I pulled Naruto under the bed; the only place we can hide. Footsteps echoed on the large empty room. Three pairs of feet stopped on my side. Naruto and I tried to take a peek; it was Tsunade-sama, Kakashi sensei and… ITACHI?!

I did say that I killed a lot of Akatsuki members, but I haven't accomplished my goal of killing him.

"What the hell is he doing here?" I asked myself.

Naruto and I tried to listen in to their conversation.

"Yeah, she's in a critical state right now but the transformation is almost complete. This evening, she's gonna wake up." Tsunade-sama explained.

"Does Sasuke know the truth?" Itachi asked. He was wearing the Akatsuki uniform.

My eyes narrowed down, "Truth?" I murmured.

"The possibilities that he knows the truth are too low. When we thought the last of the Hana clan was destroyed, no one talked about them anymore." Itachi said.

"But he has to know. It'll be best." Tsunade-sama suggested.

"He'll know about it sooner or later." Kakashi-sensei spoke.

"Sakura might be wild at first. Just give her this."

I saw Tsunade-sama gave a vial of something to Itachi. It was thick and it was red. Could it be…?

"I don't get it, teme." Naruto whispered.

I motioned a finger on my lips. Fortunately, Naruto got the idea.

"Itachi… I'm not only Sakura's sensei; I'm also like a father to her. Please… take care of her." Kakashi-sensei's voice sounded like he's in a state of panic and pain.

"Don't worry Kakashi," Itachi turned to look at him. "I'll guard her with my own life."

"Thank you." Kakashi-sensei bowed his head.

The three of them turned back to Sakura. I can feel the intensity of her chakra, it keeps getting stronger and stronger by the minute.

Naruto was silent by my side, by the look on his face I can tell he couldn't intake what we heard as well.

"Sakura will be transferred at the place where she was created. At center of the flower fields, there is a stone that will be illuminated by the full moon later. Make sure, the moonlight touches her, especially her heart." Tsunade-sama instructed.

Kakashi-sensei sighed. "It's noon, twelve more hours until midnight."

"Maybe we should talk to Sasuke…" Itachi suggested.

Talk to me?

"No. Let him be for awhile. Sakura won't be out for awhile until she could control herself. It might take months, even years, but we need to do it for everyone's sake." Tsunade-sama explained.

What's everything got to do with me?

"Sakura looks dead." Itachi sighed.

"She is dead." Tsunade-sama said.

Naruto and I stared at each other. "Sh-She's dead?" Naruto shook.

"No… it can't be. They said she's gonna wake up later this evening!" I shouted in a whisper in Naruto's ear.

"I'm confused…" Naruto muttered.

Then we noticed that the three of them were heading towards the door. When the door slammed shut, Naruto and I rolled on our sides then stood up with our legs cramping.

I stared down at Sakura's face. She really looked dead. There were no monitors around her to check if her heart's still beating.

"She's pale!" Naruto sighed.

"If she has no dextrose of some sort, how would she survive being unconscious for a period of time?" I asked to no one in particular.

Naruto's hand was reaching out to touch Sakura's face, slowly; he placed a finger on her neck. Naruto immediately pulled off his finger from Sakura and held it with his other hand.

"That hurt!" Naruto whined.

"What hurt?" I asked.

"Sakura! She still hurts me even when she's dead!" Naruto sucked his finger.

"She's not dead!" I suddenly yelled, and then I placed a hand on my mouth.

Naruto stared at me, grinning, while his finger was still on his mouth.

"What?" I asked, annoyed.

"You care for her! Hah! I was right all along!" Naruto pointed his saliva coated finger at me.

I had no response for that. Really, what was I suppose to say?

I sighed, and then decided that we should leave before someone catches us. We opened a window then jumped down towards a tree then towards the street.

"There! I told you something's weird with Sakura-chan!" Naruto nudged me at the sides.

"Whatever." I crossed my arms.

The two of us were about to go to Ichiraku when Kakashi-sensei surprised us as he appeared behind us.

"K-Kakashi-s-sensei!" Naruto stiffened.

"Yo!"

"Sensei." I nodded.

"You two are spending time together?" Kakashi-sensei looked surprised.

"Yeah!" Naruto placed an arm around my shoulders. "I missed teme so much!"

"Then we should head to Ichiraku then!" Kakashi-sensei said then dragged Naruto and me towards Ichiraku.

Kakashi-sensei ordered three beef ramen. He looked so excited and so full of energy unlike his usual lazy looking self.

"What's up?" Kakashi-sensei asked.

I cocked an eyebrow. "What's…up?" I said.

He nodded. "Sensei! Why is Sakura-chan still at the hospital? What the hell is wrong with her?" Naruto asked.

I noticed Sensei tense for a second and then he regained his composure.

"She just got overly fatigued during the last mission. And besides, you saw her tortured by the enemy." Kakashi-sensei explained.

"Hmph." Naruto crossed his arms. "Then why won't Tsunade-baachan let us see her? Even just a tiny peek will do!"

"It's complicated Naruto. But don't worry, I overheard Tsunade-sama talking with Shizune." Kakashi-sensei whispered. "She'll be out of the hospital soon!"

I can't believe they're lying to us. If we, especially me, are really in danger why won't they warn us?

"Sakura's condition is very normal now. She'll be training with us in no time at all! So make sure you give her something when she gets out!" Kakashi-sensei told us.

"Like?" I challenged.

Kakashi-sensei stared at me. "Like…" He said. "Like a teddy bear. Sakura likes them."

"Nah… Sakura-chan likes panda bears more." Naruto said.

Then, our orders were placed in front of us.

"Ah ramen! Welcome to the Kingdom of my mouth and stomach!" Naruto said before hogging the big bowl of ramen in front of him.

I shook my head then ate my ramen. I took a peek at Kakashi-sensei; he was staring in front of him, his face was troubled and worried. His ramen was untouched.

"Sensei…" I called.

"Hm?" He turned his head to face me.

"Why are you so tense?" I asked him.

"T-tense? No! Of course not! Why would I be tense?" He said in a hurry.

"If you say so." I shrugged then continued eating.

I was in a tension of my own as well. Why would they keep everything a secret when all along, it has something to do with me?

"Are you gonna eat that?" Naruto asked Sensei.

Kakashi-sensei sighed then pushed the bowl of untouched ramen towards Naruto. Kakashi-sensei glanced outside, I followed his gaze and he seems to be staring at the sky.

Odd… it was so hot and sunny this morning. Rain clouds are forming and it looks like rain's heavy.

"How about I tell you guys a story until the rain stops?" Kakashi chuckled.

"Sure?" Me and Naruto looked at each other.

"Okay, do you guys know the story of the Hana clan?" Kakashi asked.

I shook my head and Naruto nodded.

"They were killed, right? People despised them, cursed them to their bones." Naruto said.

"Yes. They were hated by many especially Konoha." Kakashi added.

"But why?" I asked. "What kind of people are they to be hated so much?"

"They were no ordinary people, teme." Naruto looked at me.

I raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"They were vampires." Kakashi answered.

"Vampires?" I said.

The two of them nodded.

"The Hana clan was a clan that existed years ago." Kakashi said.

Kakashi saw that the two was interested to know more.

"The Hana clan was huge. Almost every village has a Hana clan. They were rich, powerful, and mysterious. They were feared by many. And their abilities are very rare and unique."

"Like?" Naruto asked. The rain was pouring heavily.

"They could kill you with their stare and read your mind, there are many more but that's all I can remember about their abilities. Anyway, one night, a villager here saw a group of kids on a playground piled up. The villager went to see what's wrong but as the kids saw him coming they ran away and the villager saw that their eyes were blood red. Then he saw what they were doing, a body of a child was lying lifeless on the ground, a pool of blood was around him and he was pale. Then he saw bite marks all over the kid's body."

The story seemed real. It seemed like Kakashi-sensei was there, watching the whole scene.

"Then the fourth knew then he summoned the clan leader. They negotiated and they agreed that their secret won't be blurted out but in return they must stop killing humans. From then on, the Hana clan improvised and drank animal blood instead. They were contented but some were not. A few 'black sheeps' of the clan still hunted humans. So it ended up in a war against the Hana clan and a clan from Konoha."

"What clan sensei?" Naruto asked. "Later! Lemme finish first!"

"So, the Hana clan, the good ones, decided to just leave every village and hide in the mountains. But the clan from Konoha never stopped hunting them. They killed every Hana member they could find. A lot of innocent people were killed because some people were sometimes mistaken as a part of the clan.

Then, when the Konoha clan thought that every single Hana was killed, they ended their search. They celebrated every spring for the death of the last Hana, the wife of the leader. But..." Kakashi-sensei looked hesitant to tell us the rest.

"But?" Naruto and I asked in unison.

"But..." Kakashi sighed. "But what they didn't know is that, the wife of the leader and the leader himself survived and she was pregnant. On the day her child was born, she put on a spell that will make her daughter seem human. But the spell wasn't finished so her daughter was only human for a short period of time because her mother died and after that, she requested her husband to finish off the spell but what the leader did was he put on a different spell.

Once the spell of her mother dissipates, she will avenge her clan and kill the last remaining person of the clan that killed them."

"So you mean to say that the clan from Konoha also died and only one is alive?" Naruto confirmed.

"Yes." Kakashi nodded.

"Us?" I guessed.

Kakashi looked at me with such shocked eyes. Who wouldn't make the right guess anyway? I'm the only one left, wait... Itachi is still alive.

"But... isn't your brother still alive?" Kakashi asked.

I shrugged.

"If it is you the child is after, then you better hide! But don't worry, it's just a story." And with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Ooh! Teme is in big trouble!" Naruto teased.

"Shut up Naruto."

Should I believe the story? I mean, it sounded so true yet it doesn't. Vampires aren't real, right?

I never did realize that I was shaking. I wasn't cold. Was it fear? Fear of what? Vampires? Puhlease.

"Teme, what if Sakura was a vampire? What would you do?" Naruto suddenly asked.

If Sakura was a vampire and the Uchiha was the clan she was sworn to avenge her clan to, and she's out to kill me, I don't know what I'll do.

I shrugged at Naruto then smirked. "I'd probably kill her myself."