It was dawn. There was no sound to be heard, but Sasuke woke up anyway. With
a groan, he looked at his wristwatch that he had forgotten to take off the night
before, read 5:50. Sasuke was a late sleeper. He hated mornings. Hated mornings
more than he hated not being able to fall asleep. Of which he couldn't do. With
another groan, Sasuke sat up and stretched. Looking around his room, {Which was
still a bit dark} He noticed the mess that was slowly but surly getting worse.
The chair on the side of the bed had an assortment of clothing, blankets, and a
pair of sneakers all in a heap. While the floor wasn't all to bad, the corner of
the room was getting worse every hour. With yet another heavy groan, Sasuke
pulled himself from the comfort of his bed, and stretched out. Looking over to
his dresser, Sasuke brushed out his midnight hair, and straightened his shirt
out.
While walking down the hallway, he heard a thump. "That damn cat." Sasuke
thought to himself. Trying to find the source of the noise, Sasuke found himself
in the kitchen. And there was Yoru, Sasuke's big fluffy cat, licking the sides
of his face as he temporarily looked up at his owner. "What...do you have?"
Sasuke asked Yoru as if he could answer. Kneeling down and scooting closer to
his feline companion, Sasuke noticed it was a piece of lunch meat. Why on earth
did the cat have a slab of meat? Sasuke looked on the cupboards, but nothing was
out of place or left out. "Should have named you Houdini." Sasuke said with a
sheepish smile, stroking Yoru's fur. The cat finished his share of goods and
meowed on delight. "He finished it already?" Came the voice that made Sasuke
jump from his skin. He quickly turned to see his older brother walking into the
kitchen. "Jumpy much?" Itachi chuckled, lightly kicking Sasuke's leg while
walking by. "If you suddenly say something while I think I'm alone, and its dead
quiet, then yes." Was the reply. "Sorry. But yeah, the cat was howling before,
so I gave him some lunch meat to shut him up. His food bowl was empty also, so
that's probably why he was blaring. I bet he was lonely too." "Empty? Yoru,
you're fat enough." Sasuke stood while chuckling. Yoru snorted in reply.
"So...why are you up so early?" Asked Itachi. "Something woke me up, but I don't
know what it was." Sasuke thought of some possibilities but Itachi cut him off
short. "That was probably me. I stepped out of bed this morning with a numb leg
and stumbled into my dresser, thus scareing the cat, when he ran out of my room,
he ran into your door." Itachi said, while pouring himself a glass of soda.
"Well that's probably it then." Sasuke yawned, and stretched again. Yoru was
rubbing on Itachi's legs, as he knelt down to pet him he said: "Yes. Its all
your fault. you gave me the numb leg to begin with." Itachi inhaled deeply while
standing back up. "Want to watch TV or something?" Itachi asked, taking a sip of
soda. "No, I'm going back to bed. Common Yoru, were leaving." Sasuke Picked up
his beloved feline, and slunk back to his room, were he was greeted by the smell
of Yoru all over. Yoru smelled nice, so he didn't mind at all. Sasuke threw back
the covers, crawled into bed, and sat Yoru down right beside him, and covered
both himself and the cat with soft, thick covers. Sasuke stroked the cats fur,
as he rolled onto his back, as if asking: "Tickle my belly?" Sasuke knew that
without Yoru saying anything. Sasuke fingertips caressed Yoru's stomach-fur, as
Yoru started to purr. Sasuke loved Yoru. But Itachi didn't as much. Sure, Itachi
likes cats, and doesn't mind them one bit. But its Yoru's hair that bothers
Itachi. Especially in Spring, when Yoru sheds. Because Itachi doesn't really
like to find a big black spot at the end of his bed, with Yoru's long black hair
all over. But Itachi doesn't ever shag Yoru away, or be mean to him. Its not
Yoru's fault, and Itachi knows that. Sasuke's thoughts were interrupted by a
knock on the door. "Come in." Sasuke mumbled. The door opened to Itachi, who
walked in as soon as the door was open enough for him to just get through. "It
smells like that cat in here." He said, clicking the pine door shut. "Its nice."
Sasuke smiled, continuing to tickle Yoru's belly. {{{{Sasuke is facing the door,
in his laying position}}}} "Its creepy." Itachi sat on the end of the bed.
"Why?" Sasuke looked over at Itachi. "It just is." Itachi sighed. "I know if it
came down to me or the cat you'd choose the cat." Itachi smiled a bit. "That's
true. But for good reason. Yoru cant take care of himself. You can. Yoru has
never been outside before, so he doesn't really know how to react or how to do
anything but eat, sleep, wake up and eat again. You know how to live on your
own, and its good you do. You'd be chubby like Yoru if you didn't." Sasuke
chuckled. "That's true..." Itachi laid down, resting his head on Sasuke's leg.
"Yoru is a very well behaved cat. He takes care of you too, Sasuke. But I just
wish that he didn't shed becau- " Itachi was interrupted by Sasuke's laughter.
"He just wants his smell all over, that's all. But I was just thinking about you
and your hate of cat hair." "Hey, if it stays of him, its fine. But I just don't
like it when he sheds..." "You'll get over it. You have to. This is his house
basically." Sasuke yawned, as Yoru crawled out form the covers leaving Sasuke in
protest. Yoru strutted over to Itachi, and laid on the elder brother's stomach.
"See, he likes you." Sasuke pulled up his blankets a bit. It gets cold without
his living bundle of fuzz and fluff right next to him. "That's nice..." Itachi
stroked Yoru's silky fur, As the feline scooted up to Itachi's chest. "Real
nice..."