My Demon Tenant Can't Be This Cute!

My Demon Tenant Realizes Her Love!

Why did he always have to end up in these kinds of situations?

It felt awfully surreal, having one's lung completely obliterated by what was essentially a spikey orb of lightning. The pain did not hit him immediately, that was for sure. Instead, his chest just suddenly felt empty, cold and wet.

He tried to breath, taking note of the weird sensation of feeling only one of his lungs filling up with air.

Still, at least it hurt less than when Kyuumi had forced her way out of the seal.

He could be thankful for that at least.

Damn if Sasuke did not look awful. Somehow, Naruto had put up a decent fight despite the fact that he no longer had the choice of relying on Kyuumi's power. He would have probably won this fight if Jiraiya had not kept Kyuumi back in Konoha.

Plus he also had the disadvantage of not being able to land lethal blows against Sasuke, while the Uchiha had free reign to try and kill him.

Well, not free reign, but you get the point.

He felt his jaw tighten instinctually as Sasuke pulled his hand out of his chest with a sickening wet sound. Right after that, Naruto dropped to his knees as his legs gave out. A shaky breath escaped him as the front of his ruined jacket began staining red with his blood.

Looking up, he saw the conflicted look on Sasuke's face.

Eesh, bastard, it is already way too late to regret your decision, what with you ramming your Chidori into my chest and all, was what Naruto thought as he felt his life slowly drain away.

He was going to die.

Naruto was pretty sure of it.

He had always thought his death would be more epic.

In the distant, he heard a few soft footsteps. Was that the rest of his team finally catching up to him?

"NARUTO!"

Huh?

Weakly turning his head towards the direction of the voice, Naruto curved the corners of his lips up into a weak and apologetic smile once he saw who it was from.

"Oh.. Kyuumi.."

He tried to say more, but at that moment, his body waivered and before he knew it, he was falling backwards off of the cliff, into the thick mist below.

Both Kyuumi and Sasuke watched him as he fell. Sasuke managed to keep up his hardened indifference, but Kyuumi's jaw had gone slack in horror.

The valley was unnaturally still for a second as both Sasuke and Kyuumi took it all in.

Sasuke, recovering first, looked up from where his friend had fallen from at Kyuumi. Despite the fatigue he felt, he quirked a brow. What was a little girl doing here?

It was not in till nine fox tails and two fox ears sprung out of the girl that he had just a faint idea as to who he was looking at. The overwhelming power that literally shattered the rocks around her also helped him clue into the fact that whoever he was looking at was a whole lot more powerful than he was.

Without exchanging any words, Sasuke immediately bolted away in the hopes that she would not give chase.

She did not not.

Despite every particle of chakra in her body screaming at her to chase to Uchiha down and slaughter him, they screamed louder for her to help Naruto.

Expelling all of shards of rock outward as she canceled her attack, Kyuumi jumped in after her fallen companion.

She just hoped that she could get to him in time.

She prayed to God that she could get there in time.

"Oh God.. Naruto.." let out Kyuumi with a quiet gasp as Naruto finally came into view.

There was already a substantial pool of blood that had seeped from Naruto's terrible wound. For once, that uniquely red liquid frightened her. It frightened her because there was so much of it.

Without wasting a second, Kyuumi dashed toward him and immediately cradled him against her.

He felt so cold against her. His body held non of the warmth she had known him for. That only made her even more terrified.

W-Was he dead..?

Just as that soul-crushing thought entered her mind, Naruto's eyes opened weakly.

"N-Naruto.." murmured Kyuumi, her eyes widening as her bottom lip quivered.

"Kyuumi.." replied Naruto breathlessly, suddenly flinching as uttering her name left a terrible pain in his chest.

"Shh, don't say anything.. Conserve your strength.."

Naruto looked at her for a second before letting out a gut-wrenching chuckle, "T-That's not how it works.."

"I-I don't care! Just shut up and do what I say!"

"I.. I don't got much.. Much time left.." said Naruto in response before he let out a wet sounding cough.

He then forced his already numb lips to form a smile.

"K-Kind of a crappy way to have it all end, huh..?"

Kyuumi felt her bottom lip quiver.

"No.. Stay with me, Naruto.."

Naruto coughed weakly, "Ain't.. Ain't I just a monkey, huh, Kyuumi..?"

"No.. Please, no.. Don't say that.." begged Kyuumi, her hold on him tightening as tears pooled in her eyelids.

At this point. It was really only his Uzumaki vitality that kept him conscious.

"Y-You're gonna live forever.." replied Naruto, visibly straining as he got those words out, "You're gonna have let things go.."

"I don't want to live forever!" cried Kyuumi in response, her emotions pouring out through her facial expression.

She then took a deep breath, nearly letting all her tears out right then and there.

"I don't want to live forever, without you!"

Naruto's response came out in gurgles as the back of his throat filled up with blood.

Tears began flowing down Kyuumi's cheeks as she heard him try to continue speaking. Even now he was trying his best to look out for her. Those last few words that had just escaped her hooked deep into her soul as she realized the extent of her feelings for Naruto.

How in the world had she missed her affection for the boy? She had taken all those precious little moments with him for granted but now, she knew just how much they meant to her.

Just how in love was she with Naruto?

She knew what had to do.

Raising a hand over Naruto's face, she closed his eyes before caressing his cheek. Leaning in close to the boy's face, Kyuumi positioned her lips above Naruto's before closing her eyes. As she did so, she felt a small breath escape Naruto.

Most likely his last if she did not go through with this.

As she inched closer and closer towards him, she realized something.

Her pride was silent.

The silence was what spoke volumes of her love for the boy.