If looks can kill

Chapter 7: New Home?

If looks can kill, my enemies would be dead. Looks like I.....

________Naruto's Pov

It was Wednesday. I was meeting Ino. But she didn't say what time!! Damn it! Stupid Uzumaki genes. We're too forgetful. I pouted at the thought.

Come on brain! Think. Be useful for once. I couldn't I be smart like my dad!

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Dad. I miss him. I shouldn't. But I do. I feel empty. No.

I shake the negative feelings off. Oh I know! I'll go to the park after school! Unless Ino is think of skipping school! Damn it. But she needs to keep a low profile or else Gaara and Da-Minato will find out. I'll just go at 2:40. Yeah, that seems reasonable. It's 1:03, I have to look nice. I have to make sure she doesn't worry about me. I have to make sure I'm not reckless. These past few weeks I've been careless and the result is my mask is breaking little by little. I have to fix it. I have to make sure no one can see me. The real me.
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I tamed my hair a bit with my hands because I don't own a hair brush whatsoever. I look at my clothes. An orange oversized long sleeve shirt with black tight jeans. I look at my face. Ew.
I trace my whiskers with my hands. I'm a freak. No one has these kinds of birthmarks. I'm like a fox- no offense Kurama-. An ugly one at that. My eyes are blue. An ugly shade of blue. They remind me of a ocean full of trash. Garbage. There's garbage in my eyes.
I look at my semi-tamed hair. Yellow. Like my dad. A bastard. Yellow as a banana. Ew. Bananas quickly rot. It's so spiky. Like a hedgehog. I can't hurt someone. Why me?
Why do I look like this? Why can't I be the 'perfect Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze?'
I'm so stupid. I should've died. Why did they save me? I hate this feeling.
I rub the dark bags underneath my blue eyes. So noticeable. So dark. So weird. Make me look uglier. I feel like crying. But I can't. I have to head out soon. I smile. My smile is horrible. My canines stick out. Great. I look more like a fox. Why couldn't look like a cool fox! I look at the time. 3:08.
'Shit! I was too busy shaming myself that I lost track of time!' I thought. I ran out the hotel room and ran to the park.
It took at least 10 minutes for me to arrive at the park. Meaning it was 3:18.
It took me 5 minutes to catch my breath. I was huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf. I was catching my balance by holding on to a swing set. Not just any swing set.
The swing set. The one that always -somehow- comforted after a long day of school. It was the only thing that kept me happy.
I chuckled. A swing? Kept me happy? Funny. But it's true. I wish it wasn't. I wish a real human being helped me. Of course there was Shikamaru, Ino, and Deidara, but Shikamaru didn't really say anything words of comfort. When I had a mental breakdown he just-awkwardly-hugged me and rubbed me back. It was a nice gesture and all but I didn't feel much better or worse. Ino, well Ino didn't know so that was my fault. But when I was feeling down and she knew, she just smiled at me and told me to be my happy self and push down the negative feelings. Same goes for Deidara. I never told him. I couldn't. He was the closest thing I have as a father now. I can't lose him. I can't. But of course if he had a feeling that I wasn't feeling like 'myself', he'd say "It's okay, kid. Don't worry. Everything will be fine. As long as I am here." And ruffle my hair. I knew those words couldn't be true. Not ever.
But it's fine.
I felt a palm on my shoulder. It wasn't Ino's. No. This hand was definitely a males. Could it be Deidara? I thought he left to go back to college. I turn around to see the teenage boy who started all of this. Who started my pain. Sasuke. Oh Sasuke.
"Naruto." He said softly. I pushed his hand off my shoulder. Right behind him was Ino and Shikamaru.
"Shika! Oh hey." I nervously said as I awkwardly smiled. I knew he knew about what happened and why was I acting weird. Ino told them. I know it.
"Naruto." He replied. "Naruto!" Ino yelled as she hugged me. I felt her tears. "How are you holding up?" She asked. She backed away from the hug and looked me in the eye.
"It's fine. I found a cheap hotel. It's not that great, but I don't have a choice." I chuckled. "I'm sorry Naruto." She whispered. It seemed like she didn't want anyone to hear but we all did. "It's fine." I replied.
There was a silence. A awkward one. A uncomfortable one.
"Naruto, I'm sorry. Come live with me." Sasuke said.
I finally looked at him. "What? Didn't I tell you not to show your face to me ever again?" I asked a bit harshly. "I know. But let me-" I cut him off. "No. Not another word. I'll kill you if you finish that sentence. I don't want your pity." I looked him dead in the eyes.
'Damn it. It's falling. Naruto make a joke. Now!' I thought.
There was a dead silence. "I-" Sasuke choked up.
"Just kidding!" I smiled.
"Naruto please let me make it up. I'm sorry! I'm not pitying you. I promise. When have you ever heard me apologize? I'm being sincere here. I'm lowering my pride just for you! Live with me for the time being! Please." Sasuke raised his voice higher than normal.
He was right. I've never heard him say 'sorry'. Ever. I looked at Ino.
"Naruto please. Stay with him. Just for now. Please." Ino pleaded. "Naruto do it for now. It only be temporary. It won't be such a drag." Shikamaru said.
"Ok fine." I said. I gave up. I didn't want to fight.
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I lead them to the hotel I was staying at. "Oh my god Naruto, this place is a mess." Ino said. "Like I said I don't I have a choice. Not really." I yawned. I was so lucky that I didn't take anything out of the boxes just clothes. We quickly grabbed boxes and brought therm downs stairs on Temari's car. I'm assumed Temari also knows. Damn it! She was my favorite cousin.
We- well Shikamaru- drove to the Uchiha estate. Now Sasuke's house was big! And only for a family of 4. Well technically 2. Sasuke's parents died 10 years ago. A year after my mom died....

Even though they weren't my parents, after my mom died, they felt to the closest thing that I had to a mom and dad. Mikoto, Sasuke's mother, helped me. She made me feel like it wasn't my fault. She told me if my dad ever hit me- which he did at least 5 times- or abused me verbally, I should tell her and she'll make sure to take care of me. But before I could tell her, she died. Fugaku, Sasuke's dad, help me try get along with Sasuke. Of course Sasuke was still traumatized that his best friend basically killed their own mother, but Fugaku tried his best. He really did. I remember how Sasuke blamed me for their deaths to. Saying how cu-

I snapped out of my thoughts when Sasuke waved his hand in front of my face.

"Oi, you okay?" Sasuke asked. I ignored him. We carried the boxes in the Uchiha manor. When I went in, I was greeted by Itachi.

"Naruto. It's been so long. I'm sorry." He bowed. BOWED. I dropped my boxes. "Itachi you don't have to say sorry. It wasn't a big deal!" I smiled and hugged him.

I heard a "Tsk." From Sasuke. I knew I was making him jealous. I want him to feel the same pain I felt when he was with Gaara. I felt Itachi hug back.

I pulled away and smiled. "not ruin the moment but why are you here? Not like I want you to leave but.." Itachi questioned.

I sighed. "Long-story-short, my dad kicked me out." I smiled. "Hn." Itachi replied not pushing the subject further. "Well I assume that you'll be staying with us for a while. Let me show you a room." Itachi smiled as he picked up the box I dropped. "Itachi you don't have to carry th-" I pestered. "No it's fine." He said as he showed the rest of us to my room.

The walls were pastel orange. The floor was carpet. The double bed sheets were white with orange rims. There was 4 pillows. The two big ones in the back were white. The two small ones were a light orange. in the right corner of the bed was a mirror. Next to the mirror was a window and big one. It had white curtains. On the left of the bed was a desk. In front of the bed was a dresser to hold my clothing. Above the dresser was a TV. The controller was setting on the dresser.

"Wow." I said under my breath. "I thought you would like it. This is the only room with orange." Itachi chuckled.

"Thank you." I smiled. We- well I- put away my clothes in my dresser- which was 3 boxes- and the remaining boxes were my personal items. I just set them aside in a corner. I laid down on my bed. I looked up, facing the ceiling.

"New home?"

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Chapter 7 done! Thanks for the reads! Share this story with others please! It really means a lot. No pressure though :)

I am thinking to continue this story though I might not update next week, I need ideas for this book