Beast: Ki Tsu Ne
Chapter Eight
Devil

Devil
1. psych.: an archetype: the dangerous aspect of the unrealized dark side of man; his shadow'

Naruto, the fox, gulped to clear his throat and then he began his story.

Long ago -or should I start with Once upon a time'?- I was a Kitsune, a fox demon, a shape shifter. My human form was that of a young boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. i loved to play tricks, in my real form and my human one.

I played a trick on a young lord. He was very handsome and many women wanted him for their husband, but he had no eyes for women. In my boy form, I seduced him and made him fall in love with me. It was a horrible thing to do, I know that now, but at the time I merely thought of it as a game. The high point of the game being when I revealed myself to him and laughed at his naivety. The boy was so grief stricken that he committed suicide.

It turned out that his sister was a great Miko. In her anger she cursed me. Until you find a boy who loves you as truly and sincerely as my brother did, your two forms shall remain divided. For every tail you have, nine in the morning 'til nine in the evening, you shall take that form that my brother loved. And from nine in the evening until you return to your human form, you shall remain a fox. So if your love is not true, you may not lay by their side at night. Three into three makes nine, so you shall have three chances to find your lover. And if you do not find him, then every life after this one you will be reborn, over and over, as this cursed fox form. You shall never escape the wheel of life.'

In the beginning, I did not believe her. But when I tried to transform into any of my other forms, I found it impossible. At first I thought I would merely live forever in this altering state. If I did not try, I could not fail. I began to realize that my two forms had not only been separated by body, but by mind too. In my human form, I was happier, more apt to mode swings, younger. In my fox form I was as I had always been, inscrutable, an enigma. My human mind seemed to have more sway over me than I had thought. I found myself inexorably drawn towards humans, desperately seeking a mate.

A few years ago was the first time that I brought humans to this house. Two boys, Kakashi and Iruka. I believed, that if one did not love me, the other would. The fell in love, not with me, but with each other. I had grown fond of them, so when I found them together, I was more than happy to let them leave together. But I was left alone again, my desire only increased by seeing those two together so happily.

Then I found you, Sasuke.

What I say now may in fact damn me to eternal misery, but I'll say it anyway. Sasuke, I love you.

Lily: oh yes, i'm drawing this story out. *sniggers*