Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Warnings: Abuse, harsh words, yaoi.

A/N: As always thank you UchihaAkimoto! Please read any of her stories i swear you'll love them. A heads up before people start asking questions- Neji being a freshman like Hinata and the others i kind of change it he still older but you know how you're a seven year old in kindergarten sometimes because you start school late or too early, well that how i put Neji. It would mess up the storyline if i was to change it now so yeah keep that in mind.

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Yearning for Comfort

The first day

Part II

Author: tsubaki uchiha

Beta Reader: UchihaAkimoto

The next day was incredibly irritating for Sasuke. And even though the school was almost over, he felt as if it would never end.

Going to a different middle school from the rest of the freshmen at Senju High, Sasuke didn't know anyone from this school except his brother. It didn't matter though; he would find some loser to be his friend.

Sasuke was already in a prissy mood, thanks to his elder brother, Itachi, who hadn't bothered to wake him up. Only to make his mood worse, a lean teenage boy ran straight into him.

Sasuke looked the slightly shorter boy over, silently questioning if the boy was old enough to be in the high school building at all. Instead of opening his mouth to voice his question, he pushed the blue-eyed boy out of his way.

Books flew down on the floor, the blue-eyed nuisance stumbling into the lockers. Sasuke merely grunted, moving away and simply ignoring the glances he got from people around him.

TUTUTU

Sasuke wondered for how long he would have to suffer before the class was over. He was an excellent student, since he had been tutored by a private teacher during his school breaks.

Now he was sitting in a class full of sophomores. They all seemed to have trouble with grasping concepts and formulas, which Sasuke had learnt in junior high.

There were only three other freshmen in the class other than him. The boy sitting behind Sasuke, in a very lazy fashion, seemed to be waiting for the class to end just like him. There was also a mysterious brunet next to him, fingering on a lone bug on his paper. The third freshman had long, brown hair and was calmly writing in his notebook, keeping his ashen eyes on his papers.

Sasuke tried to get the first, lazy brunet to talk a little with him, to kill some time. But all he found out was the boy's name – Nara Shikamaru – before said brunet slowly dozed off. The rude gesture did nothing to improve Sasuke's mood, and he leaned back in his chair.

He was more than relieved when the bell rang, saving him from the lecture. He flung his bag over his shoulder and proceeded to walk gracefully out of the classroom. The hallways seemed to annoy him more than ever. He eyed the people talking and laughing.

He was so absorbed in watching people that he didn't hear someone bellowing.

"Well, if it isn't Sasuke!"

Sasuke turned to find a long-haired blonde leaning against a couple of lockers with a smirk playing on his lips. Standing next to the blonde was a blue-skinned male, who looked more like a full-grown man than adolescence. Sasuke's eyes continued from the blue-skinned male to the leaner adolescence next to him; Uchiha Itachi, who was putting books into one of the lockers.

"I swear, Itachi!" The blonde yelled, yanking Sasuke towards them. "He looks more and more like you everyday, yeah!"

Sasuke scowled, showing how much he hated it when his brother's friends compared them with each other. From the look Itachi gave the blonde, he didn't like it either.

"Deidara," Itachi spoke up. His voice was calm and collected – bordering to bored. "Don't tease my brother. You know how... sensitive he is."

"But he is such a sunray!" Deidara mocked, his voice taking a fake delighted tone.

Sasuke pushed the older blonde away roughly, glaring dangerously. He knew how much Deidara liked to get under people's skin, and he always seemed to find the right methods. Laughing hard, Deidara tried to get the blue-skinned teen to join his laughter, but all he got was a gruff chuckle.

Hoshigaki Kisame was busy sending occasional glances at the solemn Itachi, who was now walking past his little brother without a hint of emotion on his face.

Kisame and Deidara gave him a last glance before hurrying after Itachi. Sasuke only shook his head once, comforting himself with the thought that the school day was almost over. He just had to find someone to kill some time with.

Sasuke, knowing the day was almost over he went to the last class of the day, finding someone to socialize with to keep him busy.

TUTUTU

That afternoon, the four walked home from school together. Neji, whose bangs were freshly cut, walked along with Naruto, Hinata, and Sakura homewards.

Naruto didn't appear to be mad at him, Neji concluded, since the blonde spoke with him occasionally along the way. The day had been pleasant, seeing as it hadn't rained and nothing dramatic had happened.

Hinata, who usually kept quiet, answered and questioned in response to Sakura's ridiculous gossip.

"Naruto," Neji voiced up when the girls continued to chatter. "Would you like if I came over today and helped you with your homework?" He stared at the blue-eyed boy, who was slightly shorter than he was. Naruto stared back, his eyes holding a concealed fear.

"I'm busy," Naruto quickly confessed. "I have to cook and clean before I can do my homework. I'll be fine – honest." The blonde's smile looked genuine, but it didn't reach his ice blue eyes.

Neji hid the concern inside, offering a polite smile before simply nodding, "okay."

The girls, still oblivious to the tension between their male friends, took to the right – towards Sakura's house. Naruto waved to the retreating girls. Neji simply raised his hand and gave a vague salute.

The boys walked the rest of the way in silence. They arrived in front of Naruto's apartment complex. They were nice and clean, the apartments, and seemed more like small houses. The lawns were taken care of well, showing a warm welcome to the area. The garden where Naruto lived seemed to be extra colourful and alive.

"Are you sure that you won't need help with your homework?" Neji offered again, wanting Naruto to stay with him.

"I'm sure," Naruto answered happily.

The way they stood there in silence for what seemed like minutes, made Neji sure that Naruto wanted to stay too.

Neji remained staring at the spot where Naruto had just been standing, not sure if he wanted to see the blonde walk towards the apartment's door.

The blonde would be safe for now, Neji thought upon noticing that Minato's car wasn't in the driveway.

But he couldn't face the fact that Naruto was never safe.

TUTUTU

A flash of stars and the taste of blood was what the blonde senses noticed. Naruto swayed from the impact of his father's hand.

"Stupid boy! Are you trying to drug me?!" His father yelled, showing him the pills that were slowly dissolving in Minato's drink.

"Kabuto-sensei said that you are supposed to take them!" Naruto replied, his eyes never averting from the floor.

"I'm not sick! I don't need them!" his dad barked.

Yes, you are sick! Naruto thought. Ever since–

His thought was interrupted by Minato grabbing him by the collar, hoisting him off the floor. "If you dare try to drug me again so Gods help me I will kill you." Minato threw him on the floor, and then stomped out of the kitchen. "Clean this mess up!"

Naruto laid there for a few moments, taking in his father threat. He knew his father's words weren't his fault, but he was capable of making the threat happen.

This seemed to have given Naruto serious déjà vu. This was same thing that happened ten years ago with his mother. The same violence and threat, the same sorrow.

He went to bed knowing he wasn't going to get any sleep.

There, he allowed himself to whisper his mother's name.

To Be Continued