How Did You Get To Me.
A Zabuza Love Story.
Chapter 13: Replaced.
****Zabuza's P.O.V****
Haku and I walk through the gate of Konoha after a long and pointless mission. "I just don't understand," Haku
says, "why would someone pay for a fake mission?" The sun is just about to set, dying the sky different colors.
I just shrug, "Lets just report this and go home." As we approach the Hokage's building, I see Kakashi and his
team standing outside. Naruto is carrying on and on...as usual.
As we approach, Naruto notices me and comes running up to me, "Okay, where is she! What have you done
with her! I swear if you've harmed her...." There is no denying the fury in the boys eyes. Eyes that don't belong to
him, but to the nine tailed fox.
"What are you talking about?"
"Lily-chan! We left her in YOUR care and now she's gone!" My heart nearly stops beating, but I keep my face
expressionless. 'What's he talking about? Left her in my care? I've been gone for almost a month....'
Haku speaks, "Naruto...Master Zabuza and I have been on a mission for a month. We have no idea what's
going on."
Kakashi gets an alarmed look in his eyes, "You've been on a mission?"
Sasuke asks, "Then...who was the other Zabuza?"
I narrow my eyes, "Other Zabuza?"
"Well, whoever it was, it wasn't Master Zabuza. The clients who paid for the mission requested Master Zabuza
and myself specifically but...the mission was a fake."
It was then that the truth hit me like a ton of bricks. "It was a setup." I had to use all of my willpower to keep
my anger in check. "Obviously someone wanted me out of the way so that they could get close to Lily."
Haku looks at me, "But with all of those monsters that come to her when she calls them, who could possibly
kidnap her?"
"I'm afraid that I am to blame." The Third Hokage says as he comes out of the building. "While you and Haku
were gone, the Akatsuki attacked, but were fought off by Lily. After the fight, I became fearful of Lily's powers, so
I...took her cards away."
Kakashi takes over the story, "Lily fell into a deep depression and didn't eat for nearly a week. Naruto, Sakura,
and I tried all we could to get her to eat but nothing worked. Thinking that maybe you could get her to eat
something I left her in, what I thought was your care, while I went to train my team."
I close my eyes, 'She's gone...who knows what's happening to her right now.'
The Hokage says in a voice full of sadness, "I'm afraid that Lily has fallen into the hands of the Akatsuki."
****Lily's P.O.V****
As night quickly approaches, you're still riding on the back of Dark Madara. He had run towards Suna instead
of Konoha and the plan is to circle around and eventually make it back to Konoha. The reason for the detour is to
throw Zetsu off your trail.
You yawn and rest your right cheek on top of Dark Madara's head. Much to your surprise, his hair is extremely
soft. "Dark Madara, can we stop for the night?"
He puts you down and starts to pick up wood for a fire. He performs the right handsigns and fire comes from
his mouth and ignites the wood. "Stay here," he says in a soft, dark voice; the kind of voice that almost hypnotizes
whoever hears it, a sexy and powerful voice. "I'm going to find you something to eat."
As he disappears into the forest, you stare silently into the fire, the sound of his voice still ringing in your ears.
'This is strange...it's like when The Wicked Avatar took on Madara's form...it became almost human. It seems to be
staying in this world on it's own. It isn't using any of my chakra at all. He is extremely handsome...and his voice
sends a shiver down my spine.' With Dark Madara's face still in your mind, you finally fall asleep.
You're awakened by someone shaking you, "Dinner is ready." You open your eyes and see the handsome face
of Dark Madara. A blush creeps into your cheeks, "Eat quickly, we must move on."
He hands you some kind of meat, "What is this?"
He looks at you, "Rabbit."
You eat in silence and once you're done he puts out the fire and hides the ashes by burying them. He then
bends down and you climb on his back. He begins to walk, the full moon lighting his way. You lay your head on
top of his and fall back asleep.
The bright sunlight wakes you up this time. You open your eyes and see that you're laying on Dark Madara's
chest. You notice that he isn't wearing his red armor and figure that he must have removed it during the night so
you would be more comfortable. You look up at his face and once again a blush raises to your cheeks. 'He really is
a gorgeous man.' You continue to stare at his face and notice that one of his eyes is slightly open. 'If he looks like
Madara and he has the same jutsu then why doesn't he have Madara's personality?' You reach out with one of
your hands and touch the side of his face.
His eyes open fully and he looks at you, "Good, you're awake." You stand up and he does the same. He
bends down and picks up his armor, "I figure we'll be in Konoha by noon." You stretch and yawn as he puts on his
armor. "They've finally figured out my little trick, I had to send out a couple of clones to distract them last night. It
worked surprisingly well, but now they're heading our way."
"In that case, lets get going. I guess I said too much to them, " you say, scratching the back of your head.
He walks over to you and takes your chin in his hand. He tilts your face up so you're looking him in the eyes.
He kisses you gently on the lips. 'He's a really good kisser....Almost as good as, what's his name...what is his
name? Damn...I know his name, but right now I don't care.'
He pulls away, "Don't worry about it...soon we'll be in Konoha." He turns around and bends down for you to
get on his back. You just stand there for a couple of moments in a trance. Finally, you come to and climb on his
back. He stands up and starts to run.
"Dark Madara?"
"Yes?"
"When we get back to Konoha, will you train me to become stronger?"
"Yes, of course."
****Zabuza's P.O.V****
I didn't get a wink of sleep last night. I had spent the entire evening drinking and would still have been drinking
at three this morning if Haku hadn't taken the sake away.
Now its almost noon and a large amount of ninja have gathered around the Hokage's building waiting for
instructions. "Okay, as you all have heard one of our allies has been taken prisioner by a dangerous group of S
Class rogue ninjas known as the Akatsuki." The Hokage falls silent as whispers go through the crowd. "The reason
we are all gathered here is because we are going on a search and rescue mission to rescue her. We will divide up
into groups of six."
"Why six?" some idiot in the crowd asks, wasting precious time.
"Because they are dangerous murders and...Uchiha Itachi may be amoung them." At this the crowd erupts into
loud conversations. The Hokage holds up his arms to silence them. Once they fall silent again, the Hokage
continues, "Now this is a very dangerous mission and it is voluntary, any of you who don't feel up to it do not have to
participate. For those who do choose to help I want you to keep this warning in mind: these are cold-blooded
killers we are dealing with and in NO way are they to be confronted, if you do find yourself up against one of these
criminals...flee. Now in a few minutes we'll begin the search...."
"The search for who?" asks a woman. The voice sounds awfully familiar to me, so I turn around. There she is
standing there in all her red-headed glory; Lily. Behind her stands a tall man with long , spiky, black hair, red
armor, pale blue skin, and sharigan eyes.
"Lily-chan...now be quiet Lily-chan we're trying to listen to the old man." Naruto says. Sasuke, Sakura,
Kakashi, Haku, and I all get sweatdrops at the boy's stupidity. It finally dawns on him and he starts jumping up and
down in excitement, "LILY-CHAN!!!" He starts running towards her but the man grabs him by the collar of his coat
and hoasts him high in the air. "What the!? Hey! Put me down!"
"It's okay, Dark Madara, let him go." Lily says and the man does.
The Hokage speaks once again, "Everybody it seems that the search is no longer necessary. I'm sorry to have
wasted your time. Lily please see me in my office."
Naruto eyes the man suspiciously, "Who are you? Why are you with Lily-chan? Why do you have the
sharigan?"
Lily gives Naruto a big hug, "I'll explain everything in the Hokage's office, okay Naruto-kun?" The crowd has
already broken up leaving just Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Haku, and myself standing there with Lily and this
'Dark Madara' man. "Well, come on. I've got some explaining to do." she says her eyes straying to me and for a
second I thought I saw a look of relief in her eyes. She then turns to the man and her cheeks turn red as she grabs
his hand and starts to pull him with her to the Hokage's building.
Jealousy and rage start to build up inside of me and I find myself involuntarily grinding my teeth together.
'Who in the hell does this man think he is! And why does he look so familiar? One thing is for sure: he's an
Uchiha.' Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Haku follow Lily into the building, but Kakashi stays behind. Without
realizing it I'm clenching my fists so hard that my nails have dug into the palms of my hands causing them to bleed.
Kakashi walks over to me, "Relax, Zabuza, don't let your jealousy take control. Besides, things aren't always
what they appear to be. Now come on, let's see what Lily has to say about how she escaped and who or what that
man is."
****Lily's P.O.V.****
Kakashi and Zabuza finally come into the office. Kakashi has his usual cool attitude on while Zabuza is, as
usual, emotionless. When you had first set eyes on Zabuza you were so relieved that he was still alive that it took
all your self control to keep yourself from running at him and jumping on him.
You look over at the Hokage and see that he is on edge. He knows precisely who Dark Madara is suppose to
be. "Relax, Lord Hokage," you say. "This isn't the real Uchiha Madara, he's actually one of my monsters that has
taken on his form. The real Madara died years ago." (Tobi: Ummm, Amanda's a bad girl...she's lying...shame,
shame. Me: Oh, you call ME a liar...if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black. Tobi: *confused* What?! Me: I
don't know. Zabuza and Kisame: *Laughing* Me: Shut up don't laugh at my stupidity.)
The Hokage looks surprised, "I thought I took all of your cards."
You give him a mischievous smile, "No, not ALL of my cards...I had hidden one in my sock just in case of an
emergency." You look at Dark Madara and once again blush. "I summoned it and the image of Uchiha Madara
flashed into my mind so it took on his form. Afterwards, we promptly escaped from the Akatsuki."
Sasuke asks, "Was HE there?"
Dark Madara comes over to you and whispers in your ear, "Someone's in this room that isn't suppose to be."
'Zetsu,' you think. "I'm sorry but I won't disclose information about the Akatsuki."
The Hokage sighs, "That's fine." He gets up from his chair and moves over to a safe, "Before I forget, I'll give
you your cards back."
You feel Dark Madara's hand on your shoulder and turn and look up into his eyes. Suddenly you feel dizzy,
like you're miles away.
****Kakashi's P.O.V****
When I saw that Lily was back and unharmed my heart seemed to do backflips. And the instant I saw him I
knew he was a copy of the real Uchiha Madara. I also knew that, copy or not, he was stronger than any ninja in this
village.
I really couldn't blame Zabuza for being jealous because I was jealous too. 'What is it about this girl that
attracts us so much?' Of course, I felt the same kind of jealousy everytime I saw her with Zabuza....And now there's
a new man in the running. 'Boy, I'm so depressed I think I might cry....'
I stand there listening to Lily's story about how she had hid a card and used it to escape from the Akatsuki.
'She's clever, very clever.'
The Hokage tells her he'll give her cards back to her and Dark Madara puts his hand on her shoulder. She
looks up at him and suddenly her eyes become vacant. "That's all right, Lord Hokage." she says in a monotonous
voice. I look over at Zabuza, he can tell something's wrong too. "I trust that my cards will be safe with you. I would
like access to them though."
Now I know something is wrong. Zabuza and I exchange looks. 'Those cards are her family, there's no way
she would willingly leave them behind. Something very strange is happening to Lily.'
SORRY THIS CHAPTER STINKS. I'M SO SORRY IF I GOT ANYTHING WRONG WHICH I MOST LIKELY HAVE.