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Kazumi and Emma arrived just as everyone started sitting down. They looked frantically for a table,
worried that they might not get one....at all.

"Over there!" Emma pointed out, and made her way to the back...Kazumi pulled Emma by the red
sleeve, and noticed two others sitting there.

"Emma, we can't just---"

Emma brushed her off, and smiled. "They'll get over it! What are we supposed to do, STAND?"
She in turn took Kazumi by the hand, and drug her over to the table..where Orochimaru
and Kabuto sat.
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Kabuto nudged his master from underneathe the table.

"Sir.." He whispered. "Two ladies make their way to us."

Orochimaru wasn't paying attention...he was lost in his own brilliant mind...but nodded at Kabuto's
words, not fully understanding..until he saw two women making their way...to the table.."Ah shit."
He thought. His eyes widened and he regained composure.

Kazumi's face flushed red as her and Emma sat down.

"You...don't mind...?" She looked at Kabuto.

"Absolutley not." Answered Orochimaru as he smiled wide. She was beautiful...and he knew
instantly what he wanted...who he wanted...HER.

Kabuto pushed his glasses up, and got a better look at the girl next to Kazumi. She looked awfully
familiar....

"I'm Kazumi Kaori...and this is Emma Yakushi." Said Kazumi; feeling a little more confident.
Kabuto's eyes widened. Well well. So his daughter was alive after all. His mouth formed into a
wide grin..and he chuckled.

"Something funny?" commented Emma. She glared at him.

Kabuto shook his head. "Not at all....Emma." He put emphasis on her name...and Emma's eyes
widened too. She knew this voice....

Orochimaru quickly made the connection...and cursed at Kabuto mentally. "Fool. So much for being
undercover." He thought.

"I am Hebi." Said Orochimaru. He then looked to Kabuto and said.."This is Isha...my apprentice."

"Snake,Doctor..."Said Kazumi thinking aloud. She looked at them both. "Nice to meet you, what brings you here to the festival?"

Orochimaru chuckled. "Simple. I am looking for love."

Kazumi blushed... Orochimaru's piercing yellow eyes clenched onto her hazel ones...he felt powerful
over her already, and licked his lips without thinking. "Oops." He thought playfully.

Emma glared at the pair. She felt something was VERY wrong....very wrong indeed. "Well love is
essential to life I think..."She began...not taking her eyes off of Kabuto. Kazumi did a double take
on Emma's words...for she never said anything like that...

"Isha" scratched his nose and nodded. "Yes. You can only be alone for so long...However I have to
disagree with your statement Emma. It is not love that is essential. It is survival. Everyone here
should make due to remember that ay?"
Emma growled. "Is that a threat?" She shifted in her seat, kunai ready below her kimono.

Kabuto laughed, loud enough for the two tables next to them to hear. "No child. I am simply
stating the truth. You'd have to be blind not to see it."

"Enough Isha. I do not wish for an arguement...this is supposed to be a vacation." Orochimaru
glared intensely at Kabuto from under his hood...and made a mental note to deal with his audacity
later. Kazumi nodded.

"I agree, this festival is about fun, nature and love right?" Kazumi poked Emma, shaking her head
in a way that meant "DON'T DO IT MAN". Emma shuffled her kunai quietly back into her kimono
and sighed in defeat.

"And one more thing..." stated Kabuto, "That kunai will not be nearly enough to harm me."

Kazumi and Emma looked at him, in awe...this was no ordinary guest....how did he...?

"Attention! Lady Hokage will now give her speech!"

All talking ceased...but thoughts didn't.

Orochimaru smirked, watching his old comrade make her way to the decorative podium. Oh how he
would love to sink a kunai into her throat...

(TO BE CONTINUED. SORRY IF THAT SUCKED DX)