Author's Notes: Point Commission for JustSher on deviantART. She owns the characters Kira, Nia Hatake and Sakumo (Jr.) Hatake. Somewhat of a sequel from "Changing Hearts". This is the first time I've written a story with humor as it's main genre. I hope it turned out good.

Fatherhood Part 1

This was not something he was looking forward to. Most of the time Kakashi would take on missions and leave the village and his wife, Kira would remain home to mind the children. There were times when both would be given missions and therefore their two children would be taken to another home to be taken care of until they returned, but this time it was different. This time Kakashi had no mission, but his wife did and he was going to be home keeping an eye on his own kids, something he wasn't looking forward to. He loved his children but never really had been home alone with them before.

"I don't like this," Kakashi began as he watched his wife gather her things to leave for her mission.

Kira turned to her husband. "Come on Kakashi, it's just for a few days. You're rarely around the kids by yourself."

"Yeah, I know and I have a reason for it," he defended.

"Look Kakashi, they are your kids, you need to be around them from time to time and a bit more often too. Sakumo especially. He needs his father to look up to."

"And just how am I to do that? You know I had no role model."

Kakashi was sitting on their bed, mask down, revealing his handsome face. It wasn't often he would not wear the mask but he did remove when in the privacy of his home in front of his family.

Kira sighed as she turned to Kakashi. "I know. Your father took his life when you were six years old during your days a Genin, same age as Sakumo is now. But this time is different and you're not your father though our son was given your father's name sake."

Kakashi nodded with a sigh. "I'm going to miss you."

She smiled and leaned forward to quickly kiss him. "I know and we always do when we leave for a mission. But I will be back in a few days. This mission isn't too dangerous."

"Mommy! Daddy!" Sakumo yelled as he came running into the parents' bedroom

Kakashi's eyes widened at the boy's sudden arrival as Kira looked a bit amused. "Well you're back a bit early today," Kakashi replied. "Where's your sister? She was supposed to pick you up after classes."

"She did! She's in the living room," the boy answered loudly.

"Why are you home so early?" asked Kira.

"Well I…" the boy paused a moment before suddenly throwing a fist in the air. "I wanted to see you before you left!"

Kakashi's visible eyebrow lifted. "Sakumo, what did you do today?"

The young boy gave a bashful look before turning away. "Nothing."

"Sounds like to me you have done something," Kakashi replied. "Must I go to the academy and ask Iruka-Sensei?"

"No!" the boy blurted. "I mean… no not really."

Kira looked at her son. "You failed another test again, haven't you? Sakumo didn't you study?"

Kakashi sighed. He couldn't figure how his wife knew these things.

"Yes I studied!" the boy yelled. "It's just…" he averted his eyes one more time.

"You hang out with the Hokage's daughter too much," Kakashi sighed again. "You know listening to the Hokage's tales is not always something that is fully interesting."

"You were the Lord Hokage's Sensei once!"

"Honey, he has a point. Lord Hokage was the loudmouth Genin you trained."

"And a knucklehead too, but he proved his worth with his will of fire."

Kira nodded. "And now he's our Hokage with a child of his own."

"Yeah," Kakashi turned to his son. "Just so you know your mother is about to embark on a mission so you're stuck with me until she returns."

Sakumo gave a grimace look. He knew his father was a great shinobi.

"I could always bring some ramen home with me if you behave." Kira smiled, knowing it would get the boy; he did have similarities with the current Hokage after all. "But no more trouble ok?"

"Really?!" Sakumo pumped a fist into the air. "I promise, I promise." Though it was probably not a promise he could keep, Kira only smiled at his enthusiasm.

"I'm counting on you then." Kira finished her packing and looked at her son. "When you and your sister wake in the morning, I will be gone. So don't give your father a hard time."

"I won't," Sakumo replied as he turned away and left for the living room.

"Kira, you realize what he says and he does are two different things," Kakashi stated.

"And they are your children. You'll do fine."

Seeing as how he wasn't going to be able to get out this time, he sighed and with wrapping an arm around his wife's waist, went into the living room to spend time with his kids. He was completely proud of his daughter who took after much of his traits, including his smarts. Nia was only eight years old but she was a lot like her father including graduating from the academy at a very young age, excelling in all her classes to eventually being promoted to Chunin.

With the morning light of a new day, Kakashi woke with his wife not at his side, which was often but this time was different. She wasn't even home. Getting up, he was quick to get dressed and start his day. Since meeting Kira, he had dropped many of his old bad habits including being fashionably late for everything. He still often was late but not for every single thing and he didn't spend his mornings for hours staring at the memorial stone, which had to be reconstructed after the Fourth Shinobi War.

The second he entered the kitchen; he knew something was out of place. With a quick glance he noticed his son was not in the room. Nia was at the table eating her breakfast. Usually when he would wake, everyone was in the kitchen eating breakfast. With an inward groan, this was already not starting out as a good day. "Where is Sakumo?"

"Where else?" Nia replied as she continued to eat. "He's still in bed. Mom usually already has him out of bed by the time you get up."

Giving a sigh, he turned away from the kitchen, heading straight to his son's room. Knowing the type of deep sleeper the kid was, Kakashi never bothered to knock on the door before opening. Without even a flinch or second thought, he grabbed the blankets and whipped them off the boy in a hurry.

The boy was quick to feel the cold, no longer snuggled in his blankets. He shivered before his hands tried to reach for the blankets. When he found none eyes were swift to open. Jerking upwards, he stared at his father for several seconds before realizing what was going on.

"Dad!" he squeaked, trying to fully focus.

"Good, you're awake," Kakashi replied, not fazed by the outburst. "Time to get up and get ready for school. Don't want you to be late, like you often are."

Sakumo gawked at his father, completely in shock. "Mom never does that."

"As it's so obviously visible, I'm not your mother. Now, hurry. You have five minutes."

The boy was quick to frown. "Talk about being late. You're always late."

"And you're always complaining," Kakashi remarked and then with an after thought, added. "Not to mention loud. Now, for the last time, get up and get moving before I have to toss you out of bed like the blankets."

Sakumo's eyes widened in shock. He knew very well, Kakashi was the type of person who would make good on his threats. The boy was quick to jump off the bed, grab clean clothes and race to the bathroom before his father could do or something anything more.

"That's more like it," Kakashi stated, satisfied with his son's resolve to move. With no more than another glance, he left the bedroom, going to the kitchen to get some breakfast. He wasn't in the kitchen long when his son entered.

Nia looked up and giggled. She could tell by the look on her little brother he was not woken by gentler means. He was given a rude awakening and it showed. "Sakumo, you know Dad is nothing like Mom."

"So I noticed," the boy grumbled.

"Nia, you have any missions today?" asked Kakashi.

"Yeah, a D-ranked and I'm by myself too, so it should be good. I've been requested to help the Daimyo's wife with her shopping today."

Sakuma was quick to laugh at his sister's job. "Sucks to be you!"

"Don't laugh," Kakashi answered. "Nearly every Genin and even Chunin will eventually have to help people with shopping. Even I sometimes get those tasks."

Nia blinked. "But Dad, you're a Jonin."

"Sometimes rank doesn't mean anything when missions need to be carried out." He quickly ate his breakfast. "Sakumo, you better not be late for school again."

"I won't!" He was quick to devour down his breakfast and leave before Kakashi could say 'slow down'. With a deep sigh, he continued his morning routine, knowing his daughter was mature enough to do her own.

Sitting in a tree, reading his trusty orange book, Kakashi was trying to stay out of everyone's way. He knew it would only be a matter of time before someone would find him and no doubt inform him of Sakumo's latest actions.

"Kakashi-Sensei!"

Kakashi knew that voice all too well and he smiled at the memories that came with that voice. "You know Naruto," he said, not bothering to remove his eyes from the page he was reading. "You're Hokage now, I think its well way past time to drop the 'Sensei' part."

"So?" replied the blonde man who now seriously resembled his father just with whisker markings on his cheeks. "I was wondering if I could ask you something. Is it just me or is your son a trouble maker?"

"It would appear Sakumo has a high admiration for you from your young academy days," he then sighed before closing his book and jumped out of the tree. "What did he do this time?"

"It's more like what he almost did but got caught before he could," Naruto answered. "I think that kid has learnt some of my not so greatest moments."

"Oh?"

"He was getting ready to defile the Hokage faces just like I did," Naruto replied, giving a sheepish look and a guilty laugh.

"His mother's not out of town for half a day and already he's been caught out of class and trying to make a repeated performance of our Hokage's pranking days. Seriously Naruto, I think your daughter may have some influence on him."

"I can't see her doing that," the blonde answered. "She's too much like her mother, very shy."

"What, you saying she has a liking for my son?"

"How the heck am I supposed to know!" he blurted. "Look how long it took me to realize Hinata loved me."

"The day Pein attacked and he left her for dead."

"Please, do you have to remind me?" he murmured.

"Well, Naruto. If not for Pein you probably would never have married her."

"Ya. Ya. Anyway. Sakumo is being held after class today for skipping classes yet again and nearly putting graffiti on the Hokage faces."

"Why am I not surprised? He can never stay out of trouble. I'm nearly getting letters everyday from Iruka-Sensei about him. He's loud, troublesome and always making a fool out of himself. Funny, that sounds like someone else I know."

Naruto chuckled. "Hey! Well those days are long gone for me. I'm achieved my dream. I'm Hokage."

"Naruto, keep him there for as long as you need. He needs to be taught a lesson or two."

"Are you sure you want to do that? With me it was different I had no one to go home to."

"Yes. I know where he is so I don't have to worry for him." Kakashi then sighed. "He's not living very well up to his name's sake."

"You don't want another 'white fang' of the village. I have an idea." Naruto smiled, suddenly giving a mischievous grin.

Seeing the look, Kakashi, could only stare at the young man before him. "And pray tell would that be?"

Naruto giggled. "Maybe you can give him the bell test."

Kakashi thought for a moment. "That's something I never thought of. Perhaps I could. I would have to modify it as he's just an academy student and is only in his second year."

"Yeah. And you could get Nia to help out as well. There's no missions for her tomorrow."

"I think I might just do that," Kakashi agreed. "This could be a good workout for him and perhaps teach him a thing or two."

"It taught me on my first time. Teamwork is the important key to missions and your bell test a perfect example on how to work as a team."

"Mind you, you didn't get it straight away and you did try and cheat."

Naruto gave another nervous laugh. "Yeah, well it's never said in the rules to cheat when it comes to completing a mission."

"True, but you did go against teamwork," Kakashi defended. "But that's long ago before I met Kira."

"Yep. Kira sure keeps you in line," Naruto giggled. "No longer are you roaming the streets reading those porno books that were written by Pervy Sage."

"No?" Kakashi questioned, showing the book. "Then what's this?"

Naruto slightly groaned. "You're just taking advantaged of her being out of the village."

"Now, why would I do that?" he asked curiously.

Naruto frowned. "Oh come on Kakashi-Sensei. I know you better than that. Since getting married and having kids you're barely roaming the streets with your book. She's out of town right now and what are you doing? Sitting here in a tree, reading a porno book."

"Need to freshen up in my reading."

"Yeah right! That's just as lame as your lame excuses you used to give for being late for team meetings."

"I had my reasons."

"Ya, right. Your reasons were always you going to the memorial stone and standing there staring off into space until you realized the time."

Kakashi looked surprised. "And where did you hear that?"

Naruto smirked. "I'm the Hokage, I know just about everyone's bad habits and you Kakashi-Sensei are the one I know best as you trained me, even if it was a short time."

"I'm not an open book," he remarked.

"No, but you seem to appear like one. When Kira is out of town everyone seems to know where exactly you are and why," Naruto chuckled. "So you're not as closed book as you like to think."

"I'm not that transparent," Kakashi answered.

Naruto laughed, turning away from the man. "Denial is not one of your strong suits. See ya Kakashi-Sensei."

Kakashi shook his head and jumped back into tree to continue his reading. He had until the day Kira returned to finish the book and put it away so she wouldn't have known the difference.

As night approached, Kakashi and Nia were sitting at the table, patiently waiting for Sakumo to get home. When the boy finally arrived, his face was scrunched up with an annoyed look. Kakashi never lifted his head as he secretly read his book. He got really sneaky before Nia got home by taking another book and removed the paper cover then placed it over his Icha Icha Paradise book, as no one would know the difference.

"Finally you're home," Kakashi replied.

"Only because of you!" Sakumo removed his shoes before stepping up onto the landing to the kitchen. "Dad, how could you do that!?"

"What did dad do?" asked Nia.

"He allowed the Hokage to allow Iruka-Sensei to keep me after class."

Nia giggled. "So what I heard was true. You tried to defile the Hokage faces."

Kakashi lifted his head to see his son's expression to that remark. The look on the boy's face was priceless. His blue eyes were staring right at him in shock. Kakashi took that moment to fully regard his children. "Well what do you expect, Sakumo? If you're going to try and repeat the performances of our Hokage when he was loudmouth brat, then you're bound to get caught. Thanks to Naruto and his pranks he pulled on who knows how many Chunins and Jonins in his academy days, everyone has learnt and made sure to prevent it from happening again."

Sakumo quietly grumbled to himself as he walked over to the table. "So what's for dinner?"

"Since dad can't cook," Nia started.

"Hey now," Kakashi warned.

Nia giggled. "Dad brought home dinner." She stood from the table and went over to grab the bag of still hot food. She removed three sealed containers from the bag and then sat them on the table in front of each person. She then sat back down once again and got ready to eat.

"Thank you," Kakashi replied.

"Yeah, thanks sis!" Sakumo called out, loudly.

"You're welcome," she replied in kind.

"Sakumo. Nia. Tomorrow the three us are going to do something together."

Sakumo looked up, eyes wide. "Like what?" He smiled; glad tomorrow there was no school.

"You'll see tomorrow. You will both be up bright and early and Sakumo, be on time." With that Kakashi went quiet, not revealing anything else. He knew both kids were looking at him. Nia probably had an idea of what her father was up to and if she did know, she wasn't saying anything, but Sakumo was completely in the dark.

The OCs by Just Sher

Name: Akarine Kira
Age: (in this fic she's 32 years old)
Personality: Calm and quiet. Has a lot of patience and doesn't get mad really easy (only when someone ignores her). A bit childish sometimes. Comprehensive type.
Looks/Appearance: Go to deviantART and search Akarine Kira by JustSher
Likes: Food, reading books, training, warm days, summer. Being with her family.
Dislikes:Cold days, winter, rain, icecream, being ignored while she's talking, screaming-like people.

First Kid: Hatake Nia
Age: 8 years old.
Personality: She's like Kakashi, calm and smart, she enjoys reading and being alone very often. She's respectful and a great student. Never had problem with teachers or squad leaders (she's a chuunin already).
Looks: Red hair like her mom and dark eyes like her father.

Second Kid: Name: Hatake Sakumo
Age: 6 years old
Personality: Irreverent, scream-like person. He is really curious and it's never quite. He is hyperactive and makes a mess easily. Is a bad student, lazy and clumsy. It's not a bad kid but he can easily break someone's nerves.
Looks: (sorry, no image, but it's really simple) Silver spiky hair as his dad, blue eyes as his mom, uses a blue jacket and black jeans with ninja sandals.