Kenthos: Yo! We're back with more Love Sick!

Minato: No special announcements this time around so just sit back and enjoy the chapter.

Kenthos: Do the disclaimer Minato.

Minato:I am I am, geez……Kenthos does not own me or Naruto, we respectively belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

The next morning-if one could call it that since this place had no sense of time whatsoever- Naruto awoke to absolute silence, the cackling and popping of the flames against the rusty red brick were the only sounds that accompanied the tempo of his own breathing as his lungs captured and released oxygen in the air. His unruly corn colored hair was ruffled as he turned his head from side to side to look around the room, Kyuubi no where in sight.

"Hey Kyuubi are you there? Hello?"

A frown formed on his lips as his forehead wrinkled in irritation, the blond remembering the events of the night before as they played out in his mind. He could understand Kyuubi's initial reaction but did the demon really have to go as far as to ignore him now? And if there was one thing Uzumaki Naruto hated more than anything it was being ignored…especially if it was by someone he considered a friend. That hurt more than anything.

"Kyuubi it was just an accident! You don't have to go as far as acting like a prick you know!"

Growling, Naruto got up and stomped over to the fox's bedroom door before pounding on it with his fist, fully prepared to give the man a piece of his mind, only for the wooden entrance to open at his angered touch. Huh? The blonde's anger was temporarily forgotten as curiosity took hold of him. He poked his head in, only to find the room to be vacant of it's usually occupier.

"Kyuubi?"

After a few minutes of silence and making sure no one was inside Naruto stealthily slipped into the room before closing the door quietly behind him, the blond slightly giddy at the opportunity to snoop around. However the fox's absence had him pausing, if Kyuubi wasn't here….where was he? Naruto sighed as he felt a déjà vu coming on as he remembered the last time he wondered where the elder was. Oh well…he couldn't exactly leave so he was probably in the main chamber of the seal.

Then again….wouldn't snooping in Kyuubi's private chambers deepen the rift between them, making the fox angrier than he already was? Naruto shrugged off his wariness, what the fox don't know, won't hurt him. Or rather…what he didn't know wouldn't hurt Naruto. The blond shivered as the mental image of an angered Kyuubi entered his mind….oh yeah…Kyuubi definitely couldn't find out he was in here without his permission. Believe it.

The anbu glanced around the room to take in his surroundings, books, blankets, bed, fireplace, and pictures were briefly reflected in cerulean shaded eyes as they flickered over them. Naruto curiously inspected the portraits again, going to one at a time to appreciate the craftsmanship. While he himself knew nothing of art, even he could appreciate the individual brush strokes as they streaked across the canvas, parchment, or whatever material it was painted on.

One painting in particular caught his interest almost immediately after his eyes scanned over it, the canvas depicting a scene between two lovers as it hung above Kyuubi's bed. Drawn to it, Naruto hesitantly crawled onto the bed before getting on his knees so he could get a closer look. The man in the picture had flowing red hair and startling gold eyes that gleamed brighter than the mineral itself as they gazed heatedly into the woman's ocean blue ones, the color standing out prettily against her paste colored skin that seemed to be smoother than silk.

The mystery woman's ruby lips were stretched in a gentle smile, dimples gracing her cheeks in a cute fashion. Naruto recognized the man to be a younger version of Kyuubi and he guessed the woman was his mate. Was that the word demons used? Yeah, the blond was sure that's what the woman would be to the red haired male. Kyuubi had his arms draped around her slim waist, his clawed fingers intertwined to make a strong hold while she willingly stood in his embrace, one of her dainty hands cupping his whisker marred cheek as her fingers ran over the roughened skin.

Kyuubi's painted double wore samurai garb with silver chain mail armor, the clothes underneath were black as coal to hide any blood that fell on the fabric. A fox head was etched on the chest plate over his heart. His mate wore a beautiful crimson kimono with a cherry tree, its branches stretching across her body while small pink petals swirled around it. It hugged her curves while still showing modesty, the sleeves long enough to hide her hands. The picture itself was a close up of the two, showing them from the waist up, the background the night sky with millions of stars twinkling in the darkened horizon.

The probably dead by now artist had painted it so it looked like the wind was playing with their silky-smooth tresses, black and red strands flying around them in a poetic manner. The two lovers appeared not to mind, neither noticing anything other than each others existence. Naruto's hand slowly went up so his fingers could touch the masterpiece, his index finger running down Kyuubi's cheek. He….he envied them. The trouble was he didn't know who he was more jealous of, the girl or the demon. They both had found someone, even if for a little while, to love. Naruto could see now why Kyuubi had been so offended earlier, he had never gotten over her, the demon had mourned his loss in silence for so long….

A soft forlorn smile twisted at his plump pink lips, his unforgettable pure blue eyes lowered in understanding before they gazed back up at the well kept painting. Before he knew it words formed on his lips and were released into the air, the blond speaking to the picture in hopes that maybe...by some miracle the occupants in the picture could hear him.

"You're both really lucky you know…." He licked his by now bone dry chapped lips before continuing, his eyes focused on the woman first.

"I don't know who you are….or what your name is but….I can see that Kyuubi cared…still cares for you deeply….I know he really misses you…more than he'd probably admit…Hell I didn't even have a clue he had a mate before now."

Naruto chuckled humorlessly at that last sentence.

"But I do know…..that you loved him just as much if not more than he loves you…..you were and still are a very lucky woman…He trusted you with everything….but he doesn't trust me with even basic facts about himself….whatever I know about him I had to find out on my own…."

A sad sigh echoed through the room before his gaze shifted to Kyuubi's pastel counterpart, a sad grin shaping his mouth.

"Kyuu….I just wish that we could be closer…and that you'd accept my apology….even though it was an accident…" he muttered that last part before continuing.

"You always talk about how I bite off more than I can chew….how I try to save everybody and not doing enough for myself….how I try to take on the world and all that jazz but….you're a hypocrite. You never let anyone in and you never open up even when people are willing to listen….you're stubborn and I guess that's one of the few traits we have in common….."

Naruto grunted as he moved to sitting on the bed, his legs painfully stiff and asleep from kneeling on the mattress for so long, his knee caps popping as they were freed from the uncomfortable position. The blond settled himself in the traditional Indian style sitting pose, his but flat on the bed while his legs were crossed like a pretzel in front of him.

"Then again I can't blame you for being the way you are…..I bet during all the years you lived, I'm sure a lot of humans have misjudged you….and because they misjudged you they treated you with fear and anger…….they never gave you a chance to prove you are who you are…and not what they think you are…."

Bitter tears watered his blue eyes before he hurriedly wiped them away with the heel of his hand, damn it all he didn't have to get all emotional about it, it just wasn't him. But thinking about what the demon might've been through in his life reminded him of how much he had to put up with on a daily basis. While outwardly he acted perfectly fine and brushed things off, the hatred of his village and his problems with team seven did in fact bother him on the inside. However showing them that their words affected him would basically be telling them they won and that they were succeeding in hurting him. And his pride as both a shinobi and a man wouldn't let him do it.

Naruto should really hate Kyuubi; especially since his mere presence had fucked up his life so much and robbed him of simple things everyone took for granted, family….friends…acceptance…love….and material things that were needed to survive like a non leaky roof over his head, an education, food, clothing….utilities. The last one had proved difficult to acquire considering the old man had to practically threaten his landlord at the time with executionjust to get the necessities. While kids saved up for candy and toys he had been busy saving up just to buy food, and most of the time they overpriced him and tampered with the food he got. And people wondered why he only got ramen.

Watery cerulean blue eyes glared up at the painting, his teeth grinding painfully as his jaw locked. Anger and bitterness burned brightly in his heart as he looked at the depiction of the person that was for the most part responsible for all of his woes. But for some reason….Naruto could never find it in his heart to hate Kyuubi. He was fully aware that Madara Uchiha forced him attack the village….but that didn't stop the anger he felt sometimes toward the fox. Tears fell from his face and landed on the sheets, creating little blots of darkened shades of the fabric's color to polka dot it as the words flowed out of his mouth, his voice filled with years of anguish and hardened resentment.

"Damn you Kyuubi……EVEN WHEN I FUCKING NEED YOU, YOU'RE NOT AROUND!"

Naruto angrily threw himself face first into the bed, his head buried in silky smooth pillows while his hands fisted the comforter and sheets, and tearing them some as his nails grew with his irritation. His previously folded legs were untangled and were now in a kneeling position as the rest of his body hunched over and curled up, the blond leaning heavily on his forearms. Naruto's form trembled as he fought to hold down the full body sobs that threatened to come, the young man giving in as he grew tired of fighting his own emotions, growing tired of pretending he was okay and everything was alright.

For the first time in years, Naruto cried. He screamed, he sobbed, he cursed everything and everyone around him to the deepest fiery circle of hell, and he apologized for his faults and begged for forgiveness that he had no reason to ask for, considering he had done nothing wrong.

Salted water clouded his vision as he let everything out, the blond too distressed to notice a chakra signature outside of the door, not noticing the demon listening intently to his words through the door.

"I'm…….I'm so sorry Sakura….I couldn't bring him back……Old man….I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to save you……I'm sorry for not being good enough…."

Similar apologies came and went, Naruto's voice was shaky and weak as he continued to cry, the anbu experiencing painful flashbacks of the things he wished he could've prevented, or could've changed.

If one were to look at the door they would've noticed that it had silently been cracked open, the door barely an inch from the frame as a lone bronze colored eye peered through the opening. It was crinkled in what could be described as pity as it watched the blond, only to widen in shock at Naruto's next words as the human managed to choke them out through his sadness.

"I'm really sorry miss…..I don't know if you're alive or not….or if you're sealed like Kyuubi is….but I'm sorry for keeping him here…Hell for all I know you might be sitting at home in your den or wherever you foxes and demons live just waiting for him to come home…….so…I apologize for having Kyuubi sealed in me….even though it spared so many lives from death….Konoha doesn't seem to care about that…..all they see is Kyuubi when they look at me…..but don't worry I don't look a thing like him and I'm probably more attractive anyways…"

Naruto chuckled dryly at his sad attempt at humor as he gazed at the picture of the couple with sorrow before switching his gaze to the painted demon's visage. He was slightly calmer now but still on the depressed side.

"And Kyuu…I'm sorry for what happened yesterday...at least what I think was yesterday how the hell you tell time in here is beyond me.....but anyway…I didn't know you'd react that strongly….and it was an accident! I didn't mean to kiss you baka! Then again….I can't complain too much…"

Absentmindedly he placed a finger on his lips as he remembered Kyuubi's mouth pressed against his own, blue eyes closing half way as he remembered the distinct spicy taste that teased his senses and made his tongue want to get more of that addicting flavor. Naruto blushed hotly when he realized what he was doing and what he was thinking about before smacking his whiskered cheeks with both hands to snap him out of it. Damn it he was acting like a school girl with a crush for crying out loud! He was even calling Kyuubi Kyuu!

Wiping away the ongoing tears with the heel of his right hand he laid his head back down in the pillow, the moisture wetting the cloth. His words were mumbled against the pillow but for a demon's sensitive hearing what he said was loud and clear

"I should hate you……I should blame you for all the shit I've had to deal with up until now….but for some reason I can't….I tried so hard in the beginning to hate you….thinking that you would just double cross me in the end….believing that you enjoyed watching every minute of my suffering…And even now I still don't know if we're actually friends or it's all just an act…but still…even if it is an act….I'd still say…you're my best friend…"

Sasuke had once held that position but after so many battles and so many attempts to kill him so the Uchiha could gain the Mangekyou Sharingan even someone as stubborn as Naruto had to throw in the towel at some point. Kyuubi found it rather depressing that his container would trust him, the bane of his miserable existence more than his own kind. Then again you couldn't blame the kid for his trust issues since the general populace of Konoha had made him wary of emotional ties.

After his last confession Naruto laid his head into the pillow as his despair returned ten fold, his body quivering as he cried, his heart string tugging wails muffled by the pillow his face was planted in. He didn't hear the door swing open, nor did he take notice of the soft shuffling of Kyuubi's clawed feet as he strode over to him. The blond nearly jumped out of his skin as he felt the mattress dip with Kyuubi's added weight as the demon sat down beside him. Fearful azure eyes stared at the demon in horror as he realized he had been caught by the man in his room without permission, the anbu babbling as he tried to explain the situation and apologize.

"I-I uh….Kyuubi I'm sorry! I was curious and-"

"Shh……"

Naruto's eyes widened as Kyuubi placed his index finger over his lips to silence him, the teen confused at the action as he looked questioningly into the other's bright gold colored eyes. The red head stared back into sapphire eyes, the different shades of yellow making themselves known as they swirled in his irises in a mesmerizing matter. Naruto's eye lids lowered themselves half way, the blond suddenly feeling a wave of drowsiness sweep over him.

Crying was a draining business and it didn't help Naruto stay awake as he tried to fight to stay conscious, the human wondering what on earth the demon was doing to him. Fully closing his eyes, Naruto leaned into Kyuubi's large hand as the man moved it so his palm cupped his cheek and his fingers lay across his ear and bangs. The shinobi was at the point of sleep as he heard Kyuubi talk.

"I apologize for the way I acted earlier…..forgive me kit."

"Kay…….m'sorry….for…coming in here……."

"It's all right……don't worry about it…."

Once Naruto drifted off, Kyuubi laid him down on the bed and ran his claws through his yielding yellow mane, the demon tucking him in under the warm sheets and comforter. The elder soon fell asleep against the headboard, the red head's back propped up against it while his head was leaning down, his chin resting against his chest. Kyuubi's hand lay on Naruto's head, his fingers occasionally moving from their usually still position.

Although he would never admit it to anyone, including the death god himself, Kyuubi was slightly hurt that Naruto didn't have enough trust in him and believed he would betray him so easily. It sickened and surprised him that Naruto trusted him more than anyone else, considering the circumstances.

Later when Naruto opened his eyes he found himself alone again in Kyuubi's bed, the blond sitting up and gazing around with slightly confused eyes. Had it all been a dream? No, the slightly dried tears on the pillow he was laying on said otherwise. Running a hand through his long spiky hair, a sigh left his lips as he closed his eyes. What was that earlier? He had been acting like chick high on hormones that just got dumped by her boyfriend when it was that time of the month. (No offense to women, after all I am indeed a girl so I would know that we can be very emotional at times. -Kenthos)

"Hey kit it's about time you woke up."

Upon looking up Naruto spotted Kyuubi standing in the doorway with a glass of water for him, the blond blushing as the demon tilted the rim of the cup to his lips. Naruto chugged it down with multiple gulps to satisfy his dry throat and the nagging thirst that accompanied it, his eyes closed as he enjoyed the cool sensation on his tongue as Kyuubi held the mug for him.

After he drank the last drop Naruto gave an 'ahh' of satisfaction as the demon took the cup from his mouth and made it disappear into nothingness, the blond chalking it up to a type of summoning.

"Hey uh…..kit?"

"Yeah Kyuubi?"

"I'm sorry about…you know…about earlier….."

"Hey it's okay….I already said I forgive you…."

Kyuubi smirked at him then, something that made Naruto slightly nervous. If a centuries old nine tailed fox demon were smirking at you like that you'd be worried to.

"Well kit since you're stuck here for awhile and you're well enough to move on your own…how about some training?"

Blue eyes lit up excitedly at that idea…. that is until his brain caught up with him. Wait a second….there had to be a catch to this. There is no way Kyuubi would train him for free. Naruto's eyes narrowed as he surveyed the man carefully, his suspicions only growing stronger as he watched Kyuubi's smirk widen.

"What's the catch?"

"Oh there is technically no catch at all…..just know that this will be the hardest training you'll ever experience and by the time we're done you'll wish you were never born…while you will be put through hell the results will be to your satisfaction…"

The human frowned then, knowing that none of this added up.

"But how can I train in my mind? It won't affect my physical body anyway."

"No but it'll at least give you more knowledge and whatever techniques I teach you, you can practice once you wake up. Physical energy and spiritual energy make up chakra and while physical labor and workouts strengthen physical energy, spiritual energy is strengthened by knowledge, something that you lack because of your past teachers neglecting that aspect of your education. If you balance it out, it'll help your chakra control as well. Always remember kit….there is no such thing as useless knowledge. So kit…..want to train or not?"

Naruto sat in silence for a few moments thinking it over before he smiled widely, his grin threatening to break his face in half.

"Okay! But….will you teach me some cool jutsu?"

Kyuubi watched in amusement as Naruto bounced up and down with excitement before the demon sighed some, knowing this whole affair would end up with him getting multiple headaches. Even now as an adult Naruto still acted childish and probably would continue to for as long as he lived.

"Yeah yeah…."

"YATTA!"

The red head winced as he stuck his pinky finger in his ear, the blonde's shout deafening his sensitive ear drums. Kyuubi groaned as he watched Naruto jump around the room in excitement, his mouth going about a hundred miles and hour as he asked when they would start, what they would do, what cool jutsu would he learn and so on.

Rubbing his temples to try to alleviate the oncoming headache Kyuubi couldn't help but wonder what the fuck he had gotten himself into.

Kenthos: This is the end of the chapter! I apologize for both of them being a bit out of character….

Minato: You said it….anyway Kenthos is going to rewrite chapter one of this fic because…

Kenthos: Because every time I look at it I want to throw my computer out the window! I hate how the first chapter is so I'll probably post up a rewritten version soon. I might put this on hiatus since I don't really have all that many ideas right now….but I don't know.

Minato: We apologize for any spelling or grammatical errors in this chapter. And yeah I know, Kyuubi did the eye thing like I did in MDHBFY. Big deal. Please don't review and tell us that, we already know.

Kenthos: Don't be so rude Minato! Anyway please read and review!

Both: Bye!