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

Chapter List
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Author's note: This chapter became a bit longer than I anticipated LOL It's also fairly light hearted aside from the slight drama at the start, so ... Enjoy it while it lasts, I guess? LOL
Warnings: A bit of drama; minor time skips; short scene of breastfeeding
I hope you'll like it!
Chapter 30
"You think she's got something planned?"
The big fan was softly buzzing next to the couch, spreading its welcoming cool air through the warm room. Even with the curtains drawn, the heat of the summer seeped inside mercilessly. There was another fan spreading cold air through the kitchen and another one in the bedroom. The electricity bill would probably be out of the roof for this month, but it just wasn't doable staying inside the house without the fans. Outside was even worse, so staying out in the garden wasn't even an option.
Naruto stared at the redhaired man and gnawed down on his lower lip. "I … don't really know what to think of it," he replied slowly. After putting his glass on the table, he leant back into the couch, pulling up his legs. Gaara had shown up around an hour ago, having abandoned his manuscript and in 'need of a distraction' as he had put it. Naruto had given him a distraction in the form of telling him about the papers Sasuke had received from Sakura yesterday.
"It just seems too – easy I guess?" He shrugged uncomfortably, rubbing his stomach when his baby gave a rough push with his elbow. Clearly his baby boy wasn't too happy with his cramped space. "She was so pissed off last time I saw her and I didn't hear anything of her. Now she has just signed the papers without any fuss? It's just weird. It doesn't fit in with how angry she was."
He really wanted to believe that Sakura had come to terms with the fact that Sasuke no longer wanted her, but he couldn't help the uneasy feeling lingering like a leaden ball in his stomach. Sakura had never been the type to give up easily and for her to have signed the divorce papers without any more fuss after having sworn to take revenge … Something just didn't feel right. It was as if her signing those papers was just the calm before the storm, a way to lure him and Sasuke into false safety before launching her attack.
It saddened him to realise that he had become so suspicious, so wary of someone he once had considered to be one of his best friends.
"She could have finally come to her senses and might have realised she was fighting a lost battle," Gaara suggested, but the look in his eyes made clear that he wasn't really certain that was the case. His red shirt was plastered against his chest and he plucked at it before taking a sip of his cold lemonade.
"Maybe," Naruto replied unconvinced. He would have thought he was just being paranoid, but Sasuke didn't feel comfortable with Sakura's sudden 'surrender' either. They should be happy now that the divorce was finalised, but instead they were wondering what the catch was. That was definitely not how Naruto had imagined he would feel like once he got to hear that Sasuke was officially divorced.
A hand gripped his knee and he looked up, straight into solemn green eyes.
"Look, if she tries to mess with you, I'll mess with her twice as hard," Gaara said determinedly; his eyes darkening a tad.
And he would, Naruto didn't doubt that. It didn't matter that Sakura was a woman – Gaara didn't make any distinctions when it came to getting back at the people who hurt his loved ones.
"Thanks, Gaara," Naruto smiled, knowing it was futile to offer a protest. When Gaara got into his protective modus, there was no getting him out of it. His smile faded away when he took a closer look at the bags underlining deep green eyes. "How long has it been since you got some sleep?" he asked concerned. It had been quite some time since he had last seen Gaara with bags that deep.
The red haired man shrugged and looked away, rubbing his thumb over a small hole in his jeans. "A while," he admitted begrudgingly, looking chagrined, annoyed with himself.
Naruto uttered a soft sigh and lowered his legs back onto the floor, sitting up straight. "You could have come to me sooner. Especially if it's this bad," he added, trying not to sound like he was scolding the other man. Usually Gaara's mind shut down after a while, allowing him to get his much needed rest, but it seemed that this was one of those times when Gaara wouldn't be able to sleep without the comfort of his friend near him.
Gaara clucked his tongue and cast him an annoyed look. "I shouldn't have to rely on your presence every time it gets bad," he retorted irritated. "Figured you were having too much on your mind already, anyway."
"Having things on my mind doesn't mean I can't take a nap with you," Naruto said patiently and rose up, albeit with some slight difficulty. His big belly was throwing off his balance and it took him a few seconds to stand steadily on the floor. He held out his hand to Gaara, who eyed it with a frown. "Come on. You need some rest and I can always use an extra nap anyway. The hot weather and the baby aren't a good combination," he continued lightly.
Gaara pursed his lips, a troubled look passing his face as he contemplated the offer.
"We've got a guestroom; might as well make use of it," he prodded gently.
Another moment went by and then Gaara released a loud sigh and nodded, rising up from the couch. "Yeah, all right, lead the way," he muttered, sounding a bit put out.
Knowing Gaara only acted that way because he was embarrassed to be in need of Naruto's comfort again to catch some sleep, the blond man didn't say anything. Instead he just grasped Gaara's wrist and led him to the second floor where they had converted one of the three rooms there in a guestroom. The bed here was slightly smaller than the bed he shared with Sasuke, but it was still big enough for the two of them if they laid close together.
As Gaara climbed into the bed, pulling back the summer blanket, Naruto made his way to the window and drew the curtains close to darken the room and make it hopefully easier for his friend to fall asleep.
"Scoot over," he muttered when he approached the bed.
Gaara did, shuffling more towards the other side. Naruto laid down next to him with his back towards the other man, figuring that would make sleeping more comfortable for the both of them without his belly in the way. There was a pause before Gaara crept closer to him, resting his forehead against Naruto's shoulder.
With the blanket draped across his hips, the lingering heat outside and the warm presence of his friend behind him, it didn't take long for Naruto to nod off; his last semi-conscious thought being that he hoped Gaara would finally be able to catch some sleep.
Something was shaking his shoulder; not harshly but firm enough to pull him out of his slumber and he blinked, his head feeling fuzzy. When his eyes focused and were no longer bleary, he found himself staring straight into Sasuke's face.
Sasuke, whose lips were thinned and whose eyebrows were pulled together in a deep frown. Dark eyes flickered behind Naruto for a moment before they fixated on his face again and Sasuke pulled away, straightening up. "Kitchen," he simply murmured, but there was an edge to his voice that instantly swept away all traces of sleep in Naruto and he rose up, alert.
Before he could say anything, Sasuke was gone, out of the room, departing downstairs judging by the sounds of the staircase softly creaking.
His baby was nudging him, awake now as well, and he brushed his hand absently across his stomach, wondering what had Sasuke acting so dour. Then he winced and wondered how long he had been asleep for Sasuke to have returned home already. Damn it, he hadn't meant to sleep the entire afternoon away.
Suddenly he became aware of a small weight laying across his hip and he looked down, spotting Gaara's hand resting there, the tips of his fingers brushing against his stomach. Carefully he turned his head and saw that Gaara was still asleep, his face half mushed into the pillow; some red strands sticking to his forehead.
Slowly, as to not wake his friend now that he was finally getting some rest, he removed his hand and placed it on the bed, before slipping from between the blanket, taking care not to disturb Gaara too much.
After stretching his arms and legs a bit and stuffing his feet back into his slippers he silently left the room, keeping the door ajar. His footsteps were quiet on the wooden steps as he made his way down and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. The look Sasuke had sported when he had woken him up hadn't promised anything good.
He found Sasuke leaning against the counter, his tie removed and the two buttons on the top of his shirt undone, showing a glimpse of his collarbone. His phone was charging on the counter next to him. A glance at the clock informed Naruto that it was already six thirty and he grimaced, rubbing the back of his neck. Shit, he hadn't even made a start on dinner yet.
"Sorry, Sasuke, I didn't mean to sleep for that long," he sighed, closing the door behind him. He didn't think their conversation would be loud enough to disturb the man sleeping upstairs, but better safe than sorry.
"What the hell was that upstairs?" Sasuke asked abruptly, gesturing wildly towards the ceiling.
Taken aback by the odd question, Naruto paused next to the table and blinked. "What do you mean? Gaara and I were just taking a nap," he replied bewildered before adding a bit chagrined, "Although that nap went on longer than I wanted."
"A nap – that's what they call it these days?" Sasuke snorted derisively, shaking his head. His lips were twisted in an ugly sneer.
The blond man stared at him, mystified at the odd response. "Yes, a nap," he repeated slowly and frowned. "What else could we have been doing?"
"You tell me," was the cool answer and Sasuke crossed his arms; a closed off look appearing on his face.
At once realisation hit Naruto like a bucket of ice cold water. "You think I had sex with Gaara?" he said incredulously; his eyes widening when Sasuke just clenched his jaw, glaring at him.
"Oh wow, seriously? Gaara has insomnia, you dick! And sometimes that insomnia gets so bad that he needs someone else next to him to be able to fall asleep, okay? He trusts me the most so we occasionally take a nap together, big fucking deal!" he snapped, throwing his hands up. "We've been sharing a bed for years now and nothing ever happened! You want to know why? Because I'm not interested in him that way, never have been and never will be! He's not interested in me at all either, so you can untwist your panties, you arsehole! I love you and you think I would sleep with Gaara? Fuck you for even thinking I would ever cheat on you!"
He was breathing harshly by the time he stopped talking and he scowled at the floor, rubbing his hands over his face in frustration. How could Sasuke even think he would cheat on him? What had he done to warrant that suspicion? He and Gaara hadn't even been half naked, let alone naked, in the bed!
"I'm sorry."
The unexpected apology rang loudly through the kitchen, breaking the heavy silence, and Naruto raised his head abruptly, staring at the dark haired man. Sasuke looked exhausted all of a sudden, no trace of anger left in his face. He ranked a hand through his hair before dropping his hand down, his shoulders slumping.
"I know you wouldn't cheat on me," he went on and grimaced. "I shouldn't have acted like that."
"No, you shouldn't have," Naruto agreed, eyeing him warily. "What's going on, Sasuke?"
"I talked to my lawyer today," he replied and the seemingly non sequitur answer threw Naruto a bit off. "I wanted to check whether she had really signed the papers."
"And?"
"She did, agreed to everything in them without contesting even one detail," Sasuke answered and sounded baffled and wary all at once.
Naruto worried his lip between his teeth. "You think she's planning something, despite signing the papers?"
"I don't know, Naruto," Sasuke said wearily, rubbing a hand over his neck. "Don't get me wrong, I'm glad she finally signed the damn papers, but it feels …"
"Off?" the blond man suggested and Sasuke nodded with a grimace.
"Yeah, off. I had expected her to fight with me on at least one detail, but she just agreed to the terms with no further demands of her own," he said and pursed his lips. "It's been bugging me all day to be honest and when I came home to find you sleeping in the same bed with him … It just – became too much I guess. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lashed out at you like that." He had the grace to look ashamed at least.
"No, you really shouldn't have," Naruto said firmly and crossed the small distance between them. "And if you ever accuse me of cheating again, I will kick your arse. But," he paused and sighed, grabbing Sasuke's hands and tangling their fingers together, "Sakura signing the papers has been bugging me too," he admitted.
"I won't," Sasuke promised, squeezing his fingers briefly. "I don't know whether she's indeed planning something or not, but keep an eye out, all right? Just in case."
"Yeah, sure." He was quiet for a while before he smiled faintly and met Sasuke's eyes. "Let's have a do over, okay? Forget your stupid jealous streak and all that."
"A do over?" Sasuke repeated bemused, raising an eyebrow, ignoring the blond's last remark.
"Yeah. Welcome home, Sasuke," Naruto grinned, sliding his arms around his lover's neck.
Hands came to rest on his lower back and a responding smile formed slowly across pale rose lips. "I'm home."
The rest of the week passed by uneventfully. There was no sign of Sakura and Naruto spent his days switching between working on the nursery – enduring Sasuke's scolding whenever he noticed in the evening that furniture had changed places again – and visiting Deidara, who was counting down the days until his C-section. Literally counting down, because he was crossing off the days on the calendar.
Talking with Deidara reminded him that he needed to make an appointment with Tsunade soon for his last check-up and he made a mental note to ask Sasuke when he was available.
On Monday Sasuke didn't leave for work.
"You're not going to work today?" Naruto inquired curiously when Sasuke didn't make any move to put on his tie, jacket or shoes.
The older man glanced up from the newspaper. "No, I brought some files with me to work here," he replied, turning the page and taking a sip of his coffee. "Our house is closer to the hospital than the office is."
Ah, of course. Smiling knowingly, Naruto stood up to clean the table. "Itachi's going to call you when the baby is born? Or do we go there earlier?"
Deidara had been particularly antsy the last couple of days, both impatient and apprehensive for his upcoming C-section, and it had seemed for the best if Naruto didn't ask too many questions during his visits. He knew the C-section was planned for today – this morning even if he wasn't mistaken – but Deidara hadn't mentioned whether he'd want them to visit him before the surgery or afterwards.
"He's going to call when the baby's born. He didn't think they would be good company before that," Sasuke said dryly. "He was also the one insisting I work from home, so that we could be quicker at the hospital."
"Not that you mind, of course," Naruto teased and grinned when dark eyes scowled. On his way to the fridge, he trailed his hand over Sasuke's shoulder. "It's okay to admit that you can't wait to meet the baby, you know."
"When did I ever claim otherwise?" Sasuke muttered and grabbed Naruto's hand to press a kiss on it. "I just don't want to deal with Itachi when he's this worked up. He's a nightmare like this; you'd think that would have changed after becoming older," he scoffed, closing the last page of the newspaper and folding it up.
"I wonder if you'll be any better once it's our turn," Naruto murmured underneath his breath, putting the milk back into the fridge.
"What was that?" the dark haired man asked sharply.
"Nothing, just talking to myself," Naruto smiled innocently, closing the fridge.
Dark eyes narrowed in suspicion before Sasuke relaxed. "We haven't decided on a name yet," he remarked, tapping his fingers on the newspaper. "What do you say: you want to look at names with me and make a list?"
A blond eyebrow rose up in surprise. "I thought you needed to work?"
Sasuke shrugged and stood up, pushing his chair back against the table. "One day of missing work won't hurt," he said flippantly. "They can survive without me for today."
And he absolutely wasn't in the mood to work – not until they had had the chance to meet the new family member anyway. He wouldn't admit it aloud, but Sasuke was probably feeling nearly as antsy as Itachi and Deidara were feeling now. Admittedly, Naruto wasn't faring that much better either.
Arguing about names seemed like the perfect way to distract themselves.
"Sure," he grinned. "Let's go make the list."
"We're not going to name him Menma, Naruto," Sasuke sighed, scowling at him half-heartedly as he crossed the name off the list.
"What's wrong with Menma?" Naruto threw up his hands. They were using Sasuke's laptop to look through a database of names and they had been writing down names for a couple of hours now, only taking breaks to fill their cups with coffee or tea – and in Naruto's case: sometimes getting up to go to the toilet when the pressure against his bladder became too much.
Their current list contained a lot of crossed out names by now, courtesy of the both of them as they kept arguing about the other man's choices. The blond hadn't expected that choosing a name for their son would be so difficult.
Sasuke stared at him incredulously. "We are not going to name our son after a topping for ramen!"
Naruto pouted, crossing his arms on top of his belly. "Well, my name is related to food as well, so what's wrong with that?" he questioned defensively.
"How can you even - " Sasuke cut himself off when his phone started ringing loudly, vibrating on the table and he snatched it up quickly. "Itachi?"
At the name of the older Uchiha, Naruto sat up, his hands clenched around the laptop, as he stared at Sasuke; his heart quickening slightly. There could only be one reason why Itachi was calling his brother now, right?
"Everything went okay?" Sasuke questioned, sounding a bit tersely, and didn't react when Naruto squeezed his shoulder softly. Whatever Itachi's answer was, it must have been a positive one, because the tension drained visibly out of Sasuke's shoulders and he slumped them as he rubbed his nose. "All right, yeah, we're on our way."
"Is everything okay with Deidara-kun and the baby? Is the baby finally here? How did it go?" Naruto fired his questions at his lover, feeling a tad nervous. He didn't think the surgery had gone badly – Sasuke wouldn't be sitting here so calmly if that had been the case – but not knowing exactly had him feeling a bit antsy.
Sasuke's smile settled his nerves immediately. "Everything went fine," he informed the blond man, taking over his laptop to click away the webpages and log off. "Deidara's still a bit woozy, but he's already back into his room with their baby. We can go see them now if we want."
"Of course we want that! Come on, let's go!" Naruto urged him, standing up as quickly as he could without toppling over again.
Sasuke smirked and shook his head, but put his laptop away and in less than five minutes they were out of the door, into Sasuke's car to make the drive to the hospital.
Their discussion about names was forgotten for the moment in favour of meeting their newest family member.
The baby turned out to be a girl. A very adorable girl with soft, black hair covering her head and pinkish, chubby cheeks. She was wrapped in a lilac blanket; her tiny hands balled into fists and resting on top of the blanket. When she opened her eyes to blink sleepily, the colour of deep blue was revealed.
"She's so cute," Naruto whispered in awe as he lowered himself into a chair next to the bed. "You're going to have to chase away a lot of guys later on, I'm willing to bet," he added with a soft laugh.
"Well, she does have our good looks, un," Deidara smirked, but his eyes were tender, filled with love, as he gazed down upon her. His hair was pulled back together in a high ponytail and he was wearing a loose shirt with buttons; his baby was resting against his chest.
Sasuke came to stand next to Naruto, resting his hand on the back of his chair as he leant forwards to get a better look at his niece. "What's her name?" he asked curiously, smiling a bit when she yawned and smacked her lips loudly.
"Aihime," Itachi replied; his eyes trained on his daughter. He was seated at the edge of the bed with his hand gripping Deidara's ankle through the thin hospital blanket. Some strands of hair had escaped his ponytail, framing his face.
Sasuke quirked an eyebrow and stared at his brother. "Aihime?" he repeated bemused before snorting. "You can't make any commentary about the name we choose for our son after picking out that name for my goddaughter."
Dark eyes shifted to the younger man and Itachi frowned. "What's wrong with the name?" he demanded, sounding a tad offended.
As the two brothers started arguing about the name with Deidara listening half amused, half annoyed, Naruto's attention drifted away from the conversation. Gazing at the baby girl bundled up in her blanket, he suddenly realised that this would soon be him. One day in the near future – not that far away anymore, not really, he mused as he caressed his belly slowly – it would be him lying in a hospital bed, his baby boy resting against his chest with Sasuke besides him as they introduced their son to the rest of the family.
It was almost unbelievable how close he and Sasuke were to holding their own baby in their arms. That thought made him a bit lightheaded and he cradled his belly with his right arm.
"All right, you two, shut up," Deidara ordered and both dark haired men quietened down immediately. "My daughter's name is Aihime and that's not going to change, end of discussion, un. Now, do you want to hold your goddaughter or not?"
Dark eyes widened a notch, but Sasuke inclined his head and came closer, holding out his arms. Itachi placed Aihime in his arms and helped adjust her. It was clear from Sasuke's frozen deer in headlight look that he was unsure how to properly hold the baby and he hissed warningly when Itachi pulled his hands away.
"You'll be fine, otouto," Itachi smirked and the younger man scowled at him before directing his attention to the little girl in his arms.
"She's beautiful," he marvelled quietly, carefully stroking her cheek. "Did you call mother?"
Itachi nodded, sinking back down on the bed. "Yeah, she's on her way now. She was out of town because one of her friends needed her help, but as soon as I called her, she dropped everything. She should be here in a little while normally."
"Do you want to hold her, Naruto-kun?" Deidara asked after a moment, sitting up a bit straighter and batting away his fiancé's hands when they reached out to assist him. "It's your niece too after all, un." He winked.
"Sure, I'd love to," Naruto grinned; his heart skipping a beat at hearing that.
Itachi assisted in handing Aihime over to Naruto and then the blue eyed man was holding the little girl in his own arms, being careful with how he held her. She felt impossibly small and fragile and he tightened his hold carefully.
"She's so tiny," he murmured, surprised at how little and light she felt. She stared back at him with her deep blue eyes and her mouth was moving soundlessly.
Deidara snorted. "She doesn't sound tiny when she screams, trust me. And she definitely didn't feel tiny when she was still in me, un," he said dryly. "Makes me glad I didn't have to push her out like women have to."
Naruto chuckled, but agreed with the older blond. His own baby boy felt big in his stomach and he couldn't imagine pushing a full sized baby out of his body – even if Aihime seemed so small.
The next moment she suddenly started crying, a loud piercing sound that startled Naruto badly. "Holy crap, she's loud!" he blurted out surprised.
"I told you. And no cursing around my baby, un," Deidara chided, holding out his arms. "Give her to me, she's probably hungry."
"She's just born, she won't understand any curse words yet," Naruto mumbled underneath his breath, but handed her back to Deidara, who undid the first couple of buttons of his light blue shirt, baring his chest.
He fussed with her a bit until she latched on to one of his nipples and started drinking; her tiny hand resting against his skin and her eyes fixated on Deidara's face. He was gazing back at her with a soft smile, caressing her cheek lightly with his thumb.
Biting his lip, Naruto wondered aloud, "Does it feel weird – her drinking from you like that?"
"Nah, not really," Deidara answered and shrugged lightly, careful not to disturb her. "It makes me feel closer to her, though."
"Oh." Leaning back in his chair, he felt Sasuke's hand resting on his shoulder and he absentmindedly gripped it, lacing their fingers together. As the others started talking about possibly organising a small get together after Deidara would be allowed to return home, Naruto remained mostly quiet, sunken in contemplative thought.
"I want to breastfeed our baby," Naruto blurted out later that afternoon as they drove back to their house, cutting off Sasuke's musings about whether or not Aihime would grow up to be very spoilt with such a name.
Visiting hours were over and they had been kicked out by a stern looking, red haired nurse. They had spent a couple of hours in the hospital, keeping the small family company together with Mikoto, who had been over the moon to hold her first grandchild. Aihime had fallen asleep after she had eaten and they had been careful to keep their voices down. Naruto was pretty certain Deidara would have maimed everyone who woke up his daughter, accidentally or not, regardless of the fact that he had just undergone surgery.
At his declaration, the car twisted a bit to the right before Sasuke quickly regained control over it again. They were nearly home and the dark haired man remained silent until he had parked the car properly on the driveway, while Naruto twisted his fingers nervously. He had been thinking of breastfeeding his baby for quite some time now after hearing it was possible and witnessing Deidara feeding his own baby like that, but he hadn't had found a good moment to discuss it with Sasuke yet.
Blurting it out in the car without any prior warning probably wasn't one of his better ideas, though.
As soon as he had shut down the motor and the car descended into silence, Sasuke twisted around in his seat to face the younger man. "If you want to breastfeed our baby, then that's okay," he retorted easily.
"You don't mind?" Naruto worried his lower lip between his teeth.
A dark eyebrow rose up. "Why would I mind that? In the end it's your decision to make, though. Either you breastfeed or we buy formula – either one is okay with me."
Relaxing again – he hadn't really thought Sasuke would have reacted negatively, but one could never know – he remarked, "You don't seem surprised that we can breastfeed too. I didn't even know it was possible until I asked Deidara-kun about it."
"Well, you know," Sasuke replied vaguely, waving his hand as his cheeks gained a suspicious light flush. "I just read some books. To prepare for the baby and all that."
Naruto stared at him, eyes wide, awed that Sasuke had taken the time to actually read the books which were supposed to prepare everyone for parenthood. The image of Sasuke reading those books, pouring over the information and soaking everything up just to prepare himself for the baby … That image was too much and he grinned widely, his cheeks aching with the force of his smile, and he leant across to kiss Sasuke.
"I love you," he murmured, feeling their baby pushing one of his fists against his hand.
Dark eyes blinked before a small smile unfurled across Sasuke's lips and he placed his hand on Naruto's belly, caressing it slowly. "I love you too."
AN2: Don't expect the light heartedness to continue for long ^^ We're nearing the ending, so prepare yourselves!
Please leave your thoughts behind in a review! The next chapter should normally appear on the 18th of May.
I see you all back in the next chapter!
Cuddles
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