Blood dribbled down Sakura's neck as Naruto took her blood. And as the red liquid nourished him, the victim's energy was depleting, little by little as the vampire took more.
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Both Sasuke and Neji stopped.
It was smell of blood. Not the men. Another smell. A different person.
This time, when the hunter recognized whose blood it was, his eyes began to slip in and out of focus.
Black eyes. Red eyes. Black eyes.
A mix.
Neji backed away. According to what the image told him, the guy had already lost about 60 percent of his humanity. The full moon was coming soon.
Very soon. He glanced up. The white orb hanging in the ink-black sky was almost full.
Wind circled around the area, and Sasuke snarled at the strange, silver eyes that belonged to the other vampire.
Then he vanished.
Neji blinked, taking out a bottle and filling it with the blood that covered the pavement.
"Hmm...pretty fast for a human-turning-vampire." He commented, tilting the bottle to his mouth.
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Hinata…
Eyes traced the girl's facial features, from the closed eyes to the nose, and the pale, unblemished skin…
"ARF!"
Kiba stopped, diverting his gaze from the sleeping schoolgirl for a while.
"Akamaru?"
The dog barked.
"Blood? From the park?"
The white furred- animal barked another time, and howled.
Kiba's eyes widened.
"Sasuke?" He stammered. "Where is he?"
The dog took off, whining.
"Wait!" His master gasped, running after his dog.
In the house, Hinata lay peacefully on the sofa, temporarily forgotten.
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A gloved hand ran through a mass of spiked grey hair, and the other one holding an orange book.
"So he's starting to change for real, huh…"
The man leapt down from the tree, stuffed the book into a waist pouch, and started to stroll.
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Temari drew her blonde fringe back from her forehead, her forehead wrinkled, just as she always was.
"…Stake?" She whispered, flicking the old page and scanning the contents.
Grandfather had managed to turn grandmother, who was turning into a vampire, back into a human. Numerous people have sought to get the secret from him, but none succeeded…
Not even his own family. Not even his sons.
He'd obviously brought the secret to his grave. And grandmother as well.
Temari fought to stop her emotions from taking over her. Gaara is dead. I have to help Sasuke.
I don't want another vampire… Not another hunter I know…
"Temari?"
Shikamaru stood at the front door, holding up a steaming cup of coffee. "You sure work hard. And you're only two years older than me."
Temari shook her head, and got up from her desk, sipping the coffee gratefully. "You could help me, you know." She said, her tired eyes staring at the clock.
"Like how?" Shikamaru slumped onto the couch, resting his head on a pillow. "I don't have the least idea of how humans convert into vampires."
"You do. Don't act dumb."
"Well, yeah, but not the details, like the cells or anything."
"The cells…" Temari sighed, rubbing her neck. "The only way to become a vampire is to be bitten by a special. Their fangs inject this substance into the body, which somehow interferes with the body's DNA and resulting in cell mutation… Actually, it's about the same as viruses. Perhaps the substance that is injected can be considered a virus."
The boy stretched, yawning. "Vampires are supposed to be supernatural creatures, and now you're talking about science."
"It is about science. Everything's about science. Like what you use. Shadows."
Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I summon my energy, and use it to do the things I want. That's to sum it up." He yawned again, tears coming out from his eyes. "It's a complex process. Even the art of converting energy has only been recently discovered and used by hunters… say, less then a century ago?"
Temari crossed her arms. "I know what you're driving at. But I'll try. I'm going to die trying." She turned back to her desk.
Shikamaru stood up, catching the empty coffee cup that was being flung towards him. "Whatever you say."
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Everything was red.
Red, red, red!
He couldn't see. His body was moving on its own. He could smell.
But he couldn't see. It was just red.
Red!
Sasuke growled, skidding to a halt in front of the house. They were gone.
The pair was gone. The vampire had taken the victim with him.
Sasuke's victim. Sasuke's property.
Another smell was approaching him. Someone he knew.
Sasuke jumped as soon as a dart stuck the spot he was standing on.
"Who?" He questioned, baring his teeth—which were slowly growing fangs. Not that of a vampire fangs yet, but fangs. And it hurt.
Sasuke grabbed his jaw, screaming in pain, his mouth slowly filling up with blood because of the growing fangs.
Blood and extreme pain. It was too much for the boy to take.
He didn't move as another dart struck him on the back, and it was black-out.
Instantly.
A grey haired man stepped into view, his exposed eye blinking.
He leaned down, sadness slowly brimming in him, and picked up the hunter that was lying on the ground.
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Naruto touched the clean bandage on Sakura's neck, and laid her on the bed gently, his blue eyes reflecting the nightlight that was standing on Sakura's bedside table.
He stole another glance at her, his heart beating hard, and turned to the window.
His feet touched the pane and lifted off.
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Author: YES! The next chapter—finished! Now I can return to studying…
(Coughs) Okay, no… I don't want to go back to math! NOOO!
(Thinks) I'll continue to gather up more ideas for the next update… Till then…
THANKS TO ALL READERS!
Oh, and one more thing… Does anyone go to Deviant art? Please take a look at my drawings if you do! My account is SaraKrista. (Those people who use deviantart will know what to do... That's because i don't know how to insert links here...)