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Kyuubi

Warnings: I do not own Naruto. Rated "M" for language and adult situations.

Chapter 15:Choices

"That stunt at the hospital was not something I would have approved of." Edgar's voice echoed in Myra's head.

"That's kind of why I did it…" Myra crossed her arms.

"You need to go home." Edgar insisted. Myra shook her head and rolled her eyes in defiance.

"You really know how to be a kill joy." She squinted at the raven. "You could be nice about this."

Edgar thoughts were broadcast for Naruto to hear as well. "I am old and crotchety. I don't have to be nice. YOU need to rest and recuperate, not aggravate your injuries by engaging in sport!" Naruto turned a lovely shade of red. Myra stuck her tongue out at the bird. There was a rumbling chuckle from the Fox. Edgar narrowed his eyes and tilted his head glaring at the blonde boy.

Naruto ignored the Fox and the laughter faded away. Myra stared icily at Edgar. Poe hopped closer to Edgar and chirped something. Myra sighed heavily.

"If it makes you feel any better, he did try to kick me out. He tried to convince me that shinobi shouldn't have emotional attachments." Myra mused.

"I see you didn't listen." Edgar chided.

"Oh I listened; however, my argument to the contrary was a bit more persuasive." Myra grinned like a Cheshire cat. Edgar ruffled his feathers again. Myra ignored Edgar. The large bird turned his thoughts to Naruto only. "Listen Pretty Boy, it is MY job to keep her from harm."

"I'm not going to hurt her, and I'm wont let anyone else hurt her either." Naruto smirked with confidence.

"It's not you that I'm worried about kid…" Edgar dove off the window sill. Naruto felt it more than heard the Fox's growl. The boy's thoughts turned inward towards the Fox. "We may have another "chat" later." The Fox "harrumphed" and slammed a few mental doors shut with a loud bang. Myra shrugged. Poe hopped on to Myra's knee and started to nuzzle her master.

"Edgar is only thinking of you, Child…I know your feelings for the boy are strong, but I do not know if they are strong enough to weather the storm that will eventually come to pass. Do not be angry with Edgar or Naruto for trying to protect you from the storm." Myra stroked Poe's feathers.

"Thank you my friend." Myra smiled down at the female raven. Poe hopped to the window sill and turned her gaze to the blonde. Poe's words were warm and soft like a blanket and only heard by Naruto.

"If you must engage in sport, be careful. She is more fragile than she would have you believe." Poe spread her wings and took flight. Naruto thought about Poe's warning. Myra had left the hospital kind of early. Myra got up to close the windows and pulled down the blinds.

"I'm guessing Papa doesn't like me very much." Naruto pulled a pair of his boxers from the chest of drawers. Myra didn't really understand Edgar's behavior, but she could empathize with it. He did have her best interests at heart. Edgar had been that way for as long as Myra could remember. She turned around to catch a glimpse of Naruto's very fine butt, before he pulled on his green boxers. Myra frowned and sighed.

"Edgar doesn't like anyone. So don't be too upset about it." She laughed and sat on the bed. Naruto leaned up against the dresser.

"So…" He crossed his arms. Myra blinked at him.

"So… What?" She raised an eyebrow and sat cross legged on the bed. The blonde boy eyed her suspiciously.

"Did you really get released from the hospital this morning?" Naruto questioned her. Myra looked at the ceiling and mouthed a few choice words before she looked back at him.

"Ok… So Lady Tsunade didn't actually say I could leave the hospital, but she didn't stop me from leaving." Myra scrunched up her face. "She yelled and screamed and said some very harsh things, all of them true, but harsh. Then she just let me walk out." She shrugged and looked at Naruto with her large brown eyes. The boy put his thumb and index finger on the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. That innocent lost puppy dog look was worse than any genjutsu he had come up against. Naruto couldn't think rationally while Myra stared at him like that.

"Trust me when I tell you this… You are going to have to learn to ignore that look. If you let her get away with it now… She will get HER way every time." The Fox chuckled.

"I got it… Thanks… Now go away." Naruto massaged the bridge of his nose. "You were barely moving yesterday, and today you're well enough too…" He took a deep breath and stammered a little looking for the right words to say. Myra finished his sentence with a smirk.

"Jump into bed with the first guy I meet…" She giggled. The sound of her giggle made his spine shiver. Naruto twisted his neck popping a few vertebras and started to breath calmly. Myra enjoyed seeing effect she was having on him. He opened his eyes and glared at her. Myra didn't like that look, it reminded her of her father when he was disappointed in her.

"Look, I was feeling homesick and I didn't want to be alone in that sterile hospital room" She turned to stare out the window. "The only way I could get out of there was to get better and not have a reason to be there anymore." Myra turned back to him. Naruto closed the distance between the dresser and the bed in a single step. He sat on the bed continuing to glare with a raised eyebrow.

"Uh huh… And breaking into my house and sneaking into my room had nothing to do with why you left the hospital in such a hurry?" He continued to question her. Myra bit her bottom lip and scrunched her face again.

"Well… YOUR balcony door WAS wide open, so there was no breaking and entering." Myra straightened her back, thrusting her chest out, that made things bounce a little. The blonde boy twisted his neck again trying to keep his focus. Myra started to talk very fast. "Why are you leaving your balcony door open anyway, it's a really bad idea. I mean come on… This is a world full of," Myra motioned quotation marks in the air as she said the word "NINJAS." She paused to take a breath. "HELLO! What kind of crazy are you? Someone who wanted to do unspeakable things to you could just walk right in and…"

Naruto put his hand over her mouth to stop her from talking and took a deep breath. He didn't want her to change the subject. Trying to stifle his laughter wasn't easy either. He took his hand away from her mouth. Myra pouted again.

"How exactly did you," He motioned the quotation marks "Get Well?" and kept glaring at her. She chewed on her bottom lip, clearly thinking about what to tell him.

"It was a simple healing jutsu. Nothing too complicated." Myra gave him a suspicious toothy grin.

The Fox chuckled "This is going to be interesting indeed! She can lie to your face, and still tell the truth."

"Oh really now?" Naruto changed to a scowl. Myra frowned.

"ALL right already!" Myra acquest. "I spent 6 hours last night meditating and concentrating my chakra into repairing my injuries. It's a forced regeneration of the body. It isn't as quick as some of the other jutsus I've read about and it's not nearly as dangerous or detrimental to the body." Naruto's eyebrows shot straight up.

"Ok I admit I am a little tired and I have no fight in me." She leaned over to him and kissed him lovingly. Naruto moved closer to her on the bed. She put her hand on his cheek and broke off the kiss. "Some sleep and food and I will be fine." She reassured him. Naruto knew what forced regeneration can do to the body.

"It wasn't a smart thing to do." He said as he pushed the hair out of her eyes tucking it behind her ear. She leaned in to kiss him. He backed away from her. "I should make you go home and sleep."

"I'll compromise. I will sleep on 2 conditions: One, I get to stay here and two, you stay until I'm asleep." Myra said hopefully. Naruto smirked. "If you stay here you may not get any sleep."

"I am sure I will get some sleep eventually." She smiled at him. He leaned into kiss her. Myra wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him as close as she could. He probed with his tongue and she responded by doing the same. The kiss intensified as Naruto laid Myra on her back. Myra broke off the kiss, her breathing slightly quickened. They stared at each other for a few moments.

Naruto reeled in his thoughts as he got lost in her eyes. There was a familiarity to them he still couldn't explain. He felt so strongly about her. It was difficult for him to think clearly. There was the Fox that really wasn't saying anything, but it was nudging him in the direction of taking advantage of this situation. He kissed her on the forehead and then scooted in behind her.

"I will stay until you're asleep." He whispered into her ear. Shivers ran up and down the girl spine. Naruto wrapped his arms around her mid section and pulled her close to him. "Now go to sleep." He said with a stern tone. He could hear her pouting, and was thankful he couldn't see it.