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Title: Dreams Are Calling
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clover71
Pairing(s)/ Character(s): Naruto Uzumaki
Rating: G
Word count: 402
Disclaimer: This fan fiction is created for entertainment and non-profitable purposes only and author does not claim ownership of Naruto, its characters and settings used. Copyright remains with the creator, Masashi Kishimoto.
Summary: Naruto has always been alone, and feels more alone at the night of the Yule season where most families in the village come together.
A/N:
- Title is from the lyrics of the song 'Believe' by Josh Groban (from the Polar Expess movie)
- I have no idea if it snows in Konoha but I've never seen it so I'm guessing it doesn't.
It never snows here in Konoha but there is an undeniable chill in the air when December rolls in. The cold wind nips at Naruto's bare skin and he regrets not wearing the jacket that the man with kind eyes and beard dusting his chin had given him last night.
The streets are almost empty now, few villagers hurrying home to their families – some of them carrying bags filled with groceries and boxes wrapped in colorful papers. Naruto feels a slight pang in his chest, aware that it's the Yule season and most kids he knows have been talking about what gifts they may get from their parents.
He doesn't have parents. He doesn't have anybody. And just like last year, he'll spend this night, like any other night, alone in his cramped apartment with a cup of instant ramen and the company of imaginary family.
His thoughts have drifted off as he walks aimlessly, wandering into the winding streets of the only place he knows as home. His feet lead him to a compound – the one he's been told several times to keep his distance from. It's not the hundreds of red and white fan emblem splashed on walls and lanterns lining the pathways that lures him into its midst. It's the sound of faint laughter and singing and something he has never come to know in all his seven years of existence: the sound of happiness shared by a family.
Through a window he peeks, and he watches two dark-haired young boys – one the same age as he is and recognizes him as one of his fellow students at the Academy – stuff their mouths with cookies while their parents look on with bright smiles on their faces. The sight alone makes Naruto's empty stomach grumble. He imagines himself in the boys' places, imagines his mom and his dad handing him lots of goodies that he can binge on relentlessly until his belly is full and aching, imagines the warmth of having them close by, planting chaste kisses on his cheeks and wishing him a Merry Yule.
Dreams like these are the only ones that keep him going.
His heart feels heavier when he strides away, his feet carrying him home. Though nothing awaits him in his silent abode, he hears his dreams summoning him in its tranquil nest to make him less lonely tonight, like they have every other night.
Title: Dreams Are Calling
Author:
clover71Pairing(s)/ Character(s): Naruto Uzumaki
Rating: G
Word count: 402
Disclaimer: This fan fiction is created for entertainment and non-profitable purposes only and author does not claim ownership of Naruto, its characters and settings used. Copyright remains with the creator, Masashi Kishimoto.
Summary: Naruto has always been alone, and feels more alone at the night of the Yule season where most families in the village come together.
A/N:
- Title is from the lyrics of the song 'Believe' by Josh Groban (from the Polar Expess movie)
- I have no idea if it snows in Konoha but I've never seen it so I'm guessing it doesn't.
It never snows here in Konoha but there is an undeniable chill in the air when December rolls in. The cold wind nips at Naruto's bare skin and he regrets not wearing the jacket that the man with kind eyes and beard dusting his chin had given him last night.
The streets are almost empty now, few villagers hurrying home to their families – some of them carrying bags filled with groceries and boxes wrapped in colorful papers. Naruto feels a slight pang in his chest, aware that it's the Yule season and most kids he knows have been talking about what gifts they may get from their parents.
He doesn't have parents. He doesn't have anybody. And just like last year, he'll spend this night, like any other night, alone in his cramped apartment with a cup of instant ramen and the company of imaginary family.
His thoughts have drifted off as he walks aimlessly, wandering into the winding streets of the only place he knows as home. His feet lead him to a compound – the one he's been told several times to keep his distance from. It's not the hundreds of red and white fan emblem splashed on walls and lanterns lining the pathways that lures him into its midst. It's the sound of faint laughter and singing and something he has never come to know in all his seven years of existence: the sound of happiness shared by a family.
Through a window he peeks, and he watches two dark-haired young boys – one the same age as he is and recognizes him as one of his fellow students at the Academy – stuff their mouths with cookies while their parents look on with bright smiles on their faces. The sight alone makes Naruto's empty stomach grumble. He imagines himself in the boys' places, imagines his mom and his dad handing him lots of goodies that he can binge on relentlessly until his belly is full and aching, imagines the warmth of having them close by, planting chaste kisses on his cheeks and wishing him a Merry Yule.
Dreams like these are the only ones that keep him going.
His heart feels heavier when he strides away, his feet carrying him home. Though nothing awaits him in his silent abode, he hears his dreams summoning him in its tranquil nest to make him less lonely tonight, like they have every other night.