Well... this is awkward. [Open to anyone who'd randomly walk into Minato's room; I get the feeling that's most of the school :P]

"Mm." she agreed, happily resting her head on his shoulder as her world fell back into place with him near again.

"...really? You.. You - uhm - to be honest I've no idea how he'll react," said Minato shakily.

"Well... We'll just see, won't we?" she smiled and kissed his cheek.

"Uhm. You know he's an - an alcoholic, right?"

"Uhm..." she thought for a little while. "I think so... Yeah." her memory really wasn't the best at times.

"Okay.. maybe - maybe it doesn't matter to other people as much as it matters to me. But - he's not.. really.. Well. He doesn't act civilly, I guess you could call it that. Not always," said Minato grimly.

"I'll deal." she shrugged and kissed him.

Minato finally decided kissing Kushina was more important than moping about dads, so he abandoned all parental thoughts as best he could and tried to communicate how much he'd missed her with his lips and tongue.

A small, short sound of slight surprise, but then she caught on, returning the kiss in the same fashion it was given to her.

Gently, he drew her down to lie on the mattress, making his kiss a little more insistent. She liked him taking charge - he might as well practice that right from the start.

A small, surprised noise against his lips - but then she simply surrendered, her legs tangling with his once they were lying down.

He kissed her a little while longer, then broke away, panting for breath.

And one of those characteristic, bright smiles greeted him then.

"Feeling good?" he asked her, his voice a little husky. Damn, but she looked beautiful like this. He traced her cheek with one gentle fingertip.

She nodded. "Yeah. Now that you're here, yeah."

"Mmmh... me too. I.. I'm sorry that I - slept with Genma," he said, looking to the side. Even if they hadn't exactly been together at the time - or, well, whatever they had been - it still felt like he had betrayed her.

"Well... I... I guess it's kinda even when I slept with Mikoto, too..." a blush crept over her cheeks. She wasn't too proud, either.

"It was just - dumb. I don't know why I did it. He's - I don't like him or anything." He felt like he should reassure her that it had been shit and she was a lot better, but .. well, it hadn't been. Afterwards, sure, but not during.

"I... Well. Maybe ya were trying to... Ya know... Move on, 'ttebane." she muttered.

"What? Were - is that what you were doing?" he asked in alarm, feeling both hurt and betrayed. Then he reminded himself that he had no right to be feeling that way at all. "It - that wasn't it. It was just - just.. I dunno." He shrugged and picked at his sheet.

She just... Well, her blush deepened. With another apology.

"Aw.. damn," he mumbled. He got out of bed abruptly and started pacing the floor. "Well.. at - at least it wasn't another guy." He tried to joke, but the hurt he felt all to readily shone though in his voice.

She sighed. "I just... Needed to try and get my mind off of you, 'Nato. It hurt all the time. The way you've been avoiding me." she bit her lip. "And the way you'd glance at me, the few times you did."

Well. Way to make him feel any less shitty about himself. "Hmn," he grunted, and picked up his chemistry book and started leafing through it.

She sighed. "But, as you know well by now... It didn't help. And that's because I still love you. More than anyone else, ever before, 'ttebane."