ann's dream
in her dream, ann was on the bridge by zabuza's dying body taking out the weapons from his back
zabuza~ann...do you think you can carry me to his body? i want to see him one last time, and this is the last time i'm ever going to ask you to do something...
ann~i will zabuza...i will always do anything for you
she rolled him over, holding back her tears. half way from where they were and haku's body kakashi came up to them
kakashi~here ann, i'll take him from here
he got zabuza from ann's arms, but she didn't refuse his help for the first time. as they walked it started to snow
zabuza~is that you haku? are you crying?
after laying him down by haku's side, kakashi walked away with ann kneeling beside her uncle
ann~i'll miss you...zabi...
zabuza~i know you will...but don't grieve over...me
ann~i won't
zabuza turning his head~haku...you were always there for me, the least i can do is be there till the end for you *struggled to move hand to his face* i know it can't be...but i wish to be where you have gone. how i wish i could go where you have gone haku uh...
ann~zabuza...zabuza...zabuza...
she let her tears flow from her face.after the light shined on them she just passed out over her uncle
reality
she woke up in a cold sweat on the couch. she looked at the clock on the coffee table
ann~it's only midnight...dammit the hell am i remembering that?
she felt tears forming in her eyes but wiped it away. she got up and walked around outside a bit in the cold early morn. when she got back zabuza was sitting up in bed with his head down
zabuza~where were you? not like you to go out this early
ann~zabuza...
zabuza~come over here and tell me what's wrong. your voice is shaking
she sat right up next to him with her face burried in his chest
zabuza~ann talk to me. i know that i'm not always open but i will be when there's something wrong. tell me what's the matter
zabuza put his arms around her,one over her back and the other on the back of her head. ann move her hand up to where his heart is,then clutched his shirt right there
zabuza~when i died right? don't hold onto the past
he leaned back against the wall while still holding ann close to him. after few minutes they both fell asleep
hours later she woke still in his arms. she crawled away from him then laid him down. she skipped breakfast and just went to where kakashi had told them to meet. later that day it was already nearing dark and ann wasn't home yet
zabuza~the hell is she?
haku~zabuza please stop. you're starting to get me worried
zabuza~sorry haku but it's nearly dark and she still isn't here...the hell is she?!
he pounded on the closest wall to him once
haku~zabuza! she'll be back, you and i both know that
zabuza~*sigh* then what will we do if she isn't?
haku~don't worry so much
he went over to zabuza and gave him a reasurring hug
zabuza~haku...still so innocent...
he patted his head then they both sat down on the couch
it was well after dark. ann still hadn't returned and zabuza sent haku to bed some time after dinner. zabuza was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall looking out the window beside him
zabuza~the hell is ann?! if she ever comes back...
the door opened and kakashi walked in
kakashi~sorry to make you worry, there's traffic right by the ramen shop
he sat ann next to zabuza on the bed then sat on the sofa
zabuza~where was she?
kakashi~waterfall. she has this favorite spot in her favorite tree around the falls. she went towards there after i told them that i was going and to stay out of trouble. so after reporting to the kage i went to check on her
zabuza~stalker...
kakashi~are you simple minded or a one track guy?
zabuza~does it really matter?
kakashi~so anything happened after i left last night? we keep swapping things we know about ann it's bound that we'll finally be able to understand her
zabuza~you can be wrong about that
kakashi~when have i been wrong?
zabuza~you said that i was going to die, but i didn't. my future was all used but it wasn't. even said that you could see into the future but you couldn't
kakashi~alright i only said that just to get you to doubt yourself and to tramatize you. happy?
zabuza~yes, and if you must know she woke up really early this morning. must have been around 12:30 before she came back and sat with me on the bed
kakashi~why did she go out that early? and what did you two talk about?
zabuza~must have been her dream that got to her. we really didn't talk much. she mostly cried then we fell back asleep
kakashi~alright you didn't talk much, but then why was she crying?
zabuza~what else? the only thing that'll get her to cry is either when she felt pain like no other or it has to be about me
kakashi~good point. childhood or a recent one?
zabuza~recent. on the bridge before i died. was while i was lying beside haku
kakashi~she was pretty tramatized about that. she really should talk more about it than just kep it to herself and cry about it
zabuza~you can say that again. she's been doing that even when she just a girl. even haku's open about telling me what's buggin' him at times. ann,never. then again i did sort of ignored her and try to make her...unfeeling in a way...
kakashi~then that has to be a pain in the a**...
zabuza~it is...
kakashi~but then why are you suddenly against me?
zabuza~i hate you and ann's ok and not going suicidal anymore
kakashi~fair enough i guess...well i'd best be going now. night zabuza
zabuza~later...
kakashi walked out the door as zabuza watched. he laid ann down on the bed then slept next to her with his arm around her a minute later
