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SUMMARY: Side-story to Mission: Protect Harry and Mission: Destroy Voldemort, and sequel to A Hidden Relationship. In response to a request from marjorieayamekuran, this story explains how Sasuke, Naruto and Harry were conceived and born while Fugaku and Minato remained together.

WARNINGS: FugaMina, explicit yaoi.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto, it is the property of Masashi Kishimoto.

Fugaku was pacing back and forth in Minato's cabin waiting for the blond to arrive. Since the two were sixteen, they had been together and hiding it from everyone, even Mikoto...

Three years previously:

Fugaku was standing by the altar waiting. In his mind he had to imagine Minato; it was the only way to keep himself from running, especially as he saw Mikoto approaching down the aisle. He took a deep breath, trying to make it look more like general nervousness than any sort of apprehension concerning the marriage – or what would have to come next. He knew that, as the head of the clan, he needed a wife...and a son.

It was a few months after he and Mikoto married that he found out Mikoto was pregnant. Itachi was now three and a half, but he wasn't the only one...and this was why Fugaku was pacing back and forth in the cabin, waiting for Minato's arrival. Itachi was exactly what he needed to maintain his cover with Mikoto – he was intelligent beyond his age, and he hadn't even started at the Academy yet. But Fugaku wasn't the only one to need a cover...

Three months previously:

Fugaku was sitting in a bar in the village, already half-drunk when he indicated for another bottle of sake.

"Something happen?" the bartender asked, as he set another bottle alongside the four already empty, which he began clearing away.

"Hn", Fugaku grunted in reply, as he started on his fifth bottle of sake.

"I thought everyone would be in a good mood today, the Yondaime's wedding has pretty much become a public festival", the bartender added, before going to serve another customer. Fugaku looked down at the sake cup and set it to one side, picking up the bottle and drinking directly from that instead.

It was some hours later when he wandered drunkenly back to the Uchiha district, although how he got back was something he still didn't remember, as the evening from then on was lost to his memory due to the sheer amount of alcohol he had ingested that evening.

The last time Minato and Fugaku had met was around a month and a half after this, which was almost two months ago. The evening had ended in an argument, and the two of them hadn't spoken since then because of what they had been arguing about. Minato had been using the excuse of work, but it was now the end of December, and an end-of-year festival had meant all non-vital missions were cancelled, along with all other work, civilian and shinobi...and Minato and Fugaku were no exception.

"Hey", Fugaku heard, turning to the doorway. Minato was standing there, dripping wet.

"Hi", Fugaku said simply. "Is it raining?"

"You didn't notice?"

"Er...no."

Minato headed past him and into the cabin, grabbing some towels from the linen closet and drying off, removing some of his clothes at the same time.

"Do you want me to light a fire?" Fugaku asked.

"Sure", Minato replied. Fugaku headed to the fireplace and set a few logs inside, arranging them before using a quick fire jutsu to ignite it.

"Minato –"

"We should talk about this", Minato interrupted him, heading over to the couch. Fugaku took a deep breath and headed over to sit on the couch as well, but as far away from Minato as was possible when they were both on the same couch.

"Okay", Fugaku said.

" 'Okay'? Is that really all that you have to say?"

"What do you want me to say? Would an apology really be enough? Besides, it's not like I can change the past anyway, so it wouldn't make a difference. But, if you really want it then fine: sorry."

"There was probably a better way the conversation could have gone, right?" Minato asked, moving closer to Fugaku. Fugaku tensed as he felt Minato put his hand on Fugaku's leg.

"Minato –"

"Sorry, my turn", Minato interrupted him for a second time. "You're right, an apology wouldn't be enough, and there's no way to change it. And I could have done more to keep mine and Kushina's wedding from turning into a public festival. So, I'm sorry for that, and that you ended up drunk out of your mind because of it. And as for what happened afterwards...we're both sorry about that, but it'll help you cover our relationship."

"I guess. I just can't believe that that was all it took...it was so hard for me to...well, you know..."

"Make Itachi?" Minato finished for him.

"Subtle", Fugaku deadpanned.

"When am I ever? But I get what you mean, it took several tries for you to get Itachi, and yet you manage to get Mikoto pregnant again just by getting drunk once."

"Thanks, I didn't need a reminder", Fugaku said, standing up.

"Fugaku – sorry. Look, we both have things to apologise for, and neither of us can change the past, so – can we just be okay again?" Minato asked, standing up from the couch as well. Fugaku looked at the honest blue eyes and nodded slowly, letting Minato hug him tightly.

"Will you think I'm restarting the argument if I ask how you and Kushina are doing?"

"Will you think I am if I say not as good as you and Mikoto?"

"What do you mean? I thought Kushina –"

"Yeah, she knows about us, she's fine with it...but we need to...well..."

"You need a kid?" Fugaku asked. "Why don't you just..."

"I can't. I tried, I just...can't."

"There are other ways –"

"Yeah, those didn't work either."

"Why not?" Fugaku asked.

"I couldn't stop thinking about where it was going to go afterwards."

"So you couldn't get it up and just finish in a cup? Then it could have been used to make sure Kushina was pregnant, so –"

"Yeah, I know how it works, but I couldn't stop thinking about how it was going to end up inside her, and it just didn't happen. I really don't understand how you ever managed."

"Maybe I can help?" Fugaku offered.

"How?" Minato asked suspiciously.

"There are ways", Fugaku responded deviously.

"You aren't going to tell me, are you?"

"No. Just do me a favour and make another appointment to try again, okay?"

"It won't work –"

"Minato, just do it, please?"

"Fine. Now, let's talk about something less likely to cause an argument...I'm still cold from the rain, and my clothes are wet...want to help warm me up?"

"Sure, but I'm not sure I can do that easily in here – it might be better if you get into the bed. You know...for warmth", Fugaku replied. The two men shared a look, both smirking, before the blond turned to go into the bedroom. Fugaku followed him, closing the door behind them as they both headed for the bed.

It was around a month after Minato and Fugaku had made up when Minato and Kushina returned to the hospital to try and get pregnant again, as Fugaku had suggested.

"I still don't get what's going to change", Minato muttered to Kushina under his breath.

"Maybe he has a plan?" Kushina suggested.

"Do you know something?" Minato asked quietly, noticing the glint in his wife's eye.

"Maybe", she replied. Before Minato could question her further, a nurse approached, to take him to the room he would use. Kushina only winked at him as he nervously followed the nurse.

"I guess you know what to do", the nurse said, as she opened the door to let Minato in.

"Yeah", he responded nervously, locking the door behind her. "Although I still can't do it", he added under his breath.

"Sure about that?" came a voice from behind him, before strong arms wrapped around his waist.

"Fugaku, what –"

"I told you that there was a way. Now stop asking questions and concentrate on me", he added, sliding a hand down Minato's body and into his trousers, rubbing at Minato's crotch.

"Fuck", Minato swore, as he hardened rapidly under Fugaku's touch. "You could have just said you were going to come and help", he muttered.

"I thought I had", Fugaku replied, as he turned Minato to face him, pulling the blond flush against him and reaching down to grope Minato's ass.

"Kushina didn't tell me."

"Oh well, you know now. Now, stop thinking about her – and start thinking about me", Fugaku said roughly, pushing Minato's trousers down to his knees and reaching back to slide his fingers between Minato's ass cheeks. Minato groaned and pushed backwards, trying to get Fugaku to push his fingers inside the blond's ass.

"Fugaku...please", Minato begged.

"Impatient, aren't we? Or am I just that good?" Fugaku asked.

"Shut up", Minato responded, before groaning as a dry finger began pushing inside him. Fugaku pulled back for a moment, reaching for some lube nearby. He put his arms around Minato, leaning over his shoulder to watch as he dripped some lube into Minato's back. Minato shivered slightly as he felt the cold gel drip down over his lower back and ass, fingernails digging in to Fugaku's shoulders as Fugaku slid his fingers through the lube, coating two fingers and pushing them up between Minato's ass cheeks and inside him.

"More", Minato groaned, as Fugaku began thrusting his fingers in and out of Minato's lubricated hole. Fugaku tossed the bottle of lube aside and slid a third finger in alongside the first two, before turning Minato around and pushing his own trousers down to his knees. Fugaku pushed Minato forwards, the blond leaning over with his hands braced on a chair.

"Want this?" Fugaku asked, pressed his cock against Minato's ass.

"Yes", Minato near-moaned, pushing backwards. Fugaku gripped his cock and pressed it into Minato's hole, moving his hands to grip Minato's waist. He set a rapid pace, thrusting in and out of Minato.

It didn't take long for either of them to reach their peaks, due to the pace Fugaku had set. Fugaku reached his arm around the blond's waist, pulling him backwards and reaching for the cup nearby. He nudged at Minato's neck, making Minato turn his head into a kiss, as he jerked Minato into the cup, the blond not even noticing the cup was present as he tensed and came into it. Fugaku grunted as he released inside Minato, moving the cup to one side just in time as Minato collapsed forwards onto the chair he had been bracing himself on.

"Fuck", Minato swore again, as he settled himself in the chair, trousers still around his knees.

"Looks like you managed this time", Fugaku commented, as he sealed the cup full of Minato's seed.

"I didn't even notice the cup was there", Minato commented.

"Careful you don't make a mess", Fugaku pointed out, as Minato curled up in the chair.

"Oh, right", Minato suddenly remembered, standing up and grabbing a box of tissues from the nearby table. He quickly cleaned up and pulled his trousers up; Fugaku did the same as well, before heading to the window.

"I'll use a genjutsu and the window so no-one knows I was here", he explained. "Don't forget that", he added, indicating the cup, before he was gone out of the window. Minato closed the window behind him and picked up the cup, trying not to think about where his come was going to go now, as he unlocked the door and headed back to where Kushina was waiting for him.

A/N - Please read and review!

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