บท 27: Chapter 26 : Chances(3)
By the time Naruto, followed by Jinx, Mammoth and Gizmo got back to he store the sun had already set and the Titans had long since left. He walked into his dummy house to find Gaara sat on the couch watching the TV, which was showing a reply of his earlier fight while a reporter gave a running commentary. The moment he heard them the red headed teen turned to look at the four of them and raised his eyebrow in a silent question which Naruto answered as he passed on his way to the end of the hall.
"They will be staying with us for the foreseeable future and will be working off their debt o me by fixing the damage to the store and working here."
The only response his words got from the quiet teen was a nod of the head before asking his next question out loud.
"Are they going to be staying here or there?"
"There"
While the two were talking the three HIVE students took the opportunity to look around the small flat, all three wondering where they were all going to be staying before they saw Gaara turn off the TV, stand up and follow behind the whiskered blond as he walked to the end of the hall an stood before the wall.
Before any of them could ask what he was doing Naruto pressed his thumb into the tip of his canine until he drew blood and started to draw a circle on the wall in front of him. Not a moment later they were blinded by a bright flash of light and when the spots had cleared from their vision the wall had vanished and they were looking at a long staircase leading underground.
After getting over their shock the three were lead down the staircase, which surprised them with just how long it was and the fact that Mammoth didn't even need to bend down to walk, until the came to another wall at the end and were lead into a large circular room. Turning to look at the three teens Naruto waited a moment to give them a chance to take the room in before coughing into his hand to get their attention.
"We are currently 200 feet below the lowest sewer pipe in Jump city and needless to say I don't want you telling anyone about his place without my permission. The reinforced steel door to your right is off limits and I will warn you only once that there is no point trying to brake in. The next door is my library, again off limits unless I say otherwise. The third leads to several bedrooms, including your own. The one at the end of the corridor is my room and the one with the steel door is Gaara's room. The next room is the kitchen; it has a well stocked pantry inside so you can help yourselves, Mammoth I know because of your size and power you need to eat a lot of food so don't worry and eat as much as you like. The next room used to be the pantry but is now a storage room for several things from mine and Gaara's homes; you can enter but don't touch anything unless we say otherwise. The room next to that is Gaara's hobby room, you will have to ask him if you want to enter and the door next to that is the gym. Then we have the living room and last three doors lead to the training rooms. Each has a corridor with five doors and behind each door is a specific training room."
The three teens just looked at him with wide eyes, not sure what to say. After several minutes of them just staring at him, Naruto chuckled before motioning for them to follow him to the rooms. When they reached Gaara's room Naruto stopped and pointed to the red and green lights he had added after the first test.
"Only open the door if the light is green, if it's red stay away."
Raising an eyebrow Jinx leaned forward to examine the door more closely before looking to the blonde and red head.
"Why not?"
Looking to his friend, Naruto nodded for him to explain.
"If the light is red it means I am asleep and if you open the door you break the...circuit...that keeps it secure. If the door is opened while I am still asleep something very bad will happen."
Before they had a chance to ask for more details Naruto moved on before opening three doors and pointing to them.
"All the rooms except Gaara's are basically the same, so it doesn't really matter which you choose. You can personalise them however you want and each room has its own bathroom. Tomorrow you will start fixing the damage you caused to my store and in the afternoon we can make a start on the things I promised you."
Nodding their heads the three teens each moved to a room before closing the door and leaving the two ex-ninja in the corridor. For several minutes neither spoke, just looking at each other in silences before Gaara finally spoke.
"Are you sure we can trust them? This is the first time you brought someone other then me here."
Laying a hand on the red headed teens shoulder, Naruto gave hi a small smile before turning to his door.
"You'd be surprised at what can happen if you give someone a chance; after all, that's what I did for you."
Without another word Naruto walked into his room and closed the door behind him.
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The next day Naruto got up at five am, put on a sleeveless shirt and sweatpants, tied some bandages around his hands and feet before making his way to the gym. The moment he entered the room he reached for the control on the table next to the door and turned on the music, the room being filled by the sound of 'Bring me to life' by Evanescence before starting his workout.
It was an hour later that he heard the door opening and looked out of the corner of his eye to find Jinx watching him from next to the door. She was already dressed in her usual black dress and her hair was style into its customary horn like appearance. After about a minuet passed and she still didn't say anything he turned his attention back to the task at hand.
When he was finished his workout Naruto turned off the music and picked up a hand towel to wipe the sweat off his head. Taking a drink from the water bottle he had brought with him the blond turned his attention back to the pink haired teen whose eyes seemed to be glued to his chest. Coughing to get her attention, Naruto smiled and walked over to talk.
"Good morning Jinx-san, you're up early."
"Says the one up before me?"
Chuckling Naruto made his way into the main room and was about to go have a shower before he was stopped by Jinx's next words.
"What did you mean yesterday when you said you might be able to explain some things about my powers?"
Slowly turning to face her, Naruto was slightly caught off guard at the desperate look on her face. Letting out a sigh, the blonde asked a question that left the girl confused.
"Do you have a twin brother or sister?"
"...no"
Nodding his head, Naruto turned to look at her fully before continuing.
"The thing about powers like yours is that they must always have a balance, if they didn't it would throw off the natural order of things and the world would be thrown into chaos. I have read about your powers in several books, it is call 'Law magic', or at least a branch of it. 'Law magic' is where the user controls a fundamental law of nature, such as gravity or even time, but with the exception of twins the user has the power over the corresponding Law. You control bad luck, which means that if you don't have a twin you also have the ability to control good luck. It's the only way to keep the balance."
For the next few minutes Jinx just stared at the blond with wide, unbelieving eyes. She couldn't believe what she had just been told. For years Jinx had searched for information about her powers, hoping to find answers to what she could do, and here Naruto was talking about the things she had only dreamed of like it was no more important ten talking about the weather.
With a small smile on his face, Naruto walked passed the pink haired teen and went to have a shower, leaving the girl to her thoughts.
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