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Chapter 6: A New Beginning

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"Naruto... No... Father... I've had fun at school today. You should see my report card. I had straight As." A smiling face of his beloved son greets him as he entered his room, report card being shoved excitedly in front of his face.

"Really? That's great Sasuke! And to celebrate, do you want to go to Ichiraku's Ramen shop with me? We can go to the mall after that. And then there's this new section in the mall that imitates an ice world. You should go see it! It's so beautiful and so---"

"Slut!" Naruto's eyes widened as he saw Sasuke raised his hand and nearly saw stars when he felt that hand slap at his face.

"Sasuke! What--"

"I'm sorry, father. I can't go with you. I'm ashamed."

"Sasuke..."

"Shut up! I can't believe it. My father is a slut!"

"No! Sasuke, listen to me..."

"I'm leaving, SLUT!"

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Naruto woke up in a sudden movement as his body jerked up, drenched in sweat and in full alert. He ran a hand through his disarranged hair in an attempt to calm himself. But his anxiousness is still there. He made his way to the bathroom and splashed some water on his face. This seemed to clear his head for a little. Once he freshened up, he glanced at his clock and winced as it said 8:00 a.m. His displeasure turned worse as the light struck at his eyes as he opened up the wooden windows.

Glaring at the object, he grabbed his necessities and went in for a short shower. After putting on his bathrobe, he saw his journal which was still open and the entry title made him remember his dream again.

This triggered his system's alarm mode as he rushed from the main house to the sanctuary yard, where the lake was located. He saw the emptiness of the gateway and the quietness of the area seemed to stimulate his overactive imagination once more. Forgetting for a fact that this place is supposed to be their silent sanctuary, and it has nothing to do with indications of disappearances and whatnot, he pushed his legs to run as fast as he could to the gateway where his son is supposed to be staying.

He ran past the flower fields, through the wooden statues, past the fountains, into the hallways, until BAM!

He felt himself collided with a soft body. Mumbling a soft "Ouch!", he rubbed the area where the impact was the greatest. As he opened up his eyes, he was relieved to see familiar black eyes stared down at him. But he was embarrassed upon realizing their position. With his son on top of him, their legs have been tangled as well, and what's worse, Sasuke is wearing nothing but his pajama. He could not help but stare at the bare chest.

Mentally scolding himself for such thoughts, he shifted his attention to his son's face, expecting a glare or a frown but was surprised to see an apologetic stare.

"Father..." Naruto was surprised that he was actually addressed. But his eyes widened at the next words.

"No.... Naruto. About, last night."

Although Naruto was curious to hear Sasuke's explanation, he sensed that his son is not that ready to talk about it yet. So he just grinned and helped himself and Sasuke stand up.

"Good morning Sasuke! How was your sleep? Have you eaten your breakfast yet? Come, I'll make you one. Should we eat at the lake? You don't have class today. How do you want to spend the day? There's a new mall that has just opened. Oh and maybe we could..." Naruto's voice trailed off as he dragged Sasuke back to the lake, as they began their day with a light breakfast.

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Silence seems so uncomfortable as both of them slurped down their ramen. Naruto, being not the one to truly enjoyed silence, decided to do some talking to eliminate the silence and at the same time put himself at ease.

"So, Sasuke. What do you think? What should we do today?"

Just as he decided to start talking, Sasuke heavily slammed his bowl at the table and stared at his father.

"Err... Sasuke. Will you stop staring? It's creepy."

"Naruto..." He paused and then a smirk appeared on his face. Although he was feeling awkward as to what he have done to his father last night, the way his father is acting seemed to have erased insecurities in his mind. In fact, it even invited him to do more.

Squeezing, his father's arms, while letting his feet touch his father's feet, his smirk even widened as he continued. "Will you go on a date with me, today?"

"EH?" Naruto looked at him, wide-eyed. "D-date? But..."

"You don't want to spend the day with me?"

"Of course I do! So, where do you want to go today?"

"This lake would be perfect. Meet me back here this evening. I've got something planned."

"But what am I supposed to do while waiting for you?"

"Entertain yourself, dobe." His son ended their discussion as he walked away, a pleased smile on his face as he left his father with a big question mark above his head.

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Naruto was pulled out of his stupor as the fading footsteps of his son disappeared. A thousand questions running through his head.

What could Sasuke be planning? Does he have any motives? What did he mean by "date"?

Although Naruto is a well-known romance writer, the idea of a son asking his father out is foreign to him. And so he settled for an excuse for bonding and such and contented himself by thinking that the event last night is simply a part of Sasuke's unpredictability and twisted way of showing his acceptance of him as his father.

With that thought in mind, he clapped his hands together and grinned. He'll just have to entertain himself and wait for Sasuke.

Although he was very curious, he knows that Sasuke is dealing with it in his own way. And with how things are progressing, Naruto knows that he shouldn't interrupt Sasuke lest he end up back in zero progress, when not only Sasuke ignored him, but made rude comments and such.

Letting it go, he decided to type up a few chapters for his new stories.

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Meanwhile, Sasuke's mind is in turmoil. Why the hell did he just asked his father out on a date? Is he really that desperate for possession? His mind answered yes. But he was also confused.

He had always hated his father. He never knew why his father hid the fact that he was adopted? After all, Naruto has no woman in his life, at least that's what he knew.

But somehow, he felt a connection with his father. And he started to realize that his hate is unreasonable. He promised himself that he'll get to the bottom of this. For now, he'll wait for the perfect opportunity to ask.

Starting by having a shower, he formulated an on the spot plan on his head, before moving on to start the first execution.

He don't know why but the thought of dating his father is fun. Wait, scratch that. It's dating NARUTO, that's fun.

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End of Chapter

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