Author's Note; I'm truly sorry for the major mistake I had in the last chapter ... I'm still puzzled on how that actually happened .. Well, anyway, I hope everyone enjoys this one! I sure as hell couldn't stop laughing xD

Sasuke; You fucking ... I can't believe you did that to me!

Me: Sourpuss!

Naruto: -Can't stop laughing-

Sasuke; Goddamn it Naruto, stop laughing! -is ready to kill someone-

Me: Come on Sasuke, at least it's comical -smirking- And there isn't any harm being done ... in a way. Now, on with the chapter before you speak further teme!

Chapter 4

Sasuke

I hate mornings, but I get up early anyway. My usual wake up time is five in the morning and I lay there in bed for an hour before I even think about getting ready for school. I don't have to take showers because I take them before bed, so all I had to do was get dressed and grab my stuff and I was ready to go. But this morning, something was bothering me. I fell asleep before I got the chance to check up on Naruto and I was getting a bad feeling about his well being. Something I never care about.

"Sasuke, you have ten minutes to come out of your room ready to go or I'm leaving your ass here." Itachi's voice rang down the hall to my room.

He worked two, sometimes three jobs during the week, and today he was working at his first and second job. He only had to work third shift at his third job three days a week, so he timed it so his other two jobs were on the other four days.

Sighing, I got up out of bed and quickly changed into a pair of black skinny jeans and a black tank top that I wore underneath a black and red plaid shirt that I left unbuttoned today. It seemed like it was going to be a hot day today, it was early September after all, it didn't get cold here in Konoha until late October.

"I'll be outside waiting." I told Itachi, who was finishing probably his second pot of coffee on the couch in front of the television.

"Alright, I'll finish this up and be right out." Itachi said, I could tell he was tired. Hell, I might grow some wings and tell him to take a month off of work from all three of his jobs. But this was his choice, not mine, if he wanted a vacation, he'd ask for it on his own.

Sighing, I went outside and closed the door, sitting on our front step waiting for Itachi and I saw Naruto coming out of his house with his dad. Hell, Naruto was using his father as a crutch. And I could feel my anger boiling every step they took.

"Dad! Don't touch me there, please!" Naruto's yell rang from across the street as they stopped.

"I'm sorry, I don't know how else to keep you up." His dad groaned from underneath Naruto's weight. Hell, the blonde couldn't be that heavy, could he?

"Well we're almost there, and we're past the steps now so I should be able to walk on my own from here." Naruto said just loud enough for me to hear and the next thing I knew, I was on my feet, back pack left on our front steps and I was walking through Naruto's yard pissed off and the next second I blinked, I found myself punching Naruto's dad in the face when his father had let Naruto take a few steps on his own.

"What the hell is your problem old man? I might not have parents but I know what the fuck you do to him all the time! I'm not fucking deaf!" I found myself screaming at the older and taller blonde, who was now getting back up on his feet wiping blood off his chin. He looked shocked, and I was glad.

"Sasuke! Get your ass back over here right now!" Itachi's voice yelled over to me from our front porch, but I ignored him.

"So what did you do to your son this time? He can barely stand as it is." I asked, still yelling. Hell, I didn't care if half the neighborhood heard me.

"It's none of your business Sasuke, now leave us alone before I get really pissed off." Naruto hissed to my right.

"How could you be so forgiving of this jackass after beating you to a bloody ass pulp two nights ago and leave you on the floor in a mess?" I asked him, he was such a stupid and confusing human being that needed some reality check.

"Because I love my father and I, for one, know what he's been going through. Now, if you don't leave I'll kick your ass when I'm better and I won't be giving you any damn mercy." Naruto growled at me as I felt a hand on my shoulder. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"I said it's time to go Sasuke." Itachi hissed into my ear. "I'm so sorry Minato, I really don't know what Sasuke's problem is anymore."

"No need to apologize Itachi, I deserve much more than that, I know, but I really need to get Naruto to the hospital." Naruto's dad said. So that's his name … stupid ass name.

"Okay, and I hope you feel better Naruto." Itachi said as he then turned around and pulled me back to our yard. I wanted to fight him back, but Naruto's words still rung a nasty ring in my ears, and it just pissed me off even more.

"Hey, gaki, what the hell is your problem? You had no right to go over there and hit Minato like that." Itachi growled at me as the two of us got into the car, Itachi throwing my back pack at me before I climbed into the front seat and buckled up. I wasn't in the mood for him right now.

"I asked you a question, now if you want to be in even bigger trouble, you better answer me." Itachi yelled as he slammed on the brakes. God, I didn't think he was this pissed off.

"Naruto's been abused by him, okay!" I finally screamed back. "I've seen it happen! Naruto's never told anyone and lied about his pain for years and I just couldn't take it anymore!"

"Sasuke …" Itachi whispered.

"I fell asleep last night before I could go check on him, and this morning when I woke up all I could feel was dread and think that he could probably be dead. Two nights ago that man went after him with a crow bar. I saw the bruises and matched them with the crowbar that his dad threw out before he stormed off to another bar. I know he drinks like there's no tomorrow." I said, not knowing when to stop, mostly because I didn't realize how loud I was yelling and the fact that I had tears falling down my face. Getting my shirt wet and I didn't care as I buried my face in my hands, I didn't realize how much I was shaking until now. "How can a parent do this shit to their own children?"

"I don't know Sasuke, but Minato's been having it really hard since his wife died giving birth to Naruto sixteen years ago. Every year he's reminded how much he's lost, and he just can't see how much he's gained from it either. That's what depression does to you, it makes you blind to what you have even if it punches you in the face." Itachi explained as he hugged me after putting the car in park. "But this morning, I think Minato's finally realized what he has in front of him, I think."

"What makes you think that?" I asked.

"Remember when he said 'I deserve much more than that' those are the words of a man that's finally opened his eyes, don't you think?" Itachi said, but it sounded like a bunch of bullshit to me.

It took me forever to stop crying and for Itachi to let me go and get the car moving to take me to school. I was going to be five minutes late, but I didn't care. Hell, for once, I wanted to stay home and just go back to bed.

"Hey, don't think you're out of getting punished either." Itachi said after a few more moments of silence between us.

"What do you mean?"

"You still hit Minato, and you shouldn't have." Itachi answered. "And your punishment, is that once Naruto's better, you're taking him to the movies and you're not allowed home until midnight."

"What kind of punishment is that?" I asked as I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"You're the anti-social nutcase of school. You're going to spend time with someone and be around people. That, is your punishment little gaki." Itachi said, and I could tell he was going to have fun with this.

"That's so unfair." I huffed and crossed my arms.

"Hey, I refrained from hitting you back there." Itachi said. "I was so ready to smack you so hard you lost a tooth, but I didn't."

"Maybe you should have."

"Don't tempt me." Itachi threatened, and I became silent until we got to school. That's when I realized that this is my tenth time being tardy … Itachi is so going to be giving me trouble when Tsunade talks to him. Fucking hell.

"Sasuke … you are fucking dead!" Itachi yelled after Shizune, Tsunade's secretary, told him how many times I was tardy, and also had to add to the fact that I've even skipped a couple of classes while I was at it. Great, now I'm really in for it.

"Please, Itachi, watch your language, you are in a school after all." Shizune whispered.

"Oh please, Tsunade uses worse." Itachi laughed. "And you know I'm right."

"Yes, but, please. She's already in a bad mood this morning as it is." Shizune said.

"What's wrong with her?"

"She went to check up on Naruto this morning. I don't know what all happened, but it was enough to set her on edge and has already given five couples out of school suspension for PDA." Shizune said, her voice low enough so only the two of us could hear her.

"And Sasuke gets five days ALC for being tardy eleven times and skipping class!" Tsunade yelled from her office before the door banged open.

"I already punched Naruto's dad and got grounded from that, do I really need ALC on top of it?" I asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Oh, you're … you did what?" Tsunade started saying, until the look on her face calmed down a bit and stared at me like I was nuts or something.

"Yes, he stormed over to Naruto's place and punched his dad in the face so hard he fell to the ground and his mouth bled." Itachi sighed. "I've already got him grounded for that."

"And what was his punishment?" Tsunade asked, and I could tell right then and there, that her and Itachi were going to put their punishments together to make my life a living hell.

"He has to be as social as possible. And he's gotta do this for a month." Itachi said.

"What!? You never said it had to be that long you asshole!" I yelled.

"Well then, I think I can make it better." Tsunade grinned, and I felt like an ant for the first time in my life in a long ass time. "Sasuke, as of right now, you're signed up for after school activities, and I think the best one for you is the Drama club. You are to go there right after school every day for the entire month you're' grounded."

"Oh, my God!" I yelled. "I hate you all!" And I ran out of the room and to my first class without a pass. I didn't care if I got into more trouble, I just wanted to be out of the room and away from the room of morons.