Chapter 7

"Sasuke!" Karin yelled, a look of absolute happiness and love on her face as she nearly tossed the door open for her guests, but especially for the handsome raven that stood in front of the small group. She couldn't stop herself from stepping over and giving Sasuke a hug.

Sasuke turned his head away and pushed Karin off him, not wanting any body contact with her.

"Hi... I brought them." He said, keeping Karin on a distance with his arm.

Karin didn't even react to the rude rejection, and greedily looked to see who Sasuke's friends were. She had to stop herself from pulling up her nose as a boy with spiky brown hair and a cheeky grin introduced himself as Kiba. Her eyes widened though, as she came to face with a scowling brunette beauty. For a few seconds, both didn't say anything.

"I'm Karin." She then said, staring dreamily at the other beautiful male in front of her. She must be the happiest woman alive, to have two such gorgeous men in her house tonight. Finally, the other introduced himself as Neji, speaking with a sexy low voice. She really had to stop herself from drooling now.

Sasuke looked at Karin for a while, until he was suddenly rudely shoved aside by someone.

"You invited toddlers Karin?" The guy that was now standing in front of Kiba said. He grinned and Sasuke noted that this guy had very pointy teeth. Maybe even sharper then the two Kiba had.

"Only a toddler would say something like that." Kiba said, giving the grinning boy a grin back, while Neji only raised an eyebrow and folded his arms, as he looked at the new guy.

"Oi Suigetsu, be nice to our guests!" Karin snapped to the white haired and lean boy that had just come marching into the place. She then smiled a little nervously at Sasuke, who was obviously not liking to be shoved aside. "Don't mind my roommate, he's not really known for his social skills..."

"He doesn't have any manners either. Are you going to invite us now though?" Sasuke asked, crossing his arms.

"Oy oy Karin, you sure you wanna let these little brats in our home?" Suigetsu asked, still grinning.

"Stop bluffing Suigetsu, you know that these guys are of our age." Karin snapped, before turning around and walking into the house, beckoning the others to come in as well. Neji gave the loud girl a glare, before following her inside quietly, not having said a word yet beside his name.

Sasuke followed and soon everyone was inside.

"Well I was just trying to make them leave. I wanna spare them the taste of your food." Suigetsu said and laughed at his own joke. Sasuke found him rather irritating.

"So are you just not grown up or do you like to annoy people?" Neji suddenly asked Suigetsu, giving him a deadly serious look, which made Kiba snort. That guy was straight forward alright.

Suigetsu looked at Neji a little taken aback for a while and then started laughing again.

"Wow you're a nice kid!" He said. "You know a little smile wouldn't hurt you. It wouldn't hurt any of you." Sasuke gave out a scowl now. What a moron.

"Don't be so impolite!" Karin yelled at Suigetsu and gave him a hit on the head, while Neji just gave the blunt white haired guy a blank stare. Kiba laughed a little.

"Asking for Neji to show emotions and asking for Sasuke to show more emotions then irritation is like asking for a tree that grows gold." He said, giving Sasuke a teasing look. "Don't bother man. Don't bother."

"You two should stop fighting." They suddenly heard from behind them. When they turned around, a big guy with orange hair was standing behind them. "It's scaring the birds." He added.

"You and your birds..." Suigetsu mumbled. Sasuke wondered who this guy was. He talked with such a soft voice, it didn't suit his appearance at all.

"Who should stop fighting?" Karin snapped to the calm guy. "Suigetsu is the only one who keeps bickering around." Neji now brought a hand to his temple and rubbed it, while trying to stop himself from glaring at the annoying woman. How Sasuke wanted to live with her, he didn't understand nor like.

The guy didn't respond, he just looked at Karin with a blank look on his face and then moved to the living room.

"I'm starving. Can we eat?" Suigetsu now asked.

"Did you guys never hear of introducing yourselves?" Karin snapped. Kiba groaned.

"For god's sake woman, can't you stop screaming?" Kiba asked Karin, who in turn stared at him with an open mouth, not believing what she had just heard.

"Let it rest Karin." Sasuke said, walking past her into the living room as well.

"Yeah 'woman' stop screaming and make me some dinner!" Suigetsu said and followed Sasuke while laughing.

"Shut up!" Karin snapped, while pushing her glasses back a little in irritation. Neji let out an annoyed sigh as he walked past Karin and followed the rest into the living room, along with Kiba and finally a huffing Karin.

"Well dinner is done within five minutes." She snapped and stormed to the kitchen.

"Sit down." Sasuke told the remaining people in the room as he sat down on a chair. He would just make this place feel like some kind of home, whether the people he lived with would appreciate it or not.

"Yeah, do as our king says." Kiba said as he sat down right next to Sasuke. Neji took place in the seat left of Sasuke, now ignoring Kiba's little pranks. With a guy like him and Suigetsu in the room, he was sure he couldn't move a muscle without being teased. Not that he cared. It was only damn annoying.

"Sjees, you two do everything he says? Are you his slaves or something?" Suigetsu asked as he sat down at the dinner table. "What kind of team are you?"

"We're not a team." Sasuke immediately said.

"Ever heard of sarcasm?" Kiba asked. "And it's not like we actually follow up that order, but it's logical that if we're going to eat we sit down at the dinner table."

"...Seriously, could the two of you shut up for a minute?" Neji asked.

"I never shut my mouth, get used to it brunette." Suigetsu said, still smirking. It was like it hadn't been off his face for even a second.

"Thank god I don't have to." Neji said, huffing a little, and looked away.

"Go on for some longer and Neji will leave the table." Kiba said, once more giving Suigetsu a grin. "So who are you anyway?"

"Suigetsu is the name." Suigetsu said. "And that's Juugo." He pointed at the other guy. "We live with Karin. Didn't Sasuke tell you?"

"Nope." Kiba said, as he shook his head. "Else I wouldn't be asking right. So are you three family, friends, or are some of you together?"

"We're friends. No way I would ever be with Juugo and especially not Karin." Suigetsu said. "All she talks about is handsome men."

"You jealous?" Kiba asked immediately.

"Jealous of what, her babbling about handsome men?" Suigetsu asked. "Hell no, I can get anyone I'd like. I could even get those two stubborn assholes into bed if I wanted to." He smirked at Sasuke and Neji, earning a glare from Sasuke.

"Funny that some people created an own dream world which makes life a little easier for them." Neji commented.

"I think that those two stubborn assholes would be perfect for each other." Kiba said right after Neji's comment.

"Kiba." Sasuke hissed at Kiba now. He wasn't supposed to say things like that.

"They might give each other a good screw, but there wouldn't really be any relationship in a relationship where no one talks now would it." Suigetsu said, giving Neji a smirk.

"Why do you think they don't talk, you are screaming too much." Karin said as she entered the room with some stew in her hands, a good smelling one for that.

"Gosh that smells good." Kiba said, moving his hands over his stomach while smiling.

"She's going all out for her beloved Sasuke-kun." Suigetsu joked and laughed.

"My name is Sasuke. No kun's." Sasuke said. This guy annoyed him to no end.

No one really reacted to Suigetsu now, even Kiba didn't laugh as Karin gave everyone a plate with food. He appreciated Karin for cooking, that was sure.

"Thank you, it looks delicious." He said as he received his plate, which made Karin smile a little.

"Well at least someone still appreciate me cooking." She said.

"I always appreciate it." Juugo now said, earning him a plate.

"Karin. Why did you move here?" Sasuke now asked as he looked at her. He needed more information. Maybe something had happened to the town she lived in. Something that could relate to him disappearing from that place.

"Most people in the city I lived in were old, and besides, I wanted to train my healing abilities." Karin said. This lead Neji to look at her. "I needed a master, so I went here. And you stopped coming too, not even long ago."

"You.. heal people?" Sasuke asked. Now that could come in handy. No wonder he spend time with her even if she was most annoying.

"Yes I do." Karin said as she gave Sasuke both a smile, as his plate. "I'm not a professional yet, I'm still learning. But I can take some pains away yes."

"Did you find a master?" Sasuke asked. This could be interesting.

"No, I never found one." Karin said. "But I found out some things about myself and more specially: I found the answer to how I can heal for the best. Now I'm practicing my condition, I don't know how to save my energy."

"You should try meditation." Neji suddenly said, and Karin looked up to see him speaking.

"Meditation?"

"Meditation, ha! Karin can't shut up for five seconds, let alone meditate and calm down for a while!" Suigetsu laughed. Sasuke let a small smirk appear on his face. He couldn't imagine Karin meditating at all.

"Look who's talking." Karin bit out to Suigetsu. "But you're probably right, it's not something for me."

"You can say that again. And I never said I was going to 'meditate'." Suigetsu said. "That's for blanks."

"Does anyone want some sake?" Karin asked as everyone had gotten their plate. Neji, who actually felt like taking in some alcohol in right now, nodded and put his glass forwards.

"Gladly." He then said, and Karin immediately filled his cup. Neji returned the gesture by filling her cup for her as well.

"Hit me too will you." Sasuke said and Suigetsu just put his glass in front of him.

"Maybe if those two get drunk, your theory will come true.. Kiba it was right?" He said to Kiba grinning.

"Shut up before one of them hits you." Kiba said, as he too put his glass forwards as Neji filled all the cups.

"Don't worry Kiba, I won't lower myself like that." Neji said, which made Karin giggle a little.

"No he only does that to me." Sasuke told Suigetsu, who laughed a little.

"Can we eat now?" Juugo asked.

Neji gave Sasuke a slight glare as he finished filling his cup.

"Do you want some too, Juugo?" He then asked the silent man sitting across the table.

"No thank you." Juugo said, nodding at Neji. "Why are you travelling with Sasuke?"

"Me or Kiba?" Neji asked as he sat back down, while everyone started eating.

"You. You don't seem like the type of guy who gets along with a lot of people." Juugo said.

"We woke up next to each other after a monster had attacked the village I lived in." Neji said, as he started eating too. "He lost his memory, probably because of the attack as well."

"That doesn't answer my question as to why you are travelling with him." Juugo said. Sasuke looked at Neji now, his mouth full of food, but he was intrigued.

"Everyone else was dead." Neji said, giving Juugo a look. "Travelling on your own might be dangerous." He was not telling the whole truth now, but of course this was the main reason why they had started travelling together in the first place.

"But you could have stayed in the city." Juugo said. "Or found other people to travel with."

"The city has been burned to ashes, and as I said, everyone else was dead." Neji replied, a little harsher then he had meant to. But he was still dealing with the loss of all his family and friends. He hadn't let a lot of tears out and he had banned the previous events away as much as possible, but conversations like this brought it up again.

"Can't you go to some of your family members?" Juugo asked. "I mean, you could do that."

"My family has been murdered in front of my eyes, so there is no chance for that no." Neji said. "If there was still anyone alive who I cared about, I wouldn't be sitting here right now."

Kiba frowned a little as he looked at Neji. Damn. He never guessed that the guy had been carrying something heavy like this with him for all this time. No wonder he was as cold as ice.

Sasuke looked at Neji now. He never knew Neji saw his family die. He saw his parents die.

"Maybe we shouldn't talk about this." He said, knowing Neji would probably rather not talk about it.

Neji didn't react, but you could see that he had stiffened up and was sucking the inside of his cheek while clenching his teeth together. Just when everyone thought Neji was going to break down, he slammed his normal blank look on his face and started eating. The control the Hyuuga had over himself was becoming obvious, as he appeared very calm, as if nothing had happened at all.

"...I like the food." Kiba suddenly said, breaking the silence. A desperate try to lighten the mood a little.

"Me too." Juugo said, but their attempts didn't do much. Everyone ate in silence. Sasuke kept looking at Neji though. He wondered why Neji could cope with these things as well as he did. Or maybe he wasn't coping at all. Maybe he was just trying to make it look that way. Either way, Neji was tough.

"Is that all you can, idiot?" Kiba yelled at Suigetsu while laughing in between his singing. He and Suigetsu were dancing through the room while singing a song together, with Juugo clapping on the background. Of course they had had several glasses of sake by now, which helped them ease the mood a little. Karin was doing nothing else then leaning against Sasuke and holding his arm, Sasuke being too drunk or not feel like removing his arm from her tight grip. She had put off her glasses and was hugging the handsome Uchiha's arm like her life depended on it.

"All 'I' can do? Take a look at yourself moron!" Suigetsu yelled back at Kiba, rubbing his head as some kind of dance movements.

"...How long have they been doing this?" Sasuke said, with a bit of a slur apparent in his voice. He wasn't completely drunk, but it was harder to focus.

"Hmm.." Karin sighed. "I don't know. For some time." While Kiba started rolling over the ground, Neji was staring at it just as stiff as he had been at the table some hours ago. He hadn't said a word in the time Kiba and Suigetsu had gotten berserk.

"Why are you rolling on the floor dumbass?" Suigetsu asked, but he started joining Kiba and rolled left to right and back. Sasuke had to look away so he wouldn't get dizzy from it. And his eyes rested on Neji.

"Hey, when did you get here?" He asked. Ok, maybe he was slightly wasted, but at least he was still thinking about things.

Neji looked at Sasuke now and didn't reply. After a silence that seemed to be taking hours, he suddenly stood and while muttering a quick thanks for the dinner to Karin, he left the house and closed the door behind him. None of the morons that were now rolling on the floor noticed. Neither did Karin.

Sasuke did however and without thinking (so he wasn't thinking either), he pulled himself loose from Karin's grip, almost tumbling because of the force he had to do it with and walked to the door. Why was Neji leaving?

"Where are you going?" Karin called after Sasuke, as she stood.

"Out. Don't follow me." Sasuke simply said and then got out, slamming the door closed as if to prove his point. He looked around, and after a while he managed to see Neji walking off. He quickly followed.

"Hey... Neji!" He yelled after him.

Neji just kept on walking, not even reacting to what Sasuke said. He was walking in a fast pace, heading for the inn he and Kiba would still sleep tonight.

Sasuke started walking faster as well and when he saw he wasn't gaining in on Neji, he took a sprint and then grabbed Neji's arm.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"Back to the inn." Neji shortly said as he loosened his arm and continued walking. It was like he wanted to get away from Sasuke in particular as soon as possible.

"Why, weren't you having fun?" Sasuke asked as he started walking next to Neji and looked at him.

"It's none of your business." Neji forced out of his throat, still not looking at the other. But there was a troubled look on his face.

"What? Did I do something wrong or something?" Sasuke asked confused. None of his business? That didn't sound too friendly.

"No, I just want to be alone now." Neji said and swallowed, walking a little faster.

Sasuke just followed the same pace as he kept looking at Neji.

"Why, what got up your ass?" Sasuke asked. He was still drunk.

"Just leave me alone for now, Sasuke." Neji snapped, as he pushed Sasuke away, while gripping his chest, frowning to himself. There it was again, the pain. His body told him to let go of the pressure he put on himself, but his mind held his pride high up in the air. The only way how this problem could be solved was get the hell out of here.

Sasuke almost fell over, but managed to keep himself up. He just followed Neji again and grabbed him by the arm, turning him around.

"Stop pushing me away like that." He said stern.

"Stop following me." Neji said to Sasuke, trying to sound snappy, but it came out a lot less strong as he had wanted it to.

"Why?" Sasuke asked. "Why do you keep running away from me, it's annoying as hell." He held Neji's arms tightly.

Neji bit his lip before looking away.

"I'm not running away from you." He then said.

"Yes you are. You're constantly telling me to leave you alone, stop following you or you just push me." Sasuke said annoyed. "I don't like it at all."

"Then what do you expect me to do, cling to you like Karin?" Neji sarcastically asked.

"No, why would I expect that? She has a crush on me." Sasuke said. "I want you to stop pushing me away all the time."

Neji didn't answer as his look was now fixed on the ground, a deep frown marring his face. There obviously was a serious battle going on inside of Neji's mind, but Sasuke could only guess what it was about.

Sasuke looked at Neji for a while, then he frowned.

"Why don't you ever talk about anything? Like your feelings. Don't you feel horribly alone? I mean, you could make friends, but you're always so distant." He said.

Neji looked at Sasuke and was silent for some seconds.

"...I don't need friends." He then muttered. He closed his eyes right after. Oh who was he kidding. He was lonely. He missed his friends and family, and especially someone who loved him.

"... Everyone needs 'someone'." Sasuke said as he looked at Neji. He could just see how lonely Neji felt. Especially now.

Neji clenched his teeth together once more, as he opened his eyes to glare at the floor.

"..Why are you asking me those questions?" He then softly asked.

"I don't know, to get you to talk? Maybe you'll feel better then." Sasuke said. "I can tell you're suffering."

"..So you want to talk to me and even make me feel better?" Neji asked, now looking at Sasuke.

"I hate seeing you upset." Sasuke answered as he looked into Neji's eyes. They just drew him right in.

Right at that moment, it was enough for Neji. While his heart started racing and he felt like all the emotions he had been suppressing finally could get out of his chest, he moved forwards and pushed his lips onto Sasuke's, reacting out of pure instinct. Within seconds, he had pulled his arms free with renewed strength and put them around the raven's neck, so he could reach his lips better.

Sasuke's eyes grew big for a second, and he wanted to step back, but when Neji put his arms around his neck, all he could do was lean in and softly grab Neji's hips. He closed his eyes and deepened this... kiss.

Neji only took this as an agreement of Sasuke, and slightly opened his mouth and licked over Sasuke's lips, while he pushed his body against the other's body. He wanted attention, he wanted Sasuke to hold him now. He slowly felt the sick feeling that was in his stomach coming up, as he was showing more and more emotions.

As Neji pushed up to him, Sasuke wrapped his arms around Neji and licked Neji's tongue with his own. This somehow felt really good. Or maybe that was just because of the alcohol. No, it wasn't just the alcohol, Sasuke was sure of that.

Neji made sure they had a deep and steamy kiss, while he felt his face heat up. To try to push his emotions away again, he made the kiss even deeper and moved his tongue into Sasuke's mouth.

They kissed for a long time, Sasuke moving his hands over Neji's body slightly as it heated up around them more and more. Then Sasuke had to break the kiss, just to breathe again. He looked at Neji, slightly panting.

Neji looked at Sasuke as well, but now Sasuke could see he was shivering and his eyes were getting wet. He broke the eye contact as the first tear slipped down over his cheek.

Sasuke felt worry at first but then he let out a soft laugh.

"Was it that bad?" He asked.

"..N-no, that's not it." Neji muttered, as he shook his head. He quickly started wiping his tears away again. "...D-damn it Sasuke... I just need a hug.."

The second Neji had said that, Sasuke grabbed Neji's hand and pulled him close again. He rested his own head on Neji's shoulder and softly put his arms around Neji. The alcohol had loosened him up for sure.

Neji bit his lip once more as he put his head onto Sasuke's shoulder as well and held onto him for dear life, while clenching his eyes shut. He tried to muffle his sobs into Sasuke's shoulder, but failed horribly in doing that. He just needed to let it out now.. to let it go. And so he did.

Sasuke just kept holding Neji, and softly stroke through Neji's hair. He knew he shouldn't talk, so he just kept his mouth shut and let Neji cry. He obviously really needed to.

Neji was sobbing and shaking for some time, wetting Sasuke's shirt with his tears. But it felt good he could finally let it out. He was still ashamed for showing his emotions, but it couldn't be helped. He was sure he was going to kill someone if he didn't let it out now.

Sasuke just let Neji cry. He wasn't quite sure what else to do as Neji just kept sobbing and sobbing. Should he say something now? Or should he just shut up and stand there? How did he deal with these kinds of things before he lost his memory?

Neji bit his lip as he gripped Sasuke tightly.

"..I'm sorry... I just m-miss them so much.." He sobbed, opening his eyes just slightly.

"It's fine.." Sasuke said. "Of course you miss them. You should let it out."

"..How c-could this monster just... take 'everything' away f-from me in one day.." Neji whispered, a tone of unbelief in his voice. "..Why did he k-keep me alive..? And 'why' did he l-let me watch?"

".. I don't know Neji.. I'm sorry." Sasuke said, slightly shaking his head.

Neji clenched his eyes shut as he held onto Sasuke a little tighter.

"Sasuke.. c-can you please make me forget?" He then whispered, betraying a needy tone in his voice as he spoke.

Sasuke was silent for a while as he felt his heartbeat speed up. What exactly was it that Neji wanted him to do? He could never make Neji forget, but who was he to tell Neji that now?

"... Do you wanna go to your room?" He asked carefully.

Neji nodded as he released Sasuke and wiped his tears away. For some reason, he wanted Sasuke out of all people to be with him tonight. To keep him company and to distract him.

Sasuke nodded back and just pushed Neji forward. Somehow he felt like he owed something to Neji.

Neji walked with Sasuke, right into the inn and upstairs to Neji's room, after greeting the inn owner. When they walked into Neji's room, Neji sat down onto his bed and put his face into his hands for some time, stroking the last tears away.

Sasuke looked at Neji. He really wasn't sure what Neji was expecting now. He just sat down on the bed, next to Neji and put an arm around, just slightly. Sasuke looked at Neji patiently.

Neji was silent for some time, before lowering his hands and folding them together on his lap.

"...I want to do something now, but.. it's inappropriate and something I haven't ever done.." He then muttered.

Sasuke looked at Neji and then spoke.

"... I don't think it's inappropriate." He said. He knew what Neji was talking about. It couldn't be any other thing right?

"..In my past lives I was a priest and it's seen as a sin.. but I can't help but long for it." Neji muttered as his grip on his own hands tightened a little. "...Would you.. want something like that?"

"... Just shut up and stop thinking." Sasuke said and then softly but firmly grabbed Neji's head and kissed him.

Neji let out a moan as he looked at Sasuke now. He did nothing for a few seconds, before he responded to the kiss and wrapped his arms around Sasuke's neck once more, kissing him back. Sasuke was right.. He should just follow his feelings for once, instead of thinking it over and keep on talking a way out again. He needed this, both his body as his mind did.

Sasuke pushed Neji on the bed gently as he deepened the kiss and let his tongue brush over Neji's lips. His hands held Neji's shoulders. He wasn't thinking at all anymore.

Neji let out a slight moan as he kissed Sasuke deeply, and allowed Sasuke's tongue to slip inside of his mouth. Between all the kissing, licking and sucking, they slowly removed all of their clothes and before Neji realised what was happening, Sasuke was laying between his legs pleasuring his manhood, while three fingers rapidly moved in and out of him. All those sinful events made him moan and shiver in pure pleasure, something he had never experienced before. Sasuke was pleasing Neji's length, while his fingers were searching for something. He had done this before, he was sure of it. This came far too natural to him to not have done it before. He knew exactly what to do, he could tell by the sounds he earned from Neji.

Neji was panting while holding the sheets of the bed tightly in between his fists, stopping himself from losing his mind. He tossed his head back while fighting down a scream as a point was being hit that felt extremely pleasurable. He pushed his hips forwards, to feel more of it. He whimpered while bucking his hips.

"H-haa... S-Sasuke.. there please.. " He gasped, begging for more.

Sasuke made his fingers thrust against that same spot for a few more time, while still pleasuring Neji's cock. He then moved up, placing his body between Neji's legs. He kissed Neji again, grabbing his hips.

"... A-are you sure about this?" He asked, as he broke the kiss and looked down on Neji, a look of pure lust in his eyes.

"..Just d-do it Sasuke.." Neji answered, placing a hand over his own mouth so he was able to enjoy this to the fullest. They still couldn't be caught, so this was the only way he could come to full pleasure without restraining himself.

Sasuke nodded and then slowly pushed into Neji, giving out a moan as he did so. Yeah, he had done this before alright. This pleasure was very familiar and 'very' good.

Neji moaned loudly as he saw stars in front of his eyes for a second, as he was trying to get used to Sasuke's organ inside of him. It didn't feel good, but he was sure that in a few seconds, he would thank the heavens for following his feelings right now.

As Sasuke saw Neji calming down, he started moving. He had a firm grip on Neji's hips and rested his head near Neji's neck. He was completely focused now on giving himself and Neji a wonderful time.