listen here all of u devoted ppl who are still reading my fiction of the fan sort, i dont deserve u guys. i need to get my act together and become a writer deserving of ur loyalty lol. well im here to deliver a kick ass mega chapter for u freakin awesome ppl. i apologize a million times...again. so here it is.
Neji's P.O.V.
He could feel her writhing underneath him. Arching upward for his warmth. Bucking her hips in need. She was driving him insane. But he has to be cool. Her needs have to come before his...
Just look at her though. She clearly needs him just as much as he wanted her.
She retracted her hands from around his neck for one to caress his ear and the other to trace his chest.
She lifted her head from her pillow enough for pink, soft lips to whisper in the ear that her hand teased, "Neji, please."
The Hyuga's eyes bolted open. His skin was coated lightly in cold moisture and he was at attention (if you know what I mean).
How could this be. How could he possibly get caught in the trivialities of a girlfriend? How could she possibly be so intoxicating? How could he end up waking up in the morning in a cold sweat, but needing a cold shower? Unfortunately, your guess is as good as his. Well, actually, your guess is probably better than his.
This is just great, Neji thought as he stepped into his shower...extra cold. After his buddy was gone Neji turned the shower up warmer and began his daily morning routine.
Sakura's P.O.V.
She could feel the pain easing aside. Or was it the pleasure growing? She didn't know and she really didn't care. Sakura found herself synchronizing with his rhythm. She needed more!
"Neji, please."
The smokey scent of Sakura's burning bacon reached her nose as she snapped out of her recollection. She rushed turn off the burner on her stove.
Upon realizing the reason that she stood with a heap of shriveled black things that looked charcoal in front of her she turned pink.
She reached to grab the bacon and throw it away, but it crumbled in her hand before she got the chance perform the latter of the actions.
Oh man. I am the worst cook ever.
Ya got that right lovergirl.
Give me a break. I was a bit distracted.
Yes, I know. I had front row seats. I don't see why you feel the need to lie to me. You told me you didn't like the sex.
I didn't like it! It was horrible...at first...okay, okay. I lied that one time. Your suppose to know that kind of thing aren't you? What do you do stuck in my head all day if you're not probing my thoughts?
Oh please. You're so self-centered. can't I ever have some 'me' time? Well let's try to focus on the big picture here. You like Neji...he likes you...the two of you aren't cuddling in Happy Land. Do you see the problem with that analysis?
He made our relationship public yesterday and I just ran away. How am I suppose to go out out there again? Tsunade's probably mad at me also for ditching work yesterday.
Well I don't think you have anything to be ashamed of girl. You are dating the hottest guy in Konaha. You better flaunt him.
As for Tsunade, I think she'll let it slide. I mean, u havnt missed any other days at work, not even calling in sick.
I guess you're right.
You're darned tootin I'm right. Now let's go out, face the world as Neji's girl and get us some real breakfast.
Yes! I am so down with that plan.
Sakura's stomach growled, almost as if to agree with her, at that moment.
Neji's P.O.V.
Neji's gait was a bit more lackadaisical this moment. There was a feeling in the pit of his stomach that he was walking to his impending doom...and he was in no rush to get there.
Our little prodigy graced the halls leading to the conference room in the Hyuga compound. He was taking in every little detail, stopping to study anything that caught his interest in the slightest. Boy oh boy, he sure was taking his good 'ol sweet time.
What the hell could these people possibly want with me? It can't be good. Perfect timing too. I screw things up with Sakura and now-- wait a minute! That's it! Sakura...
How could I be so ignorant? To think that I have the tiniest shred of freedom in this godforsaken family. How short-sighted of me. Actions chosen always seem to carry luggage. Although it prefers to go by the name "Consequences."
With a final turn to the left, Neji found himself face to face with a long hallway that had an eerie atmosphere about it.
I will not give up Sakura.
Neji took the hallway by storm. His strut was magnificent! Anyone who might have seen it would probably have expected loud claps everytime his foot met the floor, but of course it was not this way. Not a sound was there to be heard in that hall way.
That's Hyuga Neji for you, silent and lethal.
Neji now stood in front of the door that looked miles away just a few seconds earlier.
Before his hand could move an inch to knock on the door, a voice called from beyond it, "Come in."
Sakura's P.O.V.
Boy am I stuffed.
Sakura passed by an antique shop with a grandfather clock inside that held the time ten o' clock AM.
I still have four hours before my shift starts.
The kunoichi was used to having her mornings and midday free so she had found little ways to occupy herself, that is, until Neji recently came into her life romantically. Everything had been all confuzzled lately.
I suppose I should go see Ino. She's probably wondering where I've been for the past three days. Oh, and Naruto.
I have some serious damage control to do. Especially since they have probably found out that Neji and I are together by now from someone other than yours truly.
As if on cue with her thoughts, Sakura felt a pound against the back of her head. A smile spread across Sakura's face as she turned around.
"Pig! I was just coming to see you."
"Yeah whatever, Forehead. You're a better liar than that."
Sakura knew that there wasn't any chance in hell that she'd get Ino to believe her so she just played along.
"Would you go for 'my phone got cut off and I've been swamped with work?'"
Ino gave a weak, fake laugh and then spat, "Go screw yourself."
"Screw yourself with something hard and sandpapery."
"No, screw yourself with a cactus"
"With a pitch fork."
"With a curling iron."
"A bottle of perfume."
"A thousand marbles."
"A pair of stiletto heals."
"A set of daggers."
"A chainsaw!"
"Neji's dick!!"
Sakura gasped, "Bitch!"
Wide grins reached both of their faces as they were staring at each other dead in the eye. A second later, they both broke out into unbearable laughter.
Sakura held out her hand for a high five while getting out in between laughter, "That was--that was a good one."
Ino slapped her hand as intended. After maybe fifteen seconds their laughter came to a slow stop. They were now wiping away the tears in their eyes from laughter.
"Alright now, Sakura, give me the real scoop on what's happening with you and the Hyuga genius. I dont buy what all these people are saying. I mean, who the hell would actually pick Guadalajara for a summer honeymoon? And the--"
"Whoa, whoa. Who said anything about a honeymoon? We aren't even planning on getting married!"
"Really?" Ino scratched her head, "Because everyone is saying that Neji got you pregnant so you're getting married in the summer and then honeymooning in Guadalajara."
"Who is everyone? What else are they saying?!"
"Well I heard from Chouji that everyone was saying what I just told you and that was pretty much the block of it. Well there are other little details like a dog and couple children and all that kind of crap but uh yeah..."
"Oh man..." Sakura's chest was getting tight all of a sudden and she was finding a bit harder to get her much needed oxygen.
"Sakura!" Ino snapped because she was sensing that her friend was losing it, "Let's go back to my place so you can sit, calm down, and feel me in on what you've been up to lately."
Sakura could feel herself calming down and managed to get out, "Yeah, okay."
And so they headed toward Ino's apartment arm in arm.
Neji's P.O.V.
As Neji walked into the room, a tense silence had befallen upon it.
The room was plain in every sense of the word. The tile floor was charcoal black, there was a very lengthy, jet black table in the middle of the room and the walls were just as white as the nine pairs of eyes that were boring themselves into Neji's own.
At the very end of the table was a hooded man dressed in all white robes. To this man's right, Neji's left, was Hyuga Hizashi. Neji paid little or no attention to anyone at the table save his uncle and the hooded man, but from what he got from his shear awareness of their presence was that they were all elder, obedient and probably jackasses.
Hizashi stood and Neji gave a nod in his direction and watched as he returned it. Now Neji bowed to their Tono, the hooded man. He raised his hand to signal that he had acknowledged Neji's sign of respect.
"Good morning, Neji," Hizashi began and paused until Neji nodded in his direction, "Are you aware of the reason you have been summoned?"
"I have an idea," Neji replied.
Neji wasn't even going to try to play dumb. It would only prolong this excrutiating meeting.
"Haruno Sakura," blurted out a man seated to Neji's left.
Neji shot the man a death glare in response to his statement and said, "Thanks," in a bitter tone. "What, may I inquire, about Ms. Haruno has lead to my summoning?"
"It is not Haruno alone, but you AND her that is of our concern," another man, now to Neji's right, answered.
"Hn," was Neji's response this time.
Hizashi, who was still standing, took this opportunity to elaborate. "Neji, Haruno lacks a certain quality."
Neji now stood rigid. The words did not come as a surprise, but their acidity still caught him a bit off guard.
"Her family isn't in any way..." Hizashi paused, as if looking for the right word, "special."
The venom of his words just continued to eat through him.
"I'm not implying that she is not a good nurse and decent ninja, but only that there are better."
Neji couldn't believe what he was hearing. The biggest shocker was how he was feeling. Upset? Hurt, maybe? But why?
Hizashi continued, tired of waiting for Neji to respond, "I simply must suggest that you cut all unproffesional relations with Haruno."
"Thank you for that suggestion," was Neji's simple, polite answer.
Catching on to Neji's game, Hizashi corrected himself. "I would like to change my suggestion into a request, actually."
"I apologize, but I must decline."
Hizashi now became a bit stiff, "Do try to understand, Neji. Sakura is not suited--"
"You are too kind, Hizashi." The interruption came from the hood across the room.
Everyone was shocked to hear him speak. His voice was raspy, but deep and commanding.
He continued despite everyone's gazes upon him, "Haruno Sakura is simply worthless."
There was a pang in Neji's gut.
"She is absolutely trivial. We, as a high class family, have an image to uphold, and by 'uphold' I mean 'constantly improve.'"
This man's words were like sand paper making their way through Neji's well-constructed stoic display.
"She has nothing to offer to this family. Is it too much to ask for another bloodline limit? Or even a decent family, but she can't even provide that."
He can't judge her so cruelly. He doesn't even know her. I can't do anything to stop him either. Nor any of the other men in this room for that matter, should they decide to join in his insults.
Neji had never felt so useless.
"Besides that, she's not even that much for looking. I honestly don't see why so many men flock to her."
His words hurt so much. And that's all Neji could do...hurt. He dare not step out of line with his Tono, no matter how muc he despised him.
Hell would freeze over though before Neji let him know how much he was aching.
"That whore has probably slept with them all too." The man finished the statement with a slight chuckle that provoked all other men at the table besides Hizashi to laugh.
"STOP IT!" Neji's fist slammed into the table end right in front of him causing a long crack to slide up the side of it.
Hell was looking a bit frigid at that moment.
The very next moment, Neji could feel something coming at him but he stood still knowing very well what it was...punishment.
What felt like a rock slammed against his cheek, causing him to stumble a foot step before he regained his composure and emotionless face.
A man who was previously seated on the right stood in front of him and said, "Do not raise your voice at our master."
After the few minutes of silence that had followed the violent Hyuga reseating himself the hooded man spoke once more.
"Trifle with this tramp for all I care 'genius'. But I will warn you...should she be the lead to your downfall, I shall be the lead to hers."
At his master's signal, Neji exited the room without another word.
Sakura's P.O.V.
"So you're telling me, basically," Ino began after Sakura had given her the lowdown with Neji, "that you have a heavier case of Sasuke-syndrome...but he likes you back?"
Sakura nodded her head, "Well I suppose, if you want to put it that way."
A wide smile graced Ino's lips, "Oh, I am so happy for you! But really, who would have guessed Mr. Destiny to make a move on you?" Ino and Sakura chuckled together. "You realize though, that if things take turn for the worst again that..."
"Yes, I know. But something's telling me it won't be like that this time. He's reliable, sensitive, and actually cares about me," Sakura couldn't seem to stop the smile that fought itself onto her face.
"Are we talking about the same Hyuga Neji?" Ino smiled, "I'm joking," her face suddenly got hard and serious, "But, Sakura I couldn't stand to see you like that again. It would re-break my healing heart."
" I know. And I'm sorry. But I'm stronger now...trust me."
With one last prize-winning smile and a kiss on the cheek, Sakura left saying, "I've got somewhere to go before work. See you later."
"Goodbye, Sakura," Ino whispered after she left, "and good luck."
Now now ppl, gather round. I apologize for any exceptional crudeness or sexual implications if not expected this chapter. I am moving the story up to mature for this reason. No, I cannot promise any blunt and straight out sex but there will be a few implications and/or citrus flavor.
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