I was alone. Oyaji wasn't coming, he just wasn't. I had been waiting for days on this little bridge I had come across, but he never showed up. He'd been...killed. I didn't want to believe it, but there was no point pretending it wasn't true. Oyaji had risked his life to help me escape and at times like these, I wished he hadn't. I looked up for a second and immediately looked down feeling a stinging jolt go through my eyes. It was blinding the sun was. My life had been lived in darkness, there had never been a sun in my village. It burnt my eyes everytime I looked at it. The first day of experiencing the rays of the sun was torture. I hadn't managed to move from the spot I'd been sitting in until the sun went down. It blinded me and even behind my closed lids, I could feel it's rays. It was as if it was burning my eyes out, it hurt so badly.
'Maybe I should have accepted the offer from that nice lady.' I shivered and pulled my coat tighter around myself. I didn't like the winter, it was so cold that I felt as if my whole body was going numb because of it. That might've also been because my clothes had never dried properly, they felt so stiff to move in. My eyes finally stopped burning, and I looked up from me knees. 'Sunset.' I smiled but that immediately turned into a frown when I realized I was still alone. 'Footsteps, footsteps across the bridge, Oyaji!' I looked to my right and sighed when I didn't see oyaji. It was a boy and a man. The man had bandages wrapped around part his face and was carrying a sword, a really big sword. The little boy had black hair and brown colored eyes. He looked about eight years old and had a kind expression on his face
I looked at the man for a moment and studied him. 'Both of them have rather nice clothes, well then again they are shinobi...by the looks of them at least. I might be wrong, but I think they are shinobi, especially since he has that huge-normous sword.' I moved my eyes to the boy and stared. 'I bet if I just randomly went up and started talking to him he'd talk back. He looks like a nice person.' I looked back at the man and bit my lower lip seeing how menacing he looked. 'He doesn't look too nice though.' I sighed and looked down. 'Why can't Oyaji be alive...why can't he come and get me? I don't want to be alone anymore.' The man walked passed me not giving me a second glance, I knew that was going to happen. 'Why can't someone care?' I looked up into a pair of beautiful brown eyes and looked at the face of the boy.
"Why are you alone?" he asked quietly. I looked down sadly and shrugged.
"They killed him." I whispered. I felt him lightly touch my face, and my eyes flicked up to his.
"Your eyes," he whispered. "They carry loneliness, sadness, desperation, and the need of wanting to be loved."
What was he talking about? I didn't know, but then again I was only five. He smiled kindly, and I felt my lips curve into a small smile. I didn't know why, but I felt drawn to him. I didn't know him but I still felt like I needed to stay close to him.
"Haku, come on." the man yelled.
"Zabuza-san." Haku said, moving his eyes to Zabuza. "Can we?" I looked at Haku for a second before moving my eyes to the man called Zabuza. He was looking from me to Haku, and he laughed.
"You want her to come with us?" he asked, raising en eyebrow. Haku nodded and smiled.
"Please Zabuza-san." he asked of him. I looked from Haku to Zabuza, wondering what type of relationship they had with each other, and felt my spirits raised when Zabuza finally nodded.
"You take care of her though Haku." Zabuza ordered. Haku smiled and grabbed my hand.
"Come on." he said with a happy tone. He gently took both my hands, pulling me to my feet. I looked at him, feeling happy for the first time in years. He wrapped an arm around my shoulders, trying his best to keep me warm. Zabuza chuckled and turned around.
"Come on you two." he instructed. Haku nodded and led me over to Zabuza. "Let's get going." Haku nodded again and looked at me.
"Don't worry, we're going to be stopping at an inn." he said, smiling a little. "There you can tell us everything." I nodded and looked up at Zabuza. He stared down at me, not looking too impressed, and sighed.
"What's your name girl?" he asked, not sounding the least bit interested. I looked at Haku wondering what to do, and he smiled encouragingly. I smiled back and looked back up at Zabuza.
"Sada." I whispered. He nodded, seeming rather bored, and Haku tightened his arm around my shoulders.
"That probably should have been your name Haku." Zabuza said with a chuckle. I looked at Haku, and he smiled at Zabuza.
"If I was a girl then it should have been." Haku said cheerfully. Zabuza chuckled again and repeated his words from earlier.
"Let's go." We both nodded and followed Zabuza.
HOURS LATER
"Get inside you two." Zabuza ordered, opening the door of the room. Haku nodded and led me inside. That's what he'd been doing the past two hours, leading. I suppose I was just really scared for one, and for another I was just a kid. Then again, Haku was just a kid as well. He was older than me though so...I didn't know what I was thinking. My thoughts were just so confused that the only thing I did know was that I was scared about what all was going to happen. What would they do when they found out about my kekkei genkai and ability to drain chakra when I made skin contact with someone? I looked around the room for a minute before the door closed behind us. I jumped slightly and held onto Haku tighter.
"Zabuza-san, could you try not to surprise her like that?" Haku asked kindly. "She's scared."
"Well, she needs to not be so scared then." Zabuza said boredly. "You should know that I don't show mercy to anyone Haku." Haku nodded a bit and sighed.
"Come on Sada." he said, looking over towards the bedroom. I nodded, and he led me into the bedroom. I sat down on the bed, and he smiled at me. "Stay right there ok? I need to go get some things to help clean you up."
I nodded, knowing I most likely looked like a street rat, and he walked out of the room. I looked around the room for a few minutes studying it, man this room was boring. There were no pretty designs or anything, it was so plain. I sighed quietly, waiting for Haku to get back to me, and heard Zabuza's heavy footsteps across the floor. I looked up at the doorway and watched him walk in.
"This place is a dump." he muttered, putting his sword to lean against the wall.
"I think it's rather nice." Haku said, walking back in the room with his bag. Zabuza shook his head amused, and Haku walked back to my side. "Do you have any cuts, bruises, anything along those lines?" he asked curiously. I shook my head slowly, not thinking I did have any injuries, and he smiled kindly.
"I don't think so." I said quietly. He smiled again and brought out a washcloth.
"Your face is caked with dirt." he said, chuckling softly to himself. I smiled sweetly, and he gently wiped all the dirt off my face. "There, you're starting to look better already." I smiled again, and he took my left arm examining it. "Nothing here." he muttered. He took my other arm and shook his head, apparently seeing nothing there as well. "Sada?" I looked at him, and he smiled slightly. "Could you pull your kimono up a bit?" I nodded and pulled it up to where it was a few inches above my knees. "What did you do to your knees?" Haku asked, slightly shocked. I looked down and saw scrapes, tons of scrapes.
"I fell." I whispered. Haku shook his head slightly amused, and Zabuza sighed.
"Are you clumsy?" he asked, not sounding like he would be surprised if I said yes. I looked over at him and shook my head. "Then how'd you manage that?"
"The sun." I whispered. Haku looked at me confused, he didn't look like he understood. Zabuza's eyes lit up, showing me that I'd sparked his interest.
"The sun?" he repeated. I nodded, and he walked across the floor, stopping beside us. "How did the sun do that to you?"
"It blinded me." I said quietly "In my village...there was no sun...only darkness."
"The Village Hidden in the Dark." Zabuza muttered, apparently he was one of the few people that knew about my village. "No wonder it was able to blind you so easily."
"I tripped." I stated, looking at Haku. "Alot." Haku smiled and shook his head, seeming slightly amused.
"You'll get used to the sun after a while." he said kindly. I smiled at him, and Zabuza said
"I'm going to go get some food. Make sure once you treat her wounds that she actually gets clean." Haku nodded understanding, and Zabuza walked out of the bedroom.
"There's probably a bathroom somewhere in this room." he said after a minute. I nodded and sat there quietly until he finished treating my knees. "That's it."
"Haku-kun?" I whispered timidly. He looked up at me curiously, most likely wondering about the kun I had attached to the end of his name. He smiled and said
"Yeah?" Apparently he didn't want to know that badly, he didn't sound too interested.
"Do you think there's a place I could get this washed?" I asked, referring to my kimono "I don't have anything else." He nodded.
"I saw a washer when I went to get my stuff. We'll make sure your clothes get clean." Haku said smiling. I nodded and he rummaged through his bag, looking for something. "You can wear this tonight though." I nodded again and took the clothes he gave me. "Come on, let's find the bathroom." I got up and followed Haku around the room. "Found it. You can have the shower first, ok?" I nodded and smiled.
"Thank you Haku-kun." I said sweetly.
"Your welcome." Haku said, smiling a little. I giggled and walked in the bathroom.
'Wow's it's nice.' I quickly took a shower, making sure to get all the dirt and grime off my body and out of my hair. I put on the clothes Haku had given me, not really caring that I looked like an average little girl. Being royalty had been so frustrating all the time. I'd been sick of being told what I had to where. 'Yay, now I actually smell good.' I giggled to myself and walked out of the bathroom. I went back to the bedroom and smiled at Haku.
"All finished?" he asked. I nodded, and he smiled. "Your kimono's already been washed, it's in my bag right now ok?" I nodded, and he smiled again. "Zabuza-san brought us something to eat, let's go." He grabbed my hand and led me to where ever we were going to eat. Zabuza looked up from the table when he heard us walk in and chuckled.
"She looks like a little princess." he said with an amused tone. I looked down in embarrassment when my cheeks went warm, and Haku said
"She does, doesn't she? I didn't notice that. Under all that dirt she has the appearance of a princess." I looked at Haku, hoping that he wouldn't treat me any differently when he found out about me being a princess, and he smiled. "Come on, let's eat. What'd you get?" he asked Zabuza, leading me over to the table by the hand.
"Your favorite." Zabuza replied.
"You got Domburi and Okonomiyaki?" Haku asked excitedly. Zabuza nodded, and Haku smiled. "Arigato Zabuza-san."
Zabuza nodded in reply, and we sat down at the table to eat. It was a rather weird experience. I barely knew either of them, but I felt comfortable being with them. It felt like, I was meant to be with them. It was, as I said before, weird.
"Sada." I looked up hearing Zabuza say my name, and he finished putting the bandages back on his face.
'I didn't even notice he took them off.'
"Now it's your turn to tell us a story." he said. I nodded knowing what he was talking about and sighed quietly.
"Ok."
BANG BANG BANG!
"Zabuza you are under arrest!" a man yelled from outside the door. "Come quietly, and you won't be killed."
"Damn it." Zabuza muttered, doing some handsigns "Haku, hurry up and grab everything." Haku nodded and ran off trying to get everything. I looked at Zabuza, not knowing what to do, and part of the door was destroyed. I covered my face with my arms, and Zabuza pushed me behind him protectively. "Sada go help him." I nodded and quickly followed Haku.
"What's going on?" I asked confused, grabbing Haku's bag.
"People don't like Zabuza-san too well." Haku replied, grabbing Zabuza's bag. "This is everything besides-"
CRASH!
I gasped in fear, and Haku grabbed my hand.
"Don't worry, Zabuza-san won't let anything happen to us." he promised. I nodded, believing his words, and we backed up towards the window. Zabuza ran into the room and grabbed his sword from the wall.
"Go out the window you two, and don't look at what's happening." he commanded. We both quickly nodded and hopped out the window. We sat under the window, and Haku held me close to him.
"Close your eyes, and cover your ears." he whispered.
I nodded, following his instructions. I leaned against Haku, and he rested his chin on top of my head. I still couldn't block out everything. The screaming, the clashing of swords and kunai, the sound of powerful jutsus taking place; all of this was terrifying. I didn't know what was going to happen, but it couldn't have been good. Would Zabuza be alright? I don't know how long we sat there, it could have been minutes or it could have been hours, I didn't know. I heard a voice and opened my eyes; Zabuza.
"Zabuza-san you're alright." Haku said happily. Zabuza nodded, and Haku pulled me to my feet.
"We have to get going." Zabuza ordered, resting his sword on his shoulder. "They'll send more since they know I'm here." Haku nodded like he understood, and I just stared at him blankly.
'What is he talking about, I don't understand. Why don't people like Zabuza? Has he done something wrong?'
"Let's go." I snapped out of my thoughts and looked up from the ground. Haku nodded, and we followed Zabuza into the darkness of the night.
THE NEXT MORNING, THE BORDER OF THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE RAIN
I opened my eyes tiredly and looked around. We were in a forest, why were we in a forest; I had no idea. I didn't really know what all was going on, but I hadn't asked any questions. I'd merely just followed Haku's lead and listened to Zabuza's instructions. I had no reason not to trust these two. They'd saved my life and taken me in when no one else had. I was thankful to be with them. I blinked a few times, trying to clear my blurry vision, and sat up rubbing my eyes tiredly.
"Morning Sada-chan." Haku said cheerfully. I smiled hearing the 'chan' Haku had added to my name and stood up, not really knowing what to do.
"Good morning Haku-kun." I said, yawning a little. Haku smiled at me, and Zabuza walked out of the trees towards us.
"They didn't follow us." he stated. Haku nodded, and I plopped back on the ground. I was so tired that I didn't think I could go anywhere today. I hadn't ever done traveling like this before, I'd never traveled period. "We'll probably stay here for a few days."
'Yay, no traveling for a while.' I smiled, thankful that I'd get to rest a little, and Zabuza sat down infront of the fire. Haku sat beside me, and we both stared at Zabuza. "Now before we were so rudely interrupted, your story Sada." I nodded, knowing I couldn't delay it any longer, and sighed.
"Well, you already know that I used to live in the Village Hidden in the Dark." They both nodded, and I sighed again. "We don't have a kage in my village, we have a king and queen."
"Your village was ruled by a royal family?" Haku asked, slightly confused. I nodded to myself, hating talking about my family.
"The king and queen were the only rulers. No one could tell them what they could or couldn't do." I continued, looking down towards the ground.
"Absolute power." Zabuza muttered. "Not many villages go by that anymore."
"Well mine does. The only person that can over rule the queen is the king, but no one could over rule the king." I said quietly. Haku nodded listening intently, and Zabuza sighed, probably already bored with my story. "Well Oka-san and Otou-san didn't like me too well so-"
"What do you mean Oka-san and Otou-san?" Haku interrupted, sounding even more confused.
"My Oka-san and Otou-san were the king and queen." I whispered, rubbing my arm self-consciously. Haku put his arm around me, trying to comfort me, and Zabuza looked at me interested.
"No wonder you look like a princess, it's because you are." he stated, sounding emotionless.
"Not anymore." I said sadly. "Oka-san and Otou-san were going to..." I stopped, I couldn't say it. Haku hugged me trying to keep me calm, and I drew a shaky breath. I knew I had to tell them the truth, I had to say it, and accept that they didn't love me. "They wanted me dead."
"Why?" Haku asked, not understanding why my parents would want to kill me.
"They thought I was evil." I whispered. "No one has the kekkei genkai that I have so-"
"What's your kekkei genkai?" Zabuza interrupted, sounding interested.
"I've only done it once, so I don't know if I can do it again." I said quietly.
"How does it work?" Haku asked, tilting his head to the side.
"I don't know, but I can go through things." I said, even more quietly. I was so nervous about telling them all this, what if they got rid of me? "It's weird."
"What kind of things?" Zabuza inquired.
"Everything and anything." I replied, playing with a strand of my hair. "When I did it that one time, I went through a wall, one of our maids, a table…I even fell through the floor." Zabuza nodded, apparently interested in my kekkei genkai, and Haku smiled.
"That's cool." he said, his smile widening.
"You really think so?" I asked in shock, he nodded in confirmation. "I think it's weird."
"It's not though." Haku said happily. "People with kekkei genkai's just have something that other people don't have. I can control water, watch."
I looked at his hand and down at the snow he was focusing on. The snow suddenly melted into water, and I looked at Haku. He smiled and moved his hand. The water made all kinds of twists and turns, forming into all kinds of things. It was so cool.
"Wow." I whispered, entranced by the water. "That's amazing."
"I didn't think so at first." Haku said honestly. "Zabuza-san helped me learn how to control it better." I looked up a Zabuza, and he nodded agreeing. "He can help you master your kekkei genkai too, right Zabuza-san?" I stared at Zabuza for a minute, and he finally nodded.
"It'll be a lot of work since I've never seen this kekkei genkai before or even heard of it for that matter." he said. I nodded and smiled.
"I'll do whatever you need me to do so I can master it." I said with a determined tone. Zabuza nodded, looking pleased that I was so determined, and Haku smiled. "There's something else…" Zabuza looked at me curiously, and I twiddled my fingers. "I…take chakra from people." Haku looked at me confused, not understanding how I could do that. "It's not alot… but I'm afraid. When I touch people…I take their chakra." Zabuza nodded, scratching the back of his head in thought.
"It most likely hasn't developed since you're so young, we'll need to set up mental blocks for the future." he stated, Haku looked at him confused.
"Can you really do that Zabuza-san?" he asked, Zabuza chuckled amused.
"Who do you think you're talking to Haku?" he asked, still chuckling. Haku smiled, laughing a little, and turned his attention back to me.
"Don't worry Sada-chan, everything will be fine." he promised. I nodded and stared at the water he was still controlling.
'I hope you're right.'
Author's Note: Here's the second chapter of my story, I added a little more but not too much from the original version. This chapter didn't need too much re-writing to be done to it. I hope you all are enjoying it so far =] I'll also warn you all that it'll be a while before Deidara comes in, I think chapter thirteen but I'm not quite sure. Oh and also keep in mind for future chapters that Deidara is sixteen so he's still a teenager. We all love him, but he's not going to be the all out majorly over confident hothead that we see in the manga and anime. I'm making sure to make him as realistic as possible, all boys need a soft side after all right? Oh and one more thing, Sada has been trained under a S-Ranked Criminal so she's going to be very talented in everything she does that's Genin level. So I'm not trying to make her seem like she's ridiculously talented, but she has been trained under a Criminal so she's obviously going to be talented. Just wanted to make that clear to you.
PREVIEW: CHAPTER THREE
I loved it when Haku cooked, he was so amazing it at. For breakfast today we were having grilled fish, tamagoyaki, and seasoned nori. He was such an amazing cook, as I said before. He smiled in response and handed me my plate. "Don't leave your hair hanging in your face like that or you're going to end up eating it." Haku said, chuckling quietly. "Will not." I said, plopping down on the grass. "Will too." Haku argued, sitting beside me. "Nu uh." I disagreed. "Yeah huh." he said with a smirk. I rolled my eyes and shook my head to myself. "I will not." I mumbled. He laughed, and I wrinkled my nose. "Urg! Fine, I'll do as you wish, even though I know I won't eat my own hair." I mumbled this last part, and Haku said "So do as I wish, and get it out of your face." "Fine fine, so bossy."
