A/N: Hello readers!
First thank you all... ... we almost broke the 1000 hits! And I welcome the new readers and thank you with another chap. Please, enjoy!
Naruto sat down on the bed again, face directed to the blanket. He took a deep breath, asking himself another time if that was reality.
"It was an accident that Sasuke bit you. Does it still hurt?" Kakashi asked and the blond looked up, touching his neck. Yeah... the bite.
"No... not much. It only burns a bit." he answered, voice lowly. It was still hard for him to believe what was happening.
"Fine. And don't worry, it's normal for it to burn. It's the reaction between saliva and blood." the grey-haired explained and the Uzumaki swallowed a bit.
"What... happened?" he wanted to know, only barely remembering the last days. Kakashi eyed him, not sure if he should tell all to the blond. He took a deep breath and decided to inform him what happened on Halloween. The rest should be explained by the Uchiha himself.
"After Sasuke bited you," he began, "... He called his brother, Itachi, and me. We should come as fast as we could. When we arrived, you were laying with a bleeding neck on the ground, faithed. But Sasuke didn't harm you more, he even took silver nitrate. He was lucky that we came in time."
The Uzumaki took some minutes to remember that night. He had heard some strange noises and when he opened his eyes for a moment he had seen the raven on all fours, the ground under him all red.
"Does silver nitrate let him feel sick...?" he asked, not prepared for the answer. Kakashi lifted his head, his eyes dead serious and the whole face hard like a rock. He stared at the young man before he blinked one single time.
"Silver nitrate is the worst poison. And it is one of the two things which could kill a vampire." he said, letting the younger male widing his eyes.
Kill? Then...
Why the hell did he do that?!, Naruto asked himself in mind. What was the reason for his behave?
The grey-haired looked at him and sighed, "I was wondering why you asked him to bite you again." The lad looked at him confused.
"What?" he wanted to know and Kakashi rose an eyebrow. He knew how it felt being attacked by a vampire, and he knew how painful their saliva was. How could someone ask for feeling that again? He was up to answer when someone interrupted him.
"Naruto-kun is different from you, Kakashi-san." a dark, male voice answered the adult's unspoken question. A big, dark-haired man stepped into the room. His face was pale, almost white, and his long, black hair was bond into a pony tail. His face was neutral and he was wearing a white coat with a small nameplate. The blond gasped surprised. That man really looked like him... "I am glad to see you so active, Naruto-kun." he said, weakly smiling. The man walked to the bed, sat down, eyed the blond and touched the tan, injured neck. The stranger made random movements, checking the status of the blond lad. "Heartbeat and blood pressure normal. May I ask you to look up? Only with your eyes?", he whispered and Naruto obeyed.
"Very well. Down. And now right and left, please." the other ordered and stood up again when he was done. "It looks like your eyes will turn back in two days." he said before he turned his head to the grey-haired. "Kakashi-san, can I ask you a favor?" he began, looking down again to the youth on the bed, "... Tell our guest about the measures, please." His dark eyes had a sad shine in them when he looked at the blond. "I'll take care about my Otouto. He still needs to be observed for a while." Naruto wasn't able to look away from that dark, familiar eyes, swallowing. He watched the stranger's back until he closed the door behind himself quietly.
"Hmm..." Kakashi muttered and took a deep breath. "However, because you got into contact with a vampire, you are in danger now." The adult waited for the blond to answer, but the lad was still staring in the direction where Itachi had left. Now he understood what the Uchiha had meant. Yes, they were different.
He lifted his arm and put a hand on Naruto's shoulder, squeezing him gently so that he turned his head. The grey-haired looked at him, continuing. "The vampires have a so called 'system' with various rules they have to follow. A violation of the rules is punished heavily. And Sasuke broke one of the most important rules – he bite you, a human." he explained, watching the Uzumaki's reaction. The blond rose an eyebrow, blinking confused. Punished?
For some reason Naruto wided his eyes, but not thinking about himself.
"W-what is going to happen to Sasuke?!" he asked quickly, his voice abnormal high. He stared at the older with big, almost scared eyes, waiting for an answer. But why was he so worried all of a sudden? He didn't even like that guy, did he?
Kakashi looked back relaxed, his face neutral when he answered, "If it comes out, he'll be executed." All the colour disappeared from Naruto's face and he gasped, feeling his heart stop beating for one second.
The grey-haired rose an eyebrow, surprised by the reaction. Was it really all because Sasuke almost sucked him dry? Was that the answer for the worry, the attraction the blond seemed to feel for the raven?
"But it isn't only him who is in live-danger." he added, standing up and walking to a small cupboard and filling a small glass with water from a bottle which was on it. He walked back, holding the glass. He took a deep breath and said, "The 'cleaners' will come to take your live, too." As he thought, the lad finally got in what kind of trouble he was.
The Uzumaki almost jumped up and screamed, "WHAT?!!" He must be dreaming. Yeah, dreaming a nightmare. Bite, vampires, system, take his live... … That was all to weird for being reality.
"But don't worry," Kakashi interrupted his thoughts, "If you do what we tell you, everything will be fine." A weak smile was over the adult's face when he remembered how he dealt with the situation years ago. Somehow he was even lucky that time, it was easier being a young child instead of a almost adult boy. He already knew that he would be there for the blond lad in any case, like he wished a human to be there for him in the past. "First of all," he lifted his index-finger, "Talk to absolutely anybody about what happened, about the vampires or about what you know about the 'system'."
"Wait wait wait!!" Naruto yelled waving his arms over his head. "What the fuck is going on?! What are you talking about?! System?? Talk to anybody??!" he cursed, graping his own hair tightly, pressing his eyelids together and shaking his head. It was all to much for him.
He looked back up when he heard a dropping noise. It came from a glass of water, which was holded in front of him by a big, pale hand. He met one dark and one red eye, nodding slightly and murmuring a "Thanks..." before he took a big gulp. He licked the rest of the water from his lips and breathed heavily.
Kakashi laid back and sighed, "The main problem is your age. If you were a child or an old grandpa, the 'cleaners' would let you in peace. But this way you'll-"
Suddenly a loud noise came from the blond lad, causing the boy's face to turn deep red in embarrassment. The grey-haired closed his eyes with a giggle as he stood up and smiled, "Seems that someone is hungry. I bought you some instand-ramen with meat." He laughed when he noticed the needy eyes the other got when he said the last few words. "Do you prefer eating here or in the kitchen?" he asked and Naruto sighed, deciding silently in his head.
"Hm, kitchen sounds good. May I use the bathroom as well?" the Uzumaki answered, standing up slowly. He still felt a bit weak, but his legs were carring him anyway. It was enough for a walk to the toilet.
The adult nodded and said, "Fine. The bathroom is the last door down the corridor, the white one." he put on a bright smile, "I'm sure your nose will find the kitchen itself." The blond grinned, a bit fake, before he followed the other and headed the white door.
Naruto's lips released a deep, tortured sigh when he flushed the toilet. He looked at the big mirror on the wall with sad eyes, swallowing when he saw his red, abnormal colour in them. Himself he looked all in all completely done – his hair was messy and dirty, he smelled and a disgusting taste was in his mouth. The wanted only a few, simple things like a cup of ramen, a bath and some fresh cloths. He was wearing too big stuff, an over-sized shirt and too long pants, maybe from Kakashi.
The Uzumaki sighed and toughed the handle and wanted to open the door when he froze in his movement. He heard familiar voices, maybe from the room next to him. The blond didn't know why, but he was really curious what the two men were talking about, so he put one ear on the cold tiles for hearing better.
"No, I can't. I really can't!" someone yelled in the next room. The voice was too huffed for Naruto to understand who the male was, but there was another, darker and deeper voice.
"You don't have any coice. It is you who lost control and it is your duty to protect him now."
"Protect?!" the first voice screamed, "I almost killed him once! I almost bite him twice! I can't live with him!!!"
"Be a man and stop being childish. It is your own fault and all you can do now is begging for his mercy and pray that anytime he will forgive you." They short paused before the second voice continued. "You two have to stay together, other else you might be killed both."
"If he didn't follow me and had brocken that fucking syring, then... ..." Suddenly he heard a loud noise, like a big thing was thrown at the wall so that he slightly jumped back. He pressed his ear back quickly, but he had already missed a part of the conversation.
"... Responsible yourself. Never blame someone else for your sins again, understood? … … Good." The other must have nodded, Naruto didn't hear a clear answer. He heard another huffed noise and the darker voice said something. "You should go and pray before you leave. Sasori and Deidara are coming with you and Kakashi and I will join you soon with Naruto-kun."
The blond jumped back, gasping for air. He still hadn't got what exactly was happening, nor if it was reality. The only thing he knew was that he was completely confused and lost in some freaking horror-movie... … … Which had just began.
Naruto was sitting on a table when he ate his supper. He had neither noticed it was late nor the sun was already gone down. Opposite of him Kakashi was reading his book again, letting the lad enjoy his first meal for days. But after some minutes, the Uzumaki lost his appetite...
A blond, tall man walked into the kitchen, opened a fridge and sighed, "Hmm, the good stuff is already gone. Hm." The guy was wearing a grey shirt and jeans, his long hair bond into a pony-tail. Naruto had seen him some time ago. He swallowed when he remembered the man's face, especially his eyes. "Kakashi, Itachi sure has a secret provision, does he, hm?" he asked, turning around so that he looked to said man. His red eyes were slightly narrowing when he heard the answer.
"I do not know Deidara. As you noticed, blood isn't one of my eating habbits. And I think you and Sasori have already drank almost all." the adult said without looking up from his book. The blond huffed and walked towards the table and put one hand on it, while the other rested on his hip. A scaring, wide smirk was over his lips and he barely opened his mouth while he spoke.
"Well, here are two super-fresh drinks, hm... And I don't even need to bite." he whispered, his tongue licking over his lips. His red eyes filled up with desire and hunger when he eyed the blond lad, his look captured by the white bond around his neck.
One suck or two sure would never mind...
The vampire was up to grap the blond boy when he flinched, freezing in his position. "Hm! I-I was just kidding, D-Danna, hm...!" he gasped, bowing his torso as far as he could. Naruto blinked confused, not even knowing how endangered he had just been. He looked up and saw a red-haired, big man in the doorway. Hie red eyes looked tired, but he was dressed up perfectly. The stranger was almost an older version of Gaara. Speaking of him...
"How long have I been here?" he asked suddenly and caused Deidara and Kakashi to look at him. The grey-haired lowed his eyes back to his book.
"Halloween was five days ago." Big blue eyes wided. Five days? He lowed his head, staring at his bowl with ramen. He took another bite for passing the shock, while the adult added something.
"But don't worry, today we will bring you to Sasuke's apartment. Your bedroom is already prepared."