So here were are again. The next chapter . . . . I don't know exactly what that means, but it must be good or maybe bad . . . . hmmm. So I finished my applications. Now to see if I get accepted someplace. Until then, more NaruSasu!

Itachi: I'm disturbed that you find humor in watching my brother make out with another guy.

Sakura: They haven't made out . . . yet.

Itachi: . . . Too much info

Sakura: Now on with the story.

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FBI: Sakura Minamino, come out peacefully and we will only arrest you and possibly imprison you for life.

Sakura: (on the roof) Eat yaoi, you government pigs! (pulls out cannon) Die! (starts shooting yaoi graphic novels)

Drip. Drip. Drip. The water echoed through the white room from the leaky faucet. The only other sound was a soft clank. A small blonde boy was half buried under the white blankets, tossing and turning, pulling at his wrist. He let out a frustrated growl as his cuffs dug into his wrist, causing old wounds to reopen. The scent of blood reached the boy's noise and like a wild beast he began thrashing about.

The door opened and the sound of footsteps replaced the quiet dripping of water. The boy threw the blankets off of him and snarled at the man, baring his fangs, his red eyes locking in on him like a hungry predator.

For some reason the man's face seemed blurred even as the man got closer the blonde couldn't make out the man's face. The man ignored the boy and instead walked to the machines next to him. He glanced at the various screens, writing on his clipboard. He flipped through a couple of pages and stared at the young boy.

"Well, well it seems that today is your birthday, huh little monster." The man got closer to the bed and the child took a swipe at him. The man stepped back a little, the swipe ripping his lab coat across the front leaving large slashes across it. "But don't expect any presents." The man grabbed the child's wrist at his second swipe and stuck a needle in his vein with ease.

The blonde's movements became hysterical, yanking at the cuffs on his arm as he tried to reach the man, but his movements began to slow. His face began to soften, and his eyes began to close.

The man took a small key from his pocket. He opened the cuffs that hooked the boy's arm to the bed and took his wounded arm. He took a cotton swab from his pocket, wiping a small portion of his blood from his wrist onto the swab. He put the swab into a small plastic bag.

When he turned to put the bag down, the child's eyes snapped open, and he bit the man. The man screamed as he yanked his arm back. The blonde's teeth was so lodged into the man's arm that a chuck of his arm came off when the man pulled his arm back.

The blonde spat the man's flesh at the man and scrambled out of the bed towards the door. He yanked the door open, and ran as fast as he could down the white corridor. The corridor had a two large double doors that said emergency exit. The boy flinched as the alarms blared around him. He felt as if the hall was stretching, getting farther and farther out of reach.

*flash*

An explosion went off. The blonde fell into the snow, the heat of the roaring flames burned at his a back. He scrambled up and fell into a familiar waiting embrace. He recognized three familiar faces, but he couldn't identify them. He was picked up by one of the familiar people. The woman's heartbeat was comforting, but he couldn't drown the fear running through his veins. The three people began to run. Their voices seemed distant to him and the blurred together.

"We have to get . . . "

"What about . . . others."

"He's . . . danger. . . must . . . leave first."

"Minato . . . don't . . . stupid!"

Another explosion shook the ground beneath them, but they continued to run. The blonde took a chance to look up and saw a small red head being herded into a truck a good 500 yards away. He resisted, but it didn't take him long to be knocked unconscious. The boy shivered and buried his face into the woman's large chest.

*flash*

The child sat in the snow covered in blood. Another explosion could be heard in the background, but the child didn't even flinch. People were laid out around him. Two of the people laid breathing heavily. One began to violently cough blood. The boy glanced at the injured man, but the sight of the man didn't even concern him. His eyes was locked onto another man. This man had long, messy, black hair covering the majority of his face.

The man had fangs lodged into a young man's neck. Soft whimpers and gasps escaped the his lips. The young man grew paler buy the second as he struggled futilely. When his movements ceased, he dropped a sharpened wooden stick. The dark haired man waited a little more before releasing the body. Blood dripped from his long fangs. He licked his lips. A red eye was visible through his matted hair, locked on the child. His lips curved into a crooked smile. He approached the boy; though, his steps made no sound. The boy scampered towards the wooden stick and picked it up and swung it wildly.

The raven haired man looked amused as he easily avoided him. The blond saw the man mouth something, but the words were garbled. The raven retreated, and the boy's attention moved to the unconscious man the vampire was feeding off of. The boy approached, tears running down his face as he plunged the stake into the man's chest.

Naruto shot up from his bed, covered in cold sweat, panting. He glanced at the clock at his bedside. "Three-thirty." He muttered, wiping the sweat off his brow.

"Can't you keep it down, Dobe. Some of us are trying to sleep." Sasuke leaned against the doorway. He wore no shirt with his black silk pajama pants, so his arms were crossed against his naked chest and sadly Naruto did even get to enjoy the view.

"Shove it Teme," Naruto replied half heartedly. He didn't even glance at the other teen. He put his hand over his face and let out a heavy sigh.

Sasuke stood up straight and stared intently at Naruto. He walked over casually and stopped at the edge of Naruto's bed.

Naruto was taking deep breaths and trying to ignore the raven. All of a sudden Naruto felt a sharp tug on his arm. Naruto tripped over the blankets that ended up on the floor, but Sasuke kept him from falling. "What are you doing Teme."

"Hn," was Sasuke's only response. He proceeded to drag Naruto through the house. Sasuke finally released him in the kitchen where two mugs of hot chocolate sat innocently on the counter. In the corner of the grand kitchen, next to the window, there was two large, soft arm chairs and a table with a small bowl of ramen. Sasuke grabbed the two mugs and handed one to Naruto. "I asked Tobi to prepare it while I went to check on you."

Naruto took it, eying him suspiciously. "I thought you didn't eat human food."

Sasuke shrugged. "I don't prefer it, but I can still eat it."

Sasuke sat in one of the chairs. "So want to talk about it?"

Naruto gave a small grin and sat down. "Can't remember it, but I doubt you actually want to hear about it anyway."

"You're right. I don't." Sasuke smirked. "It was probably about me anyway."

"You are one vain bastard."

"And you're one stupid moron."

Naruto watched Sasuke take a sip from his mug and sipped some from his own mug. "So, Teme, I heard that your photographer is thinking of giving your job to me."

Sasuke gave a small laugh which made Naruto smile. "You wish. You're going to have to get rid of that fat if you wish to take my spotlight."

"It's baby fat . . . I'm still growing out of it . . . Shut up!"

Sasuke took a small bottle full of red liquid and poured a few drops into his cup.

"So, when did you turn into a vampire?" Naruto picked up the small bottle after Sasuke placed it down and looked at, confirming its contents.

"You really want to know?" The blonde nodded eagerly. "I'm afraid that's a story for another time, but I can tell you all the advantages of being a vampire."

"Oh?" The boy's curiosity peaked.

"Remember when we first met, and it seemed as if I was behind you but you couldn't see me?"

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Ever think about doing the same thing but in the girls hot spring."

Naruto's grin widened. "Tell me more."

Kiba rocked back and forth on the hind legs of his chair, apparently not learning his lesson the last time he did it. The next thing he knew the legs of the chair was swept out from under him. Giggles filled the classroom as Kiba sat up to carefully hold his injured head. "Dammit Gaara!"

Gaara sat in the desk next the the shaggy brunette, looking as indifferent but angry as ever. He turned his head casually towards the door and a few seconds later Sasuke walk into the classroom. Naruto followed a moments later a little annoyed but overall pretty happy.

"Naruto! How's it been."

"All right. Been better but overall I'm pretty good." Naruto grinned and gave his best friend a low five.

The duo walked to their seats and began to chat. Sasuke stayed silent but it was obvious he was listening by the way he would smirk occasionally. Gaara kept his eyes pointed down looking bored and annoyed.

Without warning, Gaara's head snapped up towards the door. After waiting a second, he stood up abruptly and headed out of the classroom, ignoring the questions of his friends.

He walked down the hallway quickly, not looking at the few people who still crowed the hallway. He took a sharp left around the corner just in time to see Neji walk into a, "Broom closet," Gaara muttered silently.

He walked to the closet slowly. He opened the door quickly only to have to dodge a wooden stake immediately after. He pushed Neji farther into the closet and closed the door, locking it.

Neji held the stake tightly in his hand, glaring at the smaller boy in front of him. "What do you want, Gaara?" He said the words laced with hate and fear.

Gaara approached him slowly, not answering his question.

"Stay away from me." Neji held up a cross and Gaara stopped his approach.

"I'm not here to harm you Neji." Gaara resisted a sigh and took a step backas a peace offering. "I have to clear up this misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding. You are a vampire. What is there to misunderstand?"

"Neji," Gaara tried to take a step forward.

"Stay back. I have a cross, and I ate garlic earlier too."

Gaara felt irritation rise within him. This human really believed in such stupid fairy tails? "You really believe that is what is keeping me back?" Gaara walked forward as Neji walked back until he trapped himself against a wall. "Do you not think that I would have killed you already if I wanted to drink from you." He knocked the cross from his hand and sent the cross flying into one of the shelves. He pinned Neji against the wall with his arm and forced a kiss onto him.

The boy started to respond, that was until he realized what he was doing and pushed Gaara off. "You are afraid of me."

"How can I not be after what I saw?"

Flashback

Gaara stumble and grabbed onto a nearby railing. He panted lightly, trying to stand up straight. The thirst was killing him. He had to get something to drink. He glanced at his surroundings quickly. He did not see anyone around besides one drunk office worker. A little drink was all he needed, and by the looks of it he was about to commit suicide. He held a rope in his hands and was looking at nearby trees, so killing him would only ensure that he succeeded in dieing. Yes, only one victim. His mind embraced the thought before his thoughts resided and instinct to over.

He moved quickly, staying in the shadows of the night and quickly moving on his prey. When the moment was right, he got behind the man bit his neck.

He relished the relaxed feeling that washed over him. He could feel the cramping of his stomach seize and his energy being restored.

"So is this what you do at night? Going behind your lover's back and making out with some old guy," a familiar voice sounded behind him.

Gaara didn't think about his situation, surprised by the sudden presence and turned to face him, unaware of the blood that dripped from his lips until he saw the frightened expression on Neji's face.

Gaara dropped his food and turned to say something, but Neji was already running. He was about to chase after him, but he turned to the body. He had to take care of that before he could worry about Neji. Sighing he lifted up the body and trudged off to find a place to hide it.

End Flashback

"It's alright. . . people are always afraid of me . . . even my parents were . . ." Gaara looked at Neji with a blank expression. "If you wish me to, I will not come before you again just . . . promise me one thing."

Neji looked at him skeptically and answered, "What?"

"Don't tell Naruto about me. Not yet."

"Why not? Shouldn't her know one of his best friends is a vampire." Neji gripped his stake tightly again, ready to strike.

"Naruto is my best friend, and I do not want to hurt him" Gaara replied picking up the cross he threw earlier. Plus I don't want him to remember just yet. The red head threw the cross back to Neji who caught it with ease. "You should take care of that. Never know if God really exists." Gaara walked out the room without sparing Neji another look.

"God, another boring day at school. Why the hell do I even bother?" Naruto kicked a random rock and accidentally hit a police officer walking by. "And now it's time to run."

"Naruto, you ungrateful little demon brat!" The officer yelled, charging towards them.

"Is it possible for you to stay out of trouble, Dobe." Naruto immediately began to run away from the police officer and somehow Sasuke and Kiba ended up running with him. "And why is he chasing me?"

"The luck of the draw my friend. You hang out with us, the authorities will chase you like you did it." Kiba smiled as he dodge another civilian.

"Great," Sasuke muttered. He spotted a nearby electronics store and pulled the two inside.

The officer ran past them still ranting and raving over nothing. Sasuke sighed at the stupidity of it all. "Hey, Dobe, he's gone let's go before he comes ba-" When Sasuke faced towards Naruto he stopped. Naruto's eyes were glued to the TV. Sasuke walked over to see what held Naruto's attention.

"The head of the metropolitan police Sarutobi, Asuma was found dead today by a hiker in the Konoha forest. According to our resources the officer was tortured for several hours before being murdered by having his heart ripped out. Several other body organs were missing as well. We will keep you informed about this mysterious case as more information is given to us. In other new-"

Naruto barely moved. It didn't even seem that he was breathing.

"Naruto, man, are you okay?" Kiba placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder who shrugged it off weakly.

"I-I think I'll just head home for today. I'm suddenly not feeling very well." Kiba didn't stop Naruto. He let him walk out the store with an stoic face.

Sasuke watched after him, feeling helpless. All he could do was watch him go.

So this is the end of chapter 10. A few things have been answered, but there is still alot of questions left. If there is any confusion. Tell me immediately! I can't fix it if no one tells me! So besides that eview! I'm going to bed. It's 3 o'clock in the morning and I'm lacking sleep. I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving break. So Happy Belated Thanksgiving! I love yopu all!