Pretty Boy

A/N I'm not a native English speaker. My lovely beta Senior_Witch also isn't. So constuctive critic (and other remarks) are always welcome.
Het Smut is to follow soon, promised! I only need to revise the next chapter and then I'll put it online.


Pretty boy

Chapter 1

The first time that I saw him seemed to be just another normal day. I had been working all morning at the lab and was on my way for a short break to the central kitchen. When I wanted to cross the hall I saw Kabuto with a strange boy whom he showed the way into his rooms.
It was not unusual to see young children in our centre. Most of them possessed special abilities, and were taken from their village because of that. When they came they usually were valuable study objects, but they usually ended up being worthless.
My superiors had experimented if they were able to extract their bloodline limits and transfer them to others, but so far the results were pretty low. I thought that this boy was another one of those so called special kids and that in the end he would be just another disappointment.

It was only later, when I entered the kitchen, that I heard the rumours that he had been coming to us out of free will. That was rare. In most cases people needed to be persuaded by skillful talkers to come to us. We promised them a better life, but in the end it was only us who got better. So if someone was so stupid to come to us for their own good, it probably was best to crack the truth now.

Apparently my boss had been looking for this boy, and with some help of his minions the kid had gotten it into his head that since they were a bunch of strong shinobis, he could become one of them too. As if we were training shinobis here. But apparently they hadn't told him that we were the clinic.
The people were excitedly chatting about this kid from the Leaf Village, who was supposed to be one of the most promising shinobis of his age. He also was from a clan with a special eye jutsu, so I thought that that might be the reason that we were interested in him. Some also whispered that he was the little brother of an enemy of our boss. That sounded pretty interesting too, since we always loved to gossip about our boss when we had the chance. He's powerful, good looking in a scary way, and full of mysteries. If he's around, people fly for him, trying not to vex him.
My boss is Orochimaru-sama. He was also one of the most powerful shinobis of his time, and he still is. He is collecting the secrets behind many jutsus, and gaining strength each day. But the one thing he fears is age. He is afraid that one day his body won't obey his wishes, and that's why is searching for ways to rejuvenate. So far we've succeeded in changing his body once every few years. For that we need good bodies. Right now we were busy preparing his next.

I now wished that I had paid more attention on my way so I could have seen our new 'lab rat', but I was sure I would soon. I suspected Kabuto would need a second opinion and sooner or later he would call for one of us from the lab to run some tests. So I poured a cup of tea and sat down for my break while listening to the others chatting.

“Hey Karin, have you seen that pretty boy Kabuto took with him? Aren't you afraid that he will have all the fun while you have to watch and wait?”, one of them called to me. Obviously, they still thought that I needed to know that Kabuto is interested in pretty young boys. And the same goes for me, they know that well. I mean, every healthy young woman enjoys the company of a lovely young man. And since most of the residents here are ugly or too old or deformed, the list of available young men is pretty short. And I had tried most of them already.

I didn't have to wait long. I hadn't even finished my tea when I was called for. The men where whistling when I left the kitchen but I just shrugged. I didn't have any hope that this boy would be interesting.

Before I entered the room I already heard a voice complaining. “You said that I would get training to become stronger! So why do I need to have tests? There's nothing wrong with me!”
“Quiet Sasuke-kun,” I heard Kabuto say sternly to the boy. “First we need to make sure about your condition, and then we can start improving your strength. So be a good boy now and let me do what I am trained for.” I heard some muttering, and then I knocked on the door before opening it.

Kabuto was listening to the heart of a half naked, pale boy of about 13 years old. His dark eyes were the most prominent feature of his otherwise beautiful face. They were glaring at me, and they didn't look particularly friendly. What a shame. But on the other hand, I was here for business and not for my own enjoyment.

Kabuto looked up from his stethoscope and introduced me as “the girl from the lab who would take some blood samples”. So I opened the drawers, selected syringes and needles and attached a band around the left arm of the boy. He didn't look very pleased, but he gritted his teeth while I stung him as gently as I could. I drew three test tubes, trying not to look amused. So everyone was thinking that I would fall for the charms of this boy who looked like an angry kitten on the brink of attacking. Now I don't mind having to work a little for winning the fair boy's heart, but he was clearly too young for my taste. If all went well he would grow up to be a gorgeous young man. Mind you, if all went well... Since he was here in our centre I feared that he would be wasted before growing into adulthood.

Still, something was strange. There was a mark on his left shoulder which looked a lot like one of Orochimaru-sama's Curse Marks. So he had his eyes on this boy...
However, the Curse Mark was blocked by another Mark around it. I didn't know what to make of it, but I could sense that this seal was working effectively to keep the chakra of the boy in check. And what a chakra this boy had! No wonder he was brought here...

After dabbing the little blood and putting a plaster on it I patted his arm and gave him one of my most charming smiles. “You've been very brave,” I said at him. “Now would you want a cookie?”
I received a deadly look from his cold eyes and Kabuto almost kicked me out of the room while I clutched the blood samples. I laughed while walking back to the lab to run the tests.