After a while The Demon stood and bent down from the waist, sliding his arms under the stiff legs and around the shoulders of Haku.
Zabuza walked out the door and down the hall in an almost numb state.It was strange, the finality of the walk to the end of the hallway.He knew this was the last time he would ever hold Haku.He knew after this, everything would change.
Naruto looked up from the table where he was sitting next to Sasuke and Sakura, eating.He choked on his food when he noticed Zabuza was carrying the body of Haku.Zabuza carefully kept his gaze forward and nudged the door open with his knee.
"Kakashi, what the fuck is he doing?!That's Haku's BODY-"Naruto shouted, but was cut off by his sensei's dull look.
"Let him be Naruto."Kakashi murmured.
"....Kakashi-sensei?"Sakura questioned hesitantly,"are you..Ok?"
"...hmm?"The scarecrow looked from the front door Zabuza had shut.
Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura all traded glances.
The Demon gently lowered the body he cradled in the protective warmth of his arms.It clashed with the bitter lifeless cold shell that was now Haku.The bright heartlifting smile the boy had always given Zabuza was gone.
And he was ashamed to admit..but he was too afraid to cut away the wrappings around his former-partner's face.
Slowly, but with a determined grimace, Zabuza grabbed a wooden shovel that lay against the back wall of the house.Gripping it's handle tightly, he dug the wooden spade into the ground, and hefted a chunk of dirt away.Then another and another, till eventually there was a rectangular six foot deep hole.
Kneeling beside the wrapped figure, The Demon again stroked the side of Haku's face.Then he cringed and hung his head, drawing the stiff form against his chest.He turned and stood.
He gracefully leapt into the hole and pressed his back against the dirt walls of the prison that would soon hold his love's body forever.He hefted himself out of the hole and without a backward glance, stalked over to grab the fallen shovel and scoop dirt into the hole, covering the wrapped figure.
He hadn't regretted killing all his classmates.He hadn't looked back.That was one of the major events that gave birth to his nickname , The Demon.That's what I am, a Demon-
He had taken in Haku, had grown to love his student.Now Haku was gone, he couldn't look back, nothing would change it.He shouldn't regret it, but Zabuza knew that it would always haunt him.
Blinking out of his reverie, he stared down at the fresh mound of dirt that was Haku's grave."Goodbye"He murmured and stepped back.
Opening his mouth, he stuttered,"I..I won't forget you, Haku."He narrowed his eyes and spun, walking with tensed muscles back to the house.
Kakashi's Sharigan eye flashed from the darkness of the trees.He leapt with feline grace to the ground and straightened easily, glancing at Zabuza's retreating form.-He didn't sense me.He must have really..lo-..-
He couldn't finish the thought.
"What's wrong with me?"He growled, and started to follow The Demon, but paused at the sight of Haku's grave.
The Scarecrow's eyes softened and he bent from the waist to delicately sever a flower at the stem.He brought the pure white flower to his face and sniffed it."It has no smell..like snow, the color is that of snow too."He smiled conversationally at the disturbed mound of dirt.
Then the half-concealed face darkened and slowly Kakashi knelt.He placed the pale flower at the head of the grave and frowned.
"I know you and Zabuza were close...I can't take your place in his heart.But I hope there's an empty space in there..somewhere."-Even if its small-He mentally added with a small chuckle."He loved you Haku..I...love Zabuza.I'll watch him for you, Haku."(Note::-twitch- I didn't mean that the space in his heart was small, oh no..you will soon find out Kakashi was joking about how small Zabuza's heart was::)
He stood and reached up to push his headband down so it hung over his Sharigan.Then without any further hesitation, he turned on his heel and strolled back towards the house, a small smile gracing his face.
Zabuza stepped over the thresh hold and was greeted by the glares of Kakashi's three students.He glared at them.
"What, you little idiots?Do you just sit at the table all day?Don't you have training or something to do.....Besides, looks like that pink one needs to lose some weight."He snickered.
Sakura blushed red to the roots of her pink hair, almost making her look like some kind of deranged valentine with her heart-shaped face.
Sasuke snickered, but Naruto stood, pointing at Zabuza threaghteningly."You can't say that to Sakura-chan!You coldhearted bastard!"
"Shutup Naruto!I can handle my own fights!"But while saying this, Sakura glanced aside at Sasuke, who was calmly watching Naruto.
She huffed and stood, bumping Naruto aside and pointing her own finger at him,"YOU!..you.."
Raising an eyebrow, Zabuza brushed past her before she could even blink and slid into the guestroom where he had awoken earlier.
"Nice job.."Sasuke commented quietly.
"You really think so, Sasuke-kun?!"Sakura beamed.
Naruto frowned."Well I stuck up for you Sakura, will you go on me with a date NOW?"
Sakura growled a 'no'.Sasuke merely stared at Naruto, eyes narrowed as he searched the blonde's eyes for something.
"Feh, what are you staring at bastard?!"Naruto shouted, frustrated with Sakura's rejection.
"Nothing, dobe..."Sasuke smirked, leaning back in his chair as he stared at the loud blonde with softened dark eyes.
Naruto stared at Sasuke for a moment, before the corners of his lips twitched into a small, secret smile.He quickly turned away to keep his teammates from seeing.
But Sasuke caught the smile just before Naruto turned away.
Kakashi entered the house through the upstairs window, not wanting his students to know he had left them.
He slowly made his way down the stairs and blinked at the silence in the house, he quickly turned the corner and gaped at what he saw..
Sasuke and Naruto sat side by side at the table, exactly where he had left them, but they held hands underneath the table.Pale and tan, black and blonde, tall and short.While Sakura sat opposite them, oblivious and babbling about Zabuza being an obnoxious bastard.Sasuke and Naruto were too caught up in their own moment to be really listening and a faint blush stained both their cheeks.
Ok...well..that's it for this chapter smile, twitch twitch
Yep, I know the Zabuza/Kakashiness is going..REALLY slowly . And I spent a whole bunch of time with the whole burying Haku and all's team seven does really in this fic so far is sit at the table.;;But in the FIC'S time its only been about...five hours?swirly eyesshrugs
I focused on Sasuke and Naruto in this chapter..im going to have to change the summary to include sasunaru because I want it to come up on the search engine.
This is confusingsweatdrop I have no clue how Im going to get them together..actually..yes..yes I do.but it's going to have to be completely..uncharacteristictwitch Never-could-ever-happen-in-reality type thing
Hm.And I'll have to twist the Hokage's personality a little.
Yep...AHEM
And as to the reviewer who isulted Farfie!!!!Heck with yougnashes teeth In case you havent noticed, yes, Farfie may not have a 'perfect' body.But he is very..VERY sexay in his own way.drools Though I suspose you're too caught up in Kakashi to notice.lol.I understand, Im the same way with Farfie.Nothings hot if they can't be in some way compared to Farfarello.I compared Farfarello's attitude and personality with Zabuza's and that's how I fell in love with ZabuzaAnd I just had to compare the silver hair, scarred left eye on both, and that they're both bishounen, sexay, and very good to write stories on
Oh, and I just turned fourteen in August, I've started High school so that's why I haven't been uploading lately.Sorry about that.Thooouuughh..On the good side tomorrow Im going to create an account on Deviantart to put up all of my drawings.(not putting up the drawings tomorrow though, I'd have to go to my grandparents for that since ours is dead..twitch)I have a few drawings of Zabuza/Kakashi.Then a few of Naruto, a few of Sasuke, none of Sakura(Snicker), about four or five of the Kyubi(Thankyou for correcting my spelling error on thatsmiles), umm..a couple mini doujinshis on a chibi naruto..One of a grown up Naruto and Sasuke ..But I never did finish that...Cause I hated ittwitch and then Im working on drawing Farfarello.
AND YES!I HAVE DRAWN ZABUZA HAKU AND KAKASHI!Not having....$ex.Or kissing, or anything.I just drew them all beside eachother during class and it says GONE at the top(The drawings goes with this story) then has KAKASHIxZABUZAxHAKU on the side.And I feel pretty confident that it doesnt COMPLETELY Suck.twitches Yeah..long author thingy.That's all.Please review!