Tag-Team Part 9
(SAKUMO)
In the dead of night, Minato's loud, wordless shout woke Sakumo from a heavy sleep.
"You're awake," Kushina commented.
Sakumo could barely hear them and felt thankful he left the bedroom doors open.
"Biwako-sensei and Jiji used to let me sleep with them when I had nightmares. Do you think Sakumo-san will too?"
"Kotone oba-san used to sleep in his room all the time, I don't think he minds."
"I don't think that's how it works," Kushina answered as they tiptoed towards his room. Sakumo smiled and quickly pretended to be asleep.
Minato knocked on the door, "Can we sleep in here?"
"That's fine," Sakumo allowed. The two adolescents curled against either side of him, asleep in less than a minute. He could smell the fear and sadness clinging to them like a parasite locked on to a vibrant host. He rubbed Minato's back and felt the kunai taped against the boy's spine. Despite all of the contradicting evidence, Sakumo felt everything would turn out just fine for them.
Author's note:
I didn't know how to put this in the story, but the mission Sakumo brought them was taken away. Due to the circumstances, it would have been unwise to give them a mission while they were in their current state of mind. Sorry about the loose end, but I started writing the mission and it just started to drag on so I scrapped it.