Uzumaki Twins

Chapter 4

~ Naruto's pov ~

I woke up and found the sun glaring in my face. I wondered why Kuro didn't wake me. She usually does. Could it be that she's finally letting me sleep in? Ah, it's so nice to have a considerate sister. I wonder what it would be like if I never had her. We'd never know we were twins and we may have ended up fighting each other. No, no, scary thought, don't want to go there. My sister is crazy strong. She could beat me up worse than Sakura ever could. Is my sister stronger than Sasuke? Never saw her fight with him but she does hang with him. Are they dating?

They best not be!

I'd kill Sasuke if they were.

I rushed out of bed and into the bathroom. I cleaned myself and put on my orange clothing before racing downstairs. Sasuke was in the living room, sitting on the sofa as if he owned it. Cocky bastard thinks he can get everything. There's no way he's stronger than me. I'll pulverise him in our next fight. I looked around in search of Kuro, but I don't see her. Is she still in bed? I look out the window to see the sun had risen beyond the horizon. No, Kuro would definitely be up by now. She's never one to sleep in like me.

'Oi, Sasuke, where's Kuro?'

'She's in her bedroom, idiot.' He answered without looking at me.

I clenched my fists and gritted my teeth. You asshole, who do you think you are calling me an idiot? But wait, if my sister isn't downstairs, then she couldn't be going out with Sasuke. Nah, that don't mean anything. She could be going out with him. She might be getting dressed to go out together. I froze where I stood. Are they going on a date? Is that why Sasuke's up and dressed already? Is that why he knew where she is?

No, Kuro, don't go out with him!

I turned and ran back up the stairs and knocked on my sister's door. There was no answer. I knocked again but there was still nothing. Could she be out or sleeping? Well I'm sure she won't mind me just going in. I opened the door and walked in and I froze. I looked from the red haired boy to her and back again. They were sitting on the same bed near each other. Kyubi was here with Juuku and another thing of yellow and blue lines. What the hell is that thing? But that question vanished when I looked at my sister and the boy she was with.

Is she going out with him? Is she cheating on Sasuke with him?

What the hell is going on?

'Oh, Naruto, what's up?'

Her voice didn't sound guilty of having been caught red handed. Damn she's good. How the hell am I going to find out if she's going out with Sasuke, or cheating on him when she's too good for me to figure out she is acting. My sister will easily be able to see through lies or beating around the bush, in fact, she hates it. That is why I am more direct with her than anyone else. I guess it is the only one I am going to have to proceed with her. Just be blunt and direct about it and don't beat around the bush. Yeah got it. Just the way my sister likes it.

'Are you going out with Sasuke?' Nice, Naruto, keep it direct and blunt.

She started to choke as if the mere idea of it offended her. Juuku patted her back with her large paw to help ease her coughing fit. Kyubi had begun snickering before it turned into a full blow laugh. The other creature, god knows what that thing is, just sat still watching the rest of us with small yellow eyes. I already feel sick with just looking at that thing. But hell, that cannot stop me from eating my favourite food, Ramen. So if that is going to be a challenge to me, then bring it on. I can so totally beat it, believe it!

'When did you bang your head?' she asked me, her cheeks tear stained from coughing too much.

'When didn't he?' Kyubi chimed and she took off her ninja sandal and threw it at him. It hit him on the nose. 'Ow,' he said and glared at her.

'Well I noticed you're buddy-buddy with Sasuke…' I trailed off as her face was blank. Very soon I knew she would burst out with anger and hit me hard. Okay it was definitely just my imagination. 'Sorry, my mistake,' I say and rub the back of my head nervously. Instead of hitting me like she usually did when I did something wrong, she sighed. I blinked and then looked between her and him, the red head boy. 'Is there something going on between you two?' I ask, pointing from one to the other.

'Huh? What are you on, Naruto?' she asked, quite baffled.

The other boy had glared at me before looking away with reddened cheeks. 'When did you get close to strangers?' I question her, forgetting the boy's actions.

'If you haven't already noticed, but he's like the two of us.' She was pointing at the yellow thing with blue veins and that looked like a large blob of vomit sculptured to look like a cross between a cat and a raccoon. The door slammed and I jumped. Kuro smirked. She patted the bed beside her and that is where I sat. She wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pinched my cheek between forefinger and thumb. 'Stop trying to make something that isn't there, silly brother.'

'So' I say to break the silence. 'Who's he? And what the hell is that thing?' I point to both in question. She pinched both my cheeks and pulled on my face. 'Ow, ow, ow,' I kept saying as she pulled. She released and my skin slapped back into place. I rubbed the sore spots to dull the ache.

'Rudeness, Naruto,' she warned. She sighed and then turned to the thing and boy. 'So why don't we start with introductions.'

'Why the hell would I do that?' the blob said with annoyance.

'Listen, blobby, behave yourself and be nice otherwise I'll give you to Juuku as her new toy.' My sister threatened.

Yellow eyes glared at her and the blob moved to bend down so it could look directly into her eyes. I'm not the one facing her and yet I could smell its foul breath. 'Are you threatening me, human?'

She punched it in the nose, hard and blood splattered. He grabbed his face in his hand and yowled. 'Yeah, I'm threatening you. And are you going to stop me?' she said with a smirk.

'Gaara, sort out your chick otherwise I will.' The thing complained, pointing a black claw, connected to a yellow with blue lines, at her.

'His chick?' my sister repeated. 'His chick?' damn she was getting hysterical, that's not a good sign. 'You must be losing your mind, sand blob, because I am nobodies' chick.'

'Kuro, calm down,' I say nervously.

'No, when the hell did I become his chick?' she said to the thing and pointing at the red head. She turned to him. 'When the hell did I become your chick?'

He shrugged. 'Shukaku has the tendency to state things as he sees them.'

'So he sees me as being yours?' he nodded in confirmation. 'Well you best make him un-see that otherwise I'm going to be pissed and I'll let Juuku have a little snack.'

'I thought we were going to introduce ourselves.' I say, trying to get them away from threats.

Kuro sighed and shifted so she sat nearer to me and more comfortable. Kyubi and Juuku sat on their haunches at our sides. I noticed Juuku had placed her head to rest on my sister's lap. I can easily see that there is a deep bond between the pair of them, one that lacks between me and Kyubi. Kyubi hates me but loves my sister. All demons seem to love her, as do other animals, but in truth I have only seen my demon and hers ever act with a deep bond. This thing beside the red head is showing a form of bond, but one where he likes to challenge it instead of showing he cares or he just wants to stay at her side. Kyubi and I have our differences and I don't see how we're ever going to come around that. I don't think we ever will.

'Go ahead then, big brother,' my sister said.

I grinned at her and then looked back to the others. 'I am Naruto Uzumaki.'

'And I am the Kyubi,' his nine tails swished in annoyance, 'or as Chika here knows as Kurama. I don't know how the fuck she knows that, but she does.'

My sister grinned at him. 'I'm Chika Uzumaki, Chi or Kuro for short. Warning, only my brother or exceptionally close people call me Kuro, friends call me Chi.'

Juuku raised her head. 'Most of you know who I am. I'm Juuku; I'm a nineteen-tailed demon.' Her tail split in nineteen and she flexed them around the room before she fixed them together to look like one. 'I'm Kuro's demon and I will protect her with my very life.'

'My name's Gaara and I won't hesitate to kill you if you get in my way.'

My sister narrowed her eyes at him, but she said nothing.

'I'm Shukaku, just like Juuku,' he said with venom, 'had snarled when I first appeared to kill her precious host.'

'Guess what,' Kuro said with an evil smirk. 'This host is going to kick your ass if you don't start showing respect.'

'Is that how you got Kyubi's respect?' I asked her surprised. Altogether, my sister, Kyubi and Juuku burst out laughing. 'What?' I asked confused. 'What did I say?'

'Naruto,' she said between laughter. 'I didn't beat up Kurama to get his respect.'

'Then how did you do it?' she didn't respond and I almost cursed her. 'Damn it, Kuro, answer me.' She laughed at me. I pouted and looked at her with pleading eyes. 'Please tell me.'

'Ask Kurama,' she said and fell onto her stomach. Juuku jumped onto the bed and fell onto her stomach beside her with one paw over her back. It was a protective gesture that she was definitely willing to protect my sister till death.

'But he won't tell me anything. I think he'd rather kill me.'

'Of course I would,' Kyubi agreed. 'I don't give anything out for free.'

'That's because you're greedy,' my sister said to him and he glared.

'How do you do it?' the red head – Gaara – asked my sister. She looked at him. 'How do you handle the situation?'

'Well, when we have a little more time, I might help you get over it.' she said with a smile.