a/n: Itaneji, chibi drabble. I'm basing the titles off of synonyms for "resting", so while this one doesn't have much to do with that, I couldn't resist
Drabble 002: Time-out
Neji was running across the park with his best friend in hot pursuit. He stopped, gasping for breath and laughing.
"Time-out!" he squeaked just before Itachi barreled in to him, tackling him to the ground. Neji giggled and batted at Itachi's hands, trying to get him to get off.
"You're it!" Itachi proclaimed triumphantly.
"Nuh-uh!" Neji shot back. "I called time-out before you got me, so there!"
Itachi smiled, and then got off Neji before offering the five year old a hand up. "Let's go play on the swings. You're tired of running, aren't you?"
Neji eyed him suspiciously. "How'd you know?"
The seven year old smirked down at him. "You don't call time-out when we play tag until you get tired," he said matter-of-factly. "Come on, let's go play on the swings instead; I'll push you so you don't get tired."
Neji thought about it for a minute. "'kay!" the little chibi chirped. He reached for Itachi's hand. "Let's go play on the swings."
~x~
Itachi smiled down at his sleeping husband before gently letting his hand go. Neji had spent the whole day watching Lee and Sakura's children, and when he'd walked in to the apartment, he'd just sort of fallen down on to the couch face-first and had instantly fallen asleep with a small smile on his face.
Itachi leaned down and kissed his lover's forehead, and then headed in to another room to kindly inform Sakura to go find someone else for her babysitter. The challenge of maintaining one's sanity in the presence of two children of two of the most exuberant people in Konoha was not one he was willing to let his Neji take on.
a/n: If you couldn't tell, the chibi bit was neji's dream…PM for requests and ideas!