After making a short trip to the store Naruto drove home in silence. He left the radio off and just let himself be alone with his thoughts. He was so excited. He couldn't wait to tell Sasuke. Pulling into the driveway and sneaking into the house he set the things he had bought on the glass kitchen table. Rethinking this strategy he took the items and hid them behind his back and went to scour the house for his fiancé. Finding him in the bedroom putting scarves on top of the lamps for some unknown reason, Naruto snuck up behind him and gently grabbed him by the sides. Sasuke turned around startled and smiled at his beloved.

"So?" He asked expectantly.

"What? No baby, I love you? No baby, I missed you?" Naruto put on the fake pout he knew would get him his way.

"Oh you know I did" Sasuke kissed him softly. "So?" Naruto laughed at his urgency. He pulled the items from behind his back, and placed one in each hand, and offered them to Sasuke palms up. The tiny blue and pink pacifiers puzzled Sasuke.

"Which one?" Naruto slowly closed the palm holding the pink pacifier. He tossed the girly thing over his shoulder, and stuck the blue one in Sasuke's mouth playfully. Sasuke tried to look at it cross eyed before dropping it into his own hand and letting his eyes light up when he realized what color it was. "A boy? A boy! We're gonna have a boy!" Sasuke gave an almost girly squeal and picked Naruto up, swinging him around and giving him an endless amount of kisses. "Oh my god. I'm so freaking happy you have no idea."

"Are you sure you didn't want a little girl?" Naruto asked. He remembered Sasuke saying he didn't care either way what they had.

"Of course not. Why the heck would I want my first kid to be a girl? I wouldn't know what to do with her. At least if we have another later I'll know how to handle a baby and deal with the girly stuff on its own."

"So you're really happy about this?"

"The most happy ever." He went back to giving Naruto tons of kisses listening to him giggle behind them happily. He dropped to his knees and lifted Naruto's shirt. He lay his cheek against the bump that had become even more pronounced there, before turning his head and giving it a soft kiss.

"I'm starting to get super fat."

"No you aren't. You're beautiful."

"But I will be soon."

"Hasn't any one told you that there is a very big difference between being fat and being pregnant?"

"Yes, but it's a load of bull. Fat is fat."

"Well whatever it is in about three months it will be gone. All that weight will have turned into the perfect little baby boy, oh my god I'm so glad it's a boy, and you will be back to your usual sexy self."

"Open mouth insert foot much? You don't think I'm sexy anymore?"

"Don't be daft. Of course I do. I always do, but you obviously don't. I'm talking sexy by your standards."

"Nice save ass."

"Oh stop. You know what I mean. As if I would ever not love every gorgeous inch of you." Sasuke placed teasing kisses along the bend of Naruto's neck. Naruto leaned into it a bit, but then pushed him away playfully.

"So what did you get me for my birthday?"

"Nothing."

"Liar. I've searched this place high and low. I know you have it somewhere, you little sneak. Pray I don't find it before tomorrow."

"You won't. I haven't gotten you anything." Naruto sat on the bed, crossed his arms like a child and pouted for all he was worth.

"Not working. You'll just have to wait and see." Naruto perked up.

"I knew it! What is it?"

"No I haven't. I know better. I'm picking it up tomorrow. So there." Sasuke stuck his tongue out, and dodged the pillow that came zooming towards his head. He pretended to be offended and tackled Naruto to the bed, and began tickling him mercilessly. As Naruto giggled Sasuke slowed his touches and brought his hand to Naruto's face. Stroking him sweetly he looked deep in his eyes and just stared.

"What?"

"You're beautiful. That's all. I've known you for almost seven months and you are still as beautiful as the day I walked in on you and Shuta."

"Oh my god. I was so embarrassed. I was trying so hard to make a good impression on my future brother in law, and then boom! Within a day of meeting he's seen me naked, fucking his sister, drunk, and had fucked me senseless as well."

"How do you know I fucked you senseless?"

"Cause I know how you are in bed, and my ass hurt like hell." They both laughed.

"Do you think this is weird? Wed and a baby coming in three months after only knowing each other six?" Sasuke asked.

"I should, and I'm pretty sure I did for half a second a few months ago, but I decided back then that it feels right so I'm just gonna go with it. I've managed to be happier and more in love with you in six months than I have with anyone else in years."

"I never want to see you anything but happy babe."

"I'm sure once the hormones really kick in you'll be wishing for that instead of wanting it."

"I don't care how moody you get. I'll still keep spoiling you."

"You better. I've gotten used to it, and I'm bound to become cranky if you stop." Sasuke kissed him soundly to stop the conversation. They lay on the bed kissing for almost an hour. Just holding each other and sharing the other's breath. It was heaven to both of them.

The rest of the day passed in this way. Like most other days. They were both on break for two months and were totally content to sit back and do nothing but live off of Sasuke's large bank account and have fun. Falling into bed after yet another night of passionate and rowdy love making Naruto fell into an easy sleep, letting the waves of relaxation roll over him and dreaming of what his birthday would bring.

()

"What makes you so sure I got you something?" Naruto pouted and crossed his arms.

"Oh c'mon Sasuke. Let go of the English major babble, and stop arguing semantics, and give him his gift."

"So you do have a pressie for me! GIMMEE!" Sasuke laughed and walked over to his fiancé. He kissed him on the cheek and slipped a blindfold around his eyes.

"What's this for?" He asked

"Shock value. If I bring it in the room it wouldn't be nearly as exciting than if you didn't see it coming, and it was just plopped into your lap."

"Oh. Whatever that means. Just gimme!" The room went into silence, furthering Naruto's cluelessness. At length he waited and in what seemed like a long few minutes later a slightly heavier than expected thing was placed in his lap. He went to grab it and was met with something soft.

"You blindfolded me for a scarf?" The hurt feelings of the scarf very clearly meowed at him. Naruto felt his eyes bug in the darkness, and he immediately ripped the blindfold off. Sitting before him in a cute little basket was the tiniest cutest little female calico he had ever seen with a silky black bow around its neck. He screamed. Throwing the basket to the floor he picked the little kitten up and held it to his face and cuddled it.

"Oh! Baby!I knew you'd get me something awesome."

"I had to get her this morning. I would never have been able to hide a whole cat from you."

"Oh baby. Thank you. Oh I just love her so much." He held the cat back to his face and began talking to her. "We have to find a name for you don't we little one. Yes we do. Hmmm. How about Miss Kitty? No that's dumb. Um….Phillip? No. You're a lady. Suicide? Hmmm. Might scare grandma. How about smitten?" The cat meowed at him. "Yes. I agree. Smitten the kitten, because I am so very smitten with your other daddy right now." He took the kitten and held her close as he got up and walked over to Sasuke. "Thank you baby." He kissed him hotly. The cat protested to the squishing she was receiving, and Naruto let her jump out of his arms as he wrapped both of his now available hands around Sasuke's neck. He kissed his lover feverishly, and the other boys in the room started giggling as Neji pulled out his camera phone. Sasuke let himself be ravished completely while holding up a single hand to offer the tiniest amount of modesty. Naruto all of a sudden popped back, surprising Sasuke and making him bite his lip.

"Oh my gosh! We need stuff. We need food, and toys, and beds, and clothes, and oooooohhhhhh. Tiny kitten hoody! Smitten? C'mere sweetie. Time to shop!" They heard a distant meow and watched as Naruto went running, quite literally, in search of his new present.

"I thought you wanted a shower babe?" Sasuke yelled after him.

"I do. I'm just looking for my kitten."

"You know you can't take her with you." Naruto quickly popped out from behind a corner.

"Why not?"

"Cat's hate water. Sorry babe."

"Yeah well. Not my cat." He held up the conquered kitten who was contentedly sitting in his arms gnawing on her bow.

"All cats babe."

"All cats but mine. You'll see. I'll be back in a bit guys." Naruto carried his kitten in one arm and his other gifts in the other and made his way up the stairs. This was shortly followed by the water running and then a loud meow followed by a quick squeak of pain from Naruto. A door slammed and the cat came zipping down the stairs wet from head to tail. It was shaking and shivering and Sasuke laughed. He procured a towel from the kitchen and sat on the couch holding the kitten and drying her off with the towel gently. About 15 minutes later a freshly washed, shaved and dressed Naruto walked down the steps and without a word picked Smitten up from Sasuke's lap and held her close.

"Daddy is very very very sorry he threw you down the stairs. He will never ever try to put you near water again." The kitten gave his hand tiny licks and a small bite, but it must not have hurt any because Naruto just cuddled her closer.

"I think you just bought your own replacement Sasuke." Shikamaru quirked.

"Oh shut up and get out of here. I got plans with my man now." Everyone stood and after several hugs and good wishes the three of them were alone in the house once more.

"We have plans?"

"Ok I lied. I have plans. You have surprises."

"Do these surprises include….?" He held the tiny calico close to his beloved's face. Sasuke laughed and took the small bundle from Naruto and placed her on a little pillow he had set on the floor for her next to a little toy fish and spinning ball toy.

"No darling. Where I'm taking you she would be insufferably miserable, and get inevitably lost."

"Where?"

"The beach."

"Oh! I love the beach!"

"I know. Why do you think I'm taking you?"

"Ok c'mon. Let's go." Naruto practically dragged Sasuke out the door. Soon they were on their way to the glorious coastline of California. It was a very warm day out. Though raining still it was easily 75 degrees and sunny. It was one of the most beautiful days they had seen in a long time. The ride there was quiet, but comfortable. An Alkaline Trio album played just a little too loudly from the speakers and Naruto cuddled himself into the crook of Sasuke's arm while he drove, nibbling on his ear and biting at his neck gently. Sasuke just laughed at his fiancé's antics and ignored the growing hard on in his pants. There would be time for all that later. For now he had to suffer through a day of sand and surf that was sure to mess up the color of his hair and burn his skin. Naruto loved the beach. He loved it so much that Sasuke would leave his umbrella at home and suffer his delicate pale skin to the harsh light of day. It would take hours for Sasuke to get Naruto out of the water.

Parking in a rather empty spot, the two got out of the car and Naruto excitedly got his things. His towels, blanket, sunglasses, and sun lotion bottle all hung dangerously from his overfilled hands, but before Sasuke could help him, the blonde was zipping off to the shore line. Naruto dropped all their stuff in a spot far enough from the water to stay dry, but not so far as to have to walk more than about twenty feet to reach the water. Before Sasuke even reached him Naruto had stripped down to his shorts and was heading for the waves. Taking his time, Sasuke set up the blanket and placed the towels on top. He knew that at some point Naruto would get sick of his procrastination, come out of the water, strip him down and drag him in, but until then Sasuke was content to very slowly and deliberately apply the sun block that would just get washed off in a matter of minutes of contacting with the salty sea water. He watched Naruto dive into a huge wave without even waiting. When he popped back up and saw Sasuke scraping ass he made his way out of the water to go haul his fussy man into the ocean with him. Sasuke looked at him. The bump in his stomach that Naruto seemed to hate and love at the same time was being ignored for once as Naruto had some genuine fun. His face had not yet started to show the signs of the weight and his arms and shoulders were just as well muscled and sexy as ever. Not even realizing that he had been zoning out he got a surprised look on his face when Naruto popped up into it.

"Well…. C'mon. You didn't drag me all the way out here just to watch me swim did you?"

"Maybe."

"Uh uh. You have to get in the water Sasuke. It's my birthday. You have to do as I say." Without waiting for Sasuke to either agree or protest some more, Naruto grabbed his arm and led him closer to the water. "Now you don't have to jump in like it I did. Just slowly get more of you into the water until you're used to it." Naruto kept a hold of his hand, and Sasuke very very slowly made his way into the water, coming to a complete stop when the waves began to spray coldness at him. "Oh geez. Just get in." A small pushed from Naruto knocked him off his feet, and Sasuke went head first into the next wave. He came up wet, cold, and sputtering at a laughing Naruto. He had a look of complete horror on his face, and he was standing completely still.

"Oh c'mon babe. It wasn't that bad." Sasuke just shook his head and continued to stare at Naruto with that horrid look on his face.

"Are you trying to make me feel bad? Cause if you are I have to say it's working, but making you look like a huge baby." Sasuke just stood there.

"Sasuke!"

"Naruto, you're bleeding."

"Wait. What?"

"Babe. You're bleeding….like…a lot." Sure enough when Naruto looked down there was a large pool of blood surrounding him, large enough to be replaced rather quickly each time a wave carried most of it away.

"But…but it's my birthday! Something can't go wrong today." Naruto stomped off out of the water.

"What are you doing Naruto? Pouting isn't gonna fix this." Sasuke followed him out quickly. He reached their stuff before Naruto did and started to pack it all up.

"I know, but I'm pissed that I'm gonna spend my birthday in the hospital." He looked so sad. Sasuke just kissed him on the head and led him to the car. The drive began in silence but was quickly filled with the sound of Naruto sobbing.

"Baby, what's wrong?"

"I'm such a jerk."

"No you're not. It's your birthday. You have every right to be upset."

"It's not that. It's the fact that I don't. Sasuke…this isn't right. This much blood isn't normal. It can't be, and I'm so busy being a jerk about my birthday that it never occurred to me that something really bad could be wrong with our baby." Naruto cried even harder. Sasuke grabbed his hand and squeezed.

"I know. I'm worried too. Everything will be ok though. He'll be fine. We have the best doctors on the west coast. If there is something wrong they'll find it and fix it." Naruto just nodded his head. He knew Sasuke was right, but that didn't help him to ignore the pool of blood soaking into the towel under him that got bigger every second. There was so much of it. Sasuke was right, but it didn't stop him from being scared shitless. It didn't help either of them.

()

Naruto cried softly the rest of the ride to the hospital. Sasuke held his hand, but could find nothing to say or do to console his fiancé. The blood flow slowed, but never really stopped, not that Naruto could tell. The entire towel was soaked and blood was slowly starting to leak onto the prized leather interior of Sasuke's car. He just didn't understand. He hadn't been in any pain aside from the cramps. He had them quite frequently, but the doctor assured him this was normal. It was a side effect of a male pregnancy. There was no reason he should be bleeding. Naruto listened as Sasuke called ahead to the hospital.

Upon arriving Naruto was immediately taken into an exam room which had been stocked with blood in the case of an emergency transfusion. He was instructed to strip and lay out on the table for an examination. Sasuke held his hand as the doctor examined his entire body and nurses took blood samples, and then inserted an IV tube into him. The whole thing took five minutes.

"So what's wrong?" Naruto asked while slipping on a gown.

"Nothing is wrong per se, but you seem to be progressing more quickly in your pregnancy than we normally witness."

"Something must be wrong. I'm bleeding large quantities of blood here doc." The doctor simply continued to look over Naruto's file.

"I understand you have a OB/GYN appointment set for the end of this month?"

"Yes."

"This would have come up then, but something will need to be done about it now." The doctor set the file down. "When it comes to male pregnancy we give the patient two options. He can deliver by cesarean, or he can have a procedure known as a birth bypass. This is not always done, but we find that as a pregnancy goes through the second trimester some men begin to have an internal tear right about here." The doctor drew a line on Naruto across his perineum. "This is solved by giving the patient a small dose of anesthetic and a needle and small tube is inserted into the cavity just below the amniotic sack. This allows for the possibility of a natural childbirth. The man may not always tear, but one can be put in anyway if he pleases. Now in your case since you have torn, the tear has actually reached the outside of your skin. This would explain the intense cramping you have experienced. Now I know it sounds gruesome to hear that you have been literally ripped from the inside out but it is really very common. The cells in that area are think and easily stretched and torn. This amount of blood is unusual, but not unheard of. The tear is actually very tiny. What we will do is stitch it up, and when you decided what kind of birth you would prefer we can let it heal over time or put the tube in place." Sasuke and Naruto stared at him dumbfounded. Boys weren't supposed to be able to deliver that way.

"I'm sorry doctor. I never knew that was something that could happen." Naruto sat up.

"It is a relatively new procedure, but I assure you it is no more dangerous than if you were a woman. The tube is removed when the tissues have healed around it which normally takes about two months. You can't even tell you have one after the first two weeks. Then the tube is removed and during labor it expands as naturally as a woman's cervix would."

"Can I have the tube put in now?" Naruto asked. If he was able to do this without truly being cut open he wanted to.

"I would recommend you think about it for a little, but if you are certain this is what you would want then yes we could do that while you are here."

Naruto looked at Sasuke for a reaction. The man was just staring at the doctor like he had two heads.

"Sasuke….Sasuke!" Sasuke's head snapped up.

"Yeah babe."

"What do you think?" Sasuke seemed to wonder.

"I think I've never heard of this. I think I have no clue what was being said, and I think you should do whatever you think is better. It sounds weird, but hey, no slicing and dicing." Naruto nodded his head.

"I want one. Now if we have more kids does the first one still work?"

"Yes. Once it has healed it's no different than a large piercing. It will shrink and get smaller, but will never completely close up. That's because we leave the tube in for two months."

"How large is the tube?" The doctor held up a tube that was slightly smaller than a pencil.

"Will I keep bleeding?"

"This much blood is the result of so much blood sitting there and finally having somewhere to go. You will bleed slightly for a few days as the incision from the needle heals, but that is about it. At this point all the tears inside you will have healed themselves."

"Ok then doc. Hook me up."

Sasuke was asked to leave and remain in the waiting room while the procedure was conducted. He busied himself with the paperwork and medical bill. Thirty minutes later Naruto reemerged from the room walking a bit oddly, but fully dressed, and free of blood. They walked out of the hospital and got into the car. Naruto sat in the backseat to avoid the blood stain.

"I promise that'll be gone by tomorrow." He said. Sasuke just smiled at him in the mirror.

"No worried. I'll send it to be treated this weekend."

"That was really weird. Why haven't we heard of this procedure before?"

"I don't know. It is new. I'm betting most people opt for cesarean." Naruto simply nodded. "How do you feel?" Sasuke asked.

"Numb. I can't feel my dick, and that frightens me. He said it would wear off in an hour or so. Oh my god I'm so relieved. Nothing is wrong, and I'm tired, and it's my birthday and our little boy is still as perfect as the day he was conceived."

"I'm happy too babe. I was so worried this was gonna be some horrific thing, but everything's fine and hey, now you can deliver normally. You always wanted that option." Naruto nodded his head again and lay down on the seat. He fell asleep quickly and when they arrived home Sasuke carried him carefully into the house and upstairs to put him to bed. He turned the lights off and climbed in beside him. Lifting up Naruto's t-shirt he placed a kiss on the bump of his stomach. Every day as his stomach got bigger Sasuke's reality kicked in. And he couldn't be happier with it.