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Note: Sorry for the late update... school's been.. well.. school.

The moon shown into Anko's room slightly through the partially closed blinds, casting an eerie, pale light about the room. She sat in bed, awaiting something. She did not know what it was she was waiting for, but she knew she must wait patiently for it to arrive. Her instincts told her soon. Soon what she waited for would come.

"Waiting for me?"

A hand caressed her shoulder, moving to outline her entire body, following the curves of her body down to her waist before retracting and moving to her face. A hand gestured for her to turn around to face its owner, and she found herself staring at a blank figure. She leaned forward instinctively, and he met her, their lips locking in a gentle kiss.

She closed her eyes as he whispered words of endearment in her ear, and she shuddered as his lips touched the gentle skin of her neck. His kisses became more forceful until they were no longer kisses. He was biting her, biting the skin where her neck met her shoulder.

"Agh, stop," she cried out as searing pain shot through her. He was no longer touching her, instead sitting back to stare at her with a look of entertainment on his face.

He leaned forward, twirling a finger in her violet hair as she looked at him with fear in her brown eyes. "I can't stop. You are just so…" he cut off as the room began to spin.

Anko sat up quickly in bed, her body coated in a thin layer of sweat. Her hair was in disarray, and she pushed it away from her face in annoyance. Her eyes darted around the room, checking each square inch of the apartment. He could be hiding anywhere.

"Haven't had one that bad in a while," she muttered, getting up to check herself in the mirror. Her eyes looked slightly bloodshot, and circles that seemed to keep getting darker lied under them. Anko pulled her shirt slightly down, checking her neck and shoulder. The only mark there was the curse seal of heaven, a constant reminder of him. It was always amazing to her that one bite from her sensei had caused this mark. A bite so much like the one in her nightmare.

She shuddered at the thought, rubbing her face clean with a cloth. It disturbed her to think that for a brief second she actually enjoyed her sensei's attention, his hands caressing her, the soft sound of his voice. She should be over those thoughts by now, shouldn't she? But a part of her still wished it wasn't true, that her sensei would revert to the way he was before, the kind sensei who acted as if he cared about her, the sensei that she had actually had a childlike crush on when she had first met him.

He was such a good actor.

Anko pulled her hair back, tying it in a ponytail before tying her forehead protector around her head. She pulled on her tan jacket, slipped on her shoes and shin guards, and rushed from the room, locking it on her way out. She was already running late for a meeting with the Hokage, and she already figured she would have to sprint there to arrive only fashionably late.

She walked down the street quickly, trying to stay on track and get to the Hokage's office as quickly as possible. She knew it was supposed to be an important meeting; for what, she could not be certain. Anko figured she would find out. Hopefully it would not be a waste of time.

"Hahahaha!" Laughter came from a distance behind Anko, growing closer and louder with each passing second.

"Come back here!"

"You won't get away with this this time!"

"You crossed the line this time!"

Voices were yelling over the boy's manic laughter, and Anko could not help but chuckle at their efforts. Swiftly, she stuck her foot out, and an orange flash fell right into it, sending him sprawling. She was about to tell him off when she noticed his bright blond hair, his orange jumpsuit, and most noticeable of all, the six whisker-like markings adorning his face. She jumped out of his line of sight quickly. The boy rubbed his butt before taking off again, leading his pursuers on a whirlwind chase. Anko sighed, relieved. That Uzumaki boy was at it again, although his pranks this time seemed exponentially worse. He had defaced the stone monuments of the Hokage, a gutsy prank that she would otherwise commend if it weren't for her lack of time at the moment. That doubled with the fact that she did not want to confront the boy who had the nine tailed fox sealed inside of him. He was not her problem nor would she care to deal with him.

Naruto had stopped not ten feet away from where she was standing, holding a cloth camouflaged to appear like the fence behind him. Anko smirked. If this was what the ninja of the village fell for, she feared for the village's safety against a real attack.

"Did you see where he went?" a voice behind her asked, tapping her lightly on the shoulder. She spun around to meet the familiar gaze of Iruka Umino, who, over the years, had grown into a well-built ninja, gone on to become a chunin, and had even become an instructor at the academy.

Anko pointed a single finger toward the laughing boy, and Iruka's eyes flashed with irritation. "Thank you," he said quickly before going to reprimand his student. How she wished for a sensei such as him. That Naruto boy did not even realize his luck.

OOO

"I'm glad you have arrived finally, Anko," the Hokage said a bit sarcastically as he finished his painting, setting his brush down and returning to his desk. Anko rubbed the back of her head sheepishly, feeling bad that she was so late.

"Sorry, I, uh, had to help Iruka," she said, struggling to come up with an excuse. It was the truth though, although not the complete reason she was late.

"With Naruto most likely," he muttered. "That is beside the point. Now on to more pressing matters. You, Anko, have proven yourself a valuable ninja. Your skills are definitely strong, and, given your background, you have overcome much. You have proven to the council and me that you are capable of being a successful ninja." He took a drag of his pipe as if to prolong his point. "So the council and I have decided that you would be a fitting Special Jonin, one that will prove her use to the village of Konoha."

Anko was stunned silent, her mouth opening, and yet, no words came out. A jonin? She was a jonin now? All she had to say was it was about time! She bowed hurriedly to the Hokage. "Thank you, Lord Hokage. I won't let you down."

He sighed. "I assume you know what this means. All those years ago. I know you never would have forgotten the promise I made to you about your search for your sensei." It was true; Anko had never forgotten although the thought had been pushed to the back of her mind for a long time. Now though, it seemed to have resurfaced thanks to the reminder.

"But before I allow you this, there is something that I must ask of you before then." Anko looked to him curiously, her brown eyes studying him cautiously. What more could he possibly want? They had made a deal, and he had sworn on his title of Hokage that he would honor that promise.

"I believe that you would do well as a proctor for the chunin exam. We are in need of one at the moment, and I suggested you. Actually, most of the council agrees with my decision as well."

"What part?" she asked. She did not want the first exam. It was boring and trivial to her. If he said that they wished for her to proctor that test, she would politely decline.

"The second exam," he answered with a smile. "I'm sure you would be happy proctoring this segment. I doubted you would want the first test anyways."

"Am I that easy to read?" she muttered. The second exam, the Forest of Death. It held so many memories to her, memories she wanted to forget. And yet, she felt that this was fitting that she should proctor the test that she had faced her sensei in. It seemed right to her.

"I accept. I'll proctor the second exam." She paused, hitting her palm with her fist. "Those kids won't know what hit them!"

The Hokage chuckled. "Try not to scare too many of them away. That's Ibiki's job."

OOO

"Special Jonin, huh?" Anko thought as she walked down the street, now darkening. She felt that the day went by so quickly, maybe due to the fact that she wasn't really paying attention to her surroundings. But night seemed to fall much faster tonight.

For some reason she could not shake her dream. Why had she felt momentary pleasure as he caressed her? She should feel nothing but disgust for this man, but she could not hide the fact that she had at one time felt something for this man. He had been important to her; it wasn't as if she could make those past feelings disappear completely. They kept resurfacing, usually at the worst possible moments.

Anko, lost in her own thoughts, nearly walked into another shinobi, narrowly stopping herself, her nose a mere inch from his shoulder. She noticed that a group of twenty or so jonin and chunin ranked ninja were gathered around the Hokage bickering loudly. She stood to the back of the crowd, straining her ears to hear what was going on.

"Lord Hokage, this is not just a prank; this is a serious crime!" one ninja closer to the front argued, his fist held threateningly.

"Yeah, the scroll contains secrets that were sealed by the first Hokage, secrets known only to our village!" another added angrily.

"If it falls into the wrong hands they can destroy our entire way of life," yet another added, this one a bit calmer than the others.

"Alright, bring Naruto here at once!" the Hokage ordered, his pipe dangling from his mouth, a scowl on his face. His hand pointed away, and every shinobi left immediately in search of Naruto, Anko among them.

Realization dawned on Anko. That boy had stolen the sacred scroll, one with secrets too dangerous for a twelve year old boy to have in his possession, let alone Naruto. Then again, if any good came of this it was to show that the Konoha security definitely needed work, but Anko pushed this thought to the back of her mind as she aided in the search for Naruto.

Then, it hit her like a thousand shuriken. What if he was behind this? Naruto would be a simple pawn to control. It would be so like him.

Anko shook her head. That was ridiculous. She had to stop letting her fears of him rule her life lest she live in fear constantly. No, it had to be someone else. She refused to think that he was back. No, that was because he wasn't back. He was gone, forever. Or at least she hoped.

OOO

Naruto had been recovered by Iruka Umino late into the night. He had discovered that Mizuki, a respected shinobi, had been behind the plot to steal the sacred scroll, using Naruto to do so. Iruka had been badly injured trying to protect Naruto, but in the end, Naruto defeated Mizuki. How he did so, no one could be sure. Iruka had limped back to the village, supported slightly by Naruto, to report this to the Hokage before being rushed to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.

Sadly, Mizuki escaped without a trace.

Although it was depressing to hear that the traitor was gone, Anko could not help but feel relieved that it was Mizuki instead of Orochimaru. The fear that he was back finally had begun to disappear.

OOO

"Anko, are you alright?"

Anko blinked rapidly, turning to face the person who was talking to her. It was none other than Kakashi. She could not help but think that she had to worry about Kakashi stalking her more than she needed to worry about Orochimaru.

"Why wouldn't I be alright?" she asked a bit annoyed, turning to walk in the opposite direction. He followed after her casually, hands in his pockets.

"Well, let's start with the fact that you were standing staring into the distance for a good five minutes. I had to make sure you hadn't died standing up."

"What can I say, I enjoy the scenery," she retorted.

"More than likely you're tired," he said, pointing to her eyes where the undisguisable, dark circles had begun to form from lack of sleep.

She waved a hand at him. "You'd be tired too if you were up half the night looking for a twelve year old brat with a sacred relic in his possession." She paused, raising an eyebrow. "Were you out looking for a twelve year old brat with a sacred relic in hand?"

"Of course I was. Every ninja chunin or higher was out there looking for him."

Anko glared at the man, noticing the lack of dark circles under his eyes and his usual disinterested yet completely awake expression. "You never look any different."

She sighed, changing the subject to a more enjoyable one. "Do you have a new squad yet?"

It was his turn to sigh. "Yeah."

"That bad?"

He shook his head. "I have Sakura Haruno. She holds promise if I could get her to forget boys for more than five minutes at a time." He took a deep breath. "And I have Naruto Uzumaki."

"That kid passed?" she thought. She realized that he wasn't a traitor or anything, but he was still one of the most incompetent shinobi in Konoha. "Sounds like you have a hell of a group so far? Won't make it to my exam, that's for sure." She was disappointed. She had been looking forward to torturing Kakashi's squad of rookies. She had heard that Kurenai was assigned a rookie squad as well; the same went for Asuma.

"I wouldn't count them out yet," Kakashi said, and Anko raised an eyebrow in question. Kakashi smirked. "I have the last Uchiha in my squad as well."

He turned to walk in the opposite direction as Anko who stood there in slight shock. "Well, I guess I might get to torture his squad after all," she muttered.

OOO

"Lord Orochimaru, is it time?"

"Yes Kabuto, the plan is finally going to be put into action."

The boy, Kabuto, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose with a finger, looking to Orochimaru questioningly. "You seem a bit distracted, my Lord. Is something wrong?"

"I'm just thinking of little Sasuke Uchiha and nothing more," he muttered.

"Of course, my Lord, I just thought…" Kabuto trailed off, shaking his head.

"But now that you mention it," he began, cutting Kabuto off, "I guess I also find myself thinking of my dear, little Anko."

~AN~

Aww my dear little Anko! I miss Orochimaru and I want to kill of Hiruzen (not that I don't like him) and bring back Tsunade... which is why I want to skip to the chunin exams... so pretty much the last chapter time period up to this time period she's doing missions and whatnot. I'd rather skip that boring stuff and get to Orochimaru since this is an Anko Orochimaru story! So yeah...

I had to get some Naruto in there too... I can't wait until she scratches him with a kunai and licks his blood. That's gonna be great! Anyways, hope you liked the chapter! THanks to everyone who is still reading! I love you all forever!