Heart of a beast
Prologue: 12 years ago
The snow so peaceful and serene, caressed by the soft moonlight, was stained red by blood as he staggered slowly through the deep snowfall. His mind was growing fuzzy and he couldn't see the village that was supposedly nearby, but he didn't want her to die in the cold. In the least, he didn't want her to die without him there.
"Hang on, my child," he said, blinking for a few moments, clearing the snow that had fallen in his black hair. "We're almost there... almost..."
The newborn in his arms stirred in the green blankets he put her in, almost white hair dusted with white snow falling from the milky black sky. He watched as she opened her eyes, those soft emerald green eyes that made him love her with every inch of his soul, glance into the sky, going cross- eyed when snow landed on her small button nose. The way she smiled as more snow landed on her face, made him sad that his time was drawing to a close, coming to an end. His vision became hazy as his eyes welled with tears.
Then, his strength left him and he collapsed, landing softly in the snow with his child underneath his arms in a safe and protecting way. His crystal blue eyes seemed to dim with life as seconds passed and he smiled as the little girl rubbed her head into his chest to get warm. The tears that had been welling inside had finally been realeased, falling down his face and leaving dark spots on the freash snow.
"My... child..." he said, coughing up blood, slowly blinking his eyes. "Listin to the wise old man/ the snow may be cold and hard/ underneath the bright full moon/ you'll find your paths not far/ Go and take a journey/ Yuki, you're all alone/ stop your tears from falling/ the path will soon be shown/ Pain and anger will consume/ love and happiness will fade/ fire's breath may melt the snow/ but follow lights dark ways/ I will always be right here/ always holding you tight/ never change who you are/ and never... stary from the light. "
He smiled as he finished singing, knowing the song will stay with his child forever... even if... he was never there. He closed his eyes, still smiling, still holding onto his child... Yuki. The name that meant snow... and he slowly died, as the child named Yuki smiled happily, not knowing her father had died.
"Hello?" someone called out, stepping out into the clearing. He was a young looking man, probly around twenty or twenty- one, maybe older, with messy blonde hair and peaceful blue eyes. He neared Yuki and her father, not sure if it was okay or not. "Excuse me?"
Yuki let out a high pitched noise, startling the young man slightly. When he realized there was a child with the fallen man, he quickly went over, bending down and gently rolling the man over. He found the child, bright eyes watching him with curiosity, and held her hands up. The man was confused at why they were out here, but looked around to see if there were anymore people around.
"So... you two are the only ones left-" He said, gazing down at the man who wouldn't talk to him. The man reached out and checked for a pulse, sensing none and sighed, frowning deeply. He saw the headband that was tied to the dead man's head, a soft look on his face. "My mistake... only one of the two is left of Mist village."
The man stood, holding the child in his arms. He glanced down at the young girl, a gentle look in his eyes.
"I wonder what your name is..." he said, fixing the blanket. Glancing at her, he noticed a necklace around her neck. Picking it up, he noticed it was really big for her neck, but still didn't take it off. "Well, your name is Yuki Yukino? What a... pretty name for a little girl. I am the fourth hokage... of the Leaf village."
The fourth hokage, Yondaime, after burrying and setting a memorial stone for the unknown man, made his way back, still holding on to the little girl.
Well... how do you like it so far? This is my first Naruto fanfic so... I'm like a noob to this... but not to writting... and I can say that I don't know a lot about Naruto... with characters and background info, but I'm learning. But, I do know tons about Gaara, my fav and the girl in my stories love of all time!! R-R and no flames... I don't want to feel like a total idiot...
Oh!! I almost forgot... I do not own any Naruto characters... except Gaara in my mind... and hold no authority to any of the charries... except Gaara in my mind.