So I redid this fic because it's old and boy was I apparently bad at spelling back then. Probably still am.

A Demon's Fear

Naruto ran and ran, pictures of what had happened running through his head, pictures no one should have to see let alone live through; and truthfully, he wished he had died back there, than at least he could be with the people that he had loved. No, he had to keep sane thoughts in his head. Like running, running as far and as fast as he could. How long had he been running for? 4 maybe 5 hours… he hadn't noticed the pain in his legs or the blur in his vision when he fell into the dirt, only that he lacked oxygen, so as he gasped in some final breaths before the sleep pushed through the barriers and left him motionless on the cold dirty floor.

That was Naruto a week ago, when he had arrived in Konoha, it was a nice place, although he hadn't left the isolated forest. He thought about going to look in the village but decided not too. He was having a hard time cooping just staying in the deep forest; Naruto was half fox he didn't have the tail or ears, accept when he was in his full demon form. But he couldn't transform around here. He would be exiled, shunned. People didn't look kindly on foxes, let alone having a monstrous demon locked away inside him.

But now he didn't have a home…He was lost and wanted to stay like that. So he cursed himself when he heard screaming, maddening and horrible screaming awfully close to where he was. He looked towards the noise from his hiding spot in a tall, leafy tree. He saw a redhead… they used to have red hair. He shock his head and looked again, it was a man, slightly older than him, screaming out in pain, pulling his hair.

He jumped down from the tree when he recognised who it was and hastily approached the boy who was obviously in agony. "Ga-"

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" he roared at the blonde. He didn't listen instead he approached him again only to be forcefully hit away. Naruto slammed against a tree and looked up quickly to see Gaara still had his back to him. This time he called out to him.

"Gaara it's me. It's me, Naruto." He said now standing, Gaara turned quickly and his eyes landed on Naruto.

The redhead choked on his words, a painful lump planted firmly in his throat. "It is you.. Naruto." Naruto nodded. "How are you here?" Gaara asked coming up to him, he was shaking slightly. "I heard about the fire. How are you here? Alive? Are the others-?" Cut quickly shook his head before he could finish what he was saying.

"…I'm… The only one, the rest they…" he closed his eyes with such force it had hurt only more. He flinched when a hand was rested on his shoulder. "Gaara… I'm sor-"

"Don't you dare apologise, you've done nothing wrong." With that he pulled his friend into another hug. Gaara had known Naruto for almost all his life; from a young age he was sent to many places, until they wouldn't let the 'monster' stay any longer. Gaara's mother had been a powerful demoness until she had died at child birth, his father could have helped him, he could have grown up happy, but his father had hated him, and so the rest of the village had too. He had been labelled as a monster, so one day he proved just that, and was sent place to place until he was pushed out. Then he found Naruto, he'd been bad back then, evil, hateful… lonely. But the blond boy had helped him, had him see he didn't need anyone to be powerful, happy. But it had been nice having his blond friend there through it all. Now as he looked into the sad blue eyes, he saw just that, sadness, fear and something that made Gaara's heart clench at the sight.

"Is that why you were? Ya' know… Just now?" Gaara looked at Naruto and thought about the question. He nodded, even now thinking too it made it seem like death would be an easy way to erase that pain stabbing at his chest. Then he looked to Naruto once more, if Gaara was feeling this, what was the boy standing in front of him thinking, feeling. That had been is entire life.

"Naruto, lets go back to the village, you know I am Kazekage, why didn't you seek me out?"

"If you don't mind Gaara, I'd rather stay here, in the forest. I don't want to see the village, the people. I just want to…" His voice trailed off. Then he took in a deep breath. "I just gonna stay here, it's not like I've never done it before."

"Naruto I can't just-"

"Yes, yes you can, please Gaara, I don't want to go to the village. I feel better here. Safer." Gaara nodded. After promising to be back everyday he left, leaving Naruto in the forest, he mediate for hours, he was going to become stronger, he wasn't going to become weak over this, he'd make them proud, all of them.

Sasuke was having a crappy day, scratch that; he was having the worst day ever. First his brother bans him from leaving the compound then his trainer cancels on him. Not to mention every time he tried leaving this mind-numbing place, Itachi would appear from nowhere and stand in Sasuke's way. Stupid brother.

It wasn't like he was going to do anything, why did he need to be watched, it was only the anniversary of their parents death. Not like he remembered much about them anyway. 10 years now, he was over it. It wasn't like he still wanted to find the murdering bastard that had done and it rip him to shreds, while stuffing their ears down their throat and take the sharpest knife he could find, and a rusty fork to his-

"Sasuke what are you doing? What's with the creepy smile?" Okay, so maybe he wasn't completely over it. Itachi stood above Sasuke looking down at his brother, he would be 18 soon, they grow up so quick Itachi mused.

"Nothing, just doing absolutely nothing considering a certain bastard won't let me out of the compound." Sasuke said.

"It's only for your own good Sasuke, remember last year. Not again." okay, so he had a point, but don't most teenagers go out and go on an unsuccessful rampage… no. Okay, so it was just he. Its not like he killed anyone. Itachi wouldn't let him let that far.

"Whatever." Itachi looked once again at Sasuke and left. One day Sasuke would learn, right now Itachi was going to let him be the brat he was-for now anyway.

TO BE CONTINUED

Okay so that's the first chapter, hoped you liked it, sorry it was short, but I didn't want to get too into the story in the first chapter. Review Please! :D

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