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Song of inspiration: Stick With You by The Pussycat Dolls
Chapter 29: Stick With You
Naruto looked at Sasuke, shocked by the words that had just come out of his mouth. He couldn't believe that Sasuke would tell him so calmly that he'd understand if he wanted to break up. It made sense because it wasn't as if any of his previous worked out. He didn't trust people and Naruto could understand why he'd think to give him a way out. "I'm not going anywhere," the blond told him.
Sasuke didn't want to show it, but there was a smile on his face. He truly thought that Naruto might leave; he knew it would be difficult to be in the spotlight. The cameras weren't going anywhere soon and he knew it wasn't going to be long before the police contacted him. "Are you sure?" he asked, not believing what he'd heard.
Naruto chuckled and said, "One hundred percent sure." He moved so he was next to Sasuke, "I promise, I'm not going to leave you." Naruto kissed him, hoping that it would make Sasuke know that he meant what he was saying. The kiss was short, but sweet.
Their moment was interrupted by a knock on the door. Naruto sighed as he got up saying, "If that is some stupid news crew they're going to find their camera in some place it should never be." His statement made Sasuke let out a little laugh; he knew that Naruto was just being protective. He opened the door and found police officers standing in front of him.
"Is Uchiha Sasuke here?" the senior officer asked. He looked to be a detective, probably the one investigating the murder with the new information. They knew that it would happen eventually, but he had hoped that it wouldn't be that soon. Naruto just nodded and moved aside to let them in. "I'm detective Holloway, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you," he said. Sasuke nodded and signaled him to sit. Naruto frowned and sat next to his boyfriend, knowing he had to be there for Sasuke. The officer turned to Naruto and said, "I'm going to have to ask you to leave while I question him."
"Actually I'd prefer if he stayed," Sasuke told him before Naruto could say anything.
"Alright," the officer said, not liking the idea. "I'm sure you know why I'm here," he said, Sasuke just nodded and Naruto grabbed his hand for support. "You're mother showed up to the police station the other day and has left a lot of questions, questions that I'm sure you can answer. I know it was a tough night for you, but we need you to tell us what went on."
"Tough? I think that's an understatement," Sasuke told him. "That night still haunts me and you want me to go back and relive it?" he asked, though he knew what happened. "My brother took the blame for something that he didn't do and none of you even checked to see if it were true or not," he told them, getting angry.
"I know this isn't something you want to go through again. I know it is very difficult for you but if you tell us what happened we can find the truth," he said, trying to make the man understand. " From what I get from that statement, you're saying that your brother didn't kill your father?" he asked. "Can you please tell us what really happened?"
Sasuke looked down, he'd relived the incident so many times in his dreams and it was always difficult to say it out loud. "My father was beating my mother, like he often did. She always took it and whenever it got bad enough that she had to go to the hospital she always went along with whatever stupid story he told them. My father was a very influential man, but you already know that. His word was always taken as the truth because the public thought he could do no wrong," he started. It was obvious that he didn't like his father just by the tone. "None of you even thought that he could be the monster, it was only whoever killed him that was the monster and once you got a confession that was all that you needed," Sasuke said. "You probably would have tried my brother even if there were no evidence that he'd did it," he added, blatantly insulting the police.
"Now Sasuke, everything pointed to Itachi doing it. His fingerprints were on the gun and he had gunpowder residue on his hands," the detective defended the police.
"And you didn't even bother to think that anyone else did it. You didn't take into consideration that no one could find my mother, all that mattered was that you could link fingerprints and gunpowder residue to him," Sasuke argued. "Ever wonder why there were two gun shots? It wasn't because my brother has bad aim. It's because he shot it to get the gunpowder residue on his hands. But you didn't take that into consideration," Sasuke said bitterly. His brother was the only family he had and could trust and the police locked him away.
"I understand that you're mad that Itachi was put away, but we still need you to tell us what happened that night. You didn't give a statement ten years ago, but it will be helpful if you could now," the detective remained calm. He could tell that Sasuke wasn't in a good state of mind.
"Fine," Sasuke said, there were tears welling up, but he wouldn't let them fall. "My father was beating my mother and I truly thought that night was going to be the night he actually killed her. I went down stairs to see what was happening and he saw me. He told me to leave and threatened to beat me too if I didn't. That was when my mom pulled out the gun and shot him, because she wouldn't let him touch me. She always told us that she could take it and truly hated him whenever he laid a hand on Itachi or I. After all, it was one thing to hit her but to hurt her sons was a completely different story. It was the straw that broke the camel's back," he told him, having a difficult time continuing.
"It's okay Sasuke," the detective told him. "If you want to take a break we can," he said seeing that the man might break down at any moment. He knew it was difficult to talk about and hated that he had to make him relive such a horrible time from ten years ago. It was clear to him that Sasuke was probably telling the truth just by how emotional the man was getting.
"No, if I don't tell it now then I never will," Sasuke said and the detective nodded. Sasuke continued, "After she shot him Itachi came into the room. Once he saw what happened he told my mother to leave, which she did. She ran and didn't look back. I didn't know what he was doing at the time, but he manipulated the crime scene to look as if he did it. First he wiped the gun clean and shot a hole in the wall to get gunpowder on his hands. My brother doesn't have bad aim, if he'd shot him it would have happened the first time, there would be no second hole in the wall. Too bad none of detectives ever questioned why there was a second hole. They took his confession and ran with it, ignoring any evidence that might show that he didn't do it or at least create reasonable doubt." Naruto squeezed his hand as he heard Sasuke's bitter tone and all the emotions he was holding back. He was happy that Sasuke's mom told the truth but he hated that Sasuke had to relive the night. "He was thirteen but he was still tried as an adult for something he didn't even do," he finished.
"You have a good memory considering that you were eight at the time," the detective pointed out. He knew that time could make memories become distorted and make the memories less reliable. It wasn't that he didn't believe the story, he just questioned whether or not it reliable.
"I may have been eight but that doesn't mean that I don't remember it," he argued. "For the first few years after I relived that nightmare every time I closed my eyes. Even now I sometimes have the same nightmare; it never changes." Sasuke took a deep breath, trying to keep his emotions under control, "When you see your father die, one of the few people you trusted leave, and your brother take the blame for something that he didn't do it's not easily forgotten." Silence took over the room; everyone didn't know what to say. There wasn't much anyone could say after Sasuke's statement. "I think it's best you guys leave now, I told you all there is to say," he broke the silence.
"Thank you for talking with us," the detective said as he stood up. "We'll be in touch," he told him, "If you remember anything else, please contact us." The exited the room, which remained silent. Neither Sasuke nor Naruto said anything, Naruto comforted Sasuke, but no words were needed. They had done enough talking for the day.
NS
The next day was still difficult. Naruto wasn't sure what to say to make Sasuke feel better; he didn't know if he should talk to him about it or just change the subject and pretend nothing had happened the night before. He wasn't sure if Sasuke would want to talk or if he just wanted time alone so he waited for Sasuke to say anything.
The slience of the room was broken by Sasuke's phone. The dark haired man looked at it and sighed. He saw Kakashi's name light up the screen and he knew exactly what he was calling about. "Hello," Sasuke answered, not sure that he wanted to talk to the man.
"Hey Sasuke," Kakashi said, "I heard about what happened." The younger man just replied by saying, "I'm pretty sure that everyone has heard about it." There was a moment of silence before Kakashi spoke, "I just wanted to check how you are doing."
"How do you think I'm doing?" Sasuke asked, though no answer was necessary, they both knew the answer. "The police came today, they wanted me to tell everything that happened. I think that they wanted me to say my mother is lying because it'd be so much easier for them, but I couldn't. They made a mistake and it's about time that they know it." Sasuke just told him because he knew that Kakashi would bug him until he did. There was no point in avoiding the conversation, even though he would have liked to.
"I know that you refused to talk before, but I still have that therapist's number if you need it," he said. It was one of the most serious conversations that he'd had. Kakashi was usually easy going, but the topic made him worry about Sasuke. The younger man was like a son to him, one that he wasn't ready to have when it happened, but nonetheless he was like family.
"Thanks Kakashi, but I think I'll be fine," Sasuke told him. He tried to make it so Kakashi wouldn't worry, but he was unsuccessful and they both knew it. He said that he'd be fine, but Kakashi wasn't so sure. It was difficult for Sasuke when it happened and time didn't make it less difficult, if anything else there were times when it made it worse. The older man always had a feeling that Itachi was innocent and Sasuke was just proving it to be right. "Look I really don't want to talk right now, so I'm going to go," Sasuke said. He didn't give the other man any time to talk; rather he hung up.
Naruto looked at Sasuke, he didn't hear the other end of the conversation but he knew that Sasuke wasn't as okay as he was acting. He was saying that it didn't affect him, but it did. His silence said everything. Sasuke went back into behind his walls that Naruto thought he'd started to tear down and he didn't know what to do to make it stop.
"You know that I'm always here for you if you need to talk," Naruto told him. Sasuke just gave him a weak smile and nodded, "I know." The blond just smiled and put in a movie, when he sat down he signaled for Sasuke to join him. It made him feel better when he did. There were no words, just the sound of the TV. Sasuke put his head on Naruto's shoulder as the blond wrapped his arm around the other man. He could feel Sasuke relax and knew that all Sasuke needed was to get his mind off of the situation.
TBC…
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