Bitten Chapter 3

The monster quickly removed her hand from his arm. It let out a yelp of pain, looking at Sasuke. It held on to the wound as she tried to speak again. The noises omitted were animalistic. He raised the kunai again to strike the girl once again.

"SASUKE STOP!" the monster cried out. He snapped out of his fearful trance finally seeing the girl inside the monster. He didn't understand, how could a girl become a monster? Of course there were pills or different types of jutsu you could use to change your appearance but this was different.

"What the…WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?" Sasuke demanded.

"You have heard of the forbidden zone?" Kyoko muttered.

"Yes, what does that have to do with anything?" Sasuke asked. No one went to the forbidden zone and lived to tell about it.

"I am from there. There are several hybrids like me," Kyoko replied. She felt cold as she held her body close.

"There's nothing in the forbidden zone!" Sasuke snapped.

"Why do you think it's forbidden? What do you think would happen if the Shinobi knew what was truly there? All of us would be killed," Kyoko replied. She felt the fur begin to regress, finally relaxing her tense body.

"If you're from the forbidden zone, then why the hell are you here?" Sasuke began, "Just being here could cause conflict!"

"I've already told you too much. You MUST promise me that you will tell NO ONE of what you've seen," Kyoko replied her voice wavering with fear. If he told anyone…she would have to leave, and then she'd really be alone.

"What do you mean by, hybrid?" Sasuke asked curiously. She let out a sigh, everyone was always curious…why couldn't they just leave her alone? Closing her eyes, she allowed her body to change into the white wolf that she was. The hunting pack swarmed the two barking and howling loudly.

"Kyoko!" a young wolf cried out above the noise. She gently snuggled the young master before growling at Sasuke.

"Would you like us to kill him, my lady?" the wolves chanted in a misguided chorus. Kyoko barked loudly at the large group but she was unable to get through to them. Standing up she let out a loud howl. The chatter quickly died down as they awaited their orders from the young woman.

"We're not going to kill him. That would be too risky. He must promise us that he won't tell anyone!" Kyoko replied. Sasuke still couldn't believe what was happening. Wolves that could speak, and a girl that can transform into one. What the hell was going on? He could only give a single nod as Kyoko finally transformed back into human form.

"What the hell is going on?" Sasuke demanded. His outburst caused the pack to growl.

"Don't think about it my dear boy. We just have to gather the kills and return," Kyoko replied.

"My lady, the scout wolves have spotted a black haired man in the area," the young female whispered to the girl.

"Black hair? Keep an eye on this man, but you'll need to be a little more specific than black hair," Kyoko replied retying the ribbons around her ears. She hated that she has been exposed to a Shinobi but she had to do something. That energy ball wasn't the easiest thing to avoid, no matter how skilled you were. There was an eerie silence that was slowly suffocating her.

"We're here to protect you, and you only," Sasuke paused, "right?" Looking back at the boy she could see him smirking. That smug grin angered her so much. She wished she could punch him in the face. He was so damn inquisitive and every question he asked was almost correct.

"Quiet, you weren't even supposed to be with me right now." Kyoko growled.

"You should speak like that, since I know part of your secret," Sasuke replied his smirk widening. Kyoko narrowed her eyes regretting her decision to not kill him.

"Do you really think that threatening me will make me reveal who I am? Then you're sadly mistaken," Kyoko huffed. Turning away from him she signaled Bitsy to her. The wolf trotted to her with a slight whimper. The chunky wolf felt that her impatience caused her master to be hurt.

"If you're from the forbidden zone…then how do you know of the Uchiha Clan," Sasuke asked. The forbidden zone was far away from Konoha. Her answers were logical, but something didn't seem right when it came out of her mouth.

"Why the hell are you so damn inquisitive?" Kyoko growled?" Kyoko growled mounting the wolf. She reluctantly offered the boy her hand but he just stood there. His stubbornness was beginning to kill her.

"You immediately called me, "Uchiha" upon my attack…if you're truly from the forbidden zone-" Sasuke growled before being cut off by an enraged Kyoko.

"A massacre like that would even reach the people in the forbidden zone!" Kyoko snapped. "If we don't start heading back, then the others will start looking for us." Initially Sasuke continued to resist because he still had a few question but he took her hand. Even if the murder of his clan came as far as the forbidden zone, how did she know the clan's crest?

"Sakura, sorry if I hurt you the other day," Kyoko said warmly. She allowed the young girl to treat her scrapes and bruises.

"That's alright. You didn't real hurt me. All of your traps were pretty ingenious," Sakura replied.

"Thank you," Kyoko said with a smile.

"Oh you're welcome. I like the ribbons that you wear in your hair," Sakura said kindly. Kyoko seemed like nice woman, a little mysterious but that was with any famous star.

"Thank you," Kyoko began, "now if you'll excuse me, I need to tend to my wolves." She left quickly trying to avoid any of the male Shinobi, especially Sasuke. It seemed as if anything that dealt with his clan was his business and he persistent. Night was going to fall soon and she had to do a head count of the wolves that were present. They were gathered in a near-by clearing.

"They're all here and accounted for," a voice said from behind her. Her heart stopped, she didn't dare turn around. Her wolves should have scared off anyone who had come this close to their group, or at least alerted her. She look around at the faces of every wolf, who were all looking back at her with happy wagging tails and faces. She also couldn't believe that the wolves would betray her like that, telling a stranger how many were living with her.

"The black haired man," the young female chimed her tail held high in a playful manner. He had made their acquaintance and he didn't seem suspicious. Although, the elders did not trust the black haired man, they felt he wasn't that much of a threat.

"The black haired…" Kyoko mumbled finally turning around. Itachi Uchiha, one of the most feared Shinobi in all the land.

"Young Priestess come with me," he said in his calm voice. He stretched out his hand to her beckoning her to him. She moved closer to the man before coming to her senses.

"You're," Kyoko muttered still in disbelief. Why was he here and why did he need her?

"You're not safe here," he told her his hand still stretched out towards her.

"What would you…" Kyoko began her voice slowly diminishing. She didn't know what to say, she felt so numb. Something told her to go with him but she knew better than that.

"If you don't come with me, then you'll be severely injured in the next three days. Do you really want to take that risk?" Itachi questioned. She gulped quietly, she felt so numb. Why was he coming to her like this? Why were her wolves so comfortable around him? Her body began to tremble as he came closer to her.

"What are you doing here?" Kyoko demanded. She wanted to run away but her body still wasn't cooperating. Why can't I move…Kyoko thought as his hair brushed against her neck. She couldn't believe that this was happening as he placed his hands on her tiny waist. He wanted her to stay where he wanted.

"Think about it Kyoko," he whispered into her ear. She shivered feeling his breath against her ear and neck. She closed her eyes tightly trying to back away from him. Yet his hands kept her in place.

"Kyoko?" Sasuke asked. For once, he was with his other teammates, the two loudmouths. Quickly opening her eyes she looked around for the man who was testing her. She was stunned to see that she was standing alone with the three Genin in front of her. There was nothing on her waist and her clothes almost seemed untouched.

"Was it…all a dream?" she muttered to herself. She felt the hair stand up on the back of her neck just at the thought of the man.

"Are you alright?" Sakura asked the young woman. Everyone could see that Kyoko looked like she saw a ghost.

"Yeah…" she mumbled.

"What's in your hand?" Naruto asked. She felt her heart stop as she felt the item in her hand. It was soft and velvety as she brought it in front of her. It was an old cloth. The color had faded but Kyoko could remember its vivid light blue color.

Flashback

"Here Kyoko…you can cover your ears with this."

End Flashback

"Kyoko," Sakura said softly approaching the pale woman. At any moment her knees seemed like they were about to give out on her. She shook her head tossing the cloth away from her.

Flashback

"Don't ever worry about what those boys say. I think you're beautiful."

End Flashback

How could he…Why would he bring up something like that? Dead memories should remain buried. She was already numb as she collapsed to the ground. By the time her head hit the ground, she was already unconscious.

Just to say…if the end sucks I'm sorry. I'm basically half asleep. Please read and review, this isn't the greatest story but I would love some feed back.