Chapter two
A strange dinner
Deidara was very happy when he entered his own classroom. His cheerfulness didn't escape his friends. He went to them and sat on his lover's legs. He put his arms around his neck and kissed him softly on the lips.
"- Why are you so happy about?" asked the man with a light smile.
"- I met a little boy. He literally bumped into me. He is so cute but he is so skinny and little. He said he was a newbie." Deidara answered.
"- How is he?" Asked a man with red hair and dark eyes.
"- He has golden hair and big blue eyes just like me even if they seem brighter than mine. He had tanned skin too." He said.
"- What's his name?" asked one with white hair.
"- Uzumaki Naruto. I asked him to come eat dinner with us. Do you mind? I wanted to introduce him to you. It was love at first sight!" Deidara said with his girly voice.
"- Love at first sight? You have guts to say that in front of me." Said the man on who Deidara was sitting.
"- Don't be jealous, Itachi. You're my only love. I was talking about brotherly love. I'm sure you will all love him!" He said kissing the man passionately.
During their conversation, on Naruto's side, he was listening to the teacher who was explaining a recipe. They were going to do it in TD, the day after tomorrow. Naruto was really looking for this day. He had never really cook before but perhaps if he asked Tsunade, she will help him. When the bell rang, all the students stood. The boys took their sports bag and left the room. Naruto did the same. He followed them to the locker room but didn't change. He hadn't the right to practice. He took his exemption and went to the gymnasium. To his surprise, a real storm of blond hair rush toward him. Naruto found himself in Deidara's arms.
"- I'm so happy to see my little Naru-chan before dinner! I didn't know we had sports class together!" He said.
"- I didn't know either, senpai but I can't practice." Naruto said.
"- Why that? Did you hurt yourself when you bumped into me?"
"- No, it's just that I left the hospital a few days ago and the doctor said to not push myself."
"- Hospital? Why were you in a hospital?" Deidara asked.
"- I had a little accident so I have to take care of myself." He lied.
Deidara looked at him with brotherly love and smiled.
"- How about I introduce you to my friends?" Suggested Deidara.
"- I don't know. Perhaps they won't love me. I don't want to be a bother to you." Naruto said with his little voice.
"- Don't said that! I'm sure they will adore you." He answered.
Without waiting, Deidara went to his friends with Naruto still in his arms. That scene didn't escape some boys' sight. The teacher was talking with the one from the other class about a mix sports class.
"- Minna! Let me introduce him to you. That's little Naru-chan."
Naruto didn't really have a choice. He was in Deidara's arms so he couldn't do anything. He had wanted to excuse himself but the teacher was talking and he hadn't a good excuse so he had to follow Deidara. When the both of them arrived in front of Deidara's friends, the first thing that went to Naruto's mind was that one of them was looking just like one boy of his class. Deidara was always smiling after have introduce him.
"- Konichiwa." Naruto said with his little shyly voice.
"- Let me introduce them now. Front the right to the left, they're Itachi, Kisame, Sasori, Hidan, Kakuzu, Nagato, Tobi and Zetsu." Deidara said cheerfully.
"- Please to met you Naru-chan!" Said the one named Tobi.
They all introduce themselves briefly. Naruto learned one thing. Deidara wasn't the most cheerful of all of them. It was Tobi; He was always talking even if it was nonsense. The only one who could do him listen was Zetsu who seemed to have a little problem with his personality. Naruto didn't know what he was supposed to do. Deidara hadn't put him down and was smiling at Itachi. Suddenly, a voice made itself hearing.
"- Naruto, class is about to start. Want to be in my team?" Asked Sasuke who looked just like Itachi.
Naruto looked at him with his big puppy eyes. He wasn't alone and for Naruto biggest misfortune, Sakura was stick to him. Naruto didn't love this girl. He was afraid of her, he didn't know why but she didn't really seem gentle.
"- I'm sorry, I can't practice. I have an exemption." Naruto said shyly.
"- Oh that's right, you hadn't give it to your teacher yet! I'm sorry, Naru-chan!" Said Deidara.
He put Naruto down who ran to his teacher and handed over his exemption. When he was about to leave his class, Deidara's voice rang to his ears.
"- Naru-chan! Don't forget about tonight's diner! We will wait for you at six!"
Naruto bowed his head and waved his hand to tell him he remembered. After that, he left the gymnasium to go see Tsunade.
When he entered the nurse office, he just showed his head, looking for her to see if he wasn't bothering her. Tsunade looked at the door to see puppy blue eyes watching her. She smiled.
"- Come Naruto, there is nobody except Shizune and me." She said.
Naruto closed the door and ran to her. She sat him on her lap and smiled.
"- How was your first day? Tell me."
"- It was strange. There is a girl who told me to stay away from a boy I don't even know, I bumped into one of my senpai whose name is Deidara. The boy named Sasuke and his three friends wanted me to be in their team and that Sakura hadn't stop to give me death glare. She scares me." He said naturally.
"- Tell me more about Deidara." She asked smiling.
"- He is really gentle toward me. He didn't hurt me to have bumped into him, he always smile and he introduce me to his friends. There are Itachi, Sasori, Hidan, Zetsu, Tobi, Kakuzu, Kisame, and Nagato. They all seem gentle but Zetsu and Tobi are weird." He said looking at her.
"- Why that? Did they do something?" She asked.
"- Tobi is always talking and the only one who can stop him is Zetsu but Zetsu seems to have two personalities. He talked to himself. It's funny but scary too." He answered.
"- Naruto-kun, here." Shizune said handed him a cup of hot chocolate.
"- Thank you, Shizune nee-chan." He took it and drank it.
"- You're welcome."
She sat near them and handed a cup of coffee to Tsunade and took one for herself.
"- Anything else you want to tell me?" Tsunade asked again.
"- Deidara asked me to eat diner with them. And I wanted to ask you if you could teach me how to cook a little. The day after tomorrow, Iruka-sensei is going to do a little test in cooking class and I don't know how do to a cake. Can you help me?" He asked with puppy dog eyes.
"- Sure, I'll help you. How about tomorrow afternoon? Shizune can watch over the office and you don't have class if I remember correctly." She said.
"- Thank you so much, Tsunade baa-chan!" He said with a little smile.
"- You're welcome."
While Naruto was at the nurse office, in sports class, they were doing volleyball. The two teachers had agreed to mix their class. Girls with girls and boys with boys. They were all mix in team and one game was really intense. It was a game between the Uchiha brothers. In Sasuke team, there was Neji, Sasori, Hidan, Tobi and Kiba. In Itachi's, there were Deidara, Gaara, Kakuzu, Nagato and Zetsu. Kisame was counting points. It was just like a really game, they weren't holding back even if they were friends. When Kisame ended the match, they were all breathless.
"- Not too bad, little brother." Said Itachi.
"- It's not enough yet, Aniki. Your team win." Sasuke said.
"- It was just two points. Don't be so bad loser." Said Itachi.
"- What were you talking about with the newbie?" Neji asked Deidara.
"- I ask him to eat with us tonight. He is in the dorm as well and I took a liking on him. He's so cute! He's just like a little brother to me. I want to spoil him a little and he just left the hospital so he surely is lost and all alone." Deidara answered.
"- Hospital? Why did he go to an hospital?" Itachi asked.
"- He just said he had a little accident and that he had to take care of himself that why he couldn't play with us." Deidara answered hugging Itachi in his arms. "But don't worry, he is fine and we'll see him at dinner tonight!" And he kissed him.
Itachi didn't mind the kiss, to tell the truth, he was enjoying it when his blonde was kissing him on his own. He kissed him back putting one of his hands in his hair and the other one on his ass. What a pervert he was but how Deidara loved him. The teachers ended the class and the day was over. They all went back to their rooms in the dorms and took showers.
At dinnertime, Deidara ran toward the living room and sat at a table waiting for Naruto. Nagato and Kisame put three tables together adding chairs and waited for the others. Itachi sat near Deidara leaving the other side free for Naruto. Kisame sat in front of Sasori who was on the other side of the empty place. Nagato sat in front of Itachi, Hidan next to Kisame and Kakuzu. Zetsu and Tobi were at one end of the tables. Sasuke went to take the seat in front of Naruto with Neji in front of Deidara; Gaara took the empty seat next to Sasori. Kiba sat next to Nagato.
Sakura arrived and without asking, sat in Naruto's place in front of Sasuke.
"- What do you think you're doing?" Said Sasori next to her.
"- I want to eat with Sasuke-kun and this place is free." She answered trying to seduce him.
"- That place is not for someone like you. Leave." Deidara said with an icy voice he didn't often use.
"- Then who's place is it?" She asked already knowing the answered.
"- It's Naruto's place." Answered Sasuke.
"- But he is not here so that spot is free." She said with a smile.
"- Sakura, you're annoying. Shut up and leave." Sasuke said.
"- But Sasuke-kun…"
"- Don't you understand what he said? Give up and leave. You're not welcome at this table." Itachi said with a death glare.
Sakura stood and left. She was really angry at the newbie. She will make a living hell of his life. He was here only since the morning and he was pissing her off. She went to her table with the other Sasuke's fan and began to plot against Naruto.
Naruto had fallen asleep in Tsunade's arms and when he had awoken, he was late. He took the pills Tsunade gave him and ran out of the nurse office. He had to find the dorm, took his shower and met with Deidara and the others.
When he finally entered the living room, he was breathless, his hair was still wet and his legs gave up under him. Deidara had run toward him when he had seen him enter.
"- Naru-chan, are you okay?" He asked.
"- Gomen … nasai … I fell asleep … " He said between two breathings.
"- Don't worry, now you're here that's all matter." Deidara said, helping him to get up.
Naruto followed him to the table and sat beside him. He apologized to the other and waited for the kitcheners to come to give them the dinner. The living room was full and it didn't take much time for Naruto to feel death glares in his back. He tried to forget about them and he looked behind Neji to see, the girl who looked just like Neji at a table with a blonde girl, a chubby boy, a sleepy boy, a girl with four ponytails and a girl with Chinese style clothes. Neji followed his eyes and smiled.
"- That my cousin. Her name is Hinata. Beside her, they are Ino, Chouji, Shikamaru, Temari who is Gaara's older sister and Tenten." Neji explained.
"- Thank you, Neji-kun?" He tried.
"- I'm glad you remember my name." He said.
"- I have good ears since you were staring at me while I was trying to sleep on the roof." Naruto said.
"- We've been caught." Kiba said.
"- Ano … Are Sasuke-kun and Itachi-senpai brothers?" Naruto asked.
"- Yes, they are brothers, they looked alike nee?" said Deidara.
"- Then are they other sibling at this table?" Naruto asked.
"- Gaara had a brother who is somewhere with his puppets. Sasori is his cousin. Kiba had two sisters but the older graduated from this school and the other will enter next year. That all I think." Said Deidara.
"- Do you have sibling Naruto?" Asked Sasori.
"- No, I'm an only child." He answered.
"- What about your parents? What are they doing?" Asked Kisame.
"- I … don't have parents." Naruto said sadly.
"- I'm sorry." He said.
"- It's nothing. They were killed in a car accident when I was three years old. There had been a robbery at some jewelry and the thieves bumped into their car. They were killed instantly; the air bags of the car didn't work. Pad was an architect and Mom was a photograph." He explained.
"- Where were you at that time?" asked Kiba receiving death glares from all the other.
"- I was also in the car. It's there that I got the scares on my face." He said following the three scares on his right cheek. "We were supposed to go to the amusement park Dad designed."
Itachi tilted at the mention of the amusement park. His father was often talking about a couple of his friends who had a little boy. The day they died, they were supposed to meet at that park.
"- Do your parents names were Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina?" He asked.
"- Yes, how do you know?" Naruto asked looking at Itachi.
"- Sasuke and my last name is Uchiha. Our father was a friend of your parents. The day they had that accident, we were supposed to meet at the park. Our dad was one of the banks that financed the project. All the families' members of the ones who financed it were invited. If I'm correct, Neji and Gaara's family were there too. It's at that time that they meet to never been apart after." Itachi explained.
"- Do you all have enjoy my father's park?" Naruto asked.
"- You had never gone to that park?" asked Tobi.
"- Never. Like my parents had no family, I was send to an orphanage. I had never had the opportunity to go." He said.
"- Then it's settle! For the next holidays, we all go to your father's amusement park!" Said Deidara happily.
"- Why wait the next holidays? Why won't we go this weekend? If we asked the chairman, he will surely give us the authorization. " Shoot Tobi.
"- We could spend the night at Neji's house. Why don't invited Hinata and the other?" Suggest Kiba.
"- How about it Naru-chan?" Asked Deidara.
"- I don't know, I have to ask my guardian but I'd like to go even if it's just once." He said.
"- Then ask him." Said Nagato.
Naruto took his phone and wrote a sms to Tsunade. He sent it to Jiraiya too and waited for the answer. He had never really asked something like that before. The only time he had asked something, he hadn't been able to walk for a week. His last guardian was a real bastard. When his phone vibrated to tell him he had an answer, he began to shiver. He opened the sms and read it. Jiraiya and Tsunade were together and had agreed to the idea.
"- They … agreed … but they have a condition." He said lowly.
"- What is it?" They all asked at the same time.
"- I have to give them Neji-kun house number and I have to call them when we arrived there and … they want pictures of the week-end." Naruto said.
"- If it's only that, it's really easy. But you seem surprised they agreed, why that?" Neiji asked.
"- Because it's the first time I'm allowed to go somewhere with people." Naruto said.
"- Are your guardians so protective toward you?" Asked Sasuke.
"- They're the best guardians I could ever dream to have. They took me out of the hospital and send me to this school." He said.
"- Then, do you have another guardian before?" Asked Zetsu.
"- The chairman of the orphanage. He didn't want to let us go outside. He was always saying that it was his money and that we didn't have the right to ask something. After all, he had raise us since we were children so he always said that we had no right to ask for more." Naruto explained.
"- What a bastard." Said Itachi.
"- Ano … can I go ask Hinata-chan and the others if they want to come. Hinata-chan is really gentle, she is the first to have smiled at me when I entered the class." Naruto said shyly playing with his hands.
"- Sure thing, but what do you want to eat? The kitcheners are serving us." Asked Neji.
"- I want ramen! Onegai." He said with a little smile.
They smiled and Naruto went to Hinata's table. He was a little red because he had never asked other if they would want to do something with him.
"- Ano … I'm sorry to intrude when you're eating but I'd like to ask you something." He said.
"- So you're the newbie." Said Gaara's sister.
"- Yes, my name is Uzumaki Naruto. You're Gaara's sister, Temari, nee?" He answered.
"- Yes, I am. What do you want to ask us?" She said.
"- I wanted to ask all of you, if you would want to come with us to the amusement park this weekend. We will stay at Neji-kun's house." He said.
"- Why do you ask us? We don't even know each other." Ino said.
"- I know but I wanted to thanks Hinata-chan to have welcome me this morning. I know that maybe I'm a bother to all of you but I'd like to know all of you. I won't obliged you to like me or to be my friends but I'd like to try." He said playing with his hands nervously.
"- Then, we can start now. I'm Ino. Please to meet you, Naruto-kun." She said with a smile.
"- I'm Chouji, Please to meet you too." Said the chubby boy.
"- You already know but I'm Temari. Nice to meet you."
"- Nice to meet you too, Naruto-kun." Said the shy Hinata.
"- So troublesome, I'm Shikamaru." Said the sleepy one.
"- Shikamaru! Be gentle." Said Ino.
"- I'm Tenten! Nice to meet you." Said the last one.
"- I'm pleased to meet you too." Said Naruto while bowing his head.
"- We will be glad to all come with you this weekend." Temari said.
Naruto made a little smile to thanks them. Deidara called him saying that his ramen will be cold if he didn't hurry. He looked at them.
"- Then, I see you tomorrow in class. Have a good night! Ano … if I can ask one last selfish thing." He lowered his voice for only them to hear. "Could you please not tell Sakura-san? She … she scared me and I know she doesn't like me. So onegai, don't tell her about this weekend." He joined his hands like he was begging them.
To his own surprise, they all burst in laughers. He looked at them not understanding what was going on.
"- Don't worry, Naru-chan, we don't like her either. She is perhaps the class representative but she is a real bitch. No one here will tell her. But can I invite one more person?" Asked Tenten.
"- Sure, who's it?" Naruto asked.
"- His name is Lee. He is a little space but with him, we can guarantee you a really fun weekend." Tenten said.
"- I look forward to meet him. Matta ashita!" He said waving at them while going to his table.
He sat on his chair and looked at his ramen. He took his chopsticks, broke them and began to eat after an 'itadakimasu'. He ate his bowl, no he devoured his ramen in a flash at all surprise.
"- You loved ramen that much?" asked Deidara.
"- Yes. I love them. It's my favorite food. Why? Is it that bad?" He asked with puppy eyes.
"- Don't look at me with those eyes!" Said Deidara while taking him in a hug." It's not bad at all. But you can't eat only that."
"- Why? It's really yummy." Naruto said.
"- It's perhaps yummy but it' s not really nutritive." Said Sasori.
Naruto looked at his empty bowl. He knew it was true but he couldn't help but love them.
"- Nee, Naru-chan, why were you begging them? They didn't want to come?" Asked Tobi.
"- No, they agreed to come, I just asked them to keep a secret from someone. And they asked me if someone else could come with us." He said.
"- Let me guess, they wanted Lee to come too?" Suggest Neji.
"- Yes, is this a bad thing? I'm sorry to not have ask you before agreed." Naruto said.
"- Nothing wrong, don't apologize. It's just that putting Tobi and Lee in the same group and you can't rest in peace for even a second. We will sleep well at night." Said Kakuzu.
"- If they let us sleep." Said Nagato.
They all burst in laughs.
"- Then who's the one you don't want to come." Ask Itachi.
"- I'm sorry, I know it's not really gentle for Sasuke-kun but … I don't want Sakura-san to come. She … She scares me …" He said bowing his head waiting for the complains.
"- Why do you think it's not gentle toward me?" Sasuke said.
"- Because, you're always with her and she always sticks to your arms or neck. So as a couple, asking one to come and not the other, it's not gentle. Gomen nasai." Naruto said.
They all burst again in laughs. It wasn't often that an Uchiha was laughing like that but it was really too funny. Deidara was holding his stomach. Naruto looked at Hinata's table, they were all laughing too and Naruto saw another death glare coming from Sakura and it made him shivered.
"- Don't worry about something which will never happened. Sasuke and Sakura are not together. To tell the truth, Sasuke hates her from the bottom of his heart but she is like glue. She will never take no for an answer." Explained Neji while Sasuke was still laughing.
"- Then you're not mad at me?" Asked Naruto with puppy eyes.
"- Absolutely not. I think the others think like me. Two days without her around. It's heaven." Sasuke said.
Naruto looked at each person around the table. They were all smiling. Naruto quickly sent a sms to Tsunade and Jiraiya to thank them. He was so happy. He will finally be able to see his father's attraction park. Tears of happiness began to fall from his eyes.
"- I don't know how to thank you." He said.
Never before people had been so gentle with him. Perhaps, he could believe in them. Maybe, he could come to love people again? Naruto wanted to believe it was possible but he didn't want to be deceived again. He took him so long to speak again ant to truth Tsunade and Jiraiya enough to tell them about his guardian.
The dinner ended in good mood. After the dessert, they all said good night to each other and went back to their room.
Naruto had a room for himself. He was lucky. He closed his curtains, put on his pyjamas and went to bed. He was under a big blanket on his king size bed that made him seem smaller. The big fluffy animal, a nine-tailed fluffy red fox, didn't help either. It was the first gift Naruto had ever received. It was from Jiraiya and how he loved it. Naruto hugged it, his head on it and fell asleep.