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Chapter Eleven: It Hurts (Hanae)

"Imoto!"

I lifted my head up out of Neji's lap as my sister and Ino ran into the chambers. They knelt next to the bed, and I could then see the panic and worry in their eyes. "Hanae, what happened?" Ino asked me.

"K-Kisame r-raped me." Ino's eyes hardened, but it was Sakura who spoke.

"When I get my hands on that bastard for daring to touch you, he'll…."

"Sakura, no!" The three others looked at me in surprise as I sat up quickly, looking her in the eyes with earnest. "Don't approach him! Never approach him!"

"Hanae…."

"Sakura, he is dangerous! He's crazy! He has no problem with harming someone for pleasure! He is a sadist! You have to stay away from him, or he'll do the same thing to you that he did to me!" She reached for my hand.

"…. Alright, I'll stay away from him."

"He is dead." We looked back at the door. Naruto was walking into the room, sliding his sword back into its sheath at his waist. He sat behind me, and Neji let him pull me into his lap. "Itachi killed him on sight. He's gone, Hanae-san. You don't have to fear him anymore. He won't be able to hurt anyone ever again."

"I'm glad." I curled into his lap and buried my face into his neck, breathing in his familiar scent. Naruto is familiar. He's a constant reminder of my life before Sharingan took over my kingdom. "I'm so glad."

"Hanae, we need to examine and… help you," Sakura pointed out gently. Naruto set me down and got up.

"Let's go, Your Highness. We can't be in here for this part." The two left the room.

"Did you bring my basket?"

"Hai. When the messenger said you need us, we knew you would need your supplies." Ino came up behind me and carefully slid the sheet off of my shoulders as Sakura went into the bathroom to run a bath. "Hanae… what did he do to you?" she murmured as she took in the no longer bleeding wounds that decorated my arms, stomach, chest, and back.

"Like I said, he's a sadist. Each time I tried to push him away, he would cut me." She sighed and tied my hair up in a tight bun.

"We'll wash your hair afterwards. Come on, Sakura should have the water ready by now."

She took me by the hand, and I let her lead me into the bathroom. I slipped into the herbal bath and bit my lower lip as the water touched my cuts. For the next ten minutes, I laid still as the other two princesses treated the wounds. It felt weird to be on the receiving end of the process. I'm used to being the healer, not the patient.

"Hanae, Ino is going to wash your hair, ok?"

"What will you be doing?" I asked as they helped me out of the tub. I slipped on the short nightgown they held out for me after drying off.

"I have to check your… damaged… area." Oh yeah, that's right. Just the herbal bath won't help heal my… lower region. I walked with the two to my vanity desk, where a basin of water was waiting with a chair whose back was facing the desk itself. I sat in the chair and sat quietly as Ino released my hair from its bun.

The blond guided my head back so that my hair would be submerged in water. I focused on that rather than the pressure between my legs to spread them apart. Rather than the sound of ointment opening.

But I could not block out the pain of Sakura's finger brushing against my abused crotch. I screamed out in pain, and she jumped back with panic. Ino had also frozen in the process of lathering my hair again. "Oh my Kami, I am so sorry, Hanae! I can stop if you need me to."

"No, just… get it over with. Please," I said softly.

It took ten excruciating minutes to fully apply the ointment. By the time she was done, I was near tears. A knock sounded on the door, and Sakura carefully helped me put on some underwear. At Ino's call, the door opened, and Neji walked in.

"Ino-hime, I can take over from here," he stated, walking up to us. The blond curtseyed and left the room with my sister.

Without a word, the prince walked behind me and continued washing my hair. I think I fell asleep sometime during that, because when I opened my eyes again, I was laying on the bed. My hair was already dry, and my head was in Neji's lap.

"Itachi-sama is on his way back to Sharingan with Ino-hime and Sakura-hime as we speak."

"What? I have to…." He rested a hand on my head as I attempted to get up.

"Stay here with me. Sakura-hime can take over your duties as healer until you return. She left me and Hinata instructions on how to properly treat you."

"I can't ask you to do that, Neji. I can do it myself."

"I want to do it."

"Neji…." His fingers began running through my hair, and I sighed softly in satisfaction of feeling his fingers work their magic. "Alright, I'll stay." I relaxed into his touch.

"Hanae, I want you to be my bride." My eyes widened at this. "Will you accept me?"

I sat up fully to look into his eyes. His beautiful, beautiful pearly white eyes. I closed my eyes as he cupped my cheek in his hand and pressed our foreheads together. I already knew my answer:

"Hai."

-runs and hides from fans of ItaHan- Don't kill me! I told you guys some things have to happen first! –grins at angry mob- So I guess you guys are mad….. NEJI!

Neji: -appears- Yes?

Me: Let's go! Hurry! –jumps onto his back-

Neji: -sighs and disappears-

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-RozaCourt