The Demilitarized Zone

Disclaimer: Not mine. Bummer.
Summary: Itachi Uchiha has always had a sadistic streak when it came to his little brother. Now the perfect opportunity has presented itself and he just can’t let it go by. He does love him after all. (SasuNaru)

Author’s Note: It’s that time again, my brilliant readers. The end of the story where all my fluffy gooeyness vomits everywhere and at any given moment any one of you could go into a diabetic coma. If at any time during the reading of this chapter you feel light headed or your vision blurs, please stop reading and contact your doctor.
So, I have an epilogue planned, but I don’t know… does it feel done or would you like more? It would pick up a couple of years from now and give you a window into what the Devil and his wayward Minions are up to.

WARNING: Now that lemonade is officially on the menu, Sasuke and Naruto (ie me) have gotten a little ‘punch drunk’ as it were… You have been warned.


The Demilitarized Zone
Chapter 15

The room was dark when sleepy, blue eyes blinked open slowly. Tan arms lifted above the blonde head and stretched upwards, muscles pulling and bones aligning, causing the young man to moan at the feeling of relaxation that filled his body.

Closing his eyes again, Naruto smiled into the darkness. Arms finally done with their stretch, a tan hand ran across Naruto’s face, rubbing childishly at his eyes. Things were okay now. He was okay now. His parents were going to be fine and Orochimaru was in jail. Doubts began to surface about whether that was a secure enough ‘solution’ or not, but Naruto forced them down. It was fine for now… for this moment, he wanted to drown in this feeling of completeness.

On his last day of high school, Naruto’s English teacher had explained the notion of the ‘transcendental eye’, a moment of clarity in life when they would feel as though their minds, bodies and souls were aligned… if only for a moment. The man had even given each of them a card with his number to call him should they ever achieve this moment in their lives. Naruto chuckled quietly… what a call that would be.

“Mr. Koide? This is Naruto Uzumaki… I just wanted to let you know that I get it, that moment of clarity you were talking about… when? Oh, well, I’m not sure if it started when I was kidnapped and nearly assaulted or when I was fucked soundly by Sasuke Uchiha… although I’m leaning toward the latter… Yeah, the bastard is just that good… You need a tissue? Yes, I can hold…”

Naruto rolled onto his side and hissed, his eyes squeezing shut, as he tried to sit up, the painful burn snaking up his back.

“Here.”

Naruto turned his head to see his dark haired teme standing in front of him with a glass of water and a bottle of aspirin. Naruto cocked a suspicious eyebrow at the medicine.

“It’s aspirin, dumbass,” Sasuke said and shoved the glass into Naruto’s hand before upending the bottle and presenting Naruto with three white tablets. Naruto took them gratefully before handing the now empty glass back to Sasuke who set it on the end table and crawled onto the bed, pulling Naruto into his arms.

“I keep my promises,” he smirked into Naruto’s disheveled blonde spikes.

“Yeah, bastard,” Naruto said trying to sound annoyed but even to his own ears he sounded like a pleased kitten, “But, I could always use more proof.”

Naruto’s breath hitched when pale fingers, he didn’t even feel move, wrapped around his half hard erection and slowly moved up and down with the leisure of a Sunday stroll.

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To: My Minions
From: I think you know
Subject: Crisis Averted

Hello Boys,
I was mildly shocked today when I came to work only to find that my wayward minions were not in attendance. I, of course, rushed out immediately to question your little duckies only to find that you had taken leave.

Interesting that… and here I thought I was the boss.

Oh, wait. I am.

Get your asses back to work. You have been out of the building for over a week. I will not hear any whining about ‘tough times’, ‘emotional stress’ or ‘discovery of sexual feelings we all felt since you were mere babies’. It is not this company’s fault you are both stupid.

Request for leave? Denied. Report or find yourselves in the unemployment line.

Itachi Uchiha
President, Uchiha Inc.
Konoha, Leaf Country, Main Branch

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Something was going to crack.

Sasuke’s pale, pink tongue ran up Naruto’s tan inner thigh, catching the rivets of water that cascaded down his body from the shower head. Sharp, white teeth nibbled at the skin there before Naruto looked down to see Sasuke’s dark head nuzzle against the blonde curls between his legs.

“Oh god…” Naruto sighed and his knees nearly gave out at the feather like touch of Sasuke’s fingers against the soft skin under his balls. Sasuke continued to lick and suck and bite, but never where Naruto wanted him too. Never where he needed him too. Blonde lashes fell against flushed, tan cheeks, “Stop…”

The fingers stilled and Naruto’s eyes shot open, “No, don’t stop ‘that’, bastard! Stop teasing!”

“Hn,” Sasuke whispered and the fingers and teeth once more began their exploration, “And people accuse me of having poor communication skills.”

Naruto growled and fisted the dripping black locks on Sasuke’s head, tilted Sasuke’s head back until they were staring directly into each other’s eyes, “Do you want me to order you, Uchiha?” Naruto’s voice became deeper and the tan fingers tugged harshly, “Suck it now.” A dark, elegant eyebrow arched but Sasuke didn’t move. Naruto’s crystal blue eyes softened along with his voice, “Do you want me to beg, S’uke?” Naruto kneeled until they were face to face. Sasuke watched water droplets trail across whiskered cheeks and dip under his chin before they coursed down the dobe’s tan chest and toned abdomen, disappearing lower…

Sasuke growled and Naruto chuckled, “Please…” He whispered while he nuzzled against Sasuke’s neck and nipped at the pale earlobe, “Please, Sasuke…”

In a flurry of movement, Naruto found himself once again standing and slammed against the wall of the shower. He hissed at the shock of the cool tiles against his warm skin and hissed once more when his head cracked back against the same tiles as Sasuke’s mouth finally stopped playing.

Yeah, Naruto thought, his head repeatedly falling back against the tiles while Sasuke’s tongue twisted and rubbed against his swollen erection, something was going to crack… maybe the tiles, maybe his head… and then Sasuke hummed and the suction increased to nearly unbearable levels.

Naruto didn’t care.

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To: My Dark Lord
From: One Damn Satisfied Minion
Subject: Thank you for your concern

Hey Lou,

I can’t tell you how sorry I am that you were ‘concerned’ about our whereabouts. Really, I think I was up all night worrying about it.

No, wait, I was up all night, but you never crossed my mind. Sasuke made sure of that. Gotta say, the bastard keeps his promises.

Here’s the deal, we have a list of places… um… things that we need to do. Until the list is completed, I can’t responsibly return to work. The Uchiha name is on the line! Never let it be said that an Uchiha can’t keep it up… damn it… I mean, can’t keep their promises.

In closing, you’re just going to have to reign over hell on your own for a little while longer, boss. So many surfaces… so little time.

Naruto Uzumaki
Minion in post-coital bliss

P.S. Thanks for having some of my belongings delivered. I appreciate Gamabunta greatly. I can’t help but notice that you forgot all my shirts or that Sasuke is suddenly in possession of so many shirts with the Uchiha name or symbol conveniently in my size.
Sick, evil bastard… that’s what you are.

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Sasuke’s hands gripped Naruto’s hips as the smaller man impaled himself slowly, his head thrown back and the tan neck stretched, glistening with sweat. Love bites and bruises littered the lithe neck and Sasuke nearly came right then looking at all the marks that he had left on his dobe.

He couldn’t get enough… he might never get enough of this man. His heart rate increased at the thought. Someday they were going to have to leave his house. He was going to have to let Naruto go… Pale fingers tightened and Naruto shifted at the nearly painful pressure causing both men to moan as the pleasure whipped down their spines, pooling in their abdomens like molten lava.

He wouldn’t be able to. He nearly had a panic attack when Naruto stepped out of the room.

Biting his lower lip, Naruto pulled himself up slowly before he pushed down quickly and then a frown furrowed his brow. Sasuke seemed to be somewhere else entirely. His body was certainly still responding, but his eyes were blank, his mind elsewhere, “Teme? Am I boring you?”

Black eyes blinked and Sasuke smirked up at him, “Hn, dobe.” He thrust his hips upward and Naruto yelled out, his prostate receiving the blunt force of the action, “Not fucking possible.”

Sasuke set a steady pace and Naruto met him thrust for thrust. Moans filled the room and Naruto threaded his fingers in Sasuke’s hair before leaning down and breathing in his teme’s scent, his nose pressed into the junction of Sasuke’s neck and shoulder, “So close…”

The pace increased, “Naruto…” Sasuke moaned and he pulled the blonde head towards his own, their foreheads nearly touching, Naruto’s cock throbbing between their stomachs, “Look at me… you’re so… beautiful…” Their lips connected fleetingly until Naruto lifted his head slightly to look into midnight black eyes while white erupted around the edges of his vision and he cried out Sasuke’s name once more.

Sasuke was pulled into his own orgasm by wide, clear blue eyes that crashed like waves against the shore with lust and love and everything that was Naruto.

Naruto fell against Sasuke’s body and he nuzzled into the damp, dark locks that curled gently against the pale neck.

“Shit, Uchiha…” Naruto panted and shifted so that he lay next to Sasuke. The older man had his eyes closed and he pulled Naruto against his chest, kissing the honey colored hair on his crown.

Naruto stiffened as he looked around, “How the hell did we end up under the table?”

Sasuke chuckled, his breaths still shallow and quick, “Hn, dobe,” A pale finger touched Naruto’s chin and pulled his face up until Sasuke could claim his pouting mouth in a chaste kiss that was nothing more than lips touching, but Naruto still moaned into it, “Just another location to check off the list.”

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To: Itachi Uchiha
From: Sasuke Uchiha
Subject: Uchihas Don’t Whine

My dobe was kidnapped in front of my eyes. He was held in a dank cell for the second time in his life while he lived with the knowledge that I had been killed.

We are taking the damn vacation while I fuck his brains out.

Sasuke Uchiha
Vice President, Uchiha Inc.
Konoha, Leaf Country, Main Branch

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They were in Sasuke’s room once more but this time, Naruto was pushed over the back of the black chaise lounge, the soft leather back supporting Naruto’s lower arms while Sasuke pressed up behind him sucking eagerly on the back of Naruto’s neck as the blonde in question attempted to buck back into the taller man.

A pale hand pulled at the string of Naruto’s sleeping pants, pushing them down over his tan ass while the other hand snaked under the infamous jersey Naruto bitched about at every turn but wore to bed every night without fail. Fingers ghosted over the blonde’s spine and trailed around until his hand was splayed against his quivering abdomen, pushing him up and back, increasing the friction on Sasuke’s still clothed erection.

“I love you, Naruto,” Sasuke whispered and the hand not holding Naruto against him reached for a hand gripping the back of the lounge chair, the tan knuckles white. He threaded their fingers and paused all movement to hold Naruto tightly against him, marveling in the differences of their fingers intertwined… so different and yet perfect.

Naruto’s breath returned to normal and he turn his head until he could see his dark haired teme.

“Show me.”

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Naruto took great satisfaction in checking off the chaise lounge… twice.

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To: The Silly Minions
From: Your Master
Subject: Trying my patience

Boys,

Obviously you think I am joking. You are sadly mistaken.

Itachi Uchiha
President, Uchiha Inc

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Sasuke pulled the wire rimmed glasses off his face and rubbed his eyes. Neji had sent several reports and contracts for Sasuke to read, modify and sign and finally he was done. For the last two hours he had listened while Naruto reacquainted himself with his cello. Sasuke had nearly laughed out loud when he heard Naruto in the guest room apologizing to the wooden instrument for being away so long and then the dobe ‘confessed’ to playing the piano. He ‘almost’ laughed but when he stepped through the door way to mock his silly dobe, he was appalled to see tears running down the idiot’s face.

Sasuke stepped back into the hall before he could be seen and leaned against the wall. Sounds of shuffling told him that Naruto was setting up the instrument before the beginning notes of ‘Ava Maria’ filled the air. Running a hand through his dark hair, Sasuke remembered Naruto telling him why he had taken up the cello in the first place.

A means to express himself after the first kidnapping… stepping away from the room, Sasuke had retreated into his office. Naruto needed this time alone and so Sasuke gave it to him.

Currently, the ‘Blue Danube’ could be heard throughout the apartment and Sasuke felt Naruto had had plenty of time for his musical meditation. It was time for a different form… one they both could participate in.

Naruto heard him enter the room this time and paused in his playing to flip through a book of music. Without turning his head, he spoke, “I know what you want and the answer is ‘no’.” Naruto tossed the book to the side and shifted, wincing as he faced the dark haired man, “I am done. Six days is enough. No, wait… six days, multiple times a day… is enough.”

Sasuke made to interject and Naruto held up a warning hand, “No… it’s not going to happen,” He turned away from Sasuke, bringing the wooden bow to the strings and positioning his fingers on the neck of the cello, “So, unless you are up for a ‘line change’, as it were, that ‘activity’ is out.”

Sasuke nodded stiffly and left the room. Naruto released a soft sigh and drew the bow across the strings.

“Dobe, I am waiting.”

The bow made a clattering noise as it fell from Naruto’s fingers. Naruto wondered if he had imagined Sasuke’s voice, which sounded dangerously close to a purr, when it happened again.

“I don’t wait well, dumbass.” Admittedly, an irritated purr.

A smirk to rival any Uchiha crossed Naruto’s face and laying Gamabunta gently on his side, Naruto made his way into the bedroom.

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To: Itachi Uchiha
From: The King of the World
Subject: FYI

Due to an internal restructuring of our ‘merger’, Sasuke and I will not be in until the day after tomorrow.

Apparently, an Uzumaki has promises to keep as well.

Naruto Uzumaki
Vice President, Uchiha Inc.

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“Hey, bastard.”

Sasuke drifted into consciousness slowly and without opening his eyes moved his arm out to find his dobe and pull him closer. A scowl reached his face when the arm came up empty handed. Black eyes blinked open to see sparkling blue eyes filled with happiness, love and a concerning amount of mischievousness.

“How are you feeling?” The dobe asked and the smile splitting his face made Sasuke’s cheeks hurt.

“Hn. Fine.” Sasuke shifted and then winced, “Or not.”

A tan hand stuck out eagerly into his face, three innocent pills blinking up at him.

“Who keeps their promises now, teme?”

Sasuke glared death upon the blonde idiot in front of him as he took the aspirin and downed the glass of water. As soon as the cup was resting safely on the side table, Sasuke lunged at his dobe and dragged him onto the bed, pinning him beneath him.

“You seem to be feeling ‘better’, Na-ru-to…” Sasuke’s head ducked and ravished Naruto’s pliant mouth, his tongue demanding entrance while his hands touched anything and everything they could reach. Naruto arched into the sensations and crossly though he should have moved away from the bed faster…

Then Sasuke nibbled his ear, grinding into his pelvis and moaning his name. Tan hands winded through Sasuke’s tangled, black locks and Naruto smiled into the intoxicating kiss.

Ah, well… slow and steady wins the race.

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To: Former VP’s of Uchiha Inc.
From: Itachi Uchiha
Subject: The line you crossed

You are both fired.

Itachi Uchiha
President, Uchiha Inc.

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“Deidara?”

“Yeah, boss?”

“I want you to gorge my eyes out.”

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Pein leaned back into his leather chair and listened silently, his cell phone pressed against his ear while his other hand gripped the glass in his hand to a point just shy of shattering. He had paid a lot for this suit. It was his favorite. It wouldn’t do to ruin it in a tantrum.

“I understand,” Had anyone been in the room, the tone of his voice alone would have sent chills down their spine and goose bumps over their skin. Pein was not a happy man. “After this we are through… even. I will never think of you again and I expect the same courtesy from you.”

He sat in silence once more while he listened to his tormentor’s reply, “Do not attempt to threaten me! It will be done.”

The lawyer clinched his teeth and snapped the phone shut. Regardless of his brave words, they both knew that he had felt threatened… “Fuck!”

The glass shuttered against the far wall and his suit remained pristine.

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To: Itachi Uchiha
From: Still happily employed minion

Lord of Evil,

I recognize when someone has been having a bad day. Are you lonely? Feeling down? Need a hug? Feel the need to fire two amazing vice presidents for no reason whatsoever? Where’s the love?

Don’t answer that. Sasuke just walked by. I found it. God, I even make myself sick…

Anyway, I wanted to let you know that I chatted with your father this morning. Brilliant man, just brilliant. I told him how terribly, terribly sorry I was that my personal life was inhibiting my work attendance. I told him I would be more than willing to be reassigned and allow my position to be refilled.

He seemed shocked! He told us to take off as long as was needed and that he was more than confident that you, his prodigal son, could handle a few more days while we ‘settled’.

Now, My Slimy Evilness, I want you to know that I tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted that Sasuke and I keep our jobs at his company. Funny, that.

See you on Monday!
All my love,

Naruto Uzumaki
Cackling Minion
Uchiha Inc.

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Ding! Dong!

Sasuke unwrapped himself from Naruto’s body and shook his head to Naruto’s suggestion that he pause their movie.

“I’ll just see who it is,” Sasuke walked around to the back of the couch, “Punch them in the face,” He leaned down and kiss the chaotic blonde mess on top of Naruto’s head, “And be right back.” Naruto snagged his retreating hand and use the arm to pull the dark haired man down until their lips could meet.

“Can’t wait, bastard.” Naruto breathed and then smiled, “Hurry up.”

Ding! Dong! Followed by a series of sharp knocks.

“Little brother, I know that you are in there.”

Sasuke’s head whipped toward the door and Naruto’s blue eyes grew impossibly round, “So, I’ll just go ahead and pause this then.”

“Hn.”

When Sasuke reached the door he opened it and a glaring Itachi walked right in without even looking at him.

“Come in.” Sasuke muttered at the empty hallway and closed the door, following his brother into the living room.

Naruto was still wrapped up in a blanket on the couch and Itachi sat himself in a chair across from him, glaring at his blonde haired minion while Naruto chuckled and sent a cheeky grin back at him.

“Hey there, long time, no see.” Naruto said and when Sasuke sat on the couch beside him, placed his hand between them so that their fingers touched under the blanket.

Itachi sighed and then leaned forward, shrugging his suit jacket off before tossing on the coffee table. A pale hand reached up and loosened his dark red tie. Dark eyes shifted between his little brother and Naruto, noting how relaxed the former looked… at peace, content, happy.

“You both seem… well,” Itachi began his voice cool and his eyes unforgiving. “I trust that you will somehow manage to overcome any psychological scars you may have acquired.”

Sasuke remained impassive, not a twitch or a flash of emotion could be seen while Naruto smiled brightly and nodded in a way that reminded Itachi of a toddler, “Yes, boss, I think I might pull through this time. Let me tell you… last time I learned to play the cello to express myself. This time I learned to play Sas…”

“Don’t.”

“Right, sorry. Let’s just say that the therapy this time around has been very… rewarding.” Naruto smirked and Sasuke rolled his eyes before knocking Naruto on the back of the head. Naruto opened his mouth to protest when Sasuke’s fingers massaged the back of his head softly and he had to put all his energy toward not drooling.

“Brother, is there a reason for your visit today?” Sasuke asked his voice devoid of feeling but his eyes stared softly down on the man next to him.

So fucking sweet… Itachi reminded himself that he needed to make a dentist appointment.

“Yes, Sasuke,” Itachi tapped a manila folder that had gone unnoticed in his lap, “This is my press release concerning your engagement.”

The pale fingers stilled and Naruto’s eyes snapped toward Itachi.

“Our engagement?” Naruto repeated his own fingers curling around his knees.

“Yes, we need to correct the misunderstanding. I should have done it immediately, but, as you are well aware, things got… busy.” Itachi crossed his ankle over his knee and leaned back into the chair. Sasuke had yet to form a reaction and if Naruto wiggled anymore he was going to fall off the couch.

“Right… fake engagement,” Naruto looked sideways at the bastard, but Sasuke continued to stare relentlessly at his older brother, “How are you… I mean, what are you going to say?”

“Misunderstanding… blah, blah, blah… respect your privacy… yada, yada, yada… We can’t continue to lie to people. Plus, regardless of your new ‘therapy’, neither of you know where this is going. You’ll want to be open to pursue other possibilities and so on. You are both young and Naruto, soon you will be coming into your inheritance and won’t need Uchiha Inc. at all.”

“No, what the hell, I wouldn’t…” Naruto stuttered angrily glancing between the brothers, glaring at Itachi before the blue eyes turned nearly pleading at the devil’s younger brother.

“We aren’t lying.”

Naruto stopped what was sure to be a full out rant and looked at the man beside him. “What?”

“Yes, Sasuke, do enlighten us.”

Midnight eyes flashed, emotion crackling promising all levels of pain and dismemberment, “You are an asshole.”

Itachi smirked, “I never denied that.”

“Sasuke?” Naruto whispered and both brothers turned to the blonde, “What are you talking about?”

With a final glare at this brother, Sasuke twisted and took Naruto’s smaller hands in his own, “I’m not saying today, dobe, or tomorrow, but I have every intention of marrying you. I won’t let you go. I won’t let you ‘pursue other possibilities’ and I’ll fucking contest your father’s will myself if having your inheritance will take you away from me.”

“So,” Naruto began and his head tilted to the side, eyes narrowed in suspicion, “You want us to remain engaged because you don’t want me to be with anyone else… personally or professionally?”

“No, dobe!” Sasuke spat, “Are you stupid?” A pale hand caught the swinging fist before it could hit his face and Sasuke sighed, “I want you. That’s it. For the rest of my life.”

Naruto blinked. And blinked again. His mouth opened, then closed, then opened…

“Damn it, dobe. Do I need to draw a diagram? I need you. Marry me…”

Naruto pulled his fist free of Sasuke’s grip and turned his head to look out the window. Sasuke waited, his heart beating so fast that his chest tightened in response. His breathing had all but ceased when the blonde head turned once more, a small smile curling pink lips up and god, the light… in Naruto’s eyes… for him.

“At least you asked me this time, bastard.” Naruto said and pushed himself into Sasuke’s arms, “I love you.” He whispered into Sasuke’s chest and pressed his ear against the beating organ while Sasuke placed kisses onto his head, “I love you, too. Thank you.”

Naruto pulled away and Sasuke’s arms wrapped around him, bringing him forward until their foreheads touched and their gentle breaths mingled between them. Sasuke smiled… truly and honestly smiled, before closing the distance. Their lips touched and Naruto laughed against his mouth, the blonde’s fingers gripping Sasuke’s shoulders as Sasuke’s tongue trailed along his lower lip.

Neither man noticed Itachi leave the apartment.

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“Excuse me, sir!”

Itachi stilled and turned to the voice. A man he recognized as Sasuke’s doorman stumbled up beside him, eyes wide and a slip of paper in his trembling hand.

“Yes,” he asked his annoyance at being stopped clear.

“You d-dropped this, sir.” The paper was thrust into Itachi’s chest and he glanced down at the manila envelope in his hand, finding it indeed, empty. Looking up, Itachi met the man’s nervous gaze once again.

“Throw it away… it is nothing.”

“Yes, sir, of course, sir.”

The doorman watched as the young business man strode out of the building, disappearing onto the busy streets. Looking at the paper in his hands, he shrugged and dropped it into the wastepaper basket.

The paper was blank.

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“And so, it is my order that Orochimaru Sannin be released on his own recognizance until such time as a hearing can be schedule…”

The snake bastard smirked and turned to his brilliant attorney, “You are worth every dime.”

Pein pushed papers into his briefcase and then snapped it shut. His face blank, he turned toward his sneering client. “Yes, I know. I have a car waiting for you outside that will take you to the airport. I chose the drivers myself.”

Orochimaru nodded and followed as the light haired attorney lead him to the black sedan. They shook hands before Orochimaru got in the car. Looking into the front, the pale man saw two men. The passenger was a white haired man who turned and smiled brightly at their client, “Hey, congratulations on the judgment. My name is Suigetsu and this,” the man nodded toward the large, black man in the driver’s seat, “is my partner, Kisame. Sit back and enjoy the ride.”

Orochimaru’s eyes widened when Kisame turned around and grinned. “You?!”

The interior of the car was sound proof and the windows so tinted that no one could see or hear Orochimaru clawing at the windows and screaming as the car pulled into traffic heading toward the desert.

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Three shot glasses slammed onto the table in unison.

Kakashi grabbed the bottle of tequila and filled each glass once more before a hushed giggle had him glaring across the table.

“Hands above the table, Uchiha! Dammit!”

Said Uchiha lazily turned lust filled black eyes toward the older man and smirked. His hands immerged above the table, fingers splayed out against the wood, while his mouth descended onto Naruto’s neck pulling forth a moan and several more giggles.

“I’ll kill you and no one will ever find your body.” Kakashi said before nodding toward the glasses. Sasuke, Naruto and the older man shot them back, the clink of glass on wood once more radiating through the kitchen.

“Dad,” Naruto said with a heavy alcohol induced accent, “That would make me very sad.”

“And none of us want to see Sunshine sad, do you… Dad.” Sasuke grinned and then winced when Naruto slapped his thigh under the table.

“Hands above the table, dobe!”

Seemingly oblivious to the parents in the room, Naruto leaned in and his hand ran consolingly over the abuse leg before trailing higher and cupping in between Sasuke’s legs, “Are you sure that’s what you want, teme?”

“Naruto!” Iruka said sighing. Naruto jumped at the exclamation and would have fallen out of his chair had Sasuke not reached out and grabbed his jersey pulling him against his chest. Naruto laughed softly and rested his head against Sasuke’s chest.

“Sorry, Papa. I’ll behave.”

Sasuke growled at this notion of ‘behaving’ but righted the blonde man in his seat, turning once more to the table.

Kakashi watched his son and the littlest Uchiha with a level of jealousy only parents could feel when they watched their children find someone else to fill the title of ‘precious person’ in their lives. He had had Naruto in his life since the beginning and now watching Naruto with Sasuke made his heart soar and bleed at the same time. Naruto was so happy. He deserved this happiness and if the snot nosed brat was what Naruto wanted then Kakashi would have clocked the black haired man over the head with a frying pan and presented him to his son wrapped in a big red bow. Smirking to himself, Kakashi thought he was especially glad it hadn’t come to that.

Naruto reached across the table for the bottle but was once more thwarted by his brown haired parent.

“No, everyone has had enough, I’d say.” Iruka stood and returned the nearly empty bottle to the cabinet. He had been out of the hospital for two days and on so many different medications for pain and to stop infection that participating in tonight’s round of tequila induced stupidity would have been irresponsible at best.

Sliding back into his seat next to Kakashi, he smiled at the two younger men across from him.

“So, no more misunderstanding then. You are officially engaged.”

“Well, technically, it was in the newspaper so we were… or have been… officially engaged for nearly two weeks, it is just now we ‘both’ agree.” Naruto explained smiling. “Isn’t that right, bastard.”

“Hn.” Sasuke responded before he turned his shot glass upside down and balanced it onto Naruto’s. “It’s not my fault you are so slow on the uptake, dumbass.”

Naruto huffed and using his hand, waved the statement aside, “Please… you totally had mouth diarrhea and you’re just lucky that I can tolerate your stuck-up ass.”

Kakashi and Iruka watched as the dark clouds built in black orbs and wondered why Naruto just sat there smiling like the idiot the Uchiha insisted he was. Had they taught him nothing about self preservation?!

And then just like that, the cloud lifted and Sasuke sent Naruto a half smile before his face was once more a picture of all things Uchiha, “I am lucky.”

Sasuke’s eyes widened when all three of the table’s other occupants spoke.

“Damn straight.”

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“Lay me on my back…” Naruto groaned and Iruka chuckled.

“Naru, you don’t want to drown in your vomit do you?” He said easing the blonde onto his bed.

“Good point,” Naruto whimpered, “On my stomach then…”

A chuckle drew three sets of eyes to the doorway where Sasuke leaned against the frame, “Honestly, I can take him either way… no need for all the concern.”

“Oh hell no,” Kakashi said standing up and then grabbing his head at the pain the sudden movement caused, “You’re on the couch, pretty boy.”

“But, Daaaaad…” Naruto mumbled most of his face smashed into the pillow.

“You aren’t married yet!” Kakashi said and started toward the door to push the smirking bastard out of the room and maybe the house if he could build enough momentum.

A whisper from Naruto stopped him, “He keeps the nightmares away.”

“Shit,” Kakashi breathed and then turned toward his son’s dark haired lover, “Get your ass in here and keep your hands to yourself!”

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and even though no one noticed, so did Sasuke. Naruto might have mentioned his nightmares, but Sasuke wasn’t sure he could handle a night of his own dark dreams without Naruto by his side.

“I promise to behave, sir.” Sasuke said and pulled back the blankets, siding up against Naruto and pulling him against his chest.

“Goodnight then,” Iruka said and dragged Kakashi out of the room, “See you in the morning.”

“Hmmm…” Naruto said, “… love you. I’m glad you’re okay.”

“Love you too, Sunshine.”

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Iruka moaned and Kakashi grinned into his neck before sucking gently once more.

“God, I missed this,” He breathed against the tan skin and let his fingers skim up Iruka’s sides before flicking at the hardened nubs on the tone chest.

“Kakashi! God!” Iruka panted.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Hands above the sheets!!”

All movement stilled and Kakashi rolled onto his back, “Uchiha! Go. To. Sleep!”

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Suigetsu opened the trunk to the car and tossed the dirt covered shovel in before slamming the lid closed.

“Well,” he commented breezily, “That was entertaining. Who knew the bastard loved his mother that much?”

Kisame grinned back, “In the end, everyone wants their mother… fuck, mine was a whore and if someone were burying me alive, I’d probably ask for her too.”

“I didn’t bury him alive.” Suigetsu replied sounding offended. The black man raised a mocking eyebrow, “Fine, I ‘started’ to bury him alive but the fucker wouldn’t shut the fuck up.”

“And so…” Kisame lead as he got into the driver’s seat.

“And so I let you shoot him in the head. And anyway, that’s what you wanted to do from the start.”

“I’ll never understand your need for flashy… one second, one bullet… several problems solved.”

Kisame pulled out his phone and pressed several buttons before closing it and sliding it in his pocket. Leaning forward, he turned the key and pressed his foot to the gas, easing the car forward.

Suigetsu drummed his fingers on his knees, “So, what are you plans now?”

Kisame smiled, “Can you say ‘Aruba’ and ‘little pink umbrella drinks’?”

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Text Message
It is done. It was a pleasure doing business with you. –K

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Itachi shifted a sleeping Naoki on his lap being careful not to wake the boy as he put the cell phone back in his pocket. Ink black bangs fell into his son’s face and Itachi brushed them aside and leaned down to place a gentle kiss against the boy’s forehead.

Leaning back against the head board of Naoki’s bed, he looked up and saw Iyo playing across the hall. Sensing the gaze, the little girl turned and met her father’s eyes, smiling brightly before picking up a stuffed dog and making the furry thing wave enthusiastically at her father.

Itachi smiled and lifted a regal hand to finger wave at the miserable mutt causing the six year old to giggle before she turned back to her scheduled tea party.

Black eyes slid shut and an image of Sasuke and Naruto curled together on a hospital bed flitted across his mind. Soon after that image was replaced by Iyo twirling around in a pink tutu and Naoki standing on the beach, his toes wiggling as he squealed, pointing into the sky at the kite Itachi was flying.

And then Itachi saw his wife, Kaeda. She had run ahead of him, her black hair catching in the wind, floating behind her like a veil. Daisies bloomed all around them and she laughed, picking one and holding it out to him.

“I love you.” She whispered and it floated on the wind until the words wrapped around him, warming him with their embrace.

A content sigh escaped pale, pink lips as sleep gently swept the elder Uchiha into her arms.

Itachi would never regret the decision that he had made calling in his favor with Pein or hiring Kisame and Suigetsu…

Because, in the end, Itachi was a man who protected his family.

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Sasuke drew a tired hand through his hair and closed the file on his desk. A glance at the clock told him it was past midnight and he ran a hand across his face, barely covering the yawn that escaped his mouth. This was his first day back to work and he was already missing his time on ‘vacation’. Especially his time with his blonde dobe. That thought brought a frown to his face and he sighed, tonight would be his first night away from the idiot. Naruto had a meeting with the Konoha Symphony Orchestra about a guest appearance and then was headed to his parents’ house. He supposed he could have gone, but he had so much to catch up on…

Reaching over, he shut down his computer and leaned back into his leather chair dark lashes falling onto pale cheeks.

A gentle knock drew his attention to the door and he nearly started, unaware that there was anyone else in the building. Without waiting for a response, the door knob twisted opened and Naruto’s frame was illuminated by the hallway lights, making the young man nearly glow in the dimness of Sasuke’s office.

“Hello,” Naruto said quietly entering the room and shutting the door behind him. He walked silently toward the desk and a small, teasing grin reached his face and made his blue eyes sparkle. Before Sasuke could even voice a question or response, Naruto crawled onto the dark, mahogany desk and moved slowly toward the gapping Uchiha.

“You must be Sasuke Uchiha…” A tan hand reached out and ran a finger down Sasuke’s tie, before wrapping fingers around the material and gently tugging the dark haired man forward. The tip of Naruto’s tongue innocently licked his lips while those bewitching blue eyes ate up every inch of the speechless man before him, “My name is Naruto Uzu…”

With a growl Sasuke grabbed Naruto’s shoulders and yanked the smaller man off the desk and onto the chair until the blonde straddled his lap and moaned into his mouth, their lips having connected without conscious thought in the flurry of movement. Pale fingers carded through blonde locks and he twirled the chair until he was facing out of the large windows into the night sky.

Naruto’s mouth broke the kiss and lavished attention on Sasuke’s jaw line, sweet kisses, licks and nips trailing along the jaw bone until he reached a pale earlobe and moaned into Sasuke’s ear, loosening the tie before sucking greedily on junction between Sasuke’s neck and shoulder.

“I told you I wouldn’t let you get to your name, dobe.” Sasuke said his voice a mere shade away from pure sin. Naruto mewled in response before his breath drifted over Sasuke’s ear.

“I love you, teme…” he whispered.

Sasuke’s head fell back and even though his eyes had fallen to half mast from the sensations the blonde’s mouth and wicked hands were sending through his body, he was able to make out the stars and a brilliant full moon, the light shining in the window, catching golden locks and turning Naruto into an angel before his eyes.

Naruto… Naruto… Naruto…

Sasuke smirked, his nimble fingers releasing the buttons of Naruto’s shirt. The light of the moon had nothing on his dobe.

Naruto was a supernova and Sasuke planned to bask in his light for the rest of his life.

“I love you, too.”

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Author’s Note: There… done. Sadness abounds, for me at least. Thanks for following along. As I said at the beginning, I do have an epilogue planned, but the question is… Would you read it?
Michele

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