Chapter 14

The next day Kiba went to school early hoping he would find Sasuke there. They weren't able to find him last night and that worried Kiba more then he wanted to admit. Kiba never thought they would become so close after all this time. If you had told Kiba three years ago that he would be worried sick about Sasuke and spending all night out in the rain looking for him. Kiba would have laughed in their face no way would he have believed it in a million years. Now here he was in school an hour early sitting in his first period class waiting for Sasuke to come in. Kiba didn't know what happened yesterday for Sasuke to leave but he had a good idea that Naruto and Kankurou had something to do it with. Chouji and Le said that Naruto had approached them stating that they were going to beat Sasuke up so he wouldn't hang with them, but they left with Sasuke tied down to the heat radiator in the boys bathroom. There's no telling what Naruto and Kankurou did to him. There was only a few minutes left before the bell would ring signally that it was time for first period when Sasuke came into the class room. Instead of sitting in the back where Kiba was he took a seat in the front left corner the furthest away from Kiba as possible. Kiba was going to get up and go speak with Sasuke when Iruka came in to start the class. Kiba would have to wait till later to speak with Sasuke which was okay because he had the next period with him. Kiba also felt better being able to at least see that Sasuke was alive and here. That didn't mean that he was alright but at least he was here and Kiba could talk to him and hopefully figure things out.

English seemed to go on forever Kiba just wanted it to be over so he could speak with Sasuke next period. Finally the bell rang signaling that it was time for second period which for Kiba was math. Math was hands down his most hated subject, but at least he could hopefully sit beside Sasuke and speak with him. Kiba waited until Sasuke left before he did and he followed Sasuke he wanted to make sure he was able to sit beside him this time. Sasuke went to the back where he usually sat in math and Kiba went to sit right beside him. This was the first time he got a good look at Sasuke since yesterday and what he saw broke his heart. Sasuke had bruising all over his face and even his neck. He could see the marks on his wrists that were from whatever Naruto and Kankurou used to tie him up with. Kiba could feel rage filling his entire being at what his two best friends did to Sasuke. Sasuke didn't deserve the shit that people put him through. He was a teenager that went through an unspeakable trauma and he was lucky to still be alive. Sasuke fought every single day of his life since that day four years ago. His parents were insane and his father was abusive the last thing Sasuke deserved was to be bullied and beat up at school as well.

"Sasuke where were you last night?"

Sasuke didn't even acknowledge that Kiba had said anything he just kept looking forward.

"What happened yesterday you didn't show up. I went to your place and your father said you weren't there. You didn't come back to my place last night. I don't understand what happened?"

Again Sasuke didn't say anything he just listened to the lesson Gai was giving them even though he already knew it. Kiba let out a sigh he knew he should be paying attention especially because math was his worse subject, but he just couldn't.

"Chouji and Lee told me at the end of the day that Naruto and Kankurou had you in the bathroom. What happened?"

For the third time Kiba didn't get an answer and he just gave up for now. When the lesson was over he would try and get Sasuke to talk during lunch hour. Right when the bell rung Kiba turned to speak with Sasuke instead all he got was a note from him before Sasuke walked out. Kiba opened it and read what it said.

'Why don't you go ask your best friends after all you share everything right.'

Kiba was confused about that last part about them sharing everything. It made no sense to him, but he knew it would make sense to Naruto and Kankurou. So he decided to leave Sasuke be for right now until he knew the whole story and for that he needed to find Naruto and Kankurou. Kiba knew they would be meeting everyone in the café so he headed for there. He wasn't going to just ignore this Sasuke was his friend he cared about him and he would be dam if he let anyone hurt him.

Sasuke couldn't believe Kiba actually acted like he didn't know anything about what happened to him. if Kiba actually thought he was going to just act like he wasn't trying to hurt him he had another thing coming. Sasuke wasn't going to take this shit anymore he just wanted to do his work, graduate and get the hell out of this town. Sasuke headed to the counselors office he wanted to talk to Kakashi about something. Sasuke got there and gave a nod to the secretary before heading to Kakashi's office he knocked and waited for a reply.

"Come in" Kakashi called

Sasuke walked in to see that Kakashi was thankfully alone so Sasuke went and sat down in one of the chairs across from Kakashi's.

"Sasuke what happened to you?"

Kakashi got up and went around his desk so he could get a better look at Sasuke's injuries. Kakashi went to put his hand on the side of Sasuke's face but Sasuke flinched back. He couldn't help it it was just this natural thing he did now. After his father, the bullies and the clients at the club how could he not be afraid of someone touching him. Kakashi pulled his hand back and leaned against the front of his desk.

"Sasuke I'm not going to hurt you. If you don't know that then there are a lot more deep issues then I originally thought."

"I want to change my courses into correspondence courses so I can do everything from him. Can you help me with that?" Sasuke whispered he was still afraid to speak at a normal level but at least he was talking to Kakashi.

"Well I can help you do that but I would much rather talk about what happened to you. You can't honestly expect me to believe that this sudden decision to leave school doesn't have anything to do with those bruises. Sasuke I want to help you so I need you to talk to me and together we can figure this out. I know you get bullied tell me who did this to you and we can make it better."

"You can't make it better. I just want to do the work on my own so I can graduate and leave this city."

"What does your parents think of this?"

"Why does that matter?"

"Because you would need their permission and signature to leave school."

"I don't need it for my other course that I take through correspondence."

"That's because you still had your courses here. If you want to be completely on correspondence then you need one of your parent's permission."

"I can't do that."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't live there anymore and I can't go back."

"Why not Sasuke?"

"Because I can't."

"If you're not there then where are you staying?"

"In a motel for right now."

"How are you able to afford that?"

"I have a job."

"What job would that be that you can afford to stay in a motel room?"

"Doesn't matter it's a job that will keep me away from them and help pay for university. That's all that matters."

"Why do you not want to be with your parents?"

"Because"

"That's not good enough Sasuke. Listen I can substitute for a parent's signature if there is a good enough reason for me to. You those papers signed then you need to at least tell me what's going on at home."

"You have to report everything to the police though and then they will take them away and I'll end up in some foster home and I'll be stuck here."

Kakashi let out a sigh he didn't know what to do. He did have to report any criminal activity that is going on within a household. However if Sasuke didn't tell him then he wouldn't be able to do something to help him. Sasuke hadn't spoken a single word in over four years but he did to him. On some level Sasuke trusts him and he couldn't just not help Sasuke. You could tell the bullies were getting to be extreme judging by how injured Sasuke was. Kakashi really didn't have much of a choice right now.

"I'll make you a deal. You tell me where you are staying what motel and you tell me what is going on at home. Then I won't report it and I'll sign you out of school. I want to know what motel you are at though so I can come and see you once a week to make sure you are okay. You're only sixteen Sasuke I'm taking a risk by not reporting anything I want to keep making sure you are alright and we work though this trauma of yours. Do we have a deal?"

"Deal"

Sasuke didn't even have to think about it. It was a no brainer for Kakashi to come see him once a week was nothing compared to his home life. Now all he had to do was finish his courses and save up for university. Sasuke had worked last night and made two grand in one night so it wouldn't take long for him to work four days a week and save up money.

"Alright."

Kakashi said as he went and sat down in the chair beside Sasuke.

"So tell me why did you leave home?"

"After the incident my father's company went downhill. He started to drink more and more and my mom started to do drugs. Everything went so wrong so fast my father started to hurt me, there was nothing in the house, we didn't have any food for weeks I wouldn't be able to eat. I couldn't handle it anymore I was getting sick and he just kept beating me more. My mother didn't even notice or care she just kept acting like nothing was going on. I couldn't take it anymore so I left."

"Did he put these bruises on you?"

"No that was from school."

"Who was it?"

"Just two guys."

"Well if you tell me what happened I can speak to the principal and get them expelled."

"Everyone bullies me, because I don't talk and even if I did start talking to everyone they still would. So there isn't a point in talking to them or anyone really. I just want to be out of schools I can focus on my work and not have to worry about where I am."

"Ok I can understand that. If you change your mind about not talking about it you can always tell me. I'm here to help you and get you through what happened to you. I want to see you graduate and move on to whatever university you choose to go to. I want to see you happy and healthy. So I will sign the papers and today will be your last day here. Now what motel are you staying in?"

"The Riverside Inn room 305."

"Alright how about every Wednesday I come by and see you at one in the afternoon. Does that work for you?"

"Ya that's fine I work at night so."

"Are you going to tell me what it is?"

"No"

"Is it illegal?"

"No it's not."

"Fair enough. Well let's get those papers filled out shall we."

Sasuke gave a nod as Kakashi got up and headed around to hid side of the desk. He opened the drawer and pulled out the papers that he would need for Sasuke to leave school. Kakashi couldn't believe how much Sasuke has been through in his life not only was he being bullied he was being abused to. Kakashi was more than happy to sign the papers so Sasuke could get out of the school and away from the bullies. With Sasuke being in a motel than he was away from his parents' abuse and he would be able to heal. It would be nice to see how bad the bruising is if it was just on his face or all over. Kakashi was wondering if he would be able to see it, but he knew that Sasuke wouldn't probably go for that. Once the paper work was filled out Kakashi told Sasuke that he would inform his teachers about the change. Sasuke would have to come back and write the tests and exams but that was when he was ready to do so. He would also drop his work off to the teachers to grade, but he already knew that from last year.

Normally Kakashi wouldn't agree to this, but given Sasuke's situation this just might be what is best for him. So Kakashi would keep a close eye on Sasuke and make sure he was doing alright and taking care of himself. Kakashi could understand how Sasuke wouldn't want to be in a foster home at his age those houses are never a positive experience. Sasuke was sixteen so he would just be thrown out once he turned eighteen. At least this way Sasuke could work and take care of himself and graduate. Sasuke was intelligent he would never deny him of that so Kakashi was confident that Sasuke could handle himself. Once Kakashi was done with Sasuke, Sasuke went to his locker to get his stuff then headed out to his motel room. He had to work tonight so he was going to get some sleep before he had to go. Tomorrow he was off so he could do his school work then. He was only working four days a week so that meant that three days a week he could do his work. All he had to do was make sure he graduated in eight months with the rest of the graduating class.