He'd come back scared, bloody, broken. Shying away from anyone who came within a foot of him, until they finally had to sedate him so they could treat his injuries.
Even after he'd woken up, he still ran away from others, jumping out the hospital room's window as soon as he'd woken up, not doubt opening up some of his wounds in the process. They'd had to tie him down to the bed to keep him from running away, until he recovered and they could decide on what to do with him
They'd decided to send him to live with Hyuuga Neji for now, who admittedly, looked enough like a girl so that Sasuke wouldn't get unduly scared of a man approaching him(at least, that's what they figured set him off), but still avoiding the crush that would most likely influence a girl if they sent him to live with one. The Byakugan was a bonus as well.
After the younger boy had woken up, they'd let him go to the Hyuuga estate. He'd gone there warily, silently, although it seemed he was fine, the way he was before he left. Very wrong however, their judgement seemed.
Neji was sitting, staring out the window, lost in though.
'Neji.' The aforementioned Hyuuga nearly fell off his chair, mentally reprimanding him for letting the Uchiha get so close with out noticing him.
'Sasuke. I didn't hear you coming.'
'...sorry.'
'No problem. Why are you here?'
'I was...scared.'
'I see. Stay here for a while, then.'
'Thanks...' He walked over to Neji's chair, silently, feet making no sound in the hardwood floor. Sitting down, he was asleep in a matter of minutes.
I never hear his footsteps, Neji realized. He always walks...so quietly...
'...Sasuke? Why aren't you asleep yet?'
He looked up. 'Ne...ji?' Black eyes, unseeing.
'...what happened?'
'I'm...', he blinked, emotion coming back into his eyes, '...afraid...' He collapsed into the older ninja's arms.
'It's okay,' he whispered soothingly, holding the slightly shorter boy in his arms. 'Don't be scared...we're here for you...'
The next day, Neji heard Sasuke's footsteps again, walking down the hallway to the bathroom.
Fin
HA! I WROTE THIS IN MATH CLASS, TAKE THAT YOU EVIL ENGLISH-CLASS-PLOT-BUNNY-FIEND!
-ahem- Sorry about that, I'm just a tiny leeetle bit happy that I wrote this in math class instead of English. xD We're starting creative writing in English soon. This is going to be fuuuuuun. xD Anyways. In case you didn't get the story, basically, after Orochimaru rapes Sasuke, he goes back to Konoha, butbutbut now he's scared of men because he got raped, y'see? Quite simple. And no, I don't know where the idea came from.
Reviews would be greatly appreciated!
-Ki-chan