What if Gaara and Naruto were brothers at a brothel? What if they ran away to start a new life, but the past comes to haunt them...sort of like this summary, which sucks! Story, however, is good!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ! Parings: Sasu/Naru, Neji/Gaara, Kan/?, Tem/Ten, Shino/Kiba, Shika/Choji (always thought they would make a sort of cute couple...hm...), and many more!
GAARA'S POV
"Naru?" I whispered as I searched in the dark for Naruto. Tonight was the night that we had planned to meet outside after his last client of the day. We were going to run away from this hell-hole forever!
"Gaara...psst!" Naruto whispered harshly from behind bushes. I ran over to were he was quickly and quietly. "I got Rasengan and Sand (AN:best I could do...sigh...) ready, lets go."
"Right!" I nodded my head and ran with him besides me. We hopped onto our horses and took off into the night...in hopes of a better future...
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"Myua, Myua...I hungry..." Naruto whined for the umpteenth time. I sighed, but ignored him.
"Naru, if we are to get far...we must travel one day and night straight...He want think to look for us when we'll only an hour away. He'll think we've gone further." I reminded him. "That is why we stuffed the horse with no preparation food...we can eat while we ride and take short restroom breaks."
"I don't want no apple..." Naruto whined. "I want ramen." I sighed again. Sometimes, Naruto was such a baby...
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TWO DAYS LATER
"Ramen!" Naruto shouted happily as we finally entered town. We had been traveling a day and half straight. I was sure that we were safe...No one would waste money looking for replaceables... "Come on, Gaara!"
Naruto hopped off his horse quickly and tied it up; I did the same while looking around. There's so many people...
"There's so many people..." Naruto whispered, my eye twitched slightly. "Let's eat!"
"Naru!" I said as he pulled me into a ramen shop and we sat at a table.
"Hello, what can I get you?!" A cheerful, pretty young woman asked.
"I'll have one of everyt-" Naruto started, but I cut him off with a glare.
"Naruto..." I warned, which made him pout.
"I'll have one bowl of regular ramen..." Naruto whispered to her.
"And you?" She asked me.
"I'll have the same." I answered. She nodded her head as she wrote it down.
"Tea?" She asked, and I nodded my head.
"Alright, your food should be ready soon." She said as she left us.
"Naruto, you know that this money has to last...we have to find a decent place to stay and then jobs!" I whispered harshly to him. He looked down.
"I-I know...I'm...I'm just so happy that we left..." Naruto told me as he looked up at me with a bright smile. "I'll watch myself in the future!"
"Tea!" The girl from earlier said as she placed a cup of warm/hot tea in front of Naru and another in front of me. "Enjoy while you wait for you food." Naruto and I nodded as we took a sip of our tea at the same time.
"Ewe!" We said while we made faces. "This tea sucks!"
"This is the finest tea in this town." One customer said as he drunk his with satisfaction.
"Then you really need to get out more." Naruto told him while gesturing to the tea. "It taste like-like..."
"Donkey piss." I suggested.
"Right! Donkey piss!" Naruto agreed, then looked at me suspiciously. "How do you know what-"
"Don't ask, won't tell." I interrupted quickly. He was about to say something, when the food came.
"Bottoms up!"
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"Myua, Myua! I got an idea Gaara on how to earn money!" Naruto said with a snap of his finger. I sighed, but continued to set up the tent for me and him.
"How?" Hm...I'm actually curious.
"We'll sell tea."
"Tea...." I was about to open my mouth and tell him what a stupid idea it was...WAIT! That's not a half bad idea... "Hm...that could actually work...but we need to sell just more than tea..."
"How about you cook does tasty bread things that you make!?" Hm...Naruto's on a roll...
"Not a bad idea..." I agreed, which caused Naruto to jump up and down happily. "But first we need more money..."
"Myua, Myua...more money...where are we gonna get more money..." Naruto asked curiously as he crossed his arms and scrunched his face in thought. Hm...where ARE we going to get more money from...Hm... "Hey! Gaara! What if we get infestations!"
"WHAT?!"
"You know people who give us money until we make money, then we give them money!" Naruto gushed excitedly.
"You mean 'investor'?" I corrected him. How the hell did he get those two words mixed up. Naruto nodded his head. "And where are we going to find 'investors'?"
"Hm...I don't know...Hey Gaara?"
"What?"
"I'm hungry again..."
"..."
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NEXT DAY
"I don't see no potent investors..." Naruto said as he looked around. I nodded my head in agreement. "Hey, look at that girl in the red dress that has gum all in her hair!"
"Naruto, don't point!" I scolded as I pushed his hand down and looked to where he pointed at. Sure, enough there was a girl in a short red dress and hair...that was pink?! Before I could comment, Naruto ran over to her.
"Myua, Myua! My name's Naruto!" Naruto introduced himself to the startled girl. He then pointed at me. "And that's my younger brother Gaara!"
"Ah...Hello." The girl greeted. "My name is Sakura."
"I like your hair, it makes me hungry!" Naruto told her, which caused her to sweat-drop.
"Uh...thanks?"
"My brother and me are new to town and we're gonna open up a tea and sweets shop!"
"Really!?" Sakura asked now showing interest and excitement. "There's none in town, so everyone buys from the people who go out of town to get some. I hope it'll be cheaper than them! They jack their prices up so much!"
"We plan on being cheap and delicious!" Naruto told her. "Gaara makes the bestest sweets ever!" Great...I feel a blush coming on.
"When do you plan on opening up?" Sakura asked me. FINALLY, someone is talking to ME! I opened my mouth to reply, but Naruto beat me to it.
"We don't have enough money yet or a place...we are looking for inventors..." Naruto said as he looked down sadly. My eye twitched at his choice of words and how he interrupted me. Sakura 'awed' at his cute act.
"It's investors." I corrected.
"Well...I have some money saved up from allowances and odd jobs...I'll be an investor." She told us with a smile.
"How do you know we won't take your money and leave?" I asked her. She turned to me and smiled a creepy smile.
"Cause, I have just the place for you two to start your shop! It even has an upstairs for you to live in and stuff!" She told me, she then gave a creepy smile. "And if you leave...I'll hunt you down...and kill you!!!!!!!!!"
"Really...where is it? How much will the person charge us for the use of it?" I asked her.
"Don't do it Gaara, she sounds violent!" Naruto yelled in fear. He quickly shut up when she shot him a look.
"I don't think Gai will charge you anything for it..." She trailed off. I frowned at her...she has more to say..."If you and Naruto act really cute and shy! He has this thing for helping the young and defenseless. We can go see him now if you want?"
"Myua, Myua!" Naruto nodded his head.
"Great! Follow me!" And we did.
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"Are we there yet?!" Naruto asked for the umpteenth time. I growled; and Sakura's right eye began to twitch rapidly.
"NO-Oh, wait...we are..." Sakura said sheepishly as we walked up to a dojo...Monkey-say-what?! "This is his dojo slash home. He should be in!"
With that said, she opened the door and walked in. Of course, we followed in awe. Well with Naruto, it was more like uw-ah-wow! We had never been a dojo before...its kind of cool...
"Wow, Gaara this is kind of cool isn't!" Naruto said excitedly as we walked into a room with two people in it.
"Gai-sensei." Sakura greeted with a bow. Naruto and I quickly followed suite. Monkey-see Monkey-do.
"Good evening ladies." The tall guy with a bowl hair cut greeted. Naruto's eye twitched and he opened his mouth to yell. However, being the telepathic mind reader I am, I stomped on his foot in warning. He glared at me. WHAT! I CAN'T HELP IF WE'RE DRESSED IN WOMAN KIMIONO! "What can I do for you?"
"My friends need a place to stay. They're new here and have no where to go." Sakura started, then glanced at us. "They're helpless..." Oh, yeah...I sniffed and put fake tears in my eyes.
"Gai-sama...do you have a place for my older sibling and I?" I asked while sniffing and looking down. Naruto put his arms around me while fake crying.
"It was so cold sleeping outside last night..." Naruto said while fake sobbing. "I gave all my blankets to my Kitty-Chan!"
"The...the youthfulness is fading from their lives Gai-sensei!" Mini-Gai declared while crying. He ran over to me and Naruto and hugged us in a tight hug.
"Do not fright little ones! I have a house on the edge of town! I shall not let your youthfulness die!" Gai yelled as he too joined our forced group hug and made it even tighter.
"I can't breathe..." Naruto gasped. I feel your pain, Naruto...I feel your pain...
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After matters cooled down (meaning we escaped the clutches of the youthfulness hug), we moved into our new home (meaning we carried our two bags in the house and put it upstairs). We let Sand and Rasengan wonder around free in the backyard. Naruto was sweeping the floors and dusting the shelves, while I was beating the old carpets and tidying our bedrooms. The place turned out to be bigger than we thought it would be. Upstairs is composed of Naruto's room, my room, a closet, a bath room, and guest room. Downstairs had one big room, two smaller rooms and a kitchen.
So far its been a couple of days of cleaning with frequent visits from Sakura.
Also, it turns out that it has a basement at the back of the kitchen. Pretty cool...Anyway... We've been cleaning up all these days, I think its time for a break!
"Myua, Myua, Gaara?"
"Hm?" I answered Naruto without looking at him. Whenever he says Myua, Myua, he's one of the following: hungry, excited, or tired.
"I think its time for a break." He said as he plopped down on the ground and leaned against the tree I was beating a rug against. I shrugged my shoulders and sat down too. "What's next Gaara?"
"What do you mean?"
"We have a shop...so...?"
"Ah...well, we need ingredients and more investors..." I told him. He sighed.
"This sure seems like hard work..."
"You wanted one didn't you?"
"Yeah...but...I didn't know it would be this hard..." He said with a pout. I shook my head.
"Me either...but...Naru?"
"Hm?"
"I prefer this over...what we use to do..."
"Me too..." He agreed with a yawn. I yawned after him. He laughed at me. I glared at him. He better not say it..."Kitty-Chan...Ah!" Take that! I jumped on him and started tickling him. Naruto laughed, but didn't take it laying down. Soon, we were rolling around on the ground and laughing.
"Guys!" Sakura's voice startled us, causing us to look her way. She walked up to us along with other girl. "This is Ino."
"W-" I 'accidentally' nudged Naruto hard in the side, which 'incidentally' forced him to swallow what I'm sure to be a rude comment. He glared at me as he rubbed his sides. The blonde giggled.
"You two are a cute as Sakura said you'd be." She said. I stood up and glared at her. I WAS not cute.
"I'm not cute!" Naruto shouted as he stood up. "Gaara is, but not me-ah!" Oops...slip of the hand...
"Anyway, Ino has a agreed to invest in your shop..." There she goes with that dramatic pause. "...if you showcase her flower arrangements."
"Arrangements?" Me and Naruto said at the same time. Naruto has got to stop that mind reading stuff...
"Yes, you see...I buy, plant, grow, crossbred, and sell flowers in this town...but...no one is really buying any. If your shop is gonna be as famous as Sakura says it will be, it'll need some style and decorations! That's where I come in! If you let me show my flowers in your shop, I'll invest money." Business woman...smart.
"Myua, Myua!" Naruto nodded and held his hand out. "We accept! Let's shake on it!"
"Great!" Ino said as she shook Naruto's hand. "Now, lets see what I have to work with!"
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"Hm...not bad...not bad at all..." Ino said as she survived the downstairs of the house. "The walls are a nice solid blue...and the floor is a nice study oak floor. Jasmines, Carnations, Baby Kisses, Whispering Jews..." Soon she began to mumble to herself as she walked around. Man...she's getting kind of creepy...
"It's gonna take Ino awhile, why don't you and Naruto go to town and start getting supplies?" Sakura suggested as she handed me-BITCH-SAY-WHAT!? This is about 30 gold coins and 25 silver coins.
"Wow! That's a lot!" Naruto exclaimed to Sakura. "That's your little money!?"
"Yeah, well...anyway...you should go start getting everything you need." With that said, we were off like race horse...in women's clothing...hm...any who...
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"3 lbs of green tea leaves?" Naruto asked me.
"Check." I answered.
"3 lbs of golden tea leaves?"
"Check."
"3 lbs of brown tea leaves?"
"Check."
"3 lbs of red tea leaves?"
"Check."
"7 lbs of sugar?"
"Check."
"Wheelbarrow?" Did he just ask...hm...I wonder how I'm moving the stuff towards the meal...jeezee...
"Naru...I'm pushing it..."
"Oh, yeah..." Duh!
"..."
"50 tea cups, chopsticks, and plates?"
"Check."
"5 Mixing bowls, 2 grinding bowls and stick, sifter, 3 cloth sack, and baking pans/plates?"
"Check."
"2 water pales?"
"Check."
"1 lbs of each color of the rainbow icing?"
"Check."
"Myua, Myua! We have everything, but the flour!" Naruto said with a big smile on his face. I couldn't help, but smile brightly too.
"Who knew everything in this town is so cheap!" I told Naruto, who nodded his head in agreement. "How many coins do we have left?"
"3 silver coins..."
"And?" There had to be more right....right?!
"Uh...that's it..." Naruto said as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED TO EAT!" I yelled at him. He crossed his arms and pouted.
"You ate a lot yourself! You even had to loosen your obi a little!" Naruto shouted. Darn it, I'm blushing. I DO NOT blush!
"...Humph! Let's just hurry and get the most flour we can for three coins..."
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"Hello!" A chubby boy with red hair and swirls on his cheek greet us when we walked in. "That's a lot of stuff you guys got. Are you selling it or something?"
"Eh, no...we're here to buy three silver coins worth of flour." I told him.
"It's for pasties that Gaara is gonna make for our shop!" Naruto told him excitedly. The chubby boy started drooling slightly. "Gaara makes the best!"
"You're not gonna make very many with just 1/3 lbs of flour." The guy told us, which made me sigh in disappointment.
"Sakura and Ino are not gonna like this..." Naruto mumbled.
"You know Sakura and Ino...Hm...I got an offer." He said, which caused me and Naruto to perk up. "Since you're friends of Sakura and Ino, too."
"What is it?" I asked curiously.
"I'll give you 5 lbs of flour if you bring me the money later AND some pastries!"
"REALLY! THANKS-uh...what's your name?" I sweat-dropped. Just like Naruto.
"My name is Choji."
"Let's shake on it!"
"Uh..s-sure..." I wonder why his face is red?
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Once we got home, we placed and labeled everything in the kitchen where its suppose to be. We then gasped when we saw what Ino had down. There were vines around the doors, arrangements of bright colored flowers on the table in pretty vases, table clothes, tables...hm...when did they buy tables...curtains...everything.
"Wow!" Naruto exclaimed to an exhausted Sakura and a satisfied, but exhausted Ino (both were on the floor). "Where did you guys get the furnace!?"
"He means furniture." I corrected when I saw their puzzled looks.
"Oh! We went around the town collecting old furniture that people didn't want. And Sakura stole the curtains from someone's drying wire." Ino explained.
"I did not! You did!" Sakura argued. Ino shrugged.
"Guilty by association." Ino told her, then said to me and Naruto. "Now, all there's left to do is hang up your sign, which I had Lee make. It's by the door..." Ino started snoring and soon Sakura followed suit.
"Uh...let's let them sleep..." Naruto told me. "I think we should get some rest ourselves...its been a busy past week and a half...And tomorrow will be the busiest of all...Night Gaara..." Naruto walked up to me and kissed me on my forehead. I frowned slightly as I was reminded yet again of who was taller than who...Why can't I be taller than him! Humph!
"Night Naru..."
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"WAKE UP!" Sakura, Ino, and Naruto shouted together. I fell out of the bed 0.0
How dare they disturb my sleep like that! Naruto knows I like to sleep in bed late...they better have a good reason for this!
"Sorry, Kitty-Chan. I know you like to sleep in late, but we have to get everything ready the shop opens in an hour!" Naruto explained. I glared at Kitty-Chan! I do not sleep, yawn, or act like a KITTEN! "Myua, Myua! Put on your bust kimono!"
"...want me to put on make up too?" I asked sarcastically.
"Hm...that's not a bad idea!" Ino and Sakura said with a nod of their head. 0.0 HOG-SAY-WHAT?!
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"Hheheheheheheh..." I snickered when I saw Naruto, who looked like a pretty girl. Naruto stuck his tongue out.
"You look even more like a girl cause of your long hair!" Naruto teased me, then laughed as I subconsciously ran a hand through my waist length hair. "Kitty-Chan!"
"You-! Hi-yah!" Mm...I need to work on my war cry...Ah, well...Take that! And that! And that!
"Ow, Gaara!" Naruto yelled the pulled my hair.
"Hey!"
"You guys!" Sakura yelled. "Stop! Do you know how long it took to do Gaara's makeup."
"Shouldn't have been that hard, he already looked like a girl." Oh, no Naruto didn't.
"Yeah, well! Yo mama!"
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