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Sasuke sighed as he stared at the large pile of ramen bowls at the counter where they were sitting. Apparently, he would be the one to pay for those too. His stare turned into a glare when Naruto belched loudly and the blond dobe just grinned at them sheepishly.
He turned his attention towards the woman seated between him and the 'Ramen Monster'. She was just finishing her first bowl of beef ramen. And it was still a wonder to him how easily she can tolerate vampires like them. At first, she was a little fidgety near Naruto because his grins always showed his fangs but eventually, his cheerful and friendly nature won over and now they're acting like they're the best of friends. 'Just like before.' Sasuke mused.
"Hey, it's rude to stare," a soft voice broke through his thoughts. The Uchiha blinked twice and saw Sakura waving her hand in front of his face and smiling at him.
Sasuke caught her hand and said stubbornly, "Who says I'm staring?"
"I caught you, you know." Sakura's smile widened when she noticed that Sasuke still hadn't let go of her hand.
"Hn," came the Uchiha's smart reply. [A/N: Not the sarcasm! ^_^]
"So," Kakashi piped in form beside Naruto. "Why don't you two lovebirds tell us how you met?"
"Yes,please do tell us, Sakura-san and Sasuke-san," Hinata joined in, squeezing her way between Kakashi and Naruto, and put her plate of dangos on the countertop.
Sakura's face immediately colored a bright red as she felt everyone's attention on her. She remembered the way she was chased by the drunk men and how Sasuke appeared and rescued her…how his alabaster skin shone like silver under the moonlight.
And so, the poor little human told the story. As if she had a choice, considering there are four highly dangerous beings surrounding her. Not that they'd hurt her, right? Right?
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There was fire everywhere, eating away the houses and the buildings that once stood tall. The great city was reduced to mere rubble in just ten minutes…and the invasion was just starting. Those who were lucky enough to survive the first attack grouped into three.
Uchiha Sasuke, Anbu squad leader, the only Uchiha left thus being the only person left with the sharingan, was grouped with Kakashi, Naruto, Neji, Tenten, Kiba, Lee, Shino, Temari, Kankuro Gai, Kurenai and Genma. They were assigned at the outermost wall of Konoha to ward off the rogues for as long as possible. They were the ones who were most beat up team at the moment since thousands of enemies were attacking at once. It would be roughly a hundred rogues against one Konoha/Suna nin.
Just a wall behind them, the medics and the tacticians were bustling around. The Hokage was probably there, lending her skills as a medic. Sasuke could also feel the chakra signatures of the Anbu's lead strategist Shikamaru, Hinata, Ino, Shizune and Sakura, along with some of their ninja patients. He smiled grimly at the thought of Sakura healing the wounded shinobi. He could feel her strong chakra spiking up from time to time. 'She must be on soldier pills,' he concluded.
He, then, received a direct order from Kakashi to retreat since the enemies called for reinforcements. And that was when the earth shook in a manner so violent that it would have brought down the Hokage monument if it hadn't been brought down in the first place.
"Sakura!!!"
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"Sakura!!!"
Sakura bolted upright upon hearing Sasuke yell her name. She turned to his side of the bed and saw him hunched over and breathing heavily. She moved to brush his ebony hair from his face but almost withdrew her hand when he visibly flinched at the contact. She was taken aback when he suddenly embraced her, almost squeezing the life out of her.
"Sasuke?" she wheezed. "What's wrong?"
Instead of answering, Sasuke held her tighter and buried his face on the crook of her neck. His memories of the past kept haunting him…his memories of that fateful day when Konoha was almost erased from the face of the earth…that same day his heart shattered to a million pieces as he cradled Sakura's limp body to him.
Sakura was confused. Sure, it was a usual occurrence when Sasuke would wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, but this was the first time that he woke up screaming her name. Was he having a nightmare involving her? Does it have anything to do with his past? But that's the least of her concerns now. The important thing now is for Sasuke to calm down.
She stroked his silky hair and whispered soothing words in his ear until he calmed down and stopped fidgeting. The vampire eventually loosened his grip on her and she pulled away to look at his face.
"Do you want to tell me about it?" Sakura asked softly.
Sasuke frowned, as if contemplating whether to answer or not. Then he, once again, wrapped his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him. He brought his right hand up and traced the young woman's soft pink lips with his thumb. "I just…" he paused, unsure of what to say. "I just don't want to lose you…again." He whispered the last part so that Sakura wasn't sure if he heard him right.
She could feel Sasuke's (supposedly nonexistent) heartbeat speeding up as he leaned in closer to her so that they were sharing the same breath. Sakura closed her eyes, already knowing what would come next.
Sasuke slowly closed his eyes as he placed his cold hard lips against Sakura's soft ones. He just needed to feel she was there. Their light gentle kiss became more aggressive as he inserted his tongue in Sakura's mouth when she opened up for him. He could feel her hands raking through his hair as she kissed him back.
"Don't worry, I won't leave you," Sakura whispered against his lips when they parted for a moment for air. "I will always be here for you, you know."
Then she tugged on his hair and brought his head back down to hers. One of her hands travelled from his hair to his chest, dragging across his stony skin as it travelled up his shirt. She nibbled on his lower lip before kissing him fully. Then, as her tongue was probing the inside of his mouth, she came across something long and sharp. Startled, she pulled away.
"Sasuke?"
"I-I'm sorry, I'll just go out for a bit." The man made a move to stand up from the bed but was stopped by Sakura's hand. "Sakura…" he said warningly, his sharp fangs poking through his mouth as he spoke.
"I know you're not ok, and that you're weak after more than a week of not feeding." Sakura countered. She leaned closer to the vampire and cupped his face between her hands. "Sasuke, please, just do this for me. I don't want you to get sick or something."
Sasuke can't breathe properly, what with Sakura's neck directly above his lips. He could seriously smell her blood now so he decided to give in to temptation. After all, he was religiously trying to restrain himself for the past 9 days already.
He moved his hands to rest on her nape and lower back to support her as he tilted her head so he can have greater access to her neck. "Sakura, thank you," he breathed against her neck and sank his fangs. His grip on her tightened and she arched her back to get closer to him.
After some time, Sasuke finally pulled away and held her at arm's length to observe her. How can someone this beautiful, kind and fragile fall for him? A cold, emotionless vampire, damned for all eternity. He leaned on her and rested his forehead against hers while staring at her straight in the eyes, looking for any sign of uncertainty. But all he saw was contentment.
He placed a light kiss on her lips before pulling both of them down to lie down on the bed. He gathered her in his arms and said, "Let's just go to sleep."
A/N: Hello guys! Sorry for the super ultra mega late update. At least I updated, right? That's what counts..hehe. Anyway, thanks for the readers and the reviewers who understands my situation and not demand things from me. So, thanks! I hope you liked this chapter.
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