WARNING: this chapter is a bit emotional.
Naruto: That's what you get for listening to sad music while you write. U.U
STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL! .*
L: You're an idiot sometmes, you know that?
BOTH OF YOU STOP IT! I'M GOING TO HAVE HEARTBROKEN FANS! So to formally apologize for any sadness this may cause, I'd like to give all of you cookies... if you don't like cookies, let me know what else I should metophorically give you. ^-^"
DISCLAIMER: Naruto property of Masashi Kishimoto Death Note property of Tsugumi Ohba and drawn by Takeshi Obata... Hannah is property of, me... ^w^
Ryuzaki looked over at Hannah and Naruto who were talking and laughing about something. He knew he would eventually have to give them his big news. Hannah stood up and skipped over, a huge smile evident on her face.
"Ryuzaki-kun, you look concerned." Hannah's smile half disappeared. Ryuzaki shook his head and looked back to her with a newfound smile.
"You two start over to the dining room, I'll be there in a short time." Ryuzaki turns back to his computer, and glanced back to Hannah who's smile was replaced with a confused frown. But she complied and walked back over, grabbing Naruto by the upper arm and practically dragging him out the door. Once in the hall Naruto shakes out of Hannah's grasp and she looks back, with concern evident in her eyes.
"Hannah, " Naruto looks on as she takes in the seriousness of his tone. "You saw that expression, something is wrong."
"I know, but don't make it obvious. I think he has a plan and we can't seem suspicious or he might get more uncomfortable." Hannah reaches out a hand and blowing out an unsure breath Naruto takes it and they walk together to wait for Ryuzaki.
Once they sit to together, Ryuzaki silently mulls over how to break his big news. Naruto and Hannah steal glances to him and each other every so often but stay silent. Ryuzaki holds his head high and draws in a deep breath.
"I've been thinking," Hannah and Naruto look up simultaneously and reach out to grasp each other's hands under the table. The silently thought together, He's going to separate us!, while Ryuzaki's thoughts were about the opposite. "The farther into this case I go, the more I fear for both your safety. I already know I am risking my own life and I couldn't live with myself if you never saw your worlds again. So, to prevent any harm from coming to the two of you, I'm sending you to a safe area. The two of you will stay safe no matter what. I promise." Hannah and Naruto squeeze the others hand and sigh.
"Where are going?" Naruto looks a little broken and Hannah just chews on her lip waiting in response.
"You two will be somewhere I spent part of my life. Don't worry; Wammy's will be good to you." Hannah looks up and her lip quivers at the mere thought of leaving L to go that far.
Hannah sniffles as she stands by the door, waiting for L to see them off. She looks around the room and takes in the last of the memories from it. Smiling, she swallows the sadness and watches as Ryuzaki walks out to her. She gives a half-hearted smile and Ryuzaki gives one back ruffling her hair awkwardly, Hannah chokes up. She leaps forward and hugs him, bawling into his shirt. Ryuzaki carefully pulls her into a hug and looks next to him as Naruto stands there, trying to smile. Hannah looks up and grabs Naruto pulling him in too. Ryuzaki is unsure at first, but the group hugs each other feeling happiness at the memories they shared. But, also sadness knowing that this would be the end of them, at least for a while. Before they know it, the trio is interrupted by a knock at the door. Ryuzaki shuffles over to open it as Hannah clings to Naruto. Matsuda stands on the other side, smiling at and past Ryuzaki as if to say, 'It'll be alright'. Hannah grabs her belongings and Naruto's hand. Sniffling, she walks to the door Naruto following. As the walk out onto the street, Hannah glances back to the building and on their level, she can see Ryuzaki standing by the window.
As Ryuzaki stares down at the two children, there's this tightness in his heart. He had become so accustomed to having them around and dealing with their silly antics, it had actually brought joy to his otherwise rather dark and confined world. He knew he was doing the right thing, but, it still hurt. He smiles at the memory of the first time he had met the two of them. He closes his eyes, and without even realizing it, a small tear rolls down his cheek. He now knew the answer to Hannah's question of if he would miss them. Knowing he could only speak to the two of them when it was safe for them and him would prove difficult. No one could know that Naruto and Hannah knew L, or who knows what would happen. Ryuzaki looks back down and he watches as Hannah climbs into the car. Naruto looks up and gives a thumbs up before scooting in after Hannah. Ryuzaki nods slightly and turns away from the window. Walking away he tries to stay focused on his job, but Hannah and Naruto's being gone made it difficult to try.
Hannah and Naruto sat close to one another in the car. The whole way there was quiet and each looked out the window closest to them. Once they reached the airport, they sat together and Naruto stole a few glances to Hannah who, since they had been informed of this plan, had a depressed look on her face. It pained Naruto to see her like this and blindly reaching out, he gently grasped her hand. Looking up in shock, Hannah looks to their hands and then to Naruto, tears welling in her eyes. Naruto tried his best to give sympathetic smile. Hannah breaks down again and cries into his shirt. Naruto holds her and controls himself enough not to cry too.
"Is there anything you two need?" The flight attendant smiles at Naruto who solemnly shakes his head. As she walks away, the flight attendant gives a pained expression at the sadness conveyed by the two young teens. Naruto looks back over to Hannah who pitifully looked out the window, waiting for take-off. Silently, she waited for anything that could possibly make her anymore saddened. Thinking it best to not try and talk to her at the moment, Naruto softly sighed as he waited for this to be over. He closes his eyes and his lack of sleep the night before gets the better of him. Before he can do much about it, Naruto is asleep.
Once Naruto opens his eyes again, it's dark outside and Hannah is resting her head on his shoulder, sleeping as well. There's a blanket draped across them. The flight attendant from earlier passed by again and gave a smile. Naruto silently said, 'thank you' and rested again.
Once the plane landed Naruto and Hannah grabbed their things and got off. They had no idea what would become of them now and as they entered the huge lobby of the airport they looked for anyone who was looking for them. Hannah sighs but feels someone grab her arm. Looking to see who it was she found a rather grumpy looking red head in stripes.
"Matt?" Giving a shocked and confused look, he brushes it off and hurries over to grab Naruto who had wandered off in search of something. Grabbing him by the arm too, Naruto pulls out of his grip and is ready to fight if necessary.
"Knock it off, kid, I was sent to get you." Naruto immediately calms down when Hannah gives a nod. "Don't draw attention to yourselves. Follow me, quickly." Walking away, Naruto and Hannah follow behind fast and soon stand outside. Matt looks around impatiently, but soon a black car pulls around and he pushes Naruto and Hannah toward it. They get into the back seat and before they get much chance to buckle themselves in, the car peels out. As they pull up to the building and stop, Matt and someone else exit and the other person leaves. Getting out, Hannah and Naruto take in the sight of their, new, temporary home. Hannah looks over at Naruto, who seems concerned. Matt looks at them for a few seconds.
"So now what?" Naruto looks at Hannah and then to Matt who looks the both of them over again.
"What, are you two like, siblings or something?" Hannah finds herself laughing a little for the first time since she got the news. Looking at Matt she shakes her head.
"No, we aren't related."
"So, then what are you?"
"Just friends, really close friends." Hannah steps closer to Naruto and puts an arm around him. Matt rolls his eyes and turns to the building.
"Follow me."
After Naruto and Hannah had been introduced to everything and given places to stay, the two of them decide to look around. On their walk, they pass by a small room with the door open. There's a white ball crouched down, doing something. Naruto walks in, pulling Hannah with him, out of curiosity.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Naruto stares down at the puzzle pieces. They were, white; just white, nothing more. This person looks up, no emotion and looks at the two of them, studying what he sees.
"You must be the two new kids." Hannah blinks, tries to smile, and tugs on Naruto's arm to try and get him to leave. "I haven't heard much about either of you."
"Well, my name is-"
"I never said I wanted to." Turning back to his puzzle, Hannah snickers and Naruto gives her a 'shut up' look.
"Near, don't be such a spoil sport, he was only trying to be friendly. But, it was pretty funny." Hannah laughs until she realized what she had done. She looks back to Near who, to someone who didn't know better, looked no different from before. But he was honestly searching for a logical reason as to why she would know his name. Certainly news of him being at the top couldn't have spread that fast; they had just gotten here this morning. "Heh, never mind, we'll just go now." Grabbing Naruto by the wrist she pulls him back out the door with her.
"Maybe we'll catch up another time!" Naruto shouts after Near as Hannah runs down the hall. After a few seconds of panicked running Naruto stops Hannah and looks right at her. "What the hell was that?"
"I just fucked up an incredibly important rule! How could I possibly know his name if no one told me! Think with your head!" Hannah thumps Naruto in the back of the head and leans against the wall. This will definitely take some getting used to.
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