My One and Only

(Snacks on all the cookies offered.) I'm glad that so many people have enoyed the fic so far! Hope I can keep this up for the rest of the story! Now Naruto may first seem timid, but...well...I don't know how much I can say without giving to much away. Oh I have also now enjoyed the livejournal, if you are part of it add me: http://lilbakasaru.livejournal.com/ . Or if you like you could add your email (and a lil message saying that you want me to alert you) and I'll email you whenever I update.



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Chapter 2: The talk



Iruka was pacing up and down his bedroom, wringing his hands in worry. A few days, a few days! That’s all he had left before he finally had to have ‘the talk’ with his practically adopted son. A few more days ‘til Naruto hit sixteen and with that his first heat; it was unfortunate that Naruto was born so close to mating season, at least then he would have more time to explain all the changes and not be panicking right now.



Iruka felt like ripping his hair out in frustration, he couldn’t do this! He would blush and splutter and embarrass himself; he wasn’t cut out to give the dreaded ‘talk’!



And then there was the part of him that still wished that Naruto could always remain his little pup.



The brown-haired demon sighed and slumped against the wall, sliding slowly down until he reached the floor, cradling his head.



How was he meant to do this?



“Tadaima Koi.”



Iruka looked up when he heard his husband come back home, and a light smile graced his weary face, and then it suddenly brightened. Of course! He could help him!



Iruka quickly stood up and ran out of his bedroom to meet his husband; he opened the sliding door and ran down the hallway to see the youkai leaning against the wall, taking off his sandals. He was a tall man with silvery gray hair and an eye-patch covering his left eye, while a mask covered half of his pale face. He wore a faded green vest over a long sleeved black shirt and black trousers, and was part of the Jounin elite. That could range from scouts, police men, bodyguards, and even a trainer for other Jounin.



“Kakashi koishii, how did the mission go?” he asked, embracing his husband.



“It was another false alarm; I’m starting to think that all the rumours of 'his' return are wrong.”



Iruka sighed and snuggled against the older man and sighed. “I’m hoping that’s all they are...rumours.”



Kakashi chuckled and kissed Iruka’s forehead. “That’s what we are all hoping for.”



Iruka smiled and intertwined their hands together, and then led Kakashi into the kitchen and sat him down, while he busied himself to make him something to eat.



Kakashi watched his husband get to work, and a small smile formed under his mask; he had missed such things when he was gone for the past six days. “So what happened while I was away? How is our little pup?”



“His studies are going well, Naruto has always been intelligent, even if he doesn’t like to show it, and he hasn’t stopped asking about you; he always brings up that he is behind with his training because you aren’t there to teach him,” Iruka replied and set down two bowls of steaming rice on the table.



Kakashi chuckled again and pulled his mask down. “Ah yes, our training, I must get right back to that! Oh but wait, isn’t he turning sixteen in a few days? Did you talk to him about that yet?”



“Erm, yes, about that,” Iruka bowed his head in embarrassment. “I don’t think I can do that, Kakashi...”



“Huh?”



“I said I don’t think I can talk to him about it Kakashi, I think it would be better if you did it instead.”



“Why? I mean, won’t it be easier for you to do it? After all you do work as a teacher...”



“But we don’t teach everything, only the basics of the mating ritual, but everything else is up to the parents to...” Iruka trailed off into silence, and a grim expression marred his face. They were both again reminded that Naruto didn’t have any parents.



Kakashi quickly stood up and wrapped his arms around his husband in comfort. “Shhh, it’s alright, don’t worry. It is part of my responsibility as well. After all...” he said, giving a bright smile.



“...He is our little kittling,” Iruka finished for him.



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After eating they made their way towards Naruto’s hut. Iruka had in his hands a wrapped up bento box. They went down a worn path until they reached a clearing, where near the edge bordering the forest was Naruto’s hut; smoke came out of the small hole in the roof, which meant that the young fox was in.



“Oi, Puppy!” Kakashi shouted out.



There was a sound of pots dropping and then a round of colourful swearing, ‘til a bright blonde head peaked out to look out of the window.



“Kakashi, Iruka!” Naruto shouted, and ran out of the hut colliding straight into the dog demons arms. “Where have you been you hentai?! We are behind with my training,” he said, giving a mock glare towards the older demon.



“Hey, wait there Gaki, is that a way to greet me after I come back home? I’m hurt.” Kakashi made a weepy gesture, which only earned him a snort from the blonde fox.



“Yeah, yeah, you old dog, com’on in and tell me what you’ve been up to, Iruka and me had been so worried.”



They went inside the hut and settled down with Kakashi telling wild stories of his mission.



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‘Thwak’



Pale hands hit harshly against the wooden pole, and then quickly changed positions in elaborate moves to hit different parts of the wooden structure.



‘Whack’



The worn wood splintered under the force of the hit, and soon limbs started to bruise under the exertion.



‘Thud’



He was starting to get tired under the vigorous training regime; a sheen of sweat covered his body while his pale cheeks were hued red from the exercise. He hit the wooden dummy again, willing it to break with each one of his blows.



Sasuke was angry, very angry. His father still wanted him to find a mate, and hadn’t stopped talking about it since yesterday. And now he was forbidden by his brother to run through the forest, so because he had no other way of venting his anger, he had decided to take it out on the Uchiha training ground, and to be specific the wooden dummy. Which he was imagining was his father that he was beating the living shit out of.



“Careful there Otouto, you will hurt yourself if you continue on like this.”



Sasuke suppressed a growl and angrily turned around to meet his ever passive brother. He and Sasuke looked a lot alike, but Itachi had long raven hair that he kept in a loose ponytail, porcelain white skin, and the only blemish he had were the light lines coming down from his eyes that made him look older and more tired. He was a good foot taller than Sasuke, the same size of their father, and even had the same powerful build. Both brothers had the same furry animalistic ear on their heads, while a sleek furry tail poked up from behind them.



Itachi always carried this aura of superiority around him, which annoyed Sasuke greatly; he spited himself for once admiring his brother when he was younger, while now he just loathed the older demon.



“Aniki.” He gave a curt nod in acknowledgment, and bent down to gather his shirt and then walk away.



“Sasuke.”



“What is it, Aniki?” this time he did give a low growl, he was not in the mood to deal with his brother.



“I have heard from father that you are going to the mating meeting, in two days time.”



The younger demon snorted in discontent. “Yeah, what of it?”



“Father has asked me to escort you there.”



“Escort me?!” the wolf shouted out. “Why the hell would you need to do that?! I can look after myself!!”



“And I’m sure you can Otouto, this is just a precaution to make sure that you don’t attack someone. After all, heats do make an unmated dominant demon prone to losing their self-control.” Itachi gave a smug smirk, and walked away, leaving his younger brother behind to splutter in anger.



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“Eh?!”



Naruto couldn’t help but look confused at the two demons in front of him.



“A Mate?” he asked them, and they just nodded.



Naruto wasn’t really sure what to think; a part of him was scared, what would he do? Did he get a choice? Would he have to fight someone? Was he strong enough to defend himself?



While the other part of him was quite happy about the news. He would finally have something like what Iruka and Kakashi shared. It was true that they were close to him, but there was always a barrier that could not be replaced, and he had always envied the closeness that his parental figures shared. Just thinking about someone who would love him for once and not avoid him...made him feel extremely giddy.



“So what am I?”



Now it was Iruka’s and Kakashi’s turn to look confused. “What are you?” Iruka questioned.



“Am I dominant or submissive?”



“Oh...submissive, you are submissive.”



“Well, that will be alright, won’t it? I mean you are happy, right Iruka?”



Iruka bit his bottom lip; he was lucky really, not every submissive was lucky like him in getting a loving mate. Sometimes through the lust-crazed heats some dominant demons would not realize who they were mating with, and if it was someone they had hated, they wouldn’t suddenly start loving them. Sadly most submissives ended up being in abusive relationships; this was another reason why he hated thinking about Naruto finding a mate.



He had always hoped that Naruto was a late bloomer, that he was only so small because he was malnourished when he was younger. That he would grow into a proud dominant like his...



Kakashi noticed the sudden depressive silence hanging over Iruka; he knew what his husband was thinking about. He looked back to the young demon who he’d come to see as his own son, and gave a light smile.



“Don’t worry Naruto; we’ll make sure that you get a mate who truly cares about you.”



“Yes!” Iruka agreed with a wide smile. “We’ll look after you!”



Naruto smiled back at them, but for some reason he felt like he was missing something.



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Next chapter is gonna be big!



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