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NejiSasu even rivals KabuSasu in cuteness!
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Wingless Flight
Chapter Nine – Unyielding Nightmares
Neji lay on his bed that night, looking up at the ceiling.
Sasuke was curled up on his bed, his breathing soft and gentle. Neji found it was a very successful way to lull a person to sleep – the Uchiha's breathing – but fought against it. He needed to think. Suzaku's words still rang in his head.
A promise… how? I hate the Uchiha with a passion – why would I suddenly decide to protect him?
He glanced over at Sasuke, the soft moonlight falling from the window and onto the Uchiha's sleeping form.
Sasuke wasn't underneath the blankets – he fell asleep as soon as he hit the mattress, his lips open slightly in a cute 'o' as he breathed through his mouth, his hair sprayed across his face and body as he curled up into a loose ball.
Neji found himself just staring at the Uchiha, found his eyes wandering across Sasuke's lithe form, focusing on the shadows his closed eyelashes made across his cheeks, the shine of his lips as the moonlight hit them, the reflection of the light on Sasuke's dark black hair, making it seem white, the glow of the Uchiha's skin…
"You're beautiful like the moon…"
Neji shook his head vigorously. I am not! He thought huffily as he shifted uncomfortably and settled again, his arms still crossed behind his head and his eyes closing in distaste. The moon is an inanimate object in space, shaping and forming exactly the way Fate wants it too! I'm a living being on earth –
Neji's eyes snapped open and he stared at the ceiling.
Shaping… and forming… exactly the way… Fate wants me too…
DAMMIT!
Neji felt liked pulling out his eyebrows.
Stupid Uchiha! Sticking these thoughts in my head! Damn him to hell!
A soft murmur made Neji blink, and he turned his head to see Sasuke's face scrunched up in discomfort.
Neji watched as Sasuke's entire body quivered, and the black-covered head shook, burying itself deeper into the pillow. The metal collar glinted mockingly in the light.
The Hyuuga remembered Tsunade's words.
"Uchiha is going to have a lot of nightmares, Neji, and some of them are going to cause him to turn very violent – even in his sleep. The Chakra bonds will stop any jutsus from forming, but you know from experience that he's dangerous even without access to his Chakra. If he DOES get drawn into a nightmare, you have to wake him up as fast – but as gently – as possible. If you don't, he might put pressure he's not even aware of on the Chakra bonds, and before you know it – a Chidori has blasted you through the heart. Make SURE he's awakened BEFORE that happens!"
Sure, Tsunade. Neji thought grimly. And while I try to wake him up, I'll go get myself punched in the jaw.
He sighed, throwing off the covers and picking himself up off the bed.
Softly, he set his bare feet on the floor, and padded across the room to Sasuke, leaning forward. He cautiously set his arm on the other's shoulder, ready to leap back incase the Uchiha lashed out.
"Sasuke," he murmured to the other, not realizing he had used the Uchiha's first name. "C'mon – wake up."
Every muscle in Sasuke's body tensed, and he pulled himself into a tight, protective ball. Neji sighed and rolled his eyes. The Uchiha could never make anything easy, could he?
He tried again, shaking the Uchiha with a little more force.
"Uchiha!" He hissed quietly in the other's ear. "Uchiha – get up! Sasuke!"
A soft, pitiful whine escaped Sasuke's lips at the touch, and Neji bolted back a few feet, unable to believe the sound that he had just heard – which sounded frightened and in pain.
"What are you dreaming of…?" Neji breathed, eyes narrowed. "Sasuke?"
His arms twitched with the ache to sit down next to the Uchiha and wrap him in his arms.
Without knowing why, he obeyed the urge, sitting ever so cautiously next to Sasuke and reaching out, effortlessly picking up the Uchiha's slender frame and holding the other to him awkwardly. He could feel Sasuke's frantic heartbeat underneath his ear, which was pressed into the Uchiha's throat.
That fast of a pulse CAN'T be good for him! Maybe I should call Haruno…
That trail of thought was cut as Sasuke let out another whine and shifted, snuggling closer to Neji's comforting warmth in the mists of the freezing cold his mind had thrown him into.
Neji's eyes widened as he felt the frantic thumpthumpthump of Sasuke's heart. Then they narrowed and he buried his face in the crook of Sasuke's throat, enjoying the Uchiha's scent.
Is this what Suzaku meant…? Is this the part of Sasuke's soul that's being brought to light? Is this what he meant by never letting go?
He suddenly got a powerful, rebellious urge to pull away and slap the Uchiha into consciousness, but something in the way Sasuke clung to him – trusting him – made him stop, and relax.
"Sasuke…" he murmured. "It's all right – wake up. You don't have to stay there, in those dreams. Sasuke…" He pulled his head up and looked at the line where Sasuke's face melded with the crook of his throat, and he swore he could see a glimmer of tears on the side of the Uchiha's face.
He knew the instant Sasuke awoke – the Uchiha's entire body fully relaxed for a moment after a sharp intake of breath, and then Sasuke realized he was being held, and a bit of the stiffness returned. Neji was curious to see what the Uchiha would do.
He was shocked – however – when Sasuke pressed his lips firmly against his throat after a moment – right over his jugular – and tightened his grip around the Hyuuga.
"Thank you, Neji," he breathed softly, his hot breath washing over Neji's neck. "It seems like… Suzaku was right about you."
Then a small voice breathed into Neji's mind, making his eyes widen –
"Only you can bring an end to the unyielding nightmares."
End Chapter Nine – Unyielding Nightmares
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