Shukaku: Hello all! Alright chapter 12 is here!

Sasuke: Took ya long enough.

Shukaku: Shut it, Uchiha. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Claimer: I only claim Lin and Marcus.

"..." Normal talking

'...' Thinking, dream thoughts

"..." Connection thoughts

Sasuke awoke the next morning feeling slightly rested; he hadn't slept well because of his fear of losing Naruto. He looked at his pet and his black eyes widened, the fox had grown overnight! Sasuke stretched out beside him and nearly gasped, he was at least two or three inches taller now!

'I didn't think he would actually get this tall,' He thought slightly amused. 'Well, at least he isn't as tall as Kyuubi; if he were I'd be kinda freaked out.' Sasuke touched the fox's warm arm and found in well muscled, he became curious and ran his fingertips along the length of that arm and found it the same. 'He's lost all traces of fat from his body,' He observed slightly astonished. The Uchiha curiously touched his pets exposed calf and found it subtly muscled too; forcing down a blush he felt the fox's thigh through his shorts and found the same thing. 'Growing taller wasn't the only thing that changed,' during a pets coming of age, their bodies formed the firm muscles they would need to survive the rest of their lives. It wasn't noticeable but when they attacked, even in human form, the muscle was evident, though it took a careful eye to catch it.

Sasuke's eyes travelled up to his pets exposed belly and found a curious spiral mark there. His fingertips tingled at the mere thought of gliding over that smooth flesh. The raven allowed himself to trail his fingers over the exposed flesh and found it taut and firm; hell if Naruto wanted to he could have a damn six pack now! As if on its own accord, his hand snaked up the sleeping blonde's shirt to feel his smooth chest. He found it smooth and firm, the muscle beneath was tightly coiled as if he were ready to strike with his arms or something. Sasuke had always wondered why pet muscle never showed once they gained it but he guessed he'd probably never know. A hand suddenly shot out and grasped his pale wrist, yanking his hand out from under the blonde's shirt.

"Stop now before you lose yourself," Itachi hissed. Sasuke quickly jerked his wrist back and blinked his eyes a few times to clear his mind.

"What just happened? My head is all fuzzy and I don't remember anything," He pressed a hand to his head in an attempt to remember.

"It happens sometimes," Itachi sighed earning a confused look. "On rare occasions, pets emit a scent that only their master can smell, this normally occurs on the last day of their coming of age. Pets like Naruto, are some of the rare few who do this and fortunately I caught you before it affected you any farther."

"Thanks, I guess," Sasuke mumbled.

"Be careful today, the scent will spike at random times. If you find yourself being pulled in, just pinch yourself or something."

"Whatever," Itachi gave him one last glance and left. 'I'll have to watch myself today,' He gently brushed the fox's long bangs away from his still boyish face. 'I hate to admit it but I'm going to miss that baby face of his.'

Xxxx

Sasuke sighed as he watched over the still sleeping Naruto, Tsunade had told him to watch over the fox just in case he awoke earlier than expected; Sasuke really wished he would. The fox had shown some signs of regaining consciousness not long ago such as twitching his fingers and toes and emitting low groans. The Uchiha had taken the blonde's right hand into both of his; he always became excited when he felt the fox's fingers twitch within his grasp.

"Master Sasuke, can you hear me?" The raven nearly jumped when the blonde's child like voice floated into his mind.

"I hear you," He replied a little unsure. Was he going crazy now?

"It's good to hear your voice," The fox confessed. "Only a little longer and I'll be awake again."

"How is it that you are talking to me?" Sasuke had a feeling Kyuubi and Tsunade hadn't told him everything they knew.

"Rare pets, like me, can communicate with our masters through thoughts. The connection was established the day we met but our minds were still too young to actually connect properly. Once I gained my human form, I was able to fully connect with you but you had blocked your mind off from everything; including me." Sasuke heard the sad note in his voice. "That accidental kiss broke the barriers and once again allowed be to establish a more permanent connection with you. I tried speaking to you but you couldn't hear me; I guess my coming of age was the shock that finally allowed you to hear me."

"Why did you have to bring up the kiss?" Sasuke mentally groaned causing Naruto to giggle.

"Sorry but if I hadn't you wouldn't have understood," The fox was suddenly silent, Sasuke mentally reached out, worried that something had happened. "I have to go; I can't stay long in my current condition. Once I'm awake I'll be able to speak with you as much as I want."

"Okay, rest now, Naruto," He felt the fox's presence fade and sighed. Sasuke gently stroked the back of Naruto's hand with the pad of his thumb as he thought about the last few days.

Xxxx

Sasuke took a bite of bread and chewed it thoughtfully, he hadn't had a full meal in three days and Lin was starting to nag him about eating something already. He had finally relented and was holding down what he'd eaten so far. The raven heard a loud whine from behind the closed door and sighed; it was Kyuubi again.

"It's open, Kyuubi," He called in a tired voice. Sasuke heard the familiar sound of bones popping and knew he'd been in fox form. There was a click and the kitsune entered the room, his tails and ears twitching anxiously.

"Anything yet, Sasuke?" He begged hoping his brother had finally woken up.

"Nothing, but he is beginning to twitch more," Kyuubi brightened up some at this.

"Well, make sure to tell me when he wakes up," The fox left hurriedly, not wanting to stay in the room much longer.

"Only a little longer," He whispered to himself. The young Uchiha tried to fight off the oncoming sleep that was drawing him in but he eventually gave in and fell asleep.

Sasuke's Dream

Sasuke opened his eyes and found himself in his room, alone.

'Naruto?' He called out knowing full well he'd get no answer. The Uchiha shrugged to himself and wandered out of his room into the hall. He heard a soft groan from a nearby room and decided to investigate, though he guessed it was only Itachi and Kyuubi. 'Why would I be dreaming about them?' He gave a disgusted shudder as he reached for the door. He opened it slowly and froze in his tracks at what he saw. 'This is wrong,' He said to himself. Sasuke tried to look away but the scene before him held him rooted in place.

The raven watched horrified as Naruto bent over the table as Sasuke, dream Sasuke grinned down at him. His dream self grunted as he thrust his hard dick into Naruto who gasped in shock and shut his glazed blue eyes.

'No, no, no, no, no!! This is wrong!' Sasuke grasped his head and clamped his eyes shut. 'Stop it!! Make it stop!!'

Reality

Sasuke hissed painfully as he shot up, glaring at his brother who had pinched and twisted a small amount of flesh on his arm between his thumb and forefinger.

"What the fuck was that for, Itachi?!" He snarled rubbing his arm. The elder Uchiha ignored his language and gave him a bored look.

"Naruto's scent was affecting you again in your sleep," He said simply.

"That's what I get for falling asleep," Sasuke sighed calming down. "Whatever perverted disease you have got passed on to me," He joked.

"If you just had a sexual dream then don't blame it on me," Itachi snorted. "That was your own mind running wild while under Naruto's scent influence." Sasuke looked away childishly.

"Is it right to have those kinds of feelings for your pet? I don't understand what's happening to me, to us." Itachi rested a hand on his shoulder.

"Sometimes its right and sometimes its wrong," He sighed. "It's up to you to decide if what you feel for Naruto is right or wrong." With that he left, leaving Sasuke even more confused.

Xxxx

Sasuke anxiously sat by Naruto's bedside, it was now nightfall and the atmosphere within the mansion was very tense. The Uchiha quickly glanced at the clock, it was 10: 35 and the fox had yet to wake up.

'Please wake up soon,' He pleaded quietly. After what seemed like hours, he saw his pets' ears twitch. He gave an excited gasp as he watched other parts of the teens' body begin to twitch. Three things happened then: First, the fox lifted his hand which Sasuke grasped. Second, the teens' eyes began to flutter as if trying to open. Finally, his eyes opened slowly and he mouthed Sasuke's name. "Naruto, I'm right here," the fox looked at him sleepily.

"Sasuke-sama…..?" The pale teen gave the tan hand a light squeeze. "You need to take a shower," He mumbled as Itachi and Kyuubi rushed in. The two men burst out laughing as they walked to the side of the bed, followed closely by Tsunade.

"Well now, he's much more alert than I would have expected. Much more than you, Kyuubi," The fox blushed and looked away. "I'll set up an appointment for two weeks from today. After that I won't have to see him for six months." With that she left but returned a moment later. "Here's a late birthday gift," She handed Sasuke her necklace, knowing that he'd put it on Naruto later.

"I'm so glad you're finally awake, otouto-san!" Kyuubi practically jumped on his brother, earning a squeak from the boy and a displeased growl from Sasuke. "Oh shush, you've had him to yourself for the past three days," He stuck his tongue out as he continued to hug the shorter boy. "My, oh my how you've grown! You're still shorter than me but you're like an inch or two taller than Sasuke now."

"Kyuubi-niisan, I can't breathe!" The fox released his brother with a nervous laugh.

"I agree with Kyu-chan, it's good to see you finally awake. It was getting rather boring and dull without you," Itachi smirked.

"Thank you, all of you for watching over me," His voice was so soft that Sasuke thought his voice hadn't even changed.

"Let's go, Kyu-chan, they need some time," Itachi grabbed his lovers wrist and tugged him off the bed and out of the room. Once the door closed, Naruto pushed himself into a sitting position and sighed as he looked down at his long limbs.

"It'll take some time for me to get used to all this," He laughed quietly.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to it," Sasuke muttered. Their eyes met and there was a long awkward silence as they looked away. "How are you feeling?"

"Better than I did three days ago," He chuckled. "It's weird to think that three days ago I was no taller than an 8 year old and now I'm an inch taller than you."

"I'm going to miss calling you little…." He thought about it. "I'll still call you little Naruto cause you're still younger."

"No fair," He pouted. Sasuke rubbed his head, smirking lightly at his long hair.

"At some point we'll have to get you a hair cut," He mused twirling a lock of blonde hair around his index finger. The fox reached up and ran a hand through his hair, chuckling when he realized it now reached past his shoulders.

"Can I keep it this way for a little while, Master? I sort of like it," Sasuke cringed when the fox said master. He thought Naruto would have grown out of that stupid phase of calling him master but again he could only hope.

"Sure, you can do whatever you want," He wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled the blonde against him in a hug.

"Master…..?" The fox was silenced by a soft growl.

"Don't talk, we have time to talk tomorrow," Naruto heard his voice crack and sighed. He wrapped his arms around the Uchiha's waist and settled back against the pillows on his side, holding the shaking teen against him. Sasuke quietly sobbed into his pet's shirt, he was so happy he was finally awake and he could set aside his fear of losing him now.

'I will never be able to repay him for these last few days,' Naruto thought closing his eyes. 'I'm so glad I'm with him again,' He smiled into his master's hair as he fell asleep.

Xxxx

Morning found the Uchiha Mansion bustling with excitement, so much so that Naruto refused to leave Sasuke's room.

"My ears hurt!" He complained flattening his ears against his head. Aside from getting taller and all, there was some side effects that would leave after a few days. As a fox pet aged it gained more tails in human form, so two tails now swayed behind Naruto but the foxes normally only showed one tail in human form; unfortunately Naruto didn't know how to hide the second tail yet. Naruto's canine's were elongated and poked out over his bottom lip; this would go back to normal in a few days. The kitsune's hands were clawed so he had to be careful for the next few days until his nails shortened again. His human ears were more pointed and his eyes slightly more slanted, this would stay the same no matter what; it wasn't a side effect. "All my senses are in overdrive or something!" He fell back on the bed, his eyes swirling.

"That'll go away tomorrow," Sasuke sighed. Tsunade had basically lectured him for like an hour this morning about Naruto's new senses and what not. And of course not one to sugar coat things, she'd flat out told him no sex for at least six months otherwise he'd be in trouble. 'Does she honestly think I would do that to him?' He pushed the thought away and sighed. "Go try to take a bath or something," Luckily Sasuke had already showered so the fox couldn't say anything to him.

"You know I don't know how to," He almost snapped.

"Then take a shower," The fox whimpered then. "Fine, I'll help but only with your hair," The blonde smiled as he snatched up some clothes and darted into the bathroom. Sasuke soon heard the tap running and forced his thoughts elsewhere. 'He's still such a baby,' He heard a yelp and a loud splash and held back a laugh. 'Some things will never change.'

"I hit my head again," He whined from the tub. The raven chuckled to himself as he walked into the bathroom, the blonde couldn't go a minute without getting hurt.

"I really should have Kyuubi do this because of how sensitive you are," Naruto looked at him over his shoulder.

"Niisan would still make you do it," Sasuke knew he was right. The evil fox would tell him to do it because he was his master or because he was too lazy. The raven sighed as he went about washing his pet's hair; he even rubbed behind the fox's ears to distract him from the slight pain radiating from his scalp.

"Alright, I know you know how to dry yourself off by now, Naruto," He chuckled washing the shampoo from his hair. The blonde nodded as his master left and snatched up the towel from the edge of the tub. Naruto dried himself off and wrapped the towel around his waist as he dried his long hair.

'This is really my body now?' He thought looking at his reflection in the full body mirror. The blonde's hand trembled as he reached up to touch his face, wondering if what he saw was real. His blue eyes were more slanted than before, they were a slightly deeper blue but still just as bright as always. The whisker marks on his ever so tan cheeks were darker and more defined. He'd lost the chubbiness that his cheeks once held, heck he'd basically lost every trace of fat from his body! He touched his torso and mid-section, finding them well toned and firm. He loved how his new muscles rippled beneath his skin, they weren't big like those body builders or anything but you could still see them.

After poking almost every part of his body, Naruto finally got dressed in the outfit Gaara and Lee had given him. He pulled on his boxers before pulling on the very comfortable orange pants that fit him perfectly.

'I'll have to thank them some time,' He thought as his two tails reappeared. He sighed and pulled on the black t-shirt, it was sort of loose but Naruto didn't care, he liked it. He twisted around and smiled, someone had stitched the Uchiha Crest on the back of the shirt some time after the party.

"Naruto, are you okay?" The young fox jumped, he hadn't heard Sasuke walk in.

"I'm fine, I was just thinking," The Uchiha grasped his elbow and tugged him towards the sink. "Is something wrong?"

"We need to do something about your hair," He grunted. Naruto once again looked at the mirror and saw what he meant. His hair, not unlike normal, was sticking up in every possible direction but the rest was a tangled mess. "Alright, this might hurt a little," He pulled out a brush.

"I hate brushes," Naruto looked for an escape route but he knew for a fact that Sasuke would catch him no matter what. The Uchiha began to brush through the blonde hair gently at first but it became harder as the brush began to snag on the tough knots. "Ow, stop pulling so hard!" He whined trying to pull away.

"Stop moving so much then!" He finally brushed out the last knot and gave the fox a soothing ear rub. "Alright, this will be less painful," He shoved a hand into a drawer and produced a thick pony tail holder. The Uchiha pulled the mass of silky blonde hair into a low pony and gave him another ear rub as praise for being so good. "Now, let's go downstairs for a little," He tugged the whining fox along behind him.

"I still say we should take control of the game again, Itachi-sama," Kyuubi pouted once the younger boys disappeared down the stairs.

"I'm thinking about doing just that, so don't worry, Kyu-chan," He kissed the fox's cheek and took his hand. "For now, let's go have some fun with the others."

"Why can't we have fun in your room?" The kitsune gave a devilish smile as his master tugged him downstairs to join the others.

Shukaku: That's my longest chapter yet! Cute right? Right, the lemon between Sasuke and Naruto is only a few short chapters away so get ready for it!

Sasuke: Now she announces it.

Shukaku: I will tie you to a chair and lock you in a closet.

Naruto: Plz R&R before they kill each other.