Aires: First things first…sorry for the delay on this chapter.
SLH: I lost motivation until just recently
Dyme: *coughs* while drawing me *cough*
SLH: Enjoy the story!
SLH: *smiling*
Aries: *looking at SLH*
SLH: *smiling…still*
Aries: What are you so happy about?
SLH: *Still smiling* …you're a Ram
Aries: I'm not a goddamn ram!
SLH: *frowns* But you said you were…
Aries: For the last TIME its sarcasm
SLH: What's that taste like…*Grins stupidly* (DBZ Abridged! *Maniacal laugh*)
Aries: Dammit you homicidal son of a---
Mimi: *Walks by singing the funeral march*
SLH: *giggles* Kitty! *chases Mimi*
Dyme and Aries: Wow…it finally happened…
Naruto: What happened?
Dyme: …*looks at the sky in fear*
Remember that Naruto is not the property of this authoress or whatever you want to call her. She just feels like writing about them and every time she does will be fined one million dollars for not putting up this disclaimer. Thank you and enjoy her crappy story thing.
Chapter two: Burning
My body felt so heavy after
After seeing those fond eyes…
And then its heated glare
My thoughts were all just…
It was so hot tonight, even with the air-conditioner…just so damn hot for some reason. I lay under the newly made up sheets with Persil on my head completely naked, but still burning the heck up. The green numbers on my clock shone 1:21, and made it seem like the walls had alien shadows. Wow alarm clocks are really evil creatures! My room door was cracked from when Kyuubi left earlier 'Don't mess up the house, get in the damn bed by 12 at least, and if you go out leave a note saying if you're going to stay out all night…on second though I won't be back until Sunday…never mind. Kyuu. Chu Chu!' Stupid…irresponsible…asshole. The shuffling of my body under the sheets almost scared the crap out of me as my feet touched the only part of the house that wasn't hot. Lucky ass floor. I slipped on Kyuubi's old oversized t-shirt with the dragon on the shoulder and left the room.
'Naru…'
The thermostat wasn't far away but it sure as hell was not an easy trip there. WHO'S F-ING SHOE IS THIS! Ow it hurts so much…lazy moochers. Karetsu and Kiba must have left them…though I wonder why my house doesn't smell like dog and sweat. Maybe Kiba does keep his—tip tip taaap—so much for the shoe mystery.
Tip tip tappp.
No…it too hot for this
Tip tip tappp
I don't want to find a finger in my sink! I'm too young to go crazy!
Tip tip tappp---Crreeeeaaakkk!
I swear to whatever thing up there I'll never read another Stephen—
"Naruto?" I know that voice! My feet carried me back before my mind could register what I was doing, and
I found myself looking at two familiar sets of jade eyes; one set, and icy cold the other deadly amused. I let out a shaky breath of relief. They always come in my house like this…why can't they just use the front door to save me a heart-attack. Soft chuckling disturbed my thoughts and made me smile at them. "Have you ever heard of a door?"
The brunette answered "Yes, we have, we just prefer to scare the living daylights out of you"
Ha ha ha "Really now, I though you couldn't help it"
The red-head spoke up this time "I can't you know. I have to follow him to make sure he doesn't go to jail again"
The brunette bristled "Shut up! I wouldn't hurt Naru-chan and you know it"
"Yeah sure"
"That's right"
"Uh huh"
"Yeah"
"…"
"…" I looked between the two glares radiating toward the other and giggled, they were always so funny. Their heads snapped to me as they yelled "What's so funny!" in unison, glares and growls the same too. I took one look at them as I giggled and broke into a full blown laugh "Ha ha two ha ha ha just are hee hee ha ha so like ha ha." That caused them to look at each other and glare, then back at the laughing idiot and glare, then sigh taking their respectable places on my bed. Shukaku and Gaara, the deadliest twins alive, and I get to laugh at them without so much as bleeding in two places…My best friends…Shukaku lay on my bed with my pillows propped behind him and Gaara sat on the edge of the bed, his legs crossed in front of him. I moved out of the doorway a bit to sit in front of the bed, legs splayed out and hands supporting my back. Gaara, the red-head, pointed at something on the floor "You should really learn to clean your room Naruto-kun" he said softly and ignored my glare.
"Yeah, it'll happen sometime" I murmured; suddenly a nice, cold feeling crept up my backside and made me yelp. Two sets of jades locked on me as I got up quickly and left to go to the bathroom, boxers in hand. I heard a snort from Shukaku and a slapping noise, then quiet. Heh heh karma's a biotch, eh Shukaku. Boxers back on I slipped back in the room to find the twins in a very loving embrace. They had switched positions so that now Gaara lay on my pillows and Shukaku lay curled on his side furthest from me, short, brown hair falling like liquid across his brother's chest. One of Gaara's hands made trails through it in a soothing manner and I could see the tale-tale signs of a blush on Shukaku's round cheeks…very affectionate scene…damn why didn't I get that camera on sale that weekend.
I walked in softly, taking in the scene with awe as Gaara's unnaturally sweet, mint orbs looked at me. He raised a finger to his mouth in a 'shushing' gesture but otherwise stayed completely still. "I was only gone for a half a second" I whispered to him, my eyes drawn to Shukaku's sleeping form.
"He was already tired" he whispered back, stroking Shukaku's hair a little slower and narrowing his eyes.
"What happened?" my mouth felt bitter with worry.
"The bastards back…he wants me to come home like a good boy and take my medicine" My wide blue eyes met his now hardened green ones as he looked at the floor beneath my bed. I remember the last time this happened…Shukaku snapped and was almost sentenced to life for manslaughter at eight, until the judges found valid evidence of his 'innocence.' That man…their father was just…a monster. Gaara looked at me then at his sleeping brother. He never slept anymore, fearing for Shukaku's life. I hated the fact that the man gave Shukaku a filthy name like his to have, he wasn't a monster…he didn't deserve to be named after one.
"So he…"
"Yeah" he paused mid-stroke, making his twin mewl and whine for his hands again "He went a little nuts" that hand that was stroking strands of rich chocolate moved down to pull at Shukaku's tight half-shirt. I shuffled over to look and saw long, angry, slashes on his breast. It was in the Kanji that was forever marked in Gaara's skin above his right eye
'Ai…love'
As I stared in brief wonder and disbelief, I saw Gaara's hand tremble, a pale finger tracing the day old scar etched into his beloved brother's skin. Said brother mewled again and snuggled closer to his teddy sibling. The shirt was pulled down moments later and a kiss was planted on Shukaku's head. I swallowed heavily "I hate it when he does things like this…" was the inaudible whisper that fell from Gaara as he looked at his brothers sleeping form.
"He just doesn't want to lose you" I found myself saying lamely, but it got his blazing green eyes on me. He tucked a strand of brunette behind his brother's ear, then beckoned to me "It's late" was his silent explanation. I wasted no time cuddling up to him, savoring the cool of his skin. As I got comfortable, my thoughts drifted to Sasuke…
Sasuke holding me…
With those kind eyes that turn red with the sun…
Nothing ever gets past the red-head though, so it was with my soft sigh. He looked at me on his chest expectantly "What?" My voice was breathless and my cheeks were warm as he looked at me…but all I could see was his eyes gently changing to black and the soft raven hair that kissed his cheeks and neck "…look like your…S'ke"
"Huh?" I blinked slowly.
"I said stop looking at me like that. You're worse than that kid Shinsuke" He growled softly and I laughed, but it soon died down.
"Gaa-chan?" I felt him stiffen; I haven't used that name since we were little kids "I met someone weird today…"
"…" No answer, but a small nod "…Who?"
I swallowed but it was half starved and sounded like a drowning cat "A new guy…"
"Kaji?" I felt him growl the name…he must not like him much.
"Iie…Uchiha…" there was a long silence after that. I looked up at Gaara from my place on his breast and saw his jade eyes turning a brief but subtle hazel. Why was he mad? I felt Shukaku stir a bit and that broke his trance-like gaze with the wall; eyes turning a light mint again. "Naruto…" he said softly; I blinked at his cold voice "Stay away from him…" his green eyes bore into my soul like a laser, shooting warning after warning until it softened into worry "He's…he'll hurt you Naru…" I felt the coolness of his body and became uncomfortable suddenly, its coolness not sating the heat. I nodded and settled down; sleep taking my thoughts and projecting them into dreams. The last thing I heard before the abyss…was the quiet howling of a wolf in the distance.
I was warned…yet I pressed on driven mad with desire…
The morning came and with it brought the feeling of clutter. I didn't have to crack an eye to see I was being hugged to death by Shukaku. My body stretched despite the embrace. I cracked an eye open to see Shukaku's coal, black lids and his parted pink lips. It was funny how he looked so innocent in his sleep yet could make a person quiver with a glare. One of his jade eyes opened slowly, the other followed as I dislodged myself from his body. He looked around blearily then fell back to the bed with a huff, out like a light. Shukaku + Saturday Morning = Lazy. A smell of French toast and buttery muffins circled the room and I knew that it would happen and minute now…
Three
Two
One
Diiinnnnggg!
And Shukaku sits straight up like a zombie, covers thrown everywhere and jade irises locking on me as the potential enemy…shit. It took all of two seconds for me to find Shukaku's feet on my floor and cough up the smoke from his feet. Shukaku + Gaara + Muffins = Heaven. At least in Shukaku's opinion. My face is stunned, so says the almighty mirror, and for a while I just try to comprehend what happened. I fail miserably. My feet drag me into the kitchen and sit me at a stool before my mind gets over the shock…and then almost makes me have a huge nosebleed. There…right in the kitchen….are the twins and I can't pry my eyes away.
Gaara is holding up a blueberry muffin while his free arm is thrown around Shukaku's small waist and Shukaku looks like he all but gave up with his arms around his brother's neck. Their eyes are closed but their mouths are moving and sucking, heads rotating to get better access. I see Gaara's tongue after a while, a ruby ring flashing teasingly at me as he ravaged his brother's small mouth. Whimpers and moans left the younger Sabaku, until I had the great pleasure of seeing a devilish smirk in the kiss and lust-filled jade eyes opening and fluttering closed.
And after that…
All I can say…
Is fu--
The front door banged opened and five heads popped through, the twins still going at it like nothing was happening. I saw brunette first, then a bob of dark brunette and then "Oh my god! Ew!" Way to go Kiba. Both Sabakus split from their steamy kiss with a trail of saliva following, broken by Gaara's quick peck to his smaller brother's bruised lips. Gaara glared at Kiba as Shukaku's cheeks turn a soft pink and his pale hand grabbed the muffin out of his brother's limp hand. It takes dog boy a whole two minutes of sputtering to form words "What the hell?!"
Both Sabakus turn his way "What?" says Gaara
"We usually do things like that…" Shukaku adds after he finishes his muffin, Kiba deadpans both of them.
"So you see nothing wrong with kissing your twin, you see nothing wrong with 'doing it' every time you invite us over your house, YOU GAVE ME NIGHTMARES!" Dog boy sits in the stool with a huff, making little whimpering noises and telling the thoughts to go away. The twin look at him apathetically while Karetsu menders in with his flow-y walk, takes a muffin and sits close to me. I stare incredulously at the raven as he takes a plate and sets his muffin down to brush a long lock of raven out of the way. "It's not our fault you just burst into people's houses without knocking" the twins said in unison, their tones almost sound like one voice.
"Yeah…well…you COULD tell me over the phone that you" he points to Gaara "are having your cock sucked by him" he grimaces as Shukaku licks his lips, lashes lowing a little.
"It's called breakfast" he purrs as he looked at his brothers exposed neck.
"Naruto-kun would you like to share my muffin" I just look at him like he's grown five eyes.
"No thank you" I say quietly but he still shoves a piece in my mouth and chuckles.
"But you need to eat Naruto-kun" he says as I eat the pastry and sigh looking back to the twins and Kiba.
"It's called WRONG. No one wants to see that in the morning" Kiba yelled.
"Yet you stayed until I drank all of his milk, you must have thought it was very hot" Shukaku retorted, letting slim, yet deadly pale arms wrap around his tiny middle.
"Yeah…did you wish it was you…huh Kiba" Gaara hissed into his brothers sensitive neck, making him gasp, and that boys and girls shut Kiba up for the rest of the day. Hinata walked in after the conversation, having been talking to Ino at the door, "Kiba-kun, are you ill?" she asked politely and Shukaku bit his lip to stifle the laugh.
"No Hinata…he's not ill…" the brunette says trailing a finger across the pale arms holding him "he just has a little allergy to the milk I brought" I couldn't help it and started to chuckle at Shukaku. Hinata looked confused, then worried "Well then I'll go to the corner store and get some different milk…would you like to come with me Kiba-kun" I was biting my hand as Dog boy nodded quietly and left without so much as a glance to the twins. Ino walked over to a stool and sat down "How are you Naruto?"
I blinked at her "What do you mean, Ino-chan?" she laughed softly, I could always make her happy. Her sparkling blue eyes turned down in remorse as she looked at me. Our gazes held for a while until realization hit me "Oh…I'm okay!" I chirped; she smiled. Ino had gone away last weekend for a concert that her friend asked her to play violin for. She's a cheerleader too, and was also Haruno Sakura's best friend although you'd call their friendship more of a rivalry, since they have so many good qualities about one another and that outshine a lot of people. When she came back from her trip, however, she and Sakura's friendship became rocky as with Sakura's friendship with me. Ino been remorseful every since…
She thinks it's her fault which isn't true…
Gaara had long since released Shukaku and had set some green tea in front of us, walking away silently. Ino was very grateful for the fact that he tolerated her. "How is Sakura?" she whispered in a voice only I could here, I turned to the scene in front of me, where Mimi had just glomped the brick wall yet again, and was petting his hair saying 'Good Kitty.' My tears were hot on my cheeks "She's great. She happens to like one of the new kids…Sasuke" I felt the body next to me stiffen.
"So predictable…she's so predictable!" she whispered harshly, her nails biting into her long, flower printed, purple skirt. Her eyes were deadly slits as she whispered to me softly "She always used to be attracted to guys like him…and now that he's back she'll do anything to have him. Why can't she just give up!" tears dotted her pretty lashes as she shut them tightly "Why can't she just…"
Sai…
She's still thinking of her relationship with him…
"You still love Sai…don't you?" Ino looked at me with red-stained eyes, the near violet irises shaking and quivering with emotion. She sighed "No…I still love Sakura" she said softly then excused herself to the bathroom. My eyes trailed her, the gently swishing of her blonde hair, the pale and elegant color of her skin, the purple and white tank. My eyes trailed her with helplessness, but what could I really do.
She was always alone…the solitary lily
The morning was lively as all around the table of my friend someone had praises for Gaara's cooking skills and Mimi's love of Karetsu (She pushed him in a closet and locked it saying it was a game then lost the key to the closet door. I've never seen Karetsu that pissed at her). But soon the food was gone and as was everyone else, leaving me alone in Kyuubi's apartment as a request from me. After Ino left with a bone-crushing hug that could rival Lee's (Do not ask! I still have so many bruises), I lay on my bed fully clothed in a tight black shirt and jeans that cross with strips of black in X's all the way to the ends. The sky outside my window was grey with smudges of black saying that a storm was coming fast, and by the looks of it, it was going to be long and loud. Thunderstorm
I hate storms…I really hate storms. The first light lit sky and the rain plotted down to the ground. I shivered as a grumble of thunder sounded far away, my eyes caught in my ceiling. If I stay still and look straight up I should forget about it…right.
Five minutes…
Ten minutes, grumble and groan
Fifteen, Knock, Knock Knock! Shit! I was up and sitting in a cold sweat as the knocking persisted, the sound of thunder and rain falling in the backdrop. No problem…it's just Gaara and Shukaku back from the store. Sure…keep thinking that Naruto. I walk slowly to the door, until I hear ragged breathing from the other side. "Is someone there?!" Sasuke? At that voice I found myself running to the door and yanking it open…where he stood dripping wet…
"Naruto?"
TBC
Naruto: *Looks as SLH* Is she going to be okay?
Dyme: Don't ask…
SLH: *Calmly drawing a picture*
Mimi: What's wrong guys…is something wrong with her again *Looks at SLH*
Dyme: Umm *Points behind SLH*
Mimi: *looks and screams* OMG!
SLH: What?
Mimi: *faints*
SLH: Mimi?
Sasuke: What's going on…did she go crazy again?
Dyme&Naruto: Don't ask!
SLH: *Holds up a sign*
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