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Finally, another chapter! I'm amazed you people still stick with me XD Also, could anyone tell me what this other "Just Like Heroine" Naruto story is about?
Kyuubi stared out at all the other angels flying about Purgatory, his crimson eyes hidden by silky tresses the color of the darkest orange. His soft lips were positioned in a smirk as he stepped back, his soft gown flowing behind him as he stepped through the library. On his way out, towards the stairs, Shukaku met up with him.
"Dear Shukaku," he moved his hand up and ran his slender fingers down a slim jaw, "we'll need to visit Sasuke soon..." his voice was smooth, as always, "he has already ripped out the remainder of his wings."
"Is that so?" the other male set his hand atop Kyuubi's, "then we'll need to cut his ties soon, I presume?"
Kyuubi nodded, locks of his hair falling over his shoulders, "Soon," he then ran his claws down his partner's arm, moving to head down the staircase.
xXxXx
"Kakashi, what did I tell you about reading those things at the table?" Iruka's left eye twitched as he set the table for the both of them.
The scarecrow put away the orange Icha Icha Tactics book, his eye an upturned 'u', "Gomen, Dolphin-chan," he groaned when Iruka hit him over the head with the salad's serving spoon. He still didn't get why Iruka kept feeding him if he thought the angel couldn't eat, "ano... that hurt..." he chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.
"You deserved it," Iruka huffed, placing the rest of the food dishes on the table. He sat down and handed Kakashi his glass of water, then began eating, not giving the other man another glance.
Kakashi sighed and took a sip, the beverage quenching his thirst, "Why do you continue to give me food?" not that he was complaining. He had to eat now that he gained back his human feelings.
Iruka pulled the fork out from between his lips, his hazel eyes never lifting from his plate.
"Maybe it's in hopes that one day I might be able to feel it sating my unreal hunger?"
Iruka took a swallow of his drink, his fingers shaking slightly. Licking his lips, he sighed, "I want you to become human again, I want you to stay with me."
Iruka... "To become a human, one must be alive," he stated. Yes, he felt human emotions, but that did not mean he was human. He was an angel, he was dead.
Iruka smiled bitterly, "Stay with me..." he repeated to himself, seemingly lost in his own thoughts.
If I tell him... then it will make it harder for him to let go... Just like it will be terribly hard for Uzumaki-kun to let Sasuke go...
"I love you, Iruka," he muttered. Those words wouldn't make it better... even if they were true. But to Iruka, they were nothing. To him, Kakashi felt nothing, so his words of love were false.
I want to say I love you without him shaking his head and looking at me like he wants to cry...
xXxXx
Sasuke awoke to find a warm body in his arms, golden hair tickling his chin and neck. He shifted and looked down, smiling as he watched Naruto's chest rise with every breath, the tan fingers on the bed twitching every so often, signaling that the blond was having a dream.
Running his pale fingers down a warm, tan arm, he rested his palm at the elbow, rubbing the skin there. He hadn't felt this calm, this relaxed in a long time. He used to feel calm when he was with Kakashi in Purgatory. They would just wander around and look at the scenery. But that serenity didn't even compare to the feeling he had while lying next to his love.
"Naruto," he whispered in the other's ear. It was a school day and the blond had approximately an hour to get dressed and get to school. He moved and sat up, smirking when his lover fell back, his head hitting one of the many pillows.
Beautiful blue eyes fluttered open and a yawn was let loose, canine teeth being exposed. Naruto rubbed his eyes and scrunched his nose up to hold in a sneeze, "Ngh, Sasuke...? What time is it?" he asked, yawning loudly again.
"You have an hour before school starts," the raven crawled out of bed, finally noticing for the first time that his stomach and arse were covered in semen. He winced when he stood, his backside throbbing.
"Maa, that's plenty of time," Naruto got up, noticing the cum on his stomach as well. He blushed and chuckled sheepishly, "oh, yeah... we have to shower, don't we?"
Sasuke snorted, stretching, a few of his bones popping, "Together?"
Naruto actually grinned, "Why not? Just as long as you don't try to seduce me with your unwordly good looks," his waggled his brows.
The raven released a soft laugh, "I'll try to hold back my beauty, Dobe."
Together, they went into the bathroom, both already nude and ready for a nice, steaming shower. Sasuke was the first to slip in, his pale skin turning a light pink as hot water hit his flesh. He sighed in pleasure, remembering what Kakashi had told him about the morning after.
"It feels like Heaven," the scarecrow winked, "your muscles are relaxed and the sexual tension is gone. But remember, Sasuke, the only thing you have to worry about afterwords is whether you have a sexual disease or not."
Sasuke smirked inwardly, Can the dead even get STD's?
"What are you smirking about?" Naruto stepped in, shutting the curtain, sighing as the hot water caressed his sticky skin. He grabbed a washrag and began lathering it with cucumber melon body wash.
Sasuke moved the wet locks of his dark hair out of his face, "It's nothing."
"Sure," Naruto grinned and reached forward to grab Sasuke's arm, rubbing the washrag over his light skin. He snickered when the angel groaned at the simple feeling, his eyes closing, "you're pretty sensitive when it comes to skin on skin contact," he commented, moving the cloth up to rub circles near his shoulder blades.
Sasuke didn't reply, simply let his boyfriend scrub him clean of their activities last night. He held back a hiss as the cleaning went lower, moving over his sore behind, "Could you be more careful?"
"Sorry," Naruto chirped. Moving down legs, then back up, he began working on the front, foaming up a firm chest and smooth stomach. He smirked and started a good scrub down on the angel's limp member.
Glaring down at the blond (who seemed to be enjoying the task at hand more than he should), Sasuke stepped back, "I didn't ask you to molest me, Dobe."
"But what did I say about looking so seductive?" he pouted.
The raven snatched the wash cloth away and put more soap on it, beginning his own trail of suds over the blond's dark skin. He rubbed down every limb, over the stomach, and over the chest. Smirking when he reached the blond's member, he rubbed over it, heaving a raspy moan into Naruto's ear. Oh, revenge was sweet.
Naruto yelped and jumped back, covering his crotch, "T-Teme!" he growled.
"What?" Sasuke faked his innocence, "are you getting hard?"
Naruto blushed, That bastard...
xXxXx
Ino kissed Shikamaru on the cheek, giggling when the lazy teen blushed lightly. As she hugged him, she spotted a familiar tuff of blond hair enter the school building and she bid her boyfriend farewell, promising to meet him during lunch.
Running to her friend, she grabbed the back of his sweater and tugged him back, "Ohayo, Naruto!" she greeted him like usual, "how is our school's king this morning?"
Naruto grinned, "Pretty good, I guess. Though... I've had better," he scrunched his nose up at the memory of trying to get his erection to go away, while a snickering Sasuke sat in the living room eating breakfast.
"And how is the queen?" she smiled brightly.
"Well, he should be wandering around here somewhere. That bastard's stuck on following me around while I'm at school," he rubbed his neck as they walked down one of the many halls.
"I think it's sweet," she cooed, "he wants you to be safe. Of course... it's sort of his job,isn't it?"
"Yeah, but since his wings are gone, what's the point? It's not like he can go back to Purgatory, anyway," he sighed loufly, "ok, Naruto, dispell all bad thoughts!" he smacked himself in the head, wincing.
Ino laughed, "Live in the now!" she shouted, "thinking of the future is for losers," she made an "L" with her fingers and put it up to her forehead.
Naruto smiled, "Thanks, but you can't help but think of it every once and while, right?"
"Uzumaki," a raspy voice said from the room beside them.
The blond turned and made a face when he saw Orochimaru standing in the doorway of his classroom, What's he doing here?
"Where's Kurenai-sensei?" Ino asked.
"She's out sick," the snake hissed, "now both of you, take your seats before I give you detention."
Both teens glared at him before going into the room, sitting in their usual seats by the window, Temari already seated. The dark blond girl had her head resting on her folded arms, her eyes closed as she snoozed away.
"Oi, Temari," Naruto shook the girl awake, receiving a slap in the face. He fell back, suprised that his friend woke up that fast, "i-itai," he whined.
"Sorry," Temari yawned, "but how many times do I have to tell you to not mess with me when I'm asleep? You never learn."
Naruto huffed and grabbed onto the arm Ino offered him, standing up and flopping down into his own seat, a hand to his cheek, "Bitch," he grumbled.
"Fag," she looked at her nails, "hey, did we have homework yesterday?"
"I don't think so," Ino said, settling down at her own desk.
"Good," Temari sat back, smirking over at Naruto, "hey, I heard you were school king last night at the dance. There were also some rumors about your date being some sexy guy... and he was announced queen?" she snorted, "I bet he was enthusiastic about that."
Naruto laughed along with her, "Well, we did end up--" he stopped himself, his face going completely red.
"Did what?" Ino asked. She then saw that the blush was spreading and she giggled like a crazy fangirl, "Oh, I see! You two had sex!"
Every student in the classroom turned.
"Hot!" One of the girls on the track team cheered.
"Uzumaki got laid!" three of the boys in the back yelled, earning them a glare from Orochimaru.
"Sit down!" the snake growled, stepping into the classroom and slamming the door shut, "there will be no misbehaving while I'm here, understand?" he smirked when most of the students nodded, scared, "good. Then get to work on what's written on the board," he sat at the front desk, golden eyes scanning the room for any students who were off task.
Naruto glared when the teacher was looking away, then started working, the assignment being an essay on your life. He didnt even finish the topic, already despising the idea of sharing his past with Kurenai-sensei. But since she wasn't here... it'd probably be the damn snake who read them. And Naruto knew that Orochimaru would love to have anything and everything he could use against him as blackmail or something. The bastard hated him that much.
He began writing, talking about his mother, father, Sasuke, Ino, and the death of Sasuke...
xXxXx
Forty minutes passed by and Naruto finally finished. Sitting his mechanical pencil down, he sighed and sat forward, pressing his forehead against his desk, My hand hurts and I feel depressed... damn my past for being so angsty and having Liftime channel potential... "Wait, that's the women's channel," he grumbled to himself.
"Quiet, Uzumaki!" Orochimaru snapped.
Naruto didn't even lift his head. He sighed again, Of course he was listening to me... he turned so he was facing the window. Looking past Ino (who was tapping her nose with her pen, trying to get ideas), he watched the dark clouds outside swirl around each other slowly, trying to conjure up a snow storm.
I wonder if Sasuke's looking at them too, waiting for the snow to fall... Damn my romantic thoughts! he rolled his head over again, his nose pressing against the cold desk top, Naruto, you're ranting again... Look, I'm even talking to myself. Am I really that bored...? Jeez, I'm asking myself questions, too?
"Uzumaki, head up!" the teacher glared daggers at the tired lump of a student, "do you want detention?"
Naruto sat up, a frown on his face, "Sorry, sensei," he grounded out through gritted teeth. He looked around and noticed that a few students had their heads down. He narrowed his eyes, How come he doesn't yell at them? he rolled his eyes and busied himself with his art notebook, the papers almost all filled with cartoons and sketches, because he hates me, duh.
He began doodling, a little raven bird forming, the back of his feathered head looking a lot like a duck butt. He snickered to himself and continued to draw, a small fluffy fox imagined next, it's slanted eyes making it look asian. He then drew the little fox and raven playing with each other in the fox's burrow.
Ino glanced over and held back a snort of laughter.
Naruto tilted his head at the drawing, Hmm, that seems sort of familiar... he blushed deeply then shut the art book, realizing that his boredom was getting to him. Glancing at the clock, he noted that there was still a half an hour until the next class. He clenched his fists and groaned loudly.
"I can't take it anymore! I'm soooo bored!" he whined, forgetting exactly where he was.
"Uzumaki! Come with me!" Orochimaru growled, getting up from his desk, "Hinamori, watch over the class!"
A tall girl stood up from her desk and she ran to the board, "Hai," she said politely.
Naruto gulped, but gave everyone an expression that he really didn't care. Following Orochimaru out of the classroom, he looked up, seeing the smirk visible on the man's face.
"You love causing trouble, don't you, Uzumaki?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "I didn't even do anything that bad!"
"Shut your mouth and come with me."
The blond stayed behind his teacher, not noticing Sasuke behind an open classroom door in the hallway.
xXxXx
Naruto felt his heart beating widly in his chest as they approached the gym, Please, God, no... he begged, but the smirk he received from Orochimaru told him that they were most definitely going into the large building. The blond held back his fear and followed after, looking down at the ground.
Orochimaru damn well knew Naruto was afraid of the soccer players, and he was going to use that fear in order to punish the blond. To the snake, the teen's fear and pain were a lot better than giving him detention or suspending him.
Gai-sensei turned and he flashed Orochimaru his famous nice-guy pose, "What brings you here, Oro-san?"
Orochimaru held back his glare. He absolutely despised being called Oro-san, "Uzumaki was bored after his test, so he decided to come here and help you with the rest of your class period," the snake smiled darkly, "isn't that right, Uzumaki?"
Naruto nodded reluctently.
"Ah, youth!" Gai-sensei flashed the blond a grin, "well, Naruto-kun, the first thing you can do is pass out the water! The team needs a bit of refreshing before they go back out. And can I trust you to watch over them while I head to the principal's office?"
Naruto's whole body stiffened, Alone... with them? he felt his breathing speed up, "U-um, sure..." he answered, his fingers shaking against the fabirc of his uniform pants.
"Good! I shall return shortly!" he went off, along with Orochimaru who went into the first hall outside of the building.
"Enjoy the rest of the period," the snake chuckled raspily before he disppeared into the main building.
Naruto looked over at the box of waterbottles, his blues eyes darker than usual. He took a deep breath and gave a large grin, "I can do this!" he cheered to himself, going over and grabbing the box. He went out onto the field and kept himself from shivering when most of the players looked at him.
One of them, Kyouhei, grinned like a cat, his dark eyes mischevious, "Well, if it isn't the little fag boy," he laughed, all of his friends laughing along with him.
Naruto tried to not let that insult get to him, "Yeah, sure, gay guy, how about some water?" he held out the box, the cheeriest smile he could muster plastered on his tan face.
Kyouhei's best friend, Maki, joined in, "Trying to get on our good side, queer? Handing us water bottles ain't gonna work," he looked down on the shorter boy.
"Why don't you suck us all off," one of the other players laughed, causing an erruption of cheers from the various other team members.
"Yeah, I bet you'd like that," Maki smirked, "getting on your knees like a whore and sucking me off."
Naruto felt his face become red in anger, I won't let them get to me this time! Handing a waterbottle to Kyouhei, he grounded out, "Take it and go play with your stupid soccer ball."
A lot of the guys made "Ooooh" sounds, urging the insults on, knowing full well Naruto was probably going to get his ass kicked by either Maki or Kyouhei.
Kyouhei opened his bottle and smirked. Without a second to waste, he poured the clear liquid onto Naruto, the water soaking his hair and drenching his face and clothes.
Sputtering, Naruto stepped back, wiping away the water from his eyes.
"You seriously want your ass kicked, fag," Kyouhei chuckled, "why don't we grant his wish, guys?" there were several grunt of approval.
Naruto's eyes widened, Not again... he turned to run, but a bunch of hands pulled him back, slamming him to the ground. He coughed and his vision blurred when his head was slammed into the ground. He snapped his eyes shut when he saw Maki getting ready to kick him in the side, but when the blow didn't come, he blinked, looking up to see Sasuke. The raven punched Maki in the face, sending the player toppling to the ground. All of his teammates ran to him, the only one staying behind being Kyouhei.
"Who the fuck are you?" he growled.
Sasuke didn't answer. Instead, he closed his eyes.
Naruto sat up, Sasuke...
I used to know a special techinique angels used when something backfired during their jobs... he slowly lifted his eyelids, I'm not strong enough to take on all of them... please let me still be able to do this...
Kyouhei's eye widened and he stepped back, his pupils dilating.
Sasuke eyes were fully open, irises a blood red, wheels churning within the incarnadine ring. They flickered between black and red, but he soon kept a hold of the red.
Naruto felt his breath hitch and it was like he was out of his own body. He felt horribly heavy, not really being able to keep himself up. Blinking, his vision faded to only black, red, and white, the whole school area changing into the same colors. He turned and he saw Kyouhei on the ground, the teen grasping his head and screaming. Along with him were his teammates, but all of them seemed frozen.
"Sasuke..." Naruto whispered, his voice echoing throughout the strange world.
The raven was standing in front of Kyouhei, his eyes never blinking, his figure flickering like a pixelated image.
"Sasuke..." Naruto tried again, but his voice dissolved into nothing. He slowly got up, the weight pushing down on him like bricks, but he kept going, eventually getting the hang of it. Steadily running forward, he wrapped his arms around Sasuke, knocking him down. As they fell, Sasuke's eyes finally moved, locking onto Naruto's, the strange world they were in disappearing.
As they hit the ground, Naruto felt pinpricks in his arm, a sign that it might've been broken. He ignored the pain and moved forward, looking down at Sasuke's face to see the obsidian orbs back again.
"You're ok..." the blond whispered, having been more worried about the raven than himself, "wh-what was all of that?" his voice was shaking, "what did you do?"
"I knew I couldn't protect you from all of them... so I tried to use something my mentor taught me years ago... It was used in case a guradian angel's job backfired. They used it as a way of reversing time..." he sat up slowly, "I thought maybe I could use it to stop time instead... I used it years ago and was able to do so, but this time... it's like something went wrong," he rubbed his aching head, "probably because I no longer have my wings..." he noticed how Naruto was cradling his arm and he furrowed his brows, "is your arm hurt?"
Naruto smiled slightly, "It might be broken... but it doesn't really hurt that much," his smile brightened, "and even though it looks like you might've killed them..." he glanced over at the limp forms of the soccer players, "thanks for saving me."
Sasuke smiled, his eyes burning from his earlier attempt at stopping time.
A swishing sound from above alerted them and they both looked up, watching as Kakashi descended down upon them, his white wings stretched far out from his body, retracting when he landed. He looked more serious than usual.
"You used it?" Kakashi asked.
Sasuke nodded slowly, "How did you...?"
"Guardian angels can feel those types of techniques when they're used. Meaning Kyuubi-sama could probably sense it as well," he sighed and shook his head, "Sasuke, what you did was stupid and foolish. You'll be lucky if Kyuubi-sama doesn't come down right now and bind you to this earth," he bent down, noticing the way Naruto was holding his arm, "and you hurt your job? Reckless," he scoffed.
Sasuke lowered his head, "I didn't mean to--"
"That's not the point!" Kakashi yelled, "it doesn't matter whether you meant it or not, you still did it," he sighed again, "Sasuke, you need to understand... Kyuubi-sama doesn't care whether you're a part of Purgatory or not. He only cares about the angels who are fully bound to him... and what you just did will fuel his desire to just get rid of you now. The sooner you're gone, the sooner he can get back to his normal task of being watcher of Purgatory," he lifted Naruto up gently, "just... promise me you won't do it again. I don't want you to have to disappear... sooner than you have to."
Sasuke nodded slowly.
Naruto pulled away from Kakashi, "You mean... Kyuubi could just come down right now and take Sasuke away... away from me?"
"He has that kind of power. The only reason he's not coming down now is because he's..." he narrowed his eyes, "he wants to watch how Sasuke's time here is spent. Then he'll come down and rip everything away, turning Sasuke into an Earth-bound spirit."
Naruto looked down at his lover, his aching sadness from a few days before returning full throttle.
xXxXx
Kyuubi's shimmering red eyes opened wider than usual, his head against Shukaku's shoulder as they sat in one of his many towers. His pupils became slightly larger and he showed Shukaku a vulpine grin.
"This is getting quite interesting," he commented, his fingers running through Shukaku's thick locks of brown hair.
Shukaku's eyes were closed, his mind focused on the conversation between Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke. All of the guardian angels had special techniques and the brunnet's was to allow him the power of watching over everything and everybody, no matter where it or they were. He slowly opened his eyes.
"Kakashi thinks you'll arrive down there any moment, as if Sasuke's actions fuel your decision on when you will bind him down."
Kyuubi let out a strong laugh, "Actually, I believe that will make everything even better. Watching Sasuke and Naruto-kun on edge constantly..." he smirked, "how deliciously entertaining."
Shukaku sighed, "You're so easily amused."
"I am, aren't I?" he moved down so his head was resting against the other male's shoulder. His dark red eyes were glowing under the flickering light of the candle beside their large chair. Digging his nails into Shukaku's arm, he drew blood.
Shukaku looked at the oozing blood, then at Kyuubi.
The red-head's smirk widened, spreading until his teeth were exposed, a demonic grin on his beautiful face.
That has to be the longest chapter I've ever written... ever. O.O Jeez, man, it took me forever! The next chap will be out most likely tomorrow. I'll have fun with that one! Orochi-bastard'll get what he deserves!
This chapter was titled after my currect obsession of a song XD "Paradox" by the TRAX. Man, the band hasn't been the same since Rose left... T.T