Chapter 12: The waltz shall end soon
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Hope all of you aren't too anxious but here is your chapter. I'm sorry I've been lacking on creativity, I reread my first chapter and noticed how much I've fallen. I'll try to make more detailed chapters from now on okay? Thanks for putting up with the sloppy writing thus far. Have a good day!
The stair way was long and made his legs ache on every step. Then again, Naruto had never ventured out of Sasuke's room. He felt his heart slam against his chest painfully, perspiration running down his tan body. The raven beside him held his hand as they ran past doors and other demons. Everyone was running every where, getting prepared for battle. Naruto panted as Sasuke pulled him down another hallway heading down. More loud booms echoed around them in the air. Sasuke suddenly stopped allowing Naruto to catch his breath.
"This way!" He shouted, sniffing the air. He tugged on the blond and he almost fell from the sudden movement.
The six entered the castle's main room and looked around. Many demons' large and small stared at them hissing with their weapons ready. The six lifted their own weapons and prepared. Deka looked around and the priest motioned toward the others.
"No doubt he is being held in the master bed room. We should start from the bottom and work our way up," The priest said, wiping the sweat from his brow. Retto regarded him and frowned.
"You should have stayed at the church, no offense but this is no work for someone not as youthful." The priest chuckled.
"You would be surprised; I was quite the warrior in my old days." Aaron and Uin rolled their eyes. Deka pointed to the crowd of demons regarding them.
"You humans dare enter our realm? This is the domain of the vampire lord Sasuke Uchiha! You have no right to be here!" One of the demons hissed. The rest agreed and started hissing as well. Deka stepped forward and narrowed his eyes.
"Just hand the one named Naruto Uzumaki and we will not feel the need for violence demons!" he replied back. The same demon spoke again.
"That will be up to our master, human!" It growled.
The crowd behind them was growing anxious now. Sasuke's castle had to be full of the creatures; some could have easily been hundreds of years old. It smelt old from the collecting dust and obvious blood from all previous kills. Candle light bounced around them in a dance; if one looked away they would become entranced into the shadows. The six warriors just stood in the middle of the room as the demons gathered around them. The priest seemed to be sweating even more now. Aaron stepped forward this time and addressed them.
"Where exactly is your master?" He asked, looking around.
"Right hereā¦" a voice rang out. A strong aura fell upon them like rain in a thunderstorm. It made the air thick and hardly breathable. The demons rustled and looked anxious all of a sudden at the presence of their master. Everyone in the room looked up as a large winged figure flew above them. Black wings extended gracefully and strongly as he carried his blond bridal style. Red eyes bore down and stabbed through their beings into their very cores. Sasuke carefully flew down from his large entry balcony and practically floated to the floor with ease. He landed to the floor and looked back up at them with a calculating gaze. The blond with him was carefully set down beside him.
"Naruto, my son!" The priest yelled out, looking relieved. He carefully checked the boy over for injuries or blood but found none. It appeared the creature had not done anything yet. One member of their party shifted uneasily and looked toward them. Naruto smiled as he called out to his father. The four warriors looked at each other. Sasuke stepped forward and his minions made way, bowing to him as he went. Naruto carefully followed behind and stood close to his back.
"There will be no need for bloodshed. As you can see, Naruto is very well in health," Sasuke spoke out.
"How dare you snatch him from under my nose? Have you no shame demon?" The priest hissed. He looked at his son and caught the blond with his gaze.
"Come! We must leave this place!" He yelled. Naruto stayed rooted to the spot, he seemed to be staring at the cloaked figure behind the five of them. Retto noticed his gaze and also looked at the cloaked man.
"He is aware of your presence. It is best to show yourself," he simply stated. He had a bad feeling about this human. He had felt the semi demonic presence ever since they had found him.
"It's you, isn't it talisman user?" Sasuke roared. The walls shook and some of his minions were stricken with fear. Naruto jumped and looked at Sasuke.
"N-N-Neji?" He whispered, looking back over. The cloak fell to the floor to show the one who had been hiding for so long. Pale eyes that looked like white sea foam stared at the blond in what appeared to be fascination. Without realizing it the blond took a step forward and Sasuke gave the brunette a glare. He grabbed the blond's arm and tugged him to him so he could speak into his ear.
"Remember my words, he is not as he appears my love," he whispered. Naruto frowned his brows and gave a shake of his head. His blond hair fell gracefully with the movement.
"It can't be true, I've known . . . I've known him for so long. Why would he do such a thing?" he shakily whispered back. Sasuke released him and gently pushed him forward with a hand on his back. The demons around them watched warily and cautiously, wondering if they would be fighting the humans or not. Naruto took shaky steps forward toward the group. The blond's father ran up to him and enveloped him into a hug.
"Thank Malashee your safe, what has the demon done? Naruto . . . ?" The blond gently pushed him away and faced the brunette. Neji only continued to watch him with eyes of interest. The blond lowered his gaze and grasped the front of his robes.
"Tell me Neji, is it true? Is what Sasuke says true? What are you? What am I to you?" he asked carefully. Neji remained silent none the less.
"Answer him you fucker!" Sasuke hissed. His fists clenched and he felt the skin there tear. Sasuke felt the conversation they had still fresh in their mind from their fight. It was so fresh in his mind it was almost as if they were having it right now. The words said were aggravating and wrong. Had he left the blond to the brunette, he surely would be . . . No, Sasuke would never let that happen. He loved Naruto and would let no harm come to him. Naruto though at the moment was busy.
"Talisman users are special . . . " a bleeding Neji had said. His blood stained the white walkway around them, Sasuke's dark aura attack had hit home.
"Oh really, how so?" a panting Sasuke gasped, his attack took everything out of him and he could hardly stand. He was looking far better than Neji though.
"How so? Don't you read? Were like vampires ourselves . . . " he smiled. Sasuke stood rigid.
"What? Since when did people who throw paper with fancy words on them count as vampires?" Neji chuckled and attempted to straighten himself.
"Well . . . You see . . . " he began.
Sasuke came back to reality when he heard conversation going on the circle of people.
"Neji . . . Say something!" The blond practically begged. Neji looked him over and noticed the bite marks on the blond's neck. Naruto began to grow worried as veins seemed to pop up from the side of the brunette's head. Before he could prevent it, he was suddenly weighed down with an awesome power. Everyone in the room was nearly thrown off balance as it hit them. It seemed to even hit the floor hard. Chips of cement were dug up and rattling with some rubble that was blown away earlier. Naruto barely heard Sasuke order his minions to leave before the room was down to the sole occupants of the eight of them. Naruto fell to his knees and felt his father fall next to him. Sasuke walked quickly and swiftly toward them and stood by them. The four warriors used whatever they could to stand. Poor Retto was losing his mind at the huge emotional attack on his body. Uin caught him as he fell and dragged him to the side somewhere. Aaron and Deka raised their weapons.
"What the hell is going on?" Uin yelled. Retto was practically withering on her lap, his silver hair covered in sweat.
"He . . . H-He's not human! I felt it . . . Back-Back at the house!" He stammered.
"What the fuck are you?" Sasuke hissed. His eyes spun red and the blond below him clung to his father. Neji began to chuckle in the center of the large room. His cloak fell to the floor and hit the ground as if it weighed a ton from all the pressure in the air pressing it down. The brunette crossed his arms and smirked as a white aura seemed to surround him. His white eyes seemed to be the source of it all as they stared the blond down with hate. Naruto was shaking in his father's grasp as the man held him tightly.
"Why couldn't I sense this?" The old man whispered. Aaron and Deka sneered.
"We couldn't sense this either. There is only one way a human could gain such power . . . " Deka replied. Sasuke's eyes widened and angrily he fluttered his great black wings. A white whirlwind surrounded Neji forming at his back. Everyone watched amazed and surprised as a single white wing protruded from his back. It fluttered and spread itself full and large. It was an equal size to that of one of Sasuke's.
"In a way I am human and in a way I am not. I truly wanted you for my own Naruto, but the vampire interfered with my work. I planned to take you that night to join me in an eternal embrace." He spoke as if he was gods' gift to man. Naruto stared at him confused.
"What do you mean?" He asked, raising himself slowly off the floor.
"In a way, Sasuke had been right all along," He raised an elegant hand as if holding up to the heavens. "In another way I was sent by Malashee herself to smight the ones who worship her but go against her teachings. Naruto you . . . " Neji pointed at him and frowned. "You are a sinner Naruto," he hissed, flailing his wing angrily. Naruto felt his stomach drop at the words. The priest stood then and even Sasuke seemed to fidget, not about the sinning part but about the harsh words directed toward HIS blond.
"In what way is my son a sinner? Our goddess shines upon the ones who praise and love her. She sees no wrong in her children's teachings!" Sasuke felt like this conversation was taking a turn. Deka and Aaron couldn't help but feel this would turn into a debate about religion. Uin was too busy tending to her brother to notice. Retto managed to sit up a bit and stare.
"He must be a guardian. They were a coven that claimed to be Malashee's decedents. Neji though . . . He takes it to a whole new level." Uin frowned her brows.
"But they became radicals and started killing members of the church at a rapid pace. That's why later priests were installed to calm the people and re-teach the teachings," She said. Neji narrowed his eyes at the statement.
"Yes, because of this, we were thrown from our pedestals and forced into hiding until we could redraw our powers. We soon discovered that there was only one place or should I say . . . Thing we could be revived from." Sasuke had a feeling he knew where this was going.
"Don't say it," He hissed. Naruto was shaking now.
"We suck the life out of priests that have failed the church and you Naruto . . . You have sinned our lady by falling in love with a demon, a demon lord no less." Naruto's father looked at him slowly.
"What?" he asked, a tone of sharpness that the blond had never heard before entered his tone. Not even when he was a small child being scolded. Naruto felt Sasuke tense behind him and the blond looked at the floor. It was true, he didn't know where it happened, he hoped he wasn't being tricked or hypnotized. He couldn't help but feel what he felt when Sasuke kissed him and held him and told him everything.
Maybe it's true . . . Maybe I've fallen in love with Sasuke . . .
I know weird place to end it right? Oh well at least I updated right? No whining! I'm graduating soon so cheer me on. I should be updating News Love soon so hold tight. See you next time!
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