My Eyes, Your Eyes

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto; if I did, Sasuke would be a SASKUATCH!

On the outskirts of Konoha, two figures race through the thick of the forests. The figures where that of an exhausted, battered up twelve year old girl; her eyes were silver with light blue blended in, her light brown hair matted and tinted with blood, ran half way down her back; covering various deep wounds that were scattered across it. Her blue, spaghetti strapped top was ripped at her waist, her chest and back where large amounts of blood leaked; dying the blue top purple. Her black jeans were ripped in various placing on her thighs, shins and calves; these wounds also leaked blood.

The other figure was curled into the girl's arms; it was a pure black wolf. The wolf too was heavily battered and poured blood from various scars. The wolf was vibrating in pain, shock and fright; this caught her tired master's attention. The girl's eyes began to drip warm tears; she couldn't care less about her own life, but she couldn't live if her only real friend in the world, who was currently shaking in her arms, were to pass.

The girl's body ached; it screamed at her to stop, but the girl ignored what her body told her and continued to listen to her heart: Run, Maria, RUN! You can't let her die, you WON'T let her die! Keep running! KEEP RUNNING! With her heart guiding her, she continued to dash through the foliage of the forest. She clutched the wolf close to her heart; hoping that her body would warm the wolf, but to no avail. Maria let more tears flow from her eyes as she dashed closer to the Konohan border; what if they refuse to help her, to help Val! Maria closed her eyes shut at this thought which resulted in her tripping over a roaming root. Maria and Val were sent flying; Maria collapsed next to the root whilst Val was flung from her master's arms and hurdled towards the Earth meters away.

Maria's legs refused to lift; so she placed the palms of her hands firmly on the ground and lifted her upper torso; she cast her gaze upon the helpless black wolf meters away,

'If I cannot run, then I shall drag Val to safety!'

Maria pulled her weight across the Earth until she was beside her wolf; she looked at her for a moment, why was she so blurry? After glaring at the shivering blur before her, she brought her head to the Earth and let it rest on the unforgiving and cold dirt.

'Val, I'm so sorry… I'm sorry I couldn't help you, I'm sorry I got into this mess, I'm sorry…I'm sorry I'm so weak…'

With those last thoughts, her mind shut down; leaving Maria unconscious.