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A/N: I apologize to all my readers for the long and horrible wait. Unfortunately, my computer has decided to go into early retirement and so until I get a new computer updates will be slow (even more than usual) for all of my stories. No, I haven't stopped writing or anything of the sort. In fact, I'm fill with a bunch of new ideas. Sadly, though, my computer doesn't give a shit.
Due to some insistent reviewers, this story was updated first. What can I say? I just love my readers!
Expectations of the Damned
As he came in view of the house, Pein was not surprised to see him there. The imposing figure of the man seemed to tighten with tension as his cold, white eyes took notice of the body hanging limply in his arms.
"Can you not keep your minions under control, Pein?" the man demanded. The angry words were directed at the vampire, but his eyes were soft and caring as he looked at the young woman unconscious in the vampire's arms.
"I admit, it was careless of me for bringing those tow in the area," Pein agreed. "But I could tell them nothing until I was certain. I did not know if they are loyal to me or to him. However, I still should have been careful. I should have at least explained the situation to my master, seeing how they tracked her down by my scent."
The man return his eyes to the orange haired vampire, nearly showing surprise on his otherwise hard features at the soft look on that emotionless face. He said nothing of it, for he was more worried about his daughter's well being than a blood-sucker's feelings. After all, he had already warned the man and he was not an idiot.
"Put her to bed and do your work, Pein," he ordered instead. "I'd made sure that the maids kept the window unlock. I'll send my nephew to scout the area and clean up your mess."
"How very kind of you, Hiashi."
The Hyuga man gave the vampire a sneer. "If it weren't for my debt to you, I would have staked you the moment you entered this town. The fury I feel you could only imagine when I learned what you did to my daughter. If it weren't for that contract binding the two of you together, I would have killed you that night."
Pein glanced down at the girl's gentle sleeping features. "She does resemble her greatly, doesn't she, Hiashi?" he asked quietly.
The flesh of his shoulder exploded as a metal stake embedded itself into it. The vampire gave a grunt, the only sign of his pain as his face remained as stoic as ever. Remarkably, he managed to change the position in which he held the girl so none of the gore fell on her being.
"Shut your damn mouth and get her inside," Hiashi ordered once more, turning his back to enter the house. At the door, he added," It's getting cold. I don't want her to catch sick. If she does, it'll be your head." Then he went inside.
Pein allowed himself a wry smile. "Such a caring father he is, isn't he?" he asked his sleeping master, who murmured in her sleep and turned to snuggle her face into his chest.
Reaching up with one hand, he pulled the stake out.
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Hinata woke up feeling so warm and comfortable that she didn't want to wake up. Instead, she rolled to her side, curling into a near ball before stretching out her body, a faint smile forming on her face.
"Fuck! No wonder that fucking hurt. The bitch bought the whole fucking store!"
Hinata jumped out of the bed, throwing the heavy covers as she tried to find the source of the cursing. Nothing in her room gave any clues, but the words had been muffled and if she thought about it, it sounded as if it was coming from outside her window.
"Shut up. You are going to bring the whole neighborhood in a sense of alarm," a second voice retorted, sounding annoyed in its subtleness.
It was coming from outside her window. Stepping up from her bed, Hinata made her way over to lift open the curtains and look outside.
"Don't."
The quiet command made her jump and turn back around. It was dark, despite the shadowy glow the curtains gave due to the light outside, telling her it was daytime. No wonder she found him in the darkest corner of her room.
"P-Pein?" she called out, moving away from the window and towards him.
The vampire sat with his back against the wall, sitting straight with his legs sprawled out before him, one bent at the knee. She bend down at his side, her mouth opening to ask why he was sitting on the floor. She had a comfy chair he could have used.
A crash came from the outside.
"FUCK! Who the fuck puts a goddamn plant on the fucking roof?! Gawk! The fuck, Kakuzu! What the fuck was that for?!"
"Shut… the fuck… up, Hidan!"
There was a sound of a fist striking flesh, followed by a curse and a struggle of fighting.
"Those troublesome idiots," Pein said quietly, his voice sounding high and strained that it nearly came out as a growl.
It was then that Hinata noticed that he was favoring his right shoulder. Looking at it closely, she realized that it was yet another wound.
"Was it th-them?" she asked, suddenly fearful of the creatures outside her window. That fact that they were out in full sunlight was not lost on her and she felt herself begin to tremble.
Hinata jumped as Pein's cold hand grabbed her wrist, tugging her gently to come close by him.
"Don't be afraid of Hidan and Kakuzu," the vampire assured her quietly. "They've submitted to my will a long time ago to even try and betray me. They are quite safe." (1)
"Fuck you, Kakuzu! I'm going to stick my scythe up your ass!"
"To everyone else but each other," he added, glaring in the direction of the window. Then he returned his gaze, much gentler now, to Hinata. "How are you feeling. Does your throat bothers you?"
"N-no. It's fine actually," she said, her hand tracing the curve of her neck, trying to see if anything would hurt if she placed pressure. Pein had said that there would be bruising; she remembered that before passing out. But there was no pain or even soreness. If she looked in the mirror, she would probably wont see any bruises.
"How?" she asked, looking up at those intense, gray ringed eyes.
"I have a healing ability shared only by those of the lamia, vampires who are able to have children," he explained, his voice raspy. "I can absorb your injury into myself and have my vampiric abilities take care of the rest."
Hinata gasped with horror. Unable to stop herself, she jumped onto the vampire, nearly ripping his shirt off in her haste. It was hard, because Pein did not help her, opting to watch her instead. Once she got the tail end up near his sternum, Hinata could only cover her mouth, her eyes filling with tears.
So there it was, the scar she had been looking for the first day after the incident, the puckered flash that nearly cut her in half. Even though it looked horrible, it did look halfway healed, nearly becoming a fine white line.
Her fingers trailed against the scars, the bruises that marred his pale, strong neck, the gaping hole of blood and torn, burnt tissue of his right shoulder. She didn't know how he got the last one, but had no doubt that it happen last night.
"Shhhh…" Pein hushed her, pressing his forehead against hers, in an attempt to stop her crying. "It's alright. It looks worse than it is."
She shook her head in denial, trying not to outright sob. How kind he was, trying to ease things and make them seem unimportant. Vampires could heal, will heal, so it didn't matter how hurt they got.
But still…
Hinata's gentle heart could not see another suffer, especially when it was at her expense.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm so sorry, Pein!"
Pein sighed and drew her close, holding her gently in his cold arms. He was hungry, starving actually, and he was weak from using so much Power. Not to mention he was also weak from fatigue and the stake had added more damage in his shoulder. He was only lucky that Hiashi had been merciful and did not use wood.
His fangs lengthened, the tips peeking through his lips. The human girl smelled so sweet, her skin so soft and delicious, the pulse that ran underneath became the greatest temptation like the Fruit of Knowledge. He was sure he was salivating right now like a dog. It had been a bad idea to hold her, to comfort her, but Pein could not find the energy to let go.
Hinata was not blind to his needs though, no matter how her eyes might seem to be. She pulled back from his arms and began to open the buttons of her uniform shirt, pulling out her tie to open the flap wider. She tore off the band-aid and lifted herself in his lap, straddling his hips and positioning her body in a way he had easy access to her neck.
"Hinata…" Her name came out as a growl and his head lowered in need. She felt his hot breath on her neck and a shiver went down her back. "I can't…you… your emotional state is too vulnerable right now. I can't do that to you."
"It's o-okay," she whispered quietly. Her hands trembled as they held onto his broad shoulders, her fingers passing lightly over the embedded metal across his collarbone and sternum, forming a strange and exotic necklace.
He hissed, gritting his teeth together before they suck into her flesh. His body tightened with restraint and tension, stilling with steely control and concentration that was dangerously close to breaking.
Damn, he thought. I'm acting like a fledging with his first blood meal!
"Drink, Pein. I-I'm asking you to drink my blood." Hinata was glad that her voice was steady, only stuttering once. It pained her, seeing him suffer to control himself; this dangerous, gentle creature in her arms was trying so hard not to hurt her. It made her heart tightened and she felt her eyes shed more tears, falling down her cheeks silently.
Her voice continued to be strong as she continued. "Pein, I order you to drink my blood."
Pein stiffened. His gray ringed eyes were wide with shock as he pulled back to stare at her, his face opened in surprise. He looked so visibly shaken at hearing her give him an order, that Hinata nearly forgot to be relentless.
"P-Pein, d-drink my blood," she stuttered horribly, feeling a hot rush of blood settle in her cheeks in a blush, her fingers tightening on his shoulders. "Pl-please."
The vampire stared, just sat there and looked at her with his intense stare. Hinata stared back, trying to be brave, even as the trembling in her body betrayed her. She had not realized that he moved, his hands lifting themselves to her shoulder, trailing against the skin of her bare arms.
His fingers found the open flap of her shirt, exposing more flesh and the cups of her bra, making Hinata gasp and blush harder. He was staring non-discreetly at her heaving chest, the intensity of his gray eyes nearly made her cross her arms over her breasts and flee, as the blush extended down her flesh.
Pein said nothing , though his eyes softened at the sight of her nervousness. He dipped his head and fluidly licked the side of her neck, above her quivering pulse. The feel of his tongue lightly skimming over her skin filled Hinata with deniably pleasure.
Her thighs trembled as she let out a moan before she could stop herself. His hands gently held her shoulder, pushing her body backwards with her neck as an offering. His fangs traced the curve of her throat, almost praying with the vein beneath. Hinata jumped, her lower body grinding itself unconsciously to his own. Pein surprised her as he gave a groan, a sound made purely of a different pain, of restrained pleasure.
"Damn you, girl," he growled against her neck and before she could reply, sank his teeth in her throat.
Hinata gasped, grasping his shoulders as a hold. She tried not to loose herself in the electrifying feeling his feeding gave her, the way it made her legs turn to jelly and buckled beneath her. She was now held in Pein's strong arms, in a close embrace with her breasts crushed against his hard chest.
She bit her lip hard, trying to keep herself from giving out another moan, a gasp, a scream. Pein drank, felt her small body convulsed in his arms. He supposed idly that he should have told her, that a vampire's bite filled a human with intense sexual euphoria.
Her reaction was expected. His, however, surprised him greatly.
He was so hard that it ached not to grind himself into her core, to join her buckling hips. It hurt worse than the hole in his shoulder which had begun to heal thanks to the restoration properties blood gave him. Her blood was rich, like a sweet nectar of aged wine. It made him desire more, to drain more until he could no longer, when it runs out.
Forcibly, Pein withdrew his fangs before the temptation to engorge himself overwhelmed him. He licked the puncture wounds clean of any excess blood, his left hand closing the flaps of her shirt.
Hinata sighed, her head on his shoulder from where she had collapsed, her body overwhelmed by bliss.
"Sleep now, Hinata,' Pein whispered in her ear, holding her gently in his arms. "You've done enough."
She mumbled something that sounded like a protest, but her body relaxed and followed his order to sleep.
Yes. Sleep, the vampire thought, looking towards the windows at the two Supernatural, trying to get his mind away from the beautiful, warm girl in his arms or the hard tent in his pants.
Oh, how he failed.
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"What happened to you yesterday, Hina? I was worried."
"Hmm…?" Hinata looked to her friend, her mouth stuffed full with the bite of her sandwich. She chewed slowly; making sure the meat in her mouth was carefully broken and chewed before swallowing. Strange, how the maids packed her a heavy meat sub today for her lunch instead of her usual tuna salad. The food was so heavy she was already getting full from just a few bites. And since it had been on the order of her father, there really wasn't much of a choice other than to accept the lunch. (2)
"I-I fell down on m-my way h-home," Hinata said, hoping the lie was satisfactory.
"Are you sure?" Ino persisted, her bright blue eyes glittering with worry. "Nothing bad happed, did it?"
"N-no. I'm fine. I only h-had a sprained a-ankle."
The blonde looked intently at her neck, her eyes narrowed in thoughtfulness. Hinata tried not to flinch, squirm, or blush. Pein had bitten her somewhere different this time, at the juncture where neck met shoulder. She was grateful, for it was easier to hide the mark under the collar of her uniform shirt and did not need to wear a band-aid or gauze this time. Still, Ino only seemed to grow more concerned.
But finally, she gave up trying to make conclusions and gave her shy friend a weak smile. "Okay then," she said. "But next time, I'll walk you home, no matter how late it gets for me. It seems stuff keeps happening to you when I leave you alone."
You have no idea, Hinata thought, smiling in return.
"So," Ino said, after they threw away the trash of their lunch. In the end, Hinata could not finish her meat-filled sandwich. By the half, she was ready to throw up.
"I haven't seen Neji around lately," the blonde continued.
"No," the dark haired girl agreed. "He hasn't been at h-home much l-lately. Father h-hasn't mentioned it, s-so I don't th-think he had noticed y-yet."
It was true. Hiashi acted like he didn't know about his nephew's truancy. Or if he did, he didn't seem to care. It was strange, seeing how her father emphasized the importance of education throughout his daughters' and nephew's lives. Which is why, when Hanabi had shown that she was a prodigy in math, Hiashi had sent her to private school out in the country instead of sending her to the same public school as her older siblings.
The younger Hyuga did come home on some weekends and holidays, but it didn't seem enough.
"Hmm," Ino mused. "That's totally unlike the pompous prince to slack off on his perfect attendance. Even his friends are getting worried."
"I-I'm sure Neji has his r-reasons," Hinata said, following her friend to the locker room where they'll dress out for P.E. but she was stopped at the sight of the most surprising person.
Standing by the wall in an aloof manner was none other than the dark prince himself, Sasuke Uchiha.
"Oohh, I wonder why he's here," Ino whispered to her friendly mischievously, poking her in the side with her elbow.
"I-Ino!" Hinata hushed her, a blush forming on her cheeks.
"Hinata." Sasuke pushed himself off the wall to stand in front of the smaller girl.
"S-Sasuke," she greeted. "D-did you need me for s-something?"
The boy lifted his hand, where he extended a small blank folder toward her. "Yesterday's notes," he said simply. "You're going to need them for tomorrow's quiz."
"Oh!" Hinata took the folder and held it close to her chest. She looked up at him gratefully with a smile. "Th-thank you, Sasuke."
Sasuke nodded and left, passing by the two girls without another word. Once out of earshot, Ino turned to her small friend and gave a girlish squeal.
"How cute!" she gushed. "He took notes for you!"
"I-I'm sure he was j-just being nice," Hinata insisted. Quickly, she put the folder in her bag, lest she forget about it later.
"And who else does he do that for? That you even know of?" Ino asked, cocking a perfect blonde eyebrow. "No one, that's who! Even Sakura, with all her lovey dovey and 'We're childhood friends' didn't even get to him. I'm telling you, girl. He's into to you."
"I-I'm sure y-you're just ex-exaggerating!" Hinata rushed forward inside the locker room, leaving her laughing friend behind.
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"Yo, bitch!"
Hinata jumped and in her surprise, turned around to see that familiar handsome face. "It's y-you," she whispered, in somewhat alarm and relief. Pein had explained somewhat about their visitors last night.
"They are both under my leadership. Hidan protects me during the daylight with Kakuzu maintains my finances. Each, however, are both dangerous Supernatural in their own right, so be careful of them, Hinata."
The silver haired man that had attacked her two nights before, the one she had hit with her bags. And also the one who had caused a full blown fight with his partner outside her window, before Pein braved the sun to go out and stop them.
Hidan.
He was not a vampire, seeing how he was out in the sun. Also, because Pein had called both him and his partner Kakuzu Supernatural, a title actually. But he was just as beautiful as a vampire.
His silver hair was slicked back and his eyes were a deep violet, almost blood red. He wore casual clothes, jeans with a button up shirt. Only he didn't bother to use them and it hung from his muscled body, revealing a well formed chest. He was waiting by equipment shed, leaning against the wall in a lazy fashion, looking to have been there for a while. Trash piled around his feet, empty beer cans and hamburger covers.
His violet eyes raked up and down her form. "Damn. I forgot how skimpy the uniforms now look these days," he muttered appreciatively.(3)
Hinata blushed and felt herself cower beneath his stare. "I-it's not my uniform, Hidan. I-it's my P.E. o-one," she corrected him.
Hidan shrugged. "So? I bet you look slutty in the other one, too," he said. He stood off the wall. "Come on. Let's go."
"W-what? W-where?" Hinata squeaked, backing away as he came near her. Not quite as tall as Pein, Hidan still towered over her.
He cocked an eyebrow. "Where?" Home, of course! This is your last fucking class, right?" he asked.
"B-but I need to go and ch-change!"
"Who cares? Leader will still probably fuck you looking like that." He grabbed her arm. "Come on. I don't want that bastard Kakuzu to yell at me if you're late."
"H-Hidan! It's still e-early!" Hinata protested.
"Good. That'll get him off my fucking case."
"Wait!"
Hidan stilled and his head lifted. He sniffed the air, much like how a dog would, but the way he did was different somehow. Almost as he was listening too. His eyes looked intently at their surroundings.
Hinata blinked at his sudden change in mood. She shivered, as the air grew cold and ominous. Suddenly, everything seemed far away.
The girls P.E. had been playing softball for their group activity today and Hinata had been stationed in the outfield, some far away near the equipment shed. Many on the teams near she wasn't very athletic, kind of slow though she wasn't fat or anything. Just a little inadequate in regards to rigorous exercise.
She was glad, though, for that meant no one would be involved in what will happen. And something was happening, so quickly it was nearly a blur.
They were surrounded by blank faced people, about a dozen men and women that suddenly appeared out of the blue. Hinata gasped in surprise, not from them but what Hidan did next. He ripped the hem of her long sleeved white shirt, nearly tearing it in half so it hung from her curvy body, showing the hop half of her chest.
"Wha-What are you d-doing?" she demanded from him, too shock to do anything else.
"What the fuck do you think? That fucking mark needs to be shown, though I'm not sure how it's going to fucking work with these assholes. Ghouls are fucking retarded. They don't even know about territory and shit."
"G-ghouls?" she repeated, looking at the people that surrounded them.
Hidan looked at her incredulously. "Jesus! He didn't even tell you about that yet? Damn, what a dick! There's a difference between protecting someone and giving them up to slaughter!"
He bit down on his wrist, a deep bite that revealed his canines, white and deadly sharp. Blood spurt out from the wound, thick and so red that it was almost black.
Hinata watched, fascinated, as the blood solidified and became a triple-bladed scythe. And that wasn't the only thing. Hidan's entire appearance had changed, his skin becoming black with white markings forming patterns across his face. His eyes became that full, blood thirsty red and he sunk the scythe to the ground, the earth underneath exploding with a loud crack.
"Congratulations!" he called out. "You're all going to be my sacrifices to the Shinigami King, Jashin!" Turning behind him, he warned his master's master, "You better start running. It's gonna get fucking ugly."
Without another word, Hidan pushed her away and charged, leaving Hinata no choice but to run away.
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A/N: Gotta love Hidan and Kakuzu fights. Sorry for the long ass wait. I sort of lost the way I was going with this, but then the writing bug hit me with a giant bat and BAM! Y'all got this chapter. In case you guys missed it, Hidan is a Shinigami. Kakuzu you'll find later in the next chapter. How they both submitted to Pein's will shall be revealed in later chapters. For now, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter.
(1) Pein is telling Hinata something completely different than what he told Hiashi simply because he didn't want to worry her.
(2) Hiashi had her eat meat to restore the protein in her blood, to speed up the blood production. Also, it was just white bread sub with meat, a lot of meat.
(3)Hinata's P.E. uniform is like the one Kagome wears in movie 3 of InuYasha, which in my opinion is pretty skimpy.
