Disclaimer: Naruto and Vampire Knight do not belong to me, and it doesn’t seem to matter how much I wish.
Chapter Two
Naruto was aware of the stares and whispers as he was lead around for an official tour of the school he was going to attend. He ignored all the commotion, already used to it all from years of experience. Well, he actually had to admit that it got to him somewhat, but clearly not as much as the two Perfects in front of him. Naruto could tell they were getting fed up with the ruckus around them; sooner or later one was going to pop, and he just had to be there when that happened.
He cast a sidelong glance to his left side, where his soon to be classmate was. Now there was a distraction from all the noise; the other Pure Blood right next to him was gorgeous with a pin straight nose and an almost delicate jaw. Not to mention the high cheek-bones and full lips, but every thing was put to shame by Kaname’s eyes. Almond shaped rich red wine eyes were full of intelligence and a very well hidden weariness that showed of a tragic past. The beautiful sorrow lurking in those eyes reminded Naruto painfully of himself. That was the same kind of sorrow he had to put up with every time he went to sleep and when he woke up.
The other saw Naruto looking and gave him a small smile. “Do you like what you see, Naruto-san?” This made Naruto blink and smile cluelessly, successfully covering up his embarrassment and blush.
“Of course, Kaname-sama. Who wouldn’t like this school?” Naruto looked around with awe. Though he had already seen it once, it hadn’t been explained to him and he had been sort of confused (though he would never admit that out loud). Now that he understood how it all worked, it was like seeing the school for the first time.
The gothic architecture was amazing. A clock tower loomed over the entire school like a menace, but Naruto felt oddly protected. Spikes popped up on the edges of the school buildings, and Naruto felt as if he’d seen a stone statue somewhere. Around the school perimeter was a fence that looked a bit rusty yet maintained a small charm.
It was like finding home. Or something close to home, anyway.
***
Naruto lay in his bed an hour later, thinking about what was to come the next day. He had already gotten his uniform and all of that, and now all he had to do was wait until it was time for the Night Class to go.
But for some reason, the blonde vampire couldn’t find any sleep. It was as if his skin were jumpy. And he had felt this same feeling a long time ago, when that dreaded night had come. Something was going to happen soon, and it certainly wasn’t a good something that was going to happen.
He got up from bed and decided to wander the Night Dorms; hopefully he could calm his restless nerves with a very short walk… well, it wasn’t like he could go outside with it about a hundred degrees outside with the sun shining down fully and mercilessly. Though he could shield himself with other means, he didn’t feel like carrying an umbrella like that, because that would just look plain weird.
The Night Class dorms were quiet when he slipped out of his room. The heavy curtains made it impossible for the sun to get inside, so it was always dark throughout the whole place; well, at least until someone decided to turn some lights on. It wasn’t like they needed it; their eyes have long since adjusted to the night that welcomed them with open arms.
“Couldn’t sleep?” A soft voice drifted from behind and Naruto quickly turned, wondering how they got behind him without alerting him.
Normally Naruto would be on top of everything, and no one had ever been able to sneak up on him like that.
The shadows revealed a beautiful girl with silky pink hair, as unusual as it was. Naruto stared at it curiously before looking the other over with a glance. She was wearing a night gown modestly and her short hair barely grazed her shoulders. Green eyes, now reflective more than ever, gleamed like a cat in the overbearing darkness. Pink hair and emerald green eyes… Naruto found that he just couldn’t wrap his head around the weird image.
He grinned at the girl. “No such luck for you either, ne? I just have to get used to everything; what’s your excuse?”
The girl snorted almost delicately, but there was something shady in her deep green eyes. “It’s… Personal matters.” She put out a hand. “Hi, I’m Sakura. Haruno Sakura.”
“Uzumaki Naruto.” he said, smiling brightly while pumping the hand enthusiastically. “So Sakura, do you like ramen?”
“…” He glared at her accusingly. She blinked before hesitantly saying, “…sure…” which was followed by a beam from Naruto.
“It’s the best-est thing ever created!” he exclaimed, walking down the hall with his new found friend. Sakura shook her head in amusement.
***
Naruto tugged at his new white uniform with a pout. It felt constricting like a snake with a mouse. It just kinda squeezed until the mouse’s eyes popped out and died. Too bad he couldn’t die any more; after all, he was one of the undead.
“Naruto-san,” came a silky voice, sending tremors down his back slightly. Damn. Naruto looked up from his uniform to peek at the amused looking Kaname. “Tugging at it won’t make it any less uncomfortable.”
“Wha-I know that! Psh, I was just… You know…inspecting it to make sure it was up for my awesomeness.” Naruto provided, scratching the back of his head impishly.
“Right,” Adol, or Idol, said sarcastically, glaring at him slightly. He was still protective of Kaname, and he wasn’t used to having another Pure Blood around. When Kaname had told him about this…Naruto…Adol had been shocked, to say the least. His whole life he had been told that there were no more Pure Bloods like Kaname, who came from a prestigious line. Then this new Pure Blood came waltzing in with the Namikaze name. Oh yes, he knew all about the history of the Namikaze line.
The Namikaze and Kuran clans had been allies and some could say that they had been friends. Each family was always at the other’s social gatherings, bring young ones and others. And when the two lines had a fight, it seemed like it brought them closer to each other, more than ever before. With both of them at the top of the vampire pyramid, everything had been peaceful. It was until that day that everything had changed.
Naruto frowned at the other blonde vampire, feeling a little annoyed. He didn’t notice the little hmph he did, or how he pouted. He didn’t notice the other Pure Blood vampire watching him like a hawk, either. Psh, too bad for him. He would have been surprised with all the emotions running in that oddly bare gaze.
Naruto’s attention was stolen, however, when the gates to the walkway started opening, grinning madly like a Cheshire cat. Man was this going to be fun. After all, it was time to woo the speculators.
***
Zero shifted his gaze to the new student. He didn’t know why, but the other Pure Blood was making him slightly nervous. He could almost feel the power rolling off of him like Kaname, but when he looked at the other vampires they seemed to not feel it. He shrugged. Maybe it was just him.
Zero watched as Naruto grinned almost shyly at the girls, causing some to swoon. He smirked; no doubt the hyperactive blonde was enjoying himself. Zero knew that, just after one day with the sunny vampire, Naruto was anything but shy. In fact, he was the brashest and the most bigheaded person he had ever met.
His gaze traveled from Naruto to Sasuke, and his eyes narrowed. The anger the younger Perfect was emitting was almost evident in the air, which was practically impossible. Unless you were a vampire, of course, and Sasuke just didn’t seem to be one. Zero also knew that if Sasuke had any chance of being a vampire he would have been scented out a long time ago.
If not by him, then by the other blood-suckers.
***
I already know all of this fucking stuff! Fucking shit! Naruto thought in his head, just waiting for the perfect chance to start pulling his hair out. It was frustrating, listening to a freaking old geezer talk about crap Naruto had been forced to learn a long time ago. History about vampires, and it was just enough history to drive the sanest person to insanity in two minutes flat. Oh, and did Naruto mention? He’s been here for fucking two hours listening to this crap.
Naruto looked a Kaname with slightly crazy eyes, and said eyes twitched when he caught the vague amusement in those oh-so lovely eyes. Naruto grumbled, At least someone is getting entertainment out of this torture, and could have sworn that he saw Kaname’s lips move into a slight smile until his face returned into a polite expression once again.
He scowled. Ahhh, WHAT. THE. FUCK?! Damn it all to hell and back, he thought darkly, eye twitching unconsciously again.
Naruto sagged in his seat, no longer bothering to listen to the teacher. Oh God, he thought, why must you cause me so much agony?
Half an hour later he ended up toying with a beautiful multicolored chain that was wrapped around his wrist. He did it absently, without really noticing, and soon the droning of the teacher’s voice became something like elevator music, only more annoying. His gaze became more distant as he stared at the stop above the teacher’s bald head, seeing something that was only in his mind.
Kaname studied the smaller vampire with keen eyes. It was just then that he realized that he wanted to know what was going on in the other’s head, to make him have that dull look. Just what type of past did Uzumaki Naruto have?
That was when the bell rang. It echoed through the school facility, and didn’t go close to the Day Class dorms. The doors opened to allow the pretty vampires to walk through the halls and most moved out of the way for the Dorm President as he stepped out of the classroom with Naruto by his side. And some could have sworn that they saw a small uptilt on their prince’s lips as he listened to the chatter of the energetic blonde who practically lit up the halls with his sunny expression.
Sasuke scowled at the new vampire; what vampire did that?
***
The moon was up high and everything finally seemed peaceful. But outside the safe gates of the school a shadow darted out. It flashed through the streets of the city like a shadow, unable to be detected. Red eyes sparkled in the darkness and the figure suddenly leapt at an innocent, dragging her into the darkness of the ally it had been inhabiting.
Teeth clamped down on delicate skin harshly and the body in its grasp jerked, but before she could scream a hand covered her mouth. Soon, the victim was paralyzed with pain.
A smile formed from the thing’s mouth around the skin and blood. The hands let go and dropped the cooling body on the ground before flashing through the city once more.
And suddenly those red eyes closed.
***
Naruto woke up and stretched his lanky but toned form. He arched slightly on the bed, making his back crack while his arms and legs extended. One small ‘pop’ could be heard, and he made a sound of contentment as he relaxed on his bed. His blue eyes opened to look at the ceiling disinterestedly as he thought about what was to come next.
Just then he realized something. On a small calendar on his desk showed a date: Friday the 13th. The same day his parents had been murdered.
…
Shit.
Chapter Three
Back to Fiction
