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Shiver
Chapter 11 Solitude
Solitude was something that most people did not get used to. Sasuke was not one of these people. He had grown accustomed the solitude. Ever since his family had been murdered. He was used to walking into his house and hearing nothing but his own thoughts and memories.
The quietness of his surrounding had left him distant and cold. He did not talk nearly as much as he had used to. He hardly ever spoke now. Only when he was spoken to or sometimes to insult someone or occasionally when he simply felt the need to say something, whether it was for the sake of hearing his voice or because it made him feel real.
It really was weird. He guessed that solitude was one of the things that had changed him, shaped his life.
His parents hadn't cared for him all that much. If they didn't, then why did Sasuke feel like he missed them?
The only person who ever really acknowledged him back then was Itachi. Just thinking about it really made Sasuke clench his fists in anger. It happened everytime he heard Itachi or the Uchiha name or one of his family members name. It was confusing, complex.
Sasuke had become desolate.
He had become numb.
Everytime he got punched, he could feel the fists hitting his face, but, he felt no pain, it was as if he was completely numb.
It was a strange sensation but one that Sasuke could not describe. One that he would not bother trying to describe. That would be awkward, anyways.
It was odd, that he knew how well what solitude was when he was scarcely even a teenager. People had always said that his eyes looked way older than his age. He didn't even bother to question why. He knew why.
And he knew that it was true. He had seen things that most people his age could not even dream of. More than they could imagine.
They all held happy thoughts their future. Caring for their parents when they became elderly, when they were Jounin's and could go on A-rank and S-rank missions.
They were all fools. They knew nothing.
And Sasuke knew everything. [But not really]
Sasuke enjoyed the solitude.