I own neither Naruto nor Sekirei
Things are going to start picking up pace soon; I would estimate maybe 5 chapters until we hit canon… from there it's anyone's guess (except mine of course)…
Also, I will be using the Japanese school system with information taken from the interwebs, as I come from the UK where it's different.
And 1000 gamerscored Saints Row 4. I think I have no life.
It was his first day of school, having been taught at home for the past 12 years, meaning that the start of junior high was a new chapter in Naruto Asama's life.
He had usually spent most of his time with the people around Izumo, something that Naruto wished to continue on a day to day basis. Although Matsu was more than capable of acting as a teacher to him, both Miya and Kazehana refused this option. A) They were afraid that she could wing herself upon him, even though Matsu repeatedly stated that that wasn't going to happen; B) They wanted him to socialize with others who aren't adults… or 'super powered aliens involved in a death match created by a lunatic', summarised by the new face around the inn, Homura, who was another Sekirei.
When Homura had first entered the lives of Izumo's residents, there were many things that he wasn't expecting. Finding out that Miya had had a son was more than surprising. Naruto was evil, plain and simple. He had a penchant for pranking people, and he was his favourite target. Matsu was as well, but Homura was on Naruto's side when he stated that she 'creeped the hell out of him sometimes'. The pranking wasn't really that much of a big deal, he could laugh it off afterwards, but he would get angry and annoyed at the little monster; before he could do anything to him Miya would turn up, 'That woman has a complete blind spot when it comes to that hellion.'
So there he was, Naruto's first day of Junior High, Seo and the twins at his side. Uzume and Homura had to practically hold down Kazehana from stopping her from imprisoning her Ashikabi away so he couldn't leave her, while Miya knew that if she went to see him off it would be too hard to let him go.
The quartet breached the front gates leading past the property line, stopping so that they could say their goodbyes. 'Luckily the twins are actually wearing proper clothes,' Naruto mused.
Seo looked uncaring as he spoke, as usual, "So good luck I guess, and have fun." Muttering to himself almost unheard he continued speaking, "And this better mean that I get some food tonight from that demon."
Hikari and Hibiki rolled their eyes at their proclaimed 'worthless Ashikabi' and smiled at their pseudo little brother.
"He means enjoy yourself and be careful," Hikari elbowed Seo in the gut, wishing that they weren't in public so that they could shock him.
Being the more calm one of the Sekirei duo, Hibiki pulled Naruto into a hug, which he reciprocated. Others may have been embarrassed by the open display of affection towards another person as a guy; however, Naruto had a very sheltered upbringing with all things taken into consideration.
Smiling slightly, Naruto turned around, waving farewell as he did so, and walked into the school building, following signs to his allocated room.
Although not happy in the slightest that he had to leave his home and everyone in it for several hours a day, Naruto still had a happy look on his face as he began a brand new experience for him. 'I just wish that wind-flower is here with me'.
When the bell rang to signify the start of the school day, the teacher walked into the room, shushing everyone who stared forward. The teacher was a young-ish man, maybe in his early 30's, black straight hair; a smile on his face that Naruto felt uneasy with, and yellow eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses. His voice was calm, yet there was an edge veiled just beneath the surface. "Greetings everyone, my name is Koichi Shido; I expect to be referred to as Mr. Shido and I shall be your class tutor for the year. Happy to meet all of you."
Shido nodded in thought, smiling again, "You may all sit where you are already, however, I shall point to you all in turn and I expect you to stand up, speak your full name to the class, and state your likes, dislikes and your dreams for the future. This way we can all get to know each other a little better." Standing up from his desk at the front he waved jovially at the 30 students seated at their own. "My name is Koichi Shido, I like…"
When he was done he pointed at the person sitting at the front left, then each one on the front row, repeating the system until he reached the last person at the very back to the right, who just so happened to be one Naruto Asama.
Everyone up until then had said everything they needed to, 'I like my cat,' or, 'I dislike vegetables,' or 'I wanna be a policeman when I finish school'. Naruto produced a winning smile at the class when began.
"My name is Naruto Asama. I like: my mama, my wind-flower, the rest of my family and ramen. I dislike vegetables and when I have to be away from my family. My dream for the future is to be with my loved ones forever and ever!"
The snickers were quiet to start with, but then evolved into full out laughter. Naruto didn't know what was going on; he had only spoken the truth after all…
He was clingy and highly loving, that was what was discovered by the class. He was obviously very naïve and immature and the children just ate it up, subconsciously relishing that they weren't the victim of schoolyard politics. The hierarchy was beginning to form and Naruto was the bottom rung of the ladder already.
What they didn't know, what no one knew, not even Naruto or his family, was that there was a compulsion for Naruto to express his feelings so verbally. Lost within his past.
"Now now children, we all have our own… preferences," Shido smirked darkly, unseen by all except Naruto.
The rest of the day was almost hell for Naruto; he was constantly hounded by his classmates, boys and girls who were saying things beyond that of simple teasing. It was all Naruto could do to avoid bursting into tears as those from other classes were also told of what he said, and as children of that age are, they jumped on the band wagon in order to conform to the masses.
When Naruto traipsed back through his front door, Miya took one glance of her son's face and could almost immediately see he had a problem. Seconds later, Kazehana ran down the stairs, stark naked, water cascading down her body, remnants from her shower. 'This was precisely the reason why I ignored the bond connection, if this had happened while he was away… Damn you Miya! If you hadn't of blocked me…' Almost as if she knew what she was thinking, Miya turned to her with a guilt-filled look upon her face.
It took a while and one of Miya's sweet tea's to coax the story out of Naruto; the end causing Kazehana to want to rush straight down to the school and tear everyone their a new a-
"Kazehana that won't help things," fortunately Miya's cooler head prevailed.
Kazehana let out a cute sounding whine of want, almost like a puppy trying to get its own way. The act caused Naruto to let out an almost hysterical giggle; his precious people always cheered him up no matter what.
"Hey Miya, Kazehana, everyone, guess what!?" Uzume shouted, running in through the front door. Stopping immediately at seeing Naruto being comforted, as well as the evidence left of the tear tracks caused her to freeze up, "Um, what's up?"
Although Miya didn't like it, and Kazehana had promised to keep it from going any further yet, Naruto's wind-flower placed a soft, tender kiss upon her Ashikabi's lips, pouring through as much love as possible through the bond. Uzume grinned, almost perversely, before speaking her mind, "Heh," she had just been told what had occurred, "Just imagine their jealous faces if you were to show off Kazehana here."
Immediately regretting her words when Miya shot a glare at her, the hanya mask just threatening to appear, Uzume stammered out nonsensical trivialities, blabbering about something or other.
Miya turned back to her son, her face getting red at what she was seeing, and it wasn't with embarrassment. *Ahem* she coughed into her hand, causing Kazehana to jump back, blushing adorably. 'I have to keep my eye out for these two' Miya thought to herself, 'I know it's as innocent as possible but that doesn't mean she should do it!'
That night, his dream began to change. He didn't know why, and neither did she; the aura of one of the figures began to warp, becoming almost closer. The image getting clearer, and for the first time, Naruto remembered part of his dream.
What no one knew, was that Naruto had developed a block of sorts against Sekirei, granting him almost immunity from their powers. No one except Takehito. Naruto's father spent months of hard, gruelling work, with experiment after experiment failing. Until he perfected it, granting the power of nullification to one person only. "It's too powerful an ability to use, but I trust you with this on the promise that you will protect my son," Takehito had told Seo, the one whom he entrusted the power to.
Takehito had been very very curious as to why Naruto could suppress the Sekirei's power, he kept the information to himself however as he refused to let his insane boss find out, but could come to no conclusion. He had recalled that his DNA possessed many similarities with Sekirei, even further than that of most Ashikabi, which led MBI's scientists dubbing him as 'half-Sekirei'.
However, that block temporarily disappeared when Naruto's psyche began to suffer from negative emotions. When Naruto finally let out his bottled emotions, and began weeping into his mother's arms, the temporary gap let something in.
Miles and miles away, a figure woke from a slumber that was so different from any other. Rubbing her small hands at her eyes, the figure slowly sat up. 'Who was that?'
Several months passed, and for Naruto it was almost hell on Earth. He had become the victim of severe bullying at his school, keeping the majority of what occurred from the residents at Izumo. If either his mother or his wind-flower found out half the things that happened, there may be dead bodies by the end of it.
Not too far away from the school building, a figure was hiding in an alleyway. 'There it is, this feeling. Takami said that it was from an Ashikabi and he must be in there.' The Sekirei, because that was who it was, had somehow managed to find her way off of Kamikura Island by stowing away on a cargo plane. Unknown to her, Minaka Hiroto had deliberately let the girl go after Takami told him she was reacting to someone; finding the turn of events highly interesting to say the least, the man had decided to let her attempt to find her destined one.
When Naruto left the school boundary after the final bell had rung, amidst the taunts and snickers following him, he had no clue that he was being followed.
It usually took about half an hour of walking to get to and from school each day; Naruto always had enough energy to spare. About halfway through the return journey, as he was walking past a store's back alley, he heard some rattling and crashing of bins being knocked over, as well as some muffled words. As he was only slightly curious, and the effects of the day were being forcefully being held back in preparation for when he entered his home later. Glancing to the side then back again, he performed an almost comical double take; there was a girl on the floor, looking up into the sky, and at him.
The girl blushed heavily, scrambling up to her feet, "Ah, I wasn't following you I promise!" she almost screamed.
"Wha-?" Naruto said eloquently.
"Uh, I-I-I-I-I'm sorry!"
Naruto just stared dumbfounded at this girl. She had short, spiky smoky-grey hair and was shorter than him, which was saying something because he was already quite short. She was wearing what appeared to be some sort of kimono that was left open, with a shirt and shorts visible underneath. He would probably have put her at maybe 9 or 10, and her aura seemed familiar to him… "Are you a Sekirei?"
"Yes! Wait, how do you know about Sekirei?" she asked.
"Because I'm already an Ashikabi," he responded as if it was a completely natural.
If the girl were more mature, she could have likened the feelings she was gaining to sexual arousal, however, her form was not quite there yet and so the feeling was only miniscule compared to the actual thing. "Well," she panted; he mind was getting foggy, "I…"
The girl collapsed to the floor, Naruto running to her quickly, just reaching her before her head smacked against the hard concrete. The girl was panting harshly and her face was red. Her eyes looked unfocused but it appeared to him as if she could see his face in particular.
"My Ashikabi," she whispered, and she leaned her face upwards, her lips pressing against his own. The light show could not be seen from Izumo Inn, but Kazehana, who was in the middle of teasing Uzume about something, froze as an emotion she was unfamiliar with flowed through her. If she had concentrated she could have detected that it was love, but no one is capable of feeling the emotion of someone else's, so she couldn't compare it to her own.
When the wings of light disappeared, Naruto kept looking down at the girl, dumbstruck at what had just happened. "Sekirei number 104, Haihane, is yours my Ashikabi."
Walking back home, Haihane hadn't let go of Naruto's hand; a mischievous grin adorned her face. Naruto wasn't as confident. 'I'm so dead.'
It was Uzume who spotted the two of them first, walking through the front door. Her gobsmacked face would have been funny once, but inside Naruto was not in the mood. Sure, he got a feeling equivalent to that of his wind-flower, but he was frightened primarily that she would hate him for this. Not once did he think of his mother being against it.
"Ah Naruto, welcome home." And there she was; Miya focused on the newcomer, sensed what she was and then her anger manifested itself.
Feeling the surge of power from her, Kazehana ran down the stairs and dragged Naruto into her chest, tilted up his head and placed a soft kiss upon his lips. Then she remembered Miya, and saw what the problem was.
When they had moved into dining room, and were seated around the table; the norm for meetings such as these, everyone had calmed down (Miya). His mother especially after seeing that she was an immature Sekirei; Matsu had come down to reveal that Naruto had winged the newcomer detailing that most likely Minaka knew about it, and that was a sure-fire way of redirecting her scorn. 'Besides,' thought Miya, 'She's young and had found her Ashikabi. It isn't as if she is someone who is comparable in age to myself.' Cue glare at Kazehana.
Said woman had been silent up until that point, and had Haihane. "So you have another Sekirei," Kazehana stated, and then smiled, "It's all love isn't it?"
"Eh?" Miya may have known that was coming but the other two didn't. Naruto's response was to sigh in relief and then grin at his wind-flower, who grinned back, leaned over the corner of the table and kissed him gently. Haihane, who had been nervous and even frightened up until now just collapsed into herself in relief.
"As it has been a bit too much excitement, how about we order out today?" the response was unanimous to Miya who went to phone the take away restaurant.
Kazehana turned to the newest member of the flock. "So, who are you then? I'm number 03, Kazehana."
Haihane was shocked, a single number as her Ashikabi's Sekirei. "Haihane. Number 104."
Kazehana smiled, kissed Naruto once more while gently caressing his cheek; looking at Haihane as if to say 'now your turn'. Haihane seemed to gain some more confidence, as she, not as skilful or as smooth as Kazehana, kissed her Ashikabi. Placing her arm around Haihane's shoulder, Kazehana brought her up, and began to lead her out of the room. Haihane looked desperately at Naruto, wanting to be with him more, but Kazehana had more important things to discuss. She didn't care that she wasn't the only Sekirei in Naruto's life; he loved her and she him. She wanted to discuss her favourite topic with the only person who would care, Naruto. She and Haihane had a lot to talk about him.
Naruto was left alone in the dining room, drinking a cup of soothing tea, Miya smiling at him from the doorway and Matsu giggling in the ceiling.
The next morning saw his two Sekirei cuddling him in his sleep.
And chapter end… Did anyone get the Sekirei correct? I chose her specifically because she is one of the most underdeveloped Sekirei, meaning that she is practically an open book for me to alter.
Wow, I'm really pushing chapters out recently; guess I found my muse I suppose. And yes, it is Shido from Highschool of the Dead.
Now, about the two fics I put forward last time; I have found out what I will do for them. The Elder Scrolls/Rosario Vampire crossover will not be started until I finish this fic, attempting to put all of my effort into separate stories would be hell so I'm going to leave it until afterwards.
The other one, Hellsing/Sekirei crossover will most likely be a one-shot unfortunately. I tried to think of a plot point that didn't involve Alucard getting bored and killing everyone he didn't like and sadly I couldn't find one. It should be good though I hope.
Anyway, thanks for reading…
