Chapter 2
Naruto felt the glass brake as he smashed into it, pieces of glass cutting into his flesh. His head hit the ground hard as he landed outside. It was a blessing they had been on ground level. The blond lay there unable to move as tears trailed down his cheeks. The sound of sirens filled the night air. He couldn't really tell what was going on. They lifted Naruto onto a stretcher. He could see Sasuke being blocked by some cops looking in his direction. He heard his name being called. It all seemed so fuzzy and Naruto felt like his brain was going to burst in his skull. He heard the EMTs talking. Then it all began to fade to black.
Naruto woke up in a hospital bed. The sterile smell burned his nose. He had always hated hospitals. There was the constant beep of a heart monitor in his ear. Voices could be heard in the hall. A nurse came in to check on Naruto. She was surprised to find the blond awake.
"You're up. How are you feeling? Do you need anything?" She asked with a kind smile. Naruto shook his head to say no. He let out a small whimper as pain shot through his skull. The nurse gave him a look of concern.
"Let me see about some pain killers. I am sure your head must be hurting. It hit the ground pretty hard." She said a sad look on her face. She left him to see about the pain killers.
Sasuke was sitting in the waiting room. The cops had let him go because they had no proof he had done anything and no one had seen anything. None of the nurses would tell him anything and the doctor had told him that Naruto could not have any visitor. It was like they were trying to keep him away from the blond. He was upset. The events that had happened a little over a day ago kept playing through his head. He hadn't meant for it to happen. Sasuke never wanted to hurt Naruto. He loved the blond but Itachi, that man made him so angry. Thinking of Itachi brought him back to the night his parents had been murdered.
**Flashback**
He had just gotten home after staying late at school to work on a project. Itachi was standing in the dark living room. He was covered in blood and his eyes look distant as if he wasn't really there at all. Their mother was in the corner on the ground. He lifeless eyes never leaving Itachi. She was dead. On the floor in front of Itachi lay their father. He was covered in his own blood. Itachi just stood there as Sasuke screamed. The young 8 year old had no idea why his brother would do this.
The cops had come. They took Itachi away in hand cuffs. Sasuke was sent to live with his uncle. He had over heard the cops talking to his uncle. They said that his mother had bled internally. Some one had beat her. From the bruising and scars it looked like it had been going on for a while. They said Itachi had bruises and scars as well.
In the end Itachi was found innocent. The murder of his father had been called an act of self defense. Sasuke had refused to talk to or have anything to do with Itachi for a long time after that.
**End Flashback**
Sasuke was so deep in thought he didn't notice that several of Naruto's friends were staring at him.
"Hey. Any word on Naruto?" Kiba asked trying to get Sasuke's attention.
"They wont tell me anything." He said looking upset. He hoped Naruto was ok. Sasuke wished they would tell him something. Kiba shrugged and sat down. It looked like they were all going to have to wait.
"Sasuke what happened? It was on the news but they didn't say how it happened." Sakura asked him gently. Sasuke just shook his head. He couldn't talk about it. It was to painful to even think about. He just hoped Naruto would forgive him.
"I am here to see Naruto Uzumaki." Sasuke heard a deep voice say. It came from by the nurses station and could belong only to his brother Itachi. His head shot up to glare at his brother. How dare that man come here. The nurse looked at Itachi unsure what to tell him.
"Are you family?" she asked him. He fought off the urge to glare at her. They had to be careful, he understood that.
"No I am just a concerned friend." A dark laugh was heard behind Itachi. His younger brother was glaring at him.
"Friend? You barely know him." Sasuke said angrily. Why was Itachi here? It was none of his concern what happened to Naruto.
The nurse returned with a glass of water and some medicine. Naruto smiled at her gratefully. Yelling could be heard in the hall. The blond couldn't make out what was being said but is sounded like Sasuke.
"What's going on out there?" he asked the nurse.
"Its nothing you should worry about." She said sweetly. This did little to settle Naruto's nerves or curiosity. Another nurse poked her head in the room.
"Is he up for visitors yet? He has quite a lot of friends here to check on him?" she asked the first nurse. She looked over at Naruto who's eyes had light up at the thought of seeing his friends.
"I think he is up to a few visitors." She said with a smile. Sakura, Kiba, and Sasuke were let into the room through Sasuke was only aloud in while others when in the room just to be careful.
"How are you feeling?" Sakura was the first to speak.
"My head hurts and my body is a little sore." He said honestly. Sasuke would not look up from the floor. He was so ashamed of himself. How could he hurt the sweet blond he was luck enough to call his? When he finally looked up Naruto was giving him a soft, sad smile. That did it, Sasuke was out the room in seconds. He rushed past his brother and out of the hospital.
"What the hell happened man?" Kiba asked. Naruto gave him a sheepish grin.
"I slipped on the rug and fell into the window."
"Right. You expect us to believe that?" Kiba said disbelief evident in his voice. Naruto looked away refusing to say anything more on the matter.
"What ever. Well now that we know your okay I guess we can go." he said heading for the door. Sakura said goodbye before following the other out.
"Naruto?" a deep voice called from the door. The blond turned to see Itachi standing in the door way. Why was he here? They had only met the other night and yet here he was to check on Naruto. He felt oddly pleased that the older brother had come to see him.
