"Naruto, I think It's best we don't see each other anymore…"

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked his lover confused

"It's pretty easy to understand Naruto." Sasuke said lying through his teeth, "I don't want to see you anymore."

Naruto's lip started to quiver slightly. "I just told you that I loved you, and now you want nothing to do with me?" He said, sadness is his tone, "I… I don't understand it." Seeing Naruto upset pained Sasuke greatly. He wanted to sweep Naruto into his arms and kiss the pain away, but he couldn't. If it wasn't for his arranged marriage to Hinata he could. "It's easy to understand," Sasuke said repeating himself again, " I never loved you." Naruto stared at Sasuke in disbelief, tears starting to swell in his eyes. "Your lying!" He said getting worked up, "Your fucking lying!"

"Does it look like I am?" Sasuke said sternly, trying to fight the pain he was causing Naruto. Naruto looked at him intently. "Kiss me then!" Naruto said angrily, tears starting to trickle down his face, "If you don't love me, kiss me! Let me decide if you truly don't!"

"I will do no such thing Uzumaki" Sasuke said, the pain of lying to his sweet Naruto stabbing his repeatedly in the heart, "And you can't make-"

Naruto crushed his lips against Sasuke's trying to get some type of emotion out of him. The waves of emotion passing through Sasuke was intense. He desperately wanted to show his Uke affection, but he couldn't, not anymore. Naruto backed off, and tears trailed down his eyes like a waterfall. "I told you Naruto, I never loved you. In fact, you were a play thing." Naruto's eyes grew wider as the tears fell faster. "I know your lying Sasuke" Naruto said emotionally, "and I'm going to find out why your denying that you loved me."

"Do what you want" Sasuke said dying inside, "As long as your off my property, I don't really give a flying fuck."

"Well Isn't that exciting?" Neji said trying to cheer his cousin up, "Sasuke will make a great husband. After all, he's strong, intelligent, and not to mention I respect him." Crimson flushed upon Hinata's cheeks. "I guess…" She said timidly, "But he's not … not who I want to be with." Neji looked at his cousin confused. "What does that mean?"

"I…I never liked Sasuke-sama like that…" She said softly.

"It was because you loved Naruto wasn't it?" Neji said accusing her cheekily.

"What? N-no!" She said, her entire face a deep shade of red now, "It was never like that either!" Neji laughed softly at his cousin. "Not to be rude Hinata, but I think that everyone who knows you well knows that you've always had a crush on Naruto."

"W-was it that obvious?" She said twiddling her fingers.

"Would you like me to get your teammates in here?" Neji said speaking the truth, "I'm sure Kiba and Shino wouldn't mind backing me up on this because it's the truth." Hinata grew silent, not answering his question. "Exactly."

"Either way, father wouldn't let me back out of this…I-I'm already considered a disgrace to him" Hinata said timidly, "No matter how hard I train now, he will not recognize me as he has you." Neji grabbed his cousin's hand softly, trying to ease her concern. "In a way, that's great for you. If things do work out with Sasuke, then you can live a happy life, and you wont have to worry about it."

"I guess so," Hinata said, trying to appear happy for her concerned cousin, "If anything….maybe Sasuke could have a crush….on me" She felt her face become flushed and hot again, causing Neji to laugh. "That could be," he said replying to her, "As long as you act like yourself, and show that your wife material, Sasuke cannot complain." Once again Hinata smiled timidly for her cousin in gratitude. "Thanks Neji…"

"Your welcome Cousin." He replied back, messing up her hair in the process, "You know I have to look out for the head family." Hinata smiled again. Even if Neji was in the secondary house and had despised her when they were little, she could not picture what she would do without him now. Neji Stood up from his seat, waved to his cousin goodbye, and left the room. He clenched his chest tightly. Even though she was his cousin, something attracted Neji to Hinata. He wasn't sure if it was the fact she was so timid and naïve, or whether it was of how she changed over the years. Yeah it helped that Hinata bloomed into a beautiful young women, but there was so many things he respected about her, so many things he could never be.

How lucky Naruto was to have the affection of Hinata, though he never recognized it, even after knowing Hinata all those years. It just came to show you how thick-headed Naruto was. Neji let out a sigh. He would even love to be Sasuke in this situation. Even though Hinata didn't love Sasuke, at least he would be married to her, able to care, comfort and tend to his delicate sweet cousin's needs. How lucky the two of them were. Neji let out another sigh before staring down the pathway leading to the courtyard. He wish there was a way to express how he felt to Hinata, without dishonoring the family and without coming off as perverted. Incest was greatly frowned upon in Konoha, even if it was between families.

Once within the courtyard, Neji planted himself under a Willow tree, and laid back. Closing his eyes, he imagined how life would've been different if he was born into another clan….one where it would be possible to love Hinata.

A/N- If you haven't figured out the pairings yet, it's going to be sort of a circle. Like this:

Neji loves Hinata who loves Naruto who loves Sasuke who loves him back.

Chea. So Review or flame, whichever your choice is, and I'll get another chapter up soon as I can.