A/N: Happy Birthday for tomorrow vamp-gal!!! ^-^...I thought last chapter was long for me...and this turned out longer o_o;

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"So I asked you a question, what are you doing out here?" The man took a step forward. Gaara seeing this, took a step back. Looking around he saw that another person had got out of the other vehicle behind them. He growled and turned so that he could see both figures at once, pulling naruto behind him as he did. In front of him was the laboratory, so no running that way. He looked behind him at the open area, judging whether they could make a run for it.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Gaara turned to the man as he spoke. The man sighed. "I'd rather not have to shoot you." The guy lent on the bonnet of the vehicle, as he did so another man got out of the other side and walked slightly forward, just staying out the light. He lit a cigarette and stayed back waiting. The guy that was talking carried on. "You're not on a date are you?" From his voice, you could tell he was amused. "You know. Going into the scary abandoned animal testing centre, to show how tough you are to your friend behind you."

A sigh sounded behind him and the other man walked into the light hitting him over the head. "Not everyone's gay like you Kakashi. They're more likely on a dare." A whine came from Kakashi. "Ow that hurt, Asuma!" He crossed his arms and sat on the bonnet.

Gaara relaxed slightly, the man called Asuma had been visible and he didn't recognise him. This meant they didn't have anything to do with the laboratory. But that didn't mean they were out of trouble.

"Umm, excuse me." Naruto pulled out from behind Gaara. The men in front of them stopped talking. "What do you mean abandoned animal testing centre?" The men glanced at each other. Kakashi moved forward so that he was standing. "We mean the building over there that you two broke into." He pointed at the laboratory, where the lights were still on, searching for them. "It hasn't been used in years, not since the mass break out 5 years ago."

It was Naruto and Gaara's turn to look at each other. Gaara turned back to Kakashi. "But we didn't break in, we broke out." Kakashi stood up straight, suddenly very alert. Asuma sighed, "Great, now you've fuelled his conspiracy theories again..." He turned to Kakashi. "We don't have time for this now, let's just take them back to the station and you can interrogate them there." Kakashi opened his mouth as if to say something but thought better of it. "Fine..." He grumbled. He turned back to the boys. "Come on then, in you get." He opened the back door of the vehicle. "I'd rather not have to handcuff you, so let's do this the easy way."

Gaara glanced at Naruto asking him what they should do. Naruto shrugged. Both knew it was best for now to go with them, that or being shot anyway. Naruto grabbed Gaara's hand again as they walked towards the vehicle. Naruto looked up at Kakashi holding the door. "What is this thing anyway?" He asked, kicking it with his foot.

Kakashi growled. "It's my car, idiot. And I'd rather you didn't scratch it up." He slammed the door behind them both and got into the car, Asuma getting in the other side.

They drove in silence most of the way, the only sound being the tyres along the road. Gaara looked out of the back window, watching the laboratory become a speck of light behind them. He saw that the car followed the road all the time. He turned to Naruto, who was also looking out the window. "I think we found the purpose for the strip of ground." Naruto looked down at the road. "Oh, I get it!" They slipped back into the seats, still holding hands.

The two in front started muttering. "They're joking right?" "Yeah, now shut up and drive." Asuma flicked the end of the cigarette out the window. Kakashi looked at them in the mirror and frowned. "Hey, do you two have your seatbelts on." Naruto tilted his head to one side. "Seatbelts?"

Asuma turned around with an incredulous look on his face. "You know seatbelts? In case we crash?" Gaara looked at him indifferently. "Is that likely to happen?"

With a puzzled look Asuma replied. "Well, ahh, no not really." Naruto laughed. "Then we don't have to put them on then." He looked out of the window, excited at the new experiences he was having.

Asuma's facial expression hardened "OK, time for the joke to end now. You have to wear the seatbelts even if you don't want to. It's against regulations to not wear them." Gaara looked at the seat behind him, pulling out the belt. "Is this it?" Asuma nodded. Naruto pulled his out too. "How is this a belt? It's vertical."

Asuma clicked his seatbelt off and demonstrated. "You pull it down and attach it to the clips in the middle." The boys copied him. Asuma shook his head. "That's right! Geez, where have you guys been, not to have heard of a seatbelt?"

Gaara and Naruto pondered for a second before replying at the same time. "A cell." The men in front glanced at each other and again started muttering. "You still think they're joking?" "As I said before, shut up and drive."

Arriving at the station, the men took Gaara and Naruto inside and through to the office. As they walked in, they were led past the cells there. Naruto tightened his hold around Gaara's hand. Gaara knew how he felt, they were both wondering if they'd escaped from one cell to enter another. Gaara squeezed Naruto's hand back, in encouragement. Even if they did go back in cells Gaara wasn't going to let them be separated again. That was if the people here could even get them into one of the cells. Because Gaara would fight before he lost his freedom again!

They entered the room at the end of the corridor. It was a very busy room, full of desks and people wandering around. Kakashi pulled them over to a desk in the corner and told them to wait for a second as he went on a hunt for chairs.

A man sitting at a desk across the room laughed. He shouted out to Asuma. "Oi Asuma! Your partner acting up again?" Asuma turned around, his face showing exasperation. "Yeah as usual."

Kakashi came back with chairs and set them down before sitting on the other side of the desk. Asuma rolled his eyes and sat down at his own desk. "There's no point to this, Kakashi." Kakashi waved his hand to silence him. Asuma tutted and turned to some paperwork he still needed to finish.

Kakashi looked at the two boys sternly. "So, tell me the truth. What were you doing there?" Gaara stayed silent, just staring indifferently as if he didn't care what happened. Naruto tilted his head to one side again. "We live there. Or lived there anyway." He looked at Gaara worried. "You won't make us go back there will you?"

Kakashi stared at him for a moment before shaking his head. "Sorry, no, no. We won't make you go back." He sat forward, leaning his elbows against the desk, his hands under his chin. "I'm sorry; it's hard to believe that you've been living there. It's an abandoned animal research centre, so why there? And for how long?"

Gaara sighed, what he was saying was starting to get on his nerves. "There are no animals there and there never were. The cells there are occupied by people. Just like here." He looked around, bored. "Are you putting us in the cells here?"

Kakashi looked at him confused by his indifference. "No, the cells here are for criminals. Your offence wasn't big enough for going into a cell." He stood up and walked over to a filing cabinet, picking out paperwork. Asuma sighed from his desk. "Kakashi..." "Shush, Asuma. I know I'm right!" Asuma continued work, ignoring him.

A loud shout sounded through the room. Naruto turned to see what was happening. An older man walked into the room. "Yeah, shut up you lot! And get back to work!" He looked over the desks checking peoples work before his eyes caught sight of Kakashi and the two boys. He walked over. "So, what have they done?" He stopped for a second. "Asuma. How many times?" Naruto peeked around the man and looked as Asuma put the packet of cigarettes away, grumbling. The man put his hand on Naruto's shoulder making Naruto look at him. Gaara glared at the hand as if he could burn it off by looking. The man looked down at him and grinned before turning back to Kakashi."So?"

Kakashi sighed, raking his hand through his hair. "Just a minor charge, sir. They went into the abandoned research centre." The man looked at him sternly. "So? Give them a caution and let them off." He stood up and turned away. Kakashi came out from behind his desk. "But sir, Jiraiya, what they're saying...I'm sure they're telling the truth. And you know what I think about that old place."

Jiraiya sighed. "Please Kakashi, not this again." Naruto looked over at him. "Umm...can I interrupt?" Jiraiya looked at him and nodded. "That place isn't abandoned. Sorry, you're confusing me saying that." Jiraiya stared at him. "What there were other people there?" Naruto nodded. "Yeah and the laboratory is still running."

Kakashi looked smug. "See, told you." Jiraiya looked at him in a way that wiped the smile off of his face. He sighed. "It's just their word Kakashi. We searched that place all the way through and found nothing. You know that." Kakashi growled and threw the paperwork onto his desk. He pulled out various pages and spread them out. "But that's the thing! Nothing was found. No animal hair, or anything to say that animals were ever there. And actually not everywhere was searched. There was a building that we were told was a 'storage' room and that nothing was in there." He pointed at a particular page.

Jiraiya put his hand over his eyes, trying not to get stressed. "That doesn't matter. The case was closed." He pointed to the cover of the paperwork. "Meaning that the officer in charge decided that the case was solved and there was nothing else needed. There was a mass breakout of animals. Some of the scientists were killed. There were no security breaches. A person on the inside had decided to set them free. But there were no witnesses left to confirm this. So as the person can't be found and his involvement can't be proven, the charge was dropped. The end, that's it." He moved his arms in a cutting movement. Kakashi tried to speak but Jiraiya cut him off. "No, I said that's it."

Kakashi quickly shot in before Jiraiya could stop him. "Sir, can you just check who was in charge of the case? So that I can find out why it was shut down so quickly." Jiraiya sighed and turned to the desk beside Kakashi's. "Asuma, could you?" Asuma sighed and grumbled, pulling open his laptop as he did so. "Why do I have to get involved?" Jiraiya grinned. "Because you're his partner." Asuma tapped the keyboard, clicking through various pages. "Yeah, well I didn't ask to be the partner of this f-" He stopped and looked at the screen intently. "Shit..."

Jiraiya stopped smiling. "What Asuma? What have you found?" Asuma looked at him, visibly paler. "It was Officer Orochimaru who called off the case." Jiraiya slammed his fist against the desk. "Damn it! Kakashi I give you full rein. This case has now officially been reopened." He stormed off through the desks and entered a private office at the end.

The room was silent now, everyone staring at Kakashi. A whisper echoed through the room. "You mean he was actually on to something?" A cheer went up as the other people realised Kakashi wasn't crazy. "We need to celebrate!" Another one called. Another replied. "Just another excuse to get drunk, eh?" They all laughed.

Kakashi sat back down, Asuma looking incredulously at him. "You mean they didn't put me with the nut job?" Kakashi looked at him, grinning. "Nope, they didn't."

Gaara stared at him. "Oi." Kakashi turned to him. "Why do they suddenly believe you? And us for that matter. Because of this Orochimaru person?" Kakashi shook his head. "Orochimaru was an officer here. It took years but it was finally found out that actually he was a murderer hiding behind police uniform." He stretched back, tilting the chair on to two legs. "He was Jiraiya's friend from when they were kids. He never suspected a thing. None of us did until he killed the boss." He pulled forwards, the chair going back with a thud. "Meaning that if he closed this case so quickly, he had an involvement in it or was paid off to be quiet. Meaning something else happened there that people don't want known."

Asuma turned to him with a frown on his face. "Did you know Orochimaru had been in charge?" Kakashi shook his head. "No, really, I didn't. I hoped it was someone in the force still I could talk to. So that I could find out what had happened. But to be honest this is better." Asuma shook his head. "This is too much. I need a fag." With that he stood up and walked outside. Kakashi turned back to the kids before him. "Now I'd like you guys to tell me everything you know."

After the interrogation Gaara and Naruto were taken to a hotel room by Kakashi. "Sorry about this, it's only temporary. Hopefully we'll find your parents soon and then you can go home." Naruto squealed and jumped on one of the beds. "Wahh~ it's so soft." He curled up. Gaara turned to Kakashi. "You don't have to be sorry, this is much better than we've had. But what's going to happen now? At the laboratory I mean."

Kakashi pulled out a piece of paper. "I've been given a warrant to search the place. If what you've told us is true, we'll free the rest of the children and look for their parents as well." He frowned for a minute, thinking. "Actually if we find anyone there, it helps your theory. There shouldn't be anyone there, which makes me wonder why the lights and alarms are still fully operational..." He walked off muttering to himself as he went. Gaara closed the door and sat on the other bed.

"Hey Gaara. I like this. Being able to move around and not worry about getting hit for doing something wrong." Naruto peeked at Gaara from under his duvet. Gaara gave a small smile. "It's called freedom." He got back up and turned the lights off before heading to bed himself.

"Night, Naruto."

"Night."

A ringing sound jolted Gaara out of bed, thinking that it had all been a dream and that was the bell to wake them up. He looked round blearily and saw that they were still in the hotel room. He sighed relieved. He picked up the instrument making all the noise. Kakashi had given it to them the day before and told him how to use it, in case they needed anything.

"Gaara, what's all the noise? Naruto sat up slowly and put his hand to his face, trying to wipe the sleep out of his eyes. Gaara quickly flicked the phone open and pressed the button Kakashi had showed him.

"Hello?" He asked slowly.

"It's me, Kakashi. I thought you'd like to know that the raid was successful and we have all the children in other rooms in the hotel." Gaara sat up suddenly awake. "Really? So what happens now?"

A sigh echoed down the phone. "Now, we try and find your families to tell them you've been found. It's not going to be easy though. None of you know your last names and the files were deleted before we got there. So now we have to cross reference your first names and ages with missing person files to try and find matches. It's going to take awhile and so we got something else to talk about for now."

"What's that?" Gaara looked over at Naruto as he stretched and fell out of bed. Gaara shook his head. Naruto, now awake came over and started poking him. "Gaara, what's going on?" He shushed him with a wave of his hand as he waited for Kakashi's reply.

"It's time you two got ready for school. We can't have you sitting around doing nothing now can we?"