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Vampire Heart
Saki sighs and stares at the lump in the bed beside her. She shakes her head and regrets staying out all night, but can't help but feel slightly happy. She smiles heartily and reaches out to the person. A loud thump follows. Saki leans over and grins down at a surprised Spectre staring up at her. He scowls at her, but his eyes are filled with mirth and laughter. He yanks her down and immediately goes for her most ticklish spots. She squeals in absolute delight and twists away from him. He leans back and chuckles lightly at her half delighted and half mortified expression. Spectre is pleased that he can still see that love and adoration in his sister's eyes, but he knows he doesn't deserve it.
"Onee sama?" Saki murmurs. "Where is Daiki onee sama?"
He flinches slightly at what she calls Daiki, and she notices. Before he can respond she's out the door and downstairs. He stares down at his hands and flashes of crimson mar his hands. Spectre follows her with a small hint of curiosity. He pauses at the last few steps of the stairs and watches her through sad eyes. She turns to him slightly before slipping to his side in less than an instant. He looks at her, despite her refusal to grant him that gesture in return. She takes his hand and they both disappear.
They stand atop a high rooftop, looking over the entire village. She drops his hand as if it were on fire and moves over to the ledge before dropping into a sitting position. He doesn't move and watches the amazing scenery with wide, shocked eyes. She stays silent, letting him have his fill of the view. She herself finds it to be of an exceptional beauty. He tears his eyes from the village to gaze at her and waits for her to speak. She clasps her hands in front of her chest and smiles softly, sadly.
"I can't choose anymore. I'm a victim to your charms and I need you here. Please don't forsake this trust I place in you. I'll fail to go on if you betray me," Saki whispers.
"You needn't worry," Spectre states. "I cannot return either way. Father has had us both exiled."
Neither speaks after that. They just sit and enjoy the blissful view. Until the sun begins to rise. She is the first to move. Her eyes taking in his appearance in the first beams of light. He meets her eyes and they disappear from the village and into the Forest of Death. They walk in silence, at a slow pace. Someone approaches them from behind one of the trees. He's wearing a black cloak and has two large spikes at each shoulder. Saki isn't worried though, it's just Daiki, and his buster blades. She smirks at the thought of the uproar she's going to cause. Spectre meets Daiki's sad eyes. Spectre lowers his own head in shame.
The doors are thrown open and Saki saunters in with two people by her. Tsunade looks up with relief, until she notices who Saki's with, then her face darkens. Megumi glowers at the three of them. Zane is watching cautiously and his brother is glaring at them. The ninja and the Uchiha's are just clueless. Saki comes to a stop at the end of the line of ninjas. She looks up at Tsunade with a smirk and a dark look in her eyes. Tsunade clasps her hands in front of her on the desk and she sighs.
"Tell me Saki, what are you thinking?" Tsunade asks calmly.
"They're my brothers," Saki replies. "What is there to think about?"
"How about when you were three and Spectre chained you to that metal chain? Or when Daiki pulled the lever and set the room your mother was locked in on fire? You were chained and forced to watch! Since when did you become so foolish!" Tsunade bellows.
"I am a more than capable judge of character Tsunade!" Saki yells.
"Do you honestly believe that they've just switched sides and they only want the best for you? Are you really that stupid?" Tsunade shrieks.
Spectre is suddenly in a low crouch in front of her and snarling viciously. Zane meets his challenge with a threatening snarl of his own. Sasuke feels the entire building tremble with the two of them close to being at each other's throat. It was trembling enough when it was just Spectre. Then it suddenly makes sense to Sasuke, this is the power of purebloods. Sasuke stares at his hands and curses the choice made by his ancestors to lock that power away in return for being human. Suddenly the room shakes so violently that even the Uchiha's are thrown to the ground. In fact, everyone was. Except those three. Itachi shrinks back instinctively from the pure, undiluted power from these three.
Zane snarls his hands turning to claw like shapes. Spectre has that mischievous, all knowing glint of madness in his eyes, but Zane daren't back down. His eyes quickly flash over to Daiki who stands by his brother his buster blades are in easy reach, and Zane isn't fast like Saki. In other words, he probably wouldn't be able to dodge Spectre's attacks and the buster blades at the same time. He sometimes forgets just how skilled Saki is. The snarls have died down, but the shaking continues. This time it's from Daiki deep, rumbling growl. Zane almost backs down, but his pride won't allow it. Then he flinches from the presence that's suddenly by his side. He glances at her from the side of the vision. She's someone else that he knows he's been underestimating and he's scared, despite her being on his side.
Spectre eyes widen slightly and he leans back slightly. Daiki lowers his growl further, until it's barely audible to humans. The sudden menacing aura dies a little and their confidence almost completely disappear. Both Spectre and Daiki know that Saki, their precious little princess of a sister, will not be assisting them. She cannot. To take up arms against her sister is something unheard of and unimaginable. Which is why when Megumi was storing up energy for an attack and Saki growled at her; everyone who was informed of the infinite, intimate bond between the two were shocked witless. Spectre and Daiki turn away and Spectre pulls Saki into an embrace. They watch Megumi and Zane carefully, in case an attack was imminent, but there was no outward signs of it.
A low, creaking sound comes from the doors as they slowly open. It captures everyone's attention, undivided. White light pours into the almost pitch black room. There is absolutely no one in sight. That is, until the door are almost fully open. Even then, it's only the silhouettes that are visible. There are two people. One stays where he or she is. The other starts coming towards them with an elegant grace.
"Have you forgotten us?"