"Ryik." Anko whispered trying to wake up the visitor sleeping on her porch. The boy groaned and shifted under his blanket. Anko sighed and kicked him in the side "Wake up dame it!"

Ryik shot up, his hands in the air as if her were surrendering a fight "I'm up I'm up." he mumbled tiredly. He stood and streched his arms "What's happening?" Anko shoved clothing of some sort in his arms "Get inside and put those on. We're going to get something to eat and then you're turning yourself in."

"Say what?" Ryik exclaimed.

Anko glared at him "You can't run from them. After last night Mizuki's probably spitting all kinds of shit about the people who attacked him. I'm already in hot water because of a mission I went on and I don't need the ANBU breathing down my neck about harvering a criminal. Either you do what I say or you starve, your choice."

"I saved your life!" Ryik remined her "You owe me!"

"W-what! Kid stop messing with my head!" she sighed trying to calm down "Look, I'll explain to the ANBU about how you helped me last night. That might soften them up a little; I'll do what I can to help you get out of... what did you do exactly?"

Ryik walked past her and head to the bedroom "It doesn't matter anymore."

Anko stared at him curiously; just being a prisoner of Orochimaru's messes you up.

After a few minutes, Ryik emerged wearing the clothes Anko had given him: a baggy red shirt, tan shorts, and black sandels. "I'm ready." he said impassively, the thought of turning himself in back to those creeps were bothering him.

"Let's go then."

Anko couldn't help but stare at the large scar on Ryik's face as he walked, head down. It streched from his temple, down his jaw line and side neck. His hair covered most of it but if he would cut his hair it would be noticeable.

"My old man did it to me." he stated. Anko flinched "Your father?"

Ryik nodded, a sad smile streched over his tanned lips "When I was six my dad pushed my head onto a stove and it burned my ass up, just one of the benifits of fatherly love I suppose."

"Why would he do that to you?"

"Revenge I guess." he started to explain "My mother died in child birth, that put a major strain on the old man because he loved her so much, pity though, he blamed me for her death so we didn't get a long well as you can tell." he lifted his head so that he could look forward "I grew up in place alled Saktraz, it was rough there; there wasn't a lot of crime because the people handled thing theirselfs but..." he gulped "But you could die quickly. I was one one."

They found a small shack where they placed there orders and waited for their food "What do you mean exactly?" Anko asked, curious and excited.

Ryiks fingers flinched in and out as if resisting something "My entire life I was hated by the people, even kids my own age. I always thought that maybe it was my personality or the way I looked or maybe my dad had spewed shit to them about me." one of his shaking hands crept to his chest "I found out one day why. I found out when i ws seven that I had these weird abilities to make my body set on fire and spread it out. I use to think it was so cool..." his voice trailed off and pain seeped into his expression.

"What happened?" Anko asked softly "Was it your dad?"

Ryik suddenly smiled "Hell yeah it was."

The waiter set down their food and Ryik eagerly picked up a pair of chopsticks to devour his eggs with.

Anko lifted her tea cup, blowing it to cool it off "Well?"

Ryik, still smiling, ate a bite of eggs before answering "Well duh, I killed him."

The sound of glass breaking echoed through the restaurant. Anko stood from her set and stared down at Ryik "You killed your own father?" she exclaimed shocked. Ryik grabbed her and pulled her down, he looked around but there were no people there to stare. "Hush." he released her and stared down at his food. "I didn't quite mean it like that...I-I...there was an explotion and he didn't get out in time. I was outside and I got scared and left." his voice calmed down some "I met crazy snake face afterwards and he said he could help me..." he scoffed "And boy he did."

Anko slid closer to him. "What did he do tho you?" she asked seriouly, almost angerly.

"Everything and anything." he stated mono toned.

"Wh-"

"Stay where you are!"

Anko and Ryik turned around, big mistake by the way, to see a myride of ANBU black ops surrounding them.

"Oh shit!" Ryik shreiked, standing into a fighting stance. Anko put a hand on his shoulder "Don't do anything stupid."

"Anko Mitarashi and Ryik Katzan, you are uneder arrest."

Ank looked down at Ryik "Oh so your last name's Katzan---Whoa whoa WHAT! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN WE'RE ARRESTED!"

One ANBU stepped forward "You freely took in a criminal, you are in the same trouble as he."

Anko slowly turned to Ryik who smiled sheepishly when he saw her death glare. Anko grabbed him by the throat "I'm going to kill you!" she was pulled back before she could make the attempt. Ryik had never been so thankful for these officers in his life.

Anko and Ryik had been put in separate jail cells at the ANBU interrigation office. Even though they were right across each other, they didn't speak at all, mainly because Anko had to be sadated twice on account that she made several attempts to kill Ryik. She was sober now but everyone and again she would run into the bared door hopeing it would bust open. No such luck.

"You're free to go." one of the two ANBU guards said a few hours later. "Finally!" Ryik sang as he stood. The second guard motioned him to stay "Just her, we still need you for questioning."

Anko saw the wave of apprehension crawl across his face. "I'd like to speak to the Hokage." Anko stated firmly.

"Not now, someone else would like to see you first." The first one said. Anko gave on last to Ryik as if tried to push himself in the wall as the other ANBU unlocked his door. Anko thought she heard screaming as she walked down the halls but she wasn't certain

Anko was put in an interrogation room soon afterwards. She was told to sit there and wait for the interigator. He was a man of about 5'6, he walked limply with a cane and his right eye and arm were covered in bandages, giving him a frail apperance. But Anko new to never gudge someone before you spoken to then or gone up against them first hand.

"Hello." the man said politely "I want to ask you about the child that stayed with you last night."

Anko was a little surprised that he asked that. She expected him to want know what happened to Mizuki but...why was this boy such a threat to everyone?

"Um....sure, but who are you exactly?" she asked

"That's erelevent to matter at hand." he stated with the same politeness. Anko gave him a hard look. "You may just call Lord Danzo."

"Danzo?" That name wasn't uncommon to those of superior rank, still, some of lower rank such as Anko managed to get a word about the man who was responsible for recruiting ANBU. Honestly, Anko was worried now.

"Sir," Anko said clearing her throat "I-I don't exactly know Ryik all that well. I saw him yesterday when he broke out of the hospital and then again when he showed up at my door." she laughed slightly "Hell, I just couldn't leave the kid out sie he was on the vergue of exhaustion."

"I see." Danzo said distantly, his visible eye shining with a light that strangley reminded her of Orochimaru. "Do you know why he came to you?" it was a demand, not a question.

"He said something about wanting to see me again or something; I still don't see why, we had just met. Why does it even matter?"

"Do you know who that boy is?"

Anko thought for a moment of his last name "Ryik, Ryik Katzan of...Saktraz or something like that. He was also a prisoner of Orochimaru."

Danzo nodded exquisitely "You seemed to have gain his favor if he's told you such personal information." he leaned back in his chair "Still, he's not what he seems."

"What do you mean."

"My dear," he began "That boy... is the human host of the Fire Phoenix."

Anko held her breath "What?" she thought about the fire Ryik had summoned, the teleportation jutsu, the markings that had appear on his body when he attacked Mizuki, it all was bizzar and unusal but...was it all because of a demon. "I don't understand...I mean I noticed that there were a few things different about Ryik but..."

"We're still not sure how he came in posesion of the Phonix but he has been causing mayhem with it for quiet some time now. The child has been persued for over two years now based on crimes he commited with Orochimaru. He is very dangerous. He proved that when he tried to take down the doctors who were trying to help him and last night when he attacked your comrade Mizuki."

Anko scoffed "First off, Mizuki attacked me, Ryik jumped in to help me out is all. Ryik is obviously a shinobi, he's suppose to be dangerous."

"Mizuki is in the Hospital for second degree burns and a fractured spine."

Anko held her breath, she then tried to defend Ryik "There was an explotion and we didn't know that Mizuki didn't get away in time."

Danzo laughed softly to Anko's surprise "Strange, that sounds like the same tale Ryik told his interrigators about the explotion that killed his father."

Anko gripped the table, stunned.

"I'm sorry to say that the young lad has been feeding you lies. Two years ago, the power of the Phoenix began to slip out of Ryik, leading him to a breakdown. In the proccess, he destroyed his home with his father in it and fleed his country. Orochimaru must have found him since he was in his prison cell-"

"How do you know that he was working with Orochimaru." Anko cut in. Betraly was starting to tear a hole in her stomach.

Danzo seemed to glare at her for innterupting him but didn't say anything about the subject. "Sorry but that in ANBU information, you are unauthorized to know what went on."

Anko smirked to keep herself from screaming "Trying to hide up something my ex-Sensai did?" those words hit a nerve in both of them.

Danzo stood "You may leave now." he stated hurriedly "I'll have an ANBU escort you home."

Anko stood as well "That won't be neccisary." an image of Orochimaru waiting for her when she got home flashed though her mind. She did not need ANBU walking in on him. Saddely though, she no longer felt like seeing him. "What about Ryik."

"The child will remain in our custody."

"Then what?" Anko pressed.

"ANBU priority." he stated simple. Anko didn't get to ask him another question.

Outside of the interrogation office

"Anko!"

Anko turned around solemly to see to her slight surprise Iruka running after her. She turned to face him as he stopped. "Are you okay?" he asked worriedly.

Anko glared and walked away "Don't pretend you care." she spat "Haven't you noticed, Mizuki is in the Hospital because of me."

Iruka grabbed her shoulder with as much gentleness has he could but Anko swung around and threw it off. "What the fuck do you want?"

"Anko Mizuki is in the Hospital because of something he did not you."

"What?"

He stepped closer "He told us that he was following you and when he tried to get your attention he set off some paper bombs that were going to be use to tear down that building he was on."

Anko was stunned "That's what he said?"

"Yes." Iruka smiled "No one blames you, you probably didn't even know he was following you right?"

"No I knew." Anko said uncaring "I wanted him to blow up."

Iruka stiffened "Anko, I know you two haven't gotten along lately but he's you comrade and you shouldn't say such things like that."

"Do you think I care!" she shouted. People were starting to stare "Mizuki is a liar and a physco. Next time I'll personally take him down if he tries shit like that on me." she shot off before Iruka could say anything back. She heard him calling after her but all she could focus on was getting to her apartment and locking to the door. Locking the door.

She almost busted her door down when she finally got home. She let her back slid down until she hit the floor, buring her head in her knees. "Ryik..." Anko wanted to hate him. The little bastard had lied to her and she had given herself away to him so easily. It sickened her that she let her self be vunerable to such emotions such as love or trust. She vowed that she would never let it happen again.

Anko was so caught up in her anger and self-pity that she didn't see the dark figure squat down infront of her until cold fingertips grazed her scalp. Anko lifted her head to see Orochimaru staring curiously at her "What happen to you?" he asked unsympitheticly. Anko glared at him and stood up. "Get out."

She went to her room and slammed the door which open two seconds later. "Get out." Anko said again with more brutness. She went to her bathroom and turned her shower on, she leaned against the sink waiting for the water to get warm. Orochimaru leaned against the doorway "Boyfriend trouble?" he laughed but Anko barely heard him.

She stared down at her hands and discovered that she was shaking heavily. Why? She wasn't cold, the steam floating from the shower heated the bathroom perfectly. Anko hazily stepped into the shower, she shook harder when the hot water hit her. She began to take off her clothes despite Orochimaru's gaze on her but her breath became ragged as if she were being choked. She pressed herself against the walls and collasped to the floor. She couldn't breath.

Suddenly Orochimaru was beside her, turning her onto her back, there was no emotion on her pale face. Anko tried to move away from him but Orochimaru ignoredd her and checked her vital signs and his eyes widened when she started turning lightly purple.

"Anko!" he sat her up and held her against his chest, one hand around oh waist, the other reaching up to turn the water off. "Anko you're having a panic attack, you need to calm down!"

Anko weazed something that he couldn't understand. He squeezed her slightly when her breathing started calming. "Come on Anko stay with me." he whispered.

"I-I I don't want...to go-to-to the hosp-ital..." Anko weazed in between breaths. "I want take you then." Orochimaru said "But you have to calm down. Anko stay calm...."

He kept reassurances and nonsense until evantully her breathing became normal again and her shaking seized. She wanted to stand up but Orochimaru said he wouldn't let her go until she was calm enough to think. "I want you to leave." she breathed

"Too bad." he said back

Anko closed her eyes, her heartrate was thumping softly now and strangely she didn't feel akward about the man that she hated intensly was holding her. "I want...to ask you something...in the morning." she whispered.

"Fine."

Anko woke, in her bed, to the sound of food being shuffled in her kitchen. She sat up but laid back down when a headache hit her. She was still in her clothes from yesterday but was wrapped in towel and her blanket. She remembered the nightbefore and got out of bed.

Orochimaru was cracking eggs on the side of a frying pan when she entered. "You really do some grocery shopping." he commented when he heard her enter.

"Haven't had time." Anko growled. She thought about Ryik. "What are yoou making?"

"Scambled eggs." he stated

Anko sat down at her table "Enough for two?"

Orochimaru smirked with his back still to her "Well I wasn't going to let you starve to death." he said.

Anko laughed softly and sat quietly while he cooked the eggs. She word together the interrigation she wanted to give him, the questions, more information on Ryik, and most importantly the insults she will throw at him. Soon Orochimaru sat a plate of orange-yellow eggs in front of her, they smelled of cooked cheese and it made Anko's stomach growl.

Orochimaru picked up his fork and started eating, he stopped though when he noticed that Anko wasn't.

She was staring at the eggs as if they were a foreign alien. Orochimaru stared at her questionable "Vegetarian?"

Anko looked up "Uh no, it's just..." she shook her head and took her plate to the sink. "This...this is just to weird for me." she said. "I mean, dame you shouldn't be in your ex-studants apartment. You shouldn't in Konaha, you shouldn't alive."

"That's harsh Anko." Orochimaru said, Anko wasn't sure if it was hurt in his voice or pure mockery. "Whatever." she growled. She sighed "Listen, there are some things I need to ask you, I'd...appreciate it if you'd answer them."

"I am not here to recruit corpses. I am not planning a assassination of any sort...not right now anyway. I am though responsible for the torement of your comrade Mizuki and will put a stop to his...shenanigans." he chuckled at the last part. Watching Anko get thrown by someone who was in a demented state of mind was hularious if you knew how to laugh at it.

Anko twisted the chair he was sitting in around to face her, putting both hands on the tops of the chair to get his direct atttention "Stop playing games with me you bastard!" she roared "I want to know what you did to Ryik Katzan." Orochimaru opened his mouth to speak but Anko cut him off immediately "What did Hell went on with that child to make that geezer what's his name want to lock him up?"

Orochimaru smirked sinerstly "I see you've made friends with a former experiment of mine." he laughed and looked into her eyes "Good luck."

"What the Hell is that suppose to mean?" she demanded. Orochimaru moved her arms away gentlely and moved to the center of the living room. Arm's crossed, leaning slightly, he began to talk "I found Ryik in the forest right outside of the woods in the Rice Patties village, tired and in a state of shock. I felt sorry for his agony so I tried to kill him right then and there...but..." he paused momentarly. "The second he saw the kunai I was going to use, he formed a earth tent to protect himself. I knew right then that he was gifted but when I offered to help him he tried to kill me. It's amazing he knew the number of fire jutsu's he did, he's so young."

"Why did you imprison him?" she was threating him now.

"Like I said, he tried to kill me but as skill as he was he was no match for Kimimaro."

"Kimimaro?"

"You met him once before, but that is unimportant. Kimimaro managed to take down young Ryik, we imprisoned him but he was difficult to retain." Orochimaru though about the brat who use to throw flames at him every chance he got. "I never even got to stick the little prick with a needle, he was a fighter I have to complement him on that."

Anko lowered her eyes "Why did you abandon him?" she asked quietly.

"After you escaped, I had to leave as well and I could bring such a dead weight along."

Anko's crossed arms tightened "So...you just left him there to die?" her voice was shaking with anger. It was such a rush for Orochimaru "Yes."

Anko yelled a war cry and charged at him "You heartless bastard." she punched him in the jaw but her her fist was grabbed and she was thrown across the room. She felt blood slide down her face but ignored it and got back up into a fighting stance "Do I have to break you again?" he asked.

Anko shot towards him again. She tried punching multiple times but he either dodged them or she got him in the wronge places. He took both of her arms and leveled her to him "A few years without our training has softened you Anko." one of him hands slid down and squeezed her thigh much to her disgust "In more ways than one." Anko kicked him away and charged at him again. While they were fighting, someone knock at Anko's door.

"Hello? Anko are you there?"

Anko ducked from one of Orochimaru's kicks "Iruka?"

"Yeah." he said outside "Listen, I just wanted to come over and make sure there were no hard feeling between us about yesterday. I didn't mean to hurt you like that."

Anko crashed into a wall "It's FINE." she coughed.

"Is everything alright?"

Anko dodged Orochimaru's fist and covered his mouth to muffle his scream of pain "Fine!" she shouted "Just uhh..." Orochimaru threw her off him and went for her again "Dealing with some...rats..."

"Rats?" Iruka exclaimed "Do you want some help?" the door knob started to turn.

"NO!" The knob stopped moveing. "No no...this are..." Anko moved to her kitchen and found a kitchen knife "Plague carrying rats..." she licked the knife and smirked wildly at the weaponless Orochimaru "Yes, indeed, I might torture these ones and turn into food..." she swung the knife at Orochimaru "Mmmmmmmm..."

Iruka heard another crash and winced "Are sure you don't need...an extermanator or..." another louder crash "An exorcist?"

"No thankyou!" she shouted followed by glass breaking.

Iruka stepped back "Um...okay, I'll just see..." CRASH "you...later...I guess."

"COME AGAIN...WHAT! YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU LITTLE FUCKER."

Iruka walked down the stairs everynow and again hearing a yell or a crash which became dimmer and dimmer as he got further away. His plan to ask Anko out would have to be put on hold.

Anko's livingroom and kitchen were a mess when she and Orochimaru stopped fighting to get their breaths. Theu eyed each other angerly, the fighting spirit shutting down. Orochimaru held up a hand to indicate that they need to stop. "Let's call it a wrap for today okay?"

Anko nodded in agreement "A wrap...an a nap if you please." she limped over to her destroyed livingroom and sat down on her couch that had miraculously servived the wreckage. She gave no complaint when Orochimaru sat down beside her. He turned his wary gaze to her "Your stasima has improved...and so has your lying."

Anko laughed and out of wariness layed her head on his lap "You haven't seen nothing yet."

Orochimaru smiled as she fell asleep. "Same here Anko-chan."

I am a total screw up

Sorry if this was more about Ryik than Orochimaru and Anko but he plays a major part in this story.

This might be my last Martyrs chapter for a whileT.T Don't hate me.