto spluttered flabbergasted. "Sasuke didn't do any convincing! He gave me the choice and said he'd be okay with whatever I ended up deciding. What the hell's this about?"
"Language, Naruto," Dad admonished him, but it was said rather absently. He uttered a soft sigh and cocked his head to the right, gazing at his son. "I don't mean anything bad with it, I just wanted to know for sure. I'm glad he didn't pressure you into keeping the baby."
"Of course he didn't. You know he'd never force me to do anything!" Naruto retorted, outraged on Sasuke's behalf. Where the fuck was this suddenly coming from? Sasuke had never forced him to do anything – the guy still asked whether Naruto wanted to spend his heat with him and they'd been together for almost three years now!
"I know he wouldn't," Dad nodded and smiled wryly. "I just needed to know for sure."
"Where's this coming from, dad?" Naruto demanded, crossing his arms. "Why do you think Sasuke would convince me to keep the baby?"
Dad grimaced and glanced at the kitchen where the shadow of the younger Alpha was just passing by on his way to help mum with preparing dinner. He looked back at Naruto and rubbed the back of his head. "I asked, because I'm a bit worried how Sasuke-kun is handling the pregnancy."
Stumped the younger blond stared at him. "Why would you be worried about that? Sasuke's fine with it, I told you that. He's happy we're keeping the baby, he told me a few days ago."
Dad nodded thoughtfully. "I'm not per se worried about him not taking the news of the baby well – I'm just worried how this baby is going to affect him in the long run."
"I'm not following you," Naruto said blankly, not having one clue as to what the Alpha was talking about. What kind of effect could their baby possibly have on Sasuke?
"Do you know whether he has ever talked with a psychologist or a psychiatrist?" Dad asked abruptly, watching him expectantly.
"Er." Naruto blinked, trying to remember whether Sasuke had ever let that bit of information slip. "I – don't know actually. He hasn't mentioned anything about it at least. What has that got to do with our baby?"
"Naruto, Sasuke-kun lost his family once before," Dad said gently. "Losing your family in such a violent manner is already hard to deal with, but to lose them at the age he was, is often even worse. I don't know how much the trauma still affects him or whether he's completely put it behind him."
"I still don't understand what that has got to do with the baby," Naruto said frustrated, raking his hands through his hair and tugging at some strands.
"I've dealt with cases like Sasuke-kun's before and I've noticed that often people in his situation tend to cling to the remaining family – or those they consider family – they have left," Dad explained. He hesitated before continuing, "I was worried that Sasuke-kun might have convinced you to keep the baby, because he doesn't want to lose another family member."
When Naruto opened his mouth angrily, dad continued hastily, "I'm not saying he would have done that on purpose. I know he respects you and he's not a bad person, but I just needed to know for certain, okay, Naruto? Call me overprotective, but I needed to know."
"Sasuke would never force me to do anything," Naruto said through gritted teeth, scowling at him. "He's not – when I told him the news, he said he'd support me whatever I ended up doing. He said he would help me look for a doctor if I didn't want to keep the baby or that he would help me find an agency if I wanted to let the baby be adopted. He's not some crazy guy who's forcing me to keep this baby; I made that choice on my own! He's been nothing but supportive, how could you ever think that of him, dad?"
"Naruto, a trauma like the one Sasuke-kun experienced – it leaves traces behind, no matter how many years have gone by," Dad said calmly, but his features softened. "I don't think he's a bad guy; in fact I'm glad he's the one making you happy. But I just needed to know, okay? I've seen people in cases like his make bad decisions, even if they didn't mean to make those. If you tell me he in no way pressured you to keep the baby, then I believe you and we don't have to speak of this again. I only wanted to hear it from you so that my worries could be eased."
"You don't need to be worried, all right?" Naruto huffed. "Sasuke won't do anything to hurt me, ever. You're being stupid now, dad."
Instead of being offended, dad chuckled. "Yeah, I guess I am. Thanks for putting up with my stupid questions, son."
"Well, you're getting older now – guess your old age is catching up to you," Naruto quipped and relaxed when dad threw his head back and laughed.
Blue eyes – the mirror of his own – glittered when they looked at him and dad grinned. "You know, just because I'm becoming a grandpa soon, doesn't mean I'm old."
"I don't know," Naruto made a big show of squinting his eyes and studying dad's hair, "I think I can spot some grey hairs already. There and there." He pointed at dad's temples, snickering when the man mock growled and hid his temples behind his hands.
"Good thing I'm blond then – grey won't be that noticeable," Dad muttered, poking his temples suspiciously.
"Keep telling yourself that," Naruto snorted before growing solemn. "I mean it, dad. Sasuke would never do anything to hurt me. If I didn't want this baby, he wouldn't have forced me to keep it."
"I know," Dad sighed and clasped his shoulder, smiling softly. "He's a good guy. You two are going to make great parents."
"Well, I've got a great example," Naruto smiled impishly.
The two blonds shared a grin before mum stepped outside to call them in for dinner.
The next morning found Naruto and Sasuke in Tsunade's practice to the Omega's great astonishment.
"I thought you didn't work on Sunday," he remarked, watching her pull up his file on the computer.
"Normally I don't," she confirmed before scowling at him. "But seeing as someone decided to get himself knocked up when he's yet to turn twenty, your mother called in a favour and asked me to do this check-up before you return to university."
"It's an accident, baa-chan," he pouted, hunching his shoulders when her scowl intensified.
"I'd have you considered to be an even bigger idiot if you had decided to get pregnant on purpose at your age," she snapped. "As it stands, you can't exactly be -"
"Even if the baby was planned, that's none of your business," Sasuke retorted sharply, tensing up. "Are you going to give him a check-up or are you going to keep up this unnecessary commentary? Because if so, we'll seek out someone else to be his attending doctor."
She raised an eyebrow and leant forwards, resting her chin on her clasped hands. "You think you'll be able to find another doctor at my level?"
"Don't think you're irreplaceable," Sasuke retorted without missing a beat. "You're not the only good doctor in this country – keep that in mind next time you want to give your opinion about Naruto or our baby."
"Sasuke," Naruto sighed, slumping into his chair. He really hoped this conversation wouldn't turn out into an outright brawl. The last thing he needed was for his mate and his doctor to fight over him.
Tsunade's comments stung, yeah, but to be honest, he hadn't expected anything else from her. She'd been clear about the risks of not taking extra precaution if he missed a couple of days of his suppressants; he couldn't really blame her for wanting to ream him out after all the cautioning she had done before.
"You've got some spunk, kid," Tsunade said approvingly to Naruto's shock. She pointed her finger at him and glanced at the Omega. "He's a keeper."
"I know that," Naruto replied dryly, but he couldn't keep back a smile when he looked at Sasuke.
She didn't have to tell him he had lucked out enormously with Sasuke as his mate. He was very much aware of that fact.
"All right, let's see how far along you are," Tsunade said and rose up, beckoning at them to follow her. "Naruto, lie down on this table and pull up your T-shirt so that your stomach's bare. You said you missed two heats?"
"Yeah, April and May," Naruto confirmed, climbing onto the examination table. The white paper crinkled underneath him when he laid down and he pushed up his shirt. Sasuke came to stand next to him and anticipation starting building up when Tsunade dragged the monitor closer to him.
"This will feel cold," she warned him right before squirting some gel like substance on his stomach.
The cold liquid hit him like a shock and he hissed, his stomach muscles tensing up briefly.
"Told you," she said amused and after flicking on the monitor, pressed the transducer on his stomach before he could think of a reply.
Naruto turned his head to the screen and watched the grey blackish mass move and pulse. He couldn't really see anything in the image that would indicate he was pregnant and he started to wonder whether the tests hadn't been faulty after all.
"Here's your baby," Tsunade suddenly said, pointing at the left lower corner of the screen.
If Naruto tilted his head to the left a bit, he thought he could make out a small white blob. Was that his baby? It didn't really look like a baby to him, but well, she was the doctor – she would know, wouldn't she?
"That's our baby?" he asked slowly and felt Sasuke's hand descending upon his. When he chanced a glance upwards, he found the Alpha staring transfixed at the screen.
"I know it's not much to look at yet," Tsunade smirked. "But you're definitely pregnant and this white mass you see is your baby."
His heart skipped a beat when he finally comprehended that he was really looking at his baby right now. That tiny white bean right there was his baby, holy shit.
"How – how far along am I?" he croaked out; the lump in his throat coming from out of nowhere.
"Nearly twelve weeks," Tsunade answered after studying the screen closer. "I'd say that makes you due somewhere in December. Probably around the beginning of the month. I'll set up the rest of the appointments with you today, so that you can arrange it with your course work."
The rest of her words were nothing but a buzz as Naruto stared in wonder at the screen. That right there was his baby. He was actually staring at his baby right now and the knowledge made his breath hitch.
Sure, he'd accepted the fact that he was pregnant after seeing the result on the sticks, but actually seeing the proof right in front of his eyes was … Overwhelming. Different. Amazing.
No words could describe how he felt, looking at the image of his baby; his son or daughter who was growing steadily in his belly, waiting for the day he or she would be born. All he knew for certain was that he loved this tiny being already and he'd do anything to keep him or her safe. He might still be rather young, yes, but there was no way in hell he could give up his baby.
When he looked at Sasuke, he gasped softly when he spotted the tears slowly slipping sharp cheekbones. "Sasuke …" He rose up a bit and was instantly wrapped up in the Alpha's embrace.
"I love you," Sasuke whispered in his ear; his tears falling down and seeping into Naruto's cotton shirt. "I love you so much."
Naruto smiled and kissed his temple, wrapping his own arms around his mate's shoulders. Tsunade retreated, commenting softly she would print some copies for them.
"I love you too," he murmured and they remained in that embrace for a long time; the screen next to them still showing their baby.
Afterwards Sasuke kept looking at the copy of their first ultrasound for a long time; wonder shining through his eyes. Naruto sat next to him and gazed at the ultrasound as well.
Their hands found each other on his stomach, covering the proof of their love for each other tenderly.
Their own little family.
AN2: This chapter was surprisingly hard to write - which is why it's a day later than I intended to. Apologies for that.
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review; should you spot any mistakes, please point them out to me.
I hope to see you all back in the next part!
Cuddles
Melissa
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