A/N: Sup! So going back and forth between this and TBND and a little wolf love every now and again. Enjoy BTW Yumi Yang where you at?! I miss your wonderfully long reviews!
Anko was running away from the Kitsune while laughing as he chased her. They had been playing tag for the past thirty minutes and because of all there unhuman stamina none of them were so much as sweating. Anko leaped over a log and latched onto a branch from one of the trees climbing up and hoping from tree to tree never stopping laughing.
The Kitsune followed with no problem actually coordinating himself much better then her. She knew he could tag her anytime he want but he was just dragging it out for the fun of the game. It was clear from the laugh he was giving off himself. The others were also following after 'distracting' the Kitsune to give Anko time to run. She seem to be his target seeing as she was the only one who hasn't been 'it' yet.
Sadly there game came to an abrupt end when they heard a knock from the window. It was a messenger who had there head done in order to avoid looking at Naruto. "Speak messenger." Kakashi said giving the boy permission to talk in the Kitsune's presence. "My lord, it is time for the Kitsune's usual watching of the squad." He said gesturing to the two carriage behind him which Naruto had not notice until now.
Naruto turned to Gaara "This is usually the time I go to watch Sasuke and his friend exercise. You can come if you want but you don't have too." Naruto said. He didn't know if Gaara would find that interesting seeing as he only went to watch Sasuke's bulging muscles while he did push ups and also to talk to him so he could bond with his mate.
Instead of answering Gaara just walked to his carriage and stepped in. Naruto took that as a yes and got in his own. His and Gaara's carriage were kept really close because one side on both carriages was open so they could see and talk to each other. The sides where press together to it was like on big carriage. Naruto rather like that set up.
When they got to the court yard everything stopped. Because everyone was a bit taken off guard at the second carriage. Not everyone had been informed of the new God just yet because of lack of fast communication. But all they had to do was tell this group of soldiers and the news will spread like wild fire on its own.
Kakashi stood before them all and address them. "I bring you good news to you all. You are probably wondering who is in the extra carriage. Well you will be glad to hear we have a new God!" Kakashi paused there to let the excited and confused chatter die down. "He is called Gaara the Shukaku. He is and old subordinate of the Kitsune. One of his pack members that I'm sure you've all heard from the legends. He has not chosen anyone worthy of him yet so he will stay with the Kitsune until he decides. That is why today he will also be observing you all so put your best forward today!" Kakashi finish letting them go back to there training.
The improvement was obvious. Soldiers who were once looking like they were about to falling over from exhaustion were now putting in more effort then most others. Though Naruto didn't really care about the others he was to busy watching Sasuke. Deciding if he should call out to him yet or wait a little while because he seem to be talking to Kiba and Naruto didn't want to make Sasuke look like he was talking to himself like some crazy person again.
So Naruto decided to ask Gaara something while he waited. "Do you see anyone you like?" Naruto asked referring to Gaara's future court. Gaara didn't even give indication that he heard Naruto for several minutes. Naruto was about to give up on the question when Gaara finally answered. "I think... I think I'm not going to get a court." He said causing Naruto to raised a curious eyebrow. "Oh? Why not?" Naruto asked his curiosity dripping from his voice.
"Well I decided that I'm not going to stay in this kingdom. I've been asleep for several centuries and I want to see what the world has become. I think I would like to go travelling for a while. I probably go look for the others while I'm at it. It's about time those lazy bastards woke up. I might even run into my mate on the road. Having a court would just slowly me down in my travels. I'm much faster and strong by myself." Naruto was actually taken aback by this. But he soon found himself smiling.
"That's great Gaara! I was actually planning to go look myself when Sasuke became a priests next year but having you out there looking is much better! We can get a head start on them! And if you find them you can send them my way. I have a bone to pick with all of them for being to stupid to tell me where they were going to sleep before they left." Naruto said making Gaara give one of his almost invisible smiles.
When they were done deciding when to go over the specifics like when Gaara would leave as well as what he would have to take with him they fell back into silence. Naruto decided he waited long enough to talk to Sasuke. He reached out to him telling him about his morning and that he had actually played with his priests. Sasuke had been very surprised he always thought Naruto was just annoyed by his priests. He was actually kind of jealous they got to hang out with him in the garden before he himself could.
Naruto had chuckled and promise to take him in secret later that week during one of his nightly visits. Sasuke had been very excited about that and was about to thank Naruto before Kiba smoke up and a very serious voice. One that actually had Sasuke kind of concern. "Sasuke I need to talk to you after training today in private. Well wait for everyone to go to there rooms before we can talk." Kiba whispered not even looking Sasuke's way his eyes straight forward and hard.
Sasuke told Naruto about Kiba's strange behavior which made him frown a bit. He promise to be there by one of the windows when they had there talk to make sure everything was fine and that Sasuke had back up just encase. Of course they didn't think Kiba would do anything but Naruto was just a little over protective of his very mortal mate. Until him and Sasuke consummated there relationship Sasuke would still be a vulnerable human.
Which worried Naruto more then he let on. Sasuke agreed to let Naruto come just to put his nerves at rest. The rest of training went on quietly.
Naruto scaled the side of the stone castle wall down to the window near the bathing quarts for the soldiers. positioned himself were he could see but wasn't seen. It was just Kiba and Sasuke there and Kiba was staring Sasuke done hard. The tension in the room could be cut with a knife. Sasuke was about to break it but Kiba beat him to it.
"Sasuke I have a question for you and I want you to answer me completely honest as your best friend." Kiba said with no humor what so ever. Sasuke gulp a little before nodding his head in yes. Kiba nodded in thanks to his cooperation. "Sasuke do you know the Kitsune?". Time froze. Sasuke's eyes were wide as saucers. He tried to gather his composer quick so he could say no but a loud crashing sound of a body hitting the ground stopped him.
He and Kiba looked to there right to see that a very shocked Naruto had fallen through the window in surprise at Kiba's question his eyes were incredible wide and his jaw was completely slack. The fall seem to do nothing to snap him out of his shock. Kiba who was now also taken aback was to surprise to remember he was supposed to look away.
Sasuke on the other hand was just concern about Naruto after that fall. Not even caring about there secret anymore he ran over to Naruto to help him up. "Naruto! Are you okay!" He said as he offered him his hand. Naruto took it without thinking and was pointing at Kiba while he stuttered "H.. he j..just!" Naruto seem to not even be able to get it out.
He just could not believed they had been discovered. Naruto prided himself of his stealth and ability to hide things so that fact someone found out even though he had take every precaution was a little mind blowing. Kiba was now looking at the floor after he realized he was staring. His mind was racing he was kind of hoping that his assumption about Sasuke was just his sleep induced delusions.
"I'm so sorry Great Kitsune!" He tried to say. If he had ruin hos chances of becoming a Priests because of this there was no way he could save his family. Naruto seem to not hear him he was still stuck on the fact the had been discovered. "H..how?" Naruto manage to get out while he leaned against Sasuke.
He didn't actually need the support the fall didn't hurt at all he just like Sasuke fussing over him. Kiba shift uncomfortably at the question but answered all the same. "Well a few days before our trip to I was woken up the sound of Sasuke talking to someone and I was about to tell him to shut up and throw a pillow at him before going to sleep. But then I heard him call your name and I remembered it was the name of the Kitsune. I thought it might just be a coincidence or that it was just my sleepy head coming up with things but then when I peaked I saw the tip of one of your tails retreating up the window. I wanted confirmation so I stayed up the next couple of nights but you didn't come back. So I brushed it off. But this morning convinced me so I decided to ask Sasuke myself. I didn't expect you to be here as well. Please forgive my impudence!" Kiba finished bowing his head for forgiveness.
Naruto just huffed and gave Kiba a reassuring smile. "You can lift your head. I'm not mad just surprise I didn't think anyone notice me talking to Sasuke at night. Your all really heavy sleepers." Naruto said. Kiba face was twisted with confusion he hadn't expect the Kitsune to be such a laid back person. Even though he wasn't anyone special the Kitsune didn't care one bit he was in his business or that he was looking at him. He was even talking to him casually.
Sasuke recognize the look and found himself laughing. Naruto soon joined in. It was always fun when Sasuke introduce Naruto to people they were always so shell shocked at his personality. The image that the king had painted of Naruto was so far from the truth it was ridicules. Kiba watched them closely.
He noticed how they stood just a little too close together to be just friendly. He notice how Sasuke put his arm around Naruto's shoulders with no hesitation like he'd done it a million times and would do it a million more.
He also notice how Naruto leaned into the touch. Not seem to even think about it. Kiba raised an eyebrow at that he waited tell they were both done laughing at his expense before asking what was on his mind. The Kitsune probably would take offense to the question if his laid back attitude to the rules were anything to go off. "W...what exactly is you guys relationship?" Kiba asked making Sasuke straighten up and blush slightly. That was all the answer Kiba need but the Kitsune seem to want to confirm it.
"Well that's and easy question. Were lovers." Naruto said a proud smirk on his face as he cling to Sasuke arm being purposefully intimate. Kiba ran his hands over his face and huffed or a breath of air. "Oh man. I just... I need to sit down. This is to much for one night. I woke up this morning completely normal. Now I find out my best friends courting the god of our people." He said squatting to the floor because their were no chairs.
Sasuke squatted in front him a amused look on his face. He patted Kiba's head like a mother would do her crying baby "There there little Kiba your world only been turn up side down. Nothing to get bent of shape about." He said just aggravate him. Kiba wanted to do nothing more but to punch him in the face in that moment but decided that violence wasn't going to help.
After Kiba had calmed down some Sasuke and Naruto told him the story of how they met and how Sasuke decided to become a priests so he could be with Naruto. Sasuke was in the middle of telling Kiba about his hellish training with his brother when he was interrupted by a curious question from Kiba. "Why didn't you just tell the king the Kitsune already chose you. I'm sure you would have been excepted already. Then the two of you could have already been together." He asked.
"That's because I wanted to earn the right to be with Naruto. I want to be able to protect him. And I can't do that by taking the easy way. that's why I asked Naruto to let me get there by my own power." Sasuke said with his chin held high. Kiba felt a whole new respect for his friend in that moment. Naruto seem to feel something at those words to because He held onto Sasuke tighter looking up at him with eyes filled with adoration. "Isn't he dreamy?" Naruto said making Sasuke chest deflate and causing him to look away with a blush. Scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.
Naruto just seem to think it made him even cuter. Kiba couldn't help but laugh at the sight of his usually stock friend acting like a love sick puppy. He was gripped his stomach in pain and he fell over on the floor trying to stop. Sasuke's blush just got deeper as he glared at his friend. He wanted to get up and kick him for laughing but that would mean having to let go of Naruto and he didn't want to separate there contact just yet. So he let his friend laugh but oooooooh would he get his revenge later!
After Kiba had calmed down they were about to start back up the story but when Sasuke open his mouth to keep talking Naruto suddenly bit him on the ear making him yelp and surprise and just a little pain. He gripped his ear looking at Naruto in betrayal. He knew one of Sasuke's most sensitive parts were his ears. "What was that for?" He asked. Naruto glared up at him. "That was for stepping on my tail earlier!" He said back making Sasuke lower his head in regretful shame.
He apologized under his breath. "Wait... that was you this morning Great Kitsune?" Kiba asked and Naruto nodded. "Yes I fell asleep visiting Sasuke last night and turned into my fox form so people wouldn't recognize it was me. Also just call my Naruto. You'll be one of my future Priests you know and I think that I will try to get along more with them this time." He explain. And Kiba nodded in understanding before he caught what Naruto said at the end of his sentence.
"Wait! You mean you've already picked me to be one of the next priest!" Kiba said a large smile starting to stretch on his face. Naruto's own face was taking on a smile. "Of course after hearing your reason for wanting to be a priests and seeing your skill for myself already I just had to make you one. I also want to tell you that I have already bless Edolas ever since I found out you came from there by the time your a Priests it should be completely renewed." Naruto said with a big smile.
But his smile dropped when he notice Kiba wasn't. Tears were running down Kiba's eyes as he tried to wipe them away they just continued to fall. Naruto thought he did something wrong until he heard what Kiba was sobbing under his breath. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." He just kept chanting it over and over while Naruto and Sasuke patted him one the back giving him tissues smiles on there faces happy to know they help a friend.
Kiba continued like that until he made himself pass out from exhaustion. Naruto help carry him back to there bunks. Making sure not to disturb anyone. Thankfully they were all asleep...
Well that what they thought...
What they didn't notice was one soldier in the corner who was watching them the entire time eyes burning with jealousy. That farm boy would not get away with this! He would not let him steal his glory again!
Our little fox friend was wondering the palace grounds again. Trying to find a way in to his master. When the soldier were bringing him earlier he notice they were trying to take him to the weird huge glass cage and though it may look like a beautiful paradise he was not fooled! He would not be tricked into there and then never get t see his master!
So he bit the soldiers hand and made a run for it. He lost those stupid soldiers easily. But he had sadly gotten lost and then ended up outside again. Forgetting which way he came out of he was back to square one. 'Oh well I'll just have to finish digging that whole.' He thought with a tired sigh. This was going to take a while.
A/N: Can any of you guess who this very angry Character is?