New Ties...and Old Knots

By SnowyAutumn

My apartment really looks the same. You can tell no one has been in here for years. I mean there is some pretty foul odors coming from my kitchen. Which reminds me, did I clean the fridge rater out before I left.

I walk into the kitchen and open the door, but quickly close it. "That has got to be the worst smell ever!"

For the brief moment I peeked inside that... stink-a-rater, I realized that I left a milk cartoon in there. Oops, well my bad.

"Guess I am just gonna have to clean this up myself."

I finish taking a tour of the rest of the house, seeing all that has changed. Which isn't much except for a few cobwebs here and there. Oh! Don't forget dust there is allot of dust here too.

I walk into the closet in my bedroom. It's a fairly big walk in closet. My guess is that it was built for a girl. I don't use it for anything except storage, and well... nothing else really.

I walk to the back of my closet. Past the shelves that usually hold food or Ramen. Ramen, just so you know, is not food. It is a substantial need in every growing boys(thats me!) diet! In the way back of this storage facility are the cleaning supplies I have collected over the years.

With everything need to clean this pit in hand I begin my first chore back in Konaha. Cleaning my apartment.

The cleaning of my apartment didn't take to long in fact, I actually found some pretty interesting stuff. Like for instance in my freezer, I found this fossilized bread loaf form only God knows when. I admit it was gross but then again it was pretty cool.

I sat on my bed looking at a picture that I took long ago. The picture was of my special class back in middle school. I can't help but smile at the fact that Sasuke and I are glaring at each other. My hand slides down the picture frame as a soft smile graces my lips. It really has been a long time since I last saw him. I wonder ho w he is doing. I hadn't realized I was crying till a stray tear dripped off my chin and landed on the picture I hold tightly in my hands. One day I will fulfill my promise to Sakura. I will find Sasuke, and I will make him return.

I hadn't realized I fell asleep till my cell phone rang. I reached over across my bedside table and picked it up.

"Hello?" My sounded groggy. You could so tell that I just woke up.

"Naruto! Wakey wakey! Eh hehe."

"Uh,What do you want perverted old man?" Jiriah always new, when I was at my most annoy-able.

"Naruto, Have you forgotten?"

"Just spit it out already." Becoming annoyed.

"Today is Monday."

"So...?" Almost annoyed.

"So squirt, its freshman orientation today. You know your first day of school."

I groaned. I had completely forgot what yesterdays tomorrow was.

"So Naruto, That means that you get to go and check out all the new pretty boys a your school."

Alright! Officially annoyed!

"what the hell are you talking about old man." I mean I knew what he was talking about, he just didn't have to rub it in me face.

"Oh come on Naruto. I'm-"

"Bye!" I cut him off and hung up the phone.

I can't believe what he just said. It's fault that I am in to guys. He always had to bring his 'playmates' into the hotel room when he wanted to have a little 'fun'. Seriously! I will probably never be into girl for the rest of my life. I was officially scarred for life after him and one of his 'friends' did the hokey pokey in MY bed. Bleh!

So ya I admit it I got a thing for guys. So sue me. I just love a little different then others.

As I was getting ready for school I was perfectly fine. Now that I am on the bus on my way to school, yea not so great. My stomach is in complete butterflies. Not to mention questions keep flying through my head at a rapid speed. The questions are questions I have asked myself over and over, so there not new. Yet, They are a feisty as ever.

Ohmegod, Ohmegod, I can see the school. I'm hyperventilating! Breathe! Naruto dang nabot Breathe!

The bus pulls to a stop and I slowly get out.

Well Naruto, here we are.