Disclaimer: I do not own these characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Masashi Kishimoto.
"Sasuke?" Kagome blinked, spinning around quickly and rushing to the fence surrounding her home. "You've returned already?" She questioned herself, watching as the Uchiha slowly topped the hill about a quarter-mile away. The wind blew lightly, lifting the Uchiha's ebony bangs from his face. He tilted his head slightly, stopped for a moment, and bent over into the grass, as if he were picking up something from the ground.
"What is he doing?" She wondered, returning to the laundry she was previously folding. She continued to watch the raven-haired shinobi, her curiosity flaring. The Uchiha had straightened, placed something in his pocket delicately, and leapt away. 'How strange.' Kagome mused, finishing the laundry and carrying it into the small home.
"Sukayu!" She called, placing the basket of clothing down in the living room. "Yes, mommy?" The little boy bounded into the room, a crayon in each hand and grin on his small face.
Kagome smiled and pushed back the dark fringe falling into his obsidian eyes. "Your father's back." Sukayu's eyes widened and, as he dashed back into his room, he cried, "Don't let him in my room, I'm not done yet!" She chuckled and shook her head. She turned and strode back out of the house, where the Uchiha had just opened the gate and was entering the yard.
"Sasuke." She grinned and crossed the distance between them. Sasuke chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Welcome home." She whispered, burying her face into his chest. His torso rumbled with another chuckle and he leaned down so that his lips brushed her ear. "Did you miss me?" He whispered, causing shivers to rush down her spine.
She shivered as goosebumps rose upon the ivory skin of her arms. "Of course I did." She replied, smiling slightly when the Uchiha chuckled again. He reached into his pocket and carefully pulled out a small purple flower. "For you." He said, tucking it behind her ear. Her eyes widened before softening as she squeezed him lightly around the middle. "Thank you, it's lovely."
"Daddy!" The pitter-patter of small feet rushing toward them broke the comfortable silence. Sasuke released Kagome and turned around, just in time for his son to wrap himself around his leg. "Hi, daddy." Sukayu grinned up at him. The raven haired ninja patted his son gently on his head and carded his fingers through his very similar inky locks. "Hello, Sukayu." The small boy grinned again even as he continued to cling to his father's leg. "Can I go into the house or shall I have to wait until you fall asleep?" He amusedly asked his son. Sukayu giggled and released the leg before rising and bolting back into the house. "Don't let him in my room yet, Mommy!" He called over his shoulder as he was closing the door.
Seeing the Uchiha's confusion, Kagome said, "He's got a surprise for you." The Uchiha nodded, his face softened but still semi-impassive. However, she could still detect the faint curve of the raven nin's lips and the slight glow in his obsidian eyes.
"So? How did it go?" She looped her arm through his and escorted him down the pathway to the cabin. Any tenderness that lingered on the raven's face melted away, leaving only a cool, impassive hatred. "I ran into some…complications." He breathed, his voice as frigid as ice.
"Complications?" She urged him to continue while opening the door to the small home. "Yes, the village Elders decided that I am lying, so I must show them my obligation before I can leave." The Uchiha scowled, "When, in reality, they just don't want their sole Uchiha to resign."
"What does that mean exactly? When you said you had to show them your obligation?" Kagome stopped at the entry way to the kitchen and faced her lover. Sasuke sighed and examined their clasped hands. "They want to see Sukayu, they want to know that he is real. Mainly, they want me to go back to the village so that they can try to keep me there for some foolish reason or another."
Kagome froze, her blood feeling as if it were chilled in her veins. Seeing her reaction, Sasuke carefully wrapped her in his arms. "I know that you don't fully trust me yet." He admitted, forcing her with a finger under her chin to look him in the eye. "I will change that, but for the time being…I forced the Elders to agree to allow the mother of my child, meaning you of course, to come as well." Kagome smiled somewhat sadly when she noticed the vulnerability hidden in his eyes, but relaxed into his arms all the same.
"Okay," She whispered, "As long as you get to stay here with us, I'll allow it." The raven sighed inaudibly, relieved, and pulled her tighter against him. "When do we need to leave?" She asked, listening carefully and hearing the sounds of their son clattering around his room. She smiled softly.
"As soon a possible, so tomorrow, if we can." He replied, finally releasing her and moving into the kitchen. She nodded, grabbed the tea kettle, filled it with water, and placed it onto the stove. A slightly uncomfortable silence fell over them as they each mulled the possible draw-backs and danger of their trip.
In his room, Sukayu colored away on a large sheet of paper, the size of a small banner, giddy with the excitement of his father's return and the knowledge that he would finally have his complete family, all the time.