What Will They Do To Us?
An xxKaaat Original
IF YOU BEGAN THIS STORY A WHILE AGO, PLEASE GO BACK AND REREAD THE FIRST CHAPTER BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REWRITTEN. -xxkaaat
Chapter Two
The young pinkette awoke to a dark room. The curtains to cover the balcony doors had been closed, and the surrounding windows had been covered. The master bathroom door was shut, as well as the entrance bedroom door. The room was completely closed off. At once Sakura sat up to see the alarm clock next to her. It read eleven forty-five am. At once she dropped her head to her hands. "This constant exhaustion is taking a toll on me." She whined.
At once she rolled out of bed onto the warm carpeted floor. She didn't bother opening the curtains, instead she switched on the nearby light. She pulled out an told pair of yoga pants, and a long-sleeved shirt that belonged to Gaara. She slipped on a pair of socks and walked toward the mirror. Sakura simply ran a hand through her hair as she turned on her heels toward the door.
The house seemed empty, except for Neji who sat in the kitchen reading the newspaper. When he saw Sakura he arched an eyebrow. "Rough night kiddo?" He smirked.
The pinkette gave a small laugh as she stuck her tongue out. "The whole always tired thing is getting to me. It's troublesome." She sighed.
"You're starting to sound like Shikamaru." Neji gave another laugh.
"Geeze Neji." Sakura smiled. "Where's everyone at?"
Neji set down the paper and squinted his face. "Karin and Kiba took the young one to the beach. Tenten and Ino went out shopping and Shikamaru's training in the courtyard."
Sakura frowned. "Where's Gaara?"
Neji's eyes widened. "Oh, I forgot! He's meeting with Miss. Terumi in his study."
"Who's that?"
Neji smiled. "You ask a lot of questions Sakura." He laughed. "Mei Terumi is a very powerful and famous vampire. She's one of the heads of our vampire world."
Sakura's eyes gleamed. "How exciting!"
The red headed man's head perked up as the door slowly creaked open. At first he gave a stern look, but his gaze softened as a pink headed female made her way inside. At once she closed the door behind her, and turned to lock eyes with the male. "Am I... intruding?" She questioned.
At once Gaara stood up and made his way across the room. At once he collected the girl in an embrace. "Sakura, never." Slowly he laid a hand upon the small of Sakura's back, leading her to his desk. At once the woman in the chair stood, a light pink flushed in her cheeks.
"Sakura, this is a good friend of mind, Mei Terumi." At once the woman bowed her head.
"Miss Sakura." She raised her head and smiled. "I've heard a great deal about you dear." Sakura stood taking in each of her features. This woman had long auburn hair that was half pulled into a bun atop her head. She was wearing a long blue dress that just barely covered her chest, which had a slit up the left thigh. She was busty, certainly more than Sakura. Mei was very pale and she wore no make-up. Her eyes were a vibrant green. Clearly she was much older than both Sakura and Gaara.
Sakura bowed. "The pleasure is mine Mei." The pinkette returned her friendly smile.
At once the older woman smirked. "You are a beautiful young girl Sakura. Gaara clearly wasn't lying when he told me about you." She gave a small wink to the man. At once the woman turned to reveal two young men who sat on a couch which lined a nearby wall. At once the woman smiled. "Sakura, these are my body guards."
At once the two men were by her side. "Hai." That spoke together.
Mei turned to look down at a boy who stood about Sakura's height. "This is Chojuro, my son." At once Sakura turned to the boy who gave her a small smile. He had short spiky gray hair and his eyes were dark. Thin glasses framed his eyes and he was pale. A large sword was strapped to his back.
At once he smiled. "Miss Sakura Haruno." He bowed.
Mei spoke once more, "And this is Ao." This man looked much older than Sakura. He was much taller than Gaara and his hair spiked into a gray mountain. Large papers hung from both his ears and he wore an eye patch. His open eye was an off gray color as well. Around his eyes were small wrinkles. He was built and he too was pale.
After a few seconds the man leaned forward and kissed Sakura's hand. "The pleasure is mine Lady Haruno." He softly spoke. His blank expression never changed.
Gaara spoke. "Sakura, Mei is head of the vampire republic. She's one of the most kind and most powerful vampires I've ever met."
"Well, one half of the head." She chimed in. When Sakura's expression went blank, Mei couldn't help but give a small laugh. "Do you know what the republic is?"
Slowly Sakura shook her head. "No ma'am."
At once Mei's smile grew. "The republic is the bets of the best vampires. We're the oldest and the wisest vampires known through history. The two heads are myself and Ay Raikage." She paused. "My ex-husband." Sakura watched as Ao looked away, obviously lost in thought. "Together we've been head of the organization for more than two hundred years. But recently things have changed after our divorce." Mei stopped again. "Ay has become power hungry and he's turned on me. He's corrupted more than half the republic and it's come down to the unthinkable. He's trying to take over the republic by himself and rule me out."
At once Sakura's eyes grew wide. "Why, why would he do that!?" She seemed shaken.
Mei's smile faded. "He hates me, and I can honestly say the same for him. He's changed over the years and he's become more of a hit man than a vampire leader. He's been responsible for the deaths of many vampires and it makes me sick. I fear he may be trying to start a war... and by the looks of it I won't be around much longer." Sakura watched as both boys at Mei's sides tensed.
"Mei..." Was all Sakura could manage.
"Together Mei and I have been contacting each other to try to gather followers who support her. I've never been a fan of Ay, and what he's pulled is only trouble. Completely awful in my eyes." Sakura turned to glance at Gaara. "And so far, we've found many vampires who support her. We're working on rounding them all up."
Sakura's eyes fell as she lost herself in thought. "Gather them all here?" She asked. She didn't mean it as a question, but that's how it came out.
"Hmm." Gaara looked at Mei. "We have the room."
Mei lifted a hand to her chin and nodded. Slowly her hand fell, and he reached to Ao whom she intertwined her fingers with. "It sounds good to me, if you'd like Gaara." She smiled. "You've helped me more than enough already."
Gaara smiled, pulling Sakura closer to him. "And we'll keep helping."