A/N: Well chapter 3 is up. Hope you enjoy. I know I did just writing it.

The Scarlet Arrow

Chapter 3

Running Again

The wind caught Tayuya's hair tossing it about as she ran through the woods. A man was chasing her and was hot on her tail. Tayuya knew he was fast and wondered how long she could keep away from him. 'If I can just make it to the beach, and then to my flute I might have a chance!' Her mind raced with tension. The forest got brighter as she neared the beach where her salvation lay. The whole way Tayuya mentally scolded herself for having not brought her flute with her. 'How could I be so stupid?' Suddenly the scarlet haired flute mistress broke the tree line sending leaves flying everywhere as she leaped in the air. She kicked her shows off just before she landed on the sand in a sprint. The soft sand squished between her toes as she made a bee line straight to her flute.

"Almost there!" Tayuya exclaimed finally spotting her flute lying peacefully in the center of a large grey blanket made of wolf fur. Fear had a death grip on her the man chasing her only seconds behind. As soon as her feet touched the soft gray fur of the blanket she dove for her flute. Just as her fingertips grazed the metal someone collided with her sending her spiraling away from the flute.

"NOOOO!" Tayuya shrieked. He had caught her… The man was strong and easily pinned Tayuya's arms to her sides. She struggled underneath him as he straddled her using his legs and weight to keep her arms to her sides and prevent her from getting up. Then he attacked. Tayuya bucked, kicked, and screamed. Nothing could prevent the relentless attack of the man's fingertips on her ticklish spots. Tayuya burst into laughter struggling wildly to break free of the strong man on top of her.

"Get off me asshole," Tayuya said almost breathless from laughing so hard. Tears of joy streaked her face. The man on her torso sat like a stone allowing her no respite in his attacks. Suddenly he stopped and took her by the chin forcing her to look up at him. She did her best to pout a little.

"Never," he whispered smiling and leaning down. As his lips brushed hers she found her opening and bucked with all of her might knocking the man on top of her off balance. Tayuya used the momentum to reverse the situation. "MMMMPPHH!" the man yelled muffled by the kiss. In just a couple of seconds it was Tayuya who was straddling the man. She had his arms pinned above his head with her own to prevent him from pushing her away. Finally Tayuya broke the kiss and gazed into the man's face. His short, blond, high and tight, hair had a little sand in it from the struggle. This however was not what captivated her. That trophy belonged to his eyes. It was a normal blue eye until you got to the center where what seemed like a sun surrounded the pupil.

"Oh no," the man struggling beneath her murmured weakly, "Now that you have me whatever are you going to do to me Tayuya-chan?" Tayuya smiled real big. She just loved it when he said her name like that, leaving a little extra emphasis on the suffix. Tayuya knew very well that the broad shouldered man could easily overpower her if he chose too but, none of that mattered at that moment.

"Whatever I want, Kai Hei-kun," Tayuya cooed once again capturing Kai's lips with her own. She couldn't help it and deepened the kiss, thrusting her tongue into his mouth. She darted her tongue back in forth in search of opposition which it soon found. Kai's tongue mashed against hers and intertwined with it. 'That's it!' Tayuya thought, 'I can't take it anymore.' Tayuya let Kai's pinned arms go as she began fumbling with the buttons on his trousers. Kai wasted no time either and soon enough his hands were trailing up the sound-nin's legs before gripping her nice firm butt through her black spandex pants. Tayuya let out a groan of ecstasy as she finally undid the last button and began to pull off Kai's trousers. Kai pulled his shirt off as Tayuya pulled his trousers off. In just a few seconds Kai was nude. Tayuya gasped at the sight laid out before her and began running her hands all over Kai's muscled torso.

Kai took advantage of her momentary shock and flipped Tayuya on to her back once again. He greedily pulled Tayuya's spandex trousers off actually literally ripping them off her but she didn't mind it one bit. All she knew is she wanted him. NO, needed him. She wasn't wearing any panties in the hopes that such a thing might happen and was glad to be rewarded. Kai positioned himself in between her legs his member pushing against her entrance. 'Are you ready?' his eyes asked.

"I love you Kai Hei-kun," was all Tayuya could say.

"I love you too Tayuya-chan," Kai whispered back kissing Tayuya and pushing himself into her with a gentlemen's grace.

Light suddenly flooded Tayuya's eyes. She was breathing heavily as her eyes darted back and forth in confusion. 'DAMN IT!' Tayuya mentally screamed. It was all just a dream and she didn't even get to finish. Tayuya sighed and tried to adjust her body a little only, she couldn't. She was lying on her side trapped between two very warm entities. Just when she was about to get alarm she could feel the short fur of a bull dog against her back confirmed by a deep, almost growling, snore. 'Just Buster,' Tayuya confirmed. Tayuya let her eyes do the searching for what was pressed against her front. As soon as her eyes confirmed her suspicions she immediately blushed. It was Kai and he was wearing nothing but black shorts.

Tayuya's face burned even hotter as she realized the situation she was stuck in. One of her arms and one of her legs were trapped beneath Kai because for some reason last night she fell asleep, glomped to him, with her arms wrapped around his torso, one under him, one over him, and her legs wrapped around his in a similar fashion to her arms. Now what really made the blood rush to her face and practically stream from her nose was this teeny tiny fact. Her bare sacred place was pressed against the bare flesh of Kai's thigh, since she was wearing nothing but his oversized shirt and absolutely nothing else, and the shirt was bunched up around her waist well over her hips. Not to mention she was still very excited from her dream, and the gorgeous, muscular, half naked man between her now trembling thighs. Tayuya struggled to adjust her position without waking Kai, because she just had no idea what she would do if he woke up and saw her in the condition she was. The only problem with this was her pinned arm, leg, and the heavy bull dog lying against her back. She couldn't adjust her position without the use of excessive force which would surely either wake the dog, Kai, and more than likely both of them. Tayuya half played with the idea of getting caught squirming and just jumping Kai's bones as soon as he woke up but quickly blushed the thought away.

Suddenly Tayuya realized a horrible truth. The more she struggled to break free the more her sacred spot rubbed against Kai's bare muscled legs. The more it rubbed against his thigh wetter it got, and the wetter it got the more she wanted to rub against his leg. Soon enough she wasn't even trying to free her limb. Her body's needs overpowered her mind and set it on a direct course to pleasureville. Kai stirred beneath Tayuya and she couldn't stop herself… 'So close!' Her body roared reaching it's sudden climax increased by the excitement of getting caught. A loud moan escaped her lips. Kai stirred again at the sound and opened his eyes. Tayuya dropped her head onto his chest and tried to lie completely still lest she be caught. Kai lifted his head and looked down at the red hair draped over his chest and sighed rubbing one of his hands in her hair.

What Tayuya didn't know is he had been awake during the whole thing. At first he didn't know how to react to her struggling finding it funny, but when he figured out she was grinding against his thigh in ecstasy his mind blanked out and his face flushed. 'How is someone supposed to react to that?' Kai asked himself. Too be honest he just wanted to hold Tayuya down and fuck her brains out, but was much too scared though he figured she would enjoy it far more than he himself did. Actually Kai had woken just prior to Tayuya murmuring, "I love you Kai Hei-kun." In her sleep. Kai decided ignorance was bliss and laid there until Tayuya started getting out of hand. From the current moistness on his thigh he realized that was because she was now thoroughly satisfied. Kai just laid there still in shock and soon began drifting off into a deep sleep once more.

Tayuya lie as still as possible with her head rested on Kai's chest during his full internal struggle. If she gazed upon his face and saw the reddish haze she may have discovered him. Hell, if she looked down to his shorts and saw the bulge she may have discovered his thoughts, but alas she was too frightened to do anything but keep her eyes shut petrified with fear. Soon Kai's heart stopped beating so quickly and fell into a steady, slow rhythm making Tayuya assume he had fallen back to sleep. Tayuya finally let out a breath she didn't know she had been holding as relief flooded her system. After mentally scolding herself for such a reckless display she also noted that she completely depended on Kai for safety, food, and her very well being at the moment. Tayuya suddenly felt very relaxed both from the tension she released and from warmth of being pressed between to very warm beings. It helped that one was very sexy, but her mind couldn't dwell on this for very long because, Kai's heartbeat lulled the sound kunoichi into a deep slumber.

The next time she awoke was to something wet and slimy sliding across her face followed by a deep gruff voice saying, "Wake up you two love birds, we gotta go!" The voice was panicked and Tayuya slowly opened her eyes. Buster stood over her half on Kai's stomach. Tayuya could only stare at the dog wondering if she was dreaming or if he had really spoken to her.

"You two lazy," the dog grunted licking Kai's face this time until the blond stirred.

"Three more minutes pleaaassse!" Kai begged half awake.

"No can do," Buster replied, "I can smell a powerful chakra signature headed straight this way. More than likely Orochimaru seeing how your seal lashed out last night." Kai Jumped straight out of bed and began rummaging through his drawers.

"Is everything-," Kai was cut off by Buster already responding.

"Packed? Yes, now hurry up because we gotta go!" the bull dog insisted. The bull dog already knew the long list of things that were absolutely necessary when on the run and was a professional at packing in a hurry. Nothing would be forgotten that was essential. Kai pulled a woodland uniform from the drawers and threw a heavy deel, woolen pants, and Tayuya's undergarments, freshly washed, on to the bed next to her.

"Hurry up and put that on," Kai ordered taking his shorts off, sadly revealing boxers underneath, and pulling on the woodland trousers. "We have to be quick. If Orochimaru catches us… Well, you know better than anyone what he will do if he catches us."

"You can't be serious," Buster growled, "if we take her we won't stand a chance of outrunning Orochimaru. She can't even walk for Kami's sake!"

"Well we can't just leave her," Kai retorted calmly, "you know as well as anyone else with common sense what would happen to her if we did."

"Kami damn it Kai!" the bull dog roared, "Damsels in distress are going to be the end of you. She is dead weight! If we take her-"

"And what if we don't?" Kai demanded, "We may as well kill her ourselves…"

"Fine," the bull dog sighed, "we are wasting time. You two had better hurry the fuck up. I will be outside." With that the bull dog took off. Kai was already pulling on a green tee shirt, which was soon followed by a woodland blouse, and long brown socks.

"Come on, we have to hurry," Kai said still calm as ever to Tayuya who was still sitting on the bed in silence. "Your kimono was tattered beyond repair but I managed to salvage your undergarments."

"He is right you know," Tayuya said softly, "If you take me you won't stand a chance. I am just a worthless piece of shit."

"No you're not Tayuya," Kai insisted taking her hands into his own, "if you were worthless Orochimaru would've gotten rid of you a long time ago." Tayuya knew the logic was quite sound, but still she had failed in battle which made her feel really worthless.

"Don't be stupid," Tayuya stated firmer than before, "just leave me here and make a run for it!"

"No," Kai said matching her firmness.

"Well I am not going with you shithead and that's that!" Tayuya seethed.

"The fact is Tayuya, if I leave you that is like me killing you with my own hands-" Kai began. Tayuya would have none of it and cut him off promptly.

"And if you take me then it's like me killing you with my own hands," Tayuya said volume slowly increasing, "and I don't want your disgusting blood on my hands you fucking asshole. So stop being a jackass and just leave!"

"Well," Kai said calmly, "You can't walk and you can't fight, which means you can't stop me from taking you," Kai picked up the clothes he got out for her, "so it would behoove you to just shut up, get dressed, and follow my lead, or I will dress you myself and take you anyways." Kai emphasized his point by throwing the clothes into Tayuya's lap.

"Fine," Tayuya sighed in defeat, "have it your way shithead but, I refuse to get dressed in front of you." Kai smiled and nodded grabbing his boots and boot bands and walking to the door.

"Just let me know if you need help or something," Kai said glancing over his shoulder at Tayuya. Tayuya was red with anger and embarrassment at the suggestion she couldn't get dressed by herself. She dramatically pointed at the door causing Kai to simply chuckle and leave. Outside the door Kai was lost in thought and worry. The situation was serious. He pulled his combat boots on tying recon knots, and began blousing his trousers over his boots utilizing the boot bands. Once he was finished he just sat down and thought. Everything hinged on how busy Orochimaru was this week. If he was just complacent and bored he would track Kai down himself which carrying Tayuya as dead weight would be the end of him. If Orochimaru was busy, then maybe, just maybe, they stood a chance. Kai prayed to the sky father Orichimarue was busy. Kai hated snakes…

Tayuya had successfully put on her undergarments and thick brown deel on but was having quite a bit of trouble with the trousers. For some reason her legs were just not listening to her and Tayuya groaned realizing she still had to put shoes on too. At this rate she would be there all day, and time wasn't exactly on her side. Tayuya sighed in defeat.

"Kai," Tayuya called angrily. Sure enough the door opened a little, "I need some assistance." Several moments passed by. "Well hurry up shithead we haven't got all day!" On that note Kai opened the door took one look at Tayuya and his face surged with blood. Tayuya was sitting on his bed with her deel open, wearing only a bra and boy shorts underneath. Both undergarments were the same color as her hair, and quite lacy. Tayuya had bought them wanting to feel sexy. She liked feeling sexy. Tayuya thought maybe it was a bad idea though considering the situation she was in at the moment.

"Well are you just going to stand there drooling or are you going to help me?" Tayuya asked seductively hoping to make Kai ever more uncomfortable. Tayuya looked Kai up and down her own jaw dropped a little and her face flushed this time as she saw the bulge forming in his trousers. In fact, her face was now matching her hair and undergarments. 'You know. Maybe I don't regret buying these.' The two just stared at each other open mouthed for several moments, neither of them willing to break the ice. Tension was so thick in the air it could have been cut with a knife. Kai snapped out of it and approached the bed. As he stood in front of Tayuya she reached her arms up and draped them over the back of Kai's neck. In his mind Kai wanted to just take her right there on the bed, but there just wasn't the time. Kai regrettably picked up the trousers from the bed and started slipping them over Tayuya's feet.

Tayuya's bust was mere centimeters away from Kai's face and his hot breath on her breasts sent shivers down her spine. Kai mentally cursed. He just wanted to take them in his mouth and suckle on them. Kai slowly pulled the trousers up as far as he could, his hands trembling the whole way. They stood as one Tayuya relying heavily on her upper body strength and Kai to stand. Kai pulled the trousers the rest of the way up and as his hands rubbed their way up her rear Tayuya gasped a little causing her eyes to lock with Kai's. Their lips with exactly five millimeters away from each others and Tayuya's lip quivered a little. Both of them wanted nothing more in the world then to feel the others lips on their own, and yet both of them thought the other would hate it. Kai secured the pants around her waste tying the built in sash and then proceeded to close her deel and secure it with a sash as well. Kai sat Tayuya down gently on the bed and slipped her shoes onto her feet.

Both of them immediately regretted not taking advantage of the situation and kissing each other in a frenzy that might be both Tayuya's first kiss as well as both of theirs last kiss. As soon as Kai finished the task at hand he wrapped Tayuya up in the blanket he made for her. Kai enjoyed crafting and had also made something else for her though he still hoped for it to be a gift.

"Are you ready to go?" Kai finally asked. Tayuya held her arms in the air to signal him to pick her up. He lifted her bridal style and off they went.

A/N: Well did you enjoy? Let me know what you think. Chapter 4 is in the process of being made but still far from finished. Review!