A/N: Haha I'm a lazy little thing. XD But last week was just so hectic with picking my schedule for next year and then my massive English project almost being due, and when I did get a few minute all I wanted to do was pass out on my bed but I couldn't cause then I had to go to work. *Sigh* I hate stress… And I wanted to write this chapter last week but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. So without further ado: Chapter 12 =D (Wow, I never thought I'd make it this far XD)
Oh and to clear up any confusion. Naruto and Sasuke did not have sex in the last chapter. Okay just wanted to clear that up since there was some confusion on that. Done talking now. :D
Warning: boy love, some momma drama, language, and some OOC
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR MIDNIGHT SECERTARY
"Talking"
"Thinking"
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Whoo~
Kushina
"Don't let it bother you. Don't let it bother you. Don't let it bother you… Don't let it fucking bother you." Sasuke chanted quietly and had been doing so for the pass twenty minutes.
Naruto had another "meal" arrangement today and the sounds coming from the closed and supposedly thick door were starting to grate Sasuke's nerves though he didn't have the faintest idea why. Sasuke growled as his pencil broke again. The raven sighed and looked over towards the director's private office with indifference even though on the inside he wanted to throw his computer at the door and hoped it crashed through. Sasuke gave up writing and instead turned to his computer and started to send out reports and documents to the various departments in the company. After a few minutes, silence finally settled in the office and Sasuke looked up curiously to see the blond director standing in the doorway of his office with his shirt almost completely unbuttoned.
"Uchiha. Get the car." Naruto ordered as he walked towards Sasuke's work area.
"Right away Director," Sasuke answered as he picked up the phone.
"Oh and…" Naruto leaned over Sasuke's desk. "I want you blood." Naruto smirked as he lifted Sasuke's chin so that the secretary was looking him in the eye.
"You just had your 'meal' sir," Sasuke turned his head briskly, trying to hide the blush forming on his face.
"Yea, my stomach's full, but my thirst is still burning. I told you didn't I? If it's not your blood, then my thirst can't be satisfied," Naruto said as he reached for Sasuke's hand.
"This," Sasuke tried to jerk his hand away but Naruto's grip was strong. "Is not part of my secretarial duties."
"No," Naruto corrected bring Sasuke's shaking hand to his mouth. "This is part of you 'secretarial duties'. It's your fault for having such great blood…"
Sasuke winced as Naruto's fangs broke skin. He tired to pull his hand away again but Naruto's hold remained firm. Sasuke's blush grew brighter as Naruto licked away the blood and then his hot tongue traveled the length of Sasuke's index finger and down the side of Sasuke's hand.
"Ah…" Sasuke gasped. "Sto…"
"You're very sensitive for someone who's supposed to be an adult." Naruto interrupted. "Your blood quality changes almost immediately."
Sauske felt like a tomato as he was finally able to take his hand back. "I'm a 'delicacy' so stay away."
"Yes, you are," Naruto grinned and couldn't help the chuckle that passed his lips.
Sasuke couldn't help but stare at Naruto. When Naruto wasn't being an egotistic manwhore then the blond could really be a good friend, maybe even lo… Sasuke shook his head to clear his mind of these thoughts. But his eyes couldn't leave Naruto no matter how hard he tried.
"Ahhh… Naruto…" a voice whined and caused Naruto and Sasuke to turn.
Sasuke and Naruto suddenly remembered Neji still, most likely, lying in Naruto's office probably on top of his desk. Naruto quickly turned away and retreated back into his office.
"Uchiha. The car." Naruto called over his shoulder as he shut the door behind him.
"Of course sir…" Sasuke answered looking down.
"'If it's not your blood, then it just won't do'. But nothing has changed in his relationships." Sasuke mused as he watched Naruto escort a slightly paler than usual Neji out of the office. "Usually the director only demands blood from healthy partners, so that's why his partners only visit once a month. So of course there's no way only I could provide for all his meals… So instead, he only drinks a few drops here and there." Sasuke sighed as he filed another folder into the file cabinet.
"But no matter what he says. It's clear he enjoys meeting all of his partners, and it's not only out of necessity." The raven rolled his eyes. "He has to take his partners to ecstasy before taking their blood, so that it's the best tasting, and the partners just drown in the feeling." Sasuke didn't want to admit it, but thinking this had caused a sharp pain in his chest, and no matter how Sasuke wanted it to leave, the pain refused to fade.
"Damn it!" Sasuke tried to resist the urge to slam his head into the table. "I am absolutely not jealous of his partners!" The table was starting to look very appealing right now. "But the truth is, I cried when he didn't look at me, and I was happy when he acknowledged me. This is bad. Director Uzumaki will show hell to anyone who falls for him, and I can't afford to have such an indecent relationship with my own boss. That's it."
Sasuke ventured into the director's empty office to do his "after meal" clean up. Making sure that all the papers that had been scattered everywhere were placed back into this proper places, Sasuke looked towards the garbage bin to see a blood stained handkerchief tossed carelessly on top.
"The director's?" Sasuke asked no in particular.
He examined the cloth and couldn't help thinking how wasteful and careless Naruto was. "He could at least drink all of his partner's blood. It's rude to his partners when he wastes so much of their blood." Sasuke ranted as he folded the piece of cloth carefully. "And doesn't he understand how dangerous it is to just sloppily throw this away like that?"
Sasuke suddenly felt like a mother looking after her irresponsible teenage son. He now felt bad for all the mothers in the world. The raven searched for a plastic bag to put the handkerchief in so that he could dispose of it properly later. Happy to find one in one of the director's many drawers, Sasuke opened the bag and tried not to drop the handkerchief, but before Sasuke could put the cloth inside the bag someone hastily called his name.
"Uchiha? About the presentation of the new products..?"
"Yes?" Sasuke hastily rolled the bloodied handkerchief and stuffed it into the pocket of his slacks as the other secretary grabbed him and pulled him out of the office and down the hall.
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Turns out Sasuke had completely forgotten that the presentation of the new products was today and not tomorrow. He blamed it on the lack of blood.
"Welcome sirs," the whole secretarial department chorused.
"Thank you for you attendance. I will be your guide." Sasuke smiled politely as the different company representatives walked pass.
"Ahh, It's the manager and President Uzumaki's wife. This is first time I've seen her." The secretaries commented as another car pulled up to the front of the building.
Sasuke curiously looked over to see Kiba helping a woman out of the dark limo. Her entire face was completely covered by a black veil and a white and pink parasol was held above her to block the sun from making contact with her skin. The woman was dressed in an elegant suit that left almost no skin uncovered. The woman was even wearing gloves over her small hands.
"It's unusual to see her out during the daytime. I've heard she's very allergic to strong sunlight." Another secretary added.
"Really? Oh but isn't the director the same?" Another nameless secretary asked.
"Yea. It's probably hereditary. They are mother and son after all…" The other secretary answered shrugging.
"The same? Then is she a…?"
As Kiba and the president's wife neared the entrance, she seemed to trip and suddenly her veil was caught onto the parasol and the obstructing cloth was pulled away along with the large elegant sun hat she had been wearing.
"Mrs. Kushina!" Sasuke heard Kiba yell as the manger caught the woman before she could hit the ground.
"Hang on Mrs. Kushina! Hurry! We have to get her inside!" Kiba ordered as Sasuke arrived and pulled the woman away from Kiba's grasp.
"Quickly prepare a private room for Mrs. Uzumaki," Sasuke commanded as the parasol holder could only look on helplessly.
As Sasuke tried to help her stand, she seemed to smell something she desperately wanted and dived for Sasuke's pockets.
"The bloody handkerchief," Sasuke suddenly remembered as he tried to move out of the way. Thankfully, the woman seemed to remember where she was and stopped struggling to reach for Sasuke's pockets. "I'd tucked it into my pocket and forgot all about it. So she really is a…"
"Excuse me. But do you have the same circumstances as Director Uzumaki?" Sasuke asked as he helped the woman stand.
Kiba and Mrs. Kushina seemed to jerk nervously as another person appeared to announce that the room was ready.
"Manger Inuzuka, I will accompany her. You should go to the meeting."
"But…"
"Please. Leave it to me," Sasuke smiled politely as he helped the woman walk. "This way ma'am."
Kiba could only watch as the two walk away. "Uchiha do you…?"
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"Are you feeling any better?" Sasuke asked as he closed all the curtains.
"Yes thank you," the woman replied as she carefully sat down.
As the woman leaned her head back and closed her eyes out of exhaustion, Sauske could now see where Naruto got his looks from. His mother was beautiful. (Not that his father wasn't good looking as well.) Her originally bound crimson hair now cascaded down her back in soft curls and her pale skin glowed prettily in the dim room.
"Why aren't there ever any ugly vampires?" Sasuke mused as he moved towards the nightstand in the room and covered the bible that was placed in there.
"The bible…?" the red head asked curiously. "Uchiha-san?"
"Yes?" Sasuke answered after he placed the bible back into the drawer and slid it shut. "Excuse me for the belated introduction. I am Uchiha Sasuke, Director Uzumaki's private secretary. Pleasure to meet you ma'am."
"Is… That so? So it's you…" Kushina was interrupted by her own pained cough and the remainder that she needed blood.
"Ma'am?! Do you need blood?" Sasuke questioned.
"So indeed, you know about Naruto and me?" She answered with her own question.
"I only learned about you today." Sasuke answered. "Taking care of the director's circumstances due to his vampirism is part of my duties. It was the condition under which he allowed me to continue as his secretary."
"Wha..?" Kushina was suddenly confused.
"If you need blood ma'am. You may have mine. I know that you need it to maintain your image. If I meet your standards, you may take my blood."
Kushina was utterly stunned and couldn't help the laugh that passed through her lips. "Thank you very much, but if we vampires have a designated mate we can only take blood from them."
Sasuke almost jumped back in surprise. His mouth forming a small "o"
"I'm so sorry. I didn't know. But how can only one person sustain a vampire's hunger?" Sauske asked curiously.
"No need to be sorry. Once a vampire has a designated mate their blood lust decreases plus there are… other ways of getting blood without having to take it from a person. Plus it's against vampire law to take blood from someone other than your mate. Even in vampire society, cheating is frowned upon." Kushina answered smiling. "You really are a very reliable and serious person Uchiha-san. I'm very glad that Naruto has someone like you by his side." She praised happily. "Since I can't protect him myself…" The red head added quietly looking off to the side in heartache.
"Mrs. Uzumaki, I'm sure it's not…"
"No…" Kushina cut in. "That child hates me."
Sasuke was never very good at comforting someone, so he could only look at the sadden woman in shock. He couldn't understand how someone could hate their own mother.
"Because," Kushina continued. "It was my fault that he was born a vampire, and after his birth, I abandoned the vampire clan…"
"Is Director Uzumaki a full vampire? So then is President Uzumaki a vampire then too?" Sasuke asked confusedly.
Kushina smiled. "No, the president is human."
Seeing Sasuke's confused expression, Kushina quickly corrected herself. "Uh… Maybe I should explain it like this. A vampire cannot have a child with another vampire. Male vampires have children with human women, and female vampires have children with human men. But those children aren't half vampires. They are always either completely human… Or completely vampires. That is why, even though Naruto has a vampire mom and a human dad he is still a vampire. Completely."
Sasuke could only listen in astonishment as the beautiful woman continued her tale.
"It's a rule that vampires not have any warm feelings towards humans in general. So when the child they want is conceived, the vampire returns to the community along with the vampire child. But, I fell in love with Minato, so when Naruto was born a vampire, I couldn't bare to leave so I abandoned the clan. I condemned Naruto to isolation and loneliness. So he can't bare the thought of looking at me much less talking to me. So I beg you, in my place, please support him as much as you can. I entrust my darling child to you."
"Mrs. Uzumaki…" Sasuke began but was interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps.
"Kushina!" A familiar blond rushed into the room.
"Darling?"
"President Uzumaki?"
"Uchiha-san thank you. I'll take it from here." The president smiled.
"Thank you Uchiha-san," Kushina smiled as well.
As Sasuke turned to leave, but his ears couldn't help but hear the voices behind him.
"Kushina are you alright?"
"No worries Minato. I just need a little of you blood."
Sasuke turned and smiled as he watched Minato and Kushina kissed affectionately and then the red head lowered her mouth to her husband's tanned neck. "Even though she's a vampire, she still loves her human husband." Sasuke quietly left the room and shut the door behind him.
"But… What about the director?" Sasuke couldn't help but think. "He certainly doesn't love any of his partners. The director is merely polite and pays attention to them, but he is definitely not in love with any of them. So for him, his partners are merely a source of food and the women a container to carry his child if he wants one, and the men are only play things to amuse himself with."
Suddenly Sasuke stopped in the middle of the grand hall as only chilling thought passed through his uneasy mind.
"Then… What am I?"
TBC…
Aw… Poor Sasuke. He's constantly being jerked around by Naruto, but at least he's finally met the whole family =D
Now I'm tired and want a nap.
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Arrivederci ~
–ohhowfluffyyouare
