Minato groaned as he lifted his head from his soft pillow – God, it was so bright. He blinked as he stared at the window angrily.
Kushina smiled at him from where she was standing by the mirror, Naruto in her arms.
"What happened last night?" Minato croaked, dropping his head back to his pillow. Kushina laughed quietly.
"Well, would you like me to start before or after you and Jiraiya tried to jump out the window drunk off your ass?"
"How much did I drink?"
"Enough to loudly admit to everyone there that you wanted to be showered with love everyday of the rest of your life."
"Damn!" Minato stared up at his wife. "I said that?"
"Did I say you were very loud?"
Kushina grinned as her husband groaned and rolled over so that his face was firmly planted in the pillow. "If it makes you feel any better," she said. "Jiraiya was even more drunk than you were. He said some pretty embarrassing stuff."
Itachi walked into their bedroom and raised his arms. "Aunty Kushina," he said. "I'm hungry."
Minato's head snapped up, but he immediately regretted the action. God, it felt like there were tiny people dancing inside his head with ten-inch heels!
"What is he doing here?"
"You kidnapped him."
"I did what?"
Itachi grinned at his uncle. "You grabbed me and carried me here. It's okay though," he added at Minato's expression of horror. "Papa won't be mad."
"It's not your papa I'm worried about, Itachi," Minato sighed. "It's your daddy."
/\/\
Iruka fumed as he dragged Kakashi out of the apartment, Sasuke in the older man's arms.
"How could he do that? It was Itachi's own birthday for God's sake!"
"Minato-sensei has always been a very Gai-like drunk, Iruka," Kakashi informed him. "That's why we try to keep him as far away from alcohol as we can."
"Well, that obviously didn't work!"
"Calm down, Iruka."
"I can't! He kidnapped our son!"
"So? He does that nearly every weekend."
"But we know about it then!"
"So?"
Iruka growled at his boyfriend and continued marching to Minato and Kushina's house, where he would yell at the blonde until his voice was hoarse.
/\/\
When Itachi was finally home, Iruka kicked out all of the people who were too drunk or lazy to go home. He made a mental note to not have sake at Sasuke's birthday party.
Kakashi was talking to Keiko in the living room, watching Itachi and Sasuke. Iruka sighed tiredly, shaking his head. He couldn't wait for when Sasuke was older. There wouldn't be so many sleepless nights then.
And he wouldn't have to worry about Kakashi screwing something up. At least, not as much as he worried now.
Kakashi laughed loudly as Keiko said something, and Iruka rolled his eyes. His boyfriend was so weird sometimes.
Iruka turned his head to stare at the window above the sink as he washed the dishes. It was a nice day outside, the sun was shining and the sky was blue. Not a cloud in sight. He smiled.
Keiko would no doubt want to start planning Sasuke's birthday now.
/\/\
Minato looked up at the ceiling, growling low in his throat. The ANBU in front of him twitched at the sound.
"Hokage-sama," she said. "Please forgive my partner. He does not mean to be late. He had a very rough night last night."
"It's not that I'm mad about, Shizuka," he said. "It's this mission. Suna never needs help from us. What is going on with them?"
Shizuka didn't answer, the dark eyes that Minato could barely see behind the mask trained on the window behind him. Minato dropped his head into his hands.
"Shizuka," he said. "You may go. Find Hiroto and brief him on the mission. Set out immediately for Suna."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
Minato didn't look up when she abruptly disappeared. He studied the lines of the floor, thinking hard. Why would Suna request Konoha's help? The only thing keeping the two villages form ripping each other apart was the tense treaty they had. And that barely stopped it. So what was going on?
/\/\
Iruka woke up the next morning hungry. He trudged into the kitchen, pouring a cup of coffee. Kakashi glanced at him from in front of the fridge, smiling.
"Hey, Iruka!"
"I know, Kakashi." Iruka shook his head tiredly. "Give me a minute to wake up."
Kakashi sat down at the table and stared as Iruka finally started breakfast. "You know," he commented. "You are the best boyfriend ever."
Iruka raised an eyebrow in his direction. "Of course I am. I'm me."
Kakashi laughed.
/\/\
A few days passed. Keiko was finally made an official Konoha kunoichi, and she was now able to take missions. Technically, she was only a Genin, but she would easily move up through the ranks. She was Jonin-level after all.
Tsume spent more time with Iruka and Kakashi, and babysitting for them when Keiko couldn't. She really did think of Iruka as her younger brother, Kakashi found out, when Iruka had trouble with the students at the Academy after such a long absence. She scared them so badly Kakashi was sure that Iruka would never have difficulty again with that class.
As Kakashi spent more and more time with Iruka, he realized something. He truly loved the man, and without Iruka his life would be worth almost nothing.
A/N: I HATE MY KEYBOARD! It is not working properly. And all the computers in my house hate me. Why? Why do they hate me? Anyways, next chapter is the last. Yay!