| Sasuke Uchiha |

I walked into the school building with my hands in my pockets. I was headed to our usual meet up area when I spotted three figures. Naruto, Hinata, & Sakura. Hinata was holding on tightly to Sakura as Sakura hid her face within Hinata's neck. Naruto quietly rubbed at Sakura's back. I approached them.

"Whats going on?" I ask looking at them. I could hear Sakura's light sniffles.

No one said a word. It was like they didnt notice I was here.

"Why's the monster crying?" I ask again.

"I don't know what happened but its got Hinata emotional as well." Naruto replies.

I tug at the hem of Sakura's sweater. "Hey Monster." I call out to her. She sniffles in response. "Whats going on?"

"Family issues with her parents Sasuke." Hinata speaks for her friend.

I tilt my head. "What? Her dad's banging someone behind her moms back or something?"

"Fuck off Sasuke! Can you be any less of a jerk?" Hinata snapped catching me off gaurd. I placed a hand on my chest in mock surprise.

"All have you know Hinata, I understand how it feels when a parent deceives another."

Her eyes softend. "I'm sorry." She spoken softly. "It's just-"

"You're defending your friend." I tell her. "I understand." I tug at Sakura's sweater once more. "Hey Monster come here, lets talk."

For the first time Sakura raised her head. Seeing her tear-struck face did something to me. She looked crushed. Hurt. It took me back for a minute.

"It's okay if you want to go." Hinata told her friend. "I'll be here."

Sakura hesitated before taking my hand. I wrapped our fingers together and pulled her down the hall. I walked up the steps to the second floor of the building and made a left into an empty class. I closed the door and locked it. Turning towards Sakura I leaned against the door. I pulled her to me and used my thumb to wipe her tears.

"Whats going on?" I ask her. "Is your dad cheating?"

"Something like that." Her voice is shaky.

"They had a bad argument about it?"

She shook her head. "My mom doesnt know. If she did I'm afraid she either wont believe me, or it'd ruin our family."

"Well if your dad is sleeping around with some whore, he already ruined the family."

She cringed when I said whore. I guess I shouldve used a better word. I took a deep breath.

"Stop crying Monster." I tell her still wiping away her tears. She released my hand from hers and threw her arms around my neck. I was kind of caught off gaurd, but I managed to put my arms around her waist.

"Thank you for caring Sasuke." She says. I honestly didnt know how to feel. I just know that I wanted her to stop crying. I wanted her to stop hurting. I just wanted her to be okay.

I felt her soft lips graze my cheek as she kissed it. I started at her once she pulled away from me. Her cheeks were a shade of pink. Eyes still read from crying. I ran my fingers through her long pink hair before wrapping my arm around her shoulder and kissing her forehead.

"No more crying." I tell her as I held her gaze. "Alright?"

She nodded slowly. I moved away from the door with my arm still around her shoulders. I unlocked the door before opening it and together we walked out. We went back down to the first floor and up the hallway. Hinata and Naruto were gone. We turned around and headed back to the end of the hall where I figured they would be with the others.

And they were. Everyone looked at us shocked. Mainly me because I was hanging on Sakura. Something I'd never do. Karin hung her head in disappointment. Hinata stood up from the table and hugged her best friend. I stepped away from the two and sat at the table. Soon, Ino & Tenten huddled around Sakura asking her is she was okay. I placed my chin in my hands and closed my eyes.

| Sakura Haruno |

"So what happend?" Hinata asked as we walked down the hall. Class was over and it was now lunchtime. I replayed to her what happend between Sasuke and I. I dont know what came over me but it was comforting knowing that behind being a complete jerk, Sasuke can be really sensitive.

I guess his parents are a touchy subject though. It was weird how the atmosphere had changed once he said he knows what its like for a parent to decieve another. You could almost hear a pin drop. I wonder what happened.

"So you didn't tell him everything?" She ask. I shook my head.

"I couldn't." I tell her. "That's not something you just go around telling everyone."

"True." She says. "It seems whatever happend made you two closer. He had his arm around you when you guys came back."

I felt myself blushing. "Yeah.." I trail off. "Funny how just yesturday I was giving him the cold shoulder. Now today we're talking about my family problems."

We arrived at the lunch table. I sat down and pulled out my lunch from my bag.

"Feeling better Monster?" I look up seeing that I had sat right next to Sasuke. I gave a weak smile.

"Yeah, thank you." I tell him.

He doesnt say anything else. He just goes back to resting I guess you could call it. With his chin propped up on his hand. I finished my lunch and threw my trash away. I engaged in conversation with Ino Tenten and Hinata until lunch was over. Hinata, Naruto , Sasuke and I had the same class next which was great.

The four of us walked together. Hinata and I between Naruto and Sasuke.

"Hey Hinata.." I say gaining her attention. She looked over at me. "I don't feel to comfortable going home, so can I go over your place after school?"

"Ooh, I was actually gonna go over Naruto's and help him study for his math test." She says.

"Dont worry Hinata." Naruto buts in. "Sasuke and I will study together."

"No." Sasuke says. "Hinata help him study. He understands better with you. Monster you can stay at my house untill you're ready to go home."

"Why do you call her Monster?" Naruto asked.

"Because shes a Green-Eyed Monster." Sasuke smirks when he looked down at me causing me to turn my head away from him and blush. "I mean do you not see that billboard brow for a forehead she has?!" And he just had to fuck it up.

"Fuck you!" I yell pushing him. "You Fish-Eyed Bastard!"

"Aah there she is!" He smiled at me. Sasuke actually smiled at me.

Our next classes seemed to go by fast and now I found myself waiting for Hinata and Naruto along with Sasuke. We stood side by side. He bumped up against me and I looked at him as he pretended not to do anything. So I pushed him.

"Keep your hands to yourself Pinky." He says.

"You should practice what you preach Duck-Butt."

He grabbed me in a headlock. I fought against him as fellow students passed us by. Finally Naruto and Hinata approaches.

"Sasuke." Hinata blinked. "What are you doing to my friend?"

"Shes got a smart mouth." He says finally letting me go. He then turned around and started walking.

| Sauske Uchiha |

"So, finally gonna get in them guts today?" I say looking at Naruto. His face flushed red.

"Fuck off Sasuke." He mumbles. I laughed.

"Study my ass." I say again. "You're proficient in math just like I am. I cant believe she believes that."

"Shut up Sasuke." He says again. "You better just keep your hands to yourself with Sakura."

I snort. "What kind of guy do you take me for?"

He looks at me before shaking his head and I laughed and threw my arm around his shoulder.

"It's nice seeing you like this." He says softly. "It's almost like we're Sophomores again. I guess Sakura brings that out of you and its only been a month."

"Shut up." I say.

"Sasuke, you're blushing." Naruto grins menacingly.

"Fuck off Naruto."

He laughs. We reach my car and we all got in. After dropping Naruto and Hinata off, I finally reached my home. I opened the gate for Sakura to walk through. She did and stopped at the steps of my front door. I opened the door and allowed her entrance first.

She immediately took her shoes off. I guess she was raised to do so. She placed them near the door. The two of us walked back to my room. I opened the door and flicked the light on.

"Take a seat anywhere." I tell her. She cross-legged in my bed.

"I'm gonna shower." I tell her. "The remote is right there on the nightstand if you want to watch anything." I kick off my shoes and remove my shirt before going into the bathroom which was connected to my room.

| Sakura Haruno |

"Hey Monster." I was in the middle of sending a snapchat to Hinata when I looked up and seen Sasuke leaning against the doorframe of his bathroom in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.

I could feel my face getting hot.

"Where are your clothes Sasuke?" I managed to get out.

"Thats what I was gonna ask you." He says. "I kinda forgot you were here and didn't bring my clothes in here. Can you hand me those sweats and that shirt on my beanbag chair?"

I picked up the clothes and slowly walked over to him and handed them to him. He smirked at me.

"Thanks Monster." He says. I couldnt stop myself from looking over his body. Sasuke never played any sports at school, in fact, he was actually quite lazy in gym class but his physique was amazing.

He covered himself causing me to come back to reality. "Stop having sex with me in your head you pervert." He teased. I frowned at him.

"Never in your dreams." I say. I make my way back to his bed and sit back down. A few minutes passed and Sasuke came out fully dressed. He picked up an acoustic guitar from the floor next to his bed and flopped down on his beanbag chair.

"You play?" I asked him. He nods.

"Yeah, my dad taught my brother," He says. "He taught me and my mom bought me this guitar for my birthday."

His eyes became glossy and I knew we were getting into a touchy subject. I scooted closer to the edge of the bed where his beanbag chair was.

"Hey, you okay?" I ask him. He chewed on his bottom lip before looking up at me.

"Im fine."

I knew that look all too well. I took the guitar from him and placed it to his side.

"Come on Duck Butt, get up here with me."

He looked at me confused but obeyed my orders. I scooted back and allowed him to lay his head in my lap. I looked down at him as he stared into the empty space we call air. His eyes never looked at me as I used my hand to pull his hair back from his forehead.

"I see I'm not the only one with a billboard brow." I smirk at him. He finally looks at me and snorts softly.

"Fuck you." He says. And then he was gone in another wod again.

"Hey." I say softly.

"Yeah?"

"When you said you know the feeling when a parent deceives another, what did you mean?"

His eyes turned into narrow slits. He turned his head looking towards his room door.

"My father had an affair." He says. His voice barely above a whisper. "He cheated on my mother with his work partner."

"Oh.. I'm-"

"She killed him." He cuts me off before turning to face me. His eyes stared into my soul. He never blinked. And I think thats what intimated me the most. "Then turned the gun on herself."

My heart stopped. "Was that, recent?"

"About a year." He replies. " The 10th of November will make it two years."

I ached for Sasuke right now. "So it's just you and your brother?"

"Yeah." He spoke lowly, his voice shaking.

"Thank you for sharing that with me." I tell him.

He smirks. "It put me in a very dark place." He says. "As much as I act like a jerk, I don't want you to end up like me. I neglected my brother and Naruto because of it. I cant see you Neglecting Hinata. She cares too much about you. So whatever is going on with your dad that you know about? Tell your mom. Before it gets worse."

"What if-what if the same thing happens?" I say. I felt myself shaking. Sasuke removed my hand from his head and laced our fingers together. "I-I dont have any other siblings. I'm an only child. I'd have nowhere to go."

"You could always come here." He says. "Then again you also have a best friend who'd die for you. That's where you and I are similar. Naruto is the only person to keep me sane around here. He tries his best to pull me out of this darkness by doing the most dumbest things." He pauses to chuckle to himself. "He's an idiot, but I'd probably die without him."

"What about your brother?" I ask.

"I grew distant with my brother." He answers. "It was days where I wouldnt even say a word to him. I neglected him. I knew he was being strong for my sake, but thats not what I wanted him to do. He refuses to let me get a job because he wants my main focus to be school and only school. I love my brother. And recently things have been getting on track with us. He comes home from work and we lay here and tell eachother about our day." He stops.

"Why'd you stop?"

"I'm trying to understand when did I get so comfortable to open up to you like this." He says.

I look away from him. "You don't have to." I mumble.

"No," He says. "This is long overdue."

"Then, I'll listen."

His eyes closes as a small smile forms its way upon his lips. "This isnt about me right now my little Monster." He says. "This is about helping you, before you end up in this dark place."

"I'm already there." I tell him. "Everything I've been through. It doesn't compare to yours though. My father- what he does, effects me in the worse way possible to where I hate any man being in my personal space." Sasuke flinched.

"Shall I move?" He asked.

"N-no, you're oddly find just like this." But when we were at school, and you were so close to me, I was scared."

"Sakura can I ask you something personal?"

"Sure, what is it?"

"Your father, does he hit you?"

I paused. Sasuke's eyes fluttered open. We held each others gaze for what seemed like an eternity.

"Is that what you're afraid to tell your mom?"

I felt the tears coming as I shook my head from side to side.

"Then what does he-"

"Sasuke?" His room door opens and a tall fellow resembling Sasuke steps through. He looks about as surprised as we are to see me there with his brother's head in my lap. Sasuke raised up.

"Itachi, welcome home." He says nonchalantly. He rubs the back of his neck. "Thi-this is Sakura. Sakura this is my older brother, Itachi."

"So this is the-"

"GET OUT!" Sasuke snaps in a panic. Whatever Itachi was going to say, Sasuke obviously didnt want it revealed. I looked between the two as Itachi smiled.

"Pleasure to finally meet you Sakura." Itachi smiles. "I'll get dinner started." He shoots Sasuke a glance before turning around and closing the door behind him.

"So you talk about me to your brother?" I ask. Sasuke froze as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Of course not." He says. His cheeks became a beautiful shade of pink. I smile and wrap my arms around him pulling him back in my lap. I held his face in my hands forcing him to look at me.

"What did you tell him?" I ask.

"Nothing." He mumbles.

"Tell me." I urge.

"I told him you have a big forehead." He says casuing me to giggle.

"You're such a jerk Sasuke."

He smirks. "Hey,"

I stare into his eyes once more.

"You're cute." He says before placing a kiss on my lips.