Bite Me

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..This gloomy day should disappear and along with it, her...

Sasuke: 18

Sakura: 17

Sai: 16

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Author's Note: Nothing much to say again. Just got back from seeing Twilight with my friends. I was squealing loudly, lool! C'mon, who wouldn't be screaming?! Lool. Anyways, watching Twilight gave me inspiration to finish this story with a bang! Ahaha XXD 11/27/2008

Chapter Eleven: Learning the Truth

Near death experiences.. sometimes they just couldn't be avoided. It happened at least once to every human being in their lifetime. For Shuu, it happened almost always when he went out hunting. He was risking his life for the lives of every other person in the city.

As much as he wanted to picture himself passing out and then waking up suddenly with bandages covering every inch of his body; a terrible pain creeping through him. But as much as Shuu wanted that, the scene in front of him just wouldn't morph, the unbelievable pain wouldn't subside.

He wanted so badly to wake up from the horrible nightmare. In a blur of white, he found himself remembering what had happened one night. A night he could never, ever forget even if he direly wanted to. It would continue to haunt him until he awoke and wished he had no recollection of it.

The massacre of Squad Three was a dastardly one. Something that everyone at headquarters wanted to erase from their memories.

June 19, 2032

He hadn't expected this. It was horrific, something that was far worse then the most bone-chilling nightmare one could dream. This was.. death. Squad One had been called in for backup when David received a warning from the squad captain, Michael, one evening.

It was a warm night, sudden gusts of wind washing over the three perplexed slayers. Shuu stepped forwards and looked at the ghastly scene before him. His comrades.. all dead. Wait! Where was Michael?!

Shuu spun around just in time to block a swipe at his front side, he rolled on his side and looked up at an undead Michael. That twisted smile never faltering, his pale complexion, and red, demonic eyes. Shuu cocked the handgun and waited for another attack but the sound of a shot halted his concentration.

He looked over to the side to see his female teammate, Diana, firing at a quick moving figure. She was thrown to the ground and pinned by Allen's strong form. She struggled and that is when Mark decided to cut in and attack as well. He shot once, twice and brought the vampire down.

Diana sighed and got to her feet. They were on guard now, seeing as the final undead member decided to reveal himself. Yoh looked at them with only blood lust and a wicked smirk. Diana gulped and aimed for her friend, as hard as this might be for her, she knew what she had to do.

When Shuu and Michael were properly in battle, he took note of the differences between him and the other vampires he had fought. First of all, the strength was mind-boggling and the speed was incredible. He felt his body twist in midair when he was tossed like a doll high up. He landed and quickly brought the gun to point at Michael; without another second thought, he shot and watched the male fall lifelessly to the cold ground.

He breathed out a sigh and watched Mark combat Yoh hand-to-hand. His gun seemed to be out of reach, it was scattered and Diana was having trouble as well getting a good aim on the vampire who now had Mark by the neck, lifting him off the ground and inching his fangs closer to his neck.

Both Diana and Shuu fired from both sides which resulted in Yoh's quick death. Mark rubbed his red neck and coughed a few times, trying to get used to breathing once again.

Shuu blankly signaled David from the headset, "Squad Three is dead. We had no choice but to kill them, they were vampires." he explained without a hint of emotion. He heard David sigh from the other line, "Bring them back to headquarters." and that was the end of their conversation.

"I.. I-I can't..." Diana started, backing away with her eyes so wide. Mark neared her, outstretching his arm and catching her in a tight hold. She fought against him but he soothed her with his embrace, "Just close your eyes, you don't have to do anything." he said and felt her nod her head against his shoulder.

Shuu picked up Michael and held his dead body over his shoulder, looking back at the two embracing couple, "Hey! Hurry up, we need to get to headquarters." the blonde said and disappeared.

"Why do you need them?" Diana asked David, "We need to run a few tests. From what Shuu explained to me earlier, they aren't your average vampire." Diana looked away in disgust, a scowl on her pretty face.

"..sicko." she whispered sharply before taking her leave. David nodded in Shuu's direction which signaled for him to leave. He did, collapsing as soon as he was out of sight. He pressed his back against the stone wall and took in a deep breath, looking at his gloved hands.

He couldn't believe how hard it had been to shoot a vampire. Nevertheless, he had shot a fellow comrade..

Her jade eyes widened, she was shocked. Her gaze fell from Sasuke back to Shuu and she still couldn't believe it. The girl shook her head, tears already falling, eyes tightly closed, "S.. stop it!" she screamed loudly, catching Sasuke's attention.

He rushed over to her, freed Sakura from the restraints and held her when she suddenly fell limp in his arms. "He's Naruto's kid, isn't he?" Sasuke started lowly, looking at Sakura's pale face. She pressed herself against the male and shook her head furiously, punching at his hard chest with her small fists.

"..n-no! He's.. dead!" she screamed, tears falling, lips trembling. She pushed away from the male and crawled towards the immobile body of Shuu. It didn't matter that there was a searing pain spreading through her body, an acute ache in her shoulder, her heart heavy. She didn't even care that her dress was practically in pieces and she was bare from the midriff up.

She hovered over him, her eyes sad. She looked deep into his sky-blue orbs, the way they were widened, his mouth parted, blood trickling past his chin. The puddle of blood only seemed to spread out further from beneath the dying boy. Sakura had to suck in a few quick breaths to stay in control. She turned to glance at a quiet Sasuke, "We have... to make a ch-choice.." she said in-between sobs.

By that sentence alone, Sasuke knew what Sakura was getting at. He stood up and glared in her direction. "We can't! It'll-" she cut him off "-Naruto will break if he dies! Sasuke, listen to yourself and-" In a second-flat he had seized her up in his arms once again, "You're not thinking straight! We can't make him a monster, he'd rather die."

Sakura struggled against the tight grip Sasuke had on her. "Ah! -S..Sasuke!" she gazed over at Shuu's unmoving body, jumping slightly when he began to cough and wheeze, his eyes shut in agony.

"L-look!" she cried, "He's dying!" Sasuke acted quickly when he heard fast footsteps becoming louder and louder. The Uchiha took hold of a grenade from the blonde slayer's holster and threw it at a random wall. It only took a few seconds before the wall was completely shattered and the outside World was finally revealed.

Sasuke got a better grip on Sakura and dashed away from headquarters, they needed to get back to the hotel and fast.

..as for Sai. The mere thought of that.. traitor! Sent Sasuke into a frenzy. He didn't know how Sai could so easily risk Sakura's life, how he didn't care what the hell happened to her. Because now... now Sasuke had a new enemy.

As soon as they had gotten back, Sakura threw curses back and forth at him. Sasuke took it, however. "We could've saved him! A-and you-" he looked in her direction, his temper falling short, "Sakura." he said lowly, warning her.

"..and where's Sai?!" she yelled, Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the sound of the male's name, "Don't you remember? He threw you to the wolves." Sakura backed away; she made a fist and stalked off to the bathroom, making sure to slam the door extra hard.

She threw her tattered and dirty clothes to the floor and got the bath ready. When she stepped into the tub, the water was steaming hot, just the way she liked it. She let her head fall back against the back wall and a deep sigh left her throat. She was too weary to cry any longer.

She braced herself, an awful pain spreading to every inch of her body, branching off until the pain became too much for her to handle and she had to cry out, holding her upper body and writhing in the water.

By that time, Sasuke was in the process of forcing the door open. He darted to the side of the tub and gripped the girl's shoulders, making her look at him.

"Sa-Sasuke..!" he touched her blazing hot cheek, "Where does it hurt?" he asked, his eyes sad and holding only concern for her. She dragged her fingernails over the area where her heart was located, again.. letting out a grunt of pain. When it seemed that the discomfort was only getting worse for Sakura, the male quickly wrapped her drenched body in a towel and carried her to their bed.

"..Sakura..." he said quietly, brushing a few strands of hair from her red face. She didn't respond, simply shut her green eyes and breathed in and out. Sasuke continued to hold her to him, not ever wanting to let her go.

For the next few hours, she seemed to drift in and out of endless sleep. Always panting, sweat covering her forehead. "...Sasuke, I- I can feel my heart." she said late at night while he was watching over her. She pressed the palm of her hand over the area above her left breast, "It's.. beating."

At that, Sasuke pressed his ear against the spot where Sakura's hand had just been and listened hard. "Ah.. it is beating. Your heart's working." he exclaimed, holding no emotion. "What does it all mean?" Sakura asked, her eyes suddenly growing heavy as she lay there with Sasuke.

"I don't know but.. somehow we'll figure it out, okay?" she nodded against him and took in his musk scent.

Rose, captain of Squad Two, walked around Shuu's bedside. He had come very close to dying, if not for Diana's finding, he would have been dead by now. The brunette exhaled and pulled the blankets closer to the male, he had been out for a couple of hours. He had lost a great deal of blood, Rose had seen the mess for herself, it was almost enough to make her gag.

The stench was horrid but.. the sight of it sent chills up her spine. "How are we going to explain this to your father?" she asked when his eyes had opened to look at her in confusion. He tried to sit upright but when he did, he fell back against the bed in utter torture. He saw that he was shirtless, a thick layer of crisp white gauze wrapped snuggly around his stomach.

"What is the status?" Rose glanced sideways at him and shrugged, "With the vampires?" he nodded, "Oh, they're long gone." he pointed a finger at the woman, "H-how are you acting so.. so casual about this?" The female ran her fingers through her hair and yawned, "Geez, it's not like this is the first time. Just hurry and get better so your dad doesn't have a heart attack when he sees you."

Shuu crossed his arms over his chest and huffed out a breath, listening to the sound of the door opening and closing shut. A shaky sigh left him, he recalled that vampire-woman's tantalizing scent, her appealing body. Shuu nearly blushed when he recalled that he had basically torn open her dress.

He perked up when someone walked into his room again, this time it was Sophia. Great... just his luck. She walked over to him and sat at the edge of the bed, a bright smile on her face. "We're all so worried about you." she finally said, gazing at him with her childlike expression. Shuu furrowed his brows, "Everyone as in.."

"Oh! There's me, of course, Rose, Alexia, Diana-" Shuu made a choking sound, "How about the guys? Aren't they at all wondering how I'm doing?" the male asked with a hint of hope. Sophia shook her head, "Nope. I really don't think they give a damn, not even David."

Shuu sunk down lower, "You really have a knack for making people feel better." he mumbled grumpily, Sophia laughed, "I sure do!"

"So, how come the vampires escaped? You're one of the best hunters headquarters has." Shuu rolled his eyes, "I was caught off guard, I guess." Sophia suddenly got closer and poked his chest hard with her index finger, "No! I bet you were too busy checking out that vampire lady." she made a whistling sound, almost the same as the one he had done when he first saw the vampire, that made it all the worse.

"I-I was not!" Sophia played with the hem of her shirt, "I don't blame you. I only saw a glimpse of her, she's pretty, don't you think?" Shuu became slightly red in the face and turned his head away from her, "I.. suppose." In barged Britney, her eyes fiery with anger and annoyance.

"Whatever you do, don't go into the main room." she said out of the blue, "Why?" Sophia asked, hopping off the bed. "David's in a pissed mood 'cause someone let the vampires get away." she said, looking at Shuu. He threw his arms in the air in irritation, "Does he even care that I have a fuckin' hole in my goddamn stomach!"

Britney went on to say, "Not only that but supposedly the scientists down at the lab were running a few tests and tried to forcefully make her into a new breed." Shuu looked perplexed, "Why would they want to do that?" Britney shook her head, "I really have no idea, sounds dumb and reckless if you ask me."

She strode over to the door, grabbing the knob firmly, "If I find out anything else I'll let you know." She left with nothing else to say, "Sounds serious, right Shuu?" he nodded, "Yeah, I hope David doesn't do anything too stupid."

"Are you out of your fuckin' mind?" Sai yelled, baring his teeth and growling. David chuckled, "We no longer have the girl in our possession and we also failed to retrieve the male so-"

"That's the fault of the slayers! This organization really is going to hell." he spat, venom coating every word. David narrowed his eyes on the lone vampire and made a fist, angry. "For the time being you follow my orders or your sister is in for it." Sai's eyes widened at that, "You piece of-" "I haven't forgotten about her just yet, her life rests on your decisions in the next twenty-four hours." Sai stepped back, "We can't have an un-tested new breed wandering around the city, now can we?" he teased, Sai cursed under his breath, "Your mission is to bring back the girl, I don't care what happens to the other one, get it done."

When he stepped outside and into the hallway, Sai was surprised to see a body pressed against the opposite wall, arms crossed. The female wore the clothes of a slayer, her deep blonde hair cascading over her shoulder. She held his gaze and noticed how rigid Sai was all of a sudden.

"David being an ass?" she asked, her voice soft. Sai nodded, feeling odd that another human being was talking to him as if he weren't a vampire and just a normal person. "What's he using against you to get what he wants?" she prodded with curiosity. The male sighed, "My sister." The girl pushed off the wall and walked towards him slowly, "Your human sister?" he nodded, "Do you know where she is now?" he said nothing and waited, "I'm Alexia. I already know who you are, it's what everyone's talking about lately."

She walked in a circle with her hands on her hips, "They say that you were the greatest hunter that ever existed, that you betrayed David's father, became a vampire and then ran off with your friends."

Sai chuckled dryly, "My life story." Alexia came to stand beside him, her face so passive. "This wasn't supposed to happen. I should be a middle-aged man, have a decent job and a beautiful family." he kicked at the stone floor, "You're the only one besides that little psycho that treats me equally, why is that?" he asked, glancing over at her.

"I don't really see you as a threat, you haven't acted hostile so far. So I'll treat you the same way you treat me, civilly." Sai frowned at that, "I should be treated like a jackass after what I did."

"Well, what did you do?" he turned his back on her, "The vampire that escaped today was my friend and I handed her over to David to save my sister." Alexia sympathetically touched his shoulder, "I probably would have done the same thing. I mean.. she is your sister after all."

Her headset went off and she listened intently, it was her teammate, "Hey! We've found a pack of rogue vampires in the east side, get on location!" her captain, Trevor, stated. She smiled, "Looks like I have some business to deal with, take care vampire!" she said playfully before disappearing around a corner.

He had left an hour ago because he sensed approaching hunters surrounding the hotel. Sasuke said he'd lead them as far away as he could and then he'd go back to get her. She was bedridden.. in a horrible state, weary. She felt like she was dying, everything was on fire and aching terribly. Sasuke was more than shocked when he entered the hotel room and spotted Sakura on the bed holding her bleeding hand.

"What-" she looked at him in terror, "I.. I could smell blood a-and lost control so.." he took her in his arms, kissed her, hushed her. "How did you lose control when you've been taking professor's suppressants?" she shook her head, "I don't know? As soon as I picked up the scent of blood it felt weird.. like I would burst and I had to stop myself."

Sasuke ran his fingers through her hair, "We need to get out of here, they'll come looking for us again and-" Sakura made a noise, like she was in distress, "I hate having to run away all the time." Sasuke touched the side of her face, "I know but I'm afraid that we'll be doing this forever."

Even as Sasuke watched the sun setting over the horizon, held his lover in his arms, he couldn't help but think that their time was being cut very, very short. As long as the hunters knew that they existed, they wouldn't be safe unless they were all eliminated.

...and little did Sasuke know that they were in for a rude awakening come the next morning..

Next update- Chapter Twelve: Speak of the Devil

Author's Note: I know that I'm a poo-head for not including a smudge of the next chapter but.. I really don't want to give anything away and because I have yet to think of the entire turn for the next chapter XXD Sorry for the LONG awaited update but at least I got around to it! I do have profile/biographies for the Vampire Hunter Squads, they're already finished, I just have to scan them some time and put them up on my deviantART account. School is getting more and more retarded and this story is coming to a close in the next... 3-5 chapters. After that I have no clue where the road will take me. I do have many stories that aren't published yet on fanfiction and I'd like to get them up but.. you know how it is. Authors come and go and it looks like my time is running up. So just a short thank you to EVERYONE and I mean... EVERYONE! You are the best people ever! When I first started out when I was... probably around 13-14 years old, it was my dream to have people take an interest in my stories. Never did I think that I'd achieve so much in such a short amount of time (2 ½ years) but I'm thankful nonetheless.

I know very well that I'm FAR from being the best author or even a superbly awesome one at that but I achieved MY potential and I guess that's all that really matters. I love getting peoples' emotions showing when they read my stories, whether they're sad, happy, or even funny. I enjoy your input and even some of your inquiries and conclusions. I've really gotten to show you all what I'm capable of doing and someday I hope to return to writing and once again amaze you. XXXD 11/29/2008

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