Well here's the next chapter! YAY!!!! I know it's short! I'm sorry! Please forgive me:sobs and begs forgiveness: well... R&R please!
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Sleeping With Death
Twitching, Sasuke awoke, his eyes cracking open to find a black ceiling above his head. No sunlight filtered in and he turned his gaze over to the blood red walls, finding black curtains hanging over the windows. Again, he blinked a few times before finally allowing his surroundings to sink in. He wasn't in his room. His rooms had dark blue walls. Shooting up in the bed, silk black sheets falling from his body, he let out a strangled scream.
Did
we create a modern myth
Did we imagine half of it
What happened
in a thought from now
Save yourself, save yourself
A secret
is out
A secret is out
To buy the truth and sell a lie
The
last mistake before you die
So don't forget to breath
tonight
Tonight's the last so say goodbye
A secret is
out
A secret is out
A secret is out
A secret is out
Goodbye
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN I'M SAFE!?!" Sasuke screeched. God he sounded like some pathetic damsel in distress from those old pirate movies. Gaara sighed and rolled his eyes, clearly getting annoyed of explaining this over and over again.
"Yes, Sasuke. You're safe. Your house is next door. However." He said, stopping Sasuke before he could say anything in protest. "I can't take you there just yet. I have to explain a few things first. Like... as to what exactly happened last night." With that, he pulled a chair over from the corner, spun it around, and sat on it, his arms resting on the back and legs straddling the back. Sasuke watched him from where he still sat in the bed. A wound he hadn't even known about was wrapped, the bandage tight against his abs, and another bandage was wrapped around his neck to hide the bruising and keep salve on the tender flesh.
"alright then... explain away..." the raven haired teen grumbled, sitting back against the ox blood head board. Gaara cracked a small smile.
"Alright then... where did I leave off last night before I knocked you out?" Sasuke blinked.
"you knocked me out!?!"
"Yes, but that's beside the point..." Sasuke huffed, but let it slide, crossing his arms over his chest.
"you said something about being a Demon Slayer and also burning Heaven." Gaara nodded.
"Oh... right. So... a Demon Slayer is just what the title says. We hunt down and kill demons, vampires and any other kind of dark creature that breaks the laws set down by the Necromancers. But that's a little too complicated so I'll teach you that as you learn." Sasuke blinked.
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Lean!?! Learn what!?!" He yelped, sitting up and flailing his arms. Gaara blinked as if it was obvious.
"Learn to be a Demon Slayer... you don't really have a say in the matter. You've seen even a glimpse into my life... so now, to follow the rules, you must become one of us... guarding humans from the darkness that lurks within." Gaara stated. He seemed rather calm about all of this. That was when Sasuke remembered it was the norm for said red haired boy.
"So... I'm stuck?"
"Yeah..." Sasuke fell silent and Gaara waited for Sasuke's reply.
"Well that sucks..."
((2 months later))
"So.. have you thought about the three people you're going to tell?" Gaara asked, walking along side his quiet apprentice... if he could be called that. Sasuke looked over at him and sighed. During his talk with Gaara the day he'd woken up, in what turned out to be Gaara's bed, he'd found out much about the laws of the Demon Slayers and the Necromancer's laws as well. One of them was the law that a Demon Slayer must have 3 humans to help him/her in their quest to keep humans safe. Sasuke had been slightly pleased by this, but not sure who he could trust. He knew he had to tell Itachi, Gaara knew as well, but the other two.
"Itachi... but... I'm not sure who else..." Gaara nodded. They had arrived at the cemetery right after classes were out and Sasuke had been dismissed from basket ball practice.
"Why not those two friends of yours..? Sakura has good research skills... she'd be able to find the weakness to any demon you face. Naruto's got spirit. He'd be a good addition to watch your back." Sasuke sank back into thought before nodding. Gaara was right. And he knew he could trust them with his life.
"Alright then... I'll tell them... but I'll have to drag them along tomorrow night to prove it to them." Gaara nodded and remained silent. Sasuke tilted his head to the side and looked over at the red head.
"Hey Gaara..." the senior Slayer looked over at him and blinked in acknowledgment. "Who are the three people that know your secret?" Gaara blinked and looked away, letting his gaze fall out beyond the wall of trees surrounding them.
"My siblings... Temari and Kankuro..." Sasuke waited, quirking an brow.
"And the third?" Gaara looked at him only for a second before going back to the trees.
"...My uncle..." Sasuke blinked. This was new to him. He knew that Gaara had lost both his parents, but he'd never heard anything about any other relatives.
"Your uncle? Then why aren't you living with him?"
"He committed suicide five years ago when his attempt to kill me was ruined. That's how I discovered my ability as a Slayer." Sasuke blinked. Gaara had explained that some were born with the powers of a Slayer while others were taught them. So Gaara was one of the few born... Sasuke thought, tilting his head to the other side.
"So... when am I going to actually start learning my abilities?" Gaara looked over at him once again, black meeting teal in a steady gaze.
"The more you learn, the more your knowledge increases. As that happens, your body adjusts to fit the fighting style you use the most and creates abilities based off of that style. You don't exactly learn more of a grow the ability within your body and adapt to the energy required. You'll notice that already physical activities such as basket ball for instance have already become almost too easy for you. You'll notice the need to eat more and the need for less sleep."
Sasuke looked at Gaara in confusion. Some of it made sense, but the rest almost seemed... unhealthy. He'd noticed the ease in basket ball and had just taken it for being in shape and getting used to practice, but he now knew why it had happened so suddenly.
"that doesn't make sense though... why would I need less sleep? I mean the eating more would be to keep up with the metabolism and keep feeding me energy, but the lack of sleep would take that away." Gaara shook his head. Sasuke blinked, even more confused.
"No... the energy comes from practice, spirit, determination, and oxygen. You'll be breathing deeper with the more activity you do. The eating is to provide you with the energy to make up for the lack of sleep. As a Slayer, it is required that you patrol until at least 1 A.M." Sasuke slumped. He could barely get up at six when he had seven hours of sleep the night before, but... this?! He voiced his concern.
"Your body is already adjusting. I noticed that you were up before your alarm this morning." Sasuke blinked.
"You were watching me?" Gaara suddenly became very interested in the trees once again. Sasuke could have sworn he saw the tinge of a light blush on the Slayer's cheeks. He wasn't able to pursue the topic any longer as a foot came flying out of nowhere and Sasuke was knocked off balance. Gaara merely side stepped the attack and watched as Kankuro charged at Sasuke again.
"Shit! Give me a break will ya!?" Sasuke yelped as he ducked, Kankuro flying over his head.
"Come on, Sasuke... he doesn't bite..." Gaara said, watching the raven haired teen dodge blow after blow.
"Says you! And look where that got me!" he shot back, thrusting his knee into Kankuro's stomach. The russet haired teen went down and coughed, gasping for air. Gaara sighed.
"Pathetic... you expect to help me and you can't even beat a trainee..." He muttered, rolling his eyes and rubbing the bridge of his nose. Sasuke smirked, kicking Kankuro once more for good measure. The older boy let out a small whimper of pain.
"Ha! Thats what I thought!" He snapped.
"Temari... behind you." Gaara said without even looking away from where he was focused on the trees.
"Wha-shit!" Sasuke barely dodged the attack as he dove to ground, landing not so gracefully by Gaara's feet. The red head looked down at him and sighed.
"I think that's enough training for tonight..." he announced. Temari pouted.
"But I was just getting started!"
"Yes, but I believe our dear brother has had enough of a beating for one night and Sasuke's ego is growing by the second. I'm afraid we might suffocate." Gaara said monotone. Sasuke twitched.
"Hey!"
The next morning found Sasuke sitting in Geometry, trying not to fall asleep. He glanced over at Gaara, who, as luck would have it, had the exact same schedule as he did. How did the kid do it? Gaara was wide awake, not even bothering to take down notes as he listened to the teacher drawl on about triangles. Sasuke knew it, just knew that one day he was going to die of boredom in this class.
Gaara glanced over at him and found Sasuke studying him. He blinked and Sasuke turned a shade of red, turning around and looking back at the board where, as the evil woman with the name of fate decided, the teacher was glaring at him.
"Mr. Uchiha... you can dream about Mr. Sabaku(1) all you want after class. For now, pay attention." Sasuke only blushed a darker red and nodded. The teacher, satisfied, went back to his lesson. Sasuke glanced at Gaara once more and saw the smirk on the red head's lips as he watched the notes being written on the board.
"Smug bastard..." Sasuke grumbled low under his breath. He sighed. Oh well. Next class, he'd be able to see Naruto and Sakura. He'd have to tell them to meet him at the cemetery around 9 that night. It was time to tell them. Sasuke now had something new to worry about.
(1) I can't remeber if you spell it Subaku or Sabaku. if any one knows please tell me!
Well now I know this chapter was really short, but it's getting late and I'm running out of light to write this. I hope to have another chapter up soon. and hopefully it'll be longer than this one!
