Masquerade

Author's Note: Happy Halloween, everyone. Thanks for the reviews and I hope that you all enjoy this chapter. In keeping with the spirit of the holiday, we are going to introduce some new "monsters." ;)

Chapter 12

A few hours later, Sasuke wakes up in what was definitely a dungeon of some kind. There was a thick collar on his neck that had a large ancient chain attached to it. That chain was connected to the wall. He could move about five feet in either direction and mercifully that seemed to be the only thing holding him in place.

"Naruto!" He calls out anxiously.

"It's alright, Sasuke. I'm right next to you." Naruto says and indeed he was standing only inches away from him.

Sasuke breathes a sigh of relief. Thank goodness. He had thought that Naruto had been killed. He'd never felt so relieved in his entire existence. (Which was saying something because he was 90 years old.)

"Where are we?" He asks.

"I'm so glad you asked that. You are in one of the dungeons in Madara's castle. Madara used to have a particular fondness for this one. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Kaguya. In a way, I suppose you could be considered my grandson." She muses as the otherworldly looking being slowly strides over to them.

The young vampire gulps. He knew who she was alright. Sasuke had just hoped that he would never have to actually meet her.

"You don't need to look so frightened. If I wanted you or your puppy dead, you'd already be dead." She muses as she caresses his cheek.

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HIM." Naruto snarls at her.

Kaguya chuckles. Werewolves were always fun to play with. They really were such passionate creatures. The canines were also extremely predictable, as Naruto was proving right now.

"He's rather protective. Hmm a werewolf that is worried for a vampire's safety. That's something that one doesn't see everyday. I'm guessing that my grandson here, is your Mate." She muses.

"That's really none of your business!" The blonde snaps at her.

"I'll take that as a yes. I don't mind if you keep him. I'd be lying if I said that I hadn't taken more than a few of his kind to my bed. One certainly can't fault their…stamina." The lavender eyed woman observes.

Sasuke felt like he was going to be sick. He really hoped that this wasn't going where, he thought it was going. Hopefully, she didn't get some sort of kick off of watching werewolves and vampires have sex.

"Please just let him go. Naruto's got nothing to do with Madara. That's why you took me, isn't it? You want to get back at Madara?" Sasuke asks.

"Awe. That's adorable. Truly, that's the sweetest thing that I've heard. You're actually bargaining for his release, instead of your own. You're wrong though. I have no grudge against my own childe. What kind of a monster do you take me for?" Kaguya asks.

"A psychotic one?" Naruto suggests helpfully.

Sasuke gives him a dirty look. Naruto was definitely not helping. He was trying to save his furry ass. It would be nice if the blonde shut up and let him do it.

"You are a rather blunt individual. Though I suppose most werewolves are to a certain extent." Kaguya muses as she saunters over to Naruto and she glances him up and down rather suggestively.

"That was me being nice. I swear, if you touch him, I will fucking kill you." He snarls at her and his eyes glow with rage.

The ancient vampriess chuckles. Children could be so amusing sometimes. It was sweet really.

Too bad for them, they didn't realize that love was an illusion more than anything else. Still she wouldn't break their delusion. Kaguya wasn't that cruel. Children needed their dreams.

"As I said, I'll let you keep him. I can see why you like to play with him. He is a rather handsome mutt, isn't he?" The elder vampiress asks.

"Who are you calling a mutt?!" Naruto demands.

Sasuke frowns. What was she up too. He couldn't detect any trace of deception in her face and voice when Kaguya said she wasn't targeting Madara. What was it then?

"If you aren't angry with my Sire, why did you kidnap us?" He demands.

"It's quite the long story. You see, a long time ago, Madara wanted to leave the nest. I allowed this. Every good parent has to accept that one day, your child will want to lead a life of their own. That doesn't mean that I didn't keep tabs on him though. I was always there, watching." She muses.

Naruto makes a face. That sounded so wrong. Just how thorough had this woman been in her spying?

"Of course. So why now then? Why did you kidnap us after all these years?" Sasuke tries again.

"Humans are such a pathetic species. They really shouldn't be allowed dominion over the world. Clearly any supernatural being is superior. Naturally, our kind was born to rule over the other supernaturals though. For far too long, we have stayed in the shadows. So I came up with a plan." The strange being continues.

Sasuke nods. He figured it was probably best just to keep quiet. The longer that they were able to keep her talking, the better their chances of escape were.

"Yes?" He inquires in a voice designed to feign curiosity.

"I've been having vampires sire a lot of baby vampires. These vampires have gone on a killing spree. Sooner or later, the Akatsuki won't be able to keep up with the body count. Thus we will be exposed to the humans. Once that happens, we will be able to claim our rightful place as the true apex predators of this planet. Now, I'm sure you are wondering why I kidnapped you and your puppy specifically." She coos at him.

The raven haired vampire frowns. Oh yes, Kaguya had either finally succumbed to the Madness or was on her way there. Almost every supernatural being understood why they had to keep their existence a secret from humanity. Once you didn't understand that, Madness was sure to follow. That was often the first sign that you had lost your mind actually. His "grandmother" had either lost it or was process of doing so.

"It had crossed my mind, yes." Sasuke concedes.

"Mmm I know it was cruel of me, but I had Zetsu throw that present through the window. I wanted you to get jumpy. That way it would be easier to grab you. It clearly worked. I really have no problem with you having a pet. I just wanted you here, because I know that Madara will come for you." She informs him.

Naruto glances at Sasuke. This was bad. This was really bad. They had a prehistoric, insane vampiress holding them captive and she was using them as bait to lure Madara there.

"I thought you said that you didn't have a problem with Madara." Naruto growls.

"Oh I don't. He's my favorite childe, really. I just know that he's also the only one that could possibly upset my plans. I needed to distract him. What better way to do that than to kidnap one Sasuke? A Sire will always come for their childe. It's instinct." The lavender eyed woman replies as if it was the most obvious and reasonable thing in the world.

Yeah. She was insane. Naruto bites his lower lip as he tries to think of a way to get them out of there.

"So you are just holding us here to ensure that he behaves? That's all?" Sasuke asks cautiously.

"At the moment yes. I really would rather not have to hurt either of you. You are of my line, Sasuke. That matters to me and I wouldn't break your toy without a good reason. As long as you behave yourself like a good boy, you can keep your puppy." She says with a creepy smile.

Sasuke winces. The implication of that was clear. If he didn't "behave," Naruto was done for. He couldn't let that happen. Not now. Not ever.

"I'll do what you want. Just don't hurt him." He mutters.

"Wonderful! I was hoping that you would see reason. Now, I want you to speak into this phone and let your father know where you are. Tell him that I am in the mood for a Family Reunion." She informs him as she holds a phone on speaker by him.

Meanwhile back at the hotel, the three other Uchihas were getting worried. Sasuke and Naruto should have been back by now. Even in heavy traffic, there was no reason that they shouldn't have returned. Something was up.

"Does he have a cell phone on him?" Izuna asks.

"Of course, he does. We are vampires. I already tried calling his line, but it's dead." Madara answers.

It was dead?! That was the wrong thing to say. The word dead primed Izuna to think the worst.

"Just because his phone is busted, doesn't mean that he is. Sasuke is a vampire. It would take a lot to kill him." Itachi reasons.

Madara nods. Sasuke might be young, but he was certainly a powerful vampire. He could hold his own against almost anyone. Well except for the likes of Kaguya and certainly some of the Akatsuki could have posed a significant challenge to him. Overall though, there were only a handful of vampires who could actually injure his childe.

Now was not the time to panic. They needed to think about this logically. Losing their minds wouldn't help Sasuke or Naruto.

"Madara, your phone is ringing." Izuna says as he tosses it at the elder vampire.

Madara quickly answers it. His blood ran cold when he heard Sasuke's voice on the other line. He sounded panicked.

"Madara! It's me. Kaguya has us! She wants to see you." The younger vampire says in a rush.

"That's a good boy. You are so cooperative. You really did raise him well, Madara. I'm proud of you." The wild haired vampire hears an all too familiar voice say.

"Kaguya, I swear if you harm one head of hair on Sasuke's head or fur on that werewolf, I will end you." He growls.

Kaguya actually laughs at Madara's threat. It was as if she was positively delighted by his response. Sasuke and Naruto both winced as they realized that she had certainly succumbed to the Madness.

"Madara, tsk. Tsk. You really don't think that I would willingly harm my beloved grandson, do you? I merely want to talk to you and this seemed the fastest way to get your attention. Now, I am going to give you an address to meet me at. I want you to be there as soon as possible. I believe that your friends are on the way already. I know how much you love France after all. Not that I blame you. It really is a beautiful country." She muses.

Madara, Itachi, and Izuna just stare at the phone in horror. Shit! She knew that they had sent a bunch of supernaturals off to France to prepare for war. They were already on there way. Was there even time to warn them to turn back?

"Don't worry. Supernatural blood is far more precious than mortal blood. As long as they are well-behaved guests, I won't kill them. Surely, they must have some redeeming qualities. You have never been one to suffer fools and weaklings gladly. You're far too smart for that. I taught you too well for that to be the case." Kaguya continues.

Damn it. Kaguya had the advantage. There were a bunch of supernatural beings that were on their way to that castle and none of them had any idea that she was already there.

"You win for now. We will talk. I'll be on the first flight tomorrow night." He informs her.

"Oh. You know me. I'm rather impatient. I made a portal that got us from Chicago to France instantly. I'll just make one for you and the others." She says and almost as soon as she says that, a circular ball of blue light appears in their hotel room.

It was easily eight feet tall and five feet across. Madara knew that Kaguya head many magical abilities, but he had never known that she could do this. She had effectively created a system of teleportation that could travel across oceans and continents instantly.

"Please don't keep me waiting. You know that I'm not a very nice person when I'm bored." She warns them as she hangs up.

Elsewhere Gaara was about to strangle a certain leprechaun. Honestly, did he ever shut up? He was really regretting offering the leprechauns a ride on his private jet. This was ridiculous.

"Don't worry! The power of youth and luck is on our side! She can naught hide!" Lee exclaims.

The leprechaun that was only seconds away from death was known as Lee. He was wearing green. So in that way he was dressed as you might expect someone of his kind to be. Unfortunately, it was green spandex.

Saints above, how Gaara had spandex. It revealed far more about the leprechaun's body than he had EVER wanted to know. How was a druid supposed to concentrate on potentially saving the world when he had a far too hyper leprechaun babbling on about the power of youth and wearing hideous spandex?!

"Gaara, just ignore him." Temari says.

His siblings had joined him on this trip. Temari and Kankuro. Temari was also a druid and her element was wind. Kankuro was the oddball of the family. He was a voodoo priest. The man called himself a puppet master and neither of his siblings really saw the need to debate with him about that label. He was certainly quite gifted at controlling his puppets.

Kankuro was suspiciously quiet. That's when a fairy named Tenten buzzes over to him and blinks. She looks at the doll that the man was making. It looked suspiciously like Lee.

"Kankuro! Bad! You can't make a voodoo doll out of one of our friends!" She hisses at him.

"Oh beat it, pixie! I'm busy here." The puppet master grumbles.

Yes, a few fairies had also snuck in. It was only proper really. Fairies and leprechauns were almost always neighbors. So where you found one in Ireland, you would usually find the other.

"You made a doll for me?! That's very kind of you friend Kankuro!" Lee exclaims and everyone just shakes their heads.

At that moment, Temari's phone rang. She answers it and smiles when she realizes who it was. It was Shikamaru.

Shikamaru was her lover. He was also a shape shifter. He was likely the laziest shape shifter in all of existence, except when it came to sex. (Of course, most people weren't aware of that last part.)

"Shikamaru! It's so good to hear from you. We are on our way. How are you guys doing?" The feisty blonde inquires.

"Not bad. We are going to run out of food soon, if Choji doesn't stop eating though." He mutters.

Choji was Shikamaru's best friend. He also happened to be a Mountain Troll. A very large and hungry Mountain Troll. Then again, most Trolls had fearsome appetites. So maybe that description wasn't entirely fair.

"That's good. Who all did you bring?" She asks.

"Well we have two feline shifters here. Their basically like werewolves, only they turn into lions instead of wolves. We obviously have Choji. Shino is a Summoner, who can control and summon insects. Suigetsu appears to be some sort of water demon. Karin and Mei are succubae. Obviously, Kiba is a werewolf. Sakura and Ino are both witches." He explains.

Temari chuckles. That was certainly a rather diverse crew. She knew that was only the second plane. It was the third plane that would hold the Akatsuki and some really of the really exotic beings.

"That sounds quite interesting." She muses.

"Yeah. Interesting is one way to put it. It's annoying really. We should be there soon. How are you guys?" Shikamaru asks with a yawn.

"Gaara and Kankuro are plotting ways to kill the leprechaun. But other than that, we are fine." Temari tells him.

Shikamaru shakes his head. While he could certainly sympathize with such a desire, they couldn't allow them to go through with it. Leprechauns might not be the best at combat, but they had a couple of abilities that were useful in any fight.

"Try to keep them from actually doing it." He murmurs.

"I'll do my best. I can't make any promises though. Their both pretty determined." She says with a giggle.

"What a drag. Yes, I figured that would happen. Well I'll see you soon. Remind them that if we are really going up against Kaguya, we are going to need all the help we can get." He says and hangs up.

At that same time, the Uchihas step through the portal. They arrive in the castle and all look around warily. None of them were certain what they would find. They all knew one thing though. It wasn't likely to be good.

"Ah you made it. Wonderful." Kaguya says with an insane smile.

"I assume that you wish merely to speak. If you wanted a battle, there would be no need to pull out all these tricks. We both know what you are capable of." Madara says.

Kaguya smiles. Ah Madara had always been her pride and joy. He was perfection as far as a childe could go. Unfortunately, he was as independent as he was powerful and intelligent. Perhaps that was to be expected really. You couldn't have everything.

"You're correct. I do believe we have much to discuss. It is so good to see you. Oh and that must be Itachi standing next to you. Izuna, I see that you have returned to Madara at last. You certainly kept him waiting long enough." The vampiress observes with a giggle.

Izuna quickly determines this woman was insane. His eyes widen in horror when he saw that Naruto and Sasuke were chained to the wall. Yes, definitely insane.

"Is this really how you have chosen to spend your immortality? By kidnapping children?!" Izuna asks.

"Oh I don't think that Sasuke and Naruto qualify as children by most people's standards. Compared to me, almost everyone is a child. Their both around a hundred years old though. Really, if anyone is an innocent baby, that would be you." She states.

Izuna frowns. Well he couldn't really argue with the logic of that statement. Still he couldn't help but feel uneasy with the way she was looking at him. It reminded him of how a wolf might eye a deer.

"Kaguya, this is not amusing. What is it that you want?" Madara demands.

"Mmm. You've always been such a blunt individual. It's almost borderline rude, you know? Though I have always admired your candor and your efficient approach to communication. It does take a great deal of the fun out of it though." She says with a slight pout to her words.

Sasuke watches his "father" deal with his "grandmother" warily. This was bad. This was very bad. They were so fucked.

The young vampire wasn't even sure if Madara was a match for her. Their only real hope was to use their advantage in numbers and whatever power boost they could get. He bites his lower lip as he glances at Naruto and makes his decision.

"Naruto, Mark me." He whispers lowly enough so that only the blonde could hear him.

"What?!" The werewolf whispers back in shock.

"If you Mark me, we will essentially double our abilities. We'd have to the strength to get out of these chains and if it comes to a fight, maybe we could make a difference." Sasuke explains.

The blonde blinks. Sasuke wanted him to Mark him! Finally, after all these years, but he had asked because they need to escape from his psychotic ancestor. Was that even ethical to accept an offer like that?

"Sasuke, are you sure? You can't take back a Mark. It's not like an engagement or something." Naruto warns him.

"Naruto, I'm sure. I love you. I always have. I just thought that I was protecting you and your pack by saying no, but I was wrong. Clearly, that backfired in a speculator fashion." He says.

Naruto smiles. He always knew that Sasuke loved him, but he really liked hearing say it. His eyes glow as his teeth lengthen.

They got really lucky because he was able to get close enough to Sasuke to bite his neck and thus Mark him. God, he had wanted to do this for so fucking long! His heart felt like it was actually going to burst from happiness!

"Nhh. Naruto." Sasuke moans quietly as his fangs elongate and he sinks his teeth into the blonde's neck.

It felt incredible. It was like lightning was racing through his veins. He could feel Naruto's energy inside him and it was almost orgasmic really. Even more than that, he could sense Naruto's presence in the back of his mind now.

"Finally." Naruto growls in approval.

"Wait for an opening. We'll only get one shot at this." Sasuke warns him .

Luckily for Naruto and Sasuke, Kaguya was too distracted by Izuna to notice the Marking that had just taken place. She smirks as she circles him. Oh yes, she could see why Madara would have mistaken Sasuke for Izuna now. They really did look nearly identical.

"You do have excellent tastes, Madara. You get that from me of course. I taught you well. Never settle for anything less than the best." She muses as she caresses Izuna's cheek.

"Get your hands off of him." Madara snarls.

Kaguya chuckles. Madara had never been the type to share his toys very well. She supposed that hadn't changed over the centuries.

"Calm yourself. I have no reason to want to harm a single hair on his pretty little head. Well at least I won't as long as you are reasonable. I think that it's time we had a heart to heart. I know that you'll be able to understand eventually. It's time for us to come out of the shadows." She says.

Madara's eyes widen. She wanted to come out of the shadows?! Kaguya wanted the supernatural world to reveal itself to humanity? Had she completely lost her mind?!

"You can't possibly be serious. There is no end to the disaster that such an action would cause everyone with any supernatural blood and you know it." The wild haired man states.

"I am very serious. For far too long, we have hide our true selves and for what? So that humans can delude themselves into thinking that they are at the top of the food chain? No. This ends now." She muses.

It was at that moment that the supernatural beings that Madara had asked to come for backup. Perhaps it was to be expected, that they would go for a sneak attack. Gaara was the first.

"I quite agree. This does end now. SAND COFFIN!" A masculine voice calls out as sand comes hurtling at the ancient vampiress.

"Oh look. Your friends have come to play. This will be so much fun." Kaguya says with a smirk.