Kidnapped
(Don't own Naruto)
Everything was happening too quickly for Naruto to understand. He didn't know how he could have been home and then suddenly be in the arms of some stranger flying through the trees. Naruto was sobbing into the man's shoulder trying not to make too much noise. 'If these men could kill a man for talking then why wouldn't they kill him for crying?' Thought Naruto.
Naruto wanted to be back with his mother and father. He wanted his mother to stroke his hair and tell him that everything would be all right. Then his father would come home, make him a special bowl of ramen and tell him to cheer up, but he knew none of those things would happen. Naruto clung tighter to the man's cloak. He was wondering if he would ever see mother and father again.
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Itachi wasn't all too happy about having the kid cry on his shoulder, but they did take him away from everything that he knew and loved. 'It must be scary for him,' thought Itachi to himself. Still Itachi wished Naruto would just stop sobbing because it was very depressing to have a kid crying on you shoulder, especially if you knew it was your fault.
Kisame on the other hand was enjoying himself and Itachi could tell. When they finally got back to the base Itachi was defiantly going to hurt him. At the moment though he had bigger things to worry about, such as child the crying, and the sun that was gradually setting.
"Kisame, we should stop at this village coming up."
Kisame looked back at Itachi. "We travel at night all the time why is this time any different than others?" Itachi glared at Kisame. Sometimes it annoyed him how oblivious his partner was.
"We have items that might get lost in the night. Remember?" said Itachi gesturing toward Naruto. Kisame nodded understanding what Itachi meant. " The next village is a quarter mile our right. We should start walking now so we don't advertise ourselves to the entire village." The two stopped jumping in the trees and began to walk. Naruto was still crying into Itachi's shoulder.
"Would you stop that?!" yelled Kisame at the crying Naruto. " With how long you've been crying I would have thought you would run out of tears!" Naruto began to cry harder and Itachi's shoulder was getting thoroughly soaked with Naruto's tears. "I said stop crying you lousy little-"
"Kisame shut up," said Itachi in a threatening voice. "It will look even more suspicious if we walk into a village with a crying child. You go ahead and I'll catch up once I've calmed the child." Kisame ran toward the village obviously happy with Itachi's plan.
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Naruto felt slightly more comfortable with the shark man gone, and wasn't crying as hard. The man with red eyes had set Naruto on the ground.
"Naruto, right?" asked the man. Naruto nodded. "You don't have to worry about the shark. I won't let him hurt you. Please stop crying nothing bad is going to happen to you." Naruto wiped the tears off his face with his hand. The man was nice, but Naruto didn't trust him.
"How am I supposed to trust you?" Naruto asked. " You kidnapped me. How am I supposed to trust someone like that? " There was a long silence.
"I suppose you can't. These days you can't trust anyone…you can only hope that the person will do what they say." There was another long silence. "Naruto, I am asking you to just believe that I will do what I say." Naruto couldn't help but think that the man's answer wasn't that bad.
"Fine, I'll believe you for now." Naruto paused, "Mr., can I ask you something?" Itachi nodded. " Will I ever get to see my mom and dad again?"
"I don't know the answer to that question Naruto. Sorry …I wish I did." The man grabbed Naruto's hand. "Come on we have to catch up with Mr. shark." Then the pair was off again.
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Kisame was surprised how quickly Itachi managed to calm the boy. He hadn't even gotten a hotel room yet. Kisame and Itachi looked around the village for a decent hotel, dragging Naruto all the while. Eventually they agreed on a small one toward the edge of the village.
It was getting late and everyone in the small hotel room was quiet. Kisame was lying on the bed doing nothing. Itachi and Naruto were on the couch. Not once since their conversation earlier had Itachi released Naruto's hand. He liked holding the boy's hand it was warm and the skin was soft. Currently Itachi was rubbing the top of the boy's hand with his thumb. He found it almost irritating how Naruto could just ignore whatever Itachi dose. Then again he didn't mind too much. If Naruto wasn't paying attention to Itachi rubbing his hand then he could continue as log as it pleased him, and it pleased Itachi a lot. Just then Naruto's stomach growled.
Kisame smirked. "Hey Itachi, why don't you go feed the kid before he starves to death?"
"That better not have been an order Kisame, because if it was I'll kill you."
Kisame shook his head. "I would never order you to do something Itachi. I was just saying the kid dose need some food in him and-"
Itachi cut him off. "I realize that." He got off the couch and pulled Naruto with him. "We will be back later Kisame. You are on your own for dinner." With that Itachi left the hotel room dragging Naruto. As soon as the two had gotten out of the hotel Itachi calmed down. Itachi looked down at the small blond whose hand he was holding. He really did like having Naruto around.
"Naruto?" the blond looked up at Itachi. "…What would you like to eat?" Naruto shrugged, and then went back to being silent. Itachi took a deep breath to try to stay calm. Itachi tried again. "Come one Naruto-kun there has to be at least one thing I can get you." Naruto was silent. Itachi was getting frustrated. "I'll buy you anything you want, but you have to eat something."
"I…. could I have some ramen please?"
"Sure you-" Naruto's stomach growled again and Naruto blushed.
"Sorry…I can't help it."
Itachi sighed. "Enough talk lets get something to eat." It didn't take long for the pair to find a ramen shop. Naruto was already on his third bowl when Itachi finished half of his. Itachi was wondering how a boy that small could manage to eat that much ramen in one sitting when his thoughts were interrupted.
"Mr.…?" Itachi looked over at Naruto. "I was just wondering…what's your name? You know mine, but I don't know yours." Itachi hadn't realized that Naruto didn't know his name.
"Its Itachi….Uchiha Itachi." he continued to eat his ramen.
"Oh…thanks for telling me." Naruto also continued eating his ramen.
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'This man, Itachi, is different' thought Naruto to himself. Naruto was so used to people in his village. They always talked with him and patted him on the head. It was as if everyone in the village wanted him around them, which very well may have been the case. This man was different though. Naruto didn't think the man was mean, but he thought it was strange how closed up Itachi was. That was the big difference between Itachi and the people in his village. Everyone there wore their hearts on their sleeves, and Itachi hid his. Naruto had never met someone like that. Back at the leaf village people were really open too, or at least when it came to being angry with him for no real reason. Naruto thought a little more, ' maybe it is better that he is closed up then act like the villagers in the leaf village.'
Naruto put down the bowl, which had recently contained ramen, on the counter of the ramen stand. It had taken five and a half bowls of ramen to fill Naruto. Itachi on the other hand had only eaten one and a half (Naruto had eaten the half that Itachi couldn't finish).
"I'm stuffed," Naruto said with a deep sigh. "It was really good. Thanks Mr.-I mean Itachi." Naruto still wasn't used to calling him that. 'It doesn't feel right calling him that,' thought Naruto. "Hey Itachi…do you have any nick names?"
"No," Itachi responded coldly. Naruto looked at the pile of bowls trying not to show that he was sad, even thought it was quite obvious.
"Oh…sorry for asking,"
Itachi sighed. "Why did you want to know?" this made Naruto a little happier.
"Well I was just thinking," he paused. " It feels weird to call you Itachi… so I was wondering if I could call you something else…" Naruto trailed off.
"What is it exactly you had in mind Naruto?"
Naruto shrugged. " I don't know. I was hopping you already had one so I wouldn't have to think of one." Itachi was going to say something when the bill was placed in front of him.
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After paying the bill they left. Itachi was a little mad at Naruto for eating so much. ' I have never spent so much money on ramen,' thought Itachi. 'Next time I take this kid out to eat I'm picking the place. Naruto is just lucky he is cute, because I didn't have to take him out to eat. I could have let him starved or feed him rotten food just to be mean.'
"Hey Itachi-san," Naruto said as he tugged on Itachi's sleeve. "Can we go in there?" Naruto pointed at a small candy shop.
"No Naruto I just bought you dinner, and I'm not going to buy you candy too."
"But Itachi-san!" Naruto pouted. "Please just one piece of candy please?" Naruto was staring at Itachi. His big blue eyes were sparkling, and Itachi was about ready to crack.
"Maybe just one piece…" Naruto began to drag Itachi into the candy store. The candy store walls were painted bright yellow and the whole store was filled with different types of candy. Naruto was totally ecstatic. He was jumping and giggling. Itachi was just standing back and watching the show. 'So that's how he can eat so much,' Itachi thought. 'If he runs around like that all the time then he would burn a lot of calories in a short amount of time.'
"Can I have this one?" Naruto asked from across the store. Itachi went over to where Naruto was and found that he was holding a giant colorful lollypop about the size of his head.
"Sure…whatever you want." Itachi walked over to the cashier and paid for the lollypop. After that the two headed back to the hotel. Naruto was holding the lollypop in one hand and the other holding Itachi's hand. When they got back to their room they saw that Kisame was still on the bed except asleep. Itachi sighed for the millionth time that day.
" What do we do now?" asked Naruto.
"Do what ever you want. Just don't wake up Kisame. He' get angry if you wake him up now." Itachi took off his shoes and laid down in the other bed. He just closed his eyes when he felt something come on the bed, it was Naruto. He figured since Itachi was going to bed it was a signal for he too to got to sleep. Naruto had taken off his shoes, put down his lollypop and crawled on the bed with Itachi.
"Good night Itachi, and thanks for the lollypop." Naruto closed his eyes and huddled closer to Itachi. Itachi was at a loss for words. He hadn't seen that coming. Then Naruto opened his eyes. "I almost forgot!" he quickly kissed Itachi on the cheek. " Mother always says that a good night kiss will bring good dreams. Well good night Itachi." Naruto laid his head back down and after a few minutes was asleep.
"…Good night Naruto." Itachi kissed Naruto lightly on the head, and then he too went to sleep.
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Author: hope everyone has enjoyed the previous chapters. Sorry for any mistakes I've been typing as fast as I can. T-T my accuracy starts to go down the faster I type. More chapters coming soon. Btw if anyone has questions I'll try to answer at the end of the next chapters.