A/N: Yaaay I'm done with school! Even tho I got out hella late this year. So here's some NejiGaa for you.

DISCLAIMER: Kishimoto the wonderful creator made our wonderful characters from Naruto

WARNINGS: NejiGaa things and stuff and… whatnot


Gaara listened to Naruto babble on and on about some subject that he didn't care about. But at least he was back to his annoying self. He had been worried when he saw Naruto upset. And he had been furious about what he had been told by the blonde himself.

He had to wonder if some women were really that pathetic.

Maybe Shikamaru was actually right; maybe women are troublesome. Temari wasn't that much of a handful though. Not as much as that Sakura person anyway.

He sighed to himself, looking over his shoulder. He caught a glimpse of his best friend and Sasuke sitting inside some coffee shop. From the Uchiha's expression, he could only guess that they were having a serious conversation. Or something else.

But that wasn't really his business.

Right now his business was to get home from his appointment. How long did he have to go see that therapist? At this point in his life and after having insomnia for so long, it doesn't matter to him anymore. In fact, he kind of enjoyed being an insomniac.

Just staying up late at night and listening and watching people come and go.

It was quite entertaining to him.

Insomnia wasn't such a problem for him from the beginning. He wasn't sure why his family was so worried about him not being able to sleep. They wanted to send him to go see some therapist to 'fix' him of his subconscious dilemmas. He never needed to see that guy.

Of course, if it wasn't for being sent to Minato then he wouldn't have met Naruto and become close with the blonde.

So thank you insomnia.

But after more than seven years of attending, they should have just given up by now. Accept the insomnia and move on with their lives. La dee dah.

Oh well, there are just some things in life that you have to let take their course. He supposed this was one of them.


Naruto clicked his tongue and kitted his eyebrows together in confusion. He looked at the cards once again. Then he pouted and crossed his arms. "Come on! Tell me the secret Gaara!"

Gaara shook his head, picking up the rest of the deck. "No, figure it out."

The blonde growled and looked back and forth at Gaara's hands and back on the cards laid before him. He whined and picked up the cards laid out. "I give up! I don't care!" He rested on his stomach and threw the cards back at Gaara.

Wordlessly Gaara picked up the cards and picked the deck back up. He shuffled them into his hands with no effort, keeping his eyes on the blonde.

"I don't think it's difficult to figure it out."

Naruto sneered and pinched the other's knee. "Yeah well, some people aren't as smart as you are." He rolled onto his back and looked up. "So I told Sasuke about the thingy." He said nonchalantly.

He nodded absently, still shuffling the cards. "Yes. How was telling him about what happened with Sakura?"

"The thingy went well I guess. Teme got mad a few times and was ready to go hunt her down. But he calmed down."

"Good. So things are okay? What about the bitch?"

Naruto frowned but tried to ignore what he had just said. "I guess things are okay. It's not like Sakura has come up to me or anything. No bad rumors or something else going around. Maybe it's just one of those things that blows over?"

Gaara nodded. As long as nothing else was troubling his blonde friend, that everything would be just fine in his world. He didn't believe he had anything else going on in his life. And Naruto amused him so at least he or his life wasn't a sad bore.

"So how was your night?" Naruto asked. He hoped that maybe one day that Gaara would actually say he slept. The chances were slim but there was always a possibility.

"A little boring. Nothing really happened." He answered.

"How's school?"

"Fine."

"How is that crush you have on Neji?"

Gaara rained the playing cards on Naruto's face. He had no idea how the idea of him being attracted to the Hyuuga was planted in his dumb little blonde head. No use in denying anything, it just adds fuel to the fire instead. There was no point in admitting anything. He was fairly sure.

Naruto sputtered and wiped away the cards. He sat up and glared at the other. He only received a small nod and looked the other way. "Hmph!"

He thought about it more. Was there anything special about the Hyuuga? Other than he was a Hyuuga. Of course he's not part of the main branch of the family, so he was almost nothing special. He was smart but so was Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. When you walked by him, you would spare a second or third glance.

Yeah, Gaara was fairly sure that there was no affection to admit.

Neji was just another guy.


He ignored the finger poking at him. Silently he continued to gather his books from his locker. But the finger was relentless, wanting his attention. He sighed and looked at Naruto.

"Gaara!" Naruto said with a smile.

"Naruto." He said back. What did he want?

The blonde pointed his finger in the opposite direction of them. He didn't follow where his finger was pointed; instead he just stared at the idiot. "Neji's coming!"

"Yes and?"

"Say hi to him!"

"Why?"

"Cause it's the nice thing to do!"

Gaara sighed and leaned against his locker. Naruto still had his finger pointed behind him, not noticing Neji come up behind. He looked at the Hyuuga, silently assessing him.

Naruto looked behind him and dropped his hand. "Hi Neji!"

Neji nodded and said, "Good morning Naruto-kun. Good morning Gaara."

Gaara nodded but was busy assessing the older male. He was fairly sure that there was nothing special about Neji.

He was tall just like any other average male in the school. Of course most of the males slouched, Neji happened to have perfect posture. His eyes were certainly different in the school but if you compared them with any other Hyuuga family member then it was nothing new. He grew his hair out though. It was long and tied behind his back. Not a strand out of place. Not many men grew their hair out.

Gaara was still fairly sure that there wasn't any sort of attraction.

He was just another guy.

In fact, if you compared him with Sasuke, then they were a little similar. They were smart, oddly worshipped by the school, handsome, and many other attributes. The only difference was that the Uchiha was a little more popular. The Hyuuga's were a little more reserved with their business.

Gaara felt himself falter a little bit. Nope, there was nothing about Neji that really dazzled him. He didn't make him swoon, get his heart racing, or any of that lovestruck crap.

He concluded that he felt no attraction to Hyuuga Neji.

Still as Neji walked away, he stared at the retreating back.