Always Be With You: Sequel to Always Greet You

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Kyuubi, Sasuke, or any of them, nor do I own Kagome or any of them, so sad.

"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sasuke followed their teacher toward Sakura's urgent cry, worry for their teammate apparent in their eyes if no where else. It had been a year since the Kyuubi had temporarily broken free and defended that strange girl who jumped into the well, and they were in approximately the same area. Naruto had told them that since then, Kyuubi had calmed down and was civil if not friendly to him, which was a big turn-around from his former disposition toward his vessel.

They ran into the clearing where the pink-haired kunoichi stood, stiff as a board. "Sakura, what's wrong?" All she did was point to the well in the middle of the clearing, the same one that the girl had disappeared into. They turned their heads and their eyes widened in shock and slight fear.

The girl that Kyuubi had claimed was his mother sat leaning against the well, covered in blood and out cold.

Naruto dashed over and checked her pulse, praying that she was still alive, or else Kyuubi would no doubt go on a killing spree. With a sigh of relief, he proclaimed that she was alive, but needed help, fast. Kakashi ordered him to pick the girl up carefully and they ran toward Konoha. Is she alright, kit?

Naruto smiled slightly at Kyuubi's voice in his mind. The nine-tails had shown him several memories of the girl in his arms so he could understand why he was worried. Aa; she's fine and we're going to take her to Tsunade-baa-chan, so she'll be healed up in no time. He felt a wave of relief from the bijuu and his smile grew.

They ran through Konoha's gates and went straight to the Hokage Tower. "Tsunade-baa-chan! Help!" The Godaime jolted upright from her 'working' coughsleepingcough position and stood, thinking that he was seriously injured. When the blonde and his team burst into her office, unharmed, she was about to pound the boy, until she saw the bloody form in his arms.

She quickly cleared her desk and motioned him to place her there. "How did this happen?"

Before the others could respond that they didn't know, Naruto allowed Kyuubi to take his small fox form freely. "Final battle for the Shikon, or the aftermath of it, anyway." Sakura jumped and hid behind Sasuke, who gave her an annoyed glare. "The battle itself was a lot easier than all of us expected, but… we were betrayed by the one we trusted most." The fox jumped onto the desk, causing Tsunade to look at him anxiously, but she didn't stop healing the girl.

Sasuke blinked. Well, that sounds familiar.

Kyuubi sat beside her head, looking down at her sadly. "She trusted him more than anyone else, and he betrayed her by killing our human companions, trying to kill Nibi and me, and, as you can see, nearly killing her. If is weren't for Gobi, all of us would have died and the traitor would probably be ruling the world by now."

"You… could've warned her, last time…" Sakura's quiet voice made its way from behind her unwilling guardian. "Why didn't you?"

"It had to happen." His indifferent, cold voice sent shivers down everyone's but Naruto's spines. "Believe me, it wasn't easy, letting her go back where I knew she would get hurt, but I couldn't have kept her here when she still had work to do."

"Thanks, Ship." Everyone jumped and looked down at the girl, who, thanks to Tsunade's awesome powers, was nearly healed. She opened her blue eyes to smile sadly at him. "It hurts to know what he did, but I'm glad you didn't try to stop me."

Kyuubi seemed to smile and nuzzled her hair. "You can thank me once you've completely healed." Kagome laughed and lifted a hand to stroke his head. "After that, you aren't leaving my sight." Those gathered chuckled at her pout, but most couldn't help but agree with him. There was just something about her that made them feel the need to protect her.

Kagome smiled and scratched his ears. "Don't worry, I'll always be with you."

AN: Okay, there's the sequel to my first one, since someone asked for it. I hope you all like it, and Inu-baka fans, I'm sorry, but he had to do it for the plot. Thank you all for reading, and please review!