Sasuke strolled back into his office, the boys with fourth period gym were just changing into their regular clothes. He let out a sigh as a scrawny 14 year old walked straight into his locker door-there was always at least one like that.
3 seniors laughed.
"Hey! Uchiha-sensei, are you going to coach the basketball team this year or are you going to be a damn pussy again?" One of them said. Sasuke glared.
"i work weekends. I've got no reason to spend any more time here than I have to. Your teachers don't like to show up everyday either."
"Yeah but you get paid to come here."
"Not enough. Hurry up and get dressed before you miss lunch." The man strolled back to his office, his sanctuary. His students never came in his office. There was no rule against it- sure, they could if they wanted to, but they never did. He felt his phone begin to vibrate on the inside of his pocket.
"Oi, I thought you were working."
"I am. I'm briefing you. There's been a homicide." He heard the voice of his long-time coworker and friend speak. Shisui Uchiha, the two were cousins. Distant, maybe 3rd or 4th, but they shared the same last name and had been raised close enough to be brothers.
"What? What do you mean homicide?"
"I'm here now. A couple, mid 40s. The wife was shot in bed and the husband has signs of being strangled, though there's a head wound as well. Forensics is gathering DNA."
"What are we supposed to do?"
"There's a suspect list already. We're interrogating them. Saturday."
Sasuke signed, feeling his blood begin to boil.
"Anything else I should be aware of?"
"Yeah. They had a kid. A daughter. Just turned 18 a few months ago too. She's too old to be put in the system but I doubt she will be able to handle life on her own. When we track her down, don't be a dick."
"Fuck off." He said, tacking on a 'keep me posted' before hanging up and leaving. A homicide, he never had gotten put on a case like this. Working at the department part time meant you would be given trivial things. DUIs, angry neighbors calling about a party. Never would he imagine he'd be put on something like this- yet it happened. He felt he had a strong idea of why, though he was too afraid to jinx it.
He walked to the cafeteria, once again feeling all the girls eyes fall onto him. He ignored it and ordered his food, eating by the wall. Thursdays were his shift to watch over the lunchroom. He found his students again, one by one.
Temari was sitting around a crowd of seniors. They were hanging onto her every word.
Tayuya wasn't eating, her lunch had been unceremoniously shoved and she fidgeted with a flute.
Hinata, Ino, Karin, and Sakura all sat together. He watched them a long moment, his phone ringing again.
"Shisui, what is it?"
"We've identified the bodies." He stayed quiet, waiting for a name.
"Haruno. Now all we need to do is find-"
"I've found her. She's one of my students." He felt a knife go through his heart, listening as Shisui told him this perfectly nice girl had just lost both her parents in what was sounding to be a gruesome murder. He watched her laughing with her friends, blissfully unaware of what had happened.
"So you'll do it?"
"Sure."
"Great, thanks Sasuke." He said, hanging up. Sasuke snapped out of his daze.
Shisui: I think it'll be better to come from her teacher. She's in your class right? We both know why that would be.
Sasuke cursed to himself. Though he knew he had no choice. He walked to the table, the 4 girls were talking about something like a test.
"Oh hi Uchiha-sensei." Karin drawled. Ino gave what he thought was supposed to be a sexy pout, instead she appeared to be an angry child.
"Hi. Sakura, may I speak to you in my office?" Sakura turned red.
"I'll be late for science.."
"You'll have a note." She looked at her friends and stood, following Sasuke down the corridors to the side door of his office.
He had no idea how he would do this.