Orochimaru had never been a sappy, lovey person but when it came to a little girl and her mother he changed. For some reason they melted his frozen heart and he wanted to keep it that way. A few months after meeting them he had began dating her mother. They'd been together for almost 3 years now. A week ago they'd agreed to get married, something no one had ever imagined would happen.

Today Orochimaru had set off to visit his friends, Anko tagging along with her soon to be dad. He got to Sakumo's house where he figured Jiraiya and Danzo would be since the three were all off. He went right in to find that Minato and Hiruzen were also there with Asuma. Asuma was playing on the ground while Kakashi cuddled into Sakumo.

"Ororchimaru!" Jiraiya said with a smile.

"Hello everyone." He said.

"Who are they?" Anko asked him.

"Well the little boy on the ground is Asuma. The man with the brown hair is Danzo. The man with the blonde hair is Minato. The man wearing the cape is our Hokage, Hiruzen. The silver haired man with the little boy on his lap is Sakumo. His little boy's name is Kakashi. Lastly the other silver haired man is Jiraiya. Do you want to tell them all your name?"

"No."

Orochimaru shook his head and pushed her in Asuma's direction. He went to the table and she followed.

"Asuma won't bite. Go play." He said.

"No thanks. I want to stay with you. I don't want to play with baby toys." Anko said.

"How old are you?" Danzo asked.

"Five and a half. I'm in the academy. I'm going to be a ninja just like my mommy and daddy!"

"Why don't you go into the other room? My son is playing over there. He's the same age as you."

"Is he going to be a ninja too?"

"Yes he is. He is in the academy too."

"I didn't know Yamato already started." Hiruzen said."I didn't see his name."

"He's at the black ops base for most of the day. Since I used to be captain I've got connections to get him into the foundation. I'd rather him there so I can monitor his training then the academy. You know him and his anger issues."

"Yeah. "

Anko ran off to find Yamato. As soon as she was gone Orochimaru sighed.

"Are all kids like that?" he asked.

"Yep." Sakumo, Hiruzen and Danzo answered.

"Girls are better than boys at least. My niece is way better behaved than Asuma is." Hiruzen said.

"And girls don't try to eat wild animals as much. Yamato used to try and eat frogs." Danzo said.

"That's an insult to me! I need to have a discussion with the boy. What about you Kashi-kun? Do you like frogs?" Jiraiya asked.

Kakashi didn't answer, just groaned. Sakumo frowned down at the boy. Usually he'd be running around and playing with the other kids but today he just settled for cuddling with Sakumo. He hadn't really been talking either just making weird noises every once and awhile. He'd even turned down food.

"He's not feeling too good." Sakumo said.

"I can take him upstairs sir." Minato said.

"If you want. You aren't here to babysit. We invited you to hang out with us. You're one of us."

"You've even got a nickname. That's a must for us." Jiraiya said.

"You all have nicknames?" Minato asked.

"In some form or another."

"Like what Sensei?"

"I'm the White Fang." Sakumo said with a smile.

"Hokage." Hiruzen said.

"Legendary Sanin." Orochimaru and Jiraiya said at the same time.

"What about you Danzo?" Minato asked.

"Well let's just say the black ops under my command called me the captain from hell. Plus I'm Danzo. I don't need a nickname to be cool." Danzo said with a smile.

Minato smiled then went to Sakumo and tried to take Kakashi, who started to scream and cry.

"Kashi-kun what's wrong?" Minato asked.

"DADDY! DADDY!" He screamed reaching back for Sakumo.

Sakumo took him back and Kakashi cuddled into him right away.

"Don't take it personally Minato. He really isn't feeling well." Sakumo said as he rubbed Kakashi's back.

"Anko was sick last week. I've never dealt with a sick kid in my life and her mom was out on a mission. Luckily she wasn't throwing up. I can't handle that." Orochimaru said.

"Throwing up kids aren't bad." Jiraiya said.

"And how would you know?" Hiruzen asked. "No offense."

"None taken. How would I know Minato?"

"YOU PROMISED NEVER TO TELL ANYONE I GOT SICK ON A MISSION!" Minato said as he cheeks flushed red.

"Believe me kid getting sick isn't bad. I had a seizure on one of my missions during a fight. I was lucky I came back alive." Danzo said. "Actually that was my last mission because I almost didn't come back alive."

"I get death threats every day." Hiruzen said.

"Jiraiya almost got me killed by Tsunade several times. I'm just lucky she knows that I don't spy on naked women so she didn't believe him." Orochimaru said.

"Orochimaru over here once pushed me into a lake full of leaches!" Jiraiya said.

"I have nightmares while I'm away." Sakumo said.

"So being sick isn't uncommon?" Minato asked.

"Hell no. Jiraiya has puked several times from a hangover." Orochimaru said.

"YOU WENT ON A MISSION HUNGOVER?"

"Oh yes." Jiraiya said. "I was quite the rebel."

"Now I feel better about getting sick on a mission."

Kakashi tightened his hold on Sakumo's shirt and groaned some more.

"Does your tummy hurt Kashi?" Sakumo asked.

Kakashi nodded and started to cry. Sakumo placed a hang to his forehead and found he had a fever.

"I'm going to take him and put him in bed. I'll be right back." Sakumo said as he got up and left.

He came back down but looked like he was uncomfortable.

"You okay?" Danzo asked.

"He's never been sick before and he was crying when I left. I feel like a horrible person." Sakumo said.

"I always feel like that." Hiruzen said. "I rarely see Asuma because I go to work when he's still sleeping and I get home after he's already been put to bed."

"It's hard being a single parent but it gets better. Believe me. I've been doing it a lot longer than you two. You just find that balance between work and them." Danzo said.

Yamato ran in the room with Anko behind him.

"Daddy! I'm hungry!" He said when he reached Danzo.

"Yamato! You're always hungry." Danzo said

"But I'm really hungry now!"

"Hummmm. Is it maybe because you saw I packed some cookies?"

"No….okay yes!"

Danzo reached into Yamato's backpack and pulled out some cookies. Yamato's eyes lit up and a huge grin came across his face.

"Please!" Yamato said.

"Share them." Danzo said as he handed them to him.

Yamato ran over to Sakumo first.

"Kumo. Do you want a cookie?" Yamato asked.

Even though he was almost 6 he still called Sakumo, Kumo.

"Well what kind are they Yamato?" Sakumo asked.

"Chocolate chip! I helped make them!" Yamato said with a smile.

"Sure. I'd love one."

"Okay! I'll leave one for Kashi too! For when he wakes up."

"I'll make sure that no one eats it."

"Shinobi honor?"

"Of course."

"Okay!"

Yamato gave a cookie to everyone then sat on Danzo's lap to eat his share. He smiled the whole time knowing he made the cookies that they all thought were delicious.

"How'd you learn to make such good cookies?" Minato asked.

"Akane taught me! She's really cool. She taughted me how to beat up daddy! It's fun! She's gonna come to my class!" Yamato said with a smile. "She lives with me when Daddy is away on missions and sometimes when he's not. She reads me stories and tucks me in and plays games with me! She also watches me train with Daddy so she can help me learn to be a good ninja so that one day I can get a pretty headband like you guys!"

"I DON'T NEED ANYONES HELP TO GET A HEADBAND! IM GONNA DO IT ALL BY MYSELF!" Anko yelled at him.

"Ninja!" Asuma yelled as he ran in with a stuffed kunai.

"Anko. No need to yell." Orochimaru said.

"But daddy!" She whined.

All of them turned to look at him in shock that he let the girl get away with calling him that.

"Did she just call you Daddy?" Jiraiya asked.

"And did you just let her get away with it?" Hiruzen asked.

"He is my daddy! He and Mommy are gonna get ma…ma… I can't say that word… but it means they're gonna have a big party and I get to wear a pretty dress! I don't like dresses but mommy said if I was a good girl I could play with the snakes!" Anko said.

"ORO! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?" Hiruzen yelled.

"Because I haven't seen you….." Orochimaru said.

"Congratulations." Sakumo said.

"Am I the only one who hasn't been married?" Jiraiya asked.

"I haven't." Minato said.

"You don't count." Jiraiya said.

"Me!" Asuma said.

"You don't count either."

Asuma started to sniffle then broke into hysterics.

"Way to go Jiraiya." Hiruzen said as he picked Asuma up.

"Oh buddy. I'm sorry. You can count." Jiraiya said.

"So Orochimaru, when's the wedding?"

"We haven't decided a date yet but I want you guys to all be there obviously. So were going try and plan it for when you guys are off." Orochimaru said.

"Well don't worry about Danzo and I being there. We aren't leaving the village anytime soon." Sakumo said.

"I'm too old to leave." Hiruzen said.

"I am not permitted to leave here. You won't let me."

"You almost died."

"Wouldn't have been bad Tsunade and Dan weren't screwing around and she would have answered her phone."

"That's another thing. Let's try and not tell Tsunade I'm getting married. I don't want her and Dan there." Orochimaru said. "Well Anko especially. She doesn't like Tsunade."

"NO! NO DOCTOR!" Anko yelled and buried her face into Orochimaru's leg.

"Don't worry sweetheart . She isn't a doctor anymore." Hiruzen said.

"What?" Everyone asked.

"I fired her this morning."

"YES!" Jiraiya and Orochimaru yelled.

Hiruzen stared at the two.

"I mean….." Jiraiya started.

"What a shame." Orochimaru finished both shaking their heads and acting like they cared.

"You two are evil." Hiruzen said.

"We love you too sensei." Jiraiya said.

"MY DADDY!" Asuma yelled.

"Sorry Asuma."

Sakumo shook his head along with Danzo and Minato. Sakumo couldn't stop chuckling at his friends who were more like his family now.

"Daddy?" Yamato asked.

"Yes Yamato?" Danzo asked back.

"I don't get it. Is it bad not to be married?"

Everyone bursted out laughing. Sakumo was laughing so hard he almost fell out of his chair. Yamato didn't get why everyone was laughing.

"Kid we will explain that to you another time." Jiraiya said