Shikamaru sucked in a sharp breath

Shikamaru sucked in a sharp breath to try and stem the flood of tears, only to fail as they began to fall one after the other. He dropped his hands away from Neji's hair and hugged the older man just as tightly as Neji was holding him. "I -"



"You don't have to say anything you're not ready to say, Shika-"



"Shut up, you i-idiot. Y-you d-damn i-idiot," the Nara pressed his lips to Neji's cheek as best he could despite the tears running down his cheeks. He managed to steady his voice briefly, "I love you too. S-so p-please d-don't…"



Neji lifted his head to look Shikamaru in the eyes. He gently cupped the Nara's face with both hands. "What, Shikamaru? Don't what?"



Shikamaru's dark, wet eyes searched the Hyūga's for a long moment. Finally he breathed out, "Don't let them take you from me."



"Them?" Neji froze and anger began to burn anew. "The Clan Elders. Did they say those horrible things to you? Have they threatened you?"



"They did," Shikamaru admitted, his voice a mere whisper. "But I wasn't the one they threatened. Because I'm the Nara Clan Head the Hyūga Clan can't touch me unless the want to risk a blood feud with the Nara Clan, which would mean that my Clan could deny them life saving medicines should they so choose."



"Then who?"



"You. The Elders have threatened to activate your Caged Bird seal to force you to comply with their whims. If they found out I said anything to you about -"



"Don't worry, Shikamaru. Ah, no. I mean it. There's nothing to worry about. Not any more at least. My seal cannot be activated by the Main House anymore. I had planned to tell you right before that fight started but…"



"What?" Shikamaru's eyes were wide and his voice not even a whisper. Neji only heard it because they were so close together.



"It looks similar enough that no one can tell the difference unless they are a fuinjutsu master and it works the same as before save for one important difference - it cannot cause pain or death because of a few hand signs. Naruto changed it on the mission I just came back from. With Hiashi-oji-sama's permission, of course," Neji explained softly.



"You mean Naruto's finally done it? He finally cracked to seal?!"

Yes. The Elders tried to consolidate their power after the war but oji-sama was quick to place himself as the ultimate power, as he should have been in the first place as the Clan Head. The Elders thought to try to continue controlling him through me but as a Jōnin I'm almost entirely protected. Especially since there are so few Hyūga Jōnin and even less running missions." Neji said. He continued, his voice taking on a more excited tone, "the only way they could have gone after me was if I wasn't doing my 'duty' to the Clan. Now, however, they have no control at all. Soon oji-sama, Hinata-sama, and Hanabi-sama will make their move to break to the backbone of the corrupt Elders influence. Do you know what this means?"



"You're free," Shikamaru breathed out.



"Yes. But more importantly, I will never be taken from you. I already told you, Shikamaru, you're my everything. Oji-sama asked me months ago, if it came down to a choice, what would I choose? That's when I knew," Neji said softly. "If I had only told you all of this sooner then this fight might have never happened."



"I don't care about the fight anymore," Shikamaru rasped with a shake of his head. The Nara buried his face in Neji's shoulder and sighed shakily, "I'm just really tired now, Neji. Can we go lie down? I just…want to sleep beside you."



Neji smiled a little sadly and Nuzzled Shikamaru's hair with his cheek. Then, he stooped a little and hooked an arm behind the Nara's knees. In a fluid motion he hauled Shikamaru up into his arms and carried him to the bedroom. "Of course."



He carefully deposited Shikamaru on to the bed before crawling on it as well and spooned the Nara. He wrapped his arm around Shikamaru's waist and pressed a kiss to his temple. "Sleep. We'll talk more after we get up."



Shikamaru only nodded and twined his fingers with Neji's to keep him close.

Kết quả (Việt) 1:

Shikamaru hút một hơi thở sắc nét để thử và ngăn chặn lũ của nước mắt, chỉ để không thành công khi họ bắt đầu rơi sau khi một khác. Ông đã bỏ tay ra khỏi Neji của tóc và ôm người đàn ông lớn tuổi chỉ, như chặt chẽ như Neji đã giữ anh ta. "I -" "Bạn không có thể nói bất cứ điều gì anh không sẵn sàng để nói, ngocanh-" "Shut up, i-đồ ngốc. Y-bạn d-damn i-idiot, "Nara ép đôi môi của mình để Neji của má là tốt nhất ông có thể mặc dù những giọt nước mắt chạy xuống má của mình. Ông quản lý để ổn định tiếng nói của mình một thời gian ngắn, "tôi yêu bạn quá. Vậy xin vui lòng p d-không... " Neji nâng lên đầu để tìm Shikamaru trong mắt. Ông nhẹ nhàng cupped của Nara phải đối mặt với cả hai tay. "Những gì, Shikamaru? Không những gì?" Shikamaru của bóng tối, ẩm ướt mắt tìm kiếm của Hyūga một chút thời gian dài. Cuối cùng ông hít, "Đừng để họ đưa bạn từ tôi." "Họ?" Neji đóng băng và tức giận bắt đầu đốt cháy trở lại. "Các trưởng lão gia tộc. Họ nói những điều khủng khiếp cho bạn? Có họ đe dọa bạn?" "Họ đã làm," Shikamaru thừa nhận, giọng thì thầm chỉ. "Nhưng tôi không phải là một họ đe dọa. Bởi vì tôi là người đứng đầu gia tộc Nara gia tộc Hyūga không thể chạm vào tôi, trừ khi muốn nguy cơ một mối hận thù máu với gia tộc Nara, có nghĩa là gia tộc của tôi có thể từ chối họ cuộc sống tiết kiệm thuốc nên họ nên chọn." "Vậy ai?" "Bạn. Các trưởng lão đã đe dọa sẽ kích hoạt của bạn con dấu lồng chim để buộc bạn phải tuân thủ các whims của họ. Nếu họ phát hiện ra tôi nói bất cứ điều gì với bạn về-" "Don't worry, Shikamaru. Ah, no. I mean it. There's nothing to worry about. Not any more at least. My seal cannot be activated by the Main House anymore. I had planned to tell you right before that fight started but…" "What?" Shikamaru's eyes were wide and his voice not even a whisper. Neji only heard it because they were so close together. "It looks similar enough that no one can tell the difference unless they are a fuinjutsu master and it works the same as before save for one important difference - it cannot cause pain or death because of a few hand signs. Naruto changed it on the mission I just came back from. With Hiashi-oji-sama's permission, of course," Neji explained softly. "You mean Naruto's finally done it? He finally cracked to seal?!"Yes. The Elders tried to consolidate their power after the war but oji-sama was quick to place himself as the ultimate power, as he should have been in the first place as the Clan Head. The Elders thought to try to continue controlling him through me but as a Jōnin I'm almost entirely protected. Especially since there are so few Hyūga Jōnin and even less running missions." Neji said. He continued, his voice taking on a more excited tone, "the only way they could have gone after me was if I wasn't doing my 'duty' to the Clan. Now, however, they have no control at all. Soon oji-sama, Hinata-sama, and Hanabi-sama will make their move to break to the backbone of the corrupt Elders influence. Do you know what this means?" "You're free," Shikamaru breathed out. "Yes. But more importantly, I will never be taken from you. I already told you, Shikamaru, you're my everything. Oji-sama asked me months ago, if it came down to a choice, what would I choose? That's when I knew," Neji said softly. "If I had only told you all of this sooner then this fight might have never happened." "I don't care about the fight anymore," Shikamaru rasped with a shake of his head. The Nara buried his face in Neji's shoulder and sighed shakily, "I'm just really tired now, Neji. Can we go lie down? I just…want to sleep beside you." Neji smiled a little sadly and Nuzzled Shikamaru's hair with his cheek. Then, he stooped a little and hooked an arm behind the Nara's knees. In a fluid motion he hauled Shikamaru up into his arms and carried him to the bedroom. "Of course." He carefully deposited Shikamaru on to the bed before crawling on it as well and spooned the Nara. He wrapped his arm around Shikamaru's waist and pressed a kiss to his temple. "Sleep. We'll talk more after we get up." Shikamaru only nodded and twined his fingers with Neji's to keep him close.