Lonely Faces (*aka. -Roommates) | Chapter 23

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Lonely Faces (*aka. Roommates)


Chapter 15

“You! I’ll kill you you little Faggot!” exclaimed Richard, removing his hand from under Hana’s skirt, and taking a few drunken steps forwards.
“Richard! Leave them alone!” screamed Hana, tugging at his arm.
“Get off me you little Bitch!” he said, shoving her away, making her fall into a snow bank on the Inuzuka’s front yard.
“Damn you!” yelled Kiba, running forward.
Kiba punched Richard, hard, in the face. Richard’s head cocked back slightly from the impact, but he immediately began to regain his footing.
Naruto stood rooted to the spot, unable to move. What should I do? Oh God, what should I do!? I can’t do anything, if I do, I will lose control. I can’t just do nothing though!
“YOU FUCKING BASTARD!” roared Richard, bringing the bottle of alcohol round, ready to strike.
Naruto’s instincts kicked in and he darted forwards as the bottle descended.
‘No, I won’t reach him in time!’
A resounding “KRACK” echoed in the cool evening air as the bottle made contact with Kiba’s head.
“NO!” cried Naruto, watching Kiba’s body fling sideways from the impact.
Blood seeped from under his hair as he landed with a muffled thump in the white snow.
Richard laughed sardonically. “Serves you right you little pansy!”
Naruto, who had stopped a few meters away from Richard, trembled in rage. It was taking over again! No, I can’t let this happen, I can’t lose control!
Naruto closed his eyes in concentration.
‘Why not?’ asked a rasping voice, echoing in the cavern of his head.
‘Who’s there?’
‘Why not lose control over this repulsive man. He just hurt your mate did he not? He isn’t worth protecting!’
‘Who are you, how are you in my head?’
‘This man deserves no sympathy; I will lend you my will and my strength. We can be as one.’
Naruto was suddenly overwhelmed with pure fury and hatred. His body convulsed as he let out a scream of agony. His head was on fire, a pain worse than he had ever felt in his life rent through his form. One thought was able to pierce the cloud of suffering, one meaning to his anguish; he had to kill Richard, if he did, the pain would go away.
Naruto took a shaky stride forwards, and opened his eyes. The usual piercing sapphire eyes were replaced by ruby slits as his face contorted in fury.
Him … him … need kill … him …
Richard took an involuntary step back as Naruto let out a low growl. “S-S-Stay away!”
Naruto stood for a moment, letting the hate flow though his veins. He stared at Richard, loathing his very existence.
He let out a snarling roar as he leaped forwards, thrusting his palm into Richards chest.
Richard screamed and coughed up blood. The cracking of ribs resonated through Naruto’s palm before he removed it and struck again with his other palm.
The man fell back onto the driveway and his head hit the cold stone with a smack. Naruto didn’t let up for a second. He descended on Richard’s limp form, taking his fist back and mercilessly punching his face.
He hurt Kiba, he hurt me, this pain, this torture. The only way to make the hurt go away is to kill him! He must die!
The pain seared thought him again, as though someone here applying a white hot poker to his brain.
He raised his blood-drenched fist again, ready to strike once more.
Someone grabbed hold of his arm and Naruto was dimly aware of someone shouting, pleading. He couldn’t let someone stop him; he had to end this suffering.
Naruto reeled his arm back, lashing out as he looked behind him at the one he was about to strike.
Kiba …
His arm hit Kiba across the face and he was hurled back from the blow.
“NO! KIBA!”
The hatred and fury left him at once, his eyes returned to their azure state, leaving Naruto shaking in the aftershock.
Kiba landed in the snow behind him, softening the otherwise dire impact.
Naruto stood up, looking at Kiba. Kiba stared back at him with wide eyes as he clutched at the side of his face, still sprawled out on the ground.
“Kiba!” yelled Naruto, taking a step forward as he reached out for him.
He moved back, fumbling slightly in his haste.
Kiba, he’s … he’s scared of me …
Naruto took another step forward. “Kiba, please don’t be scared, it’s just me, it’s just …”
He crawled away again, quicker this time.
“Stay away from him!” yelled Hana, leaping in front of her brother.
“Kiba …” whispered Naruto, tears flooding his vision as he fell to his knees.
He looked at his hands. They were stained crimson with Richard’s blood. He looked back at Richard.
There he lay, his face hardly recognizable, blood pooling under his beaten form.
“What have I done?” he whispered, looking back at his hands.
“WHAT HAVE I DONE!?”
He let out a loud cry as he buried his face in his arms, cringing his body into a fetal position, tears running freely down his visage.
Kiba looked at Naruto. He was scared out of his mind. But it was Naruto, how could he be scared of Naruto, the one he loved. No, the person who beat up Richard, and the one sobbing before him had been two different people. This was the real Naruto, and Naruto needed him.
Kiba pushed past Hana, who reluctantly let him pass.
“Naruto …” said Kiba hesitantly, kneeling in front of the shrunken boy.
Naruto’s breathing hitched as Kiba lay a shaking hand on his shoulder. Kiba’s fear evaporated in an instant.
“I’m here for you Naruto. I don’t know what’s happening to you, but you won’t have to go through it alone. I love you Naruto, and nothing’s going to change that!”
Naruto looked up, his face covered in wet lines. Kiba looked deep into his cerulean eyes and sensed the anguish behind them.
Naruto clutched Kiba’s leg as he shed yet more tears. “Thank you Kiba! I love you so much! I don’t know what happened. I just saw you get hurt, and I got so angry, and I began to hurt. It felt terrible, it felt … it felt like I was going to be all alone, alone for the rest of my life, the way I felt before, but worse. I lost control, something told me to … to … kill. I don’t want to, I never wanted to. Please Kiba, I’m scared! I don’t know what to, I don’t want It to get me again! It filled me with terrible thoughts! I can’t go through that again!”
Kiba looked down at Naruto and let tears of his own slide mournfully down his face. “Naruto, I’ll never let you be alone! Everything’s going to be okay! It’ll all work out.”
He lifted Naruto’s head and rested it on his chest as he slowly rocked back and forth.
“It’ll all be okay. We’ll go get some help, and … and we’ll …”
Kiba fell back once more, finally succumbing to the wound above his eye that had been bleeding profusely as they spoke.
“Kiba … KIBA!” yelled Naruto, shaking Kiba by the shoulders as his eyes slowly closed.
“Na-ru-to …”