☽Behind Closed Doors☾ Vampire! Itachi x OC

3 • Dancing On Broken Glass

Groaning softly, I rolled over under my plush comforter, hopelessly trying to bat away the sun beams disturbing my slumber. Not even a moment later my alarm began blaring, another agitated groan rumbling in my chest as I hit the snooze button.

Slowly sitting up, my body groaned in protest, causing me to slump over and let out a soft sigh. Glancing to my bedside table's clock, I let out a small sigh of relief.

'Thankfully it's Wednesday, I don't have Itachi's class today'

The mere thought of his name caused me to shudder and reminisce on the prior, traumatizing events that had occurred the previous night.

Forcing my body to move, I gingerly slid out of my bed, a soft cry of pain slipping past my chapped lips. I stumbled towards my bathroom in agony, discarding what little clothing covered my body. As I looked into the mirror, I winced as I took in the damage. My body was littered, almost completely from head to toe, in either bite marks, scratches or bruises.

'Good thing it's winter, otherwise I wouldn't be able to cover these'

With another once over in the mirror, I took a quick shower in a feeble attempt to soothe not only my muscles, but my aching heart as well. Before I had the chance to react, hot tears bubbled up and clouded my vision.

After sobbing for several minutes, I exited the shower and limped towards my room. Sniffling , I gently adjusted the towel wrapped me as I picked out something that would mostly cover the damage.

Next, I moved to my vanity and set out on the daunting task of camouflaging the rest of my battle wounds. For the next thirty, agonizing minutes, I had to bite back tears.

My whole body felt as though it was on fire. The room swirled around me and every bite mark stung worse than an entire beehive could ever do. My limbs felt like lead and I was sure there was no way I would make it through the day.

'Why do I bother sticking around?'

'...because I love him'

'Even though he does this to you?'

'What choice do I have? It's not like I could leave him even if I TRIED'

'I did make him really upset the other day...this is all my fault. It could have all been avoided but I'm such a dumb, fucking bitch...'

After my internal debate, I finally managed to get myself up, gathering my things and exiting my dorm room.

Sasuke waited outside the dorms, as he usually did, only moving once I had come into view. I smiled to him as we walked, but didn't break the silence. Once several, torturous minutes had passed, I couldn't take the tense silence anymore.

"G-good mor-"

"You better not talk about my brother again or your punishment will much worse than last night"

He didn't even bat an eyelash, his tone even as he continued looking straight ahead.

"Y-yes sir"

Cocking a brow, he smirked. "Good girl~"

I shivered, whether it was from his look or the cold I couldn't be sure, but I knew one thing was certain; something bad was going to happen today.

He left me at the entrance of the building, reminding me once more not to speak to his brother. I nodded quickly before turning and slightly staggering into the building.

Stumbling down the halls, I rounded the final corner and bumped into the last person I wanted to see. My stomach dropped and bile rose to my throat.

'Shit, I need to get to my class'

Quickly bending down, I let out a soft whine of pain, gathering the fallen papers and handing them to him, unable to meet his gaze.

"Luna, is everything okay?"

Nodding my head vigorously, I all but sprinted to my next class. Well, as much as I could anyways.

(Itachi POV)

I scratched the back of my neck in bewilderment.

'Well that was odd...maybe she's just running late?'

Adjusting my sweater sleeve, I looked to my wrist watch and quirked a brow.

'The next set of classes don't start for another fifteen minutes...'

Glancing over my shoulder in her direction, I contemplated following after her but shrugged, returning to my own classroom.

'It's probably nothing'

(Luna POV)

Letting out a sigh of relief, I walked into the classroom, sitting in a seat nearest to the exit. I already wasn't feeling well and had the sneaking suspicion that I would need to go home early.

(Small timeskip to the middle of class)

Fatigue plagued my body and I found it increasingly difficult to focus on my teacher. Shaking my head to try and clear it only caused the dizziness to surge and unfortunately, worsen. Slowly pushing myself up, I braced myself against my desk. Offering a quick apology, I sluggishly exited the classroom and made my way back to my dorms.

Telling Sasuke that I had left class early was the last thing on my mind as I barely managed to stumble to my bed. 

(A few hours later)

The harsh sounds of crashing and things breaking reverberated through my ears, causing me to shoot up from my peaceful slumber in alarm. And then it hit me, literally. The sounds that had woken me up were Sasuke forcing his way into my bedroom.

Slowly, I raised a hand to my cheek, the initial shock causing the pain to not register briefly. As pain surged through my face, my nose stung and fresh tears began to well up in my eyes.

"You just up and fucking left class? And you didn't tell me?"

I cowered back into the sheets, unable to meet his gaze as I desperately fumbled for an explanation. "I-I di-"

"How the fuck do I know you weren't out fucking around with someone else like the little slut you are? Besides, you know going to class in pain is a part of your punishment"

He began pacing back and forth, running his fingers through his already messy hair as I sat there, too stunned and afraid to open my mouth.

"You're lucky that I like you so much, blood bag"