Author: I have to say this again—as I have mentioned in the earlier chapters, THIS FIC IS NOT AN ORIGINAL FIC.
The idea was taken from a comic called VAMPIRE KNIGHTS. (Some of the poems, the scenarios—for example about the Specials and stuff like that in the various chapters and overall storyline.)
Thank you very much.
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Temari dragged Sakura into the room and slammed the door shut, her eyes narrowed.
Sakura didn't resist. Her eyes were dazed and she swayed unsteady back and forth.
The blonde girl turned to the other hunters.
"Bitten and Fed." She said simply.
Shikamaru looked at the girl, who didn't seem to be aware of her surroundings. A picture of a wilted flower instantly crept into his mind.
Shino placed a hand on her forehead. "I'll locate that blood-sucker in no time at all. The vampire sucked her blood and fed her his blood… Not an easy feat. Especially if she's human."
Temari made a face. "That vampire is definitely sick in the head."
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Back to the vampire in question.
Neji was sitting down on the ground, shocked, as he witnessed Naruto's sudden transformation.
You must be joking. It… This kind of stuff can't happen. It only happens in legends.
Despite that, though, he slowly got off his knees and walked to the glowing figure in the corner.
Naruto was sitting on the floor, his eyes wide. Orange smoke was slowly disappearing from the room. Then it dissolved completely, and the space was bare again.
The blonde boy coughed weakly, clutching his stomach. In his hand clutched a small bottle that was vibrating terribly. Neji snatched the bottle form him, bit his thumb and drew the mark of the First on the bottle.
That'll have to do.
Naruto rubbed his eyes, colour returning to his face. He got up suddenly, startling Neji.
"W-What are you doing, idio—ARRGH!"
Two hands drew open the black curtains, making bright light flood into the room.
Naruto didn't flinch. His blue eyes stared at the light, and the surroundings outside of the transparent window. Pure, bright light was reflected directly into his eyes for the first time in the past few years. He stood, entranced, at the sight.
Neji winced, and hurriedly covered himself with bloodstained bed sheets.
But white lips curled up, smiling, from underneath them.
"…He's…back to the person he once was…"
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Kakashi closed the door behind him and stood over Sakura, his eye tired.
"She's been fed blood from a vampire and bitten." He said immediately when he saw her face and the marks on her neck. "Hm." The other amateur hunters stood back to let the senior pass them, a look of respect and seriousness in their faces. Even Shikamaru wasn't normally yawning like he used to.
There was silence for a moment.
Kakashi took Sakura's arm and observed the red spots on it. Then he turned and grinned.
"I don't know what's happening, folks."
Another long pause.
"BUT YOU'RE THE SENIOR!" Kiba burst out, shocked.
Kakashi got up and faced Shino.
"Hunt down that vampire."
Shino turned, adjusting the sunglasses on his face.
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What happened… a long, long time ago…
Sasuke was standing on a field, kicking a ball around aimlessly.
The question that he'd asked himself so many times was echoing in his head repeatedly, drumming into his skull, nagging at him, pestering him.
Kill Itachi. Kill Itachi. Kill Itachi.
Then onyx eyes opened, startled. It was a dream.
He sniffed and got up. He had been unconscious for a while.
New found vampire abilities were already taking effect on him. Sasuke could smell a familiar presence of a certain person in the house. That person…
He hosted his body off the bed with considerable effort, and got to the door. It was dark, and that idiot bright orb was hanging on the sky like a curse.
"Damn."
He walked to the room and tried to open the door. It was locked.
I have to get in.
Sasuke looked at his pale hands. They were trembling. But not that sort of trembling he'd normally experienced. He was trembling with excitement.
Even he was surprised with himself. He never got excited about anything.
Especially not now.
There was a sudden flash of red in the onyx eyes, and the doorknob was broken.
A dim room. A sleeping girl.
He recognized the girl instantly.
Sakura. What was she doing in the house?
An image of Naruto appeared in his mind, and he bristled. He walked briskly to the bed, and sat down beside her.
Sakura was breathing slowly, looking like a bride dead to the world in her slumber.
A bride? Where did that come from?
Sasuke watched, somehow entranced. He pulled open the bed sheet slowly, revealing her 'spotted' arm.
I am going to kill him!
Naruto had gotten to her before he did. And she was HIS property. He even fed her his blood. How sick was that?
Sasuke's head went bobbed forward unintentionally, still entranced. Then there was a sudden noise from the window still which caused him to snap backwards in shock.
It was wind. Sasuke shook his head. What was he thinking about?
His property? Sakura was his property?
Then realization set in him, and he felt like howling. He was a vampire. But fate had decided that wasn't quite enough for him.
He was, somehow, very attracted to Sakura's blood.
His vampire self. Almost to the point of being possessive.
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Neji was back at her house again.
It was pathetic. He, a vampire from a well-known family, could actually be attracted to the likes of that girl.
Hinata was reading a book in her living room, too engrossed to notice the shadow lurking outside the window. Neji turned, leaping onto the rooftop.
"What do I do with this?" He muttered, looking at the bottle with the mark on the First. "I managed to seal the First in this bottle after he was forcibly repelled out of Naruto's body during the vomiting… But what had caused this? Does that pink-haired girl's blood cause anti-vampirism in vampires?"
Anti-vampirism in vampires? That was really a joke. A big joke. None of this sort could happen in real life. There wasn't even any fiction about it, for goodness's sake.
"Her blood probably repelled the First from Naruto's body, making Naruto a human…"
"Hmm. That sounds very interesting."
Neji didn't even bother to turn around at the source of the voice.
"A hunter and his mutt. How ridiculous."
Kiba was holding a stake, and Akamaru stood, his fur standing, ready for battle.
"Tell me about that." He said, his tone cool.
Neji pocketed the bottle. "It is really none of your business."
Kiba did not waste another minute on conversation. A stake went flying, nearly missing Neji's hand.
Silver eyes flashed angrily.
"Look, I'm getting pissed!"
Kiba grinned, holding an explosive stake. "That's exactly what I want, filthy blood sucker."
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"What can I do now?"
Naruto looked around, feeling awkward. He spotted a girl walking around the street corner. His first impulse was to lunge and have a feast.
But he suddenly found blood repulsive. So he stayed put on the wall.
His speed wasn't as fantastic as before. He was now a human.
"I've become a real person. A normal person…"
And happiness swelled up in him.
There was a boy walking down the road… He looked peculiar enough for the blonde boy to notice. Sunglasses at night?
The sunglasses guy suddenly looked up and leapt, landing next to Naruto. Naruto yelped in shock and nearly fell off the wall.
"You're human." The weird character said sharply. "Why?"
"Who are you?" Naruto asked, blinking in confusion.
"My name's Shino. I'll need you to come with me for a little while."
The ex-vampire noticed the insects on the boy's hand, and knew, almost instantly, that he was a part of a famous hunter organization that used insects to hunt down vampires.
Fear grew.
"Um…" Naruto edged away.
Shino tucked his hands deep into his pockets. "Don't worry. You are no longer a vampire." There was a slight chirping sound from his clothes. "My insects confirmed that."
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Author: I…I have a feeling some of the readers are not going to be happy about this chapter. Really sorry about that… (Beforehand.)