Marking

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters. Fictional story.

Summary: All they knew was a world of pain. The one's that were supposed to love them didn't. The ones that were supposed to care for them abandoned them. What happens when two dark souls meet? Can they save each other?

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Chapter 1: Meet and Greet

----------(Naruto's POV)----------

It was always the same routine, day after day. I wake up at 6:15. My weary body slowly gets out of bed. The worn mattress makes the same dull creaking noise as I move from my worn pit in its center to stand. Making my way to the bathroom, I see my mother passed out on the couch with a half empty bottle of vodka by her side.

I took the bottle from her limp hand and covered her with a thin blanket. She shifts slightly but does not wake. Every morning of every day begins like this. And just like every morning I hide the bottle in a cabinet, on my way to my little brother's room to wake him for school and get ready for work.

At 7:00 I make lunch for myself and Konohamaru, my 11 year old brother. After I place the sandwiches made of stale bread and just outdated ham into two paper bags I stare out of the window of the small dank, three bedroom apartment. I think of how life would be if they were still here. Images of red and yellow flash before my mind as I remember each of them for a moment and think to myself. 'Would things be better? Would Mom be more like her old self?'

A tug on my arm snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked down and saw a small head of brown hair and a smiling face. He announced "I'm ready for school." I arched an eyebrow and got closer to him.

"Hmmm…did you brush your teeth?"

"Breathe on me." I smirked as I watched my little brother stare at me curiously. "Huh?" Konohamaru asked close to my face giving me a taste of his sour sleep filled breath. "Ewwww!!! You have stinky breath!" I shouted before I laughed and pulled him into a head lock. We wrestled for a while before I picked him up and swung him over my shoulder. "Naruto!" He squealed when I stated to tickle his sides. When we reached the bathroom I put him down. "Now go brush, wash up and get dressed."

"Can I wear my pajamas to school?" He looked up at me with hopeful eyes. Konohamaru was an average kid and wouldn't put any extra work into something when he didn't have to and that included getting dress.

"No, your principal told me that you're not allowed to."

Obviously not the response he was looking for Konohamaru turned on his famous pout trying to soften me up and break me down.

"Sorry kid but those are the rules." My words travel behind me as I leave the room and finish getting ready for work.

By 8:00 we are out the door. I drop Konohamaru off at the small overcrowded little elementary school near our home and make my way off to work.

Each and every morning is exactly the same, each and every day for as long as I can remember.

----------Sasuke's POV----------

I sat quietly at the kitchen table watching my mother prepare breakfast for the family. I noticed the excess amount of make-up used to cover up the large fresh bruise that would have otherwise marred her perfectly pale skin. My attention is drawn from her as I notice someone walk into the kitchen. My little brother, Sai walked in and despite his best attempts to hide what had happened I noticed the familiar limp. I wince slightly before turning my attention to the pancakes placed in front of me to take my mind away from those disgusting thoughts.

'How could someone touch a thirteen year old?' I ask myself as I reflect on what must have happened while I was away. I knew Father touched Sai last night, that Mom tried to stop him, and failed. All the evidence was there, mom's bruise, Sai's limp. I sympathized for I knew how Sai feels, the pain that sheered through your body with every thrust, how you just wanted to crawl into a hole and die. The meal was eaten in silence. After every night of abuse the mornings were always the same, silent. No one spoke as feelings of disgust and betrayal ran through our veins, eating us alive slowly.

When we finished breakfast Sai and I left our 'home' and got into my Lamborghini Gallardoand headed for school. I looked over at Sai, knowing I should say something, I owed him that.

"I'm sorry I wasn't home last night." I could come up with, not even words of comfort or sympathy.

"It doesn't matter." Sai turned towards the window, ignoring my presence.

Knowing my brother didn't want to talk anymore, I turned on the radio. We rode in silence the rest of the way to school.

When we got to school we went our own direction to find our friends. I walked down the crowded hallways, ignoring everyone as I walked pass. Many considered themselves my friends but I don't know any of them, nor did I plan on it. People only loved me because of family name, a name which held power and money, a name that hid many secrets and inner turmoil.

Only one person knows who I really am and that was my best friend, Hinata Hyuuga. She could read me like an open book, no matter how hard I tried to hide my feelings. I noticed that she was leaning on the locker next to mine as if waiting for me.

"How was your week-." She froze when she noticed the look on my face. "He touched you again?" She immediately assumed from my scowl and half hearted walk.

I shook my head. "No, Sai." Our faces portrayed equal disappointment. "I wasn't home so other then Sai being hurt my weekend went great. I spent it sleeping in my car about three blocks from my house. What about you?" I speak as though this behavior is normal and yet for me it is completely common place.

"Snooze-fest…" Hinata exemplifies her meaning by placing a hand over her mouth and yawning.

We quietly walked to our first period class. Once the bell rang we sat at our lab table and got ready for a boring double period of physics.

Half way through Hinata nudged me awake. "Shino's staring at you." She turns her eyes towards him without moving her head.

"I've lost interest in him." I roll my eyes turn away from her.

Hinata rolled her pale eyes and I put my head back down.

'I've lost interest in a lot of things. I haven't had a hard on in a week. No guy here has captivated me. Been there done that, everything here is old. I never thought LA could get boring. It's time for change.' I sigh in self pity before my eyes land on Kiba Inuzuka. 'He's exactly what I need.'

Like me Kiba was also well known to have good connections. He was the school's 'go to man' for drugs and other contraband, he always knew where to best of everything from caffeine pills to hard and heavy smack.

As the day went by Hinata noticed the twisted smile on my face. She looked at me for a moment before she decided she had no idea what I was thinking so she was forced to ask.

"Okay what's up with your face? You've had that smirk on all day."

"I'm going with you to see Kiba." I walk a little ahead of her so that she doesn't have time to reply, we barely make it into our final period as the bell rings.

When the final bell rang we made our way to the corner that Kiba stood on after school. As we walked I saw a tall guy with bright blond hair, tattoo sleeves on each arm talking to Kiba.

I felt my cock twitch and liven. I found it hard to control my breathing, a feat that had not occurred for quite a while. I almost wanted to jump his bones right there but decided against it because Hinata was with me. So I indulged myself in fantasies instead.

Hinata saw the hungry look in my eyes and tugged on my shirt bringing me back to reality and out of my fantasies of the blond stranger and me together.

Kiba noticed us approaching and waved to us. This caused the blond he was talking to look over as well. I tried the best I could to remain calm as I stared into those blue eyes. I was pulled once again back to reality by Kiba loud voice. "Hinata! My second favorite customer! After only Naruto of course…" He said with a laugh as he pointed to the guy next to him.

'So his name is Naruto.' I have now added his name to my ever growing fantasy of the blond and myself in bed together.

"Naruto, this is Sasuke and this is the lovely Hinata, my girlfriend." Kiba introduces us to one another. I also notice that Hinata is eyeing Kiba as we both knew that she and Kiba were not dating.

"Sasuke has a better chance of getting a girlfriend than you getting a date with me." She snapped at Kiba suddenly realizing that he was trying once again to get her to date him by introducing her as his girlfriend to strangers.

"Ouch." Naruto smirks before breaking out into a full on laugh fest followed soon by Hinata and myself at Kiba's expense.

"So what can I do for you?" Kiba got down to business trying to dispel the laughing and ends his embarrassment.

"The usual… But double it." I decide to stick with my old favorite. After all hemp was good, relatively clean and got me as high and free feeling as necessary without the physical scarring or mental addiction as other narcotics.

"Forty."

I paid and walked away leaving Naruto and Kiba on the corner. Hinata followed after me.

"So is Sasuke gay or just has trouble getting girls?"

"Gay. I'm having a party this weekend, he'll definitely be there. You should go." Kiba spoke as to inform and invite all in the same instant. Naruto only nodded.

Naruto eyes followed me, his lips moving of their own accord. I saw him lick his lips as I looked back at him before he turned the corner. I stopped and looked back waiting to hear his response.

"I'll be there." Naruto gave the word before turning and going in the opposite direction Hinata and I had come.

Hinata pulled my arm and we proceeded on our way.

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