Hey everyone! I know, I know, I just poated the other day and already I'm updating another story? It amazes me too! But I had so much time to work on this so I wanted to get out asap. So, without any further ado, here's chapter two of Cuts and Bruises!
Naruto, age 15, sat at the edge of his bed, staring at his wrists where he felt the familiar sting of his skin getting cut. He watched as the lines appeared on his skin, not bleeding but an angry red. A frown marred his face as he watched a few more appear and stop. After a few minutes, no new ones appeared and he fell down onto the bed with a sigh.
The bed above his was empty, at least for now. The boy that use to stay there having left for juvie some odd days ago after robbing a store.
In this group home, he's only been here for six months or so and already has fought most of the guys here.
He held his wrist up to look at the cuts and he felt a wave of concern wash over him. He wished he could've been there for his future girlfriend, to make sure everything was alright and to hold her in his arms. He started to get angry at himself and his situation. He sat up in his bed and from underneath his pillow he pulled out a black wristband and slid it onto his wrist to cover the cuts.
Naruto stood up and started to walk over to the other side of the room where the three oldest kids had their beds. The two oldest who were less than a year away from aging out of the system were sitting on the bottom bunk of the bed, watching a video on one of their phones, while the third oldest was looking down from the top bunk.
Naruto stopped in front of them and gave the two who were sitting a glare.
One of them, Brandon, he thought, looked up and sneered. "Fuck off, loser. We're busy." He looked back down at the phone.
Without warning, Naruto knocked the phone out of their hands and the three boys watched the phone fall to the floor and the screen cracked.
The boy from the top bunk jumped off the bed and landed in front of him. He was a couple inches taller than him, but he didn't let that bother him. "Why the fuck did you do that, huh?" He gave him a shove but Naruto stayed in place, continuing to glare up at him.
"I got him, Lewis." The boy next to Brandon stood up.
Lewis smirked at Naruto and took a couple of steps back, his hands up. "Whatever you say, Boss." He snickered and sat down on the bed next to Brandon.
"Why'd you come over here, Naruto?" The boy, Kyler, Naruto thought his name was, gave him a calm look. He folded his arms across his chest and waited for him to answer.
"Do I need a reason to fuck up some assholes?" He gave him a shrug.
The two boys on the bed started to protest but Kyler held his hand up and they were quickly silenced. He gave his attention back to Naruto. "You're gonna have to pay for breaking that phone."
"I don't have to do shit." He spat onto his face and smirked at the horrid look that quickly crossed his face. The horror was quickly replaced with anger and Naruto quickly got into a defensive stance.
Kyler was quick to jump on him and throw the first punch. Naruto stumbled back and tried to throw a punch towards his face, but the two boys grabbed his arms and held him still as best as they could with his struggling. Kyler started to punch him, focusing only on his side. Naruto tried kicking at him but Brandon and Lewis then wrapped one of their legs against each of his own.
Seizing the opportunity, Naruto used his strength to jump, causing all three of them to fall to the ground. The wind was knocked out of him when he fell to the floor but he kicked at Kyler's shin, making him fall to the ground as well.
He quickly scrambled off the ground and was about to start kicking at Kyler's back when a hand grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"What's going on here?" The home counselor shouted.
When Naruto looked up, he could see most of the boys gathered around them. No one answered his question until Kyler stood up.
"We were just watching videos on our phone, sir. Naruto came over and knocked it out of our hands, breaking it."
Lewis walked over to where the phone was and held it out for the counselor to see.
"Is this true, Naruto?" The counselor looked over at him and he turned his head away, staying silent. "Everyone back to bed."
The counselor waited for everyone to leave before he faced Naruto. "You're going to have to pay for that phone, Naruto."
He scowled. "Whatever!"
He stormed away from the counselor and the other boys before heading back to his bed to go to sleep.
The next morning, Naruto got up around 5:30, wanting to shower before most of the guys got up. He went into the large bathroom and took the nearest shower.
As he hung up his clothes, he looked down at his body where a bruise was forming on his side. He poked at it and hissed at the pain. He quickly finished his shower and got ready for school.
Instead of taking the bus, he always walked. He was a loner, always constantly moving due to being in the foster system, and was bullied. The bus was one of the worst places to be he figured out early on. Walking took nearly twice as long but at least he could be left alone.
As soon as he got to the school, his gaze kept to the ground and he tried to ignore the laughter and harsh whispers he knew were directed at him.
Naruto did pretty well in school. He payed attention in class and the teachers loved that he was quiet and stays on top of his work. During classes, was his only time throughout the day that he could appreciate his time alone where no one bothered him. But when lunch came around, he was half tempted to just walk off campus and go back to the home.
After buying a sandwich and milk in the cafeteria, he headed outside, trying to avoid the tables that he knew would give him the hardest time.
All of a sudden, he felt himself falling forwards and he quickly held out his arms to brace himself for the fall. The first thing he noticed was that now he was wet. He opened his eyes to see the milk exploded due to impact. He also noticed the leg that was sticking out at the table next to him which was probably the reason why he tripped.
The kids at the table started to point and laugh and the kid who was just now putting his leg back under the table, smirked down at him. "You should really watch where you're going."
Naruto rolled his eyes and stood up quickly, wiping the milk off his face with his hand as best as he could. "And you should really fuck off."
The kids at the table all 'oohed' and the kid glared at him and gave him a hard shove. Naruto stumbled back and then slipped in the milk causing him to fall once again.
There was more laughter this time as kids from other tables turned to see what was going on. Naruto got up and quickly left the cafeteria.
He quickly stormed down the hallway and headed towards the doors of the building.
"Where are you going?" A security officer called out.
"Home." He didn't stop to hear what else the guy had to say as he pushed the doors opened and started the walk back to the home.
When he reached the group home, he headed into the sleeping area where he quietly laid down onto his bed and fell asleep.
"Dude, look at that!"
Naruto was woken up to the sound of voices near him. He opened his eyes to blurrily see Kyler, Brandon and Lewis standing around his bed. "What do you want?" He sat up in his bed and glared at them.
"Well, we were gonna make sure you were gonna pay us back for that phone." Kyler crossed his arms over his chest and smirked down at him.
"But we can clearly see you got your own issues to deal with." Brandon put his arm up onto the top bunk and leaned forward.
Naruto gave them a confused look. "What are you talking about?"
"Your arm, Wolverine." Lewis pointed out with a snort.
Naruto's eyes widened and he looked down at his arm to see the wristband was moved down close to his elbow, revealing the cuts and scars that were present. He quickly pulled it back in place, his face turning red. "I-I didn't do it. It's not me."
The three boys started laughing. "It only makes sense that you'd have a lame, emo girlfriend who cuts herself." Kyler said through his laughing.
"Shut up." Naruto hissed, clenching his fists. "You don't know what you're talking about."
"Of course we do. She's just some attention seeking whore who just wants a little love from her par-" Lewis' sentence was cut short as Naruto quickly stood up and punched in him the mouth.
"You little shit!" Lewis spat onto the floor before lunging after him.
The two started hitting each other and soon, Kyler and Brandon joined in.
Just as the three boys had the upper hand, they quickly stopped, taking a step away from him. Naruto used the opportunity to throw a punch directly into Lewis' stomach.
"Naruto!" Naruto's eyes widened as he turned to see the counselor and his social worker in the doorway. "My office, this instance."
"See ya later, Naruto." Kyler smirked as he watched Naruto leave the room, trailing behind the two adults.
"You wanted to see me sir?" Naruto politely asked as the social worker closed the door.
"You skipped school. And this is the third fight in a row this week you've been in." The counselor shook his head.
"We're relocating you. This is obviously an unfit environment for you. We've found a new foster home for you to stay at. You'll be moving school districts so you'll be transferring." The social worker stated, not giving any chance for Naruto to protest.
He stayed in his seat, staring at the two of them before scowling and standing up. "Whatever."
Well, how did you guys like it? I was really into writing it so like I mentioned, I just had to get it out there. I'll try to update my other stories just as fast but I'm not sure when I can. Anyways, as always, if you liked it please review and favorite!
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