NOTE: I have an announcemet to make!
Leenad: Ok. Now I've had some people ask if this is a gay fic. And to answer your question, YES this does/will contain boyXboy love. If you don't enjoy this then I suggest you stop reading this fic all together!
Now then, now that is taken care of...the third chapter is not up and running.
"blahblah"- Talking/thinking
"blahblah"- Flashbacks/dreams
Later that day when the sun began to hide beneath the earth, painting the sky an orange-pinkish hue, Naruto let out a yawn as he walked through the forrest for the second time. He liked to just trudge along slowly and enjoy the crisp cool air. Normally his route would just be to the old oak tree and back but right now he wanted to go just alittle farther.
One way or another the blonde took a wrong turn and suddenly found himself lost, the sun now set. Odd that he, who knew his way through the whole area like the back of his hand, would now be stuck somewhere. But Naruto was smart in some sense. "All I gotta do is just find a river and follow it down" the blonde told himself and then began to pick up his pace.
For about an hour or so Naruto walked more deeper into the forrest, his ears picking up the faint sound of running water. Tree braches whiped him, thorns cut ito his clothes as he ran more urgent; trying to escape the closing space of the woods until he finally brust through some bushes and into the clear.
His eyes went wide.
Sure enough a small river ran lazily down from a huge waterfall that poured gushes of clear liquid a mile a minute. But this was not what caught the blonde's attention. Off in the distance sticking out like a sore thumb in the meadow up ahead was a small cabin.
As Naruto walked closer, a series of chills ran down his spine. The place looked like it was abandoned for years. Part of its roof was caved in, windows shattered.The wooden door was lopsided on its hinges while moss covered the sides of the house.
He stared at the cabin as though he expected something to come charging out at him. But that was just silly talk. Naruto grinned to himself to keep himself calm. "Its just a an old house" the blonde muttered yet he found himself drawn to it. With each step he took his chest began to swell with so many emotions. Images flashed before his eyes as Naruto hesitantly reached for the door.
"Teehee"
"Whee! Higher, higher!"
Naruto flung open the door, warm air rushing past him into the night. Crickets chirping was the only sound that kept the silence at bay. With a step he entered the thick darkness, standing very still. Moonlight shone through the open hole ofthe roofwhich was the only thing for a light source.
Once his eyes adjustedNaruto quickly found the inside quite different.There waspiles of hay laid together in the corners, a few wooden stalls which would have been used for horses or cows.
The blonde realized that thisplace was not a cabin at all but merly a small barn. Or a shack. Which ever you liked to call it. As he took another step forward his body quivered, his mind whirling in a slight daze. His dream began to echo around him, growing louder.
"Hey come on out you filthy monsters!"
"We know you're in there! You can't hide from us!"
Naruto feel to his kness as he held his hands tightly over his ears, trying to block out the noise. "...Please...s-stop it..." he whimpered in the darkness, tears brimming his eyes. Screams and horried yells seemed to be coming everywhere from all sides as the pressure mounted inside of him; the air smelling like blood. On and on the reality around the boy spun out of control like a whirlwind and he so desperatly wanted it to stop.
"RIKU!".
The air stiffened. Not a sound could be heard. Naruto stared up at the sky, tears falling; his eyes wide as his world became clear like something had finally shattered. With a few deep breaths he sat heavily in a pile of hay, feeling alone and cold.
"Whats wrong with me?" Naruto muttered to himself, knowing full well he wasn't going to recieve an answer. Realization donned on him then. Why had he screamed out that name? The more he thought about it the more the name itself seemed to be...familiar. But how?
Suddenly in the corner of his eye he spotted something glistening in the light. Softly Naruto moved some straw away to find a necklace. He picked it up and held it up towards the light where it spun around slowly.
"Its so beautiful..." Naruto gasped with amazement. Truth be told it was. Hanging on the gold chain was a small silver half moon, about the half-size of his palm. In the center was a white stone which was smooth and round like a perl. Again familiarity popped into his mind but he shook it off.
"Well, I might as well take it home. Maybe somebody from the village must own it" the blonde grinned as he put it around his neck, going outside to return home.
Chapter 4 coming soon.