"No… you can't leave…"

Sasuke stopped, his sensitive ears picking up the groans and moans from the sleeping girl on the bed.

"Geez." He bit his lip, turned back and placed his hands on Sakura's shoulders.

"Wake up, moron."

He shook her until she woke with a gasp.

"W…Where am I…?" Green eyes were flustered and confused as they scanned the environment. "Why are you here?"

"A vampire attacked you and fed you his blood." Sasuke said, his voice monotone. Mentally however, he was getting angry again. "It was the same vampire that attacked you before."

Sakura cringed. "Why did he feed me his blood?"

"Vampires feed one another their blood when they want to… get married." The vampire-cum-hunter was feeling extremely repelled at the thought of it.

Click.

There was a sudden flood of light in the room, making Sakura jump with shock. She hadn't noticed someone coming.

Sasuke didn't react to the light, but annoyance crossed his features.

Temari stood, her hands crossed.

Both hunters stared at one another silently. Then the boy's eyes widened.

"He's there…"

He ran out of the room, pushing away Temari as he did.

Sakura crawled out of bed weakly, and then the blonde girl walked over to hold her steady.

"Time to meet your attacker." Temari said.

-

Shino and Naruto were coming into the house when a figure dashed out and pinned Naruto on the ground.

"That was fast." Sunglasses flashed.

Sasuke growled, his pale hands curled around Naruto's neck. "I'm going to kill you."

The blonde boy choked, and hands tried to pry the vampire-hunter away, but to no avail.

He's a vampire?

Naruto coughed again, alarmed.

"Stop it, Sasuke." Shino said quietly.

The raven-haired boy didn't seem to hear his words, and Shino started to bring down a hand to strike.

Whap.

Sasuke held Shino's sleeved hand with his left hand, right hand still entangled around Naruto's throat.

"I'm going to kill you!"

"NO!"

Temari released Sakura as the pink-haired girl ran towards Naruto and Sasuke.
"Stop it!"

She took Sasuke's hands in hers weakly and pulled them, wanting to dislodge his hands from Naruto's neck.

Naruto raised a leg to kick his attacker, and Sasuke ducked. The ploy worked, and the ex-vampire scrambled to his feet.

"He's not a vampire." Temari observed calmly.

Shino nodded, somewhat disturbed.

"Sasuke, no." Sakura held the boy from the back, stopping him from moving forwards.

The blonde boy looked at his once- before prey directly, blue eyes tense.

The girl looked away, green eyes filled with fear.

"He's the vampire that attacked you." Shino said, as though no one knew. "But he's no longer one."

"Sasuke, no." Sakura repeated, her grip on the vampire tightening. Sasuke felt her grip and stopped.

"Since he's not a vampire, we can't stake him. But we'd like to know why he converted back into a human." The insect-wielder continued. Temari nodded.

"That's fine with me." Sakura said dully. "I don't care."

"What do you mean, I don't care? You and he need to sort out differences. He fed you his blood, didn't he? I bet he has something to say." Temari pointed at the slowly blushing boy.

"I-I"- Naruto spluttered, holding up his hands. "I can explain, Sakura"—

Green eyes glittered dangerously. Sakura was on the verge of bursting into tears.

Temari and Shino dragged Sasuke out of the room before a high-pitched, female voice exploded.

"DID YOU KNOW HOW SCARED I WAS?"

Naruto flinched. "I…I… I can… I… understand…"

"You UNDERSTAND? WHAT DO YOU KNOW?" Sakura screamed, trying to control the tears that were overflowing from her eyes.

Naruto took a step forwards, his arms open wide in a "what-can-I-do?" pose. "Sakura, calm"—

"Don't come near me!" She shrieked.

The ex-vampire stopped, hurt.

Sakura glared at him and stomped out. Her angry sobs were heard loudly throughout the hall.

-

Hinata was startled by a bang on her rooftop. She dashed out of the house, spotting the two boys and a dog.

"You're!"—She gasped. "And you!" She turned her head towards Neji, who stopped in mid-air.

She felt someone behind her and turned. It was a masked man, showing only his hair and one eye.

"I'm sorry, we'll pay for all damages to your roof." Kakashi said. His visible eye turned in the direction of the boys in mid-combat.

"Time to end all this."

-

Sasuke stared at the ceiling. He was back in his room again.

I tried to kill him.

Sighing, he covered his face with an arm, closed his eyes, and tried to go to sleep. I don't know what to do.

Since you're so troubled, why don't you kill them?

What?

Sasuke sat upright, his frantic eyes reflected in the mirror.

The piece of glass wasn't what he thought he would be. In it was a dreadfully pale face, and with a touch of red in those irises…

"N-No." He stammered, and the red was gone.

Sasuke blinked, his hand trembling on the bed sheets. No, I don't want to kill them. I don't want to kill anyone. I only slay vampires.

"You're pathetic, little brother…"

"What?" The boy gasped. Itachi!

NO!

He clutched his head, his heart pounding. "Dammit! Dammit! Don't!"

-

Sakura threw the used tissue into a dustbin, her fists clenched.

"Sorry. I take it that you didn't wish to know your attacker at all?" Temari tried to be sympathetic.

"No." Green eyes looked up sharply. "Never mind about that. There's nothing anyone can do. But what's going to happen to me? Why do I have all… these… spots?" She looked at her arm.

"It's a reaction. But you'll be fine now, since Naruto is no longer a vampire. They'll fade."

"What if he still is a vampire? What'll happen to me then?"

Temari smiled sadly.

"You really don't want to know."

Then the hunter turned.

"They're back."

Neji burst in through the door, going straight towards Naruto.

"Why are you here?" He demanded.

Blue eyes stared back.

"Nothing."

Kiba snarled, and his dog did as well. "I want him dead." He said pointedly.

"No chance." Kakashi interrupted, holding the bottle with the mark of the First, which was starting to crack. "Shut up and take a seat. Is Sasuke still asleep?"

"He tried to attack him. Shino's guarding the door." Temari said, looking at her fellow blonde.

Naruto looked at the floor, crestfallen.

"Alright then." Kakashi held the shaking bottle tightly. "I'd expected you, Naruto. Tell me how the First was expelled from your body. You did a good job in sealing it temporarily, by the way." He turned towards Neji for acknowledgement.

"So you knew? Then it must be a good thing to have met this animal freak, I guess." Silver orbs stared insolently at a glowering Kiba.

"I-I"— The blonde boy in question looked fearfully at Sakura, who was not catching his gaze—"I drank her blood. Then I… I… threw up."

"You threw up?" Kakashi raised his eyebrow.

"And I saw the First oozing out. There was a lot of orange." Neji interrupted. "I sealed him. But you see, that bottle is cracking. It's not going to last. We need a living container."

"We couldn't get rid of it in the past. I searched for it. Your father was the one who sealed it. A noble vampire, he was." Kakashi smiled slightly.

"I thought vampire hunters should just wipe out bloodsuckers whenever they have the chance to. And yet you actually knew a vampire in person?" Kiba snapped.

"Kiba, shut up." Temari said, her eyes narrowed. She was getting annoyed with his childish temper.

"He was a different vampire. He hunted down his own kind, and he was of noble blood." Kakashi pointed out. "Anyway, we have to exorcize the First, and we're done." The grey-haired hunter gazed at both Neji and Naruto for a while. "We will have a talk later. Temari, come with me. I'd need your equipment."

Temari stood up. "Of course. What about her?" She was referring to Sakura, who was stoning.

"What about me?" Kiba said forcefully.

"You stay here with the three of them. Make sure that there's no bloodsucking. No killing. I'll be right back."

Both hunters left, leaving Kiba, his dog, one vampire, one ex-vampire, and the vampire victim in the room.

Author: I am having my final year exams in three weeks, so I may not be updating… Thanks to everyone who'd reviewed!