Chapter Two
While Naruto took Takahiro out to the mall to by some nice clothes for orientation and the screening to get into the prep school, Sasuke walked into Naruto's Library where their three favorite demons were reading the massive walls of literature. Kyuubi looked up from reading one of Naruto's first novels.
"What can I do for you, Sasuke?" He asked, his smile was as evil as it normally was.
"Hiya Sasuke!" Hitomi called from high up on the shelves, Aki was curled up on Takahiro's bean bag chair reading Black Blood. It was a good book, made Kyuubi paranoid for a week after reading it though.
"Naruto and Takahiro just went to the mall- Sure... leave without me telling you to..." Sasuke said when both kittens zoomed passed him like bats out of hell. "How do you deal with them?"
"Catnip does wonders, man..." Kyuubi said like a really doped out hippie.
Sasuke rolled his red eyes and sat on his own chair, the high back made him feel safer. He looked at Kyuubi with the tired eyes of a worried father and Kyuubi instantly stood up and leaned down level with him.
"You are worried, Uchiha... I know that look better than you'd think." He said. Crimson met blood red and as if the wind blew his mind open like a book, Kyuubi was able to see all that was worrying him. " Takahiro's nightmares are becoming worse... You are also worried about him being Itachi's reincarnation..."
"You should know better than anyone that I cannot handle anymore repeats..." He said, his eyes dulling down as painful memories resurfaced.
"Yes I know... but you forget, he may have Itachi's spirit, but he has Master's heart and mind." Kyuubi reminded him. "Suffers as much as his mother does."
Sasuke nodded, sighing he looked back at the much older demon as he knelt before him, resting his chin on the arm of the chair and growled a bit as he thought of what to do now.
"Well nothing big has happened lately, a slug demon was murdered, torn to bits and only certain organs were harvested from it... And I even went THERE to make sure that nothing was missed."
"And?"
"It's as dead as dead gets... unless you're Hades then it's non-stop screaming." Kyuubi joked, it was in poor taste, but it still got a small quirk of the lips from Sasuke. "I tried to figure out what Slug organs could be used for, and unless you're Tsunade, trying to be eternally young, there aren't much uses for it other than eternal youth..."
"Great... Well thanks anyway. I better find the rest of those scores... I hope Naruto put them somewhere safe-"
"Your room, back of the closet in the wall safe. Naruto put the things that Arashi remembered from her life in there. Your brother's scores are there." Kyuubi said.
"... Thanks." Sasuke stood up from the chair, once Kyuubi backed off and left the room. He smiled a bit to himself.
In the five years that he had been free, Neji and Hinata moved in with their lovers, his fiends took up their former hunting grounds and Kiba and Shino moved into the guest house out back. Sakura and Ino moved in as well as Tsunade and Shizune. The house was always filled with noise, laughter and music. Which was made all the better when he had discovered that Naruto had a lovely singing voice. He blamed his urge to sing and the shyness he felt on the pregnancy.
He also learned that Naruto did not like him one bit while pregnant. It was one thing for a demon to be pregnant with a demon baby, they could handle the mood swings and the activeness of the baby. But a human pregnant with a demonic baby? Let's say Sasuke's left hand became his best friend and the sofa his new lover.
Shaking his head, Sasuke walked into their closet and punched in the number code before scaning his palm and eyes to open it. He opened the black box inside and found his brother's music sheets. He smiled and pulled them out carefully and went to his desk, sitting them down on the top before running out of the room and into the supply closet to pull out blank score sheets and a few other niknaks...
Naruto smiled as Takahiro stepped out of the changing stall and showed him the outfit that Naruto picked out. It was a set of navy blue shorts, stopping just below his knees with knee high black socks and shoes. His white shirt was tucked into his pants and buttoned up properly with a small red bow tie, a navy blue blazer onto with a cute little sailor hat on his head.
"What do you think mommy?" Takahiro asked, smiling broadly at his squealed and clapped his hands.
"I love it! But do you want this one or the black one?" Naruto asked, looking at him seriously.
"I like this one better! It's more comfy than the other one... Hi Auntie Tomi! Hi Auntie Aki!"
Naruto turned to the two she-foxes and shook his head. " What are you two up to?"
"Robbing the bank..." Aki asked, looking as innocent as possible.
Naruto shook his head and shooed Takahiro into the stall to put his clothes back on so they could pay for the outfit.
"Oh and which bank will this be?"
"Hmmm we were thinking the national bank...You know, get back some of Sasuke's things..." Hitomi siad.
"Hmm...That sounds tempting...Do I flash the guards or straight up ask them to fuck me?" Naruto asked, rolling his eyes when both demons grinned widely.
"Nothing! Just go buy some ice cream, by the time they get your orders done, we'll be on the evening news!"
"I am not protecting you from Kyuubi, you do realize that."
"We love you too, Naru-nii!"
Takahiro happily skipped into the house, licking his bubblegum flavored ice cream. He didn't care much for the color, since it was pink but he loved the flavor...For some reason he felt reminded of Auntie Sakura and giggled a little to himself as he took a seat on the black leather couch. Kyuubi was sitting on the side of the couch that reclined and had a massage features. He purred with contentment as the machine took his pains away. He lifted the remote from it's place and he started flipping through the channels on the TV muttering something about how he hated human programming but Takahiro didn't seem to notice. He was more interested in the two girls on the news. He couldn't put his finger on it but they somehow reminded him of Auntie Tomi and Auntie Aki.
"The thieves are still at large. They have been described as two beautiful, strangely behaving woman; The taller one having black hair with red streaks and bangs, the shorter has just red hair. They stand between five foot two and five foot four. Unfortunately no one could get a very good look at them to learn more detail. They are not armed but are extremely good fighters. We have the reports from an eye witness." The blond anchor said looking straight at the camera in an eerie way that seemed like she was watching you instead of the teleprompter. The screen cut away to the overweight security guard of the bank. Kyuubi rolled his eyes. They always had the most incapable humans standing guard of what was considered 'important'. The man was holding an icepack on his head and had a busted lip, along with two black eyes. Kyuubi mentally smirked at his baldness and thanked his lucky stars that since he was a demon he would never loose his lustrous, voluminous, beautiful hair.
" I didn't see them coming at all. They moved with the stealth of foxes and had the most amazing fighting skills I'd ever encountered. And they..." The reporter holding the microphone pulled it away as the man started to cry. He looked dead into the camera and made the 'cut-it-off' signal but the camera man ignored him. " They made me do such humiliating things for not being able to beat them. The shorter one jumped on my back and rode me like a horse, then the other one made me lick her foot! They're pure evil I say! DEMONS!"
The TV showed a picture taken by the security camera. It was in black and white and very blurry because the two girls in question had flashed the camera at that exact moment. Kyuubi felt the vein in his forehead throb. Hitomi and Aki were in for it when they got home. He had figured it was his kittens as soon as the woman mentioned 'strangely behaving.' Kyuubi took his hand off Takahiro's eyes when the picture faded and Naruto entered the house with Aki and Hitomi. They were carrying something large and looked heavy. They had also covered it with a sheet...Kyuubi didn't know why.
" What do you have there...?" Kyuubi asked letting his voice taper off right at the end. Hitomi and Aki froze. They knew that voice. It was the ' you-two-are-in-so-much-trouble' voice. The two she-foxes dropped the box in the living room and ran up the stairs. Kyuubi gave chase and the wails of cats could be heard for a couple minutes before dying down into a dull roar. Naruto rolled his eyes and lifted the box with one hand. Aki and Hitomi were so dramatic with everything they did, the box was as light as a feather. He put it next to the stairs as Sasuke walked down. He had obviously been shaken out of a sound sleep due to Kyuubi and his kittens.
" What's that?" Sasuke asked as soon as he registered the box by the stairs. Naruto shrugged.
" Something Aki and Hitomi picked up." Sasuke pulled out his wallet.
" How much to bail them out this time?"
" They didn't get busted by the police. Kyuubi got that covered." The blond muttered as Takahiro walked up. He pulled on the demon's pant leg and Sasuke looked down into big blue eyes. His heart felt like it was melting.
" Daddy are you excited to see me audition at the school?" He had the perfect pout on his lips and a flawless execution of the sad puppy eyes. Their son was rivaling Naruto's pout at this moment. And no matter how he tried to look away, Sasuke only felt himself melting more and more.
" Of course Takahiro. You play beautifully and no one your age can rival your skills. Just think about what a school like Hokkaido Prep could offer you. Who knows you might become the next great composer who's works rival Beethoven or even Bach!" Takahiro's eyes instantly lost their sadness and brightened into glistening sapphires. He wrapped his arms around Sasuke's legs and hugged them tightly.
" Such a sweetheart your father is. Always saying such kind words to his son." Naruto said petting the raven tresses. His son purred and rubbed his head against Naruto's hand for more contact. The blond smiled and knelt down so he could cover his son in kisses. The young boy laughed which made Sasuke smile. " You won't let your father down will you?"
" Nope! I'm going to go practice more! I love you guys!" And with that Takahiro ran off leaving Sasuke and Naruto alone in the hallway. The demon purred a little as he wrapped his arms around the slim blond's waist.
" How come you never kiss me like that?" Naruto giggled as the raven placed butterfly kisses along the blond's collarbone, before trailing up to kiss though perfectly pink lips.
" Ewww! Naruto and Sasuke are kissing!" Aki taunted as she leaned over the stair railing. Kyuubi and Hitomi both laughed a little when their master started to pout. Sasuke nibbled the pout right out of those lips. The three of them made a choking noise and Naruto glared at them. The raven just kept on ignoring them and playing with his blond.
" Sasuke stop! That's embarrassing!" The blond cried out as Sasuke increased the pressure of his hold.
" Hn. I believe the three of them have seen more of me and you together than they ever wanted to." They nodded a couple times. After Naruto's pregnancy Sasuke was like a deprived sex fiend...They didn't leave the master suite for three whole days. Kyuubi and his kittens had a few unwanted run ins before they learned not to go in there. They all paused when they heard light strokes on the piano. Fur Elise, one of Hitomi's personal favorites. She purred and went down the stairs so she could listen to Takahiro play more. Naruto hoped that his son would play something from Frederic Chopin next.
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A LITTLE DREAM FOR TAKAHIRO! TAKAHIRO'S PV!
Everything was dark. It's not like I was afraid of the dark anymore! I'm five years-old now and I've seen much scarier things like...Spiders! And Auntie Hitomi's cooking. But there was something different about this darkness. It was much more heavy. Like it was weighing down much more on my body. And there was something else too...Something scary.
" My, my, what a lovely child." That voice. I knew it from somewhere but...I didn't know. It was scary though! A hand rested against my shoulder and I whipped around. There was no one behind me. I looked in front of me again and there was a shadow. It was moving! I tried to run but found that my legs were all tangled up with snakes. I didn't like snakes! They were so scary and I didn't like the way they brushed against my legs. It was like they were trying to pet me. " Why are you trying to run? I won't hurt you. I promise you that much, Itachi."
Itachi? Who's that? It sounded so familiar to me but I'm not that person. My name's Takahiro...He walked closer to me and grabbed me by the arm. I yelped with pain as he dangled me in front of him. I couldn't help but let the tears fall from my eyes. He was just so scary! And there was something about him...That made my blood run cold.
" You're the key, Itachi. Did you know that?" He asked. His hands were clammy and cold, just like a snake's skin! " You should be a good boy and help me. You have something I want very badly."
" What do you want?" I couldn't stop myself from talking back to him. I wanted to know...
" Your Mommy." And then their was a flash of light. His face, I needed to see his face. But when I squinted my eyes I only saw blankness in a vast white backround. I sucked in a breath as he let me go. I felt like I was falling from a great height even though he only had be a few feet off the floor.
I woke with a start. The cold sweat made my hair stick to my face and I was panting from sheer terror. I blinked back tears as I threw my blankets off. I looked at my bed and thanked the gods that I didn't wet myself. There was something strange about that whole dream and...and...I wanted my Mommy! The man wanted Mommy too! I gasped. What if he took Mommy? I threw open my door and rushed out only to run smack into Unkie Kyuubi. He looked down at me with concern and I began to cry again. He scooped me up into his arms and carried me into his bedroom. He cuddled me to his chest and calmed me with his humming.
" Shhh...There is no need to cry. Come on, tell Unkies what happened. Did you have another nightmare?" I nodded and he petted my hair, running his fingers against my scalp just the way I liked. He was the only one who did it right. " What did you see Takahiro?"
" There w-wa-was a m-man! He...He." I started to cry again and Unkies nuzzled me gently. " He c-c-called me Itachi and he w-wa-wants mm-mom-my."
I felt Kyuubi tense as he held me. " What did the man look like?" His tone made me flinch and he gave me small kisses as an apology.
" I tried but the light...it made him have no face." I had regained my ability to speak properly by then and Kyuubi nodded. I looked up at him pleadingly. " Is mommy still here? Is he still okay?"
" Yes, yes little kit. All is well. Come now, you can sleep with me tonight." I nodded and cuddled up to his warm body. It was almost like sleeping with Daddy...Almost.
As soon as Takahiro fell asleep Kyuubi felt panic take over him. Someone was trying to make this personal and was invading his sweet little nephew's dreams. And Sasuke's fears of him being Itachi were correct. Kyuubi cursed, whoever it was was also hiding their identity from Takahiro. If only he had been more specific about what the man had looked like. The fox just sighed as he cuddled up to the small boy. He would protect him, no matter what.
AWW POOR TAKA-CHAN! HE'S SO SWEET AND INNOCENT! *cuddles Taka-chan*
Rye: Kyuubi's lucky. I wanna cuddle with Taka-chan!
Me: AS DO I! He's probably the only little child i've ever liked.
Naruto: *snatches Taka-chan away* well he's my baby so you two can't have him.
Both: *glares at Naruto* GIVE US TAKA-CHAN!
Naruto: Meep! *gets tackled*
Me: *huggles Taka-chan* This was Hitoko-Sama
Taka-chan: AND THIS WAS YOUR MASTER!
All: AWWW! He's so darling!