Momento: Sun
Rating: PG-13
Author's Notes: [peeks head out] Whew! Like I said, updates are slower, since school has started. Like I said before, NO FLAMES, Why can't some people understand that? [rolls eyes] It's very annoying. Flames will be deleted from the reviews page because it's downright rude. Anyway, whew! Thanks for everyone's awesome reviews on last chapter! Woot! XD
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"What's wrong?"
Naruto placed both hands, caressing the sore spot on his neck, eyes downcast in embarrassment, his heart filled with the wildest swirl of emotions, his chest tightened at the thought.
What had Kiba done to him? Why had Inuzuka done something like that?! Naruto never knew why he had felt so offended, in fact, he felt defiled. The blonde wrapped his slender arms around himself, shaking.
Thoughts violently pierced his mind, all not comprehendible to the boy. All he knew that these thoughts were nowhere near pleasant, they were nightmarish and dark. They were possibly the very essence of the worst times of his life.
His hands moved up to his head, digging through his hair.
It was all too clear for Kiba that Naruto was in pain.
"D-Did I…do something wrong?" Kiba knew all too well that what he had done was insane. He regretted it, but his regret obviously wouldn't make things any better.
"Just stay away, from me."
"What?"
"I told you to stay away from me!" Naruto pulled away from the other boy, stumbling and hastily running to the door. Kiba ran after him, but unluckily lost his balance, falling down on the slippery floor in the hallway.
Flat on his back, his eyes saw that spectators began to notice the spectators gathering around him.
"What the hell are you looking at?!" He exclaimed, startling the people who later decided that Kiba wasn't worth their attention. "Dammit!" The boy muttered curses as he went up on his feet, feeling the pain, specifically on his behind.
"What on earth did you do, you freak?!"
Kiba knew who it was, at some point, he felt fear to hear that voice.
Uchiha Sasuke was behind him, hovering with a dark aura that was like an omen of incoming death. But Kiba was a fool (or so they think), and confronted the other boy.
"What did you do to Naruto?" Sasuke repeated.
"That really isn't supposed to be any of your business."
"Oh that's weird, I always thought it was."
The tension began to build up, and the two had their faces dead serious.
"Let's take this outside, dog boy."
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Naruto's POV
Here I am, in one of the few wonders of the world…the beautiful, Konoha village! Note that I am speaking this in a sarcastic tone, where the two of the biggest morons on earth reside, Kiba Inuzuka and Sasuke Uchiha.
I, Naruto Uzumaki, had too much. I have finally lost my patience, I sit in a new ramen house, drowning my sorrow in Miso.
If I cry, I'll be a crybaby. So I shouldn't cry.
Iruka-sensei says so.
Naruto-kun mustn't cry.
So I won't.
No matter how much it hurts me not to, I won't.
I never wanted this to happen, this was something a girl would want, not a twelve year old scrawny boy like me.
Not an aspiring Hokage like me.
Maybe I shouldn't have asked for love, Iruka-sensei gave enough, he was a father, brother and teacher to me. I shouldn't have wished for anything more.
Now I have two morons after me. And I never asked for it.
Kiba went way too far. It wasn't funny anymore. If I misinterpreted Kiba's hickey planting for something malicious rather than friendly…Boy, Inuzukas sure do have the weirdest customs.
They both said: "I like you." As well! Damn them. Well, sure they did say it in a different manner, Sasuke always seemed to hold back on those feelings, he made me feel like I was on the edge of my seat in suspense. Kiba, on the other hand, must've have thought over for quite some time…probably a minute or so, hen decided to say it bluntly with an idiotic face that would make me fall off my seat.
I pounded my hand on the table, digging through my hair in frustration once more.
Why can't those two get out of my head?!!
Strange enough, memories began to haunt me more often.
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Somewhere in the clinic's secluded area, Sasuke and Kiba told there discussing important matters….to them at least.
"I wanted to hear it straight from you."
"Hear what?"
Sasuke found this a perfect chance to know what exactly was going on. He wanted to confirm things, rather to be left confused and at times, clueless on the events that quickly took place the last few days.
"I'm not stupid. But I wanted to know…rather than speculate."
"So what's you point? What is it exactly do you want to know, Uchiha?"
"Your feelings regarding Naruto."
The both paused, rather awkward with one another. Kiba answering that question took every ounce of courage he had.
"I like Naruto, I've always liked him."
"So do I."
Kiba laughed.
"I may hate you for that, In fact, I already hate you Sasuke. But I can't stop you from liking Naruto either."
Sasuke only let out a deep breath, irritated yet relieved.
"That makes us contenders for Naruto's heart. We are competitors trying to win his love!" Kiba announced shamelessly. Sasuke began to wonder if being cheesy and abnormal reeked in the Konoha male genins these days.
"You did something stupid didn't you? Kiba…?"
"What do you mean?"
"I saw it."
Apparently Sasuke had witnessed it by peering through window while sitting atop a nearby tree branch, his initial motive was obviously watching over Naruto. Kiba said it was more of stalking; Sasuke denied since he thought it was more of "guarding" rather than "stalking". Kiba let out a "pfft" and ignored the other's statement.
Without warning, Sasuke threw a kunai at Kiba's face, barely missing. It created a long gash, the blood trickled down the Dog master's face; which was contorted due to shock and disbelief at the Uchiha's sudden maneuver.
"Do that again and I will be stabbing that kunai through that throat."
The Inuzuka gulped, but perfectly concealed his fright and laughed maniacally.
"Yeah right! Mwahahahahaha!"
His laughing was cut short when somebody threw a rock at him, directly at his poor little head. He turned around to see an annoyed Kakashi, serious but annoyed.
"Why'd 'ya do that?! You old perverted man!!!"
Kakashi disregarded the fact that Kiba called him a perverted old man, this was because something bothered him more than his status.
"Have you seen Naruto?"
"Y-yeah, but he..errm…kinda left." Kiba responded.
The two boys sensed something dreadful with Kakashi's facial expression. And their fears were soon to be known.
"Itachi is said to be in Konoha."
Itachi himself spelled out the worst of things to happen.
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After having his fifth and final serving of miso soup, Naruto went out for a walk down the streets of Konoha. Though Konoha itself had began to embed Sasuke and Kiba within Naruto's mind, though he wanted to forget about the two, he found it comfortable, thinking of the two assured him that he wasn't alone.
That somebody did indeed love him deeply, much more than in a platonic manner, disturbing considering that the two were boys but oddly warm at the same time.
He stopped at a small arc bridge above the small, crystal clear lake that reflected the sky perfectly. Naruto looked up to view the sunset; the red sky was as beautiful as ever.
"You like looking at the sunset?"
He was startled, quickly tuning to see who it was who was talking to him; or if it was indeed him being addressed.
A tall young man stood beside him, clad in a black cloak, he had two markings below both his eyes, and his lips wore a seemingly honest smile. But this didn't concern Naruto.
It was his uncanny similarity to the boy Sasuke that struck the blonde.
On the back of his mind, Naruto was sure he had met this man before.
"Who are you?"
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Author's Notes: Things will be darker, I think. O.o; I know Itachi…he's there, well, you know, he actually is kinda involved. XD [receives death glare form the older Uchiha] Oh well, I want to throw Gaara in but that's kinda impossible, as for the moment…[cries] I need Gaara-kun! (Please ignore me) XXD