lostmoonchild: Hey, everybody! Munching on carrots and jabbing at next week's chapter while listening to "Rue's Lullaby" seems to be the theme for today. Keep hoping people won't call me off to do some other stuff since I've been trying since around eleven this morning to update. So here's this week's chapter, hope ya'll enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Saint Beast or Naruto so don't sue.

Chapter Ten

A dull ache in his backside greeted Gai when he woke the next morning and he glanced at his still sleeping lover. He couldn't help but smile as he ran his fingers through Naruto's spiky hair, reveling in how soft it was. His smile faded slightly when he noticed subtle shades of red beginning to work its way through his hair.

Gai gasped in surprise when Naruto suddenly pinned him against the soft mattress, their eyes focusing on each other. "Good morning." Naruto said softly as he nuzzled Gai's neck. "Feeling okay?"

"Better than okay." Gai responded.

A grin spread across Naruto's lips as he brushed his lips against Gai's before lightly nipping his lips. "That's good." Naruto grinned slightly as he tried teasing Gai into arousal.

The angel smiled and flushed slightly as he began to move against the larger man. "Gai, are you in here?" Rei called through the door.

"Yeah!" Gai responded without thinking.

The door opened and both blondes flushed when Rei stepped into the room, his eyes widening as he turned a brilliant shade of red. "Gomen!" Rei exclaimed.

The two blondes flushed red as they quickly parted, whatever mood had been growing immediately gone. They hurried to look somewhat decent before calling Rei back into the room. Despite their wearing pants, Rei still refused to look them in the eye with what now seemed to be a permanent blush on his face. "We need to get ready to go see Shukaku no Ichibi's guardians." Rei mumbled.

"Sure."

"We're leaving this afternoon so I'd probably hurry up if I were you."

When Rei left the room, the two blondes looked at each other. Neither one wanted to draw immediate attention to their new relationship although they had a feeling that Rei would probably tell Goh or Shin if one of them asked. Not wanting to dwell on those thoughts, Gai quickly busied himself with running his fingers through his hair.

A chill went through his body when Naruto held him close. "Gomen," he breathed softly as he placed a soft kiss on the bite mark.

Gai closed his eyes for a moment, concentrating on the soft kisses that Naruto was placing on his body. "Hey, let me take a shower!" Gai said quickly before he started begging Naruto to take him again.

Naruto laughed as he allowed Gai to pull away, his blue eyes dancing with excitement. "Aishiteru." Naruto told him.

The cat-like angel froze for a moment, his eyes focusing on Naruto. He stepped back before running out of the room and into the bathroom with his heart racing frantically against his chest. Why hadn't he responded? He knew how he felt towards the other blonde but still Gai had been unable to say the words.

Hoping he'd be able to explain himself by the time he got out of the shower, Gai turned on the water and stepped into the warm spray remembering the sensations that had flooded his senses the night before.

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"Naruto."

The blonde looked and stared at Goh, seeing the serious look on his face. "Hey, Goh-san." Naruto greeted.

First rule of being a shinobi was to never assume that one's opponent knew nothing and to assume they knew something. From the look that dwelled within Goh's eyes, it was safe to say the brunette knew something. "Rei told me what he saw this morning." Goh told him. "I know you two were in a rather compromising position and state of undress."

"Not going to dance around it, huh?" Naruto questioned lightly. "What about it?"

"Whatever relationship you and Gai have isn't my business unless I feel that it'll affect the Saint Beasts as a whole. You're a demon and Gai is an angel. Whatever relationship you two may think you have will not work."

Anger flashed in Naruto's eyes before he forced himself to calm down. "You act like I haven't heard that all my life." Naruto said forcefully. "I've been called a demon and a monster since the moment the village realized what my father had done."

Goh's eyes flashed slightly as he responded, "I won't let you play with Gai's feelings."

"Whoever said that I'm going to is a liar." Naruto snarled. "When I go into a relationship, I go into it with everything I've got."

"Once we've determined that Madara Uchiha won't get his hands on the Bijuu, we will be returning to Heaven. You, Naruto, will remain here on Earth."

"Like hell I will!" Naruto shouted.

The air crackled with conflicting energies as the two men glared at each other. "We'll see where your loyalties lie." Goh said finally as he looked at the blonde. "If you show any unwavering loyalties then know that you will die."

Naruto watched as Goh left the room, anger surging through his entire body. He didn't understand why anybody would dare try to control another's relationship. Sure he understood the whole team dynamics thing but that still didn't mean that Goh needed to get involved. "Angels are just naturally suspicious of anybody that's not their kind. They get even more suspicious when they stumble across a human that has a demon's power." Naruto remembered Jiraiya saying when he was drunk one night. "They may be beautiful but they're deadly when they need to be. Never forget that."

In retrospect, Naruto wondered if his godfather hadn't somehow known that he would one day be running around with angels trying to stop the destruction of the world. If he did then Naruto swore he was going to hunt down his godfather's reincarnation and kick some ass. Falling back onto the bed, Naruto closed his eyes and allowed himself to doze off in the sunlight.

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Gai sighed softly to himself as he finished drying his hair, trying to think of what exactly he'd say to Naruto. How did humans apologize for running out after their lover gave a declaration of love? Fancy dinner or something? Maybe he should ask somebody.

No, he needed to figure this out himself. It'd mean a lot more to him and to Naruto if they could work this out quickly and quietly.

"Gai."

The blonde angel stopped and looked at Goh with a questioning look. "Goh! Ohayo." Gai said with a grin.

Goh smiled softly as he put his hand on the blonde's head, his eyes soft. "Gai, I know it's none of my business but are you trying to have a relationship with Naruto?" Goh asked softly.

A blush spread across the smaller angel's face as he fidgeted slightly. "I like him." Gai responded.

"You know angel and demon relationships don't work."

"He was human to begin with!"

"As were some of the demons in Hell." Goh responded. "I know you're an adult now so it's not my place to tell you what to do but I'm looking out for you as an older brother would."

Some part of him wanted to tell Goh that he didn't need to worry but another part of him was touched that the brunette angel was there to help him. "I know what I'm doing. Naruto's a good person. He won't betray us."

There really was no talking to stubborn blondes. "Just don't forget that when the time comes, Naruto won't be following us to Heaven." Goh reminded him.

Tears gathered in Gai's eyes as he ran from Goh, trying to keep from screaming. He ran into the room and bit back any sounds that tried to leave his lips when he saw Naruto sleeping on the bed. Was Goh right? Could the relationship he and Naruto shared together really not work out just because of what they were? No, they'd make it work no matter what it took.

Gai sat down next to Naruto and brushed his fingers over the whisker marks. "We'll make it work." Gai promised. "We'll prove everybody wrong one way or another."

lostmoonchild: I don't really know why Goh acted like a bit of an ass this chapter but I suppose it's cause he's in charge and he doesn't want to see Gai get hurt. Oh well, it's one of those things that will probably make sense when I actually stop to think. Read and review!