Ugh... i hate midterms. Sorry this chapter took so long!

Chapter Twenty-One

Standing in the dark caved surrounded by enemies and Sasuke – I just couldn't consider him an enemy, I couldn't – with my shirt and bra lying on the ground. Awkward, and more awkward when Orochimaru started threatening me.

"Are you done?" I asked.

Orochimaru gave me a confused look.

"Okay, let me explain things to you," I said. "I don't come from a family that would save their own necks by giving up their own." I looked pointedly at Sasuke. "I'd rather die than give you what you want, even if I knew how to. Furthermore," I looked at Orochimaru, "What's to stop you from killing my family once I give you what you want?"

He narrowed his eyes. "So you don't care what happens, is that it?"

I shrugged. "If you're going to kill them anyway why the fuck would I make you immortal? At least if you go after them now you'll be killable."

"I'll make you regret this," Orochimaru hissed.

"Like you regret looking at yourself in the mirror every morning?"

He punched me in the face. I didn't realize it happened until I hit the ground. Creeper or not, he was still a powerful shinobi. I groaned but was glad my nose wasn't broken. It wasn't even bleeding.

Sasuke shrugged Orochimaru away from us and Orochimaru fell over and came back up in a snake-like motion. Sasuke came over me, his hands touching my face. I saw his sharingan was activated and he looked so worried for me it was touching.

"Are you okay?" he cried.

Oh yeah, he did kinda hand me over to the enemy. But when I put my hands on his chest to shove him away I just couldn't do it. Instead I stared up at him and wished that I could kiss him right now. Why I wanted to kiss him after he turned me over to Orochimaru? I have no idea. He was breathing hard over me. I could feel his sweet breath on my skin.

"Midori?"

I remembered that I was naked from the waist up. My slapped my hands over my breasts, or more accurately my nipples, and looked away.

"I'm fine," I whispered. "Just… please get off me."

He nodded, standing up. He reached out, to help me up, but I brushed his hand aside and stood up on my own. I brushed my ass off and brushing my hair out of my face while keeping my other arm firmly over my breasts.

"That all you got?" I taunted.

Orochimaru gritted his teeth. "I see you're going to be a tough nut to crack. But I'll fucking crack you, girl."

"Please, give me some time with her, Orochimaru," Sasuke said.

We both looked at him. "What?"

"I can talk some sense into her," he said coldly. He glared at me. "She's just like the other girls, blinding following my lead."

My emotions made me angry for a second – just a second – and then I started thinking like a kunoichi. I played on that anger, because I'd already showed it to Orochimaru.

"Of course I'll follow you, Sassy-kun," I said in a slightly whiny voice, "But… you tricked me…"

Sasuke cringed when I called him that. The girl's pet name for him, among others, was Sassy-kun. I hated it and I wasn't even being called it. I know I could have played along without bringing out the pet names, but damn it he deserved it. A low blow for what he's gotten me into.

Orochimaru thought about it.

"I can get her to cooperate," Sasuke said softly, like he was trying to whisper. "Without breaking her."

Orochimaru nodded. "Very well. Good ahead. You have an hour."

"Thank you," Sasuke said. He put his arm around me and I stared at Orochimaru as we walked by. When he got too close I actually shuddered. Then we went into the darkness. I activated my jinseigan to keep an eye on Orochimaru and his thugs. The blue chakras stayed put, to my relief.

We went into a dark cave and Sasuke let go of me. He faced me and said nothing. When a torch was suddenly lit up, blinding me for a moment, I realized what he was doing.

"Midori-chan," he said softly. "You have to get out of here. Now."

Continued…