Never Free

[dango_is_love]

Who: Aki and Orochimayu
When: Three months ago
Where: Roughly four days away from Fire's borders
What: Aki is returning home from a mission when he runs into a familiar and not so welcome face.
Warnings: Sexual content, heavy swearing, violence/torture



A blur of browns was making its way from branch to branch, as evening fell. Miturashi Aki was still days away from Konoha, but he was making good time. The last mission had been more time consuming than he had intended.

Pausing on a branch, Aki took a moment to brush his violet hair from his eyes and stood, straightening his overcoat. Just the beginning of summer so the nights would still be cool…the question was should he camp out or expend some more energy to get to a village before it got to be too dark?

“Hello, lovely.” Low, seductive. And familiar. A voice he hadn’t heard for years. The woman sauntered up a few paces behind Aki, lips in a dark smile.

Aki was stiff as his hands froze as gripped his collar. Couldn’t be…just…

“Surprised?” The woman fairly cooed, now close enough to brush his ear with her breath.

“You could say that.” Aki grunted, his mind racing.

“Did you miss me, my dear?” She sound amused. He was obviously discomforted.

“Dear?“ Aki slowly turned, seeing the face that he had known was there and yet had been hoping… “Funny you using that term of enderment.” He stated sarcastically.

She merely smiled, head inclining to the side just a bit. “But I always give my pets names.”

“I am not your pet.” He snapped.

Amusement lit up golden eyes. “Oh, really?” Orochimayu asked musingly, then shrugged. “Well, I suppose that one could refer to you as a stray.”

“Heh, sometimes a 'stray' knows when the master isn't worth staying for.” Aki responded.

“Really? I believe that I abandoned you, not the other way around.” Orochimayu took a step towards him again. “Besides, if you had attempted to abandon me, you would not be alive.” She grinned at him, showing her fangs.

“What do you want, Orochimayu?” Aki growled, his eyes narrowing.

“You know what I want.” she murmured, reaching out to rub his shoulders. “Don't you?”

He moved away quickly, as if her touch burned. “Don't touch me.” he snapped.

“From what I remember,” she stated idly, suddenly next to him again. “You quite enjoyed it, before.” A finger slowly traced up his spine.

“I didn't know any better.” he stated in a low voice.

“Just because you... disagree... with someone doesn't mean that you can't enjoy them.” Orochimayu murmured.

Aki stepped away. “What is wrong with you?” he demanded.

“Nothing you don't want already.” she said with a smile.

“ ...Go. Away.” he said scathingly.

She walked towards him again, that same, confident smirk on her face. “But I'm a part of you. See?“ She kissed the seal on his neck. “I will always be with you.” She looked up, golden eyes suddenly dark. “You can never get rid of me.”

A kunai was in his hand as Aki struck at her, his eyes cold.

Orochimayu easily dodged the kunai and then pinned him to the ground, one hand at his throat. She smiled. “Now, now, darling, you should know better than to do that.”

Aki winced when he was slammed down and then glared at the woman above him.

Orochimayu’s fangs suddenly showed as her expression darkened. “Do I have to teach you a lesson about respecct, or will you be a good dog?”

“Damn....you…” Aki choked out.

The pale woman leaned down and whispered in his ear, “It's true. You belong to me, forever. Whether you like it or not, I will always haunt you.”

Aki struggled against her, trying to break her hold on his throat.

Orochimayu gave a light laugh. “You're so cute when you're angry.“ She sat up, releasing his throat but did not get up.

Aki growled angrily and tried to push her off.

Orochimayu giggled, in a creepily girlish fasion, before her eyes locked with his.

Aki stopped, suddenly caught by the hypnotic gaze, his hands frozen on her arms.

The woman gave a sultry smirk, tossing some black hair over her shoulder.

The spell broken, Aki glared again. “ ...Okay, bitch. Get the fuck off.” he snapped angrily.

Her long, slender hand brushed his cheek. “What will you give me in return?” she asked softly.

“You don't deserve anything from me.” he hissed.

Her expression became flat. “Wrong answer.” Her sharp nail slowly cut his cheek, drawing blood.

This time, Aki didn’t wince. “I hold to what I said. You deserve only death as far as I'm concenered.” he stated in a low tone.

Orochimayu lifted her hand. “That's harsh, darling. I'm hurt.” Her tongue snaked out, slowly licking the blood from his cheek of her fingers. She smirked. “Don't you remember how jealous you were before? You still have those feelings.”

“Don't flatter yourself” He snapped.

Her finger stroked his lower lip. “Now, now, dear, you know I always get to know my subordinates. Inside and out.” She licked her own lips, rather slowly.

Aki growled, his teeth snapping at the finger on his lip in anger.

She laughed merely. “Oh, sweetheart, you remembered! How sweet!”

The man gripped her arms and threw her off, rolling to his feet as a handful of needles was thrown after her.

Orochimayu let him, letting the needles pierce her. “So you've gotten stronger.” she murmured softly as she fell on her back.

Aki paused, confused. He looked around senses alert for a clone, but couldn’t detect any. Kunai in hand, he slowly approached the woman’s body.

Orochimayu smiled when she saw him, almost fondly.

The man raised his kunai, prepared to slash her throat. Aki shook slightly; this wasn’t right. Beating his former sensei should have been harder, but here she was, laying before him and seemingly weakened. A slash of the throat and it would all be over.

“I will always be with you.” Orochimayu murmured, her tone bordering on loving. “My first student. My... Aki. Almost like the child I never had.”

His hand shook even more. “Stop it.” he whispered.

“My darling Aki.”

“STOP!” he shouted, bringing it down.

Orochimayu caught his wrist in a steel grip, a somewhat bitter grin on her face. “I will always have you.”

“You're nothing more to me than a bitter memory” He said in a hushed, angry tone.

“Even so,” She said gently, as her hand twisted his wrist painfully, small bones starting to crack. “You will always be mine.” She sat up, one hand taking out the needles. “You never were a very good liar, Aki.”

Aki growled and tried to pull away from her. “Let me go.” he snapped.

“But, Aki-chan, you really don't WANT to be let go, do you?” she asked innocently. “You do seems to miss the old days, after all.”

“Sure.” He answered sarcastically, ignoring his throbbing wrist in her iron grip. “I miss being a tool, an experiment. Yeah.”

“But you were so much more than that. You were my first student.” she said quietly, then smirked. “And I was your first... Teacher.”

“You nearly ruined my life!”

“But I didn't, did I? ANd look how you've grown.” She smiled again. “You're all grown up now, my dear. And playing with grown-ups is... quite different from playing with children.” Her smile turned into a smirk again.

“Yeah? How?” he snapped.

She grinned. “Would you like to see?” The woman maneuvered them so that they were standing closely, her hand still locked around his wrist. She leaned forward and barely licked his cheek.

“No.” Aki said, steppgin back as much as he could.

“You asked.” she stated with a grin.

“I was being sarcastic.”

Her head tilted. “I'm not so sure. That night, in the forest, you seemed almost content.” Her golden eyes studied him.

“...You were dreaming.” he murmured harshly.

She stepped up to him. “And you're lying.” she said dryly, then leaned down and bit his neck, hard enough to draw blood.

Aki stiffened, his eyes widened, athough he was able to stifle a cry.

Orochimayu pulled back, looking satisfied. “Just as delicious as I remember.” she murmured before gently licking up the blood.

He managed to push her away this time, a hand covering the bite mark. “Bitch.“ he hissed.

Her lips trailed up to his ear as she whispered, “You seemed to enjoy it before.”

“That was a cry of pain; not of pleasure.” he grunted.

“I find that the line between pain and pleasure can be blurred. Observe.” She bit his ear this time, and with more care.

Aki stiffened again, gritting his teeth. “S-stop…”

She released his ear, only to kiss his neck softly.

“Don't.” Aki stepped back. “Leave me alone.”

With surprising quickness, she knocked him down, pinning him. A smirk curled her lips again. “But you don't want that, do you?” she asked, leaning down to nibble at the hollow of his throat.

Aki pushed against her. “Leave. Me. ALONE!”

“Never.” she breathed and kissed the seal again. “You are mine.”

“I. Am. Not!” he shouted, pushing her.

Orochimayu moved only slightly and then gave him an amused look.

Aki took a breath and looked at her. “Why are you doing this?”

“To remind you of your place.” she murmured. “You would still be mine if I had not let you go.” She leaned down, face hovering above his. “And if I choose to take you back, you will be mine again.”

“Like hell.” he said in a short, rebellious tone, eyes dark.

She grinned, rather scarily. “Hmmm, perhaps, then... I should show you JUST how much of you beloongs to me.“ She held up his necklace. “You dropped it when I fell.” Her head titled to the side again. “You wear it over your heart, don't you?”

He didn’t answer; didn’t even look at her.

Orochimayu chuckled and then slowly licked it.

His hand reached out and grabbed it. “Stop.”

She wrapped it around his hand tightly, trapping his appendage against hers. “But I like it rough.” she said with a grin.

“Find your kicks somewhere else.” he snapped, then sneered. “What about those subordinates of yours? What, none of them let you near their bed so you have to come bother me?”

“I'd rather play with you.” she said lightly.

“ I don't like playing.” he snapped.

“Really? The forest seemed to say otherwise.”

“You misread it. I do not want your false affections.” he stated in a clipped tone. “I do not want or need your approval or "love". So fuck off”

“Physical attraction doesn't have to be about love.” she mused.

“Didn't you hear what I say?” he snapped. “I neither want nor need anything from you!”

“But I'm not through with you yet.” she grinned. “You are not allowed to go until I let you go.”

“You don't own me”

“Oh, yes, I do.” she murmured, then leaned down and kissed him.

Aki tried to move his head but she didn’t let him. His hands clenched into fists, throbbing wrist forgotten.

Orochimayu was unperturbed as she deepened the kiss.

Aki pressed his lips together as tightly as he could, body stiff.

Orochimayu pulled away and whispered, “I'm not through with you yet.” Then she kissed him again, more forcefully.

He grunted, pushing against her.

The woman only responded by purring a hand stroking his stomach. She knew he liked that.

Aki stiffened again, closing his eyes.

Orochimayu pressed closer with her lips.

Aki put his hands on her shoulders, gripping them tightly, but couldn’t seem to decide whether to push her away or pull her closer. His shoulders twitched slightly with confusion.
She pressed the kiss further, purring again as she seemed to be getting her way.

The man gripped her shoulders harder and puased before pushing her away violently.

Orochimayu smirked, but merely removed her lips from his, resting her head under his chin and refusing to move off of him.

Aki swallowed and then said, “Get off.” in a strangled tone.

Her hands began to stroke him lightly. “But it's not what you want. No matter how you lie to yourself, I know you. I raised you, after all.”

“Don't.” He pushed at her.

The woman rolled onto her back, pulling him on top of her, but keeping a firm grip to prevent his running. “You know what you want. And so do I.”

“You have no idea what I want.” He snapped.

“Then why do I haunt your dreams so?” she said idly.

He sneered. “There you go again, talking about things you have no fucking clue about”

“Are you really over me, as you claim to be?” she asked softly.

“Yes.”

She smirked, a fingernail scracting at his chest under his fishnet, speaking in a purring voice, “I'm sure you are.”

“Get off”

“But, my dear, you are on top. Surely, you would have moved by now if you didn't enjoy this. Or, are you planning to run?” She looked at him with an amused expression.

His eyes narrowed and he started to get up.

Orochimayu rose with him and then stepped forward, her face in his neck. “Are you afraid?”

He pulled away from her angrily.

She let him, smirking like a cat with a mouse in its paw.

“I never want to see you again” he said in a low, harsh tone.

Her finger stroked his cheek. “Oh, but you will. In your dreams, through the seal... I am always within you.” she said in a whisper. “I AM you. I may have abandoned you, but you cannot abandon me. You are mine.”

“I am not you.“ He pushed her away. “I was NEVER you!”

Orochimayu stepped back and then smiled, paralyzing him with the seal. “Oh?”

“D-damn....you.…” He grunted with a wince.

The woman smirked darkly.

Aki ground his teeth, slowly falling to his knees.

She looked down at him without pity. “Shall I control you further? PErhaps I ought to teach you a lesson. Yes... I think I will.” Her fingers formed a swift jutsu. “You will not remember this night. You will only wake up when you return to Konoha, thinking that you have a hangover. You will tell no-one of this night. And…“ she licked her lips. “I will haunt your dreams. Every night. You will get no rest. But you will never remember the next morning.”

Shaking slightly, the young man glared at her. “You…” He grit his teeth. “I will fight you...with everything I am...!”

She laughed softly. “Now, now, dear, don't strain yourself.” She knelt in front of him and kissed him again.

Aki grunted in protest but was unable to move due to the paralyzation. He closed his eyes tightly.

She pulled away. “No struggle at all, my dear? Come, now, you can do better than that.” she pulled back the seal enough to free him and then kissed him again.

He struggled to his feet, glaring at her.

“That's better.” ORochimayu smirked in satisfaction. She tilted her head. “How do you feel?

“How do you think, bitch?” he spat out.

“Do you want the pain to stop?” she cooed, as if to an injured animal.

“What do you think? Yes, but I"m not willing to pay the price you'll demand.” He stated quietly.

“Heh. How do you know?” she asked, stroking his cheek.

“Because I know you and you're fucking sadistic.”

She grinned, fangs gleaming. “I see. In that case…“ She intesfied the pain. “How about now?”
He cried out, falling to his knees again as he shook.

She retracted some of the pain. “Now?”

Aki caught his breath, then swallowed and struggled to stand. His hand was clasped over his seal. He glared at her silently, struggling not to waver.

“You will answer me.” she said in a deathly quiet way.

He spat at her.

Orochimayu raised an eyebrow. “No?” she smirked and then hit Aki with another wave of pain, even worse than before. “Very well, then.”

Aki screamed, falling and shaking violently. He bit his lip till it bled, but still couldn’t keep back his cries.

Calmly, Orochimayu retracted the pain again. “Now?”

He gasped, lying there for a moment before he breathed out, “…Fuck…You…” Beads of sweat rolled down his face.

The pale woman’s eyes narrowed, slightly annoyed now. She sent the worse wave yet, watching him calmly.

Aki gasped, close to sobbing, his body shaking on the ground.

Orochimayu walked up to him. “Now?”

He couldn’t answer, so only shook his head.

Orochimayu made it worse, then smiled cruelly. “You're only hurting yourself, you know.”

Aki’s mouth opened in silent screams, his entire straining and writhing.

“Now?” she asked, coldly. She would kill him if she needed too. Aki was merely a toy and he would learn. She retracted the seal.

Aki rolled over onto his hands and knees, vomiting. He gasped and then begged, “...Don't....no more…”

She knelt next to him, stroking his hair. “There, there.“

Aki retched a bit still, his shoulders jerking. He gasped for air and then coughed.

Orochimayu rubbed his back gently, allowing him to recover.

He looked up, hate in his eyes. “You've left your curse.…“ He coughed. “What more do you want?”

“You know what I want.” she murmured softly. “And deep down, you want it, too.”

“I can't give you that.” He panted, then flinched away as she wiped the sweat from his brow.

“Would you rather I haunt you further, then?” she asked, then lifted her hand. “Or, perhaps... “

“No...No!” Aki got out, knowing he couldn’t take more pain. “No more…“ He gritted his teeth. “Please…”

She smirked again and lowered her hand only slightly. “Then what?” She was determined that he really have no choice at all.

Aki was silent for a long time, finally saying, “...I...I can't answer that…”

The smirk returned and another wave of pain rolled over the young man as Orochimayu stepped back. She watched him suffer for a moment before asking, “And now, my dear Aki?”

“I...what do you want?” He responded weakly.

“Now, now,” Orochimayu stated, making it even worse. “You know I don't like silly questions. Especially ones you already know the answer to.”

Aki curled into a ball, yelping in pain. He couldn’t even see, as his body writhed and turned. “Alright!“ He shouted desperately. “Anything...please...just stop!”

She lowered her hand, the pain drawing away with it.

Aki stayed in a ball, gasping sobs as he shook. The ends of his vision had started to close in, his body screaming still from the aftereffects.

Orochimayu knelt beside him before lifting his shoulders and drawing him into her lap, wrapping her arms around him, as if to comfort him. She withdrew most of the pain, leaving just a little as a reminder and then simply sat, waiting for him to recover - as much as he could anyway.

Aki let her hold him, body slightly limp as he panted. He looked up at her, eyes blank, then bowed his head in defeat, biting back half a sob.

“Do you need to recover?” she asked, almost kindly.

“N-no…” Aki pulled away and stood, wavering slightly.

Orochimayu looked up at him and smiled. “Now…what do you want?”

He said nothing, not meeting her gaze.

Orochimayu stood and walked up to him. “Well?”

“…I want to leave.” he said in a quiet, strained voice, throat raw from screaming.

She threw her head back and laughed, revealing her bare, white throat and shoulders. “You will, once I have finished with you.” She looked at him again.

Aki bowed his head, but refused to meet her eyes as he took a shaky breath.

There was a long silence, as she stared at him unrelentingly. Finally, Orochimayu spoke,. “You will meet my eyes.” She said in a tone that made it an order. The woman planned to break him utterly, then let him go.

Aki hesitated, his eyes flickering towards her, then away and then back towards her again.

“You. Will.” ORochimayu ordered again, this time with chilling finality. When he looked at her, she smiled. “Good.” Her tone was soothing as she raised a cold hand and stroked his cheek.

Aki shuddered, then swallowed and closed his eyes. She did not stop. The young man opened his eyes a little and hesitantly looked at her.

Orochimayu leaned in and gently touched her lips to his. It was an insistent kiss - one that demanded Aki’s participance whether he wanted to give it or not. When she pulled away, she grinned. “Now, my dear…”

He looked at her, face hollow.

The woman nodded coolly. “Are you prepared to be obedient?”

“Yes…” Aki answered hoarsely. His jaw clenched before he stepped towards her and bowed his head.

“You may undress.” she said calmly.

The young man swallowed and slowly let his overcoat fall off, looking as if there was a bitter taste in his mouth. He took off his shirt and then hesitated.

Orochimayu, who had been watching with a slow smirk, suddenly raised an eyebrow.

He hesitated, then stepped towards her slowly, face closed off.

Orochimayu’s obi fell, before her kimono slid off her pale body.

Aki put a hand on her shoulder, looking at her smirk and then swallowed. A kunai barely punctured her side before he dropped it, stumbling away as white hot pain flashed behind his eyes.

Orochimayu smiled as she made the pain as bad as she could without knocking him unconscious or killing him. Laughed as he fought it and tried to remain standing.

Aki tried to fight it, tried to remain standing and to fight her. But it was too much and he dully realized, behind the incredible hurt he was feeling that he couldn’t win. It was a hopeless feeling.

She withdrew the pain and then looked down at him. “I see you have yet to learn your lesson. Will I have to take you back to SOund and retrain you?” She knelt beside him, still naked. “Well?”

“You...you'd have...to kill...kill me first…” he got out.

She laughed, coldly and cruelly. “I wonder who I could trade you for…” she mused lightly.

“They…won’t ne…negotiate with you…” Aki gasped out.

“Oh?” she raised an eyebrow.

“I'm not so important that they'd make a deal with the devil for my life” He said hoarsely.

“I wasn't talking about Tsu-chan. I was talking about…” she trailed off, thinking of Sachiko. She looked at the man and smiled. “A loyal ninja for an attempted traitor. Are you so sure?”

His eyes narrowed. “Yes.” he said hoarsely.

She smirked again. “And what if I discussed it with her? What do you think?”

“Her?” Aki’s eyes widened in confusion and then narrowed. He was on his feet and rushed the woman quite suddenly.

Orochimayu dodged easily, making the seal send another wave of pain into his body.

He stumbled and yelped, shaking as he shouted curses.

“You still haven't learned.” she said, tsk’ing over his screams.

Aki fell on his side, body convulsing harsly. He distantly heard her laughing, nearly drowned out by the screaming. Screaming, he realized distantly, that was his own. Odd how he hadn’t thought of it before.

“Are you ready to be good now?” Orochimayu asked condescendingly.

He spat out some blood. “...I...I can't…”

“Very well, then.” She said calmly and then continued.

He screamed again, eyes wild, till his throat completely gave out and his mouth was left open with out sound.

She laughed, then asked, “Now, my dear?”, lessening the pain just slightly.

“Go...go to hell…” He got out.

Her eyes narrowed. Now he was in for it; before she had been content to simply play with him but now…She worsened the pain again before smiling cruelly. “Now, you will learn the true meaning of pain, and slavery.”

He looked at her, eyes hazy, face contored in intense pain.

“You will not go, until I let you go.” she said calmly, sadistic smile showing a she upped the level of pain.

Aki shuddered, writhing violently before his eyes rolled up and he went limp.

The woman laughed callously, then dressed. She stripped Aki of everything - weapons, clothes, gear and rations - before gathering him up and standing.

With a smile, she set off.

It would be fun to play with her toy again. And she had left her first little student alone far too long. It was about time he re-learned how to be obedient to her.

And the best way to do that of course, would be to spend some…”quality” time with her. Her lips twisted cruelly.

This would be fun.