Temptations
Author's Notes: Yeah it's me again! Only this time armed with a new upcoming story with chapters instead of my recent Naruto one-shot. I had recently been reading a lot of vampire stories so my mind conjured up this idea. And since I noticed quite a lot of stories about Sasuke being a vampire and all, I thought this anime would be the perfect candidate for my new story. So I hope you all enjoy!
Most importantly, this is all in Sasuke's point of view.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the anime. I own nothing but the story line.
Summary: Every vampire has its own special mate in which they can only love. It is fate that chooses their bride. Everyone found theirs, everyone except Sasuke. Although he had plenty of female company, nothing stirred within him. So on the day when he is called in to find his "Bride", he gets a little unlucky. Because you see every vampire gets a vampire Bride. But in Sasuke's case he gets a human Bride, a pink hair ninja who is scared out of her wits. But after their marriage, things start to unravel to a thousand year prophecy that could end the vampire clan completely.
.:Chapter 3:.
Memories
We sat down on the grass near the roses and I set her down next to me. Sakura drew her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. She stared at the roses and reached out to touch the petals.
I leaned back on my elbows and watched her.
"Have you always been a vampire, Sasuke-kun?" She asked in a whisper.
"Yes. There are two types of vampire breeds. Those who were humans and then turned to vampires and those who were born a vampire from vampire families."
"Is there a significant difference?"
"Yeah. Those who were humans before and then turned into vampires do not have Brides…at least not like us. They take a lot longer to tame their hunger. While we are naturally born being able to control our hunger. And we are born stronger."
"Why is it that vampires need Brides?" She looked at me then. She needed to understand, she wanted to understand, why she was suddenly caught up in this ritual of vampires.
"For power. Once a vampire ascends, comes to a certain point in his life where they are ready to receive more power, they receive it in a form of a binding and another life. It's a new level of power and a new level of life." I explained. "You are the other life I must protect with my own. We are bound together by heart, soul, and body."
"Why was I chosen to be your Bride?" She asked, I could see the tears about to spill at the corner of her eyes.
"I didn't choose you. It was fate." I told her softly.
I reached out to take her hand, rubbing circles along her knuckles. She asked no more questions and I decided to take the first steps of the binding, asking the questions. Getting more connected and knowing more about her.
"What village are you from?" I asked her. I watched as her right hand reached up to touch her forehead, fingering absently on the skin.
"I'm from the Fire Country, the Hidden Leaf Village." She answered and dropped her hand. "I'm a shinobi and a medic-nin."
"Tell me about your life."
"Why?" She asked, confused.
"It is the first step of the binding to be connected. Think of it as a relationship where you have to get to know that person to begin the process." I told her. "Have you ever been in a relationship?"
Her lips thinned out to a smile, one that held heartbreaking sadness. "Yes." She whispered and turned her head to look at the dull horizon beyond the stone walls of the castle. "I've been in very bad relationships." She admitted.
I didn't have a chance to ask anymore. It came as a surprise, I didn't even sense it coming.
I screamed in agonizing pain. I was on fire, the flames licking at my skin. I felt like I was being burned from inside out.
"Sasuke!"
I got on the balls of me feet and dashed forward, lunging towards the large tree that provided shade. I coughed blood and I could feel the skin on my back sizzling from the heat.
The sun had come out. And there she was.
Basked in the light in her black dress. Her skin glowed and her emerald eyes sparkled like gems in the water.
It was a painful reminder that she did not belong in my world. It was a painful reminder to know that she was not one of us. She looked at me with a sense of knowledge and she did not move. Our eyes connected and I willed her to come closer to me silently.
"Sakura." I held out my hand for her.
She looked at the sun and then back at me. I could see her teeth biting on her bottom lip.
The pain inside bubbling at me was too much. I willed myself to control it a little bit longer. Sakura edged closer to me and then slowly, she walked towards me.
She slipped her hand in mines and I pulled her into the shade, away from the blinding source of light that brought so much pain to me but so much pleasure to my Bride. She sat in between my legs and my arms wrapped around her waist.
"I want to leave." She whispered sadly in my ear. I clutched her closer to me and felt sadness well up in me.
"I can't let you do that."
And before I wanted to think about it any further, I shut my eyes and bared my fangs. I sunk them deep into her neck, where the scar had started to heal up. Sakura whimpered and then I drank. Her body went slump and her head rolled onto my shoulder. The guilt nagged at me again but my mind reasoned that I had no choice. I needed the blood, I needed to soothe my hunger and my pain.
The closest source of blood was my human Bride.
My beautiful brave, ninja, Bride.
Her blood was everything I remembered it to be. Sweet, like honey. Warm like a fire. And fulfilling like success.
When I was certain I had taken enough, I pulled back, feeling the soft flesh tear out even more as I pulled my teeth out. I leaned my head into the trunk and Sakura's limp body slid down my arms and her head settled on my forearm over my leg.
The blood worked quickly in my body. It soothed away the pain as if a lover's kiss had made it feel better. It gave me new skin and worked quickly to heal the organs that had been damaged.
When I opened my eyes again, fully recovered, the sky was a dull gray again. It was safe for me to step out. I licked my lips, tasting Sakura's blood again. It had been an hour.
I looked down and the blood on her neck and stopped flowing as heavily as before. I hoisted Sakura up slightly, and suckled on the cut, forcing it to close up. She moaned and shifted and the newly found guilt washed over me.
I lifted her easily in my arms and walked back inside, in the refuge of a dark castle.
So much for a nice day out with my Bride.
My heart clenched painfully in sadness.
It was only a month ago when I had betrayed her trust and broken the promise. I have done it again and the bond had only started.
I was breaking her heart.
I settled her onto the bed that we would now share and I called a maid to get me medical supplies. I wrapped her neck up and settled her head back into the pillows.
I can't do this.
Why couldn't I have had a simple bond, a simple bond with a vampire Bride.
I washed my face and looked up to see my red eyes. I had accidentally activated them as I was drinking Sakura's blood. I suddenly hated myself. And then I saw my own pair of oynx eyes once more.
Anger exploded in me. All I wanted in life was revenge, I had never given a fuck about anything else. I didn't even care about my bond except for the aspects of it giving me more power. But suddenly I get a human bride. And she has given me more power that I had ever imagined and I can't even take care of her. So far all I've done is break her trust and her heart and almost get her killed…by me.
I scowled and in a fit of rage, I hit the mirror. I decided that once my revenge has been extracted, I would let Sakura go. I don't care if I die because I broke my bond, as long as she's finally set free.
I slumped down onto the bathroom floor. Blood trickling down my fist.
This was just…so much.
.:That Night:.
Sakura was getting chained up again. I watched angrily as Kakashi and a set of guards hoisted up my unconscious Bride and put her back against the wall.
Someone had told Kakashi that Sakura had ran off after attacking one of them, not even bothering to mention that Sakura was doing it for self defense.
And so Kakashi found it too dangerous for Sakura to be able to be free as long as she was a human and decided to chain her up again.
"I know you're not happy about this, Sasuke. But I must protect the clan."
"The clan?" I spat. "What about protecting my Bride from being eaten?" I snarled as I watched them finalize the locks and my Bride let out a whimper in her sleep. My hands balled into fists.
"Why do you care, Sasuke?" A voice said at the door way. I looked to see Naruto.
"Stay out of this, dobe."
"You shouldn't even care. The only reason you want her alive is to give you power for your revenge."
"I said STAY OUT OF THIS, NARUTO!" I yelled. I glared at him and Naruto shut up.
"You bit her again." Kakashi observed, his fingers lightly dancing across the bandages along the slender elegant neck of my Bride.
I could feel anger boiling inside of me. How dare he touch my bride!
"I had no choice. The sun came out." I bit out. "Get out. All of you."
They all left and I stared at the figure of my wounded Bride. She was back where she started, on the ground chained to a bar on the wall. Wounded by me taking her blood.
I couldn't look at her anymore and turned away. I buried my head in my hands and tried to clear my thoughts. In the distant parts of my mind, I could see her dreams.
She was running and crying as she stumbled along the way in darkness. Her neck bleeding.
"Sasuke…" She whispered.
How am I supposed to do this?
.:End Chapter:.
Author's Notes: So what did you all think? Anyway I liked this chapter personally so I hoped you all did too.
I'm starting to enjoy reading Neji and Sakura romances. So I might start writing those instead of Sasuke and Sakura romances. Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to write this story until I finish it but this is going to my last Sasuke and Sakura story for me!
So read my Neji and Sakura romances when they're out!
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