She looks like a mother.

She hasn't let go of him since I brought him two weeks ago. She won't even let me touch him. I look over at her. She's cooking us dinner, with one hand she stirs the pot and with the other she carries him.

I once tried to hold him. She was in the bathroom and he started crying. But before I can pick him up she swooped in and took him. I don't really mind. I'm no good with kids.

I think she's worried I might taint him. I don't blame her for keeping him away from me.

He doesn't have a name. Neither of us has approached the subject of what we are going to do with him. Sooner or later we're going to have to. But for now, she seems happy. The happiest she's ever been since she came here. She doesn't even complain when I don't come home or if I come back with blood on my clothes and shoes.

I continue to sharpen my katana. He looks at me from over her shoulder. I catch his gaze, he smiles at being caught looking. He looks to be about six months. He has dark black hair and a pale complexion. He has wide dark eyes, in another life he could have been my son.

Hinata sets him down in a highchair I built. Its made of wood and painted with the leftover green paint from before. Hinata puts down my plate of food and his. She sits down next to me, he is between us.

I finish eating and take my plate to the sink. "I'm going to go train for a while," I say when I finish washing the plate. I leave the room and go to the front door. I put on my gear and leave the cabin.

I walk to the familiar tavern. I sit down at the bar and order a drink. I look around the bar for the old woman's face but don't see her. Soon enough a woman walks up to me and offers her body for the night. I turn her down but many replace her. I sigh, this is why I hate coming here at night with all the other alcoholics.

I am about to walk out of the bar when I finally spot her. I walk to her. It's the same old woman who usually gives me jobs, she chuckles when she sees the expression on my face.

"Remind me not to ever meet you here at night," I say and sit down in front of her. "Poor baby. Having beautiful woman all around you willing to do anything for you" she jokes. I sigh, "do you have any new information on Hinata Hyuga's investigation in the leaf?"

"Nothing new, they suspect that someone from the land of lightning took her because of what happened when she was young."

"Do you know who is on her rescue team?"

"Her old team, Naruto, Shikamaru, and Neji."

"Shikamaru and Neji?"

"Yes. You have to get going, boy. Those two are too smart for their own good. If they even walk in this direction her old team will be able to pick up on her scent."

"I know... Any news on who the baby's parents are?"

"Nope, I don't know where she could have got him either."

"Hm," I stand up to leave. "You know this isn't just going to go away right?"

"What are you talking about?"

"The search for Hinata. She's the Hyuga's heiress Sasuke. They will never stop looking for her."

"I know..."

She sighs, "good luck boy. Your gonna need it." I turn around and leave the tavern. I walk back to the cabin and quietly walk inside. I take off my shoes and walk to the bedroom.

I expect to see Hinata and the baby sleeping but they aren't. She's sitting up on the bed with him in her arms. I stand in the doorway and notice she's talking to him. I try to listen in on what she is saying. I smile when I notice she's singing him a lullaby.

"Hush little baby, don't say a word, mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring turns to brass,
mama's gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, mama's gonna buy you a billy goat."

She stops singing when she notices that the baby has fallen asleep. She smiles softly, "My little angel... Don't worry Itachi your mother will always protect you no matter what..." My smile drops.

What did she just say?

"Hinata?" I call out as I walk to her. She looks up at me still smiling. "Yes, Sasuke?"

"Did you... Just call him Itachi?"

Her smile widens, "That's his name... He's named after his uncle" she says and looks fondly at him. I sit down on the bed next to her.

"Hinata... You know we can't keep him, right? We have to find his parents and give him back..." I whisper gently. Her smile drops and she looks up at me. Her face is blank for a couple of seconds before she smiles again.

"Your such a kidder Sasuke. We are his parents. Isn't that right Itachi." she says happily.

"Hinata?"

"I mean look at him! He looks just like you! Maybe the next baby we have will look more like me" she says with a giggle. I give her a small smile. "Hinata? Can I hold him?" She looks at me surprised. I hold out my hands. "I am his father after all." She smiles, "Of course. Just be careful not to wake him" she says as she hands him over.

I take him and hold him close to me. I stand up and begin to back out of the room. "Sasuke? Where are you taking Itachi?" she asks as she stands up.

"Hinata?"

"Yes, Sasuke?"

"You know this isn't our child, right?"

"What are you talking about Sasuke? Of course he is! You're his father and I'm his mother."

I take another step back. "Hinata... I'm not his father and your not his mother. His name isn't Itachi either. This child isn't ours..."

She begins to shake her head and grip her hair. "No..." she whispers. I take another step back. "Sasuke give me Itachi. You're going to wake him. You know how hard it is to get to go back to sleep."

I shake my head, "Hinata..."

"He is ours Sasuke. You found him all alone in that basement. You said it yourself. If his real parents cared about him he wouldn't have been there" she steps closer.

"Hinata, you know she could have kidnapped him. His parents are probably worried sick about him. They are going to want him back at one point. We can't just steal him from them"

Hinata steps closer. "They don't have to know. No one has to know... This is what we've always wanted Sasuke... A family. And now we have one... We aren't alone anymore Sasuke. I don't have to listen to my father constantly insult me for not being enough. And you won't be alone anymore..." she whispers. Without me realizing she has gotten close to me.

She reaches her hands out and touches both of my cheeks. She has tears in her eyes but she smiles. "Were a family Sasuke and no one's going to separate us..." she whispers. She grabs my arm and leads me back to the bed. We lay down, our foreheads practically touching. The only space between is the baby.

She shuts off the light and quickly falls asleep. I open my eyes and look at her. She has a faint smile on her face and dry tears on her cheeks.

I don't know who is crazier... Her or me?

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