Chap 7
"... No, no. Takahiro-kun." Mr. Sai said, gently stopping the boy.
Taka stopped and bowed his head, he messed up again and it was pretty upsetting. Sai saw the look on his student's face and sighed before he smiled brilliantly.
"Let's take a break. Come with me." He said and Taka got off the bench and followed his teacher.
As they left the Audition hall and walked towards the Teacher's Lounge, Taka couldn't help but give his teacher a sharp look. The man was so odd. One minute he had white hair and a beard, but the next even if it was for a moment, he'd have black hair and a clean shaved face. He figured it was just the lighting in the building or that it was his mind playing tricks on him.
"Takahiro-kun take a seat there and I'll get us something to snack on. After a nice snack we'll try again." Sai said.
"Thank you, Mr. Sai." Taka said.
As he waited on the sofa, he closed his eyes and winced, he could feel a lot of negative energy in this one spot. His cheeks got hot when he realized that some of it was similar to his daddy's when he wanted to be alone with mommy. He shifted over a little bit and instantly felt better.
"Look out!"
Taka jumped at the sudden voice in the back of his head and looked up and jumped off the sofa as some heavy books came crashing down on it.
"Damn those things are heavy! Eh? Uchiha, what are you doing here! This is the teacher's lounge!" Came Idate's irritated voice.
"He's with me, Mr. Morino and I wouldn't yell at him if I were you. Musicians are like guinea pigs, loud noises frighten them and if he's frightened then how am I to teach him Bach's 1st Symphony?" Sai said as he walked back into the room and glared at the other male.
"Ohh really! You just want to stay on his daddy's good side so he can pay you more for giving his talentless brat private lessons."
"I AM NOT A BRAT!" Taka suddenly screamed and stomped on Idate's foot and ran from the room.
Sai gaped in shock, really not expecting that out burst at all from the small boy and quickly ran after him, but the boy was the son of a demon and a human-demon, thus he lost him. Sai growled and stormed off looking for Takahiro knowing that he had less than 40 minutes to finish his lesson as well as start the next part of his plan...
-Kitsune Mountain-
Kyuubi sat on a large plush pillow a smoke pipe held in his hand as the sweet smelling smoke wafted into the air. He was waiting on his friend and enjoying smoke. As soon as he had an idea on what the parasite was, he'd speak with Sasuke.
"Why not go down to the Circle and enjoy yourself?" asked his friend.
"And since when have I ever joined the Circle?" Kyuubi asked.
"Not since your mate passed." came the solemn answer.
Kyuubi said nothing as he took a drag from the pipe and then exhaled, light purple flames fanning from his lips instead of smoke. The god was bored and lonely, but it was a fate many went through.
'I'd rather be lonely than let what happened to the Uchihas happen again... I refuse to see Naruto hurt again. And I absolutely refuse to see anything happen to Takahiro...' He thought darkly taking another drag and blowing out black flames, shocking his friend.
"I am hurrying as fast as I can but this curse is a strong one... This should do it." He said and then turned to Kyuubi who sat up straight, holding the pipe in his hand.
"Well?"
"It's as you said, it's a Parasite... Soul Eaters."
"Shit..." Kyuubi paled dramatically, that thing had been in his body, it could still kill him!
"Hold it, don't get your tails tied up in a bunch just yet. It's a Soul Eater, but what ever caged it, purged it completely from your body."
"... My mate's remains?"
"As powerful as she was in life, I doubt she could do that... It seems there somethings still left in the dark about the Namikaze Clan..." He said. "Now then. The curse is very complex, unfortunately we can't break it with out it killing either us or the person the curse was placed upon and if it's a child, it's even worse."
"What do you mean?"
"If it was placed on an adult, then there's nothing to worry about since an adult's soul is a lot stronger than a child's. If the parasite tried to take the adult's soul, it'd have to fight a very long time since the soul has adjusted and adapted to the world and the temptations of it." He explained. " But if it was placed on a child, they'd give in a lot quicker since they aren't as guarded. They don't see the evil of the world therefore making it easier for soul eaters to attach to their souls and steal them... this is only one out of a whole hive."
"A hive?"
"Yes... an average hive has over three thousand soul eaters. If the soul wavers even slightly, they will attack it and that's a fate worse than death. Having a hive of soul eaters rip your soul to pieces is like swallowing a whole vat of sulfuric acid."
"What!"
"... What is going on?"
"I got that bastard in me when I tried to break a curse placed on a soul that use to belong to an adult before it was reincarnated into a small child! And at any given moment those things can hatch and kill him!"
"It was placed on an adult and now it's in a child? That's odd... whoever placed the curse must've done it as a fail safe... Almost like the Namikaze's had Umino-san, a former thief protecting the most valuable member of their bloodline back then, well him and the other Uchihas."
"What's it suppose to do?"
"Well if the person who placed the curse is still alive they could remotely activate the parasites to steal the soul, but not kill the host. But if they are dead then the curse remains dormant until the second rebirth cycle of the soul that had been cursed in the first place. After the second rebirth, it becomes void and kills itself without harming the host."
"So you're saying that since the curse is still there that this is the first rebirth of this particular soul?"
"Yes."
Kyuubi cursed and began pacing, telling all this to Sasuke was going to be hell.
"I need you to do me one more thing..."
"What's that?"
"I need you to find someone for me..." Kyuubi said suddenly smiling like a madman.
His friend smirked, his eyes closing as he stood up and nodded...
-Back at the School-
Naruto sighed as he pulled into the school parking lot. He had a rough morning, Shikamaru was called away on an emergency, his wife went into labor and he needed to be there with her so he got stuck with his other editor, Suigetsu. The man was just insane, plain and simple. He got out of the car and hurried up to the school shivering in the chilly late autumn air.
He walked to the Audition hall and opened the door, he was shocked when he saw no one was inside. He blinked a few times seeing Taka's things were still sitting neatly on the stage with the music folders Sai always carried around. He went over to them and frowned. He lightly touched the folder and pulled his hand back like he had been burned. He could feel great emotion from it, but it was like something was jamming it.
'What's going on?'
He touched the stage and could feel different things but he felt something familiar, frustration and sadness. He jumped when a hand landed on his shoulder and he spun around and gasped seeing Sai standing there.
"Sai-sensei, you startled me..."
"Gomen, Uzumaki-san."
"Please don't be so formal. I don't like feeling old."
"Uhh.. hai, Naruto-sensei." He said and Naruto let it slide. "Forgive me, but I can't find Takahiro-kun. Mr. Morino said something that upset him and he ran off... I looked all over and can't seem to find him."
"What!" Naruto asked looking like he would cry at a given second.
Sai pulled him to his chest and shivered in delight as he took a shaky breath of Naruto's sweet scent. Ohh how easy it would be to take him right now. He was about to follow through with his plan when the doors burst open and Takahiro ran in with an angry Idate behind him. Naruto pulled away from Sai, wiping his tears away as Sai fixed his suit.
"Mommy!" Taka screamed and ran into his mother's arms and Naruto held him close, fussing over him before he turned and glared at Idate.
"What do you think you are doing to my son!"
"I was trying to bring him back to the lounge when the little brat stomped on my foot!" Idate hissed, the pain in his foot still there.
Naruto bristled and Takahiro let out a very Sasuke like snarl, but blinked when his mommy walked over to Idate and with two well placed kicks, Idate was holding his shins as Sai bit back a snicker.
"Next time you come near my son, I will not be so kind. I will be speaking with Ms. Saga first thing tomorrow morning. Pray you can still hold your job after I am through..."
Naruto then grabbed Taka's things and left without another glance back. Sai was a bit disappointed, but figured that it was best to stay away from the enraged mother. Even if he was human, he could be very vicious while defending his young and Sai was no fool. It would also be best if he kept underneath Naruto's radar for as long as possible. He really did not want to deal with a fully enraged Sasuke. At least, not right now. The time for that would come.
'Time for phase two...'
-TO Kyuubi-
Kyuubi waited patiently for Sasuke to arrive home. He knew the Uchiha would be tense from his long day at the studio and would DEFINITELY not want to receive bad news about Takahiro as soon as he got home. So, he sat silently on the couch, playing with the massage feature and deciding when would be the perfect moment to strike the Uchiha with the news.
' I could always get him when he's in the shower. He likes to shower when he gets home from a long day because it relaxes him. And since he will be so relaxed he won't react too heatedly towards me when I deliver the news." Kyuubi thought. He purred with contentment until a realization dawned on him. " He'd punch me in the face again...Like last time when I tried to play out that psycho scene. I mean there was no reason to punch me, the knife wouldn't have hurt him too bad. He's a demon, after all."
" Perhaps I should just ambush him randomly through out the day. Like when he's about to get dinner...No wait, knowing him he won't want Naruto to know about Takahiro, and Takahiro would be right there...And he'd probably cry. And then I'd get in trouble because Hitomi and Aki would walk in as soon as they smelled his tears. Then they would probably hit me, until I apologized thirty times."
Kyuubi grumbled a little to himself and slunk deeper into the touches of the massage chair. He purred, to him it was better than having rough sex with a submissive uke. He jumped a little hearing steps outside. He walked up to the window and saw Sasuke walking up to the front door. Kyuubi ran to the door, slipping a little on the rug in front of the door, just in time for Sasuke to open the door. He smacked Kyuubi in the face, making him fall backwards. The Uchiha looked down and gasped a little, helping Kyuubi to his feet. He moved very close to Sasuke, eyes completely open.
" Hey Sasuke." Kyuubi said, still looking crazily at the Uchiha. Sasuke blinked a few times, raising his eyebrow. He slowly maneuvered around the fox, making it into the house. Kyuubi followed closely behind.
" Uhh...Kyuubi?" Sasuke said as Kyuubi attempted to follow him upstairs. The fox still stared at him and the Uchiha wasted no time in running upstairs and slamming his bedroom door, locking it quickly. He sighed with relief. Kyuubi was acting very strange with meant one of two things, either he was going to do one of his favorite movies killings and have Sasuke star as the victim, or there was something dangerously important that he needed to tell someone. He was hoping it was the latter. Every time he was starring as the victim, he actually got hurt. And Kyuubi would just brush it off with a scoff saying that he was a demon. To Sasuke, that didn't matter since it still hurt.
Sasuke was about to head into the bathroom when he was slammed down onto his bed. He was face down and whoever had attacked him was in for a nasty surprise. His wings were itching to be released and slam into the attacker but then there were gentle, very soothing, hand pressing against all of his tense muscles. He sighed, letting out a purr of contentment. Until those hands started to go lower, brushing over his ass. He squeaked, turning himself around to be face to face with the man on his back.
Sasuke wasn't surprised to see Kyuubi.
He looked over at the window to see it open. He gave the fox a skeptical look which made him smile broadly. Kyuubi continued to rub Sasuke's shoulders. The Uchiha wanted to see how far Kyuubi was willing to go before he showed his true intentions. He'd probably try to sexual things to him again though. And the Uchiha was right, the fox cupped his crotch, earning a well deserved kick to the head.
" What is it you want Kyuubi? Usually when you try to sex me up, its because you've done something really stupid and don't want me to be mad or there's bad news or you want me to play along when you try to murder me and post it on the internet that I've died and at my 'funeral' scare everyone by popping out of my grave."
" Hey! That was a good idea." Kyuubi said with a slight pout. " Plus it would have been hilarious." Sasuke gave him the ' Just-get-to-your-point' look and Kyuubi took a breath. " There's something important I need to tell you about Takahiro."
Sasuke sat up and looked Kyuubi dead in the eye. " What is it?"
" Okay, don't freak out but...Takahiro's soul might be torn apart or stolen..."
" WHAT?" Sasuke said, anger instantly taking over his features. He turned full demon and roared loudly, making Kyuubi fall off the bed. " You better not be playing with me, Kyuubi. I will not take lies about my son lightly."
" I'm not lying." Kyuubi said picking himself up off the floor. " I talked to a very reliable source about this. It was a Soul Eater. They cursed Itachi with it before he died, so when he would be reincarnated he would still have the curse until his second rebirth. Takahiro's his first rebirth which means he'll be very vulnerable to the Eaters. If his soul wavers in the slightest bit, they will completely consume him, leaving nothing more than an empty shell. I think Orochimaru did this for a certain purpose, to steal Itachi's soul in case he came back to kill him. But since he's dead I have no idea what to think."
Sasuke sat in silence. He pulled his knees to his chest, resting his face on them. Kyuubi sniffed the air gently, he didn't smell tears but he knew the Uchiha wanted to cry. His wings wrapped around his shoulders as a means of comfort. " What can we do?"
" I'm looking into it some more, but so far, there's nothing we can do." That made the Uchiha flinch.
" Gods, what should we do? I can't tell Naruto about this!" He said, his body shaking a little as he thought more and more about his son's life.
" You need to tell him...Naruto is strong, it will hurt him but he will be able to get through this. We just have to be careful about what we expose Taka-chan too. He's so impressionable."
Sasuke nodded.
-Later that night-
Sasuke walked up to a very frustrated looking blond. The Uchiha gulped a little and placed his hand on his mate's shoulder. He turned around, anger glinting dangerously in his eyes. Since the blond had gotten home, he hadn't let Takahiro out of his sights. Sasuke wondered if something happened but didn't want to have Taka embarrassed if something did. He pulled his son out of his mate's arms, pushing him along and telling him to play with his cousins. The little Uchiha nodded thankfully to his father before running outside.
" Naruto, babe, we need to talk."
" We certainly do! Do you know what happened today?" The blond said, completely cutting off the Uchiha. Sasuke sighed, it would be awhile before his mate's rage would subside. " Idate, that sneaky bastard, was being a horrible dick to our baby! Apparently he said something rude to him, making him run away. I was so worried about him and Idate came walking in with Takahiro like nothing happened! He lost our child on purpose I tell you! And so, I kicked him in the shin and stormed out."
Sasuke purred a little hearing that his mate was a bit feisty. He liked it when Naruto was being feisty, but now was not the time for that. Not at all. " Naruto." He said, grabbing the blond's hand. " I'm sorry you had to experience that today, but I have more bad news about Taka-chan."
" W-what is it?"
" His soul...It might be torn apart by Soul Eaters. According to Kyuubi, there's an entire hive living within him and they're waiting for one tiny slip so they can invade him fully and tear his soul apart."
There wasn't a moment's hesitations before Naruto's eyes flooded with tears. He buried his face into Sasuke's chest and the demon, tried to console him by petting his hair and whispering that it would be alright. Naruto pushed Sasuke away then, standing up angrily. The demon, snarled a little.
" Alright? THINGS AREN'T GOING TO BE ALRIGHT! THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS!" Naruto yelled in Sasuke's face. The Uchiha growled lowly in his throat as a warning to his mate.
" We don't know that. Kyuubi is doing more research, don't give up on him so easily." Sasuke said. The blond's eyes were still flowing with tears as he shook his head at Sasuke.
" NO! THIS IS ALL OUR FAULT! ALL OUR FUCKING FAULT." Sasuke was slightly taken aback by that. He rarely ever heard his mate swear. They had been married for five years and he'd only heard him swear during childbirth and now. " WE FUCKING DID THIS TO HIM AND HE'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER!"
" STOP FIGHTING!" Both of them turned to see Takahiro standing behind them. He had tears in his eyes and his fists were clenched at his sides. " Stop it...There's no point in fighting." That's when he ran up to his room. Sasuke gasped and ran after his son. When he reached the door he knocked. " No."
" Taka-chan let me in." He said. If his son continued to be stubborn he was going to use some of his magic and will the door open, but that's when he heard the lock click. He grabbed the knob and walked in. Takahiro was sitting on his bed, face buried in one of his pillows. Sasuke walked up to him, purring a little in his chest. He got behind him on the bed and started to stroke the boy's hair, earning a purr in response. " Listen Taka-chan, we're sorry for fighting in front of you. Mommy and Daddy have just had a rough day, that's all. I'm so sorry for making you feel sad."
" Forgive me, Daddy." Sasuke instantly pictured Itachi in his mind when he said that. Itachi always asked Sasuke for his forgiveness when he would blow him off to do something else or be with the blond man he was courting at the time. Takahiro turned around and buried his face into Sasuke's shirt. " I didn't mean to run off like that and make you worry."
" Don't ask me to forgive you, my son. I should be asking you to forgive me...Itachi..." Sasuke whispered in a shaky voice. This time, Sasuke couldn't hold back the tears that were stinging his eyes. He let one, solitary one fall down his cheek as he snuggled Taka into his chest.
-THE NEXT DAY!-
Takahiro sighed as he tried to play a little something on the piano. But he couldn't. His heart just wasn't into it. Sai walked up, placing his hand on the small Uchiha's shoulder. Taka wiped his eyes a little before turning around, with a large smile on his face. Sai was no fool, he knew that some had happened.
" Come with me for a moment, Takahiro-kun." He nodded and scooted off the piano stool. Sai opened the door for him and the entire class was a buzz with wonder. Many of them thought he was getting in trouble, others thought that they had a secret relationship and were meeting. Some of the girls giggled among themselves.
" What do ya want to talk about Mr. Sai?" He asked, tilting his head to the side, cutely. Sai smiled simpathetically and brushed a stray hair out of the small boy's face.
" You seem distracted today, did something happen yesterday when you got home?" He asked, putting his hand on Taka's shoulder reassuringly. He couldn't put his finger on it, but Takahiro felt something demonic. At that moment, Idate came walking down the hall. He sneered at the small child, making him stick out his tongue and then give him one of the signature Uchiha glares. Idate was moderately shocked and didn't look back at the child. Sai smirked a little.
" Well...Mommy and Daddy just got into a fight and it made me sad." He said with the most adorably sad expression. Sai knelt down, looking into Takahiro's sparkly blue eyes.
" Believe me when I say that you can trust me, Takahiro-kun. I know it seems pretty lame to talk to your teachers, but I'm here for you if you ever need to talk." Taka-chan nodded a smile coming to his face.
" Thank you, Mr. Sai." The small boy was pulled into a hug and he sighed with contentment as he hair was petted gently.
" Oh, its my pleasure."
DUN DUN DUN! That's not good! And nooo! POOR TAKA-CHAN! He might die, or worse, have his soul stolen!
Naruto: How is having your soul stolen worse than dying?
Rye and I: Oh, you'll see.
Naruto: Foreshadowing?
Rye: Quite. Oh and who can guess who Kyuubi is asking his friend to find? Oh and who is that mysterious friend anyways?
Me: OH! I KNOW!
Rye: -hits me over the head- Baka, I know you know. Come and guess, winners will get...recognized for being smart?
Me: Yeah that's good enough, I can't be righting good job fics all day. I already got me one of those.
Rye: I see...Well until next time, THIS WAS YOUR MASTER
Me: AND THIS WAS HITOKO-SAMA
