Chapter 5! yay! I hope that I am not boring all you readers. I'm doing my best to get some action in here A.S.A.P. Please sit back and enjoy the chappie.
P.S: This story is now having a hint of Hellsing. For my friend Semira. :)
Sasuke had been searching the forest for about twenty minutes before he spotted a boy with a black T-shirt and jeans sitting in a tree. The Uchiha jumped up and landed lightly beside the boy. "There you are, Yang," Sasuke said. The boy looked up at the man with his green eyes. He frowned and looked down to the ground again.
"Hey...Dad..." Yang replied. He scooted over to let his father sit down next to him. "What are you doing here?" he asked in a hurt tone.
"I've been looking for you," the man answered. "You had me and your mother very worried. What's wrong?" Yang tensed up, and Sasuke just waited for his son to answer his question.
The boy sighed. "Why do you pay more attention to Yin?" His tone was strained, as if he was holding back a sob.
Sasuke was quiet. This is what his daughter had been talking about. Yang, and possibly even Hunter and Nhamo, are mad and hurt that he had been spending so much time with their sister. The Uchiha answered, "I have only trained with your sister a lot to help her master the Sharingan."
"Does that mean that you have to ignore your sons' training just because we do not carry your dojustu?"
That question hit Sasuke hard. "No Yang; not at all. The last thing that I want to do is neglect you and your brothers."
"Well, too late Dad. You already did," Yang said in a bitter voice. Sasuke looked at Yang, and the boy's eyes were hard and flickered with...well hate is such a strong word for this look. I suppose displeasure or dislike will do.
Sasuke cursed himself inwardly. I am doing exactly what my father did to me... I got to fix this, but how am I going to get through to Yang? He looks like he's too far into jealousy already. The father cleared his throat. "I am sorry that I have been neglecting you, Hunter, and Nhamo. I did not realize that I was doing so." The Uchiha placed a hand on his son's shoulder. "Tomorrow, you and me, along with your brothers, will be doing some serious training."
"Did Yin tell you to do this?" Yang asked.
"She only pointed it out to me, and I was already planning it."
Yang moved away from Sasuke's hand and glared at him. "You always listen to Yin. You always do what she 'suggests' or whatever. You never consider what I or my brothers tell you!" He turned his gaze away and added in a whisper. "You don't careabout what happens to me, Nhamo, or Hunter."
"Nonsense!" Sasuke said. "I've been trying to avoid doing this! I didn't want you to suffer like I did!" Now this time the father looked away while his son stared at him. "My father did what I had been doing, neglecting his younger child.... He never really trained with me, nor did he really praise what I did. I felt hated by him, like he didn't want to acknowledge my existence.
"He always trained with my older brother. He always praised him. My brother had to mention me in order for my father to aknowledge me. If he didnotice me, he only noticed my mistakes, my failures..." Sasuke had never spoken of his father, not ever...or at least not in so long. The Uchiha then noticed that he was being hugged. He looked to the side to see Yang hugging him securely.
"I'm sorry Dad..." Yang said. "I didn't know...that you went through that..." Sasuke hugged his son back and kept listening. "I see that you were trying now..."
"It's okay Yang," Sasuke said. "I wasn't trying hard enough. Now, let's get you home -- your mother is still as worried as hell."
The black-haired youth nodded. "I really got to apologize to her for yelling at her..." The two jumped out of the tree and headed home, side by side.
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Natsumi had just put on her nightgown when a knock came at the door. "Come in," Natsumi said. The door opened and Sasuke came in. He closed the door behind him and looked over at her, and he gave a small smile. "Hey," she said.
"Hey," the Uchiha replied. Natsumi walked over to give him a hug, but he stopped her. "I need to shower first," he said.
The woman nodded and laughed a bit. "Of course you do. You've been training and running around all day." Sasuke smirked before picking up a towel that was hung on the desk's chair and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. Natsumi sighed and sat at the desk and looked at the papers on the desk.
She had been planning Yin's sweet sixteen party today, but since she had been in the hospital, Yin had decided to cancel. All her guests understood her reasoning, but they were still disappointed. Natsumi then convinced her daughter that her party will be done on the weekend. The woman stared at the list of food that Yin had suggested to be there in the buffet. I can cook the stir-fry, the fish, the rice....The Niikyo-Uchiha went down the list. The pasta sounds easy....and maybe I can even bake the cake.Satisfied with that list of things to cook in her mind, she moved that paper aside and looked at a report from an ANBU mission she had done a few days before her departure to Suna.
There had been strange murders in the Land of Fire. There had been a murder of a local non-shinobi village -- a woman and her child had been killed in this case. It had pained Natsumi to see the young woman's face, which was frozen in a terrified, pained expression. The child's eyes were closed, and his face was so pale from the lack of blood his body possessed. That was one of the odd things about the murder: the victims seemed to be sucked dry of blood. Another thing about the murders was that the area around the victims were spattered in blood, and nearby trees and even walls were damaged badly as if the killer had superhuman strength. Every victim, from the village near the border of the Land of Fire to the village only thirteen miles from Konoha, had a bite-mark that looked like a fanged creature bit into their flesh and drank their blood. These clues were very interesting, and Natsumi had a crazy idea of what the killer of around twenty people was.
A vampire.
And that idea always sent a chill up her spine. She had dealt with such beings once (about ten or so years ago), and she even befriended one. That one vampire was a unique one of her kind...
That vampire that Natsumi became friends with hunted other vampires. This vampire's name was Semira, and she was part of an organization that killed rogue vampires that harmed any human. If such a vampire was here in the Great Shinobi Nations, then Semira and the organization Hellsing will have heard about it by now. Natsumi could imagine her vampire friend already packing up: Semira would be packing a suitcase or small bag with a change of clothes. She would grab her belt which had a spot where her gun was held. As a Hellsing agent, she had other guns, extra magazines, and other weapons to use for the monstrous vampires she was trained to kill. Natsumi chuckled at the thought of her friend getting ready for battle -- Semira was always pumped up for a crazy fight with vampires.
Natsumi shook her head. Yes, it was possible for the murderer to be a vampire. It would be the best fitting answer for this case. Yet, Natsumi will have some trouble explaining the fact that a vampire was running around and killing people in thirst for blood. The woman sighed. I'll deal with that later... I have to complete this report and send it to Tsunade-sama. Maybe I'll send it by hawk...or owl...She began to write again. Natsumi jumped in her seat when she felt arms wrapping around her.
"Wow Nat," Sasuke said. "You were really concentrating hard on that report. I have been out here for nearly ten minutes and you did not notice."
"Oh?" Natsumi asked. She rubbed the back of her neck, embarrassed. "Sorry about that honey."
The man looked down at her report. "ANBU mission? What for?" His gaze returned to her, and Natsumi looked at the paper and then him.
"Murder case."
"Oh I see...." Sasuke looked at the paper again. "Looks like you're done with it. Why were you staring at it so much?"
He was right, the report was finished. Natsumi swore it was half-way done when she sat down and started to think. Hm, I must have been writing without thinking.She looked it over -- it was perfect; all her thoughts, excluding the Semira/Hellsing thoughts, were on the paper....including her hypothesis.
"A vampire?" Sasuke's voice made her jump again. The man held her tighter and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Those scenes do look like a vampire attacked them...but I doubt it."
"How could you doubt it Sasuke?" Natsumi asked. "You have met one before. Remember? Semira...?"
Sasuke sighed and kissed her cheek. "Yes, but still, there wouldn't be any here. I mean, we're so far away from where Semira is. How can vampires suddenly appear here in the Land of Fire?"
"They still have human brains Sasuke. Don't treat people like they have turned into dumb animals just because they've been bitten and infected by a disease of some sort."
"Infected" by a vampire...
Natsumi shivered at the thought.
Sasuke stared at her from the side. She looked really distracted, stressed. He let go of her and rubbed her arms. "Natsumi, will you relax? This is the first night I have spent time with you alone in eight years, and I don't like to see you like this." When he saw her nod slowly, he chuckled. "You're still stressing. Relax."
The woman took a deep breath. Her shoulders slumped, and her eyes were closed. "Okay, I'm relaxed," she said.
"Good. Now, stand up and get into bed."
Natsumi did as he said and stood up and walked from the desk to the bed and sat on the edge of it. "So, what are you planning Sasuke?" she asked. "I can tell that you're thinking about something." She watched the Uchiha sit in front of her.
"I'm just thinking of the perfect way to take your mind off that report and the stress and worry it's giving you," her husband replied in a normal tone. He smirked, and then he leaned in and kissed Natsumi on the lips. He pulled away and kissed again, but a little rougher this time. Sasuke moved closer while kissing her, and Natsumi couldn't help but wrap her arms around his shoulders and start kissing back. They leaned back (forward in Sasuke's case) until Natsumi was laying on the mattress. The Uchiha pulled away and began to kiss her neck, and Natsumi laughed softly and closed her eyes. She began to hear a fast pounding sound. Was it her heart that is beating that fast? No...not her. Natsumi then figured that the pulse was Sasuke's. How could she hear it so loudly? Her throat began to feel dry, and she felt really thirsty.
The thrist came in and out of her mind. Every time the maddening thirst came into the front of her mind, Natsumi shoved it into the back of her mind, trying to focus on Sasuke's "distraction". It wasn't working for this, but it worked for the other things. After another eight times of the thirst coming back, she decided to give up and push Sasuke away. The man stared at her, surprised.
"What is it? Did I do something wrong?" he asked.
"No, it's just me," Natsumi assured him. "I just need a drink of water. Sorry sweetie." The two sat up, and Natsumi kissed her husband and stood up. Then she left the room and began to head downstairs to the kitchen. The woman opened a cupboard and took out a small glass. She walked over to the fridge and lifted to water pitcher and poured herself some water. She set the pitcher back into the refrigerator. Then she leaned against the counter and drank her glass. This did not satisfy her thirst. She needed something else, and she thought about what it could be.
She shook her head vigorously after she had retrieved a thought. Blood.Why would she be craving blood? Natsumi began to walk up the stairs to her room. What if.... She paused in hesitation. What if I was...She did not finish the thought and opened the door into her room. She looked at Sasuke, who was laying on one side of the bed. It seemed like the mood was over, and Natsumi sighed in disappointment and slightly in relief. If she was what she thought she was, or been turned into, she should not engage into that kind of thing yet. She may just hurt him. She sat on the other half of the bed and laid down.
There was a few minutes of silence. Finally, Sasuke asked, "Are you okay Nat?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're acting kinda...weird."
Natsumi sighed, "I don't know if I'm okay..." She rolled onto her side facing away from her husband. "Well, good night Sasuke."
"Night." The man side-glanced at Natsumi. Worry began to form a knot in the pit of his stomach. She'll probably feel better in the morning. He stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, and then he closed his eyes and drifted into sleep.
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It was 2:30 AM when Natsumi woke up. She stared at the ceiling. The blood cravings had returned, and she was annoyed by it now. After a minute of thought, the woman got out of bed and changed into a dark blue T-shirt and jeans. Still barefoot, the Niikyo-Uchiha walked across the room to the glass door that led to the balcony. Natsumi opened the door and walked onto it. She lingered by the door, staring off into the night. Her body tensed up, and she sprinted to the railing of the balcony. She leaped over the railing and fell toward the forest floor. When she landed, she was no longer human, but a reddish-grey wolf. Her transformation made her feel more comfortable with this burning thirst for blood. She bolted into the bushes and began hunting for small prey.
The wolf located a rabbit quickly, and leaped after it. Zig-zagging through the underbrush, Natsumi chased her small meal. After about three minutes of chase, the wolf had caught the rabbit and killed it. She ripped the skin open and began to lap up the warm blood. The canine chewed on some of the rabbit meat as well, but didn't pay much attention to it. After lapping up most of the blood, Natsumi trotted off in search of another rabbit to kill.
Once her blood cravings ceased, Natsumi had gone through about four rabbits. The wolf took the rabbit that she had sucked dry and went over to the other three rabbits. She sat on her haunches and howled, notifying her wolf pack that she had found prey and told them that they could have them. After hearing the replying howls, Natsumi trotted back toward her house. She transformed back into a wolf and jumped back onto the balcony. Quietly she sneaked into the room and into the bathroom to brush her teeth. She changed back into her nightgown and crawled back into bed. As soon as she warmed to the bed again she fell asleep.
I know, it may be kinda small of a chapter, but I wanted to give you readers this for your minds to munch on it. XD
Still, I hope you all like it. R&R please! Thanks