Obviously the tyke was a boy. With that same look and the same silvery white hair of the Hatake's. Sharingan detected nothing. This Child must be mine. I started to panic in my mind. "This can't be your child. This cannot Be Your Child."
'Think rationally now. Rational. You don't have any known cousins or brothers and sisters or just Family that could be this kids father or mother.'
'It'd be hard to find though. Considering this rare Silvery white hair. . . . '
A while Later . . . .
It screamed and cried and kicked. I didn't dare go near it but I after a while I couldn't concentrate on anything. I put the child to sleep with Jutsu then went to read my favorite novel. I had just got to the climax of the book when it voiced its alarm and I dropped the book, losing my page. I went to look at the screaming kid. I left it on my bed. Seemed to be the only rational place to put it right? It made a disgusting face when it saw me. I also made a face. 'I hope I never did that when I was young.'
The face I made seemed to make him scream louder. 'Damn.'
I rushed to the place to see the pink hair. Thank kami-sama. My feet touched the ground lightly. "Have you taken-"Care of a baby before? DumbAss Naruto words. She works in a hospital. I cleared my throat. "Does this place have supplies for small children? Like Diapers and Such."
She frowned. 'Well yes. I mean We deliver them.'
"Can I ask you to take me to them? I believe I need some help."
"You did What?!"I didn't expect sheer force of her punch and I had to go into a full block. Not fast enough. She entered my apartment. "Oh my god. Kakashi-sensei. You bastard. I can't believe you just left this-"
"I will entrust fixing this problem to you. Anything you request for it to shut up is at command."
"Kid needs a toy. Go get one."
"Okay" I walked to the door. Halfway out she screamed. "Waiitt!"
I was there in almost a flash. "What"
She held up the baby to my face. "Did you- Is this- Your Son?"
I shrugged. "Later."
I walked out this time. I don't feel like going across town to a baby store. Plus word spreads fast around here despite its size. Naruto. He's a good toy. Likes kids. Could I trust him though? I stopped. Its either go to the baby store and have words spread by the day is over Or go grab Naruto and only Possibly have chances of it being heard by the end of the day. Yeah. I'm really liking the Naruto plan better.
We traveled to my apartment. "So what was it you wanted to help with?"I looked at him and Hinata. They were both at his house so I just brought both. They seem like good toys. I stopped by the Inuzuka home before Naruto's to grab a spare chew toy. One that hadn't been used. "You will see." My house came into view."Naruto, if you say anything louder than a Gerbil about this . . ."
I opened the door. Sakura was in the living room. It/he/the thing had shut up and was playing with her. I closed the door. Naruto looked at it then me then back again like 8 times before starting. "A Bab-"Lightning cackled from my hand.
"Don't say a word. Be the childs toy."
"You brought us here to be Toys. Okay. Hinata let's g-"
He looked at Hinata who was cooing at the baby with Sakura. "Naruto, I t-think I've fallen i-in love with this Baby."
Sakura started. "I have too. I will have to cancel that date."
Sakura stood."Hinata is great with babies. I have to go cancel some things. Ill be right back."
I really hope she doesn't bring Sasuke with her. I'm glad he returned to Konoha after the war and everything but I need to keep this concealed information. Naruto started actually looking at the child. "Hey, this baby. . . . Its like a direct copy of you, Kakashi-sensei."
"Yes, this morning it was at my front door. So I brought it-"
"Don't call him an it. Call him a he!"Hinata said. No stutter. I'm glad she's slowly getting rid of that.
"I brought Him inside and we were good. Until he started crying. In which I used a sleep jutsu on him. I was almost to the climax of my book when he woke up again. I went and looked at him and then I left i- I mean him, to go find Sakura. In which I did. Then she said he would need a toy. Something to play with. So. I made do. You like kids Naruto, right?"I looked at him.
Hinata also looked at him. "Right, Naruto?"
He was defeated.
The baby loved him. Naruto. Loved pulling out that hair. Every time he did it I grinned. Pull it out kid. Sakura walked in. With Sasuke And Sai.
"Sakura. Where'd you get these two?"I asked obviously irritated that she brought them with her. "I guessed Sasuke. But Sai?"
"We passed each other and I mentioned we were coming here and he decided to come along."
They walked in to see Naruto getting his hair hijacked. I shut the door. Sakura put some papers on the table. The baby held its arms out. Sakura was ready. "A Baby?What's going on?"Sai asked.
"Found him at my front door this morning. I stared at him for a long time and found nothing dangerously wrong with him. No chakra threads or anything. It was good until he started crying in which I put him to sleep with Jutsu. Then he woke up crying a while later when I was reading my book and I made a face at him because he made a face at me and then he cried even louder. That's when I brought Sakura here and she told me to get toys. That's where Hinata and Naruto come in." Sasuke smirked at that."Then I came back with them and she left. In which I was having fun watching the kid pull out Naruto's hair and then you came in. Which brings us to the present."
"Kakashi-sensei. I think he wants you." I looked at her and him. He was holding his arms out to me. She came closer and put him in my arms. I looked at the baby with seriousness. It looked right back at me. Then he/it giggled. I couldn't help but smile back.
"Kakashi-sensei. That baby. It looks Just like You."Sasuke said. I looked at him with a 'duh' look. Sai had drawn a picture of me and the kid. Two actually. I looked at them. One was when I was staring at him. The other was when it/he giggled. "Don't you even walk out of this place with those pictures, Sai."
I looked to Sasuke with the baby in my arms."I went over this a million times in my head. The possibilities he is mine is 9 out of 10. Mostly due to the unusual hair color. This-"I felt a tug on my hair. The kid had his mouth on my hair. I looked at him. "Does my hair look edible to you?"
The kid raised an eyebrow as if to say 'what do you think?'.
"Damn that baby's got you down pact, Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said.
I lifted him back out to her. Sasuke took it and held it up to my face. They all seemed to gather. "Kakashi-sensei. T-There is no way this kid couldn't be yours" Hinata said.
"I agree with Hina-chan."Naruto said.
Sasuke was looking at the kid with Sharingan. "I did the same thing." I told him. He put his Sharingan away.
"This child . . . . ."He left with a woosh of the door. 'The hell's wrong with him?' I thought. Sai agreed. "The kid must be yours."
I sighed. Sakura who held the child now said. "Sai. Is it possible you could copy those pictures later. I would actually like this one."
I looked at her like she was insane but of course Sai agreed with her. "Come on."
"I w-would like one as well. A-as a couple with N-Naruto."
I left when they started the drawing session. I went to fix myself a sandwich. What do babies eat? Oh yeah. They just take in milk as food right. Or is it smushed bananas and carrots I thought as I finished the sandwich. Sakura walked in the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. "There are exactly 4 bottles in here. I left manual instructions on how to make more if more are needed. They should be on the table. You are capable of doing that. Diaper changes should be quite frequent actually. I left instructions for that too but I will show you how to do that in a little bit. He might be teething so be prepared to go on with little or no sleep. Kids need attention so if you neglect he probably will cry. I gave you a list of why babies cry and what to do about it. I will be back after my shift at work tomorrow. I'm supposed to go in at 4 get off at 12 but it might be longer. I'm not paying for any more diapers. You can buy them from the hospital though."
I can't believe my own student is teaching me how to take care of a kid. Whatever. She's like 20 now.
Hinata came in. "Kakashi-sensei. I might come over tomorrow to help out if you would like."
I sighed and agreed.
After they all finally left and Sai's sketch book was safely In my hands the kid began tilting off. Somewhere in that Sakura taught me how to change a diaper(Actually everyone here learned.), Sai got at least 15 sketches, and It was already 10. What am I supposed to call this kid, anyway? Kakashi Jr? Kakashi number 2?
"Kakashi number 2"I murmured. I heard a gurgle. Kid looked at me from the bed. I was scared to even take a shower and leave the kid. He's too alert despite being sleepy. I changed into sleeping clothes still leaving my undershirt on. I went over to Kakashi number 2 and laid next to him. I guess I kind of like Kakashi number 2. I mean he does look just like myself. I smiled. Kakashi number 2 sleepily smiled back. Warmed my heart. I fell asleep just like this.
I woke up to whimpers. I looked at him. He hadn't really woken up yet. My feet hit the floor as I stared at this child. If this was my kid. I guess it would be about a year of age. Maybe a bit over. What happened a year ago? What happened About a year ago?' When I think about it my mind goes blank. Nothing. Hmm. I might have to ask someone about it. I stood deciding to satisfy my hunger. I'm glad Kakashi number 2 slept through the night. I fixed myself yet another sandwich. I need to go grocery shopping soon. I heard Kakashi number 2 make an opening. How rude. Feeding myself before my guest. I took out a bottle from the refrigerator. I looked at the paper and brought it too. I sat on the bed and read the paper.
Instructions
1. Heat up the bottle at a warm temperature but not Hot.
2. Hold bottle at a 30-40 degree angle and let your child suck on the nipple.
3. When the child finishes, burp him or her by patting their back slowly and patiently.
I saw notes on the side from Sakura saying. 'If you burn this child it will cry and I won't be able to help ya', 'If you hold it to high he'll choke', 'If you neglect to hear that burp he Will puke and I hear you don't like doing Laundry.' I sighed. Well. I just sat down. I decided against heating it with jutsu due to Sakura's first warning. I noticed the child had stopped crying and looked at it. He was chewing happily on my pillow. I unattached my pillow from his jaws. I picked Kakashi number two up and he reached for it despite being in my arms. It was like dragging Naruto from Ichiraku's. I put the bottle under the hot water. I was trying to hold the baby in place but it kept moving-He kept moving. I felt a tug on my hair. I put the bottle on the counter and then looked at him. What was so good about my hair that it seems Edible? I saw his eyes widen. My eyes narrowed. Did he just do what I think he did? I gave him the bottle. He took it and lifted it to his mouth, drinking happily. When he finished I made sure to pat his back. After a few minutes I got tired of waiting for it. I really didn't feel like cleaning up anything though. I kept patting. I waited another few minutes. The tyke almost started going to sleep again. I patted a little harder and finally got that noise. I got up, ready to put him back on the bed with the chew toy that I got from the Inuzuka home. Suddenly I saw tears. I sighed. Where is that paper? I knew he was watching me. Or more like lusting over my hair while I went looking for the paper. I saw it among the many papers on the table. I have a feeling he did something in the diaper. Where do you change a baby? Hmmm. Sakura gave me a demonstration last night on how to but she did It in her lap with a blanket of the sorts. . I decided the bathroom would be best. It has quite a bit of counter space. I put the pamper under him and took off of the first. Kami-sama! I wiped him. Kakashi number 2 giggled and swished his legs. I stilled them. I saw him grin. Warm liquid covered my face. Disgusting. I undid my mask and spewed it in the sink. That Is Disgusting. I quickly rinsed my face and finished the job. I put him down on the bed and watched as he took interest in the toy, which was already in the bed. He didn't pee on Sakura. I used the soap Kiba's girlfriend gave me when her puppy ate mine. Poor dog. I decided to just go ahead and take a shower. I stepped out realizing I didn't have any clothes. I don't usually forget stuff and I don't like walking around without my mask. I walked out to find some. The baby looked up with enthusiasm. I held out a hand. "I have a few choice words to say to you right now. Just keep playing." He seemed to get it and went back to the toy. Sakura was right about clothes. It's Something about laundry that makes me want to just lay back in bed and wake the the next day. I found a pair of decent slacks and one of my many black shirts with a half mask attachment. I slipped the outfit on and went to find the book I had dropped the day before. I started reading again. Easily getting captivated by it. My head snapped up when I heard a sniffle. He was giving me the eyes. "No" His tears dropped and His lip quivered. I gave up and went over to him. What do babies play? I picked him up and raised him up high. He still wasn't satisfied. I smiled at him and gave him a wink. He stopped the silent invasion of tears. Yess!
I brought him down and studied him some more. Baby. Possibly son. Kakashi number 2. I should go tell the Hokage But . . . Yeah. Its kind of a personal problem at the moment. I went to the kitchen for food. The sandwich was hours ago, It seemed like. I gave up the idea of another sandwich and decided some cup Ramen would be better. I put some water on the stove to boil. I really didn't mind what kind of ramen it was. I put Kakashi number two on counter while I reached for the upper cabinet. I pulled down the nearest cup. Shrimp. I looked up to see the kid wasn't on the counter I put him. His finger was about to touch the kettle. I quickly moved that finger and ended up burning mine. Why didn't anyone tell me the kid can crawl?! I went back in my room to grab a band aid. Kakashi number 2 had his mouth on my hair again. I detached the two and sat on the bed. Sighing I placed him in my lap and tickled him. Why am I always in the worst of predicaments and situations? My finger stung. I waved it around. Kakashi number 2 looked at me curiously as If trying to figure out why I was doing so. He grabbed my hand. More like motioned for it and I hesitantly gave it to him. He might try and use it to inflict pain or annoyance on myself or something else like that. He actually stuck it in his mouth. I felt his tongue touch my finger. He took it out and looked at it and then put it back in. Babies are weird. The kettle started whistling. Kakashi number 2, who was still attached to my finger, also turned to the noise. I spoke softly.
"Can you let go so I can go get that?"
He did. Albeit slowly. I left him on the bed while I went to pour the kettle water in the ramen cup. When Is the age when babies start talking? He can understand simple commands. 'Thank God!'
I put a top on it so it'll soak and went back to Kakashi number 2. I picked him up and sat him at my small dining table. I gently took hold of his hands and clapped them together. He found the noise entertaining and tried to clap by himself. I had to help him again. After a few minutes he took a joy in clapping by himself while I ate the Ramen. Very Satisfactory. I tried many patterns with the clapping though he was only focused on clapping itself. It was good. Knocking was heard at my door. Kakashi number 2 turned and crawled towards the door. Hinata stood smiling with a few bags in hand. Kakashi number 2 cocked his head.
"Come in."
She walked in immediately taking the kid. And swinging around. As long as he isn't crying.
"Would you like some tea?"
"No, I only came for the baby."
Rejection. I know she hadn't meant for it to sound mean. Tea Can mess up My floor if he decides to explore anyway. I fell back in my chair. And fell asleep.
At one point in time I woke up and saw Hinata changing him. He didn't pee on her. Speaking of the such. I went to the bathroom myself. I came out and sat back in the chair to see Naruto walk in. I turned my head and went back to sleep.
"Stay."The woman who was enjoying her nudity said. "Stay here."
Her fingers turned into talons.
My eyes shot open and I saw the congregation of students and especially Sai with the sketch book that should be sitting on my bedpost. I blinked then took acknowledge of Kakashi number two in my lap, sleep. "Y'all are the Weirdest Humans I have ever came in contact with."
"Finished!"Sai said lifting the brush. Sakura was jumping up and down screaming something. It was then I noticed the blonde haired person with her. I pointed. "Oh No. No. Sakura. I see you've brought the gossiper of the village. The Entire Village."
"She won't tell anybody. Right, Ino?"
She smiled and tilted her head a bit. "Is it okay if I tell Ten-"
"No! Don't tell anybody that works with Gai. He has a sixth sense or something. Kiba's too close to them as well."
Naruto's voice rang out above others."That is Sooo mean, Kakashi-Sensei!"
"I'm dead Serious."I said frowning. Whimper. "Hey! Shut up."
Sakura, Sai, Ino, Naruto, Hinata, and Sasuke. I noticed his chicken butt hair as far away as possible, dazing off. "Something wrong, Sasuke?"
He looked up alarmed. A second later I heard the front door shut. Interesting. Is he scared of Kakashi number two? Sakura had the opposite affect of me and clenched her fist while stomping to the front door(obviously about to do like the other women do and smash their spouses into walls because of something they did wrong or said). Ino immediately followed. Seemingly this was normal. Three left. Three more to go. "Kakashi-sensei. What do you call this child?"
I thought about it and decided I should tell them. "Kakashi number two."
Hinata looked devastated.
"You can't be serious Kakashi-sensei."Naruto said.
I nodded. Sai fell like a piece of paper.
"You should be more caring towards him. That name just isn't-"
"I call him this because of the way he looks"...just like me. "And because he responds to the name. Plus we don't know what his real parents called him and I don't want to confuse or change that. "
Sai go to up and gave me the sketch book. I took it an looked at the picture. It was quite a scene. I stood taking him in my arms easily. Kakashi number 2 merely yawned and got comfortable in the new position.
They sweat dropped. "That 90% totally just went up by 3."
I put him on the bed. I really need to go grab some groceries. They left yet again and I stood in the kitchen drinking water. I went to put on sleepwear and ended up in the same position I fell asleep the day before. He must be really growing on me.
