Title: Reasons
Pairings: ZabuHaku (hints)
Fanfic100 Prompt: 003 Ends
Type: Drabble-ish, but not quite.
Word Count: 146
Rating: T
Disclaimers: NARUTO © Kishimoto et al
Haku never wanted to die.
He wasn't afraid of dying, or leaving everything behind; he preferred not to, because dying would just make him useless.
Zabuza never wanted Haku to die.
An extra pair of hands was always a welcome help, and Zabuza never actually wondered if he had any other reason.
Haku hated killing.
And the thought would always cross his mind while Zabuza easily took others' lives. Haku wondered if Zabuza had nightmares too.
Zabuza never did.
But when he heard Haku whimper in his sleep, Zabuza sometimes felt a little guilty.
Haku chose to die.
But saving Zabuza's life, if only for a few minutes longer, was the easiest choice he had ever made.
Zabuza didn't have the luxury of choice.
But Zabuza had no reason to care. Haku was in a better place, and nothing else mattered.