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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 Seven
Sakura sat lightly on the edge of her bed, staring at the note her parents had written her which was sitting on top of her bedside dresser. She had been reading it to try and get the events that had taken place hours before out of her head. It just wasn't working. Reading it had only increased her feelings of dread and fear. She still had no idea what the hell Sasuke had done to make Neji look so bloodied up.
She closed her eyes and bowed her head, her brows knitting together out of sheer frustration and confusion. What the hell had she gotten herself into?
Neji was going to beat the living hell out of her.
Her negative thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the ringing of her house phone.
She instantly knew that it was Sasuke. No one else had ever called her on her house phone. She didn't really have anyone else to call her now that she thought about it. All she had was Neji, and was that really anything to begin with? She began to question their relationship. With every thought an unsettling feeling found its way in her stomach.
Her house phone was still ringing. She just couldn't work up the courage to answer. She didn't know if she wanted to know what happened. Hearing it would just make it all the more real. She wished she could just go to sleep and wake up with everything back to the way it was two months ago, before she met Sasuke.
Her phone rang again, she had lost count after the tenth. Was he ever going to hang up?
Sakura had to admit that she did indeed want to talk to him. There was just something so strong and reassuring about his voice that made her feel safe.
She took a deep breathe before quickly picking up the phone. She couldn't seem to find her voice.
"Sakura?" Came Sasuke's questioning tone from the other side of the phone.
"Where are you? What happened?" were the first words out of her mouth.
"I'm home now. My mom grounded me. Tch." He said, while thinking out how lame it was to still be getting grounded. It's not like he was going to listen to her. Of course he loved his mom to death, but there was just so much time he could take away from his videogames before he started to go insane.
A smirk graced his lips as he remembered how Sakura had said she used to be a gamer.
Sadly, his fantasies were interrupted by one of Sakura's earlier questions.
"So..what happened?" She asked hesitantly, he could hear the fear in her voice. It made his blood boil. He wanted more than anything to help and protect her. It only frustrated him more knowing that they were technically only friends and that was mainly a boyfriend's job.
But the situation was difficult.
"He was cheating on you." Sasuke said it quick. He figured it'd be like all the movies he'd seen. 'Do it fast. Like ripping off a band-aid.'
After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone Sasuke started speaking again.
"I think her name is uh, Tenten. From school or whatever." His voice was low, he knew these words were hurting her and he hated it. A few more seconds passed before she finally spoke.
"I can't believe this.."
"He's crazy Sakura. Like legally crazy. He's a narcissist. I would know, considering I had to live with one for years."
"I don't understand." She said, referring to the whole situation in general. She wanted to ask who he lived with for so long that was crazy, but decided against it.
"I think he stole your money too." He went on, his tone becoming more angry than comforting.
"No he didn't. He would never do something like that."
"Yeah he would and you know it. He's a psycho and he's hurting you, stealing from you, and you need to fucking leave him already. Shit Sakura, help yourself, I can only do so much." He said the last bit a little harshly and immediately regretted it when he heard the soft sound of stifled crying on the other line.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that." He started slowly, sounding a bit frustrated with himself, he hated apologizing.
The crying continued for about a minute before he heard nothing but complete silence on her end. He was too afraid to speak again. He just never seemed to say what he wanted how he wanted it. So he decided to keep his mouth shut.
The silence continued for a good twenty minutes before it was finally broken.
"Okay…" Came the sad soft voice he had been waiting to hear.
"Okay…okay what?" He asked, feeling anxious.
"I'll…I'll leave him." Sasuke didn't say anything. He didn't think he would ever be any happier to hear those words in his life.
"Don't do it in person." He said immediately.
"I know." She said lowly, her voice still holding a heavy amount of sadness and hurt.
"Don't cry Sakura." he said, his frustration returning. This girl was going to end up giving him a damn ulcer.
Just then Sakura heard the familiar ringing of her cell phone. She felt her stomach plummet, instantly becoming afraid.
"I'll talk to you later, Sasuke."
"Okay." She unknowingly paused before hanging up and picking up her cell and looking at the caller id.
Sure enough, it was Neji, probably ready to scream and yell at her for an hour or two.
"Hello?" her voice was shaky.
"How dare you insult me, Sakura. You embarrassed me in front of everyone and got me sent to jail because some scumbag decided to attack me. Who the hell is he and when did you start seeing him?"
His voice was loud and harsh and she could already feel her legs begin to tremble, and her hands also started shaking from the nerves.
She wanted to cry.
"We need to break up." her eyes began to water involuntarily. She wanted to hear him apologize. She wanted to hear him say he never meant anything he ever said to her and beg for her to stay with him. Anything that would prove that he was noble and genuinely cared for her. But of course that's not what she got.
"You can't leave me. We are not breaking up. You are not leaving me." There was no pleading in his voice, only malice.
She started to cry, no longer able to hold back the tears. "Yes we are Neji don't you dare come near me ever again." she said angrily, trying to hide all of her sadness, aside from the crying. It was just uncontrollable.
She hung up on him and quickly turned her phone off.
She did it. She finally broke up with him. But now what was there? Sakura had nothing left. No parents, no Neji.
She stood as her thoughts drifted to Sasuke and she felt a little better. Not much though. She had been with Neji for six months. They had been through so much together and now all those memories meant nothing. They were just like a slap to the face in the freezing cold weather. Painful.
She went into the bathroom and set her phone on the counter as she observed her puffy eyes. She was extremely tired. She made her way back to her bed, feeling miserable.
She fell asleep crying, unable to control all of the thoughts and memories of Neji.
Xxx
Sakura awoke several hours later, forcing her heavy, sore eyes to open and check the time.
It was 3 A.M. She sat up slowly, feeling thirsty and drained of energy. She got up and made her way to the kitchen. However, her attention was drawn to a small purple piece of paper by her front door.
She walked over, picked it up, and began to read.
"It's Sasuke. Open up." There was a small green flower taped to it.
Sakura smiled sadly, wanting to laugh at his attempt to cheer her up. She doubted he was still waiting outside of her door because the note had probably been there for hours, but she decided to check anyway.
Discarding the fact that she looked absolutely terrible and desperately needed a shower she twisted the knob and opened up, not expecting anything.
When she saw him, she felt all of the warmth leave her body. That familiar feeling of dread was back. And she knew this time, it was going to hurt bad. Instead of the cocky Sasuke, she got Neji. A very pissed off Neji.
'Shit Sakura, help yourself.'
Sasuke's words suddenly rang through her head and she felt the sudden urge to fight, to defend herself.
They were no longer together. She had severed the ties and he wasn't allowed to touch her anymore.
Her expression changed from scared to determined, just as a smile graced his lips. Sakura couldn't help the fear that tried to take over her thoughts. That was definitely not a happy smile. He looked deranged.
She vaguely remembered Sasuke saying something about him being legally insane or something.
She hurried to shut the door and bolt it, but she was too slow. His foot flew forward swiftly, kicking the door with so much force that it swung violently towards Sakura, who had to take a quick step back to avoid it.
The door slammed into the wall behind it, causing the doorknob to penetrate it and leave a huge hole.
Time froze, and they stared at each other for a few moments.
It wasn't until Neji finally took a slow cautious step into her apartment that she turned around quickly and ran.
"Help!" She screamed as loud as she could. She bolted for her bedroom and slammed the door behind her, locking it as fast as she could. She heard him close her front door.
Not a second passed before Neji started kicking the door as hard as he could without breaking his foot.
She looked around the room frantically, searching for an escape route. She took a quick step towards her bedroom window before remembering that it had been bolted shut ever since she moved in.
"Damn it." She cursed as she ran to the bathroom and locked herself in, muffling the sound of Neji's violent kicks.
A surge of relief shot through her when she saw the window above the bath tub. She quickly ripped off the curtains and blinds, ignoring the damage she was doing to her own property.
Stepping up onto the side of the tub she began pushing up and against the window, attempting to open it.
It was locked.
She looked around for something to stand on and saw her cell phone sitting on the counter.
"Thank God." She said out loud to no one in particular before she picked it up.
Before she could even dial a number the words "Low Battery" began to flash over her screen.
"Please no." She pleaded as she watched the words "Powering off" appear.
She threw the worthless device against the wall just as she heard the loud crack of her bedroom door's lock breaking.
Sakura looked around the bathroom again.
She decided to stand on the back of the toilet. It was her best chance.
She stood on her tip toes and her fingers grazed the side of the lock.
She managed the get it halfway unlocked before Neji finally managed to kick the bathroom door open.
He grabbed her ankle and yanked hard, causing her to fall forward, her ribs slamming against the side of the tub roughly. She felt a bone crack and screamed out in pain.
Nothing had ever hurt her more in her life. She had never broken a bone, and now she was sure her ribs were cracked.
Sakura pushed the pain to the back of her mind, which was harder than she thought it could ever be, before reaching up to grab Neji's hand, trying to free herself from his death grip.
She couldn't pry his hand off so she started scratching instead.
He hissed before kicking her in the side, sending a shockwave of pain shooting through her body. She could feel herself start to pass out from the pain. It hurt too bad, she didn't think she could take it anylonger.
Her skin skid across the tile floor before he dragged her through the doorway and onto the carpet. Her left side hurt like crazy and tears were now streaming down both sides of her face.
He stopped dragging her across the carpet before turning around and punching her in the side of the head, causing black spots to cloud her vision for a few seconds.
Just as her eyesight was clearing up she felt his hand clasp around her throat and she soon lost the ability to breathe.
She felt her tears sliding out of her eyes and into her hair.
"You will never say those words to me. Understand?"
Her head ached, and her ribs were definitely killing her. She stubbornly ignored his words as she tried to hide her fear and she watched his features become more angry. She boldly reached up and tried to get his hand from around her throat. He tightened his grip and she immediately let go.
Before he could do anything more she heard the door creak open and he paused, looking behind him at the now open door.
Sakura couldn't look. One, because Neji still had a good hold on her throat and was on top of her. And two because she was sure she was about to pass out.
However, she did recognize the voice.
That voice that always seemed to make her feel better, if only just a little.
"I'm gonna fucking kill you Hyuga."
Sakura's vision finally went completely black, and she lost consciousness.
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