AN: So this is a sort of companion piece to "Taking a Chance". I decided to just continue on here since it's only a couple of chapters. Enjoy!

Also, NC-17

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Minoru had second thoughts the moment he stood in front of the pregenin. He eyed them wearily. But he trusted Iruka, and he wanted to help out his dad. But this was also a bad idea. Pregenin. Kunai. Practice targets. This has bad idea written all over it. He looked over at his dad that stood across from. Iruka raised a brow at him, almost challenging. He furrowed his brows in response.

Iruka clapped twice, gaining his class' attention, "Alright class, today is kunai training with these mannequins here," he gesture to said mannequins, "To keep things interesting, there is a point system that will count to your grade as extra credit. Minoru will be helping me keep track of your points. Those that make ten points will be awarded five extra credit points, twenty means ten extra credit points and so on. So keep in mind the value of your targets, and the ones that will affect you negatively."

The kunai practice began, and Minoru was on edge when they started flying. He focused on his note taking and shot a glance to his dad who seemed unaffected by the untrained kunai flying past him. He tried to relax at that, it seemed that practice was going smoothly. The pregenin were in the negatives but there were a handful that were doing better than others.

Maybe he got too comfortable, maybe he looked down at his notes a second too long, all he knew was that there was suddenly a kunai embedded in his left upper thigh. He froze, trying to do exactly what Iruka had advised him.

"If for whatever reason, you get hurt, whether it be a kunai or shuriken, try to mask your pain - as best as you can. Because you have to remember that their children and their confidence can be hurt pretty easily."

Keeping that in mind, he tried to stay calm. But it was burning. He clenched his jaw and his hand tensed inches over the kunai in his leg. He looked down, and regretted it. The little boy that had thrown the kunai ran up to him with a guilty look on his face, and he waved him off with a smile.

"Minoru?" Iruka called out to his son on a gentle tone and glanced over to him, "Are you alright?"

"Yup!" Minoru chirped back, "I'm just... Uh... Excuse me for a bit." He limped away and smiled at Iruka as he handed him the first aid kit as he passed him and moved to the academy building. Once he knew he was out of earshot he let out a groan of pain and looked down at his leg. Oh, how it freaking hurt. And now that he was really looking at it he couldn't take it out.

"Are you kidding me?" He groaned at himself and redistributed his weight, hissing at the pain that shot through his thigh. He sighed and stared down at the kunai that mocked him.

"You do not look okay."

Minoru's head shot up at the familiar voice to find Naruto giving him an amused look, holding a bag that he vaguely assumed was the lunch he forgot.

Naruto smiled when glowing eyes looked at him as of he was heaven sent, "Need help with that?" He asked as he closed the distance between them. Minoru only sighed in response. He draped a pale arm over his shoulders and helped the younger man into the building and down the hall into the bathroom. Naruto locked the door as Minoru leaned on the sink with a wince.

"Overtaken by a pregenin," he teased earning him an illuminated glare. He eyed the kunai and moved to take some paper towels from a dispenser, and opened the first aid kit, preparing the gauze and disinfectant. Then looked at the younger man, "Ready?"

"Does it matter?" Minoru grimaced when Naruto grasped the handle.

Naruto yanked out the kunai making Minoru's breath hitch in pain, "Sorry," he said softly and pressed on the deep cut with one hand, undid the younger man's pants with the other. Half gloved hands helped him and tugged them down to his knees. "Any other situation," he teased earning him a light smack on his arm as he applied pressure on the younger man's thigh, "Here, hold this." His hand was replaced by a half gloved one and gave the younger man a smile.

Minoru winced and sighed at himself, "This is dumb," he said softly, mostly to himself, and Naruto chuckled in response.

"It happens," Naruto said with a gentle smile and threaded the stitching needle, "I apologize now, because I'm not very good at this."

Minoru smiled, "It's okay. Thank you." He watched as the older man took a piece of gauze and soaked it with disinfectant.

"This... Is gonna hurt," Naruto warned and replaced the half gloved hands and pressure applicator with the gauze and pressed it into the cut. He felt the younger man tense and inhale sharply through his nose. He looked at him and noticed how he was looking away.

"So," Minoru said casually, trying to ignore the burning in his thigh, "How's your day going?" Cerulean eyes met his with an amused glint.

"Better than yours," he teased and chuckled when Minoru frowned at him, "Good thing you forgot your lunch, huh?"

Minoru laughed under his breath, "Which I hope I'll be able to eat." Naruto smiled at him and gave him a brief kiss before reaching for the threaded needle. He sighed and looked off to the side and felt Naruto shift. He winced when he felt the surreal feeling of a needle pinch through his skin. Oh how he hated the feeling of getting stitches. Just plain right hated it.

"How about we go out to dinner tonight?"

Minoru glanced at Naruto instinctively at the sudden question, and immediately took it back, "Dinner?"

Naruto smiled, "Mhmm, I have a place in mind, it's somewhat...Fancy."

Minoru quirked an eyebrow and looked at the older man from the corner of his eye, "Fancy?" He smiled, "Since when do we do fancy?"

Naruto chuckled, "Every once in a while." He looked at the younger man, "Be my date?"

Minoru blushed despite himself, despite having his pants around his knees and Naruto knelt down in front of him stitching his cut closed, despite the fact that they've had their share of dates. Despite the fact that they had been together for years now. For some reason, he found himself blushing and his ears burning. If he had to credit it to something, it would be the look in Naruto's eyes, "Okay." And then Naruto beamed at him and he became aware of his somewhat undressed state.

Naruto softly chuckled and finished his stitching. He took a non-stick gauze pad and covered his handy work and secured it with gauze and wrapping. "You're all done," he gave the wrapped cut a kiss and stood and couldn't help but smile at the blush on the younger man's cheeks, "And I do believe you still have time to eat."

Minoru smiled and tugged his pants back up and readjusted himself. His eyes drifted closed when Naruto leaned into him and brushed his lips against his before sealing them in a sweet kiss.

"I'll see you later then." Naruto winked at the younger man and handed him the first aid kit, "Don't get yourself killed, please."

Minoru laughed as they left the bathroom, "I'll try." He chuckled as Naruto shook his head and turned to head towards the exit.

He had a slight limp when he reached Iruka's classroom, and found his dad eating his lunch at his desk. He gave him a sheepish look and pulled up a chair.

"Are you okay?" His tone was worried, "I was going to check on you but I wasn't sure where you went off to."

Minoru offered his dad a smile, "I'm okay," he answered simply and Iruka raised an eyebrow at him. "How do you handle so many kids, I'll never understand."

Iruka laughed, "It helps when you have a son that is willing to help for kunai practice."

"Yeah," Minoru drawled, "It'll probably be more helpful if he didn't get stabbed by stray kunai."

Iruka considered, "Maybe." He took a bite of his lunch and made a noise when he remembered something, "Did you and Naruto want to come over for dinner tonight?"

Minoru swallowed the food he was chewing, "Not tonight, Naruto made plans," he smiled, "A fancy dinner apparently."

"Oh!" Iruka cleared his throat when Minoru gave him a confused look, "That sounds nice!" He continued in the same tone and smiled, "Next time then!"

Minoru gave his dad a curious look, and laughed.

After helping Iruka in the academy and his shift in the mission room, Minoru headed home. And when he entered their apartment, toed off his shoes, and wandered into the living he froze when his eyes landed on a very nicely dressed Naruto wearing black pants, a light blue button up and an unbuttoned black vest. Cerulean eyes looked up at him from a book he was reading and felt himself flush.

"How's your leg?"

"Huh?" Minoru snapped out of his trance, "Oh! Good! Just sore," he shrugged with a smile, "Nothing I can't handle."

Naruto smiled and eyed the younger man, "Go get ready." Minoru grinned at him and wiggled his eyebrows at him before moving to the bedroom.

Minoru changed into black tweed pants, and an off grey button up shirt. He opted on a black tie and frowned after he tied it on. He wandered into the living room and frowned at Naruto who eyed him in return, "How fancy of a place are we going to?"

Naruto tilted his head and eyed the younger man, a grin spread on his lips, "You're good with what you're wearing."

Minoru grinned back, "In that case I'm ready."

Naruto chuckled and closed his book, "You might need a jacket."

They grabbed their jackets and slipped on their oxfords and Minoru couldn't help but just look at Naruto as he adjusted his collar. He had to admit that Naruto looked pretty good in dress clothes.

Naruto smiled at Minoru when he caught the midnight blue eyes staring at him, "Ready?"

They left their apartment and walked the roads of Konoha, some roads that Minoru didn't really frequent. Naruto led them to their destination that did look fancy, fancier than what Minoru was used to. Not in a bad way. The restaurant store front had plants and flowers rimming the bottom of the large windows. There were people waiting on benches conversing with their party. Through the windows he could make out the guests inside. Naruto gave him a signal to give him a second, so he opted to wait off at the side. He looked around, spotting a little gift shop across the way. He directed his attention back to Naruto when he came back out smiling at him.

"Good thing I made reservations!" He said with a laugh, earning him an amused look.

"Reservations?" Minoru smiled widely, "I feel so special!" He couldn't help but laugh when Naruto blushed.

"Uzumaki! Party for two!"

Naruto beamed at Minoru and led him inside, they followed the hostess to their table and as they took their seats, Minoru looked at Naruto sitting across from him with the candle lights on their table and the atmosphere of the restaurant his stomach made a flip. And he felt it rise up to his cheeks. The fact that this man still made him nervous was beyond him.

"This place is nice," Minoru commented looking around, noting the string lights that adorned the ceiling.

"I thought you would like it," Naruto smiled and midnight blue eyes looked at him, and he swallowed, "The food too..." He looked down at menu, "uh..."

Minoru furrowed a brow, "What?"

Naruto looked back up, "Huh?" Minoru smiled at him with amusement, "Oh - the fish sounds good!" He said randomly.

"You don't really like fish..."

"Oh yeah," Naruto looked down at the menu again, trying to ignore his blush, "The beef..."

Minoru eyed the older man, before looking down at the menu, "This sounds good: sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms, pearl onions, apple wood smoked bacon and garlic all finished with a red wine demi glaze served with mashed potatoes and vegetables," he looked back up at Naruto who gave him an approving nod.

"The chicken picatta," Naruto said and shifted in his chair.

Minoru gave the older man a curious look, "If I didn't know any better, I would say that you're nervous."

"Nervous?" Naruto chuckled and cleared his throat when it sounded just that, "Why would I be nervous?"

Minoru's smile widened and leaned forward to prop his chin on a hand, "You tell me."

A nervous laugh bubbled up from Naruto's throat and he took a drink from his water and was grateful when their waitress came by to take their orders.

While their date progressed, and their food arrived, snickering and quiet laughter came from their table. As to what they were talking about, only they knew. Their inside jokes, their exchanged looks, their knowing looks. As Minoru took a drink from his water and Naruto was trying not to laugh at something he said, cerulean eyes focused on him and it felt as if they were the only ones there. Everyone seemed to have disappeared and it was only them, and their laughter. And when their shared dessert arrived and they had a mini spoon fight over the last of the ice cream which made Naruto's spoon fly off somewhere and they received a look from the hostess - Minoru tried very hard not to laugh at the way Naruto glared at him. So as an apology he fed him the last of the ice cream which Naruto accepted with narrowed eyes.

When they exited the restaurant, evening was starting to fall. Naruto chuckled at the way Minoru shivered and slipped on his black bomber style jacket.

"It got kind of cold," Minoru commented and stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jacket and watched Naruto put on his black peacoat. "This was nice," he said softly with a smile and Naruto smiled at him, and he couldn't help but notice the glint in the cerulean eyes, the warm smile on his lips, "What?" He asked a bit nervously, and Naruto's smile widened. A warm hand cupped his jaw and lips sealed over his in tender loving kiss. The only thing he was able to focus on was those soft lips on his his, the warm hand on his jaw. He was vaguely aware of where they were, not until Naruto pulled away.

"There's somewhere else," Naruto said, beaming, "So, I hope you're not too cold?" Minoru chuckled and shook his head, "Alright then," a hand slipped into his elbow as they walked. They walked in a comfortable silence, even when he led them off the roads and led them towards the forest. Naruto hopped on and over a fallen tree and chuckled as Minoru jump into him and wrapped his arms around him.

"Almost there."

They kept walking as the sun started to set. When they reached the clearing, Minoru couldn't help but smile widely. And as they walked to the center of it his stomach made another flip. Minoru laughed softly at himself as he walked a few steps, looking up at the darkening sky, "It feels like yesterday, doesn't it? Bringing me here in the middle of the night...," he chuckled at the memory, "and then you kissed me. Our first kiss... And I kinda ran away." He heard Naruto move closer as he chuckled behind him. "That was silly," he said with a laugh and turned around to find Naruto right behind him. His eyes dropped down when he realized that the older man was holding something between them. His heart made some sort of somersault, a backflip, made a dash to his stomach to join in on the fun and back and skipped a few beats when he saw a small velvet box in the sun kissed hand.

To say he was nervous would be an obvious statement. But when those midnight blue eyes looked back up to lock with his and he witnessed the flicker of chakra in them as the younger man bit his lip momentarily as he smiled brightly at him, he knew. He just knew. There was nothing to be nervous about. "Minoru," a loving smile graced his lips, "I never would have thought, that I would be so lucky to fall in love with my best friend... Let alone have that best friend love me back. I never would have imagined that this kind of happiness existed...and I want to love you, and see that happy smile of yours for...well, forever. For as long as forever is," his smile widened when the midnight blue eyes flickered again and began to glisten, "Minoru," he opened the velvet box to reveal a simple matte dark silver ring, "Will you marry me?"

Minoru's heart swelled in his chest and he couldn't stop smiling even if he tried - despite the happy tears in the corners of his eyes. Not that he could ever stop smiling when he was with Naruto. He nodded, "Yes," a happy laugh bubbled up his throat, "Yes, yes," he cupped the older man's smiling face and kissed it, "Yes, of course I'll marry you." He locked the older man into tender kiss and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. Arms wrapped around him and pulled him closer.

Naruto pulled away enough to take his hand and slip on the silver ring onto his finger, "Aren't you glad you took that chance three years ago?" Minoru beamed at him and vibrated with laughter before locking him into another kiss. He literally had happiness in his arms kissing him.

They left the field once it started to get dark with permanent smiles on their lips. And once they got home, Minoru chuckled as he took off his shoes, "I see now, so you were nervous," he turned to give the older man a teasing look, and got a grin back.

Naruto grasped the black tie Minoru was wearing and tugged, crashing their lips together in a hot kiss. He pulled the younger man closer by the small of his back and sighed when a hand came up to thread into his hair. He delved his tongue into the younger man's mouth, eliciting a moan. He maneuvered them to the bedroom, making a trail of clothes as they went. Naruto undid the younger man's pants before pushing him down onto the mattress. Minoru grinned at him as he lifted his hips and his pants were tugged off by eager hands. He smoothed a hand over the bandages on Minoru's thigh and dropped a kiss onto it, earning him a soft chuckle. He undid his own pants as his eyes roamed over the aroused body the bed that propped up on an elbow to watch him finish undressing. He crawled over him, shivering as Minoru spread his legs invitingly and shifted his hips. A hand at the small of his back pulled him flush, making them both moan at the contact. He locked the younger man into a hot kiss and rocked his hips, making the pair under his buck. Fingers threaded into his hair as their hips moved on their own accord. He reached over to the nightstand and flushed when soft lips teased a nipple before moving to kiss and nibble at his neck. He groaned when he fumbled with the lube, nearly dropping it. Minoru laughed softly near his ear before directing him to a tender kiss.

Naruto leaned back and slicked his fingers, smiling as Minoru shifted his hips, making his erection bob with the movement. He traced a finger on the younger man's entrance before pushing it inside, earning him a gasp of pleasure.

"Naruto."

Naruto felt a pulse run down his spine at the whisper of his name, at the way the glowing eyes looked at him. He pushed in another finger and grazed the bundle of nerves, making the slender hips roll and rock against his hand, "Minoru." He massage the sensitive nerve endings, and Minoru gasped and panted for air under him, his erection throbbed at the sight as a drop of precum dripped onto the taut stomach.

"Na-Naruto," Minoru made a noise in his throat when a warm hand took his aching erection into a loose grip, "oh - god -" he broke off into vowels, his hands finding purchase in the sheets. He looked up at Naruto, at the way he was looking at him, the way he was smiling at him. "Naruto, please," he said breathlessly and the older man's smile turned into a grin.

"Please?"

Minoru groaned, and thrust into the hand that was slowly stroking him, "Inside -" he managed and flushed when the fingers inside of him pressed on his prostate, "God - I want to you inside of me -"

Naruto withdrew his hands, and slicked his erection, "Of course, my love." He smoothed his hands over the inside of the pale thighs and slowly pushed into the welcoming heat. He leaned forward, bracing himself on his hands, hovering over the flushed panting younger man. Glowing eyes opened to look up at him and a breathless smile graced his lover's lips as he reached up and threaded his fingers into his and pulled him down, making him drop to his forearms, and into a deep languid kiss. Their hips moved on their own accord, steady and deep, eliciting deep moans from both men. Naruto redistributed his weight and thrust harder into the younger man, making him cry out in pleasure against his mouth. An arm wrapped around his torso, and a hand found purchase on his shoulder blade, the hand on his jaw moved to hook on the back of his neck. He latched on to the pale neck, traced that sensitive spot that only he knew, eliciting those noises that only he heard, making Minoru pant and gasp for air as he thrust into him, circling his hips as he did so. He reached in between them as he nibbled on that spot that turned Minoru into putty in his hands and wasn't disappointed when a heel dug into the small of his back and the younger man let out a low throaty moan.

"I love you," Minoru whispered, his eyes locking with the cerulean pair. He choked on a moan when Naruto smiled at him and quickened his pace, "I - Naruto -" his body flushed as his orgasm claimed and Naruto swallowed his cry of pleasure with a deep kiss. His not seed spilled in between them, he continued rolling his hips, making Naruto break the kiss with a gasp. Their breath mingled as Naruto grunted, his hips faltered. "Yes," he whispered as the older man buried his face into his neck, spilling his seed deep inside of him.

Their bedroom echoed their heavy breathing as they basked in their afterglow. Naruto lifted his head and looked down at his flushed fiancée. He couldn't help the silly from that spread on his lips, and apparently neither could Minoru.

"I love you."

Minoru grinned and rolled them over and ground his hips, making the older man gasp as he leaned down for a kiss, "I love you too."

The next morning, Minoru woke up to a warmth spooned up against his back and an arm around his waist. He sighed as he opened his eyes and peered at the alarm clock on his nightstand. He had a good two hours before his shift. In his sleepiness, he thumbed the unfamiliar metal band on his finger and brought up his hand into view. A smile tugged on his lips - they were engaged. He smoothly rolled over to face the older man, now fiancée. He smiled as he watched him sleep, half of his face obscured by a pillow, his blonde hair mussed from their activities. He gingerly traced a blonde brow, and a whiskered cheek, smiling when Naruto pulled him closer. He gave the slightly parted lips a chaste kiss and a cerulean eye cracked open to look at him for a second as lips pulled into a sleepy smile. He snuggled into the older man's warmth and figured that he did have a couple of hours.

After his shift, Minoru made a trip to his dad's. Iruka made some tea and set out some cookies. He gave his son a curious look before giving in and asking, "So, what's your news?"

Minoru laughed nervously as he removed his left glove and placed his hand on the table, "This happened."

Iruka beamed and couldn't help but laugh at the somewhat embarrassed expression on his son's face, "Congratulations! Oh I wish Kakashi was here! We were starting to wonder when Naruto would pop the question."

Minoru drummed his fingers once and gave his dad an amused look, "... You knew?"

Iruka smiled and looked at his son from over the rim of his cup as he took a drink from his tea, "Well," he started, "He came by maybe two weeks ago, and asked for your hand," his smile softened, "He wanted our blessing, not that we would have said no. You two are so happy together, so good for each other. I'm so happy for the two of you."

Minoru smiled and swallowed through the lump in his throat. He chuckled nervously and bit his lip when his dad gave him a knowing smile, "He did that?"

Iruka's smile widened and nodded, "He did."

Minoru let out a breath and smiled despite his vision blurring.

"Are you okay?" Iruka asked with a gentle smile. Because he knew their son, he knew what it meant to him for Naruto to do such a thing. Even if his eyes weren't faintly glowing like they were now.

Minoru bit his lip in hopes to calm himself down. He took a deep breath and nodded with a small laugh, "Yeah," he swiped at his eyes, softly laughing at himself, "Oh man, yeah, I'm okay." He took another deep breath and chuckled, "You know, I think - would it be alright if we came by for dinner?"

Iruka smiled, "Of course!"

Minoru stood and slipped on his glove, "Try not to tell Kakashi-dad."

Iruka laughed, "I'll try."

Naruto sat down heavily on the couch and looked at the puzzle on the coffee table that was missing five pieces. He moved his gaze to the one piece he had in this hand. He picked up the box the puzzle came in and shook it. There was nothing inside. He glared at the puzzle, "What the hell?!" He heard the door open when he pressed the last piece he had into place and galred harder at the incompletely puzzle. He looked up at Minoru who looked from the puzzle then to him, "Hey, how was your shift?" The younger man smiled at him and closed the distance between them. He swiftly straddled his lap and warm half gloved hands came up to cup his jaw as lips sealed over his in a passionate kiss. He felt a bit dazed when Minoru pulled away, smiling at him, "I missed you too."

Minoru brushed his thumb on a whiskered cheek, "You asked my dads?"

Naruto smiled and chuckled, "Of course I did. I know how much you love them, and how much they mean to you. It felt...I don't know, wrong, to not ask them first," he laughed nervously, "I have to admit that I still feel that one of these days Kakashi is going to chidori my ass just for fun."

Minoru laughed, "I love you," he planted a kiss on the older man's forehead, "I love you so much," he slipped his lips over the smiling pair and hummed when Naruto pulled him closer. "I see you're working on your puzzle."

Naruto gave him a deadpanned look, "It's defective."

Minoru snorted and looked back at the puzzle, "You're missing pieces?"

"You know how long I worked on that?" he said in disbelief, "Only to find out that I'm missing pieces!"

"That is so inconsiderate!"

"I know!"

Minoru chuckled and shook his head, "By they way, we're having a dinner at my dads tonight."

Naruto's brows shot up, "Oh?"

Minoru beamed and nodded, "Don't worry, I won't let Kakashi-dad near that ass of yours."

Minoru looked at Naruto and snorted, "Why are you nervous?"

Naruto scoffed, "I'm not nervous."

"Mhmm," Minoru responded, "Then why are we stalling?"

Naruto frowned, "I can't help it, okay?"

Minoru smiled warmly at the older man, "But you already asked them, they know. Well Iru-dad knows," he took a hand into his and gave it a squeeze, "Come on."

Naruto sighed and they continued their walk. When they reached the Hatake residence there was a moment of hesitation before Minoru opened the door and walked in. And he knew why. The pack of ninken ambushed Minoru, and he happily let them. He laughed as he maneuvered around them and toed off his shoes. A hand grasped at him and used him as leverage to dislodge from the ninken. They looked down the hall where Kakashi and Iruka watching them with amusement. Minoru cleared his throat as they moved towards the kitchen. They sat around the kitchen table and ate dinner which consisted of rice, chicken, gyoza and steamed vegetables. And as dinner progressed, suddenly it was Minoru's turn to feel nervous.

"Iruka tells me you have news?" Kakashi asked, giving his son an amused look when midnight blue eyes widened.

"Oh," Minoru took a drink from his tea. He looked at Kakashi and - out of all the scenarios he played through in his head, he just placed his hand on the table. Naruto chuckled next to him and silver brows rose in surprise when they landed on the silver band.

"Congratulations!" Kakashi said happily and looked from his son to Naruto, "Took you long enough!"

Naruto scowled, "It's called timing!"

Iruka snickered, "Oh, you two. You've come such a long way."

Naruto smiled and felt Minoru's hand rub his thigh, "Thank you."

"Soon to be son-in-law. Well, that's something I never thought I would be calling you," Kakashi told Naruto teasingly, earning him a glare, "Has a good ring to it."

When dessert came, Kakashi helped Iruka put away the dishes in the sink and serve a peach cobbler he made and ice cream. Minoru and Naruto waited outside in the backyard sitting at the patio table. Naruto took the younger man's hand into his and thumbed the silver band on his finger. Midnight blue eyes looked at him, a flicker of chakra graced them as a smile spread on his lips.

The fact that they were being watched by Iruka and Kakashi from the kitchen window, went unnoticed. Iruka looked at Kakashi, at the thoughtful look in the uncovered eyes, "They're happy," blue eyes turned to look at him.

Kakashi smiled under his mask, "That's all I wanted for them both."