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A/N: Xavier-san, thank you for correcting me on that, but as for the sake of the story, we're going to pretend she doesn't(sweatdrop). The chapter title page is UP!!!http://slipping-star./art?A-meeting-with-Kyuubi-68161128 btw, srry for the late update, I thought I had already submitted it!!! (sweatdrop) gomen!

Tsukitacchi - tsuki(moon), itacchi (touch), Tis - su - ki - otch - chi nickname - Tsu - Tis - su

-hime - princess

Chapter 7

Hinata woke to the sound of a plunk.

Is it raining? She sat up to find Naruto was absent. Activating her Byakugan, Hinata found a figure by the river… but who was he?

The person was male, tall, and blonde. He was sitting on a rock by the river. He resembled Naruto but… something was different…. Hinata crawled out of her sleeping bag and stuck out to the stream, peaking from behind a tree. The boy had Naruto's pants, shirt, hair… except it was wilder.

"Come out, Hyuga-hime. You have no need to hide." he spoke. His voice was much deeper than Naruto's, and much more… aged? Hinata crept out from behind the tree, observing the fellow. He turned his head back to her. He even had Naruto's whisker marks, but thicker and more stressed. The biggest difference was his eyes; they were red, slits in place of pupils. The stranger patted the surface of the rock next to him.

"It isn't proper for a lady to stand while a man sits." he says, getting a blush from Hinata as she sat down next to him. "I supposed I should start with explaining why I look like the kit, Naruto, eh?" he said, smiling and tilting his head. Hinata nodded briefly.

"Technically, I'm inside him at moment."

"EHHHHHH???" Hinata inquired, about falling off the rock.

The person laughed. "My name is Kyuubi. I'm sealed inside this kit's body."

Now why does that sound familiar…?

Kyuubi chuckled at Hinata's expression. "Ask the kit about it later, Hyuga-hime."

Hinata cocked her head at Kyuubi. "You seem to know a lot about me."

"Ah, yes, everything the kit sees and hears, so do I. But I can think differently about them, thus, I collect more information."

"You have a strange way of talking, referring to Naruto-kun as 'the kit'."

Kyuubi chuckled. "It has much to do with my heritage. Ask the ki- Naruto about it later."

Hinata nodded. This was one strange person.

He turned his head to the moon. "Tonight is a very special night for me. It's my anniversary."

Hinata smiled. "Oh, how sweet. How long?"

"200 years."

Hinata fell off the rock.

"Hyuga-hime!" Kyuubi jumped down and lent Hinata his hand.

"How old are you, Kyuubi-san?"

Kyuubi tapped a claw to his chin. "A couple thousand years."

"eh?" Hinata peeped, her legs buckling in shock.

Kyuubi caught her and sat her on the ground, resting her back against the rock. "I'm very old." he said, scratching the back of his neck. Hinata nodded weakly. "Indeed."

Kyuubi laughed. "You're a lot like my mate."

"Where is she?"

Kyuubi's face saddened. "She's gone to the heavens."

Hinata gasped. "I'm so sorry. What happened?"

"She was killed." Kyuubi's face turned to one of rage. "By a monster."

"Oh." Hinata said, looking down at her toes.

"She was beautiful." Kyuubi said; his voice soft and distant. "Her fur was white and soft, and she had the kindest heart." he went on. "And her name was the most beautiful name I had ever heard." he stopped and closed his eyes, taking in a breath of memory.

"What was it?" Hinata asked, pulled into his memory.

"Tsukitacchi."

"'Moon touched'?"

Kyuubi nodded. "She was indeed. Tsu was like a moon beam, and when she stood in the moon light, it looked like her fur was a silver flame."

Hinata sighed. "She must have been very beautiful."

Kyuubi nodded. "You know what my favorite part of the day is?" he perked up, changing the subject.

Hinata looked up. "What?"

"Waking up. You and Naruto always end up in the strangest positions." he said, grinning. Hinata flushed and turned her head away, cupping her face in her hands.

"You're so cute! I'm so glad Naruto finally noticed you. I was beginning to worry I had replaced his hormones." Kyuubi said, sighing. Hinata giggled.

"He likes your laugh, by the way."

Hinata looked back up at Kyuubi. "He does?"

Kyuubi nodded. "It makes him feel all bubbly."

Hinata's hands flew up to her reddening cheeks. "Sh-should you really be telling me this?!"

Kyuubi laughed. "I'm helping the kit out. But don't laugh just because I told you this. It makes it better if you only laugh when he makes you laugh. Just laughing because he says something takes the fun of getting you to laugh in the first place."

Hinata nodded. "Okay." she yawned.

"Are you tired, Hyuga-hime?"

"Just a little bit."

Kyuubi reached down and picked Hinata up in his arms as her eyelids began to sag.

"And Hyuga-hime?"

"Hmm?"

"Don't ask Naruto directly about me. Just begin with this question; who's Kyuubi?"

Hinata nodded lazily and snuggled into Kyuubi's chest.

Kyuubi smiled and walked over to the tent, placing the sleeping princess in her sleeping bag. "Sleep well, Hyuga-hime. You have quite a day ahead of you."

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Naruto woke to a heart beat. It was steady and soft, comforting, coxing him to return to sleep. He opened his eyes to white cloth. He found his arms to be wrapped about a waist, his head bent down and under a chin. A felt something around his back pull him closer to the white cloth. As Naruto looked around, he found that what was around his back was arms, and he was snuggled under the chin of Hinata, his hair pressed to her neck, hid head turned down, giving him a nice view of something he didn't look at… much…. Naruto jumped back with a small cry. He realized that once Hinata's arm hit the floor, she would wake up. He shot his hand out and caught it inches about the ground. Naruto her arm lowered slowly to the ground. She rolled over and snuggled up to the blonde, which only made it worse.

Is she even wearing a bra?!

Since when were our thoughts so perverted, Naruto?

If you're not going to help, shut up!!!

An orange chakra bubbled from Naruto's arm, moving under the sleeping Hyuga and placing her into her sleeping bag.

Happy?

…

Heh, ungrateful brat.

Wait!

Hn?

… Thanks.

That's all I wanted, kit.

Naruto crept out of the tent, grabbing his spare clothes as he headed to the river for a bath.

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Hinata woke to find the tent vacant. She poked her head out to find Naruto slipping on his pants. Hinata squeaked and popped back into the tent.

Why is Naruto-kun so hot even from the back?!

"You're wake?" Naruto asked, poking his head in.

But it always worse from the front.

Hinata blushed as her eyes trailed and lingered at Naruto's bare chest, before tarring her eyes away to stare again at his face. She found it growing red as well.

What's he staring at…?

She looked down to find her shirt had slid down a bit, revealing a bit of her pink strapless bra. She shrieked and brought her arms up to cover her chest, backing into the tent, knocking it over in the process. The two fumbled about until they could get the orange material off themselves. They found that they were in an ever-enticing position. Naruto's necklace dangled over Hinata's nose, her face and Naruto's on the same path of deepened color. Naruto dared to steal a glance at Hinata's eyes. They were so pretty, so pure, with that little tent of purple. They were so enticing, as if they were calling out to him to come closer… closer…. Before he realized it, he was inches from Hinata's lips.

"Oi!" a voice called out, and Naruto fell off Hinata. They both looked up to see Hibiomo sanding upside-down on a tree branch. Well, more of sitting; his hands held onto the top of the branch, but his feet were perched as if he were sitting.

"Ooo… bad timing, mates?"

HELL YES!!!

"What do you want?" Naruto asked, getting up, Hinata sitting up to lean on her arm.

"Nothin'. Just wondering if you felt anything… different, Naruto?"

"…."

"No? How about you, Kyuubi?"

So the kit does know… interesting….

"How do you know about Kyuubi?"

"All information is useful." he chuckled. "Ah've done a bit of soopin', and I can list every Jinchuriki out there. From Gaara" He raised his finger to point at Naruto. "To ye."

Wind howled through the trees, blowing Hinata's hair about her astonished face. "You are Kyuubi-san's Jinchuriki?" she asked, Naruto, turning her head to face him. He looked away; his sapphire eyes had betrayed his feelings.

Why is he ashamed? Kyuubi-san is a wonderful person!

"Ye have no idea what Kyuubi is, do ye?" Hibiomo asked Hinata.

"I've meet him! He was in Naruto-kun's body last night…."

"You saw the sane side. When Naruto touched that Kyuubi stone, he split our little fox-friend in half, one sane, the other… a monster."

Hinata gasped. "She was killed… by a monster."… did Kyuubi-san… kill his mate?!

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The next chapter will be SO much longer, I swear. But the plot is beginning to develop… hehehe, yal have much in store. (rubs hands together)