Miracles Take a Little Time

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Thank you JaydenNara for not only the title but encouraging me to write the fic intead of just talking about it

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1. THIS IS MPREG.

2. MPREG IS A NATURAL THIING IN THIS UNIVERSE FOR SOME MEN.



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Sasuke was pissed off. He was in the middle of a family meltdown, a full crisis, and he needed to see his best friend, the person he leaned on. He pounded on the door of the one bedroom apartment Naruto lived in. He’d recently gotten a promotion and with it came a private apartment one floor above the company dorms which were bedrooms with one bath and communal kitchen and living space. Sasuke had hated visiting those places his new apartment was private and much easier to hang out in.



“Naruto, open this door!” Digging his keys free, he undid the first lock but sighed when the chain caught. “Dobe, let me in or I’m going to break your chain.” He warned. Moments later the chain unlatched and the blond walked back to his soda. Climbing up and onto his large sectional sofa, Naruto buried himself under blankets and from the looks of things Naruto had a cold. Looking around, Sasuke noticed a cleanliness about the apartment and sighed deeper. Naruto had broken up with his boyfriend, Naruto only cleaned to try and focus on something when he didn’t want to focus on what was really bothering him. “What happened, Dobe?”



“Sasuke, I’ve been seeing someone. He wasn’t good for me.” Naruto started crying, tears trailing slowly down his face. “I told him I was pregnant. He freaked out and left.” Watery blue eyes looked up, heartbroken. “He hasn’t returned my calls or texts.” The last words were whispered.



“Dobe.” Sighing Sasuke slid onto the sofa and hugged Naruto close. “What have you done? Don’t cry. We’ll figure this out. Hey, come on… I’ll call Itachi and we can go beat the shit out of this guy.” The raven leaned back when Naruto stiffened in his arms. He tried to look in Naruto’s eyes, his face pinched in suspicion when Naruto wouldn’t meet his eyes. “Naruto, who were you fucking?”



“Don’t say it like that.” The blond pleaded, his heart breaking a little.



Pulling Naruto’s chin so his best friend would have to meet his eyes, he asked instead. “Fine, who were you letting fuck you?”



Naruto flinched and shrank away from Sasuke, worried what would happen next. “It… Itachi.” Looking up in panic when Sasuke flew off the couch, he continued. “I wanted to tell you! We were worried about how you’d react, Sas I didn’t… I’m sorry. I just thought he loved me.”



Sasuke rubbed his hands over his face. He wanted to scream at and hit his brother. He wanted to shake Naruto for being such a gullible idiot. “Why would you think that, Naruto?” His voice was low and even, the calm of his voice belying the fury inside him. “Did he tell you he loved you?” When Naruto looked away and shook his head, Sasuke squatted down. “No he didn’t, because my brother is an asshole Naruto. How many times did you hear me bitch about what an asshole he was?”



“You practically worship the ground he walks on half the time!” Naruto defended, pouting a little. Sighing, Sasuke sat with his knees bent, pulling Naruto between his legs to rest on his chest.



“Yeah, he’s my big brother Naru, but the other half of the time I want to murder him and paint the walls of my bedroom a pretty, pretty red.” Sasuke groaned still trying to get control of the situation. The hurt and betrayal he was feeling were starting to claw up to the top of the heap. If they took control, Sasuke wasn’t sure he’d be able to look at the blond ever again. For Sasuke that wasn’t an option. Naruto had been the only constant in his life since grade school. “What are you going to do Dobe?”



“Do? About what? He won’t even talk to me Sasuke. It’s not like I have a choice in the matter. He’s your brother. You have a better chance of talking to him. I can’t go back to your place now. He… I can’t face him.” Naruto muttered from the place his head rested, listening to the steady heartbeat of the most important person in his life.



“About the baby, Naruto… what are you going to do about the baby?” Hesitating for a moment, Sasuke decided to offer. “I can pay for it, if you want to get rid of it. I can find a place and pay for it so you don’t have to…” Naruto scrambled away from Sasuke’s hold, crawling crab style until he hit the corner and stared at Sasuke with wide horror filled eyes.



“What? No! NO! God, why is that your answer? What the hell is WRONG with you Uchiha? He wants me to kill it too. I’m not killing my baby. It wasn’t planned but it’s still a baby!” Naruto yelled, keeping his eyes on the young Uchiha as he pushed himself up. “Get out. Get out and don’t come back. I’m not letting either of you hurt my baby. God! Why would you think that? What in my childhood would suggest to you that I could do something like that?”



Sasuke stood and quickly pinned the struggling blond to the wall. “I don’t… Naruto STOP! Stop it and listen to me. I was just trying to make sure you had options if you wanted them. Stop… Dobe come on… I’m not going to hurt you or your baby.” When Naruto calmed down, he hugged him once more. “I’m going to kill my brother.”



“Ok.” Naruto swallowed as he started crying again, this time into Sasuke’s neck. He could barely afford to fead himself and if he didn’t have company housing he would be hard pressed to pay his rent. Even with his new promotion and raise Naruto was just starting out and still paying his dues. Having gone right to work instead of university he was on a lower pay grade then his better educated coworkers. He hadn’t the faintest idea how he would afford a baby. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.” He finally admitted.



“First you’re going to clean your face. Then we’re going to get dinner and see that movie like we planned tonight. We’ll figure the rest out after that. I just need some time to think.”



Biting his lip, Naruto looked up and sighed. Sasuke was the planner between the two of them. Naruto had always been the one to rush in headfirst, damn the consequences but Sasuke liked to know the angles before getting involved. Now Naruto was in too deep and he was willing to listen to anything Sasuke could plan to help him out of the situation and didn’t involve having to get rid of his child in any way.



“I’m not really that hungry.” Naruto whispered, finally releasing his hold on the pale boy. He headed for his bedroom, leaving the door open. Sasuke could see and hear his friend moving around. “What do you want for dinner?”



“I thought we were getting ramen?” Sasuke frowned for a moment. Naruto never forgot when he gave in to having ramen for dinner.



“Ugh, no not ramen. Just the smell of it makes me sick these days.” Sasuke stiffened in shock. Naruto was either a pod person or definitely pregnant. “What about something with chicken? Roasted chicken sounds great!” The blond came out pulling on a clean shirt having washed his face and changed. He stilled in shock when Sasuke’s hand rested over the slightly visible swell on his lower abdomen.



“Naruto, how far along are you?” Sasuke was frowning, sure men showed sooner than women but there’s no way Naruto just found out. “How long have you known you are pregnant?”



“I’ve known for about a month.” He swallowed looking away. “I don’t know how far along, I uh… I don’t have insurance so I have to save the money up to go see the doctor and stuff.”



“Are you fucking crazy? Naruto you’re a MAN! This is kind of dangerous! I know breeding men run in your line but you still need care. You and the baby both need proper care. Didn’t you pay attention in health class?” Sasuke jerked Naruto by the wrist. “Come on. I’m taking you to a hospital. Fucking, Dobe!”



Naruto tried to pull free and dragged his feet. “Sasuke… Teme stop. I can’t afford a hospital! I already made an appointment at the clinic.”



“The clinic? You mean that shit hole with the half priced quack doctors who can’t be in their own practice or work for a REAL hospital because they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing?” Sasuke snapped, pushing Naruto into the passenger seat of his car. “You are not taking the next Uchiha anywhere near that place. I’m surprised you don’t leave that place sicker then when you go in. Buckle up Naruto and stop fighting me on this.”



“Or what?” Naruto scowled but buckled the seatbelt.



“Or I’m calling Iruka and telling him!” When Naruto’s eyes widened, Sasuke smirked. His adopted father still scared the hell out of his blond best friend. If Sasuke was being honest, his best friend’s dad still scared him too. Pulling his car into traffic Sasuke sighed. “Don’t worry Naruto. I’ll take care of this.” He could see Naruto warring with himself. He hated handouts and always refused Sasuke’s help when it was financial but this time it wasn’t just Naruto at stake. “If you won’t let me help you, let me help him.” Naruto deflated and nodded against the seat of the car. “Good. I’m taking you to see Tsunade.” He smirked when Naruto whimpered and he heard the thump of Naruto’s head against the glass. Now the next question was… how to deal with Itachi.





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