Third and final story in the fear series. Hope you like this chapter.
"Daddy's back! Daddy's back! Daddy's back!!" a little girl yelled happily as she skipped down the hall to the room her mother was in, only after seeing her father walk up the road to their apartment building. She knocked loudly on the door to her mother's room. She ran in and yelled, "Daddy's back!"
The little girl's mother was Hinata Hyuuga, a woman who was rescued from her abusive father when she was eighteen by Naruto Uzumaki. They eventually got married and then had their little girl. Naruto is now the Hokage and is the one who brought the run away Sasuke Uchiha back to the village.
Hinata looked up from her book and smiled.
"So he's back from the mission, huh?" Hinata asked. The five year old nodded, her braided blond hair flapped in her face, and her pale blue, pupiless eyes sparkled with excitement. She ran back down the hall and waited by the front door. There was a small clicking noise and the door opened. Instantly the girl pounced on her father the minute he got in the room. She wrapped her arms around his leg tightly and wouldn't let go until he bent down and picked her up and gave her the best hug he could give.
"Megumi, I missed you too." Naruto laughed, putting his daughter on the couch. Megumi laughed as he tickled her.
"Mommy's in your room." Megumi said as Naruto headed for the hallway.
"Thanks." Naruto said. Megumi went to the hallway and watched as Naruto closed the door behind him as he walked into the bedroom. She giggled and went to her own room. Her room was painted pink and she had a lot of toys and a lot of stuffed animals spread across the floor.
"Megumi, what do you want for dinner?" Hinata asked, looking into the room to see her daughter playing with a small stuffed fox.
"Ramen!" Megumi said happily. Hinata gave a small laugh and walked down the hall.
"She is so like you." Hinata said to Naruto as they passed. Naruto laughed and went to his daughter's room.
"C'mere kiddo." He said, bending down and picking her up.
"So what were you doing while I was gone?" Naruto asked as they walked to the dining room. Megumi, like most small children, had to think for a minute to remember what she was doing the day before.
"Uncle Neji came over!" she squeaked. Naruto put her in the chair and looked at Hinata as she came in with several bowls of ramen.
"Yeah, Neji came over to help out for a bit. She can be quite a handful." Hinata said, sitting down. Naruto laughed and Megumi pouted playfully. Naruto tugged her braid lightly and began to eat his dinner. Megumi slurped up her noodles and made a complete mess by the time she was finished. She had some broth dripping down her face and little pieces of noodles on her face as well.
"Come on Megumi, a princess can't look messy like that." Naruto said, picking her up and bringing her to the bathroom to get cleaned up. Hinata smiled as she watched him. He was a great father, he sometimes spoiled her, but so did Hinata, neither of them could help it, Megumi was so precious to them. Hinata thought Naruto had the right to treat her like a real princess, since he's gone at the Hokage tower working all day. He hardly ever has time to play with her, but he's always there to say goodnight.
Naruto wiped a wet rag over Megumi's face to clean her off. Once she was clean he helped her into her little nightgown. It wasn't her bedtime yet, but they got her ready anyway. Megumi was chased from her room by Naruto, who eventually caught her, laid her on the couch and began to tickle her like there was no tomorrow.
Megumi laid across the couch so Naruto slumped on the floor and rested his head on the cushions, right where her head was. Megumi tugged his hair and then got a grip on his ninja headband.
"Can I see this?" she asked, tugging on the metal plate, making the knot in the back a little looser. Naruto leaned forward and untied it, then handed it to her. She rolled onto her back and held it arms length away from her to admire it. After a minute she sat up and tied it on her own forehead.
"I look like daddy!" she giggled. Hinata looked over from the chair she was on and smiled.
"Your hair needs to be more spiked." She said. Megumi pulled out her braids and ruffled her hair.
"Like this?" Megumi asked.
"And after all that work to put them in braids, she takes them out and ruins her hair." Hinata laughed.
"But…do I look like daddy?" Megumi asked curiously.
"Very much so." Naruto said, getting a grip on her and flipping her onto his lap.
"Bedtime." He said, getting up and bringing her to her room. He dropped her on the bed and tucked her in.
"Which stuffed animal do you want tonight?" Naruto asked, looking around at the animals spread out on the floor.
"Foxy!" she said sleepily. Naruto walked over to the middle of the room and picked up the small fox that he once had when he was a kid. He tossed it to her, and she caught it easily, and then snuggled up to it under the covers. Naruto walked over, kissed her forehead and went to the door.
"'night Megumi." He said.
"Nighty-night daddy." She yawned.
"Hinata, want to say goodnight before she's gone on the dream train?" Naruto asked when he walked into the room. Hinata nodded and got up to say goodnight. The blond sighed and walked over to the bookcase that they put pictures on. One picture had Naruto with her on his shoulders at the beach, in the water. One was a family portrait, and all the others were with Hinata or Neji. Naruto wished he could have been in more of those, but he was to busy protecting the village.
"She really loves you." Hinata said, gripping his shoulders from behind. He looked over his shoulder and gave a sad smile.
"I know."
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