Original Posted On Mar. 11, 2023
Beta Read by: Crowfeast, Darlord331
Review Response:
Nathair1: Oh, yeah, I should correct that. Yep, I decided to go with lots of music. Jack gave Naruto acid. No one expected the Claws of Hades, I didn't mention them so… that's on me. Well, we shall learn what happens with that reveal in this chapter.
Exia Zero: FIGHT ME! FIGHT ME C-FROG! God dam it, Rex.
StrongGuy159: Okay.
MichaelTheFox: I bet you'll be foaming for more at the end of the chapter.
ShadowBloodedge9396: We will have to see what Blitz does when he finds out together.
Dktv9: Thank you.
Blackcat935: Happy to know you love the music.
Gamelover41592: It wouldn't be Naruto if he wasn't lucky. Learned that the hard way.
Animecollecter: Yep, you are the only one who mentioned the references. Nice.
Nicholas: Thank you, I love the Claws from their design, powers, and the color scheme.
MEATBICYCLE: I feel like I should have done Gorillaz: Saturnz Barz instead of Pink Floyd: Shine on You Crazy Diamond. I never done hallucinogenic because I am afraid I'd die of my over active imagination.
StarDustDragonknight: TO BE CONTINUED!
Jebest4781: Thank you. Oh, fuck yeah, basically shot myself in the foot with that cliffhanger. Its why this chapter took a while to get out.
Sleepy96: I hope I can continue to entertain you.
Chronosign: Nice. No prob, I do that too.
Ice: Thank you.
Guest: Thank you.
EthanLukkar: Happy you enjoyed.
DaftMerc39: ONE DRUGS PLEASE? Naruto's stand came from my NarutoXJojo story, Maelstroms are Unpredictable. So, I created it. Oh, yes, Verosika and Loona would MC/DC cosplay for Naruto. Wait, Looney Tunes did a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas parody?
PLEASE READ: It's chill bro. Damn.
Stumptooth: Episode 3 came out today. Imma watch with Boo.
The Blind Ficus: Here you go, thank you for your patience.
Bluehide: Oh, I feel I went a different path.
Guest: Happy you loved them.
Tung Fu Ru: Nice.
OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR HELLUVA BOSS!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey"= To be Determined
Chapter 37: Stepping Up, Stepping Down
Previously…
"God, we have to do that again." Naruto said as they neared his house.
"Yeah, but next time, let's bring Loona and your parents." Verosika (In disguise) said as she turned the corner, seeing Naruto's house down the block.
"That would be fun, maybe Jayjay and Vortex too." Naruto said in excitement as he messaged Moxxie, letting them know he was home.
Verosika pulled over and parked the car.
"Naruto!" Millie shouted as she bolted out of the house and hugged her son as Moxxie walked out. "You got to tell us all about your trip with Verosika."
"WHAT!"
*CRASH*
Millie, Moxxie, Verosika, and Naruto (Who had his stuff and the bag of weed) turned and saw Blitz at the base of a tree, having fallen from it in his shock.
Now…
Blitz struggled to stand up quickly, tripping over his tail as Verosika got out of the van.
"What the FUCK did you just say, Millie?" Blitz demanded from his worker. "Your son is Friends with Verosika Mayday!"
"Who said I was Mayday?" Verosika asked, pushing her black hair out of the way.
Her disguise still in place, making her long horns seem short, losing their stars.
Her hair was long, shiny black that went straight to her butt.
She was also shorter, looking like she was closer to Naruto's age.
Simply put, Verosika looked like Marceline from Adventure Time, but as if she stepped out of Woodstock.
Blitz's eyes narrowed dangerously, his nostrils flaring like an enraged dragon.
"I am Verosika, yes, but only because my parents named me after the popstar." Verosika spoke in a slightly different tone, perfectly emulating a different voice.
Millie and Moxxie felt tense.
Millie felt intense guilt as she was the one who dropped the ball and revealed Verosika, and Moxxie was feeling his heartbeat in his balls due to his concern for Blitz's sporadic responses.
Naruto felt his heart beat in his chest, but… he felt calm.
'Please, fall for this.' He mentally hoped, his face softening.
Verosika bit her tongue.
Her chest felt like it was bursting in rage.
Staring at her Ex, the man who hurt her so many years ago, brought up powerful, painful memories.
The betrayal at the hotel.
The pregnancy.
Then… self-loathing.
Giving up Eevee to orphanage, then watching the orphanage burn.
Guilt of knowing she put her there to die.
'No,' Verosika thought as she kept her face a neutral as possible as Blitz looked her up and down. 'No, I need this to work. If I blow this now, Naruto and his parents will probably suffer.'
Verosika gripped her sweaty palm.
'I will not fail him.' She thought as the storm clouds of rage burrowed deep within her heart, causing it to jolt painfully.
Blitz got in close, hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, skank, you can't hide the smell of whore." He said bluntly.
A vein bulged, Verosika's eyes narrowed to the point they became bloodshot.
Her disguise vanished, revealing the Popstar in all her sexual glory.
"I knew it." Blitz snarled.
"Blitzo." Verosika replied through her teeth.
"The O's silent, cunt!" Blitz snapped.
"Well, I wish it was your mouth." Verosika spoke as she rolled her eyes, turning slightly as she crossed her arms.
Blitz sizzled before he turned to Naruto. "You."
"Sir…" Moxxie started to say, but was silenced when Naruto held his hand up to his father.
Moxxie and Naruto locked eyes.
Father and Son understood what the other was trying to say, and Moxxie backed down.
"What about me, Boss?" Naruto asked with just as much subdued attitude Blitz threw at him.
Blitz walked over to Naruto.
"You need to stay away from this cunt!" Blitz shouted, pointing at Verosika. "She will fuck you, mind, body, soulja boy. She is a vindictive bitch…"
"Oh, gee, I wonder why I am vindictive when SOMEONE stole…" Verosika started to shout, Blitz sizzling as he started to speak with Verosika. "My credit card and maxed it out for shitty horse riding lessons."
"GOD DAMN IT WHORE, YOU WILL NOT LET THAT SHIT GO!" Blitz bellowed, turning his gaze back to the young hellhound. "See what I mean, kid? She is not the kind of person You should be around."
"Well, you aren't my dad, Boss, so who I hang out with is not up to you." Naruto calmly replied, eyes narrowing as his irritation was starting to boil.
"I know this bitch, you…" Blitz stammered, teeth grinding into themselves.
Millie and Moxxie stood in silence next to Verosika, who crossed her arms as they watched Blitz make hand gestures, as if he was trying to figure out his words carefully.
"I thought I could start to trust you." Blitz stated as he got closer to Naruto. "I was beginning to think Mill and Mox made a good choice in adopting you after we killed that Tranny…"
He grabbed Naruto's shoulders and stared intensely at his face.
"But here you are, hanging out with the sluttiest skank in the Seven Rings," He pointed at Verosika accusingly. "And have the balls to say you are dating my daughter."
Naruto snarled, showing his fangs.
"And another…"
"I quit." Naruto cut Blitz off, his eyes widening from the sudden interruption and from what was said. "I have had it up to the Nth degree with your bullshit, 'Boss'. I am leaving. SO, take your warnings, take your speeches, and shove them up Stolas's Cum Hole."
Naruto broke out of Blitz's grasp before he walked past him, walking into his house.
Blitz stood there, utter shock and confusion on his face.
And Verosika ate it up, smiling wide enough to have her head fall off.
"Blitzo, you need a ride?" Verosika asked in a sarcastic concern as she pulled out a credit card. "Here, call an Uber, on me."
She tossed the card at his feet and walked away, sway in her hips with her tail swaying as she entered the house.
Blitz stood still as Millie and Moxxie approached him.
"Sir, we just…"
Blitz stood up, his back to his employees.
He started to walk toward the street before he stopped.
"Your kid is an asshole," He stated. "But his balls are steel."
Blitz walked down the block, getting in his van.
"Was that supposed to be a compliment?" Moxxie asked Millie in utter confusion.
Van…
Blitz sat in the driver seat.
'…'
He looked at his hands on the steering wheel.
His chest felt hollow, a bottomless pit.
A dark chasm of negativity and anguish.
Blitz squeezed the wheel, his breathing becoming quick and shallow.
An intense chill overcame his entire being.
Images of his father hitting him flashed before his eyes.
"FUCK!" Blitz screamed, hitting the wheel… and setting off the airbags.
Meanwhile…
"So, we have this too." Naruto said sheepishly as he held out the ten-pound bag of weed.
"OOOH~" Millie said with stars in her eyes as she took the bag. "I'm definitely making weed butter with this."
"You?" Naruto asked in shock. "Edibles?"
"Yep, I dabble here and there." Millie said as if it was the most casual thing in the world. "Besides," She looked at Verosika as Moxxie entered with refreshments. "It helps enhance certain things."
Millie chuckled, Naruto smirking.
Mother and Son laughing.
"So, Ms. Mayday…" Moxxie said as he handed Verosika a glass of water.
"Please, sir, call me Verosika." Verosika urged as she accepted her water.
"Oh, well, Verosika, I hope you were responsible during your time with my son?" Moxxie asked as he gave Millie and Naruto some water.
"Yes, I was very careful…" Verosika said straight faced, before her cheeks puffed out in laughter. "Sorry, can't hide it. Naruto got high as fuck on acid."
"WHAT!" Moxxie screamed, fire enveloping him as he glared at his son.
Verosika laughed her ass off as Father and Son settled the situation with Naruto explaining what happened.
Seeing something in the corner of her eye, Verosika turned and saw an acoustic guitar propped up against the wall.
"You play music, Naruto?" Verosika asked him curiously.
"No, that's Moxxie's." Millie replied as Moxxie facepalmed.
"Well," Verosika said nervously. "If your husband is okay with it, maybe he could play it and I could sing for you?"
Millie's eyes widened in surprise.
'I had thought she was gonna be a complete bitch, but she is so… so… normal…' Millie thought as she looked at Moxxie.
"I don't mind, it would be an honor to play for you, Verosika." Moxxie said as Naruto smirked.
Moxxie punched Naruto's thigh.
Both were looking opposite directions with smirks on their faces.
'Boys…' Millie and Verosika thought as they smiled.
"So, what song do you want me to play?" Moxxie asked as he grabbed his guitar.
Verosika knelt down and whispered into Moxxie's ear as Millie scooted closer to her son.
"Oh, I like that song too." Moxxie said as he tuned his guitar, strumming each string a few times to make sure he got it tuned correctly.
"She ready?" Verosika asked Moxxie, who nodded. "Alright, and 1. And a 2, 3, 4…"
(Take On Me - A-ha`s song - Vintage Jazz Café Trilogy - New 2017!)
"~We're talking away
I don't know what
I'm to say, I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, okay?~"
Verosika winked at Naruto, making his heart beat as he smiled like a simp, Millie smirking at her son's reaction.
"~Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two~"
Millie felt her heart swoon at Moxxie's tune, the gentle way he strummed the strings, added to the sound of Verosika's voice.
'A lethal combination.' Naruto and Millie thought, leaning into each other.
"~So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But I'll be stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is okay
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry~"
Verosika's eyes drooped, she added a slow sway to her hips.
"~Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two~"
The sensualness of Verosika's voice increased.
"~All things that you say, yeah
Is it life or
Just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway~"
Verosika lost the sensualness, returning to the original tone she started with, smiling at her audience of two people and her partner who helped with the music.
"~
Take on me (take on me)
Take me on (take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day… or two~"
Verosika ended, bowing as Moxxie continued to play, ending it masterfully.
"Well?" She asked Moxxie. "Should we do another?"
"I think the audience wants more." Moxxie said as he saw Millie foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog. "We should do one more…"
"I agree." Verosika replied, feeling Naruto's eyes on her intently.
She whispered another song in Moxxie's ear.
"Oh, that will be a good one." He said as he strummed his guitar.
(Acoustic cover of I Want Break Free by QUEEN: By Lizzietupman)
"~I want to break free, I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
You're so self-satisfied I don't need you
I've got to break free
God knows, God knows I want to break free~"
Verosika envisioned her final meeting with Blitz, all those years ago.
The heartbreak, the anger, the sorrow.
Empowering her singing.
"~I've fallen in love
I've fallen in love for the first time
This time I know it's for real
I've fallen in love, yeah
God knows, God knows I've fallen in love~"
Verosika thought of Naruto… of Loona.
The love they give each other, and her, it just made living and being better that much more obtainable.
"~It's strange but it's true, hey
I can't get over the way you love me like you do
But I have to be sure when I walk out that door
Oh, I want to be free, baby
Oh, how I want to be free
Oh, I want to break free~"
Verosika went silent, closing her eyes as Moxxie played his guitar.
'I am not the same bitch I was before.' She thought passionately.
A flash of the orphanage burning crossed her mind.
'I am not… I am better than the cold, heartless cunt I was.' Verosika told herself.
"~But life still goes on…~"
Verosika was shocked when Naruto stood up, singing along side her.
"~I can't get used to living without, living without
Living without you by my side
I don't want to live alone, hey
God knows, got to make it on my own
So, baby, can't you see I've got to break free?~"
Naruto took Verosika's hand, making her glow brighter than the sun as she subtly pulled her phone out.
"~I've got to break free
I want to break free, yeah
I want, I want, I want
I want to break free~"
While this was happening…
Vortex looked at his phone when it went off.
"What's wrong, hon?" Jayjay asked as she looked up at him, currently having her head in his lap as they were watching a movie.
"Oh, no…" Vortex responded.
"What?"
"Naruto quit his job… apparently he and his boss had a falling out…"
Jayjay's eyes lit up.
"Tell him he can work with us at the Bar!" She said with stars. "Remember, we told him he always has a place with us. That way, we can all visit my family in the human world together."
Vortex smiled with a sigh, patting Jayjay between her ears.
"Sure, I'll text him later about it." Vortex replied as he returned his attention to the movie with Jayjay.
Evening, Goetia Castle…
Octavia leaned against her balcony railing, holding an invitation in her hand, sighing.
'How can I ask him?' Octavia face palmed in irritation. 'Well, invite him as a friend. But everyone will see us at the party and they will think we are a couple.'
Internally groaning, Octavia closed her eyes tight.
Flashback…
"OCTAVIA!" Stella screamed as she ripped the headphones off of her daughter's head.
"WHAT… I mean…" Octavia took a deep breath. "How can I help you, mother?"
Stella snarled before visibly calming down.
"Next week is the Gathering at Lord Lucifer's castle." Stella told her daughter, Octavia's eyes widening.
She had forgotten.
"I expect you to bring someone with you so that this year…" Stella sneered. "You don't embarrass yourself by being alone again."
"But mother…"
"You want me to ask someone?" Stella interrupted, not letting Octavia get a word in.
"I… I have someone in mind, Mother."
"Good, then I shall be off." Stella replied as she turned and left Octavia, tossing the young girl's headphones aside.
'Shit…'
Flashback End…
Octavia groaned again.
'Naruto is the only friend I have…' Octavia thought as she pulled out her phone.
Biting her lip… beak(?) Octavia sent Naruto a text.
Hey, Naruto, can… I need… sorry, but I need a favor. - O
At the Same Time…
"FUCK!" Blitz screamed when he missed the last pin.
"Close, Blitz." Loona said as she stood up, picking up her bowling ball.
Blitz sat down, crossing his arms as the pins reset for Loona's turn.
'He seems pissed?' Loona thought as she prepared her throw. 'I want to know what is pissing him off… but I feel like it would only make things worse.'
Loona took a step and threw the ball.
"STRIKE!" She cried out happily when all ten pins were flattened.
Blitz's angered expression cracked when the corners of his lips curled into a smile.
'At least Looney is having fun.' He thought, nodding his head as he got up and grabbed his ball as the pins reset.
Taking his stance, Blitz imagined the first pin to be Naruto's head, with the one behind it being Verosika.
His eyes twitched as he took two steps and threw…
"Three pins." He mumbled as he stepped off the floor to wait for his ball. 'I hate that fucking mutt… lying to me is one thing, but Looney is another… I should tell her…'
His arms tensed when his ball emerged from the dispenser.
'No… I…' Blitz grabbed the ball. 'I trust Looney. She will make the right decision when things hit the wall… Fuck, I still trust the mutt with my daughter…'
Blitz threw the ball, hitting four of the remaining pins.
M&M's House…
Naruto, having dried himself off, was brushing his fur with Millie's help, getting his back.
"Hey… mom…" Naruto said nervously as he looked at his phone.
"Yes, my Fishcake?" Millie hummed.
"Uh… I have another place to work, so don't worry about that…" He said confidently, but then returned to nervousness. "But my friend Octavia…"
"Lord Stolas's daughter?"
"Yes, her." Naruto responded, panic in his body language. "Uh… she invited me to a fancy party next week…"
Millie tensed.
"She invited you to a noble fancy party?" Millie asked, turning her son around to face her. "If you go you HAVE to be on your best behavior…"
"Mom, I know…"
"NO, you don't…" Millie cut her son off.
"What's going on?" Moxxie asked as he entered Naruto's room.
"The nobles here are so fucking malicious they get off to bullying those 'lesser' than them." Millie stated in a panic, worry in her eyes. "I don't want you hurt…"
Naruto could not think of anything to say… there being an awkward pause.
"But Mom, I am going to help Octavia… her mom is being a cunt and I am the only one who can help her… please…" Naruto softly begged.
Millie bit her lip.
"What is going on so I can help?" Moxxie said, getting his wife and son's attention.
Meanwhile, Lust Ring…
It was mildly raining.
Cars driving through deep puddles, the water splashing on the steps of a well-known establishment with burnt-orange Neon light sign with two words.
Fox's Den
That is what the sign said, with a large fox laying down with the words on its back, outside the brothel/restaurant where men and women would show up at night for shows, food, sex, or all three.
We enter the double doors, pass the receptionist office, go up the stairs, ignoring the strip floor/restaurant area, and pass by the rooms.
We ignore the rooms to go to the main office of the owner.
"Madam, we have a letter from Lord Lucifer…" a sex worker said as he knelt before his boss.
Smoke exited the full lips of the boss, a long pipe in hand as she extended her hand to take the letter.
"Hm…" She hummed as she smoked a bit more, before smirking, smoke escaping through her teeth as she laughed. "Seems I am being recognized by the nobles to the point I am being invited to parties."
She tossed the letter aside.
"Tamamo…"
"Y-yes?"
"Come with me, you shall help me find the best outfit."
"Of course… Madam Kurama…"
Chapter 37, DONE!
Well, well, well, seems like the wheels are turning.
Anyone who might remember, a few years ago I did a story called Fox's Den, but I deleted it. However, it is coming back.
Oh, and Kurama is now getting involved.
I can't wait to see what happens.
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