(A/N: Okaaaaaaay. Right. Well, I've received a review from XxPoisned DreamsxX which is why this chapter is up so quickly. Enjoy.)

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Living in Her Shadow Chapter 2

She halted her steps and took a deep, calming breath. Was this really what she wanted? She could get killed or worse if she continued with what she had planned. Still, it would be better than what she had now. Plus she knew regret would kill her if she didn't take this chance. Nodding her head, she set off again.

There was no one to beg her to stop, to reconsider. She hadn't been expecting anyone anyway. If someone had tried it wouldn't have been someone who knew her.

Her eyes started to glare. She had felt the tell tale lump in her throat. She fought it. She fought it with everything she had, and she won. She had surprised herself. She had never won anything before, because that was who she was. A loser. No, she was worse than a loser, for she never even tried to win. The thoughts provoked a fire inside her, one that in the past was only embers so she never knew it was there. She saw the fire now. She would do this. She would make something of her life. She would not resign herself to others. She will win.

With her new found spark, she set off confidently, keeping to the shadows where she couldn't be seen due to her dark cloak which wrapped around her slim figure. Unnoticed, the dark figure escaped from Konoha, escaped from her prison and escaped from her.

She had found the strength to bend the bars, and she would not be recaptured. She would be someone, and when her time came, she would be able to face her parents. A smile which had been locked away for years was also set free.

(A/N: How was it? Confusing? It was supposed to be. At the end of the next chapter I'll explain a little something. I have chapter three written in rough, but I need to write chapter four before I'll let myself post it.)