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How Orphan Boys Play

CH9

Soft light gently lit
the room. The scent of sweet peaches caressed the steamed filled air.
A hot bath lay waiting for supple skin to embrace its sultry
solution. So warm and comforting. When the door was closed, the steam
thickens and becomes a pair of strong arms that wrap around every
aching muscle, every qualm that weighs on our minds and melts every
fear that denies us from slumber. Such peace.

“Naruto, I
promise nothing bad will happen”

“I can't do! I
can't! Please!” The poor boy was petrified. If it were any
other place, Naruto would have knocked teeth out to get away but,
they'd locked him in. Gaara and Sai. How could they? Cornered like
some sort of vermin. How could they? How could they?

“Naruto.....”,
Gaara whispered. “We're trying to help you” The blonde
backed himself up against the bathroom door. No way out. No where to
run. How could they? Naruto felt one of his rigid fingers being
tugged on. He peeked out of a tightly shut eye to see Sai trying to
pull Naruto's hand close. Probably to draw something stupid on it.
Naruto snatched himself away before Sai could even reach into his
pocket.

“Get away!”
Immediately, Naruto clawed out the roots of his hair and dropped to
the floor. He scrunched into a ball, tight and constrained. No way
would he let them sweet talk him. Nothing would make him do it.
Nothing will make him get in there! How could they? How did they? Why
are they? Gaara and Sai knew why. Two nights ago, Gaara had raced to
Sai's house as fast and his little legs could carry him with, what
could have been news but, probably the worst either of them could
hear. Big Gai had announced it was time for a little get-together.
Summer would be drawing to an end soon and, as important as it is to
keep an active and busy to keep the mind youthful, it was also
important to relax once in a while and catch up with friends. And
nothing could spell it all better than an evening at an Onsen. The
second Gai asked Gaara to invite the rest of the gang, the red head
bolted straight out the door and speed down the street. Gai just
figured his youngest was excited. Little did the green giant know,
his smallest son was dashing to warn Sai. The pair had to do
something fast before Naruto could find out. They had a plan. One
they knew would be cruel but, had to be done. Both of them knew
Naruto would be stubborn enough to put on a huge fake smile and walk
straight into something that could kill him with fear alone. Naruto
didn't like anyone thinking he was scared of anything in general, let
alone a tub of water. Gaara and Sai had to do something. If not,
Naruto would go, see those gaping holes of water and have heart
attack just from the sight. They couldn't let their friend be
humiliated like that. Together they devised a strategy. Gaara came
with the main ideas while Sai tweaked the minor details. The red head
realised they would have to trick Naruto somehow. Maybe a game and
it had to be in Naruto's house so, when they did manage to get the
blonde in the bathroom, he wouldn't freak out as much. Hopefully.
Their main problem with that idea was how on earth would they be able
to trick Naruto into a place he probably keeps a fearful eye on? That
was when Sai stepped in' a blind fold. A game of blind man's bluff
was ideal, rather than attempt to use brute force. This wasn't
exactly the first time Gaara and Sai had tried to 'help' Naruto. Back
in the orphan days when they were all barely higher than Kurenai's
hip, the pair had actually tired to carry their friend and throw him
in the tub. They never even managed to get through the bathroom door
that time. Gaara took a head-butt to the face while Sai was severely
winded by a hard kick to the stomach. Naruto didn't speak to either
of them for weeks after that. This time, they had to get it right or
Naruto would shun them forever. They knew, for all Naruto's bravado,
the blonde handles rejection very badly. Even thought they were only
trying to help, forcing a person to something they fear most feels
like you're rejecting everything you know about them. They just had
to get it right. Now, the only problem they had to sort now was, what
to do next? Naruto's in the bathroom but there ain't no way in hell
or heaven he was moving from that spot on the floor. So, now what?
How were they supposed to help Naruto when he wouldn't move? He was
all scrunched up like......well......a ball. Sai had his own idea
now. With Naruto hiding his eyes, Sai was free to make a pushing
motion. Gaara quickly caught on. It'd be funny it weren't such a
serious situation. The pair mimed...one..two...three...ROLL!

“Whaaaaa!”
Naruto was rolled right over his head, landing face up at the ceiling
and feet almost reaching the base of the tub. Gaara and Sai
instinctively threw themselves on top of Naruto before he could get
up and kill his friends. “Get off me!! You can't make me do it!
Get the f-!” It wasn't exactly rare to see Sai quite or silent
but, it was what he just saw that left the artist quite speechless.
Gaara lifted his face from Naruto's with a loud gasp.

“I knew that
would shut you up. Now will you calm down and listen to us already?”
The blonde just gave a single, slow nod. Gaara still kept a firm grip
on Naruto's now loose arms and explained everything. Naruto could
spot a liar a hundred miles away and he deserved to hear the truth.
He had to know why it was time to face his fear.

Xxxx

Two, bare skinned boys
stood shin deep in Luke-warm water. Both were holding the shaking
hands of a quivering, bare blonde who stood outside the water.

“Just one step,
Naruto. That's all you need to do”, said Gaara in a voice so
much gentler than his usual rasp. The pair in the water had never
seen Naruto looks so scared. The blonde was always the brave one,
like a story book hero; nothing could frighten him and nothing could
beat him. Once, he climbed a tree taller than Konoha's tallest tower
to help find a lost dog that had wandered into the woods. Shadows and
creatures of the dark were scared of him. Bullies bigger that butcher
dogs could never out-fight him. There was nothing too high, too
dangerous or too risky. And there was definitely nothing that would
stop him from helping a friend. So, how could something this mundane
leave the hero so terrified? “On the count of three okay?”
Gaara confirmed. It was now or never. “One....”, Naruto
gripped his friends tightly by the wrists. “Two.....”,
blue eyes hid behind his behind tightly shut lids. “Three!”
A desperate, sharp intake of breath, followed by a quick yank on
stiff arms. Three bare boys stood shin deep in rippling water, two on
either side of the one who looked close to tears. That was one step.
They made it. One BIG step. Maybe they could really do this? Just a
few more steps to go now. Gaara took Naruto's hand in both of his and
gave a silent nod to Sai. “You're doing great, Naruto. We're
really proud of you. Do you think you can sit down” No
response, other than constant shaking. Until....

“Y....ye......ye......”,
he could barely get a syllable out.

“Shhhhhhhh, it's
okay. Sai and I are here” Naruto's throat started jumping. He
was holding it all back with everything he could. Gaara pointed at
Naruto's knees, barely holding their owner up. Sai and Gaara knew
Naruto wasn't going to get through this part on his own. The blonde
was so focused on just keeping it all together with every fibre he
could muster. So, craftily , Sai reached around and gave a sharp
nudge into the back of Naruto's bare, unstable knees. Immediately,
Naruto collapsed into the ready arms of his friends. It didn't look
like the blonde had noticed but, the reaction on his face when his
lower half became submerged would have made the lip of the most
hardened man quiver. The worst was yet to come. Sai made the next
move and turned the knob for the hot water. As the sound of fast
running water crashed against the surface, Naruto looked close to
fleeing for dear life. Maybe they had pushed it too far? He was
starting to hyperventilate rapidly and his wide, terrified eyes
pulsed chaotically. Any minute now, if he could summon the will
power, he'd leap from the tub and race to the mountains with any
dignity he could scrape along the way. Gaara had to think quick and
decided he had one trick that might just work. In a swift move, a
pair of thumbs pressed deeply into the tense cluster of muscles
beneath the shoulder blades. Sai watched quietly as Naruto arched at
the sudden touch. The ebony watched, almost fascinated as the
blonde's face slowly melted away from fear and into something much
more relaxed. Parted lips let out a slow, deep exhale and a stressed
back gently curled forward until a heavy head found Sai's shoulder to
rest on. Sai didn't move. He was a little astonished in all honesty.
In less than five minutes, Gaara had turned a panic attack
into......this.

“Where did you
learn to do that?” Sai whispered even though Naruto looked too
out of it to notice anything being said.

“Big Gai's
trying to wean me off my insomnia but, I keep thinking of the old
nightmares and any time I try to fall asleep, he rubs my back to take
my mind off it” They both fell quiet as Naruto let of a soft
hum of comfort. There was just on thing left to do. They'd
accomplished so much so far but, there was still one vitally
important piece left before they could finish. Sai turned of the
water. Naruto didn't move. Gaara slowed down the kneading to a halt.
Naruto remained still. One of the halted hands wrapped around the
slightly relaxed chest and placed itself over the muscle it couldn't
soothe.

“Naruto?”
Gaara said ever so gently, “Who hurt you here so badly?”
A small flinch. Gaara was smart enough to figure out that if
something had caused Naruto's fear then he would have overcome
it years ago. The only thing that could could knock this brave boy
off his horse had to be a someone. “Did someone you love
try to hurt you?” Sai was confused. What was Gaara getting at?
Naruto had been an orphan just as long as they had been. Right? Gaara
hadn't gone over this part of the plan. “Who did you lose,
Naruto?” What the? Out the blue, Naruto's head shot up, Sai
froze. Naruto was looking straight at him yet, right through him. It
looked like some sort of trance. Then, a moment later, blue eyes
began to spill.
“Mama”

xxxx

There is period in time
that Konoha refers to as 'The Raid'. However, most would rather
forget it ever happened. It was a dark time for the peaceful village.
Days were filled with anxiety and prayer; prayers that the days would
last forever because, as night falls over the lands, invaders would
rise from the dark. Beasts not worthy of the title of 'dog' let
alone' man' took it upon themselves to attack the peace of Konoha.
They sneak under the cover of night, when clouds are thick and no-one
can pinpoint a soul. In their dozens they broke into sleeping houses
and left homes in pieces. Men who might prove competition were
slaughtered in their slumber. Helpless women were stained with sin.
Children, cowardly murdered for sport. Anger erupted. Vengeance had
to be taken for the innocent. Even those who believed in words over
violence couldn't stand by as these evil thugs threatened their
homes, friends and family. The brave, fearless and hurt men men of
Konoha marched as an army to avenge their shattered peace. Their
return was announced victorious but, not without it's losses. The
leader if these noble men was no where to be seen. His dear wife and
infant son waited by the gate for a long time. Over and over she told
herself her must be lagging behind. He was never one to boast. Surely
he'd arrive soon, somewhere in this crowd. He'll pop out of nowhere
with that big, goofy grin and dash straight for his little boy like
he'd been away his whole life. Any minute now. He'll come. Maybe he's
just.....He could be......

Three years later, a
young boy and his mother prepare for their evening bath. The little
blonde child would rummage around in his box for his favourite bath
toy while Mama picked out all her favourite bathroom sweets. Lots of
times the little boy would ask if he could have some and why does
Mama keep all her sweets in the bathroom? She'd always reply that
they were special sweets that only certain adults could have. Mama
must be very special if can have sweets no-one else can. She better
be careful though, if she eats that many she'll get cavities. The
pair always did the same thing together during baths; one would play
with his little rubber frog while the other would wash her hair and
little boy's afterwards. Tonight was different. Mummy didn't wash
her hair. She just, felt like sleeping. Silly Mama. That's what the
bed is for. C'mon, Mama, you gotta get up. It's too wet and watery
to sleep here. Time started to drip away without a word from Mama.
The poor child couldn't see what was happening in front of him. Mama,
wake up. The water's all cold and it's making me and you cold too.
We'll both get sick, Mama. Why won't you wake up? Mama?

Poor,
lonely, little orphan boy.

XXXX

Gaara held onto Naruto
like the blonde was going to fall from a deadly height while Naruto
clung to Sai desperately, forming a chain of consolation. Little
Gaara recognised the tears pouring from his close friend. It was
something that been held in for too long. The red head had cried the
exact same way the day he finally made friends. He had found someone
who could make him cry. The hard cry that sits deep inside like bad
meat; churning and rotting away into something that fills you with
such disgust of yourself. Naruto took that away from Gaara, just by
being Naruto. Now, the red head felt he'd been able to pay his dear
friend back, just a little. A small hand nestled over the weeping
heart and was soon joined by the warm accompaniment of gentle arms
and the oddly soothing sound of a raspy voice.

Sai could only sit
there and watch, his bewildered expression going unnoticed even to
himself. How did Gaara do that? Both he and Sai knew that Naruto was
long overdue for a breakdown but Sai couldn't fathom how Gaara had
actually managed to find a way to break through Naruto's barriers.
Sai wanted to help. He really did but, to try and help now now felt a
little invasive.

“Hey.....*sniff*....Sai?”
The ebony jerked his head back a little in surprise

“Yeah?”

“Can you turn on
some more hot water? It's getting cold in here” Sai smiled so
wide it nearly stretched his face out. Just then, the sound of a
door opening perked three pairs of ears.

“Hey, Naruto! I
got leeks for dinner. Want to know how to make stew tonight?”
Gaara and Sai thought well enough to keep quiet and assumed Naruto
would too.

“I'm in the
bath!” It's never wise to assume. There was no response. Just
the sound of a paper bag hitting the floor and the rapid thunder of
feet. SLAM!!

“Ow! Why is the
bathroom door locked?” There was fumbling from Iruka's side of
the door until a key and lock noise made Gaara and Sai shrink into
the water as best as they could. “Naruto, are you really in
the-” Sometimes it's difficult to read an expression on
someone's face, even the ones you're closest to. Iruka stood half in,
half out the door way. He had entered with a ready smile but it
dropped into something....blank. Poor Gaara and Sai were embarrassed
to say the least. The red in their cheeks wasn't coming from the hot
water, that's for sure. While three bathroom dwellers kept silent
and still during this awkward moment, Naruto managed to make it feel
just that little bit more tense.

“Iruka! I did
it! I'm in the bath!” The blonde toad-boy leapt from the water
and pounced on his bemused father, water dripping everywhere and a
bareback boy hopping like crazy. The poor man held his arms in
mid-air while his naked son hugged the life out of him. Iruka dared
to peak out of a shut eye to see his dripping son, looking up at him
with bright, sparkling eyes. Iruka had never seen Naruto like this
before. He'd seen the kid happy of course but something seemed
different. It felt awkward as hell from the adult's point of view.

“Good job,
Naruto” A quick pat to then head, a hand to cover the eyes and
a rushed step out the door. Naruto stood in a cold puddle, confused
and dripping wet.

“What's his
problem?”

“YOU'RE NAKED,
YOU IDIOT!”, screamed the pair in the tub.

XXXX

The evening of the bath
house finally came, which cleared up a few things for a certain adult
and relieved him of a few restless, over-thinking nights. It was new
and exciting experience for the boys; being in place full of burly,
macho men easily made the trio feel so adult. There was the
mechanical but sociable process of washing up. The adults took up
their stools and showers while the boys blew bubbles in the bath
water. They'd had shown up a little late in the evening so, by the
time they ventured to the outdoor hot springs, it was more or less
just this little group. Good thing too.

“This isn't a
bath”, Naruto blurted as they all stood in the open grounds.
Everyone looked at the blonde peculiarly. “It's a pool!”
Very good thing no-one else was here because something something
infectious suddenly spread through the air. When one crazed,
knuckle-head raced and leapt into steaming water, two others
followed. Their sudden excitement had the adults chasing after them
and an almost volcanic splash erupting from the water. It wasn't
until the over-sized kids were in mid-air that they remembered they
had adult sized bodies.

Later.....

“That looked
really sore”

“Well it's their
own fault”, Gaara retorted. “If you're dumb enough to
jump into a bath that's too shallow for you then, you deserve have a
sore bum” Naruto giggled into his folded arms that sat on the
cobble stone rim of the hot spring. His long legs floating in the
murky, hot water, belly face down as he looked towards the door,
waiting for Sai to come back. The ebony artist drew the short straw
and was left with the job of finding the Bath House keeper and
leading the sprained parents to the medical room. So, Gaara and
Naruto had the whole pool to themselves. Bath's weren't exactly new
to Gaara but this place was a whole new world on it's own. The water
felt boiling hot but it didn't burn. The air was thick with steam
like a winter fog and filled Gaara's nose and lungs with the rich
aroma of the surrounding wilderness. The red head let his hands drift
back and forth along the top of the silky water, silently marvelling
at the strange way it could feel thick and thin at the same time.

“You look real
happy, Gaara” The red head hadn't realised his eyes had been
closed, or how heavy his body suddenly felt. He also didn't notice
how much closer the only other person in the water was to him now.

“Huh?”
Naruto was looking at Gaara a little funny but the red head felt so
dazed that he couldn't be bothered to pin-point it.

“I never got to
thank you, you know” Faintly, Gaara could feel his hand being
held. He couldn't quite shake off the dizziness floating over him.
Little by little, the blonde moved closer to the completely passive
red head. Gaara's mind just seemed to be working in slow motion
until, he felt his friend's mouth against his own and suddenly got a
kick start. Almost head butting Naruto along the way, Gaara jerked
away and quickly sat up-right.

“What'd you do
that for?” The cheeky blonde just gave a cocky grin as he
propped an elbow on the cobbles and leaned his head against his hand.

“Hey, you're the
one who kissed me first”

“Since whe-oh”,
Gaara caught himself, quickly blushing into a deep shade of red his
hair would be jealous of. He'd almost forgotten about that. It was
just something Gaara had done to keep Naruto quiet. At the time, he
had thought nothing of it, it was just something that had to be done
but now, the impulsive act felt so embarrassing.

“Hey, don't go
hiding in the water. I only wanted to thank you”

“Then why didn't
you just say so?” Gaara said with his face half in/out the
water. Naruto wanted to laugh but did his best to restrain. Gaara
never got embarrassed. Neither did Sai most of the time. Those two
just hadn't interacted enough with people, before becoming friends,
to pick up on those kind of social skills. Naruto almost felt proud
of himself.

“I'd thought
you'd want something special for a 'thank you'. I mean look at me,
Gaara. I'm in a bath!” The blonde sunk shoulder deep into the
water to match Gaara's eye level and moved a little closer. “Didn't
you like it?” Gaara dunked his nose into the water as if he
could hide his blush from Naruto at this point. Then, Gaara felt a
finger nudging his head out the water, bringing him nose to nose with
his whiskered friend. “Do you want another one?” The
blonde imagined a pair of eyebrows stretching high up on the red
head's face. It didn't look like Naruto was going to get an answer
so, he's have to make his own. This time, Gaara didn't jerk away at
the touch. Instead, he made a small squeak and nearly slipped with
fright when he felt Naruto's arms wrap around his back. Oh, this was
so weird but.....kinda nice. It's okay for this to feel nice right?
Even though we're both boys? Oh....wow. Gaara gasped aloud when he
and Naruto parted, making the blonde giggle.

“You're not
supposed to hold you're breath, Bookworm. How can someone who reads
as many books as you do not know anything about kissing?”

“I don't read
kissy stuff”, Gaara growled.

“What about that
book you got from that Kakashi guy you told us about? That looked
like it had kissy stuff in it”

“If it did, I
didn't get that far. It went missing”

Oh, Naruto thought to
himself disappointedly but, quickly grinned again at a sudden idea.

“Well, that just
means we need to keep practising” Instead of shying away like
he naturally bashful, Gaara leapt at Naruto with open arms and
returned the earlier kiss as they both plunged into hot water. Off
to the side, was someone who felt completely outcast. Poor Sai could
only watch as his only friends suddenly became much closer without
him. The lonely ebony could feel something brewing deep in his
stomach. It reminded him of what he felt back in the bath. It's not
fair. Sai had tried to help as much as Gaara. Sai was there too,
holding Naruto by the hand and keeping him close while he cried. So
why was.....Why was Naruto only thanking Gaara? It's not fair! It's
not fair! You know what? Screw them. Screw them both! He ran away,
trailing his first betrayal all the way home.

The goal behind this chapter was to make you all cry.

It's short, i know. Originally there was a bit more 'activity' between Gaara and Naruti but, i felt that would turn this into such a cheese fest. i love cheese, don't get me wrong. However, i want to take a more seriosu approach to this story. I've already started the new chapter but i can't say when it will be updated. THanks for being so patient. If you cried, you've helped me achieve a writing goal. If not, you have no soul and get no virtual comfort cookie.
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