Chapter 8 -

Konan

"Nagato, who's the new kid?" Yahiko asked. Yahiko was pertaining to the blue-haired boy who looks like a ten-year-old. Technically, he was.

"Yahiko, it's... Nagato's kid brother" I told him. "What's his name anyway?" I asked Nagato. He didn't tell me his little brother's name yet. Nagato was in a sleeping position behind his tray. He yawned and spoke.

"His name is Yuuki. D'you mind if he sits with us? He's quite... loner-like." he said and closed his eyes. He faced the other side.

"Just like you?" I asked him. I took a bite of my Tempura. Yuuki went to the side of the table and asked if he could sit with us.

"Yeah sure you can" Nagato said. He sat straight. He had huge eye bugs already. He told me that he's been practicing his special ability with his Father.

"Konan, do you mind if he sits with you" he yawned. I scooted to my right. I smiled at Yuuki and asked him to sit down beside me. I ate the remnants of my lunch quietly.

"Hey, kid... what did you do to get here?" Yahiko asked sarcastically. He laughed a little. It wasn't funny though. That one bottle of Red Horse must be getting to him. Yuuki laughed along with him. I gave both of them a weird look.

"I'm a vampire actually, I got here because... well, in my old school I used to study normal stuff. Math, English and such. Here I get to study ninjutsu. Uncle says it'll help me in my training so, Father enrolled me here." he said. He talked in between bites. He was quite... talkative. I observed Nagato who was eating quite slower than the usual.

"uh... Hey!... Why're you so down?" I asked him. Nagato stared at me and smiled automatically.

"Nothing..." Even in his answers there was a hint of sadness in it. He sighed. He looked straight at me and asked, "Is it right for me to forgive my uncle because he killed my Mother?"

"I think so" He sighed again.

"Do you mind if... we go out tonight?" he asked.

"Sure... 8?"

"What about 7... I want to rest..."

"'kay" Nagato finished his food and stood up and invited me to go on a walk.

We stopped beneath a tree. We sat on the ground and he told me what happened for the past two weeks. Why he was absent every other day and such. We decided to ditch our afternoon classes. Eventually, we got tired of sitting and decided to go out of the campus. We went to a cemetery. We walked around and around.

"Aren't we going to get caught?" I asked curiously. Nagato looked and me and said,

"Why will we? Do they even know us?" He smiled his real smile. I blushed and placed my head on his shoulder. He placed an arm on my shoulder.

"They don't but what about... your kid brother?"

"He'll be fine about it. As long as I tell him what happened..." I chuckled at him.

"So, he's pretty much a curious little boy."

"Yeah, pretty much. He keeps me sane when you're gone."

I giggled then I launched myself at Nagato and we fell on the grass/ground.

"What d'you do that for?" he asked smilin'

"Nothing... I just want to make you feel better." I told him.

"When I'm with you, I'm always happy." he told me sweetly. I rolled over to his side and we laid there in the grass. Silent we were for a while. The air swirled around the whole cemetery. The trees swayed.

"Nagato, I love you." I said simply. I felt him breathed in heavily.

"I love you too." he replied. His hand searched for mine and held it.

"Konan?"

"Hm?"

"You won't leave me no matter what right? Cuz... I don't want to lose you like the way I lose my Mom."

"I won't promise..."

We laid there until 4 we talked occasionally but we'd get silent after a while.

Rain started to pour little by little. Nagato and I both sat up fast. We rushed to the nearest tree. He took his Polo off and gave it to me.

"Cover your head with it. You might get sick." he said. He didn't had a sad face but rather a happy one.

"Nah, I can manage. So, like how do we fetch your kid brother?" I asked. He slapped his forehead.

"Damn, I forgot all about him. Say, I'll bring you home then, I'll go back to school."

"or I'll just call Yahiko and tell him to drop Yuuki by your house?" I suggested at him. He thought about it.

"Sure, good idea. Let's go before a storm comes up." We ran to the sidewalk and stopped a taxi. He dropped me by my house and we bade farewell.

"7?" I yelled at him.

"Yeah... I'll pick you up? 'kay" he yelled back. He ran for his house. I went inside of the house and dashed up to my room. I launched myself on my bed. ... I never thought I'd say this but... dating a person who's not just a ninja but with vamp blood too is kinda cool.