I'm going to be very blunt when I say I adore Chibi Vampire! Something about it just captivates me, whether it's the character, the story, the setting, or all of the above I just love the series. So when I saw that there were barely a handful of stories for it I simply had to do my part to correct that, and so this story was born!
For those of you who are just now finding one of my stories I welcome you with open arms and for those who already enjoy my work I hope you enjoy this new story just as much!
(Marshalanime does not own Narut0 or Chibi Vampire)
Not once in Naruto's life had he expected he'd live outside of Konoha's walls but here he was fixing up some small run down apartment building that his mother had purchased cheaply. The previous owner couldn't afford to keep the place any more and practically tossed the woman the deed, happy to make any money at all off the place. It was a two story place with three one room apartments on each floor. the plan was to knock down the iner walls on the first floor so they had a larger living area while the upstairs would be reserved for storage and their bedrooms.
Since Naruto wasn't going to be assigned missions for the next few years Kushina suggested that a change of scenery might be good for them. Though he was sure that she intended this more for Mikoto then him, Sasuke running of like he did hit the woman pretty hard and living alone in that big house would've made it even worse.
Tossing more ruble onto pile out back Naruto took a moment to take in the early morning air and wipe away the sweat that had built up on his brow. Wanting to get everything settled as soon as possible they'd spent the whole night gutting the first floor, tearing down walls, and putting up supports so the upstairs didn't come down on them. Though even an all nighter hadn't really put a dent in the work they ha to fix the place up.
Turning his head to the side the blond teen stared up at the hill on the other side of the chain-link fence. He didn't know what it was but he got a weird feeling about it, apparently there's suppose to be a house at the top but no one who knows about it has heard of anyone going up there. Perhaps the place is abandoned?
"Still hard at work?", turning around at the question Naruto was met with the sight of Mikoto walking out of the building, a can of tea in each hand. Her raven black hair was pulled back by a white scrunchy with a blue bandana on the top of her head and the shirt and pants she wore were just old pieces of clothes she had that she could wear while working. Walking over to to the blond she handed him one of the cans she'd gotten from the vending machine down the block.
"Yeah, mom went and bought us quite the project didn't she?" the blond jokingly asked as he took the can and opened it.
With a soft smile and light snicker the woman told him "We couldn't spend too much money without attracting attention. As far as this world is concerned we've only existed for about a week. Until we flesh out our backstory with passable documents we can't aford to have anyone look to closely". Naruto new fully well that they were walking on eggshells at the moment and simple grunted in agreement as he drank his tea. "Speaking of documents, you better get to bed early today or you'll be late for school tomorrow, Kushina already went and set everything up for you" Mikoto told the teen and watched as his drink spilled from the corners of his mouth and he starred coughing with widened eyes.
The next morning Naruto would begrudgingly be getting use to a new routine but for others it would be the same as usual. One such example of this could be found atop the hill that Naruto had been staring at. Clutching her pillow the eldest daughter of the Maaka household rested on her bed, her red-violet hair messy and tangled from rolling around in her sleep. From the moment she woke up and sat up in bed she knew it'd be another one of those days, just as it was every month.
Getting out of bed she headed off to the restroom, brushed her teeth washed her body, brushed her hair, and switched her pink pajamas out or her school uniform. After making herself something o eat she sat down at the dinning table, commenting to herself ho nice the weather looked as she looked out one of the windows. Like usual she spent her morning by herself despite being in a family of five, it was only ever a rare occasion that one of the other family members would be up at this hour. As she left for school she looked one last time over her shoulder to call out that she was leaving knowing full well that she wouldn't get a reply. Closing the mansion's front door behind her Karin Maaka began her usual route to school.
"Today's P.E. o all things" Karin commented to herself as she sat on the sideline and watched her fellow classmates, unable to participate in her condition. Walking up next to the girl was a teen with dark green hair pulled into a short pony tail. Leaning over a bit at the hips the girl asked if Karin was feeling sick. "Hmmmm, yeah" the girl responded absentmindedly, not even glancing up at her friend.
"You've looked sick during this period ever since middle school" the girl told her, stunning her friend as Karin jerked her head to look at her and stuttered out a quick "Really?". "It's troublesome isn't it, 'that'? f it is 'that' there's no medicine or it" the girl teased as she brought her hand up to he mouth, a grin plastered on her face. Karin didn't find the jap as amusing as her friend seemed too.
Not long after that their homeroom teacher approached the class and called for their attention. "This is the transfer student who's going to your class from today on. Naruto Uzumaki" the blond woman told them as she directed everyone's attention to the whiskered blond standing next to her. Bringing his hand up Naruto simple gave a "Hello" in response to the other students curious stares.
While the others were simply interested in the new student Karin had quite a different reaction when she laid eyes on him as her body began to throb. 'What's this?' the girl questioned herself as her breathing quickened and her hands came up to clutch her chest. 'So suddenly... My chest is aching...' Karin desperately tried to reason as this sensation grew stronger and stronger until she reached a breaking point and collapsed.
Slowly waking up Karin was met with the sight of the white tiled ceiling of the infirmary. "Karin, your so..." the girl heard her friend and didn't even need to turn her head to know she was sitting next to the bed. "If it's so rough that it causes you to collapse, then you should stay home" the girl said, her elbow resting on her folded legs and her chin resting in the palm of her hand.
"Sorry, Maki" Karin apologized as she pulled the covers up to cover a bit of her face. 'What was that sensation earlier? My chest started to ache suddenly... as if by instinct...' Karin thought, still feeling uneasy about it.
"Well, you saved me from P.E. I could skip the last half thanks to you" Maki happily told her friend though her words nearly fell on deaf ears as Karin became focused on the girl's neck.
'Right now... Maki and I... are the only ones here...' Karin thought to herself before realizing where those thoughts were taking her and quickly turning away from her friend. Brushing Maki's confusion to the side Karin asked if the girl could head back to class. After a moment of silence Karin found her plea ignored as Maki began tickling her and saying that it would be unfair if she was the only one who got to skip class.
"Uzumaki, your seat is... sit here for the time being. I'll find a new seat for you during the break" the teacher told the blond as she pointed to an empty desk. Walking over to the desk Naruto hesitated before looking back at the teacher and asking if it was already someones seat. "Yes, it's Maaka.s seat. The girl who collapsed during P.E." the woman told him.
"She's often anemic. She probably wont be back for a while so it's okay" one of the male students told him.
Nodding in understanding Naruto took his temporary seat. Hardly a minute after doing so a gasp caught his attention. Looking up he saw the girl from earlier staring at him with a faint blush on her face, staring at him.
'Wh-Why? Why is the transfer student sitting in my seat?' Karin wondered as her hand came up over her mouth, stifily a grunt as the feeling from earlier welled up inside of her again. Rushing over to her desk she grabbed her bag before turning and running for the door calling out that she was leaving early on her way out.
Staring at the space Karin was previously taking up with an dd expression for a moment Naruto couldn't help but think about how weird today was turning out. Turning his attention the the green haired girl that had been standing next to her he asked "Is she always like that?".
Turning her attention from the doorway to the blond Maki, a bit hesitantly, told him "Today's... been especially weird".
Making her way outside Karin made her way to a row of bushes that lined the building's wall. Resting her back against the wall she slowly slide down till she was sitting, safely hidden behind the brush. "Ah! The sun is still that high" Karin complained, staring up at the sky as she pulled out her cellphone. "That girl won't come out before the sun has gone down. She might hurry up..." Karin said to herself as she sent a text to her little sister, her face beat red.
With nothing else she could do Karin wrapped her arms around her knees and waited. "I'll have to endure until the sun goes down" the girl said to herself with a groan. 'Even so... Why did my blood react like that?' Karin began thinking as her mind drifted to the transfer student. "I don't get it" the girl muttered to herself before a pinch of panic hit her "Ha! Thinking about it, this situation is not good. I've been able to protect it until now. My peaceful school life is gone...".
Hours later and the sun was finally low enough for Karin's sister to leave the house. Stealthily slipping away from school grounds she made a B-line for the nature park between the school and her home. "There aren't many people here..." Karin commented as she stumbled along on of the park's paths, her breathing heavy, cheeks flushed, and her pupils elongating into slits. 'But I've reached my limit... I have to find a target soon. If not... then what I fear the most will...' Karin thought to herself before coming across just what she needed in the form of a business man sleeping on a park bench. 'Great! Found a good one!' Karin mentally cheered with a wide smile as she made her way over to the man, gradually speeding up as she got closer.
Within feet of her target Karin's foot was caught on a rock, falling face first in front of the man and string him from his sleep. Slowly lifting his head up the man was genuinely confused to see a high school girl at his feet. A bit irritated at the whole situation the man stretched out the kink in his neck before getting off the bench and helping the poor girl up. Asking if she was alright the man was caught off guard when the girl suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck. As he tried to figure out what was going on a jolt shot through him as he felt a sharp pinch in his neck as Karin's fangs dug into his flesh.
After satisfying her needs Karin let the man's unconscious body drop to the ground in front of her as she let out a contented sigh. From behind her a silver haired little girl in a black Gothic Lolita dress and holding a creepy doll dropped down from one of the nearby trees. Holding out her hand the girl gave a quick command and from her sleeve a bat flew out towards the man and landing on his head.
After a few seconds the man shot back up, looking frantically around him, "Eh? W-What am I doing at a place like this?". Glancing down at his watch the man then panicked about how late it was before taking off with his briefcase in hand and bat flying close behind him. From the bushed the two girl's watched the man leave.
Once he was out of sight the little girl's attention turned to Karin. Holding out her dool the toy began yelling at the teen, "Karin. Honestly, you don't even have the ability to clean up after yourself. There are limits to being useless".
"Ah, Anju! Shouldn't you be talking directly to your big sister! If you're going to criticize me, stop using ventriloquism on that doll!" Karin told the girl as she flailed her arms about.
"It's not me... It's Bugii that's speaking" Anju said, her soft and calm tone a drastic difference from the doll's erratic and annoying voice.
"Anju has to follow you. A blockheaded person who can't even live her supposed life shouldn't complain. What are you even going to do, you can't even erase the memories of a person" Bugii told her. Lowering her head Karin thanked Anju for always being there to help her to which Bugii told her "It's okay if you understand".
After that the pair started to walk off chatting like it was the usual day to day life for them, while unaware that someone had seen everything. A few meters away from where they were Naruto was standing behind one of the many trees. He'd figured the park would make a perfect shortcut, but to stumble across something like this? Letting out a sigh he already new his mind wouldn't rest until he figured out what was going on.