Itachi is a vampire, Sasuke a hunter. But when Sasuke fails to kill Itachi, he falls into despair, wishing for the man to take his life. And that he does, but not in the way Sasuke had intended.
Warnings: yaoi, incest. Don't like it? You can see the back button.
Disclaimer: Naruto and characters © Masashi Kishimoto.
CHAPTER ONE: WATCHING ME
"Isn't someone missing me?" Sasuke sung along almost silently to his Evanescence CD, stashing some oversized throwing stars and two guns into his pockets. With an unexpressed reluctance, he shut off the stereo and headed for the door. He pulled on his black trench coat and stepped out into the street.
He moved along with as much stealth as his mortal body allowed him, keeping to the shadows as much as he could to avoid suspicion for being out at such a late hour. Confrontations he could handle, but surely didn't need. His eyes flitted about the streets, checking each alleyway as he passed it until at last he found his first 'playmate'. Pained, pleading whimpers came from a darkened side-street, and Sasuke entered without even the slightest hesitation. He narrowed his eyes as he watched the vampire sink his teeth into the girl's neck; into wounds that were already there. He wasn't just trying to feed, or to kill her, he was playing with her; making her suffer. And worse than that, he knew Sasuke was there, watching. He wanted the boy to watch. Sasuke knew this too, but it was always the same. If they didn't just attack him, they liked to put on a little show in hopes of scaring him out of his wits before draining him too. Little did they know that Sasuke was seldom disturbed by what they did. At least not any more. "Leave her alone." Sasuke commanded, in a voice that invited no contestation.
The vampire let go of the woman, watching her as she sunk slowly to the floor, her breathing rapid. He turned slowly to Sasuke with a sly grin, his lips still stained with blood, features brightening so that he almost looked even human. "Or what?" He asked. There was that exact contestation Sasuke desired. It was all he needed as an excuse to beat the living - or dead - crap out of any vampire, not that he really needed an excuse anyway.
The girl was forgotten about now, soaking in a pool of crimson that was her own blood, her breathing so quiet now that Sasuke couldn't hear it, and she might have already been dead. His attention went back to the vampire's face almost instantly. Glaring back at the vampire's amused face, he took a step forward and pressed a finger to his head, "Or this will no longer be attached to that good-for-nothing body of yours."
The vampire laughed scornfully at him, and it took Sasuke a great deal of effort not to become annoyed at this vampire who obviously seemed to think a lot of himself. He grasped the hilt of the sword that rested on his back and pulled it from its sheath to slice across the vampire's neck in one swift motion. His features remained blank as its head fell to the floor, body following shortly after. He cast another glance at the woman and turned away. "I'm sorry." He muttered as he left the alley. The woman was already dead.
Sasuke stopped, sighing as he saw a gang of thugs surrounding an old man, one holding a gun to his head, frisking through his clothes until he found a wallet.
'That's not my department...' He told himself, but somehow couldn't help feeling that he should help.
He walked calmly over, pulled one man away from the group and punched him hard in the face and he crumpled to the ground, "What a waste of time..." He mumbled as his eyes cast over his unconscious form, "Hey!" He yelled, making the other four turn around to face him.
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Itachi put away his katana as he looked back at another vampire's body turning to ashes, "Another one down." He walked over to the vampire's victim and looked over her. Acknowledging that she was okay, he turned to leave.
"H-hey! Don't leave me!" She yelled after him.
Rolling his eyes, he turned back to face her, "He's gone now."
She stepped back, "B-but... You... You're the same!" Her eyes widened.
Itachi shook his head lightly, and gave a quiet laugh to himself, No trust in this world. He held back his urge to glare at her, "I just saved your life. You should be thankful for that. Now go." The woman nodded vigorously and did as she was told, running off out of the alley and probably into more trouble, but that wasn't Itachi's problem. He left the alley too, looking around a little before his eyes rested upon a gang of five or so rowdy drunks stood around some other man, one on the floor - probably too drunk and unconscious, another stood defiantly in front of them all.
With such movements unseen by anybody mortal, he moved so that he was behind the group of men, in shadow, even the paleness of his skin unseen in the darkness. None of them were vampires, that much he knew. But this boy, why was he standing up to them all? Did he expect to fight them, and to win? He watched in silence as two of them seemed to struggle together - the boy and one of the drunkards, until the man was sent to the floor, unconscious as the other who already lay in the wet.
He raised an eyebrow in wonder as Sasuke turned a glare in his direction. He pondered that perhaps he had seen him somehow; maybe from the glint of a car light he'd somehow not even noticed, or the shimmering of the light rain that had started up again. Seemingly without so much as a second though, Sasuke slashed into the darkness with his sword. He moved at such a fast pace that for a second, Itachi was somewhat disorientated, and left wondering how the boy - a mortal - could be so fast that the movement was almost unseen by him. Taking no time in clutching at his own sword, he easily parried the blow, and felt fingers grasp around his arm, "Well y'know, it's people like you who I usually go for." Sasuke smirked and pulled on the vampire's arm, drawing him out into the light. He took out his gun, pointing it at the vampire's head.
"Why, thank you." Itachi replied with a curt bow, mirroring Sasuke's own smirk. His gaze shifted to the gun, "You intend to kill me with that?"
Sasuke blinked, looking confused for a moment, but soon his face returned to its arrogant, smirking normality, "That's what I'm here for, jerk."
The gang had taken the liberty of scampering away, since neither of the two seemed to be occupied with them anymore. Sasuke glanced around their surroundings for a second before his eyes rested back on the vampire.
" So hasty... You don't know anything about me, and already you want to kill me..? That's the trouble with you hunters." Itachi dashed to the side and took the gun. He swung it in front of his face and then pointed it at the startled hunter, "Nice gun..." He commented, taking the time to glance at it. He gave a slight nod in Sasuke's direction, "Nice sword, too."
With an annoyed glare, Sasuke pulled the sword from his back and rested its tip on the ground. Of course it was a nice sword; it was his sword, and he'd settle for nothing less than perfect when it came to his weaponry. It was a large sword, a chunky blade with an intricately designed hilt; nothing like the vampire's that was so thin and frail looking it was a wonder it managed to stop Sasuke's own sword. He thought that it could have been the vampire's own strength more than the sword's, but he didn't really care. "Sure is. And what makes you think you should have the pleasure of being spared? You're a vampire, just like all the others out there." His glare didn't falter as he swung for the vampire with the heavy sword.
Itachi took out his katana and stopped the slash again with it, and Sasuke noticed with something like satisfaction that the vampire did in fact have some trouble, though still managing to make it look effortless for the most part. "I'm not like other vampires; I don't kill the innocent." Itachi pushed back at the sword and stepped back as Sasuke regained his footing, pointing the gun at the younger male's head. "And although I can't die from this…" He trailed off with a smirk, watching in amusement as the boy's eyes widened ever so slightly. He didn't really intend to kill him with a gun. He hated guns, they seemed like such a cowards way out. And of course, as they'd both already clarified; they couldn't kill vampires.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed again and he withdrew his other gun, pointing it back in return, his sword still held tightly in his other hand, "C'mon, you can grovel better than that." He smirked as he replaced his sword to its rightful place on his back, switching the gun to his better hand.
Itachi's face remained stoic, his features so still that he appeared almost like some majestic statue, standing in the middle of the rain, unmarred, perfect by all means. Sasuke watched the vampire's eyes travel over him for a moment, and watched as a smirk filtered back onto that porcelain face. The action was beginning to irritate Sasuke, "I don't grovel." The vampire stated and stepped forward until their noses were almost touching, knowing all too well that the boy wouldn't back off, "I don't need to. I could kill you right now if I wanted to." He lightly poked the gun into his stomach a bit to point out its presence.
Sasuke spun around, snatching the gun away to point them both at him and shot him in the stomach with one, "Fuck you." He almost growled in his aggravation. He put the other back away, keeping the other pointed at the vampire's head.
Itachi winced for a second and then resumed his glare, "You want to kill me that badly?" He took out his sword once again. That was uncalled for. "Try it."
"Asshole..." Sasuke ground out through clenched teeth and shot at his head.
Itachi brought his katana up and deflected the bullet back at the hunter's leg. "You'll still try to kill me...with that?" He asked, looking a little amused. He dashed up behind the boy, who was now staggering a little to regain his balance and wincing from being, in effect, shot in the leg. He pressed the sword to Sasuke's neck, "I could turn you, you know. I could give you more power..." He frowned in irritation as Sasuke started to struggle, kicking him in the shins, "Or I can have your head off before you have the chance to even move, so don't try shooting me again." He warned. Even though the boy couldn't kill him with it, it still hurt like hell, though he wouldn't admit it. He pushed the sword a little harder, but still not enough to draw blood, knowing he'd be too tempted by it. He didn't know why, but he didn't want to kill the boy. He was a hunter after all, so he could perhaps forgive him for trying to kill him.
Sasuke cringed as the cold metal pressed harder against his neck and he stopped his writhing, "I'd rather die." Without the slightest hesitation, he pushed a throwing star hard into Itachi's stomach, cutting his own hand with the force.
Itachi winced again and stumbled backwards, slicing Sasuke's neck only a little as the blade ran across his throat. He reached a hand down to the sharp metallic object imbedded into his flesh and pulled it out, eyes shut tight momentarily and he gave a pained shudder as he dropped it onto the ground, "I think it's what you want, really." Itachi locked eyes once more with Sasuke, much to the boy's annoyance, "You can't tell me that such an offer of power isn't tempting."
Sasuke brought a hand up to his neck, the wound stinging in a way not much different than a paper cut, "You just don't get it, do you? I'd sooner scoop out my own eyes with a plastic spoon." His words seemed to drip with venomous hatred. He pulled out both guns and shot relentlessly at the vampire, even though he knew it was no use, I'm wasting ammo... What's the point? He thought to himself as he continued to shoot.
"What a waste." Swinging his sword faster than Sasuke was able to see, Itachi managed to deflect some of the bullets and he ran at Sasuke, punching him hard in the stomach, sending him stumbling back from the blow, "If you don't want to die, I suggest you go home."
Sasuke dropped his guns to the ground and pulled out his sword, "Dream on." He slashed at the vampire, spinning around to slash again when he predictably missed. Itachi parried the blow again with his own sword and pushed him backwards.
"I don't really want to kill you, hunter. It would be such a waste of talent." He sighed and jumped back, "But if you persist, I won't hold back any longer."
Hold back..? No way, he's bluffing! How strong can he be? The sense of hopelessness overwhelmed him and he stopped, glaring a little but only to stave off his despondency, "W-why?" He stammered, mentally cursing himself for doing so, "It's obvious you could just kill me, so why don't you? Why don't you just do it and put an end to my meaningless life?" His sword dropped to the ground with a loud clatter. He dropped to the floor beside his sword and reached out to tentatively touch its blade, drawing a finger along its sharp edge to leave a trail of blood behind on the cold steel.
Itachi blinked, a little shocked at the boy's outburst, but he soon forced his face to the usual placid mask of non-caring. "I don't kill because I can. I kill when I have to." He put his sword away, feeling - or hoping - that Sasuke wouldn't try to attack him anymore, "I didn't want to be like this, you know." He said, crouching down next to Sasuke.
Sasuke looked up at Itachi, eyes without emotion, "What if I wanted you to?" He asked in all seriousness, pointedly holding out his bloodied finger as if to lure the vampire into compliance.
So many stories on the go... But this is my latest attraction. I was drawn to the idea. Another of my stories I'll have to thank Niiro lots for! Inspiration and all. :) And why was Sasuke listening to Evanescence? Dunno, I was probably just listening to that song when I started writing. Give me some nice reviews and I'll put up chapter two!