Hi hi! (^◇^)ノ I have returned with something slightly different. An Ayahina babysitting scene! I couldn't get it out of my head, so I wrote it. Small time skip (these will happen).

Enjoy! c:

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"Why do I have to babysit with you?" Ayato grumbled as he followed his girlfriend to his sister's home.

"Because, Ayato, we're the godparents and you should bond with your niece and nephew," Hinami answered, turning around to poke his chest. "Plus, who else would do it? Do you really think Touka would be okay with Tsukiyama babysitting them?"

"Of course not, but what about Yoshimura?" he whined. "Or one of those human friends they have?"

Hinami stopped walking and turned to face him, hands on her hips. She raised an eyebrow at her boyfriend.

"Yoshimura is retired; he can't run after two toddlers at his age. Yoriko and Hideyoshi are human and, while they love the twins and big brother and big sister, they won't be able to protect Miyu and Minoru if something goes wrong," she told him matter-of-factly.

Ayato stared at her for a few seconds before grunting in defeat. Hinami smile and patted his cheek, turning around and walking again. He watched her walk away for a moment and sighed, following her.

Standing outside their door, Hinami knocked while Ayato look bored. Kaneki opened the door, Miyu riding on his shoulders, and ushered the young couple inside. They took off their shoes, Hinami going to find Minoru and Ayato slumping down on the couch. This is so stupid… It's not like Hinami needs me to be here… He jumped when Kaneki suddenly sat Miyu in his lap and leaving to find Touka.

Ayato looked down at the little girl who was gazing at him in wonder. He made an annoyed face that made Miyu giggle and stretch her chubby hands to his face.

"Unk Yato!" Miyu shouted gleefully, grabbing fistfuls of his hair and tugging.

Ayato growled, pried the toddler's hands from his hair, and set her down on the floor. She stood up on her feet and continued gazing at her uncle, smiling widely.

"… Ungh." The young man grunted and watched as Miyu darted off to play with Minoru and Hinami, albeit unsteadily. Ayato let out a frustrated breath and leaned into the cushions, rubbing his eyes. I can already feel the headache…

Kaneki walked into the living room followed by Touka and set a piece of paper on the coffee table.

"I wrote down their nightly routine for you," he said, picking up Minoru as Touka picked up Miyu. "Food is in the fridge, pajamas in their cribs, diaper stuff is on the changing table, and you have our cell phone numbers, so I guess that's all."

Hinami nodded as the parents kissed their children goodbye, Ayato watching silently. Kaneki and Touka set the twins back on the rug and moved to the entrance. They slipped on their shoes and said goodbye to Hinami, waved at Ayato, and left. The door clicked shut behind them and Hinami walked back into the living room, stopping near the twins. She clapped her hands to get their attention.

"Okay! Who's hungry?" she called.

Miyu jumped and ran towards Hinami, shouting "Me me me me me!" Minoru, always calm and quiet, merely stood up and began to pull his highchair to the table. She laughed and moved Miyu's chair to the table and helped Minoru move his. Settling the twins in their highchairs, Hinami opened the fridge and out two small bowls of mush. Not bothering to warm it up, she placed the bowls in front of the twins and gave them spoons to eat with.

Minoru began eating at a comfortable pace but Miyu banged her hands on the table, not touching her food.

"Hinamiiiii!" Ayato called for her. "I think the brat wants something!"

She walked out of the bathroom, drying her hands on her jeans and looked up when she heard Ayato call her. Pacing to the dining/living room, she saw the reason why. Miyu was still banging her hands on the table, but now she was shouting incomprehensible words and Ayato was covering his ears, glaring at the toddler. Hinami laughed and sat down next to Miyu's highchair, covering the tiny hands with her own. Miyu stopped shouting and looked at the girl.

"An Nami!" The little girl screamed and shoved her spoon in Hinami's face, smiling gleefully.

"You want me to feed you?" Miyu nodded. "Okay then, here comes the train, CHOO CHOO!"

Miyu giggled ecstatically and opened her mouth for the spoon. Ayato watched his girlfriend feed his niece with indifference. That's ridiculous, she can feed herself just like her brother. Hinami's just too nice. He focused on Hinami, taking in her reactions with Miyu. His eyes softened a small fraction as he watched his beaming girlfriend. But she looks so happy right now. He sighed and stretched out on the couch, folding his hands behind his head. He closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of empty bowls and burping toddlers.

"Bath time! Who wants to go first?" Hinami put the dishes in the sink and turned to the twins.

As expected, Miyu raised her arms and began waving them around. Hinami laughed and poked Miyu's cheeks. She took Minoru from his highchair and put him in the living room. After moving his highchair out of the way, she picked up Miyu and headed for the bathroom. A moment later, Miyu was giggling as Hinami filled the bath.

Minoru began playing with some blocks, patiently waiting for his turn, as the sounds of splashing and giggling filtered in from the bathroom. It took ten minutes to get the little girl completely clean because she was so dirty and sticky. Picking the girl up out of the tub, Hinami wrapped a towel around her and took her into the bedroom to put on pajamas. A few moments later, Miyu waddled from the bedroom into the living room, holding a tube of diaper rash cream. As Hinami gave Minoru his bath, Miyu made full use of her absence.

She tore the cap off the tube and began squeezing out the cream. Running around the room, she smeared it on anything she could get her hands on. Including her uncle's face.

Ayato bolted upright and touched his cheek. His eyes widened as he felt the cream on his face and he looked around the room. It was everywhere; the walls, the floor, the TV, anything the toddler could reach. His gaze landed on Miyu, who was standing next to the coffee table, smearing diaper cream into the wood. Ayato wiped his face and stood up, walking over to the little girl.

Miyu looked up at her uncle and squeaked. Ayato was glaring down at her, his face twisted into a grimace. He took the now empty tube from her and threw it in the kitchen. Picking up his niece, he held her at eye level.

"Why are you putting that nasty stuff everywhere, brat?" he reprimanded forcefully.

Miyu blinked and started crying. Before Ayato could do or say anything to stop her, Hinami walked into the living room with Minoru at her heels. She stopped by the dining table and raised her eyebrows at her boyfriend, hands on her hips.

"And what exactly is happening here?" she questioned.

"This brat put this disgusting diaper rash cream on my face and the rest of the room!" Ayato put Miyu down and gestured to the whole room.

Hinami laughed. "She's a toddler, Ayato. She's going to do whatever she thinks is fun."

"That doesn't mean I should have to put up with it," he shot back, crossing his arms. Hinami just shook her head, smiling.

"Well there's nothing you can do about it now. What's done is done," she said. She cleaned Miyu's hands and face before picking her up and handing her to Ayato. "Now you go put them to bed while I clean this up and do the dishes."

"Tch. Fine…" He began walking to the bedroom, carrying Miyu. "Come on, other brat! I don't have all night."

Hinami watched Ayato disappear into the bedroom, Minoru running after him. She turned back to the living room and sighed; it was a disaster. How can one little girl do this much damage in ten minutes? she wondered. Filling a bucket with water and grabbing a mop, she set herself to the task of cleaning the living room.

Twenty minutes later, the room looked cleaner than it did before. Hinami nodded at her handiwork and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. Ayato still hadn't come back from the bedroom. Finishing the dishes, Hinami wandered down the hall. What could he possibly be doing? He doesn't really like the twins… Stepping into the bedroom, Hinami laughed softly.

Ayato hadn't come back because he was busy sleeping on the floor, Miyu and Minoru snuggled into his side and on his stomach. Hinami grinned wickedly and took out her phone to snap a picture. No way am I going to let him live this down. Big sister will get a kick out of it too. Tucking her phone back into her pocket, she tiptoed to the three and quietly picked Miyu up off of Ayato's stomach. Hinami quickly put her in the crib, wrapping her in the blankets. She did the same with Minoru before waking up her sleeping boyfriend.

Shuffling over to Ayato, Hinami knelt by his head. She gently shook his shoulder and whispering his name to wake up him. Ayato jerked awake when he felt somebody touching him. His eyes darted around until the settled on Hinami's face, leaning over him.

"Wakey wakey, Ayato-kun," she cooed, running a hand through his hair.

"I'm up!" He sat up, forcing Hinami back. "Why am I on the floor?"

"You don't know, Ayato-kun?" she teased. "You were peacefully sleeping in the middle of the floor with Miyu and Minoru cuddled close to you."

She showed him the picture she took as proof, snapping her phone closed when he tried to delete it.

"No no, bad Ayato-kun," she scolded, "You aren't supposed to touch other peoples' things without permission."

"Whatever, just delete that picture! And stop calling me 'Ayato-kun,' it's creepy." He pushed himself into a standing position.

"Sir yes sir!" Hinami saluted and stood up next to him. Though I have no intention to delete that photo… She thought, smiling to herself.

She followed Ayato out of the room, leaving the bedroom door cracked behind her. She turned the lights off in the kitchen as Ayato sat on the sofa again, leaving only the living room lamp on. Walking to the couch, she sat next to her boyfriend, lifting his arm around her shoulders and cuddling into his side. She smiled when he grunted and rested her head on his chest.

Ayato sat quietly as he heard her breathing slow and her head dropping further down his chest. Shifting so her head was against his shoulder, he picked up her hand with his free one and intertwined their fingers. He remained silent, occasionally touching her hair or rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb, until Kaneki and Touka returned.

When they did, Hinami woke up and greeted them. Kaneki immediately went to check on his children as Hinami filled Touka in on what happened. Touka sighed as Hinami described the diaper cream incident.

"I'm sorry about that. I don't know who she got that personality from," she expressed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Thank you for cleaning it up, Hinami."

"No problem, big sister," Hinami replied, smiling.

Hinami looked back at Ayato, who had only stood up and was watching the interaction. She turned back to Touka as Kaneki returned from checking on the twins. She smiled at them,

"Well, we better go. It's pretty late. See you later, big brother, big sister!"

She waved Ayato over and walked towards the entrance to put on her shoes. Ayato did the same and nodded his goodbyes while Hinami hugged Kaneki and Touka. When she was finished, he opened the door and led her out of the apartment.

On the street, Hinami slipped her hand into his and leaned against him slightly. She sighed contently as she walked.

"See, Ayato? That wasn't so bad, was it?" she prodded, grinning.

"Hn," Ayato groaned, staring straight ahead.

She giggled into his arm and squeezed his hand. Looking down at her, Ayato clasped his hand around hers tightly and began walking towards home faster, pulling her along. The only reason I will put up with it is because it makes you so happy…


And so... What do you think? I'm about as confident with Ayahina as I am with Touken (which means not at all). To be honest, this was loosely based off of something that happened when I was little. Apparently, when I was like 2 or 3, I got ahold of diaper rash cream and smeared it all over the walls. So that's why Miyu does that. c:

I apologize if either Hinami or Ayato are OOC. I kinda headcanon Ayato as indifferent to everybody except Hinami. Like, he still might sound mean to her around other people, but they both know he does that because he's embarrassed. He's really a giant, sweet teddy bear to Hinami and he loves her so much. And I try to write Hinami as a more confident young woman. She'll actually tease Ayato and egg him on. She stands up for herself. So yeah, that's how I write them (or try to anyway).

Also, since Hinami and Ayato are the godparents, they'll show up more in these stories. It'll still be centered more on the twins, of course, but I gotta have adults in the background.

And the twins are, say, 2-ish? So the diapers are actually pull-ups, because they're being potty-trained and such.

As always, thank you for reading this and putting up with me. I love you all so much. C':

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