A/N: Though it's a day late, this one is for halloween. Not really a drabble that revolves around Halloween, but it will surprise all of you I think. This one is much longer than the others. Enjoy.

Lonely

"What a lonely existence…"

That's what Naruto Uzumaki's thoughts were. It was his exact thoughts when his mother and father had told him the day he had turned ten, the earliest age his kind was supposed to awaken.

He wasn't very well liked despite his polite and happy nature. It was probably because he was also such a loner that he wasn't that well liked by most of his classmates. Not that he cared though.

"The sun is really bright today." Naruto mused, holding his hand over his eyes to shield himself from the sunlight.

"N-Naruto?"

The middle-schooler turned and stared at the girl sitting next to him with a lazy expression. The girl's face, for whatever reason, was a deep shade of red and she seemed to be very nervous.

"What is it?" The boy sighed.

"A-Are you okay?" The girl asked. "Y-You seem a bit pale…"

"It's nothing." Naruto waved her off. "You don't need to concern yourself with me, Hinata."

"Oh…sorry…" The girl said, looking down at her desk.

Naruto stood up as the lunch bell rang. He shot a quick glance at Hinata before leaving.

"Tell the teacher I'll be going home early again. I don't feel well all of a sudden." Naruto said quietly.

"E-Eh?" Hinata stuttered, looking up at him. Naruto was already out of the classroom.

X.X.X

"I'm home." Naruto called out into the darkness.

"Chance!!!"

Naruto sighed and side-stepped. A figure with surprisingly similar blonde hair landed where he was standing a moment before. Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Hello father."

"You're reflexes are very sharp. As expected of my only son." Naruto's father, Minato, said smiling goofily at the boy.

"Welcome home."

Naruto returned the soft hug his mother gave him. She felt very weak and frail in his arms. His mother, Kushina, released him and smiled warmly at her son.

"Did you have a good day at school?" The woman smiled.

"Same old." Naruto replied. "I'm going to bed early."

"Hold up there, boy."

Naruto turned towards his father. He, along with his mother, had stern expressions on their faces. The boy stared at them through half-lidded eyes.

"Have you awakened yet?" Minato asked solemnly. "You're thirteen now. You're a late-bloomer, but you should awaken anytime now."

"Not yet." Naruto replied shortly. He made his way upstairs. He stopped halfway. "Mother's lunch today was…tasteless…"

"Oh…that's a shame." Kushina smiled. "And I worked so hard on it."

"…I'm sorry." Naruto replied. He trudged up the flight of stairs to his room.

X.X.X

Naruto watched all the other children at play outside. He grunted as the light shined against his eyes. Some classmates of his had asked him if he wanted to come and play with them, but he had respectfully declined.

"It's pointless to make any connections at this time…" Naruto muttered silently to himself.

"N-Naruto?"

The mentioned turned his head to see Hinata standing beside his desk. She shifted uncomfortably in her spot and held a bento box nervously in her hands.

"I-I was j-just wondering i-if you would like t-to have lunch with me, i-if you haven't already." Hinata stuttered, the color of her face puzzling Naruto.

"…I don't think so." Naruto replied. "I'm not all that hungry anyway. Sorry."

"O-Oh." Hinata said, sounding disappointed for some reason Naruto didn't understand. "W-Well, do you mind if I-I eat next to you?"

"…I suppose not." Naruto said absent-mindedly.

Hinata smiled and sat down in the seat beside him. She delicately opened up the small lunchbox and said a quick prayer before taking her chopsticks and commencing with her meal.

Occasionally, Naruto would cast a side-glance at her. She was probably one of the only people in his entire school that frequently talked to him, or at least made an effort to. Hinata was a nice girl, yet he didn't know why this girl insisted on paying so much attention to him. His eyes shifted to her food.

"That looks like a really well made lunch." Naruto commented. "You're mom must be quite the cook."

"O-Oh, I made this." Hinata beamed.

"Really?" Naruto said, raising an eyebrow in mild interest.

"Yeah. My parents aren't around all the time so I learned how to cook myself." Hinata smiled. Her cheeks turned a light shade of pink. "W-Would you…like to try some?"

"You only have one pair of chopsticks." Naruto stated.

"Then…would you mind it…if I feed you?"

"…I suppose not…"

Naruto opened his mouth a bit as Hinata picked up some food with her chopsticks. With a red face, she slowly brought the chopsticks to his face. Naruto caught the food in his mouth, chewing it slowly.

"H-How does it taste?" Hinata asked.

"…Tasteless…"

"It's very good." Naruto smiled, lying through his teeth. Hinata smiled brightly at him.

"I'm glad." Hinata said happily. She bit her lip as a thought came to her.

"N-Naruto?"

"Hm?"

"D-Do you mind…if…I told you something a bit personal…?"

"…Not really." Naruto shrugged.

"I…I…" Hinata gulped. Naruto raised his eyebrows at the girl.

"What?"

"I…I…I really like you." Hinata said blushing red. Naruto's eyes widened.

"…W-What…?"

"I really, really like you." Hinata said a bit more confidently. Naruto felt his face heat up a bit. Hinata smiled shyly at him. "I've liked you for a really long time. You always seem so closed off and antisocial…but…you're really nice and kind and…I like that about you."

"H-Hinata…"

"S-So…only if you want to…would you…like to do something later after school?" Hinata asked hopefully, her reddened face putting a tomato to shame.

"…I…" Naruto paused. His parents' words came back to him.

"It would be best for you not to form any bonds."

"It…will hurt less when the time comes."

"Hinata…I…would love to spend time with you after school." Naruto smiled.

"R-Really? I'm so happy…" Hinata smiled.

"I'll meet you at the park after I drop my stuff off at home, okay?"

"Yeah!"

The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch.

X.X.X

Naruto staggered through the park. His school bang was gripped weakly in his left hand. Going through the park was his shortcut to get home. Though, it seemed his time had come, at the worst possible moment. The sun beat down on him, making his eyes hurt and his skin burn. He collapsed on the ground, spent and out of energy.

A girl, a high-schooler it seemed, came walking by and glanced at the body sprawled out on the ground. She bent down and looked at the boy worriedly.

"Excuse me, but are you okay?" She asked.

The boy's hand shot up and grabbed her shoulder, the other quickly covered her mouth. The boy lifted his face. The girl's eyes widened in fear. She stared into the boy's red eyes, screaming into his hand as his sharp fangs revealed themselves…

X.X.X

"Tch!"

Naruto grunted, pulling his hand back into the shade. He sighed and tried his best to ignore the burning of his hand. He cursed the sun, which was high in the sky. He sat on his front porch, wishing for night to come.

"Damn it…" Naruto cursed.

Somewhere, in a park not far from his home, a young girl sat on a bench. Every once in a while she would look up, as if hoping someone would show up. She waited, waited so long. As the sun started to go down, she shed a few tears and left the park with a heavy heart.

"…Naruto…how could you…?" Hinata whispered through her tears.

X.X.X

"The sun is starting to affect you, eh?" Minato asked his son. The ten year old nodded.

"It just makes me feel extremely uncomfortable." Naruto replied. "It's strange. I never felt like this before.

"It's because you're changing. All children like you go through this during this time in your life." Kushina smiled softly.

"It will change everything for you, and you'll have to cut yourself off from the outside world as best you can." Minato said solemnly.

"Why?"

"The world doesn't accept vampires like us." Minato shrugged. "We are considered monsters and do not deserve to walk on this earth."

"How will I know when I become a vampire?"

"The sun will start hurting you and burn your skin , you'll lose all taste in food, and you'll only hunger for human blood." Minato said. "You'll know when the time comes."

"Do I have to cut myself off from the world?" Naruto asked.

"It would be best for you not to form any bonds." Minato said.

"It…will hurt less when the time comes." Kushina said.

"We vampires cannot live peacefully amongst humans." Minato sighed. "We must hide in the shadows, and only come out at night. We must make it so no one even knows we exist."

"What a lonely existence…" Naruto thought to himself.

X.X.X

Naruto sat on the bench in the park. He ran his tongue across his new vampire fangs. The moon was high above his face, making him feel energized, but it couldn't rid him of the pain he was feeling at the moment.

"I knew she wouldn't wait this long." Naruto muttered to himself. He stood up and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Might as well find some good blood. I suppose I can't help it if I'm hungry."

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8 years later…

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A 21 year old man with a shock of blonde hair walked through the city streets. He licked his fangs and scanned the crowd.

"No good appetizers…what a shame." He muttered to himself.

The man sighed and turned the corner. He grunted as someone bumped into his chest. He heard a yelp and someone hitting the ground. The man looked down at the person he ran into.

"I'm sorry." The man said, reaching down to help the young woman up.

"A-Ah. N-No, it was my fault." The woman giggled sheepishly. Her long black hair fell down her back and her smile made him feel somewhat nostalgic.

"Well, see you then." He said shortly, shoving past the woman.

"W-Wait!"

"…What is it?"

The man turned with a slightly annoyed expression on his face. His feeling of nostalgia seemed to grow stronger as he noticed her cheeks turn a bit red.

"M-My name's Hinata…by the way…" The woman said shyly. The man stared at the girl.

"…Why are you telling me this?"

"I-I'm not sure…just…I really wanted to tell you my name for some reason…" The woman named Hinata said, her cheeks getting a bit more rosy. "D-Does it bother you?"

"…I suppose not." The man turned and resumed walking through the streets.

He walked through the streets, the night sky seeming to give him a bit of strength. The moon was high above his head, and the man took the time to look up at gaze at its brilliance. He noticed he was suddenly at the park, standing next to a strangely familiar bench. An old, abandoned thought suddenly came to him.

"What a lonely existence…" Naruto said to himself. It was times like these he would ask himself why vampires such as himself had to live the way they did.

He hated it.

A/N: Yep. A vampire fic. It was halloween and I thought to myself, "Hey, how 'bout vampires?". So yeah...hope you enjoyed it...