Tempest
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Chapter Two
Naruto Uzumaki
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Don't know what's going on
Don't know what went wrong
Beep! Beep! Beep!!
"Quick! I need an IV! – We're losing her -!"
"-Doctor! What the hell is going on?!" A desperate voice…
"Who are -?!"
"I'm her husband! I'm the father, dammit!"
"Somebody get this guy out of here!" The doctor shouted as the nurses placed slightly unconscious woman on the bed. "We don't need any more people in this room."
"Wait! No!" He pushed away the male nurses trying to pull him out of the room. "I have to be here for her! I have to see her!"
"Don't worry, sir, we will inform you when she wakes up…" A nurse said to him right before she shut the ER room door in his face. His hand flew to his messy blond spikes and his fierce blue eyes glared at the ground. He turned around and took a few steps forwards, before turning back around and walking past the door.
He continued this motion until he was pacing back and forth in long, swift strides. He stopped and looked up at the small window on the very top of the door. He could see heads moving back and forth, some running, some walking. He heard voices and machines beeping uncontrollably.
Something in his gut clenched tightly and he couldn't push away the bad feeling that was overwhelming him.
After what seemed like days of him standing there, the door opened and his head snapped up in shock. He was about to ram through the door, but a woman stepped out. He was vaguely aware of a baby's cries coming from the room as the shadows stilled.
The woman looked up at him with a pitiful expression, filled with sorrow and…pity.
"No…"His voice cracked from the lack of use. "…No…"
"I'm sorry-" He wouldn't let her finish. He grabbed her shoulder with his right hand and shoved her away from the door. He didn't see the tears slipping down the woman's eyes, nor did he hear her strangled cry of pain.
All he could hear was the loud thumping of his heart, the cries of his newborn son, and the machines' quiet that signaled the end of his love's life.
All he saw was blinding white light…and a white sheet that was slowly pulled up over the woman's pale face.
He was at her side in a moment's notice, kneeling beside the bed. He tore away the white sheet and stared at her peaceful expression. His shaky hands reached forward and clutched at her own. He pulled her hand closer to him and kissed it, over and over, whispering how much he loved her, how much he needed her with him. Whispering sweet nothings that would never reach her ears, nor her heart.
When the doctor put a clean, disinfected hand on his shoulder, realization hit him hard. She was gone- and she was never coming back. His mind finally came back to reality. His eyes landed on his love's face one last time as they, once again, pulled the sheets over her cold, lifeless body.
No tears came.
Nothing…
He looked down at his son, who was placed gently in his arms. A nurse stood in front of him, holding a birth certificate. She was speaking, but he heard nothing. She shook his arm gently, waking him up.
His lifeless eyes stared down at her questioningly.
"Sir…your son? What will you be naming him?" She asked in a soothing voice. He hated it. He hated how they were so nice and sweet. Didn't they understand that his fucking girlfriend just fucking died?! Yet, they were trying to cheer him up. Didn't they understand that he just wanted to jump off a cliff, into his own six feet under grave, joining her in the after life?
But he couldn't do that. No. He had to be there for his son…their son.
He stared down at the sleeping baby. Blond hair, that was evident. His eyes were closed; he could not make out what color they were.
The woman tapped her pen impatiently.
"Sir?"
He looked up at her.
"His name…" he started, surprised at how foreign his voice sounded. Just a few hours ago, he and his girlfriend were having the time of their lives, planning out a wedding, and thinking about their child. Now…they were in two different worlds, so far apart, but intertwined within this baby.
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"Naruto Uzumaki…" the man walked down the street a few weeks later, holding his baby in his arms. He'd already bought everything needed for his boy, with a help of a friend, of course.
Ah, speak of the devil.
"Hana!" Said woman turned around and smiled. Yes, she was the nurse from the hospital, the one that opened the door to tell him the worst news of his life. He raised an arm and threw her a half- hearted smile. She nodded and walked over to him.
She did not take even two steps forward when a heavy coughing fit took over his body. He clenched his eyes and gripped his son tightly as he doubled over from the pain in his lungs.
"Are you okay?!" Hana shouted as she ran to him. She took Naruto away from his father and watched him as he coughed and coughed.
It all lasted about five minutes. The man wiped liquid from his lip and stared at his hand.
Red.
Blood.
Five and a half years passed since that day and Naruto Uzumaki felt the absence of a very needed person in his life.
Now, as he walked to his kindergarten class all on his own, he couldn't help but stare at all the children walking with their parents to school.
He couldn't help but feel a bit lacking in that department. Sure, Kamiko-san took care of him. She gave him everything he needed and anything he ever asked for…but it was always over the phone.
He saw her maybe three times a month, if he was lucky. He could barely remember what she looked like.
Brown hair…or was it blond? He didn't know; she always changed it. He even remembered it looking a bit orange one time.
She loved him, though, he knew that for sure. She told him. She called him every night, right before his bed time, and told him so. If she didn't, he would not be able to go to sleep. He depended on her and he couldn't help but blame her a bit for his sadness…blame her for not being a permanent existence in his immediate life.
Sure she was on business all the time and that was to provide for him…but he would rather her be there with him on his first day of school, rather than hundreds of miles away in another country.
"Honey! Stand over here so I can take a picture of you with your daddy!" he heard a woman shout to her daughter. His blue eyes drifted to the little family. It consisted of a mother, father and their daughter.
How he wished he had a younger sibling to play with.
His eyes landed on the girl. She seemed to be as old as he was. She looked so happy as she grabbed her father's hand and clung to it. Her bright green eyes shone in the bright late summer day. Her unusually pink hair swayed in the breeze. Her cheeks were flushed from the excitement of her first day.
Suddenly, Naruto felt his own cheeks flush as he continued to look at her. Only one thought crossed his mind that second and he couldn't help but voice it out.
"I like her! She's pretty!"
The girl's bright green eyes suddenly snapped to him and he couldn't help but grin at her. She smiled back before turning to her father and whispering something to him. The man looked up at Naruto and turned back to his daughter. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the gates of the school, her mom trailing behind slowly.
The girl turned around and waved bye to Naruto before they disappeared inside the building. The boy stood there for a few more minutes before more and more people started to walk in the school.
He kicked a rock and turned around to follow the masses inside.
Another body bumped into his. He turned around to apologize when he found himself staring into the deepest shade of grey eyes. The boy was pale, his own age and kind looking. He was holding onto his mother's hand. Naruto couldn't help but look up at the woman with adoration.
She was everything he imagined his real mom to be like and he instantly fell in love with her. She gave him a bright smile and bent down to his level.
"Hello, there…" She said brightly. He blushed and bowed his head.
"H-hello…" His voice was soft as he glanced quickly from the woman to her son.
"Where are your parents?" She asked. "Are you lost?"
"No…they're not…here…" He muttered.
"Oh. I see. Is this your first day at school?" She asked again, pushing a stray lock of hair from his eyes. He blushed at the contact and gave her a grin before nodding enthusiastically.
She let out a melodic laugh before motioning for her son to come closer.
"This is my son's first day too! Why don't you guys be friends?!" She whispered, as though it was a secret. Naruto's eyes widened. Friends?! Really?
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" He said, scratching his head while grinning cutely.
"I'm…Sasuke…" the boy with dark hair said, nodding.
"My name is Mikoto Uchiha…" the woman said smiling. "Why don't we all go in now? It looks like everyone else is already inside!" Sasuke nodded, grabbing his mother's hand and leading her away. Naruto trailed behind a bit, eyeing the woman's hand holding her son.
Suddenly, she whispered something to her son and he nodded, looking back at Naruto, who blushed. The woman turned around and held out her hand to him.
"Come on, Naruto-kun! Let's get you to class!" she said. He smiled as his heart beat faster. He ran to her and held her hand tightly, blushing as she laughed.
Suddenly, a thought came to his mind, while walking with the woman and her son. He suddenly felt like he belonged somewhere, like he had an actual family. He felt as though he has a brother and a mother to call his own, though he just met them. They accepted him and helped him in his time of need.
Then he promised himself and them silently. He will never let anything happen to them. The bonds that he made with them, he will cherish forever…until the end of his days.
As soon as they got to class, their teacher, Iruka, told them to find seats. Naruto and Sasuke stood in front of the class, looking for empty seats.
Someone in particular caught Naruto's attention. Sitting all the way in the front, a bit to the side of them, was the girl he saw outside. She was sitting with two other girls, a blond and one with black hair. They were talking softly when the girl looked up at them.
Her eyes held him for a second before turning slightly to his companion, who was walking towards an empty table. Her eyes followed him before she let out a small giggle and blushed, looking away.
A sudden jealousy sprang inside of Naruto and he couldn't help but glare at Sasuke as he sat next to him. Sasuke looked at him questioningly and Naruto couldn't help but grin at him.
The three of them got closer and closer over the course of two years that they've been together. Sakura, as the girl was called, became especially close to Naruto because she told him everything, especially about her crush on Sasuke. Naruto and Sasuke competed and played like brothers, they truly cared for each other.
Everything was going great for Naruto. He had the mother he always wanted, the brother and rival he's wanted and the girl of his dreams.
Until one day, everything changed. It was the beginning of their first year in elementary school; they were all seven years old. They met each other in front of the school, where Sasuke's mother would usually take them all in. Sakura's parents never bring her to school anymore and she never brings them up.
But this year was different. Naruto waited and waited in the beginning of school until the bell rang, but no one came. Brushing it off, he ran to class.
When he got there, he was surprised to find Sasuke sitting all the way in the back of the room in the corner, staring out of the window, looking as mean as ever. His eyes traveled the class and landed on Sakura, who was sitting a few rows in front of Sasuke, also staring out the window.
He ran to her first and shouted a good morning. She smiled slightly and replied to him, though not as enthusiastically.
Naruto asked her why she was not sitting next to Sasuke, but she only blushed and shrugged her shoulders, her eyes glancing quickly at the blond girl on the other side of the class room…Ino.
Naruto shrugged it off and ran to Sasuke before sitting in front of him. The dark haired boy did not even look up at him nor did he acknowledge him in any way.
"Sasuke? Are you okay?" He asked, waving a hand in front of his face. He turned around too soon to see the hate-filled glare Sasuke sent him. The teacher walked in…and class started.
Nothing much happened for the next few years of Naruto's life. Hana dropped in and out every once in a while to check up on him.
He and Sasuke did not get along as well as they used to, but they were still best friends. Ever since the tragedy that Sasuke and Itachi, Sasuke's older brother, had to go through, Naruto has been there for the younger Uchiha. They've gotten closer since then.
Naruto remembered that at Mikoto Uchiha, his second mother's, funeral, he was the one that cried, not Sasuke.
But that was only one of the many series of events that made life hard for Naruto.
Something else very tragic happened that also made him cry.
Shadows flew around everywhere…
People laughing…pointing…accusing…
-No! Stop! Don't-
Accusing!
-look at me! I didn't do-
Hate.
-anything! It wasn't my fault!-
Naruto…
-Hana?-
Naruto, dear…
-Hana-san! Liste-
…you've been a bad boy…
-n to me! I had a bad dream an-
…that's no way to treat your parents…
-d…what?-
…you shouldn't do that to your parents-
-do…what?-
…you…
-no-
…killed…
-No!-
…them!!
-No!!-
A/N: Did not turn out as I planned, but that is the introduction to Naruto Uzumaki. Next chapter is Sakura Haruno! And then we will begin the story in the Present.