Chapter 2 - Attack and Hospital Visit

After Naruto had rushed after his love, his sense of smell had picked up Masumi's natural scent and he smelled blood that was mixed in with her scent. Fearing for the worse, Naruto picked up speed and when he had finally found Masumi, the young adult female was backing away from what or whoever was attacking her. When Naruto stood in front of Masumi, he saw a person with a knife and he turned to look at Masumi. She had small cuts on her arms, so it seems like the person in front of him was only trying to get her out of the way without killing her or did the person try to kill her and Masumi was just too much for them? "Naruto-kun, be careful! This woman tried to kill me!" She panicked. Naruto was shocked at the revelation of the person.

"A woman? How did you find out, Masumi-chan?" Naruto asked, staying in front of her as Masumi stood up while holding her arms.

"Her voice and how she...how she groped me. I guess she thought I was a guy and when she felt something soft, she was so surprised." Masumi says, staring at the woman. Masumi didn't know she had Naruto at the 'she groped me because she thought I was a guy', but she did. Naruto cracked his knuckles together. Normally, he wouldn't have hit women, but this was no woman. This was a monster that tried to kill an innocent person that wasn't in her way or involved with her in any way. When he attempted to punch the woman, Masumi grabbed his arm, holding him back.

"Masumi, this woman tried to kill you." Naruto's voice came out as a throaty growl. He understood why Masumi stopped him though. It wouldn't look good for a male detective to hit a woman. He waited for Masumi to release his arm and he put his arm back to his side.

"You're lucky, lady. If I find out you did this to another person, I will put you in jail myself." Naruto threatened the lady, who only smirked at him. She then smirked at Masumi, who shuddered at the lady. Foolish man! Your threats don't scare me, but maybe, this will scare you. She thought, gazing at Masumi, who then started to scream in pain. "Masumi-chan, what's wrong? Masumi?" He cried out her name like it was a drug to him, but he didn't care. She was screaming in pain and he was worried. He turned to looked for the lady that had cut Masumi, but she had already left. Damn her! He thought, gently lifting Masumi into his arms. "Don't worry, Masumi, I'll get help. Please, hang on!" Naruto begged for the girl to keep her eyes open. When Naruto got back to the police force, they saw Masumi in his arms and they knew that an ambulance would be in order.

When the ambulance arrived, the nurses checked out Masumi and they told Inspector Megure that Masumi's cuts had traces of poison, but because of how much she had dodged the knife, the poison wasn't fatal at the moment. That bitch! Just wait until I find her! Naruto cursed in his mind at the lady that had cut Masumi with her knife. The ambulance rushed Masumi to the hospital and Naruto went with them just to keep Masumi safe from further harm. When they have arrived at the hospital, the doctor checked Masumi's pulse and he deemed her condition almost fatal and they had to take her to the emergency room to get the poison sucked out of her wounds. Naruto could do nothing but watch as the doctor and nurses worked on Masumi. He grunted and then he slammed his fist against the wall. The other waiting room participants watched Naruto and they recognized him.

"It's Detective Kitsune!" They shouted. Naruto glared at them and they went silent, much to his pleasure.

"Look, I'm a regular just like you guys. I have a loved one in the emergency room so please don't bother me." Naruto begged with burning anger in his mind as he tried to relax. The people heeded his words and they lift him alone. They didn't want to upset the young man even further as he was already upset. When Naruto closed his eyes, he seemed relaxed, but in reality, he was troubled greatly. The woman that had cut Masumi's arms had her knife dipped in poison, but what kind and why did she try to kill Masumi? Naruto thought about these things as he prayed for Masumi to not have any permanent damage. When the doctor woke him up, Naruto was paying attention.

"I'm sorry, Detective Uzumaki, but it seems that your friend is experiencing memory loss, but I am not sure if it will be permanent or not." When the doctor told him that, Naruto was heartbroken and he followed the doctor into Masumi's room. "Sera-san, this is your friend, the one that brought you here." He told her softly. Naruto watched her in her childlike state and he growled to himself.

"You are my friend? Yay!" Masumi cheered at the positive news that Naruto was her friend and she threw herself on him. Naruto smiled at the fact that she was still Masumi, even with the memory loss.

"Are you alright with signing her out?" The doctor asked Naruto. Naruto didn't mind signing out Masumi at all and it only took a few minutes. After he signed her out, Naruto drove Masumi back to the police department. Ran was concerned when she saw Masumi hanging around Naruto like a child.

"What happened to her?" Ran asked Naruto, who stared at Masumi sadly. He huffed and he turned to look at her.

"The doctor said that she has memory loss and that he doesn't know if it will be permanent or not." Naruto says with a guilty face and Ran felt bad for him. She knew that he loves Masumi and she definitely knew that Masumi loves him so she hopes that Masumi will regain her memory so the two of them can confess their feelings for each other.

"Would you like to let her stay with you or would you rather her stay with us?" Ran asked, knowing that Naruto is extremely protective of Masumi when the situation calls for it. Naruto thought over her question.

"I'll let her spend a couple of days here and then, I'll swing by to come pick her up so she can stay with me." Naruto says, swinging his bag over his shoulder. Before he would leave, Masumi had wrapped her arms around his stomach and laid her head against his back, breathing softly.

"Thank you, Mr. Detective." She had spoken and Naruto smiled softly at the girl.

"Just doing my job, miss." Naruto tells Masumi as he unwillingly unwrapped Masumi's arms from around his body. She really is a cuddle bug, but I love that about her. Naruto thought, smiling to himself. After he gave Masumi back to Ran, he nodded at Ran. "I will see you guys later." Naruto promised as he left the Mouri house. Naruto went back to his apartment that he shared with Masumi, but the only person that knew about it was Ran. She agreed that the living arrangement was better for Masumi since she loves to talk and cuddle with people so she wouldn't have to feel lonely. As Naruto mixed him a bowl of chicken ramen, he gazed over the details of the crime that had happened earlier and he went over the details of Masumi's attacker. He made a thinking sound as he grunted. Are these two really connected and if so, why? He wondered. As Naruto thought about the investigation, he ate his noodles.

When he had finally came to a conclusion, he was pissed and he went out to find more evidence to prove his conclusion is correct.