Okay! Lookie here, this one doesn't even have a pairing, its...about...the Uchiha clan...really...
Its a song fic using Pink's song Family Portrait.
Disclaimer: Claim no ownership over anything in this fic
Family Portrait
Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound
Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down
I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed
I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you
said
Sobs echoed through the house.
A little boy with black hair and black eyes covered his ears as he turned over in bed. 'Please stop.' he thought desperatly, tring to block out the sound.
A loud shattering sounded through the house, he carefully got out of the bed and creeped down the stairs to the kitchen.
"I hate you, you stupid ass bastard! I should have listened to my mother when she told me not to marry you!" Mikoto cried as she slammed the door to one of the many guest rooms, her sobbing heard through the walls.
He peeked around the corner where he saw his father sitting at the kitchen's island.
"Dad?"
He looked up, "Sasuke, what are you doing up?"
"I heard yelling." he whispered.
Fugaku looked down, "It was nothing Sasuke, go back to bed."
Sasuke nodded and started towards the stairs, "I love you daddy...and..and...mommy didn't mean it." he hurridly went back up the stairs and climed back in bed, 'She didn't mean it...'
You fight about money, bout me and my brother
And this I come home to, this is my shelter
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, you'll see
I don't want love to destroy me like it has done
my family
"Why must you continue doing this?" Sasuke heard his mother's sobs again a few nights later.
"I have no idea what your talking about, what am I doing?" His father's slurred and drunken voice echoed loudly through the house.
"You always get drunk! Everytime you have a bad day at work, you go to the bar, and come home, and expect me to put up with your shit! Fugaku, you're blowing alot of money on alcohol, and what about the kids! You're being a bad influence! Goddammit Fugaku, if you don't straighten up, I'm going to leave!" A door slammed and the walls shook.
Sasuke burried himself under the blankets more, hoping to block out his father's drunken poundings on the door.
His door creaked open, "Sasuke?"
A small whimper.
The door closed and light footsteps were heard.
His bed dipped, "Sasuke are you okay?" The blanket was pulled from over his head.
Sasuke looked up to meet his brother's black eyes, "Itachi?"
Itachi sighed and pulled Sasuke in his arms, "Its okay Sasuke, its alright, everything's going to be okay." his brother's voice was a bit shakey, "Its going to be okay."
Sasuke gripped Itachi tighter, his eyes teary, "Why are they like this?" he whispered, "Why?"
"I don't know Sasuke, I don't know, lets just sleep okay?" He layed down in Sasuke's bed, pulling Sasuke closer.
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't
leave
The door slammed, jarring Sasuke and Itachi from their sleep.
"What was that Aniki?" Sasuke whispered quietly.
Itachi sat up and got up, "I don't know, stay here, okay?"
Sasuke nodded as Itachi walked out the door.
When Itachi hadn't came back, Sasuke got up and went to see himself, he stood beside Itachi who stood at the top of the steps.
"Fugaku? Where are you going? I thought you were off today? Why are you leaving so early?"
Their father just sighed and turned towards Mikoto, "I need to clear my head, I'll be back for dinner."
That seemed to anger her, "Which means you're going off to drink, why are you doing this to us?"
He just kept on walking out the door, ignoring her.
Sasuke's eyes were wide as he ran down the steps, ignoring his brother's call, "Daddy!"
Fugaku stopped and turned towards Sasuke, who had ran up to him.
"Don't go daddy." Sasuke whispered, looking intohis father's eyes.
He shook his head, "I'll be back for dinner Sasuke, don't worry."
"But you'll be mean again, and you and mommy will yell...and...and...and...don't go, please." he whispered cluching Fugaku's pant leg.
"I'm sorry Sasuke," He said as he pulled his leg from Sasuke's grasp and walked out the front door.
Daddy please stop yellin, I can't stand the sound
Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around
My mama she loves you, no matter what she says
its true
I know that she hurts you, but remember I love
you, too
"Dammit Mikoto! Why haven't you cleaned this damn house up yet?" Fugaku yelled, drunkenly slurring and swaying.
Mikoto glared, "I haven't had time-"
"You haven't had time, you haven't had time, what do you do all day then woman?"
"I, stay here, watch the kids, cook for you, clean up, and run the other half of the business, while you, go to work and get drunk after! What the fuck do you think I do all day?!" She was crying again, she turned and walked towards the kitchen, "Oh yeah, dinner's ready."
Sasuke and Itachi walked down the steps, towards the kitchen.
Sasuke turned towards the door, where his father stood, and carefully walked towards the door, "Daddy, why do you do it? Why do you make her cry?"
"I don't know Sasuke..."
"Father, you should go apologize."
Fugaku looked up, his eyes met Itachi's, he sighed, "I can't Itachi, you know that, I have to wait for a little bit."
Itachi rolled his eyes, "Come on Sasuke, lets go."
Sasuke shook his head.
"Sasuke?" Fugaku said, sobering up some, "Are you alright?"
I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away
Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have
no choice, no way
It ain't easy growin up in World War III
Never knowin what love could be, well I've seen
I don't want love to destroy me like it did my
family
Ignoring his father and brother's calls he ran out the door.
He ran, down the streets, towards the outter woods near the center of the village.
"Sasuke! Wait up!" His brother's voice yelled from behind him.
He kept on running, ignoring Itachi's cries, until he stopped running, his knees shakey and his breaths heaving.
"Sasuke, what's wrong?"
Sasuke's shoulders shook, "I don't want to go back Aniki, please don't make me go back."
He heard Itachi sigh and walk closer, "I'm sorry Sasuke, we have to..."
"But-"
Itachi shook his head and hugged Sasuke, "Its alright, I'll be there, lets go."
Sasuke sighed, and let Itachi lead him back.
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything
Can we work it out? Can we be a family?
I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't
leave
They walked through the front door, they were assualted by yelling again.
"...You fucking bastard! I knew something was up. So, is she good? Is she better? Is she prettier than me? Do you lover her more?"
"Well, you haven't been anymore faithful than I have!"
"What are you talking about? I have been nothing more than faithful to you, the whole time you have been going out and seeing...her! How do you think I feel about this? Why did you do this to me Fugaku?"
"I'm tired of you whinning all the time! That's all you ever do is whine and complain!"
"If you have a problem then leave!"
"Fine! I will!"
Fugaku turned towards the doo where Sasuke and Itachi stood.
"Daddy, Don't leave, please." Sasuke said, pleadingly.
Fugaku shook his head, "I'm sorry boys, I have to."
"But-"
He shook his head, "Its alright Sasuke, I'll come see you two sometimes, okay?"
Sasuke nodded, his shoulders shaking again.
He walked to the door and turned back to Itachi, "Take care of Sasuke, okay?"
Itachi nodded, "I will, don't worry."
Fugaku turned and walked out the door.
Sasuke moved to run after him, but Itachi held him back.
"Just let him go Sasuke, just let him go..." He whispered as he carried Sasuke to his room.
In our family portrait, we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes
naturally
I don't wanna have to split the holidays
I don't want two addresses
I don't want a step-brother anyways
And I don't want my mom to have to change her
last name
Sasuke sat in his room, staring at the wall, when a knock brought him out of his thoughts.
"Sasuke? Can I come in?"
He looked up and saw Mikoto standing in the doorway. He shook his head and glared at her.
She sighed and leaned against the doorframe, "I'm sorry Sasuke, but he was always gone, and-" she saw him ignoring her, she just walked out the door.
"Sasuke?"
Sasuke looked up again and saw Itachi standing infront of him. He whiped the tears that were leaking from his eyes and looked down again.
The bed dipped as Itachi sat down and put his arm around him, pulling Sasuke towards him.
"You okay?"
Sasuke shook his head and buried his face in Itachi's shoulder, "Mommy, she's not with Daddy anymore, what do we do now?"
Itachi sighed and pulled Sasuke into a hug, "I don't know."
"Are they getting divorced?"
"Yeah."
Sasuke let out a chocked sob, "Why Itachi? I don't want a new daddy...or brother...or house...or anything."
"That doesn't mean that she's going to get re married, and if she does, then we'll get through it, together."
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
Let's play pretend, act like it goes naturally
"Aniki, why don't Mommy and Daddy get along now?"
Itachi shifted a bit and pulled Sasuke closer, "I don't know Sasuke, I don't know."
/Time skip 2 years/
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do
anything)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
Let's play pretend act and like it comes so
naturally
(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't
leave)
In our family portrait we look pretty happy
(Can we work it out? Can we be a family?)
We look pretty normal, let's go back to that
(I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't
leave)
Ten year old Sasuke sat grudgingly beside his new step brother Naruto, Itachi on the other side. While his mother and step-father stood behind them.
"Alright, now, you have ten seconds until the flash goes off..."
The flash went off, Mikoto smiling widely, Arashi, their step-father, smiling lovingly. Itachi had a small smile on his face, Naruto, a wide bright smile, and Sasuke glowering at the camera.
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Later that night, while everyone was asleep, Sasuke sat in his bed, his copy of the picture they had taken earlier in his hand, he glared at it, he didn't want another family...he didn't, he wanted his real father back...
he ripped the picture in half, taking a match, he burnt it, the smiling faces mocking him.
'Daddy, don't leave, please.'
/Time Skip 3 years/
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Turn around please
Remember that the night you left you took my
shining star?
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Daddy don't leave
Don't leave us here alone
Thirteen year old Sasuke sat in his room, the house was empty. His mom and Arashi went out shopping, and Itachi and Naruto went to the park for the day, he was alone.
There was a knock at the door downstairs. He got up and walked down the stairs, and opened the door.
"Dad?!"
Fugaku smiled, "Nice to see you too Sasuke." he said as he stood at the door, "Well, are you going to let me in?"
Sasuke nodded and stepped aside allowing Fugaku to enter.
"I see your mother re-married, and re-decorated."
Ssuke nodded sadly, "Can I come and live with you, please?"
Fugaku sadly shook his head, "I'm sorry Sasuke, I can only visit. Its what the courts agreed on."
"Oh."
Fugaku turned to Sasuke, "But that doesn't mean that I have to be out of you're life for good, now come here." he said holding out his arms to Sasuke.
Sasuke just stood there for a minute before rushing into his father's arms.
"You've grown alot Sasuke," Fugaku said tightening his hold on Sasuke.
Sasuke nodded against his shoulder, "Its been so different here, I mean when Arashi and Naruto moved in, they expected me to call Arashi dad, and accept Naruto as my little brother, but, I couldn't..." he whispered, trying not to cry, "Why did you leave mom?" the question came out before he could stop it.
Fugaku sighed, "Well Sasuke, Mikoto and I...we just didn't have the same views I guess, and got tired of each other."
"You don't have to leave dad, you know, you can stay, we've got enough room, that way momand you don't have to be that near each other..."
"I'm sorry Sasuke, I have to go, but I'll see you again soon, okay?"
/Time skip 5 years later/
Eighteen year old Sasuke packed his clothes. He was leaving, finally, maybe his dad would help him get enough for an apartment near the college.
"Sasuke? Do you really have to go?" Mikoto asked as she walked by the doorway.
He didn't say anything, but kept on packing.
"Where will you stay?"
He stopped and looked up, "I'll ask dad, he should be able to help me."
"But he lives an hour away from the college, wouldn't it be better to stay here?"
He shook his head and picked up his duffel bag, "I'm ready to get out of here. I'ts been hell since I was nine, when you remarried, and I got a whole new family. You, always pressuring me to accept that man as my father, and Naruto as my little brother..." he stopped and shook his head again and walked down the stairs towards the dining room where his other luggage was.
"Sasuke?" He heard as he walked into the dining room, he looked and saw Itachi coming out of the kitchen with something in his hand.
He tilted his head to the side a bit as Itachi came over to him,"Yeah?"
He handed Sasuke a small box, "Give this to Father. Tell him it's Mom's wedding band, she doesn't want it, so I figured that he'd want it to sell, or to give away."
Sasuke nodded, "Bye Itachi, see you later."
Itachi offered a small smile, "Make me proud Little Brother."
Sasuke nodded and walked out the door with his luggage in hand.
After the door shut and he heard the car pull away, he reached down and picked up a knife laying on the table, staring at the blade as it glisened in the light, reflecting the portrait.
His eyes hardened as he threw the knife forcefully at the picture hanging in the front of the room, a loud shattering sounded and glass fell.
He took a deep breath, to calm himself down as he walked into his mother's use to be office.
The photo that had been hanging there of Itachi, Sasuke, Arashi, Mikoto, and Naruto, fell to the ground as the knife held the photo of them, back before the divorce, when they were still a happy family...
Mom will be nicer
I'll be so much better, I'll tell my brother
Oh, I won't spill the milk at dinner
I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right
I'll be your little boy forever
I'll go to sleep at night
/Deep breath/ Okay, that took 3 days to do...and I know it sucks...
Anyway, this is Song-fic number 1...you see, my friend challenged me to write 100 song-fics...
So please request, if you want a certain song to be used, or certain pairing. English, Japanese, Korean, ect songs are okay, as long as you can tell me where to get a translation.
Song fic 2: Someday-Nickelback