A/N: Surprise, surprise! Another update! But I've decided to make the chapters a tad longer (; Well a lot longer. Since I've been getting more and more ideas for the story.

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 ten

"Hey Sasuke, where's your girlfriend?" the obnoxious blond yelled half way across the table.

He shot Naruto an annoyed expression, which Naruto was without a doubt used to by now, and continued to stare straight ahead.

"She's not my girlfriend Naruto, and I don't know why she's not here."

"Hm. Ino's not here either." came the voice of Shikamaru, whom Sasuke had actually grown to like, considering he didn't talk much and was actually quite intelligent.

Hinata and Ino were okay too. Though he really didn't comprehend how Hinata and Neji were related. Even if it was just distant cousins.

He had come to ignore Ino's loud mouth, it was a lot like Naruto's.

The only one that really got on his nerves was Kiba, because of his arrogant attitude. He couldn't really talk though could he? He was just as bad himself. But he couldn't help it if their personalities clashed.

Besides, Kiba had his eyes on Sakura as soon as he heard about the breakup. The Uchiha refused to lose to that Inuzuka.

Naruto continued to be the center of attention at the lunch table, leaving Sasuke to his thoughts. He furrowed his brows together.

She was still there. In his head. The only thing that was able to plague his thoughts.

Sakura Haruno.

'Where the hell could she be?'

"Ino, I don't-" Sakura's words were cut short when a soft cool material was thrown into her face, literally.

She caught the piece of clothing before it fell to the floor. Ino shoved her into her closet and placed her hand on the door.

"I'm not letting you out until you put that dress on. No excuses."

Ino had somehow convinced Sakura to skip school so they could get a head start on getting everything ready for the party.

She had to admit, she was tired of hearing everyone whispering in the hallways about her. She hated school at the moment. So when the chance came up she jumped at the opportunity.

It's not like she had any parents around to tell her otherwise.

She had only talked to Ino a few times at school before she started dating Neji. From what Sakura could remember, the blond hadn't changed.

Sakura sighed, stripping herself of her clothes as she looked into Ino's life size mirror.

She eyed her body as she did so. Her skin was perfect. No marks. It was still so strange to see.

Her eyes began to water as she remembered everything that she used to have to put up with.

"Is it on yet?" came Ino's persistent and impatient voice.

She hastily blinked away her tears, trying to focus on where she was and what she was doing instead of sinking back into depression. She couldn't help but feel like she was being overly emotional.

'That was over a month ago. Get over it.' she told herself. It was easier said than done.

It was turning out to be quite the battle.

Her foot caught on a shirt that she suspected was her own, causing her to topple sideways and catch herself with her only free hand.

"Having trouble?" she heard her new friend laugh on the other side of the door.

She couldn't help but smile.

It really had been too long since she had worn a dress hadn't it?

After fighting with the god forsaken garment she finally admired herself in the mirror skeptically before stepping out of the closet and into her eagerly awaiting friends view.

"It's-"

"Perfect right?"

"Too revealing." she admitted, feeling a bit guilty at not liking Ino's choice.

"What! What do you mean too revealing?" she questioned, eyeing her dress a bit skeptically as she folded one hand under her elbow and stroked her chin like an evil villain in a movie.

Her eyes lit up, as if she had come up with some master plan. She snapped her fingers and sent Sakura a playful wink.

"It's not revealing enough."

"No wait! I love it!" Sakura stated, putting her hand in front of her to stop Ino from coming any closer and ripping the dress off of her only to replace it with something that showed more skin.

She had to admit, the dress actually wasn't that revealing.

It was just…

She had become accustomed to Neji's criticism. And even a slightly low cut top was seen as too revealing in his eyes. Maybe she had been brain washed. No. She had definitely been brain washed.

Ino, seeing the sudden sad expression on her friends face began to panic.

"What's wrong? It's the dress isn't it? I'm sorry I can pick a different one with not as much of a low cut I'm sorry if-"

"No, no. I like it. Really." she looked down, grabbing the hem of her dress and allowing the soft material to slide between her fingers.

It was a dark gray color. One of the shoulders was strapless and the other side hung off of her shoulder elegantly.

It clung to her in all the right places. As soon as it reached her waist the dress began to separate itself into beautiful wavy layers of fabric that went just passed her knees.

It was wonderful.

In all honesty. She loved it. She crossed her arms over her chest, feeling a little self conscious even though it was just in the company of her friend.

"Oh man, Sasuke's gonna pass out when he sees you in this dress tonight!" Ino squealed excitedly as she clasped her hands together before taking a step towards Sakura and suffocating her in a bear hug.

Sakura felt her face heat up.

"You think?" she asked offhandedly as Ino pulled back. Her hand involuntarily went up to touch her lips as she recalled the two encounters they had.

She had to admit, he was a pretty good kisser. Even if they did almost get caught the last time.

It was way different from the way Neji kissed her.

It was like he wanted her to know something. Like talking without saying anything. It made her feel calm and safe but made her go crazy at the same time.

"Sakura-" she heard Ino start to say as she was ripped away from her thoughts and forced to stare into her friends mischievous grin.

"Did you and Sasuke," aw crap here it comes.

"Ever hang-"

"Kiss?" Sakura offered all too quickly before she realized that was indeed not what Ino was going to ask.

"You KISSED? Oh. My gosh. You kissed!"

Sakura cringed as Ino's excited scream filled the room.

"Tell me everything. Now." she demanded, grabbing Sakura's bicep and forcing her to sit beside her on the bedside.

She sighed. It was going to be a long day.

"Well, what happened was.."

"Where the hell did you get the money to pay my bail?" came the calm and collected voice of Neji Hyuga.

He received a dark chuckle from the other end of the dark table. They were currently situated in a room that was familiar to the both of them. It was where they had most of their meetings.

"You're going to get a kick out of it. I know that for sure."

The Hyuga picked up his cup of warm green tea, sipping on it while trying to keep his features emotionless, despite how he was feeling.

Vengeful. Angry. Betrayed.

He wanted to rip the Uchiha to shreds. More importantly he wanted to get Sakura back.

She belonged to him and no one else after all. And, oh the punishment he was going to give her when the opportunity came. He smirked at the thought.

He couldn't wait.

"Try me." he replied to the older man.

"It just so happened that the one who helped pay your bail is the very same one who helped put you away in the first place."

"Oh?" his brows furrowed.

"My son. Sasuke Uchiha. I believe you two have met." he smirked, knowing what must be going through Neji's mind.

He gripped his cup of tea a bit tighter.

'So that's where my money went. I knew I had more.'

The Uchiha must have been snooping in his home.

He was definitely going to pay.

"I see. Well I'll just have to thank him sometime in the near future won't I. First we have to come up with a plan. Have you heard from Master Pain lately?"

"I haven't." Fugaku allowed a dark chuckle to escape his lips.

"The life of a Drug Lord is awfully hectic you know. We should just await further instructions. I'm sure he will have a hell of an idea for you."

"Indeed."

"Please tell me that's not what your wearing." Sasuke droned, eyeing his grinning blond friend up and down before closing his eyes and allowing a sigh to escape his lips.

"I guess that means you're serious."

"What? Some one has to be the life of the party. Besides, I hear Hinata's going. This is my chance to show her my fun side!"

"God help you." Sasuke said before turned around and walking back towards his car.

Naruto immediately followed him, locking his front door behind him after screaming a "I'm going out, don't wait up!" over his shoulder.

If Sasuke ever said that to his mother, despite her happy go lucky attitude, he was sure she'd knock him into next week.

Naruto had a big purple hat on, a cane that was almost as tall as him, and was adorned in a long purple robe with a giant white feather safety pinned to his right breast to top it all off.

All he needed were two half naked women by his side and he was set.

"I shouldn't even let you sit in my car with that shit on." Sasuke sighed, before finally just accepting the fact that he was friends with an overly talkative weirdo and drove off, his mind only focusing on one thing.

'I wonder if Sakura remembered.'

"I'm dropping you off at the party. There's someone else I have to pick up."

She flicked on her bathroom light for the 5th time in ten minutes. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, smoothing out her hair as she pursed her lips together.

'Maybe this was a bad idea.' she thought, helplessly, wondering what the best words to say to Sasuke would be.

There was a sudden knock on her door that caused her to jump.

She glanced at herself one last time before turning off the bathroom light and running into the living room, turning off her television and walking up to the door.

She stood on her tippy toes, closing one eye as she peered through the peep hole.

It was a habit she picked up from Sasuke, who told her to always stay on guard when he wasn't with her. They had actually been talking a bit more when she was over working for his mother.

She sighed. It was none other than Sasuke Uchiha. She took another deep breathe before turning the knob.

As soon as the door opened Sasuke forgot all about the nervous feeling that didn't seem to want to go away.

He almost dropped the flowers he had been holding.

Sakura's dress looked perfect on her. He couldn't imagine it on anyone else.

He smirked when he saw her eyeing him with a small blush on her cheeks. She was undoubtedly admiring his attire too.

He was wearing dark blue jeans with a black button up shirt. The buttons were a pearl color and he had his sleeves rolled up. He added a white undershirt just to make himself look a bit more formal, since he figured most of the girls would be wearing dresses to this party, like they did to all of them since he had been here.

He had only been to a few, but all of them seemed to be….interesting.

"Thanks." she smiled sweetly at him, taking the flowers out of his hands and putting them in a vase on her dresser.

She rushed to the door, making sure she had her cell phone and purse before closing and locking the door.

To be honest, Sasuke's mom had made him bring the flowers. She was dead set on being her sons matchmaker.

He actually didn't mind it this time.

"Shall we?" he smirked at her from the side as he held out his elbow.

"I suppose." she replied playfully, sliding her arm into his as they began their walk to the car. This was starting off just fine.

As soon as they stepped foot in the front door Sasuke came to the conclusion that this was, without a doubt, the hugest, most packed party he had ever been too since moving to Konoha.

There was a Dj in the corner to their right by the front door. 'He's playing the music loud enough.' Sasuke thought sarcastically to himself. He could barley hear anything else.

He rolled his eyes. Dubstep again. That seemed to be all everyone listened to at parties these days.

He tightened his grip on Sakura's hand, leaning over until she could feel his breathe on her ear. He sent a glare to a certain Inuzuka who was leaning against a wall in a far off corner next to a keg stand, sipping on a drink.

"Let's go up a few floors!" he yelled in her ear, since that was the only way she would ever possibly hear him.

She nodded and they made their way up the first flight, dodging everyone who thought it was a good idea to stand in the middle of the staircase and talk it up with their friends.

'Annoying.'

The second floor was only a little less packed, so they went up to the third floor.

"Sasuke! Sakura! Over here!" there was no mistaking that loud tone.

Sure enough, Naruto Uzumaki was sitting in a circle with Shikamaru, Ino, a couple he had never seen before and to his surprise, Hinata.

He had never expected Hinata to be the party type. But then again, neither was he, yet here he was. Still, he thought it had only been Naruto's wishful thinking when he said he thought she was going to be here.

Sasuke, like Naruto, could tell when his friend was into someone.

"Come play Captain Dick Head with us!"

Sasuke could tell Naruto had already been drinking, along with the rest of the people who sat in a circle around the coffee table.

Sasuke was ready to decline, thinking Sakura would maybe like to go find a more quiet room where they could talk or something, but was surprised when she grabbed his hand and led him over to the circle.

"What are the rules again?" she asked, still keeping that innocence in her voice that Sasuke was so used to, but he could have sworn there was something else in there.

Sasuke stared at her for a good minute while Naruto explained the rules. He was growing more frustrated by the second. How much did he really not know about Sakura? He had to get her alone as soon as possible so he could talk to her. He finally had an excuse to be around her other than at his house and he was not about to blow it.

"So we've got a whole deck of cards all spread out face down on the table. Each person takes a turn drawing a card and whatever card you draw determines what happens."

"I wanna go first this time!" Ino said loudly.

"We need drinks." Sakura commented, looking around for any sign of an ice chest.

"Oh! Right!"

Naruto quickly turned around, one hand holding onto the rim of his obnoxious hat so it wouldn't fall off. He opened up an ice chest that had been sitting behind the couch.

He handed Sasuke and Sakura each a Bud Light and continued.

"If you pull an ace, that means waterfall. That means you have to drink and everyone after you starts drinking too and can't stop until you stop. And the last person in the cycle can't stop until the person before them stops. Got it?"

Sakura nodded, like this was all just a reminder.

Sasuke continued to watch her closely. He didn't show it, but he was more than surprised.

His innocent dishwashing, breakfast making Sakura was a drinker. He couldn't believe it.

"You alcoholic." he accused, scooting away from her in a teasing manner.

"Whatever," she smiled. "I bet I last longer in this game than you do." she challenged quietly, as she continued to listen to the rules of the game.

"You're on." he said, popping open his can of beer and taking a pre-game sip.

"And finally, if you pull a king, that means you're captain dickhead and you make up a new rule for everyone to follow."

"Okay-" Sakura said, just as Ino's hand shot out and drew a card.

It was a 6.

"Six if for dicks. Guys drink!"

And the game began.

It really wasn't long before Hinata stopped playing. She had had enough before Sakura and Sasuke had arrived.

"You want me to walk you home Hinata?" Naruto slurred, not even trying to hide the excitement in his voice at the thought of getting some alone time with Hinata. His hat was falling off and his robe was hanging off of his shoulder.

Naruto and Hinata stood, wobbling slightly as he took Hinata's arm and draped it over his shoulders.

Sasuke couldn't tell if it was the alcohol or how close she was to Naruto that was making her face flush.

He decided it was probably both, before turning to Sakura, just in time to see she was standing up as well.

"Where are you going?" he asked, still more on the sober side. He wanted to find a place for them to talk.

"Bathroom." she answered shortly before turning on her heel and walking off.

He noted that she had taken off her silver strap on shoes as he saw her walk barefoot down the hallway.

Where the hell did she come from again? Sakura was finding it more than difficult to back track her steps and find the place where she had been playing the drinking game with all her friends.

She had to admit, it had been quite awhile since she had been out to a party like this, and she realized how much she missed it.

Despite her usual day to day pessimistic attitude that she had fallen into since the incident with Neji, Sakura was happy and giggly when it came to drinking, and she was already starting to feel the effects of the alcohol she had consumed.

She wasn't drunk. But she was feeling more bold and wanted to find Sasuke so she had someone to talk to.

She turned a corner in a hallway that seemed to last forever.

'I really don't remember seeing this hallway.' she thought helplessly, becoming more and more discouraged.

Sakura bumped into a toned chest. She looked up to see the smiling face one of her new friends from school.

"Oh Kiba! I didn't know you were here too. Have you seen Sasuke?" she asked, hoping that he had seen him somewhere.

He reached out and grabbed a piece of her hair, twirling it in his fingers shortly before bending down so their noses were touching.

"Haven't seen him."

Kiba's movements seemed to be faster than usual.

"Oh. Okay. Well I better keep looking-" she started, but what cut off when Kiba placed two fingers over her lips.

"I'll help you look. I think he went up to the top floor. This house is huge. I wouldn't want you getting lost."

There was no questioning it. Kiba was trying to get her alone. And she knew it.

Her desire to find Sasuke increased ten fold as she placed her hands on the familiar mans chest and pushed him away lightly.

"No really I can look by myself I'll be fine."

"No I insist-"

"Please I really don't want-"

"Sakura."

It had been a long time since she was this happy to hear Sasuke's voice.

He walked over to them calmly, stepping in front of Sakura as he placed a hand on her shoulder and guided her away from Kiba.

"You found me." he said, trying to keep his temper under control.

"Let's go." he stated, and she gladly followed.

"See ya' round Sakura." Kiba said suggestively as he sent her a wink before they rounded a corner.

As soon as they were out of sight Sasuke looked both ways down the hallway. No one seemed to be coming.

He grabbed Sakura's chin and lifted her face up to his. He placed a soft kiss on her lips, backing her up against the wall and placing one of his arms above her head.

"You're driving me crazy, Sakura." he said in between kisses.

"You're all I can think about and it's making me insane." he continued after he saw her flush.

He pulled away. Observing her facial expression.

Maybe he did have a little too much to drink.

She seemed content. So comfortable around him. It was unlike any girl he had ever met. He leaned into her, until she could once again feel his breathe on her ear.

"Will you be my-"

"SASUKE I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR YOU- Oh my bad I didn't mean-"

"Naruto I'm going to beat the hell out of you." Sasuke said, feeling more than frustrated at his friends intrusion.

"Girlfriend?" came Sakura's somewhat hesitant but determined voice.

He felt a smirk tug at the edges of his mouth.

Maybe she had too much to drink.

"Yes." she said smiling when he continued to watch her for an answer.

Sometimes, he loved alcohol.

"You hate tomatoes?" he asked, not even trying to hide his offended tone.

Sakura giggled at Sasuke obvious distress.

"Yeah they're gross. You're the weird one who doesn't like Kiwi."

Sasuke scoffed. "Are you kidding me? Kiwi is disgusting." he stated arrogantly as he took another sip from his cup.

They had been sitting in a random empty bedroom, talking for what seemed like hours.

Sasuke felt like he had finally done something right.

"Sasuke?" Sakura asked as she allowed a yawn to escape from her.

"Hm?" he looked over at her.

She was leaning back on one hand, eyeing the amber liquid in her cup that she was currently twirling around.

"How did you know my parents weren't living with me?"

There was a pause.

"Rumors at school. I just sort of put everything together. Why else would you need a job? Plus you live alone and were dating a douche bag." he added, glancing over at her in time to see her expression go from curious so regretful.

For a moment he felt himself panic. Had he said the wrong thing?

His worries were soon eased when he heard her laugh and lean on his shoulder.

"Just wondering."

Sasuke closed his eyes for a moment as he went over everything that had been said so far.

He had told her of all the times he heard her and Neji fighting through the wall, and how he had been angry that she was with him because he knew she could do better.

He had also told her that he had given his dad some money so he could try and track down her parents.

He told her how he went through Neji's apartment when he wasn't there because he suspected that Neji was the one who stole all her money and was determined to get him back for it.

She had seemed surprised at his actions and had asked him why he didn't just hire a private investigator or something like that.

To tell the truth, he had tried, but the Private I flat out refused to do the job, on an account of it had something to do with the Hyuga family, who seemed to actually have some sort of family history here in Konoha.

Sakura brought her hand up to her mouth and yawned again.

She felt Sasuke chuckle beside her.

"I think this party is just about over."

They walked slowly up the steps to their apartments.

"I. Hate. Stairs." Sakura was saying as she giggled, finally making it to the top as her silver sandlas dangled from her fingers.

They approached her door and she turned to him, her eyes still a bit glazed over.

He ran his hands down her arms and captured her lips in a kiss.

She pulled away, giggling at the fact that she was feeling so reluctant to leave him. She came in for another kiss, closing her eyes and drowning in the feeling of kissing him.

She pulled back again before pecking him on the lips shortly, as if she was sealing a promise.

"See you." she smiled up at him before turning to her door and twisting the knob.

"Wait." he grabbed her arm and made her face him.

She looked exhausted. He should really just let her sleep.

"Bye." he said, releasing her arm and stepping back.

She chewed lightly on her bottom lip for a few seconds before slowly closing the door, her eyes not leaving his. He heard the door lock behind her.

Even after the door was closed Sasuke still couldn't bring himself to walk the short distance to his own front door. He wished the night could just last forever. As cliché as the thought sounded, it was true.

Just as he turned to begin the short journey he heard a click, and felt a surprisingly firm grip on his bicep before he was pulled into Sakura's apartment, her mischievous giggling ringing in his ears.

I would like to dedicate this chapter to my close friend Folgers, for giving me the caffeine for this all nighter. And cake, because I just love cake. Bahahahahaah. (: Also, this is only the second story I've written with this many chapters, so hang in there and if I make any plot mistakes or if you have any questions please let me know so I can fix it or answer you immediately :P

I love you my fellow reviewers!