Neji smiled to himself as a particularly disgruntled red head found his way onto the long haired boys door step, a glare was already being shot at Neji as Gaara entered the house without invitation, his bag slung over one shoulder. "My uncle said that you would be here later today, I figured it would be sometime tonight though." Neji spoke softly as he began walking through the many halls of the mansion and showing Gaara the spare bedroom adjacent to his own, currently the Neji's insides were doing some pretty weird stunts as it flipped and spun.
Without speaking even once Gaara dropped his bags on the temporary bed before crossing the hall into the lavender eyed boy looking around slowly as if seeing it for the first time, "My mother's doing a concert somewhere in California and then Tokyo. She doesn't want to leave me and Naruto for a full blown tour so she goes to different places every so often." The red head explained sitting on the too large bed and staring at his hands as he explained something that was never asked of him. "She sent Naruto to the Uchihas house," he scoffed a little this while picking at the bed spread, "I don't think she knows what Naruto's real relationship is with the both of those boys."
Biting his lip Neji tried not to comment as he wrapped his arms around himself in thought, "Um, well I'm going to the kitchen, I'll be right back." He said in a rushed tone before rushing from the room, when he returned Gaara was curled up on the bed with his darkly circled eyes closed. "I brought the goods." Neji whispered softly leaning over Gaara and getting a death glare in response.
"You act like you're bringing me drugs." The red head replied snatching the small bag of cookies from the others hands stopping just before popping one his mouth, "Wait, what do I gotta do for these you perv?"
Neji laughed at his suspicions not because they were off the marker at all but because they were dead on, "You caught me."
"Of course I caught you. You've done this once before remember?" Gaara replied setting them on the bedside table, after counting them. "So what do you want for them?" he asked propping himself up with his hands.
"Kisses. Hey don't look at me like that, it's not like we haven't kissed more than enough before. What's the difference now?" Neji asked a smirk forming on his features, his lavender eyes alight from the sun shining through the window.
"The difference is that you're treating me like some kind of cookie whore." Came the snappish reply from the other as he reached up and yanked off the bandana ignoring as protests.
"No, I'm not! I never planned on asking for sex." Neji said feeling slightly defensive about the subject.
"Ch. It's not much of a difference." Gaara mumbled looking away not putting much resistance up as a smooth hand reached out and cupped his face, he put up even less resistance when said hand guided his face to look into pale eyes. A light pink color dusted his features as warm lips then made a move to cover his own plush ones in the barest of kisses that was over just as it began. "That's one…" the smaller boy mumbled creating a chuckle to rise up as his lips were captured again this time a small pink tongue darted out to caress his lips open in a gasp.
Thinking of this as an opportune moment Neji took the opening to delve his tongue into the other boy's mouth smirking because he tasted sweet despite his normally sour disposition, 'Probably all the damn cookies.' Neji thought to himself, his thoughts were cut short though as he felt the red heads tongue respond hesitantly to his advances. Soon enough, and with enough encouragement Gaara was more than eager to press for dominance of the kiss. They both mutually broke the kiss when their lungs began to burn, because apparently when your heart is beating 120 mph the little air you get through your nose simply isn't enough.
For an unknown amount of time both boys just stared at one another taking in slightly more de-shelved appearances and kiss swollen lips, "Was that quite enough?" The aqua eyed teen asked trying to seem as if that moment had no effect on him what so ever as he looked away from Neji not really wanting to stare anymore than needed.
"It was for me if it was for you." Neji replied watching in amusement as the other boy worried his bottom lip between his lip, an unconscious nervous habit he shared with Naruto. Then without a reply or warning Gaara rolled the long haired boy beneath him so that he was straddling his hips, a weird look on his face as he continued to avoid the other's gaze.
"Take a picture of me."
"What?"
"You heard me." Gaara shot back fisting his hands in the white shirt of the other boy.
"Why?"
"You normally don't ask so many questions when taking my photo, do I need to not consent in order for you to do it?" Gaara asked avoiding another question by asking one of his own. With a sigh, and no further response, Neji reached over to his bedside table and grabbed the camera there snapping a photo of the red head in front of him. At the sight of the first flash Gaara turned his attention back toward Neji who was staring at him confused, he didn't care how confused the other was right now though because his own mind was running too fast for him to catch up. "Again." He demanded and the other obliged without thought put into the action.
With a frustrated growl the red head pushed the camera away from the other boy's face before proceeding to kiss him, their tongues easily gliding against one another as if they were always meant to do that. "Again." Gaara mumbled harshly against Neji's lips twisting his hands in the very long hair that was presented to him, the camera flashed again and he broke the kiss. Breathing heavily he stared at the confused Neji beneath him, shaking his head he crawled off said boy and proceeded to rush from the room.
~***~
The Next Day
Deciding that he finally needed to confront the red head, Neji found said red head sitting in the lavish living room of the house, he was sitting on the couch a video game controller in his hand and the stick of a sucker hanging from his mouth, beside him was Naruto who's brow was knitted in concentration as he played whatever fighting game was on the screen. Then sitting below Naruto's crossed legs; on the floor; was only one Uchiha, 'Why does that not seem right?' Neji thought as he took in Sasuke's completely relaxed form the boy was rooting on Naruto who seemed to be loosing badly at the moment.
Deciding that now wasn't the time to ask about the weird events of the previous day, Neji chose a seat in front of Gaara on the floor, the sea foam gaze flicked in his direction for a mere instance before returning to the screen. That instance was enough strangely enough because soon after Naruto threw his hands into the air before doing a victory dance in the middle of the floor. "Oh hey Neji! I didn't see you come into the room!" the boy said excitedly before setting the controller on the coffee table next to the red heads now abandoned one.
"Ah, that's nice. So why did you decide to come over here?" He asked lightly getting a small scowl from Naruto which seemed to foreign to be on the boy's face.
"Just because he's over here with you doesn't mean I can't visit my dearest brother!" Naruto said with flourish before putting his hands on his hips.
"That and he needed someone to re-dye the orange streaks in his hair since the old ones grew out." Gaara replied watching as his blond sibling deflated a bit at this before beginning to pout.
"Ugh, you make it sound so lame when you say it like that."
"Hn. Like you didn't sound lame to begin with dobe." Sasuke quipped starting up a heated argument between the two.
Deciding to take their temporary moment of preoccupation Neji turned his attention toward Gaara who was fully focused on the two bickering teens in the middle of the room, "Gaara?" he started in a soft tone, successfully drawing the red heads attention. "About last night…" he couldn't finish though as a pale hand went up in a motion to silence the one speaking.
"Open your mouth." Gaara responded watching in amusement as the boy listened without question before having the sucker Gaara had been sucking on shoved into his mouth.
"GAH! You just shared an inadvertent kiss!" Naruto yelled and pointing at the two boys across the room, breaking the spell that both boys seemed to be under. Rolling his eyes Gaara stood smoothly and walked over to his sibling and began to drag him from the room by his pretty blond and orange hair.
~***~
Once in the bathroom Gaara slammed the door shut behind him and began to mix the dye into a small bowl he'd swiped form the kitchen earlier, "Gaara." Naruto began in a soft tone after a few moments of neither of them speaking.
"What?" he huffed moving over to the toilet Naruto was sitting on shirtless, he was sitting completely motionless as the orange streaks were applied effortlessly to his hair.
"Do you like Neji?" the blonde said softly, ducking his head a bit when a cold glare was shot in his direction.
"Don't go butting into anyone else's relationships if you can't even figure out your own!" the red head snapped making his brother wince at the tone.
"Itachi's leaving for an elite school somewhere across seas at the end of the year." Naruto spoke softly since the subject was switched to him he decided that he might as well get some advice.
Gaara sighed knowing this tactic all too well, "That's good right? Or did he not even consider staying for you?" he asked moving to sit on the floor cross legged waiting for the allotted thirty minutes to pass.
"He did. I told him to go. It's a great opportunity for him to become something great y'know." the fox like boy said not looking any where near the other boy.
"Then what about Sasuke? You like him right?" there it was, even though it was barely a fraction of it's normal radiance, a smile flitted across Naruto's features at this.
"Yeah, and he said that he's going to Anbu University because it's close and it's a pretty damn good school. I tried to talk him into going for the absolute best too, he's stubborn though." Naruto replied the smile growing wider despite his wish for it to stop growing, then to accompany it came a bright red blush that rivaled his brother's hair.
"Hm." came the curt reply as Gaara leaned his head back against the wall behind him.
"So um, is Neji your boyfriend yet?" the blond attempted bravely to return the attention back to the other boy.
"Ch, no. He's my stalker." he replied hoping Naruto would drop the subject, of course though he never had any such luck.
"I think it's more than that. At least for you it is. Am I right?" Naruto replied as he was pushed over the edge of the tub water spilling over his head moments later as Gaara began to message the excess orange from his hair. Still no reply came as the water was turned off and a towel was wrapped haphazardly around his, looking up with a slight grin Naruto knew he was onto something as the red head began throwing things away a little too forcefully. "Well even if you won't admit it, I think you should give it a try. Being his boyfriend I mean."
Growling Gaara threw open the door and stalked from the bathroom ignoring the very loud laughter that followed him though the hallways, as the door was shut to his temporary bedroom though all sounds seemed to disappear and the room was a sweet escape from everything outside of it. All of the confusing and frustrating things that were driving him insane were left behind as he threw himself on top of the cool blankets of the bed, a pillow was clutched to his face.
"Gaara? Naruto said to come see if you were all right, I don't quite know why he wouldn't just come himself but whatever." Neji's voice floated through the air breaking his calm but not making him want to rip anyone to pieces like Naruto's voice would have done at the moment. At the lack of movement Neji moved over to the bed and sat on beside the red head laying a hand gently on the smaller boy's back, "Are you all right?" the long haired boy pressed on running his hand along the boy's back soothingly, a small growl erupted from the other teen as he buried his head further into his pillow.
"Go away! Why can't anyone just give me time to think?!" came the muffled yell from the outraged teen, with a small sigh Neji stood up and before he could even move to make his way across the room there was a vice like grip on his wrist. "Oh never mind." game the mumbled as he was yanked downward onto the bed where he lay completely still waiting for Gaara to make his next move.
He didn't have to wait too long though before the red head viscously attacked his mouth, biting and nipping at his bottom lip until it was slightly swollen, when he was finished the red head sat back slightly to examine his work with a small smirk. "Hurt me." Gaara said softly getting a questioning look in return.
"Why?"
"If you don't then I'll be forced to hurt you." came the swift reply that needed no even the slightest bit of prompting.
"Then hurt me." game the Hyuga's challenge that was all too willingly obliged as Gaara tore at his shirt watching as button flung across the room so that he could see an equally pale yet well sculpted body beneath him. Licking his lips Gaara swooped down and decided to go for biting on the boy's neck leaving harsh red marks in his wake, the only soothing Neji got for the marks were swift licks that accompanied every little bite he received. When his neck was thoroughly marked and sure to hold bruises the next day he felt teeth latch onto the tender flesh of his nipple making the boy gasp in reply.
"I don't understand it." Neji said musingly making Gaara freeze before sitting up and looking at his stalker curiously.
"It's called groping it happens when--"
"No not that." Neji said laughing softly catching the red head's lack of guard and flipping the boy under him. "I mean, I don't understand every time we even begin to get intimate you do something to hurt either me or you."
"I don't do th--"
Once again Neji cut him off but this this time with the barest touch of their lips, quickly he pinned flailing hands to the bed as he sat up and smirked. "No, this time you are just going to have to deal with it." Guessing that the fierce boy would probably just try to bite him if he tried to kiss said boy again Neji opted for placing feather light kisses along Gaara's throat sucking lightly on the groove between his neck and shoulder.
"S-stop Neji, please…" Gaara said shaking lightly all over and not liking the feel of such gentle and foreign touched being placed on him.
"Why?" Neji spoke softly moving to nibble on the boys ear.
"I-I…" he swallowed thickly trying to get past this vulnerable state and say things that would lead himself to a whole other level of vulnerability that he had never ever wanted to reach. "It's because I don't understand these sorts of things, other than Naruto and my mother no one… no one has ever been careful or gentle, so I understand pain, it's comfortable this… please just stop Neji… please." he pleaded as soon as his hands were released though the expected relief didn't wash over him like he thought it would, instead there seemed to be a deadening weight in his chest and a thought that even fully clothed he had never felt so naked in his life.
"Are you ok?" the long haired boy questioned realizing with a start that the other looked like a scared animal ready to bolt, and if he wasn't still straddling the smaller boy's hips he may have done just that. The only reply that he got for his question was a quick shake of the boy's head since his hands were pressed tightly against his face. "Um, do you want me to leave?" another shake that told him 'no'. With a small sigh Neji moved to the other side of the bed pressing his back against the headboard and looking up at the ceiling in thought.
He was startled from his thoughts though as a warm weight seemed to settle on his chest looking down at the blood red locks Neji opted for petting the surprisingly soft hair, neither sad a thing as for the first time in a long time Gaara felt his eyes grow heavy with sleep.
~***~
The next evening found Gaara standing in the kitchen chopping away at food he had stolen from the fridge, the servants and cooks were grouped in the corner of the room as they watched wearily at the boy who had caused such a fuss about making his own food. "Gaara? Oh hey, there you are." Neji said peeking around the kitchen door to watch the red head cutting meat and vegetables before he glanced at the help standing huddled to one side of the room. "What did you do to them?" the long haired boy asked moving across the room to sit at the opposite end of the counter only breaking the red head's concentration when the flash of the camera went off.
"Why must you do that?!" he hissed turning toward the stove where he heated some oil before dumping the chopped contents into the pan, Neji didn't grace the question with an answer as he waited silently in the kitchen until a plate of food was dropped in front of him. "Don't look at it like that, it's not poisoned." Gaara said before beginning to eat and watching in amusement as Neji began to eat slowly. When they both finished both boy's deposited their food in the sink and left the room, Neji followed Gaara almost blindly since he didn't know they were headed for the movie room until they were actually in said room.
"How do you know where everything in my house is?" Neji asked sitting down on the couch as he watched Gaara expertly begin to set up and look for a movie to watch.
"What do you think I do during all those off hours when you and everyone else are sleeping?" he asked not finding what he wanted on the shelf before coming across a small locked door. "Hey Neji what do you think is in here?" he asked tugging at the door again to make sure it really was locked.
"I don't know, porn maybe. Uncle won't tell anyone what's in there and if we ask to much we get punished so…" the long haired boy trailed off as he watched the raccoon like boy look around the room, his attention landed on a small decorative knife, taking said knife Gaara began the tedious process of picking the lock. "Hey what are you doing?! We could get in a very large amount of trouble for doing that." Neji said hopping up and hissing softly before turning to rush to the door and lock it.
"Ch, I'm just gonna look and then I'm gonna shut it. No harm done." came the equally hushed reply as the door fell open with a small 'click' making the long haired teen audibly gasp and hold his breath. "Home movies? What's so special about these?" Gaara spoke to himself while pulling one out and placing it in the player before turning down the surround sound.
"You said that you were just looking and nothing else, now put them back!" the Hyuga growled rushing across the room only freezing when an image appeared on the screen of two long haired men with pale eyes, twins.
'"Ok, is this thing on and working?" the sound of a female voice alerted both guys to look and the camera and shake their heads in exasperation, one of them had a huge smile plastered to his face as he moved forward and disappeared from view. "Ah no! I wanna shoot for a bit Hizashi!" the female whined before the camera turned on her, the image of a young Maya appeared on the screen her bright red hair was longer then and pulled back into a pony tail, it appeared though that nothing could keep the flyaway fringe from falling in her face though. "Shi! Make your brother give it back!" she yelled placing her hands on her hips puffing up in annoyance.
"He doesn't listen to me. Don't tell me that you thought he would." came the rebuttal from somewhere off on the sidelines, "Try Fugaku."
"Oh no don't look at me, this is your fight not mine." the camera swung on a young man that looked very much like Itachi with his hair pulled back in a loose ponytail.
"All of you boys are completely useless!" came the loud explanation before a guys yell was heard and the camera view began whir at an impossible speed, the scuffing sounds of a struggle and two sets of laughter until finally the sideways view of a smirking red head sitting on top of a flushed Hizashi came into view. "Ha! I win!"
"How do you win? No one has the camera now." he replied shooting the girl a glare.
"I win because… I say so." she stuck her tongue out before crawling over to the camera clicking it off.'
"That was…"
"… my father." Neji finished numbly his eyes wide as the red head took in the scene before moving to sit next to the other boy and wrapping his arms around him. Both forgot to turn off the movie as they sat in silence, a few moments later another show began to play.
' Maya was standing gripping her wildly out of fashion clothes tightly staring at a stage nervously while people seemed to be filing off slowly, "Don't be so nervous, everything will go great." said the voice from behind the camera.
"What if I mess up the song?" she asked looking up her eyes swimming with her worry and fears.
"If you should be worried about anyone messing up it should be the rest of us." came the quick reply as an unknown name was announced in the back ground, the camera was turned on a very dark looking young man before being turned back on Maya, Hizashi, Hiashi, and Fugaku who filed onto the dark stage. As the song started up the lights were flicked on and the fear that Maya one held seemed to be gone as she began dancing smoothly across the stage.
"On and on
on and on
on and on
on and on
I just want to dance the night, the night, away
Go ahead and make my day, Mr. DJ
(Make the night go on and on, make the night go on and on)
Honeys, if you're gay, burn it up, like a gay parade
Honeys, if you're straight, bump it up, take it all away
Intoxicated, emancipated, unapologetic's what I am today
Light me up
Make the night go on and on and on
You know we go on and on and on
Make the night go on and on and on
I'm living up my life until the day I die
Don't need a lullaby
Ee oh eel oh
(on and on and on
on and on and on
on and on and on
on and on and on)
Music got my sweating hard
I feel my heart bumping like an 808
Uh huh, okay
Make the night go on and on
If you want to mess with us
Make the night go on and on
You can play the game with us
Honeys, if you're gay, burn it up, like a gay parade
Honeys, if you're straight, bump it up, take it all away
Intoxicated, emancipated, unapologetic's what I am today
Light me up
Make the night go on and on and on
You know we go on and on and on
Make the night go on and on and on
I'm living up my life until the day I die
Don't need a lullaby
Intoxicated, emancipated, unapologetic
On and on
On and on and on
Make the night go on and on and on
You know we go on and on and on
Make the night go on and on and on…"
The music died out and so did the lights as they all rushed off the stage covered in sweat from the heat of the lights Maya couldn't contain her excitement as she flung her arms around Hizashi's neck placing a kiss on his lips right before the camera scene died out again.'
"Oh my god…" Neji said rewinding the video and pausing it pointing at the screen as if Gaara hadn't seen it for himself.
The red head's brow furrowed in concentration before rewinding the video himself and stopping at the dark man whom the camera was handed to, "I think that's my father also, but she kissed your dad so… there's something missing that we don't know." the red head said musingly before pulling out his cell phone speed dialing and waiting for a moment. "Naruto, get over here quickly and bring Sasuke or Itachi, or both it doesn't matter." without waiting for the reply he snapped the phone shut.
When Naruto finally came and located both boys in the movie room he sat silently as he watched a finger being jabbed in the direction of the screen, "Is that…?" the blond began in a soft awe like voice, getting a grim nod in reply before having the video played over for himself and the two dark haired teens he had drug with him. When they were done all of them sat in silence and in thought, Itachi said nothing as Sasuke moved smoothly across the room to look at the other videos in the cabinet.
"You're missing videos." he said idly moving his eyes cautiously across the titles before motioning for Itachi to come closer and look.
"Ours start at an earlier date don't they?" Itachi asked thumbing through the video's himself and looking a bit confused. "Was this locked?" Neji's slight nod was the only reply that he got before he stood swiftly and looked at Naruto. "Who wants to bet that your mother has some of her own locked away also?" Itachi asked looking directly at Naruto who looked up slightly before glancing at Gaara.
"Why would they hide them though, there wasn't really anything wrong with the video except Gaara's father's in it and my mom was kissing Neji's dad. That's not all that bad either considering the fact that they were all teens in the movie." the blond said quickly hearing someone walking down the hallway as everyone rushed to hide the video and shut the cabinet door before quickly throwing a random movie as the unlocked door was opened.
Hiashi poked his head through the door looking at all the boys suspiciously, "What are you all up to?" he asked eyeing everyone of them before his eyes landed on the screen getting an even move suspicious look crossing his face. Sasuke and Itachi were both still standing and so when they caught sight of the case to the movie both moved to stand in front of it, as Itachi slipped it in one of Sasuke's overlarge pants pockets said boy looked over at his bother.
"Um, well we were just leaving, Itachi's gotta get prepared for school and me and Naruto were just taking a break from studying but we really need to get back to that now." Sasuke said in a rush before grabbing Naruto and dragging the boy past the pale eyed man in the doorway, Itachi was at their heals muttering apologies as he left.
Now there were only Neji and Gaara sitting on either ends of the couch looking at the man blankly as he began to back out of the room slowly, looking up at the screen both boys realized what was on and smiled at how odd that must of looked for Neji's uncle to catch five boys watch 'Sleepless in Seattle'.
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A/N
Ok so this is my first update in a long while, hope you like it by the way. I re read everything I wrote so I hope this wasn't too off cue with everything. Yeah I plan on tying everything together if I don't forget what I wrote lolz, I realized me and a lot of other writers seem to have the problem of forgetting to explain things so forgive me if I don't. Yes yes I am sending Itachi to another country, don't complain just deal and reply love you all much.
~Yuri Kasamoti