Chapter 1: Past turns to Memories, Memories turns to Dreams

"Hey there, little guy." A chuunin with a scar across the bridge of his nose asked a little boy with long hair at the bridge of Mist Country. "What are you doing here outside in the rain?" he covered the boy with his umbrella. "Your parents are surely going to be worried if they find out that you are here outside in the rain." A smile escaped his lips.

The boy gave him a cheery smile. "I have no home and I have no more parents. So no one will be worried about me outside the rain."

The chocolate-haired chuunin frowned at the boy. "Don't you have any relatives in this village?"

The boy shook his head still with a smile, "They hated me. So they just abandoned me."

"Why did they hate you?"

"Because I have this blood that everyone believes that it is cursed."

The chuunin offered the boy a hand. "Come with me then, ne?" he said as he smiled. "I know someone really just like you and I am really sure he will be happy if he will meet you. And since he needs a friend. He will surely accept you." and there he carried the boy in his arms.

"You're not afraid of me?" the boy's eyes turned watery. "I have a curse."

The chuunin chuckled. "'Course I am not afraid. That was just the same words my little friend also said. And don't cry." He panicked as he saw the boy's tears. "Aaa, what's your name?"

"…Haku…" the boy replied between sobs.

"Aah, Haku-kun. From now on, I'll take care of you, and together with my little friend back home, we will have the best times in our lives."

"You don't live here?"

"Nope, I live in Konoha, Chibi-Haku." He gently pinched the boy's cheek.

Haku smiled and chuckled. "Oh, I didn't ask you yet your name, sir."

The chocolate-haired man smiled at Haku "My name is Umino Iruka. But you can call me Iruka."

"Arigatou, Iruka-san…" Haku perked at Iruka.

-At the House of Iruka. -

A blond boy was sitting in front of the fireplace, pouting. "When will Iruka-sensei return?" just as he asked a knock echoed the room. "Iruka-sensei!" he jumped and opened the door.

"Oh, hello, Naruto." Iruka waved at the boy and behind him is Haku hiding from Naruto.

A 5 yr old Naruto hugged Iruka and as he saw the longhaired boy he asked. "Ne, Iruka? Who's she?" he jumped to come face to face with Haku. Haku yelped.

Iruka chuckled. "Naruto-kun, this is Haku." Iruka pushed Haku to meet Naruto. "And, Haku-kun is no she. Haku-kun is a he."

Naruto blinked at the sight of Haku. "Haku-chan is fairly cute to be a boy, he's pretty much like a girl to me, Iruka-sensei." Haku smiled shyly at the blond boy

Naruto grinned. "And since now we know each other, we are friends from now on!" Naruto hugged Haku tightly.

Iruka smiled at the sight of the children in front of him. 'At least, Naruto-kun will not be alone with Haku-kun as his friend.' He thought to himself.

"Iruka-sensei!" Iruka came back from his thoughts. "Hey, did you bring me some ramen?" asked Naruto and tugged Iruka's pants.

Iruka looked at the ceiling then smiled at Naruto, he went eye level with the blond. "Yup. I brought you one. Haku-kun and I went there to eat and bought you one." He ruffled the hair of the blond. "Here." He pushed a box of ramen on the kid.

"Wow, Iruka-sensei! Thank you very much!" the blond lounged at the chuunin.

At the background Haku frowned a little seeing how Iruka really love Naruto.

"Ne, Haku-kun, how old are you?" Iruka saw the looks at Haku's face.

He gave a fake smile. "I am 7." He said.

Iruka then ruffled Naruto's hair. "I see, Naruto-kun here's only 5." Then he picked the blond boy in his arms. "Now, Naruto-kun, Haku-kun here is 2 yrs older than you, so, you're going to call him 'niisan', ne?"

Naruto stared at Haku for a while. Then he smiled. "Sure! Haku-nii it is!" he jumped at the arms of his tacher and jumped on Haku. "Haku-nii, Haku-nii!" then he hugged and laughed. "Yay! I now got a brother!"

Haku was in a shock for a while, but when he heard the word brother. He smiled and hugged back. "Hai, I'll be your brother from now on, Naruto-kun."

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"Oi, Haku-nii! Wake up, wake up!" Haku broke an eye, seeing two bright blue orbs staring at him. "Wake up! I made breakfast then we can now go to school! Remember, you always say that you want your attendance perfect always. So come on! Today is first day of classes!" he pulled Haku out of bed.

Haku tries to rub the sleep in his eyes. "Hai, hai, 'M waking, 'M waking, Naruto-kun." He stretched his arms and yawned.

"Hurry up! I am already done; all I have to do is eat. Don't make me wait ok! You know I hate that!" Naruto runs downstairs.

Haku smiled and looks at the window seeing that it'll be a good day because the sun is brightly shining, and birds' chirps their songs. "That dream, again. It always replays itself. The day I met Iruka-sensei and Naruto-kun."

He followed Naruto downstairs. Seeing the blond eating a piece of toast and egg he joined him.

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Vinscent: Ha! Take that Zabuza! You won't see your Haku!

Zabuza: AW, SHUT UP, BRAT!

Vinscent: Þ Serves you right! Haku wont be your tool!

Haku: But I was willing to be a tool for Zabuza-san.

Vinscent: Oh no Haku you wont be! And right, some confusion may take place! You're free on telling it to me! Flames and any comments are all well appreciated!

Zabuza: Yup! Just give her Flames! She deserves it all!

Vinscent: Shut that hell up, Zabuza!

Zabuza: Oh yeah? You first!

Haku: -sigh- Anyways, thank you for reading this, if you are reading this.

Vinscent: Really! Just when I thought I am villain free because Sasuke is not here. Then you have to show up!

Zabuza: Of course! I am here to take my subordinate away from the Wicked Witch of the South East!

Vinscent: HOW DARE YOU! I am just merely taking away Haku-chan from the Ursula of the Hidden Mist Village!

Haku: Just leave those two alone. Again, thank you and you are all welcome to give my dear author a comment either positive or negative she won't mind and you are all free to help her seriously, she needs it very much… Aaaah, Zabuza-san, Ire-sama you'll get yourselves injured if you continue…a-a-aaaaah!

Zabuza & Vinscent: Gomen, Haku…;; Read and review please, or you can review already if you want.