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~ Chapter Fifteen ~

Sonny bit down on her lip but carried on walking, she knew where she was going, she knew she would get there soon. She stumbled a little, managing to catch herself each time before carrying on walking down the dark street.

She had woken up to the empty house – having no idea where her parents had gone – she knew she had to get out of there, she knew the next beating could kill her. It had taken her nearly an hour to stand up, trying her best to walk through the pain as she got to the door of her house.

She had started to walk, not knowing where she was going until she remembered a certain friend, she knew he would help her, she knew she could trust him. So, she began to walk to his, she just hoped she would be able to make it on time, before she passed out or before someone found her and took her back home or something. She had to do this, she had to get there.

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Chad sighed when he heard the door knock, he had no idea who would be at his house at almost midnight, probably someone for his mum or brother.

He bit down on his lower lip, walking over to the door. He looked at the girl standing there, his eyes running over her body, at the blood and the bruises that almost covered every inch of the skin that he could see. He shook his head and then took a step towards her, lifting up her head before pulling her into a gentle hug.

"I-I didn't know where else to go." She sobbed into his t-shirt. Chad shook his head and smiled down at her,

"I am glad you came here." He muttered, he wished that he wasn't glad though, he hated caring about the girl, he hated loving her, he hated everything about the way he felt right now as he held the broken girl in his arms and tried to comfort her.

"What's going on?" He heard his mum behind him, and shook his head, bringing Sonny inside. He looked at his mum and then down at the girl he had fallen in love with so long ago,

"Mum can Sonny stay with us for a while?" Lisa looked at the girl she had seen on television so many times, the girl she knew for a fact her boy liked and nodded, taking the shaking girls hands and pulling her towards the living room.

She gasped at the sight of her face, Lisa knew what it felt like to be beaten and she had seen it done to her boys but she had never seen anything as bad as this.

"Maybe we should get you to a hospital." She whispered, smoothing a hair out of the girls bloodied face, Sonny shook her head and then looked over at Chad, tears still running down her cheeks.

"Please, no." She whispered, Chad nodded and then walked over to her side with a first aid kit, managing to get a good look at the damage in the light. He handed the kit to his mum and shook his head at her,

"If she gets worse, we will take her then." He whispered, looking at Sonny and smiling at her before taking her hand in his,

"Who did this?" He asked her, hoping that for once she would just tell him the truth,

"Dad." She whispered, looking down at the floor and holding back the sob she could feel building up in her throat, Chad nodded and then bit down on his lip, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. He wanted to protect her from everything that had ever hurt her, he wanted to murder her dad as well.

"Let me get you cleaned up honey, Chad why don't you go get her something to wear?" He nodded and ran off upstairs. Lisa smiled and gently wiped at the dry blood,

"It gets easier to deal with." She whispered to the girl, she nodded and then looked into Lisa's eyes, knowing the woman understood.

"Chad's dad hit you?" Lisa nodded and sighed,

"Does your dad hit your mum as well?" Sonny nodded,

"I just left her alone with him, I should go back." She shook her head,

"You need to think of yourself for once, okay? Now I will get Chad to run you a bath, and then get you into some nice clean clothes." Sonny nodded, knowing the woman was right as more tears found their way down her face.

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Chad helped her up the stairs, for the first time in his life he was actually being patient – something new to everyone who knew him. He knew Sonny appreciated what he was doing for her, it was the only thing that was keeping him going.

"This caring thing is hard." He joked, trying to smile but when he saw the bruises on her face again he sighed, he loved her too much to try and crack a joke, or make a sarcastic comment or anything.

"Do you want me or my mum to help you in?" He asked, Sonny thought for a moment and then looked at him, he nodded and then smiled. He bit down on his lip, he could come up with so many comments right then, but he held them back.

He winced a little at the bruises that covered her whole body, he bit down a gasp when he could see her ribs protruding out of her fragile skin, he knew his mother would have something to do about that, Sonny would be a plus size in no time if she got her own way.

"Okay, I am going to lift you in, okay?" She nodded, not sure if she should be embarrassed that she was completely naked in front of Chad Dylan Cooper.

"You're not going to let me live down this are you?" She smiled at him when she was in the bath and Chad knelt down next to her, shrugging,

"I may stay silent, you can always thank me for the silence later." She laughed a little and then shook her head, looking at him and biting down on her lip, Chad grabbed a sponge and slowly started to wipe at the blood that he found on her skin.

"You need to put some weight on Munroe." She shrugged,

"Mum forgets to cook when he is around and I am too scared to come out of my room." Chad nodded in understanding,

"Has he done this before then?" She nodded,

"When I was younger, and then we left when I was twelve.. I didn't think I would ever see him again." She sighed and then looked down at the slowly turning pink water from the blood.

"I will keep you safe now Sonny." He whispered, brushing a hair out of her face and smiling at her,

"Why did you come to me?" He finally asked after a few moments of silence between the two,

"You're the only one I feel safe around." She admitted, blushing a little as she said it and then shrugging,

"Good, you're the only one I feel myself around." He told her, grinning at her when she laughed,

"I prefer this Chad."

"Me too."

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Chad looked at the girl laying next to him and wrapped his arms around her, reminding himself that she was here and she was safe. He convinced himself that he was never going to let anyone else hurt her ever again, and anyone who tried would suffer a long and painful death.

He kissed her gently on the forehead and sighed,

"Love you Munroe." He whispered to himself, closing his eyes, not noticing the brunette open her eyes and smile at him,

"Love you too Cooper." She grinned as she cuddled herself into his body, she had never felt so safe as she did right then, she finally felt like nothing bad was going to happen – it could be okay.

A/N: So, this could be my last update until Monday, as I am going away. I guess it's kind of up to you guys, I have another like 20 hours left till I leave and I can update I guess, as soon as I get some sleep. Just review, and obviously if I get enough reviews then I can't resist updating!

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