A/N: So the other day I was thinking; what's up with the lack of Choji yaoi?
There needs to be more Choji yaoi.
On the real though this was just an excuse to write a bunch of Choji yaoi smut, but writing PWP is really difficult for me, so I did this cause I need to have some kind of plot in my stories or else I just end up feeling lost.
Choji/multiple characters including (but not limited to) Shikamaru (duh, they're basically canon anyway), Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Kakashi, Kankuro, Kiba, Shino, Sai, Darui, possibly Kurama (possibly a bunch of others (Possibly the whole Akatsuki… at the same time))
Although the final pairing should be Itachi/Choji. Also Gaalee cause that's how I roll.
Everyone is kind of bad I guess, I don't want to say they're dark versions of themselves because that wouldn't be very accurate. Even Naruto will be kind of… I genuinely don't know how to explain it but you'll see.
Modern Crime AU, with supernatural elements. Sort of like, magic made us do it type theme but not too much cause everyone will be willing and consenting of any and all romantic endeavors.
Warnings: Language especially with Naruto. Strictly bottom Choji because I think he's adorable, a lot like Lee and you guys know how much I love Lee. Smut and lots of it, I am going to try and hit every single type of kink I can think of with this one (except for watersports and scat and anything involving vomit cause that's just gross if that's what you're into, then you do you). But I'll put up a warning on each chapter beforehand
Apologies spelling, grammar and lots of OOCness as previously mentioned
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.
Once upon a time, in the deepest pits of the underworld there was great unrest among the demons and wretched souls that resided there as the ten elements that presided over the immortal plain were forced to exist among one another. This brought great conflict and strain as some of the elements simply couldn't exist in the presence of other and so to resolve this conflict the ten elements were separated and sent to rule over specific sections of the underworld. These elements were; Fire, ice, water, air, darkness, light, earth, lightening, nature and magic.
Unfortunately despite the fact that the elements were no longer forced to exist with one another there was still conflict caused by years of war and anger from previous generations. The conflict just didn't seem to end; there was too still too much bad blood between them it seemed.
And so in order to give the elements a way to vent their anger and frustrations without resorting to a full out war, the ten tails demon and master of the underworld decided to give them a more constructive outlet for their conflict by having a contest of sorts.
Once every fifty years a human would be chosen. This human would be imbued with special abilities and attributes that would set them apart from others. This was done in order to make sure that the human would be able to survive being dragged down to the underworld and becoming the mate to a demon elemental, because you see that was the point of this contest for one of the ten demon elementals to find a mate and carry on their legacy through their mate.
A human would be chosen, the elementals would be notified and one demon out of each element would be chosen as champion to join. Once the champion was chosen they would then go to the human world and begin the contest. The aim was to find the chosen human, woo them by any means necessary and take them back to the underworld as bride and claim, once this was done the winner of this contest earned the right of their element to rule the underworld for the next fifty years. The fact that the elemental got a mate out of the deal too was just a bonus, in all honesty it had very little to do with actually getting a mate, it was all about the rights to ruling the underworld. Getting a mate was just a perk.
As for the rules of the contest there weren't any to speak of. The elementals could do anything they thought was necessary in order to win the human's hand, anything short of using magic on the human of course. As Kaze, a magic elemental once learned in his first failed attempt at winning the prize, using magic of any kind to influence the human's emotions was strictly prohibited everyone else however is fair game. As one incident one hundred and thirty years ago led to an all-out war breaking out on the island of Krakatoa. The carnage was so great that it needed to be covered up by a volcanic eruption just so the humans didn't get suspicious, but the human was never touched.
In case you were wondering then yes, that was the day that Minato Namikaze claimed victory for the fire elementals, not only securing their rule for the next fifty years but also finding his mate and the love of his life Kushina as well.
Quite the perk huh?
No one knew how the human was chosen, that was never something that was discussed among the demons. The ten tailed master would simply choose a human and then the magic elementals would cast the spell; all of the other elements were involved in this process of course. Each one putting in a little magic to insure that they would not only be able to find the human, but that the human was kept safe as well. The spell was chosen years before the fact, imbued with magic from each element until it was finally cast by the magic elemental on the day that the great challenge began.
Power, dignity, respect and love; every fifty years this is what they would fight for and every fifty years things would go… mostly according to plan.
Unfortunately this year, things have taken a turn.
23:45
The window squeaked softly as the latch fell from its hook and creaked when the frame was slowly pushed open by a hand just as a young man crawled in through the opening. His movements were fluid and graceful as he quickly slipped inside and set his feet down on the carpeted floors. Large pitch black eyes scanned the room and soft pink lips let out a soft sigh when the young man spotted another lying on the bed on the other side of the room, snoring softly in the deep embrace of sleep.
The raven haired man couldn't help but smile as he approached the bed, holding the heavy book in his arms tightly against his chest as he peered over the sleeping figure and he couldn't help but let his smile grow a bit more.
Choji Akimichi.
He's such a gentle, sweet and kind hearted man. Lee's adored him since the moment they met just months ago in Choji's father's restaurant where he worked.
At the time Lee had found himself in a world of trouble. Firstly he disobeyed his master who didn't take kindly to being disobeyed, forcing him to escape from said master but not before sneaking into his master's room and stealing his great book of spells.
See what happened was, Lee screwed up big time and in fearing his masters wrath at what he'd done the poor demon boy panicked and got out of there as soon as possible. The spell book was more of an afterthought really. It's just that he knew that he couldn't return and that fact filled him with such heartache since he knew he would lose all the hard work he's been putting into learning magic so in another admittedly stupid move Lee stole his masters spell book since he figured he could just teach himself magic and one day perhaps find himself back in his masters good graces.
But he needed to get away from his master first.
He left the underworld and headed right into the first human city he could find before wandering into a diner near the edge of town. A small family restaurant which is where he met Choji. He didn't tell Choji what he was exactly, he didn't really tell Choji anything but then again he didn't have to. Choji's father Choza was standing right there when Leo stumbled into the little shop and he started rambling about needing a place to hide, when all of the sudden, Lee both felt and saw his master's approach and boy was he ticked.
Apparently Lee really isn't as fast as he thinks he is.
The boy trembled in fear while Choji quickly moved forward to try and calm him down while his father looked out into the street and saw a very dangerous looking redheaded man quickly approaching the building. Choza asked who that was and Lee fumbled with his words, mumbling out the words master and betrayal and horrible mistake and somehow the older man came to the conclusion that Lee was running from an abusive ex-boyfriend and immediately hurried the two young men to the back, insisting that he could take care of it.
Choza Akimichi, like his son, is a very kind man.
So kind in fact that Lee felt terrible about deceiving them the way he was but he needed to get away and find someplace safe and since the Akimichi's were offering…
Lee doesn't know what Choza said to his master since Choji hurried him to the back and immediately offered him something to eat, but whatever he said was enough for the three thousand year old demon to back off at least for that moment.
Lee had no doubt in his mind that his master would have been able to take him by force had he wanted to, the fact that he didn't proved that he had something bigger planned for his disobedient little pet and whatever it was the redhead didn't mind waiting a little while to put his plans into action.
Lee barely suppressed a shiver at the thought.
But that was months ago, and despite the fact that his master still tended to show up from time to time things have been quite peaceful. The Akimichi's have been incredibly kind to him, helping him find a live and letting Lee work at the diner since the boy insisted on pulling his own weight and taking care of himself. Lee's even been invited to family dinners many times and started to think of Mr. and Mrs. Akimichi like surrogate parents.
Choji on the other hand, Lee grew to love Choji very dearly.
Not in the same way that he loved his master of course but still in a way that made him feel incredibly protective over the human boy. Choji is sweet and kind and surprisingly mature for someone who was barely over the age of twenty. Lee always thought it was a little sad that Choji rarely ever went out and that he had so few friends when he always seemed like such a lovely young man, but the raven haired demon would soon learn that Choji was awkward and uncomfortable around people. His self-esteem had taken quite a few nasty knocks when he was younger due to nothing more than his appearance and so the boy was forced to see the world for what it was at a very early age.
It wasn't fair.
At his age, Choji should have been out exploring the world, meeting new people, learning new things and finding new loves but he wasn't. He stayed home and worked for his father, lived in the same town that he's lived in since he was a child because it was safe, because he'd been hurt so many times by the unknown that he just couldn't see himself ever leaving and going somewhere new.
It really isn't fair for one so young to waste the prime of their youth simply out of fear.
Lee couldn't bare it; he couldn't stand the idea of watching a dear friend shut himself away when he had so much life and so much love to give. So he decided that he wouldn't.
He couldn't force Choji to go anywhere he didn't want to go, no Lee refused to try and force someone to do anything they didn't want to do. But Choji deserves happiness, he deserves love so Lee decided to just give him a slight nudge in the right direction.
Moving as silently as he first entered Lee walked over to the bed and set the book down on the covers just beside his friend, taking a moment to peer over the sleeping human's form to make sure he was still asleep before he quickly opened the book and flipped through it to find the right page.
As previously mentioned, Lee's magical abilities still need some work, but he knew the basics so he knew that he could pull off a basic love spell.
Yes a love spell.
Lee decide that it would be the best place to start off with cause you see, if Choji could just see for himself what Lee saw, that he was indeed desirable and that there were people out there willing to love him then his confidence would surely spike and maybe Choji would gain the courage to do more and live his life the way he was supposed to.
Or so Lee thought.
So he'll cast a love spell, well its really more of an attraction spell; designed to gain the attention of a multitude of suitors and draw it to the person on which the spell was cast, while invoking feelings of comfort and affection.
It was the perfect spell to help Choji gain a little self-esteem.
The raven's eyebrows furrowed together as he continued to flip through the spell book, glancing over at Choji's sleeping form every few seconds when he finally found what he was looking for or at least he thought he did.
Lee frowned.
The spell didn't look too right, it looked a little more complex than a basic love spell there were more steps than what he remembers learning from his master… and has this spell always required one to take their full demon form?
Lee read over the pages over and over again a little hesitant to try it if he wasn't absolutely sure about what it would do. I mean, it's a spell for attraction that much Lee was sure of but, the ruins at the bottom looked new from the ones he studied. Have those always been there?
Suddenly Choji moved and mumbled out something incoherent in his sleep, Lee jumped in slight surprise before taking a deep breath to calm his nerves. If he keeps wasting time like this he'll miss his chance, besides this looks like the right spell… sort of.
He picked the book up with a look of fierce determination burning in his eyes before he shut them to shed his human form. He was about a foot taller now, his eyes were still pitch black but this time there were bright silver cat like slits running through them, his raven hair went down to his back just above his hips and long k-9's peeked out over his bottom lip. His skin was just one shade darker, with black tattoos covering his back arms and chest, stripes of pitch black were curved and bended around his torso going all the way around his back before curling around his arms and reaching right down to his fingertips. There were white letters written on the tattoos, the name of his master, inked over and over again across the marks.
To be honest, he looked more or less the same as he usually did, he was just taller and his hair was longer and the aura that he usually concealed whenever he was around humans could now be felt if all that squirming that Choji was doing on the bed was anything to go by.
Lee took another deep breath.
He only has one chance at this, before Choji wakes up.
Lee's eyes suddenly started to glow and the gravity in the room almost seemed to lift a little as various objects around the room started to float as the demon spoke.
"Electae qui sunt in inferno, audi mundis vocant…"
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When Choji got home, he found Lee waiting for him on the couch, legs folded under him with his eyes wide open and alert despite the fact that it was almost twelve at night and Lee was usually in bed by nine. The young man had to take a moment to just stare at the other since it seriously looked like Lee had just been sitting there waiting for him to walk in the door.
"Good evening Choji." Lee said with a bright smile and Choji just stared back as he shut the door behind him and put his keys on the pedestal beside the door before he started tugging his messenger bag off but didn't take his eyes off Lee.
Not that Lee was looking away either.
"Uh, Lee what are you doing?"
"Waiting for you." The boy said simply and Choji started to frown as he stepped closer with the strap of his bag looped around his right arm, "O.K, and why are you doing that? You're usually in bed by now."
"I wanted to talk to you."
Choji stopped just beside the couch and resisted the urge to squirm uncomfortably as those endless black eyes continued to just stare.
Fuck he isn't even blinking.
"About what?"
Lee said nothing for a moment and it was silent with nothing but the quiet hum from the fridge in the kitchen a few feet away and the quiet ticking from the watch hanging on the wall. It was the longest four seconds of Choji's life. The raven's head gave a tilt but he didn't stop staring, didn't blink, stopped breathing as his smile grew a little bit more.
"How was your day?"
Choji's expression twisted in confusion, whatever he was expecting Lee to say it certainly wasn't that.
"My day?"
Lee nodded his head and Choji stepped closer to the couch, "Lee, did you really just brake into my apartment and sit on my couch waiting for me so you could ask me about my day?"
The whole breaking and entering thing didn't surprise him. It seemed that Lee's grown attached to him over the course of the past three months since he moved into the apartment down the hall and started working at his father's restaurant. Liked him to the point that he'd often just let himself into Choji's apartment just to wake him up for work in the morning or because he wanted to talk about something interesting he saw on TV, but Choji didn't mind too much.
Lee's sweet and friendly and it's been a long time since Choji's had a friend. Especially since the Ino fiasco a while back. It's been a while since someone showed him real honest to God, kindness without there being some kind of ulterior motive behind it so he didn't mind Lee's oddities. He didn't mind that Lee was a little strange. Like those strange tattoos all over his neck, arms and back and the way his eyes sometimes flashed with silver whenever he got upset, or how he only ever ate fruits vegetables and raw meat or how his k-9's somehow seemed longer whenever he ate said raw meat or how he could be in one spot one second and be in a completely different area the next or how he could go a really long time without breathing or looking away.
Like he's doing right now.
"Yes." Another simple answer, but Lee still wasn't blinking or breathing and Choji was starting to get uncomfortable. Well more uncomfortable than before.
"It was fine." He answered setting his bag down beside the couch as he turned back if only so he could break that unyielding gaze.
"Just fine?"
Choji paused but didn't turn back as he unzipped his wind breaker and started fiddling with the sleeve it was a little big, a hand me down from his father but the weather was strangely chilly that morning so Choji grabbed it on his way out, but then it got warmer again and then colder and then warmer and then colder. Seriously Choji spent half the day with hot flushes and the other half clinging to the windbreaker for warmth. It got so bad that he had to make a trip to the pharmacy to pick up some medicine, since he was sure that he was getting sick only for it all to suddenly stop once he got home.
It was so weird, but it's over now so Lee doesn't need to know about that right?
"Yeah, just fine."
"Nothing strange or interesting happened?"
"No, not really."
"Did you not meet anyone interesting… anyone you might have found to be interesting?"
"Interesting." Choji started frowning all over again briefly glancing back over his shoulder at the boy while he tugged the windbreaker off and walked over to the closet near the front door to put it away, "No I don't think so. I just had the usual deliveries to make. That's all."
"Are you sure Choji?"
"Well I had to cover for Konohamaru since he was out sick today so I had to use his route but other than that; no." Choji's lips pursed together in a tight line as he closed the door and turned back, "Lee why are-oh my! Don't sneak up on me like that."
Choji gasped when he turned back and found the raven haired man suddenly standing right behind him and he tried to catch his breath.
"Are you absolutely sure nothing happened today?"
Lee was standing less than a foot away, he still wasn't blinking still wasn't breathing. He was a little taller than Choji, not by much mind you maybe a couple of inches but the situation was still strange enough that the auburn haired man had to take a step back.
"Something like what? Lee you're not making any sense."
Lee's eyebrows furrowed together and he pursed his lips together in what Choji assumed would be frustration before he spoke.
"Did you not meet anyone? Anyone… anyone that you might like?"
"What like, like like?"
Lee nodded his head, his hair flopped up and down and Choji suddenly felt himself start to flush and he quickly ducked his head so he could walk around the taller man towards the kitchen, "No, of course not. Lee you know I don't date."
They've had this conversation before, after Lee told him about all his troubles with his psycho ex-boyfriend he started asking if Choji had someone special in his life and Choji told him no. Lee gave him a look of adorable confusion as he asked why and Choji tried to find a nice way of telling Lee that people like him didn't really get dates.
He's aware of how he looks, he's aware of the fact that he isn't exactly what anyone could refer to as boyfriend material and so he's resigned himself to permanent residence in the single life. He's not handsome or strong or confident. He's chubby and awkward and shy and his looks are average at best. But for some reason Lee didn't understand this and was constantly pestering him about going out and getting a date. Which was sweet since Choji could tell that Lee was being sincere when he said that he thought that he was a great catch. Misguided, naïve and clearly in need of glasses but absolutely sincere. But again, Choji is aware of how he looks and what people think when they look at him and he's not willing to let his heart get stomped on for some fleeting romance no matter how much Lee insists that he deserves to be happy.
He is happy.
He has his own apartment and a job, granted he works for his dad but he lives a comfortable life. It might not be the most exciting life out there but Choji is happy with it, he's content.
Unfortunately Lee didn't agree.
He walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge, took out some bread ham lettuce tomatoes pickles cheese and mayo and a pitcher of cream for Lee and turned towards the table to find the raven haired boy already sitting at it.
"So you did not meet anyone new today?" Lee said giving a sigh and Choji finally let out one of his own when the boy finally seemed to be breathing as he set the things down on the table.
"No Lee I didn't meet anyone new. Thirsty?"
Lee barely even glanced up, the bangs of his hair covered his eyes but Choji could still see the pout in Lee's lips as he grabbed a nearby glass and set it down in front of the boy to fill it.
"What's with all the questions? Your ex didn't stop by again did he?" Choji asked this time in concern since he remembered that Lee only started asking about his love life whenever his ex-boyfriend suddenly showed up or called and started making trouble.
"I do not understand. Why did it not work?"
"What… Lee?"
Lee didn't respond, just let his fingers rest against the glass of cream as the heat from the room caused precipitation to gather on it before giving another sigh, "I did it correctly did I not?"
"Lee is something wrong?" Choji asked as he leaned forward and put his hand over Lee's and the raven's head snapped up and suddenly they were back to staring without blinking or breathing.
"No, nothing is wrong." Lee said as he got up, taking his glass with him as he left the kitchen and made his way towards the door. "I should go to bed. Good night Choji."
"Good night." Choji called on after him just as the door closed with a soft click and he paused to give a sigh.
Well that was weird, weirder than normal for Lee at least.
Choji tried to shrug it off as he started on his sandwich taking out the bread before heading over to the drawers to grab a knife as he thought about what just happened.
Lee was upset, although Choji couldn't imagine what he'd been upset about. And why did he keep asking if Choji met anyone? Sure Lee's always been interested in his love life but he wasn't this insistent especially over something that obviously didn't happen. Choji didn't meet anyone new that day.
Well… that's not entirely true.
He met some new people today, but it was less meeting and more like running into a couple of random strangers during his deliveries around town, but those people didn't matter. I mean, they talked a little but they were just some people he ran into and even if one of them still remembered him it's not like any of them would be interested in Choji in that way.
No way.
Giving a sigh Choji suddenly remembered that he really needed to use the bathroom, a fact that he somehow managed to forget after finding Lee in his apartment and dealing with the younger man just staring at him so intensely.
The auburn haired man left the kitchen and went straight down the hall flicking on the light switch as he passed his bedroom before doing the same as he stepped into the small bathroom down the hall. He quickly did his business and washed his hands before deciding to put on his pajamas and he reached down to the grey and blue striped flannel clothes resting on the brown laundry basket and setting them down on the sink before he tugged off his long-sleeved shirt, causing his long auburn colored mane of hair to fall out of the tie that he was using to keep it up and drape around his shoulders and face, only to stop and stare when something caught his eye and he looked up at the mirror mounted above the sink. Blue eyes went wide when Choji saw his reflection and just froze for what felt like forever.
"What the hell…"
There were black markings, everywhere.
All over his arms and chest, some were thick and curled around his shoulders and neck while others where thin weaving in and out all over his rosy skin Celtic knot work seemingly drawn right into his skin over his soft belly pudging out slightly over his jeans in black and blue ink. Choji lifted his hand to touch them, hesitating for the slightest moment before making contact as he felt over the lines some part of him hoping that they weren't real. That he got pranked at some point during the day and just never noticed. But no, the lines didn't smudge or leave any black or blue residue on his fingers when he touched they stayed right where they were inked into his skin almost like a tattoo.
The fuck?!
He doesn't have any tattoos. Choji's terrified of needles he won't even get a shot at the doctor let alone let someone put a tattoo on his skin. So how on earth did this happen? Choji immediately pulled his hand away still staring with wide eyes at his reflection with a gaped mouth only to blink when he noticed something else that was incredibly odd. Leaning forward, Choji's choppy bangs fell over his eyes and he brushed them back as he exposed his teeth pulling his lips back only for his eyes to widen all over again when he realized that his k-9's were longer not by much mind you but definitely enough for him to notice a difference. What on earth is going on?!
He doesn't have any tattoos and his teeth aren't that long, so how is it-
It was right at that moment that Choji realized, while he didn't have teeth like that or any tattoos Lee did, they were a little different than the lines and curves on Choji's skin as they were sharper and had some kind of writing on some of the vines drawn over his chest but they were still incredibly similar.
"Are you sure that nothing interesting happened today?"
Choji just stared as Lee's words came back to him and he felt confusion suddenly rush though him in a surge.
"What the hell…"
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"Please sir, I'm begging you-"
"You know, you're making this harder than it needs to be."
The man was curled up in a corner; bruised and battered, shivering in fear as he kept his arms wrapped around his head, like that would somehow stop a bullet from going through his skull at point blank range. Naruto gave a snort at the thought, leaning his weight on the counter at the front of the tiny little convenience store, he held a nine millimeter pistol loosely in his hands while an amused grin had spread over whiskered cheeks and blue eyes sparkled with mischief.
The blonde gave a brief sniff and almost laughed at the fear he could smell coming from the human, just knowing that the man was just one push away from shitting himself and wondering just how hard he could push to drag this out as long as possible.
And why is Naruto torturing some insignificant little human?
Because he's bored, of course.
It's been about three weeks since the contest started announcing the beginning of the quest to find the chosen bride and so far Naruto hasn't actually found anything.
He asked his older brother Kurama about the contest since he took part in the last one and apparently the chosen mate is detectable within the city limits of the nominated human city within the first few days that the contest starts, but so far Naruto hasn't even caught a scent that might lead him towards his destiny.
It's been three weeks and yeah, he's bored.
So Naruto decided to entertain himself.
In the underworld the Namikaze's are an ancient and well respected clan that has lived for centuries. In the human world, they were a very old gang family that was also very well respected, so Naruto decided to entertain himself by taking care of some family business in the place of their human familiars, at least until the chosen human finally shows up anyway.
Naruto's head gave atilt as he looked the man over.
His name is Ebisu and he owns the tiny little convenience store that they're in and what business could he possibly have with the Namikazes you ask?
Well as it turns out, Ebisu was a bit of a perve and he made frequent visits to a brothel that masqueraded as a strip club down town, one of the few somewhat legal establishments under Namikaze control. Ebisu owed the club money and Naruto decided that it was high time he collected, so he went to the club in the place of his human servants but Ebisu was being difficult.
"I swear I don't have any money, but I'll pay you back once I do. I promise."
He's lying, Naruto could tell but he still humored the man.
"Oh c'mon, a guy like you with a place like this." Naruto said gesturing around the store with the gun, "You're telling me you don't have any money at all?"
"No I swear!" Ebisu said lifting his head, "I can barely keep this place open most times. I'm drowning in debt."
"Well if you've got it that bad then how do you plan on paying me back later?"
"I-I'll think of something, sell something. My-my car is worth at least eight-fifty, but please I need a little time."
"How much time?"
"A few weeks, m-maybe a month."
"A month huh?" Naruto asked with a thoughtful look before giving a sigh, "You need a month to sell some stuff and pay me back?"
"Ye-yes."
"But wouldn't it be easier to just get the money from the safe you keep in the back?"
Ebisu froze, "Safe?"
"Yeah the safe, the one you keep behind the poster of Carmen Electra." Naruto's grin grew even more at the look of shock and horror in the man's eyes and he leaned forward to lock the man in his gaze, "Didn't think I knew about the safe did you?"
"How did you know about that?"
"No that's the wrong question, the right question here is what you're going to do to make up for the fact that you were trying to hide my money from me and skip town without me noticing."
Ebisu swallowed hard when Naruto suddenly pulled back to cock the barrel of the gun aiming it right between the man's eyes, "Not as dumb as I look huh?"
It was right then when Ebisu was about to break out in a fit of panic and Naruto was seriously considering just blasting the man's brain all over the floor that he suddenly smelled… suddenly felt something.
The blonde's eyes snapped shut and he let out a loud moan.
It smelled absolutely irresistible, a sudden feeling of warmth rushed right up to his chest and down to his groin causing his cheeks to flush and his k-9's to suddenly grow out in his mouth. The whisker lines on his cheeks thickened and when his eyes opened they were burning a bright red.
Ebisu gasped and those red eyes snapped down towards him locking him in place.
"Oh my… what are you?!"
Suddenly he could feel it coming closer, headed towards the store Naruto glared at the man on the floor and growled.
"Your worst nightmare. Stay still and keep your mouth shut or I will end you."
The man nodded his head and Naruto took a deep breath to try and calm his nerves causing his eyes to go back to their more human cerulean blue and the scars on his cheeks to return to normal along with his teeth mere seconds before the door at the front of the store opened and the tiny little bell at the top tinkered loudly.
There he is.
Naruto let out a shuddering sigh at the scent that suddenly hit him full force along with the feeling of complete comfort and calm that just seemed to radiate from the man that just walked into the store.
He had auburn colored hair and bright blue eyes, warm rosy cheeks on a round chubby face and the fullest pink lips Naruto has seen in ages. He wore an oversized navy blue windbreaker and loose jeans with a pair of sneakers so he couldn't really see much else but Naruto couldn't help but think the human was absolutely adorable.
'Gaara did good' Naruto thought idly although he couldn't help but wonder for a brief moment.
Wasn't the chosen human this year meant to be female?
Then again what does it matter?
The human looked flushed and a little out of breath as he rushed inside and shut the door behind him, carrying a messenger bag that seemed to be filled to the brim with packages of some sort.
A delivery boy huh?
"Morning Eb-… Oh." The human paused to stare back at the blonde and stood awkwardly for a moment before he spoke, "Hi, are you new?"
Naruto blinked when he suddenly he realized that the human had spoken and what a lovely voice he had.
"Uh yeah, I just started today. The name's Naruto." The blonde said discreetly moving the gun from his right hand to the left and keeping it out of view behind the counter as he reached out a hand, the human gave him a small smile as he walked over and put his hand in the blonde's.
Naruto resisted against his brain's urge to malfunction at the warmth that rushed up his spine when they touched just as the human spoke, "Choji."
"Choji." Naruto repeated giving the hand in his a brief squeeze, somewhat unwilling to let go just yet but forcing himself to do so lest he scare the human away. "What can I help you with?"
"Oh, I just wanted to grab something to eat. I'll be out of your way in a minute." Choji said as he stepped back, Naruto shrugged as he glanced down and gave the man quietly shivering on the floor a dark glare as he spoke, "Take your time."
Choji pulled back and rushed down the aisles of the tiny store grabbing five packs of chips, some jelly beans and two sodas before rushing back, setting the items down on the counter. And Naruto discreetly put his gun on the shelf just beneath the counter as he started to ring the items up. He's never really used one of these machines before so in reality he had no idea how they worked, but he didn't really need it to work. He just needed it to look like he did.
"Busy day?"
"Uh yeah." Choji said with a slight shrug, "I'm covering for a friend who's out sick today so…"
"Gotta eat on the run?" Naruto supplied and Choji's cheeks flushed a bit as he nodded, "Yeah."
"Well you know, it really isn't healthy to eat like this. You should take a break." Naruto started as he put all the items in a bag that he grabbed beside the register and Choji shifted uncomfortably in front of him, "There's this Ramen place that opened up a few blocks from here. I've been dying to try it out for ages."
"Yeah well, I don't really have time for that right now."
"Not even to go with a friend?"
The auburn haired man looked up at the blonde with a frown and Naruto just gave him a smile as he leaned over the counter to look right into the other's eyes, "I mean we're not friends yet, but I'd like for us to be. What'cha say?"
"I don't know. I really need to get back to work." Choji's cheeks flushed a little more and he shook his head with a soft sigh as he took out his wallet, Naruto reached out to stop him from opening his wallet causing the other man to look up at him, "I didn't mean today. We can go whenever you have time."
"I'm not-"
"It's so easy to say no. I can tell you're in a rush so how about you just think about it and give me your answer next time huh?"
Choji smiled and Naruto could swear that his brain was milliseconds away from malfunctioning, the hand in his own was warm to the touch and he smelled so good. What he wouldn't give to just drag the human off and end the game now.
Choji shrugged, "Sure… how much do I owe you?"
Naruto waved him off, "Don't worry about it. It's on the house."
Choji arched a brow at the man, "I don't think Ebisu would be O.K with that."
"Don't worry about him. I'll take care of it."
"O-O.K. thanks." Choji said grabbing the plastic bag as he turned to leave the store, "Bye."
"Bye Choji."
The little bell announcing the young man's exit rang loudly just like before just as the door shut and Naruto immediately moved down to the ground, grabbing a hold of the man on the floor and slamming him into the wall of cigarette packs behind the counter causing a few of them to tumble off of the shelf.
"OW!" the man yelped before groaning and struggling for breath when a hand went around his throat and kept him up against the wall.
When he opened his eyes a thrill of fear rushed right through him at the bright red eyes that glared at him and the lengthened k-9's gleaming brightly in the blonde's mouth.
"Please-please don't hurt me."
"We'll see. First tell me who that kid was."
"I don't know him."
"Don't fuck with me, he knew your name!"
"I-I don't know him." Ebisu chocked out as his hands went up to the ones around his neck to try and ease the pressure only for a warning squeeze to stop him short, "He's just the Akimichi kid. His father owns a diner and a delivery service up town, so Choji works for him. He comes in here sometimes when he's having a busy day. This place is usually closest to most of his delivery routes."
"Where does he live?"
"I don't know, he just comes in here to buy chips and soda sometimes I swear!"
Naruto growled but still let the man go causing him to hit the ground with a painful thud. Ebisu couched and gagged as he tried to catch his breath.
Choji Akimichi.
So the chosen one finally has a name.
Naruto couldn't help the grin that spread over his lips as he thought of the boy as he wondered exactly how he would get young mister Akimichi's attention on him and keep it there when the bell on the door suddenly rang and he let out an annoyed sigh when he realized it was just Sasuke.
As always Sasuke was wearing a black tight fit suit with a crimson tie as per his human persona, as the co CEO of Sharingan industries, required. Only unlike normal for his human image Sasuke's face was flushed and his eyes were a dark pitch black with the pupils burning a bright amber gold as his hair slowly turned grey. The blonde held back another growl since he knew that meant the stupid bastard probably saw Choji just after he left the store.
Well that complicates things a bit but he's not going to let that asshole beat him this time.
No way.
"I'll be back later for you. If you try to run, I'll hunt you down and make you wish you were dead." Naruto said glancing down at Ebisu and the man only stared back as Naruto grabbed his gun and shoved it in its holster on his belt before making his way around the counter and over towards Sasuke whose eyes were tracking something just beyond the glass door.
"Hey asshole." Naruto said, making the Uchiha almost jump in surprise when the blonde went slipping by him with a wicked grin, "Dibs."
And with that Naruto left the store.
Ebisu let out a heavy sigh, thanking every god in existence that he managed to survive that only to gasp in surprise and yelp in pain when he was suddenly grabbed and slammed into a wall all over again. This time by a man in a suit and tie, with black eyes, long grey hair, elongated k-9's and long sharp claws digging into his skin as he growled.
"That kid. Who was he?"
"N-Naruto Nami-"
"NOT HIM!" the man suddenly growled as he slammed Ebisu into the wall all over again, "The other one, the one that left first. Who is he?"
"Choji Akimichi." Ebisu suddenly gasped when he was released and dropped onto the ground, he coughed and wheezed as the man crouched down in front of him with a dark glare, "Tell me everything."
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It was a slow day, but Shikamaru didn't mind, not really anyway.
I mean, an empty store means more time to gaze out at the sky while he can still see it, even if he's just looking through a window at this point. The human world was boring but at least it isn't as troublesome as the underworld so Shikamaru didn't mind too much.
Humans were easy enough to manipulate and he was basically on vacation at this point so he decided that he might as well enjoy the peace and quiet while he still has it.
His cover was simple enough. The Nara clan was known as the healers of the underworld that created spells and potions with potency and versatility the likes of which could rival even that of the Sabaku clan so when it came to their more human images the Nara's decided to keep it simple and stick to what they did best.
Healing.
Shikaku, Shikamaru's father was a doctor with his own practice up town although he was rarely there instead choosing to let his human familiars take care of the practice. They also had a pharmacy a few blocks away from the practice which is where Shikamaru decided to wait it out until the chosen bride finally decided to show her face.
Although it was strange. The contest started three weeks ago but Shikamaru hasn't even gotten the slightest hint as to who the chosen human would be.
The Sabaku's aren't usually this late when it comes to casting the spell and some small part of Shikamaru was a little concerned, unfortunately the rest of him was just glad to finally have a break from the underworld and his role as the head of his clan.
Shikamaru lifted a hand to rest his head on it as he leaned over the counter in his white lab coat when he suddenly felt something pull hard in his chest before he took a deep breath and smelled something. That's when the door to the pharmacy opened and a young man came stumbling through the door in an oversized windbreaker, jeans and sneakers. The boy had long auburn colored hair, bright blue eyes, full lips and the sweetest chubby cheeks Shikamaru has seen in a long time.
"Wow." The brunette said causing the boy to look up at him in confusion only to pause when he realized that the man behind the counter was quite openly staring at him. His cheeks flushed and he shifted a bit uncomfortably before he approached the counter.
"Uh hi."
"Hey." Shikamaru said simply as he stood up straight still staring blatantly at the boy with his eyes going from the top of his head all the way down to his feet before rising again and the boy looked away. Shikamaru smiled, "What can I help you with?"
"I've been feeling a little weird today and I was hoping I could get something to make me feel better." Choji explained without looking directly at the other, meanwhile Shikamaru was wondering why this year's chosen bride was male when it was meant to be female. Then again, women were horribly troublesome and he was somewhat grateful that he wouldn't have to find himself bound to one once all of this is over.
Besides, this boy is cute. Shikamaru adored the blush that colored his cheeks and those blue eyes that glanced up at him for a few seconds before looking away.
Adorable.
"I'm going to need more than you've been feeling a little weird to help you Mr..."
"Akimichi, Choji Akimichi." The boy sighed and Shikamaru nodded as he ran the name over and over again in his head, "I don't know what's wrong. I just… sometimes I feel like I'm freezing cold and the next it's like I'm burning up, I've had headaches coming and going and my mouth starts feeling like its numb every couple of hours and my nose has been acting up. I know I should probably go to a doctor or the hospital but-"
"No, you made the right decision in coming here." Shikamaru said turning to the computer monitor perched up on the desk behind the counter as he started typing, "I know exactly what's wrong with you and you don't have to worry its nothing serious."
"It's not?"
Shikamaru looked up at the boy and smiled.
Actually it is serious, very serious.
It seems the spell meant for the chosen bride has finally been cast and its effects were only just starting to kick in for the human. But it really is a good thing that Choji decided to walk into the pharmacy instead of going to the hospital. Even if they'd tried they wouldn't have been able to help him and besides the more unpleasant effects of the spell would ware off in the next couple of hours. For now it would be best just to keep Choji calm until it was over.
"No, it's nothing more than a stomach bug."
"Stomach bug?" Choji asked in surprise, "Really that's it?"
Shikamaru nodded as he kept typing on the computer, "From the symptoms you've explained it'll probably pass in the next few hours but I'll give you something to help with the headaches and fever." Shikamaru paused to reach out towards Choji and the boy almost flinched back before the older man spoke, "Do you mind?"
Shaking his head Shikamaru took that as permission as he reached out to touch Choji's cheek letting his fingers drift over the teen's cheek before his thumb pressed down on his bottom lip and for a moment Shikamaru had to fight back the urge to lean over and kiss those lips as he spoke, "I'll give you something to help with the numb feeling on your mouth too."
"O-O.K." Choji stuttered out when Shikamaru pulled back to pick up where he left off on the computer as he spoke. "You know, I haven't seen you around here before Mr. Akimichi. First time in town?"
"Uh… Choji's fine, and no I've actually lived here since I was a kid. I just haven't really been out to this part of town in a while." The boy lifted his messenger bag which looked about half full, "I work at my dad's delivery place and one of the employees called in sick so I was just covering his routes for the day."
"Oh so this was a onetime thing?" Shikamaru asked turning back to leave the counter as he disappeared to the shelves in the back and Choji waited a few minutes for the man to return holding two white bottles, "Yeah I guess, Konohamaru, the other guy, he likes taking the route around these parts so…"
"That's a drag." Shikamaru said idly as he labeled the bottles and started typing on the computer again and Choji frowned, "What's a drag?"
"The fact that I won't be able to see you again." Shikamaru said flashing the boy a charming smile and Choji's cheeks caught in a light flush and the older man had to suppress a smirk, "I mean I don't want you to get sick, but I was hoping that I might get to see you around."
"Why?"
"Why not?"
"I'm not the best company to have around." Choji said quietly and Shikamaru arched a brow at the boy as he asked, "What makes you say that?"
"I'm kinda, boring."
The older man paused to lean over the counter all over again to brush back a lock of hair that had fallen loose from where Choji had it tied up as he spoke, "How about you let me be the judge of that?" the boy's face flushed a little more and Shikamaru couldn't help but smile, "You know you have beautiful eyes."
Choji's eyes widened a bit and Shikamaru pulled back, "A doctors observation." He finished smoothly causing the boy to let put a deep breath before he looked away to rake a hand through his hair, unable to think of a response as Shikamaru finished up behind the counter.
After he finished and Choji had the pills in his hands he darted out of the store with a quick thanks and Shikamaru just waved at him with a smile. The moment the door closed Shikamaru let out a deep breath and his human form shed away. Long k-9's and sharpened claws, rough almost bark like skin and bright gold eyes with black pupils to center them. Shikamaru took deep breaths to calm himself, impressed by the fact that he was able to hold out for so long. The demon thought as he took a deep breath of the air that still held the human's scent, closing his eyes to let out a deep moan before opening his eyes glance down at the computer monitor with a smirk. He still had Choji's medical file up complete with date of birth, home address and everything.
And so, the game begins.
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