Chapter 5

He gazed at the ghastly plains that stretched as far as his eyes allowed him to see. A feeling of unease was flowing through him as he felt like there were dozens of eyes on his form but yet he saw no one in the vicinity.

Why was he here? He remembered going to bed with Yasaka, holding the vixen close to him as they exchanged a couple of words before falling asleep.

And now he was here… Wherever that may be.

Suddenly he turned around, putting a halt to the pale hand that was about to touch him. His eyes moving to meet the owner only to falter when he stared into the orbs of gold of a person that appeared to be broken.

He took in the person's complete form, luscious silver hair that reached down her back, yes, her for he had to be blind not to see the body before him. Even with the look of someone that was close to giving up completely it didn't halt the sensuality she radiated, showing it was being done without her knowledge as she kept her own eyes on him, the fingers of her outstretched hand trembling as it failed to make contact.

Once he got an eyeful of her Naruto silently admitted that she was beautiful. The second person after Yasaka that managed to put him in a trance with her appearance alone.

However, he was taken out of his thoughts which he was thankful for when he saw the silverette's bottom lip tremble and her eyes moisten as she was unable to touch him.

''..N-No..'' It was a weak utter but his keen ears managed to easily catch the sound. ''..P-Ple-Please help me..''

Naruto paused his movement of taking a step back with each time she'd step towards. His curiosity getting the better of him as he allowed her soft but cold hand to grasp him.

When contact was made a gasp left her lips as with surprising speed she threw herself against him. Her arms came around him in a weak hold and he felt her tremble and heard sobs leave her.

Unsure what to do exactly he merely wrapped his own arms around her in an awkward hug.

Seconds. Minutes. Hours. How long he stood there with her he did not know. He just didn't let her go until she broke their embrace and looked up at him with bloodshot eyes.

''Uhm..'' He began awkwardly. ''What do you need my help with? Scratch that.. Who are you and where are we?''

Still sniffing the young woman answered his question while using one hand to wipe her eyes. ''I called you here. I didn't think it would work but I'm glad it did. She told me about you and that you may be able to help me. And even now, despite this not being real I can feel the power within you.''

''Oookay~. Pause. That just raises more questions that I had and you still haven't told me who you are.. Though something about you makes me feel like I should already know who you are.''

''Well.. I know of you so I guess it would be fair. I'm Lilith, wife of the original Lucifer, ex-wife of Adam and Mother of all Devils.''

Her name followed by her titles were enough to silence Naruto from shock. ''W-what?! You're said to have died during the Great War! What is going on? What do you need my help for and who told you about me?''

Lilith gave him a sad smile. ''I was told about you by a.. mutual acquaintance, Nyx. She made contact with me after finding me. She helped me wake up from the forced coma I was being kept in. As for your help.. I ask, no beg you to free me. According to her I'm being held by Hades in his realm. He's keeping me unconscious and is using me to create an army of Devils. Please! If you free me I'll do anything for you. I'll marry you if that's what you want. I'll bare you children. A child between the two of us would be powerful.''

''Hold on! Okay. Now, I won't make any promises but I will see if I can save you from wherever you are locked up. Hades is.. not very liked with his distaste of the supernatural and him voicing several times he'd get rid of em if he could. The fact that he's considered one of the strongest beings in existence and preparing an army of powerful Devils should be worrying even to my father and uncles. As for the other part.. While I admit that you are definitely one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, with the stories not doing you justice I already have a woman who I'm engaged to.''

''Ooooh thank you!'' He was pulled into a crushing hug by the silverette. ''And don't worry. Nyx already told me about her.. Yasaka's her name if I remember. Though she didn't tell me you were engaged to her. Not that it matters to me. I'm a Devil and will get what I want even if I have to share.'' She way she licked her lips after saying that caused a shiver to run down his spine.

''Ahaha..'' He chuckled as he was likely going to be in trouble were he to save her. He then felt his surroundings slowly melt away and gave Lilith a confused look.

''It appears you're waking up.''

''Oh..'' Naruto mumbled. ''Okay then. I make no promise but I'll talk to Nyx and tell her about you. She should know more given that she stumbled upon you. Please hold out a bit longer.''

''I will. I look forward to seeing you in person.'' Lilith blew a kiss in his direction, laughing softly when his cheeks gained a red hue before he left the area and leaving her once more by herself, though this time she was filled with hope.

Outside, Naruto blinked his eyes open and was met with Yasaka's face hovering over his, a concerned look adorning her face. ''Uhrm.. Yasaka dear, something wrong?'' He muttered sleepily as one hand began rubbing his eyes that wanted nothing more than remain shut.

''I was about to ask you that. You woke me up with how tightly you were holding me.''

He gave her a confused look. ''I did? I'm sorry Yasaka.'' She shook her head.

''As long as nothing's wrong it's fine.'' She told him as she laid herself on top of him. ''It is nothing, right?''

''Yeah,'' He lied, omitting what had transpired with the weird dream or whatever it was. He needed to do some more research before bringing it up to her. If knowledge that Hades was keeping Lilith captive who knows what may happen. ''I think I had a dream. Can't remember but makes the most sense.'' He brushed a hand through her hair, lightly coming in contact with one of her fluffy ears.

''I see,'' Yasaka mumbled as she enjoyed his caress. ''Am going back to sleep then.. Still early.''

Naruto chuckled softly with a nod before leaning forwards and kissing her forehead. ''Do that. I'll join you shortly. You look adorable when sleeping.''

''..Mou..'' Yasaka huffed as she laid back down on top of him. Naruto just smiled as he wrapped his arms around her before rolling them on their side. Her body pressing down on one of his arms as with the other he held her cheek, rubbing circles with his thumb which had her purr. ''Goodnight Naru..'' She mumbled when leaning over and pressing her lips to his bottom one. ''I love you.'' Were the words that left her as she fell back asleep.

''And I love you as well Yasaka.'' He returned softly, smiling when her lips curved into a smile as well and she snuggled closer. He felt her tails coil around him beneath the blanket, acting as a second one that was warmer and softer as he absentmindedly combed his fingers through the soft fur.

The last thing on Naruto's mind as he felt his eyes close was to make sure and contact Nyx for he was sure she knew more than she let on.

She stood there with that smug smile, one that he admitted brought him irritation. It likely had to do with her whole haughty attitude, to be honest. Especially for someone with a small stature like her.

..Not that he'd say that out loud.

''I think you know why I'm here.'' He began once he saw he had her attention. She let out a hum before following it up with a nod.

''I do indeed.'' Her eyes glinted with something he couldn't quite decipher. ''You want to know her location?''

''Yes. I know that you have the information.''

''Mhmm.'' Nyx swayed on the balls of her feet. ''What's in it for me? If I provide the information you seek.''

At that, Naruto directed her a stare as to ask if she was serious. Turns out that she was.

''Haa~.. What do you want?'' He asked with a heavy sigh.

She hummed while narrowing her eyes in thoughts. ''I want a favor, yes.'' Nyx nodded to herself. ''I don't know what I want at the moment but something might come up some day which I could use you for.''

Thinking it over, he let out a drawn out sigh as he nodded. ''Fine. One and only one favor. Nothing more.''

''Of course.'' She responded with a smile of satisfaction, one that had him already regret his decision.

''So?'' He inquired as she just stood there.

''Ah.. right. Well, I take it she finally contacted you, hasn't she? About time. I honestly expected you to seek me out much sooner.''

''Yeah, yeah. How about we get to the point. You knew that Lilith's still alive and held captive by Hades and never bothered to inform me. Tell me, do you wish to see me upset? How much longer until she would've been a broken shell? Hell, she already looked like one when I laid my eyes on her.''

Sensing his genuine anger Nyx lost her playful aura and turned serious. ''Look, I'm sorry okay. I didn't… I didn't think you'd take it seriously. True, I've known she was being held for some time but what did you expect me to do? Hades is stronger than me, stronger than any of the Greek Gods and he'd kill me if he wanted to. If I'd tell you he would likely find out it was me and those reapers of his are able to overwhelm me if they're working together.''

Eyeing her form for several seconds, he let out a sigh and shook his head. His fingers brushing through his blond locks as this was really stress inducing. ''You really making this harder than I had hoped. How about we go somewhere we can talk in peace and see from there?''

Her eyes lit up and she was quick to nod her head. ''I'd like that.''

Naruto let out a tired sigh as he plopped himself down onto the couch. He tilted his head back and closed his eyes, he was rather tired after having to deal with Nyx. The whole ordeal itself raised many more concerns he'd likely be thinking about the upcoming days.

''Are you alright?'' Yasaka's soft voice had him open his eyes and turned towards her, watching as she made her way to where he was sitting and proceeded to sit down next to him.

''Urgh.. I think so. I have a lot on my mind at the moment.'' He leaned back and welcomed Yasaka who huddled up against him, resting her face beneath his chin as he placed an arm around her.

''Mhm. You want to talk about it? Kunou's currently doing her own thing in the garden so we have some time to our own.''

Naruto stared at the top of her head for a moment. Watching those cute ears of her twitch every few seconds while inwardly mulling over whether or not he should speak of what's going on. Deciding that since he was going to marry her he didn't want to lie he relented. ''What I'm about to tell you is very secretive, okay Yasaka-chan? You'll be one of the handful of people that will be aware. I trust you to keep it to yourself.''

Hearing that, Yasaka positioned herself so her head was resting on his lap as she laid on the couch, eyes staring up into his and she could see he was serious which had her nod. ''I promise Naruto-kun.''

''Alright.. Remember last night? When I woke you up?''

''Yes. You said it must've been a dream.''

''Correct. And, well, I sort of lied. It was a dream but I do remember what it was about. I just needed confirmation which is what I now have.''

''I see.'' Yasaka answered after a short period of silence, a bit hurt he lied to her but relieved he was now telling her the truth. Trusting her that much. ''And that confirmation came from who?''

''Nyx. The Primordial Goddess of the Night from the Greek Pantheon. Yes, she's still alive and kicking though with her I wonder how much longer. Anyway, back to the dream.. If I can even call it that.''

''What do you mean?'' She put up a confused expression that was more adorable if anything and he refrained from leaning down and kissing her.

''What I mean is that it didn't feel like a dream. Obviously it must've been or at least something similar as I was met with a person there. Someone managed to contact me like so and begged me for help.''

''Who?''

''About that.. Not sure if you believe me, I didn't believe it either when I first heard her name but it's Lilith.''

''L-Lilith!? As in the wife of the original Lucifer, that Lilith?!'' Yasaka exclaimed with surprise as she almost sat up straight.

''Yes, the very same.'' He nodded at her shocked expression while holding her down with one arm on her stomach. ''You can see why I had my doubts.''

''But I thought she died? At least so they said.''

''I didn't know either Yasaka-chan. It was definitely her as my father described her to me once when I was younger and she matched his description. Of course, Nyx confirming it helped as she mentioned her during our strange meeting.''

''What did she ask of you? And will you inform the current Satans since we're talking about Lilith herself. The woman was said to be loved even more than Lucifer.''

''I've thought about it but no, I won't. First, she's being held captive and begged me to free her. I've decided that I will since I could tell she was on the verge of giving up. And especially once I came to know who was holding her.'' He could see the look in her eyes that showed interest in knowing who. ''Hades.'' He answered. ''I don't know how he got his hands on her but he's using her to create reapers with her DNA in the mix.''

Yasaka was silent after he dropped the name of the strongest Greek God. Strong enough to be considered one of the strongest beings in existence in fact.

''I can't in good conscience leave her in his hands. Especially since that damn skeleton has been open about his plans on ridding the world of anything supernatural.''

''...For some reason I feel like there's something you're not telling me.'' Yasaka said to him after he appeared to be done.

''Well.. She kind of offered herself to me if I were to rescue her. Despite me telling her that I'm engaged already.'' He quickly added after seeing her expression morph into a glare.

''Did she now? Hmph, what a shameless woman, didn't expect that from her.''

''I can tell you it came as a surprise to me as well. Though given that she's a Devil a part of me shouldn't be surprised. Much like the rest they too are attracted to power, perhaps a bit more with the 7 sins they embody.''

''But you did reject her, right?'' She gave him a look that promised pain and he quickly nodded.

''I did. Though, whether she cares is a different case.'' Looking down at her he stared into her eyes which she returned. Some kind of unseen signal seems to happen as Yasaka fluttered her eyelashes and her eyes became half-lidded.

Naruto's hand which he had idly resting on her stomach began sliding upwards where her breast, those heavenly mounds he was in love with were being hidden, though it didn't stop him from groping her through her clothes and eliciting such wonderful noises from his soon to be wife.

A sinful smile started to form on Yasaka's visage as she could feel something hard poke against the back of her head as he was excited as well. Moving to sit on his lap, she was about to latch her lips on his when Kunou came barging in with a shout, unaware of what was about to take place as she jumped at her mother and father who to her looked to be cuddling.

They were quick to act like nothing was going on as Naruto held an arm out which he used to bring their daughter to him, feeling her small arms wrap around him or at least as much as they could. He saw Yasaka pout which he responded to by mouthing a 'later' to which had her smile at him and join in on the hug.

''Kunou! How's my little girl doing?'' The young girl wiggled in the embrace of her parents to free her head and give her father a bright smile.

''Great! I was playing in the garden with the fish.''

He blinked. ''Fish?''

Yasaka noticed this and whispered in his ears. ''Oh.. Those fish. I guess that makes sense. Why I didn't come to that conclusion myself I'm not sure.'' He lightly smacked himself in the face which had Kunou laugh.

''Oh?'' He raised an eyebrow as he broke the hug and glanced down at his daughter. ''You find this funny Kunou?'' The girl met his gaze before another smile broke out. ''Okay, that's it!'' He took hold of her before throwing her on the couch beside them. Her laughter didn't stop even when he hovered over her and began tickling her, knowing all of the sensitive spots she had which had her soon gasping for breath as tears began to form in the corner of her eyes. ''Apologize to papa and I may let you go.''

She shook her head, momentarily pausing her laughter to glare defiantly at him. Unfortunately when he moved on to a different spot she was unable to hold it in and began to wiggle in an attempt to escape. ''Give in and I let you go~.''

''N-Never!'' She yelled right back as her tails came into play, swishing about and coiling around his arms to make him stop.

Yasaka watched this take place from where she was sitting. It was a heartwarming sight to her, to see father and daughter bond like this. Truly she doubted if there was a better man somewhere out there as she watched Naruto stop torturing Kunou with his tickles and sat her down on his lap, combing his fingers through her tails while kissing the top of her head. She didn't miss the content smile her daughter wore as she leaned into him.

It made her all the more eager when she would be officially married to him. Something she had been waiting for a while now. She never voiced it but it was clear she yearned for it and she knew he had seen it as well.

But that would be then. There was still some time until it would happen. It wasn't going to reduce her eagerness but merely keep it in check. After all, the night of when he had proposed to her she had ridden him to the point of exhaustion. Even now she could feel the phantom ache of that pleasure filled memory which she hopefully could get some more of later this evening.

It looked to be heading that way at least.

The sound of two stomach rumbling brought her back as she blinked and turned to look at the two blondes who both sported embarrassed blushes. Yasaka shook her head at the sight. ''I'll make us something to eat. I can hear you both need it.''

Their blushes deepened and with a soft chuckle Yasaka stood up, sparing them a glance before leaving them by themselves.

Chapter End