Why

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WHY

Chapter 14-

Time lapse full of flash backs-
Norm pov-

"Naruto, come on you know I have to go!" Sasuke pleaded with his husband.


"No, you'll be gone a whole month, maybe even longer - you shouldn't have to take this mission, not when I'm this close!"


"Naruto, we have three months until your due date - it'll be no longer than a month, I promise." Sasuke said, hugging him around his distended stomach.


"I don't like this - I have a bad feeling, Suke. Don't go; tell them to send someone else, please." Naruto cried, bending slightly to rest his head on top of Sasuke's.


"I'm sorry…" Sasuke said finally as he lightly kissed the trembling lips of his husband. "I'll see what I can do about writing you, okay. I'll miss you both so much. Promise to take good care of yourself while I'm gone, okay. Sakura will check up on you from time to time." He kissed him again as he pressed a hug to him before grabbing his bag and turning to leave out the door. "I love you!" he said and then was gone.

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Flash back

Normal pov-

"Naruto, you're doing so great - your weight is right where it should be and your healthy, I'm very pleased," said the Hokage as she smiled at the expectant 'mother'. "How are you feeling?" she asked looking between the two.


"Oh, pretty good I think. I seem to be a bit forgetful today, but I think I'm fairing well so far." Naruto said. Giving Naruto a look she eyed him, noticing that he wasn't telling the whole truth in that. "Other than the slight dizziness and three fainting spell's in the past month."


"Naruto, as your doctor I need to know these things. A slight dizzy spell to you could mean anything. It's best that I know what is wrong so I may be better to handle the situation to the best of my ability. Now, are you sure that is all?"


"Yes, unless there is something else you've noticed, Sasuke?" Getting a quick headshake in response he smiled up at the Hokage, waiting for the next bit of news.


"Well, would you like to see if we could get a look at the baby?"


"Oh yes," Naruto chirped, excited to know what it is he was decorating a nursery at home for.


"Alright, why don't you lie back, lift up your shirt and we'll see about seeing a baby here."


Naruto quickly moved onto the table she pointed out. Lifting his shirt he was brought out of his musing's to the sudden coldness coving his belly and abdomen.


"Sorry about that, I should have warned you it would be cold." Then she started to roll the thingy that would hopefully tell them what baby he was carrying. "Okay, right here," she pointed to a screen where a black and white fuzzy picture was. "Is the head, and that's one hand and the other. There's a foot and leg and right there, he is very much so showing us he's a boy," Tsunade said, smiling widely at the shocked parents to be.


"A boy? Suke, we're having a boy, a baby boy…" Naruto said in an awed voice as he stared at the screen.


"Yes Naruto, a baby boy, it is," Sasuke said, smiling widely at his husband.


"Congratulations boys," she said. "You can clean up now, and for the most part, I think this appointment is over. Just remember to eat right and don't over do it. The nesting stage can over work your body and mind if you're not careful."


"Thank you, baa-chan," Naruto said as he wiped his stomach clean again.


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-Flash back time lapse-

Naruto pov-


Sasuke is on another mission - he's been getting a lot lately. This one is only to last three days before he's back in our bed. I know he'll be fine; this time it's nothing of major priority, just baby sitting a small family back to their home.


Sakura has stopped by twice today already and I'm sure it will be another two tomorrow. I know she means well and Suke probably asked her to stop in from time to time to keep my company and such, but I just miss him and would prefer for her not to show up at all hours of the day.


He's do back in a little over two days and that's when my next appointment is with baa-chan. He hasn't missed one yet, so I know he won't this time.

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"Naruto, how are you?" Baa-chan asked as she smiled warmly at me.

Sighing, I give her a fake smile and tell her I'm fine - bored, but fine. The appointment ends and she tells me the same thing she tells me at every appointment - "Eat well and get plenty of rest. You won't be getting much of it towards the end." I smile, nod and start to leave before she's talking to me again. "I'm sorry he wasn't back to make it to your check up. Don't worry, he should be home by tomorrow."


"Hai, Hokage sama. I understand the many things that can hold a person up while on a mission. It comes with the job title of being a shinobi. Until next time, Hokage sama."

With that, I left, going home to wait on my late husband.

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-Real time-

Naruto pov-


He's been gone a week now and I still have that bad feeling and it only seems to grow the longer he's away; though he sent a letter to me telling me all was well and that there was no need to worry.


No need to worry, my ass. I'm hormonal and without my husband to make love to and complain to, to just share each other's thoughts on the day. I fear that one day he may never return to me that our child will not see his father. He doesn't understand these feelings I have, but I've never been wrong before. I follow my instincts and they said for him not to go.


"Naruto? Naruto, are you home?" I hear from the front door.


"Sakura san, I was not expecting you so soon," I state as I walk up to the front door from our living room.


"Hmm, well, I just thought you might like to eat dinner together. Lee is on mission at the moment and I prefer not to eat alone if I can help it. Helps me worry less, ya know," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.


"Yes, I understand. I'm not sure how much company I'll be though," I told her truthfully.


"Well, let's see if we can change that. Now, what are you in the mood for?" she asked cheerfully.


"Not much I'm afraid. How do you feel about going out for vegetarian for the night? I'm not in the mood for meat tonight."


"Alright, that's fine. Have you heard anything from Sasuke? Its just that Lee is with him. He says everything is fine in his usual flare, but..."


"He could be half dead and still say everything was fine, I know," I said with a sigh. "Yeah, I got a letter from him. He says everything is fine and that I shouldn't worry. That really only makes me worry more."


"Hmm..." she hummed, agreeing with me at least to a point.


With that, we ate in a state of understanding that neither of us wanted to talk about our other half's and their mission. We stuck to safe topics - at least we figured they were safe. She asked about the baby and we discussed how utterly politically apolitical working at the tower really was. We laughed about how we were when we were younger, working on missions with Kakashi sensei and how worried Iruka sensei always got.


Once our meal was complete though, I told her we should part there since it was smack in the middle between our houses - it just made sense.

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-Flash back-

"He moved, Suke, he's moving!" exclaimed an excited Naruto as he smiled brightly up at his husband. "Come feel. He nearly took the plate off my belly that time."


Reaching down with slightly shaking hands (more from excitement than fear) he gently laid his hands upon his little husbands distended stomach. Lightly, he felt the flutter of a small kick or punch and it brought him to his knees before him. Resting his head against his son, he softly whispered to him.


"I love you so much, little man, and you're not even out of your Okasan yet. Now, you are an Uchiha. You are to grow up big and strong and be as beautiful as your Okasan and study well, for you are our love. We will always be here to help you." Lightly, he kissed his resting place before he reached up and shared a soft kiss with his husband. "Tell me, love, how are you feeling today?"


"I'm fine. I think I might have over done it with the rearranging of the nursery, but it's starting to come together. I think this little one's mad at me and is kicking me for it," Naruto said, rubbing his stomach as if trying to say sorry.


"Hmm, then I shall order in tonight. What are you in the mood for?"


"Honey lemon chicken, rice, salad and mint ice cream?" Naruto asked, hopeful he'd get his wish. He couldn't help it, that's what he was craving right then.


"As you wish, Naruto," Sasuke said, kissing him again before getting up to leave. He had a pregnant husband to feed.

-End flash back-
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-Two weeks later-


"Naruto my love,

It's been three weeks since I last saw you. I miss you. I miss our son kicking me when you're in my arms. I hope all is well at home. How is the nursery coming along? You had better not be working yourself ragged.


It's rather boring here, other than Lee, who's antics are more trouble than they're worth. I have rather bad news though. It seems that the mission we were sent to do is compromised. We haven't been relieved of our duties yet, but I maybe coming home to you sooner than expected.


Keep that beautiful smile on for me, our son is happier when your smiling.

With all my love,
Sasuke

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"Sakura, did he write you? Did he tell you that the mission was compromised? What does that mean, compromised...? What could have gone wrong?" Naruto rambled on.


"I haven't heard a word from him in a week. He said they had doubts that the mission would succeed and that they may be home sooner than thought, but not to put much faith in it."


"I stopped putting faith in it when we were younger. I just want him home already. He has one more week there and I don't think he'll be coming home then. I just know it. I told him not to go on this one, that something was going to happen this time round, but he didn't listen."


"Naruto, you mustn't worry. Sasuke is the strongest shinobi we have. I'm sure that if there's any reason to worry about anyone, it should be me. Lee is good, but really he's just teacher material. He shouldn't be out there."


"I'm sorry, Sakura san. I know I'm being selfish. I just miss him and his baby is getting rambunctious without him here to talk to him."


"Just wait until the week's up, then start to worry, okay," Sakura said with a sad smile.


"Hai, I'll try. Why don't you stay here tonight? I don't feel like being alone and its a long walk to go back home for you," Naruto offered.


"Okay, I'll stay the night," she agreed quickly with a smile blossoming on her face. "But we need some chocolate chunk ice cream," she stated as she moved quickly to the kitchen where she knew she'd find some. It was Naruto's new pregnancy craving, he had to have it in the house at all times just incase.


Shaking his head, Naruto readily agreed that this week was going to see a lot of chocolate chunk ice cream being consumed.


With that, the two settled into a long week of waiting to find out if their
husbands were coming home or not.

(tbc)

well I hope you all have enjoyed this chapter it was something different than what I normally write but I hope all the same that you've liked it.


thank you to all that have read this and reviewed your words have helped me more than you know. so please do review, if you want more. other wise you shall never know if sasuke comes home, what the babies name shall be, or if this is all some messed up dream he doesn't know he's having ^_^ hmm guess you'll just have to review and find out when I update :P

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as always
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