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In honesty...
I didn't want it to happen...
I didn't want to risk it...
But maybe...
Maybe i'm glad I did...
There was a light rapping noise outside Ino's door. She opened it to find Sakura standing dumb stricken, her eyes wide with fear.
"Sakura?" Ino said worried. "Come in, you look like you've seen a ghost."
Sakura stumbled in as her knees hit the floor. She had run all the way to Ino's apartment.
"Sakura?" Ino asked again. Sakura looked up at her friend and pursed her lips in confusion.
"Naruto and Sasuke..." she began.
Immediately, Ino began bombarding her with countless questions.
"Are they okay? Are they hurt? What happened? Did one die? Did they both die?"
"No!" Sakura yelled, putting a hand to her heart. "It's not like that..." She didn't really know what to say. It all happened so fast, and she wasn't quite sure what she saw. However, she clearly remembered the fangs and she was sure she had seen them. She was sure. Who were they? What were they? She knew she had sensed something different about them but never did she think it would be like this. The fangs, the skin color, the speed...could they be...?
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Porcelain
Persiflage
I'm here…for one reason…
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"You idiot." Sasuke yelled, throwing Naruto into his apartment. Naruto ran towards him and grabbed him by the neck.
"Me? You're the idiot, Sasuke!" His eyes were fierce and angry. "It's your entire fault she knows! Why didn't you let me get her? Why didn't you let me get her?" He tightened his grip only to be punched hard in the stomach.
"Everything was going okay and then you came out of no where, like a crazed maniac."
"Since when have you ever cared about anyone but yourself?" Naruto wasn't paying attention, as he gripped his abdomen. "Why is this girl making you different?"
"She's not." Sasuke replied angrily, staring down at him.
She wasn't. She wasn't.
"Bull shit." Naruto winced as he slowly stood up. Sasuke finally had a clear look of him and saw that his mouth had streaks of blood and his fangs were coated with a light reddish color. All he did was eat. Suck out the blood from everything and today it really irritated Sasuke. "This is total bullshit Sasuke and you know that. It's going to be hard now but you fucking won't let me kill her. She's going to make it so hard."
Sasuke tightened his fist into a ball and shut his eyes angrily. Naruto seemed to be making some sense. Why did he stop? Why didn't he let Naruto finish her? Why?
"Why is she so different?" he asked, again. Sasuke slowly opened his eyes to see Naruto sitting on the couch staring up at him. Naruto's weight shifted as he tried to grasp the right words. "I hope you don't like-"
"Shut up." Sasuke pushed, sitting down beside him.
Naruto tightened his fist as well. "I won't touch her." He challenged, hoping Sasuke would come through and allow him to do what he wanted.
Sasuke stayed silent. He wanted to say that he didn't give a shit and that Naruto could if he wanted to but the words just wouldn't escape him. Sasuke could tell that Naruto was flustered about this too and he got up and gave him a hard glare. "You better know what you're doing, Sasuke. I hope you're as smart as you look." And with that said, Naruto walked out, his fangs retracting as the sun peeked out behind a building.
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You can blame me...
Hit me...
Scold me...
But please...
Never stop loving me...
Sakura was determined to find him. Determined to find any one of them. She didn't want to talk to them; she just wanted to make sure of the teeth. She wanted to see those again. The first place she could think of was the coffee shop. She was sure to find Sasuke there and as she stepped in, she felt this overwhelming feeling as she laid eyes upon the back of Sasuke's head.
"Sasuke!" she called, trying to act casual. She was far from being "casual". She slowly made her way up to him and sat down at his table.
Sasuke was expecting this sooner or later and he tried his best to keep his eyes away from her. For some reason, he couldn't seem to complete such a simple task.
There was a silence and Sasuke could feel the tension between them.
"What happened last night?" she whispered suddenly, her eyes fierce and curious. Sasuke shrugged.
"You were walking me home and Naruto came and then you took him away with… super speed!" she hissed, still making sure that no one was listening. Everyone would think she was insane. Who knows, maybe she was.
Sasuke looked up at her and smirked. "You're crazy."
"Don't play dumb with me Sasuke!" she yelled, slamming her hand hard on the table. Everyone stopped what they were doing. There was complete silence, everyone gawking at Sakura. She didn't even seem to notice. "What are you exactly?!"
"Why don't you tell me?" Sasuke snarled.
Everyone was back to chattering away and Sakura pulled her hand back. "Yesterday night... I saw... I saw fangs."
She kept her voice as low as possible.
Sasuke let out a small chortle and this really made her feel stupid.
"I saw them! I know I-"
"Then you saw them." Sasuke's eyes bore into her, his mouth shaped into a thin line.
Her heart shook with fear.
"What are you?" Sakura asked again.
Sasuke continued to stare and Sakura began to feel a bit uncomfortable.
"For all I know, you could be a killer, a crazed animal, an alien even. If you don't tell me, I'll report you to the poli-"
"No you won't." In a blink, Sasuke was inches away from her. As he whispered those words, thousands of chills were sent down her spine.
How did he do that?
He slowly backed away from her and took a sip from his drink.
"You're… crazy."
"You're the one talking about me being an alien." Sasuke smirked.
She furrowed her eyebrows. "You and I, both know what you are Sasuke."
"What am I then?" he inquired, leaning back in his chair. How amusing.
"You're a," she couldn't bring herself to say it. "..A...you're a..."
"What?" He played, getting curious as to what she had to say though he knew she already was aware of it.
"I know,"
"You know what?" he pushed, trying to pressure it out of her.
She took a deep breath.
"I know you're a vampire."
Sasuke grinned. She was smarter than she looked and if there weren't so many people around, he may have just hurt her.
He would never bring himself to do that though. Stupid human.
"A vampire?" He gave her a long stare.
She couldn't help but notice how calm he was and she realized that she was being pretty calm too. After all that had happened, she was sure she would have been more frightened.
However, she didn't want to get any more involved with them. She knew they were vampires. She just knew it.
"Yes." she said confidently and this time he didn't smirk. He just cocked his head at her and then looked away.
"Wow..." he mumbled to himself.
Sakura didn't know what to do next. Walk out? Ask more? She was sure of this. Almost 100 percent sure.
"And now?" he said ,grinning, as if reading her mind.
There was a pause as she pondered a solution.
"I'm leaving." she said triumphantly. As she got up Sasuke grabbed her arm and pulled her down. They're eyes were level and he moved not an inch.
"You're very annoying..." he whispered. "You pink haired…loser."
"Leave me alone."
"I can't. Not anymore anyway." he smirked and then released her.
She blushed and then gave him a hard glare when she realized what she was doing. She whipped around and marched away, trying to look as confident as she sounded. They were dangerous but very interesting.
Maybe even, too interesting.
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Cause without your love...
It would bring my world...
To a crashing end...
"What do you think of this one?" Ino asked, smiling at Sakura. Sakura looked at her dumb stricken. She had been telling her the whole "vampire" story and she didn't even care!
"Its good." she sighed, turning away to a skirt.
"Don't worry Sakura." Ino smirked, resting a hand on her shoulder. "I promise they won't eat you."
"Stop it, Ino."
Ino laughed. "But you're being so silly. How could you even think that? Vampires? That's stupid."
Sakura shrugged. She knew it. She just knew it. "I'm telling you-"
"Whatever." Ino laughed again and then made her way to the change room. "I'll be back."
Sakura sighed again and then sat down on a near-by chair.
"Sakura..." She heard her name being called but when she turned around, no one was there. She shuddered. The thought of someone following her crept up behind.
"Hey Sakura!"
Sakura turned to see Naruto approaching her from the other side of the mall. Her heart picked up her pace. When she was with Sasuke, she felt at ease but at the sight of Naruto fear was already rushing through her veins. Maybe it was because it was his fangs which she saw.
"Hey." Sakura smiled. She half-frowned as he sat down beside her.
"Long time no see." he joked.
"What happened yesterday?" she smiled.
There was a long pause.
"I was really mad at Sasuke." Naruto whispered, bringing his fist into a ball.
She mouthed a silent 'o' and shifted her weight. She felt uncomfortable around him and she was speechless.
"I have to go." he said, shoving his hands in his pockets, his face looking stiff.
Sakura stood up, and gave him a secure smile. "Alright."
"Be careful." he smiled, and his eyes gleamed.
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Speak to me...
That night, Naruto left Sasuke first. Sasuke just stood, watching his partner run off into the forest. He decided that he would eat later.
He found himself running back to the same place Sakura worked. It was a bad habit and he had become accustomed to watching her walk passed the street alone. She was always on her cell phone.
He was sitting on the top of a building as she walked by that night and she once again pulled out her cell phone and dialed a number.
As she chattered away, Sasuke couldn't help but watch her every movement very closely. This girl...
She was different.
In the back of his mind he always knew that but this time, he admitted it to himself. He knew she was different. She was. She was.
He didn't know if that was a good thing.
He found himself following her as she rounded the corner, all the way to her house. She went up to the door and then turned around, looking up into the sky; like an empty invitation.
He waited till she fully went inside and till a bedroom light switched on. That one had to be Sakuras.
After half an hour, the lights switched off and he presumed that she must have been sleeping. Thinking it was all a waste of time, he began to turn around.
What the hell was he waiting there for, anyway?
What the fuck was wrong with him?
However, he couldn't bring himself to just leave. He actually wanted to see her. See her sleeping.
He thought he was going crazy but the urge was killing him.
Sasuke crept to the window using a branch of a tree and then slowly peered through it. She lay peacefully, the blanket covering her fully, except her foot which was hanging out at the side. She looked so serene, so peaceful and he just found himself staring at her for the longest time. Just staring.
She stirred and he backed away, but it was a false alarm. He inched back and her mouth seemed to move a bit. He guessed she snored.
What a loser.
When he watched her, he felt his body relax. All tension escaped and he traveled into his own world, thinking of his own things. Reminiscing the few good times that he had had before he became a vampire.
It was like she had some sort of power.
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I'll listen...
I promise...
Naruto hungrily jumped from tree to tree so swiftly that it was almost as if he was invisible. His urge for blood was stronger than ever before. The taste lingered on his tongue and he became even more anxious. He wiped away a speck of blood from his mouth as he scanned the forest looking for any living thing possible. Anything. Anything to satisfy him.
Anything.
Anything.
Anything.
Faster.
Faster.
Faster.
Suddenly, he found himself colliding with something and he flew back a few meters away. He raised himself slowly, the heel of his palm pushed up against his eye and to the sound of a low snarl. Not having time to open his eyes, he was instantly pushed against a near-by tree his throat grasped tightly.
"Watch it."
"S-Sasuke..." he choked, looking directly into those familiar eyes.
He tightened his grasp and frowned slightly. "I am not Sasuke."
Naruto looked a bit closer, realizing that he was indeed not Sasuke. His silhouette covered his face except for his mouth which was now curving into a sinister smirk.
"My name is Uchiha Itachi."
"U-Uchiha?" Naruto gasped and Itachi released him. He recovered and stood. Itachi merely nodded his head.
Relatives? Brothers, maybe?
"Do you know Uchiha Sasuke?"
Naruto nodded out of instinct, his mind jeered from the subject. He never knew that Sasuke had family, let alone siblings. They were siblings right? Well, he knew for sure he was a vampire. His immense strength, his pale skin and especially his fangs gave it away.
He didn't notice the way Itachi's eyes glimmered when he had nodded.
"Where is he?" Itachi hissed, smiling again.
Naruto's weight shifted. He sensed something bad about Itachi and he wasn't going to tell him anything until he knew he could trust him for sure.
"Why?" Naruto sneered, his mind still on the mysteries of the Uchiha Clan.
Itachi cocked his head at Naruto, a gesture Naruto recognized as Sasuke's. These two were much alike. It was kind of scary.
"How do you know him?" Itachi asked, ignoring the previous question.
"He converted me." Naruto replied and Itachi scowled at this answer. Naruto didn't seem to notice.
"I see."
Naruto nodded, now scanning the forest for something edible. He was still starving and he was bored of this other vampire already.
"There's a gazelle behind that tree." Itachi looked over to a large tree on the left. Naruto gave him a questioning look and Itachi grinned. "Watch."
In an instant, Itachi disappeared and arrived back with a dead gazelle in his arms. Naruto's eyes widened. It all happened within a few seconds. His speed and accuracy was simply amazing.
Itachi dropped the gazelle and gave Naruto a nod. Naruto swiftly took a bite of the animal's neck and began to suck.
"How?" Naruto asked between drinks.
Itachi smirked.
"Teach me?" The blonde asked, eager to become as powerful as this stranger. Who cares if Sasuke and him were related. This guy was much cooler!
His smirk widened as Naruto stood and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
"I'll show you, as an exchange."
It's not your fault...
It's mine...
I love you...
And though you're broken pieces of porcelain...
I will never stop trying...
To mend you...
I will never stop trying to mend you...
With my bare hands...
Hope you liked it. Anyway, cause this chapter has another cliffy, I'm going to update sooner than usual.
I'll see you guys on Wednesday!!
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Love Anna