School isn't as bad anymore as I thought. I had the chance to vote for the subjects I want to make my school leaving examination with, so I only have the ones I'm interested in, now and the teachers are also very nice. Anyway, let's get back to the story!

"You called for me, Kabuto-sama?" A young man asked entering the laboratory. He wore a gray long coat which covered his whole body. His hair was light-blonde and his eyes blue like the sky. He was a little bit smaller than Kabuto, but they were the same age.

"Yes, as you might see, I'm busy, so I want you to go feed the prisoners. The food is all finished standing in the kitchen. Every prisoner gets one plate and nothing more, even if they beg for it, understood?"

"Yes."

"Thank you, Ryu. Now go."

Ryu went out of the laboratory to get the plates. He pitied the prisoners. The food they got was always way too little and he knew that, but there was nothing he could do against it. To be honest, he always hated the way Orochimaru and Kabuto thought they were second to none. Ryu owes them his life, though, so he wouldn't dare to disobey, at least not on his own. There was something he really longed for: a girl he could call his,a girlfriend. If he had had one and she would teell him to flee together with her, he wouldn't hesitate.

However, this wasn't the case so he had to obey his masters an his duty was now to bring the food he just picked up from the kitchen to the prisoners. The man started to give the plates to the prisoners until he arrived at a cell with two girls inside who he has never seen before.

"Orochimaru-sama?"

"Oh so you decided to show me some respect again, little Kuraiko?"

"Yeah, somehow... Now could you please let the others go? I don't want them to suffer."

"And what about you? I'm sure you're suffering even more than they do."

"I don't care. I want them to be free, but I'll stay, because..."

"Because?"

"I don't know how to explain, but somehow I... I've got the feeling I belong here."

"What a change of mind. How do you come to this wonderful conclusion?"

"I don't know..."

"But I do. I'm sure I've told you before that I know your true feelings towards me and now you finally recognize these feelings yourself. Isn't that fantastic?"

"You think so? I... I just thought it was gratitude, because you've saved me all those years ago."

"If it was, the other two would feel the same way. Do you think they do?"

"I guess not..."

"Now you have your answer."

"Yes..."

"Who are you? What are your names?" Ryu asked interested.

"I'm Sarana and that's Keiko."

"Why are you here? I haven't seen you before."

"What's that to you? Give us the food and go away for Heaven's sake!"

"As you wish. I hope you'll be free soon, Sarana, Keiko. Maybe we'll meet again."

"Yeah, let's meet again." Keiko whispered as he went away."

'She's beautiful. I have to ask Kabuto-sama out about her.' he thought to himself referring to Keiko.