[Fic] It’s Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You – Chapter Seven

Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Haruno Sakura, Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto
Summary: In which Sakura insinuates herself into Hidden Sound and the dance of mutual deception and seduction commences among her, Orochimaru, and Kabuto. Also featuring the beginning of Akatsuki's plan emerging.
Meta: Drama, Angst, Horror, I-5
Wordcount: 6073

She blended into the torch-shadows like they did, now. The one thing Orochimaru had done, in the three weeks she'd been waiting, was give her the run of Sound's outfitting supplies. Sakura suspected it was a test of sorts, but that was all right. She was done hiding what she was (and that made the best cover of all). She'd tossed her chuunin uniform into storage and chosen instead a snugly zipped leather vest, loose pants, and half gloves. All in black. She was done trying to be pretty and unthreatening, too. Orochimaru had chuckled.

( It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Seven )