Crescent Moon

Summary: She bore the mark of the silver crescent moon. She was the one they all searched for. He searched for. But what he didn't expect was for her to steal his cold heart. First AU SasuSaku vampire fic.

I had the idea for a vampire story after discovering a new obsession SasuSaku vampire stories and this will be my first attempt at one, so bear with me as I try my first AU fic. I hope you enjoy it no less than my other stories.

Shall we begin…

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Chapter One

Found

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The sky was dark, the moon held high in the black blanket that swept over the land. Small lights shimmered overhead like priceless jewels.

All was silent but the sound of clashing metal. On a stone court of ancient ruins, two dark figures moved gracefully at one another, both intent on winning this battle.

A second source of light was the torches that hung on the remaining sections of stone walls. Flickering shadows danced across the faces of the fighting silhouettes. Light gleamed off of the blades with each swing and thrust. Wind rustled their clothes with the gentle sound of flapping.

Metal continued to clash on impact, finally, one spoke, "It doesn't matter. The one bearing the mark of the crescent moon will be mine." His eerie snake-like voice made two dark eyes glare into his two yellow slit ones.

Suddenly the chirping of birds sounded and a blue light emitted from the other person charging at him, ready to claim the man's life. Thrusting the katana forward, embedding it deep within the man's gut.

Black bangs swayed with the sudden halt and dark, cold onyx eyes looked at the man who was moments from death. "No," his voice was deep and strong and young. "You're dead." Giving the handle a twist the blade was removed and the body fell to the ground.

The victor tilted his head up toward heaven, 'Konoha…' he thought. His eyes looked distant and somewhat relieved. There was the soft sound of footsteps on grass that stole his attention and he turned left. A teenage boy about his age with spiky blonde hair and bright blue eyes walked up slowly from the direction of the castle, now realizing his friend was the one breathing. He wore an orange jumpsuit made him stick out like a sore thumb and his dark haired friend almost shook his head. His blue eyes looked over the body that now had now began to disintegrate before looking up only to find his best friend again looking at the moon. He was beginning to get curious with his actions.

"So you killed him." The blonde stated more than asked. His tone held relief that he was dead.

He was answered with a nod.

"So what now?"

"We go to Konoha."

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Three days later...

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Sunlight seeped through the curtains of the dark room, hitting a soft face. The body stirred but did not wake. "Sakura!"

"Mmm…" the person groaned, hiding her face under the blankets.

"Sakura! Wake up!"

"Mmm…"

The sound of heavy footsteps sounded by her door as it opened. "Sakura…" it was a males' voice.

"Mmm…"

Blankets were pulled off exposing her to the cold air and making her curl up. Shoulder length pink hair covered her face when the curtains were brutally opened; she winced at the sudden light. "Sakura wake up." The man's voice was firm, finally she opened her eyes, they were a soft green.

"Dad…" she whined, "today's the first day of summer vacation."

"It's not my fault you partied all night last night even if it was your last day of school. Besides, it's after one in the afternoon."

This made the girl bolt up off of her bed. "I'm late!" She rushed over to her father and began shoving him out the room. "Dad, a little privacy please!"

The man gave a soft deep chuckle before turning, stopping his sixteen year old daughter. "Good morning to Blossom." He gave her a gentle kiss to the forehead.

His voice was calm and caring, his brown hair was combed to the right a few grey strands appearing at the roots. His black eyes held softness for her; she was the only one he had left. They were the only family each other had. Sakura's mother died in childbirth, she was the only child and he had raised her as a single parent for sixteen years. She was the only person left he had to remind him of his late wife. Sakura was almost a split image of her with her soft pink shoulder length hair, beautiful green eyes, cream-colored skin. All in all, she was a beautiful girl. He wondered how many boys asked her on dates. When he asked, she always said she hasn't found anyone worth her time and she would often blush with having no female family member to speak to about such things. He also told her he wanted to meet the person, if she found one worth her time to let him speak with him before anything. You could say he's protective but if she's all he has, who wouldn't be.

"Yeah, yeah." She replied hurriedly, continuing to push him out.

"Don't forget, I'm taking you to dinner tonight." He smiled at his daughter before leaving her.

Quickly searching through her dresser for clothes she pulled out a pink tank top with a black number 1 on the front and back, revealing a small silver crescent moon about an inch long on the front of her left shoulder. Once she wore black sports shorts that reached her knees did she exit her room and find her father in the living room reading 'Konoha Daily'.

"Anything interesting in the newspaper?" Sakura asked.

"Other than my baby girls picture, no," this made Sakura smile as she walked up to him and hugged him from behind.

"Love you dad," she kissed his cheek.

"And I love you too, don't ever think I don't." He always said this, she still didn't know why.

"Well, I have to go meet the girls, see you later." She waved after putting on sandals and walked out the door in a rush to get to her meeting spot.

The sun was high in the sky and she ran through Konoha, 'I can't believe I slept in. But that was one fun party.' She rounded corners and she noticed the roads were busy with life, even the high school students were out and about. 'Two more blocks.' Unfortunately, she didn't see someone walking in front of her, back toward her. She ran straight into the person. "Oh." She was falling, but felt a solid grip on her wrist, keeping her on her feet.

"Watch it," a cold voice said. Sakura opened her eyes and meet annoyed onyx ones.

"Uh… sorry…" she blushed lightly, seeing a teen about her age. 'He's hot…' she thought. His eyes were dark, still holding annoyance that she bumped into him. Black hair in an unusual style sticking up in the back and long bangs framing his face and his skin was a little pale. His face was strong, high cheekbones, strong jaw. She was trying to get a look at his attire, but he wore a black cloak which concealed them. Not even his shoes were visible. Sakura looked back up at him. "Sorry." She said again, she swore she saw his eyes widen a bit.

"That's an interesting tattoo." Sakura looked at her left shoulder before looking back up.

"Oh, it's not a tattoo; I've had it since I was born."

"Sakura!" called a voice.

"Sorry again." She rushed by the boy toward her friends, who were calling to her.

If she were paying attention, she would have noticed the dark haired teen watching her with his eyes. 'It's her.' He cautiously looked around, his eyes scanning the area. 'There are bound to be others here.' He glanced back at the pink haired girl before leaving quickly, without causing a panic, searching for his partner. 'I can't be gone long. Other's will be here if they already aren't.'

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"Sakura!" a blonde shouted.

The said girl smiled when she meet the three she was searching for. "Hey."

"You're late, Forehead."

"Sorry, Ino-pig, the party took a lot out of me. I'm not a hard-core partier like someone." Ino, the girl had a long high ponytail and bangs covering her right eye. She wore a purple spaghetti strap and shorts and flip-flops.

"Who was that, Sakura?" a girl with brown Chinese buns asked, her eyes were the same color she just wore a baggy grey t-shirt and carpenter pants. She looked like the tomboy of the group.

"I don't know," Sakura answered, "I accidentally ran into him."

"Pfft, yeah right." Ino proclaimed, "You saw how hot he was and decided to attack him."

"I'm not someone who goes after a guy for looks. Sure he was rather good looking but I want it to be for love. Not what you do, Ino." Sakura crossed her arms and turning her head to the side.

"He was l-looking at you after you l-left." The shyest of the group stuttered. Her black hair was down, reaching past her shoulder blades. Gentle, pupil-less white eyes held a natural coyness. She wore a white sundress that reached just above her knees. All of these girls were pretty.

"He was and I think he likes you." Ino grinned slyly.

"Whatever, pig. Only you would think that. And with my luck with guys, I highly doubt it."

"You say no to every guy who asks." Tenten, the one with Chinese buns snorted. "Some guys are looking, trust us."

"Only for looks," Sakura said defiantly. "No thanks."

"You'll f-fine someone Sakura." The last girl said.

"And so will you Hinata, he'll even like your shyness." Sakura grinned.

"N-not if Neji…"

"Oh, right, extremely protective cousin and boyfriend, eh, Tenten?"

"He loves Hinata, and he loves me, he only wants Hinata to be safe."

"By chasing off all the guys, no ones gonna want to date Hinata. They won't even stand up to him." Sakura replied.

"He's testing them," Tenten defended her boyfriend of two years, she and Neji were a year older than the others in age and school, seventeen and both juniors. "And so far, none qualify for Hinata's affection."

"I-it's alright Sakura," Hinata stopped them from going on.

"Only 'cause you said so," Sakura reluctantly backed down as they continued with they're day.

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Well there's the beginning chapter, I hope it at least captured you somewhat. Again this is my first vampire story and let me know what you think. Please review and it will get awesome. Criticism is always welcome. I'll try to get an early update though.