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Warnings: I do not own Naruto. Rated "M" for language and adult situations.
Chapter 30: Repercussions
Naruto danced on the edge of consciousness. He had an interesting night of odd dreams. It was like his life was flashing before him. Every memory that was important to Naruto and who defined him as a person had been laid out for him to watch and live through in perfect clarity. Some of the more intense memories were tough to go through again. The fights with Sasuke, any time he took on the mantle of the Fox, the day Tsunade told him that Jiraiya was gone, but they all led him to one place. That morning he bumped into the girl he was holding right now.
Naruto reactively pulled her closer to him. She was still lying at his side, with her head on his chest. Consciousness came closer to the blonde. Naruto stroked her hair as if it was the most natural thing to do. He felt Myra's body tense and she let out a soft sleepy grunt. Naruto figured she didn't want to move anymore than he did.
His breathing was beginning to become less shallow and more frequent, but Naruto wasn't quite awake yet. He moved and Myra tensed against him, but this time he could sense something was different about her. She was still soft and warm, but there was a change in the energy she radiated. Naruto pulled her closer almost instinctively. His eyes finally opened hazily.
Myra tensed again letting out another almost sad growl. Naruto tried to sit up and couldn't with out really moving her. He nudged her gently. She grunted softly. He nudged her again, "Wake up Rabbit."
With a deep inhale of breath and a yawn Myra opened her eyes. She stretched from her toes to her nose and curled right back where she started. Naruto felt her smile on his chest. "Morning Love." She said sleepily. She moved so she was facing him. "What time is it?" She rubbed her eyes.
Naruto shrugged. "I don't know, late I think. Where's the clock?"
Myra yawned again. "Bedside table, next to the picture." She said absent mindedly. Then her heart skipped a beat when she remembered Tsunade's request. "Oh crap… The picture!" Naruto had already reached the clock by the time she could stop him.
"It's almost 10." He put the clock back. Myra let out a sigh.
"Hey! Ero-Sennin!" He grabbed the picture. Myra hung her head, "DANM." Naruto sat up. Myra looked at him with a sideways smirk. She was trying to make it seem like nothing special.
"Hey I was comfy…" She whined and pouted. Naruto was busy looking at the photo to notice her pout. He was doing it on purpose. She had to think fast. The fact that her cell phone rang made things easy for her. The melody was a simple tune of urgency, but it was unmistakably her father's ring tone.
"Oh snap…" She flopped on his chest. Naruto let out a playful grunt. The ringing stopped; then started a few seconds later. Myra got out of bed and picked up her bathrobe slipping it on.
"Why don't you jump in the shower? This may take a few minutes." She leaned over and kissed him. Naruto pulled her on top of him.
"But if I take a shower now, there won't be any hot water for you." He smiled. Even through the covers and her bathrobe, she knew he wasn't worried about conserving the hot water. The phone rang again.
"I don't think I can tell my father I didn't answer the phone because I was in the shower with my boyfriend. He's called 3 times in less than 5 minutes. I don't think he's calling me to find out if I got here safely. I'm in deep shit about something. " She smiled. He reached up and kissed her. The phone continued to ring. They both glared towards the sound of the phone.
"I need to answer that before he gets on a plane." She got up and headed for the living room. She picked up the small blue cell phone and looked at the screen. "You have 25 missed calls, 4 new voice mail, and 38 text messages." The phone rang and she answered.
"Hi Dad." She said cheerfully.
The older Ravenheart did not sound amused. "Explain to me how you managed to piss off the head of a major house in less than a week?"
"I'm great Dad. I got here safe. Thanks for asking. How has your day been so far?" There was silence on the other end. Myra sighed heavily. "It wasn't as easy as you seem to think."
"What am I going to do with you?" Her Father was still upset.
"Send me 3000 miles away from my home, friends and family to hopefully teach me discipline, control, and respect? Oh wait? You already did that." Myra winced when he screeched at her.
"This is no laughing matter young lady! You've been accused of behavior unbecoming a Lady of the house Ravenheart. Apparently, your behavior last night at the reception was deplorable." She was holding the phone slightly away from her ear. Naruto had put on his boxers and plain white t-shirt. He had walked into the living room. Myra was talking to her dad in English, so he couldn't really understand what was going on.
"My behavior? I was polite, I ate the food, and when I wanted to leave, I asked to be excused. I was the model of polite society. Hiashi Hyuuga insulted me and my escort and I'm the one getting yelled at? That isn't fair Dad." Myra sat on the coffee table. Naruto could understand one or two words here and there, but it was her expression, tone of voice, and the mention of that Hyuuga bastard that concerned him. He sat in chair next to the table and put his hand on her knee. She smiled at him and gently hushed him with one finger.
"You didn't get the phone call at the crack ass of dawn." Her father was still pissed off.
"He asked if I would stay at the Hyuuga estate. You and I discussed this and we agreed that it wasn't such a good idea to stay in any one house hold, so I declined again." She thought about it for a second; then closed her eyes and cursed. "I might have been a little bit sharp with him when I declined the invitation."
She could hear her father's silent nodding. "Were you rude about it?"
"Did I tell him to Fuck Off? Not in those exact words, but that is basically what I said. I thought I was being polite about it." She was biting her bottom lip nervously.
"The thing is Sweetheart, you could have kissed the man's feet and he still would have felt slighted because you declined his offer of hospitality. I will admit that I never liked the man, but I can't ignore his complaint." He let out a sigh.
"Ok, so that means what?" Myra raised an eyebrow. That Hyuuga bastard was up to something and now he had leverage to get his foot in the door.
"You are going to have to spend two weeks at the Hyuuga complex as a guest." His words were met with silence. Myra paled. It was the first time Naruto had ever seen her look scared.
"What?" Myra recovered.
"The arrangement that was negotiated is that you spend two weeks at the Hyuuga complex as a guest of the Family. You will have to bite your tongue and dull your wit and do as you are told for two weeks." There was sad tone in his voice. Myra took another deep breath and color started to come back to her.
"So Lord Hyuuga will get to reign over my life for two weeks?" Her voice sounded dangerous.
"While you are with in the walls of the compound, you are at his mercy. The second that you step toe out of the complex you are allowed to do as you please, as long as you do not go against any of his rules for those two weeks." Myra started to tear with her father's explanation.
"When do I have to report to Lord Hyuuga?" Her tears started to fall. Naruto moved to kneeling in front of her. He was going to say something, but she put her hand on his chest.
"You must report to the Hyuuga compound by midnight tonight." Her Father didn't like the idea anymore than his daughter.
"And I can't refuse can I?" She took a deep breath.
"No, you can't." Her father's voice was low and sad. Myra closed her eyes and more tears fell. Naruto was having a very hard time watching her cry. She was obviously upset about something. He wanted to scream and yell at her father, but just in case he was the cause of her father's anger, he didn't want her to be in any more trouble that she was already in.
"I don't like the idea anymore than you do, but it is something that will satisfy all the parties concerned. Myra, sweetheart, don't do anything impulsive or stupid. Think before you do what ever it is you are planning to do. I know you aren't going to roll over and take two weeks of subjugation. At least call me and let me know what you're going to do so I can be prepared to leave if I have too." Her father sounded worried. Myra's anger was mixed with her tears.
"I would keep a bag packed, just in case." Myra forced a chuckle.
"You be careful… And one last thing…" She heard her father's smirk, but then he took a breath like he was going to say something and then didn't. "Never mind, it's not important right now." He sighed. "Tell the boy he has nothing to fear from me… Unless he hurts you, then I will hunt him down and kill him." There was click and Myra smiled at the concerned looking Naruto.
She had 13 hours to come up with a plan to get out of two weeks of hell. Myra put down the phone and looked over at Naruto. His blue eyes stared into her. She could sense his concern and his desire to make it all better. Myra honestly didn't know how she was going to get herself out of this mess, worse she didn't know how Naruto was going to take it.