Author's Notes

SanDemonMax-Cenation Citizen: Gomen, my bad, careless mistake, I didn't know Naruko is on the list =.=/

Prescripto13: arigatou, I am thrilled to see your review!

dreamer1084: haha.. well as mentioned previously on forum, going to portrait a joousama uke sensei and wanko seme Naru-chan, kaka.. and yea, I thought it would be funny to see Tenzo shoot out from the ground, as I got the idea from Zetsu on recent episode.

slatedfox: great that you like it!

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Naruto threw himself on the bed happily, as he finally could have some peace and quite. Since it was such a small village, the clergy was keen to hear more about the practice that they carried out as exorcist, as well as the journeys that they made, as most of the clergies tend to stay in a particular village for almost half of their lives.

Kurama simply smirked as it tried to find the most comfortable place on the couch to lie on. It adjusted the cushions with its tails and decided to land on the largest one.

"Ano sa… Kurama, what is Sasaki? Why I did not encounter any of them before?" Naruto asked leisurely, while looking at the moon through the window. It was a clear night and the full moon was hanging in the sky peacefully.

The fox did not reply straight away, but smirked shamelessly. "I should inform Iruka sensei when we make our way home, so that he can have time to prepare extra homework for you to do."

"Hey," Naruto pouted, "not funny. It's hard to not to fall asleep in class, even Iruka sensei is the one who is lecturing."

"Whatever," Kurama replied, and raised its head suddenly. "Good day, An san."

Before Naruto could wonder why the fox said that, he saw a silver hair man stood at the windowsill outside. "Argh!"

The man's chuckle was like silver bells, "may I come in, Ekusoshisuto – kun?"

Naruto looked at Kurama who remained on the cushions and then turned back. He grabbed his night robe and put it on before he opened the window. "You are?" he asked the intruder.

"Sasaki An," the man replied as he stepped into the room, and avoided the bed graciously. "I heard that Kurama has come to this village, I may as well pay you a visit. Hope I have not disturbs your sleep." He stretched out his left hand, offered the fox his palm.

The fox looked at the offered hand and then his protégé. "If you are tired, you can go to sleep first, Naruto. I guess An-san and I can go to his place instead."

"No," Naruto said quickly, "you still have not answer my question, Kurama. I want to know!"

The fox looked at the vampire instead. As if An understood, he retreated his hand and sat next to the fox instead. "What you want to know, Ekusoshisuto- kun?"

"I am not Ekusoshisuto – kun, please just call me Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto," said Naruto, as he dropped himself back to the bed. "And that, what kind of vampire are you, An – san?"

"Normal vampire, of course," An grinned, showing his white fangs, "and I understand your confusion. But for us, Sasaki, we are elegant; and unlike the unwise fellow that needs to be hunt down by the Konoha, we did not enjoy hunting wildly, though we still like to have our meals to be served differently sometimes." He moved and stood in front of the man. He raised his hand and grasped Naruto's chin firmly, "and that, Naruto- chan, an ekusoshisuto like you, is still far too young to encounter missions regarding our clansman," he grinned deviously, " besides we have our own team to deal with the internal affairs. Hence… can I borrow Kurama away now?"

Naruto stared at the vampire in annoyance, even though he was actually, slightly frightened by the strength that the vampire was displaying. He then looked at the fox who has stood up already, making sure that he was safe. "If Kurama is interested, An- san."

"Great," An smiled warmly as he released his grasp. He straightened his left hand in the air, "Kurama, you ready?"

"Mataku…" Kurama replied as it jumped to the bed, "you Sasaki are all weirdoes. I don't understand why you all love to tease the ekusoshisuto, is that that fascinating? Naruto," it turned, "don't worry, An- san is just making fun of you. I will be back by sunrise, okay?"

"Yea…" the man replied quietly.

"Cool, oyasumi," the fox said as it disappeared along with the vampire to the dark sky.

As soon as the pair disappeared from his sight, Naruto dropped his body back to the mattress. He could not deny that he was weaker, relatively, but then he was only 17 and he did not even know how old the vampire was. He rolled mindlessly for a few minutes on the bed and carelessly felt asleep.

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In his dream, there was a silver hair man lied on top of his nap. He could feel the soft threats as he brushed the hair lovingly. He could not remember the man's name nor he could see the man's face. But he knew, that was his lover, the man that he loved for so long, as he never was so close to anyone, not even Sandaime ji-chan or Iruka sensei.

"If you dare to forget about me, I will come back to haunt you every life," the man whispered.

However, he did not view it as a threat, but bend down to kiss the man instead. "It's my pleasure to have you haunt me everyday, so that I can be reassure that you are with me all the time…" he wanted to call the man's name, but somehow, he could not remember at all; and the man was slowly fading away, no matter how hard he tried.

He opened his eyes suddenly, and realised that he was covered in tears. "Ka…" he murmured, trying his best to figure out the name. He really wanted to know, as he could not believe that he actually has forgotten. It was not something that could be forget easily, the name of his most important person, his true soul mate.

He sat up and wiped his tears away with his sleeves. He looked at the couch and Kurama has already back and sleeping on the cushion softly. It was a nice, sunny day outside the window, but somehow his loneliness clouded his mind. Even though the fox has been with him since he has memories, but somehow he always felt lonely. Even though Sandaime ji-chan and Iruka sensei treated him as their sons, it was different, as he has no parents. Even though he has good friends like Shikamaru, Choji and Kiba, it was different. The man that was in his dream rang the bell, opened the door that he tried to hide. He sighed as he made his way to the bathroom. He scooped up a handful of cold water and washed his face. He patted his face, and smiled at his own self though the mirror. After all he was Uzumaki Naruto, the man who was working towards the Kage, the leader of Konoha Exorcist Unit of the Church. He would not be upset that easily, and instead, he would find the name and the man that he has just dreamt.

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TBC.

With so many things that I need to write and the heated, which welcomed initially, but not now, summer has finally arrived in England, I will be doing some travelling, and so it maybe a while before I upload the next chapter, but I will try my best. ASAP!

Looking forward to hear your reviews!

Yanvi

p.s. same as other stories, all the stories that I posted have already have a structured, it just a matter of time, so don't worry, they will end, one day.