Pretending at Love

Gaara shifted, turning to look at Sasuke, not caring that the other's cum was leaking out of him and drying quickly.



"What? Nothing," he said, giving him a weird look.



"Oh suuuure," Sasuke gave him a knowing look. "Aside from the fact that you seem to want to rip his fangirls to shreds, and that he blushes when you mentions Ino wanting you two to hook up... and that you get grumpy whenever Tenten tries, for the umpteenth time, to drag him into a date with her..." He smirked, knowing he had the upper hand.



"Aside from that, you moaned his name when you came!"



Gaara blushed, looking surprised for a second then grumpy. "...there's nothing going on," he restated.



"..." Sasuke looked at him for a while, contemplating what he had said, before a smirk spread on his lips.



"I think someone is crushing on our dear friend...!" He leaned in, licking Gaara's ear, amused at the fact.



Gaara's blush deepened and he shoved Sasuke away, though not so it would hurt. "Shut up!"



Chuckling, Sasuke just pulled him back for a proper hug. After all, he was happy his friend had found someone. And he knew that no matter what his feelings on the subject were, though he was sure they were positive, Neji would treat Gaara well.



"I'm just teasing, you know," he smirked.



Sighing, Gaara closed his eyes and rested his forehead against Sasuke's sternum, head tucked under his chin. He kept quiet for a while before speaking softly, "I don't want anything to change, though."



Blinking as Gaara seemed almost vulnerable, a side he rarely, almost never showed anyone, Sasuke sighed softly, hugging him close.



"What don't you want to change?" He asked after a while, not quite sure what Gaara was talking about.



Gaara struggled with himself, hating opening up and talking like this even when it was with his closest and, really, only friends.



"...Our friendship. Everything about it will change if I admit... that I..." he trailed off.



"It won't," Sasuke breathed out, relieved it wasn't anything else. "Other than you and I won't have sex anymore" he chuckled, rubbing Gaara's back gently, knowing the other boy hated showing this side of him, even though he knew he could trust him, and Neji. They had been friends since they were kids after all, and their friendship had survived worse things than one of them falling in love.



His lips twitched slightly but he shook his head. He brought an arm out and draped it over Sasuke's waist, bringing him somehow closer. Gaara didn't like change; he was scared of it.



"Things would be too different... Don't tell him."



"I'm not going to," Sasuke rolled his eyes. He would do lots of things for his friends, but telling Neji was Gaara's job. That was something he had to do on his own.



"And it won't be too different," he sighed, now that was the hard part; convince Gaara there was nothing to be scared of. There wasn't many things Gaara was scared of, but what he was scared of, he was very scared of. "Even if Neji doesn't like you back like that, and trust me, I think he does, he's not gonna change or treat you any different. That just.. wouldn't be him."



Gaara just stayed silent. He knew if he ever did tell Neji and he didn't like him back that his friend would act like nothing had changed. But he also knew that, whether or not they wanted it there, there would be an awkwardness created from that.



"You do realise Neji blushed when you said Ino wanted the two of you to hook up, right?" Sasuke smirked, trying to cheer his friend up a little. "Neji never blushes," he added for emphasis.



Gaara pulled away a little to look up at Sasuke, frowning a little, calculating. "No, he didn't," he said, paused, then asked, "Did he?"



"He did" Sasuke let out a soft chuckle, looking down at his redheaded friend, nodding. "You can ask Ino, I think she noticed too."



Gaara snorted, leaning back in and resting against Sasuke. "I'm not asking her; she's annoying," he said.



Sasuke rolled his eyes, pulling a blanket over them after a while, noticing the air was becoming chilly.



"Then you'll just have to take my word for it," he shrugged.



Gaara made a vague noise in the back of his throat, closing his eyes again and snuggling into his friend. He still wasn't sure if he'd ever tell Neji, but if what Sasuke said was true...



"Go to sleep," Sasuke murmured softly, wrapping both his arms more closely around his friend.



"Things'll turn out fine."



Gaara nodded absently, placing a small kiss on Sasuke's chest. He really didn't like sleeping; nightmares came too often to him for comfort, but when he was with his friends like this, it wasn't so bad.



----



Monday came around and Shikamaru was seriously considering faking illness to stay home. But he feared his mother more than Sasuke or what he could do (after all, his friends could handle themselves for one day).



So, reluctantly, he left for school, not looking forward, at all, to what the Uchiha undoubtedly had planned for them.



"There you are" Sasuke smirked as he caught sight of the Nara, having started to wonder if he was going to chicken out. Grabbing his hand just like that, he started walking with him towards their lockers, ignoring some of the cat-calls that was made after them.



"I was starting to wonder if you had planned skipping today."



Shikamaru scowled, flushing at the attention they were getting. Damnit, he didn't want to be looked at, that's why he never applied himself to anything.



"I wanted to," he muttered. He put away some of his things and took out what he needed from his locker, a little unnerved that the Uchiha knew which one was his and where it was.



Stopping at his own locker not far away, Sasuke just smirked at his reply. Taking out what he needed, he locked the locker again before cornering the Nara against the locker, leaning in so that his mouth was right by his ear.



"Tough luck then, Shika-kun," he purred, knowing that most people watching would think he was whispering either something sweet or dirty in his boyfriend's ear.



Shikamaru's blush deepened, this time in anger, though no one could tell the difference. "Don't call me that, Uchiha," he growled out softly. "Now move away."



"Tsk, tsk, it's Sasuke to you now that we're together," Sasuke smirked, pulling away a little before giving him a quick peck on the cheek. If he had to pretend dating someone for one week, he would make sure he had some fun while he was at it.



Shikamaru's eyes widened slightly and he glanced away, wishing he was back at home. Maybe he should have just dealt with his mom.



"Now come, or we'll be late, Shika-kun" Sasuke smirked, grabbing his hand again and pulling him along with him, again ignoring all the stares they were getting.



Shikamaru kept silent, just glaring at the back of Sasuke's head, glad that he didn't have class with his friends until later.



Entering the classroom, Sasuke gave a nod to Gaara and Neji before sitting down beside Shikamaru's desk instead of at his normal desk.



Gaara followed them with his eyes as Shikamaru sat down at his desk and slumped forward into his normal posture. The redhead smirked before leaning over and nudging Neji. "How long do you think he'll keep it up before Nara tries to deck him?" he asked in a whisper.



Smirking amused, Neji leaned in too, a small snort escaping him.



"Before lunch at least," he replied. "You?"



Gaara gave a small chuckle. "Depends on how thick he lays it on. If he's being perverted or a jerk, I give him an hour. Otherwise, yeah, lunch."



Just then, Sasuke pulled the Nara into his lap with a smirk, wrapping an arm around his waist for good measure. At least he could mess a little with the Nara before the teacher came, and Shikamaru wasn't too bad looking he supposed.



"He's being a pervert," Neji nodded, raising an eyebrow at the scene in front of them. "I give him half an hour."



Shikamaru let out a decidedly unmanly squeak in surprise and his face heated up again as he turned to glare at Sasuke again.



Gaara shook his head, a little surprised that Sasuke was pushing it this early. "Mm, no. Ten minutes."



"Ten bucks?" Neji asked, lips twitching slightly in amusement. It was like a car-crash; you just couldn't stop watching.



"No need to be embarrassed, Shika-kun" Sasuke smirked confidently up at his "boyfriend". "We are dating after all!"



Gaara smirked, turning his gaze onto Neji. "It's a bet."



Shikamaru's eyes narrowed further. "If you care, then, Sasuke, you'll respect my personal space."



"Deal," Neji smirked back at the redhead.



"Mmm, don't wanna," smirking, Sasuke gave him a seductive look that most of his fangirls would have died to have directed at them.



Gaara gave a nod before sitting up straight in his seat again, still watching the other two.



Shikamaru's face heated up again and he glanced away, scowling. He was getting a headache already.



Sitting up straight as well, Neji decided to pick up his books, going through today's lesson while they waited for the teacher to come, and while they waited for the Nara to slap or hit Sasuke.



Chuckling amused at the blush he was causing, Sasuke leaned back, though he still had an arm around Shikamaru's waist, to support the image that they were together.



Shikamaru squirmed uncomfortably in his lap, inwardly fuming. He was going to find a way to utterly humiliate Uchiha by the time the week was up.



"Careful with the squirming" Sasuke smirked, leaning in to whisper something in the brunette's ear. "You don't want something to poke you, now do you?"



Shikamaru froze, eyes widening before narrowing. He turned around, glaring, and slapped him. "Pervert," he hissed, forcefully pulling himself away back to his own seat.



Gaara snorted, looking back over at Neji with a smirk.



Chuckling as he raised a hand to his cheek, Sasuke gave him a lewd smirk, not fazed by the slap. "You're not that bad-looking you know, having you squirm in my lap too long would definitely cause a reaction." He chuckled, knowing he was most probably freaking out the other boy.



"Here," Neji pulled ten bucks up from his pockets, handing them to Gaara, an amused smirk in place. "You win."



Shikamaru glowered at the other boy, willing his blush down. "Go the fuck away, Uchiha," he muttered before leaning forward and burying his face in his folded arms.



Gaara took the money and pocketed it, smirk still in place. "Pleasure doing business with you," he joked.



Chuckling amused to himself, Sasuke leaned back, his feet on his desk. It didn't seem like Kiba was at school today, which was a relief; it wasn't like he enjoyed getting into fights.



"Oh no, pleasure's all mine," Neji gave him a rather gallant bow, pretending to be a gentleman, when he in reality was just teasing back.



A few minutes later, when Sasuke didn't bother him, Shikamaru finally let himself relax a little.



Gaara's smirk widened. "Oh, you'll get your pleasure," he practically purred.



Watching the boy he was supposed to date, Sasuke shook his head before closing his eyes. It was true what he had said; the other wasn't unattractive, but he doubted that just having him squirm in his lap would cause him to get aroused; he had too much regular sex for that, but he found that he enjoyed teasing him.



"Oh?" Neji smirked over at the smaller redhead. "I'm looking forward to that," he purred back.



"Skip next class, or after school?" Gaara asked, non-existent eyebrow raised in question.



Before Neji could answer, the door opened and the teacher waltzed in with a usual bad excuse about his lateness.



Rolling his eyes at the teacher's lateness, Neji leaned in close to the smaller boy, so close his breath tickled him as warm breath hit his ear.



"We're skipping next class," he whispered, smirking before sitting back, masking his excitement behind his normal, cool mask, not even his eyes betraying his inner thoughts.



A shiver ran up Gaara's spine and he nodded, smirk slipping a little. He knew it was normal; it was something they always did. But he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, though he hid it well.



Giving his friend a small smirk, Neji returned to focus on the lesson, knowing they would be out of there soon enough, doing more pleasurable things. Now they just had to decide where to do it. Maybe they would even go home to one of them.



Gaara couldn't be more happy when the class finished. He stood up and gathered his books, glancing over at Neji.



Nodding, Neji gathered his stuff as well, walking out of the classroom with a soft "bye" to Sasuke, expecting Gaara to follow. He also knew that Sasuke would cover for them; he probably knew exactly what they were up to.



Smirking to himself, Sasuke shook his head. "Those two..." he muttered to himself.



Gaara let out a long breath before following after Neji, probably looking like a lost puppy to some. He caught up, walking beside him. "So where to?"



"My place?" Neji asked, knowing that his uncle was busy working during the day, having a giant corporation to run, one his cousins Hinata and Hanabi was going to inherit one day, which didn't give them a chance to skip classes every now and then, having to get top-grades in all subjects. Besides, no one could guarantee that Gaara's older brother wasn't at home, skipping classes. And as much as Neji didn't care if someone knew they were fucking, he didn't exactly enjoy the rude interruptions.



Gaara nodded, a little relieved. Even if he knew Neji wouldn't care, he hadn't finished cleaning his room when he and Sasuke had fucked the day before.



-------



Chuckling as Gaara dropped down on his water-bed, Neji just watched him bounce up and down on it, knowing exactly how much the redhead liked that bed. Dropping down on it beside him, Neji smirked at his friend.



Gaara glanced over, eyes sparkling a little before he flipped over and crawled to him, slipping a leg over and straddling Neji.



"You going to top today?" Neji asked, smirking at the familiar feeling of being straddled by the other. Reaching down, he rubbed his thighs gently.



Gaara smirked, laying his arms over Neji's shoulders and draping them behind him. "Do you want me to?" he asked, pushing his face close to the others.



"I certainly wouldn't mind.." Neji smirked, his hands reaching up to grab the redhead's ass as he pulled on his lips with his teeth teasingly.



Gaara wiggled his hips, pushing back into the others hands. He snuck his tongue out and slipped it into Neji's mouth, closing his eyes.



Squeezing his bottom, Neji started groping him thoroughly as he returned the kiss, his own eyes staying open as he watched the redhead's face during the kiss.



Gaara let out a soft mewl into the kiss, bringing his hands up and threading them together behind Neji's head.



Groaning slightly, Neji deepened the kiss a little, playfully nipping and tugging on Gaara's lower lip with his teeth, before he swiped his tongue into the redhead's mouth, his tongue-piercing clinking slightly against teeth.



Gaara ran his tongue along Neji's, opening his mouth a little wider, and ground down against the Hyuuga.



"Mmh!" Neji let out a soft moan as he fondled the redhead's behind, helping him grind against him. Wrapping his own tongue around Gaara's he sucked on it gently.



Gaara groaned, slipping his hands down and starting to tug off Neji's shirt.



Pulling back a little, Neji started unbuttoning his own shirt, slipping it off himself before he started working on Gaara's shirt.



Gaara watched Neji, letting his hands rove over his chest once both shirts were off, rubbing against his nipples.



Groaning slightly, Neji reached for Gaara's ass again, making him grind against him again, just as he lifted his hips a little.



Gaara smirked and rolled his hips against Neji's, leaning forward and nipping at his neck.



"Ah.." gasping softly, Neji's eyes slid shut. Tilting his head, he gave the redhead more access to his sensitive spot, making him hiss a little in pleasure.



Gaara chuckled, chest rumbling against Neji, and latched his mouth onto the flesh before him, sucking greedily and tonguing it.



"Mm, Gaara.." moaning his name softly, Neji ground their hips together again, breath hitching slightly.



Gaara shivered lightly, erection twitching beneath his clothes, and gently pushed Neji back flat on the bed, the movement disturbing the water and making them lift up and down for a few seconds.



Breathing faster than normal, Neji made short process of their pants, throwing them carelessly away before he pulled the smaller boy down for another kiss, not even bothering to comment on how his ribs were showing. He would bring a double bento to school tomorrow though.



Gaara groaned softly, erections sliding together. He slipped his tongue back into Neji's mouth, hips pushing and moving against his.



Groaning as well, Neji bucked his hips up, wanting more friction.



Gaara thrust his hips down, bringing his legs up and wrapping them around Neji's keeping him anchored down on the bed. He broke the kiss, panting softly and half smirking down at him.



Making sure the other didn't see, he snuck a hand down and carefully wiggled two fingers into himself.



"You're planning something," Neji said, his breathing coming in soft pants as he watched his friend, recognising the look on his face. However, he didn't attempt getting the other off; he had decided to top, and Neji would let him.



Gaara's smirk only widened. "Don't worry, Neji-kun," he purred out, "you'll like it." He added a third finger when he felt he could handle it, schooling his face at any pain.



Shivering lightly as the purr, Neji sat up slightly, kissing the redhead's ear. "I'll take your word for it," he murmured, nipping gently on his earlobe.



Gaara let his eyes close, a soft groan slipping past his lips. After a few more seconds, he pulled his hand back, moving it over to Neji's member and gripped it lightly, pumping and spreading the precum.



"Gh.. nnnh... G-gaara.." Struggling to keep his eyes open, Neji wrapped an arm around his waist. Once the redhead stopped, he panted softly before looking up, worried that he might be hurting the other boy.



Gaara panted, keeping his eyes closed as he adjusted to fit Neji, resting his hands on his chest. He was slightly longer than Sasuke and he always seemed to fit right, naturally resting against his prostate.



"I didn't hurt you?"Neji asked in a quiet voice, forcing himself to sit still and let the other adjust.



Gaara opened his eyes, looking down Neji. He shook his head, experimentally rocking his hips back and letting out a small moan as he dug into his spot.



Letting out a soft moan himself, Neji grabbed a hold on his hips, helping him move a little, slowly at first, then a little faster. Angling himself so he would brush that spot inside the other.



Gaara let his eyes shut again after a while, back arching naturally as he rode up and down on the Hyuuga. He shuddered, mouth opening in a silent moan.



Watching the smaller boy ride him with half-lidded eyes, Neji let his hands wander; gently flicking his nipples and groping what flesh he could reach.



Gaara let out small gasps and groans, hands clenching a little. "N-Neji..." he murmured.



Breath hitching slightly from having his name called like that, Neji couldn't help the soft moan escaping himself before he helped the redhead to move faster, wanting more.



Gaara had trouble breathing for a second, too much pleasure building up from successive thrusts right into his bundle of nerves. He threw his head back with a moan as it snapped and he came, spilling onto the both of them.



Quivering slightly as Gaara clamped down on him, Neji let out a breathy moan as he came inside the other, pushing him down on his own erection when he did.



Breathing heavily as he came down from his high, Neji looked dazedly up at his friend.



Gaara moaned softly at the heat of the other's seed, slumping down tiredly on top of him, Neji's cock still buried deep in him.



Chuckling slightly at the sight, Neji pulled him down on top of him, giving him a gentle kiss on the corner of his mouth as his arms wrapped around him.



Gaara smiled, cracking open one eye to look at Neji. He relaxed against him, fighting off a blush.



Reaching up with one hand, Neji absent-mindedly let his hands slide through the short, red hair, tousling it up some more. It was something he did almost every time after they had fucked, liking the red-heads slight curls.



Letting his eye close again, Gaara made a pleased noise in the back of his throat. He enjoyed it when Neji did that; it was comforting and that was something he had grew to crave over the years.



Smiling lightly at the noise Gaara made, Neji groaned a little as his now flaccid member slid out of the boy, but didn't make a sign to move. Only reaching out for a blanket, he draped it over them, never pausing in fondling and playing with those enticing red locks.



Gaara shivered lightly, muscles contracting at the loss, but otherwise didn't move, more than content to lay on and cuddle with his more-than-friend.



Closing his eyes, Neji gave the redhead's forehead a gentle kiss before he closed his eyes, hand still buried in those red locks.



Gaara flushed slightly, peeking an eye open again before closing it the next second. It didn't take too long before he could feel himself start to drift off.



Already asleep, the hand that wasn't buried in soft red curls slid down, unconsciously groping Gaara's asscheek. Making a soft noise in his sleep, Neji shifted so Gaara was laying more comfortably on top of him.



Gaara chuckled sleepily before falling asleep; really, his friends were such perverts.



------



At school, Sasuke was sighing in boredom as he looked at the watch. Time was passing slowly, and the boy beside him was asleep so he couldn't even get some entertainment from teasing him. Damn, Sasuke was starting to wish he had left with his friends; it wasn't often they fucked all three of them at the same time.



The bell for the class to end woke up Shikamaru. He grumbled slightly, sitting up with a yawn.



"Finally awake sleeping beauty," Sasuke smirked at him from where he was sitting, amused with how much the other was able to sleep.



"How you haven't dropped out of school yet, I have no clue."



Shikamaru glowered at Sasuke. "...I can't. My mother would kill me," he muttered, not sure why he'd given a response.



Lips twitching, Sasuke sighed. They still had two lessons left; history and geography, two subjects he could really care less about. He wanted to skip those classes, he realised, but if he walked off alone without his 'boyfriend', people would be suspicious. Damn, he hated how Sakura was in most of his classes.



"Let's skip the next classes," he said suddenly, looking over at the lazy boy.



Shikamaru frowned, studying the other boy for a minute before hesitantly nodding. "Alright," he said, agreeing that it was a good idea. He really wanted to get outside and cloud-gaze.



"But no funny stuff," he warned.



Chuckling, Sasuke leaned in a little, smirking.



"And what's considered 'funny stuff'?" he asked, amused. This boy was probably as virginal as they came. It was fun to mess with.



Shikamaru blushed, leaning the other way and keeping the same distance. "No groping or anything more," he said, trying to glare as best he could.



Rolling his eyes, Sasuke got up, gathering his books.



"Fine, no groping," he gave a slight nod, not mentioning he could do several other things that was not groping.



"Or anything worse than that," Shikamaru pressed, standing up with his bag.



"Yeah yeah" Sasuke rolled his eyes again, walking out of the classroom, waiting until they were alone before adding the next part.



"You're not sexy enough to jump anyway."



Shikamaru scowled, speeding up a little and brushing past the Uchiha as he made his way out of the school and onto the grounds, heading for one of the usual spots he stayed in when skipping.



Chuckling amused at how the Nara seemed to get riled up, Sasuke followed the other boy outside, letting him decide where they were going.



Shikamaru dropped down beneath a large tree, slumping against it sulkily, not even sure why he was sulking. God damnit; less than a day and the Uchiha was messing with his mind!



"Now what's with the pout?" Sasuke purred amused, sitting down beside him and leaning in seductively. "Not disappointed I said I wouldn't touch you are we?" He smirked, licking his cheek lightly before pulling back.



Shikamaru shot him another glare and angrily wiped at his cheek, scooting further away. "No," he snapped. "I'm disappointed that you followed me."



Chuckling, Sasuke just scooted after him, taking his hand in his. "It would look strange if I didn't, seeing as you're supposed to be my boyfriend." He smirked, reminding he had agreed to do this, if albeit a bit unwilling.



Shikamaru took his hand back, still glaring. "And no one's out here watching," he pointed out. "We don't have to pretend to like each other now."



"Perhaps not, but there are plenty of people in there," Sasuke replied calmly, pointing to the school, indicating that people could be watch from the windows.



Shikamaru's scowl deepened. "You're paranoid, Uchiha," he said. "No one's going to be looking out and searching specifically for us."



"You'd be paranoid too if you had a horde of stalkerish fangirls after you!" Sasuke snapped, scowling at the other boy. Honestly, he could be such a brat! An annoying brat too.



Shikamaru rolled his eyes before getting comfortable against the tree. "Troublesome, whatever," he muttered, giving a vague wave with his hand as he closed his eyes.



Giving him an annoyed glare, Sasuke did the same beside him, trying to ignore his annoying presence.



Shikamaru smirked to himself, glad that Sasuke had shut up if only for a while. He got restless after a minute and moved so he was laying fully on the grass, legs closer to the tree and gazed up at the sky, eyes following the clouds lazily.



"Is this what you do in your spare-time?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow, glancing at the other boy that was watching the clouds. He smirked to himself, had he been a rapist, he'd have thought the other boy was the perfect victim. Luckily for Shikamaru he was not.



"...some of the time," he said, not giving any more information. If he wanted more information he'd have to be nicer.



"Some of the time... what do you do you do the rest of the time?" Sasuka asked, knowing he had to get to know the other better, unless he wanted someone to discover their lie.



Shikamaru sighed and lifted his head up, too lazy to lift up his whole upper body. "Do you really want to know, or is this talk just for the quote-unquote relationship?"



Sasuke watched him for a while, before sighing.



"A little of both," he had to admit, huffing. "But fine, just don't answer."



Shikamaru frowned, laying his head back down without another word. After a few minutes he let out another sigh. "I play shogi, sometimes my friends convince me to even enter tournaments," he said. "And sometimes I play video games."



Well, gee, Sasuke thought to himself sarcastically, this guy had a wide range of hobbies didn't he? Sasuke on the other hand, had no clue about shogi, having never played it. His father had never bothered teaching him like he had his brother, possibly because these days he just didn't have the time when their corporation business, which was almost as big as the Hyuuga corporation, were going so well, or because he had always favoured Itachi. Well, it wasn't like Sasuke cared anymore. He had stopped caring about that years ago.



His eyes narrowed up at the sky when he didn't get a response. So much for trying to be friendly. Wondering why he was even still bothering, he spoke again, "My family also owns the local deer park, so I help around there a lot."



"A deer park?" Sasuke asked, slightly amused. That was certainly random, and it sounded strange, but when he thought about it, he supposed he liked the idea of a park with deer.