Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me, and probably never will.

A slight mist always hung over Kiragakure village. When Ro walked outside that morning to see it was thicker than usual, she ran to go knock on her partner Haku's door. "Haku!" She gasped when her best friends' slightly feminine face appeared behind his door. "The mist is thicker than it should be!" She exclaimed. "People are coming from the West!" Haku laughed and opened his door wider so Ro could come in. His long black hair was in a ponytail that trailed down to his shoulders. "Quiet, so Zabuza-sama won't hear." He whispered.

Ro frowned. "I hate it here. We always have to worry about what Zabuza will do to us if we disobey him!" she flopped down on the bed and watched Haku put his hair up in front of the mirror. Ro let her deep brown hair fall to her shoulders freely. Haku turned to her and nodded at her heavily bandaged arm. Ro sighed. "You know I was tired that day! I didn't want to train! I don't know why he cut me!" Haku rolled his eyes and turned back to the mirror. Ro laughed quietly and her green eyes sparkled. Haku soon finished his hair and sat on his bed next to Ro. "Where do you think these people are from?" He asked her thoughtfully. Ro frowned and looked out the window.

Haku knew that Ro, even though only twelve, was stronger than him, at fifteen. She had superior fighting abilities and the special power of foresight. He watched her as a far away look took over her eyes and she slowly slipped away form everything around her. "Konohagakure." She concluded and looked over at him excitedly. "I sensed…five people….some looked about my age! Maybe we could be friends!" Ro suggested. Haku shook his head and stood up. Ro did the same. Haku groaned when he saw what she was wearing.

"You know Zabuza HATES when you wear that! He says it's too," Ro finished the sentence. "short and unprotective, I know, but I can handle some scratches." Haku examined her. She was wearing a dark green mid drift shirt, with one fishnet sleeve and a short black skirt. She smiled innocently up at him. "Where's your headband?" He asked. "Still in my room." She responded. "I'll go get it now." She walked out without another word and Haku flopped back down on the bed. "Good, she's still TALKING to me after yesterday…" He thought.

Ro and Haku had known each other for a long time and were a few steps above "just friends". Just the day before, Haku had tried to kiss Ro, and she didn't like that at all. She admitted that she liked him a lot, but she told him that she WAS three years younger than him. She apologized and ran away in tears.

He felt a tap on his shoulder and saw Ro looking down on him, her Kiragakure headband shining brightly on her forehead, dark strands of hair hanging unorganized over the sides. He stared at her as if he had just noticed how pretty she was. Ro blushed, looked away, and giggled coyly. Haku felt his face turn red too and looked away also. "RO! HAKU! GET DOWN HERE!" They heard a rough voice call from down the stairs. Ro's eyes sprang with fear and she started to the stairs. Haku followed her with a sigh. He wished she knew how much he loved her.

Ro bowed as she approached Zabuza. "Zabuza-sama. Visitors, most likely ninjas from Konohagakure are coming form the west. I think one of them was old Tazuna." She reported. "Good girl." He responded. They started to concoct a plan.

Ro was to work as a spy, staying with the ninja to gather information. Haku and him would handle the rest. Ro untied her headband as she stepped outside and turned to Haku. She handed it to him. "please…keep it safe." She told him. He nodded and slipped it into his inner pocket. Unaware of Zabuza watching, she tightly embraced him and let a tear fall on his chest. He also put his arms around her and stroked her hair. "It'll be alright. I see you soon." He whispered gently. Zabuza came over and tore them apart. "There will be no love between you. It's dangerous, and deadly." He pushed Ro in the other direction. She gave one last solemn look to Haku before jumping into the trees. Haku looked at the ground and sighed.

Not very long, the others will be longer! Please review!

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