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Saving Miracle

"No one can really predict the events of the future unless of course you have a special ability like the Uchiha. I've seen many things in my fifty years of life but nothing could ever prepare you for when a miracle comes into your life." The voice of the man was traced back to Jiraiya who was sitting down at his desk working on a new manuscript for his newest addition of Make out Paradise. A bright smile was on his face as he turned to the window ceil and saw a picture of himself and his close teammate turned lover, Orochimaru, which looked rather recent. "Some people feel that such an event is a curse but in my personal belief, it's a saving miracle."

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Peace had finally been born out of the hectic times that Orochimaru had started by slaying the third Hokage. The Sannin have put their differences aside and have finally signed an agreement of alliance. Orochimaru's sound village had now become allies with its old enemy the leaf village. The pale Sannin had kept his position as Otokage, and Tsunade, the third of the Sannin became Hokage, to take the place of her sensei. Where did this leave Jiraiya? The knucklehead of the Sannin was given the position of ambassador and was able to handle matters with the two nations.

A long kept secret soon came out the day after the official document was signed and that changed the relationship of this old squad of ninja. Since the times when they were young, Orochimaru had deep feelings for his white haired teammate. Of course he kept this to himself for many years, pursuing different interests. After they were reunited the feelings he thought had vanished were rekindled and just won't be ignored.

Orochimaru wandered around the streets of Konoha after handling some business and saw his teammate in a bar. He came to a stop and stared at it for quite some time before taking a deep breath and walked in. Jiraiya was sitting at the back table and it had appeared he had gone through at least one bottle of sake. The snake charmer built up the courage and walked over to the table, looking up at Jiraiya's face, and asked, "Do you mind if I join you?"

The white haired ninja blinked at first and then nodded as he gestured for him to sit down. He turned his head and waved down the owner of the establishment and said, "More sake sir." A usual, 'coming right up' response came from the young man and Jiraiya turned his attention back to his teammate. As he looked upon him he couldn't help but wonder what brought him to a bar. A young waitress placed the bottle of sake down, with an additional serving cup and walked away. "So Orochimaru, what brings you here?" Jiraiya questioned as he picked up the bottle and began to pour the sake for both of them.

Orochimaru picked up the cup and stared at it for a minute before taking a sip. Even someone who didn't know him could tell that he was carefully planning what he was going to say. The pale Sannin drank a little and then placed it down folding his hands in front of his chin. "Jiraiya, I know this is going to seem a bit strange to you, but I have to know… what do you think of me?"

Question marks appeared on Jiraiya's face as he asked the question. 'What do I think of him, what brought this on all of a sudden.' He thought. The white haired ninja looked back at his teammate who seemed anxious to find out the answer. "To be honest I really never thought about it, but I would say you are rather talented and I'm sure if you didn't seem so scary girls would be all over you."

Orochimaru let out an interested expression on his face and took a deep breath before continuing the conversation. He looked to the side for a moment and then turned back to Jiraiya. "That's the issue, Jiraiya…"

Just has Orochimaru said that Jiraiya nodded, not hesitating for a moment and stood up, taking Orochimaru's hand. The white haired Sannin took a few dollars out of his pocket and placed them down on the table. "Don't you worry Orochimaru, you hang out with me and I guarantee that you will get the idea about dating." Orochimaru looked as though he was going to argue the fact but he was pulled out of the bar before he could say another word.

The snake charmer let out a small sigh and shook his head to himself. 'He didn't let me finish what I was going to say. That's Jiraiya for you; he is always so quick to action. Still the same oaf he always was.' Everyone started staring and whispering comment to themselves as they saw Orochimaru being pulled down the street by the known pervert hermit Jiraiya. The white haired ninja's ears perked up as he heard the comments and his eyebrow twitched but continued on his way, releasing Orochimaru from his grip.

Orochimaru followed after Jiraiya, looking down at the ground, falling into deep thought. Jiraiya waved his hand in Orochimaru's face. "Oy, Orochimaru, anyone home in there?" Orochimaru snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at Jiraiya. A small annoyed expression appeared on his face. Jiraiya shook his head and let out a sigh. "What's with that look?" As Jiraiya thought about it a light bulb went off in his head and he laughed. "Oh I know it's just that you're mad that for once I know about something better then you."

"Honestly you have it all wrong…" Orochimaru began saying but once again Jiraiya wasn't paying any attention. He was giggling all to himself as he was looking through a bush seeing some women playing in a small pond. The Otokage growled to himself as he pulled Jiraiya back by his long hair, making a big racket, creating alarm for the young women and they ran away. Tears rolled down his face as he looked up at Orochimaru. "You made all the pretty girls run away."

Jiraiya really did act like a child most of the time but he took a deep breath as he saw his annoyed teammate standing over him with his arms crossed. He let out a nervous laugh and then stood up. "Alright, alright I'm sorry, let us get to the matter at hand." The toad master started walking over to a large rock a few feet away and leaned up against it, thinking on how he was going to start. His eyes looked over the snake charmers form. "The first thing we should start off with is changing your overall appearance. That is key when you want someone to be interested with you. Many people are instantly afraid when they see you, because you always have that scary expression. A smile would do wonders and perhaps a change of clothes."

As Jiraiya continued down the list describing things that he could improve on Orochimaru thought about it and shook his head. Even though his teammate had the totally wrong idea about it, an idea struck him. Orochimaru wondered if such a transformation would affect Jiraiya the same as other people. "Jiraiya, do you honestly think that this will make things better?"

"No, I don't think, I know it will. I mean look at you Orochimaru…" The pale Sannin looked down and at his clothing not seeing the big deal. "You just don't see it do you? Well for starters it's so blah. Not very attractive at all, it would be much better if you were in that old ninja outfit then that thing. In reality what would look the best on you is something similar to what you wore as a kid. To bring everything together, I'd say lose the evil smirk of yours when in normal situations and that glare."Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and looked at his teammate with annoyance. Jiraiya giggled a little and wrapped his arm around his shoulder. "Trust me on this, if you give it a try I'm sure you could get anyone you desire."

Orochimaru thought about it for a minute and broke a genuine smile. 'Anyone I want huh, perhaps it is worth a try after all.' He took a deep breath and looked back at Jiraiya. "You are still a total loser Jiraiya, but for once you may be right. I'll try it out."

Jiraiya wasn't totally pleased being called a loser but it was just natural for Orochimaru to call him that. Old habits like that die hard even for ninja as old as they are. The snake charmer stayed and listened to more of Jiraiya's lecture and later left him to go back to his apartment, still thinking about how he was going to tell his teammate the truth and wondering how he would react. Orochimaru approached the window and looked at the picture of them, when they were young, taking notice of how he dressed back then. He then looked back at the mirror and noticed the difference. 'Perhaps that idiot has the right idea after all.'

A few days later Orochimaru had gotten his new garment and then attempted to work on his expression, which for him was a difficult task. It practically hurt his face to show the smile Jiraiya described but he tried all the same. After a while he decided to take a break and stared back at his bed and looked at the robe, which was practically identical to the one he had as a child. He slipped it on and headed out to find Jiraiya again. 'I have to tell him, maybe then I'll be able to smile.'

Orochimaru walked to the bar that he had met with Jiraiya the day before and sat down with a few drinks. He waited and waited for a while and looked down when he thought he wouldn't be coming today. Just as he was about to leave Jiraiya strolled in and was totally shocked to see how much better he looked. 'My he looks so much better.' His heart began pounding as he just stood there admiring the changes he made. Jiraiya mentally slapped himself. 'What are you thinking…Orochimaru is a guy. I can't be attracted to him.' The white haired ninja came over and joined him, pushing back the conflicting thoughts in his mind. "If I didn't know any better I would think you're a different person. A change like that really does wonders."

The snake charmer held out a bottle of sake and shook it and Jiraiya responded with a nod. Orochimaru seemed deep in thought as he poured his friend some and then looked back at him as he drank. "Jiraiya I need to tell you something important."

Jiraiya blinked a few times and waved his hands, in a way saying, 'don't mention it'. Orochimaru shook his head. "That's not it at all… I am grateful for the help but the truth of the matter is… I'm not really interested in girls, if you know what I mean."

A nervous look came over the other Sannin as the statement was uttered. He picked up the sake and took another drink before responding. "Well, then if you aren't interested in women, then who are you…"

Some color came to the Otokage's face and he looked down slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed to admit his true feelings to a person he has practically known his whole life. "You Jiraiya…." The white haired Sannin's eyes nearly came out of his head and a bit of sweat came down his cheeks. He had no idea how to respond, given the situation they were in. At first he thought that Orochimaru was a little drink and really didn't know what he was saying. Nervously, he gulped, knocking down the empty bottle drawing the attention of every other person in the bar. Suddenly Orochimaru got to his feet, his hair covering his eyes and muttered, "I'm sorry Jiraiya, if you just excuse me." Just as he turned to leave Jiraiya grabbed his hand and made eye contact with him.

"Let me at least take you home, Orochimaru." Jiraiya stated in a concerned tone. The snake charmer sighed as he nodded as he walked along with his teammate. In a way he felt that it was all for thing and looked rather depressed. Jiraiya continued to look at him and his mind began to wander. 'Did he actually admit that he loved me? Does this mean that Orochimaru is gay or is he just drink?' Jiraiya thought as they approached his apartment.

As they got to the doorstep Orochimaru muttered a thank you and walked in, closing the door behind him. Jiraiya just stood there for a few moments and was about to walk away as the image from before came into his mind. 'Why do I keep thinking about that? What's going on with me?'

As Jiraiya was walking away he began thinking about his childhood they days before he even knew Orochimaru would be on his team. Jiraiya was walking through the village and saw someone sitting on a deck overlooking a pond looking rather sad. He stood there for a moment and just admired Orochimaru's beauty mistaken him for a girl. 'What a beautiful girl.' Jiraiya thought. The whole time his heart was racing, hoping to get to see the full figure. As he turned around Jiraiya was blushing a deep red and continued on his way, trying to hide his now red face. 'Holy cow that was a boy…I've never seen anyone like him before. No, no, no, stop thinking like that, you are a boy and you shouldn't like any other boys… stick to a girl that's what's normal.'

The pervy hermit made his way toward that area of the village and as he looked down toward the deck and saw thought he saw the image of the younger Orochimaru. The feelings he was so desperately trying to get rid of came back stronger than ever and he stopped and headed back to Orochimaru's apartment. He stood there for a while and took a deep breath before knocking on the door. The snake charmer looked toward the door and then decided to get up and answer it. As he opened the door he meets eye to eye with Jiraiya and a blush came over his face.

Orochimaru's heart began to race as he was drawn into his gaze. He was surprised to see that he had no disgust in his eyes or hatred on his face. Instead his face was covered with a bright smile. "Orochimaru, you don't have to be ashamed of your feelings and believe it or not but I too have felt the same growing up and I will not shy away from you." Jiraiya stood up and leaned close to Orochimaru's ear and whispered, "I love you, Orochimaru."

For the first time a smile of happiness appeared on the Otokage's face and left him lost for words. The only thing he could think of saying was, "Thank you, Jiraiya." Silence fell over the whole area and Orochimaru pulled Jiraiya in by the waist and closed the door behind them. This was the start to their new life together as lovers.

Life is full of surprises and Orochimaru planned such an event for his lover a few months after they declared their love for each other. For a long time Jiraiya had lived in the leaf village and Orochimaru couldn't stand the fact they would be separated from each other so he gave him his own room in his base in the sound village. Before they ever arrived Orochimaru blind folded his lover and brought him to his village to show him the surprise accommodations. "You know I don't like surprises, Orochimaru." Jiraiya complained as they walked down the halls toward the room.

"Stop complaining Jiraiya, you are going to love this, trust me." Orochimaru reassured him as they reached the room. He opened the door and then removed the blindfold. "Alright Jiraiya, open your eyes." As he looked he saw the room, which was twice as large as Orochimaru's original bedroom and Jiraiya looked like a kid in a candy store. He was left in awe by its pure size and its décor. "Orochimaru, what is this…."

"It's our room, I was thinking how lonely it would be if we were separated so I invested some time into creating our own little space, for just the two of us." Jiraiya was thrilled and gave him a hug and a small kiss. "This is wonderful just completely wonderful." The moment was just so joyous that the pair spent the whole night celebrating before climbing into their king size bed and falling asleep in each other's arms, with peaceful expressions written on their face. Unknown to them, their lives were going to be thrown upside down by events of the near future.

To be continued….