LET THE FLUFFINESS BEGIN!!!!
Naruto: uh… are you ok?
Emo: FINE FINE!! FLUFFYYYYY!!!!!
Naruto and Sasuke: EEKS!
Over the next few days, the beast became a happier person. He lost his snarling face and it was replaced with a quiet smile. He was seen more in the castle, thanks to Sasuke. And they were always with each other.
The beast looked down on where he could see Sasuke playing in the snow with some of the house servants.
"I want to do something for him." He sighed, rubbing the bandages over his arms. A cloak was swept over his furry shoulders and a large pair of trousers: the first clothing he'd worn in a long time.
"Hmm… there's the usual things: chocolates, flowers, promises you don't intend to keep." Put in Choji, rattling the things off on his fingerless hand.
"No! You need to give him something special! Something that sparks his interest!" jabbed Shikemaru, smiling at the beast. After a moment. "I KNOW!" he cried, smiling hugely.
"Where are you taking me?" laughed Sasuke as the beast lead him down a brightly lit corridor, the gothic images on the walls seeming less frightening.
"We're here." The beast looked down at the beautiful boy. He gently took Sasuke's hands in his own spindly paws. "But first you have to close your eyes."
Sasuke pouted at the beast, and lifted one elegant eye brow. But he did end up closing his onyx eyes.
The beast grinned and then turned and led Sasuke into the darkened room.
"Don't move." He instructed and left Sasuke standing with his eyes closed in the middle of the room.
Sasuke saw light flare against his eyelids.
"Now?" he asked expectantly, smiling.
"Almost." Sasuke heard the raspy voice of the beast say.
Sasuke felt more light glance against his eyelids.
"Alright Sasuke. Now." He heard the beast say from a little distance.
Sasuke opened his eyes and gasped.
Millions upon Millions of books surrounded him on all sides. The ceiling arched over a hundred feet above his head, a giant mural painted onto the ceiling. It seemed this room hadn't been effected by the enchantment placed over the castle and its occupants.
"Amazing!" gasped Sasuke, turning as he tried to take in everything. "It's incredible!"
"You like it?" the beast asked hopefully.
"I LOVE it!" the raven cried, throwing his arms around the beast's middle, since he couldn't reach his neck.
The beast smiled into Sasuke's sweet smelling hair. "That's good."
That day both Beast and boy had played in the snow and both were soaking wet now. Sasuke had taken a bath and had changed into comfortable clothes. The beast had simply shook out of coat of blonde fur like a dog and then laid out in front of the fire like a large dog.
Sasuke was now leaning against the warm side, reading to himself. The Uchiha and the beast would spend hours not speaking… just quietly enjoying each others company.
"Say… do you have a name?" Sasuke asked, suddenly looking up into the beast's face, who looked down at him with those clear blue eyes.
"Why?" the beast asked suspiciously, adjusting his nine tails so that they lay across Sasuke's lap.
Sasuke stroked the silky tails. "Well I've been here for over a month now and I still don't know you name." he explained, blushing slightly.
"Oh… my name is Uzumaki. Naruto Uzumaki."
There was a pause…
Sasuke's ringing laughter proceeded to fill the living area where they lay.
"Fish cake? Your name is 'Fish-cake'?" struggled Sasuke, rolling over with laughter.
Naruto sat up on his haunches, pouting. "It's not THAT funny, Sasuke!" he growled.
Sasuke continued to laugh. "OOMPH!" he suddenly gasped as he felt a heavy weight hit him and pin him to the ground.
Naruto was leaning over him, pouting. His long paws were pressed into Sasuke's shoulders.
Naruto felt hot in his own fur as he looked down at him victim. Sasuke was breathless and flushed from laughing, a blush creeping up his pale face. Naruto leaned down, eye to eye with the younger boy.
Sasuke closed his eyes, preparing for an impact of some sort but what he felt was long, spongy, damp and pleasant.
Sasuke opened his eyes to find a long slimy wet streak down the side of his face where Naruto had run his thick tongue.
"Why'd ya do that?" asked Sasuke when Naruto suddenly let him up and laid back down on his furry side.
Cause I can't kiss you "Cause I felt like it." Was Naruto's simple reply.
"Oh… ok then."
XxX
"I can't do this. I seriously can't do this." Grumbled Naruto as a hat tree prodeeded to scrub his thick fur in a bath tub.
"Yes you can. There will be music and romantic candlelight-urgh!" Shikemaru broke off as Naruto climbed out of the tub and shook all the water from his fur, poofing the main around his head and drenching the candleholder with water. "-provided by myself." Shikemaru reignited the flames coming from his hands and head. "And when the time is right, you confess your love!"
"I can't do this!" yowled Naruto.
"You care for the boy don't you?!"
"Well… yes."
"Then you can!"
While the conversation had taken place, Naruto had had his fur being trimmed neatly.
"There we are!" Shikemaru praised.
The beast's thick fur was tied back in a ponytail down his back, where the fur was longer. He was dressed in a fancy, brocaided blue uniform suit, minus the shoes.
"You're starting to look like your old self, my lord" commented a mirror.
"Thank you." Naruto smiled. Maybe he COULD do this after all.
XxX
Naruto waited at the top of the double staircase to the ball room, which hadn't been used since his transformation. When he looked up, he smiled.
There was Sasuke, dressed in a black suit with his short hair neatly spiked in the back and combed down gracefully in the front. He was slim and gorgeous as usual.
Naruto met him on the landing and offered the gorgous boy his blue clad arm.
Sasuke smiled and they gracefully made their way to the empty dance floor.
Naruto had no idea how to dance but Sasuke did. He gently put one of the beast's large paws on his waist and the other in his own. Sasuke put his other hand on Naruto's shoulder. They gently swayed in time with the soft music.
Temari sang quietly to the gentle music, smiling as she watched her master sway with the boy.
"Alright Kiba. Time to go to bed." She whispered when the music ended. For once Kiba didn't argue.
XxX
Naruto and Sasuke sat on the balcony, looking at the stars. Naruto saw Sasuke's eyes shining more than usual.
"Is something wrong?" he asked gently, covering Sasuke's hand with his paw.
"I just miss my brother. I love it here I really do, but I miss him." Sasuke added, looking and smiling at the beast.
"There is a way to see him." Naruto said after a moment.
XxX
Up the stairs and into the ruined West Wing they went to the beast's bed chamber, which hadn't been used since Sasuke had healed Naruto from the wolves' wounds.
Naruto picked up the enchanted mirror.
"You can see anyone you want in this mirror. All you have to do is say the person's name." explained Naruto, placing the small mirror into the boy's hands.
"Thank you." Sasuke looked at the mirror. "I'd like to see my brother… please."
The mirror glowed brightly, illuminating Sasuke's face. In the mirror, Sasuke saw Itachi struggling through the snow, white fringing his black hair. Itachi was coughing hard.
"He's sick!" Sasuke gasped, clasping the mirror closer to his body. "No! If I don't go to him… he'll die! Please Naruto!" Sasuke looked into the beast's electric blue eyes, pleading.
"Then you must go to him." Naruto said quietly, and his voice sounded almost as if he was a human. "But always remember us here. Promise me that."
Sasuke nodded. He pushed the mirror back into the beast's hands but he stopped him.
"Take it… so you can always look back… and remember me."
"Oh thank you Naruto." Sasuke said, before turning and fleeing from the West Wing.
Naruto watched the fleeing shape of the boy he loved fleeing into the woods on horseback from his tower. He threw back his head and roared sadly, sounding like an injured bull.
"HE DID WHAT?!" cried Temari and several others.
"Yes. Its true. He let him go." Sighed Choji, hanging his head.
"He's finally learned to love." Temari sighed, looking to where Sasuke and Naruto had laid and talked in front of the fire just that morning. And now… with the rose with only a few more petals left, it looked like they would be doomed to live out their lives cursed…
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Well, ending on the happy note, I'll try to update soon! Sorry if Im cutting out all the evil Gaston bits but Orochimaru will come back! I just don't think those parts are very important! Lol. R&R and ill update faster if I know peeps are enjoyin it!