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

Chapter 26: I confess.

Myra raced out of the forest. It was only a matter of time before Naruto or someone else figured out the genjutsu on Kiba. Myra had left it up to Akamaru to help Naruto or not, but even so, she was going to use one more tactic to stall Naruto.

She raced to the top of the Hokage monument. She stood on the Yondiame's head for a few moments. She looked up at the moon shining brightly overhead. She didn't have time to muse about the perfect setting. Naruto was moving quickly towards the monument. She could feel his anger and his despair. Myra had passed a small cave entrance on the way up the mountain. She took the trail back down and ducked inside to wait.

It was only a few minutes that Myra had to wait. Naruto passed the small cave on the way up to the top. She waited a few more moments and slowly crept back up to the top. She saw him standing near the edge of the face. His chakra was more intense than she had ever felt, then it dissipated. Myra stood still, and kept her own chakra suppressed. She didn't want to spoil her moment.

Naruto sat on the edge of the face. "So did I loose her too?" He hung his head. She left him to linger a while longer. She felt his despair and misery envelope him. Myra couldn't let this game go on anymore. It hurt her to see him like this.

"I am not Sasuke." She whispered. Naruto whipped around to her. He stood up, he didn't know if he wanted to be angry with her, or hold on to her and never let her go. So he stood there hanging his head.

"I know your not, but there are a few things..." Naruto kept his head down

"Don't even Pretty Boy." It was the first time she spat the nick name she gave him as a sign of affection. It hurt him a lot more than he showed. "My biggest pet peeve in this world is to be compared to someone else. It's bad enough that I have my father's reputation to deal with. But I walk in the gates, and everyone has this preconceived notion that I am like this guy Sasuke. Everyone here has put him on this pedestal making him out to be god's gifts to the world, and I am supposed to live up to that? You people are CRAZY!" She was trying not to cry.

"Sasuke had the same problem with Itachi, and would probably find it very amusing that he was causing this problem for someone else. I think you are more alike then you want to admit." The words had fallen out of his mouth before he could stop himself. Now she was angry and she was staring at him. Naruto felt the bone chilling stare slice through him. "Yep, she can stare like him too…"

"You know what… Fuck you…" She was very quiet. "I won't compete with a ghost. Good luck with finding him." She started to walk away. Her heart was breaking a little more with each step she took, but she wasn't going to be a replacement. She felt a hand around her wrist.

"I'm not going to let you walk away from me, not like this." Naruto stood behind her. Myra tried to wriggle out of his grasp.

"Let go of me." Her voice was icy.

"Not until you hear what I have to say." She could hear the hurt in his voice. Myra stopped moving.

"I know you aren't Sasuke. There are moments when you do something that reminds me of him. I am even guilty of thinking that having you here would be like having him back, but you aren't Sasuke." He let go of her. Myra lowered her head.

"I don't want you to be Sasuke. I want you to be Myra." He stepped closer to her. She looked up at him, tears falling down her checks. "Because if you were Sasuke, I couldn't tell Myra I love her." Myra put her hands on his lips. She could feel the truth of the words flowing through her touch. She stood there for a few moments, eyes wide as dinner plates. She felt the truth of his words flow through her. He loved her, not the shadow she thought she was to him. Myra didn't have to search deep down to know how she felt.

"I love you too, Naruto." It was a perfect moment under the moon lit sky, standing on top of the Hokage monument. The kiss lasted for what seemed like an eternity. They both cursed the need for air as their lips parted. Myra put her head on his chest. She felt his heart pounding beneath her ear. Naruto put his arms around her small frame, pulling her close, not wanting to let go.

"I'm sorry I got angry with you." Myra whispered, warm tears falling on his chest.

"And I'm sorry I yelled at you." Naruto squeezed her tight to him. Myra's breath came out a little constricted, "Um… Naruto… I can't breathe…"

Naruto chuckled softly and loosened his grip on her, but didn't let go. Myra inhaled deeply. She pushed away from him gently, whipping away her tears. His grip slid from around her to her wrist.

"Where do you think you are going?" He asked her half playfully, half possessively. She blinked at him.

"Back to the dojo to see if anyone is still there. I need to work out some aggression." She said with a raised eyebrow. He looked at her with a foxy grin and she could tell what he was thinking before he said a word.

"I know how to work out that aggression." Naruto's smirk was about a mile wide. Myra shook her head and chuckled.

"Wrong kind of aggression Pretty Boy; besides, I need to apologize to Kiba and Akamaru," Myra turned to try and leave again. Naruto pulled her back towards him in a tight embrace.

"You can apologize to Kiba and the mutt later." Naruto growled playfully. Myra raised an eyebrow.

"And WHO are YOU to tell ME what I CAN and CAN NOT do?" She scolded, trying to push out of his grasp. He glared at her with his big blue eyes. It was a good question, he had to admit. They had confessed their love for each other, but was there anything else? Naruto knew what he wanted to say. The Fox was grumbling advice about what Naruto SHOULD say. Myra hadn't said anything about obeying him.

"I'm your boyfriend." He said in a very deep grumble.

Myra smirked. "I'll accept that answer this time. But next time, I may not give in so easily."

Naruto nuzzled her neck. "Good, I like a challenge." He grinned, sweeping her into a bridal carry.

"Really?" Myra back flipped out of his arms and on to her feet in to a mocking pose. "First one back to the apartment makes breakfast?" Unless you think you can catch me first." She stuck out her tongue and sprinted for the edge of the cliff, disappearing beyond the edge of the monument.

Naruto stood there for a few seconds completely dumbfounded.

"She did not just tell you to chase her?!" The Fox chuckled.

"Yeah… She did…" Naruto continued to stare off the edge of the monument.

"Well… Don't just stand there like an idiot! AFTER HER BOY!" The Fox roared. Naruto felt the serge of Chakra. Night became day again and her smell was even more intoxicating than it had ever been. He could smell her excitement and her arousal. His blood was on fire with the want and need of her. He didn't care at that moment if he caught her or got to the apartment first, as long as the outcome was the same, it didn't matter to him.

Naruto jumped off the monument. Myra smiled and waived at him as he passed her just over the edge of the cliff face. She had jumped to just below the ridge. Naruto flipped around and digging his claws into the side of the mountain. He stopped his decent and looked up at her with hunger in his eyes.

"Oh… Crap…" Myra raised an eyebrow. She couldn't see the slits of his eyes, his elongated claws, or how his hair had become a bit more spiked, but she could feel how much he wanted to catch her. "Well now I know how to get him all fired up…" Myra looked around. There wasn't a good way down that didn't involve jumping to her certain doom. She had seen Naruto do it, so she knew it could be done. Naruto started to climb the wall back up to her.

Myra thought about it one more time before he was inches from her. She jumped off the face and started to free fall. She flipped over a few time and timed her hand signs just right. A huge gust of wind came from her hands and she slowed her free fall. Myra touched the ground effortlessly and alive.

Naruto watched half impressed and half annoyed. Myra looked up at him very pleased with herself. She couldn't believe it worked either.

"I want waffles." She called up to him and flickered out of sight.