Sasuke awoke late in the evening from his daytime slumber to an urgent female voice emanating from his living room television. Sasuke sighed, he never watched TV, so he had no idea why it would be on if he were the only one home at the moment; or why the hell it was so loud.
Turning the volume down a little, Sasuke decided to listen to today's news story.
"Reports just in that a vampire has been found guilty of the August 13 murder of Fuyuki, Hachirou," the young reporter began. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the sad attempt of heartfelt concern that the woman was displaying. It was obvious that she didn't care in the slightest what happened to Hachirou, but only the publicity she would receive from covering a controversial topic.
"Vampire: Inoue, Kouki, claims that the murder was justified. Here is what he said when questioned by the press." The young reporter said professionally. Sasuke posture slacked on his couch as the previously recorded interview played on his television.
"As I walked alone in Konoha National Park, Mr. Fuyuki began taunting me with offensive slurs." Kouki claimed, eyes downcast. "I ignored him at first, but that only upset him. He began following me, and I began to worry." Kouki gained enough confidence to look into the camera directly in front of him, though his voice was still shaken. "Hachirou began attacking me with his fist. He knocked me to the ground and began kicking me in my face and stomach." Sasuke smirked at Inoue's disregard for politeness and continued watching. "Hachirou said that he was going to kill me. As a vampire, his threat carried no weight. However, no one deserves to be physically and verbally harassed for simply walking in a park. So I decided, to put an end to at least one of my tormentors. I do not regret my actions. I did what I believed was the right thing to do. I realize that my being a vampire will have a major influence on my sentence. But, I want you all to know that not one day I was ashamed or hated myself for being who I am. And to all of the other vampires out there hiding... don't be ashamed of who you are either." With Inoue's silence, reporters knew he was finished with what he wanted to say.
Sasuke scoffed and turned the television off as Kouki's words repeated in his head. "We aren't ashamed, idiot. We're just smart enough not to draw attention to ourselves." He said to no one. Or, at least he wasn't. He'd decided to keep his vampirism a secret on behalf of his friends, who are also vampires, but who'd much rather live as humans. It was necessary due to the harassment they'd face for being associated with a vampire.
Though not entirely unjust, this is the world that society has created. The atrocities that their vampiric ancestors have created have caused humans to openly express their disdain for the species for centuries. And now, in a twisted sense of irony, it is the humans who are committing the atrocities against vampires. The only obstacles keeping Sasuke from ripping the throats out of those disgusting humans were his two dim witted best friends. He knew how much it meant to those two to have a normal life, he'd never ruin that opportunity for few moments of satisfaction.
Sasuke stretched as he got off of the couch and headed towards the kitchen. Pushing his thoughts of what he saw on television aside, a sigh of boredom escaped his lips. A new thought emerged in his head and he wasn't as thrilled of it as he should be. Tomorrow would be his first day at a public school. Sasuke's parents, fearing for his safety, had him home schooled for most of his life. Thinking about it, Sasuke actually liked being home schooled. He had a lot more privacy, and a lot less people to worry about getting on his nerves. He already had a couple of people to do that.
Grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge, Sasuke returned to his seat on the couch and took a small metal container out of his pocket. He hated this part of the day. Although, not as necessary as their ancestors; vampires needed blood. If a vampire went long enough without it their sanity was at a dangerous risk of being corrupted by primal instinct and they would indiscriminately feed upon any human within sight. Which for obvious reasons, isn't good for anyone. Though Sasuke wasn't against drinking from humans, he's done it a couple of times, and as far as he is concerned, they deserved it. But in this day in age, humans are far more prepared for attacks than their 16th century counterparts; the element of surprise is no longer in a vampire's favor.
Gripping the large maroon pill in his hand, Sasuke took his time to ingest the much needed supplement. Sighing again, Sasuke threw the pill into his mouth and took a large swallow of water behind it. He then glanced at the clock, and read 7:45. Odd. He hasn't seen Naruto or Kiba. Come to think of it, he had a pretty good daytime sleep too. Usually it was ruined by Naruto's constant calls or Kiba's unannounced visits. Where could they be? Conflicted, Sasuke glanced at his phone lying on the coffee table. Should he call one of them? No, he couldn't let them know he was getting worried. They'll never let him live it down. But it was so unlike Kiba and Naruto to not have contacted him all day. Making up his mind, Sasuke picked up his phone and dialed Naruto's number.
A rustling sound was heard coming from the other end, then finally Naruto's voice. "...hello, Sasuke?"
"Where have you two idiots been? My mother is worried sick.." Sasuke lied smoothly.
"..uh?" Was Naruto's reply. Sasuke noticed the way Naruto's voice sounded. Was he hiding something? "What did you do, what's going on?" Sasuke asked, quicker than he intended to.
"...Kiba and I did something pretty bad, Sasuke. We kinda need your help..." Sasuke facepalmed and groaned. Kiba and Naruto somehow always managed to find trouble whenever he wasn't around. It was as if they were children that needed to be babysat. "Ergh, those idiots." Sasuke said under his breath. "Alright, I'm on my way."
Hanging up the phone, Sasuke grabbed his jacket and car keys and headed out the door to find out just what they have done.
Golden Plague here yes, the first chapter is completed. Hopefully you all enjoyed it! Good idea, bad idea? You have to let me know whether or not I should continue. Criticism welcome, so be sure to leave a review! Thanks for reading!