Disclaimer: If you think Mara owns Naruto then I strongly suggest you find out why Kishimoto-sama has all her money.

Pairing: SasuNaru

Warnings: Yaoi: male homosexual relationships, adult language, sexual situations, sexual intercourse and Vampires!

Original - 11/08

Re-Edit - 7/09

Crimson Charm

Chapter 1

'And he goes limp…'

Sasuke tossed the redhead aside with a sigh, wiping the blood from his mouth on the youth's top. The pale redhead had put up an interesting fight, but had been too easy to dispose off. Sasuke looked his body over with disgust, reaching out to trace the tattoo on his forehead before turning away

Leaping up, Sasuke landed on the nearest rooftop, eyes scanning the horizon illuminated by the rising sun.

"I need a new challenge…" the raven muttered, pushing his blue-black hair from his dark eyes. "A new hunt…"

Shaking his head, the brunette darted off towards the sunrise; eyes alight with the hope that he would find a new challenge soon.

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Naruto stared around the street, bored. He looked up at his office building disinterestedly, noting that yet again the boring grey building hadn't changed.

"I bet one day I'll show up and it'll be bright orange," Naruto mumbled, pushing open the door. "…I wish…"

Adjusting his orange tie mournfully, Naruto stomped in, his bright blue eyes flying to the front desk. He smiled at the pink-haired girl sitting there, returning his wave.

"Hi Sakura-chan!" he called. "You're looking beautiful as always!"

Sakura shook her head, a small smile on her pretty face.

"Hello Naruto," she called back as the man approached her. "Stop flirting with me! You know I'm married!"

Naruto grinned, leaning on the desk, winking at her. He looked the petite girl over. She didn't look like much, but she packed a powerful hit.

"Ahh, Lee knows I'm not serious," Naruto said with another wink. "Besides, you know I don't swing that way."

Sakura acquired a slight pink tinge to her face as she always did when Naruto mentioned his sexual preferences.

"Go on up," she urged. "You'll be late!"

Naruto's grin slipped slightly. If he was late…

"Right," he mumbled. "I'll see you later…"

Sakura waved him off, answering a ringing phone. Naruto crossed to the row of elevators, hitting one of the buttons. He waited for the elevator impatiently.

'I hate my job…'

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Naruto slumped over his desk, glaring at the stamp in front of him. That was his job. He stamped things. Warranty denied, warranty granted, void. They were endless and endlessly boring. He worked at Sound Tech, a leading technology company. They mainly developed MP3's, headphones and earphones (apparently there actually was a difference) hearing aids and other such things.

"Stupid Sound Tech…" Naruto muttered, picking up the stamp and grabbing the first piece of paper. "Boring as all hell…"

Naruto's boss, Sannin Orochimaru, was an absolute asshole. He was constantly rude to Naruto no matter what he did. Naruto's eyes fell on the clock across the room.

"Three and a half hours 'til lunch," he mumbled. "Great…"

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Naruto practically skipped towards Ichiraku ramen bar, happy to get away from Sound Tech. He was chanting softly as he hurried down the street towards the bar. He turned quickly into a dark alley that was a shortcut to the bar.

Naruto bumped into someone, bouncing off him,

"Ahh! Watch it, teme!" Naruto cried. The person, still concealed by darkness, scoffed.

"You watch it, dobe," the person drawled in a silky, smooth voice. "You ran into me."

"Don't call me that, teme!" Naruto shouted. The person sneered at him. Naruto shook his head. "Whatever… You're wasting my lunch break, asshole."

Naruto gave the hidden man another glare before stalking out of the alley into the sunlight. He stopped, turning back to glare into the darkness before stalking off.

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Sasuke watched as the blond human vanished. As soon as the irritating man had stepped out into the light Sasuke's breath had caught. He was beautiful. Damn beautiful.

Sasuke tried to imprint the blond haired, blue eyed beauty into his mind, but a thought crept into his mind.

"It would be such a shame…" the raven murmured. "If that beauty were to fade…"

Looking back into the alley, Sasuke smirked, waiting for another person to enter.

"Well, I won't let it," he muttered. "Such a beauty deserves to be immortal…"

'Well, this wasn't quite the hunt I was looking for,' Sasuke thought. 'But this one will be much more interesting… and rewarding.'

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Naruto settled back into his chair, sighing heavily. He glanced around his plain, small office in disgust. Of course, he was lucky to even have an office, rather than a cubicle.

"Back at work…" he mumbled, reaching for his stamp. "Great…"

"How enthusiastic of you,"

Naruto spun back to face the door, smiling.

"Hey Shikamaru!" he greeted the lazy brunette. "What's up?"

Shikamaru sauntered into the office, yawning.

"I could ask you the same," he mumbled. "You seemed annoyed when you came in earlier."

Naruto's grin faded, replaced with a frown.

"Oh that, right," he growled. "I met some total ass this morning, down that alley on the way to Ichiraku."

Shikamaru leaned on the man's desk, listening as he complained.

"…he called me a dobe!" Naruto finished. "Stupid teme…"

"What did he look like?" Shikamaru asked. Naruto blinked a couple of time. "Well?"

"Er…" Naruto looked to the side. "Well, it was dark…"

"You don't know?" Shikamaru asked, incredulously. "You couldn't see him?"

"Well…Not exactly…" Naruto mumbled. "I only know that he was taller than me…"

"So he could have raped you," Shikamaru asked, raising an eyebrow. Naruto froze. "Well done, Uzumaki."

"What!?" Naruto shirked. "Raped!?"

"What's going on here?"

Shikamaru and Naruto froze, looking over at the door. The tall, pale man standing there glared back at them, his long black hair framing his face.

"Nothing, Orochimaru-sama," Shikamaru muttered. "I was just confirming something with Uzumaki-san."

"Well, hurry up and get out," Orochimaru hissed. "You're distracting the idiot."

Shikamaru nodded, leaving immediately. Naruto kept staring at his boss. Orochimaru glared at him.

"I'm watching you, Uzumaki," he warned. "I'm always watching you…"

The man stalked out, leaving Naruto alone.

"He's so damn creepy…" Naruto muttered, shivering.

Picking up his stamp again, Naruto returned to his work, sighing heavily.

"I hate my job…" he mumbled. "I hate my job and I hate my life…"

Ever since getting his job at Sound Tech Naruto's social life had dwindled down to nothing. He spent his days working and his nights worrying that he was going to get fired for something stupid.

"I'm gonna go grey before my time…" Naruto moaned.

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Sasuke smirked, eyes on the screen before him. He had fully intended to wait for his human before following him home, but he had gotten impatient once he realized he had no idea where his dobe worked. He had headed back to his mansion immediately, logged on to his computer and searched his name, which he found from watching him at the ramen shop. He was well known there.

"Uzumaki Naruto…" he murmured, eyes roving the picture of his target. "Soon you shall be mine."