Comatose
Naruto had walked a rather long time before he realized where exactly he had walked. And when his stomach growled he'd realized why he'd walked all the way to Ichiraku.
He reached a hand into his pocket and pulled out the little money he knew he had.
"Naruto?" A voice interrupted his counting and he looked up to see Sasuke.
"Uh, hey!" Naruto exclaimed throwing and arm behind his back and laughing nervously.
"What are you doing here? And why are you acting like you've done something wrong?" Sasuke asked.
"Well, I was walking and I guess I just wondered into this area. I was also kinda thinking about getting ramen, but now that I think about it, I'm broke." He replied laughing again.
"Walking?" Sasuke asked looking up at the night sky. "That's not very bright y'know."
"It was daylight when I left." He objected.
Sasuke raised and eyebrow before sighing and letting it slide. "Well, since you walked all the way here…I could get you some ramen. I mean…"
Naruto's smile turned from fake and nervous to sincere and happy. "Really?"
"I guess."
Naruto laughed giddily. "Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go!" He grabbed Sasuke's hand and all but ran into the building.
-XxX-
"Uh…what were you doin out there?" Naruto asked with a mouth full of ramen. Sasuke couldn't help but wonder how he didn't burn his tongue like that. The ramen was hot and he just breathed it in like air on a cool clean night.
"I felt like taking a walk." Sasuke answered using the same excuse as Naruto. "Besides, I needed to go to the store anyway."
"You walk to the store at night?" Naruto asked.
"Yea, why not?"
"You could get picked up." Naruto pointed out. "Some old creepy pedo man will drive up and throw you in his van! Then what will you do?!"
"It's okay; we've got the neighborhood watch." Sasuke retorted.
Naruto glared at him. "That's not funny. I mean it. Creepy fifty year old men who like young teenage eye-candy would so pick you up."
"'Eye-candy,' huh?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm being serious!" The blonde objected.
Sasuke sighed. "Naruto, if you don't want me walking at night, then think of an alternative." He challenged. "I have a bit of a dilemma. Besides, I've been doing this since I was really little. If someone was going to pick me up they would've already done so. Then again…" He trailed off.
"What?" Naruto asked.
"Nothing. He's nothing to worry about…I think."
"Now I insist on walking you home!"
"Why?!"
"Because!"
"That's not a reason!"
"Too bad!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"NO! N.O. Naruto! NO! Get it through your skull, you FISHCAKE!"
"YES! Y.E.S. S'uke! YES! Now get that through your skull!" Naruto exclaimed, actually, yelled back. "And please don't call me Fishcake." He added in a quiet voice.
"You don't like to be called fishcake, Fishcake?" Sasuke asked.
"There you go again not taking us seriously?" Naruto sighed sitting back down after realizing that he'd actually stood up at one point.
"'Us?'" Sasuke asked knowing that he was blushing.
"I meant…this." Naruto corrected himself quickly. He honestly couldn't believe he'd said that.
Sasuke looked down at his own bowl of ramen. "Naruto, I don't need your protection." Sasuke began.
"I promise, I'll protect you!" Those words had made him run. Made him question everything, on the problem, on his brother, on Naruto.
"I intend to anyway." Naruto replied. "I promised you, that I'd protect you. And I never go back on my word."
"Why?" Sasuke asked quietly.
"Huh?"
"Why? Words are said by everyone, everywhere. They're just emotionless and empty sounds that come out of a person's mouth. And 'promise' is just another word. So why keep them?"
"Because that's just the way I am." Naruto replied simply. "Someone once broke a promise they'd made, and it hurt so much. Not just me, but it hurt someone I care about. I won't ever break a promise, just like I won't make a promise I can't keep. I promised to protect you, and I promise that I'll keep that promise."
"Your food's getting cold." Sasuke mentioned not looking up from his food.
"Huh?" Naruto looked at his food. "Oh!" The blonde resumed to eating his ramen leaving the rest of their dinner in silence.
-XxX-
"I bet your parents are worried by now." Sasuke commented while they were outside the restaurant they'd just eaten at.
"Well, one of them." Naruto mumbled. "Are you sure you'll be alright by yourself?"
"I told you I'll be fine." Sasuke replied. "Besides, you have to walk farther then me, so you why aren't you worried about getting yourself picked up by a creepy old man?"
"Because I'm awesome. And let's face it, old gay pedos would go for you over me any day." The blonde answered.
Sasuke sighed. "I'm starting to dislike this conversation."
Naruto snickered. "So I'll see you tomorrow?"
"I guess."
"You keep saying that." Naruto pointed out. "S'uke remember what I said?"
Sasuke looked at him feeling his heart begin to pump faster.
"If you want to get out of there, you can stay with us."
"I…"
"Thanks for the food!" He added interrupted Sasuke in case he was going to object again.
"Yea." Sasuke replied quietly.
"Night!" Naruto called smiling at him before walking away towards his home.
"Goodnight Naruto." Sasuke added walking back towards his home.
-XxX-
Naruto entered his home noticing his Mom sitting in the living room. She looked up at him away from the television she was watching. "Welcome back." She greeted smiling at him. "Did you get your homework done?" She asked knowing that wasn't what he was doing but humoring him anyway.
"Yea. Is he gone?" Naruto asked.
"Minato left some time ago."
"You can say that again." He mumbled.
"Naruto, you can't act like this."
"Since when are you telling me how I can and can't act around that man?!" Naruto demanded. "How are you on his side?!"
"I'm not on his side…"
"Really? Well your defending him seems to suggest otherwise!"
"I am not on his side, Naruto Uzumaki! I'm as pissed off at him as you are but I have mind enough to think of you!"
"How? How do I fit into this equation? Enlighten me please Mom, cause I'm confused really?"
"You need a Father!" She exclaimed. "Naruto! He is your father and he is willing to be a part of your life now!"
"Well I don't want it!" Naruto yelled back trying not to cry. "Mom…he left you, he left me. He's a selfish bastard and I want nothing to do with him. He'll just leave again."
"He wants to change…"
"Everyone wants to change." Naruto replied. "But not everyone can."
-XxX-
Naruto gaped. He literally gaped. Jaw open wider then ever. Blue eyes about ready to pop out of his head as he stared at the substitute teacher.
"Morning, Naruto!" Minato greeted with a smile.
Wide eyes became a death glare worthy of praise from a monster itself. "What are you doing here?!" He demanded voice deadly.
Sasuke cocked his head to the side. An angry Naruto was something he'd never seen before and it was kinda scary.
"Kushina warned me you wouldn't like this…" He commented quietly.
"Minato!"
"Oi! It's Minato-sensei at school at least! I am your sub!"
"Oh yea, I'd rather have the old pervert then you!"
"Well you're stuck with me!"
"Then I'm complaining!"
"Do what you will." Minato replied calming himself before the yelling fit got any louder. People were already staring. "You're stubborn like your mother."
Naruto's face went dark. "You have no right to talk about my Mom to me." He spat the words then left the room.
There were whispers, another gossip story in motion. Sasuke stood up and slipped out of the classroom soon too.
Sakura gave Ino a look and Ino sighed. They both looked at the substitute. No mistake who that resembled. Or rather who resembled him. They knew Naruto like a brother. And that had to have been his father.
I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breathe
Unless I feel you next to me
You take the pain I feel
Waking up to you never felt so real
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
Cause my dreams don't comfort me
The way you make me feel
Waking up to you never felt so real
Comatose by: Skillet
NearKunn: Oh those wacky father and son spats! This chapter had so little to do with Itachi, cause it had so much to do with Minato and Naruto.
Naruto: Hurry for me!
Sasuke: -_- *not amused*
NearKunn: So, reviews anybody? Any takers? Going once? Going twice? DAMNIT YA'LL HAD BETTER REVIEW!
Sasuke: We don't know what's wrong with her either.
Sakura: Sensei?! You promised dirty and graphic scenes!
NearKunn: I'm sorry! It's hard to write lemons and rape fics when your family is looking over your shoulder!!!!
Sasuke: So family look! LOOK! PLEASE LOOK!
NearKunn: DAMN YOU!
Kakashi: If you don't review, I'll send Pakkun to shave your hair off when your sleeping. *smiles*
Sai: have a very nice day! *smiles*