Prequel

Sasuke was very good at hiding what he didn't want others to see. It became very easy over the years to hide it all from everyone. No one ever expected a thing after all a seven year old that doesn't talk very often isn't uncommon. Everyone just thought that little Sasuke was shy and preferred to keep to himself. They never expected it was his own way of hiding all the pain that were deep in his eyes. A pair of pants, and a long sleeved turtle neck became his uniform everyday no matter what the temperature was. It was the easiest thing to cover up all those unwanted bruises and cuts. People always looked at him weird when he wore the clothing in the middle of summer but no one said anything.

No one knew what happened in the little boys life. He was a genius all of his teachers at school told him all the time how smart he was. Sasuke never saw it, because to him he was nothing. His father always made sure he told him that everyday how he was worthless and nothing. Sasuke wasn't alone though he had his mother. His mother was no help to him though she just ignored what was right in front of her. Why she did what she did Sasuke to this day still does not know, but that was the past. He had his older brother that meant the world to him. If it was not for his brother Sasuke would have died multiple times from his father taking it too far.

Sasuke loved his brother with all of his heart and to this day he still has love left for him even after everything. Sasuke couldn't say he blamed his brother for what he did; after all he was intelligent he understood why he did it and how far over the edge he must have been. What hurt Sasuke the most was him seeing the whole thing. Nothing was the same after that everyone looked at him differently. They all carried the look of pity something Sasuke has always hated.

To this day no one but Sasuke really knows what happened that night. He cant say that his life has been better with his family dead; however, he can't say it's worse. He was no longer afraid to come home if that's what you wanted to call it. He no longer had to fear his father and what would happen when they were alone locked in his room. Once the bruises faded away Sasuke began to wear normal clothing and even began talking to a few of his classmates.

Sasuke is now sixteen and it has almost been ten years since his brother killed his family and then turned the gun on himself. He still doesn't talk a whole lot around large groups; however, he does have a few close friends that he interacts with. His best friend Naruto has always been there for him since the first day of school. At first they couldn't stand each other but after many school projects together they became best friends. He was one of the few people that didn't act differently around him after the incident.

People were shocked when they find out that Sasuke and Naruto are best friends. Naruto is always loud and out going full of confidence. Where Sasuke is shy and when you truly look at him really has no confidence what so ever. To Sasuke Naruto is a gentle soul and a person he can hide in his shadows around a group full of people.

After the incident Sasuke was placed in a foster home that held nine other children in it. He was often neglected and went to bed starving from lack of food and money. It was always cold when it was winter from the heat not working or the power going out because they couldn't pay the bill; all of which Sasuke was use to from his father kicking him out.

Over the many years Sasuke had been adopted and brought back, all of the people kept saying he was to distant from them. Sasuke didn't want a knew family he wanted his brother back, and to him no one could replace him. Eventually Sasuke just started to stay on the streets. His foster parents weren't mean but they weren't caring either. It became safe and less of a hassle to just live on the streets and that's what became his home. No one knew he lived on the streets not even Naruto.

Sasuke was still in school and got all A's in any subject that he took. He never got into trouble half the time the teachers didn't even know he was there. So when he got called down to the principle office that Monday morning he was shocked to say the least. He went down to the office and opened the door. The secretary greeted him and guided him to the principal's office. After knocking and being called in Sasuke opened the door not prepared to receive the shock of his life.

Sitting in his desk was the principal, across from him was a women that Sasuke had never met before and beside her was none other then his father. A mixture of emotions flew through Sasuke at a rapid speed. Sasuke remembered the detective telling him how they didn't find his father's body but they just figured it burnt to ashes when the house was set on fire. Now here he was almost back from the dead sitting in Sasuke's school principal's office. Sasuke looked at his principal then at the women and that's when he saw it her badge. She was from social services which could only mean one thing his father wanted custody of him back.

Just then Sasuke's father got up from his seat and pulled Sasuke into a tight embrace. He was to shocked to even register his father hugging him so he just stood there in disbelief.

"Why don't we all sit down and discus what is going to happen." the principal

said.

His father sat back down in his original spot and Sasuke sat in the third chair between his father and the social worker. He knew what was coming they were going to tell him that he was now in custody of his father. He would have to pretend to be happy about it and act like he was over- joyed that his father was alive and well. Sure enough Sasuke was proved right when the social worker spoke. She had this smile plastered on her face as she told him how his father has custody of him. That he no longer had to live in that foster home. Even the principal was getting emotional at the reunitement of a father and son.

Sasuke got to sit there and listen to his father tell him how he was told Sasuke was dead and how heartbroken he has been all of these years. That he decided to move back into town and found out that he was still alive. Sasuke knew all the words out of his mouth were nothing but lies, but he also knew what would happen if he didn't play along. So that's what he did he put up this fake smile and hugged his father and acted like life was going to be all okay now. Even though he knew better, he knew that having his father back would only make his life more miserable then it already was. He would still be left out in the cold to fend for himself only he would have a new set of bruises to go along with it.

Once the meeting was over Sasuke went back to class and his father told him he would pick him up after school. The rest of the day went by too fast for Sasuke's liking it seemed like only a few minutes had gone by and school was already over. He went to his locker to put his books away and grab his bag, then he said goodbye to Naruto and told him he would talk to him tomorrow. Sasuke made his way to the front door and over to where his father had parked.

Sasuke gave his father a hug to make it look good then got into the car on the passenger side. So that's how he is in his current predicament; sitting next to his father on his way to his new home for lack of a better word. A strange place with a man that has only ever abused him, and worst of all he was all alone no big brother to step in and stop him if it got too far. No one to take him to the hospital when he was too injured to go himself. No one to confined in and to take the emotional pain away. It would be just him and his father for at least two years till he turned eighteen and could leave.

Sasuke just stared out the window and waited; waited for the pain to start up all over again and sure enough once they arrived and went inside his father wasted no time in making up for lose time.