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Hello all!!
Sorry about making you wait for so long for this chapter, but AAU Basketball is starting up, and I practice everyday of the week, and have tournaments every weekend. Plus, testing in school are coming up.
So, to tell you, posting will become slower than usual. At least until our school's testing's done.
And, though it doesn't apply to all of you, I don't care how you think I should write my story. If I want to have the transformations as descriptive as I'm typing them, then it'll continue on like that. But, to be nice, I won't constantly describe the transformations every time they change. Just on occasions.
Well, with that said, enjoy Chapter Four!! :D
Disclaimer: Because I'm fairly lazy, I'll just cut to the chase. I don't own Naruto.
Chapter Four
Werewolves weren't as evil as he thought they were.
They weren't as heartless as the rumors said.
They weren't as bloodthirsty as movies made them out to be.
But, these are facts that the proud Uchiha would never admit, even to himself. He tried to ignore their friendliness to him, even if he was once the top slayers of their kind. He kept reminding himself that they were the ones that killed his family, and that was the only thought that kept his hatred present.
But, as he feared, the longer he stayed, the harder it was to keep that loathing, for they were proving to be civilized and kind; but, the same can't be said for their table manners...
He was currently at the feeding quarters and, he had to admit, it wasn't anything like he thought it to be. It was a large, wide ranged meadow, flowers sprouting freely along the hills, and a nice view of mountains miles and miles away. A clear, fresh-water spring tumbled across the green plains and hills, provided a nice water supply after a meal, and a great place to swim. Even Sasuke had to admit that it was beautiful, especially during the sunrise.
This, however, didn't distract him from the manners of the werewolves.
There were many of them, all of different shape, size and appearance; some attended the feast in their werewolf form, others in their human forms and even their normal blooded canine companions attended, Though the creatures were all quite fair with each other, making sure that everyone had an equal share of the kill, they ate visiously, growls and grunts sounding as they tore at their piece of the meat.
Sasuke curled his lips, watching the gruesome display with something akin to disgust, moving when a bloody strip of liver came flying his way. What was worse, in his opinion, was that the meat wasn't even cooked; the pack simply tore at the raw, bloody carcasses without a care in the world.
The Uchiha snorted before looking at his untouched meal, a whole deer leg and and a kidney from said animal, dark eyes narrowing in mild distaste.
"Hey, Uchiha, how come you haven't eaten your food yet?"
He cocked his head to the side, hearing the question, and his eyes landed on a man with dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes, a rather large, white furred, lop-eared dog beside him. The werewcreature was chewing at a slab of loose meat, revealing blood-stained fangs every now and then, as he gave a grunt, swallowing the chunk whole.
Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows and looked at his meal, his distaste still reigning his mind. "I don't even like deer." He said curtly, turning back to the brown werewolf who he remebered to be Kiba. The said man raised an eyebrow, devouring another piece of his dinner, before shaking his head, whiping the dripping blood from his mouth on his shirt's sleeve.
"Have you even tried deer before?" Sasuke nodded his head, but his answer was cut short when Kiba went on. "No, I mean, have you tried deer recently? After your transformation?" The Uchiha, feeling annoyed, shook his head, glaring at Kiba for reasons unknown.
"I haven't. If I disliked it before, then I still don't like it now."
"But you wouldn't know! Becoming a werewolf changes your tastebuds drastically. It did to me." Kiba reasoned, giving his dog, Akamaru, the rest of his deer, the canine munching on it happily.
Sasuke, this time, turned to look at Kiba, the statement sparking his interest. "What?" The brown haired man laughed a little at his question, grinning in a very Naruto-like way. "That's right, you didn't know! Well, before you came here, a few years back, I was bitten by Hinata by accident." The Uchiha raised an eyebrow, and Kiba laughed again.
"Don't ask how it was accidental; only those interested with... creative hugging wanna know." The man wiggled his eyebrows, and Sasuke got the feeling he really didn't want to know. "Anyway, she bit me and Akamaru managed to get some of my blood; that's why he's so big for a dog. And, before I became a werewolf... er, weredog, I hated the taste of certain meats, especially sheep meat. But, as you can see, I eat it as if it's the last edible thing on earth!"
Kiba let out a very loud belch, causing Sasuke to wrinkle his nose, and the man stood, patting his belly. "Well, the point is that you should at least try things you didn't like in the past; you may come to love the taste." He suddenly turned, yelling out to Sakura and the male next to her, Lee, almost startling Sasuke at the abrupt change of volume.
"Akamaru and I are off to train!" Sakura nodded, leaning against Lee, as the bowl-cut haired man gave him a thumbs up, grinning. "I will be there to challenge you after my own meal, Kiba!"
The said man laughed out, his grin growing, before he turned to Sasuke, nodding his head. "I'll see ya later, Uchiha!" And, with that, the werewolf was gone, Akamaru hot on his tail as they sped off into the forest.
This left Sasuke to look back at his meal again, suddenly curious, as he picked the leg up, holding it to his face to take a bite. He sunk his fangs into it, blood flowing slightly at the puncture, and tore a piece of meat off, chewing slowly and debating on the taste.
His eyes widened slightly, his stomach coming to life with a loud, hungry growl of want, and he began to devour the deer leg, long from caring about blood coating his shirt's front.
Sasuke growled under his breath, ripping his shirt off and throwing it away in the trash bin in his room; he was normally a very clean eater, but, a few minutes ago, he wasn't, and it had gotten his blue shirt and pants completely bloody, beyond the help of washing.
To say that he was annoyed with the fact was an understatement.
Now, there he stood, with nothing but a pair of black boxers on, as he stretched his muscles out, feeling the intense need to bathe himself.
'I've stayed here for about... a week. I haven't been able to take a bath yet!' The Uchiha growled again; it was bad enough that he haven't had a bath in a week, but what was worse was that he always had a certain werekitsune popping up whenever he attempted to take one.
He really didn't want to be watched while he took the bath.
'If anything, now would be the best time to take one, especially since the werewolves are still feasting...' Sasuke sighed and walked over to the wardrobe, pulling out some clothes, before he headed out of his room. The Uchiha didn't try to be quiet until he reached the outdoors, his feet hardly making a sound as he snuck past the merry werecreatures at the feeding quarters, then trotting through the forest.
However weird it was to him, Sasuke used his briliantly inhanced sense of smell, sight and hearing to find a hotspring, silently letting out a growl of satisfaction at his find. The raven stared at the steaming water for a moment, placing his clothes down and dropping off his boxers, before padding over to the water's bank, sitting on the edge and allowing his legs to slide in.
He let himself get use to the heat before easing himself into the water, the warmth very pleasant to the muscles of his body, and he grunted in pleasure, travelling to the slightly deeper part of the spring; it was only about waist deep when he reached the deepest part of the spring, so he slowly moved to sit, the water reaching his torso in his new resting position.
Sasuke found himself relaxing, leaning back to press gently against a submerged boulder, as he sighed silently, closing his eyes gently to rest, finding himself thinking about a certain kitsune. But, those dark blue orbs didn't stay closed for long, as he picked up the distinct power-pulse from above, causing him to snap his eyes open.
'I know that energy...' He thought with annoyance, tilting his head to look up into the trees, as he sensed the subject of his last thoughts. Furrowing his brows with irritation when he heard a small grunt of what he thought was sleepiness, as the blonde landed upon the bank of the spring, a frown crossing on his features.
Cerulean blue eyes gazed at him with curiousity and slight annoyance, golden eyebrows raised with genuine surprise and question, as he stared at Sasuke tiredly, not even attempting to look at anything but his face; that in itself was a shocker to him.
Naruto wasn't trying to be perverted at the moment.
"You called?"
Sasuke snorted, bunching his shoulders slightly, as he raised an eyebrow, looking at Naruto with an irritated visage. "Cut the act, dobe. I know you came to spy on me." Naruto furrowed his brows and yawned, revealing his fangs, and shook his head, scratching lightly at one of his whisker-scarred cheeks.
"As much as I'd love to see you stark naked-" Sasuke unnoticablly blushed at the statement, "-I didn't come to spy on you. In fact, it was the last thing on my mind." The Uchiha narrowed his eyes, clearly not believing Naruto's explanation, and the kitsune sighed, letting out a loud yawn before seating himself on the edge of the spring.
"I feel like you are lying; but, tell me, if you aren't fibbing, then why exactly are you here?" He asked, sarcasm evident in his voice, as dark eyes flashed, a slight smirk gracing his lips in arrogance. Naruto, noticing the cocky tone, growled lowly, his pupils narrowing slightly.
"Don't toy with me, boy. You're arrogant nature will one day get you into trouble." Sasuke snorted again, rolling his eyes. The blonde rose an eyebrow before sighing, rubbing his face to rid of his drowziness.
"But, if you must know, you called for me. Now before you say something smartass-ish, do know that this summoning wasn't vocal. It was used by energy, known to us werecreatures as Chakra. Each living being has chakra, but only those who are either mated to one another or linked to each other has it strong enough for others to sense. That is only because the beings' chakra feed each other energy, making the power of its flow stronger. When strong enough, it becomes a soul link, one that you can communicate to others with, but only to those that you specifically reach out to.
"The energy is different, though, to those who are mated, and to those who bit someone or something. Their link is very strong, and the chakra automatically calls for them, and vice versa. It's like a magnet. Even a simple thought of the werecreature you're linked to will beckon them to you easily."
Sasuke absorbed the information with wide eyes, the explanation far too detailed to be a lie, but the Uchiha denied it; he didn't like the thought of being absolutely wrong, or calling out to the werekitsune.
"That sounds like nothing but lies, idiot." He growled. Naruto shrugged as he ignored the insult, tugging his shirt off and entering the spring's welcoming water; he didn't even mind to take off his pants before diving in.
"My Uchiha, I'm telling you nothing but the truth; if you haven't woke me from my nap, then I wouldn't have found you taking a bath." The kitsune stalked forward, easily trapping the suddenly still raven against the rock, their bodies almost touching, yet aren't. "Although..." Naruto leaned forward slightly, his nose barely touching Sasuke's, and his hot breath tickling the raven as he spoke.
"I wouldn't mind cleaning you myself." Sasuke glowered, hearing the evident smirk in the kitsune's voice, as he glared half-heartedly, feeling his mind go fuzzy when a hot mouth attached itself to his shoulder. He bucked, attempting to get Naruto off, but only succeeding in rubbing his body against the blonde's hard stomach, making the kitsune grunt.
Naruto took this as an encouragement, so he closed the distance between their forms, still nipping and licking at his shoulder, grinning when he felt Sasuke buck his hips again. The kitsune had been delibirately dodging the mark on the Uchiha's shoulder, at least until he figured he got enough enough physical encouraging from the smaller male, and gently bit down on the scar.
Sasuke gasped out loudly, his body jerking in response, as Naruto began to lap at his bite scar, disgusted by the fact that he actually enjoyed the treatment. He opened his mouth to speak, to threaten Naruto with his life, but nothing but a small moan released from his throat.
Naruto made a sound akin to a growl, the vibration fanning against the mark, causing the Uchiha's member to twitch to life and making him instinctively thrust his hips against Naruto's leg. 'Son of a bitch!' Sasuke cursed angrily at himself, feeling the energy Naruto was speaking about before grow ten times stronger as it responded to his arousal.
'That bastard wasn't joking...' He thought, weakly pushing against Naruto's chest, only to trail them down the kitsune's sides and rest them on his hips, his claws digging rather sharply into the tanned skin. The raven heard, or, rather felt, Naruto chuckle despite being pricked, the sound resembling the rumble of a growl, as he continued to tease him, smirking against warming skin.
It made Sasuke's hair rise with excitement.
But, fortunate and unfortuately for the Uchiha, Naruto stopped his toying and pulled away quickly, turning his head back towards the direction of the palace. Sasuke still stayed very still, his mind unable to process what was going on in its current state. The blonde turned back to him, a disappointed frown gracing his lips, as he gently moved away from Sasuke, pulling the dazed Uchiha with him.
"As much as I'd like to sate your current frustration, I have some serious business to tend to." He said, sighing with annoyance, as he rubbed his cheek, unaware of the sharp eyes watching him like a hungry eagle. Sasuke couldn't fight the growing disappointment that surfaced. Naruto, seeming to sense the Uchiha's displeasure, grinned at him, giving the raven a quick but affectionate peck on the lips.
Sasuke was shocked to say the least, and it only made the unwelcomed desire burn even more.
"Don't worry; if you want me to help you, I suggest you come into my room after this whole affair. Until then, Sasuke." Naruto simply smirked at Sasuke's snort, and turned tail, bolting from the hot spring in the direction of the palace, leaving the Uchiha alone once more.
The raven growled out, once again mad for being seduced so easily... again. But, the worst part of it all, to him at least, was the fact that he could've pushed Naruto away, for the kitsune wasn't forcing him into anything. He could've, be he didn't. And, the obvious fact that he wanted more than just a simple feel-up was downright disgusting in his book.
'He's a fucking werefox for fuck's sake! I CANNOT lust after him!'
But, deep in his mind, Sasuke could feel his concious laughing out, teasing him that it wasn't just lust he had for the kitsune. Still, he denied the fact and abruptly continued his bath, scowling and growling with a hot glare in his eyes.
'Ugh... that's it. I'm outta here.'
"This is blasphomy!"
"Uzumaki, this has got to be one of the worst decisions you've made for this pack! Bringing the lasting Uchiha pup here; that, in itself, is asking for our deaths!"
Naruto sighed as he was mercilessly pestered and scolded by the rest of the elders in his pack, baring a fang in adgitation; besides Jiriaya and Tsunade, the other elders had been dogging him about bringing Sasuke to the werewolf den.
'It's been a week, and they still nag me!' He thought, growing all the more irritated.
"FOOL! Kyuubi-sama, you, out of all of us, should know better than to bring the kin of that coldhearted Uchiha you bit years ago. He is still at large, and bringing the Uchiha pup here will mean death, not only for him, but for us too!!"
Naruto's eyes narrowed at the statement and his muscles went rigid, a very low growl beginning to rumble in the depth of his chest. The others in the counsil room held their tongue, afraid of the anger that their alpha was imitting, but the elder speaking didn't seem to know when to stop.
"We have only one choice; we must let that wolf-slayer have his kin and let him have his way with him! It'll spare us from th--"
He abruptly stopped when the blonde snarled out loudly, sounding much like an angry beast, as he punched the nearest wall, creating a huge hole in it.
"SHUT UP!"
Everyone in the council room all shrunk in fear before the bristling kitsune, his eyes a deep, angry sapphire while his pupils dilated with rage. The air was so quiet, so tense-filled, but the tension couldn't overcome the thick pulsating of power radiating from the blonde, comfirming his violent intent if anyone defied him at that very moment. A white haired man narrowed his eyes before he stood up from his seat, placed in the corner behind Naruto, and strode casually up to the alpha, looking like the threatening outburst didn't effect him in the least.
"Now now, Naruto. Calm down; no use releasing your anger on these old ones, no matter how necessary it is for some of them to learn how to hold their tongue." The man glared at the one who made the young alpha so angry, and the elder quickly retreated behind his desk, attempting to hide himself from the view of the powerful werewolf.
The man, Jiraiya, just shook his head, looking back at the still slightly bristling blonde, patting him on the shoulder. "Besides, you have more important things to take care of." Naruto sighed, completely letting go of his anger, before turning, looking at his elder with curious and confused cerulean eyes.
"Like what?"
Jiraiya smirked at his alpha, raising an eyebrow. "You tell me." The kitsune raised his own eyebrow, looking a bit irritated with Jiraiya's teasing, before he did, indeed, feel something was off. He instinctively reached out with his chakra, feeling for something specific with his own energy.
It came into contact with others, but not the one he seeked, causing his eyes to widen, before he narrowed them, pupils shrinking, fangs bared in aggrivation.
"Goddamnit, Sasuke!" He snarled, shaking his head, as he balled his hands into fists, feeling very pissed off. "Bah! That boy won't be able to go far without my chakra calling him..." He whispered to himself, ignoring the looks the elders gave him, drowning in his scheming. His lips suddenly quirked, forming into a smirk, as his aggrivation shifted to mischievious and sly.
"Very well, then. I'll just have to humor him." The alpha turned to Jiraiya, giving him a pointed look. "I want you to tell Tsunade and Shikamaru that they are in charge of the pack I'll I'm gone. You are to keep a vigil over everyone as well." Jiraiya simply nodded, looking amused, as Naruto shifted into his were-form, bolting from the room and out of the den.
But, his entertained smile suddenly disappeared as soon as his alpha left the room, feeling quite uncomfortable with the whole deal.
'Be careful, and good luck, brat. Something tells me you're gonna need it...'
Well, that's Chapter 4, folks, and I know it's kinda short. I'm pretty happy with this one, but it was a bit rushed... oh well. Anyhoo, it may be a bit before Chapter 5 is posted up, so please be patient! And thank you all for the reviews; the encouragement never ends. :D
Thank you all very much; and thanks to those who give me tips and suggestions on how to make this story better.
Well, with that said, prepare to see our favorite, short, redheaded raccoon man! Until then, I hope the chapters that are up will entertain you.
Happy Hunting!! :D