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Whoa I messed up with the characters...sorry but hopefully it's right now. Thanks Alqueim!

Chapter Two – Death's Final Destination

Sasuke fumbled with the bag of food while talking on his cell phone.
"Yeah, baby. I know, but maybe we can do something later tonight. I got to study for a test tomorrow."
Pushing the door open with his foot, Sasuke let the bags hit the ground as the rancid odor of rotting flesh and blood stung his nose.
"What!"

Throwing the phone to the ground he saw the bleeding body of Itachi in the middle of the walkway. The floor was stained with his blood and Sasuke could see the broken breastplate that barely lay on top of the slowly beating heart of his brother. Itachi's eyes were lifeless, and he lay with one hand on his chest and the other stretched out.

"Ni-San!"

Grabbing his hair Sasuke tried not to panic. He'd never seen Itachi in such bad shape and the cursed seal of their people shined brightly on his forehead.

"Itachi, can you talk! Itachi please say something! Say something!"

Franticly he looked over his brother to see what gash he could possibly work on closing. Running to the kitchen, he took the purified water and poured it over Itachi slowly and he could hear a low gurgle as the water rushed throughout the crevices of the cuts and holes in his brother's body. The flesh that stuck to his stomach from the first punch Tae-sho gave, seemed to pull off and roll onto the floor with the flowing water.

Shit! What or who did this! I can't believe he's so fucked up!

Sasuke realized he had to take him downstairs so he lifted Itachi up by his shoulders and drug him down the hall. Carefully pulling him down the steps, he made sure to hold his chest so that his heart and rib cage didn't shift too much. Itachi's heart was barely beating yet it hung slightly out of his broken bone. Itachi's wings were limp and he still wasn't conscious.

The floor is where Sasuke laid his slayer sibling and he ran to the back to break open a cooler. The cooler had packs of blood for emergencies and he tried to make Itachi drink. He still didn't move.

Shit! You have to take in some blood! If you don't you will die! Please drink ni-san, please!

Scrambling about he raced to the bathroom and found some of the creams and antiseptic medicines. With bandages and torn towels, Sasuke tried to help stop some of the bleeding. He noticed that there was a very small cut by Itachi's mouth and it was closing but very slowly.

Living blood. You need to have living….

The doorbell rang and Sasuke ran to the door.
Trying not to make too much noise he noticed it was some guy.

"What?!"
"Hi, I'm from the city and we have an inspection of your pipes. Your neighbors have a leak and they need to check the flow of the damage. It won't take long, but we need access to your basement just to make sure you don't have structural damage."
"I-I uhm, can't. I uhm am sick and I just can't."
"Sir, I'm sorry but this is the only time I can come today and we must…"

Yelling at the man in Japanese, Sasuke became irate. He swore in a language that simply baffled and scared the city worker to the point he jumped off the porch and ran back next door. Sasuke went back to check on Itachi and noticed that the blood pack he placed beside his face was half empty.

Good. So he got some, but it's not fresh. I can tell it's making him sick. Where can I get fresh blood?

The doorbell rang again and Sasuke decided to ignore it. The bell just kept screaming so he became wild with fury. When he got to the door he swung it forcefully open and Denise, his current girlfriend jumped back. When she noticed he was covered in blood she started to scream but she was snatched into the house and silenced.

An hour had passed and Hinata figured she would stop by to check on Sasuke since his phone kept playing his voicemail message.

When she got to the door she noticed there was some blood on the stoop. Frightened she dialed the police. After asking them to come by she rang the doorbell, yet she felt a sickening in the pit of her stomach.

There's something wrong.

Turning to leave she heard the door open.

"Hinata, come in, quick!" Sasuke said from behind the half cracked door.

Hinata felt her chest tightening, and got close enough to the threshold to be snatched into the home as well. Her screams were muffled by his hand as terror gripped her soul. The police sirens rang loudly in the distance as the beast needed more fresh blood or else perish.

Struggling against him Hinata dropped to the ground almost making Sasuke topple over her, but she bit his finger that covered her mouth. The pain was excruciating yet he tightened his grip.

"Stop it! Stop it! Hinata please! I don't have time for your bullshit now! Stop it!"

Sasuke finally flung her to the ground, and she landed face first in the blood that was all over the floor. A scream scratched her throat but a hand silenced her again before whipping her about on her back. Pinning her to the ground with one hand and his body weight, Sasuke said to her with blazing red eyes…

"Scream again, and I'll have no choice but to kill you." The phrase came from trembling lips and a blood covered young man that looked like death. Hinata nodded in understanding and obedience.

Slowly he removed his hand and stood up. With an outstretched hand he helped her to her feet before yanking her down the hall to the basement. The smell of rotting and burned flesh made her gag, but the sight of the deteriorating body of Itachi sent her over the edge. She fainted.

When she came to Sasuke was fanning her and praying. The smell again attacked her olfactory glands and she hurled all over herself and some on him.

"Listen, I know you're scared, but you have to help me save him. Please. I can't lose my brother. He's all I got, I can't bare to lose him!"

Sasuke spoke to her as gently as he could without crying. The puke phased him not. Hinata could see he was desperate. Itachi was in horrible shape. Collecting herself, she found it difficult to stand on her own so he helped her get closer. Hinata could clearly see the slow beating heart of the monster, thru a broken breastplate. For all the parts of his body that were bandaged, it seemed that blood was still seeping from him faster than Sasuke could clean up.

"Wha-wha-…"
"There's no time for questions. He needs fresh living blood or else he'll die. Itachi is a demon slayer and the only one that can save my parents from purgatory. He can't die like this. It's just not fair. Please, help him Hinata." Sasuke's plea fell upon ears that tried to stop the receiving of gurgling noises from a broken thing that lay before her.

Her mouth was dry and she felt her lunch coming up. She bent over in the corner and spit up again. Sasuke shook his head before running to the other room and getting more water to pour over Itachi's abdomen. She could see it bubble and fizz. Gathering her wits and scooting closer to the body, Hinata finally whispered.

"H-h-how…do….I-I-I help?"
Sasuke looked at her with relief.

Taking her hand he singled out her pointer finger.

"He needs human blood to survive. It is also what he needs to help him heal. I know how much he will take before it's too much for you. Please. Will you give him your blood?" Sasuke's eyes were drenched with panic and uncertainty.

Hinata nodded and leaned over so she could put her finger into the corner of Itachi's mouth. Sasuke pricked her finger on one of Itachi's molars and squeezed. They both waited patiently. Slowly Itachi began to close his mouth. Hinata could feel the tug of suction from her finger, throughout her entire arm.

My God! He's…he's sucking my blood.

Seconds passed and Sasuke snatched her finger out of Itachi's mouth. They looked at his chest and his heart began to pump a little faster. Sasuke noticed a cut on his brother's forehead heal completely. Hinata got up to wretch in another corner.

Good. She's the blood he needed to…

They heard a lot of banging on the door and Hinata gasped.
"Oh, it's the cops."
Sasuke eyed her angrily and she shrank back from his glare.

"I'll be back. Stay quiet."
Within two blinks he was gone and Hinata turned to look at the broken body on the floor.

What is he? She pondered

Is he a vampire? No. Sasuke said he's a demon slayer, but…What is Sasuke? He has red eyes with strange lines in them. What the heck is that?...wait…that's like what I saw in Itachi's eyes.

Trying to collect her senses again, Hinata crawled over to get a closer look. She observed Itachi's eyes were slightly opened yet his pupil's were deathly grey.

He looks like he was attacked by something huge. I wonder what will happen if he dies? Sasuke is so worried. I don't think I've ever seen him so distraught and…

Before she could finish her thought, Hinata spied something under the desk. The puzzle box.

What's that?

Stepping gingerly over Itachi she started to pick up the box when she noticed the body of Sasuke's girlfriend crumpled over in one of the rooms. Hinata screamed. The cops came back to the door with guns drawn. Sasuke knew he would have to break a promise given to the archangel Uriel. Itachi's seal would be cursed for another one hundred years.

Author's Note: I hope you guys like the excitement I'm trying to put to this. Yeah third chapter is drama, fourth chapter is romance and well I hope you keep your eyes peeled. I have a lot of surprises. Some Occness but not so much that you would stop reading. Have a great weekend! And Thank you as always!