BAM~ Kitty feels like a hyper fuzzball today, folks! I feel like I'm in a good mood, so I will be working ahead on the future chapters of Wilting Roses C: Just because I actually love this story like I love cupcakes. And, before I forget, my dear friend, kuri-kiki, is being very supportive on this fanfiction and I love her so much for being the sweet honeybun that she is ;A; If you have time during your day to roam around , please check out her account; she makes very lovely Yu-Gi-Oh and FullMetalAlchemist fanfictions that are very well written ;3 I am not a fan of YGO (please, nu bash) but she makes me wanna snuggle Johan and Judai like plushies! QwQ You gotta love this Kiki of mine, she is to die for! (Yes Kiki, I would go ninja on anyone who bothers my cuddly bunbun C: Don't deny my love!)

Anyway, anyone who hasn't read Yuna Kagesaki's Chibi Vampire, I highly recommend the manga and novels if you get your hands on them. They are wonderfully drawn by Kagesaki-sensei and she has made a wonderful story with a incredible plot twist in regards to the inside life of vampire's religious beliefs and putting in romance and humor at the wrong time, but you have to love it. The other vampire mangas that helped inspired me with this fanfiction by the smallest bit was Hellsing, Dance in the Vampire Bunds and, even though it isn't vampire, Black Bird has also caught my attention into making this fanfiction that I hope will entertain you. ;D If you want to check out actual professional storytellers, check out those mangas and feel free to enjoy them in your spare time! I feel thankful that you've come this far into reading my fanfic, and I am deeply honored to have you all review, favorite, follow and whatever you do to contribute to this progressing fanfiction. If I could give you a sweet treat of cookies and cupcakes, along with a note telling how thankful I am to have you look upon this underrated fanfic.

Thank you for checking this fanfiction out, and please do review and whatever you wish C: Anything to make you happy makes Kitty a happy fuzzball! I hope you have a very good day~!

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Wilting Roses

Chapter Four- Teaparties and Monsters

1910s', Spring

Sakura walked quietly down the path of the flower trees, admiring the brightness of the sun that shone beautifully through the cherry blossom trees. She thought of distant memories that would bring her back to where she came from, softly beginning to hum a song she was taught to sing back in her day...a song of the beauties of spring and the natural rebirth of all living things, including the blossoming of love and future promises. She would hum this song to Sasuke, having him admire her singing voice as he traced his fingers on her bare skin of her back in the early morning. She would spend nights after feeding off of Sasuke in pure bliss in his embrace with his gentle touches as they rocked against each other...

Sakura slapped her cheek hard, making herself break out of last night's activity, even though it was purely wonderful. She sighed with a deep blush to her pale cheeks, enjoying the silence nature was giving her on this walk. It took only a second for Sakura's keen ears to hear an abnormal sound of sobbing and whimpers of a immature voice, possibly a young child. She curiously roamed through the bushes as she pushed a branch out of her eyesight, looking upon a small pond that was hidden from the rest of the world.

And a small girl crying all by herself. Alone and ignored by anyone who would have passed by.

Sakura couldn't help herself to tip toe over with her bare feet and gently read out to pet the beautiful red hair the little girl had, hushing in the softest tone she could do without startling the little one. "Shh, shh... it's okay, Sweetie. Why are you crying?"

The little girl spun her head in a fast motion, her red hair swishing gracefully to meet Sakura's gorgeous smile. "Uhn! Who are you? I didn't hear you!" She tried to scramble to her feet to make a run for it, but Sakura's gentle hand tugged her wrist for her to hold still. "Don't mind me! I'm not important!"

"A pretty girl like you shouldn't cry without a reason," Sakura said. She sat on her shins and guide the girl to sit back down next to her. "My name is Sakura, my dear. What is your name?"

The girl blushed to the deepest shade of red, redder then her own hair. "K-K...Kushina, ma'am. My name is Kushina!"

"Kushina-chan, you may call me Sakura if you would like," Sakura reached into her obi and pulled out a clothed tissue with an uchiwa fan painted on it, dabbing the girl's violet eyes with the cloth as she used her other hand to push loose strands out of her eyes. "Mind if you tell me what is causing you to cry alone?"

Kushina's round-shaped head looked down to her open palms. She bit her lip lightly before speaking in a shy tone. "At school...there were kids making fun of me," she whispered as she brushed her fingers through her super long hair with no interest. "They make fun of my red hair and my head, saying I look like a tomato! I look like a freak of nature, Dattebane!" Fresh tears fell from her bug eyes, having Sakura wipe them away gently. "I don't know what is wrong with my red hair, but I hate it!"

The little girl went to an attack of sobs, her shoulders bouncing with every hiccup that escaped her lips. Sakura let her arm wrap around her small shoulders and pulled her into a warm hug, humming softly to let the little one cry to her heart's content. It took a few minutes for the redhead cutie's sobs to lighten as Sakura pulled back to look at her tear stained cheeks.

"Kushina-chan, do you see my hair?" Sakura asked as she tugged her own hair that was wavy against her cheeks. "It is pink, and I possess a baby-like face that could remind people of a cherry. People have always wondered if I was born within the roots of the sakura trees, or just a freak of nature as well...but the fact that I was so different from other people is what makes me so unique. I am a one-of-a-kind, Kushina-chan. I doubt you've seen anyone else with pink hair?"

Kushina shook her head child-like. "No, I have not, Sakura-neechan..."

Sakura nodded. "I was very different, so people could not understand me so well. I felt alone and teased because no one liked how I looked...but then I began to do something I love to do."

"What is that?"

"I loved to dance and sing, I also love to tell stories and entertain people of all ages," Sakura smiled as she poked Kushina's button nose. "Once I began to show people what I could do, they began to like me and start to accept me. You see, Kushina-chan, people need to get to know you by the appearance of your talents, not by your 'weak flaws'."

Kushina's violet eyes began to sparkle with the words of wisdom the pink haired beauty was telling her. Letting herself up from her lap and pumped a fist into the air, speaking in a new tone of courage. "Hai! I will show those cowards that I am not to be messed with just because I look like a tomato! I shall show my talent of fan dancing and tea ceremonies, like a professional!" She bounced around in her yukata with excitement.

"And Kushina-chan," Sakura intrupted the dancing child, "in my opinion, you have very lovely hair and I adore your face."

The said girl blushed a thousand shades of red, squirming in her stance as she giggled at the nice comment. "Uhm...thank you, Sakura-neechan," Kushina cooed by poking her own cheek. "I think you're very pretty, too!"

"Ne, would you like to spend some time with me? I believe we will be great friends, my dear little girl," Sakura asked as she passed the cloth to the girl and held her hand to grasp onto it for a keepsake. "Will you like that?"

"Yes!" Kushina squealed as she clung to the fabric to her heart, bouncing with excitement. "I will be here after my schooling everyday to meet up with you! I will tell you more about myself and you shall for me?"

"I would love that, Kushina-chan."

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Naruto walked alongside Sasuke in the darkest neighborhood in town; scanning with his blue eyes of any pets from the homes that could possibly be outside to bark or hiss at the passing vampires. Even though no humans inside their homes would be woken up by the two simply walking around to observe the area, animals could easily give away that there was something abnormal in their enviroment. The blond boy liked animals a lot, always begged Sasuke to get him a puppy as a child, even dogs like Naruto. It was only at night when the animals will turn on their nasty side and try to warn their owners that there are two intruders inside their homes just waiting to feast on needed blood.

"So," Sasuke's cool voice reaches Naruto's keen ears, "Sakura has told me that you've had that feeling sneaking up on you, no?"

Naruto turned his head to look at his long-time friend, nodding silently as he faced forward to continue his job to check the perimeter. He had not spoke since he returned home from walking with Hinata; going up to his third floor bedroom and shut himself in until Sasuke rapped on the door for him to come along with the night's hunting. He didn't even yell at Sasuke to leave him alone so he could be in silence, but rolled out of the bed when Sakura's voice came through the door, asking him politely to join Sasuke tonight. After what happened hours prior, Naruto wondered if Sasuke had any steam to let out.

"You're not talking, Dobe," the black haired man tried again. "That is not natural of you."

Naruto stopped walking, shoving his hands in his orange sweatshirt as he looked up to the night sky. He waited until Sasuke stopped a few paces ahead of him to look back to speak for once. "I found her, Sasuke... She goes to our school."

Sasuke's perfect mouth twitched a bit at the statement Naruto was claiming on the spot. Had he not learned anything about his temper? "Is that so..." he ran a hand through his hair, eyeing the squirrel that scampered across the empty street. "Isn't that interesting."

"Sasuke," Naruto looked at him with a serious look. "Sasuke, I don't get it at all. It's just a feeling...but for a human? Is that even normal nowdays with recent society?" He began to remember the graphic story of the tale on when humans turned against their fellow vampires, how Sakura would grip to the young boy's shoulder as she told this particular story with her eyes reading sadness. "Haven't vampires changed their point of view to look into taking non-pureblood vampires as their companions?"

"They have," Sasuke answered. "But it does not stop the pain if the feeling is for a human." His eyes looked over his distress friend, doing whatever it took not to smirk or laugh at his misery. "That feeling would last until the human's dying breath. It may sound foolish to the younger generation, like you, but humans and vampires used to co-exist peacefully."

Naruto nodded. "I know... But what am I going to do about the feeling when I pass by her again? I feel like I want to tell her everything, Dattebayo! I wanna protect her and make her mine someday."

"Who is she?"

That, my dear reader, left the blond to go back into his silent mood; failing to answer him and swung his arms in the air and run in circles in distress and anger. He knew he wasn't allowed to make any loud noises, so screaming would prove useless and another beating from the Uchiha; leaving the only way to express his problem to the very uninterested vampire, was to roll around like a hot-tempered child who was refused a toy to purchase.

As expected, Sasuke rolled his eyes at the whining blond, who was now rolling on the pavement and whimpering like a lost puppy. He turned his heels and began walking away from his only friend. "Of course, I could always ask Sakura who she is, since she knows everything with your big mouth rambling juicy gossip with her..."

"NEEE!" Naruto screamed, only to recieve a expensive shoe to plant right onto his mouth, digging it's toe down his throat. He made noises, but he wasn't choking.

"You little twit," Sasuke hissed very quietly. "What are you trying to do? Wake the whole neighborhood so they can see us? Learn your place, you spoiling guppy!" He pulled his foot out of his puffing cheeks and went back to walking. "Fuck, I already know that it's Hyuuga, so don't flip out."

"Then why did you tease me like that, huh?" Naruto demanded as he scrambled to his feet. "Yeah, you're baiting me to fuck up so you can beat me! You're such an asshole, Teme. I'm telling Sakura-chan what you're doing and she'll stop having sex with you for days! Ha! That is my plan, Teme!"

"I can always have my way with her, Dobe," Sasuke said flatly as he glared over his shoulder. "But don't you ever, ever try to use Sakura against me. You'll only get yourself killed." He allowed the blond to hop closer to his side as he kept walking down the deserted street.

"Ne, Sasuke...where you like this before Sakura joined you? So protective?"

"Hn," the icy man finally let a smirk expose on his lips. He looked to his friend and gave him the rare look that Naruto never sees without Sakura being in the room; if Sasuke was a different man, he would've even blushed. "You will know how it feels soon enough, kid."

Sasuke's expression showed Naruto his happiness.

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Sakura snuggled her futon pillow as she curled into a ball on the bed. Sighing softly as she sensed her boys arriving into the compound ground, bickering silently to human ears about who performed the best meal attacks of the night; letting a smile grace her face as she checked the time to say four-thirty in the morning, the perfect curfew for vampires to begin to return home. She rolled to her back as she heard Naruto's swift feet enter his bedroom on the other side of the mansion, mattress padding crushing together as he settled himself in, throwing himself around a few times before he felt comfortable.

'Noisy little boy,' Sakura giggled in her thoughts, sitting up as Sasuke opened the bedroom door and entered silently. "How did it go, Sasuke-kun? Did you two talk?"

"Hn." Sasuke crossed his arms and pulled his black shirt off, exposing his toned abs and biceps. He fell to his knees after tossing the shirt somewhere else and crawled his way over to her, inching his face closer to hers and grabbed her waist firmly and rolled her ontop of him.

"I'm guessing it went well?" Sakura pushed on with her fingers pressing against his heartbeat. She raised her head to look onto his lovely face, which was blank and had his eyes closed. "Sasuke-kun!" She smacked his chest rather hard, making him grunt in surprise.

"Yes yes," Sasuke groaned as he rubbed his face. "Jeez, can't a guy rest for a minute? I'm eating for two, you know." Even though it was literal, Sakura couldn't hold in her giggles as she pecked his cheek adoringly.

"Good! I was worried you two would go at each others throats about the subject," Sakura purred against him, nipping his nose. She flipped her leg over so that she was sitting on his lower body and her hands wandered on his pale skin. "Do you approve of Naruto's feelings for Hinata-chan?"

Sasuke took a moment to rub his eye with one hand: the other was trailing up Sakura's thigh, slowly slipping under her kimono. "I really don't care who it is, as long as she keeps her mouth shut... The rest is on Naruto's head if he can't be responsible."

"I'm sure Naruto will do just fine," Sakura leaned down to press her forehead against his. "He was taught by the Great Uchiha on how to be a proper vampire, after all." She kissed his cheek softly as she trailed them down to his Adam's apple. "Not to mention he is Minato's child."

"Hn," Sasuke's voice vibrated in his throat against her mouth. He slowly turned his head to the side and used a hand to brush through her soft pink hair as the other went higher into the kimono; pressing his lower body up against hers', letting a rough purr rumble in his chest. "Go on, baby."

Sakura took no time to puncture his skin with her canines, sucking the gathered blood for her meal of the night; rewarding the man beneath her by pressing her body closer to his, feeding his inner emotions pour out with every minute it took for her to feed her half of the plate. Soft groans escaped Sasuke's lips as she finished, kissing the bite marks away gently before tackling her so he could be ontop. He began giving simple loving love bites on her neck, inching lower and lower as he came in contact with her kimono.

"You sure you're not tired, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura smirked teasingly at the Uchiha's sudden actions.

"Rest later." With that, Sasuke continued with his kisses as he ripped her kimono wide open.

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Hinata looked up to the iron gates with wide eyes, gulping thickly as she saw the sculptures of gargoyles and other monsterous creatures that crawled out of the brick wall next to the iron gates that guarded the Uchiha Estate. She didn't know how to properly tell if she should just open the gate, or press some kind of button; possibly a bird to carry on a message for her? Silly, girl. She brushed her bangs away from her eyes and inhaled a large gulp of oxygen.

"Hello! Anyone home?" she called out as loud as she could, feeling absolutely foolish if someone was to see her screaming into the supposively haunted grounds. She wondered if they live next door instead of this address...but there was no actual written address on the paper! Only a detailed drawing in pen that held detailed instructions on how to get here with a 'X' at the end. "Sakura-chan, I'm here!"

Hinata waited for a very long minute, tapping her foot gently to pass the time before sighing sadly; she concluded that she got the wrong house and should best go home. She told the maids she would be home later tonight, so they didn't need to make lunch for her and can enjoy a break. She folded the instructions carefully and slipped it back into her purple purse that was decorated with stitching of a butterfly and blue stars to frame it. She turned her body around and began to walk away with only one step taken-

"Ne, Hinata-chan! You're right ontime!" a cheerful voice came from behind her, making her spin around with a hand on her chest to see Sakura standing on the other side of the gate. "I'm sorry if I made you wait for a long while, I was looking for my other sandal Naruto was hiding from me." She winked cutely as she pushed the gate open with both hands.

Hinata noticed that Sakura was wearing a traditional kimono, the ones she would see at traditional Japanese weddings of her father's closest friends and rarely at festivals that were held here in town. It was maroon-ish red with white designs of cherry blossom petals dancing across her fabric, having a black obi with red stitching support it all together and matching black sandals. Hinata was amazed how professional Sakura looked on a Saturday, as if she was an honor guest back in time, making her cheeks blush deep red.

"Oh, I feel so under-dressed, Sakura," Hinata whined nervously while fidgeting with her index fingers. "You look very pretty..."

Sakura was confused. "What do you mean, dear?"

"You're d-dressed like a real ki-...kimono girl! I'm wearing nothing of the s-sort except a t-shirt and a skirt! I feel so silly," Hinata mumbled.

"Oh, this?" Sakura tugged at her own sleeve, giggling lightly as she pinched her clothes. "I wear this on a daily basis, Hinata-chan. It's what I wear after school out of my school uniform, cha! You don't have to feel underdressed; I dress like this all the time!" She took hold of Hinata's hand and began to pull her passed the gate, letting her look around the gargoyles before entering the Lion's Den.

All Hinata would see when she passed the gate was nothing but trees and green plants all over the place. She felt like she was inside a forest in the middle of nowhere. Hinata jumped when Sakura closed the gate, causing a creeky slam when she locked it up with a giant, rusty key. It probably looked old enough to be in a museum, or something. She watched as Sakura tucked it into her obi and began walking casually, yet gracefully, down the dirt path that was set in between the valley of trees; humming a tune that Hinata wasn't to familiar with.

"S-so..." Hinata fumbled with her fingers again, watching how Sakura walked in a beautiful way. "Is...Naruto-kun here?"

Sakura's nose raised slightly at the name, slowly turning her head to show her bright eyes and a perky smile. "Oh yes. He hasn't gone anywhere since last night; he's hanging out with Sasuke-kun in the woods behind the mansion." She beckoned Hinata to come closer. "Don't worry, sweetie. I'm not going to bite you!"

Hinata was right next to her, still looking all around. "Do you ever get lost in here? It seems...b-big, you know?" She grasped Sakura's soft hand and suddenly felt a gust of wind. Hair covered her eyes before she could ask once more. "D-doesn't it?"

"No, not really," Sakura chirped as they both entered the compound: aisles of small homes and little shacks remain to look good as new after many years, shocking Hinata as she looked at the decorations of pots with colorful flowers to brighten the empty streets. "I've been decorating here and there, so I tend to memorize the area pretty quickly. Sasuke knows more of the property and Naruto seems to be getting used to it; I don't wander out of the neighborhood, you could say."

"Oh, why not?" Hinata asked with confidence. It was easier to ask Sakura questions without the Uchiha with the creepy stare.

Sakura had a long pause before answering in a somewhat sad voice. "I don't like being alone on the property's forest. It makes me feel upset." She suddenly tucked her hands into her sleeves, looking straight ahead as Hinata uncovered her eyes and scurried after to follow the pink haired girl. "I really didn't live an easy life."

"I-I..." Hinata's voice cracked, "uhm... I'm s-sorry about that, Sakura-chan. I d-didn't-"

"It happened a long time ago, dear," Sakura doned a bright smile to her. "It is nothing for you to apologize for. Truthfully, I am pretty thankful that you're kind enough to ask about myself."

Hinata's lips twitched up to a shy smile. "Uhm... okay, Sakura-chan."

"Here." Sakura stuck out her right hand and held it out infront of her friend. Her eyes softened to the degree of creating hearts to flutter with wings, as what Hinata did quickly. "Take my hand, Hinata-chan..."

Hinata took hold of Sakura's soft hand, gently grasping it and was pushed by a harsh gust of wind once more: hair flipping to block her eyesight as she nearly tumbled over if it wasn't for Sakura's arm suddenly snaking over her shoulder. She gasped as she inhaled the earthy oxygen, pressing her whole body against her friend in fear of a storm that would take place.

"You okay, Hinata?"

She opened her eyes to find a door infront of her: the color of coal with doorknockers in the shape of roaring lions, giant fangs holding the knobs. The actual doorknobs were silver veins that probably required all your strength to open it, designings of silver leaves and roots that embedded onto the door itself. The door's frame was a gold color of wood and it was brick that surrounded the rest; a mansion with beautiful windows to held the door up properly. She remembered before of looking at the wonderful little houses and now...there was this big damn mansion right infront of her!

"Uhm..."

"Welcome home!" Sakura's angelic voice perked her ears as she pushed both doors open with both small hands." Hinata was instantly pulled into the mansion by her pink haired friend, suddenly in a whole new world that she never knew existed.

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Naruto carefully balanced himself on a thin branch of a tall oak tree, watching as birds flew just above his head as he pulled a strip of cloth from the leaves. He smiled like a kid at Christmas when he was able to hold the whole strip in his grasp and add it to the collection of other stripped cloths into his baggy pocket.

"Your training is proving pointless, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled freely from the top of the tree. "I only have three more to go, Dattebayo! Haaa!" He leapt off the branch, falling in a neutral expression before landing on his heels without worry. He shook his hips to echo the sound of clothes colliding in his pants, looking like a shirtless fool.

"There are actually no more strips for you to search for, Naruto. Your next test is to get cloths from an enemy," a cool voice echoed within the forest, making Naruto stop with his silly dance. "And I don't have them."

"Then who the fu-..." the blond slowly swallowed when he actually thought what the mean Uchiha said. His face bursting red with frustration as he stomped his bare foot on the thorny grass. "You asshole! I'm not attacking Sakura-chan to pass your fucking test!" Birds literally flew from the trees and little creatures scurried into their dens, running away from the predator that was miles upon miles from them, but it didn't matter.

"Hn, if you say so..." the dark figure was laying against a low branch of a tree behind Naruto. "If you want to fail to protect Hyuuga when the time comes, be my guest."

"No! I'm not giving up!" Naruto growled animalistic, pointing at his best friend. "I know that Hinata is here today for Sakura-chan's tea party, and I'm not going to ruin it just to get cloths!"

"Then how would you like to tell Hyuuga of what you truly are?" Sasuke asked with a raised bow.

"How did you do it?"

"Back when I found Sakura..." the Uchiha smirked mockingly, "is something I will tell my children's children, not for an idiot to find out and tell all his buddies."

"Ass," Naruto snarled. "Like you'll ever be able to have-"

The Uchiha's eyes bled red with his signature commas swirling, just tempting the blond to go on. Naruto saw his glare and snorted, walking on twigs and thorn. "I'll get your fucking cloths, you emo douchebag..." his mutters made the dark man relax and rest his head back. "I'll tell Sakura-chan how abusive you are..."

"You just wait, kid," Sasuke said calmly with Naruto already far away. "I may come off as a hard teacher...but, if I ask Sakura to help me teach you how to protect..." Naruto listened to the last words, cementing them into his brain as he plotted what was coming to him, as well as the human girl who was now inside the Uchiha Mansion, "she will do whatever it takes to make you win in the real world."

"Sakura," Sasuke whispered against her bare back, tracing his large hands on her spine, "I need you to help Naruto learn how to win in a fight."

His girl raised her pretty head off of the futon pillow, her sparkling jades glancing at him with a confused expression. Her doll-like lips parted as she asked below a whisper, "Why, Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke crawled up to place his head facing hers', wrapping his arms around her skinny waist. "If he wants to protect Hyuuga, he needs to learn how to spring into action when they both least expect it." His thumb traced her lower lip gently. "If Naruto wants to know how to become a protective soulmate, whether she's still human or not, he must fight against in the least common situations."

Sakura stared at Sasuke when she placed her hands on his warm, bare chest. "But, Sasuke-kun... Hinata-chan is my friend. I don't want to scare her," she whimpered lightly as she closed her eyes sadly. "As much as I'd like to help Naruto... Why not when Hinata-chan finds out? So then I wouldn't become so scary!"

"Because Hinata wasn't born to know the existence of vampires. No one is anymore, my darling," Sasuke said as he cupped her face, which was now on the verge of tears. "You don't want Hyuuga to struggle like you did, do you?"

Sakura exhaled at his warm touch, snuggling her way closer to his body and rest her head in the crook of his neck. "No, I don't wish for that to happen..." A single tear fell down the edge of her eye, dripping onto her pillow. "I don't wish to become violent either..."

"It will be alright. It's part of his test," Sasuke soothed her gently. He showed the unknown emotions that others would not see from this particular man; his touches more gentle and loving as he spoke with a soothing tone that many would think was like a plague to him. He hugged her little pale body close to him, kissing the top of her head repeatedly with gentleness. "Hyuuga will forgive her friend as well Naruto will forgive his elder sister."

Sakura's bare body formed to be comforted by her husband. She nipped his shoulder before kissing his neck slowly, sending Sasuke into his lusty frenzy within his thoughts. But, for the sake of their conversation, he kept the contact to gentle touches and kisses.

"You will do it in the morning," Sasuke announced. "When you first sense Naruto's presence a mile away from the mansion, you will begin to let loose..." He pulled her face to look into his dark, yet so comforting eyes. "Everything will be just fine, Sakura..."

"Yes, Sasuke-kun." The sad woman closed her eyes as she felt his lips press against her own. She nestled herself against his beautiful body, savoring the time they had until she had to force herself to starve for tomorrow's test for her little boy.

"Sakura," Sasuke whispered in such a loving tone, "I love you so much."

"Mn..." Sakura whimpered as she tangled her limbs with his. "I love you, Sasuke-kun."

As Sakura poured Hinata's cup in the dining hall (traditional Japanese themed with pillowed cushions for seats, arranged around a very long table) she remembered how Sasuke reasurred her before departing with Naruto into the woods on how he will be watching her incase things became too violent. She always held him to his word, since he never broke any promises since they have met; she felt somewhat better about what was going to happen in the matter of minutes.

"Ohh, they all look so yummy," Hinata cooed shyly as she gazed onto the many caked that decorated the table, sitting on special dishes that Sakura dug out of the ground, seriously out of the ground, and washed them perfectly to serve as cake plates. She made many little cakes, treats, petite fours, crepes and many other little baked goods; all decorated with delicate designs of frosting and silverware that was by two plates for the two ladies. Hinata was really getting a kick out of Sakura's secret talent of decorating cakes. "And you did this all in the morning?"

"I am the master of multitasking," Sakura winked, causing her to blush madly to hold her cheeks as she saw the elegant teapot pouring the yummy smelling tea into the tiny cup. "It's not too hard. I could teach you sometime, if you wish to have me as a teacher."

"I'd love that!" Hinata chirped.

"Mm," Sakura hummed as she lifted the cup into her hands. Her senses told her that Naruto was now nearly a mile away from the Mansion, Sasuke was already here; her ears heard his soothing whispers to begin. She held the cup out professionally to Hinata. "Here you go, Hinata-chan..."

"A-arigato!" Hinata smiled her sweet smile as she reached for the cup. The sound of her heartbeat fluttering was already making Sakura swallow with struggle, not that she showed it, as their fingers touched to exchange the cup.

Sakura's nail pricked Hinata's middle finger, causing a single drop of blood, the size of a pin's tip to ooze out of the little cut. Hinata, the sensitive human that she was, felt the tension of the poke, and dropped the teacup to the carpet, spilling to stain the red rug.

"Sakura-chan! I'm so sorry!" Hinata sputtered thickly, thinking it was all her own fault. Looking at the pale hand that stayed put of her dear friend; still as stone as her head was bowed in a sickly manner. Her expression changed to worry. "S-S...Sakura-ch-chan? Are you alri-"

She was unable to finish as she gasped in shock as Sakura's head tilted up to reveal her once jade eyes to be black beads. Her pale features seem to be more sickly to Hinata's opinion. Her outstretched slowly shift the digits into a claw-like motion as she opened her mouth.

"Hinata-chan..." a ghost-like voice came from the lips, exposing canine fangs that were sharp to the point. "Hinata-chan... I'm sorry for what I am about to do, sweetie..."

With that, Sakura's claw grasped Hinata's t-shirt and launched their bodies out of the room; sending Hinata's eyesight to spin as her indoor scenery changed to the outdoor world of green grass and trees. When she finally sought out the colors of flowers in patches of gardens, she suddenly realized that Sakura's grip was tight on her waist, nearly causing pain on her muscles.

"S-SAKURA!" Hinata screamed loudly at the top of her lungs, trying to let it echo across the estate to any passing people to hear her scream. Tears began to swell in her pale eyes as she tried to pull away from this...this monster.

"I'm not going to hurt you, Hinata-chan," Sakura's angelic voice stunned her struggle. "I need you to hold still for me..." She spun around and placed her softly on the ground, her face expression looked as if she was in pain when Hinata got a good look of her scary features. Her pale hand touched her cheek, freezing Hinata on the spot as Sakura tried so hard to smile. "Everything will be answered in the-"

A large gust of wind once again pushed Hinata to the side, watching Sakura's body fly into the air with another anatomy pushing her away by force. She reconized quickly, because of the blond hair, that it was Naruto digging his fist into Sakura's stomach. She felt her whole body go numb as she watched Sakura return the sudden attack by guiding her leg over her head and aim onto Naruto's skull; sending him to drop into the earth and create a large boom with dirt flying everywhere.

"N-N...N-!" Hinata closed her eyes tight as she cried out in fear. Her sobs reached the body that was covered by a foot of dirt, his eyes opening quickly as a tiny hand darted under and grabbed his ankle.

"I'm sorry, Naruto," Sakura's soft voice passed by him as she flung him across the garden, landing on the trunk of a recently chopped down oak tree. Her sweet voice suddenly changed to a icy and eerie screech, "Don't fail me now!"

Hinata's eyes darted to Naruto, who quickly jumped off the trunk as if nothing happened. His muscled chest ripped in anger as a vein popped in his temple. His teeth was bared to show sharp canines that was the size of her pinky finger; easily spotted from the distance between them as Sakura's body swifty made it's way behind her, picking her up with surprisingly gentle care as she scooped her into her arms. She gazed into the beady eyes of her captive as they stared at Naruto in a way that said she was tempting him to come at her.

"Sakura-chan..." Naruto's growl sent a shiver down Hinata's spine, sending a sob from her lips, "let Hinata go right now. I don't want to do this!"

Sakura's eerie voice felt like ice. "Do it."

"N-no! I don't want to hurt-" He took a step as Sakura dropped her head to Hinata's lovely neck. He halted instantly at her sudden move and met Hinata's eyes for the first time. "Hinata..!"

"If you won't do what must be done," Sakura whispered against Hinata's skin, "then you fail to protect her." With that statement said, Hinata caught a glimpse of Sakura's mouth opening as wide as she could against her neck.

Hinata's cry was as loud as the human eardrum could take it as she felt Sakura's cold tongue lick her warm skin of her neck. "PLEASE! OH GOD, PLEASE DON'T!"

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Cliffhangers are what I'm best at... Surprise! 8D I'm sorry if you don't like it, but yeah xD I was listening to Dubstep so that is what inspired me to do this (for only once? Possibly). You know when the bass drops and WUB WUB WUB?

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I am so sorry xD