MONSTER

Written by: BethanyG101

Naruto x Sasuke

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS!

Summery: All Naruto wants is acceptance even if it's just by one person. If you're treated like a monster long enough, eventually there's a part of you that dies. No matter how optimistic you may be, there is no denying it. YAOI! SLOW BURN! NARUTO X SASUKE

Chapter 1

Naruto POV:

Pain...it's all I've ever known. All I've ever felt. Even now, as I wrap my arms around my battered body. I lay there. Why? Tears of sorrow and anguish streamed upon my bruised and swollen face. Why me? Aching. Bellowing in mournful cry, silent to those around. Why did it have to be me? Unnoticed...uncared...and unknown by all. I watched as the blood trickled down my side and flowed along the tiny rivers of rain water. It hurts.

My vision slowly wavered as my eyes drew heavy. The moon caressed my cheeks with kisses of luminescence as it peeked from behind a cloud. It's light shining ever so brightly against the darkened night sky. Pretty. A slight sense of warmth washed over me as I reached towards the heavens. A false hope, but hope non-the less. "One day..." I spoke to myself. "One day they will acknowledge me for who I am and not the monster they fear is inside me." Even if it's just one person.

xXxXx

It was the same every morning. I would awake to the sound of an annoying alarm, put on my orange jumpsuit, eat breakfast (which was usually instant ramen) and head to the ninja academy. Maybe today will be the day. Maybe today I'll make a friend. That'd be great! It was always the same. The excitement of the idea of making a friend, then it would vanish the moment I stepped foot in the class. Why do they always look at me with those eyes? Eyes of scolding fire. They don't even know me. They don't even know what I am...so why?

I took my seat near the rear of the classroom, void of any people. It had always been like this, ever since I could remember. Parents would tell their children to stay away from me. When the child would ask why, they would just tell them I was the child of a demon and yank them away. I guess you could say that after thirteen years I'm used to it by now. Being a pain and causing a ruckus was sometimes the only way I could get noticed.

Even if I was good at something I wouldn't receive any praise. They didn't care. So, I pretended to be bad. I'd rather be scolded for being 'incompetent' and 'talentless' than show them what I could really do. Because if they knew what I was capable of then they would fear me and treat me even worse than they already do. This way...they will at least talk to me. I'm not an idiot, but for the sake of my own misery I pretend to be. Eyes of annoyance are better than eyes of hatred and fear.

To the left of me there were a group of girls huddled together like some sort of sadistic cult. Drooling at the mouth and gawking like some love-sick puppy over a bone. Curious to see what could cause such un-lady like behavior I followed their gaze. Two rows ahead of me there sat a boy. He wore a navy blue collared shirt that bared the Uchiha family crest and sat with his hands folded, supporting his chin. Of course it's him. Annoyed I rolled my eyes and smacked my hand against my cheek and rested on my elbow. Of all the-

The blue haired raven turned ever so slightly to catch my blue-eyed gaze. His deep onyx eyes glanced in my direction. He was looking right at me. I was trapped...enchanted even. His eyes showed no emotion but deep down I could see it...the pain. Eyes like mine. Why had I never noticed it before? Was it always there?

Our gaze was interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps. I turned my head towards the distraction. Oh, it's that cute girl. Is she coming over to me? Ah, crap she is! Just be cool! She stopped just a few feet away from me. I tried to choke back a blush but I could feel my face heating up. Her hair was like pink silk and her eyes were a forest green. She's even cuter up close. Her skin glistened in the rays of sunshine that peered through the windows behind her in a halo-like fashion.

The pink haired girl placed her hands on her hips and scowled at me. "Hey, it's Naruto, isn't it?" She asked. It took me a minute to snap out of her allure. "Ya, I'm Uzamaki Naruto." I responded. I can't believe a cute girl like this is talking to me. Maybe we could be friends. "Well, it doesn't really matter. Stop staring at my Sasuke-kun like that. He's brilliant and perfect and talented and-" She kept going. You could practically see the hearts in her eyes. "-Anyway, I don't want your stupidity to wash off on him. It could be contagious." With that she wandered over to the Uchiha and asked if she could sit next to him. He just grunted. I got the feeling he'd rather her not be there. Man, that girl's kind of a bitch.

A few minutes later Iruka-sensei walked in and began class.

Iruka-sensei is one of the few in this village that are somewhat nice to me. Sometimes he'd make me stay after class and help me with my jutsu. Not that I really needed it but it was nice. He would take me out to Ichiraku's Ramen Shop afterwards and treat me to my favorite dish. I wasn't sure if it was kindness or just pity, but at least it was something. The old man always looked disgusted when I walked in but made a slight effort not to show it since I was his number one customer. I always greeted him with a smile but it was never returned.

During Iruka's class I caught my eyes drifting to the blue haired raven a couple of times. He was always so cool, calm and collected. Nothing ever phased him. Not his adoring fangirls or the immense amount of praise he received. He always just seemed to be in his own world, lost in his thoughts. I wonder what's different about him today. He seems more distant than usual even by his standards. I hope he's okay. Class is almost over. Maybe I'll try to go talk to him.

My thoughts were interrupted again by an approaching figure. Just to the right of me, a small white piece of chalk whizzed past me hitting some kid in the head who happened to be sleeping. He raised his head up and yawed, scratching his spiked ponytail head. "No sleeping in class Shikamaru!" Iruka-sensei yelled, before returning to the board. "Aw man, what a drag." The lazy looking ninja quietly said before yawing once again. I turned my head back around to only lock gazes with the Uchiha. He smirked at me and then turned back around. What was that about?

To be continued...

I know I already did a NaruSasu fic but I couldn't resist another one. One a little darker. I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to review! Next chapter is a little darker.