Accomplish The Opposite

(A:N) Oh my goodness! Everyone loved this! Yay! Arigatou! Arigatou! I was terrified to submit this story. I didn’t know people actually appreciated Uchihacest! Like Me! Thanks for not hating my characterization of Haku. Muah! I love him! That’s all for now…Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I’m still not profiting from this fic. If I were I would tell you.
Warning: Haku is my token gay guy for the story. So if he comes of really feminine…(more than normal Haku) blame me but I love to make him more…gay than usual?? Whatever…if you don’t like it…sorry. It’s my preference. Haku is also the know-it-all for this story…meaning he knows everything and is going to tell all. So listen…or read…or…do whatever.

Chapter II
Away From The Summer Solstice

(Part I)
I’m still here, Sasuke

At first glance it just appeared that an older brother was looking out for his younger sibling, dragging him everywhere by the hand. Keeping him close and away from the childish pranks the other kids played. The next glance was more of a stare. 16 year old Itachi held his 13 year old brother too close.

It was his duty as an old brother to watch over what his parents had so carelessly left behind. The way people treated them wasn’t horrible, at first. It was more Itachi that they despised. They could see the look of lust in his eyes. The lust they had mistaken for something only a brother could give.

Itachi was just 18 when he left the care of city services and moved him and Sasuke into a small one-bedroom apartment. It had been all he could afford at the time but neither of them cared. Getting out of that horrible house where their adoptive parents watched them like hawks was more important.

They had only been living by themselves for a month when the dreams started. Itachi reframed from telling his brother why he kept waking up in a cold sweat, breathing like he’d been running for his life. This made it really hard for Sasuke to sleep himself. Every time Itachi woke up, so did Sasuke and he never let his brother know he was awake, he just watched from the safety of his side of the bed.

During those nights when Itachi would toss and turn in his sleep, he would often roll over and grab Sasuke around his waist. These nights were uncomfortable at first but Sasuke became used to it and waited for them to come. He enjoyed them until they suddenly stopped. They moved to a bigger place after a year and Sasuke got his own room. He never told Itachi what he’d done to him while they slept. He somehow thought that subconsciously, Itachi knew.

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(Part II)
No you’re not, Itachi


Sasuke rolled over in his bed and grabbed his watch off the nightstand. He couldn’t believe the type of neighbors they had. Who the hell would knock on someone’s door at 5:43 in the morning? He groaned and pulled the covers back over his head. Itachi would get the door, it was his place anyway. Hell if Sasuke was going to get up after having just gone to sleep.

The knocking continued long after Sasuke had convinced himself that he was just having an annoying dream. Nobody knew them yet and he doubted Haku was up this early. But if he was, Sasuke was going to kill him and hide his body for this. He looked at his room door. He hadn’t heard Itachi get up and walk passed him. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as the knocking just kept on going.

Finally deciding Itachi was probably still upset and didn’t want to see anyone, Sasuke threw his covers on the floor and stomped out into the living room. He pulled the door open with such force that the person on the other side lost balance. He fell into Sasuke and they both fell back on the floor.

Sasuke didn’t move for what he thought felt like years. It hadn’t really occurred to him that a light and slender body was laying on top of him. Sasuke stared as a pair of eyes opened and watched him. His fallen intruder began to blush but Sasuke didn’t notice as he saw the most inciting blue eyes of his life. A smile popped up in front of him and Sasuke didn’t know whether to smile back or push the boy away.

“Hi.” Came a voice that was anywhere between annoying and very high pitched. Sasuke frowned as he gained his composure and took in the scene. Just who was this…this-

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Down in the cellar, away from the light of day and away from anyone who could bother him…away from Sasuke, Itachi sat on top of a washing machine. He sat cross-legged with is head against the wall behind him. He didn’t remember how he arrived down there or how he’d found out exactly where the room was, but it was quite comfortable. At least it was keeping him away from Sasuke for the time being. Away from the truth of their situation.

He breathed easily down here as he listened to the dryer spin. He hadn’t gone back to sleep the night before. He’d ended up in his car, driving to the middle of nowhere and back to clear his head. It’s safe to say that that didn’t work out much for him. He was still confused, he was still upset, and he was still-

“You must like the dark too.”

Itachi swiftly turned his head to the door. He was so involved with his thinking that he hadn't even heard anyone come down the stairs. As if he was in the mood for talking or meeting anyone, he stared. Nobody roamed outside their homes at this hour. He leaned back against the wall as the person hoped up onto the washing machine and sat next to him.

“You and you’re brother, you’re an odd pair.” Haku said as he took up the sitting style Itachi was in. He received no answer from the Uchiha so he bit his lip and decided on a different approach. “The walls are paper thin around here you know.” Haku didn’t need to say much more than that.

“…” Itachi just stared at the ceiling. If he couldn’t talk about this with Sasuke then how was he supposed to talk to a complete stranger about it? Haku couldn’t imagine what Itachi was going through. He had no clue how hard it was going to be if Itachi and Sasuke were to live the way they wanted to.

“I thought there was something weird about you.” Haku sighed and put his hands behind his head. “Everyone has their secrets you know. Everyone in this building especially. We’re all a little different from the outsiders, we call them. But you and Sasuke, you two are a rare kind of different.” He smiled into the darkness of the room.

“Don’t judge us, Haku.” Itachi spoke softly. He hadn’t wanted to say anything at all but he couldn’t help it. If Haku knew then at least he had someone to talk to. “We’re the same as everyone one else.” Itachi was more trying to convince himself of this. Haku giggled and put a hand on Itachi’s shoulder.

“You know what?” Haku started. “You are the same. Everyone living here has one major thing in common.” Haku smiled wider and Itachi looked over at him. “We’re all male, except for the three girls on the top floor. But even they have the same preference as we do. You already know my take, I’m sure. Kisame follows me around like a horny dog and you’ve met Neji and Gaara. Anything falling together for you?” Haku changed his sitting position so that he was facing Itachi with his hands stuffed into his lap.

“…” Itachi remained quiet, though he had a pretty good guess. He remembered talking to Tsunade on the phone before she okayed for him to move in. He remembered filling out the weird housing application. The questions seemed a little too personal but Itachi was desperate to get himself out of that town. He didn’t care if she knew his orientation.

“So you do know something is going on.” Haku giggled again. “This place is more of a haven for you then anything Itachi. There are 15 apartments and 18 tenants. You and Sasuke make it 20. Tsunade sorta rescued all of us. We all came from different cities where we were treated like hell and punished for our lifestyles. You and Sasuke are no different. It’s okay if you love your brother, Itachi.”

“Everyone here might be gay but they don’t love their blood. Sasuke has convinced himself that he feels that way for me. He’s young and he’s got a long road ahead of him. I can’t reciprocate his feelings. What kind of a brother would I be if I let him think all this was okay? He deserves better.” Itachi exhaled and tried to relax again.

“What are you planning to do about it then? Its not as if you can just walk up to him and slap him in the face, saying-“ Haku tried to mimic Itachi’s voice. “-Listen Sasuke, Brother’s are for video games and checking out other hot guys, like Haku. Love and sex are definitely not on the list. Got it?’ You already tried that last night.” He snickered and combed his fingers through his hair.

Itachi mentally sighed. Haku was right, he’d already taken that approach and Sasuke was just as stubborn as he was. There was no way he was going to convince Sasuke he felt other wise, not after everything that had happened.

“Maybe the two of you just need some time apart. From what I understand, you‘ve been together for like what 18 years or something? Being with someone for that long everyday could bring on numerous attractions and mixed emotions. Take a night off. Hell, take a couple nights off. Kisame and I are going out tonight. Force invite on your part, you’re coming with no questions.” Haku clapped and started rambling about what they were going to do.

“Why do you lead him on?” Itachi asked, right in the middle of one of Haku’s boring statements about hair or something. Haku stopped and put a finger over his own lips. He was trying to remember what Itachi had said, or why it was important.

“Kisame?” Haku laughed. “There are four people in this complex that everyone is afraid of. First on the list, in apartment number 13-ironically- is this creepy guy, Orochimaru. He only comes out at night and he does all this weird stuff that people just don’t get.” Haku shivered. “We pretty much steer very clear from him. Me especially and I’m usually friendly with everyone but the way he looks at me is disgusting. Plus he has this unusual long tongue that he likes to sport every time he sees me.” Haku took a breath.

“Neither here no there. Next on the list and my favorite.” Haku put his hands together and batted his eyelashes. “Apartment 9 next door to Kisame is the sexy, hot, luscious, mysterious, and gorgeous-“ Haku smiled when Itachi cleared his throat. “Momochi Zabuza, my husband to be.” Haku melted and started squealing. “Apparently for everyone else he’s really scary. Nobody will talk to him, I barely even have the guts to say two words to him in a month. He’s some drug dealer or something. He hardly comes out of the apartment but lots of people go in. Not me though.” Haku whined.

“Third, who you’ve already met is Gaara. There’s not much to say about him, just that he doesn’t talk much. Apparently he went through some traumatic stage when his father tried to murder him like a billion times. Neji says Gaara doesn’t sleep at all, he just sits up at night and stares at the white noise on the television or stares blindly at the computer screen. I don’t know what Neji sees in that guy. He’s a ball of confusion and he does all these unexplainable things. I joke with him, he knows that but I’d hate to see him mad. Rumor is, he killed his father.” Haku whispered. “I mean it can’t be true but still, if he looks like a demon then I’m just going to assume he is.” Haku nodded.

“The last person is Kisame. People don’t like him much either. I can’t imagine why, he’s such a sweetheart. Anyways, I don’t lead him on, I’m just being friendly with him, unlike the rest of the tenants. Kisame moved here about 6 months ago and I was the first person to say something to me. Actually I’m the first person to greet everyone. Seeing as how I’ve been here for awhile. When I moved in there were only three other people here. There were the lovers of apartment 4 Kakashi and Iruka and then old man Jiraiya, all three of which are still here. That was four years ago.

“You were fifteen?” Itachi asked.

“Yeah.” Haku got real sad right about then. “My mother died when I was about six. I spent the next ten years with dozens of families. Then I came here by accident, thanks to Tsunade of course.” He tried to laugh it off but the sadness was thick. He looked down at his watch.

“Gosh!” He stood up and dusted himself off. “I’ll be late for class if I don’t get moving.” Haku started walking out. “Don’t stay down here too long. I don’t want you to go blind. You’ll forget what I look like and that’s hell in its own.” He opened the door. “Come find me around eight. Either that or I will definitely find you.” And he was gone.

Itachi couldn’t really see the way their relationship was going. At times he felt like Haku was just trying to be a good neighbor. Then there were times he felt like Haku was flirting with him. God knows he didn’t need someone else falling for him. He shook his head. Now he was stuck going out when he could be trying to rest. Although the idea of getting away from Sasuke for awhile didn’t sound that bad.

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Sasuke was sitting at the kitchen table with his arms crossed by the time Itachi came back inside. He stared at his brother and his brother stared at him. No words were spoken between the two. Itachi walked off to his room before Sasuke could even think of anything. He dropped his head not too long after.

‘He makes no sense to me at all. He brings me out here to this desolate place and I follow without a fuss. Now that we’re here and completely alone, he still won’t touch me. Dammit! What’s wring with him? Or…what’s wrong with me…?’

“He seems to be in a bad mood. Hey, you alright over there?” There was that voice again. Sasuke lifted his head to act as if nothing was wrong. As if that were possible with all the tension floating around the room. He didn’t bother to fake a smile, what’d he have to be happy about?

“Yeah, I’m fine, Naruto.” Sasuke said. The boy who had apparently been beating on his door about 20 minutes ago was sent by Haku. After Sasuke managed to get himself out of their embarrassing state, he didn’t have the energy to care how early it was. He might as well get to know Naruto since they were the same age, living in the same place, and apparently were going to the same school.

“Okay then, anyway like I was saying. Haku said he heard you and you brother arguing last night. I heard it too, you guys were pretty loud and I’m right upstairs from you. It didn’t sound too pretty.” Naruto shook his head. Sasuke couldn’t say anything for a second. Had Haku and Naruto heard what he’d said? Did the whole building hear for that matter?

“Sasuke, tell your friend to leave. We have to be somewhere.” Itachi walked back in the living room. Sasuke was still in the same position with his arms crossed. He paid Itachi no mind for the moment being. First he wanted to know where they could possibly be going at 6 in the morning.

“Don’t be rude.” Sasuke growled at him. It wasn’t like Itachi to act like this, especially in front of other people. Whether he talked or not he was usually polite. He remained near the door and didn’t say anything. He nodded towards Naruto and then pocketed his keys.

“It’s no problem!” Naruto rubbed the back of his neck. “I’ve got class in a while anyway.” He stood and smiled, all the while laughing. “See ya later Sasuke.” He waved and walked across the room. He did this little half bow thing towards Itachi and left through the now open door. When he was gone Sasuke leaned back in his chair like he was ignoring Itachi.

“Get dressed.” Itachi went to walk out the door but Sasuke slammed the table with his fist. Itachi turned around and looked at him. His eyes were low but he didn’t look the least bit agitated. He just stared at his little brother as he stood up. Sasuke didn’t even bother talking, he just walked to the bathroom and closed the door with a bit of force.

Itachi sighed and walked out to wait in the car. He didn’t have time to run after his brother and try to make amends. Sasuke would get over it soon enough, and if he didn’t then there was nothing Itachi could do. He wasn’t going to give himself up just because his brother was throwing a fit. Sasuke always saw it Itachi’s way, no matter how long it took. This time would be no different.

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“Are we going to talk about what happened last night?” The car ride was quiet and there was barely light outside. Sasuke decided to take a chance and say something, even though he had a feeling that it was going to do him any good. If Itachi had wanted to talk then he would have said something already.

“…” The older didn’t say anything to let Sasuke know that he was even listening. Sasuke rolled his eyes and stared out the windshield. They probably weren’t even going anywhere. Sasuke could count numerous times when Itachi had just wanted to go for a ride and he never let Sasuke stay home alone. That was to say, Itachi wanted his company, no matter what he was thinking about.

“Are you at least going to tell me why then? Your lame excuse about it being wrong isn’t going to convince me.” Sasuke turned around in his seat so that he was looking directly at his brother. Itachi looked at him for a quick second, blinked, and then looked back at he road. Either he had nothing to say or he honestly didn’t know what to say. How was he going to convince Sasuke it was wrong when he didn’t totally feel that way himself?

“Silence? Nice way to own up to your feelings Itachi. You’re some role model.” Sasuke moved again, turning back to his lonely window. He spent a lot of time looking out this window. When he first started having those eerie feelings Itachi would take him for a ride and this is what they did. They sat not talking, Sasuke against his window, Itachi in his mind.

When a red light caught them Itachi turned to Sasuke and grabbed his chin. He turned the boy around and stared at him, searching his eyes. He knew Sasuke was upset but he couldn’t fix that. He leaned close, he wanted to kiss Sasuke, he really did. His lips quivered and he could feel Sasuke’s eyes burning into his. He moved closer, his lips weren’t even inches away from what they wanted.

He breathed as he stopped moving. He was so close he could feel Sasuke breath hitch as their lips just barely touched.

However, bad timing always had its way of sneaking up on him. Had a car not pulled up along side them, he would have kissed Sasuke. Had their light not changed green, he would have kissed Sasuke. Had his brain not turned back on, he would have…

“I’m sorry, Sasuke. It appears that we were born out of order. You should be the oldest since you’re so brave, right?” Itachi tried to smile but it was forced. Sasuke threw an internal fit. He was this close to getting what he wanted and the damn timer on those pesky traffic lights had ruined it.

“You were going to kiss me.” Sasuke said. Itachi turned his eyes to him and then back to looking where he was going. Should he admit it? Was there any reason for him giving Sasuke false hope? He wasn’t going to use that as a crutch for anything. He wouldn’t let things continue outside this car.

“I was.” That was his first mistake. He wished he had said something else. He shouldn’t have answered at all. He knew what was going to come after this. There would be a series of questions about why he hadn’t and then Sasuke was going to conclude that he in fact did have feelings for him.

Surprisingly Sasuke didn’t say anything. He kept quiet the most of the ride after that. Itachi didn’t know what he was thinking. It really wasn’t like Sasuke to not get his point across. He turned his entire back to Itachi and leaned his forehead against the window.

They drove for about ten minutes in silence when Sasuke decided to turn back around. He seemed to be doing a lot for moving around today and Itachi could tell he was anxious about something.

“Why isn’t it bothering you as much as its bothering me?” Asked Sasuke, head leaning against the glass. Maybe he could go about this a different way. There just absolutely had to be a reason for why Itachi was building the distance between them. And why he was picking now of all times.

‘He has more than enough reason to suspect me now. I should control myself better. I took things a little too far didn’t I, Sasuke?’ Itachi decided not to answer directly. Even if he did have something to say, he wasn’t going to let Sasuke really understand that it really was bothering him.

“So, where are we going?” Sasuke’s voice was quiet. He’d given up on their argument. He seemed tired now and he only wanted to make it back to his bed and get the sleep he needed. Three hours of sleep wasn’t going to allow him to function properly for the rest of the day.

“I need to find a job. The earlier the better.” Itachi hated to admit it but if this was going to work then he needed some time away from the boy. He knew Sasuke could stay home by himself a few times a week. That wouldn’t damage them too much. “The hospital downtown is looking for an intern. I think you should look into it.” This was going to work, he just knew it.

“And you?” Sasuke said. “You finished your internships two months ago. Are you planning on working anywhere special?” Sasuke leaned on his elbow, looking ahead of him instead of at his brother.

“There…” Itachi pointed to a fourteen story building in front of them. They were downtown where the buildings got really big and looked in tip-top shape. Sasuke read the letters across the top of the building, KHS. (Konoha Health Services)

“They’ll give you a job doing what? Making sure the patients don’t get out of line at lunch?” Sasuke smiled to himself. He didn’t even know why Itachi bothered. He was just as fucked up in the head as any of the patients he’d ever taken care of.

“Don’t joke around, Sasuke. I’m applying for a training position. If I’m going to start my practice it will have to be this year.” He pulled into the parking lot and turned off the engine. “If I can get this job, you won’t have to want for anything.” He smiled at Sasuke but the boy didn’t smiled back.

“Except you.” He mumbled but Itachi heard him. He sighed and ruffled Sasuke’s hair. “One day you’re going to stop treating me like I’m 14.” Sasuke rolled his eyes and Itachi slightly laughed -not one of his regular traits.

“Never.”

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The day was long and didn’t seem to slow down at all. Sasuke and Itachi had spent the better part of the morning filling out applications and looking for places to work. They finally made it back home around 3 in the afternoon. Sasuke fell out on his bed and Itachi just barely made it to his. He didn’t have time to sleep though. He had a lot of things to do before Haku came to get him.

Itachi did work on paperwork for awhile until sleep took over him. He spent four hours straight on his bed still in all his clothes. When he woke up his hair was all over the place and his phone was ringing. Who on earth would be calling him? He flipped his phone open and with blurry vision he tried to see the caller.

‘Restricted? Who could…’ His eyes grew wide and he flipped the phone closed, ignoring the call. ‘It can’t be... How’d they find me? I made sure I changed my number and left everything back in Kantou.’ He tried to catch his breath as he looked down the hall outside his door. ‘If they have my number then that means they have Sasuke’s too. They’ll tell him everything!’

Itachi got up and walked to Sasuke’s room. The boy was out cold, laying on his stomach. Half of his body on the bed and the other half hanging off the side. He spotted Sasuke’s phone in his back pocket. He cursed himself for having to do this but he couldn’t risk Sasuke finding out the real reason for them having to leave Kantou.

Itachi walked lightly across the carpet and stopped at the side of Sasuke’s bed. He looked at his brother and his hand shook as he reached down. He stopped when Sasuke moved and turned his head towards him. He was still sleep but this was just not going to work. The closer Itachi got, the more Sasuke stirred.

Itachi knelt down next to the bed and took a deep breath. He was going to have to fake his way through this. Sasuke was going to wake up either way so he just better think of something quick. He gulped and touched Sasuke’s bare back with his hand as lightly as he could.

Sasuke groaned but didn’t move. Itachi moved ever so slowly, pushing his hand farther down the small of Sasuke’s back. The boy’s skin was heated and he began to sweat with every touch. Itachi reached the rim of Sasuke’s pants and stopped. He looked at Sasuke face to make sure he was still soundly asleep. The younger’s lips were parted slightly and his breathing was quick.

Itachi slid his hand sweetly over Sasuke’s ass and slowly pushed his hand into Sasuke’s back pocket. Itachi kept his eyes on Sasuke face. Waiting and hoping he didn’t see those black irises come into view before he was done. Sasuke moved like was about to roll over so Itachi froze and held his hand as still as possible.

He remained calm while pulling the phone from its prison. When it was at last retrieved Itachi didn’t move away like he should have. He touched Sasuke’s back again. Beads of sweat meeting his palm. Sasuke’s smooth skin was something he remembered under his hands. He made his way up Sasuke back and to his shoulders. The boy shivered and took a deep breath.

He exhaled heavily. “…Itachi.” His lips closed and he frowned in his sleep. He was dreaming, about his brother. Itachi moved the hair out of Sasuke face and got closer. To his utter surprise Sasuke rolled over on his back, catching Itachi’s arm under him. The older cursed himself again. He could have just gone out when he got the phone but no, he just had to keep on taunting the sleeper.

Itachi leaned over Sasuke and tried to pull his arm free. It was no good, if he moved even another inch Sasuke would wake up. How was he going to explain this one? He put his free hand on the bed and crawled over his brother. He braced himself with his hand and straddled the boy. He silently thanked any of the Gods that Sasuke was exhausted.

Itachi took a deep breath and proceeded to pull his arm out from under the boy. Their bodies were close and Itachi unknowingly leaned forward, leaving very little space between their faces. He was going to have to finish this quickly, he could feel his body starting to react to their closeness. He bit his lip and nuzzled the side of Sasuke’s face, again unknown to him.

“Itachi?”

His eyes shot open! That was a conscious voice. He was caught, Sasuke was awake and now he-

Itachi sat up so fast he got dizzy. He pulled his arm free and almost fell off the back of the bed. He sat as still as possible, his hips still hovering over Sasuke’s. His face was calm and his eyes were showing no sign of embarrassment, but inside, inside his was fighting with himself over what to do next.

Sasuke sat up, their faces aligned and he blushed at their position. Itachi was definitely out of ideas by now so he remained still, as did Sasuke. They just watched each other for what seem like a million years. Every second that passed got longer and longer. Itachi’s first clever thought was to-

“Ah…I must be dreaming ne?” Sasuke laid back down and put his hands behind his bed. “There’s no way my saint of a brother would lay over me like this.” Sasuke sighed. Itachi raised an eyebrow. It could be a dream, he could make it look like this never happened at all. He was in the clear now, but first-

“Is it, Sasuke?” Itachi leaned down and kissed Sasuke lips gently. He pulled away and looked at the gloss in his brother’s eyes. “Too bad it’s a dream ne?” He ran his thumb over Sasuke’s warm and shaking lips. “I love you, Sasuke.”

The boy’s eyes widened like saucers and his breathing deepened. He wanted to say something back he wanted to tell his brother he loves him too, but…he couldn’t breathe now. Why couldn’t he breathe? Sasuke stared at Itachi as his vision stared to blur. Itachi was holding his throat. His thumbs were dug into the sides of Sasuke neck where his pulse could be felt.

Sasuke grabbed Itachi’s hands and tried to pry them away but he couldn’t move anymore. His air was gone and he could no longer see who was in front of him. His eyes closed and darkness came quickly.

“I…ta...chi…” Sasuke passed out under his brother. Itachi smiled darkly. Taking all those classes on human anatomy had paid off. Now Sasuke could sleep and believe all that was a dream and nothing more. Itachi kissed Sasuke cheek and then got off the bed. He wondered how Sasuke was going to accept such a realistic dream. He smiled to himself as he left the room.

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“Sasuke, I’m leaving for awhile. Mind yourself.” Itachi opened the door after Haku had been knocking for like three seconds. When Sasuke saw Haku smiling and standing there looking all fancy, he raised and eyebrow and looked at his brother.

“A date?” Sasuke asked, flipping through the basic channels on their television. He was laying on his stomach on the floor but had raised himself to see why Itachi was leaving him behind. Itachi shook his head and Haku stepped inside.

“What’s wrong kawaii Sasuke? Don’t you want Itachi to have fun with me? I promise I’ll bring him back in one piece. If not tonight then tomorrow morning. Alright?” Haku winked at him and then threw up a peace sign as he smiled.

“It’s not a date, Sasuke.” Itachi said as Haku was pulling him out the door by his shirt. “Oh, Sasuke.” Itachi called and he looked up from his comfortable area on the floor. “I took your phone so don’t bother looking for it. We’re getting our numbers changed. You can have it back tomorrow.” Itachi pulled the door closed.

Sasuke thought about that for a second. Then it hit him before he could put it all together. How’d Itachi get his phone anyway? Was that dream he woke up to real? No, he shook his head and got up, hurrying to the door. He pulled it open and stuck his head out to see Itachi going down the stairs.

“Again? We just got new numbers! Come on! You’re acting like the FBI is following us. Give me my phone back! How am I supposed to make calls?!” Sasuke stepped out the door and stood in front of the stairwell. “Itachi! I’m not kidding.” His brother only turned around and waved. Sasuke dropped his head and turned around to go back in the house. He was startled and damn near terrified when a pair of green eyes surrounded in black appeared in the darkness in front of him. Sasuke grabbed his chest and took a few deep breaths.

Gaara’s eyes darted from Sasuke to the stairs behind him. Sasuke moved to the side and waited for Gaara to walk by him. The redhead didn’t move, he just stood there, staring at the stairs like he’d never seen any before. Sasuke looked around then back at Gaara.

‘Gees, is he waiting for the red carpet or something?’ Sasuke blinked like a million times and Gaara still hadn’t moved. What was he doing down on the second floor anyway? Didn’t Haku say he lived on the third floor?

“Gaara do you have my keys?” Neji called downstairs and leaned over the railing. That was the first time Sasuke saw Gaara move. He held up Neji’s keys with one hand but he never took his eyes off the stairs. Neji growled and closed the door upstairs. He came carefully down the steps and stopped next to Gaara.

“You could have told me you had them instead of letting me tear up the house looking for them.“ Neji turned around to see Sasuke standing there. As if he hadn’t seen him there when he got down the stairs. “Sasuke right?” Neji threw up a hand as he started walked down the second flight.

“Yeah.” Sasuke waved as Neji began jogging down the stairs. He watched him and then looked at Gaara, who for some Goddamn reason was still fucking standing there. Sasuke really didn’t know why the hell the boy hadn’t moved yet. It was beginning to piss him off more than freak him out. Just what the hell was this guy’s problem?

“Gaara! We’ll be late, let’s go!” Neji called from the bottom of the stairs. Gaara took one step and then looked at Sasuke, shifting only his jade eyes. It must have been Sasuke’s imagination but he could have sworn he heard the boy laugh or something like that. That face wasn’t showing any sign but just because Sasuke’s eyes weren’t working, didn’t mean his ears weren’t. He turned around to go back in the apartment once Gaara was gone, what a long 3 minutes that was.

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Itachi hated the night life scene. He would have rather stayed in his apartment and worked on all the applications that his possible employer had given him to fill out in the comfort of his own home. He didn’t have the time nor the energy to go dancing with Haku. Not that that’s what they were going to do. He actually had no idea where they were going.

Itachi was sitting up front in Haku’s car as they drove recklessly over the speed limit in a residential area. Kisame sat in the back next to the window. Gaara was smashed in the middle but he leaned more against Neji-who had his arm around him- than the loner on the other side of him. What was bothering Itachi was that they were totally in a different part of the town now. The trees were getting thicker and the area started to look like a forest.

He looked at Haku as he sang along with the radio. Haku stopped when he saw Itachi staring at him. He smiled and winked at Itachi. He knew the boy wanted to know where they were going but Itachi never asked. He didn’t talk the entire car ride. He didn’t talk the entire night. They bounced from club to club and visited the movies. They even went to see a live band but Itachi was quiet unless Haku asked about something important.

The movie was quiet boring. Itachi sat through it thinking about what he’d done earlier. He could still taste Sasuke all over his lips and he kept touching them throughout the movie. He couldn’t believe he’d gone so far and almost gotten caught. He was going to have to be more careful.

The night ended quickly, Itachi was thankful. He wanted to go home and finish sleeping. The small group of them went their separate ways but Haku stopped in front of Itachi’s door. Itachi turned around and stared at him, as if to ask what the boy wanted.

Inside the house Sasuke was watching them talk through the peek hole of the door. He stood there for awhile and watched Haku closely. He didn’t trust the boy as far as he could throw him. And God knew Sasuke couldn’t throw him a foot.

Back outside the door Haku was smiling again. “So you had fun right? We usually do something more entertaining but everyone has class early tomorrow.” He stepped closer and gave Itachi’s nose a small tap. “You should come more often-“ Haku paused and started giggling. “That was pretty straightforward of me now wasn’t it?” He stepped up closer and kissed Itachi’s cheek before he gave him a pat on the chest. “Ja ne.” He walked off to his door and went in without looking back.

Itachi waited outside his door for a minute. Sasuke took this time to jump in his bed and pretend him was sleep. He had a feeling Itachi wasn’t going to sleep tonight. He knew his brother would be at his door staring at him in a few minutes, but he was wrong.

It was a little after 2 in the morning before Itachi made it too Sasuke’s room. The boy was snoring softly under his covers. Itachi leaned against the doorframe and folded his arms. He titled his head and wondered if he could get away with another kiss. He highly doubted it.

“You’re watching me sleep again.” Sasuke said, sitting up pretty quick. Had he been awake the entire time? Itachi smiled and shrugged. He walked over and sat on the edge of Sasuke’s bed.

“Guilty.” Itachi responded. “Although, it was just to check on you.” He looked at Sasuke like he was concerned about something. Itachi was making that face a lot lately. Sasuke remembered that was the face Itachi had made after Haku dared to put his lips on him.

“Did you have fun on your date with Haku?” Sasuke tried to pretend he didn’t really care but it was bothering him that his brother would push him away for some nobody who they barely knew. Itachi frowned and then let up as he shook his head.

“It wasn’t a date, Sasuke.” Hadn’t he told him that earlier? It was obvious that Sasuke was a bit jealous so Itachi tried to reassure him. He had very little interest in Haku romantically. Sasuke wasn’t going to see it that way though. This had been the fist time that Itachi had gone out with a guy in a very long time. And of course Sasuke didn’t know Kisame, Neji and Gaara had gone too.

“Yeah, like you’re not attracted to him. Hanging out the day after you meet him. At night none the less. You’re totally into him and it was a date. You’re just trying to push me away, aren’t you?” Sasuke sighed. “Fine Itachi, do what you want with him.” Sasuke fell back on his bed and stared at the ceiling.

“Be quiet, you know nothing.” This was beginning to annoy him. Sasuke was starting more and more fights with him as the hours went by. It hadn’t been this way before. What was so different now?

“That’s what you’re always telling me. Maybe I’d know something if you’d stop hiding things from me. You’ve gotten real good at that.” He sat back up and touched Itachi’s thigh. His brother looked at him and Sasuke could see the exhaustion in his eyes. “I guess you’d tell me something if I stopped acting like I’m 14.” Sasuke dropped his head.

Itachi pushed Sasuke’s hair back and the boy looked up at him. “Get some sleep huh. Today is going to be tough.” Itachi stood up and started walking out. He could fell Sasuke get up to follow him.

“Can I…can I sleep with you?” Sasuke spoke to Itachi’s back. The older froze when he heard this. They hadn’t shared a bed in a long time, not since the time when things had gone too far between them. Itachi couldn’t promise that he would keep his hands to himself. He was already aching for a kiss, what would happen if they laid under each other?

“No.” That was all that Itachi said. He didn’t turn around, he just began walking again. That was good, he couldn’t say yes, he knew what it was going to lead up to and they promised each other it would never happen again.

Sasuke was in shock. “You’ve never told me no before. Why now? It’s not like anything’s going to happen right? You haven’t touched me in months. Either on purpose or on accident.” Sasuke grabbed his brother’s sleeve and turned him around. He hugged Itachi, tight. Smothering his head into the other’s chest. Sasuke smelled his cologne and rubbed Itachi’s neck with the side of his face.

Itachi couldn’t stop the hand that slid around Sasuke’s waist. He buried his nose in Sasuke hair and took a deep breath. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest. He knew Sasuke could feel it too. There was no way he could hide it now. He couldn’t deny it anymore.

“Just let me stay with you, Itachi. Just this once.”

“Please Sasuke-“ Itachi raised the boy’s chin and kissed his forehead. “-go back to bed.” He looked down at him. “I can’t control myself around you.” He was trying to be a good brother. Why wasn’t Sasuke listening to him?

“I don’t want you to.” Sasuke’s eyes were big and pleading. “Don’t make this a big deal. I just want to lay with you.” Sasuke begged, grabbing Itachi shirt tighter.

‘He just wants to lay with me. There’s no harm in that, right? We’ve done this before. It’s no different than it was before I told him about the dreams. I’ll be fine. I can’t tell him no.’ Itachi pushed him away and stroked the side of his face. “You’ll thank me for this later, Sasuke.” He disappeared in his room and closed the door behind him.

Sasuke stared at the door for a long time. He wanted to open in and go in but he couldn’t force himself into his brother’s heart. He knew Itachi loved him, he just wanted to hear it. He wanted those soft words he’d heard in his dream. He wanted them so bad that it was beginning to hurt. His insides were so empty they were sucking him in. He didn’t know how much longer he was going to be this gentle before he couldn’t take it anymore.

He started back to his room with is hand over his stomach. He felt hungry, or close to almost wanting to puke. This feeling was steadily growing stronger, just like the taste on his lips. He touched them as he sat on his bed.

-“I love you, Sasuke.”-

He knew that had to be real but it felt like a dream when he woke up. He was confused and tired. He ran his thumb over his lips again. There was no mistaking it. Itachi was in his room. Itachi had kissed him. Itachi had told him…he loved him.

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End Chapter

(A:N) My chapter 2’s always fucking suck! UGH! But there’s always valuable information in them. Commenting on Naruto: He’s a little side character but I’ll write more on him later. Commenting on Haku’s affection for Itachi: It will probably stick friend-zone-ish. Commenting on Gaara being odd: Have you seen the Anime or read the Manga?? Commenting on the phone call Itachi got: Next chapter answers. Commenting on anything else: Ask me questions and if you’re confused about anything tell me and I’ll fill you in during chapter three…if you’re still reading. Last comment on Itachi/Sasuke: Things will fall into play real soon. Just don’t hate Itachi, he has his own reasons. It’s really hard to do the incest thing in reality. Trust me…I should know.
Ja ne!
-Nik-----------Don’t hate my Haku bear either.