Hey! How y'all doing!? Lol! I don't usually say y'all, but it's funny to say! It makes me laugh, lol! XD Yeah I know, I'm weird, but hey, that's why they love! Now, enough about me! You're all here to read my 3rd chapter! Enjoy!

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Chapter 3

Naruto! What's wrong?

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Neji stared at Naruto for a moment before smiling warmly.

"It' nice to see you too," Neji said warmly as he suddenly embraced the blonde. Naruto slightly hugged back.

"You know each other?" the shocked voice of Sasuke said, making Neji break away from Naruto. Neji nodded at the raven-haired boy.

"Hai(yes). We were childhood friends," Neji said with a smile. He then looked at Naruto. "Naruto, this is my friend Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke this is Uzumaki Naruto."

"Hello Sasuke," Naruto said. Sasuke stared into Naruto's empty eyes and scowled.

"Hello," Sasuke mummbled.

"Naruto, why don't you come inside!? I got so many questions I should ask you!" Neji said cheerfully. Naruto nodded slightly and stepped inside the Hyuuga house. Naruto heard the door click shut and turned to see Sasuke by the door. Neji was also looking at the raven-haired boy.

"Sasuke? I thought you were leaving?" Neji said, raising a brow. Sasuke shoved his hands into his jean's pockets.

"I decided to stay for a while longer," Sasuke said, looking at Neji then to Naruto. Neji looked at Sasuke with a surprised look before smirking.

"I see...well alright. Naruto take a seat," Neji said with smile. Naruto slowly sat in the living room on an exotic coach. Neji sat across him with Sasuke. "Naruto I-

"NARU-CHAN!" a high voice squealed. Naruto looked up towards the top of the stairs to see a small girl with long brown hair and lavendar eyes just like Neji. The girl ran down the stairs and ran up to Naruto, throwing herself at the blonde when she was a foot away. Naruto caught her and he felt the small girl wrap her arms around his neck tightly.

"Naru-chan! I can't believe it's you! I got to show you so many things! I made many pictures! You're going to love my pictures Naru-chan! I missed you so much Naru-chan!" the small girl said in unbelievable speed.

"I missed you too Hana-chan," Naruto said warmly as the corners of his mouth slightly rose up into a small smile. Hanabi loosened her grip on Naruto and rested her forehead on Naruto's and peered into his eyes. The grin that was on Hanabi's face, slowly disappeared as she stared into Naruto empty eyes.

"Naru-chan!? Are you okay? You're eyes are not sparkling!" Hanabi said worriedly. Naruto's small smile disappeared as he put Hanabi down.

"Of course I'm okay. I just feel a bit ill that's all Hana-chan!" Naruto said, forcing himself to grin. Thankfully, Hanabi was still gulible and took the bait.

"Oh... I'll make tea for Naru-chan! That way Naru-chan will get better!" Hanabi said as she then ran off in a certain direction. After Hanabi disappeared from sight, Naruto's fake grin disappeared and was back to blank.

"Hanabi hasn't changed a bit has she?" Naruto said. Neji looked at Naruto worriedly.

"Actually, I think she talks faster since she last saw you," Neji said. Naruto nodded.

"I guess she has," Naruto said. Naruto turned and looked at Neji then to Sasuke, who were looking at him too. Naruto sighed sadly. "Ne Neji...what do you want to ask me?"

"Naruto...what happened to you? That's what I want to know right now," Neji said with a serious face. Sasuke looked at Neji then to Naruto in wonder.

'So he wasn't always like this,' Sasuke thought as he saw Naruto hang his head.

"Lets just say...fate did it's job," Naruto said softly. Neji growled.

"No! I don't think fate did this! What happened to the joyfull, bubbly, determined, lively Naruto I came to know!?" Neji yelled. Sasuke stared at Neji in surprise and shock. The Hyuuga has never yelled before; not even when he was really angry. Naruto shook his head sadly.

"He's...dead," Naruto said softly. Neji's wide eyes stared at Naruto in shock before his face became blank.

"Sasuke...can you leave me alone with Naruto for a few minutes," Neji said. It wasn't a question...it was a demand. Sasuke nodded and got up from his seat. He slowly walked out of the living room and slowly shut the door. After a moment, Sasuke then pressed his ear against the door. The raven-haired boy was curious about the blonde boy, but he didn't know why though. As Sasuke listened, he heard only but silence.

"Who destroyed you Naruto?" Sasuke heard Neji's voice. There was silence.

"I...he...I-I can't say," Sasuke heard Naruto's voice stutter softly.

"Don't you trust me?" Neji said. There was a moment of silence. Sasuke didn't know if Naruto said yes or no, but he thinks the blonde said yes, because then Neji said, "Then why don't you tell me?"

"Because...I don't...want to remember..." Naruto said softly, a hint of fear in his voice.

"I might be able to help if you just tell me, Naruto. When you tell me...you'll feel much...Naruto? Are you okay?" Neji said worriedly. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he listened more intently. "Naruto? Naruto! What's wrong!? Naruto!"

"N-Neji... Has anyone...d-died...in this house?" Naruto said, his voice full of fear. Sasuke's eyes widened.

'Why would he ask something like that?' Sasuke thought as he listened more.

"Yes. My parents...died in this house..." Neji said in a grave voice. Sasuke's eyes became even more wider. He never knew that Neji's parents died in this house. He never even wondered about what happened to Neji's parents.

'Some friend I am,' Sasuke thought. Sasuke's thoughts were interupted as he heard Naruto's voice speak.

"No...this is bad!" Naruto said, his voice completely covered in fear.

"Naruto! What's the matter. You're so cold. Naruto are you okay? Naruto!" Neji's voice said in worry. The doors suddenly open, and Naruto ran into Sasuke's arms. Sasuke couldn't help but blush lightly to be caught snooping.

"Gomen(sorry). I didn't mean to...are you okay?" Sasuke said, a hint of worry in his voice. Naruto was shaking in fear. The blonde clutched Sasuke's shirt and buried his face into the raven's chest. Sasuke blushed even more, but for some reason, he wrapped his arms around the blonde. Sasuke rested his head on top of Naruto's head as he soothingly rubbed the blonde's back and held him close.

"It's okay. You're safe," Sasuke said soothingly as the blonde continued to shake in fear. So many times Naruto has heard those words. And so many times...he didn't believe those words. But then why...did he believe the raven-haired boy when he said them.

'How come...I feel this warmth...? How come I feel safe...in this person's arms? Doshde(why)? ...I feel so...tired,' Naruto thought as he stopped shaking and his eyes began to droop. The next moment, Naruto was sleeping peacefully in Sasuke's arms. It was the first time in years...that the blonde felt it was safe enough to sleep, knowing that he wouldn't get hurt. Sasuke look down at the blonde to find him alseep. Sasuke couldn't help but smile a small smile.

"GET AWAY FROM NARU-CHAN!" a yell was heard from behind Sasuke. Sasuke turned around with Naruto still in his arms, to see small Hanabi glaring at Sasuke with a cup of tea in her hands. Hanabi put down the tea on the floor before she charged at Sasuke. But because Sasuke was bigger and stronger than Hanabi, the small girl had no affect on Sasuke. Hanabi pounded on Sasuke.

"LET GO OF NARU-CHAN! WHAT DID YOU DO TO NARU-CHAN! I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU HURT NARU-CHAN!" Hanabi yelled, kicking Sasuke in the shin to finish it off. Sasuke yelped when Hanabi kicked him in the shin. He glared angrily at Hanabi. "TEME! HOW DARE YOU HURT NARU-CHAN!"

"I DIDN'T HURT NARU-CHAN! NOW IF YOU DON'T MIND, BE QUIET! NARU-CHAN IS SLEEPING!" Sasuke yelled back. Hanabi's angry eyes became wide in surprise.

"Oh...then don't yell if he's sleeping," Hanabi said. Sasuke growled angrily. Luckily, Neji came to the rescue.

"Hanabi-chan, why don't you look for a room for Naruto...so he can sleep peacefully?" Neji said, with a nervous smile. Hanabi smiled brightly.

"Naru-chan can sleep in my room! Like he used to do when he got too tired when he played with me!" Hanabi said brightly.

"H-hai, show us the way," Neji said.

"Hai!" Hanabi said as she went picked up the tea from the ground the ran up the stairs. She stop at the top and looked down at Sasuke and Neji. "Well? What are you waiting for?"

"You first," Sasuke muttered as he slowly picked up Naruto in a bridal-style. Neji nodded and followed Hanabi with Sasuke close behind. As Sasuke followed Neji who followed Hanabi, Sasuke looked at Naruto's face.

'He looks so peacefull...as if he hasn't slept like this in a long time,' Sasuke thought. Suddenly he bumped into Neji. "Nani(what)?"

"We're here, that's what," Neji said as he walked into Hanabi's bright room. the wall were painted a crystal clear color with sunshine yellow swirls through out the walls. There were art journals scattered around the oak flooring. There was a desk that was covered with art tools. There was a stand in the corner that had a huge peace of paper clipped against it; on the the paper there was and unfinished fox. Hanabi's bed was pretty big for just a small girl like herself, but it was perfect for Naruto. Sasuke went to the bed and laid Naruto on the bed, putting the sheets over him. Sasuke looked around the room one more time.

"Before I ask the question I really want to ask, I want to know...how come Hanabi's room is like this!?" Sasuke asked as he stared at the scattered art books.

"The walls are crystal clear color because it reminds her of Naruto's eyes," Neji said as he looked at the walls. "And the sunshine yellow swirls for his hair and clan sign."

"The scatterd art journals and all the art stuff is because I'm practicing to get as good as Naru-chan!" Hanabi said happily.

"Nani?" Sasuke said, confused. Hanabi shook her head in pity, before she ran to her desk and grabbed a binder that was on the desk. The binder was pretty fat from Sasuke's point of view. Hanabi put the binder in Sasuke's hands.

"This binder has all the pictures Naru-chan gave me and drew!" Hanabi said cheerfully. Sasuke looked at Hanabi and then to Neji. Neji nodded. Sasuke looked at the binder for a moment before he opened it. His eyes widened in amazement as he stared at the drawing. It was a drawing of a field full of different types of floweres. The flowers were slightly bent to left and the their polon was in the air as the wind blew gently. The sky was a crystal clear color and had a few clouds. The drawing was so amazing, so full of detail. Sasuke felt as if he was actually in the field of flowers, feeling the wind gently caress his skin, having the sun shine on him, see the polon glitter in the sun.

"It makes you feel like you were actually there...doesn't it?" Neji's voice said, bringing Sasuke back to reality. Sasuke nodded as he turned the page to see another picture. This one was under the water. There were many different types of fishes swimming around, a few air bubbles floating to the surface, starfish crawling along the underwater reef, and a bunch of other stuff. The same thing happened to Sasuke like the last picture...it felt like he was actually there. Sasuke turned the page, but instead of a place, it was a drawing of a person. A drawing of Neji when he was younger, the age of twelve to be exact.

"Naruto...he's very talented when it comes to art," Neji said as he watched Sasuke turn the pages of the binder and look at the art work.

"That's why I want to draw just like Naru-chan!" Hanabi said with a determined look. Sasuke closed the binder shut and stared at the binder for a moment. Suddenly, there was ringing noise, and it was coming from Naruto's jacket pocket. Sasuke reached into the blonde's jacket pocket and pulled out a cellphone. On the screen, it read: Tsunade-baachan. Sasuke looked at Neji.

"Should I answer?" Sasuke asked. Neji shrugged.

"It could be Naruto's gaurdian?" Neji said.

"Answer it!" Hanabi said. Sasuke shrugged and fliped open the phone. Sasuke slowly brought the phone to his ear.

"Hello?" Sasuke asked hesitantly.

"Who is this?" Tsunade's voice asked, but of course Sasuke didn't know who it was.

"I'm-

"What have you done with Naruto!?" Tsunade yelled.

"N-

"I swear to god! If you harmed Naruto...I'LL KILL YOU!" Tsunade yelled violently, hurting Sasuke's ears. Neji snatched the phone away from Sasuke.

"Hello? Tsunade-sama is that you?" Neji asked catiously. There was a moment of silence.

"Neji?" Tsunade asked.

"How are you Tsunade-sama?" Neji said with a small smile.

"Good! How about you?" Tsunade asked.

"I'm good as well-

"Tsunade-baachan!" Hanabi squealed as she snatched the phone away from Neji, ignoring the glares being sent to her by Neji.

"Hanabi! It's so nice to hear your voice again! How are you?" Tsunade said cheerfully.

"I'm very good! Naru-chan is at my house! He fell asleep though, and now he's in my room and on my bed!" Hanabi said happily. Tsunade chuckled through the phone.

"I see...so he's asleep," Tsunade said. Hanabi nodded her vigerously.

"Yup! He's sleeping like a baby!" Hanabi said.

"Okay! Well when he wakes up, tell Naru-chan to come home soon, okay Hanabi," Tsunade said happily.

"You mean, Naru-chan lives in Konoha now!?" Hanabi asked excitedly.

"Yes he does," Tsunade said. Hanabi squealed happily, making Tsunade laugh.

"I'm guessing you're Naruto's little fangirl?" Tsunade asked.

"Hai!" Hanabi said as Neji chuckled slightly and Sasuke raised a brow at her.

"Next thing we know you'll be stalking him and junk," Tsunade said jokingly, but Hanabi took it seriously.

"That's a good idea Tsunade-baachan! I never thought of that...oh well!" Hidane said. Tsunade laughed.

"Well it was nice talking to you Hanabi. Say hi to Neji and your sister, Hinata," Tsunade said.

"I will!" Hanabi said happily. "Bye!"

"Bye," Tsunade said before she hanged up. Hanabi closed the cellphone and put it back into Naruto's jacket pocket. Hanabi punched the air.

"I'm Naru-chan's fangirl! Yay!" Hanabi said happily.

"Well there's one girl that isn't after you Sasuke," Neji said with a chuckle. Sasuke nodded with a smile on his lips.

"Neji...Hanabi... How was Naruto like?" Sasuke asked in serious tone.

"He's full of life!" Hanabi said happily as she grabbed some random art journal. "He's kind, generous,sweet, loving, strong, brave, trustworthy, loyal, hard working, determined, bubbly, happy, selfless, but most importantly, he's cute!"

"You forgot about some things," Neji said, recieving a confused look from Hanabi . "Naruto's loud, energetic, way over confident, obnoxious, annoying, doesn't shut-up easily, eats way too much ramen, stubborn, over reacts, and hasty."

"Yeah well...hmph," Hanabi said, crossing her arms across her chest. "Naru-chan is still awsome!"

Neji laughed as he watched Sasuke sweatdrop.

"Naruto is still really special," Neji said, looking at the sleeping Naruto with soft eyes. "There's something about him that...just makes you feel drawn to him...that changes you."

"Yeah," Hanabi said as she slowly started to draw on her journal.

"I see... From what I've seen and heard...he's not like that anymore," Sasuke said frowning. Hanabi frowned as well.

"That's because Naru-chan is ill," Hanabi said. Neji shook his head.

"Naruto only told you that so you wouldn't worry Hanabi-chan," Neji said with a grim look. "Something happened to him after we left Kirby and came to Konoha..."

"It must've been really bad to make Naru-chan's eyes to stop sparkling!" Hanabi said sadly.

"Neji...I was listening to your conversation with Naruto...what happened to him when you guys were alone?" Sasuke asked seriously. He didn't really know why he wanted to know about the blonde as much as possible. Sasuke didn't know why he cares about the blonde when he barely knows the guy. 'Because he's just like me...'

"I don't know...I was talking to him when all of a sudden, his eyes were filled with fear and he started to shake," Neji said grimly.

"Eh!?" Hanabi yelled, but Neji ignored it and continued.

"When I tried to comfort him...he was really cold...and really pale... I mean, I could see his breath like I would on a really cold day!" Neji said. "It's confusing...how come he was cold...and not me?"

"I don't know but...he was really cold when he was in my arms," Sasuke said, looking at the sleeping Naruto. "Neji...is it alright if...I stay until he wakes up?"

Neji looked at Sasuke in surprise, before he smirked.

"You feel drawn to him, don't you?" Neji said. Sasuke blushed lightly.

"No! It's just...I...I..." Sasuke said, trying to find the right words, but he couldn't. Neji laughed.

"Don't worry. I know how you feel," Neji said with a smirk. Neji stood up. "Hanabi-chan, I leave Naruto in your hands, okay."

"Right! I'll take care of Naru-chan!" Hanabi said determinedly, before continueing to draw.

"Come Sasuke. Help me prepare a meal," Neji said as he haded towards the door. Sasuke stood up and smirked.

"You sure you're not forgetting anything?" Sasuke said, remembering the last time Neji said those words...Sasuke ended up doing the whole meal while Neji kept saying he was forgetting something. Neji frowned.

"No," Neji said.

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Third chapter done! Yes! Hehehe! I'm so happy right now! Don't ask why, cuz I don't know why...lol! XD I'm wierd sometimes! But that's one of my posotive things about me! Without my wierdness...I wouldn't have sense of humor...and I wouldn't be able to write fanfics...wierd I know. lol! Anyways...REVIEW! I need reviews! Okay? Okay! Bye!