Baby Sitting

Baby sitting



Chapter 11: Laughing Blonds and Shocking Phone Calls



“Who knew custard, tomatoes, ice cream and ramen could taste so nice together” sasuke asked no one in particular, looking to haru as if he would give him the answer. The infant just hesitantly peered into the now empty bowl with a look of disgust, as if the brown and yellow substance that his guardian had just eaten would jump out at him.



Laughing at the toddler, sasuke scooped him up and nuzzled his face in the thick hair. Glancing at the clock, he realised they still had a few minutes left before they had to go, and he looked around for something to do with a bored expression. “You really need a hair style” he stated looking at the messy locks that stuck up all over his head.



He sat in front of the mirror in their bedroom with his leg stretched out and haru planted between them. Haru giggled as sasuke brushed his hair, attempting to style the thick locks that were refusing to lie flat. Parting it in all different directions until he found one that tamed the stubborn hair.



“There” sasuke stated as he looked over Haru’s dark head - just noticing how similar they real were – the baby’s hair now parted to the side, letting one half fall over the infants eye. Haru just giggled again and clapped at the imaged in the mirror facing him.



“Come on now brat, can’t be late for the nurses” Sasuke said fondly, standing and giving his clothes another glance before searching for the note that had their appointment information, Haru steadily getting to his feet making his way across the living room to the TV remote for some short entertainment.



Sasuke had decided – after the incident in the shop – to go with an outfit that didn’t show as much leg. Settling for loose black three quarter pant, with white bandages wrapped from below his knee to his black sandals and his short white kimono, tied around his waist by a black sash. Perfectly monotone and hardly noticeable in a crowd.



Slipping the note into the pouch tied to his thigh after a quick once over, sasuke plucked Haru from where his eyes had been glued to the TV. Receiving sequels of disappointment, but sasuke had long learnt to deal with them by now.



A few minutes later they had entered the small clinic a few streets away from sasuke apartment, being only a few minutes away from the main town.



As soon as the door shut in the small but crowded waiting room, sasuke felt all eyes turn to him, the previous chatting noise dying down to low mummers and sasuke was being painfully reminded of the day at the park when he had been bombarded with women and questions. And sasuke did Not want a repeat of that terrifying situation



Haru squirmed under all the attention, reaching up to sasuke on his tip toes, whispering “Up, pick up” losing the confidence he had felt while walking by himself down the street, with sasuke not far behind.



The dark haired teenager picked haru up, holding him to his chest where the small boy buried his face in the material of his clothes and strode purposefully to the desk at the far end of the room.



“Hello, how can I help you?” the cheerful women at the desk asked.



“Sasuke Uchiha and Haru, here for an appointment at 11 O’clock?” he asked uncertainly, never having been to a clinic before, the hospitals usually dealing with any illness along with the more sever injuries that got you put there in the first place.



Her manicured nails typed quickly along the keyboard while her eyes flicked to the screen a few times before she looked back at him with a smile. “Of course, you’re with Mr. Yan, room 17, please take a seat and I will call your name when he is available”



Nodding he turned back to the numerous people in the small waiting room, finding more than a few heads whipping away from where they had been watching him seconds ago. With a firm glare in place he made his way to the only available seat he could see.



Settling down with haru in his lap, the noise seemed to increase to a normal level, with people arguing across the room, of old ladies chattering about the latest unbelievable gossip.



Thankfully he didn’t have too wait long before his name was called. Rushing out of the room and away from the old man with no teeth that had been attempting to talk to him, he scanned the long hall way for room 17. Knocking on the correctly numbered door, he waited patiently for someone to open it.. but haru had other idea..



“Oww” was the shout that greeting the blond, middle-aged medic when he opened the door. Sasuke rubbed his sore head and glared at the infant before giving the shocked man an apologetic look as he was let into the room.



“Ahh I remember when my own son used to do that, don’t worry, they grow out of it.. eventually anyway” the medic laughed, after getting over his initial shock, watching as sasuke gingerly sat on the chair next to the messy desk.



“Eventually?.. oh joy” the raven haired boy said sarcastically. Playfully pulling at haru’s own hair for revenge, earning him a squeal and a tiny glare. Sasuke just laughed it off.



“I’m glad to see your settling well with him, he seems to like you, so it was a good choice on kakashi’s part to put you together.. he.. ah he mentioned that you needed some company for a while, along with something to keep you occupied” the blond stated with a small smile.



The comment made sasuke let out a smile of his own “Yea I guess I did”



“Anyway down to business, have their been any problems recently?” the older man asked in a business like voice.



They talked for what seemed like hours, sasuke talking about his problems sleeping, and answering questions on both his and Haru’s daily lives and health. Even mentioning his weird eating habits as of late.



At that the older man paused, hearing his latest combination of food in one bowl. “Custard, noddles….” The man trailed off in disbelief, while sasuke just shrugged.



“Hmm and you haven’t had any signs of feeling ill at all? Maybe dizzy spells? Or just unexpected vomiting?”



Sasuke grimaced at the word, never getting used to the images of drunken relatives spuing their guts out on the floors or in bathrooms after one of the more intense social parties his mum had when he was younger. “Nope… maybe one or two dizzy spells over the last month, but nothing worrying I’d think”



The blond man ‘hmm’ed some more before scribbling something down on a piece of paper. “Okay I’m going to take a small sample of blood and you can be on your way”



“Sure” sasuke said, slightly suspicious of all the usual questions.



Knock. Knock. Knock.knock.KNOCK.



“Okay I’m coming already” sasuke shouted to the impatient person who wouldn’t wait for him to change Haru’s nappy.



Sasuke ripped the door open “What the hell do you….Ooff….”



“Dobe?” sasuke asked from his position on the floor where a blur of blond had knocked him down.



“Yep! Who else would it be? Well.. ya’ missed me?! Huh, Huh?” the overly cheerful boy asked over and over.



“if I say yes with you get off me?” sasuke questioned back, already grining from his best friend’s happy mood. He really had missed Naruto, but he wouldn’t tell the dobe that.



“…..sasuke?” naruto seemed to be staring at something above him. “Why is there a baby looking at me?.. scratch that.. why is there a baby in your apartment?!”



“Its your fault?” sasuke said, glaring at naruto.



“What? What’ve I done now” the blond yelled in confusion. Sasuke just laughed, he loved tormenting his naruto.



After sasuke had finally got the blond to understand the situation, naruto had gotten excited at the prospect of a new little friend to show around. The rest of the day was spent around the village, as naruto dragged the raven haired boy with haru to all the places he wanted to show the little infant. Getting ice cream, taking pictures in the park, and of course at the raman stall where the hyperactive ninja was sad to find out that haru was too young to eat the noodles by himself. But sasuke helped the infant with smaller pieces of meat and veg while naruto watched on amused.



“Your really good with him” naruto blurted out after gulping down the liquid at the bottom of his raman.



The dark haired boy looked at naruto questioningly. “Your gonna make a good dad someday, the way you handle him, like he’s your own, I just feel like I’m gonna drop him” naruto explained with a laugh.



Sasuke smiled “Me too at first, but I had a good teacher” he mused without thinking, “Yuhi” he supplied when naruto asked who, not willing to tell him about his brother, even if the blond was his best friend.



Curled up on the couch a few days later, sasuke silently spooned one of his strange deserts into his mouth every so often, his eyes watching the movie on the TV across from him. Haru had fallen asleep a while ago, snuggling close to sasuke on his lap.



The smile hadn’t left his face, even after the dobe had left. Seeing his friend again had brought him back to reality and away from feeling like a full time parent. It was refreshing to say the least.



The shill ringing of the phone caught his attention and he quickly settled haru onto the couch before dashing to the phone to cut off the ringing that would surly wake the infant.



“Hello?” he answered slightly irritated “.. yes I’m Sasuke Uchiha…. Yes…. Mr Yen?... no I’m not holding Haru at this moment…… I’m not near any sharp corners… why?... no its not a stone floor… what’s going on?... put anything breakable down? What are you talking about? .. tell me or I’m coming down there… no I don’t want to sit down… tell me what’s going on!...”



Sasuke listened quietly for a few seconds to the voice on the other end of the line before his eyes widened in shock and a loud crash startled even him as his bowl smashed into pieces on the floor..



“….oh… y-you.. I – I mean .. your s-sure?…. ohh .. g-god...”



And once again, sasuke found all the lights going out in his mind before he even realised he was falling…



A/N: and a cliffie... hehe...I’m sorry I haven’t updated in such a long time. I haven’t had any ideas for such a long time, but now I remember where I was gong with this, so I should have one out sooner than my last update.. I think.. but don’t hold me to that.



Anyway.. reviews appreciated if you want me to update more :D