Hello peeps. A thousand apologies about the massive delay once again, I am trying my hardest to get my chapters out as often as I can. Here is chapter 34 for your enjoyment. There is a song at the end of it from the film 'House of flying Daggers'. The main theme was playing while I was writing this chapter also, chapter 33 was inspired by 'Mad world' (all songs belong to their respective companies and artist ect)
Disclaimer: See chapter one!
Enjoy.
"Hey." Greeted a small child, no older than him, with brown spiky hair and two red fanged shaped tattoos on his cheeks. Sapphire eyes just stared at him, seeing if he was going to be mean to him.
"Hi." Replied the blonde, still watching the brunette in front of him.
"I'm Inuzuka Kiba, what's yours?" introduced Kiba, holding out his hand. Looking at the hand then to the haze, he slowly took the offered hand.
"Uzumaki Naruto." He waited for the normal reaction which came when he told someone his name. But it didn't come, it was given the complete opposite;
"Nice to meet you Naruto." Answered Kiba, shaking Naruto's hand enthusiastically. A toothy grin plastered on his tanned face. Unable to resist the contagious smile, Naruto gave one back, a smile, a real smile.
While the two boys were grinning like lunatics, they didn't notice the cold stares being shot their way.
"He is soo going to get it tomorrow." Threatened the bully, creaking knuckles, his mindless goons nodding in agreement.
"Kiba!" shouted Tsume as she walked over to the pair. "Who's your friend?" she asked already knowing the answer.
"Uzumaki Naruto! He's in my class Kaa-chan!" replied the mini brunette happily. "Can Naruto come over to play today?" spontaniuosly asked Kiba shocking the blonde. "Please?" giving the full blown puppy eyes.
"That won't work on me pup, anyway, isn't it up to Naruto if he wants to suffer a few hours of your company?" smirked Tsume as she watched her pup deflate a bit. "Would you like to come over for dinner tonight, Naruto?"
The blonde sat there, not sure what to do. This was the first time someone of his own age wanting to socailise with him. A small smile tugged at his lips, a the thought of having a friend.
"Hai." the toothy grin was back on Kiba's tattooed face, grabbing the younger boys hand he started to drag him towards the compound.
"You'll get to meet all the dogs and Hana-chan. We can play with the puppies if kaa-chan lets us." listed of the youngster happily, his hand still holding the blondes.
Naruto was speechless for the first time in ages. There holding his hand was some who didn't care who he was, who seemed genuin in wanting to be friends.
"Calm down Kiba, your going to rip Naruto's arm off." instructed the Matriarch, yet it fell on deaf ears. In five minutes they arrived outside the Inuzuka compound, the sound of dog barking greeted them.
Not even waiting for his mum, Kiba pulled Naruto into the compound, in seconds they were leapt upon.
"Stop! Stop!" laughed out the brunette as he was assaulted by have a dozen dogs, varying in sizes. His face been slobbered over, as he tried to fend off the excited canines. Naruto stood to the side, watching the sight before him. A small smile on his rose lips, as he watched Kiba getting slobbered over. It was short lived when he was forcefully pinned to the floor by a large wolf like dog, its teeth bared as it growl menacingly at the frightened boy. Seeing Naruto pinned down by his mums companion, the young brunette pushed off the excited canines, and marched over to the growling dog.
"Kuromaru, get off Naruto now." giving the large dog his best scolding look, arms crossed. "Get off my friend now, or no steak."
"He's not to be trusted. He smells like a fox." growled Kuromaru, not taking his eyes off the frightened blonde beneath him. Something flashed across the scared azure coloured eyes, something resembling pain.
"I'm not a fox, nor will I ever be." mumbled the boy, not breaking eye contact with the oversized dog.
"Once a fox always a fox." snarled the canine, wanting nothing more than to kill the boy below him.
"I said: GET. OFF. MY. FRIEND!" shouted Kiba as he ran and tackled Kuromaru, having enough momentum to push over the dog. The moment the dog was pushed off him, Naruto got up and backed away from the canine and clan heir, turning around and ran out of the compound. He didn't get far before he ran into Tsume who was walking through the gates. She took one look at the shaken blonde then looked over to where Kuromaru and Kiba were on the floor.
"Don't hurt my friend again, you senile old dog!" angrily shouted Kiba as he picked himself up from the dusty floor. He spotted his mum and Naruto over by the gate, shooting the wolf-like dog a final angry glare, he ran over to them.
"Do you want to play in the woods?" asked the younger brunette, wanting to see his friend smile again. Getting a stiff nod, Kiba took hold of his hand and lead him towards the woods, which surrounded part of the compound. When the pair disappeared into the tree line, Tsume made her way over to her companion. Standing next to him see gave him a sharp slap up the back of his head.
"Leave the boy alone." she stated not even sparing him a glance.
The young pair were making their way through the tall trees, still hand in hand. A comfortable silence settled between them, as the walked towards their destination. The tension in the blondes body began to melt away with each passing moment, he spent with the brunette. A strange feeling settled in his stomach, as he observed the brunette in front of him. There was something about the brunette which he couldn't pinpoint. It was just a feeling.. a happy feeling.
Kiba abruptly stopped causing Naruto to bumped into him, it didn't seem to bother the brunette, he just smiled at the clumsy blonde.
"Close your eyes." instructed the tattooed boy, seeing the younger boys hesitation. "Trust me." slowly Naruto closed his eyes, subconsciously he tightened his hold on the brunette's hands. Once Kiba was satisfied he began to lead the smaller boy through the forest, in a different direction than they were originally going. They walked in complete silence, nothing but the call of different birds and animals filled the late afternoon air.
Several minutes passed as they navigated through the woods, a faint, sweet scent was carried on the warm breeze. It grow steadily stronger the more they walked, it wasn't long before the scent was filling his senses.
"We're almost there, keep your eyes close no matter what." stated the brunette, excitement bubbling in his chest. Kiba guided Naruto towards an opening among a row of ancient looking trees, where the suns rays shone brightly down obscuring the scenery beyond. Naruto's ears twitched when an unusual sound filled his hearing.
'It sounds like the ocean. But there's no oceans in Konoha.' wondered a baffled blond as the sound got louder. Warmth started to spread up from his toes steadily upwards as he walked into the sunlight.
"Ok, you can open your eyes now." instructed the brunette, as he let go off the other boys hand.
Cerulean eyes opened before shutting again due to the intensity of the sunshine, slowly he opened them again. Before him as far as the eye could see, were rolling hills, each one blending into the other. A breeze swept over the long blades of grass causing them to ripple like the ocean.
"Wow..." sapphire eyes absorbed the sight before him. Pulling his eyes away from the sight before him, he faced his new friend. Kiba stood there smiling brightly, his smile reaching his hazel eyes.
"Tag!" he shouted enthusiastically, tapping his blonde companion on the arm then running into the tall grass. It took a moment for the blonde to register what the older boy said before he took off after him, laughing carefree for the first time in his life.
The sun sailed across the sky above, until it was once again kiss the horizon, blanketing the world in a golden hue. Two worn out friends collapsed onto the ground, breathing heavily, smiles never leaving their dirty faces. Neither talked as they watched the late evening sky turn into night.
"This is the most fun I've had in ages, Kiba. Thank you." stated Naruto as he gazed up at the darkening sky.
"Your welcome Naruto." replied the brunette, glancing over to the younger boy. A look of content settled itself on the scarred boys face. Silence followed as the pair laid there enjoying each others company. Time flew as the sky turning completely black, thousands of stars filling the night sky. A shooting star streaked across the heavens above.
"Look!" shouted Kiba excitedly, pointing at the shooting star. "Make a wish!" bouncing up and down on his bum. Sitting up, Naruto looked over at his excited friend then up to the night sky, his eyes locking onto the rare sight above. Squeezing his eyes shut, he scrunched his face up in pure concentration. "Have you made your wish yet?" asked the hyped brunette, as he waited impatiently for Naruto to answer. After a few more seconds Naruto's face relaxed itself as he looked at the overly excited boy. "Sooooo...what did you wish for?" blurted out Kiba, no longer able to keep his curiosity from bubbling up.
"Calm down Kiba-kun. The Matriarch sent me to bring you back as you both have missed dinner." stated a quiet voice as a female walked through the tall grass soundlessly.
"Do we have to go?" whined the older boy, as he turned his puppy eyes full blast onto the new comer. "Please can we stay a little longer?" she looked at him with a neutral express, her hazel eyes flickering to the quiet blonde standing in the background.
"No." she simply said ignoring the groaning coming from the young heir. "We're leaving Kiba-kun, Uzumaki-san." she said with an authoritative tone, leaving no room for arguing. Satisfied with herself, she turned on her heel and proceeded to retrace her steps, back to the main house. Slightly miffed, Kiba groaned a bit more before walking after the clan member.
"Come on Naruto, lets go before she gets stressy." huffed the brunette, Naruto giggled slightly at his new friends behaviour.
The main house came into view as the trio walked towards it. The two boys were talking between themselves, asking what each others favourite colour was ect (the normal kid stuff). The fifty questions and answers went to and fro as they finally settled down at the dinner table, where Tsume and Hana sat watching the two converse.
"If you boys are done talking." cut in the matriarch, bringing a close to their Q&A session to an abrupt halt. "Is there a reason why either of you didn't come for your tea, three hours ago?" her sharp eyes switching from one boy to the other. Both boys had to nerve to look sheepishly at her, one scratching his scarred cheeks and the other rubbing his neck.
"We were having soo much fun Kaa-chan!" the sheepish look evaporated in seconds as he began to recall what the pair got up to. "We played tag for ages. Then before we were made to come back.." sending a glare at his mother. "We saw a shooting star! And Naruto made a wish!" excitedly stated the smaller brunette, before turning to the other boy. "What did you wish for Naruto?"
The blonde fidgeted uneasily in his seat as he felt the older Inuzuka's eyes on him, he was about to answer before Hana cut him in;
"You don't need to tell him Naruto-san." assured the older sister. "It won't come true if you tell my nosy brother."
"Hey! I'm not nosy." retorted Kiba, as he stuck out his tongue at his sister.
"You are so."
"Am not."
"Are so."
"Am not."
"Are so. Double padlock no returns." smugly stated Hana, looking at her brother triumphantly.
"That's no fair! You can't do that!" exclaimed the boy pointing at his sister accusingly.
"I just did. What are you going to do about it?" challenged the older girl leaning across the table. Kiba rose to the challenge demanding a thumb war, his competing hand already outstretch, taking his hand, the thumb wars began.
As the two siblings battled it out, Naruto simply watched in fascination at how the two behaved together.
'So this what it must be like to have a sibling, always fighting each other I wonder if Kaa-chan and Tou-san where still alive, then maybe I would have a younger brother or sister to fight against.'
His thoughts were cut short when a steaming bowl of noodles was placed in front of him. He looked up and gave a small smile to Tsume.
"Itadakimasu." grabbing the pair of chopsticks resting on top of the ceramic bowl, he dug in. Tsume watched the whiskered boy eat the meal.
"It's good to see you have table manners, Naruto. Unlike my son." complimented the Matriarch, a dusting of red appeared on the boys cheeks when he heard what she had said. "When you finish, I'll take you home as it's late."
"Are you sure? I don't want to put you out of your way, you didn't need to do me a dinner." Naruto said after he finished his mouthful, something which Iruka drilled into him. A ghostly pain throbbed from the back of his head, he resisted the urge to rub it.
"If it was a problem, then I wouldn't of stated it in the first place." replied Tsume, noticing the blonde accepted her explanation, she allowed him to finish his meal.
"Gochisosama, Tsume-sama." thanked the child as he put the empty bowl down, with a dull thud.
"Your welcome Naruto. Right, ready to get going?" for the second time that evening he was interrupted by his new found friend.
"What!? He can't go home now, it's not that late Kaa-chan." whined Kiba as he refocused his attention on the smaller male, after drawing with Hana.
"It is late pup, and I'm not the one who needs to have a bath and get ready for bed. Also you both have school in the morning, so say goodbye to Naruto and go get ready for your bath." instructed his mother, leaving no room for debate. Grudgingly Kiba did as he was told;
"I'll see you tomorrow Naruto, I'll meet you by the swing before the academy starts."
"OK, I'll see you there." plans finalised, Naruto gave Kiba a small wave before walking out after Tsume. "Oh, it was nice to meet you Hana-san." with that he left leaving the siblings alone.
"Are you going to have a bath or are you going to be gross like normal?" quibbed Hana as she held her noise.
The journey back to the blondes run down was silent and some what awkward, neither knowing what to say to the other. It wasn't until they turned down into a ran down part of the district, the small boy turned to the Inuzuka.
"I can make my way back from here, Tsume-sama." said the boy, as he broke step from her. Brown eyes scanned the dilapidated buildings, an eerie wind blow through the silent street.
"No, I'll said I'd take you home so that's what I'm going to do. There's no way in hell I'm allowing you to walk home by yourself." her tone held on room for disagreement, but there was an undertone which the young boy couldn't place. Giving her a stiff nod, they continued towards his apartment.
Several minutes passed as the pair got closer, Naruto started to get anxious about letting Tsume see where he lives. He was so caught up that he wasn't aware of the hatred filled eyes following them, a shiver ran down Tsume's spine, a she sensed they were being watched. In a blink of an eye she launched a kunia in the direction she felt the glaze coming from. Naruto jumped out of his skin at the loud noise coming from the alleyway, a startled scrawny cat scarpered out of the opening and disappeared up the street. Naruto looked from his escort, to the eerily silent alleyway and back.
"Lets get you home, Naruto." taking hold of the boys hand, they continued on their way. The blonde looked back over his shoulder, and for split second he thought he saw someone or something in the shadows.
An overhead light flickered every so often causing the corridor to be doused in darkness, the echo of their feet slapping against the cold hard concrete. The pair arrived outside a worn green door, Naruto turned to the older lady.
"Thank you for walking me home Tsume-sama." politely thanked the child as he unlocked his apartment door. "Would you like to come in and have a drink?"
"No thank you, Naruto. I have to get back to make sure those two are bathed and ready for bed, or there will be hell to pay." Naruto swallowed at the thought of the hell the two siblings would be in if they aren't washed and dressed, by the time their scary mum returned home.
"Well, good night then, Tsume-sama. And thank you for having me, I had a lot of fun today. So thank you again." with that, the lonely child went into his empty apartment.
"Good night, Naruto." bid the mother of two, watching the door shut behind him. When she heard the lock click into place she return home.
The sun shone brightly over Konoha, warming the waking village up for the day. The academy grounds were a buzz of activity, parents and students alike were going about their daily routine. Naruto sat on the lone swing under the ancient tree waiting for Kiba to arrive, a small smile on gracing his lips. He started to hum the jewellery box melody softly to himself, swinging his legs back and forth. The bell chimed for the beginning of classes, a last minutes goodbyes were said before the students rushed to their respective classes.
Waiting for the mayhem to die down, Naruto made his way to his own class, disappointment setting in.
'Well, I guess he was only saying it to be mean.'
The blonde was so caught up in his mind, he didn't notice the bullies from the day before approaching. He was slammed against the wall harshly, his head smacking the cold concrete with a sickening thud. Everything went white for a few moments before all the air was punched out of his lungs, causing him to double over. Their laughter filled his ears, mocking him, hatred began to fill his soul.
"I wonder if he'll scream, just like my Tou-san said when he sliced some words onto his chest." wondered on of the boys, grabbing the spiking golden locks harshly, pulling Naruto's head backwards.
Hearing those words, Naruto froze with fear at the memory, which was still fresh in his mind.
'I won't let them. I won't!'
With the new wave of determination, Naruto forcefully ripped his head from the bullies death grip. Ignoring the pain in his scalp, he swung round punching the other boy in the face. A shout of pain filled the empty hallway, the ringleader fell to the floor holding his face.
"Ahh, my nose! Get him!" ordered the older boy, snapping out of their state of shock, the other two bullies tackled the blonde. A full out fist fight broke out, neither side holding any punches. The young blonde gave as good as he got, but fighting two enemies was beginning to take it's toll on his small frame. As the fist fight continued the ringleader got up off the floor, wiping his bloodied nose, hatred and anger filled his eyes.
Naruto's chest raised and fell rapidly with each laboured breathe, cuts and bruises decorated his person. Adrenaline coursing through tiring body, what little chakra that was stored was nearing depletion. The two attackers were in slightly better shape than he was, still they sported their own assortment of cuts and bruises. Seeing an opening the two boys took it, charging at the exhausted spiky haired boy.
Every fibre in his being protested at the sudden movements, as Naruto tried to evade their attack, but his reaction came to late. He was violently hurled onto the floor, the adrenaline leaving his system as quickly as it entered it. The hallway was silent except the sounds of heavy, laboured breathing. The whiskered cheeked boy thrashed around, trying to throw the others off, his battered and bruised body tiring quickly. His energy spent.
"Who knew you could put up fight, demon." snarled the ringleader, as he made his way over. His hatred filled eyes looked over the blonde in disgust, before landing on his torso. "Hold him still." he ordered his cronies, as he went to saddle the smaller boy. Not liking where this was going, Naruto started to wiggle around as mush as he could, trying to throw the other boy off. He was rewarded with a hard punch in the face, breaking his nose. The attackers watched as Naruto ceased his struggling, crimson liquid began to pour from his nose. Silence fell back over the corridor once again, the younger gang member started to get edgy as the blonde wasn't offering any resistance.
"I think this has far enough." the leader shot him a dirty look. "We need to go before someone comes along."
"No one cares enough, to come looking for him." replied the leader as though his statement was the truth.
"Yeah, but Iruka-sensie cares a lot about the demon, if what my father has said is true." he countered. Footsteps began to echo from down the other end of the corridor, causing the three boys to flee, leaving an unconscious blonde to his own fate.
Iruka sat behind his desk as his class of unruly kids got on with their assignments, his mind wondering to a certain spiky haired boy.
'He should be in class, but I haven't seen him walk pass.'
He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall: 10:23. His mother hen complex was manifesting itself as he began to worry about the boy.
"I'm stepping out for a few minutes." he told the class, watching as some of them had mischievous looks on their faces. Being the person he was he crushed the thought in a second. "If I find out that any of you misbehaved while I am gone, you'll loose all your breaks and you'll find yourself spending time with me for the rest of the year." he threatened, looking a select few in the eyes. "It's a promise not a threat." with the satisfaction that his retribution was received loud and clear he left.
'First stop his classroom...'
"Yeah, but Iruka-sensie cares a lot about the demon, if what my father has said is true." he countered. Footsteps began to echo from down the other end of the corridor, causing the three boys to flee, leaving an unconscious blonde to his own fate.
After the cowards fled from the scene nothing happened, the footsteps fated into the distance, leaving Naruto all alone. Consciousness came slowly to the blonde as his senses returned, everything ached, his head felt heavy. Cautiously he lifted himself up into a sitting position, everything began to spin, catching himself before he toppled to the cold floor again.
"They didn't hold back." stated the blonde out loud, tenderly he felt around his head. A sudden sharp intake of breath was taken as he came across an open wound on the back of his head. Retracting his hand he looked at his bloodied fingers, before returning to where the wound was. "Ahh, that's going to need stitches." feeling stable enough, while using the wall as a support, he shakily stood up. Taking a minute, he looked up and down the corridor seeing the coast was clear he made his way home.
"Well thank you for your help sensie." said Iruka with a smile on his face, it disappeared as he closed the classroom door.
'He shouldn't even be teaching!' ranted the Chūnin mentally, anger boiling his blood at how nonchalant the other teacher was about Naruto not turning up. 'If anything he was overjoyed!'
"I'll guess I'll have to find him after school. And he better have a good reason for not turning up!" with that he made his way back to his class.
Dusk settled over the land of Fire, the night life began to come to life as people returned home from work. Iruka made his way towards Naruto's apartment, his arms full of marking that needed to be done. As he walked up the stairs he saw fresh graffiti sprayed all over the walls, obscenities plastered everywhere. Ignoring everything he continued towards the blondes front door, as he turned the corner he saw Naruto painting a fresh coat of paint on his front door.
"Why are you painting, Naruto?" asked the teacher, making the child jump out off his skin, paint flying everywhere. It took a few seconds for the blonde's heart to return to a more even pace, he looked accusingly at the older male glaring daggers, until he noticed something. Iruka watched the scene fold out before him; the miscreant turned to look at him, shooting him evils (as was expected), but the expression melted off his face. "What now?" asked a perplexed Chūnin, looking around for what the troublemaker found funny. All he got was a shit eating grin, which in turn unsettled the man even more. Again, he checked around him and his person, but he was baffled as to what was now making the minor vibrate with barely contained laughter.
Naruto's restrain was evaporating quickly as he watched Iruka stand there dumbfounded, then it happened.
Splash
Retracting his hand he looked at his bloodied fingers, before returning to where the wound was. "Ahh, that's going to need stitches " feeling stable enough, while using the wall as a support, he shakily stood up. Taking a minute, he looked up and down the corridor seeing the coast was clear he made his way home.
Every inch of his battered and bruised body ached. Some of the older cuts and scraps were already healed, but the newer ones were still there. It took him longer to reach his 'home' if you could call it that, as he used alleyways and unused paths to go unnoticed and undisturbed. All he needed was another encounter like the last one to happen;
'Well...they couldn't do anything more than they already did.' thought the boy, as he subconsciously rubbed his chest, feeling the outline of the attackers handiwork.
"They can do far worst, boy. I hope that you will never be in that situation." commented the Kyuubi, a darker meaning hidden by those words. 'If they ever go that far...they'll find themselves dead!.'
Ignoring the demons comment, the blonde finally made it 'home'. Every wall was covered in a variety of words, some which he would never be caught dead saying and some which hurt more than others. Paying the words no more attention, he made his way to his apartment door, he came to a grinding halt; there painted across his door was:
'GO AND DIE DEMON SCUM'
Moving closer to the graffitied door he noticed it wasn't paint...
"It's blood..." as he ran a finger across the lettering, he felt a bit queasy at the strong metallic smell. Cautiously he looked around for anymore 'surprises', finding none out in the hallway, he made his way into the apartment. Everything seemed to be normal, unfortunately that wasn't the case when he reached the living room/dining room. There on the table, was a dead fox. It's throat slit. Naruto lurched forward as though he was going to be sick there and then, clamping his hand over his mouth he ran into his tiny bathroom and emptied his stomach contents. Tears streamed down his scarred cheeks as he prayed to the porcelain god, lurching a few more times, he spat out the remainder which lingered in his mouth. Feeling somewhat better he flushed the evidence away, moving over to the sink, he swished some cold water around his mouth before spitting it out. He stood there, staring at his reflection in the dirty mirror. He looked like crap. Running the cold water again he splashed his face, freshen himself up. Taking a deep breath he retraced his steps, readying himself for the horrid site which waited on his dining table. Looking at the clock hanging on the opposite wall, he knew he had several hours before Iruka would come around and demand to know why he wasn't at school.
"I better get started.." sighed the blonde, as he jumped into action. Hours passed the boy by as he cleaned his apartment, he dismantled his blood stained table and disposed of it down a near by alleyway. As for the slaughtered fox, he buried it in the near by park, under a cluster of trees. An further hour passed before his apartment was aired and spotless, he looked around a sense pride filled his chest. As he stood there he gave himself a sniff, instantly his face scrunched up. "I definitely need a bath!"
"Ahhhhhh..." he sighed as he slid into the warm water, bubbles floating on the top. Closing his eyes, he finally allowed himself to relax. Sighing again, he sunk further in, until his head was just above the surface. He stayed like that for sometime, relishing the peace and quiet. His juvenile mind began to wonder, which is always dangerous. An idea popped into his mind, and a foxy smile emerged on his lips, eyes filled with mischief. Washing himself, getting all the dirt and other stains of his body and out of his blonde spikes, he hopped out off the bath. Drying off, he got changed and sprung into action.
'Hehehehehe...this is going to be soo much fun!' gleefully thought the blonde as he rubbed his hands together.
Dusk settled by the time the infant was finally done, everything was in place. All he needed now was a certain brunette teacher to come along, which he didn't have to wait long for one to show up.
"What now?" asked a perplexed Chūnin, looking around for what the troublemaker found funny. All he got was a shit eating grin, which in turn unsettled the man even more. Again, he checked around him and his person, but he was baffled as to what was now making the minor vibrate with barely contained laughter.
Naruto's restrain was evaporating quickly as he watched Iruka stand there dumbfounded, then it happened.
Splash
An entire tin full of bright orange paint fell from the overhead light fixtures (the fluorescent ones which hang down from the ceiling.) covering the unsuspecting Chūnin in the bright colour. The hallway resonated with hysterical laughter, Naruto was rolling around on the floor, happy tears streaming down his cheeks as he clutched his stomach.
Iruka stood there shocked, never before has he ever been in this sort of shock. The stack of now ruined papers fell onto the floor scattering everywhere. The sound of the now empty paint tin hitting the floor brought the male out of his state of shock, wiping the repulsive liquid off his face, he looked at his hands. A anger mark appeared on his forehead as he looked at the offensive colour then to the little shit, who was laughing so hard that he was almost wetting himself.
"NARUTO UZUKAMI!" screamed the enraged Chūnin, the entire building shock, startled birds on nearby buildings scattered away. The laughter abruptly stopped, watery sapphire eyes settled on the orange dunked teacher. He would of burst into another round of hysterics if it wasn't for the look the teacher was sporting.
"Maa Maa Iruka-sensie..." started the blonde, but couldn't find the words to try and get him out of the mess he got himself into (well...even if Irukas' the one covered in orange paint). "You see.." words failed, as Iruka's expression turned from Anger to the promise of true pain. "See ya." with that he high tailed it out off the complex as fast as his legs could carry him. When you have a royally pissed off academy teacher after you especially Iruka Umino, you want to hope that he never catches you.
"NARUTO UZUKAMI! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU. YOU'LL WISH YOU NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT IDEA!" raged the orange painted teacher, as he shot off after the prankster. The game of cat and mouse finally came to a halt when the little bugger was caught two hours later, by the last person he didn't wanted to be apprehended by. In the time it took him to get caught, he managed to get six Chūnin, four Jōnin and three ANBU after him.
There he stood infront of fourteen shinobi rubbing the back off his neck laughing nervously. Several of them were trying not to smirk at the state the teacher was in, a couple sported a black eye where the Chūnin socked them one when they mentioned about his orange state.
"You, Uzumaki Naruto are going to be in a world of pain, when you get back home." promised Umino, giving his feared teacher stare. Naruto knew the brunette wasn't going harm him maliciously, but kill him in a brotherly-parent sort of way.
'He'll more than likely slap my up the back of my head.'
Grabbing the boys arm, he manoeuvred the boy infront of the ninja . "Now apologies to these Shinobi." instructed the brunette, noticing the blonde wasn't paying attention, he gave him a sharp slap up the back of the head.
"Ow." complained the boy as he rubbed sore area, giving the older male a glare. A few of the shinobi snickered, but stopped when Iruka gave them his teacher stare. This time Naruto snorted at how the seasoned ninja reacted to the feared stare. The snort didn't go unnoticed by Iruka, so he gave the boy another slap up the back of his head. "Hey! That hurts Iruka-sensie!" complained Naruto, nursing his head. "OK, OK! Sorry for the trouble I've caused." apologised the child, keeping one eye on the man next to him and the other on the group infront of him.
Sighing Iruka shock his head, knowing that was all the little scoundrel was going to say as an apology.
"Can we go and get Ramen Iruka-sensie?" cheekily asked the whiskered child. "I'm hungry after all the running. So can we have ramen? Please?" begged the boy, hands joint together, big, blue eyes looking up at him.
"You think I'm going to get you ramen after the stunt you just pulled? You have another thing coming." scolded the Chūnin, watching the boy's demeanour change. "When you get back, you'll clean up all the paint. Then, you'll wash up for dinner, after you'll have a bath and get ready for bed." instructed Iruka, leaving no room for the boy to argue.
Kiba Inuzuka sat at his family dinner table, sipping a mug of coco through a straw. Earlier that day he decided to run into a door, splitting his lip and knocking his incisors out of whack. So today he spent much of the time in the dentist, while being higher than a kite, the dentist rearranged his teeth (Who knew running into doors was a good way to knock out teeth!).
Sucking up the last of the coco, the brunette let out a belch which echoed loudly. There was silence before Hana came into the room with a look of disgust on her face.
"That was gross, Kiba." complained the older sibling, all her brother could do was grin sheepishly at her. "Boys!" turning on her heel, she left the room muttering to herself.
"I'm sorry Hana!" called after the boy, trying not to giggle at how his sister was behaving. All he got was a huff from her before disappearing upstairs.
" .Now!" ordered Tsume from the office. He groaned at the order, but never the less he did as he was told.
'She hasn't told me to do my teeth.' mentally cheered Kiba, doing a mini victory dance.
"And don't forget to do your teeth!"
'I hate you Kami!' silently cursed the boy as he trudged his way to the family bathroom. Once finishing his bedtime routine, he dived into his bed, burying himself deep inside the warm sheets. The bedroom door opened, Tsume walked in her chocolate eyes scanning the messy room. Shaking her head, she walked over to her son and made sure he was tucked in.
"Have you done your teeth?" she asked, watching Kiba nod his head. "Let me smell." he did so, breathing minty breath on his mother. "Good. When you get home tomorrow, you'll tidy up this room or no more friends over. Is that understood." instructed the matriarch, who in turn received a reluctant nod. "Good." kissing her son goodnight she exited the room. Snuggling further into the sheets, Kiba succumbed to the land of dreams.
It was an overcast day, slightly chillier than the previous few days. The morning started of as normal for both boys, each doing their morning routines. Iruka had stayed over the previous evening, trying to salvage his ruined papers. In the end he gave up on trying, dumping the papers in the bin. Naruto stayed quiet the rest of the night, only saying goodnight to the older man. The pair are currently walking to the academy, an uncomfortable silence hanging between them.
"Look, Naruto." began the teacher, breaking the silence. "I'm sorry if I was too harsh on you last night. I had to be, otherwise how are you going to learn what's right and what's wrong?" stopping, he grasped the boys shoulders stopping him. Kneeling down until he was eye level with the silent boy. "I do it because, I love you, Naruto. Your a younger brother to me." he revealed, looking the blonde in the eye. Naruto just stood there, not knowing how to react. He looked into those hazel eyes, trying to identify any false emotions. But there were none.
"You...love me?" whispered the blonde, a strong feeling swelled in his heart, erasing some of the loneliness which dominated his small heart. Iruka nodded his head, in a second he found himself loosing balance, as he was hit by a blonde blur. Small arms flung themselves around his neck, as Naruto buried his face in the Chūnin's chest. Catching his balance, Iruka returned the hug feeling the smaller boys' grip tightened. "I love you too, nii-chan." a small smile played on the brunette's lips.
"Come on, lets get to school." said the teacher, releasing the younger boy. He laughed at the boy when he heard the boy groan. "If your good, I might treat you to ramen tonight." like a flick of a switch the whiskered boy was jumping up and down, saying something about the ramen gods.
"Lets go then!" stated Naruto excitedly as he grabbed the teacher and practically dragged him to the academy.
Kiba's morning started out normally as he got ready for school, making sure he had everything.
"Try not to walk into any doors today!" called his mother as he left for school with his snickering sister.
"Hahahaha, your so funny." Kiba said sarcastically, nudging his sister. "Come, we need to get going otherwise we're going to be late." with that they hurriedly made their way to school. The pair made it by the skin of their teeth. Barely.
"You'll be walking home on your own today, as I've got extra practice tonight. Remember, to go straight home, otherwise mum we'll have our heads." told Hana, passing on the message she walked of to her class. When her back was turned he started to pull faces, a girl giggled at him. Giving her a toothy smile, he walked off towards his own class.
Entering the room he spotted Naruto in the furthest corner of the room, staring out off the window. He made his way over taking the seat next to him, the blonde didn't react to him.
"Hey Naruto." greeted the young heir, gaining the blondes attention.
"Morning Kiba." he replied, giving him a small smile. "How are you?" inquired the blonde.
"I'm fine thanks." he answered, before adding. "I'm sorry, I didn't meet you at the swing yesterday, I ran into a door yesterday morning and knocked my front teeth out of whack." he explained looking slightly embarrassed about running into a door.
A mental image of Kiba running into a door popped into the pranksters mind. The image was too much for the boy not to burst out laughing, it exploded out off him in a torrent. His laughing filled up the classroom, he had to grip onto the table so not to fall off his chair.
"Ahh man, I wish I was there to see that!" cried out the whiskered boy, oblivious to the stares the pair was given. "You running into a door..." he couldn't finish his sentence as the image kept replaying itself in his head.
"It's not funny, Naruto. It hurt a lot." complained Kiba, with a smile on his face. It took Naruto several minutes to finally calm down, wiping away the stray tears which slid down his cheeks.
"It's funny as hell. Man, next time your going to do something like that I'm soo going to record it!" calming down he smiled brightly at his friend. Seeing Naruto smile, Kiba returned it glad he still had his friend.
"If you are quiet finished." snapped the instructor, shooting the pair a glare. "Right, today's lesson is..."
The bell rang through the academy signalling the ending of another academic day, it was answered with the hustle and bustle of it's occupants racing to leave the dreaded place.
Both Kiba and Naruto made their own ways to Iruka's classroom, Naruto determined to make his older brother pay for ramen, like he promised. Not even knocking on the door, he opened it revealing Iruka shouting at a pair of students. The pair just stood there watching the show, both of them trying to hide their smiles. The shouting lasted a few more minutes before Iruka dismissed the pair, as they practically ran out of the room.
"Come on Iruka-niichan, you said you'll buy me ramen tonight!" demanded the blonde, determined not to lose out on the food of the gods! Iruka let out a long and tired sigh, not having the energy to argue with the small child he conceded defeat.
"Ok Naruto. Just let me make sure I have everything then we can go." stated the teacher as he checked he had all his belongings. Satisfied he had everything he shooed the two boys out off the class room, and locked the door behind him. "Are you wanting to join us Kiba-kun?" asked the Chūnin as the trio walked down the corridor and out off the building, into the cooling afternoon air.
"Yes please." answered the brunette with a smile, Naruto smiled at having a friend coming for dinner. The older male simply smiled on the outside on the inside however, he had an image of his wallet disappearing into nothing.
"Hey Kiba." whispered Naruto, leaning in so Iruka couldn't hear. "You like ramen?" getting a nod. "Good, now Iruka limits me on how many bowls I can have, but since your coming with us. We can eat as much as we want!" mischief dancing in their eyes as they shoot the teacher a glance. The poor teacher didn't notice the looks he was been shot.
Three steaming bowls of ramen were placed infront of the stands patrons, a chorus of " Itadakimasu." was shouted, before the trio dug in. The sound of slurping noodles filled the stand as the younger ones tucked in vicariously, droplets of broth splattered all over the place. For the first three bowls the boys were neck and neck, another two bowls each were set in front of them.
"The last one to finish both bowls is a rotten eye!" challenged Naruto his eyes blazing bright with sheer determination.
"Your on blondie!" replied Kiba, with just as much determination as his blonde rival. Without anymore words they dived in oblivious to the look of horror on they're chaperon's face. The owner however saw the money piling in, especially their number one costumer was there.
A loud clank signalled the challenge was over as both boys set their bowls down at the same time, so no one lost or won.
"Ahhh man, I'm stuffed." said Kiba in satisfaction, as he patted his belly. Naruto hummed in response, as he too patted his full stomach. As their food settled Naruto burped, causing both boys to laugh. Iruka on the other hand shot the boy a look, seeing the look he was shot, the blonde apologised.
"Lets get going, Iruka-niichan. Thanks old man for the food!" said the blonde, the young heir parroted his thanks to the owner before waiting outside with Naruto, while Iruka picked up their hefty dinner.
The sun had set well below the horizon, throwing the sky in a variety of colours. A few minutes and a poor Iruka later, the trio began to walk down the street towards Kiba's home. While they walked down the street, Kiba's stomach started to make strange noises.
"Maybe, you shouldn't of wolf down your dinner." scolded the older brunette, making the blonde laugh. "And you should know better." shot the teacher causing the blondes laughter to stop. "Now lets get you home." said the teacher satisfied with his effect on the boys.
"That won't be necessary Iruka-Sensie." informed a familiar voice, causing Kiba to freeze. Hearing his name, Iruka looked up to find Tsume standing there with her companion Kuromaru.
"Ahh Tsume-sama excellent timing, I was about to take Kiba home." said the teacher in greeting, giving her a friendly smile.
"Really? I told Hana to tell him, he needed to be home straight after school." told the Matriarch, shooting her son a hard look. Hearing this, Iruka looked from Naruto to Kiba then back to Naruto.
"Why didn't you say that he needed to go home straight after school?" demanded the Chūnin, an anger mark appearing on his head.
"I didn't know he needed to head home after school." franticly explained the blonde, sweat rolling down his cheek at the intense stare he was subjected to. After what seemed like an age, Iruka seemed to believe his young charge, making the boy sigh in relief.
"I forgot to mention it when Naruto asked if I want to join him after school." said the heir looking down at the floor, knowing he was in major trouble.
"Well no harm done, Kiba-kun." said the teacher softly, giving the boy a soft smile when he lifted his head to look at him. "I'm sure Kiba-kun has learnt his lesson." he said to the older women, while the boy in question nodded his head franticly. The tattooed women gave her son a sceptical look, before letting the matter drop.
"Very well Kiba, Iruka-sensie has saved your skin today." she commented, hearing a sigh of relief from her useless son. "Thank you for putting up with my son Iruka-sensie, I hope he wasn't a complete animal when he ate ramen." a guilty look appeared on his small face, making his own mother sigh.
"It was my pleasure Tsume-sama. It was nice to take a friend of Naruto's out." supplied the teacher with a smile, forgetting the empty wallet in his pocket.
"Kaa-san. Can Naruto stay over night please as it's the weekend tomorrow?" Kiba asked, hoping his mum would allow it. "Please?" for extra measure. She looked at her son, then to the blonde, then to the teacher.
"As long as it's alright with Iruka." smirking as both boys turned towards the brunette, puppy eyes on full blast.
"Fine." said the Chūnin with a smile. "As long as you promise to be good." both boys nodding their heads franticly. "I'll see you tomorrow evening then, Naruto." said the brunette, giving the blonde spikes a ruffle.
"Thanks nii-chan." whispered Naruto as he gave the man a tight squeeze, Iruka smiled down at the boy as he returned the hug.
"Behave." he said in warning before bidding everyone goodnight.
"Do I need to get anything from my apartment?" inquired the blonde, making a mental list of what he might need.
"No, we have shares which you can use." stated the Matriarch, as she motioned them to follow her back.
The evening flew by for the two friends as they messed around together, th old grandfather clock chimed 10 pm.
"Kiba, Naruto, get ready for bed!" shouted Tsume up the stairs, hearing the groans coming from Kiba's room she add. "Now!"
Huffing Kiba made his way over to his clothes drawer, pulling out two sets of pajamas handing a set to Naruto. Without a second thought Kiba began undressing, seeing his friend do so Naruto mimicked his actions. He was in his pj bottoms before he remembered the scarred words decorating his torso, quickly glancing at his roommate, noticing he was focused on his own task. Using what little time he had he took of his t-shirt and throw on his matching pj top, again looking at Kiba making sure he didn't see anything.
"Ready?" asked Kiba as he put all his dirty clothes in a pile, getting a nod he led them to the family bathroom. Kiba walked over to a cabinet bringing out a orange toothbrush, handing it to a speakless blonde. "It was the only one left, and it's your favourite colour."
Neither boy talked as they finished off their night time routines, as they made their way back Tsume was waiting for them outside Kiba's room.
"All sorted boys?" asked the older Inuzuka getting two yes in reply. "Are sure you're alright sleeping in the same bed as Kiba, Naruto?"
"Yeah I'm fine with it. Anyways his bed is huge so plenty of space." explained the blonde as if it made perfect sense.
"As long as your sure. Right off to sleep both of you, it's getting late." order Tsume, watching the troublemakers marching into her sons room and get themselves comfortable. "Right goodnight boys, no more messing around, get some sleep." the room was dowsed in darkness when the light was turned off. The pair fidgeted for a few more moments before finding a comfortable position, silenced followed as the pair dozed off.
Nocturnal creatures came to life as the sleep fell over those who rule in the daytime, the crescent moon was high above the world, large fluffy clouds floated along the night sky. Soft steady breaths filled Kiba Inuzuka's room, as its occupants slept soundly. A shadow rose up from the floor, it's figure hidden by a long black clock. Silently the shadow moved towards the bed, standing over the two sleeping boys. Raising a arm the figure reached out a slender hand, it's nails painted a rich emerald green stroked the blonde spiky locks ever so gently. Ruby red lips twitched into a sinister smile as she ran her fingers down his exposed whiskered cheek, causing the child to mewl slightly. Bending down, her perfectly formed lips centimetres away from his sensitive ear, she whispered;
"You'll soon me mine."
Hazel eyes shot open glancing around his dark room, his ears twitching for any unusual sounds. This continued for a few more minutes before he relaxed, he laid there awake watching his new found friend sleep.
"I'm glad we're friends Naruto." with those final words he fell back asleep with a smile on his face...
"Come on Kiba, you need to eat, over wise you'll collapse from chakra exhaustion." stated Tsume gently but with an underlining command. She watched her youngest as he became conflicted on what to do. "Once we've eaten and you've freshened up, we'll come back."
"Ok." stiffly, Kiba got up stretching, moaning at the feel of his joints popping. "Hmm, that felt good." glancing over to the sleeping blonde, he leant over and placed a soft kiss on the teens forehead. "I'll be back soon." taking one last final glance at the unconscious teen, he moved to the door.
Beep-Beep..Beep-Beep..Beep-Beep..Beeeeeeeppppppp
Alarms were ringing in the room, all Kiba could do was watch the flat green line run across the monitor.
The constant ringing snapped the brunette out of his thoughts, he turned to get a member of staff, when one walked in casually. She walked up to the monitor gave it a quick look then gave it a hard thump.
Beep..beep...beep
A regular rhythm returned signalling the blonde was still alive, the doctor muttering to herself about why the monitor was still in use. Both Inuzuka's stood there in complete shock, staring at the monitor.
A loud snore filled the small room snapping both of them out of their shock. Tsume started to laugh while Kiba just simply stood there gobsmacked while another snore followed.
"When he wakes up I'm going to kill myself." threatened the heir, punching his fist into his hand.
"Come on, you still need to shower and rest up." reminded his mother as she guided he son out of his boyfriends room and out of the small clinic.
Feeling clean and refreshed Kiba grabbed something light to eat as he went for a stroll, allowing his feet to carry him. He began to walk down a familiar path, his thoughts filling his head, taking no notice of where he was going.
The sound of waves filled his ears bringing him out of his mind, there before him were rolling hills, each one blending into the other. A breeze swept over the long blades of grass causing them to ripple like the ocean.
There was a field in my old town
Where we always played hand in hand
The wind was gently touching the grass
We were so young, so fearless
Then I dreamt o'er and over
Of you holding me tight under the stars
I made a promise to my dear lord
I will love you forever
Time has passed
So much has changed
But the field remains in my heart
Oh, where are you?
I need to tell you I still love you
So I reach out for you
You fly around me like a butterfly
Your voice still echoes in my heart
You are my true love
There was a field in my old town
Where in spring all flowers blossomed wide
We were chasing butterflies
Hand in hand 'til close of day
Your voice still echoes in my heart
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