When they got back from the hospital, seeing the first hours of their niece's life, Itachi laid his head back on the headrest when he noticed a lot of cars around their place. Raising an eyebrow even though all he wanted to do was sleep the day away. Instead he pulled into the driveway and was bombarded with Kushina holding a present.
"Oh crap." Naruto muttered but Itachi could hear the words. Looking down at his stomach where his unborn son was, he sighed.
"What's wrong?" Itachi asked, looking over at the blond that was beside him.
"I kinda forgot that the baby shower was going on today." Naruto laughed hesitantly with a scratch to the back of his head.
Bowing his head in defeat, he laid the back of the seat back, laying down with his arms acting as the pillow.
"Um Ita . . . Ita." Naruto said, shaking his lover for any response.
"Go have fun. I'm just gonna get some more sleep right here." Itachi slightly ordered with his eyes closed.
"That's gonna be hard when Hoshigaki-sensei and the others are here." Naruto blurted out as he stared at his former teachers who were sitting on the steps that led into the house.
Sitting up, a glare forming in his eyes, he knew he wasn't going to get anymore sleep if they were around. Sighing, he opened the door and got hit with a burst of cold wind. A shiver raced through his body but he ignored it and went to where his friends and possibly other family members were gathered.
"Finally you showed up. Where the hell have you been?" Hidan inquired as he stood up for his friend to get to the door.
"Maiko had Mikoto this morning. Well around noon." Itachi clarified as he put the key in the slot, unlocking the door. Pushing the door open, he walked inside and waited for everyone else to come in so he could close the door. Glancing down he watched Ichijo rub his ankles for some attention. He knew Kyuubi was curled up in the chair since it seemed to be the fox's favorite sleeping spot.
Naruto walked behind everyone, holding himself a little. His mother was holding some of the presents her and Minato got her expecting son. Looking over, he watched his grandmother and principal from his school argue with his grandfather about his new book he was working on. Smirking, he went up the steps when something popped into his head. "Hey how about we go somewhere that has a lot more room?"
"Like where?" Deidara asked as he flopped down on the couch, nearly missing Ichijo's tail.
"Tsunade-obaa and Jiraiya-ojii's farm. It'll make it a bit easier on seating." Naruto answered.
Itachi perked up at the news since he never was at his lover's grandparent's place before. He nodded, taking the keys out of his pocket and went to the door as some grumbled with their gifts in their hands. It might help. He wasn't for sure. Once everyone was out, he locked the house up again and strolled down the steps to the car.
"I'll show you guys the way." Kushina offered as she stood with the door to her Subaru open.
Naruto stayed silent for the entire ride, wishing that Sasuke and Maiko could be there. They already had their baby shower which Naruto and Itachi got them a crib. It was actually the same crib that Sasuke and Itachi used when they were infants. It was passed down through the family since their great-great grandmother if not farther back.
"So you seem excited." Itachi pointed out as he glanced at his lover.
Smirking, he looked out the window to see the rolling hills that he grew up in. "Yep. It's great to be back home."
"How so?"
"I enjoyed going here when I was a kid and even into going to high school. Something about this place took my worries away that I was carefree. It seemed like time just went by slowly." Naruto replied with a sigh. It was the same place he buried the fox he rescued and its litter when they grew old.
Pulling into the driveway, Itachi glanced everywhere, seeing everything that Naruto had. The open land like he had but with more animals besides a cat and a weasel that seemed to take a liking to Itachi when he was a kid. A few heads of cattle perked up before returning to the last grazing they get before being fed hay that was cut in the summer months.
Shutting the car off, Naruto exited the car and was tackled by a Siberian Husky Doberman pincher mix dog that his grandparents took in from the pound. Itching it behind its ears, Naruto laughed at the kisses he got from the dog. "I missed you too, Gekkou."
Itachi went beside his lover which earned him a few hundred sniffs from the dog. It sat down, looked at him before jumping up to give him a few kisses of acceptance.
"Doors unlocked." Tsunade called as she stopped then went into the house.
Everyone strolled into the house with Naruto and Itachi being the last ones. Naruto stopped on the short step and looked out onto the land that he grew up on. It seemed like yesterday he was just a kid coming almost every weekend to see his grandparents and helping them with something that he could use later on in life.
"Come on Uzumaki hm!" Deidara yelled. "It's cold out!"
Naruto chuckled then went into the house, closing the door behind him. Sitting down on the couch next to his biology teacher, he felt one of the gifts fall on his lap. Picking up the tag, he read it that it was from Gaara and Hinata, which surprised him since they were supposed to be on their honeymoon.
Opening the lid, he stared at the little bibs that had a little chibi cow on it, holding it up with a laugh. "What are you guys trying to get at? That he'll be a little farmer."
"Maybe. Who knows?" Hinata pondered with a laugh as she sat on Gaara's lap.
Going through the box, he found a few more articles of clothing like shirts and one piece clothing that had little writing on it.
"Thank you guys." He got up, setting the box of clothing to the side on the floor, hugging both of his friends.
They smiled and nodded at him when another box was handed to him.
He opened it, reading it was from Hidan – scaring him a bit – which turned out to be a box of diapers and shampoo for the child. He smiled at the silver haired man, nodding his thanks.
In short, they received another box of diapers from Kisame along with a bag of socks. Deidara got them some baby formula since Naruto couldn't nurse his unborn child. Kushina and Minato gave them the crib they used with Naruto while Tsunade and Jiraiya got them books they could read. Zetsu and Zetsumori got them a box of pants, and other clothing they could use.
"Oh almost forgot." Kushina gasped and rushed out to the car. She ran back in with a box, handing it to Naruto. "Itachi help him."
Sitting on the arm of the couch, trying to avoid all the gifts, he looked at the tag. It was from Sasuke and Maiko. They opened it, showing a changing table that needed to be assembled. Naruto looked up at his mother who smirked.
"He was afraid that if something happened like Maiko giving birth that we'll give their present to you guys." Minato explained the unasked question.
Nodding, Naruto looked at the dark stained wood that would hold their son. Looking away from it, he glanced at all the guests. "Thanks you guys. They'll help in some way."
It felt weird giving his former teachers hugs for being there and giving something for the unborn child he was carrying. When he reached his family, the hugs he got back were tighter then before.
Itachi felt his phone vibrating in his pocket, making him jump. Looking at it, he saw the company phone number on it, opening it. "Hello?"
He jumped a little at hearing his Uncle Izuna's voice but didn't really do anything. He listened to what he had to say, nodding before his relation hung up.
"What was that about?" Naruto asked, like everyone, staring at the Uchiha.
"Izuna-ojii just wanted to say congratulations on becoming an uncle and that he and the others, surprising as this may seem, started accounts for both Mikoto and Sadao for their college funds." Itachi relayed the information to everyone with a smile. He didn't expect his family to do something like that. It was a nice surprise to say the least.
"That's great!" Naruto chimed, hugging his Uchiha and kissing him lightly.
"The board would also like to meet my fiancé." Itachi finished with a smile.
"How are they going to do that?" Jiraiya inquired as he looked a little dumbfounded at the news.
"They're going to be at the wedding. Oh, just so you know we haven't got the invitations out yet but the wedding is going to be December 5th at the same place that Hinata and Gaara got married at since they only seem to accept a same sex marriage." Itachi informed. The one bright side of it is they didn't get kicked out. Now that he knew where Tsunade and Jiraiya lived, he could take his own son there to bond with his great-grandparents.
"So who's being the female?" Zetsu asked first with a raised eyebrow.
Naruto raised his hand, remembering all the torment he got from dressing in drag for Sasuke that one time. He's even wearing a dress even though he tried to persuade Itachi into letting him wear a suit. It didn't work.
Some laughed but stopped when Naruto leaned back into the couch, looking at the spot above Hidan's head. He'll have to thank Sasuke and Maiko when they got out of the hospital for the gift.
So the wedding is on! I can't wait to write that chapter! Please review