Cut Off
By: Silverwolf
Sasuke sits in his room. The transfer to Northridge Academy had happened as his father stated it would. All the teen understood about it was that his father was not going to stop his business travels. At eight Sasuke's mother had died in a car accident. Now Sasuke was sixteen and living away from home after shutting his father out of his life. Sasuke hadn't spoke since his older brother's funeral.
Fugaku had packed all of Sasuke's room and sent it to Northridge with hopes that the well balanced programs of the boarding school could break the walls Sasuke had built shutting his father out. From what the older Uchiha had learned Northridge Academy kept a strict set of rules along with a very elite curriculum. The place would be perfect for Sasuke to find support during the loss of his brother since the teen refused to open up to his father.
So far Sasuke hadn't stated a word towards anyone among Northridge Academy. Though the teen had a full schedule with activities Sasuke did not appear excited during those actitivities. He currently kept the time between activities and classes with words printed across paper; novels. The academy felt that Fugaku didn't help Sasuke socialize by providing him with more novels every month.
Sasuke sits leaning back against a stack of pillows. His eyes were indeed upon the pages of a book. The room's door was open. Several students had gathered to notice the transfer student. Sasuke still had not spoke to any of them. A few choose step into the room only to receive a glare from the young Uchiha.
A blonde female smiles lightly, "come on invite us in. I promise we'll be nice." Onyx eyes return to the pages of the book. Another student steps into Sasuke's room. The burnette begins to run his hand along the spines of the rows of book in the shelves. "You've read all these?" Sasuke doesn't reply.
Ino looks at Neji, "dos it mater if he has read them all... the staff here says he's selectively mute. What does that mean?" Neji smirks as he feels a pair of eyes glaring at him. The burnette grins, "even without words Ino he's expressed his opinion. He'd rather be left alone."
Ino makes a face, "and I would rather my father not send me to a school with such rules. He did so..." Ino steps into Sasuke's room, "that's proof that people don't always get what they want." She begins to wander about the room moving things as she wishes. Sasuke rises from the bed. He places his things back into the order he preferred. She then takes Ino by the wrist. The raven male removes the blonde from his room by his hold on her wrist. He then looks at Neji. The burnette chooses to leave instead of start a fight. Something told him he should know more about the raven teen that chose to be locked inside himself before he started a fight with Sasuke.
Neji looks at Ino, "did he say anything?" She shakes her head. "No, just took my by the wrist and led my out. The room belongs to the school any freaking way. What's the big deal?" Neji makes a slight face, "well it contains his possessions. I know you don't like people bothering your possesssions. Did you ever think he didn't want someone bothering his?" Ino shrugs lightly, "he could say that instead of pulling me along like a child."
The burnette sighs low, "if you'd just left his stuff alone he probably would've done nothing but glare." Ino shivers a bit, "well when he does that I'm still unconfortable." Neji sighs, "it's not a friendly gesture. He doesn't wish to do friendly. It seems he doesn't wish to even sit near a social circle much less be a part of one."
"How can he just go to class then sit and read all freaking day?" Nei shrugs to Ino's question. He wasn't sure of the answer; though he was certain the staff of Northridge Academy had given the teen some kind of activities to try and get him to particpate in a social circle. Sasuke still resisted their efforts.
When a foreign liguage teacher spoke to Sasuke after hearing he could speak, read, and write a number of languages the teen simply stared at the teacher. Though when that same teacher presisted Sasuke did eventually write in the language spoken to him to answer questions. The teen still had not passed a verbal test because of his refusal to speak. It was then that Northridge Academy declared Sasuke selectively mute.
When Fugaku heard the academy state such a thing he was enraged. Upon his monthly visit with Sasuke he spoke to the teen and left a stack of books. Sasuke hadn't responds to him verbally, but the teen had reguarded his father a bit nonverbally. Fugaku left without still understanding his own son. After that Northridge Academy made the declaration that Sasuke could no longer be boarded alone.
A/N: I've been working on piecing this together for a week now. I still don't think it's any good, but I figured I'd give it a try. I'll keep it going if someone wishes.
ItachiSilverwolf