Babysitting! (M)

[ℐai-ℒin]

The rain put a familiar feeling to her senses; the moistness, the smell. With a small black umbrella, Jai-Lin proceeded to a residence; for her ‘mission.’ Her black shoes scoffed against the wet paving of the sidewalk, and her eyes were following the building side for an address marker. So she was going to baby-sit children, which seemed to be embarrassing. But someone had to do it, and Jai-Lin could use a regular job as of lately. Most of the missions turned into some sort of brawl. Plus, she got to spend a few hours with children. When you’re a ninja, you spend so much time with angry people, and generally other shin obi. Hopefully this would supply her with some fun, and money as well.

She felt strange, not in her usual attire. Her shirt was now sleeveless, wit a similar crossing in the front. She was unable to really hide weapons now, just her leg pouch. But it didn’t matter anyways, considering Jai-Lin was a fist fighter generally. There was serious doubt in her mind that she would need to really use any weaponry though.

“732 Sakura street…” She repeated to herself, looking up the street to the rows of houses. They all looked similar, but their numbers were all she needed. Finding the right house, hopefully, she closed, and shook off her umbrella. The tiny porch had two concrete steps on it, and just below the door, a blue welcome mat. She cocked her head slightly, but shrugged. As the rain and wind picked up, a small wind chime sung. Jai-Lin’s hand reached to knock on the door, but before she even knocked, it swung open, loud hinges creaking. A short woman answered the door. She was obviously going out, being gussied up with her hair in curls.

“Thank lord!” She smiled, as if Jai-Lin were a savior or something of that sort. A feeling of fear shot down her spine. At that moment, she realized the mission request had not said exactly how many children she would be taking care of. But, seeing it as being silly to worry about that since she was a kunoichi, she entered. She automatically kicked off her wet, muddy shoes, not wanting to make it discussing. “So, My oldest is Daichi, he is six…” She began to speak, but Jai was only half listening, because she was inspecting the house. Generally it was well kept, with a few messes here and there. “And Hana is four… And then the baby…” She continued, laying on the pressure. The woman left rather quickly.

[ℐai-ℒin]

Jai-Lin was left standing in the living room, with a baby cradled in her arms… And two kids staring at her. The boy had a bratty expression, like he was expecting her to stand on her head. I could do that. She thought to herself. The other child, the young girl, seemed meek, and sort of hiding behind her brother. She almost reminded Jai of Sakaki, a younger one, of course.

“ So you must be Daichi and Hana?” She smiled, kneeling to meet their height. “My name‘s Jai-Lin,” She said nicely, rocking the baby, whom was asleep in her arms. The boy gave her an look like we was disappointed.

“Your supposed to be a ninja?” He asked, arms folded. She nodded in response. “You don‘t look like one!”

Irritated slightly, she gave him a nonchalant smile. “I‘ll assure you, I am. How about lunch, kids?” Jai handled, gravitating to the kitchen. She had three hours. She could do this. Setting the baby down, she pulled out the right stuff for making sandwiches. The kids brought up chairs to the counters, the girl looking at her with raised eyebrows. They seemed to be expecting something awesome. Mentally shrugging, her hands quickly constructed two perfect sandwiches within several seconds. She had had plenty of practice, and being a ninja, you learned to be quick with your hands. The longer it takes to throw a fist, or create a seal, the more likely you are to die.

The children were not completely difficult. They ate their sandwiches, and watched T.V. The baby began to cry, and Jai-Lin wasn’t sure what to do at first, never really caring for an infant before. But, after a bit, her motherly instinct broke in, and she realized it needed a diaper changing. It turned out to be sort of epic, being that she had to take a few tries to get the diaper on the right way, but her frustration melted away when she figured it out.

[ℐai-ℒin]

After about a half hour, the kids were sick of television, and Jai-Lin panicked a little on the inside. What would she have for them to do? It was raining outside… Two and a half hours. What to do… An idea of the academy sparked in her mind. “So Daichi, your mother mentioned you wanted to be a ninja?” She smiled. His chin seemed to lift, and he nodded. “Well, how about we do a few little training exercises? It you have some tennis balls,” She grinned. “Unless, you can‘t do them,” She provoked him.

“Bring it on!” He said, ready to show himself. She chuckled, asking them to help move the furniture. They sort of did, but she ended up doing… All of it. Daichi had run to his room, and retrieved a hells load of red balls. She sat criss-crossed on the floor. “Okay. This is one you will learn when you first go into the ninja school. You have to see how many of these balls you can deflect at once. ” She grinned, giving then each a wooden spoon to use. She couldn’t give them knives, after all. She began to throw. He got the first one, but not many of the others. She threw far less at the younger one. It was more like one every minute.

That lasted for about ten minutes, but she came up with many more ideas. The played tag, hide and go seek, and several other games. By the time their mother walked In the door, they were passed out on the couch. She seemed quite surprised. Her eyes gleamed with apprication, and JAi could tell she had had a good evening.Just the happiness in teh woman's face was enough for Jai-Lin to be satisfied at a job well done.

“I hope you enjoyed yourself, ” She smiled, handing the woman back her baby. She exited the house with a smug feeling.
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[addy-hime ♥]

Jai-Lin: 30 EXP.