a hawk in training;

[It's frantic — panicked and soft, and quick and in denial. A little crazed, and breathless. Exhausted.

It's something you'd never expect to hear out of Sasuke, really. But maybe so, considering how much he hung around a certain group of people.

It might as well be a little disturbing nonetheless.]

I'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorryi'msorry—

[A choked sob, a forced intake of air—]

I'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanakumai'mnotanaku—

[End feed.]

[When the feed comes on it shows Juubantai House's kitchen. There's a pot on the stove with steam coming from it, signaling that something's boiling. There's half of a gutted koi fish next to that, cut up bell peppers next to that, and next to that there's sliced garlic and mushrooms.

...Weird lunch, isn't it?

Sasuke comes in then, looking through all the cabinets for something. When he opens the last one, he just frowns. Looks like someone forgot to check what they didn't have before cooking...]

Out of bean sprouts.

[He closes the cabinet then, and just...glances over at his ingredients.]

...Guess I'm using the whole fish.

[At that, Shadow leaps up onto the cabinet that the PCD is sitting on, and as his tail slowly moves toward it, he knows it over, ending the feed.]

[Sasuke turns on the PCD as he knocks it over. There's clattering as it lands on its side, showing Sasuke breathing hard and clutching at his shoulders. He hunches over as something starts to come out of his back, the sickening sound of bones crashing and skin splitting before his shirt tears.

He's crying out now, in agony as the atrocity on his back grows, and grows and grows, until finally...

He's got wings. two very ugly, rather large wings in the same of two very big hands. The webbing between the giant fingers are countless more fingers. They're monster wings, really.

The feed ends as the PCD is knocked onto the floor.]

[The feed clicks on and a mischievous Mouko can be seen pawing at the screen gently before letting out a soft meow and moving away from the PCD. Sasuke's in bed, asleep on his stomach with arms wrapped around a pillow. Shadow's on the windowsill above, sleeping as well.

After a few moments of this showing, Sasuke just smiles in his sleep. What's he dreaming about that no one can see? The family bonding event, of course.]

Toushirou...

[It's mumbled, barely picked up by the PCD.]

Cute when you huff...

[A moment later, there's a flash of lightning, followed by a loud clap of thunder seconds later, jolting Sasuke awake. He jumps at the sound, and Shadow is seen quickly getting off of the windowsill to safety. Sasuke pushes himself up slightly, glancing sleepily up at the window and outside.

He sighs, then moves to lay back down before stopping, noticing that the PCD is recording. He stares at it for a moment, blinking sleepily. Then it clicks, and a flush quickly makes itself known.]

Shit!

[Scrambling, and the feed ends.]

[The feed clicks on and Sasuke can be seen trying to climb out of bed. He's got Mouko and Pumpkin on him, and he's obviously in pain trying to get out of bed. He's ignoring it, though, brushing the cats aside and missing both.]

C'mon, guys, lemme get up and look for nii-san...

[He touches down on the floor the same instant the cats leap down from the bed. He carefully pushes off of the bed and tries to walk, only... to trip over Mouko and fall to the hard floor. On his right side. Good job Sauce!]

Ow...

[Mouko gives a mewl while Pumpkin sits innocently not far away. Shadow's off sleeping by Naruto, sleep-chewing his hair.

The feed times out as Sasuke's picking himself up.]