Dream Of Waking.

Sorry, Sasuke. Maybe some other time....
"Nng...Sasuke.."
Itachi blinked his eyes open and then sighed.
Last night he had moved to the floor so Dei could sleep on the bed as usual but as he turned, he noticed the blond was next to him.
He must have crawled down to me instead of the other way around..
"'No more sleeping in my bed until we're ready'..huh?"
The raven smiled and touched Deidara's face. He was still asleep.
Itachi pulled away and got up, deciding to take a short walk.

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Deidara woke to the smell of breakfast, his stomach growling as he sat up.
"Where's...Ita?"
He rose and made his way to the bathroom in his room. Glancing in the mirror he sighed at the rings around his eyes. He grabbed a brush and fixed his hair to be somewhat presentable and then stepped into some slippers before making his way down to the noisy kitchen below.

Hidan sat with both his hands full of food, stuffing them into his already full mouth and making loud chomping noises.

"Jeez Hida, do you have to be such a pig?" Konan asked, her hand on her forehead.

"Don't be...pissy at me be...cause you're hung over, woman." the Jashinist replied as he chewed.

"Hey.." Pein said from the counter near the coffee maker. "We're all thinking it. Try shutting your mouth while you chew. I know that's hard for you to do but maybe just make an exception this time?"

Hidan sighed heavily, bits of toast and bacon flying from his mouth.

"Morning guys..." Dei said brightly as he wandered into the room.

"Hiiiiiii Dei" Konan said, smiling big.

Pein rolled his eyes and sat at the table with his fresh cup of coffee.
"Itachi went out for a walk earlier, he wanted me to let you know"

"Thanks, un."
Deidara glanced around the room and was thankful when he saw that Sasori wasn't present.
He then walked to the counter and picked up some of the left over toast.

"So I hear you had a pretty interesting night, Dei-kun?" Pein asked from the table.

"Uh..." the blond hesitated. How could he already know about that?

"DEIDARA-SEMPAI!" Tobi rushed into the room, his arms flailing at his sides wildly.
The brunette glomped the still standing blond, causing him to drop his toast.
"Tobi...watch it, I'm eating!"
The masked ninja pulled back and frowned. "Sorry, sempai..." he reached down to pick up the fallen toast and then shook it off. "It should still be ok..."

Dei rolled his eyes and took the toast then tossed it in the trash.

"That was a fucking waste of good bread!"

Deidara snapped his head toward Hidan.
"Fuck off! I'm so sick of you and your big mouth!"

The whole kitchen just stared at the suddenly angry blond.
"What's gotten into your panties, Deiiii-channn?" Hidan teased. He knew exactly why the blond was angry. "Oh I bet it was Itachi, huh? Did you guys ...yanno?" He winked and then thrust his hips while still sitting down.

"Shut the hell up!" Deidara screamed and stomped back up the stairs.
He shut the door to his room and then stood there just inside, glaring at his own bed.
Why had he come here and not gone to Itachi's room?
Then he noticed that his sheets and comforter had been returned and were clean.
"Itachi...must have.."

"Yep, that was me" the raven said from behind him.

Deidara spun around, fast and looked at him.
"When did..you?"

Itachi chuckled and stepped over.
"I was just standing here when you stormed in, I guess you didn't even notice. Is something wrong by the way? I heard yelling out there."

The blond sighed and slumped onto the bed.
"Hidan was teasing me about what happened last night.."

"Oh Dei.." Itachi stood in front of the bed and pulled the blond close to his chest.
"You know that nobody takes the guy seriously."

There was a knock on the door.
"Sempai?" Tobi said from behind it. "Are you ok?"

Itachi glanced down at the blond. "Want me to let him in?"

"Yeah I guess."

The raven opened the door and Tobi took one tentative step in.
"Tobi is sorry for ruining your toast... made you more."
He held out a plate and then took a couple more steps to stand in front of the blond.
When Dei took it, the brunette retreated to stand by the door.

"Thanks, Tobi" Deidara said and picked up the toast.

"Um...so you two are together now? Konan was talking about it last night but we weren't sure if she was just ...you know.."

"Its true" Itachi said firmly and kept his eyes on the masked ninja as he moved to sit next to the blond.

Tobi nodded and backed into the door. "Right..Tobi will be going now. I am sure Itachi-san can take care of sempai." he turned and fled through the door leaving the couple alone.

"What was that about?" the raven said as he put a hand on Dei's back.

"He's always acted strange around me, un."

"Hn, you think he likes you?"

"I dunno, maybe." the blond bit into his toast.

"So I noticed that you came down and laid with me last night" a smile spread over the raven's face.

Deidara coughed and then swallowed hard. "I..." he blushed and dropped the rest of his toast back onto the plate. "I couldn't stop thinking about what happened so I came down and laid with you..it comforted me. You were mumbling something though. I heard you say that name again.."

Itachi looked down at his lap. "Again?..Dei I'm sorry."

"Why? You should tell me about it this time, it might help getting it out."

Itachi raised his head and then stared at the ceiling.
"Did Pein tell you anything about me when you joined?"

"He said that you were responsible for the elimination of your own clan and that until your 'plans' came into action you would follow whatever direction the Akatsuki took you."

"I see...
I was there...for everything but I was not alone." the raven sighed and closed his eyes.
"I killed everybody. My family, my best friend, my lover. All of them, even children."
His gaze dropped to the blond. "I'm a murderer, the most disgusting type of man there is."

Deidara's eyes seemed to shake in his head. "Itachi.."

"If you hate me for it, I understand. I don't expect you to be okay with what I did. I will tell you the rest though if you want."

The blond opened his mouth and then just stared.
"...okay."

"I killed everybody in the village, everybody with our clan' traits with the exception of two people. Madara, who was believed to be dead, he was there with me that night and Sasuke, my younger brother." Itachi's eyes averted to the side and grew watery. "I couldn't... I ...my brother.."

The blond reached out then and touched the raven's pale hand.

"So I let him live and approached him before leaving. I told him what I had done, made him hate me, despise me...I made him want to kill me. From then I set into motion the plan of him living his life with the hope of some day slaying me and avenging his lost family and clan. He would grow up fast, which I regret but he would be driven to succeed. Based on the little information I have been able to gather, he has done just that. My little brother, Sasuke.. will be my death."

"Wh...why Itachi? Why would you want such a thing?"

(You can skip reading this part if you don't really feel like reading the whole story).
"Because my choices were few. I would destroy my own clan or allow another war to break out which would result in even more death. It was inevitable that they would die so instead of allowing their hatred destroy the peace, I took it upon myself. I had been ordered to kill the Uchia clan by the Leaf so I made a pact with Madara, who had left the village already. I told him that I would allow him to help me annihilate the Uchia clan which was in line with his ambitions, in return he would leave Konaha alone. I then told Danzo, the leader of the Leaf Anbu that if he did not leave my brother alone, I would let out the truth of what I had been ordered to do. He agreed and so I took all of the blame upon myself."

Deidara listened closely as Itachi finished his story and when the raven no longer spoke, he wrapped arms around him and kissed his tear-stained cheek.
"Itachi, I am so sorry."

"It was my own decision and I do not regret it."

"But what a horrible choice you had to make!" The blond pulled back and stared into Itachi's eyes. "I can't even imagine how you must suffer."

"Its not so bad with you around." the raven managed to smirk.

"Well it can't be easy knowing that your brother must hate you."

"Of course, but its for the best. When he kills me he will receive the power he needs in order to defend the Leaf from its greatest threat. I will have avenged my fallen clan and hopefully given balance to the fight I know will come some day."

"But Ita...I want you to stay with me forever."

"I'm sorry dear Dei" he touched the blond's face "but that is the one thing I can not do for you."

Deidara nodded and rubbed his cheek into the raven's hand. "I understand, Itachi-kun. But until then..?"

The raven nodded.
They hugged again and spent some more time in Deidara's bedroom talking about their pasts. Itachi told Dei about the brother he remembered Sasuke to be and Deidara shared his own past troubles. When they both seemed to run out of things to share for the moment, Itachi stood.

"Whacha doin'?"

"Earlier when I took a walk, I picked something up for us. Sort of a treat..I hoped it would cheer you up."

"Ooh, is it something sweet Ita-kun? I know you love sweets."

"Actually, it is! I'll be right back."
When he returned, Itachi poked his head through the door.
"Close your eyes."

Deidara did so and sat there on the bed, curious.

Itachi stepped closer and opened the container in his hand.
He pulled something out and held it up to the artist's face.

"Smells...good!"

The raven smiled and pressed it to Dei's lips, tracing them slowly with the small, cut piece of cantaloupe. The blond's lips parted slightly and he slipped his tongue out to taste. Itachi pushed it forward into his mouth and watched as he sucked on it for a moment before chewing and swallowing.
"You can look now." Itachi said and Deidara's deep, blue eyes blinked open.

"How did you know this is my favorite?"

"I may have.. asked around the group to see if anybody knew your preferences in sweets. Its an important thing to know, if you ask me."

"Hmm, yes I can see why you might think that." he smiled.

Itachi pulled out another piece of fruit, holding it up and then leaned forward with his eyes on the blond. As Dei watched, the raven parted his lips and then licked the cool, orangy surface, his tongue moving slowly over it. He then pushed it part way into his mouth and sucked hard with his eyes halfway closing, a thin strand of liquid dripping down over his lower lip. The artist nearly gaped at his partners suddenly erotic behavior but made no move to stop it.

After consuming the sweet fruit, Itachi's eyes opened fully again and he scooted closer to Dei. The raven licked his lips and smiled deviously. He could see that the blond was struggling with how to react-he obviously liked it but wasn't sure just what to do. So the raven decided the best thing he could do was continue to entice the baffled blond. He pulled away his cloak and then lifted off his shirt. Deidara stared but remained silent.

Itachi leaned forward, putting his hands on either side of Deidara's lap. The blond looked at him, wide eyed. He seemed so innocent just waiting there patiently that Itachi felt his chest ache.
The artist was so stunningly attractive it made the raven's heart beat quicken.

Suddenly the Dei's melodic voice rang in his ear. Somehow the blond had moved so that his lips hovered over it before Itachi had noticed. "What are you up to, Itachi-kun?" he said it quietly, his voice sounding rough.

The raven shuddered at the blond's close proximity to his ear. He could feel Dei's warm breath coursing over his skin and the heat radiating from his body. Itachi hesitated for only a moment before recovering but it was a moment too long. Dei spoke again, his lips closing in on the raven's ear so that they brushed lightly against it. "Did you mean to ..seduce me?" Itachi nodded and then pulled back, forcing a confident look onto his face. "That was the plan."

"I see" the artist said as he leaned back onto his hands. He blinked his eyes slowly as he let them wander over the raven's bare chest. "I guess I should have been a little more up front when you asked me to date."

"Huh?" Itachi's forehead crinkled as a confused look took over his face.

"The version of me that you know is the soft, relaxed and restrained Deidara. However when in a relationship I tend to take on a...more dominant role." The corner of his mouth pulled up smugly and he glanced down to inspect the nails on one of his hands. "So don't expect me to be as submissive as you may have originally perceived me to be."

Itachi just stared blankly at his partner for a moment as he considered the information.
"That's going to be interesting then, as in my only other relationship, I was in control."

"A seme, eh? You?" Deidara licked his lips and dropped his hand back down. "Yeah I thought so but I'm telling you now, that will have to change." he sat up and pulled his own shirt off.

Itachi's gaze fell over the blond's lightly tanned skin. "And if I don't allow you to be in control?" he crossed his arms and forced his gaze to the artist's face. Instead of allowing him to reply, the raven moved forward again and rested both hands on the blond's wrists, effectively pinning him to the bed. He closed in on Deidara's alarmed face and whispered in front of his lips. "Maybe we can come to an understanding" he let his lips linger there, not allowing the male to move forward or back. He opened his mouth slightly and leaned forward just another inch and then stopped. "But right now, I think I have the upper hand."

Deidara growled and narrowed his eyes. The raven was good, he had expected that much but what he didn't expect was how he'd be affected by it. He stiffed a pant as Itachi's lips continued to draw nearer until only a breath away. The raven watched as the look in Deidara's eyes shifted from anger to dazed. His tongue darted out over the artist's smooth lips, taking in the sweet fruity taste that remained there. Deidara moaned softly but mentally punished himself for it. How was he going to come back from this?

Itachi had been weak in that moment too, however. Deidara's delicious moan had sent a tingle through his spine. As he lingered there in front of the blond's lips, he breathed in and then out shakily.

The artist noticed. The raven was off guard and now was his chance. He twisted his wrist under Itachi's loose grip and then pulled the hand out. Snapping back, Itachi grabbed hard to Dei's still restrained wrist and reached out to get the other back under control. The blond was too fast though and pulled himself out and jerked his arm away from the raven's hold.

Itachi scowled and slumped his shoulders slightly in defeat.
Deidara smiled victoriously and pulled himself off of the bed.
"What were you saying about an understanding?"

"Hn. Don't get too cocky Dei-chan." he straightened himself and started to move to the edge of the bed.

Deidara grabbed the container from next to Itachi and pulled out another piece. He popped it into his mouth and smiled as he savored its taste. "So nice and sweet, just like my uke!"

Itachi glared at the playful blond as he stood up.

"Oh, don't like that...Itachi-chan?" Deidara teased, his mouth hanging open after he spoke and his face dusted with a childish blush.

The raven stepped closer and held out a hand.

Deidara's smile dropped slightly. "What are you doing?" No response came.
The blond inspected the outstretched hand as if determining the threat. Finally he dropped his hand into the raven's and stared into his onyx eyes.

Itachi yanked his arm back immediately, bringing the blond with it. He wrapped his other arm around Deidara's slender waist and held him dangerously close.

Deidara was given only a second to read the look in the raven's piercing eyes before he was drawn in and kissed fiercely. He considered pulling away but was trapped. His partners lips were heated against his and then he gasped as cold fingers dragged down the length of his chest.

The raven's hot tongue entered the blond's mouth for a moment and then retreated before he pulled from the kiss. With his hand on the artist's chest, he bent the boy backward so that he arched and was thrown off balance with only Itachi to hold him up. Deidara squirmed, determined to get upright but Itachi had the advantage. The raven rubbed his hand firmly over the blond's chest again, enjoying the way he flinched and bucked defiantly.
"I think you will find that I make a rather convincing argument if you would just sit still long enough to listen." Itachi hissed as he grinned down at his struggling prey.
"However if you would rather be difficult, I have no problem with assuming the role of seme full time in order to keep you in check."

Deidara growled and reached for Itachi if only just to stand up correctly.
The raven laughed at the blond's desperate attempts but was caught once again in his arrogance as Deidara's hand closed tightly around his pale neck. The artist squeezed it and then spoke from between his teeth. "You will let me go now."

Itachi growled from deep in his throat and spoke surprisingly confident. "Or else what?"

"Or else you will run out of breath and be forced to do so anyway."

The raven bit his cheek and scowled at the pain. He had lost once again...he relaxed the hand that was pushing the blond into a bent backward state and Dei steadied himself before looking to Itachi with a grin. "You're good, but I am better".

"This time."

"As of now all that matters is that I've won which means you.." he pushed on the raven's neck and tightened his grip until Itachi dropped obediently to his knees "..will listen to me."

The raven clenched his teeth. He was getting faint at the loss of air but resisted the urge to gasp or choke.

Deidara sighed and loosened his grip. "Can't have you passing out on me I guess." he let his hand move to Itachi's cheek and then rubbed a finger over his wet lips.

As if admitting defeat, the raven relaxed at the artist's touch and closed his eyes just to enjoy it. He hadn't expected such a violent exchange like what just happened. He had been convinced that Deidara would allow him dominance. Things were different now and he grew anxious at the thought of future battles for control. He didn't totally dislike the idea of the blond being in charge, in fact it was already turning him on and Dei hadn't done much more than choke him. He breathed out over Deidara's fingertips and then turned his eyes on the watching artist.

The blond smiled. "You truly are beautiful, Itachi" he said somewhat randomly as he gazed downward. He then dropped his hand from the raven's face and started to walk. Itachi turned his head as the blond circled.

Deidara squatted down behind him and let a hand wander down Itachi's body to rub over his chest and then lower to his stomach. He circled the raven's belly button slowly before sinking the hand further to glide over his crotch.

"Mnh!" Itachi's hips thrust forward into the grabbing hand.

The blond lowered himself onto his knees and kissed Itachi's shoulder as his hand slowly rubbed over the length of the raven's clothed erection. Itachi leaned back into the artist and breathed out heavily. Dei's lips closed on his burning neck and sucked the skin in before biting playfully. When he reacted by arching his back, Deidara shifted his other hand down Itachi's body to loosen the zipper on his currently restricting pants. He then grabbed said pants with both hands and pushed until the raven's boxers were revealed.

The artist stared down at the writhing male and then let both hands fall over silky boxers and the hardness within. Itachi mewled when both hands close over his length, his hips thrusting forward again and his back curving outward into an arch.

"I'm surprised, Itachi" the blond breathed as he released the raven's erection from his protruding boxers and then resumed his hold with both hands. "For a so-called seme, you sure moan like an uke.."

"It's not my...fault...nnng..., De-...i-chan."

The blond grinned to himself and then licked Itachi's neck delightedly. "Don't worry, I wasn't complaining" he dropped one hand from the raven's throbbing member and let it glide over the males smooth thighs. The other continued to stroke but did so gently and slow, his movements coaxing weak moans and cries from Itachi's lips. Soon the aching tip of Itachi's cock quivered and released a small amount of pre cum. Deidara quickly it used to ease the friction as he glided his hand over the now-slick flesh.

The raven took a labored breath as tension built in his lower half. His eyes shut and he gripped the floor to brace for his incoming release. All of his body grew numb except for the parts where Deidara touched, air caught in his throat and then he moaned loudly as the blond finally sped up the pace. He felt the warm hand move hastily over his length and then spasmed in unexpected pleasure as a hot tongue coursed over it. The palm in the blond's mouth had opened half way and he continued to pump it over the raven as the hot wet organ slathered itself over him. "Dei..ahh!" Itachi whimpered and then jerked forward as his cock erupted with pleasure. Cum shot from his body and splashed down onto his legs. When finished, he dropped his sweaty body backward against the blond and panted until he regained his breath.

Deidara breathed roughly over his warm partner's neck and shoulder, his own erection pulsing against the males back. His eyes were fluttering open and closed as he waited for the raven to regain composure. The tongue on his hand was still out, licking Itachi's sensitive tip making the raven twitch and moan absently. "Dei...chan?" he said and turned his head to the side.

"Hmm?"

"Your turn." he finished cooly and then pulled himself up to look at the lusty blond. The satisfied look on Itachi's face made him all the more attractive as Dei struggled to recapture his previously dominant attitude. It was a lost cause though he realized as the raven crawled over his shaking body. He felt his pants loosened and then jerked off but it seemed so far away. Itachi was on him then and kissing the hard muscles on his chest. Two hands explored his body and Dei lifted his own hands to bring the raven closer. Itachi resisted and held himself up to stare at the twisting body beneath him. Then he leaned forward once again, his lips dragging over Deidara's chest. He paused at the boy's left hardened nipple and flicked his tongue over it before moving upward again until he reached a spot just under the artist's ear.

Deidara moaned as the raven groped at his sides and kissed his neck. The heat between them was making him sweat, a slick mist forming on his chest, back and legs. Itachi smiled near the golden haired males neck and began kissing it eagerly. His tongue flicked out and tasted Dei's salty skin before moving upward and sucking on the edge of his ear. Deidara squirmed anxiously. Itachi was so close but didn't put all of his weight on the blond, carefully keeping their erections apart. It drove the artist crazy and after a time, he pulled desperately on the raven's hips, trying once again to bring him down.

This time, Itachi gave in and let his lower body settle on the panting blond's. Right away the raven thrust against him, his still-hardened cock forced over the artist's own quivering heat. The raven grinned to himself at the blond's own uke-ish moans and decided he would bring that up later. Right now he was more preoccupied with how to get Dei's boxers off without breaking the contact. One of his hands dropped down and caressed the blond's bony hip. He then curled two fingers under the waistband of Dei's boxers and started to tug them down, his hips only slightly pulling away to allow the sweat-dampened clothing room to escape.

The artist gasped as cool air lapped over his thighs and then choked out a hoarse breath when Itachi's body pressed again into him and started quickly pumping against his cock. A hand snaked under his lower back, pulling him into each thrust and he squirmed all the more when he felt Itachi's swollen tip pass over his own. The raven gripped both of his hips and then pulled back abruptly. Two hands dropped over Dei's throbbing length and then down to his glistening thighs. They then pulled his legs apart and he watched as Itachi crammed himself between. Deidara nearly drooled as he saw the raven's body dip down, his cock visibly pulsing and chest heaving with each deep breath. Soon he felt the warm member press hard against his entrance. It circled slowly and he reeled, his body shaking with pleasure.

Itachi ensured that the blond's hole was evenly lubricated before angling forward, applying pressure until his soaked head slipped inside. Deidara mewled as the raven continued to push into his narrow, heated passage. He shifted to lean back on his elbows, his spine arching and his head dipping back as he let out yet another violent moan.
Itachi groaned in reply as he rocked forward continually. Then he grabbed the blond's legs, folding them so they bent at the knee and then pushing them further apart as he started to thrust deeper. He stared down into his partners eyes and then directed the next thrust straight into his prostate causing the blond's body to convulse, his eyes growing wide.

"Nngnh, faster Ita!" Dei said desperately and clenched his fists tight.

The raven then slammed his body forward, each thrust ending with a loud smack against the artists ass. He pulled back hurriedly then dived forward even faster, evoking a viscous growl from the male beneath him. "That's it ...mmnn..don't stop..." Itachi hadn't planned to. He lifted the blond's hips and then pulled them hard onto his body, his member still aiming straight for Deidara's spot. He breathed a wavering moan and felt the pressure building once again in his belly. The blond whined, his arms shaking, barely able to hold himself up much longer. He breathed out harshly and then closed his eyes.

Itachi felt the blond's passage clench tight around him and choked at the sudden wave of pleasure coursing over his lower half. Just afterward, Deidara's hips lunged forward and cum flowed freely from his throbbing length. The raven sighed having known he wouldn't have been able to wait for Dei's release any longer and gave the male one last push before coating him inside with his own heated mess.

Deidara's collapsed backward and wheezed for breath. Itachi pulled out gently and then dropped himself on top of the equally exhausted blond.
"So much for being dominant" the artist said airily and Itachi chuckled against his chest.

"You beat me to it!"

"Well I kind of figured it was coming." Deidara stroked the raven's hair and smiled.