Sasuke couldn't help but stare.
She was about two inches shorter than him. She had a very petit form; her legs were long and slender, but well built with muscle. She had long, luscious pink hair that went all the way down her back, almost reaching her butt, and porcelain skin. The girl had a thin face with medium-high cheek bones, and very green orbs for eyes. She was wearing a mini denim skirt, torn at the ends, with a black halter top that ended at her navel. She was also wearing ballet flats on her feet.
Sasuke also noticed she was wearing an engagement ring.
Naruto ran over to her, spun her around a few times, brought her into a big hug, and kissed her on the cheek in a greeting sort of way. She giggled lightly.
"It's good to see you, too, Naruto!" she exclaimed. The girl walked over to Sasuke, looking him up and down. He gave her a slight glare for her actions. "So you're Sasuke?" He nodded. She turned her head back to Naruto. "Was this kid a trouble-maker before that snake-bastard got to him?" she asked in a tone that Sasuke couldn't identify. Naruto shook his head, 'no'.
"Snakes?"
"Orochimaru likes snakes," she answered as if it didn't really matter. She turned back towards Sasuke and had a curious look in her eyes. She snatched up his wristed, turned it over, and brought it to her nose. She sniffed it, like how a girl would smell a sample of perfume at a store. Sakura's face cringed and she stepped back a few steps, pinching her nose in disgust. She backed up a bit more, handing Naruto and Iruka some money. "Ice…now!" she ordered. The two immediately disappeared from sight, fulfilling her demand.
"Who are you?" Sasuke asked.
"My name is Sakura Haruno. I'll be the one to bring you up to the proper life-style of a vampire," she said. Although he didn't show it, she sounded funny to him because she was still plugging her nose. "Do you have a bathroom in the place?" Sasuke nodded.
"Upstairs, last door on your right," he informed. She was gone in a flash. When he got up to the bathroom to see what she was doing, she was filling the tub with the coldest the water could get.
"What are you doing?" he asked in monotone.
"Getting your bed ready. Do you have the ice?" she called. Naruto and Sasuke then appeared in the bathroom also.
"Six bags; will that be enough?" Iruka questioned. Sakura nodded.
"Yes, now pour all of the ice into the tub."
"Will somebody please tell me what is going on?" Sakura acted as if Sasuke hadn't said anything.
"You two go and do whatever; you deserve it after taking care of this one for the past several weeks."
"I know he seems like a bastard, but he actually hold up a conversation once you get to know him," Naruto whispered to her. Sasuke heard it and tried to hit him on the head, but the blonde was already gone. She turned towards him and threw a towel his way.
"Get in the tub. Don't argue, just do it," she ordered. After she left Sasuke took off all of his cloths and put them on the toilet seat. As he stepped into the ice-water, he felt a chill of pleasure charge through his bones. He then got all the way into the large tub, letting the cold envelope his lean body. A few minutes later Sakura walked back in and closed the door behind her. He scowled at her, and his face would have gone red if it were not for the fact that he just didn't do that. Ever.
"Did I say you could come in?" She rolled her eyes at him.
"Oh, please, it's not like I can see you Manhood or anything," she mumbled. Even still, Sasuke shifted into a position where she wouldn't be able to see it no matter what. Sasuke let out an inaudible sigh.
"So why am I doing this again?" Sakura jumped p and sat on the counter, legs crossed.
"Well, since you are a newborn, we have to keep you body preserved until it is completely used to the transformation. I mean, since Naruto knows nothing of all of this, you're practically decaying," she said, wrinkling her nose again.
"What do you mean, 'decaying'?" he asked in monotone. Sakura sighed.
"Okay, so here's how it works: since you were bitten only about a month ago, the changes you undergo as a vampire really haven't started to take place yet. But with the first year as a vampire, your blood will slowly leave your body—because it doesn't make any more—and your body will start to decompose. To prevent that, though, you have to regularly sleep—well, not sleep—in a "freezer"," she explained, adding air quotes for emphases. "You see, when bitten by a vampire, there is this kind of chemical that is put into your body that is in the vampire venom. When put into cold temperatures for a period of time, the venom keeps the rest of the body young and limber, otherwise you will rot on the spot. I think that is about as simple as I can explain it," she finished. Sasuke nodded his head, understanding everything she had just told him.
"So what are you here for, exactly?" Honestly, he still didn't see why she had to be here.
"You need to be taught the proper way to live as a vampire while residing in a mortal community. As in, no biting people!" she accused sternly. "#2: You have to maintain the human speed and agility while in their presence. #3: don't tell anyone what you are; I think that one is pretty obvious. #4: If a human is in danger of another vampire that may or will hurt them, we are to help the mortal; in a way, we are still connected to them. Those are the four basic rules for all vampires. There are many more, but they apply to different caravans around the world." Sasuke nodded again. Then another question popped into his head.
"Can you tell me more about these Sanin people? Iruka didn't really elaborate much on the topic. All he said was that they were the oldest vampires left, syred by the same man, and that they are very powerful." Sakura seemed to be thinking about his question.
"Well, there isn't so much that I'm aloud to tell you everything I know. But I will tell you some stuff, though.
"The three Sanins; the oldest vampires still around today. Jiraiya, the one Naruto has a connection with, is the screwball of the group. From only meeting him twice, I can tell you he is such a pervert for a man syred at the age of fifty. I don't know if you've heard about the Icha-Icha Paradise book series, but he's the one who writes them as an underground author. But besides that, he is pretty intelligent. Plus, he's very nice. Tsunade, my syrer, is the female of the Sanin. The woman is a pure genius in the medical field and is physically the strongest of the three. You really don't want to get on her bad side. But over all of the years of working under her, I've come to learn that she can have a very soft heart. And then there is Orochimaru. I don't know all that much about him, to be honest. All I know is that he is considered and 'evil genius'. He knows about all of this strange immortality stuff and weird remedies that can do unimaginable things to a vampire. He's formed this group of vampires—kind of like a terrorist group—called the S.O.U.N.D. No one knows what it stands for. For the past couple hundred years, they have been doing some underground work for him, trying to take down Tsunade and the entire dynasty."
"So why did he come after me?"
"I have a theory, but I'm not saying anything yet until I'm sure I'm correct on it." Sakura jumped off of the sink counter she was sitting on and walked towards the door. "Holler if you need something," she said as she walked out, closing the door behind her.
As the minutes ticked by, Sasuke sank deeper into the ice and deeper into his thoughts. Why didn't the dynasty people trust Iruka and send over this strange girl to 'take care of him'? And what exactly was her theory on why Orochimaru wanted him?
