Guilty All The Same
Disclaimers I own neither Naruto, RWBY or LINKIN PARK, I'm just a fan showing appreciation to the things that help him get by through everyday lives.
Before I start the story just want to give a small heads up, I'll be moving out within the next month, so expect there to be a small pause in the update, but otherwise I will be still writing, just not posting anything for a while until I get the wifi running at my new place.
Other than that it's just me struggling to make the right choice which comes down to living with the world's biggest asshole for the sake of protecting the people he cares about, or to move in with someone else, and only hope no harm comes to them, other than that enjoy the following chapter.
It's been a month since Naruto started working late at night at Safe Way, and during that time he stopped any to all contacts or ways of talking to his father.
If anything he's been saving his money the best he can so he could move out and find a place to live on his own, but given how Agora Hills is pretty expensive area to live around now, and how it's impossible on his salary and background, he has to make do on what he had.
Other than that his days off are spent with him either sleeping or getting in touch with old friends, from those on the basketball team, the Subaku siblings, and Sakura.
The only person he hasn't stayed in touch was Ruby, and he felt bad considering how Yang has kept him in touch and has told him in advance her birthday was coming in a few days, and even remembered how she wanted to go to the firing range during their trip up north.
"Sigh, another day and a higher chance of me catching a cold" Naruto said as he had on a thick jacket, gloves, and a wool cap as he was restocking milk and orange juice in the back.
Once Naruto had finished stacking up the juice and milk, he proceeded to start moving a dolly cart filled with cereal and pop tarts, which was the next thing for him to restock.
While he did, he notice a bunch of kids a little younger than him literally going out and grabbing a crap ton of soda, chips, and all that other crap he and his friends would get when throwing a house party.
Normally he'd ask as to why there was hella people picking up a crap ton of food at such a late hour, but he knew the answer.
If it wasn't because of some junky with the munchies, high school kids throwing a party while their folks were away, or because someone thought they could get their grocery shopping done at a later time not realizing that someone else thought the same thing.
Whatever the reason, Naruto was glad to not being on the register dealing with that mess.
"Excuse me sir, do you know where you keep the whine" asked a feminine voice, "All the way down on isle 12 right next to the food prep station and a little across the bread section can't miss it" Naruto said as he didn't bother to turn his head and looked at the customer.
"Thank you" said the women as she began to head off that direction, as Naruto was left alone with his thoughts.
Hmm, I wonder if Yang needs a cake for Ruby, thought Naruto as he was putting away the Frosted Flakes next to the Lucky Charms, before he notice another customer approached him.
"Hey dude, got anymore 8 pack strawberry pop tarts" asked the customer, to which Naruto stopped restocking, and went to cut open a fresh box and tossed it to the customer.
"Thanks dude" he said, "Don't mention it" Naruto said as he began to continue restocking.
What am I, the bell hop boy, thought Naruto as he would assume that upon working the graveyard shift he'd have zero interaction with any customers, before one more approached him.
"Excuse me sure, think you can get someone else to hop on another register" asked an old lady, "Sorry ma'am we only got 2 cashiers tonight" Naruto said, "But there's only one at the moment".
Naruto stopped what he was doing yet again, and saw that the old biddy wasn't lying, and decided to run back and get the other cashier himself.
"Hey David, you're needed on the register" said Naruto, "Bah, I'm on break right now dude, sides the customer can always wait" said David as he was pigging out on an entire meat loaf to himself with a six pack next to him.
"You seriously punched in an hour ago" pointed out Naruto, "Hey I'm hungry" complained David as Naruto decided to not even bother and just continued where he left off.
To no surprise upon going back to finish his duty, someone had went and prematurely unraveled and made a mess over some blueberry pop tarts.
"Damn it" muttered Naruto as he not only had to restock but clean up the mess, and wished that he could have at least gotten a job as security over at Best Buy.
Time Skip
It was about 4 a.m. in the morning when Naruto had finally got home and all he had at hand was a couple of instant noodles in a bag.
Just as he was about to reach for the keys to the door, he heard a loud fumble and a lot of fast motion on the other side of the door.
It could only mean that there was a burglar or 2 trying to rob the place, and as much as he could care less, he wasn't keen on being a witness and playing stupid while his dad bitches over his things getting stolen.
Luckily he remembered that Kiba came over one day with Akamaru and left behind his aluminum bat when they decided to go and play a game with some of his friends on the K-9 squad.
Without a second thought, Naruto picked up the metal bludgeoning weapon and kicked the door in, "Prepared to get fucked up mother fucker" shouted Naruto as he was waving the bat violently.
What Naruto didn't expect was seeing some hot brunet barely taking off her bra letting out a frighten scream and his dad topless with both ready for some fun in the living room.
"Naruto what the fuck" yelled Minato, "Oh my god , dad I'm sorry I thought I heard someone robbing the place" explained Naruto, "Drop the damn bat, and go into your room".
Seeing how the moment was not only ruined, but was awkward on a level that can't be described with words, Naruto obliged and made a B-line to his room.
"Who was that" the lady said as she was breathing heavily, "That…that was my son" Minato said as he began to dress himself again, as he knew Naruto had questions, though it all depends as to if he even wanted to know.
After Noon
It was 12:54 when Naruto got up whether he liked it or not, as his body didn't seemed to allow him to rest anymore than up until 1 in the afternoon.
His morning would consist of him going to the living and pouring himself a bowl of cereal, and watch whatever was on T.V.
But since last night encounter, Naruto had opted to eat in his room, which was still considered empty in his eyes as he hadn't bought any new games or XBOX live.
So all Naruto did was laid there in bed and stared blankly at the ceiling for a bit, before going through his year book and other photos.
The first photo he looked at was the one of him and Sasuke when they first went to Great America, and allowed a smile to crept on his face.
"Who'd have thought that we'd end up living such miserable shitty life choices, huh Sasuke" asked Naruto to the photo and expected to answer him back.
"Ok, so I made some shitty life choices, but you went and killed yourself man and even though that's more selfish than anything I've ever did, I don't blame you dude" Naruto said as he still stared at the smiling face of Sasuke's on the photo, before looking at his younger self and reflected how comparing the 2 now would make you think twice that, that was Naruto some time ago.
"Sigh, I really miss you dude and I regret not doing nothing when you needed me the most" Naruto said as he set the photo aside and began to look at his year book.
He turned the page to him when he was one the basketball team, and smiled once more as he remembered his time on the team, and was happy that they're still alive and were willing to hang with him again.
"Heh, I should really get the team together so we can go out and enjoy a get together dinner" Naruto said out loud as he examined his friends one by one, starting with Choji.
"I honestly wished I had your family, at least I know that when I came home every day, the term of cold prep food would considered to be a taboo" Naruto said out loud as he licked his lips over eating a plate of slider burgers and fries on the side.
"Heh, I remember how after we got permission to use Akamaru as our mascot, he went to the other team, and dropped a huge dookie in front of them" chuckled Naruto as he looked at Kiba's photo, before looking at Shikamaru's.
"You may have been benched during the majority of the time on the team, but only because your strategies would even get the coach to follow" Naruto said as he knew they wouldn't have won the championship without Shikamaru.
"Sigh, I really should treat the guys out and show some form of gratitude" Naruto said out loud as he turned the page to the poetry club, and looked at a photo of Gaara, and some of the club members that he got the pleasure to know.
"Sigh, I really fucked up your life" Naruto said angrily, but not at Gaara, but himself.
"Hey don't look at me like that, I know what I did was wrong man, and I try everyday to repent" growled Naruto as he still has a lot of guilt as to the path he lead Gaara on for simply following him.
"I know you forgive me, but I've yet to forgive myself" yelled Naruto as he slammed the year book and threw it to the wall.
With a frown, Naruto began to self loath and hate himself again, and began to damn himself under his breath.
During his cursing, he turned to look at a photo of him and Hinata when both attended Senior Prom together, and was honestly the happiest night of his life and the only night he didn't think about Sasuke.
"Do you think I have chance to earn your love back, if you allowed me to" asked Naruto as he reached for the photo and brought it closer to him.
The photo had always been by the side of his bed since Naruto moved back in, it's just that he's been neglecting its existence for one reason or another.
"You probably found someone better than me and is better for you" sighed Naruto as he knew the chances of him being together with Hinata wasn't going to happen, let alone a chance to be friends.
He remembered vividly how the break up went, it was shortly after Naruto decided to join the Tailed Beast Bastards and how he admitted openly began to do civil disobedience and destruction, something that Hinata was uncomfortable about.
What came next was a night where he went to her house, stoned and drunk trying to get the deed done with her, without proper consent, resulting in a fight between him and Neji, ultimately they broke up that night.
Naruto couldn't remember a thing that night, and frankly he would like to forget it all, go back in time and prevent possibly the worst break up in history.
"Sigh, I'm really sorry Hinata and I hope to forgive some day for what I became during that time" Naruto said as single tear escaped his face, before he put the photo down.
Naruto laid there face down wishing he fix the mistakes he made, which caused him to lose everything, from good friends, a bright future, the perfect girl, and parents who even at odds cared about him when he was needed.
Before Naruto decided to try to get some more sleep before punching in later on tonight, he got a text from Yang claiming that they're having the party at Denny's.
At that moment Naruto had an epiphany as to why he's trying hard to forgive himself and to others, as he wanted to do this willingly after Ruby had reached out to him.
Having enough of the self loathing path he was back tracking to, Naruto sat up and began to text Yang as to what time does the party would start, and if they needed a cake.
5 days later
Naruto had gotten the day off, and went to his work to pick up an ice cream birthday cake, cookie dough flavor that was decorated with actual chocolate chip cookies.
"Ah, Ruby is going to be so surprise she'll be like 'Oh Naruto, you're the best friend since forever'" Naruto said in a high pitch voice only to get a weird look from his co-worker.
"Heh, sorry Rosalina, just talking to myself here" Naruto said with a blush as she handed him the cake, "Whatever you say Naruto" said Rosalina as she didn't even want to know.
"Gracias Rosalina" Naruto said as he was leaving the work place, but just as he turned the corner to the door, he bumped into someone.
"Oh my god sorry miss" Naruto said as he back up a little, "No the fault was mine blame" she said as she backed herself and the cart she was pushing a foot back.
In that moment, it seemed that fate decided to play one last cruel game on Naruto as the person he had bumped into wasn't expected, especially since he had a party to attend and a cake to deliver.
"Naruto" said Hinata who had grown her hair long and kept down as she put a hand to her mouth, as Naruto stood their shock eyes wide open, and mouth agape and frozen to say or do anything.
Hey guys, major plot twist right, I know that this chapter is short, especially when there's a conflict going on, but all I have to say is please wait for the upcoming chapter as all will be revealed.
On a different subject, I'm very happy that Chester won the best vocalist award from Loudwire Music Awards, and what's more the speech given by Lzzy Hale, really spoke and reach out to us fans, and I'd like to thank her for finding the words that I or no fan could describe our undying loyalty to the band.
As always suicide is not the answer, and should never be considered as such as it causes problems for those around to the people who love you, if you, friend, or relative are considering suicide please seek immediate help or reach out for someone because you are not alone.
Anyways I'll see you guys in the near future with a new chapter, and appreciate the support I'm getting from this fic.
With love and hope from your Humble Narrator.
