Hachi

Chapter Six

{Mature Content Warning}

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The first three months finally came to an end- the first trimester, Naruto called it. And as promised, the nausea and aches ended with it. The first morning that Sasuke woke up and realised he was feeling perfectly healthy, he was so excited that he woke Naruto up at once and dragged the blonde into the shower with him for a- well, a celebration. Naruto had been most amused, but more than happy to oblige. They were very late for work that morning.

Surprisingly, that seemed to be the new pattern of things. Sasuke suddenly had an awful lot of energy, of all kinds. It was helpful, and he was managing to catch up on the work he'd missed in the past few weeks. But more than anything else...his body was abruptly demanding a lot more time with Naruto wrapped around him. And as Sasuke arched up against him one morning, crying out and trembling, he wondered what on earthwas going on.

Oh sure, sex for them was still a once-a-day thing...usually. Not counting the past month and a half of course. And...maybe sometimes they got lazy. They'd been pretty busy since Naruto became Hokage, after all, so maybe they'd let that slide a bit. They'd been together for nine years, after all.

But this week? All that was out the window. They were back to three times a day, no exceptions.

"You know there's a reason, don't you?" Naruto teased, as he peppered Sasuke's stomach with little kisses. "Why you're feeling particularlyenergetic this week?"

"Is that the word for it?" Sasuke smirked, gazing down at Naruto and running his hands through his hair. "But go ahead then, what's your explanation?" Privately Sasuke just figured it was relief. Really, wouldn't anyone feel like this after being sick every day for the past month?

"It's hormones," Naruto said, resting his chin on Sasuke's chest. "Of the randy kind."

Sasuke scoffed. Randy hormones? Honestly. "Oh come on, Naruto," he said, reaching out and flicking his nose.

"It's true!" Naruto maintained. "It's all in the book, which you still haven't bothered to read. Your clone's body is flooded with them at the moment. And since you also still haven't learned how to barricade yourself from it..."

Ohh, what judgement! Sasuke would learn, eventually. Just like he'd read that book...eventually.

"That's ridiculous," Sasuke commented. "Why on earth would someone who's pregnant just want sex all the time? Isn't it- counterproductive?"

Naruto shrugged, nuzzling into Sasuke's skin, circling a tongue lazily around his left nipple. Sasuke groaned softly, feeling himself starting to respond again. "Er, well, there was an explanation in the book," Naruto went on, "but it all got a little too technical. Um, but there were some nice pictures of what little Shi-chan should look like now. Almost like an actual baby!"

Hmm. Maybe I should read the book, Sasuke thought to himself; but his attention was quickly diverted from that idea when he felt Naruto's hand sneaking down between his legs. His blood spiked with heat at once.

"You have a meeting this morning," the responsible part of him murmured, even as he groaned and tugged at Naruto's hair. "You promised Shikamaru you wouldn't be late...mm, Naruto..."

"I'll make it quick, then," Naruto teased, dropping a kiss at the base of his stomach and then heading further south. "I couldn't possibly leave you like this."

Sasuke moaned and arched upwards as Naruto took him into his mouth. "Ohh, okay..." he gasped out. "If you insist..."

And if this hormonal flood continued, Naruto would just have to be late for a few more meetings as well. Some things were just more important.