Chapter twelve

Two days later…..

"Guys, have you seen Naruto?" Garra strolled over to Kiba and Shino's locker.

Kiba bit his bottom lip, ignoring Garra's request. Shino stared silently, waiting for Kiba to speak but he never separated his lips.

"No, we haven't, that's what I've been wondering too" Shino melted the cold, silence.

"I called his phone numerous of times, but I just got his voicemail" Garra frowned.

"Did you try Sakura-"SLAM" Shino was rudely interrupted by Kiba who slammed his locker then glared angrily at Garra.

"You're worried about that punk, even after how he's acting!" He declared.

"He's still our friend, besides I got over it" Garra explained.

"Well, I haven't and never will" Kiba grunted.

"I know you're sticking up for me, but Naruto's having a hard time, just let it go!" Garra argued.

Kiba blinked. "Let it go, Garra, babe, who are you choosing, me or him?" Kiba closed in the space between the two boys.

Garra stared up at him. "This isn't about choosing, what even made you bring that up?"

"I don't know, maybe the fact that you've been sleeping around with him" Kiba shrugged.

"HOLD UP, WHAT, KIBA DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?" Garra shouted.

"Guys, come on don't start" Shino plead quietly.

"If I didn't know what I was saying, I'd probably never speak" Kiba chuckled.

"I suggest you shut up then!" Garra yelled.

"What, so it's true, you are sleeping with him?" Kiba shook his head.

"I…you know what, believe what you want, matter fact we need a break from each other, until you get your information checked I guess this is goodbye" Garra pushed pass Shino as he hurried away, heart broken and pissed off.

Shino watched him turn the corner then he turned back to Kiba.

"Man, dude, look what you just did! What is your problem?" Shino asked.

Kiba didn't answer; he turned on his foot and hurried the other direction leaving a baffled Shino behind.

"I'm glad you decided to come here" The middle aged women with dark, locks of gold curly hair welcomed her nephew with a warm hug.

"I am too" Naruto replied weakly trying his best to smile. His aunt pushed him back to get a closer look.

"Wow, kiddo you must play rough, you've got a lot of band-aids on your face" She smirked.

"Something like that" Naruto denied the real story behind his scars.

"Well, you can go on upstairs and get unpacked, I already called sis and told her, did you inform Sakura?" She asked.

Naruto shook his head no. "It's okay; she'll figure that out herself"

"If you say so, I just feel bad with you leaving her in that big house by herself"

"Auntie, trust me, she can handle it" Naruto sighed then skipped up the stairs to the guest room. He pushed back the door leading him to a room painted a caramel color decorated in gold curtains. The bed was dressed in a red comforter. A flat screen TV sat on top of a TV stand. He laid his small luggage on the bed then laid himself down.

"Looks like you're really tired" A deep voice cooed as they entered the room. Naruto immediately sat up. There at the door, stood his uncle. His brown hair combed back neatly, his glasses sat upon his oval face, hiding his ice blue eyes. He was built pretty heavy. It looked as if he played football in his younger days.

"You're not going to hug me?" He shook his keys in his pants pocket.

Naruto rushed over and hugged his uncle.

"How's everything been?" He asked.

"Every things pretty good, I can't complain" He admitted. "What about you, you seem to be all grown up"

"I'm having some problems, other then that I'm okay" Naruto confessed.

"Well I'm so glad to have you here and I'll be looking forward to talk to you some more, I gotta get to work but I'll see you at dinner and we can discuss some men to men stuff" His uncle gave one more smile then walked away closing the bedroom door.

Naruto lay back onto the bed again. He closed his eyes and before he knew it he dozed off. He was miserable and tired. But some warmth from his two reluctantly visited relatives entered his heart.

His Aunt and Uncle were totally different from his parents. For one, they didn't have any kids at all. They were always home and their job was located less then forty minutes away. They came home after work and always were the ones to be there for Naruto. When he and Sakura were younger, their parents were away all the time and their Aunt and Uncle would most likely be the one to take them in. Sometimes Naruto felt like an orphan. He seemed surrounded by lots of people but inside he was lonely.

"I hope you enjoy, I even made your favorite dish" Naruto's aunt smirked drinking from her wine glass.

"Ramen, of course" His uncle laughed biting into Yakimono. (Yakimono is grilled chicken)

"I haven't even had any in awhile" Naruto's face brightened up as he dug into the homemade dish.

"So, I hear Sakura's got a boyfriend" His Aunt flashed a toothy grin. "How is he?"

Naruto pushed away his food. His stomach churned. 'I think I lost my appetite may I be excused?' He thought of ways to get out of answering about Sasuke. But the two pair of eyes burned through him.

"His name is Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke" He paused. "He has an older brother, Uchiha Itachi, Sasuke is a calm, and a well independent guy, that's if you don't get him angry"

"Go ahead continue" His uncle urged.

"He treats Sakura like a princess, he's nice to me too, let's just say he's a good guy" Naruto concluded.

"That's good a good thing" His Aunt spoke followed by knocks on the front door. "Now, who could that be at this time" She stood up rushing to the door.

"Probably Mr. Ohomo, complaining about the weather"

"What?" Naruto asked.

"Our next door neighbor comes over when it's really cold to borrow our extra heater, and then it he turns a brief talk turns into an essay about how he hates winter" His uncle smirked.

Naruto stared for a moment then they both fell out laughing.

Suddenly Naruto's Aunt walked back into the room smiling as she was followed by a familiar person.

"Nice to meet you Sakura's Uncle, I'm Uchiha Sasuke and I'm here to pick Naruto up"

GASP DUN DUN DUN! Sorry if the story wasn't long enough for you but be patient I promise these next few chapters will be flowing to you like crazy! Review and THANKS FOR READING!