A/N: This story is rated for content or the issue. There is not a lot of graphic content. A little mention of blood and scars and stuff.
I just felt like writing something different then what is normally written about Sasuke and Naruto.
Well..if you don't like reading about cutting and stuff and still decide to read this then I expect that you won't flame. It' s just common sense.
Anyways. Here's my story.
Shimizu Asuka
It Takes My Pain Away
Part One
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Sasuke looked at the grade of his test and it made him sick. How could he get below a ninety? That was unacceptable. Anything below a ninety got him a good lecture about his perfect brother. Good god how he hated those lectures. He knew that he would never be as good as his brother Itachi. His parents were oblivious to the fact that Itachi was a super genius and Sasuke was just smart. They were proud of him; just not as proud as they were of Itachi. Everything that Sasuke did Itachi did better. That was always the way of it. Sasuke would think of something and do it, andhis parents would praise him. Itachi would then do the exact same thing, just ten times better. He envied his brother and hated him too. He had never felt so much hatred towards one person before. That is until he met himself. He hated that he wasn't smart enough or good enough. These thoughts had made Sasuke, the younger, less perfect version of Itachi, do something he knew hewould really regret.
Sasuke had taken out a blade. He had broken open a razor and taken it, throwing out the remnants of it. Sasuke had dragged it across his skin lightly. He winced but did not stop. It hurt, but he knew it was something Itachi would never do. The risk of getting caught was too high. Sasuke didn't care though; all he cared about was pushing down harder.
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Sasuke woke up groggily. He didn't want to get up. It was too bright. He heard a knock on his door. He pulled his arm down under the blanket and told them to come in.
'Come on little brother. Get out of bed. It's time for you to go to school.'
Sasuke hated his brother, that smirk he always gave him. Oh how he hated that smirk. Unfortunately his brother was right and he got out of bed grumbling.
Sasuke had just brushed his teeth and hair and chose the long sleeved shirt that he would wear today. A dark green one with navy and white stripes going over his chest. He matched it with a pair of jeans and looked at himself in the mirror, he sighed. Another day in the life of Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke walked to school and was very… frustrated… by the fan girls that were following him. He always hated it when the fan girls followed him. The Uchiha wished that he could just yell at them and knock some sense into them; they honestly needed it. He knew he was good looking but he didn't have the beauty of a certain blonde he knew. That was beauty, not Sasuke. He was someone who just wanted to be left alone. He didn't smile very often and he wasn't a very happy person either. He just wanted something else to do besides throwing out gifts and letters from his stupid fan club.
They just didn't get it.
Sasuke was relieved when he saw the school. None of these girls are in my class today; I'll be fine once I get into the building.
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Sasuke made it to his first class without getting trampled. He was so happy to get rid of those stupid girls. He sighed as he sat down and waited for class to start.
The teacher came in and started explaining the day's assignment. He tried to get his head around it but it was the one thing in math he didn't get. He tried to understand but it just made it harder when everyone else understood it and he didn't. He was getting annoyed now. He was trying his best and the teacher still yelled at him for not paying attention. He asked to be excused, he had to go to the bathroom, he needed a quick fix for his stress.
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Naruto was wandering the halls, he didn't want to go to math. Math was boring and he didn't get it. He found himself passing by the bathroom when he heard crying and moans of poorly concealed pain anddecided to go see what was going on in there.
Naruto opened the door and saw Sasuke, the most popular guy in school. He had a blade in his hand and he was lowering it to his arm. An arm that had a lot of cuts on it. Older ones as well as newer ones that were bleeding. He was shocked. How could someone like Sasuke, who had perfect grades and perfect looks, do that? It couldn't be for attention. He had enough of that as it was. Why?
'Don't you think that's enough,' Naruto asked Sasuke looking to the boy's face. He saw the boy's eyes widen under his bangs.
'Oh, I didn't know anyone was in here,' Sasuke said trying to cover his arm. He didn't want to get blood on his shirt though so it was hard. He didn't have a cloth either so there was blood all over the counter of the sink.
'It's okay. I've already seen it,' Naruto said walking over to the paper towel and getting some. He then walked over to the sink and wet it. 'Why?'
'It's none of your business. I'll do what I want to my own body,' Sasuke said watching the boy fold it so it looked like a small rectangle.
'That's very stupid. Now give me your arm.'
'No.'
'Do you want to bleed all over the place?' Naruto said watching the boy's face change quickly. He reluctantly held out an arm. 'Didn't think so. Everyone knows that you need a cloth to catch any blood. If you're going to hurt yourself, at least be smart about it.'
'Why are you helping me?' Sasuke said feeling his arm start to feel soothed from the cold cloth.
'You just look like you need it.'
'I do not need help,' Sasuke said finally pulling his arm out of Naruto's hands. He grabbed the cloth before it hit the floor and put it back on his arm.
'I didn't mean psychologist help. Just help from a friend,' Naruto said smiling at the vulnerability of this side of Sasuke.
'You're not my friend. Go away. I was fine before you got here,' Sasuke said, he could feel tears in his eyes. He was determined not to cry; he couldn't cry, his reputation depended on it.
'You aren't fine. You need support or you'll get worse. For being smart you can really be stupid sometimes.' Naruto looked at Sasuke; the boy was starting to cry. He walked slowly over to him and considered hugging him. He didn't want to lose his arms though. Instead he just put on hand on the boy's arm; this was a trigger for the already crying boy. He started sobbing harder and wrapped his arms around Naruto, the blonde boy put his arms around Sasuke. The dark haired boy tightened his grip on Naruto and the boy had to ask, just one more time.
'Why? Sasuke please tell me,' Naruto said.
Sasuke pulled away a little and Naruto saw a single tear fall down the boy's face, he swept it away with his thumb.
'It takes my pain away.'
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A/N: Well that is that. I hope it was okay.
Please review and tell me what you thought.
Thanks
Shimizu Asuka