Original Posted On Jan. 1, 2024
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Review Responses:
Nathair1: Andromeda did match Millie. Have you been to the beach on an island in the middle of the ocean? It's a tad bit colder. That Image of Blitz in a speedo was definitely needed. Fuu's Enthusiasm is charming. Actually, its Axe training, not spear training, but it could be a bonus for how big Leviathan Axe is compared to Millie. I'm into whiskey and cider personally. The 71 is basically a 69 with two fingers in the ass or one finger PER ass, which there is two of. Shino and Fuu go back and forth to keep things interesting. What reference to Home Alone?
MichaelTheFox: That isn't the only secret that is revealed.
NaruLemon: And Happy New Year.
Dktv9: Let's see what happens.
Fenris Silverblood: Uh Oh, indeed my brother.
Bednarczykmiki: Naruto is a lucky fuck. Yeah, Naruto will have a lot of sex, some with women he isn't dating, because he is… just a lucky bastard.
ShadowBloodedge9396: I had a lot of fun coming up with all the things that happen. Could have done better with the lemon at the end. Whose Wendy?
StrongGuy159: We shall see what happens.
Gamelover41592: I know, its bad.
Jebest4781: Let's see how this goes.
DireWolf1412: We shall see what happens.
Animecollecter: That sucks bro.
Guest: Thank you.
MEATBICYCLE: We shall see how the humans react.
Nicholas: I don't particularly like the beach, because whenever I go, be it middle of summer or otherwise, it is always overcast and cold.
Ice: Yeah, it has been.
DaftMerc39: Was honestly surprised everyone was thinking it was Stella, but that just showed me they hadn't read the one-shot that inspired last chapters events, Seaside Shag-Fest. Was Godzilla: Minus One good? I recently watched Godzilla Singularity Point, love the animation and characters, but overall didn't like it as much as I wanted too.
Reggad the Knife: Come and Get your Love? Who do you think I am, Starlord?
Enigmus-288: Pretty much.
Rick:
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Bubbles: We shall see.
JackFoxGaming: No problem, I know it isn't for everyone. Thank you for the support.
Black Akuma King: Yeah, I had thought of not including the partner swap, but I wanted to try something different. At the end, it didn't feel good, but I posted it. Yeah, that cliffhanger.
OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR HELLUVA BOSS!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey" = To be Determined
Chapter 82: Responsibility
Gaara's eyes scrunched as a particular cold wind grazed his naked form.
He turned to cuddle with Octavia, arm wrapped around her.
But instead of soft, smooth skin, Gaara felt…
'Da fuck… feathers?' he thought as his head hurt from the The REAL Octavia.
She looked like a humanoid owl.
Gaara blinked some more.
He turned to the others.
Naruto, Loona, Jayjay, and Vortex looked like wolves.
Bee looked like a fox/bee hybrid.
Gaara continued to blink.
And more.
And more.
And more.
It clicked in his brain.
"WHAT THE FUCK!"
A hand covered his face.
"Gaa… *Yawn* ra… too early to yell…" Octavia mumbled as her hand fall back to her side.
Gaara stared like a cat who had the light flashed in their face.
The redhead got up and got dressed before carefully navigating the small pond of naked bodies to get to Shino.
"Shino!"
Shino grumbled, snuggling into Fuu more.
"SHINO, wake up!" Gaara said through clenched teeth as he shook his friend.
"Gaara, what's with… *Yawn* the yelling?"
Gaara turned to see Naruto rise from the sand, rubbing his eyes carefully.
Naruto turned to Gaara.
"Dog…"
Naruto turned to look behind him.
He saw nothing but the beach and ocean…
Until he looked down.
"…"
"…"
"Oh, fuck…"
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!"
Loona, Verosika, Jayjay, Queen Bee, Octavia, Fuu, Shino, and Vortex snapped out of their sleep.
"What is with all the… oh no…"
The humans and demons jumped up, scrambling to get dressed.
As they did, Queen Bee walked toward the humans.
A cold intent oozing from her as her four hands flexed.
"Bee… Bee, what are you doing?" Naruto asked, seeing the Sin was still butt naked.
"What is necessary." She replied in a tone that did not match her at all.
Warning bells went off in Naruto's head.
His hand landed on Bee's shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Bee asked Naruto coldly.
"Bee, please, don't do it."
"Do what?" Fuu asked as she clipped her bra on safely before grabbing her shirt and jacket.
Bee pushed Naruto's hand off of her shoulder, but he stepped in front of her, arms out to block her.
"Naruto, I need to kill them, for your safety and everyone else's." Bee stated.
A cold chill ran up the human's spines.
"You're going to kill us!" Shino stated, stepping in front of Fuu.
Octavia, Jayjay, Vortex, Loona, and Verosika stood nearby, not wanting to get involved.
"Yes." Was all Bee said as she continued toward the three humans.
"Bee, PLEASE, let them live!" Naruto stated in a begging tone.
Bee pushed Naruto aside, magic starting to swirl around her.
Naruto JUMPED Bee, arms and legs wrapping her limbs.
"PLEASE RECONSIDER!"
"IT IS ONE THING TO BE AROUND HUMANS WHILE DISGUISED AND NOT CAUSING TROUBLE, BUT THE MOMENT THEY HAVE EVIDENCE OF OUR EXISTENCE, LUCIFER WILL NOT BE HAPPY!" Bee yelled, trying to buck Naruto off of her.
"But you're his sister, right? Can't you explain it?"
"Luci will overrule anything I try to do, NOW GET OFF!"
Bee's power exploded, sending Naruto flying as she entered her true form.
She grew in size, her eyes became red, the multi-colors of her hair and tail becoming crimson and gold.
Naruto scrambled to his feet and jumped the humans, sending all four of them to the ground.
"Get out of the way, Naruto!" Bee demanded.
Naruto didn't respond as he continued to use himself as a shield, arms around the three humans with his tail covering what his arms couldn't.
Bee hesitated.
"Why? Why go so far for these humans?" She asked in a slightly softer tone, showing a willingness to listen even when she loomed over the smaller demon and trio of humans.
"Because they are my first human friends before I came to Hell!" Naruto stated, not relenting in his defenses. "They are important to me…"
Bee shrank back to normal size, her features returning to normal.
"I can see that, but what do you expect me to do?" She asked him. "I am one of the Sins, Naruto. You have to understand that I have a duty to protect my people."
"What if we don't tell anyone?" Fuu asked, shaking in panic. "Yeah, we promise we won't tell anyone about demons or Hell!"
"Yeah, we promise!"
Bee crossed her arms.
Her face scrunched in thought and contemplation.
Her body tilted side to side, eyes closed as she took her time.
Naruto lowered his defenses to turn to Bee.
"I need proof." Bee stated. "I can't take your words at face value."
Naruto got on his knees and prostrated before the Sin.
"I will take responsibility, Bee. If shit goes sideways, it will be my fault!"
"Not enough, Naruto." Bee said as she pointed at him. "I need actual proof that they will keep their mouths shut and in the case shit does hit the fan, you will not run off and blame someone else."
Naruto visibly started shuddering before Bee.
'Oh, no, that was too harsh…' Bee thought, faltering slightly.
However, her worry became shock as Naruto stood up… his hand holding bloodied teeth, a single snaggle tooth remaining.
His own.
"Ith thith prooth?" He asked, blood pooling in his mouth as his steeled eyes watered, his body jittering.
Bee nervously smiled in shock.
"You just pulled those out?"
Naruto nodded.
"My healinth thactor will grow them back…" Naruto spoke, blood sputtering from his lips onto his chin.
"You know that isn't how it works, right?"
"What?"
"Your Lycan healing doesn't regrow limbs, so why would your teeth grow back? You aren't a shark demon!" Bee pointed out, not believing Naruto didn't think this through.
"Buth… buth…" Naruto started to panic, realization sinking into his being.
'This guy…' Bee thought as she watched Naruto reach in and pull out the tooth he had missed.
Fuu, Shino, and Gaara tensed as Naruto's hand lowered, the pain in his mouth becoming unbearable.
"Naruto!" Loona and Verosika shouted as Naruto started to sway.
"Hey, come on, let's go inside." Vortex said as he approached the humans.
"Sure…"
Gaara glanced at Octavia.
Their eyes locked before they turned away, both red in the face.
Bee sighed as she shook her head while everyone started to go inside.
'What a crazy bastard you are, Naruto.' Bee thought as she followed the group back inside.
One Hour Later…
"Just a bit longer before I am done, Naruto." Riser said as he pushed one of Naruto's teeth back in place.
Naruto was laying on the island extension of the counter while Riser worked on him as everyone ate breakfast in uncomfortable silence.
Fuu, Shino, and Gaara looked around, taking in the reality they had to accept.
Hell, A real place.
Demons, very real beings.
Naruto, had been turned into a demon by Loona.
"So… you guys really did adopt Naruto?" Gaara asked Millie and Moxxie.
The two smaller imps nodded as Blitz and Verosika fed Andromeda with Loona holding the babe.
The baby didn't want to be in the high chair.
"Yep, we met when we were loading everything that belonged to Naruto into the van." Moxxie replied, remembering that day clearly.
"Hold on, you said Naruto was in a coma, so how was Naruto with us? We went to get lunch at Denny's." Fuu pointed out.
"That was me." Loona admitted, blushing.
Flashback…
"You got adopted?" Gaara stated quite loudly.
Naruto nodded.
"Yeah, my stuff is being packed right now in fact." Naruto said as he looked at Gaara, Fuu, and Shino.
"What about school?" Fuu asked.
"I will transfer." Naruto answered. "From what I was told, Mr. and Mrs. Emp live all the way on the East Coast. So, I guess a local school."
"What about Loona?" Shino asked in concern.
Naruto visibly tensed.
Skip…
"I'm going to miss you." 'Naruto' said as they exited the diner they ate at.
"Me too, you blonde fuck." Fuu said as she hugged 'Naruto'. "Now, get out there and show the world that no one fucks with Naruto Uzumaki!"
'Naruto' smiled and accepted a hug from Gaara.
"Our time together was very short," Gaara stated as he pulled back. "But I will always treasure it. You are… we… uh… I love you… you're family."
"You are also family, Gaara." 'Naruto' said with his eyes starting to water.
"This isn't goodbye." Shino stated as he hugged Naruto. "It is just the next chapter in our lives. I know we will meet again."
"Right, we will." 'Naruto' choked as he held out his hand.
Fuu, Gaara, and Shino touched his hand.
"It is a promise…" 'Naruto' choked as his tears poured from his eyes. "S-s-sorry… just so much is happening… I don't want to leave…"
'Naruto' cried in front of his friends, and they comforted him.
Flashback End…
"Sorry, I didn't mean to trick you." Loona said sheepishly. "I thought it would be best to have a good bye with Naruto over him just vanishing…"
"SO, our last day with Naruto, our last goodbyes…" Gaara said, spinning his spoon between his fingers. "Was you."
Loona nodded shamefully.
Gaara leaned back, looking to the ceiling.
"Thanks, it makes sense." Shino thanked, honestly.
"Honestly, just glad it wasn't our last goodbye to Naruto, and we got to meet Andy." Fuu said, waving to the baby, who smiled and waved back.
Despite learning demons and Hell existed, the trio was pretty calm.
A bit nervous, but calm.
Bee was curious as she could taste this calm.
"Why are you three so chill?" She asked, knowing that her little display earlier should have installed immense fear within them.
"Honestly, I think it is cool." Fuu admitted, the greenette looking at the other demons. "I find it awesome that this sort of thing exists."
"Can't say anything she hasn't." Shino replied.
"I am… interested…" Gaara said, glancing at Octavia.
Bee had a small chuckle.
She could taste conflict within the redhead, but it tasted like he was leaning more toward a positive reaction than a negative.
"Well, we should continue what was started on the beach." Bee said as she stood up.
The humans flinched, and before anything could be done, three of Bee's hands entered their mouths, her fingers touching the back of their throats.
Three pulses of magic rippled through their mouths before Bee removed her hands.
"What was that for?" Gaara asked, his throat now sore from the sudden intrusion while Fuu and Shino coughed slightly.
"I put magic on your tongues." Bee said as she dried her hands. "I have to have a safety measure on you to make sure you don't spout out our existence on accident or even under torture."
"Seems a bit extreme, your highness." Stolas inquired.
"Yeah, but Naruto is willing to go so far for them, so it is also to protect them from other humans." Bee explained to the owl.
Stolas went to speak, but then nodded in acceptance.
It made sense.
"Did you have to jam your hands down our throats though?" Shino asked.
"Yes."
Everyone was interrupted when a foul odor wafted from Andromeda.
"Well, seems like she needs to be changed." Loona said, standing up with Andromeda safely in her arms.
Breakfast slowly ended, with Naruto sitting up with his teeth back in place.
"When can I eat solid foods, Riser?" Naruto asked, looking in a mirror for any inconsistent placements.
"I say give it a day, maybe by tonight, we will check again at that time." Riser explained, helping the hound off the counter.
"Thanks, doc, what do I owe you for the last-minute procedure?" Naruto asked, reaching for his wallet.
"No, no payment needed, my friend." Riser said with a smile. "Next time, though. Especially with how danger prone you are from what Octavia told me…"
Naruto turned to Octavia.
"VIA~ why…" Naruto said in a whiny tone.
Octavia chuckled at Naruto's behavior.
Riser, meanwhile, glanced at Gaara, seeing the red heads line of vision.
After breakfast was finished and dishes were cleaned, everyone separated to do individual relaxations.
Stolas head a book.
Bee returned to the beach, sunbathing in her sea shell bikini.
Blitz, Loona, Millie, and Moxxie played table tennis in the game room.
Verosika and Naruto were playing with Andromeda in a small sandbox near the pool and hot tub.
Vortex and Jayjay were playing video games with Fuu and Shino.
Gaara, sadly, was fishing by himself. Absentminded to everything as he was deep in thought.
As everyone else found things to have fun, Octavia was in her shared room walking back and forth in a frantic pace.
'I slept with Gaara, now… what should I tell Riser? Will he be mad?' She thought with her chest feeling tight, tears threatening to fall as her throat was becoming scratchy and parched. 'I am like my father, a dirty cheater…'
The weight of her actions became heavy upon the eighteen-year-old demon's shoulders.
She had already accepted the arranged marriage to Riser.
Octavia was already taking steps to prepare herself for it.
She was befriending Riser one step at a time.
She wanted to be different from her father and mother.
But now…
There was Gaara.
Octavia's pale cheeks flushed red, nearly as deep as Gaara's hair.
He was quirky, kinda cute, and made her feel comfortable.
Like Riser.
But he was a wrench in her life at the moment, but her instincts were saying something else.
*Knock, Knock*
Octavia was pulled from her thoughts.
"Come…" She said, voice panicky, but corrected herself to calm. "Come in."
"Door's locked, Via." Riser laughed on the opposite side.
Embarrassed, Octavia opened the door for her Fiancé.
Riser entered their bedroom, yawning slightly even though it was the morning.
"Let's let some light in here." He said as he walked toward the windows, opening the blinds.
Octavia's eyes closed instinctively as the light blinded her.
"Is something bothering you, Octavia?" Riser asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed.
"No, I am fine, my eyes are just…"
"Does it concern Gaara?"
Riser, who cupped his hands, watched Octavia become stone.
"Why do you think…"
"Octavia…"
The young woman's lip trembled.
Her hands grasped herself in a hug, to protect herself in a sense.
'What should I do?' She thought, on the verge of a breakdown as she started to shake. 'I am… I am just like dad… I am a horrible person…'
Riser got off the bed, knelt down and put a comforting arm around Octavia.
She grabbed his arm, pulling him into a hug.
"I… I… I did something bad…" Octavia choked out.
Riser said nothing, putting as much love and comfort into their embrace as he waited patiently for Octavia to recover.
Several minutes passed, the two avian demons in silence.
"Feeling better?" Riser asked as he levitated a cup of water over.
"No…" Octavia replied as she accepted the water. "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Octavia went silent again, building up some confidence during that small time.
"Riser…"
"Yes?"
"I… I…" Octavia's lip trembled as her chest became tight once again. "Gaara and I… last night… we… we…"
Octavia used her hands to cover her face, shame drowning her.
"We had sex."
Octavia expected many negative things.
Riser to stand up quickly and start yelling.
Him to hit her.
For Riser to berate and degrade her for her actions.
"Was it good?"
"Huh?"
Octavia lowered her hands enough to look at Riser.
His face held no hints of anger or hiding anything.
It showed curiosity.
"What?" Riser asked, head tilting.
Octavia's confusion was… overwhelming.
"I don't understand. Why aren't you mad?" Octavia asked in confusion.
"About what?"
"I slept with someone else, a human… we are betrothed, so why aren't you upset at me." Octavia stated.
This reaction Riser was giving her went against EVERYTHING she knew about relationships.
Specifically, her parent's relationship.
"Octavia…" Riser said as he reached out and took her hand.
She noted how gently he held her hands in his, so soft, and full of love.
"Remember when we first met, I told you there was something about myself that I needed to tell you." Riser explained.
Octavia thought about it.
Flashback…
"Well, I guess you will with me." Octavia offered.
"That would be a fun way to spend time together." Riser said, before his face and tone shifted into a serious one. "My parents told me about yours, Stolas and Stella, about their arranged marriage."
Octavia swallowed a lump in her throat.
"Yes…"
"I have been told that it isn't a good one…" Riser said as he looked at his fiancé. "But… I want to try… but… well… there is something about myself that I need to tell you, but I want to become your friend first. Afterall, this marriage won't happen until you are twenty, Octavia, so… can we become friends?"
Octavia was genuinely shocked.
She had been receiving shocks the thirty minutes she had been here.
"Yes, I would like that."
Flashback End…
"Yes, you did say something about that…" Octavia said in confusion. "But… I don't understand."
"Octavia… I am Asexual." Riser told her.
Octavia's eyes widened.
An uncomfortable silence entered the room as the two held hands.
This time, Riser's gentle grasp became a tight squeeze.
"My parents are the only ones who I told. They…" Riser took a sharp inhale, Octavia seeing the hurt on his face and in his eyes. "They didn't believe me when I informed them. So, I hid my sexuality, but the truth is: I am Asexual."
Octavia saw the shame wash over Riser's face and body language.
"During this trip, I have been keeping an eye on you, and saw how happy Gaara made you. I am happy you found someone who could do what I cannot. I know, the arranged marriage is unbreakable, but… when we do get married, I would not mind if you had another partner for sex." Riser explained, his voice starting to strain. "And if Gaara is who you choose, I will support you."
Chapter 82, DONE!
First chapter of the new year.
Wow, nearly two years since I started this story. AAAAh, I need to get ready for the yearly anniversary chapter.
Anyway, yeah, a lot of stuff happened this chapter.
The humans learn of the existence of demons and Hell.
Octavia learns Riser's little secret.
Let's hope good things come from this.
Before anyone asks, I rewatched S1 E8, Queen Bee is pretty quick to realize when she messes up and feels sorry, so her sudden change from "I will kill the humans" to "Okay, I'll make sure you won't talk via magic" makes sense to me.
If I had decided to make it where Bee doesn't budge, I had an idea that Naruto would turn Fuu, Shino, and Gaara into Lycans, like how Loona turned him.
Naruto pulling out his teeth was inspired by Beastars, when Legoshi is talking to Yahya, the Beastar.
New art on deviantart if you haven't seen it yet, Boo1194.
I hope all of you had a good Christmas and New Years, let's have another good year and make it to chapter 100.
If you enjoyed the chapter, please leave a review, even if you hated it because it helps me become a better author.