I watched the blood fall to the floor.

Kakashi's attack hit Haku.

"Zabuza…" Haku mustered up as he grabbed Kakashi's wrist.

"My future's all used up, huh?!" Zabuza boasted.

He blatantly ignored Haku. This guy seriously pisses me off.

The fog was lifting.

"The boy threw himself in front of my attack." Kakashi said, his voice laced with anger, "He saved your worthless life, at the risk of his own."

Zabuza chuckled, "Well done, Haku." Zabuza grabbed his blade.

"Kakashi sensei, watch out!" Sakura yelled.

He's willing to hack through the only person who actually cared about him to get to Kakashi. Who the hell does that?!

"I knew I'd found a treasure when I found you boy! You've not only given me my life but Kakashi's as well."

I could hear Naruto grit his teeth, he's not happy.

Kakashi grabbed Haku and dodged Zabuza. Kakashi gently set Haku's lifeless body on the ground, at least Haku got a little bit of respect in the end.

"Not bad for having a corpse in your arms." Zabuza said, smugly.

"He was your partner!" I yelled, "Your comrade! He cared about you!"

"You'll pay for this!" Naruto screamed.

"No," Kakashi called out, "Stay out of this Naruto!"

I watched Naruto shake with anger.

Kakashi closed Haku's hollow eyes. I've seen dead people, I've watched people die, and I have been trained to kill if I must with no remorse. But this is different. Haku is more real to me than the other people.

Haku didn't want to hurt us but he wasn't going to go against Zabuza.

Kakashi glared at Zabuza, "This is my battle, Zabuza is mine."

Kakashi focused back on Zabuza.

I heard Sakura call out Naruto's name, then mine. My eyes drifted from Naruto to Sakura, "So, are you and Sasuke okay?" She waved her arm.

My eyes fell back on Sasuke. His body as lifeless as Haku's, I can't tell if he's just knocked out or if he's… dead.

"What's wrong?" She asked, "Where is Sasuke?"

Naruto didn't say anything.

Sakura's eyes turned to me, "Seiray, is Sasuke okay?"

I had to look away. I know I'll get emotional if I look at her.

"No…"

"Sakura," I heard Kakashi.

"Kakashi," Zabuza spoke, "You better pay attention!" and he charged at Kakashi again.

Kakashi kicked him back.

I was frozen. I don't know what to do. Sasuke looks dead, Haku IS dead, and Zabuza could care less.

I watched as Sakura ran with Tazuna to Sasuke. She fell to her knees beside him. I could hear Tazuna tell her not to be brave for him. I could hear her sobs. She tried to hold them back but she couldn't.

Her sobs didn't sound like she was relieved, she didn't even sound hopeful. That could only mean one thing.

Sasuke is dead.

My best friend.

Dead.

I feel like the world is slipping out from under me. My chest feels tight. I can feel my injuries catching up with me.

I could see my surroundings getting black. The last thing I saw was Naruto, I think he was catching me as I fell and I heard him call out my name.

The darkness surrounded me.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" I heard the voice of a female, I think it's Sakura.

"What if she never wakes up? What if she's in a coma?! What if she dies?" That has to be Naruto. Only he would ramble on about such ridiculous things.

"Naruto, Seiray is not going to die. She passed out from shock due to her injuries during the fight. When she wakes up, she'll be able to heal herself." Kakashi, I recognized the 'I'm-sick-of-your-crap-Naruto' tone.

The only person I didn't hear speak was Sasuke.

Sasuke.

Could he really be dead?

He can't be.

"She's lame, she should've already woken up."

That voice. That was Sasuke's voice. He's alive, he's not dead.

"Call me lame again Uchiha, I'll make you eat those words." It hurt to talk, my voice is extremely raspy.

"She's alive!" Naruto shouted, making me wince. He's so loud.

I slowly opened my eyes, they were all surrounding me.

I sat up slowly, "Ugh, what happened?"

"You got your butt kicked." Sasuke shrugged.

I glared at him, "Says the one who played dead to get out of a real fight."

He glared back.

"You passed out. Your injuries caught up with you." Kakashi clarified.

I nodded, taking in the information, "And Zabuza?"

Kakashi cleared his throat, "That's complicated."

"I wanna know." I said stubbornly.

"Well, Gato, his employer, showed up with a group of thugs. Gato disrespected Haku. Zabuza turned on Gato and killed them all in Haku's honor. Zabuza died in the process."

In the end he honored Haku's memory. I wish I could've seen it. I'm sure Haku would've really appreciated it.

Kakashi sighed, "Well, we should leave you be. You have quite a bit of healing to do." He nodded to his team to follow him.

Sasuke was the last to stand, "It looked touch and go for a while."

I looked up at him. All I could think about was his lifeless body on that bridge. I glared at him to keep from crying, "You looked like you were dead."

He simply stared at me.

"You ever do that again. You ever make me think you are dead again, I will bring you back and kill you myself. Do you understand?" I said, my voice laced with venom.

He cleared his throat and nodded, "Understood."

I smirked, "Go away."

He chuckled, "You should know you're scary." He said as he stepped out of the room and shut my door.

I sighed and got to work on healing myself.

Hours passed and I didn't get much done. I still had minor cuts and bruises but everything major was healed.

I was finally able to stand and walk.

When I entered the kitchen, Tsunami gave me a warm, motherly smile, "Hello, it's nice to see you up and around. Would you like some tea?"

"Sure," I nodded, "Thank you."

She poured me a cup and gently handed it to me, "Your team is outside, if you'd like to join them."

"Thank you." I took a sip of tea before I went outside.

Naruto stood with Inari, he was giving him pointers on being a hero.

Kakashi was sitting in a tree, reading.

And Sasuke was sitting at the base of the tree, beside Sakura.

"How are you feeling?" Kakashi asked, when he noticed me.

"Not one hundred percent but still good enough to beat your genin." I smirked.

Kakashi chuckled.

"Hey, Seiray! Did you see how awesome I was yesterday?!" Naruto bounced over to me.

"Um, no, on account of being incapacitated."

"Incapca-what?" He raised his brow.

Sasuke punched him, "Loser."

I smirked, "That's all good and fun." This team.

"What are you doing up?" Sakura asked.

I shrugged and looked around, "I think I want to go for a walk."

"Be careful." Kakashi shouted as I took off toward town.

I waved.

I stuffed my hands in my pockets and looked up at the sky. There weren't many clouds. Everything seems brighter.

"Enjoying life after a near death experience?" I heard Sasuke's voice.

"I think it's you who should be enjoying life."

He walked beside me, he didn't say anything.

"Why are you following me?" I asked.

I could practically hear his eyes rolling, "I'm not following you. I'm going on a walk with a friend who nearly died." He sounded irritated.

I came to a stop, "Are you mad at me?"

He stared at the ground, not saying anything.

"You are."

He sighed, "No, I'm freaked out a little."

I raised my brow, "Why?"

"You almost died, Seiray."

"But I didn't. Are you mad that I didn't die?"

"No," He said quickly, "I'm happy you didn't die. I don't know what I would do if you died."

I was shocked. He actually admitted he had feelings other than anger and contempt.

I opened my mouth to respond but froze when I heard, "Hi, I'm looking for a girl with white hair and blue eyes. She's kinda mean and looks angry all the time."

"That her?"

Then I heard, "Seiray?! I've been looking all over for you!"

Minori.