Red Blove

Chapter 2:

No matter how great the books or movies may make it look, being a vampire is not that glamorous. It is not something that happens over night and then you can just adjust to the new live as if nothing happened. I was keep in a locked room for quit a few years. Too many, to know the exact amount. Most the time I was alone. I wasn't safe to be around. Even though my new family had been around for a long time the only one who could handle me was my master. He had the ability to calm me down, to help control my strength. He alone was the one I would see, when I saw anyone. Most of the time he simple came with a human for me to eat. He wasn't there to just be there.

I didn't want to see anyone though. I was always to focused on the blood each person had when they entered the room. It was a good thing to be alone. It wasn't that each day made me feel a bit better. It was the fact that I was learning, painfully, how to deal with not eating constantly.

Naruto had started by feeding me twice a day, then once a day, then every other day... It had continued like this for as I said before, years. I don't recall when the pain had started to stop and I had started to think of other things then blood. It hadn't happened too soon though, on the night that I finally spoke more than grunts and screams at my master that I would either be freed or killed.

This night I recall perfectly as well.

His voice had called out my name as he walked down the steps. I had been in chains against the far wall. He had turned on the light and made my eyes sting. He was as beautiful as always. I could see him once my eyes adjusted. The light had not once been turned on before. Vampires can not go out in the sun, and young ones can not take artificial light. I could not reply to him, so I watched him instead. I have nothing to compare the eyes of a vampire to. They are nothing like those of humans. Maybe they are like hawks? Or cats? We see in color and can adjust our range to pick up on the smallest of things.

"Gaara." He spoke in a sweet yet rough tone.

I tried to reply, but my voice had not been used in so long that I could not.

"I see." He smiled at me and moved closer. I could smell the scent of blood on him, not fresh it was a few days old. "Well, I have another choice for you to make. Its still a few years to early to make you leave this safe place, but we have to move. So, I can kill you now and end all of this... Or you can make yourself be good so you can live. Don't get me wrong, I have plans to help you through all of this. It is really going to be on you though to control yourself."

I could have laughed. He had made me go through this to be killed? I would have cursed at him, but I just didn't have the strength to do it. I knew I didn't want to die. So I agreed with a nod of my head. He comes closer, I was surprised at the amount of will power I had at such an early age, I was able to keep from ripping out his throat as he unlocked my chains. It was great to be freed of them. I rubbed the places where the iron had touched and sighed lightly.

"Good. Come on then. Lets go meet your new family." He took my hand and was patient as it took me a few to walk, I hadn't used my limbs in a long time.

Once we had reached the top of the steps I could smell the scents of my new family. No matter how much they had tried to cover it I could smell the scent of the blood they had feasted on. It was old like Naruto's scent. It seemed they had planed this for a few. trying to make it easier on me.

I was fighting the urge to attack one of them. Naruto's calming made it a bit easier to hold myself back at the time.

He pointed to each one as he spoke their names. "The eldest of your siblings is Itachi, the one beside him is Sasuke his brother from the past as well. Itachi's lover is Kiba - the one with the red marks on his face. Sasuke is with Sakura, the pink haired female. That is Neji and his mate Hinata, Ino and her girlfriend Ten Ten, and Shikamaru and Shino." They had all given a response as their name was called, though they all seemed to be a bit unsure and fearful.

I wasn't sure what to do. I mean it was all a bit odd. These were going to have to be my new family. It was all a bit much. Since my voice still was not working, more so since it burned from hunger, I said nothing and just watched them all. It seemed they were staying close to each other. I felt a bit like an outcast. It was the same I had felt before too. I had never gotten along that well with my human siblings.

"Now, lets all get along. You all know this is Gaara, our newest member of the family. You all also know its a bit to soon for him to be trusted alone. So, we are going to have to keep an eye on your youngest brother for awhile.

They all gave a motion or word of agreement and I felt a bit like the new kid in class. Only I had no way to really communicate with these 'students'. "No time better to start then now. Let's all get to know one another by starting to pack the place up." Naruto smiled and then looked at me with his deep blue eyes. "So, you think you can handle it?"

I gave a light nod and he released his hold on me. I looked around to find the vampires called Itachi, Kiba and Sasuke. The eldest waved me over, I complied and followed the group towards the back of the house. The place was very large and wealthy looking. I noticed the boxes that were empty and how the others were taking a few as they passed by them, so I followed their lead and started packing anything I could from the room we were in.

For as big as the place was it didn't take long to pack up and it didn't seem that there were so many boxes. I had been told a few things stayed. That we would be coming back at some time.

Red Blove

See you on the streets.