It's my first story in English I wrote only to improve my skills and support SasuHina paring. I would be glad if there was a person who would point my wrongs. I'm not sure if I will continue this story, we will see.

Enjoy!

He was sitting on a big branch, resting after training. With a dark haired girl between his legs, resting as well. Her back faced his stomach, his hands on her belly. It was some kind of ritual these two shared. They didn't spoke much, but this kind of spending time relaxed them both. But today only one of them was relaxed.

Sasuke took a look on his girlfriend. She was nervous. Her body was slightly shaking and it looked like she wanted to go into fetal position and disappear from this world. Like a scary kitten. It hurt Sasuke deeply.

Right now she was just like two years ago, when he started to notice her. No confidence. No freedom. Without a true smile. He thought right now she would get over it. Especially with his presence. He was sure he claimed her as much as she him. It seems he was wrong. And like always because of a single reason. Her so called 'family'.

She wouldn't say it at loud, he knew it. She never wanted to share with him with her problems, because she didn't want to be a burden. But sometimes, just sometimes, she cried in his arms and he was grateful every single time she did this. It was selfish, he knew it. But they were the only times he felt that she needs him as much as he needs her. He would always hold her tight and ask her to stay with him that night. And yet, she always refuses. Even when the couple is making love, she never let herself to sleep in his arms. She sais she have to come back home. The missions are the only exceptions when he can feel her in his arms at the morning. Kakashi knows about this and it's the reason why they are set on the same team so often. Sasuke never asked his mentor for this, but he is grateful. Even if he will never admit it.

Now when he looks at her fragile body, he can't help himself. He takes her forearms in his hands. At his touch, she tries to free herself from his grip, but he is stronger and firm with things he do. She can feel the tension he radiates, so she gives up. She didn't want to look at his eyes, not when he was examining her bruises. He knew she didn't have them from training with him. They were working on Hinata's distance fighting. She didn't receive a single shot from him and yet, look at her arms.

"Hinata". The Hyuuga girl shivered at her boyfriend's voice. She knew he was serious right now. She couldn't hide anything from him. She wanted so badly to separate her problems from Sasuke, to enjoy time with her boyfriend fully. "Move into my house", he said. His voice was calm and Hinata was so shocked, she didn't noticed when boy's head rested on hers.

Minutes passed and Sasuke started to feel impatient with the lack of an answer from his girlfriend.

"Hinata, I've asked you to-"

"I, I heard you", she answered quietly. "Sa, Sasuke" and here goes her stuttering problem, "I'm… I'm sorry, I ca, can't. And you, you know that". She looked and their hands, her into his. "I… I should go now". She wanted to stand up and run to the Hyuuga compound, but his hand hasn't allowed her to. She looked at him, ready to panic.

"Hinata… how long you want to suffer in this house?" He asked, loosing patience.

"My family won't let me live with you." She tried to defend herself, her voice shaking.

"Hinata!" he interrupted, hugging her from behind violently. He was dead serious now and fully aware that his future words will hurt her, but he couldn't stand this anymore. "They are your clan, not family".

For several seconds she acted like she didn't heard him, like he wasn't hugging her right now. Like his arms and words didn't hurt her even more than her family. Seconds later she melted in his arms, crying.

His words were really harsh, but it was true. Hyuuga clan was 'family' of emotionless and arrogant members mostly. Her father was 100% leader and 0% human. Hanabi, Hinata's younger sister, though lowly about her elder sibling. The only person Hinata could call a 'family' was Neji. But he was gone now and even he tried to kill his minor cousin.

He loosed his grip around her and hold her softer, whispering to her: "I'm here with you". And silently enjoying the moment when she rely on him like on some kind of reinforcement. But it doesn't last for long.

After some minutes of crying she decides it is wrong. She stood up, ignoring Sasuke who tries to pull her down to him. Hinata jumps from tree to the ground. He stand up with thought to run for her, but stops when he see her stare on him. Her usually white eyes so red from crying.

"Sasuke…" she begins, "I know you… that you c, care for me, but you know very well I can't." He want to jump to her right now and put some sense into her head. "Kiba thought like you once. I just spended there one… only o, one night, but the v, ve, very next day, 6 Hyuugas went to Inuzuka clan and started arguing. When no one… was near Kiba… they 'bitten some sense into him'. These are my father's words… I fe, feel guilty, but I could do nothing. I wasn't even allowed to leave my own room.. I hope you understand this... Bye, Sasuke." And with this - she left. Sasuke saw pain into her eyes. He knew his girlfriend didn't want to hurt anybody. He could see it in their sparings. She can't fight well with people she care about. Two years ago, when her father asked Sasuke to teach her, she fought well, because she almost hated him. She was mad for all the pain he caused Naruto. It was probably the reason she improved so fast, but a few months ago, he notices what she started to hold back. He wasn't sure if she was aware of this. Now she cared about him and was scared she would hurt him. Funny it is, because there was no way she would do actually any bigger harm to him. It's the reason fighting with her team was useless. And now fighting against him was useless, too. But he wouldn't dare to stop their training sessions. Probably not before they will start to live together. If they will start living together at all.

Mad at himself he clenched his fist. Mad at Hiashi he made a big hole in the ground. Mad at all Hyuuga clan he destroyed a tree. Mad at Hinata he left the training grounds and went home – mad at everything around.

He couldn't stand it anymore.