Chapter Nine -

“Hi.”

Sai blinks up, squinting against the bright sunlight to see golden hair and blue eyes. He swallows thickly, “Naruto-kun.”

Said blond plops down next to him, grimacing as he manages to land on a gnarled root. He shifts, getting comfortable, though his fingers anxiously pull at the grass showing his nervousness.

Cool, dark eyes ( Read more... )

pulled my lower back wednesday night in the er. its still achy today, leaving me a little cranky but i don't think anyone noticed. i'm good at downplaying how much things hurt most of the time. will get around to posting chapter 9 of 'abstruse' tomorrow or the day after, its already on ff.net if anyone's interested ( Read more... )

Chapter 8 -

*Spoiler Alert!* This chapter contains references to recent chapters of the manga (Japanese release)! You have been warned!!

Walking by Neji’s side in the busy market district of Konoha Sai felt an odd sense of contentment. They did not touch, save for the slightest brush of fabric as they moved quietly through the crowds, yet ( Read more... )

Chapter Seven -

Over the next several days Neji has ample time to reconsider his offer of…exactly what he had no idea…to Sai. Quite the opposite, he finds himself at peace with the decision. Time spent with the artist-nin flies by in the blink of an eye, conversation flowing naturally between them like a forest stream. Within a week they had ( Read more... )

once again it has been some time since i posted. while i am online as regularly as ever, i am not around lj as much as i once was and honestly, i just forget to post ( Read more... )

look an update! as always comments are greatly appreciated.

link to ff.net: Chapter Six

edit: some spoilers for recent manga chapters in this one.

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to save (myself) time i'm only going to post the link to the new chapter on ff.net. i'm sorry if this causes any inconvenience. i hope those who are reading will not be detered by this change.

new chapter: Chapter 5

from the beginning: Chapter 1

enjoy!

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title: abstruse (3/?)
pairing: sai/neji
rating: pg for now (mature in much later chapters)
disclaimer: not mine. i just want to play with them a bit.
notes: wip. beta'd by my dear sister, spazzy_kitty13. italics denote thoughts and/or emphasis

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