A/N: Hi, I'm alive. No, I didn't drop this. Just been having a hard time typing..this chapter is a little short, but I think I can be better. I want to update more frequently, since I know that this is a really long story..if I don't update ina very long time..it's understandable that people may forget about what had happened, or just forget about this story in general. I just want to be better for you guys so you can enjoy it, since you have all supported me a lot.

I am sorry if it feels a little disconnected. It's just been so long since I've done this story. I should probably get back on track with the story soon enough though.

Thank you for your patience. I hope to update as soon as possible.

Sasuke's ears twitched as he heard the doorbell ring early in the morning. He instantly shot up and jumped on top of Naruto.

"H..he's here..! Th..they're here..!" Sasuke couldn't contain his excitement.

He started to shake Naruto almost violently until he woke up.

"Sasuke, why're you being so damn loud." Naruto mumbled.

"They're here!" Sasuke continued to shake Naruto.

Naruto eyes shot open.

"They're here already?!" Naruto didn't expect them to come so soon. He wasn't even dressed properly, only in his plain white shirt and long pajama pants.

"Hurry..!" Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand and started to pull him to the door.

"Sasuke at least wear pants!" He noticed his boyfriend was only wearing briefs with a long shirt, making him look like he was not even wearing anything underneath.

Naruto sighed as it was too late. Sasuke was running down the stairs and swung the front door open.

"Mine!" He exclaimed as he ran and hugged Mine, almost knocking him down.

"Oh my." Mine's caretaker said, as she quietly chuckled.

Naruto ran down the stairs and saw Sasuke and Mine reuniting. He gave Sasuke shorts to wear.

"Sorry, he was so excited, he didn't even put pants on." Naruto tried to explain. "Why don't you come in? Sorry I didn't expect you to come so early, so we're not decent..nor did we prepare anything.." Naruto scratched his head.

"Oh no worries." She smiled. "I just wanted to talk to you for a little bit, and then I'll leave Mine with you."

"Uhm sure." Naruto said, still a little dazed on how fast everything was going. "Sorry, what was your name?" Naruto asked dumbly.

She gave out a laugh.

"Sara, you can call me Sara." She continued to laugh, and then she turned to Mine and Sasuke who were still outside. "Why don't you boys go inside. I have to talk to Naruto for a little bit."

"Okay!" Sasuke seemed to like the idea and he grabbed Mine's hand, leading him inside, wanting to show him everything.

Naruto closed the front door and was alone with Sara.

"I'll be brief." She started. "I want to ensure Mine's safety. I'm sure you understand being that we just met and I'm putting full trust into you. Normally I wouldn't do that, but Mine hasn't had a friend in a long time. Also I do know you are the Hokage's son, as I'm sure many others already know as well, but that made me feel a little better since Minato's a respected man. But all I asked is to allow Mine to call me once a day so I am updated on his well being."

"Of course! Mine is free to use our phones as many times as he needs. You're welcome to call him as well. You can trust me, I promise I won't let anything happen to Mine." Naruto smiled.

"Thank you." She smiled back, feeling better leaving Mine in Naruto's care. "Do you mind getting Mine for me? I want to say goodbye. I have to get going soon."

"Ah yes!" Naruto quickly went inside and called for Mine who came out. Sasuke came out as well.

"Bye auntie..!" Mine gave a big hug to Sara who hugged him back. "I'll miss you.." Mine's tail slightly fell.

"I'll miss you too.." She hugged him tight and then let go. "Make sure to call me everyday."

"Yep!" Mine gave a big smile, his tail started to wag.

"Well, I'll be on my way now. You take care." She smiled as she headed back to her own carriage.

They all waved goodbye, wishing her a safe trip back.

When she was out of sight, they headed back inside.

"Why don't we put your stuff in the guest room? Your room will be next to Sasuke's brother, Itachi."

"You have a brother?!" Mine seemed so excited by that fact.

Sasuke nodded.

"He might already be up, or with Kyuubi instead." Naruto said.

"Kyuubi?" Mine questioned.

"Ah, I mean Kurama." Naruto quickly fixed it.

"Kyuubi? Like the nine tailed fox?" Mine tilted his head.

"Why don't you put your things inside your room?" Naruto ignored his question. He felt he should've been more careful, but he'd probably end up telling Mine about Kyuubi anyways.

Mine was so excited being somewhere else. He hasn't had a thrill like this in so long. He loved being with Sara, but being friends with another hybrid was just too exciting.

"I..I want you to meet aniki!" Sasuke was so happy.

He grabbed Mine's hand and started to run out of the room. Naruto couldn't help but laugh to himself from the excitement of the two.

"Aniki!" Sasuke yelled, and when there was no response, he ran downstairs to the basement with Mine.

Sasuke knocked on the door to Kyuubi's room and slowly opened it, peeking inside. He saw Kyuubi and Itachi sleeping together.

"You can introduce me later you know." Mine suggested, but it was too late as Sasuke was already shaking Itachi awake.

"Aniki! L..look! Mine's here!"

Itachi stirred slightly in his sleep. He gasped when he woke up because he was sleeping next to Kyuubi. He felt a little embarrassed. He could tell Kyuubi woke up in the process, but he was pretending to be asleep.

"Why don't we go back upstairs." Itachi guided the two upstairs, feeling a gaze on him the whole time.

"You..are so cool!" Mine's eyes were nearly sparkling. "Your brother is so cool Sasuke!" Mine's tail wouldn't stop wagging.

"Aniki's the best!" Sasuke gloated.

Itachi didn't even know what to say. He was still in the process of waking up.

"Ah, there you all are. Morning Itachi." Naruto said when he saw them come up from the basement.

"Good morning Master." Itachi nodded.

Mine tilted his head.

"You're..Sasuke's brother's master, but Sasuke's boyfriend?" Mine was confused.

Naruto grabbed Mine shoulders.

"Trust me Mine, I try telling him to stop calling me that, but he refuses."

"Can I call you Itachi?!" Mine suddenly turned to Itachi.

"Yes..?" Itachi was confused as to why he would ask if he could call him by his name.

"And..and you're house is huge!" Mine was getting extremely excited. "It's been awhile since I've been in a big house like this!"

"Well make yourself at home, cause you're going to be with us for a bit." Naruto laughed.

They ate breakfast together. Mine greeted nearly all the maids in the household.

"Who the hell is this brat?" Kyuubi stood in front of Mine, trying to look as menacing as he could.

Mine stared at Kyuubi for a bit, before gushing.

"You're so cool! Like Itachi!" Mine's tail wagged uncontrollably. "Are you the nine tailed fox?"

Kyuubi looked at Naruto who quickly averted his eyes.

"What if I am?"

"Really?!"

"Nah, dream on kid." Kyuubi patted his head and turned to glare at Naruto.

"But you smell like a hybrid." Mine went closer to sniff Kyuubi.

"Get the hell away from me." Kyuubi pushed Mine away.

"But I guess you don't have any tails or ears." Mine suddenly went back and poked Kyuubi's lower back.

Instantly, Kyuubi shuddered from the unexpected touch. His face flushed slightly and his tails and ears popped out. He has never been touched in places like that, so he was sensitive. He was furiously embarrassed.

"You little shit..!" Kyuubi launched himself at Mine, but Itachi and Naruto were quick to jump and hold him back.

Mine this time was shocked and had fallen to the floor.

"S..sorry.." He managed to stutter.

"Fuck." Kyuubi stormed off back into the basement.

Itachi was going to follow him, but Naruto told him to stay.

"Just leave him alone." Naruto yawned.

"So he is the nine tailed fox?" Mine seemed calmer and Sasuke helped him up.

"Yeah, I didn't want to scare you off by telling you straight away, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore." Naruto paused and then continued. "You can't tell anyone except your aunt because I trust her. Our family doesn't need people pestering Kyuubi over that."

"Sorry..I got too excited again.." Mine's ears and tail drooped.

"Don't worry about it too much. Kyuubi doesn't do too well with new people. Especially when he feels weak. He's probably sulking in his room."

"Does he hate me now..?" Mine questioned.

"Nah, he's a pretty forgiving person even though he doesn't really show it."

Mine nodded.

"Did you eat?" Naruto asked.

"Uhm, auntie gave me food on the way here."

"We didn't eat yet, but you're free to join us for breakfast." Naruto smiled.

"C..can I play with Mine outside while we wait for food..?" Sasuke asked.

"Oh? Sure." Naruto smiled.

Mine's ears slightly perked when he heard that, and then the next thing he knew, Sasuke was pulling Mine outside.

"Look!" Sasuke turned the bubble machine on that was sitting on the grass and watched bubbles come out.

Mine gave a small gasp. He loved the small bubbles that came out of the machine. He tried grabbing one, but it popped instead.

"Isn't it pretty?!" Sasuke excitedly asked.

"Yeah!" Mine started to pop the bubbles, his tail wagging once again.

They popped bubbles together until they were bored. They then started to play with Sasuke's ball. Mine had way more energy than Sasuke in running. Sasuke got tired easily, but Mine was having fun running in such a big area.

Sasuke was so tired that he had to sit on the bench to rest. Usually it was him that had the most energy, but Mine outlasted him in that.

"Sasuke, Naruto's calling us." Mine said as he ran to Sasuke.

Sasuke turned and faced Naruto. Their eyes met and Sasuke just stared at Naruto.

Naruto could see Sasuke staring at him pretty hard. He tried signalling him to come inside, but Sasuke wouldn't budge, and Mine seemed confused on the situation. Naruto sighed and felt like he probably spoils Sasuke too much as he went outside to get him.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"Carry me." Sasuke pouted.

"Yes, yes my prince." Naruto carried Sasuke on his back and Mine followed shortly behind.

They ate breakfast together. Mine nibbled on some fruit, but he wasn't that hungry. It was weird how he felt so safe here. He felt like he has known them for years. They didn't treat him like a stranger, but he knew that it was probably because there were other hybrids living here as well. He started to glow with happiness.

"So is there anything you two want to do?" Naruto asked Sasuke and Mine.

"I wanna play outside again..!" Sasuke was full on energy after eating.

"I do too!" Mine really enjoyed playing outside with someone.

"Go ahead." Naruto smiled. "Itachi, are you going to come as well?"

"If it's alright..may I go see if Kurama is okay..?" Itachi was still worried about him.

"Go ahead." Naruto patted Itachi's shoulder as he followed the excited Sasuke and Mine outside.

Itachi watched them leave outside and quickly made his way downstairs with a plate full of food. He quietly knocked on the door and opened it.

"Did I say you could come in?" Kyuubi said in a low voice.

Itachi was taken aback from Kyuubi's tone.

"I brought you your breakfast." Itachi said quietly.

Itachi slowly went inside and placed the plate on the table. He saw Kyuubi on his bed under the blanket. He noticed his tails and ears were hidden. He sat next to Kyuubi and paused before speaking.

"He didn't mean it." Itachi softly said.

"I'm not mad at him anymore." Kyuubi sighed. "I'm just frustrated."

"About what?" Itachi questioned.

"I don't want to talk about it." Kyuubi mumbled and pulled the blanket over the head.

Itachi sat further on the bed and leaned back onto Kyuubi.

"Getting comfortable aren't you." Kyuubi turned to face Itachi.

"We do sleep together at night..how much closer could we get?"

Kyuubi grabbed Itachi and pulled him down to hug him.

"Is this close enough?" Kyuubi asked.

Even though that's not what Itachi had intended, he didn't mind it.

"I've never had sex before." Kyuubi softly whispered. "It just startled me and gave me the chills when he touched me there. But I'm pissed that I reacted to it and my body betrayed me."

Itachi suddenly got up.

"I don't believe you." He said. "You..never.."

"Don't say it again." Kyuubi warned.

Itachi's ears fell.

"Are we all sensitive in that area?" Kyuubi mumbled.

"It depends..usually we are sensitive near the base of our tail." Itachi said, feeling weird talking about this.

"Damn brat." Kyuubi mumbled. "I didn't want to experience that feeling with someone I don't even know.." He mumbled even quieter.

Kyuubi noticed how quiet Itachi was and looked at him, only to find him smiling.

"What's so funny." Kyuubi sat up.

"I've just never seen this side of you." Itachi continued to smile and sat next to Kyuubi.

"Damn, you're all just cheeky." Kyuubi grumbled.

"Why don't you eat something." Itachi got up, but was pulled back down.

"Hey 'Tachi?" Kyuubi said as he hugged Itachi on his lap. "What do you think of me?"

"I like you." Itachi said truthfully.

"Mm..I like you too." Kyuubi sighed and let go of Itachi. "I'll eat, will you keep me company?"

Itachi nodded and got off Kyuubi's lap.

They sat at the table and Kyuubi ate his breakfast. He still felt embarrassed. He trusted that Itachi wouldn't tell anyone, but he felt like his defenses were weakening. He felt more exposed. He felt like he couldn't hide anything anymore.

When Kyuubi was done eating, Itachi took the plate.

"Let's go outside with the others." Itachi smiled. "It seems nice out today."

"Fine." Kyuubi mumbled.

They went upstairs and Itachi put the plate in the sink. Then they went outside to join the others. Mine immediately went to Kyuubi and gave a small bow in apologies. Kyuubi flicked Mine's head with his finger, telling him to not worry about it.

Mine was relieved and his tail started to wag happily once again.

They played with each other outside, and somehow, Mine and Kyuubi got into an endurance contest. Kyuubi didn't care if he was being childish, but when he won, he felt his pride slowly come back. Mine didn't care much as long as he was having fun.

Naruto noticed that Mine seemed to be a very happy person. He felt that since Mine was a dog hybrid, he took on some of the characteristic of a dog. It was just the same how Sasuke acted like a cat at times. He wasn't sure if he could say the same to Kyuubi or Itachi.

Naruto knew that having everyone here together, including Mine, was a big step into becoming a family. He noticed just how lively and fun it was having someone you loved, and a family to love. He knew that they were making progress, and it was a good step into their future.