A/n: I like it because its the longer one of this group. Don't forget my polls. I need to know soon. Oh and give me a few minutes because i'm cursing these polls. Grrr. Anyway, thank you for reading.
Dis:Me no own. Duh.
Warning: Child abuse, pain, angst, etc.
It's been awhile since that day. The day of promise, of life, of the start of something neither of us could understand. I shook my head as I remembered that day. I'm ten now and thinking about boys and stuff like that now. I see her everyday in the academy but I hardly get the chance to talk to her. She's always hanging out with people like the Nara boy or Akimichi to name a few. I smile sadly, wondering when the next time we will be able to hang out. I have homework everyday now, self assigned and not. I give a lifeless sigh, continuing on towards my house.
As I make my way to our house, I think of all the people in my life. Sasuke is cute and all but ever since his family was killed he turned into a silent walking corpse. The only person he ever really talks to is the blonde in our class called Naruto. Naruto, hmm. For some reason, he says he likes me. Its obvious that we would never be a good couple. We would never work out right. Even more obvious is that, even though him and Sasuke argue almost any possible minute of the day, they would be the more likely couple. Sure, same sex couples may be looked down upon but the last same sex couple on record that rose to greatness was the late fourth Hokage.
The people who believe same sex marriage and love is a disgrace to Kami say that he fell in love with some Kushina woman but the reality of it was that he and his partner had decided they wanted a child and they asked their closest friend who also wanted a kid to be the giver of life to their own child. She had happily agreed and when they were having the kid, some great accident happened where some shinobi or something happened where they all died along with their child. I remember someone told me that the baby had died and that one of them lost control and killed themselves along with the other two.
I remember people saying that the one who lost control was the fourths lover and that the lover himself was a strange looking being. Something about red eyes and immense chakra. Well, anyway, Naruto and Sasuke would be a cute couple. Imagine if they had kids too. That would be- I lost my train of thought as I bumped into someone, knocking myself and them on our butts. "s-sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was- Ino?" my eyes widened as I saw my friend on the ground. She looked just as startled and I was about to say something else when one of the girls that she occasionally hangs out with made a pfft noise.
I looked up and saw her glaring at me. "You're right. It is your fault so you should apologize and then just leave. Come on now, hurry up and leave. Get out of our sight before we pummel you." Tears formed in my eyes and slid down my cheeks. I quickly got to my feet and ran as fast as I could, unable to enjoy it. I heard Ino shout after me but I ignored her, hurrying on towards anywhere. I couldn't hardly see where I was going but I couldn't stop or even care enough. I ran on and on, even after my legs burned with fatigue and pain.
Eventually, my legs gave out and I tripped. Falling on my face hurt a lot but my heart overpowered the pain. My friend, my first friend. I felt betrayal stab me with its knife until I became week and consciousness slip from my grasp. At least in the darkness, the pain was gone.
When I woke up, I looked around in confusion. I saw dark alleys every which way and heard a stream nearby. A forest wasn't to far from where I lay. I moved my legs and whimpered at the pain in them, blinding me temporarily. I heard something move near me and closed my eyes. I opened them again when I heard another noise. I shakily got up onto my feet, ignoring the pain. It may hurt but I knew that if I didn't get home soon then I could be seriously hurt. I started a walk toward the direction where I thought my home was. I tried a slow jog and found that it hurt less than a walk. I sprinted away when I heard a voice, quickly running and leaving as fast as possible. I stopped, suddenly, when I heard a voice cry out. 'I know that voice.' I thought to myself. Then it clicked and I sprinted towards where I had heard the shriek.
I neared the alley where I could hear whimpers. I saw a small bleeding form on the ground and some drunk guys hitting him around. "Stop, please." I shouted at them. They did, for a second, before going back to hurting him. "Leave kid." one said to me. I growled, then grabbed a half broken bottle and threw it a the one kicking Naruto. It hit him dead on, the broken part hitting him and probably killing him. The other two looked at their hurt friend before grabbing him. They turned towards me and threw a bottle in return before leaving. The bottle missed, shattering somewhere behind me. I didn't care though, because I saw Naruto huddling deeper into himself. I rushed near his side and gently wrapped him up in my arms.
He was shivering but leaned into my embrace, needing the warmth and comfort that any child who was terrified would need. I gently checked him over and saw that the worst of his wounds was a large gash against his cheek and one against his arm. They bleed slowly but heavily. I gently picked him up, not even caring that my clothes and his were in rags. I lead him away from the alley, towards the middle of town. I saw people glare at us as we passed. Someone stepped near us, hatred in his eyes. He raised his hand to strike us but I kicked him in the shin and shouted, "What is up with you people? Were just kids and yet you gang up and hurt us. What did we do to you. No! What did Naruto do to you? All I have seen him be so far is nice and kind even though you people hurt him."
"I HOPE THAT YOU ALL SUFFER FOR HURTING SUCH A KIND SPIRIT! You people should be locked up and Kyuubi should be released against you!" angry tears streamed down my face and I helped Naruto on. People watched us in open shock and most held confusion along with a side of guilt in their eyes. Eventually, I got home and saw my mother in the living room, looking frantic. She looked relieved that I was okay but her eyes darkened when she saw Naruto with me. "What is he doing here?" she asked with a disgusted tone of voice. As soon as I heard her speak in that tone, I glared at her.
My glare was unexpected and shocked my mother. "He was being abused by some drunk people. I hope that every person who doesn't like him and wishes him pain has to suffer the wrath of Kyuubi." "Sakura!" she gasped. "He is a kind person. I have only seen him bring smiles to peoples faces but for some reason, everyone in the town who saw me helping him glared at us." my mother glared at me and I made a decision. "Mom, if you don't help me help him, I will leave forever."
She openly gaped at me and her silence was answer enough. I went to my bedroom and hurriedly packed my stuff. I finished packing in under five minutes and headed to where I had left Naruto. My mother never got the chance to stop me as I quickly grabbed Naruto and left, my suitcase in hand and Naruto against me. "Naruto, where do you live?" he muttered and I barely caught what he said. We headed over towards his apartment and I opened the door. We walked inside and I laid him on his bed, careful of his injuries. He gave me a weak smile and fell asleep. I walked into his bathroom and found some bandages. I walked back and carefully wrapped him in gauze and bandages. Once I was done I returned them back to the bathroom and laid down on the floor, my suitcase behind my head as I fell asleep.
