Yikes. Sorry I haven't uploaded in a long time. I've been busy being lazy. Sorry.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto n' stuff.

Chapter 2

Sakura didn't know what to do. She felt so utterly helpless as the snake made its way towards her. It had already bitten her, immobilizing her. Her legs had given out all too quickly, and soon she couldn't even crawl away. It was useless to try. She was going to die. After all she had been through, all she had survived through, she was going to die.

"No, please, no…"

The snake was coming at her agonizingly slow. Taking its time. Increasing her fear. Feeding off of her fear. She was practically oozing fear, the delicious scent seeping out every pore.

"N… ou…" she could no longer speak coherently. It took all her energy to keep her eyes open. The poison was strong. It was a damn shame it only immobilized her, as she would soon find out.

Suddenly, without warning, the enormous snake lunged at her, snapping at her face. She would have winced if she could move. Her heart, which was already beating insanely fast, increased twofold. Oh, the snake was enjoying toying with her.

After a few more minutes of playful jabs, the snake was bored. It was hungry.

Sakura felt the snake's mouth at her fingertips, slowly taking them in its massive body. Suddenly she realized she was naked and would not be difficult to digest. She wondered if she'd still be alive to feel the acid eat at her body. She screamed as loud as her closed lips would let her. She knew nobody would hear her, but it was still worth a try.

Her arms were already covered in snake saliva. She found it both disgusting and comfortable. It was actually cool inside the snakes body, a nice change from the usual blistering weather…

What morbid thoughts she was having! She supposed the situation she was in allowed her to look at the… somewhat good part of being devoured by a snake.

Her head was halfway in. She could hardly see any light now. The forest that she was in was dimly lit, and, as one would expect, there was no light coming from inside the snake's body. 'No light at the end of the tunnel, huh,' she thought bitterly as the uncomfortable feeling of her upper body sliding into the snake's mouth overcame her senses. Actually, uncomfortable was not a good way to word it. It was actually… cushiony. Cool. Silky.

She was already in halfway. She wondered why the snake didn't just suck her up and be over with it. She wondered why it hadn't killed her first, then devoured her. Well, it probably didn't matter whether she was alive or dead, since she couldn't move.

Her breathing hitched as she was in past her belly button. She felt so uncomfortable, so exposed. She had been lying face down, so she went in face down, the snakes' mouth running over all her. It was… stimulating. It felt good. She didn't want to admit it, but oh, it felt so damn good. She groaned. She hated herself. This was disgusting. She'd be happy to be dead.

Finally, her toes were in and she was encased in never-ending darkness.

Though it was dark, she felt everything. She didn't need to see. In fact, she'd rather not see.

At first, it was sort of nice inside the cool, slimy body. Then, she realized all too soon, she hardly had any air to breathe. Her chest started to hurt. She was dying. Oh, god, she was dying. She wasn't even dying fighting. She was going silently inside a snake's body due to lack of air.

Or so she thought.

Just when she thought she was had at most five minutes left of her life, she realized she had much less than that. The snake's body started to tighten around her, and all too quickly she felt her shoulder bones and arms breaking, being crushed under the weight. Her chest constricted due to lack of air and the pressure around her. She hurt all over. Her body was broken, and soon she found her head being compressed, the worst headache of her life occurring in those few short moments. And then, nothing.

Sakura awoke with a gasp. She drank in the air around her, flung her limbs around, did everything to assure herself she was alive. She was alive. Oh, god, it was just a dream. She was so happy it was a dream.

Sakura glanced at the alarm clock on her nightstand, noting the time. She had an hour before she had to actually wake up. Figuring she wouldn't be able to fall back asleep, she silently got up and made her way through the dark, poorly lit hallway.

The dirt and rocks beneath her feet no longer bothered her as she walked in the hallway. She had been through much worse than simply walking on rocks. To her, this was like walking on a thick carpet.

She wasn't really planning on doing anything. She just wanted to take a walk. If she walked around some, she would eventually forget the feeling of being crushed and could possibly get some sleep.

Of course, nothing ever went her way.

She was passing a dark room when the voice of her master came from it.

"Sakura. What do you think you're doing?" asked the pleasant voice. She did not miss the threat behind those words.

Sakura quickly made her way towards aforementioned room, bowing deeply when she got there for at least five seconds before answering.

"I was taking a walk, Orochimaru-sama."

"And why is that, Sakura, dearest?"

She shivered at the pet name.

"I… had an unpleasant dream, Orochimaru-sama."

"Oh?" he said, intrigued.

"Yes, sir. I was… being devoured by a snake." she gulped.

Orochimaru laughed humorlessly.

"Come here, Sakura."

She took a hesitant step towards the pitch black opening.

"I said come here!" he shouted, a snake finding its way out his sleeve and wrapping its body around Sakura's waist, pulling her into the room and abruptly closing the door.

"Kabuto," Orochimaru said, throwing the bleeding girl to the floor in front of the medic. The silver-haired man acted startled, pushing his large circular glasses up his nose. "Yes, Orochimaru-sama?"

"…Stop that act. It's very frustrating."

"I apologize, Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto replied, taking a more relaxed position on his wheeled chair, radiating a confidence he did not have a few short seconds earlier.

"Heal her. Then teach her what you can." Orochimaru was about to leave the room when Kabuto dared to ask why.

"I do not like bringing her to you every time she's messed up. I'd prefer it if I could just leave her where she is. Understand?"

"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."

The snake-like man left the room swiftly, leaving Kabuto to his charge. Kabuto sighed. "Oh, Sakura. When will you learn to just obey Orochimaru? I have work to do."

Sakura did not speak, though the medic could tell she heard him. Kabuto lifted her body onto one of the cots in his lab and got to work healing her arms.

"Watch what I'm doing carefully, because I'm not healing your legs."

Sakura narrowed her eyes and concentrated on Kabuto's glowing hands. She didn't even blink until he was done.

"Concentrate your chakra into your hands. Heal your legs then get the fuck out. You take up too much space."

Sakura's brows knitted as she concentrated on the task at hand. Kabuto muttered something about unwanted company under his breath and continued dissecting the small creature that was on his lab table.

A few hours later, Sakura managed to get the same glow, though not as strong, to come from her hands. She only managed to heal the scratches on her legs, but she figured she would have to practice a lot more to heal the broken bones in her leg and feet. She would have to make due with what she had healed so that she could get out of Kabuto's lab before he decided to kill her or worse.

I know this was terribly short. These first couple of chapters will be short because they're just… uh… explaining stuff. They're like flashes. I guess. I don't even know. I'll try to have the next chapter up a lot sooner than I got this one up. Thanks for reading! _