"Ashes fell between them... but somewhere, an ember still breathes." ⸻ Two and a half years ago, Ayame Mizuki swore she'd never leave the Leaf. Now she doesn't know if she'll ever see it again. The girl who once fought for peace now walks beside a boy who abandoned everything for power: Sasuke Uchiha. The name she once whispered like a promise, is colder now.. Sharper and unrecognizable. And yet... she follows. Their bond was once rooted in childhood, in loss, in unspoken hope. But time has scorched the innocence from them both. What remains is something darker. Something dangerous. Something neither of them can let go of. She's wanted. He's feared. Together, they're a ghost story whispered through villages. Two traitors. Two weapons. Bound not by duty, but by the ashes of what they used to be. This isn't just a love story. It's what happens after one dies, but there's a spark.. A single ember arising from ashes. ⸻ 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑸𝑼𝑬𝑳 𝑶𝑭 𝑴𝒀 𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 "𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑼𝒔"! ⸻ → 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: This story contains moments of angst, themes of depression, violence, PTSD, and more. Read at your own discretion! → CANON AU 💙✨ → written from jun. 2025 to ___

"If he walks into the darkness... will she follow?" ⸻ Ayame Mizuki, the sole survivor of the once-royal Mizuki Clan, grew up beside Sasuke Uchiha; bound not just by friendship, but by bloodstained fate. On the night Itachi slaughtered the Uchiha, he didn't stop there. The Mizuki Clan fell too, and Ayame and Sasuke were the only ones left behind. Now placed on Team 7, Ayame stands closer to Sasuke than anyone else dares. Sakura seethes with jealousy, Naruto is suspicious, and Kakashi watches her carefully. But Ayame carries more than grief-she harbors the curiosity of what really happened during that fateful night. As tensions rise and bonds deepen, one truth becomes clear: Sasuke may have lost everything, but he'll never lose her. Yet when Sasuke leaves the village to pursue power, Ayame is torn-between her loyalty to the Leaf, and the only person she's ever truly had. With the truth of their clans' destruction burning inside her, she must choose: chase the one who means everything, or protect the secrets that could destroy them both. → 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: This story contains moments of teenage angst, themes of depression, violence, PTSD, and more. Read at your own discretion! → CANON AU 💙✨ → written and finished in JUNE 2025 ⸻ Check out the sequel to this story! https://www.wattpad.com/1553170174?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_reading&wp_page=reading&wp_uname=AyameMizukii