DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! MY BRAIN CANNOT THINK UP SOMETHING THAT GOOD! XP
Summary: Uchiha Sasuke is a Wolf, banished from his Pack because of his brother. As he strolls along the forest, he bumps into a Fox named Uzumaki Naruto. Only, he isn't your ordinary Fox – he's a hybrid. What happens when Sasuke is mixed up into Naruto's Pack?
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Warnings: (Supposedly) aloof Naruto, short chapters, possibly slow updates, possible OOCness, rating may go up, YAOI, SHONENAI, more warnings adding onto later
Pairings: NaruSasu, KakaIru, ShikaTema kind of later, GaaNaru kind of later, ChoujiShika friendship, slight ShikaNaru, NejiHina sibling bond, adding on more each chapter or so
Okay, no one voted! Come on, people, the pairings are important! Somehow! Please vote; there's only one week left before the pairings poll is closed. I write the votes down again.
Poll Votes:
LeeSaku: IIIII (5)
KibaHina: IIII (4)
NejiShika: IIII (4)
ShinoKiba: II (2)
ShikaIno: II (2)
NejiTen: I (1)
NejiLee: (0)
Again, LeeSaku, KibaHina, and NejiShika are winning. At this rate, ShinoKiba, ShikaIno, NejiTen, and NejiLee will only be friendship.
I think I might have given some hints to as a relationship but I don't know. – shrugs –
I just thought of another Naruto fanfic! But I'm not going to write it yet. Not until I'm done with two of my online fanfics.
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(Explanation on Friendship Messages: It's when friends are incredibly close and can understand the hidden meanings behind their sentences.)
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"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Speaking in animal Form"
Friendship Messages
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The Wolf, the Packs, and the Hybrid – Chapter Four: Festival Part II: Dancing Lessons!
Hinata and Neji didn't know how to react. They never realized that outsiders didn't know how to dance.
"T-that's going to be a problem," Neji responded, stuttering unconsciously ('It must be in their blood,' Sasuke guessed), "Well, someone's going to h-have to teach you it." Neji felt really uncomfortable talking about this; reasons unknown.
Sasuke asked, "Yeah, but who's going to teach me?"
The Hyuuga cousins thought for a bit; "H-how about N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata suggested.
A few moments passed before Sasuke shouted, "What?!" Both the Hyuugas had to cover their ears from the volume as their Wolf ears pressed against their head.
"Shush, Uchiha, or those fangirls will find us," Neji reminded him.
"N-Naruto-kun is a-a r-really good d-dancer…" Hinata said out loud, "H-he usually is the last o-one to d-dance and it's v-very nice…"
Neji corrected, "Naruto is the best dancer in this village, Uchiha. Many of the earlier newcomers here must have taken lessons from him. Actually, everyone in this village took dancing lessons from him. He's the one who invented it, after all. Right, Hinata?"
Hinata blushed in embarrassment ('Or something else,' Sasuke added) and nodded her head in agreement.
Sasuke sighed; either way, he had to take lessons from somebody. Why not the best? 'Because the best is Naruto,' Sasuke told himself. What was wrong with learning from Naruto? Well, first of all, it would be humiliating and embarrassing for him to know Naruto was watching his every move! Not only that, but, he was the Alpha Male! 'You know that they're not very good reasons, right?' his conscience told himself. Sasuke sighed. Oh well, better have this over with sooner than later.
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Naruto stared at Sasuke as he repeated said Wolf's question in his head, ceasing all movement.
The brunet had searched about half of the village to find Naruto and ended up around the lake. He had a pink face on while he asked for dancing lessons.
It took a full minute for it to register in Naruto's mind.
"You want dancing lessons?" Naruto asked the Wolf.
"Uhh, yeah…" Sasuke replied, unconsciously scratching his hand's backside, "I was wondering if you could teach me…"
Naruto blinked; "Why me? Can't anyone else help?"
Sasuke responded, "Well, Hinata and Neji recommended you because they said you were the best dancer."
Naruto blinked a few times, once more, and then widely smiled; "Sure! It would be my pleasure! Did Hinata or Neji explain what the dance is for?"
Sasuke nodded his head.
"That's good; I won't have to tell you about it then and we can save time," Naruto reacted, "Let's see… we need to describe your character. What do you think of yourself?"
"A Wolf?" Sasuke answered, obviously perplexed.
Naruto sighed; "Okay, let me tell you the basics: sways and swirls mean mysterious; body shakes and hand signs mean appealing and cheerful; fans mean that you have hidden feelings. If I was to choose your dancing style, you'd probably be hand signs – slow, however; those mean dark and secretive… well, they do if you cover your face a lot. If you don't, then you're just saying 'come and claim me'. You don't want that to happen."
Sasuke shivered at the thought of fangirls "claiming" him.
Naruto gave a small laugh at that; "Don't worry; dancing doesn't take long to learn; you just have to be accustomed to your style."
For some reason, Naruto winked at this.
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"Your body has to match the movements you're making," Naruto told Sasuke, "So, in other words, your body has to like the way you're dancing."
"Okay…" Sasuke reacted, "How do I do that?"
Naruto answered, "You try different dance techniques that you know… but since you know none then I'll show you."
The blond Fox bent down and used his hands to trace up his leg; he slowly traced every part of his body as Sasuke stared at him, flushing. Even if it did look a little funny when wearing his orange jumpsuit.
"That's," Naruto's voice snapped Sasuke out of his state, "what I mean about 'come and claim me'. Did you like it?"
Unknowingly, Sasuke nodded and then, when he realized, blushed even more.
Naruto laughed at the sight as his gray Fox tail wagged in joy; "A lot of females use that dance," Naruto notified Sasuke, "so you can really be bored out of your skull with it. Girls just think it attracts guys, I guess." The Fox shrugged.
"Back to the main topic," Naruto said, "I'll show you the dark and secretive dance."
Naruto spread out his fingers, making his thumb and pinky nearly completely vertical. He leisurely moved them around, mostly covering his face. It caused Sasuke to become curious, for whatever reason.
"The dances look better in a kimono," Naruto suddenly told Sasuke, "which is why we were them on this day..." There was a hint of sadness in Naruto's voice – barely noticeable but there.
'There's another reason,' Sasuke assumed but could not continue his train of thoughts as Naruto snapped is fingers in front of his face.
Naruto said, "If you're going to space out during the lessons, you're going to waste my time and humiliate yourself on the stage."
Sasuke inquired, "Stage?"
The Fox nodded; "Yeah, these dances are public. We use a stage so everyone can see whoever is dancing."
The brunet was about to become deathly pale (because of the thought of fangirls watching him) but then felt hands hold onto his. "We need to pay attention to your lesson now," Naruto's voice whispered into Sasuke's ear, causing him to shiver.
Naruto smiled and queried, "Do I have your full attention now?" Sasuke nodded.
"Good," Naruto replied and then put his fingers between Sasuke's; "Your hands have to be able to cover most of your face," Naruto explained, "so keep them like that." Sasuke nodded. Naruto removed his fingers from Sasuke's hands and then gently held onto his wrists. "You have to have the swaying motion correct," Naruto informed the Wolf, directing Sasuke's arms with his own, "like this."
Sasuke let Naruto move him in the correct ways; he fought hard to keep the blush down and to remember the entire dance.
"You have to see your hands before your face about every few seconds," Naruto notified Sasuke, "Because of the fangirls, nowadays, this dance is dangerous because they'll take any – repeat any – opportunity to 'claim' the dancer… even if it is a misunderstanding."
Naruto told Sasuke a few notes about the dance as he guided Sasuke throughout the entire dance; for a Fox or Wolf to be accustomed to a dance, they had to be completely relaxed, showing no sign of hesitation. It seemed as if Sasuke was suited to the dance because his body felt very poised and his tail was wagging quite a bit.
"Sasuke," Naruto called out, breathe brushing against the brunet's ear accidentally, "did you understand all that?" He detached himself from the Wolf and heard a soft whimper. "Sasuke; I might be crazy or insane or whatever but did you just whimper?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke, coming back to himself, immediately shook his head; "Did you ask something?" he questioned Naruto.
"Yes; I asked 'did you whimper, Sasuke?'" Naruto replied.
The Wolf instantly exclaimed, "NO!" and jumped back.
"Okay…" Naruto reacted, slightly awkward, "did you memorize the whole dance?"
The brunet blinked and nodded his head.
"Good; show me now," Naruto ordered, politely.
"I have to dance in front of you?" Sasuke inquired.
"You're going to have to conquer that stage fright of yours, Sasuke," Naruto said, "Besides, everyone's already done it in front of me! It's not different. And, it's not like I don't dance in front of them."
Sasuke stood still for a moment and then nodded his head to say "Okay, I'm ready."
Naruto watched as Sasuke slowly danced, a bit tentative, but that feeling quickly evaporated away. His body waved back and forth – almost perfectly, like Naruto – and his hands prevented more than a three-second glimpse at his face.
As the dance came to an end, Sasuke looked at Naruto with an anticipating face.
Naruto grinned and clapped; "Wonderful, wonderful! That was great! I knew it would be a good dance for you," he remarked.
'I have a feeling that my face has never had as much heat as today,' Sasuke noted to himself, heat rising into his face once again.
"See? I told you it doesn't take long to learn dancing," Naruto reminded Sasuke, "We're just in time too. I have to help with the decorations."
The Wolf raised an eyebrow; "Decorations?"
Naruto stretched his arms and answered, "The festival is taking place in the village obviously so we need to decorate it with stalls and games and put up lanterns for light and stuff like that…
"Do you want to help?" Naruto inquired, as he neared the door, "Decorating takes up most of the day so it's good that it's only once a year."
Sasuke answered with a "Hn" and followed Naruto into the village.
They both didn't notice that the lake shimmered as both had danced together.
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"Chouji," Shikamaru called out, Fox tail dropped down lazily, "could you pick up that wooden board for me? So troublesome…"
"Sure," responded Chouji, whom heaved up the entire pile.
A voice shouted out, "Oi, Shikamaru, Chouji!!"
Chouji looked back with interest while Shikamaru broadly turned his head around.
Naruto jogged up to them, his Fox ears twitching a bit and tail wagging back and forth in excitement; "So, how's it going?"
"We just need to hammer up this wood for the last stall," Chouji answered, and then mumbled, "I'm hungry…"
Naruto laughed and responded, "No, no, I meant your dances. You two practiced, right?"
Shikamaru questioned, "Yes… it was so troublesome."
Chouji reminded his friend, "Shikamaru, you barely lifted your tail."
Naruto laughed once again; Shikamaru rolled his eyes but inside, he was smiling.
"Naruto, you left me behind," a voice informed said blond.
"Oh, sorry, Sasuke!" Naruto apologized, grinning like crazy and showing his canines, hand behind his head.
Chouji queried, "Sasuke's going to help too?" turning around so the boards faced Shikamaru and Sasuke.
What about Shikamaru?
"Yep, everyone's on good terms!" Naruto replied, arms raised up in the air, and clapped together.
Please cope with him.
Shikamaru sighed and responded, "So troublesome."
Okay.
Chouji turned towards Sasuke and told him, "Well, the decorations are almost done; we just need to hammer this in to a stall." He hoisted the boards to emphasize his point.
"Hn," Sasuke responded.
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"Yay, we're done!" Naruto shouted, jumping around in glee.
"Naruto, you're too loud," Shikamaru informed his friend.
You're attracting too much attention.
"Aw, come on, Shikamaru!" Naruto reacted and pouted, volume lowered.
Sorry.
Chouji looked at the sky, hand shielding his eyes from the setting sun, and notified them, "There's a few hours before the festival starts. I'm going to make sure the food stalls are all right. 'Anyone want to come?"
"Nah, I'm going to check up on the Evas. Want to come, Shikamaru?" Naruto inquired.
Did I burden you with Sasuke?
"It'll be too troublesome…" Shikamaru replied, "I'm going to lay down somewhere and watch the clouds pass by."
No, don't worry about it.
Naruto flashed him a smile and turned towards Sasuke; "Do you still remember the dance?"
Sasuke nodded his head and he answered with a "Hn."
"Okay, well, I better check up on the Evas now. Iruka-sensei probably needs help," Naruto told them, "Bye!" Afterwards, he disappeared.
Shikamaru sighed and then notified Sasuke, "The festival starts at sunset. Make sure to wear your kimono." He waved his hand, nonchalantly, and walked away.
Chouji asked, "Sasuke, what are you going to do in the meantime?"
Sasuke gave him a "Hn."
Chouji shrugged mumbling something about "free samples" leaving Sasuke in front of the newly finished stall which Foxes and Wolves were filling with items.
'Well,' Sasuke thought to himself, 'I might as well prepare for the festival now.'
With that, he walked to his house.
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CLIFFHANGER!! Well, kind of, it's the price of an early update.
Is it just me or is this chapter really short? /
Again, there is only one week left for pairings!! It ends May 18!!
The festival arc is nearing its end – only one or two chapters left.
Naruto's past will come up… eventually. (Fu fu fu)
After the festival arc… it's going to be a filler chapter (kind of) and then winter. (Yay, yay, winter! )
No preview today. – Boo! – Aw, phooie, you can survive a chapter without a preview. I didn't add it in the first chapter!
I liked the dance lessons part. Who agrees with me?
So… review please? (There's going to be pie next time!) Thanks!
Bye!