Day 4

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Why did I kiss her? Naruto looked through the scope of his rifle and carefully aimed it at his targets' head. I only got one shot at this. If I mess this up, I'll be a goner for good. Steadying his index finger on the trigger, he inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly out his mouth. Once I kill this assassin, it'll leave me with just two more. His mind went to that kiss he gave to that woman and his cheeks flushed a light pink. Why the hell did I kiss her? Pushing it out of his thoughts, he pulled the trigger and watched in slow motion as the bullet went full speed; hitting the assassin's temple and exit through the other to a nearby tree. Naruto chuckled and let out a sigh of relief as he set his rifle down on the snow. Just two more. He said to himself. I hope you like Hell Kinshiki. He grabbed his rifle from the snow and placed it in its case. He was about to whistle for Kurama until he felt something on the back of his head. "State your name," Said the voice from behind him. Naruto cursed himself for not being observant of his surroundings. He realized that the object that was pressed against his head was a pistol.

"Speak." Naruto felt trapped. It was then that he had realized he forgot to put the silencer on his rifle. Shit! It's because of that damn woman! She was on my mind all day that I got distracted! Thinking quickly, Naruto spun around, smacking the hand that held the gun, attempting to make it drop. it didn't. Shit! He then decided to use close combat and kick the man, only to miss as the man dodged his attack. Damn it! He's fast. He couldn't tell who the man was. He had on a long black robe with a hood that covered half of his face. All Naruto could see was his mouth. He figured it had to be the other assassin. His body was twice as big than two Naruto's combined. His hands were covered with white gloves. Or is that just his skin color? Naruto wasn't sure. That freakishly huge and tall man swung at Naruto and Naruto quickly dodge; sweeping his feet to the man to drop kick him. Fortunately, it worked. The man grunted and cursed.

Naruto didn't understand how it was possible, but it seemed as if the man appeared to be unconscious. I'll leave him here to freeze to death. He turned around and grabbed the bag that contained his rifle and other weaponry. He brought the tip of his index finger and thumb to his mouth to whistle for his Fox, until he felt a pain course through his right leg. He looked down to see blood pouring from his right thigh and turned to see that man was gone. Shit! I've should've killed that bastard! Worst case scenario, he had been shot. Grunting and cringing, Naruto tried to whistle but to no avail. The blood was pouring out fast and as cold as it was, he was sweating. His vision started to blur and he knew that he had to do something. Holding onto his thigh, he started to run with as much strength he had left. As if luck was on his side, he was able to let out a loud long whistle and called out his Fox name before losing consciousness.

"Alright, Hanabi," Hinata made sure that the back door to the cabin was locked and the wood she had left for the fire place were in good condition before she left out once again to hunt for something for her and her sister to eat. "I'm off again. Please make sure to keep a lookout for any animals. And please be careful when using the crossbow." Her sister nodded as she started to carve sticks for the crossbow her sister had made. Hinata looked at her sister and sighed. I hate to see her like this. I must do my best! Hinata grabbed her worn out duffle bag and headed for the front door of the cabin. "Hinata!" Her sister yelled and Hinata quickly turned around and headed to the back of the cabin. "What? What's the matter Hanabi?" She sounded concerned; worried that her sister somehow hurt herself again with the crossbow. "Hanabi, I told you to be careful when you're," Hinata gasped and saw that her sister wasn't there and the cabin door wide open. "Hanabi!" Hinata ran outside and almost felt like her lungs exploded from how hard she gasped.

That man and his Fox from earlier.

Her sister was carrying a large bag and the fox had a bag in his mouth. His eyes were red and watery and Hinata was a bit intimidated by his looks. What is going on? Why had they come back? She snapped back into reality as they came closer, her sister had a look of sadness on her face and Hinata once again gasped as the fox came face to face with her. Her eyes were widened and she gulped hard. The fox dropped the bag he had in his mouth and it made a muffled thud sound. "Hinata! This man needs help!" Her sister made a grunted noise as she dropped the bag she was holding which made a loud thud sound that sounded like metal. "What do you mean?" it was then that the fox swept past Hinata into the cabin and Hinata saw the trail of blood. She covered her mouth and watched the fox place the man she encountered four days before, onto the cot. The voice made a howl noise and nudged his nose on Naruto's arm. "Oh my god, what happened?" Hinata said to herself as she made her way over to the cot where the man drenched it with his blood. She examined him and noticed there was only blood coming from his right leg.

"Hanabi!" Her sister jumped by the sound of her sister's voice. "Go get the tin bowl from underneath the sink and fill it with cold water!" Her sister nodded and went to go do as she was told. Hinata looked at the man from earlier and feared that he was dead. His face is pale, his lips are dry. Her sister brought her the tin bowl and Hinata started to strip the blonde male out of his pants. Her sister made an eek noise and went to the kitchen. Hinata was just as nervous as she was. She jumped as the male made a deep grunt noise and she sighed in relief that he was still alive. His face twisted into a pained expression and Hinata bit her bottom lip. "Hanabi!" She called and her sister immediately came at her side, closing her eyes at the gruesome sight of blood everywhere. "I need you to take that medal spoon we have and burn it until it turns red." Her sister opened her eyes, a pout on her lips. "But, Hinata, that's our only spoon!" Hinata turned her head to look at her sister. "Do as I say! This man's life is at stake here!" Hanabi only nodded and ran to the kitchen. Hinata went back to the male on her cot and took the cloth that was in the tin bowl and began to wash his bloody leg.

All he could do was grunt and groan at the pain. He wasn't sure what was going on. He heard two female voices and felt something cold on his leg. It was then that he realized that he was alive. He opened his eyes a tiny bit and tried to take notice of the blurry figure to his right. He studied hard enough until his vision was clear. That damn woman! He tried to speak but, all that came out were low grunts and groans of pain. No! Stop this! You're the reason I'm in this mess! He felt her turn him on his side and wipe him with the cold cloth, hearing her gasp and hiss as if she were the one in pain. Why is she doing this? How did I get here? He then felt something warm and soft on the back of his thigh. That was later dismissed as the sharp pain he felt, replaced that warm and soft feeling. He let out a throaty groan and heard something drop into a bowl. He felt his blood pouring underneath him and that's when he felt something steamy hot hit the back of his thigh. His groan was loud this time. Damn it! What the fuck was that! Did she just burn me? He thought about it for a second and cursed. That's right, I was shot in the back of my leg. He felt the woman bring him back onto his back – feeling that he was now dry underneath. Shit! I'm damn near nude! He tried to speak once again, but he was too tired. He heard the woman speak and heard another soft voice in return. Two women? He wanted to listen, but sleep overtook his body as he drifted off.

Hinata wiped the sweat from her eyebrows with the back of her arm as she placed the spoon in the tin bowl. She looked at the bullet that she was able to get out of his thigh, and thanked God that it didn't go too far. Who would want to shoot this man? "Hanabi, empty this outside for me please?" Hanabi took the tin bowl from her sister and turned around to head to the back door of the cabin. She looked at the sleeping fox in the corner and smiled. He's like a big teddy bear. She poured the bloody water out onto the white snow and quickly came back in, shivering as she made her way to the kitchen. "Hinata," She said as she went back to the little area where her sister was. "Is he going to be okay?" Hinata looked at her sister and then at the man. His face was twisted into a frown and then relaxed as she heard his breathing even out. "Yes, Hanabi. He's going to be okay." Hanabi smiled and went over to her sister. "You can sleep in my cot tonight." Hinata looked at her sister and smiled at her. She's so sweet. "No, you go on to bed Hanabi, I have to watch over this man to make sure he will officially be okay." Hanabi hesitated at first but relaxed as her sister gave her a warm smile. She hugged her and went to the other side of the cabin to her room.

Hinata sighed and looked at the man on her cot. She examined him and listened to his breathing. What have you gotten yourself into that would almost get you killed? She didn't understand it. He seemed like a decent man. Unless that was all a façade. I don't think he means any trouble. She would soon regret those words, but thought nothing of it as she pushed him over towards the wall and laid down next to him. This is my only option to make sure he'll be okay. Her stomached growled and the fox that was in the corner sleeping, jolted up and looked at her. She jumped at the sight of his red eyes staring at her lilac ones. He slowly got up and stretched like a cat before walking over to her – picking up one of the bags he had in his mouth hours ago. Hinata gulped. She was afraid of that fox. Not only was he huge, but his eyes were very intimidating. Everything about him was intimidating. She sat up as the fox came in front of her and sat on his bottom – dropping the bag he had in his mouth at her feet. She heard the soft thud of the bag and stared at it – looking back up to stare at the fox. He had no expression on his face, but his eyes were warm; almost as if he was a bit happy.

Hesitantly, Hinata picked up the bag. It was heavy, very heavy. How could a fox carry something so heavy like this? Oh, right… she thought. He's a fox. A big fox. She rolled her eyes at her thoughts and untied the knot on the bag. Looking inside, she could've sworn that now, her lungs most definitely exploded. Her gasp was so loud and she stared at the fox. He was wagging his large fluffy tail and placed his head on her lap – looking into her white pupils. Hinata's mouth was open and she was on the brink of tears. She wasted no time to pet and rub the fox's head and laugh as she heard him purr.

Inside the bag were dead deer parts, rabbits, and snakes. It seemed as if her and Hanabi were finally going to have a meal after so many months without food. This man and his pet aren't so bad after all. Little did she know that this man and his pet, were not just hunters hunting for animals, but for people as well…

NH18: After having SO many email alerts on people following this story and favoring it, I thought it was going to stop there. But, boy was I wrong. A LOT of you even PMed me and asked me to continue this. I DID NOT expect that. So, as a token of my gratitude, I typed another chapter for you all. I wonder what will happen next. Thanks for reading. Not sure if I'll type another, but knowing me, when I'm not lazy, I end up typing it anyway. Bye and thanks again! Hope this chapter was good!

P.S. Something you should know. Kurama cannot talk and he only has 1 tail.