Chapter 2:
Itachi watched Sasuke go and then followed the advise, opening a window. Meanwhile Neji sat down again, this time on a chair at the wall.
"Sit. here." Kabuto snapped at Neji and glared at him evilly. There was no way Neji would ignore him either as Kabuto shot some glares to Hidan, meaning 'if he doesn't get here now, you know what to do.'
Neji looked at him for a moment before standing up and walking towards Kabuto. He send him a death glare and sat down next to him.
"I just don't want to get the taste of alcohol in my mouth again." Neji said.
"You can do that tonight once you're in my bed and I'm sleeping." Kabuto snapped as he pulled Neji into his lap, not even caring that he hurt him.
Neji was silent now, as was the rest. A silence followed.
"...I'm going to order some pizza." Itachi said. "Sasuke, do you want some pizza too?!" He yelled, knowing Sasuke would easily hear them.
"Yes! But if you put unions on them and think it is funny, I'll kick your ass!" Sasuke yelled back from his room, still listening to what was going on.
Kabuto meanwhile was making sure Neji's ass got the needed attention for now.
"Kabuto stop it!" Neji yelled at Kabuto now, highly annoyed by Kabuto's actions.
"Do you want a whole one?!" Itachi, in the mean time, yelled back at Sasuke.
"Yes!" Sasuke yelled back and listened to what was happening. What 'was' happening?
"Neji shut up or you know what will happen to your pretty face." Kabuto said and almost squashed Neji's cheeks as he held them far too tight.
"Kabuto I just don't want you to do that here, and let go, you're hurting me." Neji said, glaring at Kabuto now. He didn't want Kabuto to touch him with all those guys around, was that so hard to understand?
"Shut it Neji, you know you do what I say or you won't be so pretty anymore. This is nothing compared to what you 'could' feel." Kabuto snapped as he pinched a little harder on purpose.
"Kabuto!" Itachi yelled now, getting angry. "Stop touching him, jeez. If you want to touch him so badly, don't do that here."
"Tch." Hidan said, while he took a puff at his cigarette. He leaned back on the couch he was sitting on and smirked a bit, enjoying everything that was going on.
"Shut up Itachi, this is none of your business." Kabuto snapped as he let go of Neji's face and placed his hand on Neji's ass just for the fun of it. "And you." He turned to Neji again. "Well keep your mouth shut for the rest of this evening or Hidan here will have some fun with you and his fists." He said dangerously.
Neji looked away now, staring at the floor angrily. He bit his lip to stop himself from attacking Kabuto. Bastard.
"Tch." Itachi said. "I'm going to order the pizza's." With that, he walked out of the room, towards the kitchen.
Sasuke decided that maybe a talk with Itachi would get him somewhere. So he left his room and followed Itachi into the kitchen, leaving the others to chat and laugh at nothing in particular. Sasuke tapped Itachi on the arm. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure." Itachi said, while he looked at Sasuke, with the phone in his hand.
"Why is Neji with that Kabuto guy?" He asked and looked back at Itachi. He didn't know why he wanted to know so badly. It just interested him.
"Because else he'll be beaten up." Itachi said, looking at Sasuke, leaning back. "And there would happen a whole lot more, I think, if he'd break up with Kabuto." He talked softly now. "Why?"
"I met Neji today and they just didn't seem like a normal couple to me. So..I was right then? Neji doesn't wanna be with Kabuto right?" Sasuke asked, talking softer too.
"I'm sure he doesn't want it." Itachi said, sighing. "I mean, who wants to be with such a figure? I only invited them because I like Deidara and Sasori a lot. Hidan a bit. But I hate Kabuto. But you know how it works with the gangs hm."
"Kind off. I don't get the whole gang thing. Why do you have to invite people you don't like? That's just dumb." Sasuke said.
"If you invite someone of a gang, you have to invite the rest." Itachi said. "And I don't really want a knife in my back or something. So."
"Oh...And what if you would like, only want to invite Sasori over? Just him, because.. well...just him. Do you have to invite the rest then too?" Sasuke asked as he lifted himself onto the kitchen sink.
"Nope." Itachi said. "But at a 'party', you have to. It's strange. But well. Nothing to do about it hm. So why are you so interested in Neji?"
"I don't know. He's nice. Hot." Sasuke said and smirked a little. Neji really was hot.
"Hmm.. Yeah I know, but don't you dare to try to get him." Itachi said, shooting a warning glance towards Sasuke. "..And perhaps you could sit with us, perhaps Kabuto will stop touching Neji then.. It's just so sad for Neji, you know."
"Why would he stop that if 'I' sit there?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow. "And why is it so bad if I like him and try to get the best of it?"
"Well first, you get him in danger and second, you get yourself in danger." Itachi explained. "And if we are on school Kabuto never touches Neji like that, perhaps because he doesn't want other people to see him and Neji do something like that.. perhaps it works. You could help me with setting up the table and stuff."
"I can do that. So why would I get myself in danger then? He won't beat me up." Sasuke said as he already got some plates.
"Kabuto will." Itachi said. "I'll call for the pizza now, can you start with the table?"
"Yeah." Sasuke said and took the plates to the table. He wasn't planning on leaving Neji alone though.
"Alright." Itachi said, while he started to call, while Sasuke entered the living room.
Sasuke started setting the table and kept staring at Kabuto and Neji. It was obvious Neji didn't like it one bit. So, was Neji that scared of Kabuto? That he would do anything with or for him?
"Should I help?" Sasori, a redhead who had been quietly smoking the whole time, asked Sasuke.
Neji meanwhile was happy that he finally had something interesting to look at, so he was looking at Sasuke. A whole lot better then the head of Kabuto.
But Kabuto didn't think so, so he pushed Neji's head to the other side. Anything as long as he wasn't looking at other boys.
Sasuke nodded. "Gladly." He told Sasori.
"..Kabuto stop being so jealous." Neji snapped now, turning his head back, while Sasori stood and removed the things that were in the way on the table, so Sasuke could put the plates there.
Sasuke smiled at Sasori appreciating it. He set down the plates and led Sasori to the kitchen to get some glasses and silverware.
"Neji you do as I say and you know it." Kabuto snapped as he pushed Neji's head away from Sasuke again roughly.
"Why do you even have to decide where I look at?" Neji asked. "Are you 'that' ridiculous?"
"Neji." Hidan said and gave Neji a warning glance, while Sasori entered the living room again, with some glasses and cutlery in his hands.
Sasuke followed with the rest.
"You'd better start listening Neji, or you won't be able to go to school for a few days again. Remember how 'that' was?" Kabuto said, and gave Neji a warning glare too.
Neji was silent again, looking away. He felt too angry for words now. Meanwhile Sasori was putting the cutlery on the right places. Itachi now came into the room again. "The pizza's ordered." Itachi said.
"What do you all wanna drink?" Sasuke asked the people in the room. He gave Neji a look of sympathy before looking at the rest too.
"Some beer please." Hidan said, and Sasori nodded.
"Me too." He said.
"Well I'd rather like lemonade. Some people have to say sober un." Deidara said and Sasuke nodded. "Give me another wodka." Kabuto said as he raised his glass. Sasuke ignored it as he looked at Neji and Itachi.
Neji gave Kabuto a deathglare as Kabuto asked for another wodka.
"..Some water for me please." Neji muttered.
"I'll get some beer too." Itachi said.
Sasuke nodded and went to get all the beers and wodka and water. He then put them on the table, with some milk for himself. Yes, awkward combination, milk and pizza, but Sasuke drank milk with everything.
"I hope the pizza will come soon, I'm hungry." Itachi said.
"Me too. How many did you order un?" Deidara asked, who was finally out of his alcohol dip. Sasuke sat down in a chair.
"Five of them." Itachi said. "They are not really big, so."
Deidara nodded and silence fell.
After about fifteen more minutes of waiting, the doorbell rang. "That must be the pizza." Sasuke said as he stood up to get the door.
Itachi nodded, while Neji immediately stood from Kabuto's lap. He was glad he finally had an excuse to get off it.
Sasuke opened the door, got the pizza's and paid, then placed them on the table, checking each and every one of them until he found the one without unions and took it.
Meanwhile everyone sat down, taking a pizza.
"Well, have a nice dinner hm." Itachi said with a smirk, he was sitting between Sasuke and Sasori now.
Sasuke nodded and smiled as Neji sat down next to him. Kabuto sat down next to Neji, and pulled Neji's chair closer to his. "Let's share a pizza Neji." He said. Sasuke ate his pizza annoyed now.
"..Sure." Neji muttered, sounding annoyed.
They all ate there pizza silently for a while, Sasuke giving the needed glares to Kabuto, who gladly returned them. "How long will this 'party' go on?" Sasuke asked, finally breaking the silence.
"No idea, to be honest." Itachi said. "Probably until ten. I need my sleep."
"You'd better stop then, because I need about an hour to get all the nasty smells out of this house before I can go to sleep." Sasuke said as he took another bite of his pizza.
"I already opened the windows." Itachi said.
"I'm going in an hour I think." Neji suddenly said, to no one in particular.
"You're going when I'm going." Kabuto said, annoyed again. Sasuke rolled his eyes. What an asshole.
"Windows are not enough for the smells some people in here are producing." Sasuke said and ever so obvious glared at Kabuto.
Neji glared at Kabuto too.
"Kabuto, do you want a zombie next to you tomorrow?" Neji snapped.
"You'll just have to deal with it. Ten 'o clock isn't that late." Kabuto said and gave Neji a glare, warning him for the consequences.
Neji looked at him, and then, all of sudden, he stood and stormed away, towards the door. He knew he was going to hit Kabuto if he stayed any longer.
Kabuto stood and slammed his hands on the table.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING!?" He yelled furious and already signed for Hidan to get ready. Sasuke almost choked on his pizza from the sudden outburst.
"Just leave me alone!" Neji yelled back and then let out an angry yell when Hidan had reached him and pushed him back into the room.
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE SO IGNORANT NEJI! DO YOU REALISE WHAT I CAN DO TO YOU!?" Kabuto yelled and grabbed Neji's arm once he reached him. Sasuke stood up too now as Kabuto raised his hand to slap Neji.
"Stop that!" He yelled and grabbed Kabuto's arm with both hands.
"Mind your own business brat." Hidan grumbled as he pulled Sasuke away from Kabuto and nodded at him. Neji, in the mean time, was looking at Sasuke shocked. Why had he stopped Kabuto? Was he crazy?
"Well this is my business now isn't it! This is my house and 'no one' is going to get physical in here!" Sasuke yelled as Kabuto turned around to him angry.
"You shut your mouth and go to your room to play with your toys." Kabuto snapped as he pushed Neji into a chair.
"Get your brother out of the room Itachi." Sasori grumbled, looking at Itachi, while Hidan snarled at Sasuke.
Neji swallowed now and looked at the floor. Shit.
"..Perhaps it's better to go to your room again, Sasuke." Itachi said, fearing for Sasuke's safety.
"MY TOYS!? I'M NOT FUCKING EIGHT! MAYBE IF YOU HAD SOME BRAINS IN YOUR UGLY HEAD IT WOULD TELL YOU THAT SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BOYS DON'T PLAY WITH TOYS ANYMORE!" Sasuke yelled furious by the remark and ignoring Itachi. It led to a Kabuto who was gritting his teeth and giving 'the sign' to Hidan.
Hidan growled and then he grabbed Sasuke's head and rammed him hard across the cheek.
"Are you completely mad?!" Itachi yelled now. "Stay away from my brother!" With that he pushed Hidan away, holding Sasuke behind him. "Sasuke shut your mouth."
Sasuke did what Itachi said and rested a hand on his cheek. He was rather startled by it all, that someone just hit him like that in his own house. Kabuto glared at both him and Itachi. "Move aside Itachi, he has to get some punishment for yelling at me like that." He snapped.
"No Kabuto." Itachi growled. "You don't touch my brother. Leave him alone and go fuck yourself."
"..Itachi don't.." Sasuke said. He didn't want Itachi to get into trouble because of him.
"Kabuto we should just leave him alone now. He's right, you can't do that to his brother un." Deidara said, fearing for another fight. Kabuto shot him a glare.
"Fine. But get that lame excuse for a brother out of my sight. Neji. We're leaving." Kabuto snapped and roughly pulled Neji with him to the door.
Neji didn't protest as he was dragged out of the door, since he knew he'd only make things worse.
Sasori silently looked after those two, but kept sitting there.
"...Jeez." Hidan said.
Sasuke stared at the floor. He felt so guilty for Itachi. Deidara sighed.
"Well...that ended well." He said as soon as Kabuto and Neji were out of the door.
"Indeed.." Sasori softly said, while Itachi sighed and sat down again.
"Shit, what about Neji." Itachi said, while he looked at the others.
Sasuke looked at them, keeping silent. Deidara shrugged.
"I don't know. Let's just hope he doesn't make more of a mess out of this un. I mean, we know Kabuto won't...you know." He said and looked at Itachi and Sasori.
"No, I don't know." Itachi said, looking at Deidara. "You mean beating up my brother? He sure as hell won't."
"No...well...that too..He could do that to be honest..I meant more like..you know un..force Neji into things." Deidara said and looked at Itachi intensely, trying to make Itachi understand. And Sasuke understood it. Very well. Maybe getting Neji's number would come in handy tonight.
"...That's not new right." Itachi bitterly said.
Hidan sat down with a sigh now, moving his hands through his hair.
Sasuke just kept standing there, debating himself whether he should say something or not. He liked not having all those guys mad at him, especially Itachi.
"Yeah...well..he doesn't 'really' do that..against his will un...Not like he hurts him and binds him up and stuff.." Deidara said.
"..True." Itachi muttered. "You mean, because Neji is being a bit.. not willing this evening?"
"Yeah I mean...maybe this time...Kabuto will be a little more angry then normally...and snap un.." Deidara said and stared at the table. Sasuke bit his lip as he silently sat down, looking at the floor. If someone would notice him now, would they point out that stupid mistake he made?
"..Perhaps..." Itachi said, frowning. "I don't know how far Kabuto would go.."
"Not further then he ever went...I think.." Deidara said. Sasuke shifted uncomfortable.
"..Err..what 'does' he do to Neji?" He asked softly, not sure if he should ask.
"Well everything that you should do when you are together." Itachi said, shrugging.
"..So...that means..Why does Neji do it?" Sasuke asked. He just couldn't understand it. Wasn't being used as a boyfriend far more worse then being beaten up once or twice?
"I told you, right?" Itachi asked, looking at Sasuke.
"Well you just told me that he would be beaten up...but..he does more doesn't he?" Sasuke asked as he looked back at Itachi and frowned a little.
"..I don't know the details and stuff... Do you, Deidara?" Itachi asked, looking at the blonde who was sitting on the couch. "Since you talk to Neji the most.."
"Well, he never really tells me what happens to be honest. I know it's not just beating up, but I don't know exactly what else it is un. Hidan should know though." Deidara said and glared at Hidan a little more angry then usual.
"Ey don't ask me." Hidan said. "You know that I'm a loyal person, I don't tell things to others that have been told to me in trust. What's your problem Blondie?"
"Jeez." He added.
"My 'problem' is that 'you' do everything that Kabuto says, even hitting Itachi's brother un. Don't you have something called sympathy? Neji could be beaten up or what not and you would be happy to solve it for him wouldn't you? Is that a fetish, your fist in people's face un?" Deidara snapped. It was the first time Deidara had gotten angry at 'anyone' like that.
"No, it's a fear." Hidan said, glaring at Deidara.
Itachi sighed, looking down. He already guessed that Kabuto was forcing Hidan into things too. Not things like he did with Neji, but other things, like beating up.
"Well stop it." Deidara snapped as he crossed his arms and looked away.
"Then what does he do to you?" Sasuke asked. Maybe that would get him somewhere.
"That's none of your business." Hidan snapped.
"Jeez, I'm going home." He added and stood, walking towards the hallway.
"I think we should all go." Deidara said and sighed as he stood up. "I'll see you guys tomorrow un." He then walked after Hidan, putting on his coat.
Sasori nodded as he stood too. "It went strange in the end but it was nice." Sasori said, nodding to Itachi. "See you tomorrow."
Itachi nodded back, while Sasori walked to the hallway too, as Hidan already left.
Deidara waved at Itachi and then left too, quickly followed by Sasori. There fell a silence over the two brothers.
"....Damn." Itachi muttered.
"..Sorry." Sasuke softly said as he kept staring to the table. Itachi would probably get mad at him, lecturing him about what had gotten in his head. He deserved it though.
"Why do you always have to bring yourself into trouble?" Itachi asked, glaring at him.
"I'm sorry, I don't 'always' bring myself into trouble." Sasuke said, looking annoyed. He wasn't really. He just didn't wanna show that he deserved a lecture.
"Often then." Itachi grumbled. "But don't come whining at me when you have been beaten up tomorrow."
"I'm sorry OK. What was I supposed to do? Just stand there and watch him hit Neji?" Sasuke asked annoyed as he stood up.
"In this gang thing, yes." Itachi snapped. "Try to stop him with words, but not with your arms or fists."
"Oh yes, because that would obviously work with that asshole, especially now that he was drunk." Sasuke snapped back and glared at Itachi.
"Look, I just don't want you to be beaten up ok." Itachi snapped. "I care about you, more then I care about Neji."
"Well thanks and I get that, but somebody should do something." Sasuke said, calming down a little by Itachi's words.
"No one can do something, I try to stop him all the time but it doesn't work and I know I have to shut up at a sudden moment." Itachi grumbled. Then he stood. "Well I'm going to clean those things up, perhaps you should go to bed soon.
"..I'll help." Sasuke said, knowing that if he would react on the rest of what Itachi said, they would only get into a fight.
"Alright." Itachi said, nodding.
They started cleaning up now and after that, they went to bed. Sasuke wondered what was gonna happen this year. All this and it was only his first day. That didn't predict anything good.
The next day Sasuke was walking over the schoolyard. He had a free period and Kiba and Shikamaru had gone to hunt down girls or something like that. Sai was...somewhere. So Sasuke was alone and walked casually until he spotted Neji. He was sitting on a couch. Alone. Sasuke walked up to him. "Hey.." He said.
Neji turned his head slightly, now you could see that he was holding his hand over his cheek.
"Hey." He said, as he saw that it was Sasuke.
"How are you? And what's wrong with your cheek?" Sasuke asked, already guessing the answer. He sat down next to Neji and looked at him a little worried.
"I'm fine." Neji said, ignoring the other question. "How are you?"
"OK. Neji what's with your cheek?" Sasuke asked again. He knew something was up. And he was sure he knew why Neji was hiding his cheek like that.
Neji glared at him now. "Nothing." He said.
Sasuke sighed and then pulled Neji's hand away, revealing a black and blue spot on Neji's cheek. Sasuke looked at him. "You should put charges on him." He said.
Neji looked at him for a moment before looking away again, putting his hand back on his cheek.
"Like that would help." Neji muttered.
"Like sitting around and doing nothing about would help either. This is serious Neji." Sasuke said and stared at Neji concerned.
"This is nothing." Neji said.
"This is serious." Sasuke snapped. "You shouldn't let yourself be used like this."
"Like you know something of my situation." Neji said. "Like you know what happens."
"Well then 'what' happens, because if I have to believe Deidara, it's not something good." Sasuke said.
"I'm not going to tell you." Neji said, almost snapped.
"Because? Do you like being used or something that you don't even 'try' to do something about it?" Sasuke asked. He just couldn't understand it.
Neji glared at him and then stood, getting his backpack and stormed away, towards the school.
Sasuke stood up and followed him. "Look, I'm just trying to help because what you're doing and what he's doing, just isn't normal and I'm pretty sure you don't deserve it." Sasuke said as he walked next to Neji now.
"Perhaps." Neji muttered.
Sasuke grabbed Neji's arm and stood in front of him, stopping Neji in his tracks. "So even if it's just talking, you should at least talk about it. It helps." He said.
"Why are you so obsessed with my and Kabuto's relationship anyway?" Neji snapped at Sasuke, glaring at him.
"I'm interested in 'you'." Sasuke admitted. He was never one to get embarrassed very quickly.
"You'd better stop that, since I have a boyfriend." Neji snapped. Why was he snapping? He'd better go beg that guy to kiss him now, that would be so great after all those dirty kisses of Kabuto. Kabuto couldn't kiss, but Sasuke looked like a good kisser. A really good one.
"Well fine. If you're happy with him, though I doubt that." Sasuke snapped and let Neji go, signing for him to go. If he was just gonna snap at him, this wasn't gonna go anywhere.
Neji was silent now, and looked away. What should he do..?
"Well? Weren't you going somewhere?" Sasuke asked annoyed and glared at Neji.
Neji was still silent and looked the guy in the eyes. Then he just couldn't stop himself anymore. He grabbed Sasuke's head and slammed his lips onto Sasuke's, kissing him. Not roughly, but not soft either.
Sasuke took half a step back out of surprise. Now 'that' was something he didn't expect. But he didn't mind either and after a short while he started kissing back. Damn, Neji tasted good.
Neji put his arms around Sasuke's neck now, as he deepened the kiss. Sasuke was such a good kisser. Neji really enjoyed this.
Sasuke put his arms around Neji as he kept kissing back, making the kiss more passionate. Neji seemed a little inexperienced, even though he probably kissed Kabuto a lot. Maybe Kabuto just sucked at it. Sasuke smirked into the kiss.
Neji now realised what he was doing and quickly broke the kiss to look around if someone had seen them. Then he looked at Sasuke, a bit red. "Sorry." He said, panting a bit.
"That's OK." Sasuke said and grinned at Neji. "So, why'd you do it?"
"..I just felt like it.." Neji said, feeling a bit ashamed. "Damn, you're just hot OK."
"Thank you, so are you." Sasuke said grinning. "But seriously, you got a boyfriend right? Isn't he enough?" Sasuke asked. He knew it wasn't nice putting it like that, but he was just making his point. Neji did not like Kabuto. At all.
Neji's soft smile, that had just appeared on his face, immediately disappeared again. He didn't know what to say now.
"Look, this just proves you don't wanna be with him, so why are you?" Sasuke asked and looked Neji in the eyes.
"Shut up." Neji muttered.
"I'm just asking and I think you owe me an explanation too." Sasuke said stern.
"Why do I?" Neji snapped.
"Because 'you' kissed 'me'. And you're not getting away with 'I felt like it' either. Because you have Kabuto for that, but you don't want him." Sasuke snapped back.
Neji looked away now. "...I guess you are right hm." Neji muttered.
"I am. So explain." Sasuke said as he crossed his arms and looked at Neji.