A/N: Hey there! This is the longest chapter i have writen so far! I hope you like it. I do.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Flashback
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Blurry images rushed past Sasuke. Faint memories of yelling and pleading filled his head. He knew that he was currently being carried somewhere but the brunet didn't have enough strength to fathom his immediate state, so he settled for falling unconscious.
Ebony eyes slowly opened with some trouble. Pain and an overwhelming feeling of coldness fell over the brunet. The pain originated from his pale neck, where, oddly enough, the skin felt like it was burning but that sensation grew icier over the rest of his body. Sasuke could barely comprehend that he was lying on something very comfortable; a bed? His vision was hazy and he couldn't focus on anything too well.
'W..where am I?'
The Uchiha painfully turned his head to the side, breathing heavily, trying to get a picture of the room. Sasuke had a vague understanding of why he was there but couldn't help but wish that he was having an extremely bad dream; that he would wake up and find Naruto stupidly grinning at him.
"n…naruto." The brunet whispered in recollection. His strength seemed to be wavering with each moment of consciousness. To keep his mind off death and the overwhelming urge to just fall asleep, Sasuke returned to examining the room.
Surprisingly, the room was completely decked in white. The large, plush bed, on which the Uchiha rested, had silky white sheets and pillows. Weightless white fabric was draped on the walls and small white candles were placed all over the room. The only thing that seemed normal for this kind of room was that there were no windows.
'god, someone needs to hire a new decorator. i feel like I'm in a sacrificial chamber. some kind of vampire hideout.' It surprised Sasuke that he could be cynical at a time like this, so close to his own death.
Light, decisive footsteps echoed through a hall behind one of the doors leading into the white room. The sounds stopped just behind the door to Sasuke's right. The now open door revealed the brunet's captor.
"My, you're still alive. You really are strong. But I don't think you'll live for much longer." The long, dark haired vampire moved gracefully over to the bed, reaching out to brush the hair off his captive's face.
"You know, I could stop all of this. All you would have to do is agree to be my apprentice and I could save you."
Though Orochimaru didn't show it, he desperately hoped that the Uchiha would agree to his proposal. The vampire had been searching for someone strong enough to make a decent vampire and this male seemed plenty qualified.
Seeing that the Uchiha made no objections, Orochimaru bit his wrist to draw forth blood. Red droplets began to trickle down his slender hand as he brought his arm to the mouth of the brunet.
"Drink. It may not seem too appealing yet but it will. I do warn you, though, dieing will be quite painful. But we all have to go through it to become what we are; those who have departed their mortal soul but still walk among the living."
Many thoughts raced through Sasuke's head. His mind screamed not to become one of the undead; one damned to live forever and alone, those the SSA hunted because they prayed on the innocent. But, also, his heart told him that it was the only way to live, even if his body technically was dead, and try to salvage as normal life as possible. And most of all to hunt down his brother, the one who didn't give their family a choice of life or death.
'Maybe this is a good thing. I would become so much stronger. I'd be able to fight on Itachi's level and protect those who are close to me. ….Forgive me….Naruto…..'
'…Is wanting to see him just one last time, so bad?'
With this last thought, Sasuke didn't turn back. He allowed the loathsome demon to bring his bleeding wrist closer. Gingerly, Sasuke took the vampire's hand and placed his lips to the crimson fluid. Metallic flavors filled the Uchiha's mouth, causing an unfamiliar burning feeling to sweep through him. Orochimaru hissed lightly as Sasuke began drinking his blood. He sat down on the bed and lifted the brunet against him in a sitting position so that Sasuke could better lap up the blood. Sasuke took Orochimaru's wrist in his hands, feeling his strength return with each swallow. After a few moments of drinking, Sasuke's taste for the blood grew. Now, the brunet even hungered for more of the vampire's blood. A surge of power and strength waved over him as he felt his teeth get longer. Biting down into Orochimaru's arm, Sasuke couldn't stop the urge to keep feeding. This did not go unnoticed by the vampire. Upon feeling teeth penetrate his skin, Orochimaru decided to stop his new apprentice before the brunet drained him of all his blood.
"You must stop now. You've already had enough."
A deep and animalistic growl rose from the feeding youth.
"I'll stop when I feel like." Sasuke looked up at the vampire with an evil, hunger filled smile.
Orochimaru noticed that the brunet's once ebony eyes had gone crimson with two black bots circling his pupils. Orochimaru's skin prickled from fear. This wasn't the same, dieing young man. This 'thing' was a killing machine and would suck his own creator dry.
Deciding to stop Sasuke's drinking, the vampire tried to yank his arm back but the brunet held on tightly.
"I told you to stop!" Orochimaru was angry now. Bring down his mobile arm; he hit the brunet across the head. Sasuke fell to the bed, but regained his composure. He sat up in mock innocence, staring evilly at his 'master'; blood, that of Orochimaru, sensually trickling from Sasuke's pale skin.
"Why master, I'm shocked, you'd hit your only apprentice?" He smirked darkly. Orochimaru backed up when Sasuke made a move to get off the bed but stopped as a strange look overcame the brunet. Sasuke raised a trembling hand to his neck. Suddenly, the Uchiha was curled on the bed, writhing in agony. Sasuke screamed as he felt burning spread across his whole body. The pain alone made him want to kill himself right then and there,
'So this is what it's like to die?'
Sasuke gasped in pain; he felt immeasurably sick and wished for it all to end. Tears mixed in with his screams. All the while, Orochimaru watched the brunet die. Once the vampire was sure the process was almost done, for Sasuke had stopped screaming and was now silently convulsing and twitching, he left the room locking the door behind him. Alone, Sasuke fell into a restless sleep, like that of the dead which he was now apart of.
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'W...why do I feel so…different?'
The now conscious Sasuke wondered. Images of blood and crimson rushed to the front of the Uchiha's mind. He jerked awake with a start. The brunet sat forward in the bed as memories of the previous night's occurrences came back. Sasuke looked at his hands and noticed that his skin was paler than before (if that was possible) and that his hands were very cold. He could feel his heart beat rhythmically and with a renewed strength.
'Well, I'm definitely not dead per se.'
He was very aware of the sound of blood rushing through his body and his own steady breath. He could also hear the faint tune of some musical instrument from deep within the vampire lair.
'Maybe I'll go check this place and my new powers out.'
He lifted himself effortlessly out of the bed and onto the cold tiled floor. Sasuke found that he could move very quietly and quickly. His new speed enthralled the Uchiha. He felt like he could race through the entire city of Konoha in a minute. His eyes were also quicker. He could see every movement, even the minutest twitch of a fly. Every move Sasuke made was effortless and mind-bogglingly easy. Finally deciding to check out the rest of the hideout, the brunet reached for the door he had seen Orochimaru leave through and found it to be unlocked. Entering the expansive hall, the sound of music became clearer. Sasuke walked slowly, taking in all his surroundings in their new light. Everything seemed different to the Uchiha; smells were stronger, sounds more clairvoyant, and his sense of touch was amplified ten fold. Once reaching the end of the hall, a large marble ballroom appeared. At the far side of the dance hall was a grand, black piano from whence the music came. Sasuke glided over to the instrument and saw who the pianist was; Orochimaru.
A dark, slithering voice resounded. "I see you're awake. Feel any different?"
"..hn."
"My, aren't you grateful." It was a sarcastic remark. "Come sit." Orochimaru patted the piano bench on which he sat.
Sasuke obliged and sat down next to the older vampire.
"I want to go home now."
-deep chuckle- "I afraid that's not possible. You agreed to a contract; I turn you into a vampire and you stay here and be my apprentice."
"Well, I guess I'll have to break that promise, good bye." Sasuke never had any intension of staying with this obviously crazy demon. He just agreed so he could 'live'. The brunet stood up and proceeded to walk away form the now furious Orochimaru.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" The older vampire was up now and grabbed a hold of the new vampire's slender arm.
Sasuke looked down at the offending hand unappreciatively.
"Don't you DARE touch me!" Sasuke back fisted Orochimaru much like the older vampire had done the night before. With his new strength, Sasuke was able to send Orochimaru stumbling back.
"I..I had hoped I wouldn't have to resort to this but I guess I have no choice now." Orochimaru hissed through his pain.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke wasn't too afraid of any threat the tall man could make, what was he going to do, kill him?
"I thought this up in case you tried to retaliate. I'll just have to take away some things of yours, then you might see it my way."
"….."
"Hmmm….what is most precious to you…? I know…how 'bout I find that cute little partner of yours? If I killed him, would that make you more apt to stay?"
Sasuke was stunned. He hadn't thought about what or if any consequence would affect Naruto.
"No,…but you would succeed in pissing me off very severely. If you touch even a hair on his head, I swear I'll tear up that face of yours and leave you horribly disfigured for eternity. And I wouldn't just stop there."
"We'll just have to see about that." Orochimaru spun around and made for the exit, but Sasuke was already in front of him. "I see you've learned to use your powers."
"That's not all I can do."
Sasuke thrust his hand forward and tightened it around Orochimaru's throat. The older vampire was stunned to say the least. His creation was far more powerful than he had imagined. Before Orochimaru had a chance to counter, Sasuke brought out a gun, the SSA one issued to him, and shot the vampire straight in the heart.
"You shouldn't be so stupid as to leave a vampire hunter with his weapons, especially right after you killed him."
Sasuke watched as the elder vampire withered under the potent garlic enzyme bullet. Orochimaru's skin began to blacken as he started to crumble away into the ash he should have been decades ago. The look of pain, betrayal, and shock remained on the vampire's face.
"..h..how could…you kill your own kind?" The last words of the terrible vampire were barely whispered.
"…I'm nothing like you." Sasuke turned around and left the pile of ash in the middle of the ballroom. He had much more important matters at hand.
'…Naruto.'
Sasuke walked out the front door of the vampire mansion without a backwards glance.
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