A/N- Thx again everyone! To everyone who asked, WAFF means warm and fuzzy feelings. Thanks for telling me! Now then-on to chapter 6!

Chapter 6

Sasuke and Shikamaru ran silently through the forest until they reached a familiar

small hut. Sasuke knocked on the door just as it opened to reveal Kakashi-sensei, reading his book. Kakashi stepped out and closed the door.

"Yo. What are you doing here?" Kakashi asked, never taking his eyes off his book.

"We need your help. You have heard about the werewolves planning an attack I presume." Sasuke replied.

"Hai. So what exactly do you need me for?"

"We want you to protect our mates while we go out to gather an army." Shikamaru said.

Kakashi glanced up from his book to look at Sasuke. "How about those two girls you and Naruto took earlier?"

Sasuke stared straight at Kakashi, not giving any emotion away. "Hai, protect them as well."

Kakashi fought hard not to smirk. 'This is the first time Sasuke's ever been this 'interested' in a girl, and a human one at that' "Alright then, let's go."

With that, all three vampires sped off into the forest.

Sakura and Ino had managed to kill 2 werewolves and injure 3 critically using their kunai and ki powered attacks with minor scratches and a few deeper gashes. Ino jumped onto a tree branch and threw her kunai with amazing speed and accuracy, lodging the kunai into a werewolf's throat, killing him. There were about 7 werewolves left. Ino jumped down and ran to get her kunai just as another werewolf blocked her. Ino gathered her ki into her right fist and attempted to punch him right in the stomach, but missed just as he appeared right behind her and grabbed her right arm painfully. His sharp claws sunk into her skin, just as a shuriken hit the werewolf's arm, making him let go of Ino. Ino clutched her bleeding arm and jumped back. Sakura tripped a werewolf and immediately went over to Ino.

"Ino! Are you alright? I'll heal you." Sakura hastily said as she took off Ino's cloak to examine the wound. Ino was dressed in a black sleeveless top and shorts. There were 5 small wounds, all fairly deep. Sakura positioned her hands over the wound and poured her ki into it, healing it immediately. She felt the ki of a werewolf about to pounce but was surprised when another shuriken embedded itself into the werewolf's neck, instantly killing him.

It seemed Ino had noticed this as well and immediately jumped to her feet. "Who's there?"

Sasuke, Shikamaru and Kakashi were nearing the small house where Naruto and Hinata were. They all felt Naruto's ki not too far from where they were. They immediately went in that direction.

Sasuke started going a bit faster. 'If Naruto is outside, then Sakura will be too. However, I don't feel her ki around Naruto.'

The remaining werewolves had stopped attacking as well, waiting for the intruder to appear. There was a sudden rustling of tree leaves as a figure jumped down and landed between Sakura and the werewolves, facing Sakura and Ino. It was a stunningly beautiful girl with silver eyes and red hair just below her shoulders. She had a very nice figure and was wearing a tight yellow shirt and loose black pants.

"Hello. Need some help?" She smiled warmly at the battered looking Sakura and Ino and without waiting for a reply, gave them both 3 kunais. "Use them in case I miss a werewolf."

The stranger grabbed two kunais just as all the werewolves lunged at her. She was extremely fast and skilled, moving in a blur as she stabbed several werewolves. One werewolf had somehow managed to run past her and lunged at Sakura. Sakura was about to throw a kunai when the stranger appeared right behind the werewolf and jammed a kunai into the werewolf's throat. The werewolves were being slaughtered. Sakura and Ino watched as she pulled out her kunai from the werewolf's throat, killing the last werewolf. She walked to Ino and Sakura and stopped in front of them.

"You two should be much more careful. A pack of werewolves don't normally just attack random people, they must have targeted you two, although I'm not sure why." The girl said.

"Arigato, but who are you?" Ino asked.

"My name is Mikka. Hopefully you won't get in any more trouble." said Mikka, as she turned around and started walking in the direction of the house.

Ino's eyes widened as she registered the information. "Wait! Are you Kanruko's friend?"

Mikka stopped walking and turned around to face Ino, surprise evident in her pretty silver eyes. "Hai. Who are you?"

"I'm Ino, Shikamaru's mate. That's Sakura. Our other friends are currently in your house." Ino replied, gesturing towards Sakura.

"I see. Well then, let's go. You can rest up in our house." Mikka started walking again. Sakura picked up all the kunai (including Sakura's and Ino's) and threw them at Mikka, who caught them all skillfully.

Sakura and Ino had lost plenty of their ki and were bleeding but still managed to keep up with Mikka. Mikka went to a sudden halt as she neared the house. Her silver eyes suddenly turned cold and her whole body went stiff. Sakura and Ino noticed this and walked closer to the house. Then they both felt it. Four impossible kis, two higher than the others, a really strong ki, and another fairly strong ki.

Sakura's eyes widened in surprise. 'The only people that are supposed to be in the house are Naruto, Hinata and Kanruko! So then... the other three impossible kis...'

Ino stopped in her tracks. 'No way... Are Shikamaru and Sasuke here? So then who's the third ki? There's only one vampire whose ki is equal to Sasuke's. Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke and Naruto's former sensei. So they did bring the pervert back after all.'

Mikka started walking again, followed by Ino. Sakura had a feeling she knew who she would find inside the hut as well, but hid her fear and followed Ino. Mikka opened the door and Sakura's heart jumped as she saw Sasuke calmly sitting at a table. Sasuke looked all over Sakura's body, making her blush. Then he looked into Sakura's eyes and Sakura could feel herself blushing more. He stood up and walked until he was standing right in front of Sakura. He leaned down and whispered in her ear. "You're hurt. I'll have some medics heal you. So for now you should rest." His voice was surprisingly soft and Sakura was certain she heard relief in his voice for a millisecond. But before she could say anything, she felt Sasuke's fangs gently biting her neck and the last thing she saw was a familiar grey haired vampire sitting beside Shikamaru.

Ino calmly watched as Sasuke picked up Sakura's now limp body and headed out the door, closing it behind him. Ino then turned around and sat beside a worried looking Hinata, completely ignoring Shikamaru.

"Are you alright Ino?" Hinata gently asked as she looked at all the wounds on Ino's body, some were minor and some deep.

Ino could feel Shikamaru's gaze on her as she replied. "I'm fine. These are just scratches. Besides, I've been hurt more when I was a human." Even as she said this, parts of her body were still hurting a lot.

Shikamaru immediately sensed this and said. "Ino, you're in pain. Don't deny it."

Ino glared at Shikamaru. "I said I'm fine! I'm going back to the castle now." Then she walked right out the door.

Shikamaru sat there for a minute, determining where Ino was running to before walking out the door himself.

Naruto, Kakashi and Hinata got up and were about to leave as well when Mikka spoke.

"The werewolves have given us a signal by attacking Sakura and Ino. They will definitely strike on the next full moon."

Naruto and Kakashi paused in the doorway.

"I thought so. Thank you for helping Sakura and Ino." Naruto said as he walked out the door.

Kakashi didn't say anything as he walked out and closed the door behind him.

Ino stumbled a little as she walked deeper into the forest. It was getting dark and she was getting a sinking feeling in her stomach that told her she was lost. 'But I can't be lost…I'm almost certain we took this route to get to the house!' Ino had been walking for at least half an hour and was about to faint from exhaustion. Just then, she heard a snarl as a wolf jumped out of a bush. 'Probably a spy for the werewolves.' Ino thought. She reached for her kunai just as she realized she didn't have it with her anymore. 'Shit! Ok, maybe I'll be able to run away.' Ino started running towards where she had come from but stumbled and fell smack into a tree trunk.

"Oww!" Ino yelped as her head started throbbing and some of her minor wounds reopened. She opened one eye just as the wolf lunged at her. She shut her eyes 'SHIKAMARU!' She mentally screamed. Just then she heard a loud thud. She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the wolf was lying on the ground dead with a kunai embedded in its throat. Standing beside the wolf was Shikamaru, lazily looking at the wolf. Shikamaru was no longer turned around and looked at Ino. On impulse, Ino stood up and ran over to Shikamaru and jumped into his arms.

"I was scared!" Ino wailed into Shikamaru's chest as some tears streamed down her face. Shikamaru pulled Ino closer to him and hugged her, comforting her.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you that it was Sasuke who hurt Mikka and Kanruko." Shikamaru said as he tightened his grip around her.

Ino sniffed and regained her composure. "You should be you lazy idiot!" But even as she said this, she snuggled into Shikamaru's chest and fell asleep. Shikamaru smiled and picked Ino up. "Never again will I allow anyone to hurt you this much Ino. I promise." Shikamaru said as he started walking back to the castle.

Sakura sleepily opened her eyes. 'Where am I?' She appeared to be sleeping on a very soft bed, with the soft glow of a candle on a table beside her. 'That's right... Werewolves attacked Ino and me and Mikka saved us. Then Sasuke knocked me out. Wait! My wounds!' Sakura sat up and from the dim light of the candle, she saw that all her wounds were healed, with no evidence that she had been hurt in the first place.

"You're awake." A dark cool voice came from the side of her bed. From the dim light, Sakura could barely make out the figure of Sasuke. 'Was he here the whole time? But I didn't even sense him!'

"You weren't hurt too bad. Mikka arrived at the right time." Sasuke said.

'Mikka... she and Kanruko were hurt deeply by Sasuke!' Sakura glared at Sasuke. "You fucking pervert! You hurt Mikka and Kanruko a lot!"

Sasuke smirked. "You jealous?"

Sakura blushed a little but kept her glare. "You disgusting beast!"

Sasuke chuckled, now amused. "Before you start spitting insults again, you should know something."

Sakura continued to glare at Sasuke. "What could you possibly say to make me stop insulting you."

"I didn't fuck them."

A/N- Hey everyone! So sorry if I'm taking longer and longer to update. But I guess you should probably expect me to take this long to update from now on. Also, just out of curiosity, is anyone actually reading this? The author notes I mean. Just drop me a review and tell me if you read this or not. Anyway, Cya!

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