It was a winter day in the small town of Malvern. Naruto was sitting precariously on the branch of a hemlock tree that

shadowed the window of a tiny house, an example of timeless beauty. It might seem strange as to why he was sitting on tree,

in the middle of winter, in front of a house that wasnt even his own. But to Naruto it made sense. He fell in love

with a human girl, was a strange union that took place. He was walking on the desolate street one day while he

saw the girl standing outside, looking strangely calm and serene for a teenager. She was looking up at the sky, it was slighty

drizzling outside so you could clearly see the drops of rain cascading down her face. It was strange to see a girl of her age do this

because girls her age wore makeup, and rain isnt the best thing to expose your made up face to. She suddenly laughed a

quiet, seductive laugh that sounded like wind chimes on a summer day. Then as suddenly as she appeared, she left.

That was the first day Naruto thought about any human for longer than 3 minutes. He coudnt stop thinking about her.

This is how he got here, outside her house, hanging on a tree, a peeping tom. He noticed how responsible she was, it was

as if she was the one who ran the house. Her older sister was the black sheep of the family, her face showed that

she had the habit of biting off more than she could bite. thus her pain and angst all the time, deeming her the

black sheep of the family. Rabiah was a different case, she would talk to her friends on the phone, chat on MSN, get

her homework done, and she still had time for her favorite pastime, baking. When she baked anything, the whole house would

smell really nice.

It was around 11 pm she finally got ready to go to bed. She said her goodbyes to her mum and dad and signed off her MSN.

She took a shower and came back into her room. That was when i stepped down off the tree to give her some privacy

to change, another thing that proves i am not a peeping tom. After 5 minutes i heard her settling into bed. i climbed back up again and

saw her serene face in the moonlight. Her brown curls, still damp, were flowing around her beautiful face. I noticed she

she was a sleep talker. It happened very rarely and none of what she said made sense. Tonight, i thought it might be safe

to sneak into her room to watch her more closely. I have a habit of being impulsive. If she ever woke up and saw me here

what would i say? "oh hello rabiah, im hoplessly in love with you?". Not the best ice breaker if you ask me.

i eased myself into her room thru her window. i was watching her for about 20 minutes when she stirred and whispered something.

ah! my luck that tonite she would sleeptalk her silly talks and i would hear them all. "Naru", she breathed. I froze.

she said my name. i backed up into the shadows, afraid she might be awake. "Naruto, i Love you. please come back to me."

she said again. She loved me? if my dead heart could beat again, it did. it beat so hard i was in constant fear of passing out.

she said she wanted me to come back, she said she loved me. i did love her too, but i was afraid i might hurt her.

i have never been in love, i was new to this whole thing. Maybe i shouldnt go to school tommorow, i did not want her to

grow attached to me. i was in her English Class, which explained how she knew me. But whatever i would do, i would love

this heavenly creature more than my own life, i would protect her, i would do anything she wanted me to do.

"Naru.." she breathed, turning over. i decided this was enough risk for one night, i would go back home, and plot.

i would think of all the possible ways i could revert back to my own being, the way i could distance myslef from this creature

to protect her. I snuck out as quitely as i came in, and then i waklked back to my house, a mile away, contemplating

all the things that would happen if she fell in love with a monster like me, what would happen if i ever got close to her,

what would happen if this whole night was my imagination. i didnt know about her, but i know i fell in love

with this greek goddess that fateful rainy day. i was only 5 paces away from her house when i heard the most ear piercing

scream ever coming from her house. NO! NOT HER!