Ninjas, Vampires, & Wolves

'Kurama talking to Naruto'

'Naruto talking to Kurama'

"Anyone talking"

"Kurama talking to anyone, out loud" (Only during summoning/possession of Naruto's body)

Chapter Three: Cars, Clones, & Class?

Naruto

"Whoa…what a weird dream." I yawned and rubbed my eyes. "…Leah?" I asked as I found myself riding a giant grey wolf. She yipped happily and her tail started to wag. I smiled and scratched behind her ear as she slowed to a stop. I slid off and winced. "Ouch…damn I'm still sore…" I moaned as I flexed my muscles and sighed as a few joints popped, reliving the pressure.

"You OK?" I spun around at the familiar famine voice to find that Leah was back in her human form, fully dressed in brown shorts and a faded white tank top. "Maybe you should take it easy. Doctor Cullen said you were in a coma…"

"I've been through worse." I joked as I silently prayed that worse would not be happening anytime soon. "I've never been in a coma before though, how long have I been asleep?" I asked, noting that it had been daytime last I remembered.

"Five hours." She fidgeted with the hem of her shirt before sighing sadly. "I met Kurama and he told me about the sealing of him inside you, both times." I lost the ability to breathe and felt lightheaded, but I didn't think it had anything to do with the coma I had been in, as I processed that.

"He…told you?" I swallowed past the lump in my throat. "So he talked to you…he didn't eat anybody did he?" She giggled and I found I could breathe again. Good she doesn't hate me.

'I like her, kid. We can trust this one.'

'Is that why you told her?'

'Yes. I told her along with some other vampires that feed on animals.'

'Animals? I didn't know vampires could do that…this keeps getting weirder as the day goes on doesn't it?'

'Hah, I know what you mean and apparently they can. A coven of them live in the area and they try to live 'peacefully'. It is why I didn't kill them...I still regret that decision by the way, so if you wish them gone, just say the word.'

'Err…no thanks and thank you for not killing them in the first place. By the way, how were you able to talk and kill stuff in the first place? Aren't you supposed to be sealed inside me?'

'I was protecting you at first as I was unsure of the company your girlfriend over there placed you in, but seeing as how they are all harmless, at least to our standards, I tried to relax…then I got bored and killed a few walking corpses. Do you remember what happened to Garra? He slipped into unconsciousness and that lard of sand took over.' Leah smiled and stepped closer as I realized that he took over my body for a few hours. Fuck, I'm going to be feared and hated in this world as well…

"Only some uncontrollable vampires and before you ask, no he didn't hurt me. There was a small group of newly changed vampires that were in the area, so Kurama stepped in and killed 'em before they could hurt anyone. Then he killed some Volturi members that showed up to investigate." I scratched my head at that.

"I never thought I'd say this but…he became a nice person and helped people?" She shrugged.

'Brat, don't say shit like that. It makes me look soft!'

'Yeah? Well maybe you should have thought about that before you told my fucking life story to a shit load of vampires!'

"Although he did save many lives, I wouldn't say he was anything close to being nice about it." I smiled sheepishly and apologized. She waved it off with an amused smirk.

'I told you I liked her, this proves why.' I smirked at his tone as I got an idea.

"Kurama just said he loves you." She giggled again and I shrugged nonchalantly.

'Take that you bastard fox!'

'Go to hell!'

'Already there! You soft ass fur-ball!'

'Damn it, Naruto! Just for that I'm giving you nightmares for a week.'

'I know Genjustu, dumb-ass!'

'Yes, but you also suck at Genjustu.'

'Damn it!'

"Are you sure you are ok? You keep spacing out…" I shook my head and gestured to my head with an uncomfortable smile, as I still was not used to talking about my demon fox friend, unless it was with Sasuke or Garra. They were the only ones who truly understood my predicament anyway. That they knew about it for as long as they did without judgment proves that my trust wasn't misplaced. It was rare that we talked about Kurama anyway, since neither liked to talk unless they had to.

"Yeah…I was just yelling at Kurama." I informed her as I blinked out of my daze.

"Oh! Tell him thank you for me." She grinned.

"I'm still kind of pissed off that he told you about…well about my situation…" I trailed off and glared away from her worried brown eyes, not wanting to look at her, as I fumed. I felt her warm hand force me to look at her.

"I'm not. Naruto, I want you to be able to tell me anything and everything." I blushed at her loving tone, my anger at the fox long forgotten.

'Loving?' Never mind, my anger is back.

"Damn it! Kurama, I don't know that she feels that way! Hell, I wouldn't even know how to respond to that if she did!" I had to close my eyes to express my fury.

'You just said that out loud.'

'FUCK!'

"Naruto?" I sighed at her tone. She sounded worried…again. Is she always so worried about people she just met?

"Look…I…I don't…" I mumbled, very afraid of opening my eyes.

"It's OK, I'm here for you." I blinked open my eyes to find her smiling and she stepped closer. If she came any closer our bodies would be touching like her hand was still doing to my face...softly caressing my cheek. "I know things must be weird for you right now, but I just want you to know that I will be here for you…always."

'Aw she does love you.'

"Kurama shut the fuck up right now or I will paint you pink and show you off to the entire village."

"I don't think that he would like that." Leah commented and I shook my head, forcing her to remover her hand, as I realized I did it again.

"I meant it though…I gotta stop talking to him out loud." I mused.

"I don't mind, in fact…I think it's kind of cute." She smirked.

'OK I'm starting to like her a little less now.'

"Kurama doesn't like you calling him cute. I think you embarrassed him." She grinned with me at that, while Kurama growled in my head. She smirked as she traced over my jawline, hitting a sweet spot I didn't know I had.

"I wasn't talking about him." I blushed when she leaned closer. "I was talking about the gorgeous blond I'm standing in front of."

'I told you, kid. She is head over heels for you. Don't blow it again…'

"Err…um…" I tried to stop her menstruations with words, but I was speechless, odd that now of all times my voice fails me. I closed my eyes as I moaned, causing her to pause long enough to give me an escape route, which I used to my advantage and quickly moved a few steps back, attempting to ignore the fact that my leg hurt like hell. I held my hand over my rapidly beating heart as I fought to catch my breath. When did I lose it in the first place?

"Look, I really like you and I really can't say why, because I don't know…but can you hold off on the romantic stuff for a minute while I adjust to this new life?" I gestured to the forest around us. "I mean I've been unwillingly forced through a portal into another world, with no signs of returning home. It's a lot to take in here! I mean now that my life as a ninja has ended…what the fuck am I supposed to do now?" I punched a nearby tree, shattering it with my newly restored chakra, to vent my frustration and receiving another worried stare from Leah in the process.

"I told you, Naruto, I will always be here for you. If you want to talk about it…I'm right here." She replied and played with the hem of her tank top. I nodded, as I knew she was only trying to help because she cared and I decided to tell her, hoping it would help me feel a bit better.

"It's not just the fact I can't go home, it's that I don't really have a home to go back to even if I truly wanted to. I'm still uneasy with the way things turned out after the war, back in my village, I mean. I thought after it was over…things would turn out better." I began and didn't stop her when she stepped closer.

"The same war Kurama told me about? The war in which your parents were resurrected?" She asked quietly.

"Yeah...some really dumb shit happened during and even after the war, but I got to meet my parents so it wasn't all bad. I had the privilege to hear how they meet and how they fell in love, even. I know Madara Uchiha is responsible for my parents death and the deaths of many of my friends, but it hurts to hate him…is that weird?" I asked quietly as I stopped my rant to find Leah looking forlornly at the soil beneath her.

"Well seeing as how I am solely responsible for my father's death, by the simple act of transforming before my younger brother. I can see how that hurts you, Naruto, because I hated myself for simply existing for a very long time. I once thought I had killed my father…but, Seth, my baby brother, doesn't see it that way. He just reminds me that it was his time…so, no. I don't find it odd...it is more like you are the light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Hope…I think that's what draws me to you, despite the imprint I seem to have on you."

"Imprint…what's that?" I asked, as it seemed the less painful topic at the moment.

"Well it something that happens to us when someone of the tribe sees someone for the first time. After that, it's supposed to be happily ever after, I guess. Our imprints are supposed to attract us like magnets or something like that…honestly I don't know much about it, as I thought since I'm the only female wolf in the tribe; I was immune…apparently not."

"Hey it's not all bad! At least you imprinted on the best ninja ever, right?" I asked in hopes of picking up her spirits as seeing her sad left an odd feeling deep inside that I couldn't ignore.

"Hey! Sorry to interrupt you two, but Carlisle wanted me to tell you your room is ready, Naruto." I grinned at the new arrival as I tried and failed to place were I meet her.

"Err…thank you?"

'Her name is Alice, I met her a few hours ago, and she seems trustworthy enough.'

'Ah cool…so I'm friends with vampires now?'

'That is entirely up to you, kid; they are the ones who devour the blood of animals.'

"Alice?" I asked and she smiled back at me. "I'm sorry for asking this, but I just have to know. Isn't it in your nature to kill people?" Her smile faded quickly.

"Yes it is and it is hard to fight that instinct, but we try very hard not to hurt anyone…" She stated, despite being clearly uneasy with the question.

"Why do you guys try so hard to fight what you are?" She looked away at that, not that I could blame her. When did I become just like Sasuke…asking difficult questions as if I was referring to the weather?

'Around the time you became ANBU.' Kurama informed me, being blunt as always. That was around the time everything went to hell in a hand basket and I felt ashamed for not realizing it.

"We do not wish to be cursed again in the afterlife, if there even is an afterlife for beings such as myself. Despite what a few of my brothers think, I would like to believe we still have a soul. Mostly, we fight the impulse to kill, to hold onto what is left of our humanity." She replied grimly. Yeah I could relate…

"To hold onto humanity…wondering if you even have a soul." I sighed as I brushed my quivering fingers over the scar above my heart. Sasuke's scar…I miss you, you bastard. I clutched the fabric of my jacket tightly. "To fight for something you aren't sure you ever had in the first place…we aren't that different after all." I dropped my hand to let it fall limply by my side.

"Naruto?" I felt Leah shift closer to me, standing within inches of me. "Are you sure you are ok?"

"Yes and no." I left her to be confused with my answer as I shook my head dejectedly and moved onto less painful topics. "So where is my room?" I asked hoping to change the subject away from me and my dreaded past….I will give the bastard fox this…he left out a shit load of blood soaked details.

'I would hope so since it wasn't my place to recite your horrid past to begin with!' Said demon growled out.

'I know...I forgive you. Thanks for trying so hard, but next time tell them to piss off; I mean you are a demon fox, so inspire some fear or something…' He chuckled darkly at my suggestion.

"Right this way. Are you able to walk?" She asked, since I was forced to limp a bit as I walked over and I waved her concern off.

"Yeah, I think it's just a sprain." I kicked the grass softly with my injured leg and shifted to stand on my good one.

'It is broken, idiot, and it's almost done healing, so take it easy or you will re-break it.'

'Thanks…did it give you trouble when you fought those vampires?'

'No, but I used my tailed beast form to prevent further damage to it. I was annoyed to have a time limit on my transformed state though.'

'Ah, I guess since it would hurt me if you possessed my body to long…'

'I would end up killing you, yes and you should know that is not the way I want to earn my freedom anymore.'

'Good to know…I owe you a lot huh?'

'Freedom would be nice…'

'You know I can't…if I tried I would only kill myself in the process.'

'I meant giving me a few hours a day to stretch my tails.' We laughed a bit at his joke, in my head, as it might seem a bit odd for me to randomly start laughing at nothing.

'I don't know…we'll see how you do on a trail period first.'

'Fine and by the way the vampiress is trying to converse with you.'

"I'm sorry what were you saying?" I asked as I found myself in between two curious females who were staring intently at me. Alice leaned back a bit to give me some space.

"It is quite the walk. I was asking if it would be best for me to run and get our jeep." She repeated and I quirked an eyebrow.

"Jeep? What's a jeep?" They gawked at me and I tilted my head to the side.

"They don't have them where you're from?" Leah questioned in disbelief and I shook my head negative.

"It's a mode of transportation that moves quickly." Alice replied happily and I scratched my head.

"Is it safe?"

"It depends on who is driving." Leah stated looking pointedly at Alice who simply smiled back.

"I wouldn't drive too fast, if that's what you mean. I wouldn't want to scare him away from learning to drive one in the future." She assured her while I blinked.

"Can I really drive?" I asked getting excited, but quickly leaned back at the two identical looks of horror.

"No!" Leah shouted and I winced at the high-pitched sound. Damn she can be louder than Sakura and Ino, rest their souls, combined. "You're hurt…and I don't think now is the time to teach you how to drive." She stated softly, thank the heavens, and I huffed as I crossed my arms, I wasn't in the mood for laughter right now.

"Fine, but I still wanna ride it." They laughed at that…I did not understand, nor did I care why.

"Haha, I will be right back." Alice replied in between laughs and I waved halfheartedly at her as she took off running.

"I can't believe you haven't seen a car…" I glanced over at her and uncrossed my arms.

"What is a car?" She shrugged with a small smile.

"It is the same thing as a jeep, but smaller and more suited for the roads."

"Oh…" I looked back towards the treetops. "Our roads are dangerous with all the bandits and rouge ninja, so I've always used the trees to get around. Well, until I learned the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, that is. Dad gave me a scroll on how to use it when he gave me his specially made kunai." I informed her as I turned to look at her again and pulled out the three-pronged ninja tool. "Here, you can have one; I have a lot more of them." She looked between the kunai and me.

"Isn't it important to you?" She asked as I held it out to her.

"Yeah, but so are you…I mean, um…" I shook my head while blushing. She took it with a small laugh.

"Thank you." She smiled and held it close to her chest, wary of its sharp edges.

"By using the seals on it I can teleport to its location…that's what the Flying Thunder God Jutsu is really, a teleportation technique. I would feel better knowing that I could get to you if you got in trouble no matter how far…not that you can't handle yourself I mean…" I trailed off when I felt her soft lips on my cheek.

"That's very sweet of you, Naruto."

"You're…uh…welcome." I fumbled out and she simply smiled softly. "Leah?" I asked as I looked towards to sky or rather what I could see of it from all the trees. I noticed her turn towards me out of the corner of my eye. I gulped getting highly nervous. "Um…about what I said earlier about us…" I waved my slightly quivering hand between us. "I…" I sighed. "I never had a girlfriend before so this is really new to me. Not that I didn't have someone special, but she never liked me that way…" I glanced up, not enjoying the fact that she was taller, to look into her beautiful brown eyes. I lost my train of thought as I gazed at her.

'Focus, kid, tell her how you feel.'

"I…well since you're stuck with me…um…I think it might be fun if we…were uh boyfriend and girlfriend…" Damn that sounded lame. "I mean if you don't mind taking it slow for a while…" I was sure I was going to die from embarrassment, until I felt two warm arms wrap themselves around me. I stiffened for a second before I hugged her back.

"I would love that, Naruto." I nodded and felt her lay her head on my shoulder. We stayed like that for a long time. "So I'm your first girlfriend?"

"Yeah…I could have moved on after the war, because there was this girl who told me she loved me…, but I was still chasing Sakura." I felt her stiffen before I realized it might not have been wise to mention the girl I was crushing on for most of my life to my first girlfriend.

'You're hopelessly idiotic…'

'I know…got any advice?'

'Stop being an idiot.'

'Hey! I'm serious damn it…'

'So am I, use your brain, if you have one. You are a sage so act like it.'

'I don't get it…how does that solve anything!' Kurama just sighed.

"Sakura?" Leah asked in a low whisper in my ear and I gulped.

'Fuck! Kurama are you going to let me down?' He only chuckled in response, so I didn't expect him to be of any help…that fuzzy bastard!

"Yeah we were on the same team when I was young. I liked her for a long time, but she hated me." I felt Leah start rubbing my back so I guess I didn't screw myself over…yet.

"She sounds like a bitch…" I chuckled at her choice of words.

"Kurama called her the same thing, among many other things. In his defense, she had professed her love to me, but she was lying and I had called her on it." Leah growled and I felt her arm on my back clutch the fabric of my jacket before she started shaking.

'She going to change, kid! Get out of her reach before she rips you apart!'

'She wouldn't hurt me.' I stated defiantly defending her, at which he growled.

'You fool!' I cut the mental link between Kurama and me. I rubbed Leah's quivering back softly hoping that would help.

"Leah? Can you hear me? I need you to calm down. Please?" I asked quietly and found her rage-filled gaze directed somewhere behind me. I closed my eyes and touched our foreheads together. "For me?" I asked and felt her lean more against me. "It's alright she can't hurt me anymore…she died in the war." I whispered and clenched my eyes tighter.

"That bitch…already has." She ground out through clenched teeth.

"She had her reasons, not that I agree with her." I replied. "She just never liked me like that…I don't hate her for it. She was trying to protect me by keeping me away from Sasuke...the guy she really loved. He had gone rouge and left the village."

"I…can't…hurt." She shook harder and I opened my eyes to find her crying.

"Leah?" She sniffed and tried to turn away but my hands forced her to look at me. "Leah…its ok."

"NO! It's not…I almost killed you." I rolled my eyes.

"So did Sasuke…I can get annoying." I tried to smile and joke hoping she would laugh, but she just cried harder. "Hey I'm fine, really."

"You're the…nicest guy I've ever met. You are so selfless, kind, funny, charming, and you are just so…perfect. You have had such a hard life and here I am threating your life after...I mean…I can't even trust myself to be around you, but I don't think I could stay away."

"Then stay." I whispered. "I almost did the same thing with Sakura…I almost killed her." Although I was glad she was distracted by my sudden admission, the memory of Sakura's reaction still pained me. "I don't think she ever forgave me for it." I wiped away one of her tears and she leaned into the touch so I kept my hand on her soft cheek. "I was blinded by rage at the time…I used Kurama's chakra to an extent that I lost control and he took over. Back then Kurama was more of an asshole then he is now and he almost…anyway, when Sakura tried to stop him he swatted her away as if she was nothing. He could have killed her so easily and it would have been my fault. He told me, long after the damage was done; He said wouldn't have targeted her if she had let him kill the guy that took Sasuke away from us. Kurama said she was useless and was only hold me back from true power… she was making me weak and that she didn't deserve me, she was better off alone." I shook my head as I still thought differently. "I don't think anyone should be alone…"

"I'm so sorry…" I leaned forward to lay my head on her shoulder as the memories I had tried so hard to forget came rushing back. I felt her warm hand grasp the one on her cheek and I squeezed it softly.

"Sasuke was and still is my best friend, but at the time he was out for revenge. His brother killed his entire clan." I heard her gasp and I rubbed circles with my thumb on her hand. "He eventually left our village…to attain the power to defeat his brother. After three years, he finally did…he fought and killed his brother in the name of vengeance, but he soon learned the truth behind the massacre. His brother was protecting the village he loved with all his heart by stopping his clan's revolt. His brother, Itachi Uchiha, agreed to be hunted for the rest of his life and hated by his brother, the only Uchiha he wouldn't kill. Sasuke was so far lost in the darkness that he demanded blood from all who forced his brother's hand. In the end, he came to his senses and came back to us during the war after getting the truth from all the previous leaders of the village by reincarnating them. My father was among them and they came to our aid, thanks to Sasuke. It was during the same war that we lost so many friends…so many died. Madara Uchiha killed most of my friends."

I felt her weave her free hand through the back of my hair. "Madara killed so many ninja during the war, but I finally brought him down and freed the other tailed beast, but I couldn't live without Kurama, so he is stuck with me until I die…after that we returned home. Sasuke and I had joined ANBU, the elite ninja, after we decided that we couldn't face the past and promised to focus on our future. We only took missions together at first, and it was nice to have my brother back, but as our leader grew older, she wished that I take the rains and take her place…I refused, despite it being my dream for a long time. I feared what the war had made of me and doubted that I could live up to what the village needed in a time of peace. I referred Sasuke instead and he accepted, after I told him he would do a better job than I would. Sasuke damn near begged me to be his advisor. I quit ANBU to help him, mostly with the massive amounts of paperwork, which I made my clones do. After few months, I confided in him that I couldn't live in the village any longer, he understood, and he even gave me a lifelong mission; attain eternal peace for the world. He had made it clear that I was always welcome, but I just…it…I ran." I clenched my free fist as I felt the pain I had buried deep within come back at the memory. "I ran to the one place I knew nobody alive could find me and trained for nearly two years with the toads. They taught me a lot and I eventually learned how to put my past behind me, but I left them to return to the Leaf to see how Sasuke was doing. I arrived to find that he had committed suicide the day I left…I read the note he left me daily…" I pulled out the folded and worn note. "He never once hated me nor did he blame me; in fact he only kept me out of his quest for revenge to keep me away from the pain…" I stopped there as I noticed she had started crying again and I blinked back the memories.

"That is…just so…I'm so sorry." I shook my head with a small smile and placed the note in her hand.

"Don't be, he wouldn't want you crying over him just as I wouldn't want you to cry about me…" I closed her hand over the note gently and she looked up at me with tear-filled eyes. "He loved me like a brother just as I still love him…read this someday, when I'm not around. I've got it memorized so don't worry about returning it…I need to let him rest…" I sighed and brought her other hand away from her face. I intertwined our fingers and smiled as best I could. "That is my past in a nutshell; I've never been able to tell anyone…never really felt like it." I kissed the back of her hand and she smiled. "I think I've been a horrible boyfriend so far, this is the second time I made you cry in less than an hour…that's gotta be a new record or something." She quickly kissed my cheek again before I could react.

"You'll just have to make it up to me some time." She smirked as she wiped away her tears. Before I could reply, I heard a deep rumbling heading this way. I reacted quickly as I held onto her and leapt into a tree, as I landed I held my finger up to my lips to inform her to keep silent. I waited until it was upon us before I tried to attack, only to be held back by Leah.

"That's Alice in the jeep." I blinked and then joined in with her in laughter. I took hold of her again and jumped back to the ground in front of the thing called a jeep. It was not what I expected. It had four wheels, an open area with two rows of seats inside, and was made mostly of metal. I was not nearly as foreboding as it initially sounded from a distance. "Thank you for protecting me though…" I smiled back at Leah and took her hand as we walked up to the jeep. I helped her up before jumping in the rear row of seats.

"You ok back there?" Alice asked and looked back at us through a tiny mirror placed in the right spot so she could see behind her. Upon further inspection, I found two more just outside of the doors, which I didn't know about until I climbed in.

"Yeah! Let's go!" I shouted getting excited as Leah strapped on some type of harness.

"After you buckle up…Leah could you help him?" Alice asked attentively addressing her. I picked up uneasiness coming from the both of them and Leah strapped the harness on me before she turned to nod at Alice.

"Take it slow, please." Leah replied and I shifted in my seat.

"Hey what up with you two? Do vampires and wolves hate each other?" Both women smirked and nodded. "Why? From what Kurama told me these vampires drink animal blood so they can't be a threat…does it run deeper than that?" I asked Leah, as it could be a problem in the future.

"I don't hate the wolves for what they are, but rather how they are constantly on edge…waiting for us to give in…" Alice shrugged as she answered.

"With good reason…if you mess up it means death to someone." Leah replied darkly and I frowned at their arguments.

"I know what you mean, Alice, the people of my village hated me and wanted me dead just because they thought I was the Nine Tailed Fox…they looked as if they were waiting for him to take me over so they could kill it…" I shrunk down in my seat and I sighed. Alice turned in her seat to glance back at Leah.

"I don't actually mind having another girl around though…she is human, to an extent anyway, like Bella." Leah snarled.

"I am nothing like her." She shot back and Alice looked as if she was about to defend this Bella girl so I stepped in.

"If you're not going to drive…can I?" They both turned to look back at me before Alice awoke the metal beast we were in and moved a lever, before we started forward.

"I'm sorry if I offended you." Alice apologized and I took Leah's hand before she could reply.

"Hey that's water under the bridge…so how fast can this thing travel?" I asked in hopes of keeping the conversation away from Leah, as she seemed to dislike the present company…which we would need to talk about upon arrival. Leah looked back at me warily as Alice increased the speed exponentially without a second thought. I smiled and winked at my new girlfriend before leaning back and relaxing.

"Alice?" Leah asked, as she never took her eyes off mine.

"Yes?"

"Would your family object to letting me stay with Naruto, until he leaves?" I cocked my head to the side, but didn't question her. If they would not let her stay, I would thank them for the offer and find somewhere else…

"It has already been decided actually, yes, you both are welcome anytime…although I feel I should warn you about Rosalie…" I blinked as Kurama gave me some memories of when he took control.

"The blond girl?" I asked, since that was all Kurama called her…rather, it was the nicest thing he called her. It still felt weird referring to her like that since I'm blond…

"Yes…she and your demon, Kurama, got off on a bad foot I'm afraid." Alice winced and I shrugged.

"That's not that hard to do. Although being made fun of for my height does sort of piss me off." Alice smiled back at me.

"I understand; I am the 'pixie' of the family." I winced in a form of sympathy.

"Yeah I feel your pain, but if all she does is bitch and moan, I think we should be alright." Alice looked back at me warily.

"I wasn't warning you, Naruto, but Leah. The wolves aren't known for their self-control…no disrespect intended." I smirked.

"Maybe, but that's just because they use their anger as a weapon. There is no need for weapons among allies, right?" I asked Leah and she looked down.

"She is right to question my…resolve." I squeezed her hand.

"Stop defeating yourself before you even try. You stopped your transformation not minutes before, so have some faith in yourself otherwise you're doomed to fail." I turned back to Alice, when Leah didn't look at me. "She has fears just as you have yours, so don't blame her for this, she didn't ask for it." I demanded and Alice nodded quickly.

"It's not that I doubt her ability as much as I know my sister's love for pissing people off." She blinked. "Sorry for the foul language, but it is the best way I can describe her sometimes." I grinned at her.

"You are only looking out for your family I get it, but don't underestimate people or you will regret it." I turned back to Leah. "Don't worry about Rosalie, she is still scared of Kurama, and if things get out of control I have a way of summoning him."

"Like you did with the giant toad?" She asked, finally looking at me, and I noticed Alice look back at me warily.

"Gamahiro…that's his name, don't call him giant toad to his face please. Yeah in a way, but I have to enter my Tailed Beast Mode to do it. So far, I can only hold it for an hour, but that's more than enough time to get you far away and calm you down. I promise that won't happen, but just in case it does…I always have backup plans upon backup plans." I informed her, as well as the vampire driving, as I knew she could hear us. "Everything will be fine." I whispered and turned back to Alice. "So who is Bella?" I asked wanting to know ever since she mentioned her name.

"My brother's girlfriend. She insisted on coming to meet you after Kurama defended her freedom. My brother argued against it, but she is very persistent." She replied after a few seconds of hesitation.

"Sounds like she has him wrapped around her finger already…hope it doesn't get worse if they get married." I laughed with Alice, before she abruptly turned towards me.

"You do know she is human, right?" I blinked before shaking my head. How would I know that if I never met her?

"Nope, why?"

"Edward, her boyfriend and my brother, isn't…" I am still not getting what the fuss was about.

"OK…the point being?" I asked hoping she would be blunt with her information this time.

"Kurama promised to free her from being forced into choosing between her death and becoming a vampire…he only killed a few members of the Volturi before he returned to your body stating that he couldn't stay in control any longer or run the risk of killing you." I nodded already knowing that part...

"Oh, so I guess you want me to pick up his slack?" I asked and she shook her head no.

"I wouldn't ask for your help on my family's behalf, but on her behalf...it would be greatly appreciated. Our treaty with the wolves...if we were to change her, it would violate it. Kurama did more than enough to give us a fighting chance, but with you with us…" She trailed off with a nervous glance at Leah.

"You could be rid of them and their idiotic rules. Yeah I'll help you to keep the peace, but you should know I am still a ninja and I expect to be paid." I demanded, ignoring the glare I gained in response. "Your family made a deal with my demon, it falls to me if I am to kill them instead." I explained. Alice nodded and stopped glaring at me, not that I cared in the slightest.

"Very well, Naruto. I will buy you a very nice house for your help. Is it the least I can do after all you and Kurama have done for our family."

"It's all I ask…" I sighed, not wanting Kurama's debt to hang over their head, plus sleeping outside gets on your nerves after a while. "Anyway…is there anyone else I should worry about?"

"Jasper, my soul mate, is new to our life style…" I nodded catching her meaning.

"Don't get to close…or start bleeding." I smirked and she smiled back.

"We try, but sometimes…" I shook my head.

"He couldn't bite me if he wanted to…and even if he did I have a demon that can purify any diseases or infections, so I will be fine." I assured the females, as both of them looked worried for a second. "Kurama ate…I don't know how many vampires and he is fine so…"

"He ate them?" Alice asked and Leah nodded with a smirk.

"That's why their trail disappeared, instead of lighting the sky with their burning stench." She explained and Alice winced.

"Victoria is to blame for their creation as well as their deaths." She snarled and I tilted my head.

"Who?" I asked since she might be a problem in the future. Leah laughed before slapping me on the shoulder.

"The red headed vamp you killed." I sighed in relief, one less threat to deal with the better. "She never told you her name?"

"I asked her a few times…I didn't really have time on my side." I explained and she nodded.

"That's why you passed out." I nodded sheepishly.

"Yeah sorry about that, I didn't mean to scare you, but I was exhausted."

"If one was that hard maybe you shouldn't try and push yourself. The Volturi are vast in numbers." Alice stated softly, apparently trying to avoid hurting my feelings.

"No, I had fought a massive battle before I was dumped into this world so…the next time I fight a vampire I will be at full strength, not on the verge of collapse. Trust me when I say I won't have any problems killing them." She still looked wary and I smirked as a thought of a way for her to believe me. "I defeated Kurama at his full strength, that's why he respects me now." I informed them earning disbelieving stares. "If you want I can summon him and he will tell you the same." They quickly shook their heads and I laughed.

"I never got to thank him…could you thank him on my behalf?" I rolled my eyes at the thought and grinned back at Alice.

"He has access to my memories so you just did…" I told her and she nodded with an odd look. "What?"

"It makes since now that I think about it…how else would he know about your past. Sorry, it just feels like I've known you for a longer time, but it must seem rude to assume I know you just from memories I've been informed of…" I waved off her apology as I did most.

"You know me better than a lot of my dead friends…" Both became quiet after that so I watched the trees fly by as memories passed by and I watched everyone I had once loved die…repeatedly.

"We're here." Alice broke me out of my daze and I squeezed Leah's hand before getting out of the metal monster.

"I didn't expect this…" I stated in awe as I took in the view.

"We enjoy what we can, and an endless life provides some sort of income." Alice laughed and I smiled.

"Yeah you can say that again…I would have to work three years nonstop S-class missions to afford this. I don't know why, but for some reason I thought you guys would live under ground…to be less conspicuous if anything else." Leah nudged me.

"They are trying to hold onto their humanity, not live as moles."

"Yeah…you're right." I sighed and looked over at her. "You ok with this?" I asked ready to leave if she wasn't, as I didn't wish to antagonize anyone.

"I will be fine if you stay close to me." She replied and leaned into me a bit before starting forward.

"Always." I informed her as we reached the door, which was being held open by Alice. I stepped in first after nodding in thanks at Alice and noticed three things.

First, there was a family of vampires staring at me.

Second, I found only a fraction of them were welcoming.

Third, the only human girl was smiling as if she was trying to suppress the glares from the rest…admirable of her.

"Yo…" I waved as I decided now was the time to use one of my first teacher's intros. It worked well enough as three smiled, one being the human, the other two being males. "I hope I haven't kept you all waiting very long." I smiled and Alice laughed as she closed the door.

"It was my idea to have an open welcoming to your temporary home." I grinned over at her.

"Cool, that's very thoughtful of you, thanks." I looked back at the still silent room. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki and it is an honor to meet you all." I smiled at each of them, until one stepped forward.

"Nice to finally meet you, Naruto. I am Dr. Carlisle Cullen and this is my wife, Esme." I nodded, remembering the doctor's name from somewhere.

"Likewise, Doctor." I stepped forward and held out my hand, before Kurama give me more memories from his adventures in my body. Carlisle hesitated for a split second before shaking it. "Kurama spoke only good things about you." I smiled hoping to soften the fact I was talking about a demon, but he didn't seem afraid, in fact, he seemed interested.

"You can speak to each other?" I scratched my head after he released my hand.

"Yeah…it's nice to meet you as well mam." I paused before remembering Leah was standing by my side, still holding my hand. "Oh crap! Where are my manners? This is Leah, my girlfriend." Carlisle smiled and nodded at her.

"Yes she and I met briefly before…" He stated and smiled at her. "You are welcome here as well, Leah."

"Sorry about Kurama, he can be a real pain sometimes…" I tried to smile but it felt awkward.

"I am Edward Cullen and this is Bella, she has wanted to meet you ever since she was informed of you." I smiled at them as they approached and nodded, but turned quickly back to the doctor to finish answering his question.

"Kurama and I have bonded souls through a special seal my dad made. We are able to talk via my mindscape." I turned back to the couple, whom had been standing in front of me for a few seconds. "It is nice to meet the both of you." I grinned and held out my hand. Bella shook first and placed a note in it, which I hid by scratching an itch on my outer thigh, before shaking Edward's stiff hand. What was that about I wonder?

"I am Jasper Hale. I am sorry but after recent events I feel this is a safe distance…" I grinned over at him and Alice from across the room.

"Don't sweat it, Jasper, I can't even imagine what you all are going through, all I can say is don't lose sight of your goal." He nodded with a small smile of his own.

"So I am supposed to welcome a wolf and a supposed ninja into our home…" The only female to ever piss off Kurama and live long enough to piss me off, spat and I simply shrugged.

"Worse things could happen. The world could spontaneously combust or something…that would suck." I grinned at her laughing boyfriend and I itched my eye, subtly giving her the middle finger. She elbowed him.

"What? The kid is pretty funny." I bowed slightly earing another chuckle from the tallest of the group.

"I'm Emmitt and this loveable lady is Rosalie." I waved at them.

"Nice to meet you guys." I smiled at Emmitt, completely ignoring the glare from Rosalie.

"Um…Naruto?" I turned when Bella tugged lightly at my jacket.

"Yeah what's up?" I noticed her gaze drop to the note she gave me that is now in my pocket. "You ok?" I asked, as I didn't want her to call attention to it. Whatever it said was important to her, that much was certain. She nodded shyly and looked back up at me.

"I just wanted to thank for…everything really." I smiled and flashed a peace sign.

"It's cool." I winked at her before turning to Alice. "Hey can I drive the jeep thingy before I see my room, please? I promise to take it easy." She paused, before smiling and gestured to the door. I quickly pulled Leah along and once outside I spoke wordlessly to the vampire, praying she could read my lips. After she nodded and I hopped into the jeep before I repeated her actions from earlier. The beast came alive and I placed the leaver in the correct spot, before we took off as it roared. Damn this thing was fast. "Sorry…" I glanced quickly over at a wide-eyed Leah as I dodged the trees. "I had to get out of there for a second. Can you drive?" She nodded and took the wheel as we quickly switched places.

"You aright?" She asked after we got situated and I shrugged.

"Yeah…anyway Bella handed me a note when she shook my hand and I got the hint that she wanted me to read it in private." I took out said note and began reading it.

Naruto please read this when you are alone.

I would like to thank you and Kurama again. I am very grateful for all you are trying to do, but I wanted you to know that I still plan on being changed. I know that this might break the treaty so please keep it to yourself, while I try to hammer that out with Jake. I am going to marry Edward and the wedding will be in two months, after I graduate. You and Leah, as well as the tribe, are invited of course. During my honeymoon is when I am going to be changed. We are going to leave Forks for a while, so after the wedding, if I see you again, I will be a vampire. I hope the Volturi does not interfere during my absence and I will personally back you up after I learn how to use my vampire abilities. I hope I have not caused you too much trouble with this, but I needed you to know since you are fighting the Volturi for me. I will repay you one day that I promise you.

I placed an explosive tag on the note before I tossed it into the air to destroy it. I then removed a small scroll, opened it, removed a pencil and paper, before I resealed the scroll and placed it back into my jacket.

"You writing her back?" Leah asked and I paused in penning the note to look over at her.

"Yeah, sorry, but I can't tell you much about it though…" I sighed when she gripped the wheel much harder than necessary. "Please don't be mad at me…" I turned back to writing Bella and the jeep slowed to a stop.

"I'm not mad at you, Naruto. It's just that we just started…opening up and I don't like this." She glanced at the paper I had finished by now and I looked up at her. "But if it's that important to you, I don't want to stand in your way."

"Thank you." I smiled; glad she wasn't pissed off at me. I made a hand sign to summon a clone to deliver the message, who took off without a word, already knowing his mission. "I don't like it either…just so you know…" I sighed and took her offered hand. "It's like…we are still new to each other and I don't want to mess that up…" I felt her kiss my hand.

"I know…I felt the same way when I first met you in my wolf form, I just…I thought you would run for the hills, but you stayed and even helped us out."

"Close your eyes." I took a deep breath after she did, gathering my resolve. "I have wanted to do this for a while…" I trailed off as I leaned closer and pressed my lips against her cheek. I licked my lips, nervously, before I used my free hand to guide her lips to mine. I closed my eyes and her hand shot up to hold me I place by the back of my head, not that I could object. There was a huge difference between, the very short memory of the kiss she shared with my clone, and the real thing. She gripped my hair tighter as she flicked her tongue over my lips and I moaned. I was caught off guard when her tongue dove into my mouth and started wrestling mine. It took me a second to catch on, but when I did, I found myself making out with my first girlfriend. That thought alone excited me so much so I felt the blood rush from my head and to my groin, which was trying to break through my pants. I ended the kiss there, as I was afraid of what could happen if I let it go on too much longer, but kissing her was very addicting though, so it wasn't easy.

"Not that I'm complaining…but didn't you want to take it slow?" I blinked my eyes open and blushed at her half-lidded stare. "We haven't even had our first date yet…and here we are making out." She smirked and I glanced down at my still alive erection, blushing harder at the sight. I looked up and tried to explain myself.

"I'm sorry; I didn't expect it to go that far…" I whispered, afraid I had fucked up again, but she just looked amused.

"I'm not." She leaned in closer. "I liked it. Besides we aren't a normal couple anyway." She trailed the hand that was on my neck around my shoulder and across my jawline. "This is kind of like a date, sitting under the stars, by ourselves, holding hands…its romantic." I blinked at the thought.

"Yeah…" I was interrupted my growling stomach and clutched it as I grinned sheepishly. "Sorry, but I'm starving! Hey, you like ramen?" I asked, honestly interested and she furrowed her brow in confusion.

"Yeah…why?" She asked as I pulled out another scroll and grinned.

"I got some instant ramen sealed up in here, because it's the best." I replied happily, as I wagged the scroll in front of her and hopped out. I created a few more clones to gather some firewood and unraveled the scroll as Leah leaned over the seat to watch. A few hundred cups of ramen popped out of it causing her to gasp. I grabbed ten and resealed the rest, before I turned back to her. "I hope you're hungry." I grinned when she nodded and held out my hand to help her out of the jeep. I paused in searching for a good place to light a fire, when she grabbed me from behind and kissed the sensitive skin of my throat.

"I don't when I find you more attractive, when you're flustered or when you are being a perfect gentleman." She whispered into my ear and I shivered. She giggled and sauntered around in front of me. She took my hand as she led me to a perfect spot for a small fire. We sat down as we waited for the clones to get back. "Is ramen you're favorite food?" She asked and I nodded with a huge grin.

"Yeah, it's the nectar of the Gods!" I explained and looked over to the cups of heaven to see what different kinds I had picked out. "Let's see, we got just about every flavor here…beef, chicken, and pork." I turned back to look at her as she looked at the stars. I was about to ask her which type she preferred, but I had the sudden urge to see if her hair was as soft as her fur in her wolf form. I ran my fingers through it slowly and she closed her eyes.

"That feels nice…" She smiled and leaned over so our shoulders were touching.

"Yo boss! We brought the wood!" I heard a clone shout, before the two of them hopped out of the trees, holding enough firewood to last for a good while. I grinned as I gestured to a spot in front of Leah and me with my free hand, while I kept my other one in twined in her soft hair.

"Thanks, you mind lighting it for me?" They shrugged and did as instructed while I took my hand out of Leah's hair, after noting that it was even softer than her fur. They looked back at me, awaiting orders.

"Want us to cook it to?" The other clone asked and I nodded with a smile. While they cooked, I looked over at Leah to find her staring at my clones.

"They can cook?" She asked and I grinned at her, not that she could see it.

"Over course we can, but only because the boss can." One replied as he held a metal pot, from another scroll I had, over the now roaring fire.

"Yeah we can do anything the boss can, if he gives us enough chakra, that is. Yo, tell me when the water boils." The two clones glared at each other.

"You aren't the boss, you can't order me around!" The one holding the pot shouted back and I tossed them a few cups of ramen.

"OK, you tell the other one when the water boils so me and Leah can eat. Holler when it's ready." I instructed. Leah laughed at them when they grumbled and went back to cooking.

"One Naruto is enough, but three is too much." She said and laughed harder when one grinned at her, misreading the lecherous gleam in his eyes.

"I know right? Hey do you regularly kiss boss's clones or just the good looking ones?" He asked causing her to blush, before the other clone elbowed him lightly.

"Dude, we all look exactly the same…" I laughed at the look on his face...wait…

"Maybe, but I'm the sexiest since I am the real Naruto." I boasted causing the other two to glare at me.

"Well why don't we get an expert opinion? Leah, which one of us is the best looking?" One clone asked and she giggled.

"Sorry, but I just can't decide…" She smirked and shook her head at the looks from the clones. "Besides, I don't want burnt food, if I offend one of you." The two clones rolled their eyes.

"Yo, it's boiling dude." The clones then got busy cooking and soon I was patting a full belly as I lay on my back.

"There is nothing like a good meal." I sighed and Leah looked over from her spot close to the fire. "You ready to head back and see this room of mine?" I asked, sitting up. At her nod, I hopped up and helped her do the same, before we walked back to the jeep.

"I didn't think you would be tired since you have been asleep for most of the day." I laughed as I helped her into the driver's seat, before I leaped completely over the top of her to land perfectly in the seat next to her.

'I never said I was tired, but it's getting chilly out and I think it's going to rain soon." I stated and pointed to the lack of protection from the weather in this…mode of transportation or whatever Alice called it.

"How do you know?" Leah asked while she started the thing and looked up, before a raindrop hit her between the eyes, and I grinned as she glared at the sky. "Never mind…" She sighed and took off, back towards the Cullen's house.

"Hello?" I popped my head inside the house as I dripped water on the rug in front of the door. "Can I have a few towels?" I asked spotting Emmitt, before he burst into a fit of laughter.

"Yeah sure, come in." He waved, but paused and turned back around sharply. "Just don't walk on the carpet. Esme wouldn't be happy if she found out that I let you track mud everywhere." I nodded, removing my sandals, before taking a step inside. Leah didn't have on shoes, so she just leapt over the rug and slid a bit, before I caught her. "Here!" Emmitt tossed two towels at me, one catching me in the face, at which he laughed. "I bet you two need some clothes…" He stated, as he looked me over while I attempted to dry myself off.

"I'm good; I have some in a scroll." I pulled it out, glad it didn't get wet. "I don't have anything her size though…" I glanced back at Leah, knowing women well enough to know that size was a very delicate matter to them.

"I got some sweats, they might be baggy, but they are dry." Emmitt replied and Leah nodded at him.

"I would appreciate that, thank you." She replied quietly as she dried her hair.

"No problem. Wait here…please don't strip down until I get back, don't want to explain why there are two nude and soaking wet teens in the doorway." He grinned at his joke and I smirked.

"I would just say it was you're idea." I shot back playfully and he laughed again before disappearing. "Sorry about the size thing, but it's just you are taller and…" Leah placed a hand over my mouth the shut me up.

"It's fine." She stated, but I just knew it wasn't. Girls are weird that way. I was about to apologize again, but Emmitt showed back up holding a large grey hooded jacket and matching pants. He tossed them to Leah when she looked at him.

"I have plenty more so you can keep them if you want." He stated with a smile and I grinned at him. "I told everybody you guys would be changing, so don't worry about that. I'll be in the living room when you guys are done, if you want to watch some something on the TV or something."

"Alright, thanks again." He nodded at me and started walking back into the living room.

"You don't know what a car is, but you know what a TV is?" Leah asked, finished drying her hair. I nodded, noting Emmitt freeze up mid step.

"Yeah, we had those, cameras, and stuff, but all we used them for was surveillance. It's not like we didn't have technology, but I guess this place is just more advanced." I shrugged at Emmitt when he turned back around.

"Wait a second, so you didn't know how to drive or even what you were driving when you asked Alice to take my jeep out for a spin?" I nodded at his tone and scratched the back of my head.

"Yeah, but I didn't drive very far, before Leah took over. I thought it was hers." I clarified. He sighed and shook his large head.

"Damn pixie." He mumbled. "It's mine and I'll do the driving if it's not too much to ask."

"Only if you teach me, so I don't have to take it without you knowing again." He glared at me, before smirking.

"Fine, but only because you crack me up sometimes." We nodded and he left to let us change. That was going to be awkward since I already saw Leah nude…well my clone did, on accident, and only the backside, but still…

"Are you going to watch or turn around?" Leah smirked as her whispered words made me blush and stiffen up as if I saw a ghost…before I heard Emmitt's laughter and deduced that vampires had super hearing. I closed my eyes and wordlessly began removing clothing to distract myself.

"OH!" I heard Leah's gasp and paused as I pulled on a dry pair of pants. I noticed her stare at my back and guessed she had seen my many scars. I turned back around and slipped a new fishnet shirt on then my standard issue breastplate, almost donning my porcelain mask by instinct, but caught myself and tied it to my sash. Now fully dressed in my ANBU uniform, save for my mask, I turned back around to find her already dressed and staring at the floor with a frown.

"They are from the war." I informed her and ignored her sympathetic stare as I made my way to the living room. "Emmitt?" I asked and noticed a raised hand from what must have been the living room. When I sat down, he grinned over at me.

"So…between the wars and having a guy like Kurama sealed in ya, I'm willing to be you fight sleep." He stated bluntly, which never really offended me. I would much rather that someone says what he or she meant instead of dance around it anyway.

"Yeah, some bad shit happened. I've killed many people in the name of peace, but it still hounds me…if it was really in the name of peace, then what is the reason behind the bloodshed? If what I am fighting for is peace, then why do I kill?" I asked him the same question Sasuke asked me, still wanting a valid answer aside from my own, as I stared blankly at the flashing pictures on the screen in front me. I noticed Leah approach and curl up next to me.

"It's different for everyone really. I would kill my own kind to protect my family." He replied without a second of hesitation and I nodded. All most exactly the same answer I gave Sasuke…am I wright? What if I my actions are only fueling the flames of hatred? "I am sure anyone could try to validate it in some way, but it's still wrong and I personally think all us killers are going to hell." I nodded, now it was exactly the same thing I said to Sasuke. "I think hell is just a place, like the earth, but viewed in the perspective of a massive battlefield and everyone there is blood-soaked, damned to an eternal war against other killers."

"It would be fitting." I agreed. "I personally gave up on the afterlife after I watched my parents die for the second time…after that my only wish is after I die, the Gods let us rest. No matter our crimes, because everyone pays for them in one way or another." Emmitt began absently flipping a remote and changing the talking pictures every few seconds. "Is everybody asleep?" I asked.

"We never sleep." Emmitt replied and I blinked over at him.

"Vampire thing?" I asked and he nodded. "I wish I didn't have to sleep."

"I could bite ya…"He joked and held up his hands while Leah growled at him. "Joking…relax."

"I'm immune anyway…" He blinked and looked down at me. "Kurama." I added and he smirked.

"Must be nice, to have a demon watching your back." I rolled my eyes.

"I would rather let him have his freedom and become one of you guys…then I wouldn't wake up screaming about someone who died years ago. Then I could focus on my mission…attain and maintain true peace."

"Good luck with that." He replied sarcastically and gruffly at the same time. I hummed in agreement. "Hey, Naruto?"

"Yeah?" I looked over at him.

"I like you so…don't die anytime soon ok? I don't get the chance to hang out with humans like this…it's nice." I slugged him in the shoulder just hard enough to feel a sting in my whole arm and move him over slightly, since I used a bit of chakra.

"Same for you, so don't go getting soft on me, damn it." I mumbled back. "It's weird though…I feel more at home here, in this world, than I ever did in my world."

"Maybe that's because of someone in this world was missing in yours." He nodded to a sleeping Leah. She was curled up next to me with her head on my shoulder.

"Maybe…" I turned back to him. "You mind keep an eye on her for a second?" He nodded with a frown and I stood up.

"Sure, are you going out again?" I grinned and winked before waving. After using, the Flying Thunder God Justu to appear next to my dripping wet clone, the clone waved and I nodded. I dashed across the clearing, up the wall and into the slightly open window.

"Yo." I greeted the, now very alert, vampire sitting up in the bed and tossed a kunai next to his head. "Put this somewhere in the room allowing for quick escape, I may need to relocate her at a moment's notice."

"We have already arranged..." I cut his sentence short as I appeared next to his head.

"You can't move fast enough, besides it's to keep all vampires away, even the nice ones. It will not be permanent, so don't flip out. I was hired by your family to kill the Volturi. A different party with concerns for both the wolves and vampires hired me, after your family. I'm only acting on my mission parameters; to avoid any future conflicts with the dissolving of a treaty, until a new one is made." I stepped away after I let him absorb that. "I don't wish anyone harm so, please cooperate and I can do my job." I flashed him the peace sign. A few hands sings and a teleportation justu later, I arrived back in Cullen household. "Alright, glad that's taken care of."

"Secret ninja stuff?" Emmitt asked, sounding as if he didn't expect me to tell him much, which was a valid assumption.

"Yup, so anything interesting happen while I was out?" I asked as I sat back down, causing Leah to mumble something in her sleep as she adjusted herself.

"The Cowboys lost." He grinned and I cocked my head to the side. "They were playing a game called Football. They have it all over the country, but the major teams play in the NFL." I shook my head.

"So they film these NFL games and broadcast it somehow?" He nodded and leaned back against the couch some more. "Sounds like a lot of hard-work just to watch people play games." He chuckled quietly. "I would rather play it then just watch." I stated.

"I would if I could, but I doubt that I would go unnoticed." I grinned at the implication. "Hey since you're stuck in this world, why don't you go to high school?"

"High school?" I asked and he sighed.

"Yeah it's were kids go to learn things so they can graduate and find a job somewhere. You can go to the one in Forks if you want, we can say you're a transfer student from some third world country. That would help explain why you don't know a lot about modern day things, like what a jeep is." He leered at me and I scratched the back of my head.

"I don't know…I don't think I would fit in, ya know?" He chuckled and shook his head.

"If you can fit in here, with a wolves and vampires, I think it would be easy enough with regular humans, besides we will be there." I blinked.

"Does Leah go there?" He shook his head again and I sighed. "I never thought to ask how old she is…I bet she already graduated." I brushed some of her hair out of her face. There was still a lot I didn't know about her.

"Age isn't a bad thing, man; it just means she is more experienced in life than you." I nodded.

"I still don't know about the high school thing. I would rather talk it over with Leah first, besides there is a lot going on right now…" He chuckled at that.

"You just don't want to be away from wolf girl." I glared and he glared back, before we broke out laughing. "It's probably a good idea that you wait anyway, now that I think about it. Since the Volturi are going to be a problem sometime in the future, it would be smart to have someone on a flexible schedule."

"Yeah, there is that to…" I sighed, damn it, ever since I got here it has been one problem after another, all demanding my attention.

"What did you think I meant?" I smiled.

"Ninja stuff, don't worry your fat head about it." He scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Yeah whatever shorty." He shot back easily. I leaned my head back.

"I'm gonna doze off for a while, so don't freak out if I wake up screaming or something, OK?" I asked and at his smirking nod, I closed my eyes to get some rest.

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