Hello there! Guess what? Let me please announce the chapter's continuation! Shall we? No role-playing this chapter… ah… who am I kidding?
Sakura, KsNandS: LET THE CHAPTER CONTINUE!
*Continuing*
Sakura wasn't sure how she did it. Be it her feelings for the blond that conveyed her to heal his bloody knuckles with the limited chakra source she had to spare, or be it her will and refusal to see him hurt in any way, the way he would probably act towards her. The point was he calmed down, and for that she was thankful. She no longer felt any hostility radiating from him. Smiling, she slowly felt her eyes closing, and it was either she felt peace, or it was due to lack of exhaustion. Slowly, her eyes rested peacefully and the green aura died. Within a few moments, Sakura passed out from exhaustion and lack of chakra. Naruto's knuckles had healed completely, and soon, the blond felt the serenity vanish, and his hatred and wrath began to consume him… yet again.
*…Later…*
Sakura… had exhausted herself. However, it was to a point, in which she did not force herself in a coma or into the coma of death itself. The sky was beginning to dim and fade into an amethyst. Slowly, as if miraculously, Sakura began to awaken. However, she still felt severely weakened. Her blurry vision scanned her surroundings. Lazily coming to her senses, she found herself in Naruto's bedroom. Doing her best to sit up, Sakura weakly gripped her head. Teetering out of bed, she ran and gripped the wall, panting. Slipping to the carpet, the pinkette's thoughts then concentrated on the blond. As fast as she could muster, her hand gripped the knob and she began crawling down the hallway.
"Left… just a little more…" she said to give herself encouragement. Making that last left turn, she seemed to feel as though it was an impossible feat she had accomplished, though in fact she did feel that the task at hand was impossible in her state. Pushing forward, she saw the lights and sighed. But then, she heard large amounts of grunting. Crawling to where she could see inside the living room, the pinkette scanned the area, and there she saw him. In his corner, lifting a giant dumb-bell with massive weights attacked, bench pressing and saturated in sweat, "Naruto…" her eyes glistened and shimmered. His masculine body. How she could just cuddle and take in the gorgeous scent in secrecy. She wondered how he did it… lifting all of that weight. Looking around, she noticed that out of his emotional frustration he had dented the walls. His arms were blazing in crimson!
"Naruto…" she squeaked from the hallway. He immediately set the dumb-bell on the stands and sat up, staring at her.
"What the hell are you doing outta bed? You exhausted yourself dammit! You've been running around all damn day with me," he hissed. Sitting up, his biceps rippling, the blond walked over and picked her up, as though she were a piece of candy. That scent, it made her shiver, and she seemed to feel a dampness down between her legs. And the worst thing, was that Naruto had, most likely, intentionally stripped her down into her bra and panties. She didn't know whether it felt right or whether he deserved a smack for it. Though, smacking him didn't seem like the bright idea at the moment, an she was sure he wouldn't feel it if it were against his stone-like body.
"Can you set me on the couch?" she questioned. Taking an elongated sigh, he walked to the couch and set her on it. He, while nearly about to punch a hole through the wall, grabbed her a pillow and a blanket from the closet. Getting on his knees and hunching over he kissed her cheek and then looked at her, placing his forearms on the couch-cushions. Weakly, the pinkette stroked his cheek and dragged her fingers down his biceps and then to his knuckles. It didn't take long for him to feel himself ejaculate. He loved it when she did that! Sakura rubbed his beaten knuckles of which were already beginning to scab-over. He jolted, the pain making him want to crack his teeth in a grit! The pinkette pulled away quickly and furrowed her brows. "Sorry…" she winced! The blond bit his bottom lip, leaving a red mark behind and sighed.
"It's okay… it's fine," he said and clicked his tongue from his inner right cheek.
"Do you want to snuggle again?" She questioned. He was glad he was wearing glasses, or she might not have had the guts to ask him a question. His eyes weren't… exactly blue with normal circular pupils at the moment. Without a word the blond stood up. Sakura shifted. Wrapping an arm around her, his hot half naked body pressing against her own, Sakura felt a little naughty. Although, his vast amount of warmth never ceased to spread on it's own. Yawning the girl felt her eyes getting heavy again. Snuggling in to his mass, she closed her eyes. Naruto pulled the covers over them both. Unfortunately for him, her yawn had passed to him like a plague. He felt himself dozing off as well. A nap wouldn't hurt he thought, and he really needed the rest, especially from today's hectic events. Though he wasn't sure he'd get nearly as much sleep as he wanted, it was better than nothing. He let loose a sigh, a signal that told Sakura that, despite his ferocity, he'd lay down with her. He stroked her shoulder with his thumb as he stared blankly at the wall. Soon, the blond felt himself nodding off. Closing his eyes, relaxing himself to the fullest. He slowly drifted off.
*1 hour later…*
It was close to sun-down. The sky had become purple from the lights within the village, preparing for the nightly activities despite the cold. Naruto and Sakura were still taking a nap. Naruto's arms began cooling off. They were slowly dulling into the average red lines. His rage disappeared, and in that moment, his looked surreal and calmer. The tense air wavering around them both vanished.
However
Naruto's stomach then began to shine a vivid orange! The markings were the sign that The Phase of Gluttony was now upon them. The lines were actually one dot inside a series of 3 circles. One circle was jagged, the other had four dots in the lower left, right and upper left and right corners. And on the outside of that was actually an oval shape that passed through the top and bottom part of the second circle. From this, Naruto immediately awoke! He sat up, he was trembling like a earthquake! He felt famished, like he was going to turn into dust! He needed food!
"Uh oh…" Kyuubi said, knowing this was to be a problem, "better kick up his metabolism…" the fox said.
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Kyuubi: Hey you… yeah, you reading this story! You're probably thinking' "what's the big fuckin' deal with eating?" Thing is dammit, there's a lot! In particular Kit ain't gonna be no fuckin' three-hundred pound ogre! So long as he's got a body of steel his chances of pussy-time with that pink-haired bitch AREN'T GONNA BE WASTED! Besides, ol' Kyuubi's tired of this whole virgin shit… continue…
KsNandS: …umm, thanks… continuing…
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In that instant Kyuubi increased his metabolism!
"I know everything you're saying!" Naruto shouted!
"Shut up and eat…" Kyuubi groaned. Naruto growled and held his stomach! What should he eat!? Instantly, the thoughts of steaming ramen entered. Salivating over it, Naruto grinned and looked at Sakura. He shook her awake! Muffling a bit, the pinkette opened her eyes and looked at him.
"C'mon, let's go eat some ramen!" Naruto chuckled enthusiastically! Sakura rubbed her eye and yawned.
"Do we have to? It's cold and besides, we've got ramen in the cup boards…" she replied. His eye brow twitched!
"NEVER!" He suddenly grabbed and held her, making he squeal! "I SHALL TAKE US TO THE RAMEN PALACE MY QUEEN! We shall FEAST until we EXPLODE!" he laughed heartily! Now this was a mood change… from angry to… well she couldn't explain it all to well, but one thing crossed her mind…
"Hunger…" she thought. One of Naruto's biggest weaknesses. Without another word, he dashed into the bedroom and hastily put his clothes on. He urged Sakura to hurry as fast as she could! "Just a moment Naruto! I'm going as fast as I can! You're not gonna die," she would say, then he would make a remark about how he would if she didn't hurry the hell up. She grumbled about his impatience, but before they left, Sakura grabbed his present and hid it under her coat, then soon they were out the door! Sakura's teeth chattered as they walked through the nippy air! "How y-y-you c-can think abo-out fooood at this t-t-time I have n-no idea!" she shuddered! He pulled her close, and she heard his stomach growl loudly, attracting a bit of unwanted attention. He chuckled and waved.
"So where are w-we going?" The pinkette questioned. Why did she need to ask anyway. Naruto just gave her a grin and a wink. It instantly clicked in her mind that she'd be eating ramen tonight, "why did I even bother?" she sighed. Arriving at the Ramen house, Naruto noticed that the steel doors had been closed. He saw a sign on them that read:
"Go around back"
"C'mon," Naruto said as he took Sakura behind the house. Teuchi wouldn't close even for this kind of weather he knew. In a small square corner of the alley there was a door with a circular window the was lit. Naruto knocked on the door, and soon it opened and a girl with brown hair and brunette eyes was standing in a bandanna and white apron, a jolly smile on her face!
"Welcome! OH! Naruto, Sakura, Come on in!" She said and gestured them through, "HEY DADDY! NARUTO'S HERE! AND HE BROUGHT SAKURA!" She shouted! Naruto and the pinkette cringed! She had a loud voice!
"Not so loud Ayami," Teuchi hushed, "ahh! My number one customer! Come on in! You guys are the only ones in tonight. I guess people can't take to much of the cold eh? Hehe," he chuckled.
"I guess not, not let's eat! I'm wasting away!" Naruto said eagerly licking his lips and rushed in! Sakura sighed and followed. It was a spacious room with many tables to sit. Tatami mats on the floor and dim lighting for comfort and a relaxing atmosphere. Sitting at the table nearest to the kitchen door, courtesy of Naruto. Sitting down, Naruto ordered an extra large bowl of miso-pork. Sakura sighed and ordered a small bowl of shrimp. She wondered how he even put it all away. But, then again, he was a large young man who loved ramen… Food arrived, and Sakura spoke up about today's special occasion.
"Guess who's birthday it is today?" she giggled as the boy in front of her went to town on his food and looked up, strands of noodles hanging out of his mouth.
"Ahh! Happy Birthday then boy! How old are you now… eighteen?" Teuchi asked.
"Nineteen," Naruto corrected through his muzzle of noodles and began scarfing down the ramen again.
"Well well, nineteen years old. I think you deserve a small gift from us Naruto for eating here tonight," the old man said with a nod, "come Ayami, let's see if we can find something nice for ol' Naruto here," the man said with a smile and walked into the kitchen with his daughter following behind. Sakura couldn't help but laugh at the blond for making such a mess! He finished the bowl lickety split and help it up along with his chop-sticks, "MORE!" he commanded! Sakura sighed… he'd usually eat around 20 bowls of ramen before departing. She wondered where he even put it all… Teuchi came out with another bowl of steaming ramen and a bright grin on his face! Ayami tossed a bit of confetti into the air and laughed!
"Happy Birthday!" Both shouted as they set a birthday bowl of ramen down to the blond. The noodles were an assortment of different colours under the tan broth. Inside the bowl they were placed in the number "19" in orange.
"Is this a new… ramen flavor?" the blond asked picking up the noodles with his chop-sticks.
"Eh… just something Ayami came up with. Honestly I think it's a bit much… kinda, takes the actual joy of eating noodles… and I keep saying no on wants noodles that are coloured like confetti…" he rambled crossing his arms. Ayami groaned in annoyance of her father.
"Well excuse me for trying to make things fun for our special guests daddy!" she said and crossed her arms then turned around.
"Kids," he groaned and walked back into the kitchen. Ayami looked at Naruto and saw him inspecting the noodles.
"They're edible… just differently coloured," she said and walked back into the kitchen. Naruto shrugged and put them in his mouth and slurped. Sakura was still eating hers, she wasn't even half-way finished with her bowl yet and he was on his second one! Naruto slurped up the coloured noodles as Sakura saw it, a colorful ribbon of confetti going into his stomach.
"Don't eat too fast Naruto, you could choke," she warned. He didn't stop to answer and kept eating. Soon, his birthday ramen was finished and he had held his bowl up for more!
"MORE!" Naruto shouted gripping his fist! Teuchi brought out another bowl of ramen and set it down in front of the blond. He began eating quickly as Sakura ate halfway through hers. As soon as Sakura finished Naruto held up his bowl for another! "MORE!" he bellowed with a flashy grin, "you gonna have more Sakura?" Naruto asked.
"Well, I guess another wouldn't hurt, sure!" Sakura obliged, after all, he was playing for their meal, since Sakura hadn't any money at all. Though nothing ever told her not to feel guilty about it. Plus they hadn't even done anything special for Naruto's birthday all day today. All they'd done is deal with his bipolar emotions and such. But, eh didn't seem to notice at all. At least she bough him a present, even if it was a collar. Teuchi brought their orders and Naruto feasted immediately while Sakura took her time with the other.
"Mmmm! Yummy yummy yummy! This is the best ramen I've had in a long time!" Naruto chuckled as he slurped away! Sakura sweat dropped immediately.
"We came here last week you doofus…" she thought. Shaking her head, and going back to eating, she noticed that Teuchi brought the a candle and set it in the middle of the table and lit it for an added feel of romance over ramen. This feeling sort of connected to Naruto as he slurped the last of his bowl. He looked at Sakura, who seemed to be taking her time.
"WHOA WHAT'S OVER THERE!?" Naruto shouted abruptly and pointed! Sakura looked and Naruto snatched the bowl and drained it quickly and set it back down in front of her. She always got the smallest bowls ever, the ones he could eat in a heart beat! Setting it down he belched loudly, "oop, s'cuse me," he pardoned.
"Naruto there's nothing over…" she turned back around and looked down at her bowl. It was bone dry! She popped an anger vein and shot a glance towards the seemingly innocent blond with broth smeared across his lips.
"Oh, well I guess I was just imagining things then! Anyway, COUPLES BOWL TIME!" Naruto shouted and held their bowls up. Despite him depleting the rest of her ramen, he had a reason that sat with her for it. On a few occasions when they came here to eat Naruto would order a bowl of ramen just for them both. Though Sakura wasn't able to eat as much as he was, she still felt it romantic in a way that was… Naromantic. Giggling at the thought of Naromanctic, a new form of romance with noodles and broth, she had to admit, there were many puns with his name that seemed charming! Naruto got up and walked to the other side of the table so he could eat with his, almost, girlfriend. Although, if they were sleeping together because they felt it was the right thing, wouldn't they be in a close bonding relationship and be considered BF and GF? Obviously Sakura wasn't willing to accept the fact that they were because she thought they moved too fast, even if she felt she knew Naruto before. But, they both knew that they had just met…
"Are relationships different for each couple?" the blond thought, "does age depict the correct time for having sex? Is this even legit! Was depict even the RIGHT WORD!?" except for that last thought, the young man only racked his brain harder with each thought, and each thought made him hungrier, "c'mon ol' man! I'm STAR-VING!" the blond complained and put his forehead on the table.
"Hold on! Jeez, teenagers don't understand the complexity of the concept of time and patience these days! But… neither does food! HERE IT IS!" he laughed heartily and brought out a bowl in the shape of a heart. Sakura thought the design was tacky and a little too much, but leave it to Teuchi to make something that classy… or perhaps it was Ayami's idea… either because she was creatively insane… or the coloured noodles just weren't enough to float her boat. The bowl was carefully set in front of them.
"Birthday boy gets the first bite," Sakura said with a wink. Naruto chuckled and rubbed his hands together and took his chopsticks. He took a sliver of ramen into his mouth, and then Sakura. Teuchi left them alone to eat in privacy. Naruto kept the stream of noodles running through his mouth, Sakura desperately trying to keep up with his voracity! Naruto slurped fast and fast, lowering his neck and steering it to the left. Sakura steered more towards the right. It was awkward, because in every single Couple's Ramen bowl there was a trick. Every time a couple ate their was one strand of noodle that was probably connected to another, or perhaps something that seemed so uncanny about it. This was because a couple always got their first kiss out of the ramen! Teuchi was either crafty in his culinary arts, or he was just one of those old men who enjoyed seeing two lovers share a kiss, maybe another reason.
However the trick to this was anticipating when the connection between both lips would happen, and to which noodle they were connected to! Sakura had to admit, Teuchi and his ramen were very crafty partners in this crime, however they were to be commended for something so ingenious as it was… either that or it was Ayami's idea. Sakura felt Naruto tugging on the bowl as he slurped in noodles one after another non-stop. It was difficult to keep up with him by how much of a large amount he had already consumed, even within her last few thoughts! The bowl was almost gone and Sakura was beginning to fill up! As the ramen drained, the noodles brought their cheeks closer until they touched. There was only a string of noodles left, a jumbled mess that was beginning to sort itself out the more they slurped. Finally, the string of ramen ended, and they found their lips connected.
"…so that's how… TEUCHI DOESN'T TIE THE RAMEN! IT'S ALL ONE STRING! No matter were we begin it'll always end up with us kissing…" Sakura thought. Naruto chuckled and snipped the ramen and pulled away.
"Yummy yummy! OHH! BROTH!" He said and took the bowl, draining the rest of the contents! Naruto set the bowl down and wiped his mouth with his sleeve, "ANOTHER ONE!" he shouted holding up his bowl and chop-sticks! Sakura was full already and decided not to have anymore. She was sure if she did she'd have to purge it to retain her figure. Though, Naruto found that to be a bunch of crap and said she looked fine! He finished, and one after another, Naruto ordered bowls of ramen! Sakura had lost count of how many he ordered!
"Naruto, you're going to give yourself a stomach ache! You'll regret it later too! Let's go home already!" she insisted.
"No! I'm still hungry! It's only my twelfth bowl anyway!" he denied persistently. The pinkette grunted and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Just make it quick. I'm getting tired just sitting here…" she said. Teuchi came with more orders and Naruto ate them up! The man was wondering where Naruto was putting it all, but hey, it was his bill, even if it was the blonde's birthday. Bowl after bowl, minute after minute, Naruto scarfed down each meal he ordered. Naruto had made room for Sakura to lay down in his lap while he ate. She turned over and stared at his stomach, hearing it growl at her.
"I wonder where he puts it all…" she said to herself. Unzipping his coat and taking it off, though he didn't really care, she inspected his stomach. Her discovery, bright yellow marks… circles to be exact. A large dot, a circle of triangles, a regular circle composed of four dots in each quadrant, and finally an oval. The brightness of the orange nearly blinded her! When she touched the rings, Naruto seemed to develop more of an appetite and demanded that Teuchi bring one more bowl, even before he finished the one he was currently on! Naruto scarfed down the bowl and then the other post haste! Sakura stared at the markings and silently sighed to herself. She thought she would have figure this all out by now at least… but it wasn't making too much sense. She could see that the markings were… abnormal and they affected a certain kind of personality or emotion that Naruto has. Sighing, Sakura couldn't see some of these emotions and attitudes actually being the person he really is. Greed? Pure anger? Depression? Those weren't Naruto at all! He was a happy-go-lucky guy who cared deeply about others… sure a bit of a pig but those weren't Naruto… at least not the Naruto she knew.
As she lay there, hearing Naruto call for one after another, she felt sleep beginning to tug at her. All day long she had been running about with him, not to mention exhausting herself. She took in a deep breath and let out a long sigh before closing her eyes for a nap. They'd be here for a while.
*30 minutes later…*
Naruto was still scarfing bowl after bowl after bowl, and piles of them lined the table! Sakura was asleep within his lap and sighing peacefully. Ayami came out and nearly fainted due to all the dishes she saw herself cleaning! Teuchi came out after her and looked at his favorite customer.
"Jeez boy! Still scarfing down that ramen!? I'd think you're be full by now!" The man gasped! Naruto looked up and grinned.
"Pfft, like hell I would! Sorry about the mess old man… guess I was hungrier than I thought…" the blond said and sweat dropped. Teuchi looked at his daughter, who was leaning up against the wall with a grave look on her face. Naruto scarfed down the food as thought it were candy. Sakura was fast asleep and the blond stopped to look down at her. She looked so peaceful sleeping on his lap… either that or she loved staring at his abs. Ayami nearly had a nosebleed and Teuchi felt insanely jealous of the blond and his physique. Naruto smiled and rubbed her back before finishing his meal. He ate bowl after bowl for almost an hour! Finally, he began slowing down, the phase coming to it's end. The circles stopped their sun coloured glow, and then faded into an orange pattern. Naruto sighed and began sweating ramen broth.
"…damn boy…" Teuchi gulped and began sweating, "…t-that's a record… A WORLD RECORD BOY! How m-many bowls are there!?" the man shuddered. He didn't think Naruto had it in him, but the proof was in the pudding… or rather the ramen…Naruto sighed and patted his belly and chuckled.
"…gah, I'm gonna be sweating ramen broth all night…" she said. He took a whiff of his armpit and sweat-dropped, "damn…" he cursed. Not to mention he was a bit too warm, despite the fact that he was, pretty much, wearing a fishnet muscle shirt. Sakura awoke to the scent of ramen tickling her nose and opened her eyes. Naruto was laying back on the tatami mats.
"Oh… good you're done and we can leave…" she said and yawned. Sitting up, Sakura leaned back. She sat on something within her coat and took a look, "oh… hey, Naruto," Sakura began and rubbed her eye. The blond sat up and looked at her, seeing the present in her hands.
"OH PRESENTS!" Ayami giggled and ran over, "What'd you get!?" the girl demanded to know! Sakura handed the black box in orange wrapping to the blond. He opened the box and looked inside, "Well!?" Ayami asked eagerly!
"Whoa… o-kay…" Naruto cocked his eyebrow and pulled out a spiked orange collar. Ayami's right eye twitched.
"…a dog collar… omg…" she said. Sakura giggled with a blush. Naruto shrugged and put the collar on and handed the leash to Sakura. He stuck his tongue out and panted for her amusement.
"MR. FOXY-WHISKERS!" Sakura squealed and tackled the blond in a hug, knocking him over. He made a series of growling and purring noises while licking her cheeks and rubbing his whiskers against her body. Sakura tugged the collar and brought him into a peck on her lips, "you smell like ramen!" she laughed and took another whiff of him, "yup, that's ramen," she giggled. Naruto sweat-dropped.
"Yeah… I found that out when I sniffed my pits thanks for tellin'…" Naruto explained. Sakura shook her head and tugged the collar.
"Maybe you can be my pet and walk around with me," Sakura said with a wink.
"I'll walk, but I'm not getting on my hand's and feet…" he said and grabbed his coat. Teuchi handed him the bill and the blond gulped. There's goes his wallet…
"Thanks for coming you two, have a great night," the man said. Naruto paid just about 10,517 yen ($105.17) for the meal. He hated his gut for doing this to him. As soon as he walked out the door, he felt the cold evening air and sighed!
"Ahhh yes! This feels so good!" he sighed as his visible breath flared out. Sakura held him by his leash and smiled.
"C'mon Naruto, let's go home and rest, today's been long… too long…" she said. Naruto grinned and nodded. They walked back to the apartments. Naruto was unaware that his legs and calves began glowing a bright blond! Naruto felt his mood alter as The Phase of Sloth initiated. Immediately he felt a sense of… laziness, carelessness and the feeling to just not walk. He slumped over and laid his head on Sakura's shoulder, too lazy to hold his neck straight.
Hey arrived home and all Naruto did was take his shirt off and toss it somewhere, plop down on the couch, his arm hanging over the side as he kicked his shoes off and scattered them about without a single care in the world. Sakura noticed his sudden change and saw his legs, bright with yellow! She examined the designs. His ankles had three rings the circled around his leg and up into a stem and curl… almost like some fancy design. She looked at him, and this time it didn't seem unnatural that he'd be lazy after eating a humongous meal that cost him more than ten-thousand yen. He groaned and sighed.
"I'd bet you'd be tired after eating that many bowls! " Sakura said and crossed her arms.
"I don' have a tummy ache…" he sighed, "I jus' feel tso la… whatev-" he was too lazy to even say words correctly. Sakura sweat-dropped.
"You mind speaking properly?" she questioned. He said nothing and yawned, "…so what now? You're not just going to sit on the couch all night are you?" she asked.
"Mmmm…" he groaned. Exhaling a breath, Sakura shrugged.
"Oh well… at least you're not out of control… this time…" she said and sat on the couch with him. She took her hand and rubbed his back.
"Whoo…" he shivered. Her hands were kind of cold! Sakura giggled to herself while she massaged his bare back, "that feels… kinda guud," he sighed, nuzzling his forehead into the couch cushions.
"Anything for my big strong man, after all, it is your birthday this evening," she replied softly. She yanked the collar and held it firm. Grazing her fingers ever-so gracefully across his skin. He let loose a foxy whimper and slumped his other hand on the other cushions, "so how do you feel? Any bit older?" Sakura asked. Naruto thought for a second, and shrugged.
"Kinda… maybe… probably not… I don't feel like thinking…" he replied. Sakura shook her head and rolled her eyes. She laid on him and made circles on his skin with her pointer finger whilst nuzzling her cheek into his back. She inhaled his… ramen scent. She guessed he was still sweating the broth from all those meals. It kind of grossed her out a bit, but what could she do? She was tired as well as she stared blankly at the wall in a sort of hypnotized expression. A few minutes after, Naruto began purring on his own, obviously he had fallen asleep from the small massage. Smiling to herself at how cute he was when fully relaxed. Interestingly it only made her seem to adore him more, the warm fuzzy feelings she had in her heart when the blond did something out of character or perhaps even when he did something animalistic too. She didn't call him Mr. Foxy for nothing.
"Gahhh… this phase had better be over with quickly," he groaned impatiently. Putting his head against the wall of the cage, he thought to himself, "and I thought this was gonna be fun… pfft, what a joke. This so fuckin' BORING…" he yawned and locked his muzzle. He had hoped Naruto would at least be more entertaining… although he still had hopes for the next phase… at least that's what he hoped.
As minutes passed, nothing happened. Naruto snorted a bit while he slept, which Sakura found very amusing to here as he drooled all over the couch. Accidentally, she grazed he feet over the designs of his legs. Naruto's response was a large mumble, and more of laziness and less care, though he was not awake at the moment.
"I guess I should go get a shower. I'll wake him up after I'm done…" Sakura said and walked down the hallway. Kyuubi heard her and perked up.
"Ahhh… a shower eh? Hey, you, lazy ass, get your carcass up and go get 'er!" the fox demanded!
"No… I dun' wanna…" he replied and laid there on the floor.
"Dammit boy, I'm tellin' ya to do something that'll be good for both of us… mostly you but whatever… now go on!" Kyuubi growled!
"Naaaaaahhhhhhhhh…" he yawned and rolled over on his belly, "lemme' sleep, I dun wanna go…" he groaned.
"Gah, we just began talking and you already beginning to tweak my whiskers. Now-godoit!" the fox demanded and hopped around in his cage causing a few tremors.
"No, I wantsta sleep… and I ish too lazy…" Naruto replied and groaned.
"Grrr… now!"
"Pbbb," he made a noise with his tongue and lips that annoyed the fox.
"Now!" he demanded!
"Pbbbbb,"
"Dooooh! You little shit! DO IT NOW!" Kyuubi was beginning to grow impatient with the blond.
"Pbbbbbbbbbbbb,"
"Boy, if I have shove my claw up your ass I'll do it to get you going!" the fox threatened as he shot his coal black claws out from his paws. Naruto seemed unphased without a care in the world. The fox thrust his claws through the cages bars, however he missed Naruto by a mile. The blond was too far away from the cage, "FUCK!" the fox cursed and growled!
Naruto shrugged the fox off and sighed. However, Kyuubi smirked.
"Wait… I won't have to shrove my claws through your rectum at all," he said and retracted them, "oh no… in fact… you'll be going to get her in exactly… five seconds," he said.
"Whaddya mean?" Naruto asked as he gazed upon into the foxes blood red eyes.
"Oh… you'll see… this phase didn't last as long as I thought… enjoooyyyy," he hummed and booted Naruto out of his own mindscape. Naruto awoke and slowly sat up…
"Wha? …what did he mean "phase"?" the blond pondered for a moment. He never noticed that his legs stopped glowing their bright yellow. He felt his laziness and sluggish attitude dissipate, "what the hell is wrong with me?" he asked. There was no thought… however, it was soon that the blond felt a strong sensation… something he urged for! He heard the shower running. That was all he needed to hear before a blush appeared on his cheeks and he felt a… almost drunken sensation, however he also felt sober. He walked into the hallway.
*In the shower…*
Sakura stood there, staring up into the water as it cascaded down her naked body. She didn't hear the door open and close however.
"What's been going on with Naruto lately I wonder… he hasn't been himself today… well almost at least," she thought. Sakura sighed and stood there. She was facing the opposite direction of the steamed glass door as it slowly opened, and then slowly closed.
"I guess I can't blame myself for being slightly worried… oh Naruto," she said.
"Yes?" she gasped and covered herself as Naruto stood directly behind her, his towering mass shadowing over her.
"NARUTO WHAT ARE YOU… ah?" she stopped and looked down. Her eyes widened. She noticed his massive erection, however she also noticed the white rings placed around his penis. The Phase of Lust had begun, and Naruto had a somewhat mischievous and aroused smirk plastered on his face. In his hand he held the leash to his collar and placed it in her hands. He then pinned her against the wall.
"Tell me I'mma god foxy… tell me nice and slow," he said as he brought them both down to a sitting position and began licking her collar bone, dragging his tongue and trailing saliva on her skin, "pleeeaaaassseee, tell me I'mma good foxy!" he begged and purred. He trailed butterfly kisses around her neck. Sakura shuddered!
"N-Naruto! What are you doing!?" Sakura gasped!
"I'm being a good foxy and pleasssssssuring you," he purred the word. Sakura found herself weakened still. Naruto trailed up to her lips and placed a lick upon them. He then looked her in her emerald eyes.
"Lemme' be a good foxy… tell me I'mma good foxy. Pwease? Pwease tell me I'mma goood foxy, pwease?" he begged. Sakura looked down at his penis, the white design shining brightly. She wondered how long it would last for… and then looked up at Naruto. Whatever was wrong with him, she'd have to put up with, and judging by how horny he was, she knew what he wanted to do, or maybe not. Nonetheless, she was in this predicament with no way out really.
"I hope this is the last one…" she said. Cupping his cheek, she stroked his skin, "you're a very good foxy… yes you are. You're kind, caring… considerate, lovable, and much more," she said. She was very unnerved, and slightly felt a bit rushed, but she would do her best for him always. After all, he was special to her just ash she was to him.
"Hehehe… I'll be a good boy, just don't tug too tight," he said and winked before engaging in a lustful lip-lock while the water cascaded down his body and dripped onto hers, his blond locks soaked and his cerulean eyes shimmering with lust. Sakura tugged the collar, a warm and tingling feeling coming on between her legs. He thrust his tongue within and licked the roof of her mouth before pulling back immediately and licking her succulent lips, "you taste… like ramen…" he purred before licking her lips again, "I like it… and since we're in here, the water's running… and we're kinda dirty," he chuckled, "how about… you wash my back, and I wash yours," Naruto then grabbed a wash cloth from the top shelf and then the shower gel. Squirting the gel onto the cloth he lathered it richly and kissed her neck.
"You wanna wash me, or me to you?" he whispered hotly into her ear. She yanked the leash. That was all he needed in order to know it was him to her. He purred up to her and licked her cheek seductively. Slowly he pressed the soapy cloth to her body and began washing her in circles from the collar bone, then to her soft and milky face. Her rosy cheeks flushed in embarrassment that he was looking at her naked! Then, down below her collar bone to her… more sensitive area's, "I'm not making you uncomfortable am I?" he asked with a small whimper from his mouth.
"…not really… but you can continue Naruto, just be gentle…" she said. The blond nodded and took his time cleansing her. Her small, yet supple and beautiful breasts were first to be treated with royalty. The wash cloth felt like a massage, making her moan his name softly. His hand lowered down to her belly and then down to her… very sensitive area. Sakura jolted and stared at him with a flush of her face.
"Eh… sorry, but I promise to be gentle Sakura, Mr. Foxy says he will be good," the blond smiled. She was skeptical, but she trusted him. She slowly spread her legs apart, and as soon as she did Naruto locked her into a deep, and somewhat desperate feeling, kiss! Distracting her with the kiss, he began cleaning her area softly. She gasped, the horny blond tilting her back as she ached against her body! She felt his erection press against her thigh. Only one thing was going through her mind during that moment.
"Good Lord it's a monster!" and the more she thought about his wingy-dingy the dirtier the thoughts she found herself to be… quite fond of. As the blond slowly washed her area, trying to pull off a bit of sensuality in the process, he purred from deep within his throat. He stopped finally, and washed the rest of her body for her. As they moved, Sakura's thigh rubbed against his man-hood. The sensitivity was over-whelming as Naruto felt lust hit him like a brick! It was difficult to avoid ramming himself within her and taking her innocence then and there! Naruto gasped and dove into her neck, placing vampire nips about her collar bone before suckling on her neck. She groaned while wrapping her arms around his neck. Tugging at his leash and at his sopping wet locks, she felt Naruto's erection rub harder against her inner thigh! However it only increased the urge! As the water cascaded down Naruto's bare back, dripping upon Sakura's lathered body. Naruto spat the soap from his mouth and coughed!
"Damn… nasty, here," he said and picked her up and held her in the water. His massive hands trailed down, scrubbing the soap away, "oh Sakura… lemme touch you… lemme touch your gorgeous body, I must have it…" he panted as he gave her vampire nips and foxy licks, "lemme pleasure you… let's move on… move on with our relationship… please! I feel I must have you closer to me… because you belong with me! I feel that you have belonged to me, with me ever since!" he sounded as though he were begging her for either intimacy or sex, maybe both. Sakura was dazed from this… lustful intention that radiated off him. She felt it, the warm tingling feeling within her body. Would she break the rules she swore to follow by? By taking it slow and easy with their relationship? Could she allow herself to commit this? The only answer she could think of at the moment was yes, but her brain however told her no. Her heart spoke not a word as the events unfolded, and Sakura was repeatedly caressed by Naruto's hands. The feeling of him groping her breasts, the minor gripping he'd do as he planted the vampire seedlings on her skin.
"Naruto!" he panted and gasped! It was almost a bit too much to take in for her, however she did not know what else awaited her. That… monster down there surrounded by sopping blond pubic hair was… almost frightening! Would her tiny body even begin to take it in? Naruto was massive compared to her, and she wondered what made him as such sometimes. Perhaps his father was a tall man as well, whomever he was. But all Naruto wanted was deep loving… almost all the time. This was, as he said before time and again, because he had received none during child-hood… at least that he could remember. Sakura couldn't understand, however being that he talked about it frequently with her… he must still have hurt inside about it. This was something she had forgotten, although she didn't expect it to be Naruto's alibi, she found herself feeling sympathy for the blond.
Whatever she felt… perhaps maybe this was a good time to get a bit of their relationship on the road. After all… he was bothering her about it, and she found it to become slightly annoying. Gently she cupped his cheeks, forcing him to look at her as he panted from the incredible urge.
"Do you want to… move forward a bit?" Sakura asked.
"It's not," he kissed her softly on the neck, "whether I want to… it's whether you want to," he replied. Her sopping body almost shined within the minimal light provided due to his large bulk. She stayed silent for a while… and swallowed hard, "it's okay if you," he kissed her upon her lips again, "have a different idea… I just can't have enough of you… you've become everything to me already, and that will never change, Sakura," he whispered.
"!"
"Well? What's your answer… because it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to… keep from tackling you right now," he grunted as a large blush tinted his skin rose. She thought for a moment… and sure, this was something she surely couldn't escape, at least without breaking his bones, and she didn't want that… she wasn't much of a violent person, but wondered if things would have been different if she had known him.
"Gah… getting off the subject… I guess so. Moving on happens in ways, and if he feels that way for me deeply, enough to really ramble on and on about it… then fine," she thought. At least it would keep him from complaining. Sometimes he had a knack for doing that… constantly.
"Okay… let's do it, just don't get too out of place you silly fox," she said and kissed him. If he had a tail, it'd be beating the wall! He started purring up against her and nudging her with his nose, ready for her to cleanse him with soap. Giggling as he flopped over and laid on his back, his hands and feet in the air as if demanding this belly rub! She chuckled at his antics and took the wash cloth. She started at his neck, gently lathering his skin and then face. Her hand then took a path down his arms and hands, the right then the left. Trailing down his pecs and then down to his abs and oblique's. He groaned deeply with a purr as she washed down farther. She finally touched his favourite spot which caused him to gasp loudly! Sakura yanked his collar as he shivered and urged to take her and thrust inside! She saw him squirt a little, some of which landed on her thigh, causing her to blush and him to groan due to lack of his intense sexual need.
"Foxy likes that?" Sakura asked as she tugged playfully on the collar.
"Grrraaarruuu!" he purred and stuck his tongue out as she trailed down his thighs. She rinsed him off, rubbing his muscles and soft skin. He took a major liking to it by how the horny blond accidentally began thrusting his hips. She stared at him in disbelief.
"Pervert… all you can think of is sex in bed…"
"Nnnnope, right here would do nicely! Just get on your side and lift your leg, I'll do the rest," he said and quirked his eyebrows.
"I said you and I were moving forward, not you moving into me…" Sakura said and slapped his chest. Walking out, Naruto found it a very good moment. He snatched the tower and tied it around his waist. She saw he had grabbed the last one!
"Excuse me! I need to try off too!" she snapped. Naruto cocked his eyebrow.
"The only way you're gonna get this towel is if you join me, and you know what's gonna be poking down there at ya," he winked. Sakura stared at him and then down to his large ejaculation. Sakura shivered, and either it was because she was cold or… it was the thought of Naruto's penis sticking itself into her butt-crack, snug like a bug in a rug," so?" he asked with a crack of a large grin and narrowed eyebrows.
"You'd better not try anything buster… or your ass is going on the floor tonight. We'll see how hard and horny you are after that," she said. Naruto growled at her feistiness. She stood in front of him as he wrapped the towel… or at least tried to for both of their bodies were too big. Sakura figured Naruto wouldn't probably be this smart, but h was funny that way, "all little trouble there brainiac?" she questioned. Naruto grunted as he tried to put the two pieces together.
"Gah! Dammit!" he grunted and pulled harder!
"Stop stop stop! You're going to rip the towel," she commanded and took the towel and dried herself off, "besides, ladies first hun," she giggled and handed him the towel before walking off into the bedroom stark naked. Naruto pushed his finger under his nose and chuckled.
"Feisty, just how I like 'em! GRAH!" he growled and put the towel around his waist and ran on all fours into the bedroom after her. She was getting her bra and panties on before she decided to go back and dry her hair. Naruto pushed to door open, his hair dripping over his eyes and his chin jutting out and chest puffed as if he were King-Kong. He waddled into the room and stood on his legs. He purred in her ear and licked her cheek.
"Does this mean I can say I loves you?" he asked in a humorous tone whilst quirking his brows charmingly. She looked up at him and sighed, shaking her head.
"Well… maybe… just depends," she replied and brushed her hair out.
"On whut?" he asked dumbly. How he worded it made her laugh!
"Oh… when I feel like you can say you love me," she replied again.
"Uh… you're living with me and about to see your old house… don't I at least get that privilege Sakky-chan?" he asked. She looked at him and giggled.
"That's a cute nickname. You should call me that! Sakky-chan… hrm even though no one really uses the prefix anymore although some people use it from time to time, and I guess I don't mind. You should use it, it's cute," she said and smiled. Naruto thought and the idea seemed fine.
"Okie dokie! So, Sakky-chan, how about you go ahead and blow dry your hair and come to bed with meh," he chuckled. His pronunciation made her sigh and shake her head, "whut?" he asked. However all he heard was a chuckle. Naruto cocked his eyebrow and scratched his head. Shrugging it off, Naruto chuckled and yanked his collar. He jumped into bed and messed up the sheets before covering himself thinly with the sheets. Leaning on his side, he made sure his chest and legs were open whilst the white sheets covered his manhood, though it was a bit discomforting. He waited and waited, trying desperately to stall his ticking patience as the blow dryer kept going. Finally, it stopped, causing him to perk up and chuckle.
"C'mere Sakky-chan, Mr. Foxy's wait'n for ya," he said with a lick of his lips. Sakura entered and looked at him, cocking her eyebrow.
"Well someone's ready for bed… that or something else," she said. Naruto chuckled and held up the leash. She took it as he wanted her too and got on the bed. Naruto sat up and licked her cheek.
"Mr.. Foxy wishes to have some lov'n, can you gimme that lov'n?" he asked with a small and light purr.
"I guess I'm going to have to give Mr. Foxy some lov'n, since it's clear his dirty and very perverse mind is up and running and he has a large ejaculation sprawling down under the clean white sheets," she said.
"Are ya gonna take the fun out of it?"
"Is it working?"
He sighed and looked at her, "mmm… no," he said a grinned widely, twitching his whiskers. She took the right side of his whiskers and stroked them. Shivering she could feel Naruto's intense liking of this, "gggrraah!" a cute growl came up from his throat. She repeated with the left side of his cheek, and then both a few minutes later. The blond nuzzled into her hands and then forced them both to topple over to wear he was on top. Though his intense lust and passion raged like a wild bull after a red cape, he felt a sense of fluffiness and a bit of fuzziness washing over him, not to mention the fact that he was receiving a full-blown cheek and whisker massage. Question was, what could her do for her? It was hard to think, however the difficulty did not prove to be worthy in tampering with his ability to think.
Instantly, Naruto grabbed her hands and told her to flip over for him. She was very skeptical.
"You're not thinking about anything that might result in a permanent erectile-dysfunction are you?" She warned with a glint in her eye. Naruto quickly shook his head and held his hands up in defense!
"J-Just turn over! Jeez…" he sighed. She did as he was told and felt her bra unclasp. Her senses were becoming alert, though they were nulled as soon as the blond began giving her a nice and sensational back massage. His massive hands were perfect as they rubbed up and down her back, forcing the knots out. She giggled and moaned for him.
"Ish I doin' guud for Sakky-chan?" Naruto asked. Sakura wined a bit as he hit a knot and rubbed it out and sighed.
"Y-es… Mr. Foxy is doing a v-ery goooo-d job. I love his massage," she replied with a grunt. Naruto saw a bit of a lie in this and softened his treatment. She then sighed in return, a feeling of a relief washing over her, "that's much better," she said. Feeling like the time was good, he bent down and kissed her back, causing her to shudder in return of the affection. Tiny vampire kisses trailing down her spinal cord and back. Moving up towards her neck, his hands adding to the moment with a relaxing neck massage. He licked the back of her neck and kissed her pink hair. The scent made him harden more for some reason.
"You smell so," he kissed her again, "good… Mr. Foxy like," he added with a few love nips and vampire kisses here and there. Suckling on her neck and leaving behind a few red marks, a sign the she was his territory… almost at least, Naruto stopped for a moment and nuzzled his face into her neck, "Mr. Foxy loves Sakky-chan," he said purring up to her, "Mr. Foxy wants Sakky-chan to say she loves him too, pwease?" he begged. Sakura sighed.
"Are you going to keep bugging me?" she asked. Naruto frowned and sat up and crossed his legs.
"Sakky-chan no love Mr. Foxy," he said with a whimper. Sitting up, although not turning to face him she replied.
"If I didn't feel that way then why am I even here?" Sakura asked.
"Renting me out so you have someone to live with you I guess…" he replied blankly.
"Part of that is right… I'm living with you… but I'm not renting you out," the girl said.
"Sure feels like it now… I guess… we've been together for… longer than I expected. And I feel that way about you but you constantly say that I'm rushing it too much and it doesn't feel like I am… why can't you say you love me at least once a day?" the blond asked. She was didn't know what to say, "I do all these things for you and… though you repay me… can't you at least pass that onto me once in a while?" he questioned. In silence, Sakura watched as the blond laid down on the pillow.
"Why are you making such a big deal about it?" she asked.
"Cause that's how I am… I'd like to hear certain things too you know, kisses and hugs just aren't… aren't cutting it for me like they used to anymore…" he replied. He wasn't sure about the last part, but the first was a total truth. There was a silence that passed over them, and slowly, but surely Naruto's erection died down. He felt himself returning to normal, however the violet, orange, yellow, green, red, white and blue tattoo's still remained stuck to him.
"It… just doesn't feel right yet Naruto… it sounds like a commitment," she said.
"And sleeping together doesn't sound like it's own?" he asked. He got her there, and for a while she thought.
"It just doesn't feel right to me…" she replied. Without saying a word he stood up and put on a pair of boxers.
"I'll take the living room tonight then," he said.
"Wait! Why?!"
"You said we were moving on… but I guess it was just a false choice of words. If you can't keep your word… then why sleep in the same room… night," he said and took the collar off before walking out of the room and closed the door. Hearing to door close stung her heart a little. She sat there, and one could tell she was at a feeling of discomfort. She really wasn't used to sleeping without him by her side.
"What's got him so upset? Just because I don't tell him I love him?" it was all too weird for her. She wondered if Naruto was really that soft on the inside. He sure didn't look like it. Sitting on the bed she looked outside the window. The sky was gray and the village barely lit, a sign that it was shutting down for the night.
"Naruto," she felt uneasy, however she shook her head, "what am I talking about? It just feels to sudden for me to say something so sentimental!" she sighed and put her bra back on. Was this normal for all couples, some sort of routine that undertook when they were too close? How could two couples be too close, what was too close? Too many questions and no answers. She glanced at the collar she bought him. His birthday rang in her mind, and she was sure it could have been spent differently than his emotions reaching a bipolar state and then having a feeling that she didn't love him the way he wanted her too.
Turning out the light, Sakura covered herself up. However, she couldn't lay down. She had too many thoughts running through her mind. It bothered her to no end. She just sat there in the dark, thinking. Her body became restless and when she tried laying down to sleep… her body wouldn't let her. This didn't feel right. Sure she had slept in this room by herself on many occasions. Why didn't it feel right? Groaning, she looked at the clock. It was only 10:00.
"Okay, you can get to sleep Sakura, just lay down and stop thinking about him, jeez," she sighed. She waited for a moment, however she couldn't lay down. Her body wouldn't allow her and soon she felt a backache coming on. Staring into nothing but darkness and then complete and total darkness due to the lights finally going out in the village. She heard nothing but silence, a small ringing sound making it's way into her ear for a moment and then fading away. Taking a deep sighed to try and relax herself she tried once again to lay down again. Something was missing, and there was a reason she knew. She refused to accept the fact that it was because of him the she slept so well! She waited for a while and then looked at the clock. 11:00 it read. Had she really been up that long? Her back and neck were killing her, but she couldn't force herself the lay down still! Staring off into the darkness still, she rubbed her sore eyes. She was tired but she couldn't lay down. She began becoming frustrated with herself and began slapping her hands and forearms until they were beat red.
"Go to sleep!" she said and she hit herself in the head! "Go to sleep!" she groaned like a child and clenched her fists, "ohhhhh!" she whined.
She waited for a bit more and looked at the clock. 1:30 in the morning already. She groaned and sniffed.
"I wanna sleeeeep…" she whined. Her thoughts scrambled through her mind without rest as she stared aimlessly into the blackened room. She began pulling her hair and hitting herself again until her arms were sore. She tried pinching herself and hitting her head with her palm. Grunting a bit louder each time. It was as if she were losing her sanity. Holding a long sigh, her back paining her to no end and her neck feeling as thought there were bricks piled upon it she thought again, though it frustrated her and made her feel ill. Had she grown an emotional attachment to him already? Her body just couldn't be by itself without him. It didn't feel right, it was almost like an obsession. She scratched the walls and looked at the clock. 2:30 and she was still awake. Banging her had against them and dragging her nails down , and all because of one little tiny thing. How could it be like this? Just because she never said that one little sentence… or maybe it was because she hadn't done what Naruto wanted her to do, or what she had told him.
"Naruto…" she said weakly, "Narutoooo… I want to go to sleeep…" she said, hoping he'd hear her. "Come back to bed, please…" she begged.
Stupid Emotional Attachment… she thought.
Why'd it have to be like this? Surely sleeping wasn't too much work. Just close your damn eyes and relax and let it take over itself. She called his name for an hour until she felt the soft feeling of a sore throat coming on. She had a headache that felt like a migraine, her neck and back weighed her down and her eyes were hurting. She resembled a child without their mother in bed with them to help them sleep. She got up and out of bed and wandered around the apartment before finding the bathroom. She closed the door and used the toilet and after washing her hands she wandered around again, slowly becoming delirious as she ran into a few things or a wall. Sakura walked over to the couch and stopped in front of it, listening carefully.
She heard his soft breathing, and was sure he was sound asleep. She walked back into the room, finding her way and hitting a wall and sat in bed again. Looking at the time, she found it to be 3:52 in the morning. She felt herself tearing but didn't cry. She thought she was hearing things like rustling and a few sounds from the T.V. or something walking around in the room, "Naruto-o-o-o-o-o," her voice quivered. She sounded like a bird with how her voice quivered, "I wanna go to bed… I wanna go to sleep, come back to bed please," he voice squeaked. She heard nothing but the aura she felt changed.
She hallucinated and saw shadows move and heard footsteps. She thought it was all in her head. Though, she felt something move the bed and grunt in a mannish tone. Just when she thought she could heard and see things she could feel different things. Slowly something grabbed her torso and lowered her to the mattress where she laid on the pillow. She felt shuffling on the mattress and was pulled into something warm and heated. Instantly she felt her aches and pains increase and groaned in discomfort.
"I can't sleep…" she squeaked.
"…just… close your eyes," they said. She did as instructed and sighed, "…do you feel like moving on?" they asked. She groaned and cuddled closer, nuzzling into two more, pillow like objects. She nodded and that was her only reply until she drifted off into sleep.
"Let's try doing things right in the morning baby," he said, a new vocabulary word entering his mind which he forgot about. He heard a sigh, and found sleep to be something he needed too. He hadn't gotten much of it, but she hadn't gotten any. It was cold and winter was around the corner.
"Love you, night," he said and kissed her forehead before drifting off in his own dream land.
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Blargh… so, tired. Okay, here's the damn chapter. Some people may be growing impatient but know this!
Patience is a Virtue.
I draw and I have school too, plus I can plan my own time for writing. For those of you who are impatient please be patient. Besides, there's been a lack in reviews and things that get me motivated. So it's to be expected… bye.