Two daughters?

Rating: K

Summary: Shizune finds that she's curious on her first night there

Words: 576

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It was time to sleep in the bustling house of Severus Snape and Company. The only problem was the arrangements. It was already set that TenTen would not be walking to her 'home' at such a late hour. Severus glared at the girl hard enough that such a thought flew from her little mind at that instance. Tsunade and Shizune were sharing a room and a bed of course and Zabuza would be staying in his own room.

"Not fair," Zabuza grumbled childishly under his breath as he began to walk away and practically stomp his way up the stairs. Severus shook his head and decided that he would tell the man that he had heard him in the tub all of those days ago but that would be for later.

"Gaara, you will be sleeping tonight with a different potion this time—it will put you in a meditation type slumber until I teach you how to meditate on your own. TenTen, you may borrow a pair of Haku's pajamas and sleep in their bed tonight," Severus said to the little girl. TenTen nodded and dashed off to the boys' room with Haku. One would be starting the bath while the other would pick out the pajamas. Severus sighed as he prepared to be in the bed with three little boys that had such a fright.

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"Um, Severus-kun, may I ask you something?" Shizune inquired. Severus turned from his position of tucking the unconscious Gaara into his bed and separating Haku and Naruto so they couldn't kick at each other any longer.

TenTen was sitting on the bed with her large brown eyes looking around the picture covered room, waiting for Severus to assist her with her soaking wet but clean hair. The last thing he needed was to take care of a sick spy child or send her on her way to her boss and they not very much care for her.

"Proceed," Severus nodded, grabbing a towel and drying the brunette's long hair. It was longer and thicker than Haku's—wavy when wet as it was. He was slowly leading her to the boys' empty room and looking at Shizune at the same time.

"Well, you have two daughters and two sons but none of them look like you. Also why is it that only one girl gets to sleep with you while the other is placed in another room?" Shizune asked curiously as she noted the sleeping arrangements.

Haku made sputtering noises deep in his throat for he already knew who the woman was speaking about. It wasn't fair that everyone thought him a girl. Severus held back a chuckle, feeling truly sorry for Haku but it was quite humorous.

"I have three children—all sons. I do not know what I would do with a daughter. The little girl, TenTen, is a friend of theirs. The reason as to why Naruto, Haku, and Gaara do not resemble me is because I adopted each of them during my travels."

Shizune looked down at the girl who was beaming up at her and back at Haku who was looking slightly disgruntled.

"Oh, I am so sorry child, you look like a girl with that pretty hair," Shizune apologized as she bent down to TenTen. Naruto immediately burst into peals of laughter, rolling around on the large bed as if there was no tomorrow. Haku simply pouted and buried himself under the covers.

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The End

That is so not nice to Haku but it's funny in my mind.