Chapter two.
"Are you sure you
have everything?" He asked her.
Temari glanced over her
shoulder, "We'll talk about it in a minute." She stared at
him fiercely, giving him the hint not to talk about it in front of
the children.
Shikamaru nodded and walked down the street, still
following Temari along the way.
'I hope we
are strong enough to take Orochimaru on..'
Shikamaru thought to himself, staring up into the sky every once in a
while.
After a few minutes of walking, Shikamaru ended up staring off into the sky, and eventually bumped into Temari. He stared at her, "So troublesome, you women can be.." He murmured, too quietly for her to hear him.
"Well.. we're here. I hope they don't mind watching the children."
Temari blinked, sighed and walked up the front steps to the door, and knocked on it gently.
Naruto answered the door, and smiled his happy smile
at them. "Hey guys! What's up?!"
He asked, holding the
door open for them to come in. "It's been a while." Naruto
grinned at them.
"Well.. actually, it's only been a week,
Naruto." Hinata smiled while turning the corner from the family
room.
"Um.. yeah. It's nice
to see you guys." Temari nodded and sighed. Shikamaru smiled at
them and waved while nodding his head towards them.
"We need
you guys to do a huge favor for us.." Shikamaru sighed, gently
placing his hand on the back of his head.
"Oh..?" Hinata blinked, "Is something wrong?" She stepped closer to them, and noticed the duffle bag Temari was carrying.
"Well.. Lady Tsunade has called us out on a mission, and.. we need someone to watch Hana and Yukio.." Shikamaru blinked.
"Oh, that's fine. We
don't mind." Hinata smiled shyly and reached out to hold
Yukio.
Temari and Shikamaru hugged him gently and reached him to
Hinata.
"Also.. they haven't ate Breakfast today, so.. would you mind feeding them soon?" Temari smiled at Hinata, and Hinata nodded, returning a smile also.
Hana hugged her mother and
father and stood between Hinata and Naruto,
"We'll miss you,
Mommy and Daddy. Have fun on your camping trip!" Hana smiled
happily at them.
Temari sat the duffle bag down by the Family
room doorway and waved at her children,
"We love you too."
She nodded and intwined her fingers with Shikamaru's as she held his
hand.
"You two behave, now. And.. I don't mean my children,
Naruto." Shikamaru chuckled as he walked out the front
door.
"Why you! ..Just you wait, I'll get you! YOU GOOD FOR
NOT--" Naruto was shouting, but was interupted by Hinata's quiet
voice.
"Naruto.. please don't shout. You'll scare the
children." She smiled at him while holding Yukio close.
Naruto sighed with a hint of annoyance surrounding the edges of voice then stared down at Hana, "So.. you know any good moves, kid? Your chakura level is pretty average, almost above average, especially for your age." He poked Hana's forehead gently.
Hana tilted her head while staring at him, "..Um.. 'scuse me mister, but.. iunno what you're talkin' abowt." She replied to him, with her very childish voice.
"Oh yeah, that's
right. You're just.. what..?" Naruto stopped and started off,
trying to remember her age.
"I'm fwree!" Hana kicked
Naruto in the shin while holding up three fingers.
"Ouch!" Naruto
yelped while holding his shin and jumping up and down a
little.
"What's the matter, Naruto? ..Too tough to handle a
little girl?" Hinata smiled at him and walked off into the
family room quietly.
Naruto turned his head to
glare at her with an annoyed expression, then followed into the
family room after she did.
"Hey, don't walk away fwom me!"
Hana shouted, stomping along while she followed Naruto.
Naruto sighed heavily, "She's getting annoying already, Hinata." He grumbled as he sat on the long couch next to her. "At least that one can't talk." He poked the side of Yukio's head gently.
Yukio started to whimper,
then started to cry loudly; since he was only one, he had just
recently started getting his teeth, and that always made him upset
and moody. Naruto had pushed him over the edge.
"Naruto.."
Hinata sighed while rocking Yukio gently.
"Well, I'm sorry! ..I
didn't know! I figured he'd be like that one right there!"
Naruto pointed to Hana.
Hana glowered at him, then sat on the
floor, she had dragged the bag of her and her little brothers
belongings with her as she came into the room a moment ago.
"What's
wrong with it?" Naruto stared over at Yukio, watching Hinata
rock him back and forth slowly, he was still crying.
"Well,
since he hasn't ate Breakfast, I'm sure he is hungry, along with his
gums hurting him since his baby teeth are growing in." Hinata
nodded.
"I'm going to go make
him a bottle. Hold him for a little bit, okay?" Hinata asked
politely and sat Yukio on Naruto's lap gently.
"Come on,
Hana. Want to help me?" Hinata smiled at Hana.
Hana nodded, jumped up
quickly and grabbed Hinata's hand, "Yes Hina!" She smiled
happily, giving Hinata an offical nickname; it was a lot easier for
her to say.
Hinata grabbed the Duffle bag of theirs and walked
into the Kitchen.
"Wait! ..Hinata! ..I don't know what to do
with this thing!" Naruto shouted, staring wide-eyed at Yukio
with his hands gently clutched around him so he wouldn't fall.
Yukio
was now crying more, since Hinata had stopped rocking and trying to
soothe him. "Hinaataaa!" Naruto shouted again.
