Note: I've rewritten a lot of this story upon finding it again. To those who've read, favorited, and reviewed this story, I'm sorry that I've stopped writing this for a really long time. I intend to continue this story when I have free time to write it. Again, thank you to those who really enjoy this fanfic. It makes me really happy since I'm not the best writer. ;;
Since before time, humans and vampires constantly fought with each other. The vampires had many advantages over the humans, such as in speed, strength, even supernatural powers. The humans were losing their kind to the vampires until they figured out a way to rid of them for good. With the invention of a special bullet, one shot to the heart was all it took to exterminate a vampire. Those who killed them were called vampire hunters.
Today, vampires are able to blend in and live with humans, though most humans aren't aware of their existence. Some vampires, however, still attack humans. To those that cause these problems, the vampire hunters step in…
A gunshot rang out in an old warehouse late at night, the moon still high in the sky. The victim clutched his right shoulder. The bullet had pierced right through it. He collapsed from the pain as the attacker approached him. A rough kick moved the victim over so that he was lying on his back. His attacker gazed at his victim with a menacing glare while the victim looked up at him with fright in his eyes.
"P-please! Let me live! I promise I'll-"
His words were soon cut off with the last gunshot sent straight through his heart.
"Is that the last one?" A voice called not too far from behind. He gazed down at the body and sucked in his teeth. "Didn't even get much of a chance to fight back, did he." He said to himself.
"He shouldn't have gone around attacking other humans."
The man sighed. "I know, I know. That's just the kind of work we deal with, right? Well, if we're finished, I'm leaving." The attacker proceeded to leave with his partner.
"Hey Shikamaru, I'm taking the train this time. Every time I walk alone, I always get attacked and it's starting to get annoying pulling my gun out all the time."
Shikamaru nodded in agreement. "Well, see you later then. Make sure you don't fall asleep and miss your stop like last time."
They both waved and parted ways. A short walk soon led Uzumaki Naruto to the train station. Since it was late at night, there usually weren't that many people around. The train Naruto took hardly had any people in it, so most of the time it was just him or some guy reading a newspaper.
As he got on, he noticed an unfamiliar passenger sitting where he usually sat. Feeling too tired to move to another seat, or to even care that someone else was sitting there for that matter, he sat next to him. The man, like Naruto, also seemed to be having a hard time staying awake. He looked a bit older than he was and had long black hair tied into a low ponytail at the base of his neck. A faint blush was present on his cheeks, and Naruto could easily pick up the smell of alcohol.
Naruto felt something touch his left shoulder. He looked to find the man had fallen asleep on him.
Naruto twitched uncomfortably. Having a complete stranger fall asleep on you was definitely something the blonde didn't appreciate. However, Naruto was taught manners at an early age, although he didn't always use them. Plus, he knew the embarrassment of missing your stop on the train because you had fallen asleep. Yes, he knew it very well.
He gently shook the black haired man awake, quickly getting a response and revealing a pair of scarlet red eyes a bit dulled from his buzz.
"If you tell me your stop, I'll wake you up when we get there."
He nodded and told him his stop, not bothering to get off Naruto's shoulder. It was then Naruto realized that they were getting off at the same stop.
"That's where I'm getting off too, so I'll let you know, alright?"
Once again, he nodded and went right back to sleep. Naruto didn't like having strangers sleep on him, but for some reason it was comforting.
Maybe it's because I'm dead tired. I'm definitely not thinking straight. Naruto thought to himself.
Thirty minutes or so passed when a voice from the intercom called their stop. Naruto shook the stranger and helped him off. He assured Naruto that he'd be able to walk to his house by himself, so Naruto left him. Still, something about that man puzzled Naruto. He had this aura about him that made him a tad uneasy.
Well, whatever. I'm too tired to be thinking too much about it. He yawned and made his way home.
Naruto yawned as he opened his locker. He didn't end up getting enough sleep as he thought he would.
"Didn't get enough sleep, huh?" Shikamaru walked up to the locker beside him, lazily taking out its contents. "Oh well, you can make it up in class."
"Unfortunately, I can't fall asleep in all my classes and still make good grades like you." Naruto said, yawning again.
They made their way to their classroom when Naruto heard his name being called. He turned around to see a familiar pink-haired female running towards him.
"Naruto, what have you been up to? Look at those bags under your eyes!" Haruno Sakura, one of his closest friends, complained. "If you fall asleep in class again, Iruka-sensei will be furious."
"He gets mad at me no matter what I do." Naruto retorted. He opened the door to his classroom and took his usual seat. Sakura sat in the desk near his right while Shikamaru took his seat at the back since he usually sleeps through class anyway.
"Fine, but don't blame me if he ends up yelling at you again."
Classes were long and boring. Naruto wasn't the best student. He made okay grades, but they could be better. Sakura made excellent scores. She's second best while Shikamaru is ranked number one in the class. How he manages to make a one hundred on every test and quiz he takes without even studying, Naruto will never figure out.
The only thing Naruto is good at is hunting vampires. He's been doing just that for quite a long time. Now that he's a senior in high school, he'd continue to hunt them.
"Naruto, pay attention!" Iruka shouted to the dazed blonde. "I've called your name three times now! What's the answer to this equation?"
"I don't know sensei." Naruto replied calmly. He was too tired to deal with Iruka right now.
Iruka twitched in anger and sighed. "We'll talk during lunch break." He then turned back to the chalkboard and continued the lesson. Sakura giggled softly.
"I told you he'd get mad."
Sakura, Shikamaru, and Naruto all sat down in the classroom during lunch period, eating their bento boxes.
"What do you have to do now? Clean erasers? Sort through paper work? Clean all the classrooms on the second floor?"
"Geez, enough already!" Naruto shouted. "It's always the same lecture with him."
Shikamaru remained quiet and continued eating.
"N-naruto-kun…" A small, meek voice called from behind, belonging to Hyuga Hinata, one of the richest students at this school.
"What is it Hinata-chan?"
"I-I'm sorry." She handed him a letter, causing Naruto to grow even more annoyed.
Sakura giggled. "He's still after you?"
"Why don't you go see what he wants this time?" Shikamaru suggested. "Ignoring him will only make it worse."
"Even if I go see what he wants he'll never leave me alone." Naruto got up and followed Hinata, ignoring Sakura's growing laughter.
"I'm glad you came."
Naruto averted his gaze from the male standing before him. This male is known as one of the richest students at this school and is also Hinata's cousin, Hyuga Neji. He also has a deep infatuation with the blonde, and it still makes Naruto shiver involuntarily.
Neji approached Naruto, crossing his arms. "I really don't like having Hinata send you those messages, but if I didn't send them you'd never come see me."
Naruto took this time to look up at Neji. "For the last time Neji, I don't feel the same way you feel about me."
Neji simply chuckled to himself. "I'm aware of that, however, feelings do change over time."
This is why I hate this guy. Naruto thought to himself. Thankfully, the bell signaling the end of lunch period rang.
"That's the bell, so I'd better be getting back to class." Naruto walked quickly to get away from the long haired brunette, only to catch him following his pace.
"I'll walk with you to class." He smirked.
"Leave me alone!" Naruto quickened his pace, glad to see that the brunette didn't follow.
"Why won't he leave me alone?" Naruto groaned while walking with Shikamaru to an office building.
"Just turn him down." Shikamaru took a card from his pocket and slid in into an identification slot, as Naruto did the same right after him.
"He won't listen to me! I don't know what's wrong with him. I don't need to be dating anyone now, especially not a male."
Shikamaru chuckled. "Don't know how to help you there." They both walked into a room with black walls and high-tech computers scattered around. Various weapons decorated one section of the four walls. Naruto went to that section and took down a small silver gun.
"Nice to see you guys again." came a voice near the two.
"Ah, Jiraiya." Naruto greeted the older man.
"Ready to do another day's work?" He smiled brightly at the two, as if vampire hunting was the best job in the world. The two both nodded and went off down to the streets of Konoha.
Shots could be heard from far away as Naruto reloaded his gun for another attack.
"Got him." Shikamaru called out as Naruto fired at his target, nailing him straight in the heart.
"There sure are a lot of vampires tonight." Naruto muttered into his communicator, refilling his gun with silver bullets. Another group of vampires appeared at that instant, surrounding him. He shot at each one with perfect aim.
"I'll be there in a minute. I'm pretty tied up at the moment." Naruto clearly heard rapid gunshots being fired over from the communicator.
"Geez, what's with all of these vampires?" Naruto muttered under his breath, getting increasingly annoyed with each one that came. Somehow, one managed to dodge his bullet and scratch his face. It didn't hurt much, but Naruto hated being touched by vampires. He shot at it, instantly killing it.
A few of the vampires started to retreat, but Naruto didn't let his guard down. That was one of the things he learned to always do as a vampire hunter.
Two vampires lunged at him, but he dodged them easily.
He then felt arms wrap around him forcefully. A vampire had managed to catch him off guard. He could feel his hot breath down his neck, causing the ends of his hair to stand up.
Naruto tried to wriggle from his grasp, but the vampire was stronger than what Naruto was used to. His smell repulsed Naruto to the point where he wanted to throw up.
"To think that a high level vampire would appear so suddenly." Naruto snickered, a hint of dejection in his voice.
Shikamaru overheard from his communicator. "A high level? Hold on, I'll be right there!"
"He's got me. It's best if you don't get involved."
"You're kidding, right? I'm not going to leave you behind. Just stay calm and I'll be there shortly." With that, communications were cut off. Naruto sighed. It's amazing how Shikamaru could remain calm and collected in just about any situation.
"Could you let go of me you monster?" Naruto spat out with hate in his voice.
The vampire merely laughed. "I couldn't do that, not after you've killed my minions."
"They were threatening the lives of humans. I'm not gonna let some vampire kill innocent people!" Naruto then remembered Shikamaru's words.
That's right, I have to stay calm. He tried to control his anger.
The vampire lowered his head and licked Naruto's neck teasingly, causing him to wince in disgust.
"Hmm, not bad. I suppose your blood will taste good. No, I know for a fact that your blood will be the best I've ever tasted." He smirked.
"Think again." Naruto retorted as he slowly lifted his gun. With the right timing, he shot at the vampire's chest. The vampire gasped and let go of the blonde vampire hunter, but managed to swipe at Naruto's shoulder in the process.
Naruto regained his balance and held his shoulder, feeling warm liquid run down through his fingers.
Naruto let out a curse. Why'd he have to be bleeding in front of a bloodthirsty vampire?
Luckily, the wound wasn't too serious. Though it hurt, he was able to lift his arm and hold his gun at the vampire approaching him.
"You're lucky you missed my vital spot." The vampire chuckled. "I would've been in a world of hurt." Naruto then watched in horror as the spot where he had shot him miraculously healed.
"Now then," he walked closer to Naruto, eyeing his bleeding shoulder. "I see I caused a little bit of damage. Your blood smells so intriguing, by the way. Can't wait to sink my teeth into you."
Naruto shot rapidly at his enemy, though he managed to dodge each one.
"You merely caught me off guard with that one shot." He craned his neck in a sickly manner. "I'm not going to let that happen again."
With astonishing speed, he quickly swiped the gun away and grabbed Naruto, slamming him hard into a corner.
"Aren't so powerful now, are we?" He laughed menacingly.
Naruto began to grow more anxious with each passing second. Normally in situations like this, Naruto could react calmly and defeat his opponent. However, having a vampire much stronger than him this close made him feel vulnerable.
"Now, for your neck." He inched closer to the base of his neck, licking the spot like before. Naruto could clearly see fangs protruding from his mouth.
For the first time in a long while, Naruto was scared out of his mind. Tears threatened to fall from his eyes, but he refused to cry. With the fear taking away his strength, he slumped as the vampire readied himself for his prey.
Looks like you couldn't make it in time Shikamaru. Naruto closed his eyes.
Please…someone…help me…
Naruto heard a peculiar groan from the high level vampire. He opened his eyes to see him slumped over, a black hole where his heart is, or rather, where his heart use to be. Blood had sprayed all over the walls where Naruto sat, obviously belonging to the murdered vampire before him.
Naruto then felt the presence of someone near him. He looked up to see the person who had killed the vampire right before his eyes.
The person who saved his life.
"You…you're…"