[Sasuke]
Marie-sensei had not shown up at Sasuke's doorstep for an entire week, which was unusual since the woman had an unusual fascination with his social well-being.
Tch. So annoying. Sasuke didn't need anyone to look after him; he could take care of himself. He didn't need to talk about his feelings to anyone.
Marie-sensei shows up at his door one afternoon wearing a large grin on her face.
"Sasuke-kuuun, my favorite avenger~!"
Sasuke tenses up. She's using her plotting voice. Whenever Marie-sensei used that voice, he was in for several hours of scolding. He shuts the door quickly. He wasn't in the mood.
"Sasuke, please open the door. I promise I didn't come to lecture you. Again."
"Whatever you have to say I don't want to hear it."
He hears Marie-sensei make a frustrated noise. Then the door shakes with pressure.
Another frustrated noise. He hears the sound of footsteps walking away from the door.
Sasuke breathes a sigh of relief.
He hears the sound of running footsteps. The sound of the footsteps taking off the ground. The door shakes with larger force.
"DAMMIT"
"Why are you trying to break down the door?" asks Sasuke irritably.
"Working on the force of my kicks. What does it sound like I'm doing?"
"Why are you doing it on my door?"
Marie growls in frustration. "Because you refuse to help me train. I came here to ask you and you slammed the door in my face."
Sasuke opens the door. "You're...training? In what?"
"Taijutsu. I decided if I'm going to stay here I might as well get into shape."
"It's not a bad idea, actually." comments Sasuke.
"See? I knew you'd say that!" exclaims Marie. "So tell me, do you have the time to help me...Sasuke-sensei. Since you owe me for your current fluency in English after all."
Sasuke narrows his eyes. Marie-sensei was right, despite the fact that he had picked up a very odd sounding accent thanks to her.
"Fine. Meet me outside the hideout in ten minutes. Be prepared to give it your all."
Marie jumps up and down happily. She throws her arms around his neck and gives him a hug. Sasuke stiffens. He didn't like being touched.
"Thank you thank you thank you, Sasuke!" she squeals. She releases him from his arms and skips away.
This was going to be..a weird day.
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[Kabuto]
It was his turn to make dinner. Today's menu consisted of hamburgers and thin slices of fried potatoes Marie called "French fries, quite easy to prepare in Kabuto's opinion.
Marie had gone out for the day to train with Sasuke-kun, giving him a chance to work on his projects. She was coming along slowly, and would probably never be a true taijutsu master but she had made decent progress in only a week of training.
Despite her progress, Kabuto considered Marie to be a difficult student. Her attention span was short, she didn't listen to instructions thoroughly and often tended to jump into practical applications full force; an extremely unwise attitude in his opinion.
Kabuto tried to imagine her as a shinobi, and chuckles at the image. Marie was so clumsy; she could barely walk straight without tripping on her own feet.
Still...it was good that she had something to do to occupy her time rather than getting herself into trouble.
The door opens and Marie trudges in, her eyes weary and her body defeated.
"So, how was your training session with Sasuke-kun?" asks Kabuto cheerfully.
Marie glares at him. "Shut...up and feed me." She flops on the couch face forward.
Kabuto laughs and places her food on a tray, placing it on the coffee table and takes a seat in his desk chair.
Marie grunts and turns her head over to face him.
"Kabuto...I think I'm dead." she mumbles.
"Not dead, just out of energy." comments Kabuto, earning a glare from his partner.
Marie slowly pushes herself up to a sitting position, grabbing the tray and began inhaling the cheeseburger at an alarming rate.
"...see? Your appetite is still intact."
Marie gulps down a rather large bite before commenting.
"Shut up. Sasuke's training makes your training look like Disneyland in comparison. What is wrong with you people!?"
"You used a cultural reference that doesn't exist anymore again. Remember the rules."
Since Marie often had the irritating habit of referencing things from her world, they came to an agreement: For every reference the other party did not understand, it must be briefly explained so that the confusion is resolved.
"Oh, right. Disneyland is a theme park. I'm saying your training was easy in comparison to Sasuke's taijutsu training from hell."
Kabuto barks a laugh.
"I am in pain! And you're laughing!" growls Marie. She bites into her hamburger angrily.
Kabuto laughs again. "I apologize, I just had the mental image of you fighting Sasuke and I couldn't help myself."
Marie gulps down her food with a frustrated noise.
"Whatever it was...it was probably accurate. He kicked my ass. And the sad part? I think he was really trying to focus on not hurting me." Marie grumbles with a mouthful of fries.
Kabuto laughs harder.
"Yeah yeah, hilarious." she mumbles and collapses on the couch on her back, her plate empty.
Kabuto takes her plate to the sink and returns to the living area. Perhaps she could benefit from some of his muscle relaxing techniques, especially since she could barely walk. It'd save him from dealing with Marie's current hostile mood.
He lifts her legs and takes a seat on the couch, putting her feet into his lap. Taking off her shoes and socks, he kneads the muscles of her feet gently, earning a moan from his housemate.
"Keep doing that..." she mumbles tiredly.
Kabuto smiles and continues. He enjoyed the noises she made when she was feeling any sort of pleasure; whether it be sexual or just the taste of food after not eating for awhile. They were encouraging to Kabuto's abilities, the beautiful sounds she made because of him.
"Better?" asks Kabuto after awhile.
"Mmm..much, but it'd be better if I were clean." answers Marie.
"I think we could use a trip to the hot springs." comments Kabuto.
Marie gasps excitedly. "We haven't been there in ages! I could use the relaxation!"
Kabuto nods. "I'll go and get the bathing supplies."
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Author's note: Filler chapter but I missed Sasuke. Next chapter is gonna be a whole lot of fluff. Lots and lots of fluff. And...other things. *cough*
Can you believe I've almost reached 25 chapters and 40k words in like 2 weeks? Crazy since I hadn't written anything longer than 7k before this.
I hope people are enjoying this story. If you are, or if you want to beta or give advice for writing or whatever, please review! I'd love to hear from you!
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Animeatemyfeels: Eh...I'd say it's more alternative character interpretation on my part, especially with Orochimaru and Kabuto. But I'm happy you like it! Thank you!