Time to meet the parents! [During the summer holidays at Kushina's house. Open to anyone who'd be there, I guess :)]

"I'm sor -" he tried, and then just dropped it. "Okay. Thanks." Another smile, much more earnest this time. "But. I guess. The therapist. Told me, there'd be. That I'd always be affected. I'll.. work around it. I guess."

"I'll be more than happy to help ya, 'ttebane." she muttered into his shoulder, still hugging him firmly.

"Yeah, well. Now you know.. what things're like at my place. I told him about you, anyway. He just kinda. Nodded." Minato shrugged.

"... To be honest I think Id end up arguing with him." she muttered. And Minato knew very well what her 'arguments' always ended with.

Yeah, he did. "So no going there. You'd probably break his neck," Minato smiled grimly. "And.. I might not be much of a man, but I don't need my girlfriend to defend me from my father. Not any more." To lighten things up, he flexed his arms, which had gotten more muscular over the summer.

"You're more than man enough for me." and he got a kiss for that.

"Heh.." he grinned. "Let's just get to bed."  Groaning at the twinge in his ass, he got up and drew her into his arms. "Want me to carry you?"

... Her blush from before returned. "Uhm... Um... If ya... Want to, 'ttebane..."

"Oh, I want to.." he lifted her slight form with just a small grunt. "No problem at all." Hm. He had gotten stronger. Hehe..

The blush deepened, and she hid her head in his shoulder again - but he'd see her smile just before she did so.

"This is nice..." he smiled down at her, carrying her bridal style.

"Mmhmm..." she agreed. "Hopefully... You'll be carrying me like this at least once more in the future." a bright smile up at him.

His eyes got soft, and he smiled down at her. "At least once.." he laid her down on the sheets and kissed her softly. "So.. more of this.. less whips. Right?"

"Mm..." still a small blush, but the smile, too. "I... This is really nice, too. I'm just... Not used to, uhm... Well... Feel like a lady." she grinned.

"Then I better start treating you like one more, eh?" He got in next to her and kissed her shoulder.

Just a tiny giggle, but nonetheless - a giggle. "Guess so."

What was this now.. "Hmmm.. sounds like you like that thought," he teased. Lifting her hand to his lips, he kissed the back of it softly.

And promptly, the blush deepened. And she kinda stared. That was most certainly the first time anybody ha ever done that.

"Uhm.. yeah. That was a bit.. yeah. Sorry," he grinned, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Dun-dun be," she stammered just a little - then smiled again. "Iah. Just. Ah, nobody's ever been... Yeah. Soah. Yeah." she blabbered.

"...uhm. Okay." The grin got a bit broader as Minato swelled with manly pride. "You mean..." he got in close to whisper in her ear, "nobody's ever treated you properly before? Like a lady?"

He would probably see, or feel, the shiver running through her body. "N-no," she answered, a little shakily.

Yeah, he could, and that no sex rule seemed pretty stupid right about now. "Well then.. I better start, hadn't I? My lady..." he kissed her shoulder, then her cheek.

She tried to answer, say anything at all, but only unintelligible sounds came, her cheeks matching her hair.

Muahahahahaha. "You know, if your mum lets me, I could give you breakfast in bed tomorrow. And a massage."