Are you Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

To his dismay, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break the bonds. He continuously pulled in earnest, but his attempts were fruitless. The fight was slowly being drained from his body as uneasiness settled in his stomach. Naruto could feel an extreme wave of strain and exhaustion washing over his body.

It was taking all his will power to not look at Madara. Naruto knew that if he dared to look up, he'd see that shit eating grin, and his blood pressure would sky rocket. But, the urge to spit, glare, and curse at the man was so strong. Instead of acting upon the urge to piss himself off, he took deep breaths trying his best to remain calm.

The hard, cold ground was starting to affect his pregnant body. Along with the uneasiness, anger began to bubble. This anger wasn't aimed towards Madara, but rather himself. How could he show so much weakness in front of an enemy? He wasn't crying, which was a good sign.

Naruto couldn't wait for Sasuke to save him! After all he was a man, a pregnant man, but a man nonetheless. He was not a damsel in distress. There had to be some way to escape.

"There is no way to escape."

His head snapped up and he glared angrily at the other man. Did werewolves have the ability to read minds?

"Have you not realized that we are in a cave? The entrance also acts as the exit. To escape you must go through me."

Naruto shivered lightly at the malice in his voice. It was then that he became fully aware that Madara would not hesitate to kill his children. He silently studied the man; he noted that his eyes were as emotionless as Sasuke's.

Regardless of the notion that he had little to no chance of escaping, he still remained hopeful. There had to be some way he could escape without bringing harm to his children. A way that didn't involve Sasuke coming to his rescue!

Seconds turned into minutes and Naruto was becoming very frustrated. Every plan he came up with was risky, it would most likely end up in failure or death on the behalf of his children. However, he refused to give up. He continued to contemplate his next course of action.

After an hour of useless deliberation, he sighed. While planning his escape, he found it hard to ignore the stare of Madara. It made him feel uneasy and, he hated to admit it, terrified. With each look that swept over his body, he couldn't prevent his body's reaction to the fear, shaking.

There had to be something that he could do! It was then he remembered why he was so important. Uzumaki Naruto was the chosen one! The favor of the mother moon was constantly shinning down on him or so he was told. If he was really so important then the mother moon would give him strength to escape.

He inhaled deeply and closed his eyes, focusing solely on communicating with the mother moon. "Help me, please! I need to escape to save my children. Please, help me."

Naruto waited silently for the next few minutes and to his dismay nothing happened. He didn't feel a single surge of power through him. Instead, the exhaustion just grew. But, he refused to give up, he needed to try again!

"Please, I beg of you! Help me escape. Show me the way, give me the strength! Please, please, I'm begging." Again he waited and nothing happened. It was then that the complete weight of the situation he was in settled on his heart.

To his amazement and dismay, a loud familiar growl filled the air around him. Naruto rolled his eyes; this wasn't the help he was asking for. Yet, he couldn't deny that he was grateful to the mother moon listening to his plea. He could put his pride aside and be saved because of his unborn children.

Naruto knew what came next, an epic fight for his ass, so to speak. Well that was one of the reasons Sasuke was fighting, but it was the sole reason Madara fought. Well that and the fact he wanted to prove once and for all that he was the alpha male. And they called humans primitive!

His eyes followed the fight leisurely, what else was he supposed to do? There wasn't much he could do while he was tied up. Maybe if he commentated, he'd kill the time.

There was a reason why Naruto was acting in such a way, a reason that he didn't want to admit, but it was blatant. Naruto was completely relaxed; there wasn't an ounce of fear coursing through his body. Because he knew that Sasuke would protect him, he knew that he and his children were safe. Therefore all that was left in its wake was boredom and slight irritation.

Naruto had noted that they had not spoken a word to each other, they just growled from time to time as they slashed, bit, and punched. Self consciously, he bit his bottom lip as worry washed over him. He didn't like how bloody Sasuke was. He noted that his breathing had become labored. Naruto hated to admit that he wasn't worried about him or his children, but rather Sasuke.

He knew that Sasuke would die rather than have Madara hurt him or the kids. It was obvious that he didn't do this because he cared, but rather it was his job, so he stated. Even though he knew Sasuke was a first class bastard, he didn't want him to die! Sasuke was the father of his children and he didn't want his children to grow up fatherless. He didn't want to subject them to the parentless childhood he had.

A twitch of the ears brought Naruto's attention back to the fight. His eyes widened and time seemed to have stilled. An ear piercing roar filled the air and before he could stop himself he screamed out to Sasuke.

"No, you can't kill him!"

The deadly blow via claw ceased. Onyx eyes turned toward him, they were dilated, beyond human. Naruto tried to move forward, but failed miserably.

His eyes filled with tears as he looked at Sasuke.

"You can't kill him!"

A low malicious growl was the only answer as he readied himself for the final blow.

"Sasuke, stop! Don't kill him; he's your uncle regardless if he's a bastard. If you haven't noticed you're a bastard too! Sasuke, please give him a chance to repent."

"Shut up," his voice left no room for argument.

"But, Sasuke he's your family! I-I grew up without a family… I don't want you to kill him because of me. I don't want to be the reason for bad blood between the two of you. Please, let him live. I'll learn to protect myself so the next time you won't have to come save me. So please leave him be. He won't be able to move for months in that condition."

Naruto's eyes wandered towards Madara's battered body. Blood was pouring from every inch; there were gashes, puncture wounds, and various bruises forming. Madara barely looked human. Looking at him brought Naruto to the brink of hysteria.

A wave of relief washed over his body as Sasuke stalked toward him. His face was tight and bitter as he undid Naruto's bonds. He stood and stretched, enjoying the cracking of his bones. Naruto rubbed his stomach and smiled, he was positive that his children were fine.

As he took a step, he stumbled, but was caught by Sasuke. The larger male pulled him upright, roughly. Naruto winced, but whispered a thank you. Approaching Madara slowly, he stooped down, which was a task in his state. He gingerly ran a hand over his cheek.

"Please, don't let my plea be in vain."

With that said, he waddled towards Sasuke who was waiting for him by the entrance of the cave.

Naruto pondered his real reasoning for stopping Sasuke. He didn't want Sasuke to have his uncle's blood on his hands. How would he sleep at night? Would he have nightmares? Even though Sasuke seemed emotionless, he still had to have some sort of fondness for his uncle, they were family! Naruto didn't want Sasuke to go through that kind of torment.

This pondering lead to a blush filling his cheeks as he realized that maybe he was developing some sort of feelings towards Sasuke, nonsexual feelings. It didn't really make sense for him to develop feelings for a bastard, but it was hard for him to deny the growth.

Sasuke may have been rude and rough, but he protected him. When he was with Sasuke he felt safe and sometimes even wanted. Naruto didn't want to admit that Sasuke made him feel special; after all he did just risk his life for him! He also noted that he liked Sasuke's scent and the sex wasn't bad either.

But, he couldn't hold on to those feelings because Sasuke made it clear, he didn't care for him. To Sasuke he'd always be a possession. He was a body for Sasuke to impregnate, nothing more or less. These thoughts led towards a sea of depression.

An angry huff brought him back to reality. He stared wide eyed at Sasuke wondering what was wrong. Naruto watched as Sasuke walked towards him and scooped him into his arms. A blush darkened his cheeks as he hid his face in Sasuke's chest.

The journey continued in silence. Sasuke's scent slowly lulled Naruto to sleep.

SASUNARU

Naruto stirred from his pleasant slumber as loud voices filled his ears. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. Looking down he smiled and rubbed his distended belly. Once he deemed his children safe and sound in his stomach, he stretched and yawned. Naruto then took the time to gaze around the room.

Standing less than a few feet away were Sasuke and Tsunade. He smiled at the two and waited for one of them to speak.

"I'm glad to see that you are awake, Naruto. I am delighted to say neither you nor your children were injured."

Naruto smiled and thanked her for the care he received while he was knocked out. Tsunade nodded and exited, reminding him that he needed to relax and not push his luck if he wanted healthy children.

Cerulean eyes turned towards the lone figure in the room. Said figure was staring blankly at him. Naruto's eyes swept over him and he flinched lightly as he noticed the various bandages on his body. Were the wounds that bad that his excellent healing ability were void?

Naruto fisted the sheets as a blush spread to his cheeks. He tried to ignore the scent of Sasuke filling his nostrils. It left him aware that he had in fact slept in Sasuke's bed.

"How long have I been a sleep?"

"A day."

Naruto peered up at Sasuke shyly as he bit the inside of his cheek. The blush darkened as he inhaled sharply.

"T-T-Th-Thank you for saving me."

Silence filled the room, which caused tears to fill Naruto's eyes. Within seconds he was sobbing loudly. Sasuke was startled to say the least. As Alpha his actions were rarely hesitant, but he found himself contemplating his next course of action.

Slowly, he approached his crying mate. Sasuke looked down at the sobbing and heaving male. What was he supposed to do now? He rarely comforted others. In the past when Naruto cried, he'd bully him or fuck him, but he doubted that course of action would work now.

He sat on the bed and pulled the pregnant man into his lap. Naruto only wailed louder. Sasuke's head began to hurt. Why was he being subject to this?

"I said thank you," these words were said between hiccups and sobs.

Was that really what he was crying about? Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"You're welcome."

Sasuke watched as Naruto calmed down a bit, as time passed the sobs turned into quiet hiccups.

Naruto leaned forward and placed a small kiss on Sasuke's lips before whispering thank you once again. The larger male watched as the other male's face turned about fifteen different shades of red. Was he really such a prude? Sasuke would have to fix that.

Yes, Naruto was blushing because he had kissed Sasuke, willingly. But, that wasn't the only reason! Sasuke had smiled at him when he pulled away. Sasuke. SMILED. At. HIM! Naruto was sure that he wasn't even aware of what he had down. Naruto had never seen Sasuke smile… Well a sadistic smirk was the closest thing to a smile for Sasuke. But, he had given him a genuine smile. Naruto wasn't aware that Sasuke was capable of such a facial expression.

All thoughts of his smile were blown away when Sasuke sealed their lips together. He didn't waste any time in thrusting his tongue into the mouth of an unsuspecting blond. His tongue preformed such actions that Naruto's mind couldn't keep up. Naruto whimpered loudly as Sasuke stroked the roof of his mouth.

Why was Sasuke so skilled at kissing? To Naruto's dismay, Sasuke pulled away. The raven haired male smirked at the panting pregnant man. He enjoyed watching Naruto pant and squirm.

Sasuke leaned forward pressing their foreheads together. He didn't realize how intimate the simple action could be considered. However, it didn't matter to him because it meant he could make Naruto flustered.

He watched closely as the blush spread and darkened.

"What shall I do with Karin?"

Naruto stared blankly at Sasuke. Why was he asking such a question? It took a few seconds before everything clicked in his mind. A scowl appeared on his face. Of course that dumb bitch had had something to do with his kidnapping.

"Kill her…. Exile her."

He really didn't care what Sasuke did to her, he just wanted to kiss Sasuke again. And so he did! Wrapping his arms around his neck, he pressed his lips against Sasuke. A low contented sigh was released into Sasuke's mouth as they played a rousing game of tonsil hockey.