Babysitting Hina-chan!

Chapter Four.

The Protector!

Sorry the last chapter was so short! Bunch of junk is going on. I have like three projects I need to do and they are all due around the same time which blows. Also. Is anyone readin a doc? Or knows one?!?! Cause I'm doin' a career project and stuff so I really really need an interview. Or does anyone know a website where I can make a fake resume? I need one for the project. So if anyone could help me that'd be so so awesome! I'm also doing a debate on gay rights. I hope I'm on the side for it cause I can't exactly argue against it cause I know people who are gay and stuff.. If anyone is against it you best hold your tongue 'cause I don't give a flying rats rear if ya disapprove. And I dunno if anyone will say anything about that but so you know I don't care if you're against gay rights and stuff. 'Cause if you are go tell someone who does care. So anyway! Theres a buncha stuff going on that sucks that has been taking my time away from writing... this story anyway. I've got like NO problem writing stories in math class when I'm bored. I'm good at math and all, but I'm like super lazy. That is if you hadn't noticed hehe. Anyway, so theres a whole heap of junk goin' on that you prolly dun wanna hear. So. On with the story!!!!... Does anyone even read this?

Songs that I listened to when I wrote this: Rodney Atkins- It's america. Alan Jackson- Remember When. Alison Krauss- When You Say Nothing at All. (Radio Edit). Eli Young Band- Always The Love Songs (Album Version). Dierks Bentley- Lot Of Leavin' Left to Do. Brooks and Dunn- Cowgirls Don't Cry. Toby Keith- As Good as I once was (Album version.) Alabama- If You're Gonna Play In Texas. (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band). John Ingram- That's a Man (Radio Edit) AWESOME SONG!.

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"Oi! Gaara! Where'd Hina go? Me and Yagi need her!" Kankuro yelled running up to his brother looking for the small feline.

"No more pranks." Gaara said shaking his head.

"We're not! We found a beach! And we wanted to see if Hina wanted to tag along. Besides, girls love cute furry things!" Kankuro exclaimed looking pleased with himself as if the fact was unknown.

"Moron." Gaara said shaking his head walking into his hotel room picking Hina up handing her to Kankuro.

"Oi! Wanna come Gaara?" Kankuro asked before he walked off.

"No. But maybe later." Gaara said thoughtfully.

"Alright then!" Kankuro said running off with a confused Hinata.

Once they got to the beach Kankuro and Yagi were swarmed with people wanting to pet Hinata, some patted her head roughly and it didn't feel all to good.

"Ah! Be gentle!" Kankuro yelled smacking a mans hand away when he patted Hina on her head to roughly.

"Whatever dude." The guy grumbled walking off, soon Kankuro could tell Hina was getting uncomfortable so he scooped her up into his arms and set down his towel placing her on it as he took off his shirt.

"C'mon Hina! We're going swimmin'!" Kankuro yelled running to the water with Hinata on his tail and they bth jumped into the water.

"Wait for me!" Yagi yelled jumping into the water soon after them.

"Come on!" Kankuro yelled as he ducked under the water before a wave could crash over his head. "Lets go body surfing!"

"Your to loud." Yagi said shaking his head as all eyes were on them. It may have been because they had a purple tiger. Or maybe because both Kankuro and Yagi were fit and had toned muscles and the girls were looking at them and the guys as well but with jealousy.

"C'mon Yagi!" Kankuro exclaimed as he waved over Yagi, soon they both forgot about Hina who swam back to shore sat on the towel and went to sleep. But she was soon awaken by a shadow moving over her, her keen lavender eyes snapped open and she looked up to see Gaara shirtless, if she wasn't a tiger cub she would have turned an interesting shade of red. Gaara sat next to Hinata on the towel and placed a strong hand on her head and began scratching her behind her ears. And Hinata remembered what he had said about thinking he might like her, for now though Hinata pushed this thought from her mind because a group of girls were coming their way in hopes of petting her. Much to Hinata distaste.

Hinata's POV

"Can we pet her?" One asked Gaara who just looked at them.

"No." Gaara said, his tone flat.

"Why?" They demand looking mad stomping their feet like children.

"Because, for one I said so. And for two she bites." Gaara said not taking his hand off my head as he

glared at the pouting girls.

"But you're petting her!" One said as she reached down to pet me and I internally smirked as I let out a low hiss and showed her my teeth.

"She doesn't like people she doesn't know." Gaara said in the same flat tone.

"Hm. Well. Would you like to swim with us?" A blond one asks, and I have half a mind to hiss again. Why am I jealous? I wonder, but part of me is screaming, He likes me not you! So bug off! I shake this thought away as I look up at them and stand. They jump back as I stretch and crawl into Gaara's lap and curl into a ball.

"No, thank you." Gaara says, and I am oddly very happy for it. Internally I am doing a happy dance reminding myself of Silver who danced around like a fool.

"Gaara! Come on!" Kankuro yells waving at us, his arms flapping about and he looked like a fool.

"Hn." Was all Gaara said as he walked to the water with me in his arms. I jumped from his arms and into the water (Any smart ass wants to say cats dont like water they can stuff it up their... Because tigers are like the only cats that LIKE water. So I dun want ANYONE saying oh well cats don't like water.)

"Hey, I thought cats didn't like water?" One girl asks as I swim after Gaara.

"Tigers do." Gaara says as he stops and stands by Kankuro picking me up because my paws don't touch the ground. "Remind me why we're here?"

Gaara's POV!

I watched as Hinata pressed herself into me, slightly shivering. It was weird, the protective feelings I held towards her. She knew I liked her. And she didn't run away from me or demand to be changed back, I was surprised and elated at the same time. The ocean went on as far as the eye could see and the water was cool and felt good against my skin. Kankuro was flirting and girls were goggling at me like fish, but would come no closer because Hinata was glaring around at them. It was amusing that the little Hyuga hime could be intimidating. In any form.

It is said that the ninja that hit Hinata with the jutsu is a match maker. And turns people into the animal that suits them most, I would guess that Hinata is fierce in battle to be turned into such an animal. Come to think of it, Silver probably had something to do with this. Tsunade as well.

Hinata began to growl as a girl bravely came up to us. "Hush." I said to her.

"Hi!" The girl said happily, a large grin on her face. If she grins any bigger her face is going to split. I mused idly.

"Hello." I reply nodding to her, bringing Hinata closer to me as she growls louder. "Be nice."

"I'm sorry?" The girl says looking confused.

"I was talking to Hinata." I reply.

"Oh. Well, I'm Suni." She says happily, Hinata makes a sound that seems like a snicker. She is probably thinking the same thing as I.

"And I am Sami. (Sami is my name!!! And my sister isnt named Suni but she is as hyper as hell and likes animals quite a bit. Actually, all four of them are like this hehe) Suni, leave the poor guy alone. The tiger is not going to let you pet it. It looks pissed as it is." Another girl says walking up to Suni pulling her by the arm. "Pardon my sister. She likes animals a lot. And she's had like five Popsicles and like ten sodas. Which is five Popsicles and ten sodas to many. She has a low caffeine and sugar tolerance. But this seems not to stop her."

"Ah." I reply, Hinata has calmed for some reason. She jumps from my arms and into Suni's, who looks absolutely delighted that Hinata has done this.

"Whats her name?" Sami asks smiling softly as she strokes Hinata behind her ears and Hinata purrs in response.

"Hina. It's short for Hinata." Kankuro says walking up behind the girls grinning. "Well, she seems to like you. She growls at like anyone else who comes over here. But I think thats mostly because most of them only came to flirt with Gaara. But the chickens were afraid of Hina. She couldn't hurt a fly."

"No. But she can hurt you." I remark as Hinata growls at him and jumps on him landing on his shoulder. She whacks his face and head with her tiny paws and the girls laugh at the sight before them.

"Ah, get off you hairball." Kankuro said pulling her off of him handing her to me, but he laughs as he does this. "The little hairball wouldn't hurt Gaara then. And she has got him wrapped around his finger." (Wrapped Around by Brad Paisley is an AWESOME song. I love it. Listen to it if you haven't. But if you HATE country music then don't.)

I roll my eyes as Hinata curls up in my arms and Yagi calls, "We should get going."

"Alright." I murmur as I walk over to him and dry off. "Come on, Hina." I say softly as I pick her up and wrap her small form in a towel as I notice her shivering. The walk to the hotel is silent. Kankuro is not there, this may be why.

"He found himself a girl. I don't know where they went and I'm not to sure I would like to know." Yagi says as he hands me my keys. "See you in the morning." And after petting Hinata on her head he walks off to his own room and I to mine.

As soon as the door is open Hinata darts from my arms and onto the bed crawling under the blankets and to the end of the bed curling into a small ball. I frown slightly, missing the warmth of her in my arms. And for a moment I think about what it would be like to really hold her in my arms when she is human. I soon shake this from my mind, it'll never happen so there is no use pondering such a thing. I'll enjoy these moments with Hinata when I can. I sigh as I crawl into bed and Hinata slowly walks up to me putting one small paw on my stomach, as if asking permission to lay on my chest. I smile slightly as I pick her up and set her on my chest. She curls into a ball on my chest and stares at me with her big, beautiful eyes.

"Good night." I murmur leaning up slightly to kiss her head. I smirk as I practically feel like heat radiating off her. If she were in her normal, human form I am sure she would be red. And somehow I am a bit smug. I shake this thought away as well as I lay my head on the pillow and close my eyes. But I cannot sleep. Images of the cub on my chest swim under my eyelids. Hinata when I ran into her. Hinata when Naruto had invited me to the beach and she, Silver, Cloud and Kiba all played chicken. Then they convinced Neji to play as well because he didn't like Hinata on Kiba's shoulders. I didn't either but I had nothing to worry about because Kiba only thought of Hinata as a sister and had a girlfriend that Silver hooked him up with.

"Rise and shine you too!" Kankuro yelled as he walked into our room. "We're taking a detour. Tsunade is giving rookie nine a vacation to the moon country and we get to come. Temari gets to play Kazekage when we're gone."

I was reluctant to let my sister do this but nodded. "When are we leaving?"

"In like an hour." Kankuro said. "We're taking a boat. And Silver wants to see Hina-chan."

"Okay." I said setting Hinata down letting her scamper off to find Silver.

SPECIAL THANKS TO NP WHOEVER YOU ARE. THE REVIEW WAS FUNNY AND MADE ME LAUGH. THANKIE!!!!!