I don't own HP or Naruto. I'm just borrowing characters and scenes for my own amusement.
Oh! I keep forgetting to ask… but I have a few small polls in my forum that I NEED to be taken… I can't write the second part of this story without it. I don't usually ask for advise, but in this case, the story line can go either way, and I really like both directions equally.
Caliko
Phoenix Flight - Chapter 6
By Caliko
Dumbledore walked into the manor and smiled. How could he not? The three shinobi that were not included on tonight's outing were glued to their chairs, eyes wide and nervous. Naruto was giggling, and Kyuubi… well, he was being a kitsune.
The demon was staring at Kakashi, hearts in his eyes, and drool flowing out of his mouth. He didn't bother looking at the two preteens that were next to him. No. He was perfectly content to blatantly stare at the copy-nin.
"Oi, Kage… is that all you think about?" Naruto drawled, flopping down into the nearest couch. "Tatty!"
The house elf popped in, carrying a selection of cakes and a plate of rare roast beef. In his other hand were a six-pack of butterbeer. "Master's guest is hungry?" He asked, placing both onto the coffee table.
Kage's nose twitched, and his gaze centered on the platter of beef. Then, looking at the butterbeers, he asked, "Anything stronger?"
Tatty growled, then wagged his finger. "Bad fox! Kitsune's no hold liquor! Tatty's papa told Tatty, 'Don't feed foxes fire whiskey! Theyz lose control of fire!' Youz have butterbeer or water in Masters home!"
The Prince narrowed his eyes, then moved as if to pounce. Immediately, Tatty smirked, snapped his fingers, and Kage was dressed in a collar and leash. "Youz never try to hurt elf in elf's house!"
The leash pulled taut, and Naruto grinned as the Fox landed on his back on the floor. "Stupid fox! Elf's just as magical as foxes! Elf's protect elf's Master and the' self's!"
Dumbledore hid his ever growing grin, then said, "Naruto, my child. If Tatty has everything in control, I will be leaving. Remember - the Hogwarts Express leaves London on Monday. I will have someone come by to bring you and Kakashi-san to the station Monday morning. Oh, and Kage-sama. Naruto never found his familiar in Diagon Alley. If you are capable of becoming a small fox, I'm sure that none of the humans will guess that you are actually a demon."
Kage hummed, then smirked. "Kakashi will be coming, you say?"
"Yes. Of course, my good friend, Sirius Black will be there, as well. Very handsome man, if you like the dark playboy type."
"You may expect me, Dumbledore-san." Kage grinned lecherously. "I'll even behave in front of the children."
"Professor Black likes pranks, Fox." Naruto smirked. He was beginning to get a very twisted idea for ninja payback. If, that is, Kakashi-sensei allowed them to do it.
"Then, definitely a man after my own heart." His
smirk grew wider, before he glanced at the copy-nin. "Until then,
Kakashi-kun… would you like to play a little with me? I promise I
won't get too rough."
The silver-haired jounin blushed, then
hustled out of the room. He wasn't used to being the prey when Anko
wasn't around.
The next morning, Naruto woke up feeling strange. He wasn't hurting, or anything like that - he just felt weird. For one thing, he felt calm. The usual antsy-ness that came from constantly feeling Kage's chakra under his skin was missing. He also felt very vulnerable. The young nin could only guess that it was the after effects of the exorcism.
"I just have to get used to it, I guess." He muttered aloud, walking to his bathroom.
Unfortunately, while he was feeling so strange, and worried about being weak, there were a few things that he hadn't noticed. For one, Naruto was a good six inches taller than he was when he fell asleep. The other things were impossible to notice unless he looked in a mirror, and that wouldn't happen until his eyes were clear of the sleep grit that glued them together.
Ten minutes later, a more awake shinobi screamed, and pulled his soaked head out from under the water. Blankly, he stared at the long, silvery-blond hair that lay entwined in his soapy fingers. "What the fuck?"
There really was no logical thing to say at that point. He had gone to bed with sunny blond, short spiky hair, and woke up with silver-blond hair that reached his thighs. Even with his knowledge that magic existed, he didn't see that happening every day.
Hurriedly, Naruto rinsed off the suds, cursing as his fingers tangled deeper in his new mop, moaning with pain as they wouldn't come loose from the squeaky clean strands. "This is getting old, fast."
Then, once sure that the majority of the shampoo was gone, he turned the taps off and climbed out of the shower. Going to the mirror, he ignored the cheeky grin of his magical reflection, and shrieked once more.
Downstairs, a house-elf rolled his eyes, then glanced at the portrait of the late mistress. "Master's inh'tance." He explained, smirking with the old broad, without mentioning why he would know what was going on at that moment.
"Dumbledore hadn't warned him?" Her painted eyes twinkled much like her godfather's. "Granted, there was a chance that it would pass over him, as it did to me, but there have been more veela in the clan than not. He should have said something."
"No fun, warning, Mistress." He bowed, then popped into the kitchen to begin breakfast.
Upstairs, three ninja's and a fox demon burst into Naruto's room, and headed straight to the open bathroom door.
"Naruto!" Kakashi called, stopping short when he saw his transformed student.
It was still obviously Naruto, even with the changes. For one, Kakashi remembered well what his Sensei looked like, and now the boy was even more of a clone than he had been before. Granted, his hair was a completely different shade of blond, and his eyes had some strange, silvery wisps floating around the blue, but build and bone structure and facial features were Minato all over again.
"What happened to me?" Naruto gasped, his hands gingerly touching his cheeks. "I expected the whiskers to be gone - Kage warned me about that. But… That was the ONLY change I thought would happen!"
All three of his team mates couldn't seem to take their eyes off of him, while the fox just fell to the floor. "Vee.. Vee… Oh, Inari, this is good! He's Veela!" Kage snorted, his chuckles quickly growing into full out howls. "Kakashi, you're going to have to keep an eye on his virtue!"
Everyone just gave the fox a look of 'huh?' Shaking it off, Kakashi shooed everyone out of the room. "Naruto, I'll grab something for you to wear. I just don't think your jumpsuits will fit. Damn, we're going to have to go back to the alley, now." Kakashi really didn't want to remember his impromptu streaking, and going back to the scene of the crime would make him relive it.
"Than.. Thanks, sensei." The boy stuttered, realizing that he was naked. His skin immediately began to turn a dark red, more so when he noticed that Sakura and Sasuke were avidly staring at him. Naruto shuddered a bit when drool slipped out of Sakura's mouth. "EEEP!" Hurriedly, he wrapped himself in the first thing he could find, thankful that the shower curtain covered everything.
Kakashi glanced backwards, and growled, before knocking their heads together. "What, exactly, is a veela, Kage?" He asked, shooing everyone out of the bathroom.
Kage followed, and sat on Naruto's bed. "Wait for Naru-chan to come out." He said, suddenly serious. Yeah, he liked sexy people, even more so when they played with him. But even the Kitsune knew what type of trouble this could cause the boy. He didn't even want to think about what would happen when they went back to Konoha.
Kakashi nodded, then left, coming back a few minutes later with a pair of pants and a shirt. "He's going to need new shoes, as well, I think."
"A whole new wardrobe."Sakura agreed, sitting down in the chair next to the fireplace. "Do you think we should floo the Headmaster?"
Kakashi shook his head. "I have to Konoha today to drop off my report on your progress. Since Fawkes is my only way there and back, I'll talk to him once I get to Hogwarts." He knocked on the door, then gave the clothes to the pale hand that reached out.
A few minutes later, Naruto came out of the bathroom, barefoot with his hairbrush literally stuck in his hair. Sakura sighed, then pointed to the ottoman in front of her. She regretted it almost right away, as it looked as if the brush would have to be cut from his hair.
Kage growled when she mentioned it, then snapped his fingers. Instantly, Naruto's hair was dry, brushed, and braided down his back. "You don't cut a Veela's hair." He muttered, angrily. "Much of their power is stored in their hair, much like a kitsune's magic is in their tails. Don't even think of taking scissors to his head."
Kakashi stored that information for later, then asked, "Now that he's here, what is a veela?"
The fox thought for a moment, then settled on his wording. "You know how a Kitsune is a fire spirit? And the house-elf's are basically the spirits of home and hearth? Veela are.. Um.."
The shinobi pointedly gazed at him, silently telling the prince to spit it out.
"Alright! Damn.. They are the embodiment of sexual
desire. They are not dark, that's an incubus. They don't
physically harm anyone unless severely angered, usually by attacking
their mates or children. At that point, the females turn into a
really ugly bird, and Inari help the people they are mad at." Kage
shuddered. "It's not a pretty site. Anyway, Veela have a tendency
to sexually excite anyone that is close to them and not related by
blood. They can enthrall an entire room of people into doing what
they want, with just a simple smile, or encouraging nod. The less
experienced can't turn it on or off - it just manifests randomly.
Thankfully, they boy is young, and hasn't really hit puberty yet.
It's close, but not quite there. He shouldn't inspire anyone to
rape him for a good year or so yet."
"Rape?" Sasuke
narrowed his eyes. "Are you telling me that he'll be in danger of
being raped whenever he leaves the house?"
Sakura looked just as pissed as Sasuke, and Kakashi looked as if he would cheerfully murder anyone that tried.
"Yes," Kage said, "If we don't take precautions, he'll be a danger to himself. Thankfully, I believe my father has something in his possession that should help. If Naruto could call Tatty, I can send him to my father with a message to request his help. Although…" He glanced at the blond, "Naru-chan should be prepared to pay for the help."
"In what way?" Kakashi asked, unwilling to even try if it might hurt the boy.
"Nothing dangerous or damaging. Dad might ask for returned favor, or he might request a betrothal with one of my younger sisters. However, he will not ask anything that will be a hardship to pay. The old man doesn't like creating enemies that might make good allies later."
"Alright, then. I agree. Go ahead and write your letter, Kage, and I'll have Tatty take it to your Tousan."
His Godfather looked as if he were going to argue, then realized that the price had to be better than the alternative. Nodding, the four left to get dressed themselves.
After breakfast, Kakashi flooed to the Headmaster's office, and Tatty left to bring Kage's letter to the king. The three kids settled into their routines, and another day slowly passed.
It was in the middle of dinner, that Fawkes flamed Kakashi directly into the dining room. The Jounin was pale, and his hands were shaking. Slowly, he took a seat, breathing out noisily in a choked, almost sob-like sound.
"Sensei? What's wrong?" Sakura asked, as team seven got up to surround their teacher. In the background, the phoenix began to warble soothingly.
"Konoha was invaded." He replied. "The Children of the Kazekage killed, the Suna-nin's imprisoned, and the Hokage is dead." Kakashi was in no fit state of mind to watch his wording. "The Oto-nin's where in an alliance with Suna to destroy Konoha. Orochimaru, the Snake Sannin, is the Otokage. He escaped. The Council has learned that he was after Sasuke, and has ordered me to keep the three of you here until further notice. We won't be going back next summer unless we are summoned."
Without a further word, he left the room, leaving the rest of team seven in confused silence.
