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Chapter 10: Desires

The sound of the beating buzzer woke Neji in the early morning. Slamming his noisy alarm clock shut, Neji pulled back his long hair that fell to his face as he sat up.

"Ah… that's right…" Neji mumbled to himself. It was just yesterday he had started to date Sasuke. They promised to go meet up early every morning before going to school early.

Neji opened the curtains to his room, looking at the dark morning. The sun still wasn't up yet. Yawning, the teen walked to the bathroom and washed his face.

The Hyūga family owned one of the biggest houses in the neighborhood. Neji found it annoying that he had to live with his relatives, but he never said so.

Making his way to the door, he heard someone's footsteps towards him. "N-Neji? Where are you going so early in the morning…?" Hinata said, half asleep and barely walking straight.

"That's no concern of yours. Please return to bed, it is getting chilly in the mornings now." Neji said and opened the door, bowing to her before he slid the door shut.

Neji quietly walked up the hill to where Sasuke said to meet him. Although he showed a calm expression, Neji was actually quite nervous, feeling as if his heart would pop out of his chest and run any moment.

The street lights illuminated the dark morning and make the teen uneasy walking uphill.

"Morning!" Neji heard from afar. Sasuke was already waiting for him, casually leaning on a lamp post.

"…Good Morning…" Neji said, hoping he wasn't too obvious. Sasuke held out his hand and thrust it to Neji's direction.

Neji stood there and stared at the hand. "Do I owe you something?" Neji asked.

"No! Arg…just give me your hand." Sasuke irritably said, grabbing Neji's hand. "Is this the first time dating someone?"

"Oh…" Neji embarrassingly said. Sasuke sighed and looked up. "Did you eat yet?" He asked.

"Not yet, I was hoping we'd…" Neji began.

"…get some breakfast together?" Sasuke finished for him. "I was thinking of the same thing." He said, pointing at a nearby 24-hour convenience shop.

The two went into the store and each picked out a bun, reading some magazines of their favorite band and sharing a piece of their breakfasts.

Neji was having fun, and it was odd to him. For his whole life, he thought dating was just another annoying phase in life and if he could, he would avoid it.

Sasuke was enjoying himself as well. There were too many times where he was at the brink of kissing Neji in public.

After the sun began to peek out of the horizon, the two headed for school.

"I wanted to ask you Neji…" Sasuke began, holding on to Neji's hand tightly.

"During the festival, what kind of outfit will we wear?" he asked.

Neji thought about it for a while. "Now that you mention it, we haven't discussed that yet…Choji and the others are already in charge of the food, I guess I'll leave the uniforms to the girls…" he said.

Sasuke frowned. "Why the girls? Can't we ask the guys to help to make it fair?" He asked.

"If you think about it, the girls are the best for these types of jobs. We don't want the boys designing mini-skirts for the girls. They are a bit more mature than the males in our class. I'm sure they'll come up with something appropriate." Neji explained.

Sasuke was impressed with Neji's thinking. No wonder he always received higher than the full score in exams.

The two arrive at the school just as the gates opened, being the first ones to enter the school that day. Sasuke was glad, wanting to use the opportunity to do whatever he wants.

The two entered the classroom and Sasuke close the door behind them, making sure no one would see.

Immediately, Neji knew what Sasuke was up to.

He turned around and as he predicted, Sasuke had pushed him on the teacher's table, holding down one of Neji's hands.

Initially planning to pin down both hands, Sasuke flinched, but continued to aim for a kiss.

Neji made a quick interception between his lips and Sasuke's by pressing Sasuke's lips with his free hand.

All of this happening in a second, the two stopped to grasp the situation.

"Where do you think we are?" Neji quietly asked Sasuke.

"In an empty classroom with no one looking…" Sasuke answered.

Neji grew a little irritated and used his free hand to push Sasuke away with his palm.

"Again…!" Sasuke said, regaining his balance.

"What?" Neji asked.

"That move! That's the same one you used in the alley! What kind of style is that?" Sasuke asked, eager to learn.

Neji hesitated and turned his back to Sasuke. "I can't tell you."

"What? Why not?" Sasuke asked.

"I just can't." Neji said.

Sasuke felt the uncomfortable aura that filled the air suddenly.

Realizing that he made the tension rise, Neji flipped his body and walked over to Sasuke, giving him a peck on the cheek.

"T-that's all you're getting…" He said, growing redder.

Overjoyed, Sasuke completely forgot about the conversation before and hugged the beautiful teen from behind.

"What are you two doing?" They heard from the door.

Their hearts stopped with anxiety. Did a teacher find out about them?

With great fear, they turned around to see Temari and Shikamaru together staring.

"Uh… I can explain…" Neji said, feeling Sasuke's heart beat grow faster on his back.

"If you two want to wrestle, do it in the gym! Neji! You should know that!" Temari said.

The two looked at each other and let go.

"S-sorry Temari. I forgot we were in a classroom." Neji apologized.

It was a stupid excuse, but it saved them for now.

Sasuke changed the subject, turning to attention to the couple in front of them.

"What are the two of you doing so early in the morning?" He sneered, implying indecency.

The two blushed and retorted strongly. "Shut up Uchiha! I'll shave your duck butt hair!" Temari threatened.

"Temari…do you dare threaten the order in this school?" A dark voice said from behind.

"G-Gaara!" Temari seemed to have jumped a little, startled by her brother's presence.

"You didn't forget he was there did you?" Shikamaru asked.

Temari merely scoffed and walked off, leaving the two alone with Gaara.

The red head turned to see the two boys stare at him. Before leaving, Gaara smiled VERY slightly, whispering something Neji couldn't hear.

Neji turned to Sasuke. "What did he say? I swore I saw him smile." Neji said.

"He said congratulations…" Sasuke said.

"He knows? How…" Neji began.

"No idea, this guy seems to have eyes everywhere…" Sasuke said.

The students began to come in, ending their private time alone.

Neji met up with Sakura and a couple of other girls to discuss the designs. Luckily, some of the girls stopped Sakura and Ino from making half naked costumes for males.

The festival seemed to bring everyone's spirits up right after the exams. They were even going to have a school party after the event.

Neji had student council work that evening so Sasuke walked home on his own, watching the street lights turn on for the dark road.

Sasuke went to the convenience store and picked up some firecrackers. He planned on spending time with Neji alone after the festival.

Excited, he walked to the register and paid for the firecrackers and some bread for dinner.

Leaving the convenience store, Sasuke saw a shadow hiding behind the store sign at the corner of his eye.

Hoping it wasn't a stalker, Sasuke quickened his steps. It was no good. He heard footsteps follow after him.

Not again… Sasuke thought, remembering the last time he was stalked by a girl.

It was at his old school where he had to run from this girl. Unable to escape, Sasuke had no choice but to stop and fight her.

It was one of the reasons why he was expelled. Sasuke didn't want another situation like that one again, which is why he learned self-defense and Judo.

Even after all that training Sasuke couldn't seem to shake off this stalker. This one was quick, unlike his previous stalker.

Finally sprinting, Sasuke took a different route, not wanting the stalker to figure out where his home was.

Sasuke was unfamiliar with the road since he had moved in not long ago. He walked right into a secluded park where the street lights flickered.

"Finally you stopped." A sly voice growled. Sasuke turned around to face the stalker.

To his surprise, it wasn't a typical fan girl from school. This was a man with long hair and pale skin.

Sasuke recognized this man. "You're…Orochimaru…The chemistry teacher!" He said.

Orochimaru snickered. "That's right, I've been watching you from afar Sasuke…" he said, slowly walking closer to Sasuke.

Sasuke took a step back. "What do you want from me?" He asked.

"Want?" Orochimaru snickered happily. "That's right, I want SASUKE!"

Sasuke watched Orochimaru quickly run towards him, jumping to the side as a reaction.

This was bad, not only was this person an adult, but he is a man. Sasuke knew this is a difficult situation to get out of.

He cannot hit a teacher mostly because he would be expelled from the school, and that was the last thing Sasuke wanted.

Before Sasuke ran off, Orochimaru grabbed onto his wrist, stopping him from dodging any further.

"Now… be a good boy…" He said, pulling Sasuke to the nearby bushes and pinning down both of his hands.

Sasuke kicked and flailed, but Orochimaru was strangely skilled with defending himself, pushing the teen to the ground and sitting on the kicking legs.

"You don't think I'd come after you without being prepared do you? I learned a couple of self-defense moves myself…" Orochimaru whispered to Sasuke's ears.

Sasuke shivered. He knew what Orochimaru was planning to do. Sasuke felt a tongue slide up his neck.

Disgusted, Sasuke shut his eyes and shouted out loud, hoping someone passing by would hear. "GET OFF YOU PERVERT! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS!"

Orochimaru chuckled. "Calling for help? You ran into this empty place, no one is going to hear—GWAH"

Sasuke felt the grip on his wrists loosen and Orochimaru's body fall off of his own. He opened his eyes and quickly sat up, pushing his body back to a tree.

Sasuke looked up and saw Neji standing in a familiar position. "Temari, give this to the local policeman, I think he'd want to see the video." Neji said, tossing a camera behind him.

Angry, Orochimaru glared at Neji. "…Hyūga… I see your annoying style of fighting was already passed down to you… tell me my boy, how is your father?" Orochimaru sneered as he wiped the blood off of his chin.

Neji widened his eyes in anger and charged towards Orochimaru, quickly overpowering him. Everything happened in a flash, Sasuke couldn't make out the moves Neji made.

The style was odd, but effective. They were similar to the pushes Neji gave to him, but more advanced.

Orochimaru had enough of the wounds inflicted on him and heard the cops. "…I'll come back to you Sasuke…just you wait…" he said, slipping off into the dark after dodging Neji's attacks.

The police arrived too late and Orochimaru had slipped away.

Neji kneeled down to Sasuke. "Are you alright? Sorry for coming to late…" Neji said.

"Hah, you should thank me. Neji was going to blow our cover if I didn't hold him back!" Temari angrily said. She sat down next to Sasuke.

"Orochimaru was being watched by our council members for a long time now because he was a suspicious man. We never got any real evidence of harm. Neji was surprisingly impatient to kick his ass. Even I knew you need to wait for the right timing to attack. Orochimaru is a grown man after all." Temari said.

Sasuke said nothing, rubbing his neck in disgust. Neji saw this and stood up.

"Officers, is it alright if we leave now? It is past night time and it is dangerous for us to be out at this time. I believe our contact information is with you. If you need anything please come to visit our school." Neji said.

Since there was no harm done, the officers nodded and allowed the teens to leave as they investigated.

"Temari, thanks for today, you can go home. I'll be taking Sasuke." Neji said. Temari nodded, realizing how angry Sasuke was.

The two walked in silence, quickly reaching to Neji's house.

"What are we doing here?" Sasuke finally spoke. Neji said nothing and opened the gates to his enormous compound.

When he slid open the door, Hinata was waiting for him. "Neji! You're home! I was…worried?" Hinata said, looking over to the side.

"He's staying over tonight." Neji explained briefly while taking his shoes off.

"What?" Sasuke asked.

"I-I'll prepare some tea!" Hinata said, running off.

"Wait Neji, who said I'd stay over?" Sasuke asked. Neji ignored him and walked to his room. Sasuke sighed and followed.

The two entered Neji's room, which was ridiculously large. Neji closed the door behind him and dropped his bag onto his bed, facing Sasuke.

Neji walked over to Sasuke and placed his hand where Orochimaru licked. Sasuke shivered and looked down.

"I don't get it…I prepared myself for things like this…" Sasuke said, putting his head on Neji's shoulder.

Neji placed his hand over Sasuke's head and began to caress it.

There was a knock on the door. "Neji, the tea is ready." They heard Hinata say. What bad timing.

Neji opened the door and took the tea, nearly slamming the door in Hinata's face.

"…Why don't you take a bath?" Neji said, opening his closet and tossing some clothing to Sasuke.

"It's the weekend anyway. We can stay up late and you don't have to worry about school."

Sasuke looked at the clothing and gave a weak smile. Neji was trying to cheer Sasuke up by having fun.

I shouldn't make Neji worry… Sasuke thought and was going to try and hide his feelings.

Neji lead Sasuke to the bath. When the two arrived, Sasuke nearly dropped his clothing in surprise.

Rather than calling it a bath, it was more of an 'Onsen'. There was an indoor and outdoor bath and each was filled with hot water.

"Well, enjoy." Neji nonchalantly said. Before Neji walked out, Sasuke put an arm around Neji's neck.

"Hold it right there. You're coming in with me." Sasuke said grinning.

"What?! Why?" Neji asked. "I was nearly raped; I don't feel like going alone." Sasuke smiled.

Neji sighed, feeling like his plan for Sasuke to feel better backfired.

"Alright, but I'm not going in the water. I don't have my new clothing. I'll just help you wash you back alright?" Neji sighed.

"Fine."

Sasuke went into the hot water, sighing in relief and quickly washing his neck. It was disgusting how that man licked him.

"How's the temperature?" Neji asked, bringing in some towels.

"It's alright. You sure you won't come in?" Sasuke asked, splashing some water to Neji's direction.

Neji scoffed. "Yes, now stop playing already, the heat will go to your head.

Sasuke got out of the water and sat down, beginning to wash his hair.

"Temari said you were impatient…"Sasuke said to Neji.

"She talks too much…" Neji quietly said.

"You love me that much, don't you?" Sasuke snickered.

Neji poured a bucket of hot water on Sasuke, washing off the bubbles.

"OW! That's hot!" Sasuke complained.

Neji silently began to wash Sasuke's back. Little by little, Neji began to notice how perfect Sasuke's back was.

From the bones to the skin, everything was beautifully perfect.

"Hey… Are you sure you're alright? If you need anything just tell me. I'll try to help." Neji asked Sasuke, pouring some water on Sasuke's back.

Sasuke looked over his shoulder to see Neji's worried face. It was no use hiding his feelings; Neji already knew Sasuke felt uncomfortable. Sasuke turned around and pointed to his neck.

"Lick it."

Neji blushed immediately. "W-What?!"

"You said you'd help right? You already know I feel disgusted. So if you want to 'help' me, lick it." Sasuke said with a straight face.

"Stop taking advantage of the situation!" Neji said, standing up.

Sasuke smirked. "So you knew?"

Neji flinched and hesitated. Was he really going to do something so indecent?

"…Close your eyes…" Neji finally said.

Sasuke gladly closed his eyes, knowing Neji was too embarrassed.

Neji's cold fingers ran up Sasuke's warm neck to where Orochimaru licked.

Neji brought his lips closer and began to lick Sasuke's neck. This brought shivers down Sasuke's spine, remembering the assault.

But, opening his eyes, he didn't see Orochimaru. He saw Neji, relieving him of his fears.

"That's enough now." Sasuke said, drawing his face closer as Neji lifts his head up, kissing the long haired teen.

Neji wasn't expecting a kiss, but he went along with it, as long as it helped Sasuke.

"Alright, you'll catch a cold already…" Neji said, pulling away from Sasuke's arms and tossing him a towel.

Sasuke scoffed and wiped his face, watching Neji leave the bath.

The two ate dinner alone for some reason. Hinata brought two trays of food and took them out for them as well.

Sasuke wondered why Neji wouldn't eat with his family, but wouldn't want to ask. Not yet at least.

After the two ate, they shared their favorite songs by their favorite artist and played video games all night. Midnight was long passed and the two teens were growing tired.

"Time for bed? I'll make the bed warm." Sasuke asked, throwing himself on Neji's bed.

"In your dreams." Neji said, pulling Sasuke's ankles.

Sasuke fell on the floor and folded his arms. "Come on, what kind of couple sleeps separately?!" Sasuke asked.

"Teenage couples." Neji bluntly replied, pulling out a futon. "Now choose." He said.

"…Futon…" Sasuke gave in. "Your bed is two times my bed too…" He grumbled.

"Shut up and sleep." Neji said, turning off the lights and pulling his covers over him.

Sasuke lay still on the floor, staring at the dark ceiling. He then quietly got up and quickly jumped into Neji's bed, hugging him from behind.

"…Hey…" Neji angrily growled under his breath.

"I won't do anything!" Sasuke said.

"Then what's that poking my back?" Neji asked.

"…I can't help that, it's just a reaction…" Sasuke replied.

Neji pushed Sasuke to the opposite of the bed. "If you want to stay on this bed, then stay on that side." He said sternly.

Sasuke sighed. "That's no fun…"

A/N: …Well Sasuke was almost raped by Orochimaru and Neji turned Sasuke on. You're losing your 'coolness' Sasuke! :o