Chapter – 3: Blonds Redheads and Feelings?
"Dobe" I spoke, I couldn't stop the word from slipping.
That's when it hit like a ton of bricks: the urge, I don't know why but I wanted to write for the first time in five years I wanted to write about the words that were spoken without thought and the fierceness that I see in this person. I want to write about this person as soon as I can.
"Naruto, just stop I can't believe you just told a complete stranger to break your fall." Laughed Kyuubi. The family were so enwrapped in the happenings that the sign was left forgotten on the ground. Upon noticing the young men standing in front of them Minato nodded apologetically. However, something in the back of his mind was telling him to get to know the two brothers in front of him, paying it no mind he gathered his family to go in search of their guests.
"Kyuubi, Kushina stop laughing at Naruto, and Naruto get up from there. Let's go pick our guests."
Minato went to pick up the discarded sign and that's when it struck why something about those two young men was familiar to him, they looked just like their parents.
Looking up at the boys who were looking strangely at his family, nothing new there - Minato thought to himself, "Are you Fugaku and Mikoto's sons?"
Itachi snapped out of his trance and nodded shaking hands with the blond man who looked to be his father's age, "Yes we are, and you must be their best friends. Glad to meet you." Kushina, now out of her laughing fit took time to observe the boys she hadn't see in 17 years. They had grown up much like her own boys. She glided over to the young raven and pinched his cheek hard. "Sasuke you have grown taller than me, you look so much like Mikoto!" As if that wasn't enough, she enveloped the raven in a bone crushing hug.
Itachi was enjoying this, he was glad to be on this trip, not only was his brother, for some unknown reason, reacting to the blond in front of them, he was also speaking – even if it was only one word, Itachi would still consider it as his brother speaking, and Sasuke was pulled into an awkward situation by someone he couldn't push away. There was also a hot spicy red head eyeing him up and down, he remembers Kyuubi – he was his first love. They spent each summer of the 10 years they had known each other together, and it took him 17 years to supress the feeling he had towards the red head. It might sound selfish, but this was one of the reasons he wanted to accompany Sasuke on this trip for. He wanted a closure for his feelings to move forward in life, but now that he has seen him, his old feeling numbed only by the long period apart is surfacing again. Maybe they can reacquaint themselves this year. Hmm…. maybe not, that hot piece of meat was also glaring at him, did he do something wrong? Maybe he should ask him on the way to their grandfather's.
"Kyuu! He keeps staring at me! Help me avoid him! Oi! Where are you looking at? Oh!" I guess he is busy with the other brother. What is with them they are both staring at us like some creep.
The little brother was magnetic. His black eyes are so deep, they seem to be looking at my soul. He is somehow calling to me which is odd since I am in love with someone. I shouldn't be enticed by him this way, but his aura is very similar to the one I am in love with, ~ah~ now I get it, that is the only reason I would feel this way. – Naruto nodded to himself – I have always been sensitive to people, I can intuitively sense the people I can trust and people I can't trust. This person, Sasuke, is making me feel comfortable already and I haven't known him for more than 10 mins. Also, my parents did say I spent every summer of the first five years of my life glued to this boy. They even showed me pictures of him. Maybe we can be the best of friends, maybe that all it is.
I can't stop staring at him for some reason. He somehow pulls me to him. His eyes are compelling me to pour out all my worries to him. What is the name of this feeling? Thankfully my brother is occupied with someone other than me for the first time since the day I was born, I am glad he is distracted because if he had questioned me, I don't think I would have an satisfactory answer for him.
We loaded our luggage under our seats at the back of the black Jeep. Kushina sat behind the wheel and Minato got on the passenger seat. The rest of us took the back seats, the red head goes first followed by my brother, Naruto, and then me. My brother immediately takes the seat beside Kyuubi while I am left near Naruto. It was very difficult for me to concentrate on anything other than the blond sitting beside me, I am very sure his constant fidgeting and awkward sitting posture is because of my stare. The way his hair whips around due to the harsh wind, or his blue eye darting from me to his parents to our surroundings, or his lips that are red from all the biting he is doing to forget the discomfort I bring him, or the way his hands are placed on his lap carefully to avoid any contact with me, or his shoulders brushing against mine due to the jeep's movements, everything – everything about him is distracting me. I bring out my notebook to write the words that kept following through me since I met him. I want to touch him, see his reaction when my hand brushes against his knee. But before I could do anything my brother's curious gaze meets mine, I stare at him until he gets distracted by the red head again. At last I can get back to what I was doing before. I was just going to brush my knuckle against his knee when Minato announces our arrival.
Hmm somehow, I have forgotten something important, what am I forgetting? Wait! No… Arrival… That means we are at the snakes! I panic inwardly, and let the blond exit first, I look to see the lanky old man waving at us – creepy smile and all intact in place. I shuddered inwardly, resigning myself to the long day that is bound to come if the snake has any say in it.
Orochimaru, Tsunade and Jiraya (Sanins) have known each other since they where children. They didn't bother getting married and just took care of the orphaned children. They see every child in Konoha as their family. So, when Orochimaru heard about Sasuke and Itachi coming back home it felt like his grandchildren are coming to finally visit their old man, hence he decided to welcome them into their home. He will see to it that they are free from their problems because he along with his two friends secretly hoped that Kyuubi can find happiness with Itachi while Naruto can be together with Sasuke, If anyone is worthy enough to be with their grandchildren then it is their grandchildren – it makes sense in our minds that's all that matters – They know about Naruto's school boy crush quite frankly he should get over that boy. The guy was not enough no matter who he is.
Seeing the jeep pull up in the driveway got all three excited. They have now gotten in their hand a good source of entertainment material. This year they are going to make sure their grandsons' get-together. After all everything's fair in love and war. Don't judge them it's all done for entertainment goodwill.