Chapter One: Reborn

Life was a weird thing to think about. We are all born and we will all die. No one really tells us about what happens after you die. Being a faithful believer of God, I thought I'd spend eternity in heaven partying with animals and sleeping on clouds. I wish there was a manual on 'Life after Death', because my life after I died was something I would have never been prepared for.

My death was nothing special. It was not heroic like taking a bullet for a stranger. It was not sad like dying from a sickness. In fact some might say the way I died was sad, in a pathetic sort of way. A stay cat scratched my leg, slicing open a varicose vein, and I bled to death. No one had been around and I died within 30 minutes. I was killed by a cat, not something many people can say.

You hear about that "blinding flash of light" when you die, but nothing of that sort happened to me. I only saw darkness. The type that goes on forever and never ends. I was disoriented, I didn't know what was up or what was down. All I knew was that I was warm, and oddly enough, I felt safe.

That safe darkness was all I knew for what felt like months, until it started to suffocate me. I felt like I was choking, while it pushed me in a direction unfamiliar to me. Suddenly the darkness I'd grown used to, vanished and was replaced with light. My eyes instantly closed due to the brightness. Only when I felt massive hands on me did I open my eyes. The image was to blurry to depict, and no matter how many time I blinked it still stayed the same. Not being able to see was the final thing that pushed me over the edge, being frustrated and confused I cried. I wailed wishing I was still an alive Allie Davis from Colorado.

Soon the rough hands that were once holding me, were replaced with soft gentle hands. I felt the familiar safe warmth and slowed my crying. The only thing I remembered before I closed my eyes again was a soft voice saying, "My darling Hitomi, sleep well."

The next few months passed in a flash. I'd come to the realization that I was a baby, and the darkness that housed me for months was my mother's womb. During those months, I grew attached to my new mother. She was always kind and gentle. I tried not to cry and she began to realize what my expressions meant, while she cared for my every need.

The day of my first birthday I woke up from the sound of explosions shaking the earth. Fearing for the worst I started to cry, hoping mother would hear me and come. What happened changed my peaceful life forever.

A pale man with sharp yellow eyes walked into the room. The moment he saw me, a twisted sadistic smile stretched across his face. As he came closer I realized his clothes were stained with blood. My cries grew louder in mortification with the realization that, that blood was most likely my mothers. If possible his smile grew even bigger while he put his hand, with just his pointer and middle finger standing, near his face. The last thing I heard was a scream carrying though the air. In that moment all I wanted, was to be Allie Davis again.

I feel like I rushed things towards the end, but I wanted to get the back story in place so we can move on to the timeline. Also "Hitomi" mean pupil (like an eye pupil) and is given to children with pretty eyes. (Hint, Hint!)

The next chapter will be longer for sure. It will mostly be about her years with Orochimaru and the process she goes through to try and get stronger to escape.

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Naruto was created by Masashi Kishimoto.