A Demon In My House

Naruto/Hinata + Sasuke/Sakura

Chapter one: A surprise house guest

'Who would have thought that saving an injured man one night would change my life and the life of my dear friend Sakura Haruno. But that alone wasn't the strange thing about this man. No the strange thing was that said man was actually the king of a race of ancient demons and his friend was the son of a powerful clan of magic wielders but I'm getting ahead of myself. Perhaps it would be best to start at the beginning. It was just a week after Thanksgiving is when this all started.

(One week after Thanksgiving)

On a brisk autumn day we find two young women walking on the busy streets with bags full of groceries in each arm both seemingly depressed about something.

"I can't believe that your father can be such an unforgiving sneaky bastard. He knows how much you love your sister and yet to deny your very right to see her this Christmas well he makes Scrooge seem like a saint." Sakura put one of the bags down and reached in her pocket to grab her keys all the while unaware of her friend's misery.

"I know but you've met my father and his word is law in my family. There's nothing I can do except hope that my gift reaches my sister this year. If it weren't for that blasted cold I caught last year, she would have gotten her gift on time last year. But for now all we can do is hope that nothing goes wrong this year." Hinata began to help her friend put away what little groceries they had. For you see unknown to many Hinata and Sakura were both in a bit of a financial bind.

You see the thing with Hinata is after having an argument with her father a couple of years ago she left home and has been working nonstop to prove that she could make on her own. And Hinata being the smart girl that she was knew that she would need help with not just the bills but the rent so she called her friend Sakura to move in with her. Sakura was more than happy to move in with her since she was having family problems herself. Most of which involved her spoiled rotten sister. Everything was going fine until their landlord raised their rent for no reason. So as a result of that, they had to scrimp here and there. And when I mean scrimp I mean chicken practically every night with certain days that they had nothing but cereal for dinner. Things started to get a little better until someone from the bank informed both girls that their accounts were being hacked which resulted in further problems. Now the girls are trying very hard to pick up the pieces of their lives but it seems that when one thing goes right for them, twenty more problems follow. Now Hinata and Sakura are trying their hardest to keep their hopes alive and not let their friends know of their strife.

"Sakura I know but for now let's not worry about that and focus on our annual Christmas dinner. Did you find my list this morning?" Hinata for her part tried to take her friends mind off her father and knew that the happiest holiday of the year was the ticket.

"Yeah thankfully I grabbed it before making a bee-line for work this morning. Now the main course will always be turkey, ham, sides will include stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner rolls, green bean casserole, apple pie pumpkin pie and one of my very favorites: pound cake. Now in the course of three weeks we have to buy each ingredient from crust to seasoning and hope that our meal turns out okay this year." Sakura smiled at her friend and knew that things were going to get better before the end of the year for them and all they had to do was keep a positive attitude.

"Of course, thankfully I have about eighty dollars saved up in our holiday jar but that's not counting my tips from today and yesterday. Hopefully we'll have enough for a big turkey and ham this year or at least two turkeys. At the very least we'll have something to serve on New Year's." Hinata then went to put her apron on the rack next to the closet but not before taking out her tips of the day. As a waitress Hinata did her very best to appease everyone of her customers and tried her best. But lately many have been skimping on her tips leaving small change and what not but Hinata was happy to receive anything for her hard work. A few ones and small change here and there which might not seem much to other but to Hinata and Sakura, every little bit counts. Sakura also worked as a waitress too but also held a second job as a part-time nurse which helped out on the rent and a few bills.

As the sun begins to set in their small apartment we find both girls enjoying some homemade chicken noodle soup filled with lots of vegetables and noodles. The girls sit back in their old cream colored couch and day dream about the coming holiday and the New Year that was full of changes for not just others but for them as well. But the peace and tranquility of the night was shattered when a loud crash was heard in their tiny back yard.

"Hinata did you hear that?"

"Yes sounded like something falling from the tree" Both girls went to their back door, turned on the light and were shocked to see that what fell in their yard wasn't an animal but a young man around their age, with injuries like he fought a bear or two and lost.

"Is he alright Sakura?" Hinata watched as her friend went into nurse mode and went to check for a pulse.

"Well he has a strong pulse which in this case is a good sign but we need to wrap his injuries and quick. Hinata help me get him inside and then get the first aid kit and the extra blanket so he won't freeze as well." Sakura then began to put one of their mystery man's arms around her shoulder while Hinata put the other one around her shoulder and slowly made their way to their living room.

Once inside they placed the man on the couch Hinata went to get the first aid kit and the blanket while Sakura watched his pulse and any other reaction.

When Hinata returned they began the process of patching up said man and while they were doing that, Hinata and Sakura got a good look at this man. He had hair as golden as the sun itself and just as wild. Upon his face were marks that for some odd reason resembled the whiskers of cat or fox once the dried blood was cleared. Upon further investigation both saw that he was a rather well built man with abs that felt like rocks, thighs of steel and if both girls checked they probably found that his buns were as hard as iron. If they were not in the process of fixing him up both girls would be drooling over him. But for now helping him was more important than fantasizing about him.

"What do you think happened to him Sakura? I mean how did he end up on our roof in the first place and how did he get so banged up?" Hinata put the remaining bandages back in the case and began to put the extra large blanket on said man who appeared to be in a deep slumber unaware of what was happening.

"I don't know, but I did find something that might give us a hint as to who he is." Sakura then pulled on a chain that was around his neck with a pendant which held engraved letters on it.

"Look here, this says, Naruto. That must be his name. But we won't really know until he wakes up and that's probably not going to be until morning or later. For now let's get some sleep, we both have to be up early tomorrow. You included Hinata since you're working a double shift." Sakura smiled at her friend and nodded. As they were making their way up the stairs, Hinata glanced at their mysterious house guest once more before heading to her room hoping that he would be alright in the morning.

However, unknown to both girls said houseguest was well aware of their conversation and had awakened twenty minutes after both girls fell fast asleep.

"Well now that those two are finally asleep maybe I can find what I was looking for in this place. That damn imp will pay for what he did to me. No one makes a fool out of Naruto Namikaze and lives." Naruto then began to rise and like magic his wounds began to heal themselves.

"Those girls were really kind enough to heal part of my wounds and very generous. I wonder how could such kindness survive in the land of mortals and you can come out Sasuke I know you're there." Without turning around a man in black and red appeared behind him with a sour look on his face sitting on a worn brown corner couch.

"You know dobe you really know how to screw the simplest mission up. How could you lose that imp?! If we don't come back with him it will be our hides, yours included mister lord of all foxes."

That's right Naruto was lord of all foxes and magical creatures that still live in the world today. And Sasuke was his adviser who felt he was more like a babysitter than anything with his idiot friend. They argued and bickered like immature kids but they were the best of friends.

"True but luckily that imp is not far and I doubt he would think to cause any problems with so many humans around. Now to another problem Sasuke, the women that live in this house they saw my pendant, they know my name."

"Do you want me to erase their memories or just plain kill them in their sleep? Either way we need to find said imp and now. We don't need distractions and you know it. Besides if they start asking questions about who you are there's going to be trouble. In the form of a certain bounty hunter that's looking for us right now if you remember correctly," Sasuke was surprised when he saw Naruto shake his head before going towards the stairs for a moment.

"No, leave them be. There's something about these two that feels very familiar. There's an energy surrounding them and it feels vaguely familiar. I've sensed this before and I'm sure you've sensed it the moment you came in the room."

"I hate to say this but dobe you're right. I've sensed this power the moment I was in perimeter of the house. It's strong but faint at the same time. It's peculiar that this power could be coming from a house."

"Not the house teme, it's coming from those girls that helped me earlier. That's one of the reasons why I want them to live. Magic like that can't go unchecked, and rather we find out what it is or we let your father's men deal with this and you know how he gets." Naruto then began to move in to the kitchen and began to look around sniffing the air as he went.

"True my father tends to go overboard when it comes to investigating the unknown. And I am to believe that there are other reasons as to why you wish their lives be spared my lord?" Sasuke began to chant a spell that would block any and all sound for he knew what was about to happen the moment he saw Naruto sniff the air.

"One they helped me, no one human or demon shall go unrewarded for helping a magical being in need, so says law one of the Magical Code of Ethics. They helped me and healed me when they didn't have to yet they did out of the kindness of their hearts and I can tell that they deserve something great." Naruto's sensitive ears then began to pick up the sound of rattling like keys but he knew that it was the sound of skinny bones on the imp he was tracking.

"Yes yes my friend I know the law you fool, my father had me read that God forsaken book so many times as a child that I can recite the damn thing in my sleep if need be." Sasuke's hands then began to glow a crimson red and readied himself along with Naruto for just about anything that might happen, grateful for the sound spell he put up before. Cause if he was right things were going to get really noisy. And the last thing they needed were the owners of the house waking up on them.

"Yes then you're familiar with the fourth law that states and I quote: Any and all who steal from the king of foxes shall face the ultimate punishment…Death by the hands of the Almighty Lord of Magic!" Naruto then charged in the direction of where his target had been hiding. And for a small little creature he moved rather fast but not fast enough for he barely dodged Naruto's claws which nicked said imp who was wishing he was somewhere else and not being chased by said King of Foxes.

"Vile worm you dare make a mockery of the likes of us? What possessed you to believe that you could actually get away from your crime unpunished?" Sasuke sent a blast of energy towards the imp which made contact but still didn't stop the imp one bit which further frustrated said Uchiha greatly.

"No go back to land of waste. Gold ring ensure freedom from evil hunter." The ranting of said thief caught the attention of both boys but before they could ask what he was talking about they decided to catch him first then get their answer. Which was proving to be a bigger problem than they thought, since the imp was much more agile then they thought.

"Okay Sasuke how about we make this quick cause something tells me that this is going to get worse if we don't catch this imp." Naruto growled as once again said imp dodge him as he leapt from over the counter and made a mad dash through the house and began to make for the door.

"I'm very well aware of that, but I need to keep my first spell going so we won't wake up the residents of this house or have you forgotten about them already my lord?" Sasuke was pushing his limit with the amount of magic he was using. If it was a meager spell it was no problem but a spell that used about ten percent of his magic and was quickly draining his strength was another thing. Even though he and his family are known for their vast amount of magic even they had a limit and Sasuke was quickly reaching his thanks to this bothersome imp.

"No but remind me when we do catch this imp to break his legs so we won't have to go through this again." Naruto gave a loud grunt as he hit the wall face first and let out a string of curses in Russian.

"Careful my lord"

"Shut up Teme and just catch the damn thing!" Naruto and Sasuke looked to see said imp make his way to the window and would have made his escape had he not been caught by an unknown force that was familiar to them.

As the imp began to struggle to free himself by whatever grabbed him both Naruto and Sasuke walked closer to the imp to see for themselves what indeed stopped the royal pain.

Upon further glance both Sasuke and Naruto saw what had the troublesome imp, enchanted vines from the potted plant in the corner that neither one of them noticed until now. Both boys were stunned to see a magical plant within the abode of two mortals and wondered where they came across a special plant such as this.

"It would seem that we owe the residents and this beautiful plant our thanks for helping us. But Sasuke how in the world did these girls come across a plant so rare that even a seasoned hunter has a slim chance of finding it?" Naruto then knocked out said imp and then turned to his friend who was pondering the same thing.

"I don't know but I do know one thing we need to investigate about this hunter that this imp spoke of before. Also I'll talk to my father about the magic of both these girls and see what can be done without the elders sticking their noses into it and making it worse. Now how about I get this imp back to the palace and return the ring to the vault while you return to your spot on the couch and try to explain how you were injured without revealing too much. I'll be by first thing in the morning to pick you up. Just remember your manners and above all else please and I mean please don't do anything stupid." As Sasuke implored with his foolish king, he teleported home in a swirl of red petals back home leaving Naruto to think and to ponder about the mystery of both girls.

"Sasuke does have a point but the problem I'm having is how do I tell them what happened without going into too much detail. I don't like lying to people and it goes against my way. But then again if I tell them the truth they might think I'm crazy. Either way I have to tell them something" Naruto figured that he would think of something come the morn but for now he decided getting a good rest would do him good.

So while all the occupants of the house slept neither one was aware of the dark force heading for the city this very moment.

"So it would seem that my quest has led me here. Perhaps it is here that I will finally find the treasure that has for so long eluded me." Said mystery man then made his way into the city unnoticed by anyone but the shadows.

*Next Morning*

The sun was shining bright on another brisk cool autumn day filling the city and its people with hope, joy and happiness. And the same could be said for Hinata and Sakura. As soon as both girls woke up the first thing on their minds was whether or not their injured house guest was still asleep.

"I don't know about this Sakura. I mean he was out cold last night and we have no idea what he could do if fully awake. He might try to harm us if he thinks we were the cause of his injuries." While Hinata had agreed with Sakura about helping the man on the couch last night now she was worried that he might try something with her and her friend.

"I know but we couldn't leave him the way he was last night. With the way his injuries were he would have caught an infection if he didn't seek medical attention if he even would seek it. Just get the bat prepared in case he does try something." Sakura smiled slightly as she saw her friend grab the wooden bat from the closet and follow her friend into their living room.

Once they were there they were surprised to see said man wide awake and reading one of the many books from the shelf.

"Do you think it's safe to go in and talk to him? He seems calm enough and he looks lot better" Hinata looked over her friends shoulder as both girls pondered what to do about their guest. Both were surprised by what they heard next.

"You know I'm not going to bite or anything so you can come out here," Naruto turned to greet his gracious and kind hostesses for helping him. He was happy that both of them came out and stood in the living room with him. He chuckled a little when he saw the tentative steps that they took and knew that he would have to ensure that he meant them any harm.

"Don't worry about me hurting you and you can put the bat away. If I wanted to hurt you I would have done it by now." Naruto saw some of the tension leave the girls and sat down in front of him to talk to him.

"Now then perhaps I should thank you for your helping me last night and apologize for falling off your roof the way I did." Naruto put a big grin while scratching the back of his head hoping to come off as a silly fool.

"Yes now that you mention it, what in heaven's name were you doing on our roof to begin with and how did you end up so injured. From the injuries you had it looked as though you fought a bear or something." Sakura eyed Naruto with wary eyes since something still didn't add up with this guy.

"Yes what on Earth were you doing to end up like that?" Naruto noticed the girl with raven like hair asked him with innocent eyes hoping for the truth. As Naruto stared into the lavender orbs of the beauty before him he was torn between telling the truth or go with his original idea of telling a story that was close to the truth. Luckily common sense won out over his attraction for the girl before him and decided to tell his story.

"Well to tell you the truth I was chasing a bird that had stolen a piece of jewelry that belonged to my grandmother. You see I've been chasing this bird for the past few days trying to get it back and along the way I kinda ran into some trouble. Who knew that badgers were so temperamental about their territory," Naruto was relieved when he saw both girls nod their heads as he told his story to them.

"Well that does make sense. The Magpies in the area have been downright unruly and you're not the first one to have something shiny taken from you. Last week one of our neighbors almost had his pocket watch stolen from him by those crazy birds. And now your injuries make more sense to me now. The place that you were chasing said bird must have been close to the nature preserve about a few miles from here. The badgers however were least of your problems. The area that you went into has also been known for wolves and bears. Of course many of them are in hibernation right now. But that's not to say that a few of them aren't still wondering around looking for food before the snow falls." Both Sakura and Hinata gave their house guest a smile and Naruto for his part gave a mental sigh since it seemed they bought his story.

"Sorry again but I don't think I've introduced myself. *Ahem* my name is Naruto and thank you again for helping me out. Now who are the two of you since you know my name." Naruto heard both girls giggle since neither one of them introduced themselves to him since they started talking.

"Well my name is Hinata and this is my friend Sakura. And it was her that patched you up last night. My friend here just happens to be a part time nurse and its times like this I'm overjoyed that she has medical training."

"It was nothing though, I'm just glad that you're alright. But here's the question that I've wanted to ask you. Is there any way for you to get home so you can finish resting?" Before the girls could receive their answer there was a knock on the door.

"Who could that be this early in the morning? Please don't let it be our landlord this time. We just paid our rent last week including the late fee." Sakura got up and went to the door and was about to give said person a piece of her mind when instead of the hard-headed landlord that she thought was behind the door was instead a very handsome man with intense black eyes that just captured her attention.

"Um…can I help you sir?" Sakura blushed and her heart sped up a couple of beats when the man in front of her began to speak.

"Sorry for the intrusion but out of sheer curiosity is there a blonde guy here that looked like he fought a bear?" Sasuke was enchanted by the woman in front of him and was about to forget about his foolish friend and just ask the woman before him to join him for breakfast but unfortunately his foolish friend broke his train of thought.

"HEY SASUKE GLAD TO SEE YOU FOUND THIS PLACE EASILY!" Both Sasuke and Sakura cringed at the sheer volume of said person.

"Um…not to be rude to your friend or anything but is he always that loud?" Sakura heard said man groan and rub his temples before gazing at her once more.

"Unfortunately yes and this is considered normal. If you want loud then you should hear him when he's mad. But besides that I'm just here to take him home. So my father can yell his ear off for not listening to him."

"What but how did you?"

"To answer your question, the dobe in your living room lost his cell phone around this area and funny thing is it has GPS. The last place that the cell phone's GPS showed was here before it started moving south of here. My brother went to search to see if it was him but it turned out to be a raccoon who probably thought it was a candy bar or something. When I called my brother he told me that the last place that his phone was at was this area and this house."

"Does your brother work for the police or CIA or something?"

"Unfortunately for me he works for a special task force that my father is in charge of so in a way yeah. Now about my idiot friend in your home, is he ready to go or should I stay out here and get to know you a little more." Sasuke saw the look of joy sparkling in her eyes and knew his charms were working wonders on her and visa-versa on him. But before his charms could further work their magic both Sasuke and Sakura were interrupted by Hinata who was followed by a bandaged Naruto.

"Sakura I hate to interrupt the two of you but we both have to get to work and we only have thirty minutes." Hinata saw the disappointed look cross her friends face at the thought of not getting to know this wonderful man further.

"Hey perhaps we could get to know you guys further this weekend if you have nothing planned that is," Naruto put on a hopeful smile and knew that his friend would thank him later for this if he didn't kill that is.

"That would be nice if it's alright with your friend and Sakura," Hinata saw pure and absolute joy within her friends eyes at the idea.

"I have no objections whatsoever about this get together. How about my idiotic friend and I meet you both here this Friday? There's a wonderful fair in the park this weekend perhaps we can get to know each other there." Naruto saw his friend nod before turning to the pink haired woman and kissing her hand.

"Until Friday then my lady," Sasuke then grabbed the back of Naruto's shirt and began to drag him out of the house and onto the sidewalk where they both began to walk away. Unknown to both girls Sasuke was in the process of chewing his idiot friend out.

Meanwhile both Hinata and Sakura made a mad dash to get ready for work and make it to their jobs on time all the while floating on their feet. It was as if both boys had cast a spell on them making them forget their problems and stress but neither girl cared at the moment. All they could think about was the wonderful day they were going to have. However neither girl was aware of the impending danger heading their way this very moment, but that is a tale for another time.

*To be Continued*