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Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again	By : PrplGrl Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1209 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Patience Is A Virtue

Shikaku had been officially banned from the police station. His chief told him and his wife to stay at home and await for a hopeful phone call, one the Nara’s knew would probably never come.

He sat at the kitchen table, glaring at the cooling cup of tea that had been placed before him. Yoshino was at his side, biting her nails in her usual way, whenever she was nervous, worried, or quietly fuming. In this case, Shikaku figured it was all three. Minato Namikaze sat across from them, his blue eyes staring at an old looking stuffed fox he had brought, with a pensive and sad expression.

The blonde man had spent most of his time with the Nara’s lately, wanting answers just as badly and not wanting to return to an empty house. Shikaku realized that it must have been much harder on Minato to have his son missing, especially since his wife had passed away. Naruto was all the man had.

It had been a few days since the blonde had stopped by to check on the boys only to find them missing. Most everyone agreed that someone had taken the two away, and the police suspected Akatsuki. During the investigation and raid of Deidara’s establishment, it seemed that Shikamaru had brought the very elusive organization a lot of money; it only made sense that they’d want him back. It was still pretty much in the air why Naruto had vanished too.

Leverage. That’s what Shikaku thought and he knew Minato was thinking that, too, although he knew better than to voice it. What better way to bring in a person who didn’t want to come than by threatening someone who they thought to be precious? The elder Nara had known about his son’s crush on the blonde since they’d met back in grade school. He remembered teasing him about it, enjoying the sight of Shikamaru’s cheeks flushing accompanied with a glare was such an adorable expression on him.

The clock ticked endlessly, every second passing slower than the first.

Shikaku knew waiting was the hardest part. He had seen several parents, spouses, and children fall apart as every minute would draw out with no word from their missing loved one. It was harder this time, though. Before, they knew Shikamaru had run away. Now he had been kidnapped with Naruto and no one knew if they were even alive.

The small thought had crossed his mind, but the Nara had forced it away. It was his job to expect the worst, but he refused to in this situation. He had to believe they were alive and being held captive somewhere. They would be found.

Just as Shikaku was reassuring himself, the front door opened and closed. Inoichi and Chouza walked into the room, the others standing. There was a small flicker of hope in his closest friends’ eyes, and it warmed his heart. Good news.

“Did you find them?” Yoshino asked, grasping her husband’s arm in an almost bone crushing grip.

Both men looked away.

“Well, no,” Inoichi said softly, “but we did find out something.”

“What?” Minato asked, his voice calm.

“It turns out,” Chouza answered, “that there’s a high ranking under cover officer who has been investigating the Akatsuki for several years, now. He was the one who actually helped us bag Deidara.”

“He’s been updated on the situation,” Inoichi continued, “and the word is that he’s moving in on the heart of the operation.”

“That’s all you know?” Yoshino asked after a few moments of listening to the clock tick slowly.

The longhaired blonde rubbed the back of his neck. “Well, yeah. He’s undercover, so we don’t even know his name or whereabouts. We just thought that you should know. Something is being done here.”

Shikaku smiled a little, releasing his arm from his wife’s death grip to wrap around her shoulders. “Thank you,” he whispered, truly grateful his friends would give them the information. Granted, it wasn’t a lot, but even the smallest drop of water shouldn’t go to waste in a desert.

Minato had slightly paled and his eyes drifted to the floor, white teeth peeking out to grasp his bottom lip. After a moment, he grabbed his cell phone that he had placed beside the stuffed fox and headed for the back door, mumbling an excuse about needing some fresh air.

Once outside, he flipped open the phone and quickly scrolled through his contacts. It seemed to take forever before he finally found the correct name and hit the send button.

Ringing sounded through the earpiece and he wondered if the man he was calling would answer. It didn’t really matter, he decided, leaving a message would work if it had to. He was just preparing himself for what to tell the voicemail when the ringing ceased.

“Hello?” a deep voice said through the slight static.

Minato paused a moment, the words he wanted to say leaving his mind. “Uh, hi.”

“Minato. How are you doing?” The question sounded neutral, and it made sense, the blonde hadn’t talked to this man in a very long time.

“Not real good,” he admitted, deciding that the truth would be best here. “Naruto’s… gone missing.” He had to take a deep breath to push back the lump rising to his throat and tears pooling in his eyes.

The man on the other end sighed. “I’m really sorry to hear that. Don’t worry yourself too much, though. Naruto’s a tough kid; he can handle himself.”

Minato let out a small laugh. “Yeah, I know. He’s a lot like his mother.” A tear rolled down his cheek despite his efforts to keep it back.

“Like I said,” the man said in a very soothing tone, “don’t worry. I’m sure he’s fine.” A moment of silence passed as the blonde struggled with what to say next. “Did you want to tell me something else, Minato?”

He inhaled deeply. “Yeah, uh, I would really… really appreciate it if you could… help out… in looking for him.”

The man paused. “You know I will do what I can, Minato.”

A small sob escaped the blonde’s throat, a few tears running down his face. “Thank you,” he whispered.

“In the mean time, I suggest you get some sleep. You sound exhausted.”

Minato swallowed, sniffing. “I’ll try, sir.”

There was a heavy sigh on the other end. “What have I told you about this ‘sir’ crap? Please knock it off; I feel old enough as it is.”

The blonde started a laugh that ended in a choked sob. “Right, sorry. I forgot.”

“Listen, Minato, Naruto is fine and he’ll be home before you know it.”

Blue eyes began overflowing with tears he could no longer contain and he softly fell to his knees, his free hand shaking as it rested over his mouth, trying to stifle the sobs escaping his lips.

“Thank you,” he whispered after a few moments. “Thank you… so much.”

“Quit thanking me and get some sleep. Be sure to keep me posted and I’ll talk to you later.” Before the blonde had the chance to say a good bye, the other man hung up his phone.

Slowly, Minato did the same. He was so scared. It was eating away his sanity and his will. He didn’t know what he’d do if he lost Naruto.

The blonde’s tear stained face looked up into the night sky. The sun had completely set only an hour or two before and the stars were twinkling happily against the velvety blue heavens so far away. “Please my dearest,” Minato whispered, his heart trying to reach the spirit of the woman he had loved so much. “Please protect our son. Watch over him and help him find the way home.”

The stars flickered madly a moment before settling down again and the blonde broke down. Dropping his phone into the soft grass he toppled the rest of the way to the cool earth beneath him, great sobs shaking his form and pushing heavy tears from his darkened blue eyes.

He was scared out of his mind, and he was pretty sure his wife was, too.
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