About two hours had passed since Kakashi had arrived at his home. The teen had changed into a pair of simple grey sweatpants and an oversized black hoodie. He had just finished placing dinner on the table when he heard the door open. A male who looked very similar to Kakashi, known as Sakumo, stumbled through the door. His long grey hair was tied back in a messy ponytail and his face was filled with exhaustion. He groaned slightly as he kicked his shoes off and made his way to the kitchen. The smell of food filled his nose when he entered the kitchen and when he looked up, he almost instantly smiled.

"Kakashi…" The older male said as he walked over and gently hugged his son. "Thank you for making dinner…"

"You're welcome dad. Eat up and then go rest. You look like you're about to pass out." Kakashi said as he helped his father sit down in one of the chairs. Once his father was seated, the teen sat down beside his father and started eating. "Sorry it isn't much. This was all I could get us right now."

"Don't be sorry, Kakashi. It isn't your fault at all. I'm sorry money is so tight right now. I keep thinking about getting a second job until things manage to pick up." Sakumo sighed softly and rubbed his eyes.

"No, dad, don't get a second job. You're already worn out as it is. If you get another job your body might give out on you. I think I should be the one to get a job." Kakashi replied quickly. He didn't want his father to get another job. There was no way his father could handle it.

"Kakashi...you shouldn't have to worry about a job right now… You have school to worry about. You shouldn't concern yourself with a job or anything financial right now." Sakumo looked toward his son and gently ruffled his hair. "You already do enough. Don't add more things on your shoulders right now. I won't get a second job yet but if things don't get better, I'll have too."

Kakashi wanted to protest badly but he knew his father was a stubborn man and once he made up his mind, there was no changing it. The teen decided not to push the subject about getting a job so instead he changed the subject and they each talked about their day as they ate the small dinner they had. It was never too filling but they both knew there wasn't much that could be done about it. Dinner was soon over with. Kakashi had cleaned up all the dishes and put them away while his father went off to get ready for bed. The teen wasn't too surprised that his father was going to bed early like this. It was pretty common nowadays. Once his father went to bed, Kakashi would normally do his homework and watch a few movies or read a couple books until he was ready to go to bed as well. He'd often text Tenzou as well but he couldn't do that tonight since his friend was at work.

Kakashi eventually made his way into his own room after shutting off the lights in the living room and the kitchen. He opened the door to his small bedroom and stepped inside, shutting it behind him. He crawled into his small bed that was filled with blankets and pillows and settled down in his nest, a gentle sigh escaping as he did so. It was already starting to get cold in the house but with all the blankets Kakashi had, it didn't bother him at all. He had planned on watching a movie but within a matter of seconds, the young teen had passed out in his bed.

Over in Sakumo's room, the older male was indeed still awake and he wasn't alone. His room was dark but there was an expected visitor in there with him. This said visitor had been coming around for a few months now and his beloved son had no idea. It was probably better that way. If Kakashi knew what was going on, he'd most likely freak out and that was something Sakumo wanted to avoid for as long as possible. The older male had settled down on his bed with a sigh and looked toward the corner where the dark figure was standing. When the unknown person opened his eyes, they were shining bright red.

"Are you just going to stand over there or are you going to come over here and get what you want?" Sakumo asked the figure while he settled back against his pillows. "I won't be able to stay awake much longer…"

"Maybe I just came to watch you sleep this time. I'm not exactly thirsty tonight." The figure replied. It was clearly male. He had a fairly deep voice and it was a bit raspy from not drinking anything. As he spoke, a pair of bright white teeth could be seen in the shadows, two of them were sharp and in the shape of fangs.

"You and I both know you never come to just watch me sleep." Sakumo replied before he let out a yawn. He was pretty beat from today. He could hardly keep his eyes open to continue talking to his visitor. He soon found himself falling over in his bed but before his head touched down, it landed on something hard, but not too hard. "Hmm…?" He muttered. When he looked up, he saw that he had fallen against the chest of the figure.

"If I take any blood from you tonight, you'll be out for at least a day. You're exhausted so don't worry about me tonight. I'll be fine without any tonight." The male muttered softly. It was true he was craving Sakumo's blood badly but he'd manage without for the night. He could always find a couple animals before he headed home. "Try to rest. I'll be right here until it gets closer to morning."

Sakumo wanted to argue with this man he was leaning against but before he could even get a word out, his mouth was covered by a gloved hand and a chuckle came from the male he was resting on. Letting out a huff, the silver haired male decided to drop it and only nodded to show that he was willing to settle down for the night.

"You're one annoying vampire…" Sakumo muttered softly before he shifted and settled on his side with his head now back on the pillow. Indeed, he called his guest a vampire because that's exactly what he was. When they had first met, Sakumo was pretty terrified and even more terrified when he had his blood drank for the first time but now they had become really close, maybe even too close.

"Sure I am… Now go to sleep." The vampire demanded while patting the other's head lightly. After nodding once again, Sakumo drifted off into his own deep sleep, knowing that he'd have to be up fairly early in the morning.

Yo, peeps. How's it going! Hopefully good! Now, I know what you're all probably thinking. Madara and Sakumo? Well, yes. It's difficult to find someone to pair Sakumo with, so after consulting with a friend who I often RP with, she helped me come to this conclusion and I gotta say, I think it's really freaking cute so far. We haven't done it in the RP though because well, HashiMada is presh. Anyways! Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter! Review and thank chu for reading!

~~MaskedNinja