Boy in the Basement
Chapter 2 – The Boy
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Naruto was set down from the arms and he looked around the room, "Whose there?"

"No one."

Naruto glared into nothing, "Don't toy with me, teme!"

He felt his chin rise and fingers toying with his hair, "Such a vulgar word from an innocent dobe like you."

Naruto pulled away from the invisible touch with wide eyes, "Teme! Don't call me that!"

He felt a breath on his ear and shudder, "What? Innocent?"

Naruto growled loudly, "No! Do not call me dobe!"

A chuckle graced the room; it almost had a comforting feeling to it. Naruto shook his head, "What are you?"

"A boy."

Naruto growled again, this time more viciously, "Then why can't I see you!"

"It's a secret."

Naruto breathed heavily, "Why are you my house!"

He could practically hear a smirk in his voice, "This was, is, my house."

Naruto shook his head, "No one has lived here before."

"Correct, but this basement was part of the original house. From before the accident."

Naruto bit his lip, "Accident?"

There was a light humming sound. Naruto looked down towards the ground, "Why are you here?"

There was no response, the room suddenly felt empty. "Naruto?"

Blue eyes snapped towards the stairs and noticed Iruka standing there with concern, "What happened? We heard you yell."

"I tripped down the stairs, sorry!"

Iruka shook his head, "No more carrying three boxes! Only one! Now go get the rest!"

Naruto nodded with a grin, "Yes Papa!"

Naruto ran past him up the stairs and Iruka looked up at him as Kakashi moved in the doorway, "What's the basement look like?"

Iruka looked around, "It's pretty blank; no doubt Naruto will want to get some paint."

"Papa, Dad! Come help me!"

They both walked up the stairs upon being called.

The door was shut behind them. The 'boy' let out a growl, "Stupid door!"

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The three men sat down at the kitchen table with the pizza that had just arrived at the home a few minutes earlier. Iruka smiled at Naruto as he began to shove a slice into his mouth quickly, "You'll be starting school on Monday."

That said piece was now on the table, "What?!"

Kakashi stared at the half chewed piece before glancing at Naruto, "School. Monday."

Naruto growled, "I heard him!"

Kakashi raised a brow, "Then why'd you say what?"

Another growl escaped the boy.

Iruka cleared his throat, "You need to get into school, you're already behind as it is because it's the middle of the school year."

Naruto folded his arms across his chest, "You know I'll be able to catch up."

Iruka half smiled, he knew despite the idiotic and innocent behavior of the boy in front of him he was actually pretty intelligent. "Also, no fights."

"Bu-"

"Naruto, no. fights."

The boy sighed, "Fine, I'll be nice."

Iruka nodded.

Kakashi then added, "And if you do fight, no ramen for 3 months."

The boy's blue eyes went wide, "T-three m-m-mon…"

Kakashi smirked, "Now eat up; you still have some unpacking to do if you want to be done by Monday."

"Yes sir."

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Naruto grinned to himself as he looked at the last box, he looked over to his clock that was unpacked hours ago and gasped at the time, '2:34AM' flashed at him. He scratched the back of his head, "Well, I can at least finish it tonight then I can just relax all of Sunday!"

He smiled and untaped the box. He moved in to take out all the pictures but felt a shiver run done his back. The sound of a door closing caught his ears and he looked up towards the stairs to see the door shut completely.

He gulped and went back to his unpacking ignoring the feeling of a pair of eyes on him. He removed all of the picture's taking the bubble wrap off each one and threw the box to the corner full of them. He looked around the white walls and frowned, "It's too plain in here."

"It use to be blue."

A scream almost escaped his lips but an invisible hand covered it, "Now, now, Naruto, would you want to wake those two men?"

Naruto felt his whole body shaking and he ripped his head away from the hand, "What are you!"

Again he cold practically feel the smirk coming off of the… thing, in front of him. "A boy."

Naruto growled, "We already went through this!"

"Then you shouldn't ask the same stupid questions, dobe."

Naruto growled standing up, throwing a punch to where the voice was coming from only to have his arm twisted behind his back and his body thrown against the wall being held there by another body.

"Get off me."

The grip on his arm tightened, "You threw the punch."

"Who are you?"

The grip was gone and Naruto turned around quickly as if he were going to stop someone from leaving. The room was oddly quiet, but Naruto could still feel the presence in the room.

"I told you… a boy."

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