A/N: Yes, this is another Kakanaru (I love this pairing!). I got this idea when I was in Taiwan. I was in a car looking outside and just got the idea. It's amazing how staring in the distance in a car ride can do to an imagination of a fanfiction writer XD.Also, if you guys don't know, aishiteru means 'I love you' in japanese. Anyway, I'm going to let Naruto say the disclaimer. Hope you guys like this story.

Naruto: rpgfan04 does not own anything besides this and her other stories.


"Tanaki! Tanaki!" a tall brunette shouted as he ran towards a tall raven-hair man.

"What is it Rikuno?" the man named Tanaki said as he started to turn.

As soon as Tanaki fully turned, he was pounced by the brunette named Rikuno,who was hugging him tightly on the shoulders,while laughing. Tanaki losed his balance and went rolling down on the grass with the brunette. Tanaki laughed along with Rikuno.As soon as they stopped rolling, Rikuno, who was strandling Tanaki on the waist, leaned to the older boy, pulled down his mask, and kissed him fully on the lips.

Tanaki soon kissed back and held his koi on the hips. Soon, they're tongues were exploring eachother's mouths and clashing together in dominence, which Tanaki easily won. Rikuno pulled back, gasping for air. After a few minutes of silence, Rikuno, got off of Tanaki, and went to his side. Tanaki layed to his side and faced Rikuno.

Sky blue eyes meet with mismatched eyes.

They layed their for a few minutes, just staring at eachother, until Tanaki sat up. Tanaki felt the wind caress his wild hair and felt arms around his shoulders. Rikuno buried his head in Tanaki's neck. Tanaki knew something was wrong with his koi.

"What's-"

"I love you Tanaki," Rikuno said as he interrupted Tanaki.

Tanaki stiffened in surprise and felt something wet on his neck. He turned and saw Rikuno, tears running down his face. Tanaki gently pulled Rikuno's arms around his shoulders, and pulled him to his lap so that his koi was facing him. Tanaki wrapped his arms around Rikuno waist, his eye showing concern for his koi.

"What's wrong koi?" Tanaki said to Rikuno.

Nothing could make the late teenage boy sad, unless something big happen. Rikuno slowly looked up to Tanaki, his blue eyes rimmed with tears. Tanaki felt even more concern and felt hot boiling anger surge through his blood if someone hurt his Rikuno.

"Remember the meeting andwhat the councils said, about the battle?" Rikuno said,

"Of course! Both of us were at the meeting." Tanaki said.

Tanaki pause and realized the problem.

"Is it... about the final battle?" Tanaki said hesitantly.

Thereis a war between LordArashi, their king, against the Demon Lord Kyuubi. Lord Kuubi was a fox demon thathad nine tails, whichhelped him to become the greatest and strongest demon in the world. He has already destroyed all 3 places of the continents (wind, water, and fire) with his 220,000 demon army that is steadily growing faster by day. After destroying water, he and his army is now coming to the last part of the continent that can and only stop him now, earth.

Which brings back to Rikuno and Tanaki. Tanaki was the best general in the Earth continent, next to Lord Arashi himself. Rikuno is the Earth's secret weapon to destroy Lord Kyuubi. Rikuno is a fox hanyou (part-human, part-demon). Lord Arashi was walking outside the village and found Rikuno in a underground cave near the village and took him under his wing. Why? Because, Lord Arashi belived that hanyous can be as strong as a full demon, maybe even stronger.

And boy was he right.

Rikuno not only can control earth, but thunder as well. He could summon a golem from the ground, but only if the ground is from earth or is earth. Also, he can summon a thunderstorm in an instant, but can ONLY summon if he's outside. Lord Arashi took notes of the weaknesses and thought of a person who would help Rikuno with strengthening his weakness.

Lord Arashi decided. He pick Tanaki to train Rikuno.

At first Rikuno thought Tanaki was a pervert when he saw him reading a scroll named "Icha Icha Paradise" (A/N: Yes! They had 'Icha Icha Paradise' a lond time ago XD)and Tanaki thought Rikuno was loud and pretty annoying. But after a few days, they got closer to eachother. And suddently, almost accidentally, liked eachother in a couple way.

One day they got into an arguement about Rikuno having a boyfriend and Rikuno accidentally blurted out that he liked him. Tanaki never seen someone blush so much in all of his 30 year life. After a few minutes of silence, Tanaki wraped his arms around Rikuno's waist and gave him his first kiss. (A/N: So kawaii! 'Kay I'll shut up now.)

After that, they started to date. After 2 months of dating, they publicly told everyone that they were dating. At first, people were uncomfortable about a relationships of a 17 year old with a 30 year old, but soon realized that the couple really loved eachother and got use to seeing the couple together.

A week later, Lord Arashi held up a meeting concerning about the war, Tanaki and Rikuno were insisted to come. Rikuno practicely forced Tanaki to be early or made him sleep on the floor (A/N: In that times, they didn't have couches). Lord Arashi, speaked that in four days, they will have a battle that would end Kyuubi's reign or destroy this continent along with the hopes of stopping Kyuubi.

Tanaki snapped back to reality when Rikuno held his right hand to touch Tanaki's exposed cheek. Tanaki turned his head and touched the brunette's hand with is lips. Tanaki smiled at his koi, which his koi smiled back a sad smile.

"That what your worried about? The final battle?" Tanaki asked.

Rikuno silently nodded.

"I know I should be happy about this, but I have a feeling that I'm going to lose you," Rikuno said, his head lowering.

Tanaki unwrapped one of his arms and lifted Rikuno's chin so they were seeing eye to eye.

"Your worrying too much, everything will be fine," Tanaki said. "But, there is something I want to ask you though."

Tanaki unwrapped his arms around his koi's waist and made his koi stand up, while he was kneeling on one leg. Rikuno's heart skipped a beat when Tanaki pulled out a small box.

"Rikuno, I know we've only been together for 2 months, but I feel that you the one for me. So.." Tanaki trailed off as he opened the small box.

Rikuno gave a small gasp at the ring in front of him. It was a silver ring that had a large pearl in the middle that shown under the, now sunset. Rikuno felt his heart explode with happiness when he heard the next words that came out of his koi's lips.

"Rikuno, will you marry me?"

Tanaki waited anxiously for Rikuno"s response. After a few seconds, Tanaki felt his hope slowly diminish. After all hope was lost, Tanaki felt arms wrapped around his shoulders and heard the his brunette koi shouting "Yes!" to him repeatitly.

Tanaki felt happiness surge through his body. He took his now fiacees' right hand and placed the ring on his middle finger. Tanaki showed his ring to Rikuno. It was almost the same as Rikuno's, but then band was gold and the middle stone was black. Tanaki wrapped his arms around his fiancee's waist. Rikuno lifted his head up, so that both of their foreheads were toucing together.

"Aishiteru Rikuno."

"Aishiteru Tanaki."

And they kissed under the sunset.

--------------------------------------------------Four Days Later---------------------------------------

The battle started three hours ago, Lord Arashi's army were slowlylosing. Rikuno has never seen so much bloodshed in his life. Many demons and humans were lying lifelessly on the ground, some had no heads, many were stabbed through their chests.

Rikuno turned and sliced the man behind him, who was trying to kill him, with his two katanas. Rikuno looked at his fiancee. Tanaki was, same as Rikuno, tired from fighting for three hours straight.

Rikuno quickly started to chant as demons were running towards him. After he finished chanting, the clouds grew darker and thousand of lightning bolts came and electrocuted the demons to death. He soon felt someone behind him, but was too slow to move his body. Rikuno shutted his eyes hard, waiting for the blow.

Nothing happened to him.

Rikuno slowly opened his eyes.

"TANAKI" Rikuno shouted as he saw his fiancee with a blade through his chest. A cracking sound of bones came out of Tanaki's body as the blade withdrawed from his body, he fell to the ground,and revealed the killer.

It was their traitor, Inagi.

Out of fury, Rikuno beheaded Inagi with his katana before white-eyed man could speak. Rikumo quickly lifted Tanaki's head onto his left arm. The brunette quickly chanted a healing spell.

"Don't..Rikuno.." Tanaki said coughing.

"No! If I stop, you'll die!" Rikuno shouted.

"Don't..waste your energy," Tanaki wheezed out.

Tanaki started to cough up blood, his shoulders shaking.

"No, I won't-"

"Rikuno! Listen to me!" Tanaki said slightly shouting, which made him cough more.

Rikuno sliently waited for his koi to speak,and stopped the chanting.

"Your the only hope to win the war and stop Kyuubi's reign. Healing me will only weaken you. You cannot change my injuries, but you can change this battle," Tanaki said as he lifted his right hand to touch Rikuno's whiskered cheek.

Rikuno placed his left hand over Tanaki's right hand. Both of their rings shine together, black and white.

"End this war and Kyuubi's reign for me," Tanaki said as his eyes (he was using both his eyes in the battle)started to droop.

"Aishiteru forever Rikuno,"

Tanaki's eyes closed for the last time.

Rikuno leaned his head so that their foreheads were touching together.

"Aishiteru forever Tanaki," Rikuno whispered.

Rikuno gently layed Tanaki's body on the ground and stood up. A single tear trailed down on one of Rikuno's scarred cheeks. He looked at Kyuubi's castle near him with determination and great saddness in his crystal blue eyes.

Rikuno charged to the castle in lightning speed. Dodging the attacks, but still have scratches on his body. Once he was in the castle, he kept charging, but gathering all his energy into one blue ball in his right hand.

Without realizing, Rikuno began to change into his demon self. His eyes turned from crystal blue to bloody red. The six scars on his cheek turn darker. His nails turned to long, sharp claws. Brown fox ears appeared on the top of his head. Five brown, fox tail formed behind his back.

He barged into the doors that lead to the center, where Kyuubi resides. Rikuno kept charging to Kyuubi, even though spears were thrown and stabbed to his back. Rikuno barely winced and gathered his last energy to the blue ball, that was now, the size of his hand.

"Rasengan!" Rikuno shouted as he thrusted the blue ball into the suprised Kyuubi, who couldn't see Rikuno until he thrusted the ballinto his chest, excactly at his heart.

The force and energy of the ball was so strong, it went through Kyuubi's chest. Rikuno wasn't hold the heart though, because it dispersed at the energy of the ball.With a small choke, Kyuubi fell limp before he could do or say anything. Rikuno didn't smile or smirk, he just felt relief.

Kyuubi's reign is over.

Rikuno turned back into his human self and fell down in the ground. drowsyness overwhelm him.

"Aishiteru forever Tanaki," Rikuno whispered as he closed his blue eyes for the last time.


The war is over, Arashi's army won. They stopped Kyuubi's reign, but it cost them many lives and the lifes of their two most best fighters, that were engaged to eachother.

But, Kami has given the two a second chance to have a happy ending. They won't know eachother yet, but they soon will.


A/N: The prolouge is done! I know, I know, I said I wasen't going to update anything until I was back in America, but I couln't resist to update at least once! T.T Anyway, please review! 'Cause if anyone doesn't review, I'm going to have it on hold until someone does review. Again, all of my stories are unbetaed, so expect some bad grammer and spelling.