And lookie! Second chapter for today. I hope you guys enjoy. Again. Yes, its short. Sorry. Now. For those of you that did not go BACK a chapter to read the one before this one, You need to go back a chapter because you are skipping chapter 4. :D And we all know that you don't want to skip a chapter. IF most of you remember, I posted up an AN, that I said not to review under because it would become chapter 4. So hurry! Go back, cuz its there. :D So go check and everything. For those of you that HAVE read chapter 4. ENJOY!

They walked into Orochimaru's hide out. Well. They walked, she was basically dragged. It looked exaclty the same as the one she had been in the last time she had gone searching for Sasuke with Naruto, Sai and Yamato.

It was taking all her willpower to fight against the chakra ropes wrapped around her body. Kabuto was still only sending her enough chakra to keep her up on her feet, and so far she had managed to keep her teeth from chattering from the cold that was inflicted upon her by still being wet from being shoved into the river.

Moving down the hall, Kabuto pulled her closer to him. His eyes leered over her body and she shuddered away from him. Orochimaru turned the corner into a large open room. Torches were lit thought out the large den.

"You're late" A deep, smooth, male voice said.

Kabuto jerked Sakura into the room. "Our lateness is none of your concern." He sneered at the man in front of him.

"Besides, Sasuke-kun. We brought you a little present." Orochimaru said, nodding at Kabuto.

Kabuto's hand tightened on Sakura's arm before thrusting her to the floor in front of him. The small amount of chakra that she had left wasn't enough for her to use to break her fall, especially seeing that she was still wrapped up in Kabuto's chakra ropes. She slammed into the hard ground with a grunt.

Sakura's body rocked with pain as she twisted around to a hunched over sitting position. Her eyes raised enough to watch Sasuke rise from where he had been sitting. He was wearing the same thing he had been the last time she had seen him, minus the ugly purple belt. He slowly made his way over to them, his red eyes boring into her. He moved with a slow grace that, to tell you the truth, was pissing her off. She glared up at him as he knelt down in front of her. His hand moved up and took hold of her hair, jerking her head back so he was looking down on her. The symbolism wasn't lost. She was beneath him. Or so he thought.

"You brought me….her." It wasn't a question. It was a statement. His crimson eyes flicked up to Orochimaru. He was clearly displeased. "Why would you bring me something so weak?" He questioned.

Sakura couldn't help but smirk. Weak. He still thought she was that little kunoichi that had professed her love for him all those years ago. Six in fact. Six long years. Sure, she had seen him three years ago, when they had followed Sai into another one of Orochimaru's hidden bases. Had she still been that little girl, she would have cried, maybe even have tried to lean into him. But no. Not anymore. She had grown so much in his absence.

Her eyes flashed before she pulled the little charka she had left and moved to thrust her foot into his chest, sending him back several feet. Like Kakashi, and everyone else, he had underestimated her. And like everyone else, she had shown him otherwise as he flew away from her.

Sasuke's eyes were wide for only a second, as he flew backwards. Then they were narrow slits as he used his momentum and flipped himself to a stop. He was back in front of her in a second, dragging her up off the ground and onto her feet. The chakra she still, amazingly, had, she was using to keep herself awake and alive. The chakra ropes slid off her body. Why couldn't they have just done that before?

Sakura looked up at him, watching his eyes seethe with anger at her. Slowly her hands wrapped themselves in his shirt, pulling herself closer, close enough that she could whisper into his ear. Sasuke was almost pleased with himself, thinking that he had been right about her. That was until he heard her speak.

"I hate you, Uchiha." She whispered, her voice barely auditable. She was graced enough to see his eyes widen in shock before she lost all conscious.

Sasuke was almost in a state of shock as he watched her fall unconscious. He tightened his grip on her before her limp body could hit the ground. He leaned over her enough to let his free arm slip under her knees, picking her up bridle style. Annoying. He thought.

He heard a shriek behind him, before a pair of hands wrapped around his upper arm.

"Sasuke-kun! What did she do to you?! I'll kill her!" A red headed girl yelled. She was looking up at him with worried eyes as her other two team mates walked into the dimly lit room.

"Shut up Karin." Sasuke said, ripping his arm away from the pathetic girl. His red eyes flew to Kabuto and Orochimaru. "What did you do to her?" He asked, his voice giving away everything but emotion.

"Heh. I kicked her ass, drained her chakra, and kicked her around a little more. Surprised she was able to walk here though, being that I really fucked up the muscles in her legs. Her arms as well, actually." Kabuto said. He was smirking. His eyes watching the Uchiha with complete interest as the boy's eyes narrowed before he quickly caught himself and pulled his mask back on. Emotionless mask.

Orochimaru cut in. "I'd suggest that she be left in your stead, Sasuke-kun." He said simply.

"But Orochimaru-sama!" Kabuto started. He stopped when Orochimaru held up his hand.

"However. If you do not wish to be…burdened with her, I can always give her to Kabuto or Suigetsu." The snake sannin suggested.

Sasuke glared as he watched Kabuto's eyes light up. Turning his head slightly he watched as Juugo walked up beside him. The orange haired man's hand reached out and brushed against Sakura's face.

"She's very beautiful, Sasuke." He stated, earning a full fledge glare from his leader, and an angry shriek from Karin. He quickly backed away from the pink haired girl.

"Are you serious?! She has a huge forehead!!" Karin screamed.

Sasuke turned on the girl, causing her to fall backwards on her rump. "I thought I told you to shut up, Karin." He growled. The girl nodded, quickly stood up and backed away to stand beside Suigetsu.

"She really is ugly. Bet she'll have the hots for my Sasuke-kun when she wakes up." She whispered to the shark like boy.

"And if she does, I'm sure Sasuke wouldn't mind returning those feelings. She is quite beautiful if you ask me. Look at the way her breasts-"

"Suigetsu!" Sasuke growled and the blue man snapped his mouth shut.

"Sorry." He whispered. He really wasn't in the right mood to get on Sasuke's bad side. He was however, pleased with the reaction his words had gotten out of Karin. She was fuming!

The timid boy of their team slowly walked back up to Sasuke, who was still holding Sakura in his arms.

"I'd rather you take her, Sasuke. I don't trust the look in Kabuto's eyes, or the thoughts in Suigetsu's head. Or mine, for that matter." He whispered in a soft voice. "And Karin would end up killing her."

He shouldn't care what happened to the girl. He had broken those bonds…right? However, the thought of her anywhere nearKabuto scared the hell out of him. No, not scared. Just didn't sit right maybe? Not to mention he wasn't too keen on the idea of losing Karin's tracking ability just yet. Sure, Sakura was unconscious at the moment, but she wouldn't stay that way. And he was pretty sure that they would not get along. Sakura's improvement was known everywhere, at least enough for him to know that Karin wouldn't last long with the pink haired medic.

Suigetsu, well, that was another story, just not one that would convince him to leave Sakura with the water made man. Then there was Juugo. Being that he was the only one Sasuke could trust, and being the only one that would kill her faster then any of the others. It would feel more like he had condemned her to death anyway. Again, WHY did he care?!

He didn't. Of course he didn't. But…

Sasuke nodded. "Very well, Juugo." He answered, before looking down at the girl in his arms. "This is ridicules, by the way, Orochimaru. I still don't get why you captured her." He stated at the snake man.

"I need her to heal my arms. Other than Tsunade, she's the only one that can do it. Besides, you seemed to be getting a little lonely." The snake answered.

"I am not lonely. I don't get lonely." Sasuke answered hotly, his grip on Sakura tightening.

"Alright then, why don't you just hand that little cherry blossom over to Kabuto then." Orochimaru answered back, cauding Kabuto to step forward expertly.

Sasuke's eyes narrowed before turning away to head down the nearest hallway. No way in hell was he going to just leave her with Kabuto.

He ignored the comment Kabuto made as he moved out of site.

"I get seconds then, Sasuke."

Sasuke quickly opened the door to his room before slipping inside. Closing it he moved to his bed, placing the passed out girl on top of the sheets. He thanked Kami for a better base this time. He had an actual real bed. Not one of those mattresses on a stone formed bed.

He heard Juugo outside the door. "You can come in." he said quietly.

The orange haired boy entered the room, and softly padded over to the bed. He turned to Sasuke and held his hands out. "I brought bandages and some stuff to clean her wounds." he whispered.

Sasuke took the supplies from the young man's hands and sat on top of the sheets next to Sakura's limp body. He laid them on the bed and leaned over her, gently lifting her from the sheets enough to pull her red jacket off her arms before laying her back down. Orochimaru needed her alive and healthy, and the ass had left her in his hands. Great.

"How do you know her, Sasuke-sama?" Juugo questioned, moving away from the bed to lean against the closet wall.

Sasuke didn't answer for a long time, as he lifted the mesh on her shirt, folding it over her chest to keep it away from the wound in her side. Dabbing rubbing alcohol on a cloth he carefully cleaned the wound, watching her jerk away from him in her sleep. When he was done, he sat her up as gently as he could so that he could wrap the wound. After laying her back down he answered Juugo.

"We were team mates. Back in Konoha." he said, turning away from Sakura. "She was…quite like Karin is now. Loud, annoying."

"Was?" Juugo questioned.

"I believe she had changed. Three years ago she cried when she saw me. But today…" he trailed off. Juugo was the only one he talked to, and he rarely talked to him. But Juugo never repeated their conversations. Never.

"She said that she hated me." Sasuke whispered. It had hurt. Not a lot. But enough that it bothered him. It was Sakura for Kami's sake! He didn't care!

"I don't care." he thought.

Juugo pushed off from the wall and headed to the door. "You have been lonely, Sasuke. Perhaps she will make it better. Not to mention. You can train longer with her here. Kabuto doesn't like you, so he wont heal you. But maybe she still likes you just enough to help you get better to defeat your brother?" he said, before slipping out. It was the most the boy had ever said in one mouth full.

"Maybe." Sasuke said, to nothing at all.

He watched her, for the next several hours. There was nothing that he could do about her arms and legs. He wasn't a medic. He had sparred with Kabuto enough times to know that it hurt like hell. But she hadn't made a noise, nor had she cried about it. It bothered him. It was Sakura. She was suppose to care if she had gotten hurt. But it seemed like the only thing she could have been thinking of was to get away, or to fight. He didn't know. And it bothered him that she was here. She had no idea what she was doing, getting herself captured like this. And where was Kakashi and the Dobe? Why were they not with her?! Thought after thought reeled thought his head. She would not be safe her. And the fact that Kabuto seemed rather interested in her pissed him off.

"Fuck." He whispered. "I don't care. Damnit."

He stood, and quickly let the room. He had to get away from her. In the short time he had spent with his first team, he had gained a protectiveness over their weaker team mate. And it was coming back as if it had never left. And he hated it. He was leaning on his door when Kabuto walked by.

"If you have such issues with staying with the girl, hand her on over, Sasuke-kun. I will gladly put her to good use as soon as she is healed. Which would only be in about…two to three hours if you let me have her." he said.

"No." Sasuke said and he advanced on the medic nin. His hand wrapped around Kabuto's throat as he slammed him into the nearest wall. "But you will heal her. " His sword was out of its sheath and cutting into Kabuto's throat as soon as the medic nin shook his head no.

"Fine. Fine, whatever. But you fucking owe me, Sasuke." Kabuto said.

"I owe you nothing, Kabuto." Sasuke sneered, pulling back and sheathing his sword again. He turned away from Kabuto and walked back into his room, the medic nin following close at his heals. "If you do anything other than heal her, I'll kill you."

"Why are you so worried about her when you say that you do not care about her, Sasuke-kun?" Kabuto questioned.

"You are too curious for your own good. Would you like for there to be something wrong with her when Orochimaru calls for her to heal him? Would you like to be the one he blames?" Sasuke asked.

Kabuto shook his head. "No." he said.

Sasuke nodded towards the still sleeping Sakura. "Very well. Heal her."

Kabuto nooded and moved towards the bed, an ever watchful Sasuke following his every move.

ALRIGHT! Now that you are done with chapter 5. Yay! I'll be working on Chapter 6 asap. But first I have to get out a chapter 5 on Broken Memories. So bare with me. :D Hope you guys enjoyed it! And sorry for the kinda cliffy.