"Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation ...
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination ...
Silently the senses abandon their defenses..."

Naruto followed the deep lyrical voice of his boyfriend down the hall. He kept his footfalls light so as not to make a sound on the pale carpet that would alert the singer to his audience. His boyfriend had a wonderful singing voice, even if he would never admit it. He easily kept up with the dips and curls of emotion in the music. Naruto made it undetected to the doorway and stood there, leaning against the doorframe, taking in the sight before him.

"Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live as you've never lived before..."

He lay face down across the bed in nothing but the fluffy white towel he'd wrapped around his waist after his shower. Eye's closed and head tilted to the side, Neji sang along with the mp3 on his laptop. Hitting the high note with an ease that would have made an opera singer jealous. Brown hair flowed and parted to either side of his back like a silken waterfall, even now dripping water into the light green sheets. Blue eyes roved across the pale, muscled back framed by that hair, across the high firm backside and down the long legs with a sense of contentment.

"Feel it, hear it, closing in around you ...
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight –"

That sinfully beautiful (and Neji would kill him if he ever uttered those words within his hearing) voice certainly was closing in around him. Making him want nothing more then to silence it with a burning kiss. Hungry eyes watched as a pale, long fingered hand reached around and scratched at a terry cloth covered butt. He couldn't hold back the snort of amusement which made Neji stop singing abruptly and whip his head around to stare wide eyed at the man in the doorway. Little drops of water from his hair flying far enough to land on Naruto's face.

"Now that was sexy," Naruto chuckled, wiping the drops off and dodging a pillow aimed at his head.

The music was turned off and Neji closed the laptop, stretching out his body to put it on the floor. When he'd finished, he turned on his side and glared at the still grinning Naruto.

"I didn't expect you back for another hour," he told him. His pale opaque eyes searched the other man's face as if to find the reason for his early return.

"So you only scratch that perfect ass when I'm not around? I knew you had to do things us mere humans do sometime," Naruto teased lightly. He walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed, trying to make that last bit of towel clinging stubbornly to Neji's hip fall. No luck. Neji hitched the towel up and secured it in place. Naruto gave him a petulant look and Neji smirked.

"What I do with my person is none of your concern, especially when you're not here," Neji said with a quirked eyebrow. "I see your meeting got out early tonight,"

"Oh no you don't. I'm not letting you change the subject. Just what do you do to your 'person' when I'm not around, hmm?" Naruto asked with a sly grin. He scooted closer to the prone man, laying a big hand on his chest and lightly playing between the indents of the abs. Fingers traced well worn paths absently like a driver on that last stretch of road that leads home. Indeed, he was almost home, until another hand slapped his away. He grinned up mischievously into annoyed opaque eyes.

"You," Neji said, taking Naruto's face in between in his hands and twisting them until Naruto was on hands and knees above him, "are very easily distracted."

"I am no…" Naruto began but was cut off by soft lips pressing to his. He let his body sink down on to Neji's as his hands sank into the soft brown hair around them. He let his senses drown in the taste of Neji's mouth. Damn that man could kiss. If a tongue could have a life of its own then Neji's certainly did. It moved and caressed Naruto's mouth as if independent of the thing that housed it.

Neji placed his elbows on Naruto's forearms, effectively trapping them against the bed while never letting go of his face. He wanted to control the kiss and that was just fine with Naruto. A firm stroke later with a velvet tongue produced a noticeable tightness in his pants. He shifted to put some pressure in just the right place but Neji bit down lightly on his tongue. 'Don't move' the bite said. So Naruto settled and Neji continued his onslaught of his mouth.

Sighing into the kiss, Naruto let his mind empty so he could focus on the rough slickness licking and rubbing over the roof of his mouth, across his teeth and on the insides of his cheeks. Neji's hands moved his face, nudging it this way and that gently in the direction he wanted it to go and Naruto didn't even bother to protest. He didn't want to anyway.

His boyfriend was the patient one in the relationship. Always doing things slowly, sensually. Whereas Naruto was more of a 'take the clothes off and let's go' type if guy. But this was nice too. Even if he did have to restrain himself a little more then he liked to admit from just taking over and grinding Neji into the mattress.

Inch by inch Naruto relaxed his muscles and melted a little farther in to Neji's warmth. The slim man's soft skin felt so good through the thin cotton of the white business shirt he was wearing. Feeling eyes on him, Naruto opened his and was met by the laughing depths of the man currently turning him to jelly. Neji always loved showing Naruto just how adept he was at seducing him. Loved the way the younger man would give in instantly if he so wanted it. It was a powerful feeling, to have that kind of control over someone like Naruto.

He took his hands away from Naruto's face and trailed them languidly down the clothed sides of the man above him. Not able to help himself, Naruto arched into the sensual touch. Damn that Neji, he knew Naruto's biggest turn on was having his sides stroked. He breathed hard in to the kiss and felt laughter shake the warm frame under him. The long fingered hands never paused their slow slide up and down.

The kiss broke. Both men stared deep into each other's eyes. Neji with amusement and satisfaction, Naruto with dazed arousal. A smile tugged at the corner of Neji's mouth as he watched Naruto open his and try to speak. Probably to ask why they stopped.

"So, what else do you do to your person when I'm not here?" Naruto asked in a steady, not lust filled voice. He smiled brightly down at the blinking man under him.

"Huh?" Neji responded intelligently.

"Hmmm…I think that was supposed to be my response, wasn't it?" Naruto said thoughtfully. He laid a finger on the tip of Neji's nose. "Gotcha," he quipped.

After a few seconds of doing an admirable impression of a stranded fish, the other man chuckled dryly. How could he have forgotten that his boyfriend had a tendency of surprising you when you least expected it? It was one of the things he loved so much about him.

He took a playful nip at the finger on his nose. When Naruto laughed, his breath hitched as the broad frame shook with mirth. At least he knew that he'd had some effect on him, if the hard poking his lower abdomen was receiving was any indication. Of course, his own hardness had to be as prominent as his lover's.

"I'm waiting," Naruto said in a singsong tone, mirth dancing around his features. "Come on Neji, I know you must do something that us mere mortals do everyday. Tell me." He rested his hands lightly on Neji's sides. They lay there, not moving and innocent, however, opaque eyes widened comically large at the gesture. The mischievous grin adorning Naruto's face only made Neji try to squirm away and the eyes to widen even further.

"Naruto, don't even think…" he began, voice breathy.

"Too late!" Naruto said. With most of his considerable strength holding down Neji's legs, he launched into an attack of the man's sides. Tickling like his life depended on it, Naruto wiggled fingers all over the soft, sensitive skin, all the while giggling and laughing like a child.

Neji twisted and jerked in the firm grip of Naruto's thighs, trying desperately to retreat so as not to lose his dignity. He could feel it, right in the pit of his stomach. It wanted out. No way, there was no way Naruto was going to get him to…

Seeing the slightly panicked look in those eyes, Naruto ran his hands up from Neji's sides to right under his arms. His fingers waged war with the hollow of his armpits, tickling through the hair there. That evil, manic grin still plastered on his handsome face.

That was it. He couldn't hold it anymore. Damn Naruto and his knowledge of his body's one weak spot.

Neji Hyuuga burst out in peals of laughter; his long, lithe body curling in on itself as best it could while being held down. Words formed then died without being uttered, as he laughed so hard that tears began to leak from the corners of his eyes.

"Eh? What was that? You give up? You'll tell me anything and everything I want to know now?" Naruto asked the writhing man under him; more then a little turned on at this point. He wondered how Neji would react if he told him just how aroused it made him to hear the other man's deep laughter. It was such a rare sound that it was as precious to him as the man making it.

"Hahaha….o..k….haha…..s-stop!" Neji stuttered out between puffs of laughter and fits of giggles. Yes, giggles. Naruto had been pleasantly shocked that this proud, arrogant man even knew how to giggle the first time he heard it. Of course, right after hearing this sacred sound, Neji had made him swear never to tell anyone on pain of being stripped and beaten; and not in the sexy way either.

He let out a long sigh when the torturous fingers retreated. Cautiously, he let his body relax and stretch out from the fetal position he'd been in. Naruto made a threatening wiggle motion with his fingers and Neji reflexively curled up and shut his eyes tight.

"All right, all right, I'm not going to tickle you again. Promise," he chuckled, laying a soothing hand on Neji's shoulder. It was amazing how a tall man like Neji could make himself look so small at times.

Pale eyes opened a crack and focused on the other man's grinning face. Finding himself the center of Neji's attention, Naruto stuck two fingers in his mouth, winked and gave the 'scout's honor' sign with the wet digits.

"I don't know why I even try," Neji sighed, quietly amused.

"Cause you lo~ove me and you wa~ant me," Naruto drawled, wiggling his eyebrows in a lascivious manner.

Naruto squawked embarrassingly as Neji flipped him over and settled on top of him in a reversal of position that left him semi dizzy. Sitting on his hips, Neji's eyes gloated and a smirk alighted on his handsome face as he looked down at Naruto's stunned, bemused expression. His smirk soon faded as he felt a hand squeeze one of his butt cheeks firmly. He rolled his eyes and pulled the hand away from his backside. Naruto pouted at him playfully, sticking his tongue out.

"What?" Naruto blinked innocently up at him. "I though maybe your butt was still itchy."

Neji couldn't believe he could say that with a straight face. He shook his head, making his long, still damp hair move gently.

"Or maybe," Naruto said and bucked his hips up in one short jerk, "I thought your butt was cold so I put my hand there to warm it up."

Neji gasped as a tingle of desire shot from his naked groin up his spine. Only now did he realize that the towel had fallen away when he'd flipped Naruto over and left him quite nude on top of the fully clothed man. He put his hands on Naruto's torso to keep him from grinding up into the sensitive skin of his balls with the scratchy material of his pants. Hands stopped him when he made to get up so he could put on some clothes so he settled back more firmly on his butt to take the (delicious) pressure off his hard arousal.

Naruto smiled widely. He was having a very good evening. He had a warm, damp haired, nude, smiling (well smirking but close enough), naked, aroused, undressed, incredibly sexy and uncovered Neji sitting on top of him. The night couldn't get any better.

At least that's what he thought up until the moment Neji's long fingers began undoing the buttons of his shirt. When he looked up at Neji's face he let out a shaky breath at the dark look in those breathtaking eyes. Naruto loved that look. It always promised that he'd be flat on his back, panting in ecstasy and screaming Neji's name.

As cool fingers brushed the skin of his chest, Naruto shuddered and gave Neji all of his attention. Finally, the last button was undone and Naruto's upper body was laid bare before Neji; looking like a feast worthy of a king. Well, this was one feast Neji was determined to get full off of. He leaned down and licked a cool, wet trail from right above Naruto's belt buckle to the hollow of his throat in a slow dragging motion; delighted when Naruto arched up and rolled his back to follow the tongue.

He let his fingers unbuckle Naruto's belt and unsnap his pants on their own as he sucked the side of Naruto's neck, tasting him.

"Like sweat and salt Naruto," Neji breathed into the pleasure-racked man's ear.

"Romantic as always Neji," Naruto said, letting out a breathy chuckle. He groaned when he felt Neji's hands wrap around him at the same time he went back to mouthing his neck. "Gods Neji, your impatient tonight."

"I want you," the man whispered into the hollow behind Naruto's ear.

The undisguised lust in that silky voice combined with little breaths of hot air tickling such a sensitive spot made Naruto's eyes cross for a moment. He placed his hands on Neji's and helped him take his pants off. It made him glad that he'd taken his shoes and socks off when he'd first came home since they didn't have to separate for very long to get the garment off quickly.

Now both men were gloriously naked and they wasted no time pressing close to each other. Both eager to feel, taste, and touch the familiar landscape of each other's bodies. For nine years they'd been together. Eight years they'd been lovers. Five years they'd lived together. Yet every single time Neji saw Naruto's nude form, he was struck dumb for at least a moment. To put it simply the man was gorgeous.

In his teens, Naruto had often been teased about his short height, so he started working out. When he hit 17 he had a major growth spurt, shooting up to 6'1. His height combined with broad shoulders, impressive arms and killer six-pack made him the hottest thing walking the halls. His bright and fierce personality made him the most popular guy you'd ever meet.

And he was all Neji's. Mind, body and soul.

He caught Naruto looking down at his body with a soft wondering expression.

"What's wrong?" he asked, touching Naruto's face.

For a minute Neji thought Naruto wouldn't answer. He just gazed down between their bodies, lightly rubbing his hands over Neji's hair and back. But, just when he thought he'd have to repeat the question, Naruto spoke; his voice as soft as the look in his eyes.

"How did I ever catch you?" he said. He pulled Neji closer into his body, burying his face in the long hair on Neji's shoulder. "I don't think I could have loved anyone as much as you."

"Naruto," Neji breathed out the name. "You're asking me that? You had everyone chasing you. Even Sasuke finally said he'd go out with you. Yet you turned them all down. You focused on me when I was a complete arrogant ass to you. I didn't return your calls, avoided you, called you so many hurtful things. Still you asked me out." Neji closed his eyes. "Why? I'm not that special. Not like you. I'm cold, arrogant. Not someone others feel comfortable around."

Naruto's head shot back and he looked, stunned, into Neji's eyes. He waited long enough to confirm that Neji was serious before grabbing his shoulders and pushing him to the side. He rolled them both and ended up in the same position they'd started the night; with Naruto on top straddling Neji.

"Don't ever let me hear you say that again," Naruto growled out in a serious tone. "You are fucking everything to me. You're beautiful," he put a finger on Neji's lips when the other tried to scoff at Naruto's impassioned words. "Shut up, you are! You're kinder then you want others to think. You're warm when we're together. I know for a fact there are plenty of people who feel comfortable around you. I can even call them right now and ask! Damn it Neji!"

Naruto sat back on his heels and let his eyes rake over Neji's prone, shocked as hell form.

"No one has skin more perfect. No one has a more sexy stomach. No one has hair that soft. No one has such a tight ass. No one," he pinned Neji with a hard stare, "can make me hard in the middle of the day by just thinking about how they smell."

Neji was speechless. He literally couldn't think of a thing to say. Naruto was fierce above him. His blue eyes inflamed with the passion of his words, his impressive body outlined by the overhead light and his blonde hair tousled around his head like an unruly halo. All of his attention was entirely on the man below him. But he wasn't done. Neji watched as Naruto leaned over him, putting his hands on either side of his head, making sure Neji had no where to look other then those cerulean eyes.

"There's no one like you Neji. I knew that then. I didn't want to settle for someone else when I knew that I was in love with you. My crush on Sasuke was just that, a crush. Something temporary. I couldn't sleep some nights after seeing you. You haunted my dreams and I'd wake up crying because I just knew you'd never say yes." Naruto chuckled when he saw the pained expression on Neji's face. "It's fine. That day when you told me to pick you up and take you to a movie, I was so happy. I must have stood in front of my closet for an hour trying to impress you."

"Naruto," Neji interrupted him, unable to stand the tirade of words and emotion pouring from them any longer. "I never knew. Why didn't you tell me this? We've been together for so long now. I…I would have wanted to know that." Neji's eyes pleaded with Naruto. Begging him to explain. Begging him to make him believe that everything he'd said was true. Because he just didn't believe anyone could think so much of him.

Naruto smiled that wonderful, childlike smile that lifted spirits no matter who was on the receiving side. He let a hand wonder over Neji's eyebrows, his nose, his lips, and then he kissed him.

"You need to know how important you are to me. How important you are to the people that love you," he whispered the words against Neji's soft, parted lips. "I'm going to show you just how precious you are Neji," his voice dropped to a low, sexy as all hell purr and he licked Neji's mouth.

Neji gasped at the unexpected wet swipe of tongue and threaded his hands in Naruto's hair to bring him closer. When they kissed, years of love passed from Naruto's mouth into Neji's and Neji fought to make sure that same love passed from his mouth to Naruto's. He didn't fight Naruto for dominance over the kiss, just let him control it and show him his feelings.

Naruto moved slow, showing with his hands, his mouth and gentle nipping teeth, just how beautiful Neji was to him. He whispered words of love and longing. Feathered kisses everywhere he could reach. He made Neji moan, pant and toss his head from side to side all from worshiping his body with his ministrations. When he finally took Neji into his mouth, the man was crying softly, fully convinced that he was indeed loved and wanted.

Tongue swirling and flicking over Neji's throbbing length, Naruto smiled with his blue eyes. He ran his tongue from the tip of the head down to his balls and over them, kissing each one and growing even more aroused by the panting whimpers falling from Neji's swollen lips. With a mischievous smirk he blew lightly on Neji's entrance.

"Ahhh Naruto!" Neji shouted, his eyes flying open to lock with Naruto's between his legs. The heavy lidded lustful stare peeking above his bobbing erection made him cry out and nearly spill out everything he had.

Naruto's stomach clenched at the erotic cry and he slid up Neji's sweat soaked body. "I'll be right back. Don't move," he whispered, kissing Neji deeply then getting up off the bed.

"Wha...?" came the confused question from Neji's mouth which was still seeking the warm lips that'd just left his. But before he could sit up to find out just where his lover had gone, Naruto was back, easing over Neji sensitive skin like a warm balm.

"I'm back," Naruto said. "Miss me?" He pecked Neji on the nose, ducking when the other man made a halfhearted attempt at smacking him in the head. Lowering his mouth to Neji's lips, he covered them with his own. His tongue swooping in and scrambling any thoughts the flushed man had left.

A blunt presence at his entrance alerted Neji that Naruto had slicked a finger and was going to make him feel really, really good in just a few seconds. He automatically relaxed and was rewarded with a smooth, wide finger pushing in slow and sure. Naruto laid himself on his side next to Neji, still kissing him, still moving his index finger in and out in that slow way that he knew the other loved so much. He was so hot on the inside. Searching, he found the coin sized raised lump he was looking for and passed his finger over it a few times.

The results were immediate. Neji arched sharply and came, screaming Naruto's name into his lover's mouth. Strong, pale hands gripped the sheets then shot up to hold onto Naruto's broad shoulders, raking nails down one arm. Naruto grunted and broke the kiss to lean his forehead in the crook of Neji's neck, breathing hard. He felt the other's body relax and looked down to his still somewhat hard erection. That was good. He'd wanted to take him away from the edge so that when he starting pushing in, Neji wouldn't shoot off too fast to be able to enjoy it.

"Neji," Naruto panted. "Do you need more time?" Oh God please say no….

Neji's answer, while unspoken, was a definite no. He rolled over on top of Naruto and looked around for the little bottle of lubrication he knew was nearby. Spotting the orange bottle a little ways away on the bed, he took it and pumped some into his hand. By this time, Naruto's eye's had widened to that point where he was lucky they didn't pop right out of his head. He watched in tense anticipation as Neji sat up and reached behind him to grasp Naruto's hardness in a slick palm. Stroking firmly, Neji made sure the erection in his hand was fully coated before picking himself up slightly and guiding his entrance over the tip.

"Neji, please," Naruto pleaded with him. "I want to be inside you"

Neji smirked. Oh he loved this. Loved being able to make that pleading, desperate tone enter Naruto voice. If he didn't want Naruto's hardness inside him so badly he could hardly think, he'd have slid down as slow as he could, pausing every centimeter until nothing but a chant of "please, please, please" could be heard from his lover's mouth. As it was, he wanted nothing more right now then to be impaled on Naruto. So he pushed down steadily, stopping when it was too painful to go any father and waiting till he could go on again. He stopped when he felt Naruto fully seated inside him and took a deep breath.

Hot hands landed on slim, flawless hips, holding them tightly. Naruto gulped loudly, his head thrown back so Neji could see his adams apple bob up and down. Sweat slid down a smooth cheek. Blue eyes found pale and with a signal built upon years of knowledge, the two men began moving. Neji pushing down as Naruto rocked up. Their breaths ragged, eyes never breaking contact, they danced an erotic dance perfected but ever changing.

With his fingers making indents in the skin of Neji's hip, Naruto started humming. A few seconds into the tune, Neji recognized it as part of the soundtrack he'd been singing when Naruto'd walk in. It was a song called 'Point of No Return'. He was humming the Phantom's part, making the dark tune vibrate through his chest. The humming stopped and Naruto tensed and gasped. Neji felt his liquid warmth spilling inside him and shuddered at the intimate sensation.

Naruto, still breathing heavily, took Neji in his hand and stroked him quickly, moving his hips faster than the slow pace they'd been using before. Caught off guard, Neji fell back, putting his hands on the bed behind him quickly, causing the force of Naruto's thrusts to hit sharply over his prostate. For the second time, Neji came with Naruto's name in a shout on his lips. Hearing a strange hmm'ing sound, he sluggishly straightened to look down at Naruto. What he saw made him tighten and a bright blush spread across his cheeks.

Licking his cum off his fingers like it was the finest cream and he a cat, Naruto grinned up at Neji.

"Wonderful," he said in a low voice. He laughed when Neji blushed brighter and hid his face behind a curtain of his hair.

The laugh made both of them gasp and writhe as Neji clenched around Naruto who was still seated inside of him; it left them panting with Neji sprawled on top of his lover's strong chest. Naruto pulled out gently and Neji sighed at the feeling. They lay there, each wrapped up in a new feeling of warmth and contentment they'd not known could exist.

"So," Naruto broke the silence they'd fallen into, "what else do you do to that perfect body when I'm not around."

Neji stared at him incredulously.

"You're not going to give up on that are you?" he asked exasperated but amused.

"Nope." Naruto grinned at him.

Neji sighed and lay his head back down on Naruto's chest. He breathed in Naruto scent, staying quiet in hopes that Naruto might eventually give up. He should have known better. Naruto's hand disappeared from around him and reappeared on his side, fingers ghosting over the skin. Neji tensed and pushed up to get off of Naruto but the man used his strength to hold him in place with one arm.

"All right! I'll tell you. Just don't…no tickling…." Neji said breathlessly, squirming away from Naruto's hand on his ribs.

Naruto grinned and moved the hand back to its place around Neji's shoulders.

"So, do you…..scratch your balls when I'm not around?" he said happily, knowing how disgusted and annoyed the man in his arms was with him right now.

Sighing, Neji answered the idiotic question. "Yes."

"Interesting. Do you….pick out wedgies?"

"Yes," Neji sighed. "Naruto this is ridiculous."

"No it's not. I'm learning more about you." Naruto chuckled at the disgruntled look Neji shot at him. "So, do you…..burp really loud?" he continued.

"Oh for the love of…..yes," Neji's voice was clipped and annoyed; a smile hovered on the edge of his lips.

"Ok. Do you," he dropped his voice to a whisper as if he was going to tell him a secret, "fart?"

Neji wouldn't have laughed. He really wouldn't have. But Naruto'd said it with such a serious tone, such a straight face, that he couldn't help the snorting laughter that bubbled from his stomach and spilled out his mouth. He was so breathless with mirth that he couldn't even answer the ridiculous question.

"So is that a yes?" Naruto asked, chuckling and then laughing along with Neji. He grinned when he heard a breathy 'yes' wheeze out from the laughing man. "Ok, ok, one more." He waited till Neji's laughter had subsided some, though chuckles would still escape from time to time, setting them both off again.

"So, Neji, do you ever……think about marrying me?"

"Ye…what?!" Neji squeaked when the question actually sank in. He sat up quickly and Naruto let him pull away completely so he could look down at him with shocked pale eyes. He blinked rapidly, trying to think, trying to wrap his mind around what was just asked. "Naruto?" he said, confusion lacing his voice.

"Do you?" Naruto was looking at him steadily. Love and hopefulness were shining out of his true blue eyes.

"Naruto, are you," Neji paused, swallowed hard, and then continued. "Are you asking me if I'd marry you or if I've just thought about it?" He had to ask, had to be certain of what the other was asking him.

Instead of answering, Naruto got up and walked over to the pile of his clothes on the floor. He rustled around in the pocket of his pants as Neji watched from the bed. When he turned back, he was holding a small black velvet covered box.

"I know you hate it when I do stuff that guys do for chicks but, well…" he gulped, suddenly losing the confident air he'd had a second ago. He knelt at the edge of the bed and placed the box carefully on the sheets between him and Neji. "Open it?" his voice made it a question.

"Yes," Neji said softly and picked up the box. He opened it and nearly dropped it. He'd known intellectually what was in the box but that didn't make it any less shocking to find a silver band nestled in the black silk inside it. At a rustle of sheets he started, eyes flying from the ring to Naruto's anxious face. "Say it again," he said quietly, taking the ring out and crawling the short distance to the edge of the bed where Naruto knelt on the floor.

"Do you ever think about marrying me?" Naruto's voice cracked at the end, making him sound boyish.

"Yes. Now ask the other question, the one you really want to ask," Neji told him. He took Naruto's hand and laid the ring on it. He sat on the edge of the bed and gazed down at the naked man kneeling there.

He's so beautiful, Naruto thought as he took in Neji's pale body with his long dark hair framing it, making it stand out even more. Naruto licked his lips, gazing down at the floor to gather his courage.

"Neji, would you marry me?" he said in a rush, his eyes snapping up to stare sincerely at Neji's.

'Holy shit he just asked me to marry him' flew through Neji's mind as he stared dumbfounded at Naruto. He needed to say something. He was staring too long, Naruto's eyes were growing uncertain. Damn it he needed to say something!

"Yes," he squeaked out in an echo of Naruto's earlier boyish voice. He felt the ring being slid on his finger, the cool metal warming quickly with his body heat. It fit perfectly.

Suddenly he was crushed to a hard chest and swung around by an insanely laughing Naruto.

"You said yes! Oh my God I was so worried you'd kill me for getting you a ring and stuff," he babbled. The relief and joy in his voice was so apparent that Neji was shaken from his stupor.

"Naruto. Naruto! Put me down!" he said loudly, gripping Naruto's shoulders tighter.

Naruto ignored him, taking him around the room in a crazy parody of a waltz. When he finally let him down, he kissed him till his knees went weak and Naruto had to pick him up again to place him on the bed.

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And you can treat that as an old fashioned 50's style fade to black.

Hope you liked the fluffy goodness. Now go brush your teeth so you don't get cavities.