OVER! IT'S FINALLY OVER! School that is.
So, yeah, sorry for the long wait, but here she is, the new chapter. It's kinda really short, but the next one's right next! (And pretty long, got some action in it)
So, for those that are confused, Naruto is half human, half fox. He looked like a human, but he has ear, a tail, some sembalance of whiskers, a very light thin layer of fur coating him, not enough to make him orange, but enough to make him look like he's been sun-kissed, he also has claws and fangs. So confusion, should be gone, Yes? Good.
ONWARD TO THE STORY!
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Naruto ran as fast as he could, feet leaving barely an impression along the forest floor. He ran through the trees, a stream-line falling in his wake. What had he done? How...how could he have let that hunter do such things to him! His mind continued to go over the scene again and again as he ran. He dodged several trees and jumped a small brook as he continued to run. He startled several birds as he shoved a tree branch out of the way. He whistled back a broken tune apologizing, but kept running. He wasn't sure why he ran, but he was afraid...afraid of letting himself be kissed so easily. If...if he caved in so quickly at just that...he had seen the face of the hunter, the lusty gaze so many of his fellows had during mating season. He knew what happened then, he had seen several males together during the season, it was...sweaty...and loud, those were the two words that came to him. He never wanted to be a part of that...but he...almost had!
Naruto continued to run, his lungs inflamed at the lack of oxygen. His breath came in short, huffy bursts. Finally, he could run no more as his lungs screamed in firey pain. He hit the ground hard, his knees shifting the leaves, hands digging into the dirt to keep from falling flat on his face. He tried to catch his breath while on all fours, his face poured sweat, his tail twitched nervously behind him. This was no good, he had to be alert, for predators, for other hunters. He shifted to sitting on his bottom, leaning backwards. He wiped his face and closed his eyes, head tilted back, the warm sun touching his face through the trees' leaves. He opened his eyes, what was he to do now? Could he go back to his den without meeting the hunter once more? The hunter lived in the woods...there was always a chance of meeting him again. Sasuke... Naruto sighed and fell back on his back, he wished he wasn't so tired, if a predator came now...he would be unable to defend. At this point though, Naruto was too exhausted to care and set to dozing for a few hours, hoping to forget the hunter...Sasuke...
Sasuke stood stunned in the door, just looking out at the trees as the wind blew through them. The intense heat that had overtaken him earlier had dwindled down to nothing but a small flicker. If the fox...if Naruto had stayed...he knew what he would have done. It wouldn't have been pretty, nothing but carnal lust for a beautiful creature. A creature so human, he could be mistaken for one if dressed properly. Sasuke had to remember that as human as it looked, it was still an animal. It would always flee if it felt it was in danger, he had learned that many a time, flee or defend to the death. Sasuke was relieved it was the former rather than the latter.
Finally he turned away from the door and walked to an over-turned chair. He picked it up and sat in it. What was there to do now? What did he usually do with his days? He couldn't remember what he had done all these years, what had the fox done to him. His mind was only filled with the fox's image, of Naruto's image. The fox had a name, he had to remember that. He looked down at his floor, and still didn't know what to do. Well, he did, but he was sure it wouldn't be possible. He wanted to go after the fox, Naruto, he wanted to bring him back and...and then what? Sasuke wasn't sure...ARGH! He cried out in frustration, this, what had happened to him! He was losing his sense of self, not knowing, unsure. Naruto had done something truly horrible to him...he had thrust him into unfamiliar territory with all this uncertainty. He cried out once more in frustration, why was this so hard! A couple chance meetings with an animal had turned him into an idiot and he...he...ARGH! He cried out in frustration once more. He looked out the door and saw the sun beginning its decent into the trees, it was nearly twilight. Had he been lost in his thoughts for so long? He stood, night was one of the best times to hunt, for him at least. But, he wasn't hunting for sport or food this time. This time, as he strode to the door, slipping into his boots once more, it was for a retrieval of self. He stood at the door for a moment looking out, looked back into his home, then, he let out at brisk jog into the silent forest.
Happy? I know it's short, but it's kinda like an intrelude, gives you a lead-in to the real part of the story.
R&R
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