Well here's the next chapter hope you like it. I have a new pairing NejixKimimaro ha how spontainious is that! It steers away from gaaraxNaru but it's all good (They will return just had to stop with them or all my creativity with them would die, but nejixKimimaro is soooo cute!) Enjoy (don't kill me!)


Chapter 7

At School-The following Monday

Naruto was on his way to Gaara's house, when he noticed in the house next to Gaara's, Neji walking out.

"Hey is that you Neji??" Naruto screamed half way down the street.

"…," Neji thought to himself, "What is he doing here? ...oh yeah, Gaara lives next door. Ugh! I couldn't get any sleep this weekend, everyone next door kept yelling. Who has something to bitch about a muffin at 3 in the morning? I mean, let's get real it's a muffin. Geeze, if they'd just shut up I'd gladly buy them a fuckin' basket of muffins." "Oh, hey Naruto I'll see ya at school 'k." Neji said then left.

Later at School-During Lunch

Neji was once again sitting by himself eating lunch. He was thinking, "Geeze, what's with everyone being so touchy-feely, I mean you got those two," as Neji thought this he glanced over at Gaara and Naruto sitting on the grass in a lovers embrace, "all like omg I love you."

Neji continued to rant, while looking over at the teacher's table he saw Sasuke sitting at the far end with Orochimaru, and they were feeding one another. "Then you have those two practically raping each other during class, I mean come on let's not make it that obvious."

He then proceeded to look around and saw Kiba feeling up on his mutt," Wow, bestiality to the max!"

Looking around, yet again, he saw Shikamaru against a tree half asleep. "Then you got the only straight guy out of our friends. Isn't he like, always hitting on Gaara's older sister?"

He sat there continuing to complain about life in general, "I mean everybody's got somebody but where's my love, wait that's right, I don't get anybody 'cause I'm the emo freak."

As he was just staring into space he noticed another guy sitting alone. "Hey who's that kid? I don't remember him. Oh, isn't that the guy who's always sitting in the back of the class being a loner. Hey what-a-ya know we have something in common." Neji finally decided to stop ranting for five minutes to go over and talk with the fellow loner.

"Hey what's up? You all alone too?" asked Neji casually.

The fellow loner glanced up from his book and briefly said, "Oh, hi," and then continued to read.

"I'm Neji nice to meet you! What kinda book are you reading?" Neji asked the loner.

"Since you won't leave me alone till I answer you I might as well. My name is Kimimaro and I'm in all of your classes but you don't know I'm there just like everyone else, and the book I'm reading is about suicide if you really want to know," Kimimaro replied agitated.

"Man someone's in a bad mood, same here, why are you so pissed?" Neji asked apparently completely a bliss to what Kimimaro had just said.

-Twitch, twitch- "Well that shows how much you pay attention to other people. Well I'm pissed because I was perfectly fine till you came over, but now you know my name and will never leave me alone! Looks like I'm stuck with you." Kimimaro said though not entirely annoyed.



"Well you just looked a little lonely that's all, anyway sorry for bothering you." Neji answered a little sadden for upsetting him.

"Oh, well it's alright. But if you don't mind having me for your company, I wouldn't mind hanging out with you," Kimimaro said now more cheerful.

Neji for some reason found this soo cute! What was he saying? Was he now like everyone else? Was he GAY? No he must be imagining things.

"So, anyway what do you do in your spare time?" Neji asked trying to make conversation.

"Well, I read, lock myself away in my room, sleep, and work on my jutsu. Nothing to exciting I must say," Kimimaro murmured in response.

"Ah, don't you have any other friends?" Neji asked curiously.

"No, I'm used to being alone. I live alone," Kimimaro answered reluctantly

"Oh, I'm sorry, it must be hard. Do you have any family?" he continued to push.

"No, they all were slaughtered," Kimimaro once again replied hesitant.

The bell rang. "Oh, there's the bell. Did you want to walk to Science together?" Neji asked since they had the same classes.

"I don't care, but if you'd be inclined to join is solely up to you, having some company would be nice for once," Kimimaro retorted back with a slight smile.

They walked together, though in silence. Neji was surprised Kimimaro even had allowed him to converse with him. He always seemed so cut off from everyone else.

Science was the same old; Orochimaru gave his creepy ass lecture with some motive to sexually abuse Sasuke. Though Neji couldn't stop thinking about Kimimaro; mainly how he looked, his beautiful white hair, his gorgeous emerald green eyes, the crimson under his eyes, the outline of his lips, how his arm looked in the shadows was superb. Neji was shocked that he'd ever think of someone this much. He'd have no clue what was wrong with him. But he'd try to figure a solution to his problem later. Now was neither the time nor the place.

The final bell of the day released the class. When Neji made it outside he tried to find Kimimaro but to no avail, he must have rushed to go home. Neji took his time going to his locker, hoping Kimimaro would still be there, unfortunately he had his hopes set high for no reason, Kimimaro was nowhere in sight.

Neji giving up hope, and having wasted thirty minutes, decided to head on home. But as Neji was walking out of the building someone emerged from the shadows, it was Kimimaro.

"Oh…I thought you'd left." He whispered in Neji's ear.

Neji slightly jumped not expecting him to be behind him, "Oh. I didn't realize you hadn't left yet. Where were you? I looked all over for you?" Neji replied.

"I figured as much. I tend to be where no one would generally look. But anyway would you mind if I accompanied you home?" inquired Kimimaro.



"Oh yea that's fine, you don't live that far from my place do you?" Neji posed.

"Well, I guess I'll find out when we get there. That work with you?" Kimimaro stated merrily.

"Um…ok. I guess we'll get going," alleged Neji as they started to walk off the school campus.

"So since you were the one asking all the questions during lunch, I'll ask some now. Do you live alone, or do you have a family?"

"I live with my uncle Hiashi, and my cousin Hinata, my father was assassinated," countered Neji.

"What do you do in your spare time?" Kimimaro asked.

Neji replied with saying, "Well to tell you the truth I tend to rant on. But I like to hang out with friends when they're not all 'busy'."

"…anyways, what do you really like to do in your spare time?" Kimimaro then retorted.

"I enjoy writing; sometimes watch TV but half the time there's nothing good to watch, everything seems pointless," Neji replied, "Well here we are, did you want to come in or what?" Neji offered.

"Oh, no I'm fine but thank you for the offer," Kimimaro answered gratefully.

"Well, since your were so kind to walk me home today, I'll walk you home tomorrow 'k?" responded Neji.

Kimimaro was unsure what to do, give him a hug or a hand shake? But instead, Kimimaro settled for a wave.

"I'll see you tomorrow okay, Neji? Once again thanks for the company," Kimimaro waved then headed home.

Neji walked in and was greeted by Hinata, "Oh, what took you so long to get home? You looked like you were looking for someone at school?" Hinata pressed.

"Yea, I finally found my friend and we walked home. Nothing happened that's all," Neji quickly answered.

Hinata found something was different about Neji so she continued to ask, "Oh really?! What's his name?"

"Ugh, if you really must know, his name is Kimimaro," Neji replied.

"O.M.G isn't that the freak who sits alone and always in the shadows?" Hinata retorted quickly.

"Why must everyone I know be a freak to you?" Neji now asked.

"No, I'm just saying I didn't know you were into those kinda guys but whatever," Hinata finished.

"What are trying to say that I like him?" Neji snapped.

"Oh come on you never hangout with your friends that much; let alone walk home with them. It doesn't help that you're blushing in his defense," She rejoined.



Neji quickly exclaimed, "I…I'm not into guys you freak!"

Hinata then said that with a slight laugh, "Oh is that right, hmm what about when TenTen kept hitting on you all those times? You never even gave her the time of day; and now this guy is like your lover. What and you haven't even known him a day, wow Neji, wow."

"Hey, I never even said I liked the guy!" argued Neji.

"Oh, but you didn't even need to say it, it's written all over your face!" sneered Hinata." I mean all your other friends were clearly gay, but you surprised me Neji. I mean you don't even have that gay vibe, you have the EMO vibe. But hey, I guess you can be an emo homo, then Kimimaro would defiantly be your dream guy!"

"Well what about you? ...never mind," Neji stopped because he knew she liked Naruto.

"Oh, well let me know if you have any guy troubles. I'll be glad to help," Hinata said jokingly while leaving the room.

"Ugh why must she always torment me, what did I ever do to her?" thought Neji walking to his room. "But she may have a point somewhere in her words; time will only tell I guess. I can't really say what I feel, whether it is affection or friendship? Screw it! I don't have the time or the effort to put forth and think about this. But I may have to think about this issue later. sigh Oh well."

Neji then proceeded to work on his homework, though he still could only think of one person, Kimimaro.

He ate dinner in silence then went straight to bed.