Summary: A series of one-shots featuring Uchiha Itachi babysitting the Hyuuga Heiress.


Seven year old Uchiha Itachi sat in the gardens of the Hyuuga Estate with the Hyuuga heiress.

His father and Hiashi-sama were discussing clan matters while his mother and Nadeshiko-sama were drinking tea and having polite conversation inside.

Somehow, Itachi, who was only recently turned seven years old and promoted to Chunin last week, got stuck babysitting the two year old Hyuuga heiress while Sasuke went to their grandmother's house.

"Uh," Hinata attempted to begin a conversation, "Ano, Uchi-Uchiha-sama?"

She was only a few months younger than Sasuke and he knew that children should be treated kindly just as the elderly should be treated with care.

Itachi gave a gentle smile to the heiress and said, "Call me Itachi."

"It-Itachi-san," Hinata stuttered slightly, trying out the name, he noticed that it seemed to be involuntary,"Wha-what do you like to do?"

Itachi paused, it was a harmless question, before he said, "I like history and spending time with Sasuke, my otouto."

"What's history?" Hinata whispered the question, she'd never heard the word before.

Itachi paused again, wondering how to best phrase his answer, "It's a record of events passed, Hyuuga-san."

"Oh," Hinata said, tilting her head towards the right a bit, "You can call me Hinata."

Itachi's lips quirked upwards, as expected from the Hyuuga, she had mannerisms ingrained in her even at the tender age of two years old.

Sasuke, of course, didn't have that, manners that is, though his mother was beginning to teach him.

"What do you like to do?" Itachi asked in a friendly manner, "Hinata-san."

"I like pressing flowers and taking walks," Hinata replied in a cheerful manner.

She didn't take walks often, but on rare occasions, her parents would take her out and she loved it when her father carried her and her mother's wide eyed smiles.

"Sasuke also likes taking walks," Itachi replied evenly.

Itachi noted that aside from her occasional stutter, she had a well developed speech for a two year old, her speech was more developed than Sasuke's.