First Field Trip

By: Silverwolf

Sasuke watches as his roommates bolted awake. The raven teen sits across his bed watching as the staff check how clean the room was. Naruto yawns loudly and pulls his night hat from his eyes. Suigetsu decides to rise from the bed. The fourth member of room K65 was still asleep. The staff find the room quite clean. Sasuke smirks as his cat steps ut of the bathroom as the staff begin their inspection of it.

Someone looks at Sasuke a moment as they realize there isn't a litter box for the feline. Suigetsu hisses at the cat only to have the animal ignore him and join Sasuke along the bed. All of the awake boys look at Sasuke. The raven teen stretches lightly.

"You could've told us there was an insection today." Sasuke returns to his book ignoring their comments. Suigetsu steps across the room towards Sasuke. "You know something, I'm sick of this refusing to speak crap." The platinum blonde snatches up the feline lying next to Sasuke. The cat begins to lash out with its claws. Sasuke rises from his bed. He hits Suigetsu causing the other teen to drop the cat. Uta leaves Sasuke's bed for under it as Sasuke puts Suigetsu on the floor. Naruto laughs.

"I'm pretty sure that states clearly not to bother the cat." The blonde rises from the bed scratching and stretching. Naruto looks towards the top of the loft. Shikamaru sleeps undisturbed. Sasuke lowers himself to the side of the bed. The Uchiha taps the floor lightly. Uta creeps from under it. The raven teen places her along the bed a moment before slipping a harness and leash on the cat. Sasuke then lifts the animals and places her around his shoulders as if she were a wrap. Uta purss lightly as the Uchiha takes some belonging from a drawer and leaves the room. He had duties as a sanctuary caregiver now.

Sasuke is swift to begin the chores of feeding, watering, and cleaning up after the animals living in the sanctuary. As a first year sanctuary caregiver Sasuke spent most of his time among the domestic sanctuary animals. Sasuke's most loved project was a horse that could no longer be ridden. The teen spent his time walking the animal. It traveled slowly and was known to trip over his own feet, but he was the gentlest and Sasuke took pride in being able to step beside the horse even with a novel in hand.

Hana steps into view to notice Sasuke and the Clysdale inching along in one of the stables. The raven teen didn't seem bothered as he places his hand along the horse's side lightly. Hana smirks a moment. "We're going after a group of animals for the sanctuary. Some pets some not. We've got permission to take three students with us. Also this time a first year student is allowed to come along. Deidara thought you'd want to join us."

Sasuke tilts his head a moment before smirking at Hana. She watches the horse and teen travel slowly before the horse stops and Sasuke places his hands along the animal's face affectionately. Hana smirks a bit. "I'll take that as a yes. Though it may pull you away from him for a couple days." She watches the teen frown. "I don't think Deidara will mind the feline though. And if we don't make it back by Monday you're excused... though you'll have to make up the work." Sasuke nods lightly.

Hana grins a bit as she notices Deidara. The blonde asks Hana if Sasuke will be traveling along. The reply is a simple nod and then questions about the horse the teen is taking steps with. Deidara makes a face and then states something about someone else caring for the horse in Sasuke's absence.

"I think that's what he's worried about. Someone not caring for him properly." Deidara watches Sasuke slowly turn the horse back in the direction of its stall. The blonde watches as Sasuke takes the bridle from around the animal's head. Sasuke runs his hand down the horse's face as he locks the stall. Deidara points towards the feline around Sasuke's neck. "He's worried about a horse and yet he's carrying a cat as if its skin." Hana snickers bit before shaking her head.

"Deidara, if you ask me the cat looks comfortable as a neck wrap. Maybe it's used to it. I mean he's not harming it. Just carrying it around different." Hana smirks as Sasuke places the feline along the wall of the horse's stall. Deidara and Hana slowly realize the feline isn't quite the house pet they first thought if was. Deidara looks at Hana, "where's your triplets of trouble?"

Hana laughs, "my dogs are sleeping in my room. I think that's a melanistic margay and not a pet." Deidara nods lightly.

A/N: Will Sasuke start to open up towards the staff and students of Northridge Academy? Also will he decide to go along with the trip?

ItachiSilverwolf