A/N: Hi guys here is part to my Zetsu story "Falling for the plant man." I hope you enjoy it as much as the first. There is a new character in this one.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. That japanese guy does. If I did, my horrendous drawing skills would traumatize everyone for life.

Of Silvertongues and Firestarters

Chapter 1: Hell and Drugs

Alex helped her friend light up a third cigarette she had since they got their outside hours. "You know, Soph. These things are going to kill you."

"Very slowly, they will," the girl with chestnut colored hair replied. "Besides it is a slow death that I'm choosing, not them."

Alex rolled her eyes. Then again they had taken Sophronia's books away. This was just the addiction that replaced the old and much healthier one. If it weren't for that fact that she understood addictions so well, Soph would have to find another way to light the cigarettes that she stole from their cage keepers.

She wondered how Sophronia could bare some of her scars so proudly. At the age of eight, Sophronia had tried to crawl over the barb-wired twenty feet high fence that surround their prison. She had did not make it far. The barbs had cut into her flesh and she had become stuck within the painfully sharp objects. But even then she tried to crawl out and to safety.

They had shot her with a sedative and got her down. They put her into the sensory deprivation tank. It was the only way they could really punish her. Everywhere else and she just stare at the wall and entertain herself.

She snuffed out the last cigarette and pulled out the last one before dropping the new butt into the pack. "Alex?"

"You are such a chain smoker," she chuckled.

Sophronia looked at Alex form the corner of her eye before replying, "Am not. Besides I don't know when I'm going to have another smoke around here."

"This coming from a girl who is only eighteen," Alex shot back.

"Your point being," the smoker replied. "I'm infinitely more intelligent than the idiots who live in this place."

"Isn't that true," Alex agreed. "One of the guards tried to jump me again."

"Did you burn his dick off?"

Alex laughed, "Sadly he ran away before I got the chance."

"Pity," the other replied. "No one would even dare to touch me. I'm such a rare commodity that the Dictator would kill anyone who dreamed of it."

"And I'm not?"

"Well they have had other firestarters, Alex," Sophronia stated. "They all just had the misfortune to combust one day. You are the first to ever reach twenty that they've seen."

"Is that so?" Alex smiled. "People like you are so hard to find. It is easy to hide your ability."

"Yep," she answered. "Pity they knew about my dad and how it is a genetically passed down trait."

"You enjoy messing with them to much," Alex stated. "Why don't you use you Silvertongue ability?"

Sophronia looked at her again, leaned against the fence, and sighed heavily, "You know why Alex."

There attention turned to the line of people that stared out at the group outside. They were all nothing more than mindless drones. It made sense when you figured in their abilities. They were Leeches. If you were careless, they'd suck the life right out of you.

Alex started playing with her friends hair. Her hand running over the natural copper and caramel highlights in her curly hair. "Do you always have to play with my air, Pyro?"

"Yep, it's just so naturally curly and bouncy and soft," the other replied. "And silky smooth."

Sophronia took the last drag and snuffed it out. "Come on, let's go back into our hell."

They sat down at lunch. Once more the Shop hadn't been able to get them to do what they want. Their cage keepers hadn't punished them yet but that didn't mean that they wouldn't come at them when they at least expected it. They murmured to the other. It was an ability that Alex picked up quickly. They understood each other perfectly but everyone would only hear a melodious humming.

That's when they came. The stuck a sedative in both of their necks and pushed it deep. Alex felt it hit a nerve and her body was shot with something close to an electrical charge and how Soph tensed up, they struck the same thing. She slumped forward and Alex fought the urge to follow her friend. Her healing chakra couldn't keep up with the fast sedative and her face smacked into her food.

Alex woke up with a straight jacket on. The room was freezing, stopping her from burning the wretched thing off. She wondered how long she was in here but she knew that it had to be more than a day. They'd wanted to punish the two rebellious females and they would be here for awhile.

She knew where Sophronia was and Alex cursed for not being able to help her friend. "First things first, Alex. Get the hell up and get this fucking thing off of me."

Time blurred and she tried to figure how long she was in the cold room. It took her awhile but she was finally able to break the jacket off. A person passed outside her room and the door unlocked. It was their caregiver. He snuck in treats and other goodies for the two girls when they were here.

"Hey Mack," Alex said. "How long have I been here?" She quickly added, "And when are they going to bring Sophronia in?"

He didn't answer while he placed the tray on the white table. Everything in the room was a glaring white. It made the room very bright to look at. He pulled out of his pockets dark shades to block out the light and a pair of headphones to block out noises. He then set a pair of keys down and Alex recognize them as car keys.

"Two months now and they will be releasing her today, Ms. Andrea," he answered taking off his new badge and placing his old one on. "5623. Take my car after getting her ready to go. She won't be able to walk for a bit."

He started heading for the door. "Thank you, Mack."

Mack turned around with a wry smile on his face. "Hide the items."

Alex nodded her head and placed them under her bed. "It was nice knowing you Mack. I'll give Soph your regards."

The door was shut and it automatically locked. It would be a couple of days before Sophronia would be up to par to move but Alex would increase their chances of escape. They'd have to leave tonight if they wanted to get out of here. She heard someone shouting and the door opened again.

They were dragging a naked Sophronia back into the room by her hair. As usual, she was soaking wet. They dropped her on the ground while Leeches grabbed on to Alex so she couldn't stop them.

"Stop it," Alex shouted. "You're going to kill her."

They were kicking Sophronia and she curled her body up, trying to protect her body the best that she could. "Not until she screams."

A kick set Sophronia's face up and Alex saw her biting her lower lip to hold in the scream that wanted to escape. "Goddamn it, Sophronia, just scream already."

Their was a crunch as a rib broke and she coughed up blood. The needed scream tore from her mouth.

A/N: Please review.

Me: So what did you two think.

Soph: I'm glad that you gave me a friend and a reason to hope.

Alex: Do you torture all of your characters.

Me: No, Zai has a good life.

Alex and Soph: Who's Zai?

Me: A character for my story 'A Love of Money.'

Alex: ...

Soph: ...

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