AUTHOR'S NOTE

Thanks for reading and espeically thanks for the ones who left their reviews, glad to see them.

S划ince I am in the mood, so it's one of the quickest update I have ever made since my time here on FFN. ^O^. I should have update my other work, Nocturne, which actually I have already plotted down all the main chapters. I wanted to write our dearest Yamato taicho, but somehow, just simply not the mood. It's kind of getting too heavy, I suppose... sigh...

dreamer1084: well... sadly, I think this story is leaning more on the BE side, so has to have a few sad chapters to keep the plot going... don't know why I am keen on writing a BE... being a S, just like what I said on tieba...

krito1389:not exactly a month, just that they are going to see each other next month, which hopefully, should be next chapter or 2.

Prescripto13: Doumo, glad that you like it.

As always, reviews please. Doumo.

Vii

OooooO

A week later, at the train station

Kakashi arrived just 5 minutes before the train that Naruto planned to get on scheduled to depart. He trotted toward the blond who was waving at him earnestly.

"Kakashi, here-dattebyo." The blond pouted as the vampire stood by the train window. "I thought you are not coming- dattebyo."

"Ma... I kind of loss my way when I walked though the forest," the vampire shrugged his shoulder irresponsibly.

"Never mind," Naruto said at the end, "glad that you come. I thought I am only going to see you when we are in Konoha."

"Ma... I have promised you," Kakashi replied softly. He drew out another pouch from his pocket. "Since you like Kazu-nii's Turkish delight, I have asked him to make you another patch."

Naruto took over the pouch though the opened window cheerful, "doumo-dattebyo" He reached out and wrapped his arms by Kakashi's neck, pulling the vampire closer. He whispered softly, "still got a minute before I leave, do you want my blood?"

Kakashi was slightly shocked. He murmured, "doumo, Naru..." He placed his arms by the blond's waist, and titled his head in a small angle. He pinned his fangs into the man's neck as he pushed the latter's head into his shoulder.

"Arh..." Naruto whispered, as he felt his blood flew into the vampire's body. Somehow he was actually glad as he became part of the vampire's flesh. He was surprised by the fact that he was not against the idea. He secretly rubbed against Kakashi's collar bone before the conductor blew the whistle.

Kakashi withdrew his fangs quickly and pushed the man back to the carriage swiftly. "I will see you when I visit Konoha next month..."

However, as the train was leaving the perform, Naruto did not actually catch the vampire's last sentence. "Wait for me, Naru... My love..."

Even though Kakashi was not the type who always expressed his feelings clearly, as the time passed by, his emotions were deepened. He always thought that he never been like a woman, who wanting her lover to wait for her. However, he could begin to understand how the female felt. After the trip to Konoha, it was the time of the year. Although he has the Tsuki, he could not betray his aniki. Even though he could escape from his punishment easily, he could not risk the chance to break the older Sasaki's heart. He has owe the latter too much. Since the death of his chichiue, the older Sasaki was almost his step father. It was him who raised him up as his own brother in blood, taught him and guided him all these 500 years. Even he has broken the most important rule in the Sasaki; it was An, his dearest aniki, saved him from the death penalty, saved him from the elders as well as the Konoha during the incident 300 years ago. He rubbed his lips, where he could still sense the remaining warmth. It seemed to him that after all these years, being an immortal would be his most painful punishment. He did not want to be trapped in the cold stone coffin again. He stood there until the train disappeared to the end of the horizon.

On the other hand, Naruto sat properly on the chair as the train moved. Kurama studied his expression closely before he spoke, "already thinking of Kakashi?"

Naruto flushed, "iie. Who said I am thinking of him-dattebyo."

Kurama grinned, "really? But your face is indicating the opposite."

"Kurama!" Naruto turned his face, facing the window and ignored the Kyuubi.

"Anyway, seriously," the fox spoke fatherly, "have you ever consider the possibilities and the potential threats? Having a relationship with a vampire is never an easy and simple task."

Naruto turned his gaze back to the fox and pouted, "of course I have thought about it... But then, it's not the most important issue. I am more concern that Kakashi does not like me as much as he loved his previous partner." He sighed inaudibly, "I can tell that he really loves the person. During these few months, I felt that... Not all the time, but in some occasions, I felt that he was looking at his partner though me... Which is not something that I really want to know..."

Kurama opened his mouth and closed quickly. He knew the reason clearly, but he also knew that he could not tell the young man about it. He wished he could. When he took over the boy's guardianship, he never thought that far. He was there simply for the sake of Minato, his old friend. The man and his wife would not have to sacrifice their lives if the bijiu were not the masked man's elimination target. Nonetheless, he decided to talk at the end. "But it doesn't matter at the end, does it? Naruto? You have been seeing the vampire for these three months, do you think he is a kind of person who would cheat? Is he someone that who tell lies mindlessly?" He focused on the blond's face as he spoke, "even I don't really like the word faith, but if you are really in love, aren't you going to show your faith?"

"Kurama... I..." Naruto sighed. "I guess you are right. Just that since I have met Kakashi, some part of me is no longer belongs to me. The feeling is good, but also bitter."

"Don't worry," Kurama readjusted his cushion, "everything would be fine. Now," he ordered, "we still have 8 hours before we reached Konoha, get some rest."

OooooO

Another week passed by

Naruto sat at his usual place, by the edge of the cliff, looking down at the village that he has grown up. He has tried his best to learn to do the fox messenger origami. He was relieved when he saw the presence of the silver wolf on his desk. He was really looking forward to see the vampire. He really began to miss the night-walker. He never has such feeling before.

He swung his legs mindlessly as he looked up, seeing the cloud floating in a carefree style. He began to understand why his friend, the shadow-nin loved to look at the clouds.

"I heard that you are in love, Naruto," a dark haired man approached with a cigarette in his mouth.

"Asuma-sensei," Naruto looked at his previous mentor.

The man sat next to the blond and offered him the cigarette pack that he just took out from his pocket. "Iruka sensei just told me that you have found someone interesting during your first solo journey. But he did not tell me the details, fancy telling me too?"

Naruto pushed the cigarette pack away, "don't smoke that much-dattebyo, Asuma sensei." Instead he took out a silk pouch, "you should try this. I found this during my stay outside." He grabbed the older man's hand and placed a green cube. "To be honest, I don't think I am really in love, as I don't know how he actually feels. I am quite confused..."

Asuma listened to his previous student quietly, while he was wondering who was his student seeing. He never knew that his student prefer men instead of women. He wondered whether he has tried his best to understand the young blond.

However, before he could really try to find out the answers, his student stood up suddenly. "Anyway, Asuma-sensei, I got to go. See you around-dattebyo."

"Sure," he replied, "don't forget the training section tomorrow, Gai sensei is expecting you too."

"Don't worry," the blond replied as he was making his way down the cliff, "I won't forget."

Once the blond has left, the sensei sighed. He was relieved that his student grew up and has become more matured; but he was also concerned, as from what his student has just told him and Iruka, he has a bad impression. He was afraid that the blond has fallen in love with a member of the Sasaki.