This chapter is all about kushina, so it all in her pov. If there any misspelled word agian I'm sorry send me a note of them and I'll fix them. I promise.

Chapter 2

Hardship of being

A woman

My mother always wished for a boy, but instead she had me. I finally understand why now. It was her family side that made me of noble blood and very wealthy. Once she enters the afterlife everything she gave me would be taken always if I did not marry. Since I was born a female take was the rules. My father health is not well so all of this is thrown my shoulder. But I refuse to carry such burden.

The village only hold the elderly and small children, the rest are Shinobi. Which their numbers are few, since there been so many attack on the village. Which cause my mother to lose her life.

"Kushina, my dear came away from the window." My dear old grandmother called me away from my daydreaming. There rumor flying around about the famous Yellow Flash of Konoha coming here to save what left of our small village. Now that's a man I wouldn't mind being married too. But one small problem I have no idea what he's look like. Which put a small hold on my daydream about him.

"Now I have business to attend too. If you could be a dear, and please stay inside for me and for your own safety. Now then I'm off." Hearing her lock my bedroom door once she walked out.

Locked inside my prison called my bedroom. Locked away from this world well she visit with a matchmaker to banish me into a life of misery. But she keeps forgetting who she dealing with, Kushina Uzumaki. I never back down from a challenge. Popping my window open with one my hair combs was the easy part, sliding down the roof was not so hard once I removed my shoes, getting pass the thing that follows around my grandmother was the hard part. I swear he use to be a Shinobi with the way he acts and seem to know everything. But the troll wasn't around today, so I'm home free!

The village was as busy as ever. "Starting a new fashion tread, Kushina?" one of my friend went to pull off the scarf I had covering up my hair. "Don't! Please don't, Jade. If that troll found me outside again." She covered my mouth and pulled down the street some. "I understand say no more."

We headed for out normal spot, a teahouse for women only. "So did you hear? It only took them three days to get here. That should be some type of record, right?" Spreading our time talking about the Yellow Flash. "Does anyone know what his real name is?" I asked as everyone went quite. "I guess not."

"Well how did it go today?" a familiar voice rang in my ears. "Very well. I found a husband for her." My death sentence has just been signed. "I have to go." They all heard those words just now. Trying my best to get back home in a hurry was a bad mistake. Crashing into someone causing us both to fall to the ground. "I'm so sorry. Please forgive me."

"It's fine really. Here let me help you up." He reaches his hand out for mine. Looking up at him that's when I seen the blueness eyes ever. "Um t-thanks you." The sunlight reflected of his light blonde hair, he was breath taking. "You're not hurt are you?" I wanted to answer but I lost my voice. Thanks god for Jade. "Yes, she fines. Thanks you helping her. We'll be going now. Bye." She said pulling me away from him.

"My he was good looking. I wonder who he was." Quickly we made it back home. Jade did her best to slow them down by asking is she could have her wedding here. Making it inside my room, throwing on new clothes on and acting like I been reading all day. When she arrived to tell me the good news. "Kushina, I found a perfect husband for you. We leave in three day for you to meet him. So I want you pack and ready to go." Not giving me anytime to state my disagreement she left.

There something she can brag about, she makes sure the whole villages know about this within an hour. I hate this life I was born into I wish I could pick how I want my life turns out. Being a woman in this place I have no control over anything. My choices are never easy. If, I marrying this man, then my father will be taking care of. If I do not he'll die. Live in this world loveless or without both of my parents. It's a hard choice but it's one that has to be made. I had a plan for someone assassinate her but I have no money do to so, so I'm stuck with no way out of this.

Tears never came even if I wanted them too. I refuse to give up hope of a way out of this. I heard my father arguing with her over.

"You can't put this on all on her shoulder!" His cough has gotten worst these last few weeks. "It's her right as her mother daughter to carrying on with this. You have no right to say otherwise!"

They cannot agree on this man she picked. "He been married three time!" he yelled as loud as he could. "Just remember when she get married your monthly allowance will be return to you, as while as paying for you medical bills. It will be a shame if you were to die on her also. What a shame that will be?"

I had no choice in this matter as I had to agree with her. Even if I wanted to make a run for it, I could not.I kept telling myself it was for my father but it was a small relief from this pain.

Jade came over as soon as she heard the news. "Are you okay?" a silly question to ask. "It's not to bad." A small lie to hide behind, but I can't lie to a friend. "I'm fine. I'm only doing this to keep my father alive. I could not bear his lost."

"So when do you leave?" she asked feeling as upset as I do. "In three days." We both wipe the tears from our faces. "Lets change the subject okay?" I nodded.

"Now this is what I been hearing about our Yellow Flash. In one day he took down most of the enemies and found out a few spies." We talked and giggle about him for hours on ends. "I know he has blonde hair but I haven't learn his eye color yet. But give me time!" Jade told me everything she knew about him. "I wish I could meet him once before I leave." Falling back on my bed. "I wonder how old he is?" other endless topic started up again that took us way into the night.

"Kushina, do you know what time it is?" that harsh tone of hers. Part of me wanted to tell her short and sweet where to go but I could not. "No. I'm sorry grandmother my clock doesn't seem to working at right now."

"It's late. Go to sleep now." Cold words as she force the door close. Once she was down the hall always, we started giggle. "You have your way of telling her off in a kind way." It was true but. "My mother was better at it." I looked over at her picture.

The last thought on my mind was. "Only two more days left." Sleeping with the weight of the world on my shoulder is not easy nor could it be done.

Moving from my room to the kitchen I over heard my father and doorman talking. "He's new book is out. I had to sign it for me. The first few pages were mind blowing." Those dirty book again.

"Didn't mother banned you from those books?" taking my sit beside him. Listening to them talking about the book and other thing. Enjoy the last moment I can spend with my father. "It's getting late." Sage said taking his leave. "You're only leaving to enjoy your book alone." Sage just laughs as he left.

There was a nice moment of silent between us. "I'm sorry, Kushina. For putting this all on your shoulder, I was going to give you this on your birthday but since you leave that day. I'll just give it to you now." He sat a small box beside me with a locket inside. It had a picture of them in it. "The other one is empty for you to add a picture of the person you want to marry." After that he gave me a hug. "This old man has lived a long time. Now it's your time to live." His words I took to heart. "Good-night my little Kushina."

I did not sleep at all that night. The knot in my stomach kept growing with every passing hour. I took it upon myself to find out everything about this person she pick for me. So I broke into her study to read up on him. But only found his first name was Kyo, he about 31, and all his wife before been killed by another noble group. "Great, why don't you marry me off to a murder, a really old murder."

Looking at the other people she picked out. All of them were much older then me. But I was not the one picking them out, she was. And let me tell you something she has really bad taste in men.

"Kushina, there a package for you." One of the maids yelled for me. I place everything back the way she had it before going to what this all about it. The package was sitting on the desk. Ripping it apart, only to found a ring and letter. I wanted to dispose of it but she found also.

"My dear what's does it say?" 'Kill me now' was the word that came to mind. I had to read it to her since she didn't have her glasses with her.

To my wife to be,

I, been wanting to see ever since I received your grandmother's letter. As a token of my love I sent your engagement ring.

Forever in your heart

Kyo.

"Forever in my nightmare more like it!" I mumble as I open up the ring box. The stone was a size of a small rock. A huge ugly stone, I'm force to wear. "Wasn't that sweet of him?" her cheerful voice echoes through out this room. She took her cheerfulness all the way to the bathhouse as she talks everyone one ears off about Kyo and me, and what the color going to be. I didn't have say in that, I wanted to use the color orange and have flames coming up from the bottom. But nope! We can't use that. Everything has to be reflecting my mother's family line.

I could not take anymore of this. "I'll be in my room." Taking the package with me so I burn it later in my sink. My father caught me but it was to late the note was already gone. "I seen that, Kushina." He didn't look mad at all. "I came to say good-night. I'll be heading to bed early." I gave him a hug. "Good-night father." I watch the sunset from my room thinking I only have one day left now in this quite little village, known as the Village hidden in the Whirlpool.