Dominick-Chan: Hey y'all! Sorry it took me so long! Happy Christmas! Among those other wonderful religions and holidays! :) This is my present to all of you wonderful readers and reviewers! (even the flamers!) ZOMG! My ferret is so cute! Sorry. It's 5:16 a.m. to be specific where I am, and I hope y'all are happy and overjoyed that I stayed awake to finish this!
Naru-Chan: Quit whining, woman! It wasn't that long!
Dominick-Chan: *pouts* Must you be so mean to me??
Naru-Chan: Yes. Yes I must!
Dominick-Chan: *sobs* You're evil!
Naru-Chan: . . .yes. . .
Kyuu-Chan: Oh noes! A sleep-deprived Dominick-chan is never a good thing! She's always so ornery!
Dominick-Chan: *growls* What??
Twins: Nothing!
Dominick-chan: That's what I thought you said!
All: ENOUGH RAMBLING! ONWARD!
CHAPTER VI:
It felt like he was only asleep for a few seconds before he was shaken awake by Naruto. "Kyuu-chan! It's time to wake up! Come on!" Kyuubi groaned and rolled onto his stomach. The fox sighed and kissed scapula before he carefully climbed over him. His foot, however, got tangled in the bedding, and he crashed to the floor. Tears sprung to his eyes as he landed heavily on his tail and his hip popped out of place.
Kyuubi's eyes snapped open and he looked at the blond on the floor. When he moved to help him, Naruto hissed and cried out in pain. 'Don't move, Kyuu-chan! Carefully untangle his foot.' The blond did as he was told and gently held his ankle in his hand. Setting it on the mattress, he slid to the floor. "Owie!" Wiping the tears from his whiskered cheeks, he helped him stand.
Sniffing, the fox gingerly placed some of his weight on his leg and winced. Their door opened and in came Minato. "I heard a thud! What happened?" He took in the concerned look of his eldest and the pained expression of his youngest and raised a brow. "He tried to climb over me to get out of bed, and his foot got tangled in the sheets. He landed on his tail and I think his hip's out of place." Gasping, Minato took two wide steps closer to them. His fingers ran over Naruto's hip and thigh, listening to his whimper.
He sighed and stood. "Looks like I'll have to call Tsunade." He pat Naruto's head and left the room. "It hurts, Kyuu-chan!" Kyuubi pulled the boy to his chest and cradled him. "Shh. . .It'll be okay soon. Calm down." Minato came back in; a grim look on his face. "She'll be here within the hour, but I have to go in to work today." The older twin nodded. "I'll stay with him. When he feels better, I'll make sure he gets to school." Their mother sighed and closed his eyes. "All right. Call me before you leave so I can excuse you from the classes you both missed."
He kissed them both and hugged them. "I'll see you when I get home. Please be careful!" Kyuubi nodded. "We will. Love you." Minato smiled. "Love you, too." They watched him disappear and heard the doors close; the garage opening and shutting. "Come on. Let's get you to the couch." He helped the limping Naruto down the stairs and into the livingroom. Somehow, he maneuvered the boy onto the sofa on his left side so that he was comfortable and placed a pillow between his legs.
Smoothing his golden hair from his brow, he kissed him. "I'm going to get ready. Try and get some sleep, okay?" Naruto nodded and pulled him in for a longer kiss. Pulling away from lack of oxygen, Kyuubi smiled and ran back upstairs. Taking a hasty shower, he dressed in a pair of tight black bondage pants, a black Dir en Grey tee, and his black beat up high tops and brushed his teeth. He was done just in time to run down the stairs, and answer the door.
A busty blond with doe brown eyes filled with concern greeted him and walked into the house. "What did you do now, gaki?" Naruto glared at her from the couch and yawned. "I didn't do anything!" Tsunade rolled her eyes and smirked. "Sure ya didn't!" Kneeling beside him, she placed her hand on his side. Kyuubi leaned on the back of the sofa and watched her work. Lifting up his shirt, she raised a brow.
"Someone was busy last night! Nice piercing by the way." He blushed as she pulled his bottoms down as gently as she could. "I mean really busy! Damn! This is really bad." Naruto's hip was discoloured and inflamed. She lookied up at Kyuubi. "Christ, Kyuu-chan! What'd you do? Fuck him 'till his hip dislocated?!" Both boys stared at her and she laughed. "Oh come on you guys! Jiraiya and I knew about you two long before you even knew yourselves! We even had a little bet going as to which of you would make the first move." Kyuubi swallowed hard. "How did-?"
Her smile became softer. "It was inevitable. You have the nine-tails in you, Kyuu-chan. We all know foxes, especially demon kind, sometimes mate with their kin. Besides, he's had a thing for adorable blonds!" Tsunade chuckled again and started working on Naruto. Trying to distract him from the pain, she tried to keep him talking. "So, who made the first move? I'm anxious to know if I won that bet or not!"
The fox grunted in pain. "You never win bets, baa-chan! If you do, sonething bad usually happens." Her lips burred. "I would still like to know!" Kyuubi spoke up. "Naru-chan did. . .After his three week sleep. He kissed me and we went from there." She giggled and nodded. "Figured as much. That means you owe Jiraiya 100 dollars!" Naruto chuckled through the pain. "Which means, you have another I.O.U. on your hands." She gave a grim nod and placed an icepack over it. "My work here, is done. Just keep ice on it for another hour or so, then you should be good as new."
She wrote him a note, excusing him from any extracurricular activities for the next few days, and handed it to him. "I'll call the school as well and inform them. That way you do as you're told this time and not before the day you're allowed to join the games!" He grinned sheepishly at her. "Thanks, baa-chan!" She ruffled his hair and turned to Kyuubi. "Ease up on him a bit, okay Kyuu-chan? I don't wanna come back and fix another dislocated limb because of your guys' rough nights!" He rolled his eyes and smiled. "It's not just me, ya know!"
Tsunade laughed. "That goes for you too, you damn fox! You hear me?" Demon Kyuubi grumbled. 'Ya! Ya! I hear you, crazy woman!' Kyuubi laughed and relayed what he told him. She ruffled his hair, too, and went to the front door. "You're not going to tell mom, right baa-chan?" She smiled and shook her head. "If he hasn't figured it out by now, he needs to get laid more! Might help him focus."
They laughed and she left them. Kyuubi sighed and flopped into one of the chairs. "Wow. . .that obvious, eh?" Naruto chuckled. "Apparently." A large yawn escaped his lips and his eyes drooped. "Sleep, Naru-chan. You'll need it." He nodded and instantly fell into a light sleep.
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Two hours later, Kyuubi removed the ice pack from his hip again and sighed. The flesh was still discoloured, but it was no longer inflamed. Pulling his bottoms back up, he put the icepack in the freezer and gently shook his shoulder. "Naru-chan. C'mon. Let's get you ready for school." The fox mumbled and he chuckled. Clearing his throat, he did his best impersonation of Minato. "Do I have to pour cold water on you Na-ru-to?" In an instant, he was up, and Kyuubi had to catch him before he fell to the floor again. "That's not funny, Kyuu-chan!"
Laughing, he lifted him from the couch and steadied him on his feet. "Come, oh broken one!" Naruto grumbled, but followed him up to his room. He dressed in his new black Tripp pants, combat boots and Tokio Hotel tee, and pulled on his new black and green arm warmers. "It's going to be wierd having my bag on my left instead of right." Kyuubi snickered agian and called their mom, informing him that they were leaving for school and would be there in 15-20 minutes tops. After locking the front door, he turned and gestured for Naruto to hop onto his back.
Knowing it was no use to argue with him, the fox did so, and carefully locked his legs around his middle; wincing when the boy beneath him hefted him up by his thighs. "Sorry, Naru-chan. . ." He sighed and nuzzled into his neck, silently telling him he was okay. The silber dog tag jingled around Kyuubi's neck as the fox's clawed fingers played with it; the pad of his thumb pushing into the engraved marks, making him smile. The tag only siad his name, but to anyone's trained eyes, it was like a claim. Naruto's ears drooped, as did his eyes, while Kyuubi walked. He blinked a few times, trying to stay awake, but the soothing rocking sensations and scent of his brother was enough to lull him to sleep once more.
Kyuubi gave a small smile when he felt his fox drift away in his arms, and maneuvered his way through the double doors of school. He walked into the attendance office and made his way up to the secretaries. "Good morning, Kyuubi! We got the message from your mom." He nodded and spoke in a whisper. "Can I lay him in the nurses office? He needs his rest." Yotsuboshi, Aiden, the secretary with spiky violet and black hair and aquamarine eyes nodded and smiled. She lead him to one of the rooms in the back, and opened the door.
"He won't be bothered here." She helped unlatch Naruto from him and lay him on the bed after taking his bag from his shoulder. Kyuubi wrote him a note, and rubbed his ear between his fingers. The blonds tail swished and wrapped around himself. "What hour are we in, Aiden?" She checked her phone. "Fourth just started a little bit ago." He nodded and they left Naruto to sleep.
Aiden wrote him a tardy slip and handed it to him. "Well, if he starts freaking out, which is very possible, just call me down." The two females smiled and waved as he left the office, making his way to class.
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The blue eyes of Naruto opened and he blinked. Sitting up, he looked around the unfamiliar room. "Kyuu-chan?" His ears flickered, searching for any sound of his brother. A folded piece of paper caught his attention and he recognised his name scrawled on the front of it in his brother's neat handwritting. Carefully, he unfolded it. Good morning merry sunshine! I hope you're feeling better Love, P.S. Kyuubi says, "Hi!" *rolls eyes*
'Naru-chan,
now that you've rested more. I also hope you found this before
freaking out. Now, I left you in one of the nurses offices. Just go to
the front desk and Aiden will write you a tardy slip and tell you what
hour it is, all right? See you soon.
Kyuu-chan
Naruto folded the note back up and stuck it in his bag. Carefully, he stood and stretched. Yawning, he slung his back over his shoulder and walked to the front desk. Rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, he yawned again and smiled. Aiden giggled. "Morning, Naru-chan! Feeling any better?" He nodded. "Much, thanks! kyuu-chan said you'd write me a tardy slip?" She laughed. "No need! You haven't been asleep long. Lunch just started for you two."
Smiling, he rubbed his eyes again. "Thanks, Aiden-chan!" She gave him a sweet smile and shoo'd him away. "You're welcome! Now go eat! I can hear your stomach from here!" Naruto laughed and waved as he left the office and made his way to their booth. "Hey Naruto! Feeling better?" He smiled. "Lots! Is everyone getting food?" Kiba gave a lopsided smile and nodded. "Ya. They had to drag Kyuubi, he's so worried about you! So, let's see the damage." He shook his head. "Let's wait 'till everyone gets here, okay?"
As he laid his bag against his brother's, he found that they were returning with food in their hands. His stomach growled and a pretty blush stained his pale cheeks. Kiba's loud laughter caught their attentions and they all put their trays of food on the table before carefully glomping the blond. "Hi, Naru-chan!" He giggled and hugged each in turn. "Hi Temari-nee, Lee-kun, Neji-kun, Panda-chan, Kyuu-chan!" Neji, Gaara and Kyuubi pat him on the head, and Temari gently tugged his ear. "Let's see the damage, chibi." He nodded and turned to the side.
Hooking his thumb through the belt loop, he carefully pulled his pants down a bit and his other hand held up his shirt. Many hissed at the sight of the dark bruise and winced. "Ouch, chibi." He nodded and righted himself. "Ya. I'm just glad my hip's back in place! That's what hurt like a bitch! Well, that and when I landed on my tail. . .It doesn't hurt as much, but it's still a little tender."
They smiled and piled into the benches. Everyone laughed and joked around, and Naruto stole food from everyone's treys. As he went to put a fry in his mouth, he yawned and smacked his lips. Shaking his head, he blinked a few times and ate the thin and salty potatoe stick. Grabbing his brother's soda, he took a drink, sipped his friends, and laid his head on the table. Kyuubi absentmindedly ran his hand through the blond hair and rubbed his ears while he talked to their friends.
Temari smiled at the two. She had seen the more-than-brotherly-love growing between them over the years, and secretly hoped that they realized it soon, if they hadn't all ready. She had no doibt in her mind that they all ready did, for it could not have been purely coincidental that they both had bruising love bites on their bodies at the same time. She also suspected that Gaara, Haku, Neji, Shino, and Shikamaru knew as well.
Feeling her eyes on him, Naruto looked up at Temari, who smiled and gave him a knowing look. He blushed a dark red, and she laughed. Shaking her head when everyone looked at her, she cleared her throat. "Just a funny mental picture of Kiba in a dress!" The friends laughed and Kuba began spluttering nonsense. He gave her a grateful look and her lips moved, her coice loud enough for only him to hear. "Don't worry, chibi! Your secret's safe with me!" He gave her another grateful smile, closed his eyes and leaned into Kyuubi's touch.
The sandy blond female tore her eyes away from them and jumped into their conversation. "Wat these for me, okay Naruto?" Kyuubi popped the peperoni's into his mouth and he smiled. "Thanks, Kiba-kun!" The brunette blushed and mumbled a "welcome" under his breath, while everyone chuckled at him. The bell rang, and they all groaned. "Damn! And it was just getting fun!" Smiling, they threw away their trash before grabbing their stuff and parting for classes. Accepting the Dew from his brother, the fox embraced him before he and Gaara left. Giving a large yawn, Naruto popped open the soda. "Want some, Panda-chan?" The redhead took the can from him and took a drink.
Sipping his friends, he handed it back to the smiling fox. "Thank you." He nodded and drained the rest before tossing it into the garbage as they entered the classroom. The two took their seats at the back of the room nexto one another and waited patiently for class to start. A few times, his head bobbed, and Gaara had to jab him in the ribs. Sighing, he slunk down into his seat.
Feeling his phone bivrate in his pocket, he discretely pulled it into his hands. 'How are you feeling?' It was from his mom. Quickly, he texted that he was feeling much better, now that he'd rested a bit and taken some Ibuprofen and Tylenol before they had left. He slipped it back into his pocket until it buzzed again. Naruto read it quickly and replied. He zoned out and his eyes started drooping again. Rubbing them, he yawned widely. "Damn it! This is so retarded!"
He spoke low, and mainly to himself, but Gaara too, had heard it and cocked a hairless brow. Naruto laid his head on his desk. "This yawning is irritating me." The redhead gave a nod in understanding and turned back to his notes. "Uzumaki! Sit up in your seat!" Pouting, he did so. "Ne! So mean!" He stared at the teacher, Morino, Ibiki, and yawned again. Ibiki rolled his eyes and continued teaching. The blond glanced at the clock and groaned. There was still an hour and fifteen minutes left of class!
Letting his elbows hold his weight on the desk top, he placed his chin in his hands and tried to stay awake. When he couldn't stand it anymore, he raised his hand. "What is it, Uzumaki?" His ear twitched in annoyance. "Could I please get a drink?" Ibiki sighed and nodded. "Just take the hallpass and come right back!" He nodded and winced when he stook. "Thank you." Grabbing the piece of white plastic every teacher used as a hallpass, he shoved it in his vack pocket and went out the door.
Naruto made his way to the drinking fountains and pushed the button in. He grimaced at how bad it tasted, but drank his fill. Sighing, he stood and wiped his lips on the back of his hand. Pulling his phone from his pocket, he leaned against the wall and texted his brother. 'Mom said he's picking us up after school, okay?' He got a hasty 'Okay.' back and slipped his Pantech Duo back into his pocket. Pushing off from the wall, he went back to class and gave Ibiki the hallpass. He sat in his seat once more, and waited for class to end.
-/-/-
School finally got out at 2:30 p.m., and Naruto smiled. He'd been able to extend his invitation for tomorrow to Kakashi and Iruka and made sure to tell them the time. Now, he was waiting for Kyuubi in the car with Minato. "Ne, mom? Can we stop somewhere? I need a drink. Please?" The blond male smiled and pat his head. "Sure, Naru-chan. As soon as your brother gets his ass in the car." Naruto laughed and nodded. "Yay!"
Finally, Kyuubi made it to the car and slid into the backseat. "Geeze, Kyuu-chan! We only had to wait a million years!" He smiled. "Sorry 'bout that! My French teacher had to talk to me." Minato raised a brow. "About what?" He twiddled with his fingers. "Well, with Naru-chan tutoring me, I managed to get my grade from an F. . .to a B." Both blonds in the front smiled and laughed. "Good job, Kyuubi! I'm proud of you!" Kyuu smiled and held Naruto's hand by the seat. "Ne, awesomeness, Kyuu-chan! See what happens when you actually like the subject?" He smirked and squeezed his hand in thanks. Naruto giggled. "And now, to the store!"
Minato chuckled and drove away from the school. He pulled into a 7-11 and they all got out. The blond fox smiled as he pulled his lover towards the drinks and grabbed two 180 energy drinks and a liter of Dr. Pepper from the vault shelves. Kyuubi grabbed a liter of Code Red and pulled Naruto to the candy section. He grabbed a Snickers for himself and a Kit-Kat for his fox, and met their mother at the counter. "Are you sure you can handle two energy drinks, Naru-chan?" He nodded.
"Yep! I have a feeling I'm going to need them!" He shrugged and smiled at the tellar as he rang them up. "All right, then." Paying for his own fountain drink and his boys treats, they went back to the car and piled in. "Thanks mom!" Smiling, he nodded and drove home. Once they arrived, Minato parked and they all got out once again. Going inside, the boys set their stuff by the door and went into the kitchen. They threw their candy wrappers in the trash, and Naruto poured four Ibuprofen and two Tylenol into his palm.
Shoving all six pills into his mouth, he took a drink of his Dr. Pepper and swallowed them all. Screwing the cap back on, he stuck it in the fridge and leaned against the counter, drinking one of his 180's. Grabbing a Sharpie, he wrote his name on the other one and smiled. "Perfecto!" He giggled and put the Sharpie back. Yawning, he took another drink. "Yum!" Kyuubi chuckled and shook his head. He felt sorry for the other cooks. "Do you want me to make you something you can just heat up for dinner, mom? I can."
Minato shook his head. "Nah! We've got some leftovers in the fridge. I'm good." The blond nodded. "Okay then. I'll be right back!" They watched him run up the stairs and looked questioningly at each other.
-/-/-
Naruto rummaged through his closet and draws, trying to find what it was he was looking for. "Maa! Where are they?" Looking under his bed, he smiled and pulled out a box. "Aha! Got you!" Sitting back on his knees, he opened the box and revealed a box of 150 Crayola crayons and a stack of colouring books. Giggling to himself, he pulled out a farm animal book, and closed the box. Going back down the stairs, he grabbed his drink and sat at the kitchen table.
Flipping through the many pages, he decided to colour a horse in a field. Opening the crayons, he smiled. Naruto had always kept them nice and pointy and well taken care of. He pulld out a Sepia colour, and started colouring. The other two blonds chuckled at him and Minato went to go watch T.V. in the livingroom. Kyuubi took a drink of his Code Red and took a deep breath. He sat next to the blond at the table and laid his head on his arms, just watching him.
A few minutes before they had to leave fore work, Naruto had finished his picture. Carefully, he ripped it from the book and stuck it to the fridge. "Aww! I like it!" He kissed the picture and giggled. Gathering up his stuff, he finished his drink and kissed Kyuubi on the head. Putting his stuff awa, he took off his armwarmers and changed grom his boots and tee to his black vans and boy beater. "Are you ready, Naru-chan?" Smiling, he went back down the stairs. "Yep! Let's go!"
Minato drove them to the club, and they greeted Zabuza at the entrance. "Hey, Zabuza! Did you see that picture of Haku? Too cute, ne?" They laughed and he let them in. Kyuubi lead Naruto through the crowds to Jiraiya. "Yo, Ero-Sanin!" Jiraiya scowled at them. "Do you know how hard it is to replace you two on such short notice?!" Naruto laughed and grinned sheepishly. "Ya, sorry about that! We had an unexpected turn of events!" Unable to stay mad at them for long, he smiled and chortled. "I can see that! Now, why don't you get to work!"
Rolling their eyes, they smiled. "All right, Ero-Sanin!" They turned to leave, but Naruto turned back, for he had remembered something. "Oh yeah! Did someone ask you to schedule an appointment to taste my awesome skills?" Thke large man raised a borw. "No. Why?" He shrugged. "Last time we were here, a man said he wanted to taste my awesomness." Jiraiya shook his head. "Like I said brat, no one's scheduled anything with me besides bands. What did he look like?" Naruto gave a shudder.
"Creepy. I think he ws more reptillian than human. Long black hair, pasty skin, and slit gold eyes. . .I think he said his name was Oro - Oro - Oro - something. . ." Jiraiya's posture changed and he now sat rigid in his seat. "Orochimaru?" Naruto smiled and nodded. "That's it! What you said!" He nodded. "Yes, that is his name, but I would never allow him to schedule anything with you two. I want you to stay away from him, all right, Naruto?" The fox cocked his head to the side. Ero-Sanin never called him by his name unless he was really mad, or something bad was up.
He nodded. "Pinky promise!" They linked pinkies and Jiraiya relaxed a bit, knowing the fox would keep his word. He watched Kyuubi tug his hand and he waved them away. "Go make the costumers happy!" They laughed and disappeared through the crowd.
-/-/-
The two blonds changed into their uniforms and proceeded to their stations. Naruto put his 180 in the fridge and immediatly went into chef mode. "Okay people! I'm back and it's time to create awesomness and bring the regulars back! Now, what have the people ordered?" He began to read the orders and smiled. Chicken fettuccini; Steak special, three more different specials, a Chef Salad, and a double decker hamburger. "All right! Let's get started!"
-/-/-
Kyuubi smiled and laughed as he shook his hips to the familiar beats of the band and filler music. 'Mental note: Talk to Ero-Sanin about booking Nine Inch Nails!' "Hey bartender! Can I get a Coke and Rum, please?" He rolled his eyes. "Kiba, if you insist on drinking at least get a ledgible fake I.D.!" Kiba laughed. "All right! All right! Just get me a Red Bull, then!" Kyuubi nodded and flipped the drink from one hand to the other behind his back before setting it in front of his friend. "And that's why you're the favourite bartender!" He laughed.
"Yeah! Yeah! 'Cause I can do a few tricks and wiggle my hips!" Kiba nodded. "Hell ya!" Kyuubi smiled as he made another drink. "Just don't drool on my clean counter!" The brunette chuckled and took a drink. "You know, those hickies really stand out in this light!" He shrugged and slid the combo down the polished bar. "Sweet!" A bell donged and he held up a finger. "Hold that thought!" He grabbed all four plates and balanced them expertly on his arms and hands as he took them to their awaiting people.
Kyuubi danced his way back and picked up the remaining plates. He continured making drinks and shaking his hips to the beat. Kiba shook his head and finished his drink. "Neji, Lee, Gaara, and Haku should be here soon." He nodded. "Guys' night out?" The brunette smirked and gave him a thumbs up as he ordered a Dew. Kyuubi smiled when he heard Naruto's laughter from the kitchen. "This is going to be a loooong night!"
-/-/-
All six boys were laughing, well, Gaara was slightly smiling, as the twins finally finished their shift. Kyuubi and Naruto changed from their uniforms and clipped their name tags to the bottom of their shirts. When all their stuff was in the locker, they met back up with the others. "Let's go hang out at the park!" Enthusiastically, everyone followed Kiba to their destination, laughing and joking with one another.
Naruto giggled as he threw away his second 180 and ran to the swings. "Ne, someone push me!" Kiba gave him a playful growl. "You do have your own two legs, ya know!" He pouted. But - but, I can't give myself an underdog! That would be hard!" Neji chuckled and grabbled the chains. "Hold on, Naruto." The blond giggled again as the pupil-less boy pushed him higher.
Gaara sat at the end of the swirly slide, and Haku sat on the horse see-saw; Kiba across from him on the yellow horse. Kyuubi sat on the swing next to Naruto and started pushing himself. Neji's arms started getting tired and he sat on the large metal spider, across from Lee who was sitting Lotus style on the large metal merry-go-round. They hung out for a few more hours before they all went to the twins' house. When they went inside, Naruto and Kyuubi found that everyone's stuff was piled neatly in a corner and that Minato was asleep on the couch, a greasy pizza box sitting on the coffee table.
Naruto scowled and fisted his hips. "He blew off my fabulous cooking, for this greasy crap? How rude!" Kyuubi chuckled and shook the sleeping blond awake. Minato's blue eyes opened and he yawned. "Mom, if you stay sleeping on the couch, you're going to get a stiff neck and a kink in your back." He rubbed his eyes and sat up. "I know. . .Now that you're home, I'm going to bed." Standing, he popped his back and neck, and kissed their heads. "Don't stay up too late, all right? I'll wake you when I leave for work." They nodded and gave him a hug. "Okay. Sleep tight, mom."
He pat their heads and made his way up the stairs. "Goodnight boys!" Gaara, Lee, Neji, Kiba and Haku replied accordingly, and they waited for his door to close. As soon as the click was heard, Naruto punched Kiba's arm. "Ow! What the hell'd I do?!" The blond scowled again. "You have such a nasty mind! No one else snickers when Kyuu-chan says, "stiff neck", yet you do!" He grinned sheepishly and rubbed his arm. "I can't help it! That's how I am!"
Everyone rolled their eyes and took their stuff up to the blonds' room. "Well, Naru-chan and I can sleep in my bed. Y'all can figure it out for yourselves." Immediately, Gaara, Haku and Neji called the bed and Kiba groaned. "Man! I hate sleeping on the floor!" Gaara shrugged. "Should have been faster, idiot." The brunette grumbled as he unrolled his sleeping bag and threw his pillow against the night stand.
"Yosh! Do not worry, Kiba! All will be well!" He rolled his eyes at Lee and pulled his clothes from his bag. The other five followed suit, making their places on either the bed or floor and dressing in their jamies. Naruto gave a soft smile when Gaara pulled his raggedy teddy bear from his bag and looked at the grousing boy on the floor. "Where's Akamaru? Didn't you bring him?" The boy smiled. "I haven't got that far yet. He's in his travel kennel."
Reaching over, he unlocked said kennel and out came the brown and creme coloured dog. The blond smiled and pat the bed. Akamaru jumped up and started licking his face, making him laugh. "Hello to you too, Akamaru!" Kiba called the animal down and he immediately snuggled into his master's side. They all smiled and got comfortable in their beds. "Dang it! I told mom we needed a clap on/clap off light!" The boys laughed and Lee turned out the light. Naruto yawned out his thanks and snuggled further into Kyuubi's unclothed stomach. "Night, guys."
Everyone replied accordingly and all fell silent. Kyuubi could feel his lover's weight become heavier on him as he fell into a deeper sleep. Soon, both loud and light snoring could be heard around the room, and the blue eyed blond kne that just about everyone was asleep. Both Gaara and Neji were semi-awake and so was he. When he closed his eyes, he found himself standing before a large barred cage. "You feel it too then, Kyuubi-sama?"
The rather large fox behind the bars nodded. "Yes. I too, can feel something bad before us. . ." The fox shifted to his humanoid form and stood before the blond in all his glory. It never ceased to amaze the boy at how truly beautifyl he was in either form. The large nine tails that had swung majestically behind hime, were now swirly tattoo's upon his lucious hips and his long russet coloured hair hung shaggily to his ankles. His eyes remained their sharp cherry red colour and his ears were elfin like.
The bijuu's skin was pale, giving him an ethereal look and he stretched, his claws gently scratching his taut stomach. Kyuu sighed and leaned against one of the bars, stilling and then relaxing when Kyuubi wrapped his arms around him. "I don't want him hurt either, koi. We'll just have to keep an eye and ear open for anything." Kyuu nodded and placed his hands on the fox's forearms. They stayed like that until Kyuu felt a sharp pain in his tailbone. Kyuubi withdrew his arms and sat back. "Time for you to leave, koi." The blond nodded and waved as he began disappearing.
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Kyuubi's blue eyes opened and his ears perked at the sound of whimpering. Looking down, he found that Naruto was tossing and turning next to him. His face was drawn in pain and his claws seemed to be tearing into the sheets. The blond tried to shake him awake, but it was to no evail. A small cry of pain escaped his lips and all three on the opposite bed sat up. Haku yawned. "What's wrong?" Kyuubi looked at them. "He's having a nightmare." Gaara cocked his head to the side, his question clear on his face.
He shook his head. "I tried. I can't wake him." They sighed and Kyuubi stroked his face and trembling body. "We'll just havt to wait it out." Another pained cry escaped his lips and he winced. The fox's nightmare finally ended around 4 a.m. and he awoke sobbing hysterically. He burried his face into Kyuubi's chest and dug his claws into his sides, drawing blood. Ignoring the pain, the elder blond cradled him to his body, running his fingers through his hair and rubbing his ears. "It was just a dream, Naru-chan. Calm down." The fox shook his head vigorously. "No. . .This will happen! It wasn't a dream! It wasn't!"
Kyuubi rocked him until he calmed down. As his tears slowed, his eyes closed and he was asleep once more. He sighed and held him tighter. Neji, Gaara and Haku sighed as well and laid back down to try and regain what little sleep they had left.
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Minato quietly opened th door to his boys room and smiled. On Naruto's bed, Gaara was sleeping with his teddy, and Haku was cuddling Neji to him. On the floor, Akamaru was sleeping on Kiba's chest and Lee was snuggling his pillow. His gaze fell upon the twins, and he frowned. His youngest looked as though he'd been crying, and had dug his claws into his brother's flesh. Gently, he shook the fox awake. "Naru-chan, I'm leaving." His red-rimmed eyes opened, and he sniffed. "Mom?"
The blond nodded and Naruto carefully dislodged his claws from Kyuubi's flesh. Slowly, he slid out of bed and followed his mother to the hall. He quietly shut the door and embraced Minato tightly around the middle; tears spilling from his eyes once more. The older blond wrapped his arms around the trembling fox. "What's wrong, Naru-chan?" He shook his head, knowing that, if he spoke, it would only come out as a strangled sob. Minato sighed and kissed his temple. "Just calm down, all right Naru-chan?"
Loosening the tight grip around his middle, he kneeled and wiped his tears away. "Now, tell me what's wrong." The fox sniffed. "We're going to be taken to a dark place. . .I don't want to go!" Minato held his face in his hands. "We aren't going anywhere, Naruto." He held onto the wrist by his face and nodded. "Yes we are! I saw it! We're going to be taken away and seperated! They're going to keep us in seperate rooms and everything's dark! I don't want that to happen!" Minato forced Naruto to look at him. "I will never allow that to happen, Naruto. Not if I can help it. The three of us can never be seperated. Nothing can tear us apart." He sniffed and his mother's thumbs brushed away the liquid from his eyes.
"I won't let anything happen to you two, got it?" Naruto nodded and Minato embraced him. "Feel better, now?" He sniffed and drew his arm across his eyes, nuzzling into his chest and the blond smiled. "Good, I'm glad. Go back to bed and I'll see you when I get home, okay?" He sniffed again. "'Kay. I love you." He kissed his cheek and stood. "I love you too, Naru-chan." Minato gently pushed him back into his room and made sure he was next to Kyuubi once more before closing the door.
When he was in his car and pulling out of the driveway, he called Jiraiya. A groggy "Hello?" came from the other line. "Jiraiya, I need a favour. . ."
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Not being able to fall back to sleep, Naruto sighed and rolled out of bed, careful of Lee, who was under his feet. Quietly, he slipped from the room and went downstairs. Sighing, he st:arted cleaning the house before more people came. Going into the kitchen, he began pulling out ingredients for making pancakes/waffles and set to work. Around 8:30 a.m., more people started showing up. Temari was the first and she started helping him with breakfast.
Shikamaru was, surprisingly, the second and he sprawled out on the couch in the livingroom. Then, Choji, Shino, and Hinata. The boys from upstaris finally came down, and soon, everyone was gathered among the house. A loud knock on the door sounded, and Naruto smiled when he pulled it open. "Iruka-sensei! Kakashi-sense! You made it! And just in time for breakfast, too!" He let them enter and they greeted him. "Hello, Naruto! Thank you for inviting us."
He nodded and lead them to the kitchen. "Look who showed up, guys!" All talking ceased and Iruka laughed. "Don't worry everyone! We're here as friends, not as teachers!" The blond fox chuckled and betgan serving breakfast. "Sit down, guys! I've got regular, chocolate chip, and blueberry pancakes, hashbrowns, eggs: scrambled, sunny side up, and over easy/over hard, and all kinds of muffins!" The two teachers stared in awe at the feast before them and sat.
"The bacon and sausage is cooking. I also have water, milk, and orange juice. Which do you prefer?" He went around the table pouring drinks and setting condiments down. When he was done, he took his seat next to his brother. "And. . .EAT!" Their friends laughed and started digging in; the light chatter and clanking of silverware comforting to the small fox. A loud knock and ring of the doorbell made the blond raise a brow. "I'll get it."
Standing, he went to the front door and opened it; smiling when he saw who it was. "I didn't know you two were coming!" He ushered them inside and closed the door. "Ne, Kyuu-chan! Baa-chan and Ero-Sanin are here!" Both Jiraiya and Tsunade's eyes twitched at the nicknames from the fox, and shouted, "Stop calling me that!", at the same time. The blond chuckled and sat them at the table.
"Guys, this is our boss, Jiraiya, and our long time family friend, Tsunade!" They greeted everyone and sat in the twins' seats. On their way to the counter, Naruto whacked Kakashi's head. "No reading Icha Icha at the table!" Iruka chuckled and Jiraiya smiled. "Which book are you reading?" The fox chucked a wooden spoon at the man. "No! No hentai talk at the table!" They pointedly ignored him and Kakashi grinned. "Icha Icha Tactics." The large man nodded. "Ah yes! Not one of my better ones, but the new one will be, by far, my greatest masterpiece!"
The silver haired man's eye nearly bugged out of his socket. "You are the author of this wonderful book?!" Jiraiya nodded. "The one and only!" Kakashi's eye sparkled. "You are my biggest idol!" Naruto groaned. "Baa-san! Do something! Please!" The blond woman bopped the man on the head. "Knock it off, Jiraiya! No one wants to hear about it at the table." He chuckled and rubbed his head. "All right, Tsunade-Hime." The fox sighed and continued eating. "Thank you!" The people laughed at the blond, whose tail was wagging in happiness and internally sighed.
'It's worse than I thought. . .he's hiding everything. Even from Kyuu-chan! Must be really bad. . .from what Jiraiya told me over the phone, it seems real now more than ever!' The busty blond sighed again and gave a small nod to the white haired man beside her, who'd been watching her from the corner of his eye. Heaving a real sigh, she pulled out her wallet and took out two 50 dollar bills. "Here. You won." He smiled widely and accepted the money from her. Temari cocked her head to the side. "I don't get it."
Jiraiya laughed as he shoved the bills into his own wallet. "Tsunade-Hime has a weakness for gambling. We made a bet, and I won. Naturally, because she isn't very lucky." The sandy blond teen's brows drew down in confusion. "So, what did you-." She caught sight of the two blushing boys at the counter, and realization dawned on her. "Oh! I know!" She started laughing and so did Neji and Haku. Gaara, Shino, and Shikamaru's lips quirked into tiny smiles. Wiping the tears from their eyes, they finished their breakfast and started helping the still lightly blushing fox clean up.
Now that everything was washed and put away, everyone sat in the livingroom. Naruto smiled. "No one look, okay? You have to guess what I'm putting in!" They grumbled, but covered their eyes with their hands. Quietly, he slipped the disk into the player, and put the case back in the exact spot it had been in before. "Okay! You can look now!" He sat back in his spot before Kyuubi, and smirked. "You all have to guess before I start it!" THey looked at their extensive and alphabetized DVD collection and started. Haku was the first to guess. "Is it, 'Nightmare Before Christmas'?"
He shook his head. "Nope! I'll give you a clue, though. It's one of my most favouritest movies of all time! No helping, Kyuu-chan!" The elder blond chuckled and pat his head. "All right, Naru-chan. I won't." He smiled and allowed them to continue guessing. "Shrek?" "Alice in Wonderland?" "XXX?" "Sword in the Stone?" "Mortal Kombat?" "Final Fantasy VII?" "The Simpson's Movie?" He giggled and shook his head. "Those are all really good guesses, but none of them are right! What do you think, Panda-chan? Everyone but you has guessed." All eyes turned to the redhead, who shrugged. "I'd have to say it's 'Finding Nemo'."
The blond fox gasped and mock glared at him, a smile still on his lips. "Ne, Panda-chan! How'd you guess?" A tiny smirk formed on his lips. "You said it was one of your most favourite movies. Naturally, this one's at the top of your list. And the most obvious." Naruto sighed and nodded. "True. Well, let's get it started!" Pushing play on the remote, the movie began and everyone got comfortable in their seats. The blond mouthed every part of the movie and leaned into his brother's touch. When it was over, Naruto stood and stretched.
"Someone pick another movie while I make lunch. Leave the horror movies for tonight though, okay?" Grinning, he went back into the kitchen, busying himself with cooking. Kyuubi could tell that the dream, or rather, premonition, he'd had earlier was wearing him down. Tsunade stood and smiled. Ruffling his hair, she went to keep the blond in the kitchen, company. Temari sighed. "Who's going to pick the next one?"
Haku siled and went to the collection. He pulled 'Gravitation' from its place and showed it to them. "How about this?" Many of them laughed. "That one actually belongs to my mom!" He chuckled and put it back. "Hmmm. . .What about. . .this?" Temari clutched at her sides. "Haku! Quit picking Yaoi!" He looked at the cover and turned red. "Ah! I didn't mean to pick this one!" The DVD he happened to be holding, was called 'Joujin Romantica'. He put it back and sat down. "Someone else pick!" Kyuu stood and grabbed 'Corpse Bride'. Exchanging disks, he pushed play and sat back down.
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Naruto hummed to himself as he pulled meat from the freezer and other things from the pantry, lazy suzan and fridge. Cutting open the meat, he washed it and placed it on the large white cutting board he'd sat on the counter. Pulling the glass measuring cup towards him, he poured sweet barbecue sauce 3/4ths into it. Opening the sliding glass door leading to the back yard, he started the grill and came back in. Using the four-slotted toaster, he started toasting the buns and pulling out plates from the dishwasher.
Tsunade sighed. "All right, brat! Spill it!" Naruto looked up at her. "I was qondering when you two were going to tell me that my mom called in a favour." He sighed and started brushing sauce onto the meat. "I'm going to assume he told you about what I saw?" She nodded. "Yes. He told us that you said you saw the three of you put in seperate rooms and kept in darkness, but that ws pretty much it. I figure there's more to it, though." He nodded. "Yes. I didn't want to scare him too much. I saw us being tortured. . .badly. . ." Tsunade followed him back out to the grill, squinting at the brightness of the afternoon sun.
"Could you see who they were?" He shook his head. "No. Each face was black and really blurry. If they spoke, I have no idea. The only thing I could hear was out screaming. . ." Naruto wiped furiously at his eyes, and his ears flattened to his head. "That hurt me more than anything they could ever do to me!" Swiftly, Tsunade caught the tongs and cutting board before they could tumble from his hands, and set it on the silver tray hooked to the grill. She pulled him to her chest and he sobbed into her front. "Shh. . .it's all right, Naruto. We won't let them take you away. Can you remember anything else that could help us?" He sniffed and nodded. "I could smell certain things. Mold, metal, blood, fire and snakes permiated the place, but the one who's with me all the time, smells of cherries and cedar wood."
Pulling away from her, he wiped his eyes again and started cooking the meat. Putting the lid down, he took the cutting board back inside and started toasting more buns after he washed his hands and doused his face with cold water. "Hey chibi! Need any help?" Smiling, he turned to Temari. "Sure, Temari-chan! Can you please get that head of lettuce and the dressings out?" She nodded and did as he asked. Naruto cleaned off the cutting board and started chopping up the lettuce after washing it.
Lunch was ready and everyone was eating the amazing BBQ rib sandwiches the blond had made. "Dude! We should totally play 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band'!" Laughing, they all agreed and when lunch was over, they set up the latter game. "Ne, only 45 minutes before mom gets home!" Naruto started laughing. "Did you know, Kakashi-sensei's never met mom before?" Jiraiya chuckled. "You're in for a shock then, Kakashi." The others agreed and Naruto pat his shoulder. "Just don't call our mom a girl, and I think you'll be fine." After playing Janken to see who'd play what, it was decided that Gaara would play bass with Neji on the other guitar, Kyuubi on drums, and Temari singing.
They chose a song and started. They played until everyone had had a turn, and the back door opened. "Mom's home!" The two blonds carefully set their instruments down before running to glomp said person. "Hi mom!" Minato laughed and braced himself. The three fell to the floor, still laughing. "Ne, mom! We have a friend whose never met you before!" He raised a brow. "Oh yeah?" They eagerly nodded. "Ya! It's Kakashi-sensei! You know, our Lit. teacher?"
He nodded and they helped him stand. "Yeah, we told him not to call you a girl." The older blond made to playfully hit the fox, but it was dodged and he ran ahead. "This means we get to embarass you! Ladies and gentlemen, our ever stunning and very beautiful mother, who is still single, though we're not quite sure why, has finally come home from work! Let's all give a big round of applause to. . .our mom!" Everyone laughed, clapped and whistled as Kyuubi pushed him into the livingroom. Minato rolled his eyes, but smiled and bowed.
"Thank you! Thank you! I always love being the ass end of my children's jokes!" They giggled again and he shook Kakashi's hand. "Hi! I'm Minato. Nice to meet you." The scarecrow nodded. "Likewise. I'm Kakashi." They smiled at one another and let their hands go. "Nice to see you here too, Iruka-san." The brunette smiled. "Thank Naruto. He invited us." Minato smiled again and greeted everyone. The fox started giggling once more. "Dude! I think Haku wants to keif your Yaoi DVD's, mom! I heard it's all he picked!"
Said effeminate boy blushed and the older blond chuckled. "He's just giving you a hard time, Haku-chan! You're more than welcome to borrow them!" His blush deepened and he hid his face in his hands. Temari grabbed her sides. "Ah! Why do you guys always make me laugh so hard I have to pee?!" She ran up the stairs to use the bathroom in the twins' room. "WE CAN HEAR YOU!!!" The fox snickered. "SHUT UP!!!" Catching his breath, he looked up at his mother. "I have an idear! Quick! Before she comes back down! She's it! Hide n' Seek!"
Unable to resist his cuteness, they all agreed. "TEMARI-CHAN! YOU'RE IT!" Swiftly, they all found places to hide. Huffing, she came out of the bathroom, rubbing hand sanitizer into her skin. "THAT'S NOT FAIR, Y'KNOW!" Going down the stairs, she lifted the blanket from Shikamaru, who had been laying on the couch. "It was too troublesome to find a spot." Rolling her eyes, Temari smiled and continued looking. She had pulled Kakashi and Iruka from the coat closet, Choji from the bushes out front, Jiraiya from a tree out back and Lee from under the guest room bed.
Hearing a sneeze, she pulled Kiba and Akamaru from under the chair by the door, Tsunade from the downstairs closet, and Minato from his own closet. "Have you found the boys, yet?" She sighed and shook her head. He chuckled and winked at her. "Better hurry then!" Temari burred her lips. Not only did she have to find the twins, but also her little brother, Shino, Hinata, Neji, and Haku. Smiling, she found Hinata under Kyuubi's bed, Neji in their closet, Haku in one of the basement rooms, and Shino under the deck.
Three left to find and they were the best hiders of all. The one's that had been found stared at her amazingly as she paced the livingroom. "Did you check every room, Temari-chan?" She thought a minute. "I think so. . .I've checked all the bedrooms, bathrooms, everywhere outside, both front and back, um the kitchen, the basement, closets. . .where else?" Minato laughed. "You still missed a room." She raised a brow. "I did?" He nodded. "Your clothes are dirty." Temari fisted her hips. "They aren't that dirty!" He laughed again and sat Lotus style on the chair he was in. "No, no, Temari-chan. You misunderstood me. Your clothes are dirty."
She thought on his words before she smiled and ran to the washroom. Lifting the lid to the washer, she frowned. No one there. Pulling open the dryer, she frowned again. No one there, either! Looking around, she spotted a wicker laundry basket and grinned. Creeping over to it, she lifted the lid and peered inside. "Ah-ha -AHH! Christ, Gaara! You scared the shit out of me!" The redhead had been sitting at the bottom of the hamper and his umblinking eyes were staring up at her.
The sandy blond helped him out and they went back to the livingroom. "Okay. Just the two chibi left! Where are they?" Minato smirked. "Another clue, then?" She gave him the puppy eyes. "Please!" He rolled his eyes. "All right. It's in the room you eat in. Sometime it leaks, and I keep the cleaner there." She looked at him. "That's it?" He nodded. "That's it." Temari smacked her head and ran to the kitchen. "You're under the sink!" She pulled open the cabinets and revealed a laughing Kyuubi. "Good job! Now find Naru-chan!"
He slid out from the cabinet and popped his joints before joining everyone in the den. He high-fived Gaara and sat before Minato, whostarted combing his fingers through his hair. "Any clues for the chibi?" The blond male shrugged. "Actually, I have no ideas for this one." She looked at Kyuu, who smiled and zipped his lips. A loud bang made them all jump and look up. "Ow! Goddamn it!" They laughed. "I didn't know you guys have an attic!" He smiled. "Ah! Now that I can give you a clue for!" He cleared his throat."Two doors and one way to get to both. Find the 'Stairway to Heaven', pull the string and up you go. Watch out, though. Wood hurts."
Kyuubi laughed. "Does that mean we're going to call it 'Stairway to Heaven' now instead of 'Evil room that holds all the junk we never use'?" Minato chuckled and rolled his eyes. "No, we're still calling it that!" Temari came down the staris carrying Naruto piggy-back. "Yay! Temari-chan finally found me!" She rolled her eyes and dropped him on the couch next to Gaara, who sneezed because his tail tickled his nose. "Maa! Because Temari-nee took all day to find us, let's have dinner and start the horrorfest!"
Everyone cheered and he held up his hands. "Wait! What is for dinner?" Minato raised a brow. "Naru-chan, I think if you cook anymore, or fridge will have no room left!" He smiled. "So we all agree, Chinese takeout is the way to go?" The people cheered again. "All right! Everyone grab your shoes and coats! We're walkin' to the New China Buffet! That is of course, you old farts want to drive?"" Naruto shielded himself as three pillows hit him. He leapt over the couch and giggled. "I meant that in the best possible way!" Tsunade rolled her eyes. "Sure you did, brat!"
Putting their shoes and coats on, Minato locked up the house after the twins changed into black skinny jeans and boy beaters. "You know, if the chibi wasn't so adorkable, with his ears and tail, we woldn't be able to tell who's who right now." Naruto smiled. "Except for mom! He always guesses right! Ne, Kyuu-chan, did you know that he knows about our tat's?" The other blond raised a pierced brow. "No, I didn't. How'd you figure that one out?" Minato laughed. "I'm just that good!"
They chuckled and stopped at a crosswalk. When it was all right for them to go, they crossed the street and continued on. The waitress stared at them in awe and had them seated. "All 15 of us are together." She nodded and gave them all menus. Once they had all decided, she took their orders and menus, and left. Within minutes, their food arrived and they began eating. "IT's okay. Not as good as Naru-chan's cooking, but it'll do!" They laughed and their chatter began anew. Naruto's ears flickered at the sound of the tinkling bell and he froze, mid-bite, at the scent of cherries. He sniffed again, and looked ahead of him. Three females were hanging from Uchiha, Sasuke and he couldn't sift through their smells, for they were all mingled together.
Shaking his head, he continued eating his sweet and sour pork. When everyone had finished, they left a tip and paid for their meals. "Oh my god! It's a claw machine!" Naruto was drawn to it like a magnet and he looked at the prizes. "Aww! Look at that Carebear! It's so cute!" Minato pulled the fox away from the evil, money-sucking box by the back of his shirt to the outside. "But, but, it needs me!" He rolled his eyes. "I am not supporting your claw machine addiction! I swear! If I ever find one, I'm senting you to a C.M.A.!" The 13 others looked at him weirdly. "Claw Machine Anonymous." "Oh!" They laughed and made their way back home.
Minato unlocked the door and let everyone inside. "Horrorfest!" Immediately, the blond fox went to the DVD's, and began pulling out the scary ones. Kakashi chuckled and Iruka yawned. "Actually, I think it's time we head home." They bid everyone goodbye, and Naruto smiled. "Don't stay up too late, now! Wouldn't want Iruka-sensei too tired for tomorrow's round!" Said brunette blushed. "How did-." He tapped his nose. "The nose knows! See you Monday!" Kakashi dragged the still blushing man out of the house and closed the door behind them. "Now then, shall we be attacked by monster's, or the psyche, first?" The sound of 'Monsters' hit his ears first and he smiled. "'IT' it is, then!" Laughing, he slipped the disc in and snuggled against Kyuubi.
Tsunade flipped off the lights and the movie started. When it was over, he changed to 'The Grudge', and laid back again. After that, it was 'Soulkeeper', and then 'Fear of the Dark'. Naruto had fallen asleep 3/4 of the way into it, along with Hinata, Jiraiya, Shikamar, Haku, and Choji. Everyone else remained awake. They had to stiffle their laughter though, when, "These noddles taste funny!", fell from the fox's lips as he slept. Kyuubi shook his head and smiled, running his fingers through his hair. Minato picked him up and took him to bed, the other blond following behind them aftr bidding everyone goodnight.
Their mother laid his youngest upon his eldest's bed and kissed his temple. Smiling, he embraced Kyuubi. "Try and get some sleep tonight, Kyuu-chan. How's your sides?" He smiled. "Healed. I will. That goes for you too, mom." He nodded and kissed his forehead. "I'll try. See you in the morning." Minato closed the door softly, and Kyuubi sighed. He stripped down to his boxers and pulled on a pair of clean bottoms before doing the same to Naruto. Throwing their clothes in a corner, he crawled over the sleeping boy and laid next to him. Suddenly feeling drained, he pulled the blond closer to him, and allowed his eyes to close, sinking into blissful unconsciousness.
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Dominick-Chan: Once again, I am so sorry for my lateness! Most of it is due to the holiday, school, and laziness. Okay, laziness is a HUGE part of it, but it's here now, and y'all are happy to see it, no? I hope so! I also hope that I can have Ch. 7 up faster than this one. Maybe it won't take a whole month, or whatever to do so. Once again, I apologize!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! :)
Y'know what? If ninja were meant to walk, we'd have gotten there half as fast as flying through the trees and wouldn't be able to dodge as many shuriken and kunai as we can! So ha!
Thanks again! XD