Sweet and innocent

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Touch the skies: Thankies blushing furiously Sasuke into action... coming right up!!... In a few more chappies... dodging all the flying vegetables, or at least trying to..

Kaline Reine: fingering my chin in thought You know... I never thought of that choice, Itachi explaining his boner to Kakashi... but, I guest it would ruin most my plans... and about someone telling, I don't know about that... I guess you'll have to figure it out as I write, like the rest... hope you like this chappie, though!

Melody726: OO Oo two sides of me fight, the perverted one punches my controlled one, but it retaliates, giving a mean twist to a nipple, perverted howls in pain, but manages to knock controlled side with a nasty eye picking

Perv: Rocket in his pants?! Oh, my, the possibilities!! A cock as big as to look like a rocket!! a rocket-shaped dildo, little astronauts decorating handcuffs, sophisticated buttons controlling vibrators and shock waves connected to sensitive body parts, and Konoha flags shoved up body tight orifices-- WHAM!! Controlled side takes out Perv with a frying pan

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Wow... I don't think I need to say it, but I will... I don't own anything. It's not mine... if it were, Sasuke would be tied 95 of the time, and Itachi would be naked ALL the time, Kakashi wouldn't need to read Icha Icha, cause he would be starting all the movies of the book, along with the Uchiha's, Naruto, Neji and Gaara (drooling at the mental picture), and it would all be controlled by Perv (the dark, perverted side of me) and all her kinkiness, so it will be something not suitable for younger than 21. Since none of these conditions apply to the show, then Naruto's not mine.

Konoha had never looked so beautiful in its entire history. Itachi was sure of it. Well, maybe it was just that he was simply happy to be back.

"Don't you think we're a little rushed, Itachi?? We're early as it is... we can take our time and relax. Hokage's not waiting us for another week" Kakashi suggested next to the young Uchiha, his voice in its usual tone of aloofness, but Itachi could still see the burning desire in his dark visible eye.

/Scratch that, I'm thrilled, overjoyed, giddy, insanely happy to be back and out of Kakashi's fucking reach!!/

Exactly six days ago, Kakashi had walked into his house unannounced, and had found Itachi in a rather compromising position -namely Itachi jacking off like there was no tomorrow-, but though Itachi had done everything -And it was seriously everything- to convince the older ANBU Itachi didn't need his helping hand, or stress relief via hot, steamy sex, the silver haired ANBU wouldn't simply let the topic go!!

At every chance, Kakashi would try to lure Itachi into fucking the brains out of each other... /Every fucking chance/ Itachi thought, thinking back to a few of Kakashi's many failed, yet annoyingly constant approaches:

Flashback

Itachi allowed himself to relax a little, sinking low on the marvellous natural hot spring they had found on the way to Suna. There had been a sighting of a few rogue ninjas, and Suna had asked Konoha for help, so the Third had assigned the two best ANBU available. They were not to get into any unnecessary battles, they were simply back up, in case the situation got out of hand, but it was an inter-village business, so the Hokage took the mission as a top matter.

Itachi expanded his chakra, trying to feel Kakashi, and was relieved to find him by the camp they had set. The man had been absolutely stubborn about finishing Itachi off back at his house, to the point Itachi had to physically express his lack of desire for Kakashi, meaning Kakashi had a nasty looking bruise on his right shoulder.

Thankfully, the older man had understood, and seemed to respect Itachi's wishes to 'please get his fucking thoughts, body and lust away from him' as Itachi had clearly stated.

"Hey, Itachi..." Had he been someone else, Itachi would've jumped right out of the hot spring: how the fuck did Kakashi got to sneak up on him like that?? He opened his eyes, and found himself staring at a seemly grinning Kakashi -he could tell by the lines reflecting on the dark mask- looking back at him while the older man sat on his heels on the water. "would you like me to wash your back??"

Kakashi's head was underwater and was swallowing water so quick, the man spent the next hour coughing, sneezing and applying the few healing jutsus he knew on his poor lungs.

"Well, all set now. We should be getting to Suna tomorrow by noon" The silver haired ANBU said, as he layd on his sleep bag, not even looking at his dark haired companion. Not that Itachi was complaining, he was glad to get brake from Kakashi's pursuit, and the man seemed to finally give up...

/Or maybe he thinks we're still too close to the hot spring, and doesn't want to catch a cold in the middle of the mission/ containing a drained sigh, Itachi had the feeling he had found his answer.

Therefore, the nex logical step was to set his own sleeping tent in the perfect angle to throw someone into the hot spring, quick and efficiently. He was sure Kakashi noticed this, and Itachi offered the older man a rather cold stare to work as both a warning and a promise. After that, he set his mind into sleeping, eager to finish this blasted mission, so he could get back to Naruto, his Otouto and the soft, blissful sensations they brought.

Itachi woke up slowly, and immediately knew there was something wrong. First of all, he woke up slowly, he never did that, his body felt heavy... heavy and... light, at the same time. He heard a groan, and a moan. His groggy mind tried to focus on something, but it was so damn hard! His body was tingling, he felt light and dizzy, and everything was just so out of focus, somehow.

He felt something moving against him, and opened his eyes to find Kakashi moving against his body, eyes closed, flushed cheeks, body completely relaxed. The man looked like he was sleeping, but the hard cock grinding against his hips made Itachi completely dubious of that.

Itachi tried to speak, to find that he couldn't, just as he couldn't move his body by free will, and it all felt so... close, intense, his senses seemed to have enabled tenfold: He could hear the night animals around them, the water falling slowly into the hot spring, he could even pinpoint three owls, two snakes and a squirrel in a ten meters radio, Kakashi's cock against his hips felt so delicious, and his breath against Itachi's ear made him shiver and feel like he was melting. It was like his whole body was turned into a giant, sensations receptor. It all suddenly downed on Itachi.

"Did you drugged me, Kakashi?!" Said man jumped up, with a start, startling awake, looking all around him while Itachi felt pleased to find his voice once more, even if his body wouldn't respond to him just yet. Kakashi ran his fingers through his silver hair, his gaze finally falling on Itachi. To the Uchiha's dismay, Kakashi gave him a superior look Itachi knew quite well, like the cat when he caught the big, fat canary and was toying with him before flipping the poor bird into his mouth.

"Well, well... this didn't turn out as I planned..." there was such amusement in the ANBU's voice, Itachi almost felt sick. How dare this man drug him to do who knew what?? "But it isn't so bad, either.."

"What, how, why and when did you drugged me??" The Uchiha was proud of how deadly his voice sounded. It would've worked -his voice, I mean-, if the one he was threatening wasn't Hatake Kakashi, the Konoha citizen who had been under Itachi's patented glare the most.

"Have you ever seen me eager to cook, Itachi??"

/Why that maquiavelical, cheating bastard!!/ By the time Itachi had come out of the hot spring, Kakashi had surprisingly nearly finished dinner, and was coming back from the woods, carrying his canteen.

"It was only a relaxing drug, Itachi-kun... you've been a little stressed lately" To Itachi's dismay, Kakashi was saying this as he layd next to the younger man, his right hand was caressing his cheek, touching his face lightly, and Itachi felt like his skin was on fire. It took all his self-control not to try and lean into Kakashi's touch, or moan at the feeling like a wanton whore.

"This is a double-effect drug, Itachi..." Kakashi whispered against Itachi's left ear, in a deep, low and sultry voice that made Itachi moan, and Itachi felt Kakashi's tongue licking at the earlobe, robbing Itachi of a hiss filled with pleasure. Why did it all feel so good??.

"At first, it makes you feel... sensitive" No shit, Itachi thought, and barely held a moan as Kakashi's not mouth played around his neck, biting the sensitive skin, then licking it, and sucking on it a bit, tormenting Itachi's overloaded senses. "And just a little too... receptive, and very much horny. Also, since the sensitive part of your nerves is on overload, you go a little numb, so you can't move much... and last, the other part is that, you're calm, relaxed, and very much docile "

"Kakashi... stop this nonsense" Itachi said, but was fully aware his voice wasn't as serious and firm as he would've wanted. Whatever drug Kakashi had put into his food, it was really doing the trick. On a more positive note, Itachi could actually feel his index finger responding to his commands.

"But Itachi..." Gods, Kakashi's breath felt good against his skin, the silver-haired's hands seemed to burn his skin even thought his clothes, and the little moan the man gave when he grinded against Itachi nearly melted the usually stoic Uchiha. "That wouldn't be fun..." Kakashi had the grace to pout. "I wanted to wait to the other part, the one you're docile..." Kakashi softly kissed Itachi's neck, finding his pulse, and sucking on the skin over it, enjoying how Itachi tensed in barely controlled lust.

"But it seems like I slept walked, and cuddled up to you..." To explain what he meant by cuddling up, Kakashi grinded his hips against Itachi, his lips twisting into a naughty smirk when he felt how very hard the Uchiha was. "I can't get that image out of my head. It even torments me in my sleep." Another grind of their groins, and this time, Itachi couldn't hold back the moan, his body was tingling so much.

" You drive me crazy, Itachi"

Despite himself, Itachi stared at the older man. He would never grow tired of looknig at Kakashi. The man's face was so strikingly handsome, every one of his features were striking, alluring and sexy: the full lips, the long, elegant nose, even the mismatched eyes, and the scar across his Sharingan, that gave the man's natural handsomeness a totally sexy edge.

"Get. Off. Kakashi" Itachi warned, relieved to find he could move his hands now. It seems the first effect of the drug was wearing off.

Kakashi's answer was a kiss, a hot, passionate, steamy kiss that would have Itachi's head spinning, if he hadn't been technically forced into this situation. His forearm moved, his arm responding lightly. Itachi felt like he just needed a little more time. /He must have miscalculated the time of the effect/

Itachi kissed back, just as fervently as Kakashi, careful not to touch the other man's body, just laying there, while waves of pleasure assaulted his body, awaken by the expert tongue, the strong hands touching his body, grasping his ass, the hot, hard body moving against his. Itachi felt like he lost his reasoning more and more with each passing second, and Kakashi couldn't seem anymore pleased with himself. Every muscle in Itachi's arms and legs responded to his order to tighten.

/Now!/

Faster than any human eye ability, Itachi reached into the weapon pouch on his left leg, and pulled the ninja string. In a whole ten seconds, Kakashi was hand and feet tied, with a rock attached to the latter extremity, and flying towards the hot spring. The rock tied to his feet disrupted the surface violently, and quickly sunk Kakashi's whole body to the bottom of the deep spring. Meanwhile, Itachi sat on the ground, glaring at the innocent waters.

/If he doesn't come out in two minutes, I might consider going to get him out/

He couldn't believe it!! They had been here to collect some rogue ninjas, and the ninjas had escaped before they had made it to Suna!! Thankfully, the ANBU had tracked down there approximate location, so Itachi figured it would be a few more days before they went back to Konoha at all!!

"Itachi-kuuunn..." Even after nearly drowning him, the copy nin insisted on trying to get to him. Itachi turned, and was met with the sight of a smiling Kakashi, who had two sets of silver keys in his hand. "Here are the keys to our rooms for the night... one for you, and one for me" Itachi gave him a look, one that told Kakahis he was tiring Itachi's patience.

"We don't have time to lose, Kakashi. We're leaving for the hideout tonight, there's no reason to suspend--"

"Achu!! Achu!!" Kakashi burst in a fit of sneezes so fake, they made Itachi's teeth grit and twist against the other. "Ne... Itachi-kuunn... I don't feel so good... Can we please stay here tonight??" The innocent look Kakashi was giving him was one Itachi would NEVER believe. "I even got us a room with two beds, so you can take care of me"

Itachi's left eye twitched, but no other gesture was made. If Kakashi survived the night, it would be a sheer miracle.

"Kakashi!!" Itachi seethed, removing the older man from his body for the second time that night. Dear god, a love struck teenage girl was easier to deal with!! "Why must you insist on sleeping with me?? I already told you I'm not interested"

"But, Itachi-kun... I don't want that..." Kakashi whined, giving Itachi the best puppy eye look and pout he could master. It almost made Itachi feel just a little sorry for how he treated Kakashi. The keyword here... is almost. "I'm cooollldd... I think I have a chilled fever..." The older man said, quickly proceeding to cuddle up to Itachi, tangling his whole body to the other man's.

"You have a fever" Itachi repeated deadpanned. Kakashi nodded.

In a swift motion, Itachi disentangled from Kakashi, stood and walked to the bathroom, ignoring Kakashi's questioning. He went straight to the tub in the bathroom, and let the cold water fill it. He touched the uncolored fluid, it was so cold you could freeze a sake bottle in.

"Are you preparing me a bath?? that's so nice of you, Itachi-kun" Really, this innocent bullshit from Kakashi was pissing him off!! Itachi almost thought he'd like the dirty, perverted or maquiavelical drugging Kakashi back, not this... thing that had taken over his once fuck-partner's place. "Are you going to take a bath with me too?? This tub is large enough for the both of us"

Itachi remained silent, waiting for the tub to fill.

It filled, finally, and Itachi did the one thing he'd been thinking of doing since he reluctantly left the hot spring. He grabbed Kakashi by his PJ shirt, and quite forcibly -Kakashi had seen through his whole plan, so they had to wrestle for superiority- shoved Kakashi into the hot tub.

"GGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Kakashi's skin turned so pale, he looked like he had a real cold, with a very bad fever and just about ready to faint. Not wasting a minute, Itachi grabbed a hold of the man's neck in one hand, submerging him in the tub, struggling as they engaged in a most skilled fight, but watching in great satisfaction as Kakashi went paler and paler by the second, real coughs erupting from his throat.

The next day...

cough cough ACHU! ACHU!

/Now that is a real sneeze and cough/ "Good morning, Kakashi... how did you sleep??"

"I've had better nights" Was the growled answer.

"You look ill, Kakashi... you shouldn't have taken that cold bath after two hot ones just yesterday" Kakashi would've glared, if he hadn't been too busy sneezing. Almost smiling, Itachi went to Kakashi's bed, and touched the man's forehead. "You have a little fever... Would you like me to run you a cold bath??"

Itachi had never seen anyone recovering from a cold so fast. Kakashi was ready to go and catch the missing nin even before Itachi had made it to his backpack. Kakashi was notto stay at the mercy of the Uchiha, real cold or not.

End Flashback

But thankfully, it was all over, and Kakashi seemed truly resigned to his fate of not getting a piece of the Uchiha.

Normally, the constant hunting was something Itachi wouldn't have minded much, the Lord knew both Kakashi and him had their own little private history, and Kakashi had been, by far, the greatest lover Itachi had encountered, but right now, the idea of being with Kakashi was just so... void to Itachi.

They had never been real lovers, or friends, or teammates, Itachi wouldn't sacrifice himself to save Kakashi, the way a true teammate would; hell, for the time Itachi and Kakashi had been fucking, they weren't even an affair, or fuck-buddies, they were just the guy either would go to when they had no other way to vent their pent up desire out.

It started quite harmlessly, really. They had been training, Itachi had agreed to teach a few things to Kakashi about his recently acquired Sharingan, and the next thing they knew, Kakashi was rotting against Itachi's ass, trapping Itachi's body between his own and the rocky, hard earth beneath the raven, biting his earlobe and neck, his hands unfastening Itachi's pants at an alarming speed, whispering such sweet delights in the younger boy's ear, and Itachi was moaning and writhing through the whole thing, a quivering mass of lust under Kakashi's very capable hands.

After that, the tortuous relationship began, they would meet, fuck until they had no more energy, not talk much, and say goodbye after a little nap. It was hot, vigorating, sexy, and such a fucking good experience Itachi was sure he could've easiliy gone on like that forever.

Then, Itachi's parents died, and he had to put his sex drive on hold, for the sake of taking care of Sasuke, the very same reason he had gone to Kakashi so many times, needing a good, hard and deep fuck, like only Kakashi knew how to give them.

Ever since then, for the last close to three years, Itachi and Kakashi had only been together in that way a few times, and it seemed like Kakashi had missed their little encounters too much, taking into consideration the many times the copy nin had assaulted him the last week. Thankfully, Kakashi seemed to have gotten the message.

"Don't you ever wonder??" Kakashi's soft voice reached him, and Itachi broke the reminiscing sequence in his head.

"Wonder what, Kakashi??" Then, Kakashi stopped, and Itachi did so as well, a few meters from the older man. Their eyes met, and Itachi could that whatever was eating Kakashi from the inside, was something that would only make his life more troublesome than it already was. Kakashi didn't disappoint, for in an ever softer, almost sad sort fo way, he completed his thought.

"Have you wondered how it would turn out, if we hadn't stopped the way we did??"

For exactly five seconds, nothing was heard, then Itachi turned from the other man, and silently walked away, not seing Kakashi whole demeanor fall.

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/God, damn it, Kakashi!!/ Itachi cursed, walking slowly to his home. /Why did he have to bring out past stuff now?!He's got the worst fucking timing in the world.../

Itachi scowled deeper, giving himself the 'I told you so' speech. He had always known Kakashi would eventually try to make the next step, the older man had ALWAYS seemed so very much more emotional than Itachi, who was all about reason and careful planning... except for when it came to Naruto and Sasuke. In those cases, it all went down to hell.

Itachi stopped, and took a deep breath a corner from his home. It wouldn't do any good to enter his house looking like a life collecting demon, or death on patrol, so he schooled his features as best as he could, shoving all thoughts regarding Kakashi to the back of his head, to be put front at another time, where he would actually feel like dealing with the older man.

With another deep breath, he resumed his walk home, thinking of his two little angels awaiting him. /What could they come up to now??/ For Itachi's last few missions, Naruto and Sasuke had taken upon themselves to 'happy homecoming' Itachi in a special way. Last time, Sasuke had prepared a most succulent dinner, and Naruto had prepared him a very much relaxing hot bath. Yes, his sweet little tortures had made a good job of spoiling the older Uchiha rotten.

Itachi was surprised, though, and a little concerned, when he saw Sasuke coming out of his house, looking like someone had cheated on him and won his most favorite toy, his whole face yelling out 'stay the fuck away from me, asshole, or I'll kill you!!'. Then the boy slammed the front door, murmuring under his breath all the way, and stomping angrily from the house and into the streets. Itachi wondered what could possibly make his Otouto so pissed, but then Sasuke met his eyes, and the litttle face lightened up somewhat, disappointing Itachi, as he was aching for one of those breathtaking smiles coming from his brother.

"Aniki, you're back!! Oh, thank god!!" Then, a sense of normacly ran over Itachi as Sasuke latched onto his waist adoringly, hugging him as tight as his young nine year old body allowed him. In return, Itachi messed his little brother's hair, then pinch his cute little cheeks, a gesture he knew peeved Sasuke a bit.

"Anikiiiii!!" Sasuke whined, taking Itachi's hand from his left cheek, but not really insulted, as he saw Itachi giving him one of those rare smiles.

"Where are you going in such a hurry, Otouto??" As if on cue, Sasuke's face changed completely, to take on an irritated look that made Itachi want to throttle whoever harmed his Otouto.

"To the lake a bit, to train on my shuriken, and I thought of buying some vanilla ice cream" Itacih arched an eyebrow at his Otouto's answer. He knew Sasuke like the back of his hand, and he knew Sasuke only went to train to the lake when he was really angry, and wanted to vent out without worrying of harming anyone, and that the little nine year old would only eat vanilla ice cream when he was depressed.

By nature, Itachi was a selfish bastard, but when it came to his little brother, Itachi had never known other choice than to care about his adorable Sasuke and anything going on around him. "What's going on, Sasuke?? Why are you looking so angry??"

Itachi only got an annoyed gesture from his brother, and the return of the livid look the young child had a few moments ago, but a demanding glare from the older Uchiha seemed to put things into perspective fro Sasuke, and forced the young boy to answer.

"It's him" Sasuke hissed out, with so much venom, and so calmly Itachi knew that, whoever himwas, could count himself good as dead the moment he messed with his Otouto. One, because Sasuke looked angry enough to kill, and two, because if Sasuke wanted to kill someone, Itachi would be there to be sure that person died. A very painfull, slow death to be a little bit more specific.

"Alright... who is him, and what did hedo??" It took Itachi a moment to notice the hatred wrapping inside his voice. By the heavens, he ddin't know who this person was, and he already hated him, just because Sasuke was ready to kick his ass. He had really gone soft over his Otouto, he was turning into an indulgent, spoiling mother...

/Mothers don't dream of molesting seven years old/ something in his head told him, but Itachi quickly shoved it away, trying to pay a little more attention to Sasuke.

"He lives... and for some reason, won't get away from Naruto for the past three weeks!! And that blond dobe wouldn't do anything to get him away!! And there they are... joking and laughing like a couple of Girls" Sasuke very much spat. "Neither's got the decency to respect my wishes, or myhouse, for that matter, so I won't stay there watching Naruto acting like a total dumbass in front of that stuck-up Hyuuga dumbass" Then, not saying another word, Sasuke quickly stumped away from his big brother.

/Ooohh... so that's the problem.../ Came the understanding... then, came the anger. How dare this guy, whoever he is, enter his little sunshine's life, try to stick to it, and in the midtime, ruin his little brother's life, along with his very own??

Not wasting any time, he entered his house, and found himself surprised to hear rich laughter coming from the kitchen. One of them, he knew pretty well, Naruto's laughter was unmistakeable, but the other was somewhat more subdued, controlled and deep.

Using ninja stealth, Itachi went close to the kitchen, and carefully slide the door opened, to look inside, trying to get a look at who this he was.

Certainly, sitting infront of Naruto, and playing a game of chess, was a boy, who looked about a year older than Sasuke, and therefore a year and something older than Naruto.

Itachi narrowed his eyes in barely controlled rage as he gave this newcomer the once over. He was a pale boy, with long, soft looking brown hair which nearly reached his butt and was tied near the hair tips, he had a soft looking skin and nimble, agile hands, the hands of someone who knows how to use them. His moves were elegant and fluid, graceful to a fault, his voice was soft, but it held a certain authority and strength that shocked Itachi, for it was not the voice of a child, and a certain aura of control and maturity that contrasted completely with Naruto's childlish mannerisms. /This kid is a ninja... or at least trying to become one, he's got natural shinobi skills/

"Hello, Naruto" Itachi spoke, letting his presence be known. For a moment, it was all silence, as the little blond looked him over, takin the surprise of Itachi's arrival.

"Itachi..." Naruto breathed out, clearly too shocked to say anything else. A few seconds went by until he spoke again. "We got a message the other day, saying you'd be late. We were expecting you next week."

"I can go away and come back in a few days, if you'd like" said Itachi, his voice devoid of any emotions. Naruto paled, realizing how clumsy a welcome he had given Itachi, and immediately regreting it.

"No!! I was just shocked, Itachi..." Naruto blushed shyly. From the corner of his eyes, he saw the kid at the table frown, looking at Naruto with an almost frightening intensity. The boy seemed to be trying to turn Naruto into little pieces, analyze them, then arm the blond again. When their eyes met, Itachi was careful to place his emotionless mask on. He didn't think it wise to let this kid even think he could figure Itachi out.

"I'm so happy you're back, Itachi!!" Itachi's cold thoughts were brutally stoped by Naruto holding on to his waist as if his life depended on it. He allowed himself to smile, and touch the blond hair lightly.

"It's good to be home, Naruto"

Naruto nodded, and not waiting a single second, he took Itachi's large hand in his own smaller one. "Look, Itachi. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine."

For the first time in the conversation, the boy's eyes and Itachi's met, and by only looking at him, Itachi knew this boy wasn't one to be intimidated easily, like so many which had tried to come close to Sasuke, and Itachi didn't dim them worthy of such priviledge.

"I'm honored to finally meet you, Itachi-san. I've heard many great things about you. My name is Neji Hyuuga" The boy spoke, as he stood from the chair, and bowed lightly to Itachi.

The Uchiha was just a little surprised. A Hyuuga?? He knew very well the Hyuuga clan was amongst the most powerful of Konoha, along with the Uchiha, even if the latter was nearly extint. How did Naruto came to know this kid, who looked older than him?? Well, age didn´t matter while becoming a ninja, but it was clear this Neji was on an upper level to Naruto, and the Hyuuga clan, being a might bunch of stuck ups, much like the Uchihas themselves, wouldn't approve of one of their clan approaching the Kyuubi vessel.

/There's gotta be a catch here... but what??/ A rational part of him told him he was just being paranoid of someone taking the attention of Naruto, and also emotionally hurting Sasuke, Itachi couldn't help but fell overprotective of his two little tortures.

"How long have you known Naruto??" Itachi wasn't a man to offer pleasantries, he didn't like the boy, and he wasn't afraid to show it. In fact, the only thing that kept Itachi from kicking his young ass out of his house was the fidgeting blond next to him.

"A few months, Itachi" Naruto answered Itachi. "The first time he saw me, was the day Sasuke brought me. Remember it was Sasuke and another kid who took out the kids bothering me??" Yes, Itachi vaguely remembered something like that.

"I take it that was him, right??" Naruto nodded.

"Yeap! I didn't see again 'till a few weeks ago, after Sasuke's birthday, when the same guys were picking on me again, and he just spring out of nowhere, Itachi! It was so cool!! You should've seen it, in less than a minute, all three of them were down and out"

If the boy standing on his kitchen was proud of his doing, or his skills, he clearly didn't show it. The boy simply stood there, polite and calm, as if waiting to be acknowledged. "So... Neji-kun saved you. Again??"

"Yeah... we've been getting together ever seen. On the academy, see each other on the training grounds and stuff. He's been a major help in my shuriken!!" Itachi narrowed his eyes so quickly, Naruto nearly felt frightened. Neji changed his whole demeanor, Itachi could tell he didn't move a muscle, but the aura around him screamed alert and defensive, as if he could feel Itachi's killing intent.

"You've been needing help with your shuriken" Naruto nodded, a little ashamed of himself. "Why didn't you ask me for help?? Or Sasuke?" Naruto took a deep breath at the question, before looking up, meeting Itachi's chilling gaze with a timid one.

"Cause... You're always so busy, taking care of us, and the house, and the missions... I didn't wanna bother... and Sasuke's been so... weird lately. Like, he's mad at me, or something" Figures... Naruto would put his own interest after anybody else's, not trying to bother neither of the Uchiha brothers, and would also be oblivious as to Sasuke's feelings.

/The reason for that, Naruto... is standing next to you/

"Itachi... are you okay?? You seem different. Something went wrong with the mission??" Naruto asked, visibly worried, and somewhat frightened.

Itachi did a double take. What the fuck was he doing?? He was judging and treating a poor kid as though he was a criminal, or a spy, just because he had been talking to Naruto. Itachi was acting just as immature, if not more, than Sasuke. With a deep sigh, he pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to look as tired as he could.

"No, no... I'm sorry, Naruto. I'm tired. Haven't slept for two day, that's all. I get cranky when I'm sleep deprived" Refusing to think of the other boy, he focused on Naruto, giving him a small smile.

"Then, go to bed!! Do you want me to make you something??" Naruto eagerly asked, completely forgetting his previous worries, now that he believed Itachi was only sleep deprived, not angry at him. Itachi shook his head, for the first time looking at Neji with some feeling, even if it wasn't anything too positive Just a certain bit of dubious resignation.

"You have visit, Naruto. Attend to them. Have a pleasant afternoon"

Not waiting for an answer, Itachi went out of the kitchen, and walked to his room, suddenly feeling torn between two feelings: First, for his litle brother, he could completely understand his apprehension of the Hyuuga boy, he seemed cold and distant, had an air to himself, and on top of that, Naruto seemed to be delighted with the kid. Second: For Naruto. He had grown up alone, without familiy or friends, unitl he met the Uchiha brothers, and Naruto somewhat knew the bright side of these powerful bonds. It was only logical that, after spending all his life craving for these bonds, he could take anyone offered to him gladly.

/I'll just have to speak to them both, separately. It wouldn't do any good to have Sasuke go in a jealousy fit every time Naruto meets a friend, or have Naruto not understanding Sasuke's emotions at all, and start resenting my Otouto.../

Itachi looked around his room, stopping at his nightstand, and the picture on it: it was taken on Sasuke's ninth birthday, and showed the three of them. Sasuke in the middle, sitting behind the cake, a small smile on his face, small and delicate, but screaming out happiness and peace all the same, his right hand holding on to Itachi's left hand, which was on his shoulder. Naruto on the right, smiling brightly, with that grin on his face, his t-shirt with a little stain on it from melt chocolate cake, right hand with his index and middle finger in a V sign, left elbow resting on Sasuke shoulder, as in backing up Sasuke's serene but happy look. And himself, sitting by Sasuke's left, not really smiling, but not emotionless either -Itachi wasn't one for photos-, looking content, proud and confident, his right hand on Sasuke's shoulder, while Sasuke touched his hand, as if he were trying to absorb Itachi's strength and confindence into himself, leaning into it, feeling protected.

Itachi didn't know how long he stood analyzing the captured moment, but he knew he'd be willing to do just about anything to be back then, where there was no Kakashi after him, no damn Hyuuga troubling his Otouto's life, Sasuke seemed to glow more everyday, sex with Naruto was just a nighttime fantasy, not a palpable reality hunting him night and day, and Itachi didn't feel like killing someone every so often. It was just them, and they were happy, comfortable, together and things were simple. Why the hell did they lose that, and why couldn't they just go back to that??

It had been six days since Itachi had come back from his mission from Suna, and the young Uchiha almost wished he had stayed in the sand village, stalking Kakashi or not.

Neji was still visiting Naruto, who was still treating him like a hero, and trying to soothe the relationship between Neji and Sasuke, which only Sasuke even more angry than before. Sasuke was still seething with jealousy, not as much a before, mind you, for Itachi had spoken to him, but the small Uchiha still didn't approve of Naruto's new friend. Therefore, Naruto was still very apprehensive of Sasuke, even if he now understood the young raven better, since Itachi had taken into his duty to speak to the blond as well.

The worst... thought each kid understood the other, neither was completely willing to give up on their stubborn points of view, and make the first step towards utterly rebuilding their friendship. All of these made Itachi felt like he was spiraling in a great maze of madness, where the only peaceful time he got was away from home, even if that meant risking meeting Kakashi anywhere.

The only thing the two boys agreed on, miraculously, was that they were more than willing to tell the Hokage they would compromise on adopting Naruto. When Itachi thought back to the moment, the most shocked one was Naruto himself, for he and Sasuke hadn't been on the best terms, and hearing Sasuke tell Itachi he'd compromise to have his best behavior in order to keep Naruto at their house, had the blond technically melt with emotions, and both children gave each other those heart softening smiles, and it all seemed to be right in the world... untill the next day, when Naruto said he'd meet Neji at the park, for shuriken practice, asked Sasuke if he wanted to come, and Sasuke simply shut his door on Naruto's face. It was then Itachi choose wisely to have a deep conversation with both boys.

Flashback

Naruto sat on the couch, arms crossed, face twisted in a stubborn, angry scowl, not even looking at Itachi, who was trying to calm the blond as best as he could. It wouldn't do to have Naruto blast in a fit of rage, he had nearly knocked Sasuke's door a few minutes ago, demanding to know what the young raven's problem was.

"Naruto... listen. Sasuke's not mad at you" Itachi began speaking softly to the boy, sitting on a corner of the table, so he would be able to be close to the boy, and touch him, if necessary.

Naruto glared at Itachi, surprising the teenager. Never in the time he had met the blond, he had seen Naruto as upset as to vent out on someone else. "Really?? Sure as hell doesn't seem like it. He's being a brat. And I don't even know why he's been like this with me. I haven't done anything to him!!"

Itachi took a deep breath, and reached out for the blond. With little effort, he was able to untangle Naruto's arms, and hold one of his small hands in his larger one.

"Naruto... Sasuke's not mad. He's jealous" Naruto's blue eyes widened in surprise, then his face looked at Itachi for a few seconds, assimilating his words, but not really understanding them.

"Jealous?? Why would he be jealous??"

"Because of Neji." Naruto's face looked on more confused than before. "You see, Naruto... even if you don't believe it, Sasuke's been pretty much a loner, like you." Naruto chuckled, a sarcastic chuckle, not buying that excuse for a second.

"I mean it, Naruto. Before our parent's death, he was always home, or at the academy. He never brought a friend home, or spoke about anyone in a friendly matter. He was a loner, the only one he would speak about his doubts, or things was me, for father was always busy at work, or mom, when I wasn't home."

Naruto's face by now had turned from confused, to sad, and a little curious. Itachi tightened his hold of Naruto's hand, bringing emphasis to his story.

"He somehow always rely on me, and since I knew he didn't have any other friends, I always tried to have time for him, as little as the time maybe." Naruto nodded, completely seeing Itachi as the devoted father figure the blond believed him to be.

"Then... our parents died. It hurt us both, but it really shook Sasuke more than me. I was a ninja. I knew the dangers of being one, but Sasuke didn't. From then on, it was really, truly Sasuke and I, as you know, but it was different. I paid more mind than ever to him, and he got more and more secluded, pushing people away, isolating himself, with only me to depend on, while I only had him as a family." Itachi paused, looking at the boy in front of him, giving him a little time to digest his words.

"You see, Naruto... Sasuke is not used to friendship" He saw Naruto flinch, Itachi knew he had pulled a nerve somewhere. "All his life, you're the only friend he's ever had, and all his life, all the things he's considered his, are solely his. Father was rarely there for him, so he probably doesn't even remember him. I never relied on mother, so she was always there for him, unbidden by anything else. I've been his support for the last two years, and since I'm a loner, there hasn't been anyone else to enter his little circle, but you. He's not mad at you. He's jealous, and scared. Because he's not used to sharing nothing of his, specially one of his precious persons. And now, you're suddenly spending most of time you've spent with him, with Neji-kun, he feels like you're leaving him behind. He feels like he's losing his only friend, Naruto, instead of seeing a chance of having another friend on Neji-kun."

"But that's stupid!! I'd never leave Sasuke, he's..." Naruto stopped, agitated, tears whelming in his eyes. Itachi could see the blond was now blaming himself. "He's my best friend... the first one, the one who saw me, when nobody else did. I always admired his skills, he's so good at everything he does at the academy, and when I woke up here, hear he'd helped, I was so happy... cause, I didn't feel so alone anymore..."

Naruto broke in quiet sobs, tears falling over his tanned cheeks, and Itachi reached for him, hugging him close to his body, letting him cry on his shoulder. "If I knew... I'd never... I shouldn't have..."

"It's not your fault, Naruto. Just... give it some time. Time and patience. Tell Sasuke he's still your best friend, and get him and Neji together. I'm sure my little brother would understand he's not losing you then." Itachi felt Naruto nod against his shoulder, his warm tears soaking his shirt, little hands clutching his back, as the last of his sobs died out.

"Thanks, Itachi..." Naruto moved back, still holding Itachi, but looking at his black eyes, gratitude and pain dancing in the blue orbs. Then, Naruto touched Itachi's face softly, almost caressing it, and he knew the consoling session was officially over. Itachi only wondered how could Naruto go from awakening sympathy and comfort, from awakening such lustful thoughts in Itachi in less than five seconds. "I'll try to solve it. You're the best"

Then, Naruto joined lips with Itachi briefly, not knowing the electricity that seemed to go over the older Uchiha at the simple touch of his lips. There was no tongue, or passionate touching, but it still managed to shake Itachi from all reason. The kiss lasted for about five seconds, when Naruto moved away, smiling softly, his young face nearly radiating. It had been the first time Naruto had approached Itachi this way after the day of the mission, and the blond was clearly satisfied to not find resistance from Itachi.

"Have you done this with anybody else, Naruto??" Itachi asked, suddenly picturing the Neji boy pawing Naruto, taking advantage of Naruto's love-needing nature and ready to kill the brunette for it.

"No" Naruto said so serenely, touching Itachi's face, as if trying to memorize it with is touch. "I've never thought of kissing anyone else but you" Naruto's face changed, to one of doubt and concern. "Would it be wrong if I did??"

Itachi was surprised by the question. Of course, Naruto wouldn't really know the concepts of sex, dating, couple, or cheating. It was stupid to believe Naruto would know everything about this, since Itachi himself had awaken these encounters, and was the one giving into them every now and then. Now, how to explain the concept of cheating without traumatizing the poor kid, or digging himself in a deeper grave.

"Kissing someone is a display of love, and care. If you really, really hold someone in your heart, in a special way, you do it. It's just a little... offending to some people, knowing they don't have the honor of kissing someone all to themselves."

"So... some people would be angry to know you're kissing someone else, and some other people wont??"

"Pretty much... most people don't like it, though. It is a very sensitive matter"

"You wouldn't like it??"

There is was... the moment Itachi had been dreading. He knew Naruto's world would revolve around his answer: if he said yes, Naruto would probably shut himself out from the world, and become even more devoted to Itachi. Not that he minded, but Itachi wanted to have him because Naruto wanted to be his, not because of an imposition of his. If Itachi said no, there would be no reason for Naruto to go on with his life, sharing such a delight with whomever he wanted, a thought that made Itachi want to pull his hair out... So, what to answer the sweet boy??

"It's not that I wouldn't mind.. it's that.. you're too young." As expected, Naruto was tremendously confused by the answer. "Right now, I'm that person in your life you care about enough to kiss and touch, but feelings change, Naruto... and maybe, in the future, you'll find someone just as, or even more deserving than me, and I'll have to accept it, because that means, I wasn't enough"

"But you are!" Naruto immediately retaliated, showing so much conviction, Itachi smiled. A part of him yelled the only thing keeping that boy by his side was his innocence, which wouldn't last if he continued around Itachi, but the raven couldn't bring himself to push the boy aside.

"I said right now, I am... Don't worry your pretty little head over it, Naruto... for the time being... just, enjoy your life. Ok??" Naruto didn't answer, clearly not satisfied with the conversation. "Don't you have to meet Neji?? Go, I'll have a word with Sasuke" Itachi stood, turning to walk to Sasuke's room.

"See, Itachi??" Naruto's voice stopped him. He looked back, met the trusting look of Naruto, the big, loving smile, his soft voice. "You're trying to solve everything, taking care of us. Who would be more deserving than you??"

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It took ten minutes for Itachi to recover that low blow Naruto gave him. But now, his mind was fantasies free, and he was ready to have a small, enlightening chat with his adorably stubborn Otouto.

"Sasuke... open the door" He calmly ordered, then knocked on the door. No answer came, which made Itachi's blood run cold. "Sasuke, please, open the door. I need to speak with you"

"So you can apologize Naruto?? No, thanks!"

/Count to ten, Itachi... count to ten/ He did as he thought, then spoke, in a clear, firm voice that left Sasuke no other choice but to obey him. "Sasuke!! If you don't open this door right now--" Itachi didn't get to finish his threat, for the door swung open, and he was met with a fearful looking Sasuke gripping the door knob as if his life depended on it.

"Why are you yelling at me, Aniki??" Sasuke's voice was so low and ragged, Itachi knew he was on the very edge of tears. "Why are you mad at me??"

It was like a slap to the face. /What the fuck is wrong with me?! Sasuke... he's dead scared of me. When did I started growing mad at Sasuke?? I'm... I'm becoming so wrapped up with Naruto, I'm actually frightening Sasuke./

"I'm not mad at you, Sasuke..." On pure instint, Itachi kneeled, wrapping his arms around his Otouto's body, feeling the warmth of the young kid next to his body, petrified of the mere thought of losing his sweet, beloved Sasuke. "I'm so sorry I scared you"

"Anikiiii..." Small hands immediately clung to him, holding him so tight, Itachi was surprised it came from his little brother. Thankfully, Sasuke kept his composure, and unlike Naruto, didn't end up in tears, but Itachi could obviously tell Sasukde was technically a word away from that. "Please, don't leave me, Aniki.."

"What??" Itachi demanded, grabbing a hold of his sad little brother's shoulders, so he could look at those midnight black eyes, his beautiful face, read every emotion that crossed Sasuke. "What do you mean??" Itachi wasn't surprised to hear a little shock and fear in his voice.

Sasuke looked at Itachi, his eyes begging, pleading to him, his cheeks rosy from the pent up emotions, breathing rapidly, his whole look was that of a desperate person.

"Promise me... promise me you won't leave me, Aniki... Ever" Then, the boy escaped Itachi's grasp, to hold him tight again, and when he spoke, his voice was muffled by Itachi's shirt. "No matter who you meet, promise me you'll always be with me, Aniki"

/So that's it.../ Itachi breathed out, finding a terrible weight lifted off his shoulder. Sasuke felt he was 'losing' Naruto to someone else, and he was also frightened someone might come and 'take' Itachi as well, his young mind not really understanding he was vital to both Naruto and him, and that nothing short of an apocalypse could do them away.

"I promise I'll be good, Aniki... I'll do every you say, I won't forge tto do my chores and--"

"Sasuke..." Itachi took hold of his sweet little brother's face, wiping a stray tear from the flushed cheeks, looking deeply into eyes the same color as his own, wanting to pour out his heart to the boy, only to make the miserable look on his face go away.

"No one... listen well, No One is leaving you, Sasuke. Understand??"

"But--"

"Come here, Sasuke. Let's go in, and talk a little bit" Itachi stood, and lead Sasuke into the boy's room, mentally preparing his speech, trying to to sort out the way to soothe Sasuke's pain.

A part of him recoiled, he wasn't good for this. He didn't like dealing with sentimental issues, he was so much more reasonable and practical. But then, he turned around, and saw Sasuke's hesitant look, but beneath it, the adoration, the love and trust he had seen so many times in his brother's eyes, and had each time made Itachi doubt everything he thought he knew about himself, and completely turn him upside down.

"I know what you feel, Sasuke" Itachi began, sitting on his Otouto's bed, and made a sign for Sasuke to come closer. The boy did, and Itachi did something he had never done to Sasuke before: he raised the boy, and sat on his lap, knowing Sasuke would feel more assured right now, if he felt Itachi close, certain his words would have more impact, only because of the simple show of true affection Itachi rarely gave.

As expected, Sasuke froze on Itachi's, not believing his brother would do something as spoiling as sitting him on his lap. Itachi could be a master at setting order into Itachi's life, have an ANBU level on pulling pranks on Sasuke and do things to make him feel like a child, but he had never shown any inclinations to be an overindulgent, cuddling spoiling figure. Not that Sasuke was complaining, for the boy quickly cuddled up to Itachi, making himself comfortable on Itachi's lap, no doubt quite keen to enjoy the rare union moment they were sharing.

"You see, Sasuke... I know you're upset, because of Naruto's new friend." Sasuke tightened his hold of Itachi's shirt, and he could feel the small body tensing on his lap. "Sasuke... would you do me a favor, please??"

After a moment, Sasuke gave a soft 'Hai', accompanied by a nod.

"For one moment... Picture your life without me. Without mother, or father. See yourself alone, all your life. Without a friend or anyone to share things with." Itachi began stroking Sasuke's hair, the area on his back head, where he knew that, if touched right, could make Sasuke relaxed and more manageable.

"Where are you going with this, Aniki??"

"You'll see... Are you imagining what I told you yet??" Sasuke nodded after a few seconds. "Tell me... how would feel, Sasuke??" Itachi kept playing with Sasuke's hair, as the boy thought out his answer.

"I'd feel... lonely, I guess. Very lonely"

"Wouldn't you want to have many friends?? a Family? Someone to care for, and would care for you??" This time, Sasuke's answer was immediate.

"Of course I would, Aniki. I think that would be a priority. But why are you asking, is not my case" Itachi touched Sasuke's chin, making him look up into his eyes.

"But it's Naruto's. Until he met us, he's been alone all his life, fending for himself. Don't you think it's natural he'd like to have as many friends as possible?" Sasuke's eyes turned fierce quickly, letting Itachi know he wasn't satisfied with his reasoning.

"But he's got us now, Aniki! Isn't that enough?? 'Till we met him, we only had each other, and we were fine, why wouldn't he be fine with just us?!" Was the demand, and Itachi had to put all of his self control into not showing his sudden anger. He had thought of that same argument at first, but quickly disposed of it as selfish and obsessive. He wouldn't let his Otouto make the same mistake.

"Because people are different, Sasuke" Itachi calmly answered. But, it didn't work, for Sasuke looked just as stubborn as before. "People are as different on the inside, as they are different on the outside, Otouto. Not everyone has the same likes and dislikes, and not everyone wants the same things. While you and I are comfortable with each other, and do not seek any other type of relationships, there are many people who think the more friends and great persons around them they have, the better, and that doesn't make their way of thinking anymore reproachable, Sasuke"

The younger Uchiha looked away from Itachi's gaze, wether thinking Itachi's words, or denying them, the older raven didn't know, but he wasn't about to stop now that he at the least had Sasuke's attention.

"You see, Sasuke... this is the wonderful and hard part of any relationship: to accept, and care about another person, mindless of their differences. When you first brought Naruto, you said he was a trouble making kid, a little slow on learning, but that he dreamed of being Hokage, and he was a good kid. You don't share any of those things with him but you still felt the need to like, and help him, and still ended up adoring the boy, just like me. Am I wrong??"

"No... I guess not" The boy still wouldn't meet his eyes.

"So... just the same as you accepted, and embraced all of your differences -and there's many of them-, you have to understand that Naruto likes to have people close, to meet new persons, make friends, and he's a sociable boy. Meeting someone else doesn't mean the past people they know would be abandoned, or that he would no more have time for you, or that you're not good enough a friend for him. Naruto is simply happy to have a new friend, and even if he seems excited about Neji, I can assure you he was so much more excited about being your friend" This time, Sasuke did look up at Itachi, venom in his eyes.

"I don't think so..."

"Oh, come on, Sasuke... the boy came over here everyday with you from the academy, and the moment I offered him to stay the night, he never left for the rest of the week" Sasuke chuckled, clearly remembering those days, and Naruto's antics to 'not piss Itachi off, cause then, he'll kick me away, so lets clean this place up right now, Sasuke!!'

"Started bringing ramen, doing the laundry here, lending you toys that never saw his house again... I think there's more things of his here, than back at his small apartment" Sasuke's chuckle turned into an outright laughter. "Don't you think that, compared to that, Naruto meeting Neji every two or three days, for a few hours, means anything at all?? He's still eager for us to accept the guardianship offer, you know. It's clear he's not planning to leave us... specially you, Otouto" Sasuke smirked, a typical superior Uchiha smirk.

"Yeah... that Neji kid's got nothing on me" It was Itachi's time to chuckle. In another impulse, he leaned forward, and set a soft kiss on Sasuke's forehead, leaving the young boy so shocked, it seemed his eyes would pop out of his socket any minute now...

"Trust me, Otouto. He doesn't... and he probably never will." Sasuke's face turned into a bright smile, his eyes shining with devotion, eveything that set Itachi's moods into motion.

"thank you, Aniki" Sasuke hugged his brother tightly, setting his head on Itachi's chest, and Itachi took the liberty of feeling every muscle, smell Sasuke's sweet, intoxicating scent, simply bask in the warmth of the body in his arms.

"No need... now, whenever Naruto says he's meeting Neji, don't feel bad, Sasuke... feel good, because Naruto's having his own way of happiness, and try to be a part of it. Next time you see him, instead of pushing Neji away, try to bear with the boy, if only for Naruto's sake. He's been very sad you don't want to spend as much time with him, you know??"

"Really??" Sasuke asked softly, not believing his tantrun had hurt Naruto, for that wasn't his intentions.

"Really... you're his first, and very best friend, Sasuke. Of course he'd like you to be there all the time, and at least meet and treat all he other people he finds across his life."

Sasuke broke eye contact with Itachi, looking down on one of Itachi's buttons on his shirt, toying with it lightly, as his young mind processed all Itachi had said. "Alright, Aniki... I'll try to be nice with him" Then, Sasuke looked up, and that fiery look was back with a vengeance. "But I'm not promising anything! the moment that Hyuuga kid hurts Naruto, I'll brake his face, Naruto's friend or not!"

/Well... at least Naruto won't be moping about Sasuke not wanting to spend with him, and Sasuke's not gonna feel like he's losing Naruto as he did before... let's just hope the Hyuuga kid won't mess it up/

END FLASHBACK


It had been a little rough, but after that day, things seemed to go a little more smoothly between his two angels, even if they still weren't completely perfect. It seemed the only thing they completely agreed on was accepting the guardianship. On both times they had spoken.

Itachi hadn't spoken to Sasuke about the Council's meddling in their lifes, he simply didn't want his little brother growing up with any resentment towards Konoha's leading team. He wanted Sasuke and Naruto to enjoy their childhood as much as they could, have them face the cold, troublesome world later, when they were older.

"Itachi-kun" Itachi stopped looking at the table, centering his attention on the girl behind the desk a few steps from him. "Hokage's sama's waiting for you"

Not saying a word, Itachi walked to the Hokage's office.

Again... too long a chappie. Had to divide it in two. I know I promised a more active Sasuke, but please bear with me, my muse went into overdrive in this chappie, and this fic just took a whole new twist... a rather wicked, sexy and dark twist. I should have the next chappie in a few days, as it seems my inspiration's working extra hours. If not, blame it on my internet connection. It's been a bitch, and no one seems to care, but me. Next chappie, hot steamy sex, naughty children, even naughtier Itachi... stay tuned!!