Title: Splish Splash With Me
Author: aFlawedDesign
Rating: G (K+)
Challenge: Showered With Love
Pairing: SasuHina

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Splash Splash

He ran enthusiastically through the damp streets of Konoha, black rubber boots hopping from one puddle to the other. His etched a smile on his older brother's face.

"Itachi-niisan!" he swivelled on his small feet and pulled down the hood of his navy raincoat, "can we go to the park?"

"How about another time? It's still raining, can't get you sick or mother will lecture me again" Itachi crouched down to look into the round obsidian saucers of his little toddler brother.

"Pleeeease" Sasuke pouted and tugged on the front of his brother's jacket with little a hand.

The older Uchiha cracked another smile and sighed in defeat, "alright but just for a bit."

"Yay!" the toddler flailed his umbrella happily before his little legs sprinted off in the direction of the local park, "hurry Ita-niisan!"

"Right behind you" Itachi voiced under his breath and sauntered after his young brother.

The raven haired toddler grinned as the park came into view. The tall trees sporadically placed, the small playground, and the luscious green grass were his haven. His bright smiled sparkled under his miniature umbrella as onyx eyes set sight on a pair of other children out for a walk as well.

Itachi walked through the entrance of the park and watched as Sasuke, in his navy raincoat featuring an intricately designed sun on the back, ran towards another toddler. The other toddler was dressed in a vibrant yellow raincoat and orange rubber boots. The hood was drawn up and appeared to resemble a duck, fully equipped with an orange beak to shield the rain from whoever's delicate face resided underneath. The upturn of Itachi's lips broadened as bobbing black umbrella met bobbing yellow umbrella.

"Hi" Sasuke greeted the other toddler and then smiled at the young infant seated on the grass in a pastel yellow poncho.

"H-hi" the face under the yellow umbrella replied quietly.

"Wanna play?" Sasuke bent down and looked up under the other umbrella where his obsidian eyes met lavender pearl orbs and a shy smile.

She looked to her mother for approval and received a sweet nod in return, "o-okay" the toddler nodded gently.

Sasuke grabbed her small hand in his and dragged her off in no particular direction. "I'm Uchiha Sasuke, what's your name?"

"Uh… Hyu-Hyuuga Hinata" her voice was soft and fragile.

"Let's go splash in the puddles Hinata!"

"Ahh!" she yelped when he gave her a solid yank and she stumbled a few steps before falling into his back. He didn't seem to care as he continued dragging her to largest and grandest puddle of them all.

At the edge of the park, seated on a bench, Itachi frowned and Hinata's mother stifled a giggle as the two toddlers neared the puddle.

Hinata's eyes widened and she dug her orange boots into the soggy earth when the two were inches from the puddle.

"What's wrong?" the Uchiha toddler asked.

"It's… It's re-really b-big" she pointed to the large puddle.

"That's the fun part, silly! Watch!" he smiled at her and then leapt into the puddle with a colossal splash. She missed most of it in favour of shielding herself with the yellow umbrella. "Aren't you going to splash too?!"

She eyed the puddle with inquisitive eyes and a scrunched nose, "n-no, it's t-too big."

"Aww, don't be a scaredy cat!" he stomped his feet with emphasis and laughed at the sprinkles of water that splashed up.

"I'm n-not a scaredy cat!" she countered and moped at him under her duck hood.

"Prove it!" he smirked his signature Uchiha smirk.

"O-okay" she swallowed hard and took a small step towards the well in the ground holding the offending murky water. One orange boot timidly sank down but was pulled out near instantly for fear of being dragged down into the three inch murky puddle of hell.

"See! You're scared!" he taunted.

"No!" she cried out, "I ju-just don't w-want to get w-wet!"

"Liar!"

"No!"

"Fine!" he yelled back before grabbing her hand with a potent heave and pulling her into the puddle with him. But to the dismay of the young Uchiha toddler, she stumbled and landed on her knees with a prominent splash; her umbrella falling upside down and picking up water in its underside.

Her lavender eyes welled up with tears that fell the instant they caught sight of her muddy hands and the feel of water filled boots. She got up to her feet and ran to her mother, sobbing all along the way.

Sasuke was left speechless but his face held a grimace directed at his older brother, who was motioning for him to go apologize. He didn't want to apologize. It was stupid, she just fell in some water, no need to go crying to mommy. He left the puddle and trudged over to his brother.

"Go apologize" Itachi said sternly.

"I don't want to" he whined, "it wasn't even my fault!"

"I'll go get her umbrella, by the time I get back, you'd better had apologized"

Sasuke scowled and nodded reluctantly.

He walked over to the girl and her mother. She was on the bench as the older woman emptied her orange boots of the water. Her eyes were red and puffy. He still didn't want to apologize, maybe he could play with her sister instead. Sasuke turned to the infant on the ground. She seemed like she could be fun.

Hanabi stared wide eyed at the Uchiha and then she laughed which was followed by blowing through her sealed lips. That led to a lot of saliva sputtering in the air surrounding the Hyuuga infant.

He frowned at the saliva covered infant and turned his attention back to the girl. When she noticed him, she hopped off the bench and scurried behind her mother's legs, clinging like her life depended on it.

"My brother says I have to apologize" he stated unhappily.

"Hinata, come out from behind there" her mother tried to tug the timid Hyuuga heiress out, but the young toddler was resilient.

"Umm…" he absently kicked his foot into the soggy dirt, "I'm sorry I pulled you into the puddle."

His face lit up a tad when he caught half of her face appear from behind her mother's legs.

"She should get home and out of those wet clothes" Itachi stepped up beside his brother, "why don't we walk her home since her umbrella is all wet, you two can share."

"Itachiiii" Sasuke whined and received a reproachful look, "fine, come on Hinata" he stomped over to her and interlaced their hands while pulling her under his umbrella.

The Hyuuga matriarch picked up Hanabi in her arms and followed the two toddlers; Itachi fell into step beside her. Their gazes locked on the miniature black umbrella sheltering the young Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Hinata with joined hands, an adorable sight to behold.