Taking Flight

:A/N:

So, now the story should be flowing out, more. I hope to make it more dramatic as it goes, so just stick with me while I attempt to write this story. I don't know how long it will be, though. Judging with the way I have the story planned out in my head...there might be...more than ten chapters, maybe? We will wait and see!

Ah, this chapter is a little bit longer...not by much, though. The shorter chapters are, the faster I can update the story... That's just how I write. Don't worry; it has nothing to do with reviews, even though reviews are encouraging, they're not what determines how much I write for a chapter.

Ah, just to let you all know, but any passage that's in italics completely is a flashback. I don't really like

it when fanfiction authors write "Flashback" and "End Flashback" above and under flashbacks...it kills the mood, sometimes. x.x

There isn't one in this chapter, but if I ever add one in the future, you'll know where it is. :3

Listening to:

"Tears of an Angel" by RyanDan

Listening to this song put me in a more melancholy mood, so the story kind of wrote itself. :)

I find this song to be very sad, so it helped me write while it was on repeat. I think of a winter kind of image when

I hear this song...like a snow globe, maybe?

"You Found Me" by The Fray

I love this song, and it helped me write, so don't badmouth it, please! I think it's also kind of sad in a way, depending on what you think about when listening to it. I'll probably listen to it more, in the future.

Disclaimer:

I don't own anything used in this story. I forgot to put a disclaimer in the first chapter. Um...my apologies.

Urgh...I feel sick... My brother made homemade brownies, and they tasted all right at first...but the after-taste is...

Oh, it's terrible...

Please R&R.


-Chapter 1-

Prisoner

"Um...M-May I ask you what your name is?"

I turned my head towards the new girl. She was smiling with her eyes closed. I turned back towards the front of the room.

"...Sasuke Uchiha." I said this with a bored tone in my voice, not looking at her.

Smiling once more, she decided to say something else. I really didn't care about what she had to say.

"W-Well...I hope that I c-can get to know y-you better...Uchiha-san."

"..." I didn't say anything, in hopes that she would stop speaking to me. I glanced in her direction again, and saw that she was paying attention to the front of the classroom. She glanced over at me, and smiled, which I also ignored. I looked away, but I could just feel that stupid grin she was giving me.

I lifted up my arm and rested my head in my palm, glancing at the clock. Class was almost over...

I sighed and closed my eyes, going into deep thought, blocking out every voice around me until class ended.


The day ended quickly, and I grabbed my bag, slinging it over my shoulder as I walked out of the classroom, classmates in tow.

"Bye, Sasuke-kun!!" I heard this from most of the girls around me, but I ignored every one of them.

I didn't know any of them, so I saw no point in replying. I walked passed every one of them, heading outside, towards the front gate of the school. The snow was still falling, and it was as if everything in sight was painted with it.

"U-Uchiha-san?" I heard a meek voice, but kept walking, ignoring it. I glanced to my right as the new girl was now walking next to me, smiling, even though she wasn't looking at me. Well, she wasn't even looking at anything, really. Her eyes were closed. If she falls or hurts herself, I'm not going to help her.

I looked straight ahead as I continued to walk, still ignoring the girl next to me.

"You...You know, U-Uchiha-san? You're the f-first person I've actually talked to today... No one really a-approached me." She seemed hesitant to tell me this, but she probably believed this was a huge accomplishment, by just talking to me. "Do you mind if we...walk home, together?" She looked desperate when she asked this.

I simply stared for one moment before turning to my left while walking, which is where the sidewalk led me. I didn't say anything because nothing needed to be said. She was already following me, so why did she even bother asking? All I wanted to do at that moment was to turn around and call her a moron for that, but with the way she acts around people, she would probably start crying, and that was even more of a pain...

After a small amount of time, I was getting closer to my house, even though I was in a different neighborhood. I kept walking until I stopped in my tracks, feeling something pull at the back of my coat. I turned around and saw that the new girl had been pulling on my coat, and I couldn't help but notice the small stack of snow that nestled atop the winter cap she was wearing.

"This i-is where I live, Uchiha-san, so...I'll s-see you tomorrow at school!" I watched as she scurried into her home like a freezing mouse.

I turned back around and walked home, ignoring kids that ran passed me, tripping over the smallest stack of snow.


I unlocked the front door of my house, and walked in, leaving my shoes at the front door. I finally brought my hands out of my coat pockets, which were there during my whole walk home. I walked into the kitchen and on the dining table, there was a small note from my mother, simply telling me about how she won't be home for dinner.

There are three people in my household, including myself. The other two in my household are my mother, and my elder brother. My mother often works late to take care of us. My brother, Itachi, already graduated high school, and so he's currently at college. Until recently last year, my father also lived with us, but he passed away due to some sort of sickness the hospital couldn't cure.

I left the note there and walked upstairs to my room.

I opened the door to my room, and dropped my bag on the bed, while walking over to my desk. I looked at the papers scattered about my desk, before turning and walking towards the window on the other side of the room. If you looked out the window, you could see our front yard, the neighborhood, and part of the city. but right now, all I can see is snow. Not many people were out right now. School had just ended, anyway.

I closed my eyes, and sat in a chair I had placed next to the window. I rested my head against the windowpane and stared outside, not really looking at anything in general. I stood up, and was about to walk away from the window, until I looked outside at something that caught my attention. I saw a red bird on a tree outside, looking around. The bird stood out with all the white around it, and I couldn't help but stare.

I watched as the bird flapped its wings, starting to take off. For some reason, something strange came into mind while I stared at the spot on the tree where the bird once was.

What was freedom, exactly?

For some reason, at the time, I really wanted to know. I was desperate for the answer to that question...and it made me feel...pathetic...


:A/N: I enjoyed this. :D This is so...ANGSTY! (...That's...not a word, is it? xD) It's not necessarily meant to be...but this is Sasuke I'm writing about.

Okay! I re-wrote this story, and edited it...three times, I think?

Ah, and I'll get into more depth about Sasuke and his dad.

Also, I don't plan on making Itachi, Naruto, or anyone else for the matter, have a big role, if any.

Not every Naruto fic needs to have Naruto. xD

Anyway, I really do plan on making this a serious fanfic, and I don't want to add many characters. It'll work out!

I think... Trust me...

Please review!