A/N: There may have been some confusion with Myra's dream. She did not see the Yondiame. She saw her brother. Her brother's name is Minato. Yes, he was named after the Yondiame. It will all make sense, I promise… It may not make sense to anyone else, but it will make sense to me and that's all that matters…. Meanwhile, I know I mentioned the possibility of lemons… Well I got cold feet and thought best to leave things to the imagination.

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

Chapter 18: Late for a very important Date.

There was a knock at Naruto's front door. Naruto's ear twitched. Myra grunted in displeasure. The two were entwined under the blankets feeling the after glow of the past few hours. Shikamaru pounded on the door again. The shadow weaver's voice was muffled, "Naruto? Are you in there?"

"Maybe if you ignore Nancy Boy, he will go away." Myra whispered. Naruto was still trying to get his mind to focus.

"Oy! Naruto! I am not taking any crap from the Godiame because of you! I have to deal with enough crap from my Mom. Now open the damn door before I do!" Shikamaru sounded serious.

"Are you awake?" Myra started to untangle herself from Naruto. He tried to restrict her movements and kissed her on the neck. He opened his very blue eyes, grinning at her. "I'm up." Myra smirked playfully.

"I noticed and I am trying very diligently to ignore it." She kissed his arm. "Because I need to get up and you need to answer the door." Myra craned her neck to kiss him. Naruto mumbled a few well deserved curses as Shikamaru pounded again.

"ALL RIGHT SHIKAMARU! Give me a few minutes." Naruto couldn't hear Shikamaru complaining, but knew he was. Myra stood up stretching. She stepped forward and bent over to pick up the clothes left on the floor. She heard Naruto stumble out of bed and was standing behind her. Myra squeaked rather loudly when Naruto grabbed her hips. She stood straight up and turned around to see Naruto's very mischievous grin. Shikamaru banged so hard on the door, dust was falling from the ceiling around the door. Myra snickered. "I don't think Nancy Boy is going to wait much longer."

"Screw him…" Naruto growled and pulled her hips to his. He so loved how well her hips felt in his hands. Myra reached up and pulled his head down to hers, kissing him deeply. She broke the kiss and looked at him with very sad eyes.

"Look Pretty Boy, I can hardly go another round or three with out something to eat. One can not live on protein alone." She kissed him again. This time it was Naruto that was pouting when she pulled away from him. "So put that thing away before you go blind." She tossed him his boxers and the t-shirt she was wearing. "I'll go get dressed in the bathroom and you can answer the door." Shikamaru's muffled laughter fluttered through the door.

Myra bounced and swayed to the bathroom. Naruto turned to glare at the door. Myra heard a loud THUD. Naruto had lost his balance trying to get his boxers on. Myra was safely behind the bathroom door when Naruto opened his front door. Shikamaru jumped back a little when Naruto opened the door. The pissed off blonde grumbled, "WHAT?"

"Boy, are you going to get it!" Shikamaru chuckled. Naruto's eye twitched.

"What the HELL do YOU want?" Naruto was gritting his teeth. Shikamaru was dressed in a nice black tuxedo. Naruto's eyes went wide and he looked at the clock showing 5:30PM. "OH SHIT!"

Shikamaru nodded, "Oh shit is right. You and Ms. Ravenheart better get dressed." Shikamaru was trying not to laugh. Myra poked her head out of the bathroom. "Get dressed for what?" She asked. Shikamaru looked at Naruto, shaking his head.

"You haven't told her yet have you? Man, this is going to be troublesome." Shikamaru put his hands in his pockets. "I will try and stall as long as I can, but I don't think the Godiame is going to be happy that you were detaining one of the guests of honor." Shikamaru turned and started to walk down the corridor waving as he went. Myra came out of the bathroom wearing her white tank top and shorts. She stood in the hallway staring at Naruto. Her arms were crossed, hip cocked to one side. The blonde boy closed the door and turned to look at Myra nervously. She raised her eyebrows inquisitively.

"Get dressed for what?" She was obviously annoyed.

"Tsunade wanted me to bring you to a mandatory council function like dinner party thing tonight. Or you have to go with Neji" He growled Neji's name rather menacingly. Myra simply laughed.

"So I am to be paraded around like a prize to be had. How intriguing. I've only been here 3 days and I'm a something to be maneuvered like a chess piece. Lady Tsunade plays her politics well." Myra took a deep breath. "And what would have happened had I refused the escorts? Or refused to attend?" Myra had straightened up, looking very regal. Naruto looked a little sheepish.

"Tsunade didn't really tell me." He took a step closer to Myra. The raven haired girl chewed on her bottom lip as she thought. "Which means I don't have the option of not attending." Myra started to pace in circles. There was silence as the girl chewed on her lip deep in contemplation. Myra looked up at Naruto, who was still standing in the middle of the main room.

"So I have a choice between you and Neji?" She continued to pace.

"Yes…" He growled again, lowering his head so she wouldn't see how upset it made him to think about her with Neji. Myra stopped pacing, put her hands on her hips and smiled deviously.

"Well if I am to be paraded as a prize to be won, then I should be paraded by he who has already won the prize." She walked up to him putting her arms around him. He pulled her close into a hug so she couldn't see his face. "Plus I want to meet your friends from Sunagakure." Naruto was still very silent.

"But…" He started, but couldn't think of how to ask her what he wanted and tell her what he needed. Myra pushed her self back so she could look at him and tilted her head.

"But what? Do you want me to go with Neji?" She blinked at him. She felt the deep rumble from his chest as he spoke. "No…"

"Then what?" Myra pleaded. Naruto looked at her deep brown eyes. He didn't really know how to explain what he was feeling or why every time she mentioned Neji, he wanted to rip Neji in half. He took a deep breath.

"You are the Ravenheart, and I am, well, I'm just Naruto Uzumaki. I have no title, no clan, and no family. I have a goal to be Hokage and save my best friend and that's about all I have." He held her at arms length still trying not to look at her. Myra was a bit confused by what he was trying to tell her.

"And I am trying very hard to see your point." Myra was still confused.

"You're a princess. And I'm." She cut him off.

"Hold it right there Pretty Boy… I am FAR from being a princess. Important person in my family, yes… Princess? Oh hell no. While I am here I will have a few things that I have to take care of that require me to wear a shinny badge that says "THE RAVENHEART" but that isn't going to change," she took a deep breath and tried to hold back her tears. "It isn't going to change the way I feel about you. As confusing as this feeling is, I don't want it to go away because of my STUPID family obligations." Naruto saw her tears forming. He stroked her cheek with his thumb.

"I met you three days ago, and as crazy as it sounds, I feel like I have known you for a life time or more. There is a rational part of my brain, and Edgar, that is screaming at me for literally jumping into bed with the first guy I met." Her voice broke, evident that she was crying. "But then there is the other part of my soul that feels safe and warm and doesn't give a DAMN about anything else when I am with you." Naruto looked into her teary brown eyes. He didn't know how to respond to her. Myra had just said to him the exact thing that he was feeling as well. They had just met a few days ago and he didn't want to be with out her, ever. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"I don't feel so alone or empty when I have you in my arms. I don't want to let go, and be damned with what anyone thinks." He looked up at her. "The thought of you and Neji makes my blood boil, and believe me when I say that isn't a good thing." His eyes didn't change color, but his pupils become slits for a split second. Myra saw the slits and passed it off in her mind as her eyes being all teary. Myra whipped her tear stained cheeks. She took a deep breath to calm herself. "Will you please escort me to this diner party then?" He looked at her with a forced smile. Naruto still didn't know if the two of them being seen in public was a good idea. "Are you sure you want to go with me?" He half way smiled at her.

"If you don't take me, I'm not going." She crossed her arms and nodded her head in finality. He couldn't help the smile that crossed his face. She was cute when she was being stubborn. Naruto pulled Myra into a tight hug. They both stood there for a moment until the door pounded again. Naruto rolled his eyes. "Who the HELL is it now?"