Original Posted On: Feb. 14, 2020
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Harem:
Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Xenovia
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"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link
Chapter 18: Prelude to Paradise
Underworld, Bael Territory…
Kuisha and Naruto landed on their feet within Sairaorg's home while Koneko, Ravel, and Xenovia face planted into the ground.
"Ouch…" Ravel said as she gingerly touched her nose. 'I hope it isn't broken.'
Xenovia and Koneko, having felt some pain, brushed it off easier than Ravel thanks to them being Rooks.
Naruto looked around, seeing that they were in the living room area where the Peerage of Sairaorg would spend time together.
And in the corner of the room, napping in the sun, was Regulus, having fallen asleep while reading a book.
Naruto's tail swayed happily.
"REGULUS!"
Said lion jolted as he heard his name get shouted and then was flung through the window, with Naruto and glass shards.
"NARUTO!" He shouted back before the two of them landed and rolled along the ground. "I'll beat you this time."
Kuisha face palmed as she sighed while Naruto and Regulus wrestled, trying to pin the other to the ground.
"Does this…" Ravel started to ask.
"They do something like this every time one of them has been gone for more than a few days." Kuisha stated before motioning to the mansion they were in. "Welcome, to the home of Misla and Sairaorg Bael."
"It's not that much different from the Gremory Mansion." Koneko pointed out. "Though the clan symbols are obviously different."
"Kuisha, what happened?" Coriana asked as she and Misteeta entered.
"NARUTO WINS!" said werefox shouted as he pinned Regulus to the ground before Gandoma appeared and pulled Naruto off of the lion as he was tapping the ground.
"Everything… is fine." Kuisha told Coriana and Misteeta, gesturing to the three girls. "Don't be rude, greet our guests."
The Bishops took notices of Ravel, Koneko, and Xenovia.
"Oh, sorry." Misteeta said bashfully in embarrassment. "My name is Misteeta."
"And I'm Coriana." Coriana introduced herself, eyeing up Xenovia and Koneko. "So, you must be the girl Naruto always talked about after he joined us. Xen… something."
"Xenovia, actually." Xenovia corrected. "He talked about me?"
"Oh, yeah he did." Misteeta said as she saw the pouts starting to form on Ravel's and Koneko's faces.
"What did I do?" Naruto asked as he and Regulus were carried in through the now broken window by Gandoma.
"It's nice to meet you." Gandoma said with a smile as he put the two Pawns down. "I am Gandoma, and I am a Rook."
"Huh, so am I." Xenovia stated as she looked at her fellow Rooks.
"I as well." Koneko replied.
"So, you are his little roommate, Koneko." Gandoma said as he looked at the small nekoshou.
Koneko had a tick mark and a pout after hearing 'little'.
"He also said you were very strong." Gandoma finished as he sat down on the sofa while Regulus and Naruto sat in the corner, where the sun was.
"I like to think so." Koneko replied as she crossed her arms.
"Excuse me." Ravel said as she looked at Kuisha. "Since we are here as guests, I would like to bake something for you and the rest of Naruto's peerage."
Kuisha, Gandoma, Misteeta, and Coriana blinked.
'The Phenex clan's youngest… wants to cook for us?' they basically thought.
All members of Sairaorg's Peerage, minus Naruto and Regulus, were members of Devil high society who had lost favor, or were Devil houses who served the Pillar Families, like how the Lucifuge family served the Lucifer clan, and the Donquixote family served the Leviathan clan.
So, for them to have a Pillar Devil ask if she could cook for them was a bit of a shock.
"Sure." Misteeta answered, taking Ravel's hand. "I'll show you where the kitchen is."
"Thank you." Ravel said as Misteeta lead her to the kitchen.
"Hey, Kuisha," Naruto called, in fox form as he sun bathed with Regulus. "Where are Sairaorg, Liban, Beruka, and Ladora at?"
"They are actually on a stray devil hunt right now and will be back when they return." Kuisha answered. "So, do you want to do what you came here for now, or wait?"
"I can wait." Naruto replied as he looked at Kuisha. "besides, I have something to tell all of you guys anyway, and repeating it would be annoying."
Red flags and alarms were ringing in Kuisha's ears.
'Does this have to deal with what Rias and Sona told us?' Kuisha thought as Koneko and Xenovia started to relax a bit, still nervously sitting down next to Gandoma.
Flashback…
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE WAS TAKEN?" Kuisha shouted at Sona and Rias.
She and Sairaorg had been messaged by Koneko about what happened, and thus the two of them made their way to Kuoh as fast as they could.
"A dog yokai named Kakashi appeared and took him." Sona explained, slightly panicked herself over her failure to stop Kakashi, even though he said he was taking Naruto to Kyoto.
"But he did say Naruto was going to be taken to Kyoto for healing, but I don't trust him." Ravel added.
'Kyoto?' Sairaorg thought, his anger diminishing a bit. "Oh, okay, why didn't you tell us that first?"
"What?" Rias asked, very confused with everyone who was there.
"If it was a yokai from Kyoto, then we can trust them." Kuisha stated with reduced anger, but still anger evident on her face. "Besides, if anything happened to Naruto in Kyoto, Kunou would be severely pissed."
"Who is Kunou?" Koneko asked, confused as she felt like she should know that name.
"Kunou is the daughter of Yasaka, the current leader of Kyoto and the yokai faction as a whole, and she is Naruto's fiancé." Sairaorg explained.
Glass broke when Ravel, Koneko, and Xenovia.
"HIS WHAT?"
"He didn't tell you?" Sona asked, having been told by Naruto personally.
Sona felt herself get grabbed by Koneko, Xenovia, and Ravel.
"You knew?" Ravel asked dangerously.
"Yeah…" Sona replied.
"Okay, back on track." Kuisha stated, whacking the three girls to let Sona go. "So, Naruto is in Kyoto, and he is being healed for injuries he sustained while…. Fighting a Cardinal Fallen Angel."
Sona and Rias's peerage members, all of them, fled in terror alongside Xenovia and Ravel.
End Flashback…
From there, Kuisha yelled at the two Kings for over an hour at how irresponsible they were in letting Naruto fight Kokabiel, alone, and without any back up.
Kuisha relaxed herself as she smelled the scent of baking goods wafting through the air vents into the room.
Naruto removed himself from his spot in the sun, allowing regulus more space in it, and prattled over to Koneko and Xenovia next to Gandoma.
"How have you been?" Naruto asked as he sat next to one of his 'older brothers'. "Last time we actually talked was during Winter Break."
"Oh, nothing much." Gandoma replied as he patted Naruto's furred head. "The usual, train, eat, clean, sleep. Although, Magdaran came by a while ago, asking how you were. He was actually shocked when he heard you had two beautiful girls as roommates. And with Xenovia, I guess you have three now."
Gandoma chuckled at Koneko and Xenovia's blushing.
Coriana saw this and smirked deviously.
"Okay, everyone, the muffins are done." Ravel said chipperly as she and Misteeta entered the room with freshly baked muffins.
The smell made Naruto drool as he appeared before Ravel, swiping four of the muffins and stuffing two of them into his mouth as he handed two of them to Koneko.
'DELICIOUS!' Naruto thought as he ate it with stars in his eyes.
Koneko had the same stars in her eyes.
Misteeta nearly collapsed from laughter as she saw the look on Ravel's face.
"Okay, here you go, Gandoma, Xenovia, Kuisha." Ravel said as she handed muffins to said people before handing the last two to Misteeta and Coriana.
"Thank you Ravel." They said before taking a bite, stars appearing in their eyes.
"We made more for the rest of your peerage for when they return." Ravel said as she sat down, Ameyuri and Gilga appearing, looking all over the place, which was new to them.
"Aw, they are so cute." Misteeta gushed as she and Regulus hugged the chibi grim.
Ameyuri and Gilga sniffed Misteeta and then Regulus, licking them as they enjoyed the love they were receiving.
"Hey, Naruto." Coriana asked, her devious smirk still on her face, and grew a bit when he turned to her.
"Yes?" he asked, crumbs still on his face.
"These three," Coriana asked, looking at Xenovia, Ravel, and Koneko. "Are your roommates?"
Naruto nodded.
'What are you planning?' Gandoma thought as he finished his muffin and then joined Misteeta in playing with the grim, who were surprised at him but liked him all the same.
"Well, they are all hot girls." Coriana stated, making the three teens blush at this. "And you are a male, so does this mean you have done anything… naughty?"
Naruto shivered at the implications.
"Oh, come on, Naruto, you can't say you haven't done anything." Coriana stated in a teasing tone.
Naruto blushed and shook his head but was stopped when Coriana pulled him into her lap.
"Well, I guess then that they haven't been able to make you hot and bothered?" She asked, making Ravel, Xenovia, and Koneko blush in curiosity.
"Okay, Coriana, that's…" Kuisha started to say, not wanting there to be an incident.
"Then let me show them what makes you hot…" Coriana stated as she licked the base of Naruto's ear.
Naruto stiffened and his eyes became lavender slightly, his mouth open, cheeks red, and eyes glazed over
"S-stop…" he moaned out as Coriana ignored him.
Koneko knew nibbling the tip of Naruto's ear would calm him down.
What she and the others didn't know, what licking the base made Naruto horny.
Coriana smirked.
"Or would you want them to do this instead?" She whispered and licked the whisker marks on his cheeks, making his lustful looks stronger.
"Or this?" She asked as she grabbed the base of his tail and squeezed.
Naruto's eyes widened, going stiff as a bored.
He went limp, breathing hard and had a slight sheen of sweat on his skin.
'Did he…' Coriana thought as she let her little brother figure go. 'Oh shit…'
Kuisha brained Coriana as had as she could.
"OW!" Coriana shouted as her head was chopped, grabbing her aching skull.
Kuisha didn't say anything as she took Naruto from Coriana and left the room, leaving Gandoma, Regulus, Misteeta, Coriana, Ravel, Xenovia, and Koneko.
"Did you make him… orgasm?" Koneko asked bashfully as she Ravel, and Xenovia had made mental notes.
"Yeah, but it was an accident." Coriana said as she felt the swelling die down thanks to some ice she pulled from her drink. "Be grateful I gave you three answers to make him horny for when you guys want to seal the deal with my bro."
The three teens blushed harder and then stiffened a few minutes later as Kuisha and a fox form Naruto reappeared, with Naruto wearing different clothing.
Naruto avoided Coriana and made his way to the grim, who could see his uncomfortableness.
They removed themselves from Gandoma, Regulus, and Misteeta and cuddled with Naruto.
Kuisha sat down.
"So, what has happened since the accident?" Kuisha asked the three female teens.
Meanwhile, Lucifer's Castle…
"Alright, so we have the date set for the Faction Meeting, and the location is Kuoh Academy." Sirzechs stated, getting agreements from Azazel and Michael.
"However," Michael said before the call could end. "There is one more thing we need to discuss at the meeting. What to do with young Naruto? Should we tell him the rest of the truth of his mother, or not."
Azazel sighed.
"I suggest we hold off on talking about this until after the treaty is decided." He explained. "And together we can discuss what to do."
"Understood, see you at the meeting." Sirzechs replied.
The call ended and Sirzechs let out a breath he was holding.
"Sirzechs." Grayfia said as she stepped to his side.
"I don't know what to think, Grayfia." Sirzechs stated. "Naruto… he knows that Kushina had a part in an assassination attempt on all faction heads, but doesn't know why. That truth won't be as bad as the fact that Kushina was a criminal, but it is tearing open a healing wound."
Grayfia understood what Sirzechs was saying.
"I don't know what to say, Sirzechs." Grayfia stated. "But we should treat him with respect, and tell him the truth, he deserves it after everything he has gone through."
Sirzechs let these words set in.
"I agree." Sirzechs replied as he leaned into his chair. "Only thing is, who should tell him?"
Bael Mansion…
"Hey, we're… Oh, hello." Sairaorg greeted as he, Liban, Beruka, and Ladora returned home to see Naruto, Ravel, Koneko, and Xenovia in the living room.
"Hey, Sairaorg." Naruto muttered as he returned to human form and hugged his King.
"Hey, squirt." Ladora stated with a grin.
"It's nice to see you again, Naruto." Liban greeted with a happy smile.
"How are you doing?" Beruka asked as the Peerages Little Brother remove himself from their King.
"I'm… alright, but I have something I need to tell all of you." Naruto said sadly.
All of the Bael Peerage noticed this, having spent seven years with Naruto, they had a good eye to see when Naruto was bothered.
Everyone, after taking a muffin and thanking Ravel and Misteeta, they looked at Naruto as he sat on the ground, holding his pelt.
"I learned the truth." Naruto stated. "Mom was a criminal, having tried to kill the Faction Heads after the Devil Civil War, when everyone was at their weakest. Master Lucci and… a friend helped me start accepting it, but part of me still is afraid of the truth."
Naruto wasn't crying, but his eyes felt dry, and his heart beat loudly in his ears. His ears laying flat on his head as his roommates and Peerage family listened.
Regulus scooted over and patted Naruto's head, getting a confused glance.
"Now that you know, don't you feel better?" Regulus asked. "I mean, you know more about her."
"But knowing mom was a criminal isn't something I would have ever thought about, or wanted to accept." Naruto replied.
He shook his head.
"That is what I wanted to say, because you guys are my family, you deserve to know." Naruto said softly.
"Thank you, Naruto." Sairaorg said as he stood up and picked Naruto up by the back of his shirt. "You really have grown up."
Naruto felt pride swell in his body at hearing this.
"Thank you, for accepting me." Naruto said, making Sairaorg prop him up on the ground.
"Alright, that is enough of that." Sairaorg said with a smile as he ruffled Naruto's hair. "Come on, we can show your friends mom."
Naruto's tail wagged at this as he smiled.
"Sure, I would like them to meet her." He said as he once again was allowed to stand.
"Oh, before that, Naruto, can we talk about something?" Xenovia asked, catching everyone's attention.
"Yeah?"
"Why didn't you tell us you were engaged?" Xenovia asked, slightly angered, but not completely.
"Oh yeah, that's right." Koneko said as she got upset and in Naruto's face.
Ravel, upset and worried, glared at Naruto as he started to sweat.
"Who told you about that?" Naruto asked nervously.
"Kuisha." Xenovia, Koneko, and Ravel stated at once.
'Traitor.' Naruto thought as he glimpsed at his mother figure, who was whistling nonchalantly as she avoided eye contact.
"Well, you see, it wasn't necessary…"
Naruto was tackled by the three teens and the Bael Peerage laughed at Naruto's reluctant acceptance of his assault.
The grim, who were being held by Misteeta and Regulus, watched in confusion as their Mama Ravel beat Naruto.
After a short time, the girls stopped hitting Naruto and he stood up, getting Liban to help him stand as he quickly healed.
"Okay, follow me…" He shakily said as he walked out of the room.
Koneko, Xenovia, and Ravel followed Naruto out and to a room, slowly opening it to reveal the Lady of the House.
Misla Bael, sleeping in her bed.
Naruto walked up to her, completely healed now, followed by the three girls, with Liban closing the door behind them.
"Everyone, this is Misla Bael, my grandma figure." Naruto introduced as he touched her forehead, leaning in and pressing his cheek to hers. "Grandma, this is Koneko Toujo, Xenovia Quarta, and Ravel Phenex, they are my roommates."
He received no answer, making him smile weakly.
"She is beautiful." Xenovia said as she stared at the comatose woman.
"Yeah." Koneko agreed.
"Naruto, what happened?" Ravel asked as she sat in a nearby chair, staring at Misla.
"Something happened." Naruto said as he stood up, opening the window. 'Just like with Master Jiraiya.'
Flashback…
"Come along, Naruto." Misla called for him.
Naruto (Age 10) nodded and took her hand.
"Okay grandma." He replied and the two of them started walking home. "I can carry them."
Misla smiled before handing Naruto the grocery baskets to carry.
"Thank you." She said.
"Anything to help you not exert yourself." Naruto stated like an adult, chest puffed out. "The doctors said you need to rest."
"And I needed to go shopping, so I had no choice." Misla replied with a laugh as Naruto pouted at her counter argument.
"Hey…"
Misla looked up and noticed they were surrounded.
"What do you want?" She asked as she pulled Naruto close.
"We want your money and jewelry, along with that little brat. His hide and the one around his waist will fetch us a fair amount of money." The leader of the group said, his body language and eyes showing desperation.
Misla could see that on all of the men and the few women around them.
'They are homeless.' She thought with sadness.
"Alright, I'll give you my money and jewels." Misla replied. "But Naruto I can't…"
"SHUT UP AND GIVE THEM UP!" one of the men shouted, grabbing Misla's arm, shoving Naruto to the ground.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GEORGE?" the leader asked as he grabbed the man.
"SHUT UP ALEX!" George shouted back, punching Misla and then his friend. "This woman is royalty, you can tell by the clothing, so we can sell her along with the furs."
"Leave her alone!" Naruto shouted as he tried to free Misla, who started coughing.
"QUIET BRAT!" Alex shouted, kicking Naruto in the gut.
All the followers swarmed him and Misla.
"Okay, lets get going." They were whispering.
"No…no…." Naruto gasped as he looked up and saw them tying up Misla. "NO!"
Naruto felt a ripple through his body before everything went black.
Flashback End…
Naruto gripped his hands.
"I don't remember what happened, but from the report, all of those people were knocked out, and who ever saved us did it to late, and grandma has been sleeping ever sense." Naruto finished. "The report also said there was no wounds on the people, but something knocked them out without blunt trauma."
Xenovia, Koneko, and Ravel felt his unease.
Ravel stood up and walked to the other side of Misla.
"Ravel?" Naruto asked as purple rings appeared on Ravel's face and blue fire engulfed her hand.
She slowly reached down, in case Naruto tried to stop her, and touched Misla's head.
The icy blue flames spread slowly.
'I… I can't heal her…' Ravel thought sadly as she removed her hand and cancelled her ability, the purple rings vanishing from around her eyes.
"I tried, but I couldn't find anything…" Ravel said, feeling useless.
Xenovia touched her King's shoulder.
"It's okay," Naruto replied. "It has been five years, so (Sniffle) I am not surprised."
Naruto wiped his eyes, having gotten his hopes up.
"Naruto, can we see your room?" Koneko asked, trying to help Naruto.
Naruto nodded.
He leaned in and kissed Misla's forehead.
"I love you, grandma, please, wake up soon." Naruto whispered before closing her window and the four of them left this room for him to see his.
However, Ravel split off and walked up to Sairaorg.
"It was Naruto who stopped those people, wasn't it?" Ravel asked, Sairaorg knowing what she was talking about.
He checked to see if Naruto was nearby.
"Yes, Naruto was the one who stopped them, but I don't know how." He answered in a hushed tone.
"Why not tell him?" Ravel asked as she crossed her arms.
"And how could I explain what he did when I don't know what he did?" Sairaorg asked.
Ravel bit her lip.
"I don't like this. You are keeping a secret from him." She stated.
"I am well prepared to deal with him when I tell him." Sairaorg replied. "I may be a King, but I know I am far from perfect."
Ravel slightly deflated at this.
"Just… please, tell him soon. Naruto is torn up about this, just as much as what he had to go through recently." Ravel said before she went up to Naruto's room.
'Ravel, you don't now all of the things that has happened either.' Sairaorg thought as he toughed his right shoulder. 'You don't know how scary Naruto can get, Jiraiya and I know that.'
Sairaorg shuddered at the memory.
'What would you have done, Jiraiya?' Sairaorg thought before shaking this from his head.
Meanwhile, Naruto sat on his bed as the three girls looked around.
It was pretty standard, nothing much.
A desk, large bed, dresser, walk in closet full of spare fighting uniforms.
He had nothing on the walls, but he had bookshelves full of books, the most notable ones being 'Tales of a Gutsy Ninja' and the 'Make Out' Series, which were on his desk.
"Why do you have these, Naruto?" Koneko asked as she had read the series.
"My jutsu master, Jiraiya, wrote them." Naruto said as he curled up on his bed. "He released the third one before he passed away."
Once again, Naruto became sad.
"What happened?" Xenovia asked, worried.
Naruto didn't reply.
"He died in an accident." He stated, eyes covered by his hair.
"Oh, okay…" Xenovia said, knowing she might have pushed a boundary.
"Though, since you know the series, Koneko," Naruto asked as he remembered seeing her read it in the ORC clubroom, the ones Rias had. "What does it mean to be 'Dummy-Thick'?"
Kuoh…
Irina sat in front of her therapist.
"So," Dr. Bucciarati said as he clicked his pen. "Rias has informed me of transpired when she hired me to be your therapist, but I want to know what you recall from your… experience. And don't worry, I was around during the Faction War, so I know of God's death."
Irina winced at how blunt Dr. Bucciarati said it.
"Well," Irina said as she sat on the couch. "…"
Dr. Bucciarati took a deep breath.
"Okay, let me ask a different question." He said as he looked at her. "Upon learning of his passing, why didn't you seek refuge with your family?"
Irina's lip trembled.
"How could I?" She asked him. "I'm a damn devil! How could I go home to my God loving parents, followers of his teachings… how could they accept me as I am now?"
Bucciarati wrote this down, not answering her like a professional.
Being a therapist or a counselor wasn't easy.
You weren't allowed to sympathize with your patient, not allowed to give 'answers' to their questions, and certain questions were harsh but they were necessary to help the patient find the core of the issue.
"Have you tried talking to them?" Bucciarati asked, tapping his clip board.
"No." Irina replied hotly.
"Next question: What did you feel when you found out that you were saved when your friends found you after slicing your wrist?" Bucciarati asked.
"I was angry." Irina responded, standing up. "I wanted to die, the feelings of all of the shit that happened to me…" (Images of Freed and Kokabiel flashing through her mind making her eyes water and her body shake slightly) "Is reason enough to feel angry at them for not letting me get what I wanted!"
Bucciarati scribbled this down as well.
"I see." He said before looking into her eyes. "And have you thought about how your friends must have felt having found you, bleeding out like that?"
Irina flinched and took a step back.
"Of course not." She answered. "My best friend, who I have trained with for years, hears what happened to God, and yet she moves past it like it was nothing. Xenovia betrayed me the moment I saw how she reacted to this. She didn't care. ALL SHE CARED ABOUT WAS THAT FOX!"
Bucciarati understood what Irina felt.
But as a professional he couldn't allow himself to sympathize, or else the tables would never turn in the favor of helping Irina.
"Why do you think Xenovia betrayed you?"
"She became the Rook to the blonde-haired King, Ravel something, and then attends school, not showing any sign of trouble. Like, the truth of God's death was nothing more then a small gust of wind."
Bucciarati wrote this down too.
'This is going to be difficult.' He thought, keeping his face neutral.
Irina was taking deep breaths before sitting down.
"But… I know she is hurting too." Irina gasped out, tears streaming down her face. "She just doesn't show it as much as I do."
Bucciarati noticed the change.
"What does Xenovia mean to you, Irina." Bucciarati asked as he handed her a box of tissues.
Skip, Kuoh, Afternoon…
"AGH, it feels good to be back home." Naruto said as he lay on his bed in his apartment.
Koneko nodded in agreement, she was going to say something, but her phone went off, which she grabbed and looked at the screen.
'A text from Rias?' Koneko thought, opening the phone and seeing the message.
"Hey, everyone," Koneko called out, grabbing their attention. "Rias just texted me. Looks like Sona is making Rias's peerage clean the school pool this Saturday, as payment for helping with the Kokabiel incident, and afterwards, we can use the pool to swim in."
Ravel and Xenovia perked up at this.
'Swimming… with Naruto?' Ravel thought with a blush as she imagined Naruto and her swimming together.
"That sounds amazing, but I don't have a swimsuit." Xenovia said, as she wasn't interested in such activities while she worked for the church.
Not that she had made the time to do things like that, much to Irina's chagrin.
"Oh, the swimsuit store is open still, we can all go now." Koneko explained.
"No." Naruto said without a second thought.
Koneko, Xenovia, and Ravel blinked.
"Why not?" Koneko asked.
Naruto didn't respond.
"Why don't you want to, Naruto?" Xenovia asked curiously.
Naruto still didn't respond, slightly irritated at Koneko and Xenovia looked at him.
"What is the matter, Naruto?" Ravel asked worriedly.
Naruto turned his back to the three as he lay on his bed.
He could feel their gazes on his back.
"Because… I don't know how to swim."
Chapter 18, DONE!
Werefox Valentine's Day Omake…
Koneko was sweating.
Ravel felt her arms hurt.
Xenovia's nose wrinkled at the smell.
"So… you plan on giving that to Naruto?" Ravel asked as she looked at the… chocolate(?) Xenovia had made.
It was almost black, brown being the farthest color it could be, and it twitched.
"No…" Xenovia said before Ravel burned the chocolate. "I'll try again."
"You will get it eventually." Koneko said as she poured her white chocolate into cat molds.
"I know you can do it." Ravel said as she poured her own chocolate into feather molds.
Xenovia nodded and started all over again as Ravel and Koneko put their finished chocolates into the fridge to be thoroughly chilled.
"Alright, I'm going to bed…" Ravel said before she yawned.
"Ditto." Koneko stated before they left the kitchen and went to sleep.
Xenovia followed the instructions, and once again, failed at doing homemade chocolate.
She looked at the nearby calendar, showing that Valentine's Day, her birthday, was two days away, for it being February twelfth.
'I guess I'll just go buy him chocolates.' Xenovia thought as she washed the dishes she used, put her shoes on and grabbed her jacket.
Naruto was not home, having said he needed to do something before coming home, which gave the girls a chance to make the homemade chocolate.
Xenovia walked in the evening twilight, alone.
Dozens of minutes pass and she walked out of the store she had gone to and looked at her bag.
'It is better than nothing, but I wish I could have made them myself, like the other two.' Xenovia thought before she started to walk home.
"Hey, Xenovia."
Said teen turned her head and saw Naruto, carrying a large box with him, his fox features hidden as usual when he was outside.
"Hey, Naruto." Xenovia greeted. "What you got there?"
"Oh, I did a small job request, and this is my payment." Naruto said as he tapped the box. "What about you? What is in the bag?"
He looked at it and could take a guess.
"Nothing much." Xenovia said as she shifted the bag to the other side. "Besides that, you going home?"
"Yeah, I am." He said, tilting his head adorably. "Are you?"
Xenovia nodded.
"Then let's walk home together." Naruto said as he took her hand.
Xenovia felt him lead her home.
Some people they passed looked at them, and whispered. Many mistaking the duo as siblings, since Naruto was much smaller than her.
Once home, they shed their warmer clothing and prepared to go to bed.
Skip, February 14th, Valentine's Day…
Naruto woke up early, and reached under his bed, where he kept the box, and opened it.
'I hope she will like this.' He thought as he closed the box before getting into the kitchen.
Xenovia, Koneko, Ravel, Ameyuri, Gilga, and Nero were woken up by the smell of pancakes, bacon, and eggs being cooked.
"Morning." Naruto chirped happily as he saw the three girls and the familiars trudge into the kitchen. "Breakfast is almost done."
A clone of Naruto walked up to the girls.
"Coffee?" he asked.
The three girls accepted and the clone popped out of existence when he put the tray down.
Naruto walked out with a massive tray of food a few minutes later.
"Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Birthday Xenovia!" Naruto said all bubbly as he set the food down and passed it out with butter and syrup before he fed the grim.
Xenovia blushed.
'He remembered…' Xenovia thought as she sat down and started eating with the other girls.
"Today is your birthday?" Koneko asked.
"Yeah."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Ravel asked, panicking. "If I had known I would have gotten you something."
Xenovia nervously laughed before calming her King.
"Aw, you too." Naruto told the grim as they cuddled with him. "Okay, now I have to eat as well."
The grim whimpered a bit at the loss of attention but returned to eating as Naruto sat down.
"Here." Koneko said as she summoned a clone to go to the fridge, which pulled out her and Ravel's chocolates for Naruto.
The clone handed Ravel the ones she made, and handed Naruto the white chocolates Koneko had made.
They were little white cats, with dark chocolate dots for eyes and whiskers.
"Thank you, Koneko."
"These are from me." Ravel said as she pushed her chocolates toward him.
They were milk chocolate, but had orange and gold colored chocolate making them look like actual feathers.
Naruto wiped his drool from the corner of his mouth.
He might not like sweets much, but he would enjoy these ones.
Xenovia pulled out a small heart shaped box.
"And these are from me." She said as she handed it to him.
Naruto opened it and saw small square chocolates, which were stuffed with sugar caramel.
"Thank you, Xenovia." Naruto said before he stood up. "Now that we have this out of the way, I have your birthday gift."
Naruto walked out of the room and returned with the box, handing it to her.
Xenovia opened it and her eyes went wide.
It was a dark blue dress. Embroidered with a spiral design. It had a string of false pearls on the neck line.
Inside were also high heels of the same dark blue.
The skirt of the dress, if worn, would go to her kneecaps.
"Naruto, it's beautiful." Xenovia said in awe. "How did you pay for this?"
"Don't worry about it." Naruto said bashfully as he scratched his head.
Xenovia put the dress back and hugged Naruto into her breasts.
"I love you, Naruto." Xenovia said before pulling him out of her cleavage and locked lips with him.
"HEY!" Koneko and Ravel shouted as they grabbed Naruto from Xenovia's lips. "Not fair."
Ravel grabbed Naruto and slipped her tongue into his mouth, moaning as she grinded her pelvic area against Naruto's.
"Not on my watch, Phenex." Koneko stated angrily as she pulled Ravel off of Naruto, jumping the werefox to the ground and kissing him while she put his hands on her ass, which he grabbed, making Koneko moan into his mouth.
Naruto rolled over, now above Koneko and launched himself off of her and used Shave to vanish into the bathroom.
The girls heard the shower start.
"I guess we went to far?" Ravel said in a slight sexual haze.
"Yeah, but it's my birthday, so I don't understand why you two interrupted." Xenovia pointed out.
"And allow you to get a lead on us?" Koneko asked before she sat back down to finish her breakfast.
Meanwhile, Naruto was scrubbing his body down in a panic, his eyes lavender.
'Clean, clean, got to get clean.' He chanted in his head, trying to ignore the feelings in his body.
Omake, DONE!
Well, I hope you guys caught onto the foreshadowing I set forth, and the special doctor Irina is seeing.
Yes, Naruto still has issues, he has somewhat accepted the past of Kushina, but it wasn't the only thing he was burdened with.
The murder of Jiraiya, his jutsu master, and now, the possible cause of why Misla is in her coma.
If you are paying attention, which I believe you all are, can see what I am doing with this.
Oh, yeah, Coriana did basically jerk Naruto off in that scene when she revealed his pleasure spots to the girls.
Also, I hope you look forward to the next chapter, as it is the beloved: SWIM SUIT CHAPTER!
