A/N: I briefly read over this…and it's cringe-worthy. Have fun laughing at me
~Star
~o.8.o~
Title: A Different World, A Different Love
Pairings: OC/Neji
Summary: Avalin Davis has had a cruel life in the sixteen years she's lived, one that she wishes she could escape from forever. However, she can't, so she finds reprieve from the horrors of her life in the manga Naruto. In its pages, she can imagine that she's a strong kunoichi that can defend herself, especially from her step-father. And then there's Neji. Sweet, misunderstood Neji. If only she could go to the world of Naruto, that she just might be able to save him. One day, after a particularly harsh beating, Avalin gets her wish.
Chapter One:
Life is cruel. Avalin Davis thought as she laid on her side on the cold floor of the kitchen, her eyes dazed and glassy as silent tears escaped, wetting her face and the floor beneath her. A bruise was forming on the left side of her face, her lip split from the punch her step-father had given her to knock her out. It hadn't done its job and had only dazed her, but she wished it had. It would have been better than being awake for—
"No." Avalin said aloud, though it came out as a pained whisper. Don't think about it. She chanted in her mind. Erase it. Destroy it. It took her a few moments to do as her thoughts instructed, but she did. Now get up.
With a grunt of pain, Avalin slowly got up from the hard floor, rearranging her torn shirt to stave off the cold. Slowly, the sixteen-year-old made her way to her room. Once she was there, she closed the door with a near silent click and made her way to her bookshelf. She zeroed in on the first shelf that held only one thing: the manga, Naruto. It was her favorite story, mainly because it had a bit of everything, but also because the man character, Uzumaki Naruto, was the total opposite of what she thought a man was like. Where her step-father was cruel, aggressive, invasive, and downright nasty, Naruto was bright, sunny, caring, kind, empathetic, adorable…even despite his horrible childhood. Not only that, but he changed those around him. Gaara, Neji, Jiraya, Tsunade, even Kurama!
If only he were here to change my life… She thought bitterly as she took out one volume and turned to sit gingerly on her small twin bed. She opened it, started to read about her character crush of the series: Hyuuga Neji. She didn't know why, but she was just drawn to her character. Maybe it was because of the fact that despite being a member of the branch family, he was still better than the rest of them, like giving them punch to their egos. Or that he made do with what he had and was doing great; after Naruto beat some sense into him of course. Sometimes, she would imagine that he was real, and that he'd save her from her step-father and that they'd be together. That he'd be her first kiss, and tell her that everything would be alright.
It took her awhile to realize tears were blurring her vision and that she was sobbing softly, no longer able to focus on the manga before her. Hugging it to her chest, Avalin sobbed harder as thoughts of thirty minutes earlier came rushing back. It wasn't like she hadn't had a beating before, nor could she not handle them. She had already been dealing with them for the past four years, ever since her mother died and her step-father became a drunk. No, it was not that. It was the fact that for the first time, she was truly afraid of her step-father. He was taking things…beyond physical abuse now, though it was little things. It terrified her though. What if he kept adding more? What if he…he raped her? A strangled wail left Avalin at that thought. She wouldn't be able to handle it if that happened. There was only so much she could take.
A midst her despair, Avalin did not notice that the manga volume in her hands was glowing until she felt it almost burn her hands. By then, it was already too late, and in a flash of white light, Avalin Davis vanished.