Moonlight Love ch. 1

pairings: onesided Neji/fem. Sasuke and later Naruto/fem. Sasuke note: Sasuke is a girl in this story! This is an alternate universe!

ages: Sasuke (16), Neji (17), Naruto (17), Itachi (21)

summary: Sasuke and Neji are engaged and were looking forward to living their lives together. Then Neji had to go on a mission to Konoha. There, he met a girl named Yumi and somehow cheated on Sasuke. When Neji talked about it with Sasuke on the phone, Sasuke became worried yet upset about it, so she decided to go to Konoha and confront him. There, she met a certain blond boy named Naruto, who then is going to help her get Neji back. But then something stood in the way. What was it?

"That's everything. We got the wedding band, the invitations sent to everyone, and even got the decorations put up." Neji placed the wedding plans down on the table. "Now we can relax and have the time to ourselves."

Neji leaned back on the couch, allowing himself to unwind from the stress of wedding plans. His black haired fiance, who is named Sasuke and is on the couch next to him, told him," Neji, we spend time together everyday. We stayed up late planning this wedding, and we both agreed to have it in two weeks. Planning this may be very stressful, but it's worth making a commitment. Don't you agree?"

Sasuke pecked Neji's lips softly, and stroked her finger through his long, dark brown hair.

Neji indeed has long brown hair, milky purple eyes, pale skin. He wears a black headband, a tan colored shirt with dark brown shorts, and a pair of black sandals. Sasuke, on the other hand, has blue tinted black hair, coal eyes, and snow white skin. She wears a blue turletneck T-shirt, white shorts, and blue sandals. She wears white arm guards and white bandages on her legs. She wore a headband like a regular headband, leaving her bangs to hang in her face. Anyone could see that Sasuke is indeed a very pretty girl.

Neji wrapped his arm around Sasuke, and he said," Yeah but it's been a while since we've done anything romantic. So what do you say? Shall we go out to dinner? My treat."

Sasuke shrugged. "I don't see why not, but okay."

Neji grabbed his keys from the bowl and opened the front door for Sasuke, gesturing towards the car, saying," After you, my lady."

Sasuke shook her head as she walked past Neji out the front door.

At a restaurant, Neji and Sasuke were at a table outside, eating their teriyaki. Neji took his chop sticks and started playing around with pieces of rice that are still on his plate. Sasuke noticed this, and she asked," Is something wrong?"

Neji looked up at her with his milky eyes, and he sighed. "Sasuke, promise me you won't hate for this. Alright?"

"Alright, Neji. Tell me what's up." Sasuke responded in confusion, putting her chop sticks down.

Neji explained," I just a letter from the Hokage saying that I have a mission tomorrow, so I'll be gone for a week."

"Why? What do you have to do?" Sasuke asked in a bored tone.

Neji answered," They say that I must give the hokage of Konoha the letter, letting them know that an old enemy is out on the loose."

Sasuke lowered her eyebrows close to her eyelids, and she asked," Well, who's the escaped criminal?"

"No one knows, but all we know is that everyone must keep on a lookout for him. Who knows what this guy might do? Rumor has it that he's heading over Konoha", Neji warned. "So, I going to suggest that you should be on the lookout as well. I hear he has an obsession with powerful jutsus."

Sasuke placed her hand on Neji's, and she told him," I'll watch out for this guy. People didn't call me the Uchiha prodigy for nothing, did they?"

Neji shook his head. "No they didn't. Besides, you were the second prodigy next to your brother, Itachi."

"Yeah sure..... second prodigy." Sasuke responded in disappointment. "Gosh, I hated being put behind my brother!"

"Sasuke, it shouldn't matter whether you're ahead of Itachi or not. All it matters is that you are ahead of everyone else in your class at the ninja academy."

Sasuke folded her arms across her chest, saying," I know, but I want to be ahead of everyone in this entire village including my brother." She sighed. "Itachi always beats me at everything. He has people cheering for him, gets all the glory, and everyone incliding my father treating him well."

Neji took Sasuke's hand into his own, and he told her," Sasuke, you've been comparing yourself to Itachi way too much! Time to move on with your life. Look, you're getting married before your brother does."

Sasuke asked," What are you saying exactly?"

"I'm saying that no matter how skilled you are, you can bring greater things to the world," Neji explained. "I don't see why you should complain about it, all you know is that you're going to have something that he doesn't have."

"Which is?"

"Having a husband." Neji simply stated with a smile. "Come on, let's go home. I want to be well rested for tomorrow."

After Neji paid for their meal, he and Sasuke went back home to get in bed.

Next morning, Sasuke and Neji were at the train station, giving each other their good byes. Neji gave a quick kiss on Sasuke's lips, and he said," Take care of yourself, Sasuke. I promise it won't be long, and oh, be on the lookout for you-know-who."

Sasuke chuckled. "Neji, I'll be careful. Trust me, I'm a prodigy. Don't you forget that?"

Neji smiled as he hoped onto the train with his bag over his shoulder. He waved goodbye as the train took off, watching his fiance disappear. Sasuke waved back, and then went back home.

/Timeskip..... one week later.../

In the Uchiha household, the phone went off in the living room. A woman, who is the exact replica of Sasuke, went over there to answer it. She bought the phone up to her ear, and answered," Hello..... hi Neji.... oh, she's right here..."

She placed the phone down for a second, and she called," Sasuke, Neji's on the phone and he needs to talk to you."

Sasuke rushed out of her bedroom and grabbed the phone from her. She whispered, "thanks, Mom."

Her mother, Mikoto, smiled and left the room. Sasuke bought the phone up to her ear, and she responded," Hey Neji, how's Konoha?"

"Oh, everything is great in Konoha. Lots of nice people, great food, and boy, this place has everything. It just makes me want to live here forever", Neji told Sasuke from the other end.

Sasuke chuckled quietly, and she asked," So, did you finish the mission? Made any new friends along the way?"

On the other end, Neji flinched when she asked him that. He replied," Why... y-yeah I d-did!"

"How did it go?" Sasuke asked again.

"Well, it went be smoothly! The letter is sent and now everyone is alert for the escaped criminal."

Sasuke smiled. "That's good. What else is new?"

Neji sighed on the other end, and he told her," Sasuke, I hate to say this but I'm calling off the wedding."

"What? Why?" Sasuke asked in anger.

Neji explained," You see, I met this really gorgeous girl here at Konoha. Her name is Yumi, and we've just started going out. Right now, I'm at her house-- Wait what's that...... okay I'll be right there-- Anyway, I'm sorry Sasuke."

With that, he hung up the phone. Sasuke did the same thing and placed the phone back on its holder. Sasuke went over to the couch and plopped down on it. Her brother, Itachi, noticed this and went over to see if his sister is alright.

He asked," Are you okay, Sasuke?"

Sasuke blew a stray strand of hair out of her face, and replied," No."

"What's the matter? Did something happen while Neji was on a mission?" Itachi petted Sasuke's waist-length hair.

Sasuke was on the verge of tears as she said this. "Neji... he cheated on me... with another girl.... and he called off the wedding."

Itachi pulled Sasuke into a hug, and he told her," I'm sorry to hear that. Oh, you poor sweet little girl." Then he stood up. "When I find him, I'm going to make him pay for cheating on my baby sister with that bimbo! Heck, I'm going to cut him limb to limb and--"

"Itachi, I'm going to get him back", Sasuke stepped in.

Itachi looked at her like she's crazy, and asked her, "Are you sure about that, Sasuke?"

Sasuke stood up from couch and looked at him straight in the eye, saying," Yes, I'm sure. I'm going to head over to Konoha and do whatever it takes to get him back!"

Itachi nodded to her, knowing that his sister never gives up easily on anything that stands in her way of becoming a stronger shinobi. Itachi told her," Okay, I'll drop you off at the train station tomorrow morning."

Sasuke responded by hugging her brother, saying," Thanks, Itachi. I've always knew you have faith in me."

After she said that, she went upstairs to go pack her things, leaving Itachi alone in the living room. Then their parents, Fugaku and Mikoto, entered the living to see what's going on earlier. Fugaku asked," What's going on here, Itachi?"

Itachi answered," Sasuke just got a call from Neji saying that he's calling off the wedding and--"

"What? Why did he do that?" Fugaku interrupted. "He and Sasuke had been engaged for four months, and they stayed up all night planning this. So, why did he cancelled this now?"

"That's because Neji admitted to Sasuke that he met a girl in Konoha and is somehow cheating on her." Itachi stated. "Which is why Sasuke is going to head over to Konoha and bring him back."

Fugaku nodded in agreement. "I see..... I've always knew that she always tries hard to get what she wants. Sometimes, I swore she could be like you, Itachi."

Itachi rolled his eyes, saying," Yeah, she's been in my shadow for far too long. I remember how hard she tries to get ahead of me and fails to do so. I'm not saying she's a failure. I'm just saying that no matter how hard she tries, she'll get stronger. Heck, maybe someday she'll kick my butt until I hit the moon", with a slight chuckle.

Mikoto chuckled too, knowing that her son has always been looking out for his baby sister.

Next the morning, the Uchiha family were at the train station, giving the youngest member of the family a good bye.

She hugged her mother and brother, telling them," Bye mother, bye Itachi. I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too." Mikoto replied.

Itachi grinned. "Just be careful, baby sister, and good luck getting Neji back."

Sasuke grinned back, and she went to hug her father. She told him," Bye father. I promise I'll do whatever it takes to bring Neji back to me."

Fugaku ran a hand on his daughter's hair, and he said," Don't push yourself to hard, Sasuke, I know you can do it. Look at you, you're the spitting image of your mother. Who wouldn't resist seeing a pretty face like yours?"

Sasuke let go of her father and smiled at her father's compliment. It's true, Sasuke is the spitting image of her mother. When she heard the speaker announce that it's almost time for her train to leave, she hugged her family for one last time and ran off, waving at them as she did so. She hopped onto the train and went to her seat. She waved at her family as the train soon took off from the station. They waved back as well. When they're finally out of view, Sasuke sat down in her seat, letting herself relax. She took out her ipod from her backpack and listened to her favorite songs.

Then a man, who has silver hair and a mask over his face, took a seat next to Sasuke. He peered over her shoulder to see what she was listening to, and he asked," Pardon me miss, but what are you listening to?"

Sasuke took out one earphone and looked at him like he's an idiot. She replied," I'm listening to none-of-your-business", sarcastically.

The man smirked behind his mask, and he said," Name's Kakashi Hatake. What's yours?"

Sasuke scowled. "Sasuke Uchiha, what else?"

Kakashi thought,' Ahh I see we have a Uchiha on this train. Hmmm... I wonder if I could outsmart her somehow...'

He said," Hey Sasuke, how about we play a guessing game? It's a game where each of us will have to guess the facts about ourselves. I'll tell you when to start."

Sasuke put her ipod back into her backpack, and replied," Okay, I'll play. Anything to get you off my back."

"Ohhh... ouch, that really hurt, Sasuke." Kakashi stated. "Now here's how we're going to play. One person will have to guess the answers to the questions the other person asks. I'll let you go first; see if you can guess who I am and what I like to do. Ready? Start! What is my name?"

"Kakashi Hatake." Sasuke answered with a scowl.

"How old am I?"

"Umm... 30..."

"What is my favorite color?"

"Green."

Kakashi clapped, and commented," My, you are very good at this game. Now this is going to get harder." He stared at Sasuke's eyes. "What did I want to be when I grow up?"

Sasuke thought for a moment, and guessed," A Jounin..?"

Kakashi nodded. "Where do I live?"

"In Konoha."

"Where in Konoha?"

Sasuke scratched her head for a moment, and she said," .... in the east...?"

"Correct! What do I do to make a living?"

The game between Sasuke and Kakashi continued on and on until Kakashi asked the last question.

"For this question, it's going to be tricky. Almost everyone in Konoha gets this question wrong, so pay VERY close attention to it." Kakashi cleared his throat. "Alright, what series do I enjoy?"

Sasuke put on a confused expression, and she asked," What series like books or TV?"

"Whatever way you define it." Kakashi replied. "So what will it be?"

Sasuke began to think for a moment, trying to get the answer but she doesn't know what it is.

Kakashi said," Come on, just take a guess. I'm sure you can get this right."

Sasuke stammered. "Erm... ummmm..... is it-- wait no.... umm... okay I give up... what is it?"

"Oh come on, can you give me one little guess of what it is? I'll give you a hint; this series talks about a lovestory and rated for mature readers. So what will it be, Sasuke?" Kakashi encouraged him.

Sasuke thought for a moment, and she said," Is it something paradise?"

Kakashi told her, "Oh you are so close.... it's 'Icha Icha Paradise.' But good try, and you made 24/30 guesses so far." Sasuke nodded. "Alright, now it's my turn to guess. You do the same I did when I started the game."

Sasuke smirked. "I bet you can get all my questions wrong. Ready? Start! How old am I?"

Kakashi answered. "16."

"Where am I from?"

"The Uchiha Clan in the land of the stone."

"Who do I live with?"

"Your mother, father, and older brother."

"What type of music do I like?"

"Metal and rock."

"What is my goal in life?"

"Becoming stronger than your brother."

Sasuke raised a brow in surprise. "What's my brother's name and how old is he?"

Kakashi replied simply," His name is Itachi Uchiha and he's 21 years old."

Sasuke asked," How do you know that?"

Kakashi explained, "Hey, I seen your brother excell academically in the ninja academy, and sometimes, I see you excell as well."

"Then how come we never met?"

Kakashi shrugged. "Hmmm... I don't know. I guess it's because I'm so busy proctoring chunin exams that I'd never get the chance to talk to you."

Sasuke nodded, and she said," That's true. So, why are you heading back to Konoha, besides home I mean?"

Kakashi stated," It's been reported to me that my best friend had gotton himself injured from a snowmobile accident, and broke his tibia in half!"

Sasuke put on a pained look on her face, and she said," Ohh... that's gotta hurt. Does he have to get surgery?"

Kakashi nodded. "Oh yes, he has to have surgery to put the bones back together. I doubt that he'll ever do something this stupid ever again."

"I agree." Sasuke agreed with him. "I'm glad I don't have friends who do stupid things."

"Well you just got to like them for their personal qualities, not for their hobbies. Sure my best friend has done extreme stunts, but he's pretty cool guy", Kakashi stated. "Out of curiousity, why are you going to Konoha?"

Sasuke sighed heavily, and she explained," My fiance, Neji, cheated on me with another girl, and I'm going to try to get him back."

Kakashi snorted. "Well good luck with that!"

"What's that suppose to mean?" Sasuke asked as if offended.

"Getting your fiance back is not going to be easy, unless if he's with an ugly girl. If he's with a very pretty girl, then it's going to be very difficult for you to get him back." Kakashi explained.

"How would you know?"

Kakashi smirked behind his mask. "Believe me, I seen this happen many times and that plan always fails because this could result in dramatic arguements, violence, and of coarse, murder."

Sasuke rolled her eyes and snorted. "Pfft... like that's going to happen, and I think you've been reading way too many romance novels. Neji and I get along great for your information!"

"Oh is that so? What do you two share in common?" Kakashi smirked again.

Sasuke stated. "Well, we both are number one rookies in the ninja academy. We both have to follow our family traditions and expectations, and we dream of being the greatest shinobis there is. Does that answer your question?"

Kakashi opened his book, and replied," Sorta."

Sasuke sighed heavily, shaking her head as she took her ipod out of her backpack, and she went back to listening to music.

When the train finally arrived at the station, Sasuke gathered her things and hopped off the train. Before she would leave the station, Kakashi went by her and he said," I'll see you around. If you need anything, you know who to go to. Bye, Sasuke", waving at her.

Sasuke waved back and went towards the exit. She grabbed a map of Konoha from the receptionist desk along the way. As soon as she's outside of the train station, she saw a lot of people walking in a hurry and cars rushing by. She opened her map to see where everything is, such as a cafe, a hotel, etc. When she started walking, she was getting bumped by people everywhere. She tried asking for directions, but they ignored her as they passed by.

Around sunset, Sasuke was still walking aimlessly along the sidewalk and she was already feeling cold. Then she stopped in her tracks when she saw a familiar face laughing with a tanskinned brunette behind the window of an ice cream shop. She went over there to see that it was Neji. She felt rage build up inside her, and she couldn't help but feel slight jealousy towards the girl Neji's cheating on her with. Sasuke assumed that this must be Yumi that Neji told her about on the phone. Yumi has long golden-brown hair, blue eyes, and tan skin. She's wearing an orange dress and a blue flower in her hair. She also has a curvy figure that could make anyone fall for her.

Sasuke was about to storm up to them when she saw Neji and Yumi heading towards the door. She quickly took out her map and covered her face with it. She peeked over it to see Neji sucking face with Yumi, and she felt her heart shattered. When they're out of view, Sasuke put her map away and looked to see where they're heading. She wanted to follow them, but she was too heartbroken to do it. Instead of feeling sadness, she felt rage! Sasuke took her things and started walking again.

She looked up at the sky to see clouds gathering around. She mumbled," Things couldn't get any worse."

That's when the rain started to pour. Sasuke scowled when lightening flashed, and then she noticed that her map is soaked from the rain. The picture and text are running down on the paper. Sasuke threw it away in frustration, and she said to herself," Great... just great, now I don't know where to go when I search for Neji."

A taxi rushed by and splashed Sasuke with a big wave of water. She sighed irritably and took a seat on the curb next to her things, and she rested her head on her fists. While she waited for the rain to stop pouring, someone held the umbrella above her head and Sasuke looked up to see a boy with spikey blond hair, blue eyes, and sunkissed tan skin. He's wearing a orange and black jacket with orange pants. He's also wearing a headband with the Konoha insignia on it.

The blond said," Hey there. Aren't you cold?"

Sasuke lied," No, not really!"

"Are you sure? 'Cause the weather is suppose to be really bad tonight and I don't want you to die!" The blond stated.

Sasuke glared. "I can take care of myself! I don't need your pity!"

Then she started to cough a little, causing the blond to place his hand on her shoulder. He grabbed both of her hands and pulled her up to her feet. He told her sternly," You're coming to my house! I don't want you to get sick with the flu and die. Look at you, you're soaking wet. Come on, I'll carry your stuff."

Sasuke picked up backpack and the blond thrusted the umbrella to her. The blond said," Hold this!"

Sasuke took the umbrella, and she watched the blond take off his jacket, revealing a black T-shirt and handed his jacket to her.

She asked," What this for?"

"You look cold, so I'm going to offer you my jacket. Besides, you need it more than I do." The blond grinned, and he lifted Sasuke's suitcase onto his shoulder. "By the way, my name's Naruto Uzumaki. What's yours?"

Sasuke answered," Sasuke Uchiha."

Naruto smiled. "Hmmm... how very fitting. Let's get going before the storm comes around."

Sasuke nodded and followed the blond to his house. When they got there, Naruto took out his house key and unlocked the front door. After they got inside, Naruto called," Iruka-sensei, I'm home and there's a girl who needs a place to stay!"

Sasuke glared at him. "Do you have to be so loud, Naruto?"

Naruto grinned. "Hey, it's the only way I could let Iruka know that I'm home."

A man with brown hair and a scar across his nose came out of the kitchen, wearing a white apron. He asked," Naruto, how many times do I have to tell you not to bring home anymore girls?"

Naruto explained," Iruka-sensei, this young lady, Sasuke needs a place to stay. I bought her here because I don't want to see her die in the storm."

Iruka looked over at Sasuke, who is taking off Naruto's jacket, and he said," Oh my, you're soaked. Come, you can go to my room, and you can wear Naruto's clothes."

With that, he grabbed Sasuke's hand and dragged her upstairs, with Naruto following behind.

Along the way, Iruka told Sasuke," My name is Iruka Umino, Naruto's legal guardian. You can stay here as long as you want. If Naruto is doing something inappropriate, let me know and I'll talk to him."

Sasuke nodded at his words. While Sasuke waited in Iruka's bedroom, she looked around to see that it's big, nice room. It has a bathroom, a king sized bed, and flat screen TV.

She thought,' This guy must make an extreme amount of money. What does he do to make a living?'

Naruto entered the room with a black T-shirt and black pants. He told her," Here, you can wear these. I know they're too big for you, but those are the only smallest clothes I could find. Iruka-sensei said that he's going to wash all your clothes, okay?"

Sasuke nodded and took the clothes from Naruto. She said," Thanks. Can I take a shower here?"

Naruto answered," Sure, Iruka wouldn't mind. He's probably going to suggest that you do so anyway. Also, he said that dinner will be ready in 30 minutes."

After he said that, he left the room, leaving Sasuke to have privacy. Sasuke went to the bathroom and locked the door. She turned on the shower and turned the knob all the way on hot, creating a steam. She stripped out of her clothes and stepped into the shower. When she's done, she dried herself off and changed into the clothes that Naruto suggested that she should wear. She looked at herself in the mirror to see that the clothes looked too big on her; they hang loose on her like a hanger.

She thought,' Wow, these clothes feel... very warm.'

Then she heard a loud voice calling," SASUKE! DINNER'S READY!"

Sasuke walked out of the bathroom and down the stairs. When she got to the kitchen, Naruto pulled out a chair for her to sit in. Sasuke bowed in her head in a 'thank you' manner and sat down. Naruto smiled and took his seat next to Sasuke. Sasuke looked down to see a bowl of ramen, and she looked up to see Iruka and Naruto slurping away the noodles. Sasuke took her chopsticks and picked up a noodle, blowing on it before slurping it.

Naruto said with a mouthful," I picked ramen because--"

"Naruto, what did I tell you? Swallow your food and then talk", Iruka interrupted, pointing his chopsticks at Naruto.

Naruto swallowed his food, and he said," Sorry, Iruka. Anyway, I picked ramen because it's suppose to help keep you warm inside, Sasuke."

"Umm.... thanks.... that's very... informative..." Sasuke replied with a hint of sarcasm.

Naruto grinned and went back to eating. When they're finished with their ramen, Iruka stood up from his chair and asked," Who wants dessert?"

"I do!" Naruto raised his hand high.

Iruka cut three pieces of cake, putting each piece on a plate. He came back to the table with three plates in his hands and placed them down on the table. Naruto was the first to gobble down his cake while Iruka and Sasuke finished their cake at a slow pace. After they finished their evening meal, Iruka gathered all the dishes and placed them on the counter. He filled the dish tub with soap and warm water, and he proceeded to wash the dishes. While he's doing that, Naruto and Sasuke went to the living room, just to talk.

Naruto asked," So, Sasuke.... what are you doing here in Konoha?"

Sasuke answered," I came here to get my fiance back after I found out that he's cheating on me with another girl named Yumi."

"Yumi? Does she have brown hair and tanned skin?" Naruto asked, and Sasuke nodded. "Does she wear a orange dress?"

Sasuke nodded. "Yes, that's her! The bimbo who stole my man!"

Naruto snapped his fingers, saying," Yumi.... oh yeah, I think I know who you're talking about. It's Yumi Loki. I known her for years. She doesn't talk much, but she's very nice." Then he noticed Sasuke's scowl. "Oh, sorry. I got a little carried away. Believe me, I know tons of people here in Konoha. So anyway, you're saying that your fiance cheated on you with Yumi?"

Sasuke nodded. "Yeah, my fiance, Neji, admitted that to me on the phone."

Naruto stated," That just sounds.... dumb. I understand that you're trying to get him back, but it's going to be really tricky since Neji is with the most prettiest girl in town. So, I'm going to help you get him back!"

Sasuke asked," How? You just met me! There's no way you can help me, you don't even know what's in a girl's mind!"

"Who says I'm going to do this by myself?" Naruto grinned. "No worries, I can get my friends involved. Besides, i don't think they would mind playing cupid for awhile."

"So, I'm taking that you and your friends are going to like be cupids until Neji and I are back together, right?" Sasuke put on her poker face.

Naruto nodded, and he said," Yep, that's how we're going to plan it. Tomorrow morning, I'll give you the grand tour of Konoha and then introduce you to my friends. Now let's to bed, I want you to be well-rested for tomorrow."

A/N: Oh no, a cliff hanger... AAHH! They're your worst enemy! Mwahaha! Just kidding! I love to joke! Got any reviews?