Opening: My 2nd multi-chapter story. Yay!
Warning: Yaoi. Murder (Itachi). Language.
Disclaimer: The characters of Naruto are not mine. (Couldn't think of anything witty at the moment). This extends through the whole story.
"Didja hear? Didja hear?" A group of students gathered around a desk to get their supply the daily dose of gossip.
"About that haunted mansion on the top of Chasamanty Hill? Or as the locals call it 'The Doorway to Hell? Yeah!" One other shouted.
"Yeah, they said another person has disappeared in there." One with pink hair claimed.
"It's Hell's gate! There's no other explanation!"
"No way, probably some pedophile murderer guy."
"You're too skeptical."
"CLASS! SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!" A medium build tanned man with a light scar over his nose shouted. Obviously the teacher.
"But Iruka-sensei! We want to hear the details." One whined.
"Too bad! This is school! Not the gossip corner, wait 'til after class for that." He said, calming himself.
A series of moans and groans resounded in the room accompanied by one relieved, yet quiet, sigh. The sigh coming from one blue eyed, blonde haired, tan skinned, Uzamaki Naruto.
And as the chaos calmed, class resumed. Although really, what was the difference between the two?
The bell sounded to release the heathens—I mean students, to lunch.
A dog like boy nudged Naruto in the ribs. "So didja hear about that haunted house thing?"
"Knock it off Kiba." Naruto growled.
"Come on, Come on. All in good fun." He absently waved his hand.
The blonde, 'humph' ed, muttering darkly about 'hydrant pissing and black mail', efficiently shutting the mutt up.
"Really though Naruto, you can't seriously be afraid of ghosts, now can you?" A pale eyed boy smirked smugly at the pouting boy.
"I very well can, if I please, Neji. Just like you can be afraid of Ga-" A hand covered Naruto's lips successfully silencing the blonde from saying something that Neji would regret.
The long, dark haired boy swooped down next to Naruto's ear and hissed angrily, "I thought that was to remain a secret!" Naruto turned his head so his mouth was next to Neji's ear, "Not if I have reason to spill." He countered. Neji let go.
"…?" Gaara wondered.
"Don't worry about it." Neji spat returning to his seat. After being around Gaara for almost 5 years everyone learned to speak 'silence'.
"How can you be so afraid of--" Naruto was once again cut off by the same hand. "Shut it Naruto." The blonde got an evil glint in his eye and only seconds later did the hand snap back to its owner furiously wiping it on a napkin. "You licked me. So unsanitary. How old are you? Five?" Neji groaned in annoyance as the slobbery feeling didn't leave his hand.
Naruto just stuck his tongue out childishly. "16… last time I checked." He said thoughtfully.
"You act like a little brat." Neji turned around and crossed his arms.
"What a Diva!" Naruto laughed. A few chuckles came from his friends, agreeing with his statement. Neji could be a drama queen sometimes.
"Looks like someone was able to avoid the topic of discussion again…for a while at least." They all turned around to see a boy in a tight green muscle- shirt and tighter green pants. His hair was black and spiked.
"Damnit, Lee!" Naruto shouted at the emo boy. Honestly, what self-respecting emo wore green? ...Or had a girlfriend for that matter that so happened to be the captain of the cheer-leading squad?
"You almost got us Naruto, nice catch Lee." Kiba commented.
"I say we make a wager." Lee announced, seating himself, uninvited at the table.
"We're listening." Neji leaned in, eager to hear this. He was sure it was going to lead to some great black mail material later on.
"I purpose that we make Naruto stay inside the haunted house for 3 days." Lee smirked. Naruto just about pissed himself on the spot.
"IIE!" He shouted.
"What? You're not scared are you?" Lee made chicken-type sounds which, when done by an emotionally unstable emo, is quite hilarious.
"Yes." Naruto admitted, albeit proudly thinking it would get him off the hook.
"Great. Now we'll help you conquer that fear." He smiled a fake and evil smile.
"Fuck." He groaned. 'Walked right into that one.'
"Will stop torturing the poor boy?" A silky voice came from behind Naruto. He turned around to be faced with a boy about his age with long bright red hair that seemed to be on fire and two yellow triangle-like marks on each side of his cheeks and intense lightening yellow eyes. Naruto jumped up and glomped the boy.
"Kyu-chan!" He squealed.
"(cough) …Can't… (wheeze) …breathe… (cough)…" Naruto quickly got off of his suffocating cousin.
"Sorry." He laughed sheepishly.
"No you're not, because if you were you wouldn't be smiling." He quipped in a friendly manner.
"Yeah, you're right." He laughed again.
"Stop changing the subject. You can't keep hiding behind your cousin all the time." Lee barked.
Kyuubi cracked his knuckles warningly, glowering down at the poor fool who dares mock his innocent cousin. The room dropped 20 degrees colder and Lee hid behind the stoic Gaara. The yellow-eyed boy smirked.
"Who's hiding now?" He taunted. Lee sputtered indignantly.
"It's for his own good." Neji piped in.
"…" Gaara agreed.
"He's a scared-y cat. We're only here to help." Kiba added.
Kyuubi quirked a fine eyebrow. "What will Naru-chan get out of this if he wins?"
"You can't be serious Kyu-chan! I won't go in there for any-!" "5 months worth of free ramen." There was an awkward silence and everyone turned to the far end of the table.
"G-Gaara?" Kiba stuttered.
"You can talk!?" Naruto yelled, getting the attention of the entire cafeteria who hadn't heard. The ones who had, had there jaws breaking into the tile floor.
"…" Gaara nodded. Life returned to normal again as the silence ensued. Normality is extremely over-rated, true, but a step out of regularity is unnecessary.
"What were we talking about again?" Naruto asked.
"You do know the Definition of ADHD right?" Kiba questioned.
"I do NOT have Attention Deficit Hyper Dis—Omigawd, a chicken!" He leapt out of his chair and began running, only to find he wasn't going anywhere. He looked up and saw that his collar was being held up by Kyuubi. Ending hid 'sprint' to the chicken, he hung in the grip of his captor, pouting cutely and crossing his arms.
Kyuubi lowered the boy into his seat and held his shoulders down to prevent another 'escape'. "You have peaked my interest." Kyuubi directed his attention back to Lee. "We have a deal?" He had a gleam in his eyes.
"What deal?" Lee asked.
"Ramen. 5 months. For Naruto." He explained in short sentences. He wasn't a very patient person.
"Sure." He held out his hand for the deal.
Kyuubi grabbed it and shook it furiously. "Deal. He's all yours." He leered at the blonde pinned in the chair and pulled out duct tape from his back pocket. Kyuubi strapped Naruto to the chair. Naruto was yelling obscenities one would not normally hear from the quite childish boy.
"Damn you Kyu-chan! Fuck! Get me the hell out of this! Bastard! You're not my friend anymore!" He cried as he was hoisted up by the other three boys (Gaara refused to help, silently of course). Kyuubi approached his struggling cousin. Naruto looked hopeful, pure joy radiating from his small frame. Which was quickly shattered when Kyu-chan smacked a piece of duct tape over his mouth. The room cheered.
"Mam-mit! Met me moe!" He demanded as he was hauled from the room.
--At Kiba's house—
"Alright, flashlight? Check. Food? Double check. Toilet paper? Check. Cell Phone? Check. Sleeping Bag? Check. Soap? Check. Tooth brush-paste? Check. Extra clothes? Check. Cards? Check. Camera and recorder? Double check! Great, we're good to go." Kiba did the hand signal from the 'Taco Bell' thing, 'So it's good to go'.
"But I don't wanna!" Naruto whined.
"Too bad your cousin signed you over to us. So you're doing it!" Lee snipped, shutting Naruto up.
"Well, we're done here. Let's get going." Neji stated.
"Right!"
Naruto cried on the inside. He was so scared of what might happen in there. What if they ate him? Or raped him? Or worse…what if they haunted him?!
"No! I'm too young to die!!" Everyone in the village heard the poor pathetic screams for help.
They ran down the street, across two rivers, hailed 15 taxis, and climbed up to Chasamanty Hill. Kyuubi was waiting there.
"How'd you get here so fast?!" Kiba shouted.
"I went behind the school." He stated nonchalantly, pointing behind him at their High School.
"Well, at least we're here." Neji sighed letting down Naruto the ground slowly, and by 'slowly' we mean dropping without a care where he lands, which was his head. "Itai!" He cried, nursing the new lump on his head.
"Alright. Naruto. 3 days. If you run into trouble call us and we'll get you out of there. 5 months of ramen." Kyuubi told him and gave him a quick hug. "Good luck."
Naruto gulped. Kyuubi seemed to think he could do it, and he didn't want to disappoint him. "Al-alright." He stood up shakily and walked to the door with the intention of entering 'The Doorway to Hell'.
"Good Luck!" They called out again, with the exception of Gaara.
He opened the door and walked into the threshold, expecting to be immediately thrown into some vortex of doom. When nothing came he walked deep into the foyer. The door slammed shut and he whipped around to be faced with nothing but the dark shadows of the poorly illuminated room.
The atmosphere was dead and left an uneasy feeling in the pit of Naruto's stomach. Silence was the sole base of the house and…wait, what was that?
The sound of giggling came from the basement. Loud shouts of two people fighting came from the upstairs, both male. The sound of a sobbing boy came from the corner of the room. An ear-shattering scream came from a room near the foyer, most probably the bathroom by the way it echoed. Lastly, the one that stood out the most was the sound of deep chuckling. The chortling coming nearer and nearer.
The blonde backed himself closer and closer to the basement door as the evil laughter began to grow louder and more maniacal. He quickly grabbed the cell phone and fumbled with the buttons, dialing Kyu-chan's number.
Ring. Step. Ring. Snigger. Ring. Step. Ri-
"Hello?" Kyuubi's voice came from the other end. "Naru-chan?" He questioned.
Naruto's mouth failed to work out coherent sentences. "He-hel, sa-sav, D-don't…" He tried.
"Are you okay?"
A deep voice that was definitely not Naruto's spoke.
"Well, well, well. What have we here?" It mocked curiosity.
"Pl-plea-please, d-don't…" He heard Naruto sobbed in the background.
Suddenly a loud shriek of pain sliced through the evening air, emitting from the house.
"NARUTO?!" Kyuubi called out to his cousin through the phone.
The sound of zapping and crackling came from it and then it went dead.
TBC…
Nomi: Yes! A whole new story! And it's my first AU!
Mol: Hurray! Now WTF happened!
Nomi: Not tellin'. (Sticks tongue out)
Mol: (Cut's tongue off) Muwahaha!
Nomi: Wahh! You're a horrible lover! (Inside joke)
Mol: Whatever.
Both: Ja! R&R Please!