Sweet Thing

I managed to get out of bed without tripping over myself. Throwing open my closet doors I began to hunt for an outfit for the night. Nothing seemed right, add that to the fact that I have no idea where we are going and I got zip. I rummaged at the back of the closet hoping to find some lost treasure, no luck.

Slender fingers gripped my shoulder lightly, causing a tingly sensation to spread through my body. "What are you searching so hard for?" Itachi asked stepping beside me.

It took me a moment to speak. He's great at surprising people. "Something to wear." I managed to say, my tongue felt thick inside my mouth. It's a wonder at how I was able to make a coherent sentence.

Itachi reached out a hand, ran it along my clothes from one side to the other like he was trying to find the right clothing for me. It was like the simple touch would tell him all he needed to know. I gazed on waiting for him to stop on a particular shirt or pair of pants. Warmth flooded my chest as his hand landed there. Onyx met blue as I stared at him.

"This is what I choose," Itachi said, hand moving from my chest to caressing my cheek, I leaned in every fiber of my being going out of control. "Now let's go." Itachi smiled lazily.

"How was the library?" I asked trying to regain my composure. The shock of the past few minutes still sang through my body. The pressure of his hand could still be felt on my chest along with my cheek.

"It was good," Itachi said with a small smile. The smile reached his eyes bringing alive his entire face. My knees turned to jelly as he brushed his lips against mine. He turned his face to the side with a smirk and made his way to the car, I followed like a deer caught in head lights. How does he always manage to turn the tables?

The night air was warm against my skin, little diamonds dotted the sky. The stars seemed more pronounced against the purple grey of the approaching night sky.

We got in the car and drove in silence. There were no words for me, I was still stunned that we were going to be going out to eat somewhere together with no else with us and no school work to worry about.

"Deidara," Itachi said.

"Yeah?" I was still in a daze.

"How was your time with Sasori?"

I immediately smiled at the time spent with Sasori. "We had a great time. And saw the worst movie, but that's what made it so great. We made fun of it the whole way home." I glanced at Itachi and noticed his hands grip the steering wheel a little tighter than he needed to.

"That's great," he said in a tight voice.

My heart swelled a little. Was Itachi jealous? I thought we already went over this. He has nothing to worry about, but it is kind of sweet and cute especially when I think about who I'm dealing with. Itachi does not know how to show case his emotions that well, which can be an advantage and disadvantage depending on what kind of situation he's in. "You're not jealous of Sasori are you?" I found my self asking. The curiosity was too much to bear. I chuckled when Itachi blanched at the question.

"Excuse me?" His eyes were wide and he deliberately loosened his grip on the steering wheel and let his hand drape on the window.

"I was just asking because you don't seem too happy about me being with Sasori alone."

"It's not that it's just." Itachi took his time to finish what he wanted to say. The wheels in his mind were working trying to say the right words. I waited patiently not wanting to rush anything or have him deny what he's feeling. His eyes never left the road as he continued speaking picking up where he left off. "It does make me jealous. When I knew that you were going to be hanging out with him it made me want to grab you and never let you get in his truck. But I know that he's your best friend and I can't do anything about it."

I leaned in and put my hand on his. The wonderful warmth from his hand was a comfort. "I understand, but you have got to remember that Sasori is nothing more than my friend and will be nothing more. Besides he's the one who keeps cheering me on when it comes to us. He's helped me a lot to be bold when it comes to expressing my feelings for you. I don't know what I would do without his advice and to be honest we might not be here right now without his help." I was surprised at the words that flooded out of my mouth. Wow! Sasori has been a real help when it came to being with Itachi. I mean him being my tutor did help a lot, but Sasori always being there and giving me a kick in the ass when I needed it helped a lot.

"Remind me to thank him next time I see him then," Itachi whispered in my ear. I jumped to find that we were parked and he was leaning in to kiss me. I gave in easily. His sweet warm breath ghosted across my face as our lips met in a long slow kiss that left me breathless when he pulled away. "I think it's time to eat don't you?" It took me a minute to realize he was actually talking about food.

"Of course, I'm starving." I licked my lips as we got of the car and walked to restaurant.

"So am I," Itachi nipped my ear as we neared the door and I yelped wondering what had gotten in to him. Not that I'm complaining. Dinner will prove to very interesting indeed.