In Too Deep
Chapter 2: Bitten
"Please! Why can't we just go trick-or-treating instead?" Naruto whined, trying to break free of his friends. They were quite literally dragging him to the mansion. It looked like your basic haunted house, only triple the size. Hence, it's a mansion. They arrived at the door, Shikamaru testing to see if it was open. Not surprisingly, it was.
"Must have been left open by the pranksters last year. But I've never heard of the door being unlocked before," Shikamaru said, eyeing the door suspiciously.
"I've never heard of anyone leaving after they'd entered," Naruto said, looking at the unusually clean front room. "Isn't this place abandoned?"
"Last we checked, yeah," Kiba said, feeling freaked out. He looked at Gaara, who was trying to get the ears off his head without ripping out his hair.
"I think she used superglue… Damnit!" the redhead whispered, yanking slightly too hard causing himself to wince.
"G-Gaara… Worry less about what your sister made you wear, and look inside the mansion…" Naruto said, clinging onto Gaara's arm. Gaara looked from the blond to the dust-less house.
"What the hell? Well, since we're already here, we might as well go in," he said, dragging Naruto into the house. The other three followed. Right after they were all in, the door slammed behind them, causing all of them to run in separate directions. Unfortunately, Naruto was the only one who didn't run, as he was, quite literally, frozen in fear. That's when the young prince decided to make his presence known to the unsuspecting blond.
"What have we here? A trespasser?" the raven whispered in the blond's ear, his chest pressed firmly against the boy's back. A pale arm snaked its way around the smaller boy's torso, pinning him there.
"Wh-who a-a-are you?" the petrified Kyuubi-container asked. 'This is just not my day! A little help, Kyuu? It really couldn't hurt!' The boy thought while concentrating on the second pale hand making its way to his thigh.
'Sorry, kit! We aren't dealing with a human! I'm pretty much useless to you. Damn bindings!' the fox replied, thrashing away at the barriers that kept him from taking over his host's body.
"You shouldn't try release that beast while there are so many bindings holding him, you know. It could harm you more than you think," the vampire answered, ignoring the question.
"What do you mean?" the boy asked, confused by the statement.
"I mean you could harm yourself in ways that the fox can't heal you."
'Kit! Don't listen to him! He's trying to get you to drop your guard!' the fox yelled as loud as he could, hoping his vessel would listen.
"Who are you? Let me go!" the boy started to really struggle, not being able to see his captor's face. Suddenly he heard his friends' running towards him, calling his name.
"You got off lucky, but I'm not going to just let you go. Your little buddies won't be able to help you," the vampire said, sinking his fangs into the blond's neck. All the others stopped moving because of the ear-splitting scream that was ripped from the kitsune's mouth. "See you later, kitsune…" the raven disappeared after letting Naruto see his face.
"Y-you b-bastard…" the blond whispered before fainting.
•••
"Enjoy yourself, otouto?" Itachi asked, watching his brother's restless pacing.
"Itachi, you never explained how to tell who your mate is to me," the younger said, stopping his pacing and sitting down on one of the many couches in the room.
"Simple. Your mate-to-be's blood will taste different than a normal person's and you will crave it until they are yours. They will also scream out in pain instead of the ecstasy others express. Why are you suddenly curious?"
"I couldn't kill the boy."
"What?" the elder said, looking his brother in the eye.
"I said I couldn't kill him. It felt wrong to even think about it. Plus, no one has ever screamed like that when bitten, not even a demon vessel. The only one I've ever heard scream like that was Deidara when you got mad at him."
"And his was quieter than the one you got by a long shot. Did you have to bite a kid who was so loud?"
"Well the boy was pretty hot." Both ravens smirked at the comment.
"Blond?"
"Yep."
"Eye color?"
"Blue."
"Does he seem like the type to try and overpower you?"
"Not in a million years."
"Sounds like you caught yourself a good one."
"Hn."
"Something troubles you still?"
"I have some business to take care of to keep him in my clutches," and with that, the youngest Uchiha left the room to find all the information he needed.
•••
"Naruto! Damnit! Wake up!" Kiba yelled, shaking the blond.
"What happened? Where are we?" Naruto asked, rubbing his eyes. Kiba sighed.
"We're at my place. What the hell happened to you? We all scattered at the mansion and ended up in the same room, except for you. We realized you never moved from your spot and went to go back to get you when we heard this really loud scream. We knew it was you, but when we got there you were unconscious."
"Where'd that guy go?" Naruto asked, part of Kiba's story not aligning with what happened.
"What guy? There was no one there when we arrived," Shikamaru answered, walking into Kiba's room. Choji and Gaara followed him in. Gaara grabbed Naruto's chin and tilted his head, getting a view of his neck.
"What the hell is this?" he asked, touching the bite mark on Naruto's neck. Naruto immediately grabbed his neck.
"It's nothing. Nothing at all," he said, backing away from his friends. 'What the hell, Kyuu? Why didn't you heal it?'
'It's a type of mark I can't heal. Trust me, I've tried,' Kyuubi said, focusing on healing the puncture mark, but not getting anywhere.
"This isn't good. Naruto, is that the reason you let out the screech?" Gaara asked, looking Naruto straight in the eye.
"I have to go to the bathroom!" Naruto blurted out and ran down the hall. 'Jesus, Kyuubi! How the hell did that guy leave this mark?!'
'Kit, we just had our first run-in with a vampire. That bite is a claim. This gets worse by the minute, doesn't it?'
"Naruto! Come back out here!" Gaara yelled, banging on the bathroom door. Naruto, scared of what Gaara would do if he didn't listen, came out with his head hung, trying to avoid looking at his friend. "What's the matter?" Gaara asked, pulling the boy into a hug.
"It's nothing," Naruto answered, trying to push Gaara off. Gaara pulled away just enough to see the boy's face.
"Don't lie to me, Naruto. I've seen those marks before. I won't let anyone else have you." Naruto's eyes widened. He struggled as much as he could, but Gaara was a lot stronger than him. Gaara dragged the struggling boy back into Kiba's room. "I'm going to take Naruto home, he isn't feeling well." Everyone in the room just nodded, not noticing the look in Gaara's eyes.
"Gaara, let me go!" Naruto yelled as the red head carried him down the street.
"No. We're going to my place."
"WHAT?! Like hell I am!" Naruto flipped out. He struggled and tried to punch Gaara to get himself free, but to no avail.
"Shut up. We're going to have Temari take a look at that mark. She'll know what to do about it."
'Kit, I think you should listen to him. The boy knows a lot more than we think he does,' Kyuubi told the struggling blond, causing him to stop instantly.
"Fine. Just put me down," Naruto told Gaara, wishing he could just go back to Kiba's house. Gaara put him down and continued toward his home, making sure Naruto followed him. They arrived a few minutes later.
"Gaara? Naruto? What are you guys doing here?" Temari asked, running out the door when she saw them through the window.
"Naruto got bit," Gaara said, knowing his sister would catch on immediately.
"Do you know who did it?" She asked seriously. Gaara shook his head. "Naruto, come here." Naruto listened to the older blonde. "Do you know who bit you?"
"Some creepy guy who seemed to have been able to bind up the Kyuubi," Naruto answered.
"Naruto, I need you to answer this with as much detail as possible. Do you know what the guy looks like?" Temari asked, worry etched across her face.
"Um… he was pale, taller than me, and he had black hair that spiked in the back, and red eyes."
"Shit! Looks like he was claimed by the Uchiha boy, then," Gaara whispered, glaring towards the mansion.
"Gaara, you know very well what that means," Temari said, looking at her brother with sadness. "We're sorry we have to do this Naruto," the girl whispered as she knocked the boy unconscious.
"I won't let that bastard have him," Gaara said, regretting stepping foot into that mansion.
"They weren't supposed to be back for another two years. I wonder what made them return early. The mansion should have been empty. We're going to get one hell of a talking to from Itachi," Temari said, carrying the unconscious blond into her car. "What the hell possessed you to bring them there in the first place, Gaara?"
"It wasn't my idea. Kiba was in his adventurous mood again."
"Like it matters. If Sasuke didn't kill him then he's either playing with him or he's not going to kill him. Why weren't you watching Naruto?" Temari asked as they got into the car and she began to pull out of the driveway.
"The door slammed closed and we all ran in separate halls. I thought Naruto was behind me, but he never ran."
"That's good for him, then. Unfortunately, you could have sentenced the kid to death!"
"Relax. The Uchiha won't kill him," Gaara relied, nonchalantly. Temari slammed on the brakes.
"What do you mean he won't kill him? He didn't, did he?"
"Yes, and because of it my ears are still ringing."
"So it was Naruto who let out that unearthly howl? That's unbelievable! Do you think he'll try to resist Sasuke?"
"Most likely. Naruto isn't exactly human, after all. He's the Kyuubi's container," Gaara replied, praying he was right.
"Yeah, I forgot that fact. Still, the fox has a reputation for being an uke. It is quite possible that he'll give in to Sasuke's will."
"Yeah, but Naruto won't. Besides, Sasuke had to bind Kyuubi so he couldn't escape. I highly doubt the fox will let him touch Naruto."
"Let's hope you're right."
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Author's Note: Sorry it's shorter than what I originally planned. I hate deadlines… School has been a nightmare. I had two term projects due this week and four tests to study for. I also have to attend two club meetings a week for different clubs, so it just goes to show that I actually have a life! Who would have guessed? I'm also preparing for two parties and helping out with my friend's play. Busy schedule… I BLAME THE VACCUUM! Um… yeah… you really don't want to know…