Sasuke leaned back in his chair before letting out a heavy sigh. Why am I even in this class? He asked himself. I mean I know everything that dumbass is teaching. It's not like sitting here is going to do me any good! Dammit bell RING! As if on cue, the bell burst into a ring that echoed throughout the entire high school. He stood up to put all his things into his backpack as he slowly walked to the front of the classroom and exits through the door. He slung his backpack over his shoulder and started to make his way down the halls of Konoha University. As he was heading towards his locker, he couldn't help but notice all the girls staring at him in a way that made him very uncomfortable. They're all probably thinking 'ohh Sasuke-kun is soo hot but since he doesn't have a girlfriend that must mean that no one here is good enough for him.' They must all think I'm a stuck up bastard, he thought. If only they knew the truth behind all the rumors about me... As he approached his locker, he saw his best friend Neji leaning back with his arms crossed and a blank look on his face.

"Hey," Sasuke said as he opened his locker.

"Have you heard yet?" Neji asked obviously getting straight to the point of their early encounter.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," He finished putting away the stuff he didn't need and started to reorganize his locker as Neji told him the news.

"I heard the teachers talking and they said that your leaving the day after tomorrow for California, so is it true?" Sasuke dropped his books when Neji said 'leaving'

"WHAT?" He then turned to see that everyone was watching him. As the only way to escape the embarrassment, he bolted out of the school and ran the whole way to his car. He opened the door and got in, just as he was about to pull out of the parking lot Neji runs up and bangs on the passenger window. Seeing that his friend want to come with, he unlocked the doors and watched as the long haired raven got into the car and closed the door. He put the car in drive and slammed on the gas peddle.

"I think your over reacting," Neji stated as he put his hand on the dashboard, holding on to his dear life.

"WHAT! My parents are planning on sending me away on a foreign exchange trip thing and you think I'm over reacting?" He basically shouted at the road.

"I'm just saying that maybe your parents didn't have a choice in the matter. What if the teachers planed it and made them go along with it?" As Sasuke started to slow down, he removed his hand from the dashboard and sat straight up in his seat.

"I don't know, they never sent my brother away so why are they trying to send me away?" His grip tightened on the stirring wheel.

"I just think that we need to get home and ask them before we jump to conclusions." Neji still not budging in his seat next to the crazy driver.

"Okay," Sasuke started to speed up again but this time he was in complete control of the car.

When they reached his house, both boys stumbled out of the car and ran to the front of the house. Sasuke fidgeting with the keys and finally after the third try opened the door to his rather large home. He ran straight to the kitchen knowing that his mother was going to be in there. To his surprise his mother was nowhere in sight, thinking that the only other place she could be was in her room, he ran up the stairs taking them two at a time.

"MOM!" He screamed when he reached the top of the staircase.

"Yes? Sasuke honey is that you?" The faint voice came from the master bedroom. He almost slammed into the door trying to open it.

"Sasuke, what's wrong you seem as though you've been running a marathon?" His mother asked as she laid comfortably in her bed with the remote to the television in her hands.

"Are you trying to send me away? 'Cause Neji just told me that you and dad signed me up for a foreign exchange program." He sent his mother a death glare as he waited for her response.

"Um… Well… We did sign you up for it because we thought it might be good for you. We thought that if you went to a place where you knew no one it might help you get over your depression." She looked down at her hands, too scared to see her son's reaction to her betrayal.

"Mom there's nothing wrong with me. I'm fine and the therapist said that the sessions were helping me, that my depression was lessening and everything was gonna be okay. So why are you doing this?"

"Oh honey I'm sorry but your world literature teacher said that this would also help you with your grades since you've been failing his class and that sending you to a foreign family will help enlighten you in different countries cultures. That's why we picked for you to go to the states." She said with a smile finally making eye contact with her son.

"Kakashi! He did this! Well you do know that you can't make me-"

"Actually they can, the teachers were talking about how if you didn't get your grade up in world lit you would get kicked out of Konoha U." Sasuke had totally forgotten that Neji was still in his house. He never invited Neji in before so he was probably wondering around trying to find out where the raven had run off too.

"WHAT?" Sasuke yelled with such force that Neji had to take a step backwards."What do you mean I don't have a choice! ?What is this about mom?" He turned from his best friend to his mother.

"Sasuke please try to understand, we want the best for you and I truly think that this will do you some good. You know maybe you'll meet a nice girl, fall in love, and forget-" She stopped at the sound of Sasuke throwing the closes thing to him at the wall, which just happens to be a lamp.

"Is that what this is about? Mom I thought we discuss this! I thought you and dad understood what I was going through and that it wasn't just a phase but it's just who I am and how I was born!" He spat at his mother.

"Honey I know I love you and that's never gonna change but your father was so disappointed in how you grew up he blamed it all on himself! I just couldn't see him go through this not again… Not after what your brother did and how his actions affected this family. He thought that he could protect you and raise you right when your brother finally broke… But when you told us that it broke his heart just to hear those words leave your mouth, it was as if you were throwing a knife at him! We just want the best for you but-" She stopped as she started to cry.

"Mom! I'm gay and nothing's going to change that! You and dad just have to deal with it! Deal with the fact that you won't have grandchildren because I'm gay and Itachi is in jail for killing that young girl that he 'loved'. I know that what he did was wrong and that it was hard on you and dad when I told you that right after we found out that Itachi was going to be in jail for life! I just thought that you and dad was strong enough to handle all of that! Do you think it would be better if I just acted straight and married a girl that I don't love because it's not possible and have a child so you two can be happy while I live a lie just to satisfy you two?" Tears then started its way down the raven's face.

"Honey that's not what I want! It's not what I want at all… I want for you to be happy no matter what!" At this point she was yelling as well.

"Then why are you making me do this?"

"Because I think it's what's right and I know you! You will enjoy this trip and the people you'll meet and the new bonds you'll set." She wiped the tears away and a weak smile started it's way across her face. "Besides Neji will be going with you so I don't think it'll be that bad right?" Sasuke turned around and gave Neji a look that said 'why didn't you tell me you were going'

"Well I have a cousin that lives in the states and she lives in the town that we would be staying at so I decided to sign up when I overheard the teachers talking you. I also arranged it so that we would be staying at her house so we won't get put with strangers. I was gonna tell you but you never gave me time to." Neji just shrugged as if he wasn't just standing there watching the mother and son yell at each other.

The raven let out a sigh," Fine if this is what you and dad want but no promises on what you guy expected. If I don't find love, so you say, then there's no hard feelings and you guys will never force me into going on one of these EVER again?"

"Yes!" His mother jumped up out of bed and ran over to give her son a hug.

"By the way where are we going?" Sasuke asked as soon as his mother let go of his neck from the embrace.

"California, Malibu baby!" Neji let out a chuckle.

AN: I hope you liked the first chapter so far I'm writing more but it'll take time and trust me the chapters will get longer so read and review!:)