A/N: Okay, well you guys know of Saya's past now and Temari's trying to help. Please read and review and tell me what you think. I'll update again when I can.

-Saya-

It's been three days since my sisters and the others looked for me at school and Gaara found me on the roof. I'd told my penpal Sala about my past, and I had to admit it felt good to finally tell someone, but it didn't make the pain I felt go away. I flinched when I heard the knock on my door.

"Saya, you've got another letter. Sheera and I are going to school now. We love you you know that right sis?"

Star said through the door, but I didn't say anything. I waited until I heard her footsteps on the stairs before getting up off my bed and going over to my door to get the letter from Sala. I moved to sit on my bed and started to read it as I pulled my knees up to my chest.

'Dear Saya,

I had no idea you had such a horrible past with vampires and I never would have guessed you were a Siren. I feel honored that you trusted me enough to tell me something like that, and I'm glad you did because it's not good to keep something like that bottled up inside.

I didn't have an experience like yours, nowhere close, but I did have one a few years back that made me afraid of my own brother. My youngest brother. He used to be so cold toward everyone, even family. He'd kill mercilessly and not even care. He used to be as sadistic as our grandfather and that scared me. I was literally afraid for my life just being under the same roof as him. My own brother.

But he met a couple of friends and they managed to change him and he slowly realized what he was doing was wrong and he started to open up, even if it was only just barely. He's still cold and distant, but not nearly as bad as before. He actually sees life as something to enjoy, not destroy.

I realize you had a very bad experience with some vampires and it must have caused you unimaginable pain, but you also should keep in mind. Not all vampires are like that. Not all are evil and wish to see you harm. If someone like my brother could change, then I'm sure there are good vampires out there. But you'll never know if you constantly judge and blame them for the actions of one individual.

All I'm trying to say is why not give them a chance? They may surprise you.

Sincerely yours,

Temari Sala'

I glared at the last paragraph. How could she say that to me? I'd just told her what happened to me and my entire kind and she tells me to try and give vampires the benefit of the doubt!? I balled up the letter and threw it against the wall. I refused to believe vampires could be good. They were all evil and manipulitve and bloodthirsty. They were just as bad as humans, the only difference between them was the fact that humans don't need blood to survive and they have a fucking beating heart.

-Temari-

I had hoped that telling Saya about how Gaara was a few years back and explained he had changed that she would be able to understand that vampires could change, but I had a feeling that it might take a little more than just words to convince her.

"Sheera, Star, can you two come here please?"

I asked as I walked up to Naruto and the others during lunch. They looked at eachother before looking at me and coming over.

"What is it Temari?"

Star asked and I noticed her usual happy and excited voice seemed dead. I grabbed both of their arms and pulled them farther away from the others, mainly my brothers who could hear us.

"Temari, what's going on?"

Sheera asked and I turned to look at them.

"You know how your sister has a penpal?"

I asked and they looked at me confused but nodded.

"Well I'm that penpal."

I said and they looked at me in shock before confusion.

"That's not possible. If she knew you were a vampire she would never talk to you so much."

Sheera said and I sighed.

"That's it. Until a few days ago we had been using other names and had told eachother we were human. But that's not the point here!"

I said suddenly and they looked at me confused.

"The point is Saya sent me a letter explaining what exactly happened to her in the past and I thought it was right that you two know."

I said before pulling out the letter from my pocket and handing it to Sheera. Her and Star huddled close together as they read it. I saw as tears filled their eyes and streamed down their faces as they read it.

"W-We had no idea."

Star said finally as they both finished reading the letter and gave it back.

"I know some vampires are the way Tai was, but not all of us are. Only the ones that were raised to be that way think like that. Me and my siblings as well as our parents don't think like that and I'd like to show Saya that some vampires can be good. I'm going to continue to write her and I'll eventually tell her what Mythical I am. Please try to get her to come back to school, that way I can tell her in person that I'm her penpal and show her that vampires can be good."

I explained and they both nodded as they wiped away their tears.

"I'm truly sorry for what happened to her."

I said and they both nodded in response before the bell rang and we had to go to class. I sighed as I slid the letter into my pocket and went to my homeroom. I'd tell Saya what Mythical I was once she came back to school.

-Saya-

"Please Saya! It's been four days, everyone misses you!"

Star yelled from the hallway outside my door, but I ignored her.

"Fine! You've got another letter!"

She shouted angrily before I heard her slide the letter under my door and go back downstairs. I turned over and glared at the envelope on the floor before getting up and opening it to read it.

'Dear Saya,

I know you probably think I have no heart or compassion since I told you to give vampires the benefit of the doubt after you told me-'

I scoffed and threw the letter into the trash before going back to my bed. Temari had been trying to convince me to give vampires the benefit of the doubt ever since I told her about my past and to be honest it was starting to piss me off.

Why don't you just try to get along with vampires? The Sabakus don't seem all that bad.

I growled in annoyance at the voices in my head again.

Would you just leave me the fuck alone? I'm not in the mood to listen to Good and Bad me right now.

I thought and heard Good me sigh.

Oh leave her alone. How could you want her to give them the benefit of the doubt after they wiped out our entire kind?

Bad me asked Good me inside my head and I tried to tune them out, but it wasn't working.

Because, living in the past is no way to life.

Oh, but I suppose just forgiving vampires so they could hurt her again is.

You don't know that that will happen again.

And you don't know that it won't.

Will you both just shut the fuck up!?

I shouted at them and the voices instantly stopped.

In the end it's all up to you, but Temari has been talking to you since you were six and has always been able to help you out when you needed it. Just think about what she's saying with an open mind. If you continue to live in the past then you'll miss all the important things happening in the present and the things to come in the future.

Good me said before disappearing. Bad me had disappeared after I snapped at them.

I can not believe I'm listening to voices in my head. I've got to be going crazy.

I thought to myself as I got up and fished the letter out of the trash and leaned against the wall as I picked up where I left off.

'...about what happened to you, but just try. I'm not sure what you were taught, but my mother always told me to try and see the good in people no matter their race, sex, or species but on their character and how they act. And you shouldn't lock yourself up in your room and cut yourself off from those who care about you. It's selfish, and if there's anything I've learned about you over the years its that you are not selfish.

Sincerely yours,

Temari'

I groaned as I realized she was right and so was the Good me inside my head. It wasn't right for me to hurt my sisters by locking myself in my room, just like it wasn't right for me to automatically judge all vampires for what Tai did.

"Dammit!"

I yelled as I punched the wall and busted a hole in it. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was only 7:24.

Fine, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt dammit.

I thought to myself before I grabbed some clothes and walked into the bathroom to take a quick shower. My sisters had already left for school. I walked into my room and grabbed my bag, stuffed the note inside, then headed downstairs. I grabbed the keys to my bike and headed for the garage. I threw my bag over my shoulder, threw my leg over the side of my bike and drove out towards the school. Twelve years was a long time to hold a grudge and if I was being honest with myself it did take a toll on me. I stopped as the light changed to red and I sighed to myself as I remembered the talk my mother and I had had the morning before the massacre happened.

"Saya. Saya, listen to me."

Maria said to her daughter and Saya stopped playing with her cousins to look at her mother.

"What is it mommy?"

Saya asked and Maria smiled at her daughter as she picked her up and hugged her close.

"You need to know one very important thing for when you grow up."

Maria said and Saya looked at her confused.

"What's that mommy?"

"Never judge someone based on their race, their sex, or their species. Judge them on their actions and their character. How they act when no one's looking and how they act when people are. Remember that my dear Saya and live your life by that."

Maria said as she kissed Saya in the middle of her forehead.

"Alright mommy, I will."

"That's my girl."

"The light's green! Move out of the way!"

Someone yelled from behind me, snapping me out of my memory. I glared at the human in a buisness suit behind me before speeding off towards the school. I'd forgotten what my mother had told me because of what the humans and vampires did. It was just easier to hate them all these years rather than forgive them. I pulled into the school's parking lot and parked my bike under a tree before cutting the engine and standing up. I watched as students milled around and started to greet their friends. I sighed as I made my way to the doors of the school and headed for my homeroom class. It was only 7:55 so I'd be one of the first people there. I ignored the glances and whispers in the hall as I walked to Kakashi's classroom. I walked in and sat down in my seat and propped my feet up on the desk as I closed my eyes and took a calming breath. Temari and my mother were right, I shouldn't judge people based on what they are, but rather what they do and how they act. It was about time I stopped living in the past.

I smiled to myself as I realized I'd finally forgiven vampires for what they did, as well as the humans. Twelve years of hatred gone. I had to admit, it felt good.

"S-Saya!?"

I heard someone asked surprised and opened my eyes to see my sisters standing in the doorway with wide eyes.

"Yo."

I said simply before smiling at them. Yes, it felt good to finally let go.