The last Chapters :) sorry guys...

`Promise me you'll never let me go.`

Being with him as his girl, changes my points of view in life.

First, I thought I could live without someone who will appreciate me.

Now, I despised that idea now. I cannot imagine life without Uchiha Sasuke.

Second, Vampires do not exist.

But they do. And they aren't as ugly as Hollywood portrayed them. They are so . . . beautiful.

Third, Vampires do not have feelings.

But they do now.

IX – Special Abilities.

"Hinata can see the future?"

Sasuke shifted his position. He rested his arm around my shoulder showing possession. We are the mall now. Sasuke woke me up himself this morning with a bouquet of tulips resting on my lap. In no time, my room filled with flowers will greet me as I open my door or, well, as I wake up.

I'm not a material type of person though. However, I do appreciate gifts. The cheap ones that will not make your wallet cry in expense. I don't want to be showered with gifts that I could live without. Like those, cars, expensive clothes, gigantic out of this world sized homes and all. I want a simpler life, a home that is large enough for me and my family to live in, a nice neighborhood and Sasuke.

Of course, Sasuke should be there. He is my other half, period, no erasures.

"Yes." He said as we walked. Girls around us are looking at us. Again. "Only partly actually. It can change depending on the person's decisions."

Talented Vampires. That's what he called those vampires who possess extra talents. As if aren't talented enough with their strength, speed and impenetrable skin, and who knows what more could they do.

"Oh really? That's cool you know." I responded as I fidgeted. "I'm assuming she saw me coming, didn't she?"

"Yes." He smiled. "But, at first, I didn't believe her yet, until well, you walked passed our table at the cafeteria."

I snorted, shaking my head with a smirk on my face. Then I changed the course of our conversation. "So they are practically, not biologically, your brothers and sisters?" I asked. "How come your last names are different?"

I thought because, they are brothers and sisters as he stated, how could they have different surnames.

"Yes. At the school papers our nationalities are American-Japanese." I sniffed. "Our American names are quite different, and we kept it as confidential files. We just err, tell people we aren't associated."

"How could you be associated?"

I thought of Ino's long blond hair ang baby blue eyes and Naruto's spiky blonde hair and aqua blue eyes, they could be associated, but still, their looks are, well, they aren't compatible to be brother or sister, or even cousins. Hinata's Purplish hair, shiny and very straight and her white eyes that seemed to have no pupils. She and Neji, who has brown hair but has the same eyes. They must be associated in some ways.

Only Sasuke and Hidan left. But, you can't err, compare them to others.

"We have one creator."

I gulped. "You can create vampires?" Nice.

He rolled his eyes. "Naturally. What do you think of us? We're naturally born?"

In some wild ways yes, I did. I mean, how could you create a vampire? You look for someone who's actually this perfect and then transform them? What? They inject something in their system that could give them those frozen skin, never ending life, those steel fangs that seem to cut into anything and that err, monstrous strength. It's like superman with the edge of Dracula. I huffed and then I scowled at him. "Kinda." I saw him purse his lips, trying to hold a chuckle. I glared at him. "How do you create vampires?"

"We bite and infuse our venom with your blood."

He wasn't looking at me, but it seems that he's fully aware that I'm staring at his exposed fang as he finished the sentence.

"Oh." I thought about asking him to change me. It was my dream for a few months now. To be one of them.

"Don't even ask me to change you." He crossed his arms. "You will writhe in pain for days. Like your being burned alive, but not dying."

Okay, he caught me. He's trying to scare me with the pain I will go through when the time comes that he will bite me. Yep, I'm pretty confident with what's going to happen, he'll agree. Eventually.

I mentally shook away the scary warning.

"And your American names are?" I changed the topic again. I don't want to plead for it. I'll stay human for a few years. Or at least until I graduate. Therefore, I could leave the orphanage without further ado.

"I'm Edward Cullen." He said. "Ino is Rosalie, Hidan's Emmet, Hinata's Alice, Naruto's Jasper, Neji's Mickael."

"Twilight?" I've heard those names before.

"Yes." He grinned. "It's almost close to the explanation of what we are. Almost that is."

"Vampires." I said a-matter-of-factly.

"Yeah." He chuckled. "You read it?"

"Yeah. But I never had the chance to finish it"

My hunger for information has not faded away yet. Their world is so much different from my world. Something was playing in my mind. Trying to get my attention and let my nerves command what I should do. Oh! Right!

"Wait, you have a mom?"

"Yeah, she's err, the uhm." He hesitated.

"Well?"

"Principal Tsunade."

"WHAT?!!!" I was shocked. Well, yet, she is very, very pretty, and she has the same features.

Beautiful and pale.

I felt people moved their heads to look at me, I did shriek loudly.

Of all people, err, vampires that I would suspect, Principal Tsunade? But, well, that explains the never aging thing. Looking like you're around your twenties but the truth is you're already 50 years old.

"I thought she wasn't married?!"

"They don't have to." He rolled his eyes. "They were betrothed about 800 years ago, as my father narrated, and they did get married. In a vampire-ish way." He smirked.

"What? You get to wear a white dress and tux? And an aisle?" How ridiculous. I compared a normal wedding to their wedding. As if they are normal. Huh. Never mind.

"Well, not exactly. Err, you wear a traditional vampire dress. And the groom, much of a tuxedo. Our kind gets married under the sun."

"With all the shiny, shining thingy?"

He laughed at how I called it. "Yeah, my dad's name is Kakashi." He took some strands of my hair and played with it. "He's a Doctor at the Konoha Medical Center."

I nodded. "Really? " I said fervently. "What's their American names?

"Mhmmm." He said as he held my hand. "Though we don't need a doctor at home." He laughed. "Their names are quite obvious Sherlock, I thought you read twilight? Or at least some of it. It's Esme and Carlisle."

"Oh." I signed.

I rolled my eyes at myself.

Sometimes, I wonder why my brain works in academic ways, and doesn't work in common sense. I mean, hey! I'm a scholar for Pete's sake. And yet, the ones that are obvious does not register in my head. Scary. Maybe something's wrong with my brain neurons.

"Wait." I said as I pulled his arm. Another question is hovering in my pink lips. "Only Hinata is the talented one?" I continued when he stopped. Sasuke must have a talent!

"No." He said.

"Are you talented?"

He stood still for a while, never moving or talking. I held my waist with both of my hands and then tapping my toes as if I was his mother waiting for an explanation why he went home late.

"Well? There's no point in keeping anything from me anymore." I poked his right cheek.

"I am." He caught my hand. The sudden drop of temperature was nothing now. Now that I am used to him. "I can read minds."

"Really?"

"I can read minds of all people around us. Except you."

"You can't read my mind?" I asked.

"I can read every mind in this area, apart from yours." He grimaced a bit, trying to concentrate. "Sex, money, sex, sex, cat." He smirked. "And you? He scowled a bit more. "Nothing."

"Is there something wrong with me?" Shockingly that I could repel his ability. Bonus from God I guess. Maybe because I couldn't see common sense. Maybe my neurons are extra terrestrially arranged. Not normal.

"I can read minds, and you ask me what's wrong with you?" He laughed.

"Err, right."

"It's frustrating honestly." He held my hand and then we walked again. "I couldn't read your mind and know what you're thinking. To know what I should do to keep you comfortable. I really need your cooperation to keep me at peace. Tell me what you're thinking about every time. Please?"

I giggled. "Okay then. Whatever you say." I fidgeted as we walked, never taking of my hand on his. 'Umm, how about the others?"

"Err, Neji has the ability to see your past with just a touch. The opposite of Hinata's actually, without physical contact. Hinata's ability is passive and impassive at the same time. She sees futures unexpectedly and she sees the futures of some people or vampires." He smirked at the exemption. "if she wanted to." He said. " Naruto can control your feelings"

"Control?"

"Yeah, if he wants you to relax, he can make you relax." He smirked.

"That's cool."

"And convenient." He laughed. "Especially for Ino. She always suffers from nervous breakdown." He grimaced. "On how will Hidan react on her new clothes of course?"

"Wait, what did you mean by some? Does that mean, Hinata can't see my future?"

"Yes. She saw you in my future." He laughed again, "If you just saw Hinata's disappointed face when she discovered that someone could even repel her ability. It is a Class A ability for her sanity's sake. And you, a human, repelled what she could do. Even Hidan laughed so hard, he even rolled on the floor. Literally Saki."

Wow, it's like I'm the kryptonite of all vampires, Mary Jane of Spiderman. I repel them. I must have a superpower!

"Is Hinata and Neji associated?"

"Brother and Sister. They were the only son and daughter of the empirical king of Italy. Neji should've been the King at that time, not until they disappeared." Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "We passed by them when we were hunting, their carriage was attacked by robbers, they fell from the bridge, and Kakashi, being his Good Samaritan self, changed them to keep their life."

I stared at Sasuke for a brief moment. He was looking around, and being looked at. Cute.

After a few seconds of appreciating his beauty, I noticed his sweater.

"Your clothes are a bit, err, weird and I couldn't find anything that matches."

"Hinata designs it and makes it, and never gets tired with what she does. She's absolutely inlove with fashion. And well, she has all the time she wants." He laughed when he remembered Hinata. It looks like they're close. "We live forever. As you can see, we never age,"

I think immortality is nice. You can see how people develop this world, how technology advances, how dreary education is as you do it again and again, to see the Montagues and Capulets of today's world hack each other up to show who's richer and smarter and everything. To see everything age, when you don't. It would be sad of course; as you watch the people you loved get older and pass away when you cannot. I'm terrified of dead people. However, I do not see a dilemma with death itself. I'm not afraid to die.

"Like I can't notice," I rolled my eyes.
He smirked. "You know, I could always be myself when I'm with you,"

"You talk too much."

"Well that's the problem." He said while he shoved his free hand in his pocket. "I talk too much when I'm around you."

"What do I look like? A chat room?" I scowled at him.

"Sort of." He chuckled.

"Egotistic Bastard." I mumbled.

"I heard that." Sasuke said with a smirk. "Bad girl." He took my chin and kissed my forehead.

We exchanged a few questions to each other. He asked what is my favorite color, my favorite gem and more favorites. I discovered he used to like tomatoes when he was still human. He loves the sampaguita. A small white flower but smells very nice, as he defined. He actually compared me with that flower, I am small and frail that looks like I'm going to break every touch he's going to give me, and yet I smell tempting to him and my influence on him never stopped. Huh.

I also discovered he loves sweaters. He feels warmer, if that's even possible, If he wears one of those. He said Hinata annoys him more than I do when I get myself into trouble. He loves navy blue and well, sort of unexpected for me, pink. I actually laughed when I discovered he liked that color. G.I. Joe is his favorite movie, he loves to compose songs, loves to play some instruments and loves Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock, and Hardcore. Cool, a similarity.

My mood lightened up again.

"You said you hunt for animals, right?" I said while poking his cheeks with my two forefingers.

"Yes." He said as he plucked my nose.

"Do you have any favorites?" I said as I poked him some more.

"Err, yes." He caught my hand. "Stop it."

I pouted. "What's your favorite?"

He shrugged. "Mountain Lion."

I giggled.

"Hey Sherlock," He called.

"What is it Dracula?" I giggled mentally at our nicknames for each other.

"Do you suffer from multiple personality disorder?" He asked.

I scowled. "Obviously not."

"Oh no not multiple personality disorder," He paused for a good six seconds. "You're moody."

"Err—" I wasn't able to speak. He is right.

"Like I said." He smirked.

We passed by a grand piano in the middle of the mall's intersection. You can see four directions from where we were standing. He wrapped his right arm at my small waist. Smiling at me, triumphant because we were debating on his arm on my waist. You know me, I hate attention. Because when you are as clumsy as me, and attention is always in you, it's pretty unpleasant. If you ask me.

People are still staring.

I elbowed Sasuke softly. Trying to avoid the horrible bruise, I got a few days ago. "How could you get used to this?"

"Used to what?"

"Err, stares." I shrugged and then exchanged glances from left to right.

"Years of practice." He said with a laugh evident in his voice. "It's quite easy to get used to though."

"Psshh. Your arrogance is getting wayyy overboard." I rolled my eyes at him.

At least he's not illiterate to the fact that he is beautiful. So I won't have to do the extra job of rubbing it in his face to avoid those snakes from stealing him from me. I am possessive, So sue me.

"Yeah, I love you too." He chuckled and then he pecked my lips.

I heard disappointed snarls and groans at the back.

"Well, let me show you my other talent, other than interrupting people's minds."

"And irritating me." I half-smiled.

He chuckled. "I irritate you?" Sasuke is sometimes insensitive, "Really?"

I stuck out my tongue at him.

Sasuke walked to the customer service counter and talked to the woman for a while. Then she handed him a small microphone.

"Hello everyone." His velvet voice caught the attention of almost everyone who could hear him. Heads turned to see where the voice came from and then they gawked when their eyes laid on my Sasuke's face. "I'm here to play for my cherry blossom, Sakura, she's right there, the love of my life." He looked at me, and the others looked as well. I glared at Sasuke. "I'll play the lullaby I wrote for her. Hope she likes it ne?"

The girls were staring at me. Some awed by Sasuke's sweetness and others glared again. Oh, when will I ever?! Fan girls here and there. If I were a vampire, I would've threw them out of the window to get those glares away from me. I walked to Sasuke and poked his forehead again. I heard giggles and chuckles.

"What do you think you're doing?!"

"Speaking." His faint lips cracked a smile for my dazed eyes, gazing upon thy beauty.

He gracefully walked to the grand piano and sat down, eyes closed. He looked so tame though behind that sight was a ravenous vampire trying to deny his own humanity.

My mouth wasn't able to utter any kind of sound as my ears were swimming through an ocean of soothing sounds as his fingers danced through the black and white keys of the large piano that stood before him. Dazzled with his beauty and utmost talent, I approached the Fallen Angel sitting across black and white keys that were singing in his gracious commands. I gaped in marvel and love. I thought `How in the world did I get this kind of luck?` How could someone as plain and normal as me is standing right beside the most beautiful man on earth, playing a wonderful song laid for my ears to hear and be thankful for.

His music was soft, almost breakable soft and yet has a robust grip. I eavesdropped when I noticed that he was soon gonna enter the song's bridge. His face traced a small smile as he heard me gasp. His pointed nose and pale lips stayed tranquil but his eyes were much calmer than before. Its lids were a strange shade of gray as I saw. Then after a few seconds of looking at the most amazing thing I ever laid eyes on, Sasuke and his utmost perfection, I heard the bridge. It was soft and flowing, like my love for him. And probably, his love for me. I loved the way he made it smooth and calm for me, to be able to feel all of the love he is making me realize as I hear his creation that's meant for me. Those traitorous teardrops were slowly escaping my eyes, not because I'm distressed, because I was preposterously ecstatic and a smile wasn't able to convey it enough. My eyes were releasing my emotions, when my face couldn't. I can never be happier than this moment.

The lullaby came to its conclusion. Sasuke opened his ebony black eyes and looked at me with love and compassion. Like he was a man who saw the luminous beauty of the moon for the first time. His fingers never leaving the piano keys, his pale face stretched into a astounding smile. I knew this lullaby is for me and me only. He stood up as the people applauded. He bowed down gracefully to his audience and flashed them another blinding smile.

"Well, thank you for listening. I entitled it River Flows in You. For my Sherlock Holmes here." He chuckled. "Why are you crying? What's wrong are you hurt?" He whispered to me worriedly.

"N-no. I—'m jus—st h—happy an—d t—t—touched." I stuttered as I held onto his shirt.

Sasuke whispered soothing shushes to me and wiped my tears away from my face as soon as they fell down and crashed into my cheeks. "They make you ugly. Stop crying love. Just put up your best smile for me. Please?" He whispered into my ear with his calming voice. It was like he inherited some of Naruto's 'said' ability.. I tried to stop my sobs and then smiled with all of my might.

Everyone clapped when they saw Sasuke kissing me. I couldn't hear them much now. I concentrated on Sasuke's lips.

He pulled away. "You liked it?"

I scowled.

"Oh you don't." He frowned.

"NO!" I shouted an octave as soon as I saw his face crumple. "It's not that I don't like it Dracula." I pinched his cheeks so he would smile. "I loved it really. I just scowled because I hate it when you could always make me feel loved, when I can't."

He stared at me.

"Sa. Ku. Ra." He mumbled my name, as his surprisingly warm breathe flowed through my skin.. "How can you say that?"

"Because I have a mouth." I said a-matter-of-factly.

He rolled his eyes in a cute way.

"You always make me feel loved." He mumbled. "Those annoying pinches, pokes all around. It's like my Sakura's personal way of showing love." He caressed my cheek. "No one has done that before."

I pouted. "That's all?"

"You've shown me the cutest pout too." He chuckled.

I laughed with him too.

We walked home. Yeah right. The mall is almost next to my house err, condo unit. We were talking about what he usually does every time were not together. He is affluent you know, with free time as a first on his list. I mean, you can do whatever you want with all those free time. Four hundred years . . .

"WHAT?!!!" I half shrieked after Sasuke talk about what he does at night.

Sasuke flinched.

"You watch me sleep?! How could you?! My mumbles, my dreams, my secrets EVERYTHING! Unraveled! Nooooo!!!" I went wild, hitting the floor with my wrists, kicking and screaming. Suddenly I felt Sasuke's arms pull me up and hug me.

"Shut up Sherlock. People are sleeping." He smirked. "It is pretty interesting honestly."

I pouted at him and then stuck my tongue out.

"You mumble my name all the time. When you were asleep," He said while his eyes were suddenly turning soft. "You make me feel so loved. Just by hearing your voice mumbling my name. Telling me you love me even as you slumber in your bed."

"Great, make me blush more." I am blushing madly now. Darn, I've been mumbling his names over and over.

I never bothered when people see me sleep or hear what I say as I slumber. However, ever since Sasuke came, I became conscious about everything even how I react, answer to his questions or even how I fidget when he's around. It's like he a critic or something.

I know I talk in my sleep. Only Gaara hears me as I talk because we are roommates and I never sleep outside.

"See you at school Sherlock."

Suddenly, I jerked up my head, escaping my thoughts. He decided to leave me at peace for the night. He knows me well I see. He walked to me and kissed me goodnight. Then he disappeared.

I sighed.

Sun and moon.

I see the sun in the sky, but on the other side, I also see the moon.

I saw Sasuke on the sunlit side, glittering and dazzling as ever, and another man, of which still blurred in my vision, is standing on the moonlit side.

I reached for Sasuke but he faded away.

And the other man, who was on the sunlit side, walked to me and when I saw his face, I froze in shock.

I huffed as I struggled opened my eyes.

Sasuke, he faded away. Like he was some sort of dust.

I agonizingly screamed his name, running to him. That was the last thing my mind thought of until I felt someone shake me.

"Sakura!" Sasuke's voice stole me from the excruciatingly painful dream that I was imprisoned moments ago.

I sat up still screaming and tears flowed on my face.

"Sakura, it's okay. Stop crying. It's just a dream." Sasuke cooed while caressing my back. I was crying so much that it wet Sasuke's sweater.

"Freakin'—night—mares." I sniffed. "They're—coming—back." Sniff. "I—hate—i—t"

"Shusshh love, I'm here no one's gonna hurt you. I promise. No one." He comforted me.

That dream really scared me. It was almost real. Sasuke's leaving me.

"Y—you l—left me a—a—t m—y d—d—dream. Y—you did—n't c—come bac—k." I stuttered as I sobbed relentlessly over the stupid dream.

"I will never leave you. I promise. Don't cry love." He hugged me tightly, the cold aura he's giving out helps me calm down a bit. "Calm down. Don't worry."

"Y—you won't do t—that. R—right?"

"Never." He assured.

"O—kay" I calmed down. "G—gosh I feel S—tupid. Crying o—ver a stupid night—mare."

He laughed softly. "That's alright Sakura. Go get ready, we have school."

I giggled. "O—kay." Sniff.

"WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed in rage and shock as I got to my feet, ignoring the violent reactions from the students around me. I shot a death glare at Sasuke. He was holding up a laugh in his cheeks.

"Yes Sakura, you and Sasuke will be the ones who will sing on your prom night." Principal Tsunade said in the microphone at a meeting at the auditorium.

"B—but ma'am I can't sing!" I lied. I know I can sing but still, singing in a crowd with people looking at you? NO WAY!!

"Sasuke said you can." She said, an eyebrow raised. "Now, there's no turning back now. You'll face punishments if you didn't follow. Two songs for you, two for Sasuke, and a duet for the two of you. I assume you won't have any problems with that?" Her imperial voice outshone the others.

I blushed and then sat down. "You are so gonna pay for this Sasuke." I whispered to him as he was uncontrollably shaking from laughter.

"Oooo, scary." Sasuke said in a chuckle.

We were dismissed at the auditorium, and as we left there, I shouted at Sasuke. Three octaves high.

"How could you?! You're gonna embarrass me in front of thousands! Sasuke!" I was furious about it. I hate attention too much that I couldn't get more.

"I hear you sing when you take baths." He calmly said. "And by the way, I absolutely loved your version of 'A new day has come'." He stated. "I'm not peaking, vampire-swear" He saw me glare at him when he uttered the 'bath' word..

"How could you???" I asked him again in a snarl.

"Because Hinata won't sing with me again." He said. "She and Naruto have a special number already."

I sighed.

"Don't worry Sherlock. It'll be okay."

"2 songs! And a duet! It's okay! Yeah Right!" I rolled my eyes.

"I'll be the one playing the piano dearest. Don't freak out, you'll just sing."

I sighed in defeat.

"Hah, my first time on the limelight huh?" I thought. "Well, not exactly. Clumsiness does this you can't even imagine." I pursed my lips at the memory of my vivid gift.

"True." He laughed. "I'll tutor you. I promise."

"Do I get to hear YOU sing?" I accused. He is very fond of surprises.

"No." He stated. "I am writing songs. It'll ruin the moment if you hear it in progress."

I grunted at his selfishness. But I let it pass.

We were both silent for a while.

"I'll take you to my place tomorrow."

I froze in place. "What? To Err, meet your family?"

"Yeah."

"W—what if they won't like me?"

"So you're worried, not because you'll be in a house full of vampires, but because you think they won't approve of you? He laughed.

"I'm glad I'm amusing you." I rolled my eyes.

He chuckled.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7:00pm. Be ready."

"Uhg, I think I have to dig through my closet. I doubted there were any etiquette books detailing how to dress when your vampire sweetheart takes you home to meet his vampire family."

He chuckled. "Just be yourself love. They'll love you. I am sure of that."

"Yeah right, thanks for the support." I rolled my eyes.

He kissed my forehead. "I'm glad to be able to help."

He opened his car door, and then opened mine.

"Now, I'll leave you to Hinata the day after tomorrow to shop for your dress at the prom next week."

"I don't have any money." I lied.

"Then, I'll buy you one if you're broke. You can't get away with this." He smiled arrogantly.

I'm doomed in despair.

Dresses, Gowns, Ridiculous amounts of make up, Ultra high-heeled shoes, earrings. Outrageously decorated necklaces.

I paled. I'm so not gonna like this.

Tenth..

`Say it again.`

Meeting his family personally was not an easy task I must say. Seeing people who are much beautiful than those people you idolize on the television. IS. NOT. EASY.

Also when your vampire sweetheart's 'sister' does not approve of you much.

Footsteps. Coming back and forth. Clothes flying everywhere.

"Uhg! Sasuke you're gonna pay for this someday!" I dug through ivory white closet until I found a decent piece.

A white halter neck dress stopped just below my knees. It has a belt just under my breasts with black swirls on it. It's decent enough for an evening dinner with Sasuke's family. Dinner. Schnidder. I thought sarcastically.

Because, in the first place, human food, DOES NOT, I repeat, DOES NOT satisfy them at any amount.

So there, I decided to pair it with my white heels with straps. I patiently criss-crossed the straps with occasional snorts leaving my lips and tied it neatly at the back. I looked at my reflection in the mirror and well, not arrogantly, concluded that I looked somewhat of an angel. Because of the clothes of course. With all the white and strappy thingys and—

"You look beautiful love." A velvet voice said.

"You know, I could call the police now. You keep on doing this every time." I accused. "Go downstairs. I'll just go down when I'm ready." I added as I glared through the mirror. I was startled for a moment because,

He groaned a bit. "I was expecting to see you get ready."

"Well, no you can't." I giggled. Sasuke's features were a bit irritated.

He groaned in defeat and then disappeared.

I ran to the bathroom and do I have to mention I almost tripped? Uhg,

I placed some concealer under my eyes to hide my eye bags. Then placed a little powder then topped it with foundation that matches my skin color. I applied liquid eyeliner, and then a pencil eyeliner on my top eyelid, then some mascara and the curled my eyelashes. Then applied some natural colored lipstick to top it off.

I half pig-ponytailed my hair and then placed my white gold necklace that Sasuke had given on our first month. A word engraved on the white gold. It says, Mikazuki or in English, New Moon.

I hurried to the elevator and bumped into my neighbor. He stared at me intently. But I ignored him.

When I saw my Knight in Shining Armor. Bahaha, Love it. The sun is penetrating the tinted windows of the front lobby of the condominium made him shimmer a little bit. However, it's unnoticeable if you don't know what he is.

The guy at my back snarled in disappointment. He saw Sasuke grin at me.

GRIN. AT. ME.

Will I ever get used to his face? Uhg why does he have to be so . . . strikingly beautiful?

My Sanity came back when he caressed my face.

"Hello again, love." His breathe escaped his lips. Its scent made my sanity fade away again.

"Hi. Sorry fo—" I wasn't able to continue. His lips prevented it. But I don't mind. At all.

How many times did his kiss make me feel dizzy? Or let alone, fighting for consciousness? Ah, right, ever since the first one.

It is not because he is my first kiss. (Yeah, sue me) but because his kiss has some kick in it. Like a strong liquor for a weak drinker. Yeah. Just the first shot and you're down.

I felt him smirk.

"You're making me dizzy." I managed to break the kiss.

I was shocked I was able to do that. I used to be snapped out of consciousness when I feel his stone cold lips on mine.

"Yeah, tell me about it." He chuckled. "You make my throat burn."

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, every human does."

"Well, you make it burn the hottest." He added. I scowled.

"It's not my fault I smell appealing to you."

"Yes, Yes, True." He laughed. "Shall we?"

"Yeah right. Let's go." I felt him hold my hand, shocked by his skin's low temperature, I involuntarily evaded his touch. It made him scowl and mutter a 'sorry'. But, I caught his hand and placed some pressure on it. "It's alright." I smiled. "I was just shocked. A little getting used to the hand part. But, it's worth it if it's your hand."

"Thank you." He said softly.

"For what?" I asked.

"For the effort to make this work." He smiled a sad smile. It made me frown a bit.

"No thanking needed. I want and I'm willing to."

I was guilty of the action I portrayed moments ago. I knew that it would offend him. I could see the glint from his eyes fade again. I pecked him on the cheek and then held his hand with my two hands to tell him it's okay. That I don't bother. Not the slightest bit.

He stayed tranquil. A smile on his lips. It made me feel pleasant seeing him like that. Happy because of me, at least.

The ride to their home is a little longer than I would've expected. He did pointed out that their house was outside the city. But I didn't know that 'outside' was around 10 miles from the city's exterior. It was an arctic night. So Sasuke opened the heater inside to help me warm up.

"Thanks." I whispered. "I think I'm gonna freeze in 3 seconds if you didn't open that."

He chuckled. "Not that I needed it but, it is freezing now. I bought one for you." He chuckled. "Don't talk, just shut up, forget that I said I bought it for you and enjoy the warmth my queen."

"What did you just call me?" I suddenly jerked up after I tried to protest that he bought me this expensive heater. Right.

"Sa. Ku. Ra." He mouthed. I wasn't sure that, that was what I heard. Uhg. Never mind.

I focused my attention on the heater. Because, its freakin' cold! Uhg!

"Cold is not healthy." I mumbled to myself.

"Yeah, look what it has done to you."

I looked at the side mirror. I was freakin pale!

"Darn it, now I have to place some cheek tint." I grunted. "I hate it."

"Then don't place some. It's not like we are colorful." Sasuke chuckled.

"True. Thanks for saving me from my remorse."

"Glad to help."

I held out a gasp when I saw their house, err—mansion, err—palace? It was freakin H-U-G-E!

"Is this your house? Err, mansion?" I asked.

"Yeah, sort of." He chuckled. "It's mostly open areas where we could you know, hold vampire parties and some races."

"I can see that." I gawked. Their house would've been a dream come true to anyone who's as rich as they were.

I know, money meant nothing next to their family. Well, maybe they were rich ever since. Hinata and Neji being royalties before they were vampires. I mentally snorted.

Their house was made of glass walls. At front at least. I mean, you could see what's inside.

A flat screen television, sofas that could sit up to 12 people I estimated. A large mahogany coffee table that should I mention? That has some gemstones engraved on the side. Carpeted floorings. An awesome set of acoustic guitars and electric guitars hung at the 'music area' around the right area. A Yamaha Grand Piano, A Drums Set, 2 bass guitars, a flute and 3 violins. I imagined them playing one song. That would be, awesome.

I also spotted a bar. With wines and stuff.

More carpet.

A large family portrait hung on the middle on the music room wall.

Another screen, which I think is a touch screen computer meant to organize and open the lights and—wait.

A family portrait? I walked back as I heard Sasuke chuckle softly. "I'll tell them we're here." I heard him mumble and he left me.

I stared at the picture with awe. The guys were wearing tuxes for Christ's sake. `No harm intended` I thought.

And the girls were wearing party dresses that complimented their features and looks so well I snorted. `Beauty and all its freaking benefits.`

I saw an acoustic guitar on a stand that is Navy Blue. I guessed it was Sasuke's. Because, One, It has the name Sasuke on it. Duh.

I fervently took it and held it on my lap, silently asking for Sasuke's permission, then sat down on a high chair at the bar. Then I placed the capo on the right fret and sang the song I wrote a week ago. Becuzee, I was bored. I wasn't expecting Sasuke to be back yet. Although he is fast, but he has to call them first. Muhaha.

[It's titled 'Say it Again by Marie Digby. :D]

The thing about love
Is i never saw it coming
It kinda crept up and took me by surprise
And now there`s a voice inside my heart that`s got me wondering
Is this true, i want to hear it one more time

Move in a little closer
Take it to a whisper
Just a little louder

Say it again for me
Cuz i love the way it feels when you are telling me that i`m
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It`s like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you`re in love
Say it again

Thing about you is you know just how to get me
You talk about us like there`s no end in sight
The thing about me is that i really want to let you
Open that door and walk into my life

Move in a little closer
Take it to a whisper
Just a little louder

Say it again for me
Cuz i love the way it feels when you are telling me that i`m
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It`s like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you`re in love

And it feels like it`s the first time
That anybody's ever brought the sun without the rain
And never in my whole life
Have I heard words as beautiful as when you say my name

Say it again for me
Cuz i love the way it feels when you are telling me that i`m
The only one who blows your mind
Say it again for me
It`s like the whole world stops to listen
When you tell me you`re in love
Say it again

When you tell me you`re in love
Say it again

"Was that for me?" Sasuke suddenly spoke, his warm breathe concentrated on my left ear. He was beside me all right.

Because I was so startled, I fell, I repeat, FELL from the chair instantly. Fortunately, Sasuke caught me.

"Yeah you liked it?" I said as I stood up. I'm kinda used to my clumsiness. "It's kind of a 30minute song if you asked me. The lyrics just popped out of my brain and I just wrote it and pronto." I giggled. "Sorry I used your guitar."

"I heard you asking for permission."

"And you heard the whole song?" I assumed.

"Every word of it." He smiled.

"Greaaaaat. Now I have more reasons to make your throat burn." I blushed.

He laughed. Followed by soft chuckles at the back.

"Oh! I'm sorry." I bowed my head. "My name is Haruno Sakura."

"Hi again kiddo." Hidan greeted me with a grin.

"Yo Hidan." I giggled at the sudden informality. Hidan's aura seems to be calming, like a big brother's aura to me.

I heard his bass chuckle after I spoke. "Little sister huh?"

"Yeah." I blushed a bit, hiding my shyness to them.

"Hello dear." I heard a familiar voice of a woman. It sounded like a bell.

I looked at the direction where the voice came and I saw their mother.

I bowed. "Good evening Ms. Tsunade."

"No need for sudden formalities dear. We're not in the school." She walked to us.

"This is my mother for all purposes." He grinned and then scowled when Tsunade smacked him at the back of his head on her description. "And this is Ino."

"Hello." I greeted.

"Hi." She bowed a bit. I could swear she bowed.

"And this is my Father, of all purposes also, that teaches us the weirdest things we shouldn't know." He chuckled.

I giggled as I saw the white haired guy smack the back of Sasuke's head. "Idiot." He said. "Yo." He held up one hand. I giggled again. "Kakashi's the name, and yes my hair is natural and a big NO that I'm old."

I laughed. "Yes yes, tell me about it Kakashi-san." I pointed at my hair.

Everyone laughed with us. I already felt like they're my family.

"Right!" Ino suddenly blurted. "It's like its safe she knows what we are. Go! Laugh and rejoice!"

"I would never—" I tried to say.

"She knows what she shouldn't tell." Sasuke cut me off as his lips pressed into a hard line..

"Yes, I would never tell anyone—"

"You wouldn't darling, we all know that." Tsunade said as she touched my shoulder.

"Hi Sakura!" I suddenly heard from across the room.

I looked at the direction and I saw Hinata and Naruto.

"Hey Hinata." I giggled. I just saw them jump from the tree. Freakingly cute.

"Hello, I'm Naruto!" He held out his hand. And I shook it. "Nice to see you here at our little home."

I choked. "Little?" I breathed.

They all laughed.

"Hello, I'm Neji." Someone said from the back.

I looked across the room. "Sakura." I nodded to him.

"Neji is our newest vegetarian." Sasuke mumbled. "He's having a hard time controlling—"

"I understand. That's okay." I turned to Neji. "Nice meeting you."

He smiled warmly at me. He looked constipated back there. . .

"Sasuke dear, why don't you show her around the house?" Tsunade said. "I'll go cook for her."

"Um, that's not necessary—" My stomach grumbled. I snorted. "What perfect timing" I mumbled.

Everybody laughed.

I blushed. "I am officially changing the subject here." I snorted. I feel comfortable with them around, so what's the point of being shy? "Nice family portrait you got there."

"Thanks." Everybody mumbled. A bass voice said aloud. "Sasuke looks like Clark Kent right?" He chuckled.

"Yeah, tell me about it. I thought he was Peter Parker." I rolled my eyes.

"Told you she was special, dobe." Sasuke elbowed Naruto.

"Special imagination that is, teme." Naruto agreed. They all laughed at me again.

"What do I look like? A clown? You always laugh at me." I complained at them.

"Not much kid," Kakashi said. "It's just that, we don't have visitors all the time, let alone a human visitor." He teased.

I smacked my forehead. "Unbelievable."

"Okay, Okay, enough jokes for Sherlock here." Sasuke took my waist. "I'll show her around the house."

Hidan snorted with Naruto. "And you tell us were killjoys."

Everybody(Everybody in my vocabulary means everybody except INO. Get it?) chuckled again.

Sasuke took my hand and walked to the staircase with a smile on his lips.

"Told you they'll like you." He said with a grin.

"Yeah, in a way though." I giggled. "At least I amuse them as much as you guys amuse me."

We were going up the stairs when I saw a large frame with . . . graduation caps?

"Graduation caps?" I pointed.

He chuckled a bit. "Yeah, it's kind of a personal family joke. We matriculate a lot."

I looked at it. It was, hideous!!

I shrugged. We walked into a white room with more . . . glass windows for walls.

"You love sun huh." I looked at the room.

He laughed. "This is my bedroom—"

"What? No bed?" I was already inside the room.

"Well, I—we—" He paused at the generalization."—don't sleep."

"Never?"

"Ever."

I saw an upright piano and two violins.

"Well, could I use your violin?" I changed the subject. I noticed the dark bags under his soft eyes.

"Why? You know how to play?" He asked.

"I'm just gonna try something, yes I can play a little." I took it and checked if it is tuned. "Nice." I mumbled. The tuning and the violin are very nice.

I started playing Ave Maria. It was a little easy piece. When I got to the middle, I heard another violin. Sasuke took the other one. We are playing the duet.

I felt a sudden breeze; I opened my other eye and saw Tsunade and Kakashi looking at us as we played. Their faces solemn and happy for us. I closed my eyes again as we reached the bridge, feeling more breeze. I concluded that they heard us playing.

When we were finished, I let my eyes close for a while, then I sighed. I heard a small applause.

I opened my eyes. I saw Sasuke smiling happily in front of me.

"No one could ever take your place, My Sakura." He said in a soft voice.

I was awestruck at his eyes. They were so sincere and soft as I looked up to them.

I didn't notice a teardrop escaped my right eye.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked as he wiped it away.

"Nothing." My voice broke. "It's just that, well—" I was trailed off.

He smiled as if he knew what I was thinking about. Well, duh, he can't read my mind.

His eyes soften more if that was possible when he heard me whisper he words I wanted to tell him 5 seconds ago.

"You will always be, my everything."

He leaned down to give me a short kiss. After that, I touched his lips.

"Please, don't let this . . . die." I whispered.

"It'll never Sakura. Its life will be like my kind. It will live forever." He breathed. "and ever."

I smiled.

Sasuke is mine. Forever.

"Silence doesn't always tell the truth"

I'm a WHAT?!

Prom. Uhg. I've always hated balls with gowns or cocktail dresses. Even though I do like clothes, my fashion sense isn't that good and patriotic.

Hinata. I honestly thought that I'd like her one hundred and one percent.

But, no, only 99%

Fashion sucks. Period.

XI – Of Royalty?

"Shopping?" I groaned sleepily, stretching across my ivory bed. The bed was too soft, that my body actually sunk as it touched its silky surface.

Mornings on your sweetheart's house err, mansion err, palace is nice. It's warmer, cozy and not to mention spacious. I slept on their guest room that's approximately about the size on my condominium unit, only larger. White walls, white bed, white tables with gold patterns. Carpeted floors, feather pillows, feathered beds and more glass walls are the primary decorations of the room. When I look to the right, I see the wall err, window, the whole wall is made of glass! And the white and gold curtain hanging on it.

"Yes. So get up there young lady so I can choose the most perfect dress for ya!" Hinata said cheerfully as she clapped them once with enthusiasm.

I groaned to her eagerness. I'm her life sized Barbie doll now. Where is my liberty here? "Hinata, 5 more minutes." I covered myself with the warmer, morphing into a fetal position and covered my ears.

She sighed loudly, I thought it was of defeat and I smiled to myself, hiding under the outrageously large warmer resting on my body and rejoicing of my stubbornness' triumph. Then to my shock, she pulled the blanket away from me. Then, she pulled my ankle and dropped me to the carpeted floors.

I fell down with a loud "oof!" and "thud!"

"Hah!" Hinata mouthed and then she laughed aloud, hugging her own stomach.

"What? What's with the laughing? Hina~chan?" Naruto suddenly popped out of nowhere. Naruto's eyebrows furrowed when his eyes flickered on my direction.. "Sakura? Did you sleep on the floor?" he asked.

"No." I said. "Hinata pulled my ankle, I fell on the floor." I blew my bangs off my face. "Interesting wake up call though."

With that, Naruto laughed with my favorite person, as he hugged his belly. "Well, because we don't wake up anyone in this house. You're the first ever in history."

"Yeah, congratulations to me," I said sarcastically. I started to get up and then I dusted my white sleeping dress that Tsunade lent me last night.

"Yes, yes, congratulations. Now Sakura, go and dress up. I'll wait for you downstairs in 15minutes." She stopped laughing and then changed into a motherly tone. "In fifteen minutes." She eyed me and then, in a split half second, before I could even frown at her bossiness, she has vanished, just like that.

I groaned loudly as I rolled my eyes.

"Err, Sakura, I better not squabble with Hinata, if she wants something, she'll get it no matter what." Naruto interjected. "Just follow her, and your day would end faster."

"Yeah right. Thanks for the tip." I huffed as I lazily walked to the bathroom.

I heard Naruto chuckle in amusement when I was inside. Was that abruptly uproarious to him? Tss, they are really making fun of me.

"Sakura! If you are not down here in 15seconds! I know you are already done and I foresaw that you are planning to tell Sasuke! He's not here so there's no point!" Hinata shouted again. Her voice was impossibly four octaves higher than normal. I don't know how her voice could be that loud. It sounded petite, delicate and mischievous yesterday. I found her polite too. Well, I guess I suck at initial impressions.

I groaned in irritation. I was ready when she yelled 2 minutes ago. However, I am horrified of what she would do to me after this day. Absolutely, positively horrified.

She wasn't joking that she's gonna make me her life sized Barbie doll. Nice purpose in life.

"Sakura! 10 seconds!" Hinata shouted. She's treating me like I'm her daughter! Uhg!

"Alright already!" I shouted back. I was mumbling things as I went down the stairs.

"Yeah right, Sakura." Hinata answered. Oops, vampire. Right.

Chagrin washed through me when we went to the lingerie shop beside my favorite shopping area. The Department store.

"Hinata, what are we doing here?" I demanded in a low threatening voice, though I know she wont listen to me. My arm hair stood to the end when I saw Hinata choosing pieces for me. I hissed and approached her. "Hinata. I'm asking you a question."

"We're looking for under wears duh." She said without looking at me, rolling her pearl white eyes in my direction. "Here try this."

Blood washed away from my face as my mouth hanged open. I looked at the, err, lingerie she was holding up. "I—I have lots of lingerie at home and, err, I don't need t—that." I stuttered nervously. I am scared of lingerie. Absolutely scared, horrified, anxious and whatever synonym those words could possibly have. I pointed at the thing.

She laughed at my reaction to her actions. Then she shrugged. "I'm joking Sakura." She dragged me to the bra section. (I assume you know where we came from.) "We just need a bra that you could use in any gown. I dug through your closet, I found nothing." She said with a tone of frustration as she smoothen her white dress top. "I mean Sakura! How could you dress primitively?! Do you know that that fashion is around, 6 years ago?" She shook her head impatiently at me with her hands clung to her sides. "And you have the nicest skin any human could ever have, yet you waste it just like that! Using too bold colors." She pouted a bit, looking at me from head to toe.

"Because I like it?" I answered with a question. She was talking so fast that I should've paid more attention to her. "Wait, you dug through my closet without asking me?! Hinata!" I complained. Not because she dug through my closet, but because she didn't ask me. There's a new thing out in the market people. It's called, 'asking for permission!'

"Don't worry, I locked your door before I left." She answered, obviously trying to irritate me. My frown deepened. She let out a laugh.

"Alright, Sorry. I was just so curious about your wardrobe." She was holding three bras now as she walked and talked. "Hey try this on." She held it all out to me and pushed me to the fitting room.

A few light years passed, -eye roll- Hinata finally decided on a white bra, which I'm not going to define because, its pretty much white and strapless and backless. And its made of some stuff, err, I dunno what's it called. Oh, I just defined it. Whatever.

Hinata grinned sheepishly at me after I told her I have no money to pay for that thing. She took a rectangular black card and fanned herself with it, though it's not that necessary.

"Let me guess." I scowled while glaring at the rectangular 'thing' she's holding up. "That's Sasuke's credit card." I remembered our conversation. Funny, I remember everything he says if I pay attention.

"Nope. Wrong." She grinned ear to ear. "It's yours. Connected to Sasuke's bank account." She stopped fanning it, as she was grinning mockingly at me, and handed it to the cashier woman.

My first reaction was 'oh okay.' It was mine and all, so they don't have to pay for it. No more protesting, I could pay the bank bills a few days after . . .

Connected to Sasuke's bank account. My second reaction was horror.

"Hinata! That's Sasuke's money!!" I reached for it, trying to fight Hinata's strength, which I know I would not win over, thank you very much.

"Oops! Too late!" She grinned wider, if that's even possible.

I groaned. She already swiped the card on the cash register. Perfect.

And then I thought hell wasn't over, after a few meter's walk and we went to a shoe shop and bought a 500-dollar pair of shoes that has 3 inched heels. She complained about my height so she chose that, and it was unbelievably comfortable on my feet so I didn't mind. I was just furious about the credit card that suddenly weight 10 pounds on my back pocket. I took it from Hinata to avoid any more unnecessary purchases. We walked to the parking lot and then she stuck the things behind her 911 Turbo.

"What? The torture is over? No forcing Sakura to buy anymore outrageously expensive and unnecessary stuff?" I grimaced sarcastically. The shopping torture was on top of my list though. For now, I was just happy that we're on the road now and not on those tiled floors and those glass walls that portray what the shops sell on that hideous place. I am never going to that place with Hinata alone ever again.

"Nah, we're going home. I made a dress principally for you. I do hope I did get your measurements right. Sasuke gave me a bad picture—" She trailed off, a small frown stretched across her marbled face.

"You get measurements by pictures?" I gasped. Are their eyes that accurate?

"Yeah, I'm used to measuring that I don't have to use any kind of material. I just look at the client and viola." She smiled in pleasure. She really loves fashion the way I despise it now that she showed me how hideous a shopping spree is with her pushing and pulling and yelling at you all the time.

The drive was short. Thanks to Hinata's outrageous driving. It was as if I rode the roller coaster for 30 straight minutes.

"Hinata, please, what did you do to her?" I heard Sasuke complain softly but sternly to his sister. He was carrying me to the living room, bridal style. As my skin touched the silk surface of the sofa, I managed to loosen up because I was pretty sure that I'm meters away from Hinata's car now. "I mean look at her! She's so pale as paper. No, she's just as pale as everyone else in this room!"

"I said I'm sorry okay? I didn't expect she would freak out at that speed." Hinata said defensively, I couldn't open my eyes to see their expressions though. I was so dizzy that my head is spinning uncontrollably. I felt like I was going to faint any instant. She was much worse than Sasuke. I groaned in pain.

"Sakura, take this." A new voice ordered. I suddenly realized it was Kakashi, performing his duty over me. "It'll ease up in 5 minutes. Some patience needed though. We don't want you to be hurting"

I nodded weakly, still eyes closed, pursing my lips as another pain stung through my head.

"Hinata that was very irresponsible." Tsunade scolded rigidly to her adopted daughter. "Sasuke did tell you that Sakura likes speed. But your definition of speed is not coherent as ours." I could have really sworn I felt that she shook her head.

Hidan laughed. "Oooh, Hina~chan's in danger."

"Shut up Hidan." Tsunade in her rigid-principal voice ordered him. I peeked at them with my right eye.

"Tee-Hee." I heard Hinata tease her as she immaturely stuck her tongue out. They should be mature off all people I know. They've been alive for centuries now!

I opened my eyes and the first pair of eyes I saw was Sasuke's.

"Saki?" He crooned. "Are you all right?"

"Yeah, didn't know Hinata's such a child." I snorted to a laugh, earning a glare from Hinata.

"She never matures." Naruto nodded, agreeing with my assessment on Hinata's behavior.

"Nor do you." Hinata stuck her tongue to Naruto.

"I was screaming for you to slow down, but you never listened to me." I accused her, earning her a glare from everyone except Ino, Naruto and Hidan.

I noticed the look Naruto is giving to Hinata, and then I noticed her looks and stolen glances for him. I guess they were together now though. I managed to tease Naruto despite of the intolerable pain I feel in my head.

"Naruto, are you sure you didn't control Hinata's feelings for you?" I mumbled and the Hidan laughed hard. Naruto's eyes narrowed into slits, Sasuke sighed in relief that I could joke around again, Kakashi chuckled, Hinata rolled her eyes, a smile evident on her lips and Tsunade grinned.

"Don't know what you're talking about." Naruto shook away the joke. Staring at Hinata even more.

"Whatever." I giggled softly and then winced a bit.

"Saki?" Sasuke called out in his soft and soothing voice.

"I'm fine." I touched his hand that is on my forehead, trying to use his abnormal drop of temperature to ease the pain, which is actually working, and grinned at him. "The medicine's working though. That one barely stung. It's fading away now."

He exhaled in relief.

"Well Sak? Aren't you gonna stand up at that couch and let's get this show started!" Hinata said in excitement. I gaped, horrified.

Naruto smugly stared at me. Sasuke glared at Naruto, Kakashi smacked him at the back of his head, and Hidan was laughing again as the blood from my face betrayed me and drained away.

"Not a nice idea Naruto." Hinata said through her teeth. She knew what he did.

"Fine."

"Now, who's up for a fashion show?"

Then, everybody laughed again. Guess Hinata didn't need Naruto's assistance.

"What the—"

I gaped at Hinata's closet. It was almost twice the size of her room. She was dancing in the middle and then I heard her giggle to me.

I looked at her in open shock.

"I know. Too large." She giggled. "Now, let's go to that corner and get your pretty dress. Shall we?"

She fervently pulled me to upper left hand of the colossal walk-in closet. Her long hair swayed with the breeze she did and then, I never thought I was shocked enough; the sight actually blew me away.

The area filled with priceless and original party dresses stood before my frozen body. I stared at one particular dress that stood out of the hundreds of the same specie, hugging a mannequin perfectly, calling out to me.

"Yep, That's it." She said, grinning at the corner of my eye.

The dress was utterly gorgeous. Its base color was silk white, shining like vampire skins under the warm and comforting heat of the sun. It had elegant black embroidery on it that hugs every bare surface of the gown. The front area exposed the knees a bit and then the back part slowly lengthens from the shortest and then lengthens as the area goes to the back, what they call a C-cut? It had a transparent black cloth worn over the shoulders with the matching black embroidery on its edges. Then an elbow length black silk gloves. It was a tube top, and a black diamond necklace that seems like it was just made for the said dress.

"Pretty huh." She said, smugly.

I nodded. "Did Sasuke already see this?"

"No." Her voice brightened, obviously enjoying herself. "I was trying my hardest not to think of the dress. So, when he sees you wearing it, he'll get the full impact."

"I'm wearing this?" I asked, pointing to the dress, my mouth hanging open.

"Well, I'm making a mask for that. It will be a masked ball. I foresaw it, mom loves old-fashioned parties." She said, still smug, arms folded across her chest. "Would you like to try it on? I've been dying to see how it looks on you."

I nodded helplessly, she looked so happy that I didn't want to spoil the moment at all. And I did want, in a tiny corner of my mind, to try on the priceless dress.

"Great!" She swiftly faded from my sight and in a few seconds, I was undressed and dressed in approximately 15seconds or less. I just saw her again when she placed the necklace on me. She grinned in utter joy. "I'm a genius." She said to herself. "You wanna see? You'll be blown away."

She held my now bare shoulders and faced me to the full body length mirror at the upper right corner of the room.

I gasped.

The dress fit me perfectly, thanks to Hinata's accurate 'stares' at the bad picture that Sasuke gave her.

"Pretty." I mumbled.

"I'm undoubtedly the best fashion designer in the whole universe!" Hinata squealed as she jumped up and down.

"Sherlock?" a familiar voice called out.

"Oh, crap! Sasuke you've got perfect timing!" Hinata hastily ran to me, unzipped everything, and dressed me in 2 minutes. "Do not think of how it looked on you. Bury it inside you thoughts NOW!" She said nervously.

"Err, Sasuke doesn't hear my thoughts." I reminded her.

"Right." She rolled her eyes at herself.

"Saki? I'm going out to hunt. Will you avoid any kind of foolishness for a few hours?"

I rolled my eyes at him when I saw him standing boyishly at the door. He was leaning against the left side of it, arms crossed.

He chuckled at me in amusement. "I'll take that as a yes. Hinata. Don't you ever think of trying it." He glared at her. "Take care of my heart," He turned to me in a soft expression. "I've left it with you."

I smiled at him.

"Darn it." He grinned and then in the blink of an eye, he's in front of me and cupping my face. I stared at his crimson red eyes. His lips touched mine in a brief moment. "Can't help it." He smiled at me again. "See you in a few. I hope to see you in one piece." He eyed Hinata again as she rolled her pearl white eyes.

I giggled. "Hopefully." Nodding a few times, I held Hinata's arm.

Hinata then told me about their life. The urge of thirst, the amazing speed that she absolutely loved and more. She also told me that when you become a vampire, some forget their human memories while others see it more clearly then before.

"I remembered when I first saw Sasuke and his mate before," She trailed off as she stared at my hair. "Ironically, she has the same hair as yours, and also a human by that time."

"Wha—really?"

"Yeah, shocking actually. That would really explain the reincarnation theory of the humans." She stated as we walk through their rose garden. As I walked, I was avoiding the thorns to avoid any kind of cuts. "They called her, Princess Rosette, her hair was, wait, 2 shades darker if my memory is as accurate as Sasuke's. And also, they treat her as of royalty above anything you could ever imagine." She fiddled her dress. "Kakashi said she would be the next Heiress of the Volturi when she reached 18. Unfortunately she died."

"She died? How?"

"Akatsuki." She grimaced. "They were envious of The Rosette Clan for their undisputed power and unbelievable talent, they killed them and then they reign in the throne. Really scary though, for us vampires. They have the Class A abilities, almost next to the Rosette's S."

"They killed her, because she was the next queen, having the first ever Class X talent. She has every ability in our world to manipulate. When she touches a person, and then decides to copy their ability, she'll have them in no time. Scary, yes, good thing these ones were reincarnations, same points of views in life, same looks, same everything and . . ." she trailed of to look at me and then her face changed into a horrified expression. "Neji!!" She screeched in panic.

"What is it sis?" Neji suddenly popped from the door, switching glances between my utterly confused looks and Hinata's panic-stricken face.

"Look at Sakura's past, now."

"Sis, I . . ." Neji stared at me worriedly. "Did that already."

She glared at him, "Well, make yourself useful and tell me what did you see—" She paused, "You saw her future?!"

Neji nodded, "I guess, abilities that make use of touch, works on her, she can only repel radio actives, the ones that are used by mind."

He stood there, horrified, and then he eyed me and then did something unexpected.

He kneeled before me.

"So help us God." Hinata mumbled.

CHAPTER TWELVE.

`Such a surprise.`

Neji kneeled before me, the ever-bubbly Hinata was panicking, and I was confused. Horror and comfort washed through Hinata at the same time I suppose.

XII – Queen Rosette.

"Hinata? What's wrong?" Tsunade and the others were now visible at the mahogany double door separating Hinata's bedroom and her closet. "Did you see anything hazardous?"

"No. Neji did." She said, still staring at me.

"Neji?" Kakashi eyed him and then at the same second, his face changed from a concerned one into shock. "Is Sakura? Sasuke's?"

"La tua cantante." I whispered. "I knew it; I am his La Tua Cantante."

"You knew that?" Hinata gasped.

"From a book." I looked at her, horrified.

"No! All of those books were burned into ashes! No single copy ever remained!" Tsunade said panicky, her blond hair dancing through the atmosphere as her head waves from side to side.

"I have a copy," I mumbled.

"We have to go there, now." Kakashi said. "Hinata—"

"I'm done with the note, let's go."

Naruto carried me bridal style, and when we were leaping through the roofs, I saw Sasuke's silhouette through the blurred visions flooding my jade eyes.

"I knew it." I heard him say. "No, we'll hide her, anything to protect her. We NEED to hide her." His voice was calm, yet frustration and worry was evident in his tone. "If the Voltu—Akatsuki will know about her, alive and well. They'll come for her. She can't die! I can't loose her again. Never, in my entire existence will I ever return to that."

They stepped on my porch, and Naruto put me down slowly and bowed down to me slightly. I put on my apologetic face. "You don't have to say sorry, It's my fault." Sasuke whispered in my ear.

What was happening? Why are they panicking like this? I am the girl they've been looking for right? So why?

"Here's the book." I handed it to them, hands shaking.

"It is. Sasuke, look." Tsunade handed it to him.

"That's you?" I asked.

"Yes, I was the Emperor before, the heir. It should've been my brother, Itachi, a member of Akatsuki, but they saw his inability to rule. So they chose me." He gritted his teeth. "They killed the sole family before. I had the doubt that it was you, because of the locket you gave me. That was a hand down of the family 3000 years ago, ever since Archangel Uriel created the first family of vampires. He made that necklace and whoever Daughter of the Rosette that the necklace would allow her to wear it, she would be the next, now, and it chose you."

"Sasuke, she'll be safe, they don't know yet." Hinata said in relief. "I can't see when will though, someone's blocking my sight." She gritted her teeth, "Kakuzu and his pesky shield."

"Hinata, we need to get the exact time." Ino spoke for the first time.

"We can't, Kakuzu, my previous partner is covering them from us and any other coven." Hidan snarled, he was a member of a royal coven, he once told me, but he refused to tell me about them.

"No, they don't know yet." Hinata confirmed.

Everybody relaxed, including Sasuke, he went through Hinata's sight and he knew she was sure.

"What's happening?" I asked, voice still shaken.

"Well, Sakura, here's the deal." Hinata started, "Neji saw that you're Rosette, the girl I told you about. Huh, Sasuke, you've fallen for the same girl twice, you're one hell of a loyal partner." She snorted as Sasuke smirked. "Letter A, if you became a vampire, and got that Class X ability, well, you'll be the most powerful ruler of all, and we can punch the Akatsuki right in the face, literally." Her eyes glittered, as if she'd love to do that. "Letter B, if the Akatsuki knew about you, they'll send men to assassinate you before Sasuke could even turn you into a vampire, which is one hell of an experience, painful, like you're a charcoal briquette, and it'll last for a few days."

"Hinata—"

Tsunade held up one finger to Sasuke, signaling him to shut up, "She needs to know this Sasuke, and it is her right, you can't take that away from her."

Sasuke pressed his lips into a hard line.

"They'll kill you, if they knew, that's the scary part, and Sasuke might die too, we can't wait for another 500 years after your reincarnation for Sasuke to be born again, Akatsuki will gain much more power than ever before, and I'll lose a shopping partner and a piano composer too." She snorted as she took a vase and looked at it. "Seriously, I—"

The vase dropped with a sharp 'BANG!' that made all of us flinch.

"Werewolf." She mumbled.

"What? Werewolf?" Ino asked in shock.

"I'm not sure, a week after today, I can't see what will happen a week after today." She grimaced. "I'm looking for several possible futures so I could warn her." She sighed, trying to calm herself down. "I guess they're sprouting again, now that we're here."

"We have our boundaries and rules. We shall not break the treaty." Kakashi suddenly spoke, his fingers tracing a small box on my coffee table. "She is our Queen Sasuke; I bet you have her necklace? Because here's the box." He mumbled raising my brown box and then with a small 'thud' as he dropped the box, the wood groaned and then there it stood a silver, pink and gold box is lying there on the floor.

"Let's settle this in the morning." Sasuke mumbled as he felt me put my weight on him, I was sleepy for sure, and yet I was fighting my eyelids to stay open. Sasuke carried me softly and placed me on my bed and then he whispered. "I'll stay here to protect her." And he kissed my forehead and then I saw him sit on the couch beside my terrace to look at the stars.

"Okay, sleep well your Majesty." Tsunade bowed slightly, I would've protested if I weren't so drained. I closed my eyes mumbling a good night to my Sasuke and in a few seconds, I was out.

Morning.

The sun flooded my bedroom and I heard the peaceful breeze whispering me a good morning. Although it wasn't exactly one. I fully remember what happened last night, that I was of royalty. Funny, because I thought I was just a plain nerd student trying to fit in into a world of the affluent personalities. Now, I was the Queen of the most dangerous predators, as Sasuke said, ever existed in this ball of earth.

I stretched my body because I felt so stiff, I looked to my right and I didn't see Sasuke at the couch anymore, and then, I saw my wall clock, it read 2:45.

I suddenly stood up, and then I was relieved when I saw Sasuke standing beside me, holding up a tray of food. My stomach grumbled.

"Brunch for the Queen?" Sasuke smiled.

"Uhg, How long have I slept? I feel so stiff, enough with the formality though." I complained, I was still plain old Sakura without the fancies.

"13 hours." He whispered. "You slept around 1am. Here." He placed the tray on my lap and sat me up properly. "Eat."

So I tried to talk to him and take that remorseful glint in his eyes that scared me. I told him about the hideous shopping spree Hinata and I had, and earned a chuckle from him. I discovered I have a fever, because Sasuke found me hotter than natural.

I was sick for a week; he stayed at my side almost all of the time trying to get my fever down and went home to take a bath and change. Tsunade brought me tons of fruits, and I dutifully ate almost all of them every afternoon.

I was intrigued of Akatsuki, and why Sasuke's family is scared of them. They were so strong and their skin is impenetrable, fast and talented. And when they hear the groups name, they go stiff, if that's even possible.

I wasn't worried about the pain I'll go through if Sasuke will change me, pain is nothing compared to what might happen to my newly found family. I fell madly inlove with Sasuke's family that I would take their place if they would be sentenced to death.

"Hinata told me to leave in a few hours, because the werewolf will be in this building today." Sasuke snarled, but I ignored it. "But I've decided that it's not really the time to leave you when you're still not well."

I sighed, of course I knew about the werewolves and all, but still I'm intrigued on what will they look like.

My doorbell rang.

"Maybe it's Temari," I stood up.

"I'll get it." He stopped me when I gestured a movement.

I ignored him and then stood up and walked to the door, he was following me dutifully a few inches behind my back, with his hand clenched. What's wrong with him?

I opened the door and I saw 2 familiar red heads standing on the opposite side of my door.

"Gaara?"

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