I'm so glad I made sure to get something for date nights that fits my new figure.' Hinata told herself as she was in her room looking over her newest clothes. Right now she was in her underwear, a white satin set, looking over some clothes before she got a quick bath.

"What are you going to wear Nee-chan?" Hanabi asked, being in the room sitting on the bed mostly because she was nosy and curious but also because Hinata didn't mind the second opinion.

"I'm not entirely sure yet. The black dress is good, but I might be overdressed since Naruto-kun doesn't have much selection to chose from."

"Do you know what he's wearing or taking you too?" Hanabi asked.

Hinata shook her head. "He wanted to surprise me."

"That's nice, but I think a little more details would have helped you out in this." The younger girl commented. "Hey, want me to go find him and see what he's up to? Just so you have an idea?"

"Thanks Hanabi, but no. No one spies on Naruto-kun like that but me."

"But you don't want to dress inappropriately do you?"

"Why not let her go?" Lilith asked her host. "It's not like you have to decide your outfit right now, you've still got two hours until he said he'd show up. And it's not like she's going to encroach on your turf and get hot and bothered for him, although..."

Hinata glared at the mirror, hoping Lilith would see her expression. Hanabi did at least. "Did I say something wrong?"

The older Hyuuga immediately relaxed, and faced her sister with a kind smile. "No Hanabi, I... just had a bad thought for a moment."

Hanabi relaxed but still looked concerned. "Nee-chan... can I ask you something personal?"

'The last time she asked me that she needed help putting on a bra for the first time.' Hinata thought suspiciously. "Sure."

"How... how exactly did your boobs get so much bigger?"

Hinata raised both eyebrows. "Excuse me?"

"It's just.. I'm positive that your boobs were not that big before you went on your solo mission. What did you do to get a size like that so soon?"

Lilith laughed. "Looks like little sis wants her blooming bosom to be a bigger bust like big sis's."

Hinata was speechless for a moment. "Well... I guess it was just good genes. I'm sure you'll develop quite nicely in time Hanabi."

"Good genes or not, it looked like you gained a cup size or two overnight. That's not natural. Are you holding out on a jutsu? Because I can tell you're not using a genjutsu on yourself."

Hinata blushed and looked away. 'What can I say? I can't tell her the truth, but I guess Otou-san might soon anyway. Or would he prefer no one in the clan know? What should I do?'

Sensing her host's discomfort, Lilith spoke up. "I think you can trust her with knowledge of me. She's just curious, not looking for a reason to ostracize you."

"Nee-chan?" Hanabi asked, seeing her sister was uncomfortable now.

Hinata sighed and sat down beside her sister. "Hanabi, it's a long story. Before I can tell you, I need you to promise me you won't tell anyone else this."

Hanabi nodded. 'Like I'd want to share the secret to bigger breasts in 24 hours.'

"Ok, it started on a stormy night when I needed shelter." Hinata started.

'Why the hell am I so nervous?' Naruto asked himself as he cleaned himself up in the shower, getting ready for tonight. 'I did everything I could to so Hinata-chan would be happy and surprised, and yet... what if it's not enough? She's probably got some kind of expectation of tonight. Not to mention Hiashi's going to want to speak with me first. The man's likely to chase me with a sword wanting to cut off my manhood.'

Elsewhere, Inoichi sneezed as he kept looking for a hiding Chouji.

Unable to think up any alternative actions, Naruto sighed in reluctance and put his forehead on the wall. "I guess all I can do is hope nothing goes wrong."

Naruto walked out of the bathroom and glanced at a clock, seeing he still had time until he needed to pick up Hinata. "While I have the time, and privacy, I ought to try something I've been meaning to do lately."

He sat down on his couch and closed his eyes, trying to use one of the meditation exercises Jiraiya had taught him. 'I hate this, but it's the only chance I have other than passing out, and I need to keep my promise to Hinata-chan.' He steadied his breathing and tried not to think about anything, but it wasn't easy. 'I doubt anyone can really do this easily.'

It took a while, but the whiskered boy finally got the results he wanted. He found himself in front of the Kyuubi's cage. "Hey Fox!"

There was a low rumble. "Well isn't this a surprise. You're here and and not trying to take my chakra from me? What gives?"

"I wanted to ask you something that only you can tell me."

"Let me guess, it's about Lilith."

Naruto nodded. "Did you and her really...?"

Kyuubi chuckled, which was weird for Naruto to hear. "Not something I like to remember, but yes, I've tangled with the Succubus Queen before."

"Could you please tell me anything about her I should know?" Naruto asked.

Kyuubi was surprised to hear the word 'please' in there. "What for?"

"Hinata-chan has told me everything she knows about her demon, but I get the feeling her demon hasn't told Hinata everything. Is there anything you know that I should?"

"Kit, if there's one thing you need to know about the succubus, it's this: Get her out of your mate as fast as you can."

"Why? Is Hinata-chan in danger?" Naruto asked.

"Naruto," Kyuubi said, surprising the blonde since he had never seen the bijuu refer to him by name before. "Normally I don't care about what goes on in your insignificant life. But because that Jezebel is getting involved, I feel there is something you must know. She is nothing but trouble, to you and your mate."

"How?"

"You already know how she is endangering your mate, by making her dependent on rutting like a rabbit in heat to stay alive. Lilith has no plans for your mate to remain faithful to you, and someday may try and force your mate to claim another lover. She can even influence other vixens, making them deals in exchange for more power and influence, as well as a safety net of sorts in case you and your mate overpower her."

Naruto was wide-eyed to hear this. "She can affect other girls?" 'Is that what happened when Hinata-chan subdued Sakura before we got to Suna?'

Kyuubi nodded. "Yes. Her powers are designed to target men, but there are things she can do to vixens too. That makes it easier for her to establish dominance over other females and intimidating them. She thrives on being alpha-female and causing heartache almost as much as she thrives on sex. That's going to endanger you both more."

"How?"

"Lilith gets energy only from sex, but there's one more thing she craves. Drama. She loves seeing lovers having hard times so she can swoop in and make it worse. The male is more vulnerable to her charms when hurt and the female when upset is prey either to her cruel tricks or succubus bargains, where the vixen gets more attractive at a price. Lilith is just waiting for the right time to get others involved in her ploy, and she'll do whatever it takes to ensure it happens."

"How do I avoid it?" Naruto asked.

"Whatever you do, don't let your mate listen too much to Lilith. I did once and I've regretted it ever since."

"You're not just saying this because she hurt you, right?" Naruto asked, surprised that the Kyuubi had all but admitted to being heartbroken in the past. "You're not just being vindictive?"

Kyuubi growled. "Kit, like I said before, I don't care that much about what happens to you as long as you don't die. But there's no way I'm going to stand back and allow that harlot to ruin your best chance at having a mate. I have three things to tell you that you must never forget."

Naruto nodded and Kyuubi continued. "Tell your mate not to make any deals with other vixens. Use my chakra if you fear the succubus used her eyes on you. And watch out for a man named Aru."

"Who?" Naruto asked.

"With Lilith here, it is inevitable that Aru will come too. If you don't want your mate endangered by him, you must ensure she is strong enough to fight against Aru and even Lilith's influence. Your best chance is to get Lilith away from your mate before he finds her. If he does, pray, pray that you are there to stop him."

Naruto nodded. "Thanks Kyuubi, I really appreciate it."

After a moment Naruto left his mindscape and woke up back in his apartment. "Well that was interesting. I better tell Hinata-chan this. After our date though. I don't want her to worry about this when she should be relaxing and having fun."

"I wonder what Hinata's doing." He said as he got up and walked out.

Later on, Hinata had gotten into the bath to clean up, and since Hanabi was still listening to her story she followed. Sharing a bath was not uncommon for them, though as Hanabi started to progress into adolescence the situation got rarer. Tonight that didn't seem to be a problem.

"So that pretty much sums it up." Hinata said, finishing her tale of her union with Lilith and what it entailed, holding a sapphire shard in her hands as she washed herself.

Hanabi stared at her sister wide-eyed. "Nee-chan, why would you do such a thing? I mean, sure the body's a great bonus any girl would love to have, but... having a demon inside you and needing to... well, become a loose woman to stay alive? Why?"

Hinata frowned. "A loose woman? You should know me better than that Hanabi. I have no intention of letting just any man do anything with me or to me. I'm devoted to Naruto-kun."

"But for how long?" Hanabi asked. "How long until the demon makes you find someone else and become his plaything?"

"I won't let her. I left the village to remain faithful to Naruto-kun. She knows I'm not afraid to do more if I have to."

"But what if he gets tired of you?" Hanabi asked.

Hinata laughed. "Hanabi, you don't know Naruto-kun at all. He's one of the most unprivileged people in the village, maybe even the country. He more than anyone else knows not to take good things for granted, especially people's kindness and warmth. He would never get tired of being loved by someone who treats him the way I do. Besides, for years he put up with a girl who beat him almost to concussions all the time and he still calls her a friend. Why would he tire of someone who makes him feel cherished rather than rued?"

"Maybe he's a masochist?" Hanabi offered.

Hinata laughed again. "I know for a fact Naruto-kun does not have that kind of fetish. Besides, even masochists have their limits."

"Even so, I'm worried for you Nee-chan. Sometimes tells me later on you're going to regret accepting her deal." Hanabi insisted.

"How about I talk to her for a bit? Try to soothe her nerves." Lilith suggested.

"Would you like to talk to her yourself?" Hinata asked Hanabi.

The younger girl was confused. "She can do that?" Hinata nodded. "I guess for a minute."

Hinata handed her sister her sapphire. "Hold onto this for now. Touch me with it when you want me back." Hanabi nodded. Hinata then relaxed and closed her eyes. When she opened them, they were a darker shade.

"Hi there little one. Something you want to tell me?"

Right away Hanabi could tell this was not Hinata. There was just something about the way she talked that screamed 'impostor'. "So you're the sex demon that wants my sister to become a tramp?"

"Tramp? No, I just think she shouldn't limit herself to one lover." Lilith-Hinata answered.

"That is a tramp."

Lilith-Hinata groaned. "You humans make sex such a big deal. It's just sex, get the hell over it. There are worse things she could be doing."

"Maybe, but what you are doing is wrong." Hanabi stated.

The succubus arched an eyebrow. "Go on."

"You want my sister to become a wanton woman who will have little priority beyond spreading her legs. You made her leave the village and risk getting in a lot of legal trouble because you gave her an ultimatum. You forced her to lose her virginity before she was truly ready to do it on her own all because you were being selfish. And you haven't given any clear sign of when you're going to leave her. As far as I can tell, you're manipulating my sister in a very selfish way." Hanabi replied with a disapproving frown.

Lilith-Hinata just chuckled seeing the stern face. "I can see why you'd say that, but you're forgetting Hinata benefits here too. In fact, personally I'd say she benefits more than I do."

Hanabi scoffed. "Yeah right."

"No I'm serious." Lilith-Hinata countered. "As a succubus, I equate sex with food, and like anyone else, I prefer variety in my diet instead of one meal over and over and over again. Hinata however does not think of sex the same way, and thus she has no motive whatsoever to find other boys to sample. I myself will someday tire of Naruto being the only lover, but I can tell Hinata never will. And whether I like it or not, this is her body and she will let him be the only man who tastes it."

"You mean touch it." Hanabi corrected, thinking the succubus was still on the food metaphor.

"I know what I said." Lilith-Hinata replied with a perverse grin and giggle.

Hanabi was again confused. "But... why would he taste Nee-chan?"

"Oh, you don't know what a tongue can do in sex?"

"Tongues in sex?" Hanabi repeated, the notion unheard of to her.

"Oh little girl, you have much to learn. And I"m the perfect teacher."

Later on, Naruto showed up at the Hyuuga compound. His current choice of attire was a simple orange t-shirt without any logo or design on it, under a black open jacket and blank pants with his normal shoes on. It was a good socially acceptable outfit that didn't make him feel like he was overdressed but also wouldn't be considered inappropriate for any place he could afford to go.

He was greeted by Neji, who greeted him with a smile. The two already reached an understanding of the blonde's relationship with Hinata on their trip back to Konoha from Suna. Neji would be no obstacle, as long as Naruto and Hinata would defend him and Tenten if someone ever gave them crap over their own relationship. Naruto had no problem helping his friends find happiness.

"I think she's ready now." Neji told Naruto. "Just out of curiosity, do you have any intention of bringing her back tonight?"

Naruto got momentarily nervous. "Well... to be honest I'm going to let her decide that part."

Neji thought it over for a moment. "Just remember Naruto, I don't think either of you are ready to actually live together yet."

"Oh I know that. Hinata-chan and I are still getting to know each other better. I mean, yeah we've had lots of time together since I got back, but we're still in the beginning stages of our relationship."

"Normal beginning stages don't include coitus." Neji noted.

"What's coitus?" Naruto asked.

Neji looked bothered to be asked that. "It's... another word for sex. Specifically the... genital interaction between man and woman."

"Oh you mean...?" Naruto then used his hands to simulate a penis going in and out of a vagina, making Neji blush and look mildly disgusted.

"Yes, not please stop being so graphic."

"Hello Uzumaki." Hiashi said as he walked up from behind Neji.

Naruto quickly hid his hands, hoping his girlfriend's father hadn't seen what he had been doing. "Hello Hiashi-sama. I'm here for Hinata."

"Okay, but tell me why I should allow you to take her and have your way with her?"

Naruto lightly grinned. "Well Hiashi-sama, if you don't want us to leave we could just stay here and have fun. Maybe we can make cinnamon rolls again."

The Hyuuga head tried to keep his composure up despite the bad memory and implied message. "Word of warning Uzumaki, while I know I cannot force you and my daughter to refrain from what you must do, I can however ensure you do no such things within my own property. And I will do that, for both my own sake and your own."

Naruto was confused, and even a little angered. "Is that a threat Hiashi?"

"Actually, it's a warning of a potential threat." Hiashi answered, his tone of voice and look in his eyes saying 'I'm not the one you should be worried about threatening you.'

"Hello Naruto-kun." Hinata said as she came into view from behind her father. Hanabi was next to her, looking at Naruto like she was trying to see what Hinata saw in him.

Naruto was sure glad to see her. Her outfit for tonight consisted of a white dress that went down to mid-thigh, with black on the collar and bottom and frills on the edges too. She wore a dark purple thin open jacket over herself most likely to keep warm later, and fortunately for Naruto it did not hide her cleavage but nor did it flaunt her breasts like they were about to pop out of her dress. Her shoes were a low heel lavender set, not meant for running around in but wouldn't prevent her from going faster than a relaxed pace if she had to. Her only real decorations were a sapphire necklace and sapphire earrings. Naruto already had a good idea where she got them.

"Hey Hinata-chan. You look lovely." The whiskered boy told her.

She smiled brighter and walked right up to him. "And you look dashing. Though did you really have to wear orange?"

"How else would you recognize me?" He joked.

"Well you could just pull off every boy's pants until you find the dick that fits you just right. Sort of like a sexy Cinderella." Lilith joked too.

Hinata ignored the dirty joke. "Oh I'd find you anywhere Naruto-kun. Even if everyone in the village wore orange and had blonde hair, I'd still find you out of all of them."

He smiled, feeling rather touched. "C'mon, let's get going before it gets dark."

"Be back by 11pm." Hiashi told them.

"No promises." Hinata told her father as she and her boyfriend left the estate.

Hiashi smiled as he saw them head out, then turned towards his youngest, who looked a little fidgety at the moment. "Is something on your mind Hanabi?"

She looked at him nervously. "Kind of, but it's not really something I'm comfortable talking about."

"Hiashi-sama, what did you mean when you said you cannot force them to restrain themselves?" Neji asked. 'Hiashi-sama is the head of the Hyuuga, so for him to feel unable to demand this of his daughter must mean something.'

Hiashi sighed. "It's not something I can discuss. But in a nutshell, this is something outside my jurisdiction."

Now Neji was even more curious.

As they were walking through the streets to the restaurant, people were stopping to look at them, or more specifically Hinata, due to her outfit.

"Hey Naruto-kun, can I ask you a question?" Hinata said as she wrapped her arm tightly around his.

"Of course Hinata-chan, you can ask me anything."

"Ask him if he is willing to gangbang after the date."

Hinata ignored Lilith's suggestion, but her mind lingered on such an idea. With Naruto's use of shadow clones, any normal girl in a sexual relationship with him would have to think of it at least once. "Why do you like orange so much?"

Naruto paused, and looked at Hinata, almost as if she had asked 'why is the sky blue?' "Do you really wanna know?"

The Hyuuga heiress nodded. "Yes, in fact everyone at the Academy always wondered why you had such an attachment to orange. Is it just because it's your favorite color?"

Naruto smiled. "Orange is my favorite color, but that's not the reason why I started wearing the color."

"Do tell."

"When I was a little kid, I could not shop at the best clothing stores in the village. I didn't have that much money and the owners didn't like me. So I did a lot of my shopping at small cheap thrift stores. When the weather was starting to get cold, I went down to buy a jacket."

"I would love to see him in a tight fitting leather jacket, and pants, and a hood, and tied down to a bed." Lilith said lustfully.

"I must have gone thru a hundred different jackets of all shapes, sizes, and colors. But, whenever I stood in front of the mirror with one of them on, they just didn't seem to really fit me."

"Like it was not showing who you really were?" Hinata put in.

Naruto nodded. "Exactly. So right when I was about to give up and go home, the owner of the shop brought out one final jacket. The old one I used to wear. He gave it to me, I tried it on, and it both looked and felt good, like it had been made for me."

"And that's how you started wearing orange?"

"Yep, I had that jacket resized and refitted for me until I a few months ago, during a training incident with Ero-sensei, it got destroyed beyond repair.

"What happened to your old one?"

Naruto shrugged. "I can't for the life of me remember. I paused out during the training and when I came to, it was in shreds. I was devastated, heartbroken, and all that other stuff. Ero-sennin finally broke down and bought me my new jacket, not as awesome as my old one, but still cool." He said with a laugh.

Hinata smiled and clung even tighter to Naruto's arm. "Well I like it on you. You don't really see the color that much in the world. It's unique, just like you."

Naruto suddenly came to a halt, and then right there in the middle of the street, he kissed Hinata, who stood there, enjoying the taste of his lips.

When the kiss was broken, Naruto suddenly looked about ready to say something to Hinata, but she pressed her finger against his lips. "Save it for after dinner." She said with a smile.

Fortunately, Naruto's three year absence had pretty much taken him off of the alert list of Konoha's businesses. Not to say everyone had decided to drop their prejudices against him, a more accurate description would be with him gone they were no longer on the look-out for him so they could kick him out ASAP. If he was lucky, by the time any of his haters realized he was there, it would be too late to avoid causing a scene on their part.

Even so, for his first real date, and for Hinata, he didn't want to risk the hassle. And with Ichiraku's an obvious no, there was one decent place in town that was considered safe, the Akimichi restaurant.

The two walked in and an Akimichi they weren't familiar with greeted them. "Welcome. Do you have a reservation?"

"Actually yes, it's under Hyuuga for two." Naruto said.

'He must have used my name in the off-chance someone wouldn't accept his.' Hinata thought.

The Akimichi checked the reservation list. "Ah yes, right here. I'll direct you to your table." He then walked off and the couple followed him.

"Umm... Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked. "I thought you didn't need a reservation to eat here. Whenever my team ate here it was a wait-to-be-seated kind of restaurant."

"It is, but they do have an area separate from the open tables for private dinners that you have to reserve." He told her. "It's a bit more expensive, but I figured this is one of the few ways I can indulge for you."

Hinata smiled and leaned against him a bit more. "Thank you Naruto-kun."

"I wonder just how private these private tables are." Lilith commented. "I hope they're private enough."

Hinata leaned closer so she could whisper to Naruto. "Naruto-kun, just to be clear to both you and Lilith, I'm not having sex with you in a restaurant."

"Well there goes my dessert." Naruto joked, making his girlfriend giggle.

The dinner had pretty much tapped out Naruto's entire secret savings, his frog wallet looked like it had liposuction.

But that did not really matter to him, the dinner had been perfect, this date was going perfect, better than… actually this had been his first real date ever, so he had nothing to compare it to. Comparing it to his psuedo-date with Sakura years ago just didn't feel appropriate.

The two of them walked down the nearly deserted streets of Konoha together, the lamps were glowing soft light and the full moon was shining brightly. They still had plenty of time until Hiashi insisted Hinata return home, not that either one of them were really prioritizing that.

"Where are we going now Naruto-kun?"

"Well I heard someone say that a good first date was usually dinner and a movie, so I thought we'd go to the theater and try to see one if you wanted."

Hinata smiled. "Sure. I'd like that."

"There had better be nudity in it. You owe me after that dinner. Heck all you did was rub his leg with your foot. Sure, he enjoyed it, but what good does that do me?"

"Naruto-kun, I'm not against a little making out while we watch the movie, as long as not a lot of people see us, but the same thing from the restaurant applies here." Hinata told her boyfriend.

"Oh come on! You're blue-balling me!"

"Sounds fair." Naruto replied. "How much making out is too much?"

"Let's just say a good amount is enough that we barely even remember what happened in the movie."

Naruto looked confused. "Then why go to a movie at all?"

Hinata smiled kindly yet perversely, holding his hand closer to herself. "Well what would you prefer, watching a movie uninterrupted or kissing me?"

"Sounds like a fair trade when you put it that way." The blonde stated with a grin of his own. "But we should still get some popcorn."

Hinata smiled. "I wonder how the butter and salt will make your lips taste."

"I'd rather taste something else on him." Lilith insisted.

Hours later when the movie was over and Narutio and Hinata were in no hurry to call it a night, the two of them went to the hokage monument and stood there, their arms wrapped tightly around each other as they kissed deeply and passionately. And this was unlike any of the kisses they had shared before, the kind that had been driven by lust, desire, and raging hormones. No, this was the kind of kiss that could only be shared between those who truly loved one another, it was a rare special kind of kiss.

And when the kiss was broken, crystal blue eyes stared in pure white eyes, no words were said, because none were needed.

Inside the Hyuuga girls mind, Lilith smiled, happy for her friend. It was so rare to see true love like this, and while it inconvenienced her own preferences, it was nice to see in it's own way. She was about to congratulate Hinata when-

Lilith felt something, something familiar.

Suddenly there was loud clapping, from very close.

Naruto and Hinata spun around, and stepping out of the shadows of the trees, came forth a man. This shocked the couple, because neither of them had sensed nor detected the presence of another. It was almost as if this person had literally appeared out of nowhere.

The man appeared to be in his twenties and was dressed in a black pin suit and blended in perfectly with the darkness. His hair, in the light of the moon, seemed to be black as well, although it could have been dark brown. His skin was extremely pale and his thin frame gave him a ghost-like figure.

But the strangest feature about him was that he was wearing shades in the middle of the night.

The strange man continued to clap his hands. "That was brilliant, that was a five star movie worthy kiss. I… I have to say I am not normally impressed by the romance of young people, but you two have set a bar now." The man continued to talk nonsense, pacing back and forth slightly as he did.

Naruto and Hinata stared at the babbling man like he was some type of lunatic, which they both sure he was.

The Uzumaki boy took a step forward, and then a step to the side so he was closer to Hinata, becoming extremely protective of her.

"Who are you?" He demanded.

The man stopped talking and stood perfectly still, he then smiled. "Oh who I am is unimportant at the moment… well unimportant to you. What is important is what I want."

"And what is that?" Naruto asked. There was something about this guy that he really did not like, but he could not explain it.

The man continued to smile as he slowly lifted his arm and pointed a finger at Hinata. "Her."