(A/N: Lol, ok so maybe that really wasn't that long of a wait. Like I said, cliffys really help me a lot. So I'm already done with chapter thirteen and it's much longer than chapter twelve. I really can't believe how far I went with SasoxSaku part. I wasn't expecting to write that at all but hey, its there now. I was kind of wrong though, there wasn't as much Ino stuff in here as I thought. Oh well... I hope you like the chapter anyway!)

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There are some words in this chaprer that could be considered M rated. Such as: ass, panties, inner thigh, and uh...probably more. There isn't anything sexually in this chapter though so don't be too afraid to read this chapter. Besides it's towards the end of the chapter. Read it if you want too but don't hate me it its too much for you (it really isn't that bad). I promised I'd warn people so I am. You may now continue reading...

Vampirism

Chapter Thirteen

Time to Fight Back

SAKURA

Sakura couldn’t believe her eyes. There was Ino, lying in her bed. She looked unharmed but Sakura could only see her face. Her body was hidden from sight. “How did…” Sakura glanced around, confused as to how she got here.

“I found her for you.”

Sakura spun around only to come face-to-face with Sai. “You found her? Where?” She asked, very relieved.

Sai shrugged, “That I won’t tell you. You don’t need to know that. All you should worry about now is her. She was really weak but she’ll live. Still I’d keep an eye on her, maybe take her to a hospital.”

Sakura nodded, “You’re right, thank you so much Sai.”

Sai grinned, “I said I’d help you find her and I did. Now we’re even.”

“Yes…thank you.”

He nodded then turned to leave. “I hope everything goes well for you Sakura, there’s something coming and I’m afraid that you’ll be more involved than anyone wishes.”

“Hm? What do you mean?” She questioned.

Without replying he merely shrugged and walked away leaving Sakura to sigh in confusion.

She turned back to Ino who continued to sleep soundly. ‘I wonder where you were? I searched everywhere and yet you were nowhere to be found. Oh Ino…’ She sighed then walked over and sat down on her bed. “I won’t let this happen again. It’s time I did something right. I can’t allow anyone else to get hurt. Especially my friends… Ino…” She muttered. She sighed then lay down beside her friend and slowly drifted off into dreamland.

---

A lone figure stood a little ways from the huge group of cloaked people. He knew exactly what this meeting was about. They were finally going to make the decision to either start hunting the vampires, or to train a bit longer. Currently the vampires weren’t getting too far out of hand but the elders knew that the younger members would start to get anxious and might do something drastic. They couldn’t risk that

Another guy moved through the throng of people, weaving through almost gracefully. He stopped before the loner then turned to face the elders and elites at the head of the group.

“After tonight we’ll be out hunting vampires.”

The loner glanced at him then shrugged, “It depends on if they decide to begin.”

“They will. We’ve waited long enough. If we don’t start now who knows who’ll be killed next. Maybe even Sakura Haruno…”

The loner growled then looked away, “She will not be killed. I won’t allow it.”

The other guy shrugged, “Seems like the vampires like her enough. You might want to start staying by her side.”

“You make it sound easy. It’s not that simple.”

“Oh really? Seems like it to me.”

The first guy shrugged again then stared up front. “This decision means everything.”

The other guy nodded, “It’s going to decide everything.”

“Are you ready for it?”

“Of course!”

The loner nodded, “Good, it’ll take all we’ve got to take down the vampires once and for all.”

The other guy shivered, “Ugh! We’ve trained for years! I need to fight for real.”

“Same here. I have to see if my training paid off.”

“We trained together and we’ll fight together. The vampires won’t know what hit them.”

The first guy nodded then waited for the elders to make the final decision.

A loud bell chimed overhead, halting all conversations. Everyone looked up front at the elders who stood before them all with utmost seriousness. One stepped forward, making everyone go down on one knee. It was the way they showed respect. It was considered rude to refuse to bow. The two guys followed suit and went down as well.

“My children! The time has finally arrived. After many years of training and waiting, the vampires have finally come and revealed themselves. We have come to a decision. We had to decide whether or not to wait and train more or to attack first. The decision has been made! From this day forward training is over. The real battle is about to begin!” The elder announced.

Cheers rang through the group. They have waited a long time to fight and now they were getting their chance. This was the moment they had waited for.

“Listen everyone, you must remember to act as you always have. Carry weapons with you at all times and don’t give away who you are. This is a war and you mustn’t let the vampires know your true identity. Protect those you care about and destroy all the vampires!”

Again cheers erupted and weapons were passed out.

The duo smirked at each other. They were finally going to get to fight. This was it; this was the moment they had been waiting for.

---

Sakura sat beside Ino, placing a wet cloth on her forehead. Her breathing was fine and she seemed to be asleep but if that was the case then she should’ve woken up by now. ‘Sai was probably right. Maybe she does need a doctor.’ Sakura didn’t want to take her to a hospital but it might be the only way to wake her up. Sakura was running out of ideas.

She sighed then stood up to go make herself breakfast. Ino was back and she was alive. That was a major relief. Still Sakura found herself worrying more and more about Sasuke by the minute. Itachi could kill him and it would be all her fault. ‘No, he wouldn’t kill his own flesh and blood…at least I hope not.’ She shook her head, trying not to think about either of them.

She hadn’t seen Gaara or Deidara in awhile. She was kind of surprised. Deidara she could understand but even if Sasuke wasn’t able to come see her, Gaara usually would. She didn’t know what was keeping him but she wanted to see him and Deidara again. She also wanted Sai to come back and tell her where and how he had found Ino. After searching all over, she really was curious to know where she had missed.

Suddenly, the telephone rang. Sakura glanced toward her bedroom door, half expecting Ino to yell at her to get the phone so she could sleep. She heard nothing except for the ringing. She sighed then hurried and answered the phone.

“Sakura?”

Sakura brightened. “Hey Neji, what’s up?”

“Nothing much. I heard from Naruto that Ino was missing. Have you heard anything yet?”

“Actually Ino is here, I uh found her last night.” She had to lie. She couldn’t tell him a vampire found her.

“Really? Is she ok?”

“Well she’s sleeping right now. I might take her to the hospital to have her checked out.” Sakura explained.

“Mind if I come over and give you a hand?”

Sakura smiled, “Not at all. Please do.”

“Alright, I’ll be right over. Bye Sakura.”

“Bye Neji.” She hung up and set the phone down.

She smiled to herself; some guys could really put her in a good mood. With a sigh she went back to the kitchen to finish making her breakfast. ‘With Neji’s help I could carry her to the hospital. The only problem is if they happen to find some sign that a vampire had bit her or if they find nothing wrong with her at all. I hope she’s just sleeping. I need her to wake up.’

The doorbell rang in no time making Sakura smirk then head for the door. She opened it quickly and grinned at the handsome Hyuuga standing on her doorstep.

“Morning Sakura,” he greeted.

“Good morning to you as well. Come in,” she waved him inside.

He shut the door behind him and slipped off his shoes. “I hope I didn’t wake you this morning. I keep forgetting you work on the nightshift.”

Sakura shook her head, “Kakashi canceled work yesterday because of Ino’s disappearance so I didn’t work last night. I was up before you called.”

“That’s a first.”

Sakura giggled then headed for her bedroom. “Well come on then, Ino’s still sleeping but I am worried about her.”

Neji nodded then followed her to her bedroom. As Sakura said, Ino was indeed sleeping. Nothing seemed to be out of place or wrong with her.

“If she’s just sleeping then why are you worried?” Neji questioned quietly.

Sakura sighed, “That’s the problem. She seems to be sleeping but she won’t wake up. Watch.”

Sakura walked over to Ino and knelt down beside her. Reaching over, she grabbed her alarm clock and turned it on as loud as it would go. Both Neji and Sakura cringed. It was so loud! Ino didn’t even twitch. It was almost like she was dead. Sakura turned off her alarm clock then put it back. Standing up she moved back to Neji’s side.

“See? Something is wrong with her.”

Neji nodded, “Yeah. Do you think she’s in a coma?”

“A coma? For real?” Now that would be a shock. Sakura had been bitten many times and some of those times were near death experiences. But no matter how many times she was bitten or how badly, she never once entered a coma or even got close to it. Something wasn’t right.

Neji walked over to Ino and placed his fingertips on her neck. Checking her pulse he sighed, “Her breathing is slowed to seem like she’s sleeping but I’m almost sure of it. She has got to be in a coma.”

Sakura groaned, “Are you serious? How could this have happened?”

Neji shrugged, “Who knows. No one saw what happened to her so it could’ve been anything. For now we should take her to the hospital.”

“Of course. Ugh, I can’t believe I didn’t see she was in a coma! Some friend I am…”

“It’s not your fault. To anyone it would seem as if she’s merely asleep. It was because you couldn’t wake her up that made me realize she wasn’t simply sleeping.” Neji explained.

Sakura nodded, “You’re right. So are we going now or…”

Neji answered her by bending down and scooping Ino out of her bed. “Now is good.”

Sakura nodded then led the way back to the front door. “I’m coming with you.”

Neji nodded, “I figured. Ino is lucky to have a friend like you.”

Sakura blushed slightly, “Yeah…I guess so.” ‘But it could’ve been my fault she ended up like this!’

“Let’s go then.”

Sakura nodded then followed him out of her house and toward the hospital.

---

Sasori stepped outside a little after the sun had gone down. It had been awhile since he had last fed and by now he was almost desperate. Instead of just hunting down some random person on the street, his taste and hunger were for only one person. Sakura. After their first encounter he longed to taste her blood again. Only this time, he would get it all to himself with no one to share it with. He smirked then headed out in search of the strange pink-haired woman with the addicting blood.

At the same time, Gaara was sitting beside Sasuke’s bed watching him as he struggled to stay alive. His last beating by Itachi had left him nearly dead. Itachi had refused to let anyone heal him so Sasuke had to struggle alone. Gaara was still mad at him from before but even so he couldn't not worry about him. Sasuke had almost died and that was enough for Gaara to forget their past quarrel and just worry about him getting better.

Gaara wasn’t the only one worried about Sasuke either. Sai had been secretly visiting Sasuke and healing him whenever he could. He knew that if Itachi found out he’d probably punish him too. But Sai didn’t care. The old Sai only cared for himself but he did consider Sasuke his friend. He didn’t want to see any of his friends die, especially not if he could help it.

Deidara’s whereabouts were unknown. Apparently Leader had sent him out to retrieve a lone vampire. The more vampires the better. The vampire was named Tobi and he had been on his own for a while. Leader found out about him and wanted him to join the Akatsuki. So he sent Deidara to go and pick him up. For Deidara that wasn’t exactly a good thing. He needed blood again but the only blood he wanted was Sakura’s and now he was nowhere near her. This was definitely not a good thing.

Itachi was also out for the night. No one usually questioned him so no one knew where he was most of the time. Tonight was no different. Kisame was out hunting for himself and Leader, which meant that some girl was going to die. Whenever Leader fed, he killed. He made the rules that they can’t kill and yet he does it every time he feeds. It wasn’t fair but no one ever complained. Besides, Leader only fed about twice a month. That meant that not too many girls were dying at one time.

For the most part, none of the Akatsuki had any idea what was in store for them. They had no clue what was hidden beneath their very feet. The hunters were coming, and the vampires had no clue.

---

Sakura leaned against Neji’s side as he walked her home. They had stayed with Ino nearly all day and both were pretty wiped up. Sakura just wanted to go home and sleep while Neji had other plans. To be on the safe side, he offered to walk her home, which she gladly accepted. Sure he hadn’t been a big help before but Sakura wasn’t worried this time. She was too tired to worry about vampires.

They walked up to her doorstep where Neji unlocked her door and gently pushed her inside.

“Goodnight Sakura,” he said.

Sakura smiled, “You too.”

He nodded then smirked and turned to leave.

“Oh Neji! Thanks again!” Sakura called after him.

He glanced back at her then waved and walked out of view.

Sakura leaned against her doorway for a moment, the cool night air helping to cool down her warm house. Neji had been a big help today. She told him he could go after he carried Ino to the hospital but he wouldn’t hear of it. He said he wanted to help and that’s exactly what he did. He stayed right by her side and watched over Ino all day. Neji really was something else.

Sakura sighed then turned to head inside when an icy hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her back outside.

“W-what?!” Sakura gasped in surprise at the familiar redhead dragging her down the street.

“You were with Deidara and Sai that time…” She remarked.

Sasori nodded, “Yes I was now shut up.”

Sakura shivered, ‘Where is he taking me?’

He pulled her down a nearby alley and glanced around quickly before pushing her into the wall. Sakura caught herself, her hands sliding down the moist wall. She tried to turn back around but Sasori had stepped forward and quickly sandwiched her body between himself and the brick wall. Sakura let out a small groan of pain as her body was pressed roughly against the cold stone. ‘Ok, this totally sucks!’

Sasori leaned in, his head bending down to her ear level. “Last time I had to share with others but this time you’re all mine.”

Sakura quivered, “W-will you kill me?”

“…No, I need you alive. But I will give you a fair warning. By the time this is over, you’ll have fainted once again.”

She closed her eyes tightly, wishing she were somewhere else. ‘How could this have happened? One minute I was at home, about to go to bed, and the next I’m here about to get bitten again. Why me?’

“Arch your neck.” Sasori ordered.

Sakura shook her head, “I refuse.”

“Hm? Is that so…well I guess you must really like pain then.”

After a moment Sakura finally sighed and arched her neck. “Just take away the pain.”

Sasori nodded, “Good girl.”

He bent his head down licked the length of her neck making her shiver. “Do as Deidara told you too last time. Think about something comforting.”

Sakura did as she was told, ‘Sasuke…Gaara…Deidara…Neji…Ino!’

Again her body felt limp and numb. She couldn’t feel a thing. One of Sasori’s arms wrapped around her waist to keep her from falling. The last thing he needed was for her to fall over during his little feeding session. His other hand gripped her arm loosely. With her numb and limp she wasn’t about to take off running anytime soon.

Sasori leaned back down and placed and open-mouthed kiss on her neck. Sakura could already feel the tips of his fangs against her skin. By now it didn’t scare her as much though she was still worried. She really did wonder if she would ever get used to vampires. A grip on her arm was her only warning before he dug his fangs deep into her neck.

Her body twitched but did nothing more. She couldn’t feel a thing and she was extremely thankful for that. The sound of her blood being drawn in by his mouth sent chills down her spine. His tongue lapped around the wound, catching any drifting blood before it fell to the ground. Sakura paid no attention to any of it. All she could think about was the disappearance of the hand on her arm.

After last night’s little “discussion” with Itachi, she wasn’t exactly in the mood for anymore touchy guys. Unfortunately she didn’t have a say in the matter. Sasori’s missing hand reappeared on her thigh. At first Sakura didn’t care since it wasn’t doing anything, until it moved up and toward the inside of her thigh. She squirmed a bit, not liking the feeling of his hand down in that area. Sasori didn’t seem to notice her discomfort since he continued to feed from her without a sound.

His hand continued to rise, going right under her dress. ‘Dammit! Why the hell did I wear a dress?’ This was one of the main reasons she stayed away from dresses and skirts. Men were perverts. She whimpered as his hand stopped right below the bottom of her panties. She had no idea what he was planning and she really didn’t like where his hand was.

She struggled against him but he only grunted in response. Suddenly one of his fingers curled underneath the top of her panties. Slowly, he began to pull them down. Sakura struggled more wildly, her face pressed too hard into the wall to speak. She closed her eyes tightly as her panties were pulled down further, still as slowly as before.

“N-no…please…” She murmured.

Sasori gave no response. Instead he gave one last tug as her panties fell to the ground around her feet. Sakura shuddered against him, not liking where this was going at all. His hand disappeared again and the next sound made her nearly faint. There was a slipping sound and then a click. ‘He’s undoing his belt!’ She whimpered, not wanting to lose her virginity this way.

Sasori retracted his fangs and gave her neck a few swift licks, closing the wound.

“Looks like I’m already well-fed. Too bad, and here I wanted you to faint so I could do this without you knowing. Oh well, as least you’re numbed.” He muttered, huskily into her ear.

He unzipped his pants next and his hand gripped the bottom of her dress, pushing it upwards. Sakura closed her eyes tightly, wanting this all to be just a really bad dream. Right as his fingers brushed her bare ass, a hiss sounded behind them. Sasori froze, releasing Sakura totally. Sakura fell to her knees, shivering and hugging herself with relief. ‘That was too close…’

“Stay away from her vampire!”

Sakura stiffened at the sound of that voice. ‘No way! It can’t be…’

She turned to see who it was when a sudden wave of dizziness clouded her vision. The last thing she saw before she past out was a man with long brown hair standing at the end of the alley.

Sasori growled at the intruder. “You wanna play boy? I’ll kill you!” He bared his fangs but the new comer wasn’t fazed.

Instead the guy dug into his pocket and fingered the pistol in his pocket. It was specially made with silver bullets shaped as tiny stakes. If a vampire is hit in the heart or neck, they will die.

The guy smirked evilly at Sasori, “Actually, I believe it’s me that’ll be killing you.”

In a flash he drew his pistol and took aim quickly. Pulling the trigger he shot two bullets, one aiming for the heart and the other for the neck. Sasori wasn’t an elite vampire for nothing. He smirked then sidestepped them and cut them both into two pieces with his steel-like claws.

“Not bad human…almost too good.”

The human frowned then aimed his gun again. “I won’t miss again.”

“Go ahead and try.” Sasori urged, holding his arms out.

“You’ll pay for what you did to Sakura.” The guy hissed before shooting again.

This time he shot five times and though Sasori was quick, he misjudged the last one as it nicked his arm. He hissed in pain. Silver was supposed to only work on werewolves but they still hurt like a bitch for vampires. Sasori spat and unsheathed his claws. With a growl he lunged forward to attack. A howl overhead made him stop mid step before jumping back.

A small white dog leap down from the roof, growling at the wounded vampire. Sasori growled right back only to feel another presence behind him.

“Good boy Akamaru. Now teach this vampire a lesson!” The new guy ordered.

Akamaru barked then raced forward to attack Sasori. Normally Sasori wouldn’t run from a fight, but this time he knew better then to stick around. He was wounded and the silver was taking its affect. It was almost like poison. With a defeated snarl he disappeared leaving the three humans and the dog behind. Akamaru yipped and walked over to where Sakura was lying unconscious on the ground.

Both guys stepped forward too, neither one liking the sight before them.

“He tried to rape her.” The dog owner commented.

The other guy growled, “Damn vampire. I was lucky I got here when I did.”

“Yeah definitely. So you wanna take her back home then?”

“Yeah, but this time I think I’ll be staying overnight.”

The dog guy nodded, “Makes sense. Well, just make sure not to blow our cover.”

The other guy grunted, “It’s not me you’ve got to be worried about.”

“Yeah, yeah. Just get her back home.”

“I will, thanks for your help Kiba.” The guy said before bending down and scooping up the pink-haired woman.

Kiba nodded, “Anytime. Let’s go Akamaru.” Akamaru barked then followed his master out of the alley.

The other guy gazed down at Sakura with a frown. ‘I left you alone and again you were attacked by a vampire. Why? Why are they so obsessed with you?’ He didn’t know the answer to that one but sooner or later, he was going to find out.

(A/N: Yes! Two chapters in one day! I'm so proud of myself! Now I know the SasoxSaku part wasn't very fluffy but he's not supposed to be a nice guy. That part should help me out in the next chapter. I'm bringing Deidara back because I love him to death! So next chapter will be DeixSaku again. Other then that I'm not sure what else I'm going to put in that chapter...I'll have to think about it. Anyways, review and let me know what you thought. You reviewers are the best! It's all the reviews that made me want to continue. So thank you reviewers! And thank you all for reading!)