(I do not own Naruto, I only own my ideas. I don't own ramen. or carts. Thank you and enjoy reading)
Whiskered Runaway
By: KazikeChan
Limping footsteps through an empty alley.
It was raining hard that night, and a lonely and injured boy rested his hand on a cold stone wall for support. Tonight was the night he escaped. Where he had been, was hell. They had hurt him in the old orphanage, all of the children tried to be free of that hell. Only a few got away.
Tears were welling up in his eyes, he remembered a boy, being pulled back and dragged, red hair being pulled, screaming. He was probably dead by now.
He couldn't hold back his tears, they fell, hidden by the rain, and his blue eyes, hidden by his drooping wet hair. He sat against the wall, exausted. What if they find me? He thought. He couldn't run anymore, he needed rest. His eyes drooped, thoughts faded into dreams, memories into nightmares. The boy fell asleep.
Naruto, He thought his own name. Or was he being called? Those blue eyes opened, no one was aroung. "Naruto!" He heard a voice call. They've come looking for me! Crap! "Get your fresh ramen with Naruto fish cakes included!"
Naruto let out a sigh of relief. "That scared me..." He said a loud. The smell of delicious ramen broke through the smell of rain. Stranding up, Naruto was instantly hungry. He dug through his pockets in hope of finding a magical dollar that would multiply itself but only found some lint. "Darn it!" He peaked his head around the corner, spotting a cart topped with ramen, fresh, hot, and cooking. He couldn't help himself from drueling.
"Free ramen! Get it here!"
Free? It was almost too good to be true. Ignoring his hurting ankle he ran full speed to the ramen cart.
"One please!" The hyper little blond hungrily eyed the ramen.
The old man managing the cart gave him a pitiful look and filled a styrofoam bowl with hot, delicious, soupy, ramen.
"Yum! Thanks mister!" He thanked being handed the bowl of ramen. It was nearly burning his hands but he didn't care. He was about to eat the best food in the world again!
"All for a good cause." The man stated. Naruto noticed that the cart read 'Ramen for the Hungy Charity Organization.'
Naruto started to walk away with the ramen carefully when he tripped on a car jack lying on the ground. He fell onto the hard concrete sidewalk, causing his shirt to roll up, revealing markings on his stomach.
The expression of the man at the ramen cart turned into anger."Get out! Your not wanted here, pest!" Dipping his soup ladel into hot boiling ramen and throwing it at the poor child. Naruto quickly got out of the way carrying his ramen bowl with him, shocked and scared. He turned the next corner and got far enough away from the angry man that he could no longer hear his shouting. "Was it because a tripped..?" Naruto wondered out loud. He sat against a wall and started slurping up his 'happy' food.
(AN:) Fangz!1 (geddit? cuz im goffik?) Ok no. Just no. ANYWHO what'd ya think? I just got the idea ten minutes ago and thought "I gotta write this". Ok, this is my first serious fanfiction I have ever written and I plan on updating soon, I just wana know what yall think! Incase your wondering, to clear out any confusion, Naruto is 10 here. I'm kinda doubting myself with this story...I don't think its really that good. ok NOW i sound like a Mary Sue...dattebayo
Age of Naruto changed to 10, thanks to the idea from Suna No Ken !