Hey guys! Sorry for the wait. School sucks...writing essays sucks more though. I really only like to write if its something of my own choice to do. Like this. I actually really like this story. It just kinda came to me one day while I was bored and daydreaming. Anyway, this is gonna be the final chapter of this and I'm gonna go back to working on my other story, Aishiteru. I have really high hopes for that one. And I'm gonna cut out the previously planned sex scene and probably down the rating...on second thought, nah. Rating stays. I just don't think that sex would fit very well and kinda disrupt the flow. I hate it when shit like that happens.

Anyway, on with the end of the story!

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It had been about five days or so now and Sasuke hadn't heard a word of Naruto. He was starting to become worried and wondered if he had taken too much of the boy's blood. Every time someone would come in to watch over him, he would ask them about how the blond was doing. They all simply ignored his inquiry and glared at him disgustedly, as if he was a ragged old mutt that had just rolled in garbage.

Did they seriously think he did it with the intentions to harm Naruto? He didn't even want to go through with it. The boy was just too enticing to deny him. And his blood was just too delicious to stop. He wanted to taste that luscious liquid again. That thought brought into question whether he did in fact hurt Naruto. Perhaps he didn't stop himself in time and drank too much?

If that was the case, it was possible that Naruto could die. Sasuke didn't think he could live with himself if Naruto died. He was a pure soul; a truly good person, who was indeed beautiful on the outside as well as the inside. That's when it hit him. His eyes grew wide in shock as he came to the realization that that was the same case between Deidara and his brother. Itachi never wanted to hurt Deidara. Ever. He loved him. And Sasuke smiled inwardly. Yes, it was the same case, he loved the little blond.

At that thought, his stomach knotted up. He loved the boy, but what if he did really end up killing him? The mere thought of losing the fist person he loved, and in such an unsightly way, clawed at his undead heart.

His internal clock told him it was daytime, so he layed down on the cot and pulled the covers up over his head. He closed his eyes in an attempt to gain some much needed, healing rest. However, it never came. He layed there, tossing and turning, images of the blond rolling through his mind. When sleep finally took hold of him, its grasp on him slipped away and his eyes opened yet again for another few hours of turning about in his bed.

Over the next few days, Sasuke never slept longer than an hour, at the most, at a time. He just stayed awake either laying in his bed or pacing the room. He had to know if Naruto was all right. On top of the pains and aches in his heart, his body started to hurt again as well. He needed blood again...

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Eyes slowly cracked open to reveal amazingly blue orbs, lightly glazed over from a long sleep. He looked over his surroundings to find himself in a rather comfortable hospital bed. He sighed lightly and wondered to himself what he'd done to get himself here again. Then, all of the memories came back in a rushing flood of emotion. He raised his hand and pressed his palm to his neck. It was bandaged. He could feel the slight pain left by the puncture wounds, but he couldn't necessarily feel the holes. He wanted to, but then again, he really didn't. He wanted to feel where Sasuke's mouth had been, where he took, from Naruto, the substance that would keep him in good health. But he didn't want to feel the exact spot that showed the fact that the raven was indeed a predator.

He peered over to see a package of blood was hung up and connected by tubing to a needle, resupplying his body with the necessary substance. Naruto's eyes widened when an idea popped into his head. A large grin made its way across his face. They wouldn't have to give up a villager, they could just give the vampire donated blood!

He wasn't allowed to leave the hospital for a couple of days. He really didn't know why, he felt fine. He was visited by his friends from time to time. Each time, he would ask how Sasuke was faring. And each and every time, they would always say that he didn't need to worry about that 'monster.' The word angered him. They didn't know Sasuke like he did. He was actually a pretty nice person to talk to or to just be with.

One day, the door to his room opened and a blond head peeked inside, "Naruto? How are you doing?"

Naruto looked up from his bed and saw concern moistening the normally icy blue eyes of the Hokage. He looked back down, "eh."

"What's wrong Naruto? Is your memory of that attack bothering you?"

Attack. That word caused something to snap deep withing the blond.

"He didn't fucking attack me! You don't know what you're talking about! Sasuke's actually really nice! You guys just don't give a shit to really learn anything about him! He didn't want to drink from me, but I told him to! I fucking told him to! I wanted him to feel better because you guys don't care to make sure he's okay! He might no be human anymore, but he's still a person and he can still feel! He cares about stuff! And he likes me!"

"Naruto," Tsunade sighed, "whatever he's made you think, its not true. He's just lying to you and telling you what you want to hear so he can gain your trust. He wants you to get him out of there and then he's going to kill you. And after you're gone, he'll kill everyone else who knows about him. He's a monster Naruto. Nothing more."

"No he's NOT! He has feelings! I saw him cry! He's sad and lonely! He just wants someone to be with him!"

"And you want to be that one?!" Tsunade's temper was rising, was the boy this blind?!

"Yes I do! I love Sasuke!!"

"NARUTO! You don't know what the hell you're talking about! Think about what you're saying! You really think you're in love with someone who could rip your throat out in an instant?! And another boy nonetheless!"

"Yes! I love him because he cares about me!"

"And how do you know this?"

"I talked to him and I spent time with him!"

"Yet he's always an asshole to everyone else?"

"'Cause you guys aren't nice to him! You keep him in there for weeks and weeks without any blood to keep him healthy! How would you like to be trapped for weeks with no food and you weren't able to die from starvation, hm?!"

"You want to sacrifice innocent lives just so you can keep your little boyfriend looking good?!"

"No! You don't have to hurt the villagers! You can just give him donated blood!"

"Out of the question!"

"Why?!"

"That blood is for people, humans, that are hurt and need it! Not to feed a monster who's just gonna kill everyone! Your blood is the last drop of that liquid he will ever taste again!"

And with that, Tsunade turned on her heel and stalked out of the room, slamming the door as she exited.

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A few days passed. Naruto was let out of the hospital not long after his arguement with the Godaime. He was pissed. Pissed at the entire situation. Sasuke wasn't bad! He just took what he needed just as any human does! No. Humans always took more.

All Naruto wanted right now was to see Sasuke again. He wanted to touch him again. To kiss him again. Today was the day he was supposed to go watch him again. He waited eagerly, but no one came to get him. He wondered what was up, so he went out to go get Sakura.

He looked around the village and found her sitting by the lake. He ran up to her, "Hey Sakura!"

She turned around at the sound of her name, "Hey Naruto!" She smiled, waving.

"What's up with Sasuke?"

Her smile quickly faded, "Nothing's up with him Naruto. And why should you care? He tried to kill you!"

"No he didn't Sakura! Just tell me when its my turn to look after him again."

"Why would you want to?"

"Because I like him, that's why."

"You're not. Tsunade doesn't want you near him ever again."

"What?!"

"Look Naruto! Its not my fault so don't yell at me! How could you honestly like a monster like that anyway?!"

Naruto just puffed up and stormed off. It wasn't fair! He needed to go see Sasuke again. No matter what.

Later that night, Naruto made his way into the building where Sasuke was located. He made sure he kept his chakra level to a minimal and snuck down into the building. He managed to avoid anyone and everyone and get down to the lab. He looked in through the window and saw Ino was in there this time watching Sasuke with an enamored look in her eye.

"Wow, what a fucking slut...she goes for everyone doesn't she?" Naruto thought to himself.

He seemed to be completely ignoring her. That made Naruto feel good. Anyway, he needed to get her out of there for the rest of the night. Smirking at a wonderful idea, Naruto made a shadow clone of himself and made it disguise itself as Kakashi. He hid while he had the Kakashi look alike go in and talk to Ino, saying she was dismissed and he would take over for various reasons. As soon as she picked up her things and left, Naruto hurriedly entered.

"Sasuke!"

The raven turned around at the sound of the loving voice, "Naruto-kun?"

"Sasuke," Naruto was up against the glass as was the raven, "I missed you."

"Naruto," Sasuke whispered, barely audible, "I...I thought I might've killed you. No one would tell me how you were doing."

"Sasuke, I wanna get you out of here. And I wanna be with you. I...I wanna be a vampire too."

"Naruto, do you know what something like that means? You'd have to kill people, give up your sense of morality. And you couldn't be close to anyone."

"As long as you'll be there with me, I think I'll manage," he said smiling.

Sasuke smiled sweetly down to the blond, "Naruto-kun..."

"Yes, Sasuke," Naruto looked up, a blush creeping into his cheeks.

"I love you. And I'll always be there with you."

"I love you too, Sasuke. And I want to get you out of there."

Naruto performed the anti-barrier jutsu again, this time concentrating as hard as he possibly could and was able to create yet another hole, this time, large enough for Sasuke to get through. The raven stepped out, amazed at the boy's performance. He looked toward his beloved blond and his eyes flashed, glowing once again.

In the blink of an eye, Sasuke had Naruto in his grasp, the blond giving a small startled yelp. He looked up at the raven slight fear reflecting in his eyes. Sasuke leaned down and covered Naruto's lips with his own in a passionate kiss. The blond seemed to melt into him. They reluctantly broke when the need for oxygen arose. Sasuke moved his head forward and lightly ran his tongue along the shell of the boy's ear. He breathed out to let the warm air caress his ear. Naruto shivered.

"Don't ever be scared of me. You know I would never hurt you," he whispered into the blond's ear, firmly yet gently wrapping his arms around his waist; holding him close.

"Are you sure you really want this? I have to drain you, then let you drink my blood. The initial transformation will be the most horrible pain you will ever feel."

"W-why?"

"Your body needs to die. You'll die a mortal death and become preserved in time. You will become immortal, just like me."

"Yes. If it means being with you, then yes. I love you, Sasuke."

"I love you too, Naruto-kun," the raven said as he pulled Naruto tightly to him and bared his fangs, sinking them deep into the exposed, inviting, soft flesh of the blond's neck. He drank again, the taste filling his senses. He felt as if he could die right now and be forever happy; him, holding Naruto close, drinking his luscious blood as the boy held onto him lovingly.

He gingerly removed his mouth from the blond's neck, licking a line of blood that ran from the wound and slowly lowered himself to sit on the ground as he gently laid Naruto over his lap. He saw Naruto watching intently as he raised his fist to his mouth and bit onto his own wrist with a wince. He watched as his own life essence slowly dribbled down his wrist and moved the wound closer to Naruto.

"Drink," he stated.

Just as the blond was about to take the bleeding wound to his mouth, Tsunade burst through the door, Ino, Kakashi and the others behind her.

"NO!"

Sasuke whipped his head around and bared his fangs at them menacingly, his eyes glowing in a terrifyingly, blood-curdling way. He couldn't fight them off. Naruto was weak in his grasp and if he didn't get Naruto to drink from him now, the boy would die for real this time. He was at a great disadvantage.

He sprouted his wings and tried to fight them off as he held Naruto protectively. His motions were ceased, however, as a sharp pain exploded throughout his body. His heart ached and he felt his body go limp. His head dropped and he caught sight of the kunai jutting from his chest, successfully piercing his heart.

"S-shit...no...," Sasuke cursed under his breath as he looked down at the lovely boy in his arms who'd passed out from blood loss and all the commotion going on, "I-I'm sorry...Naruto..."

His eyes closed slowly as tried to fight off the reaction to the particular wound. His body fell limp, still leaning over the blond in his lap. His wings fell to the ground with a loud thud.

Tsunade strode over and gently picked Naruto into her arms. She walked to the doorway without a word and then turned to the others, "I'm taking Naruto back to the hospital. Kakashi, take that thing and put him in my office. Perhaps he will see the outside again after all."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

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Naruto awoke yet again to the hospital scenery. And yet another blood package was plugged into him. He sat up, and winced. His neck hurt terribly. Rubbing it soothingly, he looked around and caught sight of a mirror on the wall. He got up out of the comfortable bed and slowly walked over to it. He didn't look too healthy. Given the circumstances, he had a right not to look his best. He stared at the bandage wrapped around his neck for a few minutes before deciding to take it off. He didn't want Sasuke's mark upon him to be hidden.

He unwrapped it carefully and peered down on the wound. Two puncture marks, clotted over, obscured the fair skin of his neck. He smiled down at them. Sasuke left them. He wanted them forever, along with the raven and any other things he could leave upon him.

Just then, he heard the door open, but didn't bother to look around to see who it was. The only person he wanted to see right now was Sasuke, and that didn't look too likely to happen. Besides, it was daytime; when the raven usually slept. He didn't want to even look at anyone else.

"Naruto."

Dear God no, not her. Anyone but her.

"Naruto, are you happy now? You finally tried to break your boyfriend out and now look at what happened. You almost died, again."

The blond's lips pursed and he turned around to glare angrily at the Hokage.

"Everything would've been just fine if you guys hadn't disrutped us!"

"And what? He would've turned you into a vampire too?! Like hell I would let something like that happen!"

"Why?! I love him and he loves me! I'm actually fucking happy when I'm around him! Why can't anyone just fucking accept the fact that he's actually a really nice person?!"

"He's not a person, Naruto! He's a monster! A monster with no respect or remorse for human lives and those he takes! Look around Naruto! Everyone in the village has suffered because of him! They've lost loved ones to him! And you want to become someone who would make others suffer like that?! I'm thoroughly ashamed of you Naruto."

"You don't know what you're talking about!"

"Oh, really? You want to see him again?"

"More than anything."

"I have him. You can speak to him one final time."

"What're you talking about?"

"You'll see."

Tsunade harshly grasped Naruto's wrist and led him out of the hospital and up to where she usually made her speeches to the village. Naruto noticed the entire population of Konohagakure were standing around the tower. He noticed Kakashi, Yamato, his friends, and a few ANBU and Jounin were positioned around a canopy where Sasuke was tied, underneath it, still asleep, the kunai still embedded in his heart.

"Sasuke!"

He tried to run to the raven but was caught by Yamato. Tsunade stepped in front of him, further hindering him from seeing his love.

"Naruto, this will be your final chance to speak with this monster again. I suggest you make it count."

She stepped aside and Naruto shrugged off Yamato's hands and sprinted for Sasuke. When he reached him, he noticed the raven was tied at his wrists and ankles to a wooden cross, his wings still hanging. Naruto pulled the kunai from his chest and his eyes burst open as he gasped harshly, bringing his wings back into his back.

"Sasuke..."

The raven looked down and his eyes softened, "Naruto."

"H-how are you doing?"

"Well, now that my wound is healed, better, but not for long though..."

"What are you talking about, Sasuke?"

"Naruto, I want you to do something for me."

"Anything."

"Kiss me. One last time. Show me how much you love me."

Naruto nodded, his eyes welling up with tears. He leaned up and firmly pressed his lips to the vampire's. the kiss was long, deep and passionate. Naruto could feel Sasuke's emotions as they both poured everything they had into the kiss. He felt the raven's sadness and deep despair. It made him want to tear his heart out.

They finally parted, even though neither of them wanted it to end. Naruto looked up to the raven, tears running down his cheeks.

"Please don't cry Naruto. Not for me. I want you to smile for me. Please? That's how I want to see you for the last time."

Naruto wiped his face with his sleeve and looked up to Sasuke with his reddened eyes. After a couple seconds, he managed to choke back more tears and smile for him.

"There we go. I think you're most beautiful when you smile," Sasuke said softly and lightly kissed the blond's forehead.

Much to his protesting, he was pulled away from the raven and held in place by a few ANBU. Tsunade stepped in front of him again and leaned in, their faces inches apart.

"You are going to watch this Naruto, whether you want to or not," she spoke sternly to his face and walked over to the edge to speak to the people.

"Citizens of Konoha! The one you see before you is the one who has caused you so much heartache! He is the one who has killed your loved ones and destroyed your lives! He is the monster you have feared! Now, he will be brought to justice!"

Everyone in the crowd cheered.

"Now, my dear citizens of Konoha! Witness this monster's execution!"

"NO!!"

Naruto yelled in protest but was drowned out by the cheering from the crowd. Sasuke remained silent and expressionless. Tears ran down Naruto's face, he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"Naruto," Sasuke called to him, the blond swiping his head around to look at him with his tear stained face, "please don't cry."

"And you wanted to be just like him. Watch what happens to the all powerful immortal now," Tsunade sneered, "Remove the canopy!"

As directed, the canopy, the only source of shade, was removed and the mid-morning sunlight hit the raven. Naruto sobbed as Sasuke cried out in pain and shut his eyes tight.

"No you don't. I told you, you're watching this whether you want to or not," Tsunade said harshly.

She forced him to open his eyes and he watched as Sasuke hissed and yelled out in pain as the sunlight burned his flesh away. He started to sob uncontrollably at he sound of the raven's cries of utter pain and torture.

Sasuke clenched his eyes shut and gritted his teeth as his entire body continued to burn relentlessly through his body. He cracked his eyes open to catch sight of his beloved blond weeping uncontrollably for him.

"You will all rue this day. Your hearts are tainted and deserve to be punished for the torture you put others through. And when the day comes that judgement shall pass on you, your sins will not be forgiven!"

His entire lower half caught flame and he cried out once again as the fire engulfed him further.

"Naruto. Please don't forget me. I love you more than anything."

"I-I know...Sa-Sasu...ke. N-Never! I lo-love you too!" The blond sobbed.

Sasuke smiled and went completely stoic as the flames engulfed him completely.

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Later that night, a raven haired man stepped down to touch the concrete of the tower followed by a beautiful blond. He stood up straight as his black, feathered wings receded back into his back. A flock of ravens followed them and perched around the area. One of the midnight birds flew forward and landed upon the taller man's shoulder.

"Why are we here Itachi, un?" the blond questioned.

"I couldn't sleep today, Deidara. My heart ached. I felt Sasuke was hurting. It led me here."

"Why?"

"...Sasuke is dead," Itachi breathed, turning away from Deidara.

"What? Why?"

Itachi bent down and picked up a handful of ashes that hadn't yet blown away in the wind. He held it tightly, kissed his hand, and blew the ashes away.

"He was careless. And he was captured."

"Poor thing, un."

Itachi blinked away a tear that threatened to fall, "Foolish otouto...," he turned back to his blond, "come with me."

They sprouted their wings once again and flew off to land again at an apartment building. Itachi stepped up to a particular door and grabbed the handle, forcing it open, breaking the lock. They both walked inside and Deidara peered around.

"Itachi, why are we here, un?"

Itachi chose to ignore the question as he entered a bedroom, followed closely by the blond. In the corner of the room, laid a boy, no older than seventeen. His hair was short and spiky, blond. His face was tear stained and his head drooped down. He was sitting in a pool of blood. His wrists were slit. Itachi slowly stepped over to him and kneeled down next to the blond boy. He reached down and dipped his fingertips in the red liquid, bringing them to his lips.

"This boy meant something to Sasuke."

"What Itachi, un?"

"They loved each other. The ones who killed Sasuke forced him to watch him die. Then he came home and ended his own life."

Deidara looked absolutely dismal.

Itachi stretched his hand out to brush a lock of hair away from the boy's eyes and leaned forward to place a gentle kiss upon his forehead.

"I would have loved to have someone such as you as a brother, Naruto-kun. You were able to make Sasuke happy..."

He picked the boy up into his arms and stood up. He turned toward Deidara and the blond caught sight of a single tear running down the raven's cheek.

"Deidara, let us give this boy a proper burial. Then, we will show this village what happens when they make matters personal with a vampire."

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The end. Wow, my eyes are tearing up writing this...

So, anyway, I hope everyone liked it. Please review and tell me what you think about it. I love receiving feedback from my readers!

I'm going to continue my work on Aishiteru. Love you all with my wooden heart!

Bibo!