Author's notes: Whew! Just finished my Physics Project and Practicing for Cheer dance! Now I think I deserve a nice, long dip at the hot spring, or have a sip of Tea. But never mind that. What I want to do now is update my fic, so here it is!

I finished watching Toshokan Sensou already. I looove Dojo and Iku!! Weeeeeee!

Btw, I stumbled upon Holly Will's IN YOUR (SHARK) SHOES or whatever its title is… it's kind of a crack fic… and I like crack fics!! One of the best!!

Anyway On with the Show. I mean the Story.

Recap:

Hinata stared at Sasuke like a child watching anime on television. She never knew how tall he was and how handsome he was, up close… how his black, glossy hair shines under the fluorescent lights, or how creamy yet pale his skin can be. She had not realized him at all, until now. Her nineteen years of walking at the face of the earth she had not been attracted to him. All she could think of was friendly, cheery Naruto, who, for moments, could help the Hyuuga forget her problems in life.

She felt her heart turning a flip and a blush crawling along her face when she saw Sasuke looking directly at her. She quickly diverted her attention, pretending to listen to Gai-sensei's and Lee's debate on whether they should give Sasuke one of their jumpsuits. Hinata quickly then rested her gaze back to Sasuke, who was already preoccupied with a talk about chakra control with Kakashi.

What am I feeling…? It's… probably nothing… but, no…did I just blush?? What for?? Not that I like him… I LIKE Naruto-kun, not him… Hinata wildly shook her head, as if making her thoughts go away.

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In Medias Res… (After Oh-so-many-events, 2 months to be exact.)

Hinata focused her mind. Left? Or right? Her thoughts swirled onto her opponent, who was already a bit panting with exhaustion. They were apparently sparring for a full two hours already. She took two steps back, planning to have a good distance for her attack; neither too near nor too far. Watching like an eagle looking for a mouse, she waited for her challenger to attack.

"HIYAAA!!" Naruto screamed and ran to dig a fist onto Hinata's face, only to be dodged by the Hyuuga. He turned onto his side, his fists already rocketing to Hinata. Hinata lurched sideward, dodging again. He's faster than before, she thought. Suddenly she took the opportunity by catching Naruto's outstretched arm, twisting it onto his back, swiping Naruto's foot by hers. Naruto hadn't seen her feet coming, so he fell flat on the ground, his arm still held by Hinata.

"I-I won, Naruto-kun…" was her shy declaration, smiling a bit with her achievement. Of course Naruto lost on purpose, but a win is still a win, right?

"Yeah, so you did." Naruto stood up as soon as Hinata let go of his arm.

"And in purpose."

"W-what? N-no, of course not! You were really that good! Dattebayo!!" Naruto's arms flinging all around him.

Hinata chuckled then nodded. Suddenly the door of the Hyuuga's dojo slid open, and there stood Neji.

"Okaeri nasai…" Hinata greeted, slightly bowing to the Hyuuga Leader.

He looked at Hinata with approval, then to Naruto.

"Thank you for helping me with Hinata-sama. I just hope I can rely on you again next time."

"Of course! Whenever you're busy and can't train Hinata-chan I'm here always! If I don't have any missions, that is."

"Understood. Speaking of missions, Hinata-sama," Turning to face his cousin, "Godaime-sama wants both of you to her office right now."

"Alright! Let's go!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs, renewed energy flowing out of him. Receiving a dirty look from Neji and a don't-you-want-to-do-something-first glance from Hinata, he added, "Err… I mean… after taking a shower and resting a bit"

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When the couple arrived at Tsunade's small office, Sasuke was already there. They sat down on two vacant chairs in front of the Uchiha.

"I'm having a meeting after this, so I'll go straight to the point." Tsunade started, sitting on her chair behind her desk, her hands entwined together, carrying her chin. "I know you can do so much than this, but all the genins are taken with other missions. So, although this is C –rank mission, I'm gonna give it to you, and no 'but's!!"

"Well, alright…" Naruto commented, "I don't have anything to do anyway…"

Hianta nodded while Sasuke only gave snorted.

"Are you in, Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

"Hn."

"Don't you know any other words beside that?"

"Dobe. I already came back to this village. Do you think I still want more serious missions to enhance my power? I can take any mission I can take, so that I can buy edible foods. And it's not even a word."

"RAMEN is the number one food in the world!" Naruto exclaimed, continuing, "Well at least you're coming! This is gonna be fun!"

Tsunade continued with delight, "Perfect! Now your mission is very simple to hear but hard to do—"

"Yeah, yeah. What is it??" The impatient Naruto butted in, his face already curled into a frown.

Receiving an angry glare from Tunade, he heard her say, "Baby-sitting."

With Tsunade's response the trio dropped dead on the floor. Of course they expected something… ninja-like, take for example catching a lost pet, or helping carrying things for a shopper, or even planting seedlings. But Baby-sitting!!

"Shouldn't that be an A-rank mission?" blurted Naruto, a big sweat dropping on his forehead. Hinata simply stared while yet again Sasuke gave his "Hn."

"Naruto, if you're going to be the next Hokage, then you must be handy with all sorts of ages – from infants to people who can hardly cling to life because they had clung on for so long. Well, I guess you can't handle these kinds of missions, hmmmm?" Tsunade teased, obviously in a good mood today.

"Of course not! I'll do anything to be the Hokage! Now, details old hag!"

"Shut your mouth, or you'll never see the sun set today. Anyway, the babies – they're triplets you see – you'll be handling 1 year olds, two girls and a boy. They are Lord Hishikagi and Lady Ayame's children, from the southern part of the Fire country. You'll take care of them for two weeks, because their parents are going to have a vacation, understand? So that's it. I'll give you your map, and now ready your things."

"Alright! At the big gate after thirty, got it?" Naruto said, looking both at his friends.

The two gave a quick nod and the three went off to their own businesses.

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"Dobe, let me take the map and get us in the right direction." Sasuke said, snatching the map from Naruto's hands. They were already outside Konoha borders and are supposed to be at their destination right now but are still hundreds of miles away because of Naruto's lack of sense in directions.

"Hey! We ARE in the right direction!"

"No we aren't Naruto." Sasuke debated, flipping the map (Naruto was reading it upside down) and scanning the area.

"He's r-right, N-naruto-kun…" Hinata said but Naruto didn't hear her because: 1.) Her voice was no more than a whisper, and 2.) He was in his usual hysterical fit.

"We're supposed to be heading at the opposite direction!" Sasuke nearly shouted, veins of anger bulging on his forehead. So with Sasuke's guidance, after an hour, they arrived safely at the mansion. It was a big mansion, with a foreign design, red bricks, window panes, three chimneys, three stories high, and a big, big metal gate that goes along down the road, surrounding the wealthy couple's property.

They rang the bell and after a while a maid in a cute uniform came to meet them and after finding out who they were, led them in.

"Whoa! It's bigger on the inside!" Naruto whispered in awe. It was true; you could see its enormous exterior on the outside and think it's big, but when you go inside the interior is far bigger. Their maid that was ushering them to the Parlor room simply smiled and said that it was also the way she had reacted when she first entered the abode. The trio placed their bags on the floor beside the chairs they were sitting and waited as the maid went to call the Ishii couple. After an hour of patiently waiting (and calming Naruto down) the husband and wife finally trudged downstairs.

"Oh, so you're the cute youthsters who're going to take care of my precious angels, hmm?" said Lady Ayame after the three presently introduced themselves. She was young, with a pale, creamy complexion, and a long, jet black hair curled and fashioned into a bun. She, like her husband, was already wearing their outside clothes, ready for the trip.

"Yes! We're here to take care of your babies, Ma'am!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Such darlings. Aren't they the cutest of the bunch, honey dear?" Ayame giggled, childish.

"Yes, dear." Lord Hishikagi was a bit older than Lady Ayame, with strokes of gray hair visible.

"A-ayame-sama, c-can we take a l-look at the b-babies?" Hinata whispered, yet miraculously, Lady Ayame heard her.

"Oh, yes! The darlings are in their room. Do show them the way, Mika-kun, and lead them to their rooms. It's a good thing this house is big, no? You'll each have a room to sleep in. So don't worry." Lady Ayame said, smiling still.

Lord Hishikagi cleared his throat and said, "We better get going, Ayame. Or else we're going to be late. The carriage's already outside."

"Oh, yes dear. Let's go."

The maid wished the joyous couple a grand time, and led the three to the play room.

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…….And I'll stop there. I still have my column and article to finish and my physics project to test. O and review for our quarterly exams. Or not. Hahahahah… anyway, please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeee leave me a review. Just tell me what you think. I don't know if you guys still love my story or what.

Heartbrokenhinata, thank you for the review!