Yo! I had the urge to add in a chapter 3. Haha, It's not as angsty as the first chapter, I can assure you. Probably, the most angsty part is at the part where Itachi comes in. Yep! Traitor Itachi comes into the picture, at last! xD Hahaha. Hope you have fun with this chapter! Enjoy!

"This is the life!" Neji laughed as he stifled a yawn. It was way past midnight, so what was he doing here, way out here in the open? The answer was just beside the Hyuuga. "How troublesome, had I known you would be this annoying I wouldn't have introduced you to my beloved cloud-watching spot." Shikamaru groaned. Neji rolled his eyes, "Yeah right, Nara. Like you wouldn't," Shikamaru raised his eyebrow, "What makes you think otherwise?" Neji pondered over it for a while, "Because you're stupid?" Shikamaru sighed. Oh, he was in for a lot of hell.

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"Fuck." Itachi felt the sharp metal blade cut through his pale skin as blood began dripping out of the wound. He has been out of sorts lately. He even thought of committing suicide one time. He sighed deeply. Why? Why did he cause such a misunderstanding? That's because you're stupid enough to let your feelings get the better of you. He hit the dining table with his wounded hand. For a normal person, it would have hurt so badly. But to Uchiha Itachi, he couldn't feel any pain at all. Why? The reason would have to lie with Hyuuga Neji.

That's all he had been thinking about these few months. He hated himself for the incident. Not only has he caused an even bigger gap between his partner, he also made Sasuke's and Neji's relationship sour- resulting in Sasuke not wanting to talk to him anymore. All he wanted was for Neji to like him even more as a boyfriend. Was that too much to ask? I guess so, huh? He felt a salty tear trickle down his seemingly emotionless face. After that, he couldn't bear to face the rest of Konoha. Because they all deemed him as a traitor of Neji's love. Who wouldn't?

The whole of Konoha can treat him as a trash for all he cares. But why Sasuke and Neji? Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuuga Neji are the only people he could actually share his feelings with, the only persons who could understand him enough. But even they were gone from his side. He now lived alone, not caring if any S-ranked criminal would come take his life- he would certainly welcome it alright. His life now needed to end… Needed to kill... Unless…

Unless Uchiha Itachi returns to Konoha to tell the truth.

(Meanwhile, somewhere in Konoha, Neji was having an awfully better time.)

"Shikamaru…" Neji called out to the lazy ninja. "What? I'm in the bathroom." Okay, meaning I'm safe from him for the time being. Neji grinned. He pulled open his diary from his drawer and started penning down his thoughts. Then, he paused and turned back to his first diary entry after he was being admitted to the mental ward.

Dear Diary,

I…I still can't get over what he has done to me. He has hurt everything. But the worst was the trust I had in him. That lowlife! How could a bitch like him make my heart ache so much? I will never trust him again. Nobody is good for my love anymore. You hear me? NOBODY!

Dated: 6 June 2008

Neji smiled at the post. He turned to a fresh new page. He contemplated for a while, but decided to do it. There, in that tiny little page, wrote a paragraph.

Dear Diary,

Remember when I said I will never love anyone again? And that no one is good enough for me? Well… I hate to break my own words but… I feel somebody is good enough for me after all. He's kind, sincere and… (laughs) lazy. He knows how to make someone as whiny as me better, he knows where it hurts and he knows how to mend my broken heart. I know it's too late to say if he'll stay true to me,

The Hyuuga paused there for a while. Well, he can't say he was over Itachi completely. Those words 'stay true' still made him weep. But Neji decided he should be strong- and therefore continued.

But I have this to say. This is the first time anybody has done so much for me. He even let me bunk into his house to ease the pain. All I have to say is…

Nara Shikamaru,

Is worthy of my love.

Dated: 5 September 2008

Neji looked through his thoughts again and smiled a genuine one. Maybe I could become an author sometime. He chuckled as he put the tiny book back in his drawer. As he had nothing to do, he walked around Shikamaru's house, looking for something interesting to catch his eye. He took a quick glance at the lazy ninja's bookshelf. "Wow, he actually reads intellectual stories…" He muttered under his breath as he removed a book from the shelf. As he did that, another book came tumbling down. Neji picked it up to find the words 'Shikamaru's Diary' staring straight at him.

Trust him to put something as precious as a diary somewhere safe. He grinned. He might as well open it. He took a seat down and found himself completely glued to the diary. He actually thinks and bothers writing it down… He thought as he flipped through the mostly torn and tattered pages. Something then made him stop. It was a very recent diary entry, dated just last week.

Sigh, I still remember the incident. Neji was being hurt so badly. But what did I do? Did you give that bastard a piece of his mind? No. Did you help Neji after you saw what happened? NO! What DID you do? NOTHING! You just let someone you love suffer in silence! I'm such an idiot. If only I had confessed earlier than Itachi… Maybe none of this would have happened…

Neji gasped. He actually was there? Usually, he would have killed him if he ever knew he let him suffer there. But something in the last line told him not to. "Confessed earlier than Itachi? W-what did he mean?" Neji actually knew what it meant. He had loved Neji as long as Itachi- or maybe even longer. "So, he actually kept it a secret for so long…?" He clutched the book closer to his heart. He was actually being loved by someone after all?

Suddenly, the door opened. Neji quickly scrambled for the shelf and put it back. Shikamaru emerged into the room, "Hey, you hungry? I could go down the road to get you something to eat." Neji swiftly nodded as he tried to hide his blush. Shikamaru looked a little suspicious as he moved in closer to the older Hyuuga, "What's with your face? It's all red!" Neji touched his face, "No, it isn't. Oh, I read your diary." Shikamaru suddenly froze. "You…You read my diary?" Neji nodded innocently, actually waiting for the Nara to confess. Ha ha, perfect way to let him say he loved him without him making the first move. Smart Neji.

Shikamaru took a deep breath and said all he could in one breath,

"IloveyouIknowIshouldhaveconfessedearlierbutpleasebelievemeIhadmyreasons!"

Neji laughed. "You mean 'I love you, I know I should have confessed earlier but please believe me, I had my reasons'?" Shikamaru nodded his head vigorously. Neji smiled. Lazy as he was, he also was kind of cute. Without any warning, Shikamaru leaned over and gave Neji a kiss on his lips. "I… Love… You…" He said in between big gulps for air. Hyuuga's pale lavender eyes had a feeling of pure happiness as they walked out of the house to the ramen shop, hand in hand.

Heehee, here you go! xD Hope you like this story of mine xD I tried not to make Neji that OOC. Because I want to make the contrast from an angsty Neji to a happy Neji. Haha, will try to update soon xD In the meantime, please review! :D