The Prophecy Of Nine

Okay, here is chapter 8. I want to thank everyone who has reviewed so far, you guys rock. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter.

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Chapter Eight

Weeks passed and Naruto and his friends were settled into their new life. Adjusting to being Carpathian wasn’t as hard as they thought. There were little things from their lives that they missed, but were getting over it.

As for Sasuke and his companions, they were getting a little frustrated. They would always find their mates huddled in a corner, talking quietly to each other, and would clam up when they saw they were being watched. Nothing would get them to tell what was going on with them.

Sasuke was frustrated and annoyed. He wanted to know what was happening with his mate. It was his job to protect Naruto and it felt like he was being shut out of something that was important. He wanted to force Naruto to tell him, but he knew of his mates temper. But he was tempted to get the punch in the face he knew he would get if he made his lover tell him.

After rising when the sun disappeared, Sasuke and his friends went out to feed. Naruto and the others left the house and made their way to a place they had found in the woods at the back of the house. They stood in a circle, and each held up their hands in a sign. A cloud of smoke and a clone of each of them appeared.

Naruto instructed them to stand in the middle of their circle. Naruto stood between Iruka and Ino. Opposite him was Gaara. His friend looked at him and they nodded at each other. The red fire like substance burst from Naruto and the sand like substance burst from Gaara. They clashed together and formed a shield around their clones. As they held the shield, they all held up their hands and made a sign.

“Maru no nine.” They all shouted.

Power burst from them in waves, each of them emitting fire like substances, all different colours. They blended together and mixed like the colours of rainbow. Naruto and Gaara dropped their shields, and they directed their power towards the clones that were looking at them warily. As soon as the power hit them, they disintegrated.

Naruto and the others fell to the ground, breathing hard. Holding a hand to his head, Naruto closed his eyes. He shook his head. “Are we ever going to be able to do this without feeling so dizzy?” He asked.

His question was answered with silence. His friends had passed out. Naruto thought that wasn’t such a bad idea, as his vision had already started to waver. His head hit the ground with a soft thud.

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Sasuke and his companions had already fed and were on their way home when they felt a disturbance. They felt a powerful blast, but were unable to tell whether it was from a good source or a bad source. But they knew instinctively that it was coming from their mates. Still flying through the air, they tried calling to their mates, and when they received no reply, they picked up their speed, and raced home.

When they arrived home, Sasuke sensed Naruto’s presence and ran out of the house and into the woods behind the house. He found his mate and the others all unconscious. He knew his companions were right behind him, so he left Naruto’s friends and picked up his mate. He returned to the house and climbed the stairs. In their room, he placed Naruto on the bed, and sat beside him.

“Naruto.” He called.

He waited, but Naruto didn’t stir. Holding onto the mans shoulders, he shook gently, still no reply.

Biting his lip hard enough to cause blood to drip, he waited for his mate to regain consciousness. This had been going on for too long and he was sick of it, he and the others would always come back from feeding and find their mates passed out on the ground. He was tempted from now on to bring Naruto when they went out feeding. The only thing to stop him was the threat of Akatsuki after them.

But it had gone on for long enough and he wanted answers, which he was going to get whether Naruto liked it or not, he winced, hoping Naruto wouldn’t get violent. He knew his mates temper was bad when he was pushed.

Snapping out of his thoughts, he held his breath as Naruto’s eye opened, then shut, before opening again. “Nar-” He stopped when he realised his mate’s eyes were red, not blue. “Kyuubi?” He asked.

“Yes.”

“What’s happening?”

“Naruto and the others are working on something. I know you want to know and whether Naruto tells you or not is up to him, but if he does, you cannot stop him from doing it. It is his destiny, just like the prophecy says.”

Sasuke glared at the fox, not caring how much stronger he was than him. He didn’t like it, and he was going to put his foot down, but not until Naruto took control.

Kyuubi rolled his eyes, but a smile crossed his face. “Also, I think congratulations are in order. Naruto’s pregnant.” The fox paused, and smirked at the expression on his kit’s mate’s face. “Naruto is waking up.”

Sasuke looked back and sure enough, Naruto’s eyes were back to their original blue colour. But Sasuke wasn’t really paying attention. All he kept hearing was the word ‘pregnant’. He suddenly smiled.

Naruto frowned up at his mate, who was smiling like an idiot at him. “Sasuke…what is it?”

“Well, while you were unconscious, Kyuubi talked to me.” He paused as Naruto raised an eyebrow for him to continue. “He’s says your pregnant.”

Naruto’s mouth fell open. ‘What the hell. Kyuubi, is this true?”

‘Yes kit.’ Naruto cringed as he heard his tenant laughing, but a smile broke out as he realised he was having a baby. His hand unconsciously wandered to his still his flat stomach. But then his smile dropped and a frown once again marred his face. That meant in nine months, he and his friends would have to face Akatsuki. On one hand he was relieved that the group of vampires would hopefully be dead, and on the other, he was scared of facing them. What if they didn’t succeed? What if he and his friends were the ones who were killed? That would mean his baby would be killed too and Sasuke would be left on his own. A tear of blood ran from his eye and down his cheek.

As Sasuke watched Naruto’s face, several expressions flashed across the face his loved. When the tear of blood ran down his mate’s cheek, he was thrown into confusion. He leant down and licked the blood trail. He locked eyes with Naruto and frowned, wondering why his dobe would be upset. But his eyes hardened as he realised he was actually mad at the younger man.

“Oh, I want to know what’s going on. We found you and the others unconscious in the woods again. I want to know now what you’re keeping from me.”

Naruto opened his mouth to say nothing, but when he caught sight of the harsh glare directed his way, he shut his mouth and bit his lip. “Okay, I’ll tell you, but maybe me and the others should tell you together. This does affect us all. But first I’m hungry.”

Sasuke nodded and unbuttoned his shirt. He tensed in anticipation, and held back a groan as Naruto’s fangs sunk into his chest. He shivered as he felt Naruto’s hands running up and down his chest, when his mate had stopped feeding and closed the pinpricks with his tongue, he bent down and claimed his loves lips.

Naruto nearly snickered and tried to coax his mate into sex, hopefully the man would forget about everything, his hands moved to Sasuke’s pants and tried to unbutton them, but luck was not on his side. Sasuke pulled away and aimed another harsh glare at him.

“Don’t even think about it Naruto. You’re telling me.” He narrowed his eye, and felt himself nearly crumble at the puppy dog eyes and pout. He shook his head and stood. “Now.” He said, holding out his hand. The pout deepened, but he glared harder. A pout still in place, Naruto took the offered hand and Sasuke pulled him up and together they walked to the kitchen.

They weren’t surprised when they found the others already waiting. Sasuke pushed Naruto down into the unoccupied chair, and he stood behind with his hands resting on Naruto’s shoulders, making sure his sneaky mate couldn’t get back up.

Naruto feeling the need to delay the explanation, he turned to his friends, noticing their happy expressions. “I guess you guys are pregnant too, huh?”

Eight smiling faces turned to him, but their smiles were quickly replaced by frowns as they all began thinking what it meant.

“It looks like the prophecy is playing out as we speak.” Ino said.

They all nodded. Naruto winced as Sasuke squeezed his shoulders a little too tight, telling him he had better explain quickly. He lifted his head and looked at his mate upside down. He sighed. “Who wants to explain?” He looked at his friends scowled as once again eight faces looked at him, this time with pouts. He shook his head.

“Okay, you guys know what the prophecy means right? You understand how it affects us?” He turned to see confusion in the men’s faces. He suppressed a sigh. “Okay…” He closed his eyes. “To defeat Akatsuki, You will need the nine, five girls, four boys, total nine. That means us.” He gestured with his hand to indicate him and his friends. “A circle, not a line, the famous nine, carrying nine unborn. That means when we’re pregnant. On the eve of birth where eighteen hearts beat as one. And that obviously means on the night before we are to give birth. A secret move is all you need to make them lose. And this is the secret move we’ve been working on. Moegi came up with the idea.” He paused to smile at the youngest of their group, which made her blush.

“So to sum this up easily, we will defeat the Akatsuki on the night before we give birth. So, now you know.” He paused, and looked at his friends. They knew what was coming.

“No way.” Nine voices blended together.

Naruto snickered. “Touch shit, you don’t get to have a choice in this. This is our destiny-”

Sasuke, unable to deal with this and wanting privacy, he pulled Naruto up and began dragging him up the stairs and back towards their bedroom. When Naruto was sat on the bed, he watched Sasuke pace. The dark haired man shook his head. “I’m sorry Naruto, I’m not letting you do this. Ever since Itachi turned vampire and killed my parents, I swore to myself that I would be the one to kill him.”

Naruto shook his head. “I’m sorry Sasuke, but you’ve read the prophecy, it clearly says we’re the ones who are to kill them. It’s only way to get rid of them once and for all. I understand you want to kill him, but it’s got to be this way.”

Sasuke turned and growled. “YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.” He winced as Naruto flinched, and stepped away from him. He paused and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry. Just please don’t disobey me on this!”

Naruto stood and made his way over to the window. He knew he would never get through to Sasuke, so he and the others would have to come up with a plan. He just nodded. Making sure his mate saw him. Just let him think he had won.

To make a distraction, he placed a hand on his flat stomach and smiled when Sasuke stood behind him, his hand placed over his own.

“I can’t believe it. We’re having a child.” Sasuke said.

Naruto hid a smirk. “I know.” He turned and snuggled close to the older man, and purred.

Sasuke placed his hand under the smaller mans chin and raised his head up. He attached his lips to his mates and kissed him deeply. Leading his mate to the bed, he lay down on his back and allowed Naruto to straddle him. They looked at each other and smiled.

They were going to be parents.

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