Down The Hole of The Heart: + - + - + - + - + Act 1: I saw you in a dream... - + - + - + Part Two:

~ Naruto panted as he ran, he was cold and tired. The boy continued to stay away though he stopped when Naruto was forced to rest and began once more when Naruto started again. He was leading him some place. Where Naruto had no clue. He continued to follow the boy as if his life deepened on it... Since as far as the blue eyes boy knew his life did depend on it. He rested against a tree to catch his breath. Another surprise that was part of this world he gathered was the trees all have leafs and they were not the normal colors of them. Instead they were a deep purple and each leave was alive and healthy as if it were summer. He wished it was summer. This cold was crazy... He gave a yelp as the world became hazy and the snow stopped, the white frozen water on the ground turned into grass and dirt and the temperature rose into the 80's on the spot. He was in awe as he removed his winter coat and found an orange shirt and matching pants under the old ones, a pair of sandles landed at his feet from a place Naruto had no idea of and so he pulled the boots off and placed the sandles on. He was sure he had died now. Sure his body was splattered across the pavement and someone was going to have to spend Christmas day cleaning his remains off before children saw. Another would be investigating why he had jumped. But he hadn't had he? The events of earlier were fading. Where was he again and what was he doing?

The movement ahead caught his eye. A dark haired boy. Oh, he was following him... Right? He shook his head and walked once more to the boy, who started walking again as well.

It was strange. Everything was strange... Wasn't it. Why did it seem strange. If this was strange what was normal again? He looked around lost in his thoughts. A voice made him look up. "Lost again?" It spoke in a monotone sort of way, though the face hidden half way behind a mask was seemingly laughing at him. A man hung by his feet near the middle of the tree. He jumped down landing like a cat would... What was a cat again? Cat. Hmm. He couldn't recall. Funny word though.. What word? He shook his head and tried to focus on the task at hand. Finding out who this man was and what the hell was going on.

"Who are you?"

"I could ask the same of you."

Naruto shrugged, what was his name again? Did he have one... He was sure at one point he did. "I dunno." The blue eyes looked confused. "Nara.. No... Kitsu... No.. Oh, Naruto!" He smiled happy he remembered it. He looked around, the dark haired boy was gone. "Where did he go?"

"Naruto... Where did who go? The broody one?" The man leaned against a tree reading a book. Naruto got the idea it was a naughty book from the way the man giggled and blushed.

"I guess..." He frowned then shook it off. "Oh well, guess he had to get home. Where do I go now though?"

"Where does anyone go when they don't know where to go?"

"I dunno."

"Somewhere."

"Oh... Which way should I go?" He asked the man who pointed a finger and spun it around then pointed up.

"Up is the best way to go if you don't know where to go, then again maybe it is best to go around to the place you need to go but don't know where it is."

"I...O-... Ok." Naruto raised an eyebrow at this but sighed and spun around a few times. To his awe the man began to vanish, starting at his feet and ending with his head. Naruto fell over after spinning to much and groaned, what had he landed on?

"Could you get off of me?" A voice of a female called, before it threw him off. He landed on his butt and groaned once more. "It's not nice to fall on someone." The voice huffed.

"Sorry.. I didn't mean to..." He replied looking over at the girl, she seemed to be planted, literally planted. Dirt was up to her knees and she wasn't the only one. Two others stood the same way. One blond and the other black headed the girl he had been on was black/brown haired. "What are you doing?"

"Waiting to be picked, duh." The blond rolled her eyes.

"Picked for what?" He asked confused, what were they doing in dirt.

"F..For..Thhhhe..Ka..Ka.. King." The dark haired one replied. "For the king." She nodded.

"I'm TenTen, that's Ino and Hinata." TenTen smiled. "We are waiting for the King to pick one of us as his bride." She added with a smirk.

"So why are you in the dirt?"

"Duh, so he can pick us." Ino rolled her eyes once more. "You aren't very bright are you."

"L..Los..t?" Hinata asked with her stutter she blushed as he looked at her.

"No idea where she's gong." TenTen added.

"Not a very good bride she'll make." Ino nodded.

"What? I'm a boy, I don't wanna be a bride!" He yelled as they laughed.

"Pretty is all she has." Tenten said sadly.

"She had to be picked to soon." Ino agreed.

"S..Sa.d" Hinata frowned.

"You all are crazy. I was never picked-"

"What? You got out of the ground on your own?" TenTen looked as if she had been scared.

"Why would you?" Ino chimed in.

"Forget it." Naruto huffed walking away as they called after him. "This is not where I belong." He added as he walked back into the woods. He sighed as he rubbed his hair. What was he suppose to do? He seemed to recall having to be somewhere... Then again he had no idea where he even was.

Naruto stopped as he looked up at the castle, he blinked. Was this where he was suppose to be? It seemed as if he had been here before. The castle was run down and empty. He walked the grounds noticing small things. He had no doubt been here before. He could recall seeing a few of the objects left in its walls. Diamonds seemed to be the essence of the place. His breath caught as he noticed the dusty picture. It was the boy he pictured. The boy with the teal eyes and flames of hair, he had the mark above his eye as well. Naruto stared a minute at the picture it was ripped and half missing. This was where he knew the boy from? The boy who haunted his memories and dreams. He took a seat on the dusty thrown and looked out upon the room. The floor was stone with a red diamond of a rug in the middle of the floor, suits of amour lined the walls and old paintings hung. He imagined it was once a great place. Of course it was fit for a king. He leaned back and sighed. He wished he could remember more. He wished he could place what was going on. It seemed so simple, yet not. He rubbed his eyes and felt the pain of a headache coming on.

"This place. I have no idea whats going on!" He yelled, his voice echoing off the walls and creeping him out slightly. He explored some more and stared at a room fit for a young child. Toys scattered the floor and the bed was small, covered in a dusty blanket of blue. A boy's room it would seem. He picked up a toy and wiped the dust from it. A walrus. He tilted his head. Strange wooden toy. Why would they make a walrus? He placed it back and left the room. It would be a safe place to stay, but he was not tired and it was still light out. He left the castle from the back and was meet by the ocean, white sandy beaches. They flashed in his mind as red, red like blood and lumpy in spots. He shook the images away and walked the shore.