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Title: Unexpected Reunion

Summary: Orochimaru gets Sasuke a pet, not realizing how he'd react.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Prompt: Locked Up

Rating: T

Warnings:

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Her lower lip trembled, covered with the same deep crimson that was over most of her bruised body. Chakra-enhanced shackles pinned her arms forcefully to the wall behind her, the muscles in her body cramped and sore.

Pained gasps came out every few minutes, but she tried her best to restrain them, gritting her teeth forcefully and closing her eyes, trying to think of something, anything, to keep her mind off of the pain.

"I know you're there, asshole," she growled out, speaking to the man standing in front of her, a twisted smirk on his face as his glasses glinted in the dim lighting.

"Your willpower is quite admirable," he commented off-handedly, as if he was discussing something a mundane as the weather. "I can definitely see Tsunade's spirit in you. Perhaps that is why she chose you as an apprentice?"

She was silent, refusing to talk about Konoha in any way whatsoever.

"If you aren't going to talk, we can use other methods of persuasion," he stated smoothly. "I'm sure Orochimaru would love to watch the fire disappear from your eyes."

Her eyes snapped open immediately, shooting him a deathly glare that promised all sorts of pain even though she could do nothing to act upon it.

"You sure put up a fight," he drawled out. "You killed so many of our men…perhaps we should have you take their place?"

"Like hell I'd ever agree to that," she retorted, expression darkening.

"And if you didn't have a choice?" he taunted. "Orochimaru is always looking for new curse seal vicitms."

"You already have Sasuke!," she cried out in frustraion. "What more do you want from Konoha?!

He snorted.

"You really think I'd tell you, a mere kunoichi? Don't get over-confident. You may have the skills of a jonin, but don't forget that you're still just a chunin."

"That's because you captured me before the test," she protested, trying to save her pride, if nothing else.

"Well, you won't be going back…so get used to this cell. I'll have Orochimaru come in to examine you in a few hours," he said, pleased of himself. "But first we'll have to clean you up."

Her eyes widened as she saw him pull a bucket full of water and a washcloth.

"You. Will. Not. Touch. Me," she stated coldly, though her eyes betrayed her fear.

"Don't worry so much, Sakura," Kabuto smiled, his expression full of saccharine sweetness that she wanted to punch out of him. "I'm not the one that you should be worried about."

Even though Sakura was perfectly clean and healed, she felt absolutely filthy, her arms and legs still pinned so that she couldn't move an inch. She fought the urge to cry, and resorted to reciting the shinobi rules over and over again in her mind to distract herself.

Just as soon as she got to number 36, she heard the door to her room creak open, the chakra-infused steel door revealing the last person she wanted to see in the world.

Her blood went cold.

"Sakura, darling," Orochimaru cooed. "It's been a while since the chunin exams, eh?"

She refused to respond, just giving him an icy glare.

"You've gotten a lot more feisty," he acknowledged. "Luckily, I specialize in breaking people's spirits."

"Go fuck yourself," she hissed, pretty much accepting that escape was a lost cause. The least she could do was go out with a bang.

"Don't give me ideas," he smirked, making her shiver in disguist. "I have other plans for you."

"Like what?"

"Before your interrogation, you'll be a lovely present for a special someone," he declared happily. "We can't let you beautiful little body go to waste."

She couldn't help it…her mouth dropped open in horror.

She couldn't even muster the energy to ask whose "present" she would be.

As the snake sanin left her room, she finally allowed the tears roll down her cheeks.

Without realizing it, she had fallen asleep (or was it just unconsciousness?), leaving her face in a state of rare tranquility.

Two figures watched her, one with evil intent, the other with shock.

"She sure has grown up, don't you think?"

"….."

"As a reward for your recent progress, I'm letting you have her until Kabuto is done setting up the interrogation equipment."

"Alone?"

The older man chuckled, walking over to the door.

"Of course."

He then left, leaving with a smirk and a wave of his hand.

The younger boy adverted his eyes to the girl in front of him, red irises watching her chest rise and fall in a peaceful slumber.

However, he couldn't let her sleep any longer.

"Sakura," he whispered harshly, making her wake up immediately. She opened her eyes, unable to see anything. Assuming the lights were turned off for a reason, she frowned, squinting to try to see something—anything in the darkness.

"Who is there?" she growled out, trying not to sound as frightened as she felt. The voice sounded familiar—sounded like…

"Are you hurt?"

No, it couldn't be…

"You need to get out of here—quickly. You only have a few hours."

Sasuke wouldn't be that caring. It isn't him. It's someone else. Someone that has seen my name in the bingo book. They don't actually know me.

"Your chakra is drained, but you should still be able to run if I distract Orochimaru for long enough."

Just someone being nice.

Her mind was hazy, but she didn't struggle as the faceless man began to undo the chains restraining her. And instead of immediately attacking him, she remained still. For some unexplainable reason, she felt like she could trust him and his strangely familiar voice.

"Why are you doing this?" she asked calmly, wishing she had the Byakugan or Sharingan so that she could see in the midst of all the blackness.

He ignored her question.

She heard the sound of clothing ripping, and then felt a blindfold being put over her eyes.

"I will take you to the exit, but you'll need to do the rest from there," he said quietly.

"Why are you blindfolding me?"

"It's for your sake," he replied cryptically, and she decided it was best not to press the matter. He then lifted her body into his warm arms, holding her bridal-style, the intimacy of the position rather ironic when it came to her situation.

He kept walking, and she could hear him close the door softly before breaking into a sprint towards an unknown location. For all she knew, he was bringing her to her death….for all she knew, it was Kabuto or Orochimaru in disguise, trying to get her trust in some twisted way.

But after a few minutes, he stopped dramatically, her stomach lurching at the sudden change of pace. However, she could feel a cool breeze, so she knew they were outside.

"Thank…you…" she whispered softly into his chest, wishing that she could see the identity of her savior. "But I don't think I'll ever be able to repay you."

"You already did…a long time ago," he muttered, and she could feel the vibrations of his chest. "I'm letting you down now."

And he brusquely placed her legs on the ground, standing her up.

"Run straight for a few feet, and then you can take the blindfold off," he ordered. "And for your sake…please forget everything that happened here. Go back to Konoha. Go back to Kakashi and Naruto."

She frowned.

"How do you know about-"

There was a noise from inside the base, and they both jumped slightly.

"Go!" he hissed out, prompting her to break into a breathless sprint, even though her muscles were already screaming at her. And after a few seconds, she tore the blindfold off, thankful to see that the night sky was slightly lit by the dim glow of the moon.

Still running, she glanced back at the opening from where she came, in hopes of seeing her rescuer.

Unfortunately, it was pitch black on the inside.

All she could see was a flash of a red, before it was gone.

AGH THE MONTH IS ALMOST OVER, AND AFTER IT ENDS…I ONLY HAVE NINE DAYS UNTIL COLLEGE STARTS.

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