Next Morning:
You wake up in your bed. Sasuke was sitting in his normal position.
"So, you're finally up"
You sat up
"How long have I been out?"
"2 Days"
"I think I overdone it a little"
"A little?"
"Ok, maybe a lot"
"I guess you really wanted to beat that Neji guy"
"Yeah"
You looked at the table beside you, and there was sitting a beautiful rose.
"Aww, thanks Sasuke, that was so sweet"
"It's not from me, I don't do sweet"
You were confused. Then you just started guessing names.
"Naruto?"
"No, he gave you the ramen"
He pointed next to the rose.
"Oh, what about Rocky?
"No"
"Kakashi?"
"No"
"Gai?"
"Nope"
"Ten Ten, Sakura, Ino?"
"No, no, and no"
Who else could it be? you thought. Then you gasped.
"No, it can't be"
Sasuke just looked at you.
"Was… was it Neji?"
He nodded his head. You picked up the rose carefully so it wouldn't prick any of your fingers.
"But why?"
"I don't know. He just sat down next to your bed, and put the rose on the table"
"Did he say anything?"
"He just said that he wished he could have done something to prevent this"
"Why?"
Sasuke handed you a glass of water. You took a drink.
"Maybe he likes you"
You spat out the water in your mouth.
"WHAT?!"
"Hey, calm down, just a guess"
"No, no, he can't like me, why, I mean"
Sasuke smirked.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
He chuckled. "You like him"
"WHAT?! No! Not in a million, trillion years!"
"Why don't you like him?"
"Because!"
"Because why?"
"Because, he's stupid, mean, a baka, unreasonable, and…and"
You couldn't think of anything else
"And what?"
"And, and… oh what the fuck am I saying. Forget it, I… I love Neji. Oh Sasuke."
He sat next to you and put his arm around you, and you put your head on his shoulder.
"I hate this" you whined
"I know, I know, it's ok"
"Sasuke, how come you're nice to me and not anyone else?"
"Because"
"Why?"
"Do I have to answer?"
"No"
"Then I won't""
"Sasuke?"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna know something?"
"What?"
"You're my best friend"
"And you're mine"
"And we'll keep being friends forever"
"Tenshi, forever is a long time. Plus, you're sounding like that animal in The Fox and the Hound"
"Well, until I die, we will always be best friends, right?"
"We better be"
You both chuckled.
"Hey, that's why you're sweet to me!"
"Why?"
"Because we're best friends"
"Yeah, you caught me."
You got up.
"I'm hungry"
"C'mon, let's eat; it's your turn to pay"
"No it's not"
"Yeah it is"
"Fine"
Day 2
You woke up. You went to Sasuke's room to check up on him. He was shivering. His blanket was only half way up his body. You took the blanket and moved it up to his neck. He stopped shivering. You found an album next to him. You picked it up. You were going to open it.
"Tenshi, please, don't touch that"
You looked at him. His eyes were wide open.
"Sorry"
You put it down.
"It's ok"
"Well, I'll be out training with Gai"
"Fine"
You were walking out.
"Tenshi, wait"
"Mhm"
"You like Neji" he teased.
"Shut up" you said.
What he said was annoying, but you laughed anyway.
"See ya"
"Bye"
You went outside. You were walking and saw Neji. Your heart was beating fast.
I think I have a drum in my chest.
"Neji!" you yelled.
You were waving your arm. He looked back. You ran next to him.
"Hi" you said in a preppy voice.
Because you realized you liked him, it made you act weird.
"Uh, hi?"
"Why are you saying hi in a question form?"
"Maybe, because, oh, I don't know, you hate me"
You were in shock. You never hated him, only thought he was annoying and stupid. You stopped walking.
"Why'd you stop?"
You had a serious face on.
"Neji, how could you think such a thing?"
"What? I can't ask why you stopped walking?"
"No"
"That you hated me?'
"Yeah"
"Well, don't you hate me?"
You walked towards him. You were standing really close to him.
"Neji, even though we're rivals, doesn't mean I hate you. I never have, and I never will. Actually, I dreaded the day we saw those visions. If I could go back, undo anything I wanted, I would stop myself from touching your mark"
He looked at you.
"Really?" he asked.
"Yes"
He looked sad.
"I'm sorry, but since you saw our secret we are destined to be rivals.
You looked down.
"I… I understand"
You really didn't, you only pretended to. You both started walking again, not saying a single word. You saw Gai waiting for you with Rock Lee and Ten Ten.
"Hey Gai Sensei"
He was tapping his foot.
"What?" you asked.
"You're both late"
"Uh, oops?"
"Sensei, how late are we? Neji asked.
"3 whole minutes!! And second of all…" he gasped.
"What? What happened?" you asked.
"Are you two walking together? And not fighting?"
You and Neji looked at each other.
"Well, umm…"
Neji tried to say something but Gai grabbed both of you.
"OH! MY YOUTHFUL STUDENTS FOUND LOVE!!!"
"WHAT?!" you and Neji yelled.
"You heard me! Oh thank you Cupid!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Oh, you know! Stop playing!"
"Sensei, what are you talking about?" Neji asked.
"Your enemy could be your next best friend"
"But what does that have to do with love?" you asked.
"And you know what happens to best friends? They become lovers!!"
He pushed you together. You both blushed.
"Aww, my youthful students blushing like you scrubbed cherries on you cheaks!"
Neji pushed away.
"I'm not blushing!" he yelled.
"Oh? My student, it's ok to blush and have sweaty palms. Get it, palms? You fight with palms and you have sweaty palms. Get it?"
You giggled.
"Sensei, c'mon, me and Neji? I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but Neji could never love me"
"Why not?" Gai was very interested,
"Because, he's too good for me, he needs someone better"
Neji looked at you. You cleared your throat.
"Let's get with the training, shall we?" you said trying to avoid the subject.
"Sure. All right, we're throwing kunai at the target"
"But didn't we do that already?" asked Ten Ten.
"Now, the kunai has to go through the target"
"Easy" said Ten Ten.
"That's only the warm up, we'll get to the real training later"
You all started. You couldn't get the kunai through. Gai was noticing that.
"Tenshi, might I make a suggestion?"
"Sure Sensei"
"It's simple, just pretend it's someone you hate, like Neji"
You dropped your kunai.
"What did you say?"
"Pretend it's someone you hate, like Neji"
Suddenly something pierced your heart. (Not literally) All of a sudden you yell at him.
"Shut the fuck up!"
"Excuse me?"
"I said shut the fuck up! I don't hate Neji, I just don't! Just because he hates me doesn't mean that I hate him! You don't have any right to say such a thing! I don't hate him. Actually I feel the exact opposite! If you really like to know, I like, no I love him! But I was so busy thinking that I hated him, I never knew that I loved him until yesterday! Alright, I admit it, I fuckin' love Neji!!!! You happy?"
Everyone was looking at you, Rock Lee, Ten Ten, Gai, and Neji. Just realizing what you said you fell on you knees. You were breathing hard. You were embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I…I didn't know what I was saying, I really didn't"
Gai kneeled down next to you.
"It's all right, I understand, I won't yell at you"
Your eyes met Neji's.
"You love me?"
You didn't know what to say.
"I, uh, have to go"
You got up and you were about to run, but he grabbed your arm.
"Wait" he said.
You grabbed your arm back and ran. He was going to run after you but Gai held him back.
"Let her go" he said.
Neji sighed and went back to his training. You ran and ran until you lost your breath. You ran into Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, and Kakashi Sensei. Sasuke looked at you with concern. You walked up to you.
"Sasuke, I need a hug"
He hugged you and you hugged back.
"Aimee is everything all right?" asked Kakashi. (I forgot to mention that Kakashi was your step – uncle)
"Love sucks" you said.
"Who did this!? I'm gonna beat their fuckin little ass! No one messes with my friend like that!! Believe it!" yelled Naruto.
"Neji" you said.
Everyone felt bad for you, even Sakura!
"I'm sorry for interrupting your training" you apologized.
"That's quit all right"
"I'll just go home"
"You want me to come?" asked Sasuke.
"No, I'm good"
You walked to the house, tearing. All of a sudden Acamaru comes running to you. You smile and picked him up. You scratched his ear. His tail started wagging.
"Oh, you like that" you said.
"Oh, he does"
You looked behind you. It was Kiba.
"Hey" you said.
You put Acamaru down. He climbed into Kiba's shirt. He noticed that you were crying.
"Should I even ask?"
"Neji's fault"
"Oh" he said.
He walked up to you and wiped a tear out of your eyes.
"You know what helps me"
"What?"
"Fighting"
"I'm not in the mood"
"I know, unless you take these"
He took out food pills.
"Do these actually work?"
"Hell yeah! Me and Acamaru get pumped up every time we take it"
"Is it safe?"
"Of course! What do you think it is? Well it's not drugs if that's what your thinking"
"All right, I'll give it a try"
You and Kiba went in the forest. You took a food pill. You felt fired up, you felt something you never felt before.
"So, so much energy, so much power… I like it"
"I told you"
Kiba popped some food pills in his mouth.
"Sorry Acamaru, I think you'll have to stay out on this one"
He went to the side and made a urinated on the tree. You and Kiba looked at each other.
"Bring it" he said.
And you brought it. You let all your energy out to fight Kiba. He tried to kick you but you dodged it. You tried to kick him but he caught your foot. You smirked. You twisted yourself to make Kiba fall. He landed on his feet. He ran and threw kunai at you. You caught one and threw it back. He dodged it. He came running and punched you. But you did a substitution.
"Dammit" he said.
You made a clone and it attacked from the top. He killed it, but then you jumped out of the ground and kicked him. Then you pinned him on the ground. He was lying down.
"Feel better?" he asked.
"Yes much better"
You got off of him. You helped him up. You tried to fake a smile, but your eyes told him that you were sad. He sighed.
"You know, I really want to make you feel better"
"But you did, you did"
"No, I didn't"
He walked towards you. He held your chin and kissed you.