Kabuto smiled, "That sounds good." he replied.
Orochimaru just smirked, and then took another sip of his tea.
When the waitress came back with their order though, Kabuto noticed that he exchanged the smirk for a pleasant smile.
"Excuse me, miss," Orochimaru said in a kind voice to grab her attention.
"Yes?" she asked, smiling back, as she ran her fingers through her hair nervously. Kabuto knew that Orochimaru was fighting back a laugh, or at least a smirk at the woman's reaction.
"Could you please tell my friend and I were the nearest inn is?" Orochimaru asked in the same tone of kindness.
"Sure thing!" the woman exclaimed, happy to be of service. "It's about ten minutes down the street from here," she said, pointing in the direction of the inn. "The Dragon's Inn, it's called; I hear it's a pretty nice place." she commented, smiling.
"Ah, thank you." Orochimaru said
"N-No problem," the waitress said dreamily. "Just let me know if you need anything," she said, walking back to the kitchen.
Orochimaru laughed, "Remind me to leave her a good tip," he said.
Kabuto nodded, "Of course." He knew that Orochimaru was only going to leave the woman a good tip to toy with her. Kabuto didn't think it was possible for Orochimaru to love anyone or anything, besides himself, and power.
"If power was a woman,"
Kabuto thought. "Orochimaru would both marry, and worship her.""What are you smirking about?" Orochimaru asked.
Kabuto thought up a quick lie; "Just life," he answered. "Life, and people, the tangled webs of lives that they live; it is all so…intriguing."
Orochimaru nodded, "Yes, I've always thought so too." He leaned back in his seat, and looked thoughtful, before looking back at Kabuto. "And what do you think of the people here?" he questioned.
Kabuto adjusted his glasses, and thought before answering; "They seem to be very content people; very happy, and at peace, friendly too, they don't seem like they could be easily provoked."
Orochimaru nodded, "Yes, I got that impression too. Have you noticed anything else?" He took a bite of ramen, and then drank some tea while he waited for Kabuto to answer.
"Yes, besides those two at the gate, and ourselves, there are no other shinobi here. Also, no one around here appears to be armed; they are very lax protection-wise, in their peace." Kabuto replied.
Orochimaru smiled, "Very good," he commented. "You are very observational, as always."
"Thanks." Kabuto said, grinning. "But if I wasn't observant, what kind of ninja would that make me?"
"A dead one." Orochimaru answered, laughing; it was a frequent joke between him, and Kabuto.
"Precisely," Kabuto answered, fixing his glasses again.
"You really need to get those fitted." Orochimaru commented, looking at Kabuto's glasses.
Kabuto sighed, and nodded, "I keep meaning to, but I just never can find the time." Orochimaru laughed at that, before taking another sip of his tea.
"Yes, we always do manage to stay quite busy in the up and coming 'Village Hidden in the Sound,' don't we?" he asked.
"That we do," Kabuto replied, and then he stopped to eat a bite of ramen. "But it seems to me that it's always better to be busy, than to have nothing at all to do." he added, after he had swallowed.
"True." Orochimaru answered; then he finished the last of his tea, and ramen, and stood up. "Ready to go?" he asked Kabuto, who knew it was an order rather than an actual question.
Swallowing the last bite of his ramen, he got to his feet, and said, "Of course."
"Oh, but before we go," Orochimaru said quietly, as he pulled out his wallet. "I have one more thing to do." He pulled out a pretty large tip, and left it on the table; then he laughed, walked over to the exit, pulled back the curtain, and walked back out into the town with Kabuto following behind him.
The cold hit them like a wave in the ocean; Kabuto's teeth began to chatter, and he noticed that Orochimaru was shivering.
Orochimaru turned to the left, and motioned for Kabuto to follow.
"The woman said that this 'Dragon's Inn' was this way," he said in a shivering sort of voice. "She had better have been right about the amount of time it takes to get there." he added in a hiss.
Kabuto nodded, and hoped that the woman had been correct too; he was very weary of all this cold. As they walked, they both continued to observe the people, although at the moment, not many were out; most of them were in their homes eating dinner. The few that were out that continued to be just as happy as the ones they had came across earlier.
Orochimaru shook his head at their foolishness, but then he shrugged, and thought, "This is why I will be the ultimate being, and not them." He smirked, and then he went back to searching for the inn. He could make out a sign ahead, it was a bit hard to discern what it said because of the vicious wind, but he was almost certain that it said "The Dragon's Inn."
"I see it, Kabuto." he called.
"Is that it just up ahead?" Kabuto asked, his voice was faint from being whipped around by the wind.
"I believe so." Orochimaru answered.
With their goal in sight, the two increased their speed, and powered through the cold, and the wind. Soon, they were walking into the door of the inn.
The innkeeper smiled, "Welcome!" she called. "What can I do for you? Perhaps a room or two? Some sake, maybe?" she questioned. "Or maybe you two are just stepping in out of the cold? Any of these is fine, but if you're trouble makers who think they can come in and start something, you just better turn around, and walk yourselves back out, because I am not one to be trifled with." she recited in a practiced tone.
Orochimaru laughed, "Finally someone who realizes that not everyone is a friend." He smiled, and said, "Don't worry, we aren't here to bring you trouble; we just want a room for the night."
The woman relaxed, "Ah, good then." she replied, and took a key down from the wall. "Follow me then." She walked over to a set of stairs, and began to climb them; Orochimaru and Kabuto following behind.
"Here you are," she said. "Anything else you need?"
Orochimaru took the key from here, and shook his head, "No, this will be fine. Thank you," he said.
The woman nodded, "Well then, if you need anything, I'll be downstairs." With those words said, she turned away, and went back down the stairs without a sound.
"I wonder how long she's ran this place? She knows the stairs almost too well."
Orochimaru unlocked the room, and stepped inside; Kabuto quickly followed. It was a simple room with two beds, and a connected bathroom.
The walls were white, and a row of windows ran the back wall; they were heavily curtained with deep purple material, and everything was very clean. Orochimaru looked around and nodded; this place would do perfectly.
"We will have to remember this place when we pass back through here." he said.
Kabuto nodded, and committed The Dragon's Inn's location, and name to his memory effortlessly.
"Well," Orochimaru quietly said. "I suppose there is nothing left to do for today." He walked over to a bed, and pulled the covers back. He took his shoes off, and tidily sat them on the floor next to the bed. "We should go to bed," he said.
Kabuto nodded, "Sounds good." he replied; taking off his own shoes, and putting them near his pack as Orochimaru had done. Then he threw back the blankets on his bed, and climbed into his bed. Across the room, Orochimaru did the same, and then he reached over and turned off the lantern that lit the room.
"Good night then," Kabuto said.
Orochimaru didn't answer; he was too consumed in his own thoughts. Fighting them away, he closed his eyes, concentrated on his breathing for a few minutes, and fell asleep.