✧Sasuke✧

I slowly get up my knees screaming in rejection against me getting up from my spot. The will to make it the rest of the way through the park though is stronger than the pain. It’s a very slow walk and I keep leaning against trees that are close to the path. I kept stumbling from the pain. I sigh in relief seeing the exit to the park and try to walk a little faster but stumble and fall onto my hands and knees. Shock waves of pain shoot through my body and tears swell up in my eyes.

My tears start streaking down my face as I start to get back up and made my way over to the water fountain that’s close by. My legs are trembling as I clutch onto the water fountain and finally take a drink. I want to just stand here and keep drinking, but I know that if I don’t find somewhere to at least lean my back against to give my legs a break I’m going to collapse again. “Once I sit down I can give someone a call and tell them where I am,” I mutter to myself and make my way over to the closest tree. I just feel exhausted as I place my hand against it and tunnel vision hits me. I feel my head drooping. I leaned my back against the tree and relax as I slide down the tree. Once my butt hit the ground I stretch my legs slowly and close my eyes.

"Sasuke!" My eyes shoot open and I pick my head up when I head Toshiro and I look to my right and see him running over to me and I can’t stop the tears from seeping out of my eyes as he slows down and kneels next to me, "Sasuke what happened?" His voice is panicked and he looks like he’s about to start crying from being overwhelmed, "Why are you crying?"

I wipe away my tears, "It's nothing I just fell while I was running is all," I state trying to stand up. It’s my fault he’s in such a panic, I never answered anyone back. I’m so stupid.

Toshiro put his hand out to help me up. I took his hand and he pulled my arm over his shoulder grabs my other arm and pulls me onto his back. I don’t protest even with flinching in pain, "I'll take you the rest of the way home." He said hooking his arms under my legs.

"Thank you," I whisper leaning into him.

“What happened? Why did you just ditch school?” Toshiro asks me as he makes sure he has a good hold on my legs and then stands up.

“I just fell. It’s not a big deal,” I mutter not answering his question at all.

“It is a big deal Sasuke. Do you realize how much your mom and dad worried about you? How much Elizabeth was worried and how much you made me worry?” He scolds me as he walked, “Hell, even Sean looked like he was worried when I asked him if he has seen you at all.”

“I’m sorry,” I apologize my voice cracks a little like I just woke up in the morning and was trying to talk.

"Did you at least save my number in your phone? Fricking text me or call me the next time you decide to do something stupid," Toshiro sighs a bit. I don’t answer him, "Something else happened didn't it?" He asks trying to get me to talk, but I just can’t bring myself to say anything, "Liz told me that you left school because she went to the nurse’s office to see how you were doing and you weren't there. What happened? You know you can tell me," Toshiro continued, "It's understandable that you're confused about this whole elemental thing if that’s what’s been bothering you. Just remember that I'll help you out with whatever you need."

Keeping quiet it fell silent between us as he carried me occasionally stopping to hike me up and readjust his arms, "Toshiro…" I finally speak up.

"What is it?" He questions as he walks up the driveway to my house.

"Can you stick around for a bit so I can talk to you?" I mumble into my arm.

"Sure," He laughs lightly and bumps me up a bit so he can open the door.

Mom came into the hall and she gasps when she sees me. Toshiro starts to let me slip to set me down so we can take our shoes off and mom stops him.

"Toshiro just take Sasuke into the kitchen. Don't worry about your shoes," She said and quickly turns and runs down the hall towards the bathroom.

Toshiro slips off his shoes anyway and then takes me to the kitchen. He sets me down on the counter by the sink and then helps me take off my socks and shoes. Not giving them to me he takes me shoes back out of the kitchen and back where they belong. I’m finally able to take a look at my legs and the blood had seeped through my shirt. I put my legs over the sink and started unraveling my shirt it was really damp and luckily it wasn't sticking to my knees just yet but they do look really bad. My parents came into the kitchen carrying a few bottles of Peroxide and some gauze and bandages. My mother turns the water on and grabs the sprayer. Checking the water to make sure that the water was the right temperature.

I took in a sharp breath as the water hits my knees. Curling my toes in and closing my eyes shut from the pain I took slow shaky breaths in to keep myself from crying.

"Were you sprinting when you fell?" Dad asks as I hear the cracking of a new bottle of peroxide being opened.

"Yeah…" I answer simply not looking opening my eyes and looking down at my legs. It felt like a jolt of electricity ran through me and I quickly look at what was going on and dad was pouring the peroxide on my knees as mom brought out the tweezers and was starting to pluck rocks out of my knees.

"Why did you leave school?" He was very calm about his question. I'm actually surprised that neither of them is blowing a gasket at me right now.

“I wasn’t feeling well…and I was kinda an ass to Sean this morning when I had no right to be…everything was just piling up…I just wanted to leave and try to get things straightened out…I’m sorry,” I answer staying kinda quiet.

“You shouldn’t have done that Sasuke. You should have stayed in school,” Dad said with a sigh.

“I’m sorry,” I apologize again as I look up to see mom wrapping my knees in gauze and ace bandages. Dad was pouring peroxide on a black washcloth and grabbed my arm and starts cleaning the scraps and blood off on my arms and hands.

“The important thing is your safe,” Mom smiles at me kindly.

I smile back at her a little and look over at Toshiro. He was sitting at the table staying out of the way of my parents as they cleaned my cuts.