Sorry this chapter short the next one will be longer I promise. Well I hope you guys like it. Also thanks goes to my beta Ivvy-sama Well here's the story. =)
Neji looked up from the scroll he was reading as he heard someone knocking on his door. After a moment's hesitation he decided to ignore it, but finally got up in exasperation as the knocking got louder and more relentless.
'God I hope it's not Lee' He thought as he opened the door. With that in mind, he was shocked to find Naruto at his door dripping wet out in the cold rain. His tan skin was paler than normal, his bright golden hair now dull in color plastered to his face, going just a little past his shoulder.
"Neji..." Naruto's soft voice brought him back to reality.
"Sorry... um why don't you come in? I'll get you a change of clothes and some tea." Neji stepped to the side, letting Naruto come in. Neji could already tell something was wrong with Naruto. He was so still, so silent.
He was still wondering what was wrong a couple of minutes later as Naruto sat clean, dry and quietly sipping his tea. Neji didn't want to sound nosy so he decided to wait for Naruto explain to him why he was at his house. Because if Naruto was upset about something, he would have gone to that bastard he called a spouse, so what had caused Naruto to become so upset that he couldn't even go to his own husband?...Why did he come to him of all reasons? Everyone knew he wasn't the best person at comfort even though he and Naruto were best friends. But as the silence got longer with no signs that Naruto was going to speak the tension got higher and higher, Neji couldn't take it anymore.
"Nar-" Neji tried to say but was cut off by Naruto
"Neji... why do people love when they know there's a chance they can get hurt?" Neji didn't know what to say by the sudden question.
"Sorry that was a little random" Naruto said, his voice rough with emotions as he let out a laugh that was forced and they both knew it.
"I mean where did I go wrong? Was I just not enough? God I knew this was too good to be true... so why does it hurt so much?" Neji was clearly baffled. He knew Naruto was talking about Sasuke but he didn't know what to do to console his friend. The next thing he knew he found himself hugging Naruto to his chest, ignoring the fact that it felt good just to have Naruto in his arms. He wrapped his arms even tighter as Naruto began to shake and sobs that wanted to break free but he held it in.
"I loved him so much was it so hard to do the same. Was it so god damn hard to keep faithful to me? I'm not going to cry because of that bastard I'm...not...going...to...cry" Naruto kept saying that but he was crying despite what he was saying, wetting Neji shirt.
"So many excuses, but this one was too much, it was different than the other times I caught him. I didn't know them and he promised me he wouldn't do it again. He lied to me and I knew it, but I thought he would stop! Lord help me why did it have to be her? Why her... She was like an older sister to me" Naruto voice was escalating as his sobs started to get louder and harder to stop. Neji rocked Naruto back and forth, whispering words of comfort as he rubbed small gentle circles on his back. When Naruto had stopped crying he realized Naruto was asleep. Looking down at Naruto's angelic face, the only thing that was ruining it was the soft frown that graced his face. Neji felt a growl come from the back of his throat. That bastard. He didn't deserve Naruto's love and Naruto didn't deserve this. He was going to make that bastard and pink-haired slut pay for this, no matter what.
