Chapter 7 – Babysitting

Yay! Happy New Years everybody! Well here's the next chapter…

"Whaaa! Ms. Kiryoku! Kioshi's pulling my hair again!!"

"Kioshi, don't pull your sister's hair."

It turns out that beside the triplets; Kioshi, Hikari, and Yoake, there was a 7 month old baby boy named Ame. You were currently walking in circles around the living room with him in your arms because it seemed the only way he would sleep was if someone was holding him. He didn't mind noise at all, but if you put him down…

Hinata was trying to get Hikari and Kioshi to stop fighting. Sakura was playing with Yoake in the other room, along with Kiba and Akamaru, since the little girl wouldn't let the puppy out of her sight. Sasuke and Shino were leaning against the wall, looking bored, and Naruto was in the kitchen raiding the fridge for the third time since you arrived.

"Owww!"

"K-Kioshi-san, please stop pulling your sister's hair?" Hinata pleaded.

"Oh for crying out loud…" you muttered, putting the baby in Sasuke's arms. "You guys could help, you know." You told them angrily, kneeling down and gently pulling Kioshi's hands away from his sister's hair.

"Why are you so mean to Hikari?" you asked him. He scrunched up his face and crossed his arms (you know, the way little kids do when they're upset?)

"I'm bored" he whined. "And I don't like playing with girls." He scowled at his sister, who was being comforted by Hinata.

"Why don't you go find Naruto? I think he's in the kitchen. I bet he'll play with you." Kioshi nodded and got up, heading for the kitchen door. You sighed and stood up, ready to take Ame back from Sasuke. However, when you turned around, you saw that wasn't necessary. Sasuke was holding the infant close to himself, gently bouncing him up and down. Ame was smiling in his sleep, one tiny hand gripping Sasuke's shirt collar. You smiled to yourself and sat down on the couch, watching as Hinata played dollhouse with Hikari. Suddenly Yoake entered he room, crawling on all fours after Akamaru and giggling. Kiba came in after her and sat down next to you.

"She wants to be a dog when she grows up." He explained, nodding at Yoake.

"Hmmm… where's Sakura?" you asked.

"Trying to keep Naruto from eating all the food."

"We can always just order pizza. I'm buying this time, remember?"

"When you asked me to have lunch with you, I didn't think it'd be with three little kids and all of our teammates."

"Four kids" you reminded him, nodding to the baby. You noticed that Sasuke was listening in on your conversation and stuck your tongue out at him. Just then Naruto walked in and sat down on the floor, closely followed by Kioshi. Sakura came in too, looking very irritated until she saw Sasuke holding the baby.

"Awww…" she said, walking over. "Can I hold him for a while Sasuke-kun?"

"Be my guest" the Uchiha replied, handing the kid over. However, as soon as he was in Sakura's arms he began to wiggle and squirm, making little whining sounds.

"Never mind!" Sakura said quickly. "I think he likes you better!" You snickered as Sakura handed the unhappy baby back to Sasuke. Uchiha rolled his eyes, but you thought you saw him smile as Ame settled back down and began to suck his thumb. You checked your watch and saw that it was already 12:15.

"Okay, who's hungry for lunch?" you asked.

"I am!" all three of the little kids called, raising their hands high into the air as if they were at school. Naruto did as well, waving his hand in the air childishly. You rolled your eyes.

"Alright, who wants pizza?"

"I do!" the kids (including Naruto) cried in unison.

"Fine, I'll go order some. Calm down Naruto!" you went to the kitchen and called the pizza place. After ordering 4 extra large cheese pizzas, you went back to the living room expecting to find total chaos. Instead, Kioshi was playing (somewhat) quietly with Naruto, Hikari and Yoake were playing dollhouse with Hinata, and Ame was still sleeping soundly in Sasuke's arms. You smiled and sat down next to Naruto, since Sakura had taken your place on the couch. "The pizza should be here in about 15 minutes" you said, laying down and putting your hands behind your head.

Babysitting doesn't seem so bad so far, does it? Sorry this chapter took so long, I promise promise I'll update soon. Promise.