Disclaimer: I do not own these characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Masashi Kishimoto.

"Mommy, where are we going?" The small child asked, fidgeting with the beanie that covered his ears. The beanie was a gift from his Daddy, it was blue with a large fan shaped symbol on the front, but he hated anything that covered his ears.

"We are going to visit a village close by, sweetie." His mother explained, "Now, stop fidgeting, you know you have to wear your beanie when we leave the forest." She frowned at him and readjusted the blue beanie. Her miko powers always managed to hide his fangs and claws, but were unable to hide the small, triangular ears on his head.

Sukayu pouted and put his hands in his pockets, his shoulders slumped. "I know, Mommy, but I don't like it. It makes everything sound funny." Kagome smiled sadly down at him, memories of another hanyou rising to her mind. "I know, sweetie, but it's only for a little while." She kissed his forehead and rose from her crouching position. At the same moment, Sasuke was leaving the house, a small pack on his shoulder.

"For this to be so small, it weighs a ton, Kagome." He glanced at the woman, one eyebrow raised in question. She smiled back at him and laughed lightly. "Are you complaining?" She teased and laughed again when a fake scowl crossed his face. He huffed and adjusted the pack, all the while trying to stop the smile tugging at his lips.

"Are we leaving yet?" Sukayu looked up the two, a small frown marring his round face. "Yes, you impatient boy, we are." Kagome grasped one of his small hands in her own and lifted him onto her back. "Hold on tight, now." Sukayu nodded, excitement shining in his obsidian eyes, and they were off.

—Scene—

"Wow! Mommy look!" Sukayu pointed to the large stone wall that surrounded Konoha. Kagome laughed lightly and used her arms to bounce him slightly on her back. "I see it, love. How tall do you suppose it is?"

The boy's eyes brightened at the question and he paused for a moment to study the structure. "It's gotta be at least a hundred foot tall!" Sasuke suppressed a snort and watched the two out of the corner of his eye. Kagome grinned, "A hundred feet tall, you say! That's quite a big wall, isn't it?" Sukayu nodded enthusiastically, his eyes never leaving the wall.

"Just wait until you see the other side, Sukayu." Sasuke spoke, dropping Kagome's bag onto the soft, green grass that grew wildly on this side of the wall. The smaller raven brightened considerably more and rambled off questions about the village while they unpacked a few things. His hand brushed over something cool and he froze for a moment before pulling out the object. "Is this…?" He flipped the metal over in his palm, revealing the symbol engraved on the front.

Kagome frowned, "Yeah, it's the temporary hitai-ate they gave me. I never wore it." Sasuke nodded and handed it to her, "When you follow us, wear it. At least that way, you will seem less suspicious if someone sees you." Kagome snorted, no one would see her- she knew that for sure-, but smiled and put it on anyway. The forehead protector felt odd against her head, it was kind of heavy and she had to readjust it a few times before she felt comfortable. Sasuke watched her with amused eyes, a strange feeling of pride somewhere deep in his gut. Then, he nodded at her, ready to go on with the plan.

Kagome nodded back and slid their son off of her back. "Alright, love, you're going to go into the village with Daddy, okay?" Sukayu frowned, "But, where will you be Mommy?" She smiled and smoothed the bangs out of his eyes, "I won't be far behind, I promise. You won't be able to see me though, okay? Mommy is going to be disguised until she's needed." The smaller raven frowned again, his eyes shadowed with confusion. "Mommy is going to be a ninja for a little while, love." She smiled at him, "She wants to see how long it takes the other ninjas to know she's there. She wants to keep this village on its toes." Sukayu nodded and grinned up at her, although he didn't seem to believe her as much as she'd hoped.

Sasuke picked up their son and let him climb onto his back. "Ready?" He asked, his obsidian eyes locked with Kagome's. She nodded and picked up the bag. She kissed Sukayu on the forehead and then Sasuke on the cheek. "See you soon." Then, she was gone, up and over the stone wall around the village.

"Hold on tight, Sukayu." He tightened his hold on the smaller raven. Sukayu nodded and dropped his head to rest on his father's shoulder. "Here we go."

The two set off for the village gates, which were just a few meters west.

—Scene—

The two guards stationed at the gates were random chunin and simply nodded with a questioning look in their eyes as he passed. When their eyes strayed to Sukayu, a cold, abrupt "He's with me" forced them to look away.

On his back, Sukayu peeked under his bangs to look at the village around them. His obsidian eyes were wide as he drank in the sights and sounds, the buildings were larger than any he'd ever seen and everywhere he looked there was a group or two of people scattered about.

Sukayu felt his ears twitch and pulled them closer to his head, all of the added noise was beginning to hurt his sensitive ears. The extra smells that floated around in the air wasn't very pleasant either and didn't help with the small headache he was gaining. He whimpered quietly and pressed his nose into his father's shirt, hoping that it would help ease the smells a little.

Sasuke heard the small whimper and turned his head to glance at his son. Kagome had warned him that the village might affect him strongly, after all Sukayu wasn't used to so much noise and so many people. He shifted the smaller raven slightly to make the boy a little more comfortable and whispered quietly, "It'll be fine, Sukayu. Just try to shut out as much noise as you can, all right?"

He felt the nod against his back and Sukayu snuggled as close as he could to him. They were getting closer to the center of the village now, which meant that more and more people were gathering around them. So, to avoid the crowds -which would likely bring stares and questioning glances-, Sasuke warned his son to hold on tightly and took to the roof tops.

The Hokage Tower wasn't far away and he could see the window to the Council's meeting room. He hoped they liked surprises, because he wasn't planning on knocking.

—Scene—

"Perfect." Sasuke's obsidian eyes glinted with veiled mirth as he peeked in the window of the Elder's meeting room. There were people in there, mainly high ranked ninja. He smirked, the people in there were his comrades, people he knew and who trusted him. He spotted Naruto close to the window, a bored look in his eyes. Sakura and Kakashi were there to, along with many of the others from the former rookies. Lady Tsunade was seated next to the two Elders, who were speaking.

Sasuke smirked again, knowing that they would be outraged. He could picture their faces now, slowly purpling as they lost their breath in their anger. "Ready?" He whispered to the smaller raven. Sukayu nodded against his back and lifted his head up, looking into the window. "All of those people want to meet me?" He asked, his voice nervous.

"I'm sure all of those people would love to know who you are, Sukayu, but we are meeting two people in particular. Do you see the two wrinkled old people sitting next to the blonde woman?" Sasuke smiled slightly when his son giggled and scrunched up his face. Sukayu nodded then, and tightened his arms. "When we get in the room, stand behind me, understand? Good. Here we go then." Sasuke made Sukayu move slighty so he could wrap his arm around him and used the other to pry open the window.

Sasuke knew that the other ninja would hear the window pop open, but hoped that he could be inside before they were too alert. The window popped then and he forced it open. He saw the people in the room jump, although some- like Kakashi- seemed unaffected, as though they already knew he was here. He wouldn't doubt the sneaky bastard. He was in the room in the blink of an eye and had crossed it to face the Elders just as fast.

"Uchiha!" Koharu gasped, her wrinkled face stretched in a gasp of surprise. Sasuke stood slightly to the side of them, his back was facing a wall and Sukayu hidden behind him. Sasuke could feel his small hands tightly grasping his shirt and knew that his son was nervous.

"How dare you show up in the Council Room like that!" Homura roared, his eyes glinting with hatred. Sasuke heard Sukayu whimper behind him and reached back to place a hand on his head. He carded his fingers through his son's raven bangs and hoped that Homura would stop his yelling soon. It would no doubt give the small boy a headache.

"I only did as I was instructed, Elder-san. I was told to return as soon as possible." Sasuke answered cooly. Homura's face reddened and he opened his mouth to speak, then Sasuke's hand caught his eye and his face melted into an easy grin. "Ah, I see. So, you have brought him then?"

Sasuke could tell that all focus in the room was on the two -three really- of them and shrugged calmly, "I was told to bring him forth as proof of my obligation so that I may be released from my duties." Several gasps sounded throughout the room, the loudest from Sakura who was only two rows over from where he stood. He glanced around the room and noticed that Naruto had stood up and was slowly inching his way closer to them. He felt a little bit calmer then, knowing that Naruto had his back if something went wrong.

"Well, let's see him then!" Homura said, gleefully. "I want to meet him!" He clapped his hands as if to hurry him along. Sasuke's eyes narrowed and scowl tugged at his face. This old man was starting to get on his last nerve. However, he managed to school his face into its trademark bored expression and brought Sukayu slightly forward.

The smaller raven had a tight grasp of his shirt and refused to do much more than shuffle to his side and peak around, half of his small body still hidden. "Very well then, Elder-san." He continued to card his fingers through his son's bangs and Sukayu looked up at him, showing the people in the room his matching obsidian eyes. "I would like you to meet, Uchiha Sukayu, my son."

A/N: I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I can't seem to write anymore, I've had writers block for a long time now, and have been neglecting my stories because of it. My inspiration is starting to come back, though, and I'm determined to finish this story.

-Sorry (again) and love to all,

SesshyLover132