Naruto walked down the street, his head hanging.
The rain was falling heavily, wetting his hair, making it fall into his eyes. He told himself he should go home, but he couldn't bring himself too it.
His empty home was worse with the rain. The rain seemed to bring out the silence... Naruto dug his hands into his pockets deeper.
He somehow brought his head up too look at the sky. He didn't know how he did it, his head was so heavy. Or maybe that was his heart. He didn't know or care. All he knew is that he wanted to fall to his knees right then and there, and stay there. To not move. To stay there forever, and not have to put up with this pain anymore.
Why did people hate him? He asked himself. Didn't they know that he wasn't the fox. That he was Naruto, that the fox was something completely different, that resided deep within him.
Didn't they know they had nothing to fear. That he was his own person. Didn't they know how much they were hurting Naruto?
"Oi, dobe, what are you doing outside in this weather?" He heard someone say.
He looked around, before his eyes fell on Sasuke. "I'm walking, what does it look like?" Naruto snapped.
"It looks like your going to get yourself sick, but I could be wrong," Sasuke said back, taking it upon himself to walk beside Naruto, who had begun walking again.
"Who cares if I get sick?" Naruto asked sharply.
Sasuke fell quiet, and turned the corner as Naruto did. "This isn't the way to your house you know, dobe," Sasuke said.
"Yeah, I know," Naruto said.
"Then why are you going this way?"
"Because I feel like it, OK?" Naruto snapped back.
"Listen, you're headed towards my house. Why don't you stay their, dry off, and leave when it stops raining?" Sasuke offered, coldly.
Naruto fell quiet. "Why?" He asked quietly.
"What do you mean, why?" Sasuke asked back.
"Why? Why do you want me to come over? Is this some sort of trick?" Naruto asked.
"No...this isn't some sort of trick?" Sasuke said, stunned. "You're going to get sick if you stay out in this weather..."
"Why do you care?" When Sasuke didn't answer, Naruto continued. "Why do you care if I get sick? No one else does? They'd probably be thrilled."
Sasuke thought. "Because if you get sick, then we don't have a three man team anymore, until you get better, and without a three man team, we can't do a lot of missions. And without a lot of missions, I can't get any better. Mind you, we'd probably be better off without you..." Sasuke said.
"Oh," Naruto said simply, his voice sounding a little off.
Sasuke tried to look at Naruto, but his head was to far down. "Here's my house. Come on," He said.
Naruto followed as Sasuke walked up the stairs to his house. He put the key in the lock, and opened the door, closing it after Naruto entered.
Naruto scanned the house. It was pretty empty, with just some bare furniture. Only the necessities.
"Want anything? Hot chocolate, tea, soup?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto was about to decline, when he shivered. Entering Sasuke's reletivly warm house, he realised how cold he was.
"Hot chocolate would be nice," He said, hugging himself.
Sasuke went to the kitchen, leaving the shivering Naruto standing in the doorway.
"Yo, dobe, you can go sit down if you want," Sasuke's voice called from the kitchen.
Naruto took a hesitant step forward, and then stopped. Sasuke appeared from the kitchen.
"So, are you going to sit, or stand there soaking my floor?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm sorry, it's just..." Naruto stopped.
"Yes?" Sasuke asked.
"No one's ever invited me over to their house before..." He said quietly, his voice nearly a whisper.
Sasuke stared at Naruto. "Are you serious?" He asked, shocked.
Naruto nodded. "Well, come on. The living room is this way. Just sit and wait for me," Sasuke said, leading Naruto into his living room. Naruto sat on the couch tentatively, as if it was going to bite him or something.
"OK, I'll be back, I need to finish making the hot chocolate," Sasuke said, leaving the room.
Naruto sat on the couch, tensely, unsure of what to do. Within a few minutes, Sasuke was standing in front of him. "Here," He said, handing Naruto a coffee cup filled with hot chocolate. Naruto accepted it, feeling the warmth run through his hands, though he was still shivering.
Sasuke seemed to see this, and left. As Naruto lifted the cup to his lips, he felt something wrap around him.
He blinked and looked around him, to see Sasuke draping a blanket around his shoulders. "Thank you Sasuke," Naruto said, grabbing the blanket with one hand and wrapping it around himself.
"So, why were you wandering around by yourself in the middle of the night in the rain?" Sasuke asked.
"I could ask you the same thing..." Naruto said, turning to Sasuke.
"Me? I was going to the store. I had to get something," Sasuke said.
"For what?" Naruto asked innocently.
"Flowers..." Sasuke said quietly.
"Flowers? For what?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke's usually cold face turned sad. "Tomorrow is the four year anniversary of my parents death..." He said, his voice low, yet Naruto could still hear it.
"Oh...I'm sorry," He said, quietly.
"Well, now that we're sharing, why were you wandering around late at night in the rain?" Sasuke said, regaining his composure.
"No reason..." Naruto said.
"...Really? OK then, where were you looking so depressed then when I saw you walking all alone late at night in the rain, with no intention to go home," Sasuke said.
Naruto looked at Sasuke. He did just share with Naruto about his parents but...
"You demon..."
Naruto sighed, then breathed in. "Sakura-chan was walking home..."
Sakura was walking home, her arms full of bags and other stuff, and she was having trouble walking.
"Hey, Sakura-chan. Need some help?" Naruto asked, smiling widely. Sakura looked over her boxes. Or at least tried too. She ended up dropping a few of them, which Naruto caught before they hit the ground.
"OK Naruto. You can help me carry them home," Sakura sighed. Naruto grinned and grabbed a bunch of the boxes.
"So, what are all these for?" He asked, as he and she walked towards her house.
"My parents are holding a party. Hey, maybe you could come," She said. "I was thinking of asking Sasuke-kun too," She said. Naruto grinned widely, ignoreing the part about Sasuke.
"Really? You want me to come?" He asked, like a little child.
"Yeah, it would be fun," She smiled.
"Thank you Sakura-chan!" He exclaimed.
"Hey! You!" A voice called up. Naruto and Sakura looked towards the source. "Hello daddy!" Sakura said.
He ignored her. "You! Get away from my daughter you demon-child!"
Naruto nearly dropped the boxes he was carrying. "Excuse me?" He asked.
"You heard me! Get away from my daughter!"
"Daddy! Don't be mean," Sakura said. "Can Naruto come to the party?"
"Absolutly not! Get it away from my property! And make it stop touching my things!" Saukra's dad yelled.
Sakura looked at Naruto. "Sorry," She mouthed.
He sighed. "It's OK," He said, putting the boxes down with care. Then he walked away.
Sasuke looked at him. "Wow, that was harsh..." He said.
Naruto sighed. "It's OK, I'm used to it..." He said.
Sasuke looked at him. He was serious.
Naruto leaned over, resting his head on the back of the couch. "Thank you for inviting me over Saskue..." He said closing his eyes. "I'm so...warm..." He said.
Sasuke sat their for a while, until he knew that Naruto was asleep. He looked outside. "Looks like it's going to be raining all night..." He sighed heavily. He pushed Naruto's head down, and brought his legs up, so he was laying on the couch, then put the blanket over him carefully.
"G'night dobe..." He said, before retiring to his own bedroom.
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Take that any way you want, whether it be shonen ai, or not. Hehe ^-^;; Please Read and Review. Unless you really want it too, it won't be continued. Oh yeah, I don't own Naruto T-T