Bonjour mes amis. How have you all been? Hopefully better than I have because I'm still stuck in this cheap hotel -_-. Sorry that I was a day late in posting chapter three and this chapter too... I'll try my best to post a new chapter every six days but at times my school work and life gets in the way, if that happens then I'll have to post it on the seventh day, but that will rarely happen; I hate doing things behind schedule. I was late in posting chapter three and four because I've had to stay after school to retake my Algebra 2 and Physics test...Yeaaaah, Math and Science aren't exactly my strong points (which is pretty bad considering that I want to be a doctor),instead my strong points are English and Social Studies. But a person can dream, right?...sigh..-_-. Here's chapter four.
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Sakura
He's not even here...Kabuto's words continuously echoed in Sakura's mind….not even here….Her efforts had been wasted. Her timing had been terrible, and her pig-headedness had landed her in a giant mess. Now she was held prisoner in Orochimaru's lair. When Kabuto has said those crushing words her body sank slowly to the ground. She'd been sitting, huddled up in a corner of the room for days now...Well, she wasn't able to tell how much time had passed since the room had no windows, and it was nearly driving her insane. Had Orochimaru also left with Sasuke? Most likely. Will they come back? … If they do...Orochimaru would probably torture me for information on the Konoha.Her shoulders slumped as fear started to claw at her chest. Sounds behind her door rattled her out of her thoughts.
"I brought more food for you, Ms.," said a female voice. The stranger's hands reached through the big slit through the door. It was like a giant mail slot, only it was used to give food. The woman reached out to take the previous bowls of food, they were untouched...again.
"Does the food not please you?" Sakura remained silent. The woman behind the door sighed and placed more food onto the floor through the food slot and walked away.
Kabuto
He sucked in a deep breath through his nose then let it out slowly through his mouth. He hated doing this but he had to on Lord Orochimaru's orders. He opened the heavy metal door. He stepped into a large room with stone floors and walls then closed the door. There were pipes and tubes lining almost every inch of each wall. The room would be dark if not for the giant, brightly lit capsules in the room. There were four of them, two parallel rows, with large tubes connected to the top of each one. The tubes then dispersed into smaller, separate tubes that lined the walls. The thing most memorable about the room was not the capsules, but what was inside them; live, naked, human beings immersed in a clear fluid. Well, they looked human-like. He flicked the light switch on and the room was lit brightly. He took another deep breath then closed the heavy door behind him and gripped his notebook tightly. He was going to hate this, but he had to do this arduous task every once in a while.
"Well look who's here," said a raucous voice. Kabuto turned to face the speaker; the first capsule to the right. His black eyes met eyes as dark as his own. The speaker was orange skinned man with short, snow-white hair. There were horns on his forehead and horns jutted out of the sides of his mouth.
"It's Orochimaru's ass-kisser," Takeshi Akuma continued. Kabuto ignored the comment and examined the room. Everything seems to be in check. He walked to Takeshi's capsule and pulled out his clipboard. He asked tersely,
"How are you feeling? Do you feel any different? Has anything changed with you since I last visited?"
Takeshi moved so close to Kabuto that his nose touched the glass.
"How do I feel? I feel like shit, I've been stuck in this hell hole for more than seven years? Has anything changed? Not really, I still dream of strangling you and Orochimaru every day. Now quit with your stupid ass questions and GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Takeshi's rant left him panting but Kabuto's expression still remained blank.
"Stop screaming at him, Takeshi, your words are just falling on deaf ears. Save your energy, you've been yelling about the same thing for years now," said Shuichi Fuzen from the capsule next to Takeshi's.
"The only thing we can do is wait for the day he'll slip up and then strike." The green-skinned man stared at Kabuto with calculating eyes.
He was trying to get under Kabuto's skin but after years of hearing Shuichi's threats he'd gotten used to it. He turned his attention to Shuichi and said,
"How about you, Suichi? Have your experienced any changes related to your curse mar-"
"How about you come over here, let me and let me break that neck of yours, little man," Ryota Kira called from the capsule parallel to Takeshi's. There was a time when Kabuto had found Ryota to be intimidating, even now he found him to be a bit nerve-wracking. The man was built like a bull, with veins bulging in various areas of his dark grey skin; from his arms, his neck and even his bald head. His hideous face always wore a scowl. Kabuto sighed and turned to Ryota.
"I'm guessing you aren't willing to tell me anything either, am I right?"
"Let me out of this tube and for ya' self. Nothing bad'll happen I'll only kill ya, little man.
"Hey! Pay attention to me when I'm talking to you, you bastard," Takeshi yelled in the background.
"Leave poor Kabu-kun alone, can't you see you're making him sad," drawled a female voice in a mocking tone. Kabuto clenched his jaw. Without turning to face her he asked,
"Are you willing to tell me if you've experienced any other physical or psychological changes lately, Akuhei?"
"Aww, do you still have a hard time looking at me? You've never seen a naked woman before? Come on, it's been several years, surely you've gotten used to it". Kabuto avoided looking at her because he did not want his eyes to wander...elsewhere. It seemed like the respectful, polite thing to do. Or perhaps he didn't like looking at her because she resembled a serpent-like creature. He skin was pale like Orochimaru's with scales. She had no legs, at least not anymore, all she had was a long tail. Her eyes had clear pupils that blended in with whites of her eyes. She had large, outwardly curled horns that protruded from the top of her head and ended at the base of her neck. Instead of fingernails she possessed long, black talons. It had taken Kabuto a long time to look her way without flinching.
"Why don't you let me out and in turn I'll do anythingyou want me to," Akuhei Kuro said in a seductive voice. Kabuto looked straight in her eyes.
"If you're not willing to answer my questions then please keep your commentary to yourself". Akuhei sneered. Takeshi was still yelling insults in the background.
"You're no fun. I can't wait to sink my claws into you the moment I get out of here."
"You just wait 'til I get out of here; I'll strangle you with your own guts, little man".
"I wouldn't sleep soundly if I were you," Suichi whispered hauntingly. Kabuto was nearly losing his composure. He walked out of the room and shut the door then leaned against it. After a series of long deep breaths he walked to his bedroom.
There was a knock on his door.
"Come in". The middle-aged woman walked in and gave a small courteous bow.
"What is it Megumi," Kabuto asked impatiently. The woman fidgeted with the meh of her shirt and said,
"Well, it's the guest in the east wing. She's been here for three days and she has not eaten any of the food I brought her. I think she's starving herself. This may be overstepping my boundaries but you have to do something, sir". Kabuto blinked.
"Are you sure she hasn't even touched the food once?"
"Yes, sir". At that Kabuto got up and walked out of the room to make his way to the east wing. He was not planning on being trouble for watching one of Orochimaru's test subjects kill themselves by starving. But how would he get her to eat? …. Great, more arduous tasks.
