A/N: Hope you like it, and read and review. I'll update as soon as possible, but lately, school's been a bit hectic. We had four or five major projects given out all at once, so... Wish me luck! (Preferably good...)
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Naruto, only the story... and that one quote in italics... oO
"Let me out!" the small voice cracked from the fear.
The boys on the other side of the door snickered at the plea, apparently enjoying the reaction they got. "The only time that little freak is anywhere closeto normal is Halloween." There was a small uproar of laughter. "There's a monster in the closet!"
More laughing.
A tear slid down the blonde's face, and he stopped struggling to pull open the door. "You have no idea..." it came out as a whisper, but as soon as the words were spoken, silence fell outside the door. He opened his eyes and looked at his feet. "Oh no... Not now, please. Pull it together, Naruto!" He pleaded with himself, but knew it was no use.
I don't fear the darkness...
The laughter didn't continue, and the haunting silence was soon replaced by shocked voices.
"What is this!?" Kiba asked his friends, looking down at the red substance around his feet.
"Chakra."
They all backed away from the door slowly as the tiny trickle of red chakra turned into a steady flow.
"Do you feel that?"
"What?"
The chakra was now pouring from the crack beneath the door.
"THAT!" yelled the raven-haired boy.
A killer intent now filled the air. A bloodlust that was strong enough, now, for them all to feel it.
The door began to rattle on its hinges, and the chair which served as a makeshift lock to keep the blonde child captive inside began to shake and slide, and it fell to the floor on it's side with a loud 'thunk.'
The boys outside the door began to back away, but there was a wall behind them. "Come on! Move!" they yelled, pushing each other to the side. They made a jolt to the stairwell, but froze in their tracks as a wall of chakra went up in front of them. It was glowing an eerie shade of red. Then they placed it. Not just red... blood red.
The chakra began to spiral quickly, and stopped to form the face of a fox. It was smiling at them darkly, and the sight forced the boys backward. Sasuke's heart froze as he felt his feet get tangled beneath him. He fell back, and it resulted in a domino effect, knocking over Kiba, Chouji, and Shikamaru.
The fox's sneer widened, and it's eyes grew darker.
... I fear the creatures that await me in the darkness.
The fox disappeared in a swirling cloud of red smoke, and the wall of chakra went down as if it were melting. Four sets of eyes followed the slowly receding trail of red. As it slowly disappeared under the small crack under the door, the knob began to rattle, and the door creaked eerily open.
It revealed the blonde boy standing there in the middle of the closet. His head was bent down, and there was a soft light that cast a shadow over most of him, only illuminating his silhouette, and his golden locks in the yellow light.
Their eyes widened as the boy lifted his head. It wasn't really the expression in his eyes, or the way he was looking at them that shocked them. It was the fact that there was no expression or life in his eyes, and the fact that he appeared to be looking straight trough them. He appeared as if he were in a trance-like state, and this thought was only amplified as he walked out of the closet. He was moving like a zombie, and the boys were startled when he walked right past them until he reached the spot where the fox once was.
When he reached the spot, he suddenly snapped out of the trance and collapsed onto the floor on all fours. He lay there for a minute, gasping for air and shaking uncontrollably. His shoulders were trembling, and he began to mutter things under his breath, still panting heavily.
"Damn," was the last thing the boys heard the trembling blonde mutter before he got up shakily and began sprinting down the stairs.
They exchanged glances and ran after the boy.
"Hey, wait up!"
He could hear footsteps coming after him as he sprinted down the stairwell. "Oh no..." Naruto's voice came out as a whisper, and was filled with dread as he tried to outrun the four boys who weren't far behind him (except Chouji).
"Stop following me!" he yelled, as he turned his head back to see how far behind they were. Bad idea.
He lost his footing, and crashed to the floor from the eighth step up. His vision was spinning, and when his eyes finally refocused, he realized he was looking up at a smirking, dark-haired boy who was obviously trying to suppress his laughter.
"What are you doing, dobe?"
He glared at the boy above him. "Why do you care?" he asked coldly.
He hissed in pain and grimaced as he rubbed the back of his head. When he pulled his hand back to drape them over his knees, Sasuke stared in disbelief.
"Naruto!" the blonde looked up.
"Huh?"
"You're bleeding!"
Naruto looked down at his hand and shrugged as if it were nothing... despite the fact that his entire palm was dripping with blood.
"Took the class genius to figure that one out," spat the blonde sarcastically. He rolled his eyes and stood up. "Well, if that's all you wanted I'm leaving." He said with an air of finality, and he began walking to the door with his hands in his pockets.
"Wait!"
"What do you want!?" His voice came out as a yell, and he was glaring at Sasuke accusingly.
'What do I want?' thought Sasuke, frantically trying to think of an excuse to keep the blonde there. "Um... your cut! You need to get it cleaned and bandaged!"
"No I don't."
"What do you mean 'no you don't'!?" he asked accusingly. Sasuke's voice sounded like it was on the verge of cracking.
"I mean that I don't need to get it cleaned and bandaged, what else?"
Sasuke walked up to him and grabbed him by the shoulder. "It'll only take a minute," he said, and he grabbed Naruto's arm and dragged him up the stairs.
A/N: Um... confusing much::nervous laughter:: Sorry. I'm not used to writing long stories. Well, go review! (And I'll go work on my math project that's due tomorrow...)
Another Author's Note: What happened to the other three guys? oO