Crimson Moon
Hinata and Naruto ran after the strange girl in the woods. "Hinata what's wrong with you?" Naruto yelled. "Just catch her!" Hinata yelled. The girl finally stopped exhausted from running so long. Hinata and Naruto stopped. "Wh-Why are you following me?" the girl asked. "Hanabi…you don't remember me?" Hinata asked. "What're you talking about?" the girl yelled. "It's me, Hinata. Your big sister." Hinata said. 'Big sister? What's Hinata talking about. "You were two years old when vampires attacked our home. Don't you remember?" Hinata asked. "How do you know vampires are real?" the girl asked. "Because I'm a vampire hunter. Hanabi-" Hinata said. "Stop calling me that!" the girl yelled. "Hinata, I didn't know you had a little sister." Naruto said. "I'm not her little sister!" the girl yelled.
Hinata took out an old picture she carried and showed it to the girl. "Do you remember this?" Hinata asked. The girl slapped Hinata's hand. "Leave me alone!" she screamed and ran off again. Hinata went to chase after her, but tripped in a fallen branch. "Hinata… Maybe that wasn't your sister…" Naruto said as he helped her up. "It was! I know it!" she yelled then picked up the picture. "We'll worry about it later, right now you should go home before your big brother has a fit." Naruto said.
Hanabi reached the entrance to the east vampire hideout. Minato was in charge of the west. She snuck in trying to bother the two vampires talking to one another. "There you are." Terumi Mei said. She was another elite vampire with long auburn hair, light green eyes, and pale skin. "Sorry Mei-sama." Hanabi said. "It's fine. Just go back to bed or something." Mei said. Hanabi went into her room.
'She's already 13 and she'll still sneak out…But using her to lure in people is just too helpful. It's a good thing I left that house first with that kid. Though from what I heard the there were two other kids. Too bad I didn't take them too…' Mei thought. Since the incident when Neji and Hinata's parents Mei has been taking care of Hanabi. She'd use Hanabi to lure people near the base, and then Mei would attack them.
The next day at school was normal. It was the end of the day when Hinata pulled some books out of her locker. "Hinata!" Naruto whined. "I need to borrow your notes for science!" he whined. "Will you give them back tomorrow?" she asked. "Yes!" he said. She handed him the notebook. "Naruto, you have to help me find Hanabi." She said. "But that girl might not have been your sister." He said. She holds up the picture. "Oh! Now I see the resemblance." He said as she put the picture away.
"So you'll help?" she asked. She shut her locker. "Fine, but only because I hate seeing you depressed." He said. They left and went to the woods where they saw Hanabi. "I know this place…" Naruto said. "You do?" Hinata asked. He nods. "In those woods is the east vampire hideout. Terumi Mei is in charge there. My dad Minato and Mei don't like each other that much, so I'm banned from there."
"But you have to help me Naruto!" Hinata said. "Hey, we vampires have rules too. If I'm banned from there, there's nothing I can do about it." He said. She takes a moment to think. "But you already broke an important rule, you're friends with a human." She said. "Hinata, if word gets out I went in there I'd be considered a traitor to other vampires and I'd be hunted down. I have enough to deal with already." He said. "Fine! Be that way! I'll go in myself then!" she said and started walking. He grabbed her hand and she stopped.
He hugged her. "Hinata…I don't want you to be killed. We have to find a smarter way to do this." He said. "You're right…" she said. "Besides, I don't know what I'd do if you died in there." He said. "Naruto let go of me." She said. He stopped hugging her. "W-Well if you just go in there its suicide you know." He said. "I have a plan!" she said then ran off. "Uhhh…Okay…See you tomorrow…"
Hinata got home ten minutes later, which is about ten less then what it usually takes walking. She burst in the door. "There you are Hinata!" Kimimaro said looking over from him conversation with Neji. "I was…huff…busy finding out…huff…something important…" She said still panting. "Is that why you ran all the way here?" Neji asked. "Yes…" she said. "Well sit down for a minute before you pass out." He said. She sat on the couch. "You didn't have to run all the way here." Kimimaro said. "But it's really important! Neji! I think I know where Hanabi is!" she said. "Hanabi? Where?" Neji asked.
"There's a vampire hideout in the woods sixteen blocks from here. I saw her, or who I think is her, last night." She said. "It's not worth it." Kimimaro said. Neji looked at him surprised. "K-Kimimaro! How can you be so heartless?" he yelled. "It's ea- Hey! I'm not heartless! I'm just saying it would be a waste of time. Tenten and Kiba went with Hana for the weekend on a trip up state and there's just the three of us. And this is a vampire hideout! There's probably hundreds of those blood sucking demons in there!" Kimimaro yelled. 'Blood sucking demons…Naruto's a vampire and I never thought of him like that…' she thought. "Kimimaro!" Neji yelled. "No!" Kimimaro yelled then left to go upstairs.
Neji looked at Hinata. "Should we go there?" he asked. "Yes! If Hanabi is alive I want to save her from those vampires." She said. Neji thought for a moment. "Alright then. I brought special bombs for Cryosys yesterday. They let out a light strong enough to kill vampires if they're hit. If we're well equipped we should be able to get through there. If we find Hanabi we'll take her back here." He said. They got ready then went to the vampire base. Kimimaro watched from the window and let out a sigh.
They got there half an hour later. "We only have a few hours until it gets dark. We have to make this quick. If it gets dark out and we're not out there might be trouble." Neji said. "I'm ready if you're ready Neji." Hinata said. They opened the entrance door to the vampire hideout and Neji quickly tossed a bomb in there. He shut the door as it went off. "If we were to look at the thing it would temporarily blind us." He said and they went in.
The vampire hideout was quiet. Piles and piles of ash were on the floor. That's just what happens to vampires caught in the sun. Hinata looked around. 'I wonder if Naruto lives in a place like this…' she thought. They searched half the base, which was pretty much empty, until they heard something. Hanabi walked out from the corner. "Hanabi! There you are!" Hinata said.
'That is Hanabi! The necklace is the same…' Neji thought. "Oni-chan!" Hanabi yelled and ran over. 'She remembers!' Hinata thought. As they were distracted Mei tried to swipe at Hinata with her claws. Neji shot Mei in the arm before that. 'She was faking!' he thought. Hinata got out of the way before Mei could attack again. Hinata got a small cut on her face. "Just two hunters? I thought this would actually be fun." Mei said. "Shut up!" Kimimaro yelled and shot her with an arrow from the back.
"K-Kimimaro! You came?" Neji yelled. "Like I'd leave you two to just walk into a vampire hideout. While you two were looking around I got rid of the vampires hiding." Kimimaro said. Hinata and Neji turned to Hanabi. "Hanabi…Do you remember this?" Hinata said and took out the picture. Hanabi's memory came back in a flash. "Y-Yeah! I do remember a bit. Hinata right?" Hanabi said. Hinata hugged her little sister.
The next two days Hanabi adjusted to living with Hinata and the others. Tenten, Kiba, and Hana were told everything. On Monday when Hinata, Tenten, and Kiba had to go back to school Hanabi went to middle school. Hinata went to her locker to find Sakura and Sasuke waiting, but not Naruto.
"Ummm…Hi." Hinata said. She didn't really have much to say. "Hinata, we heard you went to a vampire hideout the other day." Sasuke said. "So what?" she asked as she opened her locker. "We want to know why you did it!" Sakura said. "To kill vampires of course." Hinata said and took books out of her locker. "Something's odd, and we're going to find out." Sakura said.
"Don't you have to be a bitch to someone else?" Hinata asked and shut her locker. Sakura walked away embarrassed. "Hinata, if you're working with vampires we'll find out and-" Sasuke said. Hinata took her cross off her neck and pressed it against his bare arm. He bit his lip trying not to scream in pain and slapped her hand away. A burn was left over. "I don't need to listen to you. You're a half vampire. So fuckin what if you're on our side? I'll kill you anyway." She said. He walked away a bit afraid. "Nice one!" Naruto said as he walked out from the corner.
"I was wondering where you were." She said. "I had to make sure Sasuke didn't sense that I'm a vampire. If I get caught then we're both dead." He said. "True…Anyway-" she said. "You got your little sister back." He said. "Yeah. Let me guess, you heard it from your dad?" she said. "Wow…We know each other too well." He said. He got his books out of his locker and they went to class. 'I wonder…Maybe, just maybe…if I like Naruto more than just a friend…' she thought.
At lunch they sat at the same table by the window. "I hate winter…" Naruto said. "I don't blame you…" Hinata said. "I hate the cold. Snow is even worse…" he said. "Snow is annoying." She said. "Well at least we don't have to worry for awhile. It's only November 13th. Anyway I forgot to ask. What was Sakura bitching to you about?" he asked. "She and Sasuke heard about the whole 'going into a vampire hideout' thing. Now she'll be twice as annoying…"she said.
"Well if you ever need me you know I'll help you. You're one of the only friends I have. And I…I really care about you." He said. She blushed. "Ever since that incident with Anko, I've felt different. I feel like I don't have a worry. You helped me and have been so nice. You made me realize that the past is over and I should move on. To me…you're much more than a friend. I used to think humans were just a life source, but I see now that some are more than that. Thanks Hinata." He said. "Naruto, I never heard you talk like this before. I guess not all vampires are evil." She said.
Minato sat in the vampire hideout on the couch thinking. 'Naruto…You've been acting different…You've been killing humans less brutally than before after you take their blood. I wonder what you're up to…' he thought. "Minato-sama…Are you just going to sit there all day with that pensive look on your face?" Temari says as she walks out of the hallway. She was 17 years old, had blonde hair tied into ponytails, dark green eyes, and fair skin. She wore a purple kimono, black sandals, and had two fans that she used as weapons. She and her two brothers, Gaara and Kankuro, have been under Minato since they were young.
"What're you bugging me for?" he asked. "Well excuse me for worrying about you." She said. "Temari, tell Gaara to ask why Naruto's been acting odd." He said. "So the blonde goofball is acting strange. Do you mean strange as in out of the ordinary? Because you son's weird all the time. He gave her a look and she took off. She went to Gaara's room the knocked on the door. "Get the hell up you lazy bum!" she yelled. He opened the door. "What is it?" he asked. He was 16 years old with short, spiky red hair, foam green eyes, and pale skin. He wore white shirt, blue jeans, red sneakers, and had the kanji "love" on his forehead.
"Minato wants you to talk to Naruto. He's been acting different." She said. "Fine, I'll talk to him…whenever he gets back…" he said and went back to sleep. Gaara and Naruto have been good friends for awhile, but not best friends. Temari on the other hand, thought Naruto was annoying. 'Naruto, you blonde fool…Whatever's wrong with you we'll find out.' She thought.
At the vampire hunter hideout suspicions about Hinata's behavior were the same. Everyone was in the lobby. Naruto and Hinata were at the park because Naruto needed help with his homework (as usual), so Tenten and Kiba were already home. "Tenten, since you're Hinata's best friend you should know something about this right?" Kimimaro said. "We haven't been talking as much. I don't now why she's acting like this either." Tenten said.
"Well then, we'll just have to ask her won't we?" Kiba said. "Nii-san, is something wrong with Onii-chan?" Hanabi asked. "No,no…She's fine." Neji said. "Stop treating me like a little kid. I'm 13 years old damn it." She said. "Hinata's just acting strange alright." He said. "Alright, it's settled. When Hinata gets home we'll ask her what's going on." Kimimaro said.
It took me awhile to write this. I have to move so packing took away my time to write. But I hope you like this chapter. It the next chapter things will be more intense as everyone tries to find out about Hinata and Naruto bond.