Snow Leopard Uchiha, Kagome

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Inuyasha, and therefore, claim no rights toward it. The only thing I own is my creativity.

To my readers: I have already written this out and the story is finished, I am typing it late. Therefore, there will be no voting on pairings, because if I change anything now, it will screw up the entire story. I will not post any of the pairings yet, as I am sure you would like it to be a surprise. If you really wish to know, leave a review with the request and I will send it to you personally. If you are anonymous, I am sorry, there is nothing I can do, as I don't reply to those. If I tell anyone the final pairings now, then I am sure I will be chewed off again, as the pairings hint in different places, but the outcome is the same. Thank you.

WARNING: Big time skip. This is after Zabuza and Haku and everything. I'm not going to be posting that cause we all know what happens, and this is no different, aside from the fact that Kagome is better at protecting Tazuna (I think that's his name) than Sakura, and Naruto doesn't freeze up.

Ages:

Kagome – 15

Sasuke and the nine rookies – 16

Itachi – 22

Neji, Lee, and Tenten – 17

Kakashi – about 26, give or take a few years (probably shouldn't though, he might sick his ninken on you for making him seem old. )

Chapter 8

"Back off loser!" Naruto yelled.

"Make me shrimp!" a face paint-wearing guy sporting a hooded jacket shouted back.

"Out of our way kid!" a blond growled at the golden haired boy.

Kagome appeared beside Naruto, an arm over his neck, and baring her long canines at the girl in a hiss, for once in human form.

"Naru's in my Pard and when you offend him, you offend me. Lower your tones or lose your tongues," Kagome growled at the two, making them step back.

"Couldn't have said it better myself."

Kagome turned, removing her arm from Naruto. She saw a red haired boy leaning against the tree Sasuke was in and blinked.

A raccoon? A hot raccoon, she corrected her thought, admiring his form and aura.

The circles under his eyes. He cant sleep because of the raccoon, she thought in sympathy.

She had a thin, naturally light blue line directly under her eyelashes from not sleeping enough. Sure, she napped all of the time, but, like most cats, she never slept deeply, therefore woke at the smallest sound.

"G-Gaara…" the blond stuttered, staring between Kagome and the red head, looking terrified for her own life.

"Temari, Kankuro…I told you not to cause trouble," the newly labeled 'Gaara' said in an emotionless voice.

Kagome stared at him without knowing it. She blinked at all of the emotions she sensed under his 'mask'. They were all so hurt and confused. Then there was the raccoon demon within him speaking.

"Why do you stare at me?"

Kagome snapped back to reality at the cold voice. She knew that she was the only one who caught the utterly sad resolve to not care, hidden in his words. Beneath that, was what interested Kagome. In that one question, she caught a glimpse of what he was, and what he could be, given the proper care.

"Sorry, Shukaku was speaking to me, since I seem to be the only one willing to pay him any attention. I think he has ADD, along with a couple of other things that raccoons shouldn't have," Kagome replied calmly.

Gaara was shocked for a moment. Then curious.

How can she hear him? He asked himself.

Then he was amused, and barely let it leak into his voice.

"Hmm…what other things?" he asked quietly, his voice taking on a husky tone that caused his siblings to jump.

"Oh, hyper active disorder, insomnia," she glances at the rings under his eyes meaningfully, "couple that with the fact that he's a complete nut job and homicidal, and you've got a bad situation on your hands, or, in your case, in your body. Plus, he never shuts up! Ever since you entered the village, he's been yapping non-stop," Kagome said, wincing.

"'Gome, what are you talking about?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Gome? That's your name?"

Kagome looked at the red head and smiled, shaking her head.

"My name is Kagome Uchiha," she said quietly, and he nodded and glanced at Sasuke and Naruto.

"Brother and boyfriend?" he asked, equally quiet.

"Sasuke Uchiha, my one year elder brother. He hangs it over me as if I'm a cub though. This is Naruto Uzumaki, and gross! I adopted him as my brother, though he refuses to wear the Uchiha fan," Kagome said, sending Naruto a small glare.

"Sasuke-kuuun!"

Kagome growled softly at Sakura's voice. She felt her canines lengthen again and crouched into a pouncing position as the girl came within tackling range. She felt a sudden weight on her back and looked up to see Naruto perched on her shoulder like a parrot…or a monkey.

"'Gome! Kakashi sensei told you not to kill anyone today!" he whined.

Kagome stood up, sending the blond tumbling.

"What doest that Ero-Teme know," she growled.

"He did tell you not to kill anyone today," Sasuke said reluctantly, trying to pry Sakura off his arm while ignoring the blond female's (Temari) heart eyes.

"He knows nothing of my nature," Kagome hissed quietly so that nobody would hear her.

"Sasuke-kuuun! Go out on a date with me!"

"Just cause he said I couldn't kill today, doesn't mean I can't maim Pinky to the point just below death," Kagome said after hearing Sakura's demand, and started toward the two, but Naruto grabbed her from behind.

Seeing that she wasn't letting go of Sasuke, and was smirking at her, Kagome opened her mouth wide and hissed loudly, showing off long, silver canines.

"T-Those are fake…right?" Kankuro whispered to Temari, shaking.

"They have to be. Although…I-I didn't see them earlier, and she didn't have any trouble speaking earlier."

"Crap, where's Neji when you need him!" Naruto cursed, glancing around for the Hyuga, who was currently on a mission, due to be back the next day.

"Get your paws off of my brother tramp!" Kagome growled.

She wanted to spill pinky's blood. It didn't help that Shukaku, speaking to her mind-to-mind through the connection to others with demons within them, sealed or not, was encouraging her to rip the girl's throat out.

"I will have your blood!One way…or another!" Kagome growled in a dark voice, Shimiru, her peaceful and friendly bond, now violent for the girl touching what the leopard had deemed as 'one of her Pard' without his permission.

"Naruto…release me. I don't care what Kakashi said. I'm going to rip her heart out and stuff if to far up he…"

Gaara now stood before her and a stream of sand brushed against her cheek softly. He blocked her view of Sakura completely.

"Tomorrow night, have dinner with me at the Aquiree café?" he offered, making her blink.

The question had absolutely nothing to do with distracting her. She could sense the impatience behind his words, along with slight nervousness. He seemed mostly calm though, as if he expected her to say 'no' but still held a small hopeful flame that she would agree.

"I'd love to. Seven?" she replied, ceasing her struggle against Naruto's arms, which were now slack.

The corner of Gaara's lip lifted so slightly and briefly that she thought she had imagined it. He nodded and was gone, along with Temari and Kankuro. Glancing toward Sasuke, she found her prey gone and smirked, allowing her canines to return to normal.

"D-Did he just ask you out on a date?" Naruto stuttered.

"You can't seriously be thinking about going," Sasuke added.

"I agreed, didn't I?" Kagome replied smoothly, unfazed.

"You go into a very detailed description about the demon inside of him and expect us to let you go on a date with that wacko!" Naruto yelled, then regretted it.

"First, he isn't the wacko, that's Shukaku. Second, 'let me'?" Kagome laughed softly.

"Naru, in case you haven't noticed, I'm alpha. I do as I please and there is only one person who can make me do anything, and it's vice versa as well," Kagome finished before disappearing.

Naruto looked at Sasuke for an answer.

"Itachi," Sasuke sighed.

The three Sand Nin sat on a nearby building, their auras and scents cloaked as they listened to the conversation. Temari sighed after the two males had walked away together.

"You know, Gaara, a date requires conversation," Temari said, causing her little brother to look at her expectantly.

"So?" he pressed, but Kankuro interrupted her.

"You know, she the way she talked seemed almost…animalistic in a way," Kankuro observed quietly.

"Hmm… 'Pride'… 'Cub'… 'Paws'… 'Alpha'…it seems that she speaks in lion terms," Temari said in confusion.

"Not 'Pride', she said 'Pard'. That's the leopard's version of a pride," Kankuro corrected.

"About this conversation you speak of Temari…"

Gaara silently concluded that he would learn all he could about her tomorrow: meanwhile his sister had started talking in that indefinable girl talk again, along with his brother.