Fandom: Naruto
Title: What Have I Done? Part Two
Author: Ero-Chibi-Chan
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: -chorus of angels begins singing about how I don't own Naruto-
Summary: "Why do you keep following me?" Neji demanded, but Sasuke had no answer.
It had become a habit now. If he ran into Neji or Neji was anywhere nearby while he was out and about, he would begin what was nothing short of stalking. He missed the Hyuuga, not that he would admit that. He missed the peace the Hyuuga could bring him just by being there. He missed Neji. He knew he had blown it, so he had to seek out his presence in increasingly sneaky ways.
One day, he was observing him from his perch on a branch covered by a thick canopy of leaves when he turned and looked right at him. Neji disappeared from his view for a split second, and Sasuke took that as his cue to disappear as well.
He teleported to the village and began walking to his lifeless apartment. He stopped suddenly when he saw the figure standing in front of him.
"Why do you keep following me?"
"Right now, it seems more like you're following me."
"Don't avoid the question. Why do you keep following me?" Neji demanded, but Sasuke had no answer. He had never seen Neji look so frustrated. "I left because you didn't care whether or not I was there. Now, you follow me everywhere." He stepped closer to him so Sasuke was staring directly into flaring milky eyes.
"I'm an idiot." He could see Neji was resisting the urge to say something snarky. "I didn't what I had until it was gone. I didn't know how I felt until it was too late." Creamy eyes widened in surprise that Sasuke was being so open.
After a pause, Neji said quietly, "And how did you feel?" Sasuke shook his head.
"Not here."
Neji nodded and clamped a hand Sasuke's wrist. He tugged him up to his apartment and waited for a confused Uchiha to open the door. Once they were both inside, Neji turned to face Sasuke, clearly waiting for an answer.
"How did you feel?"
"Like getting attached to anyone was pointless." Neji looked down and appeared to be resigned. "But then you left."
"So?" Neji asked quietly.
"I realized that whether I thought it was pointless or not, I was attached." He moved closer to the older male. "To you." He slowly reached up a hand, giving Neji plenty of time to pull away. He gently cradled one of Neji's cheeks and rubbed a thumb over one of his cheekbones. "And then I spent the rest of the time calling myself an idiot."
"You are." Sasuke smiled at the blunt response. "Why couldn't you have said this sooner?"
"…I'm going to be insulting my own intelligence a lot today, aren't I?" Neji gave a slightly wet laugh. "The question is, is it too late for me to fix it?"
"No," he finally answered.
"Good."
And they were done talking.