A/N: First off, I want to reinforce what I said on my profile. If you want to submit a theme for my three main one-shot collections (I am a little picky, so nothing filthy, sexual, or ridiculously lengthy,) leave it in a review or PM for me and tell me it is a theme. I don't want to close these down, like I feared I might have to before when I felt idea-dry. Thank you, lets get going.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I make no profit from this.
"It's not fair!" Karin stomped her foot, frustrated as Suigetsu held their 2-month-old daughter, Arisa, and the baby girl cooed and giggled. Whenever Karin tried to hold her, the baby screamed. In short, it had been a long two months.
"Maybe it's like Sakura said, they can sense when you're nervous." Suigetsu grinned at his wife.
They were only 19, and their marriage had been shotgun when Karin found out that she was pregnant. Still, they were doing well, they had settled in the leaf village for the moment, and they had a house, Suigetsu even had a job. Suigetsu had whined at first, wanting to go to the mist village, but Karin had reasoned that it seemed easier to be somewhere they had a built in support system, like the leaf village.
Arisa tore a button off of Suigetsu's work shirt and threw it across the room, laughing. Suigetsu sighed, then busted out laughing and looked at Karin.
"Well, she's definitely your child." Suigetsu held the baby to him, rocking her gently.
"Sometimes I hate you." Karin sighed, and then disappeared into the kitchen when the phone shrilled.
"That's silly." Suigetsu grinned, using his baby-talk voice to make Arisa giggle. "Mommy's silly, isn't she?" He grinned at Arisa, who just laughed more. When Suigetsu had found out Karin was pregnant, he had been terrified that the baby would be afraid of his teeth, but their little girl didn't seem to care. Sakura had told them if she grew up around him, she wouldn't care at all. It appeared the medic, who had a son of her own with Sasuke Uchiha that was only a month older than Arisa, knew a lot about babies.
"They want you in the office." Karin stood in front of Suigetsu expectantly.
"Maybe I should just put her in the crib." Suigetsu tried to sidestep Karin, hoping the happy baby wouldn't turn into a screaming one before he could get out.
"Hand her over, she's my child." Karin growled through gritted teeth.
Suigetsu hesitated, and then handed the baby over to Karin. Arisa instantly began to scream, and Suigetsu hesitated again before slipping out the door.
"Listen little lady," Karin began, rocking the little girl gently. "I am the woman of the house, and you are my daughter. I love you just as much as your Father does, and do not deserve to be screamed at any time I want to hold you. I created you, I can take you out of this world."
Arisa looked at her Mother contemplatively for several moments, grinned, and then began to laugh maniacally, or as maniacally as a baby can.
"That's my girl." Karin sank into a chair, smiling at her daughter. Why hadn't she thought of just talking to Arisa before?
Simple. She had underestimated the baby's intelligence.
Well, she wouldn't do that again.
A/N: The ending seemed sudden, but I did the best I could. And the theory of why Arisa reacted so, well, it's all up for debate. Is the baby honestly that smart? Or did Karin simply lose her nervousness once she began to talk to Arisa like that? I'd love to hear your comment, and drop me a theme if you will.