The Running Free

Chapter 26
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Itachi looked up from his book as Naruto walked into Sasuke’s hospital room the next day. The blond had just returned from his doctor’s visit with Tsunade for his sixteen week prenatal appointment and was looking pretty exhausted. Sasuke was currently sleeping which wasn’t a huge surprise; it was pretty much all he had been doing since the day before. Itachi wrapped his arms around Naruto as the blond cuddled into the older Uchiha’s chest. “How did it go?” he asked softly as he sat Naruto down in his lap.

Naruto looked up at his older lover with tired eyes. “It went fine. She didn’t do much; just checked my weight and listened to the baby’s heartbeat, made sure I was eating healthy shit. I really wish you were there though, I hate going alone.”

Itachi kissed the blond once before he spoke. “I know baby, I’m sorry, but I had to talk to Sasuke’s doctor. I’ll go next time ok?”

Naruto nodded then turned to Sasuke. “How is he?”

“He’s been sleeping since you left.” he said as he ran his fingers through Naruto’s hair. “Why don’t you go home and get some sleep baby. Sasuke’s fine. I’ll be coming home tomorrow; I have school.”

Naruto stood up. “Ok, I have school too but I don’t really want to go.”

Itachi stood up as well and wrapped his arms around the blond once more. “You don’t have to if you don’t want to. Are you not feeling well?”

The blond shook his head. “It’s not that, my morning sickness is pretty much gone. I just want to be available… just in case.” he said as he looked over toward Sasuke again.

Itachi smiled and kissed Naruto softly. “He’s fine. But if you feel like you need to stay home to rest, then that’s alright. I’ll be home tomorrow morning and then we’ll go see Sasuke once I get back from my classes.”

Naruto nodded once more and approached Sasuke’s bed. The young raven had a bit more color than he did the previous night, but he still looked exhausted, even asleep. The blond leaned down and placed a kiss on the youngest Uchiha’s forehead before straightening up again. He gave Itachi one more hug before making his way back out of the hospital room and to Sasuke’s car. He had yet to get a car of his own, but at least he had a license now and was therefore able to drive on his own.

He slid into the driver’s seat and turned the engine, then carefully drove off. He wasn’t too used to the whole driving thing yet; he was comfortable enough but he knew he still had some uncomfortable feelings about it. Hopefully once he got home and took a long needed shower, he’d feel at least a little bit better.

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EIGHT DAYS LATER

Sasuke sat outside in the nice courtyard of the hospital and stared none impressed at the plate in front of him. His diet had changed drastically since his surgery and he had to admit that he hated it. Usually the meals consisted of very small portions and were very bland. But his doctor and nutritionist said that small frequent meals were better than three large ones per day. Sasuke had to agree, he had had experiences already with the “dumping syndrome”; a disorder associated with post-gastrectomy.

This condition occurred when undigested food entered the small intestine too quickly and caused all kinds of uncomfortable symptoms; from stomach cramps, to vomiting. Sasuke tried to avoid this as much as possible and decided to just listen to his doctor and eat what he was supposed to. There was one day that his symptoms were so bad that he thought he was going to pass out from the pain in his stomach and he was shaking so badly that he could barely hold himself up. Luckily his brother was knowledgeable enough to give Sasuke some water which helped immensely.

The raven sighed as he stared at his breakfast, which consisted of scrambled eggs which had no flavor whatsoever, a small cup of unsweetened applesauce, and a slice of lightly buttered whole wheat toast. Well one thing was for sure; he wouldn’t gain unnecessary weight… ever again.

“Stop staring at it, it won’t go away.” Itachi said as he looked up from his newspaper. “You know you shouldn’t skip meals.”

Sasuke huffed and looked over at his brother. “But I’m not hungry.” He said through gritted teeth. “Why do I have to eat if I’m not hungry?”

“Not my rules…” The older raven said dismissively. “If your doctor wants you to eat six times a day then you will.”

At these words Sasuke dropped his fork and stood up slowly. “I don’t have to deal with this bullshit, I’m going inside.” he said as he made his way through the sliding glass door of his room. He sat down on the bed and glared at the wall for a moment before he threw his pillow across the room. It was so frustrating to have something that he controlled taken away for him. He just wanted to eat what he felt like eating and not have to follow some stupid diet. He looked up sharply as he heard someone come into the room and then his face softened when he saw it was his pregnant blond lover. “Hey baby.” he said with a smile as he stood up once more to embrace said blond. “How was school?”

Naruto wrapped his arms around his lover and rested his head on the other man’s shoulder. “Boring… So did you talk to the doctor about it yet?” he asked, excitement evident in his voice. Naruto was anxious to hear what Sasuke’s doctor had to say on the matter of Sasuke coming home. The doctor said it would take about five to six weeks for Sasuke to heal completely, but the brunette only had to be in the hospital for about ten days.

Sasuke stretched out on the bed and had Naruto lay down with him. He was glad that Itachi had been willing to spend the money to get Sasuke a nice private room where no one would give a shit if he wanted to cuddle with his boyfriend. “She said that she’ll probably release me tomorrow, depending on how I’m feeling and how the incision looks.”

Naruto smiled excitedly and kissed Sasuke hard on the lips. “God, I’ve missed you being home so much. I hate not having you in our bed. Where’s Itachi?”

Sasuke smiled at Naruto’s ability to switch topics so quickly. “Outside. He’d being a jackass because I don’t want to eat this hospital crap their trying to feed me. I mean, I know I’m supposed to eat differently and everything, but I’ve looked it up and this stupid hospital is being way too strict.”

“They just want to make sure nothing bad happens. I mean you don’t want to go through that dumping thing or whatever it is again do you?” Naruto said this a bit quietly, not wanting Sasuke to be pissed at him as well; he was just looking out for his lover.

Sasuke sighed and ran his fingers through Naruto’s golden locks. “I know you are baby. But I just want to get home and eat some real food; not this cardboard garbage.” He leaned in and kissed the blond gently and felt Naruto eagerly lean into the kiss. They hadn’t had sex since before Sasuke’s surgery and frankly, Sasuke had been ready to bang his blond lover or his brother two days ago. Unfortunately, he was forbidden of sexual activities until he was home. But no one was in the room at the moment, and oral sex didn’t necessarily count. It’s not like it was strenuous or anything. And Naruto looked like he needed it just as much as he did. Sasuke pulled back and smirked at his lover. “I have a surprise for you.” He said with a smirk that he knew Naruto recognized.

The blond smiled back but shook his head. “You know what the doctor said…”

“Yes I do. But that doesn’t mean I can’t do anything to you.” Sasuke smirked again as he ran a hand across Naruto’s ever growing stomach and then slid it down between the blonde’s legs. He wasn’t surprised to find Naruto already half hard. “You were thinking about it weren’t you?”

Naruto laughed a bit nervously. “It’s not my fault you’re hot.” he said with a faint blush.

“No, it’s my parent’s fault I’m hot. But that’s not what we’re talking about.” The raven scooted down a bit on the bed so he was level with the front of his lover’s pants. He gently reached up and slowly pulled the waistband of Naruto’s sweats down until the blonde’s cock was just able to be free to the outside air. “God baby, your cock is so fucking gorgeous.” Sasuke breathed out as he started to trail kisses up the side of said cock.

Naruto panted and tried his best to stay quiet. Occasional whines escaped once Sasuke started lapping at the head of his cock and he ran his fingers through raven locks. “Fuck that feels so good.” he whispered as he looked down to see what his lover was doing.

Sasuke ran his tongue along the head of Naruto’s cock and flicked it over the dripping slit a few times before slipping the tip into his mouth. He kept eye contact with Naruto as he sucked and went down further, rolling his tongue around the blonde’s erection along the way. He was spurred on by Naruto’s small whimpers of pleasure and wasn’t surprised when he tasted cum a few seconds later. Like him, Naruto had been deprived of sex as well. Itachi was spending a lot of time at the hospital with Sasuke and wasn’t with Naruto too much at home. Sasuke knew that the blond didn’t blame Itachi though, he knew the circumstances and plus, his blue eyed lover hadn’t really seemed interested in anything sexual lately.

Sasuke lapped up the cum that didn’t make it into his mouth and kissed his way up Naruto’s belly, up his chest and pressed his lips to his lover’s. “I love you.” he said softly as he laid his head on Naruto’s shoulder.

Naruto panted and shook after his intense orgasm but accepted the kiss from Sasuke nonetheless. “I love you too baby. Fuck I haven’t felt that good in a while.” he admitted quietly.

Sasuke smirked. “Well, hopefully I’ll be home tomorrow and we can do whatever we want. I’ve missed you and Itachi in bed with me.” Sasuke was cut off as he heard the sliding glass door open. Knowing it was Itachi, Sasuke didn’t bother to separate from Naruto; not that he would have otherwise.

Itachi spotted his blond lover as he walked into the room, Sasuke’s food in hand. “Hey sweetie.” he said as he leaned down and Kissed Naruto’s cheek lovingly. He then turned to Sasuke. “Come on Sasuke, at least eat the toast.”

Sasuke sighed and sat up. “Fine, I’ll eat the god damn toast if you stop nagging me. I swear it’s like living with a chick.” He grabbed the now cold toast from the plate and took a small bite. It indeed did taste like cardboard, but he’d have to endure hopefully for only one more day. Then things would definitely be changing.

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Sasuke stepped out of the car and breathed in the fresh non-hospital air. He was so glad to be home he could have probably cried if he wasn’t an Uchiha. The only thing that could be a problem was the stairs up to the apartment. He was told that he wasn’t supposed to do any strenuous activities for another week or so and that included climbing stairs. The apartment they lived in had an elevator, but the damn city didn’t want to pay to get it fixed. So it looked like either he risked reopening his incision or someone would have to carry him.

Itachi saw this problem as well and began to approach Sasuke. “You can lean on me so you won’t put too much strain on yourself.” he said, knowing that Sasuke would rather die than be carried up the stairs.

Sasuke nodded appreciatively and followed his brother to the edge of the stairs. Naruto had been home already having had class earlier that day. Sasuke wrapped his arm around Itachi’s shoulders and put his weight on his brother. They made it up the stairs without incident and Sasuke was so grateful to finally step back into his apartment. The trip up the stairs was a bit tiring so he sat himself down on the couch finding a blond whirlwind directly beside him a second later.

“Oh my God baby, I missed you. I’m so glad your home” Naruto said as he kissed every part of Sasuke he could reach.


Itachi smiled and shook his head. “Do you want some water Sasuke?”

Sasuke nodded. “I can get it…” he said as he started to rise from his seated position.

Itachi hurried into the kitchen. “Don’t be stupid, you still need to rest a bit.” He said as he filled a glass with ice before filling the cup with water.

Sasuke held his blond lover and ran a hand over Naruto’s stomach. “When’s your next appointment baby?” he asked.

“In another couple of weeks. I really hope you can come with me. She’s going to do an ultrasound and we’ll get to see the baby and know the sex if we want too.” Naruto said excitedly. He really hoped Sasuke would be able to go this time. He hadn’t been to any of his appointments since he found out about being pregnant.

Sasuke could tell that Naruto was excited about this upcoming appointment and he couldn’t deny that a few butterflies did summersaults in his stomach at the prospect of seeing the baby. “Of course I’ll be there.” he said as he kissed his lover. He took the glass of water his brother offered him and leaned against Itachi as he sat down. Yes, it was so good to be home.

TBC

Thought I’d give you guys a bit of action since there hasn’t been a lot in a while. I didn’t want to make it too strenuous for Sasu since he’s supposed to be recovering. But anyway, hoped you all liked! Please comment XD

Post-Gastrectomy and Dumping Syndrome sources found here…

http://www.dhmc.org/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=544&morg_id=0&sec_id=0&gsec_id=28524&item_id=30771

http://www.gicare.com/Diets/Dumping.aspx