Title: Love Me
Author: myinukoi
Pairing: One-sided implied SasuNaru, one-sided implied SasuSaku, implied NejiNaru, one-sided LeeSaku
Warning: Yoai/Shounen-ai, Het, unrequited love, serious OOCness, unbeta-ed, language (swearing), heavy lime (because I refuse to believe that SasuSaku was my first lemon. Nope, not gonna believe it. -shakes head vigorusly in denial-)
Disclaimer: The characters portrayed in this story do not belong to me, but to the Naruto anime/manga series by Masashi Kishimoto. This is all fiction; No profit was made from this story so hence, I bear no responsibility for anything you may claim of this story.
A/N: Not for people who love a happy ending. Unrequited love is admist.
C h a p t e r 3: His Ninja Way
And those eyes, so bright,
Like two candles burning in the night.
Do my eyes deceive me too?
Or is it just, I am in love with you.
-Neji-
The silver rays of the moon cascade upon us and I close my eyes and pull you closer.
Naruto...
We lay naked in my bed, sweat now cold and slick and the stench of sex in the room is more or less suffocating.
And despite the warmness of the pillows and blankets, not to mention the comfortable heat radiating from your smooth yet hard body...
...I can't sleep. So, as any genius would do at this time, I think.
Things have been nice, I must say. Ever since we moved in together. I do enjoy your company.
I don't think it's been the same with you though. We've been lovers for a year now, a little after the Uchiha-Haruno wedding.
You seemed really down... I previously thought it was the fact you felt like a third-wheel. Your two team-mates, your family, going off and continuing their new future without you.
I, already having a great interest in you at the time, attempted to cheer you up. We spent more and more time together from then on. After a while, I fell in love with you. I told you so and asked you to be my lover. You were extremely hesitant at first, but accepted nonetheless.
We were happy. Things were perfect. But I couldn't help but notice how you would freeze up at the Uchiha's name, much less actually seeing him. It was strange, to say the least.
The unknown tension between the two of you never failed to make me feel...smothered. I couldn't help but study your interactions, your meetings, and your conversations. And I finally came to the conclusion...
...You two were in love. And you didn't even know it.
I was, of course, not very happy to learn this. I gave you the cold-shoulder for Kami knows how long and the Uchiha received pretty nasty death glares from me. But I figured as long as you don't know that your unrequited love was actually reciprocated, then there was no need for me to worry.
So, things continued, and the world rotated as if I had never made my shocking discovery.
Of course, all good things must come to an end.
Lately, you've been spending more and more time with the Uchiha and less time with me. If things continue as they are, you may find out about the each other's feelings and things will turn out badly for me.
I wince at the thought and once again, unconsciously pull you, my beloved blond, closer.
I feel like screaming, shouting, begging, demanding that you stay with me.
Nasty thoughts run through my mind...most of them are of the Uchiha dying by my hands.
I consider running towards the Uchiha-Haruno Manor, pulling the brunette out of bed and screaming in his face,
"He doesn't love you! He doesn't love you! It's me he wants! Me! Me! Me! Always me!"
But I don't think that will bide peacefully with you, eh?
What can I do? I need to confirm! I need you to stay with me!
I refuse to sit back and watch as you're taken away from me.
My grip on you tightens exponentially. You whimper uncomfortably in your sleep, yet I refuse to loosen my hold.
"Ne-Neji..." you whisper groggily as you reluctantly rouse from your slumber.
"Naruto." I reply, bitterness and possessiveness lacing my words with angry venom.
"Naruto. Wake up. I need to ask you something."
"Hm?" you sit up slowly, stretching and arching your muscles.
"It's your Ninja Way, right? To keep promises? No matter how ridiculous?" I ask.
You nod skeptically.
"Naruto," I grab your hand and get straight to the point, "don't you dare leave me. You stay with me, understand? Always me. Never, ever, anyone else. Promise."
You look at me sadly and hesitate, your grip on my hand slacking.
"Promise!" I grip your hand harder and force you to look into my eyes.
"Ne-Neji, I p-promise. I'll never leave you."
Your blue eyes are brimming with unshed tears.
I nod, satisfied. I kiss your cheek, whisper goodnight and lie back on the bed, pulling you to me.
I think I can finally rest now. You promised me. I'm satisfied.
I don't care that you don't love me. And that you probably don't want me. We can change that over time.
But he's staying with me, Uchiha. He never breaks a promise...
...because that's his Ninja Way.
I embrace this feeling now, so strong,
I cast it aside for too long.
I show it now for all to see,
And maybe one day, you could love me…
-Decieved; Craig Potter
A/N: Review. Chapter 3/5.
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