Disclaimer: Kamen Rider series belongs to Shotaro Ishimori and TOEI, while Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. In no way I own these two titles. As always in my story this will be AU for the Kamen Rider Kiva with some ideas from Kiva World in Decade.
Authors Note 1: I don't know how you guys are going to react after learning of this. I have written another story while still leaving the rest hanging. I know, I know that I shouldn't do this, but this idea has been floating around in my head, and I just have to put it into writing. And Mio is alive in this, because I think Wataru and Mio would be a great couple.
Edited and Co-written with Ten-Faced Paladin
Kiva and Kitsune
Prologue
Daylight streamed into the bedroom through the window, and as the rays of the sun came across one of the figures of the bed, he finally stirred awake and sat up on the bed slowly not wanting to wake the person beside him. He then gazed at the soft peaceful face she wore when she was sleeping and smiled to himself.
One year ago, Mio was confirmed to be the new Queen of the Fangires and was forcibly engaged to the then current King, Wataru`s half-brother, Taiga. However, she had fallen in love with Wataru and did not wish to marry Taiga. In a desperate bid, she attacked Taiga and fled to Wataru. However, Taiga tracked her down despite his injuries and both brother`s fought. During the battle, Mio took a blow from Wataru which almost ended her life. A mistake Bishop would have rectified if Wataru had not leaped over the cliff after her rather than race down the long way. With the assistance of his mother Maya, the former Queen and Wataru`s mother, they managed to save Mio. It was something to be thankful for Wataru Kurenai, now King of all Fangires to have his Queen in his arms, which is one Mio Suzuki, now Kurenai beside him.
They first days of their relationship were not smooth ones for the pair. Mio and Wataru had quickly gotten married, so to prevent any more attempts on stealing Mio away. However, by marrying the Fangire Queen, Wataru had become the new King. A role he was capable of filling thanks to his powers of Kiva. Taiga was dethroned and very much enraged at how his supposed future wife and half-brother stole everything from him. The result was a short war between Wataru and his brother whilst Bishop enacted his own plans to overthrow the brothers and revive Taiga's father, the former King and a man who wasn't afraid of going to war with humanity, feeling Fangires were superior to humans in every way. However, Bishops plot managed to unite the brothers and allow them to reconcile with each other. In the aftermath of Bishop's plot, the way the Fangires were ruled swiftly changed.
The union between a pureblood Fangire and Fandiri was strange, but the two of them loved each other quite deeply, and even Wataru's own half brother, Taiga Nobori or Dark Kiva as he is known now, supported their union now. Though the loss of Bishop and Rook of the Checkmate Four was unavoidable due to their natures, they could eventually be replaced.
Even now, Fangires and humans have now started to coexist side by side in secret, with Wataru's order. It was proven to him that a Fangire can curb their instincts, due to his earlier meeting with the Frog Fangire, which was an acquaintance of his father in the past. Many Fangires were happy for the change, having fallen in love with humans during their lives and wishing no harm to befall them. Some of them of course are a bit rebellious, though he did manage to solve that problem by getting them to go after criminals instead of innocent people. Wataru didn't like anyone being turned into food, but at the very least the ones who were eaten by Fangires deserved it. There were still some nights he regretted not being able to stop the killing at Fangire hands, but something like that required time. More time than had already passed.
Most of the Fangires eventually relented and accepted the new ruling, though the few rogue ones were swiftly dealt with by either the Fangire Hunters under the Wonderful Blue Sky Organization, specifically the new couple of Nago and Megumi Keisuke. Nago was a friend and mentor of Wataru's who dons the mantle of Kamen Rider Rising IXA to combat out of control Fangires. Of course, Taiga and sometimes Wataru himself took care of those Rogue Fangires themselves. Higher in the hierarchy as they were, they had to remind people occasionally that it was Wataru's rule and it was going to be enforced whether they liked it or not.
As Wataru gently stroked his wife's face, Mio began to stir, and slowly opened her eyes. Her gaze then fell on the man with reddish brown hair, the man that she loved, so much so that he saved her from death itself by sacrificing some of his own Life Energy to save her. Not many husbands would do such an action for those they loved, even if many claimed they would. Smiling. Mio rubbed her eyes and sat up, before kissing her husband on the cheek. "Ohayo, Wataru-kun."
"Ohayo, Mi-chan…" Wataru replied in return, a soft blush on his face, which was mirrored by his wife's face. "It's been a year now, ne… since you recovered and we married in secret. It seems like yesterday that Bishop had tried to kill you, and I had to save your life."
Mio nodded and said. "Arigato to that, Wataru-kun…. Thanks to you and Maya-sama… I am able to be with you." She then hugged her husband. "It is a debt that I can never repay, anata…"
"Hush now, Mi-chan… we are family now, there's no need for that. Come on, let's go take a bath and then go for breakfast. Oka-san must have finished setting the table for our breakfast by now." Wataru said as he got out of bed.
Mio just smiled as she followed her husband towards the bathroom, though she had to put up with Kivat Bat the 3rd's presence, who would sometimes made some rather… perverted comments, which resulted him getting knocked out by a soap dish thrown by her. After that, Kivat quickly learned to keep his mouth shut but sometimes he would slip as he would tease his partner and not realize that Mio was nearby.
Once they came down for breakfast, they were treated by the sight of Maya, dressed in a housewife's uniform putting a simple breakfast of rice, grilled fish and juice and a bowl of miso soup for them. A regular morning for them…. That is if they didn't have some additional people there.
Wataru was surprised by the presence of four people, which was familiar to them. Nago and Megumi Keisuke, as well as Shizuka, his best friend, and of course, Taiga, his half-brother. "Minna… it is good to see you here. To be honest, I didn't expect you people to be here, though it is a pleasant surprise."
Megumi just smiled. "Ohayo, Wataru-kun…. I must say that I stand by my earlier judgment. You and Mio-chan do make a cute couple; don't you think so Nago-kun, Maya-san?"
Nago just nodded at his wife's comment, and said. "I agree, Wataru-kun… you two do make a perfect couple… though that does not mean that you can slack off training now, understand?" The last part was said in an amused tone, though he winced a little as he felt himself elbowed lightly in the gut by his wife.
Maya however giggled and said. "Indeed, Megumi-san… though I do wonder when these two are going to have a child? I do want some grandchildren to spoil after all." The last part was said in a dreamy sigh, and both Mio and Wataru blushed slightly, which led the people in the room to erupt in laughter.
Shizuka just smiled at the scene, and though she still felt a bit of jealousy towards Mio for snagging Wataru, she couldn't deny that what Megumi-san said was true. These two do make a cute couple.
Wataru then turned to Taiga and said. "Good to see you again, Nii-san… I trust that you had a fruitful year as well?"
Taiga smirked and said. "That I do, otouto… with the occasional occurrence of Rogue Fangires that refuses to adhere to our new laws, and those Neo-Fangire that keeps popping up now and then, it has been a good year."
The Neo-Fangires were a new group of Fangires who hailed from the future. Apparently Wataru's rule extended into the future and they did not like the way things were done. So, the Neo-Fangires came back to the past in hopes of changing things more towards their liking. They were strong, but not as strong as Kiva and his allies. If they were going to change the past, they were going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Wataru nodded and then said. "I see… that is good Nii-san… but I do suspect that you didn't come here just to see me and Oka-san now, do you?"
Taiga fell quiet for a moment, and then said. "You are quite perceptive, otouto… there is something that has been worrying me for some time? Have you noticed that it has been rather quiet lately? There are no Neo-Fangire appearances at all, something that has been going on since your son from the future dropped by half a year ago."
Wataru grinned slightly at the memory. During Nago and Megumi's wedding day, Masao, Wataru's son from the future, suddenly appeared. He was a loud person who didn't act like he was related to Wataru at all. He had come warning his father about the Neo-Fangires, just in time for the first assault on the world in hopes of changing the past. Thanks to Masao's knowledge of the Neo-Fangires, Wataru and the others weren't caught completely off guard and managed to defeat the Fangires from the future. However, while Masao had to return home, the Neo-Fangires weren't going to leave anytime soon.
Nago then looked thoughtful for a moment and then said. "Come to think of it, it does seem rather strange. Shima-san has also noticed the same thing as well, and apparently this phenomenon just started a week ago."
The former Fangire King nodded and said. "I concur with your analysis, Nago-san… and I had my subordinates in my company check things out. We have several men in the streets and such keeping an ear to the ground, listening for rumors of the Neo-Fangires' movements. What we heard was…disturbing."
"What have you heard Nii-san?" asked Wataru.
"The Neo-Fangires are starting to use their time travel abilities for other purposes," Taiga explained. "If what I was told is true, then some of those Neo-Fangires and some Rogue Fangires have begun transporting themselves to an alternate timeline of this world, one where no Fangires Hunters exist. It is our job to make sure the people at that timeline are protected from the menaces that are Neo-Fangires and Fangires that have gone rogue."
There was a unanimous nod from the group, all of them agreeing to Taiga's words. Wataru immediately stood up and addressed his friends and family, "Then we will depart immediately. I want everyone to gather what they need before heading out to Castle Doran."
"Good thing I already packed then," Shizuka grinned, hefting a rather oversized backpack up from beneath the table. "Kivat-kun told me all about what Taiga learned so I had time to get ready!
Wataru blinked at his young friend, "Shizuka-chan.? Are you sure you want to go? I mean, it is going to be dangerous... I don't want you to get hurt."
Shizuka just smiled. Wataru will always be Wataru… still the same sweet, kind and gentle person he always is, even after he was married. "It is alright, Wataru-kun… I can take care of myself. Besides, it is my summer vacation right now, I already told my Oka-san that I am spending my vacation at a friend's place."
Maya just smiled at the human girl that had befriended her son before they were reunited. She was perky, cheerful and friendly, and she liked the girl the instant they met, and she already considered the girl a surrogate daughter of some sort. "Don't worry, Shizuka-chan… I'll be close to you, so you don't have to worry, alright?" She said in a motherly tone.
Shizuka nodded and smiled cheerfully at the former Queen of the Fangires. "Hai, hai, Oka-sama…" The gesture sent warmth through the former Queen, and she hugged the younger human girl. It always overjoyed Maya to be treated like a mother rather than a Queen. Overtly so at times.
Taiga chuckled before shaking his head before speaking, "As much as this scene is touching, I would suggest we make haste. Wataru, is Castle Doran capable of getting us to that timeline? I know it can send individual people back in time, but can it do the same for itself?"
"Castle Doran is more than capable of accessing the Sands of Time," Wataru reassured his brother. "From there, it can go anywhere in time. I've done this myself in the past. We can do it." Turning to his friends, Wataru gained his regal stance again. "Now, let's all get prepared. Come to Castle Doran as soon as you are all ready. We can't afford to waste time."
There was an unanimous nod as the people gathered in the dining room left the house to make their own preparations, such as packing bags, and as for Taiga's case, with the help of Maya and Wataru chose the Jaguar Fangire and the Condor Fangire, due to their services to make sure that Fangires and humans coexist to be promoted to the position of Rook and Bishop of the Checkmate Four respectively. They would be able to keep the peace for the Fangire royalty while they were gone.
Three Hours Later…
The Kiva Group, including Shizuka and the two Fangire Hunters met in a secluded part of the local park, away from prying eyes as Castle Doran flew close towards the park and landed close to them.
Taiga turned to the group and said. "Is everyone ready to depart?" He was met with an unanimous nod, and Wataru looked up at Castle Doran and said. "Take us inside, Castle Doran."
The dragon roared out its agreement as a yellow orb enveloped the group, startling Shizuka and surprising Nago and Megumi as the orb was hoisted up and was sent into Castle Doran's mouth.
For the three humans that had never gone through this way before, it was slightly unnerving. All of them felt like they were about to be eaten by the dragon as they were brought into the living fortress. Although when they arrived, they were rather surprised to see themselves in a mansion like interior. Stunned, they made their way to the main rooms, torches lighting themselves as they walked deeper into the building.
Wataru smiled, reassuring his slightly nervous friends, "Shizuka-chan, Megumi-san, Nago-san… welcome to Castle Doran."
"So this is what the interior of Castle Doran looks like, pretty impressive, Wataru-kun." Megumi said as they were ushered to the main hall, where three people awaited.
"Wataru-sama…" A man greeted them, and Nago and Megumi as well as Shizuka noticed that the man had a stoic look and personality, which somehow fits him by the way he was dressed like the butler of the house.
"Oh Riki-san… good to see you. I take it that Ramon and Jiro are well?" Wataru said in a friendly tone to the last member of the Franken rance.
"Of course, Wataru-sama… I am well, though it is good to see that the current IXA is now more sensible than the first time you two first met." Jiro, the last member of the Wolfen race, and former member of the Blue Sky Organization as well as the past user for the IXA system commented.
Nago merely smirked at the man, while Ramon just said. "Ne, ne, ne, Wataru-sama, I suppose I have to prepare the rooms for more people now, right?" The last member of the Merman race said in his usual upbeat manner.
Wataru nodded and said. "Yes, Ramon-san…. I suppose you have to, though I am sorry for this. It is something that happened rather abruptly after all."
"No worries about that, Wataru-sama… I'll get to it right away." Ramon said cheerfully, while Riki followed his fellow Arms Monster to get the rooms prepared, while both Kivats were flitting around the castle, and occasionally flying around Shizuka, who giggled at their antics.
"Now that we are all here," Wataru spoke with a smile, "We should get going. There's no telling just how much damage that those Fangires have done already."
"Then we shouldn't waste any more time," Nago agreed.
Outside, as if on cue, the skies darkened slightly and a bluish white light shone through the clouds, forming a spotlight on Castle Doran. The monster castle's power was indeed impressive as its magic created its portal through the passages of time.
Taiga nodded as he viewed the portal through a window, clearly impressed. He then turned to his brother and said. "You know what to do, Wataru."
Wataru nodded as he said softly. "Iku yo, Castle Doran. Take us to the place that we are needed."
The living castle answered with a loud roar as it ascended, flying towards the source of the light and entered the clouds, and with a flash, the clouds cleared, and Castle Doran and its inhabitants were no longer to be seen.
End of Prologue
Authors Note 2: Well, this is my first EVER attempt at writing a Naruto x Kamen Rider Cross, so I don't know how this will turn out. My fics are almost always AU in nature, and sometimes diverging away from canon, so you have been warned. I seriously need some feedback for this, preferably by some of the senior writers in the Kamen Rider Genre or have done KR crossovers, especially Naruto x KR crossovers. Do let me know if I should continue this as well, thanks. Cheers for now guys. Hope to see your reviews soon!