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Chapter Nine: Pasts Revealed

"Because I love you!"

Silvaria could only stare blankly at the man who swore he'd kill her if he ever saw her again. She opened her mouth to say something but everything got caught in her throat.

"I didn't realize how much I loved you until you left…" Soro whispered softly, expression much kinder than before, "The only reason I stayed near your cell was because I just wanted to be near you… It pained me to see what Orochimaru put you through… I suffered just as much as you did and I only felt worse when you escaped. I was blinded by rage at the fact that the guards were trying to kill you that I lost it and said I'd kill you if I ever saw you again…"

"So… So you've only stayed with Orochimaru because… you were hoping that you'd find me?" Silvaria forced out, "You were using that as… as an excuse to keep searching for me?"

Soro merely looked down; putting it like that made him sound like a stalker but it was true. The cloaked man nodded softly.

"All I wanted was to tell you how I felt… I meant you and your friends no harm. But the second I appeared on the rooftops yesterday and I saw you alive… I swear my heart flew out of my chest. But I had no choice and I had to do as I was told…I'm so sorry for everything that I've put you through. Please forgive me…"

Silvaria felt her heart tug at her chest. Could she really be hearing this? Was this possible?

"I hated Kyuubi for betraying me and handing me over to the sound." Silvaria stated, eyes showing kindness never thought could be shown, "He took me in after the Sound destroyed my village… I actually trusted him and he stabbed me in the back. And the only person I honestly ever felt safe with was you…"

Flashback

There was the sound of keys and a lock turning, followed by the creak of a rusted cell door. A man in a black cloak with blonde hair walked in carrying a tray of food with some water. Shutting the door behind him, the man walked over to a girl with long silver hair who was curled up into a ball, back against the wall. He placed the tray of food down in front of her and stood up. Hearing the dirt shuffle in front of her, the silver haired girl lifted her head, seeing the tray in front of her.

"You'll only be getting 2 meals a day from now on…" The man said, "Lord Orochimaru wants to see how well you do on the tests without as much food as usual."

Receiving no word from the girl, the man turned and began to walk away.

"Why…"

The man turned around, glancing blankly at the girl behind him.

"Why do you even bother staying here and saying anything to me if I'm just another lab rat?" The girl whispered, her eyes shining with sadness and hopelessness, "You've known me for a week now and you already show me compassion though you've received none from me."

"I don't expect anything from you." The man smiled, "After all, you must not think I'm a very good person after all that's happened."

"I haven't been shown anything but pain since I was thrown into the Hell hole…"

"What's your name?" The cloaked man turned and squatted in front of her, making the girl flinch slightly, "I only know about you from the information that Orochimaru-sama has given me, on your abilities and such but I haven't gotten your name…"

"It's Silvaria…" The girl looked up; revealing her silver eyes that glittered in what little light was in the dark cell.

"That's a pretty name." Soro cast a warm smile, "I'm-"

"Soro!!" A voice yelled throughout the outside halls, making its way into the cell, "Where are those vials? I need them now!"

"I'll see you at your next meal time…" Soro whispered kindly to Silvaria before he stood up, "Yeah I'm coming…"

Days past and Soro came to visit Silvaria more and more often. He came about an hour or so after all of tests were finished to give her time to rest. Silvaria actually enjoyed and looked forward to those visits until that day…

Fire went ablaze to the forest around the hideout, sparks flying in the night sky. Silvaria ran through the halls guided by torches until she reached an opening to the outside. Several guards were already following her, swords and spears at the ready. When she stepped outside she found an army waiting for her, all well armed and ready. She took a quick moment to breathe before she began to slash her way through.

Soro, on the other hand, searched every cell in the whole hideout and couldn't find Silvaria. He realized that all the guards were running outside, hearing the dying screams and shouts for reinforcements coming from that direction. The cloaked man quickly made his way outside only to see the corpse of a soldier fall to the ground. Silvaria stood there in the large circle of men, eyes eye red instead of her usual silver. She was covered in blood not of her own, a canine stuck out from her upper lip. Soro could barely stand to see his own men try to kill her, yet he didn't know why.

Silvaria noticed the man and quickly made her way through the crowd, feeling a small jerk in her chest when she saw Soro's hurtful expression. Deciding not to look back, she sliced her way through the men until she was nearing a small break in the ranks, letting her go full speed into the cover of a forest… even if it was burning.

Soro was blinded with anger and grabbed one of his officers by the collar of his shirt, dragging him in front.

"Why were you attacking her?!" Soro demanded more than asked, "And why were you doing it without my order to do so?!"

"L-Lord Orochimaru ordered that w-we attack any of the 'lab rats' that t-tried to escape during the attacks…" The frightened officer tried to explain, only being tossed aside by his angry commander.

"If you ever show yourself again I'll kill you myself Silvaria!!" Soro yelled after the lunar eyed girl.

Silvaria felt as if she couldn't breathe for a moment, shocked at the mere tone and words that Soro used. Yet she kept running, she ran until she cleared the burning parts of the woods and she continued to run until she tripped over an exposed tree root. It was then the lunar eyed girl realized that tears covered her cheeks. Between her gasps of breath, Silvaria cried softly… for reasons and feelings she couldn't understand.

'I… I don't understand why I even care!' Silvaria screamed in her head, 'He was just so nice to me… Soro was always there for me… He cared! He may have even… And I may have…'

Silvaria's breathing soon began to slow down to normal and she was fast asleep, lost in her thoughts that raged through her pounding head and emotions that had over come her.

Soro and Silvaria both shared the memory, but not knowing the other half. Soro then heard the crash from the nearby room, realizing that he may not have much time before Orochimaru would need him again. Soro walked over to Silvaria, placing his hands gently on her shoulders. Silvaria merely looked up; her lunar eyes sparkled like they did all those years ago.

"I… Soro I-" But before Silvaria could finish, there was a loud crash from the wall beside her as Orochimaru's clone burst through the wall, grabbing Silvaria as he flew past.

Silvaria and Orochimaru went strait through the wall, the clone emerging almost undamaged with no sign of Silvaria.

"You are taking to long Soro…" Orochimaru sneered as he removed a piece of hair from his pale face, "I already have Kakashi and I'm taking my time with the Uchiha of mine…" Orochimaru's face lit up with an evil sneer at what he could feel from the original Orochimaru.

Sasuke saw Kakashi lying on the ground and heard nothing but Naruto's yelling for him to wake up. He had completely forgotten about a certain sannin that had him pinned on his stomach on the ground, Orochimaru kneeling on Sasuke's back, holding his arms in a police hold behind his back.

"Ku,ku,ku,ku…" Orochimaru laughed as he looked over at Naruto struggling harder against the chains, "This is almost how I pictured it being. Seeing Sasuke at his limit and seeing his precious fox being ripped to pieces right in front of his eyes. And not only that…" The sannin hoisted the raven to his feet and slammed him against a wall beside him that wasn't broken, "I get to have a little fun first."

And that's that for this chapter! Note to self- Dun do homework and story at the same time… , Please review and tell me what you all thought and liked! Until next time!