Hearts desires

~*~*~*~*Chapter 23~*~*~*~*

He smelt it. The scent he had been tracking for two days, two long days, trying to trace the scent in the sand. When the boy had left the village of Suna he figured he was in luck, but the red haired man who'd found him had power, a lot of it, and Tohma knew better then to fight with someone with such power. After watching his 'pets' die in front of him and being chased by a forest god, injured, and left for dead, he was beyond pissed. He would not let his guard down any time soon, but he would find the new toy he'd yet to try out. He would find the bitch and he would put the bitch in his place.

The red demon power the boy showed… it was enough to send the boar demon into a sexual frenzy. The slim, almost feminine body, was strong and powerful, much like the great fox demon Kyuubi had been, but Tohma had heard nothing of the demon's whereabouts ever since her rampage in a small Nin village years ago. This human child with red power was exactly like the Kyuubi, or at least one of the Kyuubi's many kits.

Gold eyes stared at the gates of Suna. The scent of the boy flowed from the village. Apparently being injured did not stop the teen from moving about. Even after such a brutal attack, he was still running and fleeing from everything.

Tohma let out a soft sigh, rubbing the back of his head. The only thing stopping him from entering the village was the unknown hero who'd saved the teen earlier from the dessert heat. The man had a demonic power, yet it was not like the demon's Tohma had met before. The second thing stopping him was the smell of wolves. He’d learned his lesson with the last wolf which attacked him. If he hadn't jumped into the waterfall to hide his scent from the tracking wolf, he would have been a dead demon by now.

The third thing was the head of the village. Gaara… the man was known in the demon world. He was strong, vicious, and apparently he was the father figure of Tohma's prey. It was going to be a challenge to get to the boy, but the payoff would be worth it.

He could smell the blood of the boy, the smell that a female in heat would give off. The boy could bear pups, so he must be part demon, in some way. If he could take on both Kyo and Kenta at once and win, then he was powerful as well which meant any pups birthed from him would be strong and powerful. A wicked grin spread over the boar demon's face. He was going to enjoy forcing the bitch bearer into submission.

“Found you.”

Tohma's body tensed. He turned his head quickly to look behind him, his eyes going wide seeing the one armed wolf god. He'd thought he'd seen the wolf leave the village with the smaller redhead, the one who smelt like his prey, but here the wolf stood glaring at him. Tohma began to shake, he was sure the wolves had left the village!

“Wolf....”

Base grinned as he watched the demon's fear plastered on his face. Maybe the demon would be smart and scram before any fighting could be done. Base didn't want to fight. Even though he was good, he was only so good. The demon had out-witted Ichirou and slipped past Eiji's powerful senses. The demon also took down Yuudai's fox demon power, which was next to impossible. Not even Eiji would be able to handle that power.

The demon was strong, very strong. He was facing death against such an opponent or as close to death as a god could get. When gods 'died' they left this world to be carried home to the heavens. Death also meant losing to the demon and leaving Yuudai to be taken away and abused for years. The thought of HIS Yuudai in hands of a dirty low life demon made the wolf god's skin crawl.

The demon's eyes scanned over the wolf's body. Base saw the fear on the demons face be replaced with a wicked dark grin. The missing arm of the god meant he'd once lost a fight and though he did not loose his life, he was still beat-able.

The attack was lightening fast. Base barely had time to block the demon's venomous claws from digging into his chest. The poison cuts along his arm began to bleed and hiss as the skin slowly burned away.

Base jumped back, away from the demon. He had to flee away from the gates of Suna. He would not drag innocent human lives into a god vs. demon fight so Base hoped the demon would follow him. Turning on his heels, he kicked the sand up before darting away into the dessert. He gave a glance back and smiled seeing the demon follow him.

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Yuudai stared at the man before him. The handsome redhead, with demonic yellow-gold eyes, was not who he was expecting, wasn't who he was hoping for, wasn't who he wanted there with him when he awoke from his slumber.

A frown spread over his lips, his eyes narrowing on the man. Slowly Yuudai pulled himself to a seated position, his black eyes darkening more. Shinakio inched back, his eyes watching the younger man's body language and murderous eyes burning into him.

“Where is he?” Yuudai's voice asked in a dangerously dark and murderous voice. Slowly arising from his bed, his legs wobbled and threatened to buckle under him. Shinakio stepped forward reaching over to grab Yuudai and help steady him.

“A demon smell... near the village... Went to fight....” Yuudai's eyes widened, his body froze, tensing again.

“What demon?”

“You know it... Its scent... faintly on you...” Yuudai felt his heart stop, his eyes widen, and his body tremble. He knew what demon Shinakio was talking about. He knew who Base was going after and who was coming after him.

“How close is he?” Yuudai's voice was faint, almost scared to find out the answer.

“Gone... Left”

“Left? He left the village?... Why?”

“Wolf demon...”

Yuudai's eyes shot open wide. Without a thought he darted to the window pulling it open, in an attempt to escape and find Base. There was no other concern in his mind but worry for his lovers well being. Shinakio's hand shot out, pulling Yuudai back from the window, his mismatched eyes narrowing on the brunette.

“Shinakio! Let me go! Let me go right now!”

“Pants....”

Yuudai's face flushed beat red as he lowered his gaze to his legs. His blush deepened seeing that the only clothing he wore was a thin white gown.

“I... I guess you’re right.” Yuudai stepped back from the window searching the room for his clothes, unaware of the eavesdropper in the hall and never noticing the red chakra that followed after the beings retreat.

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A pain filled yelp sounded in the surrounding area. The large black wolf fell lifelessly to the ground, blood pooling around him, his yellow-gold eyes glaring at the sword wielding demon as the creature stepped forward, dragging his blade behind him. The fight had been an even match. Both demon and god were at the same fighting level, both skilled killers. The only downfall for the god was his missing arm, which had led to far more blows from the demon's sword than he could block. The demon was in no better condition. The god's teeth had shredded his skin and clothing.

Demonic eyes narrowed at the wolf, the fallen beast. He watched as it bled, a dark smirk slipping past his lips. His eyes wide and wild with rage, the demon raised the blade of his sword towards the wolf.

“The first thing I'm going to do to that bitch is to drag him back here to see the lifeless body of his 'protector' then I'm going to fuck him. I'm going to make him MY bitch!”

Base's eyes narrowed more as his body struggled to rise. The thought of Yuudai in the hands of this beast brought rage to the god, but with the loss of blood and his only arm now broken, he was useless to fight anymore. He watched as the blade was brought higher above the demons head. His eyes closed, his ears drooped, and a soft whine escaped his lips. He awaited the blow…the blow that never came.

Slowly yellow-gold eyes opened. The demon stood before him, one hand raised high with the sword ready to attack, the other hand trying to pull at something red on his neck. Base's eyes widened seeing the same red rope-like restraint holding the demon's arm, stopping the swords blow. Base's eyes followed the red rope-like chakra. His body tensed seeing the blue eyed blonde standing no more then a yard or so away. Base's entire being screamed at him to run.

This was not Naruto.