Two-for-two! I hope that this makes up for the lack of posting! Enjoy!
Chapter 7
It was near ten when Sai woke up, a gentle hand rubbing his back, the touch was gentle and soft, he had to blink thinking he was still dreaming. "'Morning, Sai," looking over his shoulder, having fallen asleep on his stomach, sat a man with dark hair standing up, his eyes a dark blue maybe even dark purple.
"Menma-sama?" Sai moved to sit up, rubbing his eyes, "Are they here?"
Pulling the blanket off the child, "Not yet, seems that a reporter overheard that they were coming home today, so the hospital is surrounded by them." Sai looked up at Menma, "Don't worry, Naruto and Kurama are with them," Menma helped Sai up and off the bed telling him to get ready for the day, "Anything you want for breakfast?" Menma stood outside Sai's room, his back to the partially closed door.
"Um," Sai didn't know what to say or do, "I don't mind..." he spoke softly but loud enough not to repeat himself. He never had a say in what he would like to eat, just eat what you were given or Father would have a "word" with you on wasting food...
"Alright, I'll be in the kitchen then!" Menma walked away from the room and towards the large and open kitchen, he turned the TV on on the way. Listening to the news reporters as they retold the young Uchiha's story from just a few days ago, making sure that everyone is up-to-date on what Naruto has and is doing. "Honestly," Menma muttered to himself as he gathered the items he needed from the fridge, "you'd think he's a hero."
"He's important," Menma thankful not to have a knife in his hand at the moment, grabbed his chest, "right?"
Menma turned to the child, taking deep breathe to calm his heart, "Who?" he gasped out.
"Naruto-sama," Sai looked at the TV behind him, listening to the reporters going on on how Naruto had donated to many charities and creating orphanages, helping children do better towards their future life, "He's important, right?" he asked again.
Menma looked back towards the TV, "To many people, he probably is, but to Kurama and I, he's just our annoying older brother." Sai watched Menma wink at him, "Now, you want some milk or juice?" Sai watched Menma make their breakfast, both glancing at the clock and the live news, as they waited for their brothers to return to them.
By noon, the news channel had returned to what they were scheduled to air promising to keep their viewers updated to any changes.
Menma, with the help of Sai, dressed the two other beds for the younger Uchihas and created a list of what they would need for their rooms. Menma had pulled out his laptop to check on his cases, having told Sai that all three of them were going to take a week or so off to stay with them, and gave Sai control of the remote to the TV. Menma worked off the kitchen island, keeping an eye on both the door and the TV, when he got a message from Kurama that they were just leaving the hospital through the back. "Sai," Menma responded to the text message with a thumbs up, "they're on their way." Sending the message off he turned to the child, seeing his eyes light up briefly.
"Oh-okay," Sai sighed out, his eyes trained on the TV, he tried to ignore the rapid moving butterflies in his stomach.
Nearing one thirty pm Menma opened the door for his brothers and Naruto's charges; Kurama tightly held a covered Sasuke while Naruto held Itachi by the hand as both he, and Kakashi, were carrying large bags with them. "Sai," Menma called out, helping Naruto with the bag, "they're here, Sai."
Kakashi closed the door behind them, placing the bag by the door and watched the three children greet one another. "Where Mother and Father?" Itachi asked, holding little Sasuke's hand, as they looked around the apartment. The older brothers had left to the children's room to place the bags they came with, trusting Kakashi to watch them for a few minutes, as they spoke of why it took so long for them to leave the hospital.
"Mommy?" Sasuke looked around quickly, his eyes starting to water up in fear as he had yet to see her.
Sai shook his head, "No mommy, Ottoto, the man with yellow hair-" Itachi took a step towards Sai, "Mother and Father left you alone?" Sai whispered.
Itachi nodded, "They come back but Father say to Mother to leave us 'lone. Why they no come back, Aniki?" Itachi tilted his head, "It start to rain but they no come back, why?"
"I don't know," Sai said, his shoulders sagged, "the Police picked me up yesterday and took me to the hospital to see you, but you were sleeping. That man with yellow hair told me that he going to take care of us now," Sai leaned close to his brothers, "and those men with black and red hair said that we going to be spoiled."
Sasuke stared at Kakashi, looking in wonder at the quiet man with strange gray hair, "What that mean?" Itachi asked.
Sai shrugged, "I don't know."
"Who?" Sasuke pointed at Kakashi, watching the man squat down with a gentle look on his face.
"Hi there, little one," Kakashi waved his hand slowly, "I'm Kakashi," he said slowly, looking at the other two who were watching him, ready to hide Sasuke behind them.
"Kakashi," Menma walked back into the room, rolling up his sleeves, "You staying for a late lunch/early dinner?" Kurama and Naruto appeared in loose t-shirts and jeans.
"If you don't mind," Kakashi nodded, he smiled at the children before standing up and walking to the kitchen to help.
Naruto, Kurama and Menma walked to the younger of the boys' room, knowing that Kakashi could watch the three boys for a few minutes. "What happened?" Menma grabbed one of the bags they had brought in.
"Someone, a nurse of mine," Kurama hissed quietly, "had told the media that they were going to come home."
Naruto sighed, he sat on Itachi's bed, minding the small bars on the side of the bed. "I'm glad that they're here, under our watch then someone else's." Menma snickered, "What?" Naruto looked up at his younger brother.
"Protective already?" Kurama rolled his eyes, "You've only had them, legally, for two days and one day, under your roof." Both Kurama and Menma shook their heads at Naruto, "We should have talked you into adopting sooner." Menma nodded in agreement, he started to pull out the extra sets of sheets and blankets for the beds.
"I think that they'll be good for us and we for them," Menma said softly, "We know what it's like in a foster home and orphanage, we know what we had wanted and craved the most, we shouldn't have to let them go through that."
"Always the sensible one," Naruto said with a smile, "and that's why you're a lawyer." He got up from the bed, "I'm going to change, having the dress up on a day off is the worst," he moaned and left the room towards his. Kurama nodded silently; Menma glared at his brothers, they had left him with the sorting of what they had bought.
Alright I hope that you guys enjoyed this! Hopefully I'll be able to make it back soon!
