Night Walker
Disclaimer: DO NOT OWN NARUTO. My only OCs are Yoru, Niiro, and the newly-named, Mei. A fact about her is that she really is with Itachi. She looks like an Uchiha because Itachi turned her into a werewolf, giving her the red eyes but she already had the hair.
Intro: I don't feel like making you guys wait so I'll just get right to the chapter.
Names for Itachi's wife:
Tori- means "bird" Votes: 1
Mei- means "dark" Votes: 4
"Mei" is the winner and I would like to thank everyone for voting. Cyber cookies for all!
Chapter 16
…Sasuke's POV…
As soon as I heard the howl, I knew that Itachi and the others had caught up. When I looked ahead, I could see the dark shadow of two werewolves. Their red eyes glowed in the darkness of the light. Itachi's wolfish voice was directed to the other werewolf as he said, "There they are, Mei."
The female turned toward us and narrowed her eyes. Itachi looked at us and raised his lip in a wolfish smirk showing off his white fangs. "How nice it is to see you again. We found your friends," he said addressing the two shapes lying on the ground next to them.
Sakura gasped and Naruto let out a malicious growl when he saw Hinata's unconscious form lying on top of Gaara's equally unconscious form.
"I think I can walk Sasuke. Just take care of him," Yoru whispered to me and I nodded my head and set her down on the ground. Sakura turned toward her immediately and nodded to me and I started my transformation once more as she knelt down by Yoru and started to relieve some of the pain from her ankle.
From there on, all that I could see was Itachi's laughter-filled eyes as I thrust myself into the battle. Naruto was fighting the female werewolf and everyone else had disappeared.
"Just take care of him." Yoru's words echoed in my head as I remembered all of the things that Itachi had put both Yoru and I through. I fought my hardest but it just wasn't enough. I couldn't seem to get an edge on Itachi.
…Yoru's POV…
Now that all of the pain had dissipated from my ankle I stood up and nodded my head to Sakura who immediately turned her attention to Gaara and Hinata. "We have to get them away from the battling," she said to me and I nodded my head. I concentrated on my transformation as hard as I could and eventually I felt the power consume me as it started.
My eyes became violent green in color and my pupils had turned to slits. My canine teeth had grown long and sharp, and I had grown long razor-sharp claws. Brown satin wings and a tail sprouted from my back and I looked over to Sakura before taking off in flight and heading over to the dark shapes. I swooped down and picked up Hinata in my arms, careful not to injure her with my claws, and then took her back to Sakura.
I then took off again and was headed to the other shape, but before I could make it to Gaara, I was hit in the side by a large body. I lost control of my flight and crashed into the ground. "I don't think so, pretty girl," Itachi said with spite.
"Get away from him!" I exclaimed when I saw Itachi going towards Gaara's limp body. Without a second thought, I charged at him with my teeth bared and sunk them into Itachi's tough flesh. He let out a howl of pain as he threw me off of his back but I had done it.
His blood dripped from my mouth and I couldn't help but give him an evil smile. His eyes turned wide as the realization of my intentions hit him. Acting like a drug, his blood entered my system and filled me with immeasurable power. All of the pains from before completely vanished and I rose to my feet slowly and I asked, "Want a piece of me now?"
Returning to his normal state as best as he could with all of the power that was surging off of me, he said, "I'll still kill you. A little bit of power doesn't scare me!" He jumped toward me but I met him in the air with claws outstretched and clawed his face and then, using my wings to hold him, I kicked him and released at the same time causing him to fly through the air. He hit a tree with a thud and blood started pouring from his body. Just the sight of it triggered my instincts and I found myself losing control as I neared his unmoving body.
…Sasuke's POV…
"Sasuke!" Sakura exclaimed and I saw her point to Yoru who had transformed and was moving toward Itachi's body. I looked back at Sakura in confusion. Who cares if she kills him? "Look!" she said and upon closer inspection I could see that a pool of Itachi's blood was gathering around him. Looking back at Yoru, I noticed that there was a lot of blood on her mouth. Putting two and two together, I ran towards Yoru and just as she got two feet from Itachi's body, I tackled her to the ground.
She struggled underneath me for a while and tried to push me off but I held her down with my weight which was almost not enough to control her and that unmatched power that she'd gotten from drinking Itachi's blood.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mei helping Itachi up and they soon disappeared in a flash of black fur. "Yoru!" I shouted and she stopped struggling and opened her eyes to reveal her once-again baby blue orbs. I changed back into my human form as she did and after a while, she was back to normal.
"S-Sasuke what happened?" she asked in a scared voice. "D-Did I hurt you?"
"No, I'm okay," I said, trying to hide the scratches on my arms, but she saw them and exclaimed, "I'm so sorry!" before leaning into my chest and embracing me while crying softly to herself.
Everyone walked up to us, including the now awake Gaara and Hinata. Naruto had changed back into his human form. They stood in silence watching us sit there and listening to the low sobs of Yoru. Soon we heard voices from the woods and Naruto and Gaara turned swiftly towards the source of the sound.
"Yoru? Sasuke?" a female voice called.
"Naruto?" a familiar rugged male voice followed.
"It's Tsunade and Jiraiya," Sakura said making the boys relax.
And just as she finished saying that, the two said figures came out of the trees and walked at a brisk pace towards the group of teenagers. "What happened?" she asked when she saw us all in an exhausted state and Naruto and I with scratches and cuts all over.
"Itachi and another werewolf called Mei attacked us. That's what happened," I said.
She looked over at Yoru and then at Sakura. "I heard all of the ruckus and I figured that they were after Yoru. Was I right?"
Sakura nodded her head and said, "Yes, Itachi was leading a mob of the villagers toward Yoru's house. When we found out, we went to warn them and we escaped Konoha but Itachi and this other werewolf kept following us and then they attacked."
"I warned her that this would happen. Yoru probably shouldn't return to Konoha after this," Tsunade said with a grave expression.
"Then none of us will," Sakura replied and everyone nodded their heads. Yoru, who had been watching the whole thing, looked at her friends and smiled.
…Four Hours Later…
We'd made it to the safe house and managed to get a bit of sleep, but sleep came hard for me. Even with Yoru in my arms, I couldn't seem to fall asleep no matter what I did. Something was bothering me and I knew exactly what it was: Itachi. After what had happened tonight, I couldn't stop thinking and worrying that he wasn't finished just yet. I kept looking to make sure that no one was outside watching us. I was wary of every little sound and every movement, and for what, that sick bastard that killed my parents, my girlfriend's parents, and tried to kill us.
"Sasuke…are you okay?" Yoru's small voice asked me as she looked up at me through half-closed eyes.
"Yeah, how long have you been awake?"
"Long enough to tell that you're worried about something," she said waking up a little bit more but keeping her voice at a whisper so as not to wake the others. "What is it?" she asked looking at me with serious caring eyes.
Why should I hide my fears from her? Was I really too proud to share my fears with the woman I loved? No, of course not. "I'm worried about Itachi. What if he comes back?" I answered and she looked down.
…Yoru's POV…
I hated to hear the mention of Itachi and the fact that Sasuke was worried because of what had happened tonight. I felt really bad about what I had done to him. The scratches on his arm were just a reminder of how I'd let myself, even made myself lose control.
I knew what would happen from drinking werewolf blood and that was why I did it, but I was trying to defeat Itachi for good. I didn't plan on Sasuke interfering and getting hurt because of me. I couldn't stand hurting him because I loved him so much and it just made me angry at myself because he never blamed me for it. It was never my fault in his eyes but I felt differently. It was my fault, if not last time because I was clueless, it was this time because I'd drank the blood on purpose. And after I'd had a taste, I just kept on wanting more. (a/n Something about those Uchihas)
"If he comes back, we'll handle him," I finally said in response to Sasuke's question.
"No Yoru. I don't want you to get hurt. I'll fight him," he replied looking at me with concern in his eyes.
"I won't get hurt, silly. I can take care of myself. Just…next time, I won't do what I did this time," I replied shaking my head with guilt written all over my face.
"You did that on purpose?!" Sasuke exclaimed while still trying to hold to his whisper. I could see that he looked mad and I was starting to regret telling him.
"I'm really sorry Sasuke, but…" I looked over at Gaara who was sleeping on a couch with Sakura. "I had to save Gaara. He was going to kill him. I had no choice," I said with dignity.
"But you knew what would happen if you did!" he said, sitting up to look at me.
I sat up also and looked him square in the eyes. "I know that, Sasuke. I just…didn't expect for it to turn south like it did. The truth is…I'm tired of having Itachi's face plague my dreams at night; I'm tired of looking around every corner and expecting him to come after me. I wanted to get rid of him, and the only way I could do that is if I use part of him to defeat him if that makes any sense." Lowering my voice down to a whisper again, I said, "I knew that you were losing, and I didn't want to see you get defeated by him again."
Some of the anger seemed to fade from Sasuke's face as he realized my good intentions. "I can handle Itachi, Yoru. You don't need to worry about him."
"Have you forgotten? He killed my parents too, all of them: my real mom and dad, and Kuro. I never even had the chance to know my real parents because he ruined my life before I could talk. I wasn't able to say goodbye to my parents as they were each taken away from me. I want to kill him just as much as you do," I said and by the time I was finished, I had tears in my eyes.
I wondered what they looked like, if they were nice or grumpy, if they were friendly or anti-social. It didn't matter which one they were as long as I knew. Then I could truly know if I would have loved them. But not knowing was the worst part of not having my parents. I could have had a great life with them, living in a palace knowing of my vampire heritage my whole life, making wiser decisions than I have made because of my lack of knowledge. No one would have ever found out about me being a vampire because I would have known to conceal my identity from them. Just the thought of what I was missing was enough to make me break down.
Soon after I'd started crying, Sasuke's strong arms wrapped around me and I leaned into his embrace and let everything out. All of the emotions that I'd left hidden in me for so long, there was a tear for each one and Sasuke let me cry all of those tears on his shoulder.
…Sakura's POV…
I had been watching them for quite some time and listened to their small argument which had ended in Yoru's crying. I was kind of angry at Sasuke for losing control of himself. How could he be angry at her? He should have known that Yoru didn't mean any harm by her actions. I was happy that she had bitten Itachi. He could have killed Gaara if she wouldn't have done something.
But Yoru could handle Sasuke, and besides it wasn't my place to interfere…no matter how much I wanted to.
Soon Yoru stopped crying, Sasuke gave her a kiss, and they went back to sleep. Sleep soon came to me as well and it was another two hours before I woke back up.
When I woke up, Yoru and Sasuke were gone but everyone else was asleep. I started to move but found that Gaara's arm had me in a hold by my stomach. I'd have to wake him up to, and for what? So that I could go find Yoru and Sasuke? Well maybe I should wake him for a more pleasant reason, I thought to myself and my inner snickered and rubbed her hands together evilly.
I put my hand gently on his face which was rested in the crook of my neck and I brushed his red locks out of his face. His eyes opened half way, he let out a groan of frustration and then closed his eyes again, giving me a nip on my neck. Yeah, he is not a morning person, I thought and my inner nodded her head.
…Sasuke's POV…
Yoru and I had woken up about fifteen minutes ago and she decided that she wanted to go outside for some fresh air. The dew was just starting to melt off of the leaves and everything seemed so clean. Yoru walked beside me, holding my hand and laying her head on my arm as she walked.
I felt kind of ashamed for getting angry at her now that I knew why she'd took the actions that she had. I should have known that all along, I thought.
Yeah you should've, my conscience chided me.
"Yoru, I'm sorry for being angry with you," I said and we stopped walking.
"It's okay, now come on, let's not talk about all of that negative stuff and just enjoy the morning," she said with a bright smile as she reached up and kissed me tenderly. Not wanting her to stop, I kissed her back and walked forward until she was backed up against a tree. "Sasuke..," she started but I cut her off by kissing her even more passionately. She wrapped her arms around my neck and returned my kisses. Suddenly she stopped and pulled a knife from my pocket and threw it at an object behind me.
Someone cursed as the knife disappeared into the bushes, and I took my hands off of Yoru's waist.
I turned to face whatever it was that had interrupted us, glaring at a spot in the trees where a tall man with black hair appeared with his hands in the air soon arrived. On his left wrist there was a small cut where the blade had caught him.
"Who are you?" I asked with suspicion in his voice as I stood halfway in front of Yoru.
"I am Rokku, and I'm sorry to bother you two. Lady Hokousha, Sasuke I presume?" he said addressing Yoru and then giving me a questioning glance. His features were marred with both strength and an urgency that really worried me. I nodded my head, wanting him to get to the point fast. "Niiro has been injured and our clan is falling victim to corruption. You are the only hope we have left. You must hurry, my lady!"
I saw Yoru gulp at the sudden change of plans. She'd thought that she had at least another four years before she would have to take charge and this sudden command caught her off guard. "Can't someone else do it?" I asked, worried for Yoru's sake. She didn't even know anyone in her clan and now they wanted her to cheer them up? That didn't make any sense.
"No, she's the only one that can do it," Rokku said with agitation in his voice. "She is our true leader anyways. Niiro was just a temporary replacement until we could get her to return—."
"And until she was of age!" I interrupted. "She doesn't even know any of your people! How can you expect her to prove to them now that she can lead them if she hasn't even had time to get to know them?!"
"She has no choice, Mr. Uchiha, and besides, matters of the vampire clan are none of your business, werewolf!" he said with hate in his eyes toward me, showing his fangs in an attempt to scare me. I showed him my own now elongated fangs, ready for a battle.
"Stop it!" Yoru exclaimed and Rokku backed down a bit but I still glared at him. "You too!" she said to me before continuing. "If my clan needs me, then I will go."
I looked at her and the determination in her eyes was enough to convince me to leave the matter alone. She was brave, and I could only hope that she wasn't too brave. At about that time, Naruto appeared. "We heard all of the yelling and de--," Naruto started but cut off his words abruptly when he noticed Rokku.
His eyes flashed suspiciously at the stranger and he let out a low growl. "It's okay Naruto," Yoru said making him calm down.
Soon Hinata, Sakura, and Gaara showed up and had equal reactions to Rokku. Yoru explained yet again that he was a friend not a foe, although I still didn't like him very much.
After a few minutes, we packed our things and we were off. With Rokku in the lead, we headed off to the hidden location of the vampire clan's headquarters.
End: Well, I'm stopping here and if you're confused about it, well I am too just for the record. She's only fourteen Rokku, not eighteen! Idiot! Oh wait, I made him that way, hehe. Sorry Rokku 'pats his head apologetically'. I needed to do something, they couldn't just stay out in the wilderness forever could I? Well, I could but that would be boring and if you want to know how Niiro got injured, well I tell you…in the next chapter. Don't miss it! Btw, this story should be coming to a close soon. There will probably be two more chapters and then the epilogue. I know you might not want it to end but it's getting close and besides the sequel will probably come out the day that the last chapter of this one is posted. Plz read it! The title is "Flower of the Lion."