Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Boy In The Closet ❯ Uzumaki.... Naruto... *Cringe* ( Chapter 6 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

A.N: Thank you so much for the reviews. I have to tell anyone who doesn't know though that, Linkin and me are two different writers. He's doing 'Anti-Social' and I'm doing this one. I'm not sure when Link's gonna update me and our proof reader hound him all the time though and he always says 'Sometime this week- oh but maybe next week- you know a little progress is progress' or something like that. So if you can be patient he said for sure next week. Enjoy the chapter, you can tell I'm clearly uncomfortable with school stuff hahaha and my Kiba and Naruto aren't as flawless as Linkin's so sorry about that. Fantasy.

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Gai hummed happily away while making a delicious breakfast of eggs, bacon and a side of mini chocolate chip pancakes shaped like that Mickey Mouse character. A laugh escaped his lips as some radio personality talked about his last date with his girl that talked to her food. Setting the pan back on the stove after flipping the bacon over like one of those chefs, he leans to the side to turn up the volume.

"So we're eating something simple like fish and eggplant when all of a sudden she just starts making these- I don't know under water sounds like, 'blooblooblup, blooblooblup' and then she makes the fish say something like, 'hey I still have a family ya know!' then she responds to the thing by saying 'but you're too delicious and your wife sold you out for the money anyway'. Who wouldn't break up with that because this fish incident isn't the first time its happened."

He greeted his prized son with a hello and handed him a plate of food. Lee was as perky as always this morning; thanking his dad for the food before sitting down to dig in. The young teen has a big appetite! He doesn't blame the other two for not waking yet, but still he had to ask.

"Where are your brothers, Lee?"

Swallowing a bite big enough to choke a horse the perky eyed boy points his fork toward the living room entry. "They're still upstairs; Neji was sleeping but I heard the shower going after I got dressed so he may have gone in there, and Sasuke is sleepily looking for something to wear."

Gai busted a gut on that one. He was responsible for the boys late coming and hoped he wouldn't hear it from Kakashi when he came downstairs not seeing the other two of their children. He can still see the look on the two boys faces when he got them up this morning at five.

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"TIME FOR TRAINING!!!" He bombarded into their rooms. At first the two boys looked frantically around for the sign of danger but upon seeing Lee and Gai standing there before them, identically dressed in a form fitting.... stocking of an outfit holding out the very same to them with impish grins, they just pulled the covers back hoping the two would go away. Didn't they know what time it was?! Dropping the item of clothing onto their beds they left for downstairs but not before saying that they'd see them down there. Ha! Like Neji would go.

Five or so minutes later the two boys walk downstairs; one dressed in the strange make of an outfit, orange legwarmers sliding down a bit and the other boy is still in his pajamas, cowlick looking more like a tidal wave due to his long hair, rubbing his eyes.

"Glad to see my two new sons getting into the youth of their spirits- wouldn't want them to get rusty would you." Says Gai beaming, at least until he looked over at Neji. "Neji, you're not wearing your training uniform."

"I only came because I wanted to tell you that I'm not coming." He yawned. "It's five in the morning and I shouldn't be awake. Don't we have school today?"

"Aaaaahhh!!" The man holds up a finger. "But my Lee has been doing this for many years and months now and he's never once missed a day of school or missed a moment of refreshed wakening once done with the training. You mean to tell me that you can't- wha- Neji come back."

"I'll see you at eight." He said while disappearing up the stairs.

"Sasuke, glad you could make it!" The man never took criticism too hard.

"Barely..." Strains Lee, holding the boy up, who had slumped his weight onto him once they were side by side.

Gaining some composure when he was shoved away from the, lanky but felt well muscled, boy he rubs his eyes to get the sleep out of them. "So what are we doing?"

"We're going to wake your muscles up before you begin your day with a little exercize."

Nodding, Sasuke then looks down at his fully clothed body. "What are we wearing? Stockings or something?"

"They're not stockings!" Snaps Lee as Gai's defense but he silences the boy with a raised hand.

"These are worn to show off the progress made, in just a few months you'll soon have the physique of a splendid," they hear Neji's door close rather loudly. "Beautiful beast."

"....Oh." He replied dryly.

"And my doesn't your brother look great Lee?"

"Very good, otousan." Nods like a faithful parrot. The two place their thumbs in the air at him with an award winning grin. Was that a sparkle he saw just then or was he just seeing things because of sleepy eye?

"....Thanks?" He offered when they didn't stop.

"Right. Let's get started!"

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Gai smiled at the memory. Good times. Good times. "Come on boys! Breakfast is ready!" He calls upstairs.

Lee covered his ears but afterwards he gave the man a thumbs up. Gai can be so motivating. Upstairs. Neji is drying his hair, walking down the hall to his parents room. Sasuke nods a good morning to his brother getting one in return. He would be down to breakfast soon enough but this morning thing had to stop right where it started otherwise he'd be forced into it the next day and probably the next day. Knocking first, he can hear Kakashi shifting on the other end of the door then a muffled, 'come in' from the man. Turning the knob, he walks inside the room over to the bed. Taking a seat, he looks down at the man who is on his stomach eyes still closed seeming as though he's about ready to go into a sleep deep enough to dream.

"Kakashi?"

"Hmm?"

"About Gai, he woke Sasuke and me up this morning to work out- I'm assuming."

"And you want me to tell him to back off?"

"If you would?"

Nodding, he yawned against the pillow, face still well hidden by the bunch of blanket around him. "I'll tell him to tone it down to just Lee if you and Sasuke aren't into that better body, better mind stuff."

With a smile, he says "Thank you." then stands and leaves, closing the door after him. Heading back into his bedroom; hair now dry, he drops the towel off in the bathroom upon passing it then he grabs his back pack from his bedroom. It was well stocked with everything he might need today. He just wanted to make sure though so he ran a check on each item before closing the bag up then walking out of the room downstairs.

Gaara walked out of Lee's room watching Neji's departure. He then steps into his brother, Kankuro's, former room. He can still see the holes in the ceiling from where his brother hung his marionettes, now this boy will fill the room with useless garbage, just as his brother had. Humph! Walking over to the dresser, he pulls one of the drawers open then takes out a handful of shirts tossing them to the floor. How's that for a haunting. With a nod of approval, he then goes to the bed and rips the blanket from it dragging it to the floor.

If other spirits trapped in purgatory could see me now, they'd probably call me a novice. He thinks absently before walking into the next room. This is the best I can do, though, until I get stronger.

"Good morning. Neji!"

He hears that Lee kid say before the stairs are pounded on by his socked feet. Giving the blanket a quick jerk from the bed, he vanishes before he's seen. Lee ran to his bedroom but ended up stopping directly beside Sasuke's. He watches as the blanket fell to the floor like someone had purposefully dragged it off the bed. He knew Sasuke was tired this morning but he didn't know he'd just slack off on personal duties such as making his bed and keeping the room tidy. Going in, he grabs the blanket then gives it a quick fluffing before laying it back out onto the bed. Satisfied, he smiles at his work then leaves to go back into his own bedroom for his school things.

Walking out into the hall, the bathroom is the red heads next destination; not bothering with the light he reaches for the knobs on the sink turning on the hot and cold water to full blast. Lee came trampsing out of his bedroom, bookbag straps over his shoulders; he was on a steady pace downstairs until he heard the water running in the bathroom. With a sigh, he shakes his head. How can they be so careless, don't they know running water cost money? Yelling so he can be heard, he shouts. "Can you guys remember to turn off the bathroom water, please!?" Turning them off, he starts out the bathroom but freezes when they come on again. Wondering if the knobs were broken or something, he turns them off again, and again they come on.

What the-? This time he turns them off but, ah haha, he holds onto them. Lets see them come on this time! To Lee's surprise nothing happened- at first; both knobs turn under his grip so steadily it's almost like he weren't holding them at all. Fully freaked out; he staggers out of the bathroom; a low jingle hit his ears in his departure. He was running blind to the point of bumping into his father who was on his way down to breakfast.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Asks his father holding the boy by the shoulders.

"Its in the bathroom," Lee says looking over his shoulder. Gaara glares back with a smirk of pleasure that he scared the bug eyed boy.

"Hm? What's in the bathroom? Mold?" Letting go of Lee he's stopped in his tracks to the bathroom by the young teen holding his arm.

"Don't go. There's a-... I don't know!" He doesn't dare say ghost that just sounds crazy! "The water at the sink was coming on all by itself!"

"You mean one of the knobs is broken?" Kakashi started down the hall after freeing his self. "That can be easily fixed, no need to cry ghost."

"I didn't."

"Mmhm." Walking into the bathroom he flips the light on and looks around. "You're right Lee, this is scary."

"I told you!" Rushing over to his father, he steps into the spacious bathroom.

"I've never seen the bathroom this clean. I believe it was Neji who was in here last." Scratching his head with a yawn, he heads back in the direction he was going before he got interrupted. "I'll have to remember that on allowance day."

No. Something is wrong. Lee is damned sure that those knobs turned on their own. Why would he make something like that up? He's not retarded and he's never once seen things, so this must be the works of a ghost. He just needs proof that's all. Something to confirm his suspicions that he's had about this house since day one. Every now and then he hears this low jingling sound, kind of like tiny Christmas bells or the buckles on shoes or something; then there were those red orbs in his closet last night, and the low whispers he heard sometimes. This house is haunted. It has to be!

"Lee! Come on downstairs," his dad called. "It's time to do the morning wrap-up."

"I'm coming!" Turning out the light, he hurries out of the empty hall. He doesn't wanna be alone in this place if he's right about there being a menacing spirit.

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The boys said goodbye to their parents as they left for work. The three of them gathered their bags, fresh made lunches, and checked the locks on the back door before they left the house.

"Wait a second!" Says Lee fishing for his key. "I forgot to do something."

"Hurry up, we can't be late on our first day." Neji stuffs his hands into his pants pocket.

"I will." Rushing inside; Lee hurries to his bedroom and from his closet shelf he pulls a small box down. Taking out a tape recorder he checks the batteries then grabs a fresh tape from the top of his dresser. Going down the first five stairs, he stops at the turn off then switches the device on. "I'm leaving now!" He says into it before setting it down at the base of the step he just came from so it wouldn't be seen, then he stomps down the last five stairs as loudly as he can, closing the door just as loud. Lee saw that on tv; this family that thought their home was haunted set up a tape recorder and they got some kind of sound, maybe its real and he could do the same thing.

"Ready to go?" He asks his brothers.

"We were ready to go at-," if Neji can recall. "Never say never, during the morning wrap-up."

"Aha, sorry. You guys are gonna have a great day at school." He starts saying as they walk to the bus stop.

The dull gray morning sky filled with a sheet of clouds lay its lack luster shade down on the bus stop where a small pile of teens sit or stand waiting for the bus. Two boys in particular seem to stand out in the crowd since they've chose to take up an entire bench to theirselves.

"Naruto," A spike haired brunet drawls out, words as loose as his posture on the bench. "Get us a soda, would ya?"

"Right." Says Naruto, a blond and equally spikey haired child, who looks to be a year younger than his friend, that or he's just a little on the short side. Climbing over the bench, he walks over to the machine a bit up the street then gives it a vigorous shaking. "What flavor do you want?!" He calls back to his friend.

"I don't care!" He raises a hand to yawn. Why do they have to make them come to school so early? It starts at eight, so why make them come out at seven?

"It won't give me anything!"

"Try putting in some change!" He shouts before muttering, "Idiot.... I've gotta make some better friends."

"There's the bus stop."

He hears a voice that sounds like that Hatake kid. Hn. So much for hoping he'd skip today. Closing his eyes, he lets his posture sag a bit more to remove any space on the bench that he can to prevent the odd looking teen from sitting down.

"We take bus 0013 after school, unless you guys wanna walk home. You really should know both the riding and the walking route."

Great and he's got company, more funny looking nerdo's no doubt.

"Yo Kiba!" Naruto walked over to the bench. "I got one."

Opening his eyes he asks, "Where's mine?" while scooting over but only a bit.

"You said put in some change, I don't have any so the illegitimate spoils goes to the man who shook it free." He held the stolen drink up proudly.

Kiba groaned at that. He really does need a better best friend, someone like-..... Wow! Who're the new kids? Sitting up straight to get a better look at the approaching teens, he begins to greet Lee with a hello since he seems to know the two. Lee and his brothers are at the bench now but before Kiba can say anything the bus is here and they get on without a single scrap of acknowledgement to either Kiba or the blond.

Naruto who was taking a long, refreshing, drink during the arrival tosses the halfway empty soda can into the waste basket next to them. Someone is bound to see and put it in its proper place; loading the bus, he takes a seat in the back and relaxes until they get to school.

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Erika Maeyu, one of the woman at the front desk, walks the new students around a bit giving them a run over of the school before sending them to their first class. She shows them where the lunch line starts, tells them the places that are acceptable to have lunch, she then tells them where the gym and pool are located, Erika tells the two boys that if their uniforms are dirty that they must come to school in something similar to what they're wearing now as jeans and t-shirts with advertisement or some other distracting thing like pictures and words isn't allowed. Mrs. Meayu showed the two boys where the guidence room is should they want to talk about anything, and lastly she gave them each a map incase they got a little lost if sent out of the classroom by the teacher to fetch something.

Neji listened for the most part but after receiving his map he just studied it and his schedule to insure he would know where his classes are. Sasuke drank it all in listening to every word the woman said up until she bid him a good bye and dropped him off at his first class. Pulling the door open he steps inside, having all eyes immidiately turn to him. Closing his eyes, the fourteen year old turns his nose up to look down on all of them like his older brother, Itachi, often did whenever someone looked him over for too long then he walked into the classroom.

"You're here!" Greets the teacher; setting down the piece of chalk he has in his hand. Walking around the desk to stand at the front of the room beside Sasuke, he lays a hand on the boys shoulder then says. "Class, this is our new student, Hatake Sasuke."

All the boys in the room suddenly looked bored with the new kid; one of them even started eating what sounded like chips! Clearing his throat the man tried a different approach. "Say 'hello' class, or you'll all be taking a pop quiz tomorrow."

"He-..." they muttered the rest. Sasuke didn't care because he hadn't planned on saying hello back.

Down on his patients with his students, the man extends an arm toward an empty seat on the benched chairs. "Take a seat over there Sasuke, by Naruto."

Looking to where the man pointed Sasuke walked over to the empty seat. He liked the seating arrangement in this school, from the peeks he took into the classrooms they're set up in eight benches four at each side of the room and infront of that is a large table like a desk. It's cozy, unless you're the type that doesn't like sitting by people. Sasuke doesn't care either way. Taking his seat by a blond kid that looked to be sleeping or maybe just resting his head, he sets down his backpack, rest his elbows on the desk top then folds his hands together and waits for further instruction.

"My name is Iruka. Iruka-sensei will do." Sasuke just nods to that. "We're taking notes for a test at the end of the week. If you'd like to take it, just copy down what's on the board, okay."

I'm not stupid. Thinks the new child. "Okay." His voice is tighter than he would have liked it to be.

"Right." Picking up his chalk, he turns back to the green board. "Alright everybody wake up, and pay attention."

Sasuke digs a notebook from his bag and a set of pens incase he needs to head anything or underline the really important stuff. Naruto turned his head towards the male at the sound of all the noise he was making while he wrote. Just want he needs a brain to bore him to death-

"Huh?!" His blue eyes pop open in shock that this nerd is actually pretty cute! A slow grin spread across his face until it was as large as that pineapple head of his. It wasn't until he started snickering that the stranger looked down at him.

Sasuke's eye twitched in annoyance. What the hell is this kid looking at anyway? Glaring, the boys gaze didn't waver infact it seemed to increase, only serving to aggitate Sasuke more. "Got a problem?" He finally asks.

The boy, Naruto, just sat up straight on the seat, leaning over towards Sasuke, features becoming pinched as he looks the Hatake child over from a better angle. "Mmmhmmm." He says before his face explodes with a happy expression. "Saay new kid, you're pretty cute." He declares low enough to turn heads but not have them understand what was said. "What's your name?"

"Its none of your business," taking the end of the pen he presses it against Naruto's cheek giving it a shove so that his head turned to face the board. "So stop staring at me you little idiot."

Noticing the sudden commotion, Iruka turns around. "Naruto, leave Sasuke alone. Can't you see he's trying to take notes." Turning back to the board he begins to write again. "I know its a foreign concept to you but people do want an education. If your Grandfather weren't the principal," the man seemed to be just muttering to himself now.

Naruto crosses his arms, shooting bullets at the teacher before he drops that all together to look back at the new kid. "Sooo, your name is Sasuke?"

Damn. The bluenet growled. "You heard the teacher, pay attention; I didn't come here to socialize." He decides now to ignore the boy and any other stupid thing that planned to come out of his mouth.

"You wanna hang out after school? I mean," he shakes his head to erase what he just said. "I meant to say, how 'bout I come over and we share notes?" Looking over Sasuke's notebook he nods. "Yeah, looks like you got some good stuff there."

Sasuke's left eye clenched in aggitation. Did the teacher do this on purpose or something? Hell with as annoying as this kid is there's no wonder he has a seat or two beside him available. "You're not coming over to my house."

"Than how 'bout-.."

"I'm not going over to your house." He stopped him before he could even ask.

Pouting, the boy lays his head back on the desk, then he smiles again sitting back up. "How 'bout we eat lunch together, then? We can get to know each other."

"You say that like I wanna know you." His face and hands scrunched as he beat himself up. Why are you still talking to him?! Shut up! Shut up!

"Maan you're a jerk!" Crossing his arms, he lays his head down again, angrily muttering to himself. "New kid comes along.... thinks he's so great... guy's just trying to be FRIENDLY!" He spews out for the world to hear.

"Naruto!" Warns the teacher.

The boy only stuck out his tongue to that. "Last new kid was better than you and he's a fucking weirdo."

Growling audibly now, Sasuke snaps at the boy in a hushed tone. "Fine! Sit by me at lunch, but you'd better know that if I tell you to get lost, I mean it."

"Ha ha!" Sitting back up he throws an arm around the new kids shoulders, giving him a noogie. "I knew you'd come around! You don't strike me as the lame ass type like this one kid I know."

"Naruto, this is your last warning!" Iruka said, turning around this time.

"Okay, okay." He puts his hands up in defense going into a stream of mutters again.

Sasuke could only gape now. With a slow shake of his head, he thinks. What is wrong with this kid?

Kiba had to laugh watching the new kid get it hard from his frightening friend now known as the worst welcome wagon you could ever come across. Naruto is right though, the new kid and his friend? Brother? Naah, they look nothing alike are pretty cute. It wasn't everyday you get two new guys who look good in your school. Kiba wasn't too surprised though by the instant attraction because most of the boys in Niyahara highschool are real dogs and there are only a handful that actually look good. Now to get some info on the other one and he knew just the kid to ask.... Akimichi Chouji.

Later that day when lunch came around the young boy walked down the hall with that weird kid Naruto in tow. Sasuke couldn't believe his bad luck the weirdo was in nearly all of his classes! How could he possibly get through school with this happy-go-lucky doofus tailing him everywhere; it's gonna be a nightmare! His posture slouched when Naruto reached for the door handle of the cafeteria.

"I bring my lunch," he says. "But I get one from school too because growing boys need their food." Jutting a thumb at himself he adds. "I'm gonna be a great ruler; someday I'm gonna run all of Japan."

"Isn't that a little ambitious? That last teacher said you have to take a test over that you failed."

"Grades are grades, I'm talking about the big stuff."

Sasuke just decided to ignore him for now because the more he spoke the more animated and loud the child got from the attention. This kid could give dad a run for his money. He thinks absently. He'll get through lunch and hopefully not see the boy in his last two periods. A brunet across the room waved to the blond kid so he assumed that's where they will be seated today. It's not a bad table area, it's under the window and a lot of sunlight is shining down on it; not that his pale skin ever tanned, but the warmth would be comforting.

"Naruto," says Kiba. "I see you made friends with the new kid." He shoves a seat out for his friend.

"There's no one Uzumaki Naruto can't snag."

Sasuke hated the way the boy said 'snag' like he planned on doing more than being his friend. Sasuke wasn't planning on giving more to anyone- ever.... not after what his brother left for him as a parting gift. The bluenet still has the slip of paper in his secret box that he keeps hidden in his new bedroom. True, he lives with two former army generals now and that was probably the plan that the orphange had for him as far as a safe family went but who's to say that his brother won't just apprehend the two of them when they don't see it coming, after all, Itachi got their father and he was the strongest man Sasuke ever knew.

"Ne, Sasuke? You in there?" Naruto pokes him on the shoulder, snapping him out of his daze.

"What?" He figured someone had asked him a question.

"I was just saying that this is my best friend, Inuzuka Kiba." He beamed at the boy with red paint on his cheeks.

"Oh. Hey."

The boy, Kiba, grinned a fang toothed hello before extending a hand. Sasuke just looked at it, bored. Where the hell are Neji and Lee? Probably in homeroom. He knew he should have gone there, maybe that dork would want to eat lunch with his friend leaving him alone to think without his incesant barking breaking through. So far Sasuke likes this school, its bigger than the one back where he lived and the students are a bunch of dogs which makes him one of the better looking and you can't beat the special treatment people wanna give you because of that; nothing wrong with a little arrogance.

"Oh yuck! Here he comes." Says the blond child. "Bboooooo!!!!"

Nearly everyone in the cafeteria turned their attention to a tall boy with black bobcut hair and-....

"Oi! Lee, over here!" Yells Sasuke.

"What are you doing calling that kid over here?" Asks Kiba. "I know you're new but take a look around, he's not wanted."

"Yeah Sasuke, Gejimayo is probably one of the weirdest looking kids around!" Banters Naruto. "You don't want him sitting by us. Even Butabara has something to offer."

"Pork belly?" Asks Sasuke at the odd nickname for some kid.

"Chubby over there!" He points. "Chouji."

Shaking his head, Sasuke stands so Lee can see him. "He's my brother and if you want me to sit here than he gets to sit here too." He glares at both boys.

"So move!" Barks Kiba, his slits for eyes sharpened upon the flare up of anger that ran through him.

"Gladly!" The two squared off with glares one icier than the next.

A boy with a high ponytail, that he has yet to meet, yawned with boredom. Naruto was still frozen in utter shock of what the cute boy just said. "T- that weird looking guy is your brother!"

"So what?" He says not taking his eyes from Kiba.

"No wonder he's so funny looking, all the looks went to you."

That got his attention. "We were adopted into the same family, stupid and I'm glad to have him as a brother." He said that mostly to Kiba. "I'm oughta here."

"Way to go Kiba," turning on a sweet tone, the bright haired male calls to his exiting friend. "Oi, Sasuke! Don't go.... we were wrong."

Leaning over the table, Kiba asks. "What are you doing, we'll be ruined if that guy sits with us."

"We'll get him later," whispers Naruto. "Besides, wouldn't it be nice if Sasuke were to sit with us?"

"You're only thinking with your di-..."

Cutting through the boys words, Naruto belts out. "Glad you came back, and you brought your brother Ge- eehh, Lee with you. Sit down, sit down." He turned on a big fake grin.

"Hey Naruto, Kiba, Shikamaru and Bunrashi." A boy with jet black hair that contained a few dark purple streaks.

The four glared at him, until Sasuke cleared his throat then they all mutter. "Hey."

That seemed to brighten Lee's spirits; he opened his lunch bag, offering a bite of anything to anyone who wanted some, they all passed. Digging in, Lee didn't do much talking, Shikamaru took off for the roof Kiba was guessing, and Naruto made small talk with Sasuke who seemed to be in a better mood after winning one over on them. Kiba may not be able to beat up on Sasuke because of Naruto and his own mild interest in new people but he could take out all the frustration he wants on his brother Lee; and man did he plan to.