Chapter 3: Gaara's POV
When I walked into the house, I tried to be as quiet as I could. My father's car was in the drive-way so I knew he was home. If I was lucky, though, he would not notice me. As I reached the stairs, the door next to the slammed open and out walked my father. His eyes looked red and blood-shot which meant something bad happened today and he was drinking. When his eyes saw me, I fought back a whimper seeing the devil's smile that appeared on his lips. He grabbed my hair and pulled me into the room after him and then closed the door and locked it. This was his room. Everyone else slept upstairs but he wanted this room downstairs I suspect so he could catch me off guard. I was snapped out of my musing by being pushed onto the bed. I looked at his face and realized he'd hit his limit. He was going to… NO! I started screaming and crying for him to let me go. I saw Temari and Kankuro's car outside so they have to be here. 'Please be here,' I frantically thought as I was praying for Kami-sama to save me. He had managed to strip off my shirt and was trying to get the saran wrap off when Kankuro and Temari barged in. I cried harder as my father slapped me to shut up. Obviously, he hadn't noticed Kankuro behind him looking ready to kill him because he was surprised when Kankuro pulled him off of me. Temari ran to me and whispered reassurances to me. I saw Kankuro punch my bastard of a father before I passed out.
~*~*~Meet you, Hold you, Kiss you, Love you~*~*~
As I slowly woke up, I questioned my mind why I was asleep. Then, what had happened before I passed out flashed before my eyes and I shot up in my bed with a cry. Kankuro ran into the room and sat beside me, holding me as I started sobbing. He rubbed my back and whispered to me, "Don't worry, Gaara, he's gone. He was arrested. The police are downstairs right now but we won't let them talk to you unless you say okay. Don't worry. He won't ever hurt you again." Temari quietly walked in and sat on my other side. Before I knew it, we were all silently crying for what had happened to me. I hugged them both tighter before tried to calm myself down and stop my crying. Just as I had pulled myself together, there was a knock on the bedroom door. I flinched and Kankuro tightened his arms around me but Temari got up to open the door and let the police in.
The man who came in looked a lot like Neji's friend, Sasuke. I guess he noticed how intently I was staring at him because he smiled. I must have looked confused because he laughed and asked, "You must know Sasuke, right?" After I nodded, he added, "Well, I'm his older brother. I'm Officer Itachi Uchiha. It's nice to meet you Gaara Sabuku." I just nodded, and put my back down on Kankuro's chest. Itachi's eyes softened and he squatted down in front of me holding a pad and a pen.
"Gaara, I'm just going to ask a few questions. I need to know exactly what your father did to you and if there are any past attempts or similar occurrences." I nodded and took a deep breath. I slightly pulled away from Kankuro and began, "My father blames me for my mother's death. She died giving birth to me and because I wasn't even what he wanted, he hated me all the more. You see, he wanted a boy and having a girl after he lost his wife just made him angry. So, he forced me to act like a boy and treated me like a boy. I," I choked a bit at this part because it hurt, "I have been beaten a good deal of my life. I have scars if you want proof. I've had numerous broken bones. You can even ask Tsunade-san at the hospital because she is my doctor and usually takes care of our family. She wasn't able to say anything because my father always had an excuse ready and never did anything that couldn't look like an accident. Today, I don't know what happened but he had been drinking earlier than usual. As soon as I got home, he yanked me into his bedroom beside the stairs and locked the door behind him. I knew something wasn't right when…" Temari sat down beside me again and wrapped her arms around me as well. Officer Uchiha urged me on silently and I tried to hold back my sobs. "He smiled what I call the devil's smile because he looks so evil when he does it. He started… pulling at my clothes. I wear saran wrap around my chest to hid what's there at school and he was trying to rip it off. I screamed and I cried, hoping Temari and Kankuro were home and I thank Kami-sama they were. My… he slapped me to shut me up but I couldn't. Kankuro pulled him off me and then Temari helped me up. After that, I passed out."
Officer Uchiha wrote this down quickly and silently, not making any comments. I noticed his forehead and creased into a frown as he nodded. He looked back at me and said, "This all connects with what you siblings said and I promise we will do everything in our power to keep you safe. I will give you a number for a lawyer that will help you in your case against him. Honestly, I hope this guy is put away and the key is thrown away. For now, thought, we wait for the trial. I will contact you all when I have more news for you. Gaara, I'm sorry you've had to go through something like this at your age. It's just not right." I gave him a slight smile before letting it fall off my face. I just couldn't keep it on right now. When Officer Uchiha stood, he said he would let himself out and he gave us his card and the number for the attorney before leaving. Kankuro and Temari insisted I stay home tomorrow. I just nodded and laid back down to sleep. No dreams came that night. I was too exhausted to dream.
~*~*~Meet you, Hold you, Kiss you, Love you~*~*~
The next morning, I woke up at the time I usually did but I didn't move. I remember what happened and I had to hold back from bursting into tears again. I headed downstairs, very slowly because I was still wary of my father being around even if my brain reminded me he wasn't. I wouldn't believe he was truly gone until I proved it to myself. When I reached the kitchen, I was feeling slightly more stable. I saw Kankuro sitting at the table eating cereal while Temari was putting away the milk. When they noticed me, both smiled and said good morning. Temari watched me for a minute before saying, "I'm going to stay home with you, Gaara. Kankuro is going to tell the teachers something came up and you and I are not able to come to school. He's also going to get our homework for us, okay?" I nodded, knowing I wouldn't be able to stay home alone even if I wanted to… and I definitely didn't want to. I tried to smile reassuringly at them both but I think that was bust because they were still looking at me concerned. I got up to go back upstairs but Temari told me to sit down while she got me something to eat. I must have looked freaked out because Kankuro reassured me that since… that man wasn't here, I could eat without being worried. I sat down, uncertain if I should but the decision was taken from me when Temari put some pancakes down in front of me. After having eaten very little the day before, I was very hungry and I dug into the pancakes like they would be stolen from me. Honestly, I was afraid they would be. After that, Kankuro kissed my forehead before leaving for school. I went back upstairs and lay down. I was asleep in minutes.
Author's Note: Did you guys like? Once again, I hope for no flames but please read and review. The next chapter will be mostly in Neji's POV to make of for him not being in this one. Wufei is content from his steak so no flames! Ja ne!