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Chapter 4
“I can’t believe
it!” Naruto ranted. Sasuke growled slightly, while Harry looked slightly
puzzled.
“It was just an
observation, Naruto.” Harry said placatingly. Naruto whirled round.
“But you, you
said…” Naruto spluttered.
“Give it up,
Dobe,” Sasuke called. “Not everyone likes ramen.”
“Don’t call me
that, Teme.” Naruto retorted. “How can you not like ramen?”
The reason for
this overreaction on Naruto’s part was simple. It had occurred only half an
hour previously, just after they had finished a lunch of cup ramen in Sasuke’s
kitchen, where Harry had commented that ramen had no flavour and wouldn’t it be
better to have the pasta with a sauce. Both Sasuke and Naruto had stared at
him; Naruto, in horror, while Sasuke looked slightly puzzled. Naruto had
launched headfirst into a speech about the awesomeness of ramen, so Sasuke had
quietly asked about this ‘sauce’. Harry had been surprised but had decided it
was a culture difference from wherever he came from. He had told Sasuke that he
would show him, they just needed groceries, while Naruto carried on with his
speech.
Currently, they
were walking to Hokage tower to see Tsunade, and thankfully, Naruto had run out
of steam and only made a few random comments.
Harry, though he
participated in the goings on around him, was deep in thought. Why had he told
Sasuke he’d show him? Could he cook? How did he even know to say that?
Sasuke was having
similar thoughts, but he was ultimately pleased. Harry seemed to be getting his
memories back rather quickly, and he could eat something other than ramen.
Everything was right with Sasuke’s world, temporarily anyway.
Soon, the trio
stood outside the door to the Hokage’s office and as Sasuke reached out to
knock, Naruto decided to burst through the door with a loud “Baa-chan!!”
“GakI! Don’t call
me that!” Tsunade shouted, her head shooting up from where it had been lying on
the desk; there were slight lines of ink on her face. “So, to what do I owe
this visit?” She looked straight at Sasuke, rather than Naruto, to explain.
“Harry has
regained some of his memories.” She raised an eyebrow. “He also wishes to train
as a shinobi.” Tsunade’s other eyebrow rose to meet the first.
“I suppose you
want my permission.” The three nodded, although Naruto’s and Harry’s were much
more vigorous. “And even if I didn’t give my permission you would probably
teach him anyway.” She finished. Naruto and Sasuke nodded again, while Harry
looked between the two. Tsunade sighed. “Fine, but if anything pertinent to
village security comes up you let me know straight away.”
“Hai, Hokage!”
The two said simultaneously. Tsunade turned her gaze to Harry, who shifted
uncomfortably. Her stare reminded him of someone else, he received a quick
flash of an old man with twinkling blue eyes hidden behind half-moon spectacles
and a long silver beard, sitting behind a desk. Harry staggered slightly, but he was caught by Sasuke and led to a
chair, where he sat down gratefully.
“Your
remembering.” Harry nodded at the Hokage. “Does it seem to be coming back faster
now that it’s started?” He nodded again. “Okay, you can start the basic ninja
training, but when you remember things, could you please tell either Sasuke or
Naruto?” She requested and Harry agreed, it wasn’t too much to ask anyway.
“Naruto. Could
you take Harry outside a minute?” Tsunade was staring at Sasuke again as she
said this. Naruto shrugged, before helping Harry up and supporting him as they
left the room. Once they had closed the door behind them, Tsunade asked:
“What has he
remembered?”
“Small things.”
Sasuke started. “He doesn’t like girls, that was on the way to the estate when
he met Sakura and Ino.” He sneered and Tsunade smirked.
“Continue,” She
waved a hand in a ‘go on’ motion.
“He blacked out
for a while when we were at the estate and he said he remembered the ‘Draco’ he
mentioned earlier. It seemed to be triggered by an argument between Naruto and
myself.” He paused.
“Anything else?”
She had on a thoughtful expression.
“He apparently
knows how to cook, and it’s not food that’s native to the area. He mentioned
pasta in a sauce. Ramen didn’t seem to appeal to him that much.” Sasuke
smirked, which was mirrored by Tsunade.
“Thank you for
small mercies.” She mumbled, before resting her chin on her fingers steepled in
front of her. “Keep Harry’s training as secret as possible and report to me if
he remembers anything else.”
“Hai,
Hokage-sama.” Tsunade dismissed him, but he hesitated.
“What is it?” She
asked, narrowing her eyes.
“There was an
incident on the way to the estate.” The eyebrow rose once more. “Harry threw
Hyuuga Neji into a wall with one push.” Tsunade’s eyes widened.
“I see. Well,
keep an eye on him.” Sasuke nodded, before Tsunade went back to her piles of
paperwork, groaning at their sheer size, as Sasuke moved to the door.
With Harry and
Naruto, a whole different type of conversation was going on. The two had sat
side by side in the otherwise empty waiting area, and Harry randomly stated.
“You don’t have
to hide so much anymore.” Naruto turned to him, slightly wary.
“What do you
mean?” He asked, his eyes darting about the room in his panic. Harry leant
forward, placed his hands on both cheeks and looked straight into his eyes.
“Calm down
Naruto, breathe.” Naruto took a deep breath, then slowly released it, not once
closing his eyes. “I know you hide yourself, that they only see what you want
them to see. But let me in, I feel that I’ve been in a similar situation to
you; hated for something you can’t control. It’s okay. Let the mask drop.”
Naruto took another breath, closing his eyes this time, and when they opened,
Harry could see all the emotions he had felt. All the pain and sadness that had
been hidden away, but that Harry could still feel.
“You poor soul.”
Harry stroked Naruto’s cheeks fondly. “It’ll get better, I promise.” The face
he held, nuzzled into one of his palms, Harry smiled. “I don’t ask for you tell
me anything. If you want to, you can, but only when you’re ready.” Naruto
nodded. “For now though, let’s build that wall up again, Sasuke is coming.”
Naruto’s eyes shuttered closed, and when they came back into view, they were
filled with the same fake happiness from before, although now Harry could see
that a small part of it was real, due to him.
“You should try
to let Sasuke in, soon.” Harry whispered. “I feel dark times ahead for you both
if he is left in the dark to everything.” Naruto nodded, before pulling out of
Harry’s hold on his face and standing as the door opened, mask completely back
in place once more.
Naruto bounced
ahead as they walked to the grocery store, but as they neared the building,
Harry saw Naruto falter slightly, and was sure Sasuke had seen it too.
“Hey guys, I
think I’ll just head home.” Naruto said, but Harry grasped his hand.
“It’ll be okay,
Naruto, I’ll…” Harry glanced at Sasuke. “No, we’ll make sure it is.” The two
ravens stepped in on either side of the blond and glared death upon all who
looked in their direction with hate.
With help from
Naruto and Sasuke, as Harry had trouble reading the labels, they were able to
quickly collect the ingredients needed before heading back to the Uchiha
estate. Once there, Harry shooed the two out of the kitchen and both were soon
very curious, due to the delicious smells
wafting towards them.
When Harry called
them in for dinner many hours later; they had, had a spar to help time pass,
they were awed at the spread of different foods arrayed in front of them.
Sitting down at
the table, they helped themselves to some soft, warm garlic bread as Harry
placed bowls of what he said was ‘spaghetti bolognese’ in front of them, before
seating himself.
“Itadakimasu!”
Naruto intoned loudly, before digging into the food in front of him. Sasuke
copied the actions, but at a more sedate pace, while Harry watched their
reactions carefully; eating his own meal steadily at the same time.
Afterwards, with
Naruto spouting about the deliciousness of Harry’s meal, they were given the
choice of dessert: toffee cheesecake, or a chocolate gateau. Naruto had some of
both, while Harry persuaded Sasuke to try a small piece of cheesecake, being
against sweets as he was. He thought it was fantastic; not that he’d ever admit
it, so he just smiled and nodded, saying that it was good. Harry grinned
happily at the praise, taking it for what it was.
“If you don’t
like being a ninja,” Naruto mentioned, when he stopped for a break between
helpings. “You could open a restaurant!” He went back to another slice of
gateau as Harry chuckled.
“I’ll keep that
in mind, Naruto.” Sasuke stood up.
“Time for bed.
Naruto, you can stay here tonight if you want. I’ll go make sure the rooms
ready.” He wandered out the kitchen and up the stairs.
As the main bed
room was his, he had decided on the room next to it for Harry’s use. However,
it happened to be his brother’s room and he hesitated at the doorway. Stepping
inside, it was exactly as he remembered it before the massacre, although there
was a bit more dust. Concentrating on the task he had to do, Sasuke stripped
the bed, and used them to dust the furniture partially, before dumping them in
the hallway and getting fresh linen.
Sasuke repeated
the exercise with his old room, so Naruto could use it, then headed downstairs
with the dirty sheets. He looked into the kitchen quickly and saw that Naruto
and Harry were washing the dishes, so he continued on and put the laundry in
the washing mchine.
Sasuke met the
other two in the hallway before leading them to their rooms.
“Get
some sleep,” he advised Harry, outside his room. “We start your training early
tomorrow.” Harry nodded, yawning, and moved into the room, closing the door
behind him.
TBC…
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