Hidden Desires

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 13

A few days later, Konan and Hinata were at a rather fancy salon England. They were getting their hair and nails done. Apparently, some things were universal. Women were women.

"You want to become a vampire because you love him. Is that correct?" Konan asked.

Hinata's eyes widened horror. She couldn't believe that that the vampiress had said that out loud and in public! Was she out of her mind?!

"Oh don't worry, dear. This is a very special business. We cater exclusively to supernatural beings and their human associates." The woman doing her nails explained.

Upon hearing that, Hinata sighed in relief. Oh thank goodness. They weren't going to have to wipe the humans memories or worry about Madara killing them. She really wished that Konan had told her that before they came though.

"Oh good." The bluenette replied.

"Mmm. My apologies. I forget that this world is still so new to you. I should have told you that this is a special place. Though you still didn't answer my question. Is that why you want turned into a vampire? Because you love him?" The other woman pressed on.

Hinata bit her lower lip. Yes, that was why. Well that and she was tired off feeling like she was made out of glass. She might not be able to defeat any of the vampires she lived with in combat after becoming a vampiress, but at least she would survive the encounter. (Well at least that was her hope.)

"Yes, that's why. Well there are other reasons, of course. It's mostly that though. I want to be with him. It wouldn't be fair for me to stay human and for me to age, while he stayed the same. Eventually, I would grow old and die. Then he'd be left alone." She whispered.

Konan nodded in understanding. Oh she could certainly sympathize with that line of reasoning. Humans might have romanticized the notion of falling in love with an immortal, but the reality of the situation was far different than the fantasy.

The cold hard truth was that humans aged and they died. Vampires could die, but never of old age or disease. If a vampire played his or her cards right, they could live to be over a thousand. In theory, they could live forever. No one had ever managed it thus far though.

"Becoming a vampire for love is far more intimate than a marriage. If you marry, you can get a divorce. If you find that you do not love him or you fall out of love with him later on, there is no going back. You will never be human again. Can you live with that uncertainty?" The older woman inquired.

"I think it's very romantic, really. The girl is actually willing to die to be with him." The manicurist said.

Konan rolled her yes good-naturedly at the comment. It was romantic, but it was also very reckless. Hinata was likely only in her twenties. By the time she reached her thirtieth birthday, would she still feel the same way though?

"I'm willing to take that risk." Hinata assured her.

"Good. We shall see how we get on. I'm not entirely certain that Sasuke fully explained the bond that exists between a Sire and their Childe. There are many different variations of it, but it is always an intimate one. The last thing that I desire to do is to Sire someone who will wind up despising me." The vampiress muttered.

That was a good point, Hinata conceded. Essentially, Konan was offering to become her mother. The bluenette wasn't even sure how she really felt about that. With that in mind, it was only natural that the other woman would be cautious.

"That makes sense. We've known each other since high school. We've always been friends, but I didn't have any idea that he liked me that way." Hinata mumbled with a blush.

"You're adorably innocent. I can scarcely remember a time when I would have described a situation similarly. Sometimes one just knows and other times, it can take awhile to realize when you have found your soul mate." Konan reasoned.

Hinata nodded. She hadn't really expected it to be Sasuke. Though it did explain a lot. He had been in love with her all this time and she hadn't noticed. How could she have been so oblivious?

"Yeah. I guess that's true." Hinata agreed.

"I already knew that all of course. Madara may not have known about Sasuke's secret room. I certainly did though. The boy is clever, but he's not nearly as clever as he believes himself to be." Konan mused with a quiet laugh.

The young woman blinked in response. Konan had known about Sasuke's secret room, but she hadn't said anything to Madara. Why though?

"Why didn't you tell Madara about the room?" She whispered.

"It didn't matter. Sasuke was still clearly trying to hold onto his human life. It's rare for a vampire's memories to remain that solid, after a change at first. It was obvious that he was in love with you. He drew your image the most. I don't know how strong your feelings are for him or how long they'll last, but from his perspective you're the one." The vampiress informed her.

"That's so romantic!" manicurist gushed.

Maybe that was why Konan was willing to turn her. She knew that Sasuke's feelings were genuine. Sasuke was Itachi's brother. Itachi was her lover. She wanted Sasuke to be happy because it would make her husband happy.

"That was kind of you. It was kind of you to keep his secret." Hinata said.

"Mmm it didn't hurt Madara. I saw no reason to mention it and make things awkward for the new vampire. I hope that you know what you are doing though. I suppose love makes us all a little reckless. I know that I was certainly reckless when I Sired Itachi." Konan replied as she allowed her hair to be cut.

Curiosity was a powerful force. Hinata had wondered about how Itachi had become a vampire. Obviously, Sasuke had been turned slightly before Itachi. The details behind it though were a little vague.

"Why do you say that you were reckless?" The Hyuga woman dared herself to ask.

"Itachi was quite ill when he was looking for Sasuke. He didn't believe that his brother was truly dead. Despite his illness, he never gave up. He endured it with such dignity and bravery. Death was knocking at his door, but the only thing he cared about was finding Sasuke. It was that selflessness that made me fall in love with him. I turned him." The other woman explained.

The manicurist tried her best not to gape at the vampiress. That was the most romantic thing that she had ever heard. It should really be made into a movie or something!

"Will you please stop staring at us? It's annoying." Konan growled at the poor Salon employee.

"Oh right! Right! Sorry." The brunette apologized as she continued her current task.

Meanwhile Sasuke was at a rather expensive jewelry store with Madara. He never thought that he'd go jewelry shopping with his Sire, but he was. No one knew more about precious gems and money than his Sire. That was why Sasuke had taken him.

"She's such a shy kitten. A romantic. I believe a heart-shaped stone would be best." Madara said thoughtfully.

Sasuke tilted his head to the side as he considered that. Madara was right. Hinata was shy and romantic. A heart-shaped stone was very symbolic. Maybe, it would be a good choice.

"Alright. Let's see what they have." Sasuke agreed with a smile.

"I'm certain that they have some. This is one of the most prestigious jewelry stores in the world. If they didn't have every cut imaginable, I would be severely disappointed." The older vampire reasoned.

Sasuke nodded in acknowledgement of his Sire's response as he continued looking around the store. He had never seen so many expensive pieces of jewelry before in his entire life. Any one of these pieces was likely worth millions.

Frankly, he was a bit overwhelmed by the choices. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and other precious gems were on full display. Gold, silver, platinum, and other types of bands could be seen as well. There were rings with subscriptions inside them and without. Finally, there were multiple gemmed rings, single gemmed rings, and just plain band rings. The choices were limitless.

"Could I offer you any assistance?" A blonde woman inquired as she walked over to them.

Sasuke noted that she was about his age. Her hair was long and blonde. The woman had blue eyes. She was also fairly curvy. She reminded him of a living doll.

It wasn't hard to see why she had been hired. Like the beautiful jewelry on display, her job was to attract customers. Though judging by the way her eyes glanced over the various wares, she was also intelligent. A rare combination.

"Perhaps you can. This is my son. He is looking for a ring. He plans to propose to his girlfriend soon." Madara said.

The word girlfriend just sounded so wrong coming from Madara's mouth, Sasuke noted. It was utterly foreign. He wasn't entirely certain what word that his Sire wanted to use, but the vampire clearly knew when it was time to use the "modern tongue."

"Oh well she's a very lucky girl! Shame. All the handsome ones are already taken. Hmm. Let's find her something nice though. What's her name? Oh and I'm Ino, by the way." She said in a rush.

"Did you say you're name was Ino?" Sasuke asked in shock.

It couldn't be. Ino had been a member of the Rookie Nine. Sasuke found himself biting his lower lip until it bled in nervousness.

Why hadn't she recognized him? What was he going to do, if she did. Damn it. The only option was to glamour her or have Madara do it. It would likely be better if his Sire did though. He was more experienced.

"Yes, of course. I'm sorry. I'm afraid that I didn't catch your name." Ino replied innocently.

Hmm. It was the strangest feeling. She felt like she had met the handsome Japanese looking man before. Ino felt like she SHOULD know him, but couldn't place him.

"Obito. My name is Obito." Sasuke lied with disturbing ease.

He glances at Madara. Subtly, he crosses two fingers. He knew that his Sire would understand. The woman would have to be compelled. There was no other way.

"Right, well Obito tell me more about your future wife. A woman's personality plays a big role in what ring would be best. Oh and does she have a favorite gemstone?" Ino asked excitedly.

Sasuke honestly didn't know if Hinata had a favorite gemstone. He'd have to ask her later. Though he suspected that she wouldn't be particularly fussed about such things.

"No. She doesn't. Well she's very kind. She's a bit on the quiet side. She's a med student." Sasuke answered.

"Ah I see. Well she cares about others. That's always good. Shy I would probably recommend silver instead of gold or platinum. It's a more subtle color." Ino reasoned.

Sasuke didn't really think that wedding bands had a personality, but what did he know? This was his first time proposing and he knew almost nothing about jewelry. Well no more than any other man off the street, he supposed.

"We were hoping to find a heart-shaped gem." Madara offered.

"Oh we can certainly manage that." Ino assured him.

The blonde spends the better part of an hour showing them hundreds of rings. Sasuke felt overwhelmed by all the choices, but it was more than worth it in the end. When he saw the final ring, he knew that was the one.

"I'll take that one." The young vampire said as he pointed to it.

"Alright. How would you like to pay for it? We offer monthly plans, yearly plans, or you can even charge it on your credit card." Ino explained.

"A check will do. We can pay it in full." Sasuke told her.

He wasn't surprised that Ino looked shocked at that declaration. Few people had the deep pockets that Madara did. Really, there were some perks to having such an elderly Sire who was good with money. Cost wasn't a concern to him. It hadn't been in years.

"Oh wonderful." Ino replied in delight as Sasuke wrote the check.

That's when Madara went to work. Sasuke wasn't able to completely squash the feeling of guilt that welled up inside him at the sight. Madara was playing with her mind. That just wasn't right.

He knew that it was no different than what he had done to Naruto and Kiba though. Really, it was for their own safety. No human could be allowed to know about the existence of vampires without having the proper precautions in place.

"You will never remember seeing Obito today. He was just another face in the crowd. You made a good sale today and are happy about that, but that's it. Nothing remotely remarkable occurred on this day. Do you, understand me?" The elder vampire inquired.

"Yes, I understand. I made a good sale, but it was a boring day. Who is Obito?" The blonde replied in confusion.

"Good. Good. Obito, let's get out of here." Madara said and with that, the two vampires departed with their ring.

A few hours later, Hinata returned back to the mansion and smiled when she saw that Sasuke was already home. She felt safer now. The bluenette knew that was a bit foolish, but she couldn't help it.

Konan seemed nice. She appeared more than willing to turn her. Once she was a vampiress, Hinata knew that she would be much safer. She'd be safe to start her new life with Sasuke.

"You're back." The vampire said with a smile as he pulled her into her arms.

"Mhm. It was a girls' day out." Hinata mumbled as she snuggled into his embrace.

She was in the arms of the world's most dangerous predator, yet she had never felt more safe. Truly, Hinata realized that she must be out of her mind. At the moment though, the bluenette didn't mind this beautiful form of insanity.

"That's good. So do you think that she'll do it?" Sasuke inquired as he caressed her cheek.

"I think so. We are still in the getting to know each other stage. That and I have to tie up some loose ends. I'm not sure what sort of cover story would work best." Hinata admitted.

"Don't worry. We'll come up with something." The raven haired man promised her as he kissed her forehead.

Hinata nodded. She was still a bit uncertain about the actual transformation part. Sasuke seemed positive that it could be made into a pleasurable or at least not painful experience, but the instinct to run was still there slightly. It was only natural.

They were vampires. She was a human. The vampires were the hunter and she was the prey. The only difference was that unlike a deer who was running from a wolf, Hinata was about to become a wolf herself.

"I know. I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too. I missed you." He said as he took her hand in his own and raised it to his lips.
Sasuke placed a gentle kiss on the back of her hand and then on her palm. Hinata smiled at the old fashioned gesture. It was sweet in a way that she knew she'd never be fully able to articulate.

"I missed you too." Hinata told him as she kissed him.

Sasuke smirked and kissed back. Hinata might be a modest woman and certainly on the shy side, but she wasn't always that way. He couldn't wait for her to become a vampiress.

When that happened, he wouldn't have to worry about getting too excited. He wouldn't have to worry about draining her. They could just be together without any limits on their passion.

"You're beautiful." He whispered and Sasuke groaned when her phone rang.

"Sorry." She mumbled and answered the phone.

"HINATA! HELP! HELP! SOMETHING REALLY FREAKY IS GOING ON. I CALLED THE POLICE, BUT YOU'RE CLOSER!" Kiba's voice screamed on the other side of the line.

Hinata's eyes widened in horror. What could possibly have frightened her friend this much? Kiba was not someone who was prone to panic.

"Kiba, what's wrong? Calm down. I'm right here." She said.

"There was this man and this woman. It's like that night that Sasuke was attacked. They're crazy. They actually tried to bite Naruto! We need a ride. They slashed our tires! Help!" He said.

"Hinata, stay here. I'll get them. Everyone recognizes me as Madara's childe. No vampire is going to attack me." Sasuke said and with that, he raced off after tracking the call.

Elsewhere Kakashi and Rin were rather frustrated at the moment. They had headed off to track down a descendent when Obito excused himself for the day to go monitor one of Madara's many businesses. Fortunately, the blonde was currently in London. It had started off in a rather convenient way.

Now it was anything, but convenient. The blonde and his friend were turning out to be quite bothersome. Rin and Kakashi had been hunting them down for hours.

"Humans are quite vexing creatures. Are they naught?" Rin inquired with a snarl.

"Yes, they are. Well don't fret. We'll find them. Originally, I wasn't going to kill the other one. His constant interference has earned my ire though. I say that we kill them both." Kakashi reasoned as they continued searching for Naruto and Kiba.

Rin nodded in agreement. Oh vengeance was going to taste so sweet. That and she was starving. She should have fed hours ago. Their blood was going to serve as such a wonderful rewards, after their long and exhausting hunt.

It was such a shame that they hadn't had a chance to invite Obito with them yet. Oh well. Rin made a silent promise to herself that next time, they would do exactly that.

At that same moment Kiba and Naruto had hidden in a storage shed outside of a restaurant. There had only ever been one other time when the two men had been so terrified. That was on the night that Sasuke "died."

"Whatever you do, don't make a sound. Don't move. Don't even breathe too loud." Naruto whispered to him.

Kiba nodded in agreement. Those people were freaks. They probably seriously thought they were vampires or something. It was a miracle that Sasuke was alive, maybe they'd get lucky as well.

"Mmm, you know that wasn't a bad plan. Unfortunately for the two of you, we can hear your hearts beat and vampires have excellent hearing." A feminine voice said that made their blood run cold.

"Which do you prefer?" The silver haired man asked.

"I'll take the blonde. He is the descendent of one of the people who tried to kill me. He should suffer for his ancestor's wrongdoing against me." She hissed.

The male vampire nodded and lunged at Kiba. Naruto and Kiba tried to run, but it was no use. The strange beings were just too fast. Too strong. They could only scream in agony once they felt their fangs on their neck.

Their teeth tore through flesh and even bone. Naruto could see blood gushing out of the wounds. He and Kiba were going to die today.

Everything was going blurry, once another blur rushed into the shed. It slammed their attackers of them. Naruto was dimly aware that a man was speaking.

"I know that you have suffered, Rin. I know that you went centuries without a drink, but we don't allow such careless hunts. We don't allow such cruelty and if you ever touch my friends again, I will kill you." Sasuke hissed at her, his fangs flashing.

"Sasuke, what are you doing here?" Rin demanded.

"Apparently, saving my friends from YOU." The young Uchiha snarled at her.

Kakashi felt chilled to the bone. They had unwittingly just made a grave error. They had attacked Sasuke's friends. Sasuke was Madara's childe. That meant that they had just indirectly attacked one of the most powerful vampires on the planet.

"I'm sorry. We truly had no idea!" He said.

"Sorry, isn't going to fix this. I'll have to turn them. There's no way that they could possibly survive what you SAVAGES did to them. You'll pay for this. I promise you that." Sasuke said as he bite his arm and forced some of his blood into Kiba's and Naruto's mouth.

He should have asked, but Sasuke didn't have time. They were both bleeding out too fast. Neither of them would have lived long enough to give him an answer. Sasuke could only save them and hope one day, that they might forgive him for taking away their choice.

Rin's eyes narrow. She could kill Sasuke now. She and Kakashi had centuries on him. He might be an extremely skilled fighter for his age, but odds are they would win.

Sadly, that wouldn't solve their problem though. Eventually, Madara would realize Sasuke had gone missing. If the elder vampire ever realized that they had killed his childe, there would be even more Hell to pay.

"I'm truly sorry." She whispered as she and Kakashi flitted off.

They had to flee. Sasuke would be busy for awhile. They could easily get out of the country. Preventing Madara from finding them would prove to be a more difficult task though. Madara was a very resourceful vampire.

"How could this have happened?" Kakashi asked her.

"I don't know. What are the odds that Sasuke would be friend with one of their descendents? I do one thing though. We have to get out of here. That vampire is going to tell Madara. He's not going to forgive our transgression lightly." The brunette replied.

Kakashi nods in agreement. The sooner they could get out of England, the better. Maybe they should go somewhere remote. A small and poor country perhaps. Hopefully, a well populated one. That would give them at least a chance to disappear into the crowds.

"Whatever happens next, I won't leave your side." The silver haired vampire promised her.

"I know you won't." Rin said with a smile as she took his hand in her own and they fled for their lives.