Our Beloved Son

Part 7: I'm sorry

Naruto POV:

About 1 hour, Menma came home and wasn't in the best mood.

Me and Sasuke know to not get each other mixed in that because things can get real nasty.

I went and made dinner: ramen with tomato soup and some bread beside.

"Dinner is ready!" I shouted and Sasuke made his way to the table.
I looked to the stairs.

"Should I go talk to him?" I ask and look at Sasuke.

He nods.

I look to the stairs and gulp before going upstairs to Menma's room.

I knock on the door.
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Menma POV:

I sit on my bed and hug my knees.

"Dinner is ready!" Mama yells from downstairs.

I want to go down and eat but...I don't want too.

Then I hear footsteps up to my room.

And then it stops.

*Knock knock knock*

Some simple door knocks I know who it is.

Then mama opens the door and peeks in.

"Hello, sweetie." Mama says and walks in and sits down next to me on the bed.

I feel myself well up a bit.

"How was your day?" He asks and puts a hand on my back and strokes it.

I bury my face in my knees.

"Hey, what is wrong?" He asks in a soft and low voice.

I look up at him and see the kindness and worry my mama wears on his face.

I feel my vision get blurry by tears.

Mama's eyes widened a bit but then softened and I was pulled into a hug.
I hug back and bury my face in his shoulder.

"It's okay. You're okay." Mama reassures me and strokes my raven hair.

"I don't like the academy."

I finally admit.

My grip onto mama's back tightens.

"I don't like it. It is so boring and I don't even like the people there. No one likes me!"

I say and feel tears going down my face.

"I'm sorry, mama! I'm sorry!"

I apologized behind sobs.

Then, mama breaks the hug and looks me into my blue eyes.

He does the same forehead poke dad does and smiles at me.

"Menma, you don't need to worry." He says and chuckles a little as he wipes away my tears with his thumps.

I chuckle with him and wipe away the tears on my own.

Then my door opens and dad peeks in

"Everything good?" He asks and walks into the room.

Mama looks at him and smiles.

"I think our Menma needs a group hug, eh?" Mama says and invites dad into a hug.

Dad smirks and walks over to us and hugs us.

It feels so warm. I just want to stay like this forever.

Then mama gasps and break out of the hug.

"What is it?" I ask.

"The ramen is gonna get cold!!"

Mama says and hurries downstairs.

Me and dad laughs as we both walk downstairs to eat dinner.

"That wasn't too bad, was it Menma?" Dad asks me.

"Hn. It was okay." I say.

"What have I told ya about being a copy of your father?" Mama yells and I laugh. Dad does too.

Dad sits down beside mama and I sit across from them.

I take some tomato soup and same do dad.

Mama eats...

You guessed it.

Ramen.

He ate almost everything in only 10 minutes!

I am not even kidding, mama must have some magic in him! Dad seems to agree.

"Take it easy, Naru." Dad says and puts a hand on mama's shoulder.

Mama looked at Dad, his mouth full with ramen.

Mama kissed dad on the lips and let the ramen go over to dad's mouth.

Dad immediately pulls away and mama laughs. I smile.

I do wish for something like that.

Imagine, Menma Uchimaki, married, having children, being deeply in love just like my parents.

I just wonder who would be attracted to me?

Nothing about me is special.

"Menma, you okay?" Mama breaks me out of my thoughts. I smile at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" I say and eat more tomato soup.

I just hope that 'special' person comes around soon.

End of part 7...

Author-Chan: This one was slightly shorter due to my writersblock but now I finally knew what I was gonna write next!