A/N: Im back! And already got the ending to this story written…eheh….* shifty eyes* andyways, got more ation packed in this one! Lots of confision, grief and regret! YAY just like what Im feeling like right now!
Oh and I dotn thinik I ever explained what kind of vampire I have cooked up fro this story. Anyways, here goes…
My vampire type is: burned in sunlight, holy water, can be staked through the heart or killed by their own kind only! They sleep, drink blood, and can reproduce ( like have babies). Each Vampire gets ONE special talent that only they have, like one vampire can talk to animals, etc, etc.
Tori's talent is the elements. Wind, fire, water, earth, metal. But, of course, each element is harder and harder to control, so she has to train to gain control over them. Wind was a no brainer, but fire is next, yadda yadda yadda.
Tobi's talent is unknown as of yet MUHAHA! I know what its going to be ( maybe)but I don't wanna spoil anything!
Thanks again to kittykat6625 for being my only reviewer! You keep me going!
And I understand most people don't like Madara, but sheesh! Im trying to write something and no one seems to like it…..*pouts*
Anyways, enjoy, and please, Read and review!
The blonde shinobi turned, his blue eyes locked onto his partner's form and the red haired girl he held. He sighed, stopping in the middle of the hallway as Tobi almost blundered into him.
"What do you need Tobi, yeah"? he asked, and Tobi shook his head, bouncing slightly on his feet, his red eyes piercing through Deidara's blue one.
"Kuso." Deidara said, and he bowed his head, his blonde hair hiding his face as he bowed in front of Tobi. He kneeled, his cloak pooling around his legs as he started to speak.
"Gomen, Gomen, I didn't know it was you-" he said, and a quick movement from Tobi pinned him against the wall, Tobi's red eyes locked onto his blue one.
"There was always a reason I partnered with you in Akatsuki, now live up to your expectations and be quiet for once, neh?" Tobi muttered, his eyes narrowed and his voice deadly soft. Deidara's eye widened and he nodded so fast that he knocked heads with Tobi. Tobi growled, tightening his grip on the blonde before dropping him carelessly on the floor.
"Get up, I need your help." The red eyes shinobi said, and Deidara scrambled to get up, holding his shoulder slightly from the fall. He followed his partner, his steps wary and his body posture oozing defeat. He knew he couldn't defeat his partner, not now and not ever.
"What do you need?" Deidara asked cautiously, and Tobi whirled on him, holding me tighter to his body.
"I need you to stand still. " he said, and Deidara froze, his eye widening as he felt Tobi's lips on his neck.
"What are you…?" Deidara said, swallowing in nervousness as his pulse sped up. He felt Tobi's lips move in a smirk before he felt pain, and then nothing.
Tobi caught the falling blonde with his other arm, cradling me close and pinning Deidara to the wall with a kunai through his coat. He held the blood in his mouth, moving towards my lips and kissing me, allowing the blood to flow. I moaned, my arm snapping towards his head and crushing hisl ips into mine as the blood reawakened my thirst and my strength. He managed to pull away, looking at me with worry fading from his face as my eyes snapped open and locked onot his.
"Tobi…?" I asked, and I looked around as my nose flared, the scent of freshly spilled blood still in the air. Tobi smirked, looking towards Deidara's body and the slowly oozing holes in his neck. I moved towards him, but Tobi held me back, and arm around my waist and his body between me and Deidara.
"He didn't really volunteer for this, so go gentle." He said, and I nodded, waiting until he moved out of my way to spring. I licked Deidara's neck, the taste of copper on my tongue driving me crazy. I felt Tobi behind me, his head resting on mine and his arms still wrapped around my waist and holding me back slightly, but ht thirst overrode my senses until I plunged my fangs into his neck, almost exactly in the holes Tobi had left.
Tobi smirked as he felt my body slacken in his grip, the over exertion from feeding whipping through my body quickly. He caught me as I passed out, and he deftly threw me over one shoulder as he grabbed the kunai from the wall and caught Deidara's body from falling, holding him over one shoulder too. He dumped Deidara in his room, not even bothering to rearrange him so he wouldn't wake up stiff, and he went into our room for a brief moment, grabbing something off the bed and setting me down on the bed in its place. He moved to the desk, rummaging around one of the drawers until he found a old cloth bundled around something, and he shoved it in his pocket as he turned to me. He looked at me, crossing his arms in contemplation as he moved towards me. He pulled off my shirt, throwing in into the corner of the room, and then he moved onto my pants, tugging them off and looking away as a slight blush scattered over his cheeks. He locked eyes with my closed ones as he tugged the material over my head, lifting me gently to tug it further onto my body, and finally smoothing out the fabric. He took a few steps back, cocking his head slightly to the side as his eyes narrowed on my frame.
I was now wearing a dark blue dress, sleeveless and tight fitting on my chest, and then flaring out slightly at the bottom, which only came to my knees. There was a lot of excess fabric, bunched in ruffles that would flare out when I spun in a circle. He checked the window, glad the sun was finally starting to set, for that was the time we were most active. He then looked back at me and he nodded in approval, a slight smile on his face as he moved towards me, picking me up gently and carrying me bridal style outside of the base, and deep into the forest.
He stopped underneath a large tree, sitting down and letting his head fall back and watch the moonlight, cradling me closer like a lover. I awoke to his heartbeat, and I smiled, running a hand over the fabric in front of my face and over his chest. He jerked slightly, looking down at me as I shifted slightly, moving ot get up, but I froze, glancing down at what I wore. The breeze flared out from me like a fan as I looked over my new dress.
"When did I get into this?" I asked, and Tobi stayed quite, his red eyes watching me as I stood up and stalked away from him, turning angry eyes back onto him as he stood up and brushed himself off, acting more regal and gentlemanly then I had ever seen before. I crossed my arms at him, my bare feet digging into the leaf litter under my toes. It was a nice night out, a gentle breeze flowing through a cool forest, the leaves rustling overhead, and I glance briefly at the moon, smiling at it as I nodded at Madara, then returning my gaze to Tobi to glare at him. I turned away from him, intent on giving him the silent treatment like a upset child. I even stuck my nose up in the air for good measure.
"I got you something." Tobi said, and I spun towards him, the dress I wore fanning out around me and fluttering on the breeze. I walked towards him, light as a feather on my feet as I gazed at him in curiosity. He held his hand out, something sparkling dangling from his fingers.
"It's quite old." He said, and I took it from him, lifting the delicate chain up to see what the pendant was. It was a silver humming bird, its wings outstretched in flight, and it was beautiful. A single tear fell down my cheek, and I wiped it away in a daze, gripping onto the necklace with all my strength.
"There was something else." I said, turning confused eyes onto Tobi. His face slackened into a mask of calm, but I had seen the look of pain flash through his eyes before he had a chance to cover it up. I moved towards him, and he took a step back, keeping the comfortable distance between us.
"A ring…." I said, and he nodded, reaching into his pocket and placing something cold in my palm. I looked at it, a new tear falling as I curled my fist around it. My eyes searched the ground as I tried to remember why these items were so important.
"There was another, one that he wore…." I said, and I looked up as I heard a footstep from in front o me. My eyes caught on his red ones and I smiled, rushing towards him with my arms wide open.
"Ryuu!" I said, and I felt the body freeze, my arms locked around his muscular frame. I was pushed away, almost thrown backwards in the persons haste to get me away.
"I'm not him, Tori." He said, and my eyes widened as I looked at Tobi. He had his head down, his black spiky hair in front of his face as another breeze caught my dress and caused it to swirl around my legs.
"But….he gave me these…." I said, and I slipped the ring on my ring finger, looking it over and smiling at the feather engraving on the band. I twirled it around my finger, lost in thought as my mind wandered back to that day when I first received them.
"Tori, I got you something!" Ryuu said, beckoning me over towards him. I smiled, my eyes alight with happiness as he pulled me into his side. I snuggled in, sitting down beside him as he opened his hands. I gasped in delight at the two objects he held.
"A ring! And a matching necklace!" I said, and he nodded, ruffling my hair as I took the jewelry from him.
"I know you don't really like girly things, but…" he said, and I smiled, putting the ring on my ring finger and giving it an experimental twist. It fit perfectly. I held onto the necklace, looking at the humming bird in midflight that dangled delicately from the equally delicate chain.
"Don't. I love it, really. They're beautiful." I said, and I felt him give me a kiss on the forehead as he pulled me in close to his body. I snuggled next to him, watching the moon rise out over the forest we called home.
"He had one that matched mine. " I said, and I grabbed Tobi's shirt, pushing him back into the tree behind him and pinning him there with my weight.
"Where. Is. It?" I asked, my eyes narrowing more and more on his figure. He didn't struggle, his eyes watching mine with pain hidden in their crimson depths.
"Here" He said, and he lifted a necklace I never noticed him wearing before, but from the scuff marks and the way it sat, I could see he never took it off. There was the ring, a slender silver band with a dragon running over its length. I smiled, reaching out to touch it, and Tobi sprung, leaping forward, grabbing me and twisting me so that I was the one pinned against the tree. I struggled to move, my eyes locked onto his as they burned with an intensity I never thought he had.
"Tobi, what are you-!" I asked, but I was silenced with his mouth. He descended on me with a fury, his lips soft and gentle on mine. His hands entangled themselves in my hair, running through it like it was the finest silk. Both of our eyes closed, enjoying the feelings that were erupting in both of us. He pressed forward, pinning me with the entirety of his body as his other arm snaked around my waist. We broke apart, both panting as if we had never breathed before in our lives. I looked at him with confusion in my eyes as his angry red eyes softened, swirling away to reveal deep onyx. My eyes widened as I was released from his grip, and he walked away from me.
"Tobi, wait!" I said, and his steps faltered for a moment before he continued to walk away. I spun the ring on my finger, my thoughts jumbled and confused, as I moved away from the wall, my eyes still on Tobi's back as he walked further and further away. I leaned against the tree, the wind whispering through the trees almost as if to spread the news that I was abandoned by the one I liked.
The moon winked at me through the shifting foliage above, and I watched the leaves move on the moon, a single tear flowing down my cheek as I spun the ring again. I let my head drop as pain and sorrow ripped through me, my heart stuttering in anguish as I thought about everything recently that had happened. If he was wearing Ryuu's ring, this mysterious Ryuu that I was almost positive was my lover, the one whom I dedicated my whole life to, my whole heart to, was dead. And I felt that it was wrong of me to develop feelings for the one who was here now, tainting Ryuu's slightly fuzzy not really all the way solid memory. And now, the one who had saved me from the darkness, the one who I thought cared about me the same way that I cared about him, left me in an unfamiliar, potentially dangerous forest. I let the tears flow, keeping in my sobs and my whimpers. I would not let myself be thought of as weak because of Tobi.
Unknown to me, Tobi's steps faltered as he fell to his knees just out of my sight. He gripped the ground in fury, ripping up the leaf litter and the dirt beneath to throw it at the trees around him, his own tears falling down his face as he thought over the action he had done. He had almost broken his promise. He almost let her into his heart. He almost let her become hi weakness. And some small part of him was crying out inside of him tie fix this, to go back and cradle her and tell her that he was there for her, that he would fix everything and make all of her fears go away. But he knew the terrible truth.
No one gets a happy ending without scars. Pain was a part of pleasure, and he was not allowed to develop feelings for anyone anymore. He was only watching out for her to uphold his promise he made to his dying brother. He had not feelings for Tori.
As he stood up to walk back towards the hideout, the small part of him that cried out for him to fix everything overrode his mind, and he swiftly turned back around, running as fast as he could towards Tori. He was beside me in an instant, scooping me into his arms and pressing me tightly to his chest as he burrowed his head into my neck, letting the tears flow. He felt my body tense, but I was also crying, and as soon as I realized who was holding me like I was going to disappear if he loosened his grip, I threw my arms around him, squeezing him as my shoulders shook with the sadness I had harbored in my body. We stayed in an embrace for a long time, only the moon and the quiet trees witnesses to our moments of weakness.
"Gomensai, Tori." Tobi said, and I gripped his shirt harder, my tears finally slowing and my breathing evening out. Tobi loosened his grip slightly as I pulled away, only far enough to look him in the eye.
"Why are you apologizing?" I asked, and he smiled softly, running a thumb over my cheek as he wiped away a tear. I watched his face as his mask slowly returned, hiding away all his emotions.
"You….you don't remember do you?" he asked, and I shook my head, confusion on my face. He sighed, his eyes slipping shut as a small look of relief flit across his face before the mask hardened. His eyes opened slightly, locked onto my own, and he pulled my head down for a kiss on the forehead, and I smiled, letting my eyes close at the kiss. The moon seemed to wink at us, and we sat in silence under the tree, enjoying the night and the company of one another for a while until Tobi stirred, looking towards a point in the forest I couldn't really see.
"We should head inside." He said, and he pulled me to my feet, his hand holding mine loosely as he tugged me along behind him. I nodded quietly, my thoughts running a million miles a minute as I thought over everything that had happened to me since I woke up in Tobi's arms all those nights ago.
We made it inside as the first rays of the sun broke through the canopy, and we both missed being burned by a hair. We walked through the dim corridors, both quiet, and we entered our room with little difficulty. I sat on the bed, looking around for my couch. There was almost no space anywhere, so all that was shoved in here was a bed and a desk. Tobi stripped himself of his shirt, throwing it across the room to land on top of what looked like my old outfit, and he crawled into bed, his eyes flicking over to me as I watched him move.
"Yes?" he asked, and I snapped my eyes up to his face, a blush brightening my cheeks in embarrassment. He smirked, a laugh bubbling up from his chest as he rolled onto his side, away from me.
"Well, are you going to lay down, or are you going to stare at me some more?" he asked, and I huffed at him, turning on my side and facing away from him, refusing to strip down in front of him. I let myself succumb to the darkness, my thoughts drifting through my mind.