AN: Here another story! xD Now here's the fully summary since I couldn't fit it in the summary box.
Summary: Sasuke's life always seemed dull and grew borderline depressing after he graduated high school. He was just following in the motions set for him by life, that was until he found a runaway orphan boy by the name of Naruto Uzumaki. Now he's in charge of taking care of the youngster, but there seems to be mysteries surrounding the hyperactive blonde, mysteries of his childhood before Sasuke that the Uchiha really wants to figure out. Before he knew it, he was swept up into a brighter and meaningful life with this boy.
Warnings: mentions of past child abuse, mentions of blood, boyxboy(Not SasuNaru), angst, cursing. Other warnings shall be added later.
This is a bit different then my normal SasuNaru fics, it involves chibi Naru-kun and Papa Sasu-kun :D let me know what you think? begin!~
Rain pelted down on his lowered head, his black hood covering his face from the harsh wind that continuously lashed around him, his hands digging deeper into the pockets of his jeans, his lungs filling with the cool air around him as he took a deep breath, his head lifting to gently rest against the concrete wall behind him. His eyes slowly opening and focusing on the purple-black sky above him.
He could go home if he wanted.
But he didn't, so he released a long, tired sigh before straightening and pushing himself off the wall before moving forward and down the sidewalk.
The sudden vibration from his pocket caught his attention slightly, his fingers slipping his cell out and absently unlocking the screen before tapping on the 'New Message' Icon, his obsidian-eyes slowly blinking at the short text that greeted him.
Where are you?
Sasuke's fingers tapped along his screen as he crossed a road, his booted feet the only sound around him as he neared the dividing street between the East and the center part of Konoha. Crossing it and taking a left when he'd reached the other side, Sasuke blinked at the sudden mass of people that surrounded him, his lips twitching in irritation as he moved around groups of people before he continued down the sidewalk.
His cell slipped back into his pocket as he passed several unimportant stores, his eyes only focused on one thing: his apartment.
Seeing Ichiraku Ramen and few feet ahead of him, Sasuke slowed his pace, his eyes focusing on the complex that stood just a few feet ahead of him, taking a right and pausing at the entrance of the alley beside the still open Ramen shop Sasuke scanned the darkness with tired eyes, he hadn't wanted to come home and yet... He'd walked right back to it.
His head tilting when he heard a soft, almost inaudible sound from the darkness before him, his brows furrowing in confusion as he took a step inside, his tense body relaxing as the noises around him dulled to a low hum.
His head snapping up as the same sound filled the air once more, his ears straining to hear it as rain continued to pelt down on him, his feet carrying him forward, the rain helping to muffle the sounds of his boots as he moved towards the center of the alleyway.
He paused right beside a metal dumpster, the lone orange light from a post placed beside the back door of Ichiraku's bathing the alleyway in a strange crimson-orange color, Sasuke took another step forward, only to stop in his tracks.
The sound was clearer now; the weak whimper filled the air for the third time, a chocked sob following it.
Sasuke took a deep breath and slowly moved around the dumpster, his eyes widening at the sight before him.
A little child was curled in between the metal dumpster and an old stove, small arms wrapped tightly around drawn up knees, the whimpers and chocked sobs rocking the small body in a continuous back and forth motion, Sasuke felt his knees tremble with the sudden rush of emotion that slammed into him.
This child was…suffering.
A pale hand reached out towards the shivering child, Sasuke's eyes widening as he noticed the small pool around the child's feet, his stomach churning at the thought of what it might be. Kneeling down and scooping the child up, Sasuke rose to his feet once more and quickly made his way out of the alley.
"C-co-c-c-cold" The child managed to choke out, Sasuke's arms tightening around the small boy as he passed a fairly empty street before reaching the front of his apartment complex.
"I'm going to take you inside okay? You'll feel the blast of heat immediately; you have to keep your eyes open okay?" Sasuke instructed as he slowly moved towards the door, his obsidian-eyes shifting to the shivering boy once more before slowly reaching a pale hand out to push the door open.
"'M-kay" He managed to choke out once more, Sasuke felt his lips twitch slightly as he pushed the door open and stepped inside, the boy in his arms stilling instantly as warm air drifted around them.
"Let's get your up to my room okay?" He asked quietly, his feet guiding him towards the elevators, his body tensing as an ice cold nose gently muzzled into his neck, Sasuke glanced down and watched as the boy shifted to draw himself closer to his body.
Entering the elevator and relaxing further when it was empty, he pushed the button for his floor before leaning back against the wall and allowing his eyes to close briefly, the boy whimpered softly as the elevator jerked into motion, Sasuke's free hand absently rising to gently run his fingers down the boy's back in reassurance.
Opening his eyes and watching tiredly as the numbers above the door continued to light up as they passed level after level, Sasuke felt his fingers gently gliding down the small back, his brows furrowing in confusion as the boy whimpered once more as the elevator jerked to a stop and opened. Moving forward and shifting the boy to his right hip, Sasuke pulled his keys from his pocket and pushed open his door before stepping inside and kneeling down and gently placing the boy on the floor, he noticed that his clothes were soaked; shaking his head and focusing on the task ahead he ignored everything else for now.
Slipping his boots off and placing them to the side, Sasuke moved forward and slipped his coat off next before turning back to the quiet boy behind him, his throat constricting at the sight that met his eyes.
Now with better lighting, Sasuke could clearly see what the pool that had been around the small boy's body had been, blood. He took a deep, calming breath before reaching forward, only to stop when the boy took an immediate step back, his small frame beginning to shake once again.
"You-you brought me to your home? W-why?" He asked quietly, Sasuke dropped his outstretched hand and lowered himself onto the cool wood, crossing his legs before answering.
"I couldn't just leave you there now could I? It was raining and freezing outside" He stated tiredly, his fingers combing through his hair before falling into his lap, his head tilting to the side as the boy shifted weight from his left leg to his right one, his small fingers clamping down on the front of his shirt and twisting.
"But-I don't understand…no one's…." He trailed off and finally glanced up, Sasuke's breath hitched as the boy's eyes started directly into his own obsidian-eyes. Swallowing the sudden lump in his throat at the pleading look from nervous cobalt-blue eyes, Sasuke shrugged his shoulders and watched as the boy took a tentative step forward.
Shaking his head and wondering when he'd decided to show so much emotion to a little boy, Sasuke slowly rose to his feet and turned and began making his way to his room, pausing at the sudden tug on his gray shirt, his eyes glancing back at the little boy who had once again lowered his head.
"Would you feel better if I gave you a bath and a bowl of soup?" He blurted out before fully comprehending what he'd just said, his fingers twitching with the sudden urge to punch himself, the tug came again and Sasuke glanced down with a brow arching in question.
"Yes please" He said timidly, glancing up and offering a small smile, Sasuke internally flinched at the drying trails of blood on the boy's mud-covered face, he gave a single nod and began walking once more, allowing the boy to keep his surprising strong grip on the back of his shirt. Entering the single bathroom that was across from his room, Sasuke closed the door behind them and moved towards the bathtub, turning the cold knob before the warm one, Sasuke turned back to the little boy while gesturing to the slowly filling tub.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to go inside? I mean….I don't want to contaminate anything…." Sasuke blinked, his head tilting to the side as the boy once again shifted his weight from his left leg to his right this time wincing as if it caused him pain, he turned and shut off the water before focusing again on the little boy.
"You…won't contaminate anything…" Sasuke trailed off as he watched the boy's head tilt in confusion before cobalt-blue eyes winded in understanding.
"Oh! Um…Hello, I'm Naruto Uzumaki, sir" Sasuke blinked once more, his arms crossing as he watched Naruto for a few more minutes, a sigh escaping his lips as he kneeled down and tapped his nose twice with his index finger.
"Hello Naruto, my name is Sasuke Uchiha. Now get into the bath before the water cools" He reached forward to lift the stained shift, only to pause when Naruto took a step back, his hands once again clamping down on the front of his shirt and twisting.
"I-I can do it myself…" Naruto stated quickly, his eyes darting from left to right.
"Just let me…" Sasuke began only to trail off as Naruto vigorously shook his head.
"N-no! I can…I can it if you want to wait outside-" Sasuke arched a brow and felt his left eye twitching.
"If you think I'll allow you to-"
"P-please I don't want to bother you-"
"You're not I offered to bring you here-"
"I can take a bath-" Sasuke reached forward and placed his hands on each of Naruto's cheeks, the boy's sentence hanging in the air, clenching his jaw and mentally counting to five, Sasuke gently moved forward and touched Naruto's forehead with his own.
"I just want to help; I bet you'd feel much better after a bath and a nice warm bowl of soup. Relax, I won't hurt you" Naruto's small hands came up to wrap around Sasuke's wrists, Sasuke shifted until he was sitting on the navy-blue carpet and gently tugged Naruto closer to him, his eyes closing as he allowed silence to fill the bathroom.
Blinking and opening his eyes after a few minutes, Sasuke found his fingers gently caressing one of Naruto's cheeks, the boy's trembling slowly fading as time passed, the sudden vibration in his front pocket had both Naruto and him jumping in surprise.
"What kind of soup do you have?" Naruto asked softly, Sasuke glanced down and found bright cobalt-blue eyes watching him curiously, shaking his head and snorting softly Sasuke pulled back one of his hands to tap Naruto's nose twice, pulling himself back a bit to answer.
"Depends, want to take a bath now?" He asked hesitantly, as his other hand slid away from Naruto's other cheek to point at the dirty gray shirt and then stained gray shorts, the response he received shocked him.
Naruto gave a nod and tugged at his shirt, his lips turning down as he noticed it was stuck to his skin, he glanced at Sasuke with pleading eyes, Sasuke shifting until he was on his knees and reaching forward to help remove the shirt.
"S-Sasuke…promise you won't-won't-kick me out when you see them…please" Sasuke glanced up from his task of gently peeling the shirt off and saw Naruto's eyes closed and bottom lip clamped tightly between his teeth.
"Hey, stop that. No I won't kick you out, I'm not that mean" Sasuke stated quietly but firmly as he tapped Naruto's chin, his eyes returning to the shirt, pulling it off in one fluent movement Sasuke nearly chocked at the new sight before his eyes.
Bruises.
Bruises lined Naruto's chest, stomach, shoulders and neck. Reaching forward and gently turning Naruto around Sasuke felt his eyes widen in pure shock, he also had bruises lining his back, legs and arms turning him back around and pointing to his shorts, Sasuke shifted his eyes towards the sink, his hands clenching in his lap.
Naruto gently tugged on one of his bangs, drawing Sasuke's attention away from the mirror, he shifted and rose to his feet and gestured Naruto to slip into the bathtub, his eyes managing to catch the discolored skin around Naruto's left hip before he submerged himself into the warm water.
"Would you like tomato or chicken soup?" Sasuke asked softly, moving towards the end of the bathtub to grab the shampoo and conditioner, the soft hum that came from Naruto drew his attention to the boy once more.
"Chicken, please" He stated with a smile, Sasuke rolled his eyes half-heartedly and poured some shampoo on Naruto's head and gently began rubbing his fingers in the tangled knots, his lips twitching slightly when he felt Naruto leaning into his touch.
"Fair enough, close your eyes okay?" He warned before starting the water again and switching it to the showerhead, quickly and gently rinsing the shampoo out Sasuke turned the water off once more and began to pour some conditioner out, his fingers returning to gently scrub the rest of the mud out.
"Your warm you know" Naruto stated quietly, Sasuke glanced down and found bright cobalt-blue eyes watching the water as it slowly turned from clear to a dark crimson-brown color.
"Hn." Sasuke offered before turning the water back on and washing out the conditioner and last of the mud away from Naruto's hair, his eyes widening at the sight of damp blonde-hair, shaking his head he kept the showerhead on as he reached for a bar of soap and white sponge, he gestured for Naruto to stand and turn around.
Biting back a snarl Sasuke gently began to scrub Naruto's back, the soft sigh escaping Naruto's lips catching Sasuke attention, he continued until he turned Naruto around and handed him the sponge, a look of uncertainty flashing across his face.
"Where are you going?" He asked quietly, Sasuke gently tapped his nose twice before standing and picking up Naruto's discarded clothes.
"To throw these clothes away and see if I can find any for you to wear. Finish up and sit on the couch while the soup heats, alright?" Sasuke watched as Naruto's small hands tightened around the sponge, his bottom lip trembling as he glanced from the still running shower-head to Sasuke and back again, a determined nod from Naruto had Sasuke's lips twitching.
"Promise you'll be outside when I'm done?" He asked softly, stepping forward and crouching at the edge of the tub, Sasuke raised his right hand and lifted his pinky finger.
"Pinky promise" He said with gentle smile, Naruto released his grip on the sponge and reached towards Sasuke's pinky finger, his own lifting and intertwining together, both shook their hands twice before Sasuke rose once more to his feet and made his way towards the door. Stepping out and shutting the door quietly, Sasuke paused as he leaned against the door, his eyes scanning his apartment as if seeing it for the first time since he'd moved in two years ago. His room was in front of him, down the small hallway on the left stood the small kitchen and on the right was the small living room, a sigh escaping his lips as he made his way towards the kitchen, dumping Naruto's discarded clothes in the small black trashcan as he passed it.
Sasuke rubbed his eyes tiredly as he placed two bowls that he'd pulled from the cupboard near the stove and tugged the pan he'd placed in the oven earlier on the biggest burner, turning it on and moving out of the kitchen Sasuke made his way back towards his room, only to pause when the bathroom door slowly opened and a small head of blonde-hair pocked out and glanced left then right before Naruto fully stepped out, a navy-blue towel wrapped around his small body.
"Did you find any clothes Sasuke?" Blinking and focusing on the small boy before him, Sasuke offered a nod before bending down and scooping Naruto into his arms, turning and opening his room door he moved towards his bed and gently tossed Naruto onto it before turning and searching through his closet. "That was fun! Let's do it again!" He exclaimed happily, Sasuke shook his head as he rummaged through his clothes, pausing when an old familiar pair of white shorts and black shirt came into view, tugging them free and tilting his head Sasuke shifted until he was sitting on the wooden floor before placing the clothes in his lap.
I thought I threw these away? He thought quietly, shaking his head and turning back towards Naruto, the blonde boy tilted his head before slipping off the bed and stopping in front of Sasuke.
"These will do until tomorrow afternoon, we can go buy some clothes for you when I get back from classes" Sasuke said quietly, helping Naruto into the shorts and giving him the shirt to put on his own, when Naruto was finished he reached forward and gently pulled on Sasuke's bangs with both of his small hands.
"Afternoon? Classes? You're going to…to leave me alone?" Sasuke watched as Naruto's smile faded into a frown, his bright cobalt-eyes dimming and shifting away from him to watch the wooden floor, the sudden ache that flared in his chest had Sasuke reaching forward and pulling Naruto close to him, his hands running down the trembling body that clung to him as if afraid to let go.
What have they done to you Naruto? Why….why the bruises'?
Gently rocking Naruto forward and back, Sasuke rose to his feet and made his way towards the kitchen, shifting Naruto to his left hip in order to turn off the now boiling chicken soup, leaving it for now he turned and made his way towards the old black couch and plopped down heavily on it.
"Hey Naruto?" He gently asked, running his fingers through spiky-blonde hair as Naruto's quiet sobs slowly shifted to quiet hiccups, smiling softly and gently tipping Naruto's chin up, Sasuke gently wiped the tears off from tanned whisker-marked cheeks. "I go to school in the morning and get off in the afternoon, I' m not leaving you forever, I'll be back at four or five at the latest." He explained quietly, watching as Naruto's dulled cobalt-eyes blinked slowly at him before glancing at the kitchen, smiling and shifting a still slightly hiccupping Naruto onto the couch Sasuke made his way towards the two bowls he'd placed beside the stove and grabbed a wooden spoon, filling each bowl with soup before tugging the silverware drawer and pulling out two spoons, making his way over to the couch once more Sasuke placed both bowls on the small coffee table before sitting down once more.
Naruto immediately climbed into his lap and wrapped his small arms around Sasuke's neck, gently patting his head Sasuke leaned forwards and offered the small bowl for Naruto to take, whimpering softly as he released his hold, Naruto took the bowl and picked the spoon up with a tired smile on his lips, chuckling softly Sasuke picked up his own bowl as well as the TV remote and flicked it on as he grabbed his spoon and began eating as well.
Peaceful silence filled the apartment, the TV filling the silence with a movie Sasuke didn't really care to watch, Naruto seeming more interested in his soup to care what was on.
For the first time in a long while the coldness in his chest was gone. He noticed while he ate his soup that he'd smiled within the hour of meeting Naruto more times then he'd done in his earlier teenage years, he couldn't explain it but he felt warm.
No that wasn't it; glancing down to watch as Naruto happily finished the last of his soup Sasuke felt heat fill his normally empty chest.
He felt…alive.
"Hey hey Sasuke?" Naruto asked gently tugging on both of Sasuke's bangs, blinking and glancing down at the small, warm body in his lap Sasuke arched a brow in question as he stacked his empty bowl on top of Naruto's. "I'm glad you found me…I was scared of you when you first picked me up but…you've helped me and I know that with the pinky promise we made that you won't leave me alone. Can I stay with you Sasu?" Sasuke felt his eyes widen as Naruto smiled brightly up at him, his arms tightly around the small blonde as a smile spread across his lips, he offered a nod and focused his eyes on the TV once more.
"Sure you can Naruto" He whispered quietly, his lips twitching as he felt Naruto's nose gently nuzzling into the side of his neck, his cheek gently pressing against spiky-blonde hair, his eyes focusing on the screen as Naruto's breathing slowly evened out as silence surrounded them once more.
Sasuke didn't even notice when he fell asleep.
~An hour later~
Jerking awake, Sasuke noticed three things instantly.
One, he'd fallen asleep with Naruto curled up on the couch in his living room with the TV still on.
And second, his phone wouldn't stop vibrating on the small coffee table were his feet were resting.
And finally, his neck slightly hurt.
Blinking heavy eyes, Sasuke shifted until he found the remote laying against his right side, his fingers numbly pressing the off button before rising to his feet and picking up his now silent phone, Naruto held in his arms. Moving back towards the stove, Sasuke pulled open the fridge and quickly placed the half-empty pan on the first rack, his eyes shifting to the front door as he exited the kitchen, making sure it was locked before he made his way back to his room Sasuke quietly opened his room door before shutting it behind him.
Naruto remained perfectly still, deep in sleep, placing him on the right side of the bed; Sasuke gently tucked the sheets under his chin before turning and slipping back out into the hall.
Who the hell keeps calling? He thought with a sigh escaping his lips, unlocking his screen and ignoring the '12 New Messages' Icon in the center of his screen, Sasuke made his way back towards the couch and plopped down on it and curled on his side, jumping when his cell began to vibrate anew, Sasuke rolled his eyes and accepting the call he placed it to his ear and opened his mouth-
"About time you answered your damn phone Uchiha, it's twelve-thirty you know" Sasuke blinked and rubbed his eyes tiredly, his response dying on his tongue, another sigh escaping his lips.
"Was busy, what do you want?" He asked, the cold feeling from the air seeping into his bones, the voice on the other line sighed and shifted as if moving around.
"Just wanted to make sure your okay, next time answer your phone when I call you idiot" Sasuke rolled his eyes and rose from his curled up position on the couch, his eyes drooping as he neared his door, opening it and peeking inside Sasuke felt a smile grace his lips, the coldness in his chest fading as warmth took it's place.
"Takes one to know one, I'll see you tomorrow" He said quietly, ending the call before shutting the door and shredding his clothes, placing them in the small basket at the end of his closet, his hands tugging at whatever shirt and pants he could find, slipping on the navy-blue tank top and gray sweatpants Sasuke turned back towards his bed and easily slipped under the warm navy-blue blanket.
Naruto's small body immediately shifted closer to his own, his small arms wrapping automatically around Sasuke's neck, his nose nuzzling into the side of his neck, a happy sigh escaping his lips.
"Warm…." Naruto mumbled sleepily, Sasuke smiled and gently ran his hands through surprisingly soft spiky-blonde hair, his fingers stilling at the visible purple bruise on Naruto's neck, Sasuke gently nuzzled Naruto's forehead.
"Your safe Naruto…your safe and sound" Sasuke whispered, his arms wrapping around Naruto's small body and brining him closer, a sigh escaping his lips as his eyes slipped closed.
Sleep wasn't hard to come by that night.
~Next morning~
"Pancakes Pancakes! Pancakes!" Naurto happily chanted as he sat on the black sofa with the TV quietly announcing something or other, Sasuke rolled his eyes half-heartedly and flipped the pancake currently in the pan once before placing it on a plate, placing two sliced pieces of bananas and a strawberry Sasuke turned and poured syrup in the center before cutting it into four pieces.
"Here you go Naruto" Sasuke said quietly, smirking when Naruto bolted up from his place and ran towards him, little hands stretched out for the plate, handing it over after jabbing a fork into a piece Sasuke watched as Naruto made his way back towards the sofa and hoisted himself up before happily digging into his breakfast.
Waking up at seven-thirty wasn't an issue really; the issue was how to handle a happily excited Naruto, Sasuke sighed softly and shook his head, a smile gracing his lips as he took a sip of his coffee.
Walking over towards the sofa, Sasuke placed his mug down before plopping down on the warm cushion, Naruto's happy giggle catching his attention.
"He just slammed into a wall trying to catch him!" He stated through his giggles, Sasuke glanced at the TV and found Naruto had picked 'The Coyote and the Road Runner' to watch while he ate his pancakes, picking up his mug and finishing the last of his coffee, Sasuke glanced at the time on his cell and rose picking up Naurto's empty plate.
"Poor Coyote, come over here for a moment Naruto" Sasuke murmured as he made his way towards his front door, slipping on his favorite boots before reaching for his jacket.
"You going to classes now?" Sasuke glanced down and found Naruto standing near the coat rack, his smile gone, his lips trembling as he glanced from the door to the TV and back again.
Crouching down and gently tapping his nose twice, Sasuke gently ran his fingers through Naruto's hair before offering a nod.
"Yes, but remember what I said?" He stated with a smirk, he watched as Naruto blinked and a giggle escaped his lips.
"Yeah! You said you'd be back around four or five, and that'd we go and buy me clothes!" He stated proudly, his small hands reaching up for Sasuke.
"Right, so you are going to either watch TV, take a nap or eat the wrapped food I've left on the coffee table for lunch correct?"
"Yeah!" Sasuke smiled as Naruto's earlier uncertainty and unwillingness to be left alone faded, reaching down and picking him up Sasuke hugged him tightly before gently tapping their foreheads together.
"Good, I'll see you soon okay?" Sasuke crouched down to gently remove Naruto from his shoulders, only to be met with a stiff small body, pulling until Naruto's arms released their hold Sasuke placed him down and gently tilted his chin up. "Your safe here, I won't let anyone hurt you or take you away. Remember our pinky promise?"
"Yes"
"Then don't worry, I'll be fine and we'll go buy clothes later okay?" Sasuke asked, watching as Naruto rose to his feet and blinked a few times before a bright smile spread across his face.
"Okay! And then maybe we can go and buy some food? You're kinda missing some…." Naruto stated innocently, his small hands clasping behind his back, Sasuke softly snorts and turns, grabbing his messenger bag and slinging it over his shoulder before opening the door.
"Sure. I'll be back okay Naruto?" He glanced back and watched as Naruto waved with both his hands, smiling and waving as well, Sasuke closed the door and began to make his way towards the elevators, this Monday was starting out differently from normal and yet…Sasuke couldn't help but like the change, hopefully school would pass quickly.
Your safe and sound Naruto, no one will hurt you He thought as he exited the elevator and moved across the lobby, stepping out and heading down the sidewalk, his hands slipping into his pockets as a small smile on his lips.
Safe and sound.
AN: Here's the end! Chapter two is coming up so look forward to it ^^
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