So sorry for the long time it took to update, school started again and i'm sure you know how that goes. Now without further wait, here is the 10th chapter of The mighty fall, i hope it's to your guys' liking.

It was impossible to describe exactly what Naruto was feeling, like a mix of anger and horror, but with the lingering protectiveness when he heard Tsunade inform him of who's child he was carrying. When she opened her mouth next, Naruto was across the desk and had pushed her against the window, growling menacingly. "There is no way i am letting you kill my kit."

In a second 3 Anbu guards had his pinned to the floor, kunais mere inches away from his vital points.

"Stop!" Bellowed both Tsunade and Sasuke, who was by his blonde's side, katana in hand and ready to take the guards down at the first sign of an attack. "Release his, he was acting on instinct when i mentioned getting rid of the child." The Anbu guards silently sheathed their weapons and retreated into the shadows of the office at their leader's orders. As soon as their weapons were out of sight Sasuke had picked Naruto up carefully off the floor and sat him down in the chair, before kneeling before him.

"Naruto? Naruto are you okay?" He sighed when all he got in response was Naruto leaning forwards, head in his hands. "Naruto, it's ok, they were just instincts, htye don't have to effect your decision."

Naruto's head snapped up to Tsunade's in an instant. "I am not getting rid of this child. It is mine and i will bring it into this world and care for it. It doesn't matte if it's father was a treacherous monster, it is still half mine and i will not let anyone harm it."

Sasuke could see that the Hokage was slightly taken aback, but he himself wasn't surprised, it was such a Naruto thing to do. Tsunade nodded and cleared her throat, speaking again. "Fine, it's not my decision to make. Now this pregnancy is obviously not in anyway natural or ordinary so i'm gonna have to monitor you very carefully; i want you here twice a week for a check up, at least until you clear the first trimester and i can confirm that the baby will not be in danger concerning it's position and space."

Naruto nodded softly and stood up, ready to leave and go home. His raven roommate stood as well, leading him out of the building and towards the Uchiha compound as soon as Tsunade had dismissed them. They both walked in comfortable silence, and Sasuke kept throwing careful glances at the blonde next to him. He almost gave a start when Naruto spoke softly. "You know it's rude to stare right?" Sasuke simply hn'd and stared straight ahead again. "So you're really gonna keep the baby?" He felt Naruto tense slightly and he growled out softly, obviously on guard. "Yes i am. And it's MY baby, not THE baby." The raven nodded and opened the door when they arrived at the door. "Of course, sorry dobe." The blonde didn't dignify the excuse with a response and stepped inside, standing in the hallway patiently. Sasuke lead him around the house, muttering a simple description of each room before ending up in the bedrooms. "This one is yours," He said, pointing to the first door on his left. "and mine is right across the hall."

Naruto nodded and headed in his room, leaving Sasuke behind in the hallway, unsure if he should follow or not. "You coming or are you gonna stand in the hallway like the teme you are?"

Sasuke growled softly at the insult but followed, a small upturn on his lips. He found the blonde walking around the room carefully, hand dragging slowly across the walls, probably for memorization. "What colour is the room?" A black eyebrow rose in curiosity as he answered. "Black, why?" He could see the instant grimace that contorted the dobe's face, before he heard his mutter. "Oh no, that won't work. Teme, we need to go paint shopping. And furniture shopping now that i think of it." The raven's eyebrow raised once more at the peculiar request. "And why is that, dobe?"

"Because there is no way i'm staying in a room that's painted black. just because i cant see doesn't mean i don't have taste. Now to the market!"

Before Sasuke had anytime to respond the blonde was already brushing past him and down the hall. He frowned softly and followed closely, waiting for Naruto to inevitably run into walls or get lost. Or both.

To his surprise though, Naruto did neither of those things. Sasuke watched, mesmerized as Naruto walked through the halls and to the front door as if he had walked this path his whole life, as if you could see.

Sasuke kept staring at Naruto as they both stepped out into the stream of light from the sun. "As i said before, teme, it's rude to stare." The raven shook himself and regained his composure, stuffing his hands in his pockets and letting out a hn. He stopped in his tracks though, when he heard the soft bubble of laughter that spilled out of Naruto's mouth. Naruto had laughed. He had actually laughed. "Typical Uchiha response." The raven's surprise faded quickly as Naruto's laughter did. He caught up with the blonde and glanced at him, frowning when all traces of the blond's happiness seemed to have vanished. Sasuke didn't like his dobe's missing happiness.

As soon as they approached the marketplace Sasuke noticed the immediate change in Naruto's demeanor. His shoulders slumped slightly and his head was pushed down. He avoided looking at anyone around him and stared intently at his feet. Of course it was usueless, considering but it was better that having to acknowledge the glares and threats of the villagers. At the moment though, Naruto wished that he was deaf too, so that the whispers of threats and promises of pain and death wouldn't reach his ears. So that he would never again hear the word demon.

But he knew that would never happen, that the villagers would always view him as the demon of Konoha, the child that would inevitably betray and kill them all. With the way things were going, Naruto honestly might be inclined to make it happen. He shook his head and rid those thoughts from his head, because he knew thinking that would simply make him into the demon the villagers viewed him as, and that wasn't something he wanted.

Sasuke stepped closer to Naruto, glaring at anyone who looked at his dobe wrong. They both finally made it to the paint shop and looked through the aisles. "So what color are you looking for?" Naruto bit his lip in thought before responding. "A dark blue." And as he walked further down the aisle he whispered something to himself that made Sasuke freeze. "I always liked dark blue, like your shirt, reminded me of you."

xoxoxo

When Naruto had paid the glaring cashier for the paint and brushes, they both stepped out of the shop. "Hey, Sasuke, i need you to show me where i can buy some furniture, i don't know where that it."

Sasuke nodded uselessly and took the opportunity to wrap his arm around the blonde's waist and head down the street. Naruto frowned at the surprisingly comfortable weight around his waist and let himself be lead away, mind spinning. Why would Sasuke put his arm there... Couldn't he have just taken his elbow or something? Maybe Sasuke li-

Naruto shook those thoughts away and set his face into a blank mask. There's no way that could happen.

Sasuke kept leading his blonde down the streets, hoping that he would get his message - quite an obvious one at that. They finally made it to the right place and walked in. Sasuke was please to find that the owner of the shop didn't glare at Naruto, and instead smiled pleasantly, asking them what they needed. Sasuke let go of Naruto and spoke.

"Naruto here needs some furniture for his home. I need to run an errand, so i was wondering if you could help him get all he needs please?" The man nodded enthusiastically and introduced himself to Naruto as Akura. Satisfied, the raven leaned over to Naruto and whispered in his ear, before heading to the door and down the road. "I'll be back in a minute, don't worry."

Sasuke let himself smile slightly as he stepped into the flower shop, but promptly let it drop as he noticed who was at the counter. He had forgotten it was Ino's family's shop. The blonde - not as nice a color as Naruto's, Sasuke noted - smiled wide as he approached, leaning over the counter to speak. "So Sasuke, you here to buy flowers huh, i wonder who it could be for. Maybe Sakura?" She asked with a wink. Sasuke grimaced at the idea. Sure he didn't hate Sakura, but he didn't like her like that either. He shook his head and ignored Ino as he looked for the perfect bouquet. A minute later he headed back to the counter with a bouquet of Sunstar Dahlias. He paid for it as quickly as he could, wanting to get back to Naruto as soon as possible. With a few hn's to Ino's questions, he headed back to the store. Upon arriving he frowned, not seeing Naruto. He looked around the shop for while and still came up empty. Naruto wasn't in the store. He tried to find the previous owned, but could onl find the cashier. After interrogating the shaking teen, he ran out of the store, entrusting his flowers the the now weeping girl, with the threat of pain for any damage.

Sasuke ran up the wall of the building, looking left and right for any sing of the blonde man, but even with his unusual hair color he was hard to find. The raven jumped from building to building, starting to panic internally. How stupid could he be, leaving Naruto, the blind Kyuubi Jinchuuriki alone in a village that hated him. As he landed on a bar, he heard a few shouts and curses, and headed for that direction in hopes of it being Naruto. When he made it to the alley where the noise was coming from, he froze. Naruto had his back to the dead-end, and 3 villagers were surrounding him, their backs to Sasuke. As soon as they pounced, Sasuke was about to take them down but three bodies hit the floor before he could even reach Naruto. Said blonde stood with a thunderous expression on his face, clenching and unclenching a fist, while his other hand rested protectively on his tummy, obviously an unconscious movement. Sasuke slowly approached the obviously livid blonde, but stopped in his tracks at Naruto's shout.

"Don't you dare take a single step or i'll beat you to a pulp like your friends."

Sasuke swallowed at the leaking killer intent coming from the blonde shinobi. So this was the real Naruto. "Naruto, it's Sasuke."

Naruto frowned harder and Sasuke could almost see the disbelieve radiating from Naruto. "Check my chakra. I know you can do it to a certain extent. Check it and see that it's me so you can tell me what the hell happened."

Naruto pondered this for a second before doing so, shoulder slumping as he recognized the familiar chakra flowing through Sasuke. The raven stepped forwards slowly, gauging Naruto's reaction in case he decided to attack anyway. T o his relief he managed to reach the blonde without being hurt and wrapped his arm around Naruto once more. "Now tell me what happened."

Naruto sighed before muttering. "The store clerk only acted nice in front of you, and threw me out once you were gone. I tried to follow your chakra but these three idiots tried to kill me." The blonde frowned sightly as he felt the teme literally shake in fury. He couldn't quite figure out why though. He knew he was hated, and it wasn't like it was a rare occurrence or anything. "Teme it's alright, it happens all the ti-"
"It shouldn't be happening all the time though!"

Naruto was taken aback. Why did Sasuke really care. It wasn't that bad, he could take care of himself.

"I know you can take care of yourself," He had said that out loud? "but it doesn't mean it should happen. And you're with child now, you can't afford to be attacked anymore, it'll be difficult to defend yourself and it would put the baby in danger."

Naruto frowned again. "Sasuke, why do you care so much."

"Because, dobe, i love you."

Naruto wrenched himself from Sasuke, taking a step back. "What?" Came his whispered response.

"I said i love you Naruto. I was gonna tell you when we got home. I even went to buy you flowers. But then this happened and nothing went how it was supposed to."

The raven looked up from the florr for Naruto's reaction and found him biting his lip. "Y-You really love me? This isn't some sick joke you're playing on me? Like that time you told me Sakura admitted to having feelings for me?"

Sasuke winced at the memory, regretting it, and shook his head. "No, i promise, i love you. I guess i knew it for a while, i was worried it was just some small crush. But then you disappeared and got hurt and i finally figured out that there was no way what i was feeling was a petty crush."

"W-Well then, i love you too."

Sasuke's eyes widened and he spoke quickly. "You don't have to say it back just because i admitted it you know."

"I know, and that's not it. I love you too. I'm sure that's what i'm feeling everytime i look at you, love."

Sasuke let himself smile softly at the declaration and stepped closer, reaching one hand up to cup Naruto's jaw. He saw Naruto's adam's apple bob as he swallowed nervously, felt the shiver that coursed through his body at his touch, heard the blonde's breathing deepen as he wited for what would happen next. Sasuke kept his lips a mere inch away from Naruto's, letting their breaths mingle for a few seconds. When he was satisfied with watching Naruto, he closed the distance and pressed his lips softly against the blondes. He felt and heard Naruto gasp against his lips and smirked against his. He pulled away a second later and chuckled softly at the pout that adorned Naruto's face.

The air around them turned chilly and Naruto, even blind, could practiacally see the manic smile that sat on Sasuke's lips as he spoke.

"Now, there's a certain store clerk i would like to have a, chat, with."

xoxoxo

Both men stepped into the house, each holding a box, and headed to Naruto's - or hopefully their - room. They set the boxes down and Sasuke opened his, - the crib - and began assembling the pieces. Naruto sat on the bed, listening peacefully to the noises in the room, imagining what Sasuke looked like, piecing together a baby's crib. A few minutes later, Naruto stood and headed to the kitchen, feeling Sasuke's - his lover now? - gaze following out of the room. He found his way in the room and began rooting through the cupboard for ingredients. When he was satisfied with his findings, he began preparing supper. Good thing he had learned this recipe so well he could do it with his eyes closed.

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Sasuke had finally finished the beautiful navy crib and matching changing table and head for the delicious smell that had been floating through the house for a half hour. He groaned softly as he entered the kitchen, eyes spotting the mouthwatering Tonkatsu on the table. He headed to Naruto and wrapped his arms around the smaller male's waist. "We got this whole couples' interaction down, that's for sure." Sasuke couldn't help but chuckle at the truth in that comment and nuzzled Naruto's neck softly. "For sure."

Naruto set his appliances down and felt Sasuke detach himself from his back as he followed the blonde to the dinner table. Naruto set the desert - a simple chocolate cake - on the table and went to sit down, hand running over the surfaces to find the chair. He sat down with minimal difficulty and let the corner of his lip twitch upward as he thanked Sasuke internally for not helping him. He would have felt like a helpless shinobi otherwise.

He heard the other chair shift and waited for Sasuke to sit, murmuring 'itadakimasu' before starting his meal.

They ate in silence, but it wasn't empty. The simple presence of each other was enough to keep them happy as they ate. Naruto could feel Sasuke's constant stare on his figure but didn't comment on it. He couldn't tell what kind of stare it was and decided to try and train himself to recognize them along with his other training.

After having finished their meal and done the dishes, they opted to head to bed. It wasn't late per say, but they were both emotionally tired. As Naruto headed in his room after they had both taken a shower and changed, Sasuke went to his. He heard Naruto's footsteps stop in his own doorway though, and stopped himself. "You're not going to bed Naruto?"

He turned to see Naruto shifting from foot to foot, biting his lip and frowning, obviously determining wether to speak or not.

He chose soon after as he muttered. "Would it be rude of me to ask you to sleep with me? I've been having nightmares ever since, you know, and i was thinking that maybe your presence would help." The 'and i simply want to sleep with you' wasn't spoken but it still lingered in the air.

Sasuke crossed the hall in a step and lead Naruto to bed wordlessly, both of them climbing in and laying next to each other. Sasuke turned onto his side and watched Naruto silently, eyes raking over his figure. From his radiant blonde spikes, illuminated by the moonlight streaming in, to his sightless but still beautiful eyes, to his nose, parted lips, down his slender neck, to his exposed shoulder. - His nightshirt was borrowed from Sasuke, and the size difference was noticeable. He saw Naruto shift and smiled softly as the blonde pressed himself against Sasuke's chest, eyes staring into Sasuke's onyx ones, foreheads pressed together gently. Their breathes mingled once more, and Sasuke caught Naruto's trembling lips against his as Naruto's whole body began shaking. The taller man wrapped his arms protectively around the others' waist as he pulled away and let Naruto hide in his neck.

Sasuke kept his hold on his dobe tight enough for support, but not too much so as to make him feel trapped, and simply offered silent support as Naruto let himself cry through his sorrows. He held the blonde as time wove on, until his lover cried himself to sleep, and he followed him soon after, with a whisper when he was sure Naruto was asleep in his arms.

"Goodnight Naruto, I love you."

Tada, i'm back with a chapter, and i feel quite good about how it turned out in all honesty. Please please leave a review, it lets me know you are happy with what i've written and you are still interested.

See ya hopefully soon,

-HidingBehindMyMask