Shouldn't Feel Like Home
Part 10 – Black Eye

"Sasuke…" He started with a sigh, inspecting the dark blotch overtaking the right side of my face.

"Shut up, I don't wanna hear it." I grumbled, wincing as he poked and prodded at it, like he was happy just to see how much he could aggravate it before I started barking at him for it.

"You really should learn not to flap off your jaws to Orochimaru-sama. He takes no guilt by beating the snot out of you. Since he knows he can just ship you to me and-"

"Okay mom. I promise I won't piss off dad anymore if you please just stop poking my goddamn face." I leered at him, baring my nonthreatening fangs, promising him I would bite next poke.

He looked at me with that bored and completely unfazed expression that I swear I will grind into something solid and made of concrete.

"I have to see the extent of the damage, Sasuke. And please remember, son, I'm really really close to your eye. I would hate to miss and poke out your precious crutch." He smiled at me and I raised up my hands and pretended that I was choking him to make myself feel better. I was in a terrible mood. And he was not helping.

"Do you ever get in a bad mood, Kabuto? Because you seem to not be able to catch the fact that I am?"

He smile. Again. "I've never been allowed to be in a bad mood. So forgive me if I'm amused by your emotional turmoil and wish to exploit it for my own selfish need to see you squirm and boil while knowing you can't do anything to harm me."

I saw nothing but red as I jumped off my seat and lunged at him. He had it coming. He did.

And he knew it.

So there we stood, twenty minutes following me vicious attack, before Orochimaru. He had no more interest in this than an irritated parent trying to put his children in separate corners.

"I didn't start this Orochimaru-sama." Kabuto stated factually.

"He had it coming." I grumbled, sending a glare from a sideways glance. "Enjoy your black eye, Kabuto."

There was a grunt and I turned my head back, when suddenly my world got dark again. It felt like I had my head dunked in black ink and when I was finally able to wipe my eyes of it I blinked. "Eeeh…Wha?"

"Enjoy your two black eyes, Sasuke-chan~." Kabuto's false sweet voice crooned as he poked the other eye. "Orochimaru-sama has a stronger left hook than a right when he's not willing to put up with bullshit."

I looked up at the ceiling. "God, I hate you two." I groaned and he merely laughed.

To be Continued….