Naruto is not mine, in case you didn't know. Yo is.
Several hours later, at the hospital, Stark lay in bed and looked at the ceiling, "I couldn't save him Yo." He said softly his hand still wrapped although now in a much cleaner and professional manner courtesy of Yo. "And with him gone, the Fox will be reborn by the years end." He said softly.
Yo stood at a counter and walked back over to him, completely ignoring his statement at first, "Pudding or Jell-O?" she asked sitting down beside him. "You need to start reproducing your blood and chakra. Honestly Stark, this is not your fault. There was nothing more you could have done. You stopped the Kubi and that's all Hokage would have wanted. Well, except maybe some ramen." She smiled softly trying to cheer him up.
"Maybe your right…" He said softly. "The doctors said I could leave. They said there was nothing wrong with me." He smiled as he sat up wanting to leave as soon as possible. He stood up once more, finally able to hold himself up. "Let's go please." He said with a smile.
She looked at him hard. Yo had much more medical training and experience than half of the doctors here. "Only if you are cared for. And you take it easy. When I said I wanted you to entertain me I did not mean for you to hurt yourself." She stood up slowly and held out her hand giving in to his whim, unable to deny him, as usual.
Stark nodded as he took her hand and led her out, to his house, he had moved out of his families house a long time ago. Smiling he led her in.
She blushed slightly as they entered the house, "Remember," she said, the words stumbling out. "I'm only here to help take care of you so you can rest and feel good. Not to mention I'm on house arrest for locking the other ANBU out." Stark laughed. Yo was a bit of an oddity in town and not accustomed to other peoples homes.
"Yeah, I know. Don't worry. I wasn't planning on anything. Not exactly been a good day." He said softly as he opened the door, making sure the door to his room was closed, "Make yourself at home. Just don't go in my room. There is a spare bedroom if you want to stay here but that's my only rule." He said with a small smile as he walked to the bathroom looking in the mirror leaving Yo blinking after him.
"Sarutobi! Grandson of the Third Hokage. You are a foolish human. What made you think you would be worthy of my power?"
Stark growled the Kubi's voice was in his head now. "Shut up." He said softly, making sure Yo wouldn't hear. He stared into the mirror. The Kubi's eyes looking back at him.
"You will fall to the hatred within your heart, just as the pathetic boy before." As Stark lifted his hand to smash the mirror the voice was gone, and he was standing there panting, his hands gripping the sing. He unraveled the wrappings, showing a seal on his palm.
"I will control you, just as he did. I will not let him down." He said softly as he rewrapped his hand and left the bathroom.
Yo stood outside the bathroom door, "Are you okay Stark?" she asked leading him to the couch when he emerged. "I'm here to help you, not to make myself at home." She sat him down, "I really don't care what those stupid doctors say, your chakra is still all over the place and you look like the living dead. So please, rest." If Stark didn't rest soon Yo would get into one of her moods and make him rest. She didn't relate well to people but she did to Stark. And if she knew anything, he wasn't himself. Stark was one of two people she trusts in this town at all.
"Fine." He said with a sigh as he lie on the couch and quickly fell into a deep
sleep where he was tormented of visions of the Fox demon, devouring him, and destroying those he cared about.