Chapter 4
That afternoon, Neji had gone to his house to get some clothes. Sasuke had said he'd find him no matter where he'd go, so Neji guessed this would be fine. Neji opened the door of his house now. As he closed the door behind him, he frowned. It smelled strange in his house. Did he leave something on the sink or something? He shrugged, as he walked up the stairs, to his room. When he got inside, he saw his curtains were closed. That was weird... He didn't recall shutting them the last time he was home. He walked towards the curtains to open them again now, not liking the darkness. It reminded him too much of those vampires.
But as soon as Neji turned around, the curtains were closed again. And when Neji looked at them, the three vampires from before, together with another one, were standing by the window, smirking.
The tallest one walked forward.
"Why hello. Missed us?" He asked.
Neji frowned now, as he took a step back, startled. Shit.. these were 'the others'.
"Stay away from me." Neji breathed, as he quickly walked back, to escape the room.
"Oh no boy, we will not stay away. We will just take you with us." The tallest said. The thinnest one was suddenly standing behind Neji and licked his ear, chuckling while he did.
Neji let out a startled yelp as he pushed the guy off of him, and sprinted to his wardrobe where he got a vase from. He tossed it to the guys, who immediately ducked it.
"Leave me alone!" Neji snapped. The short one smirked.
"Why would we just take him with us?" He asked. "Isn't it nice to first.. play around a little?"
"Hmm very good idea." The forth one said. He then suddenly was beside Neji and wrapped his arms around him. "How do you want it hm? Should we throw you out the window and toss you around a little, or should we hunt you down before we take our little pray?" He asked.
"Stop it." Neji snapped, but was scared to death now.
"Ooh, you're making him scared." The short one said, laughing evilly. "Hmm... show that neck of his. I want to see how it looks. Where that delicious smell comes from."
The forth pulled Neji's head down, and then stroke away his hair.
"Hmm looks good. I could just bite him right here and now." He said as he traced his long fingers over the bare skin.
"I don't think the boss will be happy with that." The short one said, sniffing up the air in pleasure. "I think just torture would be fine. Let's see in what ways that pretty body can move hm." He suddenly tossed a rope towards the one holding Neji. Neji took this chance to hit his attacker in the face, and when the grip on him was weakened, he took a sprint and ran down the stairs.
The forth vampire smirked and licked his lips. All of them then ran and in an instant, the tallest had a grip on Neji, and another second later, they had run into the forest. The tallest now grabbed some more rope and pushed Neji down, then started to bind Neji's right arm to his right leg. That would keep him from running.
"Such a scared little boy." The thinnest said.
Neji gasped, as he was laying on the floor helplessly. He tried to get himself loose by using his left arm, but it was hard.
"He has right to." The tall vampire said, with a smirk. "Let's see how tough he is." He suddenly kicked Neji hard in the ribs, who let out a groan of pain.
"Hmm, I wanted him to scream." The forth one said and then stood on Neji's head as the tallest now bound Neji's arm and leg to his hair, making Neji curl up the wrong way.
Neji let out a displeased groan as his head was pushed back painfully. God.. what were they going to do to him? In a few seconds there was a foot onto his head and he let out a yelp. The other vampires were laughing at him, starting to get excited.
"Hmm.. let's look what kind of flesh we have here." The short one said and moved Neji's shirt up. He let out a hiss. "So pale.. it's perfect."
"Hmm and he has nice pink nipples as well." The tallest said, who was done binding Neji up. "He's the perfect one. It's going to be nice to use his little ass." He licked his lips at the thought and then sniffed Neji's neck again.
Neji bit his lip now, as tears sprang into his eyes. His head hurt so much, and those things they were planning with him.. this was going wrong.
"If we get the chance to hm." The short one said.
"Hmm I sure hope so." The tallest said. He then traced his hand down over Neji's body, but then was rudely interrupted by someone jumping on his head and kicking the other three away.
"You filthy bastards." Sasuke snapped and growled.
The others growled as well now.
"Why do you always come at the moments it's going to be fun?" The short one asked, getting ready to fight.
"Because I don't want you to have fun." Sasuke snapped. He stepped over Neji so he could look at all four guys and in a flash, Neji's hair was untied and Sasuke threw Neji over his shoulder.
"I'm not going to fight." He hissed to the short one and then turned around and ran off. It was all he could do once again. He really was some weak vampire.
Not a long time after, they reached Sasuke's house. Neji was still shaking from the shock.
Sasuke put Neji on the couch and untied him. He then put Neji up straight and looked at him worried.
"You ok?" He asked.
"Yeah... yeah I am." Neji said, as he nodded, and stared at his knees. It really was as bad as Sasuke had said.
"You sure? What else did they do to you?" Sasuke asked as he straightened Neji's clothes.
"Nothing special, they just tried to scare me... but they were planning things." Neji said, as he shook his head.
"They are always planning things." Sasuke said and sighed as he got up. "You shouldn't have left without me."
"..I wanted to get some clothes." Neji said, as he shook his head.
"You should have waited for me so we could get it together." Sasuke said.
"I know." Neji sighed. "..I wasn't aware of the danger.. They were in my house."
"The smell is all over that place Neji." Sasuke said as he sat down next to him. "You're becoming quite the drag, I'm exhausted."
Neji gave Sasuke a glare now.
"Like I can help this." He said.
"You should have waited." Sasuke said. "But sorry, I guess it's all overwhelming for you."
"It is." Neji said, nodding.
"Just so you know, I wish it wasn't happening as well." Sasuke said.
"I know." Neji said, nodding. "You must be very sick, if you want this to happen to someone."
Sasuke looked at Neji, nodding and then suddenly touched his neck. He wondered, how come those others could resist Neji so much better then he did. Was he really so weak?
Neji looked at Sasuke now.
"I really start to hate that neck." He then muttered.
"I'm sorry." Sasuke said as he quickly pulled his hand away. Neji didn't trust him one bit.
"It's ok." Neji said, sighing.
"How about I move into your place for a while? You obviously don't like me around." Sasuke said.
"It's dangerous in my house now." Neji said, as he shook his head. "It's not like I don't like you.. I just don't like this whole vampire thing."
"You don't like me either, it's quite obvious." Sasuke said. "I can handle a couple vampires." He really couldn't, but he just didn't wanna be around a human, especially not Neji, if he only saw him as some kind of monstrous creature.
"Even if you live in the same house as me we'll see each other you know." Neji said.
"What? No, I mean we 'won't' be living in the same house. I'll be out your place and my parents and Itachi can take care of you here." Sasuke said.
"...I'm not going to live together with your parents." Neji said, pulling a face. "I feel more comfortable around you then around your parents you know."
"You seem like you're comfortable with anyone 'but' me." Sasuke said.
"Well sorry that I don't feel comfortable with you, three days after you told me you're a vampire." Neji snapped now.
"How many times do I have to safe your butt before you start trusting me?" Sasuke snapped back.
"It's about being 'comfortable', just listen to me for once you uncertain bastard." Neji snapped, annoyed now. "I do 'trust' you, but that doesn't mean I feel comfortable around you or feel like becoming best friends."
"Oh well great, then next time, go safe yourself and be comfortable with that." Sasuke snapped back. "And put that fucking neck away!" He pushed Neji away now.
"Seriously, act normal." Neji snapped, glaring at Sasuke. "Do you want me to cut it off or start wearing turtle necks? I can't believe that scent is 'that' strong."
"It isn't, it's like Sahure reacts more heavily to it." A voice from behind them said, and when they turned around, Itachi was standing there.
"How long have you been standing there?" Sasuke asked frowning. His brother had the habit of suddenly appearing though.
"I think nine seconds." Itachi said, as he pulled up his eyebrow.
"I'm serious though. Of course I can smell it too and have urges, but I can push it away with some effort. It's like you are barely able to do it."
"Oh great here we go again." Sasuke said rolling his eyes, thinking this was about him not controlling all his powers yet. "I know I have problems with being a vampire already, you don't have to rub it in that I can't control it yet."
"This has nothing to do with being able to control the vampire inside of you or not." Itachi said, looking serious. "I think Neji might be the partner your heart longs to."
Neji furrowed his brows. The partner where Sasuke's hearts longs to? What on earth did that mean?
Sasuke frowned deeply now.
"No he's not, you said I would know if my partner came along." He said. Sure he had been longing for Neji a little, but just because of that scent. Right?
"You'll realize eventually." Itachi said, as he shook his head. "When you realize that your feelings and the way you react to someone aren't as they're supposed to be. Or at least different then others. I noticed that you turn red, have a faster heart beat, a constant look of need in your eyes and you have anger attacks because you're almost desperate to come closer. I think Neji might be the one. Not that you guys need a relationship now or something, almost no vampire gets together with the one his hearts longs to. But perhaps it's nice to know why you're reacting like that."
"..W-well that's just not true." Sasuke snapped. Of course he knew Itachi was probably telling the truth. He 'did' turn red, his heartbeat would become a thousand times faster, he wanted Neji really, really badly and he did want Neji and him to come closer. So was Neji really his partner. Sasuke stared at Neji now, thinking.
Neji frowned, as he bit his lip, while looking at the ground. It seemed like this was getting more and more complicated every day. Luckily it was weekend now, so he could rest a little. Speaking of resting..
"I got you some sleeping pills." Neji said, looking at Sasuke.
Sasuke looked at Neji now.
"Fine.." He said, still thinking. He wasn't sure if he liked it, or hated it that Neji was probably his partner.
Neji handed Sasuke the pills now.
"Here." He then said.
Sasuke looked at the pills and then looked away.
"..I'm sorry." Sasuke said and then got up. He was sure that now that Neji thought he was supposed to be his partner, Neji would never, ever like him. Because Neji had looked disgusted when he had first told him about partners.
"For what now?" Neji asked, frowning. Itachi chose that this was the best moment to leave, so he walked out of the room again, and outside, for a walk.
"..For making you uncomfortable. Even more now, because I'm pretty sure you don't like the idea of me seeing you as my partner."
"Well.. I don't really have a thought of it since I don't know what it means." Neji said, shrugging. "You told me some of it, but well.. I don't know how it is when we're not partners but you think I am your partner.. if you'll act different or not."
Sasuke took a deep breath now and sat back down.
"I already act differently, Itachi just said so. I can't control myself around you, because not only do you have that smell, but also my instincts react because you probably are my partner. Vampires know those kinds of things, they feel it." Sasuke said. "You 'should' be with me for the rest of your life, but these days, that barely ever happens."
"So you won't bite me or something?" Neji asked, frowning.
"I could, but it has no use. You have to choose to be my partner too. Else it will just be one sided with you being forced." Sasuke said.
"..So that's what you said before right?" Neji asked, frowning even deeper now. "If one of them bites me, I cannot leave him or her even if I do not love that person? Even if I am supposed to be with you?" He didn't get Sasuke anymore.
"I never said that they couldn't take you from me." Sasuke said. "Other vampires can beat me to it and make you theirs as well. The only difference is that you're my partner, or supposed to be, and I want your approval to make the bond complete. We could share something really special, which normal partners won't have."
"...So if you're not that partner the other's hearts longs to, he can just take you anyway?" Neji asked, frowning. Strange guys, those vampires.
"Anyone can claim you and make you theirs." Sasuke answered. "But well.. it sounds cheesy, but apparently my heart longs to you. It really isn't anything special for you, since you could be anyone's if you liked, but well.. it's complicated, sometimes I don't even get it myself."
Neji nodded now, starting to get it.
"Let's do something nice today, I don't feel like sitting inside anymore." He then said.
Sasuke looked at Neji surprised.
"Like what?" He asked. Neji wanted to do something nice with him?
"We could go out to dance a little." Neji said. He then smirked. "We both could get the whole club to drool all over us. It could be fun."
Sasuke looked away now.
"You can go, I'll sit down in a tree or something." He mumbled.
Neji frowned for a moment, and then realized what Sasuke meant.
"Can't you control it on some kind of way?" He asked.
"Well if I did, you wouldn't have ever seen me so ugly." Sasuke snapped, not liking the subject at all.
Neji gave Sasuke an irritated glare now. He then stood and walked to the bathroom. Sasuke was so annoying and boring going to the bathroom even sounded more appealing.
"Hey it's not my fault I happen to turn into one you know!" Sasuke snapped after Neji. "I already said you could go out!"
Neji didn't react as he closed the door behind him. After a few minutes, he came out again and walked to the kitchen to get something to drink for himself. He really needed to meditate now. That idiot brought up so much stress in his head. It was like he was talking to a schizophrenic person.
"I don't get you, why the hell are you angry now? I only said I couldn't control it. I said you could go out." Sasuke said.
"I'm not angry." Neji said, as he sought in the kitchen for a glass.
"You sure seemed angry." Sasuke said. "Glasses are right here." He pulled open a cabinet and handed Neji a glass. "I take it that was what you were looking for."
"Yeah." Neji said as he took the glass and poured himself a glass of water. "I just got annoyed by you having a personality complex."
Sasuke frowned now.
"I don't have a personality complex." He said.
"You can say I like potatoes, and the next day you could easily say I don't like potatoes." Neji said, shrugging. "I have the feeling you're just saying things."
"I'm not just saying things, I never said anything like that." Sasuke said, frowning even more. "When have I said I liked something and the next day that I haven't?"
"I said I get that feeling, perhaps I'm wrong." Neji said, shrugging. "But also that you expect me to be all friendly and caring and such, while you yourself are or angry with me, or you're attacking me with lust in your eyes, you're begging for compassion or you're complaining about me. I haven't had any reason to like you in any way."
"Well, at the beginning with that art thing I thought you were nice, but no." Neji added, and drank some of his water.
"Well excuse me, but you were the one who drew me ugly and stuff. It's hard enough to protect you like it is Neji, but you're not really helping either. And yes, I know, it's all very hard for 'you', but you never stopped to think about how utterly annoying it is to safe your butt and keep an eye on you. You never said 'thank you' or anything like that and I can't help it that my stupid heart 'longs to you', so there." He wasn't snapping, although he wanted to really badly, but Neji would just run away angry again.
"I never said that it's hard for me." Neji snapped. "And I know I didn't say thank you. I guess I blame you for this all, because you were the first vampire I saw."
"Yeah well then stop." Sasuke said. "Look, if you don't want me around, just say so. I can stay out of your way and keep an eye on you from a distance."
"Ok, I don't want you around." Neji said, shrugging, as he filled his glass again. Let's see if Sasuke was going to listen to him.
Sasuke looked at Neji now and frowned a little.
"Fine." He said and then turned around and walked away. He was done arguing with this guy. Itachi was probably right about that he wouldn't get the one his heart longs to anyway.
Neji just sat down on a chair in the kitchen now. For all he cared that guy never came back.
At that moment, the front door opened and Sasuke's mother, Mikoto walked inside with some groceries. She went into the kitchen and spotted Neji and smiled.
"Hello, I see you have returned. Did the day went by without any trouble?" She asked.
"Yes." Neji lied, looking away. Great, now Sasuke's mom returned. She probably would choose the side of her son.
"Really? That's good. I actually though Sahure was gonna give you a hard time." She said smiling. "The others haven't been around either?" She put the groceries on the sink and started putting them away.
"Yes they haven't." Neji said, lying once again.
"So what did they do to you? I hope Sahure was quick to save you." Mikoto said, and gave Neji a quick smile before turning to her groceries again.
"He did." Neji said, nodding. "They were undressing me when he came."
"Good, I'm glad you are ok." Mikoto said. "You shouldn't walk on your own."
"I know that now." Neji said, nodding.
"Good." Mikoto said and put her bag away, then sat down. "So how was school?"
"It was fine." Neji said, nodding. He then let out a sigh. "Miss, I'm going to leave the house. I can't stand Sasuke and he can't stand me. It's just not going well. And I can't stay inside of here forever. They'll get me one day. It has no use to stay here." As if to prove his point, he walked to his jacket now. He really should just leave.
"Did you just say Sasuke? So you found out?" Mikoto asked Neji as she got up as well and gently pulled Neji's jacket away.
"Yeah, it became kind of obvious." Neji said, shrugging, as he took his jacket back. "Thanks for protecting me anyway." He walked to the door now.
"Neji don't go. No one wants you to be captured and go through the horrible things the others would do." Mikoto said. "You are safe here, and no one's gonna get you as long as me and my husband are around."
"You don't understand miss, I don't want to be here and I don't want to be in this world of yours." Neji said, as he shook his head.
"Well would you rather be in our world then it that of the others then?" Mikoto asked kindly. "I don't think you understand that you cannot step out any longer Neji. I'm sorry to say the only choice you have is us, or them."
"Well I don't want to live locked up, knowing I could be outside somewhere else too." Neji said. "I'll live in a cage here. With those others too, if they get me, but then I know I can't get away anymore. It's a difference. I still want to be able to do what I want."
"You can do what you want, the only difference is one of us has to be with you. You can't possibly think it is better to have maybe a day without us and the rest of your live being tortured, then just staying with us." Mikoto said.
"Well it is a little stupid to torture someone who you have to use to dominate others hm." Neji said. "I don't think they'll still adore me if I'm full of scars."
"Trust me, they will. They were already undressing you just now." Mikoto said. "Just bear with it for a little while, I'm sure you'll get used to it."
Neji looked at her for a moment and then let out an annoyed sigh.
"Ok, perhaps I just want more attention and stuff." He then admitted, shrugging. Especially from Sasuke. But no way he was going to admit that.
Mikoto looked surprised and then smiled.
"You could get all the attention you'd like if you just stayed." She said. "Everyone here likes you Neji, you're just a little hard to talk to sometimes."
Neji let out a very unchararistic snort.
"Sometimes?" He then asked. "I've been a problem for years now."
"I don't believe that." Mikoto said. "Your parents love you, I don't think you are that much of a problem child at all. Of course I have Itachi and Sasuke, so maybe I shouldn't judge." She smiled at Neji now.
"I don't have parents." Neji said, shrugging. "..But I do think they loved me, yeah. What do you mean with the last thing? Are Sasuke and Itachi problem children?"
"Well you can't say they act very normal, now can you." Mikoto said. "I am very sorry about your parents Neji. I'm sure they loved you a lot. Oh come here." She then pulled Neji into a tight hug.
Neji frowned now, as he swallowed. Of course he wouldn't cry. He had no reason to, right? He never even knew his parents, so he couldn't miss them. He seriously needed to grow up.
"I'm fine." He then said.
"I'm sure you are, but you still need some kind of parent." Mikoto said. "You can see me as another mother if you want. Or at least an aunt." She smiled at Neji as she gave him a kiss on the head.
Neji looked at Mikoto with a slight frown, searching for any lies in her eyes.
"Why are you so nice for me?" He then asked.
"Because you deserve it. And I like you." Mikoto said. "Now don't start doubting me and let me make you something nice to eat. You are so thin, I was wondering if you even ate."
"..I'm not that thin." Neji said as he looked at his stomach. "Miss... I told Sasuke I don't want him around and then he left. I haven't been very nice to him, I have to admit."
"Oh I'm sure he will come around." Mikoto said. "Don't worry about it." She dragged Neji into the kitchen now and sat him down on a chair.
"And you are too thin, so what would you like? Name anything."
"I'm not too thin." Neji said. "But a sandwich would be great though."
"Just a sandwich?" Mikoto asked. "Well ok, what do you want on it?" She walked to the sink and pulled some bread out of a closet.
At that moment, Sasuke came walking down and gave Neji a brief look before walking to a cabinet and pulling a glass out.
"Did you get blood type AB already?" He asked his mother. He knew this would sound weird to Neji, but oh well.
Neji pulled up an eyebrow. What did Sasuke just ask his mother? Like it was some kind of sign, Itachi entered through the back door and Fugaku came walking downstairs. He had obviously been doing something upstairs.
"Honey, should I get some meat?" Fugaku asked Mikoto.
"Please do." Mikoto said to her husband, then received a kiss. "And yes honey, I did. It's in the fridge." She told Sasuke, who now went to the refrigerator and got a bottle, then poured some thick, dark red liquid in his glass. It was blood.
Neji stared at it, quite horrified. God, was he just going to drink that? Meanwhile, Fugaku was walking off again.
"I heard some rumors of our nephew mom." Itachi now said. "The others are planning on kidnapping someone of our side. Who, no one knows. So we all have to be extra careful."
Sasuke turned to Itachi now.
"Why do they want to kidnap someone?" He asked frowning as he drank some of the blood.
"I hope it's not one of you." Mikoto said as she now put a plate in front of Neji, with two sandwiches.
"Probably for information and fun." Itachi said, shrugging. "I don't know." Neji muttered a quick thank you to Mikoto, before he continued listening to the two brothers.
"Some say they are after a family. To get revenge for something."
"Well they want revenge on every family, so that doesn't get us very far." Sasuke said and sighed. "I guess we really do have to be careful then."
"It does make Neji a little safer now that they have another goal." Mikoto said.
"It does." Itachi said, nodding. "I wonder if they're making plans to get him. I don't know how important he might be for them."
"We just have to wait and see." Sasuke said as he sat down furthest away from Neji.
"I'm sorry for what I said Sasuke." Neji said, not looking at Sasuke though. He was just inspecting his sandwich.
Sasuke looked at Neji.
"It's fine, I can understand you don't wanna be around me." He said.
"...Hey, you're not in your vampire form." Itachi said, frowning at Sasuke.
"I do, there are some other reasons why I wasn't at my nicest to you." Neji said, shrugging.
"Neji found out." Sasuke told Itachi and then turned his attention back to Neji.
"What reasons?" He asked curious.
Neji just shrugged now as he shook his head.
"Do you feel like taking a walk tonight Sasuke?" Itachi asked as he saw Neji didn't respond.
"I think I'll watch a movie with Neji tonight, but thanks. We'll take a walk tomorrow ok?" He said.
"That's fine." Itachi said, nodding. Neji looked at Sasuke now, but when Sasuke looked at him, he looked at his sandwich again. Perhaps Sasuke wasn't that bad.
Sasuke poured his glass of.. blood down his throat and put it away. He then got up and sat next to Neji.
"I'm sorry about getting angry and making you confused." He said.
"If anyone should apologize it's me, you saved me every time." Neji said, shrugging.
"Yeah well, I'm supposed to." Sasuke said. He then hit Neji in the shoulder. "Let's just forget about it ok?"
"That's fine with me." Neji said, nodding. "But I still get freaked out by you doing things like drinking blood."
"Sorry. I just really needed a drink." Sasuke said. "I can't really not drink it."
"Can't you drink water?" Neji asked, looking difficult.
"I can, but I need blood as well." Sasuke said. "I can't change that. I can try not drinking it around you."
"Gladly." Neji said, nodding.
"Ok, I'll try to remember that." Sasuke said. "Take your sandwich with you so we can go upstairs ok? I won't do anything, I just wanna talk to you."
Neji's face was impassive as he nodded, but he still felt uncomfortable to go to one room with Sasuke together. He took his plate though and walked upstairs.
Sasuke followed him and then closed the door behind him.
"I want to know about those reasons." He then said.
Neji sat down onto Sasuke's huge bed now. Of course he wouldn't tell Sasuke what his reasons were.
"Why do you have a bed?" He asked.
"..Answer me first." Sasuke said. "Then I'll tell you."
"You don't need to know the reasons, you just need to know that I'm sorry." Neji said.
"Ok fine. Maybe you'll tell me some time." Sasuke said. "The bed's for sex."
Neji pulled up his nose as he immediately stood and checked the bed for dirty spots. He didn't want to be sitting on Sasuke's sperm.
"Do you need such a huge thing for it?" He then asked.
"No." Sasuke answered. "Don't worry, it's unstained." He hadn't exactly had sex on this bed yet.
"Good." Neji said as he sat down again. "Haven't had any in some time then?"
"Not in this bed no." Sasuke said. "I never brought anyone home."
"How long are you living here?" Neji asked, pulling up an eyebrow.
"Thirty years maybe?" Sasuke answered, thinking about it. "I can't remember that well, it's been a long time."
"...So you managed thirty years without sex?" Neji asked, furrowing his brows. "Not many boys can say that."
"No you're getting me all wrong. Well I have managed about twenty years, but I used to go to the houses of the ones I had sex with. Just not the other way around." Sasuke said.
"Ah." Neji said. "But twenty years is still a lot."
"I know." Sasuke said. "Well that's what you get for not exactly being popular hm." He smirked, but it was obvious he was upset about it.
"...You're talking about your ugly form now?" Neji asked, looking at Sasuke.
"No." Sasuke said. "Well I can't imagine me being popular if they saw me like 'that'. I've just been an outcast lately. Well.. the past twenty years."
"Well you're starting to get quite popular in our class you know." Neji said, shrugging.
"Yeah I always start out like that. Until someone finds out I hate garlic or that I can't walk into a church or that I refuse to drink juices and refuse to tell them what I like to drink. Then the stories come and I'm a freak. That and I won't let anyone come over here, because nobody can find out, so that makes me a freak as well. And then I switch schools, hoping it will go better, but I know it never will. It's really stupid." Sasuke said, sounding a little bitter.
"You could just quit school then, right?" Neji asked.
"Yes, but then I'll never make friends and that would suck even more." Sasuke answered. "Besides... I wouldn't really be normal if I didn't go."
"Being normal is probably the most difficult thing a vampire could ever want." Neji said, pulling up his eyebrows again.
"Yeah well, it's still what I want." Sasuke said.
"Well, be glad not everyone wants to get into your pants, that's not nice either." Neji said, shrugging.
"Is that what happens to you then?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah." Neji said. "They all think they stand a chance. Of course I say no, but that they keep trying is starting to get annoying."
"Well.. You are really pretty." Sasuke said.
"I prefer the term handsome." Neji said, shrugging. "You are handsome too. I bet that they would all want to have sex with you if they didn't knew you being a vampire."
"They don't know, they just think I'm a freak." Sasuke said. "I can't see myself as someone handsome."
"Because of who you are?" Neji asked.
Sasuke shrugged.
"..I don't know." He said. "..I mean, I'm downright ugly at night.." He turned away now, uncomfortable with the subject.
"It's something you have to accept, I fear." Neji said.
"Well I'm not gonna accept it. The second I get the chance to give up this stupid life I live, I will take it." Sasuke said.
Neji frowned at Sasuke now. Why was he telling him this? He felt a little sorry for Sasuke, but somehow, this made him feel like Sasuke just had no one to talk to.
"But the chance that will happen isn't very big, right." Neji then said.
"No." Sasuke said bitter. "I'm pretty sure I'll stay like this forever.."
"...Why are you acting like this towards me?" Neji asked, frowning. "Do you expect me to put an arm around you or something?"
Sasuke gave Neji a glare now.
"No I don't. Jeez, can't I just talk to you or something? Forget what I said then." He said, annoyed.
"Well I'm sorry, you're acting all tough the whole time and suddenly you're talking soft and looking depressed, like a girl that has been dumped by her boyfriend or something." Neji said. "I'm just wondering why you're telling this to 'me' and not to your friends or family."
"Maybe because I thought you would listen to me, but you obviously don't. I don't have any friends that know I'm a vampire, and my family will just get angry if they know I wanna quit so yeah, you might be the only one to turn to right now. I don't know ok, I let myself go, so forget it." Sasuke said, but he was obviously angry now.
"It's just strange to see you going from a lustful monster, to a furious beast, to a shy muttering boy, and to a kind guy." Neji said, frowning. "It's really like you're schizophrenic."
"Yeah well people get turned on, angry, shy and sad and happy. You know what they are called? 'Emotions'. Maybe you have heard of them?" Sasuke snapped now. It was true he had difficulty with keeping his emotions in tact but still, he couldn't help it all Neji ever was, was a bitch.
"I know of emotions, but it's never a little of something with you." Neji said. "If you're sad you can't hold back your tears, if you're happy you look like an idiot, if you're furious you get aggressive, if you get turned on you're barely able to stop yourself from jumping on me. See what I mean?"
"Yeah yeah I know. Well that last things isn't my fault, because you have that scent. I'm usually a lot more reserved. And I have anger management problems so that explains that. If I'm happy, I don't look like an idiot, thank you and when I'm sad... well I can't remember having cried." Sasuke said.
"Well just a few seconds ago, I could almost see them in your eyes." Neji said, shrugging. "They were wet and your head was hanging low, like you were in a deep depression. It's not meant like an attack, I'm just stating the obvious and was wondering if you really are schizophrenic."
"Well I'm not, I'm just not that good at hiding my emotions around you and I don't know why. Probably because you're supposed to be my partner." Sasuke said.
"So you turn into a pansy when you met your partner?" Neji asked, furrowing his brows. "Are you supposed to impress him or her with that?"
"I didn't turn into a pansy." Sasuke snapped and then took a deep breath. "It's just a lot harder to keep my emotions in tact. It's not supposed to impress you, I guess it's to show you all sides of me in a flash, which is really annoying so just stop talking about already. God Neji, it's so obvious everything I do is wrong, what the hell do you want from me?"
"I'd like you to act like a normal boy and keep your emotions under control, that would be fine." Neji said, as he just looked at Sasuke.
"Pfft fine. Pick a movie you wanna watch." Sasuke said and dropped on his bed, laying his head in his pillow. Oh how he wished he could sleep right now. It was probably a really nice way to escape.
"Can I take a shower first?" Neji asked.
"Yeah sure. The bathroom's next to my room." Sasuke answered, still annoyed. Neji really was so annoying.
"Ok, thanks." Neji said, as he stood. "Do you have a towel as well?"
"Yeah sure." Sasuke said and got up, walking with Neji to the bathroom. He pulled out a large towel and handed it to Neji. "Do you need one for your hair too?" He asked.
"Yeah gladly." Neji said, nodding, as he walked with Sasuke, and then accepted the towel. He pushed his hair up into a high ponytail, else it would all get wet.
Sasuke grabbed another towel and put it on the sink. He then looked at Neji and quickly left the bathroom, closing the door behind it.
"If there is anything else you need, tell me." Sasuke said through the door.
"I will." Neji said as he stripped down. He checked himself in the mirror to look if everything still looked good, and then he got into the shower, pleased.
Sasuke though, just opened the door when he saw Neji getting in the shower. He had meant to give Neji some soap, but he dropped it and stared. It smelled overwhelmingly like Neji now and Sasuke swallowed as the damps from the heat of the shower showed up and they were mixed with Neji's scent. Sasuke couldn't help but suddenly undress himself and then pulled away the shower curtain, then closing it again and pinning Neji against the cold wall. He put his head in Neji's neck and started to roam his hands over Neji's body. He was out of control.