I know, I know. I'm losing my reputation for updating fast, but at least it's not taking me months to update. No offense to anyone! Anyways, I'm at another writer's block right now, not to mention I have to prepare for the Graduation Exams, the Writing Exam, the ACT and I'm sick! So please, cut me some slack! These next few weeks are going to be HECKtic for me, actually, more like HELLtic! (Sorry, bad joke!) Anywho, here's chapter 6! Hope you enjoy!
Ino is sitting on a bed in the hospital with Inoichi, Sakura and Lee standing by the bed watching Lady Tsunade carefully place wrappings around Ino's arm and Shizune standing behind her holding Tonton.
"I see you managed to heal it. But you were smart to have me look at it." Lady Tsunade says as she places the final wrapping over it and Ino nods her head.
"How did this happen again?" Shizune asks.
"Kisame and Zetsu somehow managed to get in the village. They were looking for Naruto, but Kitsune showed up and started fighting Kisame. Vixen wasn't with him, so I'm guessing she was fighting Zetsu." Ino says bluntly, placing her hand on her wound.
"Could you give a worse description!?" Sakura asks sarcastically.
"My arm was nearly severed in two and it hurts like hell! So, excuse me if I don't feel like going into detail!" Ino says as they hear:
"There's no way I would have let that happen." She looks towards the door and sees Kitsune as he walks over towards her. Ino watches his every move, not noticing Vixen, Tenten, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, and Chouji walk in behind him.
" Hinata!?" Lee exclaims as he sees her.
"Hi, Lee-kun!" Vixen says smiling as she walks over beside her husband standing in front of the bed.
"How's your arm?" Kitsune asks nodding towards her arm. Ino just nods her head as he asks:
"Pain isn't, too bad then?" as she nods her again as Kitsune laughs a little.
"Hello, he's married. What's wrong with you?" Sakura asks as Kitsune says:
"I think the shock finally sunk in."
"Shock? Over what?" Lady Tsunade asks, confused.
"I'll tell you, if you promise to remain calm and not faint or pass out." Kitsune says.
"Just tell us already!" Lady Tsunade demands as he glances over towards Vixen who just shrugs her shoulders.
"Just keep that in mind please." He says as he unbuttons his jacket and slides his hood over his head. Shock takes over their faces, except Ino's, as Sakura sits down on the side of the bed mumbling:
"No passing out…No passing out…" over and over again. Tonton oinks as she jumps out of Shizune's arms and lands on the bed walking towards Kitsune:
"Tonton, my old friend how have you been?" Kitsune says as Tonton starts oinking at him again and Kitsune grins, saying:
"You know. I still have no idea what you are saying. But I have a feeling that you are fussing me out." Lady Tsunade breaks the silence as she says:
"Naruto…you little BRAT!" he looks up as he says:
"Maybe I should have added no hitting to that list. …Now, wait just a minute, Lady Tsunade. I can explain, just calm down." He raises his hands out in front of him as he starts backing up, visions of when he was thirteen flood his mind.
"Six years…you've been gone. I thought you had gotten killed. And now you show up, after SIX YEARS, acting as if nothing has happened. Do you have any idea how worried I was? What I've put myself through? What I'm about to do to you!" Lady Tsunade says as he backs up against the wall, hands still raised in front of him.
"Lady Tsunade, if you give me a minute I can-"Kitsune says as Lady Tsunade says:
"A minute? Technically I've given you SIX YEARS!" exaggerating the last two words, cutting him off.
"Umm… Lady Tsunade, perhaps we-"
"Shizune, unless you want some of this, I suggest you stay out of it…Now, where the HELL have you been?" Shizune clamps her mouth shut as the others watch.
"Every where. I've been traveling around, from village to village and town to town." He says calmly as she crosses her arms and asks:
"And what the hell happened in the clearing, SIX YEARS AGO!" not letting him forget how long it was.
"I was in sage mode and knew I needed to end the fight pretty quick. So, I used the Rasen-Shuriken and applied Kyuubi's chakra to it. Unfortunately, it backfired and sent me flying into the surrounding forest, stopping only when my back plowed into a tree. When my broken ribs started realigning the combination of pain and low chakra level made me pass out. When I woke up a few days later I was in the Rainfall Village. Apparently, a traveler had come upon me and decided to take me back to his house. When I had fully recovered he taught me some things. After that I started traveling around, learning what I could from other villages." Kisune says bluntly as Tsunade asks:
"And why didn't you just come back?" a little calmer.
"Sigh…The last thing I heard before I passed out was an ANBU say 'Wonder which monster did this?'" he says as anger crosses almost everyone's face and Lady Tsunade says:
"Sigh…I guess I can understand that. But I'm still pissed off, mind you."
"No offense, Lady Tsunade. But I don't believe you do understand." Vixen says as Lady Tsunade turns towards her and Sakura says:
"Of course she does, we all do. He's mad at them and can no longer live in the same village as them." Kitsune scoffs/laughs as he shakes his head saying:
"Vixen is right, you do not understand." They all look back at him with shock on their faces as he says:
"I do not harbor any bad feelings, whether it be resent, hatred, or otherwise, towards anyone in this village."
"Wha?" Tenten asks shocked as Ino asks:
"Then why?"
"It is as I told her. People can only take so much until they become tired of it and find a way out. This is mine." Kitsune says nodding towards Vixen, as he looks towards Ino.
"So…do you have any intentions of staying here?" Sakura asks, a little hopeful now that they found them out they would. But that hope vanishes as Kitsune runs his fingers through his hair and exhales through his mouth, looking down saying:
"That is one question that I was hoping you wouldn't ask, especially with hope in your voice like that." He looks back up at Sakura as he says:
"I'm sorry, Sakura. But I can't live here anymore. While I don't hate anyone, in fact I wish everyone the best, I just…can't put up with it any longer. I do not wish to be treated that way. I am sorry."
"No, Naruto. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you that." Sakura says as Tenten asks:
"So…What happened to your hair?"
"Prolonged, and repeated, exposure to Kyuubi's chakra. According to Kenza I was pretty banged up, so I'm guessing that last healing pushed it overboard." Kitsune says, grinning.
"Wait a minute! Trained blind folded for a year?" Lady Tsunade asks sarcastically.
"It was a lie. My senses were affected by Kyuubi's chakra as well. But if I had told you that, then you would have figured it out and at the time I didn't want that." Kitsune answers as she nods her head.
"How exactly did it affect your senses?" Shizune asks curiously.
"Well, I can now hear for miles around me, I can see in the dark, I have the smelling of, well a fox, and I think my taste has even improved, but I only use that for eating." Kitsune says.
"Smelling of a fox? What does that mean?" Ino asks confused.
"Well,…Every person has a distinct fragrance, or scent, that normal human beings can't detect. But, now I, along with the Inuzuka clan, have the ability to." Kitsune explains as Ino nods her head.
"So, in other words, you've turned to out to be similar to the person you use to call Dog breath." Sakura says trying to hold back her laughter.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I had a reputation I had to uphold." Kitsune says .
"HA- That's an understatement. More like one long movie." Vixen says referring to his acting skills.
"Vixen." Kitsune says gently.
"What? It's true. Sometimes I feel as if the movie is still playing." Vixen says crossing her arms.
"I told you, you have nothing to worry about. The act is for others, to protect us." Kitsune says.
"Yeah, I know. But I have to tease you about it." Vixen says smiling as Sakura asks:
"Act?"
"You know. Like when he raised his voice when Neji-kun accused him of abandoning me." Vixen says as shock crosses her face.
"That was an act?" Sakura asks.
"Of course it was. I'm standing right in front of you." Vixen says.
"You can control your emotions?" Tenten asks shocked.
"Up to a point, yes. That is how I am able to remain calm in certain situations." Kitsune says as Ino looks towards Vixen and says:
"I can see why you don't like this. I wouldn't either." Kitsune just shakes his head and asks:
"Can I please get off this wall?"
"I guess." Lady Tsunade says as she walks back towards Shizune.
"Anyways, at least we haven't got to worry about Akatsuki anymore." Vixen says.
"I think there's one left. That Tobi guy."Sakura says.
"No, he's already taken care of." Vixen says as Ino asks:
"You've already killed him?"
"He can not be killed, unfortunately." Kitsune says walking away from the way.
"What do you mean?" Chouji asks.
"Tobi is just an alias. His real name is Uchiha Madara and he's immortal." Kitsune says as Inoichi says:
"Uchiha Madara? That's impossible. He was defeated by the First Hokage in the Valley of the End."
"No, he was immortal then also and wanted you to think he was killed." Kitsune says shaking his head, as he walks up beside his wife.
"If he can't die, then how is he taken care of?" Lady Tsunade asks.
"Kitsune beat the hell out of him so he is now unable to fight." Vixen says proudly.
"Really?" Lady Tsunade says looking towards Kitsune as he nods his head saying:
"Pretty much."
"So…When are you guys leaving?" Ino asks curiously.
"In a few days." Vixen says as Lee asks:
"How many?" Vixen looks towards Kitsune as he says:
"Two."
"Will you come back?" Sakura asks as Kitusne says:
"Do I have a choice?"
"Sure you do." Kiba says as Lady Tsunade, Sakura, Ino and Vixen all say:
"No, he doesn't!" at the same time.
"See. Now we have to come back." Kitsune says nodding his head towards them. Ino's and Sakura's faces fall a little as they says:
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it. It's nice to come here every once in a while to see what's happening." Kitsune says smiling as Ino and Sakura smile, and blush, just a little bit. Vixen grins as she remembers something and asks:
"Can we go now, please?"
"Patience, my wife." Kitsune says looking at her, grinning as she says:
"I only have so much, and that was wasted on Zetsu. I'm fresh out." Ino and Sakura look at her disbelief as she adds:
"It's nothing against you guys. It's just…something we talked about before we left for the mission. Something personal."
Ino and Sakura nod thier heasd as Ino says:
"Oh." Kitsune turns towards his wife as he says:
"Sigh…You are, in the words of Shikamaru, troublesome." She narrows her eyes as she sticks her tongue out at him and he laughs. She then turns around and stalks out of the room saying:
"Good-bye Ino-chan. I'll be back later to see how you are doing."
"I think…you made her mad."Kiba says looking back at him as he grins and shakes his head.
"Neh. This is her way of getting me to leave, without hurting anyone's feeling. She may have changed a lot of things, but she still cares for others' feelings.…If you'll excuse me, I'll see you guys later." He says as makes a few hand signs and disappears.
"Wow. They really have changed." Sakura says, as they all look at each other.
"But is it for the better? Or worse?" Ino asks as Tenten shrugs her shoulders saying:
"Don't know."
"I guess we'll find out." Lady Tsunade says smiling, glad her knuckle headed little brother is alive. 'But I guess you're not a knucklehead anymore, are you Naruto?' she thinks as she says:
"Okay, everybody out! NOW!" and ushers them out of the room, some backwards.
Vixen enters the pitch black apartment and walks towards the bedroom to wait for Kitsune to arrive. She walks through the bedroom doorway as it shuts behind her and he walks up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her to him, whispering:
"Looks like you got what you wanted."
"Don't I always?" She asks smirking as Kitsune laughs. He brings his left hand up to her neck as he moves her hair to her left shoulder and holds it there. He then bends down a little and gently kisses her neck as electricity shoots up her spine.
"You know what this is going to lead to." She says leaning her head back a little.
"Yes. But I thought it is what you wanted." He whispers in her ear again.
"I'm just making sure you know." She says as he says:
"I do." He gently runs his knuckles on his right hand over her cheek and down her neck.
"Good." She ask,her voice giving just a little as the hummingbirds come back. She turns around as she looks up at him, and notices his hood still off. He straightens up as she asks:
"How did you get here before me?" He places his hand back on her shoulder to where his fingertips are against her skin as he says:
"I used the transportation justsu." She just nods her head as his fingertips gently slide down her arm, and the goose bumps come back once again.
"Do you need to sit?" he asks as she shuts her eyes. She stands there for a minute, trying to get her jumbled thoughts together, and failing miserably.
"Hinata?" he says as she opens her eyes and looks up at him. He grins his foxy grin as she notices her knees are wobbling and nods her head. He laughs a little as he places his hands back on her waist and walks forward, she backwards. After a few steps she feels the bed hit the bend of her knees as she sits down. She reaches up and places her hands on his chest, under his jacket as she runs her hands up to his shoulder. The coat bunches up as her hands get to his shoulders and she continues pushing it, down his arms, as it falls on the ground. She then runs her hands back up to Kitsune's shoulders as she grabs his shirt. She grins as she leans backwards, laying on the bed, pulling him down on top of her as he places both hands on either side of her head, in a push-up position and both legs on either side of her waist. She pulls him down further, towards her, without resistance as his face stops inches above hers and she whispers:
"No mission, means no time limit, right?" He nods his head in conformation as she smiles and kisses him. She let's go of his shirt as she places her hands back on his chest. She runs them down to his stomach, over his muscles, to where his shirt ends. She pushes it up a little as she places her hands under it, feeling his bare skin under her fingers. She pushes the shirt up further, as she runs her hands back towards his chest, feeling his muscles again, this time bare. She grins more as she continues kissing him and pushes his shirt closer to his shoulders. After a few seconds, he leans up a little as she pulls it over his head and his arms. She throws it over her head as he leans back down and kisses her again. He places his left hand on her neck as she places her left hand back on his chest and gingerly runs her fingertips over his muscles, feeling something like electricity surging through them each time her racing heart beats. She gently places her right hand on the back of his neck, pulling him closer, deepening the kisses as his left hand runs over her shoulder, and then down her arm. When it gets to her bent elbow, instead of going up her arm, it goes to her side. He runs it down to her waist as he finds the end of her tank top and pushes it up a little. She feels the electricity like feeling intensifies as his hand touches her bare skin, and runs across her stomach. He continues to push the shirt up to her shoulders as she lifts up a little and pulls it off. He tosses it towards his shirt as she places her hand back on his neck and pulls his head back towards hers, kissing him again. He places his hand back on her side as the electricity like feeling comes back and she smiles. She lies back down on the bead, pulling him with her, as he starts kissing her cheek.
"Do…you…feel that?" she asks, a little out of breath from her heart racing and kissing him.
"Feel what?" he asks as he kisses her on the jaw line and she tries to focus on the question. 'How…do I think…when I'm…seducing.' She thinks struggling with her thoughts as she remembers her past seductions. After a few seconds, she figures it out as she smiles and her thoughts begin to become un-jumbled.
"The electricity-like feeling…with each heartbeat." She says her breath returing to her.
"No." He says, still kissing her neck. After a few seconds he stops as he lifts his head up and looks at her asking:
"What happened to your inability to form complete and understandable sentences?"
"I figured out how I was able to not act foolish when I am seducing you." she says smiling.
"I see. How then?" he asks as he grins and begins kissing her neck again, testing her.
"If I focus hard enough on a goal, like forming a sentence, then I will forget everything else and accomplish it." She says smiling, proud that she finally figured it out.
"Forget everything else, huh?" he says, as she nods her head. He then kisses her in the bend of the neck as she closes her eyes and her un-jumbled thoughts become jumbled once again.
"Somethings…I can't…forget." She says as her voice lowers with each word, until she is whispering.
"So I see." He says laughing as she says:
"Not fair." He moves his face inches above hers as he whispers:
"All is fair, in love and war."
"I don't…like…Oh, forget it!" she says giving up as he says:
"I could quit, if you like."
"NO WAY!" she says quickly as he grins. She places her hands on his shoulders as she says:
"I actually like feeling this way. It's…exhilarating." The hair on the back of her neck stands up and goose bumps appear on her side as he runs his fingers along it.
"Are you sure? You seem to really hate it." He asks as she closes her eyes again and says:
"yes." Her voice giving again as he shakes his head, still grinning. She forces her eyes open again as she looks into his eyes. She leans up to where her lips are brushing his, as she whispers:
"Please, don't stop." He places his right hand on her back as the electricity like feeling triples and sends waves up her spine. A small laugh escapes her throat as she runs her left hand up to the back of his neck, then to his head as her fingers make paths through his hair. Her right hand runs back down to his chest, stopping right over his heart as she feels it beating and notices it is racing as fast as hers. She smiles wider as he whispers:
"What?"
"Your heart is racing." She whispers, focusing on talking.
"I told you I had side-effects. I just hide mine better." He whispers back as he barely kisses her lips. She notices something as she whispers:
"Let me see your hand." He gives her a look but sits up on his knees as brings his right hand back in front of her. She leans up as she grabs it with her left hand and places on her breast where her heart is, asking:
"Do you feel that?" he looks down as he remains silent, trying to figure out what she is talking about. After a few seconds he grins as he looks up at her and says:
"They have the same beat." She nods her head as she asks:
"What does that mean?"
"That means that we were made for each other. We are meant to be together." He says as she smiles. She releases his hand as she crashes into him, placing her hands on both sides of his face. He places his left hand behind him to keep from falling off the bed backwards as he laughs and places his right hand in the small of her back. He immediately feels the electricity like feeling surging through his hand each time their hearts beat.
"I feel the electricity." He says as she leans back a little.
"Really? What is it?" she asks as he shrugs his shoulders and says:
"I'm not sure. Perhaps our attraction for one another has turned into physical shocking." He grins as she says:
"We always have had a strong attraction for each other. And it doesn't hurt, it's more like…a tingling sensation." She leans closer to him as he asks:
"So, is this why you like to fool around so much?" He leans towards her as she nods her head, saying:
"Yes, but the electricity-like feeling just started." As she leans closer to him. He runs his fingertips up her back, the electricity following them as she pulls her legs out from under Kitsune and sits on them. Her left hand runs down his chest, only her fingertips touching as he feels the electricity following them as well.
"I actually like this feeling." She says as she leans yet closer to him and he nods his head in agreement saying:
"I can see why." He leans closer to where their faces are inches away from each other.
"So, no more complaints about fooling around too much?" she asks as he says:
"I never complained, just questioned. But, yes, no more questioning." She leans closer to him as her lips stop inches in front of his and she says:
"Good. I'll remember that." He leans forward as he gently kisses her and the electricity feeling surges between their lips. She laughs again as she places her right hand behind his head and he places his left hand on her neck again, pulling her towards him with his right hand, deepening the kiss.
I know, I know. This story has a lot of fluff in it. I can't help it. It's what I write best. Don't ask how, cause I'm not even sure why myself. Anyways, they are married, so why shouldn't they! Please review!