Old Scars, New Tears

Chapter Three: Running from the Past: Enter Kovu

I own nothing but Kio, Kovu and their pasts –emosob-

Thanks to my grammar editor, Yuki. ILOVEYOU

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It had been almost three months since Kio had been staying with Haku. She would go to Suna and stay there for a week at a time to train at the academy, then came back during the weekends to stay with Haku and train with him. It was now summer break so Kio had three months to be with Haku.

Kio froze, her ear perked up.

"What is it?" Haku asked.

"Someone...is...coming...fast. A female. Hurt. Low on Chakra. Running from...someone...no, something." Haku looked at her.

"How—"

"Eko." The small dragon cooed. "She told me." Just as the words left Kio's mouth a girl came running out of the forest, blood all of her body, and she fell to the ground.

"Well, this seems ironic. I remember when the same thing happened to you." Haku said.

"Are you going to talk, or are we going to help her?"

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"Ugh...Where...am...I?" Kio looked over at the girl as she rubbed her neck.

"The land of Waves." Haku answered. The girl jumped up.

"Who-who are you?!"

"I'm Haku and this is Kio. We saved you."

"No-no one followed me right?" The girl asked.

"No...why?" Kio looked at her.

"No reason...By the way, my name is Kovu." Kio nodded.

"Pleased to meet you. Where are you from?" Haku smiled. Kovu was older then the other two, she was about fifteen while Kio was eleven and Haku was twelve. She had long black hair, blood red eyes and strange light purple marks on the top and bottom of her eyes.

"I'm..." She shifted uneasily. "The Sound Village..." Kio rose an eyebrow. Kovu continued. "The Sound Village is a village my fa---I mean Orochimaru made. His right-hand man ,Kabuto, is always doing some kind of tests on ninja that wander into the village. He is trying to make an army."

"And you were on of those poor souls?" Kio asked.

"No. I am...Orochimaru's daughter. I hate him because he killed my mother right after I was born. I want him dead." Kio's eyes widened. Haku turned his head away.

"I understand...Having your father kill your mother and all..." Haku said sadly. Kio looked at him.

"Haku..." Kio lowered her eyes and then turned back to Kovu. "You need a place to stay right?" Kovu looked up.

"Well...Yeah."

"Wait. Kio." Haku pulled her out of the room.

"You saw the fit Zabuza-san through when he found out about you! He still doesn't really trust you!" Haku had a firm grip on Kio's arm.

"But...Kovu...She's..."

"KIO! Listen to me! We can't risk it!" Haku looked into her eyes. Their eyes met, that's when Kio saw something in Haku's eyes she had never seen before. Haku was scared of Zabuza.

"What if she stayed in the abandoned hut down the road?"

"Huh?" Haku blinked. "I forgot about that place..." He sighed in defeat. "Fine." Kio smiled and walked back into the room.