Title: Crimson Angel
Authoress: Darka-chan
Summary: After Hyuuga Neji broke up with him in the most cruel way imaginable, Gaara left for three years, but now he's back… NejixGaara, duh

Chapter 8

The grammar nazi word has refuses to work on this computer somehow... Deal with me T.T;;

"And these are the faces of the great leaders that have taken care of this country in the past." Neji points out, glancing at the smaller boy next to him.

Gaara does his best to appear interested, nodding faintly. Seriously? This entire 'sightseeing date' feels like a complete drag to him... Neji has taken him to parts he has already seen oh so many times, smiling this 'good guy' smile all the way and promising him each time that the next place will be even better then the last. Granted, for someone new to Konohagakure these places would be great to see, showing that Neji really does know his things but that doesn't change the fact that for Gaara, who has lived here years ago, this is all the same bull he passed in his daily life in the past. It's almost like Konohagakure's time has stopped when he left; there hasn't even been a new shop for as far as he can see.

Neji glances at his watch before smiling at Gaara. "It's nearing dinner time, is there a specific time you need to be home or will you allow me to take you to the finest ramen stand in town?" he offers.

'Such a gentleman...' Gaara thinks, slightly sarcasticly. "I still have some time I guess..."

"Brilliant!" Neji exclaims. If Gaara didn't know better, he'd say that Neji was honestly happy he could take him out for food, however he knows better, a lot better...

Naturally, Gaara isn't in the least surprised that they wind up in front of Ichiraku Ramen, the place that he seriously hoped never to having return to. All the times Naruto dragged him to this particular stand have caused him to have a psychological allergy towards ramen, really. However, for the good of the plan he can't really decline the offer...

Pushing the matter out of his head, he begrudgingly followes Neji inside.

"TEME! THAT'S MY RAMEN!"

Gaara tries to suppress a groan. 'Can it get even worse...'

Neji's eyes narrow slightly as he sees the backs of his best friend and said best friend's toy. Of course, he should've thought about the possibility that he would have a run-in with the two and he can almost feel his brains twitch over not having thought about it. 'Oh well' he thinks, glancing back at Gaara and taking in the impassive face 'Nothing to spoil my plans...'

Upon feeling Neji's eyes on him, Gaara glances up before 'shyly' looking away again, pretending to miss the smirk that passes over the Hyuuga's lips for a split second. However, that smirk is enough to confirm his suspicions; Hyuuga Neji, the hearththrob of Konohagakure, really is planning to turn him into a toy again... And he wishes the other good luck.

Obidian eyes shift to the two newcomers before a smirk grows on pale lips. "Ah, Hyuuga, Sabaku." Sasuke nods at the two in greeting. "Fancy meeting you here..." he says softly, a somewhat sly tone to his voice.

'That bastard... He knew I was going to take Gaara here after showing him around...' Neji thinks, narrowing his eyes slightly "Uchiha." he greets back.

"Won't you join us?" Sasuke invites kindly, motioning for the two empty seats on his other side.

Half in his mind to say no, Neji rolls his eyes. "But of course." His best friend/nemesis isn't really who he wants to see when aquiring a new toy but he'll manage. He still needs to Uchiha, after all; the Hyuuga knows it's hardly wise to have the other against him. He glances at Gaara who has remained silent through out this entire ordeal (ignoring that the Sabaku hasn't been talking much over the course of the day) before smiling at him. "Let's sit down, shall we?"

Gaara nods lightly, following the taller boy to the seats, taking place at one of the seats, the Hyuuga in between the Sabaku and the Uchiha.

"What would you like?" Neji questions, glancing at Gaara.

"Ah... What do you reccomend?"

Again, Neji tries to hide the smirk. Creating an opening to have the same meal as him? Cute. Very cute, actually. He can already see the progress he is making with this...

"PORK!" Naruto interferes loudly, letting the Sabaku know what he himself recommends.

The Uchiha, Hyuuga and Sabaku all try to suppress the twitch their eyebrows want to make at the same time, all of them seeing the blonde as a nussance to their plans. Naruto merely grins his 'how can you hate me when I'm so cute' grin at them, making the twitching easier to keep down. Really, after seeing the happy-go-lucky blonde that entheusiastic over something small, how can you stay mad?

Gaara narrowes his naturally slanted eyes slightly at the blonde. Oh, he has no problems hating the Uzumaki, none at all...

Well, a bit of a bigger explenation on why I took so long to post the previous chapter and all the other fics; I kinda grew out of my Naruto obsession, so I'm slowly but surely trying to wrap an end to it… Better yet, even though I still have several plottwists which I want done in this, I can already see the ending myself.
Of course, I don't want to rush it too much so about… Hmm… 10 more chapters, give or take? Considering the story line and length of the chapters that is still pretty much rushing it but at least I don't go
And a huge ass storm came down on Konoha, drowned everyone, everyone died, the end, boo hoo
Which should count for something!
I hope, at least.
Lookie! The comment made the chap over 1k!
I'm so good~ :heart: