Chapter 4

Kakashi's PoV

I was ordered to lead Sonya and Naruto back to their small house where they would be living for the time being. On the way back though, Sonya insisted on going back to Ichiraku to get some ramen takeout claiming 'Naruto is going to be hungry as a horse when he wakes up, and ramen is just the thing!' She bought about ten bowls of ramen to take home. When I questioned her about the large amount she merely shrugged and said 'Well, one is for you, and I have no idea how much this runt is going to eat, plus, I'm starving!' After the ramen bar though, we made a quick stop at a store. She bought fresh bed sheets, some bathroom products, some 'feminine' necessities, (which she had ordered that I not follow her into that aisle, and told me to go stand out in the middle on the main aisle) some clothes and pajamas for Naruto, a few kitchen utensils, some crayons and a coloring book, and finally a few fluffy pillows. After purchasing all this, we also had to make a quick stop at the apartment that she had been staying to get the rest of her stuff. Luckily, it looked like she had barely touched the apartment, and all of her belongings were still packed away in a single large bag.

We quickly made our way to the house. It was small, but it had about three bedrooms and two bathrooms, a large kitchen, and a decent sized living room. She smiled brightly when we entered.

"It's perfect for a small family. Oh, it's been so long since I've lived in an actual house. This is going to be a nice change." She said, still smiling

"It's sparsely furnished, but it should be enough for a few days, before we can get you situated enough and go out to buy whatever you need."

But her comment on not living in a house for a long time confused me.

"Why haven't you been living in house? Where else have you been?" I questioned

She gave a small shrug. She went and laid Naruto down on the couch before answering.

"I think I left my family's house when I was, oh, thirteen?" she said in a nonchalant tone

I was shocked. She left home that early?

"Why did you leave so early if you had a family?" I asked concerned

She paused for a moment, a glaze coming over her eyes, as if she were replaying a scene in her head. She quickly shook her head, seeming to shake away whatever memory she had encountered.

"My mother died at around that time. My mom was a bounty hunter too. My dad never loved me, seeing as I wasn't his own blood. You see, my mom fell in love with a target, or so she told me. She said she had no regrets about that love, but she was still forced to kill him in the end. A few months later after that contract, she learned she was pregnant with me. She had told my father that the only way to get close to my real dad was to seduce him. He believed her, but he still didn't like it. I was always mom's favorite. She loved me till the day she died. But, my father often abused me whenever she went out on a mission, claiming that if she hadn't bore me, I wouldn't be in the way of their relationship. My mom gave birth to my sister a few years before she died. She was about 3 at the time I ran away. Seeing as my mom was no longer around, and my dad having his own child to worry about, my dad had no reason to keep me. Before he could make his own move to disown me though, I packed the night I heard of my mother's death, and ran away, living as a bounty hunter ever since. I quit about three years ago though, claiming that due to an injury I had received on a mission, I was clearly past my prime, and wasn't able to work." She snorted softly after saying that.

"Yeah right. NOT be able to kill people. I think that will always be my job, no matter where I am. It's what I've lived for, it's in my blood. But, now I want to only be able to protect my friends and family with it, especially now that I have a son." She smiled softly after she said 'son'.

I pondered over her story. I had lost my father at a young age. But I still got to know and love him. Everyone deserves a family, and it's unfortunate that not everyone gets that.

Soon my thoughts were disrupted by Naruto. He let out a yawn and carefully sat up on the couch, slowly rubbing the sleep away from his eyes with his tiny fists. Sonya, who had been sitting down by Naruto's head on the couch looked down and smiled. Naruto seemed confused to where he was, until he noticed Sonya by him. When he realized who she was, he gave a toothy grin and jumped into her lap, squeezing his arms around her waist. She let out a small chuckle and hugged him back.

"Well, good evening sleepy-head, have a nice nap?" She said warmly

Naruto looked up at her, still grinning.

"Yes, thank you nice wady!" He exclaimed

"Well that's good. Would you like some ramen to eat?" She asked

Naruto had a look of confusion on his face, before asking

"What's wamen?"

Sonya looked completely dumbfounded, her expression a 'Wtf, who doesn't know what ramen is?'

And then, she laughed. A full-belly merry laugh, echoing throughout the small house.

She picked Naruto up and set him on her shoulders while walking into the kitchen to get the ramen, explaining all the way.

Sonya's PoV

After having dinner with Naruto (who had eaten 5 bowls, much to the amazement of Kakashi and I) and Kakashi, it was around 8 in the evening. Naruto was beginning to look a little sleepy, and Kakashi was sitting on the couch reading his perv Icha Icha book, and lazily looking up to check up on us. We were in front of the couch, drawing silly pictures. I narrowed my eyes at his book thinking back on our conversation

I'm putting the dishes away, chatting with Naruto about little things, like our favorite colors and favorite animals. I look behind me to see what Kakashi is up to. Earlier when I had handed him the ramen he told me that there was a bug flying behind, and when I looked around, there wasn't anything there.

"Kakashi, are you sure you saw a bug? I can't find it any- HOLY CRAP!" When I had turned back to question him, I saw that all of his ramen was gone.I had turned away for only a few seconds. I looked back up, and saw he had a smug grin behind his mask. I sweat-dropped.

"You- But I- Bug- …. You tricked me!" I cried out

Kakashi just smirked at me, and went back to reading his book. I just growled softly in annoyance. Then I realized 'Wait, he's been reading that thing the entire time.'

"Kakashi, what's that book?" I asked

He gave me a 'Wtf, who doesn't know the IchaIcha novels?' look. Then, he looked a bit embarrassed, as he proceeded to explain it to me.

"It's uhm-" He began

That was before I shot forward, quick as lighting to grab the book from him. He looked surprised, his hand still in front of him as if he was still holding the book. He began to protest, but then I began to read out loud.

"Oh, Miza! Come my love, we have just ran away, since our love was forbidden in our kingdoms. Let's venture forth in the world and meet new people, new lands! Come my sweet-" And then I sweat-dropped.

"Blahblahblah, I love you lots, blahblahblah … … blah, blah ..? Oh … Oh my …"

I blushed crimson at what I saw on the next few pages, and silently gave it back to Kakashi. My blush coming somewhat under control, I turned back to Kakashi with narrowed eyes.

"If Naruto ever gets a hold of those books, in any way shape or form, I will personally see to it that I castrate you, and then kill you. Slowly. Painfully." I answered in a tone dripping with malice

He seemed to sense I wasn't kidding. He gave a curt nod, and proceeded to scoot a few feet away from me. I glared at him one last time, before I turned back to Naruto to go gather some colors and papers for us to entertain ourselves with.

After reliving the conversation and giving one last glare at the book, I turned my attention back to Naruto. I was rather nervous to ask if he wanted to be adopted. I wasn't sure if he trusted me yet. Sure, he was only 3, but he was a 3 year old who had already witnessed the hate of people.

"Naruto, may I ask you a question?" I asked hesitantly

Naruto looked up at me and smiled before replying

"Sure!"

I smiled at him before I picked him up and put him in my lap, wrapping my arms around him and resting my chin on his head. He gratefully sunk into my embrace and hugged my arms closer to him.

"I- … I wanted to know if I could adopt you. I want to know if I can be your mommy, so that me and you can live together." I closed my eyes, waiting for his response.

His small body tensed a bit, then quickly relaxed, followed by him jumping up and exclaiming

"YES! I want you to be my mommy! You're a nice wady!"

He turned around to throw his small arms around my neck, and nuzzled his head into my neck. I was so surprised at how joyful he acted. I quickly shot up with him and squealed while spinning him around with me. He giggled at me, which turned into full blown laughs as I lowered him to the ground and began tickling his small tummy. After a few seconds I stopped tickling him, and he gratefully gasped in huge amounts of air, trying to make up for how much he had laughed. He smiled up at me, and then yawned, and started to rub his eyes. I grinned, and picked him up, resting his head against my shoulder.

"Well mister, that was a big yawn! I think it's time we went to bed, ja?"

He nodded sleepy. I turned back to Kakashi, who had been silently watching us, a small smile on his face. I grinned back at him.

"Thank you for your help today Kakashi. It was much appreciated."

"It was my pleasure. I will inform the Hokage of Naruto's descision. Stop by his office at around 8." He said with a nod

I nodded my head to him, and gave him my thanks and a 'goodnight' before I carried Naruto up to the master bedroom. In the middle was a king sized bed, with fresh sheets that we had gotten from the store. I stripped Naruto down and put him in his PJs. After I was done with him, I got myself ready, and then I climbed into bed with him. He was half asleep by this point, but he still managed to turn around, and snuggle into my side and whisper a soft 'Goodnight mommy'. I could've cried tears of joy, but I settled on turning onto my side and putting my arms around him and whispering a soft 'Goodnight my baby boy'.