Until Tomorrow

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Author's Note: I'm going to start thanking people who reviewed the previous chapters. Since it seems wrong if I didn't!

Kaara - I'll try to make it less confusing. With all the time I took, it should be better. I hope. prays

Takao - shrugs I thought it would make it a lot more interesting if he went both ways.

Blind Kunoichi - I'm trying to update quickly. But school and college applications are bringing me down!

- I haven't thought of what Kabuto is going to do yet.

Chapter 4: Forgotten Past

They had reached the Land of the Sound. Ino had never been there. So naturally she didn't know what to expect when she got there. She had heard a lot of stuff about the Sound from the boys from her year. They hadn't really said much about it except it was kind of eerie. But to her, Sound looked a lot like Konoha except for the people that lived there were a little less social and looked deader. Konoha was a lively place even with trouble or war, people went on as if nothing was going on around them. She enjoyed that aspect of life in Konoha. But maybe she would learn to appreciate the way of life in the Sound. She looked to her left to see Kabuto standing there, staring into space. She cleared her throat.

He turned his head slowly towards her. "Yes?" he asked.

Ino slightly raised her eyebrows in frustration. How was she going to stand being with this guy now. Now that she too had betrayed her beloved village to be with they guy she truly felt she loved, Sasuke. She was leaving behind all her close friends, especially Shikamaru, and of course Choji and Sakura and also the other Genins in her year. Was she really making the right choice of going to the Sound? Just for Sasuke. "I hope we're not going to be standing here the whole day." she said.

Kabuto shrugged. "Someone's rather feisty about going to see that Uchiha. What's so special about him anyway?" he asked looking at her angry face. "Oh wait, don't tell me. I already know." he drawled.

Ino just stared at him for a quick moment then rolled her eyes. "If you already know Then why did you ask?" she asked him.

He just shrugged. "Let's get going. I'm sure Orochimaru-sama is dying to see us." he said.

"Are you being sarcastic?" she asked him.

"Not at all, not at all." he said.

Ino rolled her eyes again. "How long until we get there?" she asked as they started walking.

"Not long. Orochimaru-sama owns a lot of the land here. So it will be about 5 minutes until we get there." Kabuto said. "You will be amazed." he said.

"Yeah, uh huh. Of course I will." Ino muttered sarcastically. 'I wonder if Sasuke-kun will be there?' she asked herself. 'He has to be there. Or else it would have been a waste of my time just to be here.'

Kabuto snickered softly as they reached what looked like a graveyard with a gigantic castle in the middle. "Well this is it." he told her with his hands behind his back. "It's something, isn't it?"

Ino widened her eyes. 'This place is creepy.' she thought to herself. "I didn't expect this." she said in a low voice.

Kabuto shrugged, and then he grabbed her by her arm and rushed her towards the door. "Hurry." he said in hushed voice as they reached the door. He opened the door with one hand and threw her in as he followed her.

Ino fell on the floor. She stared at him for a second and then slowly got up and dusted herself off. "What was that for?" she asked him hotly.

"I let my guard down. We aren't supposed to be seen by anyone." Kabuto stated. Kabuto stared at her Konoha headband that was currently over her stomach. "Give me that." he said pointing at it.

Ino stared at him confused. "Give you what?" she asked not knowing what he was pointing at. She stared down and noticed her headband but she didn't say anything.

"Your headband. Obviously." Kabuto said as he adjusted his glasses and walked over to her.

She put her hand quickly into her pouch and grabbed a kunai for security. "You can't have it. Konoha is my home. I was born there and I've lived there all my life. You can't just strip me of my heritage. I earned this." she said.

"I don't really want to fight you for it, but if I have to, I will." Kabuto muttered walking even closer to her. Ino tensed up a bit. Then suddenly out of nowhere he grabbed her neck and pushed her against the wall. "I brought you here; you are here to please me and Orochimaru-sama. Or else I can just as quickly send you back to Konoha. Then your little friend, Sakura can have that Uchiha all to herself. And you wouldn't like that, now would you?" he asked her with a slight smirk.

She glared at him as she winced with pain that was on her neck. She really didn't want to do what she was about to do next but she knew for the triumph of love she had to. "If you let go of me, I will surrender you my headband." she said knowing she had lost that battle.

He smirked in triumph. He let go of her and he slowly stepped back. "I knew you would agree, Ino." he muttered so that she couldn't hear him. He placed his hand out, so that she could place the headband in his palm.

Ino slowly undid the knot in the back of her headband that was on her stomach. Tears slowly pouring out of her eyes with every second she was touching her most prized possession. The one that declared her a ninja of the leaf. And soon it would be gone. No one would know she was a ninja. Just a plain young girl chasing her love. She placed the band in her head and stared at it for another moment longer. She sighed and then she placed into Kabuto's hand. "Here. Are you happy now?" she asked him quite bitter now.

He grinned evilly. "Of course." He said as he grabbed the kunai that she was still holding onto from her hand. He then slashed the headband, straight through the leaf symbol. Ino just stared in shock. "You are no longer with Konoha." He said to her in victory.

She stared at her beloved headband for a moment longer. "How could you do that?" she asked him. "I wanted to see Sasuke, not give up my alliance with Konoha! What will my parents think of me when I get back?" she asked him.

"You are one conflicted child." Kabuto told her. He got closer to her, so close that his lips nearly touched hers. "You're here with me. Konoha is no longer your home. You betrayed it, when you left. Whether you came for Sasuke, or you wanted freedom. You're here now. Therefore you must stay. Unless Orochimaru-sama tells you to do otherwise." He said to her, his breath was warm and tickled her face. He closed for a second, and acted like he was about to kiss her. But backed away quickly and then smirked.

Ino just stared at him. She hadn't really thought about her actions lately. An image popped into her head. It was an image of her best friend, Shikamaru. She could remember the kiss she had with him. It was still clear in her mind. But even though she could still remember it, she could no longer taste it. His taste had been replaced with Kabuto's. 'I wish you were here with me now, Shikamaru. You would be able to save me from my mistakes.' She thought to herself. She suddenly felt a tug in her arm. She snapped out of her thoughts and looked up. "Yes?" she asked him.

"It's time to see, Orochimaru-sama. He is expecting us." Kabuto said. "Remember, don't act snobby, bitchy, or whine. Just stay quite. Only respond when you are addressed to, and only short answers. He is a very busy man. He has things to do." He said sharply. Then dragged her to the big steel doors, which led to Orochimaru-sama.