Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, sadly that means I do not own it and have gained nothing but personal satisfaction for writing this.
A/N: Written for cutsycat as a thank you for being my beta and friend. Hope you enjoy.
Why did he have to fall in love with him of all people? Their relationship was doomed and he knew it. In fact, he was sure that a more doomed love had never existed.
If they were caught by the any of the village shinobi his love would be captured, tried, and put to death. So would he for that matter, not just for harboring a fugitive but on the mere fact that he was the Kyuubi vessel. He wasn't stupid and knew that the elders were always trying to find a way to rid Konoha of their past 'mistake.'
Then there was his love's 'associates.' If they found out then Itachi would be killed as a traitor and he would be captured and killed as well. Yes their love was a doomed love, still he couldn't resist running to him whenever they could meet.
He did resist at first though, because it was crazy to be in love with a murderer and your hunter. He closed his eyes and smiled as he remembered when he finally caved in to the pleas of the elder Uchiha to just listen to him. He had been wary and kept some distance between them as he listened to everything that was being told to him. He was shocked to find out that he was one of the reasons that Itachi had killed his clan.
His clan had a meeting two nights before the massacre. They had been ranting about how the Sandaime Hokage was protecting the vile Kyuubi and about how they needed to slay the demon once and for all for the good of Konoha. It seemed that Itachi had voiced another opinion and threatened to tell Sandaime Hokage about their plans. They had of course used one of the few things against him that they knew would work, his little brother. So for the good of Konoha and his brother's safety he had done the only thing he had really been trained to do, he killed them. He knew that no one would believe him in is reasoning, after all the Uchiha's were the 'police' and they could never do anything as vile as what they were planning, so he had run. He really had wanted to stay and protect Konoha; in fact it broke his heart when he returned years later to find it had been attacked.
It was just wild enough for Naruto to believe. He promised Itachi that when he next saw Sasuke to tell him everything that was told to him. The meeting should have ended there, but Naruto felt a tug at his heart for the older boy and walked over to him and wrapped him tenderly in his arms. It was just to comfort him, but it stirred something inside both of them. They were both outcasts and both lacked the one thing every human needed to survive, human touch. They had stayed that way for hours just holding on to each other as if it would be their last touch of another human, for all they knew it would be. They were both shinobi after all and in that life nothing was a guarantee.
Naruto had again surprised himself when he asked him if they could possibly meet each other again. Itachi made no promises as to when they could see each other again, but he had said that he would try to come soon.
That had been
going on for three years now. Each meeting they wound up holding each
other tighter becoming closer and their love growing stronger. He
wondered how much longer they would last, if tonight they would
finally be caught. Yes it was a doomed love; but it was a love he
couldn't and wouldn't give up on. It was a love worth any amount
of pain and yes it was worth even death, because even after death,
they would still hold each other and whisper their declarations of
love to one another.
Fin