Souvraya: So, chapter 5 done. I think I've got most of chapter 6 ready to type too, so it won't take too long I guess... I'm just dreading the writer's block that has a tendency to creep up on me a while out in the story... ;_;

Disclaimer: See chapter 1...

Pairings: Some SasuNaru vibes, maybe... Nothing else at the time...

Story: Haku's sent to collect someone... And Zabuza's eagerly waiting for the kitsune...

Warning: None yet...

A/N: This is slightly AU, and somehow (don't ask how, but somehow) Haku and Zabuza survives the bridge... Naruto would be 15 in this fic.

Explanations:

"blah" = talk

//blah// = thoughts

~POV~ = changing point of view

Why won't you love me?

Chapter 5

Darkness.

That was all Naruto's brain was capable of registering.

His captor had let go of him and was silently regarding him.

He readied himself for attacking.

~POV~

After seeing Naruto's empty bedroom, Sasuke moved around to the front and knocked on the door.

When no one answered, he was beginning to become worried.

//The dobe wouldn't be out at this time of the day...// Sasuke mused. //Of course, he could be training. But why train when you can't see anything?// Sighing, Sasuke decided to check the forest. After all, it was Naruto...

~POV~

Haku saw the kitsune tense, ready to fight. A surprised look crossed his face under the mask.

//I thought he'd understand by now that fighting's pointless.// He was ready for the kitsune's attack, but it didn't show.

He heard the kitsune mutter "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu", and suddenly there were 20 of him. Haku sighed.

Before the kitsune of any of his clones had the chance to react, most of them were just smoke. //Senbon never fail...//

"Listen, fox, I have to bring you back conscious, but if you give me trouble, I will reconsider my orders and read it as 'bring you back alive'. If you don't want me to knock you out, calm down and remove the clones."

The kitsune paled. He nodded once, and the clones disappeared. Haku smiled under the mask.

"When we reach our destination," Haku continued, "you're not to speak unless spoken to. Is that clear?" The kitsune nodded again. Haku grabbed him and they were gone.

~POV~

Sasuke reached the training ground shortly after he left the apartment. It was empty. He had suspected it, but it still made him even more nervous.

He sighed and made his way quickly back to the village. //Hokage-Sama must learn about this.//

TBC

A/N: So... I think I promised a longer chapter, but it just doesn't seem to work... Sorry about all the POV changes. It just works out that way. I swear, this story's taking on a life of it's own. Please, if I've made any obvious mistakes, feel free to point them out to me... I'm not exactly miss perfect English... -.- Blame it on my Norwegian origin... -.-

Ja ne...