Obsedian eyes glared at the clock ahead of him. Before hand he had been practicing jutsu and now he's here,at home sitting, waiting for his father to come home.
Asher was very peculiar about time. It must have came from the one that was supposed to be returning home. He felt very limited in the essence of it, always taking advantage of the spare time he had. He trusted his father's words always when he gave him a time to be home.
Asher's thoughts wandered while sitting in the living room with the rest of his family. Naruto in the kitchen over to the side, cooking up something that smelled to be pork ramen. His dad wasn't that great of a cook, simply because he didn't expand his talents to other dishes. So therefore he burns water and overcooks meat on occasion.
But he was always so proud. Especially when he makes family dinners. Sasuke usually does this, but the times Sasuke is away from the village for missions, it's left up to the blonde.
Tasting the tangy, dry taste in his mouth he pondered on his hunger. Yeah, I could eat, I need to anyways. Asher thought.
Not to long after the eldest began to get antsy. He stood up and walked towards the window, looking out only to find his father sprinting towards the door. Asher stepped back, opened the door and met his father welcoming him from the short distance.
Sasuke smiled a small smile to his son and the rest of the family piled up at the door.
Navi, barely a year younger than Asher, has an outgoing, sporadic, bubbly kind of attitude. He is usually always positive and looks a the bright side of things. Nothing really seemed to bother this boy. He was a special kind of soul. He appears to take after Naruto. He wields a lot of determination, gets himself into sticky situations and goofs off way too much. But he is so pleasant to be around. Asher protects him from anything and everything, even if the youngest is away, Asher gets a twinge if something happens with his brother. Whether he bump his knee up against a table or he is being bullied by kids.
Naruto, also know as 'dad', is extremely nurturing to the boys. Sometimes he knows what he's doing and sometimes... He's doing his best. Asher sees that. As young as he is he has an older demeanor about him. He helps Naruto around the house and Naruto in return spends extra time with him teaching jutsu. His dad was very personable. He always remembered to ask how their day was and always said 'I love you' before the boys departed the house or went to bed. The blonde's hair had gotten slightly longer to the point he needs to pull it up sometimes. Naruto had recently announced his pregnancy. There is still no visible belly, but Asher knew that his dad had plans to tell Sasuke.
And Sasuke, also known as 'father', had wafty relationships with the boys. Since he is home every couple weeks or so, sometimes fortunate enough to get a few weeks off between longer missions, Navi and Asher really don't know too much about their own father. Naruto had informed the boys he's always been like this, but with the distance you do end up knowing him better than you think you do. Sasuke din't open up too much about his feelings, mainly because being the head of the household he needed to be strong and impermeable. Asher looked up to his father and always asked him about how it was like going on missions and what he would be doing if he ever went on one. Asher inherited the lightning element from Sasuke, so when the raven was home he'd teach Asher as much as he could.
The family wasn't perfect by any means. Arguments would pop up about Sasuke not being home, shifting of power and sibling disagreements. But overall, they remained a whole at the end of the day. Asher loved that about his family. He never vocalized it, but he respected how arguments were handled so well.
Sasuke stepped onto the doorstep, bent down to hug his eight year old and nine year old. "Have you boys been giving your dad a hard time when I was gone?" His embrace felt so warm. It was tight and lasted a good minute or so. He smelled like nature, very dirty, musky, but it was father. Asher leaned into the hug taking this rare moment in with a smile.
"Of course not father!" Navi exclaimed. Asher could tell his sibling was more than ecstatic to see his father. The two seemed close in a way that him and Sasuke weren't. But Asher was fine with it.
The taller man released his hug and stood up, revealing a dirtied up face. This mission must have been out in the middle of a forest. Asher examined his father. Studying his appearance and taking note of his actions.
Stepping aside because he knew father and dad needed their moment. Sasuke reached out for the blonde and the slightly shorter man giggled and pulled his husband in for a deep hug. All Asher saw was Naruto's glowing face. They were exchanging silent words and then a tear rolled out of his dad's eye. Naruto's tan hands gripped the back of the Uchiha and pulled him closer.
They exchanged a kiss, both brothers looking away, then at each other and let out teeny laughs.
"Come on you guys." Asher and Navi began to push the couple back into the house.
Family was everything to Asher. He loved noticing how much Sasuke cares for Naruto and Naruto loves Sasuke. It was like they were made for each other. They looked perfect together, Asher couldn't imagine anyone else with either parent. It gave him re assurance that his family was never going to be broken.
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Dinner began almost immediately. Of course Sasuke needed his shower and Naruto set up the table with Asher's help.
Talk among the family was pleasant, a little scattered since there was a lot to say, but overall enjoyable.
Asher ate his ramen until his stomach was feeling like it was stretching out. He placed his chopsticks on the top of his bowl and sighed.
He glanced over and saw his blonde dad beginning to rub his tummy but stop, putting his hand back onto the table.
Sasuke had been gone for two weeks and Naruto discovered he was pregnant in the last few days before Sasuke's return. Asher knew Naruto was dying to tell Sasuke.
Asher himself was excited to have a new sibling as well, but taking time to tell his father was understood. Navi didn't know because of his big mouth and since he is always almost excited, Naruto begged Asher not to tell his brother so he can make it a surprise for Sasuke.
Asher's eyes flicked across the table at his family. Navi was excitedly explaining how he was prepared to go into the academy and learn jutsu and the history of Kohana. Naruto began to pick up plates, bowls and utensils. Sasuke was chatting away with Navi.
This was Asher's peace.
▲ ▲ ▲AN: I hope you all enjoyed! As you see this was a one-shot. The next 3 chapters will be as well. The goal is to help tie together the loose ends of the children's relationship with their parents. They will be out of chronological order; these are just major moments in time where each member of the Uchiha-Uzumaki family found their inner peace within the togetherness. (You know how Uchiha's can be lmao. Broody and whatnot.)
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