Okay my first semi-serious fic so be nice. Basically Naruto is an orphan who wants to get away fromhis past, thus running away. He ends up at Sasukes house and the two fall helplessly in love.

Warnings: Rated M for a reason. Yaoi, Mature themes, Bad language.

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

"..." speech

'...' thoughts

000 time skips

Chapter one: the escape!

He hated the orphanage more then anything. That place could never fill the void, that feeling of emptiness and pain he felt inside. That's why he was going to get away from it all, far away.

000

"Naruto eat your porridge!" urged a blonde woman. Naruto glared at her as he feed himself another spoonful of the nasty mixture.

"Why can't we have good food?" he grumbled forcing himself to eat.

The women sighed "We can't afford to feed you all good food!" She pulled a chair up at Narutos side. The other children looked at her with big wide eyes. "We can only give you children so much"

Naruto blocked what she was saying; he had already heard this lecture a billion times. They had to do there best to get an education, and blah blah blah.

He rested his head on his hands and stared out the window. He watched an old man climb into a small boat, and take off down the tranquil river. Somewhere in his big blonde head something clicked together. He knew just how to escape everything now.

000

Naruto grabbed a small brown raffle bag, and stuffed his few belongings into it. He gulped and flopped onto his small bed. "Am I really going to do this?" he asked himself. He knew the answer even before he asked the question. Of course he was. He needed to get out, and see the world, he needed to heal somehow.

He pulled his orange hoodie over his shirt and prepared himself. "Here goes everything!" he whispered as he snuck down the corridor. Naruto navigated his way through the orphanage. The plan was simple. He would sneak out to the river bed, jack a boat, speed away and the rest would be history.

Naruto knew this was the stupidest thing he had ever thought of. But nothing could stop him now. He opened the screened door and steeped outside onto the muddy earth. The air was crisp and chilly. Naruto ran to the boat, feeling his heart speed up. He laughed happily to himself as he untied the boat. He was going to do it, he was going to escape!

He climbed into the small white boat. He didn't know much about how to drive a boat, but he was only planning to follow the river. The engine purred to life as he turned the boat key. "Bye bye" he whispered looking at the old house sadly.

Flashback

A young blonde boy sat on the side of the road crying. "Who are you?" asked a young blonde woman sweetly. The child looked up through puffy, red eyes.

"I'm N-Naruto" he managed to say.

She nodded. "I'm Ayumi, now where are your parents, Naruto?"

Naruto broke out in a wail. "I have no parents!" he sobbed.

Ayumi looked down at him with sad eyes. "Come here" she said wrapping her arms around the enfant. She let the boy cry in her arms. "Hush, I can give you a home, with other little children just like you!"

Naruto stopped crying "A h-home?" he asked bewildered.

She nodded. "A home at the orphanage"

End of Flashback

The blonde steered the boat down the river at an easy pace loving the feeling of wind on his face. Escaping the orphanage was easy enough; it was the rest of the journey that had scared Naruto. He had no idea what lay ahead, or who he might meet.

000

After a night and a day of sailing Naruto was feeling down. "What the?" he yelled as the boat came to a sudden stop. He gasped, No, not yet. He tapped on the glass counter that showed how much gas the boat had left. Empty.

He looked around trying to see through the thick darkness. He shivered as the cold air nipped at his face. "A house!" he chirped. There, over the river was a grand house, almost like a castle. He frowned "How the hell am I going to get there?"

Naruto sighed and jumped into the river. He gasped for breath for the freezing water had stolen it from him. It was, much deeper then he thought it was, and he was way farther from the house, then what he had thought. "Fuck" he cursed.

"Swim!" Naruto reminded his stubborn body. His arms and legs kicked at the water. This was bad, it was dark and cold. And he was hungry and exhausted. The blonde continued to swim, getting number and number with each second.

Naruto saw the house clearly now, it looked eerie and unfriendly. He pulled himself onto the shore and panted for breath. He turned onto his back and shivered. "I have to make it to the house" This was easier said then done. Naruto pulled at the earth in front of him, inching ever so slowly towards the house.

"I need to-" he fell to the ground. Naruto held himself limply, and took shallow breaths to ease his bursting lungs. The world around him slowly blurred and he felt his eyelids taunting him. Then it all went black.

TBC

Mwah! Cliff hanger! Lol. I am so evil. Any who, please read and review, it makes me giggle! Flames will be used to make the fic better.

Ryuji