'I wanna know after all these lessons learned
If there's a road from these the bridges the we burned
I need to know if you still want me
Want me show to how much I need you'

Tayuya grinned. Pleased with herself.
Her and Kiba's work had paid off. Big time. This engine, the one they had been working on, was a prototype. If their teacher approved, which Tayuya knew she would, they would ship the engine to the government, with luck, their idea would be accepted and once they finished school, they would have jobs as engineers. The engine was an engine that could be adapted in a number of ways. For planes, for bigger cars, and for powering machinery. It wouldn't take much work to change the engine as necessary.
They planned on taking her the engine tomorrow afternoon.

"Plans for the rest of the day?" Kiba asked, looking up from the engine.

"With Hinata most likely. You?"

"With Naru. Care for a double date?" Kiba asked grinning.

The redhead shrugged.

"Text me," the boy grinned as he got up from the table, picking up and carrying the engine back to his room.

She knew Hinata would be studying for a few more hours so she laid on the bench of the table and closed her eyes. There was so much riding on that engine. Especially if it got accepted. There was a lot riding on that engine.

"Well if it isn't a red haired slut," an all-to-familiar voice drawled.

Tayuya sat up slowly. Her eyes fixing on her one-time friend. The first girl she had loved. The first person she had truly trusted.

"Cat got your tongue?" Temari smirked. "Oh wait, I forgot, you're to chicken to let a cat have that."

A blush heated her cheeks, but she did not rise to the bait. Suddenly, Tayuya was very tired.
"What do you want Temari?"

"Aww, you're not much fun any more." Temari pouted.

The other girl merely waited, her eyes fixed upon the blond.

"I was just going to ask you back," the blond said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Why would I want you?" Tayuya spat, glaring at the older girl.

"Because we used to have so much fun together," Temari smirked again, sauntering over to the table Tayuya sat at.

"Fun?" Tayuya echoed, looking up at the girl.

"Yes, don't you agree?" Temari asked sweetly, leaning over the red head, thus thrusting her breasts into and onto Tayuya's face.

Tayuya leaned back as far as she could, which wasn't very far with the table digging into her back.
"Temari... Get the fuck off me." Tayuya said quietly, gritting her teeth, her fists clenched tightly on each of her sides.

"Awww, but you used to love this so much!" Temari cooed, not moving, pressing closer.

"Temari. Get. The. Fuck. Off. Me." Tayuya said slowly, using all of her control to not hit the older girl.

"Why? What are you going to do?" Temari asked, smirking down at the red head.

"Get off."

"I would say you're going to have to make me. But I know you can't, so I guess I'm staying right here," she smiled.

"Last warning." Tayuya spoke quietly, deliberately, shaking slightly with suppressed rage.

"Oh you're warning me now? Haven't you grown up?" Temari grinned.

"Stubborn as ever," Tayuya said so softly that Temari barely heard.
Temari felt a blossoming pain in her stomach then, it knocked the air from her lungs.

Tayuya stepped around the blond who was clutching her stomach with wide eyes.
"I told you to move."

Tayuya walked quickly to her and Hinata's room then. Still shaking some with anger. Anger at herself and at Temari.
She closed the door softly and stood with her back pressed against it, he head down, her hat turned forward to conceal her eyes. She was still shaking some.

"Tay?" Hinata asked hesitantly.

Tayuya didn't reply.

Black skinny jean clad legs appeared in her field of vision.
"Tay?" Hinata asked again, lightly touching Tayuya's arm.

Still the red head didn't reply.

"What happened?"

Still receiving no reply, the shorter girl hugged the red head tightly. She didn't mind that she got no response. She simply held on.
Eventually, Tayuya wrapped her arms around the smaller girl and held her tightly, pulling her close.

No talk passed between them for some time. They merely held eachother.

Atlast, Tayuya spoke, "I lost it..., not completely..., but almost..."

Hinata didn't say anything, she simply hugged the taller girl tighter.

"I don't know why I let her get to me... But she did... And it nearly cost me everything...," Tayuya said softly, speaking more to herself than Hinata.

Hinata hugged her tighter, pressing her face into the taller girl's tan neck.
"You will never lose me."

Tayuya didn't say anything. She simply pulled the girl closer still.
She was scared. Scared her anger would win. Scared she would lose Hinata. Scared she would lose her future. Scared she would go to jail for assault. There was a good chance Temari would report her, but probably not. Not much would happen as she had been provoked. But another time, maybe she would and she would go to jail.
She hugged the smaller girl tighter.
She would have better control. She had to.

'If you come right back to me
I won't fight it, I won't fight it
Show me what you need from me
Don't hide it, don't hide it'