I returned to school the next day without any problems. Everyone was surprised at my over-the-night recovery. Kurenai sensei appeared even more astonished than the rest of the class though. Or maybe I should say she seemed like she couldn't believe it. Every time sensei looked at me it was as if she was seeing a ghost. I couldn't blame her really. I was my normal self again over night.
Sakura and Ino gave me hugs when I returned. They claimed to have called my cell phone but I never heard it go off or had any missed calls. My cell phone is pretty new so I don't think it'd neglect to receive call or texts but it suddenly occurred to me that it was probably Sasuke's fault. When he wants a meal, he lets nothing get in his way and he proved that last night. But since I am no longer considered a meal, I guess I should say he'll let no one try to take his "possession". Even for a moment. Yesterday when I met him for the first time, he commanded me to go to him after school and spend the entire weekend with him. It'll be just me and him. I already don't want to, especially after he stole my first kiss, but I have the feeling that Sasuke would hunt me down if I didn't show.
The day went by smoothly without incident. Nothing unusual happened and the last bell for the school day rang before any of us knew it. The time flew by much quicker than any of us expected.
On the way out of the building Sakura asked me "Where were you? I went to your apartment after school and you weren't there."
"I, uh, I was at a friend's house. Sorry to worry you, Sakura."
"A friend? Is it a boy?" Ino asked with much enthusiasm. "Is he cute?"
"Yes it's a boy and he's cute." I couldn't believe that I called Sasuke "cute". Those words couldn't have belonged to me but Sasuke's long distance compulsion wasn't on me so it had to be me. This vampire was getting me to say things that I didn't want to say even without the use of his magic.
"You should let us meet him," Ino persisted.
"That's not a good idea. He's… not a people person," I said.
"Then at least tell me his name?"
"Sasuke."
"Sasuke? Is that your boyfriend, Hinata?"
I took my attention away from my friends and met Naruto Uzumaki. I don't know how much he heard but all that mattered to me was that he was behind us. Talking to me. Why does he bother with me? I'll never understand. An ordinary girl like me shouldn't even be worth his time.
"Naruto…" I breathed.
"Who's Sasuke?" He sounded jealous. He didn't try to hide it either.
"A friend of mine." I spoke without meeting Naruto's eyes.
Sakura and Ino took that as their cue to leave us alone. They headed down the hall swiftly. Naruto may have thought that they left but I knew that they were hiding somewhere where they could hear our conversation. Normally this would have annoyed me but since it was Naruto's and my conversation that they were eavesdropping on, it made me comfortable to know that they were around.
"Oh. Can I meet him?" What is it with boys? Is everything a competition? Even though I told Naruto that Sasuke was just a friend, jealousy thickly coated his voice. In a sense it turned me on.
Not wanting Naruto to assume what was clearly weighing on his mind I said "Sure that is if you don't mind coming to the abandoned church."
He smiled and showed me his teeth. My face got hot. "I'll go anywhere you want me to. I'll see you tomorrow then, Hinata."
"B-Bye."
He walked away and I felt completely stupid. Why did I invite him? Sasuke will eat him if given the chance and not only that, I might expose his secret. I sighed in frustration. I hope he doesn't get mad at me.
Sakura and Ino hastily approached me. Sakura complained "How come Naruto can meet Sasuke and not us?"
They were staring at me with eagerness and tried to come off as nonchalant but it wasn't working. "Come along then."
"Really?" Ino said in disbelief.
"Yeah. Stop by and say hello. Sasuke won't mind." I hoped that I sounded more confident than I felt. These two could see through any façade that I present.
They smiled indicating that they'll be stopping by too. Great. Sasuke might eat them too.
I let out an even deeper sigh. "I hope he's okay with this," I thought.
Later that day, I went to my small apartment and gathered all of the essentials I needed to stay for two days. As I was packing, I couldn't believe that I was staying with a stranger. A stranger who eats people to survive. If I thought I was crazy before I met Sasuke when I kept staring at his church, then I must be really crazy now. I wouldn't be doing this if it weren't for his powerful charisma and charm.
Within about an hour of trying to remember all of the things I needed to take and pack, I was ready and walked to the church. On the way there, I worried about what Sasuke would say or do when I told him that I invited my friends over. I can't imagine him accepting it without becoming angry first… if he even accepts it and decides to go out to kill them before they arrive.
I approached the church. I reached out to open the door when Sasuke beat me to it. He opened the door and stepped outside into the sunlight. He smiled lovingly and said with a charming "Welcome" that made my heart stop.
I gasped and pushed him back into the lobby.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"You can die from being in the sunlight… Can't you?"
He laughed and today it didn't sound as creepy as it did yesterday. There was a warmth to it that made my beating heart leap. "No, that's just a rumor. Although, we can't stay out in the sun for more than twenty-four hours total or else we'd weaken and then have to undergo rejuvenation."
"Oh." I became embarrassed by my ignorance. He, however, found it cute. He stared at me adoringly. It was a face that would take me a while to get used to after seeing what a monster he could be upon first impression.
"Sasuke?" I said. I hid my hesitation and fear of what he might do when I told him that I invited "lunch" over to meet him tomorrow afternoon. "I, um, I invited some friends over to meet you tomorrow. Do you mind?"
"No. Which friends?"
That was easier than I thought it would be. Much easier. "Sakura, Ino, and Naruto."
He became disgusted almost instantaneously. "Oh. Those people."
I crossed my arms in disapproval. "What's wrong with them?"
"Nothing. It's just that Ino's a pig, Sakura is way too concerned about you all of the time, and I don't like Naruto."
I became immediately defensive when I heard he didn't like Naruto. I already knew that he didn't like him but it was different when I actually heard him say it. In a sense, I was offended even though it wasn't me he said that he didn't like.
"Because he's a boy?" I asked, my arms still over my chest.
"Possibly." He kissed my hand. "It's because he's competition and I don't like having competition." I looked away from him. That pissed me off, which he noticed and changed the subject. "Why don't you put your stuff upstairs? I have to feed anyway."
I took my hand back from Sasuke and said "Okay."
Feed? He was going to eat a person? While I was here? I wonder what kind of facial expression I was making just then because Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows and gave me a wry smile. He knew what I was thinking. How could he not? My face probably told him everything I was feeling about that.
When I saw Sasuke go through the door in the lobby that led to the basement I went upstairs quickly. I sat my belongings in the bedroom Sasuke took me to yesterday when I fainted. I expected the sound from the basement to come soon but even though I covered my ears to drown out the screaming, I still heard the girl's piercing voice as clear as day.
Later that day, I became uncomfortable with my surroundings. Everything in here was coated with dust. Thick layers of dust. And it also only contained outdated, hard furniture. Staying here for two days will definitely take an emotional and physical turn on my mind and body. I desperately wanted to do something about my current living conditions.
"Sasuke?" I asked when I approached him in the lobby. "Do you have any cleaning supplies?"
"Yes. Do you want to clean?"
I nodded. He saw how uncomfortable I was and offered his assistance. He went through the basement door to get the supplies and I couldn't help but become curious about what was down there too. Knowing my curiosity would get the better of me if I prolonged my intense curiosity; I looked away and observed my surroundings once more. I sighed and realized that this is going to be a lot of work.
A few moments later, Sasuke returned with the supplies and handed them to me.
"Change of plans," he said apologetically. "Can you clean while I get the furniture today?"
I winced and became slightly annoyed. "You want me to clean everything all by myself? I'm still human, remember?"
He smiled devilishly. "You have the option whether you want to turn or not."
"There's no option there. I'll stay human and I'll die human."
That smile never left his face as he left out of the door.
If it's one thing that I learned from my late mother, it's how to cook, clean, and garden. Thanks to her, all of those things are essential here. If I was going to start on anything, it was going to be outside. Those bushes were ferociously large and the vines that descended from an unknown place needed some serious tending. I clipped the branches and vines, mowed the lawn, pulled out the weeds, and disposed of the dead flowers surrounding the neglected church within about thirty minutes. Not bad for all that there was to do and believe me, there was a lot.
Next, I went back inside and dusted off every surface possible and rid the walls, corners, and staircase of cobwebs. After that, I pushed all of the furniture I could out of the building and when I swept the wooden floors I realized that they weren't rotten. Underneath all of that dust was a beautiful hardwood floor that would look brand new after I waxed it thoroughly.
The fireplace was going to be, without a doubt, the hardest thing here to accomplish cleaning wise. Decades, maybe even centuries, worth of thick layers of charcoal and dirt stains resided in that old thing. I prayed that the brick walls of the fireplace weren't permanently stained and to my luck, they weren't. It took five trash bags full of charcoal and dirt to get through that old thing but I did it, feeling proud that I accomplished cleaning a fireplace for the first time.
I cleaned the windows and so much light bathed the room that it temporarily blinded me. They also looked brand new once taken care of. Immediately after the windows were done, I went straight to mopping the floors and staircase. When the floor dried, I waxed the hell out of it. This was my favorite part out of my entire experience cleaning this dirty place. I was sweating like a waterfall but I wanted to wait until Sasuke returned because if I helped to remove the rest of the furniture and then replace them, showering would be futile.
After hours of cleaning, Sasuke finally walked through the front door. He was carrying a queen sized mattress in one arm and its matching box spring in the other. It caught me by surprise, or maybe it was shock, when I saw him. I never underestimated his strength but right now, I felt like I had.
"Aren't those heavy?" I asked as I rushed over to him. I wanted to help.
"No." He sat them both down by the doorway and went back outside to get the rest of the furniture.
I peered outside to watch him. Sasuke didn't look exhausted at all as he pulled two sofas out of one of the two moving trucks. I couldn't help but become mesmerized as I watched him. He was beautiful but he looked even more beautiful in the sunlight. When Sasuke noticed me staring, he smiled that infamous devilish smile that he always gave me, and slung the sofas over his shoulders.
I stepped aside as he walked through the door. He kept that smile on his face and asked "Were you checking me out, Hinata?"
"N-No! Why would I do that?" I got hot once again.
Together we, mainly Sasuke, took out the old furniture and replaced it all. He also brought in new wooden doors to replace all of the worn ones (except for the basement). Compared to the hours I spent cleaning, this process went much faster and we were finished within an hour or two.
My clothes were ruined. Dirt, dust, sweat, and grass stains coated the fabric of my T-shirt and jeans. Inevitably, I had to throw them out because there was no hope of saving them.
I stepped into the brand new shower and wasted no time in scrubbing the hell out of my skin and hair. Once I finished shampooing it, it looked so much lighter as my long locks rested on my chest and wet the pajama shirt that Sasuke let me keep. I thought about letting it dry but I was too tired and as soon as my head hit the pillow on my new bed, I fell straight to sleep.
In the morning, I awoke to find Sasuke sitting beside me on the bed. He startled me and I jolted away from him. It's been years since I woke up to someone beside me.
He handed me a tray of eggs, bacon, and pancakes. I took a quick glance at it and then back up at him. "What's this?"
"Breakfast."
It was well prepared. I just didn't trust him quite yet. What if there was some kind of drug in there or blood?
"Just take it," he said. "I can hear your stomach from here."
Cautiously, I took it from him. He looked hurt because I didn't trust him but it's only normal, right? We met two days ago and he tried to eat me and hold me captive. It'd be weird if I did trust him. I think Sasuke lost some of his social skills some time throughout his vampire life.
"I'm going to feed," Sasuke told me. "Call your friends when you're done eating."
I ate, called my friends, got dressed, and brushed my hair. Before I left to meet my friends downstairs, I couldn't help but to study myself in the mirror above the dresser in the bedroom. My long, dark indigo hair travelled to my hips and my bangs rested right below my eyebrows. I had my mother's hair color as well as her heart-shaped face.
My eyes were pale. A silverish-white color and the shape was the same as my father's. Almond shaped. My younger sister, Hanabi, also had his eye shape too and she was lucky enough to obtain his brown hair.
I had light skin too, like my mother. I reminded myself so painfully of her that sometimes I hated to look at myself. I often avoid the mirrors and dread looking into them because I didn't see me. I saw my mother.
Not too long after I finished preparing myself I heard a knock at the door. I hurried over to it and opened it to find Sakura, Ino, and Naruto on the other side. My heart skipped a few beats when I saw Naruto and his beautiful smile. Every time I see him, I forget how attractive he is.
"C-Come in…" I said.
The three of them slowly walked inside and took in their surroundings. I guess they were fascinated by it… or didn't expect it to look like this. Sakura and Naruto breathed it all in, but Ino wanted to get down to an even more "important" matter.
"Where's your friend, Hinata?" she asked.
"He should be down soon. He's upstairs."
"I can't wait to meet him," Ino cooed.
"Neither can I," Naruto said sarcastically and sat down on one of the couches.
Moments later, Sasuke descended from the staircase with one of his charming smiles. It immediately caught Sakura's and Ino's attention. Even I have to say he was unusually sexy coming down the stairs, but not enough for me to blush uncontrollably and noticeably like Sakura and Ino were.
When he got to the bottom and approached them, they were checking him out. Right now, I bet they wanted to be able to see through his clothes.
He took their hands and charmingly brushed his lips against them. He smiled once more and said "It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Sasuke Uchiha."
Sakura was speechless but Ino was all talk. It's unbelievable how easily she can bounce back from being stunned by an unexpected and rare beauty.
"It's an honor to meet you, Sasuke," she purred. "I'm Ino Yamanaka."
Sakura did her best to introduce herself. "S-S-Sakura… Haru-Haruno…" I could barely hear her. I felt so bad for her that I wanted to step in, but I fought the urge.
Sasuke then walked to Naruto. Naruto stood up with a frown meet him and they shook hands. Naruto made a face as he shook Sasuke's hand and stared him questioningly.
"You must be Naruto Uzumaki," Sasuke said.
"Yeah…" Naruto furrowed his eyebrows. "Your hand is cold…"
Sasuke took his hand back and smirked evilly. "Poor circulation."
"I'll warm you up, Sasuke," Ino purred from beside Sakura.
"Disgusting…" I thought.
"Ino," Sakura scolded. "Don't make him uncomfortable."
Ino merely rolled her eyes. Later, she'll surely do it again. She'll sit quietly for a little while, thinking about all of the dirty things she wants to do to him, and then when the time comes, she'll say something that's even dirtier than what she thought up in her mind.
We all gathered on the sofas in the living area and listened to Sasuke's stories. I could tell that they were all made up but everyone else couldn't. Sakura and Ino sat there, leaning forward in their seats, completely intrigued by his tall tales, and took in every detail with "ooh's" and "ahh's".
Naruto, however, wasn't interested at all. His hand rested on his chin as he rested on the arm of the sofa. He looked bored and I kind of felt bad. Sasuke wouldn't let me sit near him, so I ended up next to Sasuke on the loveseat. Conversing with him while Sasuke was talking was kind of rude and I didn't want the vampire making a big scene just to keep me and Naruto apart. I felt like I was at a dead end.
I looked at Naruto from time to time and he eventually caught notice. He smiled at me. Teeth showing. I blushed and looked down at my lap. Sasuke paused briefly in his story and glanced at me and then at Naruto. After that, he quickly wrapped up the tale. He moved a little closer to me on the loveseat.
"You're so interesting, Sasuke," Ino breathed.
"Thanks." He smiled, turning to me. "How'd you like my adventure, Hinata?"
"Fascinating," I mumbled. I stood up and walked towards the kitchen. "Is anyone hungry?"
"Me." My blonde crush shot up from the chair. "I'll help you prepare whatever you're going to make."
"O-Okay…"
We rounded the corner and entered the kitchen. Without seeing or hearing Sasuke, I was hoping that he wasn't going to attempt to eat Sakura or Ino in spite for the attention I gave Naruto instead of him. I also hoped that he wasn't going to eavesdrop on me and Naruto, but I preferred that more than the eating thing. I shuddered just thinking about walking back into the lobby on a floor drenched in my best friends' blood.
I opened up the refrigerator and the cabinets and pulled out the first things I saw. The refrigerator was stocked so there were many things to choose from. My guess was that Sasuke went shopping last night or before I woke up. I was grateful for his faux enthusiasm in my friends coming over by buying food, and I found myself feeling a little guilty for not showing interest in his story even though it was a lie.
I sat the items on the counter and Naruto walked up beside me. "What are we making?" he asked.
"I have no idea."
He chuckled. My heart fluttered from hearing the sweet sound.
"Well, let's actually look at what we're pulling out, shall we?" He picked up a couple of the items. I blushed again. He actually noticed that I wasn't paying attention. "Let's make Quiche Lorraine."
"Make what?"
"Quiche Lorraine," he repeated, clearly amused. "It's French. We have the ingredients here and it's easy to make. I'll show you how."
I nodded. "You can cook? A lot of girls like men who can cook."
He raised an eyebrow and his mouth curled into an amused smile as his hands prepared the items for the Quiche Lorraine. "Do you like men who can cook?"
Should I answer that question? My body felt light and I was uncertain about what Naruto was implying, yet I was still hesitant to respond. "Y-Yes… I like men who can cook."
Naruto showed me his teeth. "Good."
Naruto helped me prepare the snack. He stood near me as he showed me the correct way how to chop the onions, what to do with the parsley, and how thin to slice the cheese. I caught whiff of his scent. He smelled like Chanel Allure and I almost melted right there. How did I not notice this before? I was intoxicated by his scent and it was hard for me to pay attention to what Naruto was telling me what to do.
My crush took over the Quiche Lorraine and loaded the ingredients into the pie pan. To me, it looked like pie. To make things simple by description, I preferred calling it French Pie instead of that difficult name and all of the things that were loaded into it.
"How long will it take?" I asked.
"A little over an hour."
"Hmm…" I responded. I couldn't stop myself from breathing more of his cologne in. He took care to not put too little and not too much which I loved.
"What do you want to do while we wait?" he asked as he leaned against the counter, arms crossed.
"Not sure…" I hesitated. It just now hit me that I was actually alone with Naruto. The boy that I loved. "We could always talk?"
"Uh… Sure." He stroked his chin in thought. "You're a nice girl. What's your family like?"
I wasn't expecting that to be the first question.
I looked away and whispered "My family's gone."
The usual happiness and joyfulness that resided in him faltered. He opened his mouth to say more but I cut him off because I knew he was going to say something like "I'm sorry." They all do.
"They've been gone for about seven years now. It was a car crash. My father, mother, younger sister, cousin, and I were on our way back to Konohagakure from Iwagakure when a drunk driver hit us… We never saw it coming."
Naruto's family was gone too. They weren't gone for as long as mine but he still understood the loneliness that I felt. Out of everyone I knew, Naruto was the only one that truly understood. There was a heavy silence and the next thing I was expecting Naruto to say was "I'm sorry. My family is gone too." But he didn't.
"We're the same," he told me. "We're both alone in this world. On our own. There's no one around to pick us up when we fall, no one to hold our hands, and no one to look forward to come home to." He closed his eyes and exhaled deeply. "I think about that every day… Do you?"
He peered down at me and I realized how close we were standing next to each other. Our arms were brushing against one another. This was the closest I'd ever been to him in all of the years I'd known him. I felt the warmth of his skin through the soft fabric of his cotton shirt and gazed adoringly at his ocean blue eyes. It appeared to me that he was giving me the same gaze as he took in my features… My mother's features.
I looked downward, consumed by my timid nature.
"Wait," he said, cupping my chin and turning my head so that I was looking at him again. My pale orbs went straight to his eyes. I was astonished at how intensely he gazed at me. No one ever stared at me like that and I felt the usual burning sensation creeping up on my face as I watched Naruto lean in to meet my longing lips.
"This is it." I thought.
Only it wasn't. We both abruptly stopped in our tracks at the sound of someone clearing their throat. Sasuke was standing in the archway that led to the kitchen. He wasn't happy.
"I wondered what happened to you two." Sasuke had a hint of annoyance in his voice as he took a few steps into the kitchen. He glanced at me briefly and then gave all of his attention to Naruto. "Hinata's a shy girl. Why don't you take a few steps back and give her some space before she faints?"
Naruto released me and I suddenly felt awkward between the tension that the two boys shared.
"Sasuke," I said. "I'm fine. You don't have to check on me."
A sinister glint rested in his eyes. I knew that he'd do something later that I wouldn't agree to. "Your friends are beginning to annoy me. There's only so much I can tolerate, Hinata." When my name was said, I felt as if his annoyance was directed at me and Naruto. Not at Sakura and Ino.
"We'll be there soon." I was scared. I didn't know what he'd do to me later.
He left the room and before he rounded the corner, he glared at Naruto. Naruto returned the evil look.
"I'm sorry. I know he can be a little weird but-"
"He's dangerous, Hinata. You shouldn't stay here." Naruto was staring dead at me again.
"I know… but he's… he's lonely."
"I don't care! We're lonely too and we get by just fine." He wrapped his hands around my arms and faced me. This time I wasn't looking away. I looked at him without hesitation.
"What… What are you trying to say, Naruto?"
"If you're lonely. If you ever feel lonely, come find me. Not Sasuke. I'll take care of you ten times better than he ever could."
He told the truth. He was serious about that. The determination never wavered in his eyes when he confidently told me each word. The only problem is, Sasuke claims to be in love with me and he'll rip Naruto's head off if he ever found out that I went to his place instead.
"I can't," I said. "If you think Sasuke's so dangerous, then I can't risk your life by going with you over him."
"I don't care! As long as you're safe then I'm okay." When he spoke to me, it felt like a dream. No way was Naruto Uzumaki telling me these things. And just when I was starting to really believe that this was a mere dream he stared at me with more adoration. "The truth is, Hinata, I actually…"
The timer for the snack went off and totally killed the mood. Has it really been over an hour?
Naruto let me go and tended to the oven awkwardly with pink blush claiming his face. The Quiche Lorraine finished. Its heavenly scent wafted all over the kitchen.
"We did a pretty good job," I said taking in its creamy color and golden crust.
"Yeah…" he mumbled, sitting it on the counter. "Let's get the others and eat."
They enjoyed the meal and Sasuke ate as well. I tried to hide how surprised I was to see a vampire eat human food. Can he taste it? Does it fill him? Does he enjoy it? Whatever the answers were to what I wanted to know, I couldn't obtain them just by watching him.
It was getting dark and Sasuke told everyone to go home. Sakura and Ino were oblivious to the tension between Naruto and Sasuke as Sasuke let them out. The boys' eyes locked until Naruto was outside and it seemed like they were going to fight at any given moment. My heart felt heavy just watching them, but it lifted when Naruto finally turned away and Sasuke closed the door.
Sasuke was angry. He was still angry and I saw it when he looked at me. I didn't care that he was mad that Naruto and I almost kissed, I was afraid of him hurting me. If he bit me here and now, he'd probably let me die slowly while watching and wearing his infamous smile.
I met his face briefly and immediately turned to go upstairs. When I turned, the vampire blocked my path. I really didn't want to talk about what happened earlier. It wasn't his business no matter what angle you looked at it. But for some reason, I felt a little guilty for almost kissing Naruto. I already know Sasuke loves me but I don't feel the same way and I won't. Ever.
"Hinata…" he whispered. "You belong to me."
"No I don't." I crossed my arms, trying to appear tough and unafraid.
"I tasted you and now you're mine." He took a few steps closer. I refused to move back even though I had the urge to. "I bit you and let you live. You're existence is living proof of my property."
"Property? You're kidding, right? I am my own person. Get over yourself."
I made my way to pass him but he grabbed my arm and pulled me in front of him. Our faces were a few centimeters apart. At this point, I was too afraid to hide my true emotion and Sasuke smirked at my fear of him.
"You don't know how to love," I said. His smile turned into a frown. "It's been so long. This isn't love. This is a test. A test of dominance. You don't have eyes for me and never will. You only see Kana."
Was he enraged? Was he going to become tired of me? Was he going to kill me off and act like nothing happened? Sasuke was hard to read. Too hard for my perceptive eyes and what he did next took me by surprise and totally threw me off.
He kissed me. A deep, passionate kiss. Sasuke pulled me into a tight embrace and grabbed a hold of my hair. He tilted my head back slightly and kissed me for the second time, but this felt different from the first time. This one was bloodthirsty. His lips smashed against mine and furiously took over me. His normally cold skin felt hot against my warm body and it left me wanting more and more out of his hold. It made me want more of this aggressive behavior that would have normally frightened me. In his dominating kiss, it was startling to find myself participating. I wanted more from him and suddenly kissing wasn't enough for me. I could tell that he wanted more too. His hands travelled all over my body and everywhere they touched, burned. The burn felt good and my hands grabbed Sasuke's raven-like hair. I pulled on it and moaned under his mouth.
Sasuke's hands originated from the base of my back and the back of my head where his fingers fondled with my long hair. From there, the hand on the base of my back slid up and down and then took a turn for my hips. With the hand in my hair, he tugged and I let out a muffled whimper from under his mouth. He enjoyed that. In fact, I believed that he became a little more excited and decided to add tongue into the kiss that I was already taken aback by.
My breath got heavy from under Sasuke. The kiss took my breath away and his hands weren't really helping. I was a virgin and I never had this kind of excitement. His hand groped my body and it ghosted over places that no man had ever touched before. It startled me at times but after how many times he did it, I got used to it and found myself pressing my body closer and closer to his until they were touching. At that moment, Sasuke pinned me against the wall. The impact made me release a gasp but I was unable to make any more sounds other than moaning because Sasuke went immediately back to my lips.
His experienced touch left me hungry for more. I was dying for more and I ached all over. I tried giving Sasuke hints with desperate moans but he continued attacking my mouth and rubbed his body against mine roughly. It felt like fire between our bodies. A fire that was too big and powerful to put out. A fire that I desired to kindle for a while yet.
I tugged on Sasuke's hair until I heard him make the same sound I did. It excited me too but not as nearly as much as it had aroused Sasuke's excitement. I pulled up Sasuke's shirt. With my nails, I dug into his flesh and slowly drew them across his skin. I didn't dig them in deep enough to draw blood but I did take skin along with me as I got to new patches of hot flesh. I heard him moan from above me and it was the most content sound I ever heard him make. I wanted to hear more.
Breaking the kiss, I brushed my lips against his neck. I ghosted my teeth over the pale skin a few times before I scraped harder against the flawless surface of his flesh. Both of the hands he kept on my hips tightened its hold on me and they forcefully pulled my hips against his pelvis. He slammed me against him a few times as I traced Sasuke's flesh with my teeth. I couldn't help but to moan and gasp from the pleasantly new sensation he gave me. My voice echoed throughout the church and I heard myself. I heard it in my own voice. I heard how desperate I was and I knew Sasuke heard it too. He had to. Sasuke had taken my body so far over the edge that it had to be obvious to him.
It was.
Sasuke broke the hold we had on each other and stepped back. We were both breathing hard. Our bodies shaking with anticipation and unsatisfied hunger. Our eyes glazed with lust and longing. Sasuke saw it when he looked into my eyes. He saw how much I wanted him to take me upstairs right now and do whatever he wanted with me. But he didn't.
"Sasuke?" Desperation coated my voice heavily as I breathed hard.
I saw the lust in his dark orbs. He probably wanted me more than I did him but he refused to touch me. He didn't come near me for the rest of the night and I lay down in bed that night wondering how it escalated to the point where I wanted Sasuke more than Naruto.
The places where Sasuke's hands touched my body had gone cold and still longed for more. My body still longed for more than what we had experienced for the first time with each other. My mind raced. It raced until I fell asleep but even my dreams were all about Sasuke. He never truly left my side.
In the morning, Sasuke was nowhere to be found. I waited for hours. Almost all day but he didn't come back. After what had happened last night, I figured it might have frustrated him more than it had me. I was a virgin. I didn't know the pleasures of sex. Sasuke hadn't had sex in a long time and he displayed his lust in the kiss last night. Our encounter must have been hard on him. In order to avoid any complications, I gathered my things and left before the sun set.
When I got home, I unpacked everything and realized that I forgot about my homework and textbook. There'd be no time to go get it in the morning before school tomorrow. So I chose to go get it right away before I suspected Sasuke to get back to the church.
I walked through the front door and turned on the lights. I retrieved the textbook with my work in it from the desk in the bedroom I stayed in. When I exited the room and descended the staircase, I noticed someone standing in the lobby. I thought it was Sasuke and called out to him.
"Sasuke!" I called. "I wanted to talk to you about last night…"
As I got closer I realized it wasn't Sasuke. Instead, it was Kurenai sensei.
"Hinata?" she said, clearly surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"I could ask you the same thing."
Her presence aroused my suspicion. Something was off about her today. She didn't appear to be herself.
"Hinata," she said, "you know who Sasuke is?"
That startled me. Why does she know Sasuke? "Y-Yes…"
She clutched the strap of her purse a little tighter and she took a few paces towards me. I took a few back. "Why don't you come with me?" Kurenai lost all of the usual warmth that her voice carried. Her tone was glazed with a frigid ice.
"No."
Kurenai reached into her purse. She grabbed a hold of something wooden in the leather bag. My heart raced faster. "Was that a stake?" My widened eyes looked up at hers. "Is she here to kill Sasuke?"
A snarl echoed through the air. Kurenai looked around and drew the stake from her bag. Her wavy, thick black hair bounced around as she tried to find the source of the noise. She never got the chance to locate the source of the snarl though.
Sasuke dropped down from nowhere and pounced on Kurenai sensei. I screamed and fell backward in horror as I watched Sasuke easily overpower her. She put up as much of a fight as she could before Sasuke tore his fangs into her neck. She screamed and flailed on the floor with the predator on top of her. Her body struggled and thrashed about for a while before it stopped and it lay there completely still.
Sasuke ascended from her corpse and faced me. Blood was covering his face and it dripped down onto his clothes and the floor. I was frozen. Even if I wanted to run away to the safe haven of my apartment, my feet didn't have the power to take me there.
The vampire began to walk towards me. He reached out to me with a bloody hand drenched in my teacher's blood. When he reached out to touch me, my body flinched and I backed away.
"Don't touch me!" I cried.
He said nothing.
"Why did you do it?" I asked. I was hoping he wasn't going to say "Because I was hungry."
Instead he said "She knew about me. I couldn't let her live."
"No… She couldn't have! She could never-"
"You don't know what she could do!" he shouted. "She came here to kill me and then take you out too! That's her job! She's a slayer!"
I looked at Sasuke and then at Kurenai's body. There was a puddle of blood around her and more blood was seeping out of the wound Sasuke created. I was suddenly nauseous at the sight and soon began to smell the blood. I covered my mouth and braced myself for vomit… but it never came. Instead, I found myself crying. Whether it was from the death of a familiar person or from betrayal, I couldn't stop. I wept heavily and it ceased to end as I finally allowed Sasuke to embrace me. The blood Sasuke carried on his hands seeped through my clothes and onto my skin. The very touch made me sicker than I already was. Was I really willing to keep this a secret from the world and drench my hands in the same blood that Sasuke dipped his hands into?