Warning: This is an AU, will contain OOC-ness, and contain mildly disturbing language/actions/thoughts

Disclaimer: As of right now I OWN Naruto... okay I don't I also don't own anything on here that might get me sued so lay off.

"By asking old things know new things." ~ Confucious

~1 week later~

Hinata woke up at some indeterminate time; there were no windows in her room, or any other room for that matter. It seemed that the only rooms with any source of outer lighting was the veranda (which was naturally outdoors), the hallways that bordered the walls of the house, and the dining room; though the latter could be excluded since the maroon curtains were always covering the windows and seemed bolted to the stone walls. Sighing in relief that at least she knew she woke up earlier than Sasuke-sama, Hinata got up from bed to enter the bathing room that was included in the room. She was astonished to learn that Sasuke used the nearby stream as his water source and by simply turning a knob his magic installed in the castle walls heated the water so baths could be taken anytime. Something she rather enjoyed, thank you very much, the Hyuga preferred to take as many baths as was permitted without tiring the staff half to death. As he entered she thought of all that had passed since she arrived one week ago. Shivering she recalled the first day that had been… disastrous to say the least. The reason she was so relieved to have awoken earlier than him was simply because on the first day he had come into her room and woke her with a shock, literally, he had sent a small charge of lightning through her.

'It's not enough to kill or harm you,' he had told her, expression completely stoic. After that incident she had made sure to wake up before Sasuke that is if he even went to sleep as she had seen over the past week; he had forwent sleep for 2 days straight. After that event on her first day at the palace things had went downhill from there; apparently Sasuke did not like sweets, or anything close to them, so the apple tart she made for breakfast was ignored. Needless to say after that she went about cleaning the dining room as fast as she could, which was no hassle really since she had loved to help the Branch House members in cleaning when she could, but the lack of sunlight was depressing; there was a reason the Hyuga were named as they were. Once she had finished sweeping, mopping, dusting, and polishing everything in sight she repeated the process in the waiting room, kitchen, bathing rooms, until she finally arrived at the bedrooms. It was just afternoon, she had just finished serving Sasuke lunch, and she was almost finished with the last of the rooms until she came to an ebony door that just screamed 'Sasuke's Room' to her.

As she pushed the door open she felt a small tingle go through her but paid it no mind since some of the other rooms had done that as well but nothing had occurred. Stepping in she was immediately enveloped in darkness, so dark she could hardly see the hand in front of her own face, wait, she narrowed her eyes as she heard something rustle by her trying in vain to see anything so she activated her Byakugan… and she screamed. Putrid yellow slit eyes regarded her with amusement, a long flickering forked tongue almost brushing against her nose as she stared at it with wide eyes.

'A morsel, how thoughtful of Sasuke,' it hissed in her head. She let out a half choked yell and backed away from it as fast as she could, white hot fear making her stumble and incoherent as her mind screamed to run away. 'This'll be fun,' and it stroke at her, only to stop about halfway due to the chakra laced hand near its neck, almost cutting him from the length of chakra streaming out from it.

'A Hyuga! How delightful, I haven't laid my eyes on one of you in a long time. Such beautiful eyes you all have.'

"You're in my range, Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!" Hinata's hands went flying as she tried to hit the creature's abnormally human chakra paths; there was no semblance of an animal's chakra system. She managed to hit some chakra points but no vital ones as the creature was actually able to shift its chakra points and even its organs.

'Nice try my dear but your no match for me,' this time the voice came from her backside as another snake materialized behind her even though there was one already in front of her, her Byakugan enabling to not only letting her see it appear from the floor but that it's chakra paths were very real, not a clone. Crap! She couldn't use a Kaiten here, it would destroy the room even a small one would destroy the floor and something told her that Sasuke would be really pissed off at that; then again she'd rather live and face said wrath than be dead. She couldn't use the 64 Palms on both of them at the same time due to their shifting abilities not to mention she was a little worn out due to the chakra used, she needed to practice more. With her Byakugan she saw as one of the snakes made to attacker, snapping her from her rambling thoughts cause by the rush of fear and adrenaline coursing through her body. There was nothing she could think of doing and she was hesitant to use the Kaiten which she was immediately regretting as both snakes closed in with a speed that would beat even the fastest of soldiers. However, she was shocked when the instant one of them touched her, instead of strangling and devouring her, one snake puffed out of existence while the other reared back in pain, shrieking incoherently as it reeled back.

'Curse you! I knew it was too good to be true; the wards falling, the traps void, my flesh pealing! A null! Where did he get a null from?' Hinata blinked in confusion as the snake's ramblings of a "null" and "stupid Uchiha", whatever those were, it was no longer interested in attacking her as it slithered back and forth; vaguely resembling a pacing man in deep thought. Suddenly, it snapped its head in her direction; she was proud of the fact that she didn't show anything at that and only stared back at it, and hissed, 'Of course he might not know what you are, he never did pay attention to my discussion of other beings.'

It chuckled darkly after its statement and Hinata was sure that if her skin had a mind of its own it would be crawling away right now. She hadn't deactivated her Byakugan but it still caught her off guard when the snake appeared in front of her though she saw it move, though it was even a blur to her senses, at a safe distance from her; unblinking eyes staring at her with amusement.

'I am Kabuto but I fused myself with my old mentor Orochimaru, Sasuke's old mentor as well. As you can tell I was… put away but when you stepped in the wards fell so you have my thanks. Let's keep what happened here between us, now if you would be so kind as to open that door for me we can both get on with our lives.'

She didn't know what had happened with the snake's mind when it had touched her but it certainly had screwed with its head. No, listening to this creature just reeked of mal-intentions, there was no reason it should leave its prison because after all, if Sasuke had deemed it too dangerous to kill then it needed to be put back away. With those thoughts in mind she lunged toward it without further thought, hand outstretched as she reached for its neck. Reeling back with a hiss, it tried to bite her hand in instinct before it recoiled on pain once more as her hand touched the inside of its mouth and jaw. Shifting her hold on it to its neck, she glanced around before spotting the giant glass case it must have been inside of before marching to it, dragging the snake that struggled feebly in her grasp. Hefting it up she began to shove the snake into the case, just barely realizing how immense it truly was. She needed both hands just to lift it and shove it head inside before using the rest of her body to shove the rest of its body inside. By the time she got to the tail not only was she covered in sweat but also sloughed of skin and scales from wherever she touched it. Kabuto had stopped struggling after a while, she assumed because of the pain of having its flesh skim off like ice on melting water. Breathing a sigh of relief, she shut the glass close and steeped away from it before turning around only to let out a small shriek as she came face to face with Sasuke. An eyebrow quirk asked the unspoken question of what she was doing as his arms were crossed across his chest.

"I…uh, I-I came to c-clean but instead a giant snake attacked me," she squeaked out from under his droll stare, "I f-fought back b-but I didn't kill it, it c-couldn't touch me and no I d-don't know why."

He studied her briefly before grunting and walking past her to go towards the glass case. She backtracked to the opposite side of the room her back pressed against the wall as she sagged in relief. Watching him with mild interest, she saw him mutter a few words under his breath before snapping his fingers, turning the once glass case to shimmering silvery steel.

"Titanium, one of the strongest metals ever created by magic and stronger than anything chakra can make," he turned to her, eye brow quirked in query once again, "Something you broke along with the wards and other things in my room." Stalking slowly towards her he glared at her full force; watching her stiffen, whether in anger, fear, or both, he did not as her head was down which angered him. "Why is that?"

"I-I do not know," she whispered softly, head never looking up from the ground as she rubbed a hand against her wrist. "I a-already told you i-it's something I got from my m-mother's side of the family."

Growling at her he flashed next to her position by the wall of his room where he threw a punch that cracked the wall by her head, making her jump slightly but not look at him. Grabbing her chin he forced her head up to look at him in the eyes, while making sure not to harm her with his talons. "Bullshit, there's something else, but what?"

Suddenly, those pearly lavender eyes that had been blank before filled with rage before she snapped at him with an irritated expression. "If I knew I would have told you already!" her breathing sped up along with her anger making her brave despite her proximity to him. "I don't know anything about my mother; I was barely the age of 5 when she passed. Even then she had been a mystery to those of the Hyuga, except for my father but even then, even then she was a anonymity to him."

Sasuke stared into her eyes for a while, then releasing her abruptly, he turned from her and extended a hand towards the door. "My room has a spell that keeps it clean." 'Something I'll need to renovate once you stepped in here along with everything else,' he grumbled to himself. Ushering her out, once she stepped outside, he sealed the door close before getting to work on the disabled magic that lay around. Sighing in exasperation, he shot a glance to the metal case that lay at the farthest reaches of his room; he could only thank his ancestors for Kabuto being so weak due to the long years of imprisonment. Shaking his head slightly he set to work muttering incantations that had become second nature to him while thinking about his… troublesome servant.

'That woman is going to attract more trouble sooner or later,' right on cue he heard some crashes from below, probably the dungeons that was quickly followed by a scream and a variety of other noises that included barks, howls, hisses, squeals, yelps and other animal noises; seems like she found the experiment room.

AN: Damn I'm getting used to putting these thing on here lol XD Anyway if you are here then you already finished (duh, don't you just hate it when they say that I know I do sometimes) so leave a review for lil o'le me ;) kay?

Yeah I like to ramble, anyway, so my school is having their prom on Friday (tomorrow since I finished typing this on Thursday but I'm too lazy to post it right now) and I just look at them like "You know that's a waste fo time right?" I'm anti-social and see no need to go to a party that doesn't even give good food and will only last 'til 11:45 -_- no just no I'll make my own damn party that involves a collection of Star Wars movies and popcorn XP Have I mentioned I'm a nerd? SO I'll wrap this up and say thank you to all who reviewed: hinatafan711, lona1949, umnia, Saki-Hime, Serene-Aspiration723 (my other kohai and cyber imouto), Cloud Envy Shikamaru, and Shikamaru-Syndrome (my kohai and my bad I was typing to update ;3; forgive me kohai!). You all make my cold heart warm with fluffyness that makes me want to puke... yes that is a compliment, ja ne!