So far, I didn't really write how Sakamoto's 14th birthday went down, so I came up with the aftermath. You guys can imagine in your heads how it went and we put in a scene where Oak Sung talks to Sakamoto about how to grow into a young man.

Chapter 7: How to Grow

Later that night after Sakamoto's 14th birthday, Oak Sung sat on the roof with his son by his side and Sakamoto lets out a chuckle and said, "Thanks for giving me the best birthday, dad."

"You're welcome, son. I know you had a lot of fun...especially with Bao-Yi." Oak said, elbowing his son.

Sakamoto was blushing after Oak made that comment and he covered his face to shield the sight of blush on his cheeks and Oak completely knew what that signal meant that he's definitely falling for her and Oak told him, "Well...I know for a fact that you have feelings for her."

Sakamoto sighed heavily at this and he turned to his dad and responded, "I do. Whenever I'm around her, they're so...strong. Just like...really deep and strong feelings come at me everytime I see, think and hang with her. But I'm really nervous as to how it'll be."

Oak could see where this was going with and he knows that feeling more than anything before where he fell for Kiyuka and had always dreamed of being in love and knowing when is the right time to let the relationship grow before taking it one step further. He clears his throat and said, "Sakamoto, I know that you are getting older and it's the point in your life where you are no longer a child anymore."

Sakamoto nodded his head in agreement that he is getting older, but is still young and said, "Yeah, I know. That won't stop me from coming to you when I need to talk to you."

"Yes. But I'm talking about relationships. As you become a teenager, life is gonna be very different for you; not just changes in yourself but from how you see the world and what it'll be like. Relationships are one of them and those feelings you say you have for Bao-Yi; it's wonderful, but you need to understand that there's gonna be different viewpoints of having a potential mate. Some young boys claim that if they want to start mating now, they think it'll make them a man. But what they don't realize is that they'll end up having cubs after that and that they have to deal with the consequences of those decisions they made." Oak replied.

Sakamoto widened his eyes with that kind of realization that a lot of boys do that all the time, thinking that it'll make them popular, but of course...he knows for a fact that it's not a good thing and that he'll never do that while he's a teenager. He said, "No worries, dad. I'll wait until I'm married to Bao-Yi. There's a lot of things I can see and experience before I could even think about having a family."

"I know you will, Saka." Oak replied.

"But...how will I know if it's the right time?" asked Sakamoto.

Oak puts his arm around his son's shoulder and he said, "It'll be time before you know it. I had your sister when I was announcing my retirement as a kung-fu master. The reason for that is that I want to spend the rest of my life with your mother and start a family. We Bushido-Akio's always treat a woman with respect and dignity and make sure she's treated the way she deserves to be treated."

"Have you ever had girlfriends, dad?" asked Sakamoto.

Oak chuckled softly and he knew that part was coming because that was the question he avoided the most is his love life and he said, "Well...when I was your about 16-and this was before I met your mother-I did have my first love, Taemi. She was very nice, all around wonderful and she's very polite too. We both started out as friends when we were young kids, but I was working out a lot and she really took notice of me...that and that I always treat women with respect and have a compassionate heart. It really attracted her a lot and we became a couple since then."

"Wow...How'd you meet mom?" asked Sakamoto.

"After Taemi told me that she wants to marry my friend Hayate, I wished her all the best in everything and I understood what she meant by that. There was no animosty at all. It wasn't long until I saw this wonderful woman that came into my life while I was training and she seemed very interested in spending time with me. From there...it grew bigger, even in my time as a kung-fu master. She didn't care about me being a hero and just saw beyond that aspect. She saw me as a good man and that I will stay by her side no matter what. My feelings grew stronger when I'm around her and they still remain the same to this day." Oak replied.

Sakamoto chuckled softly and he can imagine him and Bao-Yi like that in the future and he said, "That's pretty cool."

"Yes. I hope you and Bao-Yi will have this same experience you'll have like me and your mother." Oak added.

"Of course I will, dad." Sakamoto replied.

"Just grow up as your own warrior and remain who you are. Never lose sight of it, son." Oak added.

"I'll always be your little warrior, dad." Sakamoto added.

Both pandas kept gazing into the sky and Sakamoto definitely felt like he's gonna live those years and make them count for as long as he will live and will take in whatever his father told him about the relationships and will definitely wait for the right time to express those feelings to Bao-Yi.

Mentions of Hayate and Tamei were on this chapter and those characters are owned by Master of Stories, in case you were confused. Anyways...something new is coming with Sakamoto. Stick around!