Total AU; Naruto has a younger sister, and a mother and father, Sasuke only has his brother.
Short Summary: "That's all you want, isn't it? Perfection..."
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairings: SasuNaru, SasuOC
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Naruto looked up at the peaceful baby blue sky, closing his eyes feeling the wind slowly caress his cheeks. Sasuke sat beside him on the grass, still now holding his mini laptop. Naruto smiled, knowing that he was there. Well, who cared about class, anyway? They would still have them tomorrow, right? What's the point of going now?
"The point is, your mom will murder you." Sasuke said, typing onto his computer, knowing what was on the other's mind. They have been best friends ever since junior high. Now that they're fourth year high school students, they've become pretty popular. They were known for always being together. One isn't seen without the other.
"How's science?" Sasuke asked. Naruto snorted, not looking at him, eyes still closed as if sleeping.
"You still have to ask me that?" He replied. The raven-haired chuckled as well, knowing quite well what happened in science. Though they've always been skipping classes, one can only wonder how they both get perfect grades.
That was one thing about Uchiha Sasuke. Perfection. Everything has to be perfect. Not just the way it is, but better. Naruto never cared anything about something like that. Everything around him seemed to be... perfect just the way it is... Not for Uchiha Sasuke. And you're wondering how two people so opposite are still best friends for six years?
"Sasuke!" Two girly-girl voices destroyed the whole moment. Such a beautiful moment too. Sasuke groaned upon hearing those dreadful voices that he would do anything just not to hear them anymore. Naruto sighed, and stood up, patting his backside. He started walking away from Sasuke. The older boy wasn't shocked about this though. Who would want your best friend's fan club chasing and trying to kill you just because you were too close to him? Certainly not Naruto.
When those two girly voices finally came near Sasuke. One pink haired, and one more whitish blonde than his best friend. He groaned again. How dare his best friend leave him? He was going to kill him when he sees him. ...if he gets out of here first...
"He's going to go out with me!" The pink haired said.
"No, forehead girl, he's going out with me!" The blonde yelled back, pulling Sasuke near her. Sasuke was fed up, but did any of the two needed his opinion? No.
"Hell no, Ino-pig!" The pink haired screamed at the blonde, and pulled Sasuke harder.
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"YES!"
"NO!"
"SHUT UP!" Sasuke finally yelled at the two. He pulled his arms away from the bodies of the two and pushed them away. He warned them not to follow him or else. He didn't exactly say what would happen, but it threatened them enough. Now... to find Naruto.
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The blonde was acting really odd today, Sasuke can tell. Who can't? Naruto has also been known for being the troublemaker and loudmouth of the entire campus. Sasuke was known for being smart and well, as the whole lady student body says, "gorgeous" and half of the lord student body say, "hot". Very embarrassing for someone like him, actually.
Again, he finds Naruto in a very quiet place where no one can disturb him. Until someone finds him, anyway. What was causing the blonde to act like this, even Sasuke didn't know. Yeah, there were some days he did act like this, but it wasn't -that- usual. After an hour or so, he returns to his normal self, being loud and noisy and just plain stupid.
Yet, that was one of the things Sasuke admired from him. Other things include him being nice to the children younger than him and to other people, the signature smile, and his laugh, his eyes, his entire body- Sasuke shook his head. He wasn't checking out his best guy friend, right? Did I mention guy best friend? This is a complete shock to Sasuke. There was no way he liked his best friend more than a friend...
"Are you going to stare all day or are you sitting down?" Naruto asked, smiling at him. Sasuke snapped and blushed slightly. Naruto gave him a confused look and looked up at the sky again. He loved the sky. Especially when it was baby blue, summer, and when the birds whistle a small, simple, but beautiful melody around him.
Sasuke shook his head and sat down beside him again. Then again, he opened his computer and began typing. Naruto looked at him. "Do you ever go anywhere without that?"
The elder didn't answer, his concentration all on the computer. Naruto felt hurt. His best friend was ignoring him for a computer. "I'd better get home... got to cook dinner tonight." Naruto's parents got divorced ever since he was five, leaving him and his sister separated. His sister, Naoko was just four years younger than him, but he loved her dearly. Only she was with their father.
They only got to see each other once a month, but that was enough for both of them to catch up to one another. But when Naruto started going to high school, problems started getting bigger and bigger. His mother got paralyzed at the waist down. He was too busy taking care of his mother and school that he never has enough time for Naoko.
Yet his father despised him so... Maybe it was because he chose to be with his mother, or maybe him being a guy wanted to stay with his mother, a lady, or maybe because... he just looked like her. Soft sun colored hair and bright blue eyes. His sister looked more like their father. Actually, the reason for the divorce was one, his parents kept on fighting, and two, and his father was abusing him.
Naoko knew that for a fact, but never had a choice. A sad life for Naruto, huh? Sasuke knew all about this when they started becoming friends, when Naruto finally learned to trust him, and Sasuke finally learned to trust -someone else-.
"I see. You're still up for the History project?" Sasuke asked, not standing up, and not bothering to look at him. Naruto just snorted, and ran out. Sasuke smiled at the act. Typical Naruto.
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Naruto slammed his door, after he greeted his mother. Sasuke was doing something, he knew it. Sure he wasn't the same old Uzumaki Naruto like they all knew before. Okay, so he still acts like that, but deep inside he knows more than everyone else. One of the mysteries of his life.
"Naruto!" A childish girl voice of about...fourteen-years-old yelled out to him. She had silky blonde hair and piercing dark blue eyes. Naruto smiled. He couldn't ruffle his hand on her hair because it was pony tailed. Besides, he didn't have a death wish yet.
"Hey, Naoko! How long are you staying here?" Naruto asked, hugging her, then kissing her forehead.
"I wasn't even here for an hour, and you're asking me when I'll be leaving? What kind of brother are you?" Naruto smiled wider. He went to the kitchen, and Naoko glared thinking that Naruto completely ignored her question.
"One of a kind, sister! One of a kind..." He said, shaking his head as he began slicing some ingredients. Naoko sighed. "Is Sasuke coming for dinner?" Naruto said no, quickly, "I'm staying until you leave tomorrow morning. Dad said it would be okay." This time it was Naruto who growled at the mention of their "father". Naoko suddenly said sorry, noticing the change of atmosphere in the room.
"Help me out, won't you?" Was all Naruto could say, besides from badmouthing his own father. Naoko took an apron and started to heat saucepans and took out the plates and chopsticks.
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Sasuke walking inside his family's mansion and made his way towards the phone. He had to call Naruto... Odd... Hesitating, and finally realizing what he just thought, he went straight towards his own room. But not before his older brother stopped him. "How was your day, little brother?" A voice, deep and sly asked behind him.
"Nothing special," he said calmly. He didn't have -time- to deal with his elder brother now. He just wanted to sit down on his desk and continue typing what was suppose to be typed. Besides...he had something else to finish.
"How's that robot you're doing?" Yes, that was the something else he had to finish. But his brother didn't have any more reason to talk to him. As odd as it seems, it was like his brother was trying to get him into a conversation. Not even Naruto could do that. He will not say more than five sentences to people.
"None of your business, Itachi. Leave me alone, I have an important call to make..." That was only three... not five--three. The smirk on his elder brother's face never left even if he did slam his door, nearly breaking Itachi's nose. It was his fault anyway... Sasuke laid his computer on the desk and plugged it for battery. This was a daily ritual. He gets home, charges his computer, fixes his computerized robot he was creating, do his homework, eat dinner, take a shower, read a bit, sleep, until the next morning he had to go to school. He removes the plug on the computer, takes a shower, eats breakfast, and then goes to school. The whole process repeating again and again. If Naruto wasn't there, that is.
Itachi is thankful that Sasuke found someone like Naruto. Someone who would force him to talk even if it means pissing him off... and someone who can make him laugh, even just a slight chuckle. It was all too easy for Uzumaki. He met him at court when Naruto's parents' case of divorce and custody was taking place. Itachi and Sasuke's was nearly the same thing. Custody.
Naruto was there, smiling as if nothing was happening. He had a black purple bruise swelling on his left cheek. His eyes were practically red from the tears, and his whole body limp. But he was there. Smiling like an idiotic mental person. He was there...with a black rose. He offered it to Sasuke who looked normal. Scratch and physical pain-free. Unlike the blonde in front of him. Itachi smiled at the act when he saw that his younger brother slowly and hesitantly took the black rose. Naruto left them towards his sister and mother after that.
But it was another story when they met the second time.
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"Mom! Time to eat!" Naruto opened the door with the help of his back and made his way towards his mother's bed. She looked paler than usual. Her eyes blank with no pupils...she was as good as dead. Naruto smiled sadly. "Hey mom... Nao is downstairs eating by herself. I'm in no mood to eat right now. I'll cook something if I get hungry... Say ah..." But no response. This was Naruto's life. He gets home, cooks dinner, and feeds his mother first while talking to her, hoping she would listen. But to no avail.
How could someone cope life like this, no one knew the answer. Naruto had this habit of wearing a mask...putting on a facade. His life was evil, and he knew it. His mother opened her mouth, but no sound came. She neither spoke nor moved. After a few minutes, it was done. Naruto smiled again and placed the tray at the night table. He laid his mother onto the bed and tucked her in. He took the tray and slowly left the room. "'Night mom. I...love you..."
He never heard the mumble that was meant to be known... "I...love...you too...son..."
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Hm... it was meant to be a one-shot, but the suspense is good... no? This was written in notepad so it's completely different from my still-no-title-Naruto-losing-his-memory-and-Sasu-and-Neji-fighting-over-him story. XD I didn't mean to leave you hanging on that...I just saw this while I was typing my original story that is yet to be impossible to upload... xp
But as I was saying, that story isn't abandoned. Just on vacation, like me! Nevertheless, you might hate me for doing this, ne?
'til then,
Ja--bye-bye!