Flashing Light

Chakra is a pretty curious thing. While not life force per se, it does get very close to that. To those who have chosen a life using it, it may as well be. It goes in different colors, affinities and even a general feel of the person it belongs to. It is how a sensor finds and differs a chakra sources from another.

But even then there is more to it.

Chakra resonates with other chakra that is similar to itself, be it in intent or the literal sibling, parent or child, there is always this curious feeling of remembrance, of a shared connection if two different chakra users with resonating chakra come into contact. Like the mere presence of the mother soothes a child better than any other could. Or how those aiming for the same goal, backed by the same reason, find understanding greater than any could achieve otherwise.

Now, of course, such reaction and effects also exist for this wonderful thing called love. Aye, lads, its about to get real cheesy around here. Because, as fate (or the author) has seen it to be, two met who would never part.

Two met, whose unity would break every limit put upon them, tear apart every shackle, every bound that held them back.

Two met, whose love for each other was as undying as sun and moon.

And this, my friends, this is their story. And remember, The Moon shall only ever shine for his Sun.

XxxxxX

I backed out of the clearing as fast as I could, leaving the redhead, Naruto, behind. My heart was beating too fast for me to settled down so I just dashed through the forest past the rivers and straight to the camp outside of Konoha where the others were waiting for the invasion to begin. I slipped of a tree and plummeted to the ground, rolling a few times. I stayed there, breathing hard.

Holy shit, what did I do? Why did I do it!? I just ate the face off a perfect stranger! And I god damned loved it!

FUCK!

Wait, I said I would return? I did... Oh you've got to be kidding me... But when I looked into his eyes, his amethyst colored eyes, I just... I just wanted to see him again. It was a need, an urge even, I couldn't describe. From the moment I touched his hand I carved his presence, his touch. I-! Oh fucking hell, I sound like a bitch in heat!

Briefly checking with my lady parts I frowned.

I was in heat. Jeez, what the fuck! I couldn't possibly meet him again, he was one of these leaf fuckers. I would be kidnapping his comrade soon enough! Well, considering what we know, he'd come with willingly anyways. But... I wanted to see lover boy again, so freaking much! It nearly hurts! What the hell!

Standing up quickly I searched for the nearest stream and threw myself in it. The water was freezing but it-... I didn't take my mind of the violet eyed fuc-, bast-,... Naruto! For all that is holy, I couldn't even seriously curse his name anymore! Not even in my own head!

I was panicking now. What the hell was wrong with me!? I needed to calm down. Calm the fuck down! I needed to-!

I needed to go back to him!

XXXXXX

When Tayuya vanished I instantly felt the need to run after her, to be close to her again. And it was a strong urge, stronger than even the need for water after days of non stop training. Kami, what was going on? Was I sick? Why couldn't I stop thinking about her?

Shaking my head I decided to go home, nothing good would come of staying here, but-

What if she returned and I wasn't here anymore? Would she be disappointed? Sad, even? I couldn't stand the idea of it. Holy shit, it made me furious to think about it! So I stayed. I wanted to talk to her, to know who this girl was that made my heart ache for her mere presence with enough force to drive me mad.

So I sat down, besides the tree stump she had been sitting on, and waited.

I didn't have to wait all too long before I could feel her approach me.

Not a muscle in my body moved as she slowly walked out from in between the trees. She halted for a second before walking over to the tree stump and sitting down on it. I glanced up at her, only seeing her back turned to me. But her presence alone had my blood burn once more and my hand moved to reach out to her on its own. Her hand met mine halfway and the surge ignited my chakra anew.

"What is going on...?" I whispered as I relished the feel of her hand in mine.

She pulled me up, turning to face me.

"Fuck, I have no friggin idea...," she responded and gazed into my eyes. "But I freakin' love it..."

I just nodded, loosing myself in these unwavering eyes, and pulled her down to me. She didn't resist, flowed with the movement as if it had been her own. She ended up in my lap, clinging to me as I clung to her. Breathing hard and eyes dazed, holding onto the other as if our lives depended on it.

It certainly felt that way. As if everything would just... end if I let go of her. Of Tayuya. She pressed her face into my vest, burying her face in the soft grey fabric.

"I don't understand this shit," she whispered and shook her head. "Why do I feel like this?"

I sighed into the crown of her hair, relishing how she shuddered against me. "I have no clue, not a single one." I truly couldn't understand why I was so drawn to her. It was an otherworldly feeling, like how it felt when I unlocked my chakra for the first time and was bathed in the sheer force it held. Now holding Tayuya offered the same comfort to me.

"What are we going to do now?" I asked. "You are from the Sound village, right? You will leave when the exams are over and I... I can't-"

"Can't stand to think about it," she whispered, finishing my thought.

I nodded. Then I pulled her chin up so I could meet her soft brown eyes. "So... who's gonna desert?" I asked with a weak grin.

She snorted but there was no humor. Tayuya swallowed thickly and averted her eyes. She stared into the forest. Much to my chagrin I knew that there were no buildings or any other form of accommodations out there. Nowhere where a team from Oto should stay. I, too, swallowed.

"I suppose you have to go back?" I asked tentatively. She just nodded mutely. "I'll be here tomorrow morning," I told her, "Just... be careful."

She looked at me with a hint of fear in her eyes so I just smiled as I let go of her hand.

"Tomorrow," she affirmed and slowly backed away, her hair dancing in the wind and her eyes so full of doubt.

Tayuya had a secret. A heavy secret but I... I just couldn't ask. She would tell me when the time was right. Until then, I would be here. "Tomorrow."

With a sad smile she vanished into the forest.

XXXXXX

I lay panting on the ground, my sheathed sword atop my heaving chest. Sasuke was just as bad off as me but his stupid pride kept him upright, if only barely, as he leaned against a tree in the clearing.

"I have to say," he said to me, breathing heavily, "Even my Sharingan could barely see your sword, Ren."

I couldn't stop the pride from flowing up in me. I was finally getting closer to perfecting my fathers technique. And then... then I could finally take on his name... Was I truly worth it? Shaking my head, I pushed myself up. "You and your fancy eyes aren't half bad either," I huffed.

"Rematch?" he breathed.

I smirked. "You bet."

XXXXXX

I was still running on autopilot when I stumbled over Ren. Quite literally. He was sleeping on the ground in front of my door. My eyebrow twitched in annoyance and I kicked him away from the door. He woke with a yelp, holding his bruised ribs.

"Ah shit," he grunted. "Why did you do that!?"

I shrugged. Nowhere even close to be in a mood to entertain him. Ever since she left I felt as if I hadn't eaten in days and had the need to curl up in a ball and be sorry about myself. Did she feel the same? And why did I feel like that in the first place!? Was it this strange thing called love Kurenai was always on about when Kakashi was involved? It couldn't be.

Trudging inside I fell onto the couch with a long suffering sigh. Ren trudged in after me, looking at me curiously.

"So?" he asked, "What soured your mood?"

I waved him off. "Not soured," I said, "Confused, more like it."

I could hear the smirk in his voice. "Well, you never were the brightest so I'm not all that surprised."

"Shut up!" I said, snorting as I threw a pillow at him. "That's not what I am about!"

Ren sat down next to me, tilting his head into my field of vision. "What is it then?" he asked.

Okay... think, Naruto, think. Can I tell him? That I just kissed the living daylight out of a stranger. If a rather beautiful one but hey, that wasn't the point. Though, if I thought about her... her eyes were something else. And dear lord did she taste-

"Oi, Naruto!" Ren said loudly, "You're drooling!"

Well damn. Wiping the apparent drool from my mouth I looked sheepishly at him. "You see... I.. ehm," I stammered, not sure how to say it. "I might have kissed a girl I ran into and I kind of, maybe, hypothetically loved it and want to do it again."

Ren stared at me with utter disbelief written all over his face. "You... what?" he asked me after gaping for a while.

I shrugged. "Yeah."

"Yeah? Yeah!?" he laughed, "You gotta be joking!"

"Am not!" I huffed indignantly. "And now... now I don't know... what to feel."

"Oh," was all the sound Ren made, apparently choosing to be serious about it. He fingered his ponytail uneasily before he spoke. "Well, you see, it's like this." He drew his sword and placed it in his lap. "When a swordsman first picks up a sword, he gets a feel for it without even having swung it yet. And this feeling, it tells him if this sword is right for him. So-"

"Hold the fuck up!" I exclaimed, holding up both hands. "I won't let you compare Tayuya to a god damn sword! Jeez, Ren! Is everything sword and sheath to you?"

Ren scowled. "But I am right, am I not?"

"You being a sword fetishist is all I see."

He huffed. "Fine. Have it your way. I was just trying to tell you that if you feel good about her, that she belongs to you and can be wielded by you-"

"Ren!" The nerve of him!

He rolled his eyes. "The point is, if it feels right, it just might be right. Got it?"

Well, there could be a point to that. "Why not say so from the very beginning?"

"Because..." He brandishes his blade. "Swords are awesome!"

Wow, I couldn't possibly have thought this a good idea... Then again, as I said, there might have been a point. Sighing I stood, intending to go for a walk. I needed to figure things out before I met her again tomorrow.

XXXXXX

Sitting in my tent, all I could do was wonder if he would return. Then again, why should he? And more so, why should I? Maybe because I wanted to taste him again and-! Mercilessly crushing the thought I stood and went outside. "Oh fuck...," I hissed while stretching.

"Language, Tayuya," Jirobo reprimanded me, not even looking up from the campfire.I scowled fiercely at his back but was too busy thinking about stuffing my tongue down Naruto's-

Wow, I was either sick or my mind must have finally snapped over backwards and made me some sort of horny teenager... I passed by Kidomaru playing a game of some sort or another without a word, intending to go for a walk. Maybe I should walk back to Konoha, see if I could find Naruto and... mmmmmmh, spy! That's right, spying. Nothing more. Any maybe a quick snog and-

I shook my head. Why did I keep thinking about all this pervert stuff!? I didn't even see Sakon/Ukon (I really didn't bother remembering who was who) as I passed them/him(?) and left the premise of the camp, heading into the direction of the village.

"Going to take a look around!" I shouted backwards, not even waiting for a response before I was already halfway to Konoha.

XXXXXX

How I ended up at the hot springs I'd never know but one thing I knew for certain: That the old man sitting on the tree over my head was sure as hell not watching the birds. Scowling at the pervert I unsealed my sword and swiftly chopped down the small tree. He fell with a startled yelp, which revealed his presence. I was surprised to see that he was hit by various stones and soap buckets even while the tree fell. He must have been spying on the kunoichi. What a fool. It's not like he could have seen anything of interest in the first place. Tayuya was far more pleasing to look at. The way her thighs flexed... her slender fingers... And-.. Was my nose bleeding?

I was startled when the white haired man hit the water as if it was made of concrete, remaining face first on the surface for a second before slowly sinking into it. What an idiot. Did he try to land on the water and somehow channeled chakra through his god damn face? I shook my head. This degree of idiocy should be forbidden.

"Now who do we have here?"

My eyes widened as I jumped away from the voice behind me. I skidded over the water (damn, that was hot against my feet!) and turned to see the white haired pervert stand behind me.

"What the hell, old man!" I exclaimed but he didn't seem to be listening. He was staring intently at me, or more precisely, at my stomach. The seal. I frowned. When I was channeling chakra, it would always appear. And with the way he was looking at it... did he know what it was?

"How you doing with the furry little bugger?" he asked, almost nonchalantly.

So he knew something. Furry little bugger? Was he some high ranking guy? "Fine, I suppose," I answered diplomatically.

The man made an annoyed noise. "Don't pretend to know what I'm talking about, kid," he said.

OK, that guy annoyed me! "What the hell are you talking about then?! Who even are you?"

He struck an utterly ridiculous pose, arms outstretched in a pompous gesture and one foot resting on the head of what appeared to be an extremely annoyed toad, wherever that one even came from. "Me?" he exclaimed in disbelief, as if the question had offended him. "I am the great toad sage! Jiraiya of the Sannin!" An explosion of steam in the background accented his performance and I found myself grimacing at him.

"No," I said, "I am not dealing with this." Why the hell did I even come here? Stupid perverts, they were everywhere these days! Spying on-... Oh I will murder his ass if he spies on Tayuya! "And stay away from the hot springs! Especially from the redheads!"

I stalked away, towards the building to get dressed, but the man suddenly appeared before. I gulped, I didn't even see him move. "Redheads?" he inquired, almost dangerously low.

Well shit, that guy didn't seem like he would simply let that slide. Then again, why was he even interested in me?

"You and I will have a long talk about that seal of yours," he said, apparently foregoing the redhead for now.

Kami dammit! But I couldn't deny that I was... curious. "Okay..," I said eventually, "Let's talk."

He nodded seriously. "But first LET ME SEE THE LADIES!" he suddenly exclaimed, tongue lulling hungrily out of his mouth. I hated this man already.

XXXXXX

Kurenai was eyeing me. She was obvious about it on purpose, I could feel it. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her if kissing a perfect stranger senseless was weird. Now she looked about ready to kill me. Or give me the talk. Personally, I couldn't decide what was worse. So, before she could eve start, I stopped her the only way I knew to: I handed her Naruto on a silver plate.

Yeah, not really honorable but you never met Kurenai Yuhi when she was pissed.

"I'm not asking for me!" I exclaimed, backpedaling as fast as possible, "Naruto told me kissed some girl and-"

Kurenai's eyebrows took off from their graceful rest above her red eyes and almost shot into her hairline. "Naruto kissed a girl? A perfect stranger?!"

"Uh... that's what he told me?" I offered, trying to move towards the door.

"The brat!" she huffed angrily, "Time to teach him some manners!" She stomped past me without so much as looking at me. "Kissing random grils! The nerve of him!"

I swallowed. I got out of that alive. Well, Naruto was a tough one. He would make it.

...

Probably.