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Ok, nothing much happens in this chapter... so I guess I lied about what was gonna happen XD but don't worry, it'll happen next chapter, I just wanted to update and not make this chap too long.
Naruto stared at the planes through the tall glass windows in the airport and sighed, jutting his bottom lip out childishly. He wanted to go back to Japan, but at the same time he didn't. There were so many memories in the far eastern country, but there were also just as many memories in the small city of Frederick. Staring down at the ticket in his hand, he traced his thumb over 'Tokyo' and smiled faintly, wondering if going there really was the best, if he and Silo would really be safe there.
"Quit worrying so much, you'll be fine," Sai smiled fondly and placed a comforting hand on his best friend's shoulder. The rest of the blond's good friends had left a few minutes ago after a long and sad good-bye. Poor Hinata had almost been in tears, but Lee had comforted her like he did with everyone.
"I'm more worried about you," Naruto admitted. "What if Orochimaru goes after all of my friends...? Going after the ones close to his targets, that's what he did with Itachi and Sasuke almost died. I don't want anything like that happening to you, too, Sai."
Sai chuckled and pulled the blond into a friendly hug, patting him softly on the back and rustling his already messy golden hair. He was a bit worried for himself too, but as long as Naruto was kept safe, he didn't care what happened to himself. As he hugged the other man, he peered over his shoulder at Sasuke, who was talking with Itachi. His face held a bit of anger as he whispered to his brother, his hands shoved deep in his pockets out of irritation and onnoyance.
"I'll be alright. Just worry about yourself and Silo," Sai pulled back "But if it makes you feel any better, I'll protect the others. And your cat," he added, remembering that the feline was now residing in his home for the time being.
Naruto looked a little skeptical, wondering if Sai could really do anything if he or the others were attacked. But he shrugged, laughing a bit, taking the shorter man on his word. He started up a conversation on keeping in touch with their video phones whenever they could, but then the speakers built into the airport's ceilings cut him off, announcing that the flight to Japan would be leaving soon and that everyone should head through the gate within the next twenty minutes.
Silo and Majik grabbed their little bit of luggage they were allowed to take on the plane, while Haruka lifted his small duffelbag, all three of them a bit quiet. Well, Silo and Haruka were quiet, and Majik was his regular self. He kept babbling on about something in half German and half English. Silo flinched a bit when Majik turned to him and kept asking him questions he didn't understand. He wasn't sure if the teen even knew he was mixing up his languages...?
Haruka grabbed the back of Majik's shirt collar and yanked him towards him, away from the obviously stressed out crow. His crimson eyes narrowed as he looked dead straight at the Norwegian, frightening the smaller teen a bit. "Leave him alone until we get to Japan," his voice held an underlying promise of sweet death.
Majik glared right back, challenging him. "Look at ya, pretending ya can see me," he then suddenly ducked down to the floor, the tight grip Haruka had on his shirt causing the silver-haired male to stumble forward. Majik escaped his friend's clutches and laughed maniacally as he scrambled through the gate to the plane, screaming at the top of his lungs "Germany wins once again!"
Haruka frowned and stood up straight, tugging down on the ends of is white dress shirt. He was a very classy dresser, always wearing the nicest clothes and dressing as if he was already an adult. That was one thing that Silo found attractive and the crow blushed softly, his nervousness disappearing for just a moment as he looked up at Haruka's handsome face. When he looked at him, he felt so safe...
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"Anything for him," Haruka smiled a bit.
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Silo blushed hotly and blinked rapidly, placing the palms of his hands against his flaming cheeks. He shook his head a bit, wondering why he was getting flustered over something like that. The other boy had just said it because Silo was one of his best friends... right?
"Majik already got onto the plane, so we might as well get on too," Naruto sighed. "Who knows what kind of havoc that child is causing right now," he turned to Itachi and Hidan. "You need to keep him on a leash."
Sai agreed with an amused smile.
Itachi was cleaning his reading glasses with the bottom of his expensive sweater as he nodded slightly in agreement. "I've tried, but he gnaws through the material, like some sort of rabid beast," he lifted up the glasses for inspection and placed them onto his face, asking his fiance for the magazne he'd just bought in one of the small shops.
Hidan handed it to him happily and turned to poke Sasuke in the cheek, who was standing there with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face. His dark eyes were narrowed as they flickered toward his brother's soon-to-be-husband. There was anger and hatred swelling in those orbs and Hidan snickered, patting the raven on the head gently.
"What's wrong, Sasuke-chan? You shouldn't be so angry, you should be comforting your son and lover. After all, they could be headin' toward their deaths."
Sasuke's eyes became hateful slits at Hidan's words.
"I'm only jokin'!" the man laughed loudly and obnoxiously. "But really, what's wrong?"
"Hn," but Sasuke really couldn't deny Hidan any information. He hated admitting it, but he basically saw the man as another brother. He really would be soon, but Sasuke had always had him as an extra shoulder to lean on while growing up. When Itachi was around, Hidan was around; when Sasuke had been picked on, Hidan was there to beat the kid's ass when Itachi refused to resort to violent tactics; and when the incident with Sanji-sensei had happened, the both of them had been there to comfort him and hold him. Hidan filled in the void that had been created by his parents' absence. It was as if Itachi and Hidan were his parents... and the thought really wasn't so bad.
"Are you goin' to tell me?"
Black eyes seemed to melt, their depths becoming even deeper as he turned and watched his blond wave good-bye to Sai.
"The place where we'll be staying..." he began, his voice a bit distant. "Aniki told me we were going to be staying in our old home..."
Hidan's smile fell and beside him, Itachi flipped through his magazine, as if he wasn't listening.
But as Sasuke talked to his fiance, Itachi's eyes became cold and hard behind the lenses of his glasses.
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The sun was just setting when they arrived at the airport in Tokyo, ther luggage already in their grasps as they made their way out. Silo kept his gaze down at his feet, as if afraid of seeing Orochimaru or Kabuto as soon as he stepped out of the large building. Once they walked through the doors, wind swept around them and Silo placed a hand gently above his ear, stopping his hair from fluttering into his eyes. He glanced up and his eyes widened as he saw all of the sakura trees in full bloom.
"Ah, it seems as if Orochimaru chose the perfect time to kill Leader. I must thank him the next time I see him," Itachi joked lightly, his face blank. Hidan laughed beside him, glad that his lover could have a small sense of humor about the situation. It was best not to delve into depression or worry, for it could swallow someone up.
Naruto yanked his son toward him gently, slinging his arm over his shoulder. The heat that radiated from his father made Silo move closer, the strong gusts of wind too chilly for his liking. In the corner of his eye, he could see Majik making kissy faces toward the both of them. He pouted, looking exactly like his father when he did that.
"I can tell you're nervous," Naruto looked into his son's eyes as they approached two black cars awaiting them in the parking lot. Each vehicle had a driver dressed in a tan uniform. The style of the clothes drew away Silo's attention because they resembled Kabuto's that night...
A strong hand took a hold of his chin and his face was turned back toward his dad. The blond looked at him worriedly.
"Sasuke and I are going to keep you safe, ok? Don't worry so much, no one's going to get hurt this time," he stated firmly. "You got that?"
Silo nodded and smiled. "Got it."
"Good. Now, go tell your asshole of a 'father' to come here. He's been avoiding me for some reason and he sure as hell isn't getting in that other car. I don't care what kind of prissy princess issues he has going on right now, he's going to sit with is."
The crow nodded slowly and slid in front Hidan and Itachi, going to pace next to Sasuke, the raven stopping in front of one of the cars. The smaller Uchiha regarded him with a small upturn of pink lips. "I'm suspecting that the dobe sent you?" his eyes widened a fraction when frail hands wrapped themselves around his wrists and he was yanked to the other car by his 'son'. "O-Oi."
"You're going to talk about your problems with Dad, alright? He's worried, I can tell. So you're going to sit with us in the car and tell him what's wrong. What kind of boyfriend are you?" he smiled teasingly, definitely in a better mood than before. His fear had been replaced with the strong feeling one got when returning to a familiar place. It was a mix of happiness and nostalgia.
Naruto thanked the driver as he opened the door for him, and slipped inside. The seats were soft and the heat was on, warming the car considerably. As the car jerked a bit, he glanced over and grinned when Sasuke was practically pushed into the automobile by Silo, the younger lad sliding in as well, the seat long enough for all three of them to have a good amount of personal space. Though, it seemed as if Naruto didn't care much for respecting someone's personal bubble, for his face was close to Sasuke's, their noses brushing.
"You've. Been. Avoiding. Me," Naruto got straight to the point, watching Sasuke's pupils become small as the car pulled out of the parking lot and a ray of sunlight scanned over his face. In the streaming light, his irises seemed a dark brown.
Sasuke frowned and leaned back. "I have not."
"Yes, you have," Silo commented more to himself than anyone.
Sasuke's frown deepened and he crossed his arms, really not wanting to talk about it. He coped with things by thinking over them by himself first, then by telling Naruto. That was how it'd been before and that's how it was going to be now. Sure, now that Naruto was his boyfriend, he had the right to know, but...
Naruto didn't have to say anything to get Sasuke to cave in. His stunning eyes spoke for him, those lively blue gems baring the blond's soul for only Sasuke to see. His lover was always so open with him, why shouldn't he be just as open too?
Sighing, Sasuke leaned back, thankful that Silo had turned away from him to pay attention to the beautiful blooming sakura trees they were driving by.
"My brother told me where we're going to be staying until he can find a better place..."
"Really? Where? What place could be so bad to have you so upset?"
Dark eyes flickered up to meet Naruto's.
"My parents' home."
The blond remained quiet, obviously a tad bit confused. He scratched at his elbow through his sleeve unconsciously and scrunched his brows together as if in deep thought, his fingers thrumming against his arm now. "How is that bad...? Actually, now that I think back on it, you've never really mentioned them before. What're they like? Hopefully, they're not as much as a bastard as you," he grinned, but the joyful expression slipped from his face when sasuke didn't retort.
"They'd dead, usuratonkachi. They've been dead for who knows how long, I stopped counting the years after Sanji-sensei died," he admitted, craning his head back so he could stare up at the gray ceiling. "I'd never really thought about them much after I met him, and not even once did they cross my mind after I met you. But now that we're going to be staying there, I don't know if I'll be able to handle it."
A tan arm slithered across the scalp of the raven's head and fingers lovingly carressed his right cheek, putting enough pressure on it to let him know that his boyfriend wanted him closer. He snorted and rolled to the side, molding his body with Naruto's. It was intimate times like those that made him forget everything and he'd found the memories of his old life drifting off as calloused fingers tenderly brushed against the expanse of his neck.
"I'm sorry."
Sasuke closed his eyes and breathed in, wondering why the blond always smelled so sweet. "Don't be, you didn't do anything. But when we get there, make sure I don't space out. When that happens, it probably means I'm having a relapse."
Naruto's eyes widened a bit. "Like.. a relapse as in going back into a coma?.!"
Silo turned his head at that sentence, now worried.
Sasuke scowled, his eyes still closed. "No. I meant that I might fall back into thoughts of the past," he chuckled lightly. "I sound like a cartoon character, what with my talking of dark and painful pasts. But mine wasn't so bad, I just don't want to remember their deaths."
Naruto nodded and continued to run his fingers all over Sasuke's skin, loving the smoothness of it.
"Don't worry, I'll keep your mind off of your parents," he grinned down at his lover, wiggling his eyebrows. "Because your mind will be too hazy with lust and arousal to even think of anyone else but me and my big, thick co--"
"DAD!" Silo screeched, covering his ears. His face was burning hot as he scolded his father, telling him not to use such foul language.
Sasuke, himself, had a tiny dash of pink across his face after the shrewd comment.
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A woman sat alone in her large home, going through newspaper documents that were all about Naruto and Sasuke, from the start of their careers to the day Sasuke supposedly died. She tucked a lock of black hair behind a pierced ear and shoved the articles away into a thick, old manilla folder, her glossy nails scraping against the table. Putting the folder into a drawer in the desk beside her, she laced her fingers together and rested her chin on her hands, coal black eyes staring at a picture frame across the room.
It was of Silo when he was only an infant, sucking on a baby blue pacifier and holding a wooden block with the letter 'S' on it. His black hair was just as black and messy back then, but much shorter. Those cerulean eyes seemed to taunt the female and she looked away, shifting so she could get out of her chair. Her high heels clacked loudly against the marble floor and she wrapped her arms around herself, whispering somewhat jumbled together phrases and sentences.
"My baby..." she muttered, her black hair slipping over her shoulders as she lowered her head. She paced back and forth in her dining room, every once and a while glancing up at that same photo, then guiding her gaze to a different picture. It was propped up on the nook, the same child within the frame. Silo looked a little bit older then, holding his arms out to whoever was taking the picture.
She smiled brokenly and reached out to the picture, lifting it up and running her fingers over the child's face.
"Silo, love, Mommy's coming back for you..."
Ho shit, Silo's Mom! XD Yeah, she seems a bit wacko, but don't worry... she is :snickers: You'll find out that Silo's mental illnesses aren't just appearing from nowhere, they have a source. Mwuahahaha!