Chappie 6! Well this chapter might be depressing cause I am. Warning maybe OOC. The story is going to be in Shikamaru's P.O.V. might change to Temari once in awhile.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto or any other characters! Only Masashi Kishimoto does, he's a genius. And I got some ideas from Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino, she made it up not me. ShikaTema, KibaHina, NaruSaku, InoCho, and a few others.

Chapter: Immortal beatings

I glanced at her sleeping form. It had been a few days since Hidan. I didn't trust her alone for more than a hour. I was always by her side, even if she was at home. I stayed outside or hid in the corners of her room, in the shadows. It gets more difficult every day.

Her dad beats her senselessly. I never knew mortals had such evil fathers. My father, from what I remember, was a good-hearted man. He never hit me or yelled at me. He gave me advice or strictly talked to me. He only beats her and Gaara though. I asked her why one day.

All she said was that Kankuro was his favorite because he looked exactly like him and was the best. Kankuro apparently hates it though. He abuses Gaara because he 'killed' their mother. When truly she could have been saved but they were too late.

I don't hate their dad for those reasons though. It is what he does to Temari. He orders her around like a maid, abuses her, yells harmful names towards her, he...even kissed her once thinking she was his wife. Temari apparently looks identical to her mother. I was outraged and ready to kill the man but for some reason Temari interfered. She said he wasn't worth the time. The kiss had happened years ago. Still..I always wanted to kill him.

Right now was one of the nights where her father was away. Gaara was at Naruto's house. Those two have become really close friends. Kankuro was god knows where, so it was just the two of us. I treasured these nights the most.

I would hold her close all night while she dreamed. I'd breathe in her scent and would kiss her forehead. I loved being there with her and I hated the idea that I had to bite her every once in awhile. Actually more than once in awhile. Lately it's been about every three days. I never tried to bite her, only with her permission did I do so.

I hated the thought of vampires attacking her for her blood. Since the fight with Hidan, I have grown more protective of her. In my opinion, it was a bad thing. She thought it was adorable. Although she was getting annoyed because every man that talked to her I would glare at and take her away from them. She always gets mad and says the same thing: I can take care of myself.

Course I always reply what would you have done with Hidan if I hadn't been there? She then gets silent and I would have won the argument. That wasn't why I didn't want her hanging out with men though. I didn't want her near them because I was afraid she would leave me.

If she had met another man, they could fall in love. She would leave me behind. I was petrified by the thought. It was very difficult to think of a life without her. In fact, I don't understand how I survived the rest of my life without her. I still thought about the idea that she had to die someday. I would always be eighteen and she would get older every day.

She was really close to her seventeenth birthday. I think it was a few months away. I sighed. I don't get it why people want to live forever. They think they would get to do whatever they want. It's not true. They think it would be great to leave everything behind and have a new life. Every time I got close to somebody, I knew I would have to deal with the pain of losing them. Not the other way around. It is hard to live forever.

That's what I was terrified of right now. Her dying and me left all alone in the world. I badly wanted to find a way to change her into what I am but her scent would be lost and I don't know if I could still bite her. I would have to talk to somebody about this. Not my friends. They don't understand the ways of vampires. I would have to find a vampire older than me. That was extremely hard to find. Not many vampires older than me still live. They either went into hiding or have gone insane from the loneliness and pain.

I heard the front door slam and I heard her father coming up the spiraled staircase.

" Temari? Wake up. Your dad is back. I have to hide." She slowly opened her eyes and let go of me.

" Go hide in the closet. He never looks in there...no never mind. Hide under the bed. It is safe there." I jumped off the bed and hid quickly. I was lucky I was fast. As soon as I pulled my feet under the bed, he entered. Alcohol was the only thing scent coming from him. How much did this idiot drink?

" Temari. Get your ass over here." I heard her get off the bed and my eyes were trained on her feet.

" Yes dad?" I could hear her voice filed with despair.

She fell to the floor with a loud THUD! He started beating her again. He kicked her, punched her, shoved her, flipped her...he did anything possible to hurt her. I had to cling onto the bed or else I would spring out. Something caught me off guard though. She was laying on the floor and blood was oozing from her body. I stiffened. I hadn't drank in awhile but this wasn't the time to drink. She was hurt...possibly dead. A pain shot threw my heart. I clung to my chest for dear life.

All her bastard of a father was doing was laughing manically and kicked her again. He didn't even care whether she lived or not.

" What's going on?" I heard Gaara's voice. No.

" You monster." Then he started hitting Gaara. He was messed up. I didn't know what to do. I had to wait.

" Dad! Stop! Get out of here!" That was Kankuro. The dad listened to him and left, still laughing menacingly. Kankuro rushed to his siblings and I stayed hidden. Kankuro left with them out of the room. They had their own infirmary here. They were always prepared for this. Temari hadn't come back for a an hour or two. I heard the door creak open and shuffling feet.

She knelt down and smiled at me. " All better. You can come out now." I left my hiding place. I pulled her up onto her feet and pulled her into an embrace.

" It's ok sweetheart. Cry...let out your emotions. I'm here and I always will be." She burst into tears and I dragged her to the bed and we sat there for a very long time. Pretty soon the sobs turned to hiccups. All I did was rub her back and say soothingly that everything was going to be ok. When I knew it wasn't.

Her dad beat her everyday. Vampires were after her. She was dating a vampire for Christ sakes! Her brothers were all she had left of their broken family. I knew her dying day would be arrive any day now. I had to protect her. I couldn't let her die. She was my life now.

I loved her so damn much. No one was going to hurt her. If her father tried that again, he had another thing coming. Those vampires that dare attack her would finally face their death that should have come years before.

I had to find a way to make her immortal...but then I would be taking away her life. Would I really do that out of my own selfishness? She stopped crying and looked up at me.

" I love you Shika. Can we go somewhere far, far away and never return? Could we make a world where we can live together in harmony without pain?" I wanted to say yes to the harmony but I knew it could never happen.

" I love you too Mari. We can go where ever you like. As long as your pleased then I am happy. Your desires are my goal in life." I smiled down at her. She did something out of nowhere.

She kissed me and pretty soon our tongues were dancing together over dominance. Her heartbeat was edging me closer to her neck. I started licking her neck and giving little butterfly kisses along her collarbone.

" Bite me." I didn't refrain. I bite right into her. She let out a muffled scream and stared moaning slightly when I started drinking. I want to describe her taste into words, but I didn't know what words to use. Just imagine everything that tasted good put together to create the most delicious thing in the world. Then take that and times it by hundreds. Maybe thousands. Then you would be right around what she tasted like.

I hadn't realized how much I drank. I guess I was thirstier than usual. When she told me to stop, I didn't. I continued. I wanted to pull away but my thirst took over. It controlled me now.

" Shika...stop. I'm going...to die....It's getting darker..." That's when I pulled away. I guess I snapped out of my trance or something.

" Mari...I'm sorry. I told you this is how you were going to be lost." I put my head down in shame. I got up quickly and snuck into the infirmary. I looked around and saw an IV and a refrigerator labeled Temari. I grabbed the IV and opened the fridge. There were about thirty bags of blood in there filled with her blood. It was tempting but I couldn't. I grabbed about five bags and ran to her room.

She wasn't as bad as she was when Hidan had bitten her but it wasn't good. " Hey Temari. I'm back, don't worry I'm here. I'll save you. I have everything needed." I began pouring the bags of blood into a bigger bag and hooked that to the machine and injected the needle into her arm.

She woke up a half an hour later. She looked around for me and when she saw me smiled. How could she smile when I could have killed her? " I thought you left."

I shook my head no. I felt really guilty about all of this. I was so stupid. How many times have I bitten her now? Two or three times now. I think three or four in all counting Hidan. She looked at me worriedly.

" It's not your fault. I shouldn't have such sweet smelling blood." I shook my head no.

" It is my fault. I shouldn't have even bitten you in the first place. I'm stupid...I dragged you into this mess without thinking of the consequences. I always think of outcomes before I carry out the plan. Why didn't I then? I'm not even worth living..." I spoke sadly and was slightly angry at myself.

She stood up and walked over to me. She glared at me determined. " I am so happy you had bitten me. This wouldn't be happening right now if you hadn't. You are not stupid. Your the most brilliant ma..vampire on earth. It is ok once in awhile to not think of consequences. It is ok to make mistakes. You are worth living. You deserve only the best. Until you get that in your head, I'm not leaving you. Once you realize you deserve only the best, you are going to leave me. I'm not the best." She stated.

I smiled a weak smile at her. " Temari...there is no competition. You are the best. You are the most perfect woman I have ever seen or met. You are the light in my hell." I kissed her gently and she wrapped her arms around my neck and mine around her waist.

We held each other the rest of the night and spoke sweet words to each other quietly, kissing every now and then.

I couldn't ask for a more perfect life. I whispered in her ear some new words. " Temari...what would you think of being immortal?"

She turned her head in surprise. " Immortality? I wouldn't mind that. I'd get to be with you for eternity." I nodded my head.

Maybe she wouldn't mind.

Author's Notes:

Here is chappie 6! This is the longest chappie for this story so far. How did everyone like it? I added some fluff and drama. Don't worry more vampires are coming soon. I'm not sure who yet though. The only reason I updated fast was because I had nothing to do today and was bored. It might not happen again..but I don't know. Oh and everyone who reviewed thank you for being so supportive. You guys are awesome! Thanks for reading and please review! Au revoir~