Okay this chapter has a lot of info in it. And since I forgot in the past chapters, I do not own Naruto!

For the first time, Sakura knew the superiority if vampires. Within seconds, Sasuke pushed her down on the bed, poured the red wine over her neck, and he was on top of her. She could feel his toned muscles encircle her torso, leaving no room for objection. One strong arm was around her waste while his other arm supported her head. He bent his head down and his gentle lips touched the skin on her neck. There was a knock on the door and it opened, revealing a poised, elderly man whom Sakura believed to be from the council. Sasuke's arms pulled her closer, trying to get a reaction. His voice echoed in Sakura's head, "If we must resort to that, you must play along with what I do." She suddenly realized what he was trying to get her to do. He wanted her to act like she was being bitten. A fake groan escaped from her lips and she felt Sasuke's fangs grow against her skin. Her groan turned into a frightened gasp, but was comforted when they did not sink into her neck. The charade continued when the old man spoke.

"So this is the girl you brought home with you. When you are finished with her I want to talk to you. I will be waiting outside your door." Sakura expected his voice to be shaky from old age, but it did not waver once. On his way out, he closed the door to give them privacy. As soon as they were alone, Sasuke let go of her and got off of her, but knelt down beside her. She closed her eyes to calm herself.

"I am going to bring the elder on here so he can talk to me. Act as if you have fainted, but not died. Bite marks heal fast so you do not need to hide your neck. Do not open your eyes until I say you can," Sasuke told Sakura, she nodded and made her body go limp. She could barely hear his soft footsteps as he went to open the door. Sakura did not dare open her eyes in fear the elder would notice, so she listened intently to hear their conversation.

"Hello Sasuke. You were a little boy when we last met. I am Manabu Akamon from the Council of Elders," Sakura could hear the elderly man say.

"Yes, of course I remember. Please excuse my manners. If I had known you were coming, I would have offered you a drink," Sasuke said.

"No need to worry. Your father has already offered me blood. I smell life still in the girl." Without a warning, a chilling hand lifted Sakura's arm. A shiver ran up her arm to the rest of her body. Sakura had to remind herself to stay limp and not pull away. "She still has a pulse, and she is breathing. Is there a reason you kept her alive?" Sakura's arm was dropped over the side of the bed.

"I was planning on keeping her around a little longer. Every once in a while it is nice to have some warm blood. There is no need to worry. She will not be able to escape our house."

"I am not worried about that. There are far too many vampires here. I have no doubt that you will not let her escape. What worries me more is your age. You are almost eighteen and you still do not have a mate! I am sure you know what will happen if you do not have a mate by your birthday. It would be advisable if you hosted a party with single girls, or even if you just arranged a meeting with a few girls. If you remember Emi Watsubi, I know she is still looking for a mate." Sakura was shocked to hear what he elder had just said, but kept her mouth shut.

"I am aware of my options, but I want to make sure I will get along with my mate," Sasuke responded knowingly.

"As long as you know, that is all I needed to talk to you about so I will be on my way. There is no need to show me the way downstairs, I know the way. Make sure the girl does not change. Good day to you." With that, Manabu once again left the room.

"Sakura, you can open your eyes now," whispered Sasuke's relieved voice as he walked into the bathroom. Sakura sat up staring at Sasuke coming back into his room, shock shadowing her eyes. He had a wet washcloth in his hand and started wiping the wine from her neck. Sakura raised her hand to grasp his and stop him from continuing.

"Sasuke," Sakura said barely audible, but she looked up at him questioningly "what did all that mean? I know there is something you are not telling me. I want to know why I was really kidnapped, the truth about your eye colors, and why I get dizzy whenever I look at you when your eyes are topaz. I want to know why you did not bite me, but poured wine on me instead. Tell me everything!" Sakura was looking straight at Sasuke, but he was careful not to look at her directly. He sighed and sat next to her on his bed.

"To start off, that was not wine, it was blood. Manabu would not be fooled if we used wine. Blood and wine smell very different. My eye color changes from black to topaz when I am thirsty or angry. That is also when my fangs appear." Sasuke passed and Sakura waited silently for him to continue. "I am going to be eighteen soon. All vampires must have a mate by their eighteenth birthday or they will die," Sakura squeaked and her eyes widened in astonishment, but she said nothing.

"That is why my father kidnapped you. A mate can be a vampire or a human. If a mate is human, they must be turned into a vampire. For that to happen, they must be bitten. There are two ways to bite a human. The first is to normally bite them. A vampire can drink all of the human's blood and they die, or they can leave some blood and the human lives with no side effects. However, there memories have to be erased. The second way is to inject poison through our fangs when we feed and leave some blood. This caused all of their organs to shut down and they become a vampire. It is not that simple though. A lot of the time, poison enters the human's body because the vampire is too distracted to care. In which case, the human must be drained of blood so they will not become a vampire." Sasuke stood up and walked around while continuing.

"To prevent this from happening, we make people faint and withdraw blood to drink out of wine glasses. That way, the humans do not get suspicious. If a human looks directly into a vampire's eyes, they get dizzy and faint." He sat down in a chair on the opposite side of the room. Sakura could tell Sasuke was keeping distance between them. "My father brought you here in hopes that I would make you my mate. I did not bite you because it was not your choice to come here and I did not want to loose control and change you into a vampire. As it was, I had a hard time controlling myself. I almost bit you when my fangs came out. It takes a lot of self control not to bite someone who smells so good when presented with the opportunity, but I want to give you the choice of whether you live, die, or become a vampire." Now Sakura only had one question left to ask.

"Does that mean you are asking me to be your mate?" she asked with more confidence in her voice than she expected. Sasuke finally looked her in the eye.

"No. It is what my father is asking you."

Yay! This one was a bit shorter but I hope you still liked it!!