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The Day He Said Goodbye	By : Shaylilin Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1163 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 21
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A/N:� Only 2 -3
chapters left in this story.� Shikamaru
and Neji have something coming up.�
Sasuke and Gaara have something else coming up.� Lastly, I might add in an epilogue.� If you want to make a request, feel free
(though I may not honor it if it�s something I don�t feel like writing).
Review Responses:
Ero Sennin: I also love the Gaara/ Naruto moment in the
anime.� I cried. (yes, I�m a baby).� I agree; everything can be solved with ramen�except
well, a lot of things.� I wish creditors
would take ramen as payment.�
*contemplates way to turn ramen into currency*
Nejislady: I really wanted to show that Gaara and Sasuke had
an almost instant connection.� I love
your reviews.� They always make me
smile.� Thank you for still reading.� I hope you enjoy the GaaSasu story I�m
writing for you.

Chapter 21 � Uneventful
Weeks

Shikamaru stretched as he watched Neji train with his
uncle.� He yawned.� He hadn�t had any missions in the last two
weeks.� No one had.� It was like the village was in a stand
still.� He knew it was because the exams
had just ended.� Everyone was
re-evaluating the other villages.� It was
painfully slow.� He�d been given a
position in Tsunade�s service because of his ability to strategize, but it
didn�t mean he liked it, and it meant he had something to do everyday instead
of just a couple days on and then a bunch of days off.

Neji had been busy training with his uncle.� He wanted to become stronger than ever, and
to learn how to accept when he was beaten.�
He didn�t want to stay a genin forever.�
It was his own fault that he couldn�t admit his limitations.� If he had just quit and let Naruto win, he
may have passed the exam.� He sighed when
he noticed his husband lying on the ground watching him.� �Shikamaru, you�re such a lazy ass.�

Shikamaru rolled over and propped himself up on his elbows.
�Yeah, but you love me anyway.��
Shikamaru pushed himself to sitting before standing up.� He walked over to Neji and wrapped his
husband in a tight hug.� �Take a break
and get some lunch with me?�

Neji smiled.� He
kissed Shikamaru softly.� �Yeah, just
give me a minute.�� He turned Hiashi and
smiled.� �Shikamaru�s stealing me for
lunch, uncle.� When I get back will you
teach me that new move you were telling me about?�

Hiashi nodded.� �I
needed a break anyway.� Be back in an
hour and a half, okay?�

Neji nodded and took Shikamaru�s hand as they started
walking toward the food district.� Neji
groaned.� �Not ramen!�

Shikamaru laughed.�
�Everyone�s going to be there Neji.�
We haven�t really spent any time with our other friends lately.� You�re busy training, and I�m busy adjusting
to my new position.� Please?�� Shikamaru pouted.

Neji laughed.� �You
must still be finding time to hang out with Naruto, because his pouting his
really rubbing off on you.�

Shikamaru blushed.� �I
haven�t been hanging out with him; he comes into the office every day to try
and get missions for their team, and ends up pouting when Tsunade doesn�t have
anything for him.�

Neji shook his head.�
Naruto was nothing if not persistent.�
�All right.� We can have ramen
this once.� I�ll expect you to make it up
to me tonight though,� he said with a wink.

Shikamaru shuddered.�
They�d quickly fallen into their roles as married men and he had to
admit going home every night to Neji certainly had its perks.� Some days it was hours after he got home
before they actually got around to eating.�
He smirked as his dirty thoughts took over and pulled Neji into an
alley.� �You don�t need to wait that
long, if you don�t want to.�

Neji groaned.� All
Shikamaru had to do was look at him the right way and he was horny.� Shikamaru rubbed against Neji�s budding
erection.� �We don�t have to see our
friends,� Shikamaru breathed out against Neji�s lips.

Neji moaned, but forced himself to open his eyes.� He was panting hard all ready.� �Damn you and your libido.� For a lazy ass bastard, you sure have energy
for sex.�

Shikamaru smiled as he let Neji move from the wall.� �You�d rather have ramen than sex with
me?� I must be losing my touch.�

Neji shook his head, but grabbed Shikamaru�s hand.� �You are right about needing to see our
friends.� And I know even if we do this
now you�ll be insatiable tonight.�

Shikamaru groaned.�
Now that he had an erection, he didn�t want to go eat with his
friends.� He sighed, and hung his
head.� �I�ll be ready in a minute.�� He cursed his stupid libido and overactive
imagination.

Neji smirked, but didn�t say anything.� He smiled when Shikamaru stood up and grabbed
his hand again.� Neji kissed his
cheek.� �I really will make it worth
while tonight, okay?�

Shikamaru laughed.� �I
thought I was going to have to make it up to you.�� Neji shrugged.� They saw Naruto, Sauske, Shino, and Ino all
ready sitting down at the Ramen counter.�
Shikamaru held his hand up.� �Yo.�

Sasuke smiled.� �We
expected you to be later; I thought you�d get sidetracked on the way down
here.�

Shikamaru shrugged and Neji smirked.� �We tried to.�
I guess we�re just too devoted to you guys.�

Ino laughed.� �Yeah,
we�re awesome.�

Naruto smirked.�
�How�s Kankuro?�

Ino glared.� �Shut up!� You know I haven�t talked to him in like a
week�after I told him he was an ass for calling his brother a third wheel.�

Sasuke smiled a faint, almost non-existent smile.� �I never did tell you thank you for telling
him that.�

Ino shrugged.� �Don�t worry, Sasuke.� He deserved it and he�ll call back
eventually.�

Chouji came up behind Sasuke.� He was on his phone.� �Yes, Temari, tonight I promise.� Yes.�
I�m here.�� He handed the phone to
Sasuke.� �Gaara wants to say hi to you.�

Sasuke couldn�t help the smile that spread across his
face.� �Um, hi.�

�Hi,� Gaara�s almost shy voice came over the line.� �Have you gotten any missions yet?�

Sasuke sighed.�
�No.� How�s the village treating
you?�

Sasuke heard Gaara sigh, though it was soft.� �Mostly the same.� A few of the younger students have started to
relax around me though.�

Sasuke frowned.� �I�m
glad they�re being good to you anyway.�
You deserve so much Gaara.��
Sasuke smacked Shikamaru�s face away as he started making kissy noises.

�What was that?� Gaara asked.� Sasuke could hear Temari sigh beside
him.� �I should get going; this is
Temari�s phone after all.� Bye, Sasuke.�

�Bye, Gaara.�� He
handed the phone back to Chouji.� �What?�

All of his friends exchanged glances before making really
loud kissy noises.� Sasuke banged his
head against the table.� Sakura showed up
while Sasuke was banging his head on the table and everyone else was laughing
hysterically.� �What did I miss?�

Sasuke shook his head.�
�Nothing.� I�m going to go see if
there�s any work yet.�

Sasuke heard a chorus of �don�t go�s� behind him, but he
didn�t care.� He wanted to go see Gaara
and he wanted to get away from the friends who were teasing him
mercilessly.� He trotted up the stairs to
the Hokage�s room.� He knocked on the
door and waited for the �come in.�� He
pushed the door open and shrugged.� �Got
anything yet?�

Tsunade looked up and shook her head.� �No.�
What�s with all of you coming to bug me?�
Chouji wants to go to Suna.�
Temari wants to bring Suna here.�
What do you want?�

Sasuke shrugged.�
�Just to get away for a while.�
Itachi and Genma are kind of sickening now that they are taking their
�honeymoon.�� Naruto and Shino are always
at our place too.� I just want to get out
of town for a while.�

Tsunade sighed.� �Are you doing all
right?� I mean, you and Shikamaru are all
right?�

Sasuke nodded.� �It seems like Deidara is
doing better, too.� I mean, he�s forgiven
Itachi for putting him under genjustu as punishment for his prank.� I think he�s still hurt, but he�s forgiven me
for breaking it off with him.� It just
seems like everyone has something to keep them busy except me.�

Tsunade chuckled.� �I
have one mission, but it�s really pretty boring.� It�s just a mission to Suna.� Bring some papers to the Kazekage and then
come back with his reply.� It�s only a C
mission.�

Sasuke smirked.� �I�ll
take it.� I really need to get out of
here.�

Tsunade shrugged.�
�I�ll be ready for you to come pick up the papers in an hour.� The mission should only take you five days two
days to travel there, a day there, and two days to travel back.�

Sasuke smiled and nodded.

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Shikamaru wiped his eyes.�
�Oh come on, Sasuke.� You can stay
here.� We�ll be nice.�

Neji just shook his head as Sasuke walked away.� �He�ll be fine.�� He turned to Chouji.� �How�s it been going?�

Chouji smiled.� �Pretty good.� I mean, it sucks cuz their aren�t any
missions, but my dad�s been training me on clan techniques.�

Ino smirked.� �I�ve
just been busy with the flower shop.�
It�s kind of nice seeing everyone around the village for once.�

Sakura shrugged.� �I
don�t know.� Tsunade�s running me
ragged.� I told her I was interested in
learning medical ninjutsu.� She didn�t
want to take me on, but with Sasuke passing to chuunin, our team is kind of
breaking up.� She decided to take me.�

Naruto groaned.�
�Great, now what am I going to do?�

Sakura shrugged.� �Not
my problem.�

Shino sighed and turned to his best friends.� �How about you two?� We haven�t really seen you much since the
exams.�

Neji and Shikamaru blushed.� �I guess
we�ve gotten kind of caught up in playing house,� Neji answered.

Shikamaru sighed.� �Troublesome.�

Neji laughed.� �With
me training all day and Shikamaru working for the Hokage, we don�t get much
time alone until supper time.� Then it
usually takes us a while to get to supper and by the time we eat we�re ready
for bed.�

Naruto laughed.�
�Which one of you is the horn dog?�

Shikamaru and Neji pointed at each other, then laughed hard.� Shino shook his head.� �You two are terrible.� Maybe when the honeymoon is finally over
you�ll come out with us once in a while.�

Shikamaru shrugged.� �Where to?�

Shino smiled.� �You
guys want to go to the baker�s festival with us this weekend?�

Shikamaru shrugged again and pulled Neji into a hug.� �Sure.�
As long as Neji doesn�t mind.�

Neji shook his head.� �Don�t mind at all,
actually.�� He kissed Shikamaru�s
shoulder softly.� �It sounds like fun.�

Neji looked at the clock.�
�Look, I gotta go back to training. Thanks for lunch.� I had a great time, and we�ll see you for the
festival this weekend.�

Shikamaru stood up, and Neji caressed his chin.�
�You can stay.� I know you don�t
need to be back to work just yet.�� He
kissed his husband�s lips softly and turned to go back to training.� Shikamaru sat back down and re-joined the
conversation.

Sasuke strolled back up.�
�I got the first mission.�� He
stuck his tongue out at Naruto who started pouting.� �I�m off to Suna for a few days.� �He smirked.

Naruto pointed a finger and laughed.� �You just want to see Gaara!� Gaara and Sasuke sitting in a tree.�

Sasuke rolled his eyes.�
�Really?� Hasn�t anyone thought up
a new rhyme yet?� That�s getting so old.�

Naruto smirked.� �When
are you leaving?�

Sasuke shrugged and checked the clock in the shop.� �In 10 minutes.� I just wanted to stop by and say goodbye for
now.�

Naruto smiled.�
�Goodbye, Sas!� Be careful!�� He stood up and waved at everyone.� �I�m going to walk Sasuke out.�

Naruto and Sasuke made their way quietly toward the Hokage
tower.� �Sasuke, just be careful that you
don�t hurt him, okay?�

Sasuke nodded.� �I
know.� My heart breaks every time I hear
that nothing has changed though.�

Naruto shrugged.� �I
know the feeling.� I wish that he didn�t
have a monster trapped inside of him, but there�s nothing we can do to change
it.�

Sasuke smiled.� �I�ll
see you later, Nar.� I�ve got to pick up
these papers quickly and then I�m off to Suna.�

Tsunade handed Sasuke the papers she needed to send to the
Kazekage.� Sasuke smiled and took off
running.� If he ran as fast as he could,
he could be there by noon tomorrow.� He�d
only stop for the smallest of necessary rests.�
Soon he�d be sitting with Gaara and speaking of whatever Gaara felt like
speaking of.

Sasuke ran out the gates of Konoha when an almost ominous feeling shook
him.� He ignored it, wanting to get to
Suna as soon as possible.� The first day
went without any issues, and by noon he was walking through the gates of
Suna.� He smiled as he was greeted by
Kankuro.� �Hi, Kankuro.� I have papers for your Kazekage.�

Kankuro nodded.�
�Gaara�s excited that you will be here.�
Our father isn�t so sure he likes that Gaara has formed friendships with
anyone.� So, Gaara didn�t want to be the
one to come here before you deliver and receive your papers.� He will see you once your mission is
completed.�

Sasuke nodded.� �I know he�s your dad,
but I seriously hope someone beats him in battle soon and takes over as the new
Kazekage.�

Kankuro led Sasuke to the Kazekage and bowed as he left the
two together.� �From the Hokage, sir.�

The Kazekage smirked.�
Sasuke shook his head.� That
looked like Gaara�s mouth.� Gaara must
look quite a bit like his father then.�
�Thank you.� I�ll have a reply for
you in a few minutes.� Please, go wait
with Kankuro and I will call you back when I finish.�

Sasuke bowed.� �Yes
sir.�� He left the room and saw Kankuro
lounging against the wall.� �I guess I�m
supposed to stay with you until he calls me back.�

Kankuro nodded.� �Have you guys had any
missions lately?�

Sasuke shook his head.� �It�s been boring
beyond belief lately.� Tsunade-sama says
it�s because everyone is re-evaluating the powers of the villages.� It�s obvious that our two villages are the
strongest.� I guess people are just
deciding which of the villages to come to.�

Kankuro nodded again.�
Kankuro�s name was called through the door.� �He�s ready now.�� He led Sasuke back into the Kazekage�s
office.

Sasuke took the papers handed to him and smirked.� �Thank you, Kazekage.�� The Kazekage dismissed him and he followed
Kankuro.� Kankuro pointed Sasuke down a
hall.� �Gaara�s third door on the left.�

Sasuke smiled and nodded.� �Ino wants you
to call her.�� Kankuro smirked and winked
before walking away.� Sasuke walked down
the hall and stopped in front of the third door.� He took a deep breath and turned the
knob.� He saw Gaara sitting near the
window and staring outside.� �You look
beautiful.�

Gaara whipped his head around to Sasuke.� �You said you�d tell me when you were coming!�

Sasuke smiled.� �Um,
surprise?�

Gaara laughed and motioned Sasuke to close the door.� �Come here, Sasuke.�� Sasuke crossed the room and sat down next to
Gaara in the window.� �I�m glad you�re
here.�

Sasuke smiled and let his head fall to Gaara�s
shoulder.� �Me too.� I feel so much better when I�m in your
presence.�
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