A/N: Well, Well, Well. I must be an ambitious one. I find myself so attracted to the Sasu femNaru paring. Don't know why so this little bunny hopped it's way into my head and I could only get rid of it in form of story. Well I hope you enjoy ;]
SUMMARY: Sasuke Uchiha returning to his hometown, meets a little red head gaki. What? Her mom is hot? Unique Blonde hair, tan, blue eyes. Beach bunny! AKATSUKI INC. YONDAIME CORP.? HI MR. SAUSKE?
Go ahead read ahead. I am sure this is going to be a cute fluffy fic. I believe it's going to be cute. This fic might be around five grounded chapters. I'll make the chapters long. Depending on response I'll continue.
DISCLAIMER: Don't own Naruto and affiliated characters. Wish I did.
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Little miss Sunshine.
Sasuke
I was pissed off.
Why was it my turn to do the groceries again?
Stupid lazy Itachi.
I growled at the thought of my brother who forgot to do the grocery shopping this week. It was his turn as we did every week. It had been my third week doing the grocery shopping.
Itachi claimed to have forgotten to do the shopping again due to a big project at his company.
I sighed still furious with my brother's neglect.
I was staring at the list of things we needed and started checking off the things I had.
"Kiyaaa!" a small voice yelled and than crashed into my leg.
I looked down to see a mess of red hair that was attached to a small girl around the age of four.
"Sorry! Sorry! Mister!" she said in a rushed tone. I looked to see she had on shoes with little wheels on them.
"It's okay." I told the little girl who was now staring at me with cerulean eyes and the cutest pouty lip.
"Where are your parents?" I asked her. Her face turned red as she remembered something.
"Kiyaaa!" she screamed looking frantic around the aisle of the supermarket. Her azure eyes began to have tears in them.
"I think I lost my mama." she said as she sniffled.
I felt a little bad she was a cute kid. The look on her face was so precious. I couldn't deny the child of helping her find her mother. That was the least I could do for the terrified child.
"I'll help you find your mama." I told the kid and her face changed in a smile that kind of warmed my heart.
"Thank you mister." she said as she rolled the wheels on her shoes back so she had regular flat shoes again.
When did I find myself helping a little kid find her mom? Right when this little kid gave me that look. Damn it that puppy dog look. Her parents must spoil her, well anyone in that case at that look.
"What does your mom look like?" I asked the kid. She put a finger to her chibi chin like she was deep in thought.
"Beautiful." the kid said. I almost face Palmed myself. The kid had twinkle in her eyes.
"More specific." I asked her and her finger went back to her chin.
"She as eyes like this." she said pointing at her own eyes.
"Okay, a little more detail." detail was important if we were going to find her.
"Akari!" I heard a smooth voice yell but couldn't see the face to who it belonged by the crowd of people.
"Mama!" the little girl squealed. A blonde blur pushed me out of the way and went for the child.
"Don't you dare, do that again." The blonde scolded the child.
"But mama the mister helped me find you." She said. The blonde turned around and looked at me.
She had her eyes closed as she rubbed the back of her neck. I took her in and she was young. She looked to be around my age if not younger.
She didn't have the body of someone who had a kid. She was actually hot.
Milf?
"Umm... Thank you?" she said as her eyes finally opened. There were the same beautiful exotic cerulean eyes, the same on the tyke.
"No problem." I told her simply.
"Hey mister!" The tiny red head pulled on my pant leg. I looked down at her.
"Yes?"
"Thank you for helping me finds my mama. She's single." the red head said as if she was including me in a secret. I couldn't help but smile. That was the kid's game.
"Gaki!" her mom scolded. "Not again!" her mom face Palmed herself, Sneaky little Gaki.
"I am so sorry. I hope my daughter didn't bother you in her scheming." the blonde said and the small red head stuck her bottom lip out.
"It's fine, she's a cute kid." I told the mom as I ruffled the red heads hair.
"See mama he thinks I am cute." she crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out to her mom. "So what's your name Mister?" The red head wiggled her brow. This kid was funny.
"Sasuke." I told her. She clapped her hands together and looked at her mom.
"Mama's name is Naruto." She said again wiggling her eyebrows.
"Gaki!"
I could only chuckle. This kid was cute, brave, but cute. The blonde blushed obviously embarrassed by her straight forward daughter.
"Again I apologize for Akari's boldness." She said as her hand went back up to rub the back of her neck. "I am sure you're busy. Come on Akari." The blonde said as she pulled on the hand of the red head gaki.
"By Mister Sasuke." Akari said with glee in her tone and a wave of her hand. Her eyes were bright, like rays of sunshine.
I gave the red head a two finger wave good bye. Her eyes brightened more.
That kid was something. Her mom wasn't half bad looking. I found myself staring at her ass. It was a hot looking ass, if I say so myself.
Naruto
"Akari Aiko." I started but the little gaki started giving me her puppy dog eyes before I could finish the whole name. "Don't do that." I said as I crossed my arms.
"I just want you to be happy."The little gaki stuck her tongue out at me.
I had paid for the groceries and was strapping her into her booster seat.
"I am happy." I told her giving her a smile as I pointed at it. "See."
"No you're not." She huffed.
"I don't need a boyfriend. Plus you shouldn't be worrying about my love life gaki." I told her as I ruffled her hair.
"He was cute though." She said as she crossed her arms and gave me a huff.
"Don't do that." I told her. My gaki got it in her mind that I needed a boyfriend. "I'll find one when I need one, you gaki stay out of my love life." I told her. She puffed again and I closed her door and going to the driver's seat of my Toyota corolla.
"Mama when am I going to see otosan?" the red head asked and I winced at the mention of her father.
"Soon we'll give him a call when we get home okay." I told the tyke.
"Okay mama."
To her I was her mama, but to her, her father was otosama. Not that I am jealous or anything.
"We're going to grandpa and grandma's house." I told her. Akari squealed in her chair, Spoiled little gaki. She knew how my parents loved her. She was the only grandchild and granddaughter.
"Yes!" she squealed once more. I was going to have to prohibit her visits from Ino and Sakura. Well she reminded me of myself as a kid, a ball of constant energy.
I drove to our apartment and was looking for parking. I parked the car and Akari was helping me put the bags in my grocery cart.
"Come on the quicker we get this in the house the quicker we can go see grandma and grandpa." I told her with a smile and she literally started pushing the cart down the street till the front of the apartment building. I smiled my kid was fun.
She waited for me knowing she wouldn't be able to lift the cart up the few stairs.
This was the part I hated and wished I lived on the first floor instead of the fifth.
"Good luck mama." Akari told me as she started for the stairs.
"You gaki!" I told her as I lifted the cart up the stairs. Luckily for me it wasn't too heavy. It was the usual my plentiful stock of precious ramen, cookies for Akari, milk, eggs, the regular stuff.
I didn't do a whole shopping because our food money was a little on the low side this week.
As I struggled walking up the flight of stairs with the cart the gaki was waiting in front of the door with a smirk on her face that reminded me a lot of her father.
I really hated having to live on the top floor of the apartment building with no elevator; especially when each floor had double flight of stairs for each floor, not fun.
"Come on mama keys." She said holding her hands up to the door.
"Calm down gaki." I told her as I fished the apartment keys out of my pocket.
I opened the door and Akari ran in.
"One toy," I told her sternly knowing her she was capable of bringing every single one to her grandparent's house. It's not fun carrying a sleeping five-year old and a huge bag full of toys.
"You're no fun. Otosan lets me take a ton of toys." She said stinking her tongue out at me.
"Yea but your otosan carries you like you weigh like a feather." I retorted at her sticking my tongue back out at her.
"Fine!" she said defeated. "Oh let's call otosan." She said as her blue eyes lit up in glee.
I handed her my phone. "Here call him while I put away the groceries."
"Okay." She sang.
I went for the kitchen pushing the cart. I started unloaded the contents and putting them in fridge, cupboard, or pantry depending on item.
"Yea and she was all like I don't need a boyfriend." I heard the gaki on the phone. Didn't sound like something she would be talking with her father.
"Gaki!" I said startling the tyke.
"Yea I am sorry wrong number bye." She said hanging up the phone.
"Who were you talking to?" I asked her looking at her suspiciously.
"No one." she said putting her hands behind her with the phone behind her back. she was trying to put the innocent face on and give me her puppy dog look that she so happened to inherit from me.
"Spill it or Mr. Toad get's it." I told her and her eyes changed into panic.
"No not Mr. Toad." the tyke said panicky. "You're so evil." She said as she started sniffling.
"Who was it?" I asked as I crossed my arms.
"I was talking to aunty Ino, they told me you were lonely and the best way to find you a boyfriend was that I did it." She sniffled. "Don't touch the fuzz on Mr. Toads head." She squawked.
"Thank you for the information." I told her. Akari couldn't lie to me because I know she isn't good with secrets.
I would have to talk to Ino and Sakura to not involve my daughter in my love life. They had been trying to get me into a relationship for the longest, trying to get me to go on blind dates and such.
"So did you call your dad?" I asked.
"He didn't answer the phone so I called aunty Ino." She sniffled as she hugged the stuffed toad my father gave her.
She called Ino and Sakura her aunts. Though not biological the girls were her aunts.
"Don't you listen to a what Aunty Ino tells you to do when it comes to my love life." I told her with a smile and she nodded her head and wiped her cheeks. "Come on, we're going to the Grandparents house." I gave her a smile and kissed the top of her head. She smiled back and turned cheerful again.
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I drove to my parent's house. Akari was singing to the song playing on the radio. Mom had told me to come over for dinner tonight since my older brother Kyuubi was in town. I was happy to be able to see my brother.
Akari doesn't know her Uncle is here. Mom told me it's a surprise for my little red head gaki. I know once she saw her uncle she was not going to want to leave my parent's house.
"Almost there." I told Akari as I was driving down the block to where my parent's house was.
"Yay!" Akari screamed with glee. I loved to see my daughter happy.
I pulled into my parents drive way and Akari unbuckled her seat belt once I was parked. I opened the door for her since it was child proof.
Akari bounced out letting her hair bounce along with her. She was dressed in a navy blue dress and her little roller sneakers her dad got her. She was in love with those things.
I grabbed her little hand in mines and we walked to the door. She still had Mr. Toad hugged in her other arm.
"Want to ring the bell?" I asked her and she nodded her head yes. I smiled knowing very well who would answer the door gaining a loud shriek.
A moment later a red head opened the door and as on cue the little red head herself gave a shriek.
"Uncle Ubi!" she yelled again jumping up so the older man can pick her up.
"How's my gaki?" he greeted her as the little red head hugged him tight.
"I missed you." She said hugging him tighter.
"Missed you too shrimp."
"What about your little sister?" I asked feeling ignored.
"Missed you to Naru." He said as he gave me a hug with his free arm.
We walked into the house of my childhood. Everything looked the same as I remembered it. Dad was probably in his study working on his research. Mom probably trying to perfect her cooking which is never something good, her cooking is horrible.
I had to survive on ramen cups which are my favorite even till today.
Akari was chattering to Kyuubi about things that she had learned while he wasn't here. Like her new collection of sand rocks and how she has been in school.
"Hello honey." I heard dad's voice from behind me.
"Hey dad." I replied with a smile.
"Looks like Kyuubi's going to be tied up." He said with a smile looking at his grand child and son.
"She's not going to want to leave." I told him with a smile. Which is the truth Akari is going to want to spend as much time with her uncle as possible.
"She can stay, you know. I'll take her to school on my way to work there is no problem." He said encouragingly trying to convince me to let her stay.
"I didn't bring anything for her to stay, plus her school bag is at the house. If you want her to stay the week while Kyuubi is here I'll bring her and her stuff over tomorrow." I said. Knowing I was going to miss my tyke not being in the house. It was more convientant from my house to her school and to my job. We had a well worked out schedule.
"How about the weekend, it's ridiculous for the travel you know." He said and I nodded knowing he was exactly right. The parents lived on the other side of town compared to where we lived.
I chatted a little longer with my dad. He was telling me about a new project he was working on. Mom was dead set on making an amazing meal for tonight and couldn't be disturbed. Anyone was afraid to walk into that kitchen; it wasn't a pretty sight of getting whacked with a cast-iron skillet.
I didn't dare go in.
"Dinner is ready." Mother chimed and all besides her gave each other wary looks as to what she prepared.
"We'll be there in a minute dear." Dad said a little nervous. The man was head over heels in love with the woman. But he was afraid of her cooking just like the rest of us.
"Kyuubi I'll invite you to some ramen at Ichiraku's after this okay." I told him in a low tone so only he would hear. He gave me a small nod looking just as afraid as I. petrified of whatever the older red haired woman prepared.
We walked into the dining room. The food was set out in a family style. Mom looked like she worked hard on what she made. The thing was that the food looked like it was growling back at you. Akari looked scared of some brown sauced covered thing that was bubbling.
It looked like hot served…
"Ship." Kyuubi said. "The ship was beautiful you know. Traveling the countries by ship is an amazing experience."
I was really waiting for him to answer my thought.
"Well dig in my ducky's." mom said as she sat down at lthe table.
We all looked at each other with wary looks. We were afraid the food was going to bite back.
"Honey this looks incredible." Dad said as he gave mom a smile.
"Thanks I tried a new recipe." Mom said as her grin plastered wider. I wouldn't deny my mom had determination, but this food looked like piled crap.
"Thank you Kami for us being able to reunite as a family, may you bless this food." Dad said as he reached for what looked like fish in some brown sauce.
"Mom Akari and I aren't really hungry. We ate before coming." I lied. But there was no way I was going to risk getting my daughter sick over some of this. Akari nodded her head agreeing with me.
"Oh! But you could squeeze a little right?" mom asked and gave me a puppy dog look. Darn her I inherited that look from her and I wasn't going to fall for it not when I knew what she was trying to do.
"Grandma my tummy is so full." Akari said as she pouted and put her hand on her belly sticking it out. She gave my mother the look she had just gave me, and since Akari was well Akari my mother couldn't say no.
"Alright, but I'll pack you some to go." Mom said and Akari nodded her head. "I expect you two to try it." She glared at Kyuubi and me. We both swallowed hard knowing we wouldn't get out of it even if we tried.
"Right on it," Kyuubi said as he scooped some of what looked like a stew onto his plate. There was a lot of dishes on the table that were brown or a very eerie grayish color.
I looked at the dishes and the only thing that looked safe was the rice. I took some rice onto my plate and a little of the brownish stew that Kyuubi just took. Dad was eating slowly and wincing a little as he tasted the concoction his wife made.
I broke my chop sticks apart and took to taste a little of the rice. It was so salty . I had to rapidly grab a cup of water and wash down the taste of salt attacking my taste buds.
"Oh my mom this is great." I told her trying to not hurt her feelings.
"Excellent stew, mom." Kyuubi said as he tried to swallow down his bite.
"Ah thanks." Mom said with a blush. She wasn't eating any of the food. Was she trying to purposely torture us?
"Why aren't you eating grandma?" Akari asked.
"Oh I was picking at the food as I cooked. So I kind of got full on that." Mom answered. I knew she was lying. She never picks at the food.
"Well mom thanks for the food, but I have tickets for a movie for Kyuubi, Akari and me." I said as I pushed the plate out from in front of me.
She gave a small frown but then nodded.
"Let me pack some food for you to take home." Mom said with a smile as she got up and bolted for the kitchen.
Dad spat out the food he had in his mouth and reached for his napkin wiping his tongue. He then drank some water getting the taste out.
"Thank you Naruto." Kyuubi said.
"That was too gross." I told them, and they all nodded.
"Dad, how do you survive?" Kyuubi asked.
"Easy I act like I am swamped with work and eat at the office." He said in a low tone and we all gave a laugh.
"I did the same thing." I told him.
"Ramen isn't food Naruto." Dad scolded and crossed his arms.
"That's what she feeds me all the time." Akari huffed.
"Hey you said you love ramen." I said pointing an accusing finger at Akari.
"Not every day. At Otosan's house we eat all these yummy things." She said with glistening eyes.
"You're not at your father's house." I said as I stuck my nose in the air and crossed my arms.
"How is the asexual gaki?" Kyuubi asked.
"Well you can't say that anymore can you? We did have Akari." I told him with a smile.
"Drat you got me there." Kyuubi said.
"Well from what I hear he's doing well." I answered Kyuubi the topic of Akari's father was a weird one to discuss. Especially around the family who had high hopes.
"I guess that's good, let's escape before your mom get's out of that kitchen." Kyuubi said with a little scared face.
"Agreed." I answered. "Ja ne!" I told my dad.
"Ja ne Naruto, Akari." Father answered.
"I'll be home soon." Kyuubi responded and dad gave him a curt nod.
We got out of the house knowing my mom's wrath is no joke.
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Sasuke
"Come on Sasuke it's going to be fun." My brother insisted I went out with him to this restaurant to hang with his friends.
"Fine, but next week don't forget to do your bargain of the shopping." I retorted.
"Fine, I give my promise." He said as he lifted his hand in a pledge form.
"Where is this going to be?" I asked Itachi.
"Some place that has really good food, it's called Ichiraku's." He answered and I nodded as I grabbed my coat and we walked out of the apartment we shared.
We got there pretty quick it wasn't that far from where we lived. I hadn't been in Konoha in so long. I had just got back two months ago. I still hadn't believed how much it changed. I had gone to college in Oto, it was a new experience.
It was definitely different than here in Konoha. But in the last five years Konoha really changed. It was no longer the little tedious town I remembered.
It had grown into a great bustling city. Similar to what Oto is known for. Though Oto is still a large city compared to Konoha, Konoha is getting more modernized and more high-rise buildings are appearing.
Not to mention its growth in commerce. Konoha was stepping up as a must know city.
When we got to the restaurant, I noticed it was a casual place. It was a place in where families came to eat dinners and also business men and women. It was like the regular family restaurant, though it was separated into two, Bar and restaurant.
"Hey guys I want you to meet my little brother." Itachi told the group. I wasn't relatively acquainted with his friends from work. Not that I cared.
Itachi's company is named Akatsuki. He received it from our grandfather Madara Uchiha. The old bastard gave it to him before he died. Itachi has been running it for six years already. He says he wants me to work with him and make it a family effort. Not that I care for that. I want to go on my own and not be in his shadow.
There were three guys seated at the table, a blonde haired guy who looked a little off, a red head who was expressionless, and a fishy looking guy. The group looked creepy.
"What's up." The blonde greeted cheerfully.
"Hello," The fish looking guy greeted with respect.
The red head just nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hello I am Sasuke."I said introducing myself in a flat tone.
"This is Deidara." Itachi said pointing at the blonde. "Sasori," He motioned to the still expressionless red head. "And Kisame." Itachi said pointing to the last.
We sat down at the table and immediately Itachi and his business friends went into talk about trading that was going on in their company and how they were expanding to the different nations.
"Hey look mama it's Mister Sasuke." A familiar little voice came from behind me. It was the voice from earlier today. I couldn't forget that.
"Mister Sasuke?" Itachi chuckled.
"Hi Mister Sasuke!" The red haired girl came in front of me. I gave her a smile and ruffled her hair.
"Akari!" The blonde woman from earlier came into view. She was dressed different from when I saw her this morning. She had on skinny jeans a white camisole and an orange cardigan. Her hair was out but clipped back on one side. She looked beautiful as her soft features were highlighted by a little touch of makeup.
"I am sorry for my daughter." She apologized.
"Hey you're a cutie." Itachi said to the little red head. I wasn't sure if he said it to the gaki or the mother. But I would admit the mom was hot. "What's your name?" He asked the little girl.
"Akari, that means light or brightness." She said as she swelled her chest with pride, cute gaki. "It means I came to brighten the day," her eyes brightened. "And night." She added.
"She's a cute kid." Itachi said as he looked at the mom.
"Thank you." The mom gave a sincere smile.
"Itachi Uchiha." He said as he stuck his hand out.
"Naruto Namikaze." She answered.
"Really?" his lips turned up at the corners looking like he was impressed.
"You don't happen to be related to the owner of Yondaime corp.?" He asked.
"Actually yea." She said a little shyly.
"What of it?" A bulky red head came into view as he stood next to Naruto. I pegged him to be Akari's father. So the blonde wasn't really single.
"I am actually trying to connect ties with Yondaime corp. I am the owner of Akatsuki inc. it would be major boost knowing the prestige connections both companies have. It would be a no brainer for the companies to have ties." Itachi went into his business gable.
"I am the vice-president of the company." The red head answered. "Kyuubi Namikaze." He greeted Itachi.
"Please join us for dinner; I would love to talk more on what we can do." Itachi went on and I sighed. He always had to take over the show.
"Definitely," The red head kyuubi added with a little intriguing smirk.
"Yay!" the little red head exclaimed as she pushed her mom to sit in the chair next to me. The little gaki wouldn't stop.
The red head guy known as Kyuubi sat across from Itachi and the little red haired gaki sat next to her mom.
"So were you on a date?" I asked the blonde and she turned to look at me with an embarrassed blush. It was faint, but it was there.
"No, he's my brother." She replied and I felt stupid for even coming to the conclusion she was on a date.
"So Akari wasn't kidding when she said you were single." I said a little embarrassed.
"Nope she wasn't." She said popping the 'p' when she said the word nope. "Have you guys ordered yet? I am starving." She said as she picked up the menu.
"No we just got here not too long ago." I answered sincerely.
"Good cause this place has the best Ramen and I am going to go crazy." She answered as she looked over the menu.
I smiled a little at her expression.
"Chicken fingers and fries Akari?" she asked the little red headed gaki.
"Hmm anything that isn't ramen is good. I feel like eating tomatoes today." She said with a smile.
The kid has good taste. Tomatoes are my favorite.
"You're the weirdest kid Akari. You actually like vegetables." Her mom said as she narrowed her eyes.
"Otosan says it's good to eat veg-ah-tables so I can grow big and strong like uncle Ubi." She broke down all the words in vegetable and it sounded funny. It was a big word for a kid of four.
"Uncle Ubi is the biggest man I know." The little gaki rambled.
"I love tomatoes, their my favorite." I told the little gaki.
"See mama, I am starting to think you're the weird one." she said as she stuck her tongue out at her mom. They definitely didn't have the regular mother daughter relationship.
"Well then he's the weird one." the blonde turned to me and stuck her tongue out at me.
I couldn't help but lightly laugh at their behavior. They were actually quite entertaining. I wasn't having much fun until the two of them arrived. I can actually say I am glad Itachi told me to come. Though for his standards of fun is talking about business. I am not really used to that kind of garble.
"Can I take your order?" I waitress with pink hair came to the table.
"Sakura since when do you work her at Ichiraku's?" the blonde said to Pinkster.
"Since today." She said with a smile. The pink-haired girl looked vaguely familiar. "Sasuke Uchiha?" she asked looking at me. Did I know her? I haven't been in Konoha for five years.
"Yes, do I know you?" I asked a little unsure.
I vein popped on her forehead like if I did and was mad that I forgot who she was.
"We sat next to each other while we were in the academy." She said again as she closed her eyes.
Oh annoying pink blob. She sure looks different from then. Not so much of a blob.
"Jiggly puff. Now I remember." I said out loud as the name came to my head. The blonde next to me burst into laughter. She was on the brink of tears. The Pinkster looked to be embarrassed by the minute.
"Jiggly puff really?" the blonde said as she wiped away some tears.
"It's not funny Naru, I had weight issues back then." She said self-consciously.
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to offend. Just you do look different." I said apologizing for embarrassing her.
"Aunty Sakura, this is mama's new boyfriend." The tiny red head said as she grabbed onto the pinkette's arm.
"NANI?" I said at the same time as the blonde.
"Told you don't they look cute together?" The red head said as she wiggled an eyebrow.
"You are one daring kid." Sakura said as she shook her head.
"Sure is." I said as I muttered. Not that the blonde wasn't attractive to be my girlfriend or anything.
"Again I am so sorry for my daughter." She said as she turned to glare at the red haired gaki.
"Well I already know what you want Naruto." The pinkette said and the blonde responded with a,
"RAMEN!" she had a large smile on her face showing just how happy she was.
I stared as the blonde ate four bowls of ramen in the matter of minutes. This was no woman she was a machine. The other people who were sitting at the table actually turned to look at her in surprise as she was holding her stomach patting at the fullness.
"This place has the best ramen." She said contently.
"Tomatoes are better." The little red haired gaki said.
"You sound like my little brother." Itachi said as he smiled at the red haired gaki.
"Well their good. Mama has me sick and tired of eating Ramen." She said as she crossed her arms across her chest and huffed.
"Anything is better than what mom cooked tonight." Kyuubi answered and Naruto, him and Akari shuddered a little.
Whatever their mom cooked must have been horrible.
Kyuubi and Naruto laughed.
The business conversation went back on and I turned to look at the blonde.
"So tell me about yourself? I've never seen you in Konoha, yet Sakura knows you." The blonde asked.
"Well I went to college in Oto for the past five years. I moved back only two months ago." I answered sincerely. "I could say the same about you, I never saw you when I lived in Konoha."
"Well I lived in Suna for ten years. I moved back three years ago when Akari was two." She answered as she gave me a smile.
"Wind country, wow desert must have been hot." I attempted to make a joke.
She laughed even though my joke was corny. "It's really beautiful. My mom loved it out there and dad was doing business there. So we moved there when I was young. I was born here in Konoha, but I still love Suna." She said with a glittering smile.
Akari was starting to fall asleep and now had her head in Naruto's lap. The blonde was playing with the gaki's red silky hair.
"You have a good kid." I told the blonde.
"Yea I know she's the best. I wouldn't want another child in the world." She said as she continued to run her fingers through the child's hair.
"So how old is she?" I asked.
"She just turned five a month ago." The blonde answered. "She's really smart for her age. Well I am guessing you knew that with her scheming earlier today. I am still sorry about that. She has bad influences." She scrunched her nose a little when she said influences. Her little face reactions were so cute.
"How old are you? You don't look older than twenty." She blushed at my comment.
"Thanks I am twenty-two. I know I was young when I had Akari. Most people always throw that in my face." She said in a slightly upset tone.
"I wasn't going to say that." I answered and she turned to look at me and her cerulean eyes sparkled. Her eyes were the most amazing shade of blue. They were quite hypnotizing.
"You're the first person to say that." She gave me a sincere smile. That smile made my stomach flutter. I had never had a feeling like this.
"You're welcome." I responded.
"Maybe I might see you around." She said with a smile.
"I definitely would like to see you around. You're single and everything." I said teasingly and her smile fell.
"I am going to teach this little gaki a lesson." She said as she looked at her daughter.
"I was joking. You have a daughter who obviously wants to see you happy."
"Yes I know." She responded. "Well I have to take her home she has school tomorrow. Maybe I'll see you around?" she asked.
"Sure how about lunch sometime this week, I am free from 12:30 to 2. Here's my number." I told her as I pulled a business card from my wallet. "That's my personal number." I told her as I pointed at the second number.
"I'll definitely be calling in that lunch date. It has to be Ramen." She said with a smile. I could only return her one.
This was the first time in a long time that I actually gave genuine smiles.
Naruto
I actually enjoyed myself the other night. I hadn't had fun like that in awhile. Being tied at me being a mommy juggling around work and family. Your social life tends to go down hill in a major spiral.
Being with Sasuke it was a different experience. Akari seemed to like him for some reason. Though I had only seen him twice and it happened to be in the same day. Was kami playing a trick on me?
I haven't been in a relationship. Not since Akari's father anyhow. I don't complain about him he's an exceptional father. He always comes through for Akari and always keeps his promises to her. So I can't complain he's an amazing father.
Though my relationship with him ended as the flames and sparks just died down. I don't regret being with him. Not in the slightest. He was the first man I ever loved. I still love him, just not in the same way.
He's still my best friend and will always be. He is a significant person in my life and will continue to be since we have Akari.
Akari raves about her otosan. Otosan this, otosan that. He does spoil her to no end. Not that I don't blame him. The little Gaki has her finger wrapped around everyone and that's saying something.
Her manipulative powers have been there since I have harbored her in the womb.
Though she takes after her father when determined. It's a quality both her father and I share. Maybe one of the reasons we split were because we were too much alike.
I got pregnant with Akari at the mere age of seventeen. It was one of those I am a teenager I want to experience what sex is. Not that I didn't love her father when I lost my virginity. I am still not sure when Akari was conceived because of the many heated times after.
One thing I know for sure is I don't regret having Akari (Ah-Kah-Ree). Her name is light because she brought light into not only my life but into her father. Her father changed when we started dating he was no longer rigid like when I first met him. Akari's middle name Aiko (Eye-Ko) means love child because she was conseived on love.
Akari's father could finally except to fall in love with someone when he did so with me. He says he can't thank me enough for giving him the best gift he could possibly have which is our daughter. Akari.
I looked at the card a couple times. I had my elbows on my desk at work just wondering if I should give him a ring. It was the end of the week pratically and last time I saw him was Saturday.
Call? Don't call? Call? Don't call?
I was skeptic on the matter. Would he even really want to see me? I did have a kid and all. He was single and obviously no kids. Not unless he was hiding them somewhere.
I looked at the clock and it was 11:30. I didn't have much time to decide just in case maybe he had other plans.
Call? Don't call? Call? Don't call?
I kept weighing my answers. Akari did have good taste though. He was really handsome. According to Sakura he was the heart throb of Konoha from the academy days.
Not that I would know. I didn't go to school in Konoha to know. While I lived in Konoha I was home schooled by my dad Super genius extrodanire.
Call? Don't call? Call? Don't call? Call!
My mind screamed at me and I picked up my cellphone and dialed the numbers in. After a few rings
"Moshi Moshi!" a familiar voice answered.
I sighed in relief.
"Moshi Moshi." I responded. "This is Naruto, you know mother to a extra special little red head you met the other day." I said with a smile on my lips.
"Oh Naruto, Hey I was wondering when I would hear from you." he responded. I could hear the smiled in his voice.
"I was wondering if you wanted to do lunch today?" I said a little skeptic about his answer.
"Sure no problem, I am off at 12:30. Where do you want to meet?"
"Ichiraku's." I said knowing full well I was going to get my Ramen.
"Alright I'll meet you there." he responded.
"Okay Ja ne" I said.
"Ja ne" he responded.
With that we hung up.
I just realized something. I have a date.
I felt the pure horror crash on me. I hadn't been on a date in what seemed like forever. I got up and out of my office in search for Ino. She'll know what to do.
I searched the little boutique I owned and looked for Ino. The baka should be around here somewhere. Though I had a boutique didn't mean business was always booming.
I walked around the small boutique looking for the Baka.
"Ino!" I said a little panicked.
"Hmm," A voice came from behind one of the changing rooms. The said blonde popped out. "What's up Naruto?" she said as she came out the stall and started looking at herself in the mirror.
"I need your help." I told her in a still panicky voice.
"What's wrong?" Ino looked at me.
"I have a date." I said slowly the words almost didnt come out as they werent used often in my vocabulary.
"May I ask who with?" she said with a hand on her hip.
"No you can not know." I said as I crossed my arms and turned away a little. I felt heat rush to my cheeks.
"Why not? It's important for me to know. This is a major day. The last person you were with was Akari's father. This is big." She said as she flagged her arms up motioning the occasion.
"It's not that big."
"Sure is big. It's been three years." She said with an all knowing smirk.
"Ugh are you going to help me or not?" I huffed.
"Only if you tell me who the lucky guy is." She said with a smile.
"It's a guy that helped Akari last weekend at the super market." I felt the heat rushing to my ears reminding me if the incident that occurred with my five year old daughter. "I believe you put her up to looking into my love life." I said as I gave her a grunt.
"The little sneak, She got the idea from us but I didn't tell her to go through with it."
"She said it was your whole idea."
"So are you going to tell me?"
"Fine because I know you won't leave me alone."
"So who is the hunk?" Ino said intrigued.
"Some guy named Sasuke Uchiha." I said as I shrugged.
Ino's jaw dropped.
"I don't think I heard you right." She said as she stuck a finger in her ear in a cleaning motion. "Repeat that name."
"Sasuke Uchiha." I said again.
I didn't understand what the big deal was.
Ino shrieked like a crazed fan girl. Well I didn't expect that reaction from the light haired blonde.
"What's up with that reaction? By the way since when does Sakura work at Ichiraku's?" I said with a raised eyebrow.
"One word how?" Ino said withshock.
"How what?" I asked.
"How did you manage to bag THE Sasuke Uchiha?" she asked in shock.
I was really getting frustrated with the whole answering a question with a question.
"INO!"
"Just answer."
"Akari was the one who worked her magic."
"Now I see that gaki has the power to hook people up. Maybe I can borrow her for a weekend?" Ino said with a smile.
"Don't even think about it."
"You're no fun. Sasuke was the academy's heart throb. He never showed interest in girls. We started thinking he was asexual." She said with a grin.
"Figures, I always get the asexual ones." I said with a mumble.
Ino gave a snorting laugh. "Well you just attract em' don't ya." She said with another laugh.
"Shut up Ino, I need a outfit I don't have much time." I said as I looked at the clock on the wall.
Ino gave me a wink and headed toward a rack toward the back.
I just realized she never answered my other question, the one about Sakura.
I just realized as well that I was going on a date. My first one in such a long time, yikes.
Well I hope my attempt isn't left in vain. I think that the identity of Akari's father is obvious. This is OOC I know this, and AU.
I love the idea of Naruto in a family set. Plus I just love Minato.
Well any questions? Leave some love!
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