Crimson Moon

Hinata sat on the couch reading a book. "Hey Hinata…" Neji said as he walked down the stairs. She looked over. "Yeah?" she asked. "It's almost October 3rd." he said. "It is? I almost forgot." She said. "How could you forget?" he said angrily. "I was only four when it happened. You were 11, so you remember better." She said. "Yeah…I wish I didn't remember that well…" he said looking down.

Neji and Hinata's past

Four year old Hinata and eleven year old Neji played in the backyard. "Tag! You're it, Nii-san!" Hinata yelled. "Oh! You got me again Hinata!" Neji said smiling. He always acted like she was faster. (That's what older siblings should do right?) She stopped and sat down exhausted. "Nii-san…" she said. "What?" he asked as he sat next to her. "Why do you always let me tag you?" she asked. "Well you're too small to get me. If I were to really run away you'd never catch me." He said. She hugged him. "You're so nice Neji!" she said.

They suddenly heard crashing noises in the house. "Wh-What's going on?" Neji yelled as he got up. Hinata got up too. Gunshots could be heard as well. "N-Neji! I'm scared!" she yelled. He grabbed her hand. "Come on Hinata. We better see if Mom and Dad are okay." He said and ran in with her. They tried to open the back door, but something was blocking it. "What the heck? Did they lock us out or something?" Neji yelled.

They ran around to the front to see the door was kicked in. 'This is really bad!' Neji thought as the two walked in. They saw the place splattered with blood. It was all over the walls, the doors, the furniture. Hinata screamed. "What the hell? What's going on? It's like an animal tore the place apart!" Neji yelled. They heard footsteps from the hallway. Hinata hid behind Neji. 'Someone's here? It sounds like more than one person!' he thought. He saw his dad's gun and picked it up quickly. "This guy had more than one kid?" a vampire asked as it looked at Neji and Hinata. 'Four of these guys? What's with their teeth? And are those claws?' Neji thought. 'Who are these people? Did they do this? Are they animals?" Hinata thought.

"Did you guys do this?" Neji asked. "Well that's a stupid question. Who else would it be?" a female vampire asked. "What are you? Because I'm sure you're not human!" Neji said. A green haired vampire walks over. "For a kid you really are stupid. Think about it. Fangs, claws, and lust for blood…Have the answer yet?" he said. "V-Vampire?" Hinata asked. "Heh…The little girl was smarter than the boy…" the female vampire said.

"Hinata don't be foolish! Vampires don't exist!" Neji yelled. "Ahahaha! Just because you're older doesn't mean you're right, Boy. Vampires do exist even if you don't think so. You humans think everything is science and you tune out things you don't understand. You just shut your eyes and think it all away. Only a few can open their minds and see the truth." The green haired vampire said. "Quit wasting our time explaining everything to a kid. Just kill them so we can get out of here." The blue haired vampire said.

"Well the kid should know the reason-" the green haired vampire said. Neji shot him as he looked back. "I heard enough." Neji said. "B-Big brother!" Hinata said scared. "Hinata, close your eyes if you don't want to see it." Neji said. "That little-!" the blue haired vampire said. In three shots he was dead. The other two ran off. "Come on Hinata. I hope Mom and Dad are alive." Neji said and dragged Hinata upstairs. Everything was live downstairs, covered in blood and destroyed. "You're not worried about Hanabi at all?" Hinata yelled. Neji never liked Hanabi at all. Not since the two year old tore up one of Neji's books. "We'll worry about her later! She's probably hiding!" he yelled and stopped in the upstairs living room.

Their parents' bodies were torn open and ripped up. "N-Neji!" Hinata yelled and hugged her big brother. "C-Calm down Hinata. I can't find Hanabi's body, so maybe she's still alive." He said looking around. After looking throughout the house Hanabi's body was no where to be found. Since the house was far away from any other houses the police never came. They cleaned up the house the best they could, buried their parents in the backyard, and tried to continue living.

One month later

Neji was researching vampires on the computer in their parent's room. Hinata walked in. "Nii-san…" she said. "What?" he yelled. "You've been up awhile…and I'm worried about you…" she said. Neji was up the last two nights trying to find out whatever he could about vampires. Since then neither of them went to school; Neji didn't go to research, and Hinata didn't because Neji didn't let her. He was afraid she'd tell someone and they'd go to a foster home and be separated. "I'm fine Hinata." He said.

"But-" she said. "Don't start!" he said. "N-Neji…" she said. 'She's just worried about me. I shouldn't be so mean…' he thought then got up. He walked over to her. "Sorry Hinata…" he said. She started to tear up. "Neji…You're so mean when you're tired…Can't you just stop and take a nap?" she said. "D-D-Don't cry! Please don't cry! I'll stop for a bit!" he said. She stopped crying. Hinata always did that. She'd start to cry a bit and he'd do whatever she wanted.

A car suddenly pulled up in the driveway. "Who could that be? This can't be good." Neji said looking out the window. They used a sheet to cover up the front door since they couldn't replace the broken one, so they can't lock anyone out. There was the glass door, but anyone could break in. They walked down the stairs and peaked out from the corner at the door. 13 year old Kimimaro walked in. He was dressed in his hunter uniform. "This place was torn up by vampires? It sure doesn't look like it…Danzo may have been wrong." he said to himself.

'Who's this guy? And what's with the weapon?' Neji thought. Kimimaro looked over at them. "I can see you two. Get out here, I won't hurt you." He said. Neji and Hinata walked out of hiding. "Do you two live here?" Kimimaro asked. "Yes. What're you doing here?" Neji said. "I'm a vampire hunter. Can you tell me what happened here?" Kimimaro said as he walked over. "Well, about a month ago four 'vampires' killed our parents. We have no idea why…They just did. Our little sister was no where to be found. We're not sure if she's dead or not. Anyway we cleaned up and have been living here since." Neji said. Kimimaro kneeled next to them. "Don't you go to school?" he asked. "No…Nii-san said it's a bad idea after what happened…" Hinata said hiding behind Neji. "I see…" Kimimaro said. "No you don't…" Neji said. "Not really…" Kimimaro said.

"Well I stay home to do research on vampires and make sure no one comes in. And My little sister stays home because if she told anyone we'd be separated." Neji said. "Now it makes sense…" Kimimaro said. Hinata laughed a little. "You're not going to separate us are you?" Neji asked. "No. Of course not." Kimimaro said. 'These kids have been living here this whole time and have been trying to stay together… And the boy wants to kill vampires so…' he thought. "What are your names?" he asked. "I'm Hyuga Neji. And this is my little sister Hyuga Hinata." Neji said.

"Neji was it? I want to start a new hunter squad. Would you be interested in being a vampire hunter?" Kimimaro said. "Wh-What? You want me to be a hunter in your squad? You got a deal! But Hinata has to come too!" Neji said. "Of course Hinata can come." Kimimaro said. "Four year olds are allowed to join?" Hinata asked. "Haha… No, but if you train you can be a hunter." Kimimaro said.

Neji and Hinata got a few important things and whatever money their parents had and left, only to come back every once in awhile. Word got out their parents died, but they found a new home, which was sort of true. When Neji was 12 he started hunting vampires with Kimimaro. That was the start of their hunting.

"You know Neji…Maybe remembering it all isn't bad." Hinata said. "What do you mean?" Neji asked. "Well…We made so many friends. Kimimaro, Tenten, Kiba, his sister Hana, and even Kurenai. It's not bad thing. Sure we all had a hard past, but that just pulled us all together right? Pain is just the spider's thread that keeps us together. So when we're with others who share a pain, we can forget about it and enjoy now. Then the past is behind us." She said putting down her book. "I guess you're right. Maybe, just maybe…it's a good thing to remember." He said.

Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba walked to school. "I'm so tired!" Kiba said. "Us too… Damn vampire hunt. We didn't even kill that many." Tenten said. Hinata was too deep in her thoughts to care. "Hinata!" Kiba yelled. She pulled away from her thoughts. "Yes?" she asked. "You almost walked into the road." Tenten said. "I did?" Hinata asked. They got to school and as usual Hinata went to her locker. "Hi Hinata!" Naruto said as he walked over. "Hello Naruto." She said.

She pulled something out of her locker. "And another thing Naruto…" she said. "Wh-What?" he asked scared. 'Did she pull out her gun? Is she going to shoot me?' he thought. "Happy birthday!" she said and held up a book. "Huh?" he asked. "I asked Anko to tell me your birthday. Today's the 13th so I got you a cook book on ramen." She said. "Th-Thanks Hinata!" he said and took the book. "I knew you'd like it." She said. "This is awesome! I haven't gotten a gift in awhile!" he said. "Why not?" she asked. "Well when your dad is a vampire he can't go out in the middle of the day and get you a gift…" he said. "Good point…" she said.

Anko walked over. "Hi guys! Just wanted to tell Naruto that he shouldn't state he's a vampire out in the open." She said. "W-Wait a sec! You're not supposed to remember!" Naruto said. "I didn't remember at first, but I guess your trick wore off." Anko said. "I thought I knew how to do that perfectly…" he said. "A-Anko! You won't tell Danzo will you?" Hinata asked. "No. You had every right to be angry at me Naruto. I thought it over. Since you let me live I'll make sure your secret is safe." Anko said. "Thanks." Naruto said.

"Just remember, just because I'm your friend doesn't mean you don't get better grades!" Anko said. "G-Got it!" Naruto said as she walked away. Soon after they went to class. The rest of the day went by as usual. Sakura picking on Hinata, Sasuke being popular with girls, and whatever else.

Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba were walking back to the base when Naruto ran over. "Hi!" he said. "Umm…Hello?" Tenten asked. 'What's Naruto doing?' Hinata thought. "I'm Naruto, a classmate of Hinata's." he said. "So you're the guy she's always with!" Kiba said. "Are you two…going out?" Tenten asked. Hinata blushed. "No. Well, unless Hinata wants to…" Naruto said. "You're just a friend for now." Hinata said.

"Close enough. Anyway…Hinata, since our class is in charge of the haunted house for the Halloween festival Anko-sensei put us in charge of the vampire room." Naruto said. Hinata laughed a bit. (Who wouldn't laugh? It's ironic) "What's so funny?" Kiba asked. "I thought I'd get stuck with that." Hinata said. "Well see you later!" Naruto said and ran off.

Days passed after that, everyone got ready for the Halloween festival. Finally on October 31st the festival started. Naruto and Hinata's vampire room scared the hell out of some kids, and even adults. After all of it Hinata started home in the dark, since Tenten and Kiba went home early. "I'm so tired…Great, now I sound like Kiba…" she said to herself. Naruto ran over. "Hinata!" he yelled.

She stopped. "What?" she asked. "I would've walked you home if you wanted me to." He said. "But I'm fine." She said. "Do you know how many vampires are out at night?" he asked. "I have my gun." She said holding up. "That's not the point! I don't want to worry about you!" he yelled as she put her gun away. 'I didn't know Naruto cared so much…' she thought.

Suddenly they heard a noise in the woods across the street. "What's that?" Naruto asked as he looked over. A pale girl that looked like she was around ten with dark hair, light grey eyes, and pale skin looked over. She wore a red long sleeve shirt under a black t-shirt, black jeans, and red sneakers. She also wore a key around her neck. She looked at Hinata, and Hinata stared back. 'That key…! Those eyes…! Could it be…?' Hinata thought. The girl ran away. "Come on Naruto!" Hinata yelled and ran off after the girl. "H-Hinata?" he yelled and followed her.

To be continued in Night 6

I'm so sorry this took so long! I had a writer's block again! I had so many ideas it took forever to pick something. I will start working on the sixth chapter right now!