Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Fox's Love - Prologue ❯ A Fox's Love - Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

The characters in these fics are from Naruto and do not belong to me in any way at all.

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Naruto: 15

Sasuke: 18

Neji: 18

Gaara: 18

Itachi: 21

Kakashi: 26

All the other characters are normal except for Naruto, who know no fighting skills being a slave at a young age, and Iruka, who did receive part of the training.

 

A Fox's Love - Chapter 1

by: c7bi_kyuubi

 

On that night when he was supposed to be the main event, Naruto was calm and cool. He didn't know why he was coolheaded right now when he should be panicking and thinking about ways to run away. He thought that he would be doing errands for the girls and other labor but not this. He could hear the crowd outside. He wondered how he was supposed to do this in front of everyone else. The owner had told him to get out there do the dance he was taught by the girls for a month now, and then stand out there and wait for him to come out and begin the auction.

 

The fact that he is a male didn't faze the owner either and judging by the size of the crowd and the noise they were making, they didn't care either. The owner was so hyped up about how much money he could bring in and mentally berating himself about why he didn't do this earlier as the tickets to see this performance was sold out and they had to reprint to meet demands. To put it simply, Uzumaki Naruto aka `Kitsune', age 15 is a hit and money magnet.

 

The owner was now ranting on about how the royal family had also arrived for this show and this sent the girls rushing to the curtain to peek at them. The owner and his assistant shooed them away from the curtain and the girls turned away giggling about the fact that they saw Hyuuga Neji out there and even more important, Uchiha Sasuke. The mention of that name sent all the girls giggling and fantasizing about how they were going to get swept away off their feet by the Uchiha. Then they noticed that every one of them was imagining the same thing and the age old rivalry for the Uchiha's heart started all over again.

 

Naruto shrugged on his costume and stood behind the curtain that covered the path to the stage where a long platform stretched out a long way. In front of the end of that platform sat the royal family. He looked up as he heard Umino Iruka, one of the assistant, call his name. He liked Iruka as Iruka had cared for him ever since he came here like he was Iruka's own son which he didn't have. Iruka did have a mother hen complex and he tends to fuss over Naruto worrying over him over the tiniest things.

 

“Are you all right? I'm so sorry you have to do this. I couldn't persuade his to let you off.” Iruka said, adjusting Naruto's clothing.

 

“It's okay. It doesn't really matter anyway. He is the owner after all.” Naruto smiled at him, trying to reassure Iruka that it would be alright.

 

“Yes…” Iruka sighed, smoothing Naruto's hair. “Good luck anyway.” Iruka managed to say before hurrying off as the owner called for Naruto to go out on stage to do his dance.

 

 

Sasuke sat in his seat silent. Beside him on his right is Itachi who is also as silent as he was. Neji sat on the other end of the row and for that Sasuke was grateful to whoever was up there. All this commotion about the new slave had at first annoyed him. Then he caught a glimpse of him, the `Kitsune' on one of his `alone time' around Konoha and his interest was caught. The memory of those blue eyes haunted him for days until he gave in to his subconscious, and the fact that he needed sleep, and decided to get tickets for the show.

 

But before he could, the owner of the slave made a personal request that the royal family be the honored guest on the show. When his family was mentally discussing it, he accepted on their behalf. And now here he was, waiting for him. At least he wasn't bugged by any of his fan girls here as they couldn't get past the bodyguards. That was one good thing.

 

Then everything went dark and he came out. Dear lord, he was beautiful. Sasuke thought to himself. He wanted to run his hands through those mussed up golden hair that only managed to make him look like he just rolled out of bed. He wanted to take off those clothes he was wearing now. He wanted him to be naked for him and only him. Sasuke clenched his jaws and swore to possess the `Kitsune'.

 

Itachi glanced sideways at his little brother as he saw Sasuke clench his fist. `So this `kitsune' interest you don't he, my little brother?' Itachi mused as he glanced back at the white figure glowing ethereally on the stage. `I must admit he is quite the piece.' Then the `kitsune' started to dance and Itachi caught his breath. `Ah… I see now… It seems that you have excellent taste, my little brother.' Itachi smirked.

 

 

The curtains parted for him and the crowd went silent as they noticed his entrance. The stage darkened and everywhere else it was pitch black except for one spotlight that shone on him, lighting his golden hair and casting a halo around him. His clothes were white in color and lined with light blue to match his eyes and attached to each of his sleeve is a long piece of light blue cloth so light it felt like it wasn't even there. He raised his arms until they were above his head, the long wide sleeves covering his face from view with the two pieces of cloth falling on each side of him, and waited for the music to start. At the first note, he brought his arms down sharply and glided forward until he was at the centre of the platform. Then, he let the music flow through his body.

 

Naruto felt his body fall under the familiar sway and movements of the dance. His body moved on its own along with the tempo quickening with it and slowing with it. Every twist and turn he executed perfectly considering he did this dance over a thousand times over the last month. He spun around and around, his multilayered robes flaring out around him together with the long ribbon like cloth attached to his sleeves twirling around him, giving the effect that he was somehow glowing in the spotlight on the darkened stage and followed the music all to the very end where he suddenly fell and knelt silently and unmoving on the floor of the stage with his robes pooling around him in a circular pattern and the two lines of blue spread out on each side of him.

 

Then there was only silence and the spotlight dimmed until all was black again. Then the lights came on and the cheers and cries for more thundered through the crowd. Naruto stood on the platform, curious. Was he really that good in his dance? He cocked his head slightly puzzled and he looked around for the owner to come up to him. He turned around in a huge circle but the owner still hadn't come out yet. He didn't like standing out here all alone in the middle of attention as he was used to being ignored.

 

The crowd was almost getting out of control and a few managed to get up onstage past the guards posted around the platform and stage. They came up to him and grabbed him. Surprised, Naruto yelped as he was pulled up against someone. He started to struggle, panicking slightly. This wasn't supposed to happen, his mind screamed at him. The man holding him was apparently a nobleman who looked like he indulged on himself more than anything else.

 

He pulled Naruto closer and whispered against his ear, “You were beautiful. Be mine and I'll give you anything you want.” Naruto's eyes widened in shock as the man tried to kiss him. However, a fist connected with the man's mouth and he collapsed onto the ground and unfortunately, so did Naruto. Naruto squirmed around in his robes that were tangles around him. “Iruka! Help me!” He cried out in full panic mode as he felt hands pull him up and to make it worse, a part of his robe which happened to be made out of silk tore apart. Revealing his left thigh downwards and the tug slid the robe down over one shoulder, exposing half of his arm and chest.

 

The one holding him now leered at him and Naruto felt his fear increased as he smelled sake on the man's breath. The man was holding him in a full bodied hug from behind meaning that Naruto's arms were trapped leaving him helpless. He started kicking frantically, eyes wide with tears threatening to come out. Why hasn't anyone come out to help him yet? He was scared damn it! He just wanted to go back to his bed and sleep. The drunken noble started to lick his exposed neck and nibbling it up until he reached Naruto's earlobe which he started to suck on.

 

Frantic, Naruto started to scream and kick as best as he could to make the man let go of him. If only the pervert would let go then he could make a run to the backroom. It doesn't matter that the owner said to wait out on the stage. He then saw Iruka running towards him and his tears of gratefulness fell. Iruka sent a fist crashing into the back of the man's head and grabbing a sobbing Naruto, started to run back towards the back stage.

 

The guards were calling for reinforcements as the drunken nobleman's friends also equally drunk, wanted in on the action as well. Their way was blocked by one of the drunks and Iruka shoved Naruto behind him. Naruto whimpered as he felt them closing in around him and he used what was left of the robe to scrub off the slimy feeling off of his neck. Naruto cried out a warning as he saw a drunk wielding a sake bottle aim it straight at Iruka's head.

 

Naruto pushed Iruka down bracing himself for the impact of the bottle. After a moment and it never came, he looked up in surprised. The bottle was caught in the hand of a mask wearing man with the mask covering half of his face and his hitai-ate, showing that he is one of the royal guards, covering his left eye. Naruto gaped at the man whose one eye curved up in what he supposed is a smile and a “Yo!” with a hand raised as a greeting.

 

Then, the one eyed man flipped the one who threw the bottle the bird and smiled again at Naruto. The drunken nobleman and his friends started to scream at the one eyed man to get out of the way other than “Do you know who I am?” drunken righteous demands. The one eyed man flipped them the bird again this time turning around in a circle so each and every one of those who surrounded them saw it and surprisingly, he giggled. Naruto sweatdropped at the antics of the one eyed man. Seriously, he's going to get them all killed. He glanced around, the guards had managed to control the crowd and now they were all watching the event unfolding itself onstage. None of the guards bothered to come forth to offer some help seeing as the one eyed man bore the symbol of the elite royal guards.

 

With a drunken howl of anger, the drunken nobleman and his friends charged at the one eyed man who delved into his pocket with one hand suddenly as if reaching for a weapon. The drunks stopped warily, eyeing the one eyed man. Iruka nudged Naruto and jerked his head to the side and they scurried towards the direction Iruka had motioned, getting out of the way of the impending chaos. The audience waited wit bated breath to see what was going to happen next. Will the one eyed man pull out a weapon as he is one against five after all.

 

It seemed to happen in slow motion, the one eyed man pulling something out, the drunken noblemen tensed warily, the audience held their breath… and they all face faulted when the one eyed man pulled out a book. Not just any book, but a porn book otherwise known as `Icha Icha Paradise'. Sasuke smirked, typical Kakashi. He always likes to play with them first. Itachi and Neji remained impassive save for the amused glint in their eyes. They ignored the expected rant of another elite guard clad in green spandex who started on his speech on how his rival, Kakashi is so hip and modern and so on. They were used to it by now.

 

The five drunks charged in anger at the one eyed man who ducked and dodged out of the way, fluid as water, at the punches and kicks headed towards him with his head buried in his book. Everyone present sweatdropped as they heard what was unmistakably a stream of giggles coming from the one eyed man as he read the book. The five drunks growled in frustration and charged again all at the same time and the one eyed man leapt into the air at the last moment, causing the five to crash into one another and collapsed in a heap unconscious.

 

The one eyed man landed on his feet quietly on top of the pile of unconscious men and giggled again. He did look up when the audience roared their cheers and he looked around looking confused with one hand scratching his head in puzzlement as he looked down on what he was standing on. Gingerly, he stepped off of the pile and made his way over to where Iruka and Naruto were standing. “Hmm?” He murmured, leaning in close to Iruka, enough to make Iruka blush and fidget uncomfortably.

 

“Uh… thank you, uh…”

 

“Hatake Kakashi. Just call me Kakashi.”

 

“Um… thank you Kakashi san.” Iruka said giving a bow.

 

“You're cute. What's your name?” Kakashi asked. Iruka could practically feel the leer from here and somehow this made him blush harder. `Gods! Even with only one eye showing, he's hot! Shit! What am I thinking?!?!' Iruka screamed in his mind.

 

“Huh? Oh, Umino Iruka. Nice to meet you.”

 

“Same here, dolphin chan… (smirk)” Kakashi said, chortling a little seeing Iruka blush even more.

 

“Hey! What are you doing to Iruka you pervert!?” Naruto yelled, glaring at Kakashi.

 

“Whoa… This is the way you show your gratefulness to someone who just saved your pretty asses? Nice going `Kitsune' chan…” Kakashi said distracted by seeing Iruka blushed again at the `pretty asses' comment, and then added in as an afterthought. “Why are you calling me a pervert anyway?”

 

“Well duh, `cause you're reading that book that screams porno especially with that big red sign on the back warning kids not to read. Plus the cover gives it away too. Pervert.” Naruto said.

 

“Well, I'll have you know that I'm a genius which means I'm smarter than you and I'm older than you anyway so shut your trap.” Kakashi said, thumping Naruto on the head lightly with the book before continuing to read it. Iruka covered Naruto's mouth before he could retort and distracted them both by saying, “Ah look! There's the owner!”

 

They glanced over at the owner who just came out onto the stage and waved a few slaves to clean up the mess, which are the five unconscious drunks, and waved Naruto and Iruka over. “Come on Naruto, let's go.” Iruka said, turning to thank Kakashi again before heading towards the owner who stood at the just brought out podium. Naruto scowled at Kakashi again and stuck his tongue out at him when he made sure Iruka wasn't looking before attempting to follow Iruka.

 

The keyword here is attempting as when Naruto turned to follow Iruka, he didn't notice that the blue piece of cloth that was part of his costume was lying in front of him. So, he stepped on it, and tripped. Unfortunately, he fell face first onto the stage. To make it worse, what remained of his robes and his undergarments flared out and flipped up over him, revealing his thighs and barely covering his buttocks. He wasn't even aware of it as he groaned in pain and sat up holding his nose. “Itai…” He whined. Kakashi seemed amused somewhat and his amusement increased oh so much as suddenly, the audience developed a sudden nosebleed problem.

 

 

 

 

Returning to his post by the royal family, he laughed out loud unable to control his mirth as he saw certain people sporting nosebleeds. “Nice butt huh?” He said to a flustered Sasuke who was pinching his nose. Sasuke was the one who sent him out to help with taking out the `trash'. It wouldn't do to have his `kitsune' hurt now would it? “Shut up.” Sasuke growled. It made him feel better and jealous (that everyone else saw his `kitsune's' butt too) to see that he wasn't the only one pinching his nose to stop the blood flow.

 

Looking over, Itachi and Neji as well as a red haired royal guest with a `Love' tattooed on his forehead sporting nosebleed as well. He realized that he's got some serious competitors for his `kitsune'. The four males sporting nosebleeds glared at their amused family members who were smiling at their predicament.

 

“Ooh… the auction is starting…” Kakashi drawled out, catching the attention of the four glaring royalty and diverted them back to the stage in time to see Iruka adjust Naruto's robes around him before disappearing back stage. The owner started on some boring speech promoting the `kitsune' and Kakashi leant forwards from behind Sasuke. “Ne Sasuke chan? I have a favor to ask.” Sasuke let the `chan' comment slide as Kakashi has been close to the family for years now and is considered one of them.

 

“Hn.” Was the reply he got and a wary look from Sasuke and Itachi. The last time Kakashi had asked for a favor, well to say that they didn't want a repeat of that `incident' was an understatement.

 

“I was wondering if you might give that man in the ponytail to me.” Kakashi said getting straight to the point, nodding at where Iruka had stood a few moments ago. Seeing the confused look on Sasuke's face and the knowing look Itachi threw his way before turning back to the stage again, he continued, “He seemed to be close to that `kitsune' you're so interested in…”

 

Now Sasuke looked suspicious. “And I promise to be good for a week and behave myself.” Kakashi added. Sasuke's eye narrowed and his suspicious look increased. “Hn.” Kakashi grinned cheekily through his mask at Sasuke who knew exactly what face Kakashi is making now through years experience. “No more lewd jokes, slipping porno into my books or under my pillow or anywhere and anything I own, keep your pets out of my room and we have a deal.” Sasuke finally said.

 

“Okie dokie. It's a deal.”

 

“Hn. What's his name?”

 

“Umino Iruka.”

 

“Fine. I'll get him for you later.” Sasuke said, returning his gaze to the stage. The owner was announcing that the bidding will start at $100,000 for a night with the `kitsune' and those interested please proceed through a door to the side. Sasuke stood up and gestured for Kakashi to come with him. They headed towards the owner as the wealthiest proceeded to the door while the less wealthy nobles filtered out though the main door.

 

The owner was surprised at his arrival and he bowed a lot. “I want to make a purchase of one of your slaves.”

 

The owner eyes lit with a glint. “Well, which one has caught your interest?”

 

“Umino Iruka. The one with the `kitsune' onstage a while ago.”

 

“Ah… that one. Well, he's hardworking and h-“

 

“Enough. How much do you need for him?”

 

“Well… Ho-“

 

“I do not care to be conned. State your price. How much is he worth?” Sasuke snapped and his Sharingan flared to life as he glared at the man. This idiot was wasting his time when he could be watching his `kitsune'!

 

“$10,000, my prince.” The owner said.

 

“…” Sasuke's Sharingan started to spin.

 

“Okay! Okay! $6000.” The owner stammered out, sweating furiously. `Shit, he's good. Not to mention scary.' He thought.

 

Sasuke handed the owner the cash and waited until the proper papers were handed to him and he signed the purchase. He then passed the papers to a happy Kakashi and said, “He's all yours now.” Kakashi grinned again and his grin grew wider as Iruka was lead out from behind, confused. The owner then told him he's been sold and he should be thankful that he's going to belong to one of the royal prince now. Kakashi coughed, “Em… actually, you're going to belong to me. Not Sasuke. See?” He said to a stunned Iruka, holding up the papers.

 

“But... But what about Naruto? I can't leave him like this!” Iruka said desperately to the owner. “Doesn't matter anyway as he'll be spending the night with someone else. So go on to your new owner and get out of my way. I have an auction to attend.” The owner snapped and strode past a frantic Iruka.

 

“Wait! Wh-ahh!! What are you doing?!” Iruka screamed, flinching away as Kakashi wrapped his arms around Iruka and nuzzled his neck.

 

“You smell nice… And you're cute when you blush.” Kakashi said while continuing to nuzzle Iruka who started to blush.

 

“No… wait… leggo… I have to tell Naruto where I'm going… ah! Don't! Hey, stop it! H-mmmphhhhh!” Kakashi had stopped nuzzling Iruka all of a sudden, turned Iruka around and started to kiss him.

 

“Don't worry, you'll get to see Naruto soon. I don't think Sasuke chan would let anyone touch what he consider as his.”

 

“What?! But Naruto's not his!”

 

“He will be soon.”

 

“The owner said that he won't sell Naruto…”

 

“I don't think he'd dare to go against Sasuke.” Kakashi murmured, giving a flustered and blushing Iruka nipping kisses here and there.

 

“The owner said that Naruto will bring in more profit for him if he was rented out instead of being sold…”

 

“Well, like I said, Sasuke chan is extremely stubborn. You should see him when that one time, one of my dogs, Chibi accidentally slobbered all over his collection of books he left on his bed when Chibi slept on them. He was pissed and I had to watch my back for weeks.”

 

“How did your dog get into his bedroom?”

 

“Well… maybe I accidentally let Chibi in…” Kakashi muttered under his breath. “But now he wants that `kitsune'. I've never seen him obsess about something like this before…”

 

“Ah! Naruto! Please let go of me! I need to see Naruto!”

 

“(sigh) Fine, I'll take you to him… You really have a mother hen complex huh?” Kakashi said, giving Iruka one long kiss before parting.

 

“Huh?” Kakashi smiled at his work. Iruka looked dazed and rumpled. “Come on…” Kakashi said and pulled Iruka after him. He's in a happy mood today because he found a cute dolphin and that dolphin's all his… He's going to have so much fun! He smirked as he led the way to the auction room to meet up with Sasuke who will be there for certain along with Itachi and Neji. `Ooh… this will be interesting…' Kakashi thought to himself.

 

 

The end of this chapter…

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