Hey peoples. My brain is kinda cutting me off short on chapter inspirations, so don't nag at me if I update slower than I usually do. Thanks for the understanding.

Now, this story is starting to get better, more action I mean. I have no clue how long this story will take, so don't ask. Hopefully it won't go over 20 chapters (which I doubt). Anyway, read, enjoy, review. Thanks.

PS: I had my friend Semira write in her reaction in my pre-write. I can't think of the big vocab that she uses, lol. Semira, you're awesome buddy! :)

Natsumi and Vincent had entered the house through the back door. They walked down the hallway into the living room. While Vince stayed in the corner, Natsumi walked farther into the living room. Mayume saw both of them, and said, "Semira's here."

"Hey Natsumi," a woman said. Sitting on the smaller couch was Semira, her black hair reaching past her shoulders. She smiled, revealing nice white teeth. She did not seem to notice Vince in the corner.

"Hey," replied Natsumi. "Has my sister told you my news already?"

"No, I just got here. What is your news?"

Natsumi hesitated before answering. "I...have been transformed into a vampire, Semira."

Semira's face was blank, smooth. Her pale skin seemed to look like marble at that moment. Despite her calm looking face, they all could see the surprise in them. "Are you sure about this?" she asked.

"Yes I'm sure." She watched her friend stand up and start pacing the room. "Er...Semira? What are you..."

Semira presed her forehead against one hand. "Oh, Jesus," she grumbled silently.

"Semira?"

Semira took in one long, frustrated breath, then exhaled it in one calming effluvium. Composure regained, she stepped wordlessly over to Natsumi.

"Let me see your teeth," she commanded.

Natsumi blinked, but then nodded and smiled as widely as if showing her teeth to a dentist. Semira stared blankly at the elongated eyeteeth for a moment, then sighed from between angrily clenched teeth.

Surprisingly, however, her voice was empathetic -- with only a trace of ire -- when she spoke. "Damn it, Natsumi. How the hell did this happen to you?"

Natsumi chewed on her lip slightly. "I was caught and interrogated by members of Falcon. They killed me, but I didn't die. I woke up later and I was...like this."

Semira listened intently. "Falcon? Isn't that Sasuke's organization?"

For the first time, she noticed Sasuke standing in the corner of the room. Her eyes narrowed suspiciously and half of her mouth twisted into a spitefully sardonic expression.

"Sasuke," she said, "this is the first time I've seen you in years. Have you finally come back to stay with your wife?"

Sasuke didn't respond or make any eye contact. He frowned grimly at the floor.

Semira continued, her voice taking on a somewhat cruel lilt. "So after deserting her for eight years, you let this happen to her?"

"Semira!" exclaimed Natsumi, "stop it!"

Semira continued staring at the unresponsive Sasuke. "He's responsible, Natsumi. They were his men; their actions are his own." Her tone became darker as she addressed Sasuke in a near growl. "Funny, he hardly even seems contrite."

Natsumi, seeking a way to placate the situation, said, "Semira calm down, being a vampire isn't all that bad. It's actually kind of cool, being able to..."

"'Not that bad'?!" Semira snarled furiously. Something in those words had set her off. In a brief lapse of control, she seized Natsumi by both shoulders and looked straight into her eyes. Semira was more sloemn now, but her irate glower had not diminished. "Natsumi, you have no idea what you're saying."

Natsumi stared back, unshaken. Semira's eyes had turned red, and there was more than a hint of depression in them. Semira scoffed disdainfully, then turned and strode quickly out the door.

After the sound of the slammed door dispersed, the room was silent. When Natsumi looked at Sasuke, he raised his eyes to meet hers. His face was pained, filled with guilt. "I'm sorry, Natsumi," he whispered.

"You have nothing to apologize for," she assured him.

"Semira was right."

His wife stared at him, confused. "What do you mean?"

"It is my fault...I made the rules that they follow. They had to kill any captive unless they agreed to join." He looked away from her gaze, as if the stare was hurting him. He then whispered, "I made you become a vampire...I'm sorry..."

"Sasuke..." Before Natsumi could take a step toward her husband, he had already turned and headed upstairs. She stared after him, but she did not follow. Instead, she walked to the large couch and flopped onto it with a heavy sigh.

Mayume decided to go into the kitchen, knowing that her sister needed some time alone. Vincent left also, sensing the awkward atmosphere, to go search for the rogue vampire's location. The living room was silent, the children upstairs in their rooms asleep and not knowing what had happened.

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Vincent was running through the forest when he was suddenly grabbed by the neck and slammed into a tree. When his vision focused, he was staring right at Semira's glowing red eyes. He was silent. Semira's eyes narrowed while she showed her fangs.

"What are you doing here, vampire?" the woman demanded. "And who are you?"

"I'm here to look for that rogue vampire. And the name is Vincent." He watched as Semira took the tone of his voice as the truth and dropped him. "You got a strong grip lady," he commented.

"Well I have to, since I kill vampires." She crossed her arms and observed him. "What do you know of the vampire?" she asked.

Vince stood up and dusted his jacket off. He replied, "He's one annoying bastard, that's what. That man enjoys people's pain; he does it for his own amusement."

"Hm, I see..."

"You should ask your friend Natsumi, she'd know about--" Vincent found himself pinned to the tree again. He stared at the vampress again.

"How do you know Natsumi?" she hissed.

"I met her already. She was changed by the man that I'm after, and we were discussing the subject. She was gonna call you, but you got here first."

Again Semira dropped him to the floor. Vince cursed under his breath and remained seated on the ground just in case. The woman became a bit more business-like. Her composure was better, and she had a lighter tone, almost slightly imitating a movie detective.

"Can you describe the vampire for me?" she questioned.

"Tall, not that well built but has lean muscles I guess. Dark brown or black hair that's a bit long for guy standards, almost to the chin. Though he may have cut it by now..." Vincent thought about the description he gave so far. "Oh, his eyes are usually red, but if he's well fed his eyes are really black."

Semira nodded, trying to picture the man's looks so far. "I guess that will do..." She took a deep breath. "Alright. I'm off. Don't hunt in this area, Vincent."

"Already got that warning." The boy stood up and gave a casual salute, "See ya." He then ran off into the forest again.

Semira stared after him, shook her head, and started back to the Niikyo-Uchiha household.

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Semira stood at the door for a minute, gathering her thoughts before she knocked. The door opened after a minute and Natsumi was standing in the doorway. "Hey," Semira said.

"Hey," Natsumi replied. "Come in." She stepped aside and let her walk in. Semira walked over into the living room and sat down on the couch, and Natsumi sat on the hardwood floor across from her. "So, what's up?"

"I heard from a vampire named Vincent that you know about the vampire lurking around these parts. Is that true?"

The kunoichi nodded. "I am in charge of the victims murder cases." Semira noticed that Natsumi's fist clenched to where her knuckles became bone white like the skin wasn't there.

"What's wrong Nat?" the agent asked.

"He's after me..."

"Why is that?"

"I don't know, but I did stop him from having a meal out of a villager. He's clearly pissed though..." The woman's fist went tighter, and Semira could smell the blood on her friend's hand as her nails dug into her skin. "He killed children, Semira, and he wrote a message telling me that he wouldn't stop unless I gave myself up to him in their blood."

Semira growled, "You are not going to give yourself up to that bastard. Are you?"

"If that's the only way to stop him, then yes."

"Natsumi! Don't be absurd and fall for his trap!" She thinks for a moment before saying a reason. She remembered the bloody hand. "He's only after your blood. Once you give it to him he'll still kill people."

Natsumi looked up from the floor and stared at Semira with determined eyes. "I can fight him Semira, and I will win."

"Now don't get cocky girl. That isn't your thing."

"I'm not being cocky, just stating my goal. With your help, that man is as good as dead."

Semira's hand rested instinctively on her gun holster while she nodded. "Of course, we make a kick ass team," she said with a smirk. Then her thoughts pointed something out. "Natsumi, what if Sasuke tries to stop you from doing this? Or if he tires to come along?"

"I'll convince him to stay behind, or I can tie him up if I needed to."

"Sure."

"That vampire will attack soon..." Natsumi's voice was grim. "We got to find him before he does, otherwise it may be too late."

"Alright. Then you should get some sleep, you'll need it."

"Do you need a place to stay for the night? We have a guest room."

Semira smiled warmly at her friend. "Thank you, Natsumi. I guess I'll accept your offer." She stood up and followed the red haired kunoichi to a room down the hallway and to the right. Semira thanked Natsumi once again before entering the room. She took of her jacket, her shoes, and her belt with her gun. After setting the gun in a close, concealed spot, Semira got into bed and under the covers. She then closed her eyes and drifted into sleep.

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Tsunade was finishing signing a document when a knock came at the door. "Come in," she said. The door opened and Natsumi came in. "Hm, what brings you here this morning?"

"I came to notify you that I am taking the vampire's offer to give myself up for the sake of the people of this village and others," Natsumi said.

The Fifth stared at Natsumi with disbelief. "Are you sure, Natsumi? You narrowly escaped death once, well sort of more than that but anyway, do you really want to give it up for this?"

The kunoichi nodded. "This is to protect my fellow villagers and friends. It will be worth it, Tsunade-sama."

Tsunade was confused by that answer. She knew that the villagers had forgotten the Niikyo clan, and the few who did shunned Natsumi and Mayume for their differences. Later on, though, they got used to them and welcomed them back as the Niikyo sisters. Still a few disliked them, but Natsumi and her twin, Mayume, were willing to risk their lives for the village. Just like Naruto... Tsunade quietly chuckled at the analogy. She then got out of her thoughts and answered the ninja before her.

"Very well, Natsumi. Go do what you deem necessary, and please, take this mission as an ANBU. Call for backup if needed, alright?"

"Yes ma'am. I'm going to catch the vampire tonight, and he will die." Natsumi bowed in thanks and then left the Hokage's office.

I hope that she knows what she's doing...The Fifth went back to her papers, stamping or signing her approval absent-minded.

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Natsumi just finished tying her hair up when Sasuke came into her room. She turned around, and Sasuke looked over her black armored ANBU uniform. He stared at her face for a minute, then he asked, "What the mission?"

"I'd love to tell you, but it's an ANBU mission and those are top secret," Natsumi answered. She put on her mask and walked over to the doorway where he was standing. The man didn't move. "Excuse me, Sasuke, I need to get going."

"Not until you tell me."

"I told you, I can't." She was glad that her mask was on, otherwise her husband would see her frown and worried look. She was also thankful that she could disguise her voice to sound level. "I'm sorry honey, but I have to go now." When she saw that he wouldn't move from his spot, she turned around and ran to the balcony. The ANBU opened the door, ran and leaped off the balcony and into a tree. She took one last look back and left.

Sasuke watched his wife go and sighed in slight frustration. He decided that it would be a bad idea to follow her right now. He looked at the clock, and the time was displayed as 9:55 P.M. The man went out of the bedroom and down the stairs and went into the kitchen. Mayume was cooking something in a pot when he walked in.

"Hey Sasuke," Mayume greeted. She tapped the wooden spoon on the side of pot and set it on a paper towel. She turned to face him. "What's up?"

"Nothing," Sasuke answered. He looked around. "Hey, wasn't Semira here earlier?"

Mayume nodded. "She left a few minutes ago. She said that it was business."

Business? Mission?Sasuke tried to put the ideas together. Then the idea clicked in his head. "They're out to catch that vampire," he stated out loud.

"Guess so." Mayume went back to her cooking.

"I should probably..."

"Oh no you don't Sasuke!" Mayume grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back. "It's their business, let them handle it. If they call for backup, then we go. Got it?"

The man sighed in annoyance. "Fine." He then leaned back against the kitchen counter amd was quiet. Yang, Nhamo and Hunter came in a few minutes later and asked their father if he could train with them. Sasuke accepted the offer and got ready to go outside. He put on his jacket and shoes and followed his sons out the door into the snow.

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Semira and Natsumi met far from the village where Natsumi had encountered the vampire. Semira looked at the ANBU agent, who nodded. The ninja took off her glove and a kunai. She then cut her finger, letting five drops of her blood drip from her finger onto the ground. She healed her cut and put her glove back on, and then the two women waited.

Five minutes passed when the rogue vampire appeared before them. He looked at the ANBU agent and smirked, but when he saw Semira, he frowned.

"Are you giving yourself up?" the vampire addressed Natsumi.

The agent nodded. "Basically."

"Basically?"

"If you swear that you will leave and not harm anymore people in this land, then I will give myself up. If you break that promise..." The agent nodded over to Semira. "She'll have to place you under arrest."

The man nodded slowly. "I see...in that case I do swear that if you come along with me, I will not harm anyone."

"Good. Now, why do you want me in the first place?" The ANBU watched the vampire before her chuckle.

"Well, it's been so long since there has been someone who is bitten by a vampire such as me and lived to be only part vampire and have a majority of human still in them." He shifted his weight onto another foot nonchalantly. "I'm a rather old vampire, and therefore my power is somewhat failing me. I have to keep drinking in order to live, heal, survive.

"So, that's where you come in, dear." A smile played upon his lips while the ANBU tensed and Semira placed her hand on her holster. "You are the one who can cure me."

"How so?"

"If I drink your blood, I will be restored my full strength and power. Not only will I be healed, but you would be a full vampire." He listened to the woman's growl, chuckling darkly. "Don't worry, you'll get some benefits from it. First of all, before I turn you, I'd like to have children who can continue the bloodline."

Semira snarled, "Like hell you won't!"

"Now now, this is part of the deal of giving herself up...Agent Semira Snowe."

The Hellsing agent tensed at the name. She did not reply to it.

"I know that is your name and title," the vampire said. "I've researched some files on Hellsing agents for the past hundred years. As I was saying, if you interfere with this, then you are backing out of the deal and I will kill both of you and the entire village."

Semira cursed under her breath and glanced at Natsumi. Her mask hid her face really well, and so the Hellsing agent couldn't tell what her facial expression was. Still, she figured that her friend must be shocked or scared. Quickly she remembered the thought-speaking technique that the Niikyo had taught her and used it for the private conversation. 'Natsumi, do you still want to go through with this?' she asked.

'Yes. It's still to help the village.' Natsumi was on a one-track mind right now, and Semira didn't like it at all.

'Think Nat, do you really want to give yourself to this bastard and be a full vampire the rest of your life which is forever? Do you want to bear his children? They might kill you while you're still human, but then again the man before you would bring you back as a vampire.'

'Semira, I have to do this.'

'You're marriedfor crying out loud! What is Sasuke going to think of this?! How will I explain this to him, if I live through this?'

'You'll live and find a way through this. Sasuke knows the shinobi way. He also knows that I'm doing this for him and our family.' Natsumi started to sound unsure, but then she recovered and was thoght-speaking with a firm voice. 'I am going to do this.'

I guess there is no changing her mind...Semira gave in reluctantly. 'Very well. If you get far from here, do as we planned okay? Don't give in that easily. Try to kill the demon will you?'

'Of course Semira.' The ANBU agent began to walk toward the vampire. Semira lingered back, watching anxiously.

The ancient vampire grinned. "Excellent..." As soon as the ninja was standing only half a meter away, he ordered, "Take off that mask my dear."

Slowly, the ANBU reached up and removed the mask. The woman stared up at the man with her golden eyes. She stiffened when the vampire stroked the side of her face gently with his cold hand. The hand went up to her forehead protector and back down to the base of her neck.

"You are such a beautiful one," the vampire commented. "And you're blood is so irresistible..." He took off Natsumi's glove and inspected her hand. When he saw the diamond ring on her ring finger, he realized that he was examining her left hand. The man smirked. "You were married, my dear? Did you kill him while being in this state, and you feel so horrible about it and are coming to me?"

Natsumi remained silent. If she mentioned that Sasuke was alive and that they had a family he may go after them. When she saw that the man was indeed waiting for an answer she said, "Yes..."

"Well then, shall we leave this village and its horrible memories?"

The woman nodded slowly.

Semira watched all of this unfold, feeling useless. If she did something, the vampire would kill Natsumi and the village, and if she didn't, she'd never see her friend again unless Hellsing had to hunt her down. Damn it all! she thought. This is becoming too much! All of this is hurting Natsumi and I know it! Time for some action!Before Semira could pull out her gun, a kunai whizzed by and headed to the evil vampire and kunoichi. Natsumi and the vampire jumped back while the kunai hit the round that was between them. The assailant landed at the edge of the clearing.

It was Sasuke.

"Stay away from her, vampire," Sasuke ordered, his katana out with his Chidori emanating from the metal. At first the vampire was confused, but then the thought clicked in his head. He glared at Natsumi.

"You lied to me!" he accused. Then he began to laugh darkly. "So you were putting an act to save your beloved and your villagers. Well, I can arrange it to where you were telling the truth." The man vanished and reappeared to slam Sasuke into a tree.

Natsumi's eyes widened. "NO!" she shouted. She ran to the fight, kunai ready. The woman jumped in front of the vampire, blocking him from Sasuke. "Stay back!" Her eyes glowed a hot red.

"Excellent, you have activated your vampire self. This will only make it easier." The ancient vampire swung his arm in a blur and struck Natsumi, sending her flying across the clearing and breaking a tree in half. The vampire laughed at the display of the effect of his strike. "Sorry dear, didn't mean to hit so hard."

"Natsumi!" Sasuke called. He turned to the ancient and stabbed him with the chidori infused katana.

"Ouch...that still hurts." The man took a step back, letting the katana slip out of him. The wound didn't really bleed as much as it was supposed to. "Now I have to heal this, and you will help with that boy!" Again the vampire punched the Uchiha, who flew back several meters and dropping his katana. The vampire picked up the weapon and began to head toward the Uchiha.

Natsumi recovered from her collision with the tree and saw the vampire approaching Sasuke. "Stay away from him!" She leaped into the air took the form of a wolf. This wolf was thirteen meters long and five meters tall, and its fur was dark red. The wolf sprinted over to the vampire, who had the katana raised and ready to kill the man sitting there beneath him. The vampire noticed the large wolf running toward them, so he ran from the Uchiha and headed to the wolf head on, katana out like a jousting stick.

At the last second, Natsumi launched herself into the air. The vampire stopped and looked up, calculating the time and spot where she would land. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the vampire dropped the katana due to a gunshot to his hand. "What the..." He then remembered that the Hellsing agent was still there. He cursed under his breath. Another wound to heal. He couldn't wait to get Natsumi's blood -- forget the bloodline, he could make another later with another woman. He needed the blood now, and he needed to kill Semira.

Forgetting the wolf, the vampire headed to the Hellsing agent. Semira fired three more bullets. Only one grazed the man's cheek. The vampire stopped fast before her and kicked her in the gut, and she fell back. She recovered and sweep-kicked the man, and he fell onto his back. With one foot Semira pinned him down, and she held the gun to his forehead.

"You make one move and I'll bklow your brains out," Semira hissed.

"Why not kill me now?" the vampire asked.

"You're not really mine to kill." Semira looked up and saw the wolf standing three meters before her. "He's all yours." The wolf placed a large paw on the vampire's chest and bared her fangs at him.

The vampire grinned. "I wouldn't kill me so fast. There's someone else you have to fight." The sound of a grunt from the far side of the clearing made the red wolf look up.

Sasuke was trapped in a headlock by Vincent.

"Vincent!" the wolf barked. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" Natsumi saw that the young vampire's eyes were a blank red. Instantly she looked down at the vampire and snarled, "What did you do to him?!"

The vampire replied cooly, "He was following me, and I saw that he knew a lot about you so I decided to put him to my use." The large paw on his chest pressed harder, cracking a rib. "Take it easy, If you kill me Vincent there will kill your hubby."

Natsumi leaned some more weight on the vampire, cracking another rib. "Release Vince from your control, now."

"I'd love to, but I can't. If I do so then you'd kill me, and I'd rather not die."

'Semira, go help Sasuke out. Snap Vince out of it,' Natsumi thought-spoke.

Semira nodded and ran over to the two men. Vincent saw Semira coming and held a kunai to Sasuke's throat. Semira froze. Quickly, she pulled out her gun and fired at the young vampire's arm. Vincent yelled in pain and pulled his arm away from the Uchiha, though his still cut the hostage's throat a bit. Sasuke fell forward and grabbed his katana and pinned Vincent to the tree by stabbing him in the shoulder. Vince roared in rage, but then passed out, he was free of the ancient's control.

"Are you okay Sasuke?" Semira asked while eying the man's throat. It didn't look deep, but still...

"I'm fine..." Sasuke looked over at the wolf, who was staring at them.

Natsumi could smell Sasuke's blood, and it was tempting her. She got a hold of herself and focused on the vampire. "Now I can kill you," she said.

"You have no idea what trouble you're in now. There will be vampires after you when I die!"

The wolf disregarded the warning and dug her claws into his heart. The vampire howled in pain, and then he turned into dust. Natsumi stepped off the ash pile and turned to her friends. She became a human and fell to her knees. Semira was next to her in a second.

"You okay Nat?" she asked.

Natsumi nodded. "Just need to stay here for a minute to not attack Sasuke." Semira nodded in understanding.

"I'll go bandage it up for him and you." She dashed over to Sasuke again and quickly bandaged the throat. After several minutes they all got together (Natsumi and Semira took Vincent off the tree) and they all headed back to Niikyo-Uchiha household, thankful that the battle was over.

Yay! End of chapter 11! It was long, I know. Hope you guys liked it. There is only one chapter left for this story I believe. Thank you for reading this story. Woo! XD

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