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Reflections and Shadows	By : twistedsheets Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1576 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Chapter List
- 6
- 7
- 8
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Sasuke. The plot of this fanfiction,
however, belongs to us! US! YOU HEAR? XD
Authors' notes: Thank you, our readers and
reviewers! Here is it! The pregnancy woes part! This is going to be a bit �drabble style�. We�ve divided this
chapter by months, so forgive some abruptness in the divisions. XD However, we are delaying the birth until
next chapter. XD We apologize for any spelling errors. My (twisted-sheets�)
keyboard is an ass. Awwwww. VERY, VERY LOOOOONG un-beta�d chapter ahead! You�ve
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Warnings: MPREG�Naruto
in Sexy no Jutsu form. Yaoi. Lemons. Ice cream. If you don't like this, run
away.
Pairings: SasuNaru. KakaIru. Minor pairings include SakuLee, ShikaIno, and
NejiHina. XD
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Chapter VII: Waiting

Damn.
That was the only word in Naruto�s mind as the
blonde looked at the outraged�no, murderous�glares her friends were giving
Sasuke. Glancing at Sasuke, Naruto saw that the Uchiha looked pissed as well.
If looks could kill, Naruto�s friends would be
dead by now. Oh, wait�looks can kill. Sasuke has the Sharingan. The
Mangekyou Sharingan. Mangekyou Sharingan equals Tsukiyomi. Tsukiyomi equals�
Naruto inwardly winced at the thought. Damn
it, why did Sasuke and the others have to go barging into the party? And damn
Neji�s Byakugan! Did he have to announce to everyone that Naruto was pregnant?
�Let go of me, Hyuuga.� Sasuke�s cold voice
brought Naruto out of her musings. Neji still held Sasuke�s collar in a death
grip, his fist poised to pound Sasuke�s face into pulp. Sasuke�s fingers gave
only the barest of twitches, but Naruto could tell Sasuke was ready to punch the
crap out of Neji, too.
Naruto opened her mouth to speak, but Sakura
beat her to it. �How could you do this to Naruto, Sasuke? He loves you, he gave
everything to you, and you get Aoi-chan pregnant!� Sakura glared at Sasuke,
then at �Aoi-chan�. �The Hokage�s niece, of all people!�
Naruto groaned. Naruto was oddly touched that
her friends would defend her, but at the same time, Naruto was irritated. Geez, do they think so low of Sasuke? �Stop
it!� Naruto shouted, glaring back at Neji. �Let go of Sasuke, Neji!�
Neji�s pale Byakugan eyes flickered at Naruto,
then back at Sasuke. With a low curse, he released the Uchiha. �This isn�t
over, Uchiha,� Neji warned in a low voice. Sasuke remained impassive, his face
revealing nothing. Sasuke mover closer to Naruto and put his hand at the small
of the blonde�s back.
�I said stop it!� Naruto snapped. �Sasuke
didn�t betray Naruto!�
�Getting you pregnant when he�s supposed to be
with Naruto is strangely akin to betrayal,� Shikamaru drawled. Naruto glared at
him as well.
�Argh! Yes, Sasuke did get me pregnant,� he
ignored the collective angry gasp from the girls, �but this is as much as my
fault as his and he didn�t betray Naruto because,� Naruto took a deep breath,
�I AM Naruto.�
Silence reigned in the room.
�WHAT! That can�t be! You�re a GIRL! Naruto�s a guy!� Kiba pointed out.
�What foolishness is this?� Neji demanded.
Behind him, the girls had shocked looks on their faces.
Oh,
crap, Naruto thought. How was
she going to explain this? Nobody in this room (except Sasuke) had ever seen
his Sexy no Jutsu form. Naruto glanced at Sasuke, who only stared back at him.
Dammit! This was NOT how Naruto planned to tell her friends about her
pregnancy!
�Naruto?� Sakura said hesitantly, stepping
forward to touch Naruto�s cheeks, smearing her fingertips with the make-up
Naruto wore to conceal her whiskers. Naruto felt hope blossom in her heart. He�d
almost forgotten that Sakura sort of knew about Sexy no Jutsu.
�Sakura, you can�t possibly think�� Ino
stopped, and then stared hard at Naruto, eyes narrowing.
Sakura continued to touch Naruto�s cheek. �I
remember Konohamaru, after Naruto returned from training with Jiraiya-sama, showed
us a perverted jutsu he learned from Naruto. I think he called it Sexy no Jutsu�and
he transformed into a naked girl�.� Sakura blushed at the memory.
�Sexy no Jutsu is NOT perverted!� Naruto
sniffed, peeved. �It�s a great jutsu! I defeated the Sandaime Hokage and that
closet pervert, Ebisu, with that jutsu!�
The others stared hard at Naruto. �Now that I
think about it, she does look like
some female version of Naruto,� Shikamaru murmured.
�It is ME! I�m Naruto!� Naruto rubbed off the
make-up on her face with her fists, revealing the whisker scars underneath. Then,
Naruto, in a moment of desperation, pulled up her pajama top, revealing the
spiral seal on her stomach. �See? I have the seal!�
Naruto�s friends glanced at the seal. They
have seen the spiral seal on Naruto�s stomach before and knew what its purpose.
When someone hung around Naruto for a long time, they do notice the �weird� stuff about the blonde, and the spiral seal
and the demon it held at bay was beyond the norms of weird.
Then they glanced back at Naruto, a wild look
in their eyes as comprehension dawned on them.
�You�re�you�re Naruto,� Hinata whispered.
�And�you�re�pregnant,� Sakura added.
Behind them, Kiba fell down in a dead faint. Shino
and his bugs retreated. Lee�s jaw was wide open. Neji�s eyes twitched.
Shikamaru�s eyes widened while Chouji dropped his bag of chips.
Naruto stepped back, aware of impending
explosion.
�WHAT THE HELL! YOU�RE PREGNANT?!?�
�SHHH!� Naruto hissed. �Not so loud! No one�s
supposed to know!�
�But-but, that�s impossible! You�re a guy!�
Kiba said, pointing a shaky finger at Naruto. �Guys don�t get pregnant! They
can�t!�
�Do I look like a guy right now?� Naruto asked,
thrusting out her chest for emphasis. �And I wasn�t guy when I got pregnant,�
Naruto muttered. �I�m stuck in this form until I give birth.�
Kiba poked Naruto�s breast with a finger.
�Hmmm�this does feel real.�
Shino prudently stepped aside as the Inuzuka
went flying across the room from Naruto�s uppercut.
�This is going to be very�troublesome,�
Shikamaru said. His head ached from all of the shouting and the mere thought of
Naruto pregnant.
�How did you manage to get preg�� Ino looked
at Naruto, then at a now glowering Sasuke. �Okay, maybe I don�t want to know.�
Naruto blushed from embarrassment. Naruto did
not want to tell them just how she ended up stuck in this form or how she got
pregnant. From the pinkish cast on his friends� faces, Naruto could tell they
already had a good idea how she ended up this way. �No, trust me, you don�t
want to know.�
There was another moment of silence as they
struggled with the fact that Naruto was now a girl and pregnant. Then their gazes shifted to Sasuke, who was smirking
at them. Oh.
�Anou,� Sakura began, aware that they had
horribly misjudged the Uchiha. �Sasuke-kun��
Sasuke cut her off with an icy glare. The
Uchiha clearly did not give a damn what they thought of him or for their
apologies. Sasuke then turned to Naruto. �We should go back and send word to
the Hokage. Sound nins attacked us just a while ago. Again.�
�WHAT?� the girls shouted. �Why��
�They were probably after Uchiha-san,� Neji�s
cool voice cut through the babble like sword through suet. His eyes fell on
Naruto, who paled at the mention of Sound. �I assume that is why you�re in
disguise, Naruto.�
Naruto nodded. �The old ha�I mean the Hokage thought
it would be better that I kept my true identity a secret. After all, I�m
pregnant, and Orochimaru and the Akatsuki are still after Sasuke and me. Who
knows what they�d do if they found out I�m carrying Sasuke�s kid?�
The others nodded. Then, with a hesitant
smile, Hinata said, �Congratulations, Naruto-kun, Sasuke-san. If you need
anything, just come to be. I�ll be able to help, I�m sure.�
Naruto embraced Hinata, relieved that her
friends accepted her pregnancy. �Thanks, Hinata-chan! I�m definitely going to
need a lot of help with this!�
�And we�ll help you, too!� Ino, Sakura, and
Ten-ten said at the same time. Naruto tensed. She knew that cheerful tone.
Naruto groaned. �Uh�.�
�A baby shower! We�d have one!� Ino suggested,
face glowing with enthusiasm.
�Your baby�s going to be so cute!� Sakura
squealed.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other with
knowing looks, and then winced. This was a long, long night.
~*~*~*~
Amidst this event, a pair of eyes, undetected
by those in the Yamanaka house, watched and listened to them. A sly smile
curved up his lips, the disappeared with a faint puff of smoke.
~*~*~*~
Naruto�s pregnancy was easier to conceal from
the villagers than they have thought. Most accepted the excuse that Naruto was
on a long-term mission, and that the blonde girl seen around Tsunade was really
her niece of sorts. It was so easy that it sometimes made Naruto heartsick to
think how easily he could be shunted aside from the villagers� thoughts. However,
the villagers� apparent unconcern for Naruto did not diminish the blonde�s
growing excitement over the pregnancy.
Pregnancy has long been regarded as a joyous
and momentous time in the lives of humans. However, those who regard pregnancy
as such forgot to mention that pregnancy was also an arduous, difficult, and dangerous
time in the lives of humans. Many women may be suited for pregnancy, but there
were always exception to the rules. Naruto had always led a life that was an
exception to the rules, so it had not been much of a surprise to those who know
the blonde that his/her pregnancy would be somewhat of an exception to the
rules, too.
First Month
Sasuke expected this. The books he had read
had warned him, after all, and by the warnings he got from others, he knew he
would suffer.
However, it still made him feel somewhat
foolish. Here he was at three in the morning at the local 24-hour open store
looking for a pint of strawberry ice cream, dressed in his sleeping robes.
Sasuke silently cursed the hormonal upheavals that made pregnant people have
unusual cravings.
Naruto had woken him up in the middle of the
night, demanding that she wanted strawberry ice cream NOW, and if she didn�t,
she�d absolutely die�or Sasuke would be sleeping in the couch for the whole
course of the pregnancy.
Sasuke could refuse, of course, but sleeping
in the hard, lumpy couch for nine months would be uncomfortable, not to mention
unhealthy. So after an hour or so of pleadings, tears, threats, and puppy dog
eyes, Sasuke went to the store to buy strawberry ice cream. He supposed he
should be grateful that Naruto had not asked for something more exotic, like ostrich
eggs or barbequed camel.
�Uchiha.�
Sasuke stiffened at the voice. He didn�t
bother to look behind him. �Hyuuga,� he growled. He continued to look for the
ice cream.
However, Hyuuga Neji refused to be ignored.
�How is Naruto?�
�Well,� was the Uchiha�s curt reply.
�Looking for strawberry ice cream?� When
Sasuke didn�t reply, Neji said, �There�s one underneath the chocolate flavor to
your right.�
�What do you want, Hyuuga?� Sasuke asked, his
voice ten times colder than the temperature in the freezer. He turned, a little
startled to see Neji in his sleeping clothes as well. The Hyuuga held a bag filled
with instant ramen in one hand.
�A few words with you, outside.� Neji seemed
amused about something, but Sasuke wasn�t sure. �After you�ve paid for the ice
cream, of course.�
~*~*~*~
�What do you want, Hyuuga?� Sasuke asked again
once they were outside the store and out of anyone�s earshot.
There was a brief silence, then, Neji asked,
�Are you prepared to be a father, Uchiha?�
�That is none of your concern,� Sasuke
replied, a thread of anger in his voice.
�If it concerns Naruto, it concerns me as
well.� Neji ignored the glare Sasuke gave him and stared at the Uchiha straight
in the eyes. �Do you understand what being a father means? You will not have
the same freedom as you did before. You will be unable to pursue some of your
goals as before as you will now how a family, a child, to consider.�
Furious, Sasuke�s fist tightened around the
plastic bag he was holding, but remained silent. How dare the Hyuuga speak to
him this way? Yes, he was a selfish bastard at times, as his betrayal had
proved, but he was not inconsiderate, nor was he completely heartless. Neji
spoke as if Sasuke did not understand the value of family.
Neji was wrong. Sasuke was the sole survivor
of the Uchiha massacre instigated by his adored older brother. He was the one who
spent half of his life training to grow stronger so he could kill his
brother�so he could avenge his clan. Sasuke, who, sometimes dreamed of his
mother�s voice lulling him to sleep, only to wake up to the reality that his
whole clan was dead.
Yes, Sasuke knew about family.
�A child and a family are not possessions,
Uchiha,� Neji continued calmly. �They are a part of us. The reason we exist in
this world. Do you think of Naruto and your unborn child this way?�
Sasuke
narrowed his eyes. �You need not question my views on family, Hyuuga. But know this;
I value my family far more than you think.� I
hold and protect those I care for.
Neji�s calm expression did not change. �Good.
I must go now. Hinata-sama is waiting for her ramen, and Naruto is waiting for
the ice cream. Cravings are hard to deal with, are they not?� Then he turned
his back to him, and started walking away.
Sasuke said nothing. He began to leave, but he
only took a few steps before Neji said in a cool voice, �But in case you forget
your words, Uchiha, I will kill you.�
Sasuke smirked at Neji. �You will not have
that pleasure, Hyuuga.�
~*~*~*~
�Sasuke!� Naruto flung her arms around Sasuke,
clinging to him. �Did you get it? Did you?�
Sasuke scowled. Since the onset of the pregnancy,
Naruto was more hyperactive than before. �Yes. Now get off me.�
�Yes!� Naruto exclaimed, pumping a fist in the
air. Naruto then bounced to the kitchen, and then bounced back, a spoon in one
hand. �Now we can eat it!�
�I�m not in the mood for ice cream.�
Naruto grinned. �Oh? Even if you�re going to
eat it off me?�
Sasuke frowned. �No, I�off you?� Naruto�s grin widened. �I thought you were too sore��
�Not anymore. So�do you want ice cream,
Sasuke-kun?�
Unconsciously licking his lips, Sasuke didn�t
know whether to laugh or to pounce on Naruto. Smirking, he replied, �Yes.�
Second Month
�Sasuke, are you all right?�
Still clad in an orange apron with the printed
words that proclaimed the blonde as �the kitchen deity�, Naruto peered into
Sasuke�s ashen face. The Uchiha was leaning over the bathroom sink after he had
thrown up for the second time that morning. Sasuke was getting annoyed. He had
been feeling nauseous and throwing up for two weeks now, and he didn�t know
why.
Naruto put a hand on Sasuke�s forehead. �You
don�t seem to be hot, so you can�t be having a fever. Did you eat something
bad? There wasn�t anything wrong with my cooking, is there?� Naruto frowned, a
worried look in her eyes.
Sasuke would have smirked at Naruto�s tone if
he weren�t feeling so�miserable. The dobe sounded very much like a mother hen
with all the fuss she made. �I�m fine,� Sasuke said in a cool voice, standing
up, thankful he wasn�t wobbling or swaying. He still felt nauseous, though. �There�s
nothing wrong.�
�You�re not fine. You�ve been throwing up for
two weeks!� Naruto snapped back, temper rising at Sasuke�s obstinacy. Naruto
huffed. �Geez, Sasuke. It�s as if you are the one pregnant. I�m the one who is
supposed to be throwing up and feeling nauseous, not you!�
Naruto was very thankful she was not suffering
from morning sickness that plagued all pregnant women she knew. Naruto�s
pregnancy has been coasting smoothly so far, much to everyone�s relief. Naruto
did have those nasty mood swings though, and the occasional food cravings.
Naruto glared at Sasuke, who glared back at
the blonde. �That�s it, Sasuke. We�re going to Tsunade-baachan to get you
examined. You are not getting sick on me or the baby!�
~*~*~*~
�Congratulations, Sasuke. You�re pregnant.�
�WHAT?!?� Naruto�s outraged shout was
probably heard all over Konoha.
Tsunade laughed aloud at the stunned look on
Naruto�s face. Sasuke looked like he was about to explode or kill someone. Ahhh, Tsunade though with a smug smile, revenge is truly sweet. �I�m kidding! I
couldn�t resist it! The look on your faces�.� Tsunade said, ignoring the
murderous glare the two sent her. �The truth is, Sasuke�s suffering from
sympathy symptoms.�
The angry expressions on their faces shifted
to confused ones. �Eh?�
Tsunade smirked. �It happens to a lot of
expectant fathers. The expectant father �mimics� the symptoms of their pregnant
partners�like morning sickness, soreness, moodiness. In your case, Sasuke�s
suffering from morning sickness. It usually lasts for a few weeks or so.�
Sasuke winced. Naruto nodded, fascinated. �Oh.
But why is Sasuke suffering from it?�
Tsunade shrugged. �It could be any number of
reasons. It could be because of excessive anxiety over the pregnancy. Or it
could be because the father�s jealous of all the attention the expectant
mother�s getting,� Tsunade said the last sentence with her eyes fixed on
Sasuke. �Some rivalry you two have. You even compete over pregnancy symptoms.�
Sasuke and Naruto just looked at each other.
�Just give me something for the nausea, Hokage-sama,� Sasuke said with a scowl,
trying to ignore the amused smirk the Godaime Hokage gave him.
�I�m afraid there�s little I could about it.
You have to go through it.�
Sasuke looked grim. �How long will it last?�
�Oh, until the third month or so.� Tsunade
concealed a smile at the brief look of horror in the Uchiha�s eyes.
Ah. Revenge was truly sweet.
Third Month
Naruto sneezed
as she put another dusty, crinkled scroll into the shelf. Not for the first
time, the blonde cursed the Godaime Hokage. Dammit,
if I had known I was going to end up cleaning old shelves in the Hokage tower,
I would have refused the old hag's offer!
Since Naruto
could not accept any missions because of the pregnancy, Naruto was stuck at the
apartment. Even with the company of other pregnant women, specifically Sakura
(who was in her first month), Ino (who had married Shikamaru a month or so ago),
and Hinata, Naruto was bored. Naruto couldn�t go out much, since there was
still the need for secrecy regarding her pregnancy. Used to always moving
about, the hyperactive blonde felt stifled with her inactivity. So Naruto had
gone to the Hokage and asked for some sort of work that would be okay for her.
Tsunade then hired Naruto as her assistant. Naruto was overjoyed and kissed the
Hokage on the spot. Sasuke was not, however.
"Why do you need to work?" Sasuke
had asked, frowning. "It's not like we need the money." As the sole
Uchiha (well, at least in Konoha), Sasuke had inherited the clan's wealth and
thus have more money than he could possibly spend in his lifetime.
"It's not the money! I'll go crazy if I
don't do anything!" Naruto said. �I�m soooooooo bored!�
"Aren�t you already crazy? With those
mood swings of yours�." Sasuke stopped, seeing the look of outrage in the
blonde's whiskered face.
"And whose fault was this anyway?"
Naruto snapped, her voice rising several octaves. Naruto suddenly burst into tears
and threw a glass at him, which he dodged easily. "Stupid Sasuke! What's
wrong with me taking a job? I'm pregnant, not invalid. You're not the one stuck
here in this stupid apartment, getting fatter and fatter every passing day
and�"
"Ch'. Fine, you can work for the
Godaime Hokage." Sasuke awkwardly put his hands on Naruto's head. "I
just don't want you exerting yourself more than you should."
Eyes bright, Naruto then grinned at him,
touched that he�d relent. Naruto knew that between the two of them, Sasuke was
the one more anxious about the pregnancy. "Really? Yatta! You're so nice,
Sasuke!"
The thought of
Sasuke brought a smile to Naruto's lips. Naruto knew the last few months have
been torture to the Uchiha. Not only did Sasuke had to go through all that
�morning sickness� and dizziness early in Naruto�s pregnancy, he had to put up with
Naruto's mood swings (which could get violent sometimes), something he did with
surprising calmness and with Naruto�s food cravings. Naruto wondered how Sasuke
did it. Living with a pregnant person wasn't easy, especially if the pregnant
person was Uzumaki Naruto and if the one putting up with that person was Uchiha
Sasuke. Indeed, miracles do happen.
Naruto laid a
hand on her gently swelling stomach. Naruto was well into the third month of
pregnancy, and starting to show. This meant Naruto gained a lot of weight,
which also meant that, aside from swollen ankles, tender, �bloated� breasts, and
the need to pee every half an hour, Naruto had back pains often. Thankfully, Sasuke's
back rubs helped.
The back rubs.
Gods, the back rubs. Naruto's cheeks
flamed at the memory of how good Sasuke was with back rubs. With mint-scented
slick hands, Sasuke would start at Naruto's shoulders, slowly and gently moving
his way down, releasing the tension and soreness from Naruto's body and drawing
out soft moans of pleasure from the blonde. As Naruto arched closer to his
touch, Sasuke would place light, feathery kisses on Naruto's back and nape,
then would nibble the blonde's earlobes, his warm tongue darting out to taste.
It didn't take long for the back rubs to lead to�other things much
more�vigorous.
Naruto had heard
some lost their sexual desire when they got pregnant. They probably didn�t get
back rubs the way Sasuke gave them. The back rub, and everything that followed
it, became a daily ritual for Naruto and Sasuke�that was, of course, after
Tsunade (who laughed when Naruto asked her) assured them they weren�t doing any
harm to the baby when they had sex�Naruto had been afraid they were poking the baby
in the head with what they�ve been doing. �Just don�t get too vigorous,� she
reminded them with a sly smile that made Naruto want to throttle her.
Forcing thoughts
of Sasuke's heavenly back rubs out of her mind, Naruto went back to her work.
The Hokage had assigned the pregnant blonde to rearrange and clean the old
shelves of scrolls in a storage room in the Hokage tower. The storage room was
dark, dank, and gloomy. Cobwebs and dust filled the room, and it looked like no
one visited the place for the longest time. The scrolls were yellowed and
crackling with age. It would have been nice if Naruto could read the scrolls,
but the old hag had sternly told Naruto not to open ANY of the scrolls. What's in the scrolls anyway? Naruto
thought. Village secrets? Forbidden
techniques?
As Naruto
continued to clean the shelves, a scroll fell. Naruto reached for the scroll,
but only managed to grab the string, which crumpled to her touch. The scroll
unfurled open, and before Naruto could react, a warm light engulfed her.
~*~*~*~
Sasuke briskly
made his way to the storage room to fetch Naruto. He was earlier than usual,
since he finished his mission earlier than he thought.
He didn�t really
mind Naruto working here. The Hokage Tower
was the most guarded building in Konohagakure, so he was sure Naruto was
relatively safe there while he was away for missions. Sasuke didn�t
want to go to missions, but Naruto had insisted.
As soon as
Sasuke reached the slightly open door to the storage room, a strange chill came
over him. Pushing the door open, his whole body froze when he saw Naruto lying
on the ground, unconscious.
�Naruto!� In a
heartbeat, Sasuke was beside the blonde, feeling for a pulse and checking if
there were any injuries. He gave a relieved sigh when he judged Naruto was all
right. Gently, he shook the blonde. �Naruto! Dobe! Wake up!�
Naruto�s eyelids
briefly fluttered open, revealing amber-red slitted eyes. Then Naruto closed
her eyes, and when she opened them, Naruto�s eyes were their usual sky-blue. What the hell? Was that just my imagination?
�Sasuke?� Naruto mumbled. The blonde
looked around. �What are you doing here? What are we doing on the floor?�
�I was hoping
you could answer that.� Sasuke helped Naruto stand. �I found you lying on the
floor, unconscious.� He decided not to tell Naruto what he saw a while ago. �What
happened?�
Naruto blinked,
dusting herself. �I don�t know. All I can remember was that I was cleaning the
place.�
Sasuke�s eyes
narrowed. �Is this one of those collapses due to pregnancy?�
Naruto gave him
a nasty glare. �I don�t know.� Naruto looked around. Is it just him, or was the
room just a tad bit colder than it was before? �Come on, let�s go home.�
The Uchiha gave
Naruto a pointed look, but nodded. Taking the blonde
firmly by the waist, Sasuke and Naruto left the room.
None noticed the
scroll that rolled out from underneath the shelves, glowing in the darkness.
~T.B.C.~
Author�s note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the birth of the
baby will be next chapter. We�re having so much fun with the pregnancy woes
part. :grin: So there. We�re evil, I know. XD
Pregnancy woes: Did I forget to mention it was Sasuke who was going
to have pregnancy woes? Poor Sasuke! Ahhh�to tell you the truth, only a small
fraction of women develop morning sickness. And it happens during the first
trimester, if I'm correct. Mood swings are common, though�and also changes in
sex drive�Ahhhhh�Ice cream�XD And not all women balloon in their first
pregnancy.
Many thanks to the authors of the
book What to Expect When You�re Expecting,
where I got information about pregnancy. Despite the weird looks I got when I
bought it and when I read it in public, it had been most helpful.
Sasuke and the pregnancy: And there is such a thing as what Sasuke
suffered. It�s called couvade syndrome.
Yup! Sasuke�s more anxious about
the pregnancy than Naruto. He�s a brooding bastard, after all. I wonder what
kind of dad he�ll be like? Naruto�s a bit more relaxed about the whole thing.
To tell you the truth, Naruto�s
friends are underestimating Sasuke�s ability to care for his family. Really. XD
Neji: I just LOOOOVE Neji here. He is so nice to Naruto. Though he�s a jerk to Sasuke.
The light: Now, what was that all about? And
who�s been watching? You�ll find out soon enough. XD
Next chapter: More pregnancy woes.
THE BIRTH. FINALLY. XD
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