Kitsune no Yomeiri

A/N: gods, i'm so sorry this is a day late, but it's finally here. now, i know i promised that sasuke would be IC this chapter, and i tried, but if i failed, please tell me and i'll work on it. oh, and i reference naruto's sexy jutsu, but i don't know if i spelled it right. if i didn't, someone correct me.

special chapter 6 summary: ever wonder what would happen if a kitsune who's come to claim his husband finds out said husband is engaged to some chick, and the kitsune confronts her and says some very wrong things? well, now you'll know.

reviewer responses:

COCO bean 1319: it'll be sasunaru for the mpreg, i'm not going to change that. but your review inspired me to do a second lemon at the end, and just for you, it'll be narusasu. so keep a lookout for it. ^.~

as for the rest of you: kisses and nekkid sasukes all around! thank you so much for your kind words once again. *bows*

oh, and i think it's sunset serenity... is that right? um, yeah, because i don't know how long it'll be until i get to it, i want to tell you here that your review on my "all that really matters" has inspired a side-story that details sasuke and naruto's fight from chapter 1. (and if that particular review was actually written by someone else, cause my memory sucks, then i'm sorry, and this response is for you.)

on to chapter 6!


same tags apply


____________________________________________________

Chapter 6: The wrong things to say... or are they?
____________________________________________________


The morning dawned bright, but the beauty was lost to Naruto who lay staring at the ceiling of his drab cell in Hokage Tower. ‘Drab’ because it was monochrome, and ‘cell’ because the one window in the whole chamber was too small for even a newly passed genin to get through.

Naruto hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep all night, constantly asking himself what the hell he thought he was doing asking Sasuke to marry him. That wasn’t how that was supposed to go. Of course, if Naruto were honest with himself, everything had been as far from ‘supposed to go’ as it could be since he was six years old.

‘I guess I’ll have to rescind my offer. Though what makes me think Sasuke would even accept…’

He dragged himself from bed, already missing home where his vassal would have had breakfast for him the moment he awoke, and walked the small length of the room to the adjoining bathroom.

Thankfully, there was a mirror above the sink, and Naruto leaned against the counter and peered into it. His unruly blonde hair was sticking up every which way, and his blue eyes seemed tired and listless in the poor light. His whisker marks stood out starkly from skin that seemed pale under the tan.

‘Gods, what one night without sleep will do to ya…’

Focusing on the task at hand, Naruto watched as his illusion was cast once again. His short hair grew long and pale red, and his eyes dulled to gray. Whisker marks disappeared, and for the sake of the villagers, so did his fangs and claws. When the illusion was complete, Naruto looked upon himself and frowned.

Upon his bare chest rest the Amulet of the Earth, its emerald sparkling even in the poor light of a bathroom. And while the beautiful and deep green matched nicely with his illusionary hair, Naruto knew that it clashed horribly with his natural coloring; it didn’t go with his blonde hair and blue eyes, and that was not normal with the line of great kitsune lords.

His father’s symbol had been the Bracelet of the Blood, a beautiful ruby surrounded by gold that glowed with the same light that shone in his red eyes and complimented his brilliant red hair. It had been bestowed upon Kyuubi because of his violent and warlike nature.

His grandfather’s symbol had been the Circlet of the Moon, a silver crown bedecked with starburst sapphires that gave him an ethereal quality when the moonlight bounced off them, making his silver hair and pale skin glow. He’d been a creature of the night, his full power only unleashed by the light of the full moon.

But the Amulet of the Earth was supposed to be the symbol of the lord who could stand alone, who had no fear whatsoever, and refused the quality of ‘need.’ And while Naruto was the strongest great lord ever to reign, in no small way thanks to his own father living within his body, and he regarded most things with curiosity rather than fear, he was unable to give up the quality of ‘need’ because there was something he needed more than air or food or unlimited power.

He needed Sasuke.

Naruto heaved a sigh and turned from the mirror. Sasuke would be there any minute, and indeed, Naruto could feel his chakra signature getting closer, so he couldn’t have this defeated air about him. Sasuke was dealing with the lord of all kitsune now, and it was time to make his life a living hell for the small amount of time he’d be here.

He walked to the closet where he had hung his kimono and pulled it out. It wouldn’t do to wear the same thing he’d worn throughout his journey to Konoha, so Naruto called forth a little kitsune magic. The lavender silk transformed into black silk, and with a mischievous smile on his face, Naruto added some red and white clouds to the hem and sleeves.

He slowly dressed, feeling Sasuke outside his door impatiently waiting for him. By the time he got to tying the obi, Sasuke had knocked three times and been told an equal amount of times to ‘cut back on the bastard-ness so early in the morning.’ It wasn’t quite a ‘Kazahaya’ thing to do, but Naruto wasn’t anything if not eager to shed that drab and pretentious persona.

Weapons securely added to his obi and inner sleeves, Naruto opened the door and stepped into the hall. He hid the smile that tried to form when the two posted ANBU and Sasuke stared unabashedly at his kimono. After a moment of silence, Naruto turned slightly to the side, left foot propped up on a sandaled toe, arms held up near his chest, and said, “What? No good?”

Sasuke closed his eyes and brought his fingers to the bridge of his nose. “You can’t go into the village like that, Kazahaya-sama. Change it now.”

“Gods, Uchiha, you’ve got to be the only one I know, aside from the head elder, who can show me such respect then dare to give me an order. But since I understand my little joke may not be so harmless in this particular village, I’ll do so.”

Sasuke made a small bow, and the ANBU visibly relaxed, but all three started in shock when the hem of the kimono turned green, and the color snaked up to change every thread of silk. White magnolias replaced the clouds, and his obi remained black.

“Does this meet with your approval, Sasuke-kun?”

A dark glare was thrown his way, and he hissed, “Never call me that.” The pale man then turned and strode down the hall, not looking to see if Naruto followed. Confused, but more amused than anything, Naruto did, and they exited Hokage Tower into the crisp morning air.

Sasuke assumed his position behind Naruto, and the fox sighed in annoyance. “Ne, Sasuke? Have you eaten?”

“Yes, Kazahaya-sama.”

And Naruto wasn’t hungry, so there went that.

“Do you have pressing matters that you need to attend to? Like, say, for the wedding?”

‘Whose wedding?’

“Sakura is taking care of all that. She’s meeting with her planning committee today at the bathhouse.”

Naruto grinned maliciously. ‘Sasuke needs to not give away so much information. Isn’t that one of the first things shinobi learn?’

“How about we sit in on her little committee meeting?”

“What?”

He heard the Uchiha stop behind him, and he turned around smiling. “Well, if you leave everything up to her and her girlfriends, you’ll more than likely end up wearing a pink suit with matching groomsmen, who probably don’t want to go to your wedding anyway. Besides, they won’t even know we’re there.”

“Are you suggesting peeking in on my… fiancée while in the bathhouse?”

Naruto’s eyes shone with a mischievous light, and he could tell the second Sasuke noticed. “Of course not, but I’m going to teach you a new jutsu. I promise you, it can get you out of any situation.”

‘Hm, it’s a little prank I cooked up with my kitsune magic and illusion techniques, so what would a ninja call it? Orioke no jutsu?’

~*~

“This is the stupidest idea anyone has ever come up with in the history of the world.”

Well, Sasuke might think so, but Naruto was thinking it was going to be a fun afternoon. He’d spent all morning teaching Sasuke how to use his chakra to cast a genjutsu of a woman, and when Sasuke had finally gotten it right, Naruto had been blown away by how similar the raven-haired man had looked to his vassal, reminding Naruto how he’d envisioned his betrothed in the face of his vassal on the morning of his coronation.

His raven hair flowed down his back, and some was even flowing over very ample breasts. The Uchiha had never been a modest person to Naruto, but being a new gender, Naruto watched in amusement as the pale man tried to cover his lower parts.

Of course, it hadn’t been that amusing when he’d first shown the trick to Sasuke, and the Uchiha hadn’t been able to hide his surprise when Naruto had appeared as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty. Naruto had played it off as there not being a lot of redheads in Konoha, and they might figure out it was him. Then he’d had to spend a while convincing the Uchiha to go along with the plan in the first place, and he was pretty sure the only reason his manhood was still attached to his real body was because Sasuke couldn’t afford maiming a demonic lord.

Now they were both in the bathhouse wrapping towels around their girly bodies, getting ready to join Sasuke’s fiancée and her friends in the hot water. And when Naruto had seen Sasuke’s naked body in female form, he’d been so very tempted to take the pale man, proving even more that he and Sasuke were meant to be, because in the fifteen years Naruto had been gone, no one had aroused him like Sasuke did.

Sasuke gave him one last ‘I can’t believe I’m doing this’ look and walked into the bath, Naruto right behind.

“Oh my, are we interrupting? We’re so sorry. We’ll just come back later.” Naruto added a blush for good measure, hoping his coy demeanor would endear him to the women in the bath.

“Nonsense! There’s no need to leave, we’re just discussing the particulars of Sakura’s wedding. Please, come on in.”

Naruto and Sasuke bowed a small bit and entered the water. Once situated, Naruto turned to the girl’s and said, “So, who’s Sakura, and just whom are you marrying?” When they only stared at him, he looked nervously at Sasuke then reluctantly back to the girls. “Did I say something wrong?”

“Oh, no, we were just sort of wondering who you two are?”

“Oh, how awful of me!” Naruto threw a grin Sasuke’s way. “We are retainers for Kazahaya-sama, and we just arrived this afternoon. He graciously allowed us to come relax after our long journey.”

“Oh, we heard about this Kazahaya-sama! Sakura and Ino said he’s really hot!”

“Oh, my, I thought this Sakura was marrying someone?”

“Well, yeah, but that doesn’t mean she can’t look.” The girls gathered laughed, and Naruto forced a laugh with them while Sasuke just stared at a wall. “By the way, I’m Ino. These ladies are Hinata, TenTen, Temari, Anko, and Kurenai. And this little pink puff is the bride, Sakura.”

Naruto inclined his head politely, and then reached over and pushed Sasuke’s head down. “Well, congratulations on your wedding! Who’s the lucky man?” He felt Sasuke glaring ice at his profile.

“Sakura bagged herself Uchiha Sasuke.”

“Uchiha! Why, that’s the name of Kazahaya-sama’s shinobi guard while here. What a coincidence!”

“Sasuke-kun didn’t tell me that Tsunade-sama gave him a mission.”

“Well, Kazahaya-sama only got here yesterday. Uchiha-san just received the mission last night. I’m sure he just hasn’t gotten the chance to tell you, Sakura-san.”

“Oh, that is just like Sasuke. But it certainly puts my mind at rest. Gaara was trying to tell me Sasuke hadn’t changed under his time with Orochimaru, but I wasn’t too sure. Of course, he’s right. Gaara’s always right. Sasuke’s the same person he’s always been – cold, distant, and… and…” Temari paused, a considering look in her eye.

Naruto spoke up without thinking, for he knew exactly what Temari was talking about, “A teme?”

He felt a violent shift in the water and suddenly realized his mistake. He just knew if he looked, Sasuke would be staring at him in amazement and shock. Well, his eyes would vaguely express amazement and shock, while the rest of his face would still be stuck in his ‘I don’t think anything about anything’ look.

“Yeah!”

“Oh my gods! I can’t believe you said that!”

“Wh-what did I say, Sakura-san?”

“That’s exactly what Sasuke-kun used to be called by… um, well, someone close to him.”

A silence fell upon the girls as they stared into the water. And Naruto was confused. It seemed they all realized Sakura was talking about him, but he hadn’t been aware they all had known who he was.

“So,” he decided to break the silence, “If this Sasuke cat is so cold and distant, why are you marrying him?”

“Because I love him.”

‘And just what is love to you, ya pink bitch?’

“Is that so?”

“Yes, he is so gorgeous and cool. It would be an honor to bear his children.”

‘How shallow can ya get?’

“Is that all?” Naruto couldn’t hold back the edge to his voice.

“What do you mean?”

“Is that all that matters to you? That Uchiha is good looking and ‘cool’? I mean, do you even know anything about him, like his favorite food, color, main jutsu? Have you ever even set one foot inside the Uchiha compound? Gods, you don’t know the first thing about him! All you want his the honor of introducing yourself as ‘Uchiha Sakura’ and pointing to your rounded belly with a smile and proclaiming it the well-spring of the next Uchiha generation!”

‘Be careful, my son. Your temper is getting out of control.’

“Who the hell are you to be saying shit like that to Sakura?” Ino leaned forward to glare at Naruto.

“Let me tell you something about the Uchiha name, little girl. Since Itachi is part of Akatsuki, the Uchiha name would sooner have you slain than revered! ‘Oh, but I’m married to Uchiha Sasuke!’ ‘The guy who defected to Oto? That’s just as fucking bad!’

“Someone like you probably can’t even begin to imagine, let alone understand, what he must be going through. You see his icy and indifferent mask and mistake it for apathy and calm! But do you even care that underneath it may be hiding a man who’s in so much pain, it’s breaking him! Dammit, no one in this godsbedamned village knows how to look ‘underneath the underneath’! At least I can see past the deception, and I’ve known the man for one fucking day! You disgust me! You all disgust me! I can’t believe he came back to this fucking village! Not a fucking one of you even cares about him!”

Red chakra was starting to seep from his body, making the hot water of the bath slightly hotter. His blue eyes began to bleed red, and he suddenly stood up, glaring at the red-faced, pink-haired girl.

“You don’t fucking deserve him!” And he disappeared in a puff of smoke from the bathhouse, reappearing across the city in his room at Hokage Tower. He dispelled the top layer of illusion, and not long after, Sasuke arrived with a fire in his eyes and a tick in his brow.

“What the fuck was that all about, usuratonkachi?”

It took Naruto a moment to answer, so caught up in the surprise and exhilaration that came with Sasuke’s old insult. “I apologize. It was not my intention to antagonize your bride, but a kitsune’s temper is fickle and unpredictable. I’m afraid her lack of… genuine feeling for you upset me.”

“And I suppose you have genuine feeling? You told me last night you just wanted me for my seed.”

“But I also said I would come to appreciate you more than anyone could, either from your power, beauty, or your sway over my heart.”

Sasuke just stared at him, arms crossed over his chest, eyes and face impassive and showing nothing of his inner thoughts. And like the moron he was accused of being, he just stood there. He should have defused the situation, made a joke, rescinded his proposal, offered him a blowjob, something! But no, that would have been too much, so he just let the unnerving silence continue.

“If you want dinner, I suggest you leave now, because I’m off the clock in a few hours, and ANBU will not do you any favors. Or at least, I’ll tell them not to.” Sasuke then turned and walked out the door.

And Naruto laughed, that insane, maniacal laughter of the defeated and crazed. “I guess you haven’t changed one damn bit, ya damn bastard.” He followed the pale man’s direction and headed out.

‘Maybe we can have a descent dinner together, since my plan for today was gloriously thrown out the window.’

‘It’s no one’s fault but your own. What on earth possessed you to confront the Uchiha’s bride, with your feelings so brilliantly deep-rooted and the Uchiha at your side? Sometimes I wonder if Kiera didn’t happen to sleep with someone else, because you couldn’t be my son.’

‘Between you and Sasuke, I’ll be surprised if I come out of this with my confidence intact.’

‘Well, the Uchiha is definitely what one would call a ball-buster. If you can snag him, you’ll never have to worry about the elders again.’

Naruto heard raucous laughter in his head and heaved a sigh. It was such a good thing he could put up a barrier to block his father out from time to time.

“What the hell is taking you so long, usuratonkachi?”

Naruto’s brow twitched as he silently wished he could do the same thing to the teme.

‘How many more days to the bachelor party, dammit!’


TBC


________________________________________________

tomorrow, i have like a million things to do and a baby to sit, so i don't think i'll be able to get the next chapter out until friday night. oh, and the 'look underneath the underneath' line does have some significance later in the story, i believe at sasuke's bachelor party. anywho, i hope you all enjoyed this chapter.

and as always, thank you for reading!

oh, and if anyone wants to be e-mailed for updates on *any* of my stories, leave your address and the stories you'd like to be notified about in a comment. i figured i should get with the times and actually use my e-mail, ne?