Finals were here. Incora and company had finally almost made it to senior year. Akito, Neji, Tobi, and the other males came home very late, Neji and Tobi almost missed finals. Luckily for Incora, she had more time to study, when she wasn't being distracted by her best friends and boyfriend rooming with her for about a week.

She finally got Yume and Deidara to go home just this morning. She hated to see them go, but the Hyugas were strict about finals time. Sasuke had lost the friend in Kankuro after everyone found out about him and Itachi. Sakura leaked it out after overhearing it from Yume.

Rumor had it that Itachi had moved in with Obito after he found out about Sasuke sleeping with Ino. No one truly knew about his real reason for moving out, and also no one but Sakura knew about Ino's...condition. It was a warm day, but it was being wasted on another meaningless fight in the Hyuga house. Neji was struggling in his studies, and was becoming quickly jealous of Incora, who was already finished.

"Piss off Neji! You're just mad because even though you try and try, your grades never match mine! Face it! I had more time!" said Incora arrogantly.

Neji got so mad he tackled her to the ground, rolling around with her, until Akito separated them.

"Goddammit, do I need to lock you two together again?" yelled Akito.

Neji accidentally kicked Akito in the face. And then the real fireworks began. Tobi stood there, horrified. Up until he screamed, everyone coming to a halt, and staring at him in shock.

"Family should never fight like this! Don't Cousin Akito, Incora-nee and Neji-nii love each other?!" he exclaimed.

Tobi frantically ran out of the house. Incora struggled against Akito until he let her go.

"Tobi! Wait!" she yelled.

She frantically ran after Tobi, Akito and Neji still struggling. She looked around for her younger brother, but he was so far ahead that she feared she would never catch up. She tried anyway, until he completely disappeared from sight. She ran back to the house, hoping to get some help.

Tobi ran until he couldn't see the compound anymore. He came across a strange bridge. He sat on he bridge, watching his reflection. He sighed and took his mask off. He looked at his reflection.

'Tobi looks...hideous...Tobi wishes that someone would love Tobi like Tobi loves his family. Maybe then Tobi's family would all love each other by examples...' he thought.

All of a sudden, he eyed a familiar young blonde girl. Any other person would identify her as the missing Ino. She was carrying a small lump in a blanket. She drooped the lump over the river, preparing to drop it.

"What is the blonde girl doing? Are you trying to get rid of that blanket? Tobi thinks that it's a nice blanket...Tobi would take it!" exclaimed Tobi.

"Tobi? What are you doing here? This place is pretty far from where Hinata lives. Are you running away?" asked Ino.

"No...Tobi just wanted to be away from all the hatred in Tobi's house. Why is the familiar blonde girl from Tobi's school here?" he asked back.

"Well...no reason. Do me a favor, and take this. Pretend you never saw me. It'll make our lives easier." said Ino.

"You're...giving Tobi the blanket? But what about..." Tobi started.

She ran away from Tobi. Tobi looked down at the small blanket. He unwrapped the blanket to see a small gurgling baby. It's eyes were blue, like Ino's, and it had small black spiky hair. It cried loudly and grabbed Tobi's face. He flinched at the sudden contact, but put the baby on his shoulder, rubbing it's back.

"There there small stranger person. Tobi will take you to Tobi's family." said Tobi.

The baby shifted around on Tobi's shoulder, and Tobi stood up, took his mask, and tried desperately to retrace his steps. It proved difficult for him, as he forgot often which paths he took. It took him most of the afternoon before he made it home. No one was home when he came back, so he took the baby into his room, where Incora was waiting.

"Tobi! Oh, Tobi! Where have you been!? I was so worried about you!" said Incora.

Tobi carefully laid the sleeping blanketed child on his pillow and hugged Incora.

"Hello Incora-nee! Tobi was...Tobi doesn't know where Tobi was. All Tobi knows is that there was a giant bridge." said Tobi.

"A giant bridge...you went out that far?" she asked.

"Tobi guesses. Tobi met the familiar blonde girl from Tobi's school. The familiar blonde girl gave Tobi a small stranger person." said Tobi.

"Familiar...blonde... Ino? Ino gave you a what?"

Incora frantically walked over to Tobi's pillow and uncurled the blanket. When she saw the baby she panicked.

"Tobi...w-who is that?" asked Incora.

"The small stranger person."

Incora lifted the small child and looked into the child's diaper. The only clothes it had on. It was a boy.

"Is...is this Ino's baby?" asked Incora.

"Tobi guesses. Is the small stranger person Tobi's now?" asked Tobi.

"No! Tobi, you can't keep the baby. We can't keep a baby!" said Incora.

"But...Tobi loves the small stranger person already. Tobi doesn't want to give it up now..."

"Tobi...he's a he, and he's called a baby, and you are too young to keep him!" said Incora.

All of a sudden, the door to the house shut. Incora assumed it was Akito and Neji. She gave the baby to Tobi, who held the baby lovingly. She ran into the living room.

"Incora. Tobi come back?" asked Akito.

"Yes...um...what if I told you he brought more then just him home?" asked Incora.

"I would tell him that whatever dog or cat that 'followed him home' can go right the hell back outside. You know I can't stand animals." said Akito.

"Well...it's not an animal per say." said Incora.

"Then what is it?" asked Neji.

"Uh...let's just say...Ino's...baby 'followed him home'." said Incora.

"...Oh hell no. Incora. What the hell do we look like watching a little shit?!" asked Akito.

"Oh, c'mon Akito! Tobi loves him already! Maybe he will help Tobi grow up a little! You know, calm down?"

"Incora, we can't take care of Ino's child. This is ridiculous." said Neji.

"I know Neji. But...it's not like the baby has somewhere to go." said Incora.

"This is absolutely out of the damn question! Even if I were to say yes, my father would never allow another Non-Hyuga in the compound." said Akito.

"We've got to try Akito. Where else is the baby gonna go?"

"Why can't you send the baby back to Ino?" asked Neji.

"I can't imagine that she wanted him. That would explain why Tobi has him." said Incora.

"Who the hell is Ino?" asked Akito.

"This...girl at our school. She's one of the girls who started rumors about me. We're pretty sure she had sex with Sasuke, another guy at our school, who was the guy people thought I had sex with. The child is most likely be his." said Incora.

"Then why don't we take the child to Sasuke then?" asked Akito.

"Hmm...I'll see...but...I'm not sure he knows about him." said Incora.

"Oh, for fucks sake... we don't have time for paternity tests...fine Incora. Keep the little shit. I'll even tell father for you. But I will not. Will not. Help care for the thing. Ever. You know I hate them." said Akito.

Incora hugged her older cousin.

"Oh thank you, thank you Akito! Tobi will be happy!" said Incora.

"Yes, yes...now get off me." said Akito.

Incora released Akito and ran into Tobi's room, eager to tell him. Neji grabbed her and stopped her.

"One, you're extremely uncoordinated, are you sure you should run through the house? Two, are you sure Tobi is even of a mind to take care of a child?" asked Neji.

"Neji. I have a feeling that Sasuke is the father of this child. And if that is so, Tobi probably feels connected to the baby because he is in Tobi's blood as his second cousin." said Incora.

"And you're sure he can take care of him?"

"I don't really know. We'll just have to see won't we? And anyway, even if you wont help him, I will. He still sees us as siblings."

"I'm not saying I won't help. I'm saying I'm pretty sure that having a child around Tobi might be dangerous."

"Which is why we'll be around."

"I hope you're right Incora. For our sakes, his sake, and for the sake of that...child."

Incora walked into Tobi's room to see him cradling the baby. Incora hadn't noticed it before, but Tobi was without his mask. His face had cleared up handsomely, but he kept his glass eye shut, and he had a long scar through it.

"Well Tobi, it's been a while since I've seen that pretty face." said Incora.

"Tobi doesn't think Tobi's that pretty. Tobi didn't think that anyone loved Tobi without Tobi's mask." said Tobi.

"Awwww...that's not true...brother. I love you dearly Tobi."

"And Tobi loves Incora-nee. And Tobi also loves Izuna." said Tobi.

"Who?"

"Izuna. Tobi remembers the name before Tobi got this glass eye. Tobi remembers Izuna as a person who Tobi loved very much. And so Tobi named the small strange person Izuna. Because Tobi loves Izuna." said Tobi.

Incora smiled. Izuna might have been a person that had protected Tobi, or even loved him among the Uchihas. Incora held the small child in her arms. The baby looked at Incora confusingly. She smiled at him lovingly. The baby cooed and grabbed a hold of Incora's finger. Neji came into the room to look at the child.

"Hmm...he looks like Sasuke." said Neji.

"Yeah, but look, he has Ino's eyes. Very cute, don't you think Neji?" asked Incora.

"Cute...probably not the word I would have used...but yes...cute." said Neji.

Incora rolled her eyes at her brother and plopped the baby in his arms. Neji curiously looked at the baby, and the baby happily cooed and grabbed a little handful of Neji's long hair. He cried out in pain.

"Hey! Let go of my hair baby Uchiha!" he cried.

"Awwww he likes your hair Neji!" said Incora.

"Neji-nii! Izuna's name is Izuna! Not baby Uchiha!" said Tobi.

"Fine. Izuna, Let go of my hair!" he cried again.

He ripped the hair out of Izuna's hand, making the little baby tear up. He cried loudly, making the Hyuga teens panic.

"Hey! Shut that baby up right now!" yelled Akito from the living room.

"Neji! What did you do?!" panicked Incora.

"I did nothing! I just took my hair away from him! He was hurting me!" said Neji.

Incora took the baby from the panicking Neji. She lovingly cradled the baby and let him play with her hair. The baby was quiet once again. Neji and Tobi breathed a sigh of relief.

"How did you do that Incora-nee? Tobi cannot believe Incora-nee was able to calm Izuna down so easily!" said Tobi.

"Incora's got a motherly instinct when it comes to babies. She was the only one who could calm down our spoiled brat cousin Hanabi when she was a baby." said Neji.

"Oh do hush Neji! I'm not that special." said Incora.

"Incora-nee is too modest! Izuna is calm! And it was because of Incora-nee!" said Tobi.

"Yeah...so why don't we just let Incora take him for a while?" said Neji.

"Say what?!"

"Well, Tobi and still have studying to do, and you're the most caught up. So you should take him." said Neji.

"Tobi agrees...Tobi loves Izuna but, Tobi still has to keep up Tobi's grades or else Uncle Hiashi will throw Tobi out! Uncle Hiashi said so!" said Tobi.

Before Incora had a chance to object, she was pushed out of Tobi's room and forced into her own room. She set the baby down onto her bed and ran out of her room. Both Neji and Tobi locked their doors. Incora banged on Neji's door.

"Neji, you rat-faced butt head! You better get out here and help me!" said Incora.

"Sorry Incora, you said so yourself. My grades will never match yours. And also, if I'm a rat-face, what does that make you?"

Incora thought about it, and blushed as she stomped away. She went into her room to see Izuna wriggling around on her bed. He whined a little, and Incora knew that whine. He was hungry. Incora sweat-dropped as she realized there was no baby stuff in the compound.

After Hanabi grew up, it was made clear that Hanabi would be the last baby in the compound. And with Tobi's 'new arrival', she didn't know how Hiashi would react. She picked up Izuna and wrapped him up in his blanket. She was about to exit the house, when Akito stopped her.

"Where do you think you're going?" said Akito from the couch.

"Food. Baby Izuna needs a bottle. We don't have anything here!" said Incora.

"Whatever. Just don't get caught by father." said Akito.

Incora rolled her eyes and left the house. She walked out of the compound, heading towards Yume's house. She knocked on the door and Yoshino answered.

"Why, hello Incora! Nice to see you!" said Yoshino.

"Nice to see you too, Mrs. Nara." said Incora.

"Oh please, call me mom!"

"O-okay...mom." said Incora.

Yoshino smiled and lead Incora into Yume's room. She knocked on the door.

"Yume, Incora's here!" said Yoshino.

"Yeah, yeah, so let her in!" said Yume.

Incora entered the room with the baby wiggling in her arms. Yume glared at the lump.

"Incora, who the hell is that?" asked Yume.

"This is Izuna...he's...my...'nephew'...of sorts..." said Incora.

"The fuck? Did Neji and Ten-Ten have a baby?" asked Yume.

"No...he's Ino's baby, but apparently she dumped him on Tobi."

"Tobi?! Oh hell no! But...but Tobi's special...no offense." said Yume.

"That's why Neji and I are gonna help him."

"So now you all have a baby?! Why the hell would you bring him over here!?" asked Yume.

"Because I needed help...he's hungry." said Incora.

"So what? What do you want me to do about it?" said Yume.

"...do you have a bottle?"

"...My mom probably has our old baby shit... why the hell don't you have your old shit?" asked Yume.

"Our uncle got rid of them after Hanabi grew up. He said he 'didn't want the memories.' He probably does it so he doesn't remember that we were born. I don't know." said Incora.

"That's some fucked up ass shit. My mom recorded everything remotely cute that Shik-Shik and I did." said Yume.

She called out to her mom, who came into the room.

"What's all the yelling about Yume?" she asked.

"You remember Tobi mom?" asked Yume.

"Oh sure! The little Uchiha boy who you said Incora took in! I meant to tell you how nice of you that was dear Incora!"said Yoshino.

"Yeah yeah. Well...in return it seems that he got them in some shit. He crossed paths with Ino, one of the school whores, and now it seems that dear Tobi has stuck Incora and her family with Ino's baby."

"Ino? Ino Yamanaka? Inoichi's daughter? That sweet girl? With Tobi?"

"Trust me Mrs. Nara...mom, she is anything but sweet. And she didn't have the baby with Tobi, if that's what you think. I think she had the baby with Sasuke..." said Incora.

"Hush now Incora. I don't expect you to understand this, but Ino's, Chouji's, and our family are all in alliance together. It has been that way for generations." said Yoshino.

"Yeah, sure...the Ino-Shika-Cho. Who cares? What Incora's saying is true mom. Ino hasn't even come into school in over 9 months." said Yume.

"As true as that is, you as a Nara should still treat her with respect. I will not have the alliance be broken. And Incora, as a Hyuga, I am told you are trained to be kind and respectful towards others."

"Y-yes ma'am. I was taught such things." said Incora.

"Well then, I expect you to respect her as well. She may have had this child, but she is still a Yamanaka, and she will still be respected as such." commanded Yoshino.

"Y-Yes ma'am." said Incora.

"Whatever mom. No matter what you tell me, I'm not respecting that whore. I don't care that she's a Yamanaka, just like she doesn't care that Shikamaru and I are Naras." said Yume.

Yoshino sighed.

"It seems no matter what I tell you, you just won't listen will you dear?" said Yoshino.

"Not about her mom. Not about her." said Yume.

"Anyway... is there a reason you called me in here, or did you just want to gossip about our dear friends the Yamanakas?" asked Yoshino.

"We wanted to ask you if you still had our old baby stuff. Izuna, the baby, is getting hungry." said Yume.

"Wait, you brought it here? Where is the little thing?" she asked adoringly.

Incora smiled and handed the baby to Yoshino. Yoshino squealed in delight as she lovingly played with the baby in her arms.

"The baby is adorable! So handsome too! It's obvious he got his looks from the Uchiha side of the family...but look! Those are Ino's eyes! So perfectly blue!" she cooed.

"Now you've done it. Mom's been wanting grandchildren ever since we were old enough to have sex." said Yume.

Izuna whimpered in Yoshino's arms.

"Awwww...The way he's whimpering...it feels like he hasn't eaten in days! You don't think...Ino was trying to starve him to death?" asked Yoshino.

"I have no idea how long it's been since he ate. Just like I have no idea how old he is, or anything like that."

"Well that just won't do. Incora, Yume. Come dears, we'll take the baby to Lady Tsunade who will be able to examine him. And go get him formula of course. Once we go do this Incora, I do hope you'll be able to go it on your own. Tobi will need your help if it's his baby." said Yoshino.

Yoshino yelled for her husband. Yume's father was a bit tall, and had a thick spiky ponytail like Shikamaru. It seems that he had a few scars here and there on his face. He also wore thick silver hoops like the rest of the Nara family.

"Yes dear?" he asked.

"Shikaku, I want you to take out all of Shikamaru's baby stuff. His bottles, his little clothes, his little bibs, and the twin's baby bag. Wash them all while we're gone." she commanded.

"...may I ask why?"

"It seems that Inoichi has become a grandfather. Ino seems to have dumped her son on that poor Tobi kid. And since dear Incora takes care of Tobi, she takes care of the baby, and we're gonna help her."

"Yes dear."

Shikaku left the room. Incora assumed he was getting right to work. Every time she was here, he was doing some kind of chores.

"That's my dad. Whipped." said Yume.

"Now you mind you manners Yume! I'll be back in a minute with a warmer blanket for poor Izuna." said Yoshino.

Yoshino walked out with the shivering baby in her arms.

"By the way, where's Deidara? Is he somewhere studying?"asked Incora.

"I wish. I can't get him to sit anywhere for some reason. He's always gone. He claims he's 'hanging out with some friends'. But we know all his friends, because they are our friends. And no matter how much I ask, he won't tell me who he's 'hanging' with, and he won't let me go with him." said Yume.

"Really? Odd...do you think he's like... 'seeing' someone?" asked Incora.

"I really don't know. He still isn't talking to like anyone. I'm beginning to worry." said Yume.

All of a sudden, Yoshino came back into the room, the shivering Izuna as wrapped up as tight as Yoshino could.

"Alright dears. The poor thing is as warm as he can be. I got him to sleep, but it wasn't easy...he's really hungry." said Yoshino.

Yoshino took the two girls to the Konoha Hospital. Yoshino flashed around that she was a Nara, and she demanded to see Lady Tsunade. She and the girls walked into her office.

"Oh, hello Yoshino. Is there something you needed? I'm glad you're here actually. I think I'm going to have to ask you for the Nara encyclopedia of medicines and herbs. I seem to have forgotten a formula for a certain vaccination." said Tsunade.

"Oh yes Milady. But first. The reason we're here is because of Tobi Uchiha." said Yoshino.

"Tobi? Did he get hurt again? Has his condition worsened?"

"Oh no milady... Tobi is fine. He no longer lives among the Uchiha. He lives with me and my family." said Incora.

"Oh. How kind. Good thing too. That poor boy's been through enough." said Tsunade.

"We're actually here because Ino Yamanaka has had a baby." said Yoshino.

Yume decided to be quiet, fearing that anything she said would get her beat if she said the wrong thing.

"Baby? Oh yes...she checked in for child birth about 2 weeks ago." said Tsunade.

"Oh...two weeks old then...well apparently Ino gave the baby to Tobi. He brought him home and he started whining. I thought it was hunger, but Mrs. Nara thinks it might be something worse." said Incora.

"Oh...really? Tobi has accepted responsibility? That's a switch." said Tsunade.

She unwrapped the shivering baby. He shivered as he laid on his back ontop of Tsunade's desk.

"You were right to bring him in when you did. This baby is very malnourished. He also seems to be struggling with a fever. Any longer, and I fear the baby would have had serious brain damage, or even have died. Tobi is very lucky he found when he did. How long has it been since Tobi found him?" she asked.

"Just today. My brothers were more focused on studying, and no one in the clan would have known what to do...so I went to Yume's, hoping her mother could help." said Incora.

"You were very wise to do so young Hyuga. This baby is in critical condition. He's dangerously underweight, and he's got a fever to boot. He must be a tough little guy to last as long as he did. He will have to stay here for a few weeks. Free of charge of course, I just would like to keep a close eye on him." said Tsunade.

"O-okay Lady Tsunade." said Incora.

"A word of advice:You might want to make Tobi's responsibility official. No one in the hospital will release the baby to you while Ino is still officially his mother. You must get a hospital check in form, and fill it out as Tobi and other person of your choice being his sole guardians." said Tsunade.

"Yes Milady."

"And one more thing. Make the guardianship official before filling out the hospital check in form. Once you have submitted the check in form, and our records indicate the baby's guardians, we will send you a check out form the day before you can successfully check him out." said Tsunade.

"O-okay Lady Tsunade..." said Incora.

"Glad to hear it. If you have any questions, feel free to drop by. Depending on how long its been since he ate, he might be here for awhile. We have to get him to the correct weight, and we have to pull that fever down." said Tsunade.

Tsunade wrapped Izuna back up and rushed him into the maternity ward. Yoshino escorted Yume and Incora out of the hospital.

"I'm glad that we got all that sorted out. I'm sorry they had to take the baby away from you Incora, but it was for his own good. I just hope you're able to tell Tobi the same thing dear." said Yoshino.

"Oh...I'm sure once he hears that Izuna was malnourished, he'll be more open to the idea." said Incora.

"I'm so sure Incora. Just make sure you lay it on him easy, you know what happens when you stress him out." said Yume.

"Anyway dears...As much as I want to buy formula and diapers for little Izuna is it? I'm afraid we can't do that until we get the little Uchiha back. You should at least take all the baby stuff. It should be clean by the time we get home. And Yume can take you to the Adoption agency. You might want to go get Tobi before you go there though." said Yoshino.

"Awwww mom! Do I have to take them?" whined Yume.

"WHAT."

"Nothing." she muttered fastly.

The rest of the way to the Nara's was quiet. Needless to say, Yume looked fearful, which was a new one for Incora. Yoshino unlocked their door and let the girls in. In the kitchen was a collection of little blue Nara clan shirts, a few bibs,and three bottles, all in a large bag. Incora picked up the bag. Yoshino smiled and crunched Incora in a hug.

"I'm so proud of you dear! You're like my 6th child! Not including Yume, Shikamaru, Ten-Ten, Deidara and Chouji! I'm sure I'll love little Izuna too! You must bring him over as much as you can!" said Yoshino.

"T-thank you...mom. W-we have to..." struggled Incora.

"Oh...oh yes of course! Go on dears! Yume, be home before dinner!" said Yoshino.

"Yeah...yeah...of course mom." said Yume.

Yume led Incora out the door and walked down the street.

"I swear, my mom is such a sucker for babies." said Yume.

"Awwww...I think she's nice! And I think she wants to be my mom..." said Incora.

"Oh yeah, she loves you. Like a lot. Pretty soon she'll beat you like you were own child if you do something bad." said Yume.

"Really?"

"Hell yeah. One time Shikamaru Chouji and I ate desert before dinner, and she beat us all for it! Chouji was too scared to tell his parents where he got the welts from." said Yume.

"Oh my..."

They made it back to the house and Incora was tackled to the ground.

"Incora-nee! You and Izuna are home! Where's Izuna? Did Incora-nee lose Izuna?" asked Tobi.

"No Tobi... Izuna had to be taken to the hospital...you remember the hospital Tobi..." struggled Incora.

Tobi got off of Incora and slightly panicked.

"What do you mean Izuna went to the hospital!? Does Izuna have to get a surgery like Tobi? Is Izuna sick?" he panicked.

"Calm down Tobi. Ino didn't feed Izuna and now he's too skinny. And on top of that, he's got a fever." said Yume.

"A fever?! A FEVER?! Not a fever!" panicked Tobi.

"Calm down! Geez! He'll be back soon! And then you can go get him!" said Yume.

"But first Tobi...we have to go to the Adoption Agency... we have to fill out a paper that says that you're Izuna's dad."

"Okay! Tobi gets to be a dad!" he cheered.

Yume rolled her eyes and took the Hyugas to the Agency. It was going to take some time, seeing as they made Izuna a ward of the state with no parents. Tobi didn't exactly pass the mental exam, but Incora passed with flying colors. The fact that both Incora and Tobi were under 18 also added a difficult factor.

They were about to decline them until they realized that the daughter of Yoshino Nara was among them. Everyone knew Yoshino as a pillar of strength and fear. It was then that the agency decided to give the teens a chance. They were allowed to keep Izuna as long as they checked in with the agency every month until they both turned 18.

With that all settled, Incora walked Yume home. As Yume shut her door, she saw the menacing shadow of her mother and what seemed to be a strap in her hand.

"Oh Yuuuuummmmmeeeeee..." she called.

Yume's eyes widened as she realized what was about to happen.

"Y-yes ma'am?" she answered.

"What have I told you about talking disrespectfully when we have company?" she roared.

Yume ran in fear of the the strap her mother was holding. Yoshino chased Yume around the house, flailing the belt wildly, hoping to catch Yume at least once.

Meanwhile, Incora took Tobi home. Tobi went into his room. He was exhausted. Incora walked into Neji's room and jumped on top of the studying Neji. They both bounced off the bed and fell onto his floor with a thud.

"Ouch! Incora, must you do that?" said Neji.

"Yep! It gets more fun every time! Plus, you hate it, which makes it a plus." taunted Incora.

"Anyway...wheres the baby? Where have you been?"

"Izuna had to be taken to the hospital. Ino hadn't been feeding him, plus he had a fever. Lady Tsunade herself will be taking care of him. And also, Tobi and I are now the legal guardians of Izuna Uchiha."

"...You didn't."

"I had to. They would've taken the baby if I hadn't!"

"So now it's official? He's legally a Hyuga!?" said Neji.

"Well, Uchiha...but yeah. This should make it easier to care for him."

"I guess so. Akito just came back from the mansion a while ago. Uncle says as long as we understand that Izuna will be seen and treated as a side-brancher, like with Tobi, he can stay." said Neji.

"A side brancher? You don't think..."

"I don't think so. There's no way Izuna will be put underneath the curse mark. He's a Uchiha afterall." said Neji.

"I hope not. We have a long way to go before that anyway." said Incora.

Neji shrugged. Incora went into her own room to study once more. She was going to go through all of them tomorrow. Tomorrow was the day. The last day of school. She grew drowsier and drowsier. She went into her bed and fell asleep, her pants half off.

She awoke to Neji smirking at her. It must've been morning now. She got up.

"What's so funny?" asked Incora.

"Other than the fact that you slept with your clothes on, you also seem to have been so tired last night, you didn't even take your pants off all the way." he chuckled.

"So instead of teasing me about it, you didn't take this time to shower because...?" said Incora.

Neji thought about this, and then suddenly Incora took off. Neji was right behind her, on her heels. She made it to the door, where she wrestled her brother for the door. Akito opened the bathroom door naked, making both Neji and Incora yelp in fear. Neji covered his sisters eyes.

"I'm tired of you guys fighting all the time. Chill the hell out!" he boomed.

"For gods sake! Put a towel on!" said Neji.

"Hmm? Oh please! Don't act you haven't seen it before! We used to bathe together!" said Akito.

"That was when you and I were children Akito! Plus, Incora's never seen!" said Neji.

"Put. A towel. On!" commanded Incora.

"Fine, whatever. Just get out of my way!"

Akito stepped over the twins and went into his room. Incora shook off Akito's image and scrambled out from under Neji. She ran into the bathroom. Neji grabbed her ankle before she could turn around and shut the door. Incora fell on the bathroom tile and bruised her elbow. She yelped in pain.

"Owwww! What the hell Neji! That hurt!" said Incora.

Incora kicked Neji in the face and he flew backwards and hit the wall. She slammed the door shut and locked it. Neji held his nose. It wasn't bleeding, but it hurt like hell.

"Dammit Incora! You could've broken my nose!" he yelled.

"You would've deserved it! You jackass!"

Neji snickered as he heard his big sister cursing.

"If you're out there laughing at me because I'm swearing, I'll kick your ass even more Neji Hyuga!" she yelled.

Neji squeaked and scrambled into his room to get his clothes. Incora exited the bathroom and ran into her room for fear of Neji. She locked her door to get dressed and exited her room. Her bag in tow. She got Tobi up and ready and she and her brothers walked to school.

Incora and Neji walked into first hour. Incora glanced at Neji for the first time since she kicked him in the face. He had a bruise on his cheek. She felt bad, but she giggled at him as he glared at her.

Yume sprung up from her sleep.

"What's stuck up Neji's ass? Besides...you know...a 7 foot pole?" asked Yume.

"We were wrestling for the bathroom this morning. Neji grabbed my ankle and bruised my elbow so I kicked him in the face and bruised his cheek." said Incora.

"Oh damn! I didn't know you could fight girl! He looks fucked up!" said Yume.

"Nah...it's just a bruise."

"I know. But it looks like it hurt his pride more than his face."

Yume laughed at Neji. He blushed and glared at Incora, already knowing that it was him they were talking about. Incora stuck her tongue out at him. The hour started. Time for the first final. Incora went

through it like it was nothing. Studying really benefited her greatly here. 1st hour ended, and Neji charged away from Incora, probably going to find Ten-Ten.

"God! Neji is such a baby!" said Yume.

"I know... he's so melodramatic. Once when we were little,I slapped him and made a mark on his face. He wouldn't let me live it down until I was 15." said Incora.

"Damn!"

Incora nodded and entered 2nd hour. Unfortunately the only seat was by Neji. She shrugged and sat next to him. He scoffed and glared at her. She chuckled a little to herself, pecked his bruised cheek, and paid attention.

He wiped his cheek in shock. His icy glare slowly started melting away. His gaze softened at his older sister. He quickly pecked her back, and smirked at his smiling sister. 2nd hour started. The 2nd final. This final seemed to be tougher than the first. Tobi wasn't in the room, he was receiving help with his finals because of his brain damage.

2nd hour ended, and the twins walked down the hallway arm in arm. They met up with Ten-Ten who hugged both of the twins.

"Hey guys! Incora, I still can't believe you bruised Neji like that...that took some guts on your end huh?" said Ten-Ten.

"Yup. I almost came out of the bathroom to kick his butt some more when I heard him laughing at my curse words."

"Oh come on Incora. No one can keep a straight face when you swear. Especially when you call them 'curse words'" said Neji.

"In his defense Incora...it is pretty funny."

"Yeah yeah...you always come to his defense Ten-Ten." said Incora.

Neji and Ten-Ten shrugged and they all entered 3rd. Incora sat in between Ten-Ten and Gaara, who was more than ready to get this day over with.

"Hey Gaara... You ready to take this final?" asked Incora.

"Sure. I'm really just ready to get rid of this semester. Way too dramatic for my tastes" said Gaara.

Incora could admit. Even though this semester was hellish, she met some of the most important people in her life. Yume and Ten-Ten, the sisters she always wanted, Kiba, her first love, Tobi, her brother, and now Izuna, her nephew.

"Yes...this semester has been a little hectic...but I wouldn'tve met you guys either!" said Incora cheerily.

Gaara smirked as Incora hugged him. Only this time, unlike all the other times, Gaara extended an arm and hugged back. 3rd hour started. The third test wasn't as bad, but then again, Science wasn't Incora's 'strong suit'. Fortunately for Neji, this was the one thing he excelled at more than his sister.

3rd hour ended, and Incora walked to 4th hour alone. She met up with Kiba and quickly kissed him.

"Hey Incora. What's up?" he asked.

"Nothing. These finals are kind of tough..."

"Oh...I hear ya... my second hour was pretty rough. And I'm pretty sure my 3rd hour kicked my ass." said Kiba.

"I hope not..."

"Me neither! Ma will destroy me! And you wouldn't want that! I'd die, you'd cry, Akamaru wouldn't have anyone to take care of him..." Kiba rambled on.

Incora rolled her eyes and playfully pushed him. He smiled at her and pulled her to him, tickling her sides.

"Admit it. You'd be so sad without me." said Kiba.

"Okay! Okay! I'd be so sad! and Akamaru would be sad too! We'd miss miss you terribly! Just please stop!" giggled Incora.

Kiba tickled Incora mercilessly up until she playfully pushed him away from her. He was on his way back to her, but she ran away from him. Yume rolled her eyes from her corner.

"Oh come on guys! Stop being so cute! It's gross!" Yume joked.

They all laughed. Incora playfully ran into the weight room, where she saw her brother and Ten-Ten huddle together in a corner. Ten-Ten was sitting on Neji's lap, kissing the bruise on his cheek. Incora giggled loudly to catch their attention and made some fake gagging noises.

Kiba caught up with her and tried to tickle her again, but she ran farther into the weight room and hid behind a sweaty Lee. Kiba stooped in his tracks, and Incora stuck her tongue out at him.

"Oh...hey Lee.. can I have my girl friend from behind you?" asked Kiba.

Lee politely nodded and got out of the way as fast as possible. He still loved Incora. And to see the Hyuga girl with Kiba hurt him more than anything in the whole world.

"What do ya think was eating him?" asked Kiba.

Incora shrugged, but deep down, she had a hunch that it was because he still liked her. She made a mental note to herself that it would probably be a good idea to discreet herself with Kiba around Lee. He was still her friend.

Yume walked into the weight room, picking both Neji and Ten-Ten up out of her spot.

"I keep forgetting how strong you are Yume..." said Ten-Ten.

"Yeah, well I keep regretting it." said Neji.

Yume rolled her eyes and kicked Neji in the side.

"I'm not that strong! You're just a pussy!" said Yume.

"Oh really? You seem strong as hell to me." said Kiba.

4th hour ended, and the friends all went to sit at the table. All except Incora, who went to find Lee. Tobi saw her and decided to follow her.

"Oh hi Tobi! I'm going to find my friend Lee. Why don't you go sit with Neji and I'll be there in a minute? Then you can meet him!" said Incora.

"Oh...okay Incora-nee! Tobi will go sit with Neji-nii!" said Tobi.

Incora saw Lee sitting glumly at his lone table. She went and sat next to him.

"Hey Lee. Why don't you come sit with us? I'd be happier if you did! I want you meet my brother Tobi!" said Incora.

"Are you sure your friends will want to be near me? And I did not know you had another brother..." said Lee.

"I'm sure everyone will love you once they get to know you. I know I care about you a lot... you're a good friend!"

Lee blushed and smiled sweetly at Incora. She was so beautiful and sweet to Lee. He really did treasure her friendship.

"And Tobi isn't really my brother. He's...Sasuke's cousin. It's a really long story, and I can't really tell you knowing that he's over there."

"Oh...it is...understandable I guess. Does he not remember that the Uchiha is his cousin?" asked Lee.

"No he doesn't. He has massive brain damage, so please be patient with him. He won't remember your name in the beginning, but he'll slowly drill it into his head as long as your nice to him. He refuses to remember rude people." said Incora.

Lee nodded and stood up with Incora. The two friends made it over to the table, where Tobi was happily waiting.

"Incora-nee! Is this Incora-nee's friend?" asked Tobi.

"Yes Tobi. Meet Lee. Guys, Lee is sitting at the table from now on. He's one of us." said Incora.

Tobi eagerly shook his hand. The whole table murmured in agreement to Incora's statement.

"As if it matters now. Today's the last day of school." said Ten-Ten.

"Well, he won't be going anywhere but here next school year Ten-Ten." Incora smartly shot back.

"I say we let the poor bastard in! We had no reason to ignore him before, and we don't fucking have one now! Lee! Welcome to the circle!" said Yume.

Incora smiled at her best friend's open-mindedness to it all.

"Now that we've got all that out of the way...Yume, isn't there something else we should be asking?" said Shikamaru.

"Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me stupid! Hey everyone! Yes, you too Lee! Y'all wanna spend the summer with us in the Mist?" asked Yume.

Ten-Ten, Kiba, Shino, Deidara, Kankuro and Chouji nodded their heads, automatically knowing what they meant, but the others (Neji, Incora, Lee, Tobi, Naruto, Gaara, and Hinata) had no idea what Yume was talking about.

"What my sis is trying to say is that our parents bought this huge cottage for us when were like 6 in Kirigakure. Every summer since we were 12, they've been letting us bring friends and go by ourselves for the summer. It's a really nice place, with a lake in the backyard and everything. It's a tradition and stuff.." said Shikamaru.

"Oh...that sounds like fun! Neji and I will certainly try! Won't we Neji?" said Incora.

"Very well...if Uncle permits us leave for about 3 months." said Neji.

"O-oh I... don't k-know if my f-father will let me go f-for so long..." said Hinata.

"If Tobi can bring Izuna, Tobi will go!" said Tobi.

"Wait, who's Izuna?" asked Shikamaru.

"Tobi's son! Familiar girl Ino gave Izuna to Tobi!" said Tobi.

The table murmured with confusion.

"Well...Gaara and I will definitely be there! Believe it!" exclaimed Naruto.

Gaara nodded quietly.

"I...I will try but...I am not quite so certain my presence will be welcome..." said Lee.

"Lee, don't be silly! We wouldn't invite you if we didn't like you." said Shikamaru. Yume nodded in agreement.

"I only assume this invite is extended to Temari as well?" said Kankuro.

"Oh hell yeah! A summer ain't shit without my girl Temari! But 18's kinda the limit...not counting Kiba's attachment Akamaru, and Tobi's attachment Izuna. So Kiba, tell Subaki she better bring her ass too." said Yume.

"I'll try, but I don't think Subaki's grades were 'up to Ma's standards' this year. If it was anything like the summer I flunked one class, Subaki's not going anywhere." said Kiba.

"And Hinata...no excuses! I better see your ass. At my house. Ready to get in my road trip van. To our boat. To our cottage." said Yume.

Hinata gulped and nodded. Lunch ended, and the group went their separate ways. Incora, Kiba, Yume and Gaara all went into 5th hour. The 5th test was brutal. Even with her studies, Incora seemed to have difficulty. She hated math with a passion. Again, fortunately Neji was somewhat of a math nerd, and deep down, so was Yume.

5th hour ended, and Incora staggered out of the classroom with Ten-Ten as if they were brutal murder victims. Yume rolled her eyes behind them, and even Neji proudly walked out of the classroom. Kiba wrapped his arms around them.

"Guys, you look like math just murdered you." said Kiba.

"It did. But then again, it could just be because I hate math. Hopefully health won't be as bad." said Incora.

"Incora's right. Math was brutal." said Ten-Ten.

Kiba and Ten-Ten separated from the group,and Yume, Incora, and Neji entered their last class of the semester.

"Y'all ready for this? After this we ain't got shit to worry about for another 3 months!" said Yume.

"Great. Let's do this. I'm ready to go home." said Shikamaru.

6th hour started. The last test. It was so easy, Incora was finished in 20 minutes. Anyone who was done could leave, but Incora had to wait for her brothers. 5 minutes later, Neji was done. Incora and Neji left the classroom, Yume and Shikamaru right behind them.

"Shouldn't we go get Tobi?" said Neji.

"Yeah, probably. Let's go get his ass then!" said Yume.

The four friends went into the office to collect Tobi. Tobi happily jumped into Yume's arms. She almost dropped him, but she hugged him back.

"Tobi is glad too see Tobi's friends! Can Tobi go visit Izuna today?" said Tobi.

"I'm sure we could Tobi!" said Incora.

"Well, just know we're leaving for Kirigakure in about 2 weeks give or take. Gives ya time to get Izuna from the hospital." said Yume.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Shikamaru.

"He was underweight, and had a fever." said Incora.

"Yep. Sound's like a severe Ino catastrophe. We couldn't even trust her to look after Mother's garden, much less a baby." said Shikamaru.

Yume put Tobi down and she and Shikamaru separated from the Hyuga teens, probably going to find Deidara. Tobi dashed down the streets to Konoha Hospital. By the time Incora and Neji got there, Tobi was already in the maternity ward with Tsunade. His mask was safely tucked into his backpack, and he was patting Izuna's back.

Incora and Neji watched from the window.

"Look at him Neji. He's so...careful with him." said Incora.

"It does seem as though he loves that baby." said Neji.

Incora went inside the maternity ward with Tobi. He wanted to wave at Incora, but he remembered that Tsunade told him about holding Izuna with both hands. At least until he could sit up by himself.

"Hi Incora-nee. Does Incora-nee wanna hold Izuna?" asked Tobi.

Tobi carefully placed Izuna in Incora's arms. She cradled the baby lovingly and Izuna smiled and happily cooed at her. He reached his hands out to her, and she put him on her shoulder and patted his back.

"Izuna remembers Incora-nee!" said Tobi.

"Yes. Also, his fever is gone. And he wasn't as malnourished as I once thought. If anything, he was just really hungry. His weight was dangerously low, but not life threatening. What I'm trying to say is...little Izuna will be available for release in a few days, instead of two weeks." said Tsunade.

"Oh, that's great!" said Incora.

"Yay! Izuna comes home to Tobi soon!"

"Yes. Just...promise you'll bring him in every other month for check-ups, and he'll be fine. And be careful what you feed him. Bottled formula will work as a substitute." said Tsunade.

"Yes milady. We'll be sure to keep his appointments." said Incora.

Incora placed him back on his hospital bed and led Tobi out, to his dismay. Neji was waiting.

"I must say Tobi, it has been a long time since I have seen you without that mask on." said Neji on the way home.

"Huh?"

"Yeah Tobi. Your mask. You didn't put it back on. Why do you take it off when you see Izuna?" asked Incora.

"Tobi told Incora-nee. Tobi didn't think anyone loved Tobi unless Tobi had Tobi's mask on. So Tobi took it off so Izuna could see Tobi's real face and love Tobi for being Tobi, and not being Tobi behind a mask." explained Tobi.

"That's...one way of looking at it...but Neji and I will always love you, no matter who you are, and don't you forget that ok?" said Incora.

"Incora's right. We loved you before you had surgery, and we love you after." said Neji.

"Tobi love's Incora-nee and Neji-nii too! Now Izuna can love Tobi too!"

Tobi happily scampered into the house along with the twins, who were eager to start their summer. They were sure they were going on the cottage trip, not so sure about Hinata, but sure of themselves. All Incora could do was wonder.

What kind of adventures would she having this summer?