(A/N: Well this chapter was easy to write. I wonder if this is fastest chapter I updated on????? I dunno. Anyways, sorry this one is a little short. Just a bit shorter than the last one but I think the next one will be longer. Oh and I had someone ask a question I'm sure some of you are wondering. They asked: Since Deidara won the spot to be with Sakura for one chapter, does that mean he'll end up with her? Or it was something like that... Anyways the answer is: No! That was for one chapter, every other guy will still have their own moment with Sakura. In fact I'm planning on having some GaaraxSakura fluff in the next chapter. I hope that answered some of your questions. I don't know who Sakura will end up with so I can't say for sure but at this moment, she's not with anyone. So relax, and enjoy the next chapter. Thanks for reading!!!)

Vampirism

Chapter Eight

Payback is a Bitch...or is it?

Sakura opened the door quickly, smirking as Ino gave her a knowing look then brushed past her inside. Neji stood outside and stared at Sakura closely. He was obviously worried about her. But he didn't say anything. Instead he gave her a small smile before he followed Ino inside. Sakura stood there for a moment before she shrugged then went back inside only to find her two friends on her couch.

"So what brings you here?" Sakura really had no idea why there were there. They shouldn't be at her house anyways but she wasn't about to shoo them out.

"Well you know we were in the neighborhood and all..."

"Can it Ino. Neji? Would you tell me?" Sakura batted her eyelashes sweetly making him blush a bit.

He cleared his throat then nodded. "I was wandering around town when Ino ran into me...literally. But anyways, she told me you were looking for me so we both decided to come over here. I hope that isn't a problem."

Sakura sighed. 'Normally it wouldn't be but I was in the middle of one hell of a make-out session with a hot vampire.' Of course saying that out loud would totally freak them both out so instead she smiled and gave them a better answer. "Nah it's fine. I wasn't doing anything anyways."

Ino sighed then laid her head back. "So what did you desperately need Neji for?"

Sakura blushed. Somehow Ino had a way of making everything sound totally wrong. "Uh well...it's not really that important. I mean..."

She really didn't know how to explain it. She couldn't tell her best friend that she couldn't talk to Neji around her. Well for one Ino would take it the wrong way and would think they were gonna have sex or something. But for another thing, Sakura didn't want to keep things from her.

Neji caught on though. "Well if it isn't important then I'll just come back later. I was out looking for Hinata anyways."

Ino jumped to her feet instantly. "Oh I know where she is! She's always with Naruto so she's either at the hospital or at the ramen shop! Come on! I'll go with you!" She grabbed his arm then dragged him to the door only to stop and turn back around.

Her gaze swept the room before it landed on Sakura. "Hey Sakura, where'd that weird cloaked guy go?" It was an innocent question but Sakura froze instantly.

Neji did too, but not because he was shocked Ino would ask that. He immediately wanted to know what was going on and he was going to find out. He pushed Ino out the door then shut the door behind her. He locked it then glared at Sakura while Ino pounded on the door and demanded that he open it.

But he just ignored her and stormed over to Sakura who was too scared to move. Neji grabbed her arms and held her so close Sakura could feel his angry pants of breath on her face.

"Sakura! What's going on?!" He was furious.

Sakura had kept the whole, kidnap thing from him and he couldn't help her out. But now she was meeting with mysterious guys dressed in cloaks? Yeah this definitely did not sit well with him.

"Neji I can explain-"

"Damn right you can. And you will right now."

Neji dragged her over to the couch and made her sit. He sat down beside her and kept a tight grip on her wrist. Sakura couldn't blame him for being angry. She had promised she'd tell him everything and already she was hidding things from him. But how could she tell him she was meeting with a vampire? He wouldn't believe her and if he did he'd still be mad.

"Explain."

Sakura took a deep breath. She was nervous and didn't have any idea how to explain but she had to try.

"His name is Deidara. I met him a few nights ago after my job. He was just a street walker and didn't really have a place to go. All he had was the clothes on his back and nothing else. I gave him what he asked for and in return he came to look for me today to thank me."

Ok so it wasn't all lies but most of it was. He really met her last night not a few nights ago. She didn't know it but really all he did have were the clothes on his back. She did give him what he asked for and he did come to look for her today though it wasn't to thank her. So really she didn't lie as much as she thought she did.

"So this Deidara guy didn't try anything did he? He didn't try to rape you or kill you or something?" Neji had to believe her story. He had no way of knowing if she was telling the truth or not. So instead of questioning it, he went along with it.

Sakura shook her head. "No he was perfectly polite. Believe me Neji, he's not a problem."

Neji sighed then released her now-sore wrists. "I'm sorry. I just didn't like the fact that you were hiding things from me again. I thought it was something serious but I see that it's not. But I would keep an eye out if I were you. This is guy is a street walker, right? So he's basically a bum. You can't trust bums."

Sakura had to bit her lip to keep from laughing. 'Deidara a bum? He's way too cute to be a bum! But I guess Neji can keep thinking that for now.'

"I'll keep an eye out I promise."

Neji met her gaze for a moment before he nodded. "I trust you Sakura. I just don't trust the people out there. I don't even know what happened after I blacked out. When I woke up you were out cold beside me. Do you know what happened?"

Sakura longed to tell him the truth. 'Just open your mouth and say, yes I was attacked by vampires. Easy!' But listening to her mind wasn't an option. She had to be smart with this one. So again, lying came into place.

"I don't know. I fainted right after you." 'I'm sorry Neji.'

Neji nodded then stood up. "I have no right to tell you you're lying so I'll believe you. I have to go find Hinata now so I'll see you later. Do you need me to go with you to work?"

Sakura shook her head and smiled. "I'll be fine. Thanks for offering Neji."

Neji smirked slightly then nodded and gave a little wave before disappearing out the door.

Sakura sighed in his absence and rubbed her temples. 'I hate lying! God these vampires are making me do terrible things to my friends! I hate lying to them!' She let out a frustrated growl before she jumped to her feet then ran to her room. For now she'd just take a nice cat nap then go to work. After work...well she'd worry about that later.

Deidara crept into his room as silently as he could. He didn't want Sasori waking up and interrogating him so he had to be very quiet. He was very happy after his little encounter with his new pink-haired friend. She was very beautiful and quite tasty... But beyond that she was also a little fire cracker! When she was mad she was pissed! That made her all the more desirable.

Too bad she was off-limits. If he wanted to earn her trust and to actually be her friend, he couldn't give into his lustful nature. Sure he wanted her. Oh did he want her! He wanted to do terrible things to her that no other guy could ever do. But then again, he wanted to do that to any pretty girl. He barely knew Sakura and yet after tasting her blood and her lips...he was crushed.

His mind kept wondering what would've happened if he hadn't sensed that Neji guy's presence? What if Neji hadn't came to her house at all? Or Ino? How far would they have gone? Deidara couldn't stop thinking about that. He wanted to believe it would've went all the way but he couldn't be for sure. Even if they hadn't gone all the way, his thoughts would've.

But for the moment his thoughts were on pause as he tried to sneak around his own room, trying to make it look like he never left. Luckily, Sasori was out cold and wouldn't wake up to anything at the moment. He had had and very good night last night and he needed to sleep it off. Deidara couldn't blame him, he was now offically tired as well.

Deidara pulled off his cloak then climbed into his bed. He needed sleep then tonight he'd be back out in town, trying to learn as much as he could about Sakura and her where-abouts. At least now he knew where she lived. Now he just had to figure out where she worked, who her friends where, and where she hangs out...stuff like that. Once he knew that, she'd never get away from him.

Deidara smirked. He already was looking forward to tonight. But of course he'd have to wake up first. If his body allowed it, he'd be asleep for the next three days. If that actually happens then he doesn't have to think about tonight at all. He'd be asleep and none of it would matter. He yawned then stretched out on his stomach and closed his eyes. His last thought faded away as he fell into a deep, deep slumber. 'I never realized cherries could taste better than blood...'

Sakura pulled on her jacket then patted Ebisu on the back before jumping over the counter. The bar had just closed and it was again, three in the morning. She was finally done with a full night's work. All the customers were gone and Ebisu was cleaning up so Sakura was free to go. Of course she had no reason to leave early or want too. She wasn't expecting any surprise visits from vampires tonight. But then again, she wasn't any other time.

"See ya Ino!" Sakura waved to Ino as she walked to the door.

Ino looked up from her spot on the dancefloor. For some reason she was dancing alone on the dancefloor. "Oh, bye Sakura."

Sakura smiled then opened the door and was gone. She really hated staying at work any long then she had too. What was the point? It wasn't like there were a lot of people who worked there to hang with. Ino had suggested getting Tenten and Hinata jobs there but Sakura could never imagine them being bar girls. But then again, she never pictured herself being one either.

Sakura walked down the steps then started walking home. She didn't know what else to do. She planned on just going home and sleeping. There was nothing better to do. No one was awake and she was just too bored and lazy to go and actually see if anyone was awake. The most she could do was go home and sleep. It was the price she paid to work the night shiftloneliness.

Sakura never complained. Why would she? She had plenty of friends but they didn't stay up until three in the morning like her. She couldn't blame them either. When she was normal and slept at night, she never stayed up that late. It was just too hard! If only she could actually stay up for like weeks at a time. She'd be happy then. But now everything was going wrong for her. Vampires mostly. The night shift was turning out to be a pretty shitty choice of job hours.

With her life at stake every night...yeah she definitely should've taken that job to be a secretary for that Yamato guy. If only it weren't for his super creepy eyes she would've. Now look at where she is. 'My life or having to see those eyes everyday...? Tough one...' She really did not know the answer for that mental question.

Oh well. She was happy and if it weren't for those damn vampires, she would have a pretty good life. Now she was doomed and she would probably die tomorrow. Not cool... Maybe it was time for her to fight back? She didn't want too. She never thought violence was a good answer but she couldn't keep allowing these vampires to walk all over her. She had to take a stand...and soon.

Sasuke yawned widely, showing his fangs. Gaara glanced at him and saw the boredom clearly written on his face. They had been walking around since midnight and both of them were getting pretty bored. Sasuke wanted to find Sakura and Gaara just wanted to get out of that building. He didn't want to be stuck in there forever. Even he wanted fresh air every now and then.

They had been going past that one bar over and over again all night. Sasuke was almost 100 percent sure she'd leave from here. But if he was wrong, Gaara would probably kill him for making him walk so much. It was definitely not a good deal. Not that he had any say in it... Gaara also figured there best shot at finding her would be to hang around this one bar. She wasn't at home, they had already checked. Now the most they could do was walk around and hope they found her.

"The sun is going to rise soon." Gaara observed.

Sasuke glanced up at the sky and nodded. "Yeah..."

"Should we give up and try tomorrow?"

Sasuke shook his head. "Let's go another 10 minutes. Then we'll head back."

Gaara sighed; he just couldn't win. Three hours of nothing was just killing him. If Sakura didn't show up in less than 10 seconds he was going to seriously hurt someone.

Suddenly Sasuke froze and spun around. Gaara took a few more steps before realizing Sasuke had stopped. He turned around to ask him why he stopped, when his voice caught in his throat.

"Oh god! Not you two..."

Sasuke smirked at the familiar pink-haired girl who had just appeared out of no where.

"That's not a nice way of saying hello." Sasuke took a step toward her making her flinch and jump back.

Sakura rubbed her temples then glared at them. "Gaara I'm not mad at you but Sasuke if you come anywhere near me I will kill you!" She was pissed.

Sasuke froze then cocked his head to the side in confusion. "Hm? What did I do?"

"Fuck you! You know exactly what you did you prick!" Sakura growled and balled her hands into fists.

Gaara smirked at the sight. 'Interesting... Sasuke must've done something very, very wrong to piss her off this badly. This could get good.'

"Sorry but I think I need help refreshing my memory." Sasuke was confused. He didn't know what he did wrong.

Sakura threw her hands up in the air in frustration. "Do you have any idea what happened to me last night?"

"No, what?" Now Sasuke was interested. 'Sai didn't actually...' He really hoped he was wrong.

"Well three vampires came and all of them sucked my blood. Guess who told them about me? You, Sasuke! Because of you I had my blood taken from me again!" Sakura couldn't believe it but her eyes were slowly filling with unshed tears of anger.

Sasuke stepped back, his gaze looked hurt. He had predicted this would happen and yet he hadn't done anything to prevent it.

Gaara looked over at him in surprise. 'Who'd you tell?' He asked through his mind.

'Just Sai but he probably told Sasori and Deidara.' Sasuke sighed.

"Sakura...I didn't mean for anything to happen-"

"But it did! Do you even care if I die? Well you know what, I hope I do. Then I won't have to worry about any more vampires popping out of no where and taking my blood or hurting my friends. Thank you Sasuke, for making my life even worse then it already was." Sakura knew she was being harsh but she was hurt.

Sasuke shook his head then took a small step toward her. "Sakura I didn't want this! I told Sai because he's an artist and I thought he would just want to draw you. There's no one else in the world with pink hair like yours! Please understand! I didn't think he would come and look for you or bring his two buddies. Forgive me Sakura, I'm sorry..."

Gaara rolled his eyes. If Sasuke actually meant any of that he'd have to hurt him. What kind of vampire actually apologizes to the prey? He didn't realize Sasuke was such a wuss.

But his words did wonders. Sakura stiffened and uncurled her fists. She sighed then started walking toward them.

Gaara stepped aside to let them work things out. He wasn't going to leave; he was going to watch.

Sasuke watched as Sakura walked up to him and stopped. She looked away for a moment before she lifted her head and met his gaze.

"You know what? I do forgive you Sasuke. I'm not sure why they didn't just suck me dry but they didn't. I have to say, things have gotten way weird since you and all your vampire friends started showing up but I think it's making things a bit more interesting. Sure I'm risking my life every time I'm around you guys but my life has always been boring. If my friends weren't getting hurt or worried because of all this, I might even be excited to see you vampires again. If you can promise me that you mean me no harm and you'll never speak about me again to any other vampires, I'll accept you as a friend Sasuke."

Sakura poured her heart into those words and she meant every one of them. Her life was boring. If it weren't for the vampires, she would never have any excitement. She owed them that.

Sasuke sighed in relief then smiled and held out his hand. "Sakura I promise you that I will never cause you any harm. Not now, not ever. I will never tell any other vampire about you again. I refuse to put you in any more danger. So if you'll really accept me, I'd love to be called your friend."

Sakura looked down at his hand before she smiled and shook it. "Awesome! You know for a blood-thirsty demon-thingy, you aren't half bad Sasuke."

He smirked, "Really? Well you aren't too bad yourself." 'Though you do switch your tone pretty quickly.'

Gaara watched them both with curiousity. 'So she forgave him and took him as a friend. What a strange human... She should be scared to death of all vampires and yet she's welcoming us all. She must be a total moron. She's gonna get herself killed. But I'll give her some credit. She's definitely got guts.' He smirked then walked over to them.

"Well now that you two are friends and all, I think we should be getting back Sasuke. We can't fight the sun." He advised.

Sasuke nodded and released her hand. "You're right. We'll go back. But Sakura I must know one thing before we leave."

Sakura shrugged. "What?"

"Is there a reason you're at that bar every night? I mean every time we see you, you've just come out of there." He had to know. It was bugging him really badly.

Sakura nodded. "Yeah I work there. From 10 to 3am."

"Well that explains everything." Gaara muttered.

Sasuke nodded. "Then we'll see you tomorrow at three."

She smiled, "I'll be expecting you then."

Sasuke smirked then nodded and turned back to Gaara. "Let's go."

Gaara nodded then they both ran off leaving Sakura to stare after them. She was happy that things had worked out. She was slightly surprised though. Neither of them had tried to take her blood or anything. But she ignored the nagging voice in her head telling her they'd be back for blood soon.

She turned and walked back toward her house, totally unaware of the red eyes that followed her form as she disappeared from sight.

(A/N: Sorry people! I know, it was a pretty cheesy chapter. But really, I have to get this story going. Sasuke is going to be a big help in the future so yeah, he's gotta be friends with Sakura. Anyways, earlier when Deidara made that little comment about how cherries taste better than blood, he was talking about Sakura's lips. Sorry about how it ended! But I'm sure you can figure out who was watching her, right? Well he's gonna play a part in the next chapter but not one with Sakura, sorry. I promise I'll add more fluff in the next chapter. Most likely GaaraxSakura. So review and let me know what you thought. I love getting reviews! Thank you to everyone who has reviewed! I'll be sure to thank you personally again in one of the upcoming chapters. Thanks again!)