Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Light and heater ❯ Chapter 1
Pairing: NejiNaru (attempt fluff)
Disclaimer: Naruto and Neji don't belong to me… They belong to each other.
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High in the ebony sky, no sight of the moon can be seen. In the beautiful darkness, luminescent glow of the stars covered the quiet land with an ethereal veil. Everything seemed so calm and surreal, even the wild wind had chosen a gentle song for their celestial friends tonight.
The enchanting melody of the wind echoed through the village of Konoha, caressing everything in its path. Finally, it glided into a brightly lit apartment, where the sun kissed golden teen resided. Soft whispering and tender touches cradled the boy clad in pajamas, attempting to lull him to his dreamland. However, the boy on the bed was too busy studying his scrolls and giving impatient glances to his bedside alarm clock to notice the wind's endeavor.
"Why isn't he here yet? Naruto complained the thousandth time and once again glared hotly at his innocent door. When the door remained as still as the piece of wood that it was, the blond heaved a frustrated sigh and turned back to his scroll again. `Tick tock… tick tock…' Every sound made by his battered timepiece seemed to be testing his patience, as if daring him to plummet it again. "Urghhh…" Naruto glared viciously at the door again.
Just then, the lamp by his clock flickered, dimmed then lighted up once more before plunging the whole apartment into total darkness. The blond blinked once in stupefaction, then blinked again in confusion, white patches seemed to be dancing in his blacken vision.
"Oh no… please don't let it be what I think it is." A quick glance out of his window, however, confirmed his fear. All he could see was the bluish glow of the stars. Lights in Konohagakure seemed to have disappeared at the same time.
"Of all time, a black-out now…" The blond began cussing vividly, he had been waiting expectantly for a special someone and he really did not need a dark apartment… at least not for the moment. Naruto began getting out of bed to find some candles. Unfortunately, he did not realize his sheets were tangled around his body and when he crawled to the side of his bed, he stumbled, tripped and fell face-first onto the hard concrete floor.
"Ouch…" His nose hurt so much it was like someone had punched him in his face. Naruto tried to get out of his sheets but they were like evil vines, wrapping round his limbs, pulling him down and banging his nose on the solid ground again. He continued to struggle but the sheets just wound tighter, binding him in very uncomfortable positions. Angry cussing slowly turned to desperate whines and whimpers and finally he gave up, lying flushed and panting in the nest of bed sheets.
The gentle breeze took the moment to caress his heated skin, touches so soft it felt like ticklish teasing. Naruto closed his eyes and unconsciously shivered at the sensation. In the soft glow of silvery-blue starlight, the wind persisted its faint tracing of the recumbent form. Little by little, cooling the blond's body and calming his breathing, slowing lulling the boy into slumber. However before it could succeed, a pair of strong arms disrupted its plan.
In a dreamily state, Naruto felt arms encircling him and slowing hoisting his body up. He froze, instantly alert and felt panic welled up his chest. His fingers flexed and muscles tensed, getting ready to attack, but stopped himself short when a familiar scent embraced him. Immediately, the blond relaxed into those arms and even snuggled into his `attacker' chest. "Neji…"
"mmm… Sorry for waking you." Neji gently laid the boy on his bed and picked up the sheets on the floor. "It's not good to sleep on the floor."
"I wasn't sleeping… I was…" Naruto sat up, looking around, trying to make out the Hyuuga teen from all the shadows in his apartment. He thought he saw him moving into his kitchen.
Orange glow suddenly dyed the entrance to his kitchen and gradually mingled with the bluish starlight. Neji stepped out of the kitchen with a lighted white candle placed in a glass candle-holder. Every step he took towards Naruto, the brighter the room became. Pale orange painted the once dulled room and flickering shadows danced to a silent carol. Naruto stared entranced by the long-haired boy, standing amid the soft glow and swirling scented smoke. The Hyuuga's dark hair was let down, swaying to the rhythm with the shadows as he moved. Pearly eyes and pale skin softened in the candlelight, looking so pure and vulnerable. The blond felt his heart tightened, the sight was so beautiful that it hurt. He never would have thought such an enchanting angel actually loved him.
Neji made his way to Naruto and gingerly placed the candle on the bedside table. "There is a blackout and…" The Hyuuga boy seated himself comfortably on the bed and turned to face the blond. What he saw made him paused and frowned slightly. "What happened to your nose?" His hand reached out and cupped a whiskered cheek, thumb rubbing smoothing circles on the red nose.
Naruto flinched, he had forgotten about his injured nose and being reminded of it only brought back the pain. "Well I…" He stared cross-eyed at his nose as Neji's thumb continued the gentle strokes. His smaller hands reached up and grabbed onto Neji's hand. "Don't touch it like that, it tickles." He pouted then suddenly brightened with a mischievous grin. "But you can… kiss it better."
Neji's eyes instantly widened and stared questionably at the blond. However Naruto only looked back at him expectantly with the same cheeky smile. "Well… If you really want me to…" Hesitantly, pale hand traced down the cheek, across the smooth jaw line to the dainty chin, pearly orbs continued the silent questions to cerulean eyes. Then almost shyly, Neji closed his eyes and moved in to lay a tender kiss on the throbbing red nose.
Naruto's blue eyes slowly closed to a half-lid as he watched his sempai leaned in. His heart sped as the beautiful face came nearer. Candlelight played across Neji's face, almost as if it was glowing. One more inch… The delicate caress landed just a little off from his nose. But it was so good, he had both saw and felt the gentle kiss as delicious tingles raced through his body.
Neji pulled back, but hand still lingered at the blond's chin. The dazed face of his love greeted him when he opened his eyes. The tiny peck had been exquisite, his lips still burnt from the contact but the look from Naruto was even better. It had taken a lot from him not to grin like how the blond was doing right now.
Finally golden lashes lifted from slightly pink cheek and playful blue eyes gazed at Neji. "It's nice… but you missed my nose. So I want another one." Naruto closed his eyes and thrust his face upward, eagerly anticipating the next kiss.
Neji did not resist smiling this time, his twin pearls twinkled in a rare moment of mirth. The brief kiss had emboldened him and he longed for another taste of the blond. Lightly trailing his slender fingers over the blond's chin, he whispered an affirmation. Smoke with scent of vanilla from the burning candle whirled round the room and slowly encircled the duo. Neji leaned towards Naruto again, this time choosing to keep his eyes opened. He watched as the cherub face became closer and eventually felt the soft bronze skin under his lips the second time. It was intoxicating and he felt drunk from just the simple touch. His tongue unconsciously slipped out of his mouth and gently caressed the sore nose, licking away any pain the blond might have. Neji saw the slight trembles of Naruto's closed eye-lid and felt the shivers of the blond's body. It had only gotten him more excited and made him bolder. His tongue trailed down the red nose onto cherry lips, twin pearls half-hidden under thick lashes keeping a close eye at his lover's reaction. Sparks exploded in frenzy when cerulean orbs appeared and stared at him in shock and pleasure. Neji drank in the sight before finally closed his eyes and gave Naruto a full kiss on the lips. Then he pulled back and whispered huskily, "Is this good enough…"
Naruto knew his face was burning, atoms from his nose and mouth must have been in a wreck from what they had just gone through. He couldn't answer Neji's question because his mouth had ceased to function and he knew that he couldn't looked the Hyuuga's boy in the face now. In a loss as to what to do, he reached out his hands and grabbed onto soft white fabric before burying his face into Neji's chest.
Neji frowned and stared worriedly at the blond, he didn't expect Naruto to react this way. Tentatively, he raised hand and laid it gently on the blond's shoulder. "Naruto, are you alright? I'm sorry if I had offended you with my action… Naruto…" The boy in his arm shook his head in negatively before letting out a muffled "mmm… I love the kiss… very much." then snuggled even more against Neji's chest. The frown on the Hyuuga boy remained as he wrapped his arms around the blond and pulled him closer. "Then what's wrong?" Naruto refused to answer, only burying himself even more into Neji's embrace.
Tightening his hold, Neji tried coaxing the blond to tell him the problem again. However no matter what he did, all he got was more snuggling and whining. Finally he gave up and settled in cradling the boy in the soft orange glow.
Yellow, orange hue of the flame flickered at time to time, with crackling occasional purple hue and sparks, creating a unique tempo for the dancing shadow. The resulting candlelight was ever changing, constantly taking a different shade or colour. However regardless the fickle flame, the twin smoke arose from burnt scented wax would always intertwine like passionate lovers.
Neji rested his chin on Naruto's soft wild locks and stared at the interlaced smoke. He felt content, more so that he had ever been. Gently stroking the blond's back, he whispered softly, "Naruto… Thank you for being with me, you have no idea what it means to me."
The blond gingerly tilted his head, gazing questionably at Neji. "What…" He stopped himself when large cerulean orbs took in the sincerity in twin pearls. Naruto gently pushed away from the embrace and knelt in front of his sempai. His hands reached out and pulled Neji into his arms, resting his sempai's head against his chest. Burying nimble bronze fingers in dark tresses, he combed the silky strand and said with an uncharacteristic soft voice, "I thank you for being with me too. These three months having you by my side had been the greatest time of my life. I cannot even imagine life without you anymore. Sometime I feel like just locking you here as my personal… erm… heater forever."
Neji pulled away from Naruto's embrace a little and glanced up at the blond with a raised eyebrow. "Heater?"
"Yea… cause you are always so warm. It is never cold here whenever you are around. So you are like a heater right?" Naruto's face scrunched up and looked down dubiously at his love.
Neji resisted a smile, and wrapped his arms around Naruto. Gently, he brought the blond down and laid him on the bed. Placing a chaste kiss on those cherry lips again, Neji gazed down lovingly at the blond. "Yes… I'm your heater. Your heater forever. But…" Another tender kiss on those lips. "…will you promise to be my light forever too. A light that will always guide me out of darkness."
Pink dusted whiskered cheeks as Naruto stared up at his sempai. "I don't know why you always call me your light cause I really don't light up in dark places. But if you want me to…" Bronze arms stretched up and gently pulled Neji down until Naruto could feel warm breathing on his lips. "I will be your light forever." Lips touched, sealing promises with a passionate kiss.
Wild breeze swept into the glowing apartment again, beginning the dance with the burning flame. Shadows and smokes joined in, swaying to a silent ballad until the flame lost itself into the wind. The apartment became dark and the shadows chose the time to retire. However, vanilla scented smoke lingered, gliding gracefully to the lover on the bed. Among the binding sheets, pale and bronze limbs intertwined as one held tightly to his light while the other held on to his heater. The smoke encased the couple and whispered a silent blessing before fading away into the starry night.
Owari
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P.S. By the way, have most you read up till chapter 224 of the manga scan? Sasuke better don't do what I think he may do.