Hello ^-^ Yes I'm starting on chapter 2 right now at this ungodly hour listening to both MTV and the radio to keep myself awake on a Friday morning? Why I have no friggin school and adult swim had just went off….never finished a chapter on something to start another before getting bore…yay
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Warning: this story contains YAOI and Shounen-ai. Don't like it? Then why are on the second chapter?
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Now or Never and maybe Forever
Chapter2: Toxic
I know I shouldn't love you or tell you that, I'm sure you'll be fine to never see me again. Sasuke…I hope you're doing fine. It's been over a year since I tasted your toxic lips, I'm addicted to the taste. If only I could return home.
It had been year since Naruto left his home village in search of the meaning to be song, to only met the crazy ninja lass, but that's besides the point right now. He had changed in the year, his hair was longer covering his eyes as he watched the empty bowel that once had ramen, His eyes were still kind, but his clothing had changed being a simple tank top and shorts. He'll have to change once they headed to the snowy mountains and his headband? It was still there hanging around his neck in utter annoyance however.
"We're running out of money," he spoke up to the lass sitting next to him. She had to be older considering she had an intoxication in hand, on leg crossed over the other. She was enjoying herself the grin on her scarred face showed it. The scar, it ran over her blind eye it was crimson in color and yet she couldn't she out of it. She never really explain to the young boy what had happen, he doubt she even cared about. But beyond the utter eye she had hair that, if tamed, was made of silk, but right now it was just a dull black tied up in a ponytail and red locks hanged at her side to hide features of her face.
It wasn't that she was shamed of the scar, it was her other eye the good eye she hated. The crystal blue eye gave her an utter innocence is sicken her at times, probably why she never bother to do anything about the blood colored iris one. Red had to be her favorite color, Naruto guessed as he waited an answer. She knew they were low on money and that he was the kyubi. It was her village he came from, but yet he never met her till a few months ago.
"I know kitsune, we'll get a job in soon. Get you some training and us some money to buy winter clothing." She replied as he got up from the stool gesturing for him to do the same as she laid the money down on the table and they took their leave. A huge grin was over the ladies face and a flush tint on her cheeks from the alcohol. Her headband was always kept wrapped around her wrist, one would considering it such a waste to place it there.
"But until we can find that job, maybe you should try that sexy no jutsu on a random ninja. One from the Luna city or whatever they have kunai's made of silver if I do believe. We could sell them for a high price in a market." She laughed behind her hand, she was more then enjoying herself all the time. Even in battle she bared a grin of fun, Naruto didn't understand the older girl one bit. He couldn't understand why he never met her when she lived in the village. He never thought of asking she was being more then grateful to let him come along, as much as he tried he didn't like being alone.
"Anyway, in all seriousness, we need money to reach the next stop. So I say we find what this village has to offer." She spoke so childishly and acted like she was Naruto's age, but she had to be at least eighteen. What was she the energizer bunny? For someone who had plenty of scars and had plenty of reasons to hate, she never have a cord strung in that direction, the direction of hate. Her blue eye watched the other carefully, it almost seemed grey that day, it was a weird eye one day Naruto swore it turned green. But his thoughts weren't on that at the moment they were on Sasuke
I had to leave, I had to escape, but not before I at least had a real kiss. I may never have one again and yet I'll live on Sasuke…I hope you can be happy with whoever you choose to love. You really are ichiban…and I'm the dobe.
"Naruto what are thinking about?" She asked looking down at the boy, she was tall for girl reaching to be about six feet tall, and cloak was bigger than that as it dug on the ground. I wonder why she wears that, I never seen her without it. Well he sure wasn't going to say he was thinking something so silly as that and yes she did know of Sasuke, she grew to her like an older sister.
"I was thinking of Sasuke, Hikaru? Did I do the right then to leave?" He asked she always seem to have an answered even when she had a few drinks to bend her mind. Was he right to leave? Everyone seems to hate him and now a year later he saw no sign that anyone was looking for him. The eyes turned to the azure sky with a small smile lacing her lips.
"As long as you learn to go back, it's always ok and maybe right to leave everything behind. In fact it's need sometime, but you will let me take you home ne?" She asked the smile growing into a childish grin as she reached down to pinch the child's cheek, a motherly reaction. It was a surprise to him how she acted sometimes but as long as she knew what to say he'd trust her.
"Nani? What was that for?" He asked with a small whine as he rubbed his cheek, he had grown some over the year maybe a few inches at the most though but he was proud of it. But now he was more worried for the red mark on his cheek, maybe she was too friendly sometimes but she never did tell anyone about his infatuation. "Go home?" He whispered watched the ground with a settle sigh to himself.
Yay, they had found a job and gotten the money to buy clothing. It wasn't nothing too hard either, finding a stray neko and usagi, but it was enough to buy Naruto the winter clothing. The winter clothing consisted of a jump suit similar to his old one, only thicker and a dark color, he was told that he didn't want to stick out like a sore thumb while climbing this mountain. What did she think enemies may strike? Who knows trouble seemed to follow her and appear during the worse times.
"Brrrr! I'm freezing Hikaru!" Naruto whined as the followed the path up the mountain, why did they have to come way out here to train anyway? She had to have a plan, or maybe it was the setting. Hey wait, high elevation means that there'll be less oxygen and maybe she does know what she's doing. Naruto thought as he lead to think back on the eyes, remembering how a blind eye so be filmed over, at least for how she got her injury. "Hey! Hikaru how come your blind eye turned eye instead of doing the usual thing you know?"
She shrugged both psychically and mentally it appeared that she didn't know herself. She had a theory one that was fun to explain. "Because mine was done out of broken love, hun, he came to believe he didn't love me and instead of just the usual he tried to kill me. It's funny how some ninjas act isn't it?" She answered with a small laugh hidden behind the scar hand, both the palm and back of her hand. "So…in my mind red mean brutal nonsense." She added before skidding to turn around to met the freezing child's face. She didn't seem the least bit effect, her fire chakra was keeping her warm.
She brought her palm up and grabbed the boy's hand with the other, and in the palm emitted a small flame. Fire jutsu, so she mastered fire wow…but what is she using it for? He asked himself as he watched the flame danced in her hand. Surely she wouldn't put it on him, he would catch on fire wouldn't he? He started to panic inwardly maybe she was drunk or finally broke from her sanity.
"Trust me," she whispered to boy as she laid her hand above his hand, that she forced in place. Hearing the words relaxed him, she always seem to know what she was doing. He watched as her hand slid out from under the flame, to float in the boy's for second then disappeared into his second. "Ahh Hikaru, what that hurt me?!" He was on the urge to a break down, his friend was going to absently kill him.
"Kid, the kyubi will protect you and it isn't hot enough, but it'll keep you warm." She laughed at his expression of fear and surprise before getting up to start walking on the path again. They were near the top now of course this was after three days of taking a break and all that lovely stuff. Training, that's what they were going to do up there, or at least it's what he was told.
This was a lovely place, at the top of the mountain. Cold, yes, but a sakura tree seemed to managed life and there was no snow in this area. It was in an old Japanese style, a pond rested in front of the wood house and the grass…there was grass and it was green. It amazed Naruto that anything was green and growing at the top. "See Naruto even the most unthinkable place life can grow. A fixation can do the same little kitsune," she laughed before running off to the wooden house to be greeted by a middle aged women. She had soft, caring features, and the wise winkled of a ninja. "Hikaru-chan it's nice to see you again, I see you have a new friend?" She stated looking back to Naruto, and in return gestured him to come over as well.
"Why yes, I picked up kid on a money mission, haha he would die without food." Hikaru spoke as he ruffled her hand through the blonde hair, a smudged scowl was over his face oh how he wished she didn't speak of how he found him. Alone and lost in the world, food was something no one seem to spare to an orphan and his clothing was dirty and torn. The elder shook her head before gesturing them come inside without as much as a word. She seem nice, Naruto wonder why she placed up so high and seemed alone.
Alone? He had to take that back now, now that he saw the bundle of children clinging about her apron and a husband sitting on the floor with the eldest son discussing many random subject of the ninja code and jutsu. "Yasashii here was one the best ninjas in her day and her husband. As their love grew, Naruto, they moved up here to show that love could conquer all boundaries." She could imagine the child's scowl right now she figured he knew what she was trying to do by now, to get him home. Or maybe not, she often took note of how dimwitted he was, but really a person can only be so clueless right? Oh well, no matter she at least got him up here…
"Hikaru!" A happy squeal of a child came from the other room as the totter of footsteps were heard racing into the main room. A small child was the source, with a cute button nose and her chubby fingers flailed up in the air with the sight of the lass, and soon they clanged around the brown cloak. "You cam back to visit, Hoturo so happy now." The child spoke in third person, guessing it was done to be cute. Her voice was high pitch however even if she wasn't screaming, it got on no one's nerves except for a few occasions.
"Chiisai you've grown! Maybe I should stop calling you that then ne?" She asked kneeling down in front of the youngest child. She wasn't that tall but then again Naruto figured she was still a young child. He couldn't really figure out if Hikaru had mood swings or what, what they met she was like the devil's child, but now she was cheery he never saw a frown on her face. Maybe it was a battle trick, or maybe she really could be serious.
"No! Chiisai still good," Hoturo nodded hyperly as the honey brown eyes watched the older lass with a wide smile. She loved attention and to be call Chiisai was good in her mind, it was a nickname that had only been given to her by Hikaru herself. They were in a sisterly bound almost, but Hikaru was more of the sister who came around every so often. They both exchanged a laugh as the little child lapsed her arms around the older one's neck. "It so good for Rei-rei to be home," the child giggled before heading over to her mother tugging on the apron, seeing the other children had finally grew accustom to the company. "Mummy, can me and Hikaru go pick flowers, I bet they are blooming now."
"Of course, and I'm sure her friend would love to go to. Don't you want ask?" The mother answered with a soft smile tracing the olden features, and the fallen locks of gray and brown falling into view. To say the least the child seem shy as she ran and tugged on Hikaru's clothing once more to bring her down to the child's height. Whispering in her ear, the teen lass couldn't help but laugh.
"Chiisai, I bet he wouldn't like to hear you call him that." She chuckled looking over to the young boy. "I think he'd have a better time talking to your father, that's one the reason why I brought him here." The child's smile reappeared knowing that they wouldn't have a stranger to accompany them. With that she grabbed a hold of Hikaru's and started out the door into the outside world.
"Your name is Naruto right? At least it's what Hikaru called you, she has habit's to give out nicknames," Yasahii finally spoke out of the several souls still in the house. They had at least three more children, besides the eldest son and the youngest daughter with Hikaru. The blonde simply nodded as he tried to think if had ever heard of such a ninja that went by that name. Nothing came to mind however, perhaps they came from a different village, he just couldn't figure it out. He watched the old honey eyes gazing to the headband around his neck as she bared another soft smile. "Honey, Hikaru brought you a new person to talk to, I bet it's probably to learn a few things as well." She cleaned her hands with the apron as she spoke, glancing over to the equally same aged male.
The male had a silver-grey head of hair, he didn't seem to age as gracefully as his wife, but then again the shade of grey almost met wisdom. The eyes finally open to show a dark green, mysterious and ran a chill down the boy's spine. "Oh? I though I explained to her to bring no dobe's to me. I have no time," he replied simply guessing it was the only reason he was out here anyway, any good student will still be in their village under the sensei's guide.
"Excuse me?" Naruto started with a gruff, both his hands in fist by his sides, he still hated the word, more now caused it reminded him of Sasuke. "I may be a klutz and yeah maybe I was a dobe, but I am better then when the test was given." The blonde hair flickered in front of the unusually serious blue eyes as the old man gave another glance to him. He sighed as he got to his feet, disturbing even his son's attention. As the tall man stared down the boy the tension could be cut with a butter knife before the lady spoke up.
"Kibito, Hikaru has a good judgment of people. Besides he can admit his flaws and that's more then Hataraku can do." The words were right, he hated being told down upon. But then again he'd always listen to the wife, she was also one of good judgment and always trusted her. He simply nodded turning his back to Naruto with a small sigh inwardly to himself before giving a sideways glance to Naruto.
"You better be able to keep up, I'm not here for losers." He answered as he heard the happy voices coming back to the house, his Chiisai's hair arranged with honas of different colors, a crown may say. Hikaru made her entrance back in the house seeing the good smile upon the elder's face with a hope of glee. Finally something went her way without her having to cause a being rampage around here. Hopefully things will good for the next few years…
To Be continued ^-^ Hahanah………………
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Anyway…my cats are humping each other! What the….oO
-cough-silly nekos. Well ok so I have more then one charrie I made but it's not like I'm going to be using them as much as Hikaru, basically this was just like a little thing for adventure or whatever and besides….isn't a snowy hell fun?
Sasuke:…when I'm going to be back in the story
Stephy: when Mr. Dolphin said says so…
Sasuke:…o.o; Chikushou I hate you
