It's been real shitty these past weeks.
Enjoy.
[Recap:]"Hey, Sasuke." said Sakura. He looked at her and waited for her to continue. "Wanna be in the same group?" He pondered about his options and deemed it necessary to be in Sakura's group. If he wanted to keep his grades up and his sanity in check (fangirls are ruthless, mind you).
Then she turned to Itachi and asked "Wanna join our group, Itachi?" Itachi looked at her and nodded. He much rather work with Sakura and his brother rather than get harassed by a bunch of fangirls.
And so, the group was made.
…
"See you tomorrow!" says Sakura while waving at the Uchiha brothers.
Sasuke nods and shoves his hands into his pockets while Itachi gives a small wave and walks away.
"Brother," says Sasuke while staring blankly at the road.
"Yes, Sasuke?" he says with equal blankness.
"I don't want to deal with father anymore," he says softly. He hardened his gaze and stiffened his posture.
"It can't be helped, Sasuke," says Itachi with a miniscule frown. "We have to endure it for the time being. At least until Uncle says it's alright for you to stay with him."
"Wait," says Sasuke while stopping abruptly. "You're not going to stay with him?"
Itachi shakes his head.
"I can't. I have to take care of mother, remember? She won't last if father abuses her any longer," he says while sighing.
"Tch, then why doesn't mother just come with us to Uncle's? I'm sure he has enough room for us in that damned mansion of his," says Sasuke in protest.
"He probably does but we can't trouble him. Besides, mother loves father too much to leave him. You know how she is," explains Itachi, leaving no room for argument.
Sasuke continues to walk in mild annoyance while Itachi walks with a tired stride.
When they reach home, they skillfully dodge the vast amounts of empty glass bottles that cover their floor from sight.
"He could at least clean after his damned self," hisses Sasuke, who just kicked against a bottle with his toes. "Damn it all."
"Quiet, Sasuke. You'll wake mother," warns Itachi with a glare. They continue until they end up in their room that the three of them shared.
As Sasuke opens the door, he sighs in relief as he sees their mother sleeping soundly under the matted sheets. He walks over and lies by her side with his arms crossed under his head. Itachi follows the pursuit and leans against the wall while staring blankly at the ceiling.
"Brother," says Sasuke through the silence.
"Yes, Sasuke?" answers Itachi with a blank look.
"Do you think we'll get out of this mess alive?"
Itachi snaps his head toward Sasuke and says "What makes you say that? Have you lost your mind?"
"No, brother. But I'm about to," he says while glaring at the wall. His sleeves went up, exposing his bruised wrists for only his family's eyes to see. "I can't wear long sleeves all year around and not expect people to question us about it."
Itachi sighs.
"You have a point. But we need to hold out until then. As I said, we need to wait for Uncle's permission before making a move," replies Itachi with a small yawn.
"Sleep, before father comes home and robs us of our sanity. Again," scoffs Sasuke while shuffling under the sheets.
Itachi rolls his eyes but gets under the sheets with him-
"AHHHHH!" screams a voice.
Author's note: Just want to clear some things up.
The Uchiha's are dirt poor.
Itachi, Sasuke, and Mikoto share a room.
Sakura is rich.