Chapter 1
Sasuke's father made his way towards the kitchen. Sasuke just stood in the middle of the living room; his eyes wandered around the house trying to find an escape route. The house didn't appear to be that complex. The kitchen was off to the left of the front door, half of it he could see the other half was covered by a wall. The living room held a patio that lead out into the backyard. From what Sasuke could tell the yard was fenced off and had no gate. He could always leave that way if he would be able to climb over the fence. There was also a small window just behind the couch; a normal sixteen year old wouldn't't be able to fit through but luckily Sasuke was thin from living on the streets for so long. He couldn't't see anything up the stairs just a couple of doors that were closed.
He heard his father walk back into the living room. Fear started to make it's way up into his body. He had dealt with his father in the past before but he was never totally alone with him. There had always been someone to step in, not that anyone ever did. Sure his mother was loving and kind just not to him. She never really noticed him half of the time it felt like she didn't even know his name. then there was Itachi his older brother; sure he was there in the beginning when the abuse had started. Sasuke would go to him every time after his father was done. Itachi always comforted him, took him to the hospital, and got him cleaned up. However, after the first two years Itachi just stopped being there. He would only take Sasuke to the hospital when he pleaded enough for him to take him.
There were many nights when Sasuke would spend standing in the rain on the sidewalk looking into their house. It always broke his heart to look in and see his family sitting down having dinner while his stomach burned from hunger. Now just when he was two years away from freedom. When he could be allowed to get his own place, here he was standing in the living room with his father. Sasuke knew what to expect, he knew there was going to be pain, there are going to be cuts and bruises he would have to hide. All Sasuke could do was hope that his father wouldn't leave any marks where he couldn't hide them. His father talking snapped Sasuke back to reality.
"It's been a long time Sasuke."
"Why did you really come back?"
"Why Sasuke you are my son and you've been all alone for eight years. You've been doing God knows what while I've been away. I cant have you going around putting a bad mark on my name."
His father began to move closer to Sasuke. Sasuke could feel his heart pounding against his chest he knew what was coming and he knew he wouldn't be able to win a fight against his father. His father was three times his weight and he was too weak from lack of sleep and food from being on the street.
"I need to teach you a lesson and punish you for all you have done while I've been gone."
"I haven't done anything wrong Father. I've been living on the streets and I don't talk to anyone. I haven't done anything wrong."
"You're living that's what you have done wrong. Now shut up and take your punishment."
Sasuke's father closed the gap between him and Sasuke. Sasuke flinched away as his father came close to him. Sasuke started to back away reaching closer and closer to the couch. His father punched him in the face, Sasuke fell back onto the couch. His father grabbed Sasuke by the collar and threw him into the glass coffee table. The table crashed from Sasuke's weight cutting Sasuke's skin as he went through it. Sasuke laid there on his side still in shock from the fall. His father began punching and kicking Sasuke in the stomach and ribs. A few of the hits landed on his face and Sasuke hoped that they wouldn't leave any marks; however, he knew better he knew that tomorrow he would have to go to school and make up some story how he got into a fight. Sasuke took a couple blows to the back of his head and he could feel the darkness calling out to him. Sasuke tried very hard to shake it off and try to stay awake. After what felt like hours his father was finally finished with his punishment.
"Get up and clean this mess up. I'm going out and I'll be back sometime tonight. Your room is the third door up stairs, when I get home I expect this place to be clean and not see or hear you."
Sasuke just stayed there and watched his father head out and lock the door behind him. Slowly he tried to get up he figured the sooner he got up the sooner he could go to sleep. Carefully he began to clean up the glass and put it in a garbage bag. Once all the mess was cleaned up he made his way up the stairs to the bathroom. He needed to clean himself off before he could go to sleep if he didn't he wouldn't be able to get the blood off him tomorrow. Once he was in the bathroom he looked in the mirror and saw the damage that was done to him. His face was all swollen and red, there was blood coming down the back of his head and running down his neck. Sasuke took his shirt off and saw what his father had done to him. He could already see the bruises forming on his stomach and ribs. There were a few that were broken, he had multiple cuts all over his from the fall onto the table. His right wrist really hurt and it appeared to be broken or just badly injured.
Removing the rest of his clothes he turned on the shower and stepped in. The hot water burned his cuts and the back of his head. He could see the water turning a pale read from all of the blood that covered his body. Once he felt too dizzy to be standing there any longer Sasuke finally got out. He carefully dried himself off and made his way into his bedroom. He was glad that he had brought an extra pair of clothes with him in his bag. He always had an extra pair just in case something happened when he was on the street. After getting dressed he crawled into his bed and fell asleep. He would worry about what he would tell people tomorrow about the bruises right now he just wanted to sleep and get rid of the pain.
