This is my first story so I hope you will enjoy it. It's based on the video "Eternal" which used to be on YouTube. Some cosplayers made a SasuNaru video with a remix of the Angel Theme - Darling Violetta as the music. After cleaning it up a bit I'm now highly aware that I was not as good at English as I thought I was back then.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my computer, my own imagination and the plot I add to this story.

Warnings: This story includes male/male pairings, if you don't like it then stop right here. SasuNaru, slight KakaIru. Lemon in later chapters

Summary: Class freak and lone wolf, that's the way they see him and that is how he prefers it. But what is he supposed to do when the theme for the class' haunted house rips open old wounds? SasuNaru, OOC, AU, Vampire fic. Rated M for a reason

"speech"

'thoughts'

- Flashback-

~~~ = Scene change

Haunted houses and tarot cards

He sat and looked out the window watching the clouds drift by lazily, no one was talking to him but he didn't mind. He actually preferred having everyone at at least an arms length anyway, metaphorically speaking. Most of them thought he was weird but that was to be expected, after all he never answered questions unless it was absolutely necessary and he always had a pair of headphones on his head. He had kept this up for years now, ignoring or avoiding everyone who initiated contact. Absentmindedly he stroked his left cheek, sighing, 'Just another day in the life of Naruto Uzumaki.'

The classroom is filled with happy and exited chatter about the annual school event where each class were going to participate with a stand to raise money for some random charity case. Naruto didn't really care all he wanted was to go home.

"Anyone got any suggestions for the class stand?" Iruka asked as his gaze roamed the classroom, lingering slightly on Naruto before Kiba shouted "How about a haunted house?" there were voices of both approval and disapproval from several students. Ino looked towards him and said "A haunted house?" "You got a better idea?" Kiba grinned in triumph when she didn't retort.

"If we are going to make a haunted house then we better think of something that will make it stand out, just in case one of the other classes decides to make one as well." Sakura pointed out. Murmurs broke out in the class 'Damn it, won't the bell ring soon' Naruto whined inwardly, Sasuke sat in the back without participating at all 'This is is so boring, what's supposed to make our haunted house stand out anyway'. Naruto was sitting near the front looking out the window 'I wish somebody could come up with an idea so we could go home already' "How about fortune telling?" The students looked to Shikamaru, nobody but Sasuke saw Naruto stiffen, 'Shit! I take it back. I preferred it when they didn't have an idea, just don't let it be what I think it is' Naruto pleaded in his mind.

"What did you have in mind, Shika?" Choji asked before continuing to stuff his face with chips. "We could have a room in the haunted house, where one of us can do fortune telling." He explained, the other students seemed interested but Sakura wasn't convinced "Palm readings and crystal balls isn't exactly original." "I was thinking more of tarot cards."

Now Sasuke was paying attention 'Does anyone even know how to read tarot cards?' Ino actually voiced the question at the same time as Sasuke thought it. "Yeah, Naruto is practicing tarot." 'Naruto practices tarot?' Sasuke wasn't completely sure about that fact.

Everyone turned to look at Naruto but he was still resolutely looking out the window so nobody but Sasuke, who sat a couple of rows behind him, noticed that his eyes had darkened.

"Naruto, is it true that you practice tarot?" Sakura asked, disbelief clear in her voice, "...yeah." Everyone seemed frozen at the fact that not only was he practicing tarot but he actually answered the question. He was always quiet and kept to himself, but most of all his voice sounded so perfect. At least in Sasuke's opinion 'Kami! What a voice, a deep tone and still it flows so nice.' Naruto had used to be a hyperactive and unstoppable chatterbox until the middle of 5th grade, one day he was suddenly gone and he didn't come to school for a few weeks. When he returned he shut everybody out and became quiet, no one knew what had happened to change him so dramatically. Sasuke hadn't been there to see it since he'd only recently transferred to the school but the others had told him the story when he'd asked about it. "Naruto, could you do readings for the haunted house? It would be really great." Ino pleaded.

Naruto turned in his seat and was now facing the rest of the class, who were waiting anxiously for a reply, "No." Then he turned back around and continued to watch the sky. "But you have to! It would be really cool to have someone give tarot readings at the haunted hou..." Sasuke could see Naruto's eyes darkening further as Sakura begged him to change his mind "I said NO!" Everyone was shocked at this sudden outburst, this was also the most he had said this entire month. Before anyone else could start pleading the bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Naruto quickly gathered his things and was out the door without a second glance. Sasuke noticed that Iruka's eyes seemed to mist over with sadness, but as quickly as it had come it was gone again. "Okay, that's it for today. All of you have until tomorrow to come up with at least one idea for things to have in the haunted house and how to put it into use. Class dismissed."

As Sasuke was walking down the hallway he passed the teacher's lounge, pausing when he heard someone talking about the haunted house. "..then they began asking him to do readings which ended with Naruto refusing and dashing out of class as soon as the bell rang." That was Iruka's voice but who was he talking to? "I'm not all that surprised by his reaction. It is only reasonable if you take what happened all those years ago into consideration." That was Kakashi but what did he mean. 'What happened all those years ago and how is that linked to Naruto's outburst in class today?' As he continued down the hall he remembered the first day he'd met Naruto; last month, at the beginning of the school year.

- Flashback-

"Listen up everyone; we have a new student today. Help him settle into our routines, alright? Why don't you introduce yourself?" Iruka turned towards him. "Whatever, my name is Sasuke Uchiha. That's all you need to know." I let my gaze wander over my new classmates to see what I could expect. A bunch of girls practically drooling 'Great fan-girls', one kid with red triangles on his face and a goofy grin 'class-clown,' one guy sleeping next to one who was stuffing his face. 'Not the most impressive bunch, I think... wait a minute.' My gaze landed on a particularly guy in the front row who was gazing out the window.

His hair was a golden color, standing in every direction as if he'd just rolled out of bed. Some of it fell in front of his face so Sasuke couldn't get a clear view of it, "I'm Shikamaru, what a drag." The voice snapped him out of his musings, apparently it was an introductory round for Sasuke to learn their names. From the looks of it only the blond at the front was left and then it struck him, this kid had not looked in Sasuke's direction even once... 'He's ignoring me? No one ignores me.' "Hey, usuratonkachi, aren't you going to tell me your name?" His head snapped in Sasuke's direction and time seemed to freeze, 'Wow! His eyes they...' He met the gaze of the prettiest blue eyes he'd ever seen, the shade of a cloud-free summer sky. He also had three parallel scars on each cheek which looked like whiskers, giving him a sort of foxy appearance. "Name's Naruto, teme." He turned away again and Sasuke noticed that everyone else was staring at Naruto as if they'd just realized he was there.

- End of Flashback-

Sasuke had learned later that Naruto rarely spoke, but what had caught Sasuke the most was the look in Naruto's eyes, there was so much pain… and something else he couldn't put his finger on at the moment. As he walked out of the school building he had one thought clear in mind 'I'm going to get the bottom of the mysteries that surrounds Naruto.'

Shadow-hunter: So how was it? Good, bad, too long, too short? Review and let me know. Until next time, Bye.

Kami – God

Usuratonkachi – Idiot, knucklehead

Teme - bastard