KUSHINA's POV

"Hey! I'm Kushina Uzumaki! And I want to be the first female Hokage!"

It's been 10 years since I said that. . It seems like only yesterday when I noticed that blonde haired boy who had the same ambition. . . Ohhh Minato. . His eyes that peer into forever, his intense determination and his compassionate heart were more than enough to draw me to him. .

Five years ago, we officially became a couple. You wouldn't believe the happiness I felt when he asked me to be his girlfriend. On that day, he gave me a heart-shaped necklace with "K+M" engraved into it. I never removed that necklace. It seemed to bring me luck whenever I'm doing missions. I never removed it because no matter how far away we were from each other somehow I feel his heart near mine. After that day, we-

"KNOCK KNOCK! Can I come in?"

A voice interrupted my thoughts and I knew that voice too well. .

"Of course you can dummy! I've missed you Minato. . "

"Well I don't want to just come barging in your house. Besides it was too quiet. Have you been reminiscing about us again?"

"Well what do you suggest I do while you're out doing your duties as Hokage?"

He didn't answer me. Instead, he smiled and embraced me tightly.

"You know why I liked you?" he said as he embraced me.

"Because I'm beautiful?" I said jokingly

"That too but you know what else I love about you?"

"What?" this time I was curious

"You're strong enough to handle yourself, the stars don't compare to your amazing smile, but most of all for just being you."

I don't know why but for some reason a tear fell from my right eye.

"You're crying? Right when I said something touching? You're crying?" he said with a smile as he pulled me away from the embrace.

"Of course not!" I punched him lightly and wiped the tear off.

"It's just that, back then, you were the only one who ever saw me as me and not as the Red hot-Blooded Habanero who always beats the boys up." I said with a smile

"Kushina, that's what I liked about you." He said as he grabbed my hands. "You were never afraid to stand up for yourself. Daisuki Kushina. I'll love you forever. Remember that okay?"

"I love-"

At that moment, an ANBU shinobi pushed down my door.

"Yondaime-sama, we have a situation."

"I understand." Minato replied

He turned to me and said "Kushina, I have to-"

"I know. Go on. It's alright." I said with a smile.

"Thanks Kushina!"

And before I knew it he was off taking care of his duties as Hokage. Being the man I've always dreamed of. I cherish every moment like this with him especially since we barely have time for each other with him being Hokage and all. It doesn't really matter to me though as long as I know we'll be together forever.

Now all I have to think about is. . . . . . . . .

How to fix my door -_-

After that day, I wasn't able to see Minato for a while. I've gotten used to these long periods of time where we don't see each other. Ever since Minato and I became official I've been getting less and less missions. Let's just say Minato is a little over protective. Being the Hokage, he doesn't assign any dangerous missions for me. The last mission I've been to was escorting an old merchant to Sunagakure. I mean that was so boring! I want to be back to doing an A-rank or S-rank missions! I'm missing the fun! It's not that I don't appreciate Minato's concern and I also had a bit of fun with the old man I was escorting but it still is different from the usual missions I do. Oh well. . . I might as well take advantage of this time off. Maybe I could relax at the library.

The library wasn't that far off from where I was living so I arrived there in no time. As soon as I entered the front door a familiar face greeted me.

"Nee, Kushina-san"

It was Mikoto! She was beautiful as ever! Wearing a blue blouse and a dark purple skirt with her blue shinobi sandals, she approached me with a smile.

"Konnichiwa, Miko-chan!"

"What have you been doing these days Kushina?"

"Oh you know the usual. . . .Nothing! Absolutely nothing! I haven't been in any missions or anything. Minato is busy so I've got absolutely nothing."

"You have to understand Kushina. He loves you and deeply cares for you. Guys like that are hard to come by these days you know."

"What about you and Fugaku-san? I haven't heard about him for a while."

"Ohhh. . hehehe. . Fugaku-san eh? Well, you see. . . It's just that. . ummm. ."

"What? Come on! Spit it out Miko-chan!"

"He proposed to me last night." Said Mikoto as her cheeks turned red

I fell silent. My face was blank. Then after a few seconds of deafening silence. . .

"REALLY? OH MY GOSH MIKO-CHAN! Kya!"

"Shhh be quiet! This is a library!" said the librarian sternly

"Sumimasen. ." I said.

"Come on Kushina-san. Let's go somewhere else and continue this conversation shall we?" she said with sweet smile

"Sure! What place do you have in mind?"

"Would the Dango shop be okay? I'll pay."

"Yep!"

So off we went to the Dango shop. I was very happy for Mikoto-chan but I can't help feeling a bit of sadness. I wonder when Minato would propose. Will he ever propose? With his busy schedule would he even have time for such stuff? Maybe I'm looking at this at the wrong way. We've only been together for 5 years anyway. I barely noticed we were at the Dango shop already because of my thoughts giving me a head ache.

"Kushina-san. Kushina-san! Kushina!" Mikoto cried out

"Oh. What? Huh? Gomenasai Miko-chan. I guess I was out day dreaming again." I spoke realizing I must've gotten lost in my thoughts again.

"You had that blank expression on your face .Almost as if you were caught in a genjutsu. Don't scare me like that okay?" Mikoto replied looking worried

"hehehe. . Sorry Miko-chan"

"It's okay. Now, 4 sticks of Dango please" She said turning to the waiter who was waiting to take our order.

As soon as our Dangos arrived I started the conversation because I was very excited to find out about how Fugaku proposed.

"So. . . . How did he propose? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!"

"hehehe! Okay, just calm down. Well, last night I was about to help kaa-san prepare dinner when Fugaku came in. He asked kaa-san if he could borrow me for a while. Kaa-san said yes, of course. I was shocked why Kaa-san agreed and immediately smelled something fishy was going on. But I played along and went with Fugaku-san. I asked him where we were going at this time at night but he held out a blindfold and told me to put it on. So I did. A few moments later he told me to take it off. When I opened my eyes I saw a candle lit dinner layed out on the grass surrounded by cherry blossom petals. We ate, talked and had fun. Then he suddenly took my hand, pulled out a small box from his pocket and asked me. There was about a minute of deafening silence. Fugaku worried I might say nothing so he asked again. This time I cried tears of joy, hugged him and said Of Course I'll marry you, you idiot! And so that's how it happened"

"Woah Miko-chan! I never thought an Uchiha like him could be so romantic."

"I know right! We spent the rest of the night talking about our future. I told him I wanted our first son to be named Itachi. Then maybe I'd call our second son Sasuke. I had so many plans for us I must've bored him to death. Hahaha!"

"I am so happy for you Miko-chan! Oh how I wish Minato would do the same. . ."

"Everything happens at the right time Kushina-san. Don't worry."

"Arigatou Miko-chan!"

I smiled and was quite cheered up by the thought that I had a friend like Miko-chan. She always knows what to say to make me smile.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot Kushina-san. I have to go now. Fugaku and I are going to talk about the wedding preparations. I am so sorry to cut our conversation short."

"That's alright Miko-chan! Goodluck!"

"Thanks Kushina! Be careful okay. . The Hidden Cloud might still be after you. "

"What makes you say that? I thought that incident was already finished. The Hidden Cloud shouldn't be bothering us anymore."

"I heard from Fugaku-san that they detected suspicious movement from the Hidden Cloud. Just be careful okay? Just because that happened a long time ago doesn't mean they might not come back for you."

"Don't worry about me Mikoto. I can take care of myself now."

"Okay then. Bye!"

"Bye!"

The Hidden Cloud doesn't make me worry a bit. Minato was the one occupying my thoughts right now. I sure do hope Mikoto is right. Everything will happen at the right time.