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Chapter 3

Naruto stayed in bed for three days. Iruka had gone to awake the boy, but upon seeing the bruises, he demanded that Naruto tell him what happened. Naruto refused to tell him and Iruka was forced to accept that Naruto wouldn't be able to work for a few days. He brought him food since he could tell that Naruto had a hard time moving. From the bruises and the way Naruto limped to the bathroom, Iruka knew what had happened. He wanted to know who dared to hurt Naruto like this, but stayed silent for the blonde's sake.

Itachi tried to visit Naruto, but Iruka refused to let him in. It was the first time someone had defied him. When Iruka told Itachi that Naruto was sick, he accepted Iruka's wish and left him alone. He knew that something had happened at the ball. He had seen Sasuke return after what had been well over a half hour while Naruto hadn't. Knowing how Sasuke had looked at Naruto when he introduce him as Naru, Itachi confronted his brother. Sasuke claimed that Naruto had told him that he was going back to his room and to let Itachi know. Itachi knew that if this had been true, Naruto would have told Itachi that himself. Something was wrong, and Itachi was going to find out what.

Four days after the ball, Naruto was back at work. Instead of going back to cleaning Neji's room, he was sent to clean the library. Luckily for Itachi, he was there when Naruto walked in. Naruto bowed before trying to get his work done. Itachi stepped right up to the blond. "Naruto, what happened during the ball?"

"N-nothing," Naruto lied.

"Please, Naruto," Itachi said. "Tell me the truth."

"It's really nothing," Naruto said. "I'm fine."

Itachi sighed. "I thought you trusted me. I guess I was wrong."

"I do trust you," Naruto said. "It's just that... really I'm fine."

"Iruka said you were sick," Itachi said.

"It was just a cold," Naruto said. "Nothing to worry about."

"You know," Itachi said. "You're not a good liar." Naruto was about to refute that claim when Itachi held up a hand to silence him. "I know Sasuke did something to you. You can hide it with makeup all you want, but I can tell that whatever he did, it hurt you. I understand if you don't want to tell me now. I hope that one day you will be willing to share with me the story of what happened that night. I'm willing to wait until you are ready."

"Prince Itachi, I..." Naruto began.

Itachi shook his head. "Please Naruto, just call me Itachi. I want us to be friends."

Naruto smiled. "Yes, Itachi."

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One month went by before Naruto finally went to Itachi. He didn't tell him what happened but he asked for a favor. He asked to see a doctor in secret. Itachi took Naruto to a doctor he knew that wouldn't say anything. Tsunade was a Beta and the best doctor in the Uchiha Kingdom if not the world. She was also good at keeping her mouth shut. She inspected Naruto and caught on right away that Naruto was an Omega. She wondered how an unclaimed Omega had gotten a position in the Uchiha Castle as a maid. But that wasn't the only thing that concerned her. She also wanted to know who the hell dared to impregnate an unclaimed Omega. Omegas had a much higher chance at getting pregnant than Betas. It was for that reason that unclaimed Omegas took suppressants to diminish their heats. But here was an unclaimed Omega that was pregnant. Tsunade couldn't help but ask, "you don't take suppressants?"

"I do," Naruto said. "I have to or else someone might find out I'm an Omega and have me kicked out of the castle."

"You do?" Tsunade's eyes widened. "But that's impossible. Did you take them that day when you had sex?"