Trapped: Chapter Four
"Please wake up," Konan whispered; everyone in the room and in the doorway stood tensely hoping that Naruto would suddenly wake up.
"Konan, calm down," Pein ordered, letting his arms fall to his sides and watching Konan carefully.
It was suddenly that Naruto sat up in to a sitting position and began to throw up blood; Itachi grabbed the large towel off Hidan and held it under Naruto's blood covered hands. In a few seconds Naruto's skin was ghostly white and he passed out again; Konan lay Naruto back on the bed and put two fingers on his neck and waited.
"His heart is slowing down," Konan said, putting her ear against his chest where his heart was.
Konan sat up straight, she looked down at Naruto and racked her mind for something, anything she could do.
"Nine-Tailed fox, listen up. I will make a deal with you..." Pein began, his 'leader' tone and approach showing.
Everyone looked at Pein confused as he spoke to the Demon fox inside Naruto's body. Konan was on the verge of tears, as she stroked Naruto's arm. Pein stepped up behind Konan and rested his hands on Konan's shoulders, waiting for the fox's reply.
"The Akatsuki will not extract or harm Naruto, as long as you let Naruto live," Pein finished, it was almost sudden that Naruto's colour began to return and he slowly opened his eyes and looked around at everyone.
It took only ten minutes for Naruto to get his colour back and know what was going on around him.
"What happened?" Naruto asked, his mind still filling in the blanks.
"Thank you, Nine-tailed fox," Pein whispered, standing back against the wall.
Naruto sat up suddenly, he went to push the covers off when he saw the blood covered towel and his hands covered in blood. Naruto stared down at his blood and then looked around the room.
"Did you extract him from me?" Naruto asked, he was physically shaking.
"No," Konan answered.
"I thought I heard Pein saying you were going to extract the fox," Naruto replied.
"We were, our plans have changed...we no longer need the Tailed Beasts...also it's leader," Pein said.
"everyone else calls you Pein," Naruto complained, Konan smiled gently and Pein glared at Naruto.
"They are my team, you're...you're a..." Pein began not knowing what to call him.
"He is your family," Konan told Pein.
"You're family," Pein completed.
"Family?" Naruto shouted confused.
"Distant," Pein replied.
"Pein Uzamaki...I don't think it sounds right," Naruto said.
"It's not Uzamaki," Pein growled, storming out of the room.
"It's not Pein either," Konan whispered, after Pein had disappeared down the hall.
Naruto became quiet, as Pein left. He sat up inthe bed looking around at everyone standing in the room; the person that scared him the most was seated beside him on the bed. Not being able to speak and not being able to move; Naruto went to bring his hands up to his hair.
"Naruto, stop," Konan said, grabbing Naruto's wrists before he could touch his hair.
Awkwardly Konan sat with her hands holding Naruto's wrists, with everyone watching closely.
"Go away, I will take care of Naruto," Konan ordered, everyone but Itachi, Naruto and Konan left the room and wandered off.
Konan stood and walked to a dressing table at the side of the room, she knelt down and pulled out the bottom draw. She pulled a set of black pants with a draw string tie and a red shirt with long sleeves; Pein had grown out of them years ago hopefully they would fit Naruto. Standing up straight she turned towards the bed, Konan tapped a half open door that led to the bathroom.
"Naruto, go get a shower...I need to talk with Itachi," Konan explained; Naruto got out of the bed trying not to touch anything.
Naruto awkwardly stood in front of Konan, as she held the clothes in her arms and waited for Naruto to enter the bathroom.
"I don't have anything to get changed into," Naruto said.
"These, but I won't let you touch them. Your hands are covered in blood," Konan told Naruto smiled and entered the bathroom.
Konan put the clothes on the bathroom bench and closed the door as she left.
Twenty Minutes Later
Naruto exited the bathroom, his hair damp from the shower making it a dark yellow almost orange. The clothes hung limply on Naruto's much smaller frame; the top falling off his shoulder and the pants tightened to the tightest possible size.
"You're smaller than Nagato," Konan commented.
"I'm still growing," Naruto replied, it was true he was only fifteen after all.
"Come and sit," Konan said, patting the stripped bed beside her.
"I can't," Naruto replied, his emotions and his mind confusing him so much.
"Naruto, I'm not going to hurt you...I promise," Konan told Naruto.
"The Akatsuki has been trying to catch me for years, I need time to adjust," Naruto told Konan, he was still really unsure about everything that was going on.
"Fine...Are you hungry?" Konan questioned.
"Yeah...I'm a teenage boy, I'm always hungry," Naruto joked.
"Come on then," Konan insisted, leaving the room only one checking that Naruto was following her.
"What's your favourite food?" Konan asked, as she entered the kitchen.
"Ramon...what's your favourite food?" Naruto answered, leaning on his crossed arms against the bench.
"Flame-boiled fish," Konan answered.
As silence filled the room, Konan smiled over the counter at Naruto.
"What flavour?" Konan asked.
"Any," Naruto replied.
Opening an instant Ramon, Konan poured hot water from the kettle into the Ramon, sitting a plate on top.
"Why can I smell Ramon?" Pein questioned, asking the question before he saw Naruto and Konan in the kitchen.
"Pein, would you like some?" Konan asked.
"No," Pein answered, swiftly leaving the room.
"He will come around eventually," Konan told Naruto.
"No, he won't," Naruto whispered.
"Naruto, he doesn't have any other family. I can tell you he doesn't hate the blood connection between you and him," Konan said.
"Excuse me Konan, Pein wishes to see you in his office," Kisame told Konan.
"Can you finish cooking these by yourself," Konan asked, Naruto nodded switching places with Konan before she left the room along with Kisame.
As mentioned above in the chapter Naruto is fifteen years old.
To Be Contined...Please Comment.