Authors note: an Orochimaru & Anko fic I kinda decided to do on a whim after seeing the worlds saddest AMV ever-about Anko and Orochimaru. This tells of how Anko got with Orochimaru and what I think it might have been like. I know Orochimaru may be a little out of character at the beginning but he'll get back into character by the end, trust me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song Angels by Within Temptations.

Chapter One:

"But Sensei! With all the rumors of war and stuff would it really be such a good idea to do a mission now? Especially when our target is so close to Sound and isn't that who our enemy is?" A young girl with jet-black hair held in a ponytail with her bangs littering her face exclaimed as her teammates and her headed out of Konoha.

"Don't worry Anko-chan, were just delivering this package to a small village. And the Hokage would never send a team of Genin anywhere he thought they couldn't handle alright?" A tall Jounin said as he led the team of three 13-year-old Genin on their mission.

"Alright… I guess…" Anko said as she hurried to keep up with her two teammates. It was a slightly gloomy day and she was even starting to get cold in her black t-shirt and shorts, with her knee-high fishnet stockings. As they walked is seemed like the only sound in the forest was the crunching of leaves under their feet. Anko felt nervous, like there was someone just out of sight waiting for her, maybe hiding in a tree or under a bush. She shivered but no one else in her team seemed to notice or care. Then they heard it. A tree branch above came crashing down and almost fell on Anko's two Genin teammates. Their Jounin swept them up in his arms and pushed them out of the way just in time.

"What the hell was that?" Exclaimed one of the Genin boys. "I'm not sure…" Replied the Jounin "So stay on your guard… It could have been just tree rot or it might have been someone else trying to sabotage our mission…"

Anko nodded and grabbed a kunai from her holster on her hip and held it at the ready as they walked. 'Why would someone want to sabotage a mission like this? It's not like were doing anything important… Just an errand… Somehow… I think Sensei might be wrong…' Anko thought to herself as her large gray eyes scanned for trouble. Then there was a muffled scream from behind them and when Anko and her Jounin turned to look at their Genin teammates, they saw them both lying in the dirt dead. With two kunai slits across there throats and a snake slithering away through the grass.

"Oh my god!" The Jounin said as he dropped to his knees beside the two dead boys. "What the hell is going on? " He then jumped to his feet, drew two kunai and spun around in a circle and shouted, "Who's out there! And what do you want?" Then a man came out of the shadows in a Jounin vest, long black hair and a sound headband around his forehead. "Looking for me?" The Jounin froze and before he could do anything a snake came out of nowhere and sunk it's fangs into the neck of the Jounin. He instantly fell to the ground dead.

Anko was in a state of shock, her knees gave way and she sunk down onto them. She starred up at the man, wide eyed and opened mouthed. "Who- who are you?" She stammered terrified that she would end up like her teammates.

The man smiled and came out of the shadows to reveal a pale snake like face "I am Orochimaru. And don't fret child. I wont hurt you" He came closer to Anko and gently stroked her cheek. Now, will you come with me?"

Anko's eyes fluttered under his touch before she opened them and said, "Why should I? What is there to offer me?" Orochimaru laughed softly and said, "I will teach you anything you wish to know. I will teach you about the world and it's many secrets. I will provide you with everything you need to feel at home and you will never be in harms way."

"And in return?" Anko asked as she looked up at the man with a suspicious gaze. "In return all I ask is that you trust me. And that you never leave my side." Orochimaru replied as he offered the girl his hand to help her up. Anko hesitated before she nodded and said "Alright. I will come with you." She took Orochimaru's hand and he gently picked her up and placed her on her feet. He then paused and asked her "Child, why is it you have decided to come with me? Wouldn't you rather go back to your village and your family and friends?"

"I have no family… They were killed in the war… And I have no friends either… No one cares for me… I have nothing anywhere else, so why not go with you?" Anko replied looking up with a sand expression on her face. Something inside Anko told her not to go with this man. But what else could she do? He was her only savior.

"Ah, don't worry child, I will be here for you. Now come." Orochimaru said as he took her hand and led her away into the forest.

Sparkling angel I believed
You are my savior in my time of need.
Blinded by faith I couldn't hear
All the whispers, the warnings so clear.