Summary: Werewolves and vampires don't get along. Period. What happens when a werewolf and a vampire fall in love?
Kay it's been awhile again but I was busy cuz AP physics was killing me so I had to drop out in the end. -_-' but Pre calc is easy and so are my other classes except regular physics. GRRNESS *Sweatdrop* Anyway here is the third chapter of The Blood Moon.
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
IMPORTANT! IN THIS STORY, VAMPIRES AND WOLVES HAVE CLOTHES AND BEDS AND SOME MODERN ITEMS JUST TO LET THE READERS KNOW.
Wham!
Hana jolted out of bed, eyes wide open and gasping for air. She turned to the source of the noise and found Itachi leaning against the frame of the door.
"Get up." He tapped his foot impatiently and scrutinized her subtle movements.
Hana rolled her eyes and lay back down again. She rubbed her face against the soft pillow, pulled the covers up to her neck and shut her eyes. Her comfort was soon interrupted as the sheets were roughly pulled away from her body. Hana jumped out of bed and shouted, "What's the big-"
Her sentence was cut short when the sound of Itachi's punch reverberated on the walls. Hana slowly turned her head around and touched her lips, feeling warm, moist liquid running down her lips. She could see her blood coating her fingers, dripping onto the floor and then she tended to her jaw. She felt her jaw where Itachi punched her and realized it was going to be bruised afterwards. To say she was shocked was a lie. In fact, she was beyond pissed but she didn't have time to linger on her anger when Itachi appeared in front of her in the blink of an eye. He grabbed her hand and licked the blood off her fingers.
"Ahh!" Hana shrieked in disgust and yanked her hand back from his grasp. "What do you think you're doing?" She noticed his eyes were glazed over and she backed away slowly but he grabbed her waist and pulled her towards him. He dived for her mouth, lapping the blood off her lips and inside. 'Is…is he kissing me? No, he's just licking my blood.' Hana thought as she struggled to get out of his grip. When she felt his jawbone roughly pushing against hers, a sharp pain arose which caused her to bite his tongue.
Itachi released her and massaged his tongue against the roof of his mouth. He glared at Hana while she was tending to her bruised jawbone. "Tss! What a rude awakening…" She bit back a groan of pain so she wouldn't give Itachi the satisfaction of seeing her in pain.
"If you had listened to me in the first place this wouldn't have happened!" Itachi growled as he forcefully opened the closet door. "Here" He handed Hana a simple dress that had a flat frill from both shoulders, to her back and her chest. The material seemed to be made of cotton and maybe a little bit of polyester as well. It also revealed one-fourth of her back and had a thin string around the waistline to tie around for comfort. Hana noticed with distaste that the dress ended a little above the knees. Overall, in her eyes, it looked hideous but at least free to move around in.
"I refuse to wear this hideous garment." Hana threw the dress straight at Itachi's face but caught it gracefully and folded it neatly. "Give me back my old clothes."
There was a small smirk plastered on Itachi's face and he said to her, "Hmm…I already burned those rags. These are all the clothes you have now." He waved over to her closet and placed the dress on the foot of the bed. "Be in the throne room in 5 minutes." With that said, he took his leave.
Hana punched the wall, blood spilling from her knuckles onto the cold, stone floor.
While Itachi walked into the main hallway of the palace, his brother called out to him. "Itachi."
He turned to face his younger brother and tilted his head back, "What do you want?" he rubbed his temples.
Sasuke scrutinized him intently and asked, "What exactly is your goal?"
"What makes you think I have a goal?" He raised a fine eyebrow in interest.
"I've seen you ruthlessly kill werewolves whenever we encountered one but you do nothing to her. It's suspicious…"
"…" He turned away from his brother and began to examine his nails.
"You know, she is quite gorgeous, that mutt." He quickly glanced at Itachi and gave a tiny smile when he saw that he became tense and rigid. "Perhaps, I might like to taste her, and maybe have my way with her."
Secretly Sasuke wanted to get a small reaction from his brother but he did not expect to find himself pinned to the wall.
Three tomes were spinning wildly around Itachi's crimson eyes and he glared daggers into his brother's face. "Don't you dare lay a finger on her."
"We'll see just how much I can get away with." Sasuke shoved Itachi off of him and walked away, satisfied.
"Not what I was expecting but interesting…very interesting." Sasuke muttered to himself.
"Hmm…should we just kill that dog?" Fugaku asked Mikoto as he drank from a glass of blood.
"No, no we don't want much bloodshed now do we dear? Especially from those werewolves since we have their future heiress in our palace." Mikoto lovingly caressed Fugaku's hand.
Fugaku sighed and set the glass down. "I suppose not." Fugaku's mind began to wonder as he thought of the great advantage he had by keeping the future heiress of the werewolves. "Perhaps keeping the mutt could be of use to us."
"How so my dear?"
"In soon time, everything will be revealed." He flashed a wicked grin towards her that sent shivers down her spine.
Hana calmly walked the halls of the palace, ignoring the stares of the other vampires and their hissing. She blushed when the male vampires eyed her appreciatively and seeing blood run up to her face and neck tempted them to ravage her; leave her for dead. She hastened her pace and reached the end of the hall and glowered at the entrance towards the throne of Their Royal Vampiric Majesties. She kicked the door open and briskly walked up to the eldest son of the king and queen. Glaring at him she asked, "Well?"
"You're ten minutes late."
"What are my duties, 'young prince'?" Ignoring his statement, she began to get impatient as she waited for his reply. Itachi materialized in front of her and she staggered back but he brought her close to him and whispered, "You will be punished tonight." And then he released her from his grasp.
Itachi walked away from her and began announcing her duties. "Your duties are to prepare the Royal Feast for the Kitsune clan that will be arriving in three hours. These are the dishes you will prepare for them…" Itachi began to list all the receipts for cooking the meal and Hana blankly stared at the sheet of paper. "Understood?" Itachi asked.
Hana blinked before she burst into laughter. "You believe I can cook?" She began to wipe her eye from the tears that were rolling down. "You're asking for a disaster Itachi, I'm no chef."
"I've smelled the burning of flesh in the air, do not lie." Itachi gave her a warning look.
Hana rolled her eyes and responded, "We fry our meat and make stew with vegetables and other simple meals. We only spice our food on very rare and special occasions and even then, I don't know how to spice them."
He began to growl after hearing her explanation but tried to keep his composure in check. "She's more useless than I thought." He thought. "Nevertheless, she will have to prepare the feast." He rubbed his face and then spoke, "The instructions are on the list. You have three hours. Begin." With that said, he spun on his heels and left.
"The clan…" Hana muttered under her breath before a spark of hope flared inside her. "Wait!" She called out to Itachi.
She saw him pause and asked, "Will the werewolves attend with the Kitsune clan?"
Itachi let out a small laugh and continued on his way.
"Fuck."
3 hours later…
Hana wiped the sweat off her forehead with her forearm and sighed, "Finally, finished!"
Just then the flapping of leathery wings and screeching could be heard as Hana leaned against the kitchen wall. "What the hell is going on?" She took off her apron and exited the kitchen only to find Sasuke walking towards the commotion. "Hey, hot shot!" When Hana saw that Sasuke didn't respond, she ran up behind him and placed a single hand on his shoulder only to find it pinned within a blink of an eye.
"Well, if it isn't my brother's pet." He paused as he noticed her black and blue bruise, "look at that shiner." He lifted her chin higher to examine the bruise but Hana pulled her head away.
"What's all the ruckus?"
"Hmph. The Kitsune clan has just arrived."
As the vampire guards let the Kitsune clan into the palace, Fugaku and Mikoto strolled over to them. "A pleasure seeing you again Minato." Fugaku greeted as he shook his hand.
"Likewise Fugaku." Minato mentally rolled his eyes but gave a small smile, though his azure eyes did not show emotion. "May I present to you my wife, Kushina." He stepped aside and she appeared in front of Fugaku and Mikoto.
Her flaming red hair flowed gently past her waist reaching the back of her knee, slightly swaying as she bowed her head. "A pleasure." Kushina bowed her head slightly, the blood rushing to her cheeks. "This is taking far too long. I hate these formal gatherings." She thought as she smiled politely.
Fugaku and Mikoto's eyes began to dilate when they saw Kushina's reddened cheeks and the sharingan began to form in both their eyes but they shook their heads and controlled their thirst.
Minato did not fail to notice the change in their eyes but decided to ignore it for the time being. "You remember my son correct?"
Mikoto, although pale, beamed at Minato, "Of course! Where is Naruto? Oh how I remember when he and Sasuke played together."
Minato let out a bark of laughter and responded, "Probably snooping the halls of your palace for Sasuke."
Fugaku coughed and said, "Very well then, let us go to the dining room."
"Where the hell is that teme?" Naruto pondered as he poked his head into the many rooms of the palace. He took in a whiff of air and perked up. "I smell something delicious. Maybe they have ramen." He sprinted past the vampires and burst through the kitchen door. Inside the kitchen, he came face to face with Kiba's sister. "Hana! Whatcha doing here? Where's Kiba? How's the pack? What about you? What-" He ranted before Hana placed a hand over his mouth.
"Hold it there Naruto." She placed her hands on his shoulder to keep him from bouncing. "Why are you here? You never attend formal gatherings."
Naruto shrugged and snatched a piece of meat. "Cuz I felt like it. Have you seen Sasuke?"
"That asshole? No nor do I care." She whacked his hands as he tried to reach for a piece of meat.
"How'd you get that bruise then?"
"I was punched by Itachi." She slightly prodded the area and winced in pain.
"Asshole."
Soon after, Naruto and Hana began to converse before he realized something, "Hana, isn't there a treaty between vampires and werewolves?"
Hana sighed sadly before responding, "Yeah but the vamps don't give a shit."
"So then, you're a prisoner?"
She plopped down on a chair and began to curl a strand of hair around her finger, "Basically."
They both sat in silence for a couple of moments before Naruto perked up and stood in front of her face. "I'll help you escape!"
Hana raised a fine eyebrow. "How? We have to avoid Sasuke and especially Itachi. Plus the guards are everywhere since your clan came. This plan is begging to fail."
"Aha! You doubt the future heir of the Kitsune clan! I have formulated a plan. Simple, since you are a prisoner and you are a servant too right?"
She nodded.
"All right, I'll just say that you're helping me carry the gifts my mom and dad brought for the vampies."
Hana closed her eyes in thought and then nodded. "All right if you say so." She began to dread the outcome but still, she had a sliver of hope.
Fugaku seated himself at the head of the table while Mikoto sat on the opposite side of Itachi, with Fugaku in between. Minato sat at the end of the other side with Kushina beside him. Surprisingly, the table was only 5 meters in length.
"So what did you want to discuss Fugaku?" Minato squirmed in the hardened chairs as he tried to adjust himself properly.
"Well to be blunt, this formal meeting is to discuss your alliance with the werewolves. We know of your alliance with the werewolves and we are not against it but we would like to ask you of this as well." Fugaku paused.
"Ask what exactly?" Kushina inquired, narrowing her eyes.
"Form a secret alliance with us."
Minato's eyes widened and he immediately responded, "Fugaku, I believe you have a treaty with the werewolves. Unless you want a war to break between the two of you, the Kitsune clan will not participate and remain neutral. That was the agreement between the werewolves and us."
Fugaku gripped the edge of the table tightly, "Meaning you specifically stated in your alliance, if war was to break out between the vampires and werewolves, you will not stand beside them?"
"That was the agreement unless they are close to being wiped out from the demon world. Other than that, we will not go their aid."
"What would their numbers have to be?"
Minato hesitated before he finally negated to tell them. "That is information only to be known between the werewolves and us." Minato grasped Kushina's hand underneath the table, squeezing tightly as Fugaku's eyes hardened after his response.
Fugaku's eyes twitched and then with a sigh he let out, "Very well. There is nothing more to discuss then."
He suddenly arose and beckoned Minato and Kushina over the living room. Kushina walked with her gaze straightforward until she realized Naruto was missing. "Have any of you seen Naruto?"
Sasuke shook his head and then he realized an important factor of the night. "Beg your pardon Minato but you never did receive a feast from us correct?"
"No we did not but we were going to leave soon anyway so it is all right."
After Minato spoke the words, Itachi knocked his chair down and glared straight into the dining table. He muttered curses under his breath and asked to be excused. Hana…she escaped! She cannot roam around much anyway. With that thought, Itachi smirked and excused himself from the table.
"Freedom!" Hana shouted out into the air as she spread her arms wide open and began to spin in circles. She inhaled the air surrounding her and basked in the small moonlight poking through a hole in a cloud. She began to transform a little but she didn't care. She was free from the vampires grasp and she can return to clan. "Thanks Naruto. You can go back now since your parents probably noticed you were gone for awhile." She shoved him in the direction of the palace and kept nudging him forward.
"You sure you'll be all right?" Naruto asked as he stared back at her.
"Yeah but just go already and tell the bloodsuckers you didn't see me."
"You bet!" Naruto flashed two thumbs up and winked at her and then sprinted back towards the palace.
Hana ran the opposite direction and kept a calm disposition but she still ran as if her capturers were right behind her. In her semi-transformed state she was able to notice small movements around her and hear frequencies above the average. She slowed down as she reached the border between the Demon Forest and the Blood Palace and she looked around for any guards.
A sudden sharp pain went through her body and she gasped aloud. She returned to her normal state and she fell onto her knees, clutching at her chest. She began breathing loudly and cold sweat began forming on her brow. "W-what," She wheezed out, "is…going on?"
"Well if it isn't Hana." A recognizable voice stated in amusement. Hana felt soft footsteps approach her and lift her off the ground. She rolled her head back and shut her eyes as the man continued his taunting. "Your escapade proved to be a failure."
"I-Itachi." She glared at him with half lidded eyes and then turned away.
"That kiss I gave you, it prevented you from going any further from the border." He laughed as he felt her stiffen in his hold. He then had a thoughtful look on his face and his lips twitched upward. "I promised a punishment, did I not?"
Hana groaned but said nothing. She clenched her eyes shut as the first waves of pain coursed through her body. It was then that the tree and cloud parted away to reveal a full moon. Hana eye's snapped open to reveal amber and she was dropped onto the floor as her height increased with each second passing and fur began to cover all her body. Claws began to form on her hands and feet and soon the readjustment of bones could be heard. Itachi watched fascinated by her transformation until she was fully transformed. He noticed her height increased twofold and that she did not appear to be a humanoid but to be an oversized wolf. Her soft, peppered fur swayed as the wind blew it gently and she howled at the moon. Hana's calm disposition soon shattered when she finally turned her attention at Itachi and her snout crinkled as she snarled at him.
Her body tensed and her mind touched his. "You are the one who will be punished."
She leaped forward and made her first strike at Itachi.
Hey everybody! Sorry I'm really tired and I just got back from work and I have school tomorrow so I had one paragraph to go and dialogue and I needed to get it off my chest and just post it so yeah. Please leave reviews and I hope you like this chapter! MUCH LOVE TO THE PEOPLE!