A/N: Here's the next chapter! I hope you enjoy it!
I do not own Naruto, only a few of the characters in here
Naomi woke up cuddled into someone. She knew the only person who it could be was Tobirama but that did not stop her from freaking out. She pulled away from his arms quickly causing the Senju to wake up. He looked up at her curiously as she started shivering again. Tobirama sighed as he realized she didn't remember why they had slept the way they had. She probably thought he was trying to pull a move on her. It wasn't like he could blame her, she was attractive and she was at the age to be courted by men for marriage.
"Come back here" he said calmly, trying to reach for her hand. She pulled away and wrapped her arms around herself in an attempt to keep warm. Tobirama sighed again and stood up. He walked closer to her until she had backed herself into a wall. "Look I'm not trying to pull anything. You're cold and if you don't get warm you can get sick. That would make it harder for us to get out of here."
Reluctantly, Naomi allowed him to pull her into his arms and she felt instantly warmer. She couldn't stop the blush that spread on her face, however, as she realized that she liked how he smelled. It was like sandalwood and an ocean. Naomi hoped that Tobirama didn't notice since he didn't react. He simply sad down again against the wall. Naomi was still terrified of their situation but Tobirama's scent and embrace calmed her down. His heartbeat relaxed her, almost lulling her back to sleep.
Tobirama was thankful that his body didn't react to hers like it had the day, or night he wasn't really sure, before. Of course, though, as her scent filled his nostrils he had to think of other things to distract his mind. He came to realize that he liked her scent, not that he was going two admit that to anyone. His grip on Naomi tightened just slightly as he leaned back against the wall. The door opened and the same woman who had brought their food prior walked in with two plates of food and two cups of water. Naomi sat up, but didn't move away from Tobirama. Once again Tobirama examined the food to make sure it wasn't poisoned. When he deemed that it was safe he handed a plate to Naomi, and just like the day prior the two ate in silence.
Naomi finished her food before Tobirama and sat her plate down on the ground. She waited for Tobirama to finish before saying anything. Not that she knew what to say. She just couldn't handle the silence but not being able to think of anything to say, she chose instead to take the time to examine Tobirama in the dim light. His hair reminded her of snow and his red eyes made her breath stop momentarily. He was older than her, maybe around Izuna's age. She couldn't get a good look at his body through his armor but her gut said he was more built than her brothers. Most Uchiha were slim and fit; Tobirama had more defined muscles. Naomi found herself staring at the Senju and couldn't deny that she didn't mind staring at him in the least. He was attractive and even as the thought went through her head Naomi knew what her brothers and family would say if they knew. The Senju were enemies to the Uchiha. There was no way her attraction to the Senju could ever be expressed.
"Naomi-san?" Tobirama asked after a few minutes her the Uchiha staring at hi. He knew the look in her eye, many Senju women had given him the same one when he had become of age. He wondered if their captors had actually slipped something into their food. He had found her incredibly attractive, and was unable to keep from getting aroused at the mere sight of her yesterday. Now she looked to be suffering the same thing. He didn't miss the shiver that ran through her body when he spoke. He wondered if his voice made her feel the same as hers made him.
"Tobirama-kun?" Naomi questioned back, trying to ignore that he caught her staring. She tried not to blush as her obsidian eyes met with his ruby eyes. His voice was smooth as silk and the way her name fell from his lips sent a shiver through her. Tobirama must have thought she was cold again because he pulled her against him again. He finished his cup of water off, making sure she drank hers, before shifting over again so they were both comfortable. His armor was hard but his touch sent a burning desire through her skin. Her body felt strange, like it was hot and needy in a way she had ever experienced before. She bit her lip as she laid her head on Tobirama's chest plate. Surprisingly the material wasn't cold like she had expected. Tobirama's arms around her brought a whole new feeling to her; she had always been touchy-feely person, constantly wanting her brothers' attention and craving physical contact from them – especially after they returned from a battle, but Tobirama's touch was different. His arms made her feel safe, wanted, and desired. She never wanted to let him go. She knew she would have to, an Uchiha couldn't love a Senju let alone desire him, but as long as she was here with him she was going to make the most of it. Her head shift up so she could see his face. His eyes were closed and his face seemed peaceful. His lips were pulled into a small frown though, and Naomi had a strong urge to kiss them. She did her best to resist that urge, not wanting to upset the older teen. He was her only hope to get out of wherever they were in and she didn't want to be stuck in a room with someone who was mad at her. As she turned her gaze further up, in an attempt to keep from kissing the older teen, she noticed cracks in the ceiling. Cracks that were letting in daylight.
"Tobirama-kun" Naomi called out quietly as she looked up at the small streams of light that came in. Tobirama opened his eyes and looked down at her. When he realized that she was looking at something in specific he let his eyes follow her gaze. As soon as he realized what she was looking at he grew excited; his excitement didn't show though. He let a smile grace his lips as he let her go so he could stand up. They both stood up and Tobirama tried to push against the ceiling. It gave way slightly, making a small hole, but the hole was immediately patched. Naomi sighed and sat back down. That could have been their way out. Seeing the depressed look on her face, Tobirama knelt down next to Naomi.
"Hey, look at me" he said pushing her chin up gently with his thumb and forefinger. Naomi lost her breath when she saw his eyes again, and upon seeing the sad look on Naomi's face so close Tobirama's heart clenched. Such a beautiful face shouldn't look so sad. He found that he wanted to see her smile again. "We will get out of here and I will reunite you with your family."
At his words, Naomi teared up slightly. She threw her arms around him in a clingy hug. The action took Tobirama by surprise, not many people other than his brother touched him so freely, but he wrapped his arms around her in return. Naomi cried into Tobirama's chest, well chest plate, thankful that he had actually wanted to help her. Tobirama let her cry and simply held her. He assumed that she missed her family; he missed his too. He missed dealing with his idiotic brother, missed listening to his dreams, planning out the village together, and training together. He missed helping his brother with his Mokuton and his brother helping Tobirama with his Suiton. While he did not like how his father led the clan and his belief in absolute hatred of the Uchiha clan, Tobirama missed his conversations with the older man.
Naomi thought of her parents and her brothers. Madara was probably pacing if he was not out looking for her. Izuna was likely watching Madara pace, with a cup of tea in hand. Kaa-san was most likely sitting in the garden, the one the two of them worked on together, worrying. Tou-san was probably training and sending every capable ninja they had looking for her but a part of her, a very small part, wondered if Tou-san would even care that she was gone. Would he even look for her? Would he let her brothers look? Tou-san used to comment that an Uchiha not able to fight or defend themselves was useless to the clan. Did that mean her too? She wanted to be a ninja, so she could be useful and protect her family, but Tou-san always said no. Did that mean that he did not think she was useful? Naomi couldn't answer that.
Tobirama felt Naomi tighten her grip slightly, and her tears increased. He wondered if he had somehow upset her. No, if he had upset her she wouldn't be clinging onto him like she was. It was something else. It had to be. Tobirama held her tighter and let her cry. He did not have much experience around women but he hoped this would be enough.
"Naomi-san?" Tobirama asked after she seemed to calm down a bit. She pulled away a bit and wiped her eyes without looking at him.
"I'm sorry" she replied simply. She had let her fears get the better of her, and Tobirama had witnessed it all. She was surprised, however, when Tobirama wiped her tears away with his thumbs. He smiled down at her, a real and sincere smile, as he did so.
"There is no need to be sorry Naomi-san. We are in an unfortunate situation. I'm sure you miss your family and I miss mine as well." Tobirama spoke gently. He did not want to upset her again. She gave him a watery smile in return.
"Thank you, Tobirama-san. You've been nothing but kind to me." Tobirama was surprised by that. He was only trying to survive. He didn't want to return home knowing he left someone, an innocent nonetheless, to die. His own morals wouldn't allow it, even if it was an Uchiha. "I know that you could have just left me here. Or leave me to my own devices but you have not."
"I'm not going to let you die here. I know that you probably hate the Senju but I'm not going to abandon you because of it. I can't say I've ever liked the Uchiha clan but that doesn't mean that you deserve to die down here like this" Tobirama stated as he moved his hands down to her shoulders. Naomi looked away from him as she let it sink in.
"I don't hate the Senju. You are the first Senju I have met and if your clan is anything like you then it can't be as terrible as my father says," Naomi replied. She thought back to every time her father or brothers had stated how cruel and terrible the Senju clan was. At one point she herself had hated the enemy clan. The war with them made her lose three of her brothers; but the Senju had lost just as many members as the Uchiha.
"I thought all Uchihas hated my clan" Tobirama commented feeling uncomfortable at where the conversation was headed and criticized himself for opening it; but he was curious about her response. He had lost both of his younger brothers to the Uchiha let alone countless cousins. Naomi seemed to have lost family as well. So why didn't she hate the Senju as much as Tobirama himself hated the Uchiha?
"Most do, but not all of us. There are some of us that can, and do, look past the pain that we have suffered at the hands of the Senju in hopes of peace. Three of my brothers didn't, or don't, hate the Senju. Well Madara can be hard to read but most of the time I don't think he hates your clan. Sometimes he speaks of ending the war with the Senju and how much he missed his childhood friend from the Senju clan. Other times he complains about your clan and how many of our members your clan has killed; but my brothers Yuu and Hiraku never once said a bad thing about the Senju. Yuu believed that if the war didn't exist, the Uchiha and Senju clans could have been allies and friends. The last thing he said to me before he died was that blind hatred only led to more blind hatred. As a ninja the only thing that mattered was to follow your leader's orders, even if it meant going against your own morals. It was a belief that Hiraku took to heart. He went into battle prepared to do what was necessary for his clan but he hated fighting your clan. Even on the day he died he told me not to hate your clan for doing what was necessary. His dream was to see peace between our clans and he wanted our three brothers to shoot for it. He tried to instill that dream and belief in our youngest brother Souta; but Souta fell in battle with hatred in his heart." Naomi remembered her three fallen brothers. She realized that Tobirama was probably not interested in her dead brothers. "But you don't care about my family's beliefs."
"It is refreshing to hear that not all Uchiha hate my clan. I can't say that there are many Senju who don't completely hate the Uchiha but each of us are sick of this war. We fight because we have to and many of us have lost important people to us. I am sorry for your loss, I know the pain of losing a loved one. The Uchiha took my two youngest brothers from me" Tobirama said, not looking at Naomi. Both of them had lost family that was important to them because of the other's clan; but both were willing to fight for peace.
"Losing family is never easy." Naomi sat against one of the walls and buried her head in her knees. She missed her family. Tobirama sat next to her and pulled her into a hug. He may not be used to so much physical contact but she seemed to need it. She leaned into his touch. She hoped and prayed that her family was looking for her. She wondered if Tobirama's family was looking for him. Did their families assume they were dead or did they think there was a chance they could still be alive? Tobirama said he wouldn't let her die down here; Naomi wasn't sure if he could really get them both out of here, but she was going to put her faith in him. "Do you want peace?"
"Peace had always been my brother's dream. Hashirama met Madara at the river when he was young and the meetings just encouraged his dream even more. But peace is a nice dream. I would like to see it come to fruition." Tobirama explained, missing the smile that graced Naomi's lips. Her brothers had never told her the name of the Senju boy Madara had befriended, but Tobirama did. She hoped that the Senju and Uchiha could bring peace. For her brother's sake.
The two fell into a comfortable silence. Neither of them had anything to say and there was no need to say anything further. Naomi, instead, chose to look around the room they were in. it got her mind off of Tobirama and off of her family. Her body was still reacting strangely to Tobirama's and she wanted it to stop. Tobirama himself was looking around the room trying to find any other ways to escape. Other than the cracks in the ceiling there didn't seem to be any other way, except for the door. Without a way to know what was on the other side, Tobirama didn't want to risk it. Not when he wasn't alone. He promised Naomi that he would get her out and that was his plan. Tobirama was by no means a fan of the Uchiha, especially Madara or Izuna, but he wasn't heartless.
Madara, Izuna, Tajima and a group of about thirty Uchiha clan members met up with Hashirama, Butsuma, and a group of Senju clan members that looked about equal to the Uchiha. Izuna recognized a few of the Senju members as people he fought before, most specifically the tall brunette kunoichi that stood next to Hashirama. Izuna had faced her a few times and she was quite a good fighter but for the life of him Izuna could not remember her name. The two clans were meeting at the point where the trail ended for both Naomi and Tobirama. The two clan leaders devised a plan to search the surrounding area for the two missing children. Most of the Uchiha knew what Tobirama looked like, having fought him or seen him fight before, but none of the Senju knew what Naomi looked like since she had never left the Uchiha compound. So it was up to Madara to explain what she looked like and what she had been wearing when she was taken.
A/N: Please review and let me know what you think! Thank you for reading.
