She was shifting and bouncing because someone thought it necessary to do that to her; it made her sick, it made her worse. Anko opened her eyes. Her face was nestled in someone's shoulder; they were the one bobbing her down in such an annoying way. She looked up to see Orochimaru's familiar black head moving. She groaned and lifted her head.

Kabuto looked back at her "Evening Anko-chan." He stated.

She stared down at him, there was something hazy in her mind that had something to do with him but…it just didn't…

"How do you feel?"

Anko felt sick. "Put me down I'm nauseated." She said.

Kabuto smirked and let her down gently. Anko kept her hand on his shoulder as she adjusted to her sickness that was swimming in her gut. She took in a few shakey before anilizing her surroundings. They were on a deserted road surrounded by greenary. Somehow she was in the clean clothes Kabuto had showed her ealier [he or Orochimaru probably had put them on her..the little perverts] Orochimaru was staring back at her, some unnamed emotion written on his face. She didn't get to look at him long before he began heading off "We have to move quickly, you never know who could be following just behind."

Kabuto suddenly slipped out from under her, leaving Anko to try and balance herself. "If you're still tired I don't mind carrying you a little longer." Kabuto offered wickedly grinning. Anko buried the urge to kick him in between the legs; she shook her head and turned around and walked in the opposite direction "Bye."

"Anko." Kabuot called to her sternly "We went over this you have to come with us."

Anko closed her eyes and stilled her breathing "I don't have to do anything."

"If you try to make the journey back to Konoha alone you're done for."

Anko laughed at him "You don't know me four eyes."

"And you don't know the Akatsuki," he snickered at the next part "At least not most of them."

Anko's body clenched tighter as she began losing control of her anger "Shutup."

Kabuto smirked as he walked closer to her shaking form "I for certain that the remaining Akatsuki will want to throw you around a few times before tossing you aside... sound familiar-"

Anko swung around and grabbed him shaking him roughly "SHUT UP SHUTUP SHUTUP!" Someone grabbed her and kept her from killing Kabuto "That's enought out of both of you." Orochimaru scowled. He turned his attention to Kabuot first "Do not antaginze Anko in a way that may cost you your life." he stated "You don't know her strengths."

Anko wa a little surprised that he would comment her in such a way, it had been her strenths that they hadn't seen one another in so long.

Orochimaru turned to her then. for a moment her only stared at her like he didn't know what to say "Kabuot is right. The Akatsuki aren't going to take Itachi's death so lightly. They will take you down-"

"I don't even know if he's dead!" Anko shouted "I was caught by his Shardingun! I was losing my mind, anything could have happened. Itachi might not be dead." She would have loved to believe that.

"Yes he is." Orochimaru stated hestitant.

"How do you know?"

"Because his body was given to us yesterday morning."

Anko's heart stopped. She had killed Itachi Uchiha.

Kabuto spoke up "Why you were still in recovery, an anbulance brought his body in. An Autopsy reveiled he had died of internal bleeding."

She had killed Itachi Uchiha.

"We have his body in the base we're heading to. We'll have a further analisis there."

Itachi was dead.

Orochimaru touched her back "You're welcome to help me with him later." Anko didn't respond. She stayed rooted to the ground even when Orochimaru tried to budge her.

"It's only as a precaution that you stay with us. In a months time you will be allowed to return to Konoha-"

Anko laughed while saying "I am not...going with you."

His hand shifted to her shoulder; he squeezed it hard "If you want to die that's fine with me." He released her and moved on, Kabuto following like a dog to its master. Anko stayed put to think.

"Itachi you don't HAVE to do anything.

"On the contrary love, I ran out of choices long ago, if I don't eliminate Konaha's spy, Pain will send Hindan or Kakazu to kill you and I assure you, I'm FAR more merciful than either of them."

So this is what it was like to know how you were going to die, weird, but it made you think. Anko was not afraid to die, years of watching people die around her taught her to fear other things other than death. Anko is not afraid to look into the eyes of the devil but she is afraid you will be with him when she does finally die.

Orochimaru was still peeking over his shoulder at her, waiting for her to come to her senses and realize that she couldn't out match these particular enemies. "She's an idiot." Orochimaru whispered to Kabuto.

Kabuto chuckled in response "I don't entirely think so. She's just in shock, as soon as she settles down she'll be fine." Kabuto looked back at her, she was getting farther away but he could tell her back was still to them. "She beautiful though."

'Itachi...' Anko pressed her hand to her forehead 'What happened in there?' She sighed "Won't find out with Akatsuki chasing me." she shot back around to the two figures who were already so far away. "Hey wait up!"

The two snake summoners stopped as Anko caught up to them. She skid to a stop and said "Okay...going with you two is going to be pure Hell but...it's better than running into S-ranked monster minds." She cleared her throat, she was regretting her decision as it came out of her mouth "I'll hang with you guys until I know it's safe but if I wake up strapped to a table I'll kick both your asses."

Orochimaru chuckled, he had his student back "I suppose that's fair." he walked closer until they were face to face "But I make the commands so I suggest you learn to use that sharp tongue wisely or you'll find it cut off one day." he grinned thinking he had her. But Anko smirked defiantly "And suggest you do the same." Orochimaru frowned at her but gave no other remark "Let's go."

Anko saluted him mockingly, she then grinned at Kabuto who was watching to scene. He frowned as well "We're all going to die."

"This will be your room for the time being." Kabuto stated opening a large metal door."It's not much but at least you have your own bathroom and a bed." There was a one person bed with dark blue sheets, a dresser with a candle and ink well, a small closet and a second door, most likely the bathroom. Anko expected worse. "No dead bodies." she joked.

"Lord Orochimaru suggest I move them for your sake." he commented; he glanced back at her and said mockingly "We wouldn't want Itachi rising from the dead and killing you now would we?"

Anko stiffened at his words. Kabuto smirked and started to leave. He pulled out a key and said "I have to lock the door for now because...well you know." the door shut along with click.

Anko swallowed a large lump in her throat. He nor Orochimaru had made it clear if she was going to be a prisoner or just another subbordnate, she wasn't sure which she would rather be. She decided to check out the bathroom out, maybe she could sneak a shower in before one of those perverts showed up again.

She switched on a light, there was a bathtub\shower beside a toliet and a sink. At least there was at least one knob to everything.

She turned on the the sink and waited for the water to warm up. In the meantime, she looked for soap and a washclothe so that she could wash her face. She wetted the clothe and lathered her face with the soap and concentrated on the feeling of how good the hot water felt on her skin. Suddenly she couldn't breath. Something was forcing her face into the water so that she could drown. The water had reached her ears had blocked out her hearing but she could feel the vibrations of someone cursing just above her. Her hands searched for the being that was suffocating her and finally found a pair of hands. One was gripping her neck, the other was holding the back on her head down.

With a burst of energy she jumped back and managed to knock the person down with her. She laid against it for a moment as releif and air filled her. The person however threw her off him and stood so that he towered above her.

Anko turned on her back so that she could look at the person. Oh man it was Sasuke.

He reached out and grabbed her hair, arching her body up to his "Mind telling me why my brothers dead?"