A/N: Ta-da! Just woke up from an inspiring nap, during which Naruto and Neji were the stars of my dream (no, seriously). I woke up from my nap pre-maturely to write this chapter. There will be a little third base smut in this chapter. If you don't like it, then why the hell are you here?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters therein. I write this story solely for the entertainment of myself and others, and do not make any money for it.
Now that that's out of the way, on to chapter 2!
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Naurto woke up before Sasuke the next morning, which wasn't surprising. It usually happened like that when Naruto worked a Sunday shift. Naruto made sure the coffee pot was set up so all Sasuke had to do when he got up was push Brew, and his coffee would be ready in no time. Sasuke really was a bear in the mornings. Naruto checked himself in the mirror one last time, grabbed his keys, and headed out.
It was a short drive from the apartment to the tattoo shop Naruto worked at, Akatsuki, on the other end of town. Naruto found a place to park out front and strolled in through the front door. Though he wasn't late, everyone else was already there, waiting for the day to officially begin. They all looked up from their stations and greeted Naruto. He made his way toward his station near the back of the shop, next to a very pissed off blond. Naruto carefully set his messenger bag down on the counter, still looking at the blond, who seemed to have murderous intent. He turned toward his friend and co-worker, who looked back at him, his one visible eye narrowing dangerously. Okay, so the murderous intent is meant for me, Naruto deduced. But what did I do?
"Deidara," Naruto said hesitantly, "why are you looking at me like th-"
"Where the fuck were you last night, un?" Deidara exploded. "I texted three times and you didn't even answer one!"
Naruto sighed. So it was this again. Deidara was feeling neglected by his boyfriend, Itachi, and had tried to talk his ear off about it. Again. That was it. It was time for Naruto to tell Deidara exactly what he thought of his and the elder Uchiha's relationship.
"Deidara, two things," Naruto said calmly, showing him two fingers. "First," he said loudly, showing Deidara his first finger; the whole shop was staring at them by this time, "I was on a date." The lone girl in the shop, Konan, glanced over at the boss, Yahiko, with a twinkle in her eye. "And second," Naruto said, showing Deidara two fingers again, "I don't give a flying fuck-" he punctuated this statement by flipping Deidara off, "-about your relationship with that douche bag. He made life a living hell for Sasuke for the past 23 years of his life, and I personally couldn't care less if his relationship goes down the shitter."
"Harsh, un," Deidara mumbled.
"Well when somebody treats my best friend like shit for that long, I tend to not like the guy. Brother or not, that's fucked up."
"You've got some fucked-up complex with that Uchiha kid, Naruto," Tobi noted from across the shop.
"Oh, yeah?" Naruto countered. "Well your mask is creepy. Would it kill you to show your face once in awhile?"
Tobi ignored him.
"So," Konan purred as she slipped her arm around Naruto's waist, "you know you wanna tell us all about this date last night."
"Konan, you know I hate it when you do that," Naruto shivered in disgust. "It's almost like you're coming on to me. Blech."
"That's why I do it, Naru," she chuckled, and Naruto rolled his eyes at the nickname. "Now about this date..."
"Guys, he's great," Naruto gushed, jumping up on the counter and grinning broadly. "His name is Neji and he's one of Sasuke's work friends. Maybe if you guys behave, I'll invite him down for my lunch break."
"Us?" Deidara asked. "Behave? You do know who you're talking to, right?"
"Yeah, I forgot," Naruto chuckled. "But you have to promise not to humiliate me."
"Has he seen it yet?" Konan cut in, and Naruto knew exactly what she was referring to.
"No," Naruto sighed, fiddling with the piercing that was the topic of their conversation. "I wanted you guys there for the unveiling, since you lot talked me into it in the first place. I hope he likes it..."
"Text him!" Deidara suggested excitedly. "Best to know early if he can come down for your lunch break, un."
Naruto hurried to get out his phone. He typed a quick text to Neji. What are you doing today, hot stuff?
The reply came quicker than expected. Sitting on my ass. Why? Got something better in mind?
Actually, yeah I thought you and I could go get ice cream on my lunch break.
What time is your lunch break and where is the shop? Came the quick reply.
Lunch is at 2 and the shop is right down the road from Uchiha Corp.
Can't be too far away from Sasuke. Naruto could just see the smirk that he was sure was on Neji's face.
Bite me.
As you wish. See you at 2.
Can't wait, Naruto typed back, whooping and punching the air.
"Wow," Deidara chimed in. You must really like this guy."
"I do," he sighed. "He's so great, Deidara. I mean, I know I just met him and all, but I think this could develop into a real relationship. It's crazy."
"Sounds crazy," Deidara agreed. "So how's the sex?"
"We haven't had sex yet," Naruto admitted. "But I want to. So bad."
"Then do it, un," Deidara laughed. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you jumped his bones."
"I'm going to," Naruto assured him. "Next weekend when we go to this concert."
"You're going to the Dir en Grey show?" Deidara asked, wide eyed.
"Is that this weekend?" Naruto asked, suddenly very excited.
"Yeah. Friday."
"If he takes me to see Dir en Grey I will love him forever," Naruto proclaimed.
"Ask him when he gets here," Deidara recommended. "Because I wanna know."
"Naruto!" Yahiko called from across the shop. "You have a walk-in!"
Naruto walked to the front counter smiling his mega-watt grin. A girl stood there with what seemed to be her mother.
"Hi!" Naruto beamed. "I'm Naruto. What can I do for you?"
"I'm Suki," the girl said. "My mom and I want to get mother/daughter kanjis on our hips."
"How big?" Naruto asked.
The girl, Suki, showed him with her fingers, and her mom agreed.
"Deidara!" Naruto called. "We're up! You can take care of Mom's paperwork, and I'll take care of Suki. We'll need to see some ID, ladies."
Suki got out her ID and handed it to Naruto. He jotted down some information on the piece of paper in front of him, then handed Suki's ID back to her and turned the paper to her. He handed her the pen and said, "Fill this out. If you have any questions, I'll be right over there setting up."
Naruto walked to his station and set up the tables for his and Deidara's clients to lay on. Deidara joined him and they got out their ink and guns. Naruto put a new needle in his tattoo gun and tightened the rubber band. Deidara got out two pairs of latex gloves and set them on his and Naruto's stations. They went back to the front counter and looked over the finished paperwork.
"Are you ready?" Naruto asked Suki.
"Yeah," she said nervously.
"Is this your first tattoo?" Deidara wanted to know.
"Yes," came the reply from both women.
"Both of you?" Naruto asked disbelievingly.
"Yeah," Suki said. "My mom and I are best friends, and we wanted to get our first tattoos together."
"It's addicting," Naruto warned her. "I got my first tattoo when I turned 18, like you. I'm 23 now, and I'm up to 13 tattoos. Get up there," Naruto instructed as he led Suki to the table. She jumped up on the table and laid back. Her mom followed suit on Deidara's table.
"We're going to be doing your tattoos free-hand," Naruto explained. "Tattooing a kanji isn't hard. Now, I need you to unbutton your pants and show me exactly where you want it. And don't worry. I'm not hitting on you. I'm gay."
Suki laughed and undid her jeans, pulling the top down to expose her hips. She showed him a patch of skin next to her left hipbone and Naruto pulled on his gloves, eager to get to work. He shaved the area, explaining to Suki what he was doing as he went. He picked up his tattoo gun and turned it on, the tiny engine whirring to life. He dipped it in the black ink and then looked up at Suki.
"Ready?" he asked over the whir of the tattoo gun.
"Ready," Suki affirmed.
"This might hurt a little."
"Duh," Suki laughed nervously.
"Here we go," Naruto warned as he put the needle to her skin. Suki screwed her eyes shut and gasped. Her mom seemed to be having the same reaction at Deidara's station. Naruto worked meticulously, making sure every line was perfect. When he finished the outline, he switched needles and dipped the new needle back in the ink. He started the shading process, and looked up at Suki.
"How is it?" he asked.
"Not that bad," Suki answered. "Annoying, but not that bad."
"Think you could do it again?" Naruto wanted to know.
"Yeah," Suki said thoughtfully. "How you doin', Mom?"
"Not too bad," her mom replied. "It's not as bad as I thought it would be."
"Deidara," Naruto said quietly, "what time is it?"
"I don't know," he grinned, his eyes making their way to the front, "but I think your boy-toy is a little early, un."
Naruto's head snapped around to look toward the door, and sure enough, there was Neji. Naruto felt himself melt inside as he locked eyes with Neji.
"Hi, Neji!" he called. "Pull up a chair. I'm almost done."
Neji came in a pulled a chair up next to Naruto. he turned it backwards and straddled it, his eyes finally resting on Naruto's septum ring. Here it comes, Naruto thought.
"So there it is," Neji said in awe. "All last night I was wondering whether I'd get to see this piercing Sasuke always talks about. Funny, I never expected something he found so revolting would be so..." he searched for the word, "sexy."
"I approve!" Konan exclaimed from her piercing station, suceeding in startling the hell out of her client.
Various murmurs of approval swept over the shop and Neji narrowed his eyes at Naruto.
"Was this planned?" he asked suspiciously.
"Kinda," Naruto confessed, keeping his eyes trained on the tattoo he was working on. "I at least wanted Konan and Deidara present for the unveiling, since Deidara talked me into getting it done in the first place, and Konan did the actual piercing."
"Well I love it," Neji said. "And Deidara? As in Itachi's Deidara?"
"Yeah, un," Deidara spoke up, turning toward Neji for a brief moment. "Those Uchiha men have a thing for blue-eyed blonds, so you'd better keep an eye on your man around Sasuke."
"Oh, I intend to," Neji smirked.
"So about this concert this weekend," Naruto said, pulling the conversation away from the Uchiha family. "Who are we going to see?"
"Dir en Grey," Neji answered, and Naruto grinned broadly. "Excited?"
"Hell yeah," Naruto answered quickly. "I thought those tickets were sold out."
"I won them on the radio," Neji explained. "Third row from the stage."
"No fucking way!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Oh, yes," Neji assured him. "They're touring with some American band."
"Mindless Self Indulgence," Naruto supplied. "I love them too."
"Well then I'm glad I didn't give the tickets to Sasuke."
"Dir en Grey tickets would be wasted on Sasuke," Naruto scoffed. "He just doesn't understand the beauty of their music."
"Well then I'm glad I'm taking you," Neji said, bringing his face close to Naruto's.
Naruto flushed as he wiped the last of the ink residue from Suki's skin. He sat back and admired his handiwork for a minute before saying, "Okay, Suki. You're all done. The mirror is over there if you wanna take a look," he motioned to the mirror on the other side of the room. "Then we'll get your dressing and aftercare sheet, and when your mom's all done we can get you ladies checked out."
Naruto followed Suki to the mirror and she squealed happily.
"I love it, Naruto!" she exclaimed. "Thanks. And your boyfriend's really cute, by the way."
"Yeah," Naruto agreed. "He is pretty cute isn't he? It's the eyes."
"For sure," she chuckled, and her mom stepped up next to her to admire her own tattoo. The mother and daughter pair hugged, and after dressing their new tattoos, the group made their way to the front counter. Deidara explained aftercare and gave each of the women a sheet of paper explaining it further. The women paid for their tattoos and gave their artists a generous tip and left, leaving Naruto standing face to face with Neji. He leaned his chin on his hand and grinned at Neji for awhile. Neji leaned over the counter and planted a quick kiss on Naruto's lips, and Naruto felt his face heat up. He smiled sheepishly and kissed Neji again.
"Let me introduce you to everybody," Naruto said, taking Neji's hand and leading him around the shop.
"This is Yahiko, the owner," Naruto motioned to the orange-haired man with various percings in his face. "That's Konan, his girlfriend, and our piercer. You've already met Deidara. The redhead is Sasori. And the guy with the mask is Tobi. And that's our motley crew."
"It's great to meet all of you," Neji said politely, and everyone returned his sentiments.
"Naruto," Yahiko said from his station. "You have one hour. Don't be late. Your next appointment is at 3:30."
"Yeah, yeah," Naruto returned. "You really think I would forget?"
He cleaned up his station in a hurry and picked up his discarded messenger bag from the floor. He slung the messenger bag over his shoulder and made his way to the door with Neji. Once they stepped outside, Neji took Naruto's hand in his own and they started walking toward the ice cream stand.
Once they got their ice cream, Naruto and Neji sat on one of the many benches outside the ice cream stand. They ate in silence for awhile, and Naruto put his arm around Neji, who smiled at him and leaned into the touch. Naruto blushed again. Why did Neji have this much of an affect on him?
"You've been looking awfully guilty since I got to the shop," Neji noted.
"Really?" Naruto gulped.
"Yeah," Neji chuckled, "and I think I know why."
"Oh, yeah?" Naruto challenged. "Why, then?"
"You tried to masturbate to me last night but Sasuke kept getting in the way," Neji said matter-of-factly. "Figuratively, of course."
"How the fuck do you do that?" Naruto blushed, looking down at his ice cream.
"I'm good at reading people," Neji shrugged. "And you, dear, are very easy to read. You wear everything on your face. But it's okay," Neji smiled evilly. "I think I know a way you can make it up to me."
"Really?" Naruto asked. "How?"
"Finish your ice cream and we'll go to my car."
"And what will we do in your car?" Naruto asked, grinning.
"You'll see," Neji smirked.
Naruto scarfed down the rest of his ice cream, and Neji finished soon after.
"Are we going somewhere?" Naruto asked excitedly. "Can I drive?"
"We are not going anywhere," Neji answered, then, seeing the dejected look on Naruto;s face, added, "but you can sit in the driver's seat. And I'll turn the car on."
Naruto squealed excited;y and they walked to the Uchiha Corp. parking deck. It was completely deserted, and Naruto was starting to question Neji's motives. Was he about to get laid? He gulped and let himself be led to that beautiful car.
Nji unlocked and opened the driver's side door, and Naruto slipped inside the car wordlessly. He unlocked the passenger side for Neji, who got it and put the key in the ignition. He motioned for Naruto to start the car, and he did so happily. The engine came to life, making Naruto almost instantaneously hard.
Neji grabbed the back of his head and pulled Naruto into a heated kiss, their tongues battling for dominance in Naruto's mouth, and Naruto groaned. Neji palmed his clothed erection, sending shivers up the blond's spine. All coherent thought was lost when Neji started to unbutton his jeans.
"What are you doing?" Naruto hissed as Neji pulled his rock-hard erection out of his pants.
"Just shut up and enjoy it," Neji purred. "Damn. It's huge."
Before Naruto could say anything more, Neji was on him, burying his nose in the thick curls at the base of the shaft. Ohmygod, he took it all. Neji moved his head back up, swirling his tongue around the head, lapping up the pre-come pearled at the slit. He dipped his tongue into the leaking slit and sucked hard, creating a glorious sensation Naruto had never experienced in his life. Neji's mouth plunged down again, taking the whole length into the back of his throat. Naruto fisted his hand in the chocolate tresses falling into his lap. He was sure he wouldn't last much longer, but out of sheer willpower, he held himself off, not daring to fall over the edge until he'd gotten his fill. Neji lightly scraped his teeth along the turgid erection in his mouth, pulling wanton moans from the blond above him. He hummed appreciatively around the hard length, new sensations coursing through Naruto's veins. He thrust his hips upwards, arching his back to get more of the wonderful sensation of his cock being fully engulfed in Neji's warm, wet mouth. Neji bobbed his head, taking all of Naruto in before moving back up. He scraped his teeth against Naruto's cock again, and Naruto thrust once more, filling Neji's mouth with his rock-hard length. Neji detached himself with a wet pop, and looked into Naruto's eyes.
"Come for me, Naruto," Neji husked, and he plunged his mouth back down, making Naruto gasp. Neji hollowed out his cheeks and sucked hard, pulling his head up Naruto's shaft slowly. He swirled his tongue around the head one last time, and Naruto cried out, spilling his essence into Neji's mouth. Neji swallowed the hot liquid and sat up, wiping traces of come and drool from his bottom lip. Naruto just sat there, panting heavily, all coherent thought pushed away from him in the afterglow of the best orgasm he'd ever experienced. He was positively high, and he was starting to wonder how great the sex would be if a simple act of fellatio blew his mind like that.
"Next time you want to masturbate to me," Neji said at last, "try using that as inspiration."
Naruto could only nod, still trying to regain his composure. When words finally came, he could only say one thing: "No gag reflex?"
"It's a gift from God," Neji stated simply, and Naruto nodded again. "Let's get you back to the shop," Neji chuckled. "And since you're already in the driver's seat, you can drive."
"Really?" Naruto asked, whipping his head around to lock eyes with Neji.
"Really. Now have you ever driven a five-speed before?"
"Yeah," Naruto said excitedly as he put the car in gear. He slowly pulled out of the parking space. He sped through the parking deck, still high from his orgasm, testing the car. The tires squealed at every turn, and Naruto pulled out of the parking deck onto the street. He sped down the road at an alarming pace, and screeched to a stop in front of Akatsuki. He and Neji got out of the car together and Naruto stepped up on the sidewalk, facing his lover.
"Well that was terrifying," Neji said.
"Whatever," Naruto scoffed. "That was fun as hell."
"Which part? The blowjob or driving my car?"
"Both," answered Naruto immediately. "Maybe one of these days I can get a blowjob while driving your car?"
"Don't push your luck," Neji chuckled. "Your driving is scary enough without my mouth on your cock. I'd hate to see your driving while it is happening."
"Well you wouldn't be able to see out the windshield anyway," Naruto reminded him.
"True," Neji conceded. "But it's not happening." He pulled Naruto into a tender kiss. "I'll see you soon, Naruto."
"Next time I'll do something for you," Naruto promised.
"Next time," Neji said seriously, looking directly into Naruto's eyes, "I want you to fuck me. Please," he added, seeing the smug look on Naruto's face.
"Who's begging now?" Naruto teased.
"I am," Neji admitted. "I like you a lot, Naruto. I... I want to be with you."
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Really?" he asked quietly, cupping Neji's cheeks in his hands. "Even thought I'm in love with Sasuke?"
"I think I can make you fall in love with me," Neji said. "Just give me the chance."
Naruto kissed him, slow and deep, and Neji whimpered. It was by far the cutest sound Naruto had ever heard.
"So," Naruto said, resting his forehead against Neji's, "boyfriends?"
"Boyfriends," Neji confirmed.
I gotta get back in there," Naruto said reluctantly. "But I'll call you tonight."
"Talk to you tonight, then."
The rest of the day passed in a blur. Naruto's 3:30 appointment was a no-show, and he silently thanked his lucky stars. He wasn't sure if he could handle doing a tattoo that big with everything he had on his mind, and though Deidara had tried to engage him in numerous conversations, Naruto just couldn't seem to focus on the words coming out of his friend's mouth. Naruto was in a daze caused by Neji's mouth, and though he had quit smoking years ago, Naruto was silently craving a cigarette. He wasn't sure why. What had Neji done to him?
He helped close up the shop, still in a daze, and left. The drive home seemed to fly by and before he knew it, Naruto was parked out front of the apartment complex. He got out of his car and walked up the staircase, his mind still reeling from the day's events. He unlocked the door and walked in the apartment. Sasuke was sitting in the living room reading a book, and Naruto flopped down beside him on the couch, sighing loudly.
"What's got you speechless?" Sasuke asked, turning the page in his book and not even looking up.
"Neji came down to the shop on my lunch break today," Naruto said. "And he took me to his car."
"Did you guys have sex?" Sasuke asked, finally putting the bookmark in his book and setting it on the coffee table.
"No," Naruto sighed, "but you could have warned me the guy's got no gag reflex."
Sasuke smirked and said, "And where's the fun in that? I assume you enjoyed it."
"I definitely did," Naruto said. "But a little warning would have been nice. I had to hold myself back from coming as soon as he went down on me."
"Anything else?" Sasuke wondered.
"He's my boyfriend," Naruto told him. "I think I'm already falling for him."
"Good," Sasuke stated simply. "Neji's a good guy. Invite him over for dinner tomorrow. I'm making shepherd's pie."
"I will," Naruto sighed. "What's for dinner tonight?"
"Ramen," Sasuke said. "I was too lazy to cook today."
Naruto got up from the couch and made his way into the kitchen. He pulled a pack of instant ramen from the cupboard and made it hastily. He came back to the couch, chopsticks and ramen in hand, and ate his supper while Sasuke continued reading. They sat in silence. No words were needed between the best friends. They instinctively knew what the other was thinking.
"Don't stress so much," Sasuke said from behind his book. "It's time you move on. Neji's perfect for you. You guys will have a great relationship."
"I hope you're right," Naruto muttered as he set his empty ramen cup on the coffee table. "I just don't want to get hurt again."
"Life is all about taking chances, Naruto," Sasuke comforted him. "Take a chance with Neji. It might be the best decision you ever made."
Sasuke got up and made his way to his room, leaving Naruto alone with his thoughts. Naruto hesitantly got out his phone and texted Neji.
You up?
The reply was almost instantaneous. Yeah.
Naruto took a deep breath, and dove in head first. Come over and stay with me tonight. No sex. I just want you close.
Be there in ten.
Naruto felt a small smile grace his lips, and he waited impatiently for Neji to arrive. As Neji had said, ten minutes later, there was a quiet knock on the front door. Naruto jumped up from the couch and scurried to the front door, opening it wide and finding himself face to face with the person who'd been plaguing his thoughts all day. Neji stood there, an overnight bag slung over his shoulder, already wearing his pajama pants and an oversized tee-shirt. He looked positively beautiful. Naruto pulled him into a slow and tender kiss, feeling Neji's knees shake slightly. Neji dropped his overnight bag on the floor and held Naruto's face in his hands, deepening the kiss. They finally broke off the kiss, both desperate for air.
"You know," Neji whispered, "you're making this no sex thing really hard on me."
"Tomorrow," Naruto promised. "Tonight I just want you near me."
"I can do that," Neji assured him.
Neji picked up his overnight bag and they made their way to Naruto's bedroom. Naruto put a sock on the doorknob-just in case-and shut the bedroom door. Neji took his shirt off and Naruto got his first look at Neji's toned body. He wasn't as muscular as Naruto, but he had lean, well-defined muscles that practically had Naruto salivating. Naruto stripped his own shirt, finally showing off his tattoos and other piercings. Neji hummed appreciatively.
"Did I mention you're making this no sex thing extremely difficult for me?" Neji asked as he traced his fingers along Naruto's abdominals.
"I think you may have mentioned it, yeah," Naruto smiled. He slid out of his jeans and got in bed, beckoning Neji to join him. Neji slipped into the bed beside Naruto and laid his head on the pillow. He pulled the loose hair tie out of his hair and let his long chocolate locks fall over his shoulders. Naruto combed his fingers through the long hair and scooted closer to Neji. They were practically nose to nose, and neither could get enough of just looking into the other's eyes. They kissed, slowly and sensually, and their bodies were reacting to the soft caresses. Naruto let his hands roam over Neji's milky white skin, and Neji shuddered under his touch.
"I want you so bad," Neji whispered.
"And you'll have me," Naruto promised. "Just be strong for one night. Sasuke wanted me to invite you over for dinner tomorrow anyway. He's making this really great Western dish that his mom taught him. It's called shepherd's pie and it's the most delicious thing I've ever eaten."
"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
Two bangs came from the other side of the wall, and Naruto returned them.
"What was that?" Neji asked.
"Just saying goodnight," Naruto responded. "We started it when we were kids. Every night, either he would stay in my family's guest room, or I would stay in his family's guest room. Coincidentally, the guest rooms were right next to our rooms, so we started pounding on the wall to tell each other goodnight."
"And you still do it?"
"Old habits die hard," Naruto shrugged. He reached up and turned off the lamp, settling into bed and holding Neji close. They couldn't stop kissing, and what's more, they didn't want to. Their legs were tangled together underneath the covers, and soon, sleep overtook them. They held each other all night, and neither man had ever felt the overwhelming feeling of contentment so strongly in their lives.
A/N: Sorry about all the fluff. I was in an extremely fluffy mood. I assure you, there will be a lemon in the next chapter. And I have also decided that updates on this will be pretty regular. I'm spending most of my free time writing it, and chapters are coming easily. So I promise, when I have a chapter done, it will get posted. Even if that means posting multiple chapters a day (which I highly doubt will happen. Sitting in front of a computer for this long is starting to have its affects on my back.). But stay tuned. More to come!