Lee stared off into the blackness of space, not seeing anything or anyone around him. He was shaking violently as he held his knees to his chest, trying his damnest to keep himself together.
"Lee-kun, you were always so cute, yesss so cute."
Dark eyes widened as the unwanted fragments of memory assaulted him. He tangled his fingers in his dark curtain of hair, the braid having long ago been unravelled.
"...no..."
"But you've always been that way haven't you..."
Trying to block out the voice he buried his head between his knees and covered his ears, just wanting to be left alone. Wanting it to end with just as the caresses had stopped, just as the pain would stop. It had to.
"Your face is too innocent. It makes me want to...break you..."
"NOOO!"
Lee screamed, throwing the closest thing to he could get his hands on. There was a loud crashing of what sounded like glass, but he could care at that moment. He felt a sob climbing up his throat, but swallowed it. He would not break. He was a ninja under Kimimaro-sama. He wouldn't disgrace his master more than he already had. Wrapping the stained sheets around him he stood and walked towards the door, numbed to the pain that his body was feeling. The dark haired boy pushed open the door and walked into the hall in a deep daze. He had no idea where he was going, not that it really mattered at that moment. There was no way for Lee to know how long he'd been like that before he was stopped by the one he adored. The bone nin looked over the boy with the same emotionless face he always possesed. The younger boy's feet were cut and bleeding, and his body were covered in both bruises, bite marks, and scratches. He met the boy's dark eyes and saw the fear and dwindling torture that would always haunt him. Something he would never let show on his fist stirred inside of him. Wrapping his arms around him, he lifted the boy off of the ground. Lee stiffened, before relaxing into the strong chest. Something cold made it's way out of him, dirtying the ivory man's shirt. Kimimaro carried the little boy back to his room, and without stopping, took him straight to his private bath. Easily removing his clothing he sat in the tub, positioning the boy over his lap. He leaned forward to turn the taps, filling it quickly with water.
"Kim...imaro-sama?"
Lee gave him a look of sad hope, that sent a sharp pain through the older man's chest.
"We will call Kabuto, after you are clean. You will need to be ready tomorrow."
The dark haired boy slumped forward in the bone nin's arms, trying to hide his disappointment behind black hair. He had hoped for just a single moment, that it was him that his master cared for, not that vile creature Orochimaru or his missions, but HIM.
"Yes Kimimaro-sama."
The rest of the bath was spent in silence as Kimimaro washed him, wiping away the unwanted touches that had been bestowed on him from the snake summoner. The warm water was slowly making his mind cloud over. He rubbed at his eyes, and yawned, cuddling into the other. It was a moment of weakness, not only for the young shinobi, but for Kimimaro as well. He had gone through the same when Orochimaru had first found him, and he had wethered it alone.
'This will not make him strong, won't make him of use to my master.'
Even as he thought this he lifted the boy from the water and brought him to his bed, settling them both down under the warmth of the covers. Calling Kabuto could wait for a few hours, for now...for now he would let the boy sleep. He ran his fingers through the matted mess that was Lee's hair. For the first and probably last time in his life, Kimimaro apologized.
"I'm sorry little one."
You know. I was thinking of making this chapter longer, and then I was all like no. I'll just cut it here and make the next chapter longer since it'll be during the chunin exams. You know it's gonna go down. Remember even if Gaara comes in the stories still about Kimi's and Lee's relationship. That's all for now folks. Thank you very much for your reviews and your patient. LOVE YOU! (Am I rainbow shine or what?)