Summary: A series of one-shots featuring Uchiha Itachi babysitting the Hyuuga Heiress.
Hyuuga Neji didn't like the Uchiha brothers one bit.
Hyuuga Neji, once upon a time (three weeks ago) had resented Hinata for years since her third birthday party.
Hyuuga Hizashi, Neji's father, was bringing Hinata back to her room after she said she was tired from all the festivities and wanted to sleep, falling asleep in her uncle's arms as he brought young Hinata home.
During that time, an attempted kidnapping occurred and although his father was able to eliminate the kidnappers, he sustained fatal wounds.
Hyuuga Neji didn't hold a grudge at Hinata in particular, after all, she was three years old and had only received her first formal lesson that day, but more so his anger was directed at the main family.
Why was his father alone, shouldn't Hinata-sama have more body guards as heiress? How was the Hyuuga Compound's security so lax that kidnappers could enter at all?
More than anything, Neji resented the main family for the death of his father which still stung this day.
Uchiha Itachi, who was 4 years older than him and famous for reaching ANBU by the age of 13, was walking seven year old Hinata-sama home.
The next day, Neji watched Hinata talk in a seemingly civil manner with Uchiha Sasuke who was notorious for having the majority of females in his class as fangirls (thankfully, Hyuugas simply do not fangirl about anything.)
Latter that same day, Neji confronted the younger Uchiha and he said that Hinata-sama was "sorta not ugly."
Today however, somehow, Neji, Sasuke, and Hinata were all sitting on the couch while Itachi babysat them.
"Why am I here?" Neji, through a slip of control wondered aloud.
"As you know, historically, the Uchiha and Hyuuga do not get along," Itachi said, "So my father and Hiashi-sama are discussing inter-clan peace talks."
Neji frowned and tried again, "But why am I here?"
"We figured Hinata-san would be more comfortable with someone she knew around her age and Hanabi-san is still a todler," Itachi elaborated.
Hyuuga Hanabi had yet to reach two years of age and while she had a small vocabulary and had yet to form full sentence speeches, was a bright child.
Neji deepened his frowned and sarcastically said, "It's good to know my company is above that of a toddler to you."
"Hn," Sasuke, (who had been sulking up till now) grunted.
"Hmp," Neji turned the other way.
He heard Hinata give a slight chuckle and Neji narrowed his eyes instantaneously.
Hyuuga Neji decided that he hated the Uchiha brothers.