SORRY FOR THE DELAY! My bday was two days ago, and I had barely enough time to type up these two chapters. I hope you enjoy. Sappy, then lemon. I can't wait to finish the lemon... stick with me. I have great plans after these next three chapters. Well...ENJOY!

"OH KYUU-CHAN!"

The lusty moan caused her to slow as she neared the door. She hadn't thought Naruto would be awake and moving after the jutsu. How long had she really been out? She shook her head and readjusted several of the bandages. The ointment was working wonders to healing the bruises on her body. She wore baggier clothes and had an ice patch on the large bruise on her stomach. The internal bleeding is what caused the bluish tinge on her skin, and she whimpered, as the ice worked its magic. It made the pain tolerable. Tolerable as in, she wasn't crying anymore, and the wounds had numbed almost to point where walking was not a chore. She didn't feel one hundred percent better. She gave a quick glance at her left arm which was in a splint. It was fractured in two places, and she feared that it wouldn't heal in time for the mission. She would concern herself with it later. She peered through the crack in the door, her heart stopping cold in her chest. Her entire world shattered with the view of her friend…best friend, being taken in five directions. She gritted her teeth, trying to stop her emotions from spiraling out of control like they did when she was around the demon.

Don't cry. It's not that bad. It's not anything I can- I-I DAMNIT!

Tears poured down her face. She couldn't deny it. She had released the demon, yes. But over the time they had spent, she had grown so fond of the demon. Originally she hadn't been a lesbian. But now…

Why? Was it not enough that I was there for you? That I gave away my life to make you happy?

Her fists clenched, and she ran. Down the steps, out the house, and away from the thing that was torturing her. She had been betrayed. By her best friend. Naruto had taken the woman she had loved. It didn't matter that she was supposed to be dead. She thought that they would at least wait until she had been buried. But they hadn't even done that.

She reached the Forest of Death,pushing with each step, doubling her speed. A bandage ripped, and the splint broke letting her arm free. She whimpered in pain, but ignored it, pure misery overtaking the physical sensation. She jumped up towards the first branch, leaning slightly forward. She pushed, her breath coming out in gasps. She glanced left, catching sight of a blur in the shadows. As her gaze returned to where she was landing, she noticed the fork, and where her foot was going. She tried to correct it, only too late. She tripped, pitching forward. The bruise on her stomach opened up, blood seeping through her underclothes and shirt..

"AGHHHH!" she screamed out, holding her legs to her chest, and rolling into a ball as to reduce any physical damage from the fall. She hit the ground hard, the bruise on her back, sending more agony through her body.

She rocked back and forth, waiting for the pain to die down. She ignored the woman who walked towards her until her face was visible in the sun.

"Yuki-chan?"

Yuki stood up, gritting her teeth, hobbling back on one foot. She faced her former friend, jaw set and anger visible.

"Yuki-chan! You-you're alive! Tha-"

"Go away," she hissed.

The look of pain that overcame her friend's face was beautiful, and she tried hard to remain cold. Turning around, she headed towards the village's exit. She walked away, glancing down. The wound was dripping blood, and hurt bad. Not bad enough to deter her though. Breathing helped, but not quite as much as she thought. She got several paces forward, before the demon appeared in front of her.

"Y-yuki. Don't…what's wrong? You're injured. Let me help!" The hand that touched her arm sent waves of happiness and pain through her. She wanted to reciprocate, instead did the opposite, withdrawing and removing a single kunai from her leg pouch. She spun it twice, before holding it up. Her hand clutched the tool tightly.

"You would?" The sorrow in her friend's voice caused her arm to start to shake.

Clink!

SMACK!

Yuki held her jaw in pain, rage radiating from her chest.

"How dare you?"

"YUKI! Wh-why? WHY!" the look of sorrow on her friend's face was something she had only seen once. The question was so direct; the answer was taken out of her before she could stop it.

"You left me. Alone. For dead. Didn't bury me. Didn't even hide the body. You didn't even weep my death!"

"NOT TRUE! I-"

"Did nothing…other than mating Naruto. You enjoyed it too, from the sounds you were making. I despise how he pleased you, and…and how it should have been-" her voice choked out at the last part, as the moans returned to her ears, making her gag.

"You," the fox stated,understanding plain in her voice.

"H-how? Did you read my mind?"

"Te. Because I felt the same way," the fox stated, her voice sad.

Yuki turned away, the lie breaking what little love she had left. She had loved her. But the pain was too great. She started to walk away, before tails wrapped themselves around her arms and legs, pinning her in place. She growled and tried to get free, struggling. She watched the demon circle in front her gaze downcast and focused on the neck.

Yuki noticed something she hadn't seen a minute ago. A bright green cat's collar on her neck. The fox was playing with the bell on it her attention diverted from Yuki.

"Beautiful, isn't it? This necklace is special. Very. Read the letters right here," she commanded the younger woman. She glanced at the green letters, and felt the mark on her spine to tingle.

My name? Why mine?

"The Hoshi no Tama is a special thing. Especially in the right pocket of someone's pants."

Yuki glanced at her pocket, not understanding what she meant by that.

Hoshi no tama? In whose pocket?

"I'll show you how special it is. What do you want me to do right now?" she asked, picking up the kunai she dropped. She returned it to her, a hand rubbing her cheek affectionately.

"Let me go," she said fiercely. She was surprised when the tails let go of her gently.

What's going on?

"As you wish. Now what? I love you," Kyuubi stated.

"STOP IT! DON'T LIE! I LOVE YOU. I ALWAYS HAVE!I wanted...no... NEEDED YOU AS MINE!" she yelled, sobbing. The vulnerable side of her that she had kept hidden truly came out, and she held herself hoping to relieve her heart. She backed away, tripping, watching the fox's head cock to one side.

"I wanted your love. You. But I can't take this. I'm…goodbye. I will miss you both dearly, Kyuubi. I really will." She started to walk away, only for a hand to grab her.

"Let me go!" she growled, between her teeth There was a struggle on Kyuubi's face, before Yuki watched the collar tighten, forcing her to relinquish her hold. The fox was brought to a knee, and she reached for the collar, unable to breath before it relaxed, allowing her to breathe.

I…what's going on? Everytime I tell her to do something, she does it willing or unwilling.

"Hehe *gasp* he. I shouldn't be surprised," her former friend said, her voice hoarse.

"What do you mean?"

"You know the answer to that. It's simple," came the response.

Frustrated, Yuki clenched her fists, and closed the gap in a matter of seconds.

"Damn you! Just stop playing games with my heart, and…and…for once show me that you actually care! Tell me the truth. Was everything we shared, a lie?" Yuki asked, her voice a mere whisper.

There was silence. And then Kyuubi was wheezing, digging her nails into the ground.

"I- I-I w-wo-can't. *cough*." She gagged more grabbing at the collar, shaking her head. Two minutes of resisting later, the fox had a bright crimson blush, and sweat pouring down her face.

"I love you. Naruto is my mate, but I want you as much…if not more…as him. I never used you, or chose to abandon you. I swear that I'd do anything to make you happy."

Yuki's eyes watered, the conviction in the fox's eyes surprising her. And then it came to her exactly what the Hoshi no Tama was.

"That collar is not a piece of jewelry…it's a binding jutsu that forces you to do whatever I command, no matter how much it is against your will," she whispered.

The kitsune nodded.

"Sort of. The Hoshi no Tama is not just a collar. I gave it that shape. No... that is my soul you hold."

Realization of how far the demon was going for her, struck her heart like a shotgun, causing her to feel guilty about how she had acted.

"I-Take it back. Enough. I'm sorry," she said walking forward.

"No."

The defiance in the woman's voice, hurt. She knew Kyuubi loved her. LOVED! It made her heart want to sing. But she wasn't going to accept such a heavy price. It would be selfish.

"I command you-"

"Even if you do, I can always force it back on you. Just accept the gift," the sensitivity in Kyuubi's voice gone.

Back to her old self…in that case. I want one more thing right now. I can forgive her and myself if she does this final thing.

"Mate me, of your own free will."