(A/N: Hi people! And Happy New Year all around! Here's my present to kick off the new year for all to enjoy!)

Disclaimer: As always, I don't own Naruto or it's characters! Enjoy =)

Hinata power walked up the street, taking care to look out for ice on the sidewalk that she could slip on. She couldn't help but wonder if her friends were going to come to the ramen dinner. They were loyal, and she believed they'd at least try to keep their word. But Tenten had sounded so sick when she said she'd come, and Hinata knew how tired Sakura usually was after a day with Lady Tsunade.

She also couldn't help but wonder if Sasuke really was going to show up there as well. The school had these ramen dinners a few times every school year, but he didn't come to the other ones before this. Naturally, everyone knew that Naruto would come because ramen was involved, and Hinata thought he'd probably come to mess with Naruto for the fun of it. She just hoped the fangirls would stay away if he did.

As she arrived at the school gates, she saw that neither of her friends was there. She sighed and pulled out her phone. Where r u?, She texted both of her friends. She waited for their replies.

After five minutes, she got Tenten's reply. It read: Sry Hinata, this cold is still clinging to me nd my mom wont let me out of the house! Nxt time, k?

Two minutes after that she received Sakura's message: Hi Hinata. Sry tht I cant make it. Lady Tsunade was way too intense today! I'm surprised tht I'm not dead! I'm too tired 2 make it, I've barely got enough energy 2 give u this messa--

Hinata wished that her two friends could come to the dinner, but they had already gone with her to the one prior to this one, so it was only fair that they get a day off, right? Oh, thts too bad, she texted them back, well, I'll cya later thn. Bye.

Hinata walked slowly through the gates and made her way to the school auditorium. Without her friends, who could she talk to? She was a shy girl, but she knew some people. It'd be almost impossible to talk to Naruto when he would be eating ramen. Ino was a fangirl of Sasuke, so Hinata couldn't talk to her. Maybe she could talk to Kiba. But as she looked around the room, he was nowhere in sight. She had just seen him a second ago. Where was he?

"RAWR!!!!"

"Gahhh!!!"

Hinata jumped away from whoever was trying to get her from behind and shrieked, causing everyone in the room to look at her. She turned to look behind her to see none other than Kiba rolling on the floor, laughing as if there were no tomorrow.

"Oh my God, Hinata!" Kiba managed to say between breaths, "You should have seen the way you looked! It was priceless!"

Hinata tried to regain composure and laughed along with the few others that were laughing too, but inside she was so embarrassed. How could she have not known Kiba was going to do something like this?

Kiba slowly rose from the floor, gripping his side. He was breathless. "Ow, oh, cramp…" he sputtered.

Despite her embarrassment, Hinata smiled. Guys will be guys, and Kiba will be Kiba, she thought. Kiba walked forward with open arms. "No hard feelings, right?"

Hinata hugged him with a snake-like grip, making him groan in pain. "Yeah, no hard feelings," she said, releasing Kiba and allowing him to breathe again.

"So, where's Tenten and Sakura?" he asked as they went over to the table that was filled with food and drinks.

Hinata picked up a ready made bowl of ramen and a pair of chopsticks. "They're both spending the evening at home. Sakura's too tired from her weekly healing lesson, and Tenten's got a terrible cold."

"Oh, that's too bad." Kiba said as they sat at a table together opposite each other. "So it looks like it's just you and me then, huh?" He grinned as he put a few strands of noodles into his mouth.

"I guess so," Hinata smiled.

As they started eating and talking about trivial things, Hinata gazed around the room. The auditorium had been transformed. There were balloons tied to the tables and to a few chairs that were set aside. The lights were dimmer than they were usually, and there were mini lights that were wrapped around the pillars in the room. Each table was round with white cloths covering them and had a small glass vase of flowers. When Hinata looked over on the other side of the room, that's when her gaze landed on Sasuke.

For a second, she thought that he was staring at her, but when she saw him shift his gaze and start to scoop up some ramen, she believed she must have imagined it. She focused her attention back on Kiba as he started talking about he had snuck Akumaru in with him. He lifted up part of his jacket and his pet and friend could be seen.

"I know he's your friend, and he's really cute, but you'll get into trouble!" Hinata said as Kiba fed him some noodles.

"Oh, but he'll be good. He's been here all this time and even you didn't notice him."

"True, but still--"

"Hey."

We looked up and saw Sasuke standing over us, and it was to me he had spoken to. "Uchiha…" muttered Kiba while Akumaru quietly growled.

Sasuke glared at him. "Inuzuka."

"Um… Did you need something, Sasuke?" Hinata asked, trying to direct his attention away from the dagger-eyed Kiba.

Sasuke turned back to her. "Yeah, I wanted to talk to you." He threw a dissatisfied look at Kiba. "Alone."

"O-ok." Hinata got up, leaving her purse and ramen with Kiba. "I'll be back in a minute." She told him as if to reassure him.

"'Kay." He said as he and a few fangirls who had caught sight of them watched them walk away from the table and out the door.

They walked down the hall in silence. Hinata wondered what Sasuke could want to talk to her alone about. It must be important since he approached her when Kiba was around, the one that he usually avoided on a regular basis.

"So," Sasuke started as he opened the door to outside for her, "how're things going?"

"Good, I suppose," she said as they stepped out into the chilly weather. Hinata had assumed that they were only going to be outside for few minutes so she didn't bother putting on her coat. "How about you?"

Sasuke leaned against the building. "Ok, I guess. My brother's annoying the hell out of me, those crazy girls won't leave me alone, and we've got finals next week-- yeah, everything's great." His grin was brimming with sarcasm.

Hinata laughed. "Yeah, those fangirls can be pretty… persistent."

"No kidding." He sighed. "They've been messing with you since I approached you this morning, haven't they." Hinata could hear the frown in his voice.

"I-it's nothing," she stuttered. How did he even know? "It's nothing I can't handle. Besides, it'll blow over soon, right?"

Sasuke chuckled quietly. "Are you kidding? Those girls know how to hold a grudge, even for something as small as that."

Hinata groaned. "Well, I guess my life just went from good to not so good in just a matter of minutes."

"Sorry." Just then Sasuke got a thoughtful look. "Maybe I could help you."

Hinata looked at him. "Huh? Do what?"

"Keeping them from annoying you."

Hinata was amazed. Why would the Sasuke Uchiha want to help me? Then a thought occurred to her. "Is there some sort of catch?"

He looked up at her, looking hurt. "Does there have to be one?"

"Maybe. It's a rare case when someone offers to take on their own crazy fan club." Hinata smiled knowingly.

He straightened from his relaxed pose. "You know me better than I thought." He smiled sheepishly. "Actually, there is something that I'd like in return."

Hinata was stumped by what he could want from her. And, apparently, it showed on her face because Sasuke started laughing. "W-what?" Hinata blushed from her clearly shown confusion.

His expression suddenly became serious, which surprised her. He moved closer, looking into her eyes, and whispered, "I want you."

Hinata's mind was bouncing all over the place. How could he want me? Won't that make the situation with those crazy fangirls worse? Is this a dream? Her body, however, was numb. She could neither speak, nor move as Sasuke drew closer. She did manage to blush though.

"Hinata…" As he drew nearer, she couldn't do anything but close her eyes, awaiting the kiss. But after a few seconds, she opened them again to see if he was hesitating. She saw that instead of kissing her, he was veering off to the left towards her neck.

Is he already trying to go that far?, she thought fearfully. "S-Sasuke-kun…"

Just as she felt his lips brush up against her neck, he paused. "Don't ever call me that." That's when she felt pressure on her neck. There was no pain, just a lot of pressure.

It took her a minute to register what was happening to her. Those entrancing eyes. The numbness. The pressure on her neck. The warm liquid that was beginning to roll down it.

Vampire…

A/N: Ooooo… The lesson in this chapter is never go somewhere alone with a vampire! LOL. Stick around for the next chapter, which will be up soon (hopefully) =). And a big thanks to my reviewers, you guys are awesome!