You are more likely to achieve your goals if you keep them to yourself.
Aria stared at him, Orochimaru, the man who terrorized the Shinobi world, the man who was a mad scientist, a man who kidnapped men, women and children alike to experiment on, a man who has killed hundreds, if not thousands of people, a man who was now sprawled out on her living room couch.
She'd treated his wounds as best she could, YouTube and Dr google could only do so much. She wasn't sure if it was a good idea to take him to a hospital, he might kill the employee's after all, and that would horrible.
He had massive bruising all over his body, along with ripped skin and cuts from the impact of his fall. Surprisingly, he didn't have any broken bones, but he did have a concussion. He body modification might have something to do with the lack of broken bones. The dude has taken direct hits from the nine-tails, that has to be like getting his by a car, at least.
She'd also taken the liberty of changing Orochimaru and washing his clothing, she wondered how he'd take that when he woke.
He probably didn't have chakra, otherwise he would have just been fine after getting hit by a car, and her attack certainly wouldn't have done anything to him. Aria was glad of this, she would most certainly be dead otherwise. She wasn't sure what to do with him, if she tied him up then he would probably escape, being a highly trained Shinobi and all, she should probably appeal towards him in a non threatening way.
He didn't speak English, and she'll bet he doesn't have a place to stay. This is good, it means that he will need a place to stay and a guide. She can help him, and make sure he doesn't hurt anyone else. Of course I doubt I'd be able to get the jump on him a second time, and he'll probably want to get back at me for hitting him with a car and tasering him... Aria paused at the full realization hit her like a brick wall.
Oh my god, I hit Orochimaru with a car. Holy shit I tasered him. Aria took another sip of tea as she processed this information in silence. Suddenly her new house-guest stirred, and she tensed in anticipation. A wave of fear washing over her, her confidence wavering as she reconsidered taking him here, a twinged of regret ran through her as she forced herself to remain passive.
Suddenly his eyes opened and he leaned up on the couch, peering around the room until his eyes landed on the red head, and his lip curled upward in a snarl as he sent a death glare in her direction. Aria was quick to speak before he could accuse her of anything nefarious.
"Ok, so before you try to kill me, Orochimaru, you should know you're in another world, and that your a fictional character in this dimension. I am really sorry for hitting you with a car." Aria explained, adding an apology to her words while trying to keep herself from stuttering.
Orochimaru's eye practically pierced her soul as his gaze turned into a malicious glare, and if chakra existed in this world she would be drowning in killing intent no doubt.
"Explain." His voice came out as horse, clearly a result of the dry air, as his eyes remained fixed on her.
Aria shifted, picking up what she had prepared as proof, placing it on the coffee table in between us. He looked at it, questioningly- no suspiciously, before glancing back at Aria. Sitting up with a grimace, he took the book into his hands, his eyes scanning the pages he flipped through with growing disbelief.
"I don't know what happened, or how you ended up here, but you are currently in another world. In this world your world is a story, depicted in a book, a manga, that was turned into an anime, animated program. I've seen the whole thing. You're in a country called the United States of America, U.S.A. or U.S. In a town called Springfield." Aria told him. "In my apartment." She added, as an afterthought.
She watched him as his eyes scanned page after page, a frown forming on his lips as he did so, Aria wondered what he was thinking.
"So… I'm making tea, if you want any, just let me know. I'll be making dinner as well so if you want anything to eat, let me know. You're welcome to stay here, think of it as an apology for running you over." He shot her a deadly glare at the last comment, and she just smiled at him, walking away feeling his eyes burning holes into her back as she left the room.
Aria put the kettle on the stove, along with a pot. Pasta night it was, it was the quickest meal to make. She turned away from the stove only to notice Orochimaru had apparently followed her soundlessly into the kitchen, now standing threatening not five feet away. She tensed, frozen in fear at the sudden appearance of the Sannin.
"What is it?" She finally asked, her voice coming at a much higher pitch than she would have liked. His gaze made her uneasy, he looked like a predatory stalking his prey. And I was most certainly not Ok with being anyone's prey. The thought crossed her mind as her fear bubbled away into irritation and defiance.
Suddenly, before she could blink, his arm shot towards her throat, pinning her against the wall. Aria let out a strangle yelp of surprise and fear, she struggled to push him off her, but it was useless, his grip was like stone.
"Allow me to make myself perfectly clear." Orochimaru spoke in a sweet voice, his tone sickeningly sweet tone frightening her even more. "I will kill you if you so much as make any move like you did before." He pulled away, looking at her and seemingly drinking in a look of terror. Aria felt her anger bubble up and boil, as her frightened gaze turned into a glare.
"I did not intend to hit you, I told you that, I apologized, I tended to your wounds, brought you into my home and I am offering you food and shelter. A place you can stay. If you are referring to when you attempted to strangle me before when I knocked you out, I will not apologize for defending myself. So if you wish to kill the only person willing to help you, then it will be on you to deal with the consequences, consequences you will be blind to, in a world you aren't familiar with in the slightest, not even able to understand the common languages." She told the Sannin, her struggling having stopped and she remained completely still, holding his gaze, she waited.
Orochimaru looked at her with contemplative expression, his grip loosening slightly. "I am willing to help you." She added, trying to push through and get to him.
"In return, for what I might wonder?" He mused, eyebrows slightly raised as green eyes bore into gold. Then with a small chuckle he released his hold on her and leaned back, watching her rub her rather abused throat, shooting him a glare sharp enough to kill.
"I don't want anything, except maybe for you to stop trying to strangle me, or attempting to kill me in general. That'd be nice." She responded, moving to the stove as the kettle started whistling. "Helping me and expecting nothing in return? How noble of you." Orochimaru mocked. She shot him another icey glare, before asking if he wanted any tea.
He declined the offer, choosing to watch her in amusement as she composed herself and gathered her barrings. She turned back to the stove, using this as an excuse to not interact with him and to look away from his terrifying gaze.
"So you are just helping me out of the kindness of your heart? Or… is it out of pity?" Orochimaru hissed. Aria paused in her cooking, glancing back at the Sannin.
"Honestly, it more because I hit you with a car, and feel bad about it." She explained, carefully. Orochimaru chuckled, crossing his arms and leaning against the counter, Aria watched him out of the corner of her eye.
"So out of guilt then? A need to repay your sins." He mocked her. "How foolish."
"Yes, how foolish of me to take you in from the cold and rain, instead of leaving you outside in the cold to die. You know what else is foolish? Mocking the only person willing to help you, for helping you." The red head snapped, and immediately regretted it upon seeing a flash of anger in the Sannin's eyes.
"Careful with that tone of yours. I could still just as easily kill you." He pointed out warningly. She glared at him. "And don't expect me to bow down to you like one your little minions, like Kabuto or Kimimaru." His eyebrows rose at that, a smirk forming on his face. "Kukuku… and how much information exactly, is that pretty little head of yours?" He questioned in a tone of voice that sent shivers down her spine, and not the good kind.
Aria was now thoroughly creeped out but she still spoke her mind, determined to let him know she was not going to let him play with her mind like he had so many others.
"Enough to know not to trust you in the slightest, Orochimaru." She replied.
"It is highly rude not to use prefixes, you know." He sounded a bit… miffed. She knew he was going to try and keep her in constant terror, as he likes to make a fearful impression, manners? That was odd, but entirely unexpected. "Fine, Orochimaru… san." Aria bit out. She was not going to use the honorific 'sama'. Never in a million years. There was a silence, when she glanced back around, Orochimaru was giving her an amused, yet calculating look. He was thrown off. She could tell that much, so he was going to be extra paranoid and manipulative. Wonderful.
"You never did tell me your name." Aria blinked. She had, but she introduced herself in English last time, so he wouldn't know, especially since her name is not remotely Japanese.
"My name is Aria Miller." She said, turning to him. He smirked, licking his lips making her flinch. His tongue always made her cringe whenever he was on screen, seeing it in person was just disturbing.
"A pleasure to meet you, Aria-Chan." He purred, watching her reaction at the suffix. Aria's lips tightened and she looked irritated. She turned back to the pot, picking it up, and straining the pasta before pouring it back in the pot.
She opened the sauce, getting out two bowls, pausing to look at Orochimaru. "I assume you want some, or.." She was tempted, so very tempted to add a witty comment. But she was on thin ice at it was, probably best not to test him right now. He nodded and she made two servings, handing him one before diving into her own.
After dinner, Orochimaru settled back on the couch and she went to her room, closing the door and changing before turning off the lights, hoping Orochimaru doesn't decide to be a dick later on and scared the shit out her.
Who am I kidding, he probably will.
Well, let me know if Orochi seems OOC, and tell what you think of Aria! Reviews of are Love!
