October 31
Dear Emi,
Life as I knew it is gone forever. Everything is going by in a hazy blur. It's as if I died and was reborn as Naruto Umino, the son of a pharmacist and the son of a man who enjoyed simple pleasures and was greatly respected in the community. A lot has happened since I last wrote to you. After Iruka had me adopted, which I may add during said time Rin continued to plead Iruka to reconsider as we got to the parking lot and into his jeep. 'Please leave the problem here so we cant take care of it properly! It's not human!', she said. Iruka refused to listen to her for which I was grateful. Nothing out of the ordinary happened to me since I first wrote you. Maybe it was a one time thing…or maybe not. Even so I wont let myself think of anything that reminds me of my orphanage days; this includes me thinking of the possibility that I might be a monster. Anyways, we left on his dark green jeep for about half an hour. When we stopped I saw it: My new house! It was a one-story yellow beach house that sat on a mini hill, overlooking the sea. It had a small wooden porch with white steps that lead to the front door.
My new home has 3 bedrooms and 2 ½ baths. Compared to my other 'homes' this place was heaven. When I first entered I immediately saw a small wooden table. What was peculiar about it was the picture that sat on top. It showed Iruka a woman and a child. The woman was beautiful. The child looked about a year or two younger than me. I was about to ask who they were but Iruka pulled me to the living room out of excitement of showing me around the house. After going through the entrance the space opened to a large living area.
"So what do you think?" Iruka questioned, almost nervous on my thoughts of my new home.
"Amazing" I say slightly above a whisper. It felt like I was in a dream. Unreal. Iruka smiled and said,
"I'm glad you like it. This is going to be your new home from now on so it's kind of important that you do. This is the living room and over there is the kitchen."
The living room had wooden floors and big wide white windows letting in lots of light. It also had a glass sliding door that showed the back patio. It had a small table with an umbrella sticking from the middle. I found out later that the patio had stairs that connected to a small path to the beach. Back on topic, the couches in the living room had a wood frame with sky blue couch cushions lying on top giving the room a tropical feel. The coffee table was the same wooden material as the couches. As decoration, the table had a blown glass vase with a green leafy plant inside. The walls were a light tan color and were covered with paintings to give the room personality. The living room connected to an open kitchen. The kitchen had marvel on the countertops. All the appliances were relatively new. In the kitchen there was a dark square wooden table that had four matching chairs surrounding it.
"Now over here is your new room." He informed me as he ushered me past the living room to the hallway. We stopped at the first door.
"I must tell you this room was decorated ahead of time so if it's not to your liking we can change some things to fit your personality." He warned. I nodded with anticipation and open the door.
My new room was spacious. It had soft light blue walls with big white windows showing a fantastic view of the ocean. The windows had sheer white curtains on them. It had a relaxed feel to it that matched the rest of the house perfectly. Backed up to the center of the wall was a full-sized dark brown wooden sleigh bed. The nightstand and bureau matched with the same dark wood. The lamp had a steering wheel on the body of it. The walls were decorated with pictures of the ocean and sea animals. The floors were wooden. It was peaceful. Iruka walked in to see my reaction to the new room
"Well I don't know if you think its too cliché to have a sea themed bedroom when we live by the sea but I couldn't resist. If you don't like it though we could always-"
"No!" I interjected. "I mean, its fine. It's perfect!" I say enthusiastically with a big smile. Iruka chuckled at my reaction.
"If you think it's fine that's great. I hope you can see this place as home. Now then, today is a beautiful day. Not too cold yet, how would you like to walk around town and get to know this place a bit better?" Iruka asked with a grin. I immediately agreed.
The best part about our house was the location. We were on the beach but a few seconds in Iruka's jeep and we were in the city. The city was called Konoha. It was very large and lively. Everywhere there was an event or a show or something. It was dizzying to go from a quiet foster home to a large city with thousands of people.
"I'm going to take you to one of the best restaurants in all of Konoha!" Iruka exclaimed full of confidence.
"Where?" I ask full of curiosity.
"You'll see. I hope you're hungry" When aren't I hungry.
After driving for 10 minutes we stop at a parking space and start to walk around. My anticipation grows by the minute. Finally we stop. I wasn't sure if I should've been excited or not. We stopped at a ramen restaurant called 'Ichiraku Ramen'. It was rundown and tiny. Its 'door' was five large curtains that stopped halfway so you could see the 6 chairs used to seat customers. Iruka seemed excited.
"Here it is! You're going to love it. I promise!" I just smiled. When we sat down I saw only two workers, a man and a woman.
"Naruto these people are my friends Teuchi and his daughter Ayame. They run the shop by themselves." Iruka informed me.
I say my hellos and they do the same. I always get nervous with introductions but they were very nice and open people. I was relieved. To my surprise the scene felt very homey. I order my ramen and no later than 10 minutes they were done. I wasn't sure if it was going to taste good. It smelled delicious though so I lay my skepticism behind and take the first bite. OMYGODNESS it was AMAZING. Every spoon full of ramen was total ecstasy. Iruka seemed to be having the same reaction to the ramen. We both ask for seconds. And thirds. And fourths. We were so full we couldn't see straight. Iruka paid for the tab. I feel bad because I knew it wasn't cheap. When I say this Iruka says not to worry about it. That it was his pleasure to take me to one of his favorite spots. Iruka thought every penny was worth it. Toko, I think I finally understood a little bit what having a father is like. The feeling of someone actually caring for you gives warmth inside. Makes you feel safe. I have missed out on so much it makes me determined to try to make up for lost time.
Everyday was a blessing for me. We went walking in the city. We went shopping for new clothes for I had none. We went to the park. We walked along the beach. We did so much in just a few days it boggles my mind. Today was Halloween so we went trick or treating. It was my first time. I dressed as up as superman. Iruka was the joker. I ended up going to lots of houses and as a result I got lots of candy. This is special for me because I never got the chance to trick or treat, for the foster homes that I stayed in were all Christian. They said Halloween was an evil holiday. When Iruka heard me say that he burst into laughter. Saying there was nothing evil about Halloween and the people in the foster homes were crazy. 'Halloween derived from a Christian celebration in the first place!' he shouted. I laughed.
Which brings us to now. Iruka says that I am to take a test revealing what grade level I fit in most with. Then I have to go to an actual school. I am scared of interacting with other kids. What if they don't accept me and shun me like I always was? I'm scared of rejection. I hope everything goes well.
Goodnight!
A/n: Well there's chapter chapter seemed a little skitzo, but I felt like adding the quality of being everywhere since this is a 7-year-old's journal after all. I feel like it was more believable that way. That so many things were happening at once he didn't know what topic to stay on. A lot of you, though, don't probably see it that way. Oh well. Anyways chapter 4 is on its way! :D If you want to put your two cents in or want to correct me or just to post a comment or SOMETHING, then don't be shy the review button is right there. Seriously. It's right there.