I DON'T OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR NADIA SHE IS MINE EVERYTHING ELSE BELONGS TO WHOEVER ELSE!

CHAPTER 1

Naruto stared out the window of his sister's orange car. They were driving to a poor section of town because his older sister, Nadia, could no longer afford their parents old house. She was a waitress but worked other odd jobs here and there to help pay the bills. They were driving through the rundown old neighborhood and they could already see signs of gangs and drug dealing. Great, this was just what they needed, another implication in their lives.

Nadia stopped the car outside of an apartment complex. It didn't look as in shambles as the other ones, but it was still nasty looking. The windows were mostly clean, except for the occasional broken ones. Some of the bricks were falling out or smashed. The concrete steps in the front of the complex were slightly eroded at the edges. It wasn't pretty, but it was a ton better than the other places Naruto had seen earlier.

"Alright kiddo all of our stuff is already inside so all we have to do is arrange it all once we get up there!" Nadia sang out.

"Okay Di." Naruto replied.

As they stepped out of the elevator they searched for their apartment on the fourth floor. Nadia stopped double checked the numbers on one of the doors and shoved her key into the lock. They stepped inside and his sister handed him his own key. It was a two bedroom apartment with a small kitchen and a living area. The bathroom was across the small hallway from the two bedrooms. The kitchen and living area were only separated by the switch from tile to carpet flooring.

"Home sweet home! Hey kit how bout you find your stuff and rearrange your room!" Nadia yelled as she bounded into her bedroom.

"Yeah yeah! Whatever!" Naruto yelled back. He heard Nadia turn her radio on. It was blaring 'Monster' by Skillet.

After all of the furniture was arranged Nadia left to get groceries because all they had was some cup ramen and juice. Naruto flopped down on the couch and turned on the tv on to the news to see what was up. His blood froze as he saw the picture of a man on the screen. He stood stock still, dropping the remote.

'Breaking news! The man who was recently arrested for the murder of Minato and Kushina Uzumaki has escaped from prison. His whereabouts are, as of now, unknown. If anybody happens to see this criminal, call the police immediately.'

"No, no, NO!" Naruto shrieked and slumped to the floor.

Nadia, stumbled in just as he let out a wail. She saw her brother on the ground and began to panic when she saw he was hyperventilating. She dropped the groceries and rushed to his side right away.

"Kit! What's wrong!" she half asked half screamed.

The blonde boy pointed at the tv. She briefly looked at the picture and read some of the captions before she turned back to her little brother. He was shaking violently now, and tears were streaming down his scarred cheeks. He had gotten his whisker-like scars after telling his sister what their uncle had been doing to him, their uncle had said they made him look like the rat he was. In Nadia's opinion they made him look like a fox not a rat.

"Sh. Naruto even though he killed mom and dad, even though he did all of those horrible things to you, he can't hurt you anymore, because if he does, I will kill him slowly and VERY painfully." Nadia said with a soothing tone at first, but adding venom to the last few words.

"You p-promise?" The blonde boy choked out through sobs.

"Yes Naru I promise, now do you want to sleep in your room tonight or mine?"

"Yours please."

"Alright kit."

They both walked into Nadia's room and plopped down on the bed. After Naruto fell asleep Nadia adjusted him so he was cradled in her arms. She really didn't want him to have the nightmares again. She couldn't stand to see her little brother in that much twisted pain and agony. After awhile she too, fell asleep.

Since they moved to this side of town Naruto had to switch schools, he would now be attending Konoha High School. Nadia was attending one of the universities in a nearby city to become an artist. Nadia had class in the mornings so she could drive Naruto to and from school. She didn't want him getting kidnapped, or worse, have drugs peddled to him.

Naruto opened his eyes slowly he didn't sleep well last night. When his blurry eyes adjusted he was met with the blood red hair of his sister. He started to tear up because it was just like his mother's; long, silky, and very red. He sniffed and his sister rolled over to face him her blue-green eyes analyzing him. She looked into his tearful baby blues.

"Oh kit. What's wrong now? Is it because of last night or my hair again?" Her eyes were filled with concern. She always knew somewhat of what was bothering him, and that scared him.

"The hair," he replied bluntly, "reminds me of mom."

"Oh kit, I told you if you wanted I would dye it blonde or black or even blue!"

"I know but then I would forget about mom..." He was in tears again. He felt his sister pull him into a hug.

"Shh. I understand kiddo. Now we need to get ready for school. I hope this school will work out better for you." Nadia honestly did, the students in Naruto's last school broke his arm because they were 'bored'.

The two of them got out of bed. Nadia waltzed over to her closet and pulled out jeans and a long sleeved grey shirt. She shooed her brother out so she could change.

Naruto walked to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He was a wreck. His baby blue eyes were red-rimmed and his long, bright blonde hair was so tangled it was unrecognizable. Nice. Now he had to try and comb it. He hated combing his hair, with a passion.

After awhile he got the tangles out but his hair still stuck out in every which way. He liked it that way. He pulled on some jeans and a white t-shirt. He then walked over to his desk and grabbed his orange sweatshirt. It was lined with fur and it was super warm and cozy. He loved his sweatshirt. He ran downstairs and didn't see Nadia. He then saw a note on the refrigerator.

'I'm waiting in the car kiddo!'

Naruto ran out into the hallway. He skipped the elevator and rushed down the stairs. Nadia was in fact waiting in the car. He opened the passenger door and hopped in.

The siblings pulled up to the school. It was huge. Well it was a rich kid school but Naruto got a free ride here because his aunt Tsunade was the principal. Naruto was terrified. He didn't want to be made fun of but he was positive he was going to. Well here goes nothing he thought as he stepped out of his sister's car.

:D:D:D

Me: eh eh you like?

Naru: I don't so why would they

Sasu: I agree because I'm not even in it yet.

Me: yeah yeah you and ten thousand other people

Tachi: you could be less sarcastic.

Me: *runs away* YOU'RE ALL SO MEAN *sniff*