Hi guys sorry for the delay been busy with life and some minor writers block. Anyways here's Chapter Twenty-Six enjoy. This is an beta copy so better grammer and I would like to thank MrNicholas for beening beta.
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A silhouette stood on top of the Fourth Hokage's stone face, its back to the village. Minutes passed as the silhouette stayed motionless on the stone face.
"You can put me down now Kiba." whispered Naruto, unwrapping himself from the brunette. Doing as he was told, Kiba let go of the boy and stepped back to allow him some room. A pregnant silence filled the void, sighing quietly Kiba spoke;
"Naruto...do you want to go and get some Ramen?" He asked, but still nothing from the blond.
"No. I just want to go home." answered the blond after the silence. For the first time that evening they met each other's eyes.
"Do you mean your apartment or mine?" inquired the older teen. He looked at the blond and became worried when the eyes which used to be so bright and full of life, were dull.
"You're really the only family I have, Kiba. Yeah there's the old bat and Ero-Sennin, but they're not going be around forever. And what would happen if anything happened to all of my friends?" The smaller teen explained, no longer hiding the fear he felt of being alone again. Smiling sadly Kiba tightly embraced the boy and kissed his forehead.
"I know I can't guarantee anything, but I'll do everything in my power to be there for you." he stated confidently. "Come on, let's get you home." The brunette said gently, lacing his fingers with the other boys. "Do you want to share a bath tonight?"
"Yeah, that sounds nice." replied the teen, managing a small smile.
It took them twenty minutes before they reached the compound. They saw the brunette's bedroom window was open and they jumped through it, landing quietly. Brown eyes scanned the room and soon landed on the sleeping form of Akamaru. Turning his head to get the other boys attention, he placed a finger on his lips signaling for Naruto to be quiet. Getting the message the blond nodded his head to show he understood and followed the boy into his bathroom.
Once they were inside Kiba locked the door and started to get the bath running. Not knowing what to do with himself, Naruto stood there and played with his jumpsuit jacket. Facing the blond he couldn't help but smile at how the evidently nervous the boy was, but he wasn't going to say anything. He turned around and started to strip.
Getting the message Naruto also turned around and started stripping. As he was doing so, he caught sight of Kiba's reflection in the mirror. A blush quickly spread across his whiskered cheeks, his eyes seemed glued to the mirror as he watched the older teen pull down his boxers. Two things that kept him staring was the mighty fine arse his boyfriend had and secondly the type of boxers he was wearing. Having a quick look down at the pair he noticed they were black and had white puppies on them. Turning back around he walked over to the brunette and tapped him on the shoulder, failing miserably to hide a smirk. Spinning around Kiba got a face full of his underwear. Stepping backward his eyes widened at the piece of clothing in the blond's hands.
"So Kiba, I believe these belong to you?" Naruto said grinning, holding them up with his index finger. " I wouldn't have guessed you would wear underwear with little white puppies in a thousand years!" The blond said, merriment showing in his eyes.
Naruto stood there and watched Kiba's face match the color of his clan markings, enjoying every second of it. Noticing how much fun the younger boy was having, he snatched the item from him and began mumbling under his breath about how embarrassed he was.
"Well I think it's cute." stated the blond, giving him a peck on the lips before moving towards the bath tub which was filled with steaming water. He looked over his shoulder at the older boy before asking, "You coming?"
Those words were had an effect on the brunette. All the time he's been in the bathroom with the tanned teen, he had been fighting to keep himself calm, which was a losing battle. Sometimes he damned his enhanced sense of smell, especially around a certain whiskered teen. The heat rising from the hot water, mixed with Naruto's unique scent was making his hormones riot through his body.
Nodding dumbly he walked up to the teen keeping his eyes focused on the back of his head. As he reached the bath he stepped in and sighed as the hot water made all of his muscles relax. The moment he was comfy, Naruto slipped in and nestled himself between Kiba's legs, earning a small groan from the older boy.
"Are you comfy Naru?" asked the fanged teen softly. The blond teen nodded his head leaning back, getting himself comfy against the Chūnin. Kiba passed his fingers through the sun kissed hair absentmindedly as they sat in a comfortable silence, as time passed the smaller teen was becoming drowsy.
"Hey Naruto are you awake?" The brunette asked, being met with silence. He prodded the boy in the arm a couple of times to get him to wake up. Sapphire eyes fluttered open looking around his surroundings. As he recognized where he was, he met sleepy hazel eyes.
"Sorry…must have dozed off." The teen said, yawning and stretching his arms. Kiba chuckled and wrapped his arms around the blond's slender waist. Feeling the heat that was coming off of the Inuzuka's body, Naruto leaned back, enjoying the warmth that radiated of the older teen.
"It's ok, I was nodding off myself. Do you want to get out and crawl into bed?" whispered the brunette.
The blond was about to say he didn't have any clothes, but Kiba continued as if reading his mind. "And you don't need to worry about not having any clothes; you can borrow some of mine."
"The waters getting cold anyway, so we might as well." answered the blond, washing himself quickly then stepping out of the bath. The cool air in the bathroom made him shiver as he searched for a towel. Spotting two cream towels hanging on the radiator, he grabbed one and began to dry himself off, sighing at the warm feel of the towel. As he dried himself off he could hear Kiba getting out and the sucking sound of the water spiraling down the drain.
"Come on let's get to bed." Kiba stated in a hushed voice from behind the blond. Turning to the voice, Naruto suddenly had a massive dosage of hormones running through his body. Standing at the door was a very wet Kiba in nothing but a small towel around his waist, something which in Naruto's opinion should have been banned. He died and went to heaven at the sight before him.
"Come on Naru." The brunette said, waving as he opened the door. As he walked out he looked over his shoulder and said, "And pick up your mouth while you're at it."
Going red with embarrassment as well as flushed at the site before him, the whiskered Chūnin walked after him. Kiba chucked him some spare boxers and a t-shirt. Getting the hint, he changed into them and jumped on the bed, looking at his boyfriend as he waited for his boyfriend to join him. Seconds passed as his lover moved around the room, picking up clothes and putting the dirty laundry away in the basket in his bathroom.
"You coming to bed Kiba?" The blonde asked.
"Yeah, just closing the window since it's chilly tonight." replied the tattooed nin, walking over to the open window closing it with a click of the lock. Moving towards the bed he pulled the covers back enough for both of them to slip in easily. After a minute or so of getting themselves comfy, they laid there in silence. Naruto had his head resting on the brunette's chest and he closed his eyes as he listened to the beating of Kiba's heart.
Duh-duh...duh-duh...duh-duh..duh-duh...
The steady rhythm lulled the blond into a peaceful sleep. The steady rises and fall of Naruto's chest told Kiba that he was finally asleep.
"Sweet dreams Naru." he whispered, embracing the sleeping teen protectively. Kiba finally allowed his heavy eyelids to droop, sending him into a deep slumber.
Over at the Hospital Shizune was waiting for the blood results for Hoshimi. The machine beeped signaling that the results were ready. Getting up from her chair she walked over to the printer as the results emerged from the machine. She picked them up and scanned over the readout. She frowned as she read the readouts and was about to leave when the tannoy clicked on.
"Could Shizune please report to the main desk." The voice said. Leaving the room, Shizune made her way down to the main desk. As she passed through the double doors she was greeted by a Medic-nin.
"What is it?" she asked looking at the medic.
"These people have just come in complaining of weakness and high fever." explained the medic.
"What are their temperatures?" asked the brunette.
"100.4 Fahrenheit." The nin replied. Shizune looked at the medic, thinking of how to handle this.
"Take them up to ward three and inform the Matron of the symptoms. You know what to do after that." instructed Shizune.
"Hai." acknowledged the medic before escorting the patients to the ward.
"Please inform me if any more people turn up with the same symptoms." she asked the receptionist, getting a nod of understanding in response. "I better go and sort out Hoshimi-san." Shizune soon reached the staff room, and opened the door.
"Hoshimi-san, are you alright?" asked the Jōnin as she walked into room. No reply came from the matron. "Hoshimi?" She asked, knowing something was definitely not right.
Walking up to the woman, she could only hear her own breathing. Steadily she approached the seti where the women laid. She placed two fingers on the medic's pulse point... And she could feel anything, not a single flicker of life.
"I'm sorry I didn't get to you fast enough." The brunette said quietly. Finding the intercom she buzzed down to the main reception. Before the receptionist could answer Shizune ordered;
"Inform the Hokage that she is needed here immediately!"
"Hai Shizune-Sama." replied the receptionist.
"And tell the morgue staff to come up to the staff room. Also tell them that HI level 2 will be in operation," Disconnecting the intercom before she got a reply.
'Now I have to wait for Tsunade-sama to get here before we can do anything else.'
The Fifth arrived within a half-hour of the call she received. Luckily she managed to get a few hours of sleep after threatening the two Chūnin to clean up the mess. Still she was grouchy as hell; her mood matching a teenager who was forced out of bed early, full of grunts and groans.
Shizune greeted her master and began to fill her in.
"I'm glad you're here Tsunade-sama. As you know Hoshimi-san collapsed and I left her to rest in the staff room, while her blood results were processed." She handed the readouts to the Sannin as they walked down the corridor. "She appeared to be suffering from a virus similar to that of the flu. However by the time her results came through, she passed away." The blond turned and faced the younger women.
"Do you know how she died?" She said, her eyes calculating. Shizune knew that look. The woman before her was searching her mind for knowledge of such a virus.
"It hasn't been confirmed, but my prognosis is that she died of shock. I won't know for certain until I get the autopsy report." explained the brunette. "Also forty-five minutes ago, six people came in complaining of weakness and high fever. They are currently in ward three being treated." finished the Jōnin looking at her superior, waiting for orders.
"Very good Shizune. Head to the lab and search up the blood results for ward three. Then head down to the morgue and tell them to make Hoshimi's autopsy a top priority." ordered the medic, walking towards ward three.
Five minutes later Tsunade was walking through the double doors leading to ward three. As she walked down to the nurses' station the Matron spotted her.
"Tsunade-sama I'm glad you're here. We have three more patients coming in complaining of fatigue and each have a high fever." summarized the Matron as she showed the Hokage the ward.
"That brings those with the same symptoms to eight and one fatality. So far." The hokage said, amber eyes roaming around the ward. "Execute HI level two protocols. All staff will have to be scrubbed, stained and in hazmat suits for this ward." ordered the Fifth as she made her way to the desk. "Is there anyone from Hoshimi-san's family here?"
"Hai, her husband and her two children." stated the nurse. "They came in at the same time, all having the same symptoms."
"Keep me posted."
'I have a bad feeling about this. Where did this come from?' The woman thought.
The Hokage walked down the silent corridors and made her way to the lab where Shizune was working, seeing the blue light that signaled HI Level one protocols were in place turning on all around the hospital. Changing into a hazmat suit, she opened a heavy duty door and closed it behind her. She heard the sound of the door locking and seconds later a voice said;
"Stand by. Decontamination in process. Stand by. Decontamination in process." a mist shot out from concealed holes around the small room, surrounding the Fifth. A minute later the mist evaporated and a green light flashed indicating she could proceed through the door leading to the lab.
"Any progress on the illness?" The blond asked as the department head approached her.
"I'm sorry Tsunade-sama but we've had little success with our attempts to find out what this illness is. As of now we have no idea what we're dealing with." stated the head with a hint of disappointment in his voice.
"Very well, keep at it. I'll be around the hospital, make sure to radio me if anything changes." She turned and left the team to get back to their work. Once again she found herself walking back down the corridor towards ward three, her mind drifting away at the sound of her echoing footsteps.
"Tsunade-sama!" Shizune shouted as she ran up to her master. "Four more people have come in with the same symptoms. However three original patients have been moved into isolation, with chest, stomach pains and respiratory distress." explained the panting medic.
"This is getting serious." stated the Sannin after a moment of silence. "Were going hospital wide HI level one, as well as full quarantine."
"Hai." Shizune said, bowing to her. With a turn of the heel she left to get everything ready. When the brunette was out of sight, the Sannin walked to an office and opened the intercom. The tannoy clicked, showing it was on. Taking a deep breath she began to speak;
"Can I have everyone's attention? All staff are to execute HI level protocols. There is no need for alarm as this is only a safety measure. As of now this hospital is now under quarantine."
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