Summary: A series of one-shots featuring Uchiha Itachi babysitting the Hyuuga Heiress.
It was Aburame Shino's third birthday party and once again Sasuke wasn't allowed to come.
Itachi, somehow, got stuck with babysitting along with Aburame Torune.
This time, he was to "play" with three children: The birthday boy, two year old Akimichi Choji, and two year old Hyuuga Hinata.
The Aburame, though standing unusually among the middle of the children, practically went unnoticed.
"Hap-Happy Birthday, Aburame-san," Hinata stuttered first with a kind smile.
"Arigato, Hyuuga-san," Shino said, "Nazenara? When one wishes you well, you thank them."
Hinata blinked slowly and said, "Oh, okay?"
There was a pregnant before Choji said, "Happy birthday."
"Arigato, Akimichi-san," Shino said but not explaining again, he loathed to explain things twice.
"Call me Choji," Choji said.
"Ca-call me Hinata," Hinata whispered loudly.
"You may call me Itachi," Itachi tossed in boredly, he congratulated the Aburame when he and his parents entered the Aburame Compound.
"Alright, you guys can call me Shino," Shino replied in his usual way, "Nazenara? It's common courtesy."
Torune sweat-dropped quietly next to Shino, the boy had the habit of nitpicking and justifying his own speech at the tender age of three.
"What's there to eat?" Choji asked loudly.
The three, though unfailingly polite, already had their personality quirks, Itachi noted quickly.
Hinata had her stutter, Shino nitpicked speech, and Choji seemed to always be hungry.
Pride swelled in Itachi, Sasuke had none of these personality quirks.
Translation:
Arigato - "Thank you"
Nazenara - "because" or "Why is that?"