Chapter Twenty Five
The shop's just up the street and round the corner. A little off licence at the junction of two roads. Naruto walked the normal way, up the street and to the shop. A blue and red diode sign flashes 'closed' in bold letters, and a polite notice underneath reads: 'Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to close early. We apologise for any inconvenience'. Naruto gave a loud sigh. He knows there's a post office that sells general goods further up the main road, nearer where Kiba lived.
It takes him a moment to decide. He probably shouldn't go back without the milk, but he knows he'll be late if he walks all the way up to the post office and back. Unless he takes the short cut.
Past his old house.
Naruto sighed loudly. He didn't need a babysitter to keep an eye on him. He felt sick of being watched all the time, having to tell someone where he was going. It was weird. Different. He felt restricted and annoyed and he just wanted to do something on his own terms for once.
But Sasuke would worry if he wasn't back in five minutes.
He digs his phone out of his pocket, intending to tell his raven-haired friend where he's going, but the battery's dead.
He'd forgotten to charge it.
Typical.
It was only four blocks to the post office. A fifteen minute walk. Ten if he goes past his old house. And he wanted milk in his hot chocolate when he got back. With a sigh, Naruto resigned himself to his fate. He might as well walk to the post office.
What could possibly be the harm in that?
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"...I'll be coming round on Wednesday to fix your broken window..."
"No, sorry, I think you've got the wrong number" I sigh impatiently "We don't have a broken window." I don't recognise the voice on the other end of the line, but whoever they are must be stupid. I've told them that about four times already.
"Is your Mum in son? You're Dad? Someone I could talk to? Your big brother perhaps?" The voice was annoying and patronising. A little voice in the back of my head questioned how this person knew I had a brother.
"No, it's just me, I'm home alone at the moment; so you'll just have to talk to me, and I'm telling you we don't..."
The line goes dead, a buzzing of white noise, but just before it does I hear faintly the voice whisper to another person; "He's there all by himself, the boy's gone out; Kai can make his move."
My eyes widen, my breath catches in my throat and I stare at the receiver in my hand. The low buzz of the ended call tone ringing in my ears. I felt sick.
Naruto was in danger.
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A/N: More cliff hangers! Sorry about that... it's habitual I guess. :3
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