A/N: Don't yell at me! Lol I know I have to update Surprise Trip, but I can't seem to think of a stupid, funny idea for it! Gomen! I am feeling a bit more serious, for I am a serious person if you haven't already found that out from my stories! Now, this story is a bit … different. Not too different, but different and a bit … I don't know, harsh? You decide for yourself. I came up with this idea after reading some other fanficion and after listening to Face Down by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. So blame them if you don't like the … abuse or violence! It will get better though, I promise! I don't like to stick to too depressing, I like getting justice and whatnot, so there will be a happy ending to this story! You should know that already! I hate sad endings, they make me cry! Okay, so I hope you guys are okay with it and that it's not too … horrid or whatever else you can think of. R&R&F please! ^-^
Disclaimer: I would love to own Itachi … you know, like in marriage! That would be awesome, right? OR am I just fangirling too much? Probable am …
"My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my desperation."- Helen Keller
'What day is it?' I thought as I woke up to the sun shinning through my window. I sat up and rubbed my eyes until they got used to the bright sunlight that made me think I was in a white room or something. I sighed and got up, thinking it was Friday and that I had school. I took a quick, warm, soothing shower and got dressed in my usual attire: a black tank-top, jean shorts, black socks, and then my black-ish-blue flip flops. I decided to put my shoulder length, black hair into a ponytail so I wouldn't have to blow-dry and then straighten it. That would take forever and it was almost eight. 'Shit, I hope my mom hasn't gone to work yet, or else I will be so screwed!' I thought as I grabbed my bags and ran down stairs into my kitchen to find my mom.
My house was simple, plain, and I loved it. It was two stories and had wood floors, except for my room, I had asked for carpet and my parents let me pick it out. I picked black. The walls were tan, but almost brown. The living room had a couch that was tan colored, two chairs on either side of the couch that were also tan, a table in front of the couch, and a flat screen TV on the wall. There were plants spread across the room too, and we had a few pictures of vacation spots we had gone to; including New York, Chicago, Seoul, and Okinawa. My kitchen had an island and the other normal things found in a kitchen. My parents were original and the kitchen was white and simple. Our dinning room had a table that could fit ten for a party or business meeting. The table and chairs were polished wood that matched our floor. On the second floor were the rooms. The hallway was straight, but then turned right after my parent's room. My parent's room matched the house; it had a wooden floor, tan, but almost brown walls, and the furniture was tan, like the couch and chairs on the first floor. My parent's room also had a bathroom that was pretty big; it had a shower, a bathtub, two big sinks, a toilet, and a random wooden bench that was painted to color of the bathroom, white. Across from my parent's room was their office. It had two desks, a few chairs that rolled, and a few plants scattered about. Next to the office was the quest bedroom in case family stopped by. It was like my parents room … almost exactly. When you turned right, my room was at the end of the hall, only a few feet down the hallway. My room wasn't like the others. I personally decorated and I loved it! I had black carpet and blue walls. I liked darker colors, you could even go as far as calling me emo, but my personality didn't fit being emo … on most days. I was a fun person when I was happy, but when I was in one of my moods, I could be quiet for days on end and people show concern for me, but I would brush it by. Most of my friends got used to my weird personality, but others thought I was just too weird. I didn't care, people can think what they want, was how I put it to my parents who worried. I had a queen sized bed that had a dark blue comforter and a black pillow. I had a wooden desk, a wooden nightstand, a wooden dresser, and closet, and then a bathroom. My bathroom had been white, until I painted it dark blue. My bathroom was the same as my parent's though, besides the whole color thing.
I looked around my kitchen and I didn't see my mom, I didn't even see any coffee in the coffee maker. 'Is my mom even up!?' I thought putting backpack and my volleyball bag down on the floor and ran up my stairs to find my parent's room. I slowly opened the door and saw both of my parents sleeping. 'What the hell!? It's almost eight and my parents, who are supposed to go to work, are sleeping?' I thought as I quickly walked to my mom's side of the bed and shook her awake. She opened her eyes slowly and blinked.
"Are you okay, honey?" My mom asked still tired.
"Why are you asleep? I have school in like, ten minutes! Don't you have work too?" I asked in a hurried voice. I didn't want to be late for school … again! I would be my second time and I didn't want to make a habit of it! I saw my mom smile and laugh a little. 'What was so funny about this?' I thought angrily.
"Come on mom! I have school!" She sat up and looked at me and shook her head.
"What day do you think it is?" I narrowed my eyes with confusion.
"Friday … why?" My mom smiled.
"Honey, it's not Friday. It was Friday two days ago." My eyes widened. She couldn't be serious? I got up and got ready in about fifteen minutes only to find out I didn't have school? Damn. I could have slept in! I smiled at my mom.
"Great, I got up for nothing! I'm going to go for a jog and then going back to bed."I told my mom who nodded and went back to sleep. My dad never even moved. I shook my head and shut the door on my way out. I went into my room and changed into running clothes, or jogging clothes in my case. I put on a black cutoff and some spandex; I grabbed my tennis shoes and walked out of my room and went back down stairs to see my bags still in the kitchen.
"I can't believe I thought it was fucking Friday!" I laughed a bit as I grabbed my phone and IPod and headed outside. We lived in a small, not really remote, town in Japan, but it was pretty quiet. There was about ten or so thousand, but Konoha was pretty quiet, on most days. People either farmed or worked in Tokyo, about an hour drive. My parents worked in Tokyo and travelled a lot because of their jobs. My mom was a manager of a major company that had places all over the world and my dad was the manager of some other major company too.
I started my medium paced jog and headed for the new district being built. My normal route passed the new district and went into town, passed the farmers market, and then I did a u-turn and made my way back. I put my headphones in my ears and listened to my favorite kind of music, rock. I put on 'Better Off This Way' and put my volume on high and started a medium pace. I normally didn't run into anyone on a Saturday at eight in the morning, so I didn't bother to keep my music quiet.
I ran down my driveway and I turned right and started down the sidewalk. I ran passed my neighbors and down the street. After about ten minutes of running and turning right once, I came upon the new district being built. It was only a few streets away, but it was at the end of a street that was a dead end. I ran up to it and was about to turn around, when I ran into someone, well they ran into me. I paused my music and turned around to the person who ran into me. My eyes widened and so did his. I pulled out my headphones and stared in amazement.
"How the hell?" I said aloud. He smiled and gave me a hug, I hugged back. I hadn't seen him since … since I was seven, that was nine years ago!
"I didn't know you lived in Konoha? I thought you moved somewhere different." Sasuke said to me. I smiled and let him go.
"I got the name wrong. What are you doing here?" I asked turning toward the gate. He smiled.
"Moving here." My eyes widened again and I smiled even bigger. My best friend I had when I was younger was back!
"Yay!" I said jumping on him again, that's when I heard a small cough. I let Sasuke go and saw his brother. I smiled and so did he.
"Itachi!" I said running to him. I jumped and gave him a hug.
"I missed you guys so much!" I said finally letting Itachi go. It was good to have them back. Sasuke was my best friend and like a brother to me. Itachi was also like a brother to me, but he had grown up … they both did. I smiled in content.
"We missed you too Suzuki. So why are you running? It's a bit chilling out here you know." Itachi said. I glared half-ass at him.
"I am running for volleyball. We have a tournament soon and I want to make sure that I don't get lazy on our off time."
"You're in volleyball? Nice." Sasuke said. I nodded to him.
"Thanks, speaking of which, I need to go finish my run. I am glad you guys are back, oh- here is my number, we need to catch up!" I said putting my headphones back in. They nodded at me and headed into their district.
I ran down the street and turned right to head toward the farmer's market. I couldn't believe they were back. I was friends with Sasuke since we were kids. We both lived in Tokyo and lived next to each other. We were really close and I was also close with Itachi and the rest of the family. My family and I moved soon after my seventh birthday for some reason, but I didn't question my parents. But I missed the whole Uchiha family when we moved. They were really nice people and if I remembered correctly, they were also … cops. I narrowed my eyes at the thought … if they found out … I shook my mind of the horrid thought and kept running until I got to the farmer's market. People were starting to come out now, so I decided to turn around and head back the way I came. I ran back and decided to run back down the road to the Uchiha district to see if I would run into anyone else. But I didn't and I ran back toward my house.
I picked up my pace to get home so I could go back to sleep or play volleyball with a few friends. I ran up my driveway and into my home. I shut off my IPod and took off my shoes and picked them up. I walked passed the kitchen to see my dad drinking coffee and reading the paper. My mom was nowhere in sight. I sighed and walked into the kitchen to get water to myself.
"Morning dad, do you know where mom is?" I asked. He didn't answer me and I shook my head. 'At least he didn't yell at me.' I thought as I started to walk out of the kitchen, when my dad spoke up.
"Where were you?" I turned around. 'Can't you tell by how I am dressed?' I almost said, but thought better of it.
"For a run." I looked up from his paper and glared at me. I glared back and he stood up.
"Don't give me that tone of voice!" He said raising his voice. I glared.
"What tone of voice? I only stated I went for a run. May I please go now?" I asked getting pissed. My dad narrowed his eyes and slapped me. My eyes widened and I looked back at his retreating back as he took his seat.
"Don't talk back to me. Leave." I held my cheek, but said nothing as I glared at the stairs as I climbed them.
About five years ago, my real dad died; I was only eleven. He was a police officer and took his job seriously. He was undercover and in a big bust, but there was a shoot out and he got in the middle of it. My dad, Ichiro, was a great guy and I missed him dearly. My mom did too, but then she met Takashi and fell in love. He was charming and a nice guy … at first. But when my mom married him, he became violent. This started only a few months ago. But he had only hit my mom so far. My mom took every one of his apologies and thought he wouldn't do it again, until the next time he hit her. I was pissed at him for hurting my mom, Yoko, and I wanted to go to the police, but he told me if I went to the police, they wouldn't believe me and he was right. My mom was too in 'love' with him to go to the police and even if she wasn't, Takashi was friends with every cop in Konoha. He would never be charged.
I went to my room, without looking for my mom, just in case there was a bruise on my face. I shut my door and put my shoes down and my water on my desk. I went into my bathroom and looked in the mirror. There was a slight mark, but nothing too bad. I couldn't believe he had the audacity to hit me! He never hit me before, only my mom. I glared at the mirror. I had wanted to do something for the longest time, but didn't know how to. 'Damn it! If anyone sees this, my mom and I could be in danger.' I thought thinking of the threat Takashi had told me when I first saw my mom get hit. "Tell anyone and you and your mom will regret it with your lives." I narrowed my eyes as I stepped out of my bathroom and changed into some sweatpants and a sweatshirt. It was fall, so it was starting to get cold, but it wasn't too cold yet where I had to stop running. I decided to stay in my room for a bit, just in case Takashi decided he wanted to hit me again. I took out my phone and realized I had a message.
Sakura: Did you hear about the Uchiha's?
Me: Yeah, I ran into Sasuke and Itachi! Remember how I told you I used to be best friends with them until I moved here?
Sakura: That's right! Lucky, they both are hot!
How did she know? I wondered as I sat on my bed.
Me: How do you know if they are hot or not?
Sakura: They were on TV this morning, saying that the Uchiha's would be the new police force or something like that. I was looking at Sasuke and Itachi. Sasuke has the short hair, right?
My eyes narrowed. A new police force, that meant that Takashi didn't know them … which meant I could have a chance … My mind started to fill with ideas on how to handle the situation, but I decided to worry about it later.
Me: Yes, he is! I have to go, but we should get to the gym early on Monday to work on our jump serves.
Sakura: Okay, see you later!
I put my phone down and lied down; looking at my dark blue ceiling, closing my eyes, hoping sleep would come. After a few moments, my phone buzzed. I sighed; I was not going to get back to bed for the life of me! I sat up and saw a number I didn't know.
Person: Hey, It's Sasuke. You should come see the district.
I smiled and put Sasuke in my contacts. Kami, I missed Sasuke and his family.
Me: Tell me when and I'll be there!
Sasuke: Are you busy now?
Me: On my way!
I shut my phone and decided to change into jeans, but leave my black sweatshirt. I stepped out of my room with my flip flops in hand and headed down stairs. I saw my mom and Takashi in the kitchen arguing about something, but stopped to look at me when I walked in.
"I'm going to Sasuke's. I'll be back later sometime." I said hoping to get out of there with out talking to Takashi, but my hopes were foiled when he talked.
"You are friends with the son of the head chief?" He asked standing up. I looked at my mom and she had worry in her eyes.
"We have been friends since I was a child." I said putting on my flip flops.
"If you even dare tell him-" He didn't finish his sentence as he punched me in the stomach. My eyes widened and I fell to the floor coughing.
"Suzuki! Are you okay! Takashi, what is wrong with you?" My mom said helping me up. He waved her off and sat back down and glared at me. I glared back and turned around, pulling out of my mom's hands and running out the door. When I was a block away, I stopped running and fell to my knees. My stomach felt horrible. I stood back up and leaned on a tree that was nearby for a moment before I started to slowly walk to the Uchiha district. I had two options: I could either not tell them about the abuse and keep it secret and keep my mom and me alive. Or I could tell them and risk Takashi not going to jail and killing my mom and me. I glared at the ground as I turned on the road and took my hand away from my stomach, trying to not show anything. I would keep it a secret, I couldn't risk it.
I walked down the street and stopped at the Uchiha gate. I smiled, they put up their symbol. I was too preoccupied to notice someone come up to me and stand next to me until the person coughed. I jumped and looked to my right and smiled as I hugged him.
"Enjoying the view?" Sasuke asked me as I let go and we walked into the Uchiha district. I shook my head and walked next to him.
"I was … until you ruined it." I said laughing. He punched me and shook his head. I looked around me as we walked. There were about ten houses, maybe more, in the Uchiha district.
"Where is Shisui? I should have heard him by now." I said as we turned left and headed for the big house as the end.
"He stayed in Tokyo to take care of business there." I nodded and stared in awe. His house wasn't a house … it was a fucking mansion! His house was three stories and a little smaller than a football field. It was like the older Japanese houses, but much, much bigger. It was made out of bricks and looked kind of eerie, but still welcoming.
My mouth fell open and I stopped walking, causing Sasuke to stop and see what the hell I was doing. He laughed and I glared at him.
"I would close your mouth, you could catch flies."
"Ha ha. You better show me around or I will be so lost!" I said catching up to him. He nodded and opened the door and we both walked in. We took of our shoes and he took me to the kitchen first.
There were maids everywhere, cleaning, cooking, and putting groceries away. The kitchen had an island, two ovens, and a million cabinets. There was a massive refrigerator and a freezer. The floor, in the whole house, was a nice, dark blue color, but in the kitchen, it was tile.
"Damn Sasuke, this house is bigger than your other one!" I said as we left the kitchen. He laughed.
"Itachi and I grew up. Our parents decided that we needed a bigger house now and for any people that stayed the night." I nodded and he took me throughout his house.
On the first floor were the dinning room, kitchen, living room, TV room, and a nice patio outside. The second floor were rooms: Itachi's. Sasuke's, and their parent's room, with an extra five rooms in case of a sleepover or family visiting … even though most of their family already lived near them.
We stepped into Sasuke's room because I bugged him to let me in and he finally caved. I jumped up and down as he opened his door. My mouth fell open … damn.
"Sasuke, we have a problem." I said seriously. He looked at me with worry.
"What? Are you okay?" I shook my head and looked around.
"We are too similar." I said smiling. He shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because my room has black carpet and dark blue walls … the opposite of your room and all your furniture is wooden, like mine." I said looking at him. He had dark blue carpet and black walls … wow!
"Damn. We are too similar." I laughed and we continued to explore his house. When we passed one door, it opened and I jumped. Sasuke stopped walking and looked at his brother.
"Nii-san." He said with a nod. Itachi nodded at him and looked at me with a smile. I smiled back and then glared.
"Don't scare me next time!" I said slightly punching him.
"It is not my fault you got scared; I was simply going to get water." I shook my head and started to walk toward Sasuke.
"Have fun Itachi, I need to finish my tour with Sasu here so we can catch up!" I said. I heard him 'hn' and Sasuke and I kept walking.
"Don't call me Sasu." Sasuke said looking at me as we walked up some stairs. I laughed, he always hated when we were kids and I called him that.
"Sorry, old habit." I said shrugging. When we got to the third floor, my eyes widened. I looked around and I almost fainted. I did a full 180 and looked back at Sasuke.
"Yeah … come find me in about ten years!" I said walking through the massive library that they had. It took up one fucking whole floor! There were multiple rows of books upon books! I was in love!
"Don't get too caught up, we still have to catch up you know." He said laughing a bit. I glared, but then let it go.
"Remind me to come by more often, okay?" I said jokingly on the outside, but I kept thinking about staying over more, just in case Takashi decided to … 'Stop thinking about it Suzuki, you're with Sasuke!' I thought as we came to the middle of the floor and sat down on the couch that was there. It was a lovely tan color and was very soft.
"Kami, it's been a while since I have seen you." I said.
"You saw me this morning." I glared.
"You know what I mean!" He nodded.
"So … how have you been?" I asked him after a minute or too.
"I've been good. It's been weird without you though. You didn't fangirl over me like the other girls did; it was nice having you there." Sasuke said. I smiled.
"How about you, how have you been?" My smile fell from my face, but I looked away from him, trying to show anything. Now was the time if I was going to tell him or not … I had to decide and now. I sighed and looked back at him.
"It was hard, you know? I had to get new friends, familiarize myself with the new surroundings, and not be sad about leaving my best friends behind." I said. He nodded and we fell into a comfortable silence.
"Come with me." Sasuke said standing up. I stood up and followed.
"Where are we going?"I asked, but he didn't answer me; he only gave me a smirk. 'I wonder where the hell he is taking me.' I thought as we went down to the first floor.
"Sasuke where are we-" My sentence stopped as we walked into the living room and three faces looked at me. I smiled and ran over and hugged Mikoto.
"Suzuki? What on earth are you doing here?" She asked as she hugged me.
"My family and I moved here from Tokyo!" I said letting her go. She looked at me and smiled.
"You have grown up so much!" She said. I smiled and looked at Fugaku as he stood up and walked over to me. He wasn't much of a hugging type, but I didn't care. I hugged him with a smile. Surprisingly, he hugged me back.
"It's good to see you sir." I said letting go with a smile. He gave me a small smile.
"You too Suzuki." Sasuke was sitting next to Itachi on the couch and I decided to sit in the middle of them, just because. When we were all sitting down, we started to talk.
"How have you been darling? How are your parents? Ichiro and Yoko, are they well?" That took my smile away from my face and they all noticed. Itachi put his hand on my hands that were in my lap.
"Suzuki?" Sasuke asked.
"Um … my mother is fine. My dad … he um … he died when I was eleven." I said quietly. I heard Mikoto gasp. Itachi squeezed my hand. I looked at him with a smile and then looked at his parents that were like another set of parents for me.
"Oh dear, I am so sorry." I shook my head.
"It's okay. He was doing his job … I guess being a cop took its toll on him."
"Do you mind if I ask how he died?" Fugaku asked.
"It was a drug bust and they got a little trigger happy. A few other officers got injured, but only my father died." I said. He nodded.
"I am sorry." I nodded at him. I thought for a moment to try to find something else we could talk about that wasn't so depressing and then I smirked, causing them to look at me. I looked at Sasuke and Itachi when I spoke.
"So, how are you two feeling about going to school here … you know, with all the new girls that will fawn all over you?" I said laughing at their faces. Sasuke got pale and so did Itachi.
"I already know one fangirl that will be on you when you set foot in the school." I said and they looked at me.
"My friend Sakura. She saw you guys on TV and thought you both were hot."
"Anyone else?" Itachi asked. I thought for a moment and nodded.
"Um … yeah." I said trying not to laugh.
"How many?" Sasuke asked.
"Well, there's Sakura, Ino, Karin, Temari, Tenten, and maybe a few others … so, about ten or soo. But that is only my friends. There are about a hundred other girls in the school." I said with a smirk. Mikoto and Fugaku shook their heads, while Sasuke and Itachi still were pale.
"Don't worry, you guys will be fine … I think." I said. Sasuke and Itachi finally snapped out of it and glared at me. I put my hands up.
"Hey now, don't take it out on me if girls like how you both look!" I said. That's when I saw Sasuke smirk. I raised my eyebrow.
"So you think we are hot too?" My eyes widened.
"Hey now, I didn't-"
"You said girls liked how we look. You are a girl, no?" Itachi said next to me with a smirk too. So what if I had a small, itsy, bitsy crush on Itachi! Sasuke was always like a brother to me and so was Itachi … for a while. Then I got to know him a bit more and I started to like him, but then I moved.
"So I hear that you guys will be replacing the police here!" I said looking at Fugaku, ignoring Sasuke and Itachi.
"Yes, the other police officers will be moved to Tokyo and keep their jobs, but the Uchiha's will be the police force here. Itachi is going to be part-time until he graduates, just so he gets the ropes. Sasuke will join too, when he is older." Fugaku answered. I nodded. I was happy for Itachi and Sasuke; they liked working in the force. However, if I was going to be close with them, I had to figure out how to keep them away from Takashi and my mom, whom had bruises on her body and Takashi had a short temper. If I brought Sasuke or anyone else from the Uchiha family, I would pay.
"That's awesome." I said.
"I have a wonderful Idea! How about you bring your mother over for dinner in about two weeks? It'll be Thanksgiving and we can celebrate!" I smiled, but dreaded the occasion. I nodded.
"Sure, but um … I forgot to mention, my mother got re-married." Silence.
"She did? Well good for her, I am glad she moved on. What's the guy's name?" Mikoto said after a minute.
"His name is Takashi." I didn't want to say anything more about the awful man and hoped they wouldn't keep asking questions about it … but I was wrong.
"Takashi, huh? Sounds like a nice name, how do you like having him as a step-father?" She kept asking. Damn it. I didn't want to lie to them, but I didn't want to tell the truth either.
"He's nice, a little weird though." I said as I looked at the time. 'Shit, it's passed dinner time.' I thought standing up.
"I am sorry to have to leave like this, but I am missing my dinner. It was nice seeing you all again. You have a lovely home." I said hugging Mikoto and Fugaku again.
"It was good to see you too dear. I hope to see you around here plenty." I nodded and headed toward the door with Sasuke and Itachi. I put on my shoes and looked at them and hugged them both.
"Kami, it's good to see you both again. I am glad you guys are back." I said letting them go.
"It's good to see you too Suzuki. See you at school Monday." I nodded at Sasuke and he left. Leaving Itachi and me alone.
"Here's my number, I gave Sasuke it earlier, but I don't think he gave it to you." I said handing him a piece of paper. He took it and put it in his pocket.
"It's good to see you again Suzuki. I am sorry about your father." My smile got smaller, but was still there.
"Thanks. I have to go, but … see you around." I said leaving their home and making my way out of their district and to my house. I only hoped that they were either too involved with their work to notice or that they didn't mind I was late … I could hope, right?
I know it's a bit depressing, but I write serious stories better! I don't know why, but I do! Maybe because I like being serious and take a lot of things seriously ... unless I am with friends ... That is a completely different story! But again, gomen for the little bit of depressing-ness. But if you are confused or something, ask and I will explain! Review to tell me if I should continue or not! Thanks!
