Hey everyone! Sorry about my absence again. Here's Chapter 2. Sorry it took so long haha. I know how I want this story to go, I just find it a bit difficult to write in Haku's point of view and Zabuza's too. I'm trying as hard as I can but for now it'll be in 3rd person. Hope you like it! Thigh I'm sure it isn't worth the incredibly long wait. :p

Also, I know it's a bit short, but I wanted a slight cliff hanger to build suspense and I wanted to upload something quickly. Oh and to all the people who get annoyed by spelling mistakes or grammar issues, I haven't double checked this chapter yet. So if there are ANY mistakes that bother you, just PM me so I can't fix them. Please and thank you.

This chapter is for SinTotchi and my friend Amanda!

~enjoy~

3rd Person

It had been a week since the duo had left the small hut they'd been occupying. They had in fact been traveling towards Kirigakure. Haku was still unsure if Zabuza was aware of this shift in their travels. He had has known, he showed no signs of it. Haku kept quiet, mainly since it was such a sensitive subject for Zabuza and usually ended up making him angry and attacking the younger man.

Zabuza stopped, so Haku did too. They listened to their surroundings. They were about 2 hours from the outer wall, they could see it through the tree tops they were perched in. Their attention was drawn to a rustling beneath them. A somewhat large dog, or possibly wolf, jumped out of a bush below the two ninja. Its body was crouched low to the ground looking ready to attack, surveying its surroundings. It seemed to either be hunting something or hiding from it. The two ninja quietly watched the animal.

The animal looked young, possibly a year or so old. It was going to get bigger, that's for sure. It was completely black, with lots of fur. Tufts we're sticking up here and there giving it a slightly wild look. The fur on the back of its neck stood up as the slight snap of a twig was heard nearby. The dog backed into the bush behind it, hiding. All the ninja's could see of the now hidden animal was its eyes. The eyes when out in the open, looked like a bright blue. But now covered by shadows, seemed to be glowing red.

Silence was the only sound ringing in the ears of the rogue ninja. Their eyes darting back and forth intensely, waiting to see what was causing the animal's behavior. Straining as much as he could, Zabuza listened for anything. He could hear the faintest sound of footsteps coming rearer. Haku noticed the dog squinting his eyes so as to not be seen. But, it's not like a dog could possibly know that it's eyes would glow in the shadows.

"ZABUZA!"

Previous Update/Author's Note

Hello everyone! I'm sorry for my absence and not updating anything. I don't have an excuse really. Just always too busy to write, and when I've got free time I'm reading fanfics instead of writing them. But I've been reinvigorated and one of my bff's recently read my stores and is demanding I make more and update ASAP. So I'm going to make a couple of chapters then upload them one at a time. Thank you for your patients and hope you enjoy all the new stuff to come.

thank you so much for your comment. I just saw it today and it made me super happy. My friend has never even seen Naruto and she's in love with the story. Thank you again! And btw, I love you.

SabineGerhart07/strong I'm going to update soon... finally lol sorry

Kyuubi16/strong excuse me but I'm kind of dyslexic, so I apologize for spelling angle instead of angel. I realize it must have hurt you terribly since you needed to comment so rudely instead of pm-ing me but hey, whatever helps you feel better.