Silver Bullet

SK: Helllooooo peoples! All those reviews really helped me get over that flame. Thankee! I actually have the last chapter written for some odd reason, I haven't even written the entire story and I wrote the ending. It made me cry and no I won't be giving hint's that's just wrong.

Anywhoo thanks for all the reviews everyone I love them all!

Sakura: SadowKitty does not own Naruto or anything related to it but this story thank you.

Recap

'THAT"S IT!'

Chapter 7: The Painting. Part 1 (aka Yelling and a fight between vampires!)

First Sakura dipped her paint brush into the black paint and dripped it into her blue until she got a nice midnight colour she painted the top half of the canvas completely blue save for a large semi-circle she left in the center of the canvas. Next the painted the ground a dark forest green adding brush strokes to create the illusion of grass.

It was a fun art class no one talked everyone was delighted to paint anything they wanted as gruesome as they wanted. Hinata continued to add blood and splashed of some other colours while Sakura focused on her painting. Five minutes left and she was almost done.

"AL rIght clASS. Put you BrUSHes dOWn." The teacher said forcing his glassed up impossibly higher onto the bridge of his nose. Sakura dropped her brush with a grateful sigh. She had just finished. She looked at Hinata's and let out a slow whistle. The Fight looked awesome, like a true fight to the death between ninja masters. She even said so.

"It's not that great," Hinata said with a faint blush, her voice soft. She leaned over to take a look at Sakura's. Her pale mooneyes widened.

"Woooooow," she said in total awe. Sakuras painting took place at night under a raising full moon. It showed the silhouetted profile of a man sprouting wings from his back and his mouth open in a silent scream. Black blood flew from his spreading wings and saliva dripped from his open bared fangs. One hand reached for his chest as if he was in some sort of heartache.

"That's beautiful Sakura-chan," she whispered. Sakura signed her name and handed it in to the teacher who gaped at it and immediately moved to hang it up on the wall outside.

"Geeze it's not THAT great," Sakura muttered darkly. She made her way to the next class. That painting made her feel sad.

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Sasuke was walking past the art room on his way to lunch, not that he needed to eat much, he just liked it. He passed a group of girls who swooned as he passed.

'Good lord people you're older then I am!' he thought to himself as he passed them. He rolled his eyes and the landed on a painting. He froze.

"Impossible," he whispered. His onyx eyes widened as he walked forward. It was. It was an exact copy of The Awakening, a famous painting in the vampire community hidden from humans. It was legendary said to depict the exact moment when the chosen vampire with enlighten and sacrifice himself for the world. Sasuke snorted at the old legend.

' Not that it was likely' he told himself. 'The old blood of the vampires is long gone, bred out with the humans, they can't fly anymore than they can go on a blood purge' but still the appearance of the painting disturbed him. It meant that who ever painted it would suffer immense pain. Of what kind was never said.

"I wonder who painted it?" he said out loud his eyes traveling towards the bottom right hand corner, there he saw the signature of a familiar name. Haruno Sakura. His blood began to boil. Did she know how dangerous this painting was? Did she know what it meant? His eyes flashed a dangerous red.

"Idiot human," he said and turned on one heel ripping the painting from the wall as he did so. He let it fall to the ground as he walked away looking for Sakura.

He found her walking away from Ino on her way home waving goodbye to her friend. Sasuke didn't want a scene so he flowed her part way until she was alone before her grabbed her arm. He spun the surprised girl around until she could see his clod red Sharingan eyes.

"What were you thinking?" he hissed. His fangs causing spit to fly from his mouth.

"What?" Sakura was confused trying to pull her arm from his clawed grip but he didn't let her go. For the first time since she had met him she was afraid.

"That painting," Sasuke continued.

"What about it?" Sakura asked.

"Don't you know what it means?" Sasuke snapped. Sakura could tell he was furious, over what a painting?

"What?" she cried, "You don't like? You got something against the way I paint?"

"You don't know…" Sasuke started but Sakura cut him off.

"Don't know what? How to paint? Damn it Sasuke it's just a painting!" she said wrenching her arm from his hand. She winced as she felt the bruise he left.

"Instead of yelling at me why don't you just tell me what's wrong with it?" Sasuke narrowed his Sharingan eyes.

"Idiot human," he snarled.

"Instead of yelling at me why can't you just tell me what's wrong with it? Don't you trust me?"

"I trust No one!" he hissed at her. Sakura took a step back, she felt as if he had slapped her.

"Fuck off vampire!" she shouted back before turning on her heel and running to her home.

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"What the hell is his problem!" Sakura slammed the front door shut behind her, "That insignificant, son of a bitch…AAAArg!" she threw herself down on her couch and clutched a pillow to her chest. Her brows furrowed as she thought over their argument.

'What did he mean "Don't you know what it means?" Dammit why doesn't he TELL me anything!' she felt wetness on her cheek. Hastily she brushed away the tears pretending that it wasn't Sasuke that had triggered them.

"Kakashi-tousan and Anko-Kaasan aren't even home to explain it to me. I bet they would know." She mumbled to herself before falling asleep.

It was her cell phone ringing that woke her around dusk.

"What!" she jumped up looking around for an attack. Then it hit her.

"This is what you get when you use the theme for Blade as your ring tone," she grumbled as she plunged her hand into her skirt pocket. Flipping up the screen of her black and silver razor she checked her caller I.D. it was HQ.

"Talk to me," she said to the person on the other side.

"Hey forehead girl!" Ino cried on the other side of the line.

" 'sup Ino-pig,"

"Quiet you. Any ways I got a mission for yuz and Sasuke." Ino said casually from her chair in the Tech room. She couldn't see Sakura flinch at Sasuke's name. She leaned on her hand as her blue eyes scanned the screen.

"There are about 6 to 7 A or upper B-class suckers near the edges of the town. They hang out in the cemetery. Neji and Tenten has already attempted this group but had to retreat due to injury. So be careful."

"Don't worry," Sakura said, "I'll take care of them."

"Wait what do you mean 'I'll' pass this info on to Sasuke and have him meet you there…Hello? Hello? Oh she did NOT just hang up on me!" Ino blew up at her screen.

"Wasup Ino?" Shikamaru turned on his spirally chair to face her. Ino cursed.

"Get me in contact with Sasuke," she snapped. 'Before Sakura gets herself killed' she thought silently to herself.

Sakura sped through the crowded downtown district skillfully on her motorcycle. She seemed calm and collective as she maneuvered herself threw the throng of people out for a late night shop. But inside she was arguing with her self.

(AN: it took me awhile but here's the inner!)

"What the hell are you thinking? These are A-CLASS!"

'You think I don't know that?'

" No, I think you're being a stubborn idiot!"

' You just called your self an idiot,'

"I CALLED US IDIOTS! Why oh WHY can't I take over for a little while and make you see common sense for once in a while!"

'Because I'm the outer and you're the inner,' Sakura finished the conversation reasonably, turning to avoid hitting a couple making out as they crossed the streets.

"Morons," Sakura muttered continuing on through the town. Her inner kept yelling insults to Sakura giving her the beginnings of a headache.

"AND you had to go and tell Sasuke-kun to Fuck off!"

' Well duh he was being suck a jack ass and he wouldn't say why and did you just call him Sasuke-KUN?'

"Don't change the subject!"

'But you just called him…you know what I don't even WANT to know what goes on in your mind'

"HAH! Too bad because my mind is your mind so you wanna call him Sasuke-kun!"

'What the Hell? He's a vampire gadammit!'

"He's a HALF vampire that means he's half human too."

'And your point is?'

"He's available hunny, TAKE HIM!"

'Remember this after noon? He got angry at us for no reason!'

"Not for no reason Dimwit over that painting!"

'Okay he got angry at us over a school painting!'

"He looked more scared then angry to me," the inner said softly. Sakura chose to ignore that and inner Sakura stayed thankfully silent for the rest of the trip afterwards.

"We're here," she said softly pushing her bike up the incline to the abandoned church. She didn't want the motor to give her away. She looked up the church loomed above her it's broken steeple like teeth against a clouded sky.

'Creepy,' Sakura shivered. She kicked down the kickstand. Walking around the bike she pulled out her customized twin rapid-fire pistols and jammed them into her holsters on her belt resting against her thighs. She took her long silver knife and slid it under her pant line against the small of her back in quick and easy reach. Kakashi may have taught her how to shoot but it as Anko who taught her hand to hand with weapons.

"Right," Sakura said. She checked over her appearance. For what reason men will never understand (AN: sorry). Her fish net shirt ended above her stomach it was covered by an even shorter black t-shirt. Black leather slacks over and black fingerless gloves she was all set. Smiling to herself she looked for a good place to watch and wait.

The moon rose and found her lying on her stomach on a tall crumbling wall and what was left of the floor to the second story of the church. She scanned the crowed that gathered before her with a pair of night vision goggles. She adjusted her headset and turned it on. Immediately Ino's voice flooded her ear.

"Sakura you bitch! How dare you hang up on me!"

"Nice to hear from you too Ino," Sakura almost whispered. Ino snorted.

"Anything new?" Sakura asked adjusting her position, a couple of rocks fell and tumbled towards the group. Their heads turned towards the sound.

'Shit!'

"Yes!" Ino's voice became panicked, "Whatever you do Sakura stay hidden until backup comes." A group of vampires started to make their way towards Sakura's position.

"Why?" Sakura asked readying her guns.

"A new vampire has come."

"So…"

"It's and S-Class!" Sakura froze

'Oh fuck'

"Stay there until back up comes they're 20 minutes away!" Ino said franticly typing.

"I can't stay here Ino! They've smelt me!"

"Dammit Sakura," It was Tenten's voice, "RUN! RUN RUN RUN!" Sakura jumped into a crouched position just as the first vampire climbed over her wall.

"Fuck!" she swore and fired. The bullet pierced the vampire right between the eyes. Not wasting time Sakura bolted. She pumped her legs as she ran across the floor. Firing a couple shots behind her to keep any vampires at bay. Reaching the edge she jumped, landing she rolled cursing all the time.

'Not the best time to be wearing heeled boots now is it Sakura!' she thought to her self as she ran thankfully her inner didn't answer. She ducked behind another piece of wall and stayed there for a moment to catch her breath. Gripping one of her guns in a two handed grip. She swung around the side of the wall her gun scanning for a target. There was none.

"What the hell, Ino where are…"

"Behind you!" Sakura looked back and barley dodged the vampire's knife. Jumping to the side she rolled to face her adversary pulling out her own knife as she did. She, the vampire, charged Sakura, her blade aimed for Sakura's throat. Sakura brought her own blade up and parried her opponents she then brought it down to slice across the vampire's chest. The vampire dodged easily. Again the vampire came at her. Sakura ducked her swipe and snapped her leg out catching the vampire on the knee. The vampire howled as her kneecap shattered under the force of Sakura's kick. Sakura brought her other leg around and swept her opponent's legs from under her. Standing she shot the vampire in the head. Before the vampire had turned to dust Sakura was already facing her next opponent. This vampire was cleverer staying out of knifes reach but staying close enough that if she raised her gun he could gut her before she knew what had happened.

A third vampire tried to blind sight her but she raised her gun and shot him with out looking. Blood trickled down her forehead getting into her eyes. She didn't dare try to wipe it away lest she give her opponent an opening to attack.

He feinted to the left and came at her from the right. She jumped back and landed low her leg snaking out to try and trip him but her danced away. Still low she looked up into his eyes and saw that they weren't red like she thought but the whites of his eyes were electric blue without any irises or pupils in sight.

Sakura felt a cold chill wash over her body. She was fighting the S-class.

"Shit, what the hell have I gotten my self into now?" Sakura reversed her knife in her hand. The S-class vampire grinned running his long purple tongue, another characteristic of an S-class, along his overly large ivory fangs. Apparently he thought her quite tasty looking. He lunged at her his fangs bared. Dodging her knife stroked he grabbed her arms and pinned her to the wall. Grabbing the hand that held the knife he slammed it against the wall trying to dislodge the knife. Sakura cried out as she felt the bones in her wrist break. The knife slipped through her numb fingers.

"Yes," the vampire hissed, "That's how I like them, screaming in pain begging for mercy." He chuckled running his tongue up her neck. Sakura grimaced.

"It's rare to find one so beautiful as you not one of our kind," he said as if calculating, "But we can fix that." His fangs grew and he pressed them against her neck.

'Shit!' she heard Ino and Tenten gasp at the other end of the line.

There was a strange sound; a combination between a hiss and a yell then the vampire was wrenched away from her. Sakura fell to her knees cradling her aching wrist. Her other hand was pressed against her neck. She looked up through sweat and blood to see a familiar head of ebony black hair.

'Sasuke,'

End of chapter

NOT! Haha thought I was done didn't ya!

In a protective stance in front of her Sasuke crouched. His eyes already spun with the Sharingan. His fangs bared in a snarl. Claws griped the ground with deep gouges where they were dragged. He too was in all black with his usual black muscle tank top and black cargo pants. For some reason her wasn't wearing his trench coat. It took a Sakura a few seconds to realize that some how he had draped it across her back.

"Step away from her half-breed," the S-class called mockingly to Sasuke, "I have claimed her, and she will be mine." The thing laughed a deep dark laugh. Sasuke sneered defiantly.

"What makes you think she's yours? How do you know she hasn't been already claimed?" he called back. The vampire looked at him. "Do you know of anyone who has claimed her?" it asked.

'What the hell are they going on about?' Sakura asked herself puzzled.

"Good question…" Sakura turned her attention to the two.

"If I knew who might have claimed her I wouldn't ell you now would I?" Sasuke said and he leapt forward fangs bared and claws extended. The S-class tried to dodge but Sasuke was to fast. He grabbed the vampire by the shoulder and pressed down adding his weight to the pressure. The S-class felt his knees buckle under Sasukes strength.

"H-H-how-w?" he strained to ask Sasuke smirked and lowered his head to the vampire's ear.

"I'm a half-breed," he said.

"Impossible!" the vampire cried before Sakura picked up her gun and shot him in the head.

The watched the S-Class turn to dust in silence.

"Damn Sakura," Sasuke said putting a hand on the side of his head and stretched, "I almost had him…" Sakura stuck her tongue out at him. He walked over and kneeled in front of her.

"Let me see," he said, it wasn't a question. Sakura removed her hand and Sasuke took a close look at her neck. The vampire fangs had barley nicked the skin; blood welled up at the wounds. Sasuke was tempted to lick up the blood but restrained himself.

"It doesn't look like he bit you, just nicked the skin, but just to be sure…" he reached for a medic bag he had brought and pulled out a syringe and bottle.

"What's that?" Sakura asked eyeing the needle as Sasuke punched it thought the lid of the bottle the filled the needle.

"It's anti-venom, recently created thanks to our trusty research lab." He explained grabbing her arm and turning it over. Sakura watched as he pushed it through the skin and into her vein.

"Does it work?" She asked watching the liquid get squeezed from the chamber.

"Of course it does." Sasuke answered, "Done," he said, "It's best we go now, don't want to attract more attention."

"What about the other vampires?" Sakura asked.

"Being taken care of," Sasuke gripped her arm and pulled her up, "We need to head back to HQ so they can fix you up." Sakura nodded as she stood. She was about to turn away when she felt a pull on her arm. Sasuke wrapped his arms around her and held her.

"Idiot human," he said, "Don't scare me like that again." He let her go and started to help her towards her bike.

"When we get back to HQ you're SO telling me what the hell got you so uptight about that painting," Sakura glared at him. Sasuke looked at her thinking and nodded.

End of chapter

For real this time!

SK: aaaaaaahh that took awhile. I'm sorry the beginning sucks and maybe a little confusing but it will b explained in the next chapter.

JI GAI: The Painting Part 2