Author's Note: I haven't given up on my previous fanfic, just wanted to get some ideas down before I forgot them… This little part was inspired by a dream I had one night... ^^* let's see what the three dreamers make of it… _
Prologue- A Dark Forest
The little girl walked through the forest, confidence in her every step. With her were four others. They moved through quickly, but as they are approaching a clearing, two of them veer straight into a deep abyss. The other two and the girl chased after them, but became lost. Deciding that the girl was worth nothing, they leave her behind, and now she is in a deep abyss, all alone, with only mere presences of the first two to guide her.
She loses her confidence.
Another girl walks a different path in another part of the forest. She hopes to one day find the clearing. With her are two, but one of them eventually turns on the other. The surviving companion pushes the girl along, against her will. She matures, and eventually she too is abandoned. Yet she finds another five.
She loses her hope.
The last girl has been alone from the start, but even she finds one to follow. She trusts this one completely. They go through much, but she is abandoned as well. She matures, as does her hatred and she decides to forsake that companion, leaving to find a new one. When she does, she finds five others.
She loses her faith.
The last two meet the first girl, becoming guardians of some sort to her. Eventually, they retrieve what they have lost. They encounter two other people, one who has lost everything, and one who wants to mean everything to the other.
Hinata jolted awake. A dream… Should I tell Father? No, Hinata. Dismiss it from your mind. But it seems so real… Even if they are still by my side, it feels as if they've left me… Chasing after them.
Kurenai gasped in her sleep and sat up slowly. Odd. Is it the side effect of some genjutsu? Maybe… Because it couldn't be… Me meeting them.
Anko drew her kunai out from under her pillow and stabbed the air. Gah… I musta ate a bit too many dango… Being found by them.
Shizune groaned and turned to her other side. Poison? Am I seeing things? I don't think I've… Ever seen them…
Tsunade punched her pillow. Not them… I don't want to see them… Ever…
I thought it was a bit odd… But I guess it was a nice start… I wonder who they are… O_O
Oh and by the way, Merry Christmas and everything…