Okies, I was asked to do a follow up to the NaruNeji oneshot 'Let me Go' so, for you trulywicked, confessions will be made…

I need your love to hold me.

Naruto sat on his sofa, doing the same thing her did every night. He cried. He had just reached some form of satisfaction when someone came knocking at his door. He wiped his eyes and threw up a quick genjutsu to disguise the puffed up eyes and tears streaked cheeks, before making his way to the door. His obsession in a beige jacket stood there with a suitcase in his hand.

"Naruto, do you mind if I stay here for a while? I can't take the empty halls any more." Neji said.

Naruto nodded before scooting aside and letting him in. He walked toward the back of the apartment and motioned for Neji to follow. "I can make you up a cot in my room. Sorry but I don't have a spare." Naruto explained. Truth be told, he was happy to finally have some companionship.

Neji placed his suitcase under the window and turned to Naruto with a smiled. "You have no idea just how much I appreciate this Naruto. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you."

"So, why did you leave anyway?" Naruto said, trying to make conversation.

Neji sighed. 'Because I want to be with you.' "Because I hate living on my own. Everyone has a family to go home too, but I don't."

The blond nodded sadly. "I understand. So, I was going to make dinner, do you want to join me?"

Neji nodded. "Sure, what are we having?"

"Chicken with tomatoes and sugar snap peas." Naruto replied. He noted the shocked look on Neji's face and chuckled. "What? Didn't think my diet strayed from ramen?"

"No, it's just I never thought that you could cook proper food." Neji replied. "It does sound good though."

Naruto nodded. "It is. Iruka taught me how to make it once I was old enough to cook by myself. It's not my specialty or anything, but I'm good at it."

"What is your specialty then?" Neji replied as he wandered over to the kitchen table.

"Caribbean chicken. I've gotten Sakura addicted to it." Naruto said. He put the food he had previously been chopping into the frying pan and added some spices. "She said that if I ever gave up on being a shinobi, that I should open my own restaurant. Would you like something to drink Neji?"

Neji nodded and sat at the table. "Water would be fine thank you. Do you need any help with supper?"

"Na, I've got things under control here. Why don't you go and set up the cot in my room? The cot's in my closet and there are spare blankets in the hall one. You can steal a pillow from my bed if you don't mind that, sorry but I don't have any spares." Naruto replied while stirring the food in the pan.

Neji walked from the kitchen and into his new room so he could set up his bed. He pulled the blankets on out on the way and went about setting up his bed. Taking a pillow from the unmade bed, he noticed that it smelled strongly of the blond and sighed. 'I will get to sleep every night with his scent surrounding me.' He thought. 'I can't wait to go to bed.'

XOX

It had been almost a month since Neji had moved in with Naruto, and two weeks since the blonde felt safe enough to drop his mask around Neji and allow the brunette to see how truly unhappy he was. It had also been that long since the blond had felt the need to cry at night. Naruto and Neji had become inseparable during this time, preferring each other's company than that of their own teammates. To say that they had become emotionally dependent on each other would be fair. The duo where now sitting on the roof on Naruto's apartment block, talking idly about their pasts, missions and their teammates.

"Hey Naruto can I ask you something?" Neji asked.

Naruto shrugged. "You know you can. Ask away."

"Have you ever wanted doing something, but were afraid of what it could bring if you did?" Neji said.

'Only every day.' Naruto thought bitterly. "Yeah of course. Why?"

Neji sighed. "Well, for the longest time now, I've wanted to do something to someone, but I'm scared that it will ruin the friendship that we have. What do you think I should do?"

"You'll never know until you try, so you should do it." Naruto said, all the while thinking 'I'm such a hypocrite.'

Neji nodded and went back to watching the sunset. He sighed once again and looked over to his companion. "Naruto?"

"Hmm?" Naruto turned his head toward Neji and saw he was looking at him.

"I'm sorry." Was all the brunette said before he claimed the blondes lips with his own. The kiss was chaste, but sweet. Neji received quite a shock when Naruto kissed him back. He pulled away slowly and looked Naruto in the eyes, searching for signs of hatred or disgust. All he could find was mind surprise and love.

Naruto smiled softly and placed his hand on top of Neji's. "Now you know." He said before pulling the Hyuuga in for another.

Owari x