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Authornote-Yo! Here's a New Years Eve present! Well, I sort of noticed some people didn't really get the last chapter and then I realized thanks to my sis a lot of the points in the last chapter are cleared up in this chapter and later on through the story. So, sorry for those who kind of found it hard or too much to take at once. However, thanks Hibiko for pointing out a little Easter egg I accidentally put in the last chapter without knowing. I was working on another vampire fic based off of the Story of Evil saga of songs by the Kagamine twins while working on this story a year or so ago and never noticed that little quote sneaked into the dialogue. However, if you get lost with some of the points of this story, its alright as some points will be revealed later as I am trying to add some mystery into this story. But onto the story and thanks Gamerteen13 for proofreading for me again!"
Ch.3 "Dark Arts"
"Naruto! Where are you!" Thirteen year old Uchiha Sasuke shouted as he ran through a dark forest with red sky. He could have sworn he saw...
"What do you want, traitor?" Sasuke froze as he looked at thirteen year old Uzumaki Naruto, his orange jumpsuit torn and covered in blood.
"N-Naruto?" Sasuke recoiled. Did he do this to Naruto? He did remember Naruto was injured after their fight at the Valley of End... But it was that bad?
"I hate you..." Sasuke's eyes widen as many shadows appeared around him and blocking him from running. "You betrayed me and everyone that loved you..." Sasuke had fear in his eyes as Naruto's eyes became red and with silted pupils. "Therefore, you should die and suffer forever for your crimes!" Sasuke recoiled as Naruto charged at him, turning into a beast.
"Ack!" WHAM! "Ow ow ow ow..." Sasuke groaned as he rubbed his forehead. He blinked as he found nothing but darkness in front of his eyes. 'What the? That was a dream?...Wait a second...' Sasuke panicked as he found himself in some kind of container. He found the top and pushed it off.
'WHY THE HECK WAS I IN A COFFIN!' Sasuke's mind was in full freak-out mode when he got out of the container to find it was an elegantly made coffin of gothic nature. 'Why the heck am I a girl!' Sasuke looked down at his now female thirteen year old body. She was wearing a black lacy baby doll nightie with matching bloomers on her lean female body with a sight curves and long limbs.
"What the heck is going on?" Sasuke gripped her head in utter shock and confusion while trying to reflect on her memories. 'I remember running away from Orochimaru and got hit by a jutsu after being defeated... Then I wondered around in a forest... But the rest I can't remember.' Sasuke let out a sigh. This must be some kind of divine punishment for what he... Er, she had done... Yeah.. That was the best explanation.
"But, why do I feel so light headed?" Sasuke then froze as she head a door open and someone walking down steps.
"Huh? You're awake?" Sasuke's eyes widen as she saw a blond hair eighteen year old male wearing clothes only a vampire would wear coming down the stairs. "Odd... But then again, you always recover fast, Sasuke."
"Who are you? Where am I?" Sasuke growled as the blond reached the bottom of the stairs. One reason for the distrust was that this was a stranger… The second reason was because this very stranger looked like a blond hair, blue eyed clone of her brother without tear lines.
"...I know my real body looks somewhat different from what you are used to seeing, Sasuke, but I'm hurt you do not recognize me... Plus, you are at my new home." The blond sighed before Sasuke sprinted pass the blond. "Sasuke! No!"
"I don't care! I'm-" The blond grabbed Sasuke at the top of the stair case at a speed that shocked Sasuke, but not before Sasuke had opened the door and some sunlight hit her arm. "AIIEEE!" Sasuke screamed as her arm burned some before the blond pulled her back and took her back downstairs bridal style. The blond put her down on an elegant couch with a blushing Sasuke.
"Are you alright, Sasuke?..." Sasuke noticed the blond's eyes were that of sapphires and on the blond's pale cheeks were whisker marks.
"N-Naruto?" Sasuke stuttered in shock at the fact Naruto was right there the whole time. 'Now, he must hate me for sure! I just saw… Kami, why the heck does Naruto look like him!' Sasuke had tears in her eyes before a deep blush appeared on her cheeks when Naruto licked her arm.
"Eek! Stop! That's-" Sasuke's eyes widen as steam came from where Naruto licked and the burn disappeared completely once Naruto was done.
"... Sorry for scaring you before, Sasuke." Naruto sighed, flopping down beside Sasuke, who was still blushing some. "I forgot last night that I found you injured and dazed, so I am at fault."
"...Naruto?" Sasuke looked to the ground.
"Yes?" Naruto cocked an eyebrow.
"D-Do you hate me?" Sasuke looked up at Naruto and saw shock in Naruto's face... before a smile.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Naruto laughed. "I could never hate you, Sasuke! Though, after getting back my real body (and common sense), I finally realized why I understood your feelings. Just before my mother sealed me away to protect me, most of my clan was massacred by an angry mob... Ironically, I died in my fake body the same way... What is it with humans and mobs?"
"Your fake body?" Sasuke asked in confusion.
"Yeah... My soul left my body while under a seal and I technically was 'reborn.'" Naruto ruffled Sasuke's hair. "But, here, I wasn't expecting to ever see anyone from the alternate reality you are from again. Even though I would personally prefer you to back in your Konoha, I am glad you are no longer with Orochimaru." Naruto chimed with a grin.
"But... Why did my skin burn in the sunlight?" Sasuke asked, wondering if it was some kind of curse she got moving through the barriers of dimensions thanks to Orochimaru.
"Don't worry..." Sasuke's eyes widen as Naruto took of her blouse top to expose her bandaged up chest. "You won't have that problem once you drink from me."
"Drink?" Sasuke asked in confusion. Sure, she was oddly very thirsty, but she did not understand what Naruto meant. Naruto exposed her neck only for Sasuke to look confusedly at her.
"Interesting..." Naruto smirked before dragging one of her long, claw looking nails across the side of her neck and rich red blood came out.
"Ah..." Sasuke's eyes suddenly turned from onyx to a glowing blood red and her mouth opened to expose long fangs as she licked her lips. Sasuke moved closer to Naruto and sniffed the blond's neck.
"It's alright..." Naruto cooed to Sasuke as her own eyes became the same red color. "Ah..." Naruto grunted as Sasuke sank her fangs into Naruto's neck deeply and drank the blond's blood greedily.
'What am I doing!' Sasuke recoiled back in fear from Naruto as she suddenly regained control over herself. "I-I...What have I become!" Sasuke cried. She really has become a monster!
"It's alright, Sasuke." Sasuke looked up at Naruto. "I'm sorry for turning you without your permission, but I didn't want to lose you since you close to death when I found you." Sasuke's eyes widen as she saw Naruto's wounds were already healed. "Many people believe those who live in darkness are always evil or mislead, but not all things that bump in the night are true monsters. Sure, my...No, our kind is beasts, but we are not evil. Sometimes, it's the darkness that stays pure and innocent and the light becomes impure and corrupted." Naruto smiled while wiping Sasuke's tears away. "I don't want you to become a monster, a beast with no human side left, so you must drink my blood in order to become strong enough to a normal vampire."
Sasuke looked at Naruto with shock. "V-Vampire?" Sasuke thought vampires were a myth. Just a fantasy told by mothers to scare their children. "You mean the monsters that suck blood from other people?"
"Yep... But, since I'm an original vampire, I prefer animal blood like vampire bats." Naruto chimed while Sasuke sweated.
"What about sunlight and garlic!" Sasuke screamed at Naruto.
"Sunlight is annoying, but it's only deadly to a ghoul, what we vampires call vampires that were humans turned by vampires, but never let to feed off their 'masters' and lost their sanity because they couldn't feed off their masters to become ex-human vampire to the point of becoming a normal vampire with no longer needing to feed off their master. The more you drink from me, more vampire you will become since I am technically an original vampire... I think there are also pure blood vampires and then the ones that call themselves aristocrats as they are very close to being pure blood." Naruto sighed as Sasuke tried to get up, but found herself oddly weak.
"What the?" Sasuke blushed as Naruto picked her up bridal style.
"You must have had some adrenaline in your system from last night to allow yourself to move after transforming. You will need to rest and feed off me for a few days before you will be fully recovered." Naruto laid Sasuke back in the coffin Sasuke woke up in. "But, you better get used to being called 'Sasuke-chan.'"
"Why?" Sasuke asked, feeling really relaxed and sleepy as Naruto tucked her in.
"Simple... Another Uchiha Sasuke exists here and he kind of surprised me by begging me to be his sensei after he made fun of me when I was painting where he had his training ground was at." Naruto smiled.
"Heh... I pity him since you're stupid..." A vein popped up on Naruto's forehead.
"Er... Sasuke, I was like that back in your world because all my common sense and manners were left here in my real body. Plus, I'm much stronger than I look." Naruto smirked back at Sasuke.
"...Yeah... But you are stupid in fashion..." Sasuke smirked back as Naruto's face turned red.
"Excuse me! These clothes are all I have left behind from my family..." Naruto looked down. "Including my little brother... Who wore outfits like this all the time because he was forced to be my servant since he was born after me."
Sasuke's eyes widen as she looked at Naruto before smiling. "Heh... You really are still the Naruto I know... Only you would care so much for a sibling."
"Yeah..." Naruto smirked. "Sasuke..." Sasuke smiled before giving in to her weariness and fell asleep.
"Heh... Then good night, Sasuke." Naruto closed the coffin lid with a smile. She was glad she was able to save her best friend both physically and mentally. At least, she did not have to live with the guilt of failing her best friend when she needed her the most. Naruto closed the door to her basement and locked it. She did not want anyone to disturb Sasuke while she was sleeping. 'But, now I must make an excuse of why Sasuke has appeared.' Naruto sighed as she walked though her home and workplace. Life can be annoying at times.
Uchiha Itachi noticed his father has been tenser than he has ever been before. It was very noticeable as he sat before his father in one of the meeting rooms of the Uchiha compound. Itachi just hoped Fugaku wasn't going to force him to marry as his mother wanted him to do.
"Itachi... I know you go on a lot of mission, but I have a favor to ask." Fugaku sighed. "Your mother has been put back in service to work with the police for a bit as we are trying to get some psycho killers off the streets of Konoha. I already asked if you could have some time off because of this and the council approved."
"What is it that you wish for me to do?" Itachi asked, confused.
"I need for you to take care of Sasuke for a while. Mikoto and I will be too busy to take care of him, so we will need you to take care of your brother." Fugaku pinched the bridge of his nose. He really wanted to get these killers of the streets.
'Huh?' Itachi's eyes widen as a vision came to him, ones he usually got while asleep.
"Haruto..." A red-eyed boy at age three looked at his black hair father with blue eyes. "You are to protect your sister at all costs... You are her servant and she is your lady. Even if you are brother and sister, twins none of the less, you must always be your sister's servant and protector."
"Itachi? Are you alright?" Itachi snapped back to reality and looked at his father. "Are you-"
"Yeah... I'm fine... Just thinking..." Itachi sighed. That was very strange for him. 'Why did I suddenly start day dreaming?' Itachi put thoughts aside for the moment. "I will do it." Itachi sighed. He hasn't been able to spend time with his little brother for a while, so this could help him as well as give him a much needed break since his strange dreams were now coming to him during the times he was awake.
"Good. And thank you, Itachi... Everything is chaos right now with the police investigation that hiring a nanny wouldn't work." Itachi sweated at how his father was very frugal to the point of making his own son a nanny.
'And here, I was thinking he really wanted to take care of Sasuke.' Itachi sighed while getting up. However, he needed to learn how to cook.
'No... I already know how to cook... I had to for my lady.' Itachi's eyes turned a red color before flashing back to black and Itachi blinked. He was confused as he realized, somehow, he knew how to cook several dishes, most of which he didn't know of before.
'Strange... But, I best look in a cook book and make sure I know the usual dishes we eat here... And maybe look up in the phone book a therapist...' Itachi rubbed his aching forehead as he went to the kitchen.
"Hey, Naruto-sensei..." Sasuke looked at Naruto as she was sitting under a tree and sewing. "Why are you making a dress?"
"Oh... A family I became friends with died and the only survivor managed to get her to Konoha and I decided to adopt her into my clan. She is my best friend, but much of her belongings were lost, so I have to make her some new clothing." Naruto sighed.
"Oh... Naruto-sensei, what was your little brother like?" Sasuke sat beside Naruto.
"He was a very kind person, though he seemed cold and distant. He cared deeply for me and always did his best to please me and protect me... Sasuke... Do you have any siblings?" Naruto asked.
"Yes... An older brother... But he is always busy, so he never has time for me." Sasuke sighed.
"Sasuke..." Naruto ruffled Sasuke's hair. "Even if he seems too busy, he is still your brother and you should cherish him like a treasure." Naruto smiled at the eight year old before sensing something. "Sasuke... Let's call it a day."
"Huh? Why?" Sasuke asked. It was still pretty early.
"Just got a feeling it's going to rain..." Naruto sighed, looking up at the sky.
"But it's clear..." Sasuke looked up.
"Well, sometimes even the calmest of days can produce a horrible storm." Naruto sighed as Sasuke pouted. "Plus, I have some errands to run."
"Aw... Well, bye!" Sasuke waved before running off.
"...I see I am not the only vampire left." Naruto sighed as a man wearing a cape with a hood covering his face appeared out of the shadows before Naruto.
"Are you the pure blood vampire turning humans into E-level vampires?" The man growled.
"E level?... Do you mean ghouls? I have only turned one person and that person is a dear friend of mine at the edge of death and currently locked up till she drinks enough of my blood to possible come out as a normal vampire." Naruto sighed.
"Ghoul? What world are you from? But, you are a pure blood that drank from a human and you should be ashamed to have turned your friend into a beast..." The vampire sneered.
"I am not a pure blood... I am a genesis vampire... I was born directly from the first vampires through inbreeding, not even a speck of human blood in my veins. A true beast in humanoid skin that has awoken from a very deep slumber." Naruto smirked as the vampire glared at her.
"There is no such thing as-" The vampire blinked in shock at the fact Naruto was now behind him with her arm over his shoulder. She made a small cut on the vampire's throat and licked the blood. "H-How?"
"You're an aristocrat... You should know of my kind though, you all probably thought we were extinct... However, my mother sealed me away before the first hunters could kill her... If you need proof... Just say my name to whatever elders you have... My name is Uzumaki Naruto, technically now the Mistress of the Uzumaki coven." Naruto chuckled before turning into a bat and flying off.
"...I need to report this to the council..." The caped vampire ran off into the forest shadows. If what the blond vampire said was true, then the noble bloods would want to know.
"Naruto... Where did you learn to sew?" Sasuke asked as she watched Naruto adding the finishing touches to a dress. It was nighttime, so she could come out of the basement, but the once male was at first wanted to stay down there after seeing all the "outfits" Naruto made for her.
"My mother and her lady servants along with my aunts taught me. Back in the day, all girls were taught to be civilized young women... We were taught to sew, knit, cook, sing, and how to make poisons to drop into our rivals drinks." Naruto chimed as Sasuke paled at the last of what Naruto said, which Naruto noticed. "...Trust me..., You thought the girls back in the Academy had cat fights over boys, but it's nothing compared to what was done in my days... Luckily, the only love I had of that kind of for my brother."
"...That's gross..." Sasuke groaned.
"Not back then, in those days, inbreeding was fine and it was better than having your sibling as a slave." Naruto sighed as she finished the last stitch. "I'm done!" Naruto chimed while holding up a very lacy black dress with red bows.
"...I'm not wearing that..." Sasuke grimaced. She maybe a girl now, but there was no way she was going to wear a lacy dress.
"But I made it for you..." Naruto eyes watered and Sasuke didn't realize she ended up stuck in one of Naruto's oldest tricks... The art of cuteness... Which was second to seduction. She did puppy dog eyes and Sasuke's heart instantly melted in guilt.
"...Fine... But, no photos and this is till you can take me shopping for new clothing!" Sasuke snatched the dress out of Naruto's hand. "Wait... I forgot vampires can't show up in pictures."
"That's a myth. We do take on film." Naruto sighed as Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "The portrait thing is because painting is one of the hobbies we vampire take on thanks to our long lives."
"What about stakes, garlic, holy water, and the other weaknesses of vampires?" Sasuke asked.
"Stake through the heart or head, yeah, but that's because we are not immortal...We just live longer and age less than humans. However, silver works on us better to kill."
"Like werewolves?"Sasuke paled, worried it that also included jewelry silver.
"So called werewolves were vampires with the ability to transform into canines. I do bats. As for other weaknesses. Garlic is just a personal thing. My brother and I loved it, but most don't because of the strong smell though they don't mind eating it once cooked in a dish. Holy water and such does not hurt us, however, there are some types of 'anti-vampire' weapons, but I can't remember what they were. Sunlight doesn't bother us as long as we have sunscreen on and we can cross running water fine. Crosses have no effect either, though I heard they could be used to seal my kind away. However, we vampires, even though we do live much longer than normal humans, are not immortal. We are just harder to kill and once we die, we turn to dust."
"I see..." Sasuke sighed. She was glad she was not the movie monster kind of vampire, but more like a special "vampire like" person.
"Are you hungry, Sasuke?" Naruto asked while Sasuke rubbed her throat.
"...Yeah... I think I will never get used to this thirst..." Sasuke sighed, sweating as Naruto took off her blouse. "Why the heck are you doing that?"
"Because I don't want blood on my clothing... You haven't gotten the art of drinking blood down yet..." Naruto sighed as Sasuke's eyes turned red and she bit into Naruto's neck. Once Sasuke was done, Naruto healed her bite wounds on her neck.
"Naruto... Why didn't you become a ninja?" Sasuke asked. She knew it was Naruto's dream to become Hokage in the world she belonged to, yet here Naruto was as an artist instead of a ninja.
"... Being a ninja would be bad... It could expose us as being vampires because of our increased strength and need of blood. I developed a control over my blood lust, but a new vampire would not be able to control themselves if near someone badly hurt with just a bad cut. So, being a warrior will be out of the question unless you can take solo missions."
"I see..." Sasuke let out a sigh. Her only job she knew was now useless, so she now also useless till she found another job she could do. Sasuke really didn't like it since she hated being useless, especially now that she owed Naruto for just her kindness towards her, but her life as well. "Naruto... Can you teach me how to sew?"
"Huh?" Naruto blinked, noticing the burning will in Sasuke's eyes. 'Still the same as always...' "Sure... I don't mind showing you." Naruto smiled at Sasuke. "Now, let's start with basic stitches on a scratch piece of cloth..." Naruto sighed while showing and watching Sasuke as she tried to sew. It was like back when the two was on Team Seven with their lazy sensei Hatake Kakashi and teammate Haruno Sakura. However, it was just Sasuke and her now, in a world where both didn't exist in a sense.
'I won't lose someone precious ever again...' Naruto thought as she looked at Sasuke. She had a third chance to life and was not going to make the same mistakes like her past two. 'But... I wonder how Sasuke got here... Maybe there is a way to travel through dimensions...' Naruto sweated as Sasuke cried out when she poked herself with the needle. She smiled as Sasuke glared at the needle, wanting it to obey her. 'But, I'm glad I am not alone anymore... But, now I got two Sasuke's instead of one... Double trouble?... Hopefully not...' Naruto let out a sigh as Sasuke keep poking herself while trying to sew.
"I hope this is alright." Itachi sighed, looking at the dinner he made which was a simple dish of omelet with rice. He didn't want to try something harder till he mastered the basics... Though, he was shocked his hands just moved on their own and he quickly prepared the meal without much thought.
"...I best try it." Itachi took a bite from the plate that was his. 'Good... Good tasting and edible,' Itachi thought before swallowing. However, his face instantly turned green and he ran to the bathroom and threw up into the toilet while cough. "W-What the heck? Did I catch a virus?"
"Haruto...Why do we have to keep drinking blood? Wouldn't it make the humans happier?"
"Even though we can feed off of nature, my Lady, we need to drink blood in order to stay healthy. Without it, we become very ill and eve we cannot even eat solid food."
"N-Nani?" Itachi gripped his forehead, having heard another memory...Drink blood. "... I must have over worked myself… I-I'll go rest..."
"..." Itachi left the bath room, not noticing a person in the shadows of the hallway.
"... I guess all that constant mission going finally caught up with you... I hope you get better." The shadow sighed before Shinshun no Jutsu out of the house to let Itachi rest.
Endnote:I hoped you enjoyed this chapter! Well, have a Happy New Year and a safe new year!
