Disclaimer: yeah yeah don't own Naruto. Never have never will.

P.S- this story is just an experiment. please tell me what u think. constructive criticism only, flamers will be ignored and blocked, if possible

This is a continuation of the prologue. R&R please! All characters I own shall be posted at the end of each chapter!!

On the nights of a full moon, the werewolves have the run of the forest and have their fun. In which case, all that get in their way fall prey to them. All vampires of the Namikaze Clan steer clear of the forest and wait it out in the small town of Konoha.

"Damn the full moons," Kyuubi sneered. "Why does it have to be tonight?" He asked, as he heard the howl of a werewolf in the woods.

Naruto huffed. "You're an idiot."

Kyuubi almost tripped over a brick lying in front of the high school they stood in front of. "I'M the idiot? Look who's talking! You're the one who came home smelling of werewolf, but no blood! Clearly you let it get away!"

"Yeah, I bet you can handle three at a time," Naruto snorted and crossed his arms.

His brother tackled him to the ground. They began wrestling in the dirt until the older was pulled to his feet.

"Knock it off you two! We have company." It was Minato. He stepped aside to reveal the red-head Gaara. Gaara was part of a different vampire clan, but still considered to be "family".

"Naruto started it!"

"Did not!" He protested.

Minato smacked his older son upside the head. "You really need to quit lying, Kyuubi." He turned to Naruto. "It's quite alright son. Most of us have a hard time fighting off three at one time."

A snort was heard from the steps of the school. It was Kiba, trying hard not to laugh.

Naruto eyed him angrily. "What are you laughing at, Kiba? I bet you haven't even fought off one!"

He couldn't take it anymore. Kiba was doubled over in laughter. "You. . . Fought off three!" He choked out. " I. . . I just. . . Just can't, believe that!" He wiped away a tear.

Gaara rolled his eyes and held Naruto back from striking out at him. "Stop it. We have business to take care of."

The other three turned to him. "Like what?"

"One of the youngest she-wolves* has strayed from the rest of its tribe. We're going to hunt it down before it gets anywhere near the town," Minato explained.

Immediately Kiba shut up and sprang off the steps in a hurry. "Woo! Gangin' up on a werewolf! I swear, besides these humans they have to be the dumbest creatures alive!"

A howl came from the forest, closer this time.

Naruto laughed at the way Kiba flinched and ran behind him. "I think it heard you."

"'I think it heard you' bleh!" Kiba mimicked. "Shut up Naruto."

"So then who exactly are we dealing with?" Kyuubi asked, ignoring his brother and the other annoying boy.

Gaara turned to him, then the woods. "Fugaku's daughter, Hikari." There was silence. Fugaku was head wolf, and strongest out of the tribe, his kids right next to him on that level.

Naruto's face was emotionless, but his mind certainly wasn't. His head was swimming with dark thoughts, worrying about Hikari. Wait, why should he even care? He was sworn to the destruction of werewolves since the day he became a vampire. But what also confused him was why the two races were at constant war with each other. He didn't have time to ask, as he soon found himself following the small group through the woods, tracking the werewolf.

Naruto motioned to Kyuubi to look before he stepped anywhere. Hikari was two feet in front of him. Her form was slightly horrifying to Naruto, half wolf half human. Wolf ears, the tail, the wolf-like feet, coal black eyes that glowed in the moons light, claws and fangs triple their normal size, and her clothes torn in several places. Her ear twitched, and head turned slightly to the side, as if listening for them. They would have been safe, if Kyuubi hadn't stepped back, causing the werewolf to snarl and strike out at him. Her razor sharp claws barely missed his skin as they tore apart his shirt. The vampires then surrounded her, waiting for her next move. First she looked at each one in turn, then settled on Kiba as the weakest.

'Hikari, forgive me!' Naruto thought to himself as he jumped forward and caught her.

That didn't last long, as she broke free of his grip and back kicked him in the stomach when she landed on all fours.

"Naruto!" Kiba exclaimed, seeing his comrade fall, and grabbed the she-wolf by the throat.

She went limp. Kiba loosened his grip, thinking he killed her. How wrong he was. She whipped around, and punched a hole right through his stomach, ripped her arm out, soaked with blood, and scored her claws across his face. The blood ran down his cheeks and neck, and splattered everywhere as he fell backwards into the dirt, choking on his blood.

"Kiba!" Gaara shouted.

Before he could move to help Kiba the she-wolf reared back her head and let out a loud and long howl. Turning, she ran deeper into the forest.

Minato and Gaara were at Kiba's side in an instant. "Naruto go after her! Don't let it get away!" Gaara hissed.

Getting to his feet the blond nodded, and raced through the forest. He didn't blame her for attacking Kiba. It was his own fault anyways, he got what he deserved. Besides, Naruto never even wanted any part in hunting her down. Not since they first met in the woods earlier that day.

'It could just be a small infatuation,' he tried to convince himself. 'Ugh, it can't be more than that, right? Otherwise I wouldn't be going after her.'

He tried to think of other possible explanations of why he has doing this, why he let his friends talk him into wolf hunting, until he was tackled from the side and roughly pinned down by the shoulders. Something wet dripped onto his face, his captive breathing heavily, breath smelling of blood.

"Hikari," he groaned, head spinning. "Hikari, please, it's me Naruto!"

Hikari flattened her ears and snarled, baring her large canines. She moved her arm, and pressed down harder on his shoulder.

The blond tried to clear his head. "Hikari please! Don't do this! Don't you remember me?"

His pleas seemed to work. Her weight suddenly disappeared off his body as she moved to kneel next to him, and let out a low whine. "I can get used to this," Naruto whispered, sitting up and patting his friends head.

"N-Naruto?"

"Yeah," he whispered. "I'm here."

He watched in fascination as she slowly became 'human' again, her ears, tail, and large fangs and claws melted away, and collapsed in his arms. "W-what happened?" Then she noticed the blood on her arm. "Who-"

A finger to her lips cut her short. "Calm down, it's over. The suns up."

A faint light above the trees told Hikari he was right. Usually werewolves don't become human again until after the sun had risen partway. She had reverted earlier than usual. But why? Was it Naruto? Even still, it would take more than Naruto to snap her out of a trance that overpowering.

"Naruto!"

Hikari struggled to get up, but instead growled in anger as she fell down again. "Vampires!"

Sighing, Naruto stood and picked her up bridal style. In the blink of an eye he stood before a large mansion-like house. Werewolf Manor, his kind called it, for all the werewolves living inside it.

He set his friend down, holding her steady. "Are you sure you're alright?"

She kissed him lightly on the cheek. "Yes, thank you Naruto."

She turned and limped lightly into her home, Naruto watching her with every step.

* yeah for that is a special shout out. sadly only one other person is aware of this: Polar Bear She-Wolf!! yay! sry, i had to do that. . . (my bio teacher said my wolf drawing looked like a polar bear)

um, so yeah whatever. Don't care if it was too short or whatever, this story is just an experiment. Dedicated to my naruto-crazy bff (dunno her account on here) sooo. . . yeah R&R please

CHARACTERS I OWN: 1) Hikari