DEDICATED TO DAVEN (Mystic)- 'Hope you are feeling ok ^^'
Naruto clawed his way through the crowds yet another time, heading back to his home. There was a scarce clearing in the forest of people, and he sped up, briskly walking so he could get home- er.... back to his house- and pack. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Ichiraku ramen stand. Three familiar faces flew by and he paused in the middle of the street. He looked down at his feet and clenched his fists, his gaze slowly moving towards his 'friends'. He glared at them for a moment, they didn't notice.
"OI! GET OUTTA MY WAY, KID!" There was a scraping sound and a man on a mobile food stand stopped behind him. Naruto's thoughts were interupted for the moment and he slowly turned to look at the expectant man. He took a step out of the way and mumbled,
"Oh.. sorry.." Naruto's pace quickened and he walked towards the Ichiraku. He waited at the counter and soon the old owner was up front.
"What can I do for ya, Naruto?" He grinned at his best customer.
"Uuh... Extra spicy Miso Ramen to go. You got any shipping boxes to spare? I need to pack." The owner frowned.
"Moving?"
"....Yeah." Naruto glanced over to the seats beside him, and saw Kakashi glance over and wave. He hadn't heard. Sakura, on the other hand, had. She stood up and walked over to him, elbowing him on the head.
"Why didn't you tell us!? We need to know these things, BAKA!" She squeaked out and Naruto growled.
"You wouldn't care, Sakura-chan! You didn't notice me gone for the past THREE DAYS?" He grabbed his order and ran home, leaving the pink haired-girl in shock.
"Eh?"
Behind the Ramen stand, the same figure had been watching. The dark-haired ninja sighed as they watched Naruto's three teammated finish eating. Sakura was fuming at Naruto, And Kakashi seemed mildly interested. Sasuke apperently didn't notice, as he was silent like usual. The figure sighed and followed Naruto, knowing what they had to do.
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Naruto kicked his door open and threw his food and boxes down on the counter.
"Damnit!" He left the door open and stormed into his training room, hitting a dummy hard with tears of frustration. "Damnit damnit damnit! I have to get out of here..." he hit the dummy over and over again, collapsing to his knees in his blind frustration. He sat there for a few minutes, on his knees but his weight on his hands. With a final yell of frustration and punch to the dummy, he walked back out of the room. He closed the front door and stuck his Ramen into the fridge, taking his certificate of citizen resign and placing it in the letters holder. The formerly empty letters holder.
"Figures.." Naruto muttered, grabbing a shipping box and assembling it as he trudged to his 'living room' to pack up. "Not like I ever had a life here to live..." He grabbed a few of his frequently unused belongings and folded them up, placing them clutteredly in the box without a second thought. Within an hour, Naruto had packed four boxes of belongings. He'd moved to the mantle of his fireplace, and took down his few treasured belongings. There was a picture of the Hokages.. the monument, of course.... And then there was his graduation certificate from the academy, He'd need that to prove he was a Genin in his new country, And then there was his first Kunai. There was a picture of Iruka, and another of Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke and himself. He paused as he carefully placed this in the box.
In the photo, Kakashi's hands rested on Sakura's and Sasuke's heads. Sakura's arm was around Naruto's and Sasuke's shoulders, and Naruto held his hands up in peace signs. Underneath his cold expression, Naruto cold almost see a smile on Sasuke's face.
'When did our friendship end.. When did they stop caring?' As Naruto looked down at the picture in thought, he saw tears land on the glass of the frame. He sniffled and wiped his tears, placing the picture in the box and closing it. He labelled all the living room boxes and headed out to get more from the grocery store or the Ichiraku. His eyes were red, but he didn't care.
As he paced down the street, he noticed that the sun was setting. He paused for a moment to look at it, then continued on. He walked slowly, as there were no busy daytime crowds left on the streets. He passed a park he'd played in as a child and winced as a memory flooded back to him.
~*~*~ FLASHBACK ~*~*~
There was a giggling as the blue-haired girl smiled at her friend. She looked up at him, as he danced around, sand piled on top of his golden hair. He had a funny look on his face, his eyes crossed and tongue lolling around outside his mouth like a dog. The girl giggled again.
"You're so funny, Naruto-kun!" She smiled brightly at him.
"Thank-you Hinata-chan!" He paused and then shook his head, the sand flying off. Suddenly Hinata was pulled up roughly, and was being dragged away.
"Hey! Let her go!" Naruto yelled, and the tall Hyuuga man looked back at him with a glare. He looked back down at his daughter and spoke sternly to her.
"You're not to play with that little boy Naruto, Hinata." Hinata looked sadly up at her father.
"B-but..." She trailed off as she recieved a stern look, and her voice returned to the quiet masked whisper that she spoke in to everyone but Naruto.
As Hinata and her father walked off, Naruto sighed sadly. He heard giggling behind him. Turning around, He saw Ino and Sakura, two girls that had recently become friends. Ino grinned at him.
"Loner!! Hee Hee!" She laughed coldly to his face and Naruto pouted, turning and leaving towards his house.
~*~*~ FLASHBACK END ~*~*~
As Naruto stared into the sandbox where he once played, the wind blew and rustled his clothes. He sighed and kept going towards his destination. He passed the swings and left the park, crossing the street to the Ichiraku. Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi were gone. He rang the bell.
"Hello? I need some more boxes....." The owner walked out, wiping the grease of his hands.
"Eh? Okay.." He turned around and reached to the top shelf, grabbing 5 or 6 unassembled boxes andh handing them to Naruto. "Come back when you need more." Naruto nodded, his throat closed up. He was choking back tears, because he couldn't stop thinking about the picture... about the memory... He grabbed the boxes and ran back towards his house, aching to get back before the tears fell. As he flew through the old park, He was flung back after someone grabbed his arm.
"Let me go.." He said frustratingly and tried to twist out of the grip, but he couldn't.
"Where ya goin with those boxes? Stealin' em from the Ichiraku so you can live with Ramen?" Kiba's hurtful teasing voice pierced through the silence and Naruto gave one last struggle, pulling his arm out and facing Kiba.
"I'm moving, just so you know. Bye." He turned to leave, but paused as Hinata spoke.
"N.. Naruto-kun?"
"Eh?"
"D... do you... n-n-need some help packing? I.. I mean for getting my bag back the other day...." She looked down at her feet and stood akwardly, and Naruto sighed.
"Sure. Whatever." He walked toward his house, taking a few steps and turning to look back at Hinata. "Are you coming?" She nodded and followed him.
As Kiba watched the two walk away, he grumbled and turned back to his house.
Stupid Naruto.
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A/N - O.o finally finished... I re-wrote this chapter 3 times because I hated the way it would turn out. Any more guesses to the couple? Lmao... It doesn't give many hints in this chapter.
Naruto clawed his way through the crowds yet another time, heading back to his home. There was a scarce clearing in the forest of people, and he sped up, briskly walking so he could get home- er.... back to his house- and pack. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Ichiraku ramen stand. Three familiar faces flew by and he paused in the middle of the street. He looked down at his feet and clenched his fists, his gaze slowly moving towards his 'friends'. He glared at them for a moment, they didn't notice.
"OI! GET OUTTA MY WAY, KID!" There was a scraping sound and a man on a mobile food stand stopped behind him. Naruto's thoughts were interupted for the moment and he slowly turned to look at the expectant man. He took a step out of the way and mumbled,
"Oh.. sorry.." Naruto's pace quickened and he walked towards the Ichiraku. He waited at the counter and soon the old owner was up front.
"What can I do for ya, Naruto?" He grinned at his best customer.
"Uuh... Extra spicy Miso Ramen to go. You got any shipping boxes to spare? I need to pack." The owner frowned.
"Moving?"
"....Yeah." Naruto glanced over to the seats beside him, and saw Kakashi glance over and wave. He hadn't heard. Sakura, on the other hand, had. She stood up and walked over to him, elbowing him on the head.
"Why didn't you tell us!? We need to know these things, BAKA!" She squeaked out and Naruto growled.
"You wouldn't care, Sakura-chan! You didn't notice me gone for the past THREE DAYS?" He grabbed his order and ran home, leaving the pink haired-girl in shock.
"Eh?"
Behind the Ramen stand, the same figure had been watching. The dark-haired ninja sighed as they watched Naruto's three teammated finish eating. Sakura was fuming at Naruto, And Kakashi seemed mildly interested. Sasuke apperently didn't notice, as he was silent like usual. The figure sighed and followed Naruto, knowing what they had to do.
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Naruto kicked his door open and threw his food and boxes down on the counter.
"Damnit!" He left the door open and stormed into his training room, hitting a dummy hard with tears of frustration. "Damnit damnit damnit! I have to get out of here..." he hit the dummy over and over again, collapsing to his knees in his blind frustration. He sat there for a few minutes, on his knees but his weight on his hands. With a final yell of frustration and punch to the dummy, he walked back out of the room. He closed the front door and stuck his Ramen into the fridge, taking his certificate of citizen resign and placing it in the letters holder. The formerly empty letters holder.
"Figures.." Naruto muttered, grabbing a shipping box and assembling it as he trudged to his 'living room' to pack up. "Not like I ever had a life here to live..." He grabbed a few of his frequently unused belongings and folded them up, placing them clutteredly in the box without a second thought. Within an hour, Naruto had packed four boxes of belongings. He'd moved to the mantle of his fireplace, and took down his few treasured belongings. There was a picture of the Hokages.. the monument, of course.... And then there was his graduation certificate from the academy, He'd need that to prove he was a Genin in his new country, And then there was his first Kunai. There was a picture of Iruka, and another of Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke and himself. He paused as he carefully placed this in the box.
In the photo, Kakashi's hands rested on Sakura's and Sasuke's heads. Sakura's arm was around Naruto's and Sasuke's shoulders, and Naruto held his hands up in peace signs. Underneath his cold expression, Naruto cold almost see a smile on Sasuke's face.
'When did our friendship end.. When did they stop caring?' As Naruto looked down at the picture in thought, he saw tears land on the glass of the frame. He sniffled and wiped his tears, placing the picture in the box and closing it. He labelled all the living room boxes and headed out to get more from the grocery store or the Ichiraku. His eyes were red, but he didn't care.
As he paced down the street, he noticed that the sun was setting. He paused for a moment to look at it, then continued on. He walked slowly, as there were no busy daytime crowds left on the streets. He passed a park he'd played in as a child and winced as a memory flooded back to him.
~*~*~ FLASHBACK ~*~*~
There was a giggling as the blue-haired girl smiled at her friend. She looked up at him, as he danced around, sand piled on top of his golden hair. He had a funny look on his face, his eyes crossed and tongue lolling around outside his mouth like a dog. The girl giggled again.
"You're so funny, Naruto-kun!" She smiled brightly at him.
"Thank-you Hinata-chan!" He paused and then shook his head, the sand flying off. Suddenly Hinata was pulled up roughly, and was being dragged away.
"Hey! Let her go!" Naruto yelled, and the tall Hyuuga man looked back at him with a glare. He looked back down at his daughter and spoke sternly to her.
"You're not to play with that little boy Naruto, Hinata." Hinata looked sadly up at her father.
"B-but..." She trailed off as she recieved a stern look, and her voice returned to the quiet masked whisper that she spoke in to everyone but Naruto.
As Hinata and her father walked off, Naruto sighed sadly. He heard giggling behind him. Turning around, He saw Ino and Sakura, two girls that had recently become friends. Ino grinned at him.
"Loner!! Hee Hee!" She laughed coldly to his face and Naruto pouted, turning and leaving towards his house.
~*~*~ FLASHBACK END ~*~*~
As Naruto stared into the sandbox where he once played, the wind blew and rustled his clothes. He sighed and kept going towards his destination. He passed the swings and left the park, crossing the street to the Ichiraku. Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi were gone. He rang the bell.
"Hello? I need some more boxes....." The owner walked out, wiping the grease of his hands.
"Eh? Okay.." He turned around and reached to the top shelf, grabbing 5 or 6 unassembled boxes andh handing them to Naruto. "Come back when you need more." Naruto nodded, his throat closed up. He was choking back tears, because he couldn't stop thinking about the picture... about the memory... He grabbed the boxes and ran back towards his house, aching to get back before the tears fell. As he flew through the old park, He was flung back after someone grabbed his arm.
"Let me go.." He said frustratingly and tried to twist out of the grip, but he couldn't.
"Where ya goin with those boxes? Stealin' em from the Ichiraku so you can live with Ramen?" Kiba's hurtful teasing voice pierced through the silence and Naruto gave one last struggle, pulling his arm out and facing Kiba.
"I'm moving, just so you know. Bye." He turned to leave, but paused as Hinata spoke.
"N.. Naruto-kun?"
"Eh?"
"D... do you... n-n-need some help packing? I.. I mean for getting my bag back the other day...." She looked down at her feet and stood akwardly, and Naruto sighed.
"Sure. Whatever." He walked toward his house, taking a few steps and turning to look back at Hinata. "Are you coming?" She nodded and followed him.
As Kiba watched the two walk away, he grumbled and turned back to his house.
Stupid Naruto.
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A/N - O.o finally finished... I re-wrote this chapter 3 times because I hated the way it would turn out. Any more guesses to the couple? Lmao... It doesn't give many hints in this chapter.