Chapter 3 - I Love You

I looked to him and his eyes must have popped out of his head. He was shaking a lot.

"How is that even possible? I thought you said that it could only chose someone from

this dead clan," Naruto yelled. Hinata rushed to Ketsuo's side.

"I do not know how this could happen but if you don't believe me, let me show you," he told Naruto. He began forming hand signs quickly. He finished and looked to Ketsuo.

"Now my boy, this may sound strange but please remove your shirt," he asked him. Ketsuo looked to his mom and she gave a slight nod to do it. Ketsuo removed his shirt revealing his toned body. I noticed he looked better than he did before he was in the hospital. He looked more muscular and seeing this gave me a funny feeling.

"If you would please stand in front of me and face everyone," he asked. Ketsuo did as he asked and turned to face everyone.

"Now, close your eyes," He told him. He closed his eyes and stood perfectly still. Kyoto held out his hand and placed it on Ketsuo's lower back. His entire body began to glow with a red light. At the same time, black markings appeared all over him. The patterns mirrored each other on each half of his body. The markings covered him and seemed to form an exoskeleton. Ketsuo's mom stepped back and almost tripped but Naruto caught her and helped her sit back down on the couch.

"Now, you may all want to hold on to something," Kyoto said. What is he planning on doing? Everyone was now more alert and hopefully we were ready for whatever was supposed to happen next. "Now Ketsuo, open your eyes," he said. Ketsuo opened his eyes and a small shock wave pulsed from him. Each of us was pushed back except for Kyoto. I fell to the floor but my father came to me and helped me up. Ketsuo's eyes had changed

dramatically. The whites of his eyes have turned red and his blue eyes were now black with a red design where his pupil should be. His pupil looked like a double edged scythe

and made an evil looking S shape. Ketsuo himself looked ready to destroy everything.

"Old man Kyoto, what the hell was that? What did you do to me," Ketsuo shouted. He was suddenly terrifying.

"I wanted to show you all the influence of the dragon. I also wanted to show you a small portion of it's power. Just opening your eyes was enough to push everyone. The jutsu I used allowed me to tap into your power just enough to show you what the dragon's influence over you looks like," he explained. The marks slowly began to fade away from his body and his eyes returned to normal. Ketsuo grabbed his shirt and put it back on.

"Now then, lets all settle down for a minute before we continue," Kyoto said.

"Everyone, I'm sorry," Ketsuo said. His mom came up to him and put her hand on his cheek.

"It's okay, everyone's fine," she reassured him. She pulled him to her and hugged him. Ketsuo clearly felt terrible as if it was his fault.

Hinata stepped away from her son. Natami must have felt the shockwave because she came out of her room.

"Saika, is big brother okay," she asked. She definitely felt the pulse. It's weird, but it surprises me that she feels that pulse and she's worried about Ketsuo and not what ever that wave was. For the first time since this conversation began, Ketsuo smiled when he saw his little sister.

"Yeah, come on out Natami. Ketsuo wants to see you," Saika answered. Natami

rushed out from behind the corner and her face lit up when she saw Ketsuo. She ran to him and jumped into his arms. She wrapped her arms as tight as she could around his

neck. He wrapped his arms around her. She pulled away from him and saw Kyoto.

"Brother, who is that," Natami asked. Ketsuo sat her down as her gaze was fixed on Kyoto. Ketsuo knelt next to her.

"I am Kyoto Sanada, and who are you little lady," he asked. Hinata was right, he was very polite and friendly with everyone.

"I'm Natami Uzumaki and I'm brother's and Saika's little sister," she said.

"What a pretty name for a pretty girl. You look just like your mother. Both Ketsuo and Saika are lucky to have you looking after them," he said. Watching this moment between Kyoto and Natami was heart warming. I glanced around the room and everyone had a little smile on their face.

"I have something for you young lady," Kyoto said. He put his hand behind his back and a small flash of red light illuminated for a moment. He took his hand out and in his palm he held a red crystal. I haven't seen something this beautiful before. The crystal levitated and gave off a low red glow.

"Here you go dear. Give me your hand," he said. Natami had the biggest smile on her face I think any of us had ever seen. She held out her hand and the crystal floated over to her and levitated in her palm.

"Look mommy, its so pretty," Natami said. She ran to her mother and showed it to her.

"It's very pretty honey," Hinata said. Natami ran back to Kyoto.

"Thank you ! I'll keep it forever," she said happily. She hugged him tightly.

"Hoho, your welcome dear," he said. She ran back to her mother and sat next to her.

Hinata put her arm around her daughter.

"Now then, Yumiko my girl, I have a few questions for you," he said.

"Okay," I replied. I'm curious about what he wants to know from me. Ketsuo stood up and looked to me.

"Can you use the sharingan," he asked.

"Yes, I can," I replied quickly.

"How far has it progressed," he asked next. I activated my sharingan showing him it was complete in both of my eyes.

"Oh my, you must be quite skilled. May I see you hand please," he asked. I gave him my hand and he held it with both of his.

"You are quite cold dear. Hmm, I sense in you a power unlike those I have sensed in other Uchiha. Normally, I can feel fire or heat, but in you, your power is ice and cold. But it is not evil. No, like ice, it is pure," he said. He let go of my hand.

"Now I must ask you a very important question. I want you to answer it honestly because your answer will decide whether or not Ketsuo survives what is to come," he said. The room fell silent. I was a little shocked that no one spoke up in protest over that statement. I guess I should be more understanding of this considering everything we've been told.

"Whatever it is, I'll answer it," I said trying to keep my cool.

"Very well, Yumiko Uchiha, do you love Ketsuo Uzumaki," he asked.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on me. I wasn't ready for that. I felt heat in my face. I can't think of a time when I blushed this badly. Ketsuo and I have been together for two years

but we haven't said those words to each other. Most people just assume we are in love. I know my feelings for him are strong but we haven't even expressed our feelings physically other than kissing. I've wanted to show Ketsuo how I feel through much more than that for the longest time. But I need to answer this now. Their was a long pause before I made up my mind.

"Yes... Ketsuo, I love you. With all I am and all I ever will be," I said. I looked to Ketsuo instead of Kyoto when I said this. Ketsuo stared at me speechless, his face red and shocked.

"Now that's an honest answer," Kyoto said. I'm hoping that this was the last of his questions. I'm not sure how much more of this I can take.

"I think that is enough for one day. There is much for all of you to ponder and discuss. I thank you Lady Hinata and your husband for your hospitality. I will take my leave now. I will return in a few days when everything has settled down," Kyoto said. He didn't sound happy like he did when he came here. He formed a hand sign and in a cloud of smoke, he disappeared. The room was completely silent. I have never felt so awkward in my life.

"Ketsuo, please sit down. We need to go over all of this," Naruto asked. Ketsuo looked down and I couldn't see his eyes through his black hair. I saw a tear rush down his face. Without a word, Ketsuo turned and opened the door.

"You can't leave yet, Ketsuo," My father said to him. He didn't even turn to face my

father. He raced out the door and into the night. I looked out the door and saw him running down the street. I tried to yell for him but he didn't stop. Hinata came up behind

me and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Its okay Yumiko, he just needs time to be alone," she said.

"I can't do that! I'm sorry but I made him a promise that I wouldn't let him go through this alone," I shouted.

"Yumiko, please try to calm down, this isn't helping," my mother asked.

"No, I'm going! If no one will help me, then I'll do this on my own," I yelled back. I could barely contain my anger. I ran out the door leaving everyone behind.

It was now dark outside. The skies were cloudy and it felt like it was going to rain any minute now. I heard thunder in the distance. As I ran, I felt the cool night air rushing over my skin. It felt so good to be out of his house and away from all those problems. At least for a while. I searched everywhere for Ketsuo but I couldn't find him. It started to rain lightly at first then it got heavier. There was one place I could look and that was the training field. I rushed there as fast as I could. My cloths were soaking wet and it didn't look like it was going to let up or get any better. I finally made it to the training field where I found Ketsuo knelt down in front of the lake. I walked up behind him.

"Hey baby," I said. I didn't want to say anything about what happened earlier should it set him off again.

"What are you doing here," he said. His voice was low and sounded weak.

"I came here to find you. I made you a promise that I wouldn't let you go through

any of this alone," I said. He stood up and turned to face me.

"Yumiko, is it true what you said? That you love me," he asked. He looked me in the eyes.

"When Kyoto asked me, everyday of my life with you went through my mind. Ketsuo, you and I have been there for each other since we were kids. I've always felt something more between us. I've loved you for as long as I can remember. I just never knew how to say it. I show you that I like you and that I want to be with you when I kiss you. But I want to show you that I love you and I think there is only one way I can do that," I answered. Every word I spoke was how I truly felt about him.

"I don't know what to say," he said.

"You don't have to say anything," I said. I walked to him and wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him like I hadn't kissed him before. His arms slowly made their way around my waist. He squeezed me and I could feel his excitement. I could taste the rain water on his lips. Lightning cracked in the distance but it was close enough to light up the sky above us. I pulled away from him.

"I do love you. More and more everyday and I want to show you just how much I love you. Come on, we're going to my house," I said. I basically dragged him back with me. He tried to get me to reconsider, but I told him we were doing this. We made it back to my house and we were both surprised to find that no one was here. I pushed him up stairs and I kicked open my bedroom door. Ketsuo was hesitant at first but I was very persuasive. I yanked him into the room and kissed him fiercely. We fell on my bed and I remembered our cloths were still wet. I didn't care because I knew our cloths wouldn't be

on much longer anyway. First, he slid his hands up my shirt then he pulled it off me. Now I was only wearing a white bra. I continued kissing him while pulling his shirt off. He literally ripped my bra off when I told him to remove it. A few seconds later, I could see

all of our cloths scattered everywhere. Then things started to slow down a little. I pulled my sheets over him just enough that we were not completely under them.

"You know we don't have anything to be safe with right? Are you sure you wanna do this," he asked.

"Of course I'm sure. I prefer my first time to be the whole experience. I'm ready," I said softly. I'll never forget the feeling of being as close to someone as this. He made soft slow motions at first so we could get used to it. Already my breathing was getting faster.

"How does it feel," he asked.

"It hurts a little, but it feels good," I replied. I pulled him to me and kissed him. He added a little more pressure and went farther. I felt that I needed to move myself around more so I rolled us over so I was on top. As I positioned myself, I could feel him going farther into me. I moved my hips around and found that this felt much better.

"Yumiko, I don't think I'm going to last much longer. We might want to stop now," he said. He placed his hands on my waist as if trying to guide or stop me. I wanted to go on so I added pressure to my regular motions. He quickly moved his hands sliding them down my legs.

"Yumiko, I can't keep this up much longer. I'm going to lose it," he said. Both of us had about reached our limit.

"We're not stopping now. If you're going to do it, then do it. I want you to.," I said

still moving around. I placed my hands on his chest and tried to only move my lower

body up and down.

"Are you sure? I hope you know all of the things that could happen if I do," he said.

"Yes, I'm sure. Baby, I wouldn't ask you to do this if I wasn't. Please just do it, otherwise I'll make you," I said. I'm not sure if it's possible but I think I turned myself on a little more. He gave me a slight nod to assure me that he understood what I wanted. From this point on, I knew that we wouldn't be talking anymore until this was finished. Finally, when I knew we wouldn't be able to go on, he thrust me hard a few times making us both do the same thing. I fell on top of him breathing heavily. I rolled off and when I placed my legs together, it felt really wet and I knew that was from me. I could also feel what Ketsuo did.

"Did you..." Ketsuo began to say but I answered him before he could finish his sentence.

"Uh huh," I replied. I lied down on Ketsuo's arm as he wrapped it around me. I placed my hand over his chest half hugging him. I looked to him and his gaze met mine.

"Thank you for this. It was everything I could have hoped for," I said. I kissed him gently. He gave a slight laugh and closed his eyes. I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder quickly falling asleep.