Author's Note: I hope that the last chapter wasn't too confusing for everyone. I thought I did a good job with how I made it to where Naruto found out Minato was his father. Anyway, I hope that this chapter is good as well. Tell me what you think.

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Chapter 4: First Kiss

When I woke up, I had that brief moment where you forget everything. Then, of course, reality had to catch up to me and I remembered who my father was. The biggest question that I had was why he would do that to me. It didn't seem like enough that he would try and make more opportunities for me. I had a feeling that there was something more. However, I had no way of knowing for sure. I guess that would have to do.

I got up and got ready. When I remembered what day it was, I groaned. It was Friday. Most people would be ecstatic about it being Friday because they didn't have to go to school, but that was exactly why I hated it. School was the only time that I could go out without fear of being hurt. On the weekends, people have a tendency to camp out around my apartment and attack me when I leave.

"This sucks. Why did you have to do this to me dad?" I asked out loud.

I made it to school earlier than usual, so I just sat at my desk and thought about things. I avoided any thoughts having to do with my father. Mostly, I thought about Sai. I was so involved in thinking about him, that I didn't even realize that he had stepped into the room until he spoke.

"Hello Naruto. You are here early." He said.

"Hi Sai. I try and get here early because people love to hurt me, so I get here before them so that I don't have to deal with it. Why are you here so early?" I asked. I didn't know why I told him the reason I was here early. I just felt the need to explain myself to him.

"I am here because I wanted to get out of my house. It is a shame that it is Friday." He said. He actually sounded a bit wistful.

"I know what you mean. Hey, if you want, you could stay over at my house for the weekend." I said. My thoughts were an entirely different matter.

'Why the hell are you inviting him over? You know that you are attracted to him, so why put yourself through that? I swear, sometimes it is such a chore having to go through all of this.' The voice in my head thought. A long time ago, I had decided to call the voice in my head Kyuubi, after the drug that my father gave me. It seemed fitting.

"Why would you invite me over to your house? You barely know me. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you in your sleep?" He asked. I was taken aback at that that I actually laughed.

"Why would you think I would be afraid that you would hurt me?" I asked back.

"I read in a book that people are afraid to invite strangers into their homes because a lot of people are really bad." Sai said.

"Honestly, you don't seem like a bad person to me. First of all, you put up with me, which is more than I can say for most people. Why do you put up with me?" I asked curiously. I honestly wondered why he did.

"Because I feel for you." He said cryptically.

"What the hell-" I said before he darted forward and placed his lips to mine. My body locked down and I couldn't think about anything other than the lips against my own.

Before I got a chance to return the kiss, Sai had pulled away. He looked at me with a smile and the bell rang.

"I will see you in class Naruto." Sai said. I blinked after him and touched my lips. They were still tingling. I remained in that position until people started to stream into the door.

The rest of the day passed in a blur. I was so caught up in the memory that I got every single question that was asked of me wrong. I know that I was probably disappointing my teachers, but my mind would not let me be. The fact that time seemed to be going by like molasses didn't help my situation. I just wanted it to be time for English so that I could confront Sai about what had happened.

By the time English came around, I was practically jittery with nerves. I didn't know what was going to happen, but I had a feeling that things weren't going to be the same. I was a bit saddened by it. I didn't know if Sai would still be my friend after it, but I hoped so. Well, I hoped for more, but I wasn't going to get my hopes up too much.

I walked in a bit late and saw Sai sitting in the regular spot. He looked up when I came in and smiled at me. I remembered everything as if it had happened a minute ago and I blushed madly. I quickly made my way to my seat, but almost tripped over a foot. Someone had thought that it would be funny to trip me on my way to my seat. I just brushed it off.

"Hello Naruto. Would you give me a minute? There is something that I must do." He said. He got up and I followed his progression through the room with an attentive interest. When he stopped in front of the person that had almost tripped me, my breath caught in my throat.

I could see them talking, but even with my really good hearing, I couldn't hear what they were saying. I wasn't very good at lip reading but I did make out my name on Sai's lips. That thought made me shiver. When Sai walked back, he brought the kid with him. He had long hair, pale, almost colorless eyes, and a weird headband around his forehead. He stopped in front of me and looked at Sai. What was weird to me was that he seemed almost scared of Sai.

"I-I'm s-sorry Na-Naruto." He said before he ran off. I saw his friends give him a weird look before they went back to whatever they were doing.

"What did you do?" I asked with shock in my voice. I couldn't believe that he had gotten someone to apologize to me. That had never happened before.

"What do you mean? I just wanted him to apologize for treating you so badly." Sai said.

"Well... thanks." I said before we lapsed back into silence. I was working on getting the courage to ask Sai what had happened, but it was actually pretty hard.

'There's no time like the present.' I thought to myself.

"Hey Sai? What happened this morning?" I asked. I couldn't think of any other way to phrase it.

"I kissed you. I read in a book that that is what you do when you have strong feelings for someone. I wanted to be sure though, so I read book after book and everything added up. Every time I am near you, I get this weird feeling in my stomach, I get hot, and I started to actually feel again." Sai said. He put extra emphasis on the word feel. It made me happy that he could have emotions around me.

"I am happy to hear you say that. I feel the same way about you." I said. When he heard it, he graced me with a heartfelt smile that tugged at my heartstrings. All I wanted to do was pull him down in for another kiss. I would have done it too, in front of the entire class, had Iruka not spoken.

"All right everyone. We are going to go to the library today. I need all of you to research on your project." He said. With that one declaration, I remembered what had happened the previous day. I couldn't believe that I had actually forgotten about it. All because of the alabaster god sitting next to me.

"I need to talk to Iruka, Sai. I will be back, okay?" I said. He nodded and I got up. I went over to Iruka's desk and stood there, waiting to get his attention.

"Yes Naruto? Is there something I can help you with?" Iruka said. When he looked up, he looked into my eyes and I saw understanding in them. "Come on. You need someone to talk to. Give me a minute while I call the office and have someone brought here."

He dialed the number and talked quickly. Once that was done, he looked back at me and smiled. We waited and soon, there was a knock at the door. Iruka got up to answer it and Kakashi walked in.

"What's the matter Iruka?" Kakashi asked. I could hear the concern in his voice, but I chose not say anything.

"I need to talk to Naruto. Will you look after the class for me?" He asked. Kakashi nodded.

"Of course I will Iruka. Anything you need." Kakashi said.

"Thank you." Iruka said before he kissed Kakashi. On the mouth. I heard people gasp and I saw that Iruka held it long enough that everyone in the class got a chance to see.

When Iruka pulled back, Kakashi was still rooted to the spot, a dumbfounded look in his eyes. Iruka and I quickly walked out, oblivious to the whispers that circulated around us.

"I am glad you did that Iruka. Kakashi should be very pleased. No one can spread rumors like high schoolers. This should get around very quickly." I said approvingly. Iruka smiled at me and then turned serious.

"So... what is on your mind Naruto?" Iruka said. I was a bit hesitant to tell him, but I needed to confide in someone. There was no one better than Iruka.

"I know who my father was." I said. Iruka knew that I had no idea who my father was, so it didn't surprise me when his eyes widened in shock. What I didn't expect was the look of guilt in his eyes.

"You already knew, didn't you Iruka sensei?" I asked. Surprisingly, it didn't make me mad. I just wish he would have told me sooner.

"I had my suspicions. Who do you think it is?" Iruka asked. I could tell that he wanted to be sure that he had it right.

"The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze." I announced.

"I knew it. You look so much like him. You have his eyes and hair." Iruka said. I smiled a bit at that.

"All right. I am going to exempt you from this assignment. You need time to adjust to this. Of course, Sai will be exempted as well. Like I said, you can't work alone. Unfortunately, I have no idea how the students will react to this." Iruka said. An idea popped into my head and I smiled brightly.

"That's okay Iruka. I have an idea. When we get back in, tell the class that you have exempted me from it." I said. Iruka looked at me strangely, but ushered me inside.

"Class, I have an announcement. I need everyone's attention." Iruka said. When he had it, he looked at me questioningly. I nodded at him and smiled. "First of all, I am going to cancel the library session for today. Second, I have decided to exempt Naruto and Sai from doing the assignment." Iruka said. I got the reaction that I was expecting. I knew the class would break out.

"Why the hell does he get to have a free pass?" A girl with bubble-gum pink hair asked. I knew that her name was Sakura Haruno.

"Because my father was Minato Namikaze, The Fourth Hokage. I have just recently found this out. I need some time to adjust to it." I said.

"How the hell do we know that you are telling us the truth?" A kid asked.

"He is. If you look close enough, you can see the resemblance. He has the Fourth's eyes and hair." The kid that almost tripped me said.

"You know what? I think you're right Neji." A guy in back said. The guy in back had red triangular tattoos across his cheeks. He almost always wore a leather jacket.

"Thanks for sticking up for me Kiba." The guy who almost tripped me said. I took that to mean that he was Neji and the guy with the tattoos was Kiba.

"All right class. Does anyone have any objections?" Iruka asked. A few people raised their voices. "All right, I will give you a chance to speak, but first, I want to say something. Put yourself into Naruto's shoes. Imagine what it would be like to have lost your parents when you were little more than a baby and then not even remember them at all. And, of course, don't forget that everyone in the village hates you. Imagine how you would feel." Iruka said.

By the end of Iruka's little speech, I was almost crying. No one had ever stood up for me like that. I looked at Sai and saw him smiling happily in my direction. I smiled back. My mind, however, was going haywire.

'Maybe things will be different now.' I thought.

Author's Note: Well... I hope this is good. I am trying to take it slow, so tell me what you think. I love reviews.