Sorry about the time it took to update, but I've been doing coursework for college… (sigh) Well, hope you like the chapter!!
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Chapter four.
Itachi stood at the apartment door, with a few other officers. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand gun. He nodded at the others, before lifting his leg and kicking the front door open viciously. He rushed in with the others close behind, making as little sound as possible. They found the two in the living room, surrounded by empty beer bottles and singing a song, which they couldn't recognise as the singing was positively awful.
Itachi and his comrades smothered them immediately as Spike had started drawing a hand gun, which was lucky for them as Spike moved drunkenly and they were able to subdue him easily. They were roughly pushed to the floor and handcuffed.
"Search them." Itachi ordered two of his men. He looked at the other three,
"Search the rest of the house. Tell me if you find anything."
He then turned to the two men lying on the floor in front of him and said,
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be taken down and used against you in the court of law."
Iwao snarled at him and said,
"You prick."
Itachi raised an eyebrow and was about to reply when one of his comrades called,
"Itachi-kun, come quickly! We need an ambulance, now!"
Itachi frowned and went to the sound of the man's voice, noting that Iwao swore softly. The sound of the man's voice was coming from a small bedroom. The door was open, so Itachi walked in. The officer was standing beside the bed with a sick looking expression on his face.
"What is it?" Itachi asked,
"This." The man said, before pulling away some of the duvet on the bed. Itachi's eyes widened. There lay an unconscious, beaten blonde teenager with deep gashes all over his naked body. He had a sock in his mouth and his hands were tied with the pillow case. The man beside him said,
"I have pictures that will be used as evidence. And there are signs of rape."
Itachi narrowed his eyes and called for an emergency ambulance. He then untied the boy's wrists and removed the gag. He and the man wrapped the boy tightly in the blanket so that he wouldn't get cold and also so that he didn't bleed too heavily. Itachi then walked back into the living room and fixed the two men with one of his death glares. They both cowered under the glare.
"What is it, Itachi-kun?" On of his men asked. Itachi looked briefly at the man before going back to glaring at the two men on the floor.
"We found a boy in the room bleeding to death and possible been raped."
Spike looked a bit sick and he snarled at Iwao,
"You're sick!"
Iwao glared at him, but didn't reply.
"Take them." Itachi ordered. The two officers roughly grabbed the two men and dragged them out of the door, with Itachi following. He stood at the rail as the two suspects were taken away. He looked to his left and saw a couple staring at him. Obviously the noise of the raid had made them curious. He looked down the stairs and saw two medics rushing up the stairs with a stretcher. About time.
When the medics reached the floor, Itachi motioned to them and they followed him into the apartment. He led them to the room that held the wounded teen and they immediately set about doing first aid with Itachi watching them. When they had finished, they placed the boy on the stretcher and took him out of the building to the hospital. Itachi turned to the other three officers and ordered,
"Talk to the local residence and gather information of Iwao and the boy."
Then Itachi walked out of the apartment and made his way to the police station to make his report. This was going to be a long night.
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Sasuke looked at the clock. It was now 12:30 and his brother hadn't returned yet. Sasuke and his parents were sitting in the living room waiting for him to return. They then heard the door open and close. A moment later, Itachi came in. Sasuke looked closely at his brother, who was scowling deeply.
"What happened?" Fuguko asked, noticing Itachi's anger. Itachi looked at them and said,
"During the raid we found the informant's own son beaten and raped in his own room… and it was his own father."
"Oh, how terrible!" Mikoto gasped.
Sasuke felt a bit sick. Itachi took the drink that his father offered and downed it in one.
"The boy was rather small, blonde and had three strange whisker like marks on each cheek…"
The sound of breaking glass was heard and Mikoto, Fuguko and Itachi looked at Sasuke's pale face.
"What was his name?" Sasuke asked. Itachi looked thoughtful and replied,
"I'm not sure about the boy, but the name of the informant was Uzumaki Iwao."
"Then the boy is Naruto! I know him! He goes to the same school as me!"
Itachi narrowed his eyes and asked,
"You know the boy?"
"Yes. I remember that every day he had some sort of new injury… I saw a bruise on his cheek and some small burns on his neck. He said that he had gotten into a fight."
Itachi sat down, thinking.
"Sasuke, we would not be sure if this really is the boy… so will you come to the hospital with me tomorrow?"
"Yes."
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Sasuke didn't get much sleep that night. His thoughts were continuously on Naruto. He was worried about the little blonde. He shifted and looked at his alarm clock. Damn, 5:30 in the morning. He had only gotten to sleep an hour ago. He tried to get back to sleep, but it continually escaped his grasp.
He didn't know how long he lay there. But the next time he looked at his clock, it was 7:30. He sighed and got out of bed, heading for his bathroom. He undressed and got into the shower, deciding to make it quick. After he had finished, he dressed in jeans and his favourite blue t-shirt. He made his way downstairs and into the kitchen. He looked at the clock. 7:50. He frowned. Itachi would be making the visit early as Itachi still had to go to work. Sasuke sighed as he swallowed a mouthful of toast. He quickly finished and had just put the plate in the sink when Itachi came in. Sasuke watched as his brother calmly made his breakfast and ate it in front of him, completely ignoring the fact that his younger brother was watching him the whole time. When the elder had finished, he turned to Sasuke and asked,
"Ready?"
Sasuke fought the urge to throw a fit, which was very un-Uchihaish. He just settled with glaring at his elder brother. Itachi ignored his brother and walked out of the house.
They were silent for the fifteen minute drive to the hospital, Sasuke too absorbed in his thoughts and Itachi obviously didn't want to talk. When they got there, Itachi led Sasuke into the building and into one of the wards without bothering to go to the front desk. Sasuke grimaced at the smell of disinfectants that hung in the air.
He was brought to attention when Itachi opened the door to a room with a single bed… which had a sleeping Naruto lying on it.
"Naruto!" Sasuke gasped, noticing the multiple bandaging on his arms. Itachi asked,
"So you know him?"
"…Yes…"
"Hmm. Well, I need to go. You may stay here with him if you want, but you'll have to find your own way back. Ok?" And he then turned and walked away with Sasuke glaring at his retreating back. He went into the room, closing the door behind him. He went and stood beside the bed, staring at the pale face of the boy he secretly loved. Sasuke bit his lip. Why hadn't anyone done something before this ever happened?
Sasuke looked about and spotted a chair in the corner. He went over and brought it to the side of the bed. He then took Naruto's hand, stroking the back of the hand occasionally.
He wasn't sure how long he had sat there, but he looked up at the clock and frowned. One thirty. Damn, he hadn't even noticed that he was hungry. A slight groan caught his attention and he whipped around to look at Naruto, who seemed to be waking up. Sasuke grabbed his hand a little tighter, not caring if Naruto noticed.
Naruto's sky blue eyes opened and darted about the room, the fear evident in his blue orbs. His eyes then focused on Sasuke. Sasuke noticed that his small frame was shivering.
"Sasuke? W-where am I?" He asked, his voice cracking slightly. Sasuke smiled at him and stroked Naruto's hand in a reassuring manner.
"Shh, don't worry. You're at the hospital. There was a drug raid on your house yesterday. Your fathers been arrested. You don't have to worry about him, okay?"
Naruto's shivering subsided a little, but Sasuke could tell that Naruto was afraid.
"W-why are you here?" Naruto asked. Sasuke cocked his head and replied,
"Because I'm not that heartless. It was my brother who did the raid yesterday and when he told me about you, I had to come and check on you to see if you were alright. Are you alright?"
"I-I don't know…"
Sasuke stroked Naruto's hand again and noticed that the blonde was falling asleep again.
"Naruto. I'm going to go and get something to eat; I'll be right back, okay?"
Naruto looked at him fearfully and Sasuke patted his hand as he stood up.
"I'll be back soon."
Sasuke exited the room and hurried down to the food area. He took out some money and frowned. It was enough for food and maybe a bus home. He bought a sandwich and went over to the vending machine for a drink. Coke would do nicely. He went to return to Naruto, when he heard someone call,
"Sasuke, what are you doing here?"
'Shit.' He thought. He turned around and saw Neji waiting with Sakura. He silently swore a few profanities, but he went up to them, sitting beside them and hastily opening the sandwich and taking a bite. Neji looked closely at him and said,
"Sasuke… you look like shit."
"Hn. I only got an hour sleep last night. What are you two doing here?"
"Well, we were going around town with Hinata, when she collapsed. We were worried, so we called an ambulance."
'At least she was violated by her own father…' Sasuke thought bitterly.
"Anyway, what are you doing here?"
"Nothing." Sasuke replied shortly, not wanting them to know about Naruto. Especially Sakura, she would spread it around the school faster then you can say 'Hn'.
Sakura was currently trying to get Sasuke's attention and casting him side long meant-to-look-sexy looks, which he promptly ignored. After he had finished his sandwich, he disposed of the rubbish in the bin next to him and stood up.
"Where are you going Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked.
"If you must know, I am here visiting someone. Now leave me alone, whore."
He then walked away from her and quickly found his way back to Naruto's room, and without getting lost. He opened the door to find him asleep again. Sasuke smiled slightly and sat in the chair next to the bed, taking a sip of his drink. He closed his eyes and almost fell asleep when a voice said quietly,
"I though you hated him."
Sasuke's eyes snapped open to look at Neji. Sasuke then looked behind the Hyuuga to see if Sakura was there. Thankfully she wasn't.
"She's with Hinata at the moment." Neji said as if reading the dark haired teens mind. That made Sasuke calm done a bit. Neji then looked at the sleeping form of Naruto and he asked,
"What happened to him?"
Sasuke hesitated. He didn't want to tell Neji, but Neji was the closest of his friends. Sasuke also thought that Neji suspected on his crush for the blonde. Sasuke sighed, knowing that he could trust Neji.
"Fine, I'll tell you, but only if you promise me that you won't tell anyone. It's police business."
Neji looked at him and said,
"You know that you can trust me. I won't tell anyone, I promise. I'll die before I betray anyone's trust, you know that."
Sasuke smiled faintly and then sighed, looking at Naruto.
"Well, you know that my brother did a drug raid yesterday?" Neji nodded. "Well, the raid was on Naruto's father. But what they did not expect to find was Naruto in his bedroom beaten and raped… by his own father."
Neji's eyes widened and he stared at the blonde, with mixed emotions on his face: Anger, disgust, sadness and pity. The former two towards Naruto's so called 'father'.
"What's going to happen to him?"
"Well. Naruto's father will be going to prison. And Naruto… I'm not sure. He'll most likely go into a foster home to be cared for. I talked to the doctor earlier and he said that Naruto is suffering from emotional trauma and he needs a loving family who will take care of him."
Neji sighed and shook his head. They stayed silent for a while, watching the blonde sleep when Neji had to leave as Sakura might get suspicious of his whereabouts and come looking for him. So he left, leaving Sasuke with the poor blonde. Then about five, Naruto woke up again and visibly relaxed when he saw Sasuke.
Sasuke offered him a smile, but didn't get one in return.
'He won't smile for a while… I know I wouldn't' He thought sadly.
"Want some coke? It's a little flat, but otherwise ok."
Naruto took the offered bottle and drank a little and then lay there listlessly, staring out of the window. Just then, Sasuke's mother came in startling Naruto who stared at her fearfully. She smiled warmly at him and said,
"Sasuke, I've come to pick you up."
Naruto looked at Sasuke, clearly not wanting the raven haired male to leave him. Mikoto approached Naruto's bed and patted his arm, smiling in an understanding way when he flinched away from the contact.
"You must be Naruto! How are you feeling dear?"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke before mumbling,
"I'm fine."
"Well, that's good." She said, although it was clear that she didn't believe him. She then turned to Sasuke and said,
"I've been talking to Itachi and the doctor. Naruto will need a home as soon as he comes out of the hospital, so I've offered a place at our house!"
Sasuke stared at her, closing his mouth when he realised that it was open. When his brain finally processed that thought, he had to fight with his self restraint not to dance on the spot and hug his mother in a bone crushing hug.
Naruto looked at Mikoto blankly, blinking a few times. She smiled at him and stroked his cheek.
"Sasuke was very worried about you, you know. He didn't get much sleep last night and he was here very early, even though you were asleep, you poor thing. Hmm. We do have a spare bedroom, but… I don't think that you should be in a room by yourself."
She then turned to Sasuke and said,
"I'm sure that Sasuke here won't object to you sharing a room with him. We'll have to get that bunk bed out from when Sasuke and Itachi were little… yes. Perfect! Well, I'll wait for you outside Sasuke, okay?"
She then left the room, leaving two very confused boys' behind. Sasuke turned to Naruto and said,
"So, um. You don't mind do you?" Inside Sasuke was praising the gods that he was going to live with Naruto… and share a room at that. Naruto looked at him blankly for a few minutes and then shook his head, mumbling.
"I-if you don't mind…"
Sasuke smiled reassuringly and patted Naruto's hand.
"I'll visit tomorrow, okay?"
"Yeah…"
"See yeah!" Sasuke said, suddenly in a lighter mood as he walked out of the hospital room.
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So, next chappie- Naru-chan's moving in with Sasuke!!
