[A/N: Hey guys! So I had this idea in mind for a while now and finally decided to write it down. I hope you might like it and Reviews are as usual very appreciated. Enjoy Reading!]

Daddy Issues ~

Chapter 1 ~ A long-kept Secret

Kabuto just couldn´t believe it. He stood in the middle of the street of Otogakure, his eyes widened in shock and slight disbelieve. Across from him was his ex-girlfriend, Saki, whom he had looked for in order to make things up again, but the sight before his eyes made him speechless. On the amber-haired woman´s side stood a small girl, not older than four years and smiled brightly up to Saki. This wasn´t the shocking thing though, no, what made him get a lump in his throat was the fact that the child resembled him so much, as if it was…his child.

Fortunately he wore a cloak, so he could assume that his former girlfriend couldn´t recognize him, though he had a lot of questions to ask her. A part of him tried to believe that the small girl might be another man´s child, but expect the blue eyes and the lack of glasses, she looked exactly like Kabuto.

Silently he took his leave for the moment, as he had no intentions to confront Saki in the midst of the crowds, beside that the child mustn´t see him yet. His heart raced rapidly and he felt a slight ache in his head, as there was the possibility that he, of all people, had become father.

He actually came back to Otogakure in order to get Saki back somehow, since he had finally understood what really mattered in life. Ever since his encounter with Itachi during the 4th Shinobi War, he had the hope to make things alright again, not only with his foster Brother but also with the woman he admired so much. Well, but that became second-rate after what he saw and, even though it scared him a little, he´d find out if he the child was his, no matter what.

During evening he had finally found the courage to visit Saki, since she luckily lived still in the same apartment as before their parting. The surroundings seemed still so familiar to him, even after five years of not being there. Nervousness overcame him as he stood now directly in front of her door, with doubts inside if he really should take this step after all. Was he really ready to hear what she had to say? And what if the girl was his? Was he really ready to become a father all of a sudden?

Taking a deep breath, he removed quickly the hood from his head and knocked, with as much confidence inside as he could, against the door. He crossed his arms in front of his chest as he was waiting for any sign from behind the door, while he suddenly heard steps coming closer from inside the apartment. The door opened carefully after a few seconds and Kabuto felt excitement inside of him.

"Who is the-"

In utter shock she glanced at him, the person she actually wanted to see the least in front of her door.

"K- Kabuto?"

"Long time no see Saki-chan…"

He said with his eyes slightly narrowed. The amber-haired woman swallowed hard as she looked at him, but tried to calm down a little and hold her composure.

"What do you want here?"

"I saw you today on the streets."

Was the only thing Kabuto said, but he knew he didn´t have to say more. Saki became a bit uneasy inside and avoided for a moment eye contact with her former lover, until she sighed quietly and closed the door behind her a gap. She knew she had to answer questions now, though she had wished not to.

For a moment there was silence between them, until Kabuto began:

"Who was this child with you?"

"It is my child, her name is Kairi…"

He nodded shortly and continued:

"Who is her father?"

There he asked the question she had feared to answer for years now, but she knew she couldn´t lie, he´d know if she did. She took a deep breath, before she answered:

"You. She is your daughter…"

It hit him harder than he thought and his heart skipped a beat as he heard those words coming from her. He had a child. He was a father.

All of a sudden he realized something and felt anger growing inside of him. Kairi was around four and Saki broke up with him five years ago, that meant…

"Why didn´t you tell me that you were pregnant?!"

He asked a bit loudly, while Saki shushed him and replied:

"Don´t be so loud, we don´t need to wake her up!"

Kabuto kept quiet and was waiting for her to answer his question, as he was burning to know why she kept this a secret for so long.

"I didn´t tell you about it because I thought that it was the best for the child…"

"Why?"

A glint of anger was to be seen in her blue orbs, while she responded:

"Why you ask? Well, first of all because you wouldn´t have been there for her in the first place, because your work and your great Master were always your priority. And then, I didn´t want to risk her safety by letting you know about her, since I feared this might put her in unnecessary danger…"

Kabuto´s mouth opened slightly at her words and they hit him as if she had slapped him directly across the face. Another question popped up in his mind.

"Back then you said you didn´t want to be together with me anymore because I worked for Orochimaru. Was that a lie?"

She shook her head no.

"It wasn´t, though it wasn´t my main reason to leave you either. As I said, I had just Kairi´s safety in mind, even if that meant she had to grow up without her father…"

Even though he felt kind of hurt, he eventually understood her worries. After all, he was, and most likely is, still a Criminal, meant he had a lot of enemy's who wouldn´t hesitate to go after his beloved ones, if they´d know. But still, now that he knew about his child, he couldn´t just leave again as if nothing had happened.

"And what now?"

Saki blinked a few times and asked:

"What?"

He adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat.

"Am I still not allowed to see her?"

She quirked her brows with a questioning glance in her eyes.

"You would want that? Really?"

"Of course!"

Kabuto was a bit surprised about the fact that she thought he wouldn´t want to have anything to do with the child. After all she was his flesh and blood.

Saki examined the grey-haired male and thought about his request. Actually, she wouldn´t have anything against it, as her daughter had asked for her father more than once, but just if the latter wasn´t involved in anything what could harm her dearest.

"Are you still working for Orochimaru? Or any other creeper?"

He shook his head lightly.

"No. I don´t want to have anything to do with such things anymore, I´ve changed…"

This took her a bit by surprise though. Did he really say the truth or was he lying just to get her to say yes? Hard to say.

She bit her lower lip and mused for a moment, before she took her decision and sighed.

"Fine then. You can come over tomorrow and meet Kairi-chan, as I do not want to be known as the mother who took away the chance for her daughter to meet her father…"

Nevertheless, she shot Kabuto a warning glance.

"But if she get´s harmed in any kind of way just because she has contact with you, be sure that I´ll strangle you to death!"

This statement caused a smirk to appear on the Medic´s lips.

"Sure…"