Itachi loved candy. No, seriously. Whenever he asked for some, everyone else in the Akatsuki got a little worried. If there wasn't any in the base (because he ate it all) he went into a really depressed funk all day until Pein bribed Kakuzu into buying him Pocky or that Western candy he likes so much.

Itachi had been known to go on sugar binges for hours at a time, holed up in his room while blasting J-pop and chomping on as much candy as he could before Tobi stole it all.

Then he'll crash a few minutes later, turning off the music and crawling into bed.

It's what most people would call a sugar high, but everyone wonders if that's how he cuts loose after being so devoid of emotion most of the time.

During one of these random outbursts of emotion, Pein asked Kisame to stay out of their room, because Itachi wasn't himself that day. Kisame just grinned and said, "Nah, I can handle it. So what if he's a little out of character? If I don't get used to it now, I probably never will." With that, he walked out of Leader's office and followed the sound of the thumping stereo back to their room.

As he reached the door, he saw that the light in their room was shut off, and the music had been turned down suddenly. Kisame smirked. Even with his senses dulled by the sugar, he can still sense me coming. Probably doesn't want to embarrass himself. He slowly opened the door and stepped inside, only to be tackled to the floor by a very hyper Itachi. "Don't move!" the raven haired boy said somewhat hysterically.

Kisame barely had time to ask his partner just what the hell was going on before Itachi shut the door the rest of the way, leaving only the tiny lights on the stereo to cast odd shadows across the room. At that moment, the song ended, leaving a weird silence in which Kisame tried to peer at Itachi through the darkness. His partner was still sitting on his chest, staring down at him with the Sharingan.

"Um... Itachi? Are you okay?" Kisame said softly, not wanting to startle the currently unstable Uchiha.* Itachi suddenly smirked. "Wait for it... waiiiit... It's going to start again!" His head turned back toward the stereo, watching the time indicator.

Now Kisame was really confused. He hadn't seen the boy act like this in a while, and that was when he... Oh no. Not that. Anything but that.

The song that Kisame hated with a passion began to play, its computerized sounds assaulting his poor ears. He groaned, unable to cover his ears because Itachi was currently pinning his arms to his sides.

That was another thing about the sugar binges. They gave Itachi random bursts of strength that rivaled Kisame's at times.

And then it got worse.

Itachi started singing along.

I've been searching for a man, all across Japan,

Just to find to find my samurai.

Someone who is strong, but still a little shy

Yes, I need, I need my samurai.

Kisame suddenly rolled to the side, shaking Itachi off of him. As soon as he was upright, he made a beeline for the stereo, practically punching it in his haste to shut it off. He rounded on his young partner.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Itachi? You know I hate that song!" he practically growled at the Uchiha.

The boy only grinned. "Yes. I did it on purpose! Ha ha!"

Kisame only stared at him, wondering how confections could do this to his normally calm partner.

That was when he reached a decision. He sighed and told his partner, "That's it. You're cut off."

Itachi's maniacal smile practically fell to the floor. "Why?" he asked, sounding like a child.

Kisame grinned at the tone of voice, but instantly got serious again. "Because, you haven't been yourself lately. Leader-sama is afraid to send you on missions until you calm down, and Kakuzu's almost in tears about all the money he's being forced to spend on your treats. And, as your partner, I have to make sure you're at your best. And that is definitely not the case right now."

Itachi looked Kisame in the eye, took a deep breath and nodded. "I suppose you're right. And all of this is probably terrible for me anyway. I'll go tell Leader-sama that I've calmed down." he said, turning and walking out of their room and down the hall.

*more unstable than usual, anyway.

This was inspired by my love for candy, and I wondered what a sugared-up Itachi would be like.

Bet you he still goes crazy for Pocky, though XD. Addict.

I do not own Itachi, Kisame, Leader-sama, or Kakuzu. They belong to Kishimoto-sama.

Or Pocky.

Or the song "Butterfly". That belongs to .

Hope you enjoyed my randomness.

Oh, and before you all go crazy saying that Itachi is OOC, well, yeah. He's on a sugar high.