Rewritten June 22, 2009 – June 28, 2009
Gasps! You like this! I am beyond surprised!
I am very flattered, and so, I tried to get this out earlyish.
And, of course, I don't own Naruto :)
Oh, and keep in mind, I'm making this way less fun and joke(ish), and it will have it's depressing "wa, wa, wa" moments and it's "HAHAHA, NACHO CHEESE?!" moments too (:
Oh, and I was hoping to get this out on Thursday… my bad!
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A Vampire's Love
An Empty Hourglass
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"Sasuke-kuuun!" Sakura cocked her head, a large grin plastered on her face, "bet you can't catch me!" she said, a mischievous glint dancing in her green eyes.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow and he crossed his arms over his chest, "do you really think that, Sakura?" he asked in a low voice, as if daring her to repeat those words.
She burst into bubbly laughter, still smiling widely, "I have no idea," she shrugged, letting a yawn pass her lips before grinning again, "but I can try, can't I?"
Uchiha Sasuke's dark eyes shot open and the darkness of the room made no impact on his vision as he stood up and made his way towards the window, opening it, letting the sun pour into his bedroom as he jumped over the railing landing on the ground gracefully.
"Sakura…" he mumbled, rubbing his temples, starting to become frustrated.
'Over four hundred years…' he growled inwardly, clenching his fists, trying to resist the urge to break something.
He let his body relax, expelling his doubtful thoughts.
Sakura would never break a promise.
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Sasuke glanced at the phone, knowing automatically who it was.
A few people knew who he really was and what he was.
One, was his older brother, who he only spoke to on rare occasions.
And two. The person who was obviously on the other line.
Sasuke picked up the phone, and a loud voice shouted in his ear, "TEME!"
Uzumaki Naruto.
"Dobe." Sasuke replied, deciding not to hang up the phone.
"You need to seriously come to Konoha—" Sasuke didn't let the hyperactive blond finish his sentence, and nearly threw the phone at the receiver, his earlier decision forgotten.
There was no reason to go to Konoha, unless… unless she was there. Sitting on a bench, her long pink hair flowing in the wind and her bright green eyes lit with the usual happiness.
But, maybe Uzumaki had found her…? Maybe she was in Konoha… waiting patiently for him… 'Impossible' Sasuke convinced himself, laughing at the thought 'as if the dobe could find her before me!'
She was his lover, his life… his everything. She was always looking at him, smiling for him, laughing for him, calling for him…
"SASUKE-KUN!"
So how could the dobe find her first?
Sasuke growled and turned to see Karin and Suigetsu in his house, staring at him.
"What."
Suigetsu made no motion, whatsoever, but Karin flinched at the deathly tone in his voice "The sun's going down." He merely stated, all three of them knowing the hidden meaning behind the four simple words.
Sasuke looked out the window to see the sun fading into the horizon, and turned his piercing gaze back to Karin and Suigetsu, Karin who had her arms crossed over her chest, and Suigetsu, who looked ready to run out the door.
Sasuke cocked his head, a crazy look in his dark eyes, "let's eat." He murmured, a sadistic edge in his voice as he blinked and his eyes turned—
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A piercing crimson red.
It flowed out of the young man's wounds and was the last thing he saw before Sasuke finally ended his life, snapping his neck, a little too hard, as it ended up coming off and hitting the ground with a thud.
"What did we say about playing with your food?" Suigetsu asked, his humor dark as he grinned and Sasuke devoured the blood.
"Hn." He responded, standing up, glancing at the headless body.
"Oh My God…" both turned to see a young girl, 12 maybe, with tears streaming down her face when she looked between the two men and the headless body.
Suigetsu cocked his head to the side, "I got this…" he licked his lips, about the pounce on her, before she fell to the ground, unconscious.
"What the fuck…" Sasuke was disinterested, but Suigetsu was mad.
"Karin, what the hell!"
"You already ate, no need to kill her. She's twelve you monster!"
"S-Sasuke-kun…"
Sasuke looked up, his eyes widened when he saw Sakura, looking between him and the lifeless body in his arms. He dropped it to the ground, "Sakura…" he murmured hoarsely as she backed away, shaking her head in disbelief. "Sakura please, let me explain…"
"No!" she shouted, tears already streaming down her face, "you promised! Y-You monster!!"
Sasuke flinched and angrily stepped on the decapitated body that he had just killed, his foot going straight through it "both of you… shut up!" he growled.
He thought back, remembering the promise that he had made to Sakura, the one he didn't keep. The one that had made her avoid him for months… the one that broke her… made her cry, even though she kept that strong façade…
Is that why I don't have her back yet?' He asked bitterly, 'Because I'm a monster? Because I didn't keep my promise?'
He glanced back at Karin and Suigetsu, and glanced at the little girl that Karin was holding protectively, as if she was scared either Suigetsu or Sasuke would lash at it.
"Go." He hissed.
Karin held the girl tighter, knowing if Suigetsu wanted her, he could easily take it by force.
"Leave the girl." Sasuke commanded Suigetsu, before disappearing in a blur.
"Bastard…" Suigetsu murmured under his breath, not even daring to flaunt Sasuke's order. He raised a lazy eye at Karin who had thrown the girl on her back, in a piggy back. "I think I can figure out where she lives," Karin explained, "I'll put her in her bed, she'll think it's a dream…" Karin stared indifferently at the bloody mess that Sasuke had left, "I guess I'll have to clean this up, too… in case she's a curious little girl."
Suigetsu rolled his eyes, he didn't care. He gave a mocking wave as Karin followed Sasuke's example and disappeared in a blur
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Sasuke stared at the wall opposite where he was sitting, tapping the arm of the chair, feeling extremely impatient all of a sudden.
Uchiha Sasuke had never been a patient man, but had managed to tone down his demanding nature when Sakura came around…
But four hundred fucking years?
A tap that was a little to hard made a split in the arm of the chair.
"You are lucky that I love you so much." He hissed, as if she was standing right next to him.
"And you're lucky that I love you twice as much!" He closed his eyes, her cheerful voice ringing in his ear.
He opened his eyes, as if that would've made her appear. He growled in frustration and punched the wall he had been staring at. "FUCK!"
The wall crumbled down and he shook his head, unbelievingly.
"Dammit, Sasuke-kun! Remember what I said to do when you're mad! You're supposed to—"
"…Count backwards from 10," he finished, amusedly.
"Exactly!"
He unclenched his fists, and let them drop to his sides, stepping over the debris, into the room behind the wall.
He smiled slightly, as Sakura excitedly jumped around the room. "Sasuke-kun, I didn't even know about this room!"
"I don't think I've ever been here."
"Mou, you're so boring! You never do anything fun! I don't know how I fell in love with a boring quiet guy like you! Naruto is so much for fun than you!"
Sasuke growled jealously, "you fell in love with me because of my charming personality and unbelievable good looks, and you know, Naruto doesn't compare."
Her face fumed dark red, "You're so conceited Sasuke-kun!"
He laughed, smiling, "I love you, Sakura." He murmured into the air, listening to her laugh.
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Sasuke was done waiting.
He had declared this many times, but this time… this time it was for certain. He had been waiting for her for too long, and she had promised that she would find him. But, where was she? 'No where' He thought angrily.
He let out a growl from frustration, as he stared out the window, staring at the dark sky 'How could you lie to me, Sakura? How could you tell met such a lie?' "YOU PROMISED, SAKURA, YOU PROMISED!"
He cracked his knuckles, and shook his head in disbelief as a thought occurred to him 'What if she lied on purpose…' His eyes lightened to a stormy gray, 'What if she didn't love me… what if she died on purpose…' his eyes flashed 'what if she hates me…'
He tried to shake of the feeling, but it stuck, and as he stared out the window, and the sun began rising, that's all he thought 'She doesn't love me… she was just trying to get rid of me… she died on purpose. She hated me. She didn't love me, she just wanted to make a fool out of me!'
But, her face flashed passed his eyes, and her bell-like laugh rang in his ears, his thoughts changed again, 'How could a face like that lie, how could eyes like that still be so beautiful after telling such a lie? It's not possible, it's not possible…'
'She could've been like a siren. They play with you, they give you a bit of Heaven… and then they throw you back down to Hell…'
"No… No…" Sasuke murmured, his eyes flashing again, "SAKURA'S NOT LIKE THAT!"
'Face it. She left you. She never wanted you. You were nothing but a monster. You disgusted her, and she didn't know how to get rid of you.'
He gripped the edge of the balcony tightly, breaking the stone and letting it fall to the ground.
"Sasuke-kun, you're not thinking that I don't love you, are you?" Sasuke turned to Sakura, who was sitting on the balcony, cocking her head at him. "Of course not, Sakura." He reached out to touch her, and just as his hand was about to make contact with her cheek, she grinned cheekily, sticking out her tongue, "CATCH ME SASUKE-KUN!" And she disappeared into the house.
He raced after her, "Sakura?" he called running through the house at lightning speed, "Sakura?"
He ran into the empty kitchen in his home, 'where did you go, Sakura? Where did you go?'
He turned to the phone as it started ringing, picking it up, "Hello?" he murmured, "Sakura?" he asked hopefully.
"Teme…" Naruto said sadly, pitying his best friend. He loved the pinkette too much for his own good.
"Uzumaki." Sasuke said simply, "Me and Sakura were just talking about you."
Naruto cringed on the other side of the phone, seeing how his best friend's sanity was slipping away—if not already gone. He was grateful that he had stayed in Konoha, because Sasuke refused to… and he wouldn't have found her. His soulmate.
"Sasuke…" Naruto rubbed his temples, unsure of how the irrational vampire would react. "I want you to talk to my friend…" he wondered if this was the right way to go around with this, "actually…" Naruto took a deep breath, "I'll be in Oto by noon." He murmured, "there's something I need to show you…"
The line went dead and Sasuke wondered why he had bothered to stay on the line.
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"Uchiha." Naruto greeted, and Sasuke nodded.
He walked into his house and Sasuke watched him sit on the stairwell. "What do you want, Uzumaki." Sasuke growled, annoyed thoroughly.
"Sasuke, do you miss her?"
Sasuke clenched his fists, tempted to punch Naruto, "are you here to attempt to give me a mental analysis?" he growled, "to waste my fucking time?"
Sasuke lost it completely and pounced on Naruto, grabbing his shoulders, digging his hands in enough to break the hard skin, making Naruto attack back and fling Sasuke against the front door, "CALM DOWN, SASUKE."
"Don't tell me what to do, Uzumaki!" he yelled harshly, standing back up and racing back at Naruto, who barely managed to catch his fist and twist it behind his back. "Calm down. Sasuke." He growled.
Sasuke took a deep uneven breath. "There's something important I need to tell—need to show you." Naruto muttered, throwing him to the ground with enough force to break every bone in his body (if he was human).
Sasuke caught himself before he hit the ground and turned around, jumping back onto his feet.
"Now follow me, you dumb bastard." Naruto walked towards the front door and outside "hurry the hell up."
Sasuke growled, "give me one good reason why I should listen to you, Naruto?"
Naruto flung something to the ground in front of him, "is that a good enough reason?" he asked.
But Sasuke didn't hear him, and instead stared at the picture that was lying on the ground in front of him.
Sakura…
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Aww yeeah.
I got it out! I said I'd get it out by Thursday, but umm, sorry? That's all I can come up with, I'm lame like that.
Umm, I'm trying to make it more dark, but I'm not sure if it's working… I think it's just kind of twisted.
Aww, well.
(I like twisted too.)
And Karin is not the evil 'SASUKE'S MINE' bitch in this… she was… but she's not anymore.
(You'll get what I mean…)
And, I'm trying to show that Sasuke's gone 'whackjob!' without Sakura, by imagining her presence. I italicized those parts, along with his thoughts, but you should be able to tell the difference with the ' ' those things :). Apostrophes, I think…
And, I'm going to say again, for those who are expecting more twistedness, and those who were expecting a fun happy story… there's going to be BOTH.
Oh, and the title of the chapter…? It's because he's saying that he doesn't want to wait for anymore, and 'YAY!' he doesn't!
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Oh, and I am going to thank all my reviewers: AnimeFreak1213, siny, T34rSoFBLoOd (x3), angel2559 (x4), yayyy (anon.), shinobi-sakura213, severe cold, Ruler of Black Hearts, Babykat570, jackie-chan1230, kAt0101 (anon.), Hi (anon.), ty (anon.), ShatteredKunai, Laliz, Ashtie Love, LizzietheVampire, animeXnutXcase, Kes-Bluehope, hyper active lazy bum, Besanii Uchiha, Teiana (I'm kind of redoing the prequel too, but it's called 'Dead Heart Racing'), xxforbiddenlove07xx, monkey-101, writingtitan, Blitz45,
And to those who reviewed the new and (hopefully) improved version:
NorthernLights25 – I tried :)
piklagr – ackk. Sorry :( I said I'd get it out on Thursday, and it's Sunday.
Micheal the Archangel – I would use that idea, but I know for a fact that I couldn't pull it off, but that's a good idea, you should try writing it…? :)
Veroxion – cool penname, and thank you, and unique how…?
NanaXLove – thank you! And, this update was… fast-ish?
layla (anon.) – that is seriously a really big compliment :| I don't feel worthy, but thanks.
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