Hey everyone out there that is currently reading this! This is my first time writing fan fiction, so please bear with me though the ups and the downs. (And to all those that comment, review and stick with me til the bitter end, you guys are sooo on my Christmas card list! XD Love you all!!) I hope you enjoy!
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!!! MASHASI KISHIMOTO DOES!
Prologue ~ Dreams
Smoke, as thick and black as a shadow in the night, spiralled up into the midnight sky above Suna. Bloody, golden flames seemed to lick at the stars. Darkness, a startled yelp. The raven ran though the burning hallways, calling out to her mother, her father, to anyone that could hear.
'Mother!? Father!? Where are you!?' a young voice, scratchy from the thick smoke. The unbearable heat. A crash, and a scream. Was it the child's?
'AHHH! RUN! RUN, GET OUT! SAVE YOURSELF NAT-' the call from her mother, so suddenly cut short by the explosion that rocked the house. Just as the small child went to pull open the door of her parent's bedroom, the roof of the hallway collapsed. The young girl, trapped, alone, in the suffocating heat and eternal blackness.
'MOTHER!! FATHER!! NOO!!' The pressure of the burning wood began to smother the young raven. As she struggled, she could hear the painful cries of the parents, and the desperate shouts from the other villagers, the awful chanting of their names. Takashi.. Hinako.. Natsumi.. … all their names, blending into one long mantra. All of the words, mixing and growing fainter, slowing down.
She knew then. She knew that she would die here, covered by burning wood and ashes. The heat, the sound of the crackling flames, the yellow light, were all slowly beginning to fade. Her breathing was starting to slow down, rattling through her chest. And yet, she wasn't scared, wasn't afraid to die. The only feeling she felt was regret. It was only a matter of time before her vision went, too. The young raven smiled sadly.
The world was turning black, all was going dark, plunged into silence. She wondered why God had chosen her and her family. Her senses failed her completely then.
The last thing her smoke-stung eyes saw was a stranger, shifting desperately though the burnt wood and rubble. The last thing she felt was cool cloth and her cheek being pressed against someone's chest. The last thing she heard was a loving whisper, that everything was going to be okay. A heartbeat. Mother? Father? Or… was it someone else?
She would.. have to thank.. this stranger… in the… afterlife…
Several days later…
Voices, speaking softly, fell upon the raven's ears. Slowly, she opened one eye, only to see the white washed walls of the hospital. Confused, she tried to sit up, only to fall back on the uncomfortable white mattress. The pain, it was incredible!
Suddenly, the memories of the fire came flooding back. Tears staining the plaster bandages covering her cheeks as her head fell to the side, wincing at the sharp sting it caused. Despite the tear-blurred vision, she was able to make out a single red desert rose, sitting in a small crystal vase on the nightstand.
The raven's head pounded, and she had burns over most of her body, but the sight of the rose brought a thin, weak smile to her face. Someone out there was watching over her; her very own guardian angel.
Hey! What did you think? I hope you liked the prologue. If you've decided to stick with me, I'm letting you know right now that the first few chapters will start a bit slow, but it will be worth it in the end!! So, yeah, enjoy! R&R PLEASE!!