Author's Note

Before assuming the Naruto thing, I am telling you right now that Naruto is not involved in this story at all. Not a single sentence or paragraph.

Kyuubi No Kitsune is an actual term to Nine-Tailed Fox, and I am using facts about the creature through mythological books in my study and on the internet.

So what happens in the end will be explained in the next chapter.

Now please refrain from referring to Naruto, because there is not a shred of Naruto in this story. It is a story of my own design and desire.

Please enjoy.

Almost Time For A Sleepover

The cool, refreshing water in the garden broke and splashed upon each jump and roll of the young prince's beastly form, ripples coasting over the side of the pond as Leo freshened himself with the childish urge to cool off his fur and act cute around his friends and family, especially around his marefriend and potentially second mare to join him.

Tails flailing happily, the kitsune's fun coated Luna with sun-glistening water whilst giving him a sleek appearance underneath the fur that made Sweetie Belle blush, brilliant shading of his red fur before he rolled in the pond again and took a drink to quench his throat from all the talking lately. Leo was treated to a near breathtaking creature in the water, one of the many reasons he chose to act like a pup and draw Sweetie Belle's attention.

Which was actually quite a success from the given shades of red on her cheeks and the swishing of her tail.

With one last turnover to cool off his back, he stepped out of the pond and walked past the group to find some open space and opted to push everyone away when they tried to follow. Shaking his head, he waited for Luna to inform them that he needed to dry off before catching his breath and allowed himself to bask in the chilly combination of wind blowing through his fur, which chilled the water on his skin. This was very often with the teenage fox, as he had so much that it was often for his Aunt Rarity to groom and trim his entire body. Of course, she was paid handsomely by Discord with enough bits to cover her bills and leave some for her own personal uses, along with any fabric she desired appearing in boxes at the snap of his talon.

After a few moments to himself and with a snort to clean the water that reached his nose, Leo stretched his hind legs and proceeded to shake himself, sending droplets of water across the garden, into windows and waking a pegasus guard that was lying in a tree to use his lunch break for a well-deserved cat-nap.

It didn't take long for said guard to wake up with a startle and fall out of the tree. He crashed on his rump and stood up with aggravation as the group watched him. He had every mind to give the culprit a piece of his mind for ruining his sleep; that was until he turned to the fox prince and realized he was caught red-handed by his king, queen, the prince and Princess Luna, who were all curious.

"Guard," Faust approached the now saluting pegasus with a deadly look about her. "What were you doing in that tree?"

The guard gulped his fear. "I was taking a nap, my queen. It is my lunch break and I needed to rest my eyes a little."

"Lack of sleep?" Leo said out of the blue, approaching him casually as Faust watched with curious eyes. The guard nodded lightly and sighed to the ground, releasing his posture after the wave of exhaustion weighed him down. Leo's mind wandered to the lack of posture with this stallion and observed him with keen eyes as his mother watched him carefully.

He towered over the pony trying to hide his fear, but he could practically smell said fear beneath the cologne that was masking his body odor and diaper smell. He craned his head and saw underneath the helmet a serious case of exhaustion in this guards eyes, bags drooping as his eyes burned with redness and irritation to the wind. His hooves were shaky, but not from the fear of having such a large beast stare at him with such a narrowed gaze. The fact was his lack of energy and awareness of the situation.

Mind on a stable answer, the damp kyuubi reached over the stallion's head and bit on the comb of his helmet whilst carefully avoiding his tails hitting anyone that was behind him. He pulled the helmet off the pony with ease and dropped it to the side before gazing into the tired eyes that were wide with worry.

"What is your name?" He asked in a tone that shocked his mother and father. His cheerful and wild nature was replaced with a much more mature personality that threw everyone for a loop as he stared at the stallion. He sat on his haunches and tilted his head, waiting for an answer with his tails flowing back and forth, a similar expression to the tilting of his head but left unknown to most ponies. Save for his mother and the only princess who actually understood him, Luna.

"My name is Alum, your majesty." The guard replied with a respectful bow. "I apologize for the trouble I am causing. I assure you that it will not happen again."

Leo did not appear very convinced, as he stared down at the stallion returning to his hooves with narrowed eyes. He took this as his moment to act like the prince his mother desired, but he wasn't so sure of himself that it was the right thing to do. He trembled a little, yet kept it hidden from everyone while making his own decision.

"I smell used diapers on you," Leo took another sniff to confirm his suspicion. "Do you have foals?"

"Two, your majesty." Alum said with a yawn, his exhaustion clearly showing now.

"Where are they now?"

"With the sitter as we speak."

Alum attempted to retrieve his helmet when Leo nodded, but the strong paw of his celestial superior stopped him and left everyone in question as silence was given in response. Leo continued to stare down at Alum, his gorgeous yet extremely intimidating eyes gazing straight into the pony's soul. The majority of the conversation left his friends and family tense, as it was a conflicting act of kindness he never expressed to anyone but those he cared about, but he was slowly growing on the pour father.

"Take a couple days off," Leo conceded, shocking the group. Faust turned to him with questions of her own, being essentially in height of the prince due to him lacking the desire to be any larger. She knew he wasn't the kind of child to make such statements, and it concerned her.

"I. . . I'm discharged!" Alum exclaimed with wide, beady eyes. He feared this would happen and was about to kneel to the prince again to beg for his forgiveness and a second chance, but Leo was quick to silence him with surprising affection. Leo nuzzled the guard for a moment to distract him from the tails that were opening the clips of his armor and removing it for all to see. He slowly disrobed the stallion, and then set the armor aside.

"You're a single father who is raising his foals," Leo pointed out with a serious tone in his voice. "Go home and rest for a couple of days. Then you can return to do your job. That is an order from your prince."

"Well this certainly put a damp on my mood," Discord whispered bemusedly to the crusaders and Luna, his foul attempt of water balloons filled with glue ceased by the lack of satisfaction he would have of soaking his son. How could he prank the boy if he wasn't his chipper, wild, obnoxious-self, and with Faust looking at him with such praising eyes?

He sent them away with a snap of his fingers. He really hated that Leo was acting like a grown fox.

"So. . . I am not discharged?" Alum broke his silence as the two royals chuckled, although for different reasons.

"I did not say you were discharged," Leo clarified, the twitch in his eye hidden by his tail flourishing across his face. "I said for you to go home and get some rest. And you know what, spend some time with your foals and see if that sitter can go on a date."

Alum had to resist the urge to choke on his nerves or blush at the prince as he stood up to make his way into the castle for a quick packing of his belongings. He stopped though, for a moment to stare at the fox watching him carefully before turning away to see Ponyville preparing for a storm that was brewing as scheduled by Rainbow Dash, who was currently catching the attention of everyone but Alum with her yelling and demanding for the weather team to pick up the pace.

"Thank you, prince." Alum sighed, leaving the royals to their own affairs. He shut the door behind him without batting his an eye again at the kitsune. Leo immediately shrunk to his bipedal form and fell to his backside with a deep sigh of discomfort as Faust relieved herself of her own benevolent nature. She unwind with her son, sitting next to him as the change of personality hit the boy hard.

"That sucked," Leo commented, flicking a rock over the balcony with his claw. "Being grown up is harder than it sounds."

"Oh but you did very well," Faust said humorously, not believing that it was difficult for her child. She nuzzled him lovingly and curled her wing around his torso bring them close as the storm grew stronger with each cloud that connected at the command of the pegasi. "You gave an exhausted guard some well earned time off and advised with a casual approach to his personal life. I am very proud of you."

"Yeah, don't get used to it." Leo snorted fire, though by accident as it was not in his control. He couldn't help it though. He was a kyuubi and fire is his element, but no one had been teaching him manipulate it in a safe manner. He didn't even realize that he snorted such flames until they disappeared right in front of him.

Faust left that statement in silence and gazed with him to the world before them while the others joined in the merriment of his actions. Discord, however, looked at the boy with incredulity. As it went through his head, the demand that his wife made had just shown and he was not liking it at all. He loved the boy, but he didn't want to lose his partner in crime.

It wasn't until Sweetie Belle, Applebloom and Scootaloo squeezed around the prince that anyone really noticed what was different about the teenager, and ruined the moment of silence. All three crusaders narrowed their eyes on his pant leg and immediately tugged on it, jerking the yelping boy onto his back completely and pointing out the now obvious problem that was currently wrong with him.

"Your clothes are torn," they said in unison. Leo was not happy that they did this to him, but it was a very good thing they found the large rip that went from his knee to the bridge of his tails, which revealed more than he wanted and left quite a pair of lustful hungry eyes zooming in on his open cheek with binoculars.

"I will own that flank." Celestia giggled quietly, before disappearing into her room to prepare for tonight.

Leo was quick to wrap his tails around his waist and legs before standing up to hide the problem, his cheeks burning as bright as the fire he accidentally released.

"Did you grow again?" Faust asked, like any giddy mother would. However, Leo was not fond of the idea and expressed with much aggression towards the group as they shared the laughter of him ripping his pants. He was on the verge of crocodile tears while the laughing ponies and draconequss drew the attention of a certain celestial wolf that was passing by. She stopped to see what the commotion was all about and got a good idea what it was after seeing the way Leo was standing.

"I can't help it, okay!" He snapped, but they kept laughing. "When my tails grow, so does my body."

The laughter went on and on with Amaterasa giggling into her hand until she couldn't breathe. Something about the teenager stopped her as well, and it did the same for the rest of the gang after she spoke up and pointed to the mesmerizing wonder. The celestial being gasped as she approached to confirm her suspicion. She took the tail that was on her mind and gently caressed it as the tip carried a glowing orb that appeared out of nowhere and continued to float above a few strands of hair, pulsating every so often for no apparent reason.

It was enough though to draw the attention of both goddesses, who were now hugging the boy tightly and squealing as they jumped for joy.

"What is going on!?" Leo screamed, only to be heard on def ears by both females.

"He got his first one!" Amaterasu chirped, touching the orb with Faust. It jolted them, but the pain did not matter. They were too happy for the boy to realize the jolt they received.

"Discord," Faust squealed, tugging the tail hard enough to make the prince yelp. She shoved in Discord's face and drew the eyes of her daughter and the crusaders. Leo simply fell to the ground and grumbled. "He got his first starball!"

"Starball?" Luna queered to her mother. Clearly getting no answer from her, the lunar princess decided it was Discord's turn, but he obviously not happy to tell her what it was.

"It's something a kitsune earns as they age; there is one to go with each tail." Discord mentally slapped himself and sighed at the solid ball of energy. "Great. Now we have to give him the talk."

"The talk?" Leo cocked a brow at the spirit. "What talk?"

"Who do you think he will give it to?" Faust asked her fellow sister, grinning from ear to ear.

"I don't know, but he finally got his first one!" Amaterasu yelled.

"This is going to be a long sleepover," Discord sighed.