Hey… it's been forever. I've been back on this website for like a month now and I've been working on continuing this story, so now I think I'm ready. I apologize profusely for the wait, and if you guys are willing to continue reading well I'll be updating the rest of the story.
Here's a summary, for those of you faithful readers (if you're out there, thank you) who read the ten first chapters a while back, and don't really remember, but don't want to re-read the whole thing (perfectly understandable)... So here.
Chapter 1 - 10: At first, Sasuke is hunting for blood, and he meets Naruto, who ends up kissing him instead of falling into his trap. Naruto triggers something in the vampire's memory. In his past, he knew a witch named Kushina, who of course is Naruto's ancestor. So Sasuke takes an immediate interest in Naruto, and they start dating. It isn't long before Naruto finds out both that vampires exist, and that he actually is a warlock himself, supposedly their fated enemy. Despite knowing this, he helps Suigetsu in saving Sasuke's life when he is in danger. They end up talking, and this brings them closer despite their great differences. Naruto takes the whole thing surprisingly well. All in all, he also learned that he might still have some family back in Japan so he wants nothing more than to save some money to plan a trip there. While on a little spontaneous, improvised trip (more like kidnapping) with Sasuke, well Naruto informs him of this and the vampire claims he will help him. They share some great moments on this little road trip together, but now it's time to go back...
11. Dance with the devil
Sasuke woke up with Naruto in his arms. The blonde's skin was so smooth and warm and he smelled nice. Sasuke smiled and kissed his hair. Soon sleepy blue eyes opened and his smile was returned. Hmm… he could get used to this.
"Hey," Naruto whispered.
"Hey," Sasuke said back, "did you sleep well?"
"Yeah… I made some fucked up dreams though," Naruto frowned as he remembered, "like, you were in my theatre class… and you had to play the role of the girl, and I was playing the guy…"
"Shut up!" Sasuke exclaimed, "You're kidding, right? You didn't really dream of that?"
Naruto laughed, "Yeah I did, I swear. What did you dream about?"
Sasuke turned on his back and closed his eyes for a moment. Most of his dreams he couldn't remember, but there was this one thing he did recall. It was about Varin. He was back in his life and he wanted revenge. Naruto was trying to protect him, but he ended up getting killed because he was powerless against him.
"I don't remember anything," he lied.
"Sasuke," Naruto said, his voice very soft.
"What?" He sat up and looked at him.
Then he remembered, and his dark grey eyes widened; Naruto could hear his thoughts if he wanted to. And it seemed at that moment, he had chosen to do so. Naruto gave a slight nod, confirming his doubts.
"Stop it," Sasuke said as he got up. He put his clothes on and picked up his car keys. "Let's just go."
"Are you planning on leaving without paying?" Naruto asked as he got up slowly.
"Yeah," Sasuke said casually. What was the big deal?
"The big deal is, Suigetsu's gonna be in trouble. You used his credit card, right?"
"I told you to stop that! And why do you care about Suigetsu?"
"Well, we're friends, even if I just met him. When my powers were exhausted during our fight against Orochimaru he protected me. Look, I just don't want him to be in trouble because of us."
"Fine I'll go pay. Just be ready when I come back."
Naruto nodded, and Sasuke left the room. This telepathy thing was rather annoying. He'd really have to get Naruto to stop; thoughts were private, damn it.
When he was done paying at the counter and performing this little human act he returned to their room to pack his things. It turned out Naruto was already done with his stuff and he was waiting for him. So without a word Sasuke gathered his things as well.
"I'm sorry about reading your mind," Naruto said, "it's just… I'd like you to be honest with me."
"It's just a dream Naruto who cares…"
The blond got up and took Sasuke's hand, squeezing it gently, "I do," he said sincerely, "I want to know about your insecurities. If we're gonna be together we've got to be honest…"
Sasuke interrupted him, "What do you mean?"
"What?"
"What do you mean be together?"
Naruto locked eyes with him, "I think we can make it work."
"Like… like humans do all the time? A couple or something?"
"Yeah…"
The raven felt something strange, a foreign emotion really, it was like his whole body was heating up and he was trembling. He felt nervous, excited and eager at the same time. He realized he wanted this so bad that it hurt; he wanted Naruto. Perhaps this feeling was something close to love. He really hoped the blond wasn't reading his thoughts at the moment because it would be embarrassing.
But then Naruto scratched his hair, glanced away and made a nervous chuckle, "Sorry…"
"Naruto what the hell? Stop it!"
"Sorry," he said again.
"Look," Sasuke sighed, annoyed, "make your powers useful instead of mind raping me and get us to the car."
"We could just walk," Naruto offered.
"Fine…"
"You know, you could be nicer to me," Naruto said half-teasing, "after all I could just teleport myself back home, and you'd be alone for the long drive."
"I don't mind driving," Sasuke said coldly. He picked up his bag and walked out of the room, Naruto following right behind.
"So you want me to go and leave you alone?" Naruto replied.
"I don't care."
"Liar. I don't even have to read your thoughts to know it."
As they walked outside in the cold evening air Naruto put on his jacket. He kept sending glances at Sasuke.
"What is it?"
"Why are you so upset? Is it just because I read your thoughts earlier? Cause I already said I was sorry."
"Didn't stop you from doing it again."
"Look I know there's something you're not telling me."
Sasuke stayed silent. Naruto was right of course, but he didn't really know how to put it into words. The rest of the walk was quiet, and so was the beginning of the drive. Naruto put on the album Too bad you're beautiful, by From autumn to ashes. Without a word Sasuke skipped the songs to his favorite, Short stories with tragic endings.
They listened to it together for a moment. The song was so sad that it got to Sasuke every time. He was surprised Naruto knew the band in the first place. He glanced at the blond. He was resting his head in his hand and looking out the window at the landscapes of mountains and forests.
Sasuke looked back at the road. He let out a quiet sigh, and finally he said, "I'm scared that... you're just gonna go back to your life and forget about me."
There was another long moment of silence, and then Naruto turned to look at him. He made a sad smile.
"Was it so hard to say?"
Sasuke didn't reply.
"Look I'm gonna quit my job – I'm probably already fired anyway – so we can see each other every evening. But in return I want you to promise me to take me to Japan all right?"
"I already said I would."
Naruto reached out to take his hand. Sasuke squeezed it and continued driving in silence. It was interrupted only when Naruto asked him if he by any chance had his cell phone.
"No I didn't bring it," Sasuke said, "Why?"
"Well mine's been dead for a while," Naruto frowned, "I just wanted to give Kakashi a call. But I guess I'll just have to wait."
"Sorry," Sasuke said sincerely, "I didn't think about that."
"It's okay," Naruto reassured him.
…
Later in the night – more like early in the morning – Sasuke stopped at a gas station. Naruto jumped out of the car to stretch his legs, and to go grab some coffee and snacks inside. When he returned Sasuke got an idea.
Leaning against his car he glanced up at Naruto and held up his car keys.
"You wanna drive it?"
Beautiful blue eyes lit up, so bright and vibrant in the dark, matched only by his smile.
"Hell yeah!"
Naruto sat behind the wheel and he didn't need to adjust anything since they were pretty much the same height – Sasuke refused to acknowledge that he was a little bit shorter, he was ready to argue that it was just because of Naruto's hair.
He grinned at Sasuke as he started driving, "This is awesome! Thanks!"
Sasuke couldn't help but smile at the blonde's overly enthusiastic attitude.
"If you're trying to buy my affection by letting me drive your amazing car, well… it's working!" Naruto exclaimed half-teasing, making Sasuke chuckle.
They continued stopping once in a while for Naruto to stretch and walk a little, but other than that the drive was uneventful. As dawn grew near Sasuke felt a little sleepy.
When Naruto noticed this he said, "You can sleep I don't mind. I'll just keep driving, and if the sun comes out I'll put you in the trunk."
"How considerate."
"I'm just kidding," Naruto laughed, "here…"
He managed to somehow take off his jacket as he drove. He gave it to Sasuke.
"If you cover yourself with this you'll be fine, right?"
Sasuke used it as a blanket and nodded, turning to face Naruto, "Yeah. Thanks."
It smelled like Naruto and he closed his eyes, as he clutched it in his hands.
…
When he woke up again he was bothered by the heat of the sunlight coming through the window, and covering himself up completely with the black jacket wasn't all that comfortable. It felt kind of suffocating.
"Naruto…"
"Yeah?"
Sasuke lifted the jacket slightly so he could look at his lover. "I need to get somewhere dark."
"I'm already on it," Naruto said, "we were lucky until now, clouds everywhere... But yeah the sun just came out and I thought you might be uncomfortable."
"Could you hurry up…"
"I told you I was on it!" Naruto exclaimed, but there was a hint of worry to his voice. He softened his tone, "It won't be long."
Naruto drove to the underground parking of a mall.
"Crap," he said, "I'm out of money."
Sasuke already felt better since they were in the dark, so he leaned closer to Naruto's lowered window. Once the car was stopped he locked eyes with the guy working in this parking and he said, "Let us go through."
The guy, under Sasuke's compulsion, nodded and let them drive further in the parking. Naruto shook his head in disbelief, but he didn't comment.
"What now?" Naruto asked once they were parked.
Sasuke stayed silent for a few moments.
"Naruto…" He finally spoke hesitantly.
"Yeah?"
Sasuke glanced down, "Thanks for staying with me, and not going back home with your powers."
"Ditching school is fun," Naruto shrugged.
"I'm serious, thank you."
The blonde smiled and reached out to hold him in his arms. Sasuke held him back, closing his eyes and breathing in his scent.
"You wanna go shopping?" Naruto eventually asked.
The raven chuckled, "Sure, why not."
The rest of the afternoon was spent treating Naruto to everything he could possibly want with Suigetsu's credit card. Sasuke told him the silver-haired vampire owed him money anyway. Sasuke insisted and chose one outfit for him; stylish ripped skinny jeans and a slim white button down shirt. Naruto was beyond sexy in those clothes. But he looked hot in anything.
As they passed a window Naruto mentioned that the sky was getting darker, so they decided to go back to the car. Sasuke let Naruto drive the Ferrari again because it just made him so happy. He sighed quietly as they were back on the road. This little shopping activity had only postponed the inevitable; Naruto was going back to his life now.
"Stop being so depressed," Naruto exclaimed at some point, "tell you what, to cheer you up we'll plan a date."
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"No I'm serious!" Naruto went on, "let's go out tomorrow night. To a club. I won't be on drugs this time so I'll actually remember everything. I'll wear the clothes you just bought for me. I'll even do something with my hair – well, I'll try. You know, I'll look all nice for ya."
The raven couldn't help but smile, "Okay. Let's do it. And by the way," he reached out to ruffle Naruto's messy, spiky blonde locks, "I like your hair like this."
…
Naruto ended up missing his basket ball game as well as the usual after party. He commented on it but he didn't blame Sasuke in the slightest.
When he was finally parked in front of his house he turned to look at Sasuke. There was something in his blue eyes, a familiar emotion. Familiar because Sasuke felt the same way – they both didn't want to part. They had gotten used to each other's presence for the last few days and Sasuke dreaded the moment he would be alone again.
"Just come in," Naruto gave a slight shrug, "maybe you can stay the night. I'll introduce you to Kakashi and all."
"Won't he be sleeping?"
"Nah he always goes to sleep like super late," Naruto chuckled, "he's always late on his morning classes and the students love him for it."
Sasuke felt good as they got out of the car and walked up the door together. He was letting himself enjoy the little things; he would get to spend some more time with Naruto, who was now his boyfriend, actually, and he would get to see where he lived, and his bedroom, yeah, this felt kinda nice.
But the moment was short lived. When they got inside they saw that Kakashi wasn't in the mood for introductions. At first Sasuke thought he was pissed because Naruto had been away from home for almost a week, but it wasn't possible, he had compelled him to be okay with it. And it hadn't failed; actually Kakashi was upset because of something else.
"Temari's at the hospital, Naruto," he said, "thank God you're here. Shikamaru's been calling me all night. You should go to him, he needs you."
The vampire looked at Naruto. He seemed shocked and panicked, and this saddened Sasuke. He had no idea he was so fond of those people.
"Do you want me to come with you?" he asked as Naruto stormed outside.
"If you want. I'm using my powers."
"What if someone sees us appear at the hospital?"
Naruto frowned, "No it'll be fine. I'll take us to the back of the parking or something. If someone does see us you can just erase their memories."
"All right," Sasuke nodded.
Naruto took his hands, squeezed a little and closed his eyes. The world went black for a second and the next; they were indeed in the parking of the nearest hospital. It was pretty much deserted, so they simply walked quickly towards the entrance.
Before they could get inside Naruto stopped. Following his glance, Sasuke saw Shikamaru standing near the front doors, smoking a cigarette, looking nervous and miserable as hell. He had a bruise on his right cheek, and his lip was bleeding.
Naruto walked up to him, and the brown-haired guy threw himself in his arms.
"Naruto's it's my entire fault…"
"Just calm down," the blonde said, pulling away softly, "and just… give me that. You quit smoking a year ago."
"You're right it's just…" Shikamaru wiped his eyes, "it's so frustrating! They won't tell me anything! And Gaara and Hinata were here earlier so it wasn't so bad but now they're gone…"
"I'm here now," Naruto said.
Sasuke felt out of place, but he stayed anyway. By the freaked out look in Shikamaru's eyes he had the feeling that something strange had happened to his girlfriend – something that possibly involved Suigetsu.
"Tell me what happened?" Naruto asked softly.
The brunet sighed shakily, "It's my fault…"
"I'm sure it's not," Naruto replied.
"One of the guys on the basket ball team, you probably know him, but I don't remember his name, anyway, he was flirting with Temari. And I was drunk so I decided to be stupid and show that I had guts for once. So we got into a fight… and I just… I don't even know what happened man I was so drunk. All I know is that I was getting the beat up of my life, and then that guy stepped into it… your ex's new boyfriend I think."
Suigetsu, Sasuke thought. He better not have done anything stupid, Naruto's voice spoke in his mind.
"And then," Shikamaru went on, "Temari, she tried to step in, too. She wanted to get to me, I think. But she got pushed away by that basket ball dude. She hit her head on the corner of the table when she fell and then she was unconscious. I was so scared… and then… and then the weirdest thing happened."
"What?" Naruto frowned slightly.
"That other guy… it's Damien, right? Anyway, he took her to another room so fast that I couldn't keep up. I yelled after him and I followed him and… when I got there he was… he was trying to feed her his blood!" Shikamaru shivered and hugged himself, "I was so freaked out. I told him to get the hell out. The cops and ambulance got there after that, and…"
"Did he have time to give her some of his blood?" Sasuke asked, entering the conversation for the first time.
"Why would you ask me that?" Shikamaru frowned, "What did he do to her?"
"He was trying to help her," Sasuke replied.
"That's what he told me. He said, I'm just trying to help. But when the ambulance arrived he ran away. But I think… yeah he had time to give her some. Why would that help her?"
Should I tell him the truth? Naruto's voice asked in Sasuke's mind. He answered, If you want to. It's your choice. In any case, if Suigetsu gave his girlfriend some blood chances are she'll be just fine.
Naruto put his hand on his friend's shoulder, "Shikamaru I'm gonna tell you the truth. I was gonna tell you anyway because you're my best friend and I can't hide something like this from you."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Shikamaru whispered.
"Just hear me out. First of all, his name is not Damien, it's Suigetsu. He and Sasuke are special. They're kinda like… well, vampires, and their blood has healing properties for humans so if Suigetsu gave some to Temari she'll be fine."
"Naruto I don't… believe in those kinda things."
"And I didn't either, but now I have no choice. It's real."
"Look I'm gonna go back inside," Shikamaru pulled away.
"Wait," Sasuke said, "I'll show you."
Shikamaru stopped short and turned around. Sasuke could tell that he was intrigued – and freaked out. But his curiosity was taking over.
Sasuke took Naruto's arm softly and looked up into his eyes questioningly.
"Do it," the blonde nodded.
The raven parted his lips and bit Naruto's wrist. He drank a few gulps then pulled away reluctantly. One more excuse to drink my blood, isn't it? Naruto told him by thought. Sasuke ignored him. He looked up at Shikamaru, flashing his fangs on purpose. The human flinched, but he continued looking. Sasuke proceeded to slide his own wrist open, and he let the blood pour on Naruto's wound. It healed right before Shikamaru's widening eyes.
"Holy shit," he whispered. "So… you think Temari's gonna be fine?"
They both looked at Sasuke expectantly.
"It depends," he said carefully, "how badly she was hurt, and how much Suigetsu gave her…"
"Maybe you can go give her some more?" Naruto suggested.
"Yes," Shikamaru nodded, "if it's gonna save her…"
"Let's just go see her first," the blonde replied.
The three made their way inside, but Shikamaru was shaking his head.
"I tried. They won't let me see her."
"Let me try," Sasuke said.
He compelled one of the nurses taking care of the reanimation center to tell them everything that was going on. So she did.
"She has a concussion," she finished, "and we're waiting for some more test results but she should be fine. You can visit her in the morning. You should go home and sleep."
"Wait," Sasuke told her, then he turned to the others, "do you want to see her or not?"
"No it's okay," Shikamaru shook his head, looking immensely relieved, "I'll wait 'til the morning."
"You can go," Sasuke told the nurse and she walked away.
"You're going to wait here?" Naruto asked his friend.
"Yeah," he nodded, averting his eyes from Sasuke.
"I'll stay with you," the blonde said firmly.
Sasuke cleared his throat, "I'll leave you guys alone then."
We're still going out tomorrow evening, Naruto told him by thought, I promise.
Sasuke gave him a quick smile and then walked towards the exit of the hospital. Seeing Naruto sad and worried about his friends like this, Sasuke simply didn't like it. He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets as he walked in the streets towards Naruto's place. It was kind of far, so he decided to run to make sure he'd make it on time back to his mansion before dawn.
He tried to keep a fairly human speed just in case people noticed him. He supposed he was running at about 35 mph, which was normal human speed, right? Maybe he should look it up for future reference.
So he got to his car in no time, and then he drove back home. Even though he missed Naruto's presence, it felt comforting to be back in his mansion. Suigetsu was there, too. Sasuke felt his presence in the private library and he went to join him.
"What're you reading?"
Suigetsu looked up from his book and uncrossed his legs, "Oh, hum, this," he showed him the title page of the book. It was a volume of the Harry Potter series. "Seriously, someone needs to give those kids some guns. Then when that Voldemort dude goes Avada – bang, too late. You know?"
Sasuke chuckled as he sat in one of the sofa in front of Suigetsu. He didn't even remember getting that book. Then he remembered hiring someone to go and buy random books for his personal library – just cause he could.
"So hum… I just got back from the hospital, thanks for saving Naruto's friend," he eventually said.
"No problem," Suigetsu gave a slight nod, "I'm here to save the day. And do tell Naruto I haven't killed any humans recently all right? I don't want him to go on fire mode on me."
The raven frowned and glanced away, "He's being very acceptive… a little too much actually. I'm afraid it's not gonna last…"
"Yeah dating humans can be a pain in the ass. That's why I broke up with that Jeremy guy."
"Really?" Sasuke made a little amused smile.
"Yeah," Suigetsu sighed and threw his head back, "he was being annoying. He asked me to take off the fangs so I could give him a blow job without hurting him."
Sasuke laughed, "Ah, yeah, that can be a problem."
"And he was always talking about Naruto. He was dating me to make him jealous, can you imagine?"
"You must be devastated."
"I am," Suigetsu nodded gravely, "that's why my ladies are coming to cheer me up."
"You're kidding, right?" Sasuke arched a fine eyebrow. He really hoped he was kidding.
"About the fact that I'm devastated, yes. But Ino and Sophia are really coming here next week," he smiled.
"And you assume I'm gonna let them stay here?"
"You owe me asshole. You stole my credit card."
"…"
"Come on Sasuke please! It's not gonna be for long, okay? They're just gonna stay a few days. And then we go back to France."
The raven let out a heavy sigh. "Eh, fine…"
Why was he under the impression that he would regret this?
…
Naruto spent the rest of the night talking to Shikamaru. He told him everything about Sasuke, Suigetsu and what he knew of vampires. It felt good to get it off his chest, and Shikamaru was such a good listener. He only nodded and commented once in a while. But Naruto knew him well; Shikamaru would stay silent for now but later he would come up with his own theories and opinions. Naruto left out the fact that he had magical blood. He didn't really know how to explain it and besides, he figured Shikamaru had enough to handle for now. But mostly he didn't want his friend to think of him as someone different. He knew it was silly and he promised himself to tell Shikamaru the whole truth later. At last Shikamaru made the promise to keep this secret to himself, for Naruto's sake.
"You can go, you look awfully tired," Shikamaru told him with a little smile. "I'd rather be alone with her today, anyway."
Naruto nodded, "I understand."
"Thanks again for telling me the truth. I appreciate you trusting me."
After that Naruto left, returning home using his powers. Then he had to face Kakashi and give him some explanations as well. The poor guy hadn't been able to sleep at all, and he wanted to know what was going on.
"You don't need to worry about me," Naruto insisted as they sat together at the table, "Yes, Sasuke is a vampire, but he would never hurt me."
"Well," Kakashi sighed, "even if I told you not to see him you wouldn't listen to me so…"
"Just don't worry about me okay? I can defend myself all right against them. More than all right, actually…"
"Really? Your powers have developed already?"
Naruto gave a weak smile, "Ah man, that's kind of an understatement."
He realized he should probably have given Kakashi an update sooner. But later was better than never, so he told him all about what he had discovered regarding his powers.
Kakashi smiled, and his eyes were a bit melancholic as he said, "You have all the same powers Kushina had. Nagato could also control earth. At first he had trouble controlling it. Whenever there was an earthquake Kushina and I didn't know if it was natural or if her brother was pissed off."
Naruto laughed, "I guess I'm lucky, I haven't had any trouble controlling them so far."
"Kushina was better at controlling her powers than Nagato. Also, I didn't know her myself, but she told me that her mother was a shape shifter."
"Ah yeah, she mentioned that in the letter," Naruto recalled.
"Yeah… she didn't have that ability herself, but her mother did, and Kushina was jealous."
"Well I would've been too!" Naruto chuckled, "Man that must be so cool…"
"Shouldn't you be happy with what you already have?"
"Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right."
Kakashi shook his head slightly, "God you remind me of her so much sometimes."
Naruto simply smiled.
"Well," the older man stood up, "I should probably go to sleep before I get all emotional on you."
"All right," the blonde chuckled, "good night."
"Night."
…
Naruto woke up at 6 pm. Great, now his metabolism had copied Sasuke's. The stupid vampire would be ecstatic.
"Damn it," he muttered to himself, "I'm not a vampire yet."
He was shocked when he realized he had added yet. He was actually considering this… Well, eternal life didn't sound so bad, that was for sure. But he was conflicted. Wasn't he supposed to be the vampire's natural enemy or something like that? The protector of humans? It just didn't sound right that he became a vampire. He was supposed to have kids and continue the lineage, wasn't he?
And with modern techniques, it didn't even matter if he was gay. He could have a nice boyfriend, and he could use a surrogate mother to have his kids. And if they got bitten by vampires and unlocked their powers then he really would have to be careful not to piss them off because things would get really ugly…
Woah, he was thinking into this way too much. He put a hand to his head and tried to clear his thoughts. Instead of thinking about his future, he should be thinking about the present. He picked up his cell phone and called Shikamaru. The latter informed him that Temari was doing much better already, and that she would be out of the hospital on Monday. Naruto let out a relieved sigh.
"That's great Shika," he said sincerely. "We should do something on Monday evening, you know, to cheer her up. With the whole gang. Not a party of course… something calmer."
"Yeah that's a great idea," Shikamaru agreed, "All right well, see you later."
"Yeah, take care man."
When he hung up he saw that he had received a text message. It was from an unknown number, but he soon found out who it was. "Hey Naru-chan it's Suigetsu! We're picking you up at 11 tonight!"
Naru-chan?
And oh great, Suigetsu was tagging along. Wasn't this supposed to be just the two of them?
Naruto grunted as he got up and made his way to the bathroom. How was it that the later he got up, the more tired he felt? It didn't even make sense. He took a long and soothing shower and then made his way back to his bedroom. It looked like Kakashi wasn't home, but on Saturday nights he often went out with friends – well, colleagues from the university.
The clothes Sasuke had chosen for him did look good. The white shirt clashed with his tan skin, and the ripped skinny jeans made him look even taller and leaner. Now what to do with his hair? He had promised Sasuke he would at least try.
So he called Hinata. She told him she was free, so he replied that he would be there in about thirty minutes. And then he went outside to take the bus to her place. He could just use his powers all the time but he decided not to push his luck. What if someone saw him? What if he became exhausted and there were unknown side-effects for his body? Naruto chose to try to keep his powers for last resort only.
He texted Sasuke to ask if they could come pick him up at Hinata's house. There was no answer, so he texted Suigetsu instead, afraid that Sasuke might be too much of a technology retard for texting. The thought made him chuckle.
Suigetsu answered that there was no problem and Naruto texted him the address.
When he arrived, Hinata herself opened the door for him. Naruto was thankful because he had never gotten along too well with her father. Let's just say he didn't think too highly of people whose life objectives involved being an artist, so he had been traumatized when his daughter had dated him.
She led him to her bedroom.
"You look like a super model," she commented, blushing slightly.
She closed the door to her bedroom and sat on her bed cross legged and leaning against the pillows. Naruto pushed aside a few theory books and sat in front of her.
"You look good too."
"Naruto I'm wearing jammies," she chuckled.
"They're underrated," he replied, smiling.
"Yeah well they're comfy while staying in my room doing homework all day," she sighed.
"That sounds depressing," he bit his lip.
"Med school," she gave a slight nod.
"Yeah… so hey, how are things going with Gaara?"
"That's another depressing topic," she sighed again.
"Why?" he frowned.
"We never have time to see each other!" she shrugged helplessly. "And when we do have some free time together he never wants to do anything."
"Ah yeah that must be hard…"
"I'm sure you didn't come here to listen to me ramble about my love life. What's up?"
"Well… you're a girl."
She frowned, "Yes…"
He laughed, "You're pretty much my only girl friend. So I was wondering if you could help me… with my hair?"
"What's wrong with your hair?" she chuckled.
"Nothing! I don't know. I just wanted to try something different for once. I'm going out with… um, my new boyfriend tonight and…"
Her pale grey eyes went wide as she stared at him. "Naruto! Why didn't you tell me?"
He smiled, "I'm telling you now."
"That's great! Tell me about him!"
"He's…" he glanced away, a little smile lingering on his lips, "he's handsome, and he's…"
Why was he hesitating so much? What was there to say about Sasuke, except the fact that he was a hot vampire bastard?
"That's it?" She laughed, "just handsome?"
"He's kinda the mysterious type," he admitted, "and I haven't known him for very long. But you know what? I've discovered some of his secrets. And one of them is that he's actually really romantic."
"Aww…"
"Yeah… he keeps saying those really sweet things…"
More like thinking them, but oh well…
"But hey you'll see him for yourself. He's gonna come pick me up here later."
"Cool, so… let's do your hair?"
Thirty minutes later Naruto was sitting on a chair in front of her mirror and she was finishing doing his hair with the flat iron.
"I never realized your hair was so long," she said, almost fascinated as she did the back of his head.
The longest strands brushed his shoulders. His hair was usually going in every direction, but all sleeked out like this it appeared much longer indeed.
"Me neither," he said.
She chuckled, "But hey it's nice. You look hot. But I think I'm biased."
"That's okay," he smiled at her.
For the next few hours they ate some snacks and played video games together while waiting for Sasuke and Suigetsu to get there. It was just like old times and they were having a lot of fun together. There was just something about Hinata, even though they were exes, Naruto always felt comfortable and relaxed around her.
Hinata's father was working in his office so they were careful not to make too much noise. When the doorbell rang they hurried downstairs. Hinata opened the door and her face went red. Naruto had to admit the two vampires were quite a sight for anyone with at least a slight interest in men.
Sasuke was clad in fancy black shoes with pale grey jeans and a black v-neck tee. Suigetsu had gone for a flashier look, with red skinny jeans and a black and silver t-shirt. But most of all they were both ridiculously hot. Naruto's eyes were all on Sasuke, and the latter was particularly handsome when he flashed him an appreciative smile after checking him out.
He stepped a little closer and reached with his hand to caress the now sleek blonde locks. "It's cute..."
"Thanks, Hinata did it for me. Oh Hinata this is Suigetsu, and this is Sasuke…" He introduced.
Hinata was looking at them with wide eyes. Maybe she was hoping to see them kiss or something, Naruto thought, the way a straight guy fantasized about two girls kissing. Maybe he should give her that little show. So he leaned closer to Sasuke to kiss his lips.
When he looked back at Hinata, he knew that he had been right. She looked like she was about to faint. Time to end the show.
Suigetsu was all smiles and kissing Hinata's hand.
"Would you like to join us tonight?" he asked her.
"Ah, yeah," Naruto said, "I would've invited you but… we're going to a gay club, I don't know if that's okay with you?"
"I… I'd love to, r-really," she stuttered, and then she lowered her voice, "but my father would never agree to it. A-another time maybe."
"All right then," Suigetsu looked a little disappointed, "let's get going. It was a pleasure meeting you."
Hinata nodded and smiled. Sasuke also gave her a brief nod and then they left, Naruto mouthing a thank you at her before walking out the door.
"So why are you tagging along anyway?" He asked Suigetsu.
"Because," he said, "I'm your designated driver tonight."
The car parked in front of Hinata's house was indeed Suigetsu's. Sasuke sat in the front seat and Naruto in the back, while Suigetsu took place behind the wheel.
"Designated driver?" Naruto raised a brow, "So that means, Sasuke…"
"Wants to get drunk," Suigetsu finished for him, chuckling. He started the car and drove away.
"Vampires can get drunk?"
"Oh yes they can," Suigetsu grinned. "By the way, Hinata's really hot."
"You get near her and I'll turn you in a pile of ashes."
"All right, all right, I got it…"
When Suigetsu found a parking place they got out of the car. The three of them walked towards the fancy gay night club, and Naruto stopped at the end of the line.
"Are you kidding?" Sasuke rolled his eyes, and took his hand, "Come on."
"But…" Naruto protested.
They walked up to the door guy and Suigetsu lowered his sunglasses.
"We're on the guest list," he said in a low voice.
The guy nodded and let them go through.
"That's so wrong," Naruto said.
"Who cares?" Sasuke replied.
He led him directly to the bar. Suigetsu followed slowly behind, his eyes lingering on some hot guys passing by.
"Twelve shots of vodka lime please," Sasuke asked the bartender, "oh, and it's free for us."
"What the...!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Look, I don't have money to waste on this…"
"No, I meant what you ordered! Twelve shots!"
"Six each," Sasuke shrugged, "good way to start the night, no?"
Naruto just laughed and slid his arm around the vampire's skinny waist, "Yeah whatever."
The bartender came back with the shooters. Suigetsu appeared behind Naruto and stole one.
"I thought you were the designated driver?" Naruto said.
"One shot's not gonna do anything to me big boy," Suigetsu chuckled. "All right I'm gonna leave you guys alone and go hunt."
"Don't kill anyone!" Naruto reminded him, "Or I kill you."
"I know, I know."
Sasuke downed one shooter, and made a face.
"Why do you drink if you don't even like it?" Naruto chuckled.
The raven shrugged, "No reason."
It was so obvious he was hiding something. Naruto repressed the urge to read his mind. Instead he took one shooter and drank it. Sasuke did likewise.
"So what's this Hinata girl to you?" Sasuke asked, tilting his head slightly.
Naruto smiled, "We've always been friends. We dated in high school, before I realized I was gay. We managed to stay friends after that, and I'm glad. I really care about her."
There was a moment of silence, and then Sasuke changed the subject. "Naruto, I wanted to say, how come you adapt so well to any situation?" He caressed his arm, "You're amazing. Most people would be insane by now."
Naruto shook his head, "I think you're underestimating humans."
"Hmm I don't care about humans," he said before drinking another shot. Naruto imitated him.
"You care about one," he replied teasingly.
"You're quite the exception."
When Naruto had drunk five shooters, and Sasuke six, the latter told the bartender to give them two of his strongest cocktail.
"You trying to kill me?" Naruto laughed.
Sasuke shrugged, "If you don't want it give it to me."
And Naruto did just that because he felt like if he drank all that liquor he would be hungover for days – and it was bad enough already that he had missed almost an entire week of school.
After one cocktail Sasuke started making out with him and kissing his neck as they leaned against the bar counter. Naruto pushed him away playfully. Sasuke drank his second cocktail and made a face again.
"That was kinda gross. But necessary."
"What the hell?" Naruto laughed, "Tell me the truth Sasuke, why do you want to get drunk?"
Only after he had ordered another bunch of shots did Sasuke answer.
"Because Suigetsu said that…" he hesitated, looking up at him with those big dark eyes, "I was too stuck up, and you'd get tired of me. So I wanted to show you a more fun side of me."
Naruto caressed his cheek as he leaned closer, "Hey, you weren't stuck up on the mountain the other day…"
"Hmm… yeah I guess I wasn't, huh?"
"No," Naruto whispered before kissing him.
Sasuke pulled away so that he could drink the rest of the shots. Naruto drank some as well, and then they went on the dance floor. Naruto noticed that Suigetsu was dancing on a small stage in the corner with a sexy brunet guy. Sasuke smiled as he followed his glance, and then he looked back at Naruto.
"You a good dancer?"
"I've been told, yeah," Naruto smiled back.
"Then should we join him up there?" Sasuke asked. He made it sound like a challenge.
"You bet," Naruto took his hand and led him towards the stage. The alcohol was starting to get to his head, and the house music was sounding damn good.
Suigetsu smiled when he saw them. But Naruto and Sasuke's eyes were all over each other. They started dancing and Naruto had to smile again as he looked into his lover's beautiful eyes. He really was a good dancer. His body just followed the rhythm of the music perfectly.
All of a sudden Sasuke placed his hands on Naruto's hips and brought him closer. And Naruto found he had no choice but to follow his lead. Hell, Sasuke knew what he was doing. They were giving their little audience of horny guys quite a show. Their hands were all over each other as they danced passionately. Naruto kept pulling away teasingly, but every time Sasuke pulled him close again.
When they kissed some guys cheered loud enough to be heard over the music – and that was saying something. Naruto barely noticed though. There was only Sasuke's body, his eyes, his lips, the music, and dancing.
At some point Suigetsu and his dance partner returned on the dance floor, and Sasuke and Naruto did the same. In the middle of the thick crowd they felt even freer to do anything they wanted. They grinded each other harshly as they danced. Sasuke even turned Naruto around in his arms and grinded him from behind. Naruto laughed.
"Someone's horny…"
Sasuke kissed his neck, "You have no idea… how bad I want you."
Naruto shivered and turned around to crash his lips onto Sasuke's.
"Mm…" the raven moaned when they pulled away, "where's our designated driver?"
"Suigetsu?" Naruto said as he turned to look at the silver-haired vampire.
He also had to pull away from his dance partner in order to talk to Naruto.
"Yeah?"
"You ready to go…?"
"You wanna come over to my place?" Suigetsu asked the brown-haired guy. He nodded fervently. Suigetsu smiled at Naruto, "Then let's go."
A/N: So lots of action to come. New characters introduced, plot twists, and more. I hope you liked the chapter. More coming soon, as in, a week, lol, for sure this time. Sorry again, and thank you so much for reading.