MENTAL. [On Hold ]

Chapter 12

A warm but cloudy day in September, 12th to be exact and really it's days like these that feel like nothing seems to be going right. The trial was set on a day that the sun thought best to be absent, as usual on most gloomy days.
The air felt thick and divergent, he couldn't breathe and he couldn't stand the feeling of oxygen deprivation. His breathing was laboured as he reminisced his bloodline of panic attacks and how he felt it making it's presence known.
"Case closed," the voice of the judge boomed throughout the courtroom.
The eery silence stretched thin in the large room.
With hands holding on tightly to the underside of the bench and grazing on enough to draw blood out of their skins, people waited for his judgement to be passed "You are hereby sentenced to ten years imprisonment with hard labour for having sexual relations with a minor,"
Judgment was passed and nothing so far could be done. Minato clenched his teeth and bit on his lip hard enough to draw blood. He wasn't going to cry, he deserved this, he had to atone for his sin. When asked to plead, he pleaded guilty because he was anything but innocent.
He was missing for over two months and Minato couldn't apologize to his son, for all he knew Naruto could be dead and maybe he wouldn't live long enough to complete his term. Forgiveness in the afterlife, that thought on it's own felt absurd; he'd be preparing for his second judgement. He let out a small chuckle at his string of strange thoughts.
He never meant to act the way he did, no body ever does and him having no answers over his son's movements was fatal to the assumption that he was dead and he was the cause of it. A spiral of remorse piled in his very being and his pain never went undetected by his heart. The faint crying of his mother in the back continued from the time he pleaded guilty of the rape accusation to his judgement of the first trial. Regret was evident in her heart wrenching sobs; not knowing if his very existence or his actions were the cause.
"Your honour," a deep voice identified as the head of the police force called.
"Yes?" the inevitable response was made.
"What of the disappearance of his son? It's only psychologically reasonable that he is the reason for hi-"
"Your honour I had no hand in the alleged murder of my son!"
"I do not like being cut short when I am speaking be sure to remember that," Itachi warned.
"I don't like being accused either,"
The silence of the court was one of warning. The two males glared at eachother with sparks resonating. It was pretty obvious to everyone who had the upperhand in this argument and it's continuation was going to be anything but successful on the part of the accused.
"Then tell me, if you could have the heart to register an act of rape as scolding then what could stop you from furthering the punishment? It's not as if his absence bothered you in any way," he said with a smirk plastered onto his features.
"I told you already-" being cut-off he could voice his thoughts.
"Court adjourned. This issue will be discussed on a later date! All will be discussed then," the judge known as Tobirama Senju said and stood indicating his leaving.
"Court rise!" the command echoed through the silent room and everyone stood up to give respect to the leaving judicial honorable.
"Disgusting creature," Itachi lowly remarked as he escorted the judge out of the room.
The looks of disgust and pity were evident on the faces of the many people in the courtroom and in all honesty, he felt that he deserved them. Before the policemen could take him away, a blonde, tall and sobbing woman known as his mother made her way to him. She stood before him in her beautiful tight black dress and royal blue cardigan, but the makeup running down her face did anything but compliment the outfit.
They stood face to face and simply stared at eachother.
In the silence, all that was meant to be said was said, they communicated with their eyes, so that only they knew what was dwelling in their hearts. Nobody around them knew what was said but Tsunade tried to her best to verify it all. She was at a loss and he didn't seem any different. In a swift motion a slap resonated to break the muteness of the room but when all heads turned they were met with a shocking display. Tsunade held her son in a tight embrace and voiced the only thing nobody expected to be said; I forgive you, I trust in you Minato. You'll get better soon.
He stood in her embrace as he let a small smile creep onto his features. His face had a red palm print encrypted onto it. He caressed his cheek and was hastily pulled out of her grip and into the room he'd live in for the next ten years of his life.
Tsunade's eyes welled up with tears but how composed she looked made the situation seem like those bitter sweet oxymorons.
"You're weak Tsunade," a voice laced with disgust scoffed at her for the easily forgiving nature she had.
"Danzo, unlike you, I have a heart and I know what love is. The one who is truly weak is the one who has never received love, you have nothing to boost your motivation," she said and began to walk away.
"That may be so but for my happiness to dwell in the hands of another is weak,"
"Hmm? But for you to be happy, then someone must have caused it, even if it's a plot to kill someone and you succeed; their death would make you happy. This conversation is over, see you tomorrow," she gave a small wave and continued to walk out of the courtroom.
"Hn," he grunted to show his dissatisfaction over the matter and his disregarding of her opinion.
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The room was as dark as always and mysteriously silent. Naruto was curled up in a ball at the corner of 'his' bed and shivered violently. He was freezing, for a long time actually and all this because they didn't have the courtesy to leave him with a single item of clothing.
He lost count of how long he was kept hidden, how long he was tortured, the times he was constantly raped and even mocked and scoffed at for fighting back.
He hated the torture, no normal human would like it but he hated it the most when Neji was in charge. He would make you regret life itself and as Naruto remembered, he particularly wanted a long full life but not everybody gets what they deserve.. Or maybe he did deserve this. He could've offended some spirits and this was their way of making him pay for it... Nah. He chuckled at the randomness of that thought.
The last time Neji was in charge was terrible.
It was a late night, he wasn't too sure to assume it was though. The room alone was always pretty dark.
The door creaked on it's hinges alerting him that another being had come. The figure took slow steps towards him, making him seem like an apparition. Naruto closed his eyes and tried to make his mind believe that no one was there until he felt a strange heat on his lips. Immediately, he opened his eyes and pushed the man away.
Ha! Huge mistake. Never in his life did he think he'd be screwed with his ankles chained to eachother but secured at the back of his neck. Actually even the thought of a man screwing him was disturbing.
In the middle of his screaming due to the intense pain, a figure walked in. "Great, more fun," Naruto thought to himself.
"Neji, what the fuck is going on?"a voice he quickly recognised growled out.
"I'm just teaching him how to behave... Didn't you want him to be broken?" he cockily responded.
"I don't need him broken! The only one to have sex with him is me," Sasuke said with an aura of bloodlust.
"Just a sex toy I presume then," he said and violently thrusted into Naruto.
"Get the fuck off!" Naruto shouted.
He had been too silent for so long and that character didn't fit right with him.
"Shut up slave!" Neji spat with anger laced in both his thrusts and voice.
Sasuke couldn't take it, something in his heart just ripped. He understood what he felt for the blonde and none of these people should soil his union with him.
He swiftly tugged at Neji's hair and pulled him away from the boy. Once off of Naruto and on the floor he was punched multiple times. He looked ready to kill and Naruto couldn't bear to watch it all happen.
"Sasuke stop!"
"Why would I? He hurt you,"
"Why would it matter to you if he did, you hurt me too," he softly said.
Sasuke was taken aback by his statement, all because it was true. You must not hurt people you care about.
He got off Neji and walked towards Naruto to remove the chains binding his ankles.
"Neji, leave and never touch him in this way!"
He quickly organized himself and ran out of the small room.
The process was painful and Naruto couldn't help but think of it all, he recieved a few burns and many bruises. By the end of it he was bloody and purple swellings formed on some bruises.
Once he was unchained he was carried to the bathroom and washed up. Sasuke was gentle with him and even with this small action of affection shown he felt his hatred disintegrate.
He was dried up and taken back to the bed.
"I'm cold," Naruto stated as he looked into Sasuke's eyes.
"Don't worry, I'll be your warmth," he softly responded and kissed him, which shockingly was returned.
Sasuke hovered over him for some minutes and took in the beauty that was slowly accepting him into his life. He layed next to him and pulled the naked form into a warm embrace.
"I love you Naruto, you just don't understand it quite much,"
He didn't respond, just sank into his embrace further.
........
Sasuke walked into the room and sat at the edge of the bed. He looked at the shivering form curled up in the corner.
"Hey," Naruto softly greeted. He felt his heart flutter with just how he looked at him with a smirk.
"Hey, you must be cold. Should I hold you?" he asked not taking his eyes off the blonde.
"Yeah, I am. You can hold me, I don't wanna die of hypothermia," he said chuckling a bit.
He moved up to the blonde boy and hugged him tight. His temperature was pretty low and Sasuke began to worry. He took off the sweater he was wearing and gave it to Naruto. He quickly got it and put it on.
"Thank you!" he said with a huge smile.
They stayed in their embrace in silence. Sasuke stroked his hair and his cheeks, landing his thumb on the boys lip. He went in for a kiss and was pleased when he was granted access to explore his wet cavern.
"They want another video," Sasuke said immediately after breaking the kiss.
"Why?" Naruto asked not bothering to hide the worry in his voice,"Ha.. Never mind, it's nothing I'm not used to by now"
"Don't worry. I'll be the one doing it," he said kissing Naruto's forehead.
"Geez thanks, that makes me feel so much better," he said sarcastically.
"Or you prefer it to happen like last time? I wouldn't allow it," he seriously stated.
"How bout I don't get railed by anyone?" he asked but the silence gave him all the answers he needed, "Why did you save me.. You know, when Neji...."
"Naruto, I love you and I don't want anybody to hurt you-,"
"Apart from you?" he cut in before he could complete his Romeo and Juliet speech.
The room was silent and Naruto couldn't keep his anger in control.
"You let them hurt me the first time and I know when need arises you'll let the hurt me again! Right?" he was hurt and all this just seemed to open the wounds he desperately tried to keep closed.
Yet again no response was given, he urged on.
"Right?!"
"...."
"Answer me you asshole!"
"That's enough! Do you know what that fucking fan on your hand means?! You are my property so don't question me," he spat.
"If the fucking fan is a family symbol that must mean I'm Itachi's fucktoy too! Oh the joy," he said sarcastically.
Sasuke detached himself from the blonde and walked to the door ready to leave. Naruto was shocked by this, he expected to receive a beating for his questioning.
"Where are you going? I'm not done," he looked at him with a determined face.
"If you have questions, I'm sure the wall is more than willing to litsen to you..." with that said he left the room and Naruto alone.
Naruto couldn't bear the feeling of loss he got after the raven left. He was alone and his heart hurt but he brushed all those feelings off.
"Why can't I keep my mouth shut?" he quietly asked himself and maybe some supernatural being that could hear him and respond to his confusion.... Anyone.