Disclaimer: Me no own… like to, but can't. I'm not smart enough or motivated enough to create something like those franchises.
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Penelope absent mindedly flips another page for the book she is supposedly reading. Of course, supposedly is the keyword here, because one, she read that book a long time ago, and two; she can't seem to concentrate at all recently.
Penelope knows perfectly well what is keeping her from concentrating on what needs to be done. Keeping a mansion running is hard work for one person, and that is without additional worry clouding over her minds. Priority needs to be set after all, because the house won't run itself. And let's face it, there is no way Penelope believes a sentient house exists nor does she want to make it so. (1)
Still, even though priority needs to be set, Penelope happens to choose her sister over her house, her fortune, or anything she possesses. Alice is the motivation that drives her to keep things running smoothly, because in doing so, she can ensure to keep Alice safe, happy, and most of all, care free. A happy Alice means a happy Penelope. A healthy Alice means a happy Penelope. A well fed Alice means a very Happy Penelope.
A missing Alice means a depressed Penelope.
A depressed Penelope means neglecting the mansion, and neglecting the mansion means things won't run smoothly. Thankfully, the house's staff is competent to keep the place tidy and running as smooth as a well-cared for pocket watch. Penelope's constant strictness only motivates the staff to work harder, and the house's matriarch knows that.
As Penelope's hand automatically flips another page, her minds wonder towards the girl that she alone reared from birth. Her mother's death hit her hard, and then her father's sudden illness nearly pushed her over the edge all those years ago. When her father died, she really did almost lose it. It's only little Alice, who was a little over one years old then, keep her together. She has become the matriarch of the house the day her father fell ill. He knew it, she knew it, and most of all the staff knew it. Imagine that, a measly ten years old taking over the running of her family business, and she's not even a boy. (2)
Again, during then, she was put under constant pressure to excel other's expectation. She putted up with her relative's reluctant supports as well as pitying eyes. She dealt up with other snobbish noble's condescending remarks and mocking attitudes. She endured the hardships required to make ends meet, signing contracts that were mostly pitted against her, making business that shouldn't have any profits at all, and giving out orders especially when little people were willing to listen to her.
But she survived all of that, just so she can keep Alice safe, healthy, and happy.
Now look at her, one of the most influential and desired women in the entire continent. She has suitors coming almost every week to ask her hand in marriage. She makes enough money that she puts most wealthy business men to shame. She can put lesser nobles over her knees and spank then, and on one except the monarchy can do jack about it. The life of "Iron Maiden" Penelope is one many desired. (3)
After all, Naruto has the misfortune of messing with her but live to tell the tale.
Naruto… ah yes, the root of all this problems. Penelope knows that he is responsible for Alice's disappearance. She knows, deep down, that he is the one who Alice is with right now. Oddly enough, she isn't worried. In fact, if there is one person who Penelope would trust Alice to without a second thought, he would be that person. What Penelope feels with it comes to this "little problem" as she calls it and an "unhealthy obsession" as her staff calls it is anger. Sure she panicked the first week of Alice's disappearance, but the more she thinks about it, the more she finds herself at ease, but very, very angry!
How DARE he? If he wishes to travel (to search for his past she reasons), simply say the word and he'll have her backing and support. Most likely she'll even send Alice with him just so she'll experience the world like she had (except it'll be much more sheltered, for Alice doesn't need to know a lot of things she does). He wouldn't need to worry about money at all. He can travel to anywhere in the world with little to no problem. He can eat any delicacy he wants without needing to work for it. All he needs to do is simply ASK.
But NO! He just has to up and disappear, not even with a goodbye or a warning at all. Worst of all, he took Alice WITH him… But to be honest, Alice probably forced herself on him, knowing the rather mischievous and active girl she is. But that's not the issue. The ISSUE is HIM simply GOING with no warning, no goodbye, and no way of contacting him whatsoever. Ooh, if she gets her hands on him, she'll really put him over her knees and let him have it so hard that he won't be able to walk for months! Advance healing be damned for all she fucking care! In fact, not if, but when she gets her hands on him, she'll make his behind red, swollen, and RAW!
"Meow…?"
"W-wha?" Penelope yelps as she suddenly feels a familiar weight jumps into her lap. Looking down in confusion, her eyes soften at the cat Diane. Gone is the little kitten that follows Alice everywhere, and in her place is a full grown cat that is a little too lazy for her own good. Still, this is one of those things that surprised yet irked Penelope to no end. Alice didn't take Diane with her! "Hmph! And she promised she'll take care of you. Now she dumps me in your lap and is in God knows where having fun!"
"Meow?" The cat just stares at the woman in confusion, not entirely sure why she's angry to begin with. Maybe it has something to do with master Naruto? Hmm, probably she is angry at master Naruto. In truth, Diane never really liked him. He smells too strongly of fox… (4) Anyway… "Meow?"
"Oh! Pardon me. I do believe you're hungry." The matriarch of the house says as she closes the book and scopes up Diane in one smooth motion. She slowly starts toward the kitchen, in hope that the cook has something prepared. If not, let's just say his ears will be ringing for the entire night. "Now then, let's see what the chef has prepared hmm? Come to think of it, I can use a light snack myself."
Diane mews happily and purrs as Penelope absent-mindedly stroke her head. Everything is alright. Nothing is wrong at all…
Why does she smell blood? "Meow?"
Stopping, Penelope glances at Diane in curiosity as the cat jumps out of her arms and head towards the door that leads to her private study. Now that is odd. "Diane? What is it?" Seeing the house pet scratching the door, Penelope decides that if she wants in, then sure, why not?
So can you really blame her that when she opens the door and see a man half dead and still bleeding, and most startling of all, has two gaping holes where his eyes used to be, she screams blue murder? (5)
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The thing that wakes Naruto up from his involuntary nap is a shiver that runs down his spine… Someone is extremely pissed off at him, or that something big has happened. Actually, forget that, when did he fall asleep? And as a matter of fact, what time is it?
Looking up, the shinobi judges that it's somewhere in the afternoon by the position of the sun. Taking a quick look around his surrounding, Naruto finds himself sitting with his back against Mayhew's gravestone. Now how did he fell asleep? He was just sitting here and enjoying the peace that cemetery offers for some strange reasons…
Oh, that's why. It's strangely comfortable here. Actually, now that he thought of it, the Memorial Stone back in Konoha is also one of his favorite places. Naruto won't lie, because he finds himself strangely attracted to places like a cemetery or a graveyard. Hmm, must be because it's one of those places that people doesn't frequent without a good reason. Heh, it seems that those instincts he cultivated back when he is still a young, inexperienced kid still exist.
Yawning a bit and stretching his limbs, Naruto quickly stands up and dusts himself off. Better hurry back to Alice before she decides to go hunting for him, Naruto decides. The blonde smiles at that thought as he turns around and offer a small prayer, and then he quickly sets foot towards the hotel. It's always nice to know that someone worries about him. Actually, never mind getting to the hotel. Let's just see where Alice is at the moment.
Nodding, Naruto quickly finds a clearing, sits down lotus style, and quickly gathers the necessary Nature Chakra. With skills literally beaten into his skull, he quickly finds a balance, and then stretches his sense out. Let's see… the wedding gathering is still taking place if the concentration of life force is any indication. The towns people are most likely home seeing those forces are a little too spread out to be mingling in the street. Hmm, the hotel's owner is in where he believes the kitchen is, most likely preparing for the night's meal. Alice… That's strange; Alice is down there, along with Victor. Hmm… well, nothing really to worry about. Victor will keep her safe even though he looks quite, for a lack of better description, incompetent. With all that done, Naruto lets the Nature Chakra dissipates. Once it's all gone, the young man stands up and slowly walks toward the hotel. Come to think of it, today should be the day Alice is able to world hope right? Three days are up, so there shouldn't be anything limiting them here right?
…You do know he wants to kick somebody's ass right? Where's the action!! He needs some actions!! ROARRRR!!!!
…Who is he kidding? There is no one here to fight. Bah, he really is used to a shinobi's life style. It is such a cruel and unusual punishment to dump him here. "YOU HEAR THAT BAKA KITSUNE!?! IT'S YOUR ENTIRE FAULT THAT I'M HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!!" Silence is the only answer he receives, because there is no way in hell that stupid fox will ever answer him. Damned fox and her damned twisted logic…
"Whatever." Kyuubi says as she regains her balance and walks over to an alarmed teen. "Relax brat, the fight is over. Now it's time for your reward." The woman grins savagely as she quickly latches onto the teen, who yelps before said yelp is muffled by her planting her lips on him.
"MMMMM!!!"
With a satisfying moan, the woman lets go of the teen before tossing a chain towards him. Still dazed, the teen catches the chain in reflex and instinct alone as he continues to watch the woman laugh herself silly. "What just… why did… how in the… what…?" Then as if a switch is flipped on, the teen regain his balance and shouts accusingly, "I THOUGHT YOU DON'T LIKE ME!!"
"Oh-ho, I don't. But of course, the line is blurry." Kyuubi says mysteriously before she vanishes without a trace, leaving the teen standing there gaping at where the Kitsune was a while ago.
"…STUPID FURBALL!!!" Naruto screams at his stomach as a blush creeps onto his face. He doesn't like Kyuubi, and the Kyuubi doesn't like him… But damn, she is one hot woman if he ever sees one. That much he'll admit. He gives credit where credit is due after all. But that's beside the point. Hot or not, she is still an over grown fur ball as far as he is concerned.
…Also you did not hear that from him, and he did not just say that. And there isn't a feminine voice in his head that sounded oddly like giggles.
Anyway, with that over with, Naruto sighs as he continues to head towards his temporary shelter. Then the shinobi suddenly remember that inn costs money. Berating himself for being forgetful, Naruto reaches into his jacket and pulls out a sack of munny. Tossing it slightly, Naruto frowns at the fact that they already spend over half of their over all funds. That simply won't do… Where are those Heartless and Nobodies when you need them? "I don't care why they're caring cash on them. I need those cash now." The thing is, there aren't any Heartless or Nobodies. Those Hordes that attacked not so long ago didn't show again and there isn't anything he can do to draw them in… Wait a minute!
"The Keyblade, while powerful, is also a great weakness in itself." Master Yen Sid says as he gestures to Naruto's Keyblade. At the two confused looks, the old wizard chuckles as he launches into his explanation. "The Keyblade are powerful, but it is because it is powerful that it in itself is a danger to the user. Many creatures fear the Keyblade, the most of which happens to be the Heartless. The Heartless can in fact, understand the magnitude behind the power of the Keyblade, and knows for a certainty that it is the only weapon that can completely and totally destroy them. That is why they seek to destroy it. To use the Keyblade is to resign to the fate of being followed endlessly by Heartless."
Well, he has no problem with that!
Summoning Path of Redemption into his hand, Naruto gently taps it against his shoulder. There is a huge anticipating grin on his face as his cerulean eyes flicker back and forth from one spot to another. He will get his action. He will spend his pent up energy in something rather productive. If the Heartless has a problem with him, chuck it up to Alice's order that he mustn't prank anyone. Now then, where are those pesky little buggers?
POP!
Naruto grins viciously as the familiar sound assaults his ears. Standing there, right in front of him are several Heartless Hordes, all in a stance ready to strike. Now if he can just identify the growling from behind him and… wait, SHIT!
With a curse, the blonde jumps into the air just in time to catch a black blur that tackled the space he occupied not so long ago. The blur stops short from crashing into the Hordes, and Naruto's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets as they gaze upon the figure of his new found enemies. Of all the things to appear, he really, REALLY did not expect to meet something as close to a werewolf… or what looks really like a werewolf… a seven feet tall, with extremely sharp claws, large fanged werewolf… alright, it's a werewolf, end of story. 'I'm really seemed it all now hasn't I?' The blonde thought to himself as he mentally sighs. This is going to be a problem.
The werewolf, which is seven feet tall, has really sharp claws, and large fangs, is also midnight black, with glowing yellow eyes. The most noticeable thing is the Heartless emblem on its chest. That really is the only thing keeping Naruto from panicking and bailing out of there. If it's a Heartless, he can deal with it, because it can be physically touched.
If it's real… Sure he can maim it, but he rather not faces a real one because he likes being a human thank you very much.
"ROAR!" The werewolf lets out a roar as it bends down onto all four. Naruto can easily see its leg muscles bulge, and with little to no warning, it suddenly shoots forward at speed that would make many Jounin jealous. The blonde shinobi lets out another curse as he once more jumps into the air. His victory is short lived though as five Hordes immediately gangs up onto him, jumping into flying tackles that would hurt a lot if they connected. IF they connected.
"OH-RAA!!!" With a mighty swing, Naruto cleaves three of them in half by the waist. Using that momentum, he spins around and delivers a vicious kick into another, knocking that one away. However, he forgets to deal with the fifth one.
The Heartless's claw digs into Naruto's right shoulder, and the blonde winces at the depth of it. That attack renders his right shoulder useless, having tore through the tendons and already scraping bones. At this very moment, Uzumaki Naruto sends his thanks to anyone and everyone that ever gave him a beating in his life, because if it weren't for them, he wouldn't have this much pain tolerance right now. However, this moment of distraction cost the shinobi as the Heartless drags out its claw, aggravating the wound further before slapping him away with its other claw. Just as Naruto is about to hit the ground, the werewolf shoulder tackles him with so much force that it would make Tsunade proud.
The tackle sends Naruto into a tree, through it, and into a particular large boulder. Being not able to withstand such force, the boulder collapses into itself, burying our favorite Jinchuriki under several hundred pounds of stones. (6) Yup, he'll feel that in the morning.
Summoning as much chakra as his coils can bare, Naruto lets it all lose with a fierce battle cry. The force successfully dislodged most of the rocks, leaving him open to climb out. However, it also leaves him open to attack, as the werewolf takes advantage of by once again shouldering tackling him. It sends him through two trees and then into a third one this time.
"…Gah… that pisses me off…" Naruto says as he pulls himself out of the tree. Seeing his right arm is pretty much useless, he can only uses Path of Redemption with his left. It is still doable, just that his attack and defense capacity decrease by a large margin because of it, and he knows it. Even though he is able to do a lot of things with his left hand, wielding a sword is not one of them. Maybe he can with a dagger or kunai, but not a sword.
…THAT'S IT!! HE'S FIGHTING LIKE A SAMURAI! He's a ninja for Sharingan's sake! (7)
Grinning, Naruto tosses the Path of Redemption towards the werewolf. As expected, not only did he miss, but the damned wolf makes easy work of getting out of the Keyblade's path -even though it did take out that Horde he kicked away. Too bad the werewolf isn't expecting a one-handed left-hand Rasengan to the stomach! "RASENGA!!"
The wolf howls in pain as it is blasted past one tree, two trees, three, four… five… and then into an unfortunate sixth tree. Naruto narrows his eyes at the injured Heartless before quickly lowering into a crouch, avoiding a claw swipe from that forgotten fifth Horde. With a high kick into its chest sends it soaring into the sky. Naruto, still in his kicking position, uses the momentum from that kick and switches it into a deadly axe drop, slamming into the injured werewolf's head as it tries to take a bite out of him in a rush attack. Reaching out with the left hand, Naruto catches the thrown Keyblade as it returns to its master's hand. The shinobi then stomps his foot into the wolf's head, uses it as a spring board, and jumps up into the air just as the Horde reaches its ascending peak. Quickly, with the forces of the jump, Naruto thrusts the Keyblade into the Heartless before pulling it out from the side, effectively dealing a mortal wound. Smirking, Naruto kicks off the partially dissolved Heartless and shoots straight down towards the werewolf.
It looks up at him, roars, and just as it is about to jumps at him, Naruto impales it from its mouth all the way through its bottom. The shinobi lands with a one-hand handstand on the Path of Redemption just as the werewolf dissolves into black dusts as a large pink heart floats into the sky. Grinning to himself, the Keybearer lowers himself, careful not to aggravate his right shoulder more than he already did with that stunt. What? You think he got through all that without effort? Well he'll tell you that his right arm is practically flapping around like a misused nun-chuck! Man, does it sucks.
Several more pops sound in the clearing, making Naruto sighs as he turns around to face his new enemies. This time the Hordes come in a greater number as well as three werewolves to bear. The shinobi sighs once more as he readies his Keyblade in his left hand, and grins.
After all, this is what he planned to happen.
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As for little Alice…
"A wedding, a wedding, we're gonna have a wedding!!" The little girl sings along as she skips around Victor in a merry mood. It's not everyday that one gets to attend a wedding after all.
'Besides, how many can truthfully say they attended a wedding hosted by dead people?' Victor thinks to himself with a soft chuckling as he sees the girl does this little dance. It makes him wonder what such lively girl is doing at a town such as his. It's really too boring for someone like her to want to visit. Ah, that doesn't matter. What matters is that he still couldn't get over the feeling of those spiders crawling all over him. They are very good seamstresses, but they tickles!
As happy as she is though, little Alice couldn't stop the sneeze that stops her hard on her track, nearly making her lose her balance. She quickly steadies herself, and throws a quick "thank you" at Victor for his "bless you." Scratching her left cheek with a finger, Alice looks into the ceiling as blinks, wondering if someone is taking about her or she just got some dust into her nose. Well, either way, the excitement of the wedding quickly drowns out Alice's curiosity and worries. It is truly wonderful to be able to attend a wedding. "Oh dear, I'm so excited!"
"Haha, Alice, calm down." Victor says, a little taken a back by just how happy Alice is at the moment. The groom wonders if he should be happy too. After all, he has just agreed to do away with his life so he may properly marry Emily. "It's is but a marriage. No need to be so worked up."
"Oh but it is such a wonderful thing to be married wouldn't you agree?" The Princess of Hearts says as she twirls in a little circle, once again conveying just how excited she is. It really is a big event! At this moment, Victor really isn't sure if he should be happy with Alice or wince at the fact that someone is so happy about his death even though it's rather involuntary seeing she doesn't know. Actually, scratch that. The entire town is happy that he'll die!!
…Oh well, the things he'll do just to make a lovely lady happy.
"By the way Mr. Victor, what will you do about Ms. Victoria?" Alice's question quickly snaps Victor out of his thoughts. Seeing Victor's rather depressed expression, Alice mentally scolds herself at such a slip. Think before you act she always said, but never did she ever follow her own advice, ooh! "I… I'm sorry!"
"No, it's alright. She probably never likes a guy like me." Victor laughs weakly as he scratches the back of his head. Alice frowns up at him, and Victor in response just puts a hand on her head with a gentle pat. "Hey, don't give me that. I'm a rather useless guy, so don't worry about me. It's not really worth the trouble and time anyway."
"Mm… If brother ever hears that, he'll kick you very hard…" Alice mumbles, but Victor, despite the noise level around him, still catching it laughs nervously at the idea of Naruto kicking him. He has no doubt in his mind that Alice's words hold truth in them. "Well… are you sure you're alright?"
Victor smiles at the fact that Alice is actually concerned about him. He has long since resigned to the probability that people simply don't give a penny about him. Heck, if his mother doesn't give two thoughts over him, then what's there to suggest to him that other might care? Still, it's surprising that he finds that person who cares in the form of a woman who died several years ago. He really does find this whole situation ironic. Maybe death isn't such a horrible prospect after all…
"Are you sure you're alright?"
"GAH?!" Victor exclaims in shock as Alice's face practically appears two inches from his, her expression one that clearly expresses her skepticism. Laughing lightly, Victor pets Alice's head again, much to the girl's annoyance as she pouts. The man will admits, she is one cute kid. "I already said don't worry about me. I'm fine. Honestly!"
Alice hums in thought, and Victor can tell easily that she still doesn't believe him. To tell the truth, he doesn't believe the crap he spill from his mouth either. Sure, he is fine, but not really. It doesn't make sense, but it's one of those moments when you feel like crap yet at the same time extremely refreshed. He is about to start a new chapter of his life… or unlife. It is both scary and exciting at the same time. He will die, but he'll be married to a beautiful woman even though she's partially decayed (which truly speaks volume of her beauty when she was alive). He will leave behind the Victor that is a coward at life, and become the Victor who is… well, he isn't sure what he'll be like after death. He heard it from somewhere that death changes people, but how that works, he never knows.
He's about to find out though.
Several gasps from around him bring his attention to the stair, where Emily lightly steps down in all her pride. Victor lightly grins to himself, once again reminding himself that he is either a cursed idiot or one lucky bastard because his bride really is one of beauty. Large eyes, high cheek bones, long eye lashes, thin and delicate neck, wonderful body proportion, nice long legs, a slim waist, shapely hips, large and round brea-! HOLD IT! Save that last one for later ehehehe… Still, Emily really is beautiful.
"Wow… so pretty…" Alice sighs next to him, and Victor's grin grows a little in pride. Yup, he is one lucky bastard alright he thinks to himself as the spiders lightly adds the veil onto Emily's head. He is going to get married… He is about to get married… Oh god he is going to be married! "Oh! Mr. Victor! You are perfectly sure you're alright? You look a little pale…"
Victor laughs nervously as he adjusts his collar a little. Well, he'll admits, he feels like shit because he is about to commit suicide, but he feels excited too because he'll marry a total babe!
Wow, he really will die happy… If you told him that he'll die happy two days ago, he'll laugh in your face. But now… Wow.
Oh well, up the stairs we go! "ALRIGHT EVERYBODY! LET'S TAKE THIS WEDDING UPSTAIRS!!" Victor exclaims merrily, and the entire town screams in approval, and as one, marches for the surface world; the World of the Living.
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As Naruto finishes off the last of the Heartless with a downward cut, he straightens up and takes a look at the damage he dealt. Let's see, even with his right arm flapping loosely at the side (mind you, it's getting better though), he still caused… dozens of toppled trees, two shattered boulders, several craters with the largest being two meter wide in radius, and let's not forget the path of destruction carved out by his left hand Rasengan. Yup, he kicks asses.
And the good part of this all is he doesn't need to worry about property damages. Man, letting loose really feels good.
The growling of his stomach reminds Naruto that not only did he skip breakfast, but he also missed lunch. Judging by the position of the sun and the length of the shadows cast by trees, it's almost dinner time. Perhaps if he hurry, he can get make it by dinner and suffer through Alice's lecture during it. Of course, he needs to first somehow clean his cloth up… Sure it's self-cleaning and self-repairing, but Naruto isn't sure if it applies with blood stain. His right shoulder is one large bloody mess after all. And since the adrenaline wears off now, he's feeling the full throttles of its pain. Wincing a little as he suddenly jots it a little too harshly; Naruto glares down at the gush that pretty much rendered his shoulder useless. It's too bad he didn't think of bringing any of those health potions. They're bitter, but they work extremely well, something about the best medicine being the most bitter? Whatever.
Thinking that perhaps it's best for him to regain some of his strength, Naruto quickly dismisses Path of Redemption. It won't do to attract even more Heartless with his condition. Who knows if it'll be a sort of repeat with Twilight Town. He is not eager to face off against a seemly endless mass of Hordes, let along those damnable werewolves. Naruto really does thank his shinobi training. Those bastards are fast little nasty, yes they are.
Without even noticing it, Naruto finds himself in the outskirt of the town. He mentally berates himself for zooming out and going into autopilot, one of the most deadly mistake shinobis can make. Shrugging it off and making a note to pay more attention to it in the future, Naruto sets foot towards his temporary shelter, all the while grinning at the much heavier munny pouch in his jacket. Thinking perhaps he should clean up a little, he heads off to his room, and when he opens it, he unsurprisingly finds it empty. Smiling softly, Naruto heads into the adjacent bathroom to do a little hygiene maintenance. He wishes he has some extra cloth to change into. His cloth now is all fine and dandy, but blood stain tends to attract unwanted attention. Taking off his jacket, Naruto checks over the damage on his arm, finding that it stops bleeding, but still throbbing with pain and a very angry red. It might even be swollen a little. Well, so long as the jacket covers it up nicely, he'll do fine. That's one of the plus over having a black overcoat right?
After washing his face, his hands, and putting a little water into his hair to take out some dusts, Naruto smiles into the mirror nailed onto the wall. He still sees that handsome chap Alice made out of him, but at least he can also sees some of his shinobi side from the messy look he'd gain.
Grrr~~~~…
Right, food!
"And on the latest news… THE DEAD WALKS THE EARTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Eh?
With long strides, Naruto reaches the window and flings it open just in time to see several dead people running around the plaza chasing various living people. Now what are the dead doing up here?
"Oh, hello there brother. How was your day?" Alice's question brings Naruto's attention to the little girl that's standing at the entrance of their room. Judging by her large, beaming smile and the clasped hands, she is extremely happy about something. What that something is though… "Brother? Why are you looking at me with those suspicious eyes? Do I have something in my hair?"
Naruto groans as he quickly shrugs on his jacket (and being careful not to reveal or agitate his injured shoulder), the young man walks over to the girl and puts a hand on her head. "You wouldn't happen to know what this is all about now… would you?"
Alice blinks before she smiles once more and says, "Of course. Victor is going to marry Ms. Emily properly this time… Even though he has to kill himself to do that, I personally find it rather romantic for that to happen. Of course I wouldn't want someone to do that for me. It'd be a waste you know? Hey brother? Are you listening?"
"No…"
"Oh how rude!"
Smiling softly to himself and at the antics of Alice, Naruto turns to the window again, a contemplating look on his face that his friends in Konoha would be shocked to see on his face. The blonde silently weight the pros and cons of staying for the wedding or simply leaving with Alice's ability to summon the Corridor of Light. He knows for a fact that the Heartless being here is not surprising, but the issue of them attacking Victor during that night is cause enough to raise some flags. Other than that, their lack of presence since then is both disarming and alarming at the same time. It really is too quiet. For a quest bent on saving the universe from something, there simply aren't enough threats or shady activities. Heck, not even the Akatsuki is this quiet.
Perhaps he should stay just a little bit more…
After a few more seconds of silent debate, Naruto nods to himself before turning back to Alice once more. "Alright, I've decided." The shinobi says with a grin on his face that seems to be mirrored by Alice in a second. There is no need for explanation or any other words. Of what little Alice discovered from Naruto in his short time of literally dropping into her life, it's his grins. Right now, he is sporting one that may cause the Lady Luck to be laughing herself to death, wondering which unfortunate mortal (or supernatural being) she gets to doom by dropping Uzumaki Naruto onto their door steps.
It seems there is a wedding they need to crash.
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Lord Barkis is not amused.
All those careful planning, all those time he spent, only for it all to be ruined by some stupid, cowardly boy! It doesn't matter that he somehow brought with him a town worth's of corpses! He can end those miserable existence with the Heartless granted to him. He could not however blow his cover just yet. All things have its own time, and his entrance is one of them. It does however sicken him to see this… lovey-dovey play out in front of him. It sickens him right down to the core. Nothing in this world matters, and certainly not loves. All that matter is money, and he is not leaving until he gets his fair share of it!
Now he just needs to wait for the opportune moment… There! Smirking, Barkis compose himself before he starts clapping his hand. Nice and slowly, he advances into the room and says, "Oh, how… lovely. It is truly a sight to see such a beautiful wedding. It is most horrible that two lovers are to be torn apart…" Barkis says with sarcasm so thick that people can practically choke on it. Just as the self-proclaimed lord (because let's face it people, there is no way to check if he's genuine) stops near Victoria, his face turns from a smirk to a snare. "But there is one thing you people seems to forget. SHE'S STILL MY WIFE!" Barkis barks as he snatches Victoria's wrists in a vice grip. That action gets many in the room to tense up, especially Victor, Barkis observes with a victorious smirk. Knowing that it's not enough to ward off hostility, he quickly scans his surrounding, and lo and behold, there is a sword just waiting for him to use. So with no hesitation, he quickly plugs it out of the midget that it's stuck in and rests it against Victoria's neck, quite snuggly he might add. "And I'm not leaving here empty-handed."
"…You!" That sudden exclamation easily gains Barkis's attention. Looking over, the lord's eyes widen at the sight of the corpse, but it's not just any corpse. It's…
"Emily?" Now this is something really surprising. Of all the people to run into, it just has to be her doesn't it? "B-but… I left you…"
"…For dead…"
Oh, now he's in a shit load of trouble…
"What's this about leaving a lady for dead?!" Another voice pierces Barkis's ears, making the man turn around to face the entrance. There, standing next to the rather tall blonde man he'd seen not so long ago, the little blonde girl glares at him with enough frost to make him shiver. "It is awfully rude to leave a lady unattended to, but it is down right dreadful to leave her for dead! Shame on you! And you call yourself a gentleman? You are such a disgrace to gentlemen everywhere. Why, you should be ashamed to even show your face after what you'd done!" Barkis can only gaze owlishly at the girl that just keeps going on, and on, and on while her companion just scratches his scarred cheek with a look mixed between amusement and exasperation. Seriously, how in hell's name does proper dining equity has anything to do with murder? "And another thing-!"
"Little girl should keep her silence. Besides, this woman is delusional! I did not leave her for dead!" Barkis barks out before spilling forth anything that can come out of his mind. He has to congratulate himself for coming up with such tactics. Unfortunately or fortunately depending on the point of view, the dead simply knows. Still, that doesn't explain how a talking maggot gets onto his shoulder. Hold that thought, rewind, and let's see that part again. A talking maggot on his shoulder…
With a yelp of surprise, Barkis lets go of Victoria in alarm. The woman uses that opportunity to quickly elbow the man and runs behind Victor. Seeing this, Barkis snares as he quickly advances towards the quivering young man. Somehow he is able to be provided with a carving fork, but no matter. As Lord Barkis sees it, he is minced meat, and nothing can save him!
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"You should stop pouting. That was like five minutes ago." Naruto says as he ruffles Alice's hair, whose pout only increase in strength by that action. The shinobi just sighs before turning his attention back to the rather impromptu duel between Victor the Quivering Leaf and Barkis the Damnable Snot. So far, he is rather impressed with the Von Dort for holding on so long with a carving fork. Then again, if it's him, he'll do fine even with a rusty spoon. He personally learned a few tricks from a certain psychotic purple haired mistress (insert involuntary shiver here). Good thing is he didn't experience it first hand. Castration by rusty spoon is not something he wants to experience. Seeing it done once to some unfortunate poor soul is enough for him as it is.
Back on topic, Naruto has to agree with himself that Victor is really doing a very good job. He may lack in self-confidence, but when it comes down to it, he can hold his own just fine. "Ma, I suppose there really isn't anything we need to do… Alice, stop pouting."
"Hmph!" Alice huffs in annoyance before she turns her attention for the first time onto the duel. She has always wondered if it's possible to use kitchen utensil to duel, but it seems Victor has proven to her that yes, it is entirely possible to do so. Still, it's just rude to interrupt another when he or she is speaking. "…I wonder if this is how Penelope feels whenever I find someway to escape her lecture."
"Is that why she usually hounds you when you're hiding behind me…?" Naruto will take the way the huge sweat drop appears behind Alice's head as a positive. Still, since there really isn't anything to do now, they should just leave. "Well, maybe it's time for us to go? We already check out from the inn right?" When the Princess of Hearts nod in the positive, Naruto nods back and the two turn around at the same time and starts to walk away from the commotion. Just as they set foot out of the chapel, Lord Barkis comes barging out from behind them, pushing them away as he quickly rushes into the center of the cemetery, eyes blazing in fury. At this very moment, Uzumaki Naruto knows for a fact that he spoke too soon about leaving.
"I will make you all pay! No body makes a mocking out of Lord Barkis. NOBODY!!" Screaming in anger, the lord summons out an extremely large Heartless that shaped like a skeleton with the Heartless emblem at where the heart is usually located from under him. The chapel's occupants all race out to see the cause of the earthquake. Even the stunned father –who remained standing just outside the door in all of this - snaps out of his daze and gaze upon the monstrosity that dare to grace his chapel. However, considering the fact that the skeleton-ish creature is almost as tall as his chapel… he shall keep his mouth shut. "Now, all of you shall perish!"
At this, Naruto couldn't help but grin. It's about time he does some field test with his Keyblade skill on large sized enemy. That Kyuubi Fight in his seemly not-dream doesn't count.
With a shout, Naruto quickly leaps forward towards the Heartless, completely ignoring everything else going on around him. So far, all there is are him and that giant Heartless just calling to him to have it diced into pieces. Maybe it's the pent up energies from three days of near inactivity. Maybe it's some unknown pent up rage that appears from one point or another due to observing the locals. Maybe it's just his need to let something off his chest through the only way he knows since he was little. Maybe it's his issue with his own guilt, whose energy he diverts into something much more productive. Whatever it is, Naruto really doesn't care. It pisses him off to see Barkis summon this Heartless for some unknown reason.
Somewhere deep within him though, Naruto knows that he is just angry and jealous at Victor for one thing or another amongst many things that he simply bottles up. He envies how the young man went through little when compared to his own non-existing and fucked up childhood. But what he can't stand the most is for his supposed happy moment to be taken away. That, if he is to be completely honest and down to earth with himself, is what really drives his seemly berserk rage as he tears into the Heartless.
So into his berserker state, Naruto fails to notice how barriers appear around him every time the giant's hand close in to swap him away like the fly he is when compared to its massive bulk. He fails to notice how Alice peppers the monstrosity with flames, lightning, and ice. He fails to take into account that pretty much everyone has fled the scene, all that remaining is Victor, Victoria, Emily, the Elder Gutknecht, the father, and a random dead or two.
All he sees is the giant Heartless in front of him, him, Lord Barkis who looks barking mad, and this sweet, seductive voice whispering into his ear with sweet nothing.
"Just let it all go. Give it your all, tear it down. Bring it down. Make it face terror like never before. Make it suffer for taking away others happiness. If you can do that, your pain will go away…"
In his rage, Naruto fails to notice how he has already torn the Heartless into but a shadow of its former self. All he remembers is his desire that wants to destroy, multiplied by something he can't identify, and most of all, he doesn't want to stop…
Is this how it feels like to lose yourself into darkness? Is this how Sasuke feels like with his obsession; nothing but what is in front of you matters?
…It's so… easy to do so. Why hasn't him given in all those years ago like Gaara did? (8)
"Brother! That is enough!"
"Um?" Naruto groans as he feels the thin arms of Alice circles around his waist. Blinking, he looks around his surrounding to finds himself some how in the chapel, with literally a path of destruction behind him. In front of him, Lord Barkis cowards under his gaze, and his right arm, which he notice is completely healed, posed high with Path of Redemption ready to deal a swift end to the man. "W-wha…?"
Lord Barkis winces as he quickly draws himself into a stand. Dusting off the dust on his cloth and trying to save as much dignity as he can, the man quickly advance towards the alter, where the cup of "wine" sits miraculously untouched. "Disgusting. And you people call me a monster? Why I never!"
"The Heartless is defeated after you slice its head in two." Alice softly supplies, still not letting go of Naruto, who is lowering his right arm slowly. His mind still has a problem with piecing together the memories a few minutes ago. In fact, it felt just like those times when he went Kyuubi Berserk…
"Very well. I know my defeat when I see it." Barkis continues, his tone already regaining his smugness and snobbish attitude. "I shall take my leave. I have obviously over stayed my welcome." The man says as he stands next to the table with the cup on it. He needs to leave, and fast. However, it's not happening unless he has the last word. "But before I leave. I propose a toast. First I toast to Emily, who will always be the bride mate, and never the bride. And to our blonde… savior, hoping he continues his vicious and zealous retribution." With that said, he picks up the cup, and in own swift motion, down its entire content.
Naruto pays little to no attention to him though. He is still trying to piece together just what happened to sent him into a "black out" not so long ago. He went berserk, that much is clear. But why? The first time on the Great Naruto Bridge is due to Sasuke's supposed death. The training trip with Jiraiya is because of the old pervert's taunting to get him to draw on the fox's power. Then it's the encounter with Orochimaru and the bubbling rage he felt when he falls under the Sennin's words. Finally it's the fight against Pein, where he deliberately stabbed Hinata in front of him. The last one, he almost let the Kyuubi out. If it weren't for his father appearing as he did…
This time…
"New arrival…" The raspy voice of Elder Gutknecht sounds next to him, and Naruto blinks to see Lord Barkis chocking out his last breath. When he turns around, the blonde couldn't help but smirk as Barkis gazes in horror at what he has become. Just then, the door he is about to exist to opens up, and several hooks appear, sink into his body, and drags him into it, his scream echoing into the chapel until the door shuts with a resounding BAM! At this, the elder skeleton chuckles again, thinking about all the nasty stuff his fellow corpses will do to the man. But first, he has a youngster to attend to. "My boy, do not let what occurred a measly few minutes ago disturb you. You may almost commit atrocity, but you did it in the name of goodness." Seeing how Naruto raises an eye brow, the elder just shakes his head good naturally and starts hobbling toward the door Lord Barkis disappears in. "Come see me by the door later, when you are all better. But for now, say your good bye and know that you still have friends despite you being who or what you are."
Seeing the elder hobbles off, Naruto curses the seemingly senile words of one who has reached the age of ancient. Still, he doesn't have time for this. "Alice, I'm alright now… You can let go." Feeling the girl's small arms retract, Naruto smiles somewhat sadly before he turns to face those still lingers in the chapel, naming him, Alice, Victor, Victoria, and Emily (who cares where the father went). "I suppose… an apology and explanation is in order?"
Emily, Victor and Victoria trade looks for a while before Victor steps forward, not hesitantly but proudly and with a friendly smile on his face. When he is a few steps within Naruto, easily within arms reach, he says, "Whatever for? No apology and explanation is needed. In fact, we believe some gratitude is due from us. So thank you Naruto, for jumping in the way you did when that mad man Barkis brings that monster out… Although that did surprise me; I thought seeing dead people are all there is… Ow! What is that for?" Victor whines while rubbing the arm Victoria playfully slaps. Emily, who remains at where she is, just giggles good naturally and turns around. Naruto blinks at the dead woman in confusion while the rest joins in to gaze at her.
"Ms. Emily, wherever are you going?" Alice asks as she finds a comfortable place by Naruto's side. She vows silently to herself in not to leave the brother figure alone for even a moment for at least a day or two (save for hygiene purposes). That can wait though, because it seems something else is about to happen.
"Well, I think it's time that I moved on." Emily answers with a smile and seeing the surprised and perplexed look on Victor's face, the woman smiles softly and says, "No worry. You kept your promise. Now it's time I kept mine. Now make sure Ms. Victoria dies a happy woman. Or I'll find someway to come back and haunt you." When Victor shivers, the corpse bride knows her job is done with him. The next one might be a little harder. "As for you, Mr. Naruto. Do not blame yourself for what transpired here. Like Victor said, we are happy and thankful that you did what you did. Besides, I'm sure young Alice can keep you in line." She pauses as she tries to add something to it, but seeing none and thinking of none, she just shrugs. Emily did however add an after thought, "Stop brooding so much. Remember, the dead knows, so don't bother denying it."
Satisfied with her job well done, Emily turns to the exit once more. Just then, she remembers the bouquet of flower in her hands. Giggling once more, she casually tosses it over her shoulder right at the location she remembers Victoria is. Hearing the delightful gasps, the corpse bride knows as a certainty that her job is done, and with a content sigh, dissolves into a bunch of butterflies, and disappear into the horizon.
A comfortable silence ensured…
"…I told you so that you brood too much brother."
"Oh shut it Alice."
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"To wind or not to wind, that's the question asked."
Alice blinks twice before turning around to face a very familiar pink and purple striped cat. His usual large grin and seemly drunken eyes in place, the Cheshire cat lays on nothing as he gazes down at the Princess of Hearts. In one of his paws is a letter, its content unknown to the girl as her eyes wonders over to it in curiosity. The cat's grin widens. "To wind is to fix, and to not wind is to ignore. Of those incomplete, she's one needs adore. While love is abundant, lacking it she does."
"…Okay… what does that mean?" Alice asks the cat as she tilts her head to the side. Unlike the last time she met him, the Cheshire cat seem to develop a particular nasty habit of making riddles. "What who's that letter for?"
"It's for he who is broken, but seeks to be fixed. He who bears the key to salvation in hand, shall answer this letter, for his calling is at hand."
Alice blinks at the part of the riddle and scratches her chins in thought. She knows of three people who can use the Keyblade, but who holds salvation in hand? "You know, you are really bad at rhyming…"
The cat chuckles before with a wave of his tail, he vanishes from sight. Alice pouts at the vanishing acts, but thinks nothing of it. Rather, she decides to turn her attention to her surrounding and finds herself in nothing but darkness. Then in three flashes of lights, two Keyblades appear. One is the Path of Redemption Naruto wields, and the other is the Kingdom Key Sora wields. In between the two keys, the Cheshire cat appears once more with a black case under him and the letter on his head. His grin widens further as he begins the next part of his random message, "Of two pillars, one will tumble. The other will be minced and muddled. Their supports will soon be crumbled. Unless…" The cat pauses here for some reason, his ears perk up and waving in the air. He soon chuckles in amusement as his tail starts to wipe his own existence away. However, before his mouth disappears, he offers up one last sentence, "Complete the puzzle of the fox, then you shall understand what needs to be done…"
When the Cheshire cat completely disappears, Alice approaches the two Keyblades and the case. Kneeling down in front of it, she picks up the letter and read the person it is addressed to, "To Namikaze Naruto. Hmm? I wonder if it's for brother…" Thinking nothing of it, the girl opens the letter, much too curious for her own good of the contents inside of it. All she takes out though is a single piece of card with the question "To Wind/Not to Wind." Flipping it over, Alice finds a set of instruction on the back. Getting even more curious, the girl reads it aloud, "Circle one of the two choices in the front. Replace the letter into the envelope, then simply place it within a drawer or burn it. If choose "To Wind," be sure to expect the package quickly. If choose "Not to Wind," think nothing of this and simply forget it. Well, it's not my decision to make… Although I do wonder who this Namikaze person is."
"Alice?"
"Hmm?" The girl moans as she opens her eyes to finds herself staring into Naruto's cerulean blue. Alice blinks a few times before the memories of the event not so long ago slam into her. With an exclamation, she bolts up and slams her head into Naruto's, and both fall down in pain. "Ouch… B-brother, where are we?"
"How should I know?" Naruto grumbles while nursing his aching head. Who knew the girl has such a strong skull? And people say his head is hard. "All I know is that we open the door, something sucks us in, and then we ended up here." Speaking of which… "Where is here?" The shinobi questions as he stands up to stare at… well, he wouldn't call it nothingness. There is this very strange castle behind Alice and they are currently standing on this piece of land floating in the middle of some space. Oh alright, they're in the middle of nowhere. "We are currently in someplace that I am not familiar with and have no idea where we are."
"In short, we're lost." Alice supplies as she gets up and dusts herself off. Ignoring the way Naruto suddenly sinks into a depression (she'll get him up later), Alice too survey her surrounding. Her blue eyes soon land on the rather strange and twisted castle not so far from them and smiles. "Well, why don't we go over there and see what we can do?" Without waiting for an answer, Alice picks up her hazardously disposed bag (really, the ONLY bag they have since they left their baggage in Radiant Garden) and skips toward the castle, knowing that Naruto will be just a step or two behind her. Once they reach the large double door, both blinks up at the size of the thing, or rather the seemly lack-there-of. It really, really doesn't look that big.
Oh well, it's just a castle that looks pieced together and in the middle of nowhere. What's the worst that can happen in here?
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AN:
First off… I tried proof reading, and I did too. Any more mistakes are those that I probably glossed over accidentally. There are just things that you look at and then simply can't figure out for your life's sake. If you do find problems, let me know and I'll try and go find it (and maybe fix it… or I might just leave it as it is for future reminder).
Hmm… I keep trying to get it right… Well, I'm going to admit myself as a sort of perfectionist when it comes to story (but I'm really bad at grammar), so I guess to me it's never really enough. I will confess though, I rushed a little bit. I figure if I drag it out any more, it'll be annoying. Enough character development. It's time for ACTION!!! …Which means I have to make the event flows up to it, which then means I have to do some fight scenes, which then leads to my perfectionist side acting up. I'm sort of making a big deal on the fight huh…?
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O_O umm… I still think I can do better. How? I don't know…
Next, I wrapped up the Corpse Bride chapter rather anticlimactic (don't kill me T_T). I know, but don't worry. What occurred will be told in Alice's point of view (in some sense), and it'll also be the first time the Princess experience Naruto's berserker state. He is one crazy badass when he goes off the end you know? Too bad he doesn't control it. Several more things I will go over in this next arc. For those who can guess where they are, cyber cookie and the imaginary video of whatever you fancy yourself with XD. Now with the things I think should be explained:
1) Sentient house exist… or at least in fictional or magical realms. But of course, supposedly there are ways to make a house "comes alive" so to speak, but how, I don't know. The movie Monster House suggests that a soul can possess it with a strong enough will. In Harry Potter, the Hogwarts castle is "alive" due to ancient magic and lots of enchantments. Smart AIs were installed in multiple sci-fi series that controls the house, making it a sort of sentient being (Iron Man's house may not be the best example… but you get the idea?). But in the end, there is no clear way as to how to create such thing. Personally, I would avoid those made of souls. You'll never know when they'll be pissed as you and decides to get rid of you one way or another.
2) Penelope's age was never disclosed, so I'm going to assume she is about ten years older than Alice. As to the boy comment, it is not about me being a sexist (because I'm not). The female sex was never put on high ground before the 19th century, and even then, arguments are fierce (that is why we have Feminist Movements). For a girl to take over family business is almost unheard of then and for one so young too. It's a big thing when you put it in that prospective.
3) Hey, no background info is ever given about Alice or Penelope's life. In fact, it's all open-book for all we know. The novel version (the original) doesn't affect me (partially because I never read it XD), seeing this is Disney stuff, we're working with Disney. So you can kiss my ass if you have a problem with it!! (Insert evil/insane laughter)
4) Let's just say Naruto never has any luck with cats, Tora (it is Tora right? Or Taro? …man, the stupid cat is even elusive with me!) is the prime example… this will allow me to have some fun in the future.
5) Fufufufufu~~, guess who~! The one that got it right gets to pat themselves on the back and a cyber cookie.
6) Let's face it, no matter who you are, you can be crushed by heavy objects if you're not prepared. Even Superman isn't immune to that (except he'll just be knocked out, not crushed).
7) You really would be surprised just how much difference fighting like a samurai and fighting like a ninja can make. After all, samurai takes you on head to head, while ninja… let's just say a Thousand Years of Pain is the least of your worry.
8) Gaara gave into the darkness when he "killed" his uncle by having his Ultimate Defense. Naruto never gave into the darkness except that two times he turns four tails and that one time he went all eight. However, he never has the time to contemplate fully why it happens. He just did. This time however, he didn't give himself into his rage and the Darkness known as Kyuubi. He gave himself into his hatred and his lust for destruction. There is a difference. And you can't argue that for someone who is basically neglected and mistreated for the first 10 or so years of his existence, he doesn't have an urge to destroy. He just channels that energy into pranks.
That's about it I think…
Before I forget, here's something I just want to do for the heck of it:
XXXXX Omake… XXXXX
The werewolf, which is seven feet tall, has really sharp claws, and large fangs, is also midnight black, with glowing yellow eyes. The most noticeable thing is the Heartless emblem on its chest. That really is the only thing keeping Naruto from panicking and bailing out of there. If it's a Heartless, he can deal with it, because it can be physically touched.
If it's real… Sure he can maim it, but he rather not faces a real one because he likes being a human thank you very much.
"ROAR!" The werewolf lets out a roar as it bends down onto all four. Naruto can easily see its leg muscles bulge, and with little to no warning, it suddenly shoots forward at speed that would make many Jounin jealous. The blonde shinobi lets out another curse as he once more jumps into the air. His victory is short lived though as five Hordes immediately gangs up onto him, jumping into flying tackles that would hurt a lot if they connected. IF they connected.
"OH-RAA!!!" With a mighty shout, Naruto suddenly henged into a green spandex-wearing version of himself, completely with orange leg warmers and bowl-cut hair style and drops into a pose that one would expect to see preformed by Gai or Lee. The colossal grin on his face doesn't help the matter either. In fact the grin exposes two rolls of teeth that simply SHINE!! It is absolutely blinding!!!
It is so deadly the Heartless are all stunned into inaction. "And now for the finishing blow!" With another shout, Naruto gets into the pose he first seen Maito Gai appears in just as he lands on the ground, completely with his famous Sunset Background and the exclamation of, "THE SPRINGTIME OF YOUTHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Silence… then POPOPOPOPOPOP!!! The Heartless flees in terror at scene their eyes were forced to behold. It is simply too YOUTHFUL for their non-existing eyes to gaze upon. It is simply too deadly of a weapon!
"MUHAHAHAHA!!" Naruto, seeing this, laughs in triumph before he does another pose and a shadow clone henged into Naruko appears (clothed, mind you, but in a good spandex…). "BEHOLD!! MY AWESOMENESS IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM TO TAKE!!"
"Oh my gosh, you're so awesome Naruto-sama!!" Naruko screams in glee as water full tears flow from her eyes due to awe and adoration.
Naruto turns to his clone with water fall tears and shouts, "NARUKO!!" The original starts the slow motion running.
"NARUTO-SAMA!!" The clone too starts to slowly run toward his… her maker.
"NARUKO!!!" Closer…
"NARUTO-SAMA!!!" And embrace!
Cue hugging scene, and cliff, high crashing wave, and a sun set in the background. At the same time, the two turn to face the sunset, and exclaims.
"IT IS THE SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"…By the way, Naruto-sama, what about the munny…?"
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"..."
"…CRAP! I forgot..."
"NARUTO-SAMA, THAT IS MOST UNYOUTHFUL OF YOU!!!"
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…I didn't traumatize anyone with that did I…? No? Oh good.
Well, summer is here. That doesn't mean I'll update more frequently, just that I might have more time to work on stories to make it seemly better. My funny bone is malfunctioning, but I suppose I'm not trying to turn this into a crack story, so that's alright (in my book). Oh, and there are several plot bunnies jumping in my head again. Go to my profile for details. Take one or two for yourself if you like. Just let me know. I can't keep feeding them you know? It's either that, put them down on paper, or slaughter them. I prefer to see them on paper, but I believe juggling three stories for now is enough. One more thing, my muse is kind of lacking in energy. I should pump her (yes, my muse is a girl… don't ask why) up with energy drink or coffee… or more fanfiction. Either way, I might enter another "Heat," or I may not. Depending on what happened in the next few days.
So until then, ENJOY!!!
PS: See that shining bottom called "Review this Story/Chapter"? You want to press it so bad don't you… (Dangle a pocket watch in front of you), yes, you want to very badly...