DISCLAIMER: Naruto belongs to me…. No he doesn't.

WARNINGS: fatherly-ness and stuff

Minato tapped his fingers on the table, looking up into the blue sky. The voices around him were drowned out by his own train of thought.

Every loving parent has this thought run through their head at least a thousand times when they have their children.

They grow up so fast.

His mind flashed back to when he had first seen Naruto.

Truthfully the whole birthing process was actually a trauma. His wife was screaming in pain and sheer agony. They were at the hospital for the longest time.

The 'beauty' of birth isn't when the baby is born, that's what he thought. There was nothing beautiful about it. It was loud; there was screaming, and fluids of the bodily kind. The beauty of birth didn't actually hit him until Naruto was cleaned off, examined, wrapped up in a bundle of blankets, and was placed in his arms.

He remembered how curious Naruto had looked when he first held him. He smiled when he saw that his son was pretty much a clone of him. They had the same blonde hair and same blue eyes.

Minato had spent a lot of time away from work for the first few months just take care of his son and help Kushina. Being a new father, he had absolutely no idea what to do.

He had the loving his kid part down.

But things like waking up in the middle of the night to change or feed Naruto or having to constantly make sure that Naruto wouldn't do something like bump his head against a wall. Minato remembered how he would almost give himself a heart attack over every little thing he thought would hurt his son.

Thankfully, Naruto wasn't dropped on his head or anything.

"Minato…"

He remembered when Naruto had taken his first steps and when he had first squealed 'papa'. He remembered how nervous his child was when first going to school. Naruto had clung onto him the entire time, not wanting to be left alone in a new place without his papa.

But he reassured him that he would return later and told Naruto to have fun. When Naruto disagreed, he had told Naruto that it was okay if they were separated from each other.

Years later, he was regretting his words. He wanted Naruto to be a child all over again.

His heart ached and he wished he could turn back the clock and relive the times when Naruto was an infant. He still wasn't ready to release his child.

"Papa, are you okay?"

Minato jerked his head to his son. The entire table was staring at him.

"Yes, are you alright… Dad?"

Minato looked at Uchiha Sasuke and rolled his eyes at the smirk.

Minato would do anything for his son's happiness and wellbeing.

Would he let him major into what his passions were like art or music? Of course!

Would he let him travel out of Japan just to pursue and discover how he is in life? Of course, just as long as he called every week or so just to make sure he was alright.

But accepting Uchiha Sasuke as his son-in-law?

Now he wasn't so sure.

But here he sat, at a café with his family and his future son-in-law and his family. And they were all staring at him. He gave a nervous smile and felt a warm hand on top of his. "Are you okay Papa?" Naruto asked.

Minato gave his son a reassuring smile. "I'm fine, I was just thinking."

Naruto smiled and withdrew his hand, leaning back against the chair he was sitting in.

Minato sat with Kushina, Mikoto, Itachi and Fugaku. They were all present to help discuss the wedding for their children.

Sasuke had proposed to Naruto not too long ago and wanted to get married right away. When Minato and Kushina got engaged, they had to wait about two years for the wedding to happen.

He watched Naruto and Sasuke act affectionately towards each other. The raven had his arm draped around the blonde's shoulders and had all of his attention. Minato eyed the ring on Naruto's left hand when he lifted it up and cupped Sasuke's cheek.

He sighed to himself again.

His son was getting married and he was going to have Uchiha Sasuke as his son-in-law.

What more could happen?

All he wanted to do was take Naruto away right now. He wanted to take Naruto away from the wedding and lock him in his room.

Naruto was already nervous but Minato was feeling twice the anxiety what his son was going through.

He did not think this day would come so quickly.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned back to see worried blue eyes. Quickly he composed himself; he being nervous wasn't going to help his son at all. He cleared his throat and ruffled his son's hair.

"I'm scared," Naruto simply said, "do you think Mama was this nervous when you got married?"

Minato looked his son up and down. Kushina was the one to dress their son up. He was wearing a cream kimono with linings of gold delicately designing it. He pulled his son into a tight hug and patted his son's head. "I'm sure she was Naruto. But don't worry, you'll be fine."

That was all the reassurance that the young blonde needed. He pulled away and saw a look of determination in his eyes.

Naruto was ready to get married.

But he wasn't.

They walked slowly down the aisle, Minato holding on tightly to his son's arm. He couldn't believe he was giving up Naruto now. He could deal with his son moving out but his son getting married?

It almost seemed like a dream.

When they finally stopped, he hugged Naruto and kissed his forehead. He whispered softly, "Papa is always here for you."

Naruto nodded and walked towards Sasuke.

It seemed like a dream for him.

He had barely heard the vows exchanged between the young couple or when they the rings had been presented. He snapped out of his trance when the crowd cheered. He jerked a little and watched as Sasuke kissed Naruto.

He glared at the raven as a hand slid down to grope his son's ass a little. Naruto had jerked a little but he could tell that it couldn't have been from the groping. It had to be something else.

Sasuke's hand continued to squeeze Naruto's backside and Minato was going to chastise the Uchiha but he realized he couldn't. Naruto was officially in Sasuke's hands and he could do as he pleased.

Sasuke's eyes had suddenly met his and they stared at each other.

Their eyes just locked onto one another.

He had the feeling that Sasuke had something to say to him.

But instead, the Uchiha stuck his tongue out and just like the first time he saw him those many years ago, there was that shiny stud in the middle of his tongue.

Oh no, Naruto may be married to Sasuke now but that didn't change the fact that he was still his son! He would have to pay even closer to attention now.

Yup, that damn Uchiha punk better watch his back.

NEXT CHAPTER: Epilogue: Sasuke (aka the lemon chapter)