Chapter Two

"The Serpent and The Saint"

Are you sure about this?"

Biting his lower lip in anticipation, he knew once they crossed that fragile line; there would be no turning back.

To begin from the beginning.

It was like his body was not his own anymore. He felt alive like a flame had been lit inside of his anatomy consuming him whole.

Hesitantly, Naruto climbed to his feet. He was surrounded by what appeared to be in distorted reality. He was home, but it was different! The people around him were frozen like lifeless colorless dolls trapped in suspended animation.

He approached a nearby woman waving his hand in front of her frozen terror-stricken face. What the hell? His champagne colored ears had shot straight up.

He exhaled before quickly backing away.

"We are on another plain. They can not see nor hear us."

Abruptly, Naruto turned towards the voice.

Slowly, his eyes widen as they started at the bottom of the individual's feet. Gradually, making its way up towards an extremely familiar portrait. Mentally, his pupils began to enlarge until it seemed as though his eyes were black as his mouth ran dry. No, it can't be?

The winged being smirked while stretching out his right arm at the mutt.

"Come here," his tone left no room for protest. Naruto found his legs moving to their own accord until he was standing a foot from the being.

"What are you? And why are you naked?!"

"My name is none of your concern," Sasuke held a clinched fist up in front of his face, and in a blink a large glowing chain had appeared wrapped around his clenched fist, the other end of the chain made its way over towards Naruto's direction, where a radiant gold collar had abruptly snapped around Naruto's neck. Immediately, he began to claw and yank at it. There was a loop of extra chain between them.

"You are now bound to me demon, though I have a feeling this was destined to happen to you anyhow."

"Like hell I am asshole!" With that said Naruto had got on all fours before taking off in the opposite direction.

Sasuke's charcoal orbs narrowing through his smirk. It took one hard yanked on the chain to send the blonde landing right smack on his back.

His wings were tapered to his back had shot out and in on fluid flap he was air born. Naruto watched as Sasuke shot up towards the sky. He soon realized the chain was unraveling as each loop went up with the raven-haired monster.

He rolled on his side attempting to grab the last loop but was too late as the collar constricted around his throat sending him to the tip of his toe, forcing a grunt as he was no longer touching earth but was now air bound as well.

Sasuke used both his arms to cast the chain higher sending the blonde shooting above his floating body. He let gravity take effect as the blonde went propelling back down towards the terra-forma below.

He hit the ground with enough force to cause a small impact crater, thus fracturing a few ribs, mainly his collarbone, and left arm in the process.

Gracefully, Sasuke swooped down on top of the blonde placing a bent knee into Naruto's throat his face and milky white wings hovering above the youth's.

"I forgot how fragile humans are," Sasuke spoke honestly.

Naruto let loose a low growling through gritted teeth, as he tried to pry the offended limb lodged against his throat, with enough pressure to cut off circulation to his brain.

"Why won't you just give up? You already lost," Sasuke face softened slightly.

"No," the blonde barked while continuing to fight to lift the immortal from on top of his chest. Could this be the reason why the Kitsune race died out because of their sheer stupidity? Sasuke pondered.

His blinks were becoming delayed; as Naruto dangled on the verge of blacking out, but he still fought against Sasuke's weight.

Finally, Sasuke removed his knee. He was resting on Naruto's midriff now. The Eternal had curled his lithe digits through the noose of the collar pulling Naruto up towards his face. His curtain style bangs spilling over his face as he gazed down at the blonde. His hair was caressing Naruto's whiskered cheek.

"Please don't," he said through wane breath.

"Don't be stupid I could heal you."

"I do not want anything from you! I can see right through you. You're the one who's the demon, not I."

Sasuke whole demeanor turned rigid and cold.

"Just because I have wings and came from the sky above does not make me a Saint. It's your moronic people who believe me as such. One day I'll be powerful enough to rid the world of mankind."

Sasuke could feel the blonde's Adam's apple brush against knuckles as Naruto took a large swallow. By now, Sasuke's eyes were glowing a deep crimson his face looked almost hopeful.

"-But enough about me. Let me help you."

"Never," He had one eye cracked open. He was fighting an uphill battle to stay conscious as his breath now labored.

"I have no time for foolish games!" He hissed.

Sasuke had enough time to notice a red-faced Kitsune before he bridged the gap between them. Their mouths embraced in a hot dewy kiss, as the world around them was engulfed in a blinding light.

Naruto was standing in his room at the Hurano's home. What was I just doing? He began to scratch at his scalp. His large feline ears shot up at the sound of hurried footsteps came approaching, without warning his bedroom door, was opened.

"Naruto is it really you?" Hesitantly, the girl with Salomon-colored hair reached out for with a shaky hand, fairly large tears began to stream down her flushed cheeks.

"What is wrong with you? You looked like you seen a ghost?" He chuckled before scratching his nape.

"I thought you died."

"What do you mean died?" She stared at him like he had grown a second head.

"You've been gone for six months Naruto."

He began to shake his head side to side. Subconsciously, he placed a hand on his neck as if something had been there.

"A lot has changed Naruto," She had grabbed his arm dragging him towards his bedroom window.

"Look," she pointed the thick glass of the window where a much larger stronghold resided in the distance. There were no signs of plagues at all.

"The King died, but something took his place. I think it was the same thing that took you."

"I don't understand no one took me; I have been right here the whole time," he was starting to doubt his own words,

"Right?"

Sakura had smiled softly at him, "no you haven't."

"Then where?"

Cliffy again muhahaha