A/N: I saw one review and I wanted to say, I lost interest in Naruto after the time skip. One reason is because of Sasuke. He isn't my favorite character, which is why I wanted to use the personality he had before he left Konoha. I only like Sasuke when he is with Neji! They are my OTP so thank you for supporting them with me! (I wish there were more fans~)
Also I know there are a lot of spelling errors, so let me fix that haha. Gaara was incorrect and I'll be fixing it in here. (Because fixing it in the last chapter is a pain in the-) ENJOY!
Chapter 7: Fearless
Sasuke lightened his harsh glare to Neji when he saw a look of worry on Neji's face. The two heard the door to the roof open and turned to look. "What are you two doing here?"
"Gaara." Neji identified. "The roof is off limits to students. Return to your classroom." Gaara stated. Without another word, Sasuke walked past Gaara and through the door.
Neji watched Sasuke walk off, then looked at Gaara. "Sorry, we needed to talk." Neji said to him. "I expect of this from the Uchiha, but not you." Gaara bluntly said. Neji gave a nervous smile and began to walk past him.
Gaara closed his emerald green eyes. "Are you really going tomorrow with my sister?"
Neji stopped his tracks and turned his head to the red head, wondering why the most indifferent person in this school cared about this. "Yes…" Neji answered.
"Is that so…Be careful then." Gaara said, walking back down the stairs. Neji stood alone in the door way of the roof and wondered if going to the amusement park was really a good idea.
Neji entered class a little late, not that the kind Iruka-sensei minded. He silently sat down, watching Sasuke's back. What made him so angry…He doesn't even know Temari… Neji thought.
It was break time and Neji had to ask the class for their opinion of the school festival activity. He sighed, not wanting to go up there. He already knew the class would argue and he rather not have his ears painfully ring while listening to their suggestions.
"Alright, we have a school festival coming soon and our class needs to hand in their activity for this festival. If there are any suggestions please raise your hand and-"
"LET'S DO A MAID CAFÉ" Naruto shouted out without raising his hand. Neji felt anger boil inside of him, but he held it in and painfully smiled. "I said to raise your-"
"Hell no Naruto! The girls are going to reject it of course! We should do a scary house! That way everyone can participate!" Kiba shouted. Neji gave up as he listened to the two argue, putting his hand on his head.
"Let's just sell food!" Choji happily said, eating some chips. "Leave me out of it." Shikamaru yawned. "Choji you shut up fat ass!" Naruto called out. Choji's hand stopped its rummaging in the chip bag as his eye turned into a glare. "Crap…I forgot the taboo word…" Naruto nervously said. Neji watched as Choji threw a table at Naruto's direction and noticed Sasuke holding his ears shut, obviously annoyed at the class as much as Neji was.
"Naruto, Choji, SHUT UP." Sakura and Ino said together. The two boys stopped their arguments once the women began to show their true nature. "We have an idea that'll include all of those things. A host club! This way, everybody gets a job, there will be food, and Shikamaru doesn't have to do much but talk!" Sakura explained.
"Host club? How does everyone participate? Not everyone is going to be a host you know." Kiba said with doubt. "Of course we will choose the best looking men and the boys will choose the best looking women! The ones who aren't chosen will be the waiters serving food!" Ino said, showing the class a box to hold the ballots.
The class seemed to be in agreement with Ino and Sakura's idea. Neji sighed and wrote down "Host Club" in the activity box. "I won't guarantee this will be accepted." Neji said, looking at the class worriedly. "Have a back-up idea if the idea gets rejected."
After class, Neji dropped off the paper in the teacher's office, heading to the student council office. He opened the door and as he expected, Temari was there waiting for him. "Shall we continue our conversation from this morning? I suggest you remind that new boy that this office is only for authorized people." Temari said while grinning.
"That's fine. Moreover, let's go back to the conversation. I am not going for a picnic. Just to the amusement park then back home." Neji sternly said.
"That's such a waste! The weather is getting warmer too, why can't we just have lunch?" Temari asked.
"Lunch can be bought and eaten within the park. There is no need to bring a picnic." Neji repeated, getting annoyed at the upperclassman.
"Well, no matter what's your opinion, I am bringing the food and meeting you in this park at noon understand? If you don't come, the food will spoil and you'll make me wait one hour before going to the park." Temari stated, getting up to leave the room.
"Hey, wait! I won't be there! Don't bring lunch!" Neji shouted to the closing door. He sighed, knowing she would do as she said. The more he makes the meeting seem less like a date, the more Temari makes the meeting more like a date.
Sasuke didn't see Neji after class today, he ran out of the class rather quickly. He clicked his teeth in frustration and left the class. On his way to the gates, he noticed a red headed figure facing him.
"…Gaara was it? What are you still doing here?" Sasuke asked. Gaara said nothing and instead pulled out a paper with a time and location. "You're friends with Hyūga aren't you? This either belongs to him or Temari. Give it to him." Gaara said and left Sasuke with the paper. It was the meeting time and location for the next day.
Sasuke glared at the paper, but didn't crumple it. Instead he memorized the time and location. "This handwriting isn't his…" Sasuke noticed.
"Uchiha, right? Are you going home?" Sasuke heard someone say. He turned and saw Temari sneering at him. Temari saw the paper on Sasuke's hand and glared at him. "Why do you have that?" She asked him.
Sasuke held up the paper. "Gaara found it." He simply said. "Give that to me." Temari said, snatching it away.
"Students shouldn't loiter around school after hours." The two heard Neji say. The two looked to the direction of the school and saw that Neji had followed up with the two. The sunset reflected off the school windows and made Neji's body shine with orange light. "Temari, you should know this rule." Neji sternly said.
Temari and Sasuke were at a loss for words. Neji's appearance was too beautiful with the sunlight adding a perfect effect. "Uh, ah! This! This was for you!" Temari finally said.
Neji saw the paper and gave a confused look at it. "I thought I tossed this out this morning…" Neji quietly mumbled. "Anyway go home; it's going to get dark." Neji said, shoving the paper in his pocket.
Temari nodded began to walk away. "Remember! Noon tomorrow!" Temari shouted. Neji sighed, unable to change Temari's mind and faced Sasuke.
"How's your ankle?" He asked, being cautious around Sasuke as a result from that morning. "It's…fine. There's no pain." Sasuke replied, feeling guilty for shouting at Neji in the morning.
Neji smiled slightly, relieved Sasuke wasn't too angry with him anymore. "I have to go out for dinner tonight so take care when walking home." Neji said, walking to another direction. Sasuke nodded, saying nothing as he waved and watched Neji's fade to the horizon.
Neji had arrived to a ramen shop where Naruto and Choji waved their arm to him. "What is it? I don't plan on treating the two of you." Neji said, taking a seat next to them. "No worries about that! Choji's dad is treating us!" Naruto said, happily swallowing his ramen.
Neji wearily glanced at the bowls piled up next to Naruto and Choji. They must have eaten over a hundred bowls. "What did you call me here for? I have no time to have a ramen race." Neji remarked.
Naruto laughed. "You probably can't with against Choji anyway! He's a fa-…fast…fast eater!" Naruto gave peeked at Choji, who continued to eat normally. Naruto sighed in relief and finally calmed down a little.
"The girls put us in charge of the food for the Host Club. What is the money limit?" Naruto asked. Neji put his hand on his forehead. "The idea was not accepted yet. I don't know what the limit is; that is decided by the teachers." He said, irked at the blonde's stupidity.
"Why can't you decide?" Naruto complained. "Because I don't have that authority!"
Naruto pouted. "Don't worry about that now Naruto, let's enjoy the ramen okay?" Choji mumbled with his mouth full of noodles.
"Yeah! Neji eat up! I'll eat it if you don't!" Naruto said, aiming his chopsticks for Neji's bowl of ramen.
Sasuke took a walk around the neighborhood before he went home. He had remembered the meeting time and angrily kicked a pole. "Damn it!"
The next morning, Neji woke up a little late, unhappy with the event that is going to take place. He took out some random set of clothing and went to take a bath.
"I really don't want to do this…" Neji told himself, entering the tub filled with hot water. He sighed, letting his hair float aimlessly in the water.
"I hope I don't bump into anyone today. It'll be a big misunderstanding." Neji said. After the bath, Neji dried his hair and headed out. It was a nice day out and not to cold either.
The teen walked to a nearby floral park where the trees and flowers were beginning to bloom. The buds were growing but no flowers were seen. He noticed Temari leaning on a nearby tree and waving to him.
"Over here! You're early! I knew you'd show up." Temari happily said. "I only came for a morning walk…You're too early too, aren't you?" Neji sighed, looking at the big picnic basket.
"Don't mind the small details! Let's go already." Temari said, pulling Neji's arm. "It's not even noon yet…"
Neji walked past many trees and noticed there were not many people in the area today. Relieved, he followed Temari to a nice spot under the trees.
"…A picnic? What's with that?" Sasuke said, hiding behind a big tree. He was wearing a cap and sunglasses for his disguise and so far it was working well. "I thought the meeting was at noon…they came really early…" he muttered to himself.
"Temari actually left the house around ten this morning." Sasuke heard someone say. He turned around and saw Gaara crouching behind a bush next to him. "G-Gaara?! What are you doing here?" Sasuke whispered.
"The same as you, Temari is my sister after all." Gaara simply replied. Sasuke swallowed in fear, he didn't even hear Gaara come near him. "Temari is planning something, Neji already rejected her too." Gaara explained.
"Planning? Temari confessed to Neji already?" Sasuke asked, surprised to hear this. "Yeah, I over hear my brother and Temari at times. One thing about my sister is that she isn't going to give up no matter what." Gaara said.
"…Why are you telling me this?" Sasuke asked. Gaara looked at Sasuke and lowered his eyelids. "Because I know." He said, pointing to his tattoo above his eye. Sasuke realized Gaara knew about his feelings towards Neji.
"Anyway, Temari probably wants to play around with Neji, she is never serious about a relationship." Gaara sighed, wrapping a scarf around his neck.
Sasuke watched Temari lean closer and closer to Neji as he moves farther from her. "That's more of a reason to follow them. Though, I still don't know why you're here." Sasuke said, glowering at Gaara.
"Don't be so paranoid. I didn't fall for him so relax." Gaara said, watching Sasuke sigh in relief.
"Temari likes to play around with rich men. That results in their coming to my house and asking for her hand in marriage. They end up trying to fight me so I have no choice but to fight. The reason why I came today is because I want to stop her from doing that." Gaara explained.
Sasuke remembered the girls in the school avoiding Gaara because it was rumored he would beat who ever disobeyed him. Perhaps the rumor was based on this…
"Pay better attention, Temari is feeding him now." Gaara said, pointing in their direction. "What?!" Sasuke watched in anger as Neji turned his face away while Temari attempted to feed him.
Sasuke suddenly realized something. "Wait… did you say 'rich men'?" Sasuke asked. Gaara nodded. "Neji lives in a rich family, you didn't know?" he asked. Sasuke shook his head, wondering how much more of Neji he doesn't know of.
"They're leaving." Gaara said, leaving with them. Sasuke nodded and followed Gaara's steps. Temari and Neji entered the amusement park and handed in their tickets.
"We just ate lunch, no rollercoasters…" Neji said fearfully. "I know already! Let's go to the horror house!" Temari said, pulling him.
Sasuke and Gaara paid for their tickets and quickly caught up. "Do you want to go in? I prefer waiting at the other side…" Sasuke said. Gaara shrugged and followed Sasuke to the other side of the horror house.
Sasuke watched the two have fun in many of the rides. He was having a horrible time holding in the anger as he watched Temari make her moves on Neji whenever she had the chance.
Neji did not look like he was having fun; most of the time, he was just daydreaming or looking elsewhere, not paying the slightest attention to Temari.
"The day is almost ending; Neji is doing a good job rejecting her every time she does something to him." Gaara said, looking up at the orange sky.
Sasuke grew a little alert when the two sat alone on a bench. Gaara noticed this and put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder. "Calm down, we are going to be found out." He reminded Sasuke.
"Did you have fun today?" Temari asked Neji, sitting closer to him. Neji was looking elsewhere, showing an uninterested expression. Peeved, Temari made her final move on him.
"Hey Neji, I know you aren't interested in me, but do you want to try and kiss me?" Temari boldly asked, placing her hand on his cheek.
"Huh? What?!" Neji said, startled by Temari's sudden action. "Come on, if you still don't have feelings for me, I'll stop chasing you. Just one…" she said with her face growing closer to his.
"Wait! That's not the problem! Temari!" Neji shouted, trying to push her.
Damn! I was caught off guard! Neji thought.
Suddenly, a hand grasped Temari's hand on Neji's cheek. "That's enough."
Temari and Neji look up to see Sasuke standing behind them, giving off the scariest Death Glare ever.
"Temari, you went too far." Gaara said, standing up from the bushed as well. "Gaara! What are you doing here?!" Temari asked fearfully.
Sasuke grabbed Neji's wrist and pulled him from the seat, taking him back to the city. "Gaara, I'm leaving your sister to you." Sasuke said.
Gaara nodded and turned to Temari, who was pouting. "Haven't you had enough?" Gaara asked. Temari scoffed.
"Who I like is none of your business." She courageously said. Gaara grabbed her collar. "It's my business when your ex-boyfriends hire their gangs to beat me because you dump them. Those men aren't there for you to play with, they have feelings too. Quit playing with people's feelings or you'll be the next person I send to the hospital." Gaara threatened.
Temari gulped in terror as Gaara let go of her shirt. He picked up her picnic bag and her bags of toys they won from the amusement park. "Let's go home." He said to her. Temari nodded and followed him.
Neji felt nervous while Sasuke pulled him. This was the same as before when they were in school. "S-Sasuke, where are you taking me?" He asked.
Sasuke made a quick turn to a dark and vacant alley. He pushed Neji to the wall and glared at him.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Why are you so angry?" Neji finally asked.
Sasuke said nothing. All he did was gaze into Neji's pale eyes.
"Wh-" Neji began, but his words were interrupted…
… by a pair of lips on his.
A/N: Don't you love me for stopping here?! I updated pretty fast this time. I kind of want to draw this! :D Speaking of drawing, there is an artist I saw on deviantart who also likes this pairing! Check her out!
(I don't know this person in any way, I saw that she liked SasuNeji too!)
EDIT: It seems like I can't put any URLs in here so just search for "alpha2nd2006" on deviant art!