Two months had passed with Itachi healing up from the attack his uncle done. Naruto went to the doctors like any other pregnant woman and still had a clean bill of health since Itachi was watching what he put in his mouth. Itachi brought up going to see the woman that was Naruto's friend which surprised the blond.

"Who's going to watch Ichijo and Kyuubi?" Naruto asked as he looked at their companions.

"I'm sure Sasuke wouldn't mind. And we could have your parents come up and look after the place every once and a while." Itachi insisted with a smile. His scar could be ripped open in a snap of the finger since it wasn't bonded like it should be yet. He was always a slow healer.

Once the blond agreed and they set up the tickets and who was doing what, Itachi went out to find that special ring to ask Naruto with. He found it all right, he had it shipped out to where the place was so when it arrived there, he can propose.

The next morning, they had everything packed with Itachi telling everyone that he was going on vacation and if they needed to reach him in an emergency then they can reach him on his cell. They dropped off their pets at Sasuke's which made Ichijo meow in protest when Maiko picked her up.

Leaving there, they went to the airport with Naruto's parents calling about how often they should check on the place.

"At least once a day to get the mail, paper, and to see if anything's wrong." Naruto explained to his father since his mother was out with her friends. Listening to his father, he sighed. "We'll be fine. Yes I'm meaning the baby too. Bye."

Itachi laughed but was soon interrupted by a stare from who was taking them to the airport since he left the car at the house. "What Kisame?"

"Oh nothing. So why are you guys heading over there? Don't tell me you're going to elope." Kisame guessed but stopped when he felt the two glares on him. "Okay, I was wrong. Don't have to glare."

They got out once they got there, thanked the azure haired man since he was supposed to be teaching. He usually didn't take a day off until it was personal but this was his former students that found love with each other.

It seemed like it took forever for them to get through the security and everything else that needed to be done. By the time they got it done, Naruto was groaning because his feet hurt and he just wanted to sit down and sleep. Itachi agreed with him.

"Just think we'll be on the plane soon and heading to the states to see your friend." Itachi reminded. "Did Sasuke or you tell her that we're coming?"

"Yeah. He sent her a message but he didn't get anything back he said." Naruto replied as they finally boarded the plane with their things going into the over head apartment. "Hopefully she does read it and gets there in Columbus."

Itachi secretly crossed his fingers as he sat down by the window and stared at the tarmac. Letting his breath out, he had a feeling it was going to be a long wait to get to Ohio.

Fingers clicked rapidly across the keyboard as music poured out of the speakers around, her eyes widening a little as she saw a message waiting for her. Clicking on it, she blinked and read it. "Naruto . . . Oh my gooses!"

"What are you oh my gooses about?" A feminine voice asked in a different room from the way it sounded distant.

"I have some friends coming over honey bee." She answered as she jumped up and did a little dance. It stopped suddenly as she heard Eminem come onto the computer. "Ruin the mood man."

They took turns sleeping which seemed easy for Itachi since he felt like he was going to fall asleep anyway because of his body still recovering from the incident. While Naruto slept with his head on the Uchiha's shoulder, Itachi read a book that he brought along with him.

Naruto, he brought a magazine with them but it didn't seem like it was going to keep him entertained for long.

Looking over at the blond from the corner of his eye, Itachi smiled while glancing at the book. Reaching over, he ran his fingers through the locks. Closing the book and setting it on his lap, Itachi slouched a little and hoped he could get some sleep too.

Her foot tapped repeatedly before the muscles in her calf started to ache from it. Glancing down at her watch, she sighed. "Where are you? Customs must not be that long."

Looking around, she didn't see anything of the blond. He might have changed his hairstyle since the last time she saw him. Narrowing her eyes at the realize, she grabbed an old piece of cardboard that was in the trash and wrote Naruto's name on it in large letters with a sharpie she borrowed from one of the security guard. Giving it back to the man or woman, she didn't pay attention, she held the sign up and hoped she find the guy she adored.

Naruto yawned as he walked with Itachi, their luggage in hand.

"What does she look like?" Itachi asked as he looked around for anyone that might catch his eye.

"When she was there, she had blond hair with red in her bang. Who knows what hair color she has? Wait . . . does that say my name?" Naruto queried, grabbing his lover's sleeve and stopping him. Pointing the woman that was holding a cardboard piece up, he tilted his head.

"Yeah, why?" Itachi asked but didn't get an answer but a blond running toward the woman.

"PRANE!" The Uzumaki called out and tackled the girl down to the floor. Hugging her, he smiled. "You've changed so much! What did you do to your hair?"

"I dyed it. Like it?" Prane asked as she held up a brunette lock with bright blue running through it. Looking at the azure eyed man, she noticed someone else walking toward them. "Who's this? That can't be Sasuke."

"We broke up a long time ago when we were still in school. That's his brother, Itachi." Naruto said, pointing at the long-haired man that looked like he was ready for a bed.

"What happened to you guys? You guys were so cute together but here you are with his brother. Wow. I'm sure he's pissed over that but we can chit chat later when we get to the ranch." Prane said, pushing the tanned teen off and got up. Looking at the man with her verde eyes, she nodded and led them out of the busy building.

Hopping into her car that she bought with help from her girlfriend, she started it up once the two got in.

"Oh Ita, she also likes country music. She's been to a lot of concerts."

"You don't have to brag about it for me. The souvenirs do that for me but the county fair is coming up." Prane said with a laugh as she wanted to get out of the city and on the freeway. "So what have you been doing since I left Naruto?"

"School. I actually graduated. Um what else? That's pretty much it." Naruto said, leaning back and grabbing a hold of Itachi's hand.

"So what about you mister Uchiha?" The brunette asked as she looked at him.

"I am the president of Uchiha Shipping Industries." Itachi answered.

"You're not much of a talker are you? Well what do you want to do when we get there? I'm sure the animals won't mind seeing you." She suggested with a smile.

"Oh I've been forgetting to ask but are you still with that girl you had back then?" Naruto questioned as it popped into his mind.

Biting her lip, she stayed silent but before letting a sigh out. "Nope. It didn't work out in our sophomore year. You can say that I had that feeling that we were going to be together forever but it didn't happen."

"Aw poor Prane-chan! Do you have anyone then?" Naruto asked and bit back a yelp when he felt Itachi pinch.

"Yeah I did. After that breakup I went out with a couple guys but it didn't seem the same until I found who I'm with now. Her name's Zenda, she's a couple years older then me." She said with a smile.

"What's she like?"

"You'll have to see. She's already working; she went into the field of zoology." The green-eyed teen answered, hearing a whine from her blond friend.

Once they got home, they were greeted by a blond with some strips of black in her hair. Prane ran up to her, kissing her gently as she played with the woman's helix piercing on her left ear. She rushed over and helped them with their bags as Zenda held back the cat that had a tendency of getting in front of people and tripping them.

"So this is him?" She asked as she nodded toward the two that was behind Prane.

"Yep. Naruto, Itachi this is Zenda, Zenda this is Itachi and Naruto." The young woman introduced her friend and his lover before getting the door so they can set everything down in the room the two will have.

Leaning against the doorway, Prane had a smirk that told of devilish intent. "Just a fair warning for you two, if you hear anything in the middle of the night, it might be us. But then again, you guys might go at it."

"We can't." Naruto replied quickly. "You know about hermaphrodites well, you can say I'm one of them and I'm pregnant."

She blinked and stared at him. "I'm happy for you. At least you can get pregnant by the guy you love. If we want kids, we'll have to go through artificial insemination."

"Aw Prane-chan. Don't worry. I'm sure you'll get that one day." Naruto whined for his friend as he flopped down on the bed and placed a hand on the womb where his child was growing. "Let us get some sleep and then you can show us around."

"Don't be surprise if you get a feline or a canine up there. We got both in this house." Prane warned before grabbing the door. She watched the two curl up next to each other and smiled. At least they found someone.

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