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Once in a Blue Moon	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 4105 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 2
- 3
- 4
Author's note: I'm happy to see that so many people are enjoying this story. It really brought a smile to my face to read your lovely reviews and see the favourite count going up :)
As always, you can still leave me ideas for omake behind.
Thanks to the following reviewers: Anon; smint45; DemonicTenshi
Warnings: description of birth, though it is not very explicit; tied to that explanation how male Omega give birth; implied beginning of mature content (so no real content). I think those are the most important warnings
I hope you'll like it!

Chapter 3
The alarm clock beeped endlessly, announcing that it was time to wake up and face reality once more.
A pale hand shot out from underneath the heavy blankets and slammed down on the clock mercilessly, killing the noise instantly.
Warm breath caressed Sasuke's neck and he shivered slightly when a warm hand crept alongside his side before coming to rest casually on his stomach.
"Hm, do you really have to get up now?" the other one murmured sleepily and a pair of soft lips brushed across his shoulder, while tufts of silky soft hair tickled his nape.
The warm and very welcome presence in his bed made it very difficult to actually get up. "Unfortunately, I do," Sasuke sighed and turned to lay on his back. Half lidded eyes gazed at him when he turned his head. "I have several patients scheduled for today."
"Hm, that's too bad," the other man murmured and a mischievous smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "I had plans for us this morning."
"Yeah?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow amused, while his own hand trailed over warm skin. "What kind of plans?"
"Well, they would involve us," he shifted until he climbed on top of Sasuke, nudging his legs open so that he could lay in between them, "this bed and a lot of exercise."
"I don't know whether I would like exercise in bed," the dark haired man teased him, while his hands came to rest on the Omega's hips.
Glittering eyes locked onto his and a pink tongue came out to lick at rose lips. "Oh, I'm sure I can persuade you to like this particular type of exercise," his lover breathed and wiggled his hips meaningfully. "I'm still prepared from last night ~" Tanned hands were placed on his chest and his lover rolled his hips against Sasuke's. "I really, really need you inside me. Please, Sasuke." That last sentence was expelled in a breathy moan and the Omega yelped cutely when Sasuke roughly turned them around, not able to say no to such a delectable plea.
"Because you asked so nicely," he grunted and holding those slim legs open, his hips snapped forwards and he …
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The alarm clock met its demise against the wall, shattering in several pieces. The noise it had been making not even a few seconds ago died out with a last weak, shrill 'beep'.
Dark eyes with a reddish hue fixated to them glared up at the ceiling and a harsh curse escaped the Alpha when he slammed his arms back down on the mattress. The glare was turned towards the very prominent bulge making both his trousers and the sheets tent impressively. He had been this close, this close and of course that goddamn clock had to fucking ruin it.
"Damn it," Sasuke growled and roughly threw off the sheets, leaving them in a rumpled heap behind on the bed, while he stalked towards the bathroom, ignoring the slightly cold air that managed to seep through the small cracks and linger throughout the house. The January air was ruthless, but the dark haired man didn't care about that. His sleepwear was dumped on the floor and he stepped into his shower as soon as the water had reached an agreeable degree of warmth.
Biting his lip, he looked down and contemplated whether he would take care of himself now or let it go away by ignoring it.
Ever since their conversation during the belated Christmas party, Sasuke had been plagued by dreams about Naruto. Some were fairly innocent: both exchanging kisses, hugging each other while watching television – who knew Sasuke could have tame dreams like those? – and some were bordering on the line of being absolutely depraved and obscene: Naruto going down on him, while gazing at him with shiny, innocent eyes while he toyed with himself underneath watchful, dark eyes or Naruto clinging to whatever he could find for dear life while Sasuke fucked him roughly.
That last type of dreams usually led to him waking up with either insistent morning wood or soiled trousers.
He had never had dreams like these before and it made him wonder why Naruto was so special to have triggered those. Sure, he was attractive; quite sexy as well. But so were a few of his other patients and he had never imagined how they would look like naked on his bed with hooded eyes. With Naruto however, he couldn't look at his bed anymore without an image of the blond lying on it popping up in his mind.
When walking into his kitchen, he sometimes caught himself wondering how it would be like if he woke up to Naruto preparing breakfast for him. In the living room he sometimes pondered what it would be like to arrive home during the evening and find the Omega waiting for him with a welcoming smile on his face and a gentle kiss to greet him.
"I'm so fucked," Sasuke whispered and stared blankly at the bottom of the shower, watching how the water swirled around before it disappeared into the drain.
Maybe it was time that he admitted to himself that he was far more attracted to Naruto than he was supposed to be. He had denied having feelings for the blond in front of Itachi and to himself for a while, but the dreams and the longing he felt to have the blond in his life, as his mate, were quickly proven that his denial was futile and quite stupid.
Placing his forehead against the wall, he closed his eyes and sighed, while the water cascaded down his back, over his buttocks and legs, taking the soap suds with it. He didn't know what to do now. Maybe Itachi was right; maybe he had bypassed the stage of being attracted and he was on his way to falling in love with the Omega.
That thought scared him.
He had never really fallen in love before. Sure, he had had a girlfriend in the past, who he had genuinely liked, but it had never turned into real love – not the love that Itachi and Deidara shared with each other and which had made him jealous on various occasions. He wanted to have the type of his love his brother had managed to find with Deidara. He wanted to see the look of adoration and deep love that Deidara often had when looking at Itachi reflected in his mate's eyes. He wanted someone who loved him for whom he was – and not because he was rich and a member of the Uchiha family. He wanted to be as happy as Itachi was. He wanted a family of his own, a mate and children who would love him unconditionally.
He wanted all that and the person who he could envision sharing all that with him, was with someone else, trying to create a family with that man.
Was this all a cruel joke of the universe? Because he couldn't fall in love with his ex-girlfriend and had blown off every other person who tried to flirt with him? Was this some sort of punishment: finally finding that one person who could be it for him, only to never have a chance, because that man was spoken for? Would he find another person who could make his heart skip a beat by merely glancing at him, who could make his stomach flip upside down, who created a weird sort of tugging feeling deep inside of him whenever he thought about them?
Or was Naruto his only possible chance at finding the love he envied his brother for having?
In a span of barely two months, Naruto had managed to turn his whole world upside down, made him feel something he had never felt before and that honestly scared him to death. How was it possible for someone to have such a strong hold over him when they had barely talked or spent time together?
The loud ringtone of his cell phone broke rudely through his thoughts and he jerked away from the wall, a bit disorientated.
When he realised that it was the ringtone he had set specifically for his brother, he hurried out of the shower, wrapped a towel around his hips and snatched his wildly vibrating phone off the sink.
"Itachi?"
"The baby is coming. You need to get here quickly," Itachi spoke and his voice sounded strained as if he was holding back something.
"Okay, does he want to stay at your place?" Sasuke asked and marched to his bedroom to pull on some clothes. Carelessly he pushed some shirts to the side, before he grabbed a dark green shirt, threw that one on the bed and then started to hunt for some trousers.
Itachi sounded a bit muted for a short moment. "Yes, he doesn't want to go to the hospital. Do you think that will be fine?"
Hearing his older brother, one who always was in control of himself, so flustered and nervous was strange and it reminded Sasuke of the day Akihito was born. Back then he had seriously thought Itachi would faint before he could hold his son.
"Yes, it'll be fine. I'll call an ambulance to be on standby just in case, but everything will be fine," Sasuke murmured and pulled a pair of black trousers of the neat pile. "I'll be there in fifteen minutes, nii-san."
"Okay, see you soon, Otouto," Itachi said and he ended the call.
He rushed through dressing up and while he gathered everything he needed, he called the local hospital and told them to have an ambulance ready in case something went wrong with the home birth. He was confident in his skills and as Deidara hadn't had any problems during his pregnancy – unlike with Akihito – he doubted that there would be any problems occurring during the birth. Still, it was better to be safe than sorry. He would never forgive himself if something went wrong with either Deidara or his baby, just because he had been too confident in his skills and hadn't bothered to call for back up.

Itachi looked rather frazzled when he opened the door before Sasuke had even got the chance to ring the bell. His long hair that normally was always pulled into a low, immaculate ponytail seemed to have resisted the hair tie today, as most strands has escaped it – or Itachi had been running his hand through his hair too much.
"You look like you've been through hell," Sasuke greeted him dryly and kicked off his shoes, neatly slipping into the provided slippers. "The actual pushing part hasn't even started yet – how on earth are you going to survive?"
"Shut up, Sasuke," Itachi growled and his fingers twitched as if he wanted to grab something.
An Alpha whose mate was going through the process of giving birth was always quite tetchy and prone to lashing out.
Sasuke knew that from experience and yet he couldn't help himself from remarking, "How come it's you again who looks the most stressed out? Your mate is the one who has to push something the size of a watermelon out of his body, you know."
"Sasuke, I swear to all that's holy, shut up," Itachi snapped through gritted teeth. "God, wait until your mate is the one giving birth; let's see how you act then!"
Ignoring his brother's last comment, Sasuke entered the large bedroom in which he encountered Deidara bent over in front of the bed; his hand clenched tightly around the bedframe.
"Hello, Deidara," Sasuke greeted him idly and walked over to him. "I see your second son is an early riser like his father."
Deidara, whose cheeks were a fierce red and whose blond hair was already plastered to his forehead and nape thanks to the sweat sliding down, let out a weak chuckle. "Yeah, he seems rather insistent on coming out today, un." He grimaced and moaned lowly while his stomach rippled with a contraction.
"How much time is there between the contractions?" Sasuke inquired and rummaged through his bag until he found plastic gloves.
"Ten minutes," Itachi replied tersely.
At the same moment, Deidara answered, "Five."
There was a short bout of silence. Sasuke flicked his eyes towards Deidara, who looked quite guilty. "Five already?"
"Did they suddenly come quicker?" Itachi asked bemused, but worry was lurking in his eyes.
The blond sighed and shook his head. "I didn't wake you up immediately, Itachi. I've been having contractions since midnight and my water broke at two a.m."
"Why on earth didn't you wake me up sooner?" Itachi asked outraged and the red colour in his eyes grew in reaction to his agitation.
Deidara threw a hand up in exasperation. "What for? You would only be worrying for nothing. This way you still got some rest. It's not like you could really help me, un."
Both Sasuke and Deidara didn't miss the flash of hurt in Itachi's eyes and Sasuke hurriedly turned away, making his way to the bathroom to sterilize his hands while Deidara spoke soothingly to his brother.
The sound of water gushing down wasn't enough to drown out Deidara's voice and unwillingly Sasuke listened to their conversation while he was washing his hands.
"You know I didn't mean it like that, Itachi," Deidara murmured and there was the sound of shuffling.
"I can't help being worried about you. Not after what happened last time," Itachi retorted and he sounded a bit nasal.
"What almost happened," Deidara corrected him gently. "Sasuke-kun was there to help me get through it and now he'll help me as well. We'll both be fine. I trust Sasuke-kun; don't you, un?"
"Of course I do," Itachi grunted. "I wouldn't let him near you if I didn't trust him."
There was the sound of a kiss and then a low moan of pain.
"Right, lay down on the bed, Deidara. I need to check your progress," Sasuke said briskly when he left the adjoined bathroom.
His brother helped the Omega clamber on the bed and Deidara shuffled backwards until he was leaning against a mountain of pillows, making Sasuke wonder vaguely where he had got so many pillows.
Sasuke sat down on the bed on his knees and urged the blond to raise his legs while he pushed his large, white shirt up, so that he had access; all the while ignoring the tense growling that Itachi was making deep in his chest. The Alpha in Itachi was pissed off that Sasuke was looking at and touching Deidara's private parts, but Itachi could restrain himself from lashing out.
The male Omega had the most complicated bodies of all species; when they got pregnant, their bodies naturally started to change and adjust itself to protect and nurture the growing baby. Once they entered the eight month, though, a second opening right between their anus and testicles formed, which was previously hidden behind a layer of skin. The formation of the opening – which served as the birthing canal for the baby – was mostly painless, but it could go paired with some mild cramps. After the birth, it took a couple of weeks before the entrance disappeared again. Researchers still hadn't figured out how exactly the birthing canal in male Omega was formed and how it disappeared again when the Omega wasn't pregnant. Male Beta and Alpha who decided to get pregnant oddly didn't form that birthing canal, resulting into those babies being born through a C-section. Barely any male Alpha or Beta wanted to carry his own children, though, so those cases were quite rare.
"You're ready to start pushing," Sasuke announced after carefully examining the newly formed opening. "You're fully dilated." He turned towards Itachi, who was studying him with glowing eyes. "I need you to fill a large bowl with warm water and get some soft, clean towels."
Itachi nodded stiffly and disappeared soundlessly to the bathroom.
"I thought you had already prepared those, un," Deidara remarked, sounding a bit out of breath. Another pained groan escaped him and his fingers clutched into the rumpled sheets.
"And have Itachi breathing down my neck the entire time?" Sasuke shook his head and clucked his tongue. "This gives me at least a couple of minutes where I can help you without having to deal with a possessive Alpha."
Deidara laughed softly, but the amused sound was quickly cut off and he audibly clenched his teeth together.
"You remember the drill?" Sasuke asked and pulled his gloves on. "With the next contraction, I need you to start pushing. When the contraction stops, you stop as well, take a breather and then the whole thing starts over again."
"Yeah, I know," Deidara grimaced and then took a deep breath, his face turning even redder when he started to push, trying to get his baby out while riding the waves of the contractions.
Soon Itachi joined them again and after dumping the requested items next to Sasuke, he climbed next to the labouring blond and offered his hand, while crooning encouraging words in his ear.
In between the pushing, Deidara managed to get some curse words spat out at Itachi, telling him he would never allow him near his body again and that the next time he wanted a child, he would cut off his balls and make him eat them.
Sasuke was actually rather impressed by the string of curses that left the blond's mouth; it was a good thing Akihito was staying over at his grandmother's house, because otherwise he would have learnt quite a few new words.
"He's almost there, Deidara," Sasuke murmured, his hand curling underneath the small head that was slowly emerging out of the birth canal. "I can see his head already. Just a bit longer."
"Fuck off!" Deidara groaned and with a tight grip on Itachi's hand, he started pushing again, though he was visibly growing more and more tired.
Luckily for Deidara, though, - and for Itachi's hand – it didn't take too long anymore before Sasuke was helping sliding out the baby's body, making certain that Deidara didn't rip throughout the process.
A loud wail was Deidara's reward for pushing for more than two hours and the blond fell back against his mate's chest with a tired moan after expelling the afterbirth as well.
After cutting through the umbilical cord and carefully washing off all the slime and blood of the little boy, Sasuke wrapped him carefully in a white blanket and brought him over to Deidara.
"Here's your son; a healthy baby boy," he announced and carefully placed the fussy baby in Deidara's arms.
"Oh god, look at him. So beautiful," Deidara murmured and tears started rolling over his face, while he stared in wonder at the small bundle. A blond tuft of hair was peeking out from underneath the blanket and dark eyes blinked sleepily, while pouty lips smacked together.
"You did wonderful, Deidara," Itachi whispered and he looked at their new born son tenderly, carefully brushing a finger across his chubby cheek. He murmured something in Deidara's ear, which Sasuke couldn't pick up, but he could make a good guess to what he had said.
Light blue eyes flickered towards Sasuke and a tired, but grateful smile bloomed on Deidara's face. "Thank you for helping me, Sasuke-kun."
"Don't mention it." Sasuke shook his head and for some reason his eyes lingered at the picture the three people on the bed were making.
Deidara was cooing to his son, while Itachi remained quiet, but shone with pride and love for his family.
That was what he wanted. A family to call his own. A mate who loved him, who he loved wholeheartedly, and children. Children his mate would carry.
He wanted the happiness and the love he saw displayed on his brother's and brother-in-law's faces in his own life too.
Helping his nephew being brought in the world triggered something in him. Itachi hadn't gained that precious love and happiness without going through some trouble, so why should Sasuke let himself be stopped by some obstacles? Love wasn't always easy and if he wanted to obtain that dream of a family to call his own, he would need to work for it.
I'm sorry, nii-san, Sasuke thought as he rolled down his sleeves again, but it looks like I have to break my promise to you. I can't let him go without a fight. If this is my one chance at true love, I need to take it.

Now that he had made a resolve to not give up on Naruto yet, he realised he had no idea how to proceed next. Whether he liked it or not, Naruto was still together with his mate and even attempting to get pregnant – not a very good combination for Sasuke. He wasn't such a bastard that he would purposefully do something to break up the couple, but naturally Naruto had to leave his mate in order for Sasuke to have a chance with him. And even if Naruto broke up with his mate, there was no certainty that he would give Sasuke a chance.
How the hell was he supposed to act now? He couldn't ask his brother for help, because Itachi had made it quite clear that he should give up on Naruto. Asking Suigetsu and Juugo – the ones he came closest to when thinking of friends – was out of the question entirely. Suigetsu would bug him too much and generally act like an idiot and Juugo wouldn't be able to offer any decent ideas either.
For the first time in his life, Sasuke bemoaned the fact that he hadn't grown closer to more people.

A week after Shion was born, Sasuke impulsively took an afternoon off from his work; there were no patients scheduled during the afternoon and he was too distracted by thoughts of deep blue eyes glimmering in amusement to concentrate on his paperwork. When browsing through his schedule, he noticed that Naruto had an appointment scheduled later this week and the thought of seeing the blond again made his mouth dry out from sheer nerves. How was he supposed to act around the Omega now that he had realised that his feelings went deeper than merely superficial attraction? He didn't want to ruin any possible chance – no matter how miniscule it might be – by acting like an idiot, but at the same time remaining aloof wouldn't help him either.
God, he felt so pathetic; was this how Itachi had felt when he was trying to court Deidara?
Wait … Deidara. Maybe the Omega could help him? Deidara would probably be delighted to hear that Sasuke was interested in someone and would be willing to offer him advice; as long as he didn't slip up and tell the blond who he had set his eyes on, it should be safe.
Nodding determined to himself, Sasuke shut down his computer, grabbed his jacket and closed off his office after quickly exchanging his shirt and trousers for a cashmere sweater and black jeans; wearing his work clothes while being around a baby who could throw up without any warning and who would drool was not a good idea after all. He had sent Karin home an hour earlier, so all he had to do was turn off the lights and lock up the front door before walking over to his BMW. Throwing his bag on the backseat, he took a moment to study the air – it looked like it would start raining soon, judging by the grey clouds that were gathering ominously – and then slid behind the wheel.
He would need to figure out an excuse to get Deidara to talk to him alone; Itachi had taken time off from work to help his mate with their baby son and Itachi would know immediately about whom Sasuke was talking.
Well, he would figure something out when he was there.
He was almost near the only supermarket present in the town – Itachi's house was a few blocks past the supermarket – when his phone started to ring. Making certain it was connected to his Bluetooth – no way in hell was he risking an accident or a fine – he accepted the call when he saw the name "Deidara" flashing across the screen.
"Is there something the matter?" Sasuke asked curiously, bypassing the greeting.
Deidara huffed. "Why do you always assume something happened if I call you?"
"Just a feeling," the dark haired man replied dryly. "Did something happen?"
"Well, I kind of need you to buy some baby powder for me, un," Deidara admitted sheepishly and somewhere in the background, Shion cried softly. "We ran out of it yesterday."
"Why doesn't Itachi go out to buy it?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow. He could understand why Deidara wasn't going out to buy groceries; male Omega needed at least two weeks of recuperating before they felt well enough to go outside. Their mate didn't have that excuse, though.
"Itachi is trying to keep Shion calm, while I'm making lunch, un," Deidara sighed and footsteps sounded. "Please, Sasuke-kun? I really need that baby powder and your parents are out of town, so I can't call them."
"What about Kisame?"
"Seriously?" Deidara asked incredulously. "That idiot would probably buy shower gel. You know he's completely inept when it comes to baby stuff, un."
"For fuck's sake," Sasuke groaned and scowled at the yellow car in front of him. "Fine, I'll go pick some up. I'll call you back when I'm in the store."
"Thank you, Sasuke-kun!" Deidara answered cheerily and the call ended.
At least he wasn't forced to leave his work behind for this. With a sigh, he turned left at the first intersection and was forced to follow a very slow driving Ford for a while, before he could pass the car and drive into the parking lot of the supermarket.
"Let's get this over with," he muttered and grabbed his phone with him. After locking up his car, he briskly made his way to the entrance of the supermarket. Bypassing the shopping carts – there was no need to either take a shopping cart or a basket, considering he only needed one thing – he studied the various signs dangling from the ceiling and made a beeline for the one pointing towards the stuff meant for babies.
Deidara picked up his phone immediately. "Are you in the supermarket, un?"
"Yes, of course. Why else would I call you?" Sasuke grunted and stepped out of the way of a harried looking mother, who was mumbling to herself whilst looking at her grocery list and dragging her whining child with her. "Now, can I just grab some baby powder or …"
"No, the one you need to pick up is called Johnsons baby powder," Deidara told him. "The other ones aren't good for his sensitive skin, un."
"Are you sure you just aren't picky?" Sasuke grumbled annoyed and had to press himself against the display case of the fresh fish to avoid being run over by an employee of the store pushing a large cart in front of him.
"I'm not picky!" the Omega huffed. "I can't have Shion's skin becoming irritated and that brand is the only one his skin will tolerate, un."
"Did you even try out another brand before?" Sasuke asked exasperatedly and cursed underneath his breath when he had to avoid two screaming children running past him. Where the hell were their parents?
"Sasuke-kun, don't be difficult. Don't you want the best for your nephew, un?" Deidara questioned petulantly.
Sasuke snorted and shook his head, a bit agitated. He entered the aisle dedicated to babies and toddlers and made a beeline for the shelf containing the baby powder. "Sure, I want the best for my nephew," he agreed. "But it's just baby powder."
"It's not just baby powder, un," Deidara retorted sharply. "I can't have my baby's skin becoming irritated, because of bad baby powder."
Dark eyes slid back and forth over the shelf and he tapped his foot in irritation when he couldn't immediately spot the brand he needed to purchase. Why were there so many different brands? Baby powder was baby powder; how on earth could there be a difference?
"Can't I just grab a bottle?" he asked exasperatedly.
"No, Sasuke-kun, you can't! How many times do I need to repeat that?" Deidara shot back annoyed. "Shion needs that brand, not any other one."
"It's a baby! He won't care which brand it is!" He raked a hand through his hair and his bangs brushed against his cheeks. His patience was quickly wearing thin. "I don't even see the bloody thing! Tell that dear brother of mine to sacrifice his own time for this shit."
"Sasuke-kun! I …"
A familiar, tanned hand entered his view and took a bottle off the shelf.
"Here, he means this one," Naruto smiled and handed over the bottle.
Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise; he hadn't expected to see the blond here at all. Nevertheless, relief filled him and he shot the Omega a quick, grateful look while he accepted the bottle. "Never mind. Naruto-san found it," he told his brother-in-law and before the other man could reply, he ended the call and slipped the phone in his pocket. "Thank god you're here; I had no idea what he was talking about," he admitted, slightly flustered.
Despite being the one who delivered babies and examined expecting people, he really didn't have any clue what a baby really needed. Hell, this was the first time he really realised just how many brands there were for baby powder only.
"Deidara-kun is very peculiar when it comes to brands," Naruto chuckled and placed a large package into his cart.
A large package which turned out to be diapers.
His heart thudded painfully in his chest; why was Naruto buying diapers? Was he pregnant? Was his test positive? If it was, wasn't it too early to buy diapers already? Then again, he had heard of Omega who had started buying everything their baby needed the moment they heard they were pregnant. Had the hormone treatment worked then? He knew he should be happy if that was the case, because it meant he had solved Naruto's problem with conceiving, but …
He raised an eyebrow and asked in what he hoped was a casual tone, "Diapers?"
The Omega scratched the back of his head awkwardly and replied sheepishly, "A friend of mine forgot to buy diapers and he asked me to grab some."
The sweet relief that filled him at that admission should make him feel ashamed, but instead he was just glad that Naruto wasn't pregnant yet. God, he really was an arsehole at times, wasn't he? Naruto had come to him to help him with his problem to conceive and all Sasuke could hope was that he wouldn't succeed, because that meant he still had some shot at getting together with him. There was something seriously wrong with him.
"Ah, so we're both acting as messenger boys, huh?" Sasuke mused and tightened his grip around the bottle slightly.
Blue eyes roved over his body and unwillingly he straightened up a bit more. "No work today?" Naruto inquired lightly, referring to his casual outfit.
"Took off the afternoon and evening to visit my brother," Sasuke grunted and in some sort of unspoken agreement he followed the blond to another aisle, not wanting to relinquish this chance at being near him. Who knew when he would get another chance like this?
"Have you seen Shion-kun already?" Naruto asked curiously and steered the cart to the vegetable area.
Dark eyes quickly glanced at the firm arse encased in tight jeans walking in front of him, before he roughly shook his head. Now was not the time. Only then did his brain register the blond's question.
"Yes, two days ago; looks like the blond gene was more dominant this time," he answered dryly. Two days ago he had visited them for a quick check-up on Deidara to make certain that everything was healing correctly and it was now certain that Shion would have Deidara's blond hair.
"I bet he looks adorable," Naruto grinned and placed a lettuce crop, a bag with tomatoes, two cucumbers and a bag of carrots in his shopping cart, before continuing to the fruit area.
"I just hope he won't inherit Deidara's loudness," the dark haired man grumbled and eyed the growing pile of junk food such as crisps and a family packet of ramen – why so much ramen? – in Naruto's cart with increasing alarm. "How do you remain so slender with so much junk food?" he couldn't help but wonder aloud.
The Omega glanced at his cart and pouted. "That's not only for me, you know," he huffed and placed a bag of apples and a bunch of bananas in the cart.
"I would be worried if it was," Sasuke murmured, slightly amused, and trailed behind the blond, who was now looking at the shelves containing bottles of herbs.
A sigh of frustration escaped the blond and he stretched out his arm and even stood on his tiptoes in an attempt to grab a bottle of the highest shelf. "Damn it!" he cursed, dropped his arm, and he glared at one particular bottle of basil, as if it had done him a great misdeed. Such as being placed outside his reach.
Before he realised what he was doing, Sasuke was already standing right behind Naruto, his chest pressed against a firm back, and he reached past the man to grab the bottle in question. The mysterious, sweet scent that the Alpha was quickly becoming addicted to, curled into his nostrils and he helplessly took a discreet whiff; the Alpha in him purred in agreement. Ever since he had stopped denying his feelings, the Alpha side in him had become a lot calmer.
"Here. Do you need this one?" he asked and offered the bottle of basil to the blond. He had to remind himself to step away from the Omega before he would do something incredibly stupid.
Like grab his hand for example. Or …
"Thanks." Naruto nodded and after throwing one last scowl at the shelf – making Sasuke stifle a chuckle – he turned his cart. "Do you need something else to buy?"
"No, I was only here for the baby powder," Sasuke replied and together they made their way to the registers, ending up queueing behind an elder couple.
Sasuke was just trying to come up with an excuse to prolong his time together with Naruto – would it be presumptuous of him to ask whether the Omega wanted to join him to visit Deidara? – when he took notice of an elderly woman turning her head to look at them. Some white curls escaped out of her neat bun and her eyes crinkled a bit when she smiled.
"Aw, look at that, darling. They remind me of when we were young."
Her husband looked up and chuckled when he caught sight of the two young men behind them. "Except you were never a blonde," he pointed out teasingly.
"Oh, hush, you." She swatted his arm softly and then winked at Naruto, who stared back at her like a deer caught in the headlights. "Very nice catch, honey. Don't let him wander around other Omega, you hear? Nowadays it's so difficult to find a handsome, strong Alpha." She sighed and clucked her tongue. "Good that you got your hands on this one. I'm sure your children will be beautiful!"
"What? No, wait, you got it all wrong!" Naruto protested and waved his hands in panic. A heavy blush coloured his cheeks.
A satisfied smile threatened to break out on Sasuke's face and his eyes flickered over to the blond next to him. Silently he wondered how many people assumed that they were a couple – an assumption Sasuke would love to turn into reality.
The elderly woman's face cleared up in some kind of understanding and she patted Naruto's arm soothingly. "Oh, I understand. Still in that phase of getting to know each other, huh? Well, take it from this old woman: this man is definitely a keeper. You two make such a good couple!"
"Hana, I just paid, so we can go home," her husband reminded her and after offering one last wink to a quite horrified looking Naruto, she turned around again and hobbled next to her husband out of the cashier's lane.
His amusement at the woman's departing words became too big to contain and he chuckled silently. He found he really liked that woman.
Naruto didn't seem to appreciate his amusement, for he scowled at him. The scowl looked so out of place on the otherwise gentle face that Sasuke's amusement only grew at the pout forming around rose lips.
"That was not funny," Naruto whined and placed his groceries on the belt with a huff.
"Hey now, you heard the old lady: I'm quite the catch, so you need to hold on to me," Sasuke retorted teasingly and smirked.
"Oh, shut up, jerk," Naruto huffed and refused to look at the Alpha.
Sasuke cast an amused glance at him, but chose to keep quiet. Best not to irritate the Omega too much.
After he had paid for his single bottle of baby powder, they wandered over to the exit.
"Oh fuck," Naruto groaned in dismay when they stepped outside and were greeted by a curtain of rain falling down from the dark grey sky.
It seemed like Sasuke had been right with his assumption that it would rain; thank god he had a car. He didn't want to be the poor sod who had to walk through that downpour. Lightning flashed, followed by a loud clap of thunder and he felt the blond jumping in fright.
Speaking of a car … "Where's your car?" he asked and narrowed his eyes at the violence with which the rain was hitting the pavement. It didn't look like the rain would stop any time soon.
Naruto grimaced and shivered visibly when ice cold wind blew in their faces. "Still at home. I walked here, because the weather wasn't that bad when I left home."
He had walked all the way here? On his own? Sasuke grimaced; while the majority of the town consisted out of 'decent' parts, there were still a couple of rough parts where you were advised to not go through alone and this supermarket was pretty close to such a rough neighbourhood. A bit too close for his liking. Didn't Naruto have any sense of self-preservation?
Well, he had been searching for a reason to prolong their time together …
He reached out and tugged softly at Naruto's sleeve to gain his attention. Surprised, blue eyes turned to look at him.
"Come on; I'll give you a lift. No use trying to walk through this storm or even wait here until it passes." He shrugged and glanced warily at the dark sky. Yes, that sky didn't look like it would clear up soon. A smile unfurled around his lips before he could stop it when he thought of a decent reason to get Naruto to accept his offer. "If you want, I can take you to Deidara. You can meet the little brat then."
Blue eyes flickered towards his watch and the blond bit his lower lip thoughtfully, contemplating the Alpha's offer. Sasuke found himself discreetly crossing his fingers, hoping that the Omega would agree. Even if he didn't have the time to visit Deidara, he would at least insist on driving the blond home. This really was no weather to be walking outside; even if the Omega didn't get sick easily, Sasuke wouldn't risk it. Not to mention he wasn't comfortable with the thought that the slender man would be walking near unsavoury neighbourhoods. Who knew what could happen?
To his immense relief, Naruto looked up and grinned. "If you don't mind." He looked a bit shy and he then burrowed himself deeper into his jacket – presumably to ward off the cold wind.
"Wait here for a minute. I'll bring my car around," Sasuke informed him and then sprinted through the car park to his car.

Despite the icy wind blowing around him and the cold rain making him shiver and shake his head to dislodge the rain drops from his nose, a warmth filled him. This day was quickly shaping out to be quite a good one. He would have a chance to spend at least a couple of hours with the blond. Sure, he would have to share his attention with his family, but now they weren't restricted anymore by the professional setting. If he played his cards right, he would have a chance to get to know the blond better. Their conversation during the Christmas party had been quite enlightening, but the Alpha craved to hear more, to get to know the blond Omega better.
And to think he wouldn't have got this chance if Deidara hadn't asked him to go to the supermarket.
Hm, he thought as he hastily unlocked the door of the driver's seat and slid inside, immediately cranking up the heat, maybe I should give my thanks to Deidara. I'll visit him more often from now on.
After all without his picky brother-in-law, this chance of spending time with Naruto would have slipped through his fingers without him being aware of it.
For now, though, he would enjoy the time he could spend with Naruto. And for a brief moment, he was also grateful for the horrible weather as he stopped in front of the blond and helped him load his groceries in his trunk and their hands brushed against each other; their eyes meeting briefly before Naruto broke the contact with a light blush. The bubble of warmth inside of him grew.
Yeah, sometimes pouring rain wasn't that bad.

AN2: Can you guys guess what will happen next chapter? Sasuke will meet Gaara :D One of the scenes most of you have been waiting for LOL
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Cuddles
Melissa
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