Sacrifices

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Sasuke wasn't sure when this had turned from a contract deal into a strange sexual game, but he thought something had been off when Orochimaru had insisted he strip entirely for the act.

The part about snakes needing the warmth of bare skin to feel comfortable was, he thought, partly true, but it seemed odd to have to remove all his clothing when just pressing the serpent against his bare chest would likely do.

Still, Sasuke had never performed a summoning before, so he gave Orochimaru the benefit of a doubt.

The snake, Kyouryoku, appeared at Sasuke's bidding and tasted curiously at the line of blood Sasuke had drawn up the underside of his arm, before sliding over Sasuke's body, hissing mocking syllables at Sasuke's supposed arrogance. According to Orochimaru, not many ninjas dared to summon cold-blooded creatures such as snakes. They held too little regard and respect for human lives to be considered "safe".

"You don't seem comfortable, Sassssuke-san," Kyouryoku whispered as he coiled around one of Sasuke's legs. "Can you expect to control me when you don't seem to trust me?"

That was a trap. Sasuke thought carefully before opening his mouth.

"I don't wish to control you Kyouryoku-sama," he said, bowing his head respectfully. "I want to form a partnership with you, and your brethren. Like Orochimaru has done."

Speaking of Orochimaru, the man was looking far too smug, standing a good distance away with his eyes glued to Sasuke's naked flesh and the snake wrapped around it. Dry, leathery skin moved smoothly and silently up Sasuke's thighs and he held back a flinch at the contact.

"Orochimaru gave us some precious things in return for his contract," Kyouryoku chuckled, forked tongue teasing the shell of Sasuke's ear. "What would you be willing to give for our powers, Sasssuke-san?"

Sasuke grit his teeth as another coil wound itself around his torso, creeping around his hip in a slow slide. "...I don't have anything to give."

"That's not true, Sasuke-kun," Orochimaru said, earning himself a murderous glare. "I see quite a lot for you to give Kyouryoku-sama, if you are willing of course."

"Mostly we demand blood," the snake agreed, flexing a bit against Sasuke's chest. "But it is not our goal to damage a contract-holder. But there is something else; a way to bond completely."

"Chakra."

Sasuke's eyes widened and he shifted as much as the seventy-pounds of snake on his body would allow. Kabuto had entered the room to stand beside Orochimaru, lips quirked in amusement.

"These snakes feed on chakra as well as flesh and blood," the medic-nin announced, pushing his glasses up his nose with a finger. "Because of your seal, you have a large outpouring of chakra at your disposal Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke peered suspiciously at Orochimaru, but the other man gave nothing away. "So this won't kill me," he said, the sentence coming out as more statement than question.

"No," Kyouryoku replied, flicking his tongue over Sasuke's pectorals. "But it will hurt."

"Do it," the Uchiha said, shrugging. He didn't really care about pain. He just needed to live through the experience.

"You'll have to hold completely still, Sasssuke-san."

"Bind him," Orochimaru said, motioning for Kabuto to do the honours.

As the medic-nin stepped forward, Sasuke drew back.

"I can hold still myself," he snapped, already humiliated beyond belief at being naked in front of his supposed 'master' and his underling. If he was bound...

Kabuto paid Sasuke no attention as he grasped him by the wrists and firmly pulled them back and together. Sasuke would have thrashed except that Kyouryoku was still on him, and to disrupt the snake now was to ask for certain death.

"Nonsense," Orochimaru said, his voice low and husky. "I've seen grown men unwillingly writhe at the pain of Kyouryoku-sama's bite. You are young, Sasuke-kun. Let us help you make the process easier."

It appeared that whether he wanted it or not, Sasuke would be restrained. He tested the bonds carefully but was disappointed to find that Kabuto used a high-quality chakra-laden thread that would not break easily. The snake curved around Sasuke's back and laid its flat head on Sasuke's shoulder.

"Brace yourself," it said. "And please don't scream. It puts me off."

"I can help with that too," Kabuto offered, and before Sasuke could protest, the other man he already whipped the hitai-ate from his head and tied it securely around Sasuke's mouth.

The ends of the fabric hung down Sasuke's back and chest, brushing softly against his fully sensitized skin. Sasuke glowered and struggled to control his breathing. It wouldn't do to hyperventilate during a contract signing.

As Kyouryoku bit down on the flesh of Sasuke's neck, right above the curse seal, the tail suddenly encircled Sasuke's penis, squeezing it roughly. The pain of the bite and the shock of pleasure from his groin throbbed through Sasuke's blood and he let out a groan, muffled by the improvised gag.

As the snake began to suck, the dizziness in Sasuke's head grew until he was forced to close his eyes on Orochimaru's smirking face and Kabuto's cold stare.

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The next day Sasuke awoke, still naked, with a contract laid out at his feet, signed with two black fang markings beside Sasuke's own bloody fingerprint.

It took him several painful hours to pick himself off the cold floor and limp back to his room.

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fin.

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