Title: Bleeding Heart

Series: Naruto

Rating: PG-13-R

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

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

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

Chapter Nine

Shikamaru smiled as he stared at the couple sleeping. He came over to the hill expecting Chouji, but found his lover and their new friend asleep. The boy laid on his back while the girl curled up next to him. 'They look cute together.' He knew he should be jealous, but he wasn't. He frowned when the girl shifter restlessly with a frown marring her countenance. The movements of Dani woke Chouji, who looked on concerned. He glanced up at Shikamaru worried.

"Shika, what's wrong with her?" He shook his head wordlessly as he watched he body convulse. Dani's body sat up with a gasp. Her eyes were wide with fright as she tried to calm her body. Shikamaru knelt behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Breath," he ordered. "Calm down and breath Dani." Chouji grasped her hand watching his lover try to help her. Shikamaru rubber her shoulders gently to relieve the tension. Her body fell bonelessly against Shikamaru's chest. She felt herself relaxing at the voice and grip on her hand.

"Dani are you ok?" Chouji asked holding her hand. He refused to let go until she was ok. Dani nodded against Shikamaru, too weak to say anything.

"Damn, you troublesome girl," Shikamaru chuckled. "You really had us worried." She slowly raised her other hand and gently placed it on her cheek and squeezed Chouji's hand.

"Sorry about that," she grinned. "Thanks for caring anyway." She slowly stood up on shaky legs. "It's time for me to go."

"Why do you have to leave now?" Chouji questioned as her legs wobbled unsteadily. "Do you think you're really ok?"

"Whether I'm ok or not isn't the point right now," she stated seriously. "I need to see Alex right away." Shikamaru sighed before walking behind her and picking her up bridal style.

"Alright then let's go."

"Man things seem to be growing out of hand," Alex said leaning against a tree. "On the other hand, bonds are being formed."

"What bonds?" Kakashi asked sitting on the branch above her.

"The bonds between soulmates," she answered nonplused. "It isn't polite to try and spy on people."

"Try?" Iruka asked in surprise. Alex looked up to see the two lovers sitting on the one branch. Kakashi leaning back against the tree with a blushing Iruka between his legs.

"Yep, I knew you two were following me," she grinned up at them. "Since you're here I'm going to assume you've finished your business." The jounin grinned while his partner flushed. Alex laughed. "Did you teach Gaara sex ed: homo style?"

"Yeah and we were interrupted by an excited Neji later," the Sharingan user stated happily.

"Hey..Iruka-sensei?" The chuunin glanced down at the smaller girl. "Are you always this quiet or are you being shy?"

"I think he's just shy around pretty girls," Kakashi teased.

"Pervert!" Iruka yelled. "Only you would say something like that!" Alex laughed at the shinobi's antics. They stopped their playful banter when they heard the smaller girl's laughter.

"I guess you guys aren't that bad," she said standing up and stretching. "I need to be going, but it was fun talking to you."

"Aw, you don't want to play with us anymore?" Kakashi mock pouted. Iruka glanced between the two of them with a small smile of content.

"It's not that," she giggled. "I just need to talk to someone before I play."

"You're different from before," Iruka said quietly.

"I don't have to be cold now. I can be me now," she replied. "Kakashi, I'm sorry I was so mean before. Iruka thank you for taking care of Naruto. Well got to go. Bye!" Both shinobi watched as she left.

"Maybe we should let her play with us, ne Iruka?" Kakashi said nuzzling his lover's throat.

'Man I'm late,' Alex thought rushing to meet with Kyuubi. She saw the trio out of the corner of her eye and slid to a stop. "What happened?" she inquired walking over to them

"I'm not sure, but Dani said she needed to talk to you," answered Shikamaru. Dani lifted a hand and caught Alex by the wrist.

She stared helplessly around the ruined village. Dismembered bodies littered the streets. She turned in a slow circle, silently observing the bodies. Temari and TenTen were wrapped in each others arms blood pouring from them rapidly. Gaara, loosely embraced by the one armed Hyuuga stared unseeingly in front of him, dust and debris lying in the hole in his chest. Dani was lying in between Shikamaru and Chouji bleeding from the jugular. Both boys' backs were covered in a plethora of lacerations. Everywhere she looked the bodies of her precious people laid unmoving. 'Am I the only one left?' She felt claws wrap around her neck from behind.

"Yes you are," a gravelly voice replied. She stood unable to move, paralyzed by fear. "Now it's your turn." One hand slipped from her neck to the middle of her back. The hand was removed before it was sharply pushed through. She screamed in pain and terror and the clawed hand ripped through her body. The pain held her still, unable to move. The second hand slithered down her neck to rest atop her left breast. The claws dug in deeper and deeper before pulling back , her still beating heart in his hand.

Alex jerked back, a scream bubbling up in her throat. She tried holding it down resulting in a chocked gasp. Her heart was pounding in her chest. 'That's the future?' she thought horrified. 'No!' she denied. 'I can't let that happen.' Slowly she looked up at the trio standing before her. Dani was unconscious in Shikamaru's arms. 'Probably from witnessing that twice.' She shied away when Chouji went to touch her arm.

"Are you ok?" he asked.

"Take her back to the Uchiha house," she ordered dodging the question. She turned and walked away quickly trying not to run.

"What the hell is going on?' Shikamaru muttered heading back to the house.

Iruka leaned back against Kakashi's chest resting quietly. His thoughts wondered back to Naruto. 'I hope he's ok.' His thoughts were cut off when Kakashi tensed behind him. "There's a strong chakra near," he whispered. They waited silently before Alex stumbled into the area. I guess she came back to play."

"No," Iruka replied. "Look at her, she's shaking and her chakra isn't hidden like it was. There's something wrong Kakashi." He leapt from the tree, when the trembling girl fell to her knees, Kakashi behind him.

"Alex?" Iruka cried in worry. He knelt by her side, but she flung herself away when he got close.

"No! It's not going to happen that way!" she cried panicked.

"Kakashi what do we do?" The jounin caught her in his arms. He tried to push the forehead protector up but her struggling wouldn't allow him.

"Iruka! Take my forehead protector off!" he shouted trying to hold her. The chuunin rushed over and snatched it of his silver haired lover. Alex's body stilled at the strength of the Sharingan before falling unconscious in his arms.

'Damnit where is she?' Kyuubi thought annoyed He had been sitting on a rock for a half and hor now, but the small black haired girl hadn't shown up. 'Ah fuck it. I'm not waiting anymore. I don't feel like talking to her anyway.' He jumped from the rock, landed in a crouch, and stretched his arms in the air. He froze when arms encircled his waist and a body pressed against his back. A face buried itself in his neck, small puffs of breath sent shivers down his body. He tried to keep a cool attitude towards the man. He had made up his mind to ignore him, but found his body reacting anyway. He had sixteen years to harden his heart against this man. His resolve weakened as he felt the cold wetness against his neck.

"I missed you so much," he whispered against his neck, tears flooding his eyes. Kyuubi clenched his jaw, feeling tears prickling at his own eyes.

"Liar!" he growled out angrily. "If you really missed me you wouldn't have sealed me in the first place."

"You're here though," he whispered tightening his arms around the kitsune's waist.

"That was some kind of fluke," he hissed out. His body was already reacting to the man's touch.

"No, it was my doing," he replied heatedly. Kyuubi's eyes grew and he spun around quickly.

"What!" Yondaime's baby blues smile up at him.

"The seal wasn't meant for life," he stated running his hands up his back. He smiled when the kitsune closed his eyes and purred low in his throat.

"What do you mean?" he inquired enjoying the touch he had longed for for 16 years.

"The seal was only mean last until Naruto turned 16," he explained leaning up to kiss his beloved person. Kyuubi turned his head at the last minute.

"What about your wife?" he hissed. Yondaime blinked in confusion. "You betrayed me with that woman remember? That was my reason for attacking."

"Mimori? There was no love between us Kyuubi," he stated touching the kitsune's face, but he turned away. "I'm being honest. Mimori was my best friend. She was a lesbian, but she wanted a child, as did I . Since neither of us could have children because of our sexual preferences we decided to try and have a baby."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Kyuubi asked.

"I tried to, but you weren't in the forests. Don't you remember, you were gone for ten months," Yondaime explained. "I had a feeling that was the reason for you're attack. That was why I put you into Naruto. It was the only way I thought I could save you and the village!" the blond said frantically. He moved his hands up into the red hair he loved. "Where were you for ten months!" The kitsune frowned at the tears in the man's eyes.

"My family requested I return and help them in the fight between the dog demons," he explained wiping the tears away, feeling tears run down his own face. "Gods, all these years," he whispered sadly. "I've been such a fool. How can you stand me?"

"It's because I love you," the blond replied. "I never stopped loving you." He leaned up crushing their lips together for the first time in 16 years. He parted his lips when he felt the wandering tongue brush against his bottom lip. He moaned loudly as the wet appendage ravaged his mouth. The broke aprat when they needed air.

"I love you so much," Kyuubi whispered against the petal soft lips. "You still taste like cinnamon." He trailed his lips over the blond's beautiful face. He purreed loudly as skillful fingers combed through his hair.

"Hmm...you're hair still makes you purr," Yondaime whispered huskily. "I wonder if that means your other spots still make you purr."

"Why don't you find out," Kyuubi purred with a wicked grin.