Author's Note:

Raye Sun: Wow, okay… it's been a while huh?

Naruto: That's a bit of an understatement don't you think?

Raye Sun: Hey now, don't be like that! I actually have a good reason this time! You try holding down 17 college credits and a 15 hour a week part time job!

Naruto: *sweat drops* No thanks… I like having time to breathe…

Raye Sun: Exactly! Between classes, work and homework when I'm done I barely have the energy to make it to the sofa and hit the tv remote let alone think about another chapter.

Naruto: So… why now?

Raye Sun: Well, I had a rare nap in the middle of the afternoon today and it's now almost 3:00 am and I can't sleep. I have homework piling up and work tomorrow but I'm finding the time to write this anyway! Aren't I great?

Sasuke: Hn… yeah a great procrastinator. Get to the story already.

Naruto: Teme, when did you get here?

Sasuke: I've been here the whole time. I just got sick of your rambling so I'll get this going I guess. Raye Sun does not own Naruto. Now start the chapter already.

Raye Sun : Killjoy…

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Chapter 4

The whole world was fuzzy as Naruto came to. When his eyes finally focused, he was greeted by a crying Hinata, her cousin who seemed ready to fight him again and another crying girl with a bandage on her neck.

Naruto's eyes focused in on the bandage and he remembered that the girl was the one he bit not long before Hinata's cousin knocked him out. Hinata! She had seen him feeding! She'd see him as a monster now for sure!

However his fears were unfounded as Hinata noticed he was awake and rushed to his side, knocking over the battle ready Neji in the process.

"N-Naruto! Are y-you alright?" she asked concerned.

Naruto noticed the tears staining her cheeks and brought his hand to her cheek and wiped them away.

"You don't… hate me then?" he asked looking at her with eyes that could melt an iceberg.

"W-why would I h-hate you?" she questioned.

"Because… I feed on human blood." he answered ashamedly.

"But I already k-knew that. Why would y-you think I'd hate you n-now?" she questioned.

Naruto looked down at the floor and then glanced at the pink-haired girl and back down to the floor. The girl was crying her eyes out. Naruto could only assume it was out of fear.

The boy Neji seemed to have regained his composure at this point and deciding that Naruto was no immediate threat, put away the stake he'd been carrying.

"Na-ru-to..."

Naruto looked up as he heard his name uttered. To his surprise it was from the pink-haired girl.

"Naruto..." she said again as she continued to cry.

Suddenly she let out a huge sob and ran towards him, enveloping him in a hug.

Naruto was stunned to say the least. He had never before been hugged except from Hinata and here he was being hugged by a complete stranger who was crying her eyes out and who he had fed off earlier that night. He had no idea what to do and turned to Hinata with a panicked look on his face.

Hinata smiled softly and mouthed the words 'hug her' to him.

Awkwardly, Naruto brought his arms around the girls shoulders. The hug felt nice. Not as nice as Hinata's hugs, but nice all the same. And somehow, it felt familiar too. He continued to hold the sobbing girl until she began to clam down. Slowly the girl lifted her head and Naruto was able to get a good look at her tear stained face. He was overcome with a strange sense of familiarity. He knew this girl... But from where?

"How... do you know my name?" he asked her.

To his horror, this statement caused the girl to start crying again, "You really don't remember, do you? Don't you remember me at all? We grew up together!"

Now the girl was no longer crying. In fact, she seemed angry. Naruto recoiled from the fuming girl and flinched as she yelled at him more.

"You idiot! I thought you were dead! We all did! How could you just disappear?! And now you're a vampire?! How could you?! You told me that you hated vampires!"

Naruto gasped and stood up, "W-wait a minute! Are you saying you knew me before I was a vampire?!"

The girl's eyes filled with tears again, although more out of frustration than sadness, "Of course! I'm Sakura! We went to the academy together! We played together! You practically lived at my house when we were little!"

"Sakura..." Naruto tested the out the name. It definitely felt very familiar. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anything about her.

"I'm sorry," he said, "but... I just don't remember. Are you saying I used to live here? That this is where I'm from?"

Before Sakura could answer, a dark figure slammed through the window.

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Sasuke crept slowly toward the house. He couldn't shake the sense of familiarity that was overwhelming him. He tried not to let it inhibit his actions though. The dobe had gotten himself in trouble. That much was clear. He growled slightly as he looked at the sky. It was already beginning to lighten. Even if he retrieved his friend, they'd never make it back to the warehouse in time for sunrise. If they were outside when the sun rose, they would be severely weakened. Their powers would be all but useless and they might as well be normal humans. Not to mention the havoc the sunlight would reek on their eyes and skin.

Mumbling about stupid dobe's under his breath, Sasuke climed swiftly up the drainpipe and followed the scent to a window. Peering inside, he could see Naruto talking with a pink haired girl. Another dark haired girl with strange eyes was in the room too along with a boy who looked very much like the dark haired girl. Sasuke's eyes however couldn't help but return to the pink haired girl. He'd seen her somewhere before. He was sure of it. She was someone very important to him, but he couldn't remember who she was. Before Sasuke himslef even realized what he was doing, he was through the window as shattered glass fell to the floor all around him.

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Neji gasped and reached for his stake again as the girls both gave small screams of surprise. The figure slowly rose and turned his hooded head towards Naruto.

"You idiot. Do you have any idea what time it is dobe?" he questioned as the pointed to the sky outside.

Naruto's face looked panicked as he realized that they'd never make it back to the warehouse in time.

"No way..." Sakura said as her hands flew to her mouth. "I-it can't be... you too?"

"What?" Hinata asked as she turned towards her friend.

"Only one person ever called Naruto dobe... Sasuke?" she asked, her voice nearly cracking as she uttered his name.

The figure turned toward the pink-haired girl. He reached for his hood and slowly lowered it as he looked questioningly at the girl, "Do I know you?"

Naruto spun around to Sakura, "Wait, you know Sasuke too?"

"Too?" Sasuke questioned.

"Yeah, Sasuke, you'll never believe this! Sakura here says she remembers me from before I was a vampire! Isn't that amazing?!" Naruto turned towards Sakura, "Did Sasuke live here too?"

Sakura nodded deftly at Naruto as he whooped.

"Sasuke! Isn't this great?! We finally know where we're from!"

Sasuke shook his head to bring his attention back to the important matter at hand. "We can discuss this later dobe. Now, we have to figure out how we're supposed to get back before the sun rises."

However, Sasuke spoke too late as the sun peaked over the horizon and streamed through Sakura's bedroom window causing the two vampires to hiss and cover their eyes before slumping to the ground.

"Naruto!" Hinata shouted as she attempted to cushion his fall. "Sakura! Close the curtains! Hurry!"

Sakura, still stunned from seeing Sasuke ran toward the window and yanked the curtains shut, plunging the room into darkness. She then ran and turned on the small lamp next to her bed.

Rubbing their eyes, Naruto and Sasuke managed to get up after being nearly blinded.

"Great! Now what are we supposed to do?" Naruto yelled.

"Don't give me that. This is all your fault!" Sasuke yelled back.

The two vampires growled at each other before huffing and turning away.

Sakura gave a small chuckle and wiped the tears from her eyes, "They still act the same."

Hinata smiled and turned towards the two boys, "I guess you'll j-just have to s-stay here today."

"WHAT?!" Hinata and Sakura turned toward the shout which cam from neither Naruto nor Sasuke, but... Neji?

"Hinata, there is no way we can house these two here!" Neji yelled. "Do you have any idea what the punishment is for hiding vampires?"

"Of course I do..." Hinata said blankly, "Death."