One thing people never seem to get about me is that I am not alone. I will never be alone. I have people who care about me, and that's all I need.

-blackfrost08

I knelt next to the bathtub and soaked my arms in the substance inside. I cringed at the stinging, but it was a soothing sting. I could feel the burning sensation from the fresh cuts on my wrists seeping out into the mixture of aloe and cold water. After the sting subsided, I took the linen bandages from the cupboard and wrapped them around my forearms.

I got dressed in my white and black school uniform quickly, not wanting to miss the bus. Before locking the door, I grabbed and clipped on my choker with the Uchiha clan symbol on it. Then I turned the key in the lock and was off.

"Oi! Sasuke-vamp!" Kiba shouted from the bus stop.

"What is it, Inuzuka?" I said coldly. I didn't like Kiba. He was much too energetic.

"Nothing, ice queen, just saying hey." Kiba's lip twitched and he growled at me. I gave him a look that clearly said 'I don't give a shit'.

"Teme*." Naruto greeted me the way he usually did.

"Ikeiki*." I responded in a bored voice. Naruto was also too hyper, and when he was not, it was usually because he had used all of his energy trying to run his fat ass around the gym in class.

Naruto glared at me. Something about me just got to him. Even if I hadn't said anything to him, he probably would have graced me with that glare anyways.

Kiba, wanting to stop the tension flowing so thickly between me and Naruto it was almost visible, turned to me. "Who do you think you're going to get paired with for the history project, Sasuke-vamp?"

I bit my lip as I contemplated this, accidentally drawing blood. I licked it up quickly. That habit's what got me my suffix of "Vamp" in the first place.

"I'll probably get stuck with Ino, or Sakura, or some other freaky Ikeiki fangirl. Who knows, maybe I'll score some." I shrugged.

Kiba barked once with laughter. Naruto shot me a venomous glare, which I countered with a blatant look of indifference. Everyone knew that Naruto had been crushing on Sakura since...forever. I couldn't think of a time where Naruto was not pining after Sakura.

There was a sound of tiers and the bus arived, just in time to save me from the blond's angry glares.


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