Chapter 5: Missing You

Sousuke woke up that night, sweating profoundly. His eyes were blood struck, still wide in shock. He gasped in uneven, heavy breaths as if he just ran around the village all day. Along with his breath, his bare chest heaved up and down. His blanket was starting to moisten from the sweat dropping from his forehead to the sheets.

He gripped his forehead, wiping away any sweat left.

That nightmare again...he thought to himself. He wanted to smack himself so hard. He lowered his hand, staring at it curiously. He could clearly see his chakra flow through his veins. Sousuke cursed.

Shit, why does this always happen?

His sharingan had activated on its own. Again. It had been going on like this for more than a month. Ever since that blasted mission. He shut his eyes for a few seconds, only to reopen them. He sighed in relief when he could no longer see his charkra flow. His eyes reverted back to dark, black pools again.

He landed back on his bed again, trying to fall asleep from his nightmares. Just as he always tried to do every night for the last month. He closed his eyes, hoping sleep would overcome home shortly. He did not want to go deal with another mission tomorrow morning without enough sleep.

Sousuke had woken up early the next morning, ate his breakfast quickly, place his sword around his belt, packed all his weapons and necessities, and left the Uchiha Mansion within fifteen minutes. He didn't need to meet up with the rest of his team for another two hours, but Sousuke knew that as the team leader, he had to go over the details once more with the Hokage.

As he arrived at the Hokage Tower, Sousuke realized there was nobody in sigh of the stair. Smiling mischievously, he positioned himself in a runner's stance. It was still early in the morning. He didn't detect anybody's presence aside from people on the top floor. It wouldn't hurt for one tiny sprint. He hadn't sprinted up the tower for years. It was a favorite game during his childhood.

In less than a second, Sousuke dashed up the stairs, his speed matching lightning. He would have been giggling like crazy if he was five-years-old again. But because he had a reputation to keep up, he just smirked throughout the whole run. He would finish this whole routine in less than five seconds.

And just as he reached the top, his eyes widened in horror as it met with a familiar pair of blue, ocean eyes at the top of the stairs.

"Oh shit!" BAM!

Sousuke winced in pain as he crashed into the person. They landed on the floor, followed by a loud thud. His arms gripped tightly onto a pair of slender shoulders. He withdrew them immediately, slowly propping himself up on his elbows.

"S-S-S-Sousuke-k-k-kun?"

Sousuke froze at the sound of her soft voice. He looked down, immediately regretting it. Underneath him was Shikana, her face blushing madly. He realized that their faces were incredibly dangerous to each other, noses touching and lips only an inch away. A pink tint snuck to Sousuke's cheeks, trying his best to hide it. He was not expecting this. How did he not sense her, Shikana. out of all the people in the world?

"Er, I-I-w-w-was j-just-" Sousuke began nervously, but he never finished.

The two heard a loud, forced-out cough.

Sousuke glanced to the side, his eyes widening once more. If only he had the will to commit suicide. Fuck my life.

Standing in front of them was none other than Nara Shikamaru: Konoha's lead strategist and Shikana's father.

Shikamaru stared at them, slightly irritated. Sousuke gulped. Out of all the people in the world… He could feel Shikana's face heat up, her face even redder.

"O-Otousan! I-I-It w-w-was an a-a-accident!" Shikana began frantically. "A-A-Ano, S-S-Sousuke-k-k-kun w-w-was-"

Shikamaru sighed, scratching his head. "D-Do you two need any privacy? Because I thought teenagers liked making out in an empty room or is that too troublesome-"

"NO!" Both Sousuke and Shikana yelled, blushing madly.

Shikamaru just stared in a bored expression. "Um, okay, Uchiha, the Hokage's not in right now. I'll go over the strategies you need for your mission," he explained in an annoyed tone. "So when you're ready to get off my daughter, meet me in my office."

Sousuke nodded quickly. The older Nara walked onward, sidestepping the teenagers on the ground. Sousuke could have sworn he heard Shikamaru mutter under his breath "Uchihas" followed by "troublesome."

"Um, Sousuke-k-k-kun..." he heard Shikana speak nervously.

He looked at her again, suddenly remember how close they once were. Now, and before. Especially in time. He looked at her eyes again, startled but always a beautiful blue like an ocean. He looked away immediately, quickly standing up. He lowered a hand, Shikana taking it hesitantly. Sousuke helped pull her up so that she was now on two feet. She wiped off any dirt on her clothes delicately and Sousuke just glanced up and down, eventually meeting with her eyes once more. Once again, Shikana blushed, her lips slightly parted.

Sousuke scratched the back of his head. "Er, I-I have to go, your father-"

"Um, yeah, of course, no problem," Shikana nodded her head quickly. She looked down and Sousuke could see a certain disappointment in her eyes. She stepped down the stairs, leaving Sousuke standing alone. He tried his best to not look back at her, tightening his fist. He bit his lips, unsure of what everything that just happened was about.

He hadn't talked to her since that mission.

"Shikana," Sousuke turned around abruptly. Luckily, she didn't go far. Her head turned, followed by a whip of her long, brown hair.

"Y-Yes?" She replied, somewhat scared.

Sousuke opened his mouth, but he was at a loss of words. Shit, what do I say?

"Wear a jacket," Sousuke said sternly, trying to sound confident. "It's chilly outside."

Shikana just stared at him. She smiled at him uncomfortably. "O-Okay. Thank you, Sousuke-kun..."

Quickly, she went down the stairs. When she was finally out of sight, Sousuke slapped himself hard on the forehead.

When did I become so…WEIRD AROUND HER? SHE'S JUST A FRIEND! He mentally yelled at himself.

"But it's amazing enough that she can even look at me after that mission..." Sousuke whispered, a painful look appearing on his face. "...some team leader I am."

He walked away from his spot, heading for Shikamaru's office.

Standing upside on the ceiling, two figures hid themselves in the shadow. They had seen everything that just happened. After watching the young Uchiha leave, one of them burst into a fit of laughter.

"Teme, your son is so awkward."

"Hn."

"I can see where he gets it from."

"Shut up, dobe. Shouldn't you be doing your duties for this village?"

"Do you want me to fire you, Sasuke? Besides, it's been a while since we hung out."

"Spying on my son fail at flirting is not a hangout, dobe."

"No, but it helps to figure out why those two dropped from the exams."

"Hn."

"I'm going assume something happened between them during the Snow Country Mission."

"Something did."

"You know what happened?"

"Sousuke has nightmares about it."

"So instead of asking your own son, you sneak into his mind?"

"He would have never told me the truth."

"Why do you think so?"

"Because he's my son," Sasuke finished bitterly.

Sousuke twisted the doorknob unsteadily, still hesitant to enter Shikamaru's office. He walked in, noticing the man sitting at his desk, scribbling probably notes for the Hokage and coming up with strategies to mobilize the shinobi better. Sousuke closed the door gently behind him and bowed to Shikamaru.

"Ah, Sousuke, take a seat," Shikamaru said, motioning to the chair in front of him. Sousuke nodded, obliging him by pulling out the chair and sitting in.

"Um, Nara-taichou," Sousuke started uncomfortably. "I-I'm sorry about earlier, you know, w-with your daughter-"

"Hai, hai, apology accepted. Don't over-react Sousuke," Shikamaru interrupted calmly. "Don't make me think you raped Shikana or something."

Sousuke fidgeted slightly at her name. Shikamaru immediately noticed, eyeing the young boy curiously, but decided to drop it. He pulled out a map of Konohagakure and its surroundings. On the map were two red X marks, each tied together into a single line.

"Movement of spies has increased around Konohagakure. I would not be surprised if they have snuck in the village yet; however, we can be sure that they still have their sites around. I want you and your team to scout around the village thoroughly, especially in these parts. Intel suggests these ninjas are only from small countries, though you must still be wary. According to the city people, there have been sightings of Sound-nins around. Be on the look out at all times."

Sousuke nodded, listening to every detail coming from Shikamaru's mouth.

"Does Sound have any real motive for spying on Konohagakure? They haven't had a stable shinobi system for years," Sousuke asked.

"I highly doubt an invasion from Sound, no. Rumors have been going around that they are rebuilding themselves again after Orochimaru's destruction," Shikamaru explained. "According to a mission by some Cloud-nins, one of Orochimaru's followers is now their Otokage, stirring up some trouble again. It's best not to interfere with Sound until we have a good idea what they're up to. Until then, Sousuke, just concentrate on locating the spies. The Hokage wants you and your team to return by nightfall, whether you find anything or not. Understand?"

"Yes, sir," Sousuke stated sternly. As he was about to stand up from his chair, he couldn't help but notice a batch of flowers in a vase, sitting on Shikamaru's desk to the side. Sousuke stared at him, intaking the scent. It was still fresh. It must have been placed just this morning.

Shikamaru noticed the boy staring at the flowers and grinned.

"Honeysuckle," Shikamaru stated, catching Sousuke's attention suddenly. "My wife tells me to take a dozen new ones everyday to work. She said it keeps my office from looking gloomy."

Sousuke smiled. Of course his Aunt Ino would force Shikamaru to do this.

"She tells me that honeysuckles mean 'devoted love,' meaning it'll protect me when I'm away from her," Sousuke saw Shikamaru's lips curve into a small smile, a rarity.

"Um, sir..." Sousuke began, biting his lips. "I know I'm supposed to treat you as my superior during work, but...can I ask you something personal?"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, unsure of where this was going. He nodded.

"Do you think my father loves my mother?" Shikamaru could see the unsettling look in the young boy's eyes.

Shikamaru sighed. "More than he'll ever admit."

Sousuke frowned. "Well, is it that hard to show it to her once every so often? Their anniversary is coming up, and I'm sure he has nothing planned."

"Look, your father isn't the showy type," Shikamaru said calmly, leaning back against his chair. "Don't ever doubt that he doesn't love your mother. But I'll tell you this: Your father is miserable when he's not near her. Seriously, when they first started dating, your father was a wreck every time your mother left on missions that took too long."

Sousuke's eyes widened. "R-Really? He seems fine even when okaasan leaves for a few months."

"That's because he hides it all from you kids. But the first time she left for those missions, well, let's just say it's pretty hard for him to deal with..."

Your mother and father had only been dating for a few months-probably no more than five. Yet Sasuke acted like it didn't make a difference whether they were friends or in a relationship. He still treated her the same way as before. Nonchalant and relaxed. It was as if the only thing that changed between the two was their relationship status. Nothing more. I seriously doubted if he had any feelings for her.

At first, I thought it was quite pointless. Nobody had seen them go on actual dates. Last time I checked, they had only kissed once because your Uncle Naruto was a troublesome stalker who invaded on their private moments. They didn't really hold hands like normal couples. You would think they were in some sad, tragic, pathetic, arranged marriage.

And according to your Aunt Ino, your mother would just reply that everything was okay with their new relationship and just stop there. Sakura had nothing to say about her new relationship with Sasuke, because quite frankly, there really was nothing in it the first place. We all thought your father was only dating your mother out of pity or knew she loved him most or thought she was most suited to revive his clan. Troublesome, really, with your father acting like it was nothing special.

But then Sakura received this mission where she had to help some random village-ugh, can't remember the name, too troublesome to deal with-jumpstart their medical ninjutsu program. It other words, she would have to leave Konohagakure for one whole month. Although your mother did return after a long month, your Aunt Ino still decided to throw a small going-away party for her. I'm sure everybody was having a blast and bawling their eyes out when Sakura was about to leave.

Except your father. Your father was a hard case. He just stood to the side, not even caring that there was a party going, let alone that his own girlfriend was leaving the village for a whole month. I'm assuming his mentality was that it was just a simple month-long mission; she would be back in no time. One month wasn't going to make a difference. In fact, I thought he didn't even care what happened to her on the mission.

Until your mother was actually gone for that whole month. It was that month that I learned so many things about your father.

I'm pretty sure your father thought he could handle on his own quite well without your mother. It was only a month; it wasn't like it was going to make a difference.

Then, the first week played out. I learned that your father is a man of habits. And he doesn't break them easily.

I was visiting the hospital because Chouji had gotten injured from this one mission. When I made my way there, I noticed your father just exiting out of the building. He had his hands in his pockets, his shoulders hunched back to far, and a very strange, but...a look of disappointment on his face?

I thought I was imagining things. Usually when I saw your father back in the day, he was either irritated, annoyed, or so calm he didn't want to talk to anybody. So the fact that your father looked like none of those expression raised my curiosity greatly.

I didn't figure out why your father was at the hospital until I heard some troubling, annoying, giggly gossiping nurses in the hallway. I mean, Sasuke had no injuries or no reason to visit anybody whatsoever at the hospital. But the nurses answered all my questions while I eavesdropped on them talking about none other than your father.

"Ne, ne, wasn't that Uchiha Sasuke?"

"What are you, new? Of course it was!"

"I know, but...what was he doing here? He seemed so irritated when he left."

"Where have you been? Uchiha Sasuke comes everyday!"

"Why? Does he have a disease?"

"Of course not! He visits his girlfriend!"

"He's taken? Goodness, who is it?"

"Haruno Sakura, that's who! He visits her every day at the hospital for lunch. They lay low about it, but it's so sweet of him!"

"But...Haruno-san isn't here today. She's away."

"He must have forgotten. Poor boy must really miss her. I don't even think the idea has sunken into him yet. Maybe that's why he came."

So in that first week, your father was slowly starting to accept that your mother was actually gone for a whole month. Because he didn't stop going to that hospital until five days after your mother left. And every time he came, he would suddenly remember that Sakura was not in the lunchroom, waiting for him to eat with her. That this month, Sakura would not eat with him. Because she was away. For a whole month.

When Naruto badgered Sasuke about missing Sakura, he still denied it.

The second week came. I learned that your father is a very stubborn man. Which led him to be easily angered.

Your Uncle Naruto always wanted all the guys to hang out whenever our girlfriends had a girls' night out. They were really troublesome because it was just a bunch of dudes hanging around Ichiraku's, with only your Uncle Naruto actually eating ramen. I don't know if he was high off of ramen or something, but Naruto started wailing about how he missed Sakura because she would always slap him for eating too much ramen or whenever he got injuries she would heal them. Then he started pestering your father about if he missed your mother as well.

Of course, you father's too stubborn to admit the truth. Instead, he just grunts and "Hns" and scowls and rolls his eyes and growls and glares and whatever he could do that did not show that he cared.

But the more your father denied, the more Naruto kept pressing on the matter stupidly. Naruto would just squeal like a little girl that drunk way too much about Sasuke being Sakura's boyfriend and how cute it was and how it was about time or whatever.

Then your father just punches your Uncle Naruto into the face and leaves right away. Mind you, this was only the second week of your mother being away from him.

Then comes the third week. I learned that your father is very loyal to your mother. And that makes him miss her even more.

Ino had wanted everybody to go into the city to do this weird thing called "clubbing" where you're supposed to dance with random people and have drinks and talk like it's the time of your lives when really, it's just a stuffy dark room with random lights blurring everybody and you can't even talk to anybody because the music is too loud and people don't dance but rub each other's sweaty, private parts together. Don't ever go "clubbing," Sousuke. It is a weird hobby because civilians have nothing to do with their boring lives unlike us ninjas who nearly die every week because of our dangerous missions.

See, your father was what many women considered "hot." And as a result, it's not hard to believe that hundreds of women kept hitting on Sasuke. He would just shrug off the weak ones. Now, the needy ones were very troublesome. They practically forced him to say "I have a girlfriend" which is something your father usually hates to say. Not because he's afraid to admit he has one; he's just not used to the idea of speaking that he's in a relationship.

And the super obsessive girls practically throw themselves on him. And then your father always had to resort using your poor Aunt Hinata as to pose as his "girlfriend" because she was the least likely to revolt back, which always made Hinata over panic every time Sasuke swung his arm around her shoulder only to deter the slutty girls away, which would result in Naruto yelling at Sasuke for even trying to touch Hinata, which would cause more girls to go after Sasuke, which would make the weird girls jealous because they actually thought Hinata was Sasuke's girlfriend, which would scare the shit out of your Aunt Hinata, which would make Naruto loudly proclaim that Hinata was his, and then the cycle just continues. It always gets troublesome.

But the thing that got my interest the most was that even if he forced Hinata to ward off other girls as his "girlfriend," Sasuke always referred to her as "Sakura." He only called her your mother's name. Why? Well I would like to think it's because your father always associated "girlfriend" with "Sakura." Actually, I think when your father thinks of any kind of romantic relationship, Sakura always comes to mind. That usually when girls did try to flirt with him, Sakura was usually there to prove that Sasuke was hers and that his eyes were for no one else. Because I'm sure that as much as your father wanted to kick all the girls who dared to flirt with him, he knew he couldn't or else your mother would have been furious if he was ever rude to girls.

After that night, your father said he only called your Aunt Hinata "Sakura" because he couldn't remember Hinata's name; he didn't want to call his pretend girlfriend "that Hyuuga girl who's stupidly in love with dobe." He even assured us it definitely wasn't because he missed your mother.

Your father liked to make excuses.

Finally, the fourth week came. I learned that your father is a very, VERY impatient man. And can be very aggressive because of it.

So when your mother informed us that she would return to Konohagakure two days later than expected (due to bad weather conditions), your father pretty much becomes berserk because the next thing I know, Naruto was sent to the hospital because Sasuke pulled one large-ass chidori on him when your Uncle Naruto was dumb enough to mention your mother's name.

And your father still denied that he missed her.

Plus, he seriously needs anger management classes; he cannot use the chidori every fucking time he explodes.

And the moment your mother stepped foot in Konohagakure after a whole month had passed, your Aunto Ino had thrown a surprise homecoming party. Unfortunately, your mother could not even celebrate two seconds of that party because your father had whisked her away the moment he saw her face the first time in a whole month.

And being the nosy teenagers we were, all of us decided to spy on them in secret.

And oh my god, I can just remember how we all thought Uchiha Sasuke was an unromantic, cold, arrogant, prideful prick with a stick up his ass. And how we were proven extremely wrong at that moment.

Okay, I'm not gonna describe in detail because it's too troublesome and I would sound really, really homosexual if I did.

To put it in one thought: Your father slams your mother against a tree and makes out with her like crazy and whispers all these supposedly dirty but kinda romantic ideas for them to do on the bed and they leave while completely forgetting that there was a party and your Aunt Ino gets super angry at your father because he stole your mother away from the party she took all the time in the world (in reality, four days) to plan and let it go to ruins.

So what happens after? Well, your mother never went on a mission for any longer than a month; we all figured out that's the maximum your father would allow your mother to be away from her. And the maximum for him not to go insane.

And when she could go on missions for longer than a month? Well, Sasuke only let that happen on one condition.

If she agreed to marry him.

Basically, the only way your father was going to let your mother alone for a while was to know that no matter how long they were away from each other, they would always come back to one another.

Your father is a very picky man, very troublesome, very ruthless and easily angered. But only because your mother made him go crazy.

Crazy because he loved her very dearly.

"And that's how I know I'm pretty damn sure your parents love each other," Shikamaru finished with a sigh. "I mean seriously, you should have seen the size of your father's chidori every time Naruto pissed him off about your mother."

Sousuke laughed lightly. Shikamaru stared at him, an eyebrow raising. Sousuke took noticed.

"Is something the matter, sir?" Sousuke asked politely.

"It's just..." Shikamaru hesitated, still eyeing Sousuke. "You laugh so easily, very naturally."

"Um, thanks?"

"It's very hard to make your father laugh like you do."

There was a pause in between the two. Sousuke's smile softened, his eyes more sincere.

"I dunno..." Sousuke said, fighting back another laugh. "I guess I'm a lot happier than he was at my age."

"And that's what makes you and your father so different."

At this phrase, Sousuke frowned. "He had it worse, though. H-His brother killed the whole clan. People manipulated him, took advantage of him. He was more vulnerable to the idea of revenge. I mean, nothing could have been done about it-"

"Don't get the wrong idea, because I forgive him for the past," Shikamaru quickly cut in before his look darkened. "But do you believe revenge is the perfect excuse for the way he was?"

Sousuke's eyes widened. He pondered on the question, trying to figure out an answer. Revenge. That was always a tough subject to talk to his father about.

And to Shikamaru's shock, Sousuke smiled.

"I don't think any excuse is perfect."

Slowly, Sousuke stood up from his seat. He bowed politely to Shikamaru before standing up tall.

"Thank you for your time, sir. I need to meet up with my team soon," Sousuke replied, smiling.

Shikamaru nodded. Sousuke closed the door quietly, his footsteps growing quieter and quieter. Shikamaru stared at the empty chair in front of him, where the young Uchiha boy sat not long ago. He pictured the boy sitting there again, his undeniable good looks of the Uchiha clan and that unfamiliar but warm smile that was rare on them.

Nice, polite, respectful to his superiors, wise beyond his age, happy, understanding... the thoughts ran around Shikamaru like crazy. The list went on and on to describe everything that made Uchiha Sousuke the person he was and is today. The things that made him Uchiha Sousuke...and not Uchiha Sasuke.

Still, it was hard to deny how similar the Uchiha father and son were. Especially that one alarming detail that Shikamaru knew was bound to replay itself again like déjà vu.

He let out a heavy sigh.

"This is getting troublesome..." He moaned quietly, glancing over the flowers. He smiled warmly.

"Ino...how can I keep hating the boy our daughter loves when he's so perfect for her?"

"Nuuuu I can't believe I went up a size!"

"Oh don't fuss over it too much! Just go on a diet!"

"I can't! Everytime I diet, I always crack when I see cookies! Ne, Shikana-chan, how do you stay so slim?"

"Eh?" Shikana perked up, her attention now returned back to her friends. They were in the fitting room, trying out various clothes while her mind drifted to another memory.

"I asked how you stay so slim, Shikana! I'm so jealous!" her red-headed friend whined.

"I just train and eat healthy, that's all," Shikana answered warmly to her friends. "It's not intentional."

"But, but, you don't have any bulky muscles! And how can it be so simple for you? I'm so jealous!"

Shikana chuckled. "It's okay, Mai-chan. I'm sure your boyfriend still thinks you're beautiful no matter what."

"Well, that's because he's not much of a looker himself," her friend answered haughtily. "Unlike that Uchiha Sousuke."

"Oh my god, he's so fine! And super nice! The other day, he helped me and my grandma carry some the groceries home! He was so sweet!" Her other friend Tomoya squealed dreamily.

"Oh shut up! He helps everybody! It's like his second nature!" Mai scowled in jealousy.

"But he's helped my grandma so many times! Maybe he's trying to get closer to me through her? Ahhh, it would be so romantic!" Tomoya giggled before sitting next to Shikana very closely. "Ne, ne, Shika-chan, you'll help me get with Sousuke-kun, right? I mean, you are his best friend! Set us up on a date!"

"I-I um..." Shikana blushed very madly, her tone nervous and unsettling.

"Oh, come on, Shikana-chan!" Tomoyo whined childishly. "You need to put in a good word about me to Sousuke-kun! He always listens to you! Pretty please?"

"W-w-well, the thing is, S-S-Sousuke-kun and I haven't-"

"EEK! A BIRD!"

Shikana turned around, seeing her friend Mai jump up and down at the sight of a small hawk landing on a chair. She looked at it closely, instantly recognizing it.

That bird...

Quickly, Shikana whistled to it, motioning the hawk to come over. It's dark eyes saw her and flew over, softly landing in her delicate hands. It looked up to her sternly.

"Report to Uchiha-taichou's office as soon as possible," the hawk spoke.

Shikana raised an eyebrow. "Eh? What for?"

The hawk did not respond. It only flew away, leaving a very confused Nara Shikana behind.

COMMENTARY! Okay, we are going in deeper, like DEEPER (Inception is taking over me lolol even though it was very last summer) into the subplot (or main plot for the present time) of the Sousuke and Shikana incident for their mission and relationship. Obviously, they're both in denial. I thought it should be Shikamaru's turn to tell a story since he's Shikana's father and it's about time we know how he feels about Sousuke as a potential suitor for his daughter. I didn't want to make him an overprotective monster because that would be too OOC for Shikamaru; he's more of the lazy type that rather just lets things happen no matter how displeased he is.

For the SasuSaku story here, I thought it would be nice to see what Sasuke's like when Sakura's around. At first, it's meant to be a serious way to forward the two in the relationship but I wanted to add comedic touches through Shikamaru's commentary. For those wondering why I do the stories in first person: it's so I can put in my thoughts through the characters on the SasuSaku love. It's hard to do that in third person but if I speak through a character, we get people's thoughts on love and it becomes more personal. The message gets through more and plus, it's an easier way to put comedy because each character can voice their opinions to the fullest.

The beginning scene with Sousuke is a sneak peek and is crucial to the subplot. It may sound confusing right now, but as the plot furthers along and we discover the backstory to not only the mission, but the relationship between Sousuke and Sasuke, so everything gets cleared up! I have a bigger plot story behind this mission in store and I'm really excited to write more about it! I'm just going to say while the stories of SasuSaku in the past are going to be more comedic, the actually present storyline will take a more dramatic turn overall. It will have its humorous moments but whenever Sousuke's involved, turst me when I say that his storyline will be pretty dramatic since he's the "star" of this story aside from his parents.

So yeah, there's the jist! You guys have no idea how excited I am to keep writing this story! It's extending more than I thought! It's gotten so bad, I'm starting to neglect "Stubborn" QQ. Maybe I just respond to this story more. I'll continue writing both, though now I think I made "Stubborn" my side project now with this. So sad. I guess I'm more of a comedy person. I can't take too much seriousness.

So let's play a game! If you guys can guess correctly who the next person to tell the story is, I'll give a shoutout to you! story; it's the least I can for those who have stuck with me since the beginning (God, I'm so vain, acting like I'm popular XO)

So thank you for always reviewing!