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Ch.3 Imaginary thoughts

The next day came quickly

Sakura came by Sasuke's room. She opened the door and looked in. "Sasuke?" she asked.

She wore the white skirt just as every other nurse did, with the white hat on top of her pink hair, which had grown to the length to the middle of her back. She had allowed it to grow out again.

She looked around still.

Sasuke was sitting in the corner off to the side, knees pressed against his chest as he rested his chin on them. His arms wrapped around his legs. He lifted his head at the sound of his name. He looked at Sakura silently.

Sakura lowered her eyes. "Its time for breakfast..." she said.

"Come on. Their...serving pancakes..." she said and looked up forcing a weak smile "If you want them of course..."

Sasuke stood to his feet silently, sticking his hands into his pockets. He looked at her for a moment.

"You let your hair grow out..." he said, looking away, and waiting by the exit, waiting for her to lead him to the mess hall.

Sakura shut the door and followed him, only to walk next to him.

"You ...don't...like it?" she asked as they walked.

"It's fine..." he muttered.

She didn't say anything. She got breakfast for him.

Sasuke looked when the food was placed in front of him, being handed a plastic fork. He frowned a little at the utensil. If he wanted, he could...He shook his head a little. He pulled the plate closer to him and started to eat the food.

Sakura sat across from him before she looked over at the people who stared. She looked back at the table before looking at Sasuke.

She couldn't believe how different he looked due to being in this place. It hurt her. Pained her so much seeing him like this. So much it made her heart ached. She wanted to hold him to comfort him and tell him that everything was going to be okay.

But she knew she couldn't, knowing that he'd push away. Probably scream, glare, and hit her to get her away. Her eyes water again but she pushed the tears back. She wouldn't cry in front of him. She wanted to show him she could be strong for once in her life.

She looked back at him now.

"Sasuke...?"

Sasuke didn't look up from his food, poking at it a little before he cut himself a small section and stabbing the fork through it. He kept it there for a moment.

"...Nani?' he asked her, lifting the piece into his mouth.

"I know...your angry at all of us...you...probably hate all of us...and I'm sorry...that none of us can believe what your telling us...we're only...going by what we found." she said and looked at Sasuke.

"I...just want you to know...I'm here for you...and I'll try my best...to make you...place here as comfortable as I can make it...if you'd allow me too."

Sasuke looked up at her.

"You want me to be comfortable around crazy people..." he asked her flatly, looking back at his plate, stabbing another piece, and eating it. Sakura flinched slightly when Sasuke stabbed the plate.

"What don't you understand? I said I don't remember...you people are starting to piss me off...' he stated.

She looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean...I..." she didn't finish. She held a clenched fist in front of her heart before she looked at him again and slammed a hand onto the table and frowned at Sasuke.

"Why won't you ever let anyone in Sasuke? I'm here...trying to help you! And all you do is push me away! How is anyone suppose to help you if all you do is push them away?" she asked tears in her eyes.

Sasuke looked up at her coolly, stabbing the fork into another piece rather hard.

"You're annoying...you don't get it...just like everybody else in this damned place...and quit looking at me like that..." he said quietly, his hand tightening on the fork.

"I'm not someone to pity...so don't look at me like that...it's pissing me off." he stated.

Sakura stared at Sasuke with wide eyes before her eyes spilled tears and she shook her head, slowly shutting her eyes. "...Naze...How could you say such things..." she said and pushed herself from the chair.

"Sasuke...Here I am trying to help you...and all you can say...is your annoying...I know you could never feel the same way as I feel for you...but god damn it Sasuke! Stop being such. Such an asshole!"

She shook her head more. "I don't have to be here! But i am! Because i care about you!"

Sasuke looked at his fork, frowning.

"If I'm such an asshole then leave..." he said coldly. He wasn't hungry anymore.

Sakura watched him. "I can't...I ... I love you too much, to just leave you alone in this place." she said.

Sasuke frowned, his eyes focused on his fork, his eyes seeming to glaze over slightly. Thoughts started flooding through his mind. It would be easy...so easy...Sasuke lifted a hand, placing it on his temple, frowning, as he tried to forcing the thoughts away. He shut his eyes with a wince.

Sakura watched him before she lowered her head. "Fine...I'll...just treat you with the same attitude you treat me." she replied and took a small whistle from her around her neck and blew it.

Instantly men came into the room. They had a straightjacket. And they didn't even bother waiting for Sasuke to get up. They got him down and forced it on it tying the straps and forcing him onto his feet dragging him towards his room.
Sakura hadn't moved from her spot at all, the whistle still at her lips but she didn't blow again. She was sobbing silently.

Sasuke's yells could be heard as he was dragged away kicking. He struggled, trying to pull away from them. His head was pounding.

"Don't touch me! Onegai shimasu!" he yelled, hyperventilating.

They threw him into the room and shut the door. They didn't answer him at all. Only the darkness was there as his company.

Sasuke looked around him with wide eyes.

"Onegai...iie...not here..." he said. He shut his eyes tightly, trying to calm himself, taking deep shaky breaths. He started hearing things. He flinched looking around him. The memories started to come. How his parents died...when he lost everything. He shut his eyes, curling in a ball, tears falling down his cheeks as he remembered the screams. How his brother taunted him.

Silence was all that heard his cries.

Sasuke let out a sob, burying his face into his knees, shoulders shaking, as he shifted uncomfortably. He leaned his back against the hard wall.

"Kaa-san...Otou-san..." he whispered softly. He began rocking back and forth, his eyes staring off blindly as the images of his parents being slaughtered before his very eyes flashed in his head again, like a movie. He shivered.

Silence.

Someone kicked the door. "SHUT THE FUCK UP IN THERE WILL YOU!" yelled a guard.

About a few hours later, the men came back and inside grabbing Sasuke and dragging him down the hall to the doctor's room.

Sasuke let them drag him, his eyes red and bloodshot from crying. His cheeks were an angry flush. His eyes were distant.

When they brought him into the room and sat him down, Iruka was there. He frowned when he saw the state Sasuke was in and it pained him.

Silence.

"Sasuke..." he greeted softly.

Sasuke was looking down at his lap. He didn't answer.

"Sasuke...tell me anything you wish to talk about." Iruka said. "I'll listen..." he said to Sasuke obviously knowing the boy was on the edge of cracking. Sasuke was obviously losing his fucking mind.

Slowly but surely he was anyways.

Sasuke looked up at him.

"You think I'm crazy..." he whispered, his voice cracking a little.

Iruka watched Sasuke. "I know you need help...I don't think your crazy...you just need help Sasuke...You need people to talk to. You pushing them away won't help. I know what happened to you is deep...you seeing that...that incident in front of your eyes...Just talk to me. I'll understand. I know how it feels to lose loved ones..." he said slowly.

Sasuke looked down at his lap.

"..." he didn't know what to say.

"...How's...how's Naruto?" he asked him tentatively.

"Naruto is still in the hospital. He's healing. He'll be fine. Don't worry Sasuke." Iruka responded.

Sasuke let out a small sigh of relief.

"I don't know why I did it..." he started. His head started to pound a little.

More silence.

Iruka sighed. "That's why your here...because we're trying to get you to remember Sasuke." he said before looking to Sasuke his face soft.

Sasuke frowned, trying to remember, brows furrowed. His head started to hurt when he tried remembering. Then the image of him being over Naruto's unconscious body, strangling him. Sasuke's eyes went wide, his breathing hitching.

Iruka watched him in silence before he slowly reached over to touch the boy's shoulder. "Sasuke...Don't be afraid to talk to me."

Sasuke flinched, his eyes snapping up and glaring at him.

"Don't touch me...' he said softly, Sharingan's flashing, before vanishing as quickly as they came. His brow furrowed.

"I was over him, strangling him...but...that's all I remember...it hurts my head trying to remember..." he muttered.

"..." Iruka pulled his hand away before sighing. "...Naze demoka..?" he asked slowly (But why..?)

Sasuke shook his head.

"I don't know why...I'm only seeing images right now..." he said.

Iruka sighed. 'Don't worry. Things will come in due time." he looked at Sasuke before smiling weakly. "...If I talk to the head of here...depending on your behavior, you may be able to leave here earlier...and may also be able to walk outside freely."

Sasuke was silent, but you could see that his shoulders relaxed a little at the thought of being able to walk outside.

"...Alright..." he said quietly.

Iruka nodded. "alright." he said and stood up. "Come on. I'll walk you back to your room." he said. "Or...would you like to walk around first?"

Sasuke shrugged his shoulders, looking away from Iruka and not answering him.

."..." he sighed. "I guess your room than. Since you didn't want to answer." he said as he looked at Sasuke looking at the door meaning for him to walk ahead and he follow behind. "Sure you don't wish to walk about?"

"I want to walk around..." he muttered. Why did he have to answer everything? It was starting to get annoying.

Iruka opened the door and allowed Sasuke to walk out. "Good." he said. He began walking to Sasuke down the hall. Before beginning to speak.

"I remember the day...when I lost my parents." he said. "...I cried...so much. But when I was with others...I would act cool...like it didn't bother me at all."

Sasuke was silent as he listened to Iruka speak. His eyes held a little of interest in them.

"I was always alone. I acted cool, the class clown to hide the sadness I felt inside." he said. "I didn't really have friends...of course kids would talk to me. But I knew they didn't care..." he said.

He looked at Sasuke. "But you...Sasuke it's different... you suffered the same as me. You lost your parents...and put on the cold cool look to hide the pain away for others not to know. We're the same. But you have something now that I didn't have...you have friends." he said softly.

Sasuke frowned a little.

"...Friends..." he muttered, repeating the word. His frown deepened a little. It only seemed that the people who wished to be his friend was only because of his clans name, because of his looks. He was silent as he continued to think about the word.

"Naruto, Kakashi...Sakura? Me...I thought we we're friends to you?" he asked as he looked at Sasuke arching an eyebrow. "I care for you as a student, a friend, and as a child. I watched you grow over the years...I thought of everyone as family."

Sasuke didn't answer, still deep in thought.

Iruka looked over to Sasuke. "Are. You alright?" he asked with concern in his voice as his soft brown eyes looked at the young boy.

Sasuke looked up, staring at Iruka.

"I'm fine..." he muttered.

Iruka nodded his head before continuing to go.

Soon Iruka had to return Sasuke to his room, but he had accompanied Sasuke for Dinner.

When Iruka walked him back to his room. He opened the door and looked at Sasuke. "...I'll see you tomorrow Sasuke.'

Sasuke nodded his head at him. He felt a little better, talking to Iruka. He actually felt lighter. He smiled faintly, shifting a little, but frowned because he couldn't move really. He let sleep claim him, actually being able to sleep better for once.

Silence in the room before a voice reached out to Sasuke.

"Foolish Otouto-san..." came Itachi's voice in a hiss of disgust.

It was dark in the room, but when Sasuke did look about, he saw two glowing Sharingan eyes staring directly at him.

Itachi was leaning against the wall of the cell. His arms crossed over his chest as he stared at Sasuke.

"So it's come to this? Are you truly this weak?"

Sasuke's eyes went wide.

"N-nii-san..." he stuttered before, narrowing his eyes at him.

"You teme...What are you doing here?" he hissed at him vehemently.

"Here to see you..." muttered Itachi.

"Pathetic...how you end up here...of all places...Really...I thought you were stronger...I suppose I was wrong.' he answered as he moved over to the frightened boy.

"I thought you would have been able to handle the deaths of the clan." he said flatly before his hand came out and ran it through Sasuke's hair.

"Weak minded fool..."

Sasuke flinched, trying to move away from Itachi.

"Don't touch me you bastard..." he hissed. He felt anger and hurt pass through him when Itachi called him such things. He narrowed his eyes at him in the darkness, the Sharingan flashing to life. If only his hands were free...he though with a snarl. There was Itachi right in this very room with him...and he couldn't do anything about it.

Itachi just chuckled. 'Onegai, Otouto-san...your truly are pathetic if you think your weak excuse for the sharingan's will scare me." he said and flicked his brother's forehead.

"If you truly want to kill me, Otouto-san. Than get stronger. Get over the deaths of your clan members and blame me for all that has happened. Continue to cling desperately to that shit you call a life and train. Train to become stronger and come to me with the same eyes I have. Not the ones you have."

He now gripped the back of Sasuke's head roughly before he pressed his lips against the younger brothers.

It was a rough kiss and he broke it.

"If you come to me with these eyes that you have. I'll kill you in the exact spot that you stand when you meet me." he said. "And I'll make it so terribly painful that you'll wish I would have just killed you with the rest years ago."

Sasuke's eyes were wide as he stared at Itachi frozen in his spot. He then cringed, trying to move away from him. He narrowed his eyes at Itachi's.

"You bastard...just you wait...when I get out of here...I'll wipe you off the face of this planet..." he hissed, trying to push away the feeling of Itachi's lips on his.

Itachi smirked. "Right..." he said grinned.

"You know why your so weak, Otouto-san?" he asked arching a brow. "Because this is all just a figment of your imagination... That's how weak you are...Your just a weak-minded fool who can never forget the past and live everyday in regret because you didn't die with the rest." he said before he stood up back up, his eyes shutting.

The sharingan's vanished.

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