AUTHOR'S NOTE

Another chapter, woohoo... I have to admit that it is slightly boring chapter, but to me, it is kind of necessary to have this part reveal.

Prescripto13: Doumo, glad that you like it; and that you will know more about Asuma and the Konoha next chapter, as the Sasaki would be in Konoha next time.

dreamer1084: yea, coz I am tying to use chinese input... so it switches when i use shift key and i can't really tell as it is invisible on my chrome... TAT anyway, the story will be HE ending, as i have said previously, i think in tieba... just that i got the idea randomly... lolz

Guest: of course I will mention about the incident, should be in the near future, as the story plot thickens.

As always, reviews please. Doumo.

Vii

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In main mansion that the Sasaki resident

Kazuhiko sat quietly behind his master, while brushing the latter's long silver hair. He combed the threads gently with a wooden comb and kissed the tips as he moved from small strips to small strips.

On the other hand, the said vampire was reading scrolls of document. His eyes never left the paper other than a few times when he needed to look up and dipped his pen into the ink pot.

The harmony only broken when there was a knock at the door. "Come in," the vampire said.

Tenzo opened the door carefully and stepped into the room. "An-sama," he bowed, "Kazuhiko san."

"Hai, Tenzo?" An replied as he put down his pen.

"Ano... An-sama, it is already the time of the year. I have already prepared the necessary..." Tenzo paused as he hesitated, "do... Do... We really have to do it? I don't want to see Kakashi-senpai inside the coffin that I have created."

An stood up as soon as Kazuhiko retreated his comb. He made his way to the mokuton user and raffled the latter's black soft hair. "My boy, you were there when I have been forced to make such decision. You know I have no choice. This is one of the better way to keep Kakashi safe."

"Gomen-nasai, An-sama..." Tenzo lowered his head. "I was just..."

"I understand, Tenzo. Don't worry about it. Let's get this sorted," said An as he walked out of his room, with Tenzo closely followed and Kazuhiko joined them as soon as he locked the door securely.

They made their way down, on the spinal staircase, right to the cellar at the far end of the mansion. They walked through a small chapel and into a room right behind the alter.

It was an octagonal shaped room and in the middle, there was a stone coffin standing, with the door opened, awaited its prisoner to enter. The coffin was 5cm thick and made of basalt, the outer coating was covered by a thin layer of wood. It was not any normal wood, but produced by Tenzo via his mokuton jutsu. The surface was engraved with lots of symbols, forming a alchemy circle on each side of the coffin and linked by curvy lines.

"An-sama," the mokuton user finally spoke and broke the creepy silence that was echoing in the room.

An sighed tiredly as he pulled a few of his silver threads and placed them of the pit that was shaped as the crest of the Sasaki that was in the middle of the door, right above the alchemy circle. He bit his thumb and used his blood to seal the silver threads.

Before An dropped himself of the floor, Kazuhiko pulled the man into his embrace, while Tenzo looked at his leader in concern. They have done this for numerous times and it was already the 98th time. But when the leader shew his weakness, Tenzo did not know what really he should do. Rule was the rule. He knew that it was his senpai's punishment. It really hurted to be the one that who has to build the source of his senpai's pain.

"An-sama," Kazuhiko whispered, "daijoubu?" He rubbed his master's shoulder gently. "An..." he paused as he felt the familiar fangs pinned into his vein. At that moment, he was relived. Being the vampire's assistant for almost a century, he fully understood the power of the monster that was living inside his master's stomach. Unlike the one that was sealed inside Kakashi, the one inside his master was the one that would be seen as the true power of the Sasaki. He did not agree with his master, initially, when he suggested that he would take over and erase their young protege's memories. He cared about their protege, but not when An' health was also in danger. He did not understand the agreement that the vampire has made with the deceased Hatake. He really did not see though the bond between them.

An opened his eyes as he managed to suppress the memories. The loneliness, not just Kakashi's, but the prisioners that were kept inside the coffin, engraved into the stone. It was the reason that there has not been many leaders of the Sasaki chose to use this punishment. He waved weakly, in order to dismiss the young mokuton user, as he could sense the tension that was luring around. He knew what the young vampire was afraid of; his eyes were red, and filled with animalistic lust.

Once the young vampire has left, An spoke softly, "next year... I need to ask Madara to come back... I can't do this alone anymore..."

"I wished I could help you, An-sama..."

"It's fine... Kazu-kun, you are neither a Sasaki nor a Uchiha... There is always limitation..."

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That night

Kakashi opened his aniki's bedroom door slowly. "An-niisan," he called softly as he closed the door behind him. "Are you here?"

"Kashi-kun, I am right here," An replied as he opened the bathroom door. "I thought you have already resting."

"I just confirmed our plans with Tenzo and Sai. I just want to confirm it with you before we go tomorrow." Kakashi handed out a scroll as he spoke.

An took the offered scroll and put it aside. "I trust your decisions. Come," he dropped himself relaxingly, "we have not talked properly for awhile, and I won't be going to see you much."

Kakashi sat right next to An, combing his aniki's long silver hair with his fingers. He loved An's hair and he remembered he wished he could have such nice hair. His chichiue has also have long silver hair. But he was one of the odds in both Hatake and Sasaki clan history.

"I remembered the time when you first met me, Kashi-chan," An chuckled as he observed the young vampire playing his hair. "I was so stunned when you thought I was going to be your hahaue."

Kakashi flushed and pulled the vampire's hair in order to protest. "Nii-san... I was only 2 when I first met you; and you also got silver hair, how could I know..."

An did not reply, but placed his hands on Kakashi's chin. He kissed the short silver hair tenderly. "It's actually amazing to see how a young brat has grown up into a fine, young man."

"Nii-san..." Kakashi murmured as he looked right into the elder's red eyes.

An grinned as he saw the concern in the younger's eyes. "Don't worry about me." He brushed Kakashi's hair, and revealing the soft, pale ear. "We'll be in Konoha tomorrow, are you going to see the Ekusoshisuto-kun?"

Kakashi flushed again, "iie... Unless he is in the swordsmanship class, both Tenzo and I felt that we really should assess the standard before we carry out the schedule."

"I see..." An pulled slightly away from the younger. "It's getting really late. We are catching the train first thing tomorrow."

"Hai... Oyasumi, niisan."

"Oyasumi."