NaruNeji One Shot

NaruNeji                                             Regretful

“Please leave me be,” I pushed Naruto away.  But, as the idiot does, Naruto came back over pleading and playing with my hair.  He hugged me from behind and bit my ear.  I put my book down.  “NARUTO! CAN’T YOU SEE I AM RE---!” with that, while I was TALKING he pushed his soft lips on mine and shoved his tongue in.  I couldn’t give in…but I did.  I squeaked like I usually did.  Naruto knew he was convincing me, so he turned me to face him.  That’s when I heard the front door opening.  I pushed Naruto off and got back to reading.  He looked sad but when he saw Hinata come in, he gave me an understanding look.  He went back to reading for his book report.
“NEJI-NII-SAAAAAAAN!” Hinata’s yell pierced into my skull.  I tugged on my ear trying to make it so I could hear again.
“WHAT?!  JEEZ!” she glared at me.
“YOU KNOW IT IS HINABI-SAN’S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!  NOW GET YOU BUTT TO THE MALL AND BUY HER SOMEHTING!” she turned to Naruto.  “Naruto, if you would like you can go with that IDIOT.  But if you want,” she snuggled up to him.  I gagged.  “You can come and hang with me…”  Naruto smiled and he kissed her softly on the lips.  My jaw dropped.  I felt like slapping the bastard.
“Sorry Hina-chan…but I have to work on this book report…catch with you later though,” Hinata was of course sad, but she recovered quickly, ushering me to the door.
“Hinata!  I have to talk to Naruto quick, OK?” she glared, but let me talk to him.  She slammed the door on my hair when she left and Naruto, FINALLY, got up to help after he finished the book.  He pulled me into the other room once I had finally gotten over the pain.
“So, what was it you wanted to talk about?” I looked at him angrily.
“I wanted to talk to you about us.  I don’t think it is working out Naruto.  I am sorry, but I am dumping you.  Now I have to go get a present for Hanabi-san.  Bye.” I left him standing there looking at me.  I knew I was crying.  I couldn’t help it.  I could feel his stare.  He finally spoke.
“I was waiting for you to do that.” He looked happy I dumped him.  I stared at him.
“Glad you are happy…” I ran out.  I knew I made a big mistake, but he didn’t like me.  I was just his toy.

“Hey Neji,” he was staring at me with those eyes, “Wanna jump rope?”
“Fine,” I followed them over.  I jumped first.  They did the usual nursery rhyme.
Blue bells, taco shells, edie idie over, I love pocky I love tea, I love a boy and the boy love me, yes no maybe so, yes no maybe so…
You get the idea.  I fell on yes.  It made me want to barf.  There was no way Naruto would ever like me again.  I couldn’t stand it.
“MUST YOU IDIOTS ALWAYS DO THAT NURSERY RYHME!” I knew I ran off and was crying.  I no longer cared anymore.  I just wished Naruto cared for me for once.  Like I thought, the only friend I had came over.
“Neji you are ok, yoshi?” Lee was my only friend.
“No Lee…I broke up with Naruto.  And, he was, happy…” I continued crying and Lee sat next to me.
“NO WORRIES!  Ten Ten seems to like you…”
“I can’t go out with her.  She stalked me for days when we first met.  It would be too weird.”
“Well, Shikamaru broke up with Ino.  Temari is gonna go for him though.”
“He’s too lazy.  We would only be friends if it happened.”
“Hmm…I took Gaara as you know,” he was grinning from ear to ear.  “HEY!  What about Uchiha?”
“NO!  THAT’S WHO NARUTO WAS IN LOVE WITH!  I COULD TELL EVERYTIME WE WENT ANYWHERE!  HE ALWAYS LOOKED FOR SASUKE!” I was yelling that and got some weird stares from many of the surrounding groups of people.
“Wow…that was shallow of Naruto-san…I better talk to him about this,” he got up but I stopped him.
“Lee…please let it be.  For my sake,” Lee looked at me sadly, but he didn’t tell Naruto.
“Hey! Neji-san!  WHAT ARE YOU DOING TALKING TO LEE?!” I recognized that shrill voice from far away.  Gaara ran up and hugged Lee.  “DON’T TELL ME HE IS TRYING TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM ME!” when Gaara saw I was crying he stopped yelling at sat in front of me.  “Neji-san…what happened?”
“I broke up with Naruto,” I stated it bluntly.  Gaara stared at me.
“WHY?  YOU TWO WHERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER!” he was crying himself.  I suppose he thought we were supposed to be as well as me.
“He doesn’t care Gaara.  He was waiting for me to break up with him.  He told me himself.”
“I’LL KILL THE BASTARD!” Gaara ran over to Naruto and began to punch him hard.  The teachers finally pulled him off.  He was suspended for 3 days.  I couldn’t help it.  I laughed like I was happy for the first time since I had ever met Naruto and had been infatuated with the blonde.  Lee smiled knowing I was feeling better.
“I guess I’ll go try and cheer up Gaara.  Later Neji,” I watched him leave.  That’s when I felt someone tap my shoulder.  I turned.  It was the Uchiha.  I frowned.
“What do YOU want Sasuke…”
“It’s not what I want.  I would love to kill you.  It’s what Naruto wants with you.”
“Tell Naruto to fuck off,” I left him there.  I felt much better with myself for standing up and walking away without crying.

Sai entered my room quietly, I didn’t even hear him.  He snuck up behind me, and gave me a huge hug.
“Hey there Neji…I heard you and Naruto broke up…so I thought…” I looked at him.
“No Sai.  I am not interested.  Go away please,” I could almost feel him frown.  He forced me into a kiss.
“You think I’d really listen to you?” he kissed me again searching my mouth with his tongue.  I pushed him off but he held my hands.  I kept struggling until he knocked me out.  He was leaning over me, grinning.

I woke up to the smell of food cooking.  Sai was in the kitchen I had.
“Why are you still here…” he looked at me.
“Obviously I am staying with my not-so-virgin-Neji right now,” I gasped.  HIS WHAT?!
“YOU DID WHAT TO ME?!” I ran over to him ready to fight.  He kissed me softly.
“You heard me Neji.  I am not repeating myself,”

Days later the same things kept happening.  Finally Neji talked to someone about it.  It was not a good idea.  It got to Naruto.

“NEJI!” Naruto came up and slapped me.  I reached up to stop the pain, but I felt none.  I was too surprised.  Naruto was, crying?  “AFTER YOU DUMP ME, YOU GO AND BE SAI’S LITTLE SLUT!  I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU!  I HATE YOU!” he glared at me.  I saw Sasuke grinning behind him.  He knew he had the best chance at Naruto now I was going to be out of the picture.
“NO NARUTO!  IT WASN’T THAT WAY!” I was crying now, too upset about what was happening and what has BEEN happening that I was just so tired, I couldn’t help it.  “SAI FORCED ME!  I SAID NO OVER AND OVER AGAIN!  I SWEAR IT WASN’T THAT WAY!” Naruto slapped me again.  I fell back at the force.  He wasn’t crying anymore.
“Hyuuga Neji, you are now my worst enemy.  I will stop at nothing to get you exiled from Konaha,” with that, he walked off.
“N-N-N-Naruto…please…I’m…s-s-sorry…” I continued to sob as he and Sasuke walked away.  I couldn’t take it.  I grabbed a pen near me, and started to write.

End Neji’s POV
Start Naruto’s POV

I walked with Sasuke trailing behind me away from the sobbing Neji.  When I came back to tell him off again, I found a single note, a note that I would dread ever reading.  It said this,

Naruto,
I am sorry to say this is the last artifact you or anyone will find of me.  This pen will write my final words.  I am not leaving Konaha.  I am leaving this world for one hopefully, far better.  Please know this.  I loved and always will.  Sai had nothing to do with me breaking up with you.  It was because you made me feel like an unwanted toy.  And when you said you were glad I broke up with you, you stabbed my heart harder than any knife ever will.
I loved you Naruto.  I am sorry you forgot that.  Goodbye.

There was no need for anyone to say who wrote it.  As my tears blurred the letter, I knew who wrote it.  The one person who meant something to the world, and to me, Hyuuga Neji.

The next morning, they found him.  He was lying in his bed.  He had taken sleeping pills to go away gently.  I was glad he hadn’t done something far worse.  But, the pain stayed there.  I took the picture from the memory frame, and put it up at my house.

The last few years alone had been painful on my frail body, but the worn picture stayed close to me and made me feel young again.  I looked at the smiling boy with his long brown hair that never had the chance to be gray.  Tear stains blurred the picture, but I could still tell who the boy was.  And I missed him more than the world.  I was hoping tonight would be the night I could join him.

It was.