Naruto stared down at the sleeping girl. He had finally been told that she was sick. Of course, Kakashi had been very hesitant to tell him, seeing as Jiraiya spread the news to himself and the Hokage about Miyu being the mate of the nine tails. He was worried how they would take the news that the girl was unconscious due to fever.

The blonde let out a sigh. It had taken an extreme amount of begging and pleading to be able to just sit with Miyu. Sasuke had forbidden anyone but Kakashi from seeing her.

Of course, it was what he knew best.

When they were younger, Miyu was almost always bedridden and sick with fever. It had started when she was a baby. Most doctors, or anyone in the medical field never gave her much longer when she became ill. But of course, Miyu refused to be taken down so easily and had proved everyone wrong. 

It was around that time, that their parents began confining the girl to the compound, never allowing her to leave unless she had a specific escort assigned by them, in case something happened. That was also how she met Kakashi originally, though she was to young to remember. However, he was banned from seeing her when she turned five, due to things happening within the Uchiha clan.

By the time she was seven, she showed signs of becoming stable with her health, so she was allowed to begin training. If it wasn't for that positive spike in her health, however, she would have never become a ninja at all. But as time went on, she became ill again after a few months of being healthy. Though Kakashi was unable to see her, he kept tabs on her, seeing as he became somewhat attached to the child.

All of this information had been given to Naruto, told to him by his sensei. Kakashi had thought it would be a somewhat reassuring to tell Naruto that this was normal. But, it didn't work.

Naruto refused to believe it. But as time went on, he began replaying the information over in his head until he realized it was true. All of it. But he knew this time was different than any other time Miyu became ill.

This time, she showed no signs of recovering

He now understood why Sasuke was the way he was with his sister. She was fragile, though she would never show any sign of weakness until the very last minute.

"Dobe," Naruto snapped from his thoughts, his head jerked to face the door where his team mate stood, leaning against the frame. "How is she?" Sasuke asked, his eyes focused on his sister.

Naruto looked away. He felt like crying. The only girl he loved was sick, with no signs of getting better, and there was nothing he could do about it. "No changes." He answered quietly.

Sasuke glanced at the blonde, extremely curious as to why he cared so much. Up until a few months ago, they hadn't had anyone they could really depend on. Not that they would have anyway. Miyu, maybe, but definitely not him.

"Hn." Was the answer given. Sasuke stepped inside the room and kneeled beside the bed, taking hold of the wash cloth on Miyu's forehead. He dipped it into the bowl of ice water sitting on the floor next to the bed, and wrung it out before relaying it upon her head.

Naruto watched with interest, barely noticing the sad look in his friends eyes. Normally, he'd be to busy doing something to take the time to notice. But now that he was sitting there, he could see it. Sasuke was silently hoping  his sister would wake up, probably more desperately than he did.

Both boys sat there for awhile, only moving to look at the door as it opened, revealing Kakashi. "I think its time we take her to the hospital." The older man stated, his hands shoved in his pockets and his uncovered eye watching his students.

"No." Sasuke answered. He returned his gaze to his sister. Naruto stared at his friend with mild surprise.

"But, Sasuke, they would be able to help-" Naruto was cut off in the middle of his protest by Kakashi who sighed.

"She's been unconscious for two weeks now, Naruto. I was only suggesting it so that she would receive fluids. She's dehydrated." Naruto looked back up at Kakashi, eyes wide in fear of his next words. "They tried everything when she was younger. She has to do it on her own. Just like all those other times before."

Naruto's face fell and he stood, hands clenched into fists. He felt so angry and sad at the same time. He didn't know what to do. He couldn't feel anything from the beast trapped inside him. In fact, it was almost like the beast was calming him down.

Kakashi frowned, watching as Naruto sat back down, fingers twisting so that he was clutching the pant legs of his pants. He felt sorry for the kid, he really did. He couldn't imagine what kind of hell the kyuubi was giving him right now because his mate was unconscious and ill.

But what he didn't know, was that inside Naruto, Kurama was grinning like a maniac, already watching through Naruto's eyes, waiting.

"Kakashi-sensei," Said man glanced at his other student, who was intently watching his sister. His eye widened as dark, unfocused eyes opened. Her face was still a bit flushed, but less so than it was five minutes earlier.

"Sasuke go gets thermometer." As soon as the instruction was given, Sasuke was out of the room, returning almost immediately with the tiny glass thing. The silver haired man took the thermometer ans shook it well before placing it under the girls tongue.

Naruto was just sitting there, eyes wide as he watched the display take place. His mind was racing a mile a minute as he watched.

As their sensei took the thermometer back, he almost let out a gasp of surprise. "She's back to normal." A sigh of relief was shared through the room.

"What's going on?" Miyu's voice was small and cracked a bit, seeing as she hadn't used it in two weeks. Sasuke approached the bed, sitting down on the edge.

"You were sick again." He explained. Miyu let out a small 'oh', as if it were a normal occurrence. "You were bad this time." The girl let out a tired yawn, amusing everyone in the room. "How are you feeling?"

As she was about to answer, her stomach decided to speak for her, growing like a banshee. "Hungry." Sasuke gave a small smile, barely noticeable to the naked eye and nodded.

"I'll go make you something to eat." He said, standing and leaving the room. Miyu let out a grunt as she moved to sit up, only to receive help from Kakashi.

"You really gave us a scare." Kakashi chuckled, trying to lighten the mood, and glancing at Naruto who was still frozen in place. He though he would be the first one to welcome her back to the 'world of the conscious'.

Miyu swayed, her head spinning. "Ohh.. to fast." She muttered, holding her head between both hands. Kakashi steadied her with his hands on her shoulders.

"Naruto, come sit behind her to keep her propped." Naruto snapped from his daze and slowly stood, manuvering around the man and sitting behind Miyu. Kakashi leaned her back gently, and stood straight. "I'm going to go grab a few things. I'll be back shortly." The man stated before leaving the room.

Miyu settled against Naruto, feeling his arms curl around her waist from behind. "Naruto." She whispered his name, and lifted her hand to cup his cheek, making him look at her as she turned her head his way. She could see the unshed tears in his eyes and almost hear the unspoken words he wanted to say. "I'm sorry."

Miyu trailed her fingers across his cheek, smiling a little when the blonde shivered beneath her soft touch. Naruto, trying not to freak out and break down, moved, burying his face in the crook of her neck.

Miyu sighed, moving her hand to run her fingers through his blonde hair. She was really curious. Was it a dream? She remembered the whole thing. It was after Kurama kissed her that she began to wake up. She just couldn't tell if it was a dream or not.

Trust me, love. It was most definitely not a dream. She heard Kurama's voice chuckle in her head. She bit her lip, and couldn't help but smile.

I see then, she thought. With a sigh, Miyu snuggled back into Naruto, turning her body side ways as best she could so she could fully see his face. His blue eyes watched her with interest and a raised eyebrow as she pulled his head back down. She didn't move, or even flinch when Sasuke re-entered the room, a food tray in his hands. He set it down on the bed in front of her and handed her a spoon.

He made her poridge. Something easy for her unused stomach to eat. She dipped the spoon into the creamy substance and lifted it, bringing it to her lips and eating the bite. It wasn't hot at all, just perfect.

"Miyu..." Sasuke trailed off as he spoke, looking down. "The Hokage is dead." Miyu stopped, her eyes widening at the news.

"He's..." She frowned. Sasuke nodded, sitting down on the edge of the bed in front of her.

"Orochimaru and the Sand village attacked us during the final exam." He said, his eyes never leaving hers. "During his battle, he died."

Miyu lowered her eyes. "I see." Naruto lifted his head, watching with Sasuke to see her reaction. She sighed and closed her eyes. "Such a cruel world for a great leader to die." She muttered. Both boys nodded in agreement.

"Eat up, and then get some rest." Sasuke ordered, smirking down at his sister. "Knowing you, youll try to be up and around by tomorrow." Miyu pouted as she finished her food.

"Shut up, Onii-san." She puffed out her cheeks and stuck her tongue out at her brother.

Sasuke collected her bowl and her tray, kissed her cheek and left the room, stopping at the door to shoot a pointed glare at Naruto. "Don't do anything to her, dobe, or I'll have your head on a stick." With that, Sasuke closed the door behind him, leaving them alone.

Miyu sighed and moved away from Naruto, laying down on her side. The blonde moved to get up, but was only pulled down onto the bed. "Stay with me?" Naruto smiled at the girls question.

"Always." He sat up, slipping out of his jacket and shirt, depositing them to the floor before climbing into bed with Miyu. Said girl cuddled up beside him, his bicep/shoulder area being used for her pillow as her fingers trailed down his chest ans stomach, tracing patterns she had seen in the hallways.

Naruto sighed, closing his eyes and letting himself succumb to the feeling of her soft fingers playing across his skin. When Miyu look up, seeing the peaceful expression, she smiled and pressed her hand square over his heart, leaning up and pressing her lips to his.

To say it surprised Naruto would be an understatement. He clearly was not expecting the action from his girlfriend, but allowed it none the less. He let her control the kiss.....

For about five seconds before he slipped his tongue inside her mouth and playing with hers.

Miyu felt her face flush, but didn't pull away as Naruto kissed her thoroughly, exploring every inch of her sweet mouth. His hand held the back of her head gently, his fingers tangling in her hair. Slowly, he pulled away, eyes opening to an absolutely gorgeous sight, or delicious in Kurama's mind, as he watched the display through Naruto's eyes.

Miyu layed half on top of him, her cheeks flushed and her lips slightly parted, her eyes clearly saying she wanted more. Naruto chuckled and pecked her lips once more as his fingers trailed down her spine. She shivered against him and layed her head down, her ear directly over his heart.

"I love you." She whispered, closing her eyes, feeling tired. Naruto didn't stop his hand as it slipped beneath her shirt, trailing along her spine against her soft skin as he answered.

"I love you to, Miyu." Naruto listened as her breathing evened, sleep taking over her, just before the door opened to reveal Kakashi.

"It got a little heated in here." The older man grinned beneath his mask as he eyes the sleeping girl. "Naruto, we need to talk."

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