Until Tomorrow

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Author's Note: Ugh, I know all the chapters are coming by slowly. But I'll do my best to work on them often. With school and stuff, it will be tough. But I promise it will go by much faster come December!

SasukeLover – I'm glad you are enjoying it so far!

Kaara – Thanks. I took your past review and really tried to make it a lot better. Thank god for Microsoft Word though for this chapter. I was using word pad for chapter 3!

Takao – Be patient, please. I have stuff I need to do aside from writing this fanfic. But it is up there as one of my priorities.

Chapter 5: Old Memories of His

Ino dug her fingernails into her own palm for she was very nervous about meeting Orochimaru face-to-face. She had heard loads about him. But had been very fortunate in her life never to face him, which was until now. She wanted to run away, but she had already come this far. She had already left her beloved village. So right now there was no turning back for her. So she patiently waited with Kabuto at her side for the doors to fully open. When the doors fully opened she could see Orochimaru sitting on a golden throne like he was the Hokage of this hidden village. She stood in place not being able to move out of fear.

"Come forward." Orochimaru said gesturing her forward with a sadistic grin on his face.

Ino felt like she was being dragged forward but slowly took a few steps forward until she was halfway into the hall. She looked straight at him unable to speak or actually think anything.

"There is no need to be scared." Orochimaru said. "Come a little bit closer."

Once again Ino took the slightest steps forward. With every inch she stepped, she feared the worst. What if at the end this was all a sick joke that Kabuto and the rest of the Sound-nins were playing on her. She looked up again at the original traitor of Konoha. She felt a tug. It was coming from her stomach. She looked down. She saw nothing.

"Hurry up, my dear. I don't have all day." Orochimaru stated. "Kabuto, give the girl a nudge, will you." He said.

Kabuto nodded. He walked towards her and gave her a hard push making her tumble forward.

Ino gritted her teeth, but luckily kept her balance and did not make a fool out of her self by falling. She turned around and glared at Kabuto, then turned back around to face Orochimaru. Who was now only a foot away from her. She straightened herself out.

Orochimaru got up from his seat and walked towards her until he stood face to face. Ino was too scared to move. He put his hand on her face, then slowly with his index fingers outlined her face. Ino silently shivered. "You have such a pretty face." He said softly to her.

Ino stood there silently in fear. Not moving even a muscle. All she wanted to know what was going on. Why was he, one of the legendary three, touching her and speaking to her like that. He was getting awfully close. 'Please don't kiss me.' Ino prayed to herself.

"You remind me of her." Orochimaru said.

"Who do I remind you of?" Ino asked.

"From first glance you remind me of the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, my dear." He told her softly breathing on her face. Ino felt the goose bumps slowly rising. "But you are nothing like her, the one that is like her is the pink haired shinobi, Haruno Sakura I believe her name is. Also beautiful, but my dear Sasuke would never allow me to have her." He said.

'Sasuke-kun!' Ino thought to herself. 'Why would he not allow him to have her. Could this be that he loves her instead of me?' she thought to herself. "Impossible." She muttered barely audible.

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow but did not say anything about that. "But when I look at you, and touch you, you remind me of Ayaka." He said. "So beautiful, so innocent, so tempting."

Ino widened her eyes. "I'm only 14 though." She said not wanting to know where this was about to lead to.

Orochimaru completely ignored her. "Your pale face, your soft skin, even your smell brings back my old memories of her." He said. He looked up towards Kabuto. "I knew you could find her for me." He said.

Kabuto nodded his head. "It was my pleasure, my lord." He said.

"We shall begin the process tomorrow." Orochimaru said slowly walking away from the horrified Ino.

Kabuto nodded again.

"Take her to the room on the 4th level. It has her name written on all over it." Orochimaru said as he winked at her.

Ino's eyes widened. 'Seriously, once Sasuke accepts me or possibly rejects, which I doubt will happen. I'm just too beautiful. I'm going to get the hell out of this place and away from Orochimaru.' She thought to herself. All of the sudden the mark on her stomach started to hurt. She clutched her stomach tightly. "Why couldn't I have normal girl problems!" she muttered to herself angrily.

Kabuto raised an eyebrow at the blonde hair girl. He walked over to her and grabbed her by the arm and started dragging her.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?" she asked him bluntly even though she was still in serious pain.

"I'm dragging you across the hall so we can get to your room." Kabuto said with a straight face.

Ino wanted to stop right there and smack him dead in his face but decided against that. "No really? I really couldn't tell." She replied sarcastically.

He rolled his eyes then gave her a playful smirk. "Now, now you don't have to be so sarcastic with me. After all you're going to be doing me a favor. Since I was the one who brought you here." He said grinning from ear to ear.

Ino smacked him in the chest with her whole left arm catching him slightly off-guard. But he kept his balance. "You perv!" she shrieked. "I am doing you no favors!" she yelled. "I haven't seen Sasuke-kun yet. So don't try your luck. It's not working!" she continued ranting.

Kabuto just blinked. "Is it really necessary to be violent?" he asked her as he continued dragging her through the corridors they had just entered.

Ino sucked her teeth in, and then glared at Kabuto. "Yea, it is necessary." She said.

Kabuto shrugged and finally stopped when he reached a rusty wooden door. He finally eased his grip on Ino.

"Where are we?" Ino asked him.

"You'll see." Kabuto replied as he opened the door and pushed her into the room.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Ino exclaimed as she once again lost her balance which was unlike her usual shinobi way.

"Stay put." Kabuto said. "I'll be back for you later." He said and then winked. "So you can do me a my favor." He said then walked out the door and locked it behind him.

"Ugh." Ino pouted as she sat herself on the bed that happened to be in the room and just stared out the window.