Title: Illusion Covers Everything (Former: Fade to Dark)
Summary to be edited.
Rating: T (may change in the future.)
Genres: Drama; Angst (may change in the future)
Pairings: Soon to be revealed.
Chapter 3
- 1 year and 6 months ago -
A young boy with golden blonde and a pair of crystal blue eyes are running through the town, panting hard as he run as fast as his short legs can. He doesn't know why they're after him.. Again. He was only walking around, searching for something that can get his bored mind out of him when all of the sudden he heard shouting on his right side. He looked at the direction where the shout came from and saw and angry man glaring daggers at him for some reason he didn't know.
"What are you doing here!?" The unknown man shouted.
He merely blinked, confused. This action seemed to made the man more angry than before cause the next thing he knew, the man thrown a stone at him. His body moved automatically, avoiding the stone just in time. Few more people came to see what was going just to see that the man threw a stone at the golden blonde boy.
"That monster just denied his punishment!"
"He doesn't deserve to live!"
"What's the hokage thinking? Letting that evil thing live here? And alive at that!"
More and more villagers gathered and keep on throwing hurtful words to the child but said child ignored them and turned around, walking away. That is till another stone was thrown at him, successfully hitting him in the back. The child wince slightly but didn't turned around, only continuing to walk away as some of the villagers shout at him.
"Hey! Where do you think you're going, you monster!"
"Get back here and accept your punishment!"
"Die!"
He heard some few people starting to walk and run after him, making him walk faster. Seeing this, the villagers become agitated and started to go after him, some of them have kunai and other weapons to "kill the monster".
This led to the child running faster than before to try to avoid the villagers that are after him. He turn into an alley and saw some barrels, turning around to see if his pursuers are there, they're not there but he can here their shouting and yelling, he quickly jumped into one of the barrels and shut the opening. He quickly slapped his hand into his mouth, trying to calm and stifle his heavy panting. Running footsteps were heard after few minutes and he shut his eyes tightly, hoping that they won't find him hiding at the barrels. A few more minutes and the footsteps were fading until they banished.
The child slowly and gently removed his hand from his mouth and let out a shuddering breath. He slowly took off the opening after few more minutes, to ensure that they won't be coming back, and slowly get out of the barrel. He looked to his left and right to make sure no one sees him before taking off. Jumping to the roof and started running again.
They didn't know yet but he can jump roof to roof silently without letting anyone know that he's there. He can also sense someone following him after jumping to the roof away from the alley though it seems whoever is following him doesn't have any hostile motives and is merely following him silently through the shadows.
He walks through the forest ground, sighing as he goes.
"I wonder how long till they stop..." He looks at the sky, watching the clouds floating freely. He laughed softly. "I'm so envious of the clouds... Being free with no problems at all." He sighed again.
He then saw a little bridge by the river and decided to go towards it. Nearing the bridge, he then stopped when he saw that someone is sitting by the end of the bridge. The child frowned, not knowing if he should leave or not.
The unknown person seems to notice his presence as he turned his head towards him, their onyx eyes slightly widening.
The golden blonde child's eyes also widened and blinked twice.
The unknown person, child, now that he noticed, frowned before opening his mouth. "Do you need something?"
"..."
The owner of the onyx eyes winced slightly. 'I guess that was a rather rude question. He might be just wandering around here.' He took notice of the child's golden blonde hair, watching as it sway to the wind. 'Those hair must be so soft as it looks' He inwardly concluded. Then his eyes look straight to the child's pair of crystal blue eyes. He thought he was looking at the ocean or sky itself. Though what he notice the most was the lonely glint in the child's eyes. In his mind, he frowned, that glint doesn't fit in those beautiful eyes.
"... Would you like to sit with me?"
He watch as those blue eyes blinked again before widening. "I-is it okay with you?" The child looked away from him. "I-I mean... I don't want to.. d-disturb you..."
He smiled softly. 'This kid.. He looks so innocent'. "Don't worry. You're not disturbing me at all."
Those eyes look at him again.
"I'm actually feeling lonely," 'Like you.' His smile widened a bit. "I could you use a company. Is that okay with you?"
The golden blonde child's heart seemed to lit in joy. He smiled back in response. "Yes. It is."
He nod his eyes then raised his hand and beckoned the golden blonde child to come closer. He watch as the child walk towards him, rather shyly. He smiled softly again, his onyx eyes softening. It seems this child is able to make him smile without trying.
"Sit with me." He said, smile still in his face.
He golden blonde child nod quietly and then sit beside the child with onyx eyes, looking at his midnight hair. It looks beautiful and soft, he inwardly concluded.
"If you don't mind me asking.. What are you doing here?" The child with onyx eyes asked in a soft tone, wanting the golden blonde child to feel at ease with him. He doesn't know why though.
The child with blue eyes look straight at him. "Ah.. Well... I was.. Just wandering around aimlessly," He looked away from the pair of onyx eyes. "That's all."
He frowned again. Noticing the slight clouding of those clear blue eyes. He wants those blue eyes to remain crystal and clear. "You don't need to tell me if you don't want to. I won't force you."
Those blue eyes widen again. He smiled bitterly. "Maybe I'll tell you later." He looks to those onyx eyes again, he could feel the intensity of it for some reason, filled with so many emotions. "Is it okay?"
The onyx eyes soften again as he study the child with blue eyes. This child is fragile and needs to be protected, his mind almost shout to him. He can feel it in his whole being, his body. The want to protect this precious child. "Take your time. I'll wait."
The child with golden blonde hair smiled in return, a genuine smile.
"Um.. By the way."
He blinked his blue eyes, tilting his head slightly in question.
"We've been talking to each other but I don't know your name yet."
He stiffen.
The child with onyx eyes look at him in confusion, wondering why he suddenly became quiet.
'If he learned what my name is.. Will he also hate me?' He could feel his eyes gathering tears but tried stop them from flowing. He stilled for few minutes before gathering his courage. He looked again to the pair of onyx eyes.
Midnight colored hair sway to the wind as the owner wait for his companion's answer.
"Naruto,"
Onyx eyes blinked in surprise.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
The child, Naruto, waits for owner of the midnight hair's reaction. He was surprised when, instead of anger and hatred, his companion smiled widely at him, as if he's happy. He probably is.
The owner of the onyx eyes raised his hand again, his smile not living his face. "I'm Sasuke," He can see his onyx eyes glinting in happiness also. It makes him look beautiful. "Uchiha Sasuke. Nice to meet you, Naruto!"
Naruto smiled, his eyes closing in happiness. He grasped Sasuke's hand and gently made a gesture of hand shake with him. "Nice to meet you also, Sasuke!"
And that's how Naruto and Sasuke met. Then best friend.
They're always together. You won't find them without the other. Always helping each other when one is in trouble.
Sasuke doesn't even care what the villagers says. He even stated that if someone tried to hurt his "best friend" he'll make sure that they'll pay dearly. This made his clan, mostly his father, mother and aniki proud. His clan didn't care if the golden blonde child's an orphan and ignore them when the villagers said that they should avoid, ignore, stay away or kill the "monster". Instead, they warned them that if something bad happen to the child, they'll tell the hokage and make sure that they receive the most painful punishment they'll receive.
A few more villagers tried to endanger the child but failed as they always see that the young Uchiha child is always beside the golden blonde child. And Sasuke always make sure that his best friend is safe and sound and happy. Always taking his best friend away from the "evil" villagers as he stated once to his best friend, which he received a giggle in return, to the district of the Uchiha Clan to eat together, bath together, play together and sleep together.
His mother always find this endearing.
His aniki will always smile softly and proudly at him.
His father will always look at him with pride.
No one can take his best friend away. They'll always stick together whatever happens.
No one can take them apart.
Or so he thought.
"Where are you, Naruto?"
To be continued.
And... Done!
I'm not sure but maybe... maybe. I'll post the next chapter before or after christmas. Not... Sure.
We'll just see.
Anyways! Here it is! Though it mostly contain when Naruto and Sasuke met o u o. And a little something about the next chapter where Sasuke asked where Naruto is.
I'm not actually sure if I got the meeting right. The little bridge? then river, err the forest? xD Sorry I'm not good to doing this.
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