For the first time since coming here he spoke to the fox. Can you help me find Gaara? Naruto asked. He seems to be in the tallest tower, if that helps. Naruto thanked him as he slowly walked out the door and into the halls. There were no lights on, only darkness. Naruto didn't even have to ask for help from his friend, the fox just started telling him what way to go for he couldn't see a thing. Hey kit stop, that Snape guy is up ahead. Naruto jumped up in the corner and knelt in the dark just in time to see a light coming his way. That was close. Naruto joked as Snape walked by. Jumping and landing softly on the floor again, the continued his way over to the tallest tower.
Gaara was walking around the room until he sensed Naruto walking up. "So what have you been up to?" Naruto asked as he sat in one of the windows. "Just walking around, hiding from Snape when I get bored." They both laughed. "Sounds like a fun game." Naruto smiled like a fox. "Yup you should have seen his face when he saw a sand clone of me turn back to sand." Gaara smiled and they both burst out laughing again.
Around ten minutes later Sasuke walked in. "I see someone slept in." Naruto greeted. "It's not like we have to wake up so early" Sasuke mentioned. "He has a point. Plus with me watching at night you have nothing to worry about." Gaara placed his gourd on his back. "That's right now let's go get some food." Naruto ran off as Sasuke and Gaara followed.
"I still don't know how he does some of the things he does." Sasuke shook his head. "You know how he does it, the fox helps him." Gaara stated. "Yea your right. After I left he became like best friends with that fox." Sasuke sadly said with a hint of jealousy. "Why don't you just tell him how you feel." Gaara looked at him, knowing they both liked each other but were to scared to say or do anything. "You know I can't tell Naruto that." Sasuke stopped and looked from Gaara to Naruto. Who stopped and looked at Sasuke. "What can't you tell me Sasuke." Naruto asked as Gaara kept walking to the great hall. "Just tell him or I will for you." That was all he said before he walked into the great hall. Naruto looked back at Sasuke and tilted his head. "Sasuke." But Sasuke just walked past Naruto and found a seat by Ron and Harry. Naruto sat by Sasuke. "Sasuke what was Gaara talking about?"
Ron and Harry just watched their new friends as they talked about who knows what. "It's nothing don't worry about it." Sasuke didn't want to talk about it. "What does Gaara want you to tell me?" Naruto asked again. 'Hm.' was all Sasuke would say. Before Naruto could say anything else Mcgonagall passed out the time tables.
'Oh man it looks like we have Snape first and with the Slytherins too.' Ron didn't sound to happy at all, then again Harry didn't look at all pleased. 'I take it the Slytherin house is not liked at all?' Naruto asked then looked at Sasuke with a fake smile. "Looks like I will be disliked here too." Sasuke was not happy at any of this. 'What did Naruto say?' Harry asked as he looked at Sasuke. 'Nothing you need to worry about. As for you Naruto don't think like that, is that clear.' Sasuke looked at Naruto. 'Why do you care so much?' Naruto raised his voice.
That's when Hermione walked up to her friends. 'You all ready for class. Oh and Naruto just so you know it's alright if you sit with us for breakfast and lunch but you can't at super, that's when we have to sit with our own houses.' She sounded glad to see him, but at the same time upset about what house he was placed in. Naruto stood up and hit the table with his fist, and looked everyone over then back at Sasuke. With out thinking he spoke in English. 'See I told you not only will I be hated at home, but now here. But the only thing different here is that they don't know….' But Sasuke didn't let him finish, he looked Naruto right in the eyes and yelled at him for the first time in years. Plus he was in front of Naruto.
While Gaara was was hiding in the back of the great hall, smiling to himself hoping this would be the time Sasuke gave in and said something.
'Don't you even think about saying what I think you were going to. You know it's not true and not everyone hates you I don't hate you I never have!' Everyone was now watching Naruto and Sasuke. 'That's not true you did hate me or why else would you have done what you did to me? Why?!' Naruto yelled right before he ran from the great hall, as Gaara shook his head sadly. Sasuke knew what Naruto was talking about. It was the time he ran off to the snake freak and just about killed Naruto, his only friend who was really the only one who cared about him.
Sasuke just sat down not looking at anyone or anything. 'Why don't you go after him?' Harry asked him. 'I can't, I wouldn't know what to do or say to him.' For once he sounded not just sad but like someone just killed the thing he loved the most. Without anyone knowing Gaara walked up to them and spoke. "Tell him how you really feel about him before it's to late, there is another that has his eyes on your little Naruto." Harry, Ron, and Hermione all jumped, the only one who didn't was Sasuke. Sasuke just looked at Gaara not knowing what to say, other then. 'We should go to class.'
With that they all walked to Snape's classroom for potions. The five of them made it just in time, when Sasuke looked around he didn't see Naruto. By the time Snape was there Sasuke was getting more worried.
Ten minutes later just as Snape was about to tell them what they will be working on, Naruto walked in and sat in the only free seat. 'Ten points for being late, don't let it happen again Naruto.' Snape yelled. Only when Naruto was seated did Snape finish. 'Like I was saying today we will be working on a truth potion. Open your books to page fourteen and get started. You know where everything is.'
A few minutes later, everyone had started there own potion. Every now and then Sasuke looked up at Naruto to see how he was doing. 'Where were you this morning?' Draco asked Naruto. 'Went for a walk.' Naruto gave a fake smile. 'Are you OK? It looked like Sasuke really hurt you.'. Draco sounded worried. 'Yea he did, thank you for caring.' Naruto placed his Hand on Draco's and smiled up at him, he was starting to like him.
That's when something went very wrong, and Naruto messed up his potion. It blow up in Naruto's face, even though Draco tried to push him out of the way. When the smoke cleared Naruto was gone, he didn't want to be around and get yelled at.
The next one to run out was Sasuke, to find out if Naruto was alright or not. Naruto went out side to be alone. That's when everything was slowly going dark, and he knew he was going blind. What's going on I can't see. he asked the fox in a panic. Calm down and I will be your eyes kit. The fox calmly said. Naruto tried to lie and say he was calm. Why can't I lie? Naruto backed up into a corner and sat down with his knees up and his arms around them. It must have been that truth thing that blew up in your face, but I am doing my best to fix everything and help you out.
Naruto heard someone walk up to him, not really wanting to be seen he tried his best to back up even more. 'Naruto it's alright.' Naruto looked up at the voice and seemed to relax a tinny bit. 'Draco is that you?' Naruto held out his hand to try and find him. 'Yes, but why are you here? Why help me? You don't even know know me.' Naruto slowly moved his hand back.
That's when Sasuke slowly walked up behind but unseen by both Naruto or Draco. Sasuke had seen Draco take Naruto's hand and help him stand up and say. 'Because you are my friend, or at least I hope you will be my friend. Plus I think I like you.' "There you are, are you alright. And why are you holding his hand?" Sasuke asked and Naruto let go of Draco's hand. "I'm OK but I can't lie anymore. Plus I can hold who ever hand I wish to." Naruto stepped away from everyone.
'Can we please talk English here please.' Draco pleaded. 'Oh sorry yes we can do that, right Sasuke.' Naruto looked at where he thought Sasuke was, but was off by a few feet.'Why won't you look at me? Fine I'm sorry that I hurt you, I will never leave you again.' Sasuke walked closer to Naruto. 'I...I can't.' Naruto went to run but both Sasuke and Draco held on to a hand not letting him go. 'Are you trying to say you can't see Naruto?' Draco asked very kindly. 'Is he right that you can't see?' Sasuke was shocked and felt very bad for his friend. 'Yes its true, but why do you care Sasuke?' Naruto asked as he already knew why Draco cared but why would Sasuke care with everything he had done to him. 'Because I like you, and that's what Gaara wanted me to tell you so bad.' Naruto pushed them both away from him. He felt so lost, first he lost his eye sight then both Sasuke and Draco confess that they both like him.
The whole time this was going on Gaara was hiding in the shadows. He walked up to Naruto looking like he was there to see if his brother was alright, only to hold his hand and enter his mind. I know what's going on, but you know you will have to pick between one of them you can't have both. Gaara mentioned. I know but I don't know who to pick I like Sasuke, but I also like Draco. Naruto tightened his hold on Gaara's hand.
"Well who do you like? And please don't tell me it's that Draco guy over there," Sasuke asked for he wanted, no he hoped and wished it was him that Naruto liked. 'English please!' Draco shouted for he hated it when he didn't know what was being said around him. 'I don't know who I like, I like you both. Please just leave me alone. This is all to much for me right now.' With that said or shouted Naruto let go of Gaara's hand and ran off to who knows where in a blink of an eye.