There Are No Such Things as Vampires
Chapter 11…
Prisoner
"I was sent on a mission by Danzou-sama to secure the kingdom's future heir," Sai said in a surprisingly calm tone.
It seemed the hypnosis he had performed on the young child was wearing off.
Naruto still hadn't noticed the boy had woken up and Sai wanted to keep it that way.
"You're lying." Naruto's fangs fully unfurled. "Danzou doesn't have a place on the council. Who gave you orders?"
Sai stayed silent.
"Answer me!"
"I-it was Kushina-sama!" piped up one of the hooded vampires, who had watched the entire exchange in fearful silence.
The other one nodded rapidly echoing his companion's defense. "Y-yeah it was you're mo-"
"Quite," Sai snapped.
"Naruto-san?"
Sai froze.
The voice had been small, barley a whisper and it cracked with fear.
Naruto's head snapped down to Kyousuke, causing the boy to gasp in fright.
The red eyes seeped back into glittering sapphires as he stared up at him.
Kyousuke wasn't aware he was trembling until Sai squeezed his arm lightly in an effort to calm him.
The action proved dangerous since it produced a more pronounced growl from Naruto.
The blond moved forward.
Sai took a step back his shoulders tensing from the immediate danger.
"Wait, your highness -"
The two other Vampires took a sigh of relief when all Naruto did was scoop Kyousuke out of Sai's grasp, cradling the boy to him as if he was going to break any second.
Kyousuke buried his head in Naruto's shoulders, his young mind too dizzy with fear to realize the amount of danger he was in.
"Put him down Naruto," a clear commanding female voice ordered.
Naruto slowly turned around. The three Vampires immediately got down on one knee and bowed their heads, showing their proper respect.
Standing in the middle of the square surrounded by five muscular bodyguards was a petite woman with fiery red hair cut in a short pixie style. She had a round beautiful face with shocking emerald eyes peering out of thick dark eye lashes.
Under her black cloak, Naruto was able to make out a leather corset that hugged her slim figure along with black leather pants.
"I said, put him down," the woman ordered again, stepping forward.
"Stay out of this," Naruto breathed, cursing himself for not being able to restrain his temper.
The woman raised a well groomed brow, lifting her chin slightly to regard him over her nose.
"You're obviously scaring him," she said. Turning to the bowed Vampires she waved her hand, gesturing for them to stand.
The two unnamed vampires bowed respectively then disappeared in a swirl of shadows that made Kyousuke jump and clutch onto Naruto.
Sai raised his head, staring straight into emerald cat eyes. "My apologies my Queen I-"
"I'll deal with you later,"Kushina said, throwing back her cloak with her hand.
Nodding once, Sai shot Naruto an unreadable look than disappeared.
"Aren't you going to introduce us Naruto?" Kushina asked, smiling at the back of the petrified boy.
There was a heavy silence then, Naruto slowly put Kyousuke down. Kyousuke immediately ran behind Naruto's leg, clutching his black sleep pants in front of his face to conceal his face.
"Kyousuke, this is my mother Kushina," Naruto said softly, stepping aside a little so the two could see each other face to face. Kushina smiled, showing off gleaming pearl-white fangs. Frightened, Kyousuke gasped, taking a step back.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Kyousuke," she said kneeling down in front of Naruto's leg."Won't you come say hi?"
Kyousuke slowly stepped towards the out stretched hand, seeming to be hypnotized by the dancing eyes that shone in the sunlight like jewels.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, his shoulder's tensing.
As Kyousuke's small pale hand slid into her palm, Kushina enclosed her cold hand over his in an iron grip.
Kushina smiled ruefully, her eyes climbing up to meet Naruto's suspicious gaze, and then they slid past him and to something over his shoulder.
"Take him," she hissed, her pupils narrowing more than ever.
Naruto's head snapped to the side in time to see a hand clamp down on his shoulder and the sting of two penetrating fangs sinking into his neck .
He threw the giant figure over his shoulder but couldn't stop the other three from hold him down and biting into his flesh.
Everything went black.
Naruto groaned as pain exploded in his head. He gingerly put two fingers on the side of his neck and groaned.
How much blood had they sucked out?
"He's awake," a deep voice said. Wincing at the volume, he opened his eyes only to be met by complete darkness.
Naruto blinked rapidly, letting his eyes adjust to his new environment. He felt more than saw the two guards that flanked him, holding him up by the elbows. His mother stood in front of him while another guard stood behind her holding a wax candle, it's light doing absolutely nothing to soften the dark gloomy room.
There was a cold draft in the room they were in and a weird dripping sound coming from inside the walls.
Naruto wrinkled his nose as he smelled urine, mold and human flesh as well as animal and human blood. His sensitive hearing picked up the scuttles of cockroaches and mice.
Nothing else was alive.
There was only one place that would be this dirty and unkempt in the castle:
The dungeons.
"Give 'im back moth…er," Naruto slurred groggily, trying his best to give her a menacing glare but only succeeding in looking like a drunken sailor.
"Don't be ridiculous," Kushina scolded cupping his cheek in one hand. He moved away from her touch.
"You know very well in order for you to secure you're rightful place on the throne you need to have already produced an heir or have a mate." Kushina fixed him with a cold glare. "Right now you have neither."
"Tha' still doesn' excuse wha' you did," Naruto slurred, clenching his hands into fists. He could feel his strength coming back to him as his claws dug into his palm.
"Sai was courageous enough to put his life on the line by retrieving your biological son," Kushina continued casually, ignoring Naruto's statement. " We have assured that this coven has a future. Do you want to sabotage it?"
Naruto chewed the inside of his cheek, struggling to control his anger before it took over. He took a shaky breath and willed himself to look her in the eye.
"No," he said somewhat stiffly.
Kushina smiled. "I knew you would see it my way."
Naruto growled.
Kushina's smile never strayed from her face but her eyes held an unnatural shine to them.
"You won't be here for long. Just until after we've turned Kyousuke."
"What?" Naruto shouted, struggling against the icy hands that held him. But it was like being held by iron bars.
They threw him against the wall, effectively knocking the wind out of his lungs. Coughing weakly, Naruto looked up in time to see the cell door slam shut.
Even in the shadows, he could see the emerald eyes laughing at him.
Sasuke glared at the full moon as he walked towards the large grey house with a familiar oak door.
The door swung opened before he even raised his hand to knock.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the expressionless Uchiha.
"Sasuke? What are you doing here?"
Sasuke entered without a word.
Sighing heavily, Kakashi closed the door and followed.
As they entered the cozy living room, Kakashi gestured for Sasuke to sit.
Naruto slammed his head against the wall.
He shouldn't have come back.
Pulling away reluctantly, Naruto sneered at the wall before rubbing his forehead.
Running a hand through his hair, he stared at the black metal bars of the dungeon.
Since they had drained most of his blood he couldn't even melt into the shadows to get out.
"You're taking this very well."
Naruto whirled around, his nose zeroing in on a familiar scent.
Haku stood leaning against the far right corner, hidden in the shadows.
Naruto glared for all he was worth, then turned away.
"Go away," Naruto growled.
Haku pushed off the wall with his elbow and started walking towards Naruto in a slow stride.
Like a cat cornering a mouse.
Turning back around, Naruto stood his ground even when Haku stopped only a few inches from him.
"Your very pale. They must have taken at least two pints."
When blue eyes met brown, he bared his fangs but Haku didn't back down.
"I'm glade you came back," Haku whispered before planting his lips on the blonds exposed neck.
Naruto hissed at the contact.
Placing a hand on Haku's shoulder, he pushed the man off of him.
There was no way he'd be losing any more blood.
Haku barley batted an eye.
"All you have to do is become mine," Haku whispered. "If you do that, I'll help you get you're son back."
Naruto stiffened.
"Kakashi."
The silver haired man looked up into Sasuke's fierce black eyes.
"I want Kyousuke back."
Kakashi nodded once, immediately understanding Sasuke's visit.
Taking a long sip of his tea he met Sasuke's eyes again.
"How far are you willing to go to do it?" Kakashi asked.
Sasuke took a deep breath, his nervousness showing for the first time that night.
"Anything."
Nodding once again, Kakashi set his cup down on the coffee table.
"Then we better get started."