Epilogue: A Year Later...

It's been exactly one year since Hinata and Deidara made their final decision and left Konoha. Everything seemed to go all wrong but now everything is almost perfect..

Through the horrors of abuse and ridicule, Hinata made it through. A year it's been and a year it's been taking for her emotional and physical scars to heal; though not all emotional scars will go away Hinata can finally live the life she has always wanted:

Dear Journal,

It's been a year since we left. I'm so glad things changed for the better. I miss seeing my old friends so much, but at least I get to talk to Temari once in a while.
I'm safe now. I've been waiting for this freedom and security for a long, long time and now I can have it, thanks to Deidara. Without him I would probably be dead.
I am very happy but I have a horrible feeling in my stomach. I know my Father will not give up until he has found me and when he does I'm afraid... of what he might do...
But no matter what he does, I'll protect everyone who is dear to me till the very end.

Yours truly,

Hinata.

"What are you writing about?" Deidara asked wrapping his arms around Hinata.

Hinata gave her journal to Deidara and watched as he began to read it.

When he was done he gave her a gentle smiled. "Hinata, we've been through this already. Nothing is going to happen to us. I promise." He said reassuringly.

"I know but it's better to be safe then sorry."

Deidara kissed Hinata and held her close to him.

"I love you, Hinata. and I'll protect you. Forever, I promise."

Author's Note: And with that, this story comes to end my friends. I hoped you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. Be on the look-out for the sequel and be sure to read my new story: Twisted Hearts Twisted Love.

These are some of the statistics regarding abuse that you may not have been familiar with.

More than seventy-five percent of children that die due to child abuse or neglect are under the age of four years old. With close to five kids dying each day, that means that on average at least three of them are under four. A majority of the death certificates for these kids do not list the treatment of the child by the parents as a factor for their death either.

Reports of child abuse have increased nearly fifty percent in the last twenty years and the number is steadily growing with every single year that goes by.

The number of children that were injured because of abuse has multiplied by several hundred percent, another number that just
keeps increasing.

Race does not have much of a bearing on whether a child will be abused. Poverty, however, makes it much more likely for a parent to be involved in all types of abuse.

People that are abused as children are likely to abuse their children as well, making it difficult to break the chain of violence.

So please if you or anyone you know are being abused please report it, it can help a lot more than you think.

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