Author Notes: Here we are, Tragic Canine Lovers Sequel. This story needs a prologue, because this is set after some major events that need to take place which will be explained in this chapter.
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Naruto and Kiba: It had been twenty days since that night, Naruto's birthday. Today was October 30th, and two esteemed guests would be arriving from the Land of Earth today. Following the bond Naruto and Kiba had made, the Inuzuka Clan was in an uproar. Tsume was dealing with the stories of freaked out dogs and people having "visions" for days. Her sons had awoken the morning after in each other's arms and in the strangest state Tsume had ever seen. The two smiled lightly and stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like an eternity. What had relieved the woman though was that they no longer appeared as "half-demons." Naruto and Kiba had crossed into another realm of love the night before. Kurumaru had told Tsume to not be afraid and to not be rash. Their appearances were only temporary, and originally, they were just used to turn each other on. "Acceptance," that was what Kurumaru called it.
In truth, her sons accepted each other in every way, but Tsume couldn't rationalize what her dog was saying. Then to top it off, he goes and becomes the sole mate of Runkai, the dog he mentioned before he passed out on her floor. It was the first time in history when Kurumaru had attention for only one. He and Runkai merely looked at each other once before becoming romantic with each other, rubbing each other in circles much like cats against human legs. The black wolf for once wasn't just horny from the get-go; he studied his partner, romanced her, and gained her affection. After five days of lovey-dovey dogs, Kurumaru brought her home to Tsume's house and finally claimed her as his. They had coupled lovingly, slowly; it stunned the Inuzuka mistress that her beast of a pet could actually behave. He didn't leave her after completion; Kurumaru remained at her side as a behaved lover.
In the days proceeding the "incident" as it were, many dogs in the clan established a permanent relationship with another, and the remaining were frightened. Some were reported to be crying at night over "distant mates." These dogs were scared, because their mates…in their visions that night, were foxes. Some were ashamed, others were lovesick, and some cried throughout the nights over not being able to see their partners.
No one in the clan or those who lived near the estates managed to get any sleep. Tsume had become a raging machine, yelling more often than usual, irrationally blaming her sons for everything (she of course apologized and said they were not to blame), and leaving several members in the clan wounded. After twenty restless nights, Tsume, Hana, Naruto, Kiba, and a few others walked like zombies off the estate to the Hokage Mansion.
"Anyone get any sleep?" the Inuzuka mistress asked. Everyone just moaned in answer. "Good, that means no one is feeling better than I am. Otherwise, I'd have to waist energy and hit someone." They had become a bit of an attraction for the village, sickly looking "mutt-men," that's what they were called. And Naruto was already an eyesore. The trip took twice as long as usual due to their slow pace, but they were greeted with a slightly humorous, hugely dangerous picture when they made it to Tsunade's office. The woman had red sacks under her eyes, and she looked even worse than the seven ambassadors of the Inuzuka Clan. They smiled lightly.
"You laugh and I'll tear off your family jewels Naruto," the Hokage spoke quietly and dangerously. All seven of them broke into tired laughter, so she couldn't follow up on her threat. "Shut up!" she yelled. "Okay, it's not like I'm blaming you two, but your…whatever you want to call it, caused every dog in this village to go nuts. No one in this village has gotten sleep except for the Aburames and people living far enough away from the commotion. Now, the reason you are here today, is to welcome honored guests of the Earth Country. Several leaders of a certain clan are coming. The clan is named Kitsungen Clan, meaning fox-man. I'm sure you can figure out the rest."
"When will they be getting here?" Tsume asked.
"They should be here by noon," the Hokage replied. "Tsume, I know you're tired as Hell, but please give them a warm welcome…and behave. The last thing we need is to disrespect the Village Hidden in the Stones. I have no idea how this will move, but these people are very interested in meeting their 'sister clan.'"
"I understand," the Inuzuka mistress spoke before looking at the clock on the wall. "We've got twenty minutes. Might as well just head to the gate now. Come on." The seven and a couple dogs followed her. Kurumaru and Runkai came along, and Shen being the rational English-speaking one came too.
Naruto gave Kiba a tiny kiss before they left the safety of the office. "Maybe we'll make some friends with kids our age," the blond mused. He still wore his ring, and many in the village questioned where it came from. Countless were suspicious and had every intention of figuring out who his fiancé was. They were going to find out how he "hypnotized" the poor girl into loving him, a monster and abomination against humankind. It was fruitless though, because it would take people forever to realize he and Kiba were together; they hid it so well. Naruto had also not been back to his apartment in eons. Kami only knew what had happened to it in that time.
Villagers kept staring at the living dead as they walked up to the gate. A couple threw garbage or pebbles, but Tsume was too unconscious to care. The villagers knew that if she was even a hair more energetic, their lives would be forfeit about now. When the seven came upon the view of the massive gate, their eyes focused on five red-orange forms patiently sitting down as seven individuals spoke to the gate guards. "Are those foxes?" Tsume asked curiously as she squinted her eyes. "They're freaking huge."
"Look, we have an audience with several members of the…Inuzuka Clan today. It's important," the apparent leading woman spoke. "We're exhausted, and our partners here need some water."
"The Hokage hasn't sent us any information on you guys, so I have to ask you to wait while the other guy confirms it," the man spoke. Could someone send me these guys names? I'm blanking, and they aren't listed in character lists like Wikipedia and Google. The woman looked pissed. "Look, if things check out, then you can move on, but I do have orders to keep out intruders." The woman grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.
"You listen to me," she spoke angrily. "If this is how we're gonna get treated in this village, then you can say bye-bye to a peaceful relationship. We just came from over three-hundred miles away, and there is no way in Hell we're gonna take this sitting down." The woman's fox, the largest and with the darkest fur, cocked his head around, and the scent of dogs hit his nose.
"Sukima-Sama," he spoke in a calm and partially deep voice, "I believe the people you are looking for are over there." His master stopped throttling the Chuunin guard long enough to turn to her fox. She followed his gaze to the seven standing a bit away. Tsume and she locked eyes. It was a bit of a tense moment. "Are you of the Inuzuka Clan?" the giant fox asked. He stood four feet tall, on even ground with Kurumaru.
"Yes, the Kitsungen I presume?" Tsume asked with every ounce of politeness she could muster. There was silence once more. The woman, Sukima, put the Chuunin down in his chair, and she walked up to Tsume, her loyal fox right beside her.
"What's it to you?" she asked in fake seriousness. Their steely gazes melted after a tense six seconds, and their hands locked together much like a guy to guy handshake, you know, the stupid one with the elbows bent and the hands clasped together like a double fist? The two mistresses smiled at one another. "It's good to finally meet you, but you guys look like crap. What happened?" she asked humorously.
"My two sons…'mated,' and our dogs have been howling ever since," Tsume replied. "Technically, Blondie here is my stepson, but you get it. No one in this village has gotten sleep, so yes, you will be seeing zombies. Anyway, ya (insert name here), they're with us."
"Anything you say Mrs. Inuzuka," the man spoke, cowering in fear. "Go on ahead."
The staring was no longer just staring as the group went back through the streets. "Don't meet their gaze," Tsume spoke just loud enough for everyone in the group to hear. Sukima began to wonder just what kind of society Konoha was. It certainly didn't seem hospitable. "I will explain everything once we get back to the estate, but not here." The trek went slowly, and Naruto couldn't help but stare at the majestic foxes. The villagers couldn't help but be afraid and hate them.
"You keep them very well groomed," Naruto commented. Sukima didn't answer him, and it kinda stung. Once they made it onto the estate grounds though, she replied.
"Thank you, and your dogs all look like they could take down horses, very well fit," she spoke. "Now, do you guys get stared at like that every day?"
"No," Tsume replied. "Since we look like the living dead though, we've been stared at the last few days, but what we just encountered was fear and hatred, not humorous or curious stares."
"Why would people hate you?" Sukima asked. Her relatives were apparently highly disciplined and quiet. "I'm beginning to not like this village, but you are certainly livening things up."
"It's not that they necessarily hate us or you," the Inuzuka mistress began as she sat down on the soft yellow-green grass. "They hate Naruto here, or specifically, what's inside him." Everyone of the Kitsungen was curious. "The reason they stared at your foxes hatefully and in fear…is because the Nine-Tailed Fox attacked this village many years ago." They all gasped. "My stepson here has the beast sealed in him, and the villagers hate him for it. They don't think he can be controlled unless he is weak and hurt, so I adopted him upon the request of my son and the Hokage. As you can see though, Naruto is your average teenage boy, except for the fact that he's practically one of us."
"What do you mean by that?" Sukima asked. She and everyone else sat down. "What makes him so similar to the people of your clan?"
"Well, now comes the part where we get to know each other," Tsume began quietly and cautiously. "Apart from being part canine because of the fox demon, Naruto, like all the males of my clan, has…there is just no nice way to put this. I told you my sons mated remember?" Sukima nodded. "Well, I guess I've gotta ask: what are your clan's views?" There was a touch of silence before the woman answered.
"Yes, it is a very difficult subject to break the ice on," Sukima replied. "I'm guessing all males have no sexual preference?" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ya," Tsume told her. "It's pretty common to have 'gay' couples, but most of them"
"Are temporary until one learns to love a woman properly," Sukima recited. "I see our clans are very similar. And the village doesn't hate you for this?"
"No, we have lived here for so long, and most of the pairs are within the family, so no one pays it any mind," Tsume replied. "I'm guessing the same is true of your clan?"
"Yes, and I'm guessing you guys go into heat around April until the end of June?"
"It's amazing that there is another clan exactly like us," Tsume told her. She stared at the fox to the woman's right. "What is his name? He is very beautiful."
"This here is my oldest friend and partner, Ken," Sukima told her. "I see your dogs are quite into each other." Tsume turned to see Kurumaru and Runkai cuddling, snow white against black and grey. "He is very strong."
"And most of the time, an ass," Tsume replied. "Kurumaru here nearly killed Naruto when I adopted him into the family. He says that he and the Kyuubi are fusing, but after Naruto healed him and submitted AFTER crushing him in battle, he decided not to mark Naruto. Kurumaru let him and Kiba be together because he found that Naruto doesn't care about family position and dominance and such." As if to prove a point, her sons kissed each other lovingly.
"So you two were the ones?" Sukima more spoke than asked. "I see it. You better not let Blondie go, 'cause sure as the sun rises, he loves you. As per your dogs howling at night, do we have reasons?" This was going to get awkward.
"Um," the Inuzuka mistress began. "I'm not sure how you will take this, but apart from relationships breaking apart and new ones forming so quickly, the dogs left over…say that their mates…are foxes." There was a long silence.
"October tenth, at about nine-forty, our foxes all began flailing, howling, proclaiming that two had become one," Sukima spoke. "Then, we encountered similar happenings. Some of our foxes are ashamed of themselves, because their mates are apparently part of your clan. So, the feeling is mutual. It was no small happening, your two sons pulling that off. Being in their presence is uplifting, and I kinda see it, the fox and the dog. Your name is Naruto right?" The boy looked up and nodded with a small smile.
"Ya, it's nice to meet you," he replied courteously. "Why are you all so quiet? You look like statues." Tsume looked at him in reprimand, but Sukima put her hand out in telling her to be calm.
"The boy has a point," she spoke. "Renji, Ichigo, why don't you two go with the two boys? Take a look around the estate. Going by the smell, there are a lot of cool places you can go to." A blond and redhead, both maybe at sixteen, stood up along with their foxes. They smiled as the two Inuzuka boys rose.
"Doesn't every member of your clan have a dog?" the redhead asked toward the two. Akamaru lazily got up and stuck his head out of Kiba's sweatshirt. "What about you Naruto?" The boy looked away a bit sadly.
"He wasn't born into the clan, so he didn't get one," Kiba spoke. "You have to form bonds at a young age, otherwise, the two can't be in synchronization when they fight."
"He doesn't need a dog," Ichigo spoke up with a smile. "We actually have a carrying fox back home, and I'm sure you'd enjoy having a little kit to take care of Naruto. They grow quickly, and I'm sure that you'd really like having company when you're away from your boyfriend. Oh, just so you know, Renji and I are together." Kiba and Naruto both smiled lightly. Another dog howl resounded in the air. "Wow, he sounds really depressed."
"I also can't speak canine," Naruto told the two. "Our house doesn't have any dogs who are alone, but we might come across Raija getting it on. Would you guys like a drink?"
"We're parched," Ichigo's fox spoke. "I'm Kon, and this is Nova. We're also together, the only double pair in our clan. That means both masters and partners are together. May we have some water when we get to your house?"
"Sure," Naruto spoke before petting him behind the ear. Kon twisted his head lightly and mewled. Nova came by, and Naruto gave him the same treatment, but only a small rumble came from his chest.
"He doesn't talk much, the strong, silent type," Kon spoke up as they walked on. Kiba spotted Renji kissing Ichigo, and he was glad that none of it was a lie. They entered to find Raija missing, but they could all smell that he was out back getting his groove on. Naruto got out a couple of bowls and filled them with water for the foxes.
"So, do all foxes learn to speak like humans in your clan?" Kiba asked.
"Ya, it helps when we're dealing with other people," Renji spoke before sitting down in a chair. "God you two look terrible," he commented humorously. Ichigo thwacked him on the back of the head.
"Watch your mouth, or your ass and I are gonna have a talk tonight," he warned. "We were lucky enough to get away from the grounds; our foxes aren't in much better shape. I can only guess as to how many your sister has kicked by now." Renji cringed. His sister, Rukia, was not someone you messed with or annoyed. She was in line to inherit the clan, her skills far outshining Renji's. "I'd ask to spar, but that wouldn't be fair. What do you guys have around for fun?"
"Hey, Ichi, they've got Super Smash Bros.!" Renji called. Kiba and Naruto smiled lightly. "Come on, how 'bout a tourney?" The two Inuzuka brothers were still awake enough that they could kick their rivals' butts. After six matches though, the two lost consciousness, falling asleep on the floor. "Jeez, talk about being deprived of sleep."
"Come on," his partner spoke. "We should probably get them into their bed. Just smell for their room." Ichigo picked up Naruto, and Renji carried Kiba up to their room. "I thought they were together," he commented. The room smelled only faintly of sex.
"They haven't had much chance since the dogs went nuts," Tsume spoke from her doorway, scaring the Hell out of the two fox-boys and their partners.
"How did she get past our hearing?" Kon asked hysterically. Even Nova was a bit unnerved by her skill.
"Years of experience spying on my kids," The Inuzuka mistress replied. Sukima came in the door downstairs. "Anyway, just put them in the bed. Make no mistake; they'll get right back into it once they have their energy back. You guys can go to the dojo, but try to stay on the grounds until Sukima and I discuss arrangements with Tsunade. Definitely don't get on her nerves. She's the only woman in this whole world who scares me, and that's saying a lot."
"I'm leaving the rest in your care too Renji," Sukima called up a bit in warning. "Our hosts are being quite generous, so don't be your usual pain in the ass self okay?"
"Mom, have a little faith in me, yeesh," Renji replied a bit in annoyance. Tsume clouted him, and Sukima thanked her after getting over her laughing.
"My son Kiba, was the same way before…and a bit after Naruto became his boyfriend," the Inuzuka mistress told her. "He would defy me left and right, get angry at me for 'invading his privacy,' and whine when I made him go shopping with me."
"Wow, you and my mom are gonna get along great," Renji commented. Sukima gave Tsume a look.
"Kurumaru, sick 'em," the woman called up. Renji heard the running of heavy paws and bolted out a window. "Don't hurt him too bad," she added as the black wolf flew out the window after him. Ichigo closed the boys' door and came downstairs. "Well, we're off, Hana included. We have soda in the fridge, some leftover pizza, soup. If you get hungry, make yourself at home." The two women left, and the rest of the Kitsungen entered the house.
"Don't wreck the place, but feel free to play Super Smash Bros., get a BITE, to eat, read, whatever," the blond boy told them. He went on the porch and scratched the back of Kon's ears. A few members of the Inuzuka Clan came by, and eventually there was a great exchange of names, livings, and so on. "Wow Renji, he kicked your ass big-time."
"Shut it Ichigo," the redhead spoke as he walked up. Kon went to his side quietly. "That bastard cheats." Ichigo raised an eyebrow. "He kicked me where the sun don't shine, and then he flung me into a tree."
"Sorry, but you can go rest on the couch," Ichigo told him.
"Oh, Kuru, ya, he's a freaking jackass," Han spoke up. "I'm Han, and my dog, Runkai, is his mate. It's kinda funny looking at foxes like this; they're all so big compared to wild ones."
"Well, most dogs aren't as big as yours get either," Ichigo spoke. "As per Kurumaru, he and Ken are probably an even match going by their scents. I wonder if our families will really join together. If so, I bet that wolf would bring up a dominance issue."
"He did with Naruto," Han commented. "And that wasn't even rational. I'm sure that our two leaders can figure out a way to keep control of the chain of command. I don't even see why that is, why we have that sort of thing."
"Well, I see you two must have hit it off nicely," Tsunade said with a bit of brightness in her voice. She had had coffee obviously. "What's on your minds?"
"I think our clans would benefit from being near each other, but we have an unforeseen problem," Tsume spoke up.
"The issue of the foxes, I know," the Hokage replied. "I can't banish Naruto, I can't exile you, and I can't force the Kitsungen Clan to all move here. We are at an impasse. Sukima, you have obviously felt the harsh stares of the people. That is without a doubt going to be a problem. I do have to ask: what is your opinion concerning our jinchuuriki?"
Sukima sat silently for a while. "He is strong, kind, protecting, and searching for friendship. I see no problem with him, and no reason why he should deserve the harsh treatment of this village. It is easy to sense, the pain in his emotions. Naruto is fourteen years old, and he is the nicest guy I've ever met. Hasn't the village realized he doesn't pose a threat?"
"They think he's trying to protect himself through you," the Hokage replied. "There is an annual festival to celebrate the Kyuubi's defeat, and Naruto is always kept as far away as possible for protection. That day is his birthday." Sukima was now internally furious. "Because your family has foxes like the Inuzukas have dogs, the villagers now think Naruto is bringing them a curse. In other words, your safety, and his too, are in danger. I'm trying to find a way to get the village to stop this nonsense, but the danger with that is that I'd probably be replaced as Hokage, in favor of someone, more agreeable with the common beliefs of the villagers. To be honest, I hate being in this position, stuck between helping my friends and keeping the village in a state of relative peace."
"All of this, just because he's a jinchuuriki?" the woman spoke disbelievingly. "There are two others in our village, and both revered as heroes. Mind you, the Bijuu never attacked our village, but they are still demon holders as Naruto is. Why do you think they find him to be such a danger if he has never attacked?"
"The villagers have apparently beaten him on a number of occasions to keep him in line, which of course is unnecessary," Tsunade replied. "That gives them the belief that he will behave, if they can keep him afraid, keep him weak. Naruto isn't weak, but he has been afraid his entire life, lonely his entire life. I can only imagine the horrors if he and Kiba were found out. His chances for having a relationship with a girl in our village are very slim, and he found a wonderful partner in Kiba. If the villagers ripped that from him, he'd be permanently crushed."
"Great, the one pair that pulled off a complete mating might be found illegitimate and killed, just because of…" Sukima began. "It would appear this visit has done nothing for either side."
"That isn't quite true," Tsunade told her. "The knowledge exists of a second clan, and now couples are being formed which have every reason for the people involved to be together. We can do a few different things: convince the village that Naruto is no threat, which harbors a lot of risk, bring your entire clan here, or send the Inuzukas to live in the Land of Earth. Losing the Shinobi in either village would create an imbalance, but alliance can fix that. If you have any other ideas, I'm willing to hear them."
It was a catastrophe back at Tsume's house. Two people had snuck in upstairs, although they had been heard. Naruto was abducted, and Ichigo had seen the two men fly out the window with him. "Guys, it's Naruto, they're taking him," he yelled. Members of both clans shot out the door. "Don't lose track!" Kurumaru sprinted out ahead of them all, but the two men had a decent lead. They all flew into the woods after them, not losing sight of their targets.
"Let's just kill 'im here," the younger one suggested.
"It's tempting," his partner replied. They came upon a small clearing, plenty of villagers gathered. "One demon boy wrapped up to go." Naruto was too exhausted to wake up, but his allies weren't far behind. The two men dropped the blond, and he woke up from the impact, moaning and rubbing his eyes.
"Wha?" he asked. Punch! He took one right in the side of the face, and Naruto collapsed. The villagers began circling him, and he woke up. "No, get away from me," he spoke, trying to get up before his foot was grabbed and someone stomped on the back of his chest. It became a match, Naruto trying to run and escape the forty or so who surrounded him and were currently beating him.
"That's it!" Kyuubi roared. "They crossed the line." The jinchuuriki had a terrible feeling in the pit of his stomach, even as he focused on keeping the grips off of him. His head burned with pulling hair.
"Get offa me damn it," he yelled. "I…said…get…OOOOOOOOFF!" A wave of chakra sent his attackers flying a ways, most of them just winded. Naruto panted and held his left arm, sliced open from a woman clawing him. His eyes were red, and his t-shirt had been relatively torn apart, the one with the Leaf symbol emblazoned upon it.
His friends had come, but they were staying back to watch, Ichigo and Renji both feeling the power circling the boy. "That's Naruto?" the blond asked. Kon was shivering in fear, and Nova appeared to be intimidated. All the foxes and dogs felt it.
"When will you Konoha fools learn?!" Kyuubi spoke warningly. "Who is the one attacking every time? Who is the one getting hurt every time? You know nothing. If you lay another unjust finger on my vessel, there will finally BE consequences. Name one time where Naruto actually aggravated and earned such treatment." There was silence, possibly from fear, but the fox didn't care. "Never in my lifetime have I met such monsters. You don't even use Naruto as a cheap, disposable weapon. No, he isn't even good enough for THAT. You abuse him, hurt him, torture him. No more!" Kyuubi roared. "It's time you actually looked past the incident fourteen years ago. The rest of the world moves forward, but you, you hold this grudge as a means of entertainment, and a scapegoat. What you are doing is WRONG! Leave Naruto in peace, and maybe you'll learn he has done nothing to you." A man had snuck up behind him and punched the blond into the dirt. The rest were on him in an instant, but they were blown away once more. "So be it, you chose DEATH!" Kyuubi roared. He punched forward, and invisible energy blew away his forward opponents, and most of the trees and dirt. Kyuubi roared, relishing in the ability to fight again.
The fox sprang at the men, clawing a few, punching others, sending the few ninja flying with chakra shockwaves. "Do you see it? Do you see what Naruto, what I can truly do to you if we so wish? You feared our power, so you beat him to make sure he never used it…great plan, really," he spoke sarcastically. "Such is the folly of humans. I haven't killed anyone yet, but who here wishes to be the first?" Ichigo jumped down and held his arms out, blocking Kyuubi from the others. "You, you are both wise AND foolish," the fox spoke calmly. "Do you truly think you can stand before me? As Naruto's friend, I could not kill you and leave with a clean conscience, but I'm more than capable of roughing you up."
"Stop Naruto!" A voice called out. Tsunade, Tsume, and Sukima came down from the treetops, surrounding Kyuubi. "You're surrounded."
"You're outgunned," the fox replied calmly.
"I will deal with this," Tsunade told the fox. "Do you idiots finally get it?" she yelled out to everyone. "It took fourteen years, and he finally retaliates. Who's really the monster? Naruto has been minding his own business, leaving you to your festival, your happy lives, while he suffered. What can you blame him for? Truly?"
"He's just bringing more of his filth to our village!" a man yelled back. He hadn't been hit yet except for the first chakra wave, but Kurumaru pinned him.
"I'd stay down if I were you," the black wolf warned.
"You tolerated the Inuzuka Clan for centuries, but a similar one comes along, the only difference being foxes, and you blame him?" the Hokage asked. "You blame him and curse him when nothing bad has happened? They have not caused trouble, and you had to poke the boy with sticks for years before he finally fought back. Way to go. I'm ending this now. The next time I hear of anyone looking at Naruto wrong, harassing him, or harassing any of his friends, it's a legal offense." There was immediate resistance. "ENOUGH!" the Hokage yelled. "Just let it go. Does that satisfy you, Kyuubi?" The fox smiled, and his aura disappeared before the blue eyes closed and Naruto fainted forward, into Ichigo's arms. "Get him back to the house. As per the rest of you, go home and lick your wounds, because I ain't healing you." There was grumbling from them all, but the three women were more than intimidating. "Get going!" she roared, finally sending the cowards running. Tsunade turned along with the other two, to see the blond crying in his sleep as Ichigo put him on his back. "I should have protected him better."
"You couldn't have known," Tsume replied.
"Yes, I should have from the moment Sukima and the others were looked at in hate," the Hokage answered.
"We obviously are not welcome here," Sukima spoke.
"No, you will stay on the Inuzuka estate tonight until you all are rested," Tsume began. "I would have it no other way. Sukima, you may stay in the guest room at my house, and all the other houses have available rooms for your family members. I will go make arrangements, but stay together at my house until I'm done. We don't need another incident happening to any of you." The Inuzuka mistress walked off with tears in her eyes, and the rest went back to her house. Kiba was still sleeping, and he luckily didn't wake when his mate was placed next to him.
"He was holding back," Ichigo commented. Renji was curious. "I could feel it. Whatever he has sealed in him, could have killed all of them easily." He stared at the sleeping Naruto. Somehow, his arms wrapped around Kiba, and he brought his mate's body to him.
"They remind me of you two," Sukima spoke, her black hair put down. "I'm getting everyone's opinion; do you want to stay here, move to this village?" Her son and Ichigo were silent for a while. "I guess that's a no." She began walking away before the blond boy spoke up.
"Tsunade said she would deal with things, and I believe her," the boy spoke. "It might take a couple years, but something tells me this is where we belong. Hey, have you seen Neko around? Suzaku was looking for him."
"Have you smelled the air lately?" the woman asked. Ichigo smiled after sniffing deeply. The "pets" of both clans were exploring each other, apparently bonding even though their human counterparts were not yet. "If we were to move here, there would be a lot of ridicule to get past, and I don't know exactly how safe everyone would be. If we didn't come here though, something worries me. All of us were given visions of our true mates, the people our souls know should be with us, and it's thanks to those two. If we refuse the call we heard, I don't know what the consequences could be."
That night, Naruto and Kiba stayed in their room, the brunette holding his lover close as he explained the day's events. Only after he had tried everything to comfort Naruto had Kiba managed to get him to sleep.
"See, there's something between them. It's like nothing else," Tsume explained to her guest. Sukima nodded. "And now, we've got it all over the place. Please, I know how the people have treated you, but please consider it, moving here. The village will change. Tsunade won't let this continue any more, despite the council's resistance."
"I will talk it through with the leaders of my clan, but keep in touch Tsume-Sama," the woman spoke before going to the guest bedroom. It was a full day, and it was finally over.
Review Please. Yes, it isn't yaoi, but I'll get to it. There is a reason this is a prologue.