Campaign of Distraction

AN: I know, I know… almost FOUR months without an update and I’m SORRY!!!! You’ll be seeing updated more frequently from now on I promise!

Campaign of Distraction Ch. 17

Sasuke quietly inched his way out of his room the next morning and headed into his brother's bedroom. The little raven always snuck into Itachi's room in the mornings for a bit of snuggle time. He was sure Naruto wouldn't mind.

Quietly turning the knob, the thirteen year old made his way across the sun streaked carpeted floor and climbed into the soft comfortable bed where his brother was sleeping. He wasn't about to make the mistake of getting in on Naruto's side, he didn't want to die this morning.

Once Sasuke was under the warm comforter, he gently snuggled into his brother's back and wrapped his smaller arm around Itachi's slender waist; he was still a bit tired and couldn’t help but let his eyelids fall once more as he drifted off into a light sleep.

Itachi let out a contented sigh and sleepily rested his hand on his brother’s equally soft hand just like he always did and snuggled backwards into Sasuke just enough to show that he was aware of his sweet little visitor. "Morning Sasuke..." The older man wriggled slightly and pivoted to face his little brother for a good hug. It was, for lack of a better word, cute how Sasuke still crept into his bed in the mornings.

Sasuke's eyelids lifted just a bit and he snuggled closer to his Aniki. "Morning 'Tachi." he said sleepily. “I heard you had fun last night.”

Itachi smiled at his brother and kissed the teenager on the forehead. Seemed he was still a little upset about being left out. "Maybe next time I can talk him into letting you stay?"

Sasuke pouted and looked up at Itachi. "No he won’t, he hates me."

"Well maybe that's just how he is. But jacking off on his ass probably didn't help much."

"But I did like it when it was both of you." God that made him sound like a total slut… but it was true. It actually made him feel a bit more comfortable with the situation. "I was kind of afraid you wouldn’t want to be with me like that."

"I was a little afraid I’d end up hurting you since it was your first time. I probably wouldn't have forgiven myself if that happened."

The only person on the bed still asleep groaned and stretched from head to toe before going limp on his part of the bed. It seemed he was none the wiser to Sasuke's presence in the room given the slight bulge under his boxers. "G'morning, Itachi."

Sasuke stiffened slightly in Itachi's arms. Crap, this wasn't good. Naruto wasn't supposed to wake up yet!

Itachi didn't miss a beat and smiled down at Sasuke before turning back over toward his new lover. "Morning baby." he said as he kissed the blond gently. "Did you sleep alright?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around Naruto, it was nice to have someone else to be with in bed sometimes.

"Yeah, I slept better than I have in weeks. You’re better than any damn prescription that's for sure." The blond smiled and returned Itachi's embrace passionately. He was ready for some early morning sex but he'd have to go about getting some carefully just in case Itachi wasn’t ready. ”In fact, I need another dose of you to have a perfect morning and I’ve got you just where I want you." The tanned man smiled gamely and rolled both himself and Itachi over so that the dark haired man was on the bottom with the blond straddling him.

Sasuke grunted in response as his brother almost crushed him under Naruto's weight. "Hey! What the hell? I'm right here you know!" Stupid blond idiot, not even noticing him.

Naruto flinched away from the unexpected voice and rolled away form its source before even realizing that it was Sasuke scrunched up on the bed next to his brother. Jesus Christ when did that brat get in here, wasn't the door locked or something? Man that was one of the worst ways to harsh a boner! "What the fuck? Well that gets rid of that boner." The blond scowled at Sasuke and turned way to face the bedroom door. He needed something to drink and maybe Itachi did too. "I'm gonna get some coffee. You want any Itachi?"

Itachi nodded and watched as the blond got up, naked as the day he was born and headed into the kitchen to make said beverage.

The long haired raven took a relaxing breath and resumed his cuddling with Sasuke. He thought on his new relationship with Naruto and thought how much it would, and was already, affecting Sasuke. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to rush into a relationship like this. He had only met Naruto two days before. He decided to ask Sasuke his thoughts on the matter and shook the boy awake once more to gain his attention.

Sasuke didn’t open his eyes again; he wanted to relax with his brother damn it! “What?” he asked a bit disgruntled.

The older raven unconsciously tightened his hold around his younger brother’s waist. “It’s alright with you that I’m dating Naruto? I don’t want to date someone you don’t like; even if I really like them, you’ll always come first.”

Sasuke did open his eyes this time. How could Itachi say that? He knew how much his brother liked Naruto. For his Aniki to put so much importance on him over Naruto was very flattering but also confusing. “What does it matter what I think?” Sasuke had no problem with Naruto being with Itachi. He was hoping they’d get together. He had a feeling that Itachi would be good for Naruto. His brother could influence almost anyone.

Itachi raised an eyebrow. “It matters a lot. You’re my brother and your opinion is the most important to me.” He couldn’t explain it, but he just wouldn’t be able to be with someone that Sasuke didn’t like.

“I like him. I want you two to be together.” Sasuke closed his eyes again as if to stop the discussion and cuddled into his brother once more.

Itachi sighed but trusted Sasuke’s words. He’d just have to see where the relationship with Naruto would take the three of them. He could tell that Naruto was confused on how to feel about Sasuke. Itachi had no problem with the blond having feelings for the younger boy. If he wasn’t alright with it he would just be a hypocrite. He decided to think on the subject later as Naruto walked in with two steaming mugs of heavenly caffeine.

“Sorry it took so long, couldn’t find the coffee.” The blond handed the mug carefully to Itachi and took a sip of his own. Of course Sasuke was giving him a dirty look, but for what, he had no clue. “What’s your problem?”

“You didn’t bring me any?” Sasuke huffed as he sat up. Of course Naruto wasn’t going to actually be nice and bring him coffee.

“You’re too young to drink coffee.” He stated matter of factly as he poked Sasuke on the side of the head.

Sasuke shoved the offending hand away from him and turned pleading eyes to Itachi. “Tell him I can have coffee… You always let me.”

Itachi sighed and stood up from the bed. “Go on and have some coffee Sasuke. I’m going to make breakfast.”

The younger raven grinned triumphantly and childishly stuck his tongue out at Naruto as he followed his brother out of the bedroom.

Naruto sneered in disgust and followed. Dumb ass brat thought he knew everything. As he entered the kitchen he stopped in his tracks and let his mouth hang open in astonishment. There was Sasuke; coffee mug in hand and naked ass on the counter! “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?! Asses do NOT belong on counters. I don’t want your ass germs in my food!”

Itachi rubbed his temples, feeling a headache approach.

Sasuke looked a bit confused at first but then glared at the offending words. “I always sit up here. Plus, you can’t tell me what to do, you don’t even live here.”

“I may not live here, but I have to eat the food that came from that counter under YOUR ass.”

Itachi couldn’t take it anymore. He added one more ingredient to the omelets and turned to face Naruto and Sasuke. “Both of you knock it off! Sasuke, get off the counter or put pants on. Naruto, don’t provoke him.” With that, he turned back to his cooking.

Sasuke and Naruto both stared with mouths agape. Sasuke recovered first and hoped off the counter then hugged his brother in apology. “Sorry Aniki.” He said before making his way to his bedroom to put on some pants.

Naruto mumbled a sincere apology and looked like a dog that had just gotten caught where he wasn’t supposed to be. “You have to admit though, he deserves everything I say to him.”

Itachi gave Naruto a warning glare. “Just stop ok? Try to be nice. He’s only thirteen.”

“I was thirteen once too.. Never acted like that.” He followed Sasuke as he walked back into the room. “I’m going to take a shower.” He mumbled as he made his way to the bathroom.

Sasuke made his way back into the kitchen, this time with some pajama bottoms. He hopped back up on the counter and looked at his brother. “I really am sorry about arguing with Naruto… he just gets to me sometimes. It’s like he always thinks I’m horrible.”

Itachi didn’t look up at Sasuke as he replied. “It’s not that, he’s just confused about his feelings, so he lashes out as a defense. It’ll be ok.” He offered a reassuring smile to the younger boy as a way of trying to make him feel better.

Sasuke nodded. “I hope that’s all it is.” He looked down at the ingredients of the breakfast omelets and realized that there was a crucial ingredient missing. “Aniki, can I have tomatoes in mine?” he asked as he gave his brother the cutest look he could muster.

Itachi didn’t miss a beat. "You're still in trouble for running away, you know. But I suppose I could forgive you this time."

Sasuke smiled sweetly at Itachi, now that Naruto was out of the room, he could use his all famous coercion without getting interrupted. "Plus, I basically hooked you two up. So it only makes sense for the punishment to be off, right?"

Itachi cut up some onions with a sly smile on his face. "Hooked us up? You ran away and stole a note with his phone number on it. That's not your classic way of hooking people up."

Sasuke pouted. "Well, maybe not, but if I hadn't run away then I never would have met him... thus you wouldn't have met him until you saw him at work. And let’s face it, I know you, you would have never looked twice if you met him at work first."

Itachi felt his face heating up and quickly dumped the chopped onions into the skillet with the eggs. Trust his brother to cut you right where it hurt most, with the truth. "Alright you can have tomatoes before a week’s up but only this time. I don’t want to have you being lewd at the table because you haven’t gotten you're daily dose of them."

Sasuke tried to look wounded. "You know I'm never impolite!" He smiled nonetheless and quickly pressed his lips to Itachi's before hopping off the counter and pouring himself another cup of coffee.

Moments after the kiss and after Itachi had forced himself to stop blushing, a slightly damp blond walked into the kitchen with a towel over his head to dry his hair and a hard on. "You're water gets a hell of a lot hotter faster than mine, which I loved.” The blonde’s gaze shifted from his new lover to that same person’s little brother as he took the towel off his head to reveal a nest of messy damp hair. "Good, you got pants on now. That’s a relief."

"Well you’re a bit slow... I had them on before you left."

Itachi covered Sasuke's mouth at that point to prevent anymore outbursts from the young boy. He walked up to Naruto after putting two omelets on plates and wrapped his arms around said man’s waist. "What did I say about provoking?" he asked, in a slightly nicer way than he had earlier.

"I said nothing wrong! He’s the first person I know who sits on a counter next to the cook." The blond protested much quieter than he had before and hugged Itachi back after hanging the towel on the back of a chair.

Sasuke pushed his way between the two embracing lovers and sat down in his seat. "At least my ass on the counter is better than your dick near my food. Itachi, why doesn't Naruto have to put pants on?"

Itachi looked at Naruto. "It's only fair." was all he said. He didn't mind the erection one bit though; it was for him after all. He'd take care of it for his lover after breakfast. "You two eat, I'm going to take a shower and I'll eat once I'm done." With that, he made his way to the bathroom.

After Itachi was safely out of the room, Naruto turned his attention to the bane of his morning with a well placed glare. "You liked that didn’t you, you damn pussy? Well you're not the only one wanting his attention now so get use to it!" With that the blond stormed off to get his pants on before returning to the dining room to eat his breakfast.

Sasuke started on his food and realized that the blond had already finished his coffee. Well, he did kind of owe the man for being such a dick, and he was trying to be nicer, honest! So without thinking any more on it, Sasuke picked up Naruto's cup and brought it over to the coffee maker. He pushed it forward a bit to get better leverage when he poured but paused for a second. That did NOT smell like coffee...

Naruto walked back into the kitchen but stopped in his tracks, partially from the smell of breakfast which smelled suspiciously like a garbage omelet. The other part was seeing the mug he was using in front of Sasuke, the kid hadn't spat in it had he? He swore to god if that brat had... "Why is my coffee in front of you and what the hell are you looking at me like that for?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at the blond. "From the way my brother is still talking to you, I can only guess he doesn’t know yet... am I right?"

"Know about what?" Naruto glared at Sasuke and belatedly tried to control his anger. It was just a stupid teenager he'd had sex with the night before, no need to get mad when they thought they were superior right?

Sasuke brought a sly smirk to his face. "My brother hates liars you know; this counts as a lie." he said, holding out the mug like it would explain everything.

"Using his coffee cup without asking is a lie? What rock have you been hiding under?"

Sasuke gave Naruto a look that clearly asked 'are you stupid?' "No... You’re lying to Itachi about the fact that you... are an alcoholic. Don't even deny it!" He added at the end of his declaration after seeing Naruto open his mouth. "No sober person would drink alcohol in their coffee at eight in the morning."

What… the fuck? "I am not! You’re just so good at getting on my nerves that I needed the extra help just to survive more of you! Now shut up, put my coffee down, and eat your garbage you little turd."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed once more. This was perfect black mailing material. It was true that his brother hated liars, and Naruto's little kept secret would be considered a lie in Itachi's book. No matter how many days the two knew each other. Itachi would have expected something big like having an ongoing drinking problem as important information to tell a potential relationship interest. "Fine, I'll stop mention it to YOU, but I'm sure my brother would LOVE to hear about it."

Naruto ground his teeth together and balled up his fists. Forget about being nice this kid needed a beating in the worst way! Hadn’t the brat heard about respecting people older than you? "But you're not going to tell him are you? Not if you want to be able to sit for the next few days..." The blond left his threat hanging and stared down at Sasuke. He would not be the one to flinch first. He wouldn’t allow himself to bend over for some kid with an attitude!

"Nice threat, try explaining that to Itachi too." He smirked and stood up. "Face it, either way, you get yelled at by Itachi and possibly even dumped... We don't want that now do we?" he asked in his sugary sweet voice.

The blond took his seat across from Sasuke and studiously ignored the eggs until he resolved this little pissing contest with Sasuke, and like it or not the kid was winning this one. "What are you playing at boy? I'm in no mood for you today."

Finally, Sasuke was finally winning the battle. "It's simple, you be nice to me, and I won't tell my brother. It's actually a great deal, don't you think?"

Itachi walked out at the tail end of Sasuke's offer. Well, at least they weren't yelling. He had already gotten dressed for the day in a pair of black slacks with a nice button down red shirt with the sleeved rolled up to mid forearm. "Tell me what?" he asked as he made his plate of food and sat down at the table. He noticed the lack of progress on the other two's plates and frowned. "Why aren't you two eating? Did something happen?"

"Oh nothing happened! Not a bruise or tender spot on your little brother’s head. You know now that I’m killing myself to be nice for your sake I can almost call Sasuke Cute!” Naruto smiled like the devil himself. Though the smile didn’t reach his eyes, and tried to look like he was adoring the younger Uchiha sitting across from him. Man this sucked! The brat was blackmailing him and he didn’t dare push the kid or else Itachi would find out about his little problem. And if he found out, that was the end of their relationship.

Itachi looked from Sasuke to Naruto and just shook his head. "I'll find out sooner or later." he muttered as he began to eat.

Sasuke blinked a few times at Naruto's little 'nice' display. That... was some scary shit... If that's what Naruto being nice was like, maybe the whole thing wasn't even worth it. "Fine... forget the deal. But you better tell him soon or else it'll become a problem... for all of us." With that the youngest Uchiha ate the last bite of his breakfast and took his plate to the sink before heading off to get ready for the day.

Itachi watched Sasuke walk off and couldn't help but glance at Naruto. "What did he mean by that?" he asked the blond sitting across from him.

"Oh… He's just trying to scare me off. I guess it's normal for kids his age to feel threatened by someone taking their parent or brother in this case, away from them. It’s not like I’m asking you to marry me and move to Atlanta; so really he has nothing to worry about." Naruto tried his best to look disgusted with Sasuke's supposed antics and put a bite of egg with onions and mushrooms in his mouth. Man this was gonna bite him in the ass later.

The long haired Uchiha raised an eyebrow at Naruto's explanation. "But what did he mean by, 'you should tell him now...' Tell me what?" He was really getting sick of this whole charade. If the blond had something that he wasn't telling Itachi... well, he'd cross that bridge if and/or when it arrived.

"It’s nothing really, nothing at all; just a little problem of mine that I’ve got perfectly under control; nothing to worry about." Naruto quickly finished his eggs and coffee to maybe avoid what he knew was coming next. Man he hated having to tell all on the first or second date!

Itachi knew there was more to it than what Naruto was telling him. Whether the problem was big or not... it still was a problem. "What kind of problem?" he asked a bit skeptically. "I mean, you’re not on drugs or anything... are you?" That would just be the proverbial undoing for him. Here he finds the perfect man... and he ends up being some druggie or a psychotic murderer. What was he thinking? He shouldn't be jumping to conclusions like that. He'd at least let Naruto speak first.

"Hell no! You’d have seen the track marks if I was! You saw me naked too so you definitely would have noticed! But no... Nothing that bad. No whores or drugs for me. I’d be out of a job if I was."

Itachi gave a mental sigh of relief. That only left a few other things that it could possibly be. "If you're talking about your smoking habit... I already know about that remember?"

"Yeah..... That’s not the one. But thanks?" Naruto got up and took his dishes to the sink to rinse them out well. If Sasuke could smell the alcohol then Itachi probably would too.

The brunette was getting a bit impatient. Why was Naruto stalling? "Well then?" he finally asked, not up for guessing anymore.

"Are you sure you want to know? Honest it's not that bad."

Itachi had had enough. He stood up and walked over to the blond in front of the sink. He turned the blue eyed man around and wrapped his arms around him, bringing him close. "For the last time... yes, I want to know. If you're worried about me leaving you over it... don’t be. You've already eliminated all the possibilities that would make me choose that outcome."

Naruto squirmed internally and screwed up his courage to utter the words he knew would kill this relationship where it stood. "I have a drinking problem, but only at home. I'm fine everywhere else."

Itachi's grip went a bit slack at that news. He had a feeling, but hearing it out loud, it was a bit hard to take. "You think I'd break up with you over that? A lot of people have a problem with alcohol. There's so many things that can be done to help you." He thought for a moment then brought the blond man close once more in an embrace. "I'm not going to leave you... but if you need any help, don't try to do it on your own, it's always easier if you have someone with you." So that's what Sasuke had found out. He vaguely wondered how his little brother had stumbled upon Naruto’s secret. He figured he'd ask the younger boy later.

"You’re letting me stay?" The blond felt like simultaneously jumping Itachi right there and running on the ceilings from hearing that he wouldn’t be left alone but what did the long haired man mean about doing it alone? It wasn’t that bad!

Itachi nodded. "Of course I'm letting you stay. I'm not that cruel. Has... it happened a lot? Have people left you because you told them? Is that why you were so scared to tell me?" Itachi knew that everything he had said previously was true. He would be there for Naruto. Because, even if the blond didn't know it, he was probably worse than he thought. It usually happened that way. Plus, being in denial is the first step in dealing with a problem.

Naruto sagged a little remembering all the depressing incidents to the beginning of what he'd hoped to be long lived relationships. With men and women his little problem had killed it. "Yeah, you could say that. Things never go well when people think you’re some kind of diseased drunken pirate or something like that."

Itachi felt horrible. Not for anything he did, but for Naruto. How could people treat him like that just because of some inability to control himself around liquor? It wasn't hard to support someone in need of help! "Then, I guess they weren't serious when they said they wanted to be with you. But I am. I really want to be with you Naruto. Don't think you can get out of it by telling me you have a drinking problem, it won't work." He smiled a bit trying to cheer the blond up some. The guy really did look depressing when he was sad.

Something that was close to relief and love filled the blond like a warm fuzzy feeling and he found himself hugging Itachi for not giving up on him. He was so relieved not to get dumped again! Well that and being offered help which probably wouldn't be needed. "Thanks for keeping me.” Naruto quickly kissed Itachi on the lips and pulled back just in case there was still alcohol on his breath.

Itachi smiled and brought Naruto back in for a proper kiss, making sure to use every trick he knew to make Naruto almost cum in his pants. Pulling back, he chuckled at the dazed expression in those blue eyes and let go of the blond. "You're welcome. Now, I should get started on the dishes."

At that moment, Sasuke made his appearance in tight faded jeans and a black short sleeve turtle neck. He didn't say anything, he figured he'd let the two finish their little make out session first.

Naruto leaned heavily on the counter and concentrated on just breathing. Itachi's tongue was just as skilled as his ass!

After seeing his brother start on the dishes, Sasuke figured it was the perfect opportunity to speak to the blond. He stood up and walked over to Naruto, making sure to go slowly, not wanting to get a fist in the face for his trouble. "Um... can I talk to you?" he asked tentatively.

The blond looked at Sasuke and decided to have a little fun with the brat for scaring him shitless almost. He put the scary nice smile on his face and gave Sasuke his full attention. This was gonna be good! "What is it Sasuke? I didn't hurt your pride last night by rejecting you did I? I'm really sorry if I did."

Sasuke couldn’t believe what he was hearing. After trying to apologize, this is how he gets treated? Fuck, that hurt! He looked down at the floor, anything was better than seeing Naruto’s mocking gaze. "I guess I deserved that... Fine, I'll leave you alone." he said dejectedly as he made his way to his room. Fuck, he just had to screw things up. Now Itachi's boyfriend hated him.

Naruto's fake smile fell off his face and broke when it hit the floor. Wasn’t Sasuke supposed to blow up and snarl something about maybe breaking him up with Itachi by spilling the beans? "Aw crap I think I fucked this one up. I'll be right back Itachi. I think I gotta kiss and make up with your little brother.”

Itachi sighed in relief. Maybe finally this whole thing with Naruto beating up on Sasuke and vice versa would finally end!

TBC

YES I’M STILL ALIVE EVERYONE!!!!!

I’m soooooooooo sorry it’s been so long! I’ve been SO busy with school recently and really had no motivation to write in a while. But here’s the newest chapter for you and a new chapter of “Art of Patience” should be out within the next couple days XD

Hope you enjoyed and I’ll be back soon!

~Sasu