Waiting for a Yes [Modern!Neji x Reader]

PART 13

"I think I finally have my answer," [Name] says calmly, though giddiness filled her insides. The two had entered the library for their study period class and had already sat down at their usual table.

Gaara's eyes glistened with hope as he awaited the answer.

"But I'll tell you later," she says, giving him a coy smile. Gaara sighs dramatically.

"You said you'll tell me before the end of the day!" Gaara complains. She giggles and places a hand on his arm.

"I know what I said. I just want to keep you on your toes."

The two continued to flirt with each other until Sasuke butted in.

"What the hell are you two talking about?" He questioned.

[Name] looked to Gaara and then to Sasuke. She straightened herself out, putting on a cool and collected facade.

"Gaara asked me out, and I'm still making my decision," she explains. Immediately afterwards, Sasuke glared at Gaara.

Sasuke knew [Name] longer than Gaara has, so he took the responsibility of her protective older brother figure in her life. One time, Sasuke kicked Kiba's for calling [Name] a dork.

"If you so much as hurt her, I will end you and that's not just a threat it's a fucking promise," Sasuke threatened.

"I understand," was Gaara's calm reply. He pulled [Name] close to him. "I don't think I could hurt her even if I wanted to."

...

It was after school and the two parted ways to return to their separate lockers. Once [Name] retrieved her bag from her locker, she slammed her locker closed. She took a deep breath, and began to search for Gaara.

On her search, she bumped into Neji and his stuff went everywhere. Desperately, the two tried catching papers as the fell from the air, but failed to do so.

"I'm sorry," she says, crouching down to help pick his papers up. "I should've been watching where I was going."

Neji chuckles, taking his stuff from her hands. "What're you in a rush for?"

Her heart flutters. Neji was a trusted friend so she could tell him, right?

"Gaara asked me out, I'm going to give him my answer," she says in a steady voice but she couldn't help the big grin that appeared on her face.

Neji's eyebrow twitched. "He asked you out?"

"Yep!"

Even though the girl he loved so much was grinning ear to ear in front of him, he felt an immense amount of pressure on his chest. All the air was pushed out of his lungs and tears filled his eyes, but he wouldn't allow them to fall.

"That's great," he choked out. "I hope you're happy with him."

Neji then walked off without allowing [Name] to respond. She could tell that there was something wrong with him, but couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was. She was worried for Neji, but all those feelings were shoved away once she saw bright red hair.

"Gaara," she whispers to herself as she walked towards him. She grabbed his hand once she caught up to him. Gaara turned to look who it was that had just touched him and found it was [Name].

"Yes. My answer is yes," she says, staring him in the eyes.

Words could not illustrate the way Gaara was feeling at this very moment. So instead of voicing the way he felt, he wrapped his arms around his new girlfriend's waist and spun her around. [Name] laughed as she held onto him.

"I'm stealing you for today," is what he said as she was set back down to the ground.

"I have work—"

She was cut off because Gaara pressed a finger to her lips. He leaned in closer, repeating what he just said.

"I'm stealing you, okay?"

She nods, granting Gaara the luxury of holding her hand again and leading her to his car. She got into the passenger seat, and buckled her seatbelt.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked as he sat in the driver's seat.

"Home," he says. "My dad won't be home until late tonight, Temari will be working until seven, and Kankuro is taking puppeteer classes or whatever. For three hours, I can have you all to myself."

...

When Neji arrived home that day, he ran right up to his room. Furiously he wiped at his eyes. He would not allow the tears to fall. He was not going to give up on [Name]. He will make her fall in love with him through whatever means.

"I love her too much to give up on her. She's mine Gaara — mine and only mine," he mumbles to himself. He sniffs and wipes his eyes again.

Neji took a big sigh, and flopped down on his bed. He wanted to scream into his pillow, and rampage through the halls of his home. But he didn't.

Neji felt drained of any energy. The pressure on his chest had lifted, but his heart couldn't stand the stress and cracked underneath the extra weight.

"God dammit [Name]," he mumbles, tears threatening to fall again. "I loved you first."

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A/N: UGH! Was this good? I don't think it was. But anyways, thanks for reading! Love you bye!