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Troublesome, But I Like It

Chapter 14

(Neji's side of the story)

Neji's p.o.v

I felt like screaming, felt like locking the door to my office, to lock myself and Sasuke so that he could see how miserable I am without him. Perhaps he would realize that he still love me all along but were just distracted with that Nara Shikamaru. I mean how he could just forget of how much he had loved me before; even I knew how much he loved me then.

But I was at the office so I just let Sasuke go, not wanting to make a scene as the other staff would be pouring in soon. I sat on my chair, taking a deep breathe. Asking myself 'what the hell is happening to you Neji?'

Of course I knew all along just what was wrong. Its Sasuke. He kept on slipping away from me, each day, every minute. There is no room for me in his life perhaps I should just start waving a white flag, bow down in defeat. But there's this really stubborn part of me that refused that and it was that part that I'm desperately holding onto, blindly convincing a more realistic part of myself that if I don't hold on to it, I would never find happiness and will be alone for the rest of my life.

I hated being alone but not as much as I was afraid to be alone. My mother died when I was very young. My father kept himself buried with his work as an escape to deal with that fact. They had been in love from they were just teenagers until she died. As a child, I would do everything to get him to give me some attention, just something as a reminder to myself that he still remembers me as his child.

I knew he was trying but I reminded him so much of my mother that he couldn't deal with me because it would make him sad. So he tried other way to make not felt neglected by spoiling me with money and get me everything that I wanted.

I always knew the thought behind the things that he gave me but it only made me felt more alone. I dated a lot of guys just for the sake of fulfilling the void in my heart but soon they would leave me because I could never be with just one person. As long as they gave me some attention, make me feel special, I'm theirs, at least for a while.

But with Sasuke it was different, I knew it but still I couldn't get out of my old habit. I made a lot of excuse to myself for cheating on him.

I grabbed my stuff and left the office and left a massage to my assistant that I won't be at the office for the day. I got into the car, wondering where I should go and Naruto's face appeared in my mind so I started the car and headed to his apartment.

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Naruto's p.o.v

I got a call from my manager, saying that I was offered a deal with a very huge cosmetic company. They wanted me to be the face of a new man skin care line and they would be paying me a lot of money.

"We would be shooting the commercial at Bali." my manager, Koko said excitedly.

"Great. When do we sign the contract?"

"This evening, they wanted to start shooting the commercial as soon as possible. If nothing went wrong, we would be flying to Bali, next week."

After we said goodbye and a reminder of where the meeting would take place, I turned off my phone and went to the shower. I was really excited for this job, I mean to go overseas and the chance to clear my mind of the incident with Neji.

He hasn't called me since and because of the bruise from the punch, I did not turned out at the shoot and my reputation almost went down the hill but thankfully I have the most brilliant manager in the industry. I don't know what to do with Neji, I knew that I love him, very much but I also knew that I'm just his sleeping partner – nothing more, noting less. He was my first love. I met him in a bar about 7 months ago. He was drinking alone and I don't usually the type to just go and make conversation with a stranger but with him I just did.

He doesn't seem interested at first but then things slowly progressed and perhaps I was just desperate to impress him, I had a little too much to drink. I had sex for the first time that night and we kept on doing it again and again. I knew what I signed up for but somehow deluded myself in thinking that he would somehow change.

Maybe I should just start over and forget about Neji. I mean I'm still young and maybe it was because he was my first love that made me thinking that he was the one I should be with.

So yeah, Bali seems like a very good plan.

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Neji's p.o.v

I arrived at the apartment and saw Naruto's car. I went to his floor and knocked on the door. A few minutes later, he opened it and looked shocked to see me. He quickly closed the door but I managed to stop him.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I shouted at him.

"What do you want Neji?"

Yeah what is it that I want from him? I was not sure but I just felt like seeing him but I can't tell him that, can't I?

"Open the door, damn it!" My voice has attracted the attention of his neighbors and perhaps that's why he finally let me in. He had his back turned on me and I felt really agitated so I pushed him onto the couch. I pinned his hand up his head but he refused to look at me. I grabbed his chin and made him look at me but when I looked at his blue eyes, my anger dissipated. There was sadness in his eyes.

I released him from my grip and he sat up and started crying.

"What do you want from me Neji? I can't deal with this anymore. Ever since I met you my life has become a mess. I used to be so happy but because of you, I couldn't think straight."

I just sat there, for the first time, taking the time to listen to him. A part of me wanted to console him but still that part of me wins.

"Neji if you're just gonna sit there, you might as well just leave. It's over."

So I just left. Naruto's last sentence repeating in my mind.

I think this couple is started to grow on me and maybe i should concentrate on them a little bit more. What do you think? Because its been a while since Ive updated this fic, I made two chapter so...

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