A/N: hi, it's me…again, anyway, I'm back with another chapter, and just FYI, it's going to be kind of a boring start, but please don't stop reading until you get to the middle part of the story 'cause that's where the good part starts.

Pairing: Sasuke x Naruto (there will be more as the story goes farther)

Warning rated for all age for now. Full of oocness. Don't like it, don't read.

Disclaimer: I wish. (I'm going to stop writing this from the next chapter. Just to let you know.)

Chapter 3: Getting to know each other

Sasuke- 12 years old (1 month and 2 days until turning 13)

Naruto- 10 years old (4 months and 9 days until turning 11)

Present- June 21st

Sasuke POV

After finished washing the dishes, Sasuke went straight up to his room. He got in to the room and locked the door. He went to his desk and stared at his picture with Itachi for a few second and picked it up.

"…" he opened one of his desk drawers and placed the picture in there and pushed it back. He went to open his large window, which was above his bed head and went to sit in his office chair, waiting…

10 minutes later

'Where the hell is he? He said we'll meet today.' Sasuke sighed. Fed up with waiting, he decided to get up and went to lie down on his bed, while staring at the ceiling. Sasuke thought back to the conversation he just had with Naruto.

Flashback begins

"Naruto… why were you crying?" the blond turned to Sasuke with a puzzled expression.

"Me?... Crying?"

"Yes, in the backyard." Sasuke stopped what he was doing and turned to face Naruto. Naruto looked rather confused.

"Wait… what are you talking about?" Naruto wondered, a puzzle expression still on his face.

"Remember when we first met? You were sitting on a swing under a Sakura tree…"

"I met you… Where?" This is started to irritate Sasuke now.

"Never mind, just drop it." Sasuke turned back to continue what he was doing.

Flashback ends

'What the hell happened? Did what I saw was just an illusion?' the raven sighed again.

'But it can't be, I swore that it was real.'

"Well… better check on him now."

Scene changed

Naruto POV

After finished helping his aniki, the blond went to his room. He closed the door behind him and locked it. He turned to find his luggage that was beside his bed. He started digging through his stuff but then he sensed a pair of eyes was staring at him. He turned to find Sasuke was behind him.

'What the? How did he get in? I thought I locked the door.'

"Need some help?" Sasuke asked.

"No-no… it's fine, thanks anyway… um… aniki… how did you get it here? I-I locked the door, didn't I? " Naruto asked nervously.

"You didn't lock all of them." Sasuke turned to the other door, which leads to his room.

"Oh… sorry, I forgot about that one." Naruto smiled nervously. He turned his attention back to his luggage, ignoring Sasuke's stare (remember, Naruto is 10 years old, so he doesn't care if his older brother watching him all the time). He picked up a handful of clothes and walked to the closet. As clumsy and childish as he was, he tripped over one of the shirt's long sleeve and failed forward. Naruto let out a small whimper, but stopped midway in the air. Then he realized that there was a pair of pale, strong arms holding his waist.

"Are you okay?" the blond turned to the voice and saw it was Sasuke's.

"Yes, thanks aniki." Sasuke took the clothes from the blond. He went to the closet and started hanging all the clothes up. Naruto watched the raven haired boy nervously.

"There… all done…is that all you have?" 'And they're really old too.'

"Well…"

"Why don't you take some of my clothes for now, and when we have time, we'll go shopping."

"Really?" Naruto asked with sparkling eyes. To tell the truth, Naruto never went shopping before. He can't wait to go.

"Come on, let's go to my room and find you some clothes." Sasuke went to open the door that was connected to his room and let Naruto in. The room smells good, it smells like some really light perfume, and the room was quite similar to Naruto's. Sasuke walked to his closet and opened the wooden door.

"Come here." The raven haired boy signaled the blond to come near him. Naruto did as told and went to stand next to his aniki.

"Let's see… this one." Sasuke pulled out one of his favorite blue shirts and handed to the blond.

"Try this one on." Naruto didn't hesitate; he took of his orange shirt off and put the blue one on. Sasuke stepped back a bit and looked at the blond carefully, and then he spoke.

"Too big."

30 minutes later.

Sasuke couldn't find any shirt that fit the blond, since he was bigger than Naruto.

"It's okay; I'll just wear my old one until then." Naruto smiled to Sasuke, who was digging through his clothes.

"Are you sure?"

"Yep, no need to worry." Naruto gave him the cutest smile ever.

"uhh… why don't you take a couple and wear them for now? It's a little too big but it's better than nothing." Sasuke handed a red shirt and black jeans.

"Oh, a pajama for tonight." The raven haired boy went to pick up a pair of silky black pajama and handed the blond.

"Thanks…" Naruto took the clothes from Sasuke and raven teen nodded back. The younger boy started scanning the room while Sasuke reorganizing his closet (don't forget, they were digging to find some clothes for Naruto).

"Wow, that's cool." He exclaimed and went to study the big, flat screen T.V about 3 meters from the bed. He then spotted a play station 2.

"You wanna play?" Sasuke appeared behind the blond.

"Uh-huh." Naruto replied with sparkling eyes. Sasuke smiled and turned on the system and T.V on. He put "street fighters III: 3rd strike" game in. Naruto watched intensely as the Sasuke chose his characters.

"Choose your fighters Naruto." Sasuke said to the blond. Naruto nodded but didn't what to do, he heard of the system but never play once. Sasuke took the hint, he restarted the game and chose training, and he then went to sit behind Naruto. He took Naruto hands to grip the controller as he look from above the blonde's head.

"Ok, this right arrow is used for moving to the right and the left one is to the left…and the X is jump… the square is punch… triangle is kick… and O is block." Sasuke demonstrated slowly for the blond.

"Now, you try it." He then let go of Naruto hands but still behind the younger boy.

"Okay." Naruto pushed the right button and the X to run and punch his stilled opponent.

"Good, now…" Sasuke leaned forward a bit to grab the game's box; he opened it and took out a small book.

"…this is the guide book. What I just told you were just some basic stuffs, this book has every move that will appear in this game… here, let me show you." Sasuke then dropped the book and took the controller from Naruto. He exited the training and picked Computer Vs Player 2. He picked Ryu as his character and pushed start.

"-3.2.1- FIGHT." Sasuke started off with a few punches and kicks, followed by some roundhouse kicks. After about 1 minute his thumb moved faster and started pressing a bunch a buttons that made Naruto went woozy a bit.

"Gotcha." Sasuke exclaimed and shot a big red and black energy ball to his opponent. (I don't think there really is a big red and black energy ball in the game, I forgot, since I haven't play for a long time now. But I just felt like putting something that's totally cool in this part)

"K.O."

"See?" Sasuke looked down to the stunned blond beneath him.

"WOW THAT was awesome." Naruto exclaimed.

"Your turn."

"Mine?" Naruto looked up to the raven haired teen.

"Yep, here." Sasuke gave Naruto back the controller; Naruto took the object without further argument. Naruto chose Ken as his fighter and pushed start.

"-3.2.1- FIGHT."

"Okay, here I go." Naruto exclaimed and started pushing buttons.

30 seconds later

Normal POV

"K.O." Naruto just sat there staring at the T.V screen and Sasuke was sitting there chuckled to himself. Sasuke then broke out laughing really loud.

"It's not funny, aniki." Naruto's turned red with embarrassment as he turned to yell at Sasuke who was still behind him.

"It is, he beat you when you haven't even had a chance to touch him yet." Naruto pouted and pushed Sasuke backward.

"aww, don't be mad 'cause you lost, Naruto."

Knock. Knock. knock.

"Naruto are you in there?" Mikoto yelled from outside.

"yes, okasan." Naruto shouted back, the thought of losing the game was in the back of his mind now.

"take a shower and go to sleep honey, it's almost ten now, and you too Sasuke." She told them sweetly.

"yes." They replied in unison. Sasuke got up (he was pushed by naruto) as he heard his mother walked away.

"Well, I guess, we'll stop for now." Sasuke told the blond as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"I guess so, well, I'm going to take a shower now."

"Okay." Naruto rose up from his spot and walked to his room.

"Naruto, you know where the bathroom is, right?" Sasuke asked and the blond paused and turned to look at his brother.

"Uh-huh, otosan told me, but thanks anyway." Naruto replied with an innocent smile and the older boy nodded back.

Naruto POV

After taking a nice bath, dried himself, and put on the pajama aniki gave him, Naruto walked to his bed and plopped down into it.

'Aahh… that feels good, the mattress here is so much better than the Foster's.' Naruto sighed in relief and nuzzled his check with the soft pillow. He yawned and closed his eyes and relaxed to the mattress.

'…the foster…' the memories were flooding into his mind. Even though he hated the foster, he has a few friends over there that would always look out for him, and now, while he has his parents, brother, his own room, and every luxurious he'd ever dreamed of, there's still this little small gap that was missing for some reason.

Naruto opened his eyes slowly and lifted his head to look at the alarm clock on the side stand. 10:35 PM was displayed clearly in bright red digital number. He wanted to go say goodnight to his brother in the other room, but was too exhausted to do so.

"good night…" he yawned again and closes his eyes and let the night consumed him.

Sasuke's POV

The dark haired teen was sitting in front of his computer checking his mails. He glanced at his computer clock which read 10:40 PM.

'Naruto's probably asleep already.'

Scene change

Naruto's POV

I opened my eyes slowly and registered the surrounding… I'm here again. Every other night I would dream about this same place and before I could reach the light, I would wake up.

Tonight's dream is no different from the others. I was standing in some kind of mansion's hallway, there're doors on both sides of me. I heard faint noises, people talking, and music playing, but the only place I want to get in was the light place in front of me. Even if I dreamed this dream a million more time, that place is still seem the only place I want to set foot through, it's appealing

I stepped forward hesitantly. Maybe... this time I can get through. Without anymore brooding, I charged toward the light. Perhaps… just perhaps, I'll get through it. I shut my eyes tight the moment the bright light hit them…

…my eyes fluttered open when my feet stumbled forward, almost fall flat on my face. I…I got through, I can't believe it, I'm not in the hallway anymore. I grinned at this and scanned the place that I'm now in. it's a …library, a big one too. The floor was like a chess board; black and white. There's a big, dark brown, fancy, double wooden door behind me. That must be where I came from. In front of me rows of books were neatly placed on the shelves. To my right was a big, golden, wooden table and chairs in a big empty spot.

My eyes suddenly caught something red, it was a person, a woman, and she was standing staring out of the window before her. She was dress in a red ball gown, her hair was red, untied, and went down to her knee. Even though I couldn't see her face, I could tell that she was the prettiest woman I've ever seen before.

"umm… excuse me… miss" I said to her but she didn't even move. Maybe she didn't hear me.

"e-excuse miss…" I raised my voice a bit but she was as still as a statue (with dress on). Then I heard the door behind me opened, I turned to see who it was…

Naruto woke up eyes wide, panting hard and sat right up.

'another dream… but a different one.' He turned to look at his alarm clock.

'4:35 AM… too early to wake up.' The blond lied back on his pillow and shifted back under the blanket. He tried to go back to sleep but the dream kept him from doing so. it didn't surprise him that this would happens, it's always like that every night he has that dream. He slipped out of blanket lazily and walked to the bathroom. Once he got in there he switched the light on and flinched a bit when the light hit his eyes. He walked to the sink, turned on the cold water, and splashed it on his face. He looked at his own reflection in the clear mirror in front of him.

'who was she?' he asked himself mentally. He watched as drops of water rolled down from his bangs. He sighed and reached for a clean towel and wiped his soaked face clean. He switched the light back off and walked back to his bed. Naruto slipped into his new blanket and shifted a bit, tried to find a comfortable position.

A few minute went pass and he still couldn't go back to sleep. Sighed in frustration, he sat up straight and switched on his bed headlight. He reached for his backpack and shuffled in there to find his book. He a few seconds later, he pulled a thick book out of his backpack. He examined it for a while.

The book was called The Warrior Heir, on the cover was a picture of a blade, the hilt of it has swirling gold design, and a red ruby was embedded in the end of the pommel. Izumi had bought this book for him to read over the summer. He never has time to read it yet. He opened the book to the third page that read prologue on the top of the page.

The Warrior Heir

Prologue

Old stories

Coalton county, Ohio

June, 1870

The scent of wood smoke and roses always took him back there, to the buy he was and would never be again.

The Roses came for them during his tenth summer. In those days, lee was slight of build, though his father always said his big hands and feet predicted height and broad shoulders when he was grown. He was the youngest a little spoiled, the only one of four children too display the telltale signs of a wizard's stone. His parents complained that it took him two days to do a day's worth of work. Not lay, exactly, but largely inefficient.

They had been back only a fortnight after a month on the run. It was a mistake to come back. lee knew that, afterward, but his father was a farmer, and a farmer can't afford to stay out of the fields too long during the growing season. Besides, the Rose' previous attacks had been hit-or-miss affairs. They would sweep through the village on the river, search the outlying farms, and then disappear. Sometimes for as long as a year.

The Warrior Heir/

'a pretty boring start.' Naruto thought and shifted again under his blanket.

The Warrior Heir

Bandits, their neighbors called them, and speculated that they'd been soldiers in recent War of Rebellion. Only seven years before, Confederate General John Morgan had led his raiders through these Ohio hills.

The Warrior Heir/

The book was now covering Naruto's face and all you could hear was the light snores from under the book.

TBC

A/N: hyaa, thanks a lot for those who stick to this chapter till the end, really, you don't know how grateful I am right now. Wow, this might be one of the longest chapters I've ever written yet. Anyway, please review and tell me what you guys think, I really need some advises.

A/N: for those who love reading modern with magic type of books, I really recommend The Warrior Heir. I love that book, that's why I decided to put it in this fic. I really want to put Twilight in but I thought that it was a bit too girly.