Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams of the Heart ❯ The pain of Love ( Chapter 5 )

Placing his heavy body onto the lounge Naruto breathed a sigh, he had run all the way home and it didn't rain after all. The clouds just hang around, looming like some dark omen. The blonde was determined to not have a reason to go to bed, so in an effort to once again avoid Sasuke he pulled out every video of his favourite series that he could find, running into the kitchen to find as much instant ramen, chips and ice-cream he could. Everything was set; the video was in and playing, he had enough food to last him the entire night, and an array of pillows and blankets laid on the lounge, signalling that he was planning to spend the night in the lounge room, watching television.

He snuggled himself into a large pillow that was propped up against the arm of the lounge, then grabbing a large doona and a single blanket, he dragged it from his feet to his shoulders, wriggling around trying to get comfortable, unaware that the one he loved and wanted to please so much was watching from the hallway.

 

“What are you doing dobe? Aren't you going to come up to bed?” Sasuke said the words as unaffected as he could, but in reality he was boiling with anger on the inside.

 

“Nope. I wanna watch some videos. You go on ahead without me” the blonde replied, without looking from the television, without even facing Sasuke.

The Uchiha slowly made his way up the stairs to the second floor, upon entering the bedroom he harshly slammed the door, making sure that it closed so fast and hard that Naruto could hear it from down stairs, to show how unimpressed he was.

Four hours into the blonde's videos and he had already fallen asleep at the three hour mark, the video continuing to run for another hour while he slept soundly on the lounge, nestled in his doona and blanket, junk food and instant ramen laid around him on the floor and the glass coffee table, that's when the noise of a phone broke through his sleep, urging him to come and answer it, him just wanting to continue sleeping. The blonde turned over to his side, pulling the covers over his head, trying to ignore the ringing of the phone, hoping the person on the other end would just give up, but they didn't.

Out of pure frustration from being woken up, he dragged himself out of his comfy space walking over to one of the walls in the lounge room, searching for the switch that turned on the light, he finally found it, the phone still continued to ring, it seemed that the person on the other end was desperate to get in contact with the couple.

The blonde lazily walked over to the phone picking it up, answering with a half hello half yawn, waiting for the person to reply, the only sound emanating from the other end of the phone was extremely heavy heaving, as though someone couldn't breathe, finally a voice spoke through,

 

“Please…I didn't know who else to call…” a horse cough came through the phone, the person having difficultly talking,

 

“Please come and find me…it hurts…I can't move my legs…and…it's beginning to…” the sound of strong rain beginning to pass through the phone connection,

 

“Rain…” the voice last said before the line cut out. Naruto's voice screamed into the phone,

 

“Hello, Hello! Ah shit stupid rain cut me off but…I know who that was…” with that the blonde ran into the hallway, grabbing his waterproof jacket from the jacket rack, slipping on his sandal blue shoes, then running out of the house, leaving it silent as the front door clicked back into its hinge after him. He didn't know how long he ran for, he didn't know where he was running to, all he knew was that he had to find the person, something terrible had happened to them and they had contacted Naruto for help, the streets were empty, everyone was asleep and the rain was relentless as it beat down upon Naruto's jacket and head, he continued to run down every street he could think of, as fast as he could until he finally found what he had been looking for. In the middle of the street before him sat a young woman with pink hair, a mobile phone tossed to her left side, the mobile completely dead. The blonde walked over to the girl, he found her sitting on the muddy floor surrounded by pools of water; water mixed with her blood, her legs had been sliced numerous times in different places, each deep, each pouring out blood. Her clothes had been torn; most of her lower clothes were still intact the ones above, not so good. Her shirt had almost completely been destroyed, a huge hole starting from her left shoulder down and across her chest, completely revealing her bra. A single thin cut across her right cheek,

 

“Who did this to you Sakura?!?” Naruto exclaimed, as he pulled Sakura up into a stance, supporting her weight with his own as he picked her up bridal style, she said nothing, all that she did was look up at Naruto, his eyes widening in shock as his scanned Sakura's over, they were completely spaced out, her eyes had glazed over with sadness and pain, blinding her happiness from the inside out. Naruto began to run back to his house, he didn't know exactly what had happened but if he didn't clean up her wounds and bandage them, she could get an infection or worse, bleed to death. As he continued to run, Sakura remained silent in his arms, she didn't cry out in pain when he turned a corner, she said not a word. The blonde took the shortest route home, trying to shorten the time, so that she wouldn't lose too much blood by the time he reached home; after ten minutes of running he made it home, somehow he managed to open the door, stepping inside the warm house leaving the door to shut on its own. Naruto ran over to the lounge, placing Sakura lying flat on her back onto it, using the pillow and covers that Naruto had been using only just half an hour ago, quickly running to the first aid kit in the kitchen, grabbing it hastily, then racing back to treat Sakura's wounds as best he could.

Putting bandages on a person hadn't been one of Naruto's best skills but this time he tried his hardest to do it right, he rummaged through the first aid box, looking for enough bandages and some wound ointment, finally finding all that he needed, he unscrewed the ointment lid, placing two fingers down into the white cream, it was cold. With his two fingers covered in cream he began to smear it over the sever wounds on her two legs, replenishing the cream on his fingers for every new wound he treated. It seemed that someone had damaged her legs to stop her from running away. Unable to reach the back of her legs where some more wounds were, he slowly pushed her legs up, bending her knees, having them supported by her feet. Still no words came out of her now pale blue lips; her hazy eyes staring blankly at the roof.

As he continued to treat her legs he felt the urge to say something anything, the silence was unbearable, so in an effort to bring Sakura back to this world, he decided to tell her his unusual news, trusting her completely,

 

“It's certainly been a crazy day, wasn't it Sakura?”

 

No reply came from Sakura, the blonde continuing to talk,

 

“You know, I've got some strange news. Last week was the Kyuubi celebrated its five-hundred birthday. Today it told me that it was a girl and that every one hundred and fiftieth year cycle the nine-tail demon fox females are able to conceive a child and…that night both me and Sasuke had a little fun…I used my sexy no jutsu and well…lets just say the Kyuubi took advantage of the moment, so here I am confused and keeping this a secret from Sasuke…I'm pregnant.” Naruto finished his sentence just as he finished bandaging up Sakura's legs.

Sakura's eyes shimmered, some life returning to them, her eyes wide. Her body shot up, her legs lay straight on the lounge her body facing the blonde.

She grabbed him into a strong hug, the blonde being caught off-guard, her lips near his ear as she whispered,

 

“You're not the only one…” her body becoming limp, the world becoming dark to her as her aqua eyes shut, her body giving out from the pain.

Naruto sat on the side of the lounge, Sakura's limp body in his arms. His blue eyes opening in astonishment at what Sakura had just said, `Had I heard correctly? Did I hear right?' the thought that he might of heard her incorrectly coming to mind.

`I'm sure that she will tell me when she wakes up again' he thought.

 

Four days later and Sakura was still out cold and Naruto had not told Sasuke that he was pregnant. It was becoming increasingly harder to keep it a secret from the Uchiha, the blonde having morning sickness a few days during the span of the four days, this making Sasuke worried that Naruto had come down with something serious, he tried to persuade Naruto to go see the fifth Hokage but every time he suggested it the blonde would just brush off the suggestion and continue to stare at the wounded Sakura that now had taken up residence in the spare room in the Uchiha mansion, the blonde changing her bandages everyday.

Naruto had been watching over Sakura, worried that she would never wake up, his stomach beginning to churn, the contents in his stomach wishing to escape. The blonde ran as fast as he could to the bathroom, a hand firmly clasp over his mouth, he pulled the toilet lid open, throwing his head down, his mouth a few centimetres inside the toilet, then…came the retching. All of the blonde's breakfast came hurling out of his mouth, falling down into the toilet water, some of it falling to the bottom, some swimming around, mixing with the water.

 

“Argh…this is terrible. I've never felt so sick in all my life…why do they call it morning sickness if it lasts all day? Oh I don't know, without someone else that's pregnant to guide me I have no clue what I'm suppose to do…Heh…a good thing to start off would be to tell Sasuke…but I'm still afraid” the blonde's voice echoed inside the toilet bowl, the smell of his breakfast forcing its way up his nostrils making him even more sick.

He pulled his head out of the bowl, standing up to flush his breakfast down the toilet. `Being pregnant isn't as easy as it looks. I'm sure its all down hill from here too' he breathed a sigh, walking over to the sink he washed his hands and dried them on a pink soft hand towel, leaving the bathroom to return to Sakura's side to see if she would wake up.

The blonde sat for another hour, his stomach suddenly speaking out in protest for food. Placing a hand over his stomach he gave a reply,

 

“But I just threw up what we ate an hour ago! You can't seriously be hungry again!” the blonde standing up and beginning to leave the guest room,

 

“I'll be right back Sakura” she was still unconscious, so no reply came. Naruto smiled weakly, even though she didn't reply he knew she could hear him, he knew she could hear him throwing up in the bathroom and she knew he was there but…for some reason she wanted to block everything out, she wanted to hide away her pain, this troubling Naruto.

Naruto skipped down the stairs, he was still nauseous but the need to eat was stronger, as he passed the lounge room and made his way to the kitchen he saw Sasuke eye him carefully, the Uchiha becoming more and more suspicious each day, he knew something was up, Naruto just felt it.

Sasuke removed himself from the lounge, this was the day that he would find out what was going on with Naruto and why he had been avoiding him. He slowly strode to the kitchen, entering it as calm and cool as possible, his insides burning with fire.

He saw Naruto bustling inside the kitchen making himself instant ramen; he eyed him with a curious look, `Hadn't he just had breakfast only an hour ago?' the Uchiha walked over to the blonde, quickly pinning him to one of the kitchen walls, catching Naruto completely off-guard, he slowly began to run his fingers up the blonde's shirt, feeling his soft skin, running circles around the seal on the blonde's stomach, placing hot passionate kisses on his neck,

 

“n-nnn ahhh stop it Sasuke, if we do that you might hurt it!” the blonde yelled out in dispute, realizing he had just exposed his secret to Sasuke, quickly placing a hand over his mouth he turn away from Sasuke, trying not to face him,

 

“What do you mean it?” Sasuke asked in a curious voice.

 

“I…I didn't want to tell you not like this…but…I have no choice do I? A week and a half ago the Kyuubi had turned five-hundred. Four days ago it told me it was a she and that when she turned five-hundred that was her one hundred and fiftieth year cycle, she then said something about female foxes being able to have a baby on that day and well…that was the day we…you know…and so…I'm now…why is it so hard to say this! I'm now pregnant! All thanks to you and that damn fox.” Naruto finished, regret filling up inside him, fear rising to the surface.

Sasuke removed his hand from under the blonde's shirt, he sat back, completely shocked from what he had just heard, `This isn't possible, it's not normal! But…he has been sick it does all fit in, it explains everything…' Sasuke's face was emotionless; his eyes stared at the floor, not even facing Naruto. The Uchiha stood up, not saying a word, his face as blank as a white paper, the colour drained from his face.

 

“I'm…I…I need to go for a walk…I can't handle seeing you right now…” with that Sasuke ran out of the kitchen making his way to the front door, racing out into the fresh air, trying to escape.

Naruto sat on the cold tiled kitchen floor, his body limp, Sasuke now knew the secret but what had been the cost of knowing the truth?

 

Sakura's aqua eyes shot open, pulling off the covers she got out of bed, trying to run to the bathroom, her legs searing in pain as she ran into the bathroom and began to heave in the toilet bowl. Under her shirt a strange seal on her chest burned a bright white. Sweat running down her face as she emptied anything that had been in her stomach into the toilet.

Sakura removed her head from the toilet bowl, breathing heavily as her lungs engulfed the oxygen that entered her body. Standing up slowly, she tried to get her balance while judging whether she would need to throw her head over the toilet bowl once again; but nothing happened.

Her pink hair had become dull and limp in the last four days from lying continually on a bed, it needing a good wash; her muscles working overtime just to be able to support her weight. It took all her strength to leave the bedroom that she had been placed in, her aqua eyes trailing around the walls and floor; she didn't know where she was.

As she continued to walk, she found herself facing a flight of stairs, staring down at her shaky legs, `I wonder if I can make it down them?' placing one foot onto a stair, searing pain shot up her leg, the seal on her chest continuing to glow a bright white `It must be trying to heal my leg wounds…' placing a hand over her right cheek, the wound that once had been there, was almost completely healed.

Sakura continued onwards, pain flying up her legs and into her back and chest as she continued onwards down the stairs, using the wooden and metal stair railings as support, `I'm almost to the bottom…almost there…' looking around, the bottom of the stairs just in sight, her eyes still trying to adjust to the changes from complete darkness to the bright light of the sun. As her eyes adjusted she saw a familiar lounge room, her eyes widen as she finally realized where she was `This is Sasuke and Naruto's house! Had they been taking care of me?' her eyes softening, clearly remembering what had occurred four days ago. A last beat of pain ran through her as her shoeless feet hit the bottom of the stairs, her legs giving out, as she came into close contact with the tiled floor. Lying on her side the tiles were cold, they sending shivers up her spine, her body was almost fully recovered, her mind was another story. In the follow up of the events that led to her being badly wounded she had forgotten her voice, her lips wishing to speak but only her mind said the words. `Will it always hurt like this?' a single hand placed over her seal, `Are you always going to decide our fate?' Sakura glanced around, it seemed that no one was around, from memory she made her way into the lounge room, still no one to be found. She opened her mouth to yell out Sasuke's and Naruto's name, nothing escaped her mouth, just silence.

Sakura's face turning into a frustrated one, `Arghh! I still can't say anything. What wrong with me? Maybe if I wander around I might find one of them'

`Yeahhhh! Alright its decided lets snoop around!' Inner Sakura yelled out in response.

Sakura had never been anywhere past the lounge room, she wandered around gradually, her legs dragging as she walked; opening every door she saw, in hope that she might find someone.

In her search she came across a large cream wooden door, it had been left slightly ajar, her eyes brightening at the thought of seeing Naruto and Sasuke, the first friendly faces she would have seen since her attacker.

She stretched out her arm, placing her fingers onto the wooden door, the cream paint having a smooth cold feel, she pushed the door open with all her might, only to be blinded by a bright light upon entering, placing her hands cowardly in front of her eyes, trying to protect them, waiting for them to adjust to the light.

The light died down, letting Sakura remove her hands from in front of her face, her eyes falling onto a figure sitting on the tiled kitchen floor, his body limp, almost lifeless, his eyes down cast towards the floor, were a dull blue, inside Sakura's head she screamed out his name,

 

“NARUTO!” she screamed it so loud that her eardrum felt as though it would burst, there was no reaction from the blonde, all that he did was glance at her, then re-placed his eyes onto the kitchen floor.

Sakura had spoken. Her lips had become unified with her mind, which willed her forward towards Naruto. Her legs collapsing from the her weight, her muscles tensing she from the strain she placed on them as she ran towards him, grabbing him in her arms, she slowly began to cry,

 

“Sakura…it's okay. Please don't cry. It's nothing to worry about” the blonde said while trying to force a smile,

 

“N-Naruto…H-have y-you s-seen the s-state your in?” she slowly stuttered out the words, it seemed that her mind and lips still hadn't become in rhythm, making her stutter words as she began to let the tears fall from her eyes, trying to calm herself down.

Naruto stared blankly into Sakura's eyes, they were filled once again with concern but…could he tell her the truth about Sasuke?

The blonde stood up, brushing off his pants, placing a hand out in front of Sakura,

 

“Here I'll help you up” Naruto said, a small soft smile on his face.

 

“T-Thankyou” Sakura blushed a fair pink, as she realized that Naruto had become quite a gentleman.

 

“Naruto. W-Why did y-you look like that? D-Did something happen?” Sakura's stuttering suddenly stopped, her words beginning to form perfectly once again.

The blonde's eyes saddened, directing them towards the floor, the small smile that had been on his face completely disappearing.

“Yeah…I told Sasuke that I'm pregnant” the blonde said, placing a hand over his face, his fingers covering up one eye, his thumb supporting his whole hand from his cheek, his eyes were dull and still continued to face the floor.

Sakura's mind flashed to Itachi; her body slamming into the wall next to where they both stood,

 

“I'm sure everything will turn out okay Naruto. I'm sure Sasuke will come around” She finished with a sincere smile. Unknowing of her, the shirt she was wearing was revealing the seal on her chest, displaying its white light.

The blonde's eyebrows furrowing,

 

“What's that Sakura? I'm pretty sure tattoos don't glow” He pointed to her clearly visible chest, with the seal upon it.

 

“That…was an accident. C-Can we please go and sit down? My legs are beginning to burn” Sakura finished, her body being swept up into Naruto's arms, as he carried her bridal style into the lounge room, placing her down onto one of the cream lounges, he laid her down on her back, propping up a pillow behind her as she leaned against the arm of the lounge.

 

“So…you gonna tell me how you got that thing on your chest? Or perhaps you can tell me what the heck happen to you four days ago? Your body was in extremely bad shape” Sakura averted her gaze from Naruto, both questions were ones she didn't want to answer but if she didn't answer one, he would continue persisting.

 

“The thing on my chest, is defiantly NOT a tattoo, it's a seal. About a year ago, while training with Tsuande she taught me how someone would “change” the way a certain jutsu would be used, we had been trying to create a jutsu that would allow us to use the chakra of another to help completely heal their wounds, along with using our own. Now with a jutsu to change it from one thing to another there are two things you must do you must alter the nature of your chakra and alter its shape, if I remember correctly Kakashi told you this when you were creating a jutsu that surpassed the rasengan. Now for us to create such a jutsu that would heal someone we have to use precise chakra control, not only that the chakra would have to have its nature altered to one that of healing, a sort of light chakra. From that we could judge how powerful the healing would be and its range, basically how far I can heal on a person body. Not only that it would mean that I could also heal myself without speeding up the cells inside my body.

Tsuande and I were trying to alter the nature of the healing ninjutsu we already knew as a basic medical ninja; unfortunately…it went a bit wrong. I don't know if I ever told you but…I have a different Sakura inside of me, I only call her Inner Sakura but she has a completely different personality to myself. While preforming the jutsu, trying to change it to one that could heal completely and extensive wounds, I used my own body as a test subject, but instead of changing my chakra, I somehow was able to pass light chakra onto Inner Sakura, giving her, her own chakra and power. That's when the seal was burned through my skin from the inside onto the outside, a symbol of my inner Sakura.”

 

The blonde stared blankly at Sakura. She was always good at explaining this type of ninja stuff; she was also good at making him confused about it as well,

 

“I never knew that was possible. You sure it wasn't just a reaction, I'm sure that seal was just that “light chakra” that you formed that rose to the surface, creating what you thought was a seal”

 

“No Naruto…You see after the jutsu failed Tsuande and I gave up. That's when strange things began to occur. While on a mission I got badly attack, my body was heavily wounded, then the seal suddenly began to glow a white light, it felt like my back was going to break in two, the wounds on my body began to rapidly heal themselves, then a sharp pain escaped from my back again, and an enemy came charging at me, I hadn't the faintest idea why but I was able to create…some sort of light shield around myself, from what my team-mates had gathered, I had taken oxygen and other particles from the air, and used them to create a hard shield.

Not only that, when we returned I found that my shirt had been torn in two places on my back, I was then told by a team-mate that it had sprouted two white wings during the battle. I went to visit Tsuande at the Hokage tower; she told me that it was possible that “inner Sakura” had brought her new power to the surface, helping me to defend myself.

We don't know much about inner Sakura's power though, we aren't even sure it's the same inner Sakura as before the jutsu accident, it could be possible…that I trapped some sort of being inside of me.”

 

Naruto stared in shock, Sakura had never had her own special ninjutsu techniques but now… it seemed she had ones she didn't even know about!

The blonde's memory flashed back to four days ago `A lot of help it did then, depending on the person that attacked her, I'd say those new skills she acquired might of saved her from death' Naruto remembering the condition he had brought her back in, she wouldn't even speak, she would just stare blankly at everything, her eyes completely lifeless. Remembering that he had told her that he was pregnant, he had kept in mind those words she had said to him `You're not the only one…'

 

“Neeee Sakura, just before you passed out four days ago you said something to me, you said `You're not the only one' after I told you I was pregnant. What did you mean by that?”

 

Sakura turned away, `I can't believe I told him that! Now I have to tell him…' a reply coming from her inner Sakura `Your on your own this time. This is your problem!' She placed her eyes towards Naruto's, looking deep into the blue abyss that lay in them, saying in a shy voice,

 

“I'm…I'm also pregnant…” Naruto hastily stood up, not believing what he had just heard; he knew exactly who the father was.

 

“Then why didn't Itachi save you four days ago! If you're his wife shouldn't he have been worried about you? And where is he now? Why hasn't he come to get you?” Naruto demanded in a questioning voice.

 

“You have so many questions. The reason Itachi didn't save me is because…he disappeared a little while after you left the party. After the party I went to our apartment, only to find it completely cleared out except for my stuff that was outside the front door. He had…completely abandoned me. I don't know where he has gone but maybe its for the best…” Sakura's eyes stared at her hands that sat in her lap, `Did I just lie to Naruto? Or didn't I…'

 

“What a worthless bastard! He hasn't changed at all, he got you pregnant and just left you hanging, I'm surprised he didn't try to kill you after he found out you were pregnant; since he takes a fancy in killing his clan members to prove he's more powerful” Sakura's eyes burst open, threatening to leave their sockets, her body beginning to shake, the thought of him leaving her pregnant and alone making her sick.

Upon realizing what was happening the blonde moved forward grabbing her into a tight hug,

 

“You have nowhere to stay or go. Since we are both in the same situation why not stay here? At least until the baby is born. We can keep each other company and complain how hard it is to be pregnant…together…” Naruto let go of Sakura, smiling sweetly at her, her eyes brimming with tears of both sadness and happiness,

 

“Thankyou Naruto.” Sakura replied, her stomach growling a protest, the blonde's joining in, creating a chorus of growls.

 

“I guess we should eat something then” the blonde replied to both their stomachs, pulling Sakura up into a standing position, using his weight to take his own body and hers to the kitchen.

 

* * * *

 

 

Sasuke continued to sprint down the dirt roads of Konoha, racing in every direction, down many roads, by-passing people, dodging them in a speedy hast to escape what he had heard earlier on that day from the person he trusted, the person he loved the most in this world.

Sasuke ran; ran from the impossible truth that his dobe was pregnant, that his dobe even though he was a GUY somehow he was pregnant. He ran out of Konoha, running into forest of trees, into a clearing where a monument stood for the many ninja's that had met the fate of death. Sasuke walked over to the tree where Naruto had once been strung up by a rope under during their exam that Kakashi had given them.

His created a fist with his hand, confusion raging inside of him, his fist colliding with the tree in front of him, his hand being buried into the tree, making a hollow hole in the side of the tree.

`I don't understand…how did this happen? As much as I wanted my clan revived…I was happy to live my life with just Naruto and myself…I knew that dobe shouldn't have used that jutsu while we were…while we were…DOING THAT! I don't think…I can handle having a family again. I don't want to loose a family again…Besides, it's not normal! A man can't get pregnant, this is…impossibly un-natural!'

 

“I don't understand! What am I suppose to say or do?” frustration rising inside of the Uchiha,

 

“Maybe it's not about what you say or do, perhaps it's about understanding and using your heart to speak with the person” a familiar voice came out of nowhere,

 

“Is…That you Kakashi-sensei?” Sasuke looked around, from left to right then gazed above him, into the tree next to him; Kakashi was sitting reading his new book on one of the branches of the tree,

 

“What ever the problem is Sasuke, I think the important thing would to understand with your heart, you might not say the right thing, but if your feelings are true, they will reach the other persons heart. It's about Naruto being pregnant isn't it?”

 

Sasuke looked up at Kakashi in utter shock,

 

“You knew?” asked Sasuke query voice

 

“Of course. Hyuuga Neji used Byakugan during the party four days ago and detected three separate chakra systems inside Naruto, his, the nine-tailed fox and of course your child's. He found it strange, so he came and told me, I went straight to the fifth Hokage and she told me that it was top secret and the information couldn't be released, not even to you Sasuke.

This might sound very corny and cliché but follow your heart, if you truly love Naruto then it will overcome any fear you have. Well that's for you to decide, it's your choice. But…Naruto is giving up a lot to let you have a family, you might want to be grateful that you will be able to be a father” Kakashi stared down at Sasuke with his uncovered eye before disappearing in a puff of grey smoke.

 

Sasuke continued to sit, bringing his legs towards his chest, time flew forward, he didn't realize how long he had been sitting there, thing about the predicament he and Naruto were in. Darkness crept across the sky, summoning a veil of ominous black clouds covering the light of the stars, a torrent of rain falling down to the ground.

The Uchiha began to make his way home, his hair and body becoming soaked through from the pouring rain, after long thought, he had finally come to a conclusion, his next thought to tell Naruto how he felt.

He entered the house, removing his shirt and tossing it onto the floor, making his way up the stairs; he passed the guest room, Sakura sleeping soundly on her side, her body facing away from the open door. Sasuke continued to make his way to his bedroom. The Uchiha entered the room, his lover sleeping soundly on his back on the queen size bed, his shirt lifted up slightly revealing his stomach. Sasuke walked over, his bare chest glistening with beads of rain water, he knelt next to the bed, slowly placing a hand onto the blonde's stomach, stirring the blonde from his sleep, bending over to Naruto's ear, Sasuke's lips whispering,

 

“It's fine. It maybe strange but I can handle it, I really do love you Naruto and your giving me a family. I really couldn't ask…for anything else”

 

Naruto opened his eyes lazily, bringing a hand up to his eyes rubbing them softly, a small smile forming on his lips, leaning forward he captured Sasuke in a passionate kiss, Sasuke's tongue asking to gain assess into Naruto's, the blonde denying him a first time, then letting there tongues meet, each trying to gain dominance over the other, Sasuke's eventually winning over Naruto's. The Uchiha climbing above the blonde on the bed, plonking himself beside Naruto, a smirk dancing on his lips, his heart leading him to the solution that he had wanted, the blonde smiling happily back at his lover, those words being the ones that he had wanted to hear from Sasuke.

From the doorway a smile also upon Sakura's lips as she watched the two happily fall asleep side by side,

 

“Everything worked out for the best” her inner Sakura replying, “Yeah, it did for them…what about us?” a sudden memory flash of the face of her attacker filled her mind, her body becoming weak in fear, her shoulder hitting the nearest wall as she tried to block out those images of him.