Title: Trapped
Summary: Sakura has been in an abusive relationship with Neji for 4 months now. She can't find it in herself to get the courage to break away from him. She loves him, she doesn't want to leave, or be left. Sasuke Uchiha transfers to their school in the middle of the year. Sasuke may be an asshole, but he knows the proper way to treat a lady, and he takes an immediate disliking to Neji due to his own abusive family history.
Rated M for physical and sexual abuse, future sexual content, language, and the over all mature nature of the story.
Chapter Two
Sakura's POV
Every. Single. Class.
Sasuke Uchiha was in every single one of my classes.
Neji had been furious. But now, as I looked him over he seemed to have calmed down a bit.
My heart pounded in my chest. Neji had caught me staring at him this morning. He sounded angry then. Even more angry when he saw him standing close to me outside of every classroom. The guy hadn't said a word to me since he transferred here, but Neji seemed to be cautious of him anyway. Hopefully he will forget by the end of the day. I tried so hard to please him. It hurt when he was unhappy with me.
But isn't that how I made everyone feel? Unhappy. Dissapointed. Angry. Hurt.
"It's okay." I heard his voice reassure me as he slid his arm around my waist, careful not to brush against the bruise that had yet to fade away over the past week.
He had promised to take me to the doctor in a month or two if it hadn't went away by then. But I was sure it would. They always went away. It was a fleeting price to pay for his love.
He was so caring. It was the most affection I had gotten from anyone since my parents ran off, leaving me scared and alone.
We walked from the school in silence, staying glued to each other as I fought hard to keep my eyes on the ground in front of me while I walked next to him. Better to be safe than sorry. My gaze seemed to wonder to guys accidentally every now and then if I didn't concentrate on the ground.
Never anything serious, just general curiosity of others. I had to keep reminding myself that it wasn't worth the fight. It wasn't worth the risk of losing him. I was lucky after all. Some people were all alone.
Anything was better than having no one. At least to me.
"I'm gonna be honest Sasuke. When I saw you walk in my homeroom I thought you were gonna be a real douche bag." the very talkative blond haired blue eyed male was saying at lunch break.
"You're alright." He said with a grin and slapped Sasuke on the back.
"Good to know." he said as he scanned his new peers and stole one of Naruto's ketchup packets.
Naruto didn't seem to mind. All he ate was the cup ramen and that seemed to satisfy him. Sasuke on the other hand had quite the appetite and the hamburger meat here wasn't that impressive.
He continued to observe the student body when his wondering eyes paused on the pinkette. Right next to her was the brown haired guy who always seemed to have a look of displeasure on his face.
"What's up with that guy?" Sasuke asked Naruto as he motioned over to Neji and Sakura with his free hand before placing it in front of his mouth while he continued to chew.
Naruto made a sound of disgust before answering.
"That," he started, not losing his disgusted tone. "is Neji Hyuga. Biggest asshole in the school. I just ignore the guy."
"That his girlfriend?" Sasuke asked, sounding a bit surprised. He had suspected it earlier, but now that he gave it actual thought the couple seemed a bit "off".
"Yeah. Surprisingly. I mean look at her she's really pretty, right? Thanks to him she's totally anti-social and avoids just about everybody. Especially the guys. See, Neji's got a temper on him. A complete jealous psycho. So she seems to always try hard to not get him pissed. She's really nice from what I remember before they got together about 4 months ago."
Naruto rambled on and on. This guy sure did love to talk. Sasuke didn't really mind. As long as he wasn't the socially awkward type he was cool with whatever. Nothing really ever got to him.
But he was already starting to not like this Neji Hyuga guy. So much for loving thy neighbor in this shit town.
"There's also this rumor going around that he's hit her before. But I don't think I believe it. It's only fair to give him the benefit of the doubt since I've never chilled with him before."
Naruto finally dug into his french fries, stealing one of Sasuke's unopened ketchup packets.
Sasuke put his hamburger down. He had suddenly lost his appetite.
"You gonna eat the rest of that?" Naruto asked, pointing to Sasuke's half eaten burger.
Sasuke pushed his tray over towards Naruto so he could take the leftovers off of his plate.
Sasuke dug into his pocket and pulled out his key, sticking it in the lock and letting himself in. He threw his book bag onto the kitchen counter and walked straight to the fridge.
Might as well make up for the lack of food he had eaten at school today.
Naruto's comment about Neji had made him think about his dad. He doubted Neji was that bad. Sure he looked like a dick but Sakura had to be smart right? A girl as pretty as her would know how to get out of that as soon as possible. Not like his mother, who had been plagued with thoughts of guilt and self hatred at the thought of breaking the family apart.
His mom wouldn't be home from work until after 10 tonight. He had the sudden urge to see her.
He set the milk on the counter and took out a box of Cheerios.
He was pouring them into a clear class bowl when he heard something that made his insides knot up.
Those oh so familiar sounds. The sounds that he had just recently stopped hearing only weeks ago. The ones that he wished he wasn't hearing right now.
Screaming. Arguing. Pleading. Crying.
He couldn't quite make out what was being said.
'Probably a misunderstanding.' he reassured himself. 'Don't jump to conclusions.'
Something slammed into the other side of the wall in the apartment next to his, causing one of his moms collectable glass plates to fall from the wall and shatter.
"What the fuck?" Sasuke said loud enough for whoever was next-door to hear.
Silence followed. It seemed to drag on and on. He heard a door slam, and another one shortly after, though it sounded farther away than the first.
He walked outside, abandoning his half made bowl of cereal, and walked to the door that he figured had been the first to slam. The one in the middle of him and the Hyuga guy.
He knocked twice before putting his hands in his pockets and waiting.
The door began to open very slowly. Whoever was opening it didn't seem like they were to eager to be greeted.
The lights inside of the apartment were off.
The door opened an inch. Sasuke thought he saw a flash of pink before the door closed one hundred times faster than it had been cracked open. He heard the person lock and deadbolt the door.
Whoever his neighbor was, they weren't too social.
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