My One and Only

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…which makes me cry…



Warning: Yaoi, mpreg, violence, bad humour, whipped Uchiha's, randomness, Gaara, and confusion.



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Age:



Naruto: 16



Sasuke: 19 (and all his friends are the same age)



Itachi: 35



Gaara: 124 (Kankurou and Temari are even older then him)



Fugaku: 422



Mikoto: 396



Kakashi: 223



Iruka: 193



Kyuubi: ????



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Chapter 16: The Sandstorm in Konoha part 3



"He is my brother."



If he had been any less of a demon he would have fainted by now. Yet Naruto just gaped at the red-haired raccoon demon, Sasuke moved his mouth like a fish, Fugaku's eyes popped and even Itachi's passive face scrunched up in confusion.



Mikoto sensed the distress and instantly took charge. She ordered the servants to usher the gawking nosey guests out, and then she commanded other servants to get one of the tea rooms ready. She had a feeling that there was a lot to be discussed.



They soon found themselves in the largest tea room in the Uchiha house, the green room. It was actually jade green tapestry, with golden embroidery depicting mystical beasts, and a detailed landscape. In the middle of the room was a low table and velvet cushions scattered around for people to sit on. Naruto sat beside Sasuke, with Gaara at one end of the table and Fugaku and Mikoto at the opposite end, and to his right were Itachi, Kakashi and Iruka. Kankurou was sitting in the corner at a separate smaller table and out of everyone's way.



Servants filtered quickly in and out, laying the table with Matcha green tea and sweet cakes, and since all three male Uchiha's disliked sweets they had tempura. When the servants exited the room was left in uncomfortable silence.



Naruto just like the others couldn't stop staring (or glaring in some cases) at the demon who called himself his brother. Iruka and Kakashi were just as confused; they'd never heard of Kyuubi having another child, it bewildered them. Fugaku didn't for one second believe that the Kazekage was Kyuubi's son; he knew that the fox would never abandon a family member. So for him never talking about this, his so-called 'elusive' son, seemed impossible.



"I understand that you have a lot of questions, so you may as well ask them now instead of just wondering about them," Gaara instigated. He had enough of all the staring.



And Sasuke instantly jumped into it, only to have Itachi beat him to it. "You say you are Naruto's brother, but as far as we know Kyuubi had no other children."



Gaara sighed; it wasn't something he wanted to go through again, even retelling his past was painful, yet at the same time he knew they wouldn't believe him without proof. So he told them his story, a shortened-down version of it; he wasn't about to go into a lot of detail about his past. Emphasising how he had only found out that he had a sibling years after, and even then had been too shy to come forward. Nonetheless he had to come on this important day to finally meet his brother.



"I remember that day…" Fugaku murmured. Kyuubi had been angry with himself on that day when he came back from Suna. He had said that he had made a huge mistake. Yet Fugaku could not have guessed that this was the mistake.



"He never said anything."



"The Royal family never revealed it," Gaara replied monotonously after taking a sip of his tea. He then turned to Iruka and Kakashi.



"I understand that you two were the ones taking care of Naruto."



Iruka and Kakashi gave each other a nervous glance. "Yes, we did the best that we could…" Kakashi answered.



"Kakashi!" Naruto interrupted, he didn't want for the dog demon to go on.



Gaara frowned; he could tell that something was being hidden.



"How about we let Naruto and the Kazekage catch up?" Mikoto interjected with a strained smile.



They all nodded and stood up expect for Sasuke, who had to be pried away from the table by his brother's guiding hand. When he tried to complain Itachi clamped his hand over the young wolf's mouth and dragged his brother out. When the family was outside, Itachi let go of the struggling wolf, who gave him an annoyed growl.



"What was that for?! I need to be with Naruto."



"Hush pup, this is a moment we must not intrude upon," Mikoto hissed.



Sasuke whined low in his throat; he didn't like that Gaara guy at all, not one bit.



Now that they were alone once again, an awkward silence stretched before them. Naruto fiddled with the sleeve of his kimono, trying to avoid the other youkai's intense gaze. The redhead on the other hand was quite comfortable; he could feel the light blood connection between them, and it delighted him. That feeling of kinship that he never got from Kankurou or Temari, like he was finally whole. Although he wasn't happy about the scent of wolf all over his brother, it made his nose twitch. Which reminded him.



"I have a gift for you," he said and reached for a small pouch and handed it to Naruto.



The Kitsune hesitantly opened up the bag and his eyes widened when he saw the shiny blue stone. It was so cool under his touch.



"It's beautiful… thank you."



"Shall I put it on you?"



"Er, alright…" Gaara nodded and took the necklace from Naruto and moved behind the fox.



The closeness disturbed the fox as he felt the raccoon's fingers occasionally grazing against the back of his neck as he tightened the fastening. He was still a bit dazed with all this information, and a part of him thought he might be going mad… or maybe this was all some sort of a dream. It would be one way to explain all of these extra ordinary things suddenly happening.



"I'm told you look a lot like father."



"I wouldn't really know… I only found out a day ago who I was, it-it's all so new to me."



This had the Kazekage confused. "You never knew?"



"No…" he sighed dejectedly, and his fox ears lowered. "But that's all in the past now," he said and looked away.



As well as Naruto tried to hide Gaara could see it; he saw the same thing in himself when he was younger. They had the same eyes, but Naruto's still shone with some happiness, unlike his own jaded ones.



"I'm guessing it's a past you don't want to remember…" he said and raised his hand, slowly tracing the markings on Naruto's cheek. The blonde trembled, and Gaara instantly retreated, creating some distance between them.



"I will not harm you," he said monotonously.



Naruto knew that to be true; the other demon meant to no danger to him, he could feel that. However, it did not dispel the strained atmosphere. So Gaara decided to change to another topic.



"Tell me about yourself, I would like to know everything."



"There is nothing really…"



"I doesn't matter how insignificant the detail, this is 16 years that I have to catch up on."



Slowly but surely Naruto launched into his own tale. He talked about mama-Iruka, who schooled him, and Kakashi with his jounin training. Gaara was impressed with the knowledge that his brother possessed, and wondered how much further he could go with some more guidance. Naruto talked about how mundane his life was, how lonely it sometimes got. But whenever it got too close to a topic that Gaara felt would hurt his brother, he changed it. By now though they were so at ease with each other, it was like they had known each other for years.



"Is that Uchiha brat any good?" he asked.



This question had Naruto surprised. "Sasuke is nice, he's very kind and well, kind of pev- er, I mean protective, very protective of me. And the other Uchiha are nice as well, they treat me like I am part of the family," he said, trying to hide the slip of his tongue.



If Gaara had eyebrows he would have raised them; he watched the fidgeting fox and cracked a smile. "So you are happy then?"



"Ah yes, very happy… well it is a bit daunting being put into this position, but at the same time I have never felt so loved before! I am content!" he said and cracked a large smile.



"Hmm," he hummed and took another sip of tea, and started contemplating.



"Tell me Naruto, have you been to father's grave?"



And just like that they were plunged back into awkwardness.



Naruto had his head bowed; he wanted to see his father's grave, he wanted to meet the demon who had given him life. "No, I haven't seen it." With everything happening so far he hadn't had a chance yet to pay his respects.



"Then it's decided," Gaara stated and put his tea cup down.



Naruto looked up, confused. "What is?"



The redhead gave him a strange smile and said, "Tomorrow we are going to visit father's grave."



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"You are going where?" Sasuke asked angrily.



"To visit father's grave," the young Kitsune answered.



"With the Kazekage?!"



"Well…" Naruto stuttered nervously. "It is sort of for family…"



"I am your husband!"



Now Naruto was starting to get worked up, he couldn't understand what the problem was. "Sasuke I would like to do this alone!"



"You're not going alone, you're going with Gaara!" he spat the redhead's name out like bile.



"Why are you brining him into this? I just want to meet my father, that's all. Even if he isn't alive I just- just want to…" and he trailed off into silence.



Sasuke sucked the air between his teeth in a bid to calm down; of course Naruto would want to do this, it was only right. So why was he getting so worked up about his mate going off with his brother…



Grr, his brother! That demon, that raccoon! He couldn't get any peace with that Gaara around. Ugh, even the name infuriated him. But he had to think about this rationally, this was Naruto's brother; it would be normal after growing up without a family that his mate would want to spend some time with his brother. He shouldn't be jealous about it; they were brothers after all!



Yet there was a little voice in the back of his mind, reminding him over and over again that they were only half-brothers, and the looks Gaara was passing his mate were more than just brotherly looks. At least that's what they looked like to him.



Kami, he was paranoid!



The young Ookami sighed. "I'm sorry," he said, catching Naruto's attention. "I know this means a lot to you, I'm just worried because you'll be alone with that raccoon. I don't like him…"



Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Strange… that's what he said about you." And then he broke out into a fit of giggles.



Sasuke gave his laughing mate a glare; the blonde's laughter soon died down he went over to Sasuke and rested his hands on the wolf's shoulders. Naruto gave his mate a sweet smile, and then kissed his cheek.



"Everything will be okay, Gaara will look after me, then I'll come straight back, okay?"



Sasuke gave a hesitant nod; no matter what, everything would be alright…



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IT WAS NOT ALRIGHT!



Being separated like this from his mate was painful.



Gaara had come at noon in all his smugness to pick Naruto up. He had never seen the blonde so excited, granted he had never really seen Naruto truly happy before. Content but not happy. It upset him that he had not yet achieved that with his mate, but this stranger had.



The Kazekage had gotten the information on the grave from his father, and after a lot of fretting (from Sasuke) they had left… just like that.



And Sasuke had never been so worried in his life.



It had only been 15 minutes, but it felt like an eternity. He knew that his imagination was on overdrive, he knew that they were taking an innocent stroll through the area, maybe getting something for lunch, or to drink… then Naruto would get drunk and Gaara would take him to some dark alleyway, force his distressed mate out of his clothes and-and… ARGH!!!



It was driving him mad!



He let out a ragged sigh and sat down on the entrance steps of his home. He wouldn't stray from this spot, he would wait right here for Naruto to come back.



"Sasuke, what are you doing here?"



He looked up to see his father standing there with an amused look on his face. Great, now his own father was laughing at his pain.



Fugaku gave a hearty chuckle when he saw the pouty face on his youngest; he rarely saw any of his children look so puppyish. They always tried to act so grown up around him, only Mikoto saw this side of their sons these days. He sat down beside the sulky wolf and scratched behind his velvety ear, just like he used to do when Sasuke was a pup.



"This is normal you know; you are still newly mated, so your bond is still very sensitive."



"Then why isn't Naruto acting so irrationally?"



Fugaku gave his son the trademark smirk. "Because that's a dominant's job, we are the ones that have to worry about our mate, pups, and shelter; we are there to look after them."



Sasuke was silent for a while; he wrung his hands together, but the answer still didn't please him. "Did anything like this happen between you and mother?"



Fugaku cringed, thinking back to a particularly painful memory, and rubbed his back, as if he was trying to wave away an old injury. "Well the thing was that even after me and you mother first mated and bonded, there were still many dominants after her. She'd tell me to simply ignore them, but I usually ended up er… asserting my dominance, if you will.



"When your mother found out, well let's just say I couldn't walk for a week," he said, cringing again.



Even Sasuke winced hearing the story; he knew how terrifying his mother could be when she was angry. He had yet to see Naruto fully angry, but for some reason he knew he would most likely regret it. Sasuke looked up to meet his father's sympathetic face; they were both thinking the same thing. They may be tough dominant Uchiha's, but against their mate's they would turn to jelly.



"Trust me son, don't anger a submissive…"



Sasuke agreed wholeheartedly.



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The trek wasn't too far; Gaara guided Naruto up a slope worn down from heavy use. Naruto knew this path, he often walked through here; it was the way to his favourite spot, the top of Mount Konoha. Yet he didn't remember ever seeing a grave there.



"What are we doing on Konoha Mountain?" Naruto asked.



"I asserted some information from Fugaku that father's final resting place is up on this mountain," Gaara replied.



This had the Kitsune in a puzzle, he was sure that there was nothing else up there.



They reached the usual clearing overlooking the village, and Naruto was filled with the familiar feeling of comfort. He always found this view calming, especially at sunset. He watched as Gaara scanned the area, his bushy brown tail wagging behind him in a lazy manner. It seemed like being here also had a calming effect on him, just like it did with Naruto.



"It is here somewhere…" the redhead muttered, looking around more frantically.



Naruto nodded and started looking around as well, but there seemed to be nothing at all to mark a grave. They walked ever deeper into the surrounding forest 'til Naruto finally spotted something odd. It wasn't a grave; it was a huge boulder with seals nailed to it. There were marks on the ground that indicated that it had been rolled there some time ago. The boulder covered from the looks of it a cave, with ropes and chains covered in more seals to hold it close.



Both Gaara and Naruto felt a strong presence coming off the stone, a warm feeling, and they instantly knew who was inside.



"Father…"



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Oh~ it's a mystery



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