The third part of this story and this is where the story earns its M rating. Yes, I wrote smut. It's awful, and you'll probably all hate it, but I wrote it. After procrastinating more than one person should in a lifetime, anyway :D

Now, I have an idea for a fourth part, just to round of it off, but if you think it should be left as it is, please, review and tell me so. I love reviews so much, they honestly make my day every single time I get one. Make a desperate writer happy, please?

Neji made it back to where their campsite was and quickly took down the traps surrounding Gakuto. Now he was back, there was no need. He also finished getting dressed before sitting down and starting to meditate. He really needed the calm that usually came whenever he did this.

That kiss… had been completely unexpected. One minute, they had been talking and Neji had relaxed slightly, because it was just like their usual argumentative conversations and then next minute, Sasuke had been beside him and kissing him.

But what a kiss…

Neji shook his head violently at that thought and opened his eyes. This wasn't working. All he could think about was how good it felt to have Sasuke's lips on his and how terrible it would be if they were ever found out. His uncle alone would kill him. Then there were all the girls that despite Sasuke not showing a blind bit of notice in them for at least five years, still fervently believed that he was theirs and one day he would choose them. They wouldn't see that Sasuke had (apparently) chosen him, they would just see that Neji had stolen their eye-candy.

And while his uncle was scary, those girls… Neji had to repress a shiver at the thought of what they would do. No, it would be better for all of them in the long run if Neji pretended to not return Sasuke's feelings. After all, how hard could it be? He hadn't even been aware of them until about two hours ago.

Sinking back into his meditative state, Neji attempted to lock those feelings back away again. He was so far gone that he didn't hear Sasuke come quietly back into camp, nor did he hear Tenten and Lee approach or enter the camp until Lee laid a hand on his shoulder and asked, in his usual manner "Are you okay, Neji?"

Neji nodded and climbed to his feet, taking in both of their appearances. Both appeared unharmed, though Tenten had an expression on her face that Neji recognised and sympathized with. It was revulsion.

Neji pointed, "Your own clothes are over there, Tenten and a stream is in that direction. Take as long as you want."

Tenten smiled gratefully and quickly left. Lee went to take over watching Gakuto while Sasuke headed off into the forest to find wood, in order to get a fire going. Neji watched him go, before turning his attention to their packs, searching through to see what rations they had and what kind of a meal could be made out of them.

The sky darkened around them and evening came, and with it, silence. Lee tried to speak to Neji, but every time he did, Neji just ignored him, still struggling with his feelings, feeling he knew he wasn't supposed to have. Tenten and Sasuke had both come back and Sasuke had lit a fire. Their eyes had met perhaps once, and when that had happened, both had retreated.

Sasuke was now sitting next to Tenten, both of them murmuring quietly to each other and Neji tried to squash the jealousy rising up in him as he watched the two of them, their heads so close together they were practically touching.

Neji was sitting by the fire, keeping an eye on what they would be eating tonight, waiting for the return of the messenger hawk he had sent and silently brooding.

Gakuto was awake, but had rather sensibly stayed silent, though he was watching every move they made, probably attempting to find an opening of which he could take advantage of and escape. Of course, none of them were going to let him do that. Gakuto might have evaded all of the other authorities, but he had nothing that could match a ninja's skill, especially not the heirs of the two most powerful clans in Konoha.

A sharp cry pierced Neji's thoughts and he looked up in time to see the messenger hawk returning. He held out his arm and the bird-of-prey landed on it and held out its leg, with the scroll attached. Neji detached it and quickly skimmed the contents, before sending an acknowledgement back.

The other three looked up at him, the same question written on each of their faces. Neji answered the unspoken question by reading the scroll out loud.

'Well done on the success of your mission, Hyuuga Neji. The Feudal Lord is very grateful to Konoha for the capture of Gakuto Suguru and wishes to thank you all personally. For that reason, and that he wants to have Gakuto Suguru safely locked away, you are to travel to the feudal city, where you will meet the Feudal Lord and hand Gakuto Suguru over. We expect you back in five days. You will be given some time to recover, but there have been many high-ranked missions coming in lately, so I regret that you may be sent out again very soon.'

Neji looked up from the scroll and found Sasuke reading over his shoulder, his gaze fixed on the writing. Neji tried not to shudder at Sasuke's proximity, but Sasuke wasn't focussing on him. He glanced at Neji and raised his eyebrows as he said, "So we're heading to the Feudal city."

"It seems like it."

"Sounds like Kakashi's run under at the moment. We'd better be quick."

Neji nodded and turned back to the fire. They ate quickly, then fell asleep. There was a watch set, and it was Tenten first, followed by Lee, followed by Neji.

When Neji was on watch, although he was supposed watching Gakuto, he couldn't stop looking over at Sasuke. He looked so different when he was asleep, peaceful, his face smooth and young looking, his dark hair falling over his face. Neji had to resist reaching out to brush it off his face.

Gakuto was lying on the ground, near the fire, but not asleep. He was watching the four ninja, as he had been doing since he had regained consciousness. He hadn't spoken and Neji suspected he wouldn't. His watch lasted for two hours and then he had to wake Sasuke. He approached quietly and just looked at him for a few minutes.

Neji knew he shouldn't be doing this and he should be tougher than this, but the feelings hadn't gone away. He had fought them and they had just got stronger and stronger. He crouched down, using his back to shield them from Gakuto's stare and reached out for Sasuke's face, tipped it up, hesitated, but then closed the distance and placed a soft kiss onto Sasuke's lips.

He drew away and moved his hand to Sasuke's shoulder, shaking him awake and saying quietly "Your turn for the watch, Uchiha."

Sasuke stirred and sat up quietly, moving away from his position to sit near Gakuto. Neji lay down where he had been, careful not to disturb Tenten or Lee, and fell asleep. That night, his dreams were frequent and vivid, all revolving around Sasuke and generally all including the same thing. When he woke, just by the look on Sasuke's face, he could tell he had spoken in his sleep and the things he had said hadn't exactly been… innocent.

That morning, they set off towards the Feudal city, where the Feudal Lord lived. Lee carried Gakuto, as none of them trusted him enough to set him loose to run by himself, and they ran. They paused only once during the day and made good time. By the end of two days travelling, they found themselves looking at the palace in which the Feudal Lord lived.

The tension between Neji and Sasuke had grown with every day they spent in each other's company, until neither wanted to risk being alone with each other. They made sure they were always around Tenten and Lee, who, not being stupid, had worked out exactly what was going on.

Neji had been first terrified, then relieved when Tenten cornered him and explained to him that she and Lee knew what was happening and they supported Neji in whatever he wanted to do. She also offered to make Sasuke suffer until he gave in, but Neji felt compelled to point out that the distance between them had been put there by him. Tenten just gave him a look, which seemed to ask 'Are you stupid?' and walked off, muttering something about being completely oblivious.

Now, walking up the palace steps to meet the Feudal Lord, Neji couldn't help glancing over to where Sasuke was. The Uchiha was looking straight ahead, his dark eyes fixed on some point in the distance, his raven black hair falling around his face in the most perfect way, his hand tightening almost invisibly on the kunai strapped to his side. Good, Neji wasn't the only one feeling uneasy in this place.

The large, ornate doors at the top of them steps were slowly opened and the four of them walked through. The Feudal Lord was sitting on the other side of the room and at the sight of them; he threw his arms wide and called "Brave ninja! Thank you for responding so quickly to this threat."

The four of them stopped and bowed low, apart from Lee, who still carried Gakuto. The Feudal Lord signalled to one of his guards, who came over and took Gakuto from him, pulling him away in another direction. At Neji's unspoken question, the Feudal Lord said, "He is being taken away to a safe place, where none of his friends will be able to get at him, where he will be interrogated until we know the names of all his companions."

Neji nodded "It is an honour to serve, my Lord."

The Feudal Lord smiled and spoke again "Now, you must be tired after your journey. I know you are expected back at your village soon, but I insist you stay for one night, so you may be rested for your journey home."

Neji glanced at Sasuke, who was standing tall and tense just behind him, clearly not at ease at all, then at Tenten and Lee. Lee, as usual, was fine, but Tenten was looking tired. Most of the time, it was hard to remember she was a girl, and not as hardy as the rest of them. Neji suspected they had been going at little too fast for her, so despite his own misgivings, he replied, "We thank you, my Lord, for your generous hospitality."

The Feudal Lord smiled again, this one a little more plastic, benefiting a politician, and signalled again. This time, two female servants stepped out and beckoned to the ninja. They began to follow, and found that they were being split up, Tenten and Lee going to one set of room, and Sasuke and Neji going to another set of rooms, in a different wing of the palace. They were told this was because these were the most ornate guest rooms, fitting for ninja such as themselves, but as Neji inspected his room, he had a distinct feeling that there was another reason.

He stepped into the bathroom and through another connecting door into Sasuke's room. They had separate rooms, for which Neji was eternally grateful, but they shared a bathroom. Neji really wanted to wash, get the grime of their hurried journey off his skin, but thought he'd better check with Sasuke first.

As Neji looked into the room, to begin with, he couldn't see Sasuke. Then gentle breathing reached his ears and he followed the sound to the large double bed, surrounding by curtains. Pulling the curtains back, Neji looked down at the vision that was Sasuke asleep.

Sasuke had collapsed on top of the covers, sprawled in the most inelegant position Neji had even seen the young Uchiha assume. His face was paler then usual, and dark marks were evident under his eyes. He was covered in dirt and clearly exhausted. Neji didn't have the heart to wake him, so he went back into the bathroom, got a damp cloth and went back.

He sat on the edge of the bed and began to softly wipe the cloth over Sasuke's face. Once that was done, Neji removed his weapons, his shoes and his shirt, before carefully removing any dirt that was on the newly exposed pieces of skin and easing the young man under the blankets. Neji sat back down and just watched Sasuke sleep for a few minutes, before getting himself up and moving back into the bathroom, where he proceeded to wash and then fell into bed himself.

Unknown to him, when he had got up to leave Sasuke's room, dark eyes had slitted open and watched him leave, with the longing in them clearly visible.

Sasuke had fallen asleep when he had reached his room; it hadn't been a complete trick. However, he had woken the minute Neji had pulled the curtain back. He had identified him without even having to open his eyes. He had subtly studied Neji so much that he could even recognise his footsteps. So he had lain still and allowed the other boy to take care of him.

He still marvelled at how gentle Neji had been, how he had treated Sasuke as if he was a delicate china doll, something to be protected and treasured. Neji had made him feel so desired, so genuinely wanted. It was an addicting feeling, and Sasuke wanted to feel it more and more. It had been so long since he had felt loved.

Sasuke tossed and turned for a few hours, before giving up trying to go back to sleep. He just had to see Neji again.

Sasuke slipped out of bed and crept through the connecting the door through the bathroom and went into Neji's room. The young jonin was curled up on his left side, long hair loose and spread all over the pillows. The blankets were only pulled to his waist, leaving his bare chest uncovered.

Sasuke's mouth went dry and his heart skipped a couple of beats as he almost staggered with the longing that suddenly jolted through him, making him clutch onto one of the bedposts to stay upright. It was no use, now Sasuke was here, he just had to touch him, just one touch to make sure this was real and not some horribly realistic dream.

Sasuke moved so that he was standing in front of Neji, looking down at his sleeping face, before stretching out a hand and gently pushing a swath of hair off Neji's face, enjoying the feel of the thick hair in his hand. Sasuke moved his hand down to cup Neji's cheek, stroking his thumb across a high cheekbone.

Neji stirred and Sasuke froze, but Neji just rolled onto his back and continued to sleep soundly. Swallowing, Sasuke moved his hand to trace the strong tendons in Neji's neck, press his fingers against the pulse of life in the hollow of his throat, outline his collarbone and run his fingers down the planes of Neji's chest.

It was as his fingers accidentally grazed a nipple that Sasuke's hand was caught by another, halting its movements and he looked up to meet Neji's gaze. The two boys regarded each other for a few moments, then Sasuke ducked his head and ran the tip of his tongue up the centre of Neji's chest. It was a forward move, and Neji had gone completely still with what was most probably shock.

Then Neji groaned, sat up and pulled Sasuke into a desperate kiss. Sasuke was momentarily taken by surprise, he hadn't expected Neji to react that well to what he had just done, but he returned the kiss with an equal amount of passion, pulling the older boy as close as possible.

As they kissed, their hands were roaming over each other's chests, as if they could learn each other's bodies by touch alone. Ever now and again, one of them would find a place that made the other gasp and the kiss would become even deeper.

They moved without even realising it, until Neji was lying back down, his hands wandering over Sasuke's back and ass and Sasuke was hovering over him on his hands and knees, hands planted firmly either side of Neji's head, twisted in his long hair and knees either side of Neji's hips, so that he was straddling him.

Sasuke had no idea how long they kissed for, just that it was never enough, and every time they had to pause for breath seemed like an eternity. Eventually, reluctantly, Sasuke pulled away and looked down at the boy beneath him.

Neji was flushed and dishevelled, hair spread out like a halo around him, lips pink and swollen from overuse, chest heaving and a slight sheen of sweat covering his upper body. Sasuke had never seen anyone so beautiful in his entire life. He wasn't aware he was staring until Neji shifted uncomfortably and murmured "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Sasuke blinked, and answered honestly "Because you look beautiful."

Neji sat up, so Sasuke was forced to sit back a bit in order to avoid knocking their heads together, and said firmly, as if trying to persuade himself "This was wrong."

Sasuke frowned "You can't tell me you didn't enjoy it, because I know you did. The evidence is painted all over your face."

"I shouldn't have enjoyed it, though. My uncle…"

"Your uncle can't control your life, Neji." Sasuke interrupted determinedly "You're the only male heir, you have a lot more power then he'd like you to know. He needs you as much as you need him. Don't tell me you can't do this because he wouldn't approve. If you don't want to, I promise I'll back right off. But I won't for your uncle."

Neji looked away, unable to look Sasuke in the eyes as he asked "Do you really like me like that?"

"I wouldn't have kissed you if I didn't. I don't lead people on."

Neji jumped as gentle, but firm fingers took a hold of his jaw and made his head turn so that he was looking back into Sasuke's dark, intense eyes as the boy commanded "Ask yourself if this would make you happy. If you can look into your heart and honestly say that doing this would make you happy, then who cares if it's right or wrong?"

Neji took a shaky breath as he replied quietly "I already know that I want this- whatever 'this' is."

Sasuke leaned forward, smirking slightly as he did and murmured "Want to find out?"

Neji opened his mouth to answer, but didn't manage to voice a reply before Sasuke's lips were on his again and his tongue was touching every surface it could find. Neji moaned at the sensation and let it sweep him away.

Sasuke pushed Neji onto his back and knelt between his legs, not even breaking the kiss as he did so. He slowly lowered his body until they were chest to chest and skin on skin. He could feel himself getting harder, and the evidence of Neji's arousal was rubbing against his own, causing both of them to cry out.

Sasuke kissed down Neji's throat and chest, pausing to suck on a nipple which made Neji arch his back and push his erection against Sasuke's, the dry friction so addictive that Neji couldn't help but to do it again, bucking against the cradle of Sasuke's hips.

Sasuke sat back and moved out of reach, making Neji whimper at the loss, not that he would admit it. Sasuke smirked at the noise, but the tenderness never left his eyes as he continued kissing down Neji's stomach, stopping to nip at his belly button before reaching the waist of his trousers.

Neji groaned, knowing full well that Sasuke's mouth was only inches from his straining arousal, his hips thrusting slightly to try and find some friction. Then Sasuke stroked it with the back of his hand through the fabric and Neji cried out, not caring how loud he was, just wanting Sasuke to do something.

The waistband of his trousers was pulled down just enough to expose his erection, still straining against his boxers. Then nimble fingers wormed their way inside and wrapped around it. Neji thrust up, breath coming in short pants as he tried to stop himself from coming from such a simple touch.

The hand stroked once, twice, three times, the friction making him feel like he was going to spontaneously combust, the heat that had started when Sasuke kissed him was spreading everywhere, scorching his very being.

Suddenly, cool air whispered over him and Neji realised that his trousers and boxers had been skilfully removed while he had been so successfully distracted. He met Sasuke's eyes again, burning with a black fire that seemed to be the match of his own, rippling beneath his skin.

Sasuke leaned forward and kissed Neji hard, grounding his mouth onto his own, pushing Neji's head back into the pillows as his hand continued to stroke, fingers spreading the pre-cum over his arousal to help the movement. Neji hardly heard Sasuke as he whispered "Do you want me to suck you?"

Neji moaned as the words left Sasuke's mouth, unable to even put together a coherent response as his imagination took over. He whined as Sasuke's hands left his hard flesh to smooth along his inner thighs as he explained "I don't do anything until you give me an answer Neji. Tell me what you want me to do."

"Yes!" gasped Neji "Please!"

Sasuke smirked and buried his mouth over him. Neji almost arched completely off the bed, and Sasuke's hands flew to his hips in order to restrain him, as his mouth bobbed up and down, sucking and licking at Neji's hardness.

Neji didn't care how loud he was being, he never imagined it would feel like this. Sasuke's mouth was hot and wet and it felt so, so good as he slid up and down, swirling his tongue around the head while fondling his balls. Neji could feel himself getting hotter and hotter, closer and closer to the sparkling end he knew was coming. His hands had crept down to clutch at Sasuke's raven hair, pushing his face closer.

Abruptly, Neji felt this almost desperate urge to return the favour, to do to Sasuke what Sasuke doing to him, to let him feel all these amazing sensations. Before he could lose his nerve, Neji pulled Sasuke's mouth away and husked "Let me."

For a few seconds, Neji thought he had done something wrong as Sasuke froze, but then he let out a deep groan that rumbled out from his chest and lay back on the bed beside Neji. Neji frantically pulled Sasuke's own clothing off before kneeling between Sasuke's outspread legs.

Sasuke's erection was flushed and stiff, lying back against his stomach, weeping drops of pre-cum as Neji reached out and experimentally wrapped his hand around it, stroking firmly until Sasuke was writhing, before leaning over and licking the head. Sasuke thrust upward and Neji carefully took the hard member a little way into his mouth, trying to remember what it was Sasuke had done to make him lose all reason. He licked and sucked, applying gentle pressure with his tongue while his hands were busy touching his own erection.

Neji slowly took in more of Sasuke, swallowing him down until he could feel the tip touch the back of his throat, then moaned around it, sending the vibrations through Sasuke's flesh. He felt the younger boy shudder and went back to sucking in earnest.

It was only about half a minute later before he was pulled away and tugged up to Sasuke's mouth for another deep kiss, tongues touching and stroking, tasting each other. The kiss so thoroughly distracted Neji that he had to stifle a cry of shock when Sasuke flipped them again.

However, it was quickly forgotten as naked flesh met naked flesh as the two boys' bodies came together fully for the first time. The friction of skin on skin was too much for either of them to resist, though Sasuke started it, rolling his hips in firm circles and Neji responding, the pace and intensity quickening until both boys were clutching each other, unable to understand anything but sensation.

With a guttural moan, Sasuke pulled away and whispered breathlessly into Neji's ear "I want to be inside you, please, Neji, please, let me make you mine, let me mark you, let me make you mine tonight…"

Neji's chest was heaving as he tried to find his lost breath, just managing to breath out a consent, before he was left bereft as Sasuke scrambled up and disappeared briefly, only to come back and push Neji back onto the bed, pulled his legs up and spreading them wide, as he murmured "It's okay. We need lube, otherwise it'll hurt."

Neji took a sharp breath as he felt a slick finger sliding down his erection, now so hard it was almost painful, red and swollen with need and lust. That finger slid past his balls and behind, before tracing his puckered entrance.

A gentle kiss on his stomach made him look down at Sasuke's onyx, pleading eyes as he said "You need to relax for me."

Neji tried, but tensed up again as he felt a finger push its way inside. It wasn't painful, as such, just a very strange feeling. The finger began to move a little, stroking from the inside and it wasn't long before Neji was pushing his hips back, begging for more.

A second slicked finger slipped in, and Sasuke began to scissor his fingers, stretching the tight ring of muscles. It hurt a little, but not much and not nearly as much as Neji had imagined it might. A third finger soon joined the first two and Sasuke began to gently thrust his fingers in and out, giving Neji some idea of what it might be like.

Neji was limp by now, eyes closed, hips moving to encourage the movement of Sasuke's fingers and he almost sobbed, his breath catching in his throat as Sasuke withdrew his fingers and shuffled closer.

Then something bigger, something hotter penetrated him and there was something like pain but it was far outweighed by the flood of pleasure that ran through him, as Sasuke smoothly pushed himself into Neji with one thrust, before stopping, his head bowed onto Neji's chest, harsh breaths whispering across it.

Neji's eyes were rolling back in his head, his hands were on Sasuke's ass, pushing him further in, because now Neji had him, he never wanted him to leave. He gave his body some time to adjust, before nudging Sasuke's head with his and growling "Move."

Sasuke obeyed, thrusting forward to meet that tight bliss every time the other boy pushed back, breath coming hard, the coil inside of him spiralling dangerously. Having been so close before, there was no way he was going to last very long but he could feel Neji was tight and dripping too, clamping down on his throbbing member as they moved together so he sped up, gripping the pale hips that moved back to meet his as he thrust forward, each one getting sharper, harder, deeper.

"Ahh, ngh, Sasuke! Faster, hhaaa!" Neji was losing it fast, that beautiful head tossed back as slim hands clutched strong shoulders, pale eyes glazed over and lost. Sasuke heeded the other boy's request as he thrust as deep as he could, changing the angle slightly.

The reaction was a little unexpected, as the normally expressionless Hyuuga heir rocked back hard and arched like a bow, eyes flying open and mouth falling open in shock. At first Sasuke thought he did something wrong, hurting the dark haired jonin but then the startled pale eyes met his.

"Again," he gasped in a husky voice so Sasuke complied and was rewarded with a small cry, brown hair thrown back in a sweeping arc. Pleasure licked at him like flames in a furnace and that was really all it took, striking that spot once more before his Neji was tightening around him, arms, legs, around his erection, face screwed up in pure ecstasy as he came violently against their stomachs.

Then Sasuke was lost, tumbling into the soft half-choked scream Neji made as he came, the clamping down of the already tight entrance and he was gone, lost to reality. It was like he died, darkness swallowing him whole as the coil finally snapped, coming deep within the older boy, his own head pressed hard into a pale, sweat slick shoulder and he heard, as if from a great distance, his voice shouting Neji's name as glittering stars of every colour exploding behind his eyelids.

Neji wasn't sure how long he'd lay there, half-unconscious from sheer pleasure and unwilling to disturb the weight on top of him. Sasuke had collapsed onto him, both of them breathing more harshly than they ever had before in their lives.

Eventually, Sasuke raised his head and asked "Okay?"

Neji couldn't stop himself from smiling and replying "Better than okay. I had no idea sex would feel like this."

A returning half smile tipped up the corner of Sasuke's mouth as he responded "This wasn't just sex. This was making love."

Neji's hands cupped Sasuke's face and drew him in for a soft kiss as he murmured "I liked it."

They kissed contentedly for a few minutes, Sasuke still buried deep in Neji's body as neither boy was willing to draw anyway any further than they already had. Finally, Sasuke withdrew gently and settled down next to Neji, curling into his chest as he looped his arms around Neji's waist and fell asleep.

Still slightly surprised at how calm he felt, despite the fact that he had done something he could not turn away from now, Neji wrapped his arms around Sasuke's slim body, closed his eyes and fell into the most blissful sleep he had felt in ages.