Theme: #247 - "Facing the Inner Demons"
Warnings: Kyuubi says hello, and where's the beef?
His eyes have gone red, far too red. His teeth have gone sharp, far too sharp. His hands have become claws, far two animalistic.
A growl rumbles deep in the blond's throat and that's when Sasuke realizes he's not looking at Naruto anymore. No, he's looking at him.
The Kyuubi.
The blond's face contorts into a smirk that doesn't suit the face at all. His teeth glint in the light of his raging chakra, and his eyes flicker like flames.
"So you're the brat."
The voice is deeper than usual, rougher, and even more sinister. It sends cold chills down his spine and he finds himself backing into the rock wall behind himself. He's too afraid to turn and flee. He's afraid.
He's afraid.
"Speak, why do you cower?"
He licks his lips and finds his mouth is drier, like it's filled with sand. He can't swallow, he can't think, he can't breathe.
"Scared speechless. Imagine what'd the other brat would say if he knew."
"No!"
He finds himself clamping his hands over his mouth in shock. He watches the demon warily as it contemplates its next move.
"Did you just say no to me?"
"Please don't tell Naruto."
"Why?"
He blinks and slowly forms the words that he hopes will make it right. "I don't want him thinking that I hate him--because of you."
The demon stares, his mouth turned into a frown and his teeth have disappeared behind his lips. His fiery tail whips gently back and forth before he smirks again.
"Your problems aren't mine to deal with. You fix it yourself. I'm only here because the brat insisted I 'meet' you so you'd know the truth. I have nothing else to say about this matter, nor to do." He waves a clawed hand boredly. "Humans are so stupid, creating problems out of nothing."
"Coming from the fox that's sealed inside of an obnoxious ramen-obsessed freak."
The fox froze, then glared as he mocked the Uchiha. "Ngh, ngh, ngh, fox that's sealed, just you wait. I'll kick your ass."
Sasuke smirked, feeling the situation simmer down back to familiarity, despite conversing with the Kyuubi instead of Naruto. "We'll see, dobe."
"I'm not the dobe, but I'll still take that as an insult."