A/N: Here's the juicy part ;)

A week later, as Kimi arrived at the park she saw a huge crowd. It was pretty typical after one week. As usual, she did her performance and gave a bow at the end.

"As much as I love singing for all of you, I will be taking a break for the next week to have a chance to relax. Then, I promise I will be back here singing again."

There were some boos, but that was to be expected. When she came off stage the conversations revolved around why. She told them it was just the way she did things, she'd sing for a week then take a break for a week. In reality, by the end of the week she was completely exhausted and needed a break.

After her conversations ended, Orochimaru approached her with a basket of food like he had every night since they first kissed. They would sit on the grass and talk as they ate. Then, they went their separate ways. Tonight, Kimi decided to go to the bath house instead of going straight home.

Once inside, she stripped down, wrapped a towel around herself and went in. First she washed then she slid into the bath and let the warm water relax her body. There were two other women in the bath with her. One was blonde with a diamond at the center of her forehead. The other one was a brunette with strong eye make up. Kimi figured she might as well try and make some small talk.

"It's nice to know I'm not the only one in here tonight." she stated.

"You're that traveling singer that's visiting aren't you?" the brunette asked.

"That's me. My name is Kimi."

"I'm Kurenai and the other lady there is Tsunade."

"It's nice to meet you both. If I may ask, why are the two of you here so late?"

"I just finished a shift at the hospital and I needed a good soak." Tsunade answered.

"And I'm just here to get a break from being a mom. An old student of mine is watching her."

"Awe, how old is she?"

"She just turned three a month ago."

There was a bit of an awkward silence because Kimi didn't know what else to say.

"I hear you sing when I'm working at the hospital. You have an amazing voice." Tsunade said.

"Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it."

Another odd silence.

"You're one of the Legendary Sannin too aren't you?" Kimi asked Tsunade.

"Yes, although I work in the hospital mostly now."

"Do you know if Orochimaru is seeing anyone?"

"Not that I'm aware of. Why?"

Kimi's face flushed. "No reason, I was just curious." She mentally kicked herself for acting like a teenage girl with a crush.

"Your face says otherwise." Kurenai said.

"You might as well confess." Tsunade added giving Kimi a knowing smirk.

Kimi hated it when people could read her, but she reminded herself Tsunade was a shinobi.

"Well, since you insist." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I think I have the hots for Orochimaru."

"Really?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

Kimi felt her face go warm and it wasn't from the bath. "Yes."

"I think that's wonderful," Kurenai said.

"Do you know if he returns your feelings?" Tsunade leaned in as she got more interested.

"I think so, I mean he did kiss me…"

Tsunade's jaw dropped for a moment, then she regained her composure.

"Well it's about damn time."

Kurenai giggled.

"Pardon?"

"Maybe if he falls in love he'll finally get the stick out of his ass."

The three women continued to converse and they giggled a little at Orochimaru's expense. By the time they had got out of the bath and were saying their goodbyes, Kimi felt like she had made some genuine connections with them. Aside from asking who she was there hadn't been one word about her voice. It was a welcome break.

As she walked home, she thought she heard someone following her. When she turned around there was no one there. Turning back around a man appeared suddenly in front of her. He had short brown hair and brown eyes, nothing about him was out of the ordinary. His face was flushed and he had a big bouquet of about two dozen roses. He handed her the flowers without saying a word. Not wanting to be rude, she accepted the flowers.

"Miss Kimi Hara…" the man started, "Will you go out with me?" he asked getting down on one knee.

"What's your name?" she asked.

"Jiro."

"Well, Jiro, thank you for the flowers, but right now, I just want to get some sleep."

"I-I was thinking m-maybe tomorrow night."

"I'm sorry, Jiro, but I have feelings for someone else."

"Then, I shall challenge him to a duel!" Jiro's personality suddenly changed as he leapt to his feet.

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"And why not? I have enough courage to challenge any man who would want your heart!"

Kimi giggled thinking about how only a minute ago he had a hard time getting enough courage to ask her out.

"Courage or not, I doubt you would want to face him."

"Why do you say that?! Who is he?! I bet I could take him on!"

"Well, you see, its…"

"It's me!" Orochimaru growled suddenly appearing behind her. She felt his long tongue lick her neck. She knew it must look creepy to Jiro, but to her, it felt amazingly sensual.

"Do you still want to duel?" he asked in a sinister voice.

"I'm sorry, Lord Orochimaru! I had no idea she was with you! I didn't mean any harm! Please keep the flowers as my apology!" and with that he ran away as fast as his legs could carry him.

Kimi turned and faced Orochimaru. "Did you really have to scare the poor guy like that? I could have handled it."

"What? And miss out on the fun?" he smirked.

Kimi just rolled her eyes and started walking towards her hotel again. As she walked, she felt him staring at her, so she accentuated the movement of her hips. She heard quick, but quiet footsteps as Orochimaru caught up to her.

"I'm going to walk with you, just in case any more idiots get any bright ideas."

"Fine by me." She said casually.

The two strolled silently until they reached the hotel and were standing just outside her door.

Orochimaru's POV

Orochimaru watched as Kimi walked away. The way she purposefully teased him by swaying her hips was enticing. He quickly caught up to her.

"I'm going to walk with you, just in case any other idiots get any bright ideas."

"Fine by me."

She had said it so casually that it made him second guess what was going on. Had licking her neck creeped her out? Was she even interested in him? He knew he was quite a bit older, but didn't some women like older men?

Finally, they reached the hotel and stood just outside her door.

"Thanks for walking me home."

"You're welcome."

His eyes interlocked with hers. Should he kiss her? His body told him to, but his mind held him back.

"Just out of curiosity, how long is your tongue?"

"I can make it as long as I want." he said placing a hand on either side of her head and smiled seductively at her.

He saw her face start to go red. She was so beautiful, his mind couldn't hold back his body any more and planted a firm kiss on her.

Kimi's POV

Kimi felt her face go red when he answered her question and she thought about what he could do with it. Seconds later, he firmly pressed his mouth against hers and snaked his tongue into it. She moaned into his kiss as she reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. She weaved her fingers into his magnificent long black hair as she kissed him back with the same passion.

She felt his mouth move to her neck, kissing and biting till he found her sweet spot. Once he was there he began to massage it with his tongue.

"Do you want to come in?" she asked.

He stopped what he was doing and looked into her eyes. His eyes alone were enough to make her go weak.

"Is that even a question?" his voice was low. It made her heart flutter.

She found her key to the room and opened the door. It was quickly closed again as soon as they were inside. He snaked his arms around her and held her close, picking up where he left off as they teetered towards the bed. Apparently, he wasn't happy with the pace, so he lifter her up, she wrapped her legs around him, and he carried her to the bed.

When they fell and rolled onto the bed, Kimi had initially ended up on top, but Orochimaru quickly fixed that. He started biting and licking her neck as his hand slid up her thigh. His other hand migrated to her breast and began firmly grasping it.

Kimi tugged at his shirt to remove it and, after getting him to stop what he was doing for a moment, she was successful. He then sat up and pulled her with him. She studied his chest and abs and began kissing them. After only a few kisses, he grabbed her hair and forced her to look at him.

"How do I get this dress off of you?" He demanded in the sexiest voice she had ever heard.

"There's a zipper in the back." she responded in almost a whisper.

He let go of her hair, undid the zipper, pushed her back down and stood up to quickly slide the dress off. She watched as he gazed at her laying there in a baby blue strapless bra and lace panties. She sat up and took the opportunity to work at his pants which easily fell to the floor. He forced himself on top of her again and went back to exploring her mouth with his tongue. He snaked his hands underneath her and undid her bra causing her to fall free. After he removed the bra completely, he used his tongue to flick and play with her nipples.

This triggered a very pleased moan from Kimi. It was louder than she had intended, but damn, he made her feel good. As he continued, he smoothly removed her panties and used his hand to start rubbing her womanhood. Another moan escaped her lips as he continued to toy with her. After a few more moments of teasing, he finally inserted two of his fingers into her.

"Ah!" came a sharp, but pleasured, cry from her lips.

He began pumping his fingers inside her until she became dripping wet. He took his fingers out and licked off the juices that remained. He then shifted down and began to lick her wet entrance.

"Damn! That feels good!" she moaned.

She was too wrapped up in what she was doing to see him smirk, just before inserting his tongue deep inside of her. This caused her to arch her back as she moaned louder in pleasure. His tongue filled all of her as he snaked it around causing more of the same reaction. After a little more of this, Orochimaru stopped and crawled atop her and whispered in her ear.

"Are you ready for me?"

"Yes."

He removed his boxers, lined himself up with her entrance and teasingly prodded her.

"Then beg for it."

"Please… Orochimaru… please take me."

Pleased with her response, he thrust inside her. She could feel that she was tight from it being so long since she last had a man. After a moment of being still he began moving again. Moans escaped her lips with each thrust as they knocked the bed against the wall. The pace quickened and Orochimaru seductively licked her neck. A few more moments passed and she dug her nails her nails into his back, moaning loudly as she climaxed.

Once she had finished, he flipped her over onto her hands and knees, grabbed her hips and continued. A few moments later she climaxed again, but this time so did he. She fell to the bed and he collapsed on top of her. Both of them breathed heavily as they laid there waiting for their strength to return.

Orochimaru pulled himself off and moved to beside her. She gazed into his eyes and saw that she had pleased him as much as he had her.