Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Blood on the Snow ❯ Prologue: Consumed in Darkness ( Prologue )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

A/N: Well, I know, this is weird. I don't know how many fans I'm going to get of this, but since this pairing is such a cracktastical pairing. I'm wondering how many reviews this is going to get. ^^;
 
I will write the whole thing. Remember though, it's purely for experimental purposes. Please do not flame me on this, I'm trying something so out of the ordinary that I'm not even too sure about it.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is AU, meaning a lot of things are probably not going to stick to the storyline. One thing is for sure, as much as I love Haku (R.I.P gentle Haku and second favorite minor shinobi) I will not use him here.
 
Here's my Basic Information
 
Title: Blood on the Snow
 
Rating: PG-13
 
Author: Ohtori Akio
 
Pairing: AnkoZabuza
 
Genre: Angst/Romance
 
Warnings: Odd pairing and AU. Prologue is Anko's P.O.V.
 
Type: AU
 
Summary: AnkoXZabuza. AU. Who would have known that it would all start when I was feeling my lowest one snowy and cold night….
 
 
 
 
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Prologue: Consumed in Darkness
 
By: Ohtori Akio
 
 
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It's been a long time since I've seen your face, but I still remember it well. The day you came into my life, I thought that you might end mine, but then something out of the blue happened to change both of our lives. Darkness consumes everything, even ninja, but there are many ways that can be dealt with. So many years I have lived in loneliness. In the beginning I was powerless to do anything to save myself…But I am always like that, aren't I?
 
I'm always faced with the fact that I'm imperfect. Happy endings are just for fairytales, right?
 
It was never a fairytale for either of us. We were just two lonely people, seeking companionship and understanding. Ninja are often pegged with many different stereotypes, but people often fail to try and understand them for what they truly are. Most of them are just like us, living, breathing flesh with emotions.
 
I was once taught to believe in the premonitions of good things to come. But how can I believe in that nonsense now?
 
I look up at the snowy sky. You always liked those kind of days, didn't you? You were a demon of the mist, after all.
 
Everyone wants to be a hero- you don't realize it, but you do. Whether you think about it or not, the actions and choices you make are never as conceited as you think they are. If you're fated to be screwed over, then you might as well let the ending hit you with full force and get it over with.
 
The problem here was, I don't like those tragic stories. Who the hell in their right mind does?
 
So- I took the role of hero- I said I'd leave to save myself from getting harmed or screwing up, but I see how well that worked…
 
Sure, it's stupid of me to try. I knew how my life went and how it was going. I just had to go and get someone else involved.
 
Now, normally I'd say the hell with them. It's their own problem if they're stupid enough to help me. I mean- my forehead might as well have a hazard sign on it. So if you someone couldn't see that and got hurt because they decided to step in - who was I to worry?
 
But this time, I did care.
 
This time - I wanted to be the hero.
 
But- as I have said, everyone wants to be a hero.
 
It's truly amazing how much can change between people in so little time. One minute, you're trying to kill each other, the next you're sitting down huddled in a blanket together. Sometimes, it's baffling how things like that can happen.
 
I know people can change, but I was beginning to wonder. Is it really that we change or is it just because we begin to see things from their perspectives better the more we're around them? I hadn't felt like I'd change much, and Zabuza sure as hell hadn't changed a bit.
 
We were just as stubborn and irritated with each other as we'd been from the start. So- how did we- end up like this?
 
It we didn't change, maybe we just adapted. Molded ourselves to deal with the little quirks of the other person to the point that- the next thing you know- we could find ourselves sitting together, remotely peacefully, enjoying something.
 
But life has a strange way of giving you everything one moment, then throwing you a curve ball the next.
 
Little did I know, that my life was about to change, and that everything that I have come to believe would be completely thrown out of the window. Things would change, and I would change. I would learn that second chances exist. Though they come in the most odd of forms. I'd find my self with some pretty strange alliances and friends I've never encountered before, and some new enemies as well. It would be my turn to prove myself and be that hero that everyone wants to be.
 
Who would have known that it would all start when I was feeling my lowest one snowy and cold night….
 
 
To Be Continued…
 
 
A/N: Well, what did you think? I'm working on chapter one already. This isn't beta read, but I'll send it to my beta tomorrow to see if there's anything wrong with it. Please review me! I'll need them!