Author's Note:

It has been way too long since I updated this story. I've never really had a story where I haven't updated in forever like this. Let's see, way too much has happened. So, for anyone who has been reading the story, they know that I love the Jonas Brothers. Well, they came on the 5th with Hannah Montana. I didn't get tickets (like who did?) but my friend called me the day before to go get Hannah Montana merchandise because they were selling it at the place of the concert. So, my friend, me, my mom, my sister, and her mom all piled into the van and headed over. I got a JB poster, my sister got a program and a Miley necklace. On our way out, we saw a lighting truck in the distance and my mom went up and interrogated the poor man. He said that he wished he could get us in, but he couldn't. He did tell us where they were staying, though. We went to the hotel and we met the ROAD MANAGER for Hannah Montana! She got us second row tickets, they were amazing seats. At the concert, we gave the road manager one of the purses that my Mom designs, and we gave one to Miley (no, I didn't get to meet her) with a letter and one to this really nice backup singer, Candice. I also met Katie and Karleigh Santry, who are famous for basically trekking around the country to meet JB and they gave them a letter I wrote to them! At the intermission, I went up and asked for Nick's guitar pick from the security guard, but he said he had just given it away. But, Nick heard me and he told the security guard to give me the first guitar pick he used that night and the set list! It was amazing. So much has happened since then, though! Right now Marley (Ayatsuri Sakkaku) is over right now and we had a pretty insane night--more about that later, though. She's reading "Twilight" right now next to me, so I knew I had to update this chapter. Wow. Have a happy and safe holiday, everyone! Make sure to review and tell me what you want/what you got for the holidays! This chapter isn't very good, but I hope it'll get better as I get back into this story.

Dedication:

-Audrey, the girl from Big Boy. She's so sweet!

-Gabi, Candice, Katie, and Karleigh...you know why.

-Paul Kevin, Nicholas Jerry, and Joseph Adam.

-Lizzie, Kristyn, Maddie, Brooke, Teddy, Allie, and everyone else who got me presents!

-And T.J. & Mr. Val who's parties are all today!

Disclaimer:

I do not own Naruto, unfortunately.

There was definitely electricity inside of him, Sakura had decided. All thoughts about the baked goods that had been left on the table were long, long, long gone as he pulled her in the direction of this undisclosed location. She closes her eyelids a bit, caught off guard at what was going on, but trusting him not to let her fall. She hears conversations, or glimpses of them, as Sasuke pulls her in the direction of their meeting place.

Next to Urban Outfitters, a janitor's door swings open and as a small old man shuffles out with his cleaning equipment, Sasuke pushes Sakura in and shuts the door. Sakura feels her lip trembling—not because she's frightened, or nervous, but more like anxious. Why? Why had he suddenly dragged her away and into some place where her senses were being altered by not only the sheer event, but the fact that the smell of Lysol and other sloshy cleaning solutions is intoxicating.

"Sasuke…are you feeling alright?" Sakura asked quietly, wrapping her hands around her elbows, cradling her pale arms and listening to the boy, or more like observing his silence.

His back was pressed against the cement door, his coal-dark eyes staring coldly ahead, more in thought than furious. His gaze only shifted, and he nodded. "Listen, Sakura…" He sighed. "What you said earlier…what did you mean?"

Sakura swallowed, recalling all of the stories that Naruto had told her. Vampires didn't exist…she didn't believe in them. Maybe at one time she had thought that they were, or hoped that they were, but just like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy and the Easter bunny—they didn't. They were just a figure, an advertisement, a folk lore, something that Sakura didn't know had been or was going to be in her life.

"Nothing. I didn't mean to offend you so badly, Sasuke."

"No." Sasuke clenched his fist, but immediately relaxed it, exhaling. "You didn't offend me…just please, tell me what you meant."

Sakura considered what he meant exactly by all of this. Why was he getting so worked up? Sakura tried to think of alternatives to why he could be thinking that. Maybe when he was a child, kids called him that? No, people like Sasuke didn't act on things that happened in the past, Sakura knew that for sure. She rubbed her lips, staring into his empty eyes. If she could fill those eyes with life like she intended, then dammit, she was going to.

"A few days ago I heard some stories…" she exhaled, staring down at the chemically stained floors. "About…vampires." She breathed the word out quickly and quietly, as if it was venom that she quickly wanted to rid herself of.

"Vampires?"

"Yes."

"Sakura, you're different." Sasuke told her after a few moments of silence.

"Um, thanks?"

"No." He shook his head. "Listen to me. Vampires…they are real." He responded.

Sakura tried not to gawk, but nodded, as if this was news that she heard all the time.

"I am a vampire. We're not bad—really. Well, not all of us are. I like to think of myself as a 'good guy', but just like mortals are tempted by things, I am tempted by human blood. The first time I saw you, I was tempted."

Sakura let out a small, awkward sound, and instantly regretted it. So, the first time he saw her, he wanted to eat her?

"But, it was almost like I fell in love with you when I first saw you," he responded, his voice still firm and stiff, showing no sign of cracking. "Like you captured my heart and refused to let it go. And, that's not good. Mortals and vampires…we don't mix. We try to, and we can be friends, but I don't know if having you as a love interest would help."

"Help what?" Sakura asked.

"The bond. The bond that's trying to be built between the vampires and the mortals." Sasuke replied.

"Does that mean you don't want to see me anymore?"

"No!" Sasuke took a step forward, but the distance that he traveled looked like he had leaped. Now he was standing in front of Sakura, his nose practically touching her's. Her heart was fluttering more from excitement than fright.

"When you saved me…" Sakura recalled, swallowing and trying to get off the subject of them together or apart.

"Being a vampire entitles me to certain powers," Sasuke explained, turning around and rubbing the nape of his neck. "Strength. Mind reading."

"Mind reading?"

Sasuke laughed a grim laugh and turned around. "Not your mind. I can hear practically everyone's thoughts, to some extent. At least, if they're close to me, or close around then I can hear everything. But not you. You're…different."

"Wow. Thanks."

"No, not in a bad way."

Sakura swore she saw a smirk, but she didn't dare say anything.
"Sakura…I understand if you don't want to spend time with me anymore." Sasuke quietly explained.

"Who said that?" Sakura asked, raising from her perch against the metal shelving unit.

Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "You'd want to spend time with me? Even after you found out that I'm a monster?"

Sakura shrugged. "Why not?"

Sasuke smirked. "Sakura Haruno, you really are different."

Sakura mimicked the smirk. "I know."

And so, she opened the door for the vampire, and the two walked out.

Because this mortal had a curfew, and she was verging on breaking it.