It has been about two weeks since Saskue was brought back, and he still could not remember anything, nor would he say anything. All he knew was that he needed to get back and get the girl, but he knew the ninjas would not allow that, he was to hurt anyway. So all he would do was stay in bed all day and ether sleep or just stare at the wall. He had not seen the male ninja since he was brought to this place, he looked upset when he told them he didn't know them, a tear streamed down his face and he just simply turned and walked out for the room out of the room with the female one going after him once they got the answer. The female one would often try to get Saskue to stand up and go on a walk with her the second week, but he wouldn't budge, and the male ninja flat-out avoided him.

Right now, he was doing the same thing, just laying down, staring at the wall. The summer sun shined on him harshly through the window, the birds were out side, singing their song of the late morning. Just then he heard the door slide open, he looked to see it was the male ninja, with a bowl of hot soup in hand. He walked into the room, the broken man didn't even move. The ninja knelt next to him and sat the bowl down

"Hear I brought you some food" He heard the ninja say, his voice was deep and grisly, he kind of liked that.

"Since you haven't eaten since..that night, I thought you would be hungry" All Saskue did was look at the bowl.

Rikimaru granted and shifted so he was sitting "I'll feed you then, you need to eat" He reached over and sat Saskue up, he almost fell back, but the ninja caught him and put his arm around his shoulders. Rikimaru picked the bowl up and placed it up to Saskue's lips which reluctantly parted to let the warm liquid in. Saskue got a good look at the ninja as he drank the soup, the lower half of his face was covered with an oni mask, but what he did see, he liked. But he looked beat to hell, his handsome brown eyes were bloodshot and had dark circles around them, his snowy white hair was a tangled mess that reached his ears. After the soup was gone, Saskue continued to look at the ninja, he was so caught up in his looks, he didn't notes the other ninja walk in. Rikimaru looked at her. She smiled and said "I would get closer but you two smell terrible" The male ninja scowled.

"I think you two should take a bath, the bath house has been rebuilt and is ready for you two, hear" she had a set of fresh close for each of them.

Rikimaru took the cloths and gave them to Saskue. Saskue who found himself being lifted up and carried like a bride out of the room, holding on to the cloths.

Once they reached the bath house, the ninja sat Saskue down on a bench and closed the door, locking it. Then then got the soap, some towels and a comb for the bath. He walked back over to Saskue who was looking around the room he was in, the entire place as made of wood and had a large tub with warm water already drawn, there were paper lanterns hanging from the ceiling to light the room as there were no windows to let the early afternoon sun in. Rikimaru got his attention and told him to stand, which he did, setting the cloths on the bench. The ninja got closer and began to undress him. Saskue moved back in fear, but Rikimaru got a firm grip on his shoulder and looked him straight in the eye "Do not worry Saskue, I will not hurt you, I would never hurt you." Saskue tilted his head

"That's right, your name is Saskue, OK?" he nodded and let Rikimaru counted to undress him. Saskue? yes... that name sounded right to him... that name must be his, but who was this ninja? Did he want to just use him for sex like all the others? Did the female ninja want that to? That wouldn't happen because he was only intrusted in men, the was sure of that.
The ninja finely undressed him and looked at his bruised body he reached out to touch one at his hip, but Saskue moved away, scowling at the ninja. Rikimaru held on to his shoulders again

"Don t worry, I'm not going to take advantage of you, I promise" Distrust was still in his eyes,

"I promise" Rikimaru reassured. Saskue realized the ninja was telling the truth and put his hands on Rikimaru's shirt

"You want to undress me?" he asked, Saskue nodded, Rikimaru blushed slightly "Alright" he said and stood at complete attention. Saskue walked to the back of him and removed the mask first, Rikimaru caught it as it fell and placed it with the fresh cloths on the bench. Saskue went back around and looked at the ninja's full face. Rikimaru smiled slightly when he saw how interested Saskue was in his face. The ninja looked even better without the mask, his lips looked so soft, so kissable, but he knew that wasn't allowed so he pushed the thought away and continued to undress him. He removed his shirt and under armor to reveal his powerful muscles and smooth skin he notes he was wearing a necklaces that looked like half of a broken amulet, Saskue tried taking that off of him, but was stopped, he nodded and went back to undressing him, this led the ninja to the thought of where Saskue's half of the necklace went to, which distracted him from getting aroused while being undressed. Saskue moved to his pants to show off the powerful legs underneath. After the removed his sandals and socks he moved to the briefs that concealed his sex, he slowly pulled them down, his eyes winded at how big he was, thank the havens he wasn't a client. The ninja smiled

"Thank you, now let's get into the water," He turned and started for the water, giving Saskue and eyeful of his perfect ass, he was much better than his previous clients, all fat and ugly men who only could get laid by paying for it, but he wasn't a client, no he was trying to help him, he was... a friend? No, the only friend he had was the girl, he hoped she was alright. Saskue followed him into the warm water. Rikimaru went under and emerged seconds later with his hair socked and dripping. he grabbed the comb and began running it through his hair. Saskue grabbed the hemp soap and began to rub it on himself, washing off the dirt, blood and bodily fluids that covered his battered body. After a while, the ninja walked over and offered to wash his back, he reluctantly agreed and handed him the soap. The ninja turned him around and carefully started to wash him. He also got a good look at his back which was covered in cuts and scars, He carefully traced them with his fingers "Did they do this to you?" the ninja asked. Saskue nodded. Rikimaru's heart broke even more, but he would not cry, he needed to stay strong, like Saskue who has not shed a single tear upon arriving there. Rikimaru got a bucket full of water and dumped it on Saskue's head, getting his hair wet and washing the soap off his back in the process, he got the comb and ran it through the shorter man's knotted. Black hair, making it shiny and smooth again.
After words, they got dressed, for Saskue, it was refreshing to have a set of clean cloths on, he liked they way these looked on him, they were a simple black robe with pants and gold trim around the ends of the sleeves, the bottom of the shirt and pants. They were his old cloths, even if he didn't know that. "You look better now" the ninja told him, Saskue didn't smile liked he hoped he would, he missed his smile.

They went back to the room, Rikimaru suggested that they got walk around the garden or something, but all Saskue would do was shake his head, he must go back to his room as he was trained to do. Once there the ninja tried to pull him back out, away from the mats

"Saskue, please, it's not good to be in here all the time" Saskue shook his head once again and sat down.

"He's right Saskue" A voice new to the room said, Rikimaru didn't turn, it was Ayame, he knew that, she walked to her compain's ' side and looked at him

"I have been trying to get him out for the past week to go on a walk or something, but he wouldn't budge, the only reason he got a bath is because you carried him out, but he just came back here" Rikimaru's head went down,

"They must have trained him to always stay in his room" she continued "They often do that with sex slaves, so their 'owners' always know where they are and always have access to them its a common thi-"

"Ayame" Rikimaru cut her off

"What?"

"Please stop talking about that, you're going to make me cry" Ayame looked shocked at that statement, she didn't think Rikimaru was capable of crying, she looked at Saskue, who was looking up, out the window, not paying attention. "I'm sorry" She said, Rikimaru turned away, she put a hand on his shoulder "But he is no longer a sex slave, he never will be again."

"I know that, Ayame, not if I can help it" He said this and walked off. Saskue looked over at Ayame "I hope you heard that" She simply said and walked away, leaving him with his thoughts. He did hear all that was said, who was the white-haired ninja? He must have known him before, before he could remember. He felt so weak vulnerable at that moment, like a used whore who was only put on this earth to be just that, a whore, that's what he thought before he met them. That being a whore was all he would ever be. He missed the ninja at that momeny

That evening, Rikimaru came in with another bowl of soup and did the same thing as he did with lunch. After his dinner was eaten, Saskue didn't just lay back down to stare at the wall blankly, he looked into the ninja's eyes, the eyes of the shadow. "Saskue" Rikimaru started, which got the other man's attention "Do you hate me?" that question came as a surprise, Saskue tilted his head, as if asking why

"You act so cold towards me, even though it was I who saved you and brought you here to end the suffering, because you mean so much to me I...I" Saskue looked at him with increasing interest on what he was going to say next, but the words wouldn't come out

"The only way the pain can heal is if you let me help you, I'm not good at emotional things, but I can try to help you, I want to help you. You might not matter to that bastard who did this to you but you matter to me, You-" Rikimaru was cut off by Saskue grabbing hold of him and crying into his chest. For as long as he could remember, he was treated like crap, but here comes this ninja saying all those things, it was overwhelming for him, crying couldn't be helped. He felt the ninja put his strong arms around him, holding him tightly. "Shh" he said softly to the crying man "It's OK" Saskue continued to cry as Rikimaru held him and tried to console him by saying its OK and stroking his back, But it wasen't ok, Saskue was betten untill he lost is memory and raped. The phiscal scars would heal, but the emotional ones from that place...those might not.

After a while, Saskue stopped crying and pulled out of the ninja's chest. Rikimaru wiped the tears away "Better?" He asked, Saskue nodded "Good, you should get some sleep" The ninja started to get up but Saskue pulled him back down, "You want me to stay?" Saskue nodded again "Alright" The blue eyes man scooted over and the ninja layed down next to him. Saskue snuggled up to the ninja, he expected to be pushed away by the man next to him, but instead he wrapped his arms back around him, holding him close. He was happy for the affection and nuzzled his head into the ninja's neck. Rikimaru rested his head on Saskue's and softly told him to go to sleep. Saskue closed his eyes, he felt so safe in the ninjas arms, to have a strong man like that hold him, protecting him. He fell asleep in the safety of his arms. The ninja closed his eyes as well, to finely get a good nights sleep. For now he finally could with Saskue in his arms. He lowered his mask to kiss the sleeping man's forehead, and fell asleep.