AN: Yes, it's short. I know that. I was lazy, but it gets the point across, plus has a nice cliffhanger type thing at the end. Though I've already typed up the next chapter and am planning on typing up the one after that one I post this chapter. Read and review everyone, I want to know what you think.

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Sunlight peeped through the blinds the next day. Saeko stretched her arms out across the bed but instead of feeling Kabuto her hand brushed against a piece of paper. She plucked it off the pillow and saw that it read 'I had to go out. I'll be back later my angel-Kabuto.'

She grabbed her robe and wrapped it around her pale skin. She collected her clothes from the day before which lay strewn around her room. Tossing the garments into the laundry bin she walked into the bathroom. She turned on the faucet and let her robe slip to the floor as she stepped into the shower.

The cold water cleansed her body and washed away the sweat from the night before. She turned off the faucet as she stepped onto the towel that lay on the floor beside the shower. She dried herself quickly as she walked back into the bedroom, picking out a set of fresh clothes. Sighing to herself she walked into the kitchen to make lunch.

She heard another knock at the door and she hastened to answer it.

Kabuto walked in, carrying a large tray that contained lunch for two.

He smiled as he set the tray down on the table.

He had gotten some of her favorite foods, including a burger and fries with a walnut brownie for dessert and a soda to drink.

She hungrily wolfed down the burger and fries, taking generous swigs of soda in between.

In the end, they shared the brownie, both feeding each other small bites until it was gone.

"Is this why you went out?" Saeko asked, smiling.

'It would be so much easier to tell her that was it,' Kabuto thought, 'Tell her I went out to get us some food after last night… but after something like that happened I just can't lie to her.'

"It wasn't," Kabuto sighed, "I received an urgent piece of mail."

"Who would try to contact you here?" Saeko asked, desperately hoping it wasn't the one man she despised the most.

"Orochimaru," Kabuto said, "He wants me to go back to work for him."