So I started just typing and typing and it took my a few days but everything felt like it was flowing so nicely I didn't want to stop for work or sleep but I had to. In the end I got 8 thousand words! This is my longest one shot EVER!

Spell of Dreams

"Fucking beat it, faggot!" One of them snarled as their foot connected with Naruto's side. The blonde cried out in surprised pain but said nothing to his attackers.

"Go home, pansy!" Another foot to the stomach. Naruto was curled in the fetal position as they battered him with kicks and spit and punches. They finally stopped and left him there to wallow in his own pain and misery and wallow he did. He wasn't sure how many hours he laid on the ground like that and he honestly didn't care. He would stay there forever if he had to.

After night fell and the cars of the main road lessened considerably, Naruto found the strength in him to roll onto his back and stare up at the night sky from the alleyway he was in.

"A harvest moon…" Naruto whispered quietly and closed his eyes. He could almost feel the cold rays of light from the orange moon hanging in the sky above and a smile tilted his lips. "This life is so unfair, mister moon…" He murmured softly. "My days are marked by wondering who will beat me next…"

A cat ran through the alley loudly, making the blonde jump then laugh at himself. It stopped by the alley entry and stared at him and he could've swore its eyes flickered from green to blood red but he rubbed his eyes and it took off in search of food.

He looked back at the moon with a sigh. "I wish I could be somewhere else… somewhere that I wasn't being treated like a punching bag just because I'm gay…. I wish I could get away from this place and be somewhere safer, you know? Haha, maybe in the arms of some hottie, 'ttebayo." The blonde whispered before forcing himself to stand and beginning to drag himself back to his grandfather's apartment.

Without a thought to even try cleaning up, he dropped into his bed, crying at the pain the move caused. But the pain made it all that much more real. He closed his eyes and eventually drifted off to sleep, bathed in the light of the orange moon.

~~ Witchcraft broadly means the practice of and belief in magical skills… ~~

Naruto felt warm when he was coming to… but he was standing… with something behind him and his arms secured above his head with rope. He opened his eyes and blinked blearily at his surroundings. A sea of faces watching him with fear and hate… little huts made of stones and logs and straw?... Then he realized he was tied to some kind of wooden pole… and there was flames surrounding him, slowly creeping their way across musty wet hay towards his feet….?!

"The witch is awake!" Someone shouted. Naruto blinked.

"What? Hold on, I'm no witch!" He shouted at them in panic.

"Do you believe us to be stupid?" Someone roared. Naruto's head swam. He went from being hated for being gay to being murdered for being a witch? Something just wasn't right here. "We watched you fall from the sky, witch! You fell through my barn and scared my horses!"

"I have no idea what the hell you're talking about!" Naruto shouted back. Those flames were getting closer and he was definitely scared.

"Even the way you speak is reminiscent of a witch!" People shouted things at him, a few rocks were thrown his way and he cringed in preparation. Thank the stars these idiots had really bad aim.

The galloping of a horse made the shouting stop and the idiots looked over their shoulders. From Naruto's slightly elevated position, he could see a man in a black cloak with red clouds on a large black steed rushing their way.

"It's the Uchiha!" Someone sneered and they started throwing rocks at him instead. He stopped his horse at the edge of the group and got off before slowly pushing his way through the crowd. He made his way to the front of the crowd and jumped over the flames with ease. Naruto's vision was hazy, the smoke was filling his lungs and he was trying so hard not to cough.

"Let him fry, you damn demon! Better yet, fry with him!" The crowd roared but there was a rushing in Naruto's ears. He barely registered the man in front of him who deftly sliced open the ropes holding his arms and then he pitched forward into a strong arm and broad chest.

"It's alright… you're safe now." A smooth as caramel voice whispered soothingly in his ear and he was lifted up carefully and carried. Naruto could've swore that the person carrying him simply walked through the fire and laid him on the ground outside of it. He was given small sips of water and heard strange whispering above him. As he slowly came to he noticed a man hovering over him. The man had a beautiful face of a porcelain angel with dark onyx gems for eyes.

"How dare you stop us from burning the witch?" A woman screeched and Naruto saw the moment of rage cross the man's features. He gently lifted Naruto's head and brushed cold fingers through soft blonde hair before exploring slowly down Naruto's cheek and to his neck where he felt a strong but somewhat fluttery pulse. He gave a soft sigh that seemed full of relief.

"You are alright…" He whispered quietly. "Thank god…"

"Kill them both! Kakashi! You are our sheriff! Do something about these monsters in our village!" Someone yelled. Naruto saw the man's eyes flash red and he stood with a swiftness that surprised everyone. Naruto was sitting up, regaining his head as he watched.

"This man is no witch! Your idiocy almost killed another innocent victim!" The man roared. The people cringed backwards for a second then someone stepped forward.

"He fell from the sky! We all saw him!" He shouted. The man who saved Naruto stepped to him and lifted him by his shirt.

"If I were to throw you up in the air to the clouds… you would eventually fall from the sky and land painfully. If I were to take you up in the clouds with my so called demon wings and were to oh say… drop you…? You would fall from the sky. So tell me… does that make you a fucking witch?" He snarled.

"N-No sir…" He whispered in fear.

"That's right… Now I'm going to take him with me to tend to his many, many injuries not to mention the near burning he received." The man turned back to Naruto and lifted him up once more. Naruto was sensible enough to realize this time that he was lifted up bridal style and carried over to the large stallion. "Relax," The man said, hoisting Naruto up onto the horse then climbing on behind him. Naruto wasn't sure about what exactly just happened but… he was already enjoying himself. He enjoyed the warm chest pushed to his back and the slow gentle ride out of that dingy town and through the countryside. He'd sort out what was going on later. For now, he'd just enjoy himself.

~~ The concept of witchcraft and the belief in its existence has existed since the dawn of human history. ~~

The man was slowly bathing Naruto with a warm wet cloth. He felt a little awkward at being naked but the man seemed to not mind it at all. He didn't seem to speak much but the silence was beginning to unnerve Naruto.

"So… thank you for saving me…" Naruto whispered quietly. "I didn't catch your name before… I'm Naruto, by the way." He finally cracked and whispered. The man seemed to tense for a moment, his hand freezing in mid wipe down Naruto's back.

"Oh… you are… welcome…" He mumbled seemingly awkwardly. His cabin was made of wood and it seemed as though there was only two rooms, a bedroom and a living room. There was a small fire roaring in the fireplace keeping them warm as they sat on a large animal fur across the living room floor. "My name is Sasuke… Uchiha…" He whispered softly.

"Sasuke huh… I like that… So um… I honestly don't know how I got here… or even where here is… but I promise I'm not a witch." He insisted quickly.

"I know. I could tell you weren't one as soon as I laid eyes on you. Your eyes… they're pure… and so is your soul…" Sasuke said. He turned the blonde around to start gently washing his chest. "Listen… you do not understand the things happening around here so I will tell you this to be perfectly clear." He looked Naruto dead in the eye, a hesitant feeling crossing his features. "I am not human." He admitted quietly. "Many years ago, a powerful witch named Madara cursed my family and turned me into a demon. I use my demon powers to hunt witches and prove innocence."

"I um… wow… that was a huge confession right off the bat… but hey, as long as you're willing to lay it all on the table, I will too!" Naruto beamed at him. "I'm a flaming homosexual who made a wish to a harvest moon to be some place else and next thing I know, I'm waking up on a stake in some little town surrounded by medieval folks calling me a witch. Crazy, right?" He forced a laugh.

"Possibly… but what is… a homosexual?" Sasuke tilted his head just a bit and Naruto groaned.

"It's a man… who has sex with other men… I can't get hard for women…" He admitted quietly then waited for the brutal beating.

"…..Oh… that's what it is…" Sasuke said, his face full of concentration. "So.. does that mean that… I mean right now…" He looked up slowly at Naruto, the gears in his mind working so furiously fast, Naruto could almost see the steam. "Do you find me… attractive?" He finally managed to ask.

Naruto released a breath he didn't realize he was holding and his face flamed at the question. He looked up shyly and brushed his fingers over the back of Sasuke's hand. "Very much so…" He admitted.

"Even though I'm a demon…?" Sasuke asked him. Somehow they were moving closer, lips almost touching.

"You saved me. You being a demon helped that… how could I not find that attractive?" He said. He wasn't sure who did it first, but suddenly their lips were moving against one another nervously but passionately as well. Sasuke shuddered and released a groan as Naruto slid his hands under the hunter's shirt and up across his chest. "Are you like me as well?"

"Yes… No… Perhaps?" Sasuke seemed unsure of himself. "I've been avoided by others since I was a child. By the time my body was beginning to have those occasional reactions, I was used to… isolation… I've never given any thought to what I find attractive.." Sasuke's lips ghosted over Naruto's once more. "Until I saw you… I do.. find you very attractive… I don't want you to be afraid of me…"

"I'm not. I won't be… just.. kiss me?" Naruto pleaded, shuffling even closer. He was completely naked. Sasuke was completely dressed. But they could remedy that, right? Sasuke pressed his mouth to the blonde's in a demanding hungry kiss. He was inexperienced but he made up for it with enthusiasm and Naruto loved it. He slowly pulled Sasuke's red silk shirt up and over his head, breaking the kiss to get it off and toss it across the room.

"You're beautiful…" Sasuke hushed softly. Naruto blushed dark red and started working on removing the man's pants. He was used to fast-paced, limited time fucks in a hotel somewhere. Sasuke gripped his wrists a bit and gave him a small smile. "Is it alrght if I do it? I'd like to take my time with this… After all, you aren't in a hurry to go anywhere… right?"

"I… No, you're right. I'm sorry… I guess I've never really enjoyed it slowly before… you know?" Naruto laid back on the furs as Sasuke crawled over him with unsure movements but the Uchiha kissed him again, passionately.

"You've never been made love to?" He questioned with a frown. Naruto snorted and smiled a bit.

"Where I come from, a gay man does not simply find someone to make love to. It's often times a fast and wild romp between two men who feel a mutual attraction but will probably never see each other again." He admitted with a sad sigh. "I had that happen to me twice before I gave up thinking I'd find someone to love…"

Sasuke growled a bit and kissed him hard but tenderly brushed his hand over Naruto's belly. "Not here… not now…" He urged. "Please, don't let this be like that. You are the only one… who isn't afraid. Please stay with me… be mine, Naruto…"

Cerulean eyes widened in surprise and the blonde slowly wrapped his arms around the demon's shoulders. He understood now why he woke up in the place in that way. It was so he could meet this man. His wish was granted.

"I will… I'll be yours Sasuke… I promise…" Naruto agreed, his heart overflowing at the idea. Just a few hours ago he was miserable and unloved and now he was… claimed. Desired. Needed.

"Thank you…" Sasuke whispered before slowly exploring Naruto's neck with kisses and licks. He moved lower, down the blonde's chest. He paused to experimentally lick the blonde's nipples. Naruto's chest arched and he gasped in pleasure. Sasuke grinned triumphantly and continued with his loving attention, still moving down farther. He kissed and licked his way down the blonde's soft navel. He paused with nervous hesitation at the blonde's already aroused organ. His dark eyes flicked upwards to stare at the pure face before sliding closed and he started on his new lover's cock by kissing the head then testingly licking up the underside. Naruto gasped out in pleasure and carded his fingers through silky black hair and moaned his name brokenly. Sasuke enjoyed it immensely and continued, upping his game a bit by sucking on just the head.

"S-Sasuke.. Stop! I'm gonna… AH!" Naruto cried out in pleasure and came hard into his lover's mouth. Sasuke choked a bit but swallowed reflexively until it was all swallowed up then moved his eyes up to Naruto's red and exhausted face.

"I wasn't… expecting so much of it…" Sasume murmured off-handedly before he slowly removed his clothes and moved back up to press butterfly kisses across Naruto's jawline. "What next…?"

"Next… those pants need to come off. So that you can put yours inside of me and make love to me properly." Naruto said quietly, his fingers reaching down to slowly untie the lace on the front of the demon's pants. He chuckled a bit to himself. "You know… I've always considered demons to be these evil creatures that lead men to sin but… you are so innocent, it's adorable…" He slowly pushed Sasuke's pants down his thighs, marveling at the marble skin being uncovered. It didn't surprise him that the man had nothing underneath.

"I'm not always good…" Sasuke whispered. A tanned hand wrapped around his cock in a firm grip and he gasped lowly.

"Well I hope not… I want you to be a bit of a bad boy and make love to me.. hard and fast…" Naruto purred softly, a smirk gracing his features. Sasuke pushed him down and finished removing his pants himself before meeting azure eyes with his own that were slowly becoming tinged with red.

"No… not hard and fast… I will make love to you… but I want it to be so slow and passionate that you weep my name to the heavens." He said firmly. "I do not… want to hurt you… how can I proceed?"

"Your hand, let me see it." Naruto commanded gruffly, his face slightly pink. Sasuke did as he was told and the blonde greedily sucked his slender fingers into his mouth, doing one at a time until three were in his mouth and nice and wet. He pulled them out, watching the barely restrained pleasure that stole across Sasuke's face, then gave him a slow smile. "Now one at a time, I want you to put one finger inside me."

To show him his meaning, Naruto wiggled out from under him and laid on his back with his legs spread and revealed to Sasuke his waiting entrance. Sasuke groaned throatily and settled on the floor between the blonde's legs and slowly pressed the first finger inside, watching with lusty fascination as the hole greedily swallowed it. He pushed and pulled easily. He knew the general concept of what to do and how, and he used this knowledge here. In and out, slow and gentle, only adding another finger when Naruto begged him to. And the blonde was a writhing puddle of goo, moaning quietly as the demon played with him.

"Enough!" Naruto cried out swiftly, grabbing at Sasuke's wrist. "Just.. please… make love to me… show me how it should be done." The way he said it sent a shiver down the larger male's spine. The raven climbed over Naruto and kissed him gently, slowly pressing his own proud organ into the tight heat there. The blonde groaned lowly and rolled his hips to help the process. Sasuke gave a sharp intake of breath and watched Naruto's face as he slid in the rest of the way. Naruto felt unbelievably turned on by the way those onyx gems turned blood red and seemed to be spinning. Naruto shuddered and pulled the man into a kiss.

"Am I… hurting you?" He whispered with a quiet grunt. Naruto kissed him and rolled his hips with a moan of his own.

"You aren't. It feels so good, Sasuke. You're so deep inside of me…" He whispered with a smile.

Sasuke returned a half smile to the blonde and began slowly rocking against him, taking his time and making sure his lover felt every movement. He kissed the blonde deeply and the gentle rocking of their bodies, slowly building speed and tempo as their passion and pleasure built higher and higher.

As it became too much for the two of them, Naruto gave a guttural cry as he came and his nails dug deep into the demon's shoulder. The pain mixed with the pleasure and the demon inside of him reveled in it. He came hard inside of his lover and buried his face deeply into the blonde's neck.

"Don't leave me… ever…" Sasuke ordered, breathing harshly. Naruto nodded and kissed his sweaty shoulder with tender butterfly kisses.

"Not even the devil himself could convince me to." He promised with a smile and tears in his eyes.

~~ Historically, the predominant concept of witchcraft in the Western world derives from Old Testament laws against witchcraft, ~~

Naruto stood close to Sasuke as they made their way through the village market to buy groceries. The plan was that they wouldn't be gone long but as Sasuke smirked and teasingly nudged Naruto towards the oranges, Kakashi grabbed his arm and turned to him with a pleading face.

"I'm enjoying my simple life, Kakashi." Sasuke said before the sheriff could get a word in inch wise.

"Please, Sasuke. There have been three children taken just this week." Kakashi urged. Sasuke paused. "They were taken on the outskirts of the woods, around sunset… The being that took them… left something of a calling card. A white snake skin. Please find him, Sasuke. You know I will pay you whatever you demand…"

Sasuke glanced at Naruto who smiled and hugged his arm. Some of the villagers seemed to glance at them with suspicious eyes but he didn't care.

"Go ahead…" the blonde cooed with a smile. "It's what you do. It's what you have your gift for. Maybe… I can come with you?"

"hhmm… I suppose it wouldn't hurt… I'll keep you safe." Sasuke promised with a small smile. "For payment, perhaps you could arrange for some new clothes for Naruto… and I would like a small basket of oranges. They're Naruto's favorite color you know, and it's a pity they're almost out of season." Sasuke spoke with an airy tone before leading Naruto back to his horse at the edge of the market.

"That's all you ask for?" Naruto wondered, surprised. Sasuke chuckled.

"These people are poor. They don't have much. I don't need much in all honesty. I just need food and clothing, supplies for the house here and there. That's all I need." Sasuke said. He rode the horse back to his little log cabin and let it roam as it pleased while he led his blonde inside to get ready for hunting.

Sasuke had an abundance of swords, daggers, arrows, and a rather frightening looking crossbow. He gave the blonde two daggers and helped him hide them. "This is risky… but I know you trust me… and I want to trust myself as well." His eyes were only tinted red but Naruto had seen enough to know that soon they would be blood red and he would be powerful.

"I trust you…" Naruto whispered to the demon, lacing their fingers together. "Now let's go save those kids, Sasuke."

~~ In Christianity and Islam, sorcery came to be associated with heresy and apostasy and to be viewed as evil. ~~

The witch's lair wasn't hard for a demon like Sasuke to find. He just followed the scent of dark magic to an old wooden shack half built into the mouth of a large cave. But it was late. The sun was starting to set.

A man came out of the shack as the two approached. He had white skin and long black hair. His eyes were a frightening yellow color and looked like the eyes of a snake. Sasuke growled at him to alert him of their presence and his head jerked up to look at the pair.

"Oh my, this simply won't do… guests at such an early hour? I haven't tidied up the place at all." He laughed with a nervous giggle. "And the children, oh how filthy they are! Please excuse me, I don't suppose you will be wanting tea?"

"Shut up. Release the children and tell me what the point is to this?" Sasuke snarled, pulling out a dagger. His eyes were fully red now and filled with hate. Naruto aimed the crossbow steadily.

"The point? Ah yes, the reason! Always a reason, isn't there? Well guess what, Lord Demon? Bathing in the blood of innocence on the night of the blood moon has the ability to turn one immortal. So I've been collecting innocent children to bathe in their blood. Ahh, the blood moon is coming fast, you'd best hurry and stop me before it rises. You know how you get." The witch cackled lowly and before Naruto could even blink, Sasuke was on him, holding a dagger to his throat.

"It's tonight?" He hissed in a terse voice. Naruto looked at the pair then slowly inched his way around them. He would free the children while the two fought, just to be safe.

The inside of the shack was dirty and dark. The floor was stained with red and black splotches and the only light in the room was a few small candles on a table that were almost burnt out. A whimpering in the back of the shack caught Naruto's attention and he wandered back almost blindly through the dimly lit shack until he found a room with three small cages, each holding a child that looked dirty and unkempt.

"Oh my god!" Naruto gasped before opening the cages hurriedly and checking the children one by one. "It's okay! Me and Sasuke came to save you!" He said. At his lover's name, they trembled just a bit but said nothing and Naruto began to lead them outside.

Sasuke was kneeling on the ground, the witch burning beside him. Something seemed… off about him. It made the children wary. Naruto slowly approached him but Sasuke laid his head on the ground with his arms over his head in almost a restraining sort of position.

"Go…" He growled out with gritted teeth. "Take the children on the cart back to the village and stay with Kakashi until I come collect you in the morning." He whispered, his voice was wavering between solid and almost demonic. Naruto ushered the kids to the cart attached to the horse's saddle and took them to Kakashi before speeding off to return to Sasuke's side, despite the warnings being thrown at him by all the villagers.

~~ The Malleus Maleficarum, (Latin for "Hammer of The Witches) was a witch-hunting manual written in 1486 by two German monks, Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger. It was used by both Catholics and Protestants for several hundred years, outlining how to identify a witch, what makes a woman more likely than a man to be a witch, how to put a witch on trial, and how to punish a witch. ~~

Naruto sat calmly beside the demon who was still curled in that awkward position. He cringed when he sensed the blonde but Naruto just looked up at the sky and smiled.

"This is the same orange moon I made a wish to… The same shade even." He mused. Sasuke's head lifted just a bit. "I thought it was a harvest moon but what did you guys call it again? A blood moon? Kakashi said that it amplifies demonic power. Is that why you're so scared right now?"

"I can't… control myself… under the blood moon. The demonic tendencies… I want to tear people apart, devour their flesh, drink their blood, maybe even suck up their soul, you know? I can't… be trusted right now." He confessed.

Naruto took his hand and smiled softly. "That's what you see. When I look at this moon, I can only be thankful. Because it is the moon that brought me to you. Without it… without you… I'd have probably killed myself before long. I can think of nothing but happiness when I see it."

"That's… a nice thought…" Sasuke gritted out, as though he was in pain.

"Maybe the next time one comes around… we should make love under it." He laughed airily and looked at the demon once more. "I trust you. I know you won't hurt me. You're so much stronger than you give yourself credit for. I've seen it, you know. I've seen you be this strong before. The first time we made love, there was a threat lingering in the air that you were about to lose control. But you kept yourself sane to the very end. You're strong."

"I cannot trust myself right now. I don't believe I can contain myself…" His voice was hoarse now. Naruto squeezed his hand and tried to will him to lift his head. Those red eyes looked at him but there were strange rings around the iris that Naruto didn't recognize. He gritted his teeth tightly and Naruto just smiled.

"You're fucking beautiful." He whispered offhandedly.

"I-" Sasuke was interrupted by a deeper voice from behind them.

"What a beautiful sight. Two young love birds, brought together by fate. And Torn apart by destiny." The voice purred. Sasuke looked back and growled in rage.

"Madara!" He roared, struggling to get up.

"Ah ah ah, I gave you this power. I gave you everything you have. You would dare to turn on me now?" The man sneered.

"I'll kill you!" Sasuke charged at him but his movements seemed sluggish and lacking in any actual threat. Madara easily knocked him aside.

"Still no respect for your great uncle." Madara chided, shaking his head in distaste.

"You're no family of mine!" The demon retorted angrily.

"Seems I need to punish you. Tell you what, I'll just put you in your place by returning you to your miserable existence. I brought the blonde here, I can just as easily send him back." He pointed at Naruto and spoke in tongues. Sasuke tried attacking him, trying to make him stop doing whatever the hell it was he was doing, but to no avail.

Naruto started to feel weak and a bit dizzy. He fell to his back and stared up at the bright orange sky wondering just what was going to happen to him now. Was he dying? Would Sasuke save him? What the hell did Madara mean?

When he could finally think straight again, he heard a strange noise outside; the beep of a car horn. He bolted up in the bed. His bed, in his grandfather's apartment.

"No..." He whispered. "No!" He ran throughout the apartment, yelling Sasuke's name.

"What are you hollering about?" Jiraiya stepped out of his own room and gave his 20-year-old grandson a strange look. The blue eyed blonde had a panicked look on his face but as he looked at the older man's face it seemed like something in the boy broke.

He fell to his knees and buried his face in his hands as he started crying in broken sobs. Jiraiya, at a loss for what was going on, moved to hold his grandson against his chest tenderly, trying to soothe him with soft words.

~~ Many English "witches" convicted of consorting with demons seem to have been cunning folk whose fairy familiars had been demonised; many French devins-guerisseurs ("diviner-healers") were accused of witchcraft, and over one half the accused witches in Hungary seem to have been healers. ~~

Naruto wasn't sure how much time had passed since he was forced back but every minute felt like misery. He spent several days not getting out of bed which worried his grandfather to no end, then he went back to work on his book reviews but it was hard for him to get himself into the mood.

He used to spend hours leafing through the pages of romance novels and action books but now that he had tasted the reality, it all felt so false. It was like reading vomited garbage but he forced himself to carry on, taking it day after day and trying his hardest to keep going. He had to work after all.

"Naruto," Jiraiya brought his grandson a bowl of ramen and his mail. "You need to go outside a little. Why don't you go to a bar and meet a nice guy? Get a boyfriend."

"Gramps, I don't want to go outside." Naruto sighed, "I'm perfectly happy right here."

"You were never like this before, kid. Even when you'd come home with bruises and blood all over you, you weren't like this. What happened to you? You disappeared for three days then come home and wallow like this for three weeks."

"I… just can't go out for a while." Naruto whispered sadly.

"Hmmm… Well I want you to know that whenever you feel like it, I can always arrange a goukon." Jiraiya tried to smile comfortingly but it was so hard with the kid looking so down trodden.

"Thanks Gramps. But honestly, I'm fine!" He smiled back but it lacked the happiness he had before.

"Alright." Jiraiya stretched and turned for the door before remembering why he came into the blonde's room in the first place. "By the way, your father's coming back from his expedition this week." He spoke evenly. Naruto tensed and his breathe caught in his throat.

"Really?" He whispered, slowly turning to fully face his grandfather. There was a spark of life back in his eyes.

"He said he's boarding the plane right now. He'll be home sometime late tonight. We should make a big dinner." Jiraiya smiled, thankful that if nothing else could work, at least the boy's father could bring him happiness.

~~ Some of the healers and diviners historically accused of witchcraft have considered themselves mediators between the mundane and spiritual worlds, roughly equivalent to shamans. ~~

Minato stepped into the apartment and gave his sone the largest bear hug ever. The boy returned it easily, yelling about how his time in Suna made him tan again. Minato laughed and took a step back, examining his son. He could tell something was off but he didn't let it bother him.

"I brought you a souvenir." Minato said. He handed his father a travel brochure that had pictures of hot women in bikinis before pulling a box from his bag and handing it to his son. It was the size and shape of one of Naruto's thick novels but when he opening it, he found a small old fashioned hand mirror. The handle was silver and designed with swirls and small symbols. As he ran his fingers over the intricate designs, he felt like he saw it somewhere before.

"Did you steal this from one of your excavations, Dad?" Naruto chuckled softly before hugging his father.

"You bet your ass I did." He laughed. "We were going through an almost completely collapsed castle. Twelfth century Victorian, figured it was right up your alley."

"Oh wow, thank you Dad… This is really cool…" Naruto laughed and examined it. He felt transfixed by it. Minato moved more into the apartment, putting his suitcase by the couch and nudging his own father over with his foot before dropping onto it with a sigh.

"It was really cool. I wish you'd come with me. Uchiha Manor was unbelievably large and what's left of it is still as impressive as it must've been 800 years ago." Minato closed his eyes, jet lag making him exhausted.

"Uchiha… Manor?" Naruto slowly looked to his father. Minato smiled and nodded his head. Naruto looked back at the mirror and it clicked. It had been on the wall in Sasuke's cabin. It was Sasuke's mirror. Naruto hugged it close and closed his eyes. "Will you be going back there?"

"Unfortunately not. We took everything we could before those Akatsuki bastards swooped in like the blood suckers they are and declared the place an important monument. We are no longer allowed within two hundred feet of the place. Can you believe that?" Minato growled, slightly annoyed. Naruto frowned. He had to see the place. Sasuke had been there some time after Naruto disappeared. Wait… was Sasuke even real? Maybe the name and the mirror were just coincedences….?

"Uchiha huh? I haven't heard that name in ages." Jiraiya said quietly.

"Yeah… that was my senior thesis right?" Minato chuckled.

"Why are you so obsessed with them?" The older man wondered quietly.

"Because there's something… otherworldly about them. If you've ever seen a picture of one, you'd understand. Even in the paintings they're… ethereal." Minato breathed. Naruto stared at his father. He couldn't believe something his father had been fascinated with since before the youngest blonde was even born was now that same child's obsession. "Naruto…? You've been really quiet…" Minato said softly. Naruto jumped and blushed a bit.

"Sorry… just… admiring my mirror. I'm gonna go lay down for a bit. Call me when dinner's done Gramps." He murmured before heading to his room. The only thing he could think of at that moment was that it had definitely been fate, however short their time together was, it was definitely fate that brought them together.

~~ Probably the most obvious characteristic of a witch was the ability to cast a spell, "spell" being the word used to signify the means employed to carry out a magical action. A spell could consist of a set of words, a formula or verse, or a ritual action, or any combination of these. ~~

A week and a half was all the time Minato got to spend with his family but he had certainly made the most of it. He was especially happy that his son was hanging on to his every word about the Uchiha Manor and even just the Uchiha themselves, a clan of beautiful men and women that disappeared in a single night hundreds of years ago. But alas, it became time for him to leave.

Naruto walked him to the airport, telling him about how cool everything was and how he wanted to write about the manor so he would be calling Minato every now and then for details about the place. Minato knew his son well enough to just smile and know that for some reason, the boy was just comforted by hearing about it.

At the airport they hugged and Minato headed to his gate. Naruto stared at his father's retreating form before slowly turning to trudge back home.

He stopped at a small book store to buy some books and calm himself when he realized this was the first time being out alone since the night he made the wish. It made him just a little bit nervous but he didn't let it rule him. He didn't hurry his pace, but he did try to take a short cut through the park to get home a bit faster.

That was his mistake. He was just passing the fountain when a hand grabbed his arm. He looked back to see Mizuki and his heart lodged in his throat. Mizuki was cruel and a total homophobe. His upper lip curled a bit when he saw Naruto's eyes.

"Nice to see you again, pillow-biter." He said with an angry tone. Naruto tried not to shake. He was never this afraid before.

"Why are you so bothered by my existence?" Naruto whispered, talking through his fear. "Is it because you see me as a threat to your perfect family idea?"

"Watch your tongue, bitch." Mizuki snarled. He started dragging Naruto with purpose. "Call for help and I will kill you this time, I fucking swear it."

"Where are we going?" Naruto's voice raised an octave as he was forcibly pulled.

"A friend's place." Mizuki chuckled darkly. Soon he was steering the blonde into an old abandoned glassware workshop. "Welcome, Naruto. I'm gonna give you the beating of your fucking life, you little slut."

"Please… don't do this to me. Look, I'll pay you…" Naruto whispered quietly.

"We don't want your money you fucking fag." A man said, coming in from another door. There was three there including Mizuki and Naruto felt more than just a little threatened.

"Maybe we can take payment from him another way. Even if he's a man, a whore is still a whore." The other murmured, snickering a bit. Mizuki seemed to contemplate it and he suddenly shoved Naruto hard to the floor. The blonde tried to sit up and shout at him but a hard slap across his face surprised him. He felt his jaw as his cheek burned from the force of it.

"Might as well use his mouth for something good. Don't even think of biting it, fag." One of the other two men sneered as he closed in."

"This looks like it might be something fun." A voice spoke from somewhere. It was dark and growly, as well as echoing. Naruto looked around with the other men and his eyes landed on something he never thought he'd see again. There was a strange circle with odd symbols drawn in the dust on the floor. He'd seen something similar in Orochimaru's lair. They were in a witch's lair.

"We have to get out of here…" Naruto whispered softly more to himself than anyone else.

"Who's there?" Mizuki snarled. A mangled corpse of a man with gnarled hair and long bony fingers dropped from the ceiling. Its throat was torn open. After giving a startled cry, all of the men looked upwards. In the rafters was the silhouette of a man, looking down at them though it was too dark to see anything of him.

"Someone who is suddenly very… very pissed off." He growled. "I've been searching… and searching… looking through every country, high and low… and when I finally find what I'm looking for… well, this is disparaging to say the least."

"What the fuck do you want, buddy?" Mizuki pulled out a knife.

"The blonde. Plain and simple." The voice sounded less demonic. More familiar. Naruto's eyes widened. Was it… possible? "So get the fuck away from him before I carve your body into little pieces not fit for a satanic ritual." He dropped from the rafters and stood to his full height.

He was tall with broad shoulders and a wide chest. His skin was pale like the glowing light of the full moon. His eyes were onyx with a tint of blood red around the edges and his silky midnight hair stood up in wild spikes at the back of his head while his bangs framed his face like silk black curtains.

"Sasuke…" Naruto whispered in awe. He was beautiful as usual. And he looked pissed. Like an avenging angel.

"Who the fuck are you?" One of the other men demanded. Sasuke looked at him flippantly before slugging him hard in the center of his chest. The man went flying backwards into a shelf of glass jars.

"Sasuke Uchiha. The Witch Hunter Demon. Your worst nightmare. But the one you should be most concerned about is that I'm Naruto Uzumaki's lover." He growled. Before they could respond, the other man was on the ground with his arm broken from wrist to shoulder. Sasuke also ground his heel into the man's knee, cracking it. He turned on Mizuki next and lifted him into the air. "You laid your filthy fucking hand on him." He hissed in rage. "I'm going to take that fucking hand… And then, I'm going to leave you chained to a cave wondering exactly what it is that's been crawling its way up through your intestines for the next thousand years."

Sasuke tore Mizuki's hand clean off but before he could do anything more, two shaking arms wrapped around his waist from behind. Naruto was still on his knees but he held onto Sasuke and cried into his back.

"M-missed you so f-fucking much!" He cried. "Sasuke! Where were you?"

Sasuke let Mizuki crumple to the ground before turning to wrap Naruto up in his arms. He picked him up and just walked out calmly. He carried his lover to the park and set him down on a bench, kneeling on the ground in front of him.

"I have been looking for you high and low for the past nine hundred years. I had no idea when or how I would find you. My time was only marked by battles with witches until the day I would find you." Sasuke said, holding the blonde's hands in his own.

"You were searching for me? This long?" Naruto whispered, his voice full of wonder.

"Of course. I love you. I swore that I would never rest until I found you. So I sought a powerful white witch that I knew and bargained with him until he put a curse on me. He cursed me that I would live forever until I was joined with you once again. Now that I've got you back in my arms, I'll never let you go." The demon stood and pulled Naruto into a tight hug, emphasized by a lustful kiss.

"I love you too!" Naruto whispered when he was released for air. Sasuke smirked as if to say he knew all along and continued to kiss the blonde lovingly.

"Ahem… am I… interrupting something?" A voice asked from the side. Naruto jumped and turned to look at his father who stood there watching them.

"Aren't you supposed to be on a plane, Dad?" Naruto whispered, his face flooding with red. This wasn't how he wanted his family to find out about his perverse preferences.

"Yeah it was cancelled until tomorrow because of bad weather conditions moving in." He said quietly. He came closer and looked Sasuke up and down. "So who are you?" Was all he asked.

"Uchiha Sasuke, sir. Your son makes me the happiest man alive. I'd like to ask your permission now, Namikaze Minato-san." Sasuke bowed deeply and respectfully.

"My permission? You didn't bother asking for my permission when you hit him." Minato growled and Naruto stood up quickly.

"Dad, he didn't!" He cried. "There was this guy who's been… cruelly picking on me… Sasuke found us and protected me before anything bad happened. Dad, I um… I love him… I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner that I like-"

"I've known about your preferences for a long time Naruto. I probably knew the same time you did. Call it a father's intuition. Anyways, that doesn't matter to me. What does matter is that you didn't bother to mention that you had a boyfriend? An U…. Oh I see… Your boyfriend was away and that's why you were so obsessed with the name Uchiha." Minato sat on the bench and buried his face in his hands.

"You don't care that I'm gay? Hey hold on a second, I was honestly interested. You know that twelfth century romance is my thing and that castle, all the stories you told me about it were enchanting Dad. The fact that it tied to Sasuke was just a bonus. Dad, I do really want to see that castle, but with you. I want to share that with you because that's something we're both interested in." Naruto promised his father who smiled weakly and leaned towards him for a hug.

"I thought you told me everything except that one fact… I guess I was wrong." Minato chuckled. "So how did you meet him?"

Naruto began to speak but Sasuke held three plane tickets to River out towards Minato.

"Wouldn't you rather hear that riveting story at my castle? We could take a family vacation together, my treat." Sasuke said with a charming smile.

"Akatsuki claimed it's a monument. They won't let us near it. Unless you can somehow prove that you truly are an Uchiha…" Sasuke smirked at the man and pulled out a phone before making a call.

"Pein, how nice of you to answer my phone call this time. Are the restorations on my house done?... No, I don't care what a small group of archaeologists took. I want it restored, not renovated. I will know if you changed anything, trust me. Thank you, Pein, I will be their soon." Sasuke hung up and looked at Minato. "The Akatsuki were guarding my place until restorations could be made. Now that it's relivable, we can go visit it." Sasuke said with a smile. Minato stared at him with a slightly gaping mouth.

"Ethereal…" He whispered under his breath before shaking his head. He held his hand out to Sasuke who shook it in a firm grasp. "Give me time to make my decision…"

"As much time as you need." Sasuke offered with a kind smile. Minato looked between Naruto and Sasuke as the Uchiha gave a tender and loving smile to the young blonde. Minato sighed lowly. "I'll ask again after our vacation," Sasuke promised before taking Naruto's hand and kissing the back of it. Naruto blushed darkly and smiled at them, slight confusion on his face.

"Ah hell, whatever. You have my permission. You better make him happy." Minato said with a slight growl.

"Permission for what?" Naruto whispered. Sasuke pulled him close and nuzzled the side of his head.

"I want to marry you. Will you do me the honor of becoming my bride?" Sasuke murmured against his ear. Naruto shuddered and his eyes watered. "I wanna get married at the Uchiha Manor, with my ancestors watching over how happy we've become."

"I… yes! I will, Sasuke!" Naruto shouted, jumping onto his lover with happiness painted across his face. Sasuke laughed and held him tightly, sighing in bliss.

Minato watched them with a smile painted across his own face. His son was happy, and that was all that mattered. When the two separated, Minato got a glimpse of a man on the other side of the park with black hair and red eyes, strange burn marks covering half of his face. He merely smiled at the pair and rubbed his hands together.

"Obito…" Minato whispered. He made to stand but a couple passed into Minato's view and when they were gone, so was Obito Uchiha. He sank back on the bench and smiled weakly at his son and soon to be son-in-law.

THE END!

I was considering a side story of Obito and Minato if anyone is interested but I don't really know right now haha. I really love ObitoxMinato, I must say.

Ah well! Ja Ne!