A/N: omg, thanks for the reviews so far, you guys are great (blush). And no Sasuke won't be the uke, but I do tend to make him bottom sometime in the story, if that's what you want? I'll be happy to comply :3. And this is my thirtieth story in less than two years!
Chapter 1: Three years later
Naruto sat on the edge of the fountain in the middle of the garden, swinging his feet in the cold water. He was bored and his servant was away for the day with his father, hunting for tonight's dinner. Sasuke had gotten better with trusting humans and was always at Naruto's side or near the blond. He never let the blond out of his sight even for a few seconds. He was always around Naruto unless he was away hunting with Minato, Naruto's father. Today they were hoping to catch a few rabbits for dinner.
"Naruto? You alright?"
Naruto glanced over his shoulder and smiled at the young horse demon, who was looking at him with a worried glance. Her name was Hinata. She had the torso of a human, but legs of a horse. Not body of a horse, legs of a horse. This didn't mare her beautiful image whatsoever. She had long black hair, pale skin, lavender eyes, and wore a beautiful purple yukata. It was cotton like Sasuke's, but was beautiful and comfortable.
"Yeah Hinata, just missing Sasuke is all. I get lonely when he's not around," the blond replied with a sigh of sadness. Hinata giggled and walked up behind Naruto, laying a hand on her shoulder.
"It's because you spend so much time with him." The horse smiles down at him before walking away when a cry for help in the garden caught her ears. "Aw man, I hope Kiba hasn't done anything stupid again. See you around Naruto." She waved over her shoulder as she walked away, heading towards where the cry for help came from.
Naruto giggles and goes back to swinging his legs over the fountain's edge. Sasuke should be back soon anyways. They left early that morning and it was around noon now, so they should be heading back home by now. The blond looked up in the sky to catch any kind of glimpse of Sasuke with Minato, but found none. There wasn't even a cloud in the sky for that matter. Which was strange in Naruto's offence; there was always a cloud or two in the sky on sunny days. But this was just strange.
"Naruto! Go get some medicine and help Sasuke bring this wounded inside!" Hinata's voice rang through the garden in horror. "Minato's is hurt too! Please hurry!" Naruto nodded to himself and ran inside his large home, grabbing his bag of herbs and medicines for his father and the stranger before running back out to the gate a couple hundred yards from the mansion. Hinata immediately took them from him and took out a scalpel to cut open Minato's wound before sucking out the blood that was full of poison.
The stranger was unconscious with an arrow right through his right shoulder, missing the lung by a few centimeters. The stranger was strange indeed. He had black hair like Sasuke's, but was much short and was paler than the dove. He too was a demon though; a mink demon. You could tell by the white ears, tipped with black, and tail, tipped with black also. What he wore was mysterious and different, but not uncommon. He wore a shirt that showed off his belly button with one long sleeve and one short sleeve. His pants looked like they used to be long, but were torn into shorts. Scares and freshly new scrapes showed all over him, like he had fought in some kind of battle.
"What happened?" Naruto asked, kneeling down next to his father. Hinata dressed the wound and stood back from the two blonds, giving them their space. "Hinata, help me bring in the stranger. Sasuke, help my father inside. Now tell me what happened."
Sasuke sighed quietly to himself as he helped Minato up unto his feet, supporting the man on his wounded side. "This man was ambushed and took out most of the men himself, before he was shot in the shoulder. We came in just in time to save him and fight off the rest of the men." He said it simply, knowing that Naruto wouldn't understand or pay attention if he hadn't. "We took him here so we could help him heal and ask him a few questions."
Naruto said nothing more, but nodded as he and Hinata continued to carry the wounded man to the mansion. Naruto carried the man by the torso while the horse carried him by the feet. The blond was careful not to bustle the man or put him any worse condition than he already was. Sasuke was a little worried on how the kitsun was carrying the mink, but kept his mouth closed when the blond hadn't hurt the man… yet.
Inside, Naruto and Hinata lay the man down on one of the three hospital beds in the clinic room of the mansion, Minato placed on another bed. It was fairly small, but was fine for now for Hinata and one other healer to work on the mink. Speaking of the other healer, here she comes running in at top speed. Her short pink hair flying behind her, green eyes held worry, and red yukata flowing around her feet as she ran. She looked over the wounded man with Hinata before ordering the horse to hold the man while she pulled the arrow out. The horse nodded and did so as the pinkette tied her hair back with the head band around her head.
"Hold him down with all you strength Hinata, this will hurt," the pinkette said as she wrapped her hand around the arrow and the other around the wound as if to hold the skin down when the arrow would come out.
Hinata nodded. "Hai, Sakura-chan." Naruto to help hold the man down, but was stopped by Sasuke, who only shook his head. The blond hissed and held himself back, listening to the dove. Sakura changed her position, blocking the dove's and kitsun's view of the man's chest, but still could see his face and legs fine. "I'm ready Sakura-chan."
The pinkette nodded and pulled the arrow out in one pull. If the man didn't know he was unconscious, he does now. The mink woke up screaming, eyes snapping open when the arrow was pulled free. He tried sitting up, but Hinata held him down, whispering a healing spell into the man, healing the scrapes and wounds. The mink had calmed down by then, but was breathing rather harshly and eyes wide open. His eyes were as black as Sasuke's, surprising the kitsun. The mink glanced around the room of what he was able to see quickly and seemed to pale visibly more than he already was.
"W-where am I?"
"You're at the home of the Uzimaki's residence. Welcome," Minato said with a pained voice, but goofy smile still spread on his face. "We found you unconscious, surrounded by a group of men. Care to explain what happened?" The blond sat up against the headboard of his bed to get a clearer view of the man.
"We should wait until the man is more clear minded and healed. He's too terrified at the moment," Sasuke stated bluntly, laying a hand over the mink's eyes and casting a sleep spell. The man was out like a light in seconds. "He had this with him," he held up a bag with draw-strings, "and was tempted to look through it, but I don't think that would be a wise idea."
"Good idea Sasuke-kun," Sakura said with a blush, giggling. Hinata rolled her eyes and walked out of the room, feeling pity for the dove as did Naruto and Minato. "Anyways, Minato, your leg is still wounded and needs to be treated quickly." She quickly made her way to her master and took off the roughly done bandage on the man's leg.
"It's alright Sakura; Hinata sucked the poison out of me already. All you need to do is do a healing spell," Minato replied with a grin. He sighed in relief when the pinkette nodded and healed the wound, the pain slowly going away from his leg. "Ah, that's more like it. Naruto?"
"Yes dad?" Naruto perked up from his spot beside Sasuke, who had walked back to the blond after he had cast the spell over the mink, and gave his father his full attention. Minato grinned wider and motioned for his son to move closer to his side. Naruto did so without hesitation.
"Naruto, I don't think it's safe for you to go out on your own anymore," the older blond stated bluntly with a sudden frown. "These kind of attacks have been going on more than once and not only to demons, but to humans too. It seems like the lords and higher uppers are wanting more than just demons, they also want their own kind."
The kitsun's eyes widen at this. "Why would someone want their own kind? Are they not satisfied?! Or is it something else?!" Naruto was furious and flushed with anger and Sakura took a couple steps back from the blond with a gasp. Sasuke laid a hand on his shoulder to calm him down, it working like a charm.
Minato continued. "It's as you say, but it is also something else. I think it's because the demon society of the world is running low. But I'm not sure, it's only a rumor." The older blond shook his head in confusion, letting out a deep sigh. "At least I hope it's a rumor. Anyhow, Sasuke!"
The dove straightened to attention, ready for what his master might say. "Yes Minato-sama?"
"You are now Naruto's personal guard and are to stay with him at all times. Even while he's sleeping and bathing. Don't give the enemy a chance to be able to steal my son away from me."
"What?!" Naruto yelled out after his father said this. "Why would anyone want me?"
"You're the governor's son and are quite cute to make anyone want to steal you. They could use as ransom or just use you as a sex toy," Sasuke answered the blond's question calmly, but raging on the inside at the thought of anyone stealing him. "I will stay by his side as you wish Minato-sama." He bowed at the waist before straightening back up.
"Thank you Sasuke," Minato sighed in relief, relaxing against his pillows that were propped up against the headboard. "Now you two can go, I'll have Sakura come for you when the man wakes up. He'll be asleep for a while, so you might as well scoot."
"Hai," the boys said in usion, leaving the small clinic room.
Minato sighed heavily as he watched the boys leave, glancing to the side where Sakura stood next to the mink. Her face was red with jealousy and anger at Naruto getting to have Sasuke as a body guard. The blond chuckled at this and waved it off when Sakura asked him what was so funny.
"Nothing, just watch over the man," was all he said before going quiet, hopping to catch some rest before the man awoke.
"Dude, is everything alright?" Asked a hyper dog demon named Kiba. He had brown hair, navy blue eyes like a dog's, and red triangles under each of them. His skin was rather tan from being out in the sun all day and clearly liked to show it off by not wearing a shirt, just some raggedy old pants that he always wore. He was Naruto's first servant and best friend. "'Cause Sasuke suddenly showed up with a wounded Minato and some stranger in terrible shape."
"Yes Kiba, everything is alright for now," Naruto replied with a tired sigh. "The man is sleeping for now and won't be awake for a while." Kiba let out a breath of relief and sat down next to the blond who was sitting underneath a tall willow in the garden. Sasuke was standing close by, keeping a close eye on the blond. "I never thought that something like this could happen."
"Like what could happen?"
"It's nothing, forget it." Naruto stood from his spot and quickly jumped into the tree to climb over the large stone wall surrounding his home. Sasuke was after him in a second, spreading out his wings and flying over the wall to stand by the blond. The kitsun said nothing, but looked down at the ground in defeat. He couldn't stop the tears from slowly slipping down his cheeks, not even in front of Sasuke. "A lot sure has happened today, huh Sasuke?" He turned to face the dove with a sad smile, not looking the younger man in the face.
"Yes, a lot sure has happened. But that's nothing to get so overwhelmed over," Sasuke mumbled as pulled the blond into his arms, wrapping his muscle arms around the small frame. "I will always protect you." He was suddenly shoved away and the blond quickly ran from the dove angrily. "Naruto!"
Sasuke quickly ran after him, wanting to use his wings, but the forest was too dense to do so. Naruto was still in his sight and was getting closer before the blond suddenly changed his direction sharply and the dove lost sight of him completely. He stopped to listen to any kind of rustle, but he heard none. He had taught the blond well, a little too well for his own good. This is bad, the dove thought as he searched for the blond, but not finding him. A rustle of leaves and rocks were picked from his excellent hearing and he immediately ran towards the sound quickly. The sound had become louder as he got closer to a clearing and he could hear the distant cry of a person crying for help.
Naruto! Sasuke picked up his speed and burst through the bushes into the clearing. He gasped at the sight before him and flushed angrily, his eyes became a certain red color with black dots with tails swirling around the red pool of his eye. Four men were holding Naruto down while the fifth had opened the blond's yukata and started to grope the kitsun's body. He pulled out his sword that was tied around his waist and ran towards the four men furiously.
"Who the hell are you?!" The man groping the blond asked, pulling away from the terrified kitsun. Sasuke didn't answer, only slashing the man's throat out of anger. The four other men backed off from Naruto and ran to get away from the dove demon and save their lives. But Sasuke wouldn't let them and killed each one of them quickly so he could save his blond before anything else happened.
Naruto watched with wide eyes and a look of horror on his face as each man was slain. He gasped when the dove looked at him with those red eyes and crawled away from on his back when Sasuke came closer. The sword was sheathed, but the eyes were still there. Those weren't Sasuke's eyes at all, not what Naruto had scene yet at least. He was terrified of what the demon might do to him and kept backing away until he bumped into the base of a tree. He shook with fear when the dove knelt down in front of him and closed his eyes.
He was expecting pain and blood, but what he didn't expect was to be wrapped up in those muscle arms again. "Why did you run away like that?" Sasuke asked sternly, face holding so much pain and morose. "You can't be by yourself anymore. Why?"
Naruto gulped and teared up once again, wrapping his arms around Sasuke's shoulders since the dove's arms were wrapped around his middle. "I was scared when you said that you'll protect me. Who's gonna protect you?! That's what's scares me and it makes me angry!" His clutch tightened around the dove and cried into Sasuke's shoulder, the dove breaking down in the inside.
"You can watch over me while I watch over you," Sasuke reasoned with the kitsun, also tightening his grip. Naruto calmed down and nodded.
"Can you take me home?"
"Yes." Sasuke wrapped an arm around the blond's shoulders and one underneath the blond's legs. He spread his wings and flew into the sky with the kitsun in his arms and flew them both to Naruto's balcony. The blond was set down and helped to his bed. Sasuke sat down beside the blond's bed, pulling out the chair underneath the desk.
"Sasuke?"
"Yes?"
"Promise me that you'll never leave me."
Sasuke gave a small smile and nodded. "Hai." Naruto grinned tiredly before falling asleep, his hand clutching the dove's tightly. "I'll never leave you Naruto, never."