Bite Me


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I'll remember your voice, as the day hides away with a sigh..

Sasuke: 18

Sakura: 17

Sai: 16

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Author's Note: Gah! The new (improved) site is SOO confusing to me now! Since I've been an active member for.. about 3 years, all this new stuff is confusing!! GRR XD Meh, I'm bored and... yeah. The plot-thickens, doesn't it? Same old, school is retarded but FUN at the same time!!! -and... my friends are psycho paths. LOOL! And in computer class our teacher gave the entire class a mark update and the first mark update I got I scored a 95 percent and when I saw what he gave me the second time I full out laughed. He gave me: 94.9 percent!! I was like, you're supposed to round it up to 95!! lool, that .1 percent does NOTHING!!! hahahha, I'll stop now.

Chapter Nine: Defective

"What did the professor get you to do?" Sakura asked from her spot next to Sasuke. She stroked his feverish face and looked over at Sai who was standing in the doorway. "He just needed me to gather up some more weird things." Sakura looked down, "So.. he didn't say anything about Sasuke's condition or an antidote?" Sai shook his head, "He said he'd call us if anything came up." She nodded and watched blankly as he left from sight.

Looking back at Sasuke, the girl readjusted the cool-cloth draped over his forehead and touched the side of his scalding cheek. It seemed that every single day, Sasuke's temperature would rise. Now it was to the point where it became impossible to lay a finger in his skin because it was so hot.

She dabbed a cold cloth against his reddened cheeks and watched dismissively as his eyebrows would furrow. -like he was in pain. Deep pain that Sakura never thought existed. A pain that she wished she could help him carry, to walk beside him, being aware and knowing how he felt.

Some days, Sakura would just watch over him, no expression on her face. Always, always pondering.. How could one live forever and not become consumed by envy that you couldn't pass on into non-existence like everyone else around you. To watch death repeat itself over and over but know that it would never grip you. That you would always escape with your life in perfect condition, century after century.

To watch bleakly as the World changed and morphed. To experience the forever-alternating seasons in constant motion. To experience more winters than a single person would have experienced birthdays in their lifetime.

Oh what Sakura wouldn't give to just grow old, to know that the endless circle of immortality would cease and she would die like life had intended in the first place.

But... when those words left the professor's mouth, the words that sent the world crumbling around her, she knew that she had to do everything to make him better. She would give up her life a thousand times over just to save his but fate wasn't going to accept that and it seemed that his life was being cut drastically short. She was so distant now, just sitting by his side, stroking his feverish face, whispering endearments to him in the dead of night.

The professor had promised her that he would revert back to normal in only a few days. Now, suddenly days were turning into weeks and then finally the dreaded month. Still... every time she looked into his eyes, the blue colour just seemed to get more and more prominent until she almost forgot the dark onyx colour they had always been.

The day she overheard Sai and the professor speaking, the day she chose to eavesdrop on them in the cabin made her spin and gasp for air. She could clearly read the words: "At this rate, he's going to die.."

-and the way Sai seemed to stiffen at that, made her all the more queasy. Made her want to runaway and forget everything. Forget every heartache , forget everything about the vampire World and immortality. The day she felt as if she too was slowly dying along with Sasuke.

Yet.. there was nothing she could do about it but pray and hope that science would pull through. That the professor would walk through he door with a blessed cure in his hands. Sakura knew.. that that seemed hardly plausible, that something inside of her was telling her to stop dreaming false-hopes and to just accept the fact that death was awaiting Sasuke; day by day, he was getting closer and closer to his ultimate demise.

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She was startled awake by Sai knocking at the door. She sat upright and fixed her hair briefly before allowing him entrance. "You should get some rest, I'll watch him while you sleep." he said calmly, striding into the room. Sakura shook her head, "No, I'm fine." Sai came closer, "You've been pulling too many all-nighters; even vampires need to sleep."

Still, Sakura argued. "I said I'm fine!" but Sai wasn't having any of her crap this particular night. "I beg to differ. Look at your eyes, you're dead-tired. Sasuke would kill me if he saw you." he let out a sigh and then perked up once again, "Are you taking the suppressants regularly?"

Sakura stayed silent, "Sakura." he said in a warning tone. "..no." and then he grabbed for her wrists to haul her out of the room and to her own bed. "You know how dangerous it is to miss even a single dosage." she glared, "I'm aware of that, now let go!"

"How many have you missed?" she pulled back, trying to free herself but not getting anywhere. "I don't know... two or three days." he was pissed, "Sakura! You know what happens if we stop taking the suppressants. Our thirst grows to a new extreme until it's unbearable." she stayed silent, listening to the way he was babying her. "Think about Sasuke. He's in human-state right now, you're putting him in serious danger by not taking the suppressants."

Once Sai had forcefully managed to get her to her own room, Sakura slammed the door in his face, "Get away from me."

Sai was already at the professor's cabin, he made sure Sakura was fast asleep before he set foot outside the Uchiha manor. The old-professor had called to tell Sai that he had a minor breakthrough and a possible lead as to why Sasuke had taken ill all of a sudden.

"Come in, come in." the professor urged eagerly. Sai walked in with his arms crossed, his calm-demeanor in perfect check. The professor clasped his hands together with a smile. "I've just discovered that the suppressants I gave Sasuke more than likely weakened his immune system. -confused it in a way." he put in quickly before strolling over to his desk.

"In turn, his immune system continued to accept the dosages instead of trying to fight off the effect. That's what caused his immune system to weaken to the point where everything began shut down."

Sai listened intently, this was valuable information, "-and this," he tossed the male a vial filled with golden-honey liquid. "-should counteract the suppressants and eliminate any leftover traces in his body." before Sai could thank him, the professor was rambling again.

"Be wary, this is a powerful drug. Since his immune system is nearly diminished, it could in turn take whatever remaining life he still has." Sai smirked, looking down at the deadly potion, "This is all we've got left. Thanks." and he was gone.

Pushing away the covers, Sakura removed herself from the warm bed and stretched her tired limbs. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, the young-vampire left the room and entered the quiet hallway. Noise caught her ears, she followed it until she came to a corner.

Peering around it, Sakura gasped, a hand over her mouth. It was Sasuke! His entire body was shoved up against the wall, his hands braced out against the surface, pictures falling to the ground and shattering around his feet. Before she could even muster any movement, he fell to the ground, breathing hard.

The closer she got, the stronger the scent of blood grew. He had cut himself on some of the glass and she still hadn't taken the suppressants. She knew that this was going to get worse. By the way she was reacting to the smell of his human blood, Sakura knew that Sasuke was in deep trouble.

-especially since he was unable to do much in the first place.

He looked up at her with his distant, hazy blue eyes. They blinked once, a bitter smile appearing. She parted her lips to say something but backed up instead, her fangs were already drawn. Sakura bit into the flesh of her hand, trying to hold back from lunging at him and killing him.

"Sakura!" she heard a door being slammed from downstairs and knew at once that it had to be Sai. ...he must have smelt the blood too. He ran upstairs and located the two on the floor, he held Sakura, "What happened?" she said nothing, just stared at the ground wide eyed.

Sai looked over at Sasuke, he seemed overly exhausted. Panting and gasping for air, holding his bleeding arm; shaking. He left Sakura's side and went over to Sasuke, helping him to his feet and then to the bedroom he had been in for the past month.

As soon as Sasuke was in bed, Sai opened the vial and tilted his head back to allow the thick liquid to slide smoothly down Sasuke's throat.

Sakura stayed in her spot on the floor, breathing hard, trying to clear her mind from the thought of hurting Sasuke. She released her hand and then gazed over at the broken glass on the floor where Sasuke had been.. She bolted downstairs and seized up the suppressants; popping four into her mouth and drinking it down with the help of some water.

Wiping her chin with the back of her hand, Sakura leaned against the kitchen counter and stared blankly at the wall in front of her.

Sai was standing directly behind her now, his face holding no emotion. "The professor gave me a supposed antidote. Sasuke just finished taking it, he's sleeping right now." He watched her nod her head, "Okay.." he could hear the way her voiced cracked, saw the way her shoulders shook.

"Hopefully we'll start to see some progress in the days to come." she turned swiftly around, "I could've killed him, Sai! I lost control when-" he held her trembling frame, hushed her.

"Everything will be okay, I promise."

Over the course of the days, Sakura took note of the way that Sasuke was getting exceptionally better. His complexion was coming back and he was more aware of everything going on around him now. Soon enough, he started to smell less and less like a human.

His eyes began to darken until they possessed the same, old onyx shade. The first chance she got, Sakura had embraced him, kissed him, told him how much he meant to her.

-and... in turn, he held her back, kissed her with equal passion, if not more. That gloomy feeling still lingered, the thought of her hands touching him in a hurtful manner. She would hate herself... Sai had gone back to being utterly lonely, he would watch the way they interacted, loved each other.

They had gone to the professor's cabin, hoping that he had finished Sasuke's new suppressants and created more for Sakura and Sai to continue to take. Sakura watched in the distance, smoke. Black, thick smoke filling the sunset skies; and the burning smell sweeping across the forest. They all ran to the cabin, already knowing what they would find.

"It's burning!" Sakura cried, racing forwards with the two men. They kicked down the front door and sprinted inside to see everything engulfed with flames. She coughed from the smoke, "P-Professor!" Sai stared wide-eyed, "..shit." he whispered, looking at the bloody and mangled body of the professor.

Sakura sucked in air when she saw what Sai was looking so intently at. He was long dead, there were gaping wounds spread all over his chest area. Sai grimaced and then took a closer inspection, despite the fact that the house was threatening to fall apart at any minute.

Sasuke had already begun gathering everything he could of the professor's research. Sakura was in the middle of taking any and all vials she came across. Their hands were plenty full by the time they decided to escape before they were all crushed in a fiery mass.

Huffing, Sakura collapsed on the ground, tears stinging her eyes. The rain instantly began to fall from the skies. Sasuke did his best to ensure the papers he had gathered weren't wet from the rain. When Sai called for Sakura to follow them, she refused.

"What the hell's going on?" she said, sobbing quietly, hiding her face. Sai knelt beside her, touching her shoulder, "A vampire-hunter; many of them." he said calmly, his brows furrowed.

"W-what? Are they still in the vicinity?" she asked, looking around cautiously. Sai stood up and nodded, "I believe so. We have to leave, hurry."

"Are you sure it was a vampire hunter?" she asked, perplexed. Sai sat on the far sofa and yawned, "Almost certain. There were holes in the professor's chest and I'm sure I saw some bullets on the floor."

Sakura sat back and fidgeted with the hem of her skirt, "Do they know we're here?" Sai nodded, "There's a good possibility of that." Sasuke came to sit beside Sakura, "Should we leave Japan then and try to outrun them?" he put in for an idea. The younger male contemplated that, "It seems like the only thing to do, I don't want to engage them in battle."

"They killed the professor!" Sakura shouted, her hands fisted in anger. Sai met her now narrowed eyes, "He could've attacked them for all we know."

"He's not like that!"

Sasuke stood again, walking around the room once, like it helped him to formulate some sort of plan. "Besides that, we should choose a place of destination before we travel."

"How about our old hometown, Toronto? We can even stop in to see how everyone's doing?" Sakura made a noise with her tongue at Sai's ridiculous idea.

"You know we can't do that." Sai rolled his eyes, "Not face-to-face." she laughed sarcastically, "Oh! So now we're stalkers?" He grunted in annoyance at how childish Sakura was acting. "So, three tickets for Toronto then?" Sasuke asked, both nodded.

"Everything looks the same." Sakura exclaimed when they entered the heart of the city. Sasuke chuckled from next to the girl, "It hasn't even been thirty-years since we left." she laughed with him.

"I wonder what everyone's been up to these past years?" Sai said out loud, looking up at the dark skies. "We'll go find out in the morning." Sasuke said, walking away and flagging down a taxi.

They rented a room out in a nearby hotel, Sasuke and Sakura taking one bed and Sai taking another.

Like he had promised, they were all out in the city and trying to find a blonde-haired male. It was proving to be a difficult task seeing as there were so many possible places Naruto could be at. Sasuke had insisted that they check out the Ramen Shop that Naruto's father was the owner and creator of.

They had made a pact that they would stay out of the shop in case Naruto saw them and then... all hell would break loose. They peered through one of the front windows and sure enough, they saw Naruto walking around inside, looking much more mature.

"Oh wow! He's so old!" She said in awe, her eyes widening and her mouth hanging open. Sasuke and Sai both laughed, "Of course he is! Naruto's probably about thirty-nine years old now!" Sai exclaimed, drawing the attention of people walking back and fourth on the side-walk.

"I know how old he is! But still... wow!" she giggled, "Look at how professional he looks, with that suit and tie and.. oh- he just spilled ramen all over himself..." everyone laughed at that, "Yeah, he's still the same moron we went to high school with."

They heard Sakura basically scream, "Ah! He has a.. twin?!" the two men had to look, "Where?" they said in unison. Sakura pointed, "They're! That short blonde boy talking to Naruto!" at this point, everyone had their faces pressed up against the glass window, receiving weird stares from the people inside and outside.

"Holy shit!" Sai started, "He reproduced!" Sakura looked at him as if he were stupid but then the question finally came up, "Well.. who's the mother?" Sakura hushed the two men up and translated Naruto's words, "Okay... he's saying something about where his son's mother is. -and.. the kid said she'd be here any minute.."

"Any minute?!" screamed Sai, "We have to stick around for this!" As soon as he had said that, a slim woman walked into the shop and headed for the two blonde men, she quickly embraced the boy and then kissed Naruto on the cheek.

"Ah! I-it's Hinata!" Sakura exclaimed, her eyes wider than ever before. "She fell for that dobe?" Sasuke asked, confused by the outcome. They were all still staring and then the kid pointed to the window and they watched as Naruto and Hinata squinted their eyes in that very direction. Sai, Sasuke, and Sakura all screamed: "Shit!" simultaneously before ducking down and then running into a narrow ally.

"Let's never do that again." Sasuke said, catching his breath. Sakura and Sai had agreed and they all left it at that. It seemed that none of them had noticed two figures perched high on a faraway building, binoculars in their hands and pointed their way.

They were undoubtedly being monitored. One of them had a headset on, he pushed a button and then spoke into the mouthpiece, "Targets are locked on. Operation will commence as requested."

Sneak Peak

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Chapter Nine: Ruthless Victory

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She felt hundreds of stabbing pains pierce her body. Although, the thought of his betrayal couldn't measure up, this pain was nothing compared to the pain she felt. The pain that twinged in her heart, that made her head spin.

It was sick.

How he could go through with something as low as this! Throwing her over to the enemy, being a sacrifice. Well... she hadn't done it for him. She felt pressure being applied to her abdomen and then it stopped. The room grew eerily quiet, she blinked her large jade eyes.

..then she saw a single figure step in front of her, a black mask he wore. To disguise who he really was; a pair of the most serene blue eyes came into her vision and then his mask was slowly peeled away until shaggy, electric-blonde hair fell around his face.

Their eyes met for a split moment, her lips parted, she spoke for the first time in hours, her voice rasped and dry.

"It's... you..?"

Author's Note: Okay kiddies! XXD I'm super tired from sitting in front of my computer. I'll have to admit.. this chapter was utterly tiresome. I really didn't like it or even writing it but it had to be done. Next chapter will be filled with intense battle scenes, blood, and gore! WOOO! Lool. Eh, yes, I've graced you all with yet another SNEAK PEAK into the next chapter!! XXXXD -sorry for the shortness! Eh! and... Naruto's son would be 15-16 years of age right now! Uhmm.. oh! during this ENTIRE chapter I was listening to some T.. That man can definately sing!! haha.

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