A/N: Ahh, okay. So yes, my AU's really weird. Like what's up with all this weird technology and then no cars?! It's cause I'm weird. I just like it kind of 'old' (if that even makes sense). Cars are just a fantasy here, so it still exists (Sasuke's toy car), but it's not 'real'. But yeah, this AU, concerning technology does not follow the original timeline of the real life. But the things they have are still old schooled. Hope that clears anything up.

Anyways, thank you all. Here's another long chapter for you. If you've read my other fanfic (I would not recommend it if you do not like dark themed fanfics), you'll notice that there was an OC from there, in here. Random.

Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

In the morning, Sasuke woke up on top of Naruto. During the night, Sasuke was unused to the bed size changes, so at one point he ended up falling off the bed. Naruto decided to let Sasuke sleeping on top of him so he could wrap his arms around Sasuke. They both ended up sleeping very well.

Sasuke quickly got up, throwing the blanket off in the process to go to the bathroom. Naruto could quickly feel himself getting cold and he woke up as well. He could hear the toilet flush and then water running.

"Morning Sasuke." Naruto yawned.

He heard the water stop and saw Sasuke drag his feet back to the bed. Sasuke plopped back onto the bed and buried his face into Naruto's side.

"Still tired?"

Naruto could feel Sasuke nod into his side.

"How about we go out to eat breakfast? The inn here serves breakfast."

Sasuke mumbled words that Naruto couldn't comprehend.

"Come on, we have a date planned today right?"

Naruto knew he got Sasuke's attention when he saw his ears perk up. He saw Sasuke look up and stare at him with his dark eyes. They seemed a mix of both black and red, creating this burgundy feel to it. He saw Sasuke's face light up and his expression become excited.

He loved Sasuke so much.

He watched Sasuke tell him that they should leave now because that's how excited he was. Sasuke's previous drowsiness was forgotten and he watched him try picking out his clothes carefully.

It was rare that Sasuke actually cared what he wore. Usually Naruto was the one who picked it out, or if he wasn't, Sasuke would just grab whatever was clean. If he was ever picky about his clothing, it would mainly be the colour.

Sasuke had a hard time picking out his clothes. He wished he packed different clothes. He didn't know why, but he just wanted to look the best. He continued to rummage through the bag until Naruto spoke.

"It doesn't matter what you wear Sasuke. It's okay to wear what you usually do."

"B..but I want to look nice.."

"Aw Sasuke, you always look nice to me." Naruto messed Sasuke's hair, but he started to pout. "How about I choose what you will wear then?"

Sasuke nodded in agreement, so Naruto went over to the bag and looked to see what Sasuke packed. He rummaged through them, and there were a lot of clothes that didn't seem to match. He decided to choose a black and white scheme since Sasuke usually wore blue.

"How about you wear your white cat sweater and black shorts?" Naruto handed him the said clothes.

Sasuke seemed happy that Naruto chose it for him. He quickly stripped out of his own clothes and took the new clothes from Naruto hands. He slipped them on, but Naruto had to help him put his tail through the hole of the shorts.

"It tickles."Sasuke scratched his knees.

"You'll get used to it." Naruto said.

He quickly put Sasuke's hood on to see how the cat ears on it looked.

"Sasuke! This looks so cute on you!" Naruto squeezed Sasuke and grinned. "How about I let you choose what I should wear in return?"

Naruto could see Sasuke's ears perk through the ears of the sweater. He let go of Sasuke and let him go through his clothes this time.

Sasuke wanted Naruto to match with him. He picked black jeans and a plain white shirt.

"That's it?"

Sasuke nodded, so Naruto took the clothes. He was going to go to the bathroom to change, but he realized that Sasuke always changed in front of him. Why was that? Was Sasuke not embarrassed?

Wait, no. He was used to it. Naruto suddenly got a little jealous and upset that others have seen Sasuke's body, but there was no use in dwelling on it.

He decided to change in front of Sasuke as well. He could feel the eyes of Sasuke just stare at him. He felt cold hands touch him as he took off his shirt, making him jump.

"Ah! Your hands are cold."

Sasuke ripped a falling bandage off of Naruto's back.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"S..sorry." Sasuke's ears fell. "It was falling off..does it hurt.."

"Are you talking about the scratches?"

Sasuke nodded.

"I'm fine." Naruto messed Sasuke's hair. "It's not even that bad, so don't get so hung up on that."

"O..okay." Sasuke let Naruto change his clothes

When Naruto was dressed, he saw Sasuke holding his stuffed cat.

"Do you want to take it?" Naruto found out that he had taken his cat last night.

Sasuke quickly shook his head. He placed it nicely on the bed. He gave it a tiny pat before he went back to Naruto.

Naruto held Sasuke's hand. He made sure to grab the key as well.

"You ready?" He saw Sasuke nod. "Let's go eat breakfast first."

They walked out of their room and locked it. Naruto lead Sasuke to the area they were serving breakfast. Naruto said his good mornings to other people passing by, but Sasuke simply gave a small bow.

When they reached it, Naruto saw the young, blonde hybrid he saw yesterday putting things inside cabinets. It seems he had heard him and Sasuke enter so he turned around.

"Good morning." He smiled and politely bowed.

"Good morning." Naruto replied. "I actually have a question."

Naruto could see him tense the slightest bit.

"I actually have someone who wants to meet you." Naruto could feel Sasuke hiding behind him.

"H..hello." Sasuke stepped to the side a little bit.

Tension was lost when the young hybrid saw Sasuke. His small, floppy ears perked a little.

"Oh, oh!"

The young blonde stepped towards Sasuke, causing Sasuke to step back a tiny bit. The young hybrid gently took the hood off of Sasuke, revealing his ears. His tail started to wag.

"You're a hybrid!" He grinned. "Nice to meet you..! My name's Mine! What's yours?"

"S..Sasuke." Sasuke was really nervous.

Mine suddenly stepped back.

"Sorry, I get too excited sometimes."

"Are you a dog?" Naruto asked, but then realized how that sounded. "Ah I mean..sorry I didn't mean for it to sound like that."

"It's alright, but I am a dog hybrid! Sasuke's a cat?" Mine tilted his head.

Sasuke nodded.

"You don't speak much do you."

"He hasn't met many people since I've had him." Naruto said.

"Oh." Mine's ears fell. "So you're his master..?"

"Ah, no! He's uhm my friend?"

"I..I'm just a friend..?" Sasuke pulled on Naruto's shirt in confusion.

"Ahh! I give up." He wrapped his arm around Sasuke's shoulders. "He's my lover." Naruto mumbled so only Mine could hear.

"Oh! I see!" Mine went back to grinning and his tail started to slowly wag again.

Naruto noticed Sasuke seemed more content when he confessed that he was his lover. He could see a small smile appear on his face.

"You don't seem to be that shocked or anything." Naruto remarked.

Mine simply smiled, but then his ears perked.

"I'm sorry! You came here to eat right? Why don't you guys get your food?"

"Why don't you join us?" Naruto asked. "If that's okay with you."

Mine was quick to agree, but he had Naruto and Sasuke get their food first.

Naruto lead Sasuke to the mini buffet and gave him a plate.

"Just take whatever you want." Naruto said.

"I..I can just take it..?" Sasuke was hesitant.

"Yup."

Naruto scooped up some scrambled eggs and placed it on Sasuke's plate and then his own. He then let Sasuke get what he wanted.

Sasuke wasn't really sure what to do. He's never just taken food like this before. He followed Naruto down the line and took whatever Naruto got.

"Do you want me to make you a waffle?"

"Waffle..?" Sasuke tilted his head.

"Ah, I'll just make one and we can share." Naruto decided.

Sasuke watched Naruto pour batter into a machine. He was amazed at how quick it cooked and how fluffy it became.

Naruto put the waffle on his plate and then looked at Sasuke's plate that was barely filled.

"Sasuke, get more food. You and I both know that you eat more than that."

Sasuke quickly shook his head.

"Why not?"

Sasuke fidgeted and didn't answer.

"Here, follow me." Naruto took some utensils and left to sit down.

Sasuke followed and sat at a table with four seats. He placed his plate next to Naruto's and sat down.

Naruto then took his plate and switched his with Sasuke's.

"Eat as much as you want Sasuke okay? Don't be afraid." Naruto then got up with Sasuke's plate and went back to get more food.

Sasuke watched Naruto leave and picked up a fork. He quietly nibbled on his eggs as he looked around. He saw some other people eating as well. He was relieved that no one seemed to look at him much.

"Hello!" Mine came from behind.

Sasuke jumped and dropped his fork in the process.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." Mine took a seat across Sasuke.

"I..it's okay." Sasuke said as he picked up his fork from the table.

"Hey Mine." Naruto said as he sat back down with more food on his plate.

"Hello." Mine smiled.

"Sasuke, you eating?" Naruto asked as he brought food to his mouth.

Sasuke nodded and ate some of the sausage link.

"I have syrup, so why don't you try that with the waffle?"

Naruto cut up the waffle for Sasuke and had him eat.

"It's yummy..!" Sasuke said with his mouth full.

"You're really interesting Sasuke." Mine said. "You've never had waffles before?"

Sasuke shook his head.

"That's kinda my fault. He really loves eating fish, so that's what I give him. But sometimes I forget to give him foods he's never had before."

"I see." Mine grinned. "I've never met another hybrid this close before."

"How long have you been working here?" Naruto asked, curious how he's managed.

"For about two years?" Mine said. "The owner's really nice. She even lets me sleep here, so I guess I live here."

"I'm sorry if this seems rude, but how did you manage to actually get a job here?" Naruto asked. "Ah I mean, because you know..how it is here."

"It's alright." Mine leaned on his hand. "Before though, how did you two meet? Because you guys are really different."

"Ah well, I bought Sasuke a while back. I wasn't the nicest back then, but I ended up changing myself. Sasuke though, he's real innocent." Naruto could see Sasuke start to pout as he ate. "I really regret my actions though..I was terrible. A lot of things happened..but I ended up falling in love with him, and it became mutual." Naruto said softly.

"It's good that you changed though..I'm really happy for you two." Mine gave a small smile. "As for me..I was actually abandoned by my master. He took me out, almost made me think we were actually going to do something special. He ended up chaining me inside an abandoned shack and left me.."

Sasuke's ears fell when he heard that.

"I remember it was winter, so I was really scared. I thought I was going to die..but the owner..she found me. She brought a tool to break the chains. I was frightened though. I know it sounds weird, but I liked master. He was really kind to me, and he even pampered me. I..I don't know why he left me.."

Mine's ears were sullen. Sasuke abruptly stood up and went to sit next to Mine. He then wrapped his arms around him.

"Thanks Sasuke." Mine smiled and hugged him back.

Naruto watched Sasuke comfort Mine. It was interesting to watch. He could see Sasuke whispering things to Mine, but he couldn't hear it.

When Sasuke was done, he returned back to Naruto and continued to eat. Naruto messed Sasuke's hair and noticed Mine seemed to be back to his good mood. It wasn't long until they both finished their food.

Naruto got up to put their dishes away in the bin.

Both Mine and Sasuke got up and followed Naruto.

"Uhm! Is it okay to have your number..?" Mine asked Naruto. "I really liked talking to Sasuke..even though he doesn't talk much. But I understand if you do not want to."

"Oh, that's fine. Sasuke needs a friend anyways." Naruto started walking to the door but stopped. He faced Sasuke. "Is it okay to give Mine our number?"

Sasuke quickly nodded. He liked Mine even though he was way more direct than himself.

Mine quickly fetched Naruto a piece of paper and pen. His tail was wagging as he watched Naruto write down their home number. Naruto gave him the paper and Mine made sure to safely put it in his pocket.

"Thank you!" He grinned.

"You're welcome." Naruto smiled. "We're going to be on our way now."

"Oh okay! Have a great day." Mine gave a small bow.

Both Naruto and Sasuke waved goodbye to Mine and then left the inn. Naruto held Sasuke's hand and felt the cool breeze as they walked.

"It's starting to get a little cold. Make sure to remind me to buy you and Itachi winter clothing. Do you like the snow?"

Sasuke shook his head.

"It's so cold..I don't like it."

"Please don't tell me you didn't get proper clothes for the winter.." Naruto squeezed Sasuke's hand.

"Hn." Sasuke didn't answer.

"I'll make sure to buy you warm clothes okay? I'll show you that playing in the snow can be fun."

Sasuke nodded, he was actually looking forward to it.

"Before we do anything today, let me take you somewhere."

Naruto asked people around where the barber shop was. Sasuke didn't know what that was, but he followed Naruto.

"By the way, what were you saying to Mine?" Naruto asked as they walked.

"I..I just told him that everything's okay..a..and that he's a good person.." Sasuke gently kicked a rock. "Aniki did that to me a lot..and it made me feel better. I wanted to help him..I like him a lot! I haven't met a lot of other hybrids. H..he seems like a good..uhm..w..what are they called again..?" Sasuke looked at Naruto.

"Friend?"

"Yeah..! Friend!" Sasuke grinned and leaned onto Naruto. "Aniki said friendship is important..but I haven't made many friends before. If I did..I didn't get to see them much anyways."

Naruto quickly kissed Sasuke's cheek.

"Well now you have someone to call your friend." He smiled.

Sasuke nodded and started to swing their hands.

They finally reached the local barbershop and went in.

"Good morning." A young lady greeted them. "You sure are early, the first customers today."

"Ah yeah." Naruto scratched his head. "Stay here for a second Sasuke."

Naruto went up to the lady and started to whisper.

"Can you cut his hair for me please. He's I guess..scared of getting it cut due to past past trauma"

"Oh of course! Hybrids are always welcomed in my shop." She looked at Sasuke. "Come here sweetie, let me cut your hair."

Sasuke froze in his spot. He was getting a haircut? Was this a vet? But Naruto said it was a barber shop, even though he had no idea what that was.

"Sasuke, you'll be okay." Naruto held Sasuke's hand and lead him to one of the chairs and sat him down.

Sasuke looked around. There weren't any cages around, nor any straps that would hold him down. Naruto wouldn't take him to any place that would hurt him, what was he thinking. He watched the lady wrap something gently around his neck.

"W..what's this for?" Sasuke poked the material.

"It keeps your hair away from you when I cut it." She said.

Naruto made sure to be in Sasuke's view so he wouldn't become scared.

"How should I cut it?" She asked.

"Just a trim is fine. Is that okay Sasuke?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Sure." She smiled. "Just make sure not to move your head okay?"

"O..okay." Sasuke did his best not to nod.

The lady sprayed Sasuke's hair so it would be easier to cut. She was precise and quick with her cuts. Sasuke relaxed when she actually started to brush his hair and cut it. It was very gentle.

Twenty minutes later she was done. She used the blowdryer to make sure none of his cut hair remained.

"How's this?" She asked Sasuke who was staring at the mirror.

"She's talking to you Sasuke."

"I..is it done..?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes, do you not like it?" She looked at Sasuke through the mirror.

Sasuke shook his head.

"I like it a lot." Sasuke touched the tip of his hair. "Th..thank you." He looked up at her.

"You're welcome." She smiled and removed the sheet that was covering Sasuke.

Now Sasuke's hair wasn't in his eyes much, and it looked much nicer and clean. Naruto thought it looked better. He paid for Sasuke's haircut and then gave him money.

"This is her tip okay? Why don't you give it to her."

Sasuke nodded and took the money. He went over to the lady and handed the money to her.

"Thank you." He smiled.

"You're welcome once again." She smiled back.

They said goodbye and then left. Naruto wasn't actually sure what to do. He didn't know the area well, but he was just glad they welcomed hybrids.

"Where are we going?" Sasuke went up to hold Naruto's hand.

"Is there anything you want to do? I'm not actually sure what's around here."

Sasuke thought about it for a little.

"C..can we just walk for now." Sasuke didn't really care what they did. He just wanted to be with Naruto.

"Sure, maybe we'll find something on the way."

They walked through the small village and ended up not doing much. They took a walk at the nearby park and sat at the benches. They watched little kids play on the playground and Naruto could tell Sasuke seemed interested in playing as well.

They idly talked and Sasuke was laying on Naruto's lap. They didn't care that they were in public. All that mattered was them. It might've seemed okay to others since Sasuke was a hybrid.

Soon, a lot of the kids started to leave with their parents. Sasuke's ears perked and his attention went to the almost empty park.

Naruto got up and grabbed Sasuke's hand.

"Come on, I know you want to."

Naruto pulled Sasuke to the playground and started to climb on the obstacles. Some of the adults and kids looked at them, but it didn't matter to them.

Sasuke followed Naruto on the obstacle, careful to not fall. But it wasn't hard for him. He was nimble on it, but the obstacle itself was made for kids. He had fun following Naruto though. He went down the slides and attempted going across the monkey bars.

Naruto helped Sasuke go across the bars since he had a hard time gripping them.

"My hands hurt.." Sasuke said after he went across them.

Naruto held Sasuke's hands and smoothed them.

"It's okay, it'll feel better soon. Why don't we go on the swings?"

Naruto had Sasuke sit on one of the swings.

"Just make sure to hold on tight okay?" Naruto didn't want him to panic. "I'm just going to push you gently.

Sasuke nodded and gripped the chains of the swing. He's never been on a swing so he wasn't sure how exactly this could be fun. He could feel Naruto gently push him on the swing. He got startled and dragged his feet onto the ground.

"You're okay Sasuke." Naruto reassured.

Sasuke's tail started to curl around the swing as if trying to hold onto it. He could feel his stomach flutter when the swing moved. Slowly, he could feel himself get higher and higher. He didn't feel Naruto pushing him anymore. He looked to his side and he saw Naruto sit on the swing next to him.

"Man, I haven't been on one of these in forever."

Naruto started kicking his legs, making himself get higher. Sasuke noticed this and copied him. He swung his legs and noticed that he continued to swing. He could feel himself keep the height and he really started to enjoy swinging.

Naruto and Sasuke both enjoyed themselves. They spent hours just walking and playing at the playground. They grabbed something to eat before returning to the inn. Naruto never would have thought that their date would turn out like that. The thing was, was that he didn't mind. He had fun and Sasuke had fun, that's all that mattered. They had returned back because Sasuke was getting tired.

Sasuke immediately went for the bed and curled up on it. He faced Naruto though and smiled.

"Thank you..I..I had fun."

"We didn't do much though." Naruto rubbed Sasuke's ear. "But I'm glad you enjoyed it. I promise I'll take you out more."

Sasuke nodded and closed his eyes. It wasn't long until he was asleep.

Naruto rubbed Sasuke's ears until he was comfortable. He slowly got up and went to the phone. He dialed his home and waited for someone to answer.

"Where have you been!" Kyuubi yelled through the phone. "I've been trying to call you for hours now!"

"W-what happened?" Naruto was stunned hearing Kyuubi yell.

"Your dad came and he's pretty pissed. He came yelling, looking for you since you didn't come to work."

"My dad?" Naruto knew Kyuubi considered his dad as his as well. It was a complicated side, but to keep Kyuubi's profile low, he had to call him Uncle. Whenever Kyuubi was alone, he called Minato his dad since that's how he really felt.

"Naruto..?" Kyuubi's voice suddenly got really soft.

Naruto leaned over and turned on the television so his talking wouldn't wake Sasuke.

"What is it Kyuubi?"

"He..he said I would never be his son.." Kyuubi's voice was weak. "I..I don't know..it just hurt. A lot."

"Wait..what happened?"

"When he came..Itachi answered the door. Your dad demanded to know where you were. He found out that you two left so he tried having Itachi tell him. He didn't believe Itachi that he didn't know where you were. He roughed Itachi up and that made me angry since I could hear them from the basement."

"Wait, he hit Itachi..?"

"No..I would've probably gone crazy. He just grabbed his clothes and shook him. I think he's kind of scared, but he keeps saying that he's okay." Kyuubi sighed through the phone. "When are you going to come back..I think you think that I can handle things here..but I can't. We need you here."

"I'll come back tomorrow. I'll talk to dad okay? He's your father too. I know you're supposed to be my cousin, but you're like a brother to me."

"Thank you Naruto."

Kyuubi hung up before Naruto could say anything. He sighed and turned the television off. He went back and laid next to Sasuke. He felt like he went left home for nothing, but then he remembered the time they spent together. It wasn't a waste of time. Sasuke even met a new friend.

Naruto hugged Sasuke and brought him closer. He accidentally woke him up in the process.

"Sorry, sorry." Naruto gently rubbed Sasuke's cheek. "Go back to sleep."

"Hn.." Sasuke buried his face in the side of Naruto.

"Tomorrow, we're going to leave okay?"

Sasuke nodded.

"We're going to meet my dad tomorrow."

Sasuke looked up at him.

"Everything will be okay." Naruto stroked Sasuke's hair.

Naruto and Sasuke packed their things up the next morning. Sasuke said goodbye to Mine after they ate breakfast. Naruto returned the key and retrieved Mimi. He helped Sasuke up on Mimi and got up himself.

Naruto started off with Mimi sprinting. He wanted to get to his dad before he came to his house again. Sasuke made sure to hold onto Naruto tightly. He wasn't sure what to expect. Naruto said they were meeting his dad.

They took breaks in between until they were at the Hokage's office. Naruto hitched Mimi to a post, making sure she had water and food available to her.

He held Sasuke's hand and went into the building. He was more determined than ever. There was no point in being scared of his own dad.

"Naruto I hear you!" Minato yelled through the office.

"Shit, what kind of hearing does he have?"

Naruto entered the office. His dad was sitting at his desk, leaning on one hand. He looked at Sasuke and then at their hands that were linked together.

Sasuke noticed his staring and pulled his hand away from Naruto's, but Naruto didn't let go. He looked Naruto, but he didn't look back.

"Where were you." Minato demanded to know.

"We went to an inn."

"You know, I didn't let you spend your money to buy yourself a lover. You even went to the lengths and spent a million on his brother?! I was extremely lenient to you Naruto. I only had you do extra work. That was it. I didn't think you would actually come to like..a hybrid. You know we can't have a family with them. He's not even a girl! He's a boy for god's sake! What do you want a traumatized hybrid for?! I understand if he was just for company, but as a lover? I understand that you bought his brother. Although I hate to say it, I do forgive you for that. Family's important, which is why I want you to lead a normal life."

Naruto was furious. He was squeezing Sasuke's hand, hard and he didn't even realized.

"Who are you to tell me that family's important?! Do you even know what Kyuubi is feeling?! He told me that you don't even consider him your son. Do you even know how hurt he sounded? You always push that he is my cousin and you are his uncle, but he wants to actually be part of our family! This is Kyuubi we're speaking of! He's never been this open to us before, and you just throw him down like that?!"

"Don't you dare speak to me in that tone!" Minato warned.

"I don't give a shit dad! You tell me that I bought Sasuke for a lover?! Are you fuckin' crazy? I fell in love with him, and you can't change that! Yeah, I was a bastard to him, but I learned. You don't even know how he's like. All you see is a hybrid, but I see Sasuke! He's important to me. He's taught me compassion. I don't even understand why you're so against them! You took Kyuubi, the nine tailed fox in. You even help hybrids..I don't understand. I understand your reasons on why we can't free them, but why does that stop me from having Sasuke..? Why does it matter if he's a male. I don't want to get married to someone I've never met. I love him dad."

"That ring you're wearing, does Sasuke have one too." Minato asked.

Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah?"

Minato sighed.

"Just take care of him, will you? Calm him down, and I'll calm myself down." Minato got up and walked passed them, out of his office.

"Sasuke..?" Naruto forgot his presence, too busy yelling at his dad. "I'm sorry, you must've been scared."

Sasuke was crying, but he didn't even wipe it. He was afraid to make any movement. Tears and snot were just running down his face.

"Sasuke.." Naruto finally let go of his death grip on Sasuke's hand. "Come here." Naruto gestured him towards Minato's desk that had tissues.

Sasuke quickly shook his head. He didn't want to go near the desk, so Naruto grabbed a bunch of tissues and went back to Sasuke. He wiped Sasuke's tears and had him blow his nose.

"I need you to be strong Sasuke." Naruto bent down and held Sasuke's hands. "I know it's hard, but my dad can be really hard headed. I need you here. It's okay to speak up. All he sees in you is a hybrid. He doesn't know what an amazing person you are."

Sasuke nodded.

"I..I'll try.." Sasuke sniffed.

Naruto smiled and gave a small kiss on Sasuke's lips. They waited for Minato to come back which wasn't long.

He came in and saw Naruto and Sasuke sitting on chairs in front of his desk. He quietly sighed and sat back down behind his desk.

"I would like to hear Sasuke speak for once." He said in a calm tone.

Sasuke's ears dipped. He wasn't exactly ready to speak yet.

"Not going to speak?"

Naruto gently nudged Sasuke where his dad couldn't see.

"I..I'll..s..speak.." Sasuke said softly.

"Let me see your ring."

Sasuke quickly reached through the collar of his shirt and brought out his ring that was on the necklace.

"Is there anything you want to say?"

"U..uhm.." Sasuke started playing on his sleeve. "I..I love Naruto..!" He blurted. "I..I..know I'm..not a g..girl..b..but I really..love him.." Sasuke's ears fell, he didn't think he was convincing at all.

Minato gave a soft sigh.

"All I thought was what was best for you Naruto. I know..I'm a walking self contradiction. I keep saying one thing, and then I say another. It's just hard..doing everything by myself. I don't know what to do. You know..it's pretty sudden for me..all this. You did lie to me."

"I know, I'm sorry." Naruto knew it was bad to lie to his dad.

"I'm sorry too.." Minato leaned back in his chair and covered his eyes with his hand.

"Dad..?" Naruto's never seen his dad act like this.

"I do love you Naruto..Kurama too." Naruto could see tears dripping down his dad's cheeks. "I'm sure I can come to love Sasuke and Itachi as well. I'm sorry for being a horrible father."

"Dad..you're not horrible." Naruto wasn't sure what to do.

"I don't want to fight with you Naruto..I never do."

"I don't either.." Naruto stood up.

He walked over to Minato and gave his dad a hug, something they haven't done in a while. Minato reciprocated the hug and stopped his tears. They let go of each other and sat back down. Minato turned away in his chair and wiped his tears.

"You've gone behind my back, lied to me, and even ran away. But that was all because you loved him. I don't want to doubt your love, but are you sure he's the one."

"I'm positive. He's changed me a lot. I don't care that he's a hybrid or a male. Those don't really matter for me. I love him for being him."

Minato turned to Sasuke.

"I'm sorry Sasuke. It was wrong of me to demean you because you were a hybrid. I'll be honest that I'm still in the process of accepting this. But I hope you understand that this is hard for me as Hokage. Naruto, my son, has decided to take a hybrid as his..I guess, fiance. I don't want to sound condescending, but you understand where I'm getting at right?"

"I..I understand.." Sasuke nodded.

"Now please..just both of you, leave me for now." Minato softly sighed. "But Naruto, it's your life, I'm not going to try control it. You can obviously make your own decisions."

"Thank you.." Naruto squeezed Sasuke's hand.

"Th..thank you..!" Sasuke said as well.

"Now get out so I can do my work. I'll let you go for today, but you better come to work tomorrow."

"I will." Naruto promised.

He got up and gently pulled Sasuke towards the door.

"And tell both Itachi and Kurama that I'm sorry for acting the way I did. Kurama..I'll put him down as my adopted son."

"Can..you really just do that?"

Minato shrugged.

"Even if it's not in the papers, I'll respect his wishes. I've realized that I have always treated him as one of my own kids. Maybe it was different from how I treated you, but he's a good kid. You and I both know that we don't hate him. He was just..special."

"Yeah, special.." Naruto mumbled. "By the way, he's sick."

"Well he did a damn good job at hiding that." Minato remarked.

"That's Kyuubi for you. He..won't turn to a fox again right."

"He shouldn't. That form only appears if he's abusing his power. One day, he'll be able to control it, but seriously, get out of my office now." He waved his hand, shooing them away.

"Dad?"

"What." Minato was already doing his paperwork.

"I think Kyuubi would like to hear that from you personally and not from me." Naruto pushed the door open for Sasuke.

"Fine, I'll go visit him today."

"And dad?" Naruto lingered in the doorway.

"What now." Minato put his pen down.

"Thank you."