Chapter 3

He drove slowly and stayed close enough to see Sasuke but not too close that Sasuke would grow suspicious. Although in his current state Kakashi wondered if he would even notice. Kakashi watched for a good half an hour as Sasuke struggled to walk. He kept stumbling into the walls of buildings and even fell a few times. every time he fell it always took him a few minutes to get back up. What Kakashi couldn't understand was where Sasuke's father was. Surely if Sasuke got into a fight which Kakashi doubted, why hadn't his father taken him to see a doctor. Even if Sasuke was in a fight why lie and say it was right after school?

Sasuke turned down an alley; Kakashi drove past it and turned his car around he stopped on the side of the road and turned the car off. With the way he was parked and the storm would help keep him covered, so he could see Sasuke but Sasuke couldn't see him. Kakashi sat there and watched Sasuke very closely. He was stumbling and having problems standing. He made his way over to a spot that was covered by a staircase.

It didn't block away all of the rain but it did stop the most of it and the alley would help with the wind. Being careful of his wrist and the rest of his injuries Sasuke crawled under the staircase and sat against the wall. Kakashi watched as Sasuke took his bag off and placed it down on the ground. Then laid down using the soaking wet bag as a pillow. There was still rain coming down on him that the stairs didn't block. However, at this point Sasuke really couldn't care less. He was so dizzy and his body was screaming at him, he was all too soon taken over by the darkness that had been calling for him since this morning.

Kakashi couldn't believe what he was seeing. He got out of his car and made his way over to an unconscious Sasuke. Kakashi bent down and felt Sasuke's pulse it was a little weak but his breathing was steady. Kakashi shock Sasuke lightly, Sasuke didn't move. After a few more tries Kakashi gave up and picked Sasuke up with his bag and made his way over to his car. Kakashi couldn't believe how light Sasuke was he could actually feel his ribs through his shirt. Kakashi opened the passenger door and placed Sasuke in the seat and his bag in the back. After placing the seatbelt on Sasuke Kakashi made his way over to his eat and headed for Sasuke's place.

Sasuke's teachers were told Sasuke's father's address so they could update his information. Kakashi wasn't sure what was going on but he was going to get to the bottom of it. Kakashi arrived at the house ten minutes later. Sasuke was still unconscious when they arrived. He could see his father's car was still in the driveway which meant he was home. Kakashi got out and decided to leave Sasuke in the car he just had a bad feeling abut all of this. Kakashi made his way up to the front door and rang the door bell. he was greeted by Sasuke's father with a cup of coffee in hand.

"Hello sir, my name is Hatake Kakashi. I'm Sasuke's English and homeroom teacher."

"Well hello please come in."

Kakashi walked into the warm house. Fugaku made his way over to the couch. Kakashi took a quick look around and his eye caught the note sitting on the table he quickly read it.

"I'm sorry to be here so early. I was on my way home and I figured I would stop in and inform Sasuke that school had been cancelled."

"Oh well that works out nicely. He's upstairs asleep. We were planning on spending the day together, he was worried about missing school."

"Well good, Sasuke's a good kid. We'll I'll be on my way then. Have a good day."

"I'll tell Sasuke you stopped by. Have a good day."

With that Kakashi left the house and headed back to his car. Once inside he took a look at Sasuke and drove away. Kakashi now knew something wasn't right. Not only had Sasuke lied but his father did to. Not to mention the note that was left on the table. Now Kakashi had to decided what to do with Sasuke, who was still unconscious. If he took him to the hospital they would call his father down. However, if he didn't take him and there was serious damage Sasuke could die. Kakashi decided that he would have to bring Sasuke to the hospital and worry about everything else later.

He could have been mistaken after all he didn't know the whole story. Who was he to say that Sasuke's father was the cause for the injuries. Sasuke could have easily gotten into a fight sometime last night, the note just could have been his father upset about everything. Kakashi arrived at the hospital he picked Sasuke up and brought him into the hospital. Kakashi looked around for a nurse that was available, he saw one reading something on a bulletin board.

"Excuse me miss I need your help."

The nurse turned around and saw Kakashi with a bleeding and unconscious Sasuke.

"Oh my goodness what happened?"

"I found him on the street by my house. I'm not sure how he got this way."

"Place him down over here please."

The nurse guided Kakashi over to an empty exam room. Kakashi placed Sasuke down on the bed then left the nurse alone with him. Kakashi waited for a few minutes till the nurse came out. He really didn't want to get involved with this situation. Yes he was a teacher but he was never one to poke his nose in his students personal life. Kakashi had been hurt enough in the past and ever since then he didn't get close to anyone.

"Is he going to be alright?"

"He'll be fine. He took a serious hit to the head he's still unconscious but he should wake up soon. Do you know his name or anything that we can use to get a hold of someone?"

"I have his bag in the back of my car I can go get that for you."

"Thank-you that would be helpful."

Kakashi left to go and get Sasuke's bag from his car. Once he gave it to the nurse he left to go home. It wasn't his place to get in the middle of it. Sasuke was going to be okay and he was sure he was just over reacting. The nurse went through Sasuke's bag to see if she could find something with his information on it. She found his school notebook and opened it.

"Uchiha Sasuke so that's who you are. Well let's get a hold of your father."

Everyone had already heard about how Sasuke's father had returned to Konoha. It wasn't that Konoha was a small tow quite the opposite it was huge. Sure there were rumours that floated around every town had them after all. This was a special kind of situation however, it's not everyday that someone from the dead comes back to life. The nurse contacted Sasuke's school to get a contact number for Sasuke's father. Once she got it she called Fugaku, it rang a couple of times before someone finally answered.

"Hello"

"Hi yes may I please speak with Uchiha Fugaku please."

"This is him."

"Well hello, my name is Misty I am a nurse at Konoha's hospital. Your son Sasuke was just brought in by a nice gentleman."

"He's at the hospital what happened?"

"I'm not sure he is unconscious right now. He appears to have been in one hell of a fight."

"Is he going to be okay?"

"Yes he is in no immediate danger and all of his wounds will heal."

"Okay thank-you Misty I'm on my way down there now."

"You're welcome sir see you soon."

Fugaku hung the phone up and his mind quickly started working on an excuse to tell the doctor's about his injuries. He did know that he had to get to the hospital before Sasuke woke up. He didn't think that Sasuke would talk about where the bruises came from; however, he knew that Sasuke wouldn't give a proper full explanation. He had to make sure that he left no room for questioning or investigation.

He got into his car and headed to the hospital. As he sat in his car thoughts raced through his mind. He just ignored them and kept his eyes on the road. Even though it was nearly nine in the morning it was pitch black and still pouring rain. It wasn't as thick and heavy as it had been all night, but it was still hard to see where you were going. Fugaku had to drive slowly to make sure he didn't run off the road or hit anyone. This only frustrated Fugaku he had to get to the hospital before Sasuke woke up and talked. He couldn't risk Sasuke screwing up his life not after everything.

If beating him wouldn't be enough to make him terrified then he would do something else. All he had to do was not hit him in places that couldn't be covered to avoid investigation. Fugaku pulled into the hospital parking lot, after parking he grabbed his umbrella and made his way towards the door.

Once inside he looked around to see if he could spot Sasuke or a nurse named Misty. After failing to see either he approached the desk. The nurse told him where Sasuke was and then he made his way towards the room. He was outside of the door when he heard talking inside of the room. He moved closer to the door to see if he could hear what the conversation was.