Chapter 2

The first thing Tayuya saw when she opened her eyes was yellow and white; not a good combination for her poor eyes. Closing them back she tried to remember what happened to her

"Wind Scythe Jutsu"

'That Suna bitch'

A sharp pain in her legs broke her train of thought allowing her to notice that her entire leg was covered in body casts and they hurt, bad

"You're lucky to be alive"

Groaning in pain Tayuya looked up at who spoke and fear coursed through her veins "Senju Tsunade"

Tsunade rose an elegant eyebrow at her "You know me good then that makes this easier see that brat over there"

Tayuya turned and noticed a blond boy her age sleeping on the chair beside her bed closer inspection revealed him to be the blond that chased after Kimimaru 'how the hell is the shithead still alive?'

"Good it seems like you know him too, he and his team failed to bring back the Uchiha who apparently left of his own freewill but everyone in your team was found dead"

Tayuya was shocked her head whipped back to the blond next to her 'There is no way this ass killed Kimimaru no way'

"He may not have fought any of your teammates but he fought Sasuke at the Valley Of End unfortunately he held back and lost"

"Why are you telling me this?"

"Simple he saved your life"

Now she had to be joking "how could he have saved my life?"

"As I am sure you would notice; you are in a hospital not an interrogation room. He found you under the trees and made sure you were healed then he pleaded for your life which I allowed so the very fact that you have breathe in your body is thanks to him"

Confused and irritated would define Tayuya's mood perfectly "and so what you expect me to be grateful to the Shithead fat chance you old bat"

Tsunade didn't blink she already had Shikamaru's report on her behaviour so she wasn't moved "notice your legs I healed them and because I healed them in a few weeks you will be able to walk without assistance"

"Congratulations you are fucking bloody medic who healed someone's legs. What does that have to do with me?"

"You are being placed under his protection and if you so much as step out of line I will re-break your legs and heal them back, got it?"

Tayuya gulped the look in Tsunade's eyes was scary especially since Tayuya knew that she could carry out her threat but if she thought that she would just bow down to her she was about to get the shock of her life because after five years in hell under Orochimaru she refused to let anyone intimidate her not without a fight

"Don't expect me to be grateful bitch"

Tsunade knew this would happen but just because the girl had a strong will testament of that was the fact that she was alive after being crushed by trees, she was the Hokage and while she would let Naruto be Naruto this girl needed to understand exactly who was in charge so her KI flooded the room scaring the shit out of Tayuya

"I don't care what you feel girl you will respect me, is that understood?"

"Hai" but oh how she hated it she was no different from Orochimaru 'abide by my rules or else' she was once again a pawn in someone else's hands until they decided to dispose of her all because some thrice damn shithead decided to play hero

"Good you will remain in the hospital for now until your legs heal but if you wish to go outside it will be by his agreement and on a wheelchair. Now breakfast will be saved soon I suggest you eat it" and with that said she left

When she was gone Tayuya felt her eyes start to itch badly but she refused to cry, she was dead she was finally free from Orochimaru, but now she was once again trapped all because of this fool. Rage quickly swallowed whatever sadness she was feeling and she sent her fist to his face as hard as she could

BAM!

Naruto fell to the ground along with his chair and let us just say that Tayuya give him a whole new definition of rude awakening. His head felt like it was going to explode from pain and he kept seeing stars. After one minute on the ground everything cleared up and he stood up only to see the girl he saved looking like she wanted nothing better than to kill him

"Why did you do that?"

"Did it hurt?"

"Yes"

"Good I wanted it to hurt"

Naruto looked so confused and that angered Tayuya even more he had just ruined her life and he did not even know it "I swear no matter how long it takes I will make you suffer for what you did to me"

"Wait I did not do anything oh wait did Baa-chan interrogate you I swear I made her promise not to"

Tayuya screamed as she lunged at him but her legs were too damaged so she fell but before she hit the ground Naruto caught her and placed her back in bed only to receive a vicious haymaker that sent him back to the ground

"YOU RUINED MY LIFE YOU FUCKING SHITHEAD! I WAS FINALLY FREE AND YOU JUST HAD TO PLAY HERO! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! AND I SWEAR IF YOU TOUCH ME AGAIN I WILL KILL YOU CONSEQUENCES BE DAMNED!"

Poor Naruto did not know what the hell was going on he stood up once more then he ran through what she said in his mind and one thing stuck "you were finally free?"

Tayuya gritted her teeth and clenched her fists so hard they turned white anything to prevent her from crying "I was free, I was free, and you just had to save me"

Now he understood she wanted to die and he saved her.

"Please kill me Naruto-kun"

'Haku, she is just like her' that was when Naruto made up his mind he may have not been able to save Haku but he will be damned if he couldn't save her

"You don't deserve to die everyone deserves a second chance"

"I DIDN'T WANT A FUCKING SECONG CHANCE YOU BLOODY ASS FOR BRAINS" the time hot tears were threatening to break free but she held them back but Naruto saw the look in eyes and he hugged her

At first Tayuya was too shocked to respond but when she got over that she fought as hard as she could to break free but Naruto held on tight; she punched, slapped and bit him in whatever area she could reach but he still held on that was when the dam broke and she wept in his arms not knowing that Naruto had tears in his eyes as well

"Just kill me please, please if you care at all you will kill me"

"Please kill me Naruto-kun"

"No"

Tayuya tried to push him away but he wouldn't bulge "I took your friend from you. I helped kill the Sandaime. Kill me"

Naruto's body went still for a second when she said that she helped kill his surrogate grandfather but if not for Haku's kind heart Sasuke would be dead by now too

"No I won't "

"Why the hell not, is this some kind of joke to you?"

"No but I couldn't save someone like you once and I promised myself that if I had the chance to do it over again I will not give up. I won't give up on you no matter what"

"Don't make promises you can't keep shithead"

Pulling away Naruto looked her in the eyes and Tayuya saw care, compassion and determination in those blue eyes "I keep mine"

The whole exercise had made her tired so she allowed Naruto to guide her back to sleep for now. But while she slept Naruto confirmed his promise to himself he would save her no matter what