A/N: Hey everyone I was told that this story resembles a doujinshi. I hope I didn't copy anything because I've never heard of that doujinshi till today. Sorry if I did. =(
Disclaimer: I no owny Naruto… wahhh!!
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"Okay, I'll go as soon as his head turns. As soon as it turns I'll go." Naruto decided, looking at the burly man selling fruit through a small hole in the wooden crate holding apples. The man was standing in front of his stand just waiting for customers to come and much to both of their fortunes a customer did come.
The vender soon began to converse with the young woman and Naruto saw his chance. He reached for an apple and as his hands were about to wrap around the sweet fruit the man grabbed his arm and yanked him towards himself. Naruto yelped in pain but the man ignored it in favor of yelling at the small child.
"You little brat! How dare you try to steal from me!" He spat, spraying spit all over Naruto's frightened face.
"I'm sorry mister." He apologized. The man threw Naruto down and the blond hit the ground hard. Blood oozed from his scraped hands, knees and elbows. The small boy winced in pain but winced even harder when the man yelled at him again.
"Don't ever let me catch you here again because I'll bring you to the king and have you put to death!" Naruto's eyes widened in fear and tears rolled down his tan cheeks as despair crashed over him. It was true no one wanted him. They wanted him dead.
"That's cruel sir. The boy was probably just hungry." The woman spoke up, glaring effectively at the man.
"Excuse me miss but this is none of your concern." The vender retorted.
"I believe it is my business when citizens abuse children." She seethed and showed the man something out of Naruto's field of vision that made his eyes grow to the size of large saucer plates.
"I am sorry your majesty!" He bowed respectively and ashamed that he hadn't noticed whom the woman was before.
"I'll take 10 apples please." She changed the subject and pulled out a bejeweled purse.
"Oh no, please take these on the house!" The man handed her the fruit eagerly in an attempt to get back on the queen's good side.
"Thank you. I hope you do not abuse children again or I'll have to bring you forth to the king." She said coldly and the vender shivered despite himself.
The woman had long black hair and onyx eyes but they were filled with kindness that Naruto had never seen before. She was beautiful.
"Here." The woman held forth an apple to Naruto who twitched at the movement of her hands.
"Don't be scared, I'm not going to hurt you." She spoke softly with a warm smile on her delicate features gracing the words even more.
Naruto hesitantly reached out for the apple and took it in his small hands.
"Thank you." Naruto muttered his thanks while rubbing his tears away. He took a bite of the apple and grinned at the satisfaction at having successfully gotten breakfast.
"What's your name?" She asked, helping Naruto to his feet and to a nearest bench while she inspected his wounds.
"Naruto." He answered, finishing the apple quickly. He tensed involuntarily at the feel of her touching his skin.
"What an interesting name." She grinned, grabbed some bandage from her bejeweled purse and began to wrap the bandage around Naruto's knees.
"Where are your parents Naruto?"
He tensed again; looking into her caring eyes and knew she meant no harm by the question.
"I don't have parents." He whispered, biting his lip in order to keep the oncoming tears back. He was strong; he didn't want to cry in front of a girl especially a girl who was helping him. If she saw his tears then she wouldn't be nice to him anymore.
Naruto was shocked when the woman wrapped her arms around his small body in a comforting hug. It wasn't pity but understanding. Naruto found himself hugging her back in an attempt to share her warmth.
"You know Naruto, I don't think your parents are gone." She said softly a knowing tone to her voice.
"Really?" His eyes brightened at the thought. He wasn't alone if his parents were still alive.
"Really. I think they're right here." She poked him in the chest.
"You mean my heart?" Naruto asked, his voice now sullen at the realization that his parents weren't alive. They were still dead and they would stay dead.
"Yep." She gazed at Naruto and let out a hearty chuckle at his saddened expression.
"You're probably thinking that it means nothing and that I'm just trying to cheer you up but when you get older you'll know what it means." She winked, now finished with the bandage and grabbed her bags.
"I'll see you later Naruto, try to stay out of trouble." She smiled, kissing his forehead chastely.
"Wait! What's your name miss?!" Naruto called after her.
"Mikoto." She answered before disappearing into the crowd and Naruto had no way of knowing that the kind woman that helped him that day would die the next and leave her very own son to fend for himself.
Naruto gazed out the window of his new room and watched the rain smack against the paneled window in a repetitive pattern. He always hated the rain; the rain always hid secrets that were always meant to stay secrets. Secrets that shouldn't ever reveal themselves.
Naruto found himself thinking about the woman Mikoto that had helped him that day and was trying to figure out why she seemed so familiar. He hadn't thought of her in years and somehow being in this palace triggered his memory of her.
Oh that's right…he's in the palace. Naruto walked over to the bed and grabbed the sheet rope he had made in another attempt to escape from the cursed place. This was his 10th attempt in the last hour and he was surprised the teme didn't just put a guard in his room to keep him from leaving. Oh well, his stupidity benefited Naruto in the end.
He secured one end of the sheet rope to one of the poles supporting the canopy that hung above his bed. He pulled on it to make sure it was secure before opening the window and jumping out onto the roof.
He held the rope tightly and watched his footing to make sure he didn't slip on the glossy roof. Honestly who wanted glossy roofs, you couldn't walk on them.
Looking below him through the downpour he spotted the ground and new he would have to make about a 10-foot jump for it but that would be okay since he could practically survive anything.
Naruto began to scale the side of the palace, keeping his grip on the rope extra tight, and made sure he wouldn't slip on the rock wall. He was almost to the jumping point when his foot made a fatal mistake and slipped.
Naruto didn't even have time to curse before he tumbled to his doom, having no hope of landing properly or even escaping without a broken limb.
"Oof!" The wind was knocked out the blond as he landed on something soft.
Wait…soft? The last time Naruto checked the ground wasn't soft.
"What is this your 20th time?" The man grunted beneath him before lifting Naruto up easily.
"10th." Naruto corrected, pouting. He sneezed cutely, rubbing his nose gently.
"Let's get you inside." Kakashi carried the blond in and for once he didn't struggle. He was shivering uncontrollably now. Yep Naruto was sure he hated the rain for many reasons.
Kakashi opened the doors easily even though he was holding a shivering blond.
A maid walked by and spied the pair before sighing exasperated and asking, "Again?"
"Again." Kakashi answered smiling.
"I'll bring some towels." She sighed once more, grumbling about how blonds are just naturally stupid.
"H-How'd y-yo-ou k-know w-where t-to c-ca-atch m-me Ka-Ka-kashi?" Naruto stuttered unable to stop his teeth from chattering.
Even though he was only outside for a few minutes, the cold seemed to have seeped into his frail body.
"I figured you'd try and escape through your window again so I waited till I saw you walk out. It wasn't your best attempt." The man smiled at the blond.
"B-b-ba-bastard." Naruto glared ineffectively.
"You're welcome."
"Here you are." The maid came back with warm towels. She wrapped one gingerly against Naruto's fragile body.
"He looks terrible Hatake-san. You should take him upstairs." The nurse frowned while looking at the shivering blond.
"I don't want him dripping water all over my floors and having you clean it up." Sasuke spoke loudly from the top of the staircase.
Kakashi glared at his master while the maid's back was turned. He knew that the only reason that Sasuke didn't want him to bring Naruto upstairs was the fact the he wanted to carry the blond himself.
"Ah! That's right! Let me get you a towel too Hatake-san!" The maid blushed at her forgetfulness before rushing off the fetch more towels.
Sasuke walked down the stairs slowly in a dignified fashion and approached the wet pair.
"What'd he try this time?" Sasuke asked, arching an eyebrow in question.
"Scaling down the side of the palace." Kakashi answered coldly but if Sasuke noticed his frigid attitude he didn't acknowledge it.
"You can't escape dobe, just give it up." Sasuke flicked Naruto on the forehead lightly, which just made the blond scowl.
"S-sh-shut up."
"I've got him Kakashi." Sasuke held his hands forth and Kakashi reluctantly passed the shivering blond over to the Uchiha.
"Get some rest, he's not going anywhere for now." Sasuke ordered stoically.
Kakashi nodded his head and trotted after the maid. Sasuke noticed how the blond seemed to nuzzle closer into his chest in order to try and steal some of his warmth.
"Idiot." Sasuke muttered, but the blond was already closing his eyes as exhaustion claimed his consciousness.
The Uchiha made his way up the winding staircase carefully as to not jostle the sleeping blond.
He opened the door quietly and placed the soaked boy on his bed. Sasuke realized that his cold would get worse if he didn't dry the boy.
"Dobe, wake up." Sasuke shook him lightly, Naruto stirred.
"Mmmm?"
"You need to dry yourself off." Sasuke said quietly to the not completely awake boy.
Naruto groaned in protest and Sasuke offered, "You want me to dry you off?"
He nodded slowly, cerulean orbs glazed over with sleep and seeming unaware of the world around him.
Sasuke picked up the towel and rubbed it through Naruto's sodden hair soothingly, which relaxed the blond even more. Then he moved down to chest after taking Naruto's shirt off. The sight of scars made the Uchiha growl and the sight of Naruto's bare chest made his heart race.
"It's been 15 years, don't tell me that I still have feelings for the dobe!" Sasuke thought angrily.
A moan for Naruto answered Sasuke's question when he felt himself starting to get hard.
Sasuke's self-control was starting to reach its limit once he pulled off the boys soaked pants and decided to leave his partially soaked underwear on since he knew he would lose it if he took that off too.
He dried to the blonds' legs with the moist towel and tried to preoccupy his mind with anything that wasn't Naruto's slender tan legs and especially not the region near his pelvis.
Once Sasuke was finished he put Naruto under the warm blankets and received a satisfied sigh from Naruto.
The blond easily eased into a deep sleep and Sasuke stood there staring at his sleeping long lost friend with lust filled eyes. Naruto had gotten even more beautiful throughout the years and even if he didn't remember the Uchiha, Sasuke was glad that Naruto was with him and no longer living on the streets. He was glad he didn't let the blond go again.
After tearing his eyes away from the sleeping Naruto, Sasuke decided he needed a cold bath. After glancing down at his obvious erection, he decided to pour ice into that bath as well.
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Naruto woke up to the blinding light filtering from his window and groaned at the cruel light that woke him from his comfortable sleep. Wait… comfortable? Since when had Naruto's sleep ever been comfortable, considering he usually slept underneath a tree in the dirt?
He jolted up to stare at his surroundings. He was in a extravagant bedroom and his body was covered with dark blue covers. The window was opened a crack to let the light filter through, the walls were painted a light beige color and the carpet on the floor was a plain turquoise color with intricate designs. The room he was in was beautiful.
Now the question was, how did he get there? He tried to remember the last few days and when a light knock on his door sounded he remembered.
"Naruto-kun? Are you awake yet?" That's right. He was in the palace that belonged to the stupid teme prince. He couldn't leave.
The thought instantly disturbed him and he jumped out of bed to scramble for some clothes so he could escape before anyone could stop him.
As he was pulling on a pair of plain black pants, the door opened and the maid stood there staring at Naruto's bare chest (except for the necklace) and nearly covered ass. She blushed deep red before closing the door hurriedly and speaking quickly, "Prince-sama sent me up here to make sure you were okay."
Okay? Why wouldn't he be okay? Naruto sneezed and remembered once more that he was out in the rain the other night when Kakashi had caught him falling off the palace walls.
"I'm okay." Naruto rushed, tripping over the carpet and cursing loudly.
"Naruto-kun are you alright?" The maid asked panicked.
"I'm fine, I just err…tripped." Naruto admitted and blushed from embarrassment although the maid was on the other side of the door.
"Okay, breakfast is being served in the diner. Feel free to come down."
"Okay, thank you." Naruto pulled on a plain white shirt over his bare skin and ruffled his hair a bit in order to get it to look like the spiky mess he liked so much.
Gripping his necklace to make sure the sneaky bastard didn't steal it back while he was asleep, Naruto slipped on some shoes and opened his door quietly. The maid was not outside waiting for him. Grinning cockily, Naruto made his way down the hallway and staircase quietly. He could see the door and made a mad dash for it.
He could taste it now, the freedom! He would no longer live the stupid teme who had ruined his life and he would have his precious necklace. Feeling light-headed from the thought of freedom he yanked the door open and ran into not freedom but a tall person.
"Oi! Watch where you're going!" The voice shouted as Naruto fell back, his ass connecting with the floor and making him wince in pain.
"Oh, you're that kid. The thief." The familiar voice made Naruto look up at the person he collided with.
"Hey! You're the guy who tricked me that one time!" Naruto jumped to his feet and jabbed a finger in Kiba's chest.
"And you're the kid who fell for my trick. Nice to meet ya! I'm Kiba." He grinned cheerfully and Naruto was finding it hard to stay angry at the older boy, but his anger managed to push through.
"I know who you are!" He hollered, glowering at dog-breath.
"Testy aren't we?" Kiba smirked and Naruto just growled.
"What are you doing running through doors shorty? You're going to kill someone."
"Hopefully."
Kiba arched his eyebrows before bursting out into fits of laughter.
"I like you kid!" Kiba clapped Naruto on the back and the blond stumbled a bit but luckily Kiba kept him from falling flat on his face.
"Now come on, let's go talk to the bastard." Kiba picked Naruto up and heaved him over his shoulder.
"Hey! Put me down!" Naruto screeched, flailing his legs and arms in a desperate attempt to escape.
"No can do kiddo. Come on the bastard calls for us." Kiba walked back into the house and Naruto held his hands forth towards the open door that he was now getting farther away from.
Freedom wasn't so easy to obtain after all, especially when everyone trying to stop you was fucking insane.
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A/N: I can't believe I typed 2 chapters in one day. O_o… don't get used to it. XD
I hope you enjoyed and I wanted to give a bit of Naruto's past that included Sasuke through a relationship. =)
Thanks for reading! Reviews and whatnot are always welcome!
