You came to me
You embrace me
You smiled at me
You patted my head
I closed my eyes
I could feel it
Your affection is overwhelming
Your affection for me.
In this world
All we knew
Was the love we had for one another
And that was all
There weren't any troubles, problems, or regrets
We lived—and led
A very happy life
A life that anyone would desire
But everything will—and came
With a price.
Naruto leapt from tree to tree, his eyes easily making out the buildings, the trees, and every other obstacle that crossed his path.
Sakura was warm in his hands. Blonde hair was standing straight on end due to the strong wind, and at the speed the body was leaping at. His hands had become cold, and fangs were now protruding from his gums. The keen sense of smell, agility, and strength had maximized to thrice to what Naruto's body was in the daylight.
A vampire.
Naruto stopped for a moment, undoing Sakura's tied handkerchief on her leg. He was nearly bowled over by his blood thirst, but a huge amount of willpower was exerted, and his thoughts were forcibly pushed over. Still, his fangs hurt.
The blonde boy took a clean cloth from his pocket, poured a little water from a silver bottle, and cleaned the wound. He then took another piece of cloth and bandaged the wound promptly. Naruto looked at Sakura for a while. Her face was flushed because of her crying, and tear stains were also present.
Then his eyes traveled over to her neck.
The vampire swallowed hard, and sniffed the air. No smell of Gaara. He is not going after us? Weird…
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Sasuke wobbled, his hand still clutching at the wound in his neck. The pain had lessened, but he knew that he was in no condition to fight. I have to get that vampire. The boy strained to walk on, his onyx eyes reflecting the light of the moon. It was a half moon, not yet a full one.
I have to call on reinforcements.
Sasuke winced, and continued to walk.
...This sucks.
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Naruto leaned closer, his eyes never leaving her neck. It was too tempting…
He was an idiot. Fresh blood awaited him, and it was so close. What he needed to do was to just bite… And he hadn't fed in days…
Just as he was going to her neck, Sakura's eyes slowly opened.
Huh?
AH! AH CRAP! I can't let her know—
Naruto, instead of putting his mouth at her neck, quickly changed his direction. It was too late to withdraw.
What? Sakura blinked, the image in front of her, hazy.
"Hmmph…?"
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"Sasuke? What…" Shikamaru's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the panting, wincing, and scowling boy. Sasuke glared at Shikamaru, his hand still clasped over the mark on his neck. "Get Temari and Kiba." He snapped.
Shikamaru turned to yell, but Temari had already come out, a concerned look on her face. The look deepened when she looked at Sasuke. Shit… the "time" is coming closer and I still haven't found the cure yet…
"We have to go and get someone. Now." Sasuke said, his face turning away. Apparently he was embarrassed to ask.
Temari crossed her arms, refusing to budge. "Oh really? I thought that you could handle everything yourself, Sasuke."
Shikamaru rolled his eyes. That Temari. Is she asking for a fight or something?
The pain in Sasauke's neck was subsiding, but it was annoying him. And that annoyance increased even more when he had to ask for reinforcements. Plus Temari's tone of speaking isn't helping matters.
Sasuke yelled.
"CAN YOU USE YOUR BRAINS AND SEE THE SUITATION HERE?"
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It was only for a split second when Naruto and Sakura started to scream at the same time.
"YOU PERVERT!"
"WHAT THE HELL?"
The pair pushed each other away, and both rubbed their lips furiously.
Even though Naruto was in vampire mode, that didn't stop him from blushing like what Sakura was.
"W-Why did you… Why did you k-k-kiss me! AHH!" Sakura covered her face, out of dismay rather than embarrassment.
"I-It wasn't on purpose!" Naruto protested. Yeah, if your blood wasn't so tempting in the first place— He added silently.
"PERVERT!" Sakura yelled, pointing at the boy. "You took advantage of me while I was unconsci—wait."
She frowned. There was something wrong here. How did she fall unconscious, anyway? It couldn't have been loss of blood. Her knee injury wasn't that serious…
Her thoughts, however, were cut short by Naruto's protests.
Extremely loud protests.
"I AM NOT A PERVERT!" Naruto shouted, his eyes closed, his body stiff, and shaking his head. "It was an accident."
"HA! And I thought that you were a gentleman." Sakura muttered, not believing him.
Naruto blinked, stopping. "You thought I was…?" He asked, a little shocked.
Huh… What is this feeling?
Oops. But it was too late. Sakura bit her lip, her face turning redder and redder. "Y-Yeah! I didn't know that you were that sort."
Naruto sniffed, pouting. "I'm not!"
However, he was thinking about something else other than what he was saying.
Gaara HAS stopped chasing us. I guess we're… safe for now.
Author: Sorry it took so long… I couldn't think of anything to continue, and I wrote and deleted this chapter a lot of times before I came up with the final piece.