Colors

*Oh gosh! Thanks for the lovely reviews and I must say that psycho analysis was pretty accurate. I had hoped that someone would pick that out and I didn’t think anyone would as I had tried to highlight the differences in as subtle a matter as I could afford. So I’m happy you did Splitpersona. Anyway, glad all of you enjoyed the last chapter very much. Here’s Chappie 9. Apologies if I’ve made any spelling errors. I’ve been sick in bed for the past two days so my mind has turned into a bit of a fuzz ball for now.

Also, as I’m going to be completely drowned in work in the coming days, am posting one more for your reading pleasure.

Thanks again for the encouraging reviews.

Onward to chappie 9!!

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Chapter 9

Neji turned to look at his clock, it was 10.00 p.m. He wondered briefly who would be paying him a visit on a Sunday night. Closing the doors to his art room where he had been working on his next collection, he made his way to answer the intercom, which was ‘dinging’ furiously now. He clicked the button and saw Naruto standing there, eyes clearly tearful. Neji’s heart instantly began pumping furiously as he felt panic rush through him.

“Wait Naruto, I’ll be down in a sec.”

When Neji reached the lobby, he found a rather disheveled Naruto and he nearly broke at the sight of the miserable blonde. Naruto walked towards his friend and collapsed into his arms. Neji had to steady himself to support the weight of his limp friend who was now sobbing slightly into his T-shirt. He embraced Naruto warmly in effort to calm the bereaved man.

“Come on Naruto, let’s go upstairs before the security guards have a field day with this show.” Naruto stood up abruptly and roughly wiped the tears away before walking past Neji towards the lift. Neji waved his key card and the lift took the two men directly to the penthouse of Roppongi hills, Neji’s mansion in the sky. Aside from being an artist, Neji was also helping his cousin manage Hyuuga Corporation, one of the oldest and richest families in Japan which had dealings in timber and precious minerals. This allowed him to maintain one of the largest accommodations in the heart of Tokyo city, next to the one maintained by Uchiha Itachi of course.

As soon as the lift opened, Naruto stumbled into the lounge and flopped onto one of Neji’s white leather couches. He vaguely noted his surroundings and the clinical aspect of the whole decor, stainless steel and white adorning almost everything, which left him wondering how on earth Neji ever managed painting anything colorful at all. Meanwhile, Neji left the blonde to grab a couple of glasses of warm water, which Naruto accepted gratefully upon being served. Neji sat himself at the other edge of the 3-seat couch, away from his gloomy friend. He was afraid of getting any closer in case he found himself doing more than just cheering him up. After all, the top 3 buttons of Naruto’s shirt had come undone to expose a fair amount of juicy tanned skin and he had had a hand in picking what he thought Naruto would look best in.

Neji waited quietly before deciding to start the casual chat.

“Shall I say I told you so.”

“Don’t lecture me Neji. I knew what I was getting in to. I just wasn’t prepared for it to affect me this much. I thought I was over it. I just have no idea why I should feel so bad about it.”

“Sigh… what did he do?”

“I told him about how I started the gallery with Jiraya’s help and he called me a porn star which graduated into the Hollywood hall of fame of the art world. Said he hoped I didn’t have to fuck anyone to get the gallery.” Naruto gulped the water down quickly having been dehydrated from shedding an immense amount of tears, something he hadn’t done in a long while.

Neji flinched at the remark. That was really harsh of Sasuke, if not one of the worse insults he’d thrown the blonde so far.

“Ouch.”

“Yeah, tell me about it.”

“Well, anyone would be affected by a statement like that. You know Sasuke’s just Sasuke so shrug it off.”

“I… can’t…. I don’t know why but he’s… ugh… I ….I’m just really… pained. I mean, seriously. Why the fuck should I bother with a prick like him? Why must I be so bloody affected by every single bleedin’ thing he does? I hate myself.”

“Naruto, don’t go there. He’s not worth you hating yourself and you really have nothing to hate.”

“Well, there must be something wrong with me.”

“There’s nothing wrong with you.”

“Then why the fuck can’t I let this go.”

Neji wondered how it was possible that the Casanova before him, the person who had been through so many relationships and was an expert at telling whether someone was interested in his advances so easily could be so poor at deciphering his own emotions. He thought carefully about it and realized that maybe, Naruto was actually gay and had never really felt any contact from someone of the same sex, except for that one exceptional mock kiss Neji had given him. He realized that his blonde friend would either one day explode from his feelings or end up killing himself having been confused. Thus he decided to get Naruto to admit his innervations for the sadistic prick.

Neji scooted closer over to Naruto’s side of the couch and casually flung his right arm across the blonde’s tense shoulders.

“Neji… what are you … up to?”

“Do you really wanna know why Sasuke has such an effect on you?”

Naruto stared into Neji’s clear grey eyes. They were currently sending small electric currents down his spine but he didn’t find it extremely uncomfortable, just odd.

“Yeah, but what does this have to do with you invading my personal zone?”

“Naruto, close your eyes.”

“Neji… what…”

“You want me to help or not? Close them and I promise I won’t do anything funny.” Neji’s face was now lingering inches apart from Naruto’s, his left arm moved to support himself on the arm rest next to his friend and he leaned in slightly further to trap the slightly quivering blonde within his arm’s confinements.

“You promise?” The blue eyed blonde said softly, his words lightly carressing Neji’s face; his friend treasuting the breathy brush of contact secretly.

“I promise.”

Naruto closed his eyes.

“Now, you remember what Sasuke looked like this evening?”
Naruto peeked one eye opened and lifted a suspicious eyebrow.

“I said close them.” The blonde obeyed once more.

“So, do you remember what Sasuke looked like?”

“Yes.”

“So tell me, what was he wearing?” Neji stated each sentence seductively.

“Ehm, he erm… had on a blue shirt and black pants.”
Neji shifted his hand from the arm rest to caress Naruto’s forearm slowly, which made his blue eyed friend shudder slightly at the touch. However, Naruto didn’t shy away from the contact and he decided to give into his curiosity to see where it would lead to.

“In further detail, Naruto.”

“Well, he had a dark blue shirt on, which he left unbuttoned at the top.”

“Go on…,” Neji had shifted his caress to softly feel Naruto’s abs through his shirt, the blonde not showing signs of rejecting his fondling actions.

“He had on a silky black tie and tight black pants.”
Neji leaned in further and whispered into Naruto’s ear.

“Tell me about the color of his skin.”

“It was pale and ….flawless,” Naruto answered in a hypnotic like state having been lost in Neji’s expert seductions through whispered words that tickled the sensitive hairs around his ears and the gentle caresses from Neji’s skillful movements.

“And his lips?” Neji nibbled playfully onto Naruto’s ear lobe and the blonde’s body began heating up.

“…. His lips were…” Neji’s free hand traced Naruto’s lower abdomen before landing right onto Naruto’s groin and as he gave a firm squeeze the blonde was suddenly made aware of a very hard erection. His eyes fluttered opened and he glared at Neji.

“What the fuck are you doing?!”

“I guess I’ve answered your question.” Neji removed himself, dismissing all contact from the blonde and ceasing himself from forcefully going any further as he felt his own erection throb unyieldingly.

Silence ensued.

“Oh …. No….” Naruto exclaimed, realization finally dawning upon him about his sexuality and he buried his head into his hands. Neji got up from his seat and as he was leaving to go to his bedroom he felt the blonde catch his hand.

“Neji, I….”

“Naruto, I don’t want to be mean, but you have to figure this one out on your own.” Neji’s voice was choked. He realized he had just lost to the Uchiha and no matter how much affection he had poured onto his blonde friend these past years, he would never be able to take the place of the dark haired angel that was carved into Naruto’s heart. He was devastated with the thought as Naruto’s realization meant that he had to face his own dilemma.

“Neji, I’m sorry. Maybe…. Maybe… I knew but,…. I didn’t wanna say it, because saying it means I’d lose you too doesn’t it?” Naruto started sobbing again. “Fuck… I’m one selfish bastard.” Neji stopped. He didn’t expect that from Naruto. He turned back to find his friend in a defeated state, hanging his head low and shedding tears.

“You were afraid to lose me?” Neji sat himself down next to Naruto, their hands still entwined.

“Yeah, I’ve sort of known for some time now about your affections for me but I didn’t really want to face it. So when you confessed, I knew it would change everything. I didn’t wanna ruin what we already had…. I guess”

“Then what about Sasuke?”

“That’s where I hit a brick wall. I’m stupid isn’t it? I have something so good in front of me and I keep running into an electric fence.” Naruto lifted his watery sapphire eyes and looked longingly at Neji.

“Fuck Neji.. I don’t know what’s wrong with me ….But the truth is, I don’t think a person like me deserves you.”

Neji couldn’t bare it any longer. He pulled Naruto into a tight embrace and fought to control his entire being from taking the blonde there and then. He felt hurt but at the same time, he understood what Naruto was going through. With his uncle’s reputation looming overhead it was hard for the blue eyed man to indulge too far in his sexualities, for fear he’d become the very title people had bestowed upon him. He lifted a hand to hold Naruto’s cheek, tilting his head backwards.

“Neji…” the blonde whispered, in an almost alluring manner.

“You know Naruto, you’re in a pretty vulnerable state. But I’ll be damned if I took advantage of you now. So I’ll settle for having you sleep next to me tonight. Will that help?” He asked gently, a small smile on his face as he tried desperately to comfort the sadness in Naruto. His efforts were rewarded when the blonde returned his smile.

“You pervert.”
Neji shoved Naruto away.

“Fine, sleep on the couch.”

“I didn’t say no. Stop being such a spoilt sport.”

“Then hurry up, tomorrow’s a Monday and unlike some people, I have to get up early.”

“Yippee!”

Neji shook his head at the blonde’s animated reaction and began to wonder if it was at all wise to pose the invitation. He would have to muster all of his will power to not give in to his desires. But he knew Naruto needed to have someone beside him, to show him that there was always somebody he could depend on at times like these. Naruto always slept easier with either Shikamaru or Neji by his side when his mind was deeply troubled and tonight wasn’t going to be an exception.

Naruto climbed into Neji’s bed after changing into a pair of Pajamas that Neji handed him and being forced to brush his teeth with a spare tooth brush. He leaned on his side as he looked downwards into Neji’s serene form.

“Naruto, stop staring or I’ll make sure you’ll have a really sleepless night.” Neji threatened with his eyes closed.

“K, goodnight.” Naruto switched his bedside lamp off and hurriedly lied down, pulling the covers over his shoulder.

Minutes later, Naruto found himself sinking into the warmth of the comforters and giving in to his impulses, he turned towards Neji, flung one arm around his companion’s chest and entered into deep sleep.

Neji lifted a hand to cover Naruto’s which had rested over his beating heart.

“Goodnight, Naruto…” and he let sleep take him over.

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Naruto fluttered his eyelids open with the morning sun hitting straight onto his face. Still seeing blurry images, he vaguely made out a mass of long black hair. His mind flew in alarm as he tried to arrange all the memories of his past night in order for him to remember where he’d been, who he had spoken to and most importantly, who the fuck he had picked up. He then realized that the window was on the wrong side of the bed which meant that he wasn’t in his own apartment. Not bothering to search his memories further, he groaned inwardly and tried to slowly tear himself away from the covers in an effort to escape from the would-be one-night-stand. As he tip toed himself to a desk chair where his clothes had been arranged neatly, he heard a voice from the bed.

“Naruto, I’m not some bitch you picked up from the club so stop acting idiotic.”

Neji slowly sat up in his bed and smiled at his friend who he found irresistibly cute in his sneaky state. This reminded Naruto that he had been out yesterday with Sasuke, which had ended horribly and then landed him into the comforts of his close friend. Although the painful memories returned, he felt relief envelope his being at the sight of a familiar face.

“Phew, I thought I did it again.”

“Please don’t sound like Britney and you better go wash yourself up. Shikamaru’s going to pick me up for our run soon and I don’t think he should see you here.”

“Oh, erm why?”

“Well, I obviously couldn’t tell you about ‘you’ isn’t it?”

“Yeah, but what’s wrong with seeing me here?”
Neji sighed.

“… nevermind.” He didn’t want to upset his friend by telling him that Shikamaru had been warning Neji about his lost cause much like they had been telling Naruto about Sasuke being nothing but trouble. He decided to stomach the lecture from Shikamaru which he new he’d receive later. After all, its not like he didn’t know what he was in for, unfortunately, he just couldn’t control that part of him which wanted to make sure Naruto’s hurt was extinguished.

“Neji…”

“What?”

“You didn’t do anything other than the couch thing last night, did you?”

Neji flung a pillow in Naruto’s direction.

“Go wash up Naruto!”

“Ok, ok! No need to get pissed. Geez.”

Naruto headed into the bathroom for his shower. Neji’s bath was ridiculously large as it not only housed a shower and a Jacuzzi but a long tropical pool, which Naruto assumed was supposed to mimic a hot spring. He undressed himself and stepped into the shower, blasting cold water to wake himself up a bit more before adjusting the temperature to something more tolerable. As he soaped himself, he remembered the point Neji had proven and he realized that perhaps he was gay and if not bisexual. He wondered if all those years of dealing with his uncle’s porn had turned him into some kind of sex craving horn dog and he cringed at the thought. Perhaps he did deserve the porn king title. He thought about yesterday and wondered if what Neji did was just a one shot fluke. Maybe he wouldn’t have the same feelings today and was only fueled by an overload of emotions previously. Taking a deep breath he decided to try and think about Sasuke. He thought about the way he looked, standing next to the Gamballa, about his lips, the exposed pale skin and the slightly tight pants which he knew wrapped around well built buttocks. In his imagination, Sasuke had walked right up to him and pulled him into an urgent deep kiss.

Naruto opened his eyes, startled that he could concoct such a dream and realized at the same time, realized the throbbing feeling of his fully swollen cock. *Fuck!*. He looked down at his engorged manhood and it occurred to him that it had been a while since he provided it some action. But he wasn’t really ready to admit the feelings he had for the ‘lone wolf’ yet. So he decided to settle for a straight forward routine. He wrapped his hand around his member and started pumping. He concentrated fully on pleasuring himself and on the surging vibes with each stroking action. It felt good and it didn’t take him long before he was jerking his hips into his hand vigorously as his body gave into the want for more. He placed a hand against the wall to steady himself as he quickened his pace. Finally, he relieved himself and muffled a soft moan as jets of cum shot out and flowed away with the shower stream. He then continued washing himself as he enjoyed the sensations of the warm water and let the buzzing endorphins encapsulate his body.

After drying himself, Naruto finished dressing and entered the dining area where the table was laid with various cereals, most being the healthy wheat kind, fruits and some pancakes. His mouth watered and he dug in hungrily, having built an appetite from his little work out as well. Neji then entered the room and sat at the head of the table, next to Naruto.

“Firstly, next time, PLEASE use the guest bath room in the morning as I usually have everything I need in the master one.”
Naruto stopped chewing his food.

“Also, lock the door when you shower in someone else’s home.”
Naruto stared dumbfounded at Neji.

“Finally, at least have the decency to not masturbate in MY shower, thanks.”

Naruto turned beetroot red. “Oh, erm, sorry.”

“Its ok Naruto, just don’t tempt me to walk in an offer you a hand.”
Neji let out a giggle, much to Naruto’s comfort and the two laughed off the awkwardness together. What Naruto didn’t know was that Neji had resorted to his own measures of relief in the guest bathroom after seeing the unforgettable sight before him and Neji decided that it would be his own little secret to keep.

The intercom buzzed and Neji got up to check on it. Minutes later he arrived with Shikamaru by his side.

“Hey Shika!” Naruto greeted enthusiastically.
Shikamaru’s eyes widened a little and he turned to give Neji a questioning look. Neji avoided his gaze and proceeded to sit down and finish up his breakfast.

“Hi. Well, should I ask what you’re doing here Naruto?”

“Erm… err….”

“He got pissed drunk last night and couldn’t find his way home. I stumbled upon him and brought him back here.” Neji answered on behalf of Naruto coolly. He knew that if Shikamaru heard about the blonde’s night out with Sasuke that they would both be in for a very tiresome lesson on “What did I tell you?” and it was enough that Neji was going to undergo severe interrogation during his run with his friend later. With that, Shikamaru decided to let the matter slide and to take it up individually with Neji and Naruto later. He just hoped that the two hadn’t done anything too stupid, yet.

TBC

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