Authors Note: Hi there, this is my first story. This is a prologue to what I hope can be a good story. Just tell me what you think about it and if I should continue it, because I have no idea if I'm a good writer or not so criticism is asked. This story is based off of an oc of mine and is kind of an oc-centric story, so if you don't like it you don't have to read it. Okay enough of my rambling lets get on with the story.

Prologue

15 years before original story line

Deep in the forest that surrounded Konoha there is a small village. Now this village was nothing special just a simple trading spot that had some ninja. The only thing really special about it was that all their shinobi had some sort of animal partner that could have been a normal pet or a nin partner like the Inuzuka did in the Hidden Leaf Village. Their animals could range from birds to bugs to wolves, cats, and even rodents. This also gave them a simple name of the Animal Village. Their shinobi force did not missions like normal villages did. They were just their to protect the village and earn their pay. They were a peaceful village didn't get involved with the Great Shinobi War unless provoked to do so. They were just neutral to every village.

Our story begins with a small humble family of three, four if you count the older man's partner which was a wolf named Fenir, who so happened to be a family of ninjas except for their 5 year old son. Today we see the family having a nightly outing in their back yard which was connected to the forest that surrounded the village. The 30-year old man was Ichigo Haruski (couldn't think of a good name). He was probably one of the best, if not the best, ninja in the whole village. He and Fenir were known as, to their friends anyway, as the "Duo of Doom". They were always using their double team on all their opponents be they sparring partner or the occasional bandit it didn't matter they were always a formidable team. He was tall and handsome by women standards anyway and had blood red eyes and hair. He wore a dark red shirt and black shinobi pants with kunai and shuriken holders on the sides of his legs. He wore his headband on his forearm which was of a dove as a sign of their peace nature and wore black combat boots. The 28-year old woman was Xiaoyu Haruski or Aburame if you knew her in Konoha. She was slightly shorter than her husband and had long black hair and crystal blue eyes . She was wearing a red kimono with flower designs on it with a dagger hidden underneath. She was the sister of Shibi Aburame head of the Aburame clan. She met Ichigo when he came and delivered some insects found only in his village and it went on from there. After they got married she had asked if she could go live with him and she was given the okay. Three years later they had a son whom they named Takashi Haruski. Since she was an Aburame she didn't need to have an animal partner since she already had a pact with the kikachu (Sp?) she could summon them any time she wanted. Their son was currently trying to catch fireflies and failing. He was wearing a small red shirt and blue shorts. He had short black hair and blood red eyes. Takashi was different than most children his age. First was because he had no friends thanks to his "little problem". That problem was that inside him was a wolf demon (AN: I know it's cliché to have the oc have a demon but it's what goes with the story) named Shadow. It happened when he was a baby when Shadow attacked the village and the best ninja their at that time use the Soul Reaper Jutsu to seal Shadow into Takashi for protection. This is the reason for him not having friends, all the adults don't want their children associating with a "demon". The only people who cared for him were his parents, Fenir, and a couple of family friends who didn't care what he contained.

"Takashi, don't go to far now dear." Xiaoyu called to him.

"Okay Mama." Takashi called back waving. She smiled at him and waved back. Ichigo just smiled and hugged Xiaoyu to him as they laid together watching their son try to catch fireflies.

"He really is something isn't he?" Ichigo asked as he chuckled.

"He gets it from you not me" she responded, "I'm never like that, what are you laughing for?"she asked.

"I was laughing because I remember an Incident last week like this one involving you." He chuckled.

"Yeah well those things are hard to catch even for me."she pouted at him.

"Oh you know I didn't mean any harm you whiner." he whispered to her in her ear.

Still pouting she said, "You're just a big meany. Hmph."

Rolling his eyes he said huskily, "Fine heres an apology present." And then he kissed her softly on the lips while Fenir rolled his eyes from his spot.

Giggling she said, "Hm hm hm, okay your forgi" "MAMA, DADDY!!!!!!!!!" they were interrupted from the tender moment when Takashi ran to them looking like he had been in a fight with something large and dangerous.

`"Sweety, whats wrong what happened to you?" Xiaoyu asked concerned.

"I was trying to catch fiweflies when...when people from the village attacked me calling me a demon!" he wailed as he was held by his mother who was stroking his hair softly.

"There he is kill his parents to!" they heard someone shout.

"Damn it!" Ichigo cursed, " Shadow get Takashi and Xiaoyu out of here now!"

Shadow barked something and Ichigo responded with, " I know but they're more important right now. Just go!" he yelled. Shadow ran over and started tugging on Xiaoyu's sleeve to get her going. She picked up Takashi and ran for it. As soon as she did every single shinobi in the village came out from the other side of the forest with their partners and surrounded Ichigo.

"Hand over the demon Ichigo and no one will get hurt," stated one shinobi, " we know you can't take all of us at once. You two go after the brat and wench and kill both." They both darted off.

"NO!!" Ichigo shouted as he lept to go after them, but got a kunai in his arm and leg for his trouble.

"Don't even think about it," the shinobi stated as he and the rest towered above him kunais their partners ready to kill on command at the ready, "we don't need you enter fearing with our plans." "AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" their was a female scream that interrupted them and Ichigo's eyes widened, "hehe, looks like your wench just met her fate good ridd-" "AAAAHHHHHH" more screams were heard as the attackers were killed off, "what the hell." He only got that far before a kunai got lodged in his throat and a smoke bomb went off. While everyone was distracted he ran off into the forest looking for his wife and child. When he did find them he wished he was dreaming because his wife was on the ground dead with kunai in her stomach and her back. Their were destruction bugs everywhere dead. His son was by her side shaking her shouting at her to get up but she wouldn't. He looked and found Fenir by all the dead bodies of the animals and humans.

He fell to his knees and screamed, "NOOO!!!!"

Meanwhile

She ran and ran with Fenir beside her and her little boy in her arms while he kept screaming to go back for his father.

"We can't go back honey he would want us to go on, he'll catch up in a little bit. He only nodded and only cried softly. She could only hope she was right.

'I swear if you don't make it I will revive you and kick you ass.' she thought with anger and fear. But as soon as she finished that thought four blockades appeared and she stopped.

"Hand over the boy woman and we might let you go, hehehe." one said with a grin while the other chuckled.

"Over my dead body," she said as Fenir growled to show his anger, "Takashi go hide, and don't come out until I tell you to." Xiaoyu said in as soft of a voice she could muster and he nodded and hid behind some bushes. She turned back to them and said to Fenir, "Take care of their partners I'll handle them." she told him and he nodded.

While he took care of them one of the other shinobi struck first, " Fire style: Grand fireball no Jutsu!" he screamed. As a giant fireball made its way to her she countered.

"Bug wall no Jutsu!" she yelled as her bugs came to protect her but get killed in the process of saving her. The other ran at her with a kunai in his hand and went to slash at her but she dodged and sent more beetles after him but the other used another fire jutsu to destroy them. She decided to grab her dagger and charged them. When she got to the first one she got a good slash on the arm but the second shinobi came and kicked her in the side.

They were unaware of Takashi watching the fight through the bush and he was scared that his father wasn't going to make it to help. "AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!" His fears were relised when suddenly a kunai was lodged in her shoulder and they took advantage of it and started to stick kunai after kunai in her.

"NO!" he shouted as she went down and he rushed to help her when he was tripped by one of the enemy shinobi that noticed him.

"Well, Well, look who decided to join us," he said with a sneer, "too bad hes to late to save his precious mama hehehe." Takashi looked up in fear as readied to kill him in the same manner. Just as they were just about to strike a jaguar came flying through the trees and hitting one of them while a hawk was caught in the jaws of Fenir coming back from victory over the animals. When he looked at what had happened he let loose a roar and attacked the enemy shinobi with everything he had. Meanwhile Takashi had ran over to his mother and tried to shake her awake he was barely aware of the two screaming ninjas behind him. Or of his father landing in front of them looking like his world had been crushed.

"Noo!!" he screamed as he found his voice. Takashi finally looked up and ran to his dad hugged him tightly while sobbing into his chest as Ichigo just held him mumbling inaudibly.

"He went this way, c'mon," they were shaken out of this state when they heard the voices of the others looking for them, "maybe if we find him we can find the brat too." Takashi cringed at that. Ichigo was not having any of that.

"Takashi, listen to me you need to get out of here," he told him as boy looked scared and confused, "I'll hold them off as you get to safety, remember Uncle Shibi? Well his home is just north take Fenir and run and don't look back even while I'm getting hurt, if you hear me scream don't turn back to get me keep going that means you too Fenir," he told the wolf who had just come up while Takashi just nodded.

"I won't look back Daddy." Takashi said with tears in his eyes and his shoulders were shaking.

"Good, now go you two and don't look back I love you." he said as they started to run with Takashi on Fenir's back. As he watched them go the other shinobi came into the clearing with weapons drawn.

"Where is he Ichigo, which way did he go?" on asked as they surrounded him once more.

"Hehehe, you'll never catch him, not now," he chuckled.

" Well then we'll just have to kill you as collateral then won't we?" he said back to him.

Meanwhile

Fenir was running with a sobbing Takashi on his back as they started hearing the screams of his master, but they didn't stop much to their dislike and kept going so they could keep going to the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

Several Hours Later

The two unlucky shinobi that had guard duty were just laying back and enjoying the quiet and complaining about nothing to do. They got quite a shock when a wolf carrying a sleeping child came bursting through the forest and stopping at there feet barking something at them. Not knowing what he was saying they decided to take the boy to the hospital for a check on any injuries then inform the Hokage for a plan of action. Picking the small boy up, much to the beasts dislike, one of the shinobi ran off to the hospital the wolf following while the other went to the Hokage's office for a plan of action.

The Hokage's Office

The Sandaime Hokage sighed as he looked at his biggest weakness... paperwork. It had been a long night for him and he was ready to just get this over with and go home to his son and get some well deserved sleep. Just as he was about to sign the last document there was a knock at his door.

Sighing he said tiredly, "Come in." A chunnin walked in looking a little nervous because of how the Hokage looked at him angrily. "Well, what is it?" he asked bitterly.

"uh, Hokage-Sama we have uh sort of a problem." the chunnin stuttered nervously. Sarutobi sighed once more and motioned for him to continue. Clearing his throat he said, " Just a few minutes ago a wolf came through the forest and was carrying a small child with him we did not know what to do to him so while I came here my partner took him to the hospital." He finished as the Hokage thought about this.

"Tell me," he began, " was this wolf white as snow?" He asked with a curious expression but was hoping he was wrong.

"Yes it was Hokage-Sama, what should we do." He said with a more confident expression

'I was afraid of this I just hope I'm wrong.' He thought with a sad expression on the outside he said, " I believe I know who you are talking about, while I go to the hospital you go to the Aburame compound and tell Shibi to head over so I can talk to him." He ordered.

"Yes sir." the chunnin saluted and left. Sarutobi sighed and got up as he thought, 'please let me be wrong.'

At the Hospital

Takashi was sitting quietly letting the nice nurse check him over only answering her questions with nods or shakes of his head. He had woken up in a place he didn't know and was frightened until the nurse reassured him of where he was and calmed down until he remembered what happened just a few short hours ago and had started to cry silently while the nurse tried to calm him down. When he did he just clammed up and let the nurse do her job. Outside of the room the Hokage was silently talking with a man in a high collar coat and sunglasses with and afro. Shibi Aburame head of the Aburame clan about the boy in the room. To say he was nervous was one thing but he was way past that, he was down right sweaty. He knew his sister and brother-in-law always came with him and never sent him on his own so he had every right to be nervous. Once they finished talking he went and knocked on the door and waited. The door opened and the nurse poked her head out.

"Oh, Aburame-Sama please come in I'm sure he'll be happy to see you." She said as she ushered him in. He walked over to Takashi who had his head down not acknowledging him and kneeled next to him.

He put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Taka-kun," Takashi looked up at him with slightly dead eyes, "what happened where are your parents, what happened?" he asked with a caring tone.

Looking down the boy said, "they're gone, dead. I'm sorry Uncle, but I couldn't help them."

Shibi simply put his arms around the boy and said, "It will be alright. You are to young to be responsible for their protection when they cared about yours. It is their killers fault for not looking at what was truly in front of them. Come I will take you home for some food. I am sure your Aunt Kiki will want to see you again and try and cheer you up with one of your favorite meals. Alright?" He only got a nod in response. Takashi got out of the bed and held on to Shibi's coat as they headed out, with Fenir in tow, to the good luck of the nurse and a nod and a promise to talk in the morning from Sarutobi they left for what would be Takashi's home for the rest of his life.

Present Time

'I can't believe it's been 15 years to this day.' thought a man of 20 years. He was standing at the edge of a forest by Konaha's gate. This man was tall, just about 7ft. 1in. And he had spiky black hair (AN: Think of Jin from Tekken) and blood red eyes. He wore an open black trench coat with a pair of sunglasses on his head ( AN: not the Aburame glasses but some but visor type ones). He also wore black shinobi pants and wore his headband tied to his forearm with his kunai and shuriken pouches on his legs. Next to him was a wolf as white as snow. This was Takashi Haruski 15 years later after the horrible incident that happened to his parents. He came here every year on this day to pay his respects to his parents. As he said a small prayer Fenir, the wolf, was bowing his head head in respect. When he finished he laid a few roses down as the insects around him buzzed at his discomfort. As he took one last look at the forest he said to the wolf, " Come on Fenir, Kiki will have our hides if were late again." All he got was a snort in response so he laughed quietly and said, "I know I know, but Shino is going to start his exams soon and you know he'll want some help." And with that they turned around and headed back to his home and family not knowing he was going to help out the legacy of the Yondaime Hokage in achieving his dream.

End

AN: So thats it my first story I hope you enjoyed it. This is my first story so I hope you don't flame because I don't have the best writing ability in the world I know that. So I'm just asking for some constructive criticism, it will be appreciated. Please Review.