Food and Bath

It was warm and comfortable. There was a light breeze blowing through his fur and a light snore nearby. Still feeling the exhaustion in his bones, Naruto had to force his eyelids to open.

At first, it was all bright and blurry. However as the minutes passed and his vision cleared, the fox demon soon realized the kind of trouble he landed himself in.

The cushion he was sleeping on belonged to a human. He was in a human's home and to top it off, there was a very devastatingly handsome human male asleep right by him. Hair as black as night, skin as pale as moonlight the man was exceedingly good looking for a human, rivalling Naruto's older brother.

"KYUU?!"

The scream echoed through the apartment, waking the bewildered human.

Fur standing on ends, Naruto felt the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Bristling with anticipation, the fox kit tried to remember how he ended up here.

"I was being chased by dogs the moment I stepped into the human world… I swear on Hagoromo Gitsune's name that Kurama did it on purpose! After being chased it started to rain and I was looking for shelter on those streets but all the humans in the sheltered places were mean to me… After which I…. I… I can't remember?!"

"What did you do to me?" was what Naruto had intended to say but all that came out were small screeching noises. The human male blinked at the tiny creature. "Now that you're up, are you hungry? You must be. That storm was terrible huh? It's a good thing I found you, Kyuusuke."

"Kyuusuke? That damn bastard named me!"

Naruto tried to summon enough magic in him to transform into a human just so he could kick the man who just saved him from the rain but was horrified when he realized he couldn't.

"Here you go," Sasuke placed a saucer with some fresh milk down on the floor beside him. "I've never really seen a cat like you before but I suppose milk is fine."

Naruto deadpanned. The man thought he was a cat. Seriously. Has he actually seen a feline creature? They don't have ears and tails as awesome as him.

"I'm not a cat you bastard! They don't have ears as fluffy as mine nor tails as bushy as mine! I'm a fox dammit!"

The owner of the apartment seemed to nod and sighed. "I guessed as much. Milk isn't really your thing huh? I suppose I'll have to find something else then…"

Walking to the kitchen, Sasuke opened the refrigerator while Naruto sulked. He watched as the human rummaged through the contents. "Will fish do? Then again I don't think I have any… let's see. I'm sure cats can't eat vegetables either…"

Curious about what the man was mumbling about, Naruto slowly crawled over and peered from behind the man. He could see that there was nothing but alcoholic drinks on the bottom section of the fridge.

"Sheesh! You can't survive on only alcohol you know? What are you? Some kind of old man?"

Then something on the upper section caught the young kit's attention. "Kyuu!"

Sasuke stopped and looked down. Already the tiny animal was trying to make its way up the shelves. Raising an eyebrow the Uchiha picked the golden furry. "What is it?"

"Kyuu!" Naruto tried to paw at the item that caught his interest but it was still too far away for him to reach with the man holding him snuggly in one hand.

Sasuke followed where Naruto was pawing with his eyes. "You like chicken?"

"Kyuu~"

A rare warm smile softened the usually icy features of the man's face. "I get it. You just stay there while I cook this then."

"Kyu."

Naruto was then brought back to the comfortable cushion and waited while his human started work. Out of boredom, he glanced out of the window. It was already dark but the rain had stopped.

"Kurama-nii… how long will I be stuck in this body?"

The fox's ears drooped at the thought of being unable to transform. What kind of yokai is he if he couldn't manage a simple transformation spell? He was supposed to blend in with humans in the human world. It was a trip to make him stronger. He had to gain his mark of maturity before he could get nine tails like his brother.

"How am I going to gain the mark of maturity in this form? I can't trick any humans in this form, much less a hundred…"

Naruto scowled as he could almost hear his brother's mocking voice. Kurama would laugh at his lack of intelligence. In the fox clan, Naruto was the only one without the ability to lie. He was quick to trust, fast to react and last to think. Those were makings of a fox demon failure but Naruto persevered despite all the mocking and teasing he got.

"I'll become head of the Fox Clan! Just you watch!"

Kurama had laughed at his claim along with a few other friends when Naruto declared. So saying he went to approach the clan elders for permission to go to the human world to become stronger. The only condition was that unlike other foxes, he was not going to receive any blessing marks when he goes. Blessing marks allowed young fox demons to travel freely from the demon world to the human world. Naruto had been given a conditioned mark instead. The only way he could return to the demon world was to attain the mark of maturity.

"I'm doomed…"

Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX

Sasuke watched the animal eat while he finished his dinner. Spaghetti was something he managed to make while steaming some chicken for the ravenous creature. The poor furry guy tore through it like no tomorrow, wrestling with food had created a mess and Sasuke sighed. The cat-like creature was going to have a bath regardless of its preference. Sasuke would not tolerate for an unruly appearance, especially one that smelled of chicken in his bed later.

Putting away the plates and washing them, he noticed how the animal was similar to a hybrid between a cat and a wolf. It was confusing. The strange one was now chasing its bushy tail in circles and tripping over it.

Once the dishes were done, the Uchiha scooped the creature up and headed for the bathroom. Internally the young kit was panicking. He could sense what the Uchiha was thinking even without a word.

"Oh no… hell no! I refuse to bathe with a man!"

"Hey, quit struggling already. You're not going to get away from this. I won't tolerate a chicken smelling cat in my bed tonight so bear with this."

"A chicken smelling cat you say? I'll show what this 'chicken smelling cat' can do alright!"

The struggle went back and forth with Naruto running over the bathroom counter and knocking all sorts of hair care products on the floor when Sasuke ran the water.

"Stay…"

Another crash.

"Still!"

Sasuke pounced on the agile animal who successfully dodged. The shower spray hit the ground and water went everywhere, drenching both fox and human. With a yelp, Naruto slipped and landed right into the already filled tub. The water was deep and rose above Naruto's nose to his chagrin.

"I'm going to drown!"

Air did not reach the kit's lungs and water entered when he tried to breathe. The struggling became more frantic until a large hand rescued him from the watery hell.

"Hey, you ok?"

Drenched and scared, the young fox whimpered while curling closer to the naked chest. Sasuke looked at the sopping ball of fur trembling against him and sighed. As much as he wanted to be angry, he couldn't. It was only natural to be scared seeing how the strange cat woke up in a completely new environment with a stranger trying to pour water on him.

Divesting himself of clothes, the Uchiha settled into the tub with the kit cradled close to him. The water was lukewarm and Sasuke had to gently coax the fox into the tub with him. Eventually, they settled for the creature clinging onto Sasuke's right shoulder while the man lathered up.

The citrus scent invaded sensitive nose and soon Naruto found himself with a sneezing attack.

"Ku-pyuu!"

The first time that happened Sasuke froze. Then it happened again and the man's frame shook from the laughter trying to escape him. Third time was the charm and despite Naruto's misery, the kit didn't want to throttle the human. It was kind of nice seeing a boyish expression on the usually solemn-faced human.

After a bath, Sasuke had blown dry the animal's fur. It puffed up like cotton candy and refused to be tamed. Giving up on trying to style the fur down, the man tucked himself in bed with the adorable creature.

"Goodnight Kyuusuke."

"Kyuu…"

"Goodnight bastard. Thank you for today."

Xxx Destiny Aitsuji xxX

Author's Note: I need to get back to writing fan fictions… this feels so awkward for me. Leave a review for scenes you wanna see. I did a bath scene cuz I thought it was cute.