Hey there! Sorry for the wait but it's finally here! The fourth chapter!
I swear, I wrote this over and over and over, but it jst wasn't working! I just hope this final version of this chapter is good enough. Let me know if it really sucks please.
Anyway, warnings are yaoi, swearing, bitchy fangirls and the appearance of a ghost...again...
Disclaimer: Why would I own Naruto? I don't even own half the clothes I'm wearing. (Don't worry, sis, I'll return your shirt in time!)
Enjoy~
Taking it to the Next Level.
When Sasuke woke up the next morning, it was to find his arms wrapped protectively around Naruto. He smiled, placing a gentle kiss on the blonde head. Naruto murmured in his sleep, shuffling closer and heaving a contented sigh. Sasuke chuckled as his boyfriend nuzzled his chest.
There was a light knock on the door before it opened. Itachi poked his head in, his eyes tired with dark rings under them. He looked over at Sasuke, his eyes widening slightly at the sight of the two cuddled up. Then he gave a small smile.
"Good morning, little brother. I assume you slept well?"
Sasuke nodded, indicating that Naruto was still asleep. Itachi nodded and lowered his voice.
"Breakfast is ready. Also, we're having a meeting after breakfast, and you need to come too." He said. Sasuke nodded again, and Itachi backed out of the room.
When the door closed, Sasuke shifted a bit, freeing one hand which he used to gently brush some of Naruto's hair out of his eyes. He leaned down and blew onto Naruto's cheek. "Wake up, Naruto."
"Mnngh." Naruto groaned, opening his eyes slowly. He looked up at Sasuke, blinking, and yawned loudly. "S'uke? What time is it?"
"It's time to get up." Sasuke said, and he sat up, ignoring the small moan of protest when Naruto lost the warmth. He climbed over the lazy blonde and walked over to where he kept his clothes. "Let's get dressed and go down to eat."
Naruto rubbed his eyes, sitting up and stretching. "Ugh, I slept like a baby!" he said. Sasuke smirked at him over his shoulder.
"Am I that good a pillow?" he asked. Naruto nodded eagerly, then laughed along with Sasuke. He too climbed out of the bed and slunk over to Sasuke, wrapping his arms over his shoulder.
"You're heavy." Sasuke noted. Naruto scoffed, his breath warm on the back of Sasuke's head.
"And you're a bastard. We're even."
"Dobe."
"Teme."
Sasuke turned his head, pressing his lips on Naruto's. Naruto smiled into the kiss, and moved over so that Sasuke didn't have to strain his neck to reach him. He parted his lips when Sasuke asked for entrance, and their tongues fought for dominance.
Sasuke won.
The raven turned is whole body around and pressed himself against Naruto, grabbing his hands and entwining their fingers. One of them moaned, but they didn't really care. They were to absorbed in their make out session to even hear the knock on their door.
"Hey Sasuke! You're bro told me you were up and- WHOA!" Kiba tripped on his own foot and fell face first to the ground. There was a loud crunch upon contact, followed by a groan of pain.
The two boys broke apart, staring at Kiba. Sasuke was pissed the brunette had interrupted, and Naruto was worried for his well-being.
"Oi, Kiba, you okay?" the blonde asked. Kiba raised a hand in reply. After a moment he pushed himself up. There was a lovely red mark on his forehead and his nose was red too.
"Ow. This floor is fucking hard!" he complained. Sasuke snickered evilly.
"Serves you right. Now get out." Kiba raised an eyebrow.
"Why?"
"Because you're interrupting us." Sasuke glared. Kiba's other eyebrow rose.
"You mean...you guys were...I'm sorry!" he yelled, scrambling up and retreating out the door. They heard him yell in the hallway "But you need to come and eat! The meeting is gonna start soon!"
Sasuke sighed, rubbing his face with his hand. Naruto smiled and stood up. Sasuke tried to protest but the blonde was already heading to his closet. "He's right. We should go eat. And you have that meeting thing."
"It's just them saying how there is a ghost and discussing how to get rid of it." Sasuke grumbled, but he began to change anyway.
When they arrived in the kitchen, everyone from Rei-Senzai turned to stare at them. Sakura and Ino were glaring daggers at Naruto, who gulped and backed away slightly. Sasuke only placed a hand on his back, pushed him forward and glared at the girls in return. They shied away and he smirked. 'Ha! Take that!'
"Good morning, Sasuke. Naruto. Kiba told us some interesting news." Kakashi said, grinning beneath his mask. Sasuke turned his glare on Kiba, who raised his hands in defence.
"Whoa! All I said was that I'd disturbed your make-out session!" he said. That only made Sasuke glare harder when Naruto blushed and avoided his eye.
"Next time, mind your own business dog-breath." Sasuke hissed. He wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist, grabbed two slices of toast with his free hand, and then walked out of the kitchen, dragging his boyfriend with him.
The crew looked at each other. Lee, Kiba, Chouji and Tenten grinned. Neji, Shikamaru and Kakashi just shrugged. Hinata focused on her breakfast, willing away the blush. Shino did...nothing. Sakura and Ino were glaring at their plates, but kept silent. Itachi only smiled briefly before, turning serious again.
"Alright everyone, as soon as Sasuke comes back, we're going to start. It looks like this place is legit after all."
After Kiba had once again so rudely interrupted Sasuke and Naruto's make out session-breakfast time, the crew of Rei-Senzai sat in the living room. The tech crew was going over all their equipment in a corner. They had decided to put camera's in all the halls, storage rooms and other uninhabited rooms. Sakura and Ino were serving coffee, getting papers and doing whatever else assistants had to do. However, they never passed up a chance to stare at Sasuke.
He ignored them as always. Sasuke sat with Itachi and Kakashi by the phone. They were about to call their home base and ask Sasori and the others for some help. Neji and Hinata were looking through several books on ghosts. Lee was talking to Kiba about the best way to ward off a spirit in a dangerous situation.
The meeting had consisted of Kakashi telling them that they were going to stay in the orphanage, find out what the hell was here and then get rid of it before it got out of hand.
"Okay, Itachi let's call Sasori." Kakashi said, clapping his hands together. Itachi nodded and dialled the number, placing the phone on loud speaker.
While they waited for someone to pick up, Kakashi sidled over to where Sasuke was sitting.
"So, you and Naruto?" he asked softly. Sasuke nodded stiffly. Kakashi beamed.
"Have you guys gone all the way?" the silver-haired man asked. Sasuke, who had taken a sip of his coffee, began choking. He glared at Kakashi who only grinned.
"Not that it's any of your business, but no." Sasuke snapped. Kakashi looked a bit disappointed.
"What a shame. Well, I can give you some tips if you'd like..." He ducked to avoid the blow aimed for his face. Sasuke was seething, his cheeks red.
"I don't want to hear any of your perverted suggestions!" he hissed. Kakashi studied him for a moment before nodding.
"I should give you tips. You are obviously sexually frustrated. The sooner you get laid the better." He said matter-of-factly.
Luckily, the phone was answered and Sasori's voice sounded before Sasuke could kill his boss.
"Hello?"
"Sasori, we've got a request." Itachi said, ignoring the one-sided glaring match going on beside him.
"What do you need?" Sasori asked.
"The history of this mansion, as far back as you can get." Itachi said.
"Oh, and a box of condoms for Sasuke." Kakashi added. Sasuke looked ready to kill someone as the other crew members grew silent.
"Shut up!" he growled at Kakashi, but the man only smiled. There was silence on the phone for a moment. Then –
"I'm not going to ask. So, do you think it's haunted?" Sasori asked slowly. Kakashi hummed thoughtfully.
"I'm not sure. I've never heard of a haunted condom before." He said.
"He meant the fucking building you ass!" Sasuke spat, his cheeks still red. Kakashi made a noise of understanding while Itachi stared at his little brother.
"Language, Sasuke. This is an orphanage after all." He scolded. "And yes, Sasori. We have some reason to believe that there is supernatural activity here."
"What happened?" Sasori asked, curious.
"A caretaker was almost dragged down the hall, and her feet were slashed as if with a knife or something similar. Both Kakashi and Sasuke were present at the time." Itachi informed. Suddenly there was a crackling noise, indicating the phone was getting snatched from Sasori's hand.
"Was it Lord Jashin?" an obnoxious voice asked loudly. Itachi and Kakashi sighed.
"No, Hidan. It wasn't." Itachi said curtly.
"Are you sure? Did you check or were you too much of a pussy bitch to get a decent look?" Hidan demanded. There was a loud crack, followed by Hidan's voice saying "Fuck! Bitch, that hurt! Fuck off Kakuzu!" before the phone was once again switched to someone else.
"Ignore him. He had too much coffee this morning. I can probably get the information to you by tomorrow." Kakuzu's cool, collected voice rang out clearly even with Hidan's constant cursing in the background.
"That would be great. Thanks Kakuzu." Itachi said. Kakuzu gave a grunt of approval before Sasori's voice murmured something. He paused and then said –
"I can deliver the condoms now though."
"Oh for fuck sake's! I'm going to kill you!" Sasuke yelled, turning and pouncing on Kakashi. The man blocked all the punches aimed at him, but just barely.
"Bring them now! He's even more sexually frustrated than I thought!" he called out frantically.
A few hours later, it was lunch, and everyone was gathered at the table, eating hot-dogs with potato salad and juice.
The doorbell was rung, and Iruka went to answer it. He came back, followed by a man with dark skin, piercing green eyes and who wore a bandana on his head and had two scars on either side of his mouth.
"Ah, Kakuzu!" Kakashi greeted.
Kakuzu said nothing, instead heading straight over to Sasuke. The raven paled immensely when the tall man stood in front of him.
When Kakuzu pulled out a small box and, in front of everyone, dropped it onto Sasuke's lap saying "Here we go. Now you can enjoy the wonders of safe sex." Sasuke almost murdered every one of his colleagues as they burst out laughing. Except for Hinata. God, who even knew that someone could go that shade of red?
And the R.A's. But who cared about them?
Naruto had taken one look at the box before going bright red and pushing his hot dog away. Gaara was trying very hard to engulf Sasuke in flames using his eyes while all the other kids laughed. Sasuke had slumped back in his seat, red faced and pissed.
Amazingly, Iruka had been absent during it all, and when he returned was none the wiser as to why everyone was acting so strange.
Kakuzu left with the promise of returning the next morning with information.
Sasuke kept the condoms.
"Mmmph!...S'uke." Naruto tilted his head to the side, allowing Sasuke more access to his neck. The raven sucked greedily on the tan skin, leaving mark after mark as he moved downwards. His left hand was pinching a dusty pink nipple while his right rubbed against Naruto's crotch.
They had managed to sneak off after lunch, and were currently in their room.
The door was locked, the curtains were drawn and they knew for a fact that everyone else was busy.
Sasuke was supposed to be helping set up equipment, but it's not like they really needed him.
"S-Sasuke, don't you...nnn...don't you ha-aah- have work to..Ngh...to do?" Naruto gasped as Sasuke's hand slipped inside his pants to rub against the fabric of his boxers. He was already hard, and the friction sent wonderful tingles up his spine, but he didn't want Sasuke to get in trouble.
Said raven only snorted before claiming those lips in a harsh kiss. "Work later. Molest now." He grunted. Naruto laughed, but it turned into a moan when Sasuke's hand reached inside his boxers. Pale fingers wrapped around his erection and began pumping him with long, slow strokes, squeezing the head just right to make him gasp.
Sasuke loved the sight of Naruto arching his back while trying to thrust into his hand. It turned him on to no end, and his pants were becoming unbearably tight.
But at the same time, a small voice in the back of his head was telling him it was too soon to do more than this.
'You've been together for a total of what, a day or two?' the voice argued. It sounded a bit like Itachi.
Sasuke continued kissing down Naruto's chest, his hand working his boyfriend's erection skilfully. Well, as skilfully as one who'd only done this once before could.
'There's another point! You were with your last boyfriend for a month before you did this! You're moving too fast!' that inner Itachi voice scolded.
Sasuke hesitated for a moment. Perhaps he was moving too fast. He was about to remove his hand when-
"Ah! S-Sasuke, don't- Mnn! – Don't stop!" Naruto moaned, bucking his hips when the friction stopped. He was panting, and oh so close to his release. Why the fuck was Sasuke stopping now? Surely he wasn't that cruel?
Sasuke's eyes widened at the command, and he smirked.
'What was that about moving too fast?' he asked his inner Itachi-like voice, and he could almost see it scowl.
"Nnngh! Sasuke!" Naruto arched, his head tilting back as Sasuke's hand worked him faster. He was panting and gasping, and his thought processes had stopped functioning properly.
Sasuke's smirk only widened as he moved his hand as fast as he could. Naruto began twitching and jerking before –
"Aah! S-S'uke!" he cried, releasing his load into Sasuke's waiting hand. Sasuke pressed his lips to Naruto's while he helped bring the blonde down from his high.
Naruto lay there, partly underneath the raven as he tried to catch his runaway heartbeat.
"You okay?" Sasuke asked, and Naruto nodded.
"Y-yeah...that was...amazing." he panted, and offered a smile to Sasuke who returned it.
"Of course. I was the one doing it after all." Sasuke quipped.
"Cocky bastard." Naruto snorted, and he playfully hit Sasuke's head. Said raven just chuckled and kissed him lightly.
When Sasuke moved to stand, Naruto reached out, grabbing his wrist and stopping him.
"You're still hard." The blonde said. Sasuke offered a small smile.
"I know. It's okay though. I can tell you're new to this, so I won't force you to do anything." He said. Naruto bit his lip. He wanted to help Sasuke, but he was still nervous about this whole thing.
Sasuke couldn't help but smile at his innocence. "Don't worry, Naru. I can take care of this."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "How are you going to do that? The bathroom is all the way down the hall, and if you touch yourself here, I'd just suffer and get hard watching you...and then this whole cycle would repeat." He said. Sasuke chuckled before closing his eyes.
He pictured Itachi and Kisame wearing bikini's, and doing lap dances for Kakashi, who was wearing a spandex suit like Gai.
"Whoa! It's gone!" Naruto exclaimed.
Sure enough, the tent that was once in Sasuke's pants was gone in a flash. Sasuke smirked.
"See? Told you I'd take care of it." He said smugly. Naruto shook his head, smiling.
"What did you think about?" he asked. Sasuke chuckled.
"My brother and his friend in a bikini lap dancing for my boss." He said. Naruto cringed slightly, but then he grinned.
"That's very elaborate. I, on the other hand, have a quick, simple image that can send even the most horny bastard into a state of anti-hardness." He said.
"Oh really? What is this amazing image?" Sasuke asked, crossing his arms and raising a sceptical eyebrow. Naruto's grin widened.
"Gai-sensei in a speedo." He said simply.
Sasuke saw the image in his mind, and actually let out a cry of disgust. "Gyah! Oh, that's horrible!" he exclaimed, clutching his stomach. Naruto was cracking up on the bed, rolling around slightly.
"Yeah, but it works every time." He said between gasps. Sasuke shook his head, trying to rid himself of the horrid image.
"Ugh, I'm going to have nightmares about that." He groaned.
There came a knock at the door.
"Sasuke? Are you in there?"
The R.A's were out there.
"Shit! Hide me!" Sasuke whispered, spinning around frantically and diving under his bed. Naruto watched with interest as the raven squirmed and wiggled his way to the safe confines of the dark space.
He had a great view of said raven's ass.
"Sasuke?" Sakura's voice called.
"Can I answer it now?" Naruto asked the now fully hidden raven.
"Yes, but make it quick! There's a shitload of dust down here! And I think a spider is trying to play footsie with me." Came the reply. Naruto chuckled and launched himself off the bed. He was about to swing open the door when Sasuke's voice hissed out "you didn't forget to tuck yourself back in right?"
Glancing down, Naruto blushed as he realized he had, in fact, forgotten to...put away his stuff. He quickly did, zipping up his pants and taking a deep breath. Without further ado, he unlocked the door, revealing Ino and Sakura standing there.
"Hey girls! What's up?" he asked with as much innocence as he could. Sakura and Ino glared at him.
"Where's Sasuke?" Ino demanded. Naruto gave a shrug.
"I don't know. Not here." He said, scratching his cheek nervously. The girls looked him up and down, looks of great dislike on their faces.
"Stay away from Sasuke." Sakura said after a moment. Naruto lost his nervousness, only to replace it with annoyance. He crossed his arms and met their glares.
"Why should I?" he countered.
"Because he's not into little fags like you!" Ino hissed. Naruto narrowed his eyes.
"Watch it. Just because you've got a huge rack and long hair don't think I won't knock you into next week if you piss me off." He said, his voice low. Ino blanched, but Sakura only took a step forward.
"Who do you think you are, you little fag?" she growled. Naruto turned his steely gaze onto her.
"Uzumaki Naruto. Age 16. And you are...what, Billboard Brow, age 3?" he deadpanned. He heard the faint snicker from under the bed behind him and smirked.
Sakura was seething.
"Don't think you're so cool! Sasuke isn't interested in ugly little shits like you! So just stay the fuck away from him you little monster-" Sakura's voice died when a fist was slammed into the wall right beside her head. Ino gasped, her hands flying to her mouth.
Naruto stared at the pinkette, his eyes blazing. His knuckles were bleeding from where they'd hit the wall, several cracks in the paint.
"I warned you to watch it. Consider this your second warning. But if you ever go about insulting me like that again, I'll kick your ass so hard you won't be able to stand for a week. And another thing, don't decide what people like for them. I'll hang out with Sasuke as much as I fucking want to. Got it bitch?" he growled.
Before Sakura could answer however, there were footsteps and a very fake-cheer filled voice spoke.
"Ah, making new friends, Naruto-kun?"
Naruto sighed and drew back his arm, turning to the newcomer.
"What do you want Sai?"
"Just passing by. Chi Dori has gone missing again. If you see her, let us know." And with that Sai gave a huge fake smile and left. Naruto ran a hand through his hair and retreated into his room. He slammed the door, ignoring the two girls outside.
"...is it safe?"
"Yeah, you can come out now."
Sasuke crawled out from under the bed, flicking off a small spider that was attached to his leg. He went over and wrapped his arms around Naruto's waist, kissing the back of his neck.
"Ignore them. They're just stupid fan girls who have no life." He muttered. Naruto nodded, leaning back into him.
"Yeah. I know."
To say Kiba was slightly confused would be a bit of an understatement. He was beyond confused. He was at that point where all you could do was stand in place, stare at the scene before you while your mind doesn't even register that there's something for it to process.
"...what the hell?" he muttered after what seemed like hours.
He had been placing several camera's throughout the storerooms on the third floor-there were so...many...fucking...storerooms- and had reached the room at the very end of the hall.
Strangely enough, this room had a huge ass lock on it.
And Kiba, being the oblivious, unthinking person he is, simply picked the lock using a hairpin-Hinata had stopped him in the...very deserted hallway earlier that day- and pushed open the door.
And that had been when he'd gone into a state of confusion.
Because what he had expected to be an empty room, or a storeroom had turned out to be one of the strangest rooms he'd ever seen in his life.
And that was saying something. He was friends with Lee, for Pete's sake.
And it was because of that fact that he had a great apprehension to the colour green.
But the room before him was definitely the new winner of his 'weird-room' list.
The walls were painted-messily- a deep crimson. The small hanging light at the top was destroyed, a few shards of glass hanging precariously from small pieces of plaster. The windows were boarded, and the only light came from the centre of the room.
In the centre was a low table, candles scattered about it. There was also a small bowl that was filled to the brim with a dark liquid that Kiba really didn't want to look at any closer. Aside from that, there were a few notes scattered everywhere, the words a blur in the dark room.
Kiba wasn't sure what to make of it. All he knew was that he needed to call his boss.
Finally breaking out of his confusion hold, he turned and began jogging down the hall, looking in rooms as he went. He passed Tenten, Shino, that Gaara kid, the little girl Chi Dori who glared at him for some unknown reason, and finally spotted his boss fiddling with a wire on a camera in the room three quarters down the hall.
"Hey, Kakashi!"
The silver haired man looked up, still trying to work with the technology in his hands. "Hmm?"
"Come with me quickly, there's something you should see." Kiba said, motioning with his hand. Kakashi tilted his head and was about to ask a question when suddenly he pressed the wire a bit too far, the result shocking him.
"Fuck! Agh, stupid camera." He groaned, shaking his hand to try and rid himself of the tingling. Kiba snorted, but grabbed his arm and began leading him back down the hall.
"What do you want to show me?" Kakashi inquired.
"The room at the end of the hall...it's all weird and shit."
"Oh? And all the other rooms are regular rooms right?"
"No, as in, really weird! Like, alter weird or something!" Kiba exclaimed. Kakashi's eyebrows rose.
"Alter?"
"Yeah. There was a table with candles and shit and a bowl with something that really looked and smelled like blood, but I didn't really want to double check." Kiba said, shuddering slightly.
Kakashi followed him all the way to the end of the hall, but at that point Kiba stopped dead, his mouth dropping open.
"What the fuck?" he exclaimed.
"What? What's wrong?"
"The...the lock...I...I already took it off...someone put it back on!" Kiba said, gesturing towards the big lock that was secured on the now closed door. Kakashi gave him a sceptical look, but Kiba's face was sincere.
"Well...maybe a caretaker passed by?" he suggested. Oh dear, he was doing Sasuke's job now.
"No man! There weren't any caretakers! And all our mates are busy. And I saw that Gaara guy go downstairs! ..." Kiba gaped. "IT WAS THAT CREEPY LITTLE GIRL!" he yelled, pointing an accusing finger in Kakashi's face.
Kakashi blinked, raisng his own finger to push the other away.
"Okay, whatever. Now open the door so I can see this weird alter thing." He said in a very bored tone. Kiba slowly lowered his finger, nodding. He proceeded to pick the lock again, and let out a triumphant huff when it clicked open.
"Now, tell me I'm imagining things!" he challenged, throwing open the door and sticking his nose in the air in triumph.
Kakashi peered into the room, blinked once, twice, thrice, before promptly slapping the side of Kiba's head.
"You're imagining things idiot. This is just another store room." He said, annoyed. Then, without waiting to hear Kiba's complaints, he turned and walked back down the hall, intent on grabbing a cup of coffee downstairs.
Kiba rubbed his head, confused. "What was that about?" he mumbled, turning to peer into the room.
He stumbled backwards in surprise.
The walls were painted white and had millions of cracks. The windows had a few boards over them, but the fading sunlight still streamed through. There were old shelves, worn out boxes and a rusty old bathtub shoved into the corners.
There was no crimson, no table, no candles and no bowl of red liquid.
"W-what? B-but I saw...what...how...huh?" the brunette stammered, clutching his head and leaning against the doorframe to keep standing. He was so sure there had been an alter in that room. So, why was it just a store room now? It's not like you could repaint the room in the time it took him to get Kakashi, so no one could have fooled with it.
"...I must be losing my mind." He muttered, and just to prove himself, he reached a hand forward and swiped, confirming that it was not a picture in front of him. He stepped away from the room, confused and more than a little worried.
"You should not be in there!"
Kiba shat himself twice over, whipping around with wide eyes to stare at the pale form of Chi Dori. The girl was leering at him, her eyes cold. He stared at her with a deer-in-headlights look while his heart calmed down. Then he cleared his throat, and stood up straight. (He'd somehow gone into a half karate pose in his surprise.)
"Uh...what're you talking about?" he asked. Chi Dori's leer widened.
"Tis not a place for nosy dogs like you! That room is Dori's playroom it is! Now leave!" she spat, pushing past him and standing in the doorway. Kiba glared down at her.
"Now look here you little brat, I'm busy working! And don't go in that room. It's dangerous." He said. She blinked, before laughing.
It wasn't loud and humorous, like a child's laughter was supposed to be like. Instead, it was low and cold and empty.
"Dangerous? Yes, yes tis very dangerous. But not for Dori. Dori is not in any danger. Dori was never in any danger. But nosy dogs like you? Yes, very dangerous indeed." She hissed.
Kiba took a step back, an uneasy feeling washing over him. He stared at the girl in shock. She just leered at him, her skin seeming to go a few shades paler and her shadow lengthening as the sun sank in the sky outside. She retreated further into the room, pushing the door closed. Before the last crack was erased, however, she paused, her black eyes staring at the dog lover coldly.
"Nosy dog should watch his back. Other dogs might bite it if he's not careful."
With that last warning, she shut the door, the resounding click sending shivers down Kiba's spine. He could only stare at the door, a strange fear enveloping him.
"...Something's...not right with that girl. I...I should tell Kakashi and the others." He whispered to himself. He turned and started to walk slowly down the hall. The odd fear didn't go away, and a cold sweat broke out over his face with every step he took.
The hall was completely empty.
He passed room after empty room, but still no one was in sight.
"W-where are they?" he stammered. He was sure there were others! 'They must have gone downstairs!'
The sun was going down rather fast. The shadows in the hall began lengthening until they washed over him like a wave. He began to shake, and not from cold. The fear was getting worse. He could almost sense something looming over him.
Something growled.
"What was that!" he screeched, spinning around.
The hall was empty, as always. The shadows had grown darker, making it difficult for even his heightened eyesight to see.
"I...I need to get out of here."
He turned and began to jog, his breathing become heavier as the fear intensified until it felt like a weight crushing him.
He heard another growl, and ran faster. The growling continued, and soon it was followed by a pattering sound.
'Like paws. Paws on carpeted floors.'
His breaths had turned into sharp pants, and he was full out running. Why was the hall so fucking long?
Then he heard another sound that made his blood run cold.
A bark.
He looked over his shoulder, but still the hall was empty. And yet he could hear the growls and snarls and steps of what was undoubtedly...a dog.
'Fuck! Run! Fuck it Inuzuka run!' he thought desperately, and with that he was sprinting. The footsteps broke into a run, and the growling changed into snarls and short, sharp barks.
Kiba was panting, each breath high and fearful. He could feel the thing coming closer and it only fuelled his fear.
"...H-help!" he panted weakly. He was alone.
He was alone on the third floor.
And something was after him.
It was dark. The sun had set now and it was pitch black in that hallway that had no end.
"Shit...SHIT!" He screeched, his hands reaching out in front to feel for any obstacles. He could hear the thing bearing down on him. He had to get to the others. He would be safe then. He just knew it.
At least...he hoped.
'Where are the fucking stairs! Come on! Please, please stairs!' He let out a joyful cry when his hand felt the post of the stair railings. He had to turn around a bit to go down and then he saw it.
A huge black mass, eyes glowing a fiery yellow and white teeth showing in a snarl.
Kiba's breath froze in his throat as his eyes met the yellow orbs.
Then the thing lunged, and he felt pain as huge fangs sank into his side...into his back.
Blood splattered the floor.
And he screamed a blood chilling scream, a cry of pure pain and terror as he tumbled backwards, the teeth ripping out of his flesh, dripping with blood, as he dropped down the stairs and into the darkness that was the second floor and his own unconsciousness.
"Mother?"
"Yes, Kiba?"
"I...I don't want a dog."
Inuzuka Tsume looked down at her five year old son, her narrow eyes softening as she took in his trembling form. He was hiding behind her leg, staring at the large grey and white husky sitting a few feet away. It was surrounded by small pups.
"Kiba, you don't have to be afraid of dogs." She assured, but he shook his head and gripped her pant leg tighter.
"They'll bite me! They'll bite me and I'll get really sore!" he said frantically, looking up at her with fearful eyes.
Tsume sighed. She looked over at the group of young pups, and noticed a very small white one with the faintest hint of brown on its ears. It was the runt, no doubt. The others jostled around their mother, while this one simply lay to the side, waiting for its turn to cuddle. It looked incredibly sad.
Tsume studied it, before a small smile took over her normally feral features. She started forwards and Kiba immediately released her, staying put as she approached the dogs.
She knelt down right beside the lonesome pup. It looked up at her, pleading eyes. She gave it a one-fingered stroke, before looking straight at the mother. The two female's eyes met, one with a silent question. After a long moment of simply staring one another down, the husky blinked, and tilted her head ever so slightly down. Tsume returned the action, a smile of thanks and assurance gracing her features.
She turned and picked up the small pup in one hand and made her way over to her terrified son.
"N-no! D-don't bring it here!" Kiba stammered, utterly terrified. But before he could run his older sister Hana came up and held him by the shoulders.
"It's okay, Kiba." She whispered. He shook as his mother came closer with the bundle of fur.
"M-mommy! I-I'm scared!" he squeaked. Hana gave his shoulders a reassuring squeeze, her understanding gaze on her mother.
Tsume reached her son and knelt down. With her free hand she gently patted Kiba on his head.
"It's alright, Kiba. You see dogs can, indeed, bite and cause pain. However, they can also protect you and be the greatest friend ever. They will be loyal and kind and caring and loving towards you, and all they ask in return is a bit of affection and care. When you form a bond with an animal, there is an understanding between the two of you. And if you work to make that bond strong, you will find that you wish to protect your dog. And that dog will protect you just as fiercely. So.." she placed the small dog right at Kiba's feet and shuffled back for a bit.
Kiba stared at the small creature that was looking up at him with big black eyes. He met the soft gaze, and some of his fear ebbed away. Hana stroked his shoulders slightly indicating him to go ahead.
With a shaking hand he reached towards the tiny creature. The dog looked at his hand once before licking it and nuzzling it tenderly. Kiba gasped in delight at seeing the little thing cuddle up to him.
"I-it's not hurting me!" he exclaimed. Tsume and Hana smiled warmly.
"You see? There's nothing to be afraid of." Hana said. Kiba giggled and started stroking the small dog. It wagged its tail and scooted closer, enjoying the attention.
"He seems to really like you." Tsume commented, and Kiba gave a happy laugh.
"Do you want him?" Hana asked. Kiba stiffened, looking down at the dog. Even though this dog was nice, he was still scared of other dogs. He'd seen lots of big, scary dogs in their neighbourhood and he was terrified of getting bitten.
"I-I..." he stammered, and he withdrew his hand slightly. Tsume frowned, realizing how nervous her son really was. Hana gave a sad sigh.
Just then, one of the more rowdy puppies darted towards them, yapping and snarling. It went straight at Kiba who cried out in fear as the pup bared it's fangs.
Tsume was about to move to stop it, but there was a flash of white. The next thing any of them knew, the tiny white pup was snarling and biting at his sibling, and the rowdy grey pup yelped before scampering away. When his opponent was far away, the small white pup turned and went to Kiba who was on his butt, having fallen over in shock and fear.
The small dog walked straight up and licked his cheek once, before backing away and letting out a slight whine of concern.
Tsume and Hana smiled as Kiba held a hand to his cheek in a daze.
"This is what I was talking about. This little dog has already formed a bond with you, and he wants to protect you. You don't have to be scared, because with him by your side, you will be safe." Tsume said softly.
Kiba slowly got to his feet and held out a hand to the white pup. It immediately went to him, licking his hand and whining happily. A smile formed on the young brunette's face.
"Can...Can I keep him?" he asked slowly. Tsume nodded.
"You need to give him a name." Hana reminded. Kiba looked down at the small dog that was lapping at his hand contentedly. He smiled wider.
"Akamaru. His name is Akamaru!"
Um...*looks at Kiba fans* ...eheh?...DON'T KILL ME!
So, how was that! What will happen to Kiba? Where did that ghost come from? How will Naruto and Sasuke overcome the fangirls? Will those condoms be used? Find out, next time on REI-SENZAI INC.!
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