Rain
A knocking on the door woke him up and it was only then that he realized he'd fallen asleep. He looked around for a moment in the silent house before turning his attention to the clock. It was almost four now and it was still raining outside. Sasuke must have already left.
Another curt knocking got Naruto to his feet and he answered the door. For a moment all he did was stare.
"I'd never take for grated what I had."
"Naruto…" Minato began but he couldn't finish since Naruto had pulled the door open wider.
"It's raining dumbass." Naruto said. "So I don't really think it's a good idea to stay outside so you could catch a cold. Mom would probably jump down my throat."
Minato blinked a few times surprised by his antics. But he wasn't going to complain. He figured this was the nicest Naruto was going to be towards him, or at least for now. Maybe someday things will get better, but until then, he'd take what he could get. "Thanks." He replied stepping inside.
"Mom's not here yet." Naruto added finally shutting the door and eliminating the sound of the rain from the outside, only to hear it as it smacked against the roof.
"I didn't exactly come here looking for Kushina." He replied.
Naruto sighed running a hand through his hair. "Um, so you gonna lecture me about this morning or something?"
"No, I didn't come here to do that either. I don't think I of all people should lecture you on walking out."
Naruto knew he could make a snide comment but held himself back. He was trying really hard now to try and get along with Minato. Besides, the tone of voice Minato had used made him feel sort of bad. Knowing from just the way Minato spoke or the look in his eye the sincerity of an apology that had yet to be voiced. Sasuke was right. At least he hadn't been left in bad hands. he loved his Mom.
"I know I came back so suddenly. I understand that you're hurt. That I hurt you and Kushina, and believe me she yelled at me too. I deserved it."
"Do you want some tea?" Naruto asked changing the subject in an attempt to stop what he felt coming. He hated apologies. He hated it when he had to apologize and he hated it when people apologized. He felt better to just silently forgive then forget. But when people admitted their wrongs. Or when he admitted his. He could never really help it. He would start to cry every time. His mother had seen it a million times. But he wasn't about to let Minato see it. Not yet at least. For now he wanted to save the apology for later. For now he was silently forgive, but he wasn't going to forget yet. "You're on a leash though. Just so y'know."
Minato smiled sadly realizing that Naruto was still the same in at least one way. He absolutely hated to cry. "Tea's good."
-XxX-
Kushina unlocked the door and entered her house. It was quiet too quiet. The television wasn't on, no stereos were playing. Oh she was going to kill Naruto if he got arrested or something like that. Finally she entered the kitchen with the groceries she'd bought to make dinner with and almost dropped them upon sight.
To which both of the blonde haired blue eyed males responded and rescued the items.
"Whoa there, Mom. Don't break the pasta."
"Spaghetti, huh?"
"Looks like. Did you get enough though?"
Kushina blinked away her shock. "Jeez you two are freaking me out." She finally said. She looked back and forth at them.
"What?" They both asked at the same time giving her a confused look.
Naruto was more like his father then he'd care to think. "Hey um…well, yea. I got enough. I actually got too much. Are you staying for dinner Minato?" She asked forcing herself over the shock.
"Oh, I don't think…"
"Yea, he's staying." Naruto answered.
"Did you just now decide that on your own?" Minato asked.
Naruto only smiled mischievously. "Great now I'm hungry."
Ring, Ring
Naruto sighed. "Alright, I'll get it, but you better start cooking soon, woman. I'm hungry."
"Uh-huh, how bout you cook it?" She suggested.
"But you're so much better at this. Besides, Minato'll help you."
"You decided that too huh?"
Naruto chuckled and escaped from the kitchen.
The kitchen was quiet for a moment with only the slightly muffled sounds of Naruto saying hello into the phone from the living room.
"I take it school went fine?" Kushina asked.
"Not really." Minato replied. "He was as you predicted, difficult. But I came by after school and we had tea."
Naruto suddenly entered the kitchen phone against his ear as he used his free hand to take a drink from his tea. "What?! I can't believe I missed that!" He complained. "Why do I always miss the funniest shit?"
"Language." Kushina muttered.
"Sorry." Naruto smiled. "Hey Mom, congratulate Sakura, she just turned a guy down four times within the same class period." He held the phone in her direction.
"Way to go, Cherry." Kushina called as she dumped the noodles into the pan.
Naruto then pulled the phone back to his ear and listened for a little bit. "Sounds like you crushed the poor guy's spirit. I feel sorry for him."
"So what about your day?" She asked. "That is of course the reason I called in the first place."
"What do you mean?" He asked innocently.
"Don't think we didn't notice how Sasuke ditched after you left. What is going on between you two?"
"Nothing, we're just friends." He answered sitting down in one of the chairs at the kitchen table and leaning back a little.
"'Just friends?' Yea right. Isn't that how it always starts?"
"No, it isn't. And I'm telling the truth. We aren't dating. I know that's what you're thinking Pinkie. Don't think I don't."
He heard some noise and then Sakura's voice in the background yelling about taking people's phones while they're talking and being inconsiderate evil pigs.
"Hey, hey! Is Sasu-kins gay?" Ino's voice asked.
To this Naruto began laughing. "Seriously, how the hell would I know?! You do realize that gaydar doesn't actually exist right? And why are you calling him that?"
"1.) It so does too. 2.) You're gay so you would know. 3.) Cause it's fun."
"Uh, alright, I'll use my psychic powers." He paused for a moment and did a couple weird hand signs. "The spirits told me I should hang up on you two. So, bye." He pulled the phone away from his ear and just as they heard a girl yelling in objection he pressed the end call button.
"What was that?" Kushina asked.
"Just Ino and Sakura telling me about something that happened today at school. Then Ino preceded to ask if one of our friends were gay." Naruto answered. "Now feed me, Seamore!"
"Alright no more 'Little Shop of Horrors' for you." Kushina decided.
-XxX-
It was still raining when morning came about. Sasuke woke up alone in his own bed something that didn't happen all too often. And when it did usually ended with something bad. Like a sprained wrist. He sat up and looked at the clock it was still somewhat early but he could hear Itachi shuffling around out in the living room. He suddenly felt too frightened to leave his room. If Itachi was mad he'd find some reason to hurt him for it so he felt this sudden urge to just hide for the rest of his life.
He sat up and pulled himself back against the headboard and hugged his knees hoping Itachi would leave for work soon. But he knew Itachi didn't have to go to work til later on Wednesday. He had to leave his room to go to school. He had to face Itachi so that he could see Naruto. God did he hate being in this position.
-XxX-
Itachi listened as his door opened and a different door, this one closer closed. After a long moment of silence the door opened again and footsteps came closer. Finally Itachi walked away from the sink he was standing at and entered the living room to find Sasuke grabbing a dry jacket from the closet.
"Since it's raining so hard, I'll drive you." Itachi spoke.
Sasuke looked over at him in a shocked silence.
"I'm either driving you, or you aren't going to school at all."
Sasuke starred at him for a long moment his eyes showing confusion and a small amount of fright before he quickly put on the mask of indifference he'd gotten so well at using.
"It isn't raining that hard." Sasuke mentioned looking down at his feet.
"I'm either driving you, or you aren't going to school at all." He repeated a little harsher then before.
Sasuke winced a bit knowing full well how Itachi hated repeating himself. And his tone of voice sounded frightening. He inwardly cursed the rain now wishing he could just walk. But Sasuke nodded anyway refusing to look up from his feet.
It seemed like forever they stood in silence like that until finally Itachi opened the front door and walked out. Sasuke hesitated for a small moment before finally following Itachi into the garage. After they had both got into the car seat belts buckled they remained seated in silence for another pregnant moment.
The engine started with a roar and they backed out. It was a silent drive, leaving Sasuke thankful they didn't live far from the school. Itachi pulled up in front of one of the doors. "I'll be working late today. Don't expect me back until really late."
Sasuke nodded unbuckling his seat belt. "Thanks Aniki." He replied quietly as he knew how. Itachi then reached over and grabbed his chin.
"Sasuke, you've been upset a lot lately." Itachi commented forcing eye contact with him.
A flash of fear went through Sasuke's eyes before becoming blank. Itachi rarely ever used his real name, and now he wasn't just scared he was more then confused. Paranoia rising.
"I…I'm just tired." Sasuke answered/lied. He wasn't about to make Itachi mad in the school's parking lot. "There are cars waiting, so I should go."
Itachi released him. Glancing out his window noticing a blonde haired figure talking with a couple guys outside the school. The same blonde he'd bumped into the day he'd taken Sasuke to school. The same blonde who owned that voice from the message Sasuke had tried to hide from him. The same blonde Sasuke had ditched school with the previous day.
"Have a good day." Itachi finally forced out faking a smile.
Sasuke looked away from Itachi quickly and opened the door. "Y-you too, Aniki." He replied cursing himself for stuttering and got out. He shut the door and rushed out of the rain and into the building.
Itachi pulled up a little so that people could move up and let their kids inside but he managed to catch as the blonde haired boy rushed inside after his brother.
-XxX-
"Sasuke!" Naruto caught up to him as he walked to his locker.
Sasuke looked at him and immediately felt bad for rushing past him outside the school. But Itachi couldn't see him with Naruto. No matter how much he hated running away from him. "Sorry, I kinda wanted to get out of the rain." He lied.
"Tis okay, I couldn't get a good one out there anyway." Naruto replied.
"Good one?" Sasuke asked only to be caught off guard by a flashing light in his eyes. "Gah!"
Naruto laughed at Sasuke's response as he shielded his face. After a moment Sasuke looked back only to see one of Naruto's friends with a camera in hand.
"There you go." He replied "Now pay me."
"Fine." Naruto replied handing the tattoo faced brown haired male five bucks. "Sorry, bout that S'uke. Photography final. We're supposed to make a large poster board collage of our day to day lives, including friends and family. I figured you wouldn't let me get one of you if you knew what I was doing."
Sasuke forced back a smile at that. "That was completely unnecessary and a rather unorthodox way of getting my picture."
Naruto smiled taking his camera back from Kiba and lifting it up to look through the lens at him. "Smile." He suggested.
"Not a chance in hell." Sasuke replied.
"Aw, c'mon S'uke one little smile never killed anyone."
"Not gonna happen."
"This is why I wanted to get it the unorthodox way!"
"Baka."
Another flash of light as Naruto took another picture regardless of whether or not Sasuke was smiling in it.
Rain, rain go away
Come again another day
All the world is waiting for the sun
Is it you I want
Or just the notion of
A heart to wrap around so I can find my way around
Rain by: Breaking Benjamin
(they get two songs for being awesome my fav band ever!)
Sakura: AW THAT'S SOOO SWEET!
Naruto: *laughing manically to cover his embarrassment*
Sasuke: *hiding his epic blush*
NearKunn: I really had to stop myself from throwing the rape scene in when they were in the car before driving to school. Must save juicy ItaSasu for after plot problems!
Sasuke: I hate you.
Itachi: Now, now, Sasuke play nice.
Sasuke: I hate you more.
Anko: MY TURN! Review bitches!
Sasuke: Nevermind, I hate her more.
Anko: I can kill you y'know that right.
NearKunn: Sorry you aren't in this story Anko! I'm not really paying any attention to anyone besides Sasuke, Naruto, and Itachi. But if I was you'd so be in this.
Anko: Eh, no worries, I'm happy with my air-time in your other story. I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WITCH! ZOMG I COULD TURN NARUTO INTO A FROG!
Naruto: That would be ironic.
NearKunn: I love my fans! I love this story! Hope ya'll enjoy!
*Bang*
Sasuke: Damnit! Who shot me this time?!
Anko: *begins to whistle as she hands Kakashi the gun*
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