Hi everyone I know this story is different from what I normally write but I think its a good change and maybe it can help me finish up my other stories because I am in a rut for most of them. I have a poll going on for Momma's Boy if you read that story you should go place your vote in for it. This story is soley about healing and making a life long friend that helps you heal and you help them heal because noone else can.

Co-writer is LadyAnime18 she is also the beta for this story. She writes good stories herself so check out her profile.


Chapter 1: First Encounter

'Man I picked the worst day to leave,' Naruto thought as he looked for an empty container until he finally found one. He took it immediately and started to lay down when he heard the door open again he turned around to see a dark-haired man.

"Is it fine if I am here? All the rest are kind of full." Sasuke said.

"Sure," Naruto said knowing how full everything was already. Naruto just continued what he was doing by putting his bag above him on the rack. "So, where are you heading?" Naruto asked. Sasuke seemed shocked that the blonde started to talk to him but answered anyway.

"Anywhere out of this place. What about you?" Sasuke asked.

"Same, I just need to get out of here for a while." Naruto said while laying down.

"Hmm," Sasuke hummed and laid down also. They were both surprisingly comfortable and calm around each other even though they didn't know each other. They were both comfortable enough to fall asleep.

(1 hour later)

Naruto woke up to someone knocking on their door it was a woman and her daughter who looked around five years old. Naruto got up and opened the door.

"Hi, I am so sorry to wake you and your friend, but do you mind if we sit in here with you? We will only be here until the next stop." The woman asked. Naruto smiled then looked at Sasuke and he nodded it to be okay.

"Sure, come in," Naruto said moving to Sasuke's side. Sasuke moved over so Naruto could sit by him.

"So, where are you two heading?" the woman asked.

"Anywhere," Naruto and Sasuke said together.

"Oh. Trying to get away? How long have you two been friends?" the woman asked.

"We just met today," Naruto said.

"Wow. You guys seem like you two knew each other for a long time." The woman said. Sasuke nodded listening to the woman still but Naruto wasn't by them paying any attention he was busy talking to the little girl.

"Hey little one, what's your name?" Naruto said to the child.

"Kaya, what is your name Mr. Fox?" the little girl said. Sasuke and the woman watching the exchange between the two.

Naruto chuckled "My name is Naruto but I do resemble a fox don't I?" Naruto said as he poked the girl in the nose. She giggled and nodded her head. Sasuke thought it was a really warm gesture of the blonde.

"Where are you boys or should I say young men heading too?" the woman asked. "Oh and my name is Kurenai," Kurenai finished.

"Honestly I just grabbed a ticket to anywhere," Naruto said honestly.

"My name is Sasuke. I kind of did the same thing as Naruto." Sasuke said kind of shocked with how many times the blonde and him thought the same.

"Oh wow you two really think alike for not knowing each other. If you two wouldn't have told me that you guys just met I would have guessed that you two knew each for a long time.

"Yeah that's slightly weird but maybe we were supposed to meet each other." Naruto said with a gentle smile. What he said shocked the other two adults in the container but not the little girl at all.

"It's fate fox," Kaya yelled grabbing Naruto's hand.

"Sasuke, you should look at your ticket to see where you get off." Naruto said looking at Sasuke with his bright blue eyes. For some odd unknown reason to Sasuke he opened his wallet to check his ticket.

"My ticket is to Sturgeon Bay, Wi." Sasuke said.

"Wow it really is fate my ticket is for there too. That is some strange twist of fate." Naruto said giving him a warm smile. Sasuke had to keep himself from smiling back at the blonde.

"It's fate Naru-fox!" Kaya said. Naruto smiled at the girl and started playing cards with her. They played for a while then they fell to sleep with each other the girl sleeping in Naruto's lap. Leaving Sasuke and Kurenai awake by each other. Sasuke gave them a warm smile.

"Sasuke, if you don't mind me asking, why are you running away?" Kurenai asked with a warm smile on her face.

"I don't mind. The past few months have been kind of ruff on me so I just needed to escape." Sasuke said the extremely short version of the story.

"I see. Me and Kaya are going back to my hometown because of job problems. My husband should be meeting us there in a few days after he gets everything settled in the city." Kurenai said.

"Must be nice. Are you going back to your parent's house until you get on your feet?" Sasuke asked.

"Just my father. My mother died years ago." Kurenai said.

"Oh," Sasuke paused. "Can you believe what he said earlier?"

"Naruto?" Kurenai paused to look at her child and the blonde. "Yeah he is a rare type of person. I never seen my daughter warm up to someone so quickly. It must be the eyes they are so genuine." She said with a smile.

"I guess. But fate is a strong word to say." Sasuke said truthfully.

"Yeah Kaya is a strong believer of fate. I don't know why but she always has been like that." Kurenai says.

"That's weird," Sasuke says with a light chuckle.

Then the announcements came on about them coming up to the next stop.

"Well maybe I should wake her now," Kurenai says standing. "Kaya, wake up baby." Kurenai says gently to her sleeping daughter. Sasuke took the rougher approach and kicked Naruto's leg.

"Naruto get up." Sasuke said. The two woke up completely groggy and cranky looking.

"Come on Kaya were about to get off." Kurenai says still in that gentle tone.

"Okay mommy," she said while yawning. The little girl turned around to look at Naruto. "Naru-fox, I will miss you," giving him a hug she said and ran to her mom as they were exiting. They waved them off and now it was just Sasuke and Naruto in the container again. There was dead silence between the two before Sasuke couldn't take the silence anymore.

"Naruto," Sasuke paused to see if he got the blonde's attention then continued. "Why are you running away from home?" Sasuke asked. Naruto was shocked that Sasuke asked him suck a personal question. Naruto looked out the window and spoke, "I just couldn't be there anymore. Everything was just stressing me out."

"Oh, same for me." Sasuke said also looking out the window.

"Sasuke, I just came up with the most awesome idea, that is if you agree to it at least." Naruto said with pure excitement.

Sasuke looked to Naruto to see the gleam in his eyes. "What is your idea?" Sasuke asked.

"Since were going to the same place why don't we just hang out together? We both never been there before so I thought it might be okay. But of course if you don't want to that's f- "Naruto started to ramble but got cut off by Sasuke.

"Sure, doesn't seem like a bad idea." Sasuke said. He wasn't sure why he was agreeing but the blonde amused him and he didn't really want to be alone and when he looked at the blonde he didn't seem to want to be alone either. "But if you drive me crazy I am going to hit you." Sasuke said with a grin.

"Oh bring it on. We're going to have the time of our lives bastard." Naruto said bouncing with excitement.

"I know we are. But you better not get me arrested." Sasuke said chuckling by the shocked look on Naruto's face.

"I won't get us arrested." Naruto paused thinking about something unknown to Sasuke. "Okay maybe there was that one time with Kiba, but that was totally his fault." Naruto said real fast.

Sasuke was shocked because he was just playing. "Oh god, am I going to regret this?" Sasuke asked.

Naruto was appalled "Never Sasuke. This is definitely going to be the best time of both of our lives." Naruto said with a smile. The two were actually really excited to be around each other. Sasuke thought Naruto evened him out. Naruto just liked that he was bonding with someone while he was away hoping he could keep Sasuke as a friend forever.


I will not be saying the problems the two of them are going through until later on in the chapters. I might make this story at least 13 to 15 chapters depending on the reviews and how future chapters go.

So review if you like the story.