What would you do for your best friend?

Would you lie for them?

Would you steal for them?

What would you give up to make sure they were safe?

Would you kill for them?

Would you give up all normalcy for them?

Would you give up your entire life to make sure they were safe and happy?

Would you die for them?

I would.

~~~~~~ Border between the Land of Fangs and the Land of Claws ~~~ 1:22 AM ~~~~~~

Misaki and Asami

Asami POV

"Come on, we have to get out of here!" I pant and drag the plump girl along as quickly as I can. I push back under brush and tree limbs to clear the way, cautious not to get her kimono ripped on anything. We need to keep from leaving any tracks.

"S-slo-w d-d-own, p-plea-s-se?" Misaki's face is the color of a ripe tomato and I halt. At this rate we won't be able to get out of the county without getting tracked.

The sound of a loud cawing catches my attention and I'm struck with an idea. "Mimo, do you trust me?" I stare into her deep blue eyes and they soften at her old childhood nickname. She nods at me. I know what I have to do. I put my hands to my mouth a call the large hawk-like bird to me. The bird hears my whistle and soars down to land on my arm. "I'm sorry I have to do this, Birdie but I have no choice right now. Please forgive me one day?" I don't have time to wait on an answer.

I make quick hand signals and summon my chakra. "Beast Transformation Jutsu." In a cloud of smoke the bird on my arm suddenly transforms into an exact replica of Misaki, only naked.

"Scwawk!" The replica caws and flaps her arms around wildly.

I hold the beast against a nearby tree. "I'm sorry for this." I pull out a kunai and slit the replicas throat. I hear Mimo gasp behind me. "It's okay," I shoot her a smirk, "I promise. Can you hand me your kimono?"

She gives me a funny look but unwraps the cloth from around her body, leaving nothing but her juban (1). I take it from her and dress the replica, tying the obi sash to make it look presentable. I take the beast blood in my hands and splatter it across the nearby trees and smear it on the beasts face. I stab the body a few times as well, ruining the kimono and ripping it in a few places. After that I break tree limbs and push down bushes, faking a struggle.

"Okay, Mimo," I bend down with my back facing her, "hop on. Our tracks have to end here." The hefty girl is hesitant but I pull her onto my back and wiggle her into place. I jump up to the tree tops to escape the tracks. I should have done this earlier but I somewhat dreaded having to carry her. I love the girl to death but we have to hurry and we've already wasted too much time. It wont be too much longer until the Fang shinobi find their hime missing.

"A-asa-m-mi, I'm-m s-s-sca-red-d." I feel her shuddering against my back, from the cold or from her fear I'm not sure.

"Everything will be okay, I'll keep you safe no matter what." I dash from tree to tree, my arms tucked under Mimo to keep her from falling. "Soon we'll never have to come back to this Hellhole ever again. We can finally be happy." I laugh slightly and smile over my shoulder, "Maybe you can even open that restaurant you've always wanted, and maybe I can finally become a ninja." My heart leaps at that thought.

Mimo smiles against my shoulder, "M-mayb-be w-we c-can final-ly be h-hap-py."

I laugh, "There's no maybe to it. We're going to be happy. Today's the first day of the rest of our lives."

She hums happily and hangs on. We dash through the woods, every step taking us closer and closer to freedom.

~~~~~~ Home of Fang Daimyo ~~~~~~~ 6:00 AM ~~~~~~

Fang Daimyo and Guards

Third Person POV

"Where is she!" A voice thunders through the elegant castle home. The bearded, bald headed man slams through nearly every room, searching for the missing girl. "Guards, search the castle for that girl! Bring her to me immediately!"

The shinobi guards leap into action to find the girl but all traces of her are gone. In a panic they send a search party to find her deep into the dark and dank woods surrounding that castle. Three of the shinobi find two sets of tracks and follow.

After hours of aimless following the trail they come across the girl. The team bow their heads in respect at the butchered body of Misaki-hime. With the utmost care and caution that pick up her corpse and take it back to the Daimyo, as requested.

The Daimyo, his wife, and all of his concubines mourn for their lost daughter, the only child in the royal bloodline. The last hope for continuing the pure bloodline of the Fang.

~~~~~~~ Unknown village in the Land of Fire ~~~~~~~ 3:00 PM ~~~~~~

Asami and Misaki

Asami POV

"Come on, let me see." I laugh at a blushing Mimo. She shyly reveals herself wearing a plain, grey dress that stops at her knees. I had to sneak her into the inn, it would be weird looking if a woman were running around in only the undergarments of her kimono. I made her stay here at the inn until I found something she could wear. "So how does it feel not to dress in luxury? Eh?"

She smiles and shakes her head at me, "W-weird-d."

"Well you look amazing." She really does. The color looks nice on her and brings out the bright blue of her eyes. It makes her hair look brighter too, it brings out the red hues. I frown at that. Her hair…

"W-what-t's w-wro-ong?" She looks at me sadly and fingers her hair self-consciously. The ends glide across her hips at her touch.

I sigh, "Nothing really. You DO look amazing but… your hair." She examines it. "It's so gorgeous but… it's so noticeable."

She bites her lip. She realizes exactly what I'm getting at. She knows what I'm thinking. "W-will y-you m-m-mak-ke it l-look p-pret-ty?"

I smile wide at that. "Of course I'll make it look pretty. I'll cut my hair too so you won't feel so alone." I pull out a kunai knife and stand from my sitting position. There isn't much room in here, just a small floor bed and low table, we don't even have a bathroom for ourselves. "Consider this our way of cleansing ourselves of the Fangs and Claws. This is a new us, a new haircut for our new lives."

She smiles at that and nods. "Y-you'r-re r-right." She kneels down in from of me and bows her head.

I put the knife in my mouth and gather her thick, red brown hair in my left hand. I take the kunai with my right. "Misaki Mori, I hereby relieve you of the burden of the Fang." With one flick of a wrist I slice off at lease two and half feet of hair.

She rises and pulls her fingers through it, marveling at the new length. It's much shorter than it was and stops just above her shoulders. The new look makes her face look brighter and softer, happier even. "O-oh m-my w-word…"

"It's looks great, Mimo." I smile at her and set the leftover gob of hair on the floor. I kneel in front of her. "Clothes your eyes, I'm going to make it better." I even it out with the razor-sharp knife. I take some hair in the front and cut it shorter, giving her some bangs that settle on the right of her face.

When I finish she bolts to her feet and runs to a mirror hanging on the wall. She stares at the new her with wide and excited eyes. She smiles at it and I suddenly feel very proud of myself. She catches my eyes in the mirror and grins. "Y-your t-turn."

I smile, "Have at it." She walks to me and takes the knife from my hand. I bow my head over like she did for me and I close my eyes. I trust Mimo as she pulls my hair from it's ponytail and I feel it fall around my head.

Suddenly I hear the metal clank to the floor and Mimo pulls me up to rise. I look at her with confused eyes and she smiles. "I w-wouldn't c-chan-nge a t-thing."

I laugh and rake a hand through my medium length hair. I take the knife from her. "Well, I have to change something." I get up and go the mirror and stare hard at me reflection. I take a front lock of hair and slice it away, making a few stray locks of bangs. It's not much but maybe if I leave it down no one will recognize me.

"Y-you look-k p-pret-ty." Mimo is suddenly behind me.

"Thanks." I smile our reflections, two faces sharing and small mirror. "I don't need money, or fame, or fancy things to make me happy. This is enough."

She nods with me and smiles. "T-this is-s t-the onl-ly h-home I kn-now."

I realize, that after all these years of feeling alone, I finally found a home.

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T-T Isn't that so sweet? They finally found a home with each other because they're best friends and that's all they (think) they need, is friendship.

BTW- (1) Juban - is basically like a long undergarment that goes under a kimono, kind of like a slip that holds all the lady parts in place.

Hime- basically a female title that goes to a daughter in a high class family

I hope you liked the first chapter! Read, Comment, Share, etc. I'm sorry this chapter is kinda short. I'll beef up the chapters as I go along and get some momentum, I promise.