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Never Saw You Coming

Chapter 2:By her side

6 Days later
Her eyes parted and she slowly lifted her body from the bed. She looked around the room she had woken up in, it was badly lit so she could barely see anything "how?... Did I get here?" The appetizing smell of food invaded her senses, she looked to her left and saw that a warm plate of food was placed next to the bed, she grabbed it and started eating it in a hurried fashion.
"Hunger is a strange thing, no matter how deep in sleep you are the smell of good food can wake you up" a voice spoke in the darkness of the room
In fright Hinata put down the plate "I'm-I'm sorry, is this your food?...I-I saw it and-"
"The food is yours, I was told however to tell you to eat it slowly. Your stomach seems to have shrunk and may not take in as much as before" the person said
Hinata nodded in the direction in which the voice was coming from, picked up the plate again and begun eating. As Sasuke had told her, she didn't eat much; her stomach was full within 2 minutes of eating. She watched as the person who spoke to her from the shadows came walking into the light.
Sasuke pulled up a chair and sat in front of Hinata "What is your name and why were you searching for me?"
There was a moment of silence before Hinata responded "my-my name is Hi-Hinata…..but I-I don't remember why I came searching for you" The sound of the chair hitting the wall made Hinata jump in fear "I-I only know that its re-really important"
"I sat here for 6 days waiting for you to wake up and answer my questions due to the fact that I can't trust Kabuto enough to leave you alone and go train!" Sasuke threw the chair at the wall. Irritation became apparent on Sasuke face, he said nothing else and headed for the door as he opened the door Kabuto smiled at him "So is the patient awake Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke glared at him before walking past him leaving the his bedroom door wide open "She's useless to me now, do with her as you please"

Kabuto smiled and walked into Sasuke's room "seems like Sasuke-kun has no more use for you, however I have experiments that need completing in which your healed body is perfect for"
The sight of Kabuto's mutating body coming towards her made the hairs on Hinata's back stand up. She jumped off of Sasuke's bed and ran out the door in the direction in which Sasuke went. Kabuto sighed before following Hinata.
Hinata could feel that her body was taking strain as she ran, she hadn't fully recovered but the thought of Kabuto taking her to conduct his experiments was what kept her from giving up 'I can't let him take me.' When she saw Sasuke's back her pace immediately quickened "Sa-Saskue-kun!"
Sasuke continued to walk ignoring the call of the young woman. He stopped when she grabbed tightly onto his shirt and buried her face in his chest. He glared at her "Did your memory return?"
Hinata did not answer. Sasuke felt Kabuto approach him and the fear stricken Hinata from behind "Kabuto why is she conscious?"
Kabuto adjusted his glasses "She slipped away before I could even touch her. She appears to be very afraid of me"
Sasuke wrapped his left arm around Hinata and waited for her to calm down before sending a forceful punch into her abdomen and letting the pain force her unconscious. Hinata's body relaxed as Sasuke lifted her into his arms and walked towards Kabuto to hand her over to him. As Kabuto took Hinata from Sasuke, Madara appeared "Sasuke, did she finally regain consciousness?"
Sasuke turned to face Madara "Yes, but she can no longer remember anything except her name. She is no longer of any use to me and so Kabuto can do whatever he wishes with her body"
"Wait Kabuto" Madara asked "Sasuke, you are going to keep her until her memory returns"
"Hmph…just make sure she stays out of my way" Sasuke warned as he made his way past Madara
"I think you misunderstood what I said Sasuke" Madara turned to Sasuke "She is to stay with you until her memory returns"
Sasuke stopped walking "I refuse" he turned around "I have a whole village to exterminate and that requires me to train…ALONE. You want to wait till her memory returns, then you can look after her"
"She has become a very important piece in our stand against the Fire Country, more importantly Konoha." Madara said
"So when she remembers she is going to willingly give us the information we need?...have you forgotten the infamous Will of Fire?" Sasuke said
"You've forgotten that we are masters of genjutsu. She seems like a fragile young lady, she'll break and when she does, we'll have the upper hand" Madara smiled beneath his mask
Sasuke looked Hinata "I am still not willing to look after her"
"When you brought her here you told me that she had been searching for you. If she stays with you, the recovery of her memory might be faster and we will be able to plan better" Madara tried to convince Sasuke.
Sasuke said nothing, he walked to Kabuto and took Hinata from him and made his way back to his room "She is going to need new clothes Madara. These are torn and are disintegrating from too much exposure to the rain."
"I'll take care of that" Madara said
"Now what am I going to do without a body to examine?" Kabuto moaned
"I brought back fresh bodies for you, do with them what you please" Madara said before vanished

As he watched her sleep he wished that he'd never found her at all. After some time the door swung open as Madara entered "Admiring her as she sleeps?"
Sasuke didn't rely and grabbed the clothes from Madara "If she wears this wont she be a target?"
"She won't be going any further than the clearing outside" Madara explained
"Meaning I have to watch her 24 hours a day?" Sasuke glared at Madara
"As much as she fears Kabuto, I think she fears you more, even so she is forced to trust you. If you tell her you'll end her life I'm sure she'll listen without question" Madara tried to make Sasuke feel less irritated than he already was.
Sasuke looked at the garment in his hands, it was the exact same robe that he wore "And Kabuto? I don't want to walk in here one night and find my room painted with blood"
"Kabuto knows how valuable she is to us, he won't treat her like one of his experiments" Madara assured Sasuke"
Sasuke walked away from Madara and sat himself on the edge of his bed and wait patiently for Madara to take his leave, what he had thought was meant to be a simple thing to handle had now become a burden he had to bare whether he liked it or not.

Two Hours Later

Hinata opened her eyes to find herself back in Sasuke's room however this time the man whom she came thought had cast her off was now sitting right next to her. She looked at his face, anger was the main feeling she got just from looking at him. "I'm-I'm sorry that c-can't remember anything"
Sasuke had been so lost in thought he when Hinata spoke it startled him a little bit, this caused him to make eye contact with her but he quickly looked away and stood up from the bed "You are to stay with me until you regain your memories. Don't go wondering around this place either. If you value your life you'll do as instructed"
Hinata nodded "Ye-yes"
"Put that robe on and come with me" Sasuke said
Hinata wrapped the robe that Sasuke handed her around her body and followed Sasuke as he instructed her too.

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