Yep I am not dead and neither is this story. Unfortunatly I completely forgot most of the plot of what I wanted to do with this story but on the bright side I have more experience writing stories so I should have a concrete plot withing the next few weeks.

I am truly sorry for such a long hiatus but I just couldn't write Naruto for a while I lost all interest in the manga and anime and found no inspiration. But this is over and I will try to get up a chapter a week which unlike this week will either be on Friday or Saturday so I don't have to worry about School.

Once again sorry for not updating!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto!

I once again woke up in tears from a dream that has plagued me since that fateful day. For over a year after I would scream my lungs out every time not able to tell the difference between dreams and reality. Now so many years later I still was put to tears every time not able to get the images of my bloodied friends and mentor out of my head.

If I where to see Zabuza now I do not know truthfully what I would do. Whether it be freezing in terror or trying to rip out his eyes I do not know but one thing I do is that the man terrified me.

The bed creaked as I got up to get ready for yet another day of missions. Sure it may still be dark but there was no going back to sleep after having such a dream. Even Kyuubi who was in my own head slumbered not knowing these dreams still plagued me at night. I slowly walked over to a coffee maker in the corner and started a pot.

Without coffee I would never be able to make it through days such as this. With all the menial work from D-Ranked missions it would be nothing short of a miracle for me to make it through a day without a least one cup of the caffine filled drink. As the pot began to fill I began to breath in the aroma of the energy giver and decided to get ready as it brewed.

I half dragged my feet along the cold wooden floor as I headed to the small closet in the corner of my apartment. What a weird feeling it is to have the body be so tired yet the mind so awake. Through my open window I caught the movement of a ninja running past my apartment on the roof probably on patrol. Rubbing the sleepiness out of my eyes I gave a deep sigh and opened the closet door.

It took me what usually was a simple 5 minute 20 minutes to pick out my outfit. I usually wore the same one every night but today something seemed off. Sure the dream I had last night wasn't that uncommon for me but today something was telling me that today was different. So instead of my usual garb I picked out an outfit that was very similar to what Shikamaru usually wears. The colors where deep reds and blacks to make it easy to hide and the fishnet shirt would make it easy to put more holsters on it to help in case of a long drawn out battle.

Sure being a genin the probablity of such a long battle was not common but something told me that I would be sorry if I didn't. I heard a small beep at this point and realized the coffee was done. Sure the coffee maker may be a bit slow but it was perfect for nights like this when I didn't need to rush.

So with a long stretch I began to once again head to where the coffee maker was. Next to it was a coffee mug I would set up in case of nights like this. The only time I ever really did drink coffee. After one cup I headed to the small bathroom next to the fridge for a shower which never seemed to have warm water. That was perfect today though because it would help wake my still tired body up.

After I showered and washed I sat at the table with another cup of coffee and just sat there not thinking just listening. I listened to the couple two doors down who even at this hour where arguing over something as they always did. I heard the old man upstairs snore rather loudly as he slept. A beeping from next door told me it was four am and the man who lived alone had to get up. I did this for hours listening to the tenants with such average lives. I listened with envy as I would never have a life like this.

I sat there slightly dazed and never realized the sun was up. The people of the building where either up or asleep yet I still listened. A loud beeping much like the mans next door broke me from this daze. With a little more energy I got up and turned off the alarm which told me I still had another hour before it was time to meet up.

I took a sip of the coffee in my hand and grimced as it had gone stone cold and went to get a new cup. I then walked to my window and leaned outside of it slightly watching the people walk by. Living in a rather run down area not many people did but I still enjoyed the peace and quiet before having to go meet up with my wannabe team mates.

Funny how Sakura always complained that I contributed nothing for our team yet when we got a down and dirty job she never did a thing. The girl worried more about her new manicure then the actual work that needed to be done. When our team got a new mission I worried that she would get herself killed or maimed when we fought actual enemies that didn't care that she just cut her hair

With the last of my coffee gone I turned off the pot and began to head towards the meeting area. Sure we still had half and hour before we needed to meet and the walk only took 5 minutes but I couldn't stay in the apartment a moment longer.

I was the first one there much to the surprise of both my teammates when they arrived but I barely even noticed them as I gazed into the flowing water beneath the bridge. Something was still bugging me and the thought of the unknown terrified me.

A few hours later Kakashi finally arrived and he had a slightly surprised expression when none of us said a word about his lateness. We all seemed to feel something a miss and the fact that Kakashi was once again late was not something any of us wanted to bring up.

So when he told us it was time to get a mission we all got up and followed him in silence. As we got near the tower the feeling of dread I felt seemed to grow and grow. Whatever was about to happen I was not going to like it one bit.

When we entered the building and went to the mission room my feeling of uneasiness hit its peak as my eyes fell upon the Hokage. He had a look in his eye that I didn't like but I couldn't place my hand on it why.

As the door closed behind us the Hokage began to speak. "Now I understand that you all have been doing D-Rank missions for about a month now and I believe you are ready for a C-Rank mission he began." My blood ran cold as flashbacks of the same thing happening in the past flashed through my mind. "Truthfully if there had been any others I would of picked them but this mission needs to be done now as the one who needs the ninja team is leaving today. Your mission is to escort the bridge builder Tazuna to the wave country and oversee him as he builds the bridge." He then handed a folder to a semi surprised Kakashi.

At this point I really wished I had made another pot of coffee as I realized we where going to be walking a lot today. The door opening behind us broke me from my thoughts as our client had arrived. To my great disappointment he was a drunk who looked as if he didn't get any sleep last night because he had been drinking so much.

"These brats are supposed to protect me? They look barely old enough to have graduated from sippy cups yet let alone protect me." He said with a slight slur. I nearly gagged as his breath smelled like alchohol. "Especially that shrimp in the middle he lookes like even a fly could beat him up." The drunk Tazuna said as I realized he ment me.

Going with my Naruto persona I then began to attack him and yell. What I yelled I don't remember but I do know that my teammates where holding me back as I screamed. Finally calming down they released me as I was breathing heavy from all the fighting and yelling.

Afterwards we left the mission room and Kakashi gave us 20 minutes to get ready for the possible month long mission. I quickly went home and packed two extra sets of clothes, my ANBU uniform and mask. I also grabbed plenty of energy bars for the long walks as it was unlikely we would meet any creatures that are good for eating.

As I was leaving I decided last minute to grab a sword I bought years ago after the confrontation with Zabuza. It was the weapon I was most comfortable using as I trained with it during my spare time for many years. The blade was of a chakra reinforced steel that was unbreakable to most attacks. I figured it wouldn't be suspicious even if my persona as Kit used a sword because it was different one from this.

Sure the fighting style was the same and it was an original but I would just say that Kit had trained me on what to do should anything happen. So I once again ran out the door 10 minutes before our meeting time.

45 minutes later the last of our team Sakura finally arrived at the gate. It was time for us to head out. If only at the time I knew what was going to happen on this terror filled mission.

I hoped you all liked it!

Sorry again for not updating in so long and I am going to try to update again tomorrow. After this week though I will try to update every Friday and Saturday once again.

Please R&R