Hoshiko sat on top of her roof like she had done so many times before. Orochimaru had told her to go back to the Hidden Sound Village. Her knees were to her chest as she watched the sun set. She took a glance at the space beside her where Kabuto would have been if he were back. She let a sigh out. She closed her eyes letting her mind drift back a few days to when she had last spoken to the silver haired man before she left.

-Flashback-

"Kabuto-" The silver haired girl stated softly making the other person in the room turn to look at her. "I'm leaving. I just wanted to tell you this." She stated in a whisper, knowing that he would have been mad if she would not have told him so. He nodded at her.

"I know. Orochimaru asked me if I thought it was a good idea to let you leave." He stated walking over to the girl with a smile. He pulled her into an embrace which she did not return. He could expect nothing more from her though, after all the most human physical contact that she has had in a while was that kiss that he gave her the other day. Hoshiko slowly lifted her arms from her sides, an effort that she did not know would be so hard. She joined Kabuto in the embrace catching him by surprise. Her hands rested on his shoulder blades gently not totally knowing what to do. Neither of them felt or heard the entrance of their master.

"Isn't this cute?" The dark ninja stated with a laugh. Kabuto and Hoshiko pulled away from each other quickly, Shiko almost tripping over something. Orochimaru walked over to Hoshiko and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Now would you be so kind Kabuto to leave so I can have a word with my little dove?" The silver haired boy nodded heading to the door of the room, glancing once more at the girl before he left. Their master let go of the girl's shoulder to take a seat in the arm chair on the other side of the room. "It seems that Kabuto is quite taken by you, and you are getting there with him." The older man stated as he sent a glare at the assassin. "Stop it." He stated his eyes going so their pupil was just a very small slit. "I do not need my right hand man and my assassin falling in love. It will only make you weaker." Hoshiko heart sped up slightly at the mention of the word love.

'Am I really falling in love with him?' She thought in her mind. 'I can't be. It will only turn to pain. I know this. My mother loved my father and he went and killed her and my brother. I promised myself that I would not let that happen… But Kabuto would never do that or he would have done it already, right? I don't know what to think any more. I should have never-' She was pulled out of her thoughts by her master starting to speak again.

"I would like you to be the one to tell Kabuto. I think it would be easier for you to tell him then me." He stated with a smirk. Hoshiko nodded. No matter how much she didn't want to she had to do what Orochimaru said. "Oh and do it before you leave today." He said dismissing her. She bowed slightly then left the room leaving her to go find Kabuto and tell him the news.

-End Flashback-

Hoshiko sighed softly, she still could not get the image of Kabuto out of her head when she told him. He looked so sad but it had to be done because Orochimaru wanted it that way. She would not be surprised it Kabuto never talked or came to see her again. She leaned back so her back rested on the roof, one of her hands going back to rub at the snake tattooed behind her ear. 'All because of this.' She thought resting the tips of her fingers on the mark. 'I wish I never was taken in my them. I wish none of this had ever happened. Maybe then-' She shook her head, she would not admit to herself that she had fallen in love with Kabuto, not when her master forbid it.

A/N: Sorry its so short. The next chapter with be longer, I promise. Just wanted to get this one out.