A/N: Yay thanks for all the awesome reviews guys! I loved them! And I love you for taking time off to write them! After this the chapter will take a while, but I don't think I've left another cliff hanger so you can wait a bit right? Anyway, thanks a lot! Now on with the story!

Chapter 12:

The blond was busy staring at the wall blankly when he heard the door open. Since he'd merged with Kyuubi, he could make out that chakra signature and felt Shukaku's residue. He could feel Kyuubi growling. He couldn't speak to the fox anymore, but the fox's chakra told him the fox's moods. He sat up and looked at his doorway, where his husband stood. Gaara looked dishevelled and smelt of sweat, like he'd been travelling all day and had just got here.

When green eyes met his, Naruto felt his emotional barrier crack a little. He smiled mirthlessly. "Hello, Gaara."

Gaara swallowed. He was never frightened, but there was a cold atmosphere in the room, though the blond's eyes were blank and his smile was blank too. "Naruto…I was wondering if we could talk…"

"Sure, why don't you come in and switch the lights on. We can't talk in the dark…I've got some things I'd like to show you."

Gaara stepped in and switched on the lights. The first thing he noticed was that his husband's bright blue eyes were just a bit darker. "Naruto, I came to apologize. Just hear me out, please." He saw the blond nod, his stoic mask unwavering.

"It began when you left to Yu. We both know that you left because we needed a little time apart. Ever since that fight we'd had, things had been going awry. You were so distant…we were growing apart. I was falling apart…I had no idea how long I could keep going, knowing that you still cared only for Sasuke. I couldn't help feeling that I was unloved…" Gaara paused to look at the blond, but his expression hadn't changed.

"One night I went to the pub with Neji, we got drunk…he told me he was in love with me. We slept together. We decided we'd forget it and just go on as usual. But I was confused, I wrote you that letter hoping you'd come back and everything would be right. But I was obsessed with the idea that Neji loved me…completely. No past included…just me for being me. So I let go…we had a fling. It stopped the moment you returned. I really thought I could forget him. You'd come back to me, given up Sasuke for me. But then it was too late. I bore it for three months and then went back to see him."

"I wanted to tell you, but you were trying so hard. I meant to tell you…I'd fallen in love with Neji. But I couldn't…I didn't want to hurt you. It just went on and the days seemed to pass so fast. We'd decided to tell you the day you found us…but…it didn't turn out like we expected… I'm sorry. I really am sorry. You're still my best friend… I love you as my first and closest friend; I don't want to lose you." Gaara knew it sounded like a lame excuse, but he meant it.

He looked up to see the blond's eyes were an eerie purple. He'd never seen them like that before. For the past nine years Naruto had been placid and calm…but now there was an aura of pure anger radiating from him. The blond smirked.

"Now if you're done with your little sob story, maybe you'd like to take a look at this." His voice was low with an edge to it. He shoved a scroll at Gaara.

Gaara took it and scanned it through. His eyes widened. "A Divorce scroll?"

"You didn't think I'd still live as your husband, while you screwed that Hyuuga fuck toy everyday did you?"

Gaara saw red. "Don't you dare call Neji that. It' not like we planned for all that shit to happen!"

"Oh no…four years is too little time to stop things or changes things. Why don't you sign it, seal it and get out Gaara?" purple eyes bore into him, with utter contempt.

Gaara felt his control slipping. This wasn't going like he'd thought it would. Naruto's eyes were haunting…they looked just like those of the villagers in his childhood. "I'm not going to sign or sealing that. If I do, then you'll be out of my life for good… don't look at me like that. You fucked Sasuke too, before while we were getting together…if Neji's a fuck toy, then you're no better."

The next thing he knew there was a flare of chakra; he and Naruto were rolling down the stairs, with the collar of his shirt in the blond's death grip. "What did you say, you fucking bastard? Fuck toy…me. If I was one then why didn't I just sleep with Sasuke, huh? Wait… was it because I was your fuck toy? You loved Neji, but you still slept with me..." the blond hissed as they hit the floor of the kitchen.

"It was an obligation, Naruto. You were my husband I had to sleep with you." That earned him a punch.

"I HATE YOU! BLOODY FUCKING HATE YOU!" Naruto punched again and Gaara tasted blood. He blocked Naruto's next punch and kicked the blond off him. The blond somersaulted landing on his feet, before growling and throwing himself at Gaara. Cutlery went flying. "You brought him with you, didn't you? You brought him with you when you came to apologize!"

Gaara turned and slammed Naruto against the wall. Sasuke, Neji and Kizuna burst in, looking at the mess. Gaara punched his husband in the gut, but Naruto grabbed his hand and twisted it behind him. "Neji…wanted…to…talk…to…you…himself! He won't lose you either."

"You selfish, lying, cheating scumbag!" Naruto's eyes were completely red, chakra starting to cover him completely, fangs starting to appear. He punched Gaara sending him flying to hit the wall. "I wish you'd sign the bloody scroll and leave me alone!" he strode over to hit him again, when a hand caught him.

Naruto whirled to see Neji's other hand fly towards his chakra points. He stopped it and threw Neji away, like a toy. "Don't touch me with your bloody filthy hands. I thought you were my friend…I thought you stayed because I believed what you said when you said you'd like to help me. But it was for Gaara wasn't it? You stayed so you could be with my husband, didn't you?"

Neji staggered to his feet, climbing through the hole he'd flown through. "No… I never…Naruto…"

"That's why you looked so disappointed when I returned…you bastard! You're both assholes…and you came back to tell me that you wanted me to return! Why should I return? What am I supposed to return to? I left Sasuke behind for Gaara, but you guys still didn't stop…what the fuck was I supposed to give you?" Naruto turned to Gaara at the last question. "Sign the fucking scroll…this is the last time I ask you…"

Sasuke wondered what was going on. He couldn't make out what the blond was yelling… it was too incoherent, but the other two seemed to understand. Gaara looked up with his good eye; he was a mass of bruises. "No. I won't break the alli…"

Naruto's hand wrapped around his neck. "I will not come back, I want to be free from you…the scroll or death, you choose." His hand began to tighten, Neji tried to stop him, but he couldn't move too well after that throw. Gaara started to choke, he was slowly turning blue. Suddenly, someone kicked his gut. Naruto let go, folding up.

He turned to see Sasuke standing in front of him. "It's not worth it dobe." But there was too much rage. Naruto shot forwards, Sasuke blocked and attacked in turn. They flew through the door. All Naruto could think of was that Sasuke was in the way. He kicked out, but Sasuke caught his leg and threw him. Naruto cart wheeled, spinning back to his feet and attacking again. It continued for a while, Sasuke trying to let him work off the rage. Gaara and Neji were too out of it now. For once he felt glad for the strength he'd gained at Orochimaru's.

Naruto looked a little frantic. "Stay out of my way, Sasuke!" his voice sounded deeper now, Sasuke wondered how much of Kyuubi's chakra he'd tapped into, in his rage. Naruto headed back for Gaara, he didn't see Kizuna staring at the whole scene with wide frightened eyes. Sasuke reached him just before he reached the red head, who'd managed to stand up.

"No." Fuck! Just work it off dobe…It's getting too hard…please… Sasuke took a defence stance as the blond flew at him. He dodged the punch, and then Naruto stopped. He held his hand out and a ball of chakra began to form. Sasuke's eyes widened, even though he was the Naruto's opponent, the man was still looking at Gaara. Its wind element rasengan…wind against…fire…that's it. Sasuke threw himself in between the path of the rasengan, hands working to form seals as fast as he could.

"Katon, Tate no jutsu!"

Naruto's eyes widened as he hit Sasuke, both crashing through the house, passing Gaara by an inch, Sasuke covered by some sort of orange glow. They fell onto the floor with a thud, Naruto on top of Sasuke. The shield disappeared.

Naruto stared at Sasuke, making sure he was ok, and then suddenly he just felt so tired and alone. His eyes filled, tears starting to roll down his face, his shoulders starting to shake. Sasuke reached up and grabbed him a hug, as the blond proceeded to wet his shirt…raw sobs tearing themselves out of his throat.

Kizuna looked from his red headed Otou-san to his chichi-ue whose sobbing had finally stilled. He saw Sasuke pick up the blond, who looked like he'd lost consciousness, bridal style. He walked past them, to Naruto's bedroom. When Sasuke came back down Kizuna, Neji and Gaara were in the living room. Neji had in face in his hands and Gaara was locked in his son's blazing gaze. Sasuke picked up the scroll he'd found on Naruto's bedroom floor, then he looked around and scribbled something on a piece of paper before walking towards them.

"Kizuna, I think we're going to need a few things. My walls need to be patched up and painted. Please take this list down to the hardware store and get these. If you see Kiba or Lee ask them to help us would you? If they aren't busy?" Sasuke held out the piece of paper to the kid.

Kizuna glared at him. "But Sasuke-san…chichi-ue…otou-san…I want to…"

Sasuke interrupted with a gaze that brooked no nonsense. "I'm sorry, but I need these in a hurry. We don't want your chichi-ue to wake up to the damage do we? I'll ask Gaara to stay a few minutes until you get back." Kizuna stared for a minute, but backed down and took the list. Sasuke waited to make sure his son had really left, before turning to the two men.

"Here. In my opinion…whether it is wanted or not, I think you should sign it and seal it. He might get mad again. He's tired, pissed and not eating…I don't want him wasting away. You're being here isn't good for him either." He tossed the scroll to the Kazekage.

Gaara bristled at the flat tone. "None of this is your business Uchiha. I know you're really jumping for joy…this gives you the perfect opportunity to get back into Naruto's good books doesn't it?"

Sasuke smirked. "Stop acting like I'm the one at fault. I have always been in Naruto's good book, he's my best friend, and I'm looking out for him. I don't want anything else. Contrary o what you believe, it is my business, since you trashed my house, and I had to stop you getting murdered. I don't know what went on…no I didn't hear or understand what Naruto was saying…the chakra made too much noise…but I'd hate to be you."

Neji looked at Gaara and the scroll. Then he slid it towards Gaara, "Do it…then we'll leave. I'm sorry."

There was some silence before Gaara picked up a pen and signed it. He bit his thumb, letting the blood dribble onto a weird character which glowed. It was done, when Naruto did the same, the marriage would be dissolved and any trace of their marriage, like the records would crumble. This scroll would be archived in their place. He wrapped the scroll back and placed it on the table.

Here was a sound of footsteps and Kizuna burst in, panting with Kiba and Lee at his heels. He looked relived when he saw Gaara still here. The moment Sasuke saw him; he relived the kid of the materials and ushered Kiba and Lee out…to help him clean up outside first. Neji got up to following hem…he knew they wanted an explanation and hat he'd have to face them sometime.

"Otou-san…" Kizuna went up to Gaara sitting down next to him. Gaara looked away, still silent. "Why? Why is chichi-ue so angry?"

Gaara hesitated, wondering what Naruto had told him. So he asked. Kizuna hung his head. "Chichi-ue said that your marriage wasn't working out. It doesn't explain anything, but he told me I was too young to understand…"

Gaara sighed. "Yeah you are. But you see chichi-ue and I had an argument… this one isn't going to be solved easily. I made a very big mistake, I hurt Naruto a lot. This is the only way…I'm sorry. But where you stay is up o you…"

Kizuna thought about it. All his life he'd spent loads of time with Gaara. But in the past four years, otou-san had become really distant; he hadn't had time for anything, anymore. He'd seen chichi-ue's sad look when otou-san said he'd have extra work. Otou-san had stopped playing with him too…no he loved chichi-ue loads more than he loved otou-san. "With, chichi-ue. Here."

Gaara nodded like he understood, like he hadn't been expecting anything else…and that hurt. The red head held out his arms and hugged Kizuna tight. Kizuna hugged back. "Bye otou-san."

Gaara looked lost, he held on to Kizuna's hand for sometime. Then he stood up. "Yeah, bye Kizuna."


Neji sighed, he'd not been able to get a word in. it was scary how Naruto interrupted him and didn't let him speak…Naruto'd always listened, when Neji had made mistakes before. But then Naruto's rage was understandable, no one liked seeing their husbands cheat on them…that was so horrible. He looked up to see Sasuke, Kiba and Lee waiting for him…oh god this wasn't going to go well either. If this strange shit had been different, then Neji would have been with them, glaring at the man who'd hurt Naruto…it was screwed up that he was that man.

"Ok, we want to know what's up. How are you involved? He seems to have gone on a rampage; we felt it all the way at the bar…we were on our way when we met Kizuna." Kiba was looking at him with a bit of worry.

Neji looked at the ground, going a bit red with shame. "He…" he swallowed. "He walked in on me and Gaara…having sex…in Gaara's office." He didn't want to see the looks they were sporting, but he had to.

They were staring at him in shock and…disgust. Lee shook his head in disbelief. "Neji-san…you were cheating on him with Gaara? How…how could you?"

Sasuke looked like ice, when he spoke his voice was frigid. "How long?"

Neji sucked in a breath, forcing himself to look up and meet the Uchiha's gaze. "Four years…I loved…love Gaara. He wasn't happy…Naruto was always hung up on you!" he'd gone defensive the moment he'd looked in those eyes.

His head snapped back as Sasuke punched him. "Always so saintly, eh Hyuuga? Why couldn't you let him know, huh? It was Naruto…he'd have understood… Gaara wasn't happy? You didn't stop to think about Naruto and whether he was happy did you, you disgusting piece of shit!"

Sasuke stopped, you could see him physically trying o control his fury. He turned his back on the Hyuuga and stalked off getting to work on the outer wall. Kiba was biting his lip, drawing blood. He threw a look of disappointed loathing at Neji, before going to join Sasuke.

Neji and Lee looked at each other. Lee was torn between still forcing himself to accept his team-mate and turning away from him like Kiba and Sasuke had done. Gaara solved the problem but appearing at that moment. He walked up to Neji.

"We'd better leave Neji."

Neji hesitated a moment, but when he turned, Lee was gone too. He had nothing else left here…no time to visit his family, if he did he'd be forced to stay and if he stayed, Gaara would have to leave alone. They had reached the gates. Suddenly Neji wanted some contact…he slipped his hand into Gaara's, they shared a look and ten thy let go, leaping away towards Suna.


Naruto woke up to see the scroll sitting beside his bed. He picked it up and opened it with trembling hands…his eyes locked onto the seal with was half red and to Gaara's signature. Reaching for a pen, he signed it as well, biting his lip and letting his blood drop onto the other half of the seal as his eyes blurred. The seal glowed and their marriage ended.


A/N: ok…I can't believe I wrote that. A divorce seal is something that destroys all documents regarding someone's marriage. It is the only thing that shows that the people ever wed. so all the nice things like change of name certificates, marriage certificates and all, just shrivel up….this technique is only used when the couple are sure that hey will never ever get back together…it also some how makes I impossible for them to get back together. Ok two or three more chapters to go and this is over! Keep waiting and please review…Ja ne!

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