Chapter 9

Naruto sat in Takahiro's room folding his laundry and packing his over night bag. Ever since he had that small spat with Sasuke he's been miserable and missed his mate a lot. Taka had been pretty upset when he saw them fighting and when he calmed down, Naruto told him he was sorry and that they, him and Sasuke, wouldn't break up. But then when he collapsed at school, he felt like he'd die again. Sasuke had been right to tell him because if he didn't then...

"Mommy? Why are you sad?" He blinked and looked up at Takahiro and smiled a little.

"This is the first time you're going away without mommy or daddy. So I'm going to miss you a lot. You're mommy's special little angel you know that right?"

"Hn..."

Naruto giggled. His little Takahiro was so much like his father.

"Mommy?"

"Yes?"

"Can I have a little brother? Or maybe a little sister? I feel kinda lonely... Kira and Sonji have each other and Luna has Akamaru."

"But Akamaru's a dog, sweetheart." Naruto corrected.

"I know, but still she's not lonely..."

"Well, I'll talk to daddy about it and we'll see about having another baby around okay? But that means you have to be a good boy and do good in school! You don't want your little brother or sister to think you're naughty would you?"

"Eh! Nooooooo! I'll be the bestest big brother in the world!" Takahiro shouted and Naruto grinned before picking him up and spinning around, making Takahiro laugh and scream in delight.

Outside the room, Kyuubi and Sasuke leaned on either side of the door, smiling to themselves. Kyuubi pushed off the wall and poked his head into the room.

"Kit, Li'l Kit, you done?"

"I just finished putting in his lucky blanket." Naruto said and set Takahiro down on the floor. He ran passed Kyuubi and dove into Sasuke's arms and Sasuke snapped his fingers making his son float around in the air, getting more shouts of delight and giggles.

"Good. Well, better get going, granny Tsunade doesn't like waiting."

"Okay!" Taka said and Sasuke made him fall into his arms and hugged his son close, drawing on his back a strange kanji that glowed before disappearing. "Bye daddy."

"Bye Taka-chan." He said, kissing his head and letting him run over to Naruto who kissed him and hugged him as much as he could saying that he wouldn't be able to do it for two days.

"Bye mommy! Don't forget to talk to daddy about a baby brother or a sister!"

Naruto nodded and they headed downstairs. The others had gone off for the weekend as well, Ino and Sakura went to the Kyuubi convention with Hinata and Tenten. Neji kidnapped his tribe to see his uncle for the weekend while Kiba and Shino disappeared with Luna to the mountains. Kyuubi and his kittens were going with Tsunade and Shizune to the cabin out in the countryside. Tsunade picked up Taka and he told her that he might get a younger sibling soon and Tsunade smiled happily for him as Shizune told him that he had to be a good boy or no little brother sister. That got a cry of distress from him and Kyuubi shook his head as he ushered the herd of women out the door. They got into the Mini-van and drove off, Taka waving as best he could through the tinted windows as Naruto and Sasuke waved until they were out the gate.

"Sasuke... I'm scared..."

"I know... Hey, why not go take a bath? I already have it set up and the water's still hot, so go."

"Eh? But-"

"Naruto... Let me spoil you for once... Out of the five years we've been married, you've taken care of me and the others, 'let someone catch you for once when you fall.'" Sasuke said, quoting a line from Naruto's book.

"... You can be so silly, but I like that." Naruto said and pulled away from Sasuke.

As he disappeared upstairs, Sasuke cast a spell over the whole house, multiple clicks echoed out throughout the building as windows and doors alike locked shut. He called the editing company next and told them not to call since they would be gone this weekend and then he called his agent, Karin, and told her that he wasn't going to be on set for the weekend.

"EH! BUT-!"

"No. My son was ill and right now and so is my wife. I am going to take care of him and that is final. Besides use this to find a Yue for the movie. He can complain all he wants Karin, but he hasn't even found half the cast! Well either you fill in those spots soon or I walk. And find another director to get this done. I wanted this to be a surprise for my wife and my son." He hissed in annoyance.

"Right away!" And the line went dead.

He walked upstairs and into their bedroom. He saw Naruto's clothes in a small pile on the floor by the bed and his bathrobe was missing. He picked up the dirty clothes and tossed them in the hamper as he walked into the bathroom and smiled. Naruto was sitting in the jacuzzi, a damp wash cloth over his eyes as the smell of lavender oil fill the air and violets floated in the water. He flicked his wrist and music filled the room, earning a moan from his mate as he relaxed further into the bath.

"I did a good job then?"

"Mmm, heavenly..." Naruto moaned and he smiled, kissing those plump lips and tracing his jaw with a sharp claw, making Naruto shiver and arch a bit.

"Don't stay in too long love... I'm making dinner. It'll be done in about five more minutes." Sasuke said, kissing those lips again and leaving Naruto alone.

Naruto pulled the cloth off his face and smiled a little before he closed his eyes and sank into the water completely submerged.

For a moment everything was still and then white flashed before his eyes and he opened them to see that he was standing on a hill and before him were blond's varying in age, gender and size running about.

"Naruto?"

"Hello Arashi... I need your help..." He said and she nodded. They walked down the hill and the others stopped playing and bowed deeply to Naruto as he came to sit down.

"What is your problem?"

"As you know. I had a son... but it turns out he's Itachi's reincarnation. Believe me, I am happy he is reborn, but... but Orochimaru placed a curse on his soul... soul eaters."

His passed lives all gasped, a blond girl, Gale, spoke up. "I remember that! When that Duso guy killed me, he was talking to someone about Itachi's soul! He said that if Sasuke was ever set free and he had a child, they would be in danger because of the soul eaters. He said that Orochimaru did so he could hold Sasuke's child's soul hostage!"

"What!" screamed a few others.

"That's horrible!" Arashi said.

"I see. But Orochimaru's dead and it's active." Naruto said. "Everyone who worked for him, Kabuto and his snake demons and others that supported him still were all hunted and killed by Kyuubi after I got pregnant."

"So it should be dormant... so that means either you missed someone or Itachi's soul is fading."

"Is that possible?"

"Yes. Itachi died during the massacre, he probably felt some kind of guilt to have let such horrible fates befall everyone there. From his parents to me and Sasuke. He probably feels at peace now knowing that you and Sasuke are safe and sound." Arashi said. "And when a soul no longer has business on earth it moves onto heaven."

"But Itachi's soul leaves wouldn't it kill Takahiro?" Naruto asked in a panic.

"No... the soul eaters would act like a surgical tool and cut Itachi's soul from Takahiro's. It'll be painful for him, but he'll be a live and well."

Naruto nodded but there was something still bothering him.

"But if that's so why do I keep feeling this negative presence? It's so strong that it can jam my empathy... I can't even touch Takahiro half the time without hurting him."

"... We don't know..." said Sam, a boy.

"Maybe if we ask the gate guardian, maybe he can help us!" called Tamaki, another boy.

"Yea!" shouted Gale.

"Thanks..."

"Hey, we owe you!" Arashi said, punching his arm playfully.

And then all faded to white and he sat up in the bath. He stood up and walked into his bedroom after drying off and putting his robe on. He smiled seeing his yukata on the bed and pulled it on. He went downstairs and giggled seeing Sasuke set down two bowls of instant ramen on the table. Sasuke blushed a little, he wasn't exactly kitchen friendly, the least he could do was boil water, anything else was a phone call to the fire department waiting to happen.

"Thank you, Sasuke."

"You're welcome, although I wanted to make you something special. But I didn't want to risk killing you or burning down the kitchen again..." Sasuke said, sulking a bit.

"It's alright. Besides you know how much I love ramen!" Naruto smiled and tucked into his bowl.

Sasuke nodded and tucked into his own. After about two more bowls of ramen, Naruto and Sasuke were full and happy. Sasuke picked Naruto up and carried him up to their room where he then set Naruto down and dug through their bottle for the massage oil and pulled it out. He made Naruto lean on the pillows as he put his feet on his lap and began massaging them. He used his whole hand to knead and rub the tension out of Naruto's feet, making his mate hiss and moan in relief. He smiled and kisses his legs, nipping at them as he moved further up.

Naruto's eyes rolled back and he gasped and moaned as the tension he was feeling slowly ebbed away and his arousal peeked because of Sasuke's sensual kisses and nips that travel all over his body. He got frustrated and pushed Sasuke so he lay on his back on the bed as he practically ripped his pants off and took off his yukata that had come undone. It lay over his back and on his arms as he got himself into position and forced himself down on Sasuke steely flesh.

The action cause them both to cry out in pleasure and in pain. But that didn't stop Naruto. He began a slow pace, hissing at the raw feeling before it became pleasant and his pace in creased. Sasuke's eyes rolled back as he felt those walls he missed so much squeezing him in a familiar grip once more. It wasn't long before they reached their end and neither one bothered to prolong it, since they had three more days to have all they sex they wanted.

"SASUKE!" Naruto screamed as he came, his bod tensing as shaking almost violently as Sasuke roared and shot his load into Naruto before they both collapsed onto the bed,tired and enjoying the afterglow of sex...
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TO TAKA AND KYUUBI!

Kyuubi said goodnight to Takahiro and gave him a kiss on the forehead before turning on his nightlight and leaving the room. He let out a sigh and walked into the living room. His kittens were snuggling in front of the fire as Tsunade and Shizune were pouring through whatever remaining books they had found after the destruction of Orochimaru's base. Tsunade was getting more and more agitated by the second and eventually slammed the book down on the coffee table, smashing it to pieces under his massive strength. She stood up, walking into the kitchen and downed two bottles of sake. They all just stared at her as she threw the bottles against the wall. " FUCK!"

" HEY! QUIET DOWN!" Kyuubi said walking into the kitchen grabbing Tsunade's wrist. " Calm yourself, we're all frustrated that we can't help Takahiro but you smashing and slamming things isn't going to help either. We need to find a way to remove the soul eaters or seal them away forever. There has to be something in Orochimaru's research journals."

" Hey guys I found something!" Shizune announced and they all turned to look at her. Hitomi and Aki jumped onto the back of the couch so they could look over her shoulder. Kyuubi and Tsunade book reentered the room and waited for Shizune to start talking again. " It says here that Orochimaru had four sets of mates, he killed all of them and cursed five of them. He found all eight of their reincarnations and put them together. He gave them all triggers and finally conducted his experiment. The first set had only one cursed party and he separated them completely, no contact what-so-ever. The curse party died within the week. In another experiment both of them were cursed. Even though both of them had triggers and the curse, they lived for three years before their souls were finally devoured. The next pair had no trigger and had constant contact with their mate. The cursed one in this pair's soul wasn't even bother and it says that Orochimaru had to kill them so they would finally die. And in the final experiment the cursed one had a trigger and constant contact with their mate, they found that when one was comforted by their mate or was around them, their pain was lessened or that a good portion of the hive would die. It prolonged their life and eventually the soul eaters just ate through the old soul, leaving the new soul alone."

" Did Itachi have a mate?" Tsunade asked. Kyuubi shrugged.

" I don't know, I've been more focused on Sasuke and his mate that I was never truly concerned with Itachi until this moment. I'll have to ask Sasuke when we get back...I would try to call now but knowing those two they're on round ten or twelve by now." All of them flushed a little. Hitomi turned into her human form and took the book from Shizune. She flipped to a page about the triggers and sat up. She raised her hand and waved it in the air. " Eh? What is it Hitomi?"

" There's a seal for the curse! Its not a permanent solution but it will help until we find who gave Taka the trigger. That person will either have the cure or will be the cause for the curse to begin with. If we find and kill them Taka's curse should be lifted completely. Either that or we find the reincarnation of Itachi's mate, if he has one."

" Alright, who wants to go in the room with me and seal Taka-chan?" Everyone went silent as they stared at Kyuubi. Takahiro was quite possibly the most dangerous child when sleeping. He unconsciously used his magic and powers and had the best aim anyone had ever seen. Kyuubi looked at both of his kittens and pointed to them, they both shook their heads and he got a wicked smirk on his face. He picked them up by their scruffs, Hitomi still clutching the book, and dragged the into Takahiro's room. Kyuubi barely got the door open before a fireball shot through the hallway. Hitomi and Aki were clinging to Kyuubi for dear life as he pushed the door open fully. Taka was sitting up in bed, his eyes were still closed and his chakra was inactive, like he was sleeping. He turned his head to the door and smirked. Kyuubi swallowed and almost screamed when another, even larger, fireball was sent after him. His kittens pressed themselves flat against the wall as their father ran by. He moved quickly into the living room, past Tsunade and Shizune, and out the front door. He cursed the entire time. It was following him! He ran to the edge of the lake and jumped in, sighing with relief when the fire extinguished itself on the water's surface. He pulled himself from the water and walked back to the cabin. " Well, that was a close one."

Tsunade and Shizune were staring, their mouths completely open as Kyuubi passed. He walked back up to his kittens who turned their heads to the side in unison. The fox raised and eyebrow noting that it was much heavier than he remember. He reached up and felt something squishy and felt much like a slug. He paled, not just because he realized what was on his forehead, but because the blood was also being sucked right out of him. " LEECHES!" He screamed, pulling off his shirt to see they were all over his chest and back. His kittens helped him pull off the suckers and threw them to the ground, watching them squirm in disgust. Kyuubi yelped when he felt something squirming near his crotch. Hitomi and Aki both backed up, a horrified look on their face. His hand shot down his pants and when he felt the leech, tears sprung in the corners of his eyes. Why did the leeches have to be so evil? He didn't understand...

He pulled the evil thing off and tossed it on the ground before stomping on it. Aki had to pull her father away so he wouldn't continue to stomp the poor thing anymore. It was already as dead as dead got. " I just want the two of you to know...I didn't cry." The two of them just sighed as they entered Taka's room. He had fallen into a deep sleep and that's when his body didn't act on its own. They sighed with relief as Hitomi opened up the book. She grabbed a dagger from her pocket and sliced her finger. She started to copy the ruins from the book onto the floor. When she had created a circle of ruins she pulled out a piece of white chalk. She filled the spaces between the lines of sealing ruins with runes for protection. They placed Takahiro in the middle and placed their hands on the outsides of the circle. They focused their chakra into the ruins making them snake up onto Takahiro's neck and around the curse. He moaned in pain as the ruins burned into his skin forming a protective barrier. The three of them all started to pant and sweat as they focused their chakra. If they wavered for even a second the seal wouldn't be complete. When all of the ruins finally absorbed into Taka's neck they stopped their flows of chakra. Aki and Hitomi both collapsed and Kyuubi was panting harshly like he'd had a few good rounds. He wiped his forehead and picked up Takahiro, placing him back in his bed. He moaned with contentment and rolled onto his side.

" Goodnight, Taka-chan." Kyuubi stumbled a little and grabbed his children. They were so exhausted that they turned into their cat forms without prompting. Kyuubi walked into his room and snuggled up with his kittens and finally fell asleep.
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The next morning

Takahiro woke up the next morning feeling refreshed and much better. He practically skipped out of his room and into the kitchen where Tsunade was making breakfast. She ruffled her grandson's hair and told him to sit down at the table. He did with a smile and Shizune took his temperature, making he took the medicine Tsunade whipped up last night. He made a grossed out look when he swallowed but forgot the taste when Kyuubi and his kittens walked into the room. They looked completely wrecked, hair askew, bags under their eyes, blotchy and red from lack of sleep. They all took their places at the table. Takahiro blinked.

" What happened to you?" He asked tilting his head cutely. The three of them moaned.
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And that's where we're stopping! Hopefully that seal did something, but we'll find out in the next chapter

Naruto: You should write another lemon.
Rye and I: Ehhh? We know this one wasn't detailed and all but writing a lemon is a lot of work.
Naruto: Doesn't seem like it.
Me: Why don't you take a crack at writing one and see how it goes! This was Hitoko-sama
Rye: And this was your master!