DRAGONS (A Sasunaru Story)
Naruto's Point of View
I looked at the sky when I heard the loud flapping of wings. 'Hello Kyuubi,' I greeted my dragon. Since she was a dragon and I her master we talked with our thoughts. I could easily talk with her out loud, but it was more private in our heads.
'Hello little one,'she replied with her exotic voice.
I examined her like I always did when she returned from hunting; nothing appeared to be wrong. I knew it irritated her, but I cared for her deeply and couldn't stand the thought her of being hurt. She was a very beautiful dragon, with glittering scales and great powerful wings. Her scales were orange, not too bright, yet not dull in the slightest. On any other dragon, her orange color would have been ugly but on her it brought out her kind, yet fierce ruby red eyes. Her cheeks were lined with three small, black spikes each, and her back was lined with similar although bigger ones. All in all, she was one of the finest dragons in Konoha.
'Must you do that every time I return home?' she asked me. I don't quite understand why she reacts like that because she always checks me over too. I smirked when she swiveled her long neck all a round me to look for even the smallest wound. When she was satisfied that I was unharmed, she nuzzled my whiskered cheek (I had whisker like marks on my cheek like her spikes) and licked my face.
'You're like an overgrown puppy,' I laughed pushing her head away.
'And you're like an overgrown hatchling,' she replied stretching her mouth into a toothy grin.
'You're no older than me,' I exclaimed.
'We may be of equal physical age,' she responded, 'but we both know who's more mature mentally.' Her laugh bounced through my head as I turned away with a 'Humph.'
I heard a feral growl from behind me and turned to see Kyuubi in an attacking position. I followed her line of sight and instantly saw what made her take on a defensive crouch; another dragon. I strained my eyes, for my eyesight wasn't as good as my dragon's, and instantly recognized the pure black dragon flying toward us; it was my old friend Sasuke Uchiha's.
The last time I saw Sasuke, was three years ago. I only knew it was him from the dragon he rode; I could never forget a dragon as beautiful as his. His dragon, named Orion I think, was large and powerful, especially for his age. Orion was covered in rippling muscles while Kyuubi was smaller and slimmer. To me, no dragon was as beautiful as Kyuubi, but Orion was a close second. He was like his master: strong, cold, and very handsome. I watched as the dragon got closer and closer.
'Calm down Kyuubi,' I told my dragon. I understood why she being so defensive; I hadn't seen Sasuke in three years because he tried to kill me. He almost did it too. Kyuubi never forgave herself even though it wasn't her fault; she was still small for a dragon so I snuck away without her. I tried to stop Sasuke from leaving everyone so he could get stronger with an evil man, Orochimaru. He wouldn't listen so it resulted in a fight, which I obviously lost. Kyuubi was furious with me but soon forgave when she realized the pain I was in. It wasn't physical pain, but it was pain all the same; my heart was absolutely shattered. Not only was I trying to stop Sasuke from leaving the village and his friends, but I was trying to stop him from leaving me; I loved him... very much. I was just too scared of rejection to say anything to him.
'He tried to kill you, he broke your heart, ANDHE TRIED TO KILL YOU!!!!! I will NOT calm down!' she roared in my head. I actually winced from the fury in her usually calm voice. 'If he comes within range of my mouth, I swear I'll bite his fking head off!'she roared in my head once again. I decided that if I wasn't so used to her talking to me, my ear drums would have busted. I looked at my dragon and she was fuming… literally. Smoke was rising from her nostrils and I could tell she was ready to barbecue something.
"Hello Naruto," I heard from behind me. I turned and there was Sasuke, sitting astride his mighty black dragon, a few feet behind me. "I'm glad to see you're still alive."
I heard an enraged roar from Kyuubi and barely had time to jump in front of the flames that jetted from her mouth before they could touch Sasuke or his dragon. Luckily, I caught the brunt of the flames. Because my dragon blew the flames, they couldn't hurt me. Unfortunately, my clothes weren't so lucky. "KYUUBI," I roared out loud, "I told you to calm down!" I gestured to my new shirt which was barely even there any more and my pants which hung in tatters around my waist. "What am I supposed to do now?" She mumbled an apology but I could tell she wasn't upset about trying to kill someone.
"Why'd you do that?" Sasuke asked getting off of Orion to walk towards me. Kyuubi growled, but I shot her a glance and she stayed behind me. "I know your own dragon's breath can't hurt you, but you stopped it from hurting me. Why?" He was now standing in front of me.
"Just because you left me for dead, doesn't mean I'd let you burn to death," I answered coldly. "You may not care about others, but I do. I wouldn't even dream about killing someone even if they hurt me." Kyuubi was cheering me on in my head, and I was about to blow up more until I saw the pained look that crossed Sasuke's face. "What?" I asked, surprised that he was showing any emotion at all.
"I'm sorry," he said, almost inaudibly.
'What did he say Kyuubi?' I asked her, knowing she could here much better than I could.
'He said he was sorry,' she said, sounding as surprised as I felt. I looked at Sasuke, who had a slight (very slight) blush on his cheeks.
"You mean it?" I asked him, smiling hopefully; he nodded. His onyx black eyes met my cerulean blue ones and I felt butterflies in my stomach when I saw his eyes were filled with truth and regret. He did mean he was sorry and he obviously regretted what he did too. I couldn't restrain myself, I jumped him and we landed on the ground tangled in each other's limbs.
I blushed when I noticed that I had landed on him straddling his waist. To make matters worse, I had no shirt and my pants were still in tatters; I felt that one wrong move would pull them apart completely. "Sorry," I said my blush deepening. I started to get up, but was pushed from behind; all I saw was a little bit of black and I knew Orion pushed me. I landed on Sasuke once again, with one difference though…my lips had landed right on Sasuke's!
I didn't want to pull away from the warmth that I felt, but I didn't want Sasuke to be mad at me either so I started to pull away… when something pulled me back down. It was Sasuke! He put a hand on the back of my neck and pushed my lips harder against his; I willingly went along with it. The fist thought that crossed my mind, was 'Finally.' The second thought that crossed my mind was that he tasted really good. He tasted like chocolate covered cherries, and at the moment, I wished he was covered in chocolate.
We finally had to pull apart for air, and his eyes met mine again. I almost gasped aloud when I saw a foreign emotion in the raven haired teen's eyes… love.
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