Rating:: M (to be safe)

Warnings:: Slash/shounen ai (maybe YAOI), Het, blood and stuff, non-con (though I'll warn you so you can skip), mentions of underage (I guess) HarryOC (OC dies so don't get in a twist) ShuraHaku (yes, he WILL be a HE)

Diclaimer:: Well there was an e-mail from a scary stalker-fan-like person that appeared in the inbox of two very different people. They promptly deleted it and I never got to know if they'd consider loaning me Harry Potter and Naruto for the rest of my life. L

Note:: Yay! I was afraid I wouldn't get it out this time because it was unfinished when I left for work today, but I managed to finish it!! -happiness-

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Shurachi slowly walked toward his home as the low burn of alcohol in his stomach warmed him. After catching sight of a wet Haku he'd needed a few drinks. It wasn't enough to make him stumble around, but it was enough that he felt better about ogling the boy. He had come to terms with the fact that Haku wasn't a pup anymore, was turning into a rather fine young male, but he still wasn't ready to even think about bedding the guy.

Long braid smacked against his back as he came to a sudden stop. He could have sworn he'd heard…Ah! There it was again! The sound of something hitting the ground, a whimper, some cursing. Those were all things he'd heard before and he knew, without even having to think about it, that they were things he shouldn't be hearing on his way home.

Another small cry reached him and he pushed his glasses further up his nose. "Well, I guess I have to investigate it now. I can't say I didn't hear anything as I'm an Inuzuka and I can't say it wasn't my problem as I'm a shinobi of Konohagakure."

He didn't bother to keep his voice down, hoping that whoever it was would be scared off by the thought of being caught. No such luck though, the man was still standing over a huddled form with a large piece of wood. Shurachi wrinkled his nose at the smell floating around the alley and pulled his cloth over the lower half of his face.

"What a horrible stink! I don't remember this alley smelling this bad, it must be the occupant!" He complained. The man holding the board tensed up further before swinging it down on the curled up person on the ground.

Green eyes flickered down and hardened as they settled on golden hair. The quiet whimper that tore itself from the form also brought up his instincts. This was one of his pups, and some outsider had dared to harm him? Well, he'd have to make sure it never happened again, wouldn't he?

Long claws pushed from his fingers, canines pointed and grew, and Shurachi crouched in a threatening manner. "You would dare attack one of my pups?" His voice was low, the words growled. The board moved as if to swing down again and Shura wasted no time in darting forward.

The man never had a chance. Shurachi's claws ripped into him with a gleeful abandon that he hadn't experienced in quite some time. There was nothing like defending a pup to bring out his sadistic side. Intestines burst in his grip, a stomach spilled acid and partially digested food over the ground, and finally his claws caught on ribs.

He pulled his bloody hand back to punch the mans chest, relishing the feel of bone giving way, and grinned viciously at the blood that bubbled from the man's mouth. "Really, attacking a defenseless child. You should be ashamed of yourself." His grin widened at the disbelieving look in the man's eyes before they rolled into the back of his head and the man's body slipped off his bloody fist.

Kikai swarmed out of his arms and converged on the blood covering his torso. Once they moved away to clear another spot he was left clean, if not a little damp. When he was sure he didn't have to much blood on him, Shurachi crouched next to Naruto and carefully scooped him up. The child curled tighter and made small noises of distress, but he didn't try to get away so Shurachi easily carried him out of the alley and toward his clans personal doctor.

The Inuzuka Alpha settled himself in the waiting room with a small sigh and closed his eyes to nap lightly. It would be a little while before any news came of the blonds condition, so he might as well get some rest.

Morning came with a wet tongue and deathly strong grip. Sometime during the night Doku had appeared at his side with Kiba in his lap and Akamaru on Kiba's head. The pup was licking his cheek while Kiba was hugging him in his sleep. Shurachi didn't mind though, waking up with the most important part of his pack near him was always welcome.

The air stirred and wafted a sterile scent into Shurachi's nose. The medic entered the room a second later and smiled at the sight of her Alpha and his pup. "Shurachi-sama, Uzumaki-san will be fine. His…condition enables him to heal ten times faster than a normal shinobi and most of the injuries are gone already. The internal bleeding has also stopped and he's breathing much easier."

Green eyes closed in relief before opening again. "When will he be able to leave? Iruka is his sensei in the academy this year and I'd rather not have him chewing me out for keeping one of his students away from him longer than necessary."

Doku snorted in agreement of his human. The pack mate that smelled like ocean and warmth could be very scary when he though a pup was in trouble.

"As soon as he wakes up he'll be able to go. There isn't anything I can do now that he isn't already doing himself, so all I recommend is that he not do any big jutsu for a little while. Since he's an academy student we probably don't have to worry about that."

Shurachi nodded and settled to, once again, wait. He'd personally escort Kiba and Naruto to class in order to explain their tardiness to Iruka. As a bonus he'd get to see his old teammate. It had been a long time since any of them had been together for any amount of time. He'd have to get Iruka and Mitsuo to come out to dinner with him sometime.

Naruto woke a few hours later and Shurachi gave him some clean clothes he'd had one of the Inuzuka genin retrieve from Naruto's apartment. It didn't take very long for the three of them and both dogs to get out on the street.

A smile tugged at his lips as Kiba and Naruto chased each other around him and the dogs, Akamaru and Doku barking happily along with the boys laughter. No one bothered them all the way to the academy.

When they came in the classroom door Shurachi watched Iruka turn a glinting eye on the boys and take a breath to get ready for a major chewing out. Noting the way both boys cringed, he took a step into the room and cleared his throat loudly. "Iruka-kun, I'm so sorry the boys are late. I'm afraid I kept them home longer than I thought and only just realized the academy had already started. Please accept my apology."

Iruka deflated and turned a surprised, but still happy, look on his old teammate. "Buchou? What are you doing here? I thought you had a mission today?"

Pale lips curved in a small smile. "I'm not your captain anymore Iruka-kun, you don't have to call me Buchou! And I do have a mission, but it isn't a very hard mission so I thought I'd come explain their absence in person. This way they wouldn't get in as much trouble when it was my fault."

Laughter erupted from Iruka, startling several students that had been sleeping. "I'll call you Buchou if I want, Buchou. You don't stop being one just because we aren't in a team anymore. I have mission room duty after school, so we can talk when you hand in your report." There was a slight warning toward the end as Shurachi had been late, two weeks late, in getting his last report in.

The Inuzuka smiled a little wider and nodded his agreement. "Make sure you do your work today boys, I'll be asking Iruka if you slacked off again after school." Kiba and Shino sunk a little in their chairs while Naruto smiled shyly at the idea that someone would be asking after his progress in school.

Green eyes swept the room one last time, lingering on the frowning Uchiha, before Shurachi waved good bye and left. He'd have to be quick about retrieving the summoning scroll from the neighboring village. It wouldn't due for Iruka to be stood up after all.

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Please review and tell me what you think! I really was a little lost writing this chapter as I knew what I wanted to happen, but I wasn't sure how to get there. XD

Taku