Bound to You (Naruto)

Chapter Three

Tsuki woke to find herself in a new cell. It was bigger than the last cell and much warmer. There was an actual bed with soft warm blankets and pillows. Next to her bed was a small desk with a few sketchpads and pieces of charcoal and a small music box. On the opposite side of her cell was a small chest of drawers next to a standing mirror beside a door that led to a full-sized bathroom. She crept from the warm bed to find that her injuries had been tended to, but after being in the presence of the one she was bound to, her Towa bloodline's regenerative abilities would have kicked in. Her wounds were physically healed. Someone had given her a bath and changed her into a simple pale green dress.

Curiously she opened the lid of the music box and jumped slightly as two little glittering snake figurines popped up and a haunting melody filled the room. A small smile twisted onto her lips as she lost herself in the haunting melody. The door of her cell opened and she scrambled to close the music box, perhaps she wasn't supposed to touch anything. Her colorless eyes flit to the open door to see a boy about her age with pale grey hair and onyx eyes hidden behind a pair of glasses.

"Who are you?" Tsuki blurted as she took a hesitant step away from the boy. He was glaring at her.

"Kabuto, I'm Lord Orochimaru's right hand man and I expect to be treated with respect." He replied coolly.

"Okay, Kabuto-san." Tsuki bowed her head politely, which only seemed to irk the boy further.

"Who are you and what are you to Lord Orochimaru?" He demanded.

"Tsuki." She replied softly keeping her head bowed.

"And what are you to Lord Orochimaru?" He repeated in annoyance.

"I don't know." Tsuki answered honestly. This didn't seem to be the response he wanted to hear.

"Come with me." He growled and turned on his heel, "Stay close or you'll get lost and fall into a trap." His tone was sharp and commanding.

Tsuki scrambled to follow after him and tried to memorize all the twists and turns they took so she could find her cell again.

"Lord Orochimaru has instructed that should you try to run away, that I am to kill you." He said sternly as he caught her looking around trying to memorize the way.

Tsuki had a feeling that wasn't what Orochimaru had said, but thought better than to argue with him as he already seemed to hate her. "I won't run away, Kabuto-san."

Kabuto shot a glare in her direction. Why did Lord Orochimaru suddenly take off in a hurry and bring back this useless girl? She was weak. What possible use could he have for her? They reached a large medical lab. There were dozens of specimens in jars and tubes, tons of instruments, gadgets and monitors she'd never seen before, and sitting at a table buried in a book, was Orochimaru. The man with the terrifying eyes that held her life in his hands.

His golden green eyes with slits for pupils glanced up as the door opened. He looked to the pale girl at Kabuto's heels. On the first night back, he noticed that while she slept in his arms, the various bruises littering her skin had begun to fade away. Now, she looked completely healed.

"Leave us, Kabuto." Orochimaru waved the boy away before beckoning the girl toward him. He wanted to run some tests on the girl to learn more about her bloodline's abilities and why they had only activated once she was in his arms.

Kabuto shot another glare at the girl before taking his leave, sending a shiver down her spine. Tsuki stumbled further into the lab staring in horror at all the gruesome jars and tubes filled with ghastly things.