PART 4
The little girl, whose name was Tsuta she told Sasuke and Hinata, was determined to make the couple her new parents. Sasuke paled just a little bit more when the girl latched on to his leg once again and called out tousan with clear voice.
Hinata smiled softly before she lifted up the girl and looked at her again. The young child was dirty and was in dire need of a bath.
"Sasuke-san... C-can you please fill up the tub with warm w-water, I really need to clean this little girl up," Hinata said gently as she rubbed her nose against the girl, causing Tsuta to giggle in response.
"What?" Sasuke just looked at them two and something deep inside him moved around. Hinata looked so happy and the girl looked as if she had won the greatest prize ever.
"T-the tub... p-please fill it with warm w-water," Hinata said as she bounced the girl in her arms, drawing out another giggle from the girl.
Sasuke blinked one more time before he realized what Hinata had asked him of. So ten minutes later in the small bathroom that was connected to their cabin, he had filled up the small wooden tub with water.
Sasuke stepped out and watched how Hinata brought the giggling little critter into the bathroom and removed the dirty clothes of the child.
"So Tsuta-chan, now you're going to get a bath because I don't think you've had one in ages," Hinata said softly as she smiled and moved to lower the girl into the wooden tub. And right after she removed her jacket so she sat next to the tub in only her white t-shirt.
Uchiha's, as we all know, is a prideful line of males. They don't drop their mouths if they see anything that amazes them, they don't gap at something that stands out, and they don't get excited unless it's in bed with their wives. And they do NOT drool when they see a beautiful young woman in a wet white t-shirt.
Sasuke watched from the doorway how Hinata used the sponge to clean up the dirty little critter. And the more she tried to clean up the girl, the more wet Hinata got. The t-shirt was now soaking wet and Sasuke could clearly see those luscious mounds that practically screamed at him. 'Grab us, grab us...!!'
Again Sasuke was amazed to how well define the young Hyuuga heiress really was. He could see the muscles play under the pale skin. He could see how gentle and yet firm she was as she washed the little girl.
'She's the perfect mother...' The last Uchiha thought as he finally managed to turn around to look outside the window instead of letting his eyes be glued to a bosom that made him drool with need.
'I need to rid myself of these hentai thoughts...' Sasuke really wanted to punch the daylight out of him self for even thinking of Hinata in such ways. But he couldn't help it; they just appeared and invaded his mind.
The soft laughs, the giddy giggles filled their cabin with life and Sasuke could feel his soul melt at the feeling. It sounded so right. Those sounds were something that belonged in his life, he was sure of it.
"Sasuke-san?" Hinata's voice woke him up and forced him to turn around.
And what he saw was something holy. Something that was sacred.
Hinata in her wet white t-shirt looked as if it had melted onto her skin and in her arms she had a smiling little girl. The holy Mother and child.
"Sasuke-san?" Hinata saw the dark eyes of the Uchiha almost widen when he looked at her and Tsuta. It was as if he had travelled to another world. He looked at her and yet he was so far away.
"Sasuke-san?" Hinata tried again.
"TOUSAN!!" Tsuta cried out and wiggled her way out of Hinata's embrace and ran towards Sasuke.
Sasuke was not ready for the weight that suddenly latched on to his leg and he tumbled backwards and landed on the bed. And two seconds later he was being wrestled down by a four year old or so girl.
"Tousan, you're weak..!" Tsuta giggled as she nuzzled her nose into Sasuke's neck. "But Tsuta-chan like tousan!"
"Tsuta-chan, I'm not sure that Sasuke-s..." Hinata's voice died when she saw how Sasuke grabbed hold of Tsuta's midriff and held her firmly and began to jiggle around.
Suddenly the memory of Sasuke playing around with the children from the orphanage appeared and Hinata smiled softly and decided to try and find something for the little girl to wear, plus she needed a change as well. Tsuta was in good hands. She didn't have to worry that the girl was in danger.
Hinata couldn't help but wonder how many knew about Sasuke's hidden ability to take care of children so good. Perhaps Naruto but he would most likely be the only one unless you counted for Hinata herself.
And as Hinata found a new change of clothes, Sasuke occupied the little rascal with a playful tickle-match. Sounds of girly giggling and manly, soft chuckling filled the air inside their cabin. And as Hinata finally changed her clothes she looked at the pair and again she was struck but the notion that Sasuke was born to take care of children.
'And remember... he wants you to be the mother of his children..' The voice from way back inside Hinata's head whispered.
Hysterical blush.
But Hinata clenched her jaws and forced the blush away. First of all – they had a mission to accomplish.
But sounds from Sasuke and Tsuta drove Hinata to think about things that was not suited for the general public.
Hinata shook her head to drive the images out of her mind and she grasped the clothes she hoped would suit the little girl until she got the girl's clothes clean.
Well, a large t-shirt would do the trick for now.
"Tsuta-chan, come here and I'll let you borrow something of mine until I get your clothes clean," Hinata managed to say without stutter as she held out the t-shirt towards the tickle-match-fighters.
"KAASAN!!" the little girl shouted as she made a dash towards Hinata.
With a warm smile Hinata caught the child and a minute or two later she had managed to dress the girl in one of her own t-shirts. It looked more like a ankle long dress on the small girl, but it was better than the dirty clothes the child had wore earlier.
Sasuke got up from the floor and not a second after that there was a knock on their cabin door so he walked over and opened it.
Outside was the bearded captain.
"Uchiha-san, we'll be porting in one of Snow-country's harbour within the hour. I just thought you wanted to know," the captain said.
"Thank you," answered Sasuke and bowed lightly and then closed the door.
The trip had gone far faster then he remembered. He sighed and brushed the hair from his eyes just before he was tackled again.
"Tousan?" The girl's voice reached into his soul and he turned and got down on his knees and smiled at the little critter.
"We'll be going a shore soon, so why don't you be a good girl and let us dress you and then we can be ready to go on our journey, Tsuta-chan?" he asked as he dragged his fingers through her bangs.
"Kaasan gave me this!!" The bright-eyed girl beamed and made a little twirl to show off her new "dress".
"It looks nice... but we must find you something more to wear or else you'll be a little popsicle, you know," Sasuke said with a smile and decided to lend the girl one of his thicker sweaters to wear over that "dress" of hers.
The bright eyed girl just giggled and followed her new father to get something more to protect her from the cold.
Hinata just watched with wide eyes. 'I'm in a dream... right?'
oooooo
Sasuke had given a promise, a silent one, that he would provide for his family. So at the moment in the port of the Snow-country, he was paying for Tsuta-chan's new clothes. And curse that white-eyed Hyuuga-woman for putting him through two hours of torture.
Torture in this case – finding clothes for a four year old girl.
But if Sasuke ever thought it would end there... the last Uchiha was way wrong. No... it didn't end with just getting a few change of clothes for Tsuta.
It continued with him paying for getting a couple of toys too.
'If Naruto ever saw me now...' Sasuke thought and rubbed the bridge of his nose as the little giggle-machine had a field-day in one of the local toy-shops. 'Naruto would never let me live this down if he knew...'
And while Sasuke was forced to follow the little critter around the port-town of Snow, Hinata was able to get the scroll that they were ordered to get.
'It was a C-ranked mission and yet... This can't be much more than a D-ranked mission,' Hinata thought as she tucked away the scroll. It had been way too easy.
But as Hinata exited the large palace she was suddenly met by the Snow-princess. A pair of very hurtful eyes met Hinata.
"Hyuuga-san, please... there is..."
"Yuki-sama," the voice of the prime-minister came.
"Please," the princess whispered before she turned around and faced the prime-minister with a face that could have fooled just about anyone.
'Hime-sama...' Hinata thought as she watched the princess walk away with the minister.
Yes, it had been too easy. Something was very wrong in the land of Snow.
To Be Continued...
Tsuta Ivy