Cure Me

So sorry for the long long hiatus, college can really sap the creativity out of you (and I'm in an art school O.o). Anyways I'm on my winter break so now I have the time to write again. I promise things will start picking up after this chapter (sorry if it's been a little slow lately)

I don't own Naruto...unfortunately

Chp. 14

"Crying again I see? What did you do this time? Try an escape plan that backfired or something?" Kabuto says to her still by the door.

Anko doesn't say a word to him; she just turns her head looking out the single miniature window, at its ray of moon light.

"Being defiant like always. You're becoming predictable Anko, there's no fun in that." He says smugly making the dead dark aura lighter. He walks over near her and sits next to her catching a glimpse at her injuries Karin has mentioned earlier. She held her broken hand close to her and he dislocated arm hanging loosely at her side.

"Anko, please tell me what happened before I do anything cause if it's something you did to your self I'm…"

"Yes you're right, I did do this to myself…I did this trying to get away from him…"

"Orochimaru…?"

"Yes, that bastard snake…he came for me again…"

"Well Anko this is his domain so it is expected…he kind of owns and controls this place in case you have forgotten already."

Anko looks down. He sighs rubbing his hand through his hair, his sarcastic filled grin slowly turns frustrated as he stares at her again for a bit.

"Alright, Anko…come here let me look at it…" his voice sounds a bit defeated. She turns to him and hesitates.

"No...I can't" she mumbles

"Why not? I'm sure you don't want to continue walking around like this. If you do that your hand will get infected which may in turn poison your blood killing you in a slow painful and agonizing pain. Also that dislocated arm, will swell becoming disfigured and unusable as well as infected, possibly gangrene and I would have to amputated it and…"

"Stop okay I get it but the reason I don't want you to is because he expects you to do so…and I don't want you to…"

She is interrupted by his laughter.

"…I failed to see the humor in any of this…" she says looking confused at him.

"I'm laughing because one, you're acting like you actually care about what happens to me, me the traitor of your leaf village and two, you think I don't already know that he's figured out that I've taken upon myself to heal you? Anko, I've been under him for quite some time I'm pretty sure he's keeping a third eye out on me at all times. He even went as far as to have Karin spy on me. Remember, he assigned me to monitor your health and well being, more than likely he must be messing with your head since you are quick to act before thinking."

She frowns at him ready to punch him if her arms weren't so messed up. She instead bites her bottom lip and holds out her broken hand. He smirks at her finally getting her to cooperate for once and takes it in his and gets a better look at it feeling to see where the abrasions are and which bones are broken. She winces in pain but not as much as before. Dry blood is caked in between her knuckles and fingers.

He places his hand over hers and begins to heal it. Anko clenches her teeth as she feels the bones and ripped tendons mending back in place. The skin that's been torn through also heals back together.

"And the other dislocated huh? Now how did you manage that one? I got to hear this."

"…I was trying to break free from his grip…" she mumbles like and angry cat.

"Sounds familiar…didn't the dead ninja I had you fight do the same thing when you had a grip on him. I guess you must've thought you could do the same thing, hoping it wouldn't be as painful…"

Anko doesn't say a thing, he is actually right much to her dismay. He grabs that arm and traces back to her shoulder where it hangs loosely. With no warning he snaps it back to the socket. Anko nearly falls from the pain of the ligaments, which hold the bones together, snapping back in place.

"You idiot, why didn't you warn me when you were going to that!?" she screams at him.

"Cause if I told you then it would be in your mind and you would instinctively flinch or jerk back making it more difficult to pursue." Anko just gives him an angry snort. She lifts her healed hand and tries to move her fingers.

"Why do they still hurt?"

"I only sped up the healing process; it doesn't mean the soreness is completely gone. Do your self a favor and don't do this again…I'm not always going to be your personal doctor and cannot keep doing this for you. Being here you will have to know whose boss and behave for once. I know you want to keep your little pride but sometimes you will have to let that go if you want to stay in one piece, you got me?" Anko simply nods as much as she doesn't want to.

"Heh, I'm starting to get the feeling that you're getting addicted to my chakra going into your body or something. Tell me Anko, is this some weird fetish of yours? Let me know so I can list it on the info card I got on you."

Anko grumbles, she wants to beat the hell out of him for remaining so arrogant and sarcastic during her time of hurt. He gets up ready to leave out the room and back to his.

"Where are you going?" She asks.

"I'm going to my room like always why?"

"Oh…just wondering…" She looks towards the window. He sighs again.

"What is it?"

"Nothing, I'm fine. Go on."

"No you want something what is it? Better tell me now."

Anko pauses for a second then turns back looking at him.

"I…uh…"

"What? Spill it already you're buying my time."

"I want you to stay…in here…with…me."

Kabuto's face goes blank as he tries to make sure he's hearing things correctly.

"What?"

"I want you to stay in here with me"

"Why? I thought you couldn't stand me? Or…was I correct about the whole addiction and fetish thing?"

"N-No you idiot!! I-I don't, I just don't want to be alone in this room again or at least tonight…You're the only one I kind of trust in here…" Her face almost goes into a blush for even asking him such a ridiculous request.

"You're scared aren't you?" he smiles teasing her. She frowns shaking her head.

"No, of course I'm not! I've trained in the most hostile of places, this is nothing compared those days. I just…yes." She gives up trying to sound brave, she actually for once is afraid to be in the room alone tonight. He nearly laughs as he walks back to her.

"This is new. It's okay, I'm not going to poke fun at you…too much for admitting you're weakness but I can't stay in here, I have other things to do that needs to be done right away…whether I want to do it or not."

"Well, can't you just postpone it and make a reasonable excuse, like say you fell asleep doing it or something? I mean I'm sure you're good at making excuses and lies. You managed to fool all of Konoha; acting like a loser student. I was fooled. I'm sure you can get your self out of one night…I just don't want to be in here alone, I went through a horrible ordeal…" She begs.

"How's this? ' Lord Orochimaru, sorry I couldn't finish the one task you gave me, I fell asleep, can I do it later? Please don't get mad I won't let it happen again' hm…I don't think an impatient man hungry for power will except that…Remember you don't want me to get in trouble cause you're somehow actually starting to care about my well being. Besides how do I know this isn't another trick for you to get away like last time? For all I know, Orochimaru probably never even came in here and you must have done this damage to yourself just to get me close enough to steal my keys or what ever and get away again."

"You are an S-class jerk Kabuto and get away? Get away to where…there's no way of escaping…" she says looking hurt again. "Forget it…I don't need you to stay in here. I'm just being stupid…I can manage being in the dark again. Sorry for wasting your time." She goes to lie down and rolls over to her side facing away towards the wall. Her form is in a fetal position, a position most people go to when they feel hopeless, stress, or defeated.

Anko come on don't do this, I can't keep doing this; digging my own grave…then again…why am I doing this? The usual 'me' would just leave with no word, without being stopped by mere sadness. What kind of genjutsu are you putting on me? You're starting to weaken my outer defenses…The weight of the bed is shifted; Anko turns to see Kabuto looking right at her.

"Fine you win…again. I'll stay for just this once and only once. I can't stand to see you like this." He sighs. Anko is shocked from hearing this.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, yeah whatever…Just don't get used to it. I'm already going to hear from this in the morning. You really are a thorn in my side, you know that?" he says. Anko sits up and gets closer.

"You don't mean that…do you?" she says staring hard into him. He feels her eyes on him but doesn't bother to look back.

"Maybe…" he says barely above a whisper. The room fills in silence for a good minute.

"I've become a thorn into everyone's side I guess…either that or just a complete failure, a waste of life. A broken puppet no more use to the child that grew tired of it…just to keep it as a collector's item…" Kabuto still doesn't even respond. Anko's feelings fall even deeper into the darkness of her tortured heart. She grabs at his hand and places it at her throat.

"Just do it already…" she says with emotionless eyes. Kabuto turns around baffled at her actions.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. Just do it already. Use your chakra scalpels to sever my arteries so I can bleed to death on the inside. It'll be doing you and everyone else a favor. It'll be like…healing me…yeah since you like to do that for me…or or maybe it is some sick fetish of mine…yeah you're right it is!" she starts laughing a very crazed laugh as the tears roll down the previous path they took earlier down her round face. They sparkle as they fall to the ground. Her eyes are still emotionless as she continues laughing. Kabuto looks at her, watching her go mad from the torture she goes through daily.

"Anko…"

"What are you waiting for? Come on you know you want to do it. You enjoy ripping and mutilating bodies. Messing with the nerves in their brains to see how the body responds to it then disposing the bodies for later uses and sacrifices for Snake bastard so he can use jutsus. Just look at me as one of those poor hapless souls, I'm no different …or if you do care think of me as one of your pets that has an incurable disease and you have to put me to sleep…cure me from this pain…"

"Anko…stop…"

"Come on. Don't be a jerk…cure me already…" her eyes swell up more and her laugh fade to sobbing again. Her eyes stop holding back her hurt emotion and everything spills out.

"Just FUCK'N CURE ME!!"

Anko starts crying loudly as if someone close to her died; at this point that something that died is her spirit, hopes, and dreams. Kabuto muffles her sobbing by crashing his lips on hers with no sign of pulling back. From this she releases his hand and tries to push him away from her. She finally realizes that he has no intention of moving; her pushing hands stop and cling onto his shirt lightly. She returns him the kiss; their lips locked tightly.

"Why…?" she whispers in between. Her breathing begins to pick up slowly, face flushing red.

"I…don't know…" he whispers back. Her eyes become very heavy and her body lowers a bit. Her grip on his shirt loosens and finally releases. She falls back a little; her back resting on his arm that was holding her against him.

"You…slick…bastard." She smirks with very sleepy eyes "you…used it…again…" she finally shuts her eyes and falls into a deep sleep into his arms; her head falls into his chest.

"Well you said put you to sleep, assumed it wasn't euthanasia when you said that, pet." He smirks lowering her in the bed even taking the time to cover her up. He sighs again rubbing his eyes.

"This woman, she almost messed me up again…got to keep my tracks covered and shut a little red-headed mocking bird up before she reports back to Orochimaru." He finally gets up, but before leaving he glances over his shoulder over to Anko sleeping. "Would stay longer, but if I want you to live through this operation you got to let me study how to do that…" he finally leaves her room locking it up.

To be continued...