Chapter 4
A Demon Awakens
Twilight awoke the next morning to find her hooves wrapped around the stallion she loved. She looked at his neck and saw how his coat moved under her breath. She nuzzled up to him putting her nose against the back of his neck. Suddenly Naruto stirred and Twilight jumped away falling to the ground hard. Twilight felt embarrassed and was happy that Naruto wasn't awake when she nuzzled her nose against his neck.
"Um Twilight, why are you on the ground?" Naruto asked leaning over the side of the bed. "Also what exactly were you doing with my neck just now with my neck?"
Twilight shot up and began laughing like someone trying to hide something but she knew that he knew the real reason. "Well you know Naruto. I just couldn't help myself I guess. I mean I may never get a chance like that again so I thought I'd take it when I could. I am so sorry if it felt uncomfortable." Twilight was now really embarrassed. How could she have done that to him without asking?
"It's alright Twilight and actually it felt really nice to feel your nose on my neck. I know that sounds weird and you were expecting a different response but that's how it felt to me." Naruto smiled knowing that the mare standing in front of him loved him so dearly. He still couldn't believe it was true, the way that Twilight felt about him was like a dream. He just couldn't believe that Twilight told him straight up that she loved him. He didn't know what he could do for after what she did for him, but he would do just about, and I emphasize about, anything.
"Naruto are you feeling any better?" Twilight asked hoping that he was okay. "Do you still have any pain or aches?"
"Yeah," Naruto said trying to stand on his hooves but was greeted by an enormous amount of pain that flowed through each of his legs. "My entire lower body hurts like crazy but I can stand. It's not that painful, but it hurts like crazy as I've said."
"Then lie back down. Zecora told me that you would need a lot of rest. Celestia may have taken what remained of the poison but you'll still need to get rest and you can't go outside for a few weeks." Twilight said getting to his side to act as an anchor for him to stand up.
"Twilight there's something you should know about me. I am not one for just lying around but I'll stay close to you if it means getting top go outside." Naruto wanted desperately to get outside. He needed to get his strength back his way and no one else's way. Naruto was stubborn and is as stubborn as a mule.
"Naruto I don't want you hurting yourself." Twilight said getting closer to him. Soon before either of them knew it they were close enough to be kissing each other. Twilight blushed heavily along with Naruto who couldn't believe how close they were at that moment. He for some reason felt a strange force within in him at that moment and suddenly the pain in his legs were gone. Just like that it was over and done. However he still felt it in other places and especially in his head.
"Twilight," Naruto jumped forward away from her as his heart started to beat like crazy for the second time since coming here, "I'm sorry for worrying you I really am but I'm fine now. I think my powers from yesterday helped speed up my recovery. Listen I'm going to go for a walk if that's okay but if you want to come with I'm alright with that as well. It would be nice to have you along as company."
"Alright just let me get set and we can go alright." Twilight headed up the stairs to her room to get ready for her day with Naruto.
After about five minutes of getting ready they were in Ponyville walking side by side. Only problem was that Naruto wasn't exactly enjoying himself. "You know when I said if you wanted to go on a walk with me? This isn't exactly what I had in mind." Naruto said as a sweat drop covered the right side of his head.
"What do you mean this is what I had in mind." Twilight said smiling at Naruto. Every other pony in the town looked at them with quizzical looks. "You should be happy to be out with the girl who loves you."
"I don't know what your definition of happy is but it's definitely not mine. Who would do this to someone they loved?" Naruto asked a little upset with her actually. He found it hard to believe that anyone who was in love would do this to anypony.
"Well I wouldn't know that because this is my first time being in love." Naruto was a little shocked that somepony as beautiful as her hasn't been in love before. Naruto was indeed Twilight's first ever love. Although, that wasn't what he thought until now. Naruto thought of her as a stallion's dream a mare that any pony would be lucky to have so why didn't he feel that way about her? He didn't understand why he didn't feel lucky to have her inn love with him than with someone else. Why didn't he care about that? It was like the poison took something from him and he didn't know what.
"Naruto are you okay?" Twilight asked feeling worried which she didn't need to be.
"I'm okay. There's no need to worry, but can you take this thing off?" Naruto asked gesturing to his neck.
"Why? It's not like ponies are staring at us or anything." Twilight said oblivious to the fact that every pony around them was in fact staring at them. She finally took notice and asked, "Why is everyone staring at us? Is there something wrong with us?"
"Oh I don't know perhaps it's the fact you have a leash around my neck!" Naruto exclaimed as the collar around his neck jingled. "Seriously why the leash I'm not a dog!"
"I need to make sure you don't go running off somewhere and collapsing again. I can't spend the whole day searching for you." Truth is Twilight wouldn't have cared if she had to she just wanted a good excuse for the real reason she had the leash on him. She didn't want any other mare getting her grubby hands on her stallion. Yes folks I am making Twilight for this part of the story a clingy jealous type. Don't worry though she'll change later, but how much later is the question.
"Really is that the reason?" Naruto asked not believing her for a second. He had a feeling he knew the real reason why she did this. "You just don't want any girl to her hooves on me do you?"
"Th-That's not true at all Naruto!" Twilight said thinking hard of how to respond to that comment. "I just don't want you to get hurt is all. Naruto I really am worried and I did say that I would take care of you until you got better and I plan on doing that."
"Does helping me include holding me against my will?" Naruto asked seriously but jokingly as well. He really wanted to know whether or not he would have any freedom from her. Twilight shook her head and Naruto found that to be a little strange. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"I'm not going to hold you against your will but I just want you close really. It would make me feel better is all." Twilight said blushing a little. Naruto realized he was right but the look on Twilight's face showed a different story. She looked like she was about to cry. Naruto wondered why for a little bit in the silence he was being given. Then he realized how much Twilight went through yesterday just to make sure he would survive.
"If that's all you're worried about then you don't need the leash or collar." Twilight looked at Naruto confused because she didn't understand what he meant. "I won't leave your side if that's what you want. I know how you feel about me and I can understand the insecurities you have because of it." Naruto held out his hoof to her, "You can trust me Twilight I promise I won't leave your side for the whole day unless you tell me okay."
"You better not be messing with my emotions Naruto." Twilight said as she made the collar and leash disappear. She fully expected Naruto to run off somewhere now that the leash was gone but he didn't. He stood there with a smile on his face as his hoof still stretched out toward her. She took hold of it and felt her heart go crazy. "Naruto please keep that promise for me."
"Hey I said I wouldn't leave you," Naruto drew Twilight into a hug causing her to gasp. "So don't go getting weird because you're worried I might betray you. I would never do that even if I forgot all about you."
Twilight heard this and she smiled at him and he smiled back. She put her hooves around him as they embraced each other in the middle of Ponyville. Everypony who was around them stared in awe of the passion they saw. Well it wasn't that much passion but a lot of ponies knew her and they knew she wasn't one to have a coltfriend. Twilight opened her eyes and noticed all the ponies staring at them. "Everypony is staring at us Naruto." She said slightly embarrassed.
"It's okay at least they're looking at us for a better reason than the one they had before." Naruto said letting her go but Twilight wanted to be in his arms longer much longer. She threw herself against his chest as she couldn't help herself. She had thought that he would ditch her the second she let him go and he didn't he stayed right where he promised he'd be.
Naruto looked down at her feeling a tingle in his chest a tingle that felt more like an explosion. He put his hooves around her again for the second time today feeling like he needed to hold onto her or she'd disappear. He couldn't understand why he felt this way but he knew it was an okay feeling. He wanted to comfort her but to a point where he knew it would be acceptable to other ponies.
"Twilight," Naruto said pulling her off of him, "we need to get going and do the shopping for my house now. We can hug later alright?"
Twilight nodded her head because if she said what she felt she would have been labeled crazy in her mind by Naruto. She didn't want him having any reason to be away from her. She didn't want him to let her go because she felt like he was telling her that he didn't want her. Twilight put a hoof to her chest at that point because it hurt her just to think of such a thing. She hated this feeling, but she was new to love and she was only getting the beginning parts of it right now.
Naruto walked ahead but not that far because he didn't want Twilight bringing the leash and collar back. How she got that on him he still doesn't know. All he remembers is trying to turn left and having something pull at his neck. Suddenly he heard what sounded like Twilight yelping and his head turned faster than Rarity's would if there was the greatest jewel ever. She was on the ground and looked to be crying, but no tears were coming from her eyes.
"Twilight are you alright?" He asked concerned about her. She hadn't done this the entire time so why just after letting him go.
"I'm fine Naruto it's nothing." Twilight stood up and walked past Naruto and headed to one of the shops alone with Naruto standing there alone to think about what could be wrong. Twilight went into the shop and looked at all the furniture that they had and noticed a few things she thought that he might like but she wanted to be sure before she did anything. "Naruto," She said turning around finding that Naruto wasn't behind her. "Naruto?"
Naruto still stood where he was trying to figure out what he had done to her. When, suddenly, a unicorn mare, with orange and green locks of hair and a green coat, walked up to him. Her eyes were the color of a clear river. "Hello there handsome." Naruto took a step back in defense, who is this girl? "Oh I'm sorry did I scare you I didn't mean to." The mare suddenly looked timid, maybe she was bipolar. "I really am sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I just thought you were cute is all. So what are you doing out here all by yourself?"
"I'm waiting for my friend to pop back up that's all." Naruto was being a little defensive with this mare because she just came out of nowhere. "Listen I don't know who you are but why exactly did you come up to me?"
"First off you shouldn't ask a lady her name when you have yet to introduce yourself but I'll forgive you because you are so darn cute." The mare grabbed a hold of Naruto's right leg and held it close to her. "I'll tell you my name if you tell me yours basically mister handsome."
Naruto was now epically freaked out, not really freaked out, epically freaked out by this mare why did she look at him with those puppy like eyes? "My name's Naruto, can you let go of my arm please?" Naruto asked trying to get his arm out of her grasp but she had the grip of a gators jaw and she wasn't about to let go of him.
"My name's Lucy, Naruto. It really is a pleasure to meet you." She leaned her face closer to his and this look of mischief about her and that made Naruto scared slightly. "So Naruto do you have a marefriend?"
"N-No but why does that matter anyway?" Naruto asked trying to back away from this clingy unicorn. "Please let me go I really have to get to my friend before she starts to worry." Naruto did not want Twilight to see him in this mare's arms because she would get really mad if she saw this.
"Naruto!" Naruto froze as he heard a cold voice from behind him. Naruto's head slowly turned around to see Twilight with eyes of complete red. He is so screwed. Then before he knew it Twilight had her horn glowing. Naruto closed his eyes getting ready to fly off to some unknown region of Equestria. However he didn't fly anywhere in fact within a second of closing his eyes Naruto no longer felt Lucy on him. He opened his eyes to see that Twilight and Lucy were standing face to face as if they were about to have a showdown.
"What's your problem chick?" Lucy asked trying to walk back over to Naruto who was still shocked that Twilight didn't kill him for that. Twilight wasn't about to let this new mare get into Naruto's head, nor was she about to let her get close to him like she did. "Listen don't mess with me if you know what's good for you. I just want to take Naruto out for a good time is all. Something I'm sure you could never do."
"How do you know?" Twilight snapped back at Lucy with a slight darkness in her voice. "You don't know the first thing about him and you want to take him out on a date? I'm sorry but I won't let you take him from me."
"Oh I see you like him to huh?" Lucy said with this evil like grin. "Honey listen to me, he wants a full grown mare not some push over like you. You also don't have a clue who I am do you?"
"Even if I knew who you were I wouldn't care one bit!" Twilight had her horn glowing ready to go at it with this mare.
"Oh getting feisty are we now?" Well alright I can get feisty too miss foolish." Lucy stood on her hind legs and threw out her right arm in a very show offish fashion. "Let me tell you my full name puny mare. I am Commander Lucy Hockles of the kingdom of Taria. I have some of the strongest magic in all of Equestria. I am one of the most powerful unicorns around. Do you think you can beat my amount of magic
"It doesn't matter what you have I'll still take you down!" Twilight was ready for a fight which she normally tries to avoid. Twilight fired a beam of her magic but it only shot through air. She looked around to try and find Lucy but she was nowhere to be seen. "Where did you go?"
"Wow you must really be an idiot if you think that's going to affect me." Lucy was floating in the air shocking everypony who was watching their fight. Lucy readied her hind legs and kicked hard into Twilight's rear area. She sent her flying across the street and into a house. Everypony who was watching cried out as they saw Twilight get thrown so easily.
Naruto's eyes were wide as he worried for Twilight's safety. His anger was slowly building up as he watched Lucy beat Twilight. "Come on Twilight don't tell me you're done already." Lucy said sitting in the air like there was a chair under her. "Come out of there!" Lucy's horn glowed and a bruised Twilight rose form the house she had flown into. "Oh dear me you're so weak, no wonder Naruto didn't go into that shop with you."
"You don't know what you're talking about!" Twilight used her magic and freed herself of Lucy's grip. Naruto could barely stand hearing this as a dark circle began forming around him. Some of the folk of Ponyville saw this and backed away from him. "Naruto was just thinking about something that's all you egomaniacal mare!"
"Oh are we going to start the name calling now because I have a few words I would like to tell you Twilight." Lucy flew at her landing her hoof against her face sending Twilight back to the ground. Twilight struggled to get up and tried again to fire a beam of magic at Lucy but she dodged it with tremendous speed. "Twilight you won't be able to beat me. You want to know why? It's because you're a failure at everything you do. Sure I may not know you at all but judging by how lousy you attack me shows how much of a failure you are. I can't believe Naruto would even associate himself with a mare as low as you."
"I'll have you know I'm the prized pupil of Princess Celestia, what do you gotta say about that?" Twilight snapped at her firing off another beam of magic which failed to hit its mark again.
"Oh Princess Celestia that fool of the sun that has nothing compared to our glorious king. I could probably take her on and beat her. I'm barely using any strength against you and you're just too easy to beat." Lucy had no idea what she was doing right now. The more she insulted Twilight the more anger that filled Naruto's body. The dark circle around Naruto began to ooze this black shadow that began to creep its way onto Naruto starting with his hooves. Naruto was having a hard time controlling himself at that point because he wanted nothing more than to plant his hoof in Lucy's face. "Why don't you just give up before I have to hurt you even more? You know that you're going to lose so why even try?"
"Because I love Naruto, and I'm not about to let some ugly mule with an ego, take him from me!" Twilight really should learn how to insult people especially the ones with big egos like Lucy.
"Calling me a mule now are you?" Lucy was really pissed off now as her whole body resonated with this green aura. Twilight saw this and couldn't believe how much magic was being poured out of Lucy. "No one calls me a mule do you hear me!" Lucy's magic went berserk firing off beam after beam at Twilight. They all hit around her but the shockwave from the explosions they caused was enough to stop even a rampaging dragon. Lucy stopped when she believed that she had used enough. She held out her hoof and brought Twilight out of the smoke and held her left hoof away from her. "Oh it looks like you survived that little attack." Lucy had lost it she didn't let anypony call her a mule. "I guess I'll just have to kill you now and take Naruto for myself."
Her left hoof glowed and a long lance appeared in it, attached to her hoof by a great magic. "Let's see you survive this miss star pupil." Lucy threw Twilight in the air and spun her lance in her hoof. Her smile was one of malice as she held her lance ready to deal the killing strike until she heard a strange growl. She let her guard down allowing Twilight to use her magic and teleport herself down safely to the ground. Twilight stood up and looked at Lucy who had this look of utter terror but it wasn't at her. Twilight looked to where Lucy did and saw a pony incased in a dark shadow.
She quickly looked around knowing that Naruto couldn't have left the area during the fight he wouldn't have done that. Suddenly she heard what was similar to a manticore's growl come from the shadow. The shadow began to come up sinking down from the pony's nose. The shadow dripped from the pony like he was dampened by water. With each drop that fell more of the pony became seen. Twilight's eyes widened as she saw the color of the pony. The pony's coat was a dark red with black lines flowing on the body that looked to be coming from the eyes which came out of the darkness. They opened showing a brilliant red encased pupil. Then Fire erupted around the pony and a single fox's tail came out of the red aura basking around the stallion.
Twilight looked at the pony's cutie mark to the sign of what looked like a seal. She gasped immediately realizing who it was but she couldn't bring the words from her throat. Naruto stood there looking at the ground with his eyes full of hate. His head shot up and stared right at Lucy who flinched at this. Naruto disappeared from where he was and everypony watching wondered where he went. Did anypony think of looking behind Lucy? Lucy was shot down to the ground in an explosion of dirt and grass.
"Who the heck do you think you are stallion?" Naruto didn't respond to Lucy's question. He only snarled at her which sent chills down Lucy's spine. Twilight watched in horror as this stallion who she denied to be Naruto but knew it was him stared deathly at Lucy. "Well then perhaps you wish to feel the steel of my Equestrian Lance as well?" Naruto snarled again unable to talk because of the pain surging through his body. "Fine then eat this!"
Lucy darted at Naruto who she didn't recognize with her lance pointed straight at Naruto. Naruto held out a hoof and stopped the lance's forward assault. Everypony including Lucy was in disbelief in how a simple hoof could have halted an attack as forceful as the one that Lucy had just delivered. "That's impossible." Lucy said with wide eyes as the stallion stared into her eyes with death filling them. She felt this odd feeling that she had never felt before. Could it be fear she thought?
Naruto stood up still his left hoof on the tip of the lance. He held out his hoof and a black spear with the blade that resembled a fox's face bone structure on the front end while a dual bladed dagger end appeared at the other appeared in his hoof. "No way you're the Equestrian Spear?" Lucy said now filled with even more fear than before.
Naruto slammed the back end of his newly acquired spear into Lucy's gut sending her flying up into the sky. Naruto chased after her leaving a crater where he jumped from. He held the spear with both hooves holding it above his head. Lucy opened her eyes to see the stallion ready to deliver the blow and he did without hesitation. The blow sent her bolting toward the ground. She twisted in the air and pointed her lance at the ground. Lucy hit the ground but spun away from it using the lance as an anchor. She got to her feet and grabbed her lance as the stallion diving for her from above kept coming down at her.
(Author's Note: Yes I am having Naruto use a spear, don't worry though he mainly uses his hooves to fight but I had to give him something more powerful to make even more of a badass.)
Lucy held up her lance ready to block the stallion's attack but the stallion wasn't aiming for Lucy skywards. Naruto landed on the ground just in front of Lucy and threw the spear into the air. Lucy followed the spear but was suddenly brought back down by a hoof to her side. Naruto landed hit after hit on Lucy as she cried out with each blow to her gut, sides and face. Naruto slammed his back hooves into her gut sending her back into the air. She cried out as Naruto grabbed the Equestrian Spear and bolted for Lucy. Naruto wasn't thinking he was acting out by mere impulse of anger. Naruto held the spear above his head one more time but instead of hitting with the staff part of the spear he was going to impale the dual dagger end into her.
"NARUTO STOP!" Suddenly the colt that Lucy was terrified of stopped moving and looked back at the lavender mare. The stallion fell to the ground as did Lucy. Naruto got up right away as his spear vanished from his hoof. Twilight ran to him and put her arms around him. Naruto made this animal like grunt or gasp as she held him tightly. Naruto collapsed in her arms as his colors returned to normal and his seal became his red swirl again. "Naruto what happened to you?"
"Twilight is that Naruto?" Lucy asked still horrified by the fact that she was almost killed by the colt who she wanted more now than any other thing. "Was that thing that attacked me Naruto? Be happy that I can't fight anymore but we will meet again. I won't let you take him from me now. Not after learning the power that he has." Lucy disappeared in a bright white light that made everypony cover their eyes.
Twilight didn't pay any attention to Lucy's last words because she was now concerned with Naruto who lay in her arms completely unconscious. She used magic and placed him on her back as she ran back to her home. Everypony who watched that display was trying to figure out what exactly just happened as Twilight shut the door to her house. "Spike send an S.O.S to Princess Celestia right now tell her everything I'm about to tell you."
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Twilight paced back and forth as she looked over at the bed where Naruto lay looking normal again. She had no idea what had just happened or why Naruto acted like that. He was like this yesterday when they were in the Ever Free Forest but he didn't act like that. Twilight was worried that something horrible was happening to Naruto.
She soon heard a knocking at her door and she rushed to it opening the door to see her brother, Shining Armor, and Princess Cadence who got in as quickly as possible. "So where's Celestia?" Twilight asked wondering where the mare who declared Twilight to be her daughter yesterday was.
"She's coming but we wanted to get here first and talk to you Twily." Shining said sounding a little different. "Now can you tell me why you risked your life for a stupid stallion?"
"Naruto isn't a stupid stallion Shining!" Twilight couldn't believe what her brother asked. "I told in my report that I was in love with him."
"You're in love with a monster like him?" Twilight's eyes opened wide as she nor anypony else notice Naruto stir. His eyes opened and they were immediately widened as he heard what Shining was saying to Twilight. "You're a complete idiot Twilight. How could you let yourself fall for someone like him? According to your report to Celestia you almost died because you didn't want another mare from a neighboring kingdom to take him. How stupid can you be?"
The black circle from before appeared under the blanket where Naruto lay, watching what he would have called a horrible sight. The shadow began to ooze back over him again. Twice in the same day, that is a little much even for Naruto's powers. However the powers he felt weren't as powerful as they were before, they felt stronger. His hatred toward the one who seemed to be scolding Twilight was increasing and so was the power that he had.
"Twilight how could you let this happen to you?" Shining wasn't giving Twilight any inch of relief he was angered that his sister would be so foolish. "How could this stupid excuse of a pony make your heart soar? There is just no way that could have happened. Unless you have a good reason, for actually loving him, than you will tell me, right now!"
"I don't need to explain myself to you Shining!" Twilight snapped at her brother which is something that she has rarely done in her life. Cadence shook her head and looked over to where Naruto lay to see his body being encased in a dark shadow. "I love Naruto and you can't tell me not to because I'd die before somepony took him from me."
Cadence started poking Shining back trying to get his attention for words seemed to get lodged in her throat. "Cadence one second alright." Shining wasn't done yelling at his sister. "Twilight I'm in love with Cadence as you know and we're getting married. You cannot tell me that you're ready to get married to this stallion now. He's nothing more than some stupid burden on you. Celestia told me what he did but I don't trust him one bit. I don't want you associating with him do you hear me!?"
Twilight started to cry as she had always thought that her brother would support her when she finally fell in love, but he was now saying that she couldn't see him? She couldn't believe it as tears ran down her cheeks. Naruto saw this and the shadow grew in strength around him. Cadence saw this and started poking harder on Shining's back. "I said one second Cadence!" Shining said stomping closer to Twilight who put up a hoof in defense. Cadence looked at Naruto as his eyes began to fill with nothing but utter bloodlust. Cadence had never seen such a horrifying stare from any pony ever.
"Twilight I want you to get this colt out of this house and I don't want you ever to associate with him again. He almost gets you killed and then goes on a rampage after some mysterious powers he possesses appeared. He could have destroyed all of Ponyville if he hadn't been so focused on that Lucy girl." Shining was laying into her hard which wasn't the best thing to do right now. In fact he really needs to stop if he still wants to be breathing in a few seconds.
Naruto became completely encased in the shadow that had transformed him before. The red aura around him grew even larger than it did when Lucy had hurt Twilight. Now not one fox's tail appeared but three did as the light began to illuminate the room. Twilight immediately shot her head in Naruto's direction and looked in horror as what happened before with Lucy was about to happen again so soon.
"Shining stop please." Twilight pleaded hoping to stop Naruto's transformation.
"Why you don't want to hear the truth about that stallion you love so much?" Shining asked not caring about the change in lighting from the room. All three of the fox tails began to lash out at everything knocking things off shelves and counters. "He is using you Twilight and I won't allow him to hurt you that way so even if I have to take you down to see that I will!" Shining didn't want to say it but he felt that Naruto had placed some spell over his sister and if he needed to knock her out to get her to come to her senses than he would.
"Shining you need to stop now please!" Shining's eyes became angry as she apparently didn't hear him so he decided to make his point now. He slapped his hoof across Twilight's face sending her to the floor.
Naruto rose from the bed standing on his hind hooves. Cadence watched in terror as the shadow around him began to fall off of him. Shining was about to say more to his sister when Naruto let out a demonic roar which sent Shining's head right to him. "What the heck?" Shining said as he saw the stallion who was unconscious just a few minutes ago up and staring at him with a great lust for blood. Naruto darted for Shining vanishing from his place on the bed to just in front of Shining. He had his right hoof back and he slammed it against Shining's face not holding back.
The blow sent Shining through the wall and through at least three more homes. Naruto roared out again chasing after Shining. He wanted to make him pay for what he did to Twilight even if that meant killing him. His vision was nothing but red as he soon found Shining standing against a wall. He looked over at Naruto who was already on him. Naruto sent hoof after hoof into Shining's gut and chest as he was smashing him through the wall. He slammed his right back hoof into Shining's chin sending him skyrocketing into the air. Naruto had already given chase appearing above Shining with his hooves together. Shining was sent plummeting toward the ground and crashed into it with such a force that would have killed any normal pony but luckily he wasn't an ordinary pony.
Naruto crashed down next to him and grabbed at his neck throwing him back up into the air. Twilight and Cadence had finally found them as Naruto went up after Shining. Twilight couldn't believe what she was seeing Naruto do. It looked like he wasn't going to stop bashing into Shining until there was nothing left of him. Naruto did the same thing that he did to get Shining into the air as he didn't give him a second break to regain his thoughts or exactly what was happening. Suddenly Cadence fired a beam of magic that hit Naruto in the back which stopped his assault on Shining as he fell to the ground. Cadence ran over to her stallion that lay there his mouth dripping blood and his chest full of cuts and gashes. She quickly checked to see if he was alive. He was, that put some ease to her heart but then she looked at Naruto who stared at her with the same bloodlust he had for Shining.
"Alright try me on for size Naruto." Cadence said darting into the air after him. Naruto roared again not seeing straight. Twilight got to her brother and saw the damage that Naruto had caused and was surprised that he was still alive which meant that Naruto was holding back! "Take this!" Twilight looked up to see Cadence hit Naruto with a blast of magic that didn't even phase him, but he made it look that way causing Cadence to come closer to try and increase the power she was hitting him with. When she got within hoof's reach he reached out and grabbed ahold of her horn and started to spin round and round as Cadence couldn't do a thing to stop him. He threw her down to the ground and headed right for her with both of his bottom hooves pointed for her.
Cadence landed hard into the ground but wasn't given a chance to recuperate as Naruto slammed his hind hooves into her smashing her into the earth. Twilight was horrified with what was happening. She was glad that none of her friends were here to see this because they would be horrified. Cadence cried out as her hind hooves had been broken in that one attack by Naruto. She looked at him as he approached closer and closer to her with eyes as red as evil.
"Stop right there Naruto!" Twilight and Cadence looked up to see Princess Luna and Discord above him. He roared chasing after them his fox tails lashing out at them. They spread out but Naruto wasn't fooled or confused he headed straight for the dragon who had thought he would stop and hesitate. Discord wasn't prepared for this. He snapped his fingers and a large wall of steel appeared but was immediately busted through by the strength that Naruto possessed. Naruto got to Discord and he grabbed his tail and he proceeded to slam his face into the ground. He did this at least five times as his body began to stress itself to pure destruction but Naruto was ready to die if it meant saving Twilight.
"Twilight!" Twilight turned around to see Princess Celestia looking just as horrified as she was. "What happened to Naruto this time?"
"I don't know! Shining started insulting me about my feelings for Naruto and then this happened. He's already taken down my brother and Cadence. Get Luna and Discord out of there they can't beat him!" Twilight shouted to Celestia worried that Naruto would end up killing everyone she loved other than him.
"I would but they did this on their own accord. And-Look OUT!" Celestia jumped grabbing Twilight in her arms and covering them both with her wings. They landed hard on the ground and looked past her wing to see Discord lying in the earth completely out of it. "Didn't Naruto stop when you called out to him?"
Twilight immediately remembered what happened when she called his name out he seemed to respond only to her voice. Twilight got out from Celestia's arms and ran toward Naruto who at the moment was beating Luna's face in with his hooves. "NARUTO!" Naruto stopped hitting as he turned around. His vision was so red that he couldn't tell it was Twilight as he darted for her. Twilight thought that Naruto was going to hurt her but she reached out to him and wrapped her arms around his neck even as he soared above the ground. She held on to him. "NARUTO!"
Naruto stopped then as his hooves touched the earth. She held him tighter as he began to see better. His color wasn't changing back but his vision had returned and he soon realized what he had just done. "Twilight?" He said pulling her forward. She had tears in her eyes as he felt his powers increasing as he felt like someone had hurt her.
"Naruto no more please. Don't fight anymore please." Twilight said looking into his eyes. "You've done enough now please just stop." Naruto turned around and saw the damage that he caused and was shocked by the damage he had done. "It's okay now," Twilight pulled his face toward her, "you don't have to protect me anymore you've done enough just go back to the Naruto that I love."
Naruto pushed off of her shocking everypony looking at them. Beyond Twilight's knowledge behind her stood her friends who had seen the entire fight. Naruto looked at the ground and couldn't believe that he had hurt Twilight. "Why is this happening to me?" He whispered to himself. He looked up to Twilight who tried walking over to him but fell to her side. He darted over to her and picked her head up. He thought he might have killed her and was about to kill himself when Twilight brought her arms around his neck. Naruto roared as he felt the sudden decrease in power.
"It's okay Naruto I'm not leaving you." Twilight said as Naruto's demonic roaring continued. "I will always be by your side. I will always love you no matter what."
As if those were the magic words, Naruto's colors began coming back as he wrapped his arms around her and tears fell from his eyes. "I'm so sorry Twilight I'm a monster." Naruto said to her as he couldn't even look at her back for what he had done.
"No you're not a monster you were just protecting me that's all. You just couldn't control yourself." Naruto looked straight ahead as he felt a pull on his heart. He had done what he had done thinking that he was protecting her but the way she said that meant something else. "Naruto you hurt my brother, his marefriend Cadence, Discord, and you even hurt Princess Luna." Naruto just let held her tighter thinking that she was about to say that she hated him. Shining rose from his crater wiping the blood from his mouth and looked over to see the colt who had stallion him in holding his sister.
Shining thought that he was choking her to death and fired off a blast of magic, that turned into a purple spear. Naruto heard the attack and pushed Twilight away as the spear shot into his back and out his chest. Twilight watched in horror as the stallion she loved fell to the ground possibly dead as the spear in his chest disappeared. Naruto lay there his eyes closed and unbreathing. Twilight shouted his name as she took him in her arms. She used her magic to seal the hole in his chest and back that were gushing blood but she couldn't hold it for long. "Shining how could you!" Twilight cried as her magic faded and she put her head against Naruto's as she felt her stallion was about to die right then in her arms.
Shining couldn't believe what he had done. Naruto wasn't choking her but holding her. He just launched an attack at the stallion who loved his sister. Yes in that brief second of sacrifice by Naruto he realized how he felt about her and decided to repay her for everything she did for him by giving her his life. Shining got to his feet as Cadence flapped her wings over to him. He saw what he had done then he realized what may have caused this. "This is all my fault isn't it?" Shining asked himself and was responded by all of Twilight's friends coming over to him and saying yes rather harshly.
He felt the sting of tears come as he realized he just took from his sister what she held most to her heart. He asked himself how he could have said such things to her about Naruto. Twilight did the same to him when he fell for Cadence why did she deserve it? Shining wanted to die as everyone who Naruto had bashed in came up beside him. They all were bruised and bloody but not as bad as him. They all looked on to where Twilight cried out for Naruto.
"Naruto please, please don't leave me please." Twilight asked putting his head on hers. She didn't want him to go but she couldn't help him. "Why, why would you leave me? You promised me that you would always be by my side and you're going to die just like that. Please don't die Naruto. I don't want to lose you I still have so much I want to do with you. Please, PLEASE COME BACK TO ME!"
Suddenly Naruto's right hoof twitched and Rainbow saw this and pointed it out. Everypony there looked to see Naruto's arms wrap around Twilight. Twilight gasped as his embrace became greater. "Naruto?" She said pulling off of him to see his eyes open and a smile on his face. "NARUTO!" She threw her face into his chest as more and more tears came. However these weren't tears of sorrow they were tears of joy.
"Twilight I'm sorry for making you so upset. I finally realized how I feel. I love you to Twilight. I love you. The demon in me helped me see that." Naruto said brushing some of Twilight's hair away from her face.
"I don't care about some demon! I'm just happy that you're alive right now." Twilight said looking up at him.
"You have the demon to thank for that. If not for his powers I would probably be dead." Twilight pushed off a little until her lips were just a few inches from Naruto's. "He explained everything to me when I thought I was going to die. He made me understand why these powers come to me. My powers come out whenever you're involved. Whether it's when you hurt me or when I was worried about you, or even when you got hurt. Every time my powers came they came because I wanted to keep you safe. They knew before me how I felt about you and I'm an idiot for not realizing it myself."
"Naruto I'm even happier knowing that you love me but my brother doesn't want me to have anything to do with you." Twilight said as she wanted to do nothing but run away right now with Naruto.
"That was before I saw how much he cared about you." Naruto turned around to see Shining and Celestia standing over him. "Only somepony who is deeply in love would do something that crazy. Listen Naruto I thought you were just messing with my sister but after I saw what you did after I just yelled at her then I realized how big of an idiot I was. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have done this. I was being selfish when I should have been supporting my sister."
"Shining," Twilight whispered as Shining smiled at her with happiness. "Does that mean I can be with Naruto?"
"On one condition. He has to agree to never hurt any of us again no matter what happens to him." Naruto stood up and held his hoof out to Shining. Shining looked at the hoof then back to Naruto, "I'll take that as a deal."
"Shining I'm sorry for what I did to you and the one you love. I know how it feels to see the one you love get hurt." Naruto said going back to Twilight as he embraced her in his arms again. "I now realize that I have always loved Twilight since day one of being here. I should have realized sooner but I was an idiot and it took a demon to realize it."
"A demon?" Shining and Celestia asked together.
"Yeah he's a nine tailed fox demon, he told me to tell everyone hello. His name is Kurama. I'll explain everything later but right now I want to be alone with Twilight if that's okay with you all." Twilight looked at Naruto with shock, why did he want to be alone with her?
"I'm afraid I can't let that happen just yet Naruto. If there's something you want to tell Twilight then say it where we can hear you." Naruto looked at the two ponies and saw the others behind them.
"Okay but what I wanted to do was this." Naruto faced Twilight and planted his lips on hers. She gasped as his lips covered hers. Her eyes slowly closed as she got lost in the kiss with the stallion she loved. Naruto pulled Twilight closer deepening the kiss between them. He wanted Twilight to know he meant what he said. Twilight definitely heard him alright. They pulled apart from each other and faced Shining whose mouth hung open. "I told you I wanted to be alone with her."
"Well that's fine for now but don't think I trust you fully. If you hurt my sister I will destroy you." Shining said as Cadence limped up next to him. "Be happy I don't kill you for hurting Cadence because I could easily do that right now."
"I wouldn't blame you if you did Shining. However I want you to know this. I'm going to marry Twilight one of these days." Twilight looked at Naruto with wide eyes and so was every other pony there. "I want to grow old with her. I want to have a family with her and live a nice peaceful life. I want to spend the rest of my days at Twilight's side."
"Naruto do you mean that?" Celestia asked him worried for her daughter. She had gotten the okay from Twilight's parents earlier in the day. Naruto nodded as he helped Twilight to her feet. "Well we'll see about whether I let you marry my daughter or not."
"Daughter!?" Everypony besides Naruto and Twilight looked at Princess Celestia with wide eyes and confused heads.
"Yes she is my daughter. Her parents have given me guardianship rights to her making her my daughter. Do not worry Shining you and Cadence are still getting married." Shining blushed because he wondered if this interfered with his plans with Cadence which would definitely have to be postponed after today. "Twilight you are the only thing that can control the demon within Naruto. Please make sure he doesn't do anything stupid okay?"
"I will besides he only does stupid things when he feels like I'm in danger." Twilight said putting her hoof in Naruto's. "I won't allow anypony to have him but me. I will not care if you say no to us getting married when he asks me. We'll have our own private wedding if we have to." Twilight was hoping this wasn't some dream she was having because she'd died if all this was fake.
"Well knowing our sister she'll likely stop you dear Twilight." Luna said stepping forward. "We have seen the power that your stallion possesses and we are impressed. We have not once seen such power, not even from Discord." Luna was making Naruto feel really disgusted with himself. "We do not mean to be rude Naruto we are actually complimenting you for your amazing powers."
"I don't know whether to thank you or not answer at all." Naruto said wanting to disappear. However now that his feelings were out he knew that getting Twilight off of him was going to be his biggest challenge. "Everypony, including you guys, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. I will explain everything the demon told me to you all tomorrow but for now I can barely stand even with the strength that Twilight is giving me."
"Really you could have fooled us you know." Discord said getting a hug from Fluttershy who was so happy to see that he was okay. "Well Fluttershy and I need to tend to some animals in the woods so if you'll excuse us." Discord snapped his fingers and the two of them disappeared.
"Listen sugarcube," Applejack said stepping forward to Twilight, "if 'n ya need any help roping Naruto into submission call me and I'll help you. Someone's gotta keep him on a leash when he gets like that."
Naruto's head dropped as he remembered the humiliation he had to deal with earlier today. "I will Applejack and thank you. However I think putting him on a leash would be extreme."
"If you say so, I'll come by tomorrow to see how y'all are doing. See y'all tomorrow." Applejack ran off at that point heading for her home.
"Dearie when it comes time for your wedding do allow me to prepare your dress." Rarity said wanting to have something in her friends first love. "I will make you the most absolutely stunning dress in all of Equestria."
"I don't think you could make her look any more stunning." Naruto said looking at Twilight with a smile. Twilight blushed feeling embarrassed by what Naruto said. "But I think you can do it Rarity and I'll pay for everything when I get the money to do so."
"Alright then gotta get back home before Sweetie Belle ruins the place. Oh Naruto," Rarity got close to him, "like Shining said if you hurt my dear friend you'll see what a lady is truly capable of understand?"
"Yeah I get it you guys. You don't need to keep saying it." Naruto said feeling like he was being attacked. The fight was over already sheesh. "I don't plan on hurting Twilight ever and I'll do anything to protect her."
"That's good now farewell." Rarity left trotting away like the fashionista she was.
"So you guys are finally a couple I see yeah!" Pinkie shouted jumping up and down. "I'm so happy that you're happy. I want to say how much happier I am but I'm craving some sweets and I need to get to the pastry shop. Bye!" Pinkie left in a cloud of dust. Naruto stood there looking confused while Twilight giggled about it.
"Well I guess all I can say is this," Rainbow said trying to keep her cool, "good luck you two." After that she flew off to wherever she went to.
Naruto smiled at Rainbow's comment because he felt he would need that luck if he was going to make it with Twilight. "We must return to Canterlot. Sister, do not take long. Shining and Cadence you should go see someone to have your injuries checked. Farewell Naruto may we meet again on different terms." Luna flew into the sky disappearing in the face of the moon that shown above them.
"Celestia," Cadence spoke to her aunt with hesitation, "Shining and I are going to stay in Ponyville until we recover if that's okay with you. Could you send somepony to look after the Crystal Empire?"
"I understand your wishes Cadence and will get right on that. For now go and find a place to rest. I believe Applejack will have room for you if you ask nicely." Celestia said winking their way. Cadence and Shining nodded to her and held each other as they needed the support from one another to even walk. They would be stuck in Ponyville for a while.
Naruto and Twilight looked up at Celestia thinking that she was going to give some harsh lecture about what not to do but instead she smiled winked and took flight leaving the two ponies in love alone. They looked at each other and smiled as their noses rubbed against each other.
"Twilight let's go home, together." Twilight couldn't be happier at that moment. Sure Naruto had pounded everypony she loved but it led to him finally realizing his feelings for her and that made all the difference up to her. "Twilight I think I won't be welcomed in Ponyville after what I did."
"Where did that come from Naruto?" Twilight asked confused as they stayed close together walking home.
"I looked like a monster to the ponies of Ponyville and I doubt simply waiting will make things better. I don't think ponies forget that well." Naruto said feeling like he'd never be accepted by the ponies of Ponyville after all his drama. He felt only going to a new town would ease his stress but he wasn't about to leave Twilight not when he finally understood his feelings.
"I think they'll forgive you they just need to see that even though you might be a demon you are good on the inside." Twilight said shocking Naruto. He didn't think she'd call him a demon. "Naruto I don't care if you're a demon just when it's about to happen tell me okay?"
"I promise you Twilight I won't hurt anypony you care about again even if I lose control like that again." Naruto said as they walked through the front door to Twilight's house.
"I know you won't hurt them because you're stronger than that demon Naruto and you always will be in my heart and in my eyes." Twilight put her arms around Naruto's neck as he stopped and looked into her eyes feeling more confidence in himself with each word she said. "I'll be with you so you have nothing to worry about."
Naruto closed his eyes as Twilight's lips covered his. He didn't move any part of his body as he wanted only his lips to touch her and nothing more. Twilight pulled closer intensifying the kiss as they both were lost to the kiss. Naruto always wondered why he didn't feel lucky to be around her. He now realized it was because he was in love with her and it was a miracle that they met. They pulled apart from each other to hear the gagging of a certain purple dragon.
"Spike what was that about?" Twilight asked feeling embarrassed.
"Sorry I just didn't think this would happen this soon. I'm not really ready for it." Spike said smiling.
"Well Spike you better get used to it quick because I love Twilight and she's my marefriend if she's okay with that." Naruto said looking to Twilight for confirmation.
"Of course I'll be your marefriend Naruto only if you'll be my coltfriend." Naruto chuckled slightly because he thought he already was to her. Twilight picked it up and laughed at herself for thinking he wasn't to her.
"Okay do I need to be worried about you calling each other cute animal names?" Spike asked truly worried about that.
"No I don't think we're those kind of ponies Spike so you don't have to worry about that one bit." Naruto said holding Twilight's hoof. "Spike if it's okay with you and Twilight I'd like to live right here with you guys."
"You don't need to ask me Naruto. You could have barged in here any time you felt like it." Twilight was happy that Naruto was going to live with her and not in that old shack on the outskirts of Ponyville.
"Can I make one suggestion though?" The two ponies looked at Spike, "You two sleep apart until you get married so we don't have any relapses okay."
"We weren't planning on doing that. We love each other both dearly but we don't want to rush things right Twilight?" Naruto asked smiling her way.
Twilight nodded her head because she didn't want to say what she really wanted. "Oh and Spike he can help you get Rarity maybe." Spike looked up at Naruto and he down at him.
"I don't think I can help with that it took a demon to help me realize that I loved you Twilight. I think she needs to realize how Spike feels about him herself and not by somepony else's interference." Naruto basically stated that he wasn't going to help Spike because he didn't get any help really. The demon lived inside him so that doesn't count.
"It is late though so we should get some rest especially me. I have a lot of explaining to do tomorrow." Naruto turned and headed for the room he stayed in the day before when he had no other choice.
Twilight headed upstairs to her room and got to bed feeling exhausted but she was happier than she has ever been. Finally the stallion she loved loves her and they have a possible future together. She couldn't wait for tomorrow.
(Author's Note: This is not the end of the story there is still more to come. However Naruto and Twilight are no longer going to hide from what they feel now. They can finally be open with each other. They can finally be together. But will Naruto actually ask Twilight to marry him well you'll have to keep reading to find out.)