A/N: normally I am NOT a twilight fan, but I've gotta say the fanfiction rocks. I've read a lot of it and have come to realise that this whole mate/imprinting thing has a lot of potential as far as fanfiction is concerned. Plus I've always wanted to write a neko story, so this is my weird version of the eternal soulmate deal. Not a twilight vampire thingy.
And yes I know Kaiju means monster not beast so don't hassle me about it. And yes newborn means something entirely different on twilight, but this isn't about that. I just couldn't think of a word to express what I meant.
Please forgive faulty spelling, grammar and OOCness.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters if I did I wouldn't say I didn't now, would I?
A loud hiss echoed through the air, three creatures stood in the coverage of the thick forestry. Among the creatures was a stag with a rich dark brown coat and large antlers lying lazily beneath a great oak, beside him was a large white dog standing with his head cocked to the side watching the stag with a grin. The last one was a fox with bright orange fur jumping and yelping excitedly as the hissing grew louder. The stag stood up staring in front of him as the three waited.
Soon hissing grew silent as a large python slid into the area and stopped in front of the three. The fox barked loudly before pouncing on the serpent, playfully chewing on the python's tail making it hiss in annoyance.
Suddenly the snake began to rise its skin started to expand and morph until a young man with black hair and dark eyes was left behind. His skin was pale with a green snake skin pattern covering his right shoulder blade, upper arm and the right side of his chest. The fox bounced on the young mans chest still yelping happily.
"Get off of me, dobe!"
The fox stopped and its body started to expand, fur receded leaving a young man with blond hair behind. Bright blue eyes flashed and the boy smiled as he pinned the other beneath him. Tan skin on whiskered cheeks tinged a slight orange. "Hey Teme! You don't have to be mean."
"Will you two keep it down, its way too early in the morning for this." The raven looked around his blond friend to see a young man with shoulder length brown hair lean and tall.
"Naruto doesn't know the meaning of the word quiet." Beside him stood another brunette with short hair and two red fang marks on his cheeks, grinning at the two.
"Says the guy who got us kicked out of that restaurant, because he kept fighting with the humans." The blond said as he stood up glaring the other.
"Your the one who-"
"Is there a reason that you made me come here or was it just to watch Naruto and Kiba argue." Sasuke said as he stood up and glared at the three completely unfazed at the fact that they were all completely naked.
"Don't ask me, these two dragged me out here 10 minutes ago." Shikamaru said giving a loud yawn as he leaned against the tree.
"Were going out tonight!" Naruto announced loudly a bright smile on his face.
"No." Sasuke said staring at the blond with an annoyed look on his face arms folded over his chest.
"Aww, c'mon Sasuke! You've been hauled up in that cave of yours since you came back."
"Its not a cave its a house."
"Either way its creepy as hell." Kiba said kicking up some dirt by his feet.
"That doesn't stop any of you from showing up and raiding my fridge." Sasuke snapped glaring at the dog boy.
"You know, locking yourself up won't make it go away." Shikamaru said without even looking up.
"What?" Naruto asked looking between the two, his face scrunched up in confusion. "Make what go away?"
The raven glared at Shikamaru, "That has nothing to do with it."
"I don't get why your making such a big deal out of this," Kiba said, "Its not like its gonna be the first girl you meet."
"Wait, what's going on?"
Shikamaru gave a sigh, sometimes he envied how oblivious the fox was, "Sasuke, got his mark a week ago."
Blue eyes went wide, "Really?!"
"Yes," the raven said through gritted teeth.
The eternal mark, a coming of age for all Kaiju. According to beast law once a Kaiju gets their mark their speed, strength and power is increased tenfold.
The only catch is that once you get your mark your supposed to find a mate, which is Uchiha Sasuke's current dilemma.
As great as the increase in power would be, Sasuke didn't want to be tied down to someone he'd probably be sick of before the end of the first week. He didn't want his life revolving around some girl he doesn't even know.
No, Uchiha Sasuke did not want a mate.
However according to legend the mark finds a way to work around its hosts unwillingness to full fill their duties. Which is why Sasuke has been avoiding all human interaction for the past five days.
"An even better reason to go out tonight! We need to celebrate."
"No."
"Please Sasuke." Naruto whined.
"No-"
"Keeping yourself isolated will just make things worse," Shikamaru interrupted as his body started to shift and morph, "I'll see you guys tonight. I'd better get back before my mom realises I snuck out."
A stag stood between the boys and nodded before leaping away and disappearing into the brush.
"I'd better get going too, see ya later." A few moments later a large white dog stood in front of the last two before leaving.
Sasuke stood glaring at the spot where the two had disappeared when he was thumped hard from behind, as Naruto draped his arm over his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Teme. It'll be fun."
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The redhead stumbled into her room, she dropped her back pack next to the bed before collapsing face first on the mattress. "I hate school." She mumbled into the duvet breathing deeply.
"Tired already? Its not even five yet."
The girl didn't even bother looking up to see who it was, he might have gone to college for four years but she knows her brothers voice when she hears it. "Darui, go away."
Darui chuckled and made his way across the room to sit beside her. "C'mon Karui, its not normal for a sixteen year old to be such a drag."
Karui turned her head to face the blond male beside her, gold eyes narrowed in annoyance, "Shut up."
He chuckled again, "Ino called, asked if you could take over her shift tonight at the diner."
The redhead gave a heavy sigh, "Why this time?"
"She's going on a date. You know that thing that you've never done before."
"Whatever," she growled pushing herself up to sit on the bed. "I could use the extra money, anyway."
Then there was silence. The redhead shifted a little on the bed giving her brother a sideways glance. Darui said nothing making Karui feel really awkward, its obvious that he had something on his mind she just didn't know how to ask. Despite her part time waitresses job, Karui wasn't exactly what you would call... a people person.
"Your birthday was a month ago, right?" Darui asked staring down at his hands.
"Figures that you'd forget." She joked nudging his arm.
"Well... Have you been feeling different lately?"
Karui tilted her head slightly, surprised at the question. "Different? Different how?"
"Your my sister, you know you can trust me right?" Karui nodded, "Even though mom and dad are gone, we still have uncle Bee and you still have me and you can trust us. You know this, right?"
Karui got worried, "What's with the questions?"
"Its just," Darui hesitated before he continued, "your at an age right now where you might experience certain changes to your body and-"
Karui's eyes went wide when the realisation hit her, "Oh No! You are not trying to have the talk with me!" She screamed jumping off the bed before grabbing a pillow and repeatedly hitting her brother.
"OW! OW! That's not what I meant by- OW! Would you please stop that!" The blond said shielding himself from his sisters assault.
"You- I can't... Why would you-" Karui sputtered in anger, she hit him one more time before stopping. And clenching her fists tightly at her sides, "You'd better get out of here!"
"O.K O.K, I'm gone!" Darui stood up and made a hasty escape before Karui slammed the door behind him.
Why would he ask something like that! Karui was fuming and yet slightly mortified. She leaned back against the door before sliding down to the floor and burying her face in her hands. "That was sooo wrong."
Darui leaned against the door and shut his eyes taking a deep breath.
"Didn't work out, huh?" Darui opened his eyes to find his uncle standing in front of him looking very amused.
"Nope."
Bee turned around and made to walk away, "We'll try again tomorrow. Weekend should make things a little easier."
"Do we have to tell her right now?" Darui suddenly asked making his uncle stop, "I mean she isn't showing any signs."
"You're telling me you didn't catch her scent?"
"I did, but its very faint maybe we'll get lucky and she'll never shift."
"We can't be sure that she never will. Its safer if we tell her now, you remember what its like the first time. We don't want her hurting anyone." Bee started walking again, " And its only a matter of time until someone else catches her scent. We'll try tomorrow."
Darui slumped against Karui's door and slid down, watching his uncle walk out of sight.
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Sasuke sat quietly watching as Naruto and Kiba argued...again, while Shikamaru was bearly awake and slumped in his chair. Even though he really wasn't looking forward to this, he wasn't having an awful time and had to admit that staying locked away for so long probably wasn't the best of ideas.
The raven moved around in his chair scratching the back of his neck under his black shirt. Its been a while since he'd gone this long fully clothed, although it wasn't uncomfortable it was still a bit of an adjustment.
"Hi I'm Sakura I'll be your server today, what can I get you?" Sasuke looked up to find a pink haired girl smiling down at him with a light blush on her face.
"Hey Sakura!" Naruto said beaming at the girl and judging by the look on her face they knew each other.
"Hey Naruto, uhm- so who are your friends?"
"Well you already know Shikamaru." Naruto started.
"Yeah, Choji's friend."
"Uh huh, this is Kiba and that... is Sasuke." Naruto finished rolling his eyes at how bored the raven looked. Sakura turned towards Sasuke her blush growing just a little bit darker as she spoke, "Its nice to meet you."
They placed their orders, Sakura paled when she wrote everything down, Kiba and Naruto almost ordered the entire menu. She hurried away disappearing behind what Sasuke assumed was the kitchen doors.
"She seems nice." Kiba said eyeing the blond beside him.
"Yeah well most of the humans around here are." Shikamaru said throwing an arm over the back of his chair.
"So what's it feel like." The blond suddenly spoke, lifting a glass of soda to his lips.
The raven raised an eyebrow at his friend, "What does what feel like?"
Naruto rolled his eyes, "The eternal mark, what else."
Sasuke froze. The mark was a slightly sensitive subject for him. Even though he got it a week ago his power is still the same. It was like this useless scar on his back that didn't even come from some freak accident. Nothing had changed and nothing would change until-
"The mark won't take effect until he meets his mate." Shikamaru said calmly glancing at the Uchiha out of the corner of his eye.
"That sucks." Kiba said leaning over the table.
"Hn." Sasuke grunted. What does it matter anyway he's one of the strongest Kaiju right now as it is. He doesn't need the mark to make him stronger.
The diner door opened and closed with a slam, "Hey, you're late!"
Suddenly a scent hit Sasuke like a truck. It was a sweet mix of strawberries and orchid, there was also an underlying scent he recognised instantly. The others at the table saw the look on his face and started to sniff the air until they caught the scent as well.
Kiba started looking around, "Neko?"
"Calm down Tenten, I wasn't even supposed to be working tonight remember?"
The group turned towards the counter at the front of the diner. "Well then what are you doing here?" A girl with brown eyes and brown hair in two buns asked leaning over the counter as she smiled at the girl on the other side.
"Ino asked me to fill in, something about a date." The other girl said she had dark skin and crimson red hair.
The brunette rolled her eyes, "Typical."
"Her? That's Karui but she's not a Kaiju. Sure she smells it, but the scent is kinda faint. I just figured its cause of her uncle and older brother, their neko's." Naruto said looking the girl over.
"No, its coming from her." Shikamaru narrowed his eyes thoughtfully, "If she's got Kaiju blood its probably cause she hasn't shifted yet."
"A newborn, huh."
Meanwhile Sasuke said nothing just watched the girl talk with the other. He took a deep breath and the girls scent assaulted his senses, making him fight the urge to rush over and bury his face in her neck to inhale her completely. The girl walked towards the kitchen door with a grin on her face and Sasuke finally got a chance to catch her eyes. They were a bright amber almost gold, fierce and animalistic.
When she disappeared behind the door he felt an intense need to follow her and a sharp tug in his chest. While one word whispered in his head.
'Mate.'
A/N: First chapter, next one will be up next week, but only if you want it to.
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- Frankie.