Warnings for this Chapter: Violence. Cussing. Lying. Light description of abuse and torture. References to 'Loveless'. Mean Sasuke. Light Abuse.
Chapter 3:
Sasuke's P.O.V.
The sun was shining brightly this morning as I made my way to school. My mother was sound asleep, so I was able to get out of the house without any problems. I felt tired. Yesterday's events took a lot out of me. Everything confused me. TenTen and Shino attacking me, the fights, and Naruto being my hooded savior and his involvement with the two who tried to abduct me. All of these confused the fuck out of me and gave me the biggest headache of my life. Nothing made sense anymore. I thought Naruto made my life simpler, but he just tipped the scale to the confusing side.
"Everything is giving me a massive headache. I need my head cleared. Maybe I'll take a walk around the park later."
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I walked into class. Everyone was talking. Sakura was talking to a girl with long pale blond hair and white feline appendages. I don't know her name and didn't care to. My onyx eyes caught her emerald green ones before I turned away and sat at my desk. I didn't have to look at her to know that her ears were pressed into her skull from the rejection I gave her yesterday. I didn't care. I told her before to leave me alone. She should learn to listen.
I heard the bell ringing, but didn't care to notice it was Wednesday. All I wanted to do was get through today, tomorrow, and Friday so that I can spend it alone and locked away in my room and away from the world.
"Ok class, settle down now. The bell has rung. It's time to start class. Take out your text books and turn to page~"
"Excuse me, Mr. Umino, but Principal John asked me to give you this." A pale woman with long black hair, pointed ears, and silky tail, and red eyes said with a smile as she gave him a piece of paper.
Iruka read over it quietly before sighing. "Is he with you now?"
"Ok, now I'm interested. Who's this guy they're talking about?"
"Yes. He's right here." The woman said as she gestured with her hand outside of the door.
"Fine. I'll be right out there." Iruka sighed before he moved toward the door. "You guys turn to page 14 and wait for me. When I get back we'll start reading 'Beowulf'." And with that he walked out of the room, using his brown, sleek tail to close the door behind him.
"What do you think is going on?" "I don't know, maybe one of Iruka-sensei's student's is in big trouble." "What if the principal needs to talk to Mr. Umino about keeping his job?" "I hope that he doesn't get fired. He's the only teacher I like." Different conversations between my fellow classmates continued on, but I was more interested in what was going on outside that door.
Suddenly, the door opened and Iruka stepped in. "Thanks Kurenai. I'll take it from here." He waited until the clicking of her heels disappeared down the hall before turning toward us. "Ok class. Looks like Principal John has blessed us with a new student. He will now introduce himself to you. I expect you guys to treat him with the same respect you give me." Iruka stepped aside and allowed the newcomer to enter.
My eyes widen while my jaw hit the desk when I saw who walked in. A boy with a mop of spiky blond hair, reaching the base of the owner's neck, sparkling blue eyes, perfect sun-kissed tan skin, a toothy grin, and black with blue highlighted ears and tail entered the classroom, making everyone stop in their tracks.
"My name's Naruto Uzumaki… What's up."
Naruto wasn't the best looking guy in the world, but he was far from ugly. He was somewhere above average. Even before I knew that I had a crush on the idiot, I couldn't deny that he was handsome. Despite being his best friend, I still refused to tell him that among other things.
"Hi Naruto!" The class said in unison.
"Alright Naruto, you can take a seat in front of Sasuke Uchiha. Inside of your desk you'll find a purple English book. Open it to page 14 and follow along. We're reading 'Beowulf'. Alright class, may I have… Ino read the first stanza for us please."
Ino stood up and began to read, but I was too interested in Naruto to care. "What are you doing here?" I whispered as I leaned over my desk.
"Trying to learn, unlike you." He smirked while leaning back towards me..
"You know what I mean. Why are you here with me? Why have you been protecting me from TenTen and Shino. What's your involvement with everything strange that's been happening lately? I want answers."
"Damn you're bossy. But then again you wouldn't be you if you weren't." He smirked while I glared harder at him. He turned away from me with a heavy sigh. "Fine. Meet me on the roof and I'll explain what I can to you." His voice held a serious tone.
Whenever he used that he meant business. "Fine. We'll meet on the room at lunch."
"Sasuke. Can you please read the fifth stanza for us?"
I stood up and started to read.
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We made our way to the roof without being noticed. When we got there, Naruto moved to lean against the fence. "This takes me back. You know, to the day where I saved your ass from falling off of our old school building. Do you still have that fear of heights?" He smirked.
"This isn't the time, Naruto. Now tell me exactly what the hell is going on." I moved to lean against the fence with him.
Naruto sighed and ran his fingers over his face as he slide down the chained linked fence and sat on the floor. I moved to sit next to him. From his jester, I could tell that this might take a while.
"As you already know, TenTen and Shino have tried to kidnap you… It's because of whom you are: Itachi's little brother." My eyes widen at the mention of my late brother. I wanted to ask Naruto thousand of questions, but decided to stay quiet as he continued to explain. "The Akatsuki, the organization TenTen and Shino work for, wants to kidnap you so that they can lure Itachi out of hiding. After two years of being missing, they still believe that he's alive. They want their revenge on him for what they did to them, you just got caught in the middle. Sorry Sasuke, but it looks like you're the target of a powerful organization that Itachi pissed off."
I swallowed a large lump in my throat. "How many people are after me do you think?"
"I'm not going to lie to you… But there's a lot."
I turned away from him to stare at the ground under our feet. "What am I going to do?"
"YOU don't have to do anything. I'M the one who has to protect your ass 24/7. All you have to do is make sure to run like hell if you come in contact with someone from the Akatsuki. They're too strong for you to even think about taking them own. Just leave the fighting and the duty of protecting you to me." He stood up and started to walk toward the door. "After all… I am the only one who knows how to fight them."
"How do you know how to fight them?" I asked.
He stopped in mid-step. "I used to be one of them."
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School ended. Naruto and I walked away from the building, both deciding not to go home yet. We walked to the park in silence. Each of us in deep thought. I was thinking about what Naruto said. I don't know what Naruto was thinking about. Whatever it was… it was something deep.
"It's been a long time… Naruto Uzumaki."
We both turned our heads to see two figures with spiky brunette hair, white feline appendages, tanned skin and fangs. They looked like twins. "Who are they?" I asked.
"Kiba and Akamaru Inuzuka. They're twins. They used to be one of my best friends." Naruto explained with a hard glare.
"That hurts Naruto. I thought that we were still friends Naruto? Or did Itachi turn you into too much of an Uchiha whore to remember that we were?" Akamaru said in a pretend hurt voice.
"Yeah, Naruto. Since when did you become such a bitch?" Kiba smirked.
"Did I tell you to speak?" Akamaru growled before kicking Kiba in his stomach.
Kiba crumbled to the floor while holding his stomach. "I'm sorry Master… I didn't mean to~"
"Silence!" Akamaru commanded as he kicked Kiba again.
"Kiba! Are you alright?" Naruto yelled.
"He'll be fine." Akamaru snapped when he turned to glare at Naruto. "Get up slave. You have work to do."
"Hn. When did you become so cruel?" Naruto asked with anger in his voice.
"When you and your 'Master' killed our brothers and sisters. Now, onto business. You know why we're here." Naruto nodded. "Then hand the brat over and I'll think about allowing Kiba to let you live."
"Not on your life." Naruto sneered as he pulled two swords out from the front of his pants. "Get behind me, Sasuke."
"Have it your way, Naruto! Kiba! Attack and bring Sasuke to me!" Akamaru commanded.
Kiba nodded before rushing toward Naruto. Naruto was still as Kiba approached. When Kiba was about to strike with his claws, Naruto disappeared before reappearing behind Kiba. Using the hilt of his swords, Naruto hit Kiba in his spine and his thigh before throwing him into the ground.
"Why are you making Kiba fight? Why don't you join in too. I know you can fight too!" Naruto yelled before dodging a few of Kiba's punches.
"I don't feel like fighting. That's what I have Kiba for. He knows that I don't do my own fighting. He does it to protect his master from getting a scratch."
"Sounds pretty cowardly to me." I glared with my clenched fists.
"Look who's talking. You're Naruto's new master right? Masters have the option to fight with their slaves. I chose not to. You're just too weak to fight. That's what makes you an easy target. I was going to wait until Kiba killed Naruto before taking you, but I don't like that smart comment so I think I'll just take you now. KIBA! BRING UCHIHA TO ME!" Akamaru barked.
Kiba nodded before raising his leg and kicking Naruto in his jaw. Naruto grunted in pain. As he held his jaw, Kiba moved wrap his legs around his neck before throwing his to the ground. After putting some distance between them, Kiba started to run towards me. My brain said run, but my body was cooperating.
"Come on! Move damnit!" I growled at myself, but my legs wouldn't move. I would've been shit out of luck if Naruto hadn't showed up when he did.
Naruto suddenly appeared in front of me with his body tensed and swords ready. When Kiba got close enough, Naruto crouched down before running his sword into Kiba's torso horizontally. I was surprised when I didn't see any blood appear. After that, Naruto used the hilt of one of his swords to hit Kiba in the jaw before moving behind the brunette and running his swords, horizontally, into his spin. Kiba's body fell to the ground with a thud and laid still besides the blond's feet. Naruto whipped a bead of sweat from his brow while panting.
"Kiba! What the hell do you think you're doing? This is NOT naptime! Get your lazy ass up and bring me the Uchiha!"
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"KIBA! I KNOW YOU HEAR ME, BOY! GET UP!"
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"KIBA!"
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"Tsk. Useless." Akamaru groaned as he turned his head to the side.
"What are you going to do now, Akamaru? Are you going to fight me?" Naruto asked with white knuckles from gripping his swords tightly.
"No. I think were done for the day. Besides, like I said before… I don't do my own work. That's what Kiba is for." Naruto and I stiffened as Akamaru approached us. "Relax. I'm just going to get Kiba and leave."
Akamaru bent down and picked up Kiba bridal-style before moving past us. Naruto put his swords away before turned toward the retreating brunette. "Did your anger for me really turn you cruel?"
Akamaru stopped, but never turned to face us. "I'm not mad at you Naruto. Not anymore. At first, after you killed most of our 'brothers' and 'sisters, I wanted nothing except your head on silver platter. But after looking things over I've come to not blame you, but your 'Master'." The brunette sighed before turning to face us. "I just wish you would have remorse for what you did."
"I do have remorse! Everyday! I've been having nightmares about that day! I couldn't defile HIM! You don't know what we slaves have to endure when we misbehave or when we disobey our masters. Why do you think Kiba never once talked back to you? It's not just because he loves you, but it's also because he doesn't want to feel the wrath of your name imprinted on his thigh! I had no choice! I've always dreamt of re-doing that day, but I can't ok! I just can't!"
The wind blew and rustled our hair. I just wish that it took the tension with it. After what seemed like forever, Akamaru sighed before turning his gaze to an unconscious Kiba in his arms. "You're right. I don't know what you slaves go through if you go against your masters. When Kiba wakes up I'll have to ask him." The brunette leaned down to kiss the boy's temple before looking back at Naruto. "I can also see that you're sincere about what you've said. I forgive you. And no matter what, you're still our brother, Naruto. We wish you would come back home to us, but now I know why you can't. Just tell me… Was this order to protect Sasuke from HIM?" Naruto didn't say or do anything. "So it is true. I just hope you know what you're doing." Akamaru turned his back to us. "The others will not give up in their pursuit for Sasuke. I hope that you'll be ready."
"I will be." Naruto nodded.
Akamaru took five steps before disappearing out of our sights. Both Naruto and I released breaths we didn't even know we were holding. We didn't say anything and we didn't look at each other. The only thing I was really focused on was Naruto's choice of weapon. I took one of his swords from his hand in a swift movement.
"Hey teme! Give that back!" He tried to reach for it, but I pulled it out of his reach.
"What kind of swords are these away. I've never heard of swords that can't cut."
Naruto took the sword as I handed it back to him. "They're called Sakabato. Translation: they're reversed-edged swords. This kind of sword can't cut paper let alone kill."
"But I saw you cut Shino with it yesterday. How was that possible if you can't even cut paper with them?" I interrupted.
"If you had let me finish your question would've been answered." He sighed as he put his swords back into the front of his pants. "There's a reason why they call this type of sword a reversed blade sword. Usually the lethal part of the blade would be the wide part right? Well in this sword is the opposite. The wide part is dull and useless in cutting. But, if I turn it over, then I can use the other side to cut my opponent like any other sword." Naruto explained as he started to walk away.
I jogged to catch up with him. "But why would you use a sword like that against someone?"
"These blades are not really meant for killing, but they can. I use them because I don't wanna harm the Akatsuki members we have to face. They're not my real family, but they're the closest thing I have to a family, besides you."
I started to understand what Naruto was saying. "I know that if Itachi and I had to fight in battle for real. I would use that type of sword too. I don't wanna hurt my aniki. Which reminds me…"
"Naruto… What did Akamaru and you mean when you guys were talking about masters and slaves?"
Naruto's body went rigid as he stopped. I could tell I had hit a sore subject, but Naruto sighed before answering me anyway. "Far away from people's everyday lives is an organization called Akatsuki. They raise orphans to become either slaves or masters. Everyone has a partner, but most don't act on the master/slave relationship. The Akatsuki are the ones who train people in the art of being real masters or slaves. When our leaders dub us ready, they will pair a slave with a master. After that it is up to the master as to what happens to the slave. It is possible to have more than one, but it is frowned upon.
Once a master is given a slave, they must stake their claim on 'pets', but having their name placed somewhere on their slave's body. There are two ways to do this. A master and slave cane create a bond between each other, which will cause the master's name to appear magically on the slaves body. Or the master can carve their name into their slaves. That is the most common. Most masters are cruel and unforgiving. Trust me. There are masters out there that make Akamaru's harsh punishment today seem innocent. And because of this, a lot of slaves have to go through the painful process of having their master's name carved into them. But, no matter how that name gets put onto their slave, it still holds the same power and abilities over the slave.
Masters can do whatever they want to their slaves and the slaves have to follow without any objection. If a slave so much as thinks about defying their master, then the master and their name will punish the slave in an excruciating way. Most slaves are only meant to feel pain. Everyone is categorized from the moment they're born. My kind was always destined to be slaves, so you're lucky Sasuke. You hold the status of being a master. You're life is easy, despite what you think." Naruto's tone sounded sad. I wonder if I brought up some old memories that were meant to be locked away.
"Naruto… I remember you telling me about Itachi earlier… Did you know him?" I asked nervously.
"Yes. He was my master." He mumbled to himself, but I still caught it.
"How-how was he… as your master?"
Naruto's answer would either make or break me. "He was one of the kindest masters you could ever hope for. He fed me and kept me clothed." He smiled, but I could tell that it was fake.
"He's lying."
My eyes looked at his raven ears and tail. "Did you and Itachi…"
"Have sex? No. Why would you ask me that?" He asked with his head cocked to the side. I didn't say anything, but I knew that he knew what I was talking about based on his sigh. "How many times do I have to tell you… these are my real feline appendages. I've always had black and I will have them till the day I die, so stop questioning me about it." He huffed before stopping. I stopped too and saw where were. We were in front of my house. I was too busy staring at the building to almost miss Naruto leaving. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." He waved with his back to me and his shoulders hunched before disappearing into the night.
"Why is Naruto lying to me? What is he hiding? I'm supposed to be your best friend, right? Then why all the secrets?" I sighed in frustration and defeat before opening the iron gate in front of my house and shutting it behind me. The house was completely dark which meant two things. Mom was either passed out drunk or she was out at a bar getting drunk. Either way I was safe from her wrath for another night.
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