The Running Free

Chapter 23
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A week had passed since the whole ordeal of Itachi leaving and it was now the day of Sasuke’s eye surgery. Itachi and Naruto were sitting in the waiting room; Naruto feeling all too familiar emotions running through his mind at having to go through the same thing when Itachi was the one on the operating table. He cuddled against the older raven who was reading some kind of book he had brought with him.

Itachi looked down at his blond lover and kissed the top of his head; trying his best to be a comforting presence to the pregnant man. “Don’t worry so much Naruto. He should be done soon.” Itachi felt a slight pang in his chest when he thought of Sasuke pretty much being guaranteed that his surgery would work. Since Sasuke’s condition was caught earlier than his; they were adamant about getting Sasuke the surgeries he needed to ensure his eyesight didn’t deteriorate any further. Too bad they couldn’t catch it in time for him. But he wouldn’t let it ruin anything between them. He was grateful that Sasuke would mo9re than likely be fine once the surgery was done and he healed. At least he’d be able to see his baby. Itachi wasn’t even sure if his vision would hold out until then. It had started to fade in little increments ever since he was eighteen and he feared that the process would speed up and he wouldn’t get to see his nephew or niece.
He was jarred out of his thoughts when a doctor walked through the open doors.

“The surgery went fine. Sasuke should be waking up any minute if you two want to see him.” The doctor smiled at the two men in the waiting room and gestured for them to follow her; which they didn’t hesitate to do.

Naruto followed Itachi and held the older raven’s hand as they walked down the hall. He wasn’t sure what to expect once they got into the room; he just hoped Sasuke was alright.

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Walking into the apartment; Sasuke grabbed a hold of the wall to guide him and made the familiar path to the couch where he let Itachi help him sit down. It sucked not being able to see. He decided to make sure that he gave Itachi all the support and help he could when the older man lost his sight completely. He leaned back a bit; still a bit groggy from the anesthesia. He knew that this was nothing compared to what he would have to go through in about a month. He figured getting half of his stomach removed was going to be much more painful afterward than a simple laser eye surgery.

Itachi headed into the kitchen to start on a light dinner; figuring that Sasuke probably wasn’t going to eat much and he knew Naruto was too worried about Sasuke to eat a lot.

Naruto sat next to Sasuke and leaned his head on the other man’s shoulder. “How are you feeling? Do you need any pain meds?”

Sasuke leaned against the back of the couch and took the blonde’s hand into his own. “I’m alright; just really tired. I think I’ll take a small nap before dinner.” He really needed to get all the rest he could so he could heal quickly and be ready for his next surgery in only a month’s time.

Naruto nodded and proceeded to get up. “I’ll go help Itachi then, so you can sleep.” He kissed the top of Sasuke’s head before heading off to help his lover with dinner.

Sasuke stretched himself out on the couch and tried to relax; hopefully sleep would come to him quickly. He was exhausted and he felt a bit queasy from the sleep aids he had been given. After about fifteen minutes or so; he finally felt sleep overtake him and he couldn’t have been more grateful.

Naruto walked into the kitchen just as Itachi put some things into a food processor. “What’s for dinner?” he asked happily as he sat down at the small island in the middle of the room.

Itachi finished what he was doing before he answered the pregnant man. “I thought I’d make some soup and sandwiches. It’s something light so hopefully Sasuke will be able to stomach it.”

The blond nodded as he thought on that statement. Sasuke had been feeling a bit better lately and the chemo seemed to be doing its thing. The last visit Sasuke had with his doctor had been full of good news for the raven. Apparently, the cancerous tumor was getting smaller and it was more than likely that Sasuke would be getting less of his stomach removed than previously stated. Not like it really mattered to Sasuke, he would still be in an immense amount of pain after the surgery either way.

Coming out of his thoughts, he turned to look at Itachi who had said something just a second ago. “What was that? I was spacing…”

Itachi smiled and shook his head. “I asked if you could preheat the oven.”

“Oh, yeah.” Naruto got off the stool, which was so much easier than getting up off the couch, and made his way over to the oven. Now that he was pregnant, he really liked their oven because unlike most ovens, this one was higher than average so he didn’t have to bend over. He quickly set the temperature for the sandwiches and made his way over to his older lover. “I’m a bit tired, I think I’ll take a nap.” He said before he hugged the older man; or at least tried to with his, in his opinion, too huge belly.

Itachi turned toward Naruto and wrapped his arms around the blond boy. “Alright. I’ll wake you up when dinner’s ready.”

Naruto nodded and kissed Itachi once before he made his way to their bedroom. He had a short thought of waking up Sasuke and helping him to the bedroom so they could take a nap together, but he decided against it. He’d let the other boy stay where he was.

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Itachi pulled out the cookie sheet with the sandwiches out of the oven and turned the appliance off. He set it down on the glass top stove to let it cool and made his way into the living room to check on his brother.

As he made his way toward the couch, Itachi noticed his brother was already up and trying to make his way around the living room. Itachi went over and grabbed Sasuke’s hand gently. “Where are you trying to go?” he asked as he wrapped an arm around his younger sibling.

Sasuke stopped once he felt the hand and heard his brother’s voice. “I was trying to find the bathroom, but I can do it myself.” he said a bit irritably. He hated feeling like he was helpless, especially by Itachi. He knew that Itachi was just trying to be nice and helpful, but Sasuke was always a very independent person and a stupid eye surgery didn’t make him a helpless invalid.

Itachi sighed, he had a feeling that Sasuke would react like this to people helping him. “Sasuke, you can’t even see where you’re going, how are you going to make it to the bathroom without running into something? Plus, you’re still disoriented from the pain meds…”

“How do you know what the fuck I am?! Are you me?” Sasuke stopped and took a deep breath. God he hated these random outbursts he had all the time. They’d been happening more frequently lately and his doctor said that the chemo was most likely making him feel like crap, thus making him irritable. Not to mention he just went through surgery and now temporarily couldn’t see.

Sasuke felt the lump in his chest grow stronger and start to rise into his throat. Damn it! He didn’t want to cry. Why the fuck was he going to cry? He couldn’t help it and he felt the tears start to soak up the bandages he had over his eyes. He buried his head against his brother’s chest and could feel himself start to shake. “What the fuck is going on with me? Why does all this shit have to happen at once?”

Itachi sat down on the couch with his brother firmly in his lap. He knew Sasuke would break down like this sooner or later; he wasn’t surprised that he had held out this long. He ran his fingers through Sasuke’s hair and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional himself, what with seeing his brother so distressed. “I know it’s hard to go through everything at the same time, but you have me and Naruto to help you. It’s not a bad thing to ask for help once in a while.”

Sasuke leaned against Itachi and instantly felt comfort in his brother’s embrace. He loved cuddling with Itachi; it always made him feel better, even as a little kid. “I just feel like I’m helpless and I can’t even do anything for myself anymore.”

The older raven knew exactly how Sasuke felt, maybe not to the same extent, but he could understand how the boy must be feeling. Someone who has been so independent all his life has been reduced to someone who can’t help but ask for assistance. “Just be lucky that you’re most likely going to keep your eyesight. I would never want you to go through this Sasuke.” he said in relation to his vision loss. “And you’re already pretty much guaranteed a full recovery with this and with your cancer. You really have nothing to worry about.” He wasn’t saying all this to be mean; he just needed Sasuke to understand that the younger boy really had nothing to be concerned about.

Sasuke could see his brother’s point of view and realized that he really was blowing things out of proportion. That didn’t, however, stop the tears from falling, he had all this built up emotion inside of him that he needed to get out and now he wasn’t able to stop. He just felt so alone and empty that he needed someone to make those feelings go away. His brother knew how to do that… “Make me forget?” he asked softly, knowing his Aniki knew what he meant.

Itachi smiled and pressed his lips to Sasuke’s. “Of course I will.” He laid Sasuke down on the couch gently and preceded the task of removing the younger boy’s clothing. He really missed these times with Sasuke. Ever since the boy had been put on chemo, he hadn’t really been in the mood for sex.

The older raven looked down at Sasuke’s nude body and couldn’t help but love the way his brother looked. He removed his own clothing and let himself lay down next to his brother on the couch. He loved how big their sofa was; it made for great cuddling room.

Sasuke felt his brother lay naked next to him and he couldn’t help but moan as he felt Itachi’s bare skin against his own. He turned onto his side so he could press his nude body against the soft skin of his brother and could already feel his heart beat speeding up at the thought of being intimate with this man again. “I need you so bad Aniki.”

Itachi rolled them so that Sasuke was straddling Itachi’s waist while the older man remained on the bottom, he always love this position, especially with his little brother. “I need you too.” He said before he pulled the younger Uchiha down gently and let Sasuke’s head rest against his chest before he started to roam the boy’s body with his hands.

Sasuke’s breathing hitched a bit as he felt his brother’s touch all over his body. It was amazing how sensitive his nerves and body became when he didn’t know what was coming. He could feel his cock start of get excited as he gently rubbed his body against his brother’s beneath him. “Please hurry; I want you inside of me.”

Itachi dug under the couch cushions and sure enough, found a small bottle of lube stashed there, most likely Naruto’s doing. He uncapped the tube and poured a bit onto his fingers. “Are you sure you want this now?”

Sasuke almost growled at the question. “Yes, I’m sure. Please Aniki…”

That was good enough for Itachi. He smoothed the slippery gel over the younger boy’s opening and slowly massaged the puckered entrance until his middle finger slid in easily. He could feel his brother shuddering against him as he worked the slick digit in further. The older raven ran a hand along his brother’s back as he added another finger, and then another. He wanted to prepare Sasuke as thoroughly as possible, but it was hard when the boy was begging to be fucked and writing against him. He handed the lube to Sasuke and ran his fingertips along the younger boy’s hard length. “Get me ready baby.”

Sasuke nodded between his moans as he sat up slowly and coated Itachi’s cock with a generous amount of the slick liquid before he rose up onto his knees and lowered himself slowly onto his Aniki’s thick length. It felt so amazing to have Itachi inside of him again. It had been so long… He had a feeling it wouldn’t take too much time for him to reach his climax… “Please, move Aniki….”

Itachi gently held Sasuke’s hips and lifted the boy up a bit and then lowered him back down onto his cock. He loved fucking Sasuke, it felt so amazing inside of his little brother. He pulled Sasuke’s head down to his chest once more before he started to slowly but powerfully thrust into his baby brother’s channel. He could tell Sasuke was already close to his completion, judging by the rhythmic clenching of Sasuke’s slick opening.

Sasuke couldn’t help but scream into Itachi’s neck. He loved it when his Aniki fucked him slow and hard like he was. It made the feeling feel more drawn out and last that much longer. He couldn’t hold it anymore and with once final loud moan into his brother’s neck, he sprayed his seed all along Itachi’s stomach, no stimulation to his cock necessary.

Itachi moaned as the warm tunnel around his cock started to clench him harder and he thrust once more before he came deep into his brother’s body. His breathing was a bit erratic as he stroked Sasuke’s hair and kissed the boy anywhere he could reach. “God I fucking love you so much Sasuke.” He couldn’t help but feel strongly affected by their coupling. He couldn’t explain it, but it made him want to cry.

Sasuke let himself breathe for a moment before he answered his older sibling. “I love you too Itachi. I love you so much…” he couldn’t continue because he felt the exact same way as his brother. He really didn’t want to cry again so he took a few deep breaths to calm himself. He felt so much better now. Funny how sex with his brother could always make him feel better when he was feeling like shit.

Itachi smiled as he sat up, Sasuke still in his lap. “Why don’t you go take a shower really quick and then if your hungry, dinner’s ready.” He knew that Sasuke would appreciate the shower and he hoped their coupling had made the younger raven somewhat hungry.

Sasuke snuggled against his brother and let out a relaxed breath. “A shower sounds good. I’m not too hungry though, but I’ll eat something.”

“That’s all I ask. Would you like me to help you to the bathroom?”

Sasuke nodded, just for the fact that he was too exhausted to even move. “Where’s Naruto?” he asked as he felt his brother take his arm gently and helped him stand. He hadn’t heard his blond lover in the house since he went to sleep earlier.

“He’s taking a nap; I’ll be waking him up while you’re in the shower.” He knew just how he was going to wake up the pregnant man too.

Sasuke shook his head. “Yeah, I’m sure you’ll wake him up really well. Have fun then” he said before he kissed his brother once more and closed the bathroom door.

Itachi kissed Sasuke back and waited until he heard the shower running before he made his way to the bedroom. He had a pregnant blond to wake up.

TBC
OMG an update?????????????????? Yes its true people! I finally got inspired with this fic and finally finished this chapter. This one was sitting here half finished for the longest time. But, now I should be able to write more of it. XD