Fox brothers
As Kurama lies down on the bed, Naruto curls up next to him. He smiles and puts an arm around the boy protectively. He soon falls asleep; Naruto curled up next to him.
I feel warm…where am I?
Naruto wakes up slowly and notices that his new friend was lying next to him. He hears a loud BOOM outside and knows that the test had been canceled due to rain, as well as the classes. He doesn't want to leave the safety of Kurama's protective arms, so he snuggles up and falls back asleep. Little does he know that Kurama had been awake the whole time and was watching over him. When Kurama does get up, he does so carefully as to not wake the sleeping boy up.
His concern for Naruto increases as he inspects the apartment. He is especially worried when he finds out that Naruto's diet mainly centered on 'instant ramen'. Almost all the vegetables, fruits, and perishables were either rotten or inedible.
There were several other disturbing signs that said how well Naruto lived. The laundry was piled up in a corner, unwashed. The dishes were stacked unceremoniously high and looked like they were about to crash. Every room could easily qualify as a 'natural disaster zone' without even trying. And the trash was one of the worst parts of all…it was clear to even a casual glance that it hadn't been taken out in nearly three months, if that. Kurama was worried as well as annoyed. How could anyone live like this and not even attempt to clean it up?! (And this was coming from someone who wasn't even a neat-freak!) He held back a sigh as he went to see how Naruto was doing. It became obvious that he didn't have to bother; Naruto slept like a log. Anything short of freezing cold water pouring down on his head wouldn't even cause him to stir.
Kurama knew that going back to sleep would be impossible after seeing Naruto's living conditions. He decides to pass the time by at least trying to clean up. He took one of the unwashed rags and dusted off the cabinets where the dishes should go. After that he gets to work on the dishes themselves; it took him over an hour to even get halfway done. As soon as the dishes were washed and put away, he set to work on the clothes.
Since Naruto didn't have a washer, he improvised using the kitchen sink instead. It wasn't until he was three-quarters done that he realized something. Where was he supposed to hang the clothes to dry?! He stops long enough to find a reasonable spot and starts to hang the clothes that are already washed. It took him five minutes to hang them all and go back to what he was doing. Ten minutes later and he was done; all he had to do was wait until the clothes were dry and put them away.
Next up…the trash! He sets the trash next to the front door, and then he picks up everything that lay around the apartment that even looked like trash with it. When he heard Naruto roll over, he grinned. He couldn't wait to see Naruto's face when the boy saw what happened to his house! His biggest task completed, he then goes to work on the rooms themselves. The bathroom was first, followed by the kitchen and the living room, and finally the bedroom. When he finished everything, he lay back down next to Naruto and fell fast asleep.
Three hours after Kurama fell back asleep, Naruto wakes up. When he finally gets out of bed, Kurama opens a weary eye. He gets up as well, though his reason for doing so was very different from Naruto's!
Naruto leaves his bedroom, and is shocked by the sight before him! His jaw dropped, and he spun around when he heard a chuckle behind him.
"Whose house is this?!" asked Naruto in wonder.
Kurama burst out laughing. When he is finally able to speak without laughing he says between chuckles, "This…is your…house…silly!"
"My house?!"
"Yup. I woke up and when I saw how bad it was I decided to do something about it. In other words, this is what your home SHOULD look like!"
"You mean you cleaned this place up?! I haven't seen the floor in over a year!" exclaimed Naruto in amazement.
"As soon as the rain lets up, I'm gonna take that trash out as well."
"Thanks! I've never had any time to take it out in nearly four months."
"Huh…I thought it was three!" laughed Kurama. Naruto gave him his fox-like grin again.
"You know…you're kinda like the older brother I never had…" said Naruto thoughtfully.
"And you're like the pesky, always-under-foot, runt of a younger brother that I've always wanted," joked Kurama. This got a laugh out of Naruto.
"So what happens now?" asked Naruto finally.
"I was originally planning on returning home after the rain went away…" started Kurama who noticed the crestfallen look on Naruto's face, "but after seeing how badly you've been living up till now I've been having second thoughts. I might just stay around as your older brother."
"Really?!" said Naruto excitedly.
"Better believe it. It looks like you need me more than my friends do at this point. So what do ya say?" asked Kurama with a smile.
"YAY!" cried Naruto as he jumped on Kurama. Kurama laughed and wrestled with the boy for a little bit. Naruto was no longer alone. Now he had someone who would be waiting for him whenever he came home…and that meant more to him than anything. He finally had an older brother.
