chapter one

Face to Face

Again, new story. Yes, inspiration from Twilight. No, did not copy from twilight. Just along the same lines. No, I do now own Naruto and Char. 

I just want to tell you

Why can't you just!

PLEASE JUST listen to me before

This is completely stupid. You know

I'm sorry. I just had to tell you how I felt about

I love you so much, Sakura. I just had to tell you.

--Rock Lee.—

I starred at it. That's the cost of being what I am. I scanned the paper one last time. I can see Lee stress over and over, owe most pulling out his black hair. Part of me wanted to laugh, but it's a good thing that part doesn't control me. I'm more human than that. I crumbed up the paper and threw it in the trash.

"Sakura…" whispered a voice.

I turned around. Gaara looked at me; his dark eyes piercing through my skin into my mind. I laughed a little. I saw exactly what he meant in his eyes. He was being ridiculous. I can see what people are thinking. Weird, I know. I'm not exactly a freak you think though. I can't hear what people are thinking. (Even though I wish I could because it would help me so much!) I just see it in their eyes. My father says that if I keep trying and expanding my ability, I might actually be able to hear what the thoughts meant. Gaara's hand went up to his head and shook his red hair. I giggled more. The more irritated he got the more he plays with his hair. In his eyes, I saw him thinking of me and Lee together, but then I saw something added. I saw Gaara thinking of me and Lee kissing. Not the 'you're so cute' kind of peck kiss. I mean the 'YOU ARE MINE!' kind of kiss. Lee's hands were feeling all on my body while my hands wrapped tight around his neck.

I laughed harder than I ever thought was possible. Gaara just glared at me. He knew I really was laughing. Gaara can sense people's emotions. Its owe most to the point that he knows what you're thinking, but, gladly, Gaara can't do that. He just knows what you're feeling at that moment. Your TRUE feelings. Lucky for me, I've lived with him long enough to know how to hide it, even from Gaara.

"Sakura…" Gaara said again, but this time louder. I could sense him wanting to continue.

"No." I said plainly. "Never."

"He does. He's amazingly hopeful." Gaara replied not taking his eyes off me.

"I don't care." I just stated.

"He's coming this way."

I turned around. Sure enough, Gaara was right. Rock Lee was walking towards me. He had a huge grin on his face. He probably heard something about me liking him or something like that. My question is why couldn't he be man enough to ask me to my face? Doesn't he have the balls to come up to me like the rest of the people? I bet he thought that I wouldn't let him down through note. I sighed. He was really close. He had a hopeful look in his brown eyes.

"HEY SAKURA!" he exclaimed raising his hands like I couldn't see him. "I bet you got my note, and I…"

Around that moment, Gaara came up and put his arm around my waist. I looked at Gaara. That was unexpected.

Gaara and I have lived together for as long as I could even think to remember. Gaara is full blooded, if you wanted to say that, unlike me, along with the rest of my family. I'm the only half blood, and I mean that. Gaara, Tenten, Ino, Shikamaru, Hinata, Naruto, Neji, Kurenai, and Kakashi, that's my family. I've lived with them for 17 years. Younger and less than the rest of my family. I'm the youngest. I've moved around a lot, with the rest of them. We have too. I'm the only one who aged in my family and they don't know when I'll stop. Actually, Kurenai thinks I've ready stopped. That's what I get for being half vampire. Yeah, half vampire.The rest of my family is FULL vampire. I'm half and half. Half human, half vampire. Weird? Trust me I know. I'm a freak in both senses of the world. I drink blood and get thirsty, yet I have to eat; I have the appearance of a vampire, yet I have no venom and a beating heart with blood; I live in a cult, yet they could drink my blood if they wanted; I have abilities of a vampire, yet I'm too human to expand them to a certain point. I have a sharper mind then humans, yet I must sleep to use it. Yeah, I'm a freak.

Lee looked a little scared. In his eyes, I saw Lee thinking of me whispering to him that I would talk to him later. I giggled a little bit. The idea of me with anyone is hilarious. The idea of me with anyone BUT Gaara is hilarious. I would NEVER, EVER, be with a vampire, and NEVER would I be with a human. I refuse. Gaara is the only one I would even think about being with. In Lee's eyes, I saw Gaara punching him in the face. I felt the tension of Lee. I felt kind of bad for him. Then, I saw him thinking of me letting him down…harshly. I felt my heart sink. I felt really bad now. Lee wasn't exactly the greatest guy in the world but I mean he was one of my friends. I did talk to him a lot. Gaara sensed my change in emotion. I guess I do show it a lot. More than I thought.

"Let's go." Gaara said a little too lightly. I didn't know if Lee heard him or not. Lee's eyes sank. He heard him. Gaara pulled me by my waist away from Lee. Lee just stood there a little hurt and a little shocked. I shook my head at Gaara.

"You got to relax, Gaara. You know I don't see any guys like that. I don't like anyone in this generation." I smiled. "Plus, he's human. Why would I want a weak human who would get killed by the other vampires anyway?!"

"Your half of one." Gaara said without any emotion.

I sighed.

Not much can get to Gaara. Gaara is just like that. Quick to anger, hard to please. He's been that way since he's been with Kakashi.

My family isn't exactly what you would expect. We don't feast on humans. At least we didn't at first. Kakashi and Kurenai were just different. Kurenai has killed so many humans before she met Kakashi. No one really knows Kakashi's history. All we know is that he was a nomadic vampire until he met Kurenai in Spain. She was a new born that apparently Kakashi just couldn't live without. Now, Kurenai acts so perfect. She couldn't hurt a baby. Hinata's record is owe most perfect. Hinata was the first to join Kakashi and Kurenai. Hinata was perfect. She is beautiful, smart, funny, gentle, quiet and just what you expect in a 1670's girl. She had so many offers of marriage with her gentle dark hair, luckily being a woman of high quality and with her mother dead, her father let her choose, but, being in the 17th century, she wasn't very educated at the time. Once she made her choice of a poor merchant wanting to be an indentured servant to America, her and her father got into it. He disowned her. Her fiancé left her to go to America. She attempted to go after him by swimming in a desperate act to save her from embarrassment. That didn't go well of course. Kurenai seeing this poor, sweet girl tried to save her. She couldn't help but to feel for the 19 year old girl, and changed her. Hinata killed only one person. Her father, the only person to happen to be around when she was a newborn. We don't blame her but she blames herself a lot.

Hinata found Tenten. Tenten went on a total rampage as a newborn. Tenten is actually the most beautiful of us all. She has beautiful light brown hair and a gentle face. She actually went on a rebellion against Hinata, Kurenai, and Kakashi. In the 1700's, Tenten was known, in her human life, as Tenten Munenori, the daughter of the great Yagyu Munenori. Once her father was killed, Tenten went insane with depression and loss. Her father was her only living family. After becoming friends with Hinata, Tenten just disappeared. Hinata and Kakashi found her with a knife in her stomach. Kakashi, working fast, changed her. At first, Tenten didn't want to accept the fact that she was still 'alive', and once Hinata told her what happened. Tenten didn't want to accept it. Tenten went off on her own. She did come back with a horrible record on her shoulders, but she knew that she was wrong. Tenten saw what could've happened if she stayed. Tenten can see the future, somewhat. She can tell what MIGHT happen. Tenten was just completely depressed, even with Hinata, Kurenai, and Kakashi, during that time. Then, Tenten found Neji.

Neji was a solider for Patriots. Tenten fell for Neji hard, but Neji was in an arranged marriage between families but he couldn't help but fall for Tenten too. Tenten and Neji met at a huge party. The ambassador for the colonies was holding a huge celebration and invited all in the town. Neji laid eyes on Tenten and Tenten saw Neji. Tenten actually fell for Neji when she saw his tall dark completion and long dark hair. Neji, being just like any other human, went off for her looks the just fell for Tenten for the sweet, kind, person she really is. Once Neji left, Tenten kept a good eye on his future only to see him die. Tenten couldn't take it and rushed after him, Kakashi right behind her. Tenten begged and pleaded Kakashi to change him. He did. Neji ended up playing off that he was dead and went with the family. Every now and then, Neji goes off and kills a human for their amazing sent, but he usually controls himself. He's actually gotten so much better at self control. Then, Ino appeared.

Ino is a self absorbed, controlling, bright blonde haired, normally cool and nice, yet envious person. She was actually Neji's ex-fiancé. When Kakashi, Kurenai, Hinata, Tenten, and Neji moved to Charleston, they ran into Ino who instantly recognized Neji. She was all over Neji quicker than you could say beef stew, but Neji was too hard for Tenten and refused to recognize Ino. Her parents didn't believe her. They believed that Neji was dead. Neji played it off just right. Ino went insane with envy of Tenten. She knew who Neji really was and saw Tenten as stealing her fiancé. Tenten felt guilty for Ino. Ino ended up moving on from Neji and marring a rich guy from New York. Two months into the relationship, he became abusive. He beat her every night, and with Tenten seeing her death in sight, she couldn't help it. Kurenai agreed with Tenten. Kakashi, on the other hand, didn't think they should be involved, but it was too late. They changed Neji which leads to them being involved with anyone tied to him and with Ino having great insight; it was too late to get out. Tenten and Kurenai found Ino dyeing with a man by her side. Kurenai changed them both with little difficulty. When Ino woke up, she saw Shikamaru and cried over him, begging for him to live. Kurenai couldn't help but change him for Ino. She already went through enough. We don't really know much of Shikamaru other than that he was there when Ino was getting beat. He saved most of her life owe most killing himself in the process. Ino only killed one man, and that was her ex-husband. Shikamaru's record is completely clean.

We don't really know Naruto's record. Naruto came in as a lost newborn who didn't understand what was going on. He doesn't remember anything of who changed him or what happened to him. He knows that he can control the elements, and that's pretty much it. With that great power and so much confusion, Kakashi couldn't say no. Kakashi accepted him in the family. Naruto joined in without saying a word.

Gaara actually appeared last. Gaara was a young 18 year old boy who was starving during the depression. His mother died of hunger and he was all that was left of his family. He was very aggressive and dyeing. Naruto found this poor boy when he was walking the streets of New York. This boy took his attention. When Naruto told Kakashi of this little boy, Kakashi watched him for a while and saw that Gaara deserved to live. He had a good nature and wanted better things in life. Especially when Gaara stole food for himself, but ended up feeding all the other hungry people in the streets. When Kakashi was watching Gaara and his mother, Kakashi noticed that they both started to die of the freezing cold weather. Kakashi tried his best to save them as humans, but Gaara's mother begged for Kakashi to save her son. She didn't care what Kakashi had to do to save Gaara, she just wanted her son to live. Kakashi took him in and changed him. At first, Gaara went insane with hunger, but once that hunger was fulfilled, Gaara took on a clean record. Gaara didn't want to join, but he couldn't refuse when he realized what Kakashi did and what the reasons where. Gaara grew attached to Kakashi. Gaara only killed a few people as a newborn.

I came along as a baby. With me being half immortal and half mortal, I was something that the Uzumaki family has never even believed would exist. Kakashi found me in the forest of Ireland. He didn't smell any blood and he couldn't find anyone. He just thought of me as a dyeing baby. I smelt like human but once he noticed the fangs, he found I wasn't. Kakashi knew I was an infant, and he couldn't leave a baby dyeing. At first, Kakashi reported me to the police, but no one in the area was missing a baby. Kakashi called me his angelic baby. He said that my unique pink hair made me irresistible to him. Then, Kakashi took me home to the family. Kurenai, being medic genies, found me as a half vampire. Everyone thought her insane, but found that my kind did exists. I've been raised by them every since. Kurenai actually hoped that Naruto and I would hit it off but once I grew into my teen years, I grew fond of Gaara. Gaara fell for me quickly. Kurenai was a little upset at first, but once Hinata and Naruto started dating, things calmed down. I actually thought, though, that Hinata is more fond of Gaara then Naruto, but it's already been established that Gaara has strong feelings for me, then I saw that Gaara and Hinata together wasn't ever going to happen when I saw her strong emotions for Naruto. Then we moved to Konoha

"You need to watch yourself." Gaara whispered to me as we were walking. Gaara let go of my waist. I smiled at him. I was at my class. Physics. Gaara smiled at me that smile he ONLY gives me and gave me a quick peck on my cheek. "I'm serious Sakura. I just have a bad feeling, ok?"

"Fine." I sighed back. He smiled at me as he watched me enter my class.

I took my usual seat by a human girl named Ami and Lee. Ami started talking nonsense to me. I just pretended to listen.

"Sakura?" whispered Lee.

"Yes?" I replied.

"Is Gaara really pissed at me? I'm guessing the answer is no. I hope I didn't anger him too much." He panicked.

"No, you didn't anger him." I smiled.

"Really? So you think that he might just let us…" Lee started. I stopped listening. I smelt something new and fresh enter the hall way. This sent was amazing. It wasn't human. Smelt like another vampire. Could there be another vampire at this school? The scent got closer and closer. I wanted to just go up to the scent and never leave it. It was completely intoxicating. You know the feeling of something just irresistible and perfect. This scent smelt like honey, rain, and the morning of a great day. The perfect scent. It was just to amazing.

"Sakura?" whisper Ami. My eyes were closed. I couldn't break away.

"Sakura?" whispered Lee. I just ignored him.

"Sakura, did you hear about the new guy at school. He is SO AMAZINGLY hot! Oh my god. You wouldn't believe. More sexy then your Gaara!" Ami whispered.

There was another vampire at this school. Could he be the beautiful scent I smell?

"Sakura, I'm sorry but you didn't answer my question." whispered Lee.

He was really starting to work my nerves. The scent entered the room. I gently opened my eyes not excepting what I saw.

This guy was gorgeous, beautiful beyond all measures. He had a perfect, flawless face, beautiful dark eyes, amazing rich, and raven hair. I have no idea how he pulled this off. His hair was spiked all over his head in a neatly messy way. It was a beautiful angel coming down to Mother Earth herself. There was no more doubt that he was a vampire, too beautiful to be human. Then it hit me. He was the intoxicating scent that I couldn't get enough of. The scent filled the room. Lucky humans, they couldn't smell what I was smelling.

"Class" started Gai-sensei, "this is Uchiha Sasuke. He will be joining our class. Please welcome him like you would any student with a youthful smile."

Sasuke. Uchiha Sasuke is his name. Sasuke. 'Sasuke. Sasuke. Sasuke. Sasuke.' I thought over and over in my head. He turned around and his eyes scanned the class. He seemed controlled and ok. The girls were falling all over him, just as they would over any male vampire in the school, but the thing was, Sasuke was single. I think. Sasuke closed his eyes. He smelt something he liked. Then Sasuke looked dead at me. His onyx eyes locked to mine. He studied me for a few moments then gave a half smile.

"You may take a seat anywhere you would like." Gai-sensei added.

Sasuke just nodded. He didn't take his eyes off of me. He started to dance his way over to me. It was so perfect, so beautiful. You think of me living with vampires that I would get used to it but he was just so amazing. He gently took the seat behind me. I could feel his eyes on me. Gai-sensei walked over to him and handed him some worksheets.

"Who's the girl in front of me?" I heard him ask in a soft tenor voice. It wasn't too deep yet too high. It was perfect. It owe most sounded like angels singing. What the hell is wrong with me?!

"That is Miss Uzumaki." Gai-sensei replied. "Miss Uzumaki?"

I turned around. "Yes?"

"Would you mind being Mr. Uchiha's partner for the rest of the semester?"

"Um, I'm already partners with Rock Lee."

"Rock Lee, you will work with Miss Vencotson from now on."

"But, sir..." started Lee.

"No buts. You might actually get some work done." Replied Gai-sensei. "Now Mr. Uchiha, Miss Uzumaki is your lab partner. She might be of some use. She is quite intelligent."

"Thank you." I heard Sasuke reply.

Gai-sensei went to the front of the class and started lecturing. I ignored as usual.

"Miss Uzumaki?" Sasuke whispered in my ear.

"Yes?" I replied trying to keep my composter. I hate this. I've never been so weak in my life.

"What's your first name?" he asked.

"Why do you want to know?" I counter questioned. I turned around. He smiled.

"You smell different." He added.

"What do you mean?"

"You just smell amazing."

"You smell quite amazing yourself." I said. 'QUITE?! HE SMELLS JUST AMAZING!' I thought

"What do you mean?" he asked me smiling a little wider. I saw his fangs. Yup, he was a vampire.

"How many have you killed?" I asked.

"Huh?" he looked a little confused at me.

"Look, I know what you are. I'm not stupid. I can tell." I replied. I gave a smile showing my fangs a little bit, just enough for him to know that I knew exactly. He looked at me a little shocked.

"You don't smell like a vampire." He replied lightly. Not loud enough for any human to hear.

"I'm not." I smiled.

"Humph. I'm lost." He replied smiling a little.

"Now class, go to the back. You will have 50 Popsicle sticks to work with. Good luck." I heard Gai-sensei announce.

The rest of the class, along with Sasuke and I, went to our lab tables. Sasuke looked at me.

"You really don't smell like a vampire. I can smell your blood. It smells amazing. I don't understand." He said not looking at me.

"Didn't you hear me before? I'm not a full vampire."

"What do you mean?" he asked in shock.

"I'm half human." I smirked. I love it when I tell people what I am. He just looked at me.

"I'm sure you are." He smirked. This part I love more. I yawned. He saw my fangs. The he looked in my eyes. You know what was so strange to me. I couldn't read any of his thoughts. There was nothing but his beautiful color in his eyes. I strained. It didn't work. Did he even have a mind? I inhaled. His scent hit me again.

"Humph. So you really are. I heard stories about some like you; I just didn't think you could exist." He said. I strained harder. Still nothing. This was starting to annoy me. He smiled. "What's wrong?"

"What the hell are you doing?" I hissed.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I can't see anything. Nothing! It's like you don't even have thoughts!"

"Oh, so you can read minds?" he smirked. Damn, now he knows. I hate myself.

"Not really. I can see it in their eyes." I growled. He leaned over and his eyes locked to mine. My heart started to beat faster. Damn.

"So you really do have a heart." He smirked. I just growled at him. I really don't like this guy. He lifted his hand and gently brushed my cheek. The blood rushed to my face. He smiled. "And blood." Scratch anything I said before. I hate this guy.

"You really are something." I growled pushing his hands off of me and looked down at our project. It wouldn't take us long to do this. There was no point. I grabbed the glue and a few sticks. I started to work. I watched him out of the corner of my eye. He didn't take his eyes off of me.

"Miss Uzumaki?" he said.

"Yes Sasuke." I hissed.

He smiled. "What's your first name?"

"Why should I tell you?!"

"Because, it would be nice to address my lab partner by her first name. Especially someone as beautiful as you." He said.

My heart beat faster. Damn, I really hate this guy. Sasuke. His damn scent was killing me. I hate him. I really hate him. I didn't reply. I just worked on the project. I looked at the clock. I still had 45 minutes left with him. Where is Gaara when you really need him?!

"Miss Uzumaki?" he asked again.

"What?" I replied.

"Your name?" he inquired again.

I looked up at him about to hiss something, but I stopped. His eyes looked so soft. He was so gentle. Am I just like any other girl? He did a soft smile. I looked down. I wouldn't become weak. I need to found out a way to get rid of this guy. I set down the glue gun and pushed it towards him. I sighed and put my head down on the table. I had a head ace. I felt a slight touch on my hands that sent chills down my spine. Wasn't it bad enough that he had control over my thoughts. Not truly over my thoughts, just over what my thoughts thought of him.

"Are you going to answer my question Miss Uzumaki?" he asked with his honey voice.

"N…" I started with my head in the desk.

"Uzumaki Sakura, you are needed in the front office." called out Tenten's over the intercom.

'Great.' I whispered.

"Uzumaki Sakura. I like that. Sakura." Sasuke started.

"Don't ever say my name like it's just some toy in your mouth." I hissed.

He smirked. "I'll say it however I want to say it. Good Bye...Sakura."

"I hate you." I growled.

"I wouldn't have it any other way." He whispered just loud enough for me to hear.

My heart started up again. I hate it when he can just do that. Not even Gaara can do that. I need out of that class, away from that bastard. I walked down the hall hoping to fall into Tenten's hands. Still, I couldn't even sense her presence. I sat down and closed my eyes letting myself sleep.

"So you sleep." I heard that voice which I thought I got rid of.

"Are you stalking me now?" I hissed.

"Why are you always so tense around me?" he asked with this blank look on this face. He had no emotion on it, like he must've done always because the lines on his face indicated he was always in that look.

"Because you're stalking me. I don't like being followed."

"Maybe I like following you."

"Maybe I hate you."

"You said that already."

"Well, I'm reminding you."

"Then I'll remind you that I like it better like that."

I sighed. He was hopeless. I looked at him. His blank eyes looked at me with no emotion. What now? His eyes got soft and gentle as he leaned in to me, inches away from my face. I wanted to punch him and tell him to get away from me, but my arms wouldn't move. Half of my mind wanted him to kiss me.

"Sakura…" I heard a growl.

I jumped up at the voice. No other voice would make me fear the moment then him. Gaara walked and grabbed me by the wrist, then pulled me behind him, like protecting me.

"Don't touch her." Gaara hissed towards Sasuke.

"Who are you to decide whether she wants me or not?"

"It doesn't matter who I am."

They both had a blank look on their faces. They seemed a lot alike in a way. It bothered me. Gaara looked at Sasuke.

"Hn."

"Just stay away from her." Growled Gaara, angered this time.

"And if I don't." Sasuke said in an angered tone.

"I'll kill you."

"Why?"

"I said stay away from her."

"Why can't she decide?"

"I'm her mate." growled Gaara.

Sasuke didn't move this time. He just stood there with that same black bored look on his face, but his eyes seemed different. Gaara grabbed my wrist and took me. I followed willingly.

'Mate...' I thought in my head.

Gaara and I are close but I never thought of us as mates. I mean we are dating but mate seemed so final.
'Thought you liked me.' I heard Sasuke's voice. I shook it out hoping to just get away from him for good.

Well, I hope you guys like it. New story. No, I haven't forgotten about any of my other stories. I'm just one of those weird people who once they get inspiration or an idea for a story, have to write it. I hope you guys like it. I really like this one. Well, no flames please, and review for me! Thanks all readers! Love ya! I will try to update as fast as I can!

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