Sakura is beaten by her father and she doesn't know what do to. He is a drunken father, and he told her that if she ever tells anyone, he will kill her. What will she do? Pairings: NaruxxSaku SasuxxHina TenxxNeji ... and other's I don't know about. R&R

How Far

The next morning Sakura woke up and looked at the clock. "SHIT! I slept in!" She yelled as she noticed the sight of '11:07 am'.

"Mr. Hatake will have my ass for sure!" She quickly grabbed a blue low cut-long sleeved shirt and pulled on her jeans, slipped on her tennis shoes, grabbed her backpack, quickly combed her hair, brushed her teeth and ran out the door.

By the time she got to the school she was gasping for air. She couldn't stand running that much because she did it all the time.

She ran into her classroom after checking into the front office.

"Hello Ms. Haruno, nice to she you in my classroom today."

Sakura bowed repeatedly in respect. "I am truly sorry sensei. I had a rough night. Please. Forgive me." She stood up straight.

"You are forgiven, just, don't let it happen again. You can take your seat now." He gestured for her to sit down.

She looked out among the faces of her classmates to see a worried Naruto. She put her head down knowing that he would probably read the expression on her face.

She sat down and starred out the window, facing away from Naruto. She knew that he was the person that saw her yesterday after the incident with her father. She clenched her hands, almost digging her nails into her palms. 'What the hell am I going to tell him? 'oh the night before my father had beat me, oh and if he finds out that I told you, he'll kill me?' yeah right.' She thought with a sadden look on her face.

'What if he sees the bruises on accident? Should I tell him I fell? Yeah. I'll just tell him that. It fits.' Her thoughts were interrupted by the school bell. She jumped and winced when Naruto had touched her bruised shoulder. He was sitting down in the chair next to her.

"Sakura?" Naruto looked at her with a worried face. "Is something the matter? You seem pretty skittish today. Did something happen?" He tried asking, controlling the concern in his voice.

Sakura immediately looked back down at the desk. "It's nothing. Just, not enough sleep last night." She faked a yawn. He bought it.

He fought against a smile, which made the corners of his mouth crooked. She looked at him. "I guess that would explain why you were late today." She could hear the laughter in his voice.

She quietly giggled. "Yeah I guess so. I'll just have to be sure to go to bed earlier tonight huh?" She smiled softly.

She looked down at the table. 'What will I do if I can't tell him? I really should. He might be able to help me.'

Naruto interrupted her concentration. "Say Sakura." He smiled really big. "Do you want to go somewhere tonight?"

She slightly blushed as she looked up at him. "Well, Naruto. It depends…" She smiled back. "On where we're going." She put her hands in her lap, trying to relax them.

"Well I was thinking… I could take you to this place that has the best view of the city, and then I could take you out to dinner."

Sakura thought for a moment. 'Well I guess it would be safe enough. I mean, it would be hopeful that he wouldn't follow me right?'

"Yeah, okay, I'd love to." She said trying to sound as happy as possible.

"Okay, I'll pick you up at about seven forty-five." He smiled at her. 'Does he always smile this much?'

"Okay, I'll see you there." She said getting out of her seat, picking up her books and her backpack on her way out of the school, leaving Naruto back in the classroom.

On her way out, she shoved her books into her backpack. 'Okay now for the rest of the time, I think I'll need to go grocery shopping, or I won't be eating for a while.' She thought while walking.

Sakura walked into the grocery store. Thinking about some of the things she needed to buy. She walked down the isle getting a couple boxes of noodles, some apples, basil, ect.

Soon she was finally done, so she went to the counter to pay for them until she saw 'him'.

Her eyes widened as she stopped moving her cart and running out the door, hoping that she could out run him. She stopped about half way down the road. She glanced behind her thinking that maybe she had lost him.

As she started to run again she felt something catch her ankle. The last thing she felt was hitting the ground.

She tried to get back up, but the wind was knocked out of her lungs. She felt him grab her hair in the back of her head and pull her off the ground. She starred her father straight in the eyes, almost crying. His eyes were bloodshot.

"Hel-llo." He slurred. She could smell all the alcohol in her father's breath and nearly hurled.

"You should be ashamed of showing your face in broad daylight." She spoke as she spit in his face. He didn't seem to notice.

He threw her back onto the hard concrete.

"No. I think, you shh-ould be ashh-amed. For living." He started dragging her by the hair into the alley. She dug her nails into his skin. But with him being so drunk he never really seemed to notice.

As when they were into the alley, he picked her up by her shirt and pinned her against the wall.

"So… what's going on at school. I want to know all about it. Where is my little girl going to be standing in the next years?" She could smell the alcohol again and tried to keep herself from hurling.

"Well," she started. "At this point I won't be standing anywhere with you keep beating me." He let her go, for her to stand.

"Looook noww your standing." He smiled, then kicked her in her stomach. She cluched her stomach as she leaned over coughing up blood. "Aand nowww your not." He started laughing.

She tried to stand up. When she was on two feet she kicked him in the groin. I was hard for her to because she didn't have that much strength. But enough for her to stall him and get away.

'I fucking knew I should have brought that damn knife.' She thought as she limped home. She quickly grabbed her bag and hurried home. Knowing that this wasn't end of it. She needed to be safe for the next few days. She might feel crazy, but she knew she needed to do what she needed. And thank goodness she had a cell phone handy.

She walked through her door and locked it shut. She quickly ran to the kitchen to get some icepacks, than rushed to her bathroom, where she grabbed a couple ACE bandages so she could strap them onto her bruises.

The ice was freezing, but at least it numbed the pain and she was able to concentrate.

She ran up to her attic and grabbed a bunch of boards, some nails, and a hammer. She knew this wouldn't keep away her discusting-magot of a father, but it would hold him off.

She boarded up all the windows. And put a couple of the boards over the door so that she was able to get out if she needed too.

As soon she was done, she shut off her phone and turned off all the lights.

She grabbed her cell phone out of her bag and dialed a number. Her hands shook, she need help, but it would need to be secretive, and she would probably hate herself for it.

The other line rang a couple times. Finally, someone picked up.

"Hello? Naruto." She spoke softly.

Hello, Suki speaking. I am truely sorry for the sad delay. I hope you guys will accept the long period of time that I took me to get this up here. Summer got in the way, and so I send my appolgies. I don't mind flames. I probably deserve it. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please reveiw for next chapter. I will be working very hard on this next chapter. Thank you.

-Suki