AN: Oh yes! I am so excited for this. Honestly, I have had this plot for almost 5 months and I'm really glad I got to finish the first chappie. Recently, I've been craving to write a fanfic, especially since it is summer vacation now. Well, I hope you guys like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, its songs, characters and the plot. TT

::Beauty of Bloodlust::

CHAPTER 1

Prologue

1 month ago…

Murmurs filled the room; whispers moving back and forth rang through his ears but it was hushed suddenly by a lording voice---a voice deep and firm enough that it could be heard through the noise. It was a rainy night, just like the night before and the moon had been gleaming brightly.

A young man with pale skin and eyes as white as his ancestors, sat in the middle of this god forsaken room. His name was Hyuuga Neji.

"Silence! The council of elders has now spoken." Hyuuga Hiashi. Head of the Main house family. The family Neji sought to end one day.

Unfortunately--if he had known--he could have still escaped this fate sooner but---he doesn't believe in changing his fate.

Once the cogwheels of life have started, there's no turning back.

"Hyuuga Neji, by the judicial demand of the council, I, Hyuuga Hiashi, hereby sentence you to be banished from this clan…"

Again, whispers were shared among the people but Neji remained calm and still from where he sat -in the middle of the room- with closed eyes.

Ever since they were born, Hyuugas were trained to hunt down blood thirsty creatures through the ages. They were taught there these creatures are more of merciless monsters who suck blood out of people just for the sake of their hunger. Vampires. And it's because of these monsters that the Hyuugas have been living with only one sole purpose in life. To exterminate them.

"You were fully aware of the consequences given to the person who commits this and yet you did it. This crime can only be forgiven by a demand given directly from me." The young Hyuuga opened his eyes and returned the gaze his uncle so gratefully gave.

The crime…last night…

Blood…

His own blood. Dying…

"And upon my decision, for your penance, you must find this man, and if you ever cross paths with him, do not hesitate to kill him. Only then can you be forgiven for your act." Hyuuga Hiashi stood tall on his ground about five meters away from Neji.

Hiashi held out a picture of a man, in front of him for everyone else to see. A man with black hair and obsidian orbs was depicted in the picture. He had handsome features but at the same time, had a dark atmosphere. They all either gasped or made out surprised sounds from their mouths. Even Neji widened his eyes at whom he was assigned to hunt down. Possibly all vampires and their hunters know who it was.

…Uchiha Itachi…

For a moment, the room silenced once more as Hiashi ordered. He was a vampire known for being a brutal vampire, massacring his entire family in one night for no reason explainable. Even to vampires, he is a threat. Until now, nobody knows of his whereabouts.

Then, deciding upon his own will, he chose to do what he knew he had to. He bowed quietly with the grace taught to every Hyuuga, and shut his eyelids slowly. "The man said to have killed his own family. He is wanted in many other clans in this country. It would give us much honor to be the first clan to kill him. Seek your prey and you can be free from your burdens."

Still bowing, he opened his eyes and glared at the floor as if the floor was whom he was angry at. 'Free? Lies.' He bitterly thought. Sitting up with a straight back, he dared to look at his uncle's cold eyes once more. It may be the last time he would.

It may be the last time he would see all these people with eyes like him.

It might be the last time he will see the household he grew up in.

It might be the last hunt for his life…but he won't miss any of it. These are the things that bound his life tighter to strict regulations and made him feel like a caged bird.

They silently had a small staring contest but was soon broken by Hiashi. "You have two years. You must gather your own information as we have none. If you don't return to this house with his ashes in the second day of winter, you may never live in this house again."

The light taps of rain continued its cycle, caring not about its surroundings and atmosphere, or even what it hit.

That's how his journey began.

End of Prologue

Present time

Today was the day he would find the whereabouts of Uchiha Itachi. From the countless nights he spent in the internet, searching for information, nothing came up but one thing. This happened to be about his younger brother, the only Uchiha left besides Itachi. About Uchiha Sasuke. And for a whole night, he was able to get enough data on him to start his quest. Although this was not his target, Sasuke would be of much help for information.

That was the reason for him to be standing at the gates of a huge school with the gold-colored writings 'Konoha Academy' on it. The gates stood as high as it's white walls, almost like those of mansions. What a school.

'Yeah, a school that looks just like a place where vampires would go to.' Neji thought silently. It was broad daylight and as he fixated his blank eyes to the writings, the sun rays had caused him to squint. Since he didn't want to make such a ruckus in the school, he just decided to wait for this break time, leaning on the tall wall of the academy.

When he approached the gate further, a man with odd shiny shades, dressed in a blue police uniform stopped him. Looking closer at him, he looked a bit old and perverted too. Neji just calmly obeyed and stared at the man running towards him.

"Stop! You are trespassing the school's properties. If you do not have a permit, I cannot allow you to enter." He ordered.

'As if you can beat me.' Mocked Neji, in his head. He decided to just turn around and find another way in.

Walking past the gate, he made a right turn and walked at least twenty meters before he stopped. It seemed as if the school was never ending, not that he was looking for the end of it. For a moment, he stood still, staring at the tall wall, deciphering whether or not he could jump over it, then he made sure nobody was looking, without even having to turn around to look at his surroundings. He bent his knees and jumped on top of the wall and jumped back down. There were so much trees in that school. His landing was safe and noiseless.

Since he didn't want to make such a ruckus in the school, he just decided to wait for this break time, leaning on the tall wall of the academy. Once the bell had rung, he made his way to the west building, where he knew Sasuke was.

Not only did he research about him, but also about his place in the school. Year three, section A. He came fully prepared. He saw many people exit the buildings to migrate to another, and some just sat by the benches outside to talk. They were mostly high school student so he figured that the rest of the people were the teachers.

One woman, who sat silently at a bench reading a book alone, caught his attention though. She had brown hair pulled up in two buns to make her look like a panda. The reason she caught his attention was not because she was attractive but because she appeared to have many hidden weapons. Maybe to untrained, normal people, they wouldn't see it, but to him, it was the complete opposite. Were weapons even allowed in the school? Even though he brought one, he wasn't studying in the school anyway.

As he was walking, his eyes were observing her but still faced towards the building. In a short second, their eyes both met, and then she was out of view as he entered the building. He didn't think much about it as his thoughts were soon back to Sasuke. Year three was on the second floor, so he had to find the stairs. Thankfully he had a good sense of direction. Around him, the students were whispering to each other.

"Who is he?" "I don't know, but doesn't he look cool?" "He must be new here."

Soon enough, he was standing in front of his destination. Slowly sliding the door open, his eyes glared at something stuck to the door. Instead of walking right in, he slid it open immediately, and missed the falling blackboard eraser. Entering the room, he heard a boy chuckling. He was blonde and resembled much like a fox since he had unusual whiskers. Next to him was a pretty girl with pink hair and shiny green eyes.

The moment the eraser fell she bonked the head of the blonde boy and shouted at it. "Baka! Your stupid idea hurt someone again." She said, the she did not even glance up to see if this was true. It was noisy inside but the moment he stepped inside, they all hushed. This pink haired girl made her way towards Neji.

"Ah! Gomen ne…this boy, he---" As she opened her eyes, it widened at once along with her mouth, revealing to Neji fangs. He glared at it then looked at her. Suddenly the room was filled with a thick atmosphere emitted from Neji.

"YOU GUYS! This man. He's!" She hurriedly backed away from him and soon he realized the whole class was staring at him.

"A Hyuuga." This time, a deeper voice was heard, though Neji could already imagine who it was. They probably knew he was a Hyuuga because of his eyes.

This boy sat at the back of the room, with his feet on his desk and his hands on the back of his head, with a smug look to add. He had black eyes just like Itachi's, and bluish black hair.

"Uchiha Sasuke." And thus began a staring competition, which the said man broke soon.

"What brings a Hyuuga to this school?" Obviously to Neji, Sasuke was mocking him causing him to only glare harder.

"I want you to tell me where Uchiha Itachi is." This seemed to take a great portion of Sasuke's patience and thoughts. His smug look changed to a serious one.

"And what's your issue with him?"

"None of you business."

"So why should I tell you?" Neji lost his patience and made his way towards the Uchiha, and grabbed the collar of his uniform roughly.

"I didn't come here with intent to kill but don't push it." Hearing this, the whole class turned purple and seemed to shrink in plans of hiding from the scary Hyuuga.

"Let's see. Maybe I'll tell you but not now. You are scaring my classmates so let's settle this after school. I can easily find you in this vast campus anyway." He said, chuckling lightly at his own words.

Neji looked at him straight in the eyes then let go of him. It was best if he didn't start a commotion and he didn't have a choice. Sasuke was possibly the only one who knew about his brother. "Fine." Giving a last look at the three, he left.

When he got out of the building, it was already empty which probably meant classes again. Observing the school more, he realized just how huge it was. It probably stretched until half of the city and this was a huge city. In fact, he knew the headmaster of this school. She was very famous to vampire hunters, as she is one herself. Perhaps, she was even legendary. What was her name? Neji tried to recall. Tsunade, was it? He has never met her yet though.

"Byakugan!" He shouted activating his family bloodline technique, the veins around his eyes bulged. He was amazed that the school stretched as far as one kilometer.

Suddenly, he felt internal pain in his whole body. He knelt down, grasping his heart tightly in ache and instantly shutting his eyelids compactly. It felt like something was squeezing his internal organs tightly. 'Damn. It's happening again.' He cursed mentally.

Somebody was coming because he heard running footsteps getting louder. The person kneeled down beside him.

"Are you okay?" It was the girl from before, Neji noticed as he peeked for a moment to see. She rested her hand gently on his shoulder.

"I can take you to the clinic." She said standing up lending out her hand but Neji quickly slapped it away, gasping for lack of air.

"I don't need your help." She kept quiet for awhile and he thought that she went back already. Unfortunately, she still stood beside him.

After a moment of her talking and forcing, the pain eased gradually and he began to calm down. The brunette began shouting at him as he stood up.

"What's wrong with you? You looked like you were about to die! Geez, if you are this sick, you shouldn't be here!" He paid no attention to her.

"Don't you have classes?" he said, not even turning to face her. Clearly, he was irritated. She frowned.

"Well, I accept your thanks. Geez." She said, before turning on her heel to go back inside the building. While she ran back inside, Neji glared at her back then walked away towards the other side.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The last school bell had finally rang when the sun was already setting. Bright orange rays of light shone thru the trees of the school. Neji awoke from his slumber on the tree branch as the school bell rang. Not only was the school bell loud, but also an approaching, loud voice. He recognized it to be from the blonde boy awhile ago. He jumped from his high position and landed smoothly once again.

"So, tell me where he is." He ordered, gazing firmly on the Uchiha once again. It was the three of them again. The blonde, the pink, and the blue.

"What's in it for me?"

"Stop playing with me Uchiha." It was nerve-wrecking for him. Another snide remark from him and he'll take out his gun.

"Okay. You must be really serious." Neji made a very irritated look. "But you'll have to beat me first. Let's see how you fight." Well, at least they Neji was satisfied with doing this. He wanted to beat this guy to bloody pulp since ever.

"Sasuke-kun…" The pink-haired girl said in a concerned voice.

"Just stop me later on."

"Aw man! That's not fair! Why is it always him? I want to do it!" This time, the blonde spoke.

"But this has nothing to do with you!" She replied.

Both Neji and Sasuke didn't mind them and stood right across each other in the open field between the tall trees. It was more like a small clearing in a forest. Before they could begin their fight, the two stopped at the sound of somebody approaching.

The blonde boy and the girl must've known who it was because they seemed to panic, while Sasuke still remained calm. From the trees appeared a beautiful woman with blonde hair and golden eyes. She appeared to be around her late twenties and she had pretty big breasts...especially for just a young girl such a she is.

"Psst. Hyuuga!" Neji turned his attention to his caller.

"Don't be deceived! She's actually around fifty years old!" The blonde boy whispered and then laughed. The woman he was talking about glared at Naruto.

"Detention!" She shouted, preferably to the blonde boy but he just sulked silently. 'She must be…' So this woman was the one his clan had been talking about when he was younger? The legendary---Neji's thoughts were cut at the woman speaking once again.

"You three, you know better than to fight on school campus. Even to normal people aren't allowed…" She said, sending evil glares at them.

"We are sorry, headmaster." The other girl bowed graciously.

"Go back to your dorms you three!" They obeyed without any hesitation. 'She must have some heck of power over them' Neji thought. Before Sasuke to a leave, he smirked at Neji. "Some other time maybe?" he said, then left.

"You. Come with me." She pointed to Neji with her red coated fingernails. Honestly, did he have a choice now? Inaudibly sighing, his legs moved to motion, following his captor who held him under her commands.

This thirty year old-looking woman took him to another building he didn't see awhile ago, and into this room that was finely decorated with dark mahogany wood. There was even a great and incandescent chandelier hanging above, having many light bulbs on it and shiny crystals. There were elegant sofas and lounge chairs set around a table on either sides of the room.

He could only stare at awe with how expensive these must have been. A desk with a red lounge chair, presumably Tsunade's as she sat there, was in the other side of the room from the door, facing its back towards the window.

"Now…" Tsunade said, from behind her desk, signaling Neji to take a seat on the chair in front of her. "…it is already news from long ago and almost every hunter has heard about a Hyuuga being banished from his own clan."

Neji appeared somewhat ashamed so he tried to hide it by looking away. "It is the first to happen in ten years." So she was trying to make the matters worse, was she?

"I don't have time for---" Sitting up, he was quickly stopped by Tsunade. "I'm not done!" He quietly obeyed.

"Your father was a really good friend of mine and I see that you need as much help as you need. We have space in our dorms and you can even take classes here. I won't charge you and I won't tell your uncle either."

"Why would I do any of that? I'll just waste my time."

"You are already wasting your time searching for information only." Neji lifted his eyebrow.

"Do you know where else I can get information?"

"I have some. It's useless bothering Sasuke about it because he doesn't know anything of his whereabouts. If he did, he'd kill Itachi before you did." She said.

"Let me guess, you are…bribing me to stay here for your information, right?" She nodded with a smile.

"Why do you want me to study here so badly?" He could not understand at all what the reason was. "Not only is it to repay the debt of mine to your father, but also for help."

"Help?" 'What an odd thing she would say', he thought. She just nodded at his reply.

"As you have seen there are some vampires in our school and they have come here under a certain contract saying that they cannot eat, blood-suck, bite any human. If they break the rules, there is a punishment. The students think that they live in a whole different dorm just because of money and scholarships. You just have to make sure their secret is kept and stop them from their urges."

Slowly, Neji thought about all of this and what he must do. If he stayed, he would have fewer problems and what's more, he could take revenge on Sasuke. He inwardly smirked at the idea. "Okay. I agree, but I get to leave when I want to." She just nodded once more.

"I'll start tomorrow then. I don't think I can back out anyway right?" he said, standing up smoothly. After taking a graceful bow, he made his way towards the door.

"Oh, and by the way, no killing off the vampires…Or else…" She warned sternly smiling joyously. "Darn." muttered Neji under his breath.

"See you tomorrow then!" She grinned as he closed the door a little too hard purposely.

The moment the door clicked, she sighed heavily as if releasing all her pain in that one breathe. "Now, where will I get information?"

AN: OMG. I finished one chapter at last! Hoorah! Well, I'm sorry there wasn't much Nejiten but trust me, the next one, they'll just have to stick together. I hope you enjoyed it so far and please R&R. It makes a difference many people's lives. If you have flames, flame on, just no cursing or stupid ones. I'll need the flames that help me. Haha that sounded funny. Comments and Suggestions are welcome! PLEASE tell me if there are typos because I really would want to fix them. TY.

I know there are still a lot of things that are left a mystery but I meant to put it that way so don't think I'm just going to leave things as is. :)