Mikoto Uchiha watched as her son walked towards his school. She leaned against the door frame as she softly gazed at him. She was carrying her youngest and toddler boy, Sasuke Uchiha. Her eldest son was nine years old and his birthday was coming up soon. Actually in just two days and she was prepping for it.

His name was Itachi. He was very, very smart for his young age. Mikoto was asked if Itachi could skip a grade. They would do so if she agreed. She easily would've said yes, but Itachi had many friends in his current grade and she didn't want to separate them just like that. Since she thought of that, she simply refused the offer.

Itachi went to school at Konoha Elementary, which was very close to his home. He's been walking from there ever his parents finally agreed. With convincing words, Itachi finally convinced them that it was safe and it'd be better since they didn't have to waste car gas on driving him two measly minutes to his school and back.

His onyx eyes looked up to the over-cast sky and he sighed as his hands pulled his bag towards the front of him. He dug through to check if he had an umbrella. With a sigh of relief, he found a white umbrella buried in his small bag. The Uchiha buried it back into his small bag and continued his small walk to school. He knew it was gonna rain when school was through.

Finally he saw the school show up on the horizon. He started fast walking towards it so he wouldn't be in the cold weather anymore. Itachi never was a fan of cold climates.

The Uchiha finally arrived into school but was utterly surprised to see everyone holding animals, while parents stood around with their own children. He kept walking through the crowded hallway and was sniffed a couple of times by close dogs. He would scowl at them and keep going to his own classroom.

As he walked into his classroom, he frowned once again and looked around in surprise. Animals were everywhere!

"Weasel-chan!"

Itachi looked over with a deep scowl adorning his small face. That nickname has stuck to him ever since he found out his own name meant 'weasel'. His blonde-haired friend, Deidara, was running towards him with a huge grin. He held a small puppy in his arms.

"Hey...Wheres your pet?"

"...What are you talking about?"

"What do you mean 'what are you talking about'?! Its bring-your-animal-to-school-day!"

Itachi gave him a perplexed glance before looking down at the small canine in Deidara's arm. It was wriggling in its place, trying to squirm out of his grip.

"When did you get a dog?" Deidara grinned once more and looked down at the small puppy with him. He cooed it by quietly saying 'Shhh'. When it finally loosened up and hung like a rag-doll in his arms, he looked up towards Itachi.

"I got him two days ago! Kaa-chan told me if I have good grades I could get a dog and so I got great grades now! His name is Katsu. Wanna pet him?"

Itachi looked at the light-brown fuzzball and reached out towards him, silently saying 'yes' to Deidara's question. As Itachi petted the dog's small head, Deidara was telling him information about Katsu, to which Itachi really didn't care.

"He's a shih tzu baby. He's only four weeks old, so be careful with him. Did you know shih tzus are called chinese lion dogs?! Neat, huh? Katsus gonna be the bestest dog in the world!"

Itachi hardly paid attention to Deidara's informal speech, he was busy admiring how soft the small pup was. He had never had a dog, nor any kind of pet to touch or to pet. Well he has alot of fish at his home, but he wanted some type of animal he could pet and an animal that would cuddle up to him.

"...So weasel-chan, wheres your dog?"

Itachi inwardly grimaced when he heard the dreaded nick-name. He removed his hand from the small head of Katsu and looked back up at Deidara. He shook his head in response. Deidara gasped loudly and almost it seemed like it was exaggerated.

"You don't have a pet?! You don't have a weasel or anything?"

Itachi gave him an irked glance.

"No. I don't have a weasel or any type of pet."

"Thats just wrong weasel-chan. Everyone needs a pet in their lives. Maybe you can get one after school?" Deidara suggested seriously. He hugged Katsu to him closer as he said that too. Itachi really did want a pet though, but maybe he could ask his parents if he could get one for him and Sasuke. He knew he wouldn't get one after school exactly...but soon maybe.

"...Maybe."

Deidara narrowed his blue eyes into slits.

"You better get one though."

"Why do you care if I get one so bad?" Itachi asked while petting Katsu. He had the strong urge to as he glanced towards the small puppy.

Deidara shrugged and was quiet for moment. He looked to be thinking of something. Suddenly he grinned at pushed Katsu into Itachi's arms.

Automatically, Itachi caught the puppy and held it close to him. Katsu gave a small mewl to the sudden move and squirmed a bit in Itachi's arms. He gave Deidara a confused look and waited for him to say something.

"What was that for?"

"You and me can share Katsu for today! Since you don't have a pet for bring-your-pet-to-school-day...Its for the best weasel-chan."

Itachi didnt bother fighting back because he actually liked the idea. He was surprised with himself since he never agreed with Deidara's ideas. They were usually something that made Itachi question why he was even friends with the blonde.

"...Okay. Thanks." Itachi said as he cradled the small Katsu in his arms. It wriggled until he was comfortable in his arms. Smiling softly, Itachi looked down at the shih tzu. He was admiring hows it white and brown fur was completely fluffy. Due to its 'fluffiness', its eyes were partly covered.

"Okay everyone! Please sit down over there in a circle and bring your pets with you. Make sure to hold them tight!" Itachi and Deidara's teacher ordered and every kid complied. Every kid in the room, including Itachi and Deidara, walked towards the corner of the room with their pets in hand and sat down in a circle ;well more like an oval.

Deidara and Itachi sat next to each other of course, and next to Itachi was his other close friend, Sasori. Sasori was holding a white cat in his arms. Once Sasori firmly held onto the feline with a tight grip, he looked over at Itachi and his eyes looked down to the creature snuggling in the Uchiha's arms.

"Hey Itachi. Is that your pet?"

"No, It's-"

"It's mine Sasori-danna! His name is Katsu."

Sasori gave Deidara an irritated look, but don't worry, it didn't bother the boisterous blonde one bit. Sasori returned his gaze back to Itachi and Katsu.

"Well this cat is my pet. His name is Eikyu."

Itachi thought about that name for a moment.

'Doesn't that mean eternal or something?' he thought while looking down at the owner of the name. The cat held a stotic expression, which was a pretty funny scene since he was non-stop wriggling and stirring. It was gnawing and clawing at Sasori's clothed arm as an attempt to be set free. Luckily, Sasori's jacket was strong enough not to break and tear. Eikyu really wanted to get out though...

"He's six years old. I'm pretty sure you guys seen him around at my house." Deidara and Itachi both thought of times they've been at Sasori's home and they both recalled seeing the white feline prowl around a couple of times.

"He looks annoyed." Itachi said out of the blue. Sasori nodded and scowled towards the cat in his tight grip.

"This is what you get for getting a cat. My grandmother told me some cats don't like being held for a long time. Eikyu is one of those cats, he does this all the time." Sasori said as he tried calming the cat down by petting its head gently. Deidara let out a laugh watching him. The red-headed boy looked at him with bothered glint in his hazel-eyes. Eventually, Sasori gave up and just held Eikyu tightly again.

"Well Itachi. Since Katsu isn't your dog. Where's yours?" Itachi frowned and shoke his head.

"I don't have a pet." Sasori frowned and hugged his cat harder since the cat was now biting at his arm.

"Oh, well you should get one-"

"Thats what I said Sasori-danna. He really does need one."

Deidara continued for Sasori as he crossed his arms and looked over at Itachi. This only made the Uchiha boy really want a pet of his own. Maybe he will ask his parents tonight. He could convince them like he always does. 'Time to start planning a speech...'

Before they could continue their conversation, the three boys were stopped when their teacher knelt down towards the circle of kids. She said to introduce your own pets and to say when you got them.

When it was Itachi's turn after Sasori introduced his irritated cat, he looked at Deidara for help. He wasn't sure what to do. Deidara noted that and petted his Katsu while grinning at everyone.

"This is Katsu. Itachi and I are sharing him for today. But he is my dog and he's just a four-week shih tzu puppy!"

When everyone heard the last part, all their classmates 'awed' and looked at the puppy in Itachi's arms. He was surprised everyone was compelled to the small creature sleeping in his cradled arms. The Uchiha boy looked down and smiled.

It was for sure that he wanted a pet to call his own.

Itachi was correct when he predicted it was gonna rain after school. It was raining rather harder than he thought. He stopped at the exit of the school and watched as his fellow classmates and other school students for the safety of their dry cars. For once, Itachi regretted not being able to be picked up in his mother's warm and dry car.

He loathed the rain and finally brought out the portable umbrella in his bag. Pressing the button on the handle, he pulled it up and the umbrella popped open and he held it over his head. His hands clenched onto the handle when a cold breeze swept in. He sighed as he started walking through the increasingly growing rain.

Itachi was walking by the stores he had walked by for such a long time, but as he was looking an unusually strong wind wafted through and as Itachi was distracted from glancing at the line of stores, his grip on the umbrella broke and the umbrella flew towards the shops he was just looking at.

The boy groaned in disbelief loudly and ran towards the only protection from the rain that he had just lost. The umbrella finally stopped flying away and it stopped in front of a shop door. Itachi picked it up and glared at it when he hung it over his partially soaked head. He started walking towards the direction of his house when he saw a box next to him. It had writing on it, well all over it. It was almost not ledgiable, but Itachi made the words out-

"Free"

'Thats odd...'

To a normal person, a box like that would just be a piece of trash and they would continue on their way home. But, Itachi wasn't exactly a normal person. As far as he knew, he never seen a box like that in front of this shop and he's been in there once and the owner had a trash bin that he'd throw his stuff in and he would leave the bin outside front like everyone else.

Curiousty got the best of the Uchiha boy and he glanced inside the box.

His eyes widened when he saw the small creature lying inside. It was shivering harshly, so hard that the very box started to vibrate slightly. Itachi knelt down and kept his stare on the small feline. He brought the umbrella over it, so that it was now safe from the rain.

Itachi couldn't stop staring at it.

It had a very, Very unnatural fur. Its fur was a pale pink. Itachi for sure knew that pink wasn't a natural color for animals or even humans! Did someone dye this animal pink?

The Uchiha reached for the animal hesitantly and stroked its soaked fur. He was relieved it didn't fight back but that made him worry too.

Earlier at school, Itachi learned you have to be careful with animals. Some can be non-trusting and just not like you. They would show their disgust by either attacking you or hissing, growling, etc. Especially if was a lost or stray animal.

Hopefully this little guy was just passive and it was liking him already. He doubted that though, so out of his own instinct, he picked it up gently and he tried to not move as much.

He was slightly surprised to how small and light it was. The pink feline was just the right size for his palm. All of its legs hung over and it's small head did too, but it was just so tiny. Itachi looked at it for a moment, marveling at its small frame. Finally he cradled it with his one arm and hugged it tightly to his chest, hopefully giving the shivering animal some warmth.

He didn't want to just leave it here to freeze to death. That was just cruel. Even if his mother got mad at him for bringing home a 'dirty and flea-infested' animal. He couldn't just leave it to its cruel fate.

Itachi gripped onto his umbrella's handle hard, to make sure he wouldn't lose it again and he hugged the animal tightly to make sure it was comfortable and that it was for sure that the feline wouldn't slip out of his grip.

He hastily ran home with the frail cat in his arms.

Itachi ran inside and huffed out in relif when he shut the door behind him. He was freezing and slightly soaked. The wind made the rain beat against his face and he would sometimes almost lose grip on his umbrella.

"Itachi! Your home! You should have called me to come pick you up. Its raining cats and dogs out there."

Mikoto said as she came out from the kitchen. She crossed her arms and sighed. When she looked up to say something else, she stopped when her eyes met a pink fur ball in her son's arm.

Itachi carefully closed his umbrella and sat it down near the door. He knelt and took both of his shoes off with his free hand, careful to make sure the poor animal didn't move a lot.

"Nii-san! Nii-san, your home!" Four year old Sasuke yelled as he ran out of the kitchen. As he started running towards his brother, Mikoto gripped him from under the arms and scooped him into her arms. Sasuke squeaked loudly when he was off his feet then once Sasuke was settled into Mikotos arms, he looked at his mother with a the family scowl that every Uchiha has.

"Kaa-chan! I wanna play with nii-san!" Sasuke wailed loudly. Itachi sighed and smirked at his little brother. Now that his other arm was free, he hugged the cat in his arms to give it some warmth. Mikoto noticed that and stared at Itachi for a moment.

"Itachi."

"Yes?" He answered while looking down at the kitten in his arms. Itachi concluded that it was a kitten due to its tiny structure.

"What is...that?"

"It's a cat Kaa-chan. What else would it be?"

Sasuke said with a smile. He loved answering people's questions. Especially if they were easy to answer. Mikoto looked at Sasuke with a smile and it soon turned to a frown when she looked back at Itachi.

"Is that correct Itachi? It's a cat?"

"Yeah Kaa-chan! I just said-"

"Shhh Sasuke! Well is it true Itachi?" Mikoto had to surpress a giggle since her youngest son was butting in on their conversation, but she still awaited for Itachi's answer.

Itachi poked the head of the kitten in his arms, hopeful to see any signs of movement. When he saw it wriggle slightly, he sighed in relief. He looked up and nodded his head.

"It is a kitten Kaa-chan. Can I give it a shower?" Mikoto knitted her eyebrows together and was about to tell her son that it was bad to keep 'flea-infested, a disease-carrying-creature and/or stray animal' at your own home. But rudely, her little son tugged at one her long, raven-locks. She winced with a small 'ow' and looked at him with a frown and raised eyebrow.

"Sasuke, what are you doing?"

"Can we keep it Kaa-chan!? Please? Me and nii-san will teach it tricks and everything." Mikoto sighed and ignored his question by looking over at Itachi with a stern look.

"Itachi-"

"Please Kaa-chan?"

Mikoto gave Sasuke a look that meant 'Be quiet or you'll be in time-out'. Sasuke received the message clearly and frowned. He ducked into Mikoto's shoulder and finally quieted.

"Anyways...Itachi what did I say about bringing-"

"-flea-infested, a disease-carrying-creature and/or stray animals' into our home? Yes I know Kaa-chan."

"Would you two stop interrupting me!?" Mikoto sighed loudly and continued, "...Then why do you have that with you?"

Itachi gave Mikoto a pleading look before stroking the still-drenched animal in his arms.

"Please Kaa-chan. I found it in a box that said free and I really want a pet."

Mikoto was losing her own battle since the way Itachi was doing his puppy-dog look. She was sure Itachi didn't know he was doing it but it worked. She tried to find excuses.

"...We have the fishes." Itachi narrowed his eyes and continued to pet the pink feline.

"Kaa-chan. Those aren't exactly pets. I meant one that I could actually hold in my arms and walk with." As he said that, he started walking towards his mother and brother. Mikoto didn't know how to say no to him.

"...Fine. We'll talk about keeping it after you give it a shower...But is it a boy or a girl?" She couldn't help but wonder. They've been referring it to it the entire time.

"...I dunno. But lets just say it's a boy." Itachi prefered to have a boy cat even if its fur was a girly pink. He started walking towards the bathroom in the hallway and as he walking he said-

"I'll be giving him a bath now."

"...Okay Itachi. Come to the kitchen once your done. be sure to wrap him in a blanket. One that we don't really use okay?"

With a simple 'ok', Itachi left to the closet where all the blankets were. He picked out a beige fleece blanket and threw it over his shoulder. The Uchiha started towards the bathroom and when he made it inside he shut the door behind him.

Walking towards the sink, he clogged the drain with the little clog thing and turned the sink on. It was already warm and as soon as it filled with water, Itachi nudged the kitten with his finger gently.

To his relief, the pink feline actually opened its eyes. Just barely though. He was memorized that it had sparkling emerald eyes. He has never even seen a human-being with such gorgeous eyes. All he wondered was what kind of cat was this.

He picked the kitten up by holding him under its arms and dipping its tail and legs into the water slowly. A soft mew escaped its mouth and it wriggled a bit as he slowly descended him into the warm water. Itachi smiled in relief when he didn't try to claw him or attack him at all.

After about five minutes of scrubbing, Itachi noticed that the water was turning murky with dirt and bugs. He was really dirty.

Itachi picked up the drenched cat and took out a towel from the cabinet just above him and wrapped him up snuggly. He started rubbing it with the towel to disperse the excess water and dry him off.

While doing it with one hand, he unplugged the sink with his free hand and watched as the dirt and bugs flew down the drain. Throwing the saturated towel into the bin of dirtied clothes and towels, He wrapped the beige blanket around him instead.

Itachi picked the wrapped-up kitten with both arms and carried him off into the kitchen where awaited his mother and brother. He hoped that she would say yes to him. It would make things much simpler.

"Kaa-chan, I'm done."

Mikoto turned to him and nodded. She went to sit on the dining table and she awaited for him to join. Itachi gulped.

When they sit at the dining, it means this is a serious matter.

But how was a small kitten a serious matter?

"Nii-san, lemme see him!" Sasuke said as he ran towards his elder brother with a grin. Itachi smiled at him and knelt down a bit so that Sasuke could see the emerald-eyed kitten. Sasuke giggled and reached out for him. He stroked the top of his pink head and smiled big.

"He's so cute..." In a whisper Sasuke said to Itachi, "...I hope Kaa-chan says yes. You better make her say yes Nii-san."

Itachi couldn't help but laugh a little at his younger brother's remark. Sasuke smiled in pride to have made his awesome older brother laugh. The young Uchiha smiled even bigger and started walking towards the dining table. He sat next to Mikoto and waited for Itachi to follow.

He came over and sat in front of Mikoto while cradling the kitten.

"Well Itachi...What are you gonna say?"

"Can I keep him Kaa-chan?"

Sighing the Uchiha women tangled her fingers together and brought them onto the table. She averted her onyx eyes to her son's matching ones and thought for a moment on what to say now.

"Can I see him?"

Itachi smiled and nodded. Mikoto reached across the wood table to retrieve the bundle of cat. Once she carried it and sat her eyes upon him, she smiled out of the blue. He was just so cute! She hugged him slightly and Sasuke looked at Itachi with a devious smile. It silently meant 'It was working'. Itachi smirked and nodded, turning his gaze back to the smiling Mikoto.

"Oh, He's so cute! Where'd you say you found him?"

"In front of that general store. The one on my way to school. He was in a box while it was raining."

She frowned and stroked the top of his head.

"Oh my...Well maybe you can keep him. He seems perfectly fine. We will think about it."

After hearing that, Sasuke jumped up from his seat and shrieked in victory. Itachi grinned and gave Sasuke a thumbs-up. Mikoto smiled and ignored the boys. She kept petting the kitten.

"Are you for sure its a boy Itachi? Cause I would love if it was a girl..." Mikoto said while unbinding the blanket. She picked up the kitten without the blanket and got up from her spot. On instinct, the two Uchiha brothers got up and followed her into the living room.

Mikoto sat the cat on the floor and watched as it wobbled a bit.

"I'm pretty sure its a baby Kaa-chan." Sasuke said as he sat next to his mother. Mikoto nodded in agreement. All of their eyes were directed on the pink kitten in the middle of the floor. Itachi sat on the floor and petted its head gently. Mikoto watched as a smile grew on Itachi's face. She was now sure that it would make him ecstatic if he kept the cat.

Mikoto softly sighed and Sasuke noticed that.

"So...Can we keep him?" The small boy asked. Mikoto nodded.

"Yes you can keep him." Sasuke shrieked once more and hugged Mikoto hard. She grunted from the pressure and sighed loudly when he let go and dashed for the floor, joining Itachi and their new family member.

The Uchiha women smiled when she saw them giggle. She was happy with her choice.

"Okay...But later lets take him to the vet. Just to make sure he's fine."

"Yeah...that'd be smart." Itachi said as he scooped her up. "I want to know his gender so we can name him...or her. Whatever." Itachi went to the kitchen and retrieved the beige blanket. Wrapping the no-named cat in it, he walked over to Mikoto with his usual stotic expression.

"May we go now?"

Mikoto raised an eyebrow. Sasuke tugged at her dress and agreed with his brother loudly.

"Kaa-chan, Lets go!"

"Well okay. Go get your coats."

"Uchiha-san. Your kitten is in perfect health. Nothing is wrong with it. Despite the fact he's pink...but its fine." The vet, Tsume Inuzuka, said with a reassuring smile.

Before Mikoto could reply or ask about his gender, Itachi beat her to it.

"Do you know what his gender is?" He asked as he picked him up from the metal table. Tsume watched with an amused expression as he cradled it into his arms protectively.

"Well kid, I can tell you what it is." The Uchiha family awaited for her to continue. By the way their eyes stared at her, she finally gave in and answered.

"Shes a girl!"

Mikoto smiled and inwardly cheered. She wanted him to be a girl the whole time.

Itachi wasn't as disappointed as he thought he would be. It was more fitting that he was a girl.

Sasuke just didn't really care; He was getting his first pet!

"So what are you guys gonna name her? I'll give you one our complimentary new-comer ribbons if you want?" Mikoto nodded with a smile. She received a red ribbon and bent down towards Itachi to tie it onto her neck.

"Well you guys can choose." Mikoto said as she stood back up and looked down at her two boys. Sasuke and Itachi exchanged quick glances and thought for a moment. Sasuke grinned and poked Itachi. He looked down at his younger brother with a perplexed look. Everyone looked at Sasuke, awaiting for him to say something.

"We can name her Sakura! You know, cause she's pink."

Mikoto and Itachi thought for a moment and both nodded in agreement. Mikoto patted Sasuke's head gently and smiled at the two.

"That's perfect Sasuke." She averted her gaze to the wriggling kitten in Itachi's arms. Reaching out, she petted her hand just like she did with Sasuke and looked at Itachi.

"What do you think Itachi? Sakura sound good to you?"

Itachi looked down at the pink kitten and saw that it was staring back up at him with it's emerald eyes shining due to the light above them. He smiled and nodded without looking back up.

"Yes, that'll fit perfectly."

Ehehehehe. I got the idea of this story by taking my dog a bath. Please don't ask why, I just did! ;)

I loved writing Sasuke's and Mikoto's dialogue. hehehe...

We'll this will be an ongoing story so wait for the next chapter!

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