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Summary: 100 Theme Challenge. 5 – Seeking Solace. Naruto.
Word Count: 500
Seeking Solace
A 100 Theme Challenge
Naruto
Naruto would often tinker with his most prized possession that hung carelessly around his neck, hidden unless someone could get his jacket unzipped. That would most likely mean a fight of some sort. Sasuke has done that several times, but he has never taken notice to it. The one time he did he was turned off by Naruto's large smirk and tuned out the rest of the conversation. It wasn't so important. And that little thump across Naruto's chest as he would talk with his best friend had to be his imagination. Why would he feel like he'd lose Sasuke anyways? He was back for good… right?
And as dense as Naruto was he couldn't help but feel that tiny pulse in the stone when Sakura would walk by, thrumming against his clothed chest, but the minute she neared him, it'd stop. It would give one final thrum then become silent again, and everyone around would feel a shiver crawl up their spine at the sudden feeling of loss hitting them hard.
Unnerving.
And as he'd climb the Hokage monument like he did so many times before, the thrumming would become amazingly quicker that he thought it'd break off the chain. But he'd stop, clear his mind, watch the village of Konoha then finally fall back, any weird activity coming from pieces of jewelry halted. When blue eyes would travel over to the tops of building, the mournful feelings would come back and stay till he'd glance up to the stars and let the gentle breeze calm his nerves again.
When he was around Hinata, the stone did nothing. He liked that. The one time she touched the blue jewel, such a warm feeling spread throughout the place he couldn't help but touch her hand. She immediately fainted and he fussed over everything. And when he'd leave a little pang would grow where his necklace lay. Maybe that's why he kept hanging out with Hinata. So he wouldn't feel so much guilt.
But when he'd go to see Tsunade that was when every denying little thought that he could possibly have flew out the window. The necklace would hum. Hum hum hum – for every minute he was in there, there would be that constant humming under his jacket. And when she'd finally announced that he'd be her successor and he'd constantly be hunched over he shoulder watching her do paperwork, he'd put the thrumming to the back of his head. And days when it happened to slip out and her fingers instinctively went to it, the vibrations stopped and Naruto watched with curious eyes as she fingered it, like a small child would constantly ogle a new toy. And no matter how much it was desired of him to pull away, he'd stay there for hours.
And for hours into the night, he'd cry out to feel better over people he couldn't remember losing.
.: He never had a brother - nor a lover :.
So since this is kind of confusing, let me explain. Solace means comfort in sorrow so I thought of Naruto's necklace and how Tsuande had kept it even though it held so many bad memories and now every time the necklace is reminded of something from Tsunade (brotherly love with Sasuke and Tsunade's brother, Sakura with her immense strength reminding the stone of Tsunade, the necklace being the Hokages and the feelings of love with Hinata that Tsunade had with Dan and the necklace was Tsunade's) it would hum with forgotten memories of misery. I guess that might be hard to depict from this… Oh well.
Eva
