2. Shisui
With such an epic (and long as hell) history between him and Itachi, Shisui is pretty damn sure this isn't the first time Itachi has asked him to babysit Sasuke. Actually, he has lost count after the tenth time. Don't get him wrong – he loves them both (or maybe he only loves Itachi and Sasuke just happens to go with the package, because everybody knows how attached those two are. Go figure.) But that doesn't make the task any easier.
Sasuke is three years old now. Shisui still remembers Itachi at that age (and he loves teasing the younger boy about his old cuddling habits. Yeah, those were the days. Sigh. And Itachi used to be soooo cute, too.) Therefore, he has enough solid evidence to safely conclude that Sasuke is nothing like his brother, besides the looks.
Itachi used to be – and still is – a quiet child. He doesn't like people fussing over him. Whenever he needed something, all he did was tucking his parents' – or Shisui's – sleeves, and pointing at whatever he wanted. He rarely cries and rarely laughs; he only has this little smile that can be considered charming if you squint really hard. Shisui never had any trouble babysitting Itachi for aunt Mikoto – in fact, he enjoyed those moments tremendously.
Now what did he say about Itachi and Sasuke being ridiculously different?
Unlike his older brother, Sasuke is more sociable and loves having people around. The boy practically savors the attention and stops at nothing – absolutely nothing – to get it. Even if he has to cry like a banshee… or plays pranks on the adults. Not that Shisui is an adult – not yet – but to little Sasuke, he is one. Thus, he becomes a big, delicious target for those pranks.
Shisui is currently chasing Sasuke around the house while bubbles fly in every direction. He should never have let the boy stay in the bathroom for long. Every damn time the boy stays inside a particular room for more than ten minutes, there ought to be mischief. Every damn time. He should've learnt his lesson by now, seriously. One of these days he will snap and knock Sasuke unconscious before handing his ass back to the loving hands of his own aniki. Fugaku wouldn't appreciate that, but come on. Even that stoic man has to know how much of a handful his second son is.
As he desperately tries to scrub the floor clean after making Sasuke take an early nap, Shisui wonders just where Itachi is when he needs him.
