Four: Revealed
Hinata POV
I groaned as I woke up. It was bright outside and the sun was shining in my face. I blinked at the clock realizing it was 10 am. I looked across at Naruto's bed. He was still fast asleep snoring away. I sat up, stretching and yawning. I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom. My hair looked like a haystack so I picked up a brush to smooth it out. After brushing my teeth and changing clothes I quietly left the room. The halls were barely occupied by students. Most of them were probably asleep. I easily found the cafeteria to get breakfast. I sat at an empty table or at least I thought it was... A repulsive smell suddenly burned my nose.
"Hey!" I nearly jumped ten feet when I heard a familiar voice next to me. I turned to see a boy with spiky brown hair. I began to recall that his name was Kiba. "You must be the new girl. Hinata, right?"
I nodded. "Yeah, you must be Kiba."
He gave me a grin. "So you heard about me already?" It took all my willpower not to cringe at the scent Kiba carried.
Does he sleep with his dog or something? I thought as I drank my apple juice. I felt something brush past me. A huge white dog sat down next to me staring at my food eagerly. The dog whined looking at me expectantly.
"Sorry about that. Akamaru usually shares with me when I'm eating," Kiba apologized. I pushed the tray in front of me towards Akamaru.
"That's okay. I'm not that hungry," I replied and to be honest Kiba's scent made me loose my appetite. Then it occurred to me that Kiba must eat human food as well. "So are you a half vampire?"
Kiba smiled. "No, but I'm not human either."
I raised my eyebrows. "You're not a vampire, but you're not human? Then why-"
"Hinata!" I turned around to see who'd called my name. I'm sure I heard Kiba growl under his breath. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see it was Neji. He'd gotten to me faster than I'd had time to blink. "Could you come with me?"
"What's wrong?" I asked worriedly. Neji dragged me out of my seat pulling me away from Kiba. I almost tripped trying to keep up with him. Finally we were out of the cafeteria. "What's wrong with you?" I demanded again as he released me.
"I've been hearing rumors about him," Neji looked up and somehow I knew he was glaring at Kiba. "He has a strange scent. I don't want you around him."
"He's not all that bad," I argued.
"How do you know?" he shot back at me. "As far as you know he could be a vampire hunter prying for information."
I rolled my eyes. "Don't be stupid, Neji."
"Just stay away from him," Neji gave me a no nonsense glare and I sighed.
"Fine," I said feeling my anger flare up again. I abruptly turned away from him and walked to my dorm. I wanted to show Neji I could take care of myself, but apparently he didn't think I was up to it.
When I walked into my dorm I heard the sink in the bathroom running so I suspected that Naruto had woken up. I looked out the window at the brightness. I unlatched the window and opened it. I let scents of the outside overwhelm me. The slight breeze blew my hair. I let the sun warm my skin. I'd always wanted to get a tan, but my cousin told me I was stupid enough to think I could. Even if I was half human I couldn't stay in the sunlight for long.
"Your scent smells nice," I heard Naruto's voice next to me. I whipped my head around to see Naruto laying on his bed. His eyes were closed with his hands behind his head. I felt my face go red and I looked away from him.
"Um... thanks," I said twirling a strand of my hair with my finger.
"So you like the sun?" Naruto asked plain curiosity in his voice. I nodded.
"Yes," I replied. I saw Naruto scowl. "You don't like the sun," I guessed.
"Well, yeah. I am a full vampire, but one time I was stupid enough to go outside during the daytime." Naruto gave me a sheepish smile. "I almost died. In that experience I learned my power."
I sat down on my bed. "What power was that?"
Naruto's smile turned mischievous as he sat up. He held out his palm and a flame suddenly appeared in it. "I can control fire." He clenched his palm and the flame disappeared.
"Do the other students have powers too?" I asked curiously.
"Yep. Sakura for example showed me her power close up by punching me in the face. She's very strong," He complained rubbing the side of his face. I giggled. I wondered what my power was. "Usually big vampire covens can control the elements like the Uchiha coven and my coven." Naruto's expression became pained.
"What's wrong?" I asked quietly.
"My coven was... killed."
I walked over and grasped Naruto's hand. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to remind you of anything horrible," I apologized quickly. I couldn't imagine what life would be like without Neji, my sister, my father, or my friends. It must be very lonely for Naruto.
He smiled lightly. "No big deal... Iruka sensei took me in after the incident. He was a friend of my coven."
"Oh, well... I'm happy for you Naruto," I replied. Naruto smiled at me making me blush for a moment. Before I could say anything else someone opened our door and it slammed loudly against the wall.
"Hey, Hinata!" Tenten greeted me loudly.
"H-Hey Tenten," I said before stepping back from Naruto.
"Were you two in the middle of something?" Tenten eyed us suspiciously.
"Well, you could've knocked," growled Naruto under his breath.
Tenten ignored him and continued speaking to me, "Tsunade has asked me to escort you around the school grounds tonight so you can be familiar with your surroundings."
"Mind if I come?" Naruto asked.
"No, besides you're just trying to find a reason to get out of class," Tenten growled at him. Naruto crossed his arms across his chest and muttered something I didn't catch.
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Normal POV
"Shizune! Where the hell is my sake?" yelled an angry blonde as her fingers drummed against the desk where she was sitting. A pink-haired girl watched her anxiously. "What do you want, Sakura?"
Sakura flinched as the angry principal focused her attention on her. "U-Um, one of the students saw a rogue vampire on campus the other night and I just thought I should tell you."
"What did this vampire look like?" the principal asked curiously.
"No, the vampire wasn't a local so I believe he might have been a foreigner," Sakura explained. Just then a brunette came in with a small cup and placed it on the principal's desk.
"Here's your sake, Miss Tsunade," the brunette said before going to sit at her own desk. Tsunade began to consider what she would do about this foreigner.
"Has there been anymore sightings of this foreigner?"
"No, but I have reason to believe he's still on campus," Sakura replied.
"Then spread the news that there shall be no hunting classes tonight and no one should be outside the building."
Sakura nodded and quickly exited Tsunade's office.
"What's this about a foreigner?" asked the brunette at her desk.
"Nothing for you to worry about, Shizune," Tsunade reassured her before drinking her sake.
"Um, should you really be drinking on campus?"
"Huh?" She gave Shizune a dismissive wave of her hand. "No one is going to catch me."
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Hinata POV
The wind blew my long hair into my face as I looked at the wide forest in front of me.
All this was the school's campus? I wondered as I tried to measure the distance.
"Yeah, this is the whole campus!" Tenten said gesturing towards the forest. I sighed. I'd only just discovered that Tenten also had her power.
Was I the only one without a special talent?
Tenten suddenly embraced me in a bear hug. "Aw, don't feel left out Hinata! Maybe some day you'll have a power just like the rest of us. How about we go into the forest?"
"Into the forest?" I asked skeptically.
"I promised you a tour of the whole campus," Tenten reminded me.
"Yeah, but you didn't tell me that most of the campus is made up of trees."
"Come on! It'll be fun." Tenten looked thoughtful. "Maybe I can show you how I hunt..."
"Fine, but I hope we don't get lost because you wanted to have fun," I warned her. Tenten didn't say a word as she led me into the forest. At first it was dark when we entered the forest. The thick canopy of the trees almost blotted out the moon, but my eyes adjusted and I could see just as well as I could in the day. There wasn't a path anywhere in sight so I relied on Tenten to get us back when my tour was over. After a while Tenten suddenly stopped and before I could ask what was going on I saw a herd of deer a few feet in front of us grazing quietly.
"I'll be back. You stay here," Tenten told me as she leaned down into a crouch. She disappeared and the whole herd scattered. I heard a loud thud, thesound of branches breaking, and Tenten cursing. I chuckled. This could take a while. It was only when the sounds faded away that I began to feel self-conscious. It felt like I was being watched, but I knew there were probably other classes out here. I leaned against a tree trying to calm myself listening to the forest sounds like the rustling of the leaves in the trees and the occasional scuttling noises of little animals. There was another sound that chilled my blood. The sound was barely audible, but I could faintly hear it. It was the sound of heavy footfalls, like a big animal was stalking me in the forest.
I decided it was about time I go looking for Tenten. "I hope she didn't get hurt." As I trudged further into the forest I suddenly realized I didn't know where the heck I was going. I sniffed the air hoping to catch the scent of blood or at least Tenten's scent. I was so focused on finding Tenten I didn't see the small dip in the ground in front of me. I tripped and managed to catch myself on a tree before I fell to the ground. I didn't escape without injury. My hand was bleeding from scraping the rough bark of the tree. Great... I'm lost and now I'm bleeding.Maybe it won't be so hard for Tenten to find me now.
"Hm, how interesting," an unfamiliar voice made me jump. I turned around to see a tall man who had short black hair and strikingly red eyes. "I've never met a half vampire before. Your blood smells delicious and I haven't fed for a while." The man smiled. "I guess your blood will have to do." I was frozen where I was. I couldn't force myself to run as the vampire grabbed my wrist. He stared into my eyes. "Don't worry, I'll make it quick."
"HINATA!" screamed a voice my head whipped around. A loud snarling noise hurt my ears. The vampire's eyes widened in horror. There, not a few feet from us, was a giant dark brown wolf towering over us baring it's teeth. "Get your hands off her bloodsucker." I suddenly recalled the voice. I'd heard it this morning in the cafeteria.
"Kiba?"
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