Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto. He belongs to Masashi Kishimoto and Sasuke.
Pairings: Eventual SasuNaru, KakaIru, and some others later on.
Warnings: Shounen ai, yaoi, occ-ness, and just a little bit of shota because at the beginning Sasuke is about 15 years old in human years while Naruto is 8. Nothing too bad though, I swear! Also there might be a few grammar mistakes or something like that.
"Talking"
Thinking
This takes place in the 1800's or close to that.
More than half of the Uchiha Vampire Clan was murdered by humans one hundred years ago. The cause of their deaths was a dreadful war between humans and vampires. For more than hundred years, vampires would raid the human cities at night, while the humans would attack the vampires by day. Vampires craved for their blood and humans desired their treasures and gold.
Vampires and humans died every day and night. Houses and villages were destroyed and burned to ashes. The earth was dug all the time to bury the dead. Both human and vampire population started to decrease. Still, neither side ceased their murdering even though they all wanted the killings to stop. The vampires' pride and the humans' narrow minds stopped them from making a peace treaty, so the killings proceeded trying to force each other to surrender or kill them each other out.
At the end, both sides dropped out of the war, and thus it was over. Humans were quick on fixing their destroyed towns, and since they reproduced faster than vampires, their cities thrived with more people again.
Unfortunately for the Uchiha Clan, only two young vampires survived. The two survivors were a pair of brothers; the eldest of the two was only 112 years old, only a young boy in human standards of about twelve years old. The youngest brother was only 60 years old, making him a child in human years.
None of this would have happened if the Uchiha Clan had listened to the other vampire clans. The Uchiha Clan believed humans were their friends. They would provide them and trade essential items and tools, such as weaponry, hand-crafted materials, and natural resources.
So to make their bond safer, they eventually came to make a treaty. The treaty was called the Yasuragi Treaty. And according to the signed document, the humans would keep out of their land, trade with them and would come to their aid if the Uchiha Clan would even go into a conflict with other clans. In return the Uchiha would give humans protection from enemy clans and promised them to never feed of humans. As an alternative they would feed on livestock.
Clans like the Hyuuga Clan insisted to the Uchihas that humans couldn't be trusted. Humans were their prey and were beneath vampires. Vampires were the Children of the Night and were not as in the same position as lowly human beings.
A few years later, other clans from other countries heard of the treaty and became enraged. The leader of one of those particular clans was Orochimaru. He along with his clan named Sound decided to break the friendship by killing some human individuals in a village close to the Uchiha territory called Konoha. While men, women, and children slept soundly at night, they sneaked in and killed as many as possible.
When the citizens of Konoha found out about these attacks they immediately blamed the Uchiha Clan. The head of the Uchiha family, Fugaku Uchiha, went to the village himself to deny their assumptions and was offended that the humans would think so low of them. The citizens of Konoha refused to believe them and let them get away with this, so they created a plan, a plan to make the Uchiha Clan pay for what they've done. So the war begun and continued for 100 years.
By the time it was over, the humans refused to talk about vampires to the younger generations. Humans eventually forgot they existed.
And even though humans had completely forgotten that vampires existed, they spread rumors saying that people, who wondered into the woods, were never seen again. When a human would "wonder" into the woods, vampires would take advantage of the situation, hunt them, and drink their blood. Unfortunately, because humans were getting suspicious, vampires older than 160 years were the only ones allowed to hunt.
The only survivors of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke lived on the outer forests of Konoha. Itachi immediately took the job as head of the clan and began to plan to return the Uchiha clan its glory that it once had.
The younger brother, Sasuke, was never permitted to leave the Uchiha territory, making him more rebellious over the years. Although he was taught since his childhood that humans were disgraceful, dishonest, and scum, he wanted to see the human city they lived so close to and see the people that lived there. He wanted to experience his first hunt and couldn't keep his excitement as he turned 153 years old. Another seven years, and he was officially old enough to hunt. Until then, he had to settle with hunting wild or domesticated animals. He could soon finally venture out of his clan's territory.
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Sasuke was in his study, looking out of the window while Kakashi, his mentor and keeper went over the current events of the Fire Country. The black-haired raven was really curious about the humans. He has read many books about them in his library. But the books just made him more interested. The young Uchiha had so many questions, but for some reason, nobody answered them, not even his keeper, Kakashi. This only added more to his interest and he could hardly concentrate on his studies, like now.
"After the Sandaime, Lady Tsunade became Godaime and is the current Hokage of Konoha." Sasuke's teacher, Kakashi explained.
Kakashi, along with other older vampires, was allowed to go out into the city and spy on the humans to catch up with everything that was going on. The silver-haired vampire often went there, mostly at night; he seemed to really like it there. He enjoyed the night life, cafes, and bookstores, especially bookstores. He became a fan of the popular series of Icha Icha Paradise. And whenever Sasuke would ask him if he could read them –since he never read human books before- Kakashi would stop reading and giggling and told him he wasn't old enough. Kakashi would then receive a scoff from the young Uchiha;
I'm probably older than the books itself, he thought.
Anyways, Sasuke could not help but let his mind wander off and ignore his teacher. Studying for seven hours everyday was dull and tedious. He did nothing but study, study, and a little bit more of studying. Does Kakashi honestly think he is going to give his full attention to his teacher all the time?
His instructor noticed his student's lack of attention and sighed. "Sasuke pay attention."
He received a blank stare.
Kakashi picked out a small book and threw it at his day dreaming student.
Sasuke barely had time to snap out of his thoughts and dodge before the book made contact with his face.
The raven-haired boy glared. "What was that for?"
Kakashi shrugged. "This is the third time this week you completely ignore me. How can you be so fascinated about the humans but not be interested in their ways of living?" He took out his book out of his coat pocket and started to read, while still listening to his student.
"I would pay more attention if I knew what you were talking about, or if you SHOW me how they live," he replied coldly.
"You'll need to know these things in a few years when you go out into the city."
"Hn. By the time that happens, everything you have told me will be inaccurate."
"That's why we do this every month."
"Fine."
Kakashi looked up from his book to see his student staring blankly at the window. The sun was almost gone. That's when vampires are most active. They can also be active during the day but since they are very sensitive to the sunlight, most rest during that time. Kakashi could see Sasuke was really bored after been trapped in this mansion for 150 years. May be if he could show him around the city for a little bit, Sasuke will relax and pay attention.
He closed his book and put it back in his pocket. "Alright then, let's go now. Itachi is busy with the Momochi Clan from the Hidden Village of the Mist in his office."
This snapped Sasuke's attention from the window. "Go where?" he said standing up.
Kakashi motioned with his hand and pointed to the exit with his thumb, but didn't say anything.
Sasuke gave his mentor a perplexed look but followed after him. They walked silently through the many halls, being careful not to attract any attention from the servants or worse, Itachi. They made it into a large living room and eventually the foyer. Sasuke stared at Kakashi in shock as the silver-haired man opened the large doors while being careful to not make them creek. Excitement ran quickly all over Sasuke's body at the thought of going out.
FINALLY!
Both vampires stepped outside and conjured their wings. Every vampire could conjure their on wings whenever they wished, it was great advantage for them, since sometimes they could get in the way. All vampires had black, slick wings. Each wing could grow to extend more than five feet, and grow more than their body length.
After quickly checking if anyone was around to see them or hear them, they spread out their wings and with a few thrusts, shot up into the sky before anyone could stop them. They turned towards the direction of the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
"So, how do you like this town, Naruto?" A brunet man guided an eight year old child to his bed.
Naruto puffed out his cheeks at the thought of going to bed early. "It's okay, I guess."
The small child was tucked in his small bed with pictures of foxes on the covers.
"Iruka?"
"Hm?"
"Do I have to go to school?" Naruto looked at his guardian with the cutest expression the man has ever seen, and he has seen many cute and adorable expressions on the blonde.
Naruto's eyes shined with tears, and his lower lip quivered slightly. He also started sniffing to add on to the effect.
Don't look at his adorable face; don't look at his adorable face… Iruka mentally reminded himself. One glance at the blonde's expression and he could lose this discussion.
"I'm sorry Naruto, but yes you do. You want to grow up and have a great job like your dad don't you?" He ruffled the boy's hair causing the child to giggle.
"Don't worry Naruto, I'm sure you'll have fun in this town. I heard that there are a lot of parks to play and even the school you are going has its own huge playground. Doesn't that sound like fun?" Iruka smiled brightly.
Naruto gave a smile back but it didn't reach his eyes. He knew that wherever he went, people always found out about his parents, and when they did, Iruka and Naruto were forced to move away.
Iruka's smile vanished. He could tell his adopted son was remembering his past experiences in other towns. He could tell by the fact how his eyes would darken and his eyes would be blank of emotions. He grimaced. He could still remember all the things this young boy had to go through. Apparently the word about Naruto's father got out and eventually everyone found out. Naruto was given a hard time in school. Kids would constantly talk about him and bully him. At first Naruto fought back, he would hit whoever talked badly about his father. Soon though, Naruto was suspended from the school.
Naruto's dad, Minato Namikaze, used to be the most respected man in the police department. He was loved and praised by everyone in the city, and he was responsible for their safety and welfare. Unfortunately, one day, Minato let a prisoner go free although it was against the law. That prisoner turned out to be a murderer and took the lives of hundreds of people. The criminal escaped and was never seen again. Minato was blamed and was sentenced to life in jail. Naruto was then forced to change his last name to Uzumaki, his deceased mother's maiden name.
"H- Hey now, let's not think about this. How about you go to sleep and tomorrow after school I'll make you all the ramen you want?"
Naruto's eyes widened and whooped out in joy. He couldn't wait for the next day. He go himself comfortable in his bed and closed his eyes. The faster he went to sleep, the faster he will get ramen.
Iruka chuckled. He flicked the light switch off and closed the door behind him. He waited a few seconds before finally retiring to his own bedroom.
I'm so sorry, Naruto. The brown-haired man silently apologized.
Naruto opened an eye to check if Iruka was gone and after confirming he did, he sighed softly. There is no way he can go to sleep with so many things in his mind. He couldn't help but worry about going back to school.
What if no one likes me? Or what if they find out about my dad? Would they treat me like in my old school? What if I can't make any friends?
Blue eyes looked outside the window to see the moon shining brightly. Suddenly he caught a flash of light on the corner of his eye. He gasped. It was a shooting star! He closed his eyes tightly and made a wish.
I wish I had a friend, someone who I could trust and wouldn't judge me for my past. Someone who can appreciate me the way I am, and understand me. Someone I could love forever!
Even at night Konoha was quite lively and active. Sasuke was quite overwhelmed by everything he saw. People bustled through the streets. Middle aged men crowded inside bars and casinos, most of them half drunk. Younger ones stood outside buildings with pictures of naked women on the windows and drooling whenever a girl exited the building. On the other hand, human females could be found in restaurants or stores, shopping for things that were probably unnecessary to them. Younger girls could be seen flirting with older guys, and sharing scandalous gossip. Most of the humans, Sasuke and Kakashi found were older simply because it was very late at night, and this part of town was too indiscreet for younger humans.
Sasuke and Kakashi visited everything they could find such as the stores, parks, and a few eating places.
Sasuke didn't mind walking long distances to places, it was better like this anyway. Because one, they could fly or people would see them and two, Sasuke got a good look at his surroundings at a closer look. Kakashi merely smiled at the young Uchiha's curiosity, it almost made him seem a lot like a child, or a kitten, he mused.
Sasuke was so caught up with his amazement that he barely noticed both girls and guys staring hungrily at him everywhere he went.
"OMG! Doesn't he look dead fucking gorgeous!" A girl's voice could be heard.
"GODS yes! I saw him first!" Another girl answered.
"Yo dude, check out the emo kid over there. He looks hot!"
"Fuck yeah! Let's stalk him and see where he's going!" Another guy whispered back.
Sasuke ignored both the people's comments and Kakashi's chuckles. He was in too high spirits to care about perverted comments. Although, if they ever dared try to touch him or harm him in any way, he was sure Kakashi would intervene, or he could just beat them up himself.
They passed by several restaurants all of them looking as luxurious and expensive as the next. People came in and out of them, some alone and some came as couples. The scents and smell of human food made Sasuke want to sneeze. The fragrance of home made bread, different spices, and various meats, such as chicken, beef, pork and veal cooking made his nose twitch. Even cigarette smoke made him uncomfortable.
They soon left the more expensive side of town, and came across the less expensive stores. There were different types such as tailor shops, dairy shops, butcheries, and bakeries.
Sasuke was suddenly startled by a high pitched scream nearby. He whirled around expecting to see an annoying fan girl. He was ready to express his displeasure and tell her to leave him alone. But instead of seeing a love-struck- air- headed girl he saw, much to his amusement, his teacher pressed up against a large window of a bookstore.
What the hell? Sasuke thought. He looked up to look at the bookstore his teacher was drooling all over. Sasuke cringed at the bookstore's name. What was it about humans and their addiction to porn!
"What are you so exited about? It's only a bookstore," Sasuke asked his perverted teacher.
His question was completely ignored, since Kakashi was already inside the store and was shaking hands with an older white-haired man giving autographs.
Probably the author of those books he reads. He thought, amusement completely gone only to be replaced by wariness.
He hadn't realized how much chakra he had used to fly to the city, not to mention that they walked for 4 hours around town to and from places.
He waited a few more minutes for Kakashi, but his lust for blood was getting stronger. He hissed as the pain and hunger clouded his mind.
He needed to feed again. Only he couldn't possibly seize a random animal from the streets right in front of all these humans!
I need to get the hell out of here!
He ran through the now semi-empty streets and found a dark ally. He conjured his wings and took off into the midnight sky. He was glad his wings are well camouflaged in the darkness; getting caught by humans was definitely not an option.
He allowed his senses to take him father away from town into the suburbs. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. A sweet smell invaded his sensitive nose. It smelled like honey and orange; it was sweet and innocent, and was making him addictive to it with each passing breath.
Sasuke knew he probably couldn't and shouldn't feed right now, but the light fragrance was addictive!
He jumped on top of the roofs of the houses in a quiet neighborhood, until he found a particular small house.
The smell... It's coming from here.
He jumped from the roof to a balcony. The only thing standing between him and the delicious smell was a glass door and long curtains hanging from the window sill. Surprisingly, the door was unlocked. He sneaked inside quietly, trying not to gasp as the sweetness of the smell intensified. The room was dark, but of course, that doesn't stand as a challenge to him.
He softly folded his wings behind him and looked around the room. It was decorated with poster of cartoons. There was a dresser on a corner and a bed in the middle of the room next to the wall. The room was messy and quite childish, but Sasuke could've cared less. His gaze was fixed on the small occupant of the bed.
A small human snoring softly, its face relaxed. The boy- he assumed it was a boy, despite its feminine face and figure- shifted to his left side in his sleep, mumbling something quietly. The boy's new position allowed Sasuke to examine his face more clearly. The golden locks on top of the child's head covered most of his forehead and eyes. Sasuke's eyes lowered down to the boy's whiskered cheeks, then back up to his closed eyes. He wondered what color they were as well as how they would look like when he was drained of blood.
The Uchiha moved closer without taking his eyes from the cause of the sweet smell. Sasuke stood right next to the bed; he moved a little to let the moonlight caress the boy's tan skin. The raven almost smiled, the human looked even more innocent and pure than before.
He hesitated; a small voice at the back of his head told him he shouldn't kill the blond child.
He frowned. This is my chance! I won't be able to hunt for another seven years, when I finally turn 160 years old! He mentally shook these thoughts out of his mind and bared his fangs.
He leaned down while his hands moved the covers off and unbuttoned the boy's pajama shirt. Black eyes dilated at the soft exposed skin that glowed under the moonlight. Fingers tilted the blonde's head further off the side and kneeled so his back wouldn't strain so much. He licked the creamy skin on the junction of the human's shoulder and neck and opened his mouth to bite the soft skin. Unfortunately, he didn't notice that his hair tickled the child's face. Sasuke straighten up when he felt the human infant stir and move.
Damn!
Sasuke stood completely still. He hopped the human wouldn't wake up. But luck mustn't have been on his side because the blond sat up and rubbed his eyes. His now open eyes took the black-haired vampire's breath away. Eyes as blue as the sky stared intently at him with so much innocence and confusion, Sasuke almost regretted trying to bite him.
The brunet's eyes widened. This child knows I'm here! He will probably scream until his parents wake up, only bringing more problems and more people to kill.
But instead of screaming though, the child only titled his head.
"Are you an angel?"
This somehow surprised Sasuke way more than if the human cried his head off and woke up the entire neighborhood. The stunned vampire stepped back a few steps towards the window until he heard a crunch. Sasuke stopped and tensed, he looked down and saw that he stepped on something.
The black-haired vampire inwardly panicked and bolted out of the door and took off towards his mansion.
Shit, what the hell have I done?
He was so worried about been discovered by the humans and getting home quickly that he didn't notice the little boy yelling behind him, urging him to come back.
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