Author: I've edited some chapters, especially the previous chapter. That's because of the excessive amount of grammar mistakes I'd made, and me not noticing it until the chapter is actually posted. So, please do read the other chapters at the back if you have the time to…

…Hm, anyway… Back to the story!

"WAIT!"

Sasuke stopped.

Sakura clenched her fists nervously, and started to speak. "I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry about all the things I said earlier… You must be angry with me, a-and you- you cared"—

"-- Angry?" A cold voice said, cutting into her sentence. Sasuke turned to face her, his mouth twisted in an odd smile.

walked into the street, looking

There was no one

There's always no one

Then again, it's not surprising

That's because

Everyone is with their other selves

Everyone has someone.

I'm different

I don't

I'm the exception

Still, I keep wandering--

-- Wandering, Searching, looking, trying

Will I find the person that is just for me?

Will I find the person who is my other self?

Will I find the person that belongs to me, just me alone?

I walked on to another street

And my search for that person will continue.

Onyx eyes glittered with what seemed to be amusement, and a hand reached out to tap Sakura's forehead.

The girl stood frozen, her face turning a light shade of red, unsure of what to expect.

"You're really naïve, aren't you?"

"W-What? What are you talking about?" Sakura choked, instantly absorbing his sentence and processing it in her brain. Naïve?

Sasuke wasted no time in continuing his words. "My main concern is about vampires. If you weren't a victim in the first place, I wouldn't even care."

There was silence. Sakura didn't protest or say anything in defense, her green eyes wide.

The wind blew gently, tossing dried leaves into the air about a few centimeters. Sasuke removed his hand from her forehead, turned, and walked away.

"…"

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(Note: You may find this poem familiar, because I took the idea from Chobits… "A city with no people." …And by the way, Chobits is a really good read, if not a little perverted, but the art is good.)

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Two figures stood in the dark, deserted alley of a certain street. Then the first figure spoke.

"…G-Gaara."

My brother… I finally get to see him in person…

A huge part of Temari just wanted to break down and cry, but obviously she couldn't.

"Your brother isn't the same brother as he was to you, Temari. He probably wouldn't even remember your existence."

"No, he will, Kankuro. He will."

"Huh?" The boy with the painted face frowned at her.

"That's because I tried to kill him. He will remember that."

Gaara silently eyed the bear in his hands, and then back to Temari.

The blonde girl blinked, her instinct coming to her all of a sudden—

SWIPE--

A huge fan fell to the floor as the vampire suddenly lunged, and Gaara stood, growling, at the spot where Temari was a few seconds ago.

Shit. I dropped my fan. Her father would have killed her for this.

Good hunters never drop their weapons.

I need to get my fan back, and then talk…

…Talk what?

She shook her head. There was no time for this.

Her brother, as expected, did not pause to create any possible sister-brother moments. He growled again, going up to the wall where Temari stood -- at amazing speed. Sand started to swirl around him.

The vampire opened his palm and clenched his fist, directing his hand at the wall.

BOOM.

The huge amount of sand that had seemingly appeared out of nowhere crushed onto the ancient wall, collapsing it immediately.

How-- Where- Where-did he get the sand? T-This is an alley!

The hunter looked at her surroundings frantically. Then she struck gold.

The alley that she'd stupidly chosen to land on was very old. Gaara had somehow managed to summon his sand—or rather soil from the cracking cement ground. Of course the ground had broken up.

And to reveal fresh soil.

But this is about the only place in the town where no one would wander.

She wouldn't allow any loss of innocent lives. And anyway, if there were outsiders present, they would just get in her way.

Vampires should not be seen by humans.

Ordinary humans except for vampire hunters themselves.

Shit. I'd just have to slog it out here.

Even after all that thinking, the girl didn't really know what to do.

Kill him? Bring him back alive?

Temari heard another threatening growl from the monster that was Gaara, and figured that she'd think about that after getting her fan back. First things first.

Gaara clenched his fist again, tucking the bear into his pockets. He glanced at the fan, which was just meters away from him. Then where was movement.

"Do you still remember me, Gaara?" The blonde girl yelled as she slowly made her way to the fan.

"I-I'm your sister, Gaara."

Gaara did not stop in shock. Nothing like that. His eyes, however, glittered with confusion. "Sister?" He muttered, moving his hand, and the other side of the ground cracked, throwing up soil, which went towards the hunter in a huge, messy, brownish wave.

Temari ducked, edging to the left.

The soil also did.

It's following me?

She looked up and jumped just before it crushed her to bits. Her eyes never left the position of the fan. Okay…

Now what?

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"Sakura, is there anything wrong?" A concerned voice asked from outside the door.

Sakura buried her head in her blankets. "I'm okay, mom."

He… wouldn't even care…

Just because… I was bitten, huh…

She closed her eyes.

I'm… just like any other vampire victim to him…

Heck, no!

The pink-haired girl sat up right, her green eyes flying open. "Of course! Of course he's right! Now when I think about it… What the hell are you thinking, Sakura!" She trusted her fist up in the air.

"All of this is just… Just…"

"…Just my…"

She bit her bottom lip hard and closed her eyes.

That's it. I got what I wanted. No more vampire business or whatever.

So why… Why am I feeling like this? I told Sasuke that, didn't I? I'd already told Sasuke that I want a clean break from all of this! Plus I was nearly bitten just now…

"ARRGH!" Sakura screamed and threw the covers over herself. "Sleep! Just go to sleep first!"

"Sakura, are you really okay?" Her mom's voice said from behind the door.

This is so unlike you, Sakura. Stop becoming an idiot. The girl slapped her forehead in frustration.

Then a meek response.

"…I'm fine, mom."

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Author: Now that's a pretty lame way to end a chapter… (Sorry!)