Chapter 10
The next afternoon, the doorbell rang at Sasuke's place. Sasuke, being the only one at home, walked downstairs to open the door. He had an idea of who it might be and he was eager to let his boyfriend in the house. The last couple of days, they just stopped by each others houses everyday. Sasuke opened the door and found, indeed, Neji standing in the doorway. "Hey." Sasuke said and smiled.
"Hey." Neji said with a smile and then kissed Sasuke on the lips, as a greeting.
Sasuke grabbed Neji's face to make the kiss a little longer, before he pulled away and pulled Neji inside. "So, how have you been?" He asked as he pulled off and hung up Neji's coat.
"I'm fine, and you?" Neji said. "I have something I need to tell you."
"Oh? Well I'm fine. What do you wanna tell me?" Sasuke asked as he walked into the living room with Neji.
Neji sat down onto the couch and smiled at Sasuke.
"Kurenai and Asuma are going to adopt me." He said.
Sasuke stared at Neji and then blinked. They were what...? "...Adopt you?" Sasuke asked, confused. Adopt Neji...now why would they suddenly decide that?
"Yeah." Neji said. "So I can be their child."
"I know what being adopted means you know." Sasuke said and sweat dropped before sitting down next to Neji. "...So..well..Why?"
"Well, we grew very close to each other." Neji explained. "I already feel at home there. So.."
"That's good. So you really want it right?" Sasuke said and smiled at Neji. Things were going so right.
"Yeah I do." Neji said, smiling back. "I'm so happy."
"I can get that. It's great. You'll have a real family." Sasuke said. He was really glad Neji's life was going this great.
"Yeah I will." Neji said, and then hugged Sasuke. "I'm so glad everything is fine now.."
"Me too.." Sasuke said and hugged Neji back. "I'm glad we can just be together too...without Kabuto around."
"...Indeed." Neji said, sighing. "I'm glad I don't have to talk to that idiot anymore. Or have sex with him."
"Yeah me too. You'll only have sex with me from now on." Sasuke said and smirked at Neji.
Neji smirked back. "Is that a hint?" Neji asked.
"It might be." Sasuke said and then pulled off Neji's shirt. "But that's more of a hint to me." He gave Neji a wide smirk.
Neji snorted. "Jeez." Neji said. "Is Itachi home?"
"No, and he won't be for at least three hours." Sasuke said smirking and then already started working on Neji's pants.
Neji smirked and grabbed Sasuke's hands. "Don't be so impatient then." He said. Teasing time.
"Oh come on, I haven't had any in like.. ages." Sasuke said as he pinned Neji to the couch and then started unbuttoning Neji's pants again.
Neji grabbed Sasuke's hands again.
"Hey, we have three hours." Neji said, still smirking. "I'd like you to kiss me first before you almost rip off my clothes." He let his tongue trail down Sasuke's neck teasingly.
Sasuke moaned a little. "Really? So if I kiss you I can rip them off?" He asked smirking and then pushed Neji down on the couch again and sucked on Neji's skin, right beneath his jaw line. That would make a pretty hickey for everyone to see.
Neji moaned.
"Perhaps." Neji said, while he let his hands go under Sasuke's shirt, massaging and stroking the skin beneath it.
After Sasuke had placed his hickey he moved up and started kissing Neji roughly. Damn, missing out for a week already made him lust for Neji like this. He moved his hands down already, hoping he could pull those pants off now.
Neji moaned and then broke the kiss, turning Sasuke around and pinning his hands above his head.
"Patience." He whispered in Sasuke's ear, and then nibbled a bit on it.
Sasuke moaned loudly now. Could Neji turn him on even more? He sure as hell hoped so. "Then show me what patience can bring me." He moaned.
Neji smirked and stroke up Sasuke's shirt, softly kissing the skin of it, and sucking on it a bit. He meanwhile moved his hands over Sasuke's body and then crawled up again, so he could kiss Sasuke. He started kissing him, roughly as before, and pushed his crouch against Sasuke's, rubbing it against it. He moaned himself too of this.
Sasuke gave out a twisted moan into Neji's mouth, making sure his hips wouldn't thrust forward. God, that felt good. He wanted more of that. Without the fucking pants between it. Sasuke started kissing back roughly too, softly pushing his hips forward for more.
The other boy broke the kiss for one second and pulled off Sasuke's shirt, then he kissed back again, moving his hips forward, once, to tease Sasuke. He let his hands slide over Sasuke's body, circling around the crouch, and then massaging the hips.
Sasuke moaned loudly now. His hips were definitely a point someone could use to arouse him. He pushed his hips forward again, for more of those hands touching him. And more of that crouch. He broke the kiss and stared at Neji moaning. "..L-lose the pants.." He said.
Neji smirked at Sasuke. Muha. This was just what he had wanted to reach. Sasuke naked, before he would be. He started unbuttoning Sasuke's pants now, pushing his fingers onto the crouch teasingly. And so that Sasuke couldn't do anything.
Sasuke started panting now. Neji was so good at this. At teasing him, making him crave for more. And Sasuke would not complain. Yet. "..P-pull it off.." Sasuke panted. He just wanted to get rid of the clothing. Just get rid of it.
Neji smirked even more as he pulled down Sasuke's pants, and boxer with it. He got an almost devilish smirk on his face and then licked one time over Sasuke's shaft, and then quickly crawled down, so he could get Sasuke's shoes and socks off.
Sasuke swallowed. Now that Neji had licked, he just wanted more. Neji was being so damned annoying and yet it felt so good. He started pushing his shoes and socks off fast. He would deal with Neji's clothes later. "..G-god Neji..ah...j-just do it.."
"I want you to beg for me." Neji said, while he licked Sasuke's legs and pulled off Sasuke's shoes and socks completely. The pants followed and Neji started to lick and suck upwards Sasuke's leg.
Sasuke started moaning and panting again as he threw his head back. "...N-Neji please...g-god please...j-just do it.." He panted. His erection was throbbing like mad and he just wanted Neji to do something with it.
Neji smirked and then he put his mouth above Sasuke's shaft, softly licking it. He looked at Sasuke, with his most sexy face (half lidded eyes, his mouth open and his hair wild). Teasing was so much fun.
Sasuke stared back panting heavily. "...G-go on..please...hn.." He moaned and pushed his hips forward again. God he needed more.
"What about Neji-sama, hm?" Neji asked, smirking broadly. He had Sasuke just where he wanted him now.
"Or Neji the great, Neji the most beautiful of all, choose what you like best." He added.
"...S-shut up...I'm n-not..hn...gonna c-call you that..." Sasuke moaned. "..J-just give it..to m-me.."
"If you don't, then I won't give you what you want." Neji said, with an eyebrow pulled up and still with a smirk on his face. He sat down onto Sasuke's legs now. "I'll wait."
"..Oh g-god dammit...J-just please..N-Neji...N-Neji-sama..hn..." Sasuke moaned annoyed and grabbed Neji's head, pushing him down again.
Neji snorted. "Hm, I didn't really like that one." He said. "Can't you try another one?" He started laughing softly now. He'd do it anyway, he just loved to tease around a bit. His head was dangerously close to Sasuke's shaft now, but whatever. He'd just wait another few seconds.
"..N-no...Neji p-please...it's p-painful.." Sasuke said and pushed Neji's head down with a moan. Frigging Neji. If it wasn't for the fact he could give Sasuke what he wanted, Sasuke had thrown him out right here and now. Before pulling him inside again to do it his way of course.
Neji smirked and then took Sasuke's length into his mouth. He started sucking on it and licking around it as he released his mouth off the shaft.
Sasuke moaned annoyed again. "..N-Neji!" He whined. Dammit, could Neji tease him any longer. He was already painful hard. One more time and he would turn things around for sure.
"Yes?" Neji asked, smirking, looking at Sasuke while he stopped with what he was doing.
"I h-hate you...It's a g-good thing I l-love you too.." Sasuke moaned and then suddenly turned Neji around and started pulling of Neji's pants.
Neji started laughing now.
"Oh God Sasuke, you're too funny." Neji said between his laughter.
"..S-shut up. I'll..hn...s-show you what teasing is.." Sasuke said and then pulled off Neji's shoes and socks, followed by Neji's pants and boxer before crawling over Neji and kissing him. He then pushed his crouch against Neji's. He sure as hell wanted more too.
Neji moaned, while he brought Sasuke closer. He put his arms around Sasuke's neck.
Sasuke then suddenly pulled back and slid two of his fingers into Neji's mouth. "..S-suck." He demanded.
Neji immediately obeyed. It was hot as Sasuke commanded him. He started sucking on Sasuke's fingers, while looking at his lover.
Sasuke stared back. God seeing Neji suck on his fingers like that, feeling it, it made him so excited. But it wasn't enough yet. Once Sasuke figured his fingers were moisture enough he pulled them out and then swiftly pushed one of his fingers into Neji's entrance. "..Let's stretch t-this thing all..hn..the w-way out hmm." He said and smirked as he moved his finger around.
Neji gasped and moaned softly as Sasuke did this, immediately spreading his legs. Jeez, why was he acting so submissive?
"Now how does that feel hm?" Sasuke asked smirking as he pushed in another finger, turning it around in Neji, hitting all the right spots he knew were right in there.
Neji let his head fall back now, moaning loudly.
"..It f-feels.. ah.. good.." Neji panted, while spreading his legs even more. Did Sasuke even know that he could do the splits?
Sasuke smirked as he saw Neji was stretching his legs open. This would be fun. "Yes, you spread those legs. I'm really big you know, so we really have to stretch it out because I'll be pushing into you all the way...in and out Neji I'll push all the way inside of you." Sasuke evilly said as yet another finger made it's way into Neji, now being able to hit even more spots.
Neji snorted. "Y-you're not.. ah.. 'that' b-big.." Neji said, with a smirk. It was a joke off course. He was still moaning and moving his head slowly from the left to the right.
"Sure I'm not." Sasuke said and smirked back. He now started thrusting his fingers in and out of Neji, scissoring them when they were inside. "It's not enough now is it?" Sasuke whispered into Neji's ear in a seductive voice.
Neji let out a huge moan now. But he wouldn't let Sasuke win. When Sasuke's fingers were out of his body, he quickly turned Sasuke around again and attacked Sasuke's neck, sucking on it, and finally giving him a lovebite.
Sasuke moaned a little and then smirked when he turned Neji around again and stretching Neji's entrance some more, this time pulling the flesh aside with his fingers. "You want me to put it in don't you? You're all hard." Sasuke said and smirked even more.
"..Ah.. hn.. y-yes.. " Neji panted. Damn it, Sasuke just had to do it now. He couldn't take this anymore.
"Tell me what you want Neji. And a nice 'Sasuke-sama' wouldn't hurt either." Sasuke said as he kept stretching Neji's skin, rubbing some spots.
Neji growled a bit, being too proud to say it. He tossed his head back, while he kept moaning.
"You know you want to." Sasuke said with his seductive voice again and rubbed the space between Neji's balls and entrance now, knowing some guys had a weak spot there.
Neji let out a scream of pleasure now.
"Oh p-please!" He yelled now. "..Ah.. t-take me.. p-please.."
"What was my name again Neji?" Sasuke teased and smirked as he kept rubbing Neji's weak spot and kept stretching Neji's entrance at the same time.
"...Ah p-please.. hn.. S-Sasuke.. please.." Neji gasped, while pulling Sasuke more close.
"Sasuke what?" Neji asked and kept going. He'd show Neji he could pull the same things off as Neji, but better.
Neji shook his head now, while he kept moaning in pleasure. He wouldn't call Sasuke like that. He wouldn't.
"I'll wait then." Sasuke said and stopped everything he did, smirking at Neji. "We can continue once you've found the words." Sasuke said as he rubbed Neji's weak spot once more, teasing Neji again.
Neji gasped, grabbing the sheets behind him.
"..D-damn it, S-Sasuke.. ah.." Neji moaned.
"No, Sasuke-sama." Sasuke said and rubbed Neji's spot, before once again pulling away. Now 'this' was funny.
Neji shook his head now.
"..N-no.. hn.." He gasped. "..J-jeez, I'd r-rather.. ah.. w-wear a dress then call you t-that.. hn.."
"We could do that another time." Sasuke said and smirked. "You know you want me to take you Neji and all I need is one word." Sasuke said as he rubbed over Neji's spot a little rougher, making it more intense.
Neji let out a squirm now. He would 'not' call Sasuke like that.
"Come on Neji, you know you want me to take you and hard, pushing into you over and over again. You want me to put it in now don't you?" Sasuke said as he slid a finger into Neji again, rubbing his inner spots the same time with Neji's weak spot. "Just one word and you can have it all."
"...L-like you d-don't.. hn.. w-want it.." Neji panted. "..I k-know you want it... hn.. p-perhaps even more then I do.. ah.." His body moved from the right to the left now.
"Oh yes, but I'm not the one getting a sneak preview right now that's making you crave for it hm. One word Neji and you can have 'this'" Sasuke pushed his finger in roughly, hitting a really sensitive spot within Neji. "but then ten times better." He finished.
Neji let out a yelp again, letting his muscles tighten around Sasuke's finger. He really wanted this, but he'd never lose his pride.
Sasuke started hitting the spot over and over and then started hitting Neji's weak spot between his balls and entrance too. He knew it was just a matter of time before Neji would completely cave in and submit to it.
"..G-god please! S-Sasuke stop it! Hn.. j-just do it.. hn.." Neji moaned. He was painfully hard now.
"Not until you say it." Sasuke said and continued what he was doing. Just a couple more pushes and Neji would submit.
"..S-Sasuke jeez. hng.. d-do you want me to.. ah.. f-faint or something..?" Neji gasped, closing his eyes now. Shit, it felt too good.
"I want you to say it." Sasuke said and continued pushing on the spots, just a little rougher this time. Neji would cave in. But he had to do it quick. Sasuke wanted more too. Badly.
"..S-Sasuke.. n-no.. hng.." Neji grunted, a bit angry now. He wouldn't say something so.. uke-ish.
"Yes." Sasuke said and then pushed in another finger, hitting some more spots. Just a little longer, he just had to hold back a little longer.
"..I'm n-not.. ah.. 'that' k-kind of an.. hn.. uke.." Neji panted.
"Too bad for you now isn't it?" Sasuke said. He then grunted and removed his fingers before slamming into Neji. He would just have to try again later. But this wasn't really motivating him.
Neji let out a yelp of pleasure now, moving his hips forwards. Ah yes.. He finally got what he wanted.
Sasuke placed his hands beside Neji's head and started thrusting into Neji violently. God, he needed it rough right now. And fast.
Neji gasped and moaned as he felt Sasuke going rougher and rougher. God that felt good. It felt 'so' good. He started moving rougher too now, making short thrusts forwards with his hips.
Sasuke started moaning and panted now as he pushed in and out all the way, moving fast and hard, making sure he hit Neji's inner walls as he moved towards the spot in the back of Neji's ass. They would come shortly after starting now, because of the foreplay.
Neji moaned and finally let out a scream of pleasure, while he came already. He had been too excited for real sex.
Sasuke thrusted into Neji for a couple minutes more and then grunted loudly as he came into Neji, crashing down onto him. That had all been...awkward.
Neji was already laying there panting. Damn he was tired now.
Sasuke panted too, too tired to move or do anything 'but' panting. He laid there for some more minutes, waiting for Neji to say something now.
"..T-that was.. hn.. s-strange.. but nice.." Neji whispered, while he put his arms around the other's back.
"Mmm..." Sasuke answered as he laid himself onto Neji a little better. "..It w-was...s-strange.." He panted.
"..Not n-nice..?" Neji asked, a bit surprised.
"Yes n-nice.." Sasuke lied as he buried his face into Neji's neck. It really had just been...weird to him.
"...Didn't you l-like it?" Neji asked with a frown. He always knew when someone was lying.
Sasuke sighed and sat up a little, resting his hands on Neji's chest. "..I g-guess I expected m-more.." Sasuke answered and looked away.
"...You expected m-me to say Sasuke-sama?" Neji asked, a bit surprised. He looked at Sasuke, still frowning.
"M-maybe I did." Sasuke answered and still didn't meet Neji's eyes. He knew it was a weird thing to ask from anyone, but he really would've liked it if Neji had submitted to him.
"...I'm just not r-really a.. ukish uke.." Neji softly said. Was it bad that he had a.. rough side?
"Well I k-know that now." Sasuke said and looked to Neji's chest annoyed. He always had a thing for uke uke's and Neji just...wasn't. He liked it most of the times just not 'all' the times. Neji needed to soften sometimes.
"...I'm sorry." Neji said. He felt guilty now.
"Well it's not your f-fault." Sasuke said and then pulled away, standing up awkwardly.
"...It is, since you're i-irritated now.." Neji said, looking at Sasuke, while he sat up.
"Well yeah, I misjudged you." Sasuke snapped and pulled his clothes from the floor.
Neji looked at him with a frown. Why did Sasuke make such a huge deal about this?
"I like uke's who act like uke's Neji. You're just a little overwhelming sometimes." Sasuke snapped and started walking upstairs. He needed time to think. Neji had been all he wanted...when he thought Neji was really an uke...but..what now?
Neji looked after him and then downwards. Couldn't Sasuke just accept him.. like he was?
A couple of days later, Neji cleared his throat. He was eating dinner with Kurenai and Asuma. He got something to tell. And not just something. It was a big something.
Kurenai looked at Neji for a while. He had been acting awkward all day since he came home from his modeling shoot. Did something happen?
"Neji, do you wanna tell us something?" Kurenai asked.
"..Yeah, I guess." Neji said, moving a hand through his hair. How should he tell this?
"Then please, do tell Neji." Kurenai said and smiled at Neji as she took another bit of her dinner.
"...I got a new appointment today, and I have to know if I want to do it in two days.." Neji started.
Asuma looked at him, expecting something important.
Kurenai looked at Neji too. "Well that's great. What is it? You will have to make sure to say yes in two days then." She said, oblivious to the news Neji had.
"..It's going to America half a year for shoots for all kind of modelling agencies.. and for the catwalk too." Neji said, looking at them.
Kurenai stared at Neji for a moment, letting it sink in.
"...America..?" She asked.
"...Yeah.." Neji softly said, looking back at her. "..That's the problem.. I'd love to go but I don't want to leave you guys.."
"Half a year it was right..?" Kurenai asked, a little upset, but she smiled either way.
Neji nodded. "Yeah.." He said.
"That's not really long." Asuma said, as he took a sip of his wine. "You should do it. It will be great on your CV."
"Yeah Neji, you really should go. It would be great for you to travel and get that kind of experience." Kurenai said, already sounding some happier. "We will miss you of course, but half a year is not a year." She pointed out.
Neji looked at her, nodding. Then he smiled.
"I guess I'll do that." He said. "And I'll just force Jiraiya to give me a phone where I can call with, so I can call you two every day. And Sasuke of course..." He frowned a bit. He hadn't heard something of Sasuke the last three days. Sasuke had said that he wanted to think.. hadn't he had enough time for it now?
"Of course, that would be great! We'll make sure we can call each other so you can keep us up to date. I'm sure Jiraiya will be fine with that." Kurenai said and smiled. "Oh this is so great, when do you leave?"
"It sounds almost like you want to have me gone." Neji said, laughing. "Probably next week. He needs to arrange some flying tickets and stuff, so that's why he needs to know it fast."
"Oh I don't want you gone at all! But you would get so many great experiences in America I'm just happy you get the chance." Kurenai said. "You should tell Sasuke soon too, but don't you let him change your mind."
"I will." Neji said, smiling. "And I won't."
"I'm so excited for you! We'll start packing soon." Kurenai said. After that they ate their dinner, chatting about America and all the modelling Neji would get. But Neji wouldn't be this happy later that day...
Later in the evening, Neji ringed the bell at Sasuke's house. He was nervous about this. How would Sasuke react?
After a while, Sasuke opened the door and looked at Neji. He didn't look happy.
"Hey." He said and let Neji in silently.
Once Neji was in and had put out his coat, Neji turned around, facing Sasuke.
"...Did you.. think?" Neji asked, looking at Sasuke.
"Yes. Why did you came here?" Sasuke asked. He knew Neji would've first called him unless he had something important to say.
"I need to talk with you.." Neji said. "..Is Itachi home?"
"No he's out. I'm starting to think he's dating Deidara, since he's gone to him everyday. So...what do you need to talk about?" Sasuke asked. He'd hear Neji out before he'd break his own news.
"..Well.. it's about another appointment I got.." Neji said. "Could we perhaps.. sit down onto the couch or something?"
Sasuke shrugged.
"Sure." He said and walked with Neji to the couch. They sat down and Sasuke waited as he stared at Neji a little uncomfortable.
"...I'm going to America for half a year.." Neji said, looking at Sasuke.
Sasuke stared at Neji. "...Oh..well..maybe that's good.." Sasuke said. Damn. This was harder then he thought it would be.
Neji frowned. What? Alright, he didn't expect that.
"What?" He asked. Where was this about? That was.. hard.
"You see...I have been thinking...And..I thought that..breaking up was better...at least for a while.." Sasuke said and bit his lip. Shit...this was so much harder then he thought..he still loved Neji...but..Neji wasn't what he wanted..right?
Neji looked at him, while his face changed into one of sadness.
"...Why?" Neji asked. Why did Sasuke wanted to break up..?
"...Because I misjudged you..You're just a little too..overwhelming..." Sasuke said. Breaking up with Neji was so hard...was this a mistake?
"....You're only breaking up with me because I'm not submissive enough during the sex?" Neji asked, frowning. Would Sasuke break up with him only because of 'that'?
"No...look it's just..I don't know OK...I'm just doubting about it and I don't think anyone should feel like that in a relationship..I love you, I really do...but I just don't see..a future in this.." Sasuke said as he felt tears prick behind his eyes.
Neji looked at him, while he swallowed his tears away.
"..I see.." He softly said, looking away. Shit this was hard... he didn't wanted Sasuke to break up with him at all. He didn't wanted to be apart of him..
"..I'm sorry.." Sasuke said and suddenly broke down into tears. He hadn't expected it to be so hard...at all. Maybe it was the fact that Neji was just gonna be...gone..away...to America too..Maybe that was what made this so hard.
"..I g-guess I'll leave you alone then.." Neji said, trying to stop his own tears to come out.
"...Can we s-see this as a break...? I just need time...I'm confused.." Sasuke said as he wiped his tears away. Now 'he' was the one feeling weak.
"..I g-guess.." Neji softly said. "..We'd better b-break up if you're not h-happy with me Sasuke..." This felt so bad.
"..Yeah but I mean..t-temporary...so I c-can think...and then when you come back, maybe w-we can try again..or something.." Sasuke said and looked at Neji.
"...I won't be a d-different person then Sasuke.." Neji said, looking back, while he wiped the tears on his face away.
"..N-no...but maybe I will be able t-to take you for who you are.." Sasuke said and bit his lip again. He wouldn't start crying again now.
Neji looked at him, nodding, before he burst out crying. It hurt so badly that Sasuke didn't accept him for who he was right now. It hurt 'so' much. He turned around now, to get his coat again.
Sasuke let his tears run down his face again as he saw Neji starting to leave. He had to do this...he knew he had to...but it was just so hard..
"I'm s-sorry..." Sasuke softly said. He hated hurting Neji...he hated hurting himself...but sometimes that was the only way..
At that moment the door closed. Neji had left.
Sasuke grabbed a pillow from the couch and hugged it. Neji had just left...and Sasuke couldn't blame him...he just wished they could've stayed friends...just wished Neji had done something to make him change his mind...wished he wasn't such a messed up person that he pushed away Neji..Neji who he loved..But he knew that this was what he had to do..He cried for a little longer until he heard the door open. He looked up, hoping to find Neji. But it was Itachi.
"...What happened?" Itachi asked, concerned.
"...I b-broke up with Neji..." Sasuke answered and looked at Itachi with watery eyes. He then turned away. He hated crying in front of his brother...in front of anyone.
"..Why?" Itachi asked, while he walked towards Sasuke and hugged him.
Sasuke hugged back. "...I'm just confused...I m-misjudged him and it c-confused me..I just d-don't see a f-future in it...I g-guess.." Sasuke sobbed. Dammit, why did it turn out like this? Neji had been so happy. 'They' had been so happy. Together. And he just screwed it up. But Neji...wasn't what he wanted. Right?
"If you don't see a future in it then it's better that you broke up." Itachi said, stroking Sasuke's back. "Really Sasuke, perhaps it's better."
"Yeah b-but it hurts...because I l-love him.." Sasuke said and calmed down a little.
"..I understand." Itachi said. "You'll get over it Sasuke."
"I hope so...I just need someone who's more..submissive...Sometimes Neji's just so..present. And..overwhelming..I need someone who...lets me take control..you know.." Sasuke said. Itachi probably wouldn't know. It was vague. But it was how he felt.
"I understand." Itachi said. "You are a real seme. You want control over everything."
"Yeah..I just don't like not having control..." Sasuke said and whiped his tears away. He was glad Itachi understood. But it didn't make it hurt any less. He already missed Neji. And he was sure he would always miss Neji..somewlhere.
"I understand Sasuke, really." Itachi said, still stroking Sasuke's back. "Let's think of other things now, ok?"
Sasuke nodded. "Thanks.." He said. He would pretend to be OK for now. But he wasn't. Not by a long shot.