Ding Dong

Ding Dong.

Hinata dropped the plate from her soapy hand into a sink full of bubbles.

She looked at the clock on the piece of wall above the door entrance.

11:00

"Who would be knocking at this time?"

Hinata slowly made her way down the hallway, careful not to bump into any tables or photo frames along the way. The 12 year old opened the glass see-through door that revealed the warm summer night. She poked her head though the door and was hit by a summer breeze. Hinata looked left and right, but saw no one.

"Hmm… probably some kids playing a joke.' She sighed softly and retreated to the kitchen. But, before she could she heard a faint cooing noise behind her. She spun around and saw a basket on her pouch. It was a wooden twig basket topped with a wool blanket. But it wasn't the basket that surprised Hinata it was what was poking out of it. A tiny head with a patch of black hair was looking at her with blue eyes.

She gasped. "A baby…" she said wide eyed.

She kneeled down besides the child and put her hand over her mouth, speechless. The baby merely laughed at the Hyuuga. Hinata turned her direction to the note attached to the wool blanket. In shaking hands, she slowly picked up the paper. She mumbled under her breath…

This is my child, his name is Abeyo. I beg of you for one favor. I'm a single mother who just lost her job and I can no longer take care of him. If I put him in an orphanage I'm afraid of someone adopting him. I will be back for him one day but until then I hope that you would take care of him. Tell Abeyo I love him.

Hinata looked at the child, tearing starting to fill her eyes. She bit her lip hardly then began to gently stoke the smiling baby.

"Don't worry Abeyo; you're in good hands…."

Hinata put her arms around the child, and slowly began to lift him above the basket. She cradled him, and looked at him with soft eyes, then carried him into the coolness of the Hyuuga manor.

Neji rushed down the stairs and into the kitchen looking for his little cousin.

Seeing no signs of life in the room he activated his Byukagan. Blue and white visions covered his vision. He saw Hinata sitting on the couch holding a blanket in her arms. She was holding something else too. Neji looked at the scene for a few seconds and deactivated the veins.

"A baby bottle…?" Neji said clueless

"Is she pretending be a mother or something" Neji knew that Hinata always wanted to be a mother, but he never thought that she would do this.

Neji peaked into the room and saw Hinata humming a lullaby to the bundle of blankets.

A little arm poked out of the blanket and touched Hinata's face.

"OH MY…"Neji screamed aloud

Hinata jumped in surprised almost falling off the sofa with the child. Quickly, but carefully she got off the couch and speed walked to Neji.

"Neji, please be quiet he finally fell asleep" Hinata whispered

"Hinata…" Neji said putting holding her down in her place "….where in the world did you get a baby"

Hinata began to get tense.

"I-I…you see…well" Hinata said shakily

"Please tell that isn't yours, Hinata" Neji pleaded

"Well…technically…" Hinata said looking the other way

Neji slowly and shakily let go of Hinata's jacket. He walked to the corner of the room, hands covering his mouth.

"W-who's the father?" he asked

"I-I don't know, I was j-just minding my own business, and he sort of just came…you know what I mean" Hinata stuttered

A very bad image filed Neji's mind. He eyes widened, he felt a lump in his throat and hardly swallowed it.

"Neji, what's wrong..." asked Hinata as she gently laid the baby on the sofa. "…you look like your about to throw up"

"I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY COUSIN GAVE BIRTH TO KID AT 12, HOW DO YOU THINK I'D LOOK" Neji screamed at her angrily

The loudness of the remark hit the child's eardrums. His eyes shot open, he began to bawl.

Hinata quickly hurried to Abeyo, and began to rock him gently.

"I did not give birth Neji…" Hinata hissed through grinned teeth careful not to disturb the baby. "I found him on the porch, his mother left him here, and I have to take care him"

Neji sighed in relief.

He slowly walked to his cousin and stared at Abeyo. He gently began to pet the child, like he was some puppy.

"Don't cry kid , you're in good hands…."