Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Does it hurt? ❯ A Little bit of Lonliness ( Chapter 3 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Darkened Fire - Tears of a Kitsune
I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard
Handful of complaints but I can't help the fact
That everybody can see these scars
I am what I want you to want, what I want you to feel
But it's like no matter what I do, I can't convince you
To just believe this is real
So I, let go watching you turn your back like you always do
Face away and pretend that I'm not
But I'll be here cause you're all that I've got

I can't feel the way I did before
Don't turn your back on me
I won't be ignored
Time won't heal this damage anymore
Don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored

Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Self Insertion | Uploaded On: 03.24.2005 | Updated On: 03.24.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 519 | Status: Completed

Authors Notes: Hello again everyone! Well, yet another chapter of `Does it Hurt' has been posted, and yet again I have no reviews! Damn it! But then again, that could be to do with the fact that these have all been posted within five minutes of each other, pretty much.
And now, time for the fiction!
It was quiet now, in the forest at night.
Well, it was always quiet, it was just that he'd never really noticed it before, not with Naruto around. They were always training together and yelling at each other, well, the blonde had yelled, the dark haired shinobi had usually been his usual, stoic self.
Even while he had been rushing through the forest it hadn't been quiet, not with his heart pounding in his ears or the voices of Sakura and Kakashi replaying within his head. Sasuke grimaced at the words, remembering them exactly.
It had taken many hours for him to cool himself down enough to be able to realize where he was exactly, or rather, where he wasn't. He hadn't recognized the area he had ended up in very well, though he knew he'd been there once before. After about an hour of searching for something even remotely familiar, deep within though, Sasuke had stumbled upon an earth trodden path along with a sign with the simple word `village' pointing in a Northern direction.
He had followed the path from the tree branches, hoping to arrive in the village before he dropped dead from exhaustion. His wish was heard by whatever god that had chosen to favor him, managing to stumble into a small town after a relatively short walk. Discovering an inn on the outskirts, he had pushed some money into the innkeepers hand and fallen onto the bed, asleep within mere moments.
Sasuke awoke the next morning when a beam of bright sunshine fell over his face, shining through his window. Refusing to open his eyes straight away, he listened for a few minutes to his slow, even breathing before realizing that he was most definitely not in his own bed in Konoha, for one, his sheets were not that particular type of material. Eyelids snapping open, he sat up swiftly and glanced around at his surroundings, memories slowly returning. Remembering the Inn and its keeper, he sighed and fell back against the sort pillows. It was then that thoughts of Naruto invaded his mind.
He wondered briefly where the blonde could be, by now he could have traveled as far as the edge of the stone country. The dark haired teen rolled onto his side, gazing out the window at the blossom tree positioned just outside of it, long branches stretched out like fingers not a few centimeters away from brushing against the glass. So far the search parties had only checked the surrounding villages, nothing important had been found though.
After pondering where next to check, Sasuke forced himself out of the soft warmth of the bed and into the small bathroom attached to the bedroom. Washing his face, he looked down at his torn and dirtied clothing. He hadn't brought anything else with him, though luckily he still had his wallet in his pocket from when he had gone to lunch with Sakura and Kakashi. However, someone had definitely been in his room during the night, due to the clean set of clothing sitting perfectly folded on the chest of drawers. Not bothering to check what they were or even if they were his size, the dark haired Uchiha threw them on unceremoniously.
They were simple clothes, a black shirt, very similar to his own, and pale grey shorts along with black sandals rather then blue (1). The clothing was slightly too large, but he didn't really care. He made a mental note to thank the innkeeper.
Throwing his old clothing into a wastebasket, Sasuke padded down the stairs as quietly as possible so that he didn't wake any other sleeping guests. In truth, he doubted anyone else was still sleeping at this time in the morning, it was already well past ten am.
Once down the stairs, the stoic boy found himself in a large, very clean kitchen. A woman with long silver grey hair was cooking something at the stove, humming as she did so in a sweet, young sounding voice. He was about to leave through another door when the woman suddenly turned to see him standing there at the foot of the steps. “Oh! You're finally awake then.” She smiled kindly, her faded blue eyes crinkling in the corners slightly. She appeared to be in her mid twenties or so, despite her oddly coloured hair, and seemed to Sasuke very petite, sort of.
The teen nodded simply, choosing not to say anything. “Well why don't you sit down then and I'll cook you something to eat. You must be starving.” She ushered him to the round wooden table in the centre of the room. Realizing how hungry he actually was, having not eaten since the morning before, he allowed himself to be seated. “Thank you.” Came his quiet reply as she bustled back over to the stove. “My name is Misuki(2), my father owns this Inn with my husband.” the woman informed him, speaking over her shoulder as she collected cooking utensils and ingredients. “Sasuke.” Was all the said person replied with, not bothering to elaborate.
If Misuki had noticed his lack of communication skills, she made no reference to having done so. Instead, she went on speaking, cooking as she did so. “Sasuke? What a nice name, I've never heard of anyone with a name like that before.” He snorted in response, names meant nothing to him. He stared at the door silently for awhile, listening vaguely to the sizzle of cooking food and breathing in its intoxicating aroma. He was relieved to see that Misuki appeared to not be interested in him at all, unlike the majority of the female population in his own village. The dark haired boy felt safe knowing that it was unlikely that she would pounce on him unexpectedly.
Being `loved' so to speak, by so many women simply because of his physical appearance had never appealed in the slightest to Sasuke. He disliked all of his apparent fan club, finding them to be almost intolerable. When he thought about it, the only female his age whom he did not despise was Hinata, simply for the fact that she neither threw herself at his feet nor spoke about or to him as if her were an object as many other teenaged girls did. Then again, it could have been the simple fact that her eyes were only ever for Naruto.
“So you must be a ninja then, by the looks of your headband.” Misuki's latest comment caused him to look up and nod, at least she appeared to be reasonably intelligent. “That's strange isn't it, a small village like ours without any ninja's at all and suddenly we have two showing up within a week!” Sasuke's eyes shot open in shock. “Two ninja's?” He asked, his voice demanding her to answer.
“Yes, there was another young blonde boy who is staying in the village at the moment, Aoki took him in. Now what was his name…Oh yes! I remember now, Naruto, that was his name.”
Authors Notes: Oooh! It was sort of like a cliff hanger! Ok, it wasn't really, I just happened to end it there. I know this chapter was incredibly, short, sorry everyone! I was just reeeeeeaally tired. Please forgive me!
Kakashi: When are you going to write a fiction with me in it?
Fox: You are in it!
Kakashi: No, I mean one I get some action in.
Fox: Oooh, I get it. Well, I'll probably do one later on, when I get time.
Kakashi: With Iruka?
Fox: -Evil grin- But of course…