Author's Note-WOOHOO!! This is sweet! My first fanfiction! (hyper time over) Sorry about that. But yeah this is my first fanfic so I'm only going to type up one chapter. If people read and like it, I'll continue writing. If no one likes it I'll take it off. So please pretty please review.(though I'll probably write no matter what just for the heck of it XD) My fav anime is Naruto and my fav character is Kakashi. This is a love story including Kakashi. With a little action in it. Enjoy!
Sing Me to Sleep
Prologue
Run. Run. Harder. Faster. I have to run faster. I have to help him. Save him. Or he will...no! He can't die! He can't, he can't, he can't! Run. An image flashes before my eyes. A body covered in kunai with the life-giving blood gushing out in rivers. Run. Stop it! You moron, stop the bleeding, please! The shadows move from his face. The shine in his beautiful black eyes was slowly glazing over. No. Harder. The image grew larger until it filled my head. NO!!! Faster. I pushed my body, but I knew it was pointless. But I have to try. Run.
Chapter 1: The Hunt
"Alsoomse!"
I jolted awake jumping to my feet, kunai in hand. "I-what-who-where-huh?" is all I manage to say. Tala rolled her eyes. "Honestly can't you wake up in the morning without sounding like an idiot. At least? That's all I ask!"
It takes a while for my sleep addled brain to realize she had just insulted me. Normally, I would let it slide. But now I was ticked off. I gave her my all time famous 'Glare of Death.'
"Well, if you wouldn't holler at the top of your lungs as if the whole of the Akatsuki was attacking us then maybe-" It was then that I realized that I was talking to a rock. Literally. I, one of the most dangerous and hunted down kunoichi in the bingo book, was standing in the middle of the woods, hands on hip glaring and shouting at a white and gray rock. Waking up always leaves me disoriented. Darn it. Blinking, I slowly turn my head to the side. Tala was shaking with suppressed mirth. "You were saying?" she barely wheezed out. I snarled and gave her my 'Okay You're Dead' look. Seeing my expression, Tala immediately got control of herself.
"I apologize for earlier. I was annoyed but that does not excuse me for my behavior. Forgive me," she mumbled humbly, bowing her head. I blinked, surprised. I took a deep breath and let it out in a big sigh. Tala knows exactly how to calm me down.
"Your apology is accepted. I am also sorry for snapping at you." I say, inclining my head to her.
"I understand. You're cranky in the morning." Tala gave me her wolf grin and wagged her tail. Yes, you heard me. Tail. Tala is a wolf while I am a human. Nonetheless, we are pack-sisters. I put another log on the dying embers and coaxed it into a small fire. Leaning back against the poor rock I had yelled at earlier, I soaked in the warmth. Looking up, the trees faint outline can just barely be made out against the shadows. The light from the fire flickered on the surrounding woods causing it to look like living creatures were flitting among the shadows. Beyond the branches I can see the moonless night sky full of stars. Drowsily I ask," What time is it?"
"5:30 in the morning." came the answer. I moaned. Great. I hate mornings.
"Well let's get a move on." I say with sarcastic cheerfulness, dousing the fire with dug up earth. As I was picking my bag up off the ground where I had thrown it the night before, Tala asked, "Where are we going?"
I turned west. "To the Hidden Leaf Village," I reply matter-of-factly as if it was no big deal. Yeah, right. Tala's head snapped up and she studied me with her pale blue eyes.
"I thought you were a missing-nin from that village." I looked into her sky eyes and suddenly had the overpowering urge to tell her about the secret I had carried in silence for three long years now. My being filled with relief at the thought of telling someone else and lessening the burden somewhat. I opened my mouth to confess to her.
"Yes, she is."
I whirled around pinpointing the voice instantly. The owner stood about seven feet away in a tree. A hunter-nin. Oh, joy. Just what I wanted to do this morning. Fight for my life.
"You are wanted in every country and I'll be the one to turn you in."
I go into Wolf Mode #1: Observation. My eyes quickly go over his body, my ears measuring his voice, taking in every tiny detail. He held himself confidently but cautiously. He is tense, ready to strike. His voice had a commanding tone. It also held a note of determination. By the depth of his voice, I can easily guess he was young. Late teens, early twenties. The symbol on his mask was that of the Land of Earth. He was young, but not a novice. He knows what he is doing. Tala's ears flattened and she crouched to the ground. I shifted back and forth in answer. Triumph rolled off of the ninja in waves. He thought he had made us uneasy! Well, screw him, pompous idiot. Tala had, through actions, asked me what now? and I had answered fight or flight. One of the many perks of being a wolf. Slowly, I tensed my muscles preparing to either jump into the trees and flee or to jump into the trees and fight. The hunter-nin's arm flashed towards me, sending a kunai my way. I easily dodged it and headed into the trees, running west. Tala growled in annoyance at my stubborness to get to the Leaf Village. Jumping from branch to branch with the hunter-nin right on my heels, we were making our way quickly towards my destination. If not for this ninja, we would be making our way as stealthily as possible.
You know when you think of a word another subject just randomly pops into your mind? Well, that happens to me a lot. In this case it was the word stealthily. I am abruptly taken back to my days in exile, when I was taught by my pack how to hunt for food. I start to wonder why I am allowing myself to be chased. Why am I running away from a fight? Why am I allowing myself to be hunted down like prey? I have wolf pride. I am the Alpha of my pack. I would shame my ancestors if I could not fight this battle. For if I cannot protect myself, how am I able to protect my pack? I am the hunter not the hunted. In the heat of my anger and pride, I forget that tonight is the night of the lunar eclipse.
Coming to a decision without thinking it through properly, I stop and turn to face my enemy. That was my first mistake. The shinobi jumped three more trees and stopped on a branch five feet away and a few inches above. I smiled, ready to kick butt.
Then I notice that Tala was not with me. That's strange. Has she gone ahead? No, she would never leave me behind. Quickly, I glance around. There was a flash of color that should not have been there. Dropping my guard, I take my eyes off of my quarry and took a good look around. I was surrounded. Oh crap.
Author's Note:Wow. A little intense. Please tell me what you think so I know if people will read it or not. As to not create confusion, the story fits in somewhere before the chunin exams but after Team 7 defeats Zabuza. Also 'Alsoomse' is not the main character's real name. Alsoomse means 'independent' and it is a pet name Tala gave the main character. It will be explained in later chapters what her name is. I'm sad that Kakashi didn't appear in this chapter and he probably won't be in the next either. But that is because when we introduce him to the main character I want it to be from his point of view. Whew, well now that I've explained all of that, I hope you have enjoyed it. Bye!
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