Year Two
Back to Reality
It was hard to believe that a year had flown by so quickly. It seemed like yesterday they were off making bad childlike decisions. All of them really. Now almost all of their generation were grown up with children or children on the way. The only ones who hadn't a wife and children, that they knew of, were Sai and Kiba. They wanted it that way.
Things just two years ago were so fleeting and monotone. They slept the whole night through, they all had alarm clocks and they worked, went on missions.
Now they only had one job.
Raising children was hard work.
It was more nerve raking than any S ranked mission could ever be.
The stakes were too high to count.
Failure was not an option.
You weren't ever done with this mission.
It was so much hard work too.
Itachi was lying on his stomach watching the child that had gotten him out of bed at an ungodly hour. Ino was lying next to him. Inokoto needed the pair of them to watch her play with her toys by herself. If they both weren't up she wouldn't rest.
"I feel like someone threw sand under my eyelids."
Itachi was more used to being awake and going without sleep than Ino. Still he was starting to feel it and he had been far too spoilt and comfortable the past years until Inokoto had come along.
Inokoto was a bowl of energy no matter what. It was like she didn't need to sleep. It didn't matter how much or little sleep she got, she was always this energetic.
"Look, circle!"
Inokoto was holding up a ball with a large grin. Ino opened her eyes to see said ball flying against her. Itachi snorted lifeless when he heard it made contact with her face.
"Yes, mommy sees, no need to throw."
"No sleepy now!"
Ino felt like she could start crying any second now. She was very sleepy now. Inokoto ran over to the ball and picked it up. She with great aim tossed it on her father and it was Ino's turn to snort lifelessly.
"Why is she doing this to us?"
Inokoto had given up on the ball and found a very noisy toy. It made barking sounds, construction sounds, bell and horn sounds and a female cry that made shivers run up Itachi's spine every single time. He was sure it made other sounds too, but she had her favorites. This toy was of course given by Hatake Kakashi, who else would torture them with this toy?
"Inokoto, let's play naptime."
Inokoto never played naptime, Ino knew that. Ino knew that she also had to get up now that Inokoto had run off to somewhere.
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So I'm finally back, for a week give or take… I might be persuaded to do double updates if the interest is high enough.
Okami: More like, bless her parents. They are the ones that need it. Hehe
Mari: Thank you and consider the story continued
Yara: I'm glad you love Inokoto, as I do. I would certainly give her all of my attention. I'm glad you like the characters, that's such a compliment! Inokoto is perfect, when she isn't throwing balls. Thank you for the review and compliments.