I am a weapon…..

I have no emotions, only my purpose…..

My purpose is to follow all of his orders….

I am a human….

Chapter 1

It's dark. The only light that illuminates this room is from the moon, shining through the holes on the ceiling. The only sounds, are that of me breathing evenly and each impact my fist connects with the sand dummies. I take a deep breath, step into position and swing again. I will get to bed soon enough, even though I don't need to sleep, A weapon does not need sleep. I punch again and again, little bits of sand fly from the seams. Suddenly I stop, my ear twitching from the sound of footsteps. two of the pairs I recognize quickly and I relax, only slightly. However, this third pair I have never heard before. I activate my chakra and send it to my feet, with the extra power I end up next to the wall, that was at least 50 feet away, in a matter of seconds. I wait until the steps are closer to peek around the corner.

"Chokanzu" I mutter under my breath, immediately my eye sight improves and I magnify it too see the owner to the footsteps.

Just as I expected, Lord Orochimaru and Kabuto come strolling down the hallway. However, I look closer behind them. A boy, with black hair and dark eyes that look at the ground as though out of focus. I've never seen him before-wait. I have seen him somewhere, only a month before, in the Hidden Village of the Leaves. This must be-. I quickly run back to the dummy and act oblivious, most likely Kabuto would scold me for peeking. He tries to scold me for everything, don't really know why. I punch again, never letting my chakra relax. I apparently have an abundant amount, so I will be fine.

"Ah Jiyuko, up so late again? Unnecessary training?" Lord Orochimaru says and I hear the footsteps stop.

"Welcome back, Lord Orochimaru" I say turning around and kneeling down on one knee. I feel the boy staring down at me, not like it mattered, I must be a sight to see.

"And when did you return from your mission?" Lord Orochimaru asks, entertainment filling his voice.

"Just a couple hours ago" I say, looking down at the floor in respect.

"You haven't even washed up yet" he says. I completely forgot, no wonder the boy is staring at me in surprise, and possibly horror? I stand, blood stains cast contrast on my usually light blue apparel.

"Was it successful?"

"Yes" I say. He makes a sound of delight, my mind flutters with satisfaction. My purpose for another day has been completed.

"Oh where are my manners, Jiyuko. This is the boy I told you so much about" he smiles, looking down at the, now almost annoyed-looking, boy. That's a lie, in fact the only thing he told me about him was that he's exceptional and my age, 13.

"Hmph, I don't see what you see in him, My Lord" I say, walking up to them. Orochimaru chuckles darkly as I come closer to examine him. He's about my height, slightly built, dark black hair and eyes, his face shows almost no emotion. Similar to my own, I wonder what his story is?

"Don't underestimate me" The boy says darkly. Thankfully I still had Chokanzu activated or I would be in a genjutsu right now. The legendary sharingan, supposedly wiped out years ago.

So this must be an Uchiha, interesting, I guess I see why Orochimaru is so fascinated with him. I give him a smug look and with super-human speed, I pull out a kunai and appear behind him. I hold his dominant arm behind his back and put the knife up to his neck.

"You may be unique" I whisper into his ear, sending shivers down his back, "But, you have no idea who you're dealing with". I let him go and step back, I turn to Lord Orochimaru and he nods allowing me to leave. I make a quick bow to him then turn off into the hallway.

"Jiyuko is my star apprentice, always follows orders. Tomorrow, you will see just how unique to this world she is. Even more than yourself, Sasuke."

Three Years Later…

"Sasuke, that's not fair" I shout. Sasuke bounds ahead of me, jumping from tree to tree.

"We said no chakra!" I yell after him, immediately sending chakra to my feet and catching up to him in only two leaps. He rolls his eyes as he glances at me, his face serious as always. I jump further than him and he calls out behind me, I laugh maniacally as we become further separated. I close my eyes and feel the wind pull at my long, orange hair that falls in layers to the base of my back. I wish I could just spread my wings and fly but, I can't, not here in the woods. Soon enough I make it back to camp, glad to be reporting good news from our mission we just completed. Tomorrow, we will be leaving for the next camp and onto more training. Sasuke has grown so much stronger in the last three years he has been here with us, as have I. However, I was already strong, much stronger than Sasuke when he first came. Now, he is almost at my level.

Sasuke jumps down beside me. We both look into the hole at the same time, and sigh. It's true, I still find my purpose to be serving Lord Orochimaru but…. I look over to Sasuke who gives me a small smile, the only kind of smile I've seen him use. It's the same for me though, in this world, where both of our terrible pasts have collided, their isn't much to smile about.

"Ladies first" Sasuke says and I nod. I jump into the hole in the ground, landing with my knees slightly bent and move out of the way. Sasuke comes in after me and nods. We start walking towards the door, moving further away from the sunlight. We open the large door and move in, heading directly to his room. Neither of us say a word, all the enjoyment we might have just had is pushed to the backs of our minds. It takes a minute but, soon enough i'm knocking on his door.

"Come in" I hear and we open the door, walking into the large room that Lord Orochimaru inhabits.

"How did it go?" he asks, looking up at both of us, I hold back the urge to kneel down for Sasuke's sake. He hates it when I grovel over Lord Orochimaru.

"It went fine" Sasuke says, his voice so easily constrained, after years of holding back his true feelings. My voice sounds the same practically, except higher pitched due to being a girl. He looks at me, with those snake eyes of his, and I nod in agreement. He smiles widely, "Good, very good, so where is it?" he urges. I dig around in my weapons bag for a second, pulling my hand out a second later with the clear liquid in a vial. Kabuto comes over and takes it from my hand.

"This is it" Kabuto says quickly, amazed. Supposedly it is a pain medication that can relieve any pain, even the pain in Lord Orochimaru's arms. Kabuto pulls out a syringe and takes the medicine, tapping it twice on the side. His glasses reflect the flickering candlelight, the only light in the room. He injects the needle into Orochimaru's arm and the medicine flows into his pale, white skin. He sighs in relief. He looks back at both of us and smiles.

"You are dismissed, go now" he says. We both turn and walk out the door.

"I'm going to train, care to join me?" I ask. He looks down the hallway and then grabs my wrist.

"I have a better idea" He says and starts dragging me down the hallway. I blink slightly in surprise and look down at our hands. His grip isn't hard, actually it feels nice. I don't say anything, my human contact in the past three years has all been from Sasuke and very rarely. The most was when we were stuck underground in a flooded cave and we both had lost a lot of chakra. We had to wait to recharge and it was very cramped. We were practically on top of each other. That was during the first year I had met him and I hated him then, we only became friends until about a year and a half ago.

He leads me to one of the secret exits and opens it.

"Sasuke, what are you doing?" I ask as he jumps to the surface. He doesn't answer me but, lowers his hand to help me up. That jerk, I crouch down and he moves out of the way just in time for me to jump up. I blink at the sudden light and turn to Sasuke. This exit leads to an open field surrounded by forest. Sasuke lays down on the grass and closes his eyes. I look at him like he must be joking, is he really going to relax? He sighs but, doesn't look up at me.

"I did this so you can fly around for a bit, blow off some steam, train. I'll join you in a minute." He says and I blush only slightly. How did he know that I was craving to fly? He doesn't say anything else, so I shrug my shoulders. It's only for a few minutes, might as well. I close my eyes and release all of my chakra from the top of my back. In a split second, my skin splits in two perfect lines and two beautiful white wings burst from my back and extend, each one about my height. I sigh in relief, it feels so much better to have them out than to have to hold all my chakra to keep them hidden. I flap a couple times to warm them up and then I shoot off the ground and into the sky.

Yes, this is right. My chakra allows me to have real life wings, no genjutsu or artificial. My body made these wings and have apparently been in my body my whole life. I didn't discover them until I was with Orochimaru however, Kabuto found them and soon enough they made an elixir that released whatever seal was on them. I control them now. They can be used for speed, altitude, and even a weapon. I can sharpen the edges of my wings and the feathers themselves and shoot them at my enemies. Of course, I have other weapons and jutsu as well but, this jutsu is my kekkei genkai. I am the only one in recorded history to ever be able to fly with real live wings.

I swoop down, sharpening my right wing, I cut a tree in half and it comes tumbling down. I do a few turns and loops, feeling ecstatic. I look down at Sasuke, who's staring at me. I dive straight down at him, opening my wings right above his head and flying back up. I laugh freely, the only times I feel truly happy are when I am flying and when I'm with Sasuke. I land right next to him, and smirk.

"Beat that, pretty boy" I say playfully.

"Hmph" he grunts and pulls his sword out from behind his back. I move my wings to pull me backwards and out of his range. He holds his sword down to his side and suddenly, lightning flies from all surfaces on his body. The ground is scorched and the neighboring trees, burned.

"Woah" I say and run up to him, "When did you learn that? Orochimaru definitely didn't-".

"I taught myself and it's fairly new" he says, sheathing his sword again. He turns away from me and looks up at a hawk flying overhead. I smile and I watch him in silence, he really has grown so much since that day three years ago. Wind blows my hair into my face, rustling the leaves. It's so peaceful, these are the rare moments that I wish I could stop time and stay here forever. My chin is tilted up and I look up into Sasuke's eyes. He looks at me with such intensity, I blush and look towards the ground. He brushes my cheek and I tense up, again not used to all this human contact. Not that it isn't nice, just his sudden touches always surprise me.

"I like it, your smile, it's a tragedy you spent so long without it" he says and my face falls, remembering my dark days. Practically, my whole life before Sasuke were my dark days, before he taught me to be human again. He gives me a small smile, the wind dies down and he lowers his hand to his side. My wings shudder in delight, a late reaction I guess.

"You should probably put those away, Orochimaru could come at anytime" he says, sitting on the ground. I pet the soft down feathers and sigh, bringing back the right amount of chakra to make my wings shrink and go back into the place between my shoulder blades. I sit down next to Sasuke. The sun starts to set over the tops of the trees, the sky reflecting elegant shades of purple and orange.

"Jiyuko" he says, I turn my head and move forward so I can see his face. I lay my head on my knees and wrap my arms around my legs. He looks into my eyes, sighing slightly in frustration.

"Have you ever thought….. about leaving Orochimaru?" he asks cautiously. I stare at him in confusion. Leave? Why would I leave? My whole life has surrounded Lord Orochimaru and now Sasuke. I go where they go, no matter what.

"Well, I mean, if I left, would you come with me?" he changes the question, seeing my panic rising. I sigh relieved.

"I would follow you, yes" I answer. Even though Orochimaru has done so much for me, I realize that i'm only a weapon to him. To Sasuke, i'm human and someone he truly cares about. Sasuke has shown me over and over that Orochimaru only cares about his selfish ambitions, and I'm just a tool to get him closer. Of course, if Sasuke left I would find a way to leave and follow him.

"Good, I just needed to know" he says, looking up into the darkening sky. We sit in silence, enjoying the others presence until the stars and the moon are the only light around us.

"Jiyuko, whatever happens, I promise to be here for you and protect you" he says into the night. My eyes widen, that's the first time he's ever said something so personal about us.

"I promise the same Sasuke" I whisper quietly, just loud enough for him to hear. I see him smile and I push his shoulder away from me and he springs back.

"Come on, we should get back inside" I say and stand up, extending my hand. He rolls his eyes and stands up on his own. We walk back to the door and Sasuke opens it, letting me jump in before him. He closes it as quiet as possible and lands next to me. We start walking to our room, our footsteps create the only sounds in the hallway. Right as we reach the door, Sasuke grabs my hand and I turn back to look into his eyes.

"You're the only person I trust Jiyuko" He says randomly, I raise an eyebrow but he just chuckles.

"Sasuke, you already know I trust you completely. I don't know what you want me to say". He smiles and nods, stepping next to me and opening the door. He walks in, letting go of my hand and kicking off his shoes. What is up with him? He's acting so strange, this is not like him at all. I remove my own sandals and go to the bathroom to wash.

When I come back into the room, it becomes foggy with steam. I look over at Sasuke's sleeping figure. I dry my hair and then crawl in next to him. I breathe in his musky, yet slightly minty, scent that lulls me to sleep. I hear him chuckle and he wraps his arm around my waist, pulling me closer.

" I thought you were asleep" I say, he doesn't respond. I close my eyes and sleep.