Goosshhh I know it's been forever, but I could just not write this chapter! Well, I could, but I just didn't want to. But once I started it, I couldn't stop ahah^.^ There's a baby lemon in here, not too much, just a word or two that made me blush as I typed it lolll but I got over it!

I tried to add a lot of funny snide comments in here, because some serious things happen. You tell me if they're funny, because I laugh at mostly everything I think and say sooo…

ANYWAYS! Go on and read! :D

Chapter ten

"Are you ready?" Sasuke asked me as he shifted his gears into park and turned his car off. He looked over at me with his deep, dark eyes and waited for my answer. Was I ready? Was I ready? Was I ready to not care if someone saw me and Sasuke walking into school together? Was I ready to not care if we kissed in the hallway before class, or he held my books for me? Or held my hand? Or waited for me after practice and vise versa? Was I ready to act like I didn't care? Well…duh.

"Yeah." My voice painstakingly cracked, showing my nervousness. Okay, yeah, I was ready, but I was nervous about it. Not for me, but for Sasuke. Seeing the way he almost lost his nerve yesterday when we told Kiba and Neji, I'm not sure how he'll react to this. The whole school finding out, that was a lot of fucking people. Like…ten would be a lot and I don't even know how many kids are in my Graduating Class, let alone the ninth, tenth and twelfth graders. I had built a rock shell armor on my body, but Sasuke was sort of soft and squishy. Well, actually, he had some rock hard abs and the firmest biceps…

Sorry, got distracted.

"You sure?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow at me and I swallowed hard, nodding. If I had to put on a brave face anytime, it was now. I knew he knew how hard it was for me, but maybe if I looked strong, he'd act it. Or something like that.

"Yeah, I can do this. You can do this. We can do this." I said, grabbing the strap of my backpack, and my track bag, and opening the car door. "So let's do this." Damn, if this was a movie, we'd be robbing a bank so killers didn't kill our kids. Because I just sound like a hard ass.

"Alright." I could tell by his voice that he didn't believe me, but I ignored it and closed the door as he got out his car and locked it. He waited for me on the other side of the car and then, together, we walked towards the entrance. It was silent, a silence that was awkward and filled with thinking, because neither of us knew what to do. Or what to say. But we all know, I'm better at handling awkward silences, unlike my partner.

"So, are you gonna come watch me train? Or are you gonna go to class?" I shook my track bag. It wasn't like I didn't want to go with him to Fpk and bask in all their sweatiness, but yeah….tell me what's appealing about that. Nothing.

"I got to go warm up a little on the Track with Sakura." I told him.

"Oh right, yeah. Okay." He nodded and held the door open for me. My cheeks flushed lightly as I stepped under his arm, I didn't even have to duck. Damn, shortness. "Well, um, I have to go this way, so…" Oh God, the awkward, I want to kiss you but I don't know if I should, moment. For a spilt second, our eyes connected and my blush reddened, making me look away.

"So…" I heard him sigh heavily and he grabbed my shoulder, turning me to him. He leaned down and I started to panic. What if at the last second, someone walked in the school and saw us? What if it was Zaku or one of the other football players and they told everyone and Sasuke got kicked off the football team for being gay and everyone started bullying him and it was my fault. MY fault. I don't think I could live with that. I can't. I can't!

I don't know why I did it. There were thirty other possibilities that I could of come up with, but my body reacted on it's own and God, I will always hate this moment. It's so embarrassing.

I punched Sasuke in the face.

I'm surprised too.

"Oh my gosh!" I shouted, backing up as he doubled over and held his jaw. "I'm so sorry!"

"What the fuck?!" Sasuke yelled, standing up straight and giving me a look that said I was out of my mind. "Why in the hell did you punch me?" He asked incredulously and I opened my mouth to answer him, but I didn't have an answer. Fuck!

"I-I-I-I…." I stuttered like an idiot. "I-my lips! My lips are chapped and would you rather have cut up lips or a punched face?" I asked, hoping that sounded like a good answer.

"What the actual fuck?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow at me, looking angry and hot at the same time. "That doesn't even make sense, your lips aren't chapped. They were fine this morning when-"

"Yes, yes!" I cut him off, looking around at the still empty hallways. "I um! I have to get to practice! I'll um…love you…buddy…see you…" I turned around and dashed away, faintly hearing Sasuke mutter 'Buddy?'. Oh God, I'm such an asshole. Like straight, grade A asshole. What was I thinking back there? Punching him in the face. There was something wrong with me. Like completely wrong. Insanely wrong. Who just punches their boyfriend when they try to kiss them? Me. Dammit.

"And you punched him?" Sakura asked with her eyebrows halfway up her forehead. I buried my face in my hands and groaned, feeling embarrassed. I had finally told Sakura what had happened to Sasuke's face, because he was already sporting a bruise back in first period. She had been asking if I knew and I didn't want to talk about it while he was around. So I waited until Chemistry.

"For the fifteenth time, yes. I punched him." It was quiet for a second, before Sakura busted out laughing making my face burn. I glared at her as she clenched her stomach and doubled over in her seat. Did I ever mention Sakura could be a bitch sometimes, because I can't remember.

"Why?" She gasped out in a high pitched voice, tears in her eyes. I frowned. "Why would you punch him?"

"Are my ears deceiving me?" A voice interrupted our conversation and I peered over to see Zaku. Yeah, he had this class with us, but he never really said anything to me so I sort of forget about him a lot. Seeing him reminded me of the black eye I had for a couple of days. Stupid bastard. "Did Naru-baby actually fight someone back?" He asked, leaning on the desk me and Sakura occupied.

"Go crawl in a hole and die." I snapped, turning my glare on him.

"How was that black eye, huh? I hope it didn't hurt too bad." He faked a pout, which made me even more mad, but Sakura gasped, looking between me and Zaku. Oh shit. She never did know.

"Black eye?" She asked, fixing her eyes on me now.

"Oh yeah, he didn't tell you?" Zaku glanced at Sakura, then back to me. "You didn't tell your best friend, Naru?"

"Shut up." I growled, feeling my body shaking. Gotta stay clam. Gotta clam down. Breathe. Breathe.

"Why don't you make me, you fa-"

"You know what Zaku," Sakura cut him off, sitting up straight in her seat and looking angry. "If you don't move away from my table, I'm going to give you a black eye." She threatened and Zaku snorted.

"You're smaller than Naru, what are you going to do with these flimsy arms?" He tapped her biceps and she curled her lip at him, but it was me who stepped in. How dare he touch Sakura.

"Don't touch her." I stared him down…or up…whatever.

"Oh? Or what?" Zaku, just to piss me off, reached across the table and cupped her cheek. Okay. Fine. He did this. Not me. If anyone wanted to piss me off, all they had to do was bother Sakura. Red tinged my vision, then nothing. It was like I passed out, but I wasn't passed out. I don't know what happened. I can't remember.

The next thing I do remember was sitting in the Principal's office, my arms crossed tightly over my chest that was heaving heavily and quickly. Blood was smeared from my lip to my jaw line and my left cheek bone was red and pounding. I got into a fight, one that I couldn't recall, with stupid Zaku. I hope I beat his ass. I haven't seen him yet.

My Principal, Tsunade, was sitting in her desk, looking at me with a passive face. She already gave me the whole 'fighting is bad' lecture and yadda yadda yadda, so she didn't know what to say anymore. Apparently staring at me was going to make something pop into her head, but I was still pissed. I wanted to find Zaku and fight him again and again and again, I was so sick of him.

"Naruto," Tsunade spoke my name slowly, fixing her light brown eyes on my blue ones. I gave her an 'I really don't give a fuck' look and she sighed. "I know…I know this is hard for you, being gay and having people pick on you, but you have to learn how to control your anger." I flinched when she said gay. Great, I didn't know the Principal knew about me. Things spread around this school like a wildfire. "You'll be suspended for the rest of the week and we'll call your parents and let them know. Sasuke's on his way down here to take you home. You can go wait out there." She gestured to the door, practically saying that she couldn't even look at me anymore. I sighed and stood up out the seat, opening the door and walking out. Barley anyone was in the office, except Sasuke who was talking to the secretary. His jaw was lightly bruised. Hm, we look similar now.

He gave me a double take, raising his eyebrows at my bloody state, then he winced. I probably looked like shit, but I didn't care. I was so mad. Sasuke took a paper from the lady, probably our leave of absence slips, then thanked her, walking out with me. It was raining when we got outside, but we both walked slowly to his car, both dreading the conversation I knew we'd have. We got in and he started the car, but didn't drive. He stared out the windshield, that was blurry from the rain droplets and gripped the steering wheel.

"What's wrong with you?" Sasuke asked me quietly and I wanted to bang my head off the dashboard. I'd rather go back and sprain my ankle in his door again, then talk to him now. "Why would you…attack someone?" He turned to look at me, his face void of all emotion, along with his voice. It made me scared and pissed at the same time.

"He was being a complete asshole." I said back, trying to say it calmly too, but I could hear the roughness in my voice. Sasuke bit his lip, holding back something.

"He's in the hospital." He told me and my eyes widened. Zaku was in the hospital? Like I put him in the hospital? I must be crazy, but that made me kind of giddy.

"Good." I nodded firmly and Sasuke grabbed my arm, finally snapping.

"It's not good!" He shouted at me and I stared at him, my eyes so big I probably looked like a deer. "What the fuck Naruto?! They had to pull you off him three times and they said you were throwing chairs at him as they tried to pull you out the room! Your Chemistry teacher has to use a mop to clean Zaku's blood off the floor!" His grip tightened, but I didn't flinch. "I don't like the guy, but he didn't deserve that! I just don't understand what possessed you to do that! So tell me! What happened?!" I couldn't move or breathe or even blink. He looked so…livid. It was frightening and his grip wasn't loosening either and it hurt. "Naruto! Answer me!" Lightning struck somewhere in the distance, bathing us in a weird black and white light. I parted my lips and mumbled very quietly.

"You're hurting me." For a second, Sasuke just stared at me, then his eyes went wide and he let go of me. I grabbed my arm gently and turned away from him, moving closer to the door and chewing my lip. Tears were flooding my eyes. I wanted to cry. From being hurt or being angry or being sad, I don't know. How could I not hurt Zaku after all he's done to me? He's bullied me and tortured me worse than anyone ever has and he never let's up! He gave me a black eye and put his hands on Sakura, like that was okay, but Sasuke's yelling at me? I didn't do anything wrong. I protected my friend and did what I thought was right. That's not wrong.

I felt the car lurch and Sasuke pulled out the Student Parking lot, turning on the windshield wipers. Lightning flashed again and I saw drips of my tears fall onto my jeans and get soaked up in the fabric. I had to grind my lip between my teeth so I didn't sob. My arm was throbbing and so was my face and my feelings were hurt and I was confused. My day went from nearly perfect to hell.

Shortly after we pulled into my driveway, I left my things in his car, because I just needed to get out of there. I was soaked as soon as I stepped out and closed the door. I ran to my door, let out a loud sob when thunder rumbled, then I pulled my key out my pocket and unlocked the door. Leaving it cracked for Sasuke, I dashed upstairs, feeling my phone vibrate in my pocket. When I entered my room, I pulled it out and answered it without looking at the caller I.D.

"Hello?" My voice was cracked and dry.

"Naruto Uzumaki, what the hell is wrong with you?" And then it started, my long ass lecture from my dad. God, he sounded just like Sasuke. My arm suddenly shot with pain and my lip trembled. I couldn't listen to this anymore. His voice was cut off as I hung up the phone and dropped it on the ground. I pressed my palms against my face, rubbing the tears away. Man, I thought being gay was easy. I could handle the bullying and jokes and maybe sometimes the bad days, but it's the moments I felt like this that I think I just can't go on. Lucky me I wasn't suicidal. At least, I don't think I am.

"Hey." A deep voice mumbled from my doorway, making me jump. I knew it was Sasuke, I didn't have to look to know that, but I was nervous. From instinct, I grabbed my arm. I didn't know what to say to him or even if I wanted to say anything. For the first time in my life, I was legitimately scared of Sasuke. Like shaking scared.

I felt fingertips on my arm that he had grabbed so hard and I flinched roughly, moving away. I wanted to be mad at him, I really did, but then again, I wanted him to hold me and tell me he forgave me. Even though I had done something so wrong, so bad, that he still accepted me. Even if I was crazy and messed up, that he still loved me. I hope he still loved me.

Sasuke grabbed my other arm gently and pulled me towards him, spinning me around so I was facing him. His eyebrows were drawn in a furrow and his lips were pulled down. He was gonna yell at me again, tell me I was stupid and needed help or something. I could tell.

Or maybe I couldn't.

He cupped my face between his hands and leaned down, placing his lips on mine softly. My heart warmed and suddenly, I wasn't scared anymore. I kissed back, standing on my tip toes some, because I needed him. His warmth and love and acceptance. I needed it. I wrapped my arms around his torso squeezing him and he deepened the kiss, moving his hands from my face to my hips. His clothes were wet from the rain and so were mine, so I'm sure that's why we discarded them a minute later and were laying under my blankets. At least, that's what I pretended was the reason. We, of course, still had out boxers on, but my face was burning bright red as Sasuke leaned over me, his muscles flexing as he held himself low so he could kiss me roughly. I was gently tracing the muscles on his back.

And God, there was fire burning everywhere he touched me and electricity pulsing through my veins more shocking then the ones outside. Then he was kissing down my neck, leaving marks he shouldn't have, and over my chest and I just couldn't stand it. He was lying between my legs and grinding against me and oh my God, I couldn't breathe. His hands reached down and started tugging at my boxers and before I knew it-

My doorbell was ringing.

Wooooooowwwwwwww

Sasuke stopped doing what he was doing and pulled back, looking towards the outside of my room. We both listened, though it was kind of hard because our breaths were ragged and loud. Soon, the doorbell rang again and Sasuke muttered a curse. Yeah, I was hoping I imagined it too. He got off me and grabbed his pants, yanking them on.

"I'll be back." He told me, his eyes going from my face and down my body. I flushed and pulled the blankets up to my neck, making him chuckle. He walked out the room and I sighed heavily, burying my face in the sheets that smelled just like him now. I knew doing whatever we were doing wasn't going to cover up the mess I left behind at school, but it was enough. My arm didn't even hurt anymore either. "Naruto!" I heard Sasuke call me and I sighed. Apparently it was for me. I got out of bed and grabbed my pants too, but I also grabbed my shirt and pulled it on. Once I was fully dressed I started out my room. It was probably Sakura coming to see me because she was worried. Or she could be angry too. But what I saw when I was able to look in my foyer, made my heart freeze up and fall into my stomach.

Oh shit.

The cops were here.

Every time I saw police, I always had this weird reaction of being scared. Even when I hadn't done anything wrong. But now that I know I've done something wrong, I almost passed out. One of the cops gestured me to come down the rest of my stairs and I did, walking slowly and stopping on the landing. I was close enough to have a conversation, but not too close that one of the could grab me and arrest me. Sasuke's face looked somber and nervous, I don't even know what my face looked like.

"What's going on?" I asked in a quiet voice. I knew damn well what was going on. The taller of the two cops, who was rather attractive, I might add, gave me a hard look.

"Zaku Abumi's parents are pressing charges about what happened today." He told me and I held back a loud 'Awe fuck'. Instead, Sasuke decided to put his two cents in.

"What?" He asked incredulously. Apparently he wasn't debriefed on the subject. "It was a fight, not an attack." Funny how that's what Sasuke called it when he was yelling at me.

"From what people told us, it was more of an attack." The other cop said back, giving Sasuke a wary look. Sasuke opened his mouth to retort, but then closed it, looking angry. He glanced at me, then back to the cops.

"Well then, what do you want?" He asked in a calm voice. I needed to learn how to master that kind of voice.

"To take him down to the station." The shorter cop replied and I raised an eyebrow, secretly panicking. The station?! He wanted to take me down there?! They were gonna question me and figure out I was crazy and send me to a mental hospital where I would only get three meals a day! I can't live on that kind of diet!

"Don't you have to read me my Miranda Rights or something?" I question, taking a couple steps back from them. My voice was shaking and so was I. I probably either looked insane or guilty. My legs were getting ready to bound up the stairs, so I was definitely gonna look guilty.

"Um…no." The tall cop answered, confused. "You're not being arrested." Oh Thank God.

"Then I don't have to go with you." I said, then yelped when my back hit the wall. Okay, I needed to calm the fuck down.

"Naruto." Sasuke scolded giving that, what a surprise, crazy look. "Just go."

"Go with me." I blurted out, fixing my eyes on my boyfriend. Sasuke turned to look at the cops, who gave each other looks, then shrugged.

"It's fine." The tall one said, then opened my front door and gestured towards the street. "Come on." Sasuke grabbed a jacket and his shoes, while I paid no mind to either and just walked out the house, keeping enough distance from the cops. It's not like I hated cops or anything, I mean, they were only doing their job, they just made me nervous. I'm like terrified of being arrested and confined in a cell for the rest of my life. Whether it was in a Insane Asylum or a Prison, neither sounded dandy. Me and Sasuke got into the back of the police cruiser, he had grabbed me some shoes, then the cops got in and started driving downtown. I think whoever builds Police Station purposefully puts them downtown so the police can just grab someone and be like 'I'm taking you downtown.'

It only took about five minutes to get there, plus Sasuke was texting most of the time, so I was alone in all my anxiousness. Once we did get there, I felt even more nervous. At first, the cops weren't going to let Sasuke sit in on the questioning with me, but I threw a fit and so did he. They asked me if I wanted a lawyer and I told them no. I think that was a bad idea. Instead of the two cops who brought me down here questioning me, I actually had a detective and Zaku's lawyer. This was insanity.

"Okay, so just give me a run down of what happened today, Naruto." The detective, Yuri, told me. I glanced at Sasuke who nodded, then I took a deep breath.

"Um…I was in Chemistry with my friend Sakura and we,…we were talking about me hitting someone-"

"So you have a history of violence?" Yuri asked me and I blushed.

"Well, no. I just-"

"That's not exactly correct, Naruto." The Lawyer, Mr. Dick fuck, or I think his name was Ryuu, said. Whatever they sound alike. "You see, I have your school records here," Fuck. "And just in the past two school years you have been into six fights. Which I believe shows a history of violence." He closed the files he had on me and gave me an 'You're not getting out of this' look. Yeah, I should of gotten that Lawyer. There was a knock at the door and a police officer stuck his head in.

"Sasuke, someone's here to see you." He said and me and Sasuke both looked confused. Here to see him? Maybe his parents came to pick him up because they didn't want him around a delinquent like me. Sasuke hesitated for a moment, I knew he didn't want to leave me, but I gave him a reassuring nod. He sighed and stood out of his chair and walked out the room. The door closed and I looked back around, facing my questioners.

"Have you and Zaku had altercations in the past?" Yuri asked me. I nodded.

"Yeah, he picks on me a lot." I shrugged, trying not to seem too jittery, because I kind of wanted to jump up and pace.

"Picks on you how?" Ryuu asked, raising an eyebrow at me and I glared at him.

"Well, it's not that difficult to figure out. He's an as-" I bit my lip, cutting off my ass statement. "He's rude and he…says mean things to me…" God, I sounded like a five year old, but what else could I say? He beats me up and kicks me when I'm down, knocks books out of my hand? What the fuck…that's what I should be saying! But something was holding me back. Something nagging me at the back of my mind.

"So what you're saying is that instead of going to the Guidance Councilor, who is in your school for dealing with bullies, or even your Principal, you attack my client like some sort of heathen." Heathen? The hell, are we in the 1950's?

"I didn't attack him, I-"

"I've already spoken to some of the kids in that class during the time." The detective cut me off. Again. This is wrong. Shouldn't he be a mediator and not taking sides? "They said you jumped over the desk out of no where and started punching Zaku." Whoa. I did that? I'm such a hard ass. I had to fight to keep a smile off my face.

"He was making me really angry-"

"So, If I was making you really angry, as you say," Dr. Stick up his ass, interrupted me. "You would jump over this table and being hitting me? Have you no control over yourself?" No, I don't. Thanks for asking.

"Listen, it wasn't like that, I-"

"You were what? Breaking under the pressure? If he was bothering you that bad, then you should of told your Chemistry Teacher, correct?" Ryuu said and my face started to get really hot. If he would let me get a word in, then I could explain what happened.

"I just got-"

"Got what? Over whelmed and you couldn't-"

"Listen!" I screamed, slamming my hand on the table and making them both flinch. And at the same time, the door swung open and walked in Sasuke and…what? Why was…

"Enough. No more questions." My History teacher said. "You will let me speak to my client before you ask him anymore questions."

"Oh? And you're his Lawyer, that he didn't ask for?" Ryuu asked smartly and I blinked stupidly. I don't know what to do.

"Yes, Kakashi Hatake. Fully licensed to be here, whether he wants me or not. Besides, he's too stupid to know when to shut his mouth or not." I blushed heavily and glared at Kakashi. What in the hell was he doing here anyways? "Anyways, we have to go up to Hospital to be witnesses while Zaku signs these papers so he can press charges on a kid he's been bullying for two years. Where that makes sense, I wouldn't know, but sometimes life doesn't make sense." Sasuke grabbed my hand and started to tug me out the room, while Kakashi smiled behind the mask he always wore at Ryuu who was red in the face. "We'll see you there."

I guess I was lying when I told Ryuu, in my mind, I had no self control, because I held my tongue until Sasuke, Kakashi and I all piled up in Kakashi's car. In fact, I actually waited until we were on the road, before I exploded.

"What the hell was that back there?!" I screamed. This was so illegal. Kakashi lying was insane and it was probably going to get him and me in trouble. And I didn't need anymore damn trouble.

"I was helping you, what do you mean?" Kakashi glanced at me through his rearview mirror. I gapped at him.

"What do you mean, what do you mean? How could you not understand what I mean, I mean, I'm saying this loud and clear aren't I? You're not even a Lawyer!" I scolded him and he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes. I am." Kakashi nodded slowly. "I work personally for a few families around here and yours is one of them." Well, that was a bombshell. I thought Kakashi only worked as a high school teacher. Seems like I know nothing about anything.

"I…." I cleared my throat and closed my mouth that had been hanging open. "How'd you even know about that? I told them I didn't want a Lawyer." I said.

"Yes, and that was a very stupid idea on your part." Kakashi said. I could hear the eye roll in his voice. "I work for Sasuke's family too and he knew I worked for yours, so he texted me to let me know what was going on. So, here I am." He explained to me and I frowned deeply, glaring at the back of Sasuke's head. I swear I saw his shoulders shaking. Bastard.

"Okay…" I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. Just go with it. Don't ask questions that aren't important. "So, what are we doing now?" I asked.

"We are going up to the Hospital Zaku's at so everyone can witness him signing the papers that will put you through the court and all those happy things. We have to watch him to make sure it's not forgery and no one's forcing him." Kakashi told me and I nodded slowly, starting to feel nervous again. From what I heard, I beat the holy shit out of Zaku and from my face, I barley got any hits back and now I had to go stare at him while he presses charges on me. Ugh. "And this is your time to apologize to him Naruto." Whoa. What? Me apologize to him? I narrowed my eyes.

"Excuse me?" I nearly growled.

"I know it sounds crazy, but you have to let go of your pride and face the problem at hand." Sasuke spoke to me this time, turning in the front seat and looking back at me. I already let go of my pride for his dumbass and now I had to do it for Zaku? No. No way in hell. "If you don't…" He trailed off and looked at Kakashi.

"I'm good, but I'm not that good." Kakashi sighed. "You're going to have a record for Assault, a fine or community service or both, if he presses charges. You have zero chance of winning this." He said and I exhaled heavily, slumping back against the seat. Damn. Damn. Damn it all to motherfucking shit fuck hell! I did not want to have Assault on my record. If I try to get a job somewhere, they're gonna think I'll attack people out of nowhere. And if I was going to have to stop Zaku from signing those papers, then I was going to have to do some major brown nosing. Fuck.

The rest of the ride the Hospital was silent. I was with my thoughts and brown nosing techniques and who the hell knows what Sasuke and Kakashi were thinking, because I didn't. When we pulled into a parking space, I felt like my body was super heavy and my blood was cold. This is the worst day of my entire life. We all got out the car and walked to the entrance doors. I stayed behind them, because I just couldn't keep up. It was getting hard to breathe and see straight. Any second now I was going to be a patient and not a visitor.

Zaku's room was on the fourth floor and we took an elevator. Probably the slowest fucking elevator in the entire world, because I swore it took twenty minutes to get up there. I thought time was supposed to go fast when you were dreading something. Uh, whatever. There was a ding and the doors opened. Kakashi, Sasuke and I all sidled past some Nurses and started down the hall. Kakashi led the way to a room, then knocked on the door. It took a second, but eventually it opened. Zaku's, which I guessed, mom and dad were sitting in chairs next to their son, but they stood up when we walked in. I kept my eyes on the ground.

"Hello, you must be Lynn." Kakashi said politely.

"Yes, Kakashi, right?" I heard a female voice answer him. "This is my husband, Dante, and I think you know Zaku from school."

"Yeah, hey." Kakashi sounded like he was visiting a student to see if he was okay and not lawyer his ass off.

"Hey." Zaku's deep voice responded, then it got very quiet. I had a small feeling everyone was staring at me.

"Hello Naruto." Lynn's voice greeted me. Oh God. Oh God, I can't do this. I can't look this lady, the lady who should have been freaking out the moment she saw me, in the face and explained to her why I beat up her son. Even if Zaku was a shit person, his mom probably thought he was a good boy. I bet somewhere in Zaku he was a nice person and I didn't want to destroy that image of him for her. I couldn't do this. I just couldn't. I started to breathe heavily, quietly and blink rapidly. I was hyperventilating. I was going to pass out.

Suddenly, a hand touched my back gently and immediately, shockingly, I calmed instantly. I closed my eyes, feeling the hand press into the small of my back, not to push me forward, but to let me know they were there. And instantly, I knew it was Sasuke. Taking in air, I calmed my self and looked up slowly, meeting eyes with Zaku's mother.

She was tall and lean, beautiful and kind looking. Her grey eyes were a bit hard, but there was also a sense of understanding deep within them. It calmed me even more. She had long, straight brown hair that fell all around her shoulders and back. A small smile was tugging at her pink lips and her cheeks were slightly flushed. She was really pretty.

"Hi." I said back, trying not to look too anxious. I looked at Zaku's dad, Dante, who was taller than Lynn was and very broad shouldered. I can see exactly where Zaku got his looks from.

Speaking of Zaku.

I finally turned my eyes on him, sitting up in the Hospital bed. He wasn't looking at me and his cheeks were a bit pink. Was he as nervous as me? Hm, yeah right. Black and blues marks practically covered his face and there was some swelling around his right eye. He had bandages wrapped around his forehead and his hospital gown covered most of the other bruises I probably gave him, so it wasn't that bad. At least, I was going to tell myself that. Looking at him like that, I suddenly felt like shit. And that wasn't good.

Sasuke was standing right behind me, but instead, I looked at Kakashi for help. Was I really supposed to apologize to Zaku? Yeah, I felt bad, but still… Kakashi nodded at me firmly, as though he knew what I was thinking. I tried not to sigh as I turned back to Zaku. All I had to say was that I was sorry for what I did, it was so easy. So, so easy. But why did it feel so hard?

"Zaku…" I grumbled and Zaku dragged his eyes from wherever he was looking and looked at me. I slowly took a step towards him, hoping I looked sincere and nice. Hoping. "I um…I'm sorry…for what happened…"

"No you're not." He said instantly, in an angry voice and I…I don't know what I felt first. It was a weird feeling. Like I wanted to drop to the ground and scream. Then I got another feeling. The feeling like I wanted to send him to ICU.

"You know what, you're right." I faintly heard Sasuke mumble 'Awe shit'. "I'm not sorry." I said, frowning and glaring at Zaku.

"Naruto." Kakashi scolded, but I ignored him.

"You have bullied, tortured and made my life a living and breathing hell ever since last year." I tried to keep my voice low. "You've punched, kicked, slapped, hit me, pushed things out of my hands, locked me in lockers and supply closets and thrown things at me and tripped me and ruined my things. You've ruined my life. You're ruining my life, because I finally did something back. I hate you so much, I feel like hitting you again. Just because I'm gay gives you no reason to act like you're better than me, because you're not. You're not at all. I actually care about other people's feelings and I would never intentionally hurt anyone, you're just pathetic. Okay? Just a stupid, low life football player with nothing else to do except make me feel like crap. And you've accomplished your mission, because even though you've done all those horrible and disgusting things to me, I still feel bad. Seeing you sitting in that Hospital bed doesn't make me feel like I've done something right. It makes me feel like shit."

I looked away from Zaku, because that entire speech I had been staring him so hard in the eyes that mine were dry. I was kind of proud of myself that I didn't scream or cry, but I felt vulnerable and stupid. I shouldn't of said all of that, but it was the truth. Every single bit of it. And that made me angry that I felt bad for him after all that he's done.

It was dead silent in the room then, I didn't know what was going to happen, so I stayed still and stared at the floor. I said what I had to say and did what I thought I needed to do and that was that. I had no reason to apologize. The silence was so thick and heavy, I figured that his parents were thinking of ways to kill me. Maybe Kakashi too. Who knows what Sasuke thought. He was probably…I don't know. Then a voice I didn't expect to hear, said something.

"Well, well, well." Ryuu fuck tard stalked into the room, bumping shoulders with me as he walked towards Zaku's bed. I growled. That asshole was listening to the whole thing. God, I was in deep shit. "That was sassy." He smirked at me and held up his briefcase, setting it on Zaku's lap. In fact, I kind of wanted to hit him. Maybe kill him. Slowly and painfully. Opening it, he pulled out a piece of paper and a pen, handing them both over to Zaku, then closing the briefcase. I really hope I didn't get community service. "Go ahead and sign the papers Zaku," Ryuu gestured. I looked at Zaku and he looked at me. We stared at each other for a long time, before he snorted and set the paper down and poised his pen over it. Fuuucccckkk I'm so screwed.

I felt a hand clamped down on my shoulder and I looked back to see Sasuke looking solemn. He mouthed 'let's go', then tugged me back towards the door. I nodded and gave Zaku once last glance. He had already signed the paper and my heart inched it's way down into my stomach acid. I looked away.

"I hope you know," Zaku said, making me stop and swivel around slowly to look at him again. He was holding up the paper, smirking. His signature stuck out proud and clear. "I was this close to ruining your life again."

Then…

He ripped the paper in half.

If I could of taken a picture of Ryuu's face I would of. Lynn was actually smiling gently and Dante just looked angry, but he looked like that ever since I saw him, so I think that was just his only face. Sasuke's hand squeezed my shoulder tightly and Kakashi sighed quietly. I smiled at Zaku and his smirk lifted into a smile as well as he ripped the paper again. We nodded at each other.

"Sorry about this, Kakashi." I grumbled from the backseat as Kakashi drove me and Sasuke back to my house. I was clutching a piece of paper in my hand that Lynn had given me outside the Hospital. She had caught up with us and pressed it into my palm, telling me if I ever needed her help, just to call her. I promised I would, then left.

"What about?" Kakashi asked curiously. I sighed and rubbed my temples.

"You know, with this whole thing. It was stupid. We could of easily avoided it." I explained and he chuckled.

"I'm sure we could of, but…" He pulled into my driveway and put the car in park, looking back at me. "How long do you think it would of taken for Zaku to try and push your buttons again?" Damn, couldn't argue with that logic. I unbuckled my seatbelt and opened the car door.

"I think…I don't think he's gonna bully me anymore." I said as Sasuke closed his door as he got out the car. Kakashi smiled, I figured because his eyes crinkled up, and nodded.

"Neither do I." I grinned happily at Kakashi.

"Thanks." I got out the car and closed the door, running up my lawn and crashing into Sasuke who was standing on my steps. I wrapped my arms around him, holding his arms down, and laughed loudly. There was a beep and I heard Kakashi's car vroom down the street. "So, what'd you think of my big speech?" I asked, letting him go. He turned around and peered down at me.

"It was the truth and you needed to let that out and…" He grinned. "I wouldn't of had you apologize any other way." I gasped and hit his arm.

"I was so not apologizing!" I shouted, pouting at him and he chuckled.

"Yeah right!" He put on a fake sad face. "In spite of all those bad things you did to me Zaku, I…" He sighed dramatically and put his hand on his chest, looking to his side. "I still feel bad." I punched him this time, letting out a frustrated scream and pushing past him. I was still laughing though.

"Shut up! I hate you! Sleep outside tonight!" I slammed open my door and stomped in quickly, trying to close the door on him, but he put his foot down just in time. He laughed and pushed the door open, knocking me backwards and onto my butt. He stepped in the house, closed the door and kneeled down in front of me, smiling.

"God, you're so little, I could-"

"Toss me around like a football, yeah, yeah." I brushed my hand over his face and chuckled as he pushed me down on my back, kissing me gently.

"I was going to say, break you if I'm too rough." Sasuke said pulling back and I rolled my eyes.

"Bullshit," I touched his jaw, staring at him in the eyes, with a smile on my face. "I'm strong enough to deal with you and anyone else."

"Promise?" He winked playfully and my smile turned into a grin. I leaned up and kissed him, because pinky promises were too cliché.

"Promise."

Did you like it?! Sorry about all the cutesy little romantic endings, but they'll be important late Hahah :D

And Zaku kind of being on their side is going to be important too, that's why I put this whole thing in here, but I won't tell you what, because that'll ruin the entire thing! I'm gonna start on the next chapter riiigghhhttt nowww and I'll try to get it out by the end of the week hopefully

Thanks for reading and review please, because they make me happy ^.^