The Hunted
By Kuro Doragon Enkou
Summary- Normal. That was all that could describe Haruno Sakura, a girl in her second year of high school…at least…until they came along. Those vampires who called themselves Sasuke and Naruto...and then before she knew it, she was hunted.
Pairings-Sasuke/Sakura/Naruto, Shino/Hinata/Kiba, Neji/Tenten, Shikamaru/Ino
Genre- Romance, Drama, angst, humor, horror, mystery, action/adventure, suspense
Rating- M for thematic elements, language, sexual situations.
Anime- Naruto
Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto®, so please, do not rub it in.
A/N: Well, this chapter is kind of late and is about seven pages long so not that short, but as promised, the chapters will get longer. Well, anywho, a big thanks to all my reviewers and if anybody is interested, would someone like to beta this story for me? It would be greatly appreciated. Well, anywho, enjoy chapter three of The Hunted and don't forget to review, and as always, constructive criticism is welcome!
Chapter Three
Shadows Stalking
"Dammit…Forehead-chan won't answer the phone…" Ino scowled, glaring at the sparkly blue cell phone in her hand, irritation oozing from her every pore.
"Maybe she left," Tenten murmured, leaning against a building as she waited for her friend to finish ranting.
"I doubt that…" Ino glared, a slight twinge of worry in her voice, "Dammit, I need to tell I'm going to be late…"
"Leave a message…" Tenten suggested, "We've got to hurry, the next bus doesn't come for twenty minutes if we miss this one…"
Ino gave a rueful smile, "Don't have a message machine."
"Well…there goes that theory." Tenten remarked with a grin before sighing, "Well, let's go, I'm sure she'll call us to see what's taking so long…and besides, what could happen to her at the apartment?"
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"Who…who's there?" Sakura's voice wavered as sea-foam eyes searched around the apartment, looking desperately for the owner of the voice.
"Now, now Sakura, I'm hurt that you can't remember my name…" Sakura gulped, eyes widening as the voice sounded out behind her, deliciously mocking, it's tone's full of the promise of mystery and dark pleasures.
Swiftly turning around, Sakura took a step back, a gasp erupting from her throat as her entire frame shook with fear and shock.
"N…nani?"
A smirk crossed Sasuke's features. "Boo."
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"Ne, what's taking Sasuke-teme so long?" the blonde's annoyed voice seemed to echo in the medium sized room as he twitched and fidgeted, seemingly incapable of staying still. "Ichikaru closes in thirty minutes, teme better hurry up!"
"Is that all you ever think about?" Naruto's eyebrow twitched as the annoyed voice of the other person in the room sounded out to his left, quiet yet dominant.
"What's it to you Neji!" Naruto growled, glaring at the moon eyed male slouched against the wall.
"Nothing," Neji murmured, glaring at the blonde as a dignified scowl crossed his features, "Your voice simply annoys me and I was wondering if you would shut up."
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "What was that!" his loud voice bounced off the walls as an insulted gleam flashed in his eyes.
Neji gave a sophisticated smirk, "Apparently, the annoyance is deaf as well."
"Why I aughtta…" Naruto ground out, fist clenching as his cerulean eyes flashed with annoyance
"Naruto, I thought you knew better, 'aughtta' isn't even a word. Pathetic," Neji murmured, smirking as he saw Naruto baring his teeth at him, canines elongated to an almost animal-like length.
"Ne…Neji-nii-sama, Na….Naruto-kun…" Neji's eyes narrowed at the soft feminine voice that called from behind Naruto, "P…please st…stop…"
Naruto's glare lessened slightly as he straitened, having slouched into a stance that would have allowed him to lunge at the other male with maximum speed, "Alright Hinata-chan…" Naruto gave a mocking sigh, before looking up, glaring at the Neji, "But, Neji…we'll finish this later."
"Looking forward to it," Neji murmured, leaning back against the wall and closing his eyes, ignoring the other occupants in the room.
"Ari…arigato…" Hinata replied softly, pale lavender orbs staring quietly at the ground as a bright red hue consumed her face.
"Well…look whose back..." Neji gave a smirk as the door creaked open as the smallest speck of light entered the room, lighting only the doorway, barely managing to dent the dark shadows of the room.
Emerging from the dimlight and the door stood Sasuke, annoyance plain and clear on his features as he stalked into the room, irritation pouring out from his every pore.
"Damn it all!" Sasuke's snarl reverberated off the walls as he slumped into the rich velvet sofa, forehead cradled by his pale fingers as he leaned back, eyes now a ruby red that glared at the shadowed ceiling.
"I take it didn't go well." Neji murmured, eyes turning to the fuming Uchiha, a mocking smirk perched on his thin lips.
Sasuke merely glared at him, turning his crimson gaze from the ceiling to lock it into Neji's moonlike eyes.
"Gaara was there." Sasuke bit out, hands fisting into a white knuckled grip that made his already pale skin look tan.
"Gaara? That red haired bastard!" Naruto's blue eyes were wide as he stared in shock, "What's he want with the girl! Hell…how does he know the girl!"
Sasuke glared, "How the hell am I supposed to know?" he hissed, aggravation and annoyance seemingly his key emotions at the moment.
Flashback
"Boo."
Sakura gulped as Sasuke stepped close, a smirk on his lips that revealed pearly white fangs, a perverse pleasure passing through him when he noticed her pupil's dilate as fear became one of the prominent elements in her scent.
"What the hell are you doing here!" Sakura's voice wavered, yet defiance filled her posture as she stood up to Uchiha, sea foam eyes scanning the room quickly for anything she could use in self defense.
"Now, now, is that any way to treat your class mate, Saku-chan?" Sasuke drawled, his voice mockingly amused and seductive as he watched her sea foam eyes search for a weapon.
"Come now Saku-chan, do you really think I'd hurt you?" Sasuke murmured, as he watched her hands tremble as she resisted the fear that was slowly taking its course on the petal haired girl's frame.
Sakura merely glared at him, inching towards the stand where the kitchen knives were located.
Sasuke smirked as he noticed her movement, yet, paid it no heed. Her defiance was amusing. "Planning to stab me?" he murmured, eyeing the knife now located in his grasp, a predatory smirk crawling onto his face as he noticed her trembling grip. Apparently the girl hadn't fought against vampires…but then again, who had?
Sakura gulped before she gave a smirk, the trembling of her frame stopping as she held the knife threateningly in front her, "I will if you come any closer!" she snarled, while Sasuke merely shook his head, ignoring the petal haired girl as he took a step forward. Sakura stayed in place, glaring at him with defiant sea foam eyes.
Sakura gulped then tightened her grip, watching him as he continued to step closer before lunging out, trying to stab him with the knife only to be disarmed as Sasuke slapped the weapon away, wrapping his cold arms around her warm body as frigid breath puffed against her neck.
"What do you want!" Sakura ground out, struggling in Sasuke's grip, ready to bite her way out if need be.
"Silly little flower…I'm surprised you haven't figured it out already… after all those dreams you've been having to…" Sasuke murmured, as he watched her struggle in his arms.
"Dreams? How did you…" Sakura's eyes widened as her struggling stopped before she narrowed her eyes, "What are you?" she growled, glaring up at him.
Sasuke merely gave a smirk before nuzzling his face into her neck, a tendril of amusement passing through him as the petal haired girl gave a squeak of shock and outrage.
"Let her go." Sasuke froze, onyx eyes flashing a brilliant crimson red at the sound of a male voice from the door way.
"Gaa…Gaara?" Sakura's voice was slightly breathy as relief flooded into her scent.
Sasuke's grip around the girl loosened as a cold rage settled upon him, "What the hell do you want Gaara?" he snarled, eyeing the red haired man at the door with fuming crimson eyes, the markings in them dancing around his pupil with his fury, "Why do you interrupt me with my prey?"
Gaara glanced at him, a smirk tugging onto his pale lips as Sakura ran up to him, clinging to him like a child to their mother.
"Leech…it's my job." Gaara's voice was darkly amused as he pulled a gun out of the confines of his leather trench coat, smirking as he saw the enraged expression on Sasuke's face.
Sasuke hissed, dodging bullets as Gaara shot at him, wincing as one of the shots thudded into his leg, a snarl escaping his throat as the wound smoked and smoldered.
"They're coated in condensed form of sunlight," Gaara murmured, smirking as Sasuke pulled the bullet out of his leg, ignoring the sizzling of his flesh as he threw the bullet to the ground, the wound healing instantly.
"Damn you…" Sasuke's voice was a hiss as he stood up, crimson eyes flashing with anger as he glared at the slayer, "I'll be back…count on it…!"
End Flashback
"Condensed sunlight?" Neji's voice was full of disbelief as he stared at his raven haired comrade, "Is such a thing even possible?"
Sasuke glared at him, "Well, it has to be, I was shot with it, and damn, it stung like hell!"
"Oooh…is some one a bit temperamental?" Naruto said with a mocking grin, "Sasuke-teme, you're losing your reputation as 'ice cold bastard' as the minutes pass!"
Sasuke gave him a glare, "Shut it, Dobe."
"Whatever you say Sasuke-teme," Even the gloom of the room couldn't hide the grin on the blonde's face.
"Well, this poses a problem," Neji murmured, ignoring the other two males in the room as he turned to the lavender haired girl sitting in the chair opposite to Sasuke. "Hinata-sama, inform the other vampires of the situation. Tell them to be on high alert…Itachi-sama needs to know about this."
"H…hai…" Hinata murmured, bowing before quickly walking out of the room.
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"Dammit Gaara!" Sakura mumbled, glaring at the red head sitting next to her, "You didn't need to shoot the walls! How the hell am I supposed to explain this to landlord? Hell, how am I supposed to explain this to Ino-chan!"
"I'm sure you'll find away," Gaara mumbled, glaring as the pink haired girl berated him for shooting up the walls and the floor. Back stiffening as the door swung open.
"Umm…Sakura-chan, what is your cousin doing here and why the hell is the apartment shot up?"
Sakura winced, what a great time for Ino to show up.
End Chapter Three- Shadows Stalking
A/N: Well, how was it? Okay, good, bad? Well, anywho, I'm going to start working on chapter four, so the next chapter should be up in about five to eight days, right after I update Predator and Prey and Kyuubi. Anywho, don't forget to review, and hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Dictionary
-chan, -san, -kun, -sama, -dono, -sempai, -kohai, -sensei, -teme- Honorifics used at the ends of names, although, sempai, kohai, teme, and sensei can be used alone.
Teme- Bastard
Nani- What
Hai- yes
Dobe- Dead-last
Nii-sama- It pretty much mean brother, and although Hinata and Neji are cousins, Hinata calls Neji 'Neji-nii-sama' both showing respect (the -sama in place of the customary -san) and familiarity or affection (the nii-san, although, she uses –sama in place of –san)
Reviewer Responses (Thank you all!)
Stormdragon666- Yeah, modern settings are always good, so many differenet wea-I mean technoligcal advances- and yeah, no where is safe when Sasuke is on the prowl! Also, -dono is a lot more respectful then -san and is probably on par with -sama, as it kind of is like saying Lady watsername is if you say Wats-er-name-dono, but as in Rurouni Kenshin, it can also show respect and humility (AKA Kenshin calling Kaoru, Kaoru-dono which translates(in the english anime) to Miss Kaoru and is not to show respect for rank as she is simply the assistant master at a dojo)
Pei-chan- Glad you love it! Yup, that was Sasuke...I just can't see Naruto doing that, he'd botch it and probably trip over the sofa while sneaking in, no offence to him of course, so it'd have to be Sasuke, he's the sneakiest out of the two...well, anywho, looky, I updated!
Valkyrie of the Rohirrim- You really like my writing style? Yay! Well, as for the cliffhanger, well, they're more fun...but anywho, looky, I updated!
Kai-Kai01- Aren't cliffhangers fun? Well, anywho, glad you like the story so far, and since there was so many pleases, looky here, I updated!
Chie- Looky, I updated!
LeolaTaylor- Glad you likey, and looky, I updated!
moomoomoothegirl- You need more vampire-ness? Well, here you go! As for the difference between -san, -kun, and -chan, -san is similar to Mr and Mrs, while -chan is commonly used to indicate affection or for small children. Teenage girls also use -chan. As for -kun, it's mainly used for teenage boys and sometimes, it can also be used for girls (i.e. Tohru from Fruits Basket).
Kristin- Yeah, that probably would've sounded better but meh...what's done is done, yup, they're called cliffhangers...and although they might be evil, they are fun to write, and unfortunately, this story will be full of them...but don't worry, updates will be very quick if there are cliff hangers, or they'll be as quick as I can get them...
Sakura5584- Two thumbs up? Yay! Looky here, I updated!
BloodRuby- Glad you like the guy's intro, it wasprobably one of the hardest parts to write in the chapter, Sasuke kept complaining it wasn't dramatic enough and Naruto wanted Ramen...well anywho, yeah, Sasuke is making his move really fast...but er...let's just say that he's even more possesive in this story then he is in Predator and Prey...and that's saying, well, alot...
qtkag- Yup, go vampires! Er...nice happy dance...and looky here, I updated! Glad you think I did a great job!
mfpeach- Yup, Saku-chan's in trouble!
itachisgirl101- Yup, yay vampires!
Sexy.black.neko- Yup, sexy vampires! As for the pairing, it probably will turn out to be a Sasu/Saku, although, I'm not really sure...but I'll be sure to let you know when I decide, and looky, I updated!
G.G- Glad you think it's interesting, and I enjoythe stories where Sasuke and/or Naruto are vampires to, those are always fun! Anywho, looky, I updated!
Kiba-and-Sakura-4ever-Let's see...Sasuke snuck in through the window...I think...he wouldn't tell me,but Ithink he crawled up the wall and onto the balcony and snuck in from the balcony window...