Okay! So this one is a bit longer than I wanted it to be but I really couldn't find a really good place to cut off, except for where I did. Hopefully this Chapter will explain any question one might have had before reading this, and may reveal some new mysteries! Read to find out! Reveiw please! Thank you!
Disclaimer: I own NOTHING of Naruto, only MIYUKI.
oh, quick note. "talking" and 'thinking'.. Enjoy!
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The sound of a woman screams followed by another man's screams flooded into her ears. She fell into the darkness, red eyes widening, and felt pain in her whole body. She tried to scream but nothing came. She closed her eyes before seeing golden snake like eyes and piercing of her arms by needles, the pain surged and she opened her eyes, tears falling down. Rin's lifeless body under Hiku's limp body, and it was her fault. She hadn't been quick, she hadn't be strong enough. She saw claws reaching for her face and the pain on her right eye, she screamed again and then..
A red eye opened in fear and the woman sat up, gasping for breath. She looked around petrified, was she still.. No, there was a window.. and she saw the Hokage faces carved into the stone, and buildings. She touched her right eye, it was completely bandaged, and her arms and hands were as well. She found that most of her body was nothing but bandages, and she felt the bandages around her throat.. She reached up, but stopped and panicked, her necklace. She looked over to a night stand seeing it and quickly grabbed it, it had been this thing that kept her alive for so long.
She turned hearing the door open, and her whole body froze in shock and fear. She saw the hokage, a much older man than he use to be, and a man that couldn't be who she thought it was. Spiked white hair slanted to the left, one black eye showing and his face hidden by a mask.
The Hokage looked at her, then walked forward. "I'm surprised you're up, you're pretty beaten up." He said, the woman only nodded. "I'm going to ask you one question, and a simple nod or shake will do." He paused. "Are you Miyuki Ryu?"
Miyuki nodded her head, then opened her mouth.. "How.. long.."
Kakashi was taken back, her voice, it was so rasped, like she'd been screaming.. The Hokage looked at her, "How long since what?"
She swallowed, "since.. I've.."
"Seven years Miyuki." The hokage said, instantly he saw her eyes widen and look down placing her hand on her eye. "May I ask you one more question?" Miyuki hesitantly nodded. "What happened?"
Instantly Kakashi saw her whole body tense, and her eyes water. She spoke one word, and it held so many emotions.
"Hell." She whispered. "That.. snake.." She said not breaking into tears, but it still happened, "Please.. tell me.. their bodies.. where are.. their bodies..." She pleaded softly.
Both Kakashi and the Hokage knew that answer, "We.. We didn't find them Miyuki, I'm sorry."
She clenched her teeth. "That bastard!" She spat as tears flowed down her cheeks, "I'll.." She didn't continue, only trying to control the sobs, and pain of her wounds.
Without thinking Kakashi walked over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder, careful not to hurt her, and instantly she let her self lay against his chest clinging to him. He placed one hand on her head, "Miyuki.. I'm sorry.." He whispered, trying to calm her down.
She clung to him tighter, it had been her fault, and everything was gone, one simple error had cost her their lives..
The door opened showing a doctor, and before walking in, he nodded to the Hokage, then walked over to Miyuki. "Miyuki?" The doctor said, almost uncertain if he should approch the woman, "Is it alright if I take the eye bandage off? I want to see what you lost." He said.
Miyuki was hesitant on letting go, but she did, and she still had one hand on Kakashi's vest. The whole time she was in the hell hole, he was the one she thought about, the one that still needed her, that she still needed.
The doctor quickly and gently unwrapped her bandages. Kakashi saw that there were three vertical lines over her right eye. The middle one was a bit longer, starting just above the eyebrow and ending on the cheek bone, while the two outside ones were shorter. Instantly he was afraid that she lost her eye.
The doctor thought the same. "Miyuki, cover your left eye and slowly open your right one." She nodded and did so, then looked at the doctor, he flashed a light in her eye, "Normal dilation.." He put the flash light away, "Follow my finger." He said moving his finger, he moved it directly in front of her, then to her side. She followed, then half way stopped, then caught back in front of her then halfway stopped again on the other side.
The doctor put his finger down, "Try reading the fourth line one the chart."
She looked in front of her, seeing said chart, "Q, B, R, Z."
"Sixth line." He said.
"R.. E.. M.. and.." She squinted a bit, "Y." She said.
The doctor nodded and wrote down a few things. "Well, you haven't completely lost your eye, that's the good news at least. The bad is that almost half of you peripheral vision is gone. I'd be careful on anything covering that eye, so I wouldn't recommend you going into Anbu anytime soon."
She looked at him, "When can I go home?"
He was taken back then shook his head, "Not anytime soon unfortunately, your wounds are extensive, I don't even think you sitting up is helping your wounds."
"I want to go home." She said, almost upset.
He sighed, "One more night, just to see if your wounds won't open if we wrap them up." He put his clip board down, "I'm going to give you some medication to help numb some of the pain for now."
Miyuki nodded and looked down, she hated hospitals... She felt something grab her arm and she saw the needle, like a reaction, her other hand knocked it out and she backed up a bit.
Kakashi held on to her, not letting her fall off, "Miyuki.. It's okay.." He whispered. He could see, and from her shaking, that she was petrified.
"I-I'm s-sorry.. I-I.. I just.. no n-needles.. please..." She whispered out.
The doctor nodded, "It's my fault, I should have warned you. I'll send a nurse back in with some medicine." he said picking the board up and leaving.
Miyuki looked down, still shaking a little, it was just a reaction that happened, she was petrified.. after what she went through.
"Miyuki." The Hokage said. "I'm dropping you to jounin level for now, but you won't be giving anything over a C-ranked mission until you're fully recovered, I want you for now to rest and worry on nothing but recovering, understand?"
She looked over to him, nodding a bit, then went to the stand grabbing her torn bag.. "Where.. where's the scroll?" She said panicky.
"Miyuki, it's okay, we have it. Just rest." The Hokage said.
"But.. It.. it won't open.. unless.."
"We'll sort that out later, just rest Miyuki." he said.
She sighed, and put the bag down and nodded her head, laying down. "I'll.. I'll be back.. soon.. I promise.." She whispered closing her eyes. "I'm.. I'm not.. done and out.."
Both the Hokage and Kakashi looked at each other before going out. Kakashi closed the door looking at the Hokage, "Whatever happened.. it couldn't have been good, especially if she called it hell."
The hokage nodded, "I'm sure, something horrible happened, and with Orochimaru's attitude.." the Hokage sighed, "I'm putting her on your team, just so you can keep an eye on her, especially with the Chounin Exams so close."
Kakashi nodded, "Understandable." He said as the hokage walked away. Kakashi looked at the door, 'Miyuki... what happened to you? what were you put through?'
