Sachetmay: I was stumped for a while on what to write next, but here is chapter 6. Review please! Love you all. P.S. I made this chapter very…dramatic, so it might be a bit unrealistic.

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"You need to get up now and start breakfast," An irritated Sasuke told Tacome, who was in and out of sleep.

"Just…eat…mud," She said as she went back to sleep.

Sasuke knelt down near her face and flicked her forehead.

"Ow!" She yelped as she sat up.

"Oh good, you're up," He said as he walked out of the cellar.

"You're very lucky duck this morning because I'm too tired to argue and- Oh! Your hair looks like a duck butt too!" She smiled at her new discovery and looked at his heated face, "What? I said that I wasn't going to argue, not comment on people's hair."

"Hn," He replied, trying to keep his cool.

"Hn times 10," She said as he continued to stay silent.

They had now reached the kitchen, and Sasuke left her to make breakfast.

Once she was done, curiosity was playing its role.

I wonder what would happen if I tried to escape, She thought with a determined smile.

She opened the door and peered into the hallway. Seeing no one, she stepped out and made her way towards the exit. After avoiding a few guards and running in to no one else, she made it to the freedom door. When she opened it, to her dismay, she found two guards on either side.

"Hey, what are you doing?" One of them asked loudly, grabbing her arm.

"Oh, uh, I…Kabuto said that I was free to go as I please, so, if you could just let go of me I'll be on my way back home," She smiled pleasantly and tried to move from his grasp.

"I don't think so. Kabuto never said anything about this. Yukio, bring Kabuto here," He motioned to the other guard, who left immediately.

(A/N: Yukio means 'happy man' )

"So…have you worked here for a while?" Tacome asked.

He only looked at her strangely.

"It's okay, take your time," She said as he continued to look at her funny.

Within two minutes the guard came back with Kabuto.

"What do we have here?" He asked, looking at Tacome being held by the guard.

"She said that she got permission from you to leave."

"Is that so? Well, I'll take her now," He said as he reached for her arm and brought her back down into the darkness, "I've been expecting something like this to happen, so I know exactly what I want to do."

"What? Make me clean until I drop?"

"Nope, I'm bringing you to Orochimaru this time for your punishment," He smiled unpleasantly as he opened up the door to his lair.

They stepped in and found Orochimaru sitting across from Sasuke. They immediately stopped their conversation as Kabuto shoved Tacome through the doorway.

"What is the meaning of this Kabuto?" Orochimaru asked.

"She was trying to escape, but was caught by two guards," Kabuto said, "I think that she needs punishment."

"What do you think Sasuke?" Orochimaru questioned.

He hesitated, and then said, "I don't think that it's up to me to decide."

"Well, if Kabuto thinks that she should be punished, I should get started right away," Tacome glowered at him, "Kabuto, if you would step outside please."

"But, si-"

"Step out Kabuto," Orochimaru said firmly as Kabuto angrily left, "Now turn around, Tacome."

Hearing her name through his lips send chills down her spine as she obediently turned around, her heart racing.

Orochimaru reached behind his chair and pulled out a long, used bull whip, "Put your arms out."

She did as she was told and braced herself. The whip landed on her wrist and made a sicken crack. Sasuke turned away from her and stared at the wall, clenching his fist tighter and tighter on each crack. Throughout the entire time, not a single tear fell from her eyes, nor did a single gasp or scream pass through her lips. At the end, bits of flesh were ripped and bleeding and bruises were smudged everywhere like ink.

"Sasuke, bring her back to her cell now."

He nodded, disgusted by his trainer, and led Tacome out, who was shaking from the pain. As soon as they were out, Sasuke put his hand on her head (She was quite a bit shorter than him) and continued to walk like that all the way down to her cellar. When they got there, he left the door wide open and came back with clean bandages and a bucket of water.

"This will sting," He told her as she sat down, holding her arms out as he poured water over them.

"Sasuke?" She asked in a whisper.

"Hmm?"

"Let's play the truth game."

"What's that?"

"I'll ask you a question and you have to answer it truthfully. Then you ask me a question and I'll answer it truthfully. Okay?"

"Okay. You start."

"All right. What is your favorite color?"

"Black and blue. What is yours?"

"Purple and green. Where did you live before you came here?"

"I lived in Konoha. Where did you get that necklace?" He pointed at the purple stone around her neck.

"My mother gave it to me. Who are those people in that picture in your suitcase?"

"How do you know about-" She cut him off.

"No, no. Answer my question first."

"Fine. They're names are Naruto, Kakashi, and Sakura, my former teammates and old sensei. How do you know about that picture?" He asked as he switched side to wipe the blood off from her other arm.

"Well, one day I was cleaning your room and I accidentally just happened to look in your suitcase, and, well, there it was. Why did you leave Konoha?"

"To be trained by Orochimaru and become stronger. Do you think that your family is worried about you?"

"Oh, uh, they…yes," Her face suddenly saddened.

"I know that you're lying. This is the truth game, right?" Sasuke said.

She nodded.

This is your chance to open up to someone, Tacome, A small voice in her head told her, You can do it. He will listen.

She took a deep breath and smiled weakly, "I know for a fact that my father isn't worried about me, and the rest of my family is dead. Why do you want to kill your brother?"

"I'm sorry about your family. I want to kill my brother because he killed off my entire clan and left me as his avenger. Why isn't your father worried about you?"

"Oh, that's- that's horrible! I'm sorry too. He's not worried about me because he murdered my family and left me on the streets. But it's no big deal," She said, as he looked at her with surprise and a hint of sadness.

She's always so happy and she smiles so much…I never knew…And in some ways, she's just like me, Sasuke thought as he began to bandage her arms.

"Anyways, what do you plan on doing once you kill your brother?" She asked him.

"To be honest, I really don't know. What did you do after he left you in the streets?"

"This kind old lady let me stay with her until I found a job and got a place of my own. Did you leave them, your teammates?"

"Yes. They didn't want me to leave and they all came after me, but in the end I wound up here. Did your father ever hurt you?"

"He used to beat all of my family, especially my mother. Will you ever go back to Konoha?"

"I don't think I will. It would be too uncomfortable. Did you have any siblings?"

"I had two sisters and a brother. And, Sasuke?"

"Hn?"

"I think you should go back. So, do you use gel in your hair or not?" She asked playfully.

"And do you dye your hair to look like a grandma or not?" He retorted as he finished wrapping up her other arm, "Done."

"Thank you," She said as he stood up, "Now you say, 'your welcome Tacome.'"

"You're not welcome slave," He said as she stuck her tongue out at him, "Good night."

"Good night." She answered as he walked away.

It felt good to let everything out. For the both of them.

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Sachetmay: Wow, there were, like, no xxxxx's throughout that entire chapter. Sorry for it being so short. And for all of the dialogue. And for how I made everything dramatic. Oh well, it's a romance, can you expect anything less? Next chapter will be up soon.