heeeeey~ XD long time no nothing on my fanfics, I know and I'm sorry ;^; I lost and have recently found my USB drive for my fanfictions so expect updates on 'The Armor and the Cat' and the one with the sea creature Greed XD *totally forgot the name of it* lol but yeah, I've recently started watching Naruto and my favorite characters are totally Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Kakashi and Gaara :3
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the idea for this fanfiction.
Jiraiya stared up at the sky, his expression blank from his boredom and he looked to his left so he could see the others in his team. Sarutobi-sensei was talking with their 'cargo' while Tsunade slept and Orochimaru read something. The white haired genin frowned, unable to tell what his teammate was reading so he dropped from the tree he was in to walk over and look at the book.
"What are you doing?" Orochimaru asked, his voice pretty much emotionless like always. "Trying to figure out what you're reading." He replied before looking at the snake summoner in irritation when he closed the book and all he was greeted with was cold golden snake eyes. "Since when are you interested in what I do?" he hissed and Jiraiya shrugged. "Since I'm bored."
Orochimaru stared at the other genin in confusion for a second before he simply stood, putting his book away. "Well-." He broke off with a hiss and the white haired genin stared at the other's arm in shock, the black haired genin ripped the kunai from his arm before gasping in pain as more hit him in the back. "It's an attack!" Sarutobi shouted and just before either genin could react, Orochimaru was sent flying across the little clearing, a cry escaping his pale lips as he hit a tree, the force making the kunai in his back dig in deeper.
Tsunade jumped into wakefulness and instantly defended herself as a ninja leaped at her from the trees, Sarutobi was protecting the man they were escorting while Jiraiya ran to help Orochimaru. The snake summoner jerked his arm away from Jiraiya when he was touched. "I don't need your help!" he hissed, his eyes narrowed in irritation and pain.
"Split up and run!" Sarutobi ordered before he and Tsunade disappeared into the trees, the body of their cargo lay dead in the clearing, Orochimaru tried to move but he just collapsed. Jiraiya, who'd just barely started running, looked back and saw Orochimaru, not wanting to leave the other for dead, he ran back and picked the snake summoner up on his back, giving the obviously hurt other a piggy back ride. "What are you doing idiot?! You can't carry me, we'll both be caught and killed!" the black haired genin cried, trying to pull himself from Jiraiya's hold as the other genin plowed effortlessly through the trees.
It took him a second to realize the other had spoken and when he did he simply glanced over his shoulder, glaring at the other. "And what, leave you for them to slaughter? Hell no!" he snapped, realizing they were being followed when he heard a branch snap behind them, Orochimaru glared at the white haired genin before looking behind them. "Ack-!" Jiraiya choked as the other wrapped one arm around his neck before he blinked when he heard the snap to the snake summoner's weapon pack open.
"Steady off, I need a clear shot and with you zigzagging like this I won't hit them."
He quickly followed the black haired genin's order and steadied, now running in a straight line and it wasn't long until a shout sounded from behind them. "There's a cave, we might be able to lose them in there." Orochimaru said, pointing to the object of his meaning and Jiraiya jumped to the forest floor, slipping when he first entered the cave and falling to his rear though being sure to make sure Orochimaru wasn't hurt. Unable to stop their sliding, the white haired genin bit back a yelp as they dropped suddenly into a deep pool of water, reflexively he let go of the snake summoner and helped him to the surface of the water.
Orochimaru grabbed Jiraiya's arm and tugged him to the wall of the pool, hiding under the little ledge that was there, soon footsteps echoed in the cave and they stopped just above the two genin. The white haired genin was deadly silent, hardly daring to breathe while the black haired genin was finding it increasingly difficult to even stay conscious let alone quiet and afloat. Eventually he felt Jiraiya pull him to an area where they could climb out, determined not to seem weak in front of the other the snake summoner muttered a quiet 'you go first'.
He didn't question the other telling him to go first, simply passing it off as nothing out of the ordinary, and he carefully climbed up the slippery rocks but he did check to see if it was safe or not. The white haired genin turned around to tell Orochimaru it was safe but he didn't manage more than a gasp as he saw his teammate slip and fall, a sickening 'snap' and cry of pain echoed around the cave and Jiraiya slid back down to help the other. "Your leg, is it-..?" Jiraiya felt slightly sick as Orochimaru looked at him with tears in his eyes, nothing got the pale genin to cry.
"A-ah! Shit, Orochi, I-I'll get you out of here!" he stammered, picking up the smaller genin bridal style and flinching when his teammate whimpered in pain. "D-don't call me 'Orochi'." The snake summoner managed to say between his shivering and it was then that Jiraiya remembered their first mission.
"Sarutobi-sensei! There's something wrong with Orochimaru!" Jiraiya shouted catching the black haired genin as he suddenly collapsed, he had always been rather cool to the touch but now he felt absolutely freezing. Sarutobi and Tsunade whipped around and ran over quickly, Tsunade motioned for the white haired genin to lay Orochimaru down on the ground. Following the silent order, he laid the snake summoner on the ground, propping the other's head up on his backpack, the pale genin was shivering beyond control and his breathing was shallow.
"Orochimaru, can you hear me? What's the matter?" Tsunade asked calmly, her voice wavering only once when their teammate's breathing started to grow steadily shallower. "C-cold…" he managed to stammer, Jiraiya heard this and quickly took off his coat to wrap around the smaller genin before he stood up in a flash. "We need a fire!" he exclaimed before jumping into a tree, the sound of someone else doing the same thing reassured him quite a bit, he gathered as many sticks as he could carry before hurrying back.
Tsunade had done the same thing with her coat as Jiraiya did and she was trying to keep the now unconscious Orochimaru warm by holding him close to her. The white haired genin ran over and started building the fire, worry beginning to make him panic, he and the snake summoner hadn't really gotten along but they were still friends and he didn't want his friend to freeze to death. "Jiraiya, move out of the way!" Sarutobi ordered and Jiraiya moved out of the way just in time to avoid being set on fire, their sensei dropped to the ground next to the fire and put down the sticks he had.
He kneeled down to look at Orochimaru before carefully picking him up and moving him closer to the warmth of the fire, taking off Jiraiya's and Tsunade's coats to hand them back before taking off his own thicker coat and putting that on Orochimaru. "Sensei, you-." "I'll be fine, I'm more accustomed to the cold than you three." Sarutobi cut Tsunade off with a kind smile, his touch visibly gentler than normal as he carefully positioned Jiraiya's backpack below Orochimaru's head like a pillow.
The two light haired genin looked at each other, their worry about their teammate temporarily making them closer, deciding that the snake summoner would warm up faster with people to block the cold and share body heat with. Jiraiya motioned Tsunade to follow him as he moved closer to Orochimaru, moving his backpack only to replace it with his legs, the white haired genin gently rested the pale genin's head on his lap before watching as Tsunade laid down next to him, her head resting against Jiraiya's side. Sarutobi sat next to Orochimaru's feet and looked at his students, he felt touched to see that the two were willing to stick by the snake summoner's side while he recovered.
About an hour passed until the black haired genin stirred, the first thing he noticed was the warmth to his right and he tilted his head towards it to see what it was. A fire? "Orochimaru, are you alright?"Jiraiya's familiar voice asked and Orochimaru looked to his left and stared up at the other genin. "What happened?" He asked, slowly sitting up with the aid of his teammate and he realised that Tsunade was asleep next to him while Sarutobi was asleep near his feet, leaning against a tree with his coat draped over him like a blanket.
"You passed out, Sarutobi-sensei and I built a fire to warm you up, he put you in his coat but I put it over him when he fell asleep. Tsunade's been sleeping next to you for nearly half an hour now, I've been doing my best to stay awake, I've fallen asleep for a few minutes occasionally though."
The snake summoner didn't know what to say, he'd never had anyone worried about him since his parents died. "So, what happened, why did you suddenly do that?" Jiraiya questioned and Orochimaru looked at him. "I'm not able to handle the cold as well as others." He admitted softly.
"Second thought, I'll be right back." Jiraiya said, putting Orochimaru down on a flat area before running to go gather some sticks. First priority was getting the snake summoner warmed up and his wounds dealt with, in a matter of minutes he'd gathered all the sticks he could carry and made his way back. Much to his dismay, his teammate was unconscious when he got back, the white haired genin wasted no time with making the fire and lighting it.
"Please tell me you brought extra clothes." He mumbled, opening the other's backpack and searching through it, a relieved sigh leaving him as he found some surprisingly dry clothes in the exact middle of the bag. He was about to start undressing the other when he heard footsteps walking through the cave in his direction, fear began to build in his chest when they didn't slow. The white haired genin slowly pulled a kunai from his weapon pouch and stood in front of the unconscious genin protectively.
He wasn't going to let anyone near Orochimaru.
e,e yeah… XD I need a life! Lol review for more! Thanks for reading!