Was the last chapter bad? I got less than half of the reviews on the last chapter than I did the chapter before it…

Anyway, this story is almost over – including this chapter there are only 4 more – there were five but I decided not to write the epilogue…I'm kind of happy this story is almost over, I've been having writer's block…

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Song of inspiration: It Ends Tonight by All American Rejects

Chapter 28: It Ends Tonight

Sasuke was attempting to sleep in for once, but it seemed that everyone else wouldn't let him. The first person that woke him up was Naruto; he didn't do it on purpose but he was loud when getting up to go to class. The second person was Suigetsu; he called him shortly after Naruto had left. Still he tried to go back to sleep, but then a third person came, one that he didn't want to see. He looked at the clock and saw that it read ten, he couldn't be mad because he knew that by that time he should already be awake. That was until he found out who it was that knocked on his door.

He opened the door going from slightly annoyed to very annoyed and angry. "What do you want?" he asked the woman in front of him. His mother was the last person he wanted to see so early in the morning.

"I want to talk to you," she said, hoping that he'd listen. Instead he went to shut the door in her face, which she quickly stopped. "Please just let me talk," she begged her youngest son. "I want to make things right," she told him.

He just scoffed and replied, "You want to make things right? Then go tell the truth, because right now Itachi is in jail for something you did. What kind of mother does that?" He was angry and never thought that she actually would. By that point he'd written her off as a selfish woman who only cared about herself.

"Sasuke it's not that easy," she told him. Mikoto started to think that her son was still young and naïve, nothing in life was that easy. She was sure that Itachi wouldn't let her take the blame and would make up a new story to fit the situation into his confession. Confessing at that point seemed pointless, they had already convicted Itachi, no matter how much she disliked the fact it was still true.

"Is that really your excuse?" he asked getting angrier. "You just have an excuse for everything, don't you?" he huffed. He didn't understand how she could be such a horrible mother. "I'm not stupid, things get over turned and they can look at the case again. I know that evidence degrades over time but they pieced the evidence together to fit Itachi's confession, they didn't even bother looking for you for very long. You disappeared and never looked back, so if you're not going to do anything about it why'd you even bother coming back here?" he argued, sick of hearing excuses from her. She didn't say anything, not having a response to his words. "That's what I thought, now leave me alone," he told her, shutting his door before he turned to lean on it. He sighed as he sunk to the ground, frustrated.

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Mikoto looked at the closed door, saddened by her son's words. She sighed, knowing that he was right and wishing that she could turn back time and take it all back. She knew there was only one thing that she could do to truly make things right. She took off toward the police station, knowing that she had to make it known that she was alive. If anything it caused reasonable doubt that he didn't do it.

It didn't take long for her to get to the police station. "I need to talk to the chief of police," she said once she stood at the front desk. "Tell him that Uchiha Mikoto is here," she said, surprising the woman in front of her. She knew that was all the information the woman needed to know to make sure that she would see the police chief. It wasn't long before she was escorted to the chief's office.

"Mrs. Uchiha," he said when he saw her, his surprise evident. "I was told you were dead," he said signaling for her to sit down. She recognized him as the main detective on the news when it all happened. He looked as if he'd seen a ghost sitting in front of him, which was understandable since she was pronounced dead after disappearing for so long.

"Obviously you heard wrong sir," she said calmly. "I know Itachi confessed, but he lied," she told him, feeling a weight lift off her chest as she started to confess. "It was me," she said, surprising him even further. "He changed the evidence to make it look as if he did it, but it was all a lie," she said.

"While your reappearance is a good argument for that, there is no evidence that you were the one to do it," he told her. He couldn't just convince a judge to overturn a sentence based off of a new confession. "For all I know it could be you covering for him," he told her.

"So why would I come forward after ten years is that the case?" she asked. "Also, I can tell you everything about what happened, how I did it, and why," she told him. "Like where you found the key to the safe and that that the fingerprint you found on it is mine," she said, knowing that Itachi wouldn't have time to look for the key, let alone change the evidence. "If you remember, I wasn't allowed to shoot the gun let alone open the safe, but I did know exactly where the key was," she said, everyone knew that her husband had always been controlling.

He sighed, "I guess we could take a look at the case again." He remembered the key she was talking about and the mystery fingerprint they'd found on it. It was the one piece of evidence they'd found that could have potentially ruined their case. "I'm going to have to ask you to stay in town, I have nothing to book you at the moment," he said. "Also, we need your prints," he told her, hoping that they hadn't wrongfully convicted Itachi.

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"Is there really nothing good on?" Naruto whined. Sasuke had the remote and was keeping it hostage. The young Uchiha was the only young person he knew that enjoyed watching the news. It was one of the things they definitely didn't have in common. "Please, I beg you change the channel," the blond put his arm around his boyfriend's shoulders.

Sasuke moved his arm off of him, "I'm not stupid." He pushed him away from him as Naruto gave him a fake confused look. "I know you're just trying to get the controller. Nice try though," he said as he turned his back against the armrest and his feet on Naruto's lap.

Before either of them could say anything else a name on the news caught their attention. "New information has caused the police to reopen the ten year old Uchiha case. Uchiha Itachi was convicted of the murder of his father, Uchiha Fugaku, but now Uchiha Mikoto has come forward. Mikoto was pronounced dead after Itachi confessed to killing her and the fact that her body was never found. She had been missing for ten years, but now that she has come forward and also confessed the police have reopened the case," the newscaster said. "We'll have more information as the case unfolds," he added before they changed to a different topic.

Naruto looked at Sasuke and the surprised look on his face. It seemed that the dark haired man had frozen in place. The blond thought about stealing the controller but decided against it, instead trying to comfort the other man. "Sasuke, are you okay?" he asked, truly worried. Sasuke didn't say anything; he just turned the television off before running his hands through his hair. He looked confused and shocked as he silently got up and went to bed. Naruto frowned before joining him. It was a small bed but that didn't stop him from lying next to Sasuke and pulling him close. "It'll be okay," he told him.

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The next day was hectic as Sasuke and Naruto walked to class. News spread fast and everyone wanted to know what happened that night, especially news crews. It was clear that they had done their research and knew exactly where to find him, waiting outside the dorms to talk to him. The minute he walked out of the dorms they had been surrounded by cameras and questions as they walked to class.

"Sasuke, is it true that your mother killed your father?" the first one asked. Another chimed in asking, "Is that why you didn't testify at the trial?" The questioning continued as Sasuke continually replied, "No comment." They still didn't give up asking, "Have you talked to your mother since she's come back?"

"He said no comment," Naruto finally interfered, pushing through the cameras and pulling Sasuke with him. "Leave him the fuck alone," he said. He harshly pushed the newscasters away until they were out of the crowd. They still tried to follow them, but Naruto started to pull Sasuke along, running from them. He stopped once they were far enough away. Naruto led him to a secluded ally between two buildings. "Are you okay?" he asked letting Sasuke lean against the building. The Uchiha just shook his head no and Naruto gently grabbed his face, making Sasuke look at him. "It'll be okay," he promised before pulling him in for a comforting kiss.

The flashing of the cameras and more newscasters ruined the moment. Sasuke just looked down again, letting out a frustrated sigh. "No it won't," he said before making his escape, leaving Naruto and the media outlets alone.

"Didn't tell you to leave him the fuck alone?" Naruto growled. He was angry that Sasuke would have to deal with all of the media attention again. "He already has to relive this again, he doesn't need you idiots," he said before pushing his own way through the crowd.

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Sasuke had made his way to the one place that the media couldn't bother him: his dorm room. They could stand outside all they wanted but he could lock himself in his room and hide. The visions of that night wouldn't escape his mind, reliving everything from his brother's arrest to the beating that started it all. He was having a difficult time dealing with the attention; he couldn't imagine how Naruto felt. The blond had been thrown into all of it because he was dating him. Sasuke wasn't sure if they'd use the pictures of them kissing, but he was pretty sure that they would.

He looked toward Naruto's bed, not sure that he could deal with involving Naruto. It wasn't fair for the blond should have to deal with it when he hadn't even been there that night. He knew that the media would do anything do get information, including bothering Naruto. They'd ask if he knew anything just to get every detail. Naruto may be strong but that didn't mean he was unbreakable. It didn't mean that he could handle the media and all of the attention that came with it.

When the blond walked in, he looked tired and frustrated. It only proved to Sasuke that Naruto would only be able to handle it all for so long. It wasn't going to last at this point and he didn't want to make Naruto go through it for no reason. He may know about it all but that didn't mean that the media needed to know that. Their relationship was a new one; it would be understandable if Naruto didn't want to go through everything. "We need to talk," Sasuke said.

"Those words better not be what they usually mean," Naruto said as he sat on his bed and looked at Sasuke. He knew that Sasuke was frustrated but he didn't think that he'd break up with him because of it all. By the look on his face Naruto was sure it was something to do with the idea of breaking up.

Sasuke just frowned, he didn't want it to be the end of them, but knowing that maybe it should be. "Only if you want it to be," he answered. He looked down and didn't let Naruto to speak, "I know that this is a lot and if you want to break up I won't be mad at you. I know this is a lot to deal with and I'll understand if you want to break up." The blond was looking at him, knowing that Sasuke was giving him a way out of the situation. The only question running through Sasuke's mind was if Naruto would take the opportunity.

TBC…

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Hopefully this chapter isn't as bad as I think it is since I had trouble writing it…and sorry it took so long to update – I'll try to make it faster next time…