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Naruto sighed and slouched against the side of the bridge near his school. He hated it; he hated how Kakashi was always late. By now he would have walked home and be watching TV, however his guardian had wanted to meet up with the young blonde after school. Naruto didn't see the point. Kakashi wanted him to meet his new-adoptive brother as soon as possible, but he couldn't care less. He could just meet this new person at the house, where he could sit down and eat. Kakashi had said the new boy would be there partly to keep Naruto company when the older male had to work late.
The young boy looked at the concrete floor and idly kicked at the stones. He wasn't lonely. He had Kiba, Choji and Shikamaru at school, and he could ring them any time of day he wanted. His neighbour, Iruka, was always happy to babysit the boy anyway, Naruto could do just fine without the newcomer. Well, it was too late now. Maybe I should make friends with the newbie, Naruto thought to himself.
Naruto turned his head as he heard a car pull into the parking area for the school. He recognised the car as Kakashi's right away. The blue citroen. As he watched Kakashi emerge from the driver's seat, he spotted the shadow of someone sat in the back-seat, their head lowered as if in prayer.
"Oi! Naruto!" Kakashi called, waving his arm, "Get in already please." Naruto's trance of watching the figure broke, and he walked over to the passenger side of the car.
"Hello, Kakashi," he murmered as he sat down and put his seat belt on.
"Hey. Oh, this is Sasuke. I thought we'd go to Pizza Hut, as a celebration him joining our little family," Kakashi smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair.
"Yea? I love that idea. Don't you think so, Sasuke?" Naruto turned around to face the boy, hoping to make friends. However, the boy didn't acknowledge him. Sasuke remained to sit with his head bowed.
"Sasuke won't talk," Kakashi said gently, turning the key in the ignition and driving away.
"But Kakashi, why adopt someone who won't talk? Why won't he talk?" Naruto asked, but received no reply. Naruto gave a 'hmph' and looked out of the passenger window.
Naruto had cheered up by the time they reached Pizza Hut. He jumped eagerly out of the car and swung Sasuke's door open. He'd made a vow on the way there that he'd get Sasuke to talk again.
"Come on, Sasuke. Don't you want to eat?" He asked, smiling. Sasuke lifted his head and looked at Naruto, who was taken aback by how much sadness his black eyes held. Kakashi looked over the roof of the car at Naruto.
"Hey, come on. Of course Sasuke's hungry, right?" He smiled, and Naruto walked away from Sasuke's door to the restaurant.
Kakashi remained stood by the car until Sasuke stepped out and followed Naruto to the restaurant. Kakashi locked the car, remembering the time when he'd adopted Naruto. The blonde had been just the same; he didn't speak either. Maybe it was those memories that made him adopt Sasuke?
