Title: Bleeding Heart

Series: Naruto

Rating: PG-13-R

Pairings: M/M, M/F/M, F/F

'Thoughts', "Talking", /Telethapy/ /Flashback/

Disclaimer: I own nothing expect for Alex, Dani, Syd, and Eden.

Sorry for the short chapter

Chapter Seven

Kyuubi ran from branch to branch relishing the feeling of freedom. It felt different being in his human form after so many year. 'I hope that he'll be happier now that I'm out of him.' He stopped on a branch, a bit further from the village than he planned. 'The Kit's grown up nicely. He's strong, just like you.' He stopped his thoughts to listen to the gentle wind. Breathing in the smells of the forest he picked up the scent of two approaching humans. The first was easily the perverted sennin and the other was... 'It can't be!' He thought. His heart pounded rapidly. 'This forest must've bewitched me.' He stood up and quickly ran back to Konoha.

"Those girls are the Coven?" Iruka asked awed. The legendary humans blessed by the gods, but they were so young.

"According to Tsunade, they are," Kakashi answered. Iruka was sitting on the couch sipping his coffee while he sat on the floor in between his legs. Neither heard the steps on the staircase.

"If they're the Coven...why would they have suffered like Kyuubi said?" the young teacher inquired.

"Because after we were blessed a few of the gods grew jealous," Alex answered coming into the room. The two men shared a confused glance; neither heard her approach. "'Why should these human children be blessed when they're nothing but monsters,' is what they said." She quietly took a seat in a chair.

"That's terrible," Iruka whispered. Alex glanced discreetly at the entrance and saw the Uchiha boy listening. 'Good,' she thought. 'He should hear this.'

"You really want to know about us?" she questioned casting her eyes to the masked jounin.

"Yes," he answered lazily hiding his shock. 'How does she seem to know everything?'

"Each of us are different yet the same in ways," she stated. "Eden is a wolf demon so she empathizes with Naruto and the way he's been treated. She was part of the Osiris pack up in the mountains. When she was born the gods bestowed upon her the powers of the earth. Her lupin blood is what calls her to the moon and enables her read it."

"Wow that's amazing," Iruka breathed in wonder. Kakashi kept quiet; the look in her eyes didn't foretell anything good.

"She's been banished from the pack and will be killed if she ever returns," she continued. 'What!' thought the three nins. Iruka open his mouth to speak, but Kakashi squeezed his knee keeping him quiet. "When she was a pup she happened upon a dying spider demon who was the last of her kind. Being as softhearted as she is, she tried to help the woman, but it was too late. Wanting to keep her clan alive, the demon gave the remainder of her powers to Eden. At the time Eden was happy to have helped in someway, but her happiness was short-lived. When she returned to the pack she didn't receive any kindness. Her pack knew what had happened and felt it was a betrayal. At first they tried to kill her, but the Goddess of Mercy refused to let it happen and they banished her. She grew up with people hating her for being a demon and for the spiders that live under her skin," she concluded. The three nins sat in stunned silence.

"Look there's Shino," Eden said quietly as they were walking. Kiba looked over feeling his heart beat rapidly.

"I didn't know you knew him," he whispered feeling shy.

"I met him last night." She looked at him hearing his heart pound. "Why don't you invite him to join us?" she asked coyly. Kiba turned to her sadly, but she wasn't there. Instead she was heading towards the bug boy. 'What is she thinking!' he thought panicking.

"Hey it's time to fix things," she said once she was close enough for him to hear. "After breakfast talk to him." Shino looked at her, then at the nervous dog boy.

"Alright," he replied stoically. She nodded before grabbing his hand and dragging him over to Kiba. 'She doesn't seem herself today,' he thought. Breakfast wasn't as bad as she thought it would be once she started a conversation. She saw the stolen glances and pushed the pain aside. She looked away from the boys and saw Sydney walk in with two older men. She hated to break the conversation on fight tactics, but her curiosity was peaked.

"Um...Kiba?" she asked tapping his shoulder. She waited until his attention was on her before pointing at the trio. "Who are they?"

"Genma and Raido, they're special jounin." 'Special jounin? Hmm..wonder what they're doing with Syd?'

"Well it's time for me to go," she stated standing up.

"Aw, do you have to?" Kiba asked getting up too.

"Yeah sorry," she replied. She gave him a firm hug then gave one to Shino. "Do the right thing," she whispered in his ear. She turned and left without looking back. Once she was gone Shino turned to Kiba.

"Did that feel like a goodbye to you?"

"Yeah it did," Kiba muttered. "Oh well, I should probably get going too." The bespectacled boy caught his arm before he could leave and pulled him closer. Gently he caressed the boy's cheek before kissing his lips. Kiba closed his eyes expecting more, but Shino pulled back.

"I love you," he whispered against the soft lips. He let go of the arm and walked passed the stunned boy. 'He loves me?' Kiba brought his hand up to his lips. It was then his brain started to work again. He hurriedly threw money on the table and rushed out of the restaurant. Spotting Shino he ran up and pounced on his back.

"Idiot!" he hissed. "You can't just confess to someone and then not wait for their answer." He panted against Shino's left ear. The bug boy tensed as he waited for the other boy to regain his breath.

"So what's your answer?" he asked quietly.

"Heh, I love you too, idiot," he whispered nipping the ear. He grinned as he felt Shino's hands holding him up. "Let's go do something love." Eden watched the two boys leave. She was happy for them, but couldn't stop the sadness from creeping in. / "You'll never mate and find love!"/

"Dani is a genius in just about everything and was given the power of the wind. She's also and automatic writer. She grew up in a rich and influential family that gained it's fortune from dealings with the underground. There was no love in her family. She was beaten when she did something wrong, and was even sold to other men." 'What!' Sasuke couldn't believe what he was hearing. Iruka squeezed Kakashi's hand feeling sick. "She was used to torture captives. She would be forced to sit with a captive until she started writing what she saw. She couldn't handle it anymore. When she was 10 she snapped completely killing everyone in her family with her wind."

"What made her lose it?" Kakashi asked unsure of whether he wanted the answer.

"Her father came home one night and raped her."

"Ugh, you damn losers stole my spot," Dani complained. The two boys looked up to find her standing at their heads. She'd come to take a nap when she saw Shikamaru laying on his back with Chouji on his stomach.

"Your spot miss?" Shikamaru teased. "This is my spot, but you can join us if you want."

"Weeell if I have to," she grumbled sticking out her tongue.

"You have to," Chouji said pulling her over to them. She smiled and laid next to them.

"So what brings you hear?" The lazy boy asked playing with Chouji's hair.

"Wanted a nap," she replied yawning.

"A nap?" Chouji asked. They looked over when they received no reply. "She's asleep already." Chouji smiled pushing the hair out of her face, before laying back on Shikamaru's stomach.

"Sydney has the gift of water. She was raise with a poor family. Her parents always fought and one night it became so back that it terrified her. She lost control of her powers and killed both of them. Her older brother came home later and found her holding them. Sorin, her brother, also had water powers so he understood what happened. They went to live with their aunt, who later tried to kill Sydney. They left and tried to live on the streets, but Rosenkreuz found them. Rosenkreuz was a place that trained people with powers to do as they say. It was a terrible place. They beat their lessons into their "students" as they called them. Sorin tried to save her from one of those lessons, but lost his life. That's how she got the scar on her face.

"That's terrible," Iruka whispered. 'How can these girls go through such things?'

"The best thing was torching that place," Sydney said from the doorway. Genma glanced at the dark girl. 'That's harsh.' Sydney nodded briefly before heading upstairs. She glared as she passed the Uchiha.

"She lost all emotions the day Sorin died," Alex explained.

"How can a person go through so much pain?" Raido asked to Genma, who shrugged.

"What about you?" Kakashi asked.

"Stop blocking the doorway," Jiraiya grumbled. He moved into the living room with Genma and Raido.

"Did you get what you needed?" Alex asked ignoring the question.

"Yeah and he's getting Kyuubi. He should be coming soon."

Kyuubi stood in an open field. He had come here after the incident in the forest. It was too painful to remember that man. /Kit/ He closed his eyes trying to see the boy. His little blond was curled up under a blanket sound asleep. 'Good. He needs rest.' A strong wind blew through the area causing strands of hair to fall into his face. He brought his hand up to push the hair away. He caught the familiar scent and his heart clenched painfully. 'It's time to get back,' he thought. He turned to leave catching sight of the man in front of him. His eyes widened and his heart sped up.

"It's you," he breathed. He was pulled closer and his lips were sealed in a kiss before he could say anything else.