Alright, I'm starting my fifth chapter, Enjoy.
"Kyuubi speech"
"Midnight speech"
"Everyone else speech"
Chapter 5
On with the story
Soft chirping filled the air as morning came. Two figures lay huddled together in a tight cuddly ball, laying atop a grassy clearing miles away from Konoha village. They were both sound asleep. Naruto, being one of those figures, had his arms both securely wrapped around his new friend's waist. Their legs were entwined closely together, the same for their tails. A position he kept with his mother on multiple occasions.
Naruto was the first to move, a contented smile plastered across his face from the feeling of the warm body he was currently curled up with. With his eyes still closed Naruto began to move his thighs against his partner's, only for his eyes to suddenly flutter open in surprise. This didn't feel like his mother. Naruto often slept curled up with his mother but this person was a lot smaller.
When Naruto's blurry eyes settled those slitted feral eyes of his looked down to see two pitch black eyes staring up at him. The girl was awake and silently watching him in his sleep. Suddenly the memories of last night rushed back to him.
Eventually Naruto snapped out of his daze to see Midnight still silently staring up at his face. He smiled warmly down to her and leaned down to place a gentle kiss against her forehead, reminiscent of the way his mother did for him.
"Good Morning Midnight." Naruto said in an affectionate tone before being overtaken by a small yawn. The girl raised one furred paw up to caress Naruto's cheek in an adoring fashion, continuously staring with a longing gaze.
"Good Morning Naruto-kun." She whispered in a dreamy manner. Again Naruto couldn't help smiling when hearing her voice. He then disentangled himself from her and began his morning ritual. Midnight followed his movements closely. Naruto then began to stretch out his body like a cat, letting out a small yawn. Midnight gave him his space, sitting on her butt and hugging her knees to her chest while watching Naruto in fascination. As she watched him the girl's furry fox ears began to twitch. She then began to look around her surroundings for the first time since meeting Naruto.
What she felt next was indescribable. Without her attention focused on Naruto, Midnight finally realized just how different this world was from where she came from. The sun was shining bright and high in the sky. A soft breeze tickled her body. Butterflies fluttered about, birds chipped and fly through the sky, the water from the nearby stream sparkled and maintained a calming noise as it flowed.
Slowly Midnight stood up and began to turn around on her heels, her ears twitching rapidly, her eyes going wide eyed as she marveled at the world she was so new to.
"How is this possible?" Midnight whispered in awe as she walked over to the nearby stream and dropped to her knees near the edge. She then dipped a single hand atop the water testingly, bringing it back quickly. The girl scanned her wet fingers, squinting her eyes suspiciously before licking at her own digits. A sharp gasp quickly left her mouth before she quickly dipped both her hands into the running stream. The sensation of clean running water against her skin and fur was unbelievable.
From behind her Naruto approached the scene silently, watching Midnight as she seemingly discovered water for the first time. He stopped a few feet away, canting his head to the side while observing her behavior. What he saw next caught him off guard. Midnight turned her head slowly toward Naruto, still kneeling down at the edge of that stream. She looked up at his face with tears pouring from her eyes.
"What is this?" Midnight asked in a choked voice while pulling her paws from the water and licking at them. Naruto looked down at her with a empathetic expression. He forgot Kyuubi's lessons about how different the demon realm was from the human realm. Naruto moved forward and kneeled by Midnight's side, reaching into the stream with both hands and looking to the girl expectantly as he cupped a hand full of water. Midnight slowly moved to mimic him, bringing a pool of water into her hands as well. Naruto then drank the water slowly, prompting Midnight to stare down at the liquid tentatively before drinking it as well. As soon as that water touched her tongue Midnight's eyed widened in a shock. She then promptly drank every bit of water in his palm before staring at the stream. Without hesitation the girl plunged her head into the stream to gulp desperately at the substance.
Naruto watched in astonishment, kind of frozen in fascination while watching the girl. She didn't pull her head out for a while. After a few long minutes Naruto slowly reached forward to pat her shoulder. But before he could Midnight finally pulled her head out from that stream, her silky, wet black hair smacking Naruto into the face. She then looked at him in a panic.
"Oh Naruto-kun!" She said while launching herself at him and gripping his face in her paws and inspecting any damage she may have caused. Naruto just smirked and blew a bit of her hair from his face.
"It's ok Midnight. I'm tougher than I look." Naruto joked playfully. Midnight stared at him with a blank expression, not getting the joke, before nodding her head in understanding and smiling softly.
"I know. I'm sorry. I'm just….there's just…." But before she could explain herself Naruto placed a single finger against her lips to silence her.
"You don't have to apologize to me Midnight. This must all be so overwhelming for you. I'll do my best to make you feel comfortable." The blode haired pre-teen stated in a tender tone. Midnight's heart fluttered in response to those words. She suddenly leapt forward and wrapped bother her arms around his neck and clung her naked body tightly to Naruto's. Naruto again couldn't help the harsh blush that spread across his face.
"Are you torturing my boy over here?" A sultry voice called out a little ways from the side, that silky voice belonging to none other than Kyuubi herself. The woman walked towards the two with a amused smirk playing across her face.
Naruto moved a hand up to twirl a few strands of his blonde hair around his finger, sending a nervous grin towards his mother.
"Oh, morning mother." Naruto stated. Upon noticing Kyuubi, Midnight immediately turned to face Kyuubi, dropping down on her knees and bowing her entire body forward, the girl's forehead to the ground. Naruto looked at the girl in shock.
"I'm sorry if I offended Your Highness." Midnight stated in a panic. Naruto raised both his eyebrows at the sight.
"What!?" Naruto exclaimed while looking back and forth from Kyuubi to Midnight in disbelief. Kyuubi sighed heavily before dropping to her knees in front of Midnight and cupping the girl's face with both hands, she then forced Midnight to look up into Kyuubi's eyes.
"I don't ever want you to call me that again. That's Kyu-chan to you." Kyuubi stated in a firm manner. Midnight looked up with wide eyes while nodding obediently. The girl was frozen, seemingly star struck by the touch and presence of Kyuubi.
"Yes Your...Kyu-chan." Midnight corrected herself quickly while clutching tightly into the grass beneath her and biting into her bottom lip. The girl was clearly nervous around Kyuubi.
"What's all this "Your Highness" business? You told me you were important in the fox clan but you never said you were royalty." Naruto said in an accusing manner with one brow raised, an amused smirk across his face just like his mother. Kyuubi rolled her eyes and huffed, standing up and reaching for Midnight's hand so as to bring the girl to her feet.
"It's not that important." Kyuubi stated while waving her furred hand dismissively. Midnight went wide eyed at Kyuubi's words.
"With all due respect Your...Kyu-chan. You're a legend. Everyone knows who you are. Just because you've been gone for a few thousand years doesn't mean we will forget. You are our Queen and will forever be our queen." Midnight blurted out before gasping and bowing her head apologetically. Kyuubi shook her head with a soft smile and moved her hand down to Midnight's chin, raising the girl's head.
"You really have got to stop treating me like some goddess. I haven't ruled for generations." Kyuubi explained.
"But you are a goddess!" Midnight shouted again, this time more fervently before bowing her head once more. Naruto looked at the girl in shock. There was so much about his mother he didn't know. He had so many questions. Kyuubi rolled her eyes when seeing Midnight bow her head again. Kyuubi stepped in front of Midnight and looked down at the short girl with those intense gaze. Naruto watched quietly, knowing what happened when Kyuubi got like this. A lecture was coming.
"Look at me girl." Kyuubi ordered in a stern manner. Midnight raised her head and looked up to Kyuubi with a tentative gaze in her pitch black pupils.
"Why are you here?" Kyuubi asked. Midnight hesitated for a moment before answering.
"For you...and for Naruto." Midnight answered in a soft voice while glancing over to where Naruto was silently watching. The answer caused Naruto to avert his gaze and smile in a bashful manner. But his attention snapped back to the two women when he heard Kyuubi's response.
"No! Why are you here? You. What gives you the right to be here instead of all those other girls who fought to be where you are now?" Kyuubi barked out in a harsh voice. Her tone caused Naruto to flinch. He rarely saw her get this way. But he noticed that Midnight didn't flinch. He watched almost in slow motion as Midnight's posture changed within seconds. She went from standing in a reserved, meek fashion to a much more straightened and confident posture. The black furred fox girl lifted her head up proudly and stared up at Kyuubi now with a fiery gaze.
"I'm here because I fought and won. Because I'm strong." Midnight answered in a confident voice. That response caused a smile to curl across Kyuubi's face.
"You're damn right Darling. You are here because you are worthy. Worth of me, of my son. At least so far. You aren't here because of how well you can suck up to me. You are here because you earned it. Now act like it!" Kyuubi ordered while leaning to place a tender kiss against Midnight's forehead. Midnight closed her eyes to enjoy that kiss, sighing softly as her entire body relaxed. Kyuubi then pulled back with a satisfied smile. Midnight's demeanor had completely changed, the girl seeming a lot more relaxed and confident in herself. Midnight looked up to Kyuubi before stepped forward and moving both her arms forward, extending her hands.
Kyuubi took Midnight's hands and they both entwined their fingers, looking into each other's eyes before they both shivered. A rush of feeling through their bodies as they initiated the bond. Midnight was the first to speak.
"I could never disappoint you Kyu-chan I've adored you since I was a baby. I've always dreamed of meeting you. And when I heard of the opportunity, and heard the stories about your son, I knew it had to be me who would cross over." Midnight explained before pulling her hands away from Kyuubi and turning her attention to Naruto. The boy had been silently watching with a blank expression. This was quite a day. He'd seen a rare side to his mother. But when noticing Midnight's gaze the boy's breath hitched. The way she looked at him was something...he wasn't used to.
Slowly Midnight began to walk towards Naruto with that sensual sway. She still wasn't wearing clothes! Midnight didn't stop however, moving in front of Naruto and raising her arms up to his neck and wrapping her arms around him. That familiar blush spread across the boy's cheek.
"Didn't I tell you to stop torturing my boy? We need to get some clothes on you." Kyuubi stated in a lighthearted manner while noticing Naruto's hard "little problem" between his legs. Midnight turned her head to the side to glance towards Kyuubi with a confused gaze.
"Clothes?"Sometime later…"So what is this exactly?" Midnight asked as a pair of white panties were shimmied up the girl's hips. The three demons were now in Naruto's apartment. Kyuubi and Midnight were in the bathroom of Naruto's apartment while Naruto waited in his room for. Well he didn't just wait. He was performing his morning exercises. At the moment he was sitting on his bed with his legs crossed with a red ball of chakra swirling around between his two hands in front of him. A chakra control practice.
In the bathroom Kyuubi was putting clothes on Midnight, just now securing those panties around the girl's hips. Kyuubi then stood behind Midnight, wrapping her arms around the girl's belly as they both looked into the bathroom mirror.
"What is the point of wearing these extra...things?" Midnight asked as Kyuubi reached forward to the sink and grabbed a white bra.
"It's part of human culture. Unlike us, the humans get cold so they wear things to keep them warm. Kyuubi explained as Midnight raised her arms so that bra could be put in place over her budding chest. Midnight despite being a demon, still was around Naruto's age and still had a lot of growing to do. Especially in the chest department.
"Well I can understood if humans want to wear this stuff, but why do I have to?" Midnight asked with a frown as that bra was fastened around her torso. Kyuubi simply nodded.
"Because you are going to be around my son. Who is half human. And I'm sure you'll be around humans eventually as well. Plus there are...extra benefits." Kyuubi hinted while producing a pair of black girl's cargo pants for Midnight to wear. Standard for many Ninja. Midnight canted her head to the side while staring at Kyuubi through the mirror.
"What do you mean, "extra benefits?" Midnight continued to question as she was instructed to step into a pair of tight cargo pants that Kyuubi presented her. Midnight obeyed the gesture and stepped into those pants, letting Kyuubi shimmy them up the girl's slender legs. Kyuubi smirked in response to the girl's question and placed her hands firmly on Midnight's hips.
"I mean that the things you wear can be very appetizing to the eye. Especially so growing boys. Human boys. Don't think I didn't notice the way you look at him." Kyuubi stated in a knowing manner while taking a fishnet shirt and sliding it over Midnight's torso to complete the outfit.
"Many of the shinobi girl's wear something similar to this. Girl's you'll have to compete with." Kyuubi stated while again wrapping her arms around Midnight's waist and hugging her closely from behind. Midnight leaned back into Kyuubi's touch before going wide eyed in realization of what Kyuubi meant. She stared at herself in the mirror.
"Competition?"The girl stated with a frown. She went through so much just to get here. Kyuubi chuckled when noting that reaction.
"Oh of course Darling. What did you think that just because you'd crossed over you'd have my son all for yourself?" Kyuubi questioned with her brow raised. Midnight slowly averted her gaze.
"I thought we'd at least be…"
"Friends, that's all." Kyuubi interjected, cutting Midnight off and narrowing her gaze at the girl. Midnight stayed silent and avoiding looking Kyuubi in the eyes.
"You may be ready for something like that but my boy isn't. He's only half demon. He hasn't been through his cycle yet. Of course I know you have. But you're full demon, you're ready for such things far faster than humans. I can smell it on you you're…" But Kyuubi stopped her speech in her tracks before sniffing again. Kyuubi then went wide eyed and looked down at the girl in astonishment. Again Midnight kept looking away.
"No...I don't believe it. You're..." Kyuubi tentatively spoke out before unabashingly sliding a hand down Midnight's hips and carefully running a finger up against the fabric of Midnight's pants between her legs. Despite the boundary of that clothing, that touch was all Kyuubi needed to confirm what she wanted to find out.
"Virgin!?" Kyuubi questioned in shock. Midnight squeezed her thighs together and nodded her head silently.
"How is that possible? You went through your cycle years ago." Kyuubi questioned in a suspcious and disbeliving tone. Midnight smiled softly while her eyes gazed off to the side in a dreamy fashion.
"It was hard. I drove the boys around me crazy. But I always worshipped you Kyu-chan. I listened to all the stories, the tails of your adventures. And I wanted to be just like you. And around the time of my cycle I heard about your Son. Naruto, the boy who the great Kyuubi took in as her son. I knew from that moment that I wanted to save myself. To have a chance to be a part of your life, and his. So I trained hard, knowing that there would be a tournament. And everyone understood, and some even helped me train. I trained for so hard and so long that it left very little room for anything else." Midnight explained with a distant smile. Kyuubi gave the girl an affectionate squeeze around the waist, gaining a new respect for her.
"I admire your dedication Midnight. But that still doesn't mean you have a right to my son. You have to earn it." Kyuubi explained. Midnight nodded her head in understanding.
"I know."
Kyuubi watched the girl closely before sighing and leaning down to place a kiss against the girl's cheek, something which caused a smile to appear on Midnight's face.
"It will take a few years until Naruto hits his cycle. In the mean time if you are serious about being with him you have to be his friend first. He is my son, when the time comes he will be a very eligable bachelor. But he has to choose you. And you have to accept it if he chooses someone else." Kyuubi warned. Something whiched caused Midnight to narrow her eyes.
The girl's posture then straightened. She pulled away from Kyuubi's hold to grab at the handle to the door. But before she opened it Midnight looked back to Kyuubi with determination in her pitch black orbs.
"He will choose me. I'll do what ever it takes to make that happen." Midnight stated resolutly while twisting the nob of the door, something she'd only just recently leaned how to do.
"One piece of advice. If you want him to choose you, then you can't just give him what he wants. You have to give him what he needs. And he'll do the same for you even if he doesn't choose you. You have to be a friend first. If you don't and you hurt him, I'll send you back myself." Kyuubi warned with a narrowed gaze. Midnight hestiated, her confidence faultering for just a second. But eventually she nodded and opened the door to the bathroom closing it behind her.
Midnight then leaned back against the bathroom door, placing a single hand against her chest. She stayed silent, a worried expression in her face. After a moment Midnight took a deep breathand regained her posture, walking now towards the entrance to Naruto's room. The door was still open and Midnight saw the way Naruto concentrated on that demonic ball of chakra between his hands. Upon seeing his face Midnight bit her bottom lip nervously.
"Screw it." She whispered to herself before darting forward into the room, completely unable to control herself in his presence.
Naruto was almost completely oblivious to his surroundings while sitting atop that bed, still was his legs crossed and swirling that visible ball of chakra between both his hands. He only snapped out of his trance when hearing footsteps approaching his bed. Naruto opened his eyes only to gasp out when Midnight lept forward, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pounced him.
Naruto barely got time to take in her new attire before being bombarded with kisses. He wrapped his arms around her waist and rolled over so that he was on top of her, straddling her waist and she was laying on her back. Naruto raised a brow at her appearance, pinning her wrists above her head.
"Why does mother like torturing me so?" Naruto said with a sigh while climbing off of Midnight and laying by her side. Midnight rolled over on her side to stare into his eyes.
"I think that's just what mothers do." Midnight commented matter of factly while laying the side of her head atop her furred hands. Naruto tapped a finger against his chin and nodded.
"It seems that way." He stated playfully while looking to her curiously.
"Was your mom that way?" Naruto prodded, finally getting down to asking her questions about who she was. Midnight suddenly sat up when being given that question.
"Well aren't you the curious one. How about this. I'll tell you everything you want to know about me if we can go outside again." Midnight stated while looking out of Naruto's window. It was early evening at the sun was still up. Naruto blinked in surprise before chuckling a bit.
"You don't need my permission to go outside, and you don't need to make deals with me to do that either." Naruto explained while sitting up and presenting his hand to her. Midnight stared at Naruto for a moment before nodding and taking his hand.
"I'll do you one better. I have so much to show you.' Naruto stated before using one hand to cast a jutsu on himself to disguise himself in a long black hooded robe. Midnight watched him perform that jutsu before mimicking his hand signs exactly and performing the jutsu herself. Naruto looked at her in astonishment before smiling and leading her to the window seal. They then lept out the window to explore the town.
For the rest of the day Naruto showed Midnight around his village. He spent most of the day explaining what various things were. He took her around to shops, to the parks, to explore the forest surrounding the village. He made sure to avoid large crowd despite their disguises, something which didn't go unnoticed by Midnight. Eventually they started talking and learning more about each other. But before Naruto could learn too much about her he noticed that the sun was going down. So he took her to the top of the hokage monument.
Naruto walked with Midnight at his side, both still holding hands. He walked along the grass until stepping on top of the head of the fourth hokage's' monument. Naruto then sat down, dangling his legs a bit to the front of that monument. Midnight followed in suit, pressing her hips to Naruto's and leaning against his arm. Naruto smiled softly and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"I wanted to be here when you saw this for the first time." Naruto stated in a tender voice. Midnight frowned in confusion while staring up at Naruto's face.
"See what?" Midnight asked before Naruto reached over and ever so gently grabbed under Midnight's chin. He then turned her head forward so she could finally see the sight of the sun setting over the horizon. Midnight gasped from the scene, her breath catching in her throat. Almost immediately tears began to form in her eyes and trail down her cheeks. She turned her head away and shuddered a bit, raising a hand up to cover her mouth.
Naruto looked at her with a soft expression, reaching his free hand over to lightly wipe away her tears.
"I hope you like it." Naruto whispered soothingly. Midnight stared down at the ground for a time before finally shifting her gaze to Naruto's face. But what he saw in Midnight's eyes wasn't happiness, but a daunting sadness. And as soon as he saw her eyes as wave of emotions show through his body. Again he felt what she felt, sadness, confusion, frustration, Anger? Hate? Naruto grabbed his chest and caught his breath, unprepared for the intensity of those emotions. He then looked over to Midnight.
The girl's head was hung low, her silky black hair obscuring most of her face. But eventually she started to rise, standing on her feet. She had her fist balled, her body shaking as she looked down on the village.
"I haven't told you how I came to be summoned here yet. I fought to get here. A competition of demon children around your age to have the chance to meet you and Kyu-chan. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity. As you know travel between the demon realm and human realm is extremely difficult. It took a lot of time for our clan to build up the energy to make the portal large enough to carry just me though. That's because I'm just a child who isn't currently very strong. Ideal. None of the more powerful demons would be able to make it through. " Midnight explained while baring her teeth in anger. Naruto sat silently, wondering where she was going with this.
"I wasn't royalty. No one thought I'd win. There were a dozen others with more powerful parents who were expected to win. But I trained and prepared for as long as I could remember. All so I could get a chance to meet Kyuubi. That was before I knew about you Naruto. I worshipped Kyuubi. Our elders told stories about her adventures on the human realm and I wanted to be just like her. And I trained hard to one day be strong enough to pass through to the human realm, and go on adventures just like her. Like Kyuubi who roamed with the HUMANS." MIdnight continued, spitting out that last word.
She then closed her eyes and turned her head away from the village, another series of tears leaking from her eyes.
"But then I heard about you. About the child Kyuubi adopted and made her own. About a boy so tortured by his own kind that he eagerly accepted a demon as his mother. From all the stories I thought humans were afraid of demons. But I started to figure it out. You went to Kyu-chan because she was the first person to show you love. In a world as beautiful as this, filled with your own kind, it fell on her to show you the love your deserved." Midnight spoke before looking over to Naruto and kneeling down in front of him. By now Naruto could see where she was going with her rant, looking away from her now.
"Please let me see." Midnight said while reaching forward slowly to touch Naruto's face. But she didn't touch him yet, waiting for his permission. Naruto continued to look away for a time, the boy shaking now. He didn't want her to see. But...he couldn't hold anything back from her. He trusted her for some reason. So Naruto slowly turned his head back to Midnight and nodded in approval slowly, a frightened look in his eyes. Midnight bit into her bottom lip, her body tense as she touched Naruto's face. In that moment she saw it all.
A rush of Naruto's members suddenly flooded into Midnight's brain. She saw everything, how Naruto grew up, the abuse he faced, the hate and isolation he endured before meeting Kyuubi. The sorrow, the hopelessness, the lovelessness, the despair, fear, the agony.
Midnight quickly pulled her hand back, her mouth agape in complete shock. But soon her expression changed to one of unspeakable rage. Quickly she turned towards the village and bore her teeth, dropping down on all fours and starting a leap towards the village. But her jump was interrupted by a rough tug as Naruto clasped tightly around one of her two tails and stopped her in her tracks. In her rage Midnight turned around and ran a razor sharp clawed hand right across Naruto's face. Naruto saw it coming but did nothing to stop it, allowing her nails to tear through his skin and leave 4 giant gashes across his cheek.
Immediately Midnight calmed down from her rage and gasped in despair.
"Naruto-kun I'm so sorry. Naruto why didn't you block it? I'm so sorry!" Midnight pleaded in a panic while wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her face into the side of his neck. Slowly Naruto wrapped his arms around her waist and tugged her close to his body, holding her possessively in his grasp.
Midnight was shaking, and after a time she looked up to see that the wounds on Naruto's face were healing rapidly. She was a little surprised by just how fast he was healing. Even most demons couldn't heal that fast. Within moments those slash marks were gone, just leaving a trail of blood staining his face and shoulder.
"I forgive you Midnight. But you can't attack them. You aren't strong enough. And I don't want to lose you." Naruto stated in a solemn voice. Midnight nodded in understand while moving a paw up to trail her fingers along the side of Naruto's head, massaging his scalp.
"I know. That was really stupid. I'm so stupid. I didn't think, and I could have hurt you. I don't belong here. I don't deserve to be here. You deserve better." Midnight stated with a shaky voice. But her words were halted when feeling a rough squeeze around her waist. She looked up to notice Naruto glaring down at her. His harsh gaze sent a shiver up her spine.
"You aren't going anywhere." Naruto stated in a resolute manner. Midnight looked up at him in shock before nodding in understanding. Naruto's expression then softened before he leaned down to place a tender kiss against her forehead.. After a moment Midnight pulled back and turned her head back to the village of Konoha below them. She stared on in silence, her mind racing. Naruto gave her a reassuring squeeze.
"I won't forgive them." Midnight stated with malice in her tone. Naruto nodded his head before suddenly picking Midnight up bridal style, something which elicited a cute little squeak from the girl's throat.
"You won't need to. Events have already been set in motion. But I need to do this my way. Will you support me?" Naruto asked while walking to the edge of that monument and looking down at the village with Midnight held possessively in his arms. Midnight looked up to Naruto with an adoring gaze.
"Always." She cooed before burying her face in his chest. Naruto nodded in satisfaction before narrowing his eyes down at the village.
"I'm going to break the cycle. Believe it." Naruto stated resolutely before disappearing in a plume of flames.
That's the end of another Chapter. Please review.
Author Note
That's the end of the chapter. So this was uncharacteristically long. Don't expect future chapters to be this long. I just wanted to properly introduce Midnight as a character. Well hoped you liked it. Please review~
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