Get a Life 37
"Good morning."
"…" Neji stood there, twitching. "Are you…staking me?"
"Of course I am." Gaara stated bluntly. "I am after all, your boyfriend."
"No, no you are not!" Neji practically screamed. Sadly though, he was ignored and Gaara had waltzed in like he owned the place. How the hell did he know where he live? Neji shivered. On second thought, he didn't want to know.
"Hey! I didn't say you can come in!"
"Do I look like a vampire to you? I don't need permission."
"Yes, yes you do! It's my house!"
"Do you own the place?"
" -! …. I hate you…so much…" Gaara merely smiled and looked around. Nice place. "But seriously, you need to leave."
Gaara frowned.
"And why is that?"
"Weeeeell…."
"Neji?" Neji jolted. "Who's at the door?"
Gaara turned his head to face the owners voice as they came down the stairs. They made eye contact and he knew who she was immediately. Neji's cousin. She raised an eyebrow. "I don't believe we have met."
Gaara slowly raised his hand towards her letting her use it as a rail as she finished coming down the stairs.
"I am Gaara." He then slowly pulled her hand towards him and lightly laid a kiss on it. He knew just by looking at her that she was clearly someone important and it would be best to impress her. "Neji's boyfriend."
She smirked towards Neji.
"I must say, I like this one much more than the last one."
"Hinata!"
"Don't worry, you know I'm way more into blonds. Which brings up a good topic, since you've clearly moved on…is Naruto available?"
"Oh for crying out-! He's not my boyfriend, and Naruto and I are still together!"
"…Well that won't last long." She commented bordly as though she knew what was going to happen. "In the meantime, be a dear and go make some tea. I'm sure our guest is quenched."
"He is not a guest!"
"And that wasn't a suggestion, that was an order."
He growled but did as told. She turned to smile at Gaara.
"You'll have to forgive him. He's…a bit dramatic at times." She chuckled. "Come, please sit. I would like to get to know you a bit more."
Gaara was right on the spot on this one. She was hands down the one to be in good terms with. If he had made one bad impression this chick was never gonna let it down. She clearly cared for her cousin…to anyone who WASN'T Neji that is.
The girl was elegant but frail. Though her and Neji did look shockingly alike, her skin was much more paler than Neji's, indicating she probably didn't go out much. Or not at all. Poor thing, must have been due to her health. But that didn't stop her from having a strong spirit. Gaara smiled, he may of not liked girls all that much, but he could at least respect her. She coughed being him back into the real world.
"Sorry 'bout that. Still adjusting after the surgery."
"A lung surgery?"
"Fraid so. Luckily though I'm able to talk more freely now. Not like some stuttering child like I was a few mouths back." She smiled. "But enough about me, what about you?"
"…Did you seriously do this with Naruto? I couldn't picture him sitting this long answering questions."
"Hm? Oh heavens no, I knew the minute he entered this house what kind of person he was." She smiled warmly. She clearly liked him. Well some part of him. His poor manners she could live without. She smiled a bit wickedly. It was also something she could most certainly fix.
"I do believe he's gay. Not bi."
She frowned.
"Must you ruin my fantasy's with your reality?"
He smiled.
"Well somebody had to."
She smiled, but you could tell she was a bit ticked off. But not at Gaara directly per say, more like, mad he pointed out a truth she didn't want to hear.
"So tell me, was your first encounter all sunshine and lollipops?"
Gaara chuckled.
"Actually no, we met as rivals fighting over the same guy."
Her eyes widened a little in excitement. Secretly she loved these sort of things.
"Were you, by chance, the prankster who humiliated Neji?"
Gaara gulped and bit his bottom lip.
"If I said yes-?"
"I'd find it hilarious."
"Will you two stop talking about me?" Neji mumbled as he brought them their tea.
"Absolutely not." Hinata commented as she took a sip "Because this has everything to do with you."
"Hinata, I am more than capable of choosing my own partner."
"Yes because that worked out SO nicely." She rolled her eyes as she placed her tea down. "But I suppose you are getting better." She then looked up and down at Gaara. "Personality like wise anyways. Though I still get this feeling your hiding something from me."
"Can you blame me for trying to make a good first impression?"
She smiled. "No, no I can not." Then got up "We clearly need to meet again. But not now." She then patted Gaara's shoulder indicating to get up. Gaara looked up at her in confusion.
"Why is that?"
"Because our parents are home."
They then could hear the sound of cars doors being shut.
"Shit!"
Neji then took Gaara's hand and bolted towards the back. Gaara looked over his shoulder one last time to see her waving at him then looked forward following Neji.
"…What was that all about?"
Neji was panting still and was unable to answer. They had ran quite a ways and were now ridding on a bus for downtown.
"Neji?"
"Give me a sec to breath will yeah?" He calmed down his breathing. "Aside from Hinata, no body else knows I'm gay."
"So?"
"And neither does the press."
"The…press?"
"Does the name Hyuuga ring a bell?"
Actually it did, though he couldn't quite figure out where it was he heard it.
"Take it they're huge."
"Big time. They own most of the hospitals." Oh that's right, he heard it in a drug commercial. Something about 'Hyuuga Clan approved'. "They also play a major part in today's society."
"So if word goes out you're gay-"
"It'll ruin the family image."
"…then why wasn't it a problem when you were going out with Naruto?"
Neji looked at him with a 'you kidding me?' look and it dawned on him. Duh, Naruto and him never did anything. No holding hands, kissing…dating, to anyone else they probably just looked like friends.
"Sorry, dumb question."
Neji sighed.
"No, just not the right one."
"The right question?"
"Why did I decide to go out with him in the first place…"
Gaara was silent for a bit, pondering.
"Because you liked him."
"So?"
Gaara then turned leaning close to him.
"Love makes you do the most stupidest of things."
Neji blushed a bit from the sudden closeness but came with a comeback to help distract him.
"Like dying their hair and covering them in glitter?"
Gaara blinked a few times, then burst out laughing. Way to ruin the mood. Oh well.
"You still mad about that?"
"You bet your ass I am! Do you know what the hell I had to go through!?"
Gaara rolled his eyes and continued lessoning to him bicker through the bus trip.
"…Now where are we?"
"At the end of the line."
"Yeah but…where is that?"
"…" Neji then glanced up at a sign. "Ninth street."
Gaara smirked. He knew where they were.
"There's a nice little restraint not too far away from here."
"Gaara-"
"Wide range in foods."
"Gaara-"
"Personally I like their pasta best. Do you like pasta?"
"No!"
"Okay then, geez, no need to yell."
"No not that, I-! …I can't go out with you." Neji looked down in shame. "I'm still with Naruto. Doing this would mean I cheated on him."
"Isn't he doing that right now?"
"Not behind my back!"
Neji's stomach growled and he blushed in embarrassment. Crap he hadn't eaten in a while. Gaara smiled.
"Look, if I'm not mistaken 'going out' would implicate going somewhere like the mall or the movies as a couple right?" He then held out his hand "All I'm asking is a simple meal. Not even as couple. Just as two people hanging out."
Neji looked at the hand and sighed as he took it.
"There's no stopping you is there?"
"Not once my mind is set on it."
Neji smiled and nibbled his bottom lip. He knew it was wrong but … he didn't feel ashamed of it. In fact, he felt good. Excited even. I mean, what if he got caught? What if Naruto found out? His heart raced as he let Gaara drag him along. As nerve wrecking as it all was, deep down he didn't seem to care. Like nothing in the world mattered except the two of them. Was this…what it's like to truly be in love? Neji plastered a huge grin on his face. This was the most awesomest moment of his life, Neji then laughed, even if it was just dinner.
Unaware of his surroundings he hadn't noticed that someone had seen them. Luckily for Neji it wasn't the press… or unlucky.
"No…" Naruto whispered "It can't be…"