I groaned as I my eyes slowly opened. The light poured in through the window with no clouds to stop them. The whole of my right arm including my hand and fingers were tightly wrapped in bandages, as was my torso. "Oh thank god. It was just a dream." I smiled lightly as then I felt the pillow behind my head and frowned… I had never slept with a pillow before… I had never slept on a comfy mattress at all. Mother used to make me sleep on the cold marble floor…
"MOTHER!?" I sat bolt up right and felt my panic building in my chest.
Calm down kit! My demons voice cradled around me and in my mind I saw her; unlike most demons, she preferred to maintain a human like appearance. Her long swept hair curled at the bottom of her waist.
"Do not tell me to be calm! My mother just ripped open my face and stabbed me!"
Good point…
"Hello sleeping beauty." the woman from before with the blonde pony tails walked and smiled at me but I could feel my anger burning.
"Where. The. Hell. Am. I." my voice flowed freely as I poured my magic into it.
"You are in Konoha. The village hidden in the leaf as it is better known." She spoke mechanically with glazed over eyes before she shook her head and frowned at me.
"That is some fierce Jutsu you have there."
"What the hell is Jutsu!" I snapped, "He said that before!" I looked around for a second looking for my… what? What do I mean my? I looked for the blonde idiot who had brought me here. "Where's-"
"Naruto?" a voice came and I recognised that cheesy grin and those handsome… those blue eyes.
I shifted blushing when I realised the only thing I had on was the bandages and some kind of… thin hoodless cloak. "I'll leave you both to talk." The lady smiled.
"Thank you Tsunade Sama." He smiled… hey! No one gets Naruto's smiles but moi! Oh god… I sound like some of the maid girls who go after the princes.
He took a seat next to me and leant forward putting his head in his hands, "How are you feeling? You were out cold for a couple of days."
"I heal fast."
"I kind of guessed." He looked at me as though he was trying to see the Demon inside.
"Eyes up here handsome." I clicked my fingers then blushed realising what I said but he just grinned cheesily.
"So you think I am handsome?" he laughed at my discomfort as I blushed but then his face turned serious slightly though he maintained a smile. "This is my village. In my world."
"Naruto, you have brought yourself danger by bringing me here." I shook my head, "You should have just let me die." I sighed; you would be doing everyone a favour. I added in my thoughts.
"Well maybe I had selfish reasons for doing it." He mimicked my voice and tone, "Now, we need to know your name because for the mean time, you're coming to school with me." I raised an eyebrow as I got out of the bed and he tossed me… what I expect were clothes.
"I see that your world changed a great deal while mine stuck to our old realm."
"Your name." Naruto leant in close and my face went even brighter.
"If you must know, it's Harry."
"I thought you said you were named after a Titan?" I winked… what the hell am I doing! I have never acted like this before.
"What are these?!" I tried putting my leg into the trousers he had brought me but they clamped tightly around me.
"Skinny jeans." He grinned as I pulled what I later to be found out had been a hospital gown, over my head and pulled on the white shirt he had brought me, and then finished it off with the green and black Jacket. "Why do I have a feeling that you are enjoying dressing me more than anyone else would?" I wondered in my thick British accent.
"Because you can already tell my intentions so well." He winked.
"How do people wear these things?!" I took in a breath as the jeans closed on my perfectly slim body.
"Easily. Put them on and walk around."
"I'm glad you are getting so much enjoyment out of this!" I finally looked around to the mirror and caught sight of my reflection which made me stop.
I turned pale as I walked over and ran my hand over the face of the strange reflection. From its eyebrow; down in three crescent moons along it cheeks and to the chin were three large scars which stood out clear on each side, against his very lightly tanned face. " I thought that she only cut me once!" I whispered starring at the horrific scars. They looked like whiskers!
"There were some complications. Granny Tsunade said that the knife was coated in a venom which is made to eat away at the skin… she did her best and healed up the main cut, but by the time she did there were already six more tears which had a concentrated dose."
"I can't believe my mother marked me like this." Tears formed in the edges of my eyes as I sniffed. I had done everything. I had saved her and given her eternal life and beauty with the heart of a star.
"I think you look perfect." Naruto smiled . He put his face next to mine, he had similar whisker scars though his stopped short at the edge of his cheek while mine curved down, "They make you look cute like a kitty cat." He giggled and I let out a teary smile.
"Yeah, I guess."
"Come on." He smiled and took me by my hand as he ran out the room cheerily. "Time for me to give you the grand tour of the city."
Naruto began telling more about his world. All about his best friend Sasuke and his roommate Hinata, I noticed he never mentioned anything about Sakura. He must have known that star somehow and I remember her asking me if I was Sasuke. But I would not dig into business which I did not belong in.
He took me for dinner so many times at a restaurant he apparently 'never had been to before so it was worth checking out' safe to say, that night, I saw Naruto eat six bowls of Ramen without stopping for a breath in-between.
"Enjoy that?" I laughed and he sat back with a smile as he patted his belly, I burst into laughter. "I'll take that as a yes."
"Aren't you going to lecture me about how it's not healthy?"
"Naruto, I have seen the way you work out plus the fact when you are not out on missions then even more with the fact you never stop moving… I think that you should be able to enjoy this type of thing when you can."
"I love you." He and I burst into laughter, though part of my heart dropped wishing that… wishing that it was the truth that he actually did.
I owe him and Hinata a lot, they both allowed me to move in with them and for a while it was a bit awkward, I had never lived with other people before. When I would go around each day and clean up, Naruto would gaze at me as I spent half an hour dusting and cleaning a surface which I had already cleaned earlier on that day. He knew that I was finding it hard to break out of the old routine my mother and aunts had forced me into.
Hinata was brilliant to hang out with, most days she would take me out shopping after we both got back from class and we would go look around for clothes. I remember the day I saw an emerald heart necklace in a shop. It was on a black line of silk like a collar but had intricate gold patterns sewn into it. It had been so beautiful. Just like the necklace I had in the old world but my mother had destroyed when she had almost killed me.
That's why I was surprised the next day when Hinata had slipped it onto my bed and smiled at me. They had both made me feel so welcome, like we were part of a family. It felt so strange saying that.
That was how I had spent my first four months with them. Every morning I would wake up and see Naruto with his perfect spiky blonde hair walk around our apartment without a shirt. Good for nothing tease. I would think as I walked past and he would hug me. "Morning my little treasure." He would tease and I blush.
"Naruto." I would as usual stick my tongue out and Hinata would laugh at us both.
Yep. Slowly but surely… and I had to be honest with this… I came to love this world.
Well.
Everything except school.
"Come on Kitty." Naruto laughed one afternoon as we raced to art class.
"I don't know why you just eat like a normal person! If we didn't have to stop for Ramen we could have made it on time!"
"Because Ramen is the best!" he argued.
"In your opinion foxy." I laughed, "But if we are late then Sensei is going to kill us!"
"Let him try." Naruto teased me with a wink and I rolled my eyes.
We landed with a slight rustling of the trees as we crouched onto the window ledge and slowly made our way in past the teacher. We were almost there!
"Naruto. Harry."
Aw man! We had been so close!
At the front of the classroom with his head stuck in his book, was Kakashi Sensei; the silver haired teacher who never seemed to miss a trick. "And why are you late? Were you both preoccupied with each other?" some snickers echoed around the room but thankfully Sasuke and Hinata both glared the students into silence.
"No but we were talking to Iruka sensei earlier sir… he said he was looking forward for-"
"Enough." Kakashi narrowed his eyes, "Take your seats and get on with the work."
"This is why we should never be late." I whispered as me and Naruto sat at our table and began scratching onto our canvases.
I watched focusing every little detail on this had to be correct. I had always been good at drawing, whenever I sketched though I always found that I always did much more of the time prefer writing. I slowly made my drawing gentle as I came to the face of my demon I was drawing. I had sketched her so that she was stood on water while a pool as moving out around her, the same way a pond would react when you drop a pebble into it. I made every line count to make her beautiful, though behind in the darkness of the drawing were two large clawed paws which were reaching out. "That's amazing." Naruto smiled, I guess you really got onto some terms with your demon if you can get her to pose like that.
"When I was younger, she was all I had. I never could speak to no one else." I finished the drawing and went to wash my hands. I watched Naruto's eyes follow me as he whispered to Sasuke and Hinata. "I love you." I whispered so quietly no one but me could hear it; I still turned though just to make sure he couldn't read my lips. "You idiot, why can't you see I love you! You brought me from hell to heaven! I want your arms to hold me!" I whimpered and then wiped away the tear in my eye.
"Hey the kitty is crying." A boy laughed. I locked my eyes on him, two stupid red tattoos sat either side of his face as he looked at me and stupid brown hair curled down just above his eyes.
Kiba. My thoughts snarled as my fist began to burst with magic silently.
"Don't do it my kit." My demon's voice warned me.
"I wonder what's more pathetic? The fact that no one likes you. The fact that you are a rogue that somehow got lucky in joining this school."
"Don't!" The demon warned as I was struggling.
"Or that pathetic demon inside of you." I felt the silence in my mind as she processed the words which were hurled at us.
"No we must be better than him kit!" I was surprised by her approach to this. But then Kiba opened his trap.
"Or the fact that you are a class one fa-"
"Kill him." she snarled when she heard him finish his sentence.
"WOAH!" Naruto stepped in front of me as green flames burst into my hand and I glared daggers at Kiba who just grinned as his stupid dog took a stance next to him.
"Magic can be far more dangerous that Jutsu Kiba." I snarled.
"Harry calm down." Sasuke's eyes locked on me and I saw his Sharingan burst into life.
"Got your boyfriends to help you out?"
"Naruto." I growled as I felt the demon stirring inside of me.
"Kakashi, Harry is going to be sick!" Naruto lied and ushered me quickly out the door into the hallway.
I hated Kiba.
He was just an arrogant stuck up, no good. Senseless. GRAAH! I watched as the flames burned brighter in my hands forming a tail behind me. "Harry you got to calm down."
"You should be running." I whispered as I felt the demon moving further towards the surface as another tail formed.
"So the fact remains. You still can't even control that beast." My blood ran ice cold as that voice entered my mind and I saw her. A tall beautiful woman with almost burning brown curls of hair.
"She's here." I gasped as my mind filled with the burning green flamed magic I had inherited from my mother.
"Who." Naruto's arms clamped down on my shoulders.
"Am I that easily forgotten, boy?" her cackling laughter passed through me and Naruto, "It's so nice that you provided a kennel for my son but he will be coming back to me soon. You think you are the first that has tried to look after him and the demon? You will just end up leaving him. He serves no perpose as a person. He. Is. Just. A. weapon."
"I won't leave you." He whispered. He took hold of my hands and looked into my eyes, "I will not leave you to be alone ever again."
Oh Naruto.
"Oh please." My mother gagged, "You are pathetic."
"I know what you are going through, you can control her. I know you can. I believe in you."
"Na-Naruto?" I stared with disbelief at him; did he really think I could do this? Did he really believe that I could control the power of the nine tails like him? I will not let him down! I imagined wrapping spiders net around the cat demon and she let out a frustrated scream like my mother as the tails began to vanish and I swooned falling into his arms which wrapped around me protectively.
"It's okay." He stroked the side of my cheek, "I promise. It's going to be okay."
"How has the power of the nine tails become so easily enraged." I whispered.
"It's because your seal is weak." He ran his fingers gently through my hair, "its okay. We can get it fixed."
"She is going to be expecting me to go back to her." I whispered.
"No. your home is here now." He hugged me tighter but I shook my head.
"Naru, I doesn't matter!" I used his nickname as I smiled slightly. Do you think that she will leave you in peace? You have her precious weapon."
"You are not a weapon you are a person!" he looked in my eyes and I felt my face burn. I lent in close then as he moved away I turned brighter red. "Naru-Naruto?" "Yeah-" he turned and as he did so I landed a soft kiss on his lips closing my eyes feeling the warmth from him then I opened my eyes and my heart broke.
"Harry?" he stared at me in shock as though I had just dropped the moon.
"Oh god!" I turned and bolted through the open window, one moment hitting the tree before launching myself full force through the air to the roof top.
This is not happening! This is not happening "STOP!" Naruto's voice came from behind me as he tackled me.
When the hell did he become so fast? And strong?!
"The same time he considered leaving you." My mother's weak voice came through as she had found me in a weak moment to warp me.
"Right, listen you old hag." He snarled as he addressed her, "He is mine. You will never see his face, his eyes or that demon ever again." He looked at me as he lent in and landed a kiss back on my lips, "he's mine."
"This is a trick." I frowned as my tears streamed down my face.
Then I opened my eyes.
I looked at Naruto who had his arms on my shoulders, "I won't leave you."
It had been… just a trick.
"No." I whimpered as I stepped back feeling the intense pain of the demon bursting through.
My mother's illusion spell.
"You will be like me boy. You will live and die alone. Nobody wants or cares about you. The only reason people will ever want you. Is because of that demon inside of you."
"NO!"
"Yes you pathetic waste!"
"NO!" I screamed clutching my head.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted back through the window as his friend appeared. He lunged forward his hand ripping through my shirt as black lines spread over my stomach.
"Mirror Jutsu." He faced me towards Naruto as he lifted my shirt.
My skin felt ice cold and when I looked down it was almost clear, like a sheet of crystal until I saw the reflection of Naruto's seal burning into my skin and I screamed. Oh god did I scream from the pain.
I wept and was held once again though this time my mother's screams and mine mingled together as she was thrown back from my mind and the Demon was silenced… sedated would be a better way of putting it. "There. It's okay." Naruto ran his hand through my hair and cooed to me gently as the pain settled and the seal finished branding onto my skin. "The pain won't be there for long." I sighed and felt the trembles run through my body.
"Naruto?"
"Are you okay?" he looked down at me into my eyes as though I was still hurting, "do you need something? I can get you it? Are you okay?"
"Naruto." I smiled weakly hearing the silence bliss of my mind then watched as he wiped the tears away with his thumb. I took a deep breath and steadied myself. It's okay. The nine tails is stuck now. She can't do anything… shouldn't you be worried Naruto is holding you this close? I thought then shrugged. "Naruto I need."
"Yes?"
"A bowl of Ramen."
He paused.
Next thing I know he and Sasuke have burst into laughter.
"Yep, he's converted you." Sasuke grinned.
"Well, if you're that hungry for ramen I better make sure you don't go hungry." Naruto grinned. His mouth was watering slightly as he licked those lips. Oh god I want to kiss them so much! I thought. I was surprised he couldn't feel my heart about to explode out my chest like a cuckoo clock.
"You almost explode into a tailed beast. You have a painful seal put on you and you almost have a meltdown from what ever… magic." Sasuke said, "That just happened."
Oh gods no.
"I saw it." He whispered and he sat next to me. "Naruto, how about you go tell Tsunade Sama what just happened and that the three of us are taking Harry to rest. Naruto was too innocent to pick up the on the glances me and Sasuke kept exchanging.
"Okay." He said once Naruto had gone, "Spill the details. How long have you liked Naruto?"
"You're quite blunt aren't you?" I narrowed my eyes.
"Harry…"
"Since I first saw him." I whispered and looked to the class room where he stood with Tsunade and Hinata. The scary thing about Hinata was that she was shy and she was kind… well… until someone fucked with her friends. Then she was as scary as hell. Kiba was unconscious in her hands as she held him by the collar and Tsunade pulled her off him.
My eyes rested on the spiky blonde haired beauty. "How did you see my mother's magic."
"Magic is just like Jutsu, it uses up chakra. I notice you use the fire style… we will have to work on more techniques for you to use. But this isn't about moves Harry. This is about you liking Naruto."
"That illusion was right." I said dejectedly until Sasuke lifted my head up by cupping my chin with his hand.
"Who says? You make your own path. Don't let anyone stop you." I raised my eyebrow.
"Okay no offence… but… everyone kept telling me that you never talk and you never show any emotion."
"Only to those I don't like."
"Like Sakura?"
The name hit like an atom bomb.
"Naruto told me by the way but the girl you…" I knew what he was going to say; the girl you killed. "That wasn't Sakura, who ever it was though managed to get her exact likeness."
"What was Naruto looking for." I narrowed my eyes, "Sasuke please tell me!"
"After you tell me how you met."
"Sasuke." I sighed, "Okay, okay. I was on my way out to get… the star. I was walking along the meadows when he crashed straight into me. He had a Babylon candle."
"Babylon candle?"
"It's a very dark piece of magic from our world and especially rare." What I didn't say was that my mother taught me how to make them. "The way it works is that you focus on a place where you wish to be and it takes you there."
"So it's transportation."
"Pretty much, yeah." I shrugged but then he broke out in a grin.
"Hey. I'm not one of your fan girls; I have no problem slapping that pretty face. What was Naruto looking for? Because what ever it was it brought him straight to me."
Now though Sasuke was rolling with laughter, "Dude not cool." I growled.
"Sorry." He stopped laughing but still chuckled weakly, "Do you know what Naruto used to say about love?"
"No seeing as how I've barely known him more than four months." But they have been the best months of my life. I thought with a hidden smile.
"Naruto used to say that love was his treasure and that one day he would find it." Sasuke smiled.
My gaze shot back to the classroom as my eyes widened.
So Naruto did…
"Hey, Tsunade Sama said there was no problem with it as long as you rest and keep an eye on that seal." I stood up and walked over to him looking up into his eyes. "Harry… what's wrong? Are you-?" he blushed as I leant in so close that our lips were barely a centimetre apart.
"I'm okay." I smiled, "I just found out that I really like treasure hunters. You were really good at finding one treasure because from the moment you saw it." I placed his hand on my heart. "You claimed it as your prize." Naruto stared at me for a minute before Sasuke kicked him in the back giving him the will to step forward and he pushed his lips to mine.
Sasuke Uchiha… I owe you so freaking much. I thought as those warm lips curled around mine and I closed my eyes in sweet bliss.
