Okay! Here's chapter 5. (I can't believe I actually got this far...)
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Chapter 5:
Crazy, creepy, freaky, scary were probably the words that he'd use if someone asked Naruto to describe the event happened that fateful night. Never before in his entire life had he witnessed and experienced something as bizarre as this. Seeing his Sakura-chan soaking in blood was absolutely terrifying, escaping some bloodthirsty vampires chasing after you was even worse.
After running for what seemed like hours and hiding like moles, the three of them- Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke- had finally made it safely to Sakura's apartment. Now sitting in the small living room of said place, waiting for Sakura, the boisterous blonde was trying to figure out what had happened. Naruto glanced at Sasuke through his peripheral vision to see the guy was seemingly doing the same. Thinking of the past events when they were trying to escape really made Naruto's blood run cold.
He remembered the wild crazy looks on the faces of those vampires chasing after them. It was just for a few seconds when they hid inside a dark valley, they had to hold their breath when the monsters past really quickly by, in that short moment, Naruto caught a glimpse of those faces- blood smeared, crack-filled, blood-shot eyes- just like Sakura but more sinister and hungrier. Those haunting looks engraved themselves into the blonde's mind. He trembled slightly from the horrid image.
All of Naruto's musings were cut short when Sakura entered the room, looking freshly out of shower, wearing white loose short shorts and a plain red tank top. She sat comfortably on the couch occupied by Sasuke, Naruto was sitting across her on the armchair. Naruto vaguely wondered how the hell Sakura could stay so calm after such a situation.
"Aren't you going to explain now?"- Sasuke was the one who broke the silence. The two guys wanted nothing more than an understandable explanation. They both didn't lower their guard, after what they'd witnessed, they knew for a fact that Sakura was a highly hazardous danger- to them or not, left unanswered.
Sakura stared at them for a moment, her hand was still drying her hair with a towel. She wrapped the towel around her neck and heaved out a heavy sigh.
"What do you want to know about? Because I have absolutely no idea where to begin."
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After almost two hours of interrogating Sakura, the guys understood two important things. One, Sakura Haruno was not, in anyways, human. She drank blood from living humans and mostly targeted men (shudders inserted). Second, she was in some sort of trouble and demanded, not asked, demanded both Naruto and Sasuke to stay out of it. Then, they got nothing else out of her sealed lips. However, despite her demand, Naruto was not sure he wanted to leave his Sakura-chan dealing with her trouble alone, even after knowing the truth. People could call him crazy, out of his mind, whatsoever, but you could never control your heart, right?
Looking over to his dark haired companion, Naruto wondered if Sasuke thought the same. Sasuke caught his gaze and returned with an almost the same look. They shared an imperceptible nod, seeming to have come to the final agreement and conclusion.
Unbeknownst to them, Sakura was watching them like a hawk and had caught on to what they intended. However, her face remained blank, showing no indication that she had seen their silent exchange.
"We'll stay out of anything you want us to."- Sasuke said, clasping his hands together under his chin, his signature pose. His face betrayed nothing.
"Very well."- Sakura smiled cheerfully.
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Saying Hinata was confused was an understatement. She knew Naruto seemed to have some sort of soft spot for Sakura Haruno but this was just absurd. All morning, the only thing Naruto would do was follow the rosette, wherever she went or whatever she did. It was uncharacteristic of the blonde. If Hinata said she was not jealous, she would be a hypocritical bitch. So she wasn't gonna lie.
Whenever Hinata saw them together, talking or laughing together, her heart stung a bit everytime. This was just the third day (or fourth day, she couldn't remember) since the Haruno was here, and Naruto had already grown fond of her. Here Hinata was, after being with him for more than 4 years and loving him with all her heart, there had been absolutely no affection towards her. The Hyuuga wanted to get angry at the rosette but couldn't find a reason to. As much as it was unfair, Hinata didn't want Sakura to feel bad, just because the Hyuuga couldn't express herself properly.
Sakura was nice to her, she talked to her like they were close friends, even though they had only met for less than a week, and helped each other out. The purple haired envied Sakura a lot but she also treasured her as a friend. There was some sort of connection between her and Sakura but Hinata just could not put her finger on what it was.
Back to the problem at hand, the gang had also noticed something different as well. Because not only Naruto was following Sakura around but also Sasuke. It was weird, to say the least. In addition to that, they took note of the fact that Sasuke seemed to be interested in vampire in general. He often went to the library to borrow books about the blood-drinking creature, and they thought he was the realistic one.
What they found interesting was Sakura didn't even seem to notice the change, she kept on acting normally, being the happy-go-lucky girl she usually was. If she had noticed the difference, she didn't say show anything.
"Oi...what's up with you two today?"- the question was asked by Kiba, directing at Sasuke and Naruto. The girls were going to the restrooms, so there were only guys at the table.
"By that you mean...?"- Naruto raised both his eyebrows, Sasuke didn't seem to care.
"We mean what's with the way you two keep on following her around like lovesick puppies?"- Shikamaru put in lazily, emphasized the we since they all wanted to know what was going through their friends' heads.
"Well, we both were asked to help her with school stuffs, since she lives near our houses. The teacher specifically asked us to be close, in case she gets into unwanted trouble."- the dark Uchiha explained slowly, seeing as Naruto was about to spill some important stuff. He always did that whenever someone caught him off guard.
"...Sure..."- the others were suspicious of the answer but decided to let it slide.
The girls came back and they had lunch. Naruto shared a look with Sasuke, he just shrugged and returned to his unfinished lunch.
From the opposite of Naruto, Hinata saw what happened. She pursed her lips together, thinking quietly. Sakura observed discretely her friends' behaviours, shaking her head slightly and continued eating , while chatting animatedly with Ino.
Sorry guys. This time it's short, i know. But I am extremely busy, with all the period tests going on at school. I'll try to make it longer. Just bear with it for now, okay?
Also, I can't guarantee to update early, my schedule is incredubly full. It's a miracle that i managed to finish chapter 5. I apologize for this inconvience.
Tks for spending your time reading this nonsense, though.
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