Prologue
The ceiling of the cold room was cracked and dripping brown murky water. Orochimaru's temporary hideout came with a new meaning to cold both literal and non-literal. The hideout was way below even Orochimaru's standards. The maze of corridors and rooms were dark and Orochimaru had some of his more obedient prisoners putting up torches on the walls.
As I walked down the halls to the room where I was supposed to meet the snake for training, I brooded about the fact if Naruto and Team 7 weren't so persistent and found our last hideout we would still be in our last hideout and not in this hideout, if this hideout could even be considered a hideout. That damm dope, if only he would leave me alone.
I arrived at the door to Orochimaru's room and pushed it open. He was sitting in his chair with his legs crossed with Kabuto behind him in the shadows.
"Hello Sasuke, finally decided to show your face," he hissed.
"Hn"
"Well looks like someone's talkative today," chuckled Kabuto.
"Let's begin your training and Kabuto go do something productive."
After training with Orochimaru, I was now sitting at the table with Kabuto and the snake eating dinner. I found this to be a complete waste of time. It wasn't like we ever talked to each other and I hated talking. I looked down at the rice and peas with chicken and grimaced. It didn't really look that bad, but my stomach said no. Kabuto must have seen the rare expression on my face because he then decided now was the time to annoy me.
"What the food not to your liking your highness?"
I glared at him. I knew what he was doing and usually I just got up and left, but for some I felt like I need to knock him down a few levels. Though I knew that I had to try and keep my cool.
"Shut up."
"Ahw is Sasuke mad."
Alright today as not going as planned. Usually it was easy to ignore Kabuto, but every little thing to day seemed to set me off. I got up and as swift as lightening I threw Kabuto into the wall across the table. I heard his body crack against the wall. Hopefully I broke his jaw so he can't talk. That would save us all from his dreadful talking. I suddenly felt Orochimaru's cold gaze land on my back from the spot where Kabuto used to be sitting.
"If you are going to fight like children, don't do it in here."
His voice was cold and dark. It had the underlying tone of punishment in it if we did it again.
"Hn"
I walked slowly back to my seat and sat down. I glared at my food. I didn't feel hungry even after the long training I did and I had had little to eat for breakfast since Orochimaru didn't make us eat together for breakfast or lunch.
To be truthful with myself I hadn't be eating or sleeping much sense we can to this damp, cold hideout. "Hn" I think to myself. I might as well leave it wasn't like my stomach was going to corporate and hold down the food and Kabuto was now sending me death glares since moving himself back up to the table. It was a shame I didn't break his jaw, though he would most likely fix his jaw with Medical Ninjutsu.
I pushed back my chair to get up silently excusing myself, like I even needed to, but the world suddenly went sideways. I grabbed the edge of the table to right myself and the room aligned itself again. "What the fuck" I think. I straitening and continue like nothing was wrong. But I knew that was untrue. Something was wrong.
I walk through the door and down the hall. What was wrong with me. It wasn't just what happened just know with the room tilting, but earlier today with the training. It was hard to keep up. And even when I attacked Kabuto may punch wasn't as hard and I put the same amount of force as I usually did. Just then an absolutely terrified captive came up to me.
"Orochimaru askedeed memee to tellll you that heehe wants to seesee you in thethee lab" the captive strutted out.
I mentally sigh. Now he wants to see me now. Wasn't I just there?
"Fine."
The captive scurried away in fright from my dark tone. I turn around and walk down a set of halls. I reach a door with that was different from the rest of the doors in the hide out. It was metal and the scent of disinfectant reeked through the door. I push open the door and walk into the room. Kabuto and Orochimaru and talking in hushed voices. But form the tone of the whispers their taking about something serious. Kabuto looks up at me as I walked in. There is something about his the expression that sends dread dashing through my system.
"Sasuke we want to do a blood test on you."
"WHAT?"I thought. I didn't see that coming. Why do I need a blood test? Great, I hope Orochimau didn't sign me off on to one of Kabuto's nasty experiments, well if you could even call them nasty. I must have let an odd expression past my defenses because Orochimaru spoke up.
"We are doing a check to make sure you are healthy. We don't want my future body sick do we?"
Sick? I wasn't sick and Orochimaru just had to rub it in my face that I was giving him my body, but for some reason I didn't feel like that was the truth.
"You're lying."
Orochimaru's cold laugh filled the room.
"True but you are having the blood test no matter what excuse I give you."
So I didn't get a chose, great, just great.
"Fine."
"Oh Sasuke I didn't think you would give in that easily."
There was mockery behind that sentence that Kabuto had said, but there was also something else to. I couldn't put my finger on.
"Hn"
"Alright, get up onto the table and I will do the blood test. It should only take a few minutes and then you can leave. Oh and Sasuke I am going to give you some sleeping pills. I can tell you haven't been sleeping. You have rings under your eyes and before you slam me into a wall Orochimau gave me permission to get the pills into your system by any means necessary" said Kabuto as Orochimaru leaves the room.
Now I was mad, sleeping pills, I don't need sleeping pills. It not like I haven't been sleeping for weeks. It only been four days and most Shinobi can go far longer than that without sleep.
"Don't give me that look. Now get up onto the table."
I walk over to the table and got up. I rather not have Orochimau's wrath. Even if I am his next body, he can still beat the shit out of me without inflicting permanent damage. I realized lately that I have been acting differently. Giving in to what people want. I can't figure out why that is. I feel like I am just tired of dealing with everyone's stupidity.
I feel a prick on my arm and it distracts me for my thoughts for a moment. I look down to see the needle sliding into the crook of my arm. It stings. I watch as Kabuto pulls the plunger back and the vile fills with my blood. He pulls out the needle and puts a band aid were the needle went in. He turns around and put the vile of my blood in the small fridge to the right of me.
He then walks up to the a bunch of racks and picks up a jar of pills, sleeping pills, and pores two out onto his hand. He turns around and walks up to me.
"You need to sleep Sasuke. So take the pills and leave."
He hands the pills out to me and I take the pills into my hands. Kabuto then walks up to the sink and fills a glass of water up. He walks back to me and hands me the glass. I take the pills and look down at the pills in my hand.
There is no use in arguing and possible invoking Orochimu's wrath. What the hell is wrong with me? I always put up a fight not matter the price. I sigh and put the pills into my mouth and swallow them.
A few seconds later I can already feel there effect on me. I feel even more tired than I was before. I hear Kabuto tell me that he is going to help me to my room so I can sleep. I feel his arm rap around my waist and him helping me slide down the table. My feet hit the floor and the room spins. Kabuto starts to guide me through the room to the door. We slowing walk down the hall toward my room with my heavily leaning on him.
We reach my room and he opens the door and guides me to my bed. He pulls back the covers and sets me down and then bends down and take my shoes off. I feels pressure on my shoulders and then I am pushed down into an laying position.
I blink slowly up at the ceiling and the web like cracks all over it. I feel the side of the bed dip and I see Kabutos face come into view. Why is he sitting on my bed? What is going on?
"You need to sleep Sasuke. Whether you acknowledge it or not you know something is wrong because you would never in a million years let me help you down the hall."
He was right. Something was wrong. My eye lids felt heavy, but I tried to stay awake anyway.
"Sleep Sasuke. Stop fighting it."
And this time I let in. I closed my eyes and felt the darkness close in.
Please R and R. This is my first Fanfiction, so please be nice. Hope you liked it.
