My Demon Tenant Can't Be This Cute!

My Demon Tenant is Being Nice to Me!

It was quite rare for him to ever feel desolate.

He never liked to act sad around people. If he just kept up a smile, then they would smile back at him and that would usually lift his spirits up.

But this, this was pain that he had never experienced before. As if the world wanted him to feel even more down, it had decided to cry along with him and the rest of Konoha at the funeral. Some may have said that this was a sign that the man they mourning was so great that his death affected the entire world. Naruto did not really like over-thinking ways like that.

It was simple really.

He had lost one of his precious people.

During the funeral, he had accompanied his fellow mourners in silence. He had never been to a funeral before. He had to refrain from looking around. It was much more respectful if he stood there like everyone else, but what he really wanted to do was to drop to his knees and cry out at the Heavens in the hopes that Sarutobi would be able to hear him.

It was strange. He had never really acknowledged the Pure Land before, but now that he knew that someone close to him was now residing up there, he found himself thinking about it a lot more.

He had decided to leave right after the funeral was over so that he could head back to his apartment. It was strange that during everything, he had felt surreal, especially during the battle against Shukaku and it was now that exhaustion decided to hit him.

The moment he entered his home, he flung himself on to the bed and fell asleep, wet mourning clothes and all. Through all the discomfort, Naruto found himself too lazy to change. He just wanted to lose himself in a few days worth of conversation with his tenant.

At this point, he cared very little for who he talked to. As long as it would not bite him in the ass later, it was all fine with him.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was perfect for this. First, she would not be able to tell anyone about the impending breakdown he was going to have and second, she was just something pretty to look at.

Being the somewhat young boy that he was, it was really just the simpler things in life that made him happy. Things like ramen and cute girls.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was a very cute girl.

If he told anyone that, they would have called him crazy or insane. It made him feel kind of special that he knew something that no one else knew. Like he was the keeper of secrets.

"Are you going to say something, or are you just going to stand there like an idiot?"

The Nine-Tailed Fox was also a very rude girl. Which was the complete opposite of what he wanted to experience at the moment.

He felt one of his eyes twitch in response to her words. He was not in the mood for this. It felt like there was this suction in his chest that kept his lungs from working right because he found himself unable to speak. Was it from anger or sadness? He did not know.

"Helloooo? Did your monkey brain short-circuit?" asked the girl, as she leant forward and made a false worried expression.

His hands clenched tightly into fists. The simple action prompted the girl to quirk an eyebrow.

"Did something happen?"

Naruto wanted to laugh. It was as if she actually put some sentimentality into those words.

"Yes. Something happened," answered Naruto, the dullness of his voice prompting the girl's eyes to widen slightly in surprise.

The Nine-Tailed Fox swallowed quietly and leaned back into her seat. How was she to approach this? She was an intelligent individual and she knew that the next thing she did would decide the rest of their little relationship. She liked it the way it was currently, with him at her beck and call with her occasionally throwing a bit of power at him.