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Naruto swore under his breath, trying his best not to freak out as the crimson color creeped out from the body under him.
It was a mistake, a harmless argument turned Violent. And now...
Naruto looked down at his hands, stained red with the guy's blood. He didn't mean to...he didn't want this...
His breathing picked up in panic as the gravity of the situation started to settle on his mind. Lord up and above, what did he do!?
"No...no nono no dear lord-" his voice came out broken and frightened. "I didn't- i can't...of fuc-" he sprinted toward the bathroom of his house and emptied his stomach, shaking violently.
Naruto's hand trembled, as he tried to stand on Shakey legs. His mind raced a million mile a second, already trying to come up with any solutions to his predicament.
He just hurt a man! He felt a pit in his stomach. Maybe even killed the said man! What can he do?
Naruto flushed the toilet, walking to the sink on unsteady feet and turning the water, roughly scrubbing his hands and splashing his face several times with ice cold water. He took a Shakey breath, running a hand through his hair once then twice then thrice in hopes of calming down.
There was a body im his living room.
Bloodstained furniture.
His Fingerprints all over the crime scene.
"Fuck..." Yeah, fuck indeed. The blonde stared at his reflection on the bathroom mirror for a few moments before looking away and crouching down.
Inhale
Exhale
Inhale
Exhale
He needed to get rid of that guy's corps somehow...he didn't want problems...but how? He doesn't know how to do it. And what if the guy told somebody he'll be going to Naruto's and now everyobody know that he had last been there. What can Naruto do...? What if his friends knew to look for him here? What if somebody heard the argument and already called the cops!? What i-
A sudden buzz of his phone snapped him out of his terror-infused "what ifs". Frantic hands snatched his phone from where it was hidden in his back pocket. He scanned through his messages and sighed in momentary relief, seeing as no text or call about the guy. Perhaps he could actually get away with this one...but..
He chewed on his lip anxiously till it was raw and hurting. He needed to find a way to safely remove the corpse an-
Wait...
His blue eyes suddenly widened.
Hold up...didn't he...
His attention was instantly shifted to his phone, scrolling through his contacts in a frenzied state, before freezing on a familiar contact.
The name handle was a dumb one, just for shit and giggles. 'my angry cat'. Oh how the other hated that nickname with a passion.
Naruto pressed dial and waited with bathed breath..
The phone rang and he prayed the other would pick up.
Ring
Ring
Ring
Rin-
"why are you calling this late?"
Naruto heaved a relived sigh, slumping down and gripping the sink with one hand. "Thank God you picked up ..." He felt like crying but now just wasn't the perfect time, he had to hurry up.
"I need your help-"
"Of course you do- you never call unless you need my help." The other cut him off with a tired voice and as much as naruto would like to stop and unpack the emotional baggage contained in whatever the hell the other just said, he just couldn't.
"Im sorry- but listen...i..i hurt somebody.." as he finally said it, he just had to face reality. Sobs threatened to break through his voice as he whispered "i- i dont know what to do...i d-didn't mean to! We were fighting and- he jus- i couldn't..." The words failed him and he couldn't even formulate a proper sentence to explain himself.
Thankfully, the other had already heard enough.
"Naruto just shut it and listen." They spoke, the tiredness cleared out of their voice. "Are you in your house?" The guy in question sniffled. "Y-yes.." there was a sound of movement from the other side of the line. "Okay good, is that guy still conscious?" Naruto sure hoped he was, but knew that hoping for the impossible was just plain dumb.
"I...i killed him."
The other end went silent.
"I didn't mean to..."
"Huh...didn't think you had it in you, im impressed." If it wasn't for Naruto's fragile mental state at the moment he would've absolutely voiced his serious concern about the amount of amusement dripping from each word.
"Don't worry about it, just go to you room and lay down for a bit, I'll take care for it." And for the hundredth time, Naruto thanked the lord for having the other. "I...thank you...ku-"
"Just go lay down before you pass out. I'll go make some calls."
And the line went flat.
He didn't bother checking on the body one last time before heading to his room and dropping on his bed. God knows he needs to pass out.
Who knows, maybe when he wakes up it'll turn out to be nothing but a nightmare.
And maybe then he could call his friend to tell them about it.
That would be nice...
Turning a blind eye to his bloody clothing, he passed out.

Naruto awoke to the sound of people in his house and his heart dropped.
"No..nono fuck!" Somebody is in the living room- somebody found the dead body.
He stumbled, still numb from sleep, over to his door and creaked it open, there was nobody in the corridor, yet he could see the shadows of the people meaning they were blocking the entrance.
Was...was it the police?
No, naruto shook his head. If it was the police he wouldn't still be here. Perhaps...perhaps it was...
"I see you're finally awake." A voice made him jump and spin around, barely managing to breath under the amused crimson gaze of the person he sought help from.
It's been a while since they met face to face, but those narrowed, crimson eyes and fiery orange-red hair were such a familiar and comforting sight.
They still looked really nice.
"K-ku...Kurama." it felt like an eternity since he last spoke that name.
The redhead's lip curved up slightly as they fixed their expensive suit. "Been a while since you called...and when you do its because you killed somebody..." They chuckled as if finding the situation humorous. "I know that you only call when you need a favor but this one sure does take the cake." As much as he would like to stop and truthfully apologize Naruto wasn't just going to stand there and listen to Kurama, instead he opted for asking about his situation.
"What are you going to do?"
"Good question, but I'll do you one better: what did i ACTUALLY do?"
The blonde frowned in confusion. Did...did they already do something? Sensing his confusion, Kurama mentioned to the living room and naruto took the initiative to slowly walk down the corridor and toward the crime scene.
Except...there was no crime, his living room was spotless. There was no body, no blood stains, no nothing.
"What...?"
He turned to face the other with wide eyes. "What did you do?" The question was barely audible, nothing but a hushed whisper.
"I made some calls."
Yeah...that explained everything.
Suddenly the redhead scrunched their nose."Not to be rude or anything but your clothes smell of blood, maybe you should change." Kurama leaned against a nearby window, and peeked through the closed blinds.
"Then i can take you somewhere to eat so you can tell me just what happened." Half lidded Crimson eyes shifted to stare at him lazily. "We gotta leave the place to the professionals so they can do their Job."
"What happned to the body...?" He needed to know that much at least.
"You'll know in time, now go do what i said." Kurama dismissed him again, their tone leaving no room for arguments and Naruto found himself silently obeying.

Naruto sat in the tub, eyes dazed, staring at the ceiling.
He just killed somebody.
He could hear the people, 'the professionals' as Kurama refered to them, doing their work in his room. Probably getting rid of the sheets he has stained with blood when he tried to rest.
"You sure are taking your time."
He sighed, feeling tired. "I'm sorry..."
The redhead nodded, entering the bath room without much care for the humidity ruining their expensive clothing or neatly styled hair.
"Stop apologizing, you know I'm not your friend if dont lend you a hand from time to time."
Naruto might've been embarrassed if he wasn't so tired. "You said it yourself...i only call when i need you." Kurama nodded. "Yes, i did say so and that's because its the truth." They confirmed, reaching out to dip a finger in the water, and slowly twirl it creating small ripples on the surface.
Naruto's eyes followed the movement, a bit of guilt already forming in his gut. "mmsorry..." He couldn't even force himself to formulate proper words and Kurama noticed.
"No it's nothing. It's not like i had expectations or anything along those lines." The redhead shrugged, acting as if they weren't bothered and it seemed they weren't for the most part. "I won't pretend you an i are close friends or anything of sort-"
"We are." Naruto cut in, his voice still hushed and tired but even then, his tone was firm. "I'm just a bad friend..."
The redhead sighed with an eyeroll, removing their finger away from the water and reaching a hand to wipe a smudge from Naruto's face. "You can make it up to me later." They suggested. "But for now, just tell me what happened."
Naruto's eyes glazed over and he sank further in the water.
"I...i was trying to nap and suddenly this guy was knocking at my door, i didn't think much of it at first, just some guy I've seen around campus once or twice... " He gulped, reaching one hand to grab Kurama's which was still barely hovering over the water, trying to ground himself. "He just invited himself in, i didnt know what the hell he wanted and he just sat there looking at me like i grew a fucking horse head." He squeezed the hand in his and his gaze hardened. "Then he just started accusing me of some shit i had no idea about, he said he knew I was trying to fuck his girl- i don't know him! Or who the hell is this girl of his-" Kurama nodded, mumbling a soft "what a cliché." "But that wasn't really why we got physical, it was...fuck" Naruto frowned and massaged his forehead with his free hand. "he just- he just started spewing that demon kid bullshit at me as if we were back in middle school! I didn't even say a goddamn thing to him but he just kept on running his mouth on and on till I just couldn't control myself...I only meant to silence him...I didn't think... it'll end like that ." His voice got softer as he neared the end of his words, ending in a barely audible whisper.
Kurama hummed absentmindedly for a few moments. They raised their head to the ceiling for a few seconds before looking back at the boy and shrugging. "Seems he has it coming. It was probably either a prank or a dare, i mean who the the hell will come all the way to your doorstep to insult you? And so late in the evening?"
Naruto's expression became blank with realization.
"Are you saying I killed somebody because of... a dare...?" His voice broke halfway through the sentence but Kurama didn't seem to acknowledge it. They nodded simply. "Yeah, but its just a theory."
A theory Naruto does NOT want to believe.
"It doesn't matter anyway, he's dead now and that's on him." Kurama pulled their hand away from Naruto's much to his disappointment. They got up, straightening their suit and fixing the black tie.
Black looked good on them.
"I'll be waiting for you outside, we can still go out to eat, those guys still need access to the bathroom and shower."
And with that they left him alone to his thoughts and the still steaming water.
He sighed. Maybe it's time to get out of the shower...

Days later, a body will be discovered by local teenagers. The rotting corps belonged to an unknown hiker that slipped and accidently fell to his death.
It seems the animals have already used the carcass as a food supply for a few days now, so it was hard to determine just what caused the actual death, but it was simply written off as head trauma causing an instant death.
From his house, Naruto watched the news and the discovery of the dead hiker.
Huh...having a friend like Kurama sure was handy...
He pulled his blanket over his head and snuggled into it, he hadn't slept or eaten much in the past few days, and knew he wouldn't be doing so in the next few ones as well.
He picked up his phone and sent a text.
_'Thanks- I don't know what I'll do without you, I owe you one you grumpy cat:)'_
_'call me a cat one more time and I'll make sure you'll join him.'_
_'you wouldn't do that, you love me!'_
_'that's probably the only reason why you're still alive, and you're welcome.'_
Naruto couldn't help but smile tiredly...
Hopefully he'll get over it soon. And when he does... he'll envite the redhead over for dinner.