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o1. -- swim

Anko remembers one of their earliest training sessions -- it had been in chakra control, and Orochimaru had skipped the trees and went straight to the river; he didn't know she couldn't swim, so after rescuing her from the rapid waters, she spent the next three weeks learning how to swim.

o2. -- hair

If there was one thing that Anko was jealous about, it was her sensei's hair; she never could get him to spill his secret for keeping it glossy, silky, and far more prettier than her own.

o3. -- envy

Orochimaru didn't envy anything or anyone, but when he saw how Anko acted around the young village boys, he felt an odd pang in his chest --one he didn't like; Anko was forbidden to do anything but train from that day on.

o4. -- loneliness

Often, while Kabuto is off torturing some poor soul, Kimimaru is undergoing treatment, and his Sound Four are away, he lets his mind slip back to the good old days when Anko was his constant companion, and he realizes that since she's been gone, he's never felt more lonely.

o5. -- sake

One memory that Orochimaru will never forget is the first time that Anko tried sake; he and his new jonin vest learned the hard way that his young student didn't have the stomach for the sweet drink.

o6. -- sweets

Anko always adored sweets, and he often found himself slipping and buying her some a surprise reward.

o7. -- questions

Anko asked a lot of questions; often, they went unanswered, but when he did reply, she wore a smile for days -- she thought it was nice hearing him talk.

o8. -- walk

Anko remembers walking by his side in complete silence; they understood each other perfectly well without words.

o9. -- scroll

When she was younger, he would school her in the basics of life as well as the way of the ninja; it wasn't uncommon for him to walk in her room and find her curled up, fast asleep with a scroll lazily unrolled across her lap.

1o. -- silence

He's learned that Anko is a talker, always asking questions, telling stories, stating the obvious; he's also learned that when she's silent, there is something wrong, something ohso very wrong.

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a/n: sorry for the delay in updating. been sidetracked with my original fiction. D: