Author's note: Special thanks to starryblossoms for being so supportive of my first fanfic ever!! Lots of love!! Okay, so when we left off, Kimimaro had just walked in on them. What'll happen? You'll have to read to find out!! Oh, and unfortunately, I don't own Kabuto or Orochimaru-sama. Only the storyline.

"What are you doing in here?" Kabuto stared directly into Kimimaro's eyes. "This is my room! You can't just barge in here like you own the place! What do you want?"

"I was looking for Orochimaru-sama and thought maybe you'd know where he was. Turns out," he smirked, " he was in here with you."

"Yeah, he's right here." His voice began to crack. "So say what you wanted to say and leave."

"Oh don't be like that, Kabuto-sempai. I didn't mean to interrupt your fun." He laughed. "It was a coincidence, honest. I had no idea you'd be…" He glanced from Kabuto to Orochimaru and laughed again.

"Well, you've found me." The Sannin sat up straight and let go of Kabuto. "What is it?"

"We were going to head off now." The laughing died down and now the intruder was serious. "I needed to let you know."

"Will you take all of them?"

"No, only Jirobou and Tayuya. The other two can't keep secrets." He rolled his eyes.

"All right. Go now." The elder man waved Kimimaro off and turned his attention to Kabuto.

"Y-Yes Orochimaru-sama." Kimimaro closed the door softly and walked away laughing.

Kabuto looked at the door for a few minutes while his master massaged his back. After a few more minutes, he looked at Orochimaru. "Umm… Orochimaru-sama?"

"Yes?" He stopped rubbing his back and looked into his eyes.

"What was that all about?"

"I needed to send them on a small mission. Not that important. But I told him to tell me when they'd leave." He held Kabuto's chin softly. "And Kabuto-kun?"

"Yes?"

"Don't refer to me –sama." He smiled and then kissed him. Kabuto kissed back lustfully, holding onto Orochimaru's neck for support. He pulled his neck closer to him, smiling as he deepened the kiss. The Sannin smiled wider and flipped Kabuto onto his back. He pulled away after he had the young medic ninja pinned beneath him. "Okay?"

"O-Okay." He grinned. "Orochimaru-kun." He felt faint. Even though they'd kissed plenty of times in the past week, it still left him breathless and lightheaded. He loved the man so much, he trembled whenever they kissed.

"You still haven't answered me though." Orochimaru smiled and kissed Kabuto's neck. "When did you realize you loved me?"

"Well, it's kinda funny actually."

"Really? How so?"

"Back at the Chuunin exams. I was determined to kill you, and I knew that would be the best time to do it. But you saw right through me."

--flashback--

"Kabuto-san….Wait…. You know that if it's your plan to destroy me… You need to kill Sasuke-kun. You can't possibly hope to kill me. Why, you're no stronger than Kakashi."

Oh crap. He saw right through my plan. How did he know? He smiled and disappeared. He went straight to the infirmary, intent on killing Sasuke. Fine, if that's how you want it, I'll take care of your little vessel for you. He walked to Sasuke's room and found it swarmed with ANBU. He grinned. Piece of cake. Pretty soon, all of them were dead and Kabuto walked into the room. He saw Sasuke laying unconscious in the bed and he chuckled. Too easy…

But as he walked over to the bed, something that Orochimaru had said popped into his head again… if it's your plan to destroy me… He stopped walking. Why would I want to do that? I don't want to do anything that… Wait, that's my mission! I have to! But… Why do I feel like it's so… Wrong? I don't care if he dies… Do I? He took out his scalpel and got ready. So what if he's dead? I have to do this! He was about to finish him off when Kakashi walked in.

Kakashi looked at all the fallen ANBU and sighed. "To be able to take out these ANBU so easily… You're no ordinary genin are you?"

No… No I'm not… I'm Orochimaru-sama's right hand man! He trusts me… So I can't let him down! Screw my mission… He means more to me than my own life! He turned around and talked with Kakashi. Then they fought a little, and before long, Kabuto was falling out the window in the body of a dead ANBU ninja. He needs me to succeed… I can't fail him! Then it dawned on him. I-I love him… That's why I can't kill him… I love him!

--end flashback--

"Wait… When I said that…" Orochimaru looked stunned. "I had suspected you of treason for years. But…" He shook his head. "I told you… To kill me… And instead you… You fell in love with me? I-I don't understand…"

"Yes…" He lifted his head up off of the bed a little so he could kiss Orochimaru. "It was then… When all the pieces to my plan had finally come together… That I realized how much I cared about you. About making sure your dream came true." He chuckled. "Actually, you have Kakashi to thank for that. If he hadn't made that comment, I probably wouldn't have realized."

Orochimaru chuckled also. "Yeah, I guess so." He kissed Kabuto softly. "I love you so much."

"I love you too." He kissed him back. "More than you'll ever know."

"No… I think I do know." He smiled as he nuzzled Kabuto's neck. "You loved me more than your own life." He smiled. "That… That is true love. To put your own life before your partner's…"

"I know. And I know you'd do the same for me."

"You're right." He smiled wider. "Maybe we were destined to be together."

"Maybe." Kabuto grinned.