A/N: My inspiration fountain has been so dry lately! I'm dying inside! D: So sorry if this chapter doesn't turn to be what you wanted. This isn't beta'ed, because it's really just a filler :P So don't be offended, Trina!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Then again, neither do you!

Rules Of Engagement

Chapter 6: A Little Bit Of Love

"Fugaku, Minato, Minato, Fugaku." There was a silence and then Sasuke spoke again, "You're supposed to say how nice is to meet each other now."

Both father cleared their throats at the same time, uncomfortable as they stared at each other, evaluating how they were doing.

Fugaku looked tired--- Minato didn't blame him, it was really late/early. He still held that almost angrily prideful look that had defined him way back when, but now he looked much more tranquil, even though his face right now held an expression of shock. He seemed a little more built ---Minato had always thought Fugaku was a really skinny guy and should have gained more weight, which he obviously had--- and his hair was a tad longer. No major change really. Had it really been twenty years? Because they felt like only five.

Minato looked nervous--- Fugaku didn't blame him, he would've been nervous too if he was going to meet the husband of the woman he had had an affair with, thing he would never do because he unlike others was very honourable. The man hadn't aged at all, and it only seemed like he hadn't gotten a haircut a long time ago. He needed a haircut. But overall, nothing seemed different. Had it really been twenty years? He'd only say five.

There was more silence. It was Kushina who exclaimed exasperatedly, "Well, what are you waiting for? Greet each other!"

The Uchiha decided he was going to beat Minato at being the better person by putting his hand out first and saying, "Hello, Minato."

Minato was wary before shaking the offered hand vigorously. "Hello, Fugaku."

And more silence. Naruto nearly sighed--- even a dumb five-year-old boy with the attention span of half a fly would have been able to figure something was up by now. But neither his mother(1) or Sasuke seemed to have noticed anything, for the former was curling a strand of her hair with her finger while the latter was playing with his fingers by pushing them back as far as they could.

"Fugaku is a policeman, Minato," Mikoto said just to make the silence less unbearable, "And you're a fire-fighter, right?"

"R-right."

"You both serve the community by saving lives! Whaddya know?" Mikoto laughed a little to herself and Kushina grinned excitedly.

"Minato is the best guy in his station!" She boasted without any sort of modesty, "He was promoted to captain a week ago!"

Minato scratched the back of his head ---much like his son--- and grinned sheepishly. Fugaku raised the feared Uchiha eyebrow at him. "What took you so long?"

The grin immediately faltered from the other man's face. "I was always a little, uhm, inconstant with my job. I quitted really early in my life from it and went around the world. I just started working again when Naruto was fifteen."

"Only five years," Sasuke clarified. "How long it took you to become chief, Father?"

All eyes turned to Fugaku suddenly. The man looked around and blushed, ashamed.

"Uh, only… Thirteen years or so." Minato grinned mentally from ear to ear as he danced happily around his mind. He won!

"Police force is much harder than my dad's, I'm sure." Naruto commented with a grin, and his father snapped his head to him with a stone dead expression. What?

Always the subtle one, Kushina exclaimed, "Sounds like a fight is boiling over here! Let's go home, Minato. That way you'll blow off steam with sex."

"KUSHINA!"

"MOM!"

"What?!" Kushina whined, oblivious. Just as the words had come out from her mouth she seemed to realize what she had said, and covered her mouth with both hands as her eyes widened like saucers.

Mikoto smiled sympathetically at the red-head. She did the same thing she did, speaking so honest truths like that. But she always got better responses--- maybe it had to do with the fact that her family was really twisted.

"Okay, anyway, let's go home." Minato finally agreed with a sigh. He turned to his son. "Congratulations on your engagement, son."

Kushina and he started to leave. Thank God that was over. He had never felt so awkward in his entire life! He had felt like he was going to pass out! Thankfully, it was a situation that wouldn't repeat itself any time soon. It wasn't like Naruto and Sasuke would get married and Fugaku and Minato would be in-laws and would have to deal with each in a rather regular basis.

…

"Oh, shit." Were the two words that left the blond man's mouth before he suddenly fell on the floor. He had fainted.

"I can't believe them!" Naruto exclaimed, still fuming and waving his hands around to emphasize his disbelief, "I just can't believe them!"

Sasuke only nodded absently to agree. He knew Naruto wasn't really angry, but rather just pretending to be--- it had something to do with keeping his manliness after his little bouncing episode with Kushina earlier in the police station. The Uchiha didn't understand what the big deal about that was ---he had done it too and he felt no need to get back his manliness like the other boy---, but he suspected it was related to being seme.

Sasuke recalled many times when Naruto had been completely and utterly incapable of doing, well, anything that would please Sasuke in bed and other places because something had destroyed his man pride.

Like the pickle jar. Their friend Sakura had been able to open it, but Naruto couldn't. Even though Sasuke had tried his best to convince the blond it didn't matter ---"Haven't you seen any movies? It happens to everybody!"--- he had been crushed.

Remembering, the Uchiha snorted. Naruto turned to him, grumbling, "What's so funny?"

"You are." Sasuke smirked.

They were walking home. It was almost four am now, and the streets of Konoha were deserted. After everything that had happened, they had thought it would be for the best if they disappeared mysteriously for a while, just only they could get some sleep and eat something. Their families could survive on their owns, and if they couldn't, they had the police right there to help.

Naruto pouted cutely. "What did I do now, Sasu, that could possibly amuse you so much?"

Sasuke shrugged. "Just you. You're hilarious."

"Come on, bastard, there's gotta be a good reason! You don't do anything without a good reason!"

"Why should I need such a thing as a reason?" Sasuke asked, tilting his head to the side innocently. Naruto's pout intensified, "Because that's the way you are, asshole, believe it."

"You seem to know me pretty well, eh, loser?"

The blond laughed and exclaimed, "Ha! Maybe we've only been together for two years, but we're twenty and I know you since we were fifteen! That's five years with you! Of course I know you pretty well!"

"Five years already!" Sasuke cried out, as it was exhausting just to think about it, "That's way too long! We need to break up already!"

Naruto turned suddenly serious, as he took Sasuke's hand into his and squeezed it. "Don't say that. I wanna spend my life with you!"

There was a strange feeling that took over Sasuke then. It was kind of like nervousness, only more unpleasant. Regardless of that, he smiled at Naruto and squeezed back.

"Anyway, we're here!" Naruto grinned as he pointed to their building across the street. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "We leave that close to the police station?"

"I know a shortcut. Kiba needs me to bail him out really frequently, after all."

"I know," Sasuke frowned, "You bail out from me to bail him out, remember?"

"Sorry." Naruto rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, "Can I give you a kiss to make it better?"

Before the blond could react, the Uchiha grabbed him by the hem of his shirt, pulled him down and pressed his lips against Naruto's, whose eyebrows shot up in pleased surprise. He responded to the kiss eagerly, wrapping his arms around Sasuke's hips.

But it was cut off before the real fun even began. Sasuke broke away without any real explanation to Naruto and the blond couldn't help but to whine in protest. He liked being kissed, damn it!

"You little cry baby," Sasuke mumbled with his lips still brushing over Naruto's, "I'm sorry if I prefer making out indoors than outdoors."

"Why's that?" Naruto asked. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at him--- he knew the reason, he was just trying to distract the Uchiha from his goal of reaching their apartment without any incidents.

"Because outdoors, anyone can watch and we can catch a cold. Indoors at least we have some privacy and we can't catch colds. Unless someone forgets to turn on the heating and the apartment is freezing and then we step out of the hottest shower in history of the world." Naruto blushed at the accusation, "That only happened to us once…"

"Twice," Sasuke corrected, "In a row."

The blush on the other boy's cheeks turned a deeper shade. "Okay, twice in a row. But those were the only times! Besides, indoors I can't show the world you're mine and only mine like I can outdoors!"

"Who the fuck are you gonna show your love to tonight? It's four in the morning! The only people awake are drunkards and freaks!"

"Then I'll show the drunkards and freaks they can't rape you because you have me--- a hot badass with jealousy issues!"

"Yeah, like they care." The Uchiha rolled his eyes sarcastically, but there was something amused about his tone of voice.

"Besides," Naruto's grin had a perverted edge to it now, "We've never had sex in a dark alley."

"And we never will." Sasuke deadpanned. "And don't you remember when we were coming back from Oto you gave me a speech about how our relationship wasn't all about sex and you made me promise to never let you molest me? This is molestation."

The blond growled.

"How many times are you gonna use that against me?"

"As many times as it's needed."

(1) Yes, Kushina doesn't know all about the Fugaku/Mikoto/Minato deal either! xD For a long time I thought she had but turns out she hasn't heard!

A/N: I know, shitty ending. For some reason it felt like a good place to stop, for as I wrote this I like, regained my faith on ROE and got this bout of inspiration for next chapter :P You can thank KrazyNaoko on that! If she hadn't sent me to write and if I wasn't so curious about Ramiro and Joaquin ---one day I'll know!--- this chapter wouldn't be here today. Crazy, uh? But anyway, there's a little bit of love between Naruto and Sasuke, who were feeling a little abandoned!

---Not Really Yours