Something was wrong, that was clear only by the smoke filling the dusty streets and a random fire started over roof tops burning the village everyone loved. Minato cried out for his wife and child trying to reach them but slowly the light in Kushina's eyes dulled and Naruto stopped crying.
Minato's world was spinning out of control and no matter how hard he tried to stop it, things were starting to dim. Black out lined the edges of his vision as he tried to keep himself awake but the land of shadows called him stronger and stronger by the moment he was running out of time!
He screamed their names hoping beyond hope they were alive enough to hear him but he doubted it now. Closing his own eyes letting the world of shadows take over feeling its purr of welcome as his body hit the ground allowing everything to vanish as long as he was with them he thought in the end; he would no longer care about anything else.
"Minato?" His eyes opened suddenly before they darted around the room confused on where he was.
"Relax, I'm here. What's wrong?" Her voice was soft but hardened. She seemed worried but she was a master of masking her feelings, just as he was.
"Nothing I- I just had a nightmare, nothing much." He closed his eyes once more recalling the dream that had plagued him for nights on end
"Minato talk to me, please." She was kneeling in front of him now. Oh how many times had he done that to her when she was hurting.
"I dreamt… For the past few, no for a while now; I have been seeing that night over and over again. Though every time somehow we never make it." She knew what that night meant. It was the night Naruto was born.
"But we did make it. Minato, I'm here still. As much as I wish I wasn't here I am. Naruto's fine. After all, isn't that what you keep telling me?" He knew she was right. Before leaving he had left his students with an important mission. Taking care of his child, his joy, his heart, and for the sake of their lives they wouldn't mess that one up.
"You're right; I'm just getting tired of being here." She nodded her head sympathetically understanding his feelings.
"Me to, but we'll be going home soon right?" He looked into her violet blue eyes and smiled reassuringly, not just to reassure her but for him as well.
"Yes, we'll be home soon." And his heart will be complete once more.
Meanwhile….
She didn't know what was wrong with them but something was up for sure. Kakashi and Naru-chan who have been getting along so well for the past few weeks were glaring daggers at each other.
"Naru-chan, please open your mouth." Rin said pleadingly.
"No!" She took that opportunity to shove the mush past his two teeth into his mouth.
"See was that so bad?" He turned his head and glared at her instead.
"Kakashi, can you please eat the rest of your toast, it's getting cold." He looked at her and before he could open his moth to complain she grabbed the half eaten piece and shoved it in his mouth.
Surprise was visible on his face before she sighed shaking her head at the man
"You forgot you mask dear." Patting the lower half of his face subconsciously and scowling he stood quickly and vanished leaving the left over toast to fall to the floor.
"No Rin you don't have to babysit today it's your off day." She mumbled to herself sarcastically.
Kakashi had promised to take Naruto out to the park and allow Rin a day off as he put it. Though through an argument Rin had the pleasure of missing just before bed, Naruto and Kakashi decided neither of them would speak to each other. Somewhere between there and now Naruto had learned the word no.
Sighing to herself she cleaned up the messy table looking over once and a while to see the baby making noises and not eating his mush. Once everything was relatively clean and dishes were put away Naruto chose that moment to demand his formula drink.
He started to cry and squirm around in his high chair alerting Rin to a time limit before he exploded. Though Rin was use to these tantrums and had it made and heated before he could even start his wail.
"Hey Naru-chan, how would you like to go to the park?" He looked up at her his blue eyes widening but his moth was full of the drink to answer her.
"Let me go get you dressed and we'll be on our way then." She said happily glad to have found something to take the baby out of his darkening mood.
When they were set and ready to go Rin lifted Naruto up into her arms giving him a soother to suck on before locking the front door.
"You ready Naru-chan?" He looked at her eyes wide and curious to the world around him making her smile. As they walked the short distance to the park she saw other mothers out right now with their children.
"Mrs. Hatake!" A pale pink hair woman called while racing towards her she carried a small baby in her arms. Walking right behind her was a Hyuga also carrying her child.
"Ah Mrs. Haruno, Mrs. Hyuga, what a pleasure it is to see you both!" Rin said trying to keep her eye brow from twitching.
"Now who is this cutie here?" She pointed towards Naruto who only looked at them with big blue eyes before giving a smile making his soother drop to the ground.
"Ah! Thi-this is Naruto." Rin said quickly before dropping down to pick up the soother that was now lying abandoned in the dirt.
"Awww, what a cutie! This is Sakura and that's Lady Hinata." Mrs. Haruno said pointing towards her child and the other.
"I didn't know you were pregnant Mrs. Hatake. Weren't you and Mr. Hatake just married?" A small blush had started to crawl up Rins face it was true, her and Kakashi had only been married for about a year now.
"Yes that's true but…Things happen I guess?" She tried to sound certain of herself but couldn't help the quiver in her voice.
"Right, but I don't remember seeing you pregnant ever around the village." Mrs. Haruno said with a puzzled look on her face. The group moved towards a bench where Sakura and Naruto were making loud noises at each other while the tiny Hinata slept peacefully.
"I didn't know I was for a while, it was rather a surprise to both of us but here he is!" She smiled awkwardly hoping they would drop the subject but apparently this was shocking news to Mrs. Haruno.
"I could have sworn though that I saw you in the drug store buying pads for yourself quite a while ago." Mrs. Hyuga said raising one of her perfect eye brows.
"I-" Rin started before Naruto started to cry out demanding food. Time had passed quite quickly meaning lunch time was upon her blonde bundle of fun.
"Excuse me for a moment." Rin said while pushing Naruto into a different position so she could open her bag and get the bottle of mixed formula for the boy.
"Aren't you going to breast feed him?" Mrs. Haruno asked smiling at Rin.
"Uhmm I…" She started before Mrs. Hyuga caught her blush and laughed.
"There's no need to be embarrassed! We're all mothers here!" Rin knowing full well she couldn't do such a thing had to make up an excuse quick!
"I'm just not comfortable doing it out in public, that's why I bring these guys with me." She said while pointing to the bottle in Narutos hand. Sakura was grabbing it at the same time making Naruto look up and glare at her resulting in her tearful screech.
"I never thought a baby could glare!" Mrs. Haruno said while now trying to calm her own child.
"I know children usually copy from the parent they are closest to and at this age it's usually their mother." Mrs. Hyuga said mater-of-factly while giving Rin a look of disapproval.
"I- you see, I didn't." She started but was interrupted.
"Ah so this is where you both disappeared off to." Kakashi was standing behind them now his hand on her shoulder and one upon Narutos head making the child glare hard at the man.
"Oh I haven't forgotten either child." He glared right back at him before the baby pulled out the bottle and laughed.
"I see, so he copies his father after all." Mrs. Hyuga said shaking her head.
"The strongest ones always do." He looked towards Mrs. Hyuga's child making her blush at the unintended insult.(1)
"Why don't we go home now, I'm tired of them already!" Kakashi whispered in her ear making her smile.
"You're right." She packed her bag while passing Naruto over to Kakashi to carry for a while but couldn't help but smile at them as Kakashi said
"Why don't we make a truce. I'll let you sleep with your stuffies but they can't be in the bed with you. Rin will kill me if I do! So why don't I put them right beside your crib so you can see and touch them but they won't get either of us in trouble!" The baby nodded his head but probably to something completely different.
Rin laughed at them as they walked home knowing her two boys had somehow fixed their problem and in a record time! Dinner hadn't even been made yet and they were friends already! Nothing could go wrong.
Hey there everyone! It's been a while! So I put some Minato in there and some story. I tried to write in Kakashi's thoughts. Kind of stepping into his mind and writing. We'll if there is stuff you don't get I'm going to try and explain it right now.
The insult. I have no probs with Hinata, actually I prefer her quite a lot! But I was trying to make fun of her mom and dad. We all know that Hinata wasn't that strong in first series so I used Kakashi's dry sense of humor to say that Hinata wasn't strong like her father but rather weak like her mother. No hate intended I don't even have a problem with the Hyuga family, I'm just writing nothing more or less.
Oh one more thing! This story has to end some point… I know as sad as that is I can't keep Minato and Kushina away forever! So I was thinking of writing a sequel to have him growing up with his family, Rin and Kakashi. Tell me what you thing guys! Well enjoy the chapter and please please please! R&R! Bye bye! xxxDR