Chapter Twelve: Identity
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I do own Saeko...
Surprisingly, this chapter was hard to write. This was going to be Sasuke's chapter but I think it's more fun to torture people so it's Naruto's chapter. Neheh.
Sorry if this chapter sucks. I'm not in a writing mood...
Monday. The most feared workday for most of Konoha's people. Especially for one pregnant brown haired teenager.
"Haku, time to watch the fruit stand!" Saeko told Haku.
She looked to the side and sighed.
"Hmm…okay," she finally agreed, leaving a happy Saeko inside the house.
She set up the stand, placing a ten percent sign on the side of the stand and unlocked the cashier. The third cabinet was still locked but it didn't matter to Haku.
She sat on the stool and laid down on the table and started to daze out.
"Haku! Haku!" Saeko's voice broke her daze and she jerked up in her seat.
"Yes, Sae-san?"
"Did I sell anything?"
"Um…no."
Saeko walked back to her garden a little disappointed as Haku felt guilty for once again, sleeping on the job. It wasn't her fault. Maybe it was the baby making her feel drowsy, she didn't know.
She looked down the street and saw the fruit bar. It was crowded. She looked closer and thought she saw Naruto but the hair wasn't as spiky as his.
"What am I doing, looking for him?" she said quietly as she turned away from the fruit bar and looked down at the table.
"I wonder how Sasuke will take it when he sees me…" she wondered to herself.
Will he hate me still? It's funny but I never meant to kill him…I sent those needles in carefully specific places like I did with Zabuza in order to make him feel like he was dying but no…I never meant to kill him. Even so, I think I actually did mean to…therefore asking Naruto to kill me…
She thought about how she meant or didn't mean to kill Sasuke and analyzed that memory until she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"Huh?" she said as she looked up to see who it was.
"Hi!" spoke the blonde boy.
Haku gulped. He STILL didn't recognize her?
"Hello…may I help you?" she asked politely.
Naruto looked around and asked,
"Do you have any mangos?"
Haku looked at him and said,
"Let me check."
She ducked down and looked.
"Nope, sorry. No mangos, Naruto."
She whacked her hand against her face. Not again.
"I never remember telling you my name! Who are you?" he looked at Haku.
She stared at him, hoping he wouldn't figure out.
Naruto now had a surprised look on his face.
"You're…him!"
Haku said,
"I'm a girl!"
"But you told me you were a boy!"
"I lied, okay!"
Haku was angrily looking at Naruto. Mood swings again.
"But…Kakashi killed you!"
Haku shook her head and replied,
"No. I survived for some unknown reason," she spoke in a calmer tone, trying not to attract attention.
Naruto dropped his jaw.
"So…how…did…you look fat!" he blurted.
"I'm pregnant," she sighed.
"Whoa," was all the stunned blonde boy could say.
Unfortunately, to make this moment even worse, Saeko walked in on them.
"Oh, who's this?" she asked Haku.
Naruto was confused.
"Naruto. One of the other people who now know I'm not dead," she spoke nonchalantly.
Saeko looked at Naruto.
"Oh."
The three were in silence until Naruto finally said something.
"Haku?"
"Yes?"
"Does anyone else know?"
"Yes."
"Who?"
"Your sensei and Sakura."
"They didn't tell me?" he said, surprised.
"I guess not," she said.
It was silence all over again.
"I'll be going now," Saeko left the awkwardness.
Now it was just Haku and Naruto.
"Sasuke doesn't know?" he asked her.
"No. When he does, I'm not sure if he'll like me. He's going to think I meant to kill him." That part of her sentence slipped out.
"You did almost kill him!" he shouted.
Haku shook her head.
"No. I…could have never killed him. I did the same thing to Sasuke as I did with Zabuza. I shot the needles in places that would make him feel and look like he was in a state of dying…but no…I never intended to kill him," she reflected.
Naruto was utterly confused.
"But you said…"
"Only to make you kill me. I still failed him," she said sadly.
It was quiet once again as both Haku and Naruto thought in silence. Not in the least to say it was still awkward.
"Have you named the baby yet?" Naruto joked, breaking the silence yet again.
Haku gave him a little smile and said,
"No."
"Think you could name it Naruto? After me? I saved the day!" he said triumphantly.
She chuckled.
"Hm. Maybe."
Naruto wasn't as bad as the others but I'm not looking forward to meeting Sasuke. I honestly don't know what his reaction will be…
S.E.: I think that chapter was bad.
Chi: I could've done so much better.
Natasha: You can't even write your own name, Chi.