Temptations Chapter 4, a naruto fanfic

Temptations

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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 4:.

The Worst Type of Pain

I woke up every morning for the next week ignoring Sakura. I had realized that I was straying away from my ambitions and focusing too much on my emotions. I sent a maid every day to feed Sakura and to wrap her neck.

I spent every morning to evening training with every male vampire I could think of that was strong enough to be considered a worthy opponent. When I came back to my chambers, I walked past Sakura who watched me silently.

I ignored the pain in my heart that I knew was not mines. That day when the bond had started to connect and sink deeper, I had received emotions and thoughts that were not mines, but instead my Bride's.

By the second week, Naruto had informed me after our sparring match that Kakashi had unchained Sakura again. I ignored the fluttering in my heart that was my own and continued to focus on my training. He was still out there.

That evening I saw Sakura sitting on the bed as I stumbled in, injured. "Sasuke!"

I collapsed into her arms but just before she started to take me to the bed, I pushed her away. I can't get close to her! In the corner of my eye, I saw that Sakura did no more. Her arms limp by her side and her eyes downcast. I took a deep breath.

"I'm going to take a shower." I told her, it was the first time I had spoken to her in weeks. She nodded and then I went under the steady stream of hot water. I came out with a towel around my waist. The injuries that Neji had given me hurt like hell.

Sakura grabbed my arm again and gently pulled me towards the bed. I wanted to protest, I wanted to run away just so I didn't have to be around her.

Sakura didn't look at me as she was healing me. She simply focused on her glowing green hands and mingling her chakra with mines. Her soft and tiny warm hands were pressed lightly on my chest and I felt safe…and loved.

Except for the fact that she did not love me. Just as I did not love her.

I rested on my bed and she pulled away, sitting in a chair adjacent to the bed we had yet to share. I closed my eyes softly, pretending to sleep. My ears picked up the soft sounds of her shuffling her dress to the side and clasping her hands on her lap. I could feel her eyes on me and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep feeling safe.

.:Later:.

It was raining outside. I could smell it and hear it as it fell from the skies. I didn't open my eyes, I let myself simply relax and take in the beauty of simple rainfall. Sighing, I opened my eyes to the dark room.

I was alarmed when I saw Sakura sitting down on the window sill, her legs thrown out the window. It looked like she was going to jump and I made a move to stop her. As I came closer, I could not sense the feeling of despair in her. Instead she was calm and she held her hand to let the rain fill her palm.

"I like the rain." She told me.

It was a gravitational pull because I was behind her. I wasn't thinking when my arms draped around her waist and I settled my chin on her shoulder, taking in a deep breath of her strawberry smelling hair. I was surprised and happy when she leaned back into me.

I pulled her hair back a little, just enough for me to see clearly the bite mark on her neck. I traced it lightly with my fingers and she stiffened in my arms.

"I'm not going to bite you." I told her.

"How can I be so sure if you had broken your promise to me?" She asked and I felt the guilt claw at me.

"The last time I needed blood to heal me. You were the closest source around." I decided to tell her.

"How do I know that you will not bite me when you are feeling ravenous?"

"There is plenty of blood in the castle to sustain my hunger, my dear." And she said nothing in return. We watched the rain fall down on the green landscape together, her halfway out the window with my arms wrapped around her in a way to prevent her from falling. If it had been another time or if things had been different, we would've looked like the perfect couple. I kissed the recently healed scar softly. "I'm sorry." I whispered against her skin.

She turned in my arms so that she was facing away from the window. Sakura rested her head against my chest and her arms wrapped lightly around me as if trying to make me feel as if I was not caged.

"Why are you looking for revenge?" She asked softly.

I stiffened and all the emotions I had been feeling disappeared into a cold calm. "Why are you asking me this?" I asked stiffly.

She ignored my cold tone and remained where she was in my arms although I had dropped my arms. It was as if she was preventing me from running away.

"You have asked about me. I think it's fair if I asked about you." She replied, nuzzling her cheek against the shirt I had changed into. "I think I should know for what I am being used as a tool for."

"I am the last of the Uchicia vampire clan." I decided to begin with that. People say that I said it with pride but it was a bitter thing when I said it. "I had an older brother who was a prodigy in our family. When I was nine, my brother killed the entire clan save me." I didn't look at her as I told her this, I stared over her head and out into the rain. She pulled away from my arms so that she was looking at me. "I want revenge for my clan. I want to kill him for all the suffering I had to go through being completely alone in the world because of him."

Her dainty hand reached out to touch my cheek and draw my eyes towards hers. "Sometimes, it's best to forget what you have lost and focus on what you have gained."

I pushed her away roughly. "And what have I gained exactly? An empty void that I can not fill. Years of loneliness and sadness? And even Fate hates me enough to give me a human bride." I spat coldly. I wish I had taken the words back when the pain flashed through her eyes. I clenched my fists and turned away from her.

"Would you have preferred a vampire bride?"

"I DON'T KNOW!" I shouted. I turned around suddenly and grabbed her shoulders. I shook her. "All I wanted was some Bride to give me power to extract my revenge. And I got you! Someone who drives me crazy with thoughts about you! Someone who is making me feel more than I have ever felt in all my years of a pathetic existence! If you had been a vampire Bride, it would've been a HELL lot easier!"

And suddenly I was on my knees with her, choking on air. And I did the most pathetic thing I have ever done. I cried.

Sakura pulled me close though and I could hear her heartbeat past my angry sobs. She pressed soft butterfly kisses against my forehead and years later I still wondered if she had done such things.

I, in turn, clung to her as if she could save me from this black void in my heart that consumed me.

I cried angrily into her shirt, twisting the fabric over and over in my fingers. And finally the waterworks had stopped. But I remained there against Sakura's chest with her arms wrapped around me. I felt drained and suddenly I wanted very much to sleep. I sighed and inhaled the most faint scent of roses. It beckoned me to sleep. But I fought against it; I wanted to be in this moment for as long as I can just to enjoy Sakura's warmth.

Although she was human and she has fucked up every part of my simple life, I found that I enjoyed all the complications she has brought. In my life I had been alone and my world was empty. When I ascended, it hadn't changed as I thought it would. Suddenly I received a Bride and I just knew I wasn't alone anymore. And although all the sadness I have inflicted upon her, she was still here although she had been chained up. With her around, I just felt somewhere deep within me, that there's more to my life.

Pathetic I know.

I stood up, composed myself quickly and wiped away the evidence of my tears away quickly. Sakura remained kneeling on the ground, looking up at me. I held out my hand for her and she took it. I pulled her up and I led her to the bed.

"You haven't slept in a bed for a while."

It was the worst thing to say but it simply pooled out of my mouth. Surprisingly she laughed. The first time I've heard it, complete breathtaking music.

I led her to slip into bed and I followed slowly after her. I rested on my back while she immediately turned to her side facing me. She smiled at me with her hands folded near her face. I blew out the candle and simply closed my eyes, listening to her breath.

She scooted next to me and her hand slid down under the comforter and touched my hand gently. I pretended to have fallen asleep.

"Good night Sasuke." She whispered.

Author's Notes: So it was tenderly sweet at the end! Anyways hope you all enjoyed and check out my new Neji x Sakura story! This may have seemed like a short chapter but it took a lot of thinking for it to get this far. As always: REVIEW

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