Title: Don't Go To Sleep
Genre: Mainly focused on Horror and Romance but you'll likely see Humor and Friendship as well
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I only own the plot line and my OC.
Intro: The nightmares wouldn't stop. It was a constant battle to survive. Misaki stared up at the house, her house, with fear. She regretted taking Naruto's advice in buying this place. "It's huge, it's in your price range, and it's far away from another house for miles! Think of the wild parties you could throw! Come on! The parties!" She should have rented an apartment. AU
(A/N: Just fixed the errors in here. It was driving me nuts. But I'll be updating this soon! :])
Chapter I
She was frozen in place, her heart beating frantically. Good, that meant she was still breathing. Not for long, the middle aged woman thought as she watched the door unlocked allowing the ominous presence throw the door open. Her lips trembled as the black shadow came closer and closer. She was cornered with nowhere to go.
I can't move-! Somebody, please... Anybody..!
But she knew nobody would come. Her friends and family were most likely arriving at their planned mini vacation up in the mountains and the closest neighbor she had was four miles away.
She had forgotten her knapsack and told her husband she'd show up in the morning.
The woman turned her face slightly to the side trying to push herself into the wall as much as she could, hoping she would disappear. The dark shadow growled lowly as it inclined it's head toward hers.
Hot tears slid down the woman's pale cheeks as her eyelids slid shut.
A bloodcurdling scream broke the silent night echoing across the dense woods surrounding the house.
The full moon shined brightly in the night life as everything became quiet again.
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Misaki Mizuno sipped at her coffee as she flipped through the newspaper searching for potential houses that had been put up for sale.
Too bright
Seemed hot
Boring neighborhood
Too close to a school
Oh, that one seemed nice... Nope, never mind. WAY out of her price range!
She let out a loud sigh seeing none that would fit into her list of what she was looking for in her future dream home.
A poke to the forehead brought Misaki back to reality. "Still no luck?" Itachi ask innocently typing away at his laptop as though he hadn't just assaulted her forehead with one of his legendary forehead pokes.
Misaki grumbled incoherent words that went along the lines of "probably have an indent" and "I'll make him regret it" as she rubbed at her now reddened forehead.
"What was that? I didn't catch what you said." The smirk though said otherwise.
"No," she rolled her eyes at him. "Just like all the other times I couldn't find anything."
A few clicks on the laptop.
"Maybe you should reconsider and try searching for an apartment instead. It makes more sense what with this being your first time actually moving out of your parents house."
Misaki opened her mouth ready to retort-
"No it doesn't count that you had lived in a dorm at college."
-And promptly deflated.
Itachi chuckled not moving his eyes from his laptop. She narrowed her eyes at him. Just how the heck could he laugh at the look on her face without even seeing it?!
"Because, dear, little Misaki," Itachi continued, a grin just barely pulling at the corner of his lips continuing to type.
"I see all, I hear all, I know all. Simple as that."
Misaki yelped, her eyes growing wide as she stared at Itachi. "What are you, a mind reader?!"
"Yes,"
She stared at him incredulously before her phone started to vibrate.
"Do you mind telling Sasuke for me it's his turn to clean out the garage?"
"Uh, sure." She mumbled as she pulled her phone out and checked the Caller ID.
Duckbutt Sasuke
"...I'm not even going to ask how you did that."
All she got was a smothered laugh in response as she answered the call.
"Your brother says to clean out the garage."
She heard Sasuke growl at that.
"I don't need him to remind me every five minutes. And the Dobe wanted to get together later on at his place. His phone's disconnected. The idiot forgot to pay for his phone bill."
Again, Misaki thought amused.
"Hmmm, alright. But I won't be able to show up til around six this time. I have to cover for someone at work."
"Sure, I'll let the Dobe know. See ya,"
"Bye,"
Misaki hung up as she dropped her head on the table letting the aroma and chatter from inside the coffee shop to overtake her senses.
"Misaki,"
"Yes Itachi?"
"You dropped your coffee."
"I know Itachi."
"Alright then."
Silence
"Misaki?"
"Yes Itachi?"
"Shouldn't you be heading to work now? You're about to be la-"
Itachi blinked once, then twice stopping his work as he watched the girl in front of him had jumped out of her seat running at full speed.
He placed a hand to his chin thoughtfully before returning back to his work at hand sipping some coffee occasionally.
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Misaki pulled her car into a parking spot on the curb a block away from Naruto's apartment building. She had to search for an opening for ten minutes before someone had finally cleared a space up for her.
She quickly got out of the car remembering to grab her purse as she began to make her way to her friends' place.
This is the exact reason why I don't want to live in an apartment. You'd be lucky to find a parking spot!
Her thoughts continued its banter on reasons why she didn't want to live in an apartment as she went inside the building and began her climb up four flights of stairs.
"-stupid elevator being out of service. Have to take stupid stairs..."
Yes, Misaki was in a foul mood today.
She had gotten to work a half hour late due to heavy traffic. Lucky for her Kiba had punched her in that good ol' friend.
However, that was where her luck had ended.
The manager's assistant, Kabuto, had decided to give her hell today. And hell he did give.
Misaki knocked on the door. It was already eight o' clock. Hopefully they wouldn't be too mad at her.
There was a thumping sound of footsteps before the door was thrown open. Naruto, in all his orange glory, stood before her giving her that trademark foxy grin.
"Mimi-chan!"
"Hey Naru-TOOOO!" Misaki shouted the end of his name as he threw himself at her giving her the worlds' biggest glomp.
"I was about to get Teme to pull a search party to find you!" Naruto practically shouted in the poor girls' ear as he shook her dramatically by her shoulders. And just like that, all of Misaki's anger flew out the window. She couldn't help but smile at Naruto's antics about his worrying over her.
It felt nice knowing someone cared so much.
"Ah, I was stuck at work, sorry for not calling," Misaki smiled sheepishly as Naruto finally stopped his assault in shaking her like a ragged doll.
"Moving on! Now let's get some ramen in ya, I bet you're hungry!" Naruto grinned as he led her inside his apartment.
He got her there. Misaki had skipped lunch after all and it was evening already. Before she knew it she was seated at the table with a bowl of piping hot ramen.
The steam came out of the bowl making her involuntarily smelling it. Misaki's eyes widened.
He made spicy beef ramen this time.
"Naruto, I have a confession to make."
"This better be good," Sasuke appeared, standing behind Misaki's seat.
The bright ball of sunshine, Naruto, plopped into a seat next to Misaki with his own bowl of steamy ramen in front of him giving her his power watt-filled grin.
"I'm listening."
"I'm gonna marry you so I can steal your recipe," she grinned before slurping up the delicious noodles.
"Over my sexy dead body! But I won't deny having you in my bed Mimi-chan," Naruto smirked, winking at her.
"Suki would so whoop your ass if she heard you right now Naru-chan," Misaki grinned innocently as she pinched Naruto's cheeks.
"But," Naruto began, inching closer to Misaki his grin growing wider. Uh oh, Misaki thought dropping her hands to her sides.
"Suki isn't here." Sasuke finished, tilting Misaki's chair back as he hovered over her head. Misaki would bet good money that Sasuke had that Uchiha smirk slapped over his face.
"Can't I at least enjoy my dinner before you guys rape me?" Misaki asked jokingly.
"No," well damn.
Both inched closer and closer making Misaki's cheeks flush bright red. When Naruto saw that he pulled back laughing. "You're so fun to mess with Mimi-chan!" She responded by kicking him.
"Ow! Mimi-chan!" Naruto cried as he tended to his wounded shin.
"Humph!" Misaki grunted before tugging on Sasuke's raven black hair. His reaction was immediate as he swatted her hand away annoyed. She scooted back toward the table and began to eat the rest of her ramen in peace.
Once the dinner fiasco had finished the trio moved on toward the living room couch.
"Is this new?" Misaki asked, staring at the black leather couch. The week before it was a brown cushioned faux-fur sofa.
"Yup," Naruto stated as he flopped onto it. "It broke when we all jumped on it last week and then it split in half two days ago when Teme and I had a wrestling match."
"Hn, I won,"
"No! It was a draw after the couch split in half Teme!" Naruto exclaimed pointing a finger at Sasuke as he sat down as well.
"Hn, Dobe."
"Teme!"
"Dobe"
"Teme!"
Sasuke's foot connected with Naruto's head throwing Naruto back against the couch.
"Dobe"
-with Naruto's fist slamming onto Sasuke's temple.
"TEME!"
Splash!
Both boys stopped after cold water had been thrown at them to see a very displeased Misaki holding an empty bucket under her arm.
"Save it for later. I wanted to try out the new couch too you know," a frown held its place on her face as she said this.
Naruto and Sasuke grumbled underneath their breaths but welcomed their friend to join them.
It wasn't til one in the morning in the middle of watching a horror movie that Naruto interrupted finally remembering to tell his childhood friend something important.
"Ne, Mimi-chan," Naruto loudly whispered poking Misaki on her side. "Mm?" She glanced back at Naruto placing a finger over her lips making a gesture at the sleeping Sasuke.
"I know you've been looking for a house for who knows how long now," he continued to whisper loudly. This boy didn't seem to get it. Misaki sighed internally at that before nodding her head. "Yeah, my luck kinda sucks right now," she whispered back.
He smiled brightly before continuing. "Remember I told you I'd help look too?"
"Yeah," she nodded. Naruto had proclaimed to find her the dream house she always wanted even if it were the last thing he'd do.
"You rejected all of my other ideas but this time I'm positive you won't say no!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly before being shushed again.
"Anyway," Naruto began, finally whispering quietly when he leaned into Misaki's ear. "I was searching on the Internet for hours until I finally found one that caught my eye. Hold on, I'll get my laptop." He dashed off to his room and returned moments later with his laptop tucked underneath his arm. Naruto sat on the floor in front of Misaki as he opened the laptop clicking through some tabs on his browser before finally settling on what he had been looking for.
"Look!" Misaki shushed him again as he held his laptop out allowing Misaki to grab it and take a look for herself.
Naruto was right.
The house was spectacular. It was a traditional Japanese house very grand and very beautiful. She read the inscription finding out there was even a bath spring toward the back of the house.
Yes
Yes
Yes!
Hell freaking yes!
Misaki had to contain herself from her excitement but Naruto took care of that for her. He was brimming with excitement enough for the both of them.
He was so excited he ended up punching Sasuke awake.
"The hell Dobe?!" Sasuke sat up rubbing his eyes with his fists. If it were an accident or not Misaki in that moment wasn't able to tell. She was so excited about the house.
She grabbed Sasuke's hand before turning the laptop to him. Sasuke blinked his eyes before turning his attention to the screen.
"Misaki, look at the address."
Huh? She pulled the laptop back to check feeling a partial dread enter.
She blanched.
That explained all of the trees surrounding the house in the picture.
The house she already started to daydream about was miles away from everything. She'd have to get up extra early in the morning to get to work on time. What a hassle.
Her mood dropped down already pushing the laptop away from her when Naruto decided to put in his two cents.
"Misaki, don't listen to Teme! Look!" He waved at his laptop exasperated. He was not going to give up on that house he worked so hard on finding for his friend so easily!
"It's got everything you've been dreaming about! Think on the positives with it being in the woods!" Naruto continued.
"It's huge, it's in your price range, and it's far away from another house for miles! Think of the wild parties you could throw! Come on! The parties!" Misaki felt herself starting to relent. She wanted the house so bad! It didn't help that Naruto was throwing in all of these ideas either. She glanced back at Sasuke who shrugged his shoulders. "It's your choice."
She turned her attention back to Naruto who had his face right in front of hers. Dramatic boy but it worked for him.
"Look Mimi-chan, just think it over! Teme and I will even check out the house with you if you want!" Naruto immediately covered Sasuke's mouth when he started to protested against getting him involved. Misaki tapped her chin in thought then glanced at Naruto who had pulled out the puppy dog eyes.
... This guy made it really hard to go against him.
"...Okay,"
"Woohoo!" Naruto shouted gleefully throwing Misaki up in the air from sheer excitement.
"Ahhh!"
"Misaki!"
THUMP
"Mimi-chan! AHHH, MY LAPTOP!"
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The popular club at the edge of the city was hustling and bustling with customers with the bartender attending everyone's needs with ease.
"Get me a kirin,"
"Some shochu over here!"
"Hey babe I'd like some sake and take you to go after this," the last man who spoke winked at the bartender. She brushed her bangs out of her sparkling blue eyes grin set in place as she slid the alcoholic drinks to each person but placed the last one in front of the man leaning down slightly just enough for him to catch the view on her dangerously low v-neck shirt.
"My shift's over at-" strong arms wrapped around the young woman's midriff. The man behind her scowling at the man in front. "Fuck off piece of shit. Suki bitch is my property."
Suki scowled when the guy in front of her ran off. "Shove it Hidan, I'm not some damn property you can order around."
"Girlfriend, property, same fucking difference," Hidan growled in her ear biting her neck in the process. Suki gasped from the contact slapping his chest when he pulled away. She turned around to look up seeing Hidan grin widely at the red mark he had left.
"To let all the other bastards know you're mine," Suki narrowed her eyes at him but couldn't stop the beat of her heart from racing. "Uh huh," she replied turning around to start serving other customers.
She practically jumped in place when she felt Hidan slap her butt.
"That's mine too."
Suki was about ready to return a proper instigation to another argument when she caught sight of someone.
"Misaki!" A smile stretched out onto Suki's face as Misaki came over to the bar and sat down at a stool.
"Hey Suki-chan, got a minute?"
"Already done with my shift," Suki grinned slipping over the counter to stand next to Misaki.
"Woman, you ain't leaving yet," Hidan argued, slapping his big hands onto the counter. "Watch me Hidan-chan," Suki stuck her tongue out grabbing Misaki's hand as she tugged her away from the bar.
When they had gotten outside the bar near Suki's car did they finally stop. "You just saved me from another argument from le bae," Suki grinned. "Uhm, I don't think so," Misaki grinned nodding her head back at the club. "What?" Suki whipped her head back just in time to see Hidan stomping towards them.
He was grinning when he stopped in front of them. "I left the other bartender to take care of everything," he said pointing a thumb back at the raving club. Suki's eyes widened in surprise. "Hidan! He just started last week!" He only shrugged at her. "The shit's gotta learn somehow." "Hidan-" "Just kiss him and make up, I got news and I need to know what you think," Misaki interrupted. The pair both stared at Misaki before staring at each other. One look was all they needed before their lips crashed together in a heated kiss.
Misaki was so used to their antics it didn't feel weird anymore when they had a make-out session in front of her. Still, she couldn't help but avert her eyes each time when it did happen.
When they finally broke apart Hidan had his arm swung over Suki's shoulder. "Okay, so I think I may have found a possible house to buy-"
"About damn time," Hidan interrupted. "Shush you," Suki swatted at him mirth in her eyes then looked back at Misaki.
"Right, so" Misaki explained the situation to them telling them the pros and finally came down to the huge con of it being so far away so she wasn't so sure if she should or shouldn't get it.
When she finally finished Suki took one long look at Misaki, took a step closer and began to shake her by her shoulders. "Take the chance! So what if it's further than the regular house? You've been searching for months! If you love it then go for it! This is your dream home we're talking about here! The place I can crash at and throw crazy parties at then us complaining together as we clean the mess up! I can already imagine it," Suki stopped her assault of shaking Misaki to clasp her hands with a dreamy look on her face. Misaki stared back sheepishly. Oh Suki, gotta love her.
Misaki nodded feeling excited again. Okay a few miles is a small price to pay for the big outcome in the end.
"Okay, I'll do it!" Misaki nodded gleefully.
"Drinks on me," Hidan declared smirking down at them. "Eh, I didn't think you'd be happy about this too Hidan," Misaki arched an eyebrow at the tall man. "Hell yeah. You gotta invite me and Suki to borrow your bath spring you know," Hidan smirked smugly.
She sweat dropped at that.
"Okay, okay"
The three made their way back to the club and splurged on the alcohol. Hidan was the owner after all. Gotta take advantage when you can.
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It had been three weeks since Misaki's real estate agent phoned her the process was running smoothly. They were just waiting for the former owner to remove their belongings so she could move in. That took only one day. Then her dad went to check the house over to see if anything needed to be fixed it. That took a week.
Today was her first day officially moving in to her new home. Suki was at college right now so she couldn't ask for her help. Most of the others were working today but she did manage in getting Deidara and Kakashi to help her out in the afternoon.
She glanced at her watch.
It would be an hour before they showed up. She decided leaving the boxes and furniture where they were and spend her time exploring her new home. Due to the renovations done from the last owner it had certain modern styles throughout the house but still conveying the traditional look.
For one thing, she didn't have to take her shoes off and it had a second floor. Nice.
Misaki went from room to room and peaked in on the bath spring that was near the back of the house. Steam wafted across her face making her to relax her shoulders. She was going to make good use of this for sure.
Misaki pulled back and slid the door shut before walking aimlessly around the house.
"So I'll take the master room obviously and turn one of the rooms into a guest room. But should I turn the third room into a movie room or should I save that for the first floor? Decisions decisions..." She walked back to the living room and sat on a plush couch Naruto had bought for her new home. She tapped at her chin thinking how she would want to decorate the place when her peripheral vision caught sight of a shadow moving down the hall. She turned her head in that direction but saw no one.
"Deidara?"
It was early and she doubt Kakashi would show up on time much less before the actual time. She assumed Deidara came out of work earlier than expected and swung on over.
When no one answered she got up and slipped down the hallway.
He probably went to the bath spring, she thought. That's all her friends had been talking about when the hot spring had been mentioned.
Misaki quickly went to the edge of the house and slid the door open. "Deidara, you-Eeeek!" Misaki made a disgusted face seeing dead rodents floating atop the water. "Awe yuck." Misaki stepped in pinching the bridge of her nose. She counted them.
There were thirteen in total.
"I need a big bucket... And clamps to pull them out," those rodents were pretty big.
A cold breeze blew against the nape of Misaki's neck making her shiver. Misaki turned around with the idea of getting said items when she felt something pull her backwards forcefully.
"Ah!"
SPLASH!
The girl quickly stood up screaming when the dead rodents moved at the sudden splash first away then toward her.
Misaki hates rats.
"Get 'em away, get 'em away, get 'em the fuck away!" Misaki screamed scrambling out of the water running back to the safety of her home.
Finally got this out! Took longer than expected but oh well. Life gets in the way sometimes.
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