A/N: You know, I can totally see my HP fanfic-readers massacring me for daring to start another fanfic….but alas, it couldn't be helped. (grin)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor any other merchandise mentioned in this fic.
Warnings: YAOI, SHOUNEN-AI, whichever you want to call it. Some smut later on, but nothing too dirty or graphic. Suggested noncon, and of course, mental illness.
Pairings: SasuNaru, GaaLee, KakaIru, ZabuHaku…more later on. A little NejiNaru and SaiNaru as well.
BEGINTHESTORY
"I hate you!! I Hate you hate you hate you hate you!!! LEMME GO, I HATE YOU!!!" a small blond screamed at the top of his lungs, as an older man dragged him forcefully into the building, holding a duffel bag in his free hand. The sturdy adult didn't appear to be listening to the screaming teen, though he did look decidedly unhappy. The young man he was pulling along was a short teen, no older than 16, with spiky blond hair and expressive blue eyes currently narrowed in fury. Three whiskers marks scarred each cheek, the most distinguishing thing about his appearance.
As soon as the older man pulled the boy into the off-white reception room, he was met by another man, this one looking much friendlier. He was no older than 25, with a nice tan, brown hair and eyes, and a scar running across his face. "Uzumaki Arashi-san?" he inquired, though he appeared to already know the answer, as his eyes strayed to the now-quiet but still-struggling teen.
Arashi nodded sharply to the man's inquiry, and the orderly put a small smile on his face. "My name is Umino Iruka, Uzumaki-san. And this," here, Iruka turned to look at Naruto, "must be Naruto-kun." Naruto glared back at him, distrust shining in his blue eyes. "It's nice to meet you, Naruto-kun." Iruka continued. Naruto just stared at him in suspicion, but he had at least stopped struggling at being addressed.
Arashi slowly let go of Naruto's arm, focusing his attention on Iruka, who motioned down a hallway to the left. "Tsunade-sensei is in her office; it's the third door on the left." he said cheerfully. Arashi nodded and walked away, after handing Iruka the duffel bag.
Iruka smiled warmly at the unsure boy. "Come on, Naruto-kun. Let's go find your room." he said cheerfully. Naruto blinked, before a small smile appeared on his face. "Alright, Iruka-sensei!" the teen replied just as happily, trailing after the man, as two other orderlies followed behind them.
The hallway was as off-white as the reception area at first, before it gradually changed into a hall of art that looked to be done by young children. Naruto glanced around in interest; some of the drawings were pretty good, but most of them looked to be doodles.
Turning down another corridor, this turned out to be less decorative, but it did have door upon door of what Naruto assumed to be rooms. Each of the doors were marked with numbers, with a little slot for others to look inside if necessary, but other than the peeling dark green paint on the doors, it didn't look very remarkable. Iruka stopped in front of a room marked 205, knocking lightly before opening the door.
"Lee-kun." Iruka called out in greeting.
"Iruka-sensei! Your visit was most unexpected, but not to worry! I have completed my duties!" came the exuberant reply. Iruka just had an amused smile on his face as he walked in, placing the blond's duffel bag on the empty cot opposite of Lee's. Naruto walked in soon after, glancing around the room anxiously.
The room was also nothing spectacular, though the one dresser in the room, which was separating the two cots, did have rubber-smoothed edges. The cots had stark white sheets, and the floor was merely a linoleum-like tile. There was only one window in the room, though it looked sealed shut and let in the sunlight and sky, but not much scenery.
"What is this? Iruka-sensei, have Gama and I earned ourselves a roommate?" the other teen asked excitedly, dark eyes alighting upon the sight of the blond boy. Naruto stared at him. Lee had the thickest eyebrows he had ever seen on ANY human being ever before...and even Naruto could tell his eyes were just naturally wide, not wide from his otherwise obvious thrill. He had a tacky bowl-cut to top it all off, and the green onesie he was wearing did nothing to add to Naruto's comfort with the strange boy.
"Lee-kun, this is Uzumaki Naruto-kun. And yes, he will be rooming with you. Naruto-kun, this is Rock Lee-kun, your new roommate." Iruka said, giving both boys equally fond smiles. Naruto was still staring at Lee, who was staring back at Naruto. "Naruto-kun, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me anything. Lee will be happy to show you around and answer questions as well, right, Lee?" Iruka finished, looking to the other boy. Lee nodded vigorously, jumping up and striking what Naruto could only term to be a good-guy pose.
"Of course, Iruka-sensei! I will not fail this wonderful duty you have given to me! Gama will surely aid me in this task as well!" Lee cried, before turning to Naruto. "Naruto-san, if you need anything at all, do not fail to call on myself or Gama! I will be your shoulder to cry on, your ear to talk to, your nose to smell your unclean shoes, your--" Lee could have probably went on for hours, Naruto would have bet, but fortunately, Iruka interjected a complacent "Thank you, Lee.", before turning to Naruto.
"My office is in the dinosaur hallway, Naruto-kun. The door with Godzilla on it." Iruka said, before bowing slightly, and with a light goodbye, left the two to themselves. Naruto glanced around the room again, blue eyes lingering on Lee who was still wishing an already-gone Iruka a teary farewell, before moving over to his bag and opening it. The sound of the zipper must have been audible enough to catch Lee's interest, as the teen ended his goodbyes and turned back to Naruto.
"Naruto-kun! WAIT!!!" Lee practically screamed, startling Naruto enough to cause him to jump, as the green-clad teen rushed to the dresser, yanking open the top three of the six drawers and pulling out several articles of clothing among other riff-raff. When they were empty, Lee shoved all of his belongings to his side of the room, leaving the three drawers open and giving Naruto a flashing grin.
"Naruto-kun, you may have the top three drawers, in honor of your arrival at this glorious facility of YOUTH and VITALITY." he declared. Naruto stared at him, not quite sure what he was talking about. "Ummm...what?" Naruto asked, slightly dazed with all of the...energy Lee seemed to contain within his skinny form.
"This will be a symbol of our growing friendship, Naruto-kun!" Lee continued earnestly, looking at Naruto with big, bright eyes. Naruto just nodded unsurely, before pulling out his belongings and cramming them into the drawers. Once he had finished--his father hadn't packed very much for him--he closed the drawers and sat on his cot, scowling slightly at the toughness of the springs in the mattress.
Lee, seeing Naruto finished, opened the bottom two drawers and put his own belongings into them--though much more neatly than Naruto had done. Once finished with his task, he gave Naruto another flashing grin, before opening the last empty drawer with a fond smile. "That Gama! If I didn't put away his things, he'd never be able to find them!" he chuckled.
"Ah, Naruto-kun has not yet been introduced to Gama!" Lee exclaimed in dismay. That expression was swiftly replaced by another blinding smile before the teen motioned to his left. "Naruto-kun, this is Gama-san. Gama, this is Uzumaki Naruto-kun." Lee introduced with pride. Naruto glanced around, just to make sure that: yes, they were the only two in the room. So who was Lee talking about?
"Naruto-kun, Gama said 'hello'." Lee said, eyes narrowing in dissatisfaction and slight indignance. The blond blinked, but did a small boy nonetheless with an uneasy-and-confused grin plastered on his face. "Nice to meetcha." Naruto replied (though not really knowing who he was actually replying to). Lee's attitude went back to its usually happy self, and he looked very content with the entire proceeding.
"Come on, its time for the youth to feast upon the delectable morsels set before us!" Lee proclaimed cheerfully, walking out of the room, followed by a less-than-enthusiastic Naruto.
Along the way to the cafeteria, Lee helpfully pointed out to the blond teen which hallway lead to where, and the few restricted sections around. The commons, according to Lee, was a popular place to inhabit for a bit (at least, that's what Naruto had filtered through all of the 'youth' and 'springtime' gibberish); and also, there were apparently some art classes around the place, though Naruto didn't really catch where.
The pair, plus 'Gama', reached the cafeteria, with Lee strolling in and directly towards the line, Naruto following closely after him. Going through the line-up was long, though, and when it was finally their turn, Naruto didn't even think the goop was worth it; Lee told him it was 'healthy oatmeal so that the youth may flourish in a more positive environment, inside and out!' or something of that nature.
Turning to glance around, as Lee was currently arguing with one of the servers about giving 'Gama' some food, Naruto realized that Konoha Hospital for Youth Treatment was, in fact, co-ed. There were groups of both boys AND girls.
A particular group of girls, three to be exact, caught his eyes--likely because one of the females had bubblegum pink hair. Said female was engaged in conversation with the blond girl across from her, who was smirking sensually and letting her blue eyes run over the few nearest groups of boys suggestively. Next to the blond sat another girl, her dark brown hair done up in Chinese-style buns. She looked to be muttering under her breath as she constantly rearranged the dishes on her meal tray, never once even touching the food. With them sat an orderly with wild black hair and dark red lipstick, keeping a watchful eye on the blond.
Eyes drifting around, Naruto was startled when a pair of black eyes suddenly lifted to meet his own. Naruto felt his breath begin to hitch just at the sheer intensity of the gaze. The owner, another teenaged boy with spiky black hair and pale skin, sat at a table with only a silver-haired orderly for company. Said orderly had his nose buried into a bright orange book, with, for reasons likely only known to himself and God, one eye covered with a black handkerchief.
The raven-haired boy kept his eyes staring straight into Naruto's, and slowly, a smirk etched its way onto his otherwise expressionless face; it was a smug smirk, as if he knew something the blond didn't and would use it to make Naruto miserable. It made Naruto's hackles rise in apprehension, and his discomfort shown in the scowl on his face. At the sight, the other teen only smirked wider.
As if sensing his charge's mocking interest, the silver-haired orderly lifted his head to glance at the teen, and following his gaze to Naruto, shut his book and began to speak to the raven-haired teen. Being too far away to hear them and not able to read lips, Naruto could only guess that what the silver-haired man was saying was not something the other boy liked, as a scowl started replacing his smirk. Soon the teen was glaring daggers at the man, but the man just looked bored and spoke again before motioning to the door. The darker teen stood with his glare in place, before turning back to Naruto's interested gaze with a vivid and creepy smirk.
"Naruto-kun!" Lee yelled--directly in the blond's ear.
After jumping nearly a foot in the air, Naruto turned to glare at his roommate. "What the hell, Lee?!" Naruto growled, one hand over his ringing ear. Lee just grinned at him, glad he had his wonderful new roommate's attention. "To the table!" he proclaimed, trotting off, with a grumbling Naruto in tow. The blond looked back over at the spot where the other teen and orderly had been, but they were long gone.
The two made their way to a table near one of the bigger--but still high up on the wall--windows. A group of five boys sat there eating, though with Lee making as much noise as he was, they immediately caught their attention. Two of the five, as soon as they had seen Lee, lost interest, but two had their eyes trained on Naruto and the last pair had looked down shyly at his tray of food.
"My fellow peers and dearest friends, allow me to introduce our new roommate, Uzumaki Naruto-kun!" Lee introduced, his tray clattering noisily down onto the table, and leaving an extra space between himself and a pony tailed boy, who didn't look a bit unsettled by this.
"Hello." the chubby boy Naruto had sat down next to murmured, though he still had yet to look up from his food. "Hiya!" Naruto greeted much more forwardly, and the boy dared to glance up at him a little before looking back down at his food and shoveling some of the goop into his mouth. Naruto turned to look across from him at a rugged brunette with triangular-shaped scars on his cheeks, who was glaring at his breakfast, looking rather upset. Squeezed tightly in his arms and huddled close to his chest was what looked like a white stuffed-dog with brown ears.
"The Jell-O...something's not right with it..." he muttered to himself, poking at his cup of Jell-O with his plastic spoon. The offending article of green edibleness jiggled. The rugged boy's eyes narrowed. "It's not jiggling right. Look at it!" he cried, starting to look more upset, before the tall boy with spiky black hair, sitting next to him, calmly picked the cup of Jell-O off of his tray and gave him his own cup of orange Jell-O. The rugged boy poked at this one too.
"They wouldn't poison Shino's, Kiba. There'd be no point." the pony tailed boy drawled. Kida didn't look the least bit comforted by this, but he did nibble at the orange jiggly. "Lee, aren't you going to introduce me to your new roommate?" another boy, this one with shiny, long black hair and pale violet eyes prompted. Lee dropped his spoon of oatmeal, which was halfway to his mouth, in horrified shock.
"WAAAHH!! Oh, forgive me!! How could I have been so rude and callous!!!" Lee cried, standing up abruptly. "To make up for this horrid act of negligence, I promise to do a hundred, one-handed pushups!!" he continued on fretfully. Before he could drop down to the floor and do just that, the long-haired boy merely raised an eyebrow, pulling Lee back into the current situation with just that single act.
"Naruto-kun, this is Hyuuga Neji-kun," Lee began, indicating to the pale-eyed boy, almost as if he had completely forgotten his earlier mishap, "Nara Shikamaru-kun," the pony tailed boy, "Aburame Shino-kun," the spiky-haired quiet one, "Inuzuka Kiba," the one holding the stuffed dog, "and Akimichi Chouji-kun." he finished, as he indicated to the chubby boy.
"Hi, I'm Naruto!" Naruto greeted brightly. Neji merely raised his eyebrow again in a mocking way, though the rest did greet him nicely, even all that Shino really did was nod at him. "So...how can you guys eat this shit? I mean, how can they just massacre oatmeal this badly?" Naruto started. Neji's mocking expression was replaced by a small smirk. "I've formed a tolerance." he replied haughtily.
"Lunch and dinner usually aren't too bad, although Konoha makes a point to ruin breakfast every single day." Shikamaru added in a dull tone. "That's only because they lace this shit with something." Kiba commented sharply, already shoving his half-eaten orange Jell-O away; he hadn't even touched his oatmeal. Naruto wasn't too keen on trying it either.
"My oatmeal tastes fine." Chouji said, just a bit louder than a murmur. "You think anything tastes fine." Neji cut back viciously. Chouji visibly cringed, yet Neji just ignored the admonishing glares he was receiving from the others. "At least he doesn't look like some pansy-ass transvestite." Naruto defended hotly. Neji stared at the blond in abject shock for a moment, before anger seeped into his form and he glared at him.
"I would beat your face in but I wouldn't want to dirty my hands or waste my time." Neji sniffed disdainfully. Before Naruto could retort, Shikamaru cut them off with a short "That's enough, or do you two want to get thrown into ISO?" and an eyeroll. Neji turned back to his food, sulking, and Naruto turned to Chouji with a mutter. "Don't listen to that prick--I think it's amazing how you can even stand to eat this!" he said. Chouji glanced up at Naruto again, this time with a small smile and longer eye-contact.
As Lee appeared to be in deep discussion with the empty space next to him, Naruto decided to turn to Shikamaru for his current question. "Where do we go after this?" the blond asked, pushing away his own barely-eaten tray of food.
"First we have to stop by the nurse's station for our pills (we have to take them each morning and night if prescription allows), then we can go pretty much anywhere, being a Saturday and all." Shikamaru answered, before turning to Shino. "Though don't you have a one-on-one session today?" the teen asked. Shino nodded.
"When are your one-on-one sessions, Naruto-kun?" Lee asked, apparently finished with his previous conversation. "Umm..." Naruto trailed off, trying to remember. "I think...Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3 pm and 1 pm." he replied. "Right after me." Neji commented thoughtfully, though it was more to himself than anyone at the table.
"Wow, Neji! This surely must be the hand of fate!" Kiba exclaimed sarcastically. Neji must have missed the sarcasm or ignored it, as he began to look over Naruto as if seeing him in a whole new light. This renewed interest in him made the blond a little uneasy, as Neji looked just a tad too interested.
"Naruto-kun!" Lee started--causing said boy to wonder why the green-clad teen had to start every conversation using his addressee's name--, looking at the other with bright eyes. "H-Hai?" Naruto stuttered in mild surprise. "You will not attempt to kill Gama or I with your toothbrush, correct?" Lee asked, completely serious, if his expression and tone were anything to go by.
Naruto blinked. "No. Why the hell would I?" he answered, honest-to-God confused. Lee just flashed his signature grin, before turning away to talk to his side.
ENDOFCHAPTER
And that's the end of chapter one! YAY! Now, please review! Thank you!