Okay! So now after a long time, I present to you another story =)
I hope you enjoy it, since primarily this story came out as a very weird idea of having
Watched countless vampire movies and read vampire fics.
Maybe something different would be good.
I'm still trying my best, so please bear with me.
Reviews serve as inspiration to me, so please keep em coming! =D They bring a smile to my face
Everytime I read them.
I do not own Naruto!
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The sun had just set in the busy yet prosperous Metropolitan city of Konoha. It was early in the evening and most people are heading back to their own respective households after a long busy day. Buildings line up here and there in different shapes and heights with their walls of glass seemingly sparkling because of the night lights, traffic lights blink as the sounds of traffic drowned the voices of the pedestrians, citizens walk by shops while in awe of the newly released items. It was a typical night, with typical people and are engaged in a typical routine.
Of course, crime isn't avoidable but they are controlled by the police force owned by one of the most prominent and most wealthy families in the city. They are respected and they are well known, but despite all of this, for the sake of their safety they try to keep a low profile.
Going back, the Konoha Academy for Music and Arts had ended their classes around 2 to 3 hours ago. So now, the students are either in or going back to their houses or are enjoying themselves in a variety of entertainment sources like karaoke or going to restaurants.
However, four people do not follow the trend of these students. Coming from school, they immediately changed their tops and headed out to the nearest club, where they had complete VIP access despite their age. It was their usual past time and nobody, not even their parents, gave any forms of retaliation of their behavior.
Uzumaki Naruto, the son and the predecessor of the Uzumaki family, known for their clubs and their chain of hotels within and outside the city premises. They engage in other businesses as well like restaurants and such, but they are more known for their hotels and they own the club of which they usually go to.
Nara Shikamaru, the son of the powerful political Nara family, known for their intelligence and their strong will to stand for whatever they think is right. His uncle is a congressman while his father and his mother are Undersecretaries to the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Health respectively. His grandfather was a well known philosopher and writer of political books, selling more than 3 million copies nationwide. Shikamaru is also a recognized genius, with an IQ of 200.
Hyuuga Neji, the son of the owner of Hyuuga Airlines and Shipping, is also known for his intelligence though not at par with Shikamaru and his strategic thinking which aided his father in running the company immensely. They say he is already ready to take over as the CEO, but he thinks otherwise, he declined the offer but he knew that sometime later he will have to take the responsibility.
Last but not the least, Uchiha Sasuke, the younger son of the Uchiha Group of Companies. He was a prodigy, though being overshadowed by his brother, Itachi, who is also a recognized genius. He was overlooked most of the time because his father favored his brother. His mother though, favors Sasuke and thinks that he also has the potential that can rival (if not surpass) Itachi's business skills and intelligence. His family owns the Police Force of the city and engages in businesses like weaponry, cars, hospitals and electrical appliances.
Yes, all four of them are well known especially in their school, but they couldn't care less about their family. All they cared about was they live their own lives and have fun every single minute. Business matters were far from their minds.
Speaking of the four, they entered the club of which Naruto's family owned and flashed their VIP cards to the guard who immediately recognized them. Other people who stood in line were astounded as to see four young looking men entering the premises but the guard took notice of their stares and glared at them making them look away. Neji, who was last, took notice of this and gave a rueful smirk.
Immediately, they were drowned in the loud upbeat music and people cheering the DJ who took notice of their arrival. He waved to them and Naruto waved back, before they made their way across the sea of people and to the VIP booth where they usually lounge. Lights with colors of all sorts flashed around the dance floor as the people, drenched in sweat and ecstasy, continued dancing with the music.
"Hey guys what do you want to drink?" Naruto had to shout through the music while the other three took their seats on a semi circle sofa. It was enclosed in sparkling blue glass and the round table on the center had a light inside of it, glowing in a shade of enigmatic blue.
"Anything!" Neji yelled back before Shikamaru tossed his phone on the table and stifled a yawn. Sasuke and Neji leaned onto the sofa. Sasuke, with his right arm resting on the back of the sofa tapped his fingers along with the beat of the music. Neji however was staring at something at the dance floor which Shikamaru noticed a few seconds later. The whole room was dark compared to the dance floor so it was quite difficult to see. The only source of light was the table.
"Seen anyone hot?" Shikamaru joked and gave a huff making Neji smirk in return. Shikamaru tried to crane his neck to see whoever he was staring at, before Neji lifted his left hand to point at something with his index finger.
"That girl in a sequined red top…she's hard to miss." He said as Sasuke leaned over as well to see more clearly. Shikamaru squinted his eyes and surely enough; he caught of sight of a brunette swaying with the music on the second floor lounge of the club.
Sure, she's hot. But not his type.
Naruto reappeared soon after and dropped himself a few inches away from Sasuke. He let out a theatrical sigh and was busy rummaging his pockets for something. When he pulled out a phone, he began texting away and after a few minutes, he returned the phone back to his pockets and looked at his friends.
He noticed how Neji's eyes glowed against the table's light. It was quite creepy.
When Neji felt a pair of eyes on him, he turned to see Naruto who was practically staring at him. The blonde jolted a bit when Neji returned his gaze as the Hyuuga raised both of his eyebrows at him questionably.
"What?" He demanded. Naruto shrugged.
"Your eyes look freaky against the table's light." Naruto replied, trying to be cautious as not to aggravate Neji. He knew Neji had a short temper, as well as Sasuke, and it was quite troublesome when they get pissed. "No offense intended. I'm stating the truth."
Hearing his statement, Sasuke and Shikamaru had to fight back a smile. Neji however did not seem amused but decided to ignore his comment. When he turned to gaze back at the girl who caught his attention, his eyes widened when he realized that they were gone. What was left was another group of girls who were now looking at their direction.
"Girls coming." Neji alerted them as he eyed the group who were now walking down the spiral staircase. Naruto glanced at the side and saw them as well, but the other two couldn't care less. Shikamaru stared at the people dancing, dead bored while Sasuke took out his phone to check for any messages.
Their attention was shifted when a waited appeared, carrying a tray of a variety of drinks. They took a drink each, all of them contained alcohol and they raised their glasses as if to portray a small cheer. Shortly after they took a sip, the girls arrived.
"Hi!" The one to the front greeted, a blonde with waist length hair, sporting a glittery black mini skirt and a sleeveless white halter top accessorized with hooped earrings, bangles and a large beaded necklace. Neji had to take notice of her high heeled boots which spanned all the way up to her thighs. It was, to him, a weird sight. "Can we join you guys?"
"Sure." Naruto grinned sheepishly as he scooted a bit to make room for them. The other one, the one who he was staring at, was a black haired girl. Her hair was choppy and short, very edgy, with a fuchsia colored tube long dress and paired with tattered black leggings. She was wearing gladiator heels as well so among all of them, the blonde presumed that she's the one with the stronger personality. Did he mention that she had a half consumed cigarette stick on her left hand?
Their skins glowed weirdly against the different colored lights but soon paled upon entering the booth. The third one who came inside was particularly attracted to Shikamaru, since she sat really, really close to him but Shikamaru had a look of indifference despite the aggressive approach. The girl had black hair as well, though it was put up in a high ponytail and wore spaghetti strapped silver mini dress (which was to all of the boys, very skimpy) and short boots.
The last one was a brunette with her hair on a messy bun. She wore a green one shoulder top and a black mini skirt paired with silver heels, chandelier earrings and a large pink crystal cocktail ring. Out of the four, she stood up as being the trendiest and the most colorful. And she was interested in Sasuke, the one who looks like a brooding movie star. The glint in her eyes says it all.
And so the blonde took her seat between Neji and Sasuke while the short haired girl sat next to Naruto. The ponytailed girl sat between Neji and Shikamaru while the trendy girl wedged herself between Naruto and Sasuke.
The boys glanced at each other.
They knew one thing.
This is going to be a long night.
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At 2 in the morning, Neji stepped out of a motel as he tried to button up his polo shirt. He let out a yawn and slammed his right hand on his pocket while the other fumbled on his shirt. Once he was done, he reached for his car keys on his left pocket and pressed the unlock button on his car security key chain.
Out from afar, he heard two loud beeps signaling his car's presence. He let out another yawn before opening his silver Porsche Cayman's door and clambering inside his car. He slammed the door shut and took a few minutes leaning onto the leather chair while listening to his own breathing. One hand was on the steering wheel, tapping to nonexistent music while the other rested on his lap.
After two minutes, he placed the key inside the key hole and pushed a nearby button to ignite the engine. The car roared to life as he stepped on the accelerator, letting two puffs of gas out of the exhaust and turned on the headlights, which were in a glowing shade of white, before he quickly reversed out of the parking lot and drifted out of the area, turning on the radio in the process.
He was quite drunk and he felt he had a headache growing, so he knew he had to get home faster than usual. Being fast in his very competent automobile was no problem and he usually went to speeds which got him into trouble with the police a couple of times, but he was proud never to experience even one accident despite his dangerous stunts.
Not even once.
So okay he was driving through the almost deserted streets of the city while trying to ignore the ringing in his head. His engine was nothing but a quiet purr, but can become a loud roar once he pushed the right buttons, but as of now, he decided with the former.
He looked to his rearview mirror and found nobody following him so he stepped further into the accelerator. As a reaction to the increase in speed, his back leaned more heavily onto the chair.
This was a very relaxing ride. If not for the headache.
Neji continued on driving like that but then noticed that the radio had just signed off and now it engulfed the whole car in a sound of hissing and of a broken network. Grumbling under his breath, he spared his radio a few glances before pushing a button to search for an online radio. Despite doing this he did not slow down and had to constantly look out of the road just in case he would run into something. Now THAT would be a problem.
"Stupid radio." He grumbled and looked again to the road.
He suddenly saw a woman (it LOOKED like a woman) suddenly crossing the road, making him to let go of the knob and put both of his hands on the steering wheel while slamming his foot as hard as he could on the brakes. He gnawed his jaw and found that his car was going way too fast and the brake couldn't stop it in time, so he swiveled to the side and soon found a thick brick wall that was about to greet him.
SMASH!
The car's security went berserk as the once silent streets was awakened by a loud crash accompanied by the sound of beeping and sirens. The airbag went out, saving Neji just in time before his head would smash into the glass. He was unconscious, but he could still feel his body and hear some noises. Some bricks disconnected themselves onto the wall as they landed on the car's hood as well as small specks and cracked pieces.
He couldn't feel his legs and he could feel something dripping down his head due to the counter coup of the accident.
"Oh my God!" he heard somebody gasp and was followed by the sound of a creaking hinge and splintering metal, which he presumed to be someone trying to pry open the car's broken door. "Oh my God! Oh my God!"
"Tenten!" He heard another voice. It was muffled this time, and Neji realized that he was going to be fully knocked out in a few more seconds. "Calm down and get him out!"
"He's hurt! Sakura! Help me! You're the one who knows these kinds of things!"
"Good grief! What did you do Tenten?" Another voice came out, but he could only hear the first half of the sentence.
The rest was nothing but darkness and silence.
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"Hseerhenejiii… Ndshfheiejiiii… NEJII!" A loud roar made Neji's eardrums ring in protest, as the Hyuuga slowly cracked his eyes open to see who it was. The light that flooded his vision stung, so he had to blink several times to get used to it.
He felt something around his mouth. An oxygen mask? His eyes tried to readjust and the first thing he saw was a very hazy mass of white, yellow and small specks of blue. What was happening?
Is he in heaven?
His body felt like it had been run over by a bulldozer and it was ringing all over in pain. He could hear someone being smacked, then a cry of pain, and was followed by a few whispers then silence. The haziness did not improve but now he could see more colors, black, brown, blue and green.
Neji tried to feel his body. His fingers, check. His elbows, he couldn't move them yet but he could feel jolts of pain whenever he attempted to…check. His head? Duh. His neck… could feel them a bit. His legs?
Legs?
Legs please report back.
Legs?
After a few more tries, he finally gave up.
He couldn't feel his legs.
"Neji?" A lower voice called out his name and Neji's head shifted to where he thought the voice's source was. It was someone colored brown and green. Somehow, the haziness was slowly but surely dissipating. But despite knowing this, he began to have panic brewing inside his system. Who was this person? What was he doing here? Why couldn't he feel his legs?
"Neji…can you hear us?" Another voice, a different one said. Neji's eyes glanced to the side, seeing a mass of spiky black and some blue. He tried to squint his eyes as though doing this would make his vision go clear instantly and blinked a few times just for the hell of it, but his eyes were stubborn. Just like the owner.
"He's awake…" The first voice commented with a rueful tone. The one in brown and green looked up.
"And you're unconscious. If you're done stating the obvious, can you please do something useful?" The brown and green guy spat back and raised his arm, which to Neji indicated that he was pointing something. "Can you call the nurse? We have to know his condition."
"Fine." The other one replied and all Neji could hear for the next few seconds were dragged steps and an opening and closing of a door. When the door closed, the other two let out a sigh.
"Neji...dude, you're messed up." The brown and green stated with a small laugh. When his hearing became very clear, he realized that the guy in brown and green was none other than Shikamaru. His brown hair and his green shirt. Thankfully, his vision became better after five minutes so he could already see them. The blue and black was Sasuke, with his black hair and blue shirt.
"Neji!" Shikamaru breathed in relief and waved a hand in front of him. "Yo…dude…"
"Shika." He managed to croak out. His throat felt itchy due to the sudden use of his voice. How long was he knocked out?
The smell of anesthetic was strong and he could hear the door opening. He saw Naruto coming inside, followed by an older woman dressed in an all white ensemble. The cap indicated that she was a nurse, and she was holding a metal clipboard which seemed like his chart.
"How long has he been awake?" She asked in a gentle tone while trudging the span of the room to reach Neji's bed side. She loomed over to him and began assessing his over all body. Neji could feel two cold fingers pressing against the inside of his wrist.
After a minute of silence, the nurse broke the ice.
"He's fine. Welcome back." She beamed at him and looked to the other three. "I'll notify the physician. In the meantime, please alert us if anything happens."
Naruto was the one who answered. "Hai."
Without another word, the nurse left the room, leaving the four men in silence for the first few moments. The three huddled around Neji with looks of worry plastered all over their faces. Neji wanted to laugh at their features, but was far too confused and too much in pain to show any emotion.
"What—happened?" He managed to say through the oxygen mask. He was dead tired too, and even the manner of speaking became laborious to him. Maybe he should take it easy for the next few days.
"You crashed into a brick wall." Sasuke replied calmly while looking straight into his eyes. "Someone had brought you to the hospital. The staff knew who you were and notified me."
Neji's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Someone had brought him here? Is it the girl? What was her name? He couldn't remember. But he knew that once he could hear that voice once more, he would be able to recognize her. But how could she bring him to the hospital?
It was as if Sasuke could read minds, for he continued to speak.
"It was a girl, but the staff will not elaborate more about her since she requested to do so, even after I told them that we could thank her." Sasuke continued then leaned back to cross his arms. "But hell, she carried you."
"…Bridal Style." Shikamaru added with a hint of sheepishness in his voice as he smirked to the bedridden Hyuuga. "I could imagine a bloodied Neji being carried in by a girl. Ha."
Naruto beamed at Neji, as though somewhat apologetic for his voice that woke him up earlier on, then laughed along the others.
"Quite dramatic actually." The blonde added while placing his hands nonchalantly behind his head. "I mean, the way I imagine it was somewhat like it came from a movie. But geez, she must have monstrous strength since she could carry you like that."
Naruto began to imagine a girl with insane muscles, like a weight lifter or something and it seems like Shikamaru and Sasuke were sharing the same thoughts. Neji could tell, because they shivered soon after. He was ticked for the way they were talking to him, how dare they make fun of him while he's bedridden! He would surely do a payback once he gets better.
But then he only rolled his eyes.
"Anyway. You can explain to us the details once you have enough strength to sit up and talk a full sentence." Naruto sighed and walked away, before he could hear a few tinkering of glass and a liquid being poured on it. "Your mom visited earlier, and I think she's going to visit first thing tomorrow morning."
Neji's eyes shifted to the side and eyed the large wall clock.
9 PM.
So he had been sleeping for almost a day now.
He knew that they could stay waaay past the visitation time since primarily Sasuke's family owned the hospital. He was also given the expected privilege to stay in the best suite in the institution, complete with a mini living room and some proper food. Eventually Naruto plopped down on the longest sofa with a loud sigh, while Shikamaru gave Neji a reassuring pat on the shoulder before heading to the fridge to get something to eat. He threw Sasuke a tomato, which he caught expertly, before dropping himself on the individual couch.
"Seriously Neji." Naruto began talking while staring at the ceiling. "We were scared to death when Sasuke told us."
Neji closed his eyes. "My legs."
"They were cramped under the dash, they're broken." Shikamaru replied while peeling an orange on the nearby counter. "Your right leg was in a far worse condition, so they placed it on a cast. Your left however was only placed in a brace. You're lucky they didn't have to cut them off."
Neji let in a sharp intake of breath. What was the difference? He'll have difficulty walking anyway, with both of his legs injured.
Sasuke took a bite of the tomato and Naruto, who was watching him, gave a frown of disgust. The Uchiha raised both of his brows at the blonde, with the frown growing deeper down the edges.
"What the hell is the matter with you?" Sasuke vehemently asked, with the bitten tomato on his right hand. "If you're disgusted, then don't look."
"What's so good with the tomatoes anyway Teme?" Naruto inquired and crinkled his nose. "I mean. Ugh."
"They're nutritious."
"I didn't know you were a health buff."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and took another bite, ignoring Naruto's remarks. He knew that if he was going to continue talking back, they would end up in a verbal fight/argument again. When Shikamaru finished peeling the orange, he began eating while staring out of the window of the room.
His eyebrows suddenly furrowed.
Why does he feel like they're being watched?
After a while of craning his head out of the window, he saw the old windows of the opposite building and cars passing by every now and then. Knowing that what he was thinking was impossible, he closed the window and shook his head. Man, he must be really tired. He's beginning to imagine things.
"What's up Shika?" Naruto questioned, noting his actions. "Something wrong?"
Shikamaru shook his head and trotted to the couch, where he ate the last remnants of his orange. "Nah, it's just me being paranoid."
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Meanwhile, on the other building…
Four figures stood by the rooftop which was one floor higher than the hospital's roof. Their hair swayed fluidly with the night wind as their dark crimson eyes stared at the long horizontal window of one of the hospital's most exquisite suites. They saw a brown haired boy peeking out of the window, but they did not step back.
The one on the front narrowed her eyes.
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R and R!
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