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Fluffy Foods Fantasia

-Chapter 3-

-Last Time-

"Not like I got anything else planned, if you'll excuse me I've got shit to pack." Grabbing the remaining margaritas, Loona quickly chugged each one down before wiping her muzzle and standing up. She was engulfed by a familiar glow as she returned to her human disguise while heading for the exit.

"Have fun with that," The blonde said with a wave which the hellhound ignored as the door slammed shut behind her. "…Well, I'd say that went well."

-And Now-

A bright light was seen, glaring brightly for several moments before moving away to reveal the thoughtful expression of a serpentine-like woman holding a penlight.

She was very tall with a slender frame, bright pink and white scales covering her from head to foot, long black hair that stretched literally all the way to the floor, and wide eyes with slit pupils.

As for attire she wore a red dress much like Dou's, albeit with the addition of a Caduceus patch on the right side of her chest and a nametag 'Gu Xingzuo' on the left. A little nurse's cap sat atop her head, sitting just a little askew in a cute way, and large glasses took up nearly a third of her face.

Currently she was standing in front of Lop in Naruto and Dou's living room, the Lepi sitting on a stool while the light was shone in her eyes. After about a minute or so, the apparent doctor flicked the light off while reaching into a large black case sitting nearby, rifling around inside for a moment before pulling out a tongue depressor. "Okay sweetie, now can you open your mouth and say 'Aww' for me?"

Not saying a word Lop just did as she was told, letting Gu press down her tongue with the little stick as she shined the light in her mouth. After that, the snake lady did all the usual stuff like checking the Lepi's pulse, listening to her breathing, etc.

Then she went on to examine her injuries, primarily the ones on her arm and ear, carefully feeling around the bruised areas while Lop did her best not to flinch too much.

While this was going on, Dou was on the couch, trying to look calm and relaxed as she patiently waited for the exam to be finished. Those that knew her well though could still see that she was quite concerned, mostly evident by the small yet sharp flicks of her tail.

"Alrighty, that should just about do it."

Thankfully, it didn't take long for Gu to finish her examination, putting fresh bandages on Lop's wounds. Once she was done, the doctor gave brunette bunny a pat on the shoulder while offering her a bright orange lollipop which she politely accepted.

"You should take it easy for a few days. Try not to lift too much with that arm either and you'll be good as new before you know it. Got it?"

"Yes ma'am," Lop mumbled with a respectful bow of her head, making Gu giggle as she ruffled the otherworldly rabbit's head.

"None of that now. I'm too young to be called ma'am."

"So, she's alright?" Dou cut in, still trying to sound casual even though both ladies could hear the obvious concern bleeding into her voice.

"Aside from the few nasty bumps and bruises she's got she's the picture of health."

Guiding her patient up from her seat as she spoke, Gu gently nudged her along towards the couch where she promptly took a seat beside the orange feline. The snake doctor's lips curled up a little higher when she noticed how Dou's tail immediately curled around Lop the moment the girl got close to her. However, she quickly schooled her expression to one of seriousness as grabbed her bag and started digging in it once more.

"My concern is with this Empathic sense you've told me about. Has it been causing any issues?"

"A little bit, mostly when I'm trying to sleep." Lop nodded her head as she sank further into her seat, idly rubbing one of her eyes with a tired sigh. "I've tried tuning it out but it's… I don't even know where to begin honestly."

Yep, turned out being able to sense the feelings and desires of anyone who got near her made it hard to get a good night's sleep. Even now she was trying her best to not focus on the concern practically washing over her from the tigress beside her nor Gu's intense curiosity and desire to study her closer.

Of course, that was nothing compared to what she had to withstand whenever Naruto and Dou were together. The sheer intensity of love, adoration, and certainly no shortage of lust those two felt for each other was damn near overwhelming at times.

"Don't feel bad about that, hon," Dou told her with a supportive smile while patting the otherworldly rabbit's back. "Unlike what TV loves to show, most people don't know how to use new powers that are suddenly thrown onto them."

"That I can attest to, I can't even count the number of patients I've had to treat who believed junk like that. I should have just the thing you need," Gu said with a shake of her head before frowning as she sunk her arm further and further into her medical bag. "That is if I can just find the blasted thing. Where the hell did I put it?"

Lop blinked when she felt a sudden surge of annoyance from Dou out of the blue, who palmed her face with an exasperated groan. "God dammit, not this stupid skit again."

Before the brunette Lepi could ask her what she meant by that, her attention was brought back to Gu as she pulled out an archaic cube covered in ominous red sigils.

"Nope."

Tossing it back in the pack, she dug around again before pulling out a comically large needle filled with glowing green fluid, causing Lop to freeze.

"Nuh-uh."

Thankfully, that also went back into the bag as Gu searched through her stuff yet again until she fished out a pill divider.

"Not that either. Come on, I know I had one of them somewhere- Aha, there you are!"

With a victorious grin the pink reptile pulled her arm free one last time to reveal… a necklace? It wasn't anything special, just a foggy white crystal dangling from her hand by a simple grey cord held together by a plain metal clasp.

Giving it a once over to make sure nothing was wrong with it, she smiled with an approving nod before tossing it to Lop, who caught it on reflex. "Put that on."

Raising a brow, the otherworldly rabbit looked at the unassuming piece of jewelry curiously before shrugging and putting it on like she was told. However, the moment she clasped the cord around her neck, she shivered as what felt like a cool breeze flushed over her while the crystal started to glow ever so softly.

"Whoa, talk about a… Wait a minute…"

Lop blinked as the strange sensation wore off and she felt…nothing. More exactly she couldn't feel anything from either Dou or Gu, no feelings, no desires, nothing at all. Looking back down at the necklace, she unlatched it, causing the gem to stop glowing and the emotions of both other ladies in the room to flood back before quickly relatching it.

"Okay, that's cool, but how?"

"Selenite, on its own just a pretty little rock, but a little Youki it becomes a nifty little trinket that shields the mind from outside influences," Gu explained as she packed up the rest of her stuff back up. "It should help, at least until you can figure out how everything works anyway."

"It certainly will, thank you very much ma'am," the Lepi said, bowing her head respectfully while her doctor shook her head with an exasperated sigh.

"What did I just say about that ma'am stuff?" the reptilian Yōkai scolded half-heartedly, giving a mock scoff of annoyance. However, she couldn't keep up the act for long as a smirk just would not stop spreading across her lips. "In any case, I'm always happy to be of help when I can."

"Still, thank you for taking the time out of your day for my troubles."

"Oh, you are just so cute when you're being all polite like that. I can see why my sister's taken a liking to you so fast," Gu said, shooting Dou a knowing look while gently pinching Lop's cheek as the otherworldly bunny mumbled something sheepishly under her breath. She quickly straightened back up though once she got a good look at a clock on the wall and headed for the front door. "Speaking of the time though, I sadly must get going. I've got two other patients waiting to see me. Call me if anything else comes up though, alright?"

The last part was directed more towards Dou than Lop but both of them nodded regardless, making the pink ravenette's smile grow.

"Good. Well then, ta-ta for now," she said as she walked out of the apartment while waving goodbye to the duo… only to immediately pop her head back in a second later with a sheepish smile. "Oh, almost forgot. Dou you'll need to re-purify the necklace with Youki every few weeks or the protective effects will wear off."

"I know how mystical artifacts work sis," the tigress Yōkai stated dully. "Mom made sure to pound that stuff into all our heads as kids."

"Doesn't hurt to double check, you did tend to take a lot of cat naps during those lessons," Gu pointed out with a teasing smirk that made Dou roll her eyes.

Grabbing one of the throw pillows on the couch, the striped feline took aim and chucked it at the doctor's head, nailing her right in the face. Although all this really accomplished was making Gu's smile grow even larger. "Just get out of here already."

"Alright, alright, I'll be out of your fur. Later, gals." With one last giggle, Gu ducked out of sight, leaving the cat and bunny pair alone in the apartment.

…

Dou watched the door closely in silence for about a minute before sighing deeply once she was sure her reptilian sibling was actually gone. 'I swear, every time, its always with the jokes and skits.'

"So…" The cat chef was quickly brought out of her thoughts when her ward started to speak. "She's your sister?"

"Yes, she is; and before you ask, neither of us are adopted nor do we have different parents," Dou stated, causing Lop to blink in surprise, while she pulled out her cellphone. Fiddling with it for a few seconds, she flipped the device around so the Lepi could see a pair of photos. "You think that's confusing, here's the rest of my sisters and my parents."

Both pictures showed fourteen Yōkai women and a man all huddled together for a group shot, including Dou and Gu. Aside from those two there was a dog girl, a mouse girl, a goat girl, a bird girl, a monkey girl, a bunny girl, two ox girls, a pig girl, a horse girl, and another lizard girl. Almost all of them were wearing the exact same style of red dress with a little gold trim, the one exception being the bird lady who had a white dress instead due to her already bright red plumage.

Then there was the last lady, a whitette with a deep tan that looked to be the oldest and strangely most human of the women, having only a pair of ears and a tail to denote her status as a Yōkai unlike the fully anthropomorphic appearance of the rest. Also, unlike the rest she wore a primarily gold dress with red flowers emblazoned across the outfit.

What was strangest of all though was how in one photo she was shown with little cat ears and a cat tail along with black stripes across her body and in her hair whilst in the other she was shown with large rabbit ears, a little cotton tail, and devoid of said stripes. In both pictures though she is hugging the man, a rather average looking human and her husband if the rings on their fingers were to go by, as both smiled happily.

"Uh… Wow… How is that even possible?"

"Long story short, our mother is a Kotobuki." Dou couldn't help but giggle at the lost look on Lop's face as the girl took in the pictures. Reaching over, she gently tapped the bottom of her jaw to close it before pointing to the tiger/rabbit woman in the pictures. "She changes into a different species each year based on the twelve animals of the Zodiac Calendar. So, each year she had a child-"

"They'd also be a different species," the other worldly rabbit finished with an understanding nod while unwrapping the sucker that she'd been given by Gu and popping it into her mouth- "Blech!?"

Only to immediately spit it back out with a disgusted expression.

Hopping up from the couch, Lop rushed over to the kitchenette sink and wasted no time washing her mouth out straight from the tap. All the while a dumbfounded Dou watched this all go, idly plucking the lollipop off her cheek where it had landed and giving it a curious lick.

"Huh… guess she doesn't like carrot flavor."

XxXxX

Down on the ground floor of the apartment building, Naruto could be found leaning against the wall just inside the entrance. The blonde had a bored look on his face as he played a running game on his phone, occasionally looking up to check the street through a window.

Humming under his breath, a chuckle slipped past his lips when he beat the current level and the character started doing a silly victory dance. 'You'd think they'd come up with something better after-hm?'

Naruto snapped out of his thoughts when he heard someone coming up from behind and looked over his shoulder to see who it was.

To his mild surprise it was Rina, the kitsune looking stoic as ever as she tried to quietly make her way by him. As soon as she noticed that he was looking her way though, she stopped with her gaze flickering between him and the exit.

She was quick to school her expression back to normal before looking back at the floor, obviously trying to play it cool, but it was enough for Naruto to tell she still distrusted him. Not that he blamed her, they'd only known each other for a few days, and it wasn't exactly under pleasant circumstances.

On the positive side she was sucking on one of Gu's homemade lollipops, meaning she'd gotten checked over already by his girlfriend's sister.

"Hey Rina. Are you going out?" the whisker-faced young man asked casually while pointedly stepping away from the doorway, suspecting that she believed he intended to stop her from leaving. A hunch that was swiftly proven correct when Rina subtly yet noticeably relaxed once the pathway was clear.

"I am," she stated softly, keeping her gaze on the floor with her arms crossed while she spoke. He didn't miss how she made sure he stayed in her peripherals, but she didn't seem threatened around him, just cautious.

Seeing that she was obviously not in the mood to talk, Naruto simply nodded as she shuffled past him. However, once the foxy girl got to the door itself, he cleared his throat to get her attention while pointing to a half full umbrella stand beside her. "I suggest you take one. News says that it's supposed to rain again today."

…

"Thanks." Rina grabbed a smaller collapsible umbrella and stuffed it into the pocket of her jacket before she hurried out the door, shoving past a certain Hellhound along the way.

"Hey, watch it bitch."

Not in her human disguise, the snarl on Loona's snout was out for all to see as she glared at the kitsune's quickly retreating form with her lip curling back even further when she didn't even apologize. Once she was out of sight though, the demonic canine calmed down and kept going, grumbling under her breath about inconsiderate dumbasses along the way.

However, she barely made it three more steps before stopping yet again, this time due to seeing Naruto leaning against the wall.

"Hey again," the whiskered blonde said cheerfully as he walked up to the hellhound with a wave. As he got closer, he noticed the small battered looking duffle clutched in Loona's hand which looked barely half full based on how deflated it looked. "I was wondering when you'd finally show up. You decide to take the scenic route or something?"

"Oh sure; took in the sights, got a few photos, all that typically dumbass tourist shit," the black n white furred canine muttered sarcastically before crossing her arms with a huff. "Look, can we just skip the bullshit and get to the moving in part? It was a very fucking annoying walk here."

"Eh sure, but uh… Where's your roommate?" Naruto asked with a raised brow. "I thought you were gonna bring them with you."

"Ah right…" Grumbling under her breath, Loona leaned back so her head stuck out back out the still open door and shouted, "Hey, get your ass in here already! This is the right place!"

"Okay, okay! Hold your horses," a seductive feminine voice called back in a mix of amusement and exasperation which was soon followed by the sound of squeaking wheels grinding against cement. Assuming that that was the roommate bringing in a dolly or cart carrying their stuff, Naruto was quick to move to help them.

However, the moment he peered the open doorway, the blonde was thrown for a loop when he was met by the very unexpected sight of…

"Verosika Mayday?"

"Oh, I see my fame has preceded me," the newcomer said with a grin as she rolled into the premises with a smile on her lips. A demon like Loona, she had bright hot pink skin, long ombre-white hair with pink undertones, a pair of crooked horns atop her head, a pair of tiny wings on her back, and a spade tipped tail that slowly waved behind her.

Of course, Naruto knew exactly who she was as soon as he saw her, having heard of the infamous pop star with a penchant for raunchy songs and debaucherous parties. She'd been rather popular in both the human and supernatural communities around the world, at least until she up and dropped off the radar about a year ago after one of her concerts was attacked by a giant fish or something.

It was obvious that the woman had seen better days too considering the deep bags under her eyes, the frazzled split ends of her hair, and stress wrinkles.

…Oh, and then there was the fact she was missing an arm on one side of her body and a leg on the other.

Both limbs had been removed at the knee and upper bicep respectively at some point, leaving her with nothing but useless stumps poorly wrapped in old gauze bandages. Without a literal leg to stand on, she was stuck sitting in a beat-up wheelchair that had obviously seen better days as well while a cardboard box full of her stuff sat on her lap.

And yet despite all of this she still managed to keep a rather lighthearted and jovial smile on her face as she rolled up to the young man.

"Whiskers, blonde hair, cute face, I take it you're the nice fellow giving us a place to stay?" the demoness asked rhetorically as she offered her good hand for a shake.

"Huh? Oh yes, right, Naruto Uzumaki at your service." Snapping out of his surprise, Naruto accepted the handshake with a sheepish chuckle. "Sorry for staring. It's not every day that a star like yourself pops into my humble little abode."

"Don't worry about it, I'm used to it." Verosika shrugged off the apology as she giggled softly while Loona grumbled sourly under her breath about annoying dumbasses.

'Aaaah, so that's why she's in a bad mood…' Naruto chuckled softly as the pieces clicked together in his head. Crossing town on foot with a celebrity in tow, even if just a minor one, would have no doubt been quite a hassle. Figuring he could cut the hellhound a break, the blonde cleared his throat before jabbing a thumb towards the hall. "Well how about I cut to the chase and show you gals to your room? You both are probably eager to get settled in."

"Yes, very much so," Loona stated gruffly, grabbing the handles of Verosika's chair, and wheeling her down the aforementioned hall before the popstar could say anything.

Not that the crippled singer seemed to mind as she gave the Hellhound an amused look. "Always gotta be a grump about something, don't you Loona?"

"Shut up or I'll dump you back at that shitty halfway house."

"But then who would you bitch to about your woes over a glass of Tito's?"

"Stuff it up your ass."

"Maybe later," Verosika said coyly, making Loona roll her eyes, before the succubus singer jabbed a thumb over her shoulder. "By the way, you do realize that we need the stud back there to tell us which room we're staying in, right?"

…

Coming to a stop halfway, the gothic canine slowly doubled back down the hallway until her dull faced expression met Naruto's amused one.

"Need some-?"

"Just show us to our fucking room already," she cut him off mid-quip, making the blonde and wheelchair bound succubus laugh while the former led the two demons to the elevator.

"At the moment I've got you gals set for a room on the sixth floor, but if either of you'd rather something on the lower floors instead I can talk to Dou-chan about seeing if we can work something out," Naruto told the pair after hitting the call button, his gaze settling mostly on Verosika.

A fact said succubus did not miss if the bemused sigh that escaped her lips as she shook her head was to go by.

"You don't have to dance around the subject, I'm a slut not a bimbo," she stated, wiggling the stub of her lost arm for added emphasis. "And while I appreciate the offer, that won't be necessary. I can deal with a little height."

"Alright, if you say so; but the offer is on the table if you change your mind," the whiskered teen said with a nod as he let the matter drop, for the time being at least. He knew how proud demons could be and no doubt hers already stung enough from her current state, no need for wounding it further with his charity.

Admittedly, he was more than a little tempted to ask what exactly happened to the pop star that left her in such a poor state.

He assumed it had something to do with what happened at her concert, from the giant squid thing or whatever. However, that still begged the question: why she wasn't just deported back to the Rings?

Everyone knew the DHORKS had enough trouble with their budget as it was, so keeping around a recently crippled succubus that they'd have to oversee all the medical expenses for just didn't seem like something they'd do. Not when they could have just dumped her back in Hell and left it to some other schmuck to take care of her.

'I'll ask her about it later,' Naruto thought with a shrug as the elevator pinged to tell them it had arrived before the doors slowly opened. He wasn't so insensitive to just ask someone he just met-

"Oh my GOD! What in the world happened to you!?"

"Huh?" The whiskered blonde was swiftly brought out of his thoughts as he was pushed aside by a pink and white blur rushing out of the elevator. Quickly shaking off his surprise, he whirled around to find said blur, which turned out to be Gu like he suspected, looking over Verosika frantically.

"Uh, hi there… Can I help you with something?" the succubus asked with an awkward smile as the serpentine nurse got right up in her personal space.

Rather than answering her though, Gu grabbed onto the residuum of Verosika's arm and giving the messy bandages a very disapproving glare before quickly undoing them as she reached into her bag. Naturally, this freaked the demon amputee out more than a little and she immediately pulled her stub out of the weird woman's grasp.

When Gu quickly latched onto the limb again though, Loona growled lowly, bearing her claws as her hackles rose…

However, both demons stopped cold when the nurse pulled out fresh gauze and, in the span of just a few seconds, completely rewrapped the stump.

"This has got to be some of the shoddiest work I've ever had the displeasure of laying my eyes on," the raven-haired serpent muttered bitterly under her breath as she moved down to the lust demon's missing leg after tossing the used wrappings into the trash. Gently poking at the loose gauze while her tongue flickered past her lips, her frown only grew as she swore under her breath. "Ugh, they didn't even bother to properly disinfect the wound site or ensure proper suturing at all. It's a miracle you haven't developed an infection yet."

"Ah… Well... It was a prison doctor, so yeah… What did you expect?" Verosika asked rhetorically with a shrug, calming down a little once she saw that the Yōkai knew what she was doing.

"I figured as much. I'd know these kinds of wounds anywhere. Bloody mantids…"

Shaking her head in disgust, Gu quickly finished rewrapping the leg before grabbing the box of the succubus's stuff off her lap and shoving it into Naruto's arms. She then grabbed the wheelchair's handles, pulling them out of Loona's grasp as she spun the entire chair around and headed for the front door.

Or at least she was before Verosika squeezed the brake, causing Gu to stumble as the wheelchair came to a complete stop. "Excuse me, total-stranger-that-I-just-met, but where the fuck do you think you are taking me?"

"Huh? Oh! Sorry," the serpentine Yōkai mumbled, first in confusion then embarrassment as her brain caught up with her actions. Scratching her cheek with a sheepish giggle, she walked around until she was in front of the succubus again and held out her hand. "My apologies, I tend to get a little tunnel vision at times when it comes to my job. I'm Doctor Gu Xingzuo; general surgeon, diagnostician, and primary care physician at your service."

"How fancy. Verosika Mayday; sexy as fuck popstar at your service," Verosika said with a playfully salacious smile as she accepted the offered handshake. "Now I ask again: where the fuck were you trying to take me?"

"To the hospital I work at," Gu stated bluntly, her gaze flickering to her fellow pink gal's arm and then her leg as her face scrunched up in disapproval. "The condition of your injuries is nothing short of appalling and I simply cannot condone allowing such blatant medical malpractice to be left alone. So, if you'd please allow me to, I'll take you down to my office and we can get this situation rectified ASAP."

"Oh well, that certainly sounds like a swell idea-How much?" Like a switch was flipped, Verosika went from sweet and playful to straight up deadpan while her smile dropped straight to a frown, causing the raven haired Yōkai to blink in surprise.

"Pardon?"

"The bill. How much do you plan to charge me for all this?" the succubus demanded, crossing her one good arm across her chest, and tapping her foot against the ground expectantly.

"Ah right, billing… That kind of slipped my mind," Gu coughed into her hand as her cheeks gained a light red blush at forgetting something so important. She couldn't go around dragging patients to the hospital to get treated for free; not unless she really wanted to lose her job or get slapped with a lawsuit.

"Just add the costs to my tab," Naruto chipped in suddenly, causing Verosika and Gu's attention to snap to the whiskered blonde. "I'm already paying you to treat all the other new tenants Gu. We might as well add in these two while you're here."

"…Fair enough," the serpentine doctor said with a nod, turning back to her would be pink patient. "Does that work for you?"

Humming thoughtfully, Verosika rubbed her chin as she mulled over the idea for a moment before shrugging. "Eh, what the hell? As long as I'm not paying for it, then I'm in."

"Fantastic! Then let's get going." As she spoke, Gu grabbed the push handles once more and led the crippled succubus away. However, she quickly doubled back once more in order to offer Loona a business card. "Feel free to give me a call later if you want and we can set up an appointment too, okay?"

"Whatever," the hellhound said in a dull tone, obviously not caring one bit even as she plucked the card out of the ravenette's grasp and stuffed it into a random pocket.

Whether she didn't notice the dismissiveness or was simply not bothered by it, Gu FINALLY left for real with Verosika in tow. The crippled succubus gave her roommate and new landlord a playful wave goodbye before vanishing through the front door.

"Well, that was-"

"Fucking stupid," Loona cut Naruto off, grabbing Naruto by the collar of his shirt and dragging him into the elevator.

"Whoa, feeling a bit eager, aren't we?" the blonde asked jokingly while straightening up his shirt and tucking the box of Verosika's stuff under his arm, more amused than annoyed at the sudden manhandling. Although his good mood did faulter slightly when the demonic canine slammed the sixth-floor button hard enough to dent the entire panel.

That would not be fun buffing out later.

"Fuck off, I've had to deal with nonstop bullshit for hours, excuse me if I just want to get this crap over with already and have a drink," she muttered, tapping her foot against the floor impatiently as she glared at the digital counter slowly ticking up at each floor they passed.

"I'd say it's only one in the afternoon but I'm guessing that's considered about the normal time to start drinking where you come from," Naruto said with a chuckle while Loona snorted and rolled her eyes, neither confirming nor denying his claim. "You may want to hold off on the hard liquor though, you and I are going shopping after this."

The blonde could almost swear he heard Loona's neck crack when her head jerked to the side so her gaze was focused on him instead. "The fuck you say?"

"What, are you hard of hearing? I was pretty sure I was speaking quite clearly," the blond said cheekily while taking the lead once more when the doors opened with a soft chime. "Jokes aside, I said that we're going shopping after you get settled in, specifically for clothes. No offense, but you are in desperate need of some new threads."

Gritting her teeth, Loona stomped after Naruto with her fists trembling from the barely restrained urge to rip something to shreds. "How I dress is none of your fucking business ass-!"

"And how you dress isn't the problem," Naruto cut her off, a chuckle slipping past his lips at the dumbfounded look on her face before he continued. "The problem is you obviously only have one outfit to wear and said outfit is practically ready to fall apart. Your shirt is barely being held together by shoelaces, zip ties, and a safety pin that's about two seconds from breaking for starters."

And as if on que, there was a soft snapping sound before the threads on Loona's shirt went slack and the whole thing started to slide down her torso. Her eyes went wide while Naruto quickly averted his gaze as her ample chest was exposed for all to see.

"Shit!" The hellhound dropped her bag and reached behind her back with both hands to pull the cords taut again, covering her puppies back up. Fiddling around blindly for about a minute, she eventually managed to knot the threads together to keep them from slipping again.

Once she was done Loona brought her hands back around to reveal a little safety pin that was missing its needle clutched between her claws. Scowling, she flicked it aside before getting right up in Naruto's face with a murderous glare.

"You. Saw. Nothing."

Normally this would have been the point where someone crapped their pants out of sheer terror or at the very least cowered a little. And yet Naruto didn't even so much as flinch as the furious hellhound towered over him threateningly.

He just kept standing there with that same small smile on his lips…before his hand shot up and right in front of Loona's snout in the blink of an eye. Then, faster than her brain could even register what was happening, he gave the demon dog's nose a sharp flick that made her recoil with a yelp.

"Ow! The fuck!?"

"Just because I don't mind your attitude doesn't mean that I will tolerate getting threatened for something out of my control," Naruto stated while fishing out a set of keys from his pocket.

He ignored the glare Loona was giving him yet again while cupping her snout in favor of slotting one of the keys into a door marked 6-F. Swinging the door open to reveal an empty plain apartment, he set Verosika's stuff down just inside before stepping aside and tossing the keyring to Loona.

"Welcome to your new home, take some time to-" This time it was Naruto's turn to be cut off as Loona stomped by and slammed the door shut behind her. "Okay, I'll be back in an hour to take you shopping."

"I never said I was going!" the hellhound shouted back, making Naruto roll his eyes with a sigh.

"Are you really turning down free new clothes?"

"…Fuck you."

"Pass. I have a girlfriend already. See you in an hour!"

"Grrrr…"

-End Chapter-

-Omake-Flashback: Beat the Meat-

Naruto grunted as he slammed a meat tenderizer into the side of a slice of beef, sinking the studded hammer deep into the flesh. Pulling it back out with a grunt, he raised his arm high to give it another whack…

"Ah-ah, hold it right there mister." However, before he could bring the hammer down again, a slender orange and black fur clad hand clasped around his wrist. Looking over his shoulder, the whiskered blonde was not surprised to find Dou standing behind him, shaking her head in disapproval.

"What's wrong Dou? Did I forget something?"

"Yeah, I told you to tenderize that Filet Mignon, not pulverize it," As she spoke, the tigress slipped in closer, standing directly behind the young man as she lined her hands up with his. Moving their free hands to the edge of the expensive cut of beef, she had Naruto hold it firmly in place before they raised the hammer together. "You can't just whale on it wildly like that or the meat will fall apart when you cook it. Try a bit softer."

"Okay, so like this?" Naruto asked as he brought the tenderizer down again, not quite as hard as the first whack but still enough to make a muffled *thump* ring out as the table shook a little.

"Better but you're still using too much force," Dou said, tightening her grip a little as she moved the blonde's arms for him. Resting her chin on his shoulder so she could see better, she puppeted his arms as she had him pound against the steak with strong but swift strikes. "That's more like it, you wanna pound it just hard enough to loosen up the muscle so those tasty juices can really seep in deep."

"I-I see…" Naruto stuttered out, trying to focus on his work and not the wonderful feeling of Dou's silky soft fur brushing against his skin nor the soft tickle of her breath on his neck. He had a job to do, he needed to pay attention, he had to-

The blonde's breath hitched when he felt Dou's tail curling around his waist before slowly weaving downwards to coil against his inner thigh. A blush erupted across Naruto's cheeks as he bit his lip, doing his absolute damnedest not to react.

"There we go, all done," Thankfully, he didn't have to 'suffer' for long as the steak was soon fully tenderized and Dou let him go, moving to his side instead as she held up their handywork. "And that is how you tenderize a steak properly; you got all that Naru?"

"I will never forget." Was all the blonde said with a nod, while internally he was thanking every god he could think of.

"Great, now get that puppy all seasoned up and ready for the skillet, chop chop." The tigress stated with a snap of her fingers, to which Naruto saluted with a quick 'Yes Ma'am' before rushing off.

…Once he was on the other side of the kitchen though, Dou's smile grew just a tad more mischievous as she subtly licked her upper lip. 'Oh that boy is just too much fun to tease.'