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I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO

Summary: Sasuke was the new transfer student. Upon meeting Sakura, he finds out about the abusive relationship she's in. Although warned from the beginning, he is drawn to her and can't stay away. Love comes at price, especially when someone isn't willing to let go.

Chapter 1
New Beginnings

"Hey teme, it's nice to finally see you're here." I nodded towards him, my hands stuffed into my pockets. Today was my first day here. Summer vacation just ended and I was the new transfer student at Konoha High. I was overly irritated that I was here. First of all it was too loud here. I could already feel a headache forming on the left side of my head. My parents decided that being in private school my whole life was a 'disadvantage' and that I needed to spend my last year of high school 'branching out'. I scoffed, scowling at the ground. There were many reasons why I tolerated private school. Luckily, I had some good friends here, Naruto being one of them. He was my best friend, not that I'd every tell him that. Neji was standing next to him, eating an apple while reading his text book. Always studying. Can't blame him. I don't envy his parents. Neji was also a good friend. We didn't hang out as much because of how strict his parents were about grades. I'm not talking about just straight A's here, I mean it's one of those '98%? Why couldn't you get a 100%'? The only reason why he was here was to protect his little sister, Hinata. She was standing to Neji's right, also reading a text book. She preferred public schools for whatever reason unbeknownst to me.

"Well hellooooo there. Naruto who's your friend?" I lazily trailed my eyes to the source of the voice. A girl with platinum blonde hair sported in a high pony tail gazed at me with a big smile. Her smile widened, showing perfectly straight and white teeth. I had to admit she was pretty…in a very high maintenance and shallow way. I did not like fake girls.

"This is Sasuke Uchiha. He just transferred here." Naruto said, rolling his eyes. Her manicured hand was suddenly right in front of me, waiting expectantly.

"Pleased to make your acquaintance. I'm Ino Yamanaka." I stared at her hand, before deciding that it wasn't worth the effort.

"Hn." Looking away, I noticed a group of girls whispering and giggling. They kept looking back at me. This would be the main reason why an all boys private school was my preference. Girls could be so annoying.

"Don't take it to heart Ino. We actually think he's gay…"Naruto whispered all too loudly. My eyes immediately set themselves into a fixated glare upon the dirty blonde boy. They all broke out into a laughter although I didn't find this amusing at all.

"Watch it, dobe."

"It's okay Sasuke. I'm taken anyways by the lovely guy walking down the hall." I didn't bother to turn and look. I just waited until a boy with brown hair walk to her side. He looked exactly how I felt. Like he absolutely detested being here.

"Yo." Was all he said. Ino giggled, grabbing his hand and kissing him on the cheek. I rolled my eyes, looking anywhere but at them.

"Shika, this is the new transfer student!" She seemed to be one of those girls that had to know everything that happened. A typical gossiping type of girl.

"What's up? I'm Shikamaru." He nodded at me, seeming bored already. Fine with me, he wasn't interesting to me either. I acknowledged him, before going to staring off into space.

"He doesn't talk much." She supplied, absently playing with a strand of hair.

"I wouldn't either if I was new Ino."

"Shika, you don't understand. He didn't even respond to me." She pouted. This girl was irritating to me. How conceited can you be?

"I'm not surprised. You're loud and obnoxious. I definitely wouldn't respond to you." He chuckled when her face turned red with anger. I couldn't help but chuckle slightly myself, not that they could hear.

"Coming from said boy who is in love with me!" She went to punch him but he caught her hand, pulling her into a hug.

"I do love you." And with that he kissed her. I wanted to gag.

"Alright, knock it off you too. I can only handle you both in doses." Naruto scowled. For once he was right about something.

"What's your first class, Sasuke?" Neji asked, placing his text book in his back pack. I took a second to think about it.

"English."

"Doesn't Sakura have English for first period?" Ino said. Something in her tone made me look up. They all looked a little guarded.

"Let's hope not." Neji scoffed, his hands in slight fists. Who is Sakura? I looked over at Naruto. As if I reading my mind, he shook his head. Her name sounded familiar though. Naruto took out his phone before quickly sliding it back into his pocket. I nonchalantly took mine out, knowing that he sent me a text.

Naruto U: Do you remember the girl I
told you about that had the crazy
boyfriend?
Received: 7:11 AM

Me: Barely. Fill me in.
Sent: 7:12 AM

"Speak of the devil herself." I followed their line of sight to see a beautiful girl with gentle emerald eyes and long silky pink hair. Her skin was a creamy pale ivory, her cheeks rosy in color. It looked as though she didn't wear any make up, not that she needed any. She was naturally beautiful, unlike Ino. I inhaled deeply, watching her smile as she approached us.

"Hey guys." She said softly. Her tone may have been gentle, but it demanded respect at the same time. That wasn't easy to pull off, especially for a girl.

"Hey Sakura. How are you this morning?" Ino was very polite when she said this. I didn't understand the sudden change in the atmosphere. The air was thick with tension, almost suffocating.

"I'm good thank you." Her emerald eyes were suddenly on me, a little surprised. "Oh hi. I don't think we've met before. I'm Sakura." She said warmly, but she remained where she was. That's when I noticed that she was not standing alone.

"This is Sasuke. Sasuke this is Sakura and her boyfriend, Gaara." Naruto said, putting slight emphasis on the last name he said. Only I was able to pick up on that and the meaning behind it. I looked at the spiky red headed boy. He was tall and muscular, but not like a body builder. He was more slight then any of us. He was standing firmly on her side, his foam green eyes watching me. I immediately felt myself stiffen. I did not like the ways his eyes watched me. It would appear my appraisal of his girlfriend did not go unnoticed. I don't know who the hell you think you are looking at me that way…

"It's nice to meet you." Gaara said, holding a hand out. For some reason, I felt as though if I didn't shake his hand, it would cause a lot of trouble in some way or another.

"Hn." I said with a nod. His hand shake was hard, leaving a nasty red mark on mine. He overly did it, as if saying to watch myself, she's mine.

"Let's go Sakura. I don't want you late for class." She gave me an apologetic look, but behind that was something else. Something else I couldn't read.

"See you guys at lunch." She smiled, immediately following his commands. I turned to watch her walk away. Gaara peered back, his eyes narrowing. That was enough to piss me off.

"Shika, walk me to class?" She was suddenly very stiff. He nodded and held his hand out for hers and with that they were gone.

"Come, brother. We have Biology to get to." I stared at Naruto, wanting an explanation. Happiness should not fade so quickly because of two people.

"That was her. That's Sakura…it's better if you didn't get involved with her Sasuke. Trust me when I say that. You do not want to be on her boyfriend's bad side." I somehow feel like I already am. He was staring at the ground, his cerulean eyes sad.

"Hn. I'm curious, dobe." I wondered what happened. It has to be serious for Naruto to use my actual name.

"Curiosity killed the cat." He was utterly serious when he looked at me before turning sharply on his heel and walking to class. I peered in the direction Sakura walked in, realizing it was the same direction my English class. I took out my phone, checking the time. As I did so, it vibrated, signaling I had a message.

Naruto U: I'm warning you. He's bad
news.
Received: 7:17 AM

I walked into English class, seeing almost all the seats taken. The teacher introduced me to the class, the girls giggled and the guys looked as though they could care less. Bright pink hair stood out in the back.

"Now, seeing as the only open seat is next to Sakura, why don't you sit next to her? Sakura, raise your hand please." She did as told and I automatically starting walking back. When I sat down, she smiled at me with that gentle smile of hers.

"Hello again." I nodded in her direction, discreetly letting my eyes drift to the front. She placed her hands in her lap, tugging at her sleeves. It seemed odd to be wearing long sleeves in September. It was still pretty warm outside seeing as summer was only just beginning to retreat.

"Class, we're going to start with a writing exercise. Please take out a piece of paper and a pencil." As she went to grab her notebook, she accidentally knocked her pencil off her desk.

"Oops." When she bent over to retrieve it, her shirt rose up. What I saw sickened me. Ugly purple and yellow bruises wrapped around her back and side. As she rose back up, her face slightly flushed, I turned my attention back to the front of the room.

He beats her…

That was the first chapter. This is going to be one of those mature intense stories. The rating is T for teen because I feel as though what a teenager can handle reading is fairly different from back then. But if I feel the need to change the rating due to graphic scenes in future chapters I will. Please give me feedback as to if this is a good storyline to go with. :] Thanks for reading!