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Crossing Boundaries for You	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 12499 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor make profit of it. Kishimoto owns it.

Chapter List
- 12
- 13
- 14
Author's note: This chapter was surprisingly difficult to write, despite my knowing which scenes I wanted *blinks* I hope it isn't too bad!
Thanks to the following reviewer: Tylendel (Thank you very much!)
Warnings: violence
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 13
Naruto's head was spinning from the unexpected blow. He recovered just in time to bring his arms in front of his face, deflecting three more consecutive punches. He managed to punch some of them straight in the face and stomach. Their groans were like music to his ears, until he caught sight of something in the corner of his eye and he ducked just in time, bringing his legs up and wrapping his arms around his knees to protect his stomach from the incoming vicious kick. The foot grazed his hip, but another one caught him right in the middle of his back and all the air in his lungs was punched out. He gasped without sound as his back started throbbing.
Before he could even so much as twitch a finger, boots and trainers started kicking him wherever they managed to reach; landing blows on his back, his thighs, his shoulders, his arms, his head a couple of times …
Things started to become rather woozy soon and he was having trouble staying conscious, his mind drifting away, lost in the haze of pain, pain and nothing but pain. A taste like copper or rust coated the insides of his mouth. He coughed. There was only one thought crossing his mind; one thought which felt like an anchor, making certain he didn't unfurl from his position. He kept his legs up and his arms tightly pressed around them even when his muscles started to protest and scream with fatigue and pain.
Not the baby. I can't let them hurt the baby. Not my baby.
Some part of him knew that if he even loosened one hand, it was all over. Their kicks would find his stomach and then it would be all over. He couldn't let that happen; he wouldn't allow that to happen. But the onslaught of kicks didn't lessen and darkness was creeping up at the corners of his consciousness, enticing him to give in and just give up.
But he couldn't … He couldn't do that. Couldn't give in. Not while he needed to protect his …
Dazed, he thought he could hear alarmed shouting from somewhere above him; the thundering of feet and more screams. Abruptly all was silent; only the wind whistling past him. Still he remained there huddled in a lump, protecting his belly. He didn't think he could move anytime soon, didn't trust those men not to come back and finish the job. He would have to move soon, though, precisely because they could come back. He couldn't stay here; he had to search for help, he had to make sure his baby was okay. He …
Someone crouched down next to him and touched his shoulder. He flinched away from the touch and instantly all his muscles roared in protest and he bit down savagely on his lower lip to hold back a scream.
"…you hear me, Naruto-kun?"
His brain translated the question slowly, his ears only picking up the last part of it and he blinked slowly, trying to break through the haze of pain which held every cell in his body hostage. How did this person know his name?
"Naruto-kun? … with me?" Slender, pale fingers carefully grasped his chin and tilted his face up, halting when he grimaced in pain.
Through his blurry sight he noticed a pale face entering his vision; a pair of dark eyes studying him sharply. "You with me?"
"It-Itachi?" Naruto murmured, feeling something slick dripping down his chin and then darkness engulfed him completely.
Oddly when he opened his eyes, the first thing he became aware of was the feeling of cold leather underneath his fingertips. The second thing was the low, grey ceiling he was staring at and the sensation of travelling at high speed. That last one definitely didn't help with the whole 'fuck, the world is spinning' experience he was having right now.
"Don' blame m' wh' you get pulled over," Naruto slurred and blinked several times.
"Oh good, you woke up," Itachi said and there was a hint of relief in his voice, which made Naruto turn his head towards him.
Only to groan when pain shot straight up his back right into his skull and he squeezed his eyes shut in a feeble attempt to stop the pain from spreading.
"Don't move too much," the older man ordered – a bit too late if you asked Naruto. "I'm not sure whether you have broken something and moving around is not the best way to find that out."
"Where you bringing me?" Naruto asked and his eyes widened when memories of the fight flooded his brain and his hands shot down to cover his stomach. "Is the baby okay?!" Panic started coursing through his veins at the thought that something might be wrong with the baby. He didn't have any cramps – something he thought he would have if he was on the verge of miscarrying – but his entire body radiated pain and he wasn't certain whether the lack of cramps was really a good sign or not.
"I think so, but just to be sure I'm taking you to Tsunade-sensei," Itachi replied calmly. "She can assess the rest of your injuries as well. I called her to explain what happened and she's waiting for us at her practice."
The dark haired man sounded in control, calm, like he had always been as long as Naruto had known him. In fact he couldn't recall even one instance in which Itachi had raised his voice or had displayed any anger. Not even when Naruto had managed to convince Sasuke to sneak out of his room to go trick-or-treating on Halloween and they had both been caught outside by Itachi.
Back then he had sounded calm and controlled as well, as if it had been an everyday occurrence to find his younger brother out late on the streets with only his best friend as company.
It was also the same voice he had used when Naruto had fallen out of a tree when he was nine years old and Itachi had calmed him down enough for the paramedics to take a look at his arm.
Hearing that tone now, hearing how calm Itachi sounded, caused Naruto to relax slightly, secure in the knowledge that even if Itachi had made shitty decisions regarding his brother, he would never lie.
Naruto drifted in and out of consciousness, trying to keep as still as possible to avoid aggravating his injuries. His hands remained cupped around his stomach, though, as he was still very worried about the baby inside of him. His injuries would heal over time – it wasn't like this was the first time he had got into a fight after all – but he would never forgive himself if something had happened to the baby.
Why, why had he decided it was a good idea to go to the park on his own at this hour? Self-loathing filled him. He should have just stayed at home or should have gone to Gaara or Sasuke to distract himself. But no, he had to be stupid and now there was a chance something had happened to the baby.
The sting of hot tears pressed against the back of his eyes and he squeezed them shut, swallowing down the lump in his throat.
Please, let everything be okay with the baby.
His eyes shot open when the car slowed down to a stop and he started to sit up, pausing every few seconds when his muscles protested in pain. By the time he was sitting up straight, Itachi had already left the car and walked around it, opening the door for him. Dark eyes studied him critically.
"Do you want me to carry you inside?"
"What? No, I can walk!" Naruto said aghast at the offer. He already felt ashamed for being so stupid as to go to the park alone, he didn't need the added embarrassment of being carried inside Tsunade's office like a girl.
"You sure? I managed to carry you to the car; it wouldn't be difficult to help you inside as well," Itachi replied calmly.
He had carried him to the car? Right, he had passed out; of course Itachi had had to carry him to the car. If everything wasn't hurting so much already, he would have slapped his forehead because of his stupidity.
"I can walk," Naruto insisted and slowly got out of the car, hunching a bit when his back protested in pain once more. Gritting his teeth he took a few wobbly steps forwards; nothing felt broken, but he sure as hell was bruised badly. He didn't even dare to imagine how bad he must look right now.
Muscles screaming in agony, his teeth gritted as he pushed past the pain he eventually managed to reach Tsunade's front door, helped along by Itachi who hovered next to him and kept a hand on his back; ready to catch him if he stumbled too much.
The door swung open and light brown eyes studied him intently. "Pick him up and place him down on the table," Tsunade ordered, directing her order at Itachi.
"I can get on the table on my own," Naruto protested, but even in his own ears his protest sounded feeble and his breathing was shallow. Had one of their kicks landed against his ribs?
"I'm sure you can," she replied, humouring him as she turned around; her heels clacking against the floor. "But with Itachi carrying you, you'll get there faster and I'm sure you're worried about the baby."
That made Naruto shut up and a fresh wave of guilt swept over him. He was quiet as Itachi picked him up and he felt indescribably small in his arms, even though the man was only five years older than him.
The paper crinkled underneath him when the dark haired man placed him down on the examination table and he helped him with removing his hoodie; Naruto biting back a groan when bolts of pain flashed through his shoulders.
"Okay, let's first check the baby just to be certain. Have you experienced any cramps so far or noticed blood loss?" Tsunade questioned; her gloves crinkling slightly as she pulled them on. She was in full doctor mode now, ready to assess and treat any damage.
It was a mode Naruto was all too familiar with.
"No cramps and I don't think I've started bleeding," Naruto muttered, lifting up his shirt to bare his stomach. He had the taste of blood in his mouth, but he thought that came from his split lip. A quick running of his tongue across his teeth assured him that he still had all of them.
"I didn't notice any bleeding, save for his bloody nose and split lip," Itachi commented, still hovering next to the table; a frown marring his forehead.
"Well, that's a good sign at least," she muttered and spread the cold gel across Naruto's stomach before pressing down with the transducer, sliding it back and forth, up and down, as she peered at the monitor.
"And?" Naruto inquired anxiously, staring at the screen, but not able to distinguish anything clearly on it.
"The baby is fine," she answered, offering him a quick, reassuring smile. "I don't detect anything amiss. Your lack of cramps and lack of blood loss are also very good signs. The rest of your body seems to have borne the brunt of the attack."
"I was trying to protect my stomach," he explained tiredly. Exhaustion was catching up to him and he lowered his head again, staring up at the ceiling. His guilt was assuaged by the reassurance that the baby was fine. He would have never forgiven himself if the case had been otherwise.
"Well, you succeeded in doing that," she murmured, removing the transducer and swiftly clearing the gel off his stomach with some paper towels. "Let me take a look at you now, brat. Where does it hurt?"
"Basically everywhere," he grimaced, letting his shirt drop down again. "But mostly my back, my arms, my thighs and my ribs."
"All right, I'll check your ribs first. I don't think anything is broken, but let me check," Tsunade said, beckoning him to sit up. She took a stethoscope our of a drawer and sat back down in front of him. "How many attacked you?"
"Four guys."
"Why?"
"Fuck if I know. Because they're fucking bigots? Because they're homophobes? Because they're just pathetic arseholes in general? Take your pick," Naruto snapped and hissed when she pressed the cold metal of the stethoscope against his chest.
She furrowed her eyebrows. "Your lungs sound clear," she announced after a moment of placing the chest piece on – what to Naruto were – random placed across his chest. She removed the buds from the stethoscope out of her ear and let it rest around her neck. Fingers then pressed down against Naruto's sides, feeling his ribs.
He resisted the urge to flinch back when strong fingers poked at sensitive spots and she eyed him knowingly.
"Your ribs don't feel broken either," she continued, pressing a few more times down against his lower ribs. "There's going to be some serious bruising, though, and breathing is going to be a bitch for a few days."
"Yeah, I figured," he grimaced, but a sliver of relief filled him. The last thing he needed after all the shit tonight were broken ribs.
"All right, follow my finger," she instructed, continuing with the examination.
It was when she was carefully touching his back, assessing the damage there, that Naruto noticed Itachi sliding his phone out of his pocket and dialling a number.
"You're calling Deidara-kun?" he questioned curiously, in an attempt to take his mind of the prodding his back was subjected to.
Itachi cast him a curious glance – most likely because of the familiar suffix he had attached to the blond's name – but replied, "No, I'm calling Sasuke."
Naruto tensed, ignoring Tsunade's exasperated cluck and asked sharply, "Why?"
Itachi raised an eyebrow and regarded him with a particular expression that Naruto had become acquainted with many times before thanks to the younger brother often using it on him. It was the 'Are you stupid?' look and the brothers appeared quite practiced at wearing that particular expression.
"Because he needs to be informed about this."
"No, he doesn't. Why should he - "
"Because he's your best friend, he cares about you and you're carrying his baby. I'm pretty certain that my brother will be pissed off if we don't tell him about this," Itachi interrupted him, rolling his eyes. "Ah, Sasuke. Yes, I'm aware of the hour."
The rest of the conversation between the two brothers became nothing but static as Naruto stared at the older man, frozen. Itachi knew whose baby this was? Since when? Who had told him that? Naruto racked his brain, trying to recall whether he had let it drop in a conversation where Itachi had been present. It wasn't as if he and Itachi had had many conversations so far, so how did the man know about the baby's other father?
The only ones who knew Sasuke was the father – bar of course Sakura and Sasuke's parents – were Jiraiya, Tsunade, Gaara, Iruka and … Deidara. Out of that list only two talked to Itachi regularly and only one didn't have a strained relationship with him.
Had Deidara told him?
"Sasuke's on his way here. He sounds fairly pissed off," Itachi announced, stuffing his phone back into his pocket.
"It would shock me if he wasn't," Tsunade snorted, applying some sort of cold cream on the bruises on Naruto's back.
Shit, a pissed off Sasuke was not fun to deal with, but he would figure out what to do once his friend got here. Now he had a more important question to ask. "Who told you about the baby's father?" Naruto demanded tersely.
A black eyebrow was raised. "Sasuke told me during one of our phone calls. I said I wanted to congratulate Haruno-san with her pregnancy, because I realised I hadn't done that yet. After that he explained the whole story," Itachi replied unruffled.
Sasuke had told him? Not Deidara, but Sasuke? Naruto was quite baffled by that admission. He knew Sasuke and Itachi had started talking with each other again, but he hadn't expected Sasuke to be actually willing to inform Itachi about whom was really carrying the baby.
"You seem surprised," Itachi noted carefully, crossing his arms.
Tsunade began rubbing the same cream on Naruto's right arm after rolling up his sleeve.
The blond man shrugged awkwardly, doing his best to not dislodge the doctor's grip. "I just … I didn't think he would tell you that," he admitted with a slight frown. Given the distance that had been between the two brothers for years, he had expected his friend to only admit about his involvement after the baby was born or so.
"He's excited to become a father," Itachi murmured; his voice and face softening suddenly. "I suspect it slipped out without him realising it at first. He told me you were helping him with getting a child – not many people would be willing to do that."
"Yeah, well, he's my best friend. Why wouldn't I want to help him?" Naruto chuckled weakly, glancing away.
"There's helping a best friend and then there's actually carrying their baby for them," Itachi riposted dryly.
Naruto scowled at the floor; would he really have to go through this entire argument again? Why did it matter that he had offered to carry Sasuke's baby for him? There were a lot of people acting as surrogates; he wasn't the exception!
"I put a salve on all your bruises," Tsunade stated, removing her gloves with a quiet 'snap'. "That'll help with reducing them. You'll need to put the salve on twice a day for the next four to five days. You've always healed remarkably fast, so I doubt you'll be walking around with those bruises for longer than two weeks. I'm also giving you some painkillers which are safe to use in your condition. That way you'll be a bit more comfortable. Apart from that I guess you just have to take it easy for a while and give your body some time to heal."
"Thanks, baa-chan," Naruto smiled gratefully, pulling his hoodie back on.
She sighed and stood up. "Do try to stay out of trouble, brat."
He wanted to protest that it hadn't been his fault – hell, he had just been sitting there, minding his own business – but he hated that he had to admit she was right. If he had just stayed home, he wouldn't have brought the baby in danger and Sasuke wouldn't be on his way from – probably his work given the hour.
"If you do feel anything close to cramps or you think something is wrong, you need to call me," she continued, handing him a long, yellow tube containing the salve and a white, small box with painkillers. "Doesn't matter the hour, if you feel something is wrong, you call me, okay?"
"I will." He nodded, accepting the salve and painkillers. Six months ago he would have told her not to worry so much or she would get wrinkles, but now he wasn't going to take any chances. You could bet your arse he would be here in a heartbeat again if he had even the slightest inkling that something was wrong with the baby. He had come too close to having the baby harmed today and he wasn't going to take any chances.
Then the door suddenly banged open, revealing a wide eyed Sasuke. "Naruto? What the hell happened?!"
Naruto winced. This was so not going to be fun to explain.
AN2: See, no cliffhanger! XD
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The next chapter will be posted on the 22nd of September.
I see you all in the next chapter!
Cuddles
Melissa
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