When I opened my eyes, I had to quickly shut them. I had a big headache and being blinded by a bright light was not helping. I couldn't stop a moan of discomfort as I slowly sat up. My body ached all over, like I haven't moved in weeks, months even. I hesitantly opened my eyes slowly, allowing my eyes to adjust to my surroundings.

Everything was white. The walls, the curtains, even the bed that I lay in was white as snow. I think I'm in a hospital, judging by the I.V. needle in my right arm and the constant beeping from a heart monitor. I scrunched up my nose a little, a sterile smell managing to reach my senses. Looking around some more, I realised that there was no one else in the room.

I try and call out but I couldn't raise my voice and could only give violent coughs. I didn't realise my throat was so dry and I was in need of a drink. Glancing at the table to my left, I saw a pitcher of water and a glass. Thankful for the odd coincidence, I tried to reach for it but it was just a little too far. With a grunt of effort, I reached further and accidentally fell out of the bed and onto the hard floor.

I stayed where I was for a few seconds as the landing seemed to have disorientated me. Once I got my bearings straight, I lifted myself up by my arms and then stopped. For some reason, I couldn't move my legs. Rolling over so that I was sitting against the bed, I stared at my bandaged legs. It was only now that I realised that I couldn't feel them. I tried rubbing them and pinching them but still, there was no feeling in them.

The door to my room opened but I didn't notice. I was still in shock. I didn't even hear the nurse walk in and try to get my attention. She only managed to break me out of my shock by grabbing my shoulders and shaking me slightly. "...What?" I eventually said, only now noticing that she was speaking to me.

"Are you okay?" the nurse asked in concern. "I just walked in and found you on the floor."

"My legs..." I said, not knowing what to ask. I wanted to know what happened, why was I in a hospital, why I couldn't feel my legs. It felt like a thousand questions running through my head when there only a few.

The nurse seemed to understand but didn't answer. Instead, she quickly walked over to the door and shouted for assistance and for someone to get Tsunade. Another nurse appeared, similarly dressed as the first one, only this one was male. They both walked over to me and lifted me up, the female lifting my torso and the male lifting my legs.

They carefully placed me back into the bed before the male nurse poured me a glass of water as the female began to check me over, making sure that there wasn't anything wrong.

A noise caught my attention as the door opened. Another woman walked in but was dressed differently. While she wore the coat you see all doctor's wear, she also wore a green haori over a grey blouse. The two nurses stopped what they were doing and bowed, showing the woman respect. "Hello," the woman said with a kind smile as she walked over to my right side. She signalled for the two nurses to leave, which they did without question. "My name is Tsunade Senju, do you remember your name?"

"...Tayuya," I replied after taking a sip of water.

Tsunade nodded as she wrote something down a clipboard that was she carried in with her. "Okay, Tayuya, let me first explain that you have been in a coma a month." My eyes widened at that. A whole month? No wonder my body was so stiff and sore when I woke up. "One of my ANBU member's patrolling outside the village found you beneath a fallen tree. Unfortunately, the tree managed to damage your legs severely."

"H-How bad is it?" I asked after a few seconds.

"Well, when you arrived, the bones in your legs were shattered and the muscles were shredded. These were not the problem as my medical team and I managed to heal them," explained Tsunade before her look saddened a little. "The tree damaged the nerves in your legs. We did everything we could but... there is only a small chance that you will be able to walk again."

She quietened, letting the news sink in. I just stared at my legs as I tried to will them to move, hoping to prove Tsunade wrong. But they wouldn't move. Tears appeared in the corner of my eyes and I wiped them away as quickly as they fell. I might not be able to walk again and that thought terrified me.

Waiting for a moment to let me calm myself, Tsunade asked, "Do you remember how you got stuck beneath a tree?"

"No," I said, my face taking on a look of concentration.

"That's okay," Tsunade said with another nod as she wrote something else down, "You also had a minor concussion so it seemed to have affected your short-term memory." I shook my head as I gained another fearful look. She looked at me with furrowed eyes, "What's wrong?"

I shook my head again as my tears appeared again, "I-I can't remember anything!"

-Author's Note-

I know this is a short chapter but I only just made this today. If I do make another chapter then it will definitely be a lot longer. I never liked short chapters like this but I felt this was a good start.

I also have never written in a P.O.V. (Point of View) before. I don't particularly like it but, again, I felt it was good for this chapter. However, every chapter that I MIGHT make after this will be back to normal.

This is set a month after the Sasuke Retrieval Mission and, if you are wondering why Tsunade doesn't know who she is, this is because of a couple of reasons. First, I have made it so Shikamaru never got her name so Tsunade doesn't know it either but Shikamaru will recognise her if he sees her obviously. Second, he also barely reported how she looked as it would have been too 'troublesome' for him. Temari did describe how she looked but she only ever saw her Curse Mark Stage Two form, which is completely different from her original form.

With these reasons, Tsunade doesn't really know who Tayuya really is. But she does suspect who she is as Shikamaru would have described her with red hair, which is rare in the show from what I've seen. Eventually, she will have someone go through her memories which will confirm this.

Also, if anyone is going to ask, or complain about, why Tayuya isn't acting like herself, she has amnesia and only remembers her name. She may start swearing as like a force of habit type of thing but we will see.

If anyone is going to ask about 'Happiness' then do not worry. I am still working on it as well as another story. I still do not know when I will be uploading it but it will happen eventually.