Ohai! Another update! How fast! You guys are so lucky XD I really hope that you guys like this chapter, because I like it. There is very much fluffiness between Neji and Gaara in it. It is very cute XD I really love writing a cute Gaara…but not so much writing an asshole Neji. Oh well. Hopefully in the next couple of chapters Neji will get a little bit nicer…but then at around chapter 15 (?) he is a an ass again…lovely -rolls eyes- So yeah, I actually got around to editing this piece of crap now so yay! Well, I hope that you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! Ja ne!
TheColdprince666: Thank you so much for reviewing! I will try and incorporate this idea into the story, at first I was going to use Scream 4 for the movie but then I saw it…it sucks. So I might use this movie, but I might not, please don't hate me if I don't use it T.T I know I'm overdramatic XD
DarkAngelJudas: I know! I really hate TenTen in my story, she is a real meany! But she for some reason hates Gaara; I will try and put the reasons why she hates him in the next chapters! Fuck Neji is an ass! I really hate making Neji like this T.T And I'm also going to hate writing what Neji does do Gaara…I will most likely make a lot of people want to punch me in the face many times. Sad stuff is going to happen later on in this story…oh joy.
Disclaimer:If I owned Naruto do you really think I would be making FanFiction? Seriously, use some common sense here people.
Warnings:Yaoi, Yuri, and het. Yes, I warn you because of het. Major OOC. Rated T just to be safe. This chapter has very light shonen-ai so if you don't like a sweet little kiss between two boys, then please leave.
Summary:It is April 1st and, like always, Neji is going to play a prank on someone, but what happens when the prank plays with emotions?
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Neji and Gaara walked in silence for a few minutes. It wasn't a comfortable silence either, no. It was one of those uncomfortable silences that you would have with someone you completely hated but were trying to be civil with; or, in Neji's case, someone you hated but were going on a date with. Lovely. But for Gaara the silence was saddening; he thought that the silence was a sign that Neji might be having second thoughts on going out on a date with him. Gaara is very over-dramatic. Finally when the silence became unbearable Gaara decided he was going to break it.
"U-um Neji?" Gaara asked hesitantly.
"Hmm?" Finally! That silence was starting to get on Neji's nerves also. But he wouldn't break it, lest he lose some of his 'manly pride.'
"Where are we g-going?" Gaara asked, somewhat more confident.
"We are going to 'Four Seasons' (1) on East Street." Neji replied. Four Seasons was a very nice restaurant tucked away in an alley just off of East Street. It was also very high-end, and you needed to make reservations weeks in advance in order to get in. So how did Neji get in on such short notice you might be asking? Easy. His family owned it.
"O-oh, okay." Gaara said with a slight smile. "U-um, Neji? Can I ask you something else?" Gaara asked hesitantly.
Neji chuckled. "You just did, but sure." Neji said while smiling.
"Well, I was just wondering w-why you always w-wear a h-headband…" Gaara trailed off seeing the look of shock of disbelief on Neji's face. "B-but you don't need to tell me if you don't w-want to!" Gaara rushed out, hoping that Neji wasn't mad at him.
Neji stopped in the middle of sidewalk. "Hmm? Oh no, it's really nothing. I wear it because of this." Neji said while taking off his headband, revealing a green swastika (2) and two lines on either sides of it in the middle of his forehead. "This," Neji said pointing to his tattoo, "Is what the branch members of the Hyuuga clan get, so as to remember their place in the family. A long time ago, like hundreds of years ago, it was branded into the branch house members so they remembered they were only slaves of the main house branch members. (3) Now though, it is tattooed on." Neji finished with a sour look, and just as he was about to cover it up, Gaara reached up with his hand to touch it.
"But why do you cover it up?" Gaara said while moving some of Neji's bangs out of the way of it so he could get a better look at it. "You're still as beautiful as ever with it." Gaara said in a soft voice. He then stood up on his tip-toes to give Neji's forehead a chaste kiss, right where his tattoo was. When he pulled back he immediately looked to the ground as he saw Neji's shocked face. "I-I…sorry." Gaara said as he was going to walk away from Neji, but Neji grabbed his wrist, stopping him from moving. He then turned Gaara towards him.
"Why are you sorry? You don't have anything to be sorry for." Neji said in a soft voice.
This shocked Gaara. "Y-you mean you a-aren't m-mad at m-me?" Gaara asked shyly.
This confused Neji slightly. "No, why would I be mad at you? I was just shocked, because well, no one's ever been as nice to me as you are." Neji said.
Now it was Gaara's turn to be confused. "What do you mean? Everyone is nice to you, especially your friends." Gaara said tilting his head to the left slightly.
Neji smiled slightly. "That's only because they don't know about my tattoo." Neji said, his smile turning slightly sad.
This caused Gaara to gasp. "Why? Did you not tell them or…" Gaara trailed off, still confused.
"No, and I'm not sure if I would tell them, I'm kind of embarrassed by it." Neji finished, looking away from Gaara. Why am I telling him all of this, Neji thought, I have never told anyone else this before, in fact, the only other people who know about my tattoo are people in my family.
"Well you shouldn't be embarrassed by it Neji, like I said before, you still as beautiful with it." Gaara said, offering a smile to Neji, which caused Neji to smile to. Why am I acting like this?
Gaara grabbed the bandana out of Neji's handtied it around his forehead, giving him one last smile. "I think w-we should g-get going now." Gaara said, while backing up from Neji and starting to walk forward.
Neji touched his bandana over where his tattoo was. This 'dating' thing might not be so hard. Neji thought with a small smile on his face before jogging slightly to catch up with Gaara.
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Gaara stared in awe as he looked around at the classy restaurant around him. Silk red curtains, dark wood tables, silk table clothes, sparkling silver-wear, and the finest china money can buy was all present in this restaurant. Gaara was shocked; he had never been to a place this fancy before! Neji looked over to Gaara and seeing the awe-struck look on his face he chuckled. "Pretty fancy huh?" Neji said when Gaara turned to him.
"Yeah, really f-fancy. I've been to a p-place like this." Gaara said still trying to soak the atmosphere of the restaurant in. Everyone here was dressed all fancy; suits, party dresses and Sunday best were all wore. Suddenly Gaara felt very underdressed.
"Hello there, table for two?" Said the hostess at the podium. She looked strangely familiar to Gaara, her name was…Sakura or something?
"Yes." Neji replied.
"Okay, right this way Mr. Hyuuga, your usual booth is ready for you." The hostess said while leading Gaara and Neji to the back corner of the restaurant and to a booth with bright red leather seats, a dark brown table, and red table cloth, much like all the other tables in the restaurant.
Since Gaara was still in a daze he didn't realize he was supposed to be following Neji, but a gentle tug on his hand alerted him he was supposed to be moving. Gaara looked down at his hand only to notice Neji was holding his hand. His face turned bright red and he averted his eyes from their joined hands.
When they arrived at the booth Neji let go of Gaara's hand, leaving them both with hands that were colder than before they started holding hands. Neji sat down in the booth across from the one that Gaara sat in. The hostess, who Gaara now knew was Neji's friend Sakura, took of the 'Reserved' marker off of the table, gave them their menu's and told them that their waiter or waitress would be with them shortly, but before she left she winked at Neji.
Gaara's face paled as he looked at the prices on the menu, the food here was expensive! 10 dollars for a drink! What the hell!
Neji noticed Gaara's distress. "Gaara, what's wrong?" He asked, concerned.
"T-this place i-is really e-expensive Neji. I don't know how I'm going to pay for i-it." Gaara said.
Neji just laughed at this. "Don't worry, my family owns this place, it's all taken care of." Neji smiled at Gaara. He didn't what this boy was doing to him. He only ever smiled with his friends and when he was around Hinata, but now around Gaara he was smiling all the time.
At this piece of information Gaara visibly relaxed. "O-oh okay." Gaara said smiling brightly at his date.
Neji was paralyzed by Gaara's smile. "Y-you're smile is beautiful Gaara." Neji said breathlessly.
Gaara blushed extremely hard at this. "T-thank you…you also have a beautiful smile." This caused Neji to smile.
"Hey! My name is TenTen and I will be your waitress for tonight! Are you ready to order yet?" Their waitress, who Gaara also thought looked very familiar, said very brightly.
"I think that we're ready to order our drinks. I'll have a root beer." Neji said. After writing down his order she turned to Gaara.
"And you?" She asked sweetly.
"U-um…I'll have orange soda." Gaara said timidly. This girl was a little bit too hyper for his tastes, and he was friends with Kiba and Naruto!
"Okay! I'll be back in a few minutes to take your orders!" TenTen then left, but not before dropping a napkin on the table in front of Neji, unnoticed by Gaara. Neji picked up the napkin and unfolded it so he could read it.
Come talk to me in the kitchen.
Neji got up to go to the kitchen. "I'm going to the bathroom, be back in a minute." Neji said, before he left to go to the kitchen. Lying bastard.
When he entered the kitchen he was immediately pulled aside by TenTen.
"So, how is it going so far, is he falling for it?" TenTen asked excitedly with a sly smirk on her face. Jeez, she was kind of creepy.
Neji had his own smirk on his face as he answered. "Yep. Hook line and sinker." Neji said, leaning against the wall.
"Great! You know Neji; this might just be the greatest prank you have ever pulled!" TenTen squealed out, drawing some attention from the chefs in the kitchen, but she just waved them off. "I think you should go back to your table, lest your 'date' get suspicious." TenTen said with a wry laugh.
"Yeah, you're right." Neji said while leaving the kitchen and going back to his table. "Hey. Have you decided what you're going to order yet?" Neji asked while sitting back down in his spot.
"O-oh hey, u-um no, I can't really decide what to get yet…" Gaara said while looking over the menu again.
Neji picked up his own menu to look for something to eat. "Well, the salads here are really good; you could get one of those." Neji said while putting his menu down. He already knew what he was going to get, the same thing he always did; good old chicken nuggets and fries.
"Really? I t-think I w-will." Gaara said with a smile.
This caused Neji to smile also. TenTen arrived at their table, setting their drinks down beside them. "Hey guys! Are you ready to order now?" And the nice moment was ruined by TenTen and her loud voice. Great.
"Oh right. I'll just have chicken nuggets and fries." Neji said. TenTen wrote down his order, chuckling.
"Always the same Neji. And what about you?" She asked, directing her question to Gaara.
"O-oh, I'll have the chicken caesar salad." Gaara said.
"And for your side?" TenTen asked, while writing Gaara's order down.
"U-um…"Gaara trailed off, glancing over at Neji to see him mouth the word 'fries'. "I'll f-fries." Gaara said.
"Alright!" TenTen said enthusiastically, seriously, what was up with her? She was way too excited for a waitress. "Your food should be ready soon!" TenTen said as she picked up Neji and Gaara's menus and left for the kitchen.
Once again Neji and Gaara were left in an awkward silence. Only this time Neji broke it. "So what movie do you want to see after we finish eating?" Neji asked, honestly he had just remembered about the movie when TenTen had left.
"O-oh…I don't know, whatever y-you pick will be g-good. B-besides, I don't k-know what's p-playing right n-now." Gaara said with a sheepish smile.
"Nuh-uh, you are picking the movie. I picked where we eat, so you can pick what we watch. How about we go there, see what's playing and you pick from there?" Neji asked, truthfully he didn't know what was playing either.
"O-ok, that s-sounds g-good." Gaara said smiling. Neji was being so nice to him; it made him feel really happy. Oh Gaara, if only you knew you were simply a pawn in Neji's game.
"Hey guys! Here is your food! Chicken nuggets and fries for Neji, and the chicken caesar salad and fries for Gaara!" TenTen placed their food down on the table as well as dessert menus. "Well I'll be back in a few minutes to see if you guys need anything else!" TenTen said as she basically skipped away back to the kitchen…creepy.
Gaara looked down at his salad, and my goodness, what a salad it was! I was grilled chicken, all sliced up on top of lettuce, and had shredded carrots, cheese, and ranch dressing on the side for it. It looked delicious and smelled even better. Neji's meal looked pretty tasty too, breaded chicken strips and golden fries. Yum.
And man, Neji didn't waste ant in eating food, he just dug right in. It was then that Gaara realized he was staring. So with a blush he started eating his salad.
"So, how do you like it?" Neji asked Gaara, while still eating his chicken.
"O-oh, it's really good." Gaara said while eating one of his fries. His food was delicious! The best thing he had ever eaten...just don't tell Temari, she might just hurt you.
"Well I'm glad, that's Hinata favourite salad, she was the one who added it to the menu." Neji said with a smile.
This confused Gaara slightly. "Hinata…" Gaara trailed off trying to remember where he heard that name before.
"She's my cousin." Neji said seeing the confusion on Gaara's face.
Gaara's mouth made a perfect 'O' shape at this information. "Is she the dark h-haired girl that you walk h-home with?" Gaara asked.
"Mhmm, that's her." Neji said, smiling at the thought of his kind-hearted cousin.
Gaara smiled at how happy Neji looked. "You guys seem really close." Gaara said.
This made Neji smile even wider. "Yeah, we are. She's my best friend and I'm hers." Neji said.
"Hey guys! Wow, you guys are done already? Fast eaters!" It was true; Gaara and Neji looked down at their plates only to notice everything was gone from them. "Have you guys decided if you want dessert yet?" TenTen asked while placing their plates on her arms.
Neji answered for both of them. "Yeah. We will be sharing a slice of triple chocolate cake." Neji said with a smile.
"Will that be all?" TenTen asked, somehow managing to write down their order while still balancing their dishes on bother of her arms.
"Yeah, that's it." Neji said.
"Okay, I will be back shortly with your dessert and bill!" TenTen said while walking off to deposit their dishes in the kitchen, and to retrieve their dessert.
"Hey N-Neji?" Gaara asked, looking up at the white eyed male.
"Hmm? What is it?" Neji asked looking up and Gaara.
"What is a 'triple chocolate cake'?" Gaara asked curiously.
"Oh it's delicious! It's a chocolate cake with three layers; one with chocolate fudge, one with nutella filling, another with chocolate ganache, and its chocolate flavoured sponge cake covered in chocolate fudge frosting. It is very chocolaty and very good." Neji said describing the cake to Gaara.
"It sounds v-very good." Gaara said, smiling at Neji.
"It is; it's also Hinata's recipe." Neji said, smiling at Gaara.
"Here you guys are! One slice of triple chocolate cake! And the bill! Have a good night, and remember to tip your waitress!" TenTen said as she walked off laughing.
Neji chuckled at TenTen's antics, as he moved to get up to sit beside Gaara.
"N-Neji?" Gaara asked confused.
"Don't mind me, just moving to sit next to you." Neji said as he moved into the booth next to Gaara.
"W-why? Not that I'm complaining-" Gaara was cut off as Neji put a piece of cake into Gaara's mouth.
"I wanted to feed you, is that not okay?" Neji said while pouting. What the hell is this kid doing to me? I don't pout! Neji thought as Gaara just blushed furiously.
"N-no, it's f-fine…you just s-surprised me is all." Gaara said while smiling up at Neji.
"Oh that g-" Neji was cut off as Gaara repaid the favour of feeing Neji. Neji looked just as shocked as Gaara did, which caused Gaara to giggle cutely. "Hehe…you look funny." Gaara said as he still giggled. The sound of Gaara giggling like he was was music to Neji's ears, and he wanted to hear it more often. Before he even knew what he was doing, Neji was leaning into Gaara, and gave him a light peck on his lips. When he pulled back he saw Gaara's flushed and shocked face.
"I-I…sorry Gaara…" Neji trailed off, look away from Gaara.
"N-no! It's okay, really! You just s-shocked me!" Gaara said while turning Neji's face back to look at him. To make Neji sure what he did was okay Gaara closed his eyes leaned up and kissed the tip of Neji's nose. "See, it's f-fine, I don't m-mind." Gaara said while blushing furiously, but still keeping eye contact with Neji, despite his embarrassment. "W-we should probably finish t-the c-cake." Gaara said letting go of Neji's face.
What the hell was that? Why did I kiss him? What is going on with me? All these thoughts were going through Neji's head as he heard Gaara calling his name. "-ji, N-Neji, is something wrong?" Neji shook his head to get rid of his thoughts and to get back in the real world.
"I'm fine Gaara." Neji said, offering a smile to Gaara. "Let's just finish the cake so we can get to the movie, okay?" Neji said, while eating another piece of cake.
"O-okay." Gaara said, while also eating his own piece of cake.
After a few minutes the pair had finished the cake, when Gaara grabbed the bill and looked at it shocked. 52 dollars? What the heck, it was just two people! At seeing Gaara's shocked face Neji took the bill from out of his hand. "Remember what I said Gaara, my family owns this place, I can take care of this." Neji said.
"B-but I can't l-let you do that, let m-me pay for s-some of it!" Gaara protested.
"No Gaara, I've got it." Neji said, smiling at Gaara, trying to get him to drop it.
"Fine…but at l-least let me t-tip TenTen?" Gaara asked, already getting his wallet out of his pocket.
Neji was about to protest when Gaara gave him a look, you know the look I mean, the kind of look a wife gives her husband when he is about say no to her. Yeah, that look. The look Gaara was perfect at. "A-alright, you can tip TenTen." Neji stuttered out. Gaara looked cute but fierce there and- WAIT CUTE? I did not just think that Gaara was cute…did I?
"N-Neji, are you alright?" Gaara asked, concerned at the look on his date's face.
Neji looked over at Gaara to see the concerned look on his face. "I'm fine, let's just go pay the bill, okay?" Neji said while sliding out of the booth and holding his hand out for Gaara to take. Gaara took Neji's hand hesitantly.
Neji and Gaara walked hand in hand to the podium where they left the tip in TenTen tip jar. As they left Sakura gave them a questioning glance, one that went unnoticed by Neji and Gaara. Neji...you better not be falling for Gaara...you'll only end up getting hurt when he finds this was all just a prank.
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(1) I don't know if this is a real restaurant or not.
(2)I am going by the tattoo that Neji has in the manga, not the anime. The manga has a swastika, and the anime has an 'X'.
(3) I know that this isn't the correct description but, eh, I think it's good enough for an AU story.
Hot damn, you lucky rascals! I literally worked my ass off in order to get this chapter out just so you could have another one before the week starts and I have to go to school T.T So during the week update will most likely be slower, but on weekend they will be faster! This chapter has major fluff! I loved writing this chapter, and when you read it you will know why! It is just so cute :3 I also couldn't be bothered to edit this, so please don't throw fire at me if there are mistakes, I am going to edit it tomorrow!
Gaara: Maddie, what the hell is with all the fluff and cuteness in this chapter? Seriously, I AM NOT LIKE THIS!
Me: ZZZZzzzzzzz...
Gaara: Uh...Maddie?
Neji: She's sleeping; leave her alone...Panda-chan -smirks-
Gaara: Hyuuga GO TO HELL!
Neji: Only if you come with me -suggestive eyebrow waggle-
Gaara: Uh...bye bye...see you in the next chapter...