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Chapter 9: Avalanche

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Sasuke slumped against his chair. Classes are going slow these days. Maybe it was because they are really going into their lessons that they are only getting some exercises, quizzes and activities. Just as he was writing his conclusions in the activity sheet, his mind shifted back to his father and the storm that has transpired in their lives.

Not one spoken to the other after that. Sasuke himself shut himself from the rest, glaring at everyone, and when he does speak, it's mostly rude, insulting or negative comments. His face turned sour as he remembered the sweet and warm sensation he felt from his father.

He felt more alive back then. But soon, his pleasure turned to guilt and he just couldn't stop it. The hatred that built up all over the years directed the blame on his father and he didn't realize the cracks and the loose stones on their lives that might trigger the biggest Avalanche ever.

He scowled as he remembered the last time Naruto spoke to him after the event.

Flashback

Sasuke was on his room. It had been a day after their confrontation and he can't help but feel sorry as he remembered the words that left his mouth ever since that day.

However, that anger return as he heard Naruto knocked on his door and appeared on his door with a wrapped gift, a peace offering no doubt.

He was able to contain his hatred. But not when Naruto broke down in front of him, sobbing and crying, repeating "I'm sorry" over and over again before leaving the room and leaving the gift.

Sasuke picked the box, but decided against it and throw the box on the wall, crushing it with his feet angrily once it fell on the floor.

The next few days stilled their house and Sasuke could no longer feel his father's presence. The boy would always wake up to an empty house, his necessities, food, bath, allowance, were already in their usual places.

It's as if his father disappeared. Sasuke would go out and in the house without noticing and seeing his father's presence. He could feel himself getting lost without the warmth of his father. But still, he let his anger consume him, and as he cursed his father's existence, he can't help but feeling empty on the inside.

Flashback

Sasuke returned from his own world just in time to submit his paper and pulled out a book as their Science teacher left the room, hoping to entertain himself while waiting for their next subject teacher to show up.

However, as hard as he tried to forget his father, memories threatened to surface again.

Flashback

"Come on Sasuke! You need to go to Nursery school to start learning! You can't skip forever!"

"But papa, I don't want to go. Please can I skip just this once? I hate the teachers. They're always pinching my cheeks and touching me wherever."

His father let out a rich and genuine laugh.

"How could they not? You're just so cute." His son pouted but it turned to a scowl as he continued. "But seriously, you need to go! Come on, it can't be that bad."

"I said no! Please papa, don't make me!" Sasuke gave his father the cutest look and the largest eyes ever causing the man to blush.

"Gah! Fine, you win. But you have to come tomorrow!"

"Yes! Thanks papa!" Little Sasuke jumped on his father's arms and nuzzled the neck, causing his father to blush even deeper, with his son smirking smugly in his father's embrace.

End of Flashback

Sasuke scowled at this. Of all time he had to remember their happiest of moments together. But that all changed- a change that forever altered their life. Their once so glorious and peaceful moment were changed and turned into a cycle of hatred and pain.

Flashback

"Hey YOU! Yes you! Uzumaki."

"What do you want?" Sasuke smiled his innocent smile.

"You're nothing but an adopted! And we don't want to play with you. Get out of our sandbox."

"Adopted? What does that mean?"

"Your father is not really your father. He just took you away from some other parents and raise you for himself. That makes your father selfish, and you an unwanted! How stupid!"

Sasuke glared at them.

"That is not true!"

"Yes it is. If it is not, how come you haven't got any mama? Eh?"

Sasuke's eyes watered up and when his father arrived to send him home, he only glared at his father and walked beside him instead of jumping on his arms.

End of Flashback

Sasuke's hands trembled with anger. Yes, that was the day that ruined both their lives and changed him forever. He can't believe how naïve he is. Nor can he believe the walking idiocy that is his father. His hands' trembling intensified his anger found a new level of intensity.

As he regained back his senses, he found the room to be quite empty. He looked up to the blackboard and saw the writing "An Emergency Meeting Was Announced for the Staffs You Are Free to Leave the Campus Early".

Shrugging his shoulders, he walked his way back home when his phone started to ring. He was puzzled as his father is the only one who seemed to know his number but he answered it anyway.

"Hello? Is this Uzumaki Sasuke? Forgive us for the intrusion."

"What do you want?" He asked rather sharply which gained a nervous voice from the other side.

"Uhm, Uzumaki-sama, I'm sorry for disturbing you as well as breaking your father's request not to include you in our business interaction. But, it had been a day since he hasn't arrived to meet our superiors. We're slightly worried. Could you remind him for us?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and replied in his irritated voice.

"I don't know what he's doing as of the moment. The old dobe's probably dramatizing his pitiful life somewhere. Now don't ask me anymore thing about that fool. I could even file a complaint. I didn't gave you my number and yet you called me. This is an unsolicited call."

"Err... Yes. I'm sorry Uzumaki-sama. Though I didn't hope the son is the complete opposite of Naruto-sama's praises but..." Sasuke cut off the connection, uninterested in the conversation and was about to throw away his phone when it started ringing again.

"WHAT NOW?" He exclaimed but was met with a calm computerized voice.

"You are receiving this call because you are identified to be a family member of a new patient admitted in Hidden Leaf Hospital due to a car accident. If you know Uzumaki Naruto please proceed to---"

Sasuke could hear no more. His anger forgotten and a new-found worry took over his senses, dropping the phone, he went to search for the first taxi and head straight for the said hospital.

He hurriedly went inside his father's room through the receptionist and saw the most saddening sight. The battered body of his father lies bandaged on a white bed within the walls of the lonely room. Sasuke felt tears prick at his eyes, forcing to be let go. But he suppressed them effectively and left the room in a daze, but not before noticing his father cradling a silver object next to his chest. It was the peace offering that Sasuke threw away- a necklace with a blue crystal-shaped pendant.

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End of Chapter

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To be continued....