Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWNED NARUTO. Well if I do, we'll going to hell together.. You know what I mean…

Warning:

· BL/YAOI

· RAPED/ABUSED/DEPRESSION

· WRONG GRAMMARS/PRONOUNCIATION/ SPELLINGS

Chapter 2

Uzumaki Menma

Konohagakure is a beautiful village that was hidden in the leaves with the Will of Fire burning through the people and everyone on it.

Anyone who came to Konoha would believe that there was nothing wrong. That everything is perfect. Nothing out of ordinary.

However, beneath the perfections there is always imperfections that were not yet shown. Things that are better left unknown.

It was an S-Rank secret.

Every night, you can hear screams and begging from a certain voice. A voice that everyone knows. But instead of helping the owner of that voice, they keep and continue their lives on. His screams are like a sweet music to everyone on Konoha. They loved to hear that voice to ease their unstop worries and fear.

Again and again. Different tortures.

He cried, beg and scream but no one was there to help him. No one tried to help him.

He's losing hope but he tried to hold on and hope more.

He's sanity was slowly slipping away but he's trying not to or else the demon inside him will take over his body.

He didn't want that to happen.

He don't want to hurt anyone from this village.

As long as he can handle the pain, he'll keep trying to hope for miracle.

But, surely he was already convinced that there is no miracle at the end.

He stared at the starry sky. Laying at the dirty ground in one of the alleyways in the village. His whole body is in so much pain, he can't even move a single finger. He can't feel his body anymore aside from nothing but only pain.

A small pained smile crossed his face.

He was raped, tortured and almost got killed by the people of his beloved hometown.

It always happen everyday, and he's trying to get used to it but he can't, can he?

What did he do wrong?

HE.IS.NOT.A.DEMON

HE.IS.NOT.A.MONSTER

He's not the demon that attacked their village 12 years ago. He's not the Kyuubi.

He's Uzumaki Menma…

Why would everyone doesn't believe him!

"Kami-sama….onegai… It hurts…i.. want… to… die…"

He said softly between his sobs. His consciousness are slipping away.

But before he closed his eyes, a blurry image of a blondie appeared in front of him. He wanted to stay awake more but a warmth touch didn't let him. He drifted in a long sleep he doesn't have for a long time in his life.

Uzumaki Naruto POV

"Kami-sama….onegai… It hurts…i.. want… to… die…"

After hearing him, It broke my heart into million pieces. He's voice was so broken and fragile. This kid are more broken than the me before.

I went closer to him. His consciousness are slipping away. I knew he noticed my presence since his whole body tensed and shivered slightly.

I frowned and leaned closer to him. I caressed his whiskers that looks just exactly like mine.

We were really look alike aside from the color of our hair. I had blondie and he got black. We had the same azure orbs but his- held no emotions just like my eyes when I am his age.

Dead eyes but his are more deep, one more trigger and he will lose that little tiny hope.

I already expect it from the kid that were me in this world.

But what I didn't expect is that he suffered more than I am before.

Now, I'm quite understand why there would be a chance e would lose hope in the near future.

If something like this happened to me before, I don't think I can survive or hold on much longer.

I don't think I can reach what I am today..

We are not the same. We have different fate ahead of us.

He wasn't me in the first place.

He's Uzumaki Menma…My younger brother..

"Menma…. Everything will be fine from now on… Your older brother will take care you of you… I'll protect you…"

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Naruto heard screams from the room where Menma is. He stopped his cooking and immediately went there to check the young Uzumaki.

Arriving at the room. He sighed in slight relief as he found the boy, sitting at the bed. Looks like he just had a nightmare, enough to wake him up.

Sensing the unfamiliar presence in his room, Menma glanced at the intruder, eyes hastily widen in fear and instinctively jump off the bed and hide behind the corner with his blanket covering him.

He was trembling in fear. Different gruesome scenarios played before his eyes. Afraid of what will happen to him on his intruder's hand.

He silently prayed for help but stop meddle way realizing that asking for help is futile.

He keep his eyes closed, covering his mouth to avoid making any noise that might anger his intruder more.

Naruto frowned deeply, cursing a silent 'fuck' before walking closer to the bed.

"Menma…"

Naruto said in a soft, gentle voice as he don't want the boy to fear him.

Menma gasps in the unfamiliar tone of voice. He tried to absorb what he just hear. Does his intruder know he is the kid that everyone on this village hates? Or not?

If he is then why use that gentle and soft voice to him?

Menma calmed himself trying to figure out possible answers to his question, his hopes are rising inside him.

Heart thumping really hard for no particular reason.

"Menma… I wont hurt you.. I promise…"

Here it is again.

Hearing that kind voice soothes him.

No one talk to him that way.

No one ever dared say that to him.

"Uhm… I'm not a bad person you know! I wont hurt you just like the others so you don't have to be scared of me… I don't want you to fear me… but I guess I am scaring you right now… I am not a stranger… If you want to know the other details you can talk to me anytime but looks like now's not the time for that… I'll be on the downstairs… I am cooking ramen for our lunch! I'll be waiting for you there dattebayo!"

Naruto rub his head sheepishly, he didn't know how to cheer up or heal his brother wounds. He wanted him to open up with him but he knows better that now is not the right time for that.

Menma have a huge trauma, a trauma that can not be easily healed by words only.

He got no response to the boy. Naruto sighed softly, turning his back to leave the room for space. He headed to kitchen to check the ramen he prepared. It was almost noon.

"Saa… Tou-san and Kaa-san's house sure is huge! I didn't even had a chance to live on their house when I was a child!"

Naruto smiled fondly at the frame of pictures displayed within the living room. It is full of Minato and Kushina's pictures.

He took one picture and traced it.

'Well, I got a chance to meet them at my world and I know Menma will also meet them soon.'

He sighed inwardly putting back the frame to its place. He hummed happily and went to kitchen again to check the soup.

After minutes of cooking. He excitedly served ramen to two bowls hoping Menma will see him now and join him to lunch.

But he is wrong. Menma locked himself in his room for almost an hour now.

He sighed defeatedly.

Eyes showing different emotions like worry, madness and a little bit of fear.

He was worried for his brother. He was mad to the villagers and he fear that Menma will turn out to be something bad if he continued to locked himself in that room of his.

"Guess, I'll be eating alone for now…"

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Uzumaki Naruto POV

He still hasn't come out of his room for 2 days already. I am getting worried, of course I would I am his older brother after all.

Within those 2 days I found something disturbing on this Konoha. Some random people are trying to sneak in to our house and of course I shoo them away.

Those bastards are planning to hurt my brother again. Fool! I can even sense their killing intent from afar!

This Konoha is so far opposite from the Konoha I know.

I still haven't showed up to the outside yet. I can't bare to looked at them after what they've done to my brother.

I still need Menma to open up with me before I'll revealed my identity to Sandaime-jiji and everyone on the Konoha.

The wounds, the trauma that they gave to my brother is too deep that I can't stop myself for hating those people!

"U-uhm…"

I gasped in surprised. I immediately turn my head to glanced at the owner of that timid, weak voice.

I am currently in the living room sitting in one of the sofa while Menma is standing on the doorway. He is shy and afraid, I can see it since it was totally written over his face.

"Menma… come here… I won't hurt you…" I said gently so that I wont scare him.

He nodded shyly, melting my heart at the action.

SO CUTE~

I never knew I was this kind of cute before.

He slowly sat next to me, his body was trembling a bit and he's trying to calm himself down. I watched him in silence while smiling gently at him.

He is too precious.

"Uhm…"

I came back to reality hearing him saying something. He glances at me then he would looked away after he see me staring at him.

"Menma… You don't have to be shy… You have something to say right?... Ask me anything.. I wont get mad!" I said, smiling brightly.

I saw his eyes widen, tears are starting to formed within those azure orbs. I started to panic and unconsciously wipe his tears using my hands. I felt his body trembled when we made contact.

I backed away immediately realizing my mistake.

"Sorry.." I muttered softly and looked down.

How inconsiderate of me. He still in his trauma state of course Menma will get afraid of me… again…

I-I don't want that to happen..

And here I thought I can make him open up for now, I messed up again.

"Uhm… Why are you crying too?..."

Crying?

I looked up to him to meet his gaze.

He's still crying but I feel his small hands reaching my face, wiping my tears away. I didn't even knew I was crying till he said it.

"Why are you crying too?... Please don't cry ne?..."

Menma said softly. I nodded vigorously and patted his head. He looked up to me and gave me a pure smile.

"I promise… but you must too… you don't have to cry anymore… you better smile more often because you look really cute just now!"

"Wah! I'm not cute!" he protested

His reactions reminds me of my own before. I don't like anyone calling me cute but it change when it comes to Kashi.

I chuckled at the memories.

"Okay! okay! If you say so!" I grin widely, he gasps cutely, folding his arms and looked away

I laughed again and felt the place around us lighten up just like what I hoped for.

"Ne.. Who are you?"

I was taken aback at the sudden question. I looked at him and saw him glancing at me. I smiled at him and hummed.

"I am your older brother dattebayo!"

I answered and watched him faced me with a surprised and confused expression written all over his face. It is a cute reaction.

"My what?" I saw something within those eyes of him that made me feel glad. It was hope.

He's trying to build up again that tiny hope that left within him.

"Your Nii-san dayo…." I answered again, reassuring him that what I am saying is real.

"R-really? I have a nii-san?" he said trying not to faint at the sudden surreal information.

"Yes, you have.. My name is Uzumaki Naruto… Son of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina… I got kidnapped when I was a baby, I just recently discovered the truth that is why I waited no time to find you… I thought you're living fine just what tou-san wish for but I was wrong…. Don't worry.. now that I am here, I'll protect you… I wont let any of those bastard lay a single finger on you!"

Menma looked puzzled but he's trying to cope up with the new intel. I can see it in his eyes. It flicked with different emotions and I am beyond happy to see through all of it.

"I have a nii-san…. I have a nii-san… I have a nii-san!" I felt the pang of pain right straight to my heart when he started crying. He was holding on to my shirt tightly.

I pulled him into a hug and also feel a small hands in my back, clenching my shirt tightly. I smiled and draw circles on his back to calm him down.

I never knew having a younger brother felt this good.

After a couple of minutes he pulled himself away and stared at me, he was smiling.

"You're late… but… Okaeri nasai, Naru-nii~" he beamingly said. (Welcome Home!)

My eyes widen, a tingling sensation bloomed within my insides. I smiled softly and pulled his cheeks.

"ah… Tadaima, Dattebayo!" (I'm home)

We both laughed at our own antics. Feeling nothing but pure gladness and happiness that I know we can only find to each other. An emotion that stronger that everything. The bonds between us as Uzumaki siblings.

"Ne, Naru-nii, Can I asked you something?"

"Well, now that everything is fine… You can ask me anything but that can wait later! I still need to cook now since my cute little brother hasn't eaten anything yet for almost 3 days in a row!"

After I said that we heard his stomach growled loudly. He quickly hide his red cheeks from me as I continued to laugh. So cute.

"Look at that, your little tummy is really hungry!"

"Mou! Naru-nii! Stop teasing me like that!" Menma softly said, punching my shoulder lightly.

"HAHAHA, I got it! I got it!... Saa… what do you want me to cook for our dinner?"

"RAMEN!"

"I figured so…"

I patted his head and stand up. He also stand up and followed me to the kitchen quietly. I glanced at him and he gave me his worth a millions smile.

A smile that I swore to protect with everything I have.

"Do you want to help?.."

"Really?...I can?"

"Yes you can~ I'll teach you how to cook my favorite Miso ramen for free! Hahaha"

"Hai! I want to help Naru-nii!"

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I'm crying WTF!

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