This is another added chapter…it shows Sasuke's life in high school

This was inspired by the Taylor Swift song Fifteen

The next few chapters are already written and just need to be edited to fit what has changed in the story so I figured I'd post this before editing this chapter…since it took me a while to post this chapter maybe I'll post another after I finish it, the more reviews I get the more likely I'll be to post quickly…if you're reading let me know…

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Chapter 4: Fifteen

Seven Years Later

Sasuke wasn't sure how he felt about high school. It wasn't as if he hated it, but he didn't exactly like it either. The school part wasn't bad; he could easily learn new things quickly. It was his peers that were the problem. He could easily ignore most people, but he didn't understand why he felt so different from other guys his age. Most guys his age were attracted to girls, but for him they just annoyed him. None of them were able to understand why he didn't take any girls up on their offer, most thought that he was either an asshole or just playing hard to get. The fact was that he just wasn't attracted to them.

Around that time Suigetsu and Karin were getting closer. It was true that they still fought, but they also flirted and annoyed Sasuke even more. One day Suigetsu finally confronted him about it, "You seem more annoyed with us than usual."

"I am," Sasuke replied, knowing exactly what he was talking about. Suigetsu just looked at him, expecting an explanation. "You guys are annoying, it seems like every conversation ends up with you two flirting," he explained, annoyance clear in his voice.

Suigetsu's eyes widened, "Do you like Karin?" His voice was full of surprise and slight anger. He didn't want a girl to come between them, but he felt that Sasuke should back off. The dark haired teen had plenty of chances to date Karin and didn't take the opportunity.

"Ew, no," Sasuke replied as if it were impossible. He sighed as he thought about the reason it annoyed him. "I'm just," he started, trying to figure out a way to word it his thoughts. "I'm confused," he confessed.

"You're gay?" he asked loudly. In fact he was so loud that many other people around them could hear. Sasuke closed his eyes, knowing that the rumors would start to spread around campus. "You don't like me right?" he quickly asked. "Because that would be really awkward."

Sasuke just looked at him, even more annoyed than he was before. "Why don't you just tell everyone," he hissed as he looked around and saw everyone staring. "To answer your question, no I don't like you," he told him. "I can hardly stand you as a friend let alone like you like that," he added, emphasizing his point.

"Gee thanks," Suigetsu huffed, his ego a little bruised. "But I don't get why that would make you annoyed," he said, slightly confused. The light haired man could feel people staring at them, especially girls. He felt as if they looked like they wanted to kill him so he loudly said, "Don't worry I'm not the guy he likes." The statement made the girls look away and instead made Sasuke glare at him.

"You're a moron," he stated. Suigetsu just shrugged, knowing that the words had no real malice behind them. He just looked at him, expecting Sasuke to continue their conversation. After a moment of silence Sasuke finally mumbled, "You guys remind me that I'm different." He had just wanted a normal life, but it seemed that nothing about his life could be normal. The Uchiha was just happy that his friend didn't abandon him after learning the truth, even if he didn't let it show.

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It had been a little over a week since his and Suigetsu's talk and everyone had heard the news that Sasuke was gay. Most girls didn't want to believe it and thought he only said that to get some of the girls to back off. However, some of the guys looked at him differently too. "Hey Sasuke," his lab partner, Kyuubi, smiled as he sat down. He was a bubbly person, though everyone knew not to get him mad. "Guess what I heard," he grinned while putting his backpack down.

Sasuke didn't like to encourage him by guessing. The man already talked enough; he didn't need to make him think he should talk more. He looked at the redhead with a bored expression, "What?"

"You're no fun, you're not even going to guess?" Kyuubi whined. He knew that Sasuke wouldn't guess, but it was still fun to annoy the other teen. He and Sasuke had become somewhat friends and so he felt that he could joke around with him. "A little birdie told me that Yukio has a crush on you," he grinned as he saw Sasuke's reaction.

"Shut up moron," Sasuke replied, though a faint blush spread across his cheeks. It had been obvious to anyone that really knew Sasuke that he'd had a small crush on Yukio. Sasuke always thought that the other teen was straight so he didn't bother to get his hopes up. "Stop being an asshole," he ordered, trying to continue with his bored tone.

"I'm serious," Kyuubi said, going into gossip mode. "Look, he's staring at you," the redhead grinned. Sasuke turned toward the mentioned teen's seat and fought a blush when he saw that Yukio was staring at him.

When the other teen smiled at him, Sasuke couldn't help himself from returning the smile. The boy was Sasuke's ideal image of what the perfect guy should look like. He had blond hair, blue eyes, and the best smile. When he realized that he had started to stare he quickly turned around. "Moron," he said again, causing Kyuubi to grin. "I don't even think he's gay, or did you miss the girl hanging off of his arm?" he pointed out, trying to remember not to get his hopes up.

"It's obvious that he's not that into her, after all he's staring at you," Kyuubi retorted. "She's just trying to act cooler than she actually is," he laughed, making a small chuckle escape Sasuke's lips.

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Sasuke soon learned that Kyuubi was right when a couple of weeks after the conversation Yukio asked him out. He was happy and everyone at school quickly heard the news. The problem wasn't school or Kakashi learning about his orientation and the fact that he had a boyfriend, the problem was that he was trying to make the decision of whether he should tell his brother.

"Is something troubling you Sasuke?" Kakashi asked. He had tried to learn how to be a parental figure, but found that he often failed. He couldn't help but to tease the young boy on a regular basis. It probably didn't help that he'd often have his boyfriend over, after all Sasuke wasn't dumb, he knew what was going on in Kakashi's bedroom each night. It reminded him that he probably wasn't the best choice for guardian.

"Nothing," Sasuke mumbled, guarded as usual. Kakashi frowned, wishing that he could make the boy smile and talk like he used to, but he knew that it wasn't possible. It was moments like that where he wished Iruka were there, he was always better at being a parental figure.

"Is this about the boyfriend?" he asked as he sat down. "Don't tell me that you guys are already having a lover's quarrel," he smirked, making the Uchiha give him a nasty look. Kakashi just chuckled, happy that he at least got a reaction from the boy. "Is this about Itachi?" he asked, knowing that most things were about Itachi. The boy was getting a little predictable.

Sasuke sighed, knowing that it was he wasn't going to get the older man away unless he told him. "How am I going to tell Itachi that I'm gay?" he asked, frowning about the subject. He swallowed the lump that he felt forming, "Father always said that being gay was horrible." No one else but him, Kakashi, and his few friends knew that Sasuke went to visit his brother every Friday. Not even Yukio knew.

It was Kakashi's turn to frown; he felt his heart break a little for the poor boy. He knew that Sasuke had taken many of his father's words as the truth. It was as if he thought that everyone was going to hurt him for things that his father thought were bad. "I think Itachi is more understanding than that," he told the boy. "Your father was a bad influence, you shouldn't want to be anything like him," he said, though he knew that most boys looked to their father for an example of how they should act.

Sasuke nodded, still conflicted. He didn't say anything as he got up and walked away toward his room. Kakashi hoped that he had gotten through to him, however the look on the boy's face told him that he probably hadn't.

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Love, it was such a simple word with such a big meaning. When a couple of months after they started dating Yukio said that he loved him, Sasuke believed him. In fact, he believed him enough to let his guard down and let Yukio closer. Though he still didn't tell him about his brother, he gave everything to him: both his heart and his virginity. It was only a couple of weeks after the night that they had sex when Yukio broke up with him.

Sasuke felt his heart break and his walls build up even further. He could hear Yukio brag about how he "popped Sasuke's cherry" all the while having his arm around his new boy toy. Sasuke couldn't help but feel stupid. Part of him was happy that he hadn't told Yukio about his brother, or his brother about Yukio, but the other part of him was mad that he let himself fall for Yukio's charm.

Sasuke soon became more distant and cold toward everyone, excluding his brother. However even his brother could tell the difference. One Friday Itachi finally confronted him about it, "What's wrong?" He watched his brother tense as he continued, "You seemed happy there fore a little while, what changed?"

"I was with someone," he told him, not sure if he wanted to admit that the person was a boy. He started to stare down at his hands as he said, "I was dumped." He felt like an idiot as he told his brother and soon forgot exactly whom he was talking to as he said, "I believed him and he just broke my heart."

"Him?" Itachi questioned. He had always had a feeling that Sasuke was gay. The boy never talked about girls unless his voice was filled with annoyance. He complained about his fan club, where most boys his age would gloat.

"I," he started. "Uh, well," he couldn't find the right words. Itachi just smirked at him, finding it fun to leave his brother speechless. "Do you hate me?" he asked as he looked down at his hands once again. He didn't want to see the hate in his brother's eyes.

"Sasuke," Itachi frowned. It saddened him that the boy would think something such as sexual orientation would make Sasuke think he'd hate him. "I could never hate you," he told him, making sure the seriousness of the statement was conveyed in his voice. "And trust me, if I weren't already in jail I'd end up here anyway for killing the boy that broke your heart," he told him, making the younger Uchiha smile a little.

"Thanks Itachi," he said with a small smile. At fifteen years old it was easy to believe someone when they said they loved you, but he promised himself that he'd never fall for it again. His walls would never come down so easily again, if anything Yukio had made his walls stronger.

TBC…?

Kyuubi and Yukio will be in later chapters…If you read the previous story then you know that I changed that Itachi didn't know about the fact that Sasuke's gay…I think it'll make the story better if he can talk to him about Naruto…let me know, is it a good change? As always, let me know what you think of the chapter :)

I know this chapter is a little rushed, but it's really just to provide some background information…the real story will start in the next chapter when it shows the characters starting college...