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Chapter 14: Untitled

Sasuke sat on the couch in Suigetsu's house. He sighed and looked around thinking that it should feel somewhat like home – as he was staying there for the time being, but it didn't.

"Ready to go?" Suigetsu asked pulling him from his thoughts and Sasuke could only nod.

He felt odd, as if it was an off day – one meant to lie in bed rather than for school. "Maybe we should stay home," he said, unsure why he felt a chill down his spine.

"Dude I've ditched like eight times this year, I can't miss many more days, let's just go," Suigetsu said.

Sasuke just sighed and followed him to their usual meeting place where Karin and Juugo were standing.

"You guys are late," Karin tapped her foot.

"Sorry, Sasuke was thinking of staying home," Suigetsu said.

"Well hurry up if I'm late today I'll get detention," Karin rolled her eyes.

"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Sasuke mumbled.

"Shut up," she said.

"Well it's true," he shrugged. She just gave him a small but not intimidating glare that made him smirk.

"Will you two stop?" Juugo asked.

They were silent for a moment before they started to talk on a different topic, though it was obvious there was something wrong with Sasuke.

"Are you okay Sasuke?" Suigetsu asked.

"Today just doesn't feel like a good day...I feel like something is going to happen," he looked at the ground.

"Relax, there is nothing that's going to happen today, I'm positive," Karin smiled.

"If you say so," he gave a small smile, trying to be genuine.

The morning was rather normal, filled with friends and talking, making Sasuke feel a little at ease – though not completely, it was as if he knew the day was going to be one that they would remember for the rest of their lives.

Everything seemed normal that day, third period passing when a gunshot rang out in the halls and chaos broke out. "Everyone run!" Sasuke could remember hearing someone scream.

"He has a gun!" he heard another yell and he could feel his feet move too and the teachers were ordering them to remain calm and get to a classroom but most were heading for the front door.

He felt himself being pulled into a classroom but it all seemed like such a blur.

When he looked around he saw a teacher and his friends as well as part of Naruto's group and a few other kids that he didn't recognize. He could see other teachers were doing the same thing as his friends explained it to him.

"The doors are going to be crowded right now with everyone going toward them, not everyone can go out of them at once it's better to be on lockdown in the school and let them catch him then let him catch you at those doors," Suigetsu said.

Sasuke shook his head repeatedly, "I knew we shouldn't have come today, I just knew it."

"Sasuke please just calm down," Juugo said.

The teacher, who Sasuke just realized was Iruka, shut the door and said quietly, "Everyone get down and be quiet." Iruka taped the door shut from the inside and sat behind the teacher's desk.

Sasuke rested his head against the desk and closed his eyes, hearing four more shots go off near the classroom. He let a silent tear roll down his cheek and whispered, "Please just let this be over soon."

Naruto was across the room and he leaned against the wall as he sat on the floor and stared at Sasuke. He wanted to talk to the dark haired teen, but he didn't know what to say to him, after what he did, there really was nothing he could say to him right now that Sasuke would listen.

Before anything else could happen, the door being barged open disrupted the silence of the classroom and the gunmen stood in the doorway.

Sasuke recognized them; they were two guys who didn't really fit in, and the type that was in the class yet no one really knew their names. They were picked on a lot, but now it seemed that they had all the power – only in the worst possible way. They didn't think of all the consequences that would come with it or how they would hurt everyone else, or maybe they just didn't care it was just about being the one with the power for once.

Naruto knew him and his group of friends were in trouble, being at the top of the social ranking usually meant the one with the gun usually held a grudge against you when he was at the bottom, also the fact that he knew Kiba had picked on him numerous times.

"Well, well, well, look what we have here, it's the little dog, Kiba," the gunman chuckled. "You remember me don't you Kiba?"

Kiba swallowed hard and shook his head no; making the gunman's face turn cold, "Wrong answer."

It was as if someone snapped a finger and Kiba was shot in the arm. As much as Sasuke didn't like Kiba, he also didn't like to see him shot.

"Please stop," Sasuke pleaded.

The gunman turned toward him with a searing look in his eyes, "What?"

"I said stop, please," Sasuke said as he looked up.

"I bet you don't even know my name," he hissed as he pointed the gun at Naruto.

Sasuke's eyes widened and his heart sped up as he searched for the name in his memory and took a deep breath before saying the only name, which sounded right, "Ryuu."

The teen looked at him in surprise, "Well one of you gets to live."

Sasuke couldn't look at Naruto, as he knew he'd be looking at him as he looked down.

"But what about my partner over there? What's his name?"

Sasuke bit his lip he couldn't even hardly see the guy, and yet they were being asked to identify him.

"Oh and Sasuke can't answer," he smirked as he pointed the gun at him. "He's the target this time."

Sasuke could feel his heart pounding, he knew no one knew whom he was, and the guy was counting on that. But none of that mattered at that moment, because he felt like he was going to die as he heard Kiba screaming in pain as he held his arm.

Before he had any more time to think it over he saw a flash of tan and orange fly at the gunman and wrestle to the ground and he knew it was Naruto. He saw the other gunman come towards them and got up in order to distract him, figuring he'd probably die there anyway. Sasuke jumped onto the other gunman's back, which he then recognized as Daisuke and got him to the floor. With the help of a few people they got him unarmed and detained but it was obvious he was the weaker of the two as Naruto and Ryuu were still fighting. Sasuke took a deep breath and started to help Naruto. The gunman knew they were each other's weaknesses so he grabbed a hold of Sasuke and rammed him into a wall, knocking him unconscious. Naruto was furious as he saw Sasuke fall to the ground and he found in him a strength that he never knew he had as he tackled Ryuu to the ground and started to beat him senseless.

"Naruto that is enough!" Iruka called out, as he was able to grab the gun away from Ryuu.

"No it's not!" Naruto yelled.

Kiba stared in shock at his friend's reaction and if Shikamaru hadn't been home sick, he would have been able to tell them why he acted this way as they all just stared confused. "Dude what is wrong with you?" He asked.

"Shut up, there is nothing wrong with me," he took a deep breath. "Except the fact that I've kept this all hidden for so long."

"All of what hidden? Where are you going?" Kiba asked as he watched Naruto walk away.

"To the hospital to be by Sasuke's side, where you should be going to get that arm checked out," Naruto said.

Kiba's jaw just dropped as a paramedic pulled him away so he could be treated.

Sasuke opened his eyes to see he was in the hospital. Everything that happened was such a blur to him that he could hardly remember it all. He didn't know how he got there, or why he was there. He knew that there was a school shooting, but he didn't feel shot, it just felt like his head hurt.

The throbbing pain was constant and he could hardly stand to open his eyes to the bright hospital lights. Even when he had the room lights off the pain still went off in his head constantly from the smallest noise or movement.

He didn't know what he was going to do; he didn't have anyone to turn to at this point. It was obvious that his family didn't care, as they were nowhere to be seen. It would seem even a school shooting couldn't make them better parents. Yet he didn't have his own insurance or means to pay, he didn't have the slightest idea what he was going to do.

The night went on as he looked out the window he felt as if only he could just fade away. There was no reason from him to be there if no one cared. He could only frown and wonder how his life had turned out this way.

He closed his eyes to try to rest, only to have thoughts of the shooting come into his mind. He thought of feeling hopeless like he was trying to talk, but no one could hear him. He wished that he could just start his whole life over again, like the thread he was hanging on would break and he would fall into a new life.

He wondered if there was a time in his life when nothing ever mattered, and then he thought of Naruto. That when everything went wrong, right after that time of nothing mattering. He had his time of fun and then it went to hell. It was hell before and it'll be hell after. He couldn't explain how it all fit together or why and he couldn't make it not happen, that's just how his life was.

He sighed as he turned on his side away from the door, hoping it would be less painful with the less light. They were keeping him there for observation. Karin, Suigetsu, and Juugo hadn't been in to see him since he woke up, though he guessed it was because of visiting hours – or maybe it was more of a hope.

The nurse walked in with a smile and saw his said face, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," he sighed. "Just a headache, constantly."

"Doctor says it should go away soon, it's part of having your head shoved against a wall, but you have good friends, they wanted to see you when you were admitted but visiting hours were over."

He turned over, "Really?"

"Yeah, a red head girl, a white haired guy, and two blondes," she smiled.

"Two?" Sasuke asked, wondering if he heard her right.

"Yeah one was really a nice guy, he seemed really worried about you," she smiled and finished her daily duties.

'Looks like I'm going to have to talk to Naruto when I get out,' he thought with a sigh.

TBC...

Song of inspiration: Untitled by simple plan

Shelly's end note: I've never really written anything like that before so don't totally be like that was the worst thing ever -.-