Sachetmay: Sorry this chapter was late, I had a sleepover at my friend's house last night and I couldn't take my laptop with me. Thanks for all of the reviews! Okay, here's chapter 7
Bold and italics: A dream
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Tacome quickened her pace at planting the seeds outside that she had insisted on having after feeling a raindrop on her nose. Three guards were stationed around her as she dug a teeny hole in the dirt. It had been two days since she had been whipped by Orochimaru and had played the truth game with Sasuke. Currently, her arms were feeling much better and so was her heart.
I still have three packets to plant, She thought desperately as the rain picked up slightly.
As she worked, a clap of thunder could be heard in the distance as a big black cloud made its way over their heads.
"Hey, could you guys help me a little bit?" She asked the guards.
Silence.
"Fine, don't help, but that only means that we'll be out in the rain longer."
Still silence.
She sighed as she patted down the soil.
I'm so happy that Sasuke told me everything. I feel like I've gotten to know him very well, probably because he's the only one who doesn't treat me like dirt. And I feel much better telling someone about my past. I just hope he won't tell anyone.
By the time there was only one packet left, it was pouring out and Tacome's hair and clothes were drenched. The entire sky was an ugly gray and everything seemed soggy and wet (duh). She was also occasionally sneezing and coughing. When she was done, she stood up and wrung out the excess water in her dress.
"Okay, I'm ready to go back in," She told the guards, sniffling a little.
Once they locked her up in her cell, she curled up into a tight ball, trying to avoid the draft. It was a long, cold night.
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The next morning a guard woke her up. Sasuke was resting from training and Kabuto was somewhere else.
"Get up," He told her as he stepped into the cell.
She slowly opened her eyes and slowly stood up and swayed slightly. Her clothes were still wet, she was light headed, her throat was sore, and she had barely gotten any sleep last night. She felt horrible.
But I have to do my chores. A little cold won't stop me, She thought, determined to get through the day.
Once she was in the kitchen, she tried her hardest to stay on her feet and not collapse into a chair. Once or twice she did have to sit down, but other than that she stayed strong on her feet, ignoring the call for sleep. She didn't eat anything either. By lunch, she was practically dragging herself back to the kitchen, and when she was done cooking, she was sitting on the floor, her back against the wall.
"Are you all right?" A familiar voice asked.
She opened her eyes a bit to see Sasuke walking over to her. He bent down and placed his had on her forehead.
"You have a fever," He concluded after feeling her warm head.
He helped her up and saw that her dress was wet.
"You idiot," He told her with a hint of concern, "You didn't change into dry clothes, did you?"
She nodded slowly, looking miserable. He took hold of her sore arm and put it around his neck, bringing her back to her cell.
"I'll be right back," he said, and disappeared.
He's being awfully nice to me, She thought, coughing.
When he came back, he had a pillow and two blankets in his arms. He laid the first one over the cellar floor, put the pillow down, and put the second blanket over the pillow.
"Change into your other dress and take your shoes off," He told her as he walked around the corner.
She did as she was told, and changed into her white dress with her remaining strength and took off her shoes.
"Happy now?" She attempted to call out to Sasuke in a hushed tone.
"Yes. Now get under the blanket," He told her as he reappeared from around the corner.
"But I need to finish my chor-" She began, but he interrupted.
"No. You won't be useful to us at all if you're in that kind of state," He told her, "If you want to get better soon, go to sleep."
"But-"
"No."
"Then tell me how everything is going to get done."
"We didn't always have you around. I can do it."
"Fine. Just for today," She said as she crawled under the warm blanket.
"If you need anything, just ask me. I'll be back in a-" She had already fallen asleep.
Sasuke smiled.
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Tacome woke up late the next morning, feeling worse, if possible. It turned out that the blanket couldn't keep all of the chilly air out from her weak body.
I need…to start breakfast, She thought, desperately trying to stand up.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sasuke asked as he unlocked her cell with a cup of tea in his hand, "You still aren't feeling well, so lye back down."
She gratefully fell back on the pillow as he handed her the tea. He reached out and felt her forehead again.
"You're still burning up," He said, "I want you to rest now."
She nodded as he walked out. He looked back over his shoulder and met her eyes. For a split second, he lost all thought, then quickly looked away and kept walking.
That was strange, She thought, as the same thing happened to her.
After what seemed like forever of watching the ceiling, sleeping, and drinking tea, Sasuke returned after he cooked and ate dinner.
"You need to eat something," He said, holding a bowl of plain rice and two more blankets.
"No," She said simply, burying her head under the blanket.
He sighed and placed it near her covered head and spread the blankets over her.
"Get some more rest."
"It's not like I can do anything else."
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"Hey, could you get Sasuke for me?" Tacome asked a passing guard after she sneezed twice.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll get him," He said, then left.
"Oh, yes Tacome, I'd just love to get Sasuke for you. Some people just don't have any manners," She said to herself, "But I'm one to talk, I suppose."
"He should be here by now," She said, after five minutes had gone by, "Hey, guard? Could you take me to Sasuke? Please?"
The guard passing by this time simply nodded and opened her cell. She struggled at getting up and walking, but she made it out of the cell okay.
"Thank you," She told the guard, who only nodded.
She walked to the end of the hallway, and began to turn the corner. But as soon as she did, she landed smack into someone running at full speed. The impact on her already sore and hurting head caused her to black out and almost hit the ground, except for the fact that someone caught her at mid fall.
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Tacome ran down an empty hallway, out of breath, heart pounding. She veered to the left and went through the door. Nothing. She ran out and into the one on the right. Nothing. She reached the end of the hallway, and a big, menacing door stood in front of her. She reached out for the handle, her arm quivering, and slowly turned it and pushed. It was dark. She took a step in and a hand violently grabbed the back of her neck.
"Let me go!" She screamed.
"Is that any way to speak to a father who just got you a little present?" He forced her head to look to the right of them.
She screamed. Her sister was…
Tacome's eyes opened in a flash, meeting coal-black ones.
"You're finally up. I was getting a bit-" He couldn't have finished the sentence even if he had wanted to.
Sasuke's eyes widened and his mouth was open. Tacome's arms where tightly wrapped around him, her head buried in his chest, refusing to let go.
"T- Tacome?" He asked, bewildered as to why she was hugging him.
He put a comforting hand on her back and slipped his other one around her waist.
What…is this feeling? He questioned himself.
"I'm sorry," She said in a whisper, pulling away.
"No, don't be. Are you all right?"
"Yes, I think so," She smiled and blushed slightly, "I really don't know what I was thinking."
"Well, uh, you better get some more sleep," Sasuke said, standing up.
"Right. Were you the one who knocked me out?"
"Uh, yeah. Sorry about that."
"No, it's fine. It was partly my fault anyways," She said, feeling the awkward silence that followed, "Well, goodnight."
"Goodnight," He said, then left in a rush.
What a strange feeling that was, She thought.
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Sachetmay: Strange chapter, I know, but at least there's getting to be more…uh, contact…between them. Thanks again for reading this and all of the reviews! . Bye bye!
