"Naruto? Naruto, what the hell are you doing?"
Naruto's head nodded down slowly, his blue eyes in a daze, his body tense. Neji scratched his own head, sighing. He closed his eyes, and then opened them.
Veins were now prominent around his sliver eyes, and Neji observed the blonde boy for a moment. Then his right hand shot out, and pushed Naruto hard on the chest.
THUMP! "Snap out of it, moron."
Naruto blinked, and his muscles visibly relaxed. "What…" He blinked again. Then he remembered. "Gaara! Gaara's gone after Sakura"—
Neji crossed his arms. "And so what if he did? The girl's going to be dead. Give it up."
The blonde boy growled, his fangs growing out threateningly from his gums. "Shut it."
The sliver-eyed vampire turned. "Whatever. I had a feast today." He licked his lips. Naruto stopped, sniffing. Then he frowned. "You bit that girl again?"
Neji smiled. "So what if I did? I plan to suck her dry. Now, if you don't mind…" He stretched and walked up the staircase.
What happened to that idiot? He was in a daze… Neji bit his bandages, unwinding it. And that aura he emitted…
The next day
"Good morning, Sakura!" Ino waved. Sakura nodded sleepily, walking to her seat.
"Good morning." A soft voice sounded from behind Sakura, making her turn.
"G-Good morning…" She blushed. Naruto nodded, smiling a little. "Glad to see that you are okay…" He walked away, his hands tucked in his pockets.
What's up with Naruto...? Sakura shrugged and sat down. Then she stopped. I sense…killer instinct…
A huge group of girls were staring at the pink-haired girl jealously. Sakura gulped, and quickly turned in another direction, where Ino was observing her from head to toe.
"W-What?" Sakura stammered, taking out books from her bag.
"Why are the good-looking guys attracted to you, I'll never know." Ino muttered.
There was the shrieking of fan girls when Sasuke came in, as usual. The pale boy glanced at Sakura for a moment, and then his eyes traveled over to Naruto.
He looks listless… He hasn't been feeding?
Physical education
"Ahem." The teacher, a tall and bulky man, adjusted his spectacles. "You must have heard of the approaching grand fair?" The class made sounds of approval, and there were several excited shrieks from some girls.
They were gathered in the air-conditioned dance studio. The grand fair was held annually by the school, an event where people dress up in ancient English costumes, relax and just have fun. The whole school will be decorated according to that theme. The fair served no educational purpose, but there were rumors circulating that the principal was a huge fan of ballroom dancing. Pupils were allowed to invite other students to attend the event. But the rule was that, they have to dress up in ancient English costumes. Sakura wasn't really looking forward to it. She wouldn't be able to find a partner anyway. But I guess the decorations and stuff will be good.
"Since you're all freshmen and your first time attending this fair"—The teacher looked pretty peeved behind his glasses—apparently he thought that the event was unnecessary and ridiculous. "You will be learning how to dance. This period is for you to learn. And"—He gritted his teeth—"I—WON'T—BE TEACHING—YOU. You people take a look at the video here, and learn by yourselves."
A rough hand shoved a tape into the player, and the screen came alive.
Everyone started shoving, finding for a partner (Mainly the girls, who were trying to reach for Sasuke and some, Naruto) and Sakura felt herself being pulled away.
Huh?
She turned. It was Sasuke, and he looked annoyed. "Listen, Sakura." He started, but his eyes were looking away from her.
Sakura blinked. What?
Sasuke's grip on her arm tightened. Then there was a scream, then another one.
HUH?
Both of them turned around. A group of people were surrounding them, mostly girls, and they were starting to steam. Including Ino. Oh Crap.
"Sakura?"
Someone emerged from the crowd. Blue eyed, blonde. The new student.
Naruto.
Sasuke's grip on Sakura's arm tightened even further. Jade eyes blinked in astonishment as Naruto grabbed hold of Sakura's other arm, and smiled in a very gentlemanly way.
"May I be your partner?"
SILENCE
"WHAT!" Voices screamed.
Sakura looked at the angry faces around her, then at her hands. Sasuke and Naruto hadn't let go. In fact, they were staring at one another, and she suddenly felt an aura of enmity as they stared on.
To the right
To the left
To the back
To the bottom
The possibilities were endless
I blinked
And stopped
In the middle
Stuck
And everywhere else was dark
I groped blindly
It wasn't that I couldn't see, though
It was because
I couldn't decide
And make up my mind
I closed my eyes
And fell onto the floor
I'll just lay here on the spot, then
And wait…
I have to do something. Sakura thought furiously. Anything.
"You're hurting me." She spoke, and both boys snapped back to reality. They released her instantly, but onyx still interlocked with the blue.
"CAN YOU PEOPLE GET STARTED ALREADY!" The teacher boomed.
After school, 6pm
(No one was in class.)
Sakura sighed and laid her head on the desk. In the end, she'd excused herself and went to the toilet.
I wonder what Sasuke wanted to ask. And… wait… Naruto asked me for…
She blushed. Well…Was Sasuke going to ask me the same…Nah. It's too good to be true. Her hand instantly went to the spot where the vampire bites were. Every time… She bit her lip. The vampire incident still frightened her to some extent.
She closed her eyes and at the same moment, felt a cold hand on her shoulder…
"Sasuke?" She gasped at the sight of the vampire hunter. "I thought you'd left."
"I didn't." He grabbed her arm again, pulling her up forcibly.
"Ow!" Sakura winced.
Sasuke didn't appear to care. "Are you going to agree to Naruto's proposal?" He asked bluntly.
"I-I"—Sakura spluttered. Sasuke's actually asking me this? "Why are you asking me this, anyway?" She said, without thinking.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "Let me tell you what. I suspect that he may be the vampire that bit you."
Sakura stopped.
Flashback
"…I really enjoyed it." Naruto whispered in her ear, then went and sat down on an empty chair.
"I-I…" The girl stammered, then took a deep breath. What came out of her mouth was-- "You don't have proof, do you?" What the hell? Why am I defending that guy? Her face turned red again.
The hunter looked somewhat startled by her response, and then anger took over his facial features.
"What do you mean by that?"
Sakura couldn't help herself. Something was controlling her, and she didn't know why, or how. She wasn't acting herself. Sasuke's tone was offending her. She knew that it was part of his nature, yet…
"Whatever." She took her bag, and slung it at Sasuke's face, who ducked. It then landed neatly on her shoulder. "I'm off." Sakura started to walk, but a familiar grip clung onto her hand again…
"Let go." She used her other free hand to push Sasuke's hand away. "I'm going home. I want out. Leave me out of all this. I don't care if Naruto is the vampire. I don't care if he bit me before, or he's going to bite me again. I want out. Whether I die or not is none of your business."
"What?" The boy blinked, his eyes shocked. Sakura had learnt to look at his eyes. His eyes seemed to tell what he was really feeling within him. Something hard and sharp seemed to tear at her heart, but she continued. She had to. I just don't want any of this happening anymore. I'm confused, and I don't want Sasuke to waste his time on me. I don't want…
"Yes, it's none of your business. Goodbye."
With that, she walked quickly to the door, opened it, walked through it and closed it.
Author: Same old words—please read the next chapter, and review! No, Sakura's not bad… Um… (Sweatdrops) AHH! Just read on! I don't even know what I'm writing! I'm still sorta ill even though I am already fit enough to go to school... Urrgh-- (Faints)