Ten Tails of the Gods
Summary: She was normal. She had her perfections, her faults. She had a normal life, but something went horribly wrong...and now...a burden that could kill her is put upon her. With her friends with her, can she overcome this? Or will it kill her? She has only her friends, Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura and others, plus her half-brother, Neji, to help her…but will it be enough to save her?
Time placement: After the two year jump, but i didn't feel like putting some characters in their new outfits, so i just kept them the same. Tvs, phones, an stuff like that exists.
Notes to ya'll: Written in first person, of none other than Neji's sister herself. Jumps from person to person at times, so ya'll can see what they feel an think.
Pairings: Um...mainly, SasuxOc...NaruxHina...maybe a lil of...LeexSaku...and NejixTen or NejixOc.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or i wouldn't be writing FanFics. The only things i own are the Oc's and the plot.
Last time: Naruto took the chair on the other side of her and Neji took his chair across the room and refrained from looking at Kyoko and myself. I guess he really is pissed…. I wonder how Kyoko's gonna handle this when I tell her that he won't come…
Then, suddenly, she bust up with laughter from a joke Naruto told.
Well…that can wait…we don't need to worry about that right now… We've got enough with helping Bri and Itachi with Kaida and Daisuke…
"So, Sasuke-koi…" I looked over at Kyoko, who leaned toward me.
She was still smiling. "What did you and Neji talk about? You guys were only gone for a minute or two…" Her smile faded when she realized what we could've been talking about.
I smiled, putting my hand on her head. "You don't need to worry about that, alright? You just have fun today."
She gave me a confused look, but smiled. "Alright then." She turned back to the group and joined in the conversation.
Good…anything to keep that off of her mind…at least for awhile…
--XX--
Kyoko's Pov
"AUNTIE KYO!!"
I turned around as Sasuke and I were walking home from the Academy and saw two toddlers running toward us.
"AUNTIE KYO!!" They repeated, running into Sasuke and myself.
I looked down, seeing a pair of dark blue eyes look up at me. They both reached their hands up, meaning they wanted picked up and so I picked the one on my right up first and Sasuke took the other little one.
"Are we saying anything else today, Daisuke?" Sasuke asked, looking at Daisuke, who held onto his neck.
Daisuke smiled. "No!!"
I guess he hasn't learned to say much yet… You see, Daisuke had only learned a few words and his normal response to anything was "No".
"And what about you, Kaida?" I asked, holding her in my arms.
She also smiled. "Kuroi!" She shouted.
I laughed… She was really attached to Kuroi, who was still living. We had opted for surgery…and the doctors had said they got it all, and that was a year ago. Only a few months later did they tell us that he had relapsed.
And now the cancer had spread to his heart…and lungs…. We all knew he didn't have very long to live, but boy, oh boy did Daisuke and Kaida love him. "Yes, he's at home."
"KAIDA!!! DAISUKE!!!"
We looked behind us to see Itachi and Bri running up, panting.
Itachi set his hands on their heads. "You two…"
Bri sighed. "I am SO sorry, you guys…they saw you two from the backyard and just bolted." She explained.
Oh yes, did I mention that Bri and Itachi had moved out shortly after Kaida and Daisuke were born 2 years ago? Well, now you know.
"That's okay." Sasuke said, letting Daisuke switch from him to Itachi.
"We love our niece and nephew!" I said, as she reached for Bri.
Bri sighed, taking Kaida. "But you guys have watched them all week…you guys need time to yourselves."
I smiled, grabbing Sasuke's arm and throwing it over my shoulder. "We'll have all the time in the world after we're married."
Itachi and Bri's jaw's dropped. "You guys decided on a date?"
We nodded. "Yep."
"Finally." Itachi said, Daisuke pulling on his cheek as I laughed. "Iss been wo years already." He tried to say.
"Well, things have settled down…and the timing feels right." Sasuke said.
"Yep." I agreed, giggling.
"So, when is this wedding?" Bri asked, lifting up Kaida again since she had started to slide down Bri's side.
"A month from next Saturday." I replied. "We both don't want something huge, so it's a small wedding, but everyone's invited to the reception. We're gonna have the rehearsal on Friday, with everyone there…hopefully. I know Okami's not gonna be there for the rehearsal, though."
Bri smiled. "Okami's gonna be there?"
I nodded. "Yep. In human form, no less."
"Hey, Bri-koi…I believe it's b-a-t-h time for the little ones…" Itachi said, looking over at her.
"Really?" She sighed and looked at us. "They hate b-a-t-h time…but, it needs to be done…" She said. "We'll talk to you guys later, alright?"
"Yep." We replied.
They both began to walk down that path, heading back home and we did the same.
But after a few minutes of silence, Sasuke kissed my forehead.
"What was that for?" I asked, looking up at him.
He tilted his head. "What? I can't spoil you every once in a while?" He smiled. "Plus, I'm a little worried about you."
Now, I titled my head as we continued to walk toward the house. "Why?"
"You know why." He sighed.
I still looked confused. Does he mean…?
"About Kuroi, silly…" He said. "I'm worried that you're not gonna be okay…I mean, he might die around the wed – " He abruptly stopped talking.
I moved closer him, putting my head on his shoulder. "Please don't talk about him." I asked, feeling a tear running down my cheek.
Sasuke tightened his grip on my shoulder. "This is what I was worried about…" He mumbled. "Since you've been so quiet, I've been wondering how you've been taking all this news…you were really happy when they got rid of it…"
"How could I not be, Sasuke? I mean…he's….he's like my brother…" I sobbed.
He stopped, pulling me into his arms, letting me burrow my face into his neck and cry. "It's okay, Kyoko…. It's okay…" He said softly, petting my hair.
"I don't want to lose him, Sasuke…. I…I just…"
He hugged me tighter. "It'll be okay, Kyoko-koi. It'll all turn out good somehow…"
--XX--
A week later, only 3 weeks from the wedding, hopefully, we had everyone we wanted to be at the wedding (except Okami) at the house.
"So, guys, what's going on?" Hinata asked as I walked in the living room. She was sitting next to Naruto on the couch, with Sakura and Lee beside them.
Bri and Itachi were standing next to each other, while Kaida and Daisuke were outside, Kuroi watching them. They were smiling broadly, knowing what Sasuke and I were going to announce.
Rao had dragged Neji here, from what I heard. And of course, that might mean that he won't even show up at the wedding itself… BUT, the good news is that Rao's gonna have a baby!!!! We don't know if it's a girl or boy yet…but, because of that factor (and because she asked as well) she doesn't want to be one of the bridesmaids, but she said she'll be there.
And, lastly, Madame and Ammy were also standing by the tv. They were here thanks to Naruto.
I smiled, sitting on the armrest of the chair closest to the kitchen. This was also the chair Sasuke as sitting on. "Well…" I drawled.
"Do you guys remember about 2 years ago, back when Bri had her kids?" Sasuke asked.
Madame was the first to react, getting the biggest smile on her face. "YOU SET THE DATE FOR THE WEDDING?!?!?!?!" She screamed.
In response, both Sasuke and I smiled, nodding a little.
"OH GOOD HEAVENS!!!!!!" She yelled running over and hugging the both of us.
Then, as she backed off, Naruto ran over, looking us right in the eyes. "WHEN IS IT?!?!?! I WANNA BE THERE!!!!"
Sasuke whacked him over the head. "You'll be there, Dobe!"
His eyes got wide. "Really?"
"Yeah, you're gonna be Best Man!" He blurted out.
Everyone, except for me, blinked.
Naruto grinned a very broad grin, then jumped up. "OH HELL YES!!!" When he came back down to earth, he stopped. "Wait, if I'm the Best Man, who's the Matron of Honor?"
Then everyone looked over at me. "Yeah, Kyoko, who is it?" Bri asked.
I giggled. "Well, I hope you six understand," I motioned to Bri, Sakura, Hinata, Rao, Ammy and Madame. "that Okami-chan's gonna be my Matron of Honor. I mean…we did die together…"
They nodded their heads in agreement.
I sighed. I thought Madame would freak or something…
"And the flower girl and ring bearer?" Ammy asked.
I smiled. "Kaida, Daisuke and Kuroi…hopefully."
Some arched their eyebrows. "Kuroi?"
"Well…Kaida and Daisuke are attached to him…like me…. I couldn't imagine him not being there. Plus, we don't know how much longer he's got…"
"Oh…" A couple people mouthed. They all knew I loved him to pieces.
Then, with a little wiggling, Rao got up off the couch and gave me a hug…and then Ammy came over…along with Bri. They all gave me a hug.
"It'll be okay, Kyoko…" They whispered.
"I know…. But anyways, we need to say something about the wedding itself." I said, as they backed off, heading back to their spots from before. "Obviously, only you guys are invited to the wedding, to be held in the backyard…But anyone you'd like to bring to the reception is alright, as long as it's not last minute…we at least need to know how many people is gonna be there."
They listened intently.
"But, the wedding has a theme and hopefully you don't think it's stupid."
"Of course not!" Naruto screamed. "Your ideas are awesome!!"
I sighed. "Alright…. To those who have known me my whole life, you've always known what I've dreamed about, right?"
"Yeah," Ammy said. "You've always wanted to be a princess."
I nodded. "Yep…So the theme is a Prince and Princess theme!" I yelled happily.
"THAT'S AWESOME!!" Naruto yelled…and everyone seemed to agree…Thank God.
I sighed in relief. "I really thought you guys would think that was a stupid idea." I said, rubbing the back of my neck.
"And why is that?" Rao asked.
"Yeah…" Naruto added. "It's a dream."
"Well…it's a stupid one." I said, smiling. Then, I looked over at Sasuke. "And, I really didn't think you'd let me do it."
He titled his head. "Of course I would. I mean, my dream's coming true, why can't yours?"
Everyone in the room looked over at him quizzically.
"Yours?" I asked.
He smiled. "I get to marry you."
I grinned and giggled a bit, keeping my eyes locked with his, totally forgetting about the other people in the room…
"KYOKO!! SASUKE!!"
We were brought out of our "trance" and looked over at everyone else.
"What?" Sasuke and I asked, dumbfounded and blushing a little.
They all smiled dorky little smiles.
"Okay, so we know the details," Ammy said. "But, when's the rehearsal?"
I looked up, thinking. "Well…if the wedding's 3 weeks from now, then the wedding is a day before that. And it's on Friday, so the wedding's on Saturday." I answered.
She nodded. "Alright."
"Is that alright with everyone?" Sasuke asked.
Everyone agreed…but…I'm a little worried about Nii-san… He hasn't said a word…let alone look over at us…
But Rao said she'd make him come whether he wanted to or not…so…I guess we'll just hafta wait and see, won't we?
--XX--
A couple hours after everyone had left the "party" we held Sasuke and I were sitting in the living room, on the couch, Kuroi sleeping on the floor beside the couch.
"Are you ready for 3 weeks from now?" Sasuke asked me in a playful tone, smiling as much as he could.
Sitting next to him, I grabbed his arm and pulled it around me, lacing my fingers with his, sighing heavily. "…Yeah…" I said, half-heartedly.
I heard Sasuke sigh. "He'll be there, Kyoko-koi. He was quiet today, sure, but you heard Rao. She's making him go."
"Yeah…I know…" I mumbled. "But this is really stressful for me…" Then, I added, "Just forget about it."
He gently slipped his other hand under my chin, lifting it enough so that my eyes met his. "I can't."
I sighed again and moved my head back down, shutting my eyes. I was really tired. "You will…"
--XX--
I sighed, looking out our bedroom window, gazing dreamily at the backyard.
3 weeks had past like nothing…and today was Friday….
I heard a sigh from behind me. "Hey…"
I smiled, feeling a pair of arms wrap around my waist, his fingers lacing together on my stomach and a chin on my shoulder. "Hey."
"Ready for the rehearsal?" Sasuke asked, staring out into the backyard with me.
I sighed, inching my hands over his, lacing my fingers with his. "Yeah…let's just hope it goes according to plan."
"It will." He assured me. "I'll make sure of it." He said, poking my stomach.
I giggled, "Okay, okay. Let's head down…. Everyone's waiting anyways." Though, before I could move away from the window, Sasuke's grip on me tightened. "What?"
He stayed silent.
"Sasuke?" I asked, looking at him from the corner of my eye.
He looked disconnected, gazing at the backyard, as I was doing a few moments ago. "Is this a dream, Kyoko?"
I smiled. "No."
"No?" He looked up at me.
"It's reality, Sasuke."
He kissed my neck lightly. "Just making sure. Let's go." He let go of me, except for my hand, which we walked together out of our room, downstairs and to the backyard, meeting everyone who was asked to come.
"Alright guys, let's get this started!" Naruto announced just as we had gotten outside.
"Yeah," I added. "Let's try to get this on the first try!"
All conversations stopped and everyone got into our positions. From the porch, it looked like this…
On both sides of the walkway were a couple white chairs set up for few people that would be coming. The walkway, had no carpet, no wood…it was just grass and it led up a beautiful wooden arch, complete with my roses; the white with black tipped ones.
But the girls, Kaida and Daisuke, Kuroi and I simply stood on the porch, seeing Sasuke stand under the arch and in line, on the right of Sasuke was Naruto, an open spot and then Itachi.
The open spot would be left for Neji, who would wait by the last step of the porch to escort me up to the arch, kind of like a father would do. I just hope he won't be an ass…
We had no flower girls, seeing as Okami and I had a special trick up our sleeves. First to go was Kaida, Daisuke and Kuroi, Bri and then Ammy, another open space for Okami who would be here tomorrow and then finally it was my turn.
I walked down the three steps slowly, practicing my balance because I'd be in heels tomorrow and finally when I got to the ground, I looked at Neji, who had his elbow out and a small smirk on his face. Is he up to something…?
Well, I took it anyways, locking my elbow with his as we walked down the aisle together. I couldn't tell if he was planning anything…but if he did…. Oooo boy, I don't think anyone would be happy with him…I know I'd be furious.
Seconds later, we were standing right infront of the archway, looking at the minister, who smiled at the both of us. "Are we ready to begin?" He asked.
I nodded and smiled back.
He took a breath. "Alright then…. Who gives this woman to be married today?"
I felt a ping at my heart and heard Neji scoff. "Not me. She gives herself to be married."
"Wh…what?" We all looked over at him and I stared at him blankly. I was just speechless, my elbow slipping from his.
He looked over at me, eyes void of emotion. "You heard me." He said bitterly.
I lowered my head. "…I…I'm sorry…" I felt a tear roll down my cheek and I sniffled. "…I just…I can't do this…. The wedding's off."
It was dead silent and before anyone could make me change my mind, I transformed and ran off into the woods.
Okami's Pov
"YOU MOTHER FUCKING BASTARD!!!!!!"
Well…I wonder what's happening…
I finally arrived at Kyoko-chan's home for her wedding and found something quite strange.
Kyoko had just run off, Sasuke looked like a rabid dog trying to attack Neji, who stood quite calm as Naruto, Itachi, Kuroi, Brianna, Ammy and the kids held Sasuke back.
"What's going on?" I asked, walking out of the bushes.
"I wanna kill this mother fucking bastard!!!" Sasuke yelled.
"I see that." I answered, walking up to all of them.
Suddenly, Rao (who now I realize is pregnant) got up from her seat, walked up to Neji and slapped him hard enough to knock him off balance. "You bastard!" She screamed. She grabbed his hair and yanked him away from Sasuke, who was just a little calmer now.
He was still frothing mad, glaring at Neji, but was now standing on his own, with everyone sighing in relief.
"What's up, Okami-chan?" Naruto asked, walking over and giving me a hug.
"Well…" I tilted my head. "I'm a little confused. What's going on?"
He sighed. "Short version, Neji pissed Kyoko off by basically disowning her and so she called off the wedding."
"I thought I felt a little anger on my way here." I replied as we both walked up to Sasuke and some of the other people who stood near him. "It's good to see you again, Sasuke." I said, hugging him.
He smiled for a second. "Nice to see you again too." He said quickly, continuing to glare at Neji.
I blinked and looked between the two. It was obvious there was some anger management to be done. "Come with me Sasuke." I said, walking down the bridal path to meet Neji and Rao.
"I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE YOU DID THAT, NEJI!!!" Rao yelled. "YOU ARE SOOO SLEEPING IN THE PARK TONIGHT."
"But Rao!"
"NO, NEJI. YOU PROMISED ME YOU WOULDN'T SAY OR DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS." She replied, huffing.
"Calm down, Rao-chan." I said, walking up. "You wouldn't want to go into early labor, would you?" I smiled at her and she smiled back. "Go ahead and sit down…I'll handle this."
"Thanks, Okami." She said smiling. "But I want to hear this."
I nodded. "Of course."
They pulled up chairs as I summoned up a block of earth to sit on. And I noticed that everyone had grabbed a chair…
"Let's get this sorted out…." I first looked at Neji. "You."
He looked up at me.
"Go talk to Kyoko."
"But, Okami!" Sasuke protested, standing up.
I waved my hand at him. "No, Sasuke…I understand you want to kill Neji as of the moment. But, they need to sort it out for themselves before you can sort it out with him. Do you understand?"
He nodded.
"And do you understand, Neji…That you need to speak with her and clear this up? Obviously your problem is with this wedding…so you need to speak to her about it."
Naruto looked over at me. "You know…none of us have know about this…and I don't even know what to do…but you figured it out in a matter of minutes…"
"Well, " I drawled, standing up, making the slab of earth I was sitting on disappear. "When you've been alive for about 260 years…you tend to know how to handle things."
His jaw dropped. "2…260 years?!"
I nodded. "Yeah. Now, Neji, you go talk to her."
He sat there for a second. "Fine…" He mumbled and stood up, walking past everyone and jumping off into the forest.
--XX--
Neji's Pov
A few minutes later, I found myself on a tree branch, looking down at Kyoko. She was sitting on the ground, leaning against a tree. She sniffled a bit and murmured something.
I still stood there.
"I said, you can come out now." She growled, looking up at me. "I know you're there."
Shocked, I jumped down. "Alright."
She got up slowly and stood there, eyes glaring right through me. "What the hell do you want, I mean, you've already ruined my life, my marriage and you broke my heart, what else could you possibly take from me?"
"Kyoko…" I started off…but didn't finish. I couldn't think of anything to say.
"What?" She snapped. "You really think an, "I'm sorry" is gonna cover this?" She smiled. "No way in hell."
I gulped. Boy was she pissed… "I know that."
"Then why don't you just leave me alone, because obviously, you don't want me to live with the love of my life, so I might as well live alone." She said coldly.
"Come on, Kyoko. It's not like that." I sighed. "It's just…"
She crossed her arms. "Just what, Neji?"
I sighed again. "Just that…. You're my little sister. My only little sister and I can't help but butt in on your life. You know that."
She sighed, closing her eyes, arms still crossed, but becoming more relaxed. "I know…. But, you've got to let me live my life, Nii-san. I can't deal with you being in my face all the time."
I chuckled. "I can't help it. You know I love you a lot…it's just hard to see someone else taking my spot…" I mumbled.
She perked up, releasing her arms, letting them fall to her sides. "Is that what this is all about? You think Sasuke's taking your place in my heart?" She asked, walking up to me.
I averted my eyes from her.
"Nii-san…" She said quietly, trying to get me to look at her. "You know better than anyone how much I love you. How can anyone take your place?"
"I know that…but…it's just…" I sighed. "I'm worried that I won't get to see you anymore since you're getting married…and since you won't be over, you'll forget about me."
I could see her smile out of the corner of my eye. "No one could forget you, Nii-san." Then, seconds later, she hugged me and squeezed as hard as she could. "I'll come see you so much, that you'll be sick of me in a month."
I laughed. "I'll make sure of that."
"So, are we all good over here or do we need to have Okami sort things out?"
We both looked up, seeing a happy Naruto and a sort of happy Sasuke standing on a branch.
She smiled, taking a step back. "Yep, I think so."
"Yeah, everything's good." I said, turning to them. "Let's go finish this rehearsal."
--XX--
3rd Pov
And so the four of them went back to the ceremony to find Kuroi and Okami were entertaining Daisuke and Kaida, while most of the others were simply talking, sitting in the chairs already provided. But upon their arrival, the group stood up.
Ammy, Bri, and Rao came up to Kyoko, hugging her.
"You alright, sweetheart?" Rao asked her as they pulled away, glaring at Neji.
Kyoko smiled back. "Yep. We're all good, aren't we Nii-san?" She said, elbowing her brother lightly.
He chuckled. "Yep." He walked over to Rao, about to put his arm around her shoulders, but she gave him the cold shoulder, stepping away from him.
"I don't think so."
He frowned at her words.
"So, the wedding's back on?" Ammy asked smiling, seeing Kyoko sneak back to Sasuke and wrap his arms around her.
She looked up, he looked down, eyes locked onto the others' eyes, both smiling. "Uh-huh..." Kyoko said mindlessly.
They were just about to kiss, when someone bumped them. "Save it for when you're actually married."
"Itachi!" Bri hissed, walking over and hitting him. "You're such a butthead."
"Me? Never, right Kyoko?" He replied, looking over at her for support, but found that she was too busy looking at Sasuke.
"Huh?" She said, hearing her name. "Oh, yeah, whatever."
"Thanks Kyoko." Itachi said sarcastically.
"You're welcome." She smiled.
Kyoko suddenly looked to her left, seeing Okami walk up with one child on her shoulders and one attached to her leg. "Okami-chan!!"
"Hi!" Okami replied, letting Itachi and Brianna detach the kids from her. "It's been a while."
"A little too long." Kyoko said, hugging her. "But, I didn't think you'd be here so soon."
"Me neither." Okami replied. "I thought the journey would take longer, but the weather decided to compromise with me." She smiled, hugging back.
Then the minister found his way to the group. "Now that everyone is here…. Shall we restart this rehearsal?"
Everyone smiled and nodded.
"Yep." Kyoko and Sasuke said in unison.
He smiled in response. "Good. Let's get into positions, shall we?"
So...it's been a while, hasn't it? Yep. Sorry for the really long delay though. School has been torture, to say the least. But, here is an update for all of you:D Hope you like it!!
