Chapter 19 An angel girl with an upturned face…
Hinata's P.O.V.
When the silence settles, I think about what has happened. It amazes me at how fast a person's life can change within a few hours. Not to memtion their perspective...Father...
I feel Sasuke tighten his grip around me, and I look up at him. I have to know the truth, and the first step is to ask. "Sasuke, what's wrong with me?"
He looks surprised for a second, but, like always, he changes back to his old expression. "Well, you have a fever, you live with an abusive mother, you don't tell anyone your true feeling because you don't want to worry them…"
I smile at his attempt to make me feel better, but I need to know. "Really Sasuke. Please tell me what's wrong with me."
Sasuke looks sad as he holds me tighter. "Nothing is wrong with you Hinata. You were just put into the wrong family. You're too nice to be related to that witch."
Tears come into my eyes, and I push myself closer to his chest. "Hinata, what happened?"
I give off a sob and start to tell him everything: from the time I got home, to the time I got to his front door. To say that Sasuke is enraged is an understatement.
"How could she even try to do that to you?!" he yells. He looks as if he wants going to yell some more until he turns his gaze onto me.
"Hinata…if there is anything I can do for you, tell me, alright?"
I stare back at him. The words he speaks barely entering my head until I think up of a way that he can help me. "J-just…hold me. Alright?"
He looks surprised, but then nods. I gratefully put my head on his shoulder as he tightens his grip around my waist and pulls me onto his lap. I take a deep breath as I inhale his scent and listen to his heartbeat. I close my eyes, and let the dark clutches of sleep overcome me, but before I completely lose consciousness, I hear Sasuke's voice soft against my ear.
"I will never let anything happen to you, Hinata. Never again."