Marked By Jutsu

Marked by Jutsu


Part III

Naruto

Sasuke stared at me for a minute with a look threatening to kill me later. I gave him a seemingly innocent smile, and wrapped my arms around his neck. His fan club glared at me, but I couldn't care less what they thought of me, they already thought I was wierd why not add on a queer to that. I looked down pretending to be sweet and coy to Sasuke and moved one of my hands from his neck to clasp one of his hands. He shyly squeezed back. His hands were very soft yet strong with the way he held my hand. I brought the captured hand to my lips and licked it softly making sure to catch his coal eyes in my gaze. To my surprise Sasuke was blushing lightly.


"Nee....Sa~su~ke-ku~un..." I whispered against his hand. "If I'm embarassing you I'll leave and wait for you at the bookstore."


I moved to pull away from him, but he grasped my arm in the same spot he had the other week and pulled me to him and placed a soft, quick kiss on my lips. I blushed at him and looked at the floor.

"Now, what do you want?" he asked in a hissed whisper grabbing my chin roughly so that I was looking into his angry obsidian depths.

"I...I was wondering if you would participate in battle of the bands with me. Umino-sensei suggested it and the prize is tickets to O-nins next concert. Umino even said that he'd get Neji-kun to oversee our practices and help since he's so good with music." I was rambling because his eyes had frightened me.

"We'll talk about this later. It's not good to discuss personal affairs in public." He hissed while casting a glare at his stubborn fanclub.


The crowd of disappointed girls dispersed as Sasuke turned to look at me again. To them it had looked like we were sharing sweet nothings, but actually he was upset. His eyes narrowed at me and when he sensed all the girls were gone he pushed me away roughly. He gazed at me for a moment and then touched his lips a blush spreading across his cheeks.


"You better not pull any more crap like that if I agree. Like I said. You're not my type." He turned and stomped out.


"Jerk..."


Wait. Had Sasuke just agreed? Yes he had, well conditionally he had, which meant......I had the chance to see O-nins, Live. I let out a howl of excitement. I couldn't wait to tell Umino-sensei.

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I sat behind the counter of the bookstore flipping through a magazine and waiting for it to close. My hair started to fall in my face from the humidity in the store. I brushed it away in annoyance and watched Ji-san put books on the shelf for a moment before turning my attention back to the magazine. The door dinged as someone walked in. I glanced up and noticed Neji standing at the counter.


"Uzumaki. When do you get off?" He asked setting his backpack on the countertop. "Umino sent me over here. We're going to train your voice so that there's no chance of you screwing up on stage."


I looked at him in surprise. I had only told Umino-sensei a few hours ago and here Hyuuga Neji was waiting for me to get off work so I could train my vocal skills. "I'll be off in about an hour." I moved stuff off the stool beside me so he could sit down. "Hey can I ask you something?"


"What?" he answered looking directly ahead of him.


"Did you read that scroll you bought?" I looked over at him blushing a little because he was attractive.


"It's in an older tongue. I've only translated pieces of it." He turned slightly so that his opaque eyes were watching me. "Why do you want to know?"

"I was just curious about the history of my name and my family. I've heard many legends." I evaded telling him about kyuubi. "Do you think I could read it when you're done?"


His eyes seemed to spark at the mention of history. "I was looking for history on my family too." He turned back to the door. "I suppose that we could look through it in detention since I know you're going to be in there tomorrow."


"Hey that's not funny. It's not my fault that my teacher hates me."

"Whatever..." he sighed brushing stray tendril away from his face.


Ji-san looked up from his shelving books and noticed Neji sitting th He He raised an eye brow at me and then I knew it was coming.


"So what's up with this Naruto? Did you get tired of that other guy or is this an explicit relationship because this guy's older and more experienced?" he gave msnarsnarky grin.


I fumed at him. Neji gave me a sideways glance as I turned red with anger and embarassment. "You're a damned pervert." I snuffed while turning my back to the book seller. "Hyuuga-san is my private instructor.....for my vocal skills and stuff." I added to make it sound less scandalous.

"Don't be too loud now." he guffawed at his own perversion.

Stupid idiot. He was a cool guy, but some times he was too damned perverted, even for me. I was blushing terribly. It was so embarrassing. Like Neji would even bed me. First off he's four years older than me, secondly he's from a well known family with a big reputation, thirdly I'm a class defunct and probably highly unattractive to him. He was probably straight anyways. Neji kept a straight face denying that he'd heard anything Ji-san had said like it was a normal thing. That was odd, but then again he didn't so much as flinch when I kissed Umino-sensei. He was a wierd guy, a hot one, but a wierd one.

"Oi Naruto! Go ahead an close up so you can get along with your 'lessons'." Ji-san yelled as he pulled the door and locked it.


I sighed and went about the duties of closing up shop. When I was done I turned to Neji and beckoned him to follow me. He followed wordlessly through a dark stairwell. I pushed open the door to my apartment and stumbled into the darkness fumbling about for the lightswitch. The lights momentarily blinded me, but Neji, unaffected stepped through the door. He scanned the room and then set his bag down on a vacant chair.


"Hurry up I still I have homework to do." He took out some music while I closed and locked the door. "Here." he stated while shoving a piece of music at me and taking out a small object. "Sing the first note."


I squinted at the notes and then shyly sang the tone. He raised an eyebrow at me and told me to sing louder. I pushed more volume into my voice as he motioned upward with his thumb. He cut me off and set the black device down.

"You have a powerful set of lungs, and the note was perfectly in tune." he said matter of factly. "Staying in tune with another voice is a different matter though." He sang a note. I nearly died at how good his voice sounded, I mean I knew it was sexy when he talked really softly, but I hadn't expected such a rich baritone voice that had fully matured past puberty. "You're supposed to sing the same note and try to stay in tune with me."


"Oh right. Yeah." He started to sing again and I tried my own voice. I was nervous because I knew he was so good.

Neji looked at me for a moment. Then changed pitches. The two different notes sounded good together. I smiled and then started to improvise. He quirked an eyebrow at me but then started to sing some lyrics. I instantly recognized the words. My eyes widened. He was going to teach me how to sing like Hikou.


He stopped. "Before you say anything I'm doing this because she is a vocal genius. If you can achieve her range and cleaness to your voice then you'll be able to sing anything." His eyes narrowed. "Now, sing."


I sighed and started to sing again. Each time I hit a long note Neji would put his hand on my belly and push. It caused me to laugh a bit, but It seemed to make it easier to push notes out. Kyuubi was purring everytime Neji touch my stomach. I guess the sensation was like a dog getting his paddle point scratched to Kyuubi. Afterwards my stomach was tingling.

After my first lesson with Neji I watched him from the window as he walked under the moonlight. Raven hair and creamy skin, much like Sasuke's glimmered under the luminence. I sighed. Who knew that the world containted such gorgeous heartless bastards. I turned to go into my room and go about my nightly procedure.


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As predicted I was back in detention the next day, this time with a black eye. Surprisingly it wasn't from Sasuke. Sasuke was just ignoring me for the day with good reason too. Our little rendezvous in the music hall was already through the academy. Umino-sensei came and sat down with me examining my already fading bruise.


"How did you patronize Sasuke today?" He asked while handing me a cold gel pack for my eye.


"I didn't. Some one else made me mad." I avoided saying that I was actually defending Sasuke from an insult. Heck it surprised even me that I'd do that. "Nee...sensei.....How can you tell if you like some one?"


Umino gazed at me for a moment. "You have somebody in mind?" I shook my head blushing. He smiled at me. "Well...that depends...." A blush stained his cheeks. "You like spending time with them regardless of what you're doing. You always want to know more about them. You think about them a lot and sometimes even dream about them." his blush darkened at the last statement.

I sighed. It seemed to me like I had a crush on bastard Uchiha, and on Neji. Why did the world have to be so confusing? I heard the door click open and watched as Neji walked in. He was carrying a guitar case. I heard him mutter as he plopped himself down. Next thing I knew Sasuke was walking into, well stomping into the detention hall. His glare was more pronouinced today.


Umino-sensei looked up and sighed with exasperation. "Why are you in here today Sasuke? It's not Naruto's fault this time."


He sat down across from Umino and calmed his raging breathing. "Some people starting messing with me and calling me an ass fucker, so I punched them. They weren't really worth my time, but I don't feel like being in class with a bunch of losers today."


"Just like that?" I balked at him. "Why would you do that? Everybody loves you anyway, they'll forget it by next week."

"Shut up idiot. It's your fault you know. You're the one who played it up while all those people were there. Are you some sort of social masochist?!"

"My fault?! If you don't remember correctly you were the one to come on to me first. And it's not like it matters to me. No one likes me anyway."

"Why did you ask for a stupid kiss anyway? I already told you, you're not my type!"

"I was just playing along with your mean prank." I got up in his face. "Do not even try blaming me for your mess. It's not my problem." I ennunciated
with attitude.

His eyes narrowed at me and I could see the anger stirring behind them. "You are going to clean this mess up or no deal."


"What does it matter anyway? At least you won't have your annoying fanclub after you, and the deal was as long as I don't pull any more stuff like that." I snuffed at him.


"Moron..." he mumbled while turning away.

Umino sighed at us and rubbed his temples as if we were causing him to have a headache. I felt kinda sorry for the guy. He had been dealing with me for a long time and now put Sasuke-bastard into the picture and he's dealing with more crap than any teacher should have to take on. I admit was a bit moody, but Sasuke must have had some version of male PMS or something. He was especially pissy today while trying to blame me for his freaking social issues. Like I care. I'm a social outcast, and I care nothing for other peoples' stats. I stuck my tongue out at the back of his head as he glared at the wall.


"I saw that you idiot." he growled while tossing a pencil at me without even turning around.

I narrowly dodged it. Kyuubi started growling and I had to hold my stomach from the sloshy feeling that his mood was causing my stomach. Poor belly. I rubbed it soothingly, but no effect. If anthing, Kyuubi got more angry.


"Quiet down Kyuubi....." I hissed quietly while prodding at my raging belly.


"What the hell is your problem dead last? Nobody I know talks to their stomach."


"Shut up Sasuke-bastard!" I yelled. "I'll talk to my freaking stomach if I want to so just fuck off."



Apparently Neji was not in the mood to listen to our arguing and he whacked my head with the giant scroll he'd bought recently. "Do something not so loud. You need to conserve your voice for my uses." He narrowed his pearly eyes at me while thrusting the scroll in my face. "The first part is translated."


"Oh.....sorry." I sighed in embarassment while looking up at him and blushing. I took the scroll and moved to a chair next to the student aide. "Nee....Neji-kun..." He quirked an eyebrow at what I called him, but shrugged it off. I suppose he wasn't used to familiarities. "What do those mean?" I pointed to some faded kanji that looked like the ones on my stomach.

"I couldn't directly translate them. They seem to have something to do with a soul binding seal that the fourth hokage used on the nine-tails fox demon a long time ago." He was about to tell me something else, but he stopped and glared at Sasuke.


Sasuke's eyes were burning red with fury. What the fuck?! Was that jealousy that raged in those eyes? I gazed at the pair in front of me. Neji and Sasuke had suddenly become very frightening to me.


"Tell your boyfriend that I'm not trying to steal you." Neji stated in a deadpan voice before looking back at the scroll.


What the hell just happened?

A/N: Hey guys. Sorry this took longer to get out. Had a research portfolio due and then no access to the compy for a week, but I'm back now with new conflict! Yea! I know that this isn't steamy yet, but worry not, for that comes up soon.

To my AFNs:

SexySiriusBlack- I'm glad that the character things helped a bit. I'm trying to be unique but not cliched, which can sometimes be hard, but.....I cannot tell you when Sasuke is going to reveal feelings, that would spoil the whole story, but I will guarantee to you that it is soon.


Rune- Don't die please! *is in distress* I'm really glad you like it. I updated. I promise I'll be quicker so don't keel over.

Kirikouchan- I love Sasuke and Naruto stuff, but this does have a twist on it. Can't put them together right away. They gotta have the problems to make Sasuke realize how freaking dense he can be about emotions.

Kashshaptu- I likes cookies! O,O Anway yes! they did kiss, but much twisty stuf must happen before the citrus. ~_^

Hinata-sama- mrr? are you in two places? I'm glad you like my ficcie! *blushes* brilliant? well I dunno about that. I'm just a trusty college student writing on my obsessions.

Kellie- Glad you like so here is the next chappie. Hope you like.

Naru-chan- No need to bribe. I have it all right here. I'm glad you decided to read my fic and I'm even more glad that you like it. It seems a lot of people say that about this fic. I'm glad that I was able to impress you.

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Twilight Rose- Thank you for your kind über words. They made my day! Also thanks for the input, I just need to make sure I stay with it now. So for your kindness....another piece of the puzzle.

crys N.- I find a goth Naru very fun to write. I've been in that realm myself so I do indeed love to write about it. Don't feel alone in your gothybi-ness, I have many friends like that and they are all of the über cool variety. Anyway you are probably getting notified of my update right..................now!

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