Bite Me

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Another hostile evening that I've let go of, has shown no mercy...

Sasuke: 18

Sakura: 17

Sai: 16

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Author's Note: Yo! Heh, this story totally brought my back to life! Jesus I was like.. so out of it the past couple of months but now I'm back!! This is sooo much fun, I was 'plotting' this chapter all last night, I have a fuckin' wrist cramp because of it too! Lool, sooo worth it thoughXD

Chapter Two: Blood Lust

"Sasuke's a vampire..?" She repeated slowly, unsure if she sounded as crazy as she thought. Her slightly shaky fingertips touched the glass of the mirror, mouth pulled down into a frown, eyebrows creased.

The girl looked the the wound again, her face white with fear.

"..a bug. It was probably just a bug." She tried reassuring herself. Gently, she slapped her palms against both her cheeks, trying to wake herself up from this horrid nightmare. Picking up the towel from the floor and wrapping it around her naked body, Sakura let out a sigh.

Trudging to her bedroom, Sakura fell on the bed and stared blankly up at the ceiling. She was fighting with her mind and.. she was losing. Big time.

She almost laughed at the thought that crossed her. Of course she couldn't confront Sasuke (let alone anyone) about her... suspicions. It was ludicrous to even think that Sasuke Uchiha was some type of bloodsucker. Although, every time she thought about it, her head would spin and her stomach would drop.

Grabbing for her cordless phone, Sakura dialed in Ino's familiar number and awaited a response. She was supposed to call her idiot-friend anyway, check up on how she was doing.

"Ino? How are you? All the booze out of your system yet?" Sakura snickered with a playful smile at her friend's face the previous night. -And Shikamaru's. He had been -well.. terrified and a little disgusted with the vomit Ino was quickly producing on the floor.

"..yeah... I can't talk long, parents have me on house arrest." The girl grumbled lowly while she fingered the long strands of platinum blonde hair framing her tiresome face.

Sakura gasped over-dramatically, "Oh no! I wonder why?" She full out laughed this time and so did Ino. Surprisingly.

"...hey, Ino-"

"What's up?" Ino asked in boredom, stifling a yawn. Sakura went on, she wet her lips with her tongue and parted them, "-well... n-never mind. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Ino nodded, "Sure, bye now." And hung up without another word. Sakura let the phone fall from her clutch.

"..was I just about to tell her about... Sasuke?" She asked herself out loud. Sakura glanced quickly at the phone and breathed out a sigh, "I'm such a retard. I know for a fact that I bug bit me last night."

..but that still didn't explain how she managed to get home. No recollection of ever stepping into her house, of going to bed. -maybe.. she was going crazy.

Especially now the she couldn't seem to get that voice out of her head. The way he had casually told her he was going to drink her blood. The way he-

Sakura covered her ears, like she was trying to silence her persistent mind. She didn't want to hear it, she was going to stick with the bug story and that was the end of that.

Yet.. again, the feeling of nausea washed over her like a typhoon. It wouldn't let up and Sakura thought she might drown.

A knock sounded from her door, Sakura opened her tired eyes and watched as her aunt walked in with a bright smile on her face.

"Have a good sleep?" She asked. Sakura nodded and upon noticing that she was only wearing the towel she gasped and sat upright.

"I must've dozed off.. what time is it?" She questioned, looking around the room.

"It's just after six." The girl yawned lightly and stepped away from her bed in search of pajamas. "Hey, auntie! What's for dinner?" Sakura asked from beyond her bathroom door.

"I picked up some Chinese food on my way here. It's downstairs, I'll get some plates so we can eat."

Sakura pulled on the red, cotton pants and a white tank top. Stepping out of the bathroom, the girl nearly ran downstairs and sat quickly across from her aunt. The older woman smiled and passed her the chicken-fried rice.

"Eat up, there's a lot for two people."

Sakura accepted the rice and piled it onto her empty plate. She didn't back down tonight. Maybe because of the fact that when she was nervous she tended to eat a lot without really being aware of it. She put the fork down and pushed the chair backwards to allow her enough room to leave the table.

"That was quick." Her aunt commented. Sakura smiled and went to the sink where she washed the dirty dishes, her expression void but in her mind, all she could think about was.. last night. She hated that her mind kept wandering back to that scene, when she was seized and nearly killed.

Now for some reason, Sakura wasn't looking forward to school tomorrow because she knew she would see... him.

"Sakura! Here, I saved you a seat." Sai called from within the classroom. Ah, monday morning brought out the worst in people. Especially people like Sakura, who was dreading school now. Sai smiled as she sat next to him, she turned on the computer on and sat back in her chair.

"I thought you said you were going to Ino's party?"

Sai looked at her, his smile gone, "I did go but.. Naruto got extremely drunk so I took him home. He was trying to start a brawl upstairs." Sakura couldn't help but laugh, "What a moron."

She and Sai only had first period class together which was: Computer Technology.

Basically, all they did was graphic design, videos, learn about other things but it was very fun. Everyday was different.

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"What class do you have next?" Sai asked curiously while he and Sakura left their homeroom class.

"English." She stated with a groan of annoyance. He laughed and walked with her, "Sounds.. fun." Sakura slapped at him, "Oh sure. Trying to decipher Shakespeare's complex language, my idea of fun." She joked. Her laughing fell on deaf ears when Sasuke was in her line of vision. Sakura's head jerked in his direction and they locked gazes.

Sai eyed the male, his glare fell unnoticed by the two of them. Sasuke walked by without another glance at Sakura who was now moving forwards with a blank face. Sai's brows furrowed in confusion, "You know, I don't like the way he looks at you.." He murmured. That seemed to have snapped Sakura out of it.

"What do you mean?" She pressed, her face darker.

"I don't know.. it's just eerie." He said and left for his own class without another word to Sakura. She stood there, dumbfounded. Sai's comment was going to give her hell the rest of the day!

"Oh shit! My english binder!" She screeched as soon as was in the front foyer. Turning on her heel, Sakura raced back up to the second floor and located her locker. She got the lock off and rummaged inside until she had a purple binder in her hands. Smiling in triumph, Sakura closed and re-locked her locker before heading downstairs.

She saw her bus pull away from the curb and onto the main street. Sakura stood silently, her face contorting in fury. She wanted to throw her bag on the ground and stomp on it until she felt at ease.

A cool gust of winter air blew by. Sakura shivered and looked out at the city.

"It's going to take me forever to walk home!" She growled, her day couldn't get any worse!

The honking of a car horn caught her attention. Barely. She looked over her shoulder and could only frown at who she saw.

"Need a ride?" Sasuke called from inside his warm and toasty car. Sakura glared at him, "No thanks, jerk." She continued to walk until Sasuke's car was right beside her, his window pulled down.

"C'mon, you'll catch a cold." He said, hoping that that would work but it didn't. Sakura was being as stubborn as she could to him, especially today. She rolled her eyes and ignored him.

"Hey! At least I'm trying to be nice and offer you a ride!" He argued, seeming a little irritated by her refusals.

Finally, Sakura stopped and acknowledged him, "Will you stop yelling like a maniac if I do?" Sasuke nodded his head and watched as Sakura neared the car with slight hesitation.

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The entire ride home with Sasuke Uchiha had to be the most awkward thing Sakura had ever done! First off, he tried talking to her but (being stubborn) she refused to give him more then a one word response. He didn't seem too annoyed with the rudeness radiating off of her.

She just wasn't in the mood, especially because she was talking to a potential vampire! Although... the few minutes they had spent in his car had shown Sakura (a little) how normal Sasuke was.

There wasn't anything weird about him but she still was on-edge.

Before she knew it, Sasuke had pulled up by the curb of her house (with her directions, of course) and bid her a farewell as she stepped out of his car and headed towards her house.

"Thanks.. I guess." She mumbled. Sasuke nodded and drove away from her home. Sakura entered her empty house and headed for her room.

"Better start on that damn essay now." She exclaimed quietly.

"So, Uchiha gave you a ride yesterday." Sai said slowly, keeping his pace with Sakura who seemed to be walking awfully fast. She nodded regretfully, "It was a once in a lifetime thing!" She countered defensively.

Sai nodded his head, "Oh, sure.. I'll see you tomorrow." He waved to her and disappeared in the crowd of people mingling in the hallways.

Cooking class. Her favorite class of the day. First of all because it was last period and second, she was making strawberry cheesecake today! It was a perfect way to end the hellish Tuesday.

She got straight to work as soon as her teacher had given her the recipe to follow. She set up her workstation, sanitized the counters and then began to gather all the ingredients and cooking utensils.

She followed the recipe perfectly and had finished a bit quicker then some of the other students. Popping the raw cupcakes into the preheated oven, Sakura started the twenty-minute timer and began to clean up the mess.

First, she stripped off the hairnet everyone was forced to wear while cooking and then put away the stained apron. She washed the counter-top with a wet cloth and put away all the ingredients she had used.

When she was finally done, Sakura neared the murky sink, pushed up the sleeve of her shirt and dipped her hand in. She pulled out a mixing spoon, a bowl, and a measuring cup.

Currently they were drying on the rack, already spotless. She dunked her hand into the water again and searched around for another dirty utensil but instead retracted her hand in pain.

She looked at her open palm and saw a long gash running across the skin. Blood had already began to seep from the fresh wound. Sakura could only stand in horror, the teacher was even more freaked out.

She had wanted Sakura to go to the nurse but Sakura assured her that she was perfectly fine, just a cut. Taking the gauze from the teacher, Sakura ran her hand under cold water until the blood was all gone and then blotted around the wound for excess water and blood.

She wrapped the gauze around her hand expertly and tied it. Sakura opened and closed her hand, there was only a slight pain but nothing she couldn't handle.

"I'll disinfect it properly when I get home." Sakura stated and took out the cheesecake from the hot oven. She allowed it to cool down before the teacher came around and commented on how splendid it look.

"Take half, I won't be able to eat it all and it'll probably go to waste otherwise."

Agreeing, the teacher cut the cake in half and Sakura took her portion. She placed it on a plastic plate and wrapped it up. It smelled wonderful. Finally, the last bell rang and Sakura walked casually to her locker.

She had a bit of difficulty with getting her belongings out of her locker. Her hand was throbbing now!

Putting the cheesecake on the ground, Sakura collected two of the four binders in her locker. She still had to finish her english essay and she also had math homework.

She stepped out into the snowy environment with a smile tugging at her lips. As soon as she saw almost all the buses pulling out of the school parking lot, Sakura glared in anger. She stomped one foot on the ground and swore under her breath; how could she keep missing her fuckin' bus?!

"Oh! C'mon!!" She screamed loudly, attracting a few bystanders' attention. She didn't care, she was pissed!

"Miss your bus again?" Sasuke asked casually from beside her. What? Where had he come from? She looked up at him and sighed, "Yeah.." He chuckled and pointed to his car, "Need another ride?" He asked politely.

This time, however, Sakura didn't hesitate. She nodded her head vigorously and was now seated comfortably inside his car.

Upon noticing the striking red against white contrast, Sakura looked down at her now bleeding hand. The crimson liquid had seeped through and stained the material of the gauze.

"Ouch! -fuck..." She cursed lowly. Sasuke looked at her face and then her wound. His hands subconsciously gripped the steering wheel tighter. His teethed were ground and he looked like he was snarling.

He seemed to be driving quicker then yesterday. He almost went through a red light and didn't stop at a designated stop sign. Sakura grew worried.

'Maybe he doesn't want my blood stains in his car.'

Her body was jerked forwards when Sasuke suddenly hit the brakes. She breathed out slowly and stumbled out of his car, she watched him, his forehead pressed against the steering wheel now.

Come to think of it.. his face appeared paler today. Taking no heed, Sakura said a curt goodbye and ran into her house. Stashing all thoughts of Sasuke Uchiha from her mind, Sakura went to work on cleaning the cut.

She unwound the gauze and let it drop to the floor of her bedroom. Entering the bathroom, Sakura ran her hand under cool water and flinched at the painful contact. This cut wouldn't stop bleeding! Maybe she should have gone to the nurse...

Seeing as the wound was plenty clean, Sakura dabbed at her wet hand and took out some peroxide. Rubbing it on her wound, Sakura blew air onto the stinging cut and then re-wrapped gauze around it.

This time she was sure to wrap it properly and thicker.

Seeming satisfied with her first-aid work, the girl left her bathroom and stopped in the room with a confused look. The soiled gauze on her bedroom floor was gone! What the hell?

She looked around, her eyes stopped on her opened door, slowly it began to close and inch by inch, Sasuke's figure was revealed to her wide eyes. She took a step back, eyeing the bloody gauze in his hand, "..Sasuke... I knew it."

She could see the pure lust in his eyes.

Blood lust...

..Lust for her blood.

"Get away from me." She said sternly, hoping to scare him off. She saw the sick smirk possessing his lips, "I don't have a clue why, but your blood is.. refreshing."

He chuckled darkly, "The best I've tasted in decades." Sakura started to get uneasy with the space between the two.

"Decades...?" She repeated in disbelief. She saw him nod and bring the bloodied gauze to his face, "It's addicting." He stated. Instinctively, Sakura grabbed her own throat; the fear in her eyes only further fueled him.

"I haven't lost this much control since the late 1920's."

Realization finally hit her. She knew for sure that Sasuke was a bloodsucker. How else could she explain his bizarre behavior?

As soon as he took another step towards her, Sakura moved back again. His stance was predatory and she was the prey.. Sakura tried to make a run for it but only managed to get as far as her dresser.

He flew at her with intense speed, his hand gripped her wrist, inching it closer to his face while he held her at bay with his other arm. She watched his mouth open and a set of pure white fangs protruding into sight.

She struggled which only seemed to shake and rattle the dressed behind her. Most of her things clattered to the ground, she heard glass break and by the faint smell, she knew it had been perfume.

She saw him stop his actions and sniff the air. He grunted and jumped backwards, his arm covering his nose and mouth. He seemed repulsed by the smell of the perfume that was now on the ground.

His clouded eyes flashed for a brief second and he was suddenly using the wall for some sort of support. He looked around the room and then his eyes landed upon an immobile Sakura, she was scared to the point of tears.

"..shit...-Sakura are-"

"P.. please..." She whispered brokenly, fighting against the onset of sobs that vibrated in her throat. He went to take a step forwards but when he saw the way she flinched and backed away he stopped.

Sasuke looked at the broken perfume bottle on the floor and then he was gone. Sakura fell to the ground, her knees having gave way, she nearly crawled to the bathroom and locked the door. Her tears fell freely, trembling arms wrapping around her body.

She had the proof she needed. The proof of what Sasuke Uchiha truly was. He was undoubtedly a night-wanderer.. he was a vampire.

Sai glanced at Sakura, his smile vanishing. He looked at her as he took his seat beside the girl.

"So, did Uchiha give you a ride home again?" He asked. He saw the way her body tensed, they way her eyes widened slightly. Her face was pale now, her fingers quivering a great deal.

Gripping her shoulders, Sai forced her to look at his face, "Sakura! What happened! Tell me." He declared.

Sakura put on a fake-smile and shrugged his hands from her shoulders, "N.. nothing. I just didn't get enough sleep last night." The male let it go, for now. But he would find out why she was so freaked out.

He knew.. Sasuke had to have done something to have this kind of effect on Sakura. She was strong, independent.

She looked away and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and looked at the ground. He knew Sasuke was hiding something, deceiving everyone he came into contact with. The male knew it because.. alike Uchiha, he also had secret.. Sai glared, "Uchiha.. what are you?"

Author's Note: Gotta eat dinner! I luff you all!! XXD I wonder what secret Sai is keeping? Hmmmm :P

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