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Inner Evil: Just as I promised another chapter before the end of the month, I'm happy by the reception that this story has received. There are 2 chapters left, it was going to be one but the last chapter ended up being 43 pages pack with details so I decided to split them up. I want to thank AlecLightwoodMagnusBane for favoring this story.
:-raynaldi- Glad you liked the way I decided to write it. Some of those things will happen not exactly in that way but close enough.
Guest: I currently have another story open but I've only posted it to AO3 which is almost finish as well after that I have at least 13 ideas for story that I could write but not sure what I'm going to do next. I'm also writing a book so for my next story I want to have it at least half way written before posting it, to avoid delay in updates.
Life is not fair but Karma is
Naruto began to notice that almost overnight some of the comments on his videos turned pretty nasty towards him. There were even comments of people asking him weird questions about things they heard about him. It was weird to him that people out there felt that they had the right to not only know about his life but also talk about it and have an opinion. Some people demanded a respond and even got nasty when he ignored them.
Is it true that you broke up a marriage?
Did you really bully Omegas?
I took one of his classes and I felt uncomfortable as an Omega.
How can you think that the world would be better without Omegas, we are awesome! We keep the world together!
Damn right!
Preach!
Did you really cause a fire that killed your own parents!?
HOLY SHIT! I didn't hear that.
Where did you hear that!?
That is fucked up on a whole new level.
He looks so friendly and wholesome.
To think he was my favorite youtuber.
Damn, that's cold!
The last one hurt the most because it brought up a traumatic memory, he wondered how were people getting so much personal information about him and how was it getting so twisted. The whole fame thing was new to him so he talked to Claire and Lee –when the Alpha returned from Paris- who were the ones to get him in the mess of social media in the first place. "Those fucking trolls! Where the hell are they getting all this?" Claire exclaimed furiously when Naruto showed her the comments "that's what I want to know, I was hoping you guys could help me since you know about this more than me."
"That is most unyouthful and despicable!"
Lee also exclaimed surprised by the viciousness of some comments, although he's not surprise that some people are being jerks because he encountered that in his own channel due to his looks but Naruto didn't share Lee's appearance. The blond was not only handsome; he was also patient and charming. Lee has seen all his views and followed his post and nothing about them inspires that animosity. "There will always be those that critic and envy ones success but this is almost as if someone was feeding your viewers false information."
"You think someone jealous of Naruto is starting bad rumors about him?"
The three sat in silence pensive as they all wondered who could hate the blond so much that they would try to destroy his reputation. "It has to be someone close" Naruto declared as he though back to the information about the fire something that very few people knew. He wondered why someone would try to destroy the life he worked so hard for. Naruto had never made anyone feel uncomfortable in his classes; in fact he hadn't even gotten a bad review. He worked very hard to make sure that everyone felt included and comfortable because he personally knew how it felt to be excluded, bullied and belittled.
'I would never put someone else through that pain.'
"What do I do?"
"Have you told uncle Castiel and Dean?"
"No, I didn't want to bother them. It's not their problem and they have a lot on their plate."
"Maybe they do but they know how to deal with these things, they can give you better advice than we can as public figures themselves."
"That is true they are quite good at handling controversies."
Naruto thought about it and remembered the issue with Lilith; Dean had taken care of that so quickly and without affecting his reputation. Maybe he should talk to the Alphas; the only issue was that the two were fairly protective and might just take over to try and make the problem disappear. He didn't want them to solve his problems for him despite his little experience he knew that was not how healthy relationships worked. Plus Naruto was a very independent person, he was used to taking care of himself and solving his own issues, he wanted things to remain that way.
But one thing he was learning to admit was when he was in over his head like he was in that moment so reluctantly he decided to talk to the Alphas. That was how he found himself in the apartment trying to find the right way to talk to the two Alphas. "Is everything okay Naruto?" Castiel was worry when he saw that the blond was not really touching his food. Ever since he met him Castiel learned that food was the one thing that always made him smile and put him in a good mood. Dean heard the worry in his Alpha mate's voice so he turned to Naruto and noticed that he had been mostly playing with his food.
"Is something wrong?"
"What? No…no…"
"…"
"…well I was just wondering…If it's not too much and you don't have to if you can't…"
"We will love to."
"You don't know what it is?"
"Yea, but we know you and we trust you."
"Dean is right anything we can do for you we would do it gladly."
"Why?"
"Because we lo…"
"Because we care about you"
Castiel intervened before Dean could finish his sentence because even if it was true he knew that Naruto was still not ready to accept so much and it would scare him away. Dean glared at his Alpha mate but got a pointed look in respond. Naruto wasn't as naïve as people believed him to be so he had an idea of what Dean was going to say, a part of him was glad he didn't say it. He moved on and ignored the back and forth 'one issue at a time.'
"Well I actually wanted some professional advice"
"…"
The two Alphas looked at each other both curious; Naruto had always been very firm about maintaining separation between their relationship and their work. The Beta had always been uncomfortable with the fact that the gym he worked in was owed by Castiel. "I was wondering how you deal with bad…press?" Naruto wasn't necessarily sure how to address the question again without drawing the Alphas' protective instinct. "It depends, how bad are we talking about?" Castiel spoke up while Dean glared thinking of the person that would dare attack his mate, Castiel might seem calmer but Naruto heard an edge to his voice.
'Damn it! This was a bad idea but I'm already in and they're definitely not going to let it go now."
Naruto explained the situation showing the Alphas the comments but making sure that he transferred his calm to the Alpha Sentinels keeping them from losing it. He made sure to only portray calm and peace but even with that he could feel the edge of anger trying to peak out. "This feels more like a campaign than random acts." Dean was the one to explain his eyes still on the Beta's phone which he was gripping on to very tightly.
"What do you mean?"
"The information is too personal to be random; someone you know is cowardly using social media to attack you."
"How do I make them stop? I don't know who it is."
"You don't make them stop; someone who would betray a friend so underhandedly has no loyalty or emotional attachment to you."
It kind of hurt Naruto to know that someone he knew would betray him; he wonders if it was something he did wrong. "This has nothing to do with what you did. This is an irrational attack." Castiel answered his question almost as if reading his mind "how do you know?" The Alpha's expression soften at the hurt in his Beta mate's voice "if it was something you did then they would've confronted you but instead their going behind your back because they know that they have no logical reason for what they're doing, they wouldn't win in a confrontation, they're not the good guy…that was their mistake."
Naruto was confused, even more when Dean smirked at Castiel almost as if he read the man's mind 'I wonder if I will get to the point where I can read their minds.' Naruto wandered randomly while the Alphas seemed to plot. "We can make a statement…" The words snapped Naruto back to reality and made his eyes widen "What!? No there is not we. I need to take care of this because I was the one attack not our relationship. If I count on you guys to save me every time something goes wrong I wouldn't be happy because that's not me."
The Alphas looked at the Beta and they wanted to argue but they remembered that Naruto wasn't like Omegas, the Beta had been independent all his life and he needed that independence to be confident in his ability to survive on his own. Dean and Castiel looked at each other and they understood that feeling, they remembered their college days when they were finally own their own and wanted to proof that they were more than their family name and money.
"Well, our professional advice is post a video to clear everything up. You control your narrative, the fact that you are showing your face and they are not will be a huge advantage for you. It will credit you and discredit them, making them seem like the petty childish scum that they are."
Naruto smiled brightly getting up and jumping on Dean's lap so he was straddling the Alpha before kissing him in appreciation, of course like always Dean took advantage of the position by pulling Naruto closer and deepening the kiss making the Beta moan. They pulled away breathless before Naruto turned and lean over, Castiel met him half way placing his hand on Naruto's neck and crashing their lips together while he still sat firmly on Dean's lap.
Kissing the two Alphas was a completely different experience, Dean was all fire and intensity in the best way possible while Castiel was all ice and calmly dominant. There was no doubt that they were Alphas but in their kiss Naruto could feel Dean's wild and free spirit. He could also feel Castiel cool and strong control as the Alpha controlled both himself and Naruto so effortlessly that it always left the Beta disorientated.
Both experiences were completely different yet addictive and perfect in their contrast. He noticed that they each had their own quirks, Dean loved to nibble and bite Naruto's lips leaving them plump and red while Castiel loved pulling Naruto's tongue into his mouth, playing with it by using his own bigger tongue.
The one common trait was that both Alphas had to have their hand firmly and possessively on some part of Naruto's body although even that was different for each Alpha. Dean loved to wrap his arms around Naruto's waist while Castiel was a more typical Alpha in that he liked placing his hand on the blonde's neck although he was very gentle about almost like a caress. Naruto had seen some Alphas roughly pull an Omega by their neck so forcefully they stumble and fell.
As he pulled away his eyes were glazed over and his mind was completely blank, for a moment his problem was forgotten as he sat happily content in Dean's lap while Castiel caressed his neck and hair. He always felt loved and cared for when he was in the Alphas arms, like nothing in this world or the next could hurt him. For a few moments they forgot the world around them and enjoyed their own happiness because in the end that was the only thing that mattered.
The Alphas helped Naruto plan his video, Claire and Lee helped him by collecting the worst comments for him to respond to. Claire and Lee came up with the idea of Lee posting a video in his channel of customers and people that know the blond talking about him. They knew Naruto wouldn't agree so they kept it quiet, it was their way of letting the blond know that while some may betray him, they were still firmly on his side no matter what.
Gaara helped to coordinate the speakers from the gym and ended being ditched "You two take care of that together, I still have to help Naruto." Gaara had glared at Claire when the younger Omega left him alone with the Alpha. Apparently it was no secret to any one that he had a crush on the tall and loud Alpha except to the Alpha himself who had eyes for no one but his precious Sakura-chan. He liked the fact that the Alpha found a way of balancing being a gentleman and treating him like an equal.
'Too bad he's a bad judge of character but then again everyone has to have a flaw.'
The day that he was recording the video Naruto felt nervous, he had spoken to Castiel and Dean to share with them the information he was about to share with strangers because they had to know first. That night had led to a lot of crying with Dean admitting that he had met Naruto's father and the Alpha giving him a message from the man he never met before. They also realized that Dean also saw Naruto's mother when the blond described her.
Flashback
"I wanted you guys to be the first and possibly only ones to know everything."
Naruto sat on the floor with Hunter in his lap offering silent support almost as if he knew what was going on. While Bee couldn't care less and was off in her cat tree ignoring the humans. The Beta had asked the Alphas to stay on the couch until he finished because he wouldn't be able to get through it all if he couldn't control his emotions. The two Alphas suddenly felt a wall slam between them and their connection to the Beta which made them whimper.
"I need to keep my emotions locked or else I can't…"
They understood the need to detach themselves from trauma, it was a protection that wasn't the healthiest and they didn't like it but they would be hypocrites if they said anything. "We will stay back as long as you need but after, all bets are off." Dean was the one to firmly declare to no one's shock, a pout firmly on his face making him look like a grumpy child. Castiel elbowed him as if trying to tell him to behave but Dean just smirked at him. The interaction made Naruto smile and put him slightly at ease, Dean saw as a woman with long red hair and violet eyes stood behind their Beta.
"Naruto what does your mother look like?"
Castiel looked at Dean confused until he saw the man looked at something or someone behind the Beta "why?" Naruto was also confused while the woman looked at Dean and winked with a very familiar grin. "Just curious" Naruto turned his head in confusion but shrugged his shoulder "my mom had long beautiful red hair, I remembered I loved to play with it; she wasn't tan like me I always told her she needed to get more sun…" The red headed woman got an indignant look that again was very familiar "…but she had the prettiest violet eyes, whenever I looked into them I felt that everything was right in the world even at the very end…" This time the woman smiled lovingly at the blond her violet eyes teary.
"…Although they could be scary since she had a temper. I looked nothing like her…"
"You are more like her than you think actually."
Castiel looked jealous that Dean got to meet both of their mate's dead parents, the woman looked at Dean cautiously "don't think flattery is going to work mutt." Kushina turned her noise up although Dean could see the pout on her face like a petulant child dead set on being mad even if there was nothing to be mad at.
Naruto got a pensive look on his face "when I was younger all I ever wanted was to be like her, she took care of me all on her own…she was my hero now she is my biggest inspiration." Kushina was full blown ugly sobbing although that didn't stop her from sending Dean the middle finger when he smiled.
"I'm sure she is very proud of you."
"She is."
Dean confirmed Castiel's words as the woman nodded furiously "I don't know about that, it's my fault she's dead after all…" The woman got mad, her hair seemed to stand on end like snakes and her eyes became almost demonic, Dean realized what Naruto met by her being scary 'will Naruto get like that when angry' the thought made the Alpha shiver "that is a fucking lie; it was the motherfucker Danzo because I wouldn't mate with him, that pathetic little coward."
Suddenly Dean realized something that he hadn't before "You were a Prime!" his exclamation surprised the others in the room that couldn't see the dead woman.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Yes I was a rare Omega Prime Sentinel."
Dean was shocked, it was rare for Omegas to be Sentinel but unheard of for them to be Primes "when Minato passed he became my Guide" Kushina turned to Naruto lovingly "but he hadn't presented yet..?" The other two in the room were confused, one more than the other "Naruto had always been a Guide he just had not manifested his full powers until later in life." Castiel could see the confusion and frustration in Naruto's eyes so he tapped his Alpha mate to get his attention. "Dean perhaps you should explain." Dean looked at Cas but saw him pointing to Naruto.
"Sorry Naruto, the truth is that your mother is here. She wanted to offered support as you talked about the fire but when you blamed yourself she intervened…colorfully."
He went on to tell them everything that Kushina had told him, Castiel ignored Naruto's rules and sat behind the blond with Naruto's back press against his chest. Naruto felt the tears cloud his eyes as Dean spoke about what happened that night even what he couldn't remember. "I heard the glass breaking and went to check the window I saw Danzo and his men outside. I felt the fires downstair and ran to Naruto's room but the flames grew so rapidly…the smoke was getting to me…I…I used my gift and send an urgent message to the village leader who was a dear friend…"
While Dean passed to them what Kushina told him Naruto began shaking almost as if the memories were returning while Castiel could almost see the vision of them. "…I covered Naruto with my body before everything went black." She lowered her head in shame almost as if she had failed when the truth was she gave her life for her child and made sure that he would get out.
"I thought she had fallen asleep and kept trying to wake her up even as the flames began to cover her body…I don't remember how long I was there for but it felt like forever. I held on to her hand even as it burned me after that it was all a blur of faces and muffled sounds…"
Naruto continued after Kushina stopped his voice was cold and blank. Castiel kept his promised and let go of the Beta making sure to not touch him while he talked "…someone later came forth and said they saw me playing with matches, they said they heard me planning the fire to punish her because she wouldn't let me play. They placed me in an orphanage until I was kicked out for lack of room, Danzo was always checking in on me until after I present…" Kushina was furious and Dean couldn't blame her because he was furious himself.
"That bastard probably wanted to see if you presented as an Omega Prime."
Castiel matched the dead woman's statement an ice in his voice that made Dean wonder if the Alpha was going to search for the so call Danzo 'what am I talking about this is Cas, that bastard is as good as dead.' He wouldn't be opposed to killing the man himself. Naruto also told them about his childhood of being bullied, hated and ostracized as a demon for killing his own mother. When he present, it got even worse because he became a useless demon and was ignored.
"Sometimes I preferred the hate and beatings because at least they acknowledged my existence…isn't that pathetic."
"No it's not, that's human."
Flashback end
It was safe to say that night was hard on all of them although Naruto was able to get closure not only about the guilt he felt for 'causing' the fire that killed his mother but he was able to know what his mother thought of him and say a proper goodbye. He wasn't going to talk too in-depth about the fire since as Castiel said "That is none of their business." The Alpha had promised to hurt anyone who didn't think otherwise. He smiled at the thought of the two men who had stolen his heart and refuse to give it back. Naruto took a deep breath channeling the strength he feels when he's around them.
"Hey Shinobis…"
It had been a few days since he posted the video in respond to the hate and it had worked perfectly, a lot of people were coming forth and apologizing for falling into the deceit and bullying him about something so traumatic. Those that were unsure were convinced by the video that Lee posted with everyone talking in support of Naruto and that one had made the Beta cry.
He had hugged Lee, Claire and Gaara; one hugged him back stronger almost breaking his ribs "let no one extinguish your flame!" the other one hugged him back briefly before joking "Okay that's enough mushy stuff" which reminded him so much of Dean pretending not to be a big softie. The last one had simply glared at the blond as he got close daring the Beta to so much as touch him with the promise of pain which Naruto decided not to take the risk "smart move." Things began to slowly go back to normal, social media found some other scandal to follow and talk about, some other poor soul to torture and bully.
In another part of the city 3 Omegas were fuming when both their plans had failed. Sakura had though it would be a good idea to disgrace and destroy Naruto's reputation but it didn't work "it's like he had the whole world brainwashed." Adam had rolled his eyes at the stupid Omega not really surprised at her failure "and here I thought you would be useful." Sakura panic not wanting to lose the man's alliance and the connections they would possibly bring her.
"I wasn't the only one that failed, Jo was supposed to 'know' Dean and be able to influence him but he wouldn't even give her the time of day. At least my plan worked, if only for a brief time which is better than complete failure."
The girl in question became furious with the pink haired Omega that dared believe that they were on the same level. "You need to learn your place; rats don't talk to the birds. You are nothing while I am the future Omega Winchester-Angels." Adam rolled his eyes at the delusion while Sakura laughed "In your dreams maybe, you were supposed to plant the seed of doubt and yet…he still rising and you 'Omega Winchester' are not even allowed into your 'mate's' office." Sakura declared harshly making Jo turn an alarming shade of purple, Adam enjoyed the classless Omega's bluntness.
"Enough! We don't have time to fight with each other. We have a common enemy that grows stronger, what we need are solutions not more problems."
Adam hated being the voice of reason but he was getting impatient, he had called his brother to talk about himself and all the man talked about was the stupid Beta, he didn't even listen to Adam. Sam was busy training the Beat so all he talked about was how great and strong Naruto was as if reminding Adam that he was the only Winchester sibling not born with a third gender. His friends and brothers had all cancelled or deny his invitations to go out because of the Beta, they never said but he wasn't stupid he knew.
'This never happened before the Beta came in the picture.'
"I don't know why we don't just hire some thugs to teach him a lesson the hard way about staying in his place."
Sakura commented in frustration not really giving her words much though but both Adam and Jo did, they couldn't believe that they had never thought about the simple idea. It was what they should have done from the very beginning, it's simple and it usually always worked. "That is brilliant!" Sakura looked confused as if trying to process how it was possible for her to be brilliant.
"We will hire some thugs to teach the Beta a lesson so painful that he will never look at another Alpha again." Adam smirked seeing the plan finally come together and when it was all over Jo and Sakura would be the perfect scapegoats as he played the victim and took back the spotlight. Jo unaware of his thoughts could also only see Naruto finally paying for trying to take Dean from her, she got a twisted pleasure in imagining the blond in pain.
"And if they happened to kill him even better."
The suffocating summer in New York City was finally easing up as overly enthusiastic parents prepared their kids for school. Things in the city were returning to the normal hustle and bustle as opposed to the very different summer hustle and bustle. Claire had already started her new semester; for Dean worked was calming down but not stopping as fortunately hospitality never stopped. Castiel was also enjoying some brief down time before the fall fashion week and the new fall/winter line was released.
Naruto was actually enjoying life, after the whole issue on YouTube things had calm down and he was able to enjoy his blessings instead of just surviving. With the popularity of his videos he did get really busy at the gym with people requesting him as their trainer. His scheduled was booked for months and he even had to tell his viewers so in his channel to stop them from trying.
He was lucky that because the videos were bringing Purgatory all over the world more business he was allowed to do his videos at work as long as he didn't slack his duties. Naruto still couldn't believe that his videos were seen and liked by people all around the world. So much so that his lessons and classes were being offered by other trainers in other Purgatory locations, some of his videos had more than a million views. Even better after their conversation about Naruto's past the trio had been stronger than ever.
They had gone on dates all around the city some were extravagant, like when Dean flew them to Boston for a game between the Red Sox and the Yankees. Then there was the time Castiel rented out Masa for them because Naruto had been homesick and wanted Japanese food. Naruto officially became part of the Alphas' family meetings everyone welcomed him every month with opened arms. 'Well not everyone.' The Beta remembered how cold Adam and Jo had been to him mostly when the others were distracted or not present.
At first he tried to gain their approval but after trying over and over again Naruto gave up and left them to their one-sided animosity. The Beta had learned from his Alphas not to worry too much what people thought about him because in the end that was their problem not his. Hearing from his mother helped him let go of a lot of pent up insecurities and lower his walls. So much so that he has taken the Alphas to Ichiraku to meet his family. It was fun to see the Alphas trying to impress and gain the approval of his family.
They had no problems with Ayame; the young Omega was immediately taken with the kind Alphas. The problem was Iruka and Teuchi, the latter as the only Alpha was suspicious of other Alphas while the older Omega was very protective of his 'kid' so he wasn't easily impressed. It also didn't help that Iruka was there in Konoha, he saw how bad it got from the very beginning so he was extra protective. Although Naruto told him how Dean helped him get closure and the older Omega softened up.
Naruto opened the door to the Alphas' penthouse balancing bags and his gym bag although as soon as he heard the rapid tapping of nails on the floor he knew he would have to drop something to catch Hunter or risk everything falling from his hands. He dropped his gym bag right as Hunter rush to him and practically jumped in his arms due to his excitement. "Hey Hunter, I'm happy to see you too. How was your day? I brought you a treat for being such a good boy."
"How do you know he was a good boy?"
"He's always a good boy!"
The Beta declared firmly glaring at a smirking Claire standing at the end of the hall, he felt Bee before he heard her. The cat had weaved through his legs and meowed up at him almost as if asking what he brought her. "I brought you something too girl cause you're also always a good girl." The cat purred as he caressed her after letting go of Hunter who was smelling the bags Naruto brought as if looking for his present.
"Dean would not agree. Do I get a present too?"
"Not unless you want something from the pet store."
Claire rolled her eyes, Naruto loved Bee and Hunter and he especially loved spoiling them. "It's the reason the demon pretends to like you." Both Castiel and Naruto had laugh at the Dean's pout and his rivalry with the cat. "What are you cooking?" Naruto had planned to prepare dinner for his Alphas as a six month anniversary which according to all his friends was definitely a thing "Rainbow carrots apple slaw for Cas…" He remembered that the Alpha had told him that he came for Polish descent and loved the food.
"What about Dean?"
"Fully loaded burgers and a pie"
"If you can get the pie right he might just ask you to marry him on the spot."
Naruto blushed at the thought of the two Alphas ever wanting to get so serious with him, although it wouldn't be the first time Dean proposed. The first time the Beta cooked for them the Alpha had turned to him "I am definitely marrying you." Which had made Castiel smile but Naruto blushed so hard that his face remained red for the rest of the night. After that he made sure to cook more often although to his slight disappointment he got no more proposals but still a lot of praises.
"I'm not that good but old man Teuchi has been helping me and I've been practicing."
"I know the townhouse still smelled of burn meat and cinnamon."
Claire wondered when Naruto would move into the penthouse, the Beta spend most of his time in the apartment with the Alphas only going to the townhouse to sleep –sometimes- and change. She did not miss that he was sleeping less and less in the townhouse; she had no problem with it since she liked her solitude and when she wanted company she invited Alex over. It was a surprise that the Alphas hadn't ask but she image it's the same reason why they haven't completed the bond.
The Omega hoped that tonight was the night that the Alphas finally asked and finished what they clearly started. Claire could smell the Alphas on Naruto which meant they had done more than kissing. Anyone would be able to tell that the Alphas marked the Beta as theirs, but anyone who got closed to Naruto could tell that the bond wasn't complete.
"Are you guys ready for your presents?"
Naruto turned to an excited Hunter pulling a pizza shaped and decorated dog cookie which made the pit-bull immediately sit as he was trained. "That's a good boy, here." Naruto gave the dog the cookie and the dog ran off no longer interested in the blond.
"Meow"
"I know I haven't forgotten you girl…"
Claire could see that there were more dog cookies with different designs in the blonde's bag "how many did you buy?" She exclaimed eyes widen "just a few, they were so pretty and they were freshly made." Claire shook her head no wonder Naruto was Hunter's favorite person, fortunately the Beta didn't bring him only food or else they would have to put him on a diet. "…here you go Bee." He gave the cat a much smaller cookie in the shape of a fish which she took and walked away.
For the next hour Claire helped Naruto cook although she was more supervising than actually helping. She was more there for support as she could see that the blond was nervous for some reason, she wondered if he knew what Castiel had plan. The Alpha had showed them his plans for Naruto's courting present and it was perfect.
There was no better present than a youth center to help kids like him. Dean was inspired by Castiel present "I can't be outdone by Cas." The Alpha had joked but she could tell he was proud; the marks on Castiel's neck the next day were clear proof of his pride. Dean had yet to tell them what his present once "it's a surprise!" Claire and Castiel knew that meant that he most likely didn't know yet.
"Alright we're heading out. Talk to you tomorrow."
Claire announced taking an excited Hunter with her after Naruto acted like a mother with separation anxiety sending their kids off to school for the first time "You'll see him tomorrow. Besides I don't think his innocent eyes and ears should see or hear what is going to happen here." Naruto blushed red at the idea of feeling his Alphas in every way possible not only with just his hands and mouth. He didn't notice Claire leaving as he got lost in his own fantasy.
It wasn't like he was completely ignorant and naïve, he knew how long Castiel was and how thick Dean was since he had wrapped his hands around it. Naruto was ready for more; he had only had his fingers inside him and he craved something bigger. He pushed the thoughts aside and focused on getting everything ready for dinner, it was a good thing he had made the crust for the pie last night.
Dean had left work early wanting to prepare something especial for his mates so when he walked in he knew there was something strange going on. First he had not been greeted by Hunter's enthusiastic grin and second he could smell something good. He walked to the kitchen to see Naruto cooking something that smelled delicious. Dean fell a little bit in love with the blond in that moment; he walked over and wrapped his arms around the Beta's waist.
"What's for dinner?"
"Hey, welcome home!"
Hearing Naruto acknowledge the apartment as his home made his Alpha howl in pure joy, he turned the Beta around and crashed their lips together taking his welcome home kiss before it was given to him. Like always they got lost in each other and almost burned the food "go change you're distracting me, dinner is almost ready." Dean was pushed out of his kitchen although he sneaked one last chaste kiss before walking upstairs to take off his suit.
Dean was still upstairs when Naruto heard the door as Castiel came home, since he was done cooking he walked to the end of the hall and greeted his Alpha "welcome home!" Castiel looked up at the voice and smiled at seeing Naruto grinning at him. "It's good to be home" The Alpha walked over and wrapped his arms around his Beta pulling him into a soft loving kiss. Their tongues danced together in a sweet yet passionate dance and that was how Dean found them as he came down.
"I see Cas is starting with dessert."
The two pulled away to see Dean smirking his hair still wet from his shower, Naruto just rolled his eyes. "Why don't you go take off your suit dinner is ready" Naruto told Castiel getting a smile from the Alpha who like Dean kissed him one more time before walking upstairs, he pulled Dean into an aggressive kiss on his way up. Naruto loved watching the Alphas together; it was the hottest sight he had ever seen.
"I'll be right back."
When Castiel came back down they walked over to the table and the Alphas were surprised when they saw the food, Castiel recognized the slaw and Dean felt his mouth water at the burgers but even better he could smell pie. "What's the occasion?" Castiel asked which made Naruto blush; the Alphas became curious by the reaction. "Well it's…it's been 6 months since…we met…everyone says it's an important anniversary…" The Alphas stared at him silently and it made Naruto self-conscious "…it was a stupid idea, forget it…" He was crushed by strong arms becoming the filling in an Alpha sandwich.
"It's perfect"
"We love it!"
After some reassurance the three sat down to eat, the Alphas complimented Naruto's food. They each talked about their day and somehow ended up reminiscing about their time together. Dean did propose when Naruto brought out the apple pie. Castiel had one piece, Naruto had two and Dean had the rest.
They moved to the couch although Castiel walked to his study 'probably still has work to do.' The Beta was disappointed but he cuddled with Dean until Castiel came back with a 3D cardboard design. The Alpha placed it on the table without speaking, Dean smiled at Naruto while the Beta just looked confuse.
"What's that?"
"It's a present I've been working on for you…I was hoping it would be a courting present."
For the first time ever Castiel sounded shy almost unsure of himself "We've know each other for 6 months and I can honestly say that Cas and I have been gone on you since the very beginning. We want you be ours and we want to be yours…" Dean looked as Castiel as if asking for confirmation before finishing his sentence, once he got a nod from the man he continued "…So we were wondering if you would consider being our mate. The mating starts with the courting stage where the Alphas give their chosen mate gifts which you can reject much like an engagement ring."
Naruto's eyes widen at the words which made Castiel send Dean a look, they didn't want to scare the blond away. Castiel decided to take over for Dean, for some reason they couldn't shut up because the silence felt dangerous "it's a youth center to help Betas and another kids that find themselves alone or abounded. I know you wanted to help so I though this way you can help them…" Naruto felt tears run down his face and it felt harder to breath, he wasn't expecting anything serious not because he didn't want it but because he didn't deserve it.
He was a Beta; he wasn't a protagonist in life only Omegas and Alphas were. He was supposed to be a small passing memory for the two Alphas; he wasn't supposed to be it for them. This moment belonged to an Omega; Naruto was never chosen by anyone 'why would they..?' His body was at war; his mind was telling him that it was wrong because he wasn't an Omega, his heart was screaming YES in response to the Alphas' proposition, while his lower half wanted Castiel and Dean to claim him in that moment.
"I…I…I need some air."
Naruto didn't wait for the Alphas to process his words; he ran out the door and took the stairs not wanting to wait for the elevator. In his turmoil he didn't notice that he forgot to put on shoes or even take a jacket. Dean and Castiel were shocked; they didn't expect Naruto to run off because they had been doing so well. Courting was the natural next step for them, everyone thought so in fact their family was getting on the Alphas' case for making Naruto wait. "What just happened?" Dean was the one to break the silent shock that fell over them.
"We were just rejected"
For the first time in a long time Dean had seen Castiel dejected, almost broken and it ignited a fire inside him "no we weren't" Dean was not admitting defeat, he had seen the love in Naruto's eyes, he felt it every time they kissed. "Did you not see what just happened Dean? It's over! We can't force him to want us." Castiel was never one to give up but he also wasn't one to make himself emotionally vulnerable so it hit him harder when he was rejected.
"We don't have to, we knew that Naruto had issues to overcome and he still does. But we can never doubt his feelings for us, the way that you don't doubt mine."
Dean spent some time reassuring his Alpha mate of the Beta's feelings for them, Dean was sure that Naruto was just overwhelmed. "Stay here, I'll get our other mate and we can fix this." Dean left Castiel at home as he ran out to find Naruto; he took the blonde's shoes when he noticed that the Beta had left them behind. Hopefully the Beta hadn't gotten too far, barefooted and without a jacket he could get seriously sick. 'Thankfully is not too cold out yet.' He ran outside and couldn't see Naruto; the Beta got a head start. 'Where would you go Naruto?' He tried to think about the places that the blond liked.
Naruto sat on a bench in front of the east river with the view of Manhattan and the Manhattan Bridge but none of that matter as his sobs filled the otherwise silent night. The Alphas probably thought he was unstable and were regretting their offer. He doesn't know how long he was crying for when suddenly he felt a jacket drape over him. Naruto turned in surprise to see Dean next to him "I'm here to listen." The love, worry and patience in the Alpha's voice made Naruto break and all his insecurities just came rushing out.
"Let us show you what it feels like to be love and cared for because you deserve it and we will work to deserve you."
He placed one hand on either side of Naruto's face moving it so that their eyes met and the Beta could see the love and honesty in his eyes. Angus appeared and laid his big head on Naruto's lap whining slightly as if also asking the Beta for a chance. The wolf's big green eyes were a carbon copy of Dean's expect for the glow that made them shine in the moonlight.
It was nerve wracking waiting to hear Naruto's response "oh just say yes brat, we both know you need to get laid and these two are offering it for free and forever." The new voice shocked Dean but as he looked around he saw no one but them in the park. "Shut up you stupid fox! You're no help, you only show up when you want to not when I need you." Dean followed Naruto's gaze to see a red fox about Hunter's size with blood red eyed and black fur inside its ear that ran down to his eyes and wrapped around them giving the fox smoky eyes. What was even stranger beside the fact that it talked was that the fox had nine tails.
"What are you looking at hentai mutt?"
The fox glared at Dean as the Alpha stared in shock, he wondered if he was actually meeting the manifestation of his Beta mate's soul. Spirit animals were the physical manifestation of strong Sentinels and Guides soul as well as conscience. When Dean was younger his teacher had explained it to him "Think of it as your deepest desire having body." Spirit animals do what humans are always too scared or limited by social norms to actually do.
They don't have the filter or restrictions that their humans do, it was unheard of for them to be able to talk but one of his college professor once said "In a way we have certain control over our spirit animals since the animal is based on our soul, if we wanted to make them talk we probably could. There are also people who have a lot to say but never say it so their spirit animal might say it for them." It made sense in a way that Naruto's spirit animal talked. The Beta had a personality that was loud and bright in the best way possible, the animal suited him perfectly.
"Nothing, I just see where Naruto gets it from, kyuubi."
Dean might have sounded calm but inside he was gushing like a teenage girl with a crush, the fox was perfectly Naruto, cute but feisty. "Wanna say that close to my face?" Kurama glared at the Alpha, he could feel the man's excitement but Dean knew enough about Naruto to know that the fox was not serious. "Kurama stop! You're supposed to be my spirit animal; you can't just threaten our mate." Dean's eyes widened his excitement over meeting Kurama forgotten.
"Mate?"
"Well…I…I mean…"
Naruto tried to correct himself but there was no need as a happy Dean pulled him into a deep kiss bringing their tongues together for a dance. It didn't take long for Naruto to respond to the kiss falling into his Alpha's arms and burying his fingers in dark blond hair. To the side Angus gave Kurama a lick which got him an annoyed look from the fox but the wolf was undeterred and continue to lick the fox who begrudgingly accepted it until they disappeared since it was obvious that their humans didn't need them anymore.
"Come on let's go home."
When they got home Castiel was waiting for Naruto with opened arms and pulled the Beta in, "If the offer is still on the table I would really like to accept your courting gift." Naruto mumbled into tone chest making Castiel pull away "the offer will always be on the table until you're ready." The Alpha didn't want to make the blond feel like he had to accept them, he wanted Naruto to do it because he wanted not because he felt pressure.
"I have been ready for a long time; I just didn't let myself believe I deserved it."
"I think we're the ones that might not deserve you."
"I think we deserve each other, we just have to work at making each other believe it and accept it." Dean intervened not wanting to either of them to go to the dark and insecure place they came from.
"Deal"
Castiel added pulling the blond to him and crashing their lips together pulling the blonde's tongue into his mouth. He wanted to devour the Beta; the Alpha in him just processed Naruto's respond to his proposal. 'Mine!' Dean watched the show with dark lust filled eyes which got even darker when Castiel pulled Naruto up and the blond wrapped his legs around the Alpha's waist. Things were getting heated and as much as Dean wanted to join he knew that it was not time and he had to take that step yet, Naruto still had insecurities that they had to work on.
"Okay boys, I think we all had a long night. How about we watch a movie?"
The two pulled away and glared at the green eyed Alpha who just grins at them, Castiel knew that Dean was right but that didn't mean that he was happy about it. Naruto went to wash his feet while the Alphas picked the movie and made the popcorn. Dean told Cas what happened including meeting Kurama "What!? You saw him?" Dean nodded smiling smugly at his Alpha mate "Yea, I even talked to him. He's a smartass just like his human and he has a temper just like him."
Castiel pouted at Dean's shit eating grin, he was jealous that Dean got to meet the elusive Kurama first. A part of him felt like the spirit animal approved of Dean but not of him "don't over think it, there is no especial meaning to it I was just there at the right moment." Dean assured his mate as they set up the snacks for the movie. "What are we watching?" Naruto returned and snuggled between the two Alphas on the couch. As Naruto snugged up to him, Castiel realized that he had all the time in the world to meet Kurama as long as they had Naruto.
There was no consummation of their bond like they all wanted since officially they had to wait for Dean's gift and Naruto to accept it. The Alpha wanted to almost just get him a candy bar and call it a day but he knew that Naruto deserved better and he wanted something as worthy of him as Castiel's gift. So he got to thinking not sure of what would be perfect for the blond, although Castiel proved that gifts with sentimental value were the best option.
On the other hand Castiel and Naruto got busy planning the youth center together, from what it would look like to what it would offer. Castiel had placed Naruto in charge of the project as it was his gift; the Alpha introduced the Beta to the team he had been working with. He had made sure he had all the people he needed to help him achieve his goal and that could advise him including the Alpha himself. Naruto was nervous, he wanted the center to be perfect and he didn't want to forget anything but he knew every Beta's experience was different.
This frustration and worry manifested itself as they were sitting in the table while Dean cooked dinner going over the plans, Beta groaned loudly and glared at the plans. "Urgh!" Naruto put his fingers in his hair; he was second guessing himself the closer they got to starting construction. "Naruto, you need not be so hard on yourself. You're ideas are great." Castiel tried to reassure the blond which got him a smile from his Beta "Yea but they need to be perfect." Naruto got lost in thought looking over the plans once more, he couldn't figure out if something was missing; he needed another pair of eyes.
"Dean, you know who could really help…"
"I can…"
"…Benny!"
Dean almost broke the spoon he held at the admiration and affection in the blonde's tone while Castiel was thrown off by the name, the Alpha thought the blond was going to mention Dean or him. He also didn't understand Dean's intense reaction especially since his Alpha mate had supposedly become good friends with his new GM. The man was competent in his work and could apparently keep up with Dean's banter, sounded like Dean's platonic work soulmate beside Charlie.
"I think he's too busy…"
But Naruto was already on the phone before Dean could even finish his sentence, ignoring the Alpha making him pout harder "Hey, Benny is this a good time?" Castiel could hear the other end of the conversation "for you cher, always." Castiel turned to Dean who was glaring at the phone in Naruto's ears as the Beta walked away "Dean what's going on?" His Alpha mate looked like a child whose favorite toy had been taken away "nothing" all he needed was to cross his arms and the image would be complete.
"Stupid Benny! I don't know what makes him so great…"
Castiel could hear Dean's whispered words as clear as if he said them out loud and he realized that his mate was for some reason jealous of Benny. He found the though amusing and was going to tease him about it when Naruto came back "guess what? Benny is happy to help. He said he's free tomorrow to meet with us, are you free?" Naruto asked Castiel with a big grin on his face and it was hard to say no to the blond but with work "of course he is." Dean was the one to respond for him making Naruto jump for joy and rush to tell the older Beta.
"Dean! I do have work…"
"There is no way in hell that he is meeting Benny alone. You're going!"
Castiel realized that it was much more than simple jealousy; he began to wonder if Benny posed a threat to their mate. He became alert wondering if Naruto was in danger or if the man had shown interest in their blond. He emailed Tenten and made sure that she rearranged his schedule to mostly work from home tomorrow. His mate's protection was much more important than anything he had to do in the office. If Benny was a legitimate threat to his mate than he would have to eliminate him but if Dean was just jealous then he will never let his mate live it down.
"I want him fired!"
Dean was having a relatively calm and normal day at the office, they had restaurant week coming up so they were preparing for that. It was his ideal day although he knew he also loved the chaos because if it were always calm he would get bored. There was a reason he loved the hospitality industry and it was because no two days were the same, it was never boring and every day you learned something new. Either way, a calm and normal day every once in a while was always greatly appreciated.
That's why he was shocked and even jumped in the air when Castiel marched into his office with a displeased look. At first he though some employee must have disrespected his mate and if that was the case Dean would fire them and make sure they never got work in the industry. They never interfered in each other's work so for Castiel to say such a thing the disrespect must have been bad.
"Cas? What happened? Who..?"
"I want you to fire Benny."
Suddenly it made sense; his mates were meeting with the Cajun Beta today about Naruto's project. The Alpha must have seen what Dean saw and Dean smiled "you saw the shine in Naruto's eyes" Castiel sat down a pout firmly on his face "every time he looked at Benny, hell every time the man spoke or so much as breathed." The exasperated tone did not hide the jealousy within them and Dean nodded in agreement happy to feel understood, Missouri had just laughed and said it was all in his head.
"You hear that Missouri!"
"Not going to happen Dean, let it go."
The woman responded through the intercom making Dean pout and glare at his door, this time he crossed his arms. It was a conversation they had before more than once and the answer was still the same. 'I thought I was in charge' Dean couldn't help but think although the businessman in him knew that the Omega was right. "Trust me I've tried, he's too efficient plus Missouri says I can't fire or transfer an employee just because my mate seems to like them." Castiel almost deflated, he knew logically that it was not going to happen but the jealousy he felt at watching Naruto's eyes lit up for the older Beta made him illogical.
"I don't like it."
"Me neither but there is nothing we can do…Is there?"
"Maybe we can…"
"No!"
Before Castiel could talk once again Missouri intervened, her tone left no room for argument like a mother knowing their mischievous children were planning something and stopped them before it happened. Once again the two Alphas pouted at being foiled once more by the older Omega outside although neither of them would dare defy her. It didn't mean that they couldn't think about it, they both smiled thinking about getting rid of Benny.
"Don't even think about it"
"Damn it woman! Don't you have work to do?"
"Yes, keeping you out of trouble."
Dean mumbled like a misbehaved child who wanted to defy his mother but at the same time didn't want to get into trouble. "What was that?" His eyes widen and he looked at the intercom and then the door almost as if expecting the woman to come in "nothing." Castiel laughed at the older Omega's ability to handle his Alpha mate. Dean glared at him as if he knew exactly what Castiel was thinking and he didn't like it.
"Shouldn't you be working or something?"
"Missouri is quite good at her job"
"Thank you suga."
"Is nothing private in this office!?"
"No" Castiel and Missouri responded in unison frustrating Dean as the two laughed at his expense 'that's why Naruto is my favorite.'
"I hate you guys!"
Inner Evil: There you go another chapter down and only 2 to go. Shit will hit the fan before the happy ending so be warn. Let me know what you guys think about the story and your predictions for the ending.
Next chapter: Shit hits the fan
