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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
- 18
- 19
- 20
Author's note: Later than I had intended, but at least it's still within the week I was supposed to update. Also can't remember if I said this would be the last part of the Adjusting era, but it's not *coughs* Adjusting has got one more part after this, just a head's up.
Warnings: time skips; mature content; some drama near the end; I think that's it.
I hope you'll like it!
19 Adjusting Part 3
"Holy shit, are you serious?" Naruto blurted out before he could compose himself.
Sasuke blinked. "Yes, I'm serious."
"You're not joking at all? You're actually serious? You're really asking me to marry you?"
"Yes, I am. This is me asking you to marry me," Sasuke replied, still patiently kneeling on one knee while offering the ring. He looked ready to kneel there the entire day if he had to.
"Are you insane? You actually want to marry me?" Naruto flayed his arms around, freaking out while Itachi softly babbled to himself behind him, completely unaware of what was happening right in front of him.
"One might consider me insane, but yes, I want to marry you," Sasuke said dryly. "So, what's your answer?"
"If you marry me, there's not going to be any takebacksies," Naruto felt he should warn the other man. He was starting to feel a bit lightheaded and hoped he wouldn't pass out. That would be embarrassing as hell.
Sasuke paused and a look crossed his face, as if he was wondering how much of an idiot the blond could be. "We Marked each other," he said slowly. "We're as good as married anyway, this would make things just more official. Do you want to marry me or not; kind of want an answer now."
"You're really not joking," Naruto finally realised and his heart skipped a beat. Holy shit, Sasuke was asking him to marry him! He was actually on his knee, offering a ring and all!
Holy fuck!
"Why would I joke about something like this?" Sasuke asked blankly. "If you don't want to -"
"No!" Naruto blurted out before backpedalling when he realised how that might be taken, "I mean, yes! Yes, I want to marry you!" He offered his hand, ignoring how it slightly trembled; excitement making him vibrate on the spot.
A quick smile flitted across Sasuke's face before he slipped the ring around Naruto's finger. He had just enough time to push it all the way over the finger before Naruto threw himself at him and they went down on the floor, the Alpha's body cushioning his fall. Naruto sought out his lips immediately for a deep kiss, nearly elbowing him in the gut in his enthusiasm, as his arms came up to bracket Sasuke's head.
Hands settled on his arse, their legs entangled, and Sasuke kissed him back equally as fierce; his joy and relief at having his proposal accepted practically tangible.
"We're engaged," Naruto said giddily, breathlessly when he finally pulled back to gulp in some much needed air. Waggling the hand with the ring in front of Sasuke's face, he grinned cheekily, "You're stuck with me for life now, Uchiha."
"Oh, what a horrible life that will be," Sasuke droned, but his eyes were glowing and his hands had taken up caressing Naruto's back.
Naruto couldn't resist dipping his head down for another kiss, which quickly deepened again until Itachi started crying, letting them know he very much didn't appreciate not having their attention.
"How long have you been planning this?" Naruto asked later that evening in the bed they were sharing in his old room. Itachi was asleep in the nursery his grandparents had made for him; the baby monitor and the screen put on the nightstand. They would stay here for two more days before they would return to their own apartment to prepare for the next academic year.
"Hm?" Sasuke turned around, having been fussing with the monitor and the screen for a bit.
Naruto had let him do it, knowing from experience by now that arranging the two devices to his liking would have Sasuke sleeping much easier.
"This." He waggled his fingers; the ring glinting in the dim light of the lamp.
Mum had been beside herself when they'd emerged from the room with the ring proudly adorning Naruto's finger. Dad had confessed that they had helped Sasuke find a good printer with decent prices, but that had been the extent of their involvement in the planning. They hadn't known what exactly Sasuke had wanted to print on the shirt, only that it was part of his plan to propose.
Naruto was frankly amazed mum had been able to keep her mouth shut about something as huge as this for a while.
"Oh." Sasuke blinked. "Since last year."
He stated it very matter-of-factly as if there was nothing odd about that. Naruto stared at him.
"You were planning this for a whole year?" he asked, voice a bit strangled. "What made you … A whole year? Just why? And since when exactly?!"
Sasuke grabbed his hand and stroked the ring absently. "I started thinking about it a little while before you told me you were pregnant," he said slowly. "I wanted to make it special, memorable for you, but I had trouble coming up with something that wasn't utterly cliché." He grimaced, wrinkling his nose.
"After you told me you wanted to keep the baby, I came up with the idea of using baby clothes to propose." He shrugged and kissed Naruto's hand. "Once I decided how to propose, it was just a matter of finding the right moment."
"Well, I definitely can't accuse you of being cliché about it," Naruto snickered, stretching his fingers and admiring the ring. God, he didn't think he would ever get tired of looking at it, knowing what it represented. "I need to get you a ring too," he mumbled. He could hardly be the only one walking around with a ring.
"If you want," Sasuke said calmly, but a small smile played around his mouth nonetheless.
Naruto eyed him, watching the pleased glint that had yet to leave dark eyes so far. Lightly he questioned, "I'm definitely not complaining about this, but why do you want to marry? I thought you would consider the Mark enough."
The Alpha's other hand rose up and his fingers trailed across Naruto's neck, lightly caressing the Mark which was half hidden underneath the shirt's collar. "I wanted to do it right," he murmured; his gaze distant. "We've Marked each other, but a marriage would make it complete. And I know you wanted to get married one day." He looked pointedly at the blond, who cleared his throat and glanced away.
He might have occasionally during his heats when he was basically high on Alpha pheromones exclaimed that besides the Mark he would also get a ring around Sasuke's finger one day if only to show all those jealous bitches Sasuke was truly off the market.
But that was neither here or there and he only had a vague recollection of those moments anyway. They could easily have been part of a dream, who knew?
"That and apparently the Mark alone isn't enough, so hopefully with a ring around your finger they'll back off," Sasuke added, scowling for some reason.
"They?" Naruto repeated blankly. "Who are they?"
The dark haired man threw him a scathing look. "Those idiots who don't seem to understand that you carrying my Mark means you're off limits," he growled.
"Still don't know who you're talking about," Naruto said, popping his lips. "Seriously who are these supposed idiots?"
People had been flirting with him? When? And who? He couldn't recall one instance in which someone had been flirting with him. Literally none. He could, however, recall very clearly every damn moment a girl or sometimes a guy had started flirting with Sasuke, even when Naruto had been standing right next to him, holding hands.
Seriously, what had he been missing?
"Like hell I'm going to tell you," Sasuke snorted and turned off the lamp, blanketing them in darkness. "You don't need to worry about them."
"I'm not worried about them, I'm just curious," Naruto huffed, shuffling down underneath the sheets. He poked Sasuke's chest. "Come on, tell me. If I got to chase off girls who bother you, you can tell me who's supposedly flirting with me."
"You carry my Mark and you're getting married to me, I don't see why you need to know who those bastards are," Sasuke said dismissively and huffed annoyed, drawing Naruto closer to him, tangling their legs together.
"Please, like anyone can make me look twice when I've got you," Naruto snorted and he didn't need any light to know that Sasuke was looking smug right now. "But I still want to know!"
"If you never noticed it, I'm not going to enlighten you," Sasuke muttered and tightened his embrace for a couple of seconds. His mouth found Naruto's in the dark for a soft kiss. "Go to sleep. Your mum will probably want to start planning the wedding tomorrow and you're going to need the rest."
Naruto groaned, pressing his face into Sasuke's shoulder. "Eugh, don't think you'll be able to escape if she starts. If I have to suffer, you need to as well."
"For better or for worse, right?"
Yeah, he could practically hear him smirking right now. Naruto pinched his thigh in response.
"Damn it, I owe that arsehole money now," Kiba grumbled, staring balefully at Naruto's ring.
"Language, dog-face," Naruto hissed and kicked his leg while covering Itachi's innocent ears. "What are you even talking about?"
It was three days into the new academic year and Kiba and Shikamaru had shown up for a visit – and in Kiba's case to bemoan the amount of work his professors had already given him.
It had taken them a bit before they'd noticed the new addition on Naruto's fingers and Kiba had nearly fallen off the couch when he'd realised what exactly the ring meant.
"Neji and I had a bet going on when either one of you would propose," Kiba muttered, looking away while the tips of his ears grew red. "I said there was no way a proposal would happen before you two had graduated and he said it would happen before that. Couldn't you have waited one more year? He's going to be an insufferable twit about it now!"
"You bet on my relationship?!" Naruto exclaimed outraged and shushed Itachi when he started crying startled. "Oh no, sweetheart, everything's okay. Daddy just got a bit mad at his stupid friend."
"What's going on here?" Sasuke stepped into the living room, frowning. The empty hamper he'd used to carry their clothes to the bedroom was put on the floor.
"That genius here bet on our relationship with Hyuuga! On when we would propose!" Naruto pointed a finger accusingly at Kiba, who threw up his hands in the air. "Can you believe that shit?"
"Did you win or lose the bet?" Sasuke asked, arching an eyebrow.
"I lost." Kiba glowered, crossing his arms. "But I would have won if you'd just waited one more year!"
"Good, knowing him you just lost a lot of money." Sasuke nodded satisfied and turned around. "You want another lemonade, Naruto?"
"Yeah, sure, and get me those new biscuits too," Naruto said, smiling down at Itachi whose crying was subduing into some sniffles. "There we go, all better again."
He looked up and scowled at Kiba. "Seriously, dude, betting on my relationship? What gives, man?"
The Beta man shrugged and rubbed the back of his neck. "I was kind of drunk when I agreed to the bet," he admitted. "There was a gathering of the family last year and I went there with Hinata-chan. I got cornered by him and we started talking about our old classmates. He asked whether you two were still a couple and well, somehow that led to the bet."
"You're an absolute disgrace," Naruto informed him and huffed.
"Ah come on, man, it's not like I proposed the bet."
"No, but you went along with it. Does Hinata-chan know about this?"
Kiba shuddered. "God no. I'd be in the doghouse for sure!"
The blond stood up. "Good, next time you piss me off, guess who's going to find out what her boyfriend and her cousin got up to at the family gathering?" he smiled evilly.
Shikamaru chuckled when Kiba paled rapidly. "What? No, you can't do that to me!"
"That all depends on you, dog-face," Naruto hummed and then went to look for Sasuke, because it was his turn to change Itachi's diaper now.
The next weeks flew by in a rush of studying, taking care of Itachi, visits from their friends including Deidara and the occasional call from mum who wanted their opinion on something for the wedding.
They'd agreed early on that they would wait with the actual wedding until they'd graduated, so that they could focus on their classes instead of spending most of their time planning a wedding. That didn't mean mum hadn't started making plans already, though, over the moon as she was that her baby boy was getting married soon!
Naruto didn't mind that she was already doing some preparations. Truth be told he had no clue how to organise a wedding, so he was more than happy to let her take the reigns over this. At least then he could be sure nothing would get messed up.
Spring slowly went over in summer and with it the temperatures steadily rose until it felt like they were being cooked alive if they remained in the sun for too long. Naruto's online studying was an absolute godsend now; he could stay all the day in the apartment with its delicious cool air conditioning if he wanted to and didn't need to feel like he would sweat right through his clothes just from stepping outside.
If he didn't already appreciate his online classes, Kiba's incessant bitching about sticking to chairs and swimming in his sweat would definitely do the trick.
Then the day had finally come. A day he'd created a countdown for three months ago, even if it had made Sasuke roll his eyes and snort.
He might have thought creating an actual countdown on the calendar was ridiculous, but who would benefit from it tonight as well? That's right, Sasuke. Naruto didn't think he would hear any complaints from the Alpha then!
"You're sure you don't mind?" he asked again, worrying his lower lip between his teeth.
Mum gave him a patient look. "Do I mind having my grandson sleep over at my house so that Minato and I can dote on him and spoil him and treat him like the little prince he is?" She quirked an eyebrow. "Don't be ridiculous, of course I don't mind. I was the one who suggested it, remember?"
"Yeah, I know, but still," he hesitated, looking down at Itachi. The seven month old baby looked back at him and grinned, smacking his hand against his chest. "What do you think, Itachi? Ready to spend the night at your grandparents' place?"
"Bah!"
That could either be positive or negative, but Naruto chose to accept it as a positive response considering the giggle that accompanied it.
"Everything will be fine, I promise," Mum said and her features softened.
"I know, but …" He blew out his next breath, shifting his weight from one leg to the other, while Itachi muttered something to himself. "I think … Maybe it's too soon still? Maybe we should wait until he's older. He's only seven months, maybe that's not old enough yet."
"Look, if you rather keep him with you, that's fine, but there's no shame in taking an evening off for yourself and Sasuke-kun, Naruto," she said, as always pinpointing his exact worry even if he couldn't explain himself well. "You need some time together as well, time spent as a couple and not only as parents. You're still young, you should enjoy yourself."
"But isn't seven months still too young?" He winced, letting Itachi grab his finger.
She shrugged and brushed her ponytail back over her shoulder. "You had your first sleepover at your grandma's place when you were a little past six months. I was told you enjoyed yourself immensely, though I'm sure you mostly slept anyway. In the end it's your call, honey. Your dad and I will be more than happy to take care of Itachi for a night if you want some alone time with Sasuke-kun."
"Well, I did promise Sasuke a surprise …" he mused thoughtfully and gazed down at his son, who stared back curiously.
Sasuke knew Itachi would have his very first sleepover tonight at his grandparents' place, though he didn't know for which occasion exactly. He probably thought Naruto just wanted one evening to relax together, which wasn't exactly wrong. Sasuke probably just had a slightly different version of relaxing in mind than Naruto had.
"All right, it's just one night," he decided and kissed Itachi's cheeks and forehead, smiling when that made the little boy giggle loudly. "Be good for your grandma and grandpa, okay? Papa and I will come pick you up in the morning."
Itachi squealed when he was lifted in the air and a nose rubbed his tummy. Naruto grinned and after several more kisses he felt ready enough to hand his baby over to his mum, who immediately started cooing at him.
"You and I are going to have a lot of fun together," she said and raised Itachi's left hand to wave it at Naruto. "Say bye daddy, I see you tomorrow!"
Itachi let out a stream of gibberish and Naruto laughed, bending closer to give him a kiss on his nose. "I'll see you tomorrow, sweetie, love you so much."
Mum gave him a warm hug before she left, carrying Itachi in his sling against her chest while a bag with all his stuff was thrown over her other shoulder. She waved at him again before stepping into the elevator and then they were both gone.
Leaving Naruto alone in the apartment for the first time since they'd brought Itachi home from Shizune's practice.
He swallowed and slowly closed the door before turning around and surveying the apartment. It was strangely quiet now; most of his neighbours still at work and the others not making much noise. Sasuke wasn't due to come home for another hour and he'd promised to stop by the ramen shop first to get some take out for the both of them.
It was odd to walk around now without Itachi in his arms or the baby asleep in his bed. Even when asleep, Naruto had still been aware of Itachi's presence; without him here the apartment felt suddenly a lot emptier.
Shaking his head, he clapped his hands and swiftly turned around, heading straight for the bathroom. He had some preparations left to do before Sasuke would return home.
He was already missing Itachi, but he was going to take full advantage of the free evening they had together. He hadn't started the countdown for nothing, after all.
"Did your mum say when we need to pick up Itachi?" Sasuke questioned, holding out the bowl he'd just cleaned to Naruto to dry off.
"Nah, I don't think it matters anyway," Naruto replied, stacking the bowl on top of the other one when it was dry. "She seemed very excited to have Itachi sleep over at their place, so I guess we can pick him up whenever we want tomorrow."
Sasuke hummed. "We'll pick him up around ten then."
"Sounds good to me."
After the dishes were done and put away, they went to the living room, switching off the light in the kitchen. The window was still open, allowing the sounds of the traffic in the surrounding streets to reach them, together with a slight breeze. After the hot summer's day they'd had, any breeze, no matter how light, was welcome, even with the air conditioning.
"You want to watch something?" Sasuke asked, getting comfortable on the couch and looking more relaxed than Naruto had expected.
To be honest, Naruto hadn't been certain whether suggesting that his parents take care of Itachi for one evening would be a good idea, given Sasuke's tendency to be overprotective. The screen was still present in the nursery, but Sasuke had been surprisingly easy about the whole sleep over thing. If he was freaking out about it, then he could hide that very well at least.
Or maybe his desire to have a quiet evening with Naruto trumped his worry about Itachi. Either one was possible.
"Actually," Naruto drawled and drew closer, settling down in Sasuke's lap. The Alpha almost automatically grabbed his hips; dark eyes studying him curiously. "I was thinking we could do something else."
"Oh?" Sasuke quirked an eyebrow. "What do you have in mind?"
In response, the blond retrieved the paper from the back pocket of his jeans and unfolded it, holding it out to him. "You know what this is?"
Black eyes flared with interest. "That's the countdown you started when you started taking your suppressants again a month ago," Sasuke murmured and his hands slipped underneath Naruto's shirt, palming his back.
"Yep," Naruto popped his lips and grinned, tapping the end of the page. "Guess what? The countdown is over. You know what that means?"
Sasuke smirked and relaxed against the back of the couch. "Enlighten me."
"That it's finally safe to do other fun stuff," Naruto murmured and bent down, leaning so close that his lips almost touched Sasuke's when he continued in a low voice, "Stuff that I've been looking forward to for quite a while now."
"Really now? And what kind of stuff are you thinking about?" A hand lazily wandered down, cupping one arse cheek.
"I was thinking of this," his hand pressed against Sasuke's groin and he smiled when he felt him twitch and starting to stiffen up, "in me. You've got no idea how much I missed having you in me, how long I've been waiting to have you fuck me," he purred in the Alpha's ear and his smile widened into a victorious grin when the other man growled and jerked against his grip.
"So that's why you suggested that sleepover for Itachi," Sasuke muttered, nosing the Omega's neck. He sucked lightly at the Mark at the same time he dipped a hand into the blond's jeans. He stilled when he encountered nothing but bare skin, no second barrier whatsoever, and when he pulled back and looked up, his pupils were visibly widening. "You're not wearing underwear," he remarked, voice thickening with lust.
"No, I'm not. You know something else?" He unzipped his jeans, creating more room, and grabbed Sasuke's hand, pushing it deeper into his jeans, lifting his arse up a bit.
Fingers brushed across his cheeks, briefly digging into the supple flesh, before they dipped between them. Even if he hadn't been able to feel it, Naruto knew the exact second Sasuke encountered the plug he'd used, because the man stiffened and a snarl escaped him before he grabbed Naruto's hair with his other hand and forcefully tugged him down, kissing him hungrily.
A moan escaped him and Naruto pressed himself closer against Sasuke, whining softly when he felt fingers tugging at the plug. The plug wasn't nearly as big as Sasuke's dick, but it did a well enough job of stretching him decently and to be quite frank, he'd been looking forward to this evening for weeks, so he didn't want to waste a second longer preparing himself. So what would any other self-respecting, horny Omega do when they wanted to be fucked by their gorgeous, sexy mate?
Right, use a plug to stretch themselves properly.
Never let it be said that Naruto didn't take his preparations for a fun evening with his mate seriously.
"How long have you been walking around with this?" Sasuke asked, pulling back so they could breathe. He'd grasped the end of the plug and started slowly pumping it in and out; his eyes dark with intent.
"A-around two hours or so," Naruto replied, his breath hitching. He clasped his arms around Sasuke's neck, rolling his hips back and forth. He bit his lip when the plug nudged against his sensitive spot briefly, sending a spark of pleasure through him. "Didn't – didn't want to wait to get prepared." He took a shuddering breath, clenching his eyes shut when a slender finger slipped right next to the plug; his entrance burning a bit before it relaxed around the new intrusion.
He could feel himself becoming wetter; slick lining his inner walls and drops of precum collecting at the tip of his dick, absorbed by Sasuke's shirt when he rubbed himself against him. Sasuke's own erection was digging against him; the impressive bulge making Naruto lick his lips when he glanced down.
"Always so impatient," Sasuke murmured and abruptly pulled his hand back.
A yelp was torn out of him when Sasuke suddenly rose up, his hands linked underneath his arse. Naruto hastened to wrap his legs around the Alpha's waist and couldn't stop himself from rolling his hips against him, creating some much needed delicious friction. The plug was still inside of him and he clenched around it, panting. It wasn't enough, though. What he really needed was –
"If my Omega is so good as to prepare himself for me, I really should award that, shouldn't I?"
Oh god. There was definitely slick dripping past the plug now, his stomach muscles clenching with those words spoking in a dark promise. That voice always got to him, no matter how many times he would hear it.
And Sasuke knew. The smirk that unfolded across his reddened lips was darker still, full of sin, and his eyes darkened as he swiftly carried Naruto to their bedroom, dumping him on the bed before crawling between his spread legs, preventing him from leaving the bed.
Like hell was he going to leave now, though. Not when he was finally going to get what he'd been waiting for, for quite a while now.
His Alpha inside of him. Finally.
His clothes were swiftly discarded on the floor, together with those of Sasuke, and for one short moment Naruto felt insecure as he laid there completely naked, vulnerable underneath burning black eyes.
He'd lost basically all the extra weight he'd gained during his pregnancy – thanks the gods for his fast metabolism – but there were still faint stretchmarks visible on his stomach and he couldn't help but feel insecure now that he was completely naked for the first time in months in front of Sasuke again.
His stretchmarks bothered him, but they apparently didn't bother Sasuke because when he created a line of kisses starting from Naruto's neck down his chest, he didn't skip his stomach. On the contrary, he paused and sucked at a spot of skin right underneath his bellybutton, no doubt leaving a bruise behind. It made Naruto shudder underneath him and he clenched his hands around Sasuke's shoulders, feeling firm muscles shift underneath his touch when the Alpha looked up.
"You're gorgeous," Sasuke said, his voice thick and he braced himself on his arms when he rose up to catch Naruto's mouth in a breath stealing kiss.
The compliment made him glow despite his insecurities and he returned the kiss with equal enthusiasm, pressing himself closer against Sasuke; warm smooth skin gliding against his own. He gasped when the plug was suddenly pulled out of him, but he didn't have time to feel empty. His eyes rolled back when Sasuke swiftly entered him and he groaned, his fingers scrabbling at Sasuke's back as he tried to adjust to the thick length filling him up completely.
Sasuke was definitely a lot bigger than the plug had been.
"God, you feel good," Sasuke groaned in his ear and tangled their hands together, pressing them into the pillow next to Naruto's head. "Hold on," he growled and pulled back before slamming inside again, eliciting a shout from the Omega when his sweet spot was struck dead on.
Fuck, he'd almost forgotten how accurate Sasuke's aim was!
What followed next was probably one of the best fucking Naruto had experienced; something he honestly hadn't thought was possible because the sex had always been amazing, but Sasuke seemed to exceed himself every time – something Naruto could only encourage. The Alpha's thrusts were forceful and deep, more often than not striking his hidden spot dead on, sending pleasure rushing through him, heat pooling in the pit of his stomach.
It didn't take Sasuke long to turn him into a babbling mess, whimpers and moans and pleas of "Sasuke, faster, har-harder, yes, there, fuck, fuck!" filling the room, making a distant part in him happy that he'd thought of giving Itachi to his mum, because there was no way for him to keep silent, not with how amazing it felt to feel Sasuke inside of him again after all those months of waiting.
Sasuke had used his fingers on him before, of course, but they just couldn't compare to his dick, which made Naruto feel completely filled, touching all the right spots inside of him. Since the very first beginning when they'd started messing around, Sasuke had known which spots to hit, which places to touch, where to kiss to drive Naruto absolutely wild and this time was no different.
All he could do was hold on, kiss back between gasping for air, and let the pleasure carry him away until it all became too much and he could no longer hold back.
His vision exploded with white when he came, spurting between their stomachs, and he bit down on Sasuke's shoulder, muffling his scream as his body shook and trembled; his legs tightening high around Sasuke's waist. His feet locked behind Sasuke's arse and pressed down on him, forcing him deep inside the blond and Sasuke moaned his approval shakily.
Sasuke came in him not long after that, his face buried in Naruto's neck and his one hand clenched tightly around the Omega's hip; his hips stuttering against Naruto's arse. Naruto kept his arms loosely wrapped around Sasuke's shoulders and only lowered his legs when Sasuke looked up, his breathing haggard; sweat making black bangs stick against his forehead.
His bones felt like they had been switched out for rubber when Naruto dropped down on the bed, his arse wouldn't thank him tomorrow morning and he was pretty sure that if he tried to stand up now, his knees would buckle underneath him before he could even take one step forwards. He was exhausted, sticky, sweaty, but oh so damn satisfied at the same time.
"This was definitely worth the wait," Naruto rasped, blinking up at the ceiling as he panted.
Sasuke rolled off him and onto the bed next to him, covering his eyes with his forearm, humming in agreement.
"Aren't you glad I made that countdown?"
In response Sasuke simply smacked his thigh before pulling him in a deep kiss and herding him into the shower so they could clean up.
They ended up taking a long shower to thoroughly clean each other. And then another one when Sasuke cornered him in the shower and got the both of them dirty all over again.
Yeah, definitely worth the wait.
After the first time Itachi had a couple more sleepovers with his grandparents. These particular sleepovers lasted for three days each time now, because with Naruto having stopped breastfeeding and being back on suppressants, his heats had returned as well, leaving him and Sasuke basically bedbound for three days (or bathroom bound, or couch bound or even kitchen table bound that one time in August because Naruto hadn't been able to wait and had jumped Sasuke after spotting the man shirtless at the sink).
With the heat pheromones fogging their brains, they were worried they wouldn't be able to react immediately if Itachi needed them, so whenever Naruto's heat was about to start now, Itachi went to stay with his grandparents.
Sure, there were babysitting services that specialised in taking care of children whose parents were sharing their heat, but Naruto didn't feel comfortable leaving his son behind in the care of a stranger. The only issue was that after a couple of months, he started to feel guilty for having to ask his parents to take care of Itachi. Mum and dad reassured him over and over again that they didn't mind, and he knew they didn't, because they adored their grandson and loved doting on him, but that didn't lessen his guilt.
The problem was: who else could he ask? He liked Kiba and Shikamaru, but he could hardly call Kiba responsible – at least not responsible enough to take care of his baby for three full days – and Shikamaru had taken on an extra degree, so his schedule was too full to add taking care of a baby to that.
Sasuke had placed his foot down on asking Kakashi to look after Itachi and Naruto knew better than to try to press him on that. He could push him on a lot of things, but he could already foresee the explosive fight he would have with Sasuke if he dared to bring Itachi to Kakashi and that just wasn't worth it. (That and he wasn't exactly sure whether he could trust Kakashi to pay full attention to Itachi instead of diving it between the baby and his books.)
That left them with nobody else to ask.
"The rain's not going to let up any time soon, huh?" Deidara muttered, frowning when he looked outside.
October had announced itself with streaming rain and howling wind, bringing autumn in the country abruptly. The temperatures had dropped down drastically, a stark contrast to the blazing hot summer they had had, and Naruto had been forced to dug up his thick sweaters – the kind normally reserved for the winter – already.
"No, the forecast mentioned rain for the entire day until well in the night," Naruto replied and smiled when Itachi took a couple of wobbly steps to him. "Can you take a couple of steps more, Itachi, hm? Can you do that for me, sweetie?"
Itachi looked up and giggled, lifting his right foot before placing it down carefully. His hand was resting on the couch, using it as a crutch to help him along.
He'd started taking his first steps three weeks ago. He'd been on his playmat while Sasuke and Naruto had been studying on the couch. When Naruto had turned to check on him, he'd seen him pulling himself up against the couch, taking one step before falling back down on his butt. Their homework had been quickly abandoned in favour of encouraging Itachi to take his first real steps, helping him along by supporting him around his waist.
"Man, hard to believe he was just crawling around a month ago, un," Deidara smiled and came back to the couch, chuckling when Itachi bumped into his leg and blinked up at him. "You're doing so well, Itachi-kun! Look at what a big boy you are already!"
That had Itachi giggling louder, his small hands grasping at Deidara's knees. Deidara grabbed them gently and spread his legs, so he could help Itachi step closer to the couch.
"Before you know it, he's going to run around like crazy," Deidara chuckled, watching Itachi look down at his feet, lifting them up and placing them down repeatedly.
"Yeah, Sasuke already went around to babyproof the apartment completely," Naruto smiled, holding his arms out and bending lower when Itachi turned to look at him. "You're coming to daddy now, Itachi? Or are you going to stay with Deidara-jisan?"
Itachi hummed, his head swivelling back and forth between them as if he was considering the question seriously before he huffed and waddled the remaining distance to Naruto, falling against his legs when he reached him.
"There's my little prince!" Naruto cooed and lifted him on his lap, kissing his forehead.
Itachi grinned, snuggling into Naruto's chest.
"I can't get over how cute he is, un," Deidara sighed, his hands dangling between his legs. "He just seems to grow cuter every time I see him."
"He really is a cutie, huh?" Naruto agreed grinning, stroking the fine black hair. Itachi hummed and closed his eyes. Blue eyes flicked at the older blond. "Have you and Sasori-san ever thought of having children?"
The way Deidara's smile changed from content to one brimming with pure happiness had Naruto sitting up straighter. "What?"
"It's, er, it's still a bit early, but I'm pregnant, un," Deidara admitted, his hand drifting down to cover his stomach.
"Oh my god, that's amazing!" Naruto gasped and leant forwards to clutch Deidara's wrist. "Congratulations! How far along are you?"
"Nearly two months," Deidara answered bashfully; a blond lock covering his eye before he brushed it away. "We were planning on keeping quiet about it for a bit longer, just in case, you know?"
"I get it," Naruto nodded and smiled reassuringly. "I won't tell anyone, I promise."
"You can tell Sasuke-kun if you want to, I don't mind. Honestly I'm too happy about it," Deidara laughed. "Sasori and I found out last month; we celebrated the whole weekend!"
"Is the baby planned? Or a surprise? I'm sorry, that's none of my business," Naruto hurried to say when his brain caught up to his brain and he winced. He hadn't made a secret of it that Itachi had been an accident – a happy accident as he turned out to be, but an accident nonetheless – but that didn't mean he could pry into Deidara's business about it.
"I don't mind. The baby's planned," Deidara smiled. "We've been discussing it for a while and around three months ago we decided to go for it. Honestly being around Itachi made me want one of my own, un. We're not getting younger, so why wait any longer?"
"You're going to be an amazing dad," Naruto said warmly and Deidara blushed, clearing his throat.
"Well, I'm certainly going to try my best, un."
His phone buzzing on the coffee table startled them both and Itachi stirred, uttering a dismayed noise.
"Here, I'll take him for a bit," Deidara suggested and lifted Itachi off Naruto's lap so he could pick up his phone and accept the call.
"Hey mum, you're on a break?" he greeted, crossing his ankles. He probably should get back to his own studying soon, come to think of it.
"A short one," Mum said. "I actually just got off the phone with the dressing shop. Are you and Sasuke-kun free next week to go try on your wedding suits?"
"Er, we should be. I think we can make the time at least," he replied and tapped his lip. "Does it have to be on a specific day?"
"No, just let me know when you're free and then I can set up the appointment with the shop. Keep in mind that the appointment will probably take up to two or three hours. At best," she added rather ominously.
"Isn't three hours a tad much?" he asked uncertainly, grimacing. He wasn't really in the mood to try on suits for three hours straight.
"Not if we want to find the perfect one for you and Sasuke-kun," she said affably. "That reminds me – in two weeks you've got your heat, right? You want your dad and I to take care of Itachi?"
"If you don't mind," he said begrudgingly and rubbed his forehead. "I haven't been able to find someone else we can trust with Itachi, sorry."
"Honey, I told you before that we don't mind. We love Itachi; it's not exactly a hardship for us to take care of him," she chided gently. She then sighed. "Sorry, I've got to go back. We're a bit undermanned at the moment. Text me with the day you're free for the dressing appointment. Kiss Itachi for me, okay? Love you!"
"Love you too, mum," he said and hung up.
"You're looking for a babysit, un?" Deidara asked curiously, sweeping his long hair out of the reach of grabby hands.
"Sort of," Naruto grimaced, discarding his phone back on the table. "I've got my heat coming up in two weeks and we're looking for someone to take care of Itachi during those three days. My parents have been looking after him for the past couple of months, but I'm starting to feel guilty. They've still got their own work, after all. I know they don't mind, but." He rolled his shoulders and sighed.
Deidara nibbled on his lip, letting Itachi tug and slap at his hand softly. "I could babysit him if you'd like?" he offered hesitatingly.
Naruto stared at him wide-eyed. "You would want to do that?" he asked amazed.
"Well, yeah, if you don't mind, un. I live closer than your parents anyway and I can use the practice for my own little one," he said brightly. "So what do you think?"
"Honestly that would be great," Naruto admitted. "You're sure you're up for it? It'd be three days and while Itachi has been behaving rather well at his grandparents' place, his teeth are starting to come through, so he might get cranky. Would Sasori-san be okay with it?"
"He won't mind," Deidara reassured him. "He might even appreciate the practice, because he's not used to being around children. This way he can get a preview already, un." He winked.
"All right," Naruto laughed. "I'll talk to Sasuke about it, see what he thinks. I doubt he'll say no, though."
"I won't be offended if he doesn't like the idea. Just figured I'd make the offer, un."
"I'll talk to him about it when he gets home," Naruto promised.
He didn't think Sasuke would make a fuss about it, though. He'd never made a problem of Deidara holding Itachi, while it had taken Kiba around three months before Sasuke had allowed him to hold the baby – and even then the Alpha had watched him like a hawk. The fact that Deidara lived nearby would help a lot as well.
Honestly they wouldn't find a better alternative than Deidara. At least with the older blond Sasuke wouldn't have any issues.
"Itachi finally fell asleep," Sasuke groaned and let himself fall on the bed, obviously tired.
"I think he's teething again," Naruto muttered, leaving the door of the bathroom ajar. He shuffled around the bed, hiding a yawn behind his hand. The wind was still howling outside, but the rain had petered out a bit.
"Probably," Sasuke agreed and rose up again to throw the blanket back. He'd already done his business in the bathroom before Naruto, so that he could put Itachi to sleep.
It was barely ten o'clock, but they were calling it an early night just in case Itachi woke up crying again, like last night.
"Oh yeah, mum called today," Naruto remembered, crawling into the bed. "Asked me to let her know when we have a free moment next week so she can make an appointment at the dress shop for our wedding suits."
"I'll check my schedule tomorrow," Sasuke muttered. "Did you tell Deidara he can look after Itachi when your heat starts?"
"No, I'm planning on doing that tomorrow. My phone needs to charge; it barely had any battery left." Naruto turned on his side, facing Sasuke, and pecked him on his lips. "Okay, here's to hoping Itachi's tooth won't bother him too much."
"We can only hope," Sasuke muttered against his lips before giving him a firmer kiss. "Good night."
"Hm, good night."
They shuffled around until Naruto ended up with his back pressed against Sasuke's chest and their hands linked loosely over Naruto's stomach. They fell asleep to the pitter-patter sound of the rain against the window.
The sound of a phone buzzing and ringing loudly jarred him out of his sleep and Naruto shot up, staring blankly at the wardrobe for a couple of seconds while his brain scrambled to wake up fully. Next to him Sasuke started to stir and that was what made him realise that his phone was still ringing, the noise piercing straight through the peaceful silence.
A couple of seconds later Itachi started to wail in his nursery, most likely woken up by the phone as well.
"Shit," Naruto cursed, rubbing briskly over his face.
Sasuke squeezed his shoulder and sleepily stumbled out of the bed after turning on the lamp on his nightstand. "I'll check up on him, you see who's calling you at – two o'clock in the morning, fuck," he groaned and scowled. "If it's Inuzuka, tell him I'm going to rip off his balls and stuff them through his throat for waking us up."
"I'll be right at your side when you do it," Naruto said darkly and twisted around to grab his phone, which still hadn't stopped ringing. Whoever was calling him at this ungodly hour surely seemed to think it was urgent.
If it was Kiba, he would help Sasuke hold the fucker down.
Sasuke disappeared into the hallway, blending in with the darkness and Naruto checked the screen of his phone.
It wasn't Kiba. It was mum. Why would she call him at two o'clock in the morning? There was no reason for her to do that, unless …
With trepidation he accepted the call and sat up in bed. "Mum?"
"Naruto, I …" she broke off and it took him a couple of seconds to realise that she was crying.
"Mum?" he asked worriedly, his stomach cramping. "What's wrong? What happened?"
She said something, but she was crying so badly he had a hard time figuring out what exactly she was trying to tell him. His heart skipped a beat before it started beating quicker and dread quickly pooled into his stomach.
Something was wrong. Very wrong. Something bad had happened. He just knew it.
"M-mum, I can't understand you," he said, mouth drying up. The back of his neck pricked with heat and he started shivering for some reason, even though he was still underneath the blanket and wasn't cold at all.
"Na-Naruto, it's – it's your dad."
"What about dad? Mum, what happened?"
Ice filled his veins when she told him brokenly, "He – he got shot."
AN2: *evil laugh* And here some of you thought you had to worry about Orochimaru, huh? Yes, I really ended it like this. Keep an eye on the warnings next chapter - there's going to be a new one added ...
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review, tell me how much you hate me for leaving it like this :D I hope to see you all back in the next chapter!
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