Eek! Sorry for the late update! Happy Summer Break! This story will probably always update slower than the last one . Sorry! M-ish? In this chapter? Mah, I don't think so...

"Get out." I demanded.

Every room in this place was poorly lit. It was always pitch black with a candle or two. The hallways were better, but if your eyes couldn't adjust, you'd be lost in your own room.

I knew he was coming before he even entered my room. I didn't need to see him.

"Not until you listen to me," Kabuto replied, shaking his head.

We had gone through this god only knows how many times. Kabuto had no right to tell me what to do, and yet he still did. The funny part was he was always wrong in his orders, too.

"I don't have to listen to a word you say. Out. Now."

"Orochimaru will be disappointed." He sounded just slightly sarcastic.

"Orochimaru isn't here. It's one in the morning."

"But he still ordered that you go." Kabuto concluded.

I might have sighed, had I not learned to keep an emotionless face and personality.

We both knew he was lying about it. He claimed Orochimaru wanted me to go places a lot, but it was only to, 'get me in trouble.' That was a good way of putting it since it was so childish.

It was because he was jealous. I was Orochimaru's favorite, and his future body, though neither of these things fazed me. Kabuto had a thing for Orochimaru, Orochimaru had a thing for me, and I had a thing for,

I growled out loud and brought my hand to my forehead. The mental image of Naruto's face was now stuck.

I heard Kabuto laugh. "I know that look," He began. "What's the matter? Were you thinking about Blondie before I got here?"

I glared momentarily, then hissed, "I'll go to the damn training grounds. Shut up and leave."

He smirked, shook his head, and walked out.

He loved to use that weakness against me. He knew about my feelings the day I reached here, two years and some months ago.

I closed my eyes, sat back on my bed, and tried to will the thoughts of Naruto from my head.

"Why did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Save me, stupid."

"I didn't want to see you get hurt. You're precious to me."

I sat there for a few minutes longer, and finally it had gone away.

By now, I assumed he had given up. It had been so long now, I knew he wouldn't couldn't after me. It sometimes nagged in the back of my mind, but I was mostly assured he wouldn't come. That was exactly what I wanted.

I wanted him to stay away.

I wanted to forget him, but I wanted him to forget me, as well. I wanted him to settle down with Sakura, or Hinata. Just anyone good for him. Someone who wouldn't hurt him, like I had.

It was so unfair for me to tell him.

"I never should have told you my feelings."

When he was out of my head for the night, I fell asleep.

I woke up around four hours later, at 5:00 am. You couldn't really tell time without a clock, because there was no view of the outside. The entire base was underground, except for the entrance on the face of a cliff. There were four other bases, and we switched occasionally.

The reason I had come here was to gain power. The physical endurance, the skills, the ability, and the mental needs to kill my brother.

I had planed for more hardcore training today, but got something worse.

When I was heading towards our in base training room, Orochimaru was coming towards me. The place was huge, and easy to get lost in. I shamefully did get lost, a lot during the first month.

"Good morning, Sasuke." The voice he used made everything sound like he was trying to be seductive. It never worked, except on Kabuto.

I didn't answer, but I stopped walking.

"Kabuto and I are meeting a spy in the land of fire." We were currently in the land of wind, somewhere in the middle of the vast desert. We had a base here, in the land of sound, rock, and fire. "I can't train you today."

"Hn." Great. These days were the worst. When he had other business, and I was left an uneventful day. Sometimes I practiced myself, but even when I did that, it was hard not to think of…

The first few times Orochimaru did this or anything like it, I slapped at him. Now I had learned to just ignore it.

He reached down and grasped my chin with one hand.

I had gone through a huge growth spurt during puberty, and I was only a bit shorter than him. I kept my hair the same length as I always had, maybe an inch or two longer.

"We'll be back in a day or two. Then I think I need to give you more emotional training."

My eyes narrowed. He had been training me to not reveal any emotion. To not even think emotion in my own head. To think only of life processes and what was in front of me or in the future. No memories of the past.

"Why?" I replied.

He squeezed my chin a bit tighter. "Kabuto tells me your still thinking about that boy," He paused. "Naruto."

I cringed, then realized the mistake and tried to rearrange my face. Thoughts of the boy filled my head.

"See?" He muttered. "That won't do for either of us."

My face was still distorted, an attempt at trying to be emotionless. Damn you, Kabuto.

"Definitely more training." He said it softer, and my emotionless face attempts became even more futile when he ran a finger down my neck. Then he abruptly let go.

"Don't get any ideas while I'm gone." He called as he walked past me.

I waited until I couldn't hear his footsteps. Then I waited until his chakra was out of range. Then I waited more. Then I covered my face with my hand, and walked towards the training hall.

I. Have. To. Forget. Him.

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