Hey guys! I would have uploaded this earlier, buuuutttt, my computer decided to be a bitch, and crash. Plus, this has been such a crazy month! With an Anime convention, Warped Tour, and Independence Day! Oh, and there is a Blink-182 Concert coming up ;D
So, i had to type this up on google docs. in one day. And boy, am I tired. But please, enjoy the story. I'll try to respond to some of the reviews once I get the chance, kay :)
ouawgjqewhuwpe OMG, the jinkuriki are coming in the manga! O_O
You know whos super excited?
This bitch right here.
(Im happy to see how their personalities really are!)
To make-up for the lack of update, here is a LONG chapter :D
Oh, and this chapter contains some Filler Characters from the anime. They are NOT OCs.
Sorry for bad spelling! I kinda rushed on this chapter
-_-"'
The portal felt like a mere second. Naruto felt as if his whole entire being was being sucked to another dimension. Well, technically, he was. He blinked his long lashes, and it that half-second, the landscape changed. He wasn't in the creepy-yet-awe-inspiring portal room of the Akatsuki anymore. No, he was in a vast rocky terrain. It appeared to be a few hours before sunrise as the sky was a dark, ashy-purple colour. Even though it was night, Naruto felt like the sun was beating down heat-filled rays of sunshine on him as he stood in shock at the quick landscape change.
He came to his senses as he felt a small layer of perspiration form on his forehead, and whipped it away. 'Fuck, its hot' He thought as he un-zipped his Akatsuki robe. He shrugged it off, and dropped it on the floor. 'How the hell am I gonna carry this around?' His creative mind began to spin ideas through his head as how to sold his current problem, when he realized another problem.
'Where the hell is Sasuke?' The blonde noted as he glanced around. True to his thoughts, the raven-haired man was no-where to be found. Naruto hovered over his robe before he hastily began folding his cloak in intricate ways. "A tuck there, a fold here, a crease over there and bam!" Naruto said proudly, eyeing his work. He wrapped his cloak around his waist. He managed to fold his large robe into what sorta resembled a regular jacked you tie around your waist. Sure, it was thicker, but hey, whatever works.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. Only the soft echo of his voice replied. He began to pace around, slight panic setting in. If he couldn't find Sasuke, what would happen to him? Naruto wasn't completely helpless. After all, he new some karate. Naruto hated to admit it, but that still wasn't anything compared to what Sasuke could do. Plus, he wouldn't be able to go home without the Bastard.
Naruto set off on a misshapen path that he found along the side of a mountain. If there was a path here, then that means that someone was over here at one point. As he walked along the path, he noticed it began to become rockier, and slightly going up hill. Before he knew it, Naruto was climbing over boulders at the top of a huge mountain. As he stood on-top of the powdery-brown boulder, the sight nearly took his breath away.
It was a vast open space littered with spots of fresh, green shrubs, and a rocky plateau. Naruto had truly never seen such a beautiful sight before. There was a soft breeze that calmly cooled the tan-boy's skin as he took in the sight before him. He saw a lot of darkness, and a big light off in the distance. His heart skipped a beat as he realized what the big light actually was.
A town!
It was far away, yet Naruto was determined to make it there. After all, his mission was to defeat a Gashado-something or whatever that's killing people, right? And that's exactly what the Blonde boy decided as he set out for the town.
The village was truly a sight to see. All the buildings had a similar structure, which were painted tasteful earth-toned colors. As Naruto walked down the suprisingly crowded streets, he put his feet on auto-pilot as he was lost in absorbing the sights.
While walking, Naruto spotted the very familiar onyx haired boy sticking out like a soar thumb. He was apparently talking to a local girl working at one of the many shop stands set up. She appeared to be blushing deeply as Sasuke looked rather impassive.
"There you are, you jerk!" Naruto yelled, charging at the raven. Sasuke quickly side-stepped out of Naruto's way, and the blonde tripped past him.
"There you are. I've been looking for you, idiot." Sasuke sighed.
"You've been looking for me? I was in the fucking mountains! If anything, Ive been looking everywhere for you!"
Sasuke ignored Naruto's out-burst and turned back to the orange-haired lady in front of him. "Naruto, this is Sasame Fuma. She informed me that her family is knowledgeable about the Gashadokuro."
Sasame nodded like a child, turning her gaze towards Naruto. "It is true. My parents... They were killed by one when they were out on a date walking around one night." She admitted solemnly. "T-They were such good people, too!"
"She offered to take us to her house and talk to her other family members. We should be able to gather some information about this Gashadokuro. Is it alright if Naruto comes too?"
"Of course"
Sasame had takin them to her house. It was the same light colours as the outside. The two vampires were currently sitting at a table drinking tea with some of Sasame's other family members.
"Sooo..." Naruto tried to make conversation, "Why are there so many people outside this late? You'd think that with this Gashadokuro thing running around, people would want to stay indoors." Sasuke silently agreed.
"We can't." A deep voice from across the table explained. He appeared to be a bit older than Naruto and Sasuke, and he had sandy brown hair. "As you already know, its extremely hot outside, even this late at night. You can only imagine how hot it is during the day-time. A handful of people had collapsed from fatigue and fainted of dehydration. It's a dangerous work environment."
Sasuke nodded. "So, where can we find this Gashadokuro at?" The raven asked, taking a long sip of his tea.
"Just North of here." A teen girl walked in. She had dark, precise cut hair, and striking eyes. "Only at night, though. Your out of your minds if you think its out right now."
"Sorry." Sasame cut in, glancing at the two vampires. "This man here is Arashi, and this is Kotohime." The ginger-haired girl gestured to her relatives.
"Can we crash here than?" Naruto piped in.
"Sure." Arashi nodded, scooting out of his seat. "Kagero, prepare our guests a bed." He ordered, walking out of the room. A young girl with pale green hair nodded, before leaving the room as well.
After discussing a few more minor things, Kagero came back into the room, and gestured for Naruto and Sasuke to follow her. Sasame took their tea cups as the two vampires followed the mint-haired girl to the other room down the hall.
Naruto froze his walk as he caught sight of their beds. Well, more like bed.
"What the hell is this?" Naruto asked, looking at the bed. Yes, there was only one bed set up.
"We have two pillowes, we are out of spare blankets. We only have one. Im truely sorry" Kagero appologized, bowing her head.
"Its fine." Sasuke replied, casting Naruto an annoyed look. Kagero nodded again before leaving the room. As Naruto began circiling the bed, Sasuke walked over to the window.
"We should get some sleep. The sun is going to rise soon." The raven noticed. He grabbed a hand-full of the drapes and yanked them closed. Naruto growled and picked up one of the pillows and walked to the other side of the room.
"What are you doing?" Sasuke questioned as Naruto plopped down on the floor.
"Im making my own bed." Naruto huffed. True to his words, the blonde layed down on his pillow and used his Akatsuki robe as a blanket.
Sasuke scowled at the sight, but he didn't disagree with the idea.
Daytime went by fast, and once the sun went down, the vampire pair set out for North of the rock village. It was another humid night, and Naruto had his robe tied around his waist again. He glanced at his partner as they steadily walked down the rocky path.
"What are you looking at?" Sasuke asked, annoyed. He rubbed his ears out of irritation. He could hear a slight ringing noise from somewhere...
"How can you stand wearing that robe? I mean, its freaking hot out here!" Naruto flailed his arms in exasperation.
"Hn."
"..." There was a pause. "What the hell does that mean?" Naruto questioned. But just as the words came out of his mouth, Sasuke shoved him to the side. Naruto hit the rocks with a grunt.
"What the hell?" Naruto yelled, but as he looked back at Sasuke, he was panting, blood dripping down the side of his face. "Wha? Sasu-"
"Stay there where its safe." Sasuke ordered calmly. Naruto was about to ask what was going on when it appeared. It was a giant skeleton, about fifteen times taller than Sasuke. It was HUGE. It's bones were cracked and looked frail. The skeleton had taunting red eyes, and Naruto found himself entranced.
This was the Gashadokuro.
Naruto was frozen in fear. He had never seen something so scary in his life. Sasuke felt his body itch in anticipation.
The Gashadokuro took a few steps forward, and Sasuke sprang into action. Naruto watched in awe as his partner ran straight for his foot. The Gashadokuro tried to stomp on Sasuke, but he effectivly attached himself to the boney foot, and ran straight up his leg.
Naruto didn't know how Sasuke could walk straight up like that, but it sure was a sight to see. The Gashadokuro let out a cry of rage as it began to stomp around, trying to shake off the pest. Sasuke grabbed onto one of the many exposed rib-cage bones, and began forming a few hand signs.
Naruto gasped as Sasuke blew air towards his fingers. His breath was glowing organge. Once it hit his fingers, it sparked and cracked to life, expanding into a huge flame. Sasuke let go of the bone, falling in mid-air. He moved his hand and brushed a thin, clear string Naruto hadn't noticed Sasuke had wrapped around the Gashadokuro as he ran up the monster.
The string caught fire, and an intricate pattern of fire appeared all-over the Gashadokuro. Sasuke wrapped part of the string around his wrist and swung beneath the monster just before he hit the ground. Sasuke somersaulted saftly onto the ground, the opposite side of the Gashadokuro from Naruto.
Sasuke smirked in a cocky manor as he saw the Gashadokuro struggle in rage as it was being burned. "Tch. Easier than I thought."
A wide grin spread over Naruto's face and his eyes glew with amusment. He had never seen anything like that, and it was giving him quiet the adrenaline rush.
"You did it Sasuke!" Naruto yelled happily. He then faultered when he realised something. Sasuke had such brute strength. Such a strength could kill people. Much like how he killed Sakura.
'Sakura...'
Naruto growled. This thought considerably dampened his mood.
Sasuke glanced over at him and sighed. Good, Naruto wasn't hurt. But suddenly, in the fit of the Gashadokuro's rage, he kicked over in Naruto's direction.
"Naruto!" Sasuke yelled as he saw his blonde companion knocked over, and his body smashed into a large tree to his left. Naruto slid down the tree, his body upside-down. The bark was cracked from the impact, and a small moan of pain escaped his lips.
Sasuke growled. The Gashadokuro began walking over in Naruto's direction, and picked him up. Sasuke's eyes widened and he sprinted towards the monster, big, molting flames bursted from his palms. He thrusted his hand forward, flames spitting out in all directions, scorching whatever it came in contact with.
Sasuke became panicked as he realized the fire on the string was dying down, and the Gashadokuro was struggling less. Naruto's eyes fluttered open, and his body wracked with pain. The Gashadokuro's cold, boney hands clenched around him, and he felt like his lungs were going to pop.
Naruto sqeezed his eyes shut. He felt a major head-ache coming on.
"Naruto!"
The blonde boy opened his eyes and he was met with Sasuke's cold ones. "S-Sasuke?" His brain barely procesed what he was seeing.
"Hold on." Sasuke mumbled. He rammed his fist into the Gashadokuro, the flames crushing the bones with a sickening snap. He caught Naruto's wrists as he was released from the monster's grasp. He misjudged Naruto's weight, though, and he toppled over. They both fell off the Gashadokuro.
Sasuke grunted, and flipped Naruto on top of him. He wrapped his arms around the blonde's mid-section, just before they hit the hard ground. A small crater was formed where they landed.
"Mmmm..." Naruto grunted. He sat up and rubbed his eyes. He flinched as he felt a searing pain in his arm. "Gah- ah!" Naruto yelled as he scrambled up. Sasuke layed there, his face twisted in agony.
"Sasuke?" Naruto spoke, holding his arm, much like his old friend Hinata did. The raven coughed and his eyes widened.
"Naruto, you have wind magic, correct?" Naruto numbly nodded his head. "Summon up as much as you can and use it on the Gashadokuro. The wind should help fan the flames, and make it expand around its whole body."
"How?" Naruto asked, eyeing Sasuke wryly.
"How what?"
"How do i use magic?"
"You mean you don't know?" Sasuke sputtered in disbelief. Naruto shook his head again. Sasuke glanced over at the Gashadokuro. It was standing about twenty feet away, and seemed to be distracted with the flames.
"Close your eyes and concentrate on the air." Sasuke said. Naruto did as he was told. After a minute of silence, Naruto sighed in defeat.
"I can't! Sasuke, what do we do?" Naruto nearly yelled, eyes wide.
Sasuke moved his shoulder and began sitting up. He grunted and flailed around awkwardly for a moment, but he managed to get back onto his feet. He took a few steps toward Naruto.
/"Your natural element is fire, and Naruto's is air. When you kissed, something seemed to spark in your circuit, so to speak, and it pretty much overloaded."/
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"Just be quiet for a moment." Sasuke ordered, taking another step towards the blonde. He extended his arms and placed them on the blue-eyed boy's weak shoulders. Sasuke stared intently at into Naruto's eyes. They were almost the same height, Naruto was only about an inch or two shorter than him.
"Sas-"
"Be quiet." He snapped. "Close your eyes and concentrate on the air. Picture it tangible, like you could reach out and grab it." Sasuke wispered softly. Naruto gasped as a sudden rush of hair filled his lungs and heightened his sense. He could feel the rough fabric of his shirt tugging on his warm skin, and Sasuke's hands grazing his shaking shoulders.
Sasuke glanced back over at the Gashadokuro. The flames were almost gone.
"Calm down. Stop shaking and concentrate. Magic is hard to summon for your first time." Sasuke said. 'Though its not exactly his first time... But he doesn't know that' He noted.
Naruto took a deep breath. "Sasuke, I-"
"Dont talk" Sasuke ordered, tightening his grip on the blonde's shoulder.
"Sasuke, seriously, I-"
"Stop" He ordered, hands clenching more.
Naruto flinched. "Sasuke, your hurti-"
"Shut up for once!" Sasuke yelled before he hurriedly closed the distance between them, crashing their lips together.
Naruto's eyes snapped open, revealing dark, dark blue eyes, glaced over a slight silver color. He began to struggle. Sasuke had a good grip on him though, and wasn't letting up. But what Sasuke didn't know was that inside Naruto's head, was going insane. With his hightened senses, Naruto could feel everything. The pressure of Sasuke's body pressed up against himself, Sasukes soft yet forceful lips massaging his.
/"You may not like Naruto. But, because you are imprinted with him, you will be attracted to him nontheless. Not necessarily mentally, but strictly emotionally and physically"/
Sasuke realised there was no denying that.
Naruto relaxed a little as Sasuke removed his right hand and reached out to lock his fingers with his own. Naruto numbly agreed, feeling in a trance. But as he realised that Sasuke wasn't holding his shoulders anymore, he pushed the Raven back.
"THE HELL!" Naruto screamed. His face was flushed and he was gasping for air. Sasuke payed no attention and he lifted their intertwined hand. It was softly glowing, Naruto noted with suprise.
Sasuke swiftly jerked his hand in the Gashadokuro'a direction and Naruto's eyes widened as flames shot out of their hands. It was not even an inch away from his hand, but he wasn't being burned. It was almost as if there was some invisible force field surrounding his body that kept the flames from burning him to a crisp.
The Gashadokuro screeched in pain as his whole body was caught in the powerful flames. The flames were so bright and powerful, all you could see was the dark shadows of his bones.
Sasuke slowly retreated his hand, and he and Naruto watched the monster burn to his death. Within three minutes, all that was left of the Gashadokuro was his shattered bones and burned debris.
The two boys were lapsed into an awkward silence. Naruto slowly brought his hands up to his face and gently brushed his lips. He felt as if they were tingling. "We don't... I mean I... we... This... what was that?" Naruto stuttered.
"A kiss." Sasuke said, glaring Naruto straight in the eye.
"I know that, Bastard! Im just asking... Why?" Naruto fumbled with his words.
"When we were in the infirmary from our last mission, Konan had explained to me that my natural element is fire, and your's is air. So, naturaly, our elements reinforce each-other." Sasuke explained, slightly twisting the blue-haired girl's words. Technically, we wasn't really lying.
"Oh." Naruto mumbled. Sasuke glanced over at him.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"Okay? Okay? Do i look okay?" Naruto growled. Sasuke took this moment to examine his other. Naruto had large bruises on his arms and shoulders, he had a cut above his eyebrow, his skin was covered in dirt, and his black shirt was ripped in a few places. Sasuke also noticed that his hair was tousled, his eyes were misty, and is lips her dark and abused.
Sasuke looked no better. The only difference is he had more blood on his face and his robe was singed from the flames.
"We need blood." Sasuke sighed.
Naruto scrunched his face in disgust. "Blood?"
"Yeah. Theres a blood bank back in Konoha that supplies us vampires with pouches if there is an emergency." Sasuke explained.
"Really? So, other people know about vampires as well?"
Sasuke grunted before making a few hand signs and opening another portal. This time there was no hesitation as the two passed through.
The boys stepped out into the familiar Konoha Park. There was the same fountain, and the same park. The same bench too.
'This is where it all began...' Naruto thought, remembering when he first met Deidara and Sasori.
"This way" Sasuke tugged on Naruto's cloak, which was still wrapped securely around his waist. Naruto nodded and the two boys limped off into the dark in silence. The sun would be up soon, and Sasuke began to quicken their pace.
Twenty minutes later, Sasuke spotted the glass building. "There," He pointed. Sasuke led Naruto to the back of the Blood Bank, to a secret entrance. Sasuke opened the plain wooden door and Naruto followed him into the building.
Inside, it was cool, and there was dim lighting. There was clean white tiles on the ground, and comfy, teal-colored couches with magazines on coffee tables places around the room. There was a younger girl behind the counter who was typing away on her computer. She had dark purple hair, long on her left and short on the right. Her name-tag read 'Ami'. She took notice to their robe design.
"Akatsuki?" Ami asked, popping her gum. Sasuke nodded.
"Okay. Follow me."
She grabbed her clip-board and the two boys did as they were told. The purple-haired girl led them down a short hall. She escorted them into a relatively small room with a few chairs, an examination table, and all the tools, gloves, sink, cotton swabs and what-not aligned on the opposite wall. Sasuke and Naruto gingery sat down in the comfy seats.
"You guys look bad." Ami said, scribbling something on her clip-board. "How many packs you think you'll need?"
Naruto glanced over at Sasuke who was silent for a moment, thinking. "Six to start of. Three each." Ami nodded and closed the door behind her.
Naruto stared wide-eyed at the dark-haired teen. "Three? I have to drink three bags of blood?" But, Sasuke was in no mood to argue with his blonde companion. Naruto let out a heavy sigh, and slumped even farther down into the chair. He felt like he'd been hit by a train. His body had never ached so much in his life. There was so much going on in his life in the past few days, he just wanted to shut it all out.
He was snapped out of his daze when he heard feet shuffling down the hall. A muffled voice asked, "In here?" There was no response, and their door was open. The nurse was a teen, with long, blue-black hair. She had ghostly colored eyes and porcelain skin.
"... Hinata?" Naruto said, stunned. His mind began to freak-out. He hadn't seen her since the night Sakura died. Naruto cast an angry glance in Sasuke's direction, but he just ignored it.
"Naruto!" She nearly yelled. She set the tray full of blood-bagies on the examination table, and enveloped him in a bear-hug. After their middle-school years, Hinata had confessed how much she had always admired him. Naruto helped her gain confidence in herself, and she was always grateful of that.
Hinata composed herself and handed each of them a bag. She sat down on one of the rolling doctor chairs and examined the two vampires in silence. Sasuke slit the top of the plastic bag with his nail, and slowly began drinking it. He made a sour face. Blood was good, but not great. More of a nuisance, really. Naruto eyed his bag suspiciously, and glanced back to Sasuke. The raven boy just nodded and Naruto, with some effort, ripped open the top of the bag. He took a small sip, and quickly spat it back.
"This is disgusting!" He cried.
"You get used to it. Now shut up and drink it." Sasuke growled. He wasn't in the mood, and he had a short temper.
"So, Naruto," Hinata began, as Naruto attempted to take another sip. "I had no idea you we're a vampire! Your father had just told us that you transfered to a new school. Whats it like?"
Naruto choked on his blood. Sasuke slapped his back and Naruto fell into a fit of coughs. "H-He what?" He gasped out.
Hinata got up and walked over to the nursing tools. "Well, after the night of Shikamaru and Ino's birthday party, you didn't come back to school. Your father said that you had transfered schools. A lot of us were hurt because you... you never told us." She explained, grabbing a sanitized napkin. She walked back over to Naruto and handed it to him. The blonde boy took it gratefully and whipped the blood off his face.
"B-But why would my Dad lie about that?" Naruto asked, as if they knew the answer. Sasuke just shook his head and resumed drinking. "I mean- And Sakura! She was killed! And I was in the hospital and-"
"Naruto, what are you talking about?" Hinata asked worriedly.
Naruto froze. "You mean, you don't know?"
"Sakura isn't dead Naruto." Hinata giggled. "In fact, she came in yesterday to donate some blood." Naruto's mouth almost fell to the floor. "Oh, and you should come to Kiba's Halloween party! Its been a long time since we've all seen you." Hinata stood up. "I'll leave and let you finish your... er, beverages." She said awkwardly before exiting the room.
Naruto was going to explode with questions.
He sprang up from his seat and began pacing around. "None of this makes any sense! How the hell is Sakura alive? And my Dad! He knows im gone. But why did he lie and say I transfered? Did he even call the police? I mean, i just disappeared! And what abou-"
"Naruto, calm the fuck down." Sasuke ordered, tossing his now-empty blood bag. Time to drop the bomb. "Sakura is alive because I brought her back."
"W-What? You? You can do that!"
"Hn. And I did. I erased part of your friends memories. They think shes still alive." Naruto nearly jumped on Sasuke. He wrapped him in a tight hug, and broke out into a small laughter.
"I cant believe you'd do that. I think I misjudged you." The blonde admitted. Just the though; Sakura is still alive out there. Somewhere, shes walking around, and shes breathing, and living. "I-I can't believe it..." He let go of Sasuke and slumped back in his chair. "But... But that doesn't explain my Dad."
"I can't help you there. I dont know anything about your father." Sasuke ripped open another bag and gritted his teeth. He really hated this, but he could tell the blood was working considering his tolerance level with Naruto. "You might want to finish drinking, Idiot. The sun is going to rise very soon, and I dont feel like dying tonight."
Naruto nodded in agreement. "I'll talk to Itachi about it." He said, ripping open a new pack. He didn't notice the way Sasuke stiffened when he said that.
Naruto took a bigger sip of the blood, since he knew what taste to expect this time. Or he thought he did. That is, until he tasted this blood. The usual metallic taste it held wasn't there. It was sweeter, and better, and... Delicious. "This is amazing!" Naruto shouted, taking bigger gulps of the package. Sasuke eyed the boy as he greedily drank the blood. Sasuke suddenly snapped his arm out and grabbed the pouch. "Hey!"
Sasuke ignored the blonde and took a small sip of the blood. Nothing. It tasted the same.
He stood up and walked towards the door. "Stay here, i'll be right back. And finish your blood already, Moron." Naruto was ready to pounce on the other teen, but he lost his chance as Sasuke closed the door.
At the counter, Sasuke saw Ami. He walked over to the purple-haired girl. She nearly swooned as she saw him. "Can I help you?" She drawled, batting her eye-lashes. Sasuke set the blood pouch on the counter.
"Who's blood is this?"
"Thats what you want to know?" Ami sighed. Sasuke nodded.
Ami gripped the bag carefully and jotted down the code printed on the side of the plastic bag. She handed it back to Sasuke who carefully took it in his own hands. Ami then punched in the code on her computer and waited for it to identify the donator.
The computer finally loaded and Ami read the name. "Sakura Haruno. There, is that all you need?"
Sasuke stiffened. Sakura? Naruto's friend Hinata did say that she came to donate blood yesterday. But, Sakura's blood isn't, well, hers anymore. Its Sasuke's.
'If my blood tastes that good to Naruto...' Sasuke thought. 'I wonder what his blood would taste like to me...'
OMIGOD! Im tired...
I'll update my other story as soon as i can.
Im pretty sure this is my longest chapter yet :D
Sorry for spelling mistakes and everything.
Please review, ne?