I came to save you.
Your hair is beautiful so I noticed right away.
You're strong in both body and spirit.
I didn't want to lose you.
Minato's words echoed in Kushina's head as she lay in bed, asleep. She had been through a lot in one night, and had fallen asleep in his arms just before they reached Konoha. Luckily, Minato was able to get her into the hospital without any trouble.
The events of the night before had spread like wild fire in Konoha after they learned that they were now, officially, at war with The Land of the Cloud. Many people wondered why they took Kushina and not someone more important. It just didn't seem right to them. Why would they want a young girl like her?
The truth was that Kushina had special chakra, and they wanted it. Very few people knew about that, though, and so the Hokage just told everyone that they probably just picked someone that looked weak so they could hold someone up for ransom. After that was said, everyone dropped the topic to focus on the war in front of them... except Minato. He urged the Hokage to tell him the real reason they wanted Kushina.
He hadn't shown it, but Minato had been really scarred the night before when he found out Kushina had been kidnapped. The one and only girl he loved was being taken away and he couldn't let that happen so he had gone after her. And immediately picked up on the trail she had left for someone to find her... if anyone would even bother to.
Kushina had lost all hope in the end, but Minato had saved her just in time and carried her back to her home. Konoha. He told her that her home was in the Leaf Village and that she belonged there with them. He had always thought of her as one of them, not an outsider like many others in Konoha had so rudely said to her. She had always felt left out and alone... but Minato was there for her now. He had always been watching, but he knew she was strong enough to take care of herself no matter how many times she got picked on. No matter much he wanted to help her.
Kushina began suddenly to stir at around 9 o'clock that morning and soon after her eyes fluttered open. She glanced around the room. Her eyes were only half open. She still felt very weak from the night before. Slowly she began to sit up. Rubbing her sore head, the memories of last night were replaying in her mind. Her cheeks filled with blush as she remembered how that night ended.
Kushina almost sprung out of bed as she was surprised when the door suddenly opened, but she stopped herself because of the pain in her body. She groaned in pain for a short moment when she had suddenly tried to move.
"Kushina? Don't move! You're still recovering!" came a familiar voice from the door. Kushina looked up and saw her friend, Mikoto. Kushina blinked, wondering why she was here. "Mikoto...?"
Mikoto ran to the side of Kushina's bed and gently made her lay back down. "Rest, Kushina... You're okay now." she smiled and sat down on the stool next to her bed.
Kushina just looked puzzled. "What happened... why am I here? Last I remember I was outside in a forest..." she asked, rubbing her head again as it seemed to pound like a drum. At the moment, Konoha was in chaos. Parents began to worry that their child would be next. The Hokage was busy rounding up their best ninja and ANBU for the war. Mikoto explained this after telling Kushina that Minato had brought her here around 2 o'clock in the morning. She also told her that he hadn't slept a wink since.
Mikoto sighed happily. "I'm so glad you're back... now you can tell me all the details about how Minato rescued you!" she teased, followed by giggling. "Well..." Kushina began, "I don't remember all that much..." she admitted.
"Awww... that's too bad! I bet he was super heroic and cool!" she squealed. Mikoto had always been a fan of her teammate, Minato, and never wasted a moment to brag about how strong, smart, and handsome he was. Kushina had never really been listening to her talk about him, though, since he had never caught her interest... until now.
"Mikoto, it wasn't as exciting as you're probably imagining it to be..." Kushina sighed, rolling her eyes at her friend. Just then she heard another familiar voice coming towards the door to her room. "Hey, Mikoto, how's Kushina?" Minato asked as he arrived at the door. Kushina's cheeks filled with blush when she saw him, but it quickly faded when she noticed he looked really tired... and yet, he still smiled at her when he saw she was awake.
"Hey, Minato! Kushina just woke up!" Mikoto reported cheerfully. "That's good." Minato replied and walked into the room. "How are you feeling?" he asked kindly. "Uhh.." Kushina paused, but not for very long. "I'm tired, and sore..." she answered, then quickly added in an out-burst, "And I'm really hungry! I didn't get to have dinner last night, ya know!"
Kushina blushed and looked away as soon as she noticed she had let herself ramble. Mikoto giggled, and Minato just smiled at Kushina, holding back a chuckle. He was glad she was back to normal, since last night she had barely any energy to stay awake for so long. "I'll ask the nurse to bring in some food, okay?" and with that said, Mikoto left the two of them alone while she went to look for a nurse to bring Kushina some food.
There was silence for a moment. "Um... Mikoto told me that..." Kushina began, looking down at her hands, "A war is starting..." After finishing her sentence she glanced at Minato, who quietly nodded in reply. He looked really exhausted. She guessed that he had probably been talking with the Hokage about that all morning.
Slowly Kushina made her way up until she could sit up properly. Minato looked worriedly at her, "Are you sure you should be sitting up?" he asked. Kushina shook her head, "I don't think I should... but I want to. I can't just lay around all morning." she replied firmly.
Then Minato slowly stood up, and smiled at her. "Well, if you need anything just let me know." he said and turned to the door to leave. He didn't want to bother her while she was recovering from getting beaten, kidnapped, and forced to walk all the way from her house to the border of The Land of Fire. And besides, he didn't know how he could be of any help to her right now.
"Wait!" she said suddenly. He stopped and turned around, looking at her curiously. She then signaled him to come back, and so he walked back over to her and waited for further orders. He was very puzzled as to why she wanted him to come back. He was standing right next to her as she was still sitting in her bed, and he felt his heart begin to race when he heard her speak again, but this time softer. "Closer." was all she said.
Minato blinked, his cheeks turned red the closer he leaned towards her. He stopped about seven inches away from her face. "Now what?" he asked, and just as soon as he said that Kushina had grabbed him by the arm, and quickly pulled him even closer. For a moment they were just starring into eachother's eyes, but then Kushina closed hers and kissed him right on the lips. Minato was too shocked to move now. After a few seconds Kushina pulled away, blushing insanely. "T-that's for r-rescuing me..." she said quickly, looking down at her hands.
Minato smiled, then leaned forward and kissed her cheek. "Thank you, Kushina." he said softly then pulled away, and left for the door once again. "No... Thank you, Minato..." she whispered after he had left the room. Smiling, her head fell back onto her pillow as she sighed happily to herself.
Heeeyyyy so I saw the nest episode of Shippuden and haven't stopped fangirling since! XD I mean, THE EPISODE WAS AMAZINGGGGG!
So I wrote this out. I hope you like it! :3
As you probably noticed, this takes place right after Minato rescued Kushina from those awful men... I'm thinking about writing more about the other couples from back before the current generation existed!
Hmmm, I think I'll do Fugaku and Mikoto next~ X3 (FYI: Itachi and Sasuke's parents.)
SO ANYWAY! I guess we'll see. ;)
Thanks again for reading! :D
Hugs and cake,
~Panda-chiii
