A/N: Welcome back to Stuck on an Island with a Cute Demon! I am happy that you read chapter one and liked it enough to read chapter two! Now, see, this may be an exceptionally fluffy and amusing fanfic, but there might be a story here that will maybe pull your interest in! Just what is this island that they are on, and how did they get there? Much mystery, much wow, much excitement.

Anyways... I hope that you all enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto or any of these characters. I wrote this because I was bored.

Stuck on an Island with a Cute Demon

By Yangster

Chapter #2: A Step Towards Equality

How long had it been?

Not that long actually. He had only been stuck on the island for three days now. Those three days though had been rough. He had spent them building up a simple shelter made of sticks and leaves, foraging for food, finding a water source, and tending to his island buddy. See, the first three of those things listed were not actually that difficult to pull off. Entertaining the Nine-Tailed Fox on the other-hand was like trying to navigate a burning field while blindfolded. It seemed that no matter what he did, he would get burned.

Sometimes literally.

Luckily, it seemed that he still had his insane ability to heal super quickly.

Honestly, he was more tired from having to keep up with her than he was with surviving! Yes, while she was cold at times, rude often, and threatened him occasionally, there was something else that bothered him. Something embarrassing. Something that he really wished was not a problem. It was her body. Specifically, the state it was in, which was naked. Technically nude. Not just that, but he was ninety-percent sure that whenever she flaunted a specific part of her, whether it be her breasts or her rear, she was doing it on purpose! Just what the heck was he supposed to do besides force himself to look away!?

Luckily for him, besides the first time when she had accused him of ogling her in her sleep, she had not insulted him once for looking at her. Whether that meant she was okay with him looking or that she had not noticed, he did not know. All he did know was that her not wearing clothes was a problem.

He had to do something about it.

Never had he ever thought that there would be a time where his goal would be to get a girl to put clothes on instead of taking them off. Life was strange sometimes.

How would he go about it though?

Letting out a soft sigh, he decided that it was unlikely he was going to come up with an idea any time soon. So instead of wracking his mind over it, he decided to just enjoy himself as he bathed in one of the deeper parts of the river he found close by to the beach. The water was warm during the day, which when combined with the beautiful view of all the flowers and trees around him made bathing on the island a very pleasant experience.

That was not all though. Another reason why it was so pleasant was because it was his alone time. The Nine-Tailed Fox never came with him, choosing to bathe at other times. Besides when he was asleep and when he was bathing, most of his time was spent in her presence. It was not terrible being with her, but it was not exactly fantastic either. Sure, they were supposed to hate each other since she killed a lot of people in his village and he had her sealed inside of him for a while, but he wished that they could just be civil with each other. Heck, he would be elated if she could go ten minutes without insulting him or calling him a monkey.

Why the heck did she call him a monkey anyways?

Amid all of the questions he had asked her and all the question dodging she had done on the three days, he had yet to ask her that. Was it a question worth asking though? Heck, he did not even know her name yet or how she had even escaped the seal! This whole giving her service only to get his questions dodged or ignored was a very one-sided agreement.

He was just so fed up with her

Flopping back onto the water, he allowed for most of his body to get submerged. Looking up at the sky, he pursed his lips, and closed his eyes as he tried to relax. No matter what he tried though, she seemed to always be on his mind. They were going to be on this island for a while, he figured, so would it not be for the best if he tried to befriend her? She may have done terrible, awful things, but right now, if he considered only what he had actually seen from her, he could say that she was not a hundred percent bad. Sure, she had her cruel moments, her rude moments, and her cold ones, but there were just a few times where she was kind to him.

Maybe there was hope?

Perhaps if he channeled every ounce of optimism in his body, he could say yes. Still, he was not one to just give up on something without trying it out first. So, deciding that he was going to try his best to befriend her, he then got out of the river, and walked over to a flat stone nearby where he had laid out his clothes. His river water washed clothes. Using his jacket like a towel, he dried himself before putting on his shirt and his pants. Tying the jacket around his waist, he took a few steps towards the beach, but stopped when he thought up of something. Something pertaining to the whole her not wearing clothes situation and all that question dodging she did.

Eh. It might work. It was worth a try at least. The worst-case scenario was that she ripped his head off, but he was sure that was not going to happen though.

Continuing along the path that he had made for himself that led back to the beach, he stopped just short of walking out into view. Standing hidden behind some large shrubs, he took a moment to look over at where the Nine-Tailed Fox was.

She was standing by the water with her back towards him. Her short, orange hair flowed in the air as the gentle, ocean winds went through it; her ears did the same to a lesser degree. She looked quite elegant like that, he thought as he watched her. While he was unable to see her face, he was pretty sure that she had a calm expression. After a few seconds, she then sat down, and began drawing stuff in the sand. It was always interesting watching her mannerisms whenever he was not around. Even with her haughty, out of this world, personality, she had this much more human side to her.

Deciding that he had watched for long enough, he stepped out from the shrubs, and cleared his throat loudly enough for her to hear him.

Quickly wiping the sand clean of whatever she had written, she turned to look at him. "It was about time you came back, monkey. I was bored out of my mind waiting for you."

"You were waiting for me?" he asked.

"Of course. You are my source of entertainment on this island after-all.

Time to execute his spur of the moment plan, he thought.

"Uh huh," he let out flatly in response before walking a few steps towards her. "So, I've a question."

"You're going to have to service me first," she said simply, raising a hand to beckon him even closer with her finger.

"Even if I give you headpats or belly-rubs, it is not like you answer the questions I want answered anyways," retorted Naruto boldly, crossing his arms.

She quirked an eyebrow before smirking meanly. "Oh? Did you grow a pair during your bath or something?"

"Maybe I did," he replied, furrowing his brow. "I'm just sick of you taking advantage of me. if you're going to kill me, you might as well k—!"

The next thing he knew, he was smashed against a tree. The blow was more surprising than anything else, knocking the wind out of him. When the brief flash of pain finally faded away, he opened his eyes. Then he widened them when he saw that the arm she was using to pin him against the tree was the one she had back when she was sealed inside of him. it was large, so much so that she had her long, clawed fingers curled around both him and the tree, and was covered in thick, fox fur.

"You've forgotten your place, monkey," she stated harshly, glaring coldly as she took several steps towards him. "If I wanted to kill you, I would kill you. Since you are alive, it obviously means that I don't want to kill you."

"You can't seriously be keeping me alive just for headpats and belly-rubs, right?!"

She rolled her eyes. "I can keep you alive for whatever reason I want."

"And what reason is that?!"

"None of your business."

"You answer every question like that!" he exclaimed, narrowing his eyes at her. "How can you be the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox if you're too afraid to answer some dumb questions from a brat?!"

He watched as her expression changed from a stoic one to a conflicted one. She purses her lips and casted her gaze down onto the sand as she took a moment to think. It was clear to him that what he had said had made her pensive. Hopefully this would work out for him. Hopefully she would have a change of heart.

Hopefully she would not crush him to death against a tree.

"I am the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox... Nothing scares me. Absolutely nothing," she said softly after several moments, finally letting him go, and changing her arm back to match her human form. "Ask your questions, monkey."

"Alright," he replied, rubbing his hand against his sore collarbone. "I have a whole bunch of questions."

"And I haven't got all day."

He grimaced. "Right... Anyways, let's start with something simple. What is your name?"

"Tch... Asking the hard questions right off the bat," she snarled.

"How is that a hard question?" he asked, quirking a brow, and canting his head slightly to the side.

"Why do you think that I am only referenced as the Nine-Tailed Fox in your monkey texts? My name is sacred, given out to only those who have earned it, or who I deem as my equals," she explained, placing a closed fist against her chest over her heart. "I will answer any other question. I absolutely refuse to give you my name."

Naruto paused for a moment before letting out a sigh. "Fair enough. I'll ask something else then. Tell me, why do you call humans monkeys?"

She blinked, seemingly confused.

"Because you're all monkeys. It's as simple as that."

"But... How? Humans and monkeys aren't like each other at all!"

"Think about this. Do monkeys eat bananas?" she asked.

He nodded his head. "Yeah."

"Humans also eat bananas, meaning monkeys and humans are the same."

"But a lot of animals eat bananas," he retorted.

She let out a groan. "Okay. Another example then... Do monkeys have hands?"

"They do," replied Naruto, the corners of his lips curving ever so slightly upwards as he began to find this whole schtick amusing.

"Humans also have hands, which means that monkeys and humans are the same," she said, nodding her head at her own words. "You both even got five fingers on each hand. There is no arguing it. Don't argue about it."

"Alright. So, I guess I'm a monkey," he said sarcastically.

She snapped her fingers and gave him an approving look. "There you go. Now you're getting it."

"So, if I'm a monkey, doesn't that make you a monkey also since you're in that form?" he asked.

She immediately glared at him.

"Not at all, you little brat. I am vastly superior. Remember?"

"Right, right. Vastly superior." He rolled his eyes.

"You really do lack respect for your elders," she commented with a sigh. "And your superiors."

"That's what everyone says about me... Why are you in that form anyways?"

"Because I feel like it," she said quietly.

He hummed inwardly at her lacklustre response. It was so different from the other ones that he was sure it was a lie. He decided not to comment on it for now though. Maybe later he would bring it up to her.

"Alright then. Anyways... I have more questions. A more serious one," he began with a shrug, slowly raising a hand to his abdomen before continuing. "How did you escape the seal?"

"You look at as if you expect some sort of deep, intricate, and complicated explanation," she replied, smirking at him as she took a few steps towards him. "But how I escaped the seal was that I merely... Forced myself out. Yes. Anticlimactic. I know."

"But how? I thought the seal kept you... Sealed."

She shrugged in response.

"So, you just... Forced yourself out?"

"You think I spent all those years inside of you doing nothing but counting the hairs on my tails? From day one I was figuring out how to escape. It just so happened that I finally cracked the code when you were out in the forest with your... Monkey squad," she answered.

Naruto pursed his lips. "So, is that why you wouldn't tell me? Because I'd get disappointed?"

"Tch. As if. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to," she retorted, crossing her arms.

"But now you do."

She nodded. "Yes. I have decided to answer your questions."

There was a moment of silence before he spoke up again.

"Why are you keeping me alive?"

"Because I want to. I really don't understand why you are looking so deep into it. I, an immortal, infinitely superior, being wishes to keep you around because killing you would be boring. You are, as I have told you numerous times, my only source of entertainment on this island."

"Why can't you just leave this island?" he asked.

She bit down on her bottom lip before letting out a huff immediately after he asked that. Gritting her teeth for a second, she then looked away from him, and murmured something under her breath. Seeing her like this caused him to quirk a brow and lean towards her to hear what she was saying. When she saw him lean in, she let out a low growl, and swatted her hand in his direction to stop him from getting any closer to her.

"Oi. I was preparing myself to answer your stupid question," she said annoyedly. "I can't leave this damned island because I'm stuck here."

"Oh? And why is that?"

"Eh... Well..."

"Would it have to do with your lack of tails at the moment? I see you have fox ears but no tails... Am I right?" he asked, his words actually causing her to take a step back.

She scowled. "Tch. Monkey brains and their ability to make such stupidly accurate assumptions."

Naruto hummed softly.

"So, I was right."

"Yes. You are right. Congratulations. Do you want a banana or something? Do you want me to get on my knees and start worshipping you just because you made a lucky guess?" she asked, furrowing her brow as she stomped the rest of the distance between them. "Is that what you want, monkey?"

He paused for a moment before responding to her. "What do you want?"

She blinked at him. Having had her question answered with a question took her aback, especially because the question he had asked her was such an incredibly big one. What did she want? She wanted a lot of things, but for some reason, she found that not a single one of them was really worthy of being her answer to his question. Biting down on her bottom lip, she took a step back, and casted her gaze down towards the sand as she took a moment to think.

Eventually the silence became awkward and she forced herself to answer.

"I don't know..."

"Hmm..." hummed Naruto before gesturing over towards his shelter behind her. "Why don't I ask you more questions over there? I want to sit down somewhere. I have some fruits I found earlier this morning. You can have some."

"As if I need your permission to enjoy your fruit." She rolled her eyes but followed him nonetheless when he began walking.

"It'd still be nice if you asked," he replied, offering her a smile as he let her into his shelter first.

His shelter was a simple thing. He took pride in it though. Using a whole bunch of sturdy sticks and some of the extra-large leaves he found in the jungle, he was able to create what was essentially a hut. It was quite large, with enough room for him to stand inside of it, but only when he stood around the center. To think that it took him six freaking hours.

"Yeah, yeah," she said dismissively in response as she walked in.

The first thing she did after sitting on the leaf mat he had created was reach over to the spiraling sphere carved wooden bowl where he kept the fruit. Picking up a whole bushel of ripe longan, she immediately began peeling them, and eating them. As she ate, she looked at him with a smirk on her face. She was spiting him, and he knew it. He was fine with it though. He found the whole thing quite endearing. He would not tell her that at the moment though.

Wiping some sweet fruit juice off her fingers, she then parted her lips to speak to him. "So, what other questions do you have for me?"

"So, did you use all your power or something when you escaped from the seal?" he asked as he sat down in front of her.

"I did. The process was long, milking me of my chakra bit by bit," she explained, letting out a quiet sigh as she began peeling several of the longan so that she could savour a more satisfying mouthful of the wonderfully sweet fruit later. "If I had used it all up at once, I would have alerted the seal, and it would have used whatever countermeasures its creator had installed in it to cage me even harder."

"Is that why I still have the seal on my stomach?"

She nodded her head. "I would assume so."

"So just how much chakra did you use?" he asked. "Will your tails grow back?"

"A lot. And yes. They will grow back. One tail at a time. Maybe then I'll be able to get off this stinking island," she answered, nodding her head twice as she answered both of his questions.

"Hopefully you take me with you," he replied.

She let out an amused snort. "That will depend on whether you are entertaining enough to be of worth to me or not."

"I think I'm doing a fairly good job at that," said Naruto, smiling confidently. "You haven't threatened to kill me in over an hour. I'm improving."

"Perhaps you are." Finished with peeling about eight of the longan, she then put all eight into her mouth, and spat the stones out onto another bowl after she ate the fruit off of them.

"How is the fruit?"

She shrugged. "Sweet and tender. Too much work though. I much prefer apples."

"So, are apples your favourite fruit?" he asked.

"They are." She nodded her head.

He hummed softly. "What about your favourite colour?"

"Blue."

"Food?"

"Honey."

"Season?"

"Spring... What is with these simple questions?"

"I'm just trying to get to know you," he answered, reaching over to pick up a longan for himself. "I might as well, right? We'll be on this island together for a while."

"Not many mortals do that. Get to know me, I mean," she remarked, closing her eyes briefly as she let out a sigh. "They don't even get to know each other half of the time."

Naruto quirked a brow. "Would you like me to get to know you better?"

He groaned inwardly at how awkward his question was.

"I wouldn't mind..." She trailed off as she picked up all the longan peels and placed them into the bowl containing the stones.

"Oh? Alright then. It'll be cool getting to know the Nine-Tailed Fox!" he said, his enthusiasm showing, causing her to blush.

"Ask awa—... Wait..." She interrupted herself and paused for a few seconds before speaking again. "I lied to you earlier. That was unfitting of someone such as myself. The real reason why I am in this form is because... It is my base form. The form I take when I am low on chakra... I hate it."

Naruto leaned towards her. "Why?"

"Because it's so small and frail... I have not seen myself like this in a very long time. I have forgotten how weak I can be. And I feel naked without my fur... Cursed hairless monkey form..." she explained, her expression going somber when she finished speaking.

Swallowing quietly, he decided to be bold, and reached forward to place his hand on her shoulder. He found that her shoulder was pleasantly warmer than he had expected it to be. Her lightly tanned skin was also wonderfully soft and smooth there just like it was on every part of her body that he had touched so far. So much so that if he was not trying to comfort her, he would have paused to marvel at it and every other part of her.

To his surprise, she did not pull away. He was so caught up in the moment at the implications of her allowing him to touch her without her permission that he almost forgot to say anything. Luckily, he caught himself before the situation became awkward.

"Look, you're not small or frail. And you're definitely not weak. You may be in this form, but you're still the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox."

"Tch... Being comforted by a monkey brat," she replied, the slight smile on her face betraying the harshness of her words. "To think I have already sunken this low."

Naruto smiled back at her and gave her shoulder a squeeze before pulling his hand back. "Well... I'm glad it worked."

"If it hadn't, I would have torn your arm off."

He shuddered.

"Thank God it worked..."

She let out a soft chuckle. "It'd be smarter to thank me instead."

"Right. Thank you, Nine-Tailed Fox," he replied, reaching over to give her a good scratch right at the base of one of her ears, eliciting a soft and pleased purr from her.

"Mmm... Yes. Thank me more... Mm..."

"Hah..." let out Naruto, slowly pulling his hand back as her reactions got a bit too intense for him. "I will give you more ear scratches later."

She cooed disappointingly when he stopped scratching her. Her ears continued to twitch before she stopped them by placing her hands on them.

"You'd better," she said, pouting softly.

"I will. Don't worry," he replied reassuringly, giving her a smile.

"Hmm... Alright. So, do you have any more questions for me?"

Naruto nodded. "I do actually. Since you feel naked, why don't you just... Wear clothes?"

"Clothes?" she quirked a brow. "Like what you're wearing?"

"Sure, I guess."

"Clothes..." She trailed off slowly before pursing her lips and casting her gaze down onto the ground. "If I were to wear them, I'm sure I'd have a better fashion sense than you would."

He let out a snort. "Prove it."

"Fine," she said before closing her eyes.

For a second, he thought that she was going to go venture out into the jungle to create some clothes using the leaves and vines. Imagine his surprise when her body began to glow red with her demonic chakra. Several moments passed as soft shapes began to form over her. Then, when the glow subsided, she was wearing clothes. They were nice clothes too. Not like the poorly washed outfit he was wearing at all. She was wearing a sleeveless, dark blue top that stopped short of her navel, revealing her slender waist, along with a pair of white shorts that stopped at her upper-thighs. Not overly tight, but not loose either, her newly created clothes clinged to her figure, emphasizing certain parts of her—mainly her curves.

Damn. Was it just him or did she look sexier now that she was wearing clothes?

Just the way her shorts were just tight enough that her meaty thighs bulged out ever so slightly and the way they seemed to emphasize her wide hips. He could not see her rear from where he was sitting, but he was sure that would have been great to look at too. The top she had chosen was also great; it accentuated her slender shoulders and greatly emphasized her already prominent bust. Plus, the blue looked great with the white when combined with her orange hair.

Help. If he looked at her for a second longer, he was going to start drooling or something.

"So..." he began awkwardly as he forced himself to look at her eyes. "You can make clothes?"

She shrugged her shoulders. "I can make a lot of things. It is simple chakra manipulation."

"How though?" he asked.

"Perfect chakra control," she answered simply, glancing down at herself before looking back up at him. "How do I look? Still beautiful?"

Naruto nodded his head. "Yes. Definitely."

"Good." She smiled, her cheeks flushing as she did so.

"You do have a better fashion sense than me," he complimented, tugging on the hem of his shirt. "Better than most, actually..."

"Of course," she said haughtily, puffing out her chest with pride.

"What inspired your choice though?" he asked, canting his head a bit to the side.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Well that pink-haired monkey girl that you seem to like always wore sleeveless tops. I just assume that is what is considered fashionable. The shorts... I saw a similar pair just before I was sealed inside of you."

"Pink-haired monkey. You mean Sakura?"

"I didn't care enough to remember her name," she answered. "Besides, pink-haired monkey is a fitting thing to call her."

Naruto shook his head. "I wouldn't say that. She has a good heart. She's a good person."

"Would you say that you're a good person?"

He hummed softly.

"I feel like... I can't say I'm a good person. I feel like only someone else can say whether I am a good person or not," he answered, shrugging his shoulders.

She raised her brow. "What a... Surprisingly wise answer. I underestimated you, monkey."

"That's what they all do." He smiled.

She smiled back at him. Despite herself, she could not help but smile at his enthusiasm. It was contagious. So dangerously contagious. Damn this brat for being impossible to be angry around. If she was not careful, she might end up growing attached to him.

"Yes, well, that is why you somehow manage to survive all those encounters with superior ninjas than you," she replied.

"Are they really superior though if they underestimated me?"

"Maybe not," she said in response. "If they had the mind to consider you a threat, they would have kicked your ass though."

"You wouldn't have let them done that though. You would have helped me out some," replied Naruto.

She pursed her lips. "I might have. Most likely at the last moment. I would have quite liked watching you get beat up."

"Rude."

"Not now though."

He quirked a brow. "Oh?"

"If anyone is going to beat you up now, it will be me," she said with a smirk.

"I'm going to take that as a compliment."

She let out a chuckle before smiling at him.

"Good."

Then she gave him a good punch on the arm.

He immediately winced. "Ouch. What was that for?"

"For touching me without permission."

"It still worked out in the end!"

"Yeah..."

She then looked away, blushing as she did so. Her sudden change caused him to lean towards her curiously.

"Thank you though... Naruto..."

A/N: Ahah. I cut the chapter off before any of you could see Naruto's reaction. Dun dun dun! I hope that the progression of their relationship was not too rushed. I wanted to make it natural. Hopefully I succeeded in that. I also hope that y'all like how Kyuumiko looks now! Please favourite, follow, and review. I love reviews the most! People who put in the time to comment always make my day!