The line diving good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.

And who is willing to destroy a peice of their own heart?

As I stand here and wait for the final blow I can't help, but wonder if I would have ever had the courage to ever become a true shinobi. To become the killer that Zabuza is. The killer that Naruto will become once his hands are stained with my blood. The breath leaves my body in a sigh and Naruto's footsteps become louder. But...wait!

My hand flies outwards and I catch Naruto's own kunai armed one. He looks at me with confusion in his eyes. I smile to him and simply say, "I cannot die yet."

The confusion is still there although it's mixed with relief and I feel relief as well that this one last task that I must do for Zabuza will at least save someone. I summon the chakra I need to rush to my death and leave the blonde and orange clad ninja behind. I hope that in the next life, if there is a next life that it will be able to be like he said. That we would be able to be friends. But in this world, that is not my fate.

The pain...is...numbing. I can see the copy ninja's eyes widen with shock. I give him a small smile as I begin to fade and I can't help, but feel happy. Zabuza is alive. Even though it will mean the death of other's I hope that Zabuza...will be happy. If nothing else I hope he will fulfill his dreams as I have fulfilled mine.

My eyes widen in mirror-image to Kakashi's as the anticipated blow never reached me. The ninken dissapear and when I see Haku's body I begin to understand. The boy was truly a blessing. He was the perfect tool. Although life with out Haku...would be...odd? They had been traveling and working together for a long time, but...

I grin at Kakashi. Haku had served his purpose, I should at least cut down my enemy to make sure that his sacrifice would not be in vain. I swung my sword down and Kakashi managed to dodge with Haku...the corpse still in his hands. I can see the regret in Kakashi's eyes and Isneered. What did he have to feel sorry for?

I moved to attack him, wind rushing past my ears, and my muscles burning. Then Kakashi dissappeared and appeared in front of me. Too slow to react I got kicked back and feel a sudden pain in my right arm. My sword falls and I can feel him grab on to my neck from behind me.

"This is good-bye devil!", he shouts while twirling the two kunai in his hand a bit and then he stabs them into my left arm as I try to swing at him. It's over now. I can't even hold my sword.

"You're getting your ass kicked...how dissapointing."

I inwardly cringe at that fat peice of shit's voice. What the hell is he doing here?

"Why are you here? And who are all these men?", I say to him.

And so the greedy two-timing bastard shows his true colors. Bastard never even planned to pay me. What a waste of fucking time. And now he plans to kill me. Great. I tell Kakashi the fight is over. Any quarrel that I have is with Gato.

"Oh yeah", says the scum. "I owe this one..." he says as he walks towards Haku's body. What is he...? The fucker kicks Haku's corpse and the loud-mouthed brat goes screaming at him. What did Haku mean to him?

"Say something too!! Weren't you friends?!", now he's yelling at me. Friends?

"Shut up kid. Haku is already dead.", I say tonelessly.

"Don't you feel anything at all?!!" He's still yelling.

"Weren't you two always together?!!" ...Great I have to explain.

"As I was used by Gato I used Haku. That's all it was. I've said it already...in the world of shinobi there are only those who use and those who are used. We shinobi are simply tools...Whay I wanted was his blood, not him...I have no regrets." Why do I sould full of shit even to myself?

"Do you really mean that?", he asks me, finally quiet.

"He really loved you!!!" he screams. "He loved you that much! Do you really feel nothing?!!" Do I really feel nothing...?

"Do you really...really not feel anything?!!" Do I...

"He threw away his life for you!!! Without his own dream...to die as a tool...that's just too sad...", he trails off. I feel my own tears build up. He's right...Haku is...too important...too...pure to...really be a tool. He was probably the closest thing to family as I could ever hope to get.

"Kid...you don't...need to say any more...", I say as the tears run down my face. It really is too sad. In the end... I guess we are just human.

"It pained him to have to fight you...Haku fought not only for me, he fought for you guys too. He was just too kind. I'm glad I got to face you guys in the end. Yeah kid...You may be right...A shinobi is still human, we may not be able to become emotionless tools. I've lost..."

"Throw me your kunai.."

Now...time to fix the situation a little. As a grab the kunai between my teeth I fix my eyes on that rat bastard and head straight for him. Time to show these fuckers what a real devil is...

As I finally get to Gato I let him know exactly where the two of us are going. Straight to hell of course. I give the final blow and let the pain take over.

I guess that this is goodbye Haku...Thank you for everything.. I'm sorry...

The ground is cold and the sounds of the jerkwads surround me as they scarmble to get off the bridge. Kakashi managed to scare them off? Good...

"It looks like it's over...Kakashi..."

"Yes...", he replies looking at me on the ground.

"Kakashi I have a request..."

"What is it?"

"To see his face..."

"Sure..."

He removes the weapons from my back, but I'm already too numb from the cold and blood loss to really notice. He picks me up and...it's snowing...

Haku...are you crying...?

He places me down. "Thanks...Kakashi..." He nods and leaves.

You have always been by my side... I'd like to be by your side at the end...

"If I could...I'd like to...go to the same place...as you..."

My consciousness drifted away and my very last thought filled my being. White dots filled my vision and for a moment, as I looked as his silent face...I could almost believe...he was crying...

Is that hell? Never being able to tell him? Will I relive this moment in this life and the next? Never being able to tell him...

Owari

Well, that's the end. I always liked Zabuza and Haku's story. For some reason I'm kind of apathetic, but their story always gets me to cry. Kinda like what Narut said.

It's just too sad.