Hello! Like I promised, I got a new story for those who like to read my work, and if you are a newbie to my stories, please give it a try ok? I hope that everyone was looking forward to this new story. So basic introduction like I told you, this will be based on the song The Loving Dead by BOTDF, that's where the idea for this fic came from. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it, I can assure you it's going to be a hell of a ride! This will be my vampire world, by the way so I don't care what you have read before; I manage things my way here. If Stephanie Meyer could make her vampires sparkle I can make mine do as I please lol. Well on with the story, please review…if you don't I might stop updating the next chapter…
Warning: Before you start reading this, I will tell you that I will work my hardest on this story, but I just got back to school, and as a first day treat, my English teacher gave us a ten page grammar pre-test, as work and homework. Knowing this is only the beginning I warn you that updates won't have an order and they will come as I am able to write the story so bear with me please, you know I would never leave you hanging for too long unless it was necessary.
Special Thanks: To OMG I Found Waldo, because this lovely girl did the beta work for this story and she did and amazing job! I send kisses her way.
Rating: M (Of course it won't happen spontaneously, but I can assure you that you will find some lemons later on in this fic, so you have been warned).
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters they belong to Masashi Kishimoto, but a girl can dream right? Maybe one day they will give them to me *smirks* I don't know how…
The Loving Dead
Prologue: 'Till Death do us Part
Colonial times 1690's
It was late at night and the forest was quiet. A barely visible path led to a beautiful meadow, filled with lilies and other wildflowers. The dim light of the moon shone down upon the flowers and made them glow in the night. A raven-haired man leant against the bark of a tree, arms crossed over his chest and moonlight cast upon his pale skin, giving him an almost ethereal beauty. The silence was absolute until the sounds of leaves crackling and branches snapping under somebody's weight disturbed it. The raven looked up suddenly, his eyes concentrating on the gap between the trees from which a beautiful, young blonde boy had appeared. The boy's blue eyes instantly connected with the raven's black.
Both boys appeared to be holding back their emotions. They both stood, staring intensely at the other without moving. A dark, heavy aura surrounded them, suffocating them. They finally moved, walking with hurried steps towards the other and finally colliding in the midst of beautiful flowers, the moon lighting their features. The blonde boy had to look up to see the raven's eyes. With no words spoken, the raven's lips descended upon the blonde's. The boy was enthusiastic and passionate in his response, standing on the tips of his toes and curling his fingers into black tresses as they kissed desperately. As though it was the last time they'd come together like this.
The raven held the blonde closer by his waist as a low moan escaped his mouth. They finally pulled apart and rested their foreheads together, breathing deeply. "I thought you wouldn't come," the raven admitted in a whisper, caressing a soft cheek gently.
"We shouldn't be meeting anymore; It's dangerous, they'll catch us..." The boy replied, equally quiet. It was as though both were afraid the forest would betray them and reveal their secrets to the world if they spoke too loud.
"Don't say that," the raven said, pain appearing in his eyes. He knew the danger he was putting his blonde in but he couldn't stop; he couldn't be away from him.
"Sasuke..." The blonde finally whispered the raven's name before giving him a sweet peck on the lips.
"I refuse to stop this, Naruto." Naruto's gaze was as conflicted as Sasuke's own.
"They say there's some wild animal lurking deep in the forest. People have found bodies! It's dangerous; people are actually talking about vampires! They've found fang-marks on all the bodies of the victims," Naruto said as he moved closer to Sasuke. Sasuke enveloped the delicate blonde in his embrace.
"Is that really what you're afraid of? Or are you afraid of people finding out about us?" Naruto attempted to wiggle out of Sasuke's hold but was unsuccessful as his partner simply held on tighter.
"Sasuke, your family is very rich and they'll want you to marry soon. Our love is forbidden; two men together is considered to be a sin! We'll be hanged!" Naruto gasped out as crystal tears abandoned his blue eyes. They had been born at the wrong time; no one would accept their relationship and if they stayed together they would surely die. He knew that perfectly well and it made him fear for his love.
"I'll never let you go. I'll never allow them to hurt you," Sasuke whispered. Seeing his lover crying always made him feel weak. Tears just didn't look right on such a beautiful face, so he wiped them away with the pad of his thumb.
"We can't try and live in a make-believe world, Sasuke. My parents have already found me a bride!" Naruto almost choked on his own words, as though they were suffocating him. He could never love anyone but Sasuke and the thought of sharing a bed with anybody else made him shudder.
His words caused Sasuke to freeze in place. "I will never allow that!" Sasuke growled. He pushed the blonde back onto the flowers, crushing both them and his lover as he ravaged Naruto's mouth. Nobody could have his blonde. Never. He would rather die.
The blonde moaned into the kiss and his body arched into Sasuke's. "Sasuke, we can't!" He cried into his lover's mouth. Sasuke stopped his passionate kiss and the blonde whimpered at the loss. They both looked at each other until Sasuke got an idea, one so crazy it could kill them both.
"Run away with me," he breathed lips close to Naruto's own. His eyes were pleading, radiating honesty.
"They'll figure out we left together. They'll find us and make us come back and maybe even-" Sasuke placed his hand over Naruto's mouth, effectively silencing him.
"I would rather die than live without you."
Naruto's tears returned. He wanted to do it; he wanted to run away with his beautiful lover. He wanted to make love to him in a proper bed, hold hands with him in public and kiss him without fear but that was never going to happen. "Society will never accept us!" He exclaimed, pushing his lover away.
Sasuke looked momentarily hurt but he quickly recovered and pulled Naruto back to him, holding him by the shoulders, both of them were on their knees. "If you leave me now my heart will die with your absence," he stated, eyes showing truth.
Tears fell faster from Naruto's eyes as he kissed Sasuke again, their tongues fighting and hands roaming. When they parted, Naruto cupped Sasuke's face in his small hands. "My heart will die along with yours then, for I can never love another."
"Don't leave then," Sasuke whispered pleadingly. "Don't sentence us both to death."
"Make love to me," Naruto whispered back. Sasuke didn't want that, he didn't want to say goodbye...
Both lovers were interrupted as loud claps came from the darkness and three people stepped into the clearing. Both Sasuke and Naruto bolted up, Sasuke's hand gripping Naruto's and keeping him close. The first to arrive was a girl who looked to be in her teens. She had bright red hair and pale skin. She was beautiful in her black corset dress, beautiful and imposing. The other two were boy's and were also very handsome. Both had brown hair, one with green eyes and the other with brown.
"What a sad, sad love story this is," the girl mocked.
"Indeed it is," agreed the green-eyed brunette. Something wasn't right. Both Sasuke and Naruto could see there was something different about these people.
"Who are you?" Sasuke demanded. He was an Uchiha by blood and he would not cower or render to them. He gripped his lover's hand tighter, knowing he was scared.
"Who are we?" The girl mused and before Sasuke could even blink she was by his side, fingers caressing his cheek. She glanced over at the wide-eyed Naruto.
"I am the night, the unknown, the darkness of this world." Despite her intimidating words, Sasuke slapped her hand away from his face. She raised an eyebrow. "You impertinent little boy," she growled.
Naruto saw what was coming and stepped up. "Don't you dare touch him!" He yelled, sounding braver than he felt.
"Ah, I remember you. You love each other, right?"
Naruto stepped closer to Sasuke. "Yes," he whispered as an answer.
"Such a sad, sad story," the brown-eyed boy murmured. He had appeared out of nowhere to stand beside Naruto, startling the blonde.
"Very sad indeed," the green-eyed boy answered. "Shall we end their misery, Karin?"
"It seems credible; two boys who loved each other and couldn't take it. So… They committed suicide together," Karin spoke out loud, with her last words she smiled and looked at Sasuke. She seemed to enjoy the way Sasuke's eyes widened and the fear that filtered his black orbs.
Naruto stepped closer to Sasuke. Both brunettes seemed to notice. "Running is useless." one of them said.
"I love you," Naruto whispered, fresh tears running through his cheeks. He did not know who this people were or if they were even human, but he knew this much, they wouldn't be leaving this place alive.
"I love you too," Sasuke whispered back, his hand holding Naruto's so tight it was probably going to bruise.
"So, dinner time?" Asked the green eyed brunette. Karin smiled sweetly as she looked at Sasuke.
"Love is dead; it's just a petty belief," she said, her tone dead as she opened her mouth and revealed her fangs. That same moment she pushed Sasuke into the ground, and Naruto's hand was ripped away from his as he was taken away by the two brunettes.
"Sasuke!" He screamed after his love and Sasuke screamed his name in return. Karin leaned over Sasuke and there was a piercing scream freed from Naruto's mouth as the two brunettes bit into his skin. Karin held Sasuke in place as he trashed in place trying to free himself.
"See it this way, beautiful, at least your dying with him," she said as she bit into his flesh. He did not scream but bit his lip, drawing blood from the pain. Both Naruto and Sasuke thrashed in their places. Their minds were filled with thoughts of the other and their fingers were grasping the others. The same thought was going through both their heads: this was their end.
As the pain grew numb, their thrashing stopped and everything went black. The lilies had been splashed with their blood. Two bodies laid still on the ground as the other three fed on them…
Present time January of 2012….
The mansion's color was pristine white and its architecture was immaculate, a piece of art overall. This was ironic considering the creatures that lived within its walls. The room that was currently being occupied was the ball room, moonlight falling in through the windows. It was certainly not full but it was occupied, everyone seemed to be talking animatedly except for the boy sitting on one of the sofas in the far corner. His skin was as white as it could get and he was dressed in tight black jeans and a white shirt that stuck to his muscular chest in a way that should be illegal. A black jacket with chains completed his look. His raven hair was sticking up behind his head while a few bangs rested around his handsome face. His cold coal eyes roamed the room.
"Sitting alone again Sasuke?" Asked the pink haired girl that had appeared beside him out of nowhere. The raven did not answer her question.
"You're always so quiet and intimidating... Learn to live, will you?" She drawled, her tight strapless white dress riding up her legs as she sat down beside Sasuke.
"In case you haven't noticed Sakura, I'm dead."
"Yes, you're a vampire but as long as your body keeps on moving you are kind of like alive, you know," she answered as she rolled her eyes. She drew closer to Sasuke and pressed her body against his as if she were butter melting into bread. Her hand caressed his chest while one long nail trailed his neck. She whispered against his ear, "Let's have sex."
He simply sneered, not even bothering to remove or look at her. "No." That was his answer, his disinterest was obvious and it seemed to bother her.
"Is that the way you talk to the woman who saved you?" She asked. Sasuke finally turned his gaze upon her.
"You didn't save me, you simply didn't allow Karin to finish me off. I have become this because of you," He spat. For the first time emotion was shown in his eyes.
Hate.
She almost stepped back, scared of her own creation, it had been her blood after all that Sasuke had drank. Her blood had turned him into a vampire. She had not saved him, she had damned him to live an eternity without…He could not even finish the thought. He would not allow himself to feel an emotion that was not related to hate… He had to be cold and untouchable. "Watch your words," she growled.
"Or what," he growled back.
"Do you really have to be this bitter because of some insignificant boy when you could glamour anyone into being with you? Not that you need go that far," she scoffed.
Before she had time to react, Sasuke had her pinned against the wall by her neck. Some of the guests ignored the action while others watched in fear. "Don't you ever mention him again," Sasuke spoke, anger flowing out of him.
She feigned nonchalance. "He had lost too much blood. By the time I stopped Karin and the other two, he couldn't have been turned. How many years are you going to dwell on such an old memory? Why can't you be mine?" She whispered, her whisper growing into a desperate plead at the end.
"I can fuck you, I can sit beside you, I can stand your presence but I will never, ever love you," he stated as he allowed her to fall into the ground, the purple bruises on her neck healing quickly. Truth was, she had not given Naruto her blood because she had only been interested in Sasuke. She had left Naruto to die… To die without him. She refused to cry because staining her dress with blood would be a waste but it looked as if she would eventually either way.
"Are you really that incapable of showing love? At least pretend to care!" She screamed after Sasuke who was exiting the ball room.
"Love is dead," He whispered, repeating the words Karin had told him before she killed him. When she had killed his humanity.
Elsewhere, somewhere away from Sasuke, was another vampire coven. The leader of said vampire coven had been on Earth for many years. It had been he who had found a cute blonde near-dead a few hundred years ago. The blonde boy was beautiful, even after he had been covered in blood; the redhead that found him was mesmerized. He was a vampire and vampires were used to having their every whim taken care of. With their strength, it was an easy deal. So it had been him that turned the blonde into a vampire.
The house where they were staying was huge and surrounded by beautiful gardens. The vampires that were at lower statuses served those in the higher levels, that was their hierarchy. The blonde boy who had been turned last, served there. At the moment, a party was being hosted in the living room and the blonde boy was carrying wine glasses around the room, they held blood inside of them instead of wine.
"Naruto," came the deep voice from the red-headed boy who had been sitting at one of the high ranking chairs. Naruto looked up and started heading his way, setting his tray on top of a small table.
"Yes, master Gaara?" Naruto asked, his head hung low; he did not want the others to think he was being disrespectful. Gaara was usually good to him but some of the guests found it inappropriate for higher rank vampires to be so lenient with the lower rank ones.
"I'll have a word with you outside," he commanded and, with that, he was gone. It had taken Naruto a while to get used to vampire speed. It had been completely strange for him to be able to be, well, so unnaturally fast. He eyed some of the other servants who were eyeing him back with suspicious glances before he followed after his master. He preferred to go around at a normal speed. He walked through the beautiful garden until he caught sight of Gaara.
"What is it?" He asked, this time less formally.
"I'm hungry," he said simply as he looked upon Naruto. Naruto resisted the urge to whine; Gaara had just bitten him just last night.
"You could just try to drink the blood they are giving out for free in there," Naruto said as he pointed towards the house, not wanting Gaara to bite him again. One would think he would be used to it after so many years. Gaara had been very good to him but he wasn't Sasuke. He tried not to shudder at the thought of his past love.
"You know I prefer your blood," Gaara answered as he got closer to Naruto. "You don't want me to bite you?" He asked, raising a delicate eyebrow at Naruto. But Naruto couldn't possibly deny Gaara a thing, because Gaara was his creator. Even if by doing it he betrayed the boy he loved long ago, a lost love which he held onto.
"If you want to bite me you're free to do so," Naruto mumbled at last as he extended an arm towards Gaara. Gaara grabbed Naruto's arm softly and gave him a quick look before his fangs came out and latched onto Naruto's wrist. A small gasp left Naruto at the slight pain which was followed by the tinge of pleasure. A small trickle of blood went through Naruto's arm and Gaara kept on sucking.
"Gaara, enough," he whispered as he started to feel a little weak. Gaara never knew when to stop. His fangs retracted and Naruto stumbled back a bit. Gaara was there to catch him in time.
"Sorry," he whispered, an apologetic glance was shot Naruto's way. Gaara sat him down on the ground delicately. "You should stay outside for a bit. I have to go back inside," he said as he placed a soft kiss on Naruto's cheek. "I expect you in my quarters later tonight."
Naruto nodded weakly at Gaara's command. Gaara left and Naruto looked up at the moon, suppressing a sigh. How was he supposed to live like this forever? Gaara had told him countless times that there had been no one with him when he found him. So Naruto held to the belief that his lover was out there somewhere… But the thought of Sasuke being out there hurt even more. How would Naruto face Sasuke after he had been claimed by another vampire? As far as vampire rules went, Naruto was Gaara's property and his love for Sasuke had been dammed long ago…
Well, that's the introduction I have for this lovely story, which I absolutely adore, I love the idea of long lost love and I can't wait to have Sasuke know Naruto is alive if you know what I mean ;) *smirks*. But then again that's what I think, I want to you what you people think of this, was it good? Did it grab your attention? Please review! You know I love reviews and that they inspire me to write faster.
Also, just a quick fact: The Salem witch trials took place during the 1890's, so I thought it would be a good time to place the beginnings of my lovely pairing. After all absolutely everything and everyone who was not a puritan came from the devil *rolls eyes* I know pretty stupid right, but this is exactly why this is the perfect moment for our doomed love to be born :) Well love you lots until next chapter.
Ja Ne
Chio ;)