Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Does it hurt? ❯ What I Chase ( Chapter 5 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Darkened Fire - Tears of a Kitsune
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
I killed myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out

And I wished for things that I don't need
(All I wanted)
And what I chased won't set me free
(All I wanted)
And I get scared but I'm not crawlin' on my knees

Oh, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?

Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Self Insertion | Uploaded On: 03.24.2005 | Updated On: 03.24.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 481 | Status: Completed

Author's Notes: Wow! So many hugs on my hug-o-meter from today at school! -Squeals- I feel loved! (Yes, Fox aware that it isn't actual love, I've just been deprived of the stuff for too long. . Fox it also aware that the little sanity she has left is decreasing rapidly, as she has begun to speak about herself in a third person point of view -sigh-) This chapter was written after coming home from a long day of school, therefore it was done before homework and may seem very rushed as I have a huge mountain of it to do, (Damn teachers) but I really wanted to write this chapter, and here it is! I hope everyone is satisfied with it, but flames are accepted either way! Guess what everyone! My review counter has almost his 2! Yay! So maybe with e few more reviews we might actually get there… -Suggestive eyebrow waggle stolen from Hogo-chan- Anyway, I've just bought my new set of Naruto manga! Whoot! Before now I've only ever seen the anime, but I've been told that the manga is much better, and it is! So awesome! -swoons- X.x Well, hopefully I'll be able to start writing the next chapter of `A Secret I'd never tell you' as soon as I've posted this, it's terrible! I've gotten writers block just when there are so many people waiting for me to get the next chapter up! Nooo! -Sighs-
Iruka: What have I told you about doing your homework first! You're picking up bad habits from Naruto!
Fox: Aww, but Irukaaaaaa! I wanted to get more reviews! More reviews equal a happy little Fox and a happy little Fox equals more writing and more writings from a happy little Fox equals yaoi goodness that isn't so good!
Iruka: …
Guess what now! I've decided that since I'm such a loved of music, it's time to do a `song of the moment' thing!
Shikamaru: In other words, she's trying to fill up the space and make this chapter seem longer.
Fox: Shut up, smart arse…
Anyway, todays `song of the moment' is `Chop Suey' by System of a Down. Everyone, go now and listen to it! Also, there is a really good Anime Music Video made with the song (dedicated to Haku and Zabuza from Naruro) Called `self righteous suicide', which everyone in the world should watch. Even though I've forgotten the name of the person who makes it. Anyway! I'll try to remember and post it in next times `song of the week'.
Fic time:
Whipping back around, Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw a very familiar mop of blonde hair appear from behind the spray of the waterfall, emerging from a small cavern on the other side. Naruto laughed, moving towards the dark haired child to help him keep a hold of his struggling catch.
“Great work, Ryuku! Aoshi can cook it for dinner!” The two began to lug the exceptionally large fish towards the small set of wooden table and chairs where a wicker basket was sat. Once having wrapped it up and placing the finally dead creature into the basket, the blonde hoisted their gear onto his back as Ryuku beamed up at him. “Thanks Naruto, now hurry up! I wanna get home and show mommy!”
Sasuke found it strange that any child around the boy's age would call their mother `mommy' still, the blonde boy below him however, laughed. “Hey! You're not the one carrying the basket! It's heavy!” The dark haired child stuck out his tongue, dancing away when the older boy made a half hearted swat at his head. “Hmph, I though you were a big strong ninja!”
The two suddenly stopped at a gate, the entrance to the park, though they did not cease to speak to each other, laughing and joking like…Sasuke's heart gave a familiar yet bitter jolt. Like family.
Leaping silently over the rooftops, the Uchiha following Naruto and Ryuku through the streets, making sure not to loose them. The two seemed to know exactly where they were going, keeping to the quiet, less busy back streets as they went. Even though he was high above the ground level, Sasuke could still hear their conversation easily. Apparently the blonde had not changed much since he had left Konoha, he still yelled rather then talked.
Soon, approximately five minutes later, the companions emerged from the shadowy alleyways and into the bright, bustling main streets of the market. The two dodged and ducked around other people easily before entering a small yet bright two story building across the street from where Sasuke stood watching them. A flower shop to be exact. Knowing this was his old rival's new `home', the dark haired teen soundlessly descended from the building top and into the alleyway Naruto and Ryunku had previously walked down. Following the path said persons had taken, squeezing through the crowd while avoiding being knocked down, the Uchiha gazed at the array of colours that confronted his eyes inside the flower shop.
Blinking to steady his vision, Sasuke wove around the stands of perfectly arranged roses, orchids, daffodils, blossoms and other beautiful flowers. Nearing the back pf the shop, voices reached his ears.
Naruto and Ryuku's familiar ones along with another's, a woman by the sound of it, were slightly muffled due to the fact that they were standing behind a door on the other side of the counter. The Chuunin hesitated, what would he do now? He had fund Naruto, but now what? He couldn't simply barge in and drag the blonde back to the Hidden Leaf, despite the fact that right then it seemed like the best idea he could some up with, no, he needed to plan this carefully.
Moving out of the shop once more, the dark haired teen glanced up at the building, looking for another entrance. There were many windows, though only one appeared to be open at the time. Deciding it was his best shot, Sasuke leapt up and into the room, not bothering if anyone had seen him, which undoubtedly they had since he had been in the middle of a busy street. Once inside the room on the other side of the window, the Uchiha paused in the center of the room, taking in his surroundings. It was rather small, but cozy, in a way. Simple white curtains flutter by the window while clean walls of yet another shade of white sported a few large paintings. An unmade bed sat in the corner while various bookshelves, cluttered with junk and, or course, books, stood against the walls. Other then that, there was a small wooden closet and matching chest of drawers plus a desk which sat by the door which, to Sasuke's relief, was closed. Though the room, obviously a bedroom, was filled with junk such as scrolls and other rather fascinating things, it was a large pin up board by the desk which caught the dark haired boy's attention. Pinned upon it were what seemed to be hundreds of pictures, showing many different people and places, though it appeared that only one was the centre of interest. Stuck directly in the centre of the board was a photograph of the Konoha team seven, taken from when they were still only twelve years old. Staring in amazement at the miniature versions of himself and his former teammates and teacher, Sasuke now had no doubts that this must have been Naruto's room.
Moving forwards, he reached out for the photograph, his fingers hovering only inches from its smooth laminated surface. He remembered having the picture taken, god, it seemed like forever ago. Hearing himself think those words, the teen almost sighed, he sounded like an old man. Maybe he was old? He felt like it, seventeen wasn't really an age one would consider old though, was it? No, he didn't think so.
He drew away from the photograph, staring at his own scowling face; almost the exact opposite of Naruto's laughing one. He smirked lightly; no one would ever have guessed back then what they would one day become. His smirk faded, that it would come to this. Taking another look at the blonde boy's captured image, he noticed for the first time that his smile did not actually reach his eyes. The smile, it was there, that huge cheesy grin, the one that so much reminded him of a fox, but somehow, it didn't look quite real. Looking closer, he saw more in his old rival's eyes then the blonde had probably wanted them to show. Shame and sorrow settled Sasuke's heart, who knew how long Naruto had gone on with his hidden pain.
The Chuunin was jerked back into the present when loud voices and the sounds of someone coming up the stairs towards him were heard. Frozen in fear, Sasuke stared at the door as the footsteps came closer and closer with each passing heartbeat. Shit, Naruto! His mind once again began to function when he heard the blonde boy's voice more clearly. “Alright Aoshi, I just want to get changed into something clean.” A voice called back, but was too muffled by the walls and door for Sasuke to hear properly, though his rival and once best friend laughed. “I know, I know.”
The door knob began to turn, and the dark haired boy did the only thing he could think of,
He fled.
Author's Notes: Well that was just scary. I really didn't like this chapter, but then, I don't really like anything I write. -Shrugs- I hope at least someone out there liked it even the tiniest bit, but please, review and tell me what you think! It was very short, I know, I'm trying to write longer things, but I've gotten writers block from somewhere, damn thing won't leave me alone…-mutters darkly-