My One and Only

Here is another chapter, and as the title dictates, Sasuke will find out about Naruto's past...nothing more to say you gotta read to find out the rest.



To Andi-chan- all the questions will be answered bit, by bit in later chapters not to worry!

To loveusender- the gu who showed up at the onsen was Itachi, I did mention that...



Chapter 6: Unravelling the past



“Now who do we have here?” came a light voice, it was then that he actually noticed the two pale feet in front of him. He slowly looked up, blue eyes raking over the person standing in front of him, and gasped.



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There was a she-demon standing in front of him, she looked a lot like Sasuke (expect for the obvious fact that she wasn’t as muscled as the male wolf was), with soft features and the same creamy pale skin. Two wolf-like ears sprouted from the top of her head, with a sleek tail poking out from underneath her kimono; she smiled down sweetly at him.



“Well little one, do you have a name?” she asked again, taking a step towards him. Naruto noticed that she was taller than him, then again most demon’s were.



“Naruto,” he whispered.



“Oh dear, no need to be so shy, my name is Mikoto. I’m Sasuke’s mother, and you must be the little submissive my son has brought!” she said excitedly.



Blue eyes widened when he heard her saying ‘mother’, and instantly he was worried; he lowered his head trying to hide his face beneath the towel, to no avail.



“Aw, my aren’t you a cute one,” she said giggling melodically. “Come child, we have to talk.”



“But these dirty clothes...”



“Oh don’t worry about that dear, just leave them here, someone will come pick them up later.” She then grabbed Naruto’s hand gently, causing him to lose his grip on the dirty clothes before being dragged away.



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“’Existed for 200 years? Naruto’s only 16, what does that have to do with him?” Sasuke growled at his father.



“Almost everything,” Fugaku replied, sighing heavily again. “You know about the war fought between humans and us, don’t you?” Sasuke nodded. “Then do you know how it ended?”



“They say that the war ended because the councils and the Hokage finally came to an agreement about the land-”



“Wrong!” the older wolf bellowed. “That is what is taught to most children at school; what really happened all those years ago has been hidden and denied to the world for years, with only the elder generation bearing the secret,” he said with a harsh glare.



“True, the war had started over simple things, trade, land, and so onwards, but how it had ended wasn’t so simple. A little digression; now there used to be a grand warrior known as the Kyuubi no Kitsune, he was the most powerful dominant demon in the world, and probably ever would be.” Sasuke listened intently to his father; he felt himself leaning in to catch every word.



“He was a powerful general, and my friend. I fought beside him against the humans for years. It was a difficult time; sure we were better than humans, more powerful since we could use of chakra, and our transformation into our more animalistic forms always managed to take them by surprise. It didn’t mean that humans didn’t have their moments either. They would attack us at our most vulnerable time, mating season.” He paused, and his features turned instantly grim.



“Many would be slaughtered over the two week’s time, so many decided to take contraceptive potions to halt the effects of the season...sadly the consumption of the potion would leave some demons infertile; it was like a double-edged sword. That’s why me and you mother only mated late in our lives; it’s a good thing demons age slowly after they hit maturity.” he chuckled, although Sasuke could tell that his father was being cynical.



“Either way, as I was saying Kyuubi was a great warrior, but during one of our many clashes against the humans he went missing, he never told anyone what had happened during that time except for me. It seemed like he had fought against the leader of the humans, a man named Namikaze Arashi, and they both had gotten injured falling off a cliff.



“They both survived the fall, if barely; the human was worse off than Kyuubi. Now instead of killing the human and finally putting a stop to the war Kyuubi took pity on the man and took care of him, he told me that ‘slaying someone who is weaker then him, would make him a coward.’” There was a hint of a true smile in Fugaku’s voice.



“So for over two years the war had come to a standstill, the humans didn’t attack us because they had lost their leader, and we didn’t attack them because the council was afraid of not having the insurance of the great general in our lines.



“Kyuubi never went into detail of what had happened during two years, but to shorten the story he simply took the human as his mate.” Sasuke gasped in shock, it was practically forbidden to take a human on as mate.



“Yes, yes, that was a law actually brought in after the council had found out about Kyuubi’s mating,” Fugaku said nonchalantly as if reading Sasuke’s mind. “Either way the fury of the village elders was actually awakened when Kyuubi returned, with child.”



“With child? You mean he was actually-”



“Pregnant? Yes.”



“But how? If he was a dominant...”



“Oh he was dominant, I can assure you that, but sadly Kyuubi was also the last of his species...the last Kistune demon. I’m sure if he had wanted to he could have just mated with any submissive and gotten a child, but that pup would probably have been weak, and not showing any of its Kitsune traits. So somehow the human managed to impregnate him...”



“...That doesn’t explain anything...” Sasuke muttered.



“Trust me Sasuke, I didn’t understand it either, Kyuubi just said that at desperate times when only people of the same gender are around nature would take its course, so in a way it was bound to happen. The only unmated dominant, surrounded by other dominants(1)...I guess it was only a coincidence that in the end he mated with a human if he was taking care of the male during that two year period.”



“So what happened afterwards?”



“What could happen? Our laws clearly state that an unborn child may not be harmed, not that Kyuubi would ever let anyone touch him for it to get so far. So as the laws dictated a treaty was formed, as long as there was a connection between the humans and demons the war would remain at a standstill.”



“And the child?”



“Is your little mate.”



Sasuke went silent, slowly taking all of this information in.



“What happened to Kyuubi afterwards? Was he killed for treason?”



This time Fugaku gave a remorseful chuckle. “No one could kill him, I told you he was powerful demon; even in his weakened state he was undefeatable, so in the end the council sealed him away, even got a human priestess to do the seals so that no demons could remove it. But the only reason he came so quietly was to assure his kittling would be safe and looked after.”



“By Kakashi and Iruka sensei?” Sasuke asked.



“No, to be honest I don’t know how Kakashi and his mate got involved.”



“Then who was meant to look after Naruto?!”



“No one, because the council was planning to double-cross Kyuubi from the beginning...”



“What!?” Sasuke couldn’t believe his ears, and sprung up from his seiza position, slamming his hands against the table. Fugaku didn’t even flinch at his son’s outburst. “What do you mean they were going to double-cross him?!”



“The council was never planning to keep their promise, they got a wet-nurse who fed and weaned the kit for two years and was then ordered to leave him. They in all honesty hoped that the child would die by natural causes so that the treaty was nullified. Soon there even were unsaid laws in the village declaring everyone not to associate with the young Kitsune. And that was that...”



Sasuke was quiet, and Fugaku didn’t like the silence hanging in the air; he expected for his son to shout and rant, and not be so eerily silent. Inwardly he was proud of the young demon’s behaviour.



“Father...you are in the council...”



Ah, now he understood Sasuke’s hesitation, he was trying to asses how much Fugaku was to blame for the fox’s hardship. “Not at the time, your grandfather was, you were about four when I entered the council.”



“And afterwards, did you do anything to help him?” Sasuke asked.



But Fugaku didn’t answer, which was more than enough. Sasuke bowed his head dejectedly and stood up from his sitting position, dark eyes staring down at the older demon in front of him. “Father, if you had been Kyuubi’s friend you wouldn’t have abandoned his child.” He then turned around to leave, but paused for a while before turning to look at Fugaku again.



“I still want Naruto as my mate; if the council won’t accept him then me and Naruto will leave, either way I will mate with him by tonight. Give me your answer before then. That is all.” Sasuke grabbed the door handle and slid it open before shutting it behind him; he didn’t even need to look to know that Itachi was waiting there for him.



“How long did you know, Aniki?” His brother was leaning against the wall beside him lazily; he hadn’t even bothered to turn and look at Sasuke when he spoke.



“I didn’t know, only had some suspicion as to who the fox was. There are many rumours flying around the village, when you know where to listen you can learn much,” Itachi replied calmly.



Sasuke scoffed and walked down the corridor in search for Naruto.



Or at least tried.



He first went to the private onsen, hoping that the blonde would still be there, but he found no trace of Naruto. Then he went to his own room, thinking that the fox may have returned there, yet once again there was no sign of Naruto being there either. So while he was walking down the many corridors of the compound, hoping that the fox had just gotten himself lost in the giant compound, he suddenly found rumpled clothes on the floor. To be exact the clothes that he had borrowed for the Kitsune.



Now he was starting to panic.



What if the council found out about him? Did they take him away? Or even gone so far as to kill him? Those thoughts raced through Sasuke’s mind, and he started running- only to stop when a familiar scent hit his nose.



Naruto!



He turned on his heel to face the room where the heat scent emanated from, and a feeling of dread passed through his mind. It was his mother’s room!



Don’t misunderstand, he loves his mother dearly, she is a sweet she-demon, but she has a slight affliction for things that are cute; okay, maybe that’s an understatement, she was obsessed by everything that was cute!



And Naruto was very cute.



Sasuke shuddered when he thought back to his traumatic past; luckily he had grown out of being ‘cute’. But Naruto...no, Naruto was in grave danger!



So Sasuke mustered up all the courage that he had, and extended a shaky hand to grasp the side of the shoji door, and slowly slid it open to peek inside. Naruto and his mother were inside, huddled together tightly, and giggling at something. Sasuke couldn’t make out what they were laughing at, since their backs were to him.



“Oh, and this picture was of Sasuke when he had just shed his puppy fur, even then he had that scowl on his face!” she said with a giggle.



Sasuke’s eyes widened in shock, she was showing Naruto his baby pictures! He thought he had destroyed them all.

He had to act, quickly. Sasuke slammed the door open; and jumped into the room startling the two submissives inside, before grabbing the picture book and hiding it behind him.



“Mother! You promised to never show these pictures to anyone again!” he shouted out.



“But puppy, this isn’t just anyone, it’s your mate,” she replied, smiling sweetly at him.



Oh he hated when she did that, she knew that he couldn’t resist her commands no matter how subtle they were. A whine made its way though his throat and he was about to hand the book back to Naruto, before the little Kitsune spoke up.



“It is alright Mikoto-san, I don’t mind really. I’ve already seen most of that photo album, and the five others you have shown me,” he reassured her with a bright smile.



“Ah, call me Okasan, I’m going to be your mother-in-law soon!” she said, giggling happily.



Now it was Naruto’s turn to be stunned. Realization hit him like a ton of bricks, he had a ‘mother’, and a ‘father’, not to mention a husband; he had a family, something that he had wished for since as far back as he could remember. Tears welled up in his eyes, and instantly the two wolves sprang up in panic.



“Uwa! Naru-chan, why are you crying?” Mikoto asked, turning her gaze from the trembling Kitsune to her son worriedly.



But Sasuke understood what was going on, and quickly bundled the fox up in his arms and turned to his mother. “It is alright Okasan, Naruto just got a bit emotional, that’s all.” He reassured her.



Mikoto nodded in understanding, and a smile made its way onto her pink lips as she watched how tenderly her son handled his future mate. “Go on then pup, comfort him.” Her smile widened, as she noticed the light blush making it’s way through Sasuke’s pale cheeks before he left the room.



Her pup was growing up.



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Fugaku hadn’t moved from his spot, he was still haunted by Sasuke’s words. Did he really do something wrong?



After his father’s death the clan’s responsibility fell into his hands, and he had to maintain the dignity of the Uchiha wolf clan no matter what. He became what his father always wanted: a cold man, and powerful leader, who ruled over his clan with an iron fist. This meant that he had to forget everything of what he was in the past, the man that he was when Kyuubi was around.



~Flashback~



Fugaku made his annual trip down the dimly lit stairs towards the prison cell; it wasn’t a trip he liked making, but was something that he did out of necessity. When he reached the bottom of the stairs there was a wooden door; it creaked when he opened it, and a light humming sound made its way to his ears. He walked by cell after cell ‘til he reached the end one and looked inside at his chained friend, and frowned. This was something that he just couldn’t get used to.



Kyuubi looked the same as always, glowing fiery red hair cascaded down his back, a beautifully tanned face with crimson eyes and three whisker-like scars marring his cheeks. He was smiling, plump lips pulled up gently as he hummed an unknown tune, while a clawed hand gently stroked his bulging stomach.



The sight made the wolf’s stomach flip, it was against nature. Yet here it was- a pregnant dominant.



“Are you going to stand their scowling for long, or are you going to say something to me Fugaku?” Kyuubi’s voice startled Fugaku out of his train of thought.



The Kistune demon was looking at him now, the gentle smile still on his face; Fugaku sometimes had to wonder if Kyuubi realized the seriousness of the situation. He sighed heavily and raked his hand through his hair.



“The council has agreed to your terms, someone will look after your kit while you are imprisoned.” He heard a loud snort, before heavy laughter filled the air.



The Wolf frowned; why was Kyuubi laughing like that?



The laughter ended abruptly, and Kyuubi turned to smirk at him. “Don’t you think I know that the council won’t keep their word, old friend?” His sneer grew, while Fugaku was left confused.



“Of course they would! They have never broken a promise before.” He disputed.



“Has anything like this happened before?” Kyuubi asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.



Fugaku stopped; no, nothing like this had ever happened before...but they wouldn’t harm a defenceless kittling, would they?



Thinking back to his visit to the council room, and the malicious gaze the leaders held behind their eyes and stony faces, he thought they could. He knew that the council felt that they could have won the war; they saw this unborn kittling as a hindrance to their victory.



The ruffling of silk caught his attention, and when he looked up he saw Kyuubi standing up and moving towards him. The chains that hung heavily around his legs, wrists and neck clinkered roughly as he moved, ‘til he came to a stop before the cell doors, carefully keeping away from the paper seals that were placed on them.



“I have a request, Fugaku.”



The wolf couldn’t help but let his gaze fall to his friend’s stomach.



“Eyes up here, Uchiha.”



Fugaku looked up, his dark gaze meeting Kyuubi’s twin crimson orbs. “What is it?” he asked.



“I want you to look after my child, when I’m gone.”



The wolf’s eyes widened and he took a step back in shock; Kyuubi couldn’t really be asking this of him, could he?



“I can’t do that...”



“Why not?”



“I can’t go against my clan, Kyuubi; you know that!”



Kyuubi did know how hard Fugaku tried to keep up with his father’s expectations, how he wanted that old man to be proud of him; but he didn’t think that Fugaku knew how it was changing him.



“I’m not asking you to go against your clan Fagaku, all I’m asking is that you look out for my kit, in secret if you must...” he looked down at his bulging stomach and started stroking the growing bump. “Just keep him safe...”



The wolf didn’t reply; his thoughts were muddled, he had more than enough responsibility at home, and a young family that desperately needed his protection. Could he really risk everything to take care of Kyuubi’s unborn kit? It would be dangerous; if he was seen as a traitor his clan would be brought down with him.



The wolf sighed heavily, youthful features turning weary and old. He looked at the Kitsune and then at his stomach.



“I-I need time to think...”



And then he turned and walked away.



~Flashback end~



He never did return back to Kyuubi and give him an answer; like a coward he had run away with his tail between his legs, and tried to forget all about Kyuubi and his request. Until now that is...



The young Kitsune had grown up, and just like his father, the child was beautiful; and now his son had chosen to mate with the fox. He always said that he could put his family before anything; he would protect them from the world, and he’d even fight those council members to keep his family safe.



And now Naruto was almost part of his family as well.



“Well Old Friend...” he said, leaning back in his chair. “It looks like I’ll be filling out your request either way,” he finished with a rare smile forming on his lips.



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(1)- This phenomena does actually happen in the natural world, to be exact in Fish! I can’t remember the species name, but the school of female fish is led by one male. When the male dies nature takes it course, and one of the females actually turns male. So this is kind of in reveres. Kyuubi is surrounded by only dominants, and is the last of his species TA-DA! (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!)



I guess the main question now is, if Sasuke will tell Naruto what he found out, or let the fox be ignorant about hsi past. Could it ruin their relationship? Well you'll have to wait and find out in the next chapter! (not saying that the question will be answered then. Just keeping you one your toes!)