World of Darkness, World of Light
Chapter 3: Disillusioned
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto... Sadly...
Sakura ran into even more trouble on the way back to the library to meet up with the gang again. There was no end to this infinite wave of demons coming at her.
"GET LOST, SCUM!" Sakura shouted as her steel-toed boot slammed into the face of a demon, her high kick sending him flying back into another demon. She flipped herself onto her hands, her rapier in her mouth, twisting her body around with legs outstretched, knocking the feet out from under a third demon before swiftly grabbing the weapon, slicing off his head even as he fell and springing back onto her feet. She was sweating lightly. They just seemed to keep on coming... She brought her leg down hard on a demon's head, cleanly bashing the skull in, cracking bones loudly, then drove her fist, knuckles bleeding, into a fifth's chest, the force and momentum of the action driving her fist through his chest. Yanking her fist back, she breathed hard. No wonder Slayers had a short average lifespan, with things like this. She was wearing down, but still they came.
To top it all off, the back of her neck was starting to sting and burn sharply. She just barely raised her rapier in time to block the fist that had been aimed at her head, but was blind to the one coming at her back. A blur flew past her, and both the demons in front of her and behind her found themselves abruptly beheaded. The blur allighted on top of the building closest to her, and she squinted up at the now crouching figure. She could make out nothing but the outline, two gleaming fangs, and a pair of opaque silver orbs. The mark on her neck was going nuts, and her body, already exhausted from the onslaught of demons, finally caved, and she slumped forward, out cold.
Kakashi looked up from his book as an almost timid knock resounded against the door, getting up and opening the door, looking at the young man standing there, Sakura apparently unconscious in his arms.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I came across her not far from here. Do you know her?" the boy asked, the wind just barely ruffling his long chestnut tresses.
"Yes. Thank you for bringing her here." Kakashi replied, taking the limp girl into his own arms, continuing to look the boy up and down. 'His eyes are like Hinata's... but clearer... As if they can see much more...'
The door leading out into the school's hallway opened, and Hinata came in, seeming to freeze as her eyes immediately went to the boy, who appeared to be smirking slightly.
"N-Neji-niisan! W-What are you doing here!" Hinata asked, her eyes wide.
"Niisan...? You know him, Hinata?" Kakashi asked.
"Hello cousin Hinata... How have you been?" the boy asked in kind, smirking. "You don't seem very happy to see me..."
"Am I missing something here...?" Kakashi asked, sighing. He wished they'd elaborate...
"He is my cousin... or he was... until he and father started behaving differently..." Hinata replied, her eyes not leaving Neji's. "He and father are vampires now... What were you doing with Sakura, Neji!"
"Heh... You're smart, Hinata... You'll figure it out..." He flashed her one last smirk, and then vanished. Hinata's eyes were wide.
"No way... He wouldn't have..." she tugged Sakura away from Kakashi, sitting her in one of the chairs and searching around her neck, paling slightly as she saw the two little fang marks on the back of her neck. "H-He DID... No way..."
"What did he do?" Kakashi asked, eyebrow raised.
"Neji-niisan... He..."
