Sign after Sign Checks Out | By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1135 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Author's note: Well, here I am with the second part. It's nothing terribly complicated, but that wasn't my intention with this fic. Regardless I hope you'll enjoy this last part!
Warnings: Some minor angst; mature content; Omega are capable of self-lubrication
I hope you'll like it!
Part 2
Sasuke raised an eyebrow when Itachi followed him into his office. "Any reason why you've followed me here?"
"Yes, I'd like to know what's bothering you," Itachi said bluntly, closing the door behind him.
"Why would something be bothering me?" Sasuke scoffed, sitting down behind his desk and logging onto his laptop again. The meeting just now had given him the start of a headache, but he still needed to go through several reports before he could call it a day.
"You were quiet throughout the entire meeting," his older brother remarked, choosing to sit down on one of the chairs in front of the desk. "So spill, what's bothering you?"
"If you wanted a chatty colleague, you shouldn't have hired me," Sasuke said annoyed, typing in his password a bit more forceful than usual. "When have I ever been chatty during a meeting?"
Hidan and Deidara were chatty enough for the rest of them combined.
"There's offering comments when necessary and there's being completely silent," Itachi retorted. "I've only known you to be this quiet when something's bothering you, so what's wrong?"
"Let's assume something is bothering me; why would I want to tell you that?" Sasuke smiled thinly, leaning back in his chair.
"Because you know I can help you," Itachi replied unruffled. "And you also know I will keep pestering you until you give in. Perks of being an older brother." His black eyes glinted with amusement.
Sasuke scowled, not in the mood to entertain the joke.
The small smile on Itachi's face disappeared, making way for a concerned frown. "Come on, otouto, what's wrong?"
He considered shooing Itachi away and ignoring his needling for however long it would take. It wasn't any of Itachi's business anyways, even if he was his older brother. This didn't have anything to do with him or with the company even, so there was no reason to tell him.
But a part of Sasuke wanted to talk to his brother about it, wanted him to help him get rid of this antsy feeling that he couldn't quite make out was worry, fear or even something else. He needed someone to help him make sense of the chaos in his mind, someone who wasn't so closely involved as Naruto was.
So, before he could stop himself, before he could reconsider, Sasuke opened his mouth and said, "Naruto's heat is late."
The words felt just as much as a punch to the gut now as it had felt yesterday and his stomach performed several uncomfortable flips as he watched Itachi digest the news and infer the correct implication from it.
"Ah," the older Alpha said delicately. "Did he take a test yet?"
"No, the store doesn't have them in stock until this Friday," Sasuke muttered and clicked his pen erratically a couple of times before he threw it down, too agitated all of a sudden. "He's always been on time, you know?"
Itachi nodded slowly. "Has he forgotten to take his suppressants a couple of times?" he asked diplomatically; his fingers slowly tapping against the arm of the chair.
"No, he takes them every day. Sometimes a bit later than normally, but that doesn't have an impact on how they work, right?"
"It shouldn't have," Itachi said. "As long as he takes them around the same time frame, it should be fine. Has he been under a lot of stress lately?"
"Somewhat, yeah, but this isn't the first time and his heats before were always regular," Sasuke replied and slowly breathed out, staring unseeingly at his laptop screen. "This is the first time since he presented that his heat is late."
It was silent for a little while.
"You think he's pregnant?" Itachi asked softly and crossed his legs.
"Could be." Sasuke jerked his shoulders in a weak shrug. "He could also not be. We won't know until Friday whether he is."
"How would you feel if he is pregnant?"
That was the crux of the matter, wasn't it? How would he feel? They hadn't discussed children in detail so far, figuring they would do it once they were ready to start having them. How would he feel if Naruto turned out to be pregnant now?
Scared, he admitted to himself. Which was stupid, no? They weren't kids anymore, no longer teenagers. They had a house together, were in a steady relationship for several years now and had both good jobs. That was a good starting point as any to have children.
Worried. Because would he make a good dad? Fugaku himself had always been the stern father, the parent pushing them continuously to greater heights, urging them to keep improving themselves. He'd never been the warm father type, not like Naruto's dad was. Not terribly standoffish, but whenever Sasuke had sought out comfort, he had either found it in his mother or in his brother.
With that kind of stern upbringing, would he be able to break the cycle and be a good dad? Someone who would urge their kid to be the best they could be, but without making them feel like a failure when they couldn't reach his high expectations? A dad they could confide in, who they could trust to be there for them no matter what?
Apprehensive. They were both at the starts of their careers – could they handle a baby now? Would they be able to form their careers around the child or would one of them have to inevitably give up because they couldn't manage it all? Could they combine having both a child and a blooming career without failing either of them?
Cautiously happy. In spite of his concerns, his fears of screwing up badly, there was also a part of him that was happy at the prospect of Naruto being pregnant. A part that dared to look forward to having a baby now, that couldn't wait to see the test colour positive and witness Naruto's belly growing with each month that passed. A part that did feel confident enough that they would be able to handle everything, that anticipated holding their baby in his arms once they were born.
A part that wanted to draw Naruto closer in his arms and reassure him that everything would be all right, that they could do this, be good parents even if the pregnancy was unexpected. They weren't too young anymore. They were more than capable of providing for themselves, of providing for their own family. They had a house, well paying jobs, families and friends they could fall back on if necessary.
They could be happy with the baby.
"I … don't know," Sasuke said haltingly and looked helplessly at Itachi, feeling like he was four years old all over again and needed help with riding a bike. "I'm … worried, but … A part of me wouldn't mind if – if he is pregnant. Which is stupid, no? We were planning on waiting a few more years at least, get really settled in and everything. It'd be stupid to want a baby now already, right?"
"Why would it be stupid?" Itachi lifted an eyebrow. "Twenty-four isn't that young. You know mother was younger when she had me. You already have a house, you two have a good job. It wouldn't be that stupid to want a baby now. It's not like you've only just started dating."
"Maybe," Sasuke allowed and bit down on his lip. "I'm just … worried."
"That's normal," Itachi reassured him. "A lot of people would be, I imagine. But don't let that worry stop you from making the right decision if he does end up being pregnant. Your age doesn't have anything to do with how amazing you'd be as a father, Sasuke."
Before he left, he squeezed Sasuke's shoulder gently and offered a reassuring smile.
Could he really do it, Sasuke wondered, staring out of the window, spotting an airplane in the distance. Could he be the dad his kid deserved to have even when they hadn't been prepared to have a child already?
Amidst the fear there was cautiously blooming happiness – wasn't that enough? He didn't hate the thought of having a kid now; he was just worried. But that was normal, no? Didn't everyone worry about being a good parent if they found themselves unexpectedly having a child? Didn't everyone wonder at least once whether they would be able to do the right thing and give their child the love they deserved to have? So what if he and Naruto were only twenty-four still – they loved each other and had a great support net; wasn't that enough? As long as they had each other, what did it matter that their baby was an accident?
"I'm getting ahead of myself," he scolded himself, shaking his head.
They didn't even know for sure yet that Naruto was pregnant. His heat could just be late and then he would be worrying for nothing. But Naruto had been rather tired lately … And wasn't that one of the first signs of a pregnancy? His heat was normally on time and now it wasn't. He'd been slightly more tired lately, while normally he bounced back quickly and was the more energetic one of them two.
Could Naruto indeed be pregnant?
Wait until Friday, he admonished himself and took a deep breath. Friday they would find out whether there was a reason why Naruto's heat was delayed. They would go to the store, buy some tests and then discover whether they should be having the baby discussion or not.
Friday.
Now he needed to concentrate and actually get a move on with these reports before he would call Nagato's ire upon him.
On Thursday evening – just one more night and then it was Friday. One more night and they would discover whether they were having a baby or not – he arrived home, barely escaping the downpour which had started out of nowhere right as he had left his car.
There was light burning in both the kitchen and the living room, but neither room had Naruto in it and Sasuke frowned, walking to the stairs as he loosened his tie. "Naruto?" he called out, wondering whether the blond was in the bathroom. He should be home already by now.
A quick check behind him revealed that Naruto's jacket and shoes were indeed present. If he wasn't downstairs, though, he should be somewhere upstairs, no? He would have texted Sasuke if he had gone out with friends.
When he didn't immediately get a response, he went up the stairs, calling out once more, "Naruto, are you there?"
"Yeah, sorry, I'm here."
Sasuke halted abruptly when he set foot on the landing, coming face to face with a flushed looking Naruto. His hair was sticking out in every possible direction, as if he had been pulling and tugging at it, and his entire face was flushed a bright red; the colour running down to his neck and chest.
His chest which was naked even as the Omega kept most of his body angled behind the door still, only jutting out his head through the gap.
"Naruto?" Sasuke asked warily. "What's wrong?"
The blond man smiled sheepishly, his fingers curling around the door. "My, erm, my heat started around an hour ago," he answered sheepishly. "Thought I had eaten something wrong at first, but nope, it's my heat, so, erm, you want to join me?" He jerked his head backwards, biting down on his lower lip shyly, peeking at the Alpha through his eyelashes.
Right, he was in his heat room. The smallest room in their house, sequestered right next to the wall and across the staircase; just big enough to house a comfortable bed, several pillows and a mini fridge with snacks and drinks. This was Naruto's personal heat room; the space he retreated to whenever he had his heat. Sometimes Sasuke would join him, sometimes he didn't, depending on how Naruto felt during that time. The Omega wasn't always in the mood for sex, which Sasuke respected and he knew when to back off and when to approach.
Sometimes Naruto would outright ask him to join him, sometimes Sasuke had to be the one asking him if the Omega was feeling a bit too emotional.
That room served no other purpose than to house Naruto when he had his heat, so Sasuke didn't understand why he hadn't made the connection sooner. Of course Naruto would be in that room because he had his heat. Of course he would be. Where else would he be?
His heat had started.
His heat was no longer delayed, had finally broken through, which meant there wouldn't be any baby to hold in nine months. There had never been any baby to start with, just Naruto's body messing with him for the first time. Perhaps the stress had indeed been a bit too much for him. That could happen. That happened to a lot of Omega.
No baby. Only a new heat.
"Sasuke, if you're not in the mood, you don't have to, you know?" Naruto said uncertainly, his eyebrows pulled together in a frown.
Sasuke didn't like being the reason of that frown. Roughly shaking his head, he strode towards his boyfriend, throwing his tie on the floor. "No, I want to if you want to."
"Thank god for that," Naruto sighed relieved and didn't waste any time pulling him into the room.
He was even quicker in helping Sasuke get rid of his clothes, himself being completely naked already. Completely naked, flushed, and wet as he proved by pressing Sasuke's fingers against his hole, whining when Sasuke automatically slipped two fingers inside. Those tight muscles parted easily for him, swallowing up the digits and he kissed Naruto roughly as he pumped his fingers in and out of him rapidly, stretching him as carefully as he could while still giving the Omega that pressure he was desperately seeking.
"Come on, come on," Naruto panted, pulling away from Sasuke, forcing the Alpha to remove his fingers.
The lack of contact didn't last long, though, because Naruto was already pushing him onto the bed, the mattress squeaking loudly underneath their combined weight, and then Sasuke knew nothing but scorching heat and wetness and Naruto as the Omega sank down on his cock, taking him in completely at once.
Nothing but Naruto and his desperate, almost filthy kisses; his hands roaming restlessly across Sasuke's chest and thighs; his thighs quaking and tensing as he practically bounced on top of Sasuke's dick, chasing after the first of many orgasms he would have.
Filling him with the same lust and desire he always felt whenever he and Naruto made love; the urge that had him grabbing Naruto around his neck and pulling him down to nip at his lips and suck bruises in his throat which would last for several days at the very least.
And yet … And yet …
A small part of him felt empty for the first time.
"What's wrong?" Naruto's husky voice broke the silence.
It had to be somewhere around midnight now, the light of a nearby streetlight spilling into the room because they had forgotten to shut the curtains. They were lying on their sides, Sasuke behind Naruto, still connected with each other because the Omega hated feeling empty during his heat and Sasuke had no issues remaining inside him.
Sasuke stirred, cracking open his right eye. "Why would something be wrong?"
Naruto shrugged with one shoulder. He'd been tracing idle designs on Sasuke's hand and arm, but now he paused; warm fingers resting flat on the Alpha's wrist. "Just felt that you were … different tonight. Like you weren't completely with me." He sounded uncomfortable when he added, "You know you could have told me no if you weren't in the mood, right? I don't want to force you into fucking me during my heat when - "
"Hey, hey, shut up, you didn't force me," Sasuke said firmly, cutting off the self-deprecation before it could fully develop.
Sometimes Naruto would get this way, when he was too high on emotions and pheromones, and he worried that Sasuke was feeling forced to sleep with him. Like Sasuke was ever going to say no to having sex with Naruto. Heat sex especially was on another dimension, because during those moments Naruto truly lost himself, allowing himself to drown into pleasure and not care one wit how he looked like then. He also tended to be a lot more demanding then, something Sasuke had discovered a long time ago was quite the turn on for him.
"I'm not feeling forced, I'm never feeling forced, get that through your head," he continued, gently rapping his knuckles against Naruto's temple, making him huff.
"Then what's wrong? Did something happen at work?" he pushed on.
Sasuke smiled wryly. "You and my brother never give up, huh?"
"Look, I've known you since we were kids and I can feel that something is bothering you," Naruto insisted, turning around briefly to glance at him before thumping his head back down on the pillow. "So what's wrong? You've been acting off since you got home."
Sasuke sighed and tightened his arm around Naruto's waist. "Nothing really. I was just – surprised that your heat broke through after all."
Naruto was quiet for a moment and Sasuke listened to a couple of cars driving past their home, wondering idly whether the blond had fallen asleep after all. While his heat made him more horny, it also made him more susceptible to falling asleep quicker. It wouldn't be the first time that Sasuke was talking about something only to then discover that Naruto had fallen asleep midway the story.
"Were you expecting me to be pregnant?"
"It was a possibility, no?" Sasuke said stiffly, staring at the opposite wall. "You were thinking the same thing after all."
Another bout of silence.
"Did you want me to be pregnant?"
At once a strange sort of tension grew between them even as Sasuke kept him in his embrace and Naruto's fingers remained against his hand.
"Did you want to be pregnant?" he questioned in return, but Naruto shook his head.
"No, don't play it like that. I asked you first. Did you want me to be pregnant?"
Sasuke sighed and brushed his lips against Naruto's shoulder, feeling him jump a bit. "I don't know. I've thought about it for the past couple of days and … I suppose I wasn't really against the idea," he admitted finally; the words forcing themselves out of his throat. "I guess a part of me – wouldn't have minded it at all."
"Ah."
They were both silent for a longer while now.
"You'd make a great dad, you know?" Naruto said out of the blue and his fingers tightened around Sasuke's wrist. "Always thought that since we mentioned having kids."
"Yeah?" Sasuke smiled faintly. "I think the same about you."
Especially because Naruto had had a much better example of how to be a good dad than Sasuke had had.
"I talked to baa-chan about my late heat," Naruto started and again the comment was non-sequitur, making Sasuke's head spin a bit as he tried to follow where this was going. "She said that even though I've been regular since the start, sometimes stress can mess a lot with the body and that's why my heat was so late this time."
"Makes sense," Sasuke muttered. It was what he had been considering as well. Stress could do a lot of weird things to the body.
"You want to be the one to delay my next heat for the next nine months?" Naruto asked lightly.
"What the hell?" Sasuke ignored Naruto's complaining when he pulled himself out and rolled Naruto onto his back, staring down at him. "Do you even realise what you're asking now?"
"I'm asking whether you want to knock me up, yeah, for real this time," Naruto said dryly, but his eyes were serious even as he smiled faintly. "Because just as you thought about this, I started thinking about it too and I decided that I wouldn't have minded if the test had been positive after all."
He sat up then and took a deep breath, resting his arms loosely on top of Sasuke's shoulders. "So what do you think? Ready to mess with our plans a little bit and try having a baby next month?"
"Weren't you the one worrying about having a baby now?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow even as his hands came to rest on Naruto's hips, stroking the skin there.
"I admit I freaked out at first, but I love you and I want to have children with you. Having a baby doesn't scare me so much anymore if I can have them with you," Naruto told him honestly.
Sasuke ignored the stupid lump in his throat in favour of kissing Naruto deeply. "Yes, next month we'll start trying," he promised, anticipation unfurling within him.
When Naruto smiled at him before climbing on top of him again, Sasuke didn't feel empty anymore.
Far from it.
Not when the prospect of growing their family in the near future made him feel so complete.
They might be twenty-four years old still, but they loved each other. And that was more than enough.
The End
AN2: I hope that wasn't too awful! It wasn't anything complicated, but sometimes we just need an easy plot. (Or so I like telling myself *coughs*)
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 my future stories! Please stay safe and take care of yourselves!
Cuddles
Melissa
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