Bitten Chapter 6

Just in case you didn't see the Chapter entitled "change." I had to unfortunately change my pen name from CuteAiboAibo to WoofumsPup. So now I'm WoofumsPup, sorry for the inconvenience.

"Kyoko, you're ignoring us again. We're here to help you not to steer you into harm," a voice called out to her during her meditation. She was finally able to escape the pesky Sasuke, the annoying Naruto and the persistent Itachi. She was supposed to meditate every day to speak with the gods but some days she had little or no time.

"I'm sorry," Kyoko began, "but you've seen the state I've been in the last few days." Her daily routine had become jumbled and turned upside down. She knew that they would call out to her. The gods were her constant advisors and they hated to go days without speaking with Kyoko.

"Kyoko, you cannot neglect your duties," the voice replied.

"Yes, Auroria, goddess of light and all that is good," Kyoko replied bowing down to the now materializing forms in front of her. Auroria took the form of a golden brown wolf illuminated by yellow light and markings. On Auroria's back left leg a large sun blazed brightly. Kyoko was glad that she was here speaking with her. Letting out a small sigh of relief Kyoko was glad to see that it wasn't the full god panel.

"You haven't been taking your job seriously little girl. You are a priestess and our anchor. This isn't a world where you can act frivolously with no consequences," another and more masculine voice snarled. Kyoko bowed even further feeling his breath on her neck. In the anchor realm Kyoko was like a grain of rice among watermelons.

"I'm sorry Lord Conri," Kyoko replied. Conri, king of the Gods commonly took the form of a gray wolf with green markings. He had a deep scar cutting across cheek that he received from a fight with the God of Shadows and brother, Talasu.

"Conri you may proceed over all of us but Miyana, I mean Kyoko is still only a young child. And she the first priestess in years that hasn't had any training," Auroria cooed. It had been so long since she had heard her real name, Miyana, it was almost as they were two different people. The last time she

Conri snarled, "You've been saying that for years! How long will this, this tainted priestess be a child?" Kyoko looked down sadly; she was truly tainted since she wasn't raised in her own land. She had forgotten much of the customs and language which was something Kyoko deeply regretted.

"She is a child," Auroria replied. "And this isn't her fault. It was ours for not interfering. But we're not here to argue. We called you here to talk about this older Uchiha."

"He's a mass murderer! You're not suggesting!" Kyoko snapped. She heard a deep growl from Conri causing Kyoko to quickly back down. It rattled the ground that Kyoko stood on throwing her to the ground. Before his brother's betrayal, Lord Conri used to be a compassionate individual, deeply caring about the thoughts and wellbeing of others. Now, he only cared about making sure Kyoko did what she was supposed to be doing, and that she found a mate soon.

"Conri, she has a valid point, but dear child…he cares about you dearly," Tiama, goddess of Love and mate of Conri soothed. Unlike the other gods and goddesses that stood before her, Tiama approached Kyoko in her human-wolf hybrid form. As a human she had bright green eyes and brown hair fashioned in a high bun kept in place by a hair stick decorated with hearts made from rubies and other red gem stones.

"We're gods Tiama not humans," Conri growled. He hated when she or any of the other gods took the form of their subjects just to appeal to Kyoko's sense of humanity. They were magnificent gods not the feeble peasants that they watched over. She helped the girl to her feet giving her a deep smile.

"Where is your soft side love? Kyoko is our anchor and savior. We have all heard the prophecy; Kyoko will mate with an outsider. This Uchiha…Itachi isn't it? He cares about you so deeply. Kyoko what if he is the right one for you? He is an outsider and I have never seen a man care for you like he does," Tiama replied placing her hands on Kyoko's shoulders.

"He isn't the perfect person especially for marriage and lifetime commitment. He killed his own clan, my lady," Kyoko replied quickly. She was not going to marry that man, and she was definitely not going to make love with a man like that.

"Yet my dear, he loves you. He's trying desperately to protect you. It is the third day Kyoko. Do you really want to risk it?" Tiama asked curiously. Kyoko sighed softly, if Itachi was correct then she could be heavily injured, but if he was lying and she went with him, who knows what he would do. He was rather persistent and he wasn't a person to take too lightly.

"Yes, I will take that risk. What if he is the one that will attack me? My lords and ladies, we cannot risk it," Kyoko reasoned. There was too much uncertainty about following after this man blindly. She would rather take the certainty of being injured.

"Well I think that he is wonderful mate for you. He's a very strong individual and was the heir of the Uchiha Clan. I think if you got close to him, you'll learn more about his reasons for killing his clan," Lunalia goddess of the moon budded in. Unlike her twin, Lunalia was a black wolf with dull yellow markings. On her left cheek she had an upside down moon.

"He's a murderer…and a hated Shinobi in the Shinobi nations," Kyoko began, " and an S-Ranked Shinobi." Kyoko grimaced seeing the gods and goddesses that stood before her perk up in happiness. She truly was their puppet in many ways.

"S-Ranked? All the better my dear. He'll be able to protect you better than anyone else you could think about," Tiama reasoned. Kyoko let out another sigh, sometimes there was no reasoning with them. She did NOT want to marry this murderer. Their children would be vulnerable to attack and so would she after the heir's 3rd Birthday.

"Kyoko, you're almost eighteen, you need a mate. You know what will happen when you don't find a mate," Conri threatened. She gulped silently looking away from the King of the Gods.

"Yes, Lord Conri," Kyoko muttered weakly. A snicker arose from a young male wolf that had remained dormant for the conversation finally approached the circle around Kyoko.

"Rillio," Conri groaned in his guttural voice. His son was the up and coming god of fire. Like all the other elemental gods he took on the appearance of his element. Conri wished that he was as serious as his sister but he enjoyed acting like a trickster.

"But on with other news…my my my, the Kyubi has shrunken in size. It almost looks like a rat with nine bushy tails," Rillio a fiery red and yellow wolf chuckled. "I bet its power has been significantly decreased as well."

"It's still a threat to us. You shouldn't be so jovial Rillio about a serious matter," Conri barked. Rillio rolled his eyes at his father, he was always so angry and serious.

"Father relax…as long as the child can contain it. We'll be alright," Rillio responded. Even if the beast was released, they could have easily beaten the small thing. "If its yin chakra wasn't sealed…we might be in a little bit of trouble. There would be major casualties to the people, and then after the battle…we would probably be taken, separated and sealed into other people, and also Kyoko would die if we ever had to fight the thing. The complete removal of the gods is similar to the removal of a biju isn't it? But enough of that…I think the child will be able to contain that being."

"Rillio, that being is still full of malice. We all know the trouble that it can cause. I don't believe the child can completely control such a large entity. If he ever gives in to temptation, we're in a world of trouble," Tiama sighed. "Even our dearest Kyoko has trouble keeping us in, especially when that trouble-maker Talasu was sealed inside her."

"Talasu, that traitor. We must seal him back inside Kyoko. He's caused too much trouble in the past. I want to tear that omega to shreds," Lunalia huffed.

"The Kyubi should be in the village. Why would it be here?" Kyoko snapped ignoring Lunalia. While Kyoko was still lived in the village, the Third Hokage forbade Kyoko to have contact with the child because the gods and their hatred for the Kyubi. At such a young age Kyoko didn't have that much control of the beings inside of her back then. Was the new Hokage really okay with the Kyubi being in such close contact with the wolf gods?

"First off, keep up that feisty attitude, men like that. Secondly, he's closer than you think. The blonde one, you can even do a psych-link, although you'll most likely encounter the Kyubi. Also keep in mind that a psych-link might cause you to accidentally release one of us especially if Talasu is near-by. We'll hold the seal to the best of our ability," Tiama informed. Kyoko sighed, she had a valid point, a psych-link would be ideal to check on the status of the demon but it would leave her body vulnerable and her own seal weakened until she returned to her own body.

Incomplete list of (major) Gods and Goddesses:

Gods:

Conri: King of the Gods, God of war

Rillio: God of Fire. Son of Conri

Talasu: God of the Shadows, Underworld. Brother of Conri.

Tamasaka: God of Earth. Mate of Otsana.

Tattaken: God of the Hunt, wildlife, and Agriculture.

Goddesses:

Auroria: Goddess of Sun and the Light. Her twin sister is Lunalia.

Lunalia: Goddess of the Moon and Darkness. Her twin sister is Auroria.

Tiama: Goddess of Love, Queen of the Gods and mate of Conri.

Larentia: Goddess of Fertility and Childbirth. Daughter of Conri.

Otsana: Goddess of Ice and Water. Mate of Tamasaka. (Kyoko's personal god).

There are 3 more gods and 2 more goddesses at least. I lost the paper that I had the wolves on. I gotta think this over a little more and create a bit of a back story for each god/bio. Which will probably be the next chapter before getting back to the main story if you don't mind.

P.S. If you have a suggestion on a god, don't be afraid to offer, or on a possible back story :D

~WoofumsPup