Two hours later Naru woke up and Kakashi quickly jerked his hand free of her grasp and pushed himself upright and made himself look like he was dozing or something because he didn't want to talk about how uncomfortable he'd been with the back of his hand against her breast. Naru however didn't seem to be fooled by his acting one little bit as she got to her feet and stumbled past him.

Muttering, "Nice try sensei." as she made her way past him and made a beeline for the bathroom. Once she was inside and the door was closed Kakashi sighed. God he didn't ever think that there would come a day when he would feel so grossed out by a woman's breast.

If being with Naru is all it takes to turn a man gay then I'm glad something came out of this. Kakashi thought in wry humor as he slowly got to his feet and started moving around anxiously. Gods how long could it possibly take for a retreival team of med nins to get to the town from the village? He had thought that it would take no more than a few hours, a day or so at the most depending on who had been sent.

So why weren't they here yet? He wondered as he glanced at the clock hanging on the wall a few feet away. It had only been...two days and nine hours.

He pinched the bridge of his nose to hold off the headache that he felt coming on as he mentally cursed the fact that he'd sent Pakkun.

Out of all of his dogs Pakkun was normally the most reliable, though he did sometimes have the habit of going off and doing his own thing. It wasn't often. But it did happen. Which left Kakashi feeling a little bit P.O.'d about the fact that he was stuck in the room with Naru until help got there.

Which meant that by the time the retrieval squad got there he'd be climbing the damned walls. I need some air. He thought tiredly. But he didn't dare leave Naru. He was afraid that if he did she might somehow remember what had happened and kill herself.

So if he left the room to go get some air, chances were good that he'd be taking her with him. Naru came out of the bathroom looking wide awake, and bored out of her mind. He supposed he could sympathize with her. After all waiting around and doing nothing was never much fun.

"Naru, would you like to go out for some air?" Kakashi asked. Naru looked at him and paused in mid step and then turned and headed right for the door. Sure that he had his answer, the copy nin walked across the room to where Naru was standing, waiting for him and grasped the door knob and puased long enough to say. "We'll not be out for long so stick close and don't talk to anyone about anything. Understood?"

Naru gave him a quizzical look but nodded her head and waited for him to open the door.

The trek out of the hotel took more time and energy than Kakashi had had in years due to the fact that it would seem that Naru was a man magnet. The moment they stepped out of their room, men of all sizes, ages, and ilks had zeroed in on her and Kakashi had had to beat them bastards back with a stick-er, potted plant that had been sitting in the hall way.

So to say that he was already genuinely hating this outing would be an understatment. But Naru however didn't seem to mind the fact that he'd just left a bunch up men strewn about the hotel hall and lobbey, hopefully bleeding to death. In fact she had started teasing him about his over protectivness by playfully dubbing him her knight.

Which cut Kakashi deeper than anything that she had said so far because he knew just how much of a failure he was as her knight. They walked around for an hour or so before Naru started to get tired again, then headed back to the hotel. And Kakashi was more than happy to see that the areas he and Naru had to pass through to get to their room, was empty of anything of the male gender.

Once back at the room Naru laid down again. Kakashi supposed that her need for more rest was her body's way to heal itself without rousing suspicion. Or perhaps it was the Kyubbi trying to keep Naru from getting into trouble while she healed. He wasn't sure. But he didn't find it totally alarming just yet so pushed it from his mind and sat down somewhere to think some more on binding oaths and vows.

Finally after about forty five minutes or so an idea occurred to him and he got up and nervously approached Naru and laid a hand over her stomach and focused his chakra to establish a connection and the next thing he knew he was standing in front of a massive cage. The bars were as thick as trees and the doors that held the monsterous entity inside, were well over five hundred and sixty feet high. And took up more than thirty nine miles in width.

He blinked at first. Because all he could see was inky blackness both outside of the cage and inside. Where is Kyubbi? He wondered a second before a vivid light appeared inside of the cage. The color was white at first then it started to change from red to orange to plae blue and green then to a yellow that was so bright that it rivaled the color of his late sensei, Minato's hair.

The colors brightened and blended together as a deep rumbling sound came from the cage. Wolf...for what reason do you come here?

"I wish to enter into a contract with you." A pair of vivid yellow and scarlet eyes appeared before him and Kakashi found it hard not to take a few steps back in fear as Kyubbi emerged from the darkness and pressed it's nose against the gate.

A demon contract is a tricky thing. For what reason do you wish to enter into one?

"I'm sure that you already know my reasons why." Kakashi said in a slightly shakey tone. He caught the demon curl it's lips back from it's fangs in a bizarre parody of a smile before it answered him.

I do know. But before we can discuss it further, I must hear your reasons for it.

"I wish to enter into a demon contract, to pledge myself to Naru's service. I've done a horrible thing to her... It's only right that I take responsibility and protect her for the rest of our lives!"

Will you promise to never lay a hand on her again unless she wishes it?

"Yes."

And if she were to one day marry and have children-

"I would protect them as well."

You're throwing your life away-

"You're wrong! I'm choosing to give my life away for everything! Naru is very dear to me. If the circumstances had been different, Naru would have been spared... I just want-"

The guilt to go away.

"No. I can live with the guilt. But I'd never be able to forgive myself if Naru suffered further because of this." Kakashi said as he looked down, his hands fisted at his sides.

Kyubbi tilted it's head to one side and considered him. Humans were such soft creatures. But they were also very strong and capable creatures. Very well, wolf. I'll create a contract with you. But there are some stipulations-

"Name them."

You'll have to share Naru's burdens... Kakashi gave the demon a confused look and she smiled again. There were certain things that would happen in the next few months, she couldn't tell him any of it. But she could make sure that he was equipped to face those things with her kit. And by burdens, I mean the fact that she is a biiju and other things as well.