Title: Sleeping Baby
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Pairing: ShinoHanabi, ShikaHina
Listening to: "Every Time We Touch" Cascada
Rating: K (G)
A/N: This could have been differently done.
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Hinata leaned against the armrest on the couch, watching the four-year-olds on the floor play with the toys and candy canes. She smiled softly and looked at the younger Hyuuga. She had obviously not gotten a lot of sleep in the past few months. She sighed and held her hands out to her sister. "Can I hold the baby?" she asked quietly.
Hanabi snapped from her almost asleep state. She raised her eyebrows and looked at her sister's outstretched arms. She would have guessed she wanted a hug, but from the baby in her own arms, she guessed that her sister wanted to hold her new niece, Hikari.
She nodded and passed the little girl off. She took a deep breath, her arms finally empty and feeling like they weighed nothing. She sighed sleepily and sat back against the recliner.
"Hiko, will you go get your otou-san, please? Riiko, please go with him and get your 'tou-san," Hinata asked quietly, wondering if her sister would fall asleep during presents.
One of the boys looked up and nodded shyly, walking towards the kitchen. The only girl in the group put down the toys and ran after him.
When the two came back, they were dragging two adults with them. The boy pulling a tall man with sunglasses on and the girl pulling a lankier man with his hair pulled back into a ponytail. The adults looked at the women in their seats and walked to their respected wives.
Shino pulled his wife out of the recliner and sat in her seat. He motioned for her to sit with him, but she declined with a soft, sleepy smile.
She sat on the arm of the recliner while Shikamaru passed out gifts between the twins and the adults. Shino's hand was in her lap, holding her hand. The pair of twins opened their gifts and all seemed to scream at the same time, causing little Hikari— who was still in her auntie's arms, to start crying.
Hanabi stood up, setting her gift in Shino's lap, and picked up the baby from Hinata's arms. She smiled at the baby, cooing the baby back to a calm state. She smiled tiredly at the yawning baby and sat in her husband's lap while he rushed to push the gifts from his lap.
She smiled softly and kissed his cheek. "Tell me what I got," she whispered tiredly, yawning at the same time the baby did. It was hard to ignore the resemblance. She got herself comfortable and leaned her head on his shoulder, looking at her sister and her brother-in-law. Her eyes softened as they fluttered before closing.
"Is she asleep?" Shikamaru asked in a hushed voice, afraid that she wasn't.
"It would seem so."
Hinata got up and ushered the kids into the kitchen. "Take Hanabi to the spare room. You five should stay here for the night."
Shino nodded at his former teammate and lifted the young woman with ease, and took her to an empty bedroom. He lay his wife down on the bed and kissed her forehead. He yawned and set his head down on the pillow as well.
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A/N: This one had no point… n.n;; Oh, well.
Hotari-chan
