[NARUTO][Haku][013 Yellow: Syrup][003 Ends: Reasons]
Author's Notes: Con-crit, as always, is much, much appreciated.
Little Damn Table
Title : Syrup
Pairings : ZabuHaku (hints)
Fanfic100 Claim : Haku
Fanfic100 Prompt : 013 Yellow
Type : Drabble
Word Count : 100
Rating : G
Disclaimers : NARUTO © Kishimoto et al
“You’re a kid,” Zabuza-san had said, and it was a present.
Or not.
Haku ate another spoonful of lemon slush, and winced at the sickly sweetness. He had been eating it for ten minutes already, and, honestly, Haku couldn’t stand it, the mountain of shaved ice not shrinking despite his best efforts, but Haku was never one to refuse any form of Zabuza-san’s affection.
Haku had never imagined Zabuza-san’s own childhood to be so idyllic as to have time to eat cold syrupy treats. Nevertheless, Haku was touched, even though he laughed when he said, “Zabuza-san, don’t you want some?”
Title : Reasons
Pairings : ZabuHaku (hints)
Fanfic 100 Claim : Haku
Fanfic100 Prompt : 003 Ends
Type : Drabble-ish, but not quite.
Word Count : 146
Rating : PG-13
Disclaimers : NARUTO © Kishimoto et al
Haku never wanted to die.
He wasn’t afraid of dying, or leaving everything behind; he preferred not to, because dying would just make him useless.
*
Zabuza never wanted Haku to die.
An extra pair of hands was always a welcome help, and Zabuza never actually wondered if he had any other reason.
*
Haku hated killing.
And the thought would always cross his mind while Zabuza easily took others’ lives. Haku wondered if Zabuza had nightmares too.
*
Zabuza never did.
But when he heard Haku whimper in his sleep, Zabuza sometimes felt a little guilty.
*
Haku chose to die.
But saving Zabuza’s life, if only for a few minutes longer, was the easiest choice he had ever made.
*
Zabuza didn’t have the luxury of choice.
But Zabuza had no reason to care. Haku was in a better place, and nothing else mattered.