Surreptitious Ninja Cat

Chapter 10. Unstable living conditions

For the past recent days or so since living in an unrecognizable place, Sakura miserably took refuge underneath the couch. What ever seem fit to do so, proved quite a successful maneuver to commit with. But unlike back home at the cave, she wasn't rolling about causing havoc like usual. Sadly, not much activities were present at the time. So far there's surprisingly a lot of high places she didn't want to climb.

Such as the book-case, couches, drawers, and tables. Besides those spots, a few plants riddled with dog crap in it prevented her from digging up any dirt. The very essence didn't smell foul in contrast with the evidence she had produced usually in Kisame's closet.

Besides those, there seemed to be an ugly rug smothered with slobber from Koyote plaguing its unique design If that wasn't decorating the mat, Sakura would be all over it. Her claws will turn up sharp as a tack. But even if she could get away with it, the evil people might clip them. There's much evidence when the other pet regrows his claws in a short time block.

Whether she's been playing in this house or not, said humans were up in arms. They were always trying to get her motor running. But she's been under the weather and distant ever since then.

After thirty minutes or so, they gave up; till a can of cat food purposely rolled under the couch.

Sakura hissed and swiped at it, causing the can to fly out and hit the wall. Said trio shivered as scattered pieces of food slid sluggishly down the wall.

Tossing her head down shamefully, "It's no use...We've tried everything such as food, toys, and even brushing her fur.."

"Which I'm sure she didn't like." the husband adds, grasping onto the woman's shoulder blades with his rough hand. "But its okay honey. Hopefully Cherry will change her behavior before it's too late. So far it's only been a little while since moving in with us." reassured Mr. Hachime. "

"Alright. Hopefully she isn't thinking about starving herself .." she trailed sadly, squiggles shifting like pin wheels within her pupils. "Sleep deprived on such a cold, dirty.. filthy piece of furniture. Such a wrongful decision to make."

Butting into the conversation, "Y-yeah..I think that's enough fun for the day. How about we head off into the sitting room for some tea?"

"Alright..."

The voices begin fading away, people disappearing along with it. Left alone without supervision as they gobble up biscuits and sip tea, Sakura slowly eases into calm territory. Settling down onto her stomach, 'I miss Mad-kun..' Her ears lightly twitched in tune to her soft breathing, resetting back into place as she heard some scratching at the window.

Curious, the kitty springs up on her front paws and squeezes straight out from underneath the couch.

Returning into the living room, her green eyes adjusted wit; something brown and ugly with a muzzle fogged up the glass. It's pink tongue kept flailing across the door like a trout.

'I don't want to see who it is..' Sakura mewled, pressing her paws against her skull. 'Make him go away!'

She cautiously moved forward, paw slinking slowly along the floor. Inching closer, Koyote's flat face suddenly slams up against the surface. The kitty sweat dropped as the ugly dog slobbered all over the screen with its massive tongue. As she remained staring out the window, Kimiko walked over holding onto a cat toy.

"Cherry-chan, do you wanna play with me?"

Sakura attempted to point at the window with her paw, 'Not now! There's a coyote in the window, nyaaa!' but failed, tumbling over after Koyote head butted the glass.

The girl looks up curiously, "What's going on?" she wonders aloud, looking around the room. A flash of brown ran across near the screen window. "Oh.. I think the dog wants to come back inside the house."

Quickly the feline begins freaking out, 'Noooo! Don't let it in. He's trying to eat me!' she reveals frantically, vanishing underneath the sofa.

"I really don't want him here either. But dad won't budge about it." mumbled the brunette, twiddling her thumbs for a few seconds. "If only we found you instead..."

The cat blinked numerous times. 'Hm? He's a stray?' Momentarily, her ears flattened in sadness, 'I used to be a alone too..'

"Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!"

"Alright, alright.. I'm coming." she grumbled, rising up on her feet. " Hold your horses, I'll be there in a minute." Kimiko told the dog, walking towards the back yard.

Shrinking down into a pink fluff ball. 'N-no, don't let him in.' Sakura mewled, trembling strangely.

But it was too late. Time has officially ran out! Over near the closed off space, said brunette pulled back the door. Tugging on the shouji, she slides the weight out towards her chest. Only a tiny portion opened up, suddenly blocked when a large mass of muscle squeezed through. Jammed He proved to be quite quick, avoiding any eyes who wish to keep watch.

Koyote's nose brushed up along the carpet everywhere he went. sniff and jump over furniture, only to land on its paws. Sakura flinched in response from the upcoming sonic boom and burrows deeply behind the couch, hidden from his view. 'Why am I shaking? He's too big and goofy to fit under here.' watching tucked safely in a far off distance,

The canine continues barking directly at her, reaching out to scrap his large paws along the thick polyester.

Kimiko pulls on his tail, "Stop it, you mean dog! Leave my pet alone!" she cries, flung backwards once he thrashed about.

The rabid dog turns around, becoming docile at the sight of said fallen child. 'Aw, man! Why did you fall..? I'm sorry, can you ever forgive me?'

Out of the blue, a pink blur leaps out from underneath the couch and latches on to the dogs back with her teeth.

'Leave her alone, nyaa!'

Koyote shook her around like a rag doll causing his young owner to become upset.

"No, don't hurt her." said the brunette, "She was just trying to save me."

'Yeah, what she said!' nyaaed the kitty, teeth still sticking into the dogs fur. 'I have got you now, prey!'

While Kimiko was watching from the side line, an idea came to mind. A simple trick would be able to slide her off the mighty dog's back.

"Ah, Koyote-teme! Sit!" Kimiko commanded with a snap of her fingers.

He immediately sat down, pretty much clueless when the cat slid down his body. Sakura landed flat on the floor with squiggles over her eyes.

"Woof!" barked the large canine.

Koyote expected her to run up and hug him, only for her to miss and go right past him. Kimiko fell down on her knees and snatched the neko into her arms.

"I'm so glad that you're alright!" she wept, hugging her tight.

Sakura found her face turning blue. 'Matte, matte, matte! I'm turning into a bluey berry.' wheezed out the feline.

"I'm sorry.." apologized the human, she released her on the ground. "I'm gonna tie him up to the radiator."

Sakura positioned her paws to the right, following Kimiko's moments. 'Yay! The meanie doggy is getting his just desserts.'

The dog randomly went berserk, barking up a troublesome storm. 'Desserts? Where?'

"I changed my mind. You're going directly to daddy's room until dinner."

He cocked his head to the side, 'Huh?' only to get pulled away by his collar. 'Gah! Let go, let go! I wanna r*** the kitty!'

Sakura plopped on her stomach, disgustingly covering her ears with her paws. 'Ew! So vulgar!'

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Moments later, it was finally dinner time. The women of said household sat close-knit by the table, having merry conversations with one another other. Slow the time shifted into high gear once Kimiko's father came home just in time for the main course.

Taking the time to unbutton his coat, "Um.. where's Koyote?"

"He's out in the yard pawing against the screen door as usual." Mrs. Hachime piped sweetly, buttering a scone.

Freaking out at her simple reply, "W-what? Why didn't anyone let him in? Gosh, the poor fella didn't even eat dinner yet and.."

"Daddy, Koyote tried to eat cherry-chan earlier today."

"That's what you always say ever since she got here." He mentioned to his daughter, then got up, placing both hands at the edge of the dinner table. "Now if you could please excuse me, I'm gonna bring him in here to eat."

Kimiko panicked as her father departed out the dinning room. "Mom, we can't let this happen! He's going to try to eat her again. What should we do?"

"Well, maybe we could hide her away in your room. Just keep the door closed until the dog finishes eating."

"That's a great idea. I"ll be right back." She quickly excused her self from the table.

Wandering out of the dinning room, Kimiko heads over to the sitting room. For the past minutes, the girl spent the remaining amount of time clicking her tongue, trying to call out said cat. Her actions were finally rewarded when a tiny head came out from underneath the coffee table.

'Yays! Nom noms for Sakura-chan?' nyaaed the kitty.

"Please come here, I need to take you to my room."

Sakura's actions turned mischievous as Kimiko reached out to touch her.

'We're gonna play a game now? she asked, pawing at the girl's hand. 'Tag, you're it!' Then ran off in a shuffle. "Hahaha. Come catch me if ya can.'

"No. I need to remove you from the room." Kimiko reassured gently, only to flinch when loud barks echoed from inside the kitchen.

Her new cat picked up on the sound and bristled her fur in anger. 'Not him, take him away! Nyaaa..'

"I can't do that. Apparently my daddy favors him more then you..."

"Kimi-chan, did you take her up to your room yet?" asked her mother from the dinner room.

Sakura rushed towards the opening of the area and yelled out, 'Okaa-chan! What's going on.. nyaaa! let me go!'

The human was holding her like a baby. "I'm sorry. This will only take ten minutes."

Said kitty twists around, 'Did I do something wrong? I'm a saint, I promise..'

"I made a promise to myself that you will not be taken away from me. Whether eaten by Koyote or thrown out by daddy, you are my kitty whether they like it or not."

Sakura stopped fidgeting, then stares wide-eyed at the human. 'Hmm? That saying sounds so similar...'

Kimiko kept her hand steady on the door handle. "See you later, Cherry-chan.."

Slowly the door closes, allowing darkness to sink in.

Left alone for quite a while, it had no choice but to sleep.

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Green eyes burst open, glowing faintly in the black space. Getting use to the lack of light, said pupils move north, settling at the top of a bland bed spread. The nocturnal creature paws at its nest, plunging face first into the texture. Said feline lets out a soft meow, purring in delight at the feeling of the softness tickling her whiskers.

Out of the blue, a rough sound against the glass awakens Sakura from her short trance. Pricking a stray ear, it mostly sounded like a piercing item scrapping across the glass. Or perhaps..a nail of some sort? Maybe a kunai! A pink blur leaps across said bed, 'Mad-chan! You've come to rescue me!' Sakura lands on the surface, trotting across the rug towards a window far off near the left corner of the room. T

The pastel colored cat flings across, breaking through the curtains. Raising her head up, she freaks out. Some type of evil aloe vera with yellow snake eyes was staring back at her. Her body went limb as she swayed back and forth like a drunk man. Sakura fell over on her back, unaware that the plant was mumbling something.

"Damn it, I told you that we shouldn't have done that!"

"Shut the fuck up. We already tracked her down, didn't we? That's all that matters."

'Zetsu? Is that you?' wonders the kitty, curling up in a tight ball. 'I didn't realize that I was so important to everybody...'

"Only to some, mostly Madara." dark Zetsu admitted, "I highly doubt Orochimaru would give a crap if you're brought back dead or alive.."

"Grrr, such a bastard! He's gonna pay for throwing away Sakura-chan."

"There is already a plot to over throw him. Once Sakura returns, it will begin."

On cue the source of said mission fought back a hiss. 'Are you serious, nyaa? I am not traveling with you. Tell him to come get me his self.'

Zetsu's eyes narrowed. "Fine, fine. I'll make sure to inform him of your whereabouts."

'Good. Until he come's, I'll be waiting right here for an apology.' Sakura mewed, not so sure to leave the warmth of her new owner just yet.

Actually, it was double-sided.

Until he apologized with benefits, she'll remain here till further notice.

"Are you fucking serious? Why should he apologize for calling you usele.."

"Shush, I think she's on to something." commented the white side of Zetsu. "Not to worry kitty, we'll tell him right away!"

Sakura picked up her head, smiling like a happy neko. 'Goody! I'll be waiting..'

Been spending some time doing some research on cats for this chapter.

Apparently their vision is quite different from a human. Can't believe I forgot about that! T.T

Update: 7/13/13