Tale of the Two Cats -

Full Summary

Iruka moved to Konoha and brought along his pet cat, Naruto. There, the yellow feline met another cat who saved him from being bullied by a few stray cats. The black cat, Sasuke, was an arrogant loner - very much the opposite of the hyper and happy-go-lucky nine-tailed cat. The larger of the two belonged to Iruka's friend, Kakashi, who also was his secret admirer. Every single day, the silver-haired man would come to his house, bringing Sasuke along. So, the two cats, who started as enemies, became friends. The rest...just read it to find out!

(Note: Naruto and Sasuke as cats doesn't mean that they are really being cats. They are just being Sasu-neko and Naru-neko, that is a chibified person with cats' ears and tails. Some of these cats, like Naruto, have paws, the others, like Sasuke, have real human hands. So, please don't go and ask me if they smile, frown or do something that only humans can do.)

Note

You're about to enter the sweet world of shonen-ai and yaoi, so beware! If you don't like these kinds of stuff or you're just homophobic, then just nicely go back and leave the rest of us to enjoy it, okay? Also, please don't flame me! My works aren't really that good, but please, don't flame! I do appreciate suggestions to improve my story though.

Pairings

Mostly SasuNaru, KakaIru, GaaNeko, implied SaiSaku, KibaHina, ShikaTema

Disclaimer

The original Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei (and of course, Sasuke). Neither the story nor the characters have any relation to my humble self, so please don't sue me! I do own the idea of this story and a few characters inside it.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Three Years Later...

"Nekobi-chan! Be careful now!"

"Don't worry about me!" the red cat grinned and continued to chase the dark blue feline.

"Stop chasing me, darn it!"

At this, the female neko stopped and laughed. "What are you, Raion? A baby?"

"I'm not a baby!" Raion hissed. "I'll show you!"

The bigger of the two then started chasing Nekobi. She laughed happily as she ran away from the male cat. Their parents just watched as the two of them played chase with each other. Their siblings; Hana, Kaoru and Kuro were watching them as well. The three kittens were talking to each other and eating some junkies as well.

"Raion-kun! Stop chasing Nekobi-chan!"

"She started it first!" the blue cat growled and pounced on the other feline.

"Maa, maa, Naru-chan," the akaneko beside him grinned. "Just let them be, ne? They're still kids..."

"Yeah, but..."

The female cat just smiled and shrugged. "We're just like that, weren't we?"

The smaller of the two let out a small sigh. Just then, he noticed two figures walking towards them. One had navy hair while the other had auburn hair. The two cats approached the other two awaiting feline. The only female cat there smiled at the red pussycat and gave him a small peck, causing him to blush slightly. She and the golden kitty giggled at this.

"You should blush more, Gaara," the smallest of the four said. "You look really cute when you do so..."

"Bothersome..."

On the other hand, the biggest of the four let out a small snort. "Don't go too far, Naruto... You know you'll regret the outcome..."

"Like I would be, Sasuke..." he smirked, challenging his lover.

"Mommy!"

Naruto turned to his kitten, Kuro. The little cat was covered with sand and was crying as he ran towards his 'mother'. He hugged his 'mother', saying that Kaoru had bullied him. Koneko snickered slightly and called for the auburn-coloured kitten. The female feline approached her mother with a crooked smile, saying that it was just an accident.

"Right..." Koneko rolled her eyes. "I want you to apologise to Kuro-chan, Kaoru-chan..."

"No way! He's a baby, just like his brother!"

"Kaoru-chan!"

The auburn kitten puffed her cheeks, but apologised nevertheless. Weirdly enough, they got back to playing with each other after that. Naruto let out another sigh and turned his vision to Nekobi and Raion who were currently climbing up a tree. Upon seeing this, the golden cat shrieked in horror and quickly ran towards the two kittens.

"Nekobi-chan! Raion-kun!" he called from down the tree. "Get down here quickly!"

"But..."

"You both can get hurt, you know! Now, the both of you, down!" he ordered harshly.

Then, Koneko appeared beside him. "Don't worry about him, guys! Just continue playing!"

"Nani?! Koneko-chan!"

"Nani?" the red cat asked back. "They're still kids, let them have their fun... They won't like you if you continue to act like a bitchy mother, you know..."

"..."

"...aww, come on now! You don't need to cry!"

However, she was too late. Naruto was already sobbing, tears flooding in his eyes. She let out a sigh and glanced at Sasuke in hope he would come to the rescue. He did, and had actually smacked the smaller cat's head, telling him not to act like a baby. Instead of continuing to cry, the golden cat retorted by yelling out the bigger neko's usual name.

"Teme! You don't have to smack my head!"

"If I don't, you would just continue to cry..." he replied. "No wonder our kittens are acting like babies...they inherited it from you..."

"So what?! It's not like you're any better than I am!"

Koneko, who was just watching from the side, smiled to herself and turned to Gaara who was currently cleaning himself. The red cat smiled again and approached the larger one. The auburn kitty noticed this, stopped his motion and stared at his girlfriend as he waited for her to come near. When she was close enough, she sat beside him.

"You know...I've never ever seen Sasuke actually being so happy like now..."

"...wasn't that what you said a few years ago?"

"Yeah..." she sighed. "Well...I guess, he just got happier from day to day, don't he?"

"...just like you and me..."

At this, Koneko turned to Gaara. "What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean..." was the reply.

Gaara them smiled slightly and kissed the female cat's cheek. Startled, she blinked and stared at the other cat. Slowly, her face changed to the colour of her hair. The male cat turned his smile to a smirk and looked back towards the kittens. On the other hand, Sasuke and Naruto had already calmed down and were then talking to each other.

"You know, Sasuke?"

"Hn?"

"I hope we can stay like this forever..." the smaller of the two spoke.

"...of course we'll stay together forever..." the blue cat replied, turning to his lover slowly. "...you just don't believe me fully yet, do you?"

Naruto smiled weakly, sighing slightly. "I just don't want my happiness to be gone all of a sudden... You know, because I'm not normal and all..."

"Dobe..."

"Teme..."

"I love you, okay? Forever, that's my promise..."

"...I love you too...forever and ever..."

Sasuke smiled. "That's more I like it..."

He then kissed the smaller cat's forehead and ruffled his golden bangs. Smiling, the golden cat gave him a small peck on the lip. Just then, Raion came towards them with Nekobi following closely behind. The two kittens were very messy and dirty as a result from playing in the dirt. Seeing this, Naruto let out a small sigh and called out for the blue kitten.

"You guys are really dirty, you know..." he said, putting a paw on Raion's head.

"Raion fell down the tree just now," Nekobi spoke, licking her paw. "But he's an idiot. He pulled me together with him..."

"Your fault for not saving me!"

The red cat stuck out her tongue at the male kitten. "Serves you right for being a baby!"

"Maa, maa...you two are so noisy..."

"...reminds me of your 'mother' and I," Sasuke suddenly said, smirking. "We always fought when we were younger... Early sign of love, you know..."

The yellow cat was about to say something to shut the bigger cat's mouth up, but he was stopped by the excited kittens which continued to ask about Sasuke's past with him. Hearing his boyfriend's story, he could not help but to blush and tell the kittens to go and play somewhere else. When they did so, he turned to the blue cat, embarrassed and angry.

"What were you thinking about just now, teme?!"

"Nani?"

At this, Naruto pouted. "You're an idiot!"

"Na...?"

"Hey, what's all this fuss?"

The two red cats approached the other two feline. They could see that the situation between the two kitties were not good. Frowning slightly, Koneko smacked Sasuke's head and went to calm the smallest cat down which was about to cry by then. Meanwhile, Gaara just waited for his girlfriend beside the dark cat which was rubbing his head.

"...what's with her?"

Gaara smiled at this. "She's just being herself..."

"..." Sasuke stared at the smaller feline. "I really don't know what's that in her that made you attracted to her..."

"...I don't know either, and I'm sure you don't know why you're attracted to the nine-tailed angelic cat..." he replied, as if he was challenging the bigger one.

"...I guess you're right then..."

As they were talking, the five kittens approached them. As they walked, Nekobi was saying sorry to Raion who just ignored her and went on with his sulking while the three smaller kittens continued to talk to each other, ignoring their oldest siblings. Later, Naruto and Koneko returned to the scene, both smiling happily. Just when they were about to walk away from the park, a few cats went towards them.

"Hi, guys!"

"Sakura-chan!" Naruto smiled. "What are you doing here?"

"Just bringing the kittens out," the pink cat grinned.

Then, a cat that looked like Sasuke appeared behind the female cat. "Sorry I'm late, koibito..."

"Daijoubu, Sai..."

"Oh, right," the golden cat made a thoughtful face. "You're with Sai now, right?"

"Yeah... Oh, are these your kittens?"

"The reds are Koneko and Gaara's, the others are Sasuke's and mine. Where are yours?" the smaller feline asked.

Suddenly, Kaoru yelled out; "Sakai-kun! Over here!"

"...there they are..."

A kitten that looked like Raion ran towards them with a smaller cat that was purple in colour following him closely. The dark blue kitten, Sakai, launched himself towards the red cat which was calling him. The purple kitten, named Sora, just sat down beside her mother shyly. Hana and Kuro went towards her and made friends with the shy one.

"She's really shy," Hana said to Kuro. "How cute!"

All of a sudden, a black furball came rolling into the scene. The furry then jumped onto Hana, wagging his tail excitedly as he hugged the golden kitten. Then, a black cat and a black dog with a black kitten arrived. The little furball jumped off the female feline and ran towards his parents, still wagging his tail with excitement. All the cats there just watched the odd family.

"...Hinata-chan!"

"N-Naruto-kun, Sa-kura-chan, Koneko-chan," the black cat blushed. "O-ombawa..."

"Ombawa!" Koneko squealed, hugging the little furball. "Kawaii desu ne!!"

"Iie! Help me!!"

"Koneko-chan, let go of him already. He's going to suffocate if you continue to squeeze him, you know," the black dog laughed slightly.

"But he's so cute! What's your name, Inu-chan?"

"...K-Kaito..."

"Nyaa! Kawaii!"

All of them laughed as they watched the red cat hugging the small puppy tightly. Indeed, Kaito was very cute, with his father's silky fur and his mother's lavender eyes, he was actually quite a beauty. His sister, Hikari, was beautiful as well, with purplish-black hair and black eyes. The female kitten was just like her mother, polite and bashful while his brother inherited his father's behaviour.

"...ne, Sasuke?" Naruto spoke to Sasuke at the back of the crowd.

"Hn?"

"I'm glad...it all had turned out well..."

"I'm happy too..." the larger of the two said. "Especially with your presence in my life..."

"...I love you, Sasuke..."

"I love you too, Naruto..."

- (Owari) -

Finally, the end of this story! Woot! Yay! Anyways, about Naru-chan always crying just now, don't ask me why. I just made him like that! (giggles) Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the story! Woot! And here's a little information about the cats in my story;

The cats in this story can live up to thirty years. They are adults when they reached the age of ten, just like human when they are twenty-five years old. The kittens, in which I had put to be three inside here, are actually seven or eight years old if they are human.

Anyhow, I hope you had enjoyed the story this far! Woot! That's all, minna-san! Ja ne!