Chapter Four; A New Member of The Family

I'm sorry that this is kind of late, I've had a rather long and stressful day today. Anyway, thanks for the great review on A Brother's Love and I'm hoping that you're enjoying these stories as well!

Ps. And the part about Sasuke being like Itachi to Naruto is my favorite part too. I should also mention that some things are kind of fuzzy to me and I haven't seen every single episode (but I've read an awful lot) and that's why I'm rewatching the series from the beginning now and hoping that I'll eventually finish it all.

"Hey, aren't you going to let me have some of that? That is your sixth or seventh slice of cake you know." Sasuke said while Naruto chewed it up.

"So what? I can't help it if I'm hungry." He told him.

"Can't I open my presents now!?" Sasame exclaimed.

"Well, alright." Sakura began. "Most everyone has finished eating now anyway." She told her.

"Yeah, everyone except for robo mouth over her." Sasuke said glancing over in Naruto's direction with a grin.

"Hey!" Naruto cried before Sakura presented her daughter the gift from her vision.

"Oh boy!" she exclaimed excitedly before ripping the paper open and then sure enough, as soon as she lifted the lid, she hoisted the tiny kitten inside her arms. "Oh my God, she's beautiful! I love her!" she cried as the adorable little creature let out a mew and started to purr.

"Wait a minute, no one told me that we were getting a cat." Sasuke said while Sasame held the kitten up in front of her face and planted a wet kiss on her nose.

"That's because technically she's a kitten." Sakura told him before he took a deep breath and sighed heavily.

"Fine, but just so you know she's not my responsibility and don't even think about me cleaning up after her. I'm not touching the litterbox. Although I really wish that you would have come to me about first." He said.

"I couldn't have. I know how much you hate cats and that you know that you would have said no." Sakura told him.

"Well, I think that anything that annoys Sasuke is a wise move on your part." Naruto said with a chuckle as Sasuke simply just narrowed his eyebrows and glared at him. "Besides, Sasame is already doing a fantastic job with helping to take care of Taki and her little brother that she definitely deserves it absolutely a hundred percent." He told her.

"Yep! She sure does!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Let's see, I think that I'm going to call you Chika." Sasame said cuddling her new kitten inside her arms again.

…..

Sasame carried Chika out of the building while Sakura carried Hiro and they both walked along beside them. "So, I guess that I'll see you guys next weekend then." Sasuke said.

"Huh?" Sasame wondered while raising her eyebrows at him questioningly.

"Yeah, see you later!" Naruto called with a wave before they went their separate ways.

"Alright, I love you. See ya." Sasuke told him.

"Love you too!" Naruto called back before climbing inside his car.

"What was that all about?" Sasame wondered as Sasuke pressed the unlock button on his car.

"What? We've been saying that we love each other for years now." He told her but she just quickly shook her head.

"No, not that. I meant the part about seeing him next weekend." She told him while Sakura opened up the back door and sat a sound asleep Hiro inside his booster seat and started strapping him in.

"Oh, that, well,.. that's a surprise." Sasuke replied with a grin as he climbed into the driver's seat and she climbed in next to Hiro and scowled.

"Well it's not much of a surprise if you've already mentioned it first." She told him while slamming the door tightly behind her and strapped herself in.

"She's got a point you know Sasuke." Sakura said while sitting down beside him and strapping herself in at the same time as him. Then they both shut their doors tightly behind them and Sasuke placed his car keys into the ignition and turned on the engine.

"Alright everyone strapped in?" he questioned as Sakura turned her head and looked over her shoulder smiling at her sleeping son.

"Yep, and somebody's out like a light." She said quietly as Sasuke grinned and put his foot on the brake before pulling the gearshift into reverse.

"Yeah, and so is somebody else." Sasame began smiling down at her kitty who let out a rather tiny yawn and closed her eyes before continuing her slumber while Sasame watched her chest slowly rising and falling.

"Aww,.. she is so cute." Sakura said.

"I know, I just love watching her." Sasame said.

"Yeah, well, right now somebody needs to watch out the window for me and make sure that nobody is behind me." Sasuke said as Sakura turned her head again.

"Naruto's getting ready to pull out." She told him. "But other than that I don't see anybody else." She said. "Anyway, I really think that you should give Chika a chance. You might even learn to like her." She told him.

"Hn." Sasuke said as he finished waiting for Naruto to drive away before he accelerated and started backing out of the parking space.

….

As soon as Sasuke pulled into the driveway Taki was there to greet them at the door. He panted excitedly while leaping up onto him and stuck his front paws over his arms wagging his tail. "Hello Taki, how's my boy?" he questioned him before he started rubbing his belly. "Did you miss us?" he asked his faithful companion with a grin but that's when suddenly he caught sight of Chika for the first time and leapt back down onto the ground.

"Hey Taki, this is your new baby sister Chika." Sasame told him before he started sniffing her. The kitten suddenly opened her eyes and clawed him on the nose. The dog let out a yelp as Chika fluffed herself up and started to hiss. "Chika no! Bad kitty!" she scolded before Taki walked away and continued whimpering.

"You see? That's exactly the reason that I didn't want a cat in the house." Sasuke said.

"Oh come on Sasuke, he's alright. He didn't draw any blood or anything. Chika just wanted to establish that she's the boss and he better listen to her." Sakura explained. "Well, I better get Hiro ready for bed, and Sasame, you need to start getting ready too." She told her.

"Yes Mom." Sasame said before she followed her mother down the hallway.

"And make sure that you keep that ball of fluff away from me and my dog." Sasuke said before turning his attention back over to him. "Come on Taki, let's go outside." He told him while he patted his leg and whistled signaling for him to follow him. Taki started panting again and wagging his tail before sitting down at his feet and allowing his master to clip his leash to his collar. "Good boy, now come on." He told him before pushing the door open and leading him outside.