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Help From the Shadows

In The Cold, Damp Ally

He covered her mouth with his hand; stopping any cry for help from escaping. Her clothes were nothing more than torn rags and her trashed shorts were wrapped around her knees. Her top was tucked under her chin; giving him full access to every curve of her body.

She wanted to scream for help, but his hand barley allowed her to breathe. She wanted to scramble away, but he had her trapped under his mass body. She wanted to cry, but her eyes refused to let go of its water as her body had its virginity ripped from it. Her stomach clenched as her walls were stretched and torn. Crimson liquid dripped down her thighs as her entire body trembled from both the pain and shock.

Long scratches appeared on her back as it rubbed against the cold concrete. Its soft tissue was tainted with loose gravel, and stung like a million bees. If only she could get away somehow. If only she could escape this horrible place. If only she could escape from him. His hot breath intoxicated her skin as his wet lips collided over it.

Bumps appeared all over her as she felt the warmth that was once there, leave her. The cold midnight breeze revolved over her numb torso. He finally left her; alone in the damp ally. Her consciousness left, as all her caged emotion leaked from her emerald orbs and rolled down the bruised cheeks.

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The clouds looked a little grayer today. There smooth, white frothiness glided across the sky. It was so quite. Only the calm breeze running through the soft, lush grass, and the rustle of autumn leaves could be heard. He would have laid there for the rest of eternity if he could; but the world had other plans for him.

"Hay" a voice sounded from behind him; the gnawing and rustling of plastic disturbed the tranquility of the hill.

"What do you want?" he lazily replied through a yawn.

The voice stopped eating and walked towards the cloud boy. He bent down and grabbed his wrist; twirling it and yanking it off the ground.

"Come on" he said as he led him away.

"So what's this all about?" the lazy one asked once they were walking down the crowded street.

"It's Ino" he replied "someone found her this morning"

"Hmph" he snorted back "what she get herself into this time?"

The other boy ignored him and keep his eyes focused on the path in front of them.

Shikamaru sighed. Something bad must have happened. He knew that look on his best friends face wasn't just because he had eaten too much, something serious had happened.

They finally reached the hospital. He sighed again as they came to her room and opened the door.

She was lying on a white bed. Her hair was crumpled and spread all over the too-clean sheets. The covers rested at her hips, revealing her heavily breathing chest. Her red eyes were shut. Her cheeks colored black and purple. Her lips cracked and swollen.

There sensei sat on a chair next to her bed. No cancer stick was found in between his lips as his hand rested on hers.

"What happened?" Shikamaru asked as he entered the dead silent room.

"Is that you Shika?" a weak voice whispered

"Yeah it's me" he replied. He sat in the other chair on the other side of her bed. "What happened?"

"I d-don't know" her voice was thin and fragile, and sounded as if it was about to break. She slowly opened her eyes. They were tired and puffy. "I had just delivered some flowers to one of the town restaurants. I-I was on my way back to the shop when-… w-when he appeared out of no where… and… dragged me into an alleyway… He covered my mouth so it was impossible to yell for help… he was too big for me to push off, and t-then… you can imagine the rest…"

They were all silent. The brown haired boy clenched his fists and bit his lip. How could he have let this happen? And to Ino, who had been his friend for years.

Asuma stood. "Well…" he sighed "there's nothing much we can do now. I've searched every where for the guy, but," he rubbed his temples "just focus on healing. Ok Ino?" he smiled down at her. She looked up at him and whispered an ok back. He left the room and took Choji with him.

Once again it was nothing but dead silence.

Shikamaru sat; twiddling his thumbs.

"I need some air" Ino said, breaking the peace

"w-what?" he muttered

"Come on" she said as she slowly rose from her bed. He stood up to help her.

"You sure?" he asked

"Positive" Ino replied as she moved over to the draws. She pulled out some clothes that Sakura had brought to her. She undressed from her hospital gown. Shikamaru turned away. But he couldn't help himself from peaking over his shoulder to look at her perfectly shaped body. As she pulled the gown over her head, he looked over at her. The cuts that were made by the gravel were starting to heal, but they were also going to scar.

'Was she whipped or something?' Shikamaru thought. She looked as if she had been; her back was cut like ribbons.

She tried to clasp a bra on but it stung too much. So she just left it. The only thing she was wearing at this time was her panties. But she didn't care. She went to pick up a pair of shorts when she felt something warm curl itself around her uncovered upper-torso.

He had walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her chest; ignoring the fact that it was bare and that he would probably be punched any instant now. But a few seconds past and no fist came into contact with his face. Instead he found her tracing invisible circles with her finger, up and down his arm. She felt him breathing on her neck as he rested his head on her shoulder. What ever happened, he didn't care. He just wanted Ino to know that he was there for her. She gladly accepted the invitation and turned her self around. She grasped his arms and guided them around her waist. She let her own wrap around his.

"Ino" he whispered softly.

She pulled him in even closer to her until each of their chins was resting on each other's shoulders. He felt a warm, wet substance begin to grow on his upper-back as he realized she was crying.

"Hay, what about that walk?" he asked as quietly as he could.

She smiled as she released him and picked up her clothes; to try to make another attempt to put them on. She hissed as she tried to lower the top over her scrapped back. His hands found hers as he helped her. He noticed that up-close you could see more of the damage that had been inflicted on her body. There were not only cuts and bruises, but bite marks too.

"Come on" he said once she was dressed. She locked arms with his and they made their way for the door.

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"What a beautiful day it is today" Ino commented as they lay on the hill.

"Yea" he replied "but still, the clouds are usually whiter"

"Hmm…" she sighed "I think they're beautiful. I never really noticed it before" she crawled in closer to him and used his chest as a pillow. The sound of his heart beating was vibrating in her ear, giving her a fuzzy feeling. He jolted a bit as she moved her self even further up his body; till their eyes meet. She reached over and played with his hair a bit; twirling it around and gently squeezing it. His hands were placed behind his head, as a cushion, but one of them left for her face. He gently stroked her purple cheeks and cupped one. She twitched a bit and it kind of tingled. She savored the moment and placed her hand against his. He retreated, thinking he hurt her.

She lent in and placed her lips on his. They were a bit chapped, but she liked them. Her tongue ran over his lips and asked him if they could enter. He accepted and opened his orifice as best he could. Their tongues glided along each others as they danced. Her lips were so soft. Even if they were cracked and cut, he loved the taste of her. After a while they parted.

It was a very awkward moment. Despite what all her friends thought, Ino had actually never kissed a guy before, until now that is. She had always dreamed of how he would press his lips against hers and the two would stay forever locked. And Shikamaru had certainly never kissed a girl before. He always thought they were too much a off a drag; too troublesome to even think about it. But this was nothing like he expected. He wanted more. Something in his mind was urging him to do it again, so he did.

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