Chaos generators were all the Jonin and one Chunin could think of at least six of the academy students they'd been tasked with escorting as the lot of them woke up and excitement buzzed in the air realizing that their field trip was really going to get started finally after two whole days of travel.
One of the kids kept to himself though and in turn it kept his two best friends close as they got ready for the day ahead of them, they were ready way ahead of their other classmates so Sasuke and Sakura took the chance presented to them to snap some more photo's.
"Must you do that, it's troublesome" Shikamaru groaned unimpressed with things so early in the morning, his hair was sticking up in every which direction while their hair was in perfect condition seeing as they were already dressed for the day.
His eye twitched in frustration at that "Yeah some of us don't like bright flashes going off in our faces" Kiba grumbled still trying to wake up really and not really irritated as the duo in question shrugged apologetically.
"Sorry Kiba, we're done with the pictures for now" Sasuke announced putting his back in his pack to pull out at another time or whenever the opportunity presented itself to him, he just didn't want to forget this trip for the rest of his life.
Beside him Sakura nodded doing the same and stowing her camera away "Ugh I don't think I'm ready to go trekking around this town, my calf muscles hurt" Ino grimaced feeling sore after the strenuous exercise they'd done.
It made her realize that what they were taught in class wasn't enough to really hack it as a ninja, if that's what they had to put up with on missions day after day or for months at a time, even a year or two if she was being honest.
"Do we really have to go on a tour right away Iruka-sensei, my legs hurt to" Choji piped in with a hopeful smile that the sensei of their class would allow them to wander a little bit and rest after their long walk to Tanzaku Town.
The man knew of course that something like this would happen "Eat breakfast first then I'll tell you what our schedule will be like" Iruka chuckled patting Choji on the head and ushering him gently towards his friend.
Until breakfast made it's appearance and the lot of them finally calmed down "Whats first on the agenda then Iruka-sensei" Naruto was the one to ask when all the food had been devoured and the tray was taken away by a room attendant.
"Right I thought I'd let you lot explore in groups of three of course first for a couple hours if you'd like and you can take your time maybe even buy some souvenirs" the brunet explained knowing that the chance to explore would get the kids excited again.
And he was right to as excitement buzzed in the air once more at his announcement "Th..Then wh..what Ir..Iruka-sensei" Hinata inquired, something really needed to be done to help the little girl become confident in herself.
But he didn't know what he could do to help her "We'll go see the castle and have lunch afterwards, around three is when our tour is scheduled and tomorrow you'll have free reign to do whatever you like, explore, participate in the festival or whatever you'd like" Iruka finished.
Ino squealed in excitement at that "Let's stick together, why that way we don't get lost" Shino realized that they'd have a Jonin with them again so before his two friends could get any bright idea's and leave him behind to join another group told them that.
Thankfully the duo understood this "Precisely, so who do you think we should go with, I thought Asuma-san was pretty cool, but Kakashi-san's hairdo is weird and cool, while Genma-san is just weird" Sakura chattered quietly.
"Kid's ready to go explore some or did you want to rest for a little while longer like those three" Asuma approached the trio he'd had following him around for the last couple of days and asked them if they were ready to go while pointing at Shikamaru, Choji and Ino.
Iruka would be staying behind to look after them and work on some paperwork in the meantime, all three nine year old's nodded their heads eagerly and just like that the four of them were gone "Seriously guess I'll just have to be quicker next time" Kakashi sighed.
As his chance to be in charge of the calmest kids passed him by and now he was stuck with his former sensei's son and Tsume Inuzuka's son probably the two rowdiest brats in existence and he knew it wouldn't be simple leading them around on their whims as they left the inn.
While Genma was left with the last remaining girl "Okay Hinata let's go so where ever you'd like" Genma gestured at the Hyuga Heiress who nodded quietly and with they also headed from the hotel and out into the streets of Tanzaku Town.
~Meanwhile~
Almost immediately Sasuke spotted something interesting "Look at that Sakura, Shino, it seems like some sort of game" the little Uchiha pointed where a lone stall sat in the middle of the street complete with flashy signs.
Sakura shot him a glance and upon seeing he really wanted to try it relented to his hopeful look "Guess we're going to go give it a try Asuma-san" the rosette called not sure how she felt about gambling when her parents had only given them limited money.
"Welcome you three which of you will be the lucky one to give it a shot at the grand prize, three nights for free at an inn of your choosing all you have to do is get the golden ball to come out of this little machine here" the woman explained with a kid friendly smile.
One of the kids wasn't buying it though and merely peered up at her with veiled wariness "Might as well why because it does seem fun and there are other prizes to get besides that one" the lone brunet between the children commented.
He wouldn't be one of the ones to try though as Sasuke slapped down a ten ryo dollar the price to play then grabbed hold of the crank to give it a spin only to fail two times in a row to his absolute horror before he looked hopefully to Sakura.
Understanding what it was he wanted Sakura sighed and took hold of the crank herself and together they spun it "Congratulations" the raven haired Jonin clapped when the golden ball came out of the hole.
Just a little shocked that the boy had won the prize in the first place "Sakura's lucky, hey you think we should give this to Iruka-sensei" Sasuke rubbed his nose with a smirk on his lips, feeling extremely proud of himself for having the idea of Sakura helping him.
Before she scuffed him over the side of the head that was "Lucky my ass Sasuke I'm sure you could have done that without my help, but yes seeing as it's only proper we help out" Sakura snorted and Sasuke sulked at her.
"If your so sure that your not lucky sweetie why don't you give the game a whirl yourself, see if you can't get one of our other prizes" the woman behind the counter baited wondering if the girl would be easy to rile up.
To her frustration the girl named Sakura didn't get riled up in the least "Why not what's the worst that could happen" Asuma shrugged when she looked to him, he didn't care that they were just standing there so long as it provided amusement.
"Go on Sakura why because like Asuma-san what's the worst that could happen besides losing" Shino added, Sakura sighed, placed down what was owed then cranked the machine by it's handle and won the third place prize and a couple of consolation prizes.
Sasuke was utterly baffled at that and perhaps it really had been his own luck that he'd won the first prize, but with her prize in hand the three of them wandered away from the stall on the hunt for something new to do.
"Oi kids what about that you could take pictures in the photo booth and have them framed" Asuma was the one to point out the next activity, getting the feeling that at least two of the kids were into that sort of thing.
What was even better thanks to the third place prize that Sakura had won, the three kids had more than enough ryo to spend on pictures "How about, singles, doubles and all of us together" the ebony haired boy suggested.
"Nice Sasuke that way we each have something to remember this trip" the pinkette nodded in acceptance taking her turn first in the booth, ten ryo was all it cost and to have the pictures framed an additional twenty ryo.
Up next was Sasuke, then lastly Shino "Who first on the doubles, why because I'd like to check that out next" the Aburame Heir gestured to the gift shop only to find himself shoved into the booth with Sakura first.
Finding himself so close to the girl after snuggling that first night Shino felt his face flushing before a flash went off and realizing he wasn't going to make much of an effort Sakura wrapped her arm around his arm and turned them towards the camera in the booth smiling wide.
A couple minutes later all the pictures had been taken and framed, in total the three of them spent 250 ryo together "You kids are crazy" the raven haired Jonin chuckled thoroughly amused as the pictures were carefully sealed away in storage scrolls, one for each of them.
Then on Shino's request they headed into the gift shop "Cool, hey check this out Sakura, Shino, think we might find some use for it" Sasuke's awed voice echoed through the shop as they'd split up to look around on their own.
Only drawing his two friends to his side when he found something cool "Possibly Sasuke, but I don't think it's very sturdy considering" Sakura frowned eyeing the price of the wooden sword, pretty cheap to be honest and Sasuke looked down noticing what she noticed.
By the door the Jonin watching them lifted a brow "Indeed why because it looks as if it could break any moment" Shino nodded agreeing with Sakura who pointed out a much better looking wooden sword for Sasuke.
Who was in awe all over again and the price was affordable without the bokken looking crappy "Shrewd little brats aren't you, there's nothing wrong with a cheap bokken it works just as well as the one your looking at now" someone was standing behind them suddenly.
Viridian orbs narrowed "Everything alright" Asuma caught the furtive looks being cast his way and noticed the company the kids had, no doubt someone that worked in the gift shop, Sakura was smart as he'd noticed and walked over to them.
In hearing distance now since the man was talking so low Asuma was horrified "I'll even give it to you half price if you just buy it" the sales person was jerking around the bokken that Sakura had immediately rejected earlier after Sasuke had pointed it out to her and Shino.
"Don't want it that wood looks rotten anyway" the little Uchiha scowled as his view of the bokken he really wanted was blocked when the man stood in his way, he crossed his arms over his chest irritated that they were being bothered.
Sasuke wasn't the only one scowling so was Sakura "Please Sir kindly leave us alone" the rosette requested politely remaining civil despite everything going on proving that her manners had been ingrained in her deeply.
But the man continued and on one such moment his jerking of the bokken nearly had the damn thing cracking into Sasuke's head, Sakura reacted and in a couple seconds she and Sasuke were three feet away in a swirl of cherry blossoms.
Brown eyes widened as the entire shop went dead silent "Sakura-san where did you learn that" then the raven haired Jonin was right there in front of her and bending down to be eye level with the nine year old girl.
Who'd just executed the body flicker technique without a single wisp of smoke, she hunched her shoulders and avoided his gaze gripping Sasuke's hand tightly "It was Shisui-san wasn't it" and the Aburame Heir had to dig the knife in deeper by saying his name of all people.
Paling at the sight of tears the second to last living Uchiha panicked "Come on Sakura it's okay really he wouldn't want you to be sad remember, smile, smile" Sasuke waved his hands because this was the first time anyone had said that name around her since the incident.
Though despite his best efforts the tears were already trickling down her cheeks even the Jonin with them was shocked because the girl seemed to have such a thick skin that nothing could bother her yet here she was crying and he didn't know what to do.
And the last involved felt like the worst person in history "My apologies Sakura I don't know why his name makes you sad but I'm sorry why because I should have remembered" Shino slumped his shoulders looking worried.
Until she managed to dry her tears "S'okay not your fault Shino" Sakura sniffled and thankfully the salesperson left them alone after that to continue their search around the shop and buying a few souvenirs to take home.
The Jonin trailing silently after them when they finally did leave the store to continue their trek around Tanzaku Town before it was time to meet up with the others at the inn "How did everything go" Iruka questioned when three more of his students crowded into the room.
"Had a bit of an issue with a salesperson trying to force them to buy a rotted bokken that he had in the gift shop and Sakura-san cried when Shisui Uchiha was mentioned don't know why but other than that everything was fine" Asuma reported carefully.
Making sure to avoid having the girl in question hear that name again while Iruka cringed knowing very well why Sakura would be so upset, Shisui had been a constant in her life before starting the academy and now he was simply gone, there was no getting over that truthfully.
"Can we go see the castle now" Ino asked when the rest of the class appeared with the two missing Jonin trailing behind them, she knew that she should have gone out to but her legs had hurt so bad that she hadn't wanted to walk around either.
Thankfully the next day that they'd be there, they would all get the chance to wander about again, even participate in the festival "Yeah sounds cool you know" Naruto piped in bouncing around with that boundless energy of his.
Next to him Kiba wasn't doing any better reigning in his excitement "Have you been crying Sakura" that was until Kiba caught the telling scent of salt in the air and after a quick sniff found the culprit as his friend.
Who was the most withdrawn he'd seen her in a good long while, her eyes were a little puffy but she waved to let him know that she was okay, Kakashi shot his fellow Jonin a look but Asuma shrugged "Later then" Kakashi sighed.
As the lot of them were rounded up "Are you really okay Sakura or just trying to act like you are" Shikamaru narrowed his brown eyes on Sakura in concern, hoping that she wasn't relapsing and going back to how she use to be the year before.
But she nodded and flashed him a bright smile "If your sure then" Choji sighed then on a whim opened a bag of chips he had on hand and shared them with her, it really did seem like she was okay when she took a very small handful and munched on them on their walk to tide her over until lunch.
"O..Oh w..wow th..the castle i..is beautiful" Hinata gasped when they finally did come to a stop before the castle of Tanzaku Town and found it magnificent, with that the kids were distracted by the castle and two of the kids even pulled out their camera's to take pictures.
Even group pictures to hand out later once they'd been developed and framed "So what really happened Asuma and don't shrug this time" Genma was the one to ask while the kids scrambled around looking for good vantage points to see the castle.
His eye twitched and Asuma took a drag of the cigarette he'd lit up now that he couldn't get scolded for it, while inwardly debating if he should explain the whole accident "Shino-san mentioned Shisui Uchiha's name and Sakura-san got upset over it" the raven haired man said.
Deciding against telling his two former classmates what had been revealed "Hold up why would the kid get upset over just hearing an Uchiha's name, when by all rights little Uchiha should be the one to cry whenever someone from his clan is mentioned" the hazel eyed man frowned in confusion.
Kakashi had the answers they were looking for "Because according to Shikaku, Shisui and Sakura were very close, he even allowed her to call him Ni-san if I recall and was nearly inconsolable upon learning that he was killed by Itachi" the silver haired Jonin explained.
Now that was news to them as they focused their attention on the kids again "Iruka-sensei before I forget I won this for you, instead of using up the money we were given we can stay at the inn for free the next couple of nights" the little Uchiha piped in suddenly.
Remembering the grand prize situated in his pocket and Iruka looked shocked "Must have cost a fortune Sasuke-kun how did you say you got it again" the brunet chunin frowned hoping the boy hadn't spent all his money on this one thing only to give it to him.
"Won it Iruka-sensei from a kid friendly gambling game, I won something to" the pinkette deadpanned and the boy flushed in embarrassment, so he liked to get risky with things sometimes it wasn't his fault and he'd only played once.
Iruka smothered his laughter at the hilarious antics of his students behind a hand and humbly accepted the gift for what it was "Then we went and got pictures and had them framed, why to remember this for all time after we're grown up" the Aburame Heir added.
Having been quiet until then despite Sakura's assurances that she didn't blame him he still felt like a horrible friend even if he didn't quite understand it still hurt that he'd been the one to make her cry by mentioning that name his Father said would be taboo around Sakura.
"Can we go get lunch now please Iruka-sensei" the Akimichi Heir asked unable to hold off anything longer, breakfast had been hours ago and he was getting hungry again, plus he really wanted to get the tour of Tanzaku out of the way so they could go back to the hotel and do nothing.
To his relief their sensei nodded and after making they hadn't lost anything in the chaos of seeing the castle started on the path to a restaurant that for sure the kids would like "BBQ not bad Iruka-sensei" the Inuzuka heir grinned, practically salivating at the thought of ribs and all that meat.
Between them Ino rolled her eyes "Your just thinking of eating meat aren't you" the Yamanaka heiress snorted in amusement as they all crowded into one of the largest booths the restaurant had since there were so many of them.
Kiba nodded shamelessly as Iruka ordered for them something they each liked "Oh boy, oh boy I can't wait cause I'm hungry believe it" the blonde Uzumaki bounced around in his seat jostling a disgruntled Shikamaru.
Until Sakura shot the boy a look and he calmed down "What a drag but thank you Sakura" the Nara Heir groaned relieved that the seat was no longer bouncing up and down in conjunction with Naruto's exuberance.
Sakura nodded sitting calmly between Sasuke and Shino like usual "A..After t..this is our to..tour right I..Iruka-sensei" the blue haired heiress asked quietly and again Iruka nodded cooking the meat he'd ordered when it came then letting the kids eat their fill.
Then it was off to take that tour of Tanzaku Town an hour later after catching some of the festival parade before the lot of them trouped back to the inn, where Iruka used the free three nights ticket and led his students back to the room they were staying in.
Allowing them to rest or do their own thing like play shogi as was the case of Shikamaru and Sakura, read books if they had them or roughhouse in other cases, carefully though because they didn't want to be kicked out of the inn for causing a ruckus.
And a couple hours later it was off to the baths all around just having fun and behaving like children before it was back to their rented room for dinner, then an hour after that the kids were snuggling down in futons to get some shut eye.
Like always though Sasuke, Sakura and Shino chose a spot far away from the windows and door, near an outlet and once the lone girl out of the two boys was snoozing away a nightlight was plugged in an odd occurrence sure but with a little light shining on Sakura, it kept her nightmares at bay.
Before the two boys wiggled into a laying position, pulled the covers up to their shoulders and closed their eyes to drift off as well, keeping Sakura safely between them just as it had been every single night so far to the Jonin's confusion.
Morning came quick and like the day before most of the kids were pumped up in excitement for the day ahead of them "Just have fun" Iruka told them intending on staying at the inn to finish up his paperwork, detailed lesson plans and homework for the future basically.
"Oh we will Iruka-sensei don't worry about that" Ino snickered ready to take her time exploring this time unlike how she'd stayed behind the other day and hopefully get some good souvenirs to take home, maybe even get a picture taken and have it framed.
At the thought she rubbed her hands together "Yeesh try not to go overboard alright" Kiba snorted waiting for the last of their usual group to join them since he wasn't quite finished eating breakfast that had been ordered for them.
Less than a second later the other blonde of their class was standing with them "Hey maybe we can do what Sakura-chan, Sasuke and Shino did, get pictures done" Naruto piped in looking just as excitable as usual to their amusement.
"Or you could ask for one from their collection later Naruto-kun" Kakashi pointed out no doubt the other kids wouldn't even have to ask, the girl seemed selfless like that and would probably just give framed pictures away after they got back.
Naruto perked up as they were led from the inn and out into the streets to find something interesting to do, Kakashi stuck in charge of them like usual because Asuma had beaten him to the punch again and got those interesting kids.
Speaking of Sakura, Shino and Sasuke had decided to check out the festival a little more that day "What do you suppose we should try first" Sasuke looked around him at all the food stalls eager to try the different foods.
He wasn't the only one interested as Sakura pointed "How about that Sasuke, squid shumai" Sakura announced spotting the sign and together they headed towards it, the last of their group trailing behind them at a leisurely pace.
"Mm interesting flavors why because I've never tasted anything like this" Shino mused when they had three strange looking dumplings made of squid in front of them and after finding a bench sat down with toothpicks to try them.
One each and needless to say they were fond of the strange food "It's a wonder how they can still be hungry after eating breakfast" Asuma commented to himself watching the three kids wander from random food stall to random food stall and try the food that was part of the festival.
Then again these kids were the most active kids he'd ever met so perhaps they had fast metabolisms allowing them to eat when most would still be full "Let's try some festival games next Sakura, Shino" the ebony haired boy exclaimed.
Spotting some games out of the corner of his eye "Could be fun" the pinkette nodded following along with whatever Sasuke wanted for now as they headed for the first festival game that they'd seen since leaving the inn.
"What about this one, why it looks rather easy" the Aburame heir gestured to the game beside them it was geared towards having good aim and he knew that both of his friends were a good shot him as well.
And the grand prize for getting all five bullseye was a chakra powered lava lamp it would be perfect for Sakura, Asuma was rather surprised when ten ryo was slapped down by Sasuke and he was handed five darts.
"Better luck next time kid" the one in charge of the game shook his head when the boy missed two of the targets, though talented it only won him a stuffed kunai that had his face flushing in embarrassment while Sakura let out infectious giggles.
To further his humiliation Shino snagged the camera from Sakura's pack and quickly snapped a photo to Sasuke's horror "Honestly where do they get the energy" the raven haired Jonin shook his head in amusement as the camera was sealed away.
Until the stuffed kunai was put in a storage scroll as well and the kids focused on the game again as Shino took his turn, Sasuke took his turn sniggering obnoxiously when the boy got a stuffed bug as he missed three out of the five targets.
Sakura shook her head at their antics and finally took her turn, adjusting to the weight of the darts, taking into account wind resistance and distance from the targets then let loose instantly winning the grand prize that she took happily into her arms and hugged.
Pleased to have something to ground herself in the case her nightlight ever failed her though neither of her two friends would admit that they plugged it in every night for her after she'd went to sleep, she knew that they were doing it and it made her very happy to have such amazing friends.
With that the three of them, Jonin trailing behind them, went around to try out a few more games, winning other prizes such as a pack of senbon needle for Sakura, finally her own weapons, a glass tank for Shino and Sasuke he won a new pair of sandals having been in need of some.
Before they finally started running out of energy "Yikes what happened to you three" Genma gaped spying the trio that were always together no matter what they were doing and they looked plum exhausted despite it being only a few hours.
"They had fun with festival games a little to much fun if I'm being honest" Asuma chuckled simply amused at their antics as the kids plopped down on the grass at the park to rest and regain their energy a little so they could explore some more.
Genma snorted "So what did you three do anyway" Shikamaru yawned lazily peering up at the sky, this was his sort of thing and he liked it when things were nice and calm and not chaotic like it was every morning they'd been gone so far.
"Tried some food that looked interesting and played some festival games, we all won prizes to" Sakura piped in excitedly fiddling with the weapons she'd won, reminding herself for later to go buy a senbon needle pouch.
Shikamaru lifted a brow "Wh..What ki..kind of p..prizes S..Sakura-chan" Hinata stuttered lightly hanging out with two confident girls while bathing every evening together, had boosted her own confidence a little so she wasn't stuttering as horribly as she use to.
"Oh this and that and a new pair of sandals, she won a pack of senbon needles and a lava lamp, and Shino got a new glass tank for insects" Sasuke flushed remembering that stuffed kunai he'd gotten also listing off some other prizes that had been won.
Even though he hadn't been the one asked he'd still answered "Been wondering something for awhile but how did you three become such close friends anyway" Choji questioned suddenly and the three in question sat up.
"I met Sakura a couple days before academy started and on the first day Sasuke joined our group, why because it seemed only right" Shino explained carefully, not really telling the whole truth since he didn't want to make his friend cry again.
Not after yesterday anyway, for another thirty minutes or so the kids sat there before splitting up to either return to the inn or acquire their own lunches, i.e. Sasuke, Sakura and Shino, then wander around the festival some more for another hour or so.
Until they decided to finally go back to the inn "Did you take long enough you guys missed lunch" the Yamanaka Heiress scowled having been worried that something had happened to her friends remembering that time two of them had disappeared from class for a week.
Without any explanations as to why they'd been in the hospital in the first place "We got food from some of the stalls at the festival" the rosette admitted with a yawn ready to kick back and relax now that she'd had her fun.
The girl blinked before sighing "I don't think that's the point she was making, Yamanaka was worried" the Inuzuka heir butt in knowing that if she didn't say it, no one would and that bothered him a little because he'd been worried to.
Emerald orbs lit up in understanding "Trust us Ino we were fine really, you to Kiba" the little Uchiha crossed his arms trying to act like it bugged him that they'd been worried over, but insanely happy that they had been anyway.
He wouldn't let on to that of course "Good because we don't want you two disappearing from class for a week again, it'd be a drag and way to troublesome" the Nara Heir scowled he'd nearly torn his hair out from the stress of it all.
"Indeed why because we still don't really know what happened" the Aburame Heir pointed out, he knew what was coming next as Sasuke and Sakura had a silent conversation, but shook their heads indicating they still couldn't talk about it.
"Yeah, yeah we know but still so unfair you know" the blonde Uzumaki sulked wishing they would just tell them what had gone wrong, why they looked so sad sometimes but because of Old Man Hokage they couldn't and he knew that.
So did the rest of their classmates "M..Maybe i..it is and maybe i..it isn't Naruto-kun" the blue haired heiress piped in quietly twiddling her fingers shyly as she spoke to her crush and Iruka perked up eyeing the girl with a little shock in his gaze.
Because that's the first time she hadn't practically fainted when talking to a boy, particularly Naruto and she hadn't stuttered as much "Perhaps I'll talk to Hiashi about this and get her hanging out with Sakura-chan" the brunet haired Chunin mused to himself.
Already noticing the changes after a few days and how the changes would continue happening if the Hyuga Heiress got to continue being around Sakura "Why so serious geez" the only one unconcerned about the topic, the Akimichi Heir as they all settled down to relax.
Until it was dinnertime where afterwards the kids and adults traipsed off to take their baths and then snuggled down in their futons to get some shuteye to wake up early and set off back home to their village after a successful field trip.
~Two Days Later~
Late Sunday evening around five o'clock, all thirteen of them arrived before the gates "See ya, got to report in on our mission" the silver haired Jonin saluted disappearing in a puff of smoke to Naruto's awe and he hoped someday he had a sensei as cool as that.
"Right good luck getting them all home Iruka" the hazel eyed special Jonin nodded vanishing on the Chunin as well once he'd signed in of course leaving Asuma to help Iruka walk all his students home individually or together as was Sasuke and Sakura's case.
"Have a good night Iruka" the raven haired Jonin waved hurrying off to home himself as Iruka returned to the academy to report to the principle and note that the field trip had been a success with absolutely no incidents before heading home to eat a late dinner.
Much like most of his students were doing no doubt, chattering away to their parents of caretakers if they had them, like Sasuke and Sakura in particular, until it was bath time where they traipsed off to bed afterwards to get some much needed sleep in their beds.
