Not Bad At All…
By: Fujii-kun
Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine of course, so do Itachi…. All I have is their image on my mind (TT) ………
Pairings: Ita - Naru (of course…), Kaka-Iru
Warnings: this is a shonen-ai fic... shonenai…. If u didn't like it, don't read! Go away… Bye bye! Bye-bye…
A/N: good afternoon minnaaaaaa…. How are u? Well, this is my second fic. But this one is just only 2 or 3 chaptersBecause actually, it's a birthday present for Itachi (June 9'Th.)... But I guess I'm late tooooo far… hiks hiks... My university final exam's killing me. Literally…and still, I have one unfinished fic. Hope you like it, and hope he like it too (if he exist… muahahahahahahah...).
And I'm sorry if I mistaken the time and the era about geishas, because in my story (and the real fact), geishas aren't like what people think. They aren't whore. They do sell art, such as dancing, play music tools, singing, etc, etc. But they didn't sell they own body.
Now, now, let's stop talking and start the reading thing.
Oh, btw, the terminology will be in the end of this chapter…
Not Bad At All…
By: Fujii-kun
"No! I will never agree for this plan to happen!" a voice from a black haired in ponytail man with scar across his face. "Iruka!" a warning tone from his lover.
"Godaime-Sama, please… You know I can't stay away from him…." Iruka says in a pleading tone. He can't believe that his little Naruto must to that kind of thing. Is everybody in this room still sane? Or it's just him?
"It's the best for him Iruka. You know it too." A low feminine voice was heard stern, even a little trembling. We couldn't know whether it's from laugh or from tears. But, our suspicion's is………. Laugh?
"I can't let him go to that kind of place. It's too far from Konoha, Godaime-Sama…" he still tries to argue. Why? Why he have to do this? Nononononooooo….
"Iruka, come on... Stop it. We have to do this." Another low voice now heard. Try to comfort his lover; a silver haired Jounin put his hand over his shoulder.
After a long silence, finally he speaks in a low defeated tone, "Is there really no other choice?" Please, please… it's too far from here. I can't visit him often if he's so far from me. What if anything happen to him while I'm not there?
"I'm sure he'll be fine there, Iruka. You know, I'm the one who searching and examining the place for him." A calm voice was heard from the far side of the room, from a silver haired old man, who's now smiling at Iruka.
"Well, that's more reason to worry!" Iruka snapped, then realizing his position in front of the Sannin, "pardon me…."
"Come to think about it……" Kakashi spoke suddenly, "Look at the bright side." He's smiling under his mask. "The BRIGHT side?" Iruka almost blown up, not realizing that the rest of the people in the room now smiling mischievously.
"He'll look nice and cute there……, with their….." CRANCK! Before he could finish his sentence, he's knocked out from a full blown fist by his lover. "I should've known from the very beginning. It's YOUR idea, right?" he says, now angry. "We'll settle this later Kakashi." His face's now red from anger to his lover. How could he think that way? Geez… pervert! "I demand to change the place Hokage-sama. It's really too dangerous for him!"
"I'm sorry Iruka, it's all been arranged from 3 months ago. We had to hide him, before the Akatsuki found and catch him." Finally Jiraiya spoke. (A/N: Now, now... it makes sense.)
"We had to hide him until he could manage the power of the Kyuubi. Which is 3 more years, if you can remember that Iruka." Tsunade said slowly.
"It's the last place they will come to check for him, Iruka. Calm down now you." Jiraiya tried to convinced him (A/N: which is not succeeded) even though he's still imagined the subject they're talking about. Damn, that'll be nice…
"This is an order Iruka. Tomorrow you will find him, and take him here, A.S.A.P."
"But there must be another way…" "Iruka, there's no other way. We've been searching too."
"Godaime-Sa…" "Dismissed, Iruka" She cut his words. "Hai, Godaime-Sama" he said in a low tone, and greeted teeth, and leaves the room.
He doesn't know that after he left, the other three people looking at each other in a wicked way, and snickering widely. "I can't wait to see his reaction after he'd been told about this order." Kakashi spoke first.
"Yeah…." "Yeah…"
"…………."
"……………."
"Should I bring a camera instead?" Jiraiya added.
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"You want me to WHAAT?" a screech was heard at 10. 00 AM in the morning, inside the office of the Hokage, a day after the secret meeting. Now there, we could see the scowling Iruka, a snickering Kakashi, a smiling Tsunade, and a very very shocked Naruto after Jiraiya told him the news. "Why should I do THAT in the first place?" He demands. "Well, we have to cover you, so the Akatsuki wouldn't catch you Naruto." Jiraiya try to explain, while still try to cover his snigger. Naruto pouted at him, and Jiraya really really think that he should bring his camera.
"Irukaaa-Senseeeeeiii… you toooo? You too think that I should do thaaaat? You really really want me to do that kind of cover and go soooo faaaaar from here? From yooou?" Naruto says in a pleading whining voice and using his Ultimate Beaten Puppy Eyes of Doom. Iruka cannot help it anymore. "Naru, I'm so so sorry. I'm trying to stop them. I just cant…" He really can't stop feeling terribly guilty and sad, looking at his beloved student.
"Ba-chaaaan, yer meeeaaan…. I don't want to do that. NO! Please ba-chan... It's troublesome." Not to mention embarrassing, he added inwardly. "Naruto, you know, if I have another choice, I wont do this." She says while still trying to suppress her snicker. "Liaar!" He accusing, "Now YOU becoming like Kakashi…." Now sobbing and curses his luck.
"Ma... Ma... Naru-chan, why did you say that? I'm not a mean person, you know." "And of course, I never lie to you..." Kakashi spoke, but somehow we know he's grinning widely under his mask. And we could see Naruto's face give a look of disbelieving to Kakashi. Of course he can't trust this kind of Sensei. so does everybody. Since when Kakashi-Sensei is trustable ne? "No! No! Nooo! Don't force me to do that..." he stomped out from window and stay for a moment, not realizing that it's a second story office, and throwing daggers (coated with poison and ice) to the people inside the room. "I'll never do that, not in this life time. Jyaa…" and he jumped over, leaving them all. "Haaah… Kakashi, stop him, and bring him here." Tsunade give them a long sigh, and an order is following. "Hai, Godaime-Sama." And he jumped over the window too, try to capture his student.
When he found Naruto, who's still running like his life's depended on it (which is true) he try to make him stop, but as we know about Naruto, it's very hard to made him doing something he didn't like. "Naruto, stop right there!" He ordered. "Like hell I would..." He's still tried to catch his speed, but Naruto know he's not a match for a Jounin. Perhaps… this could work... "Kage-bunshin no Jutsu..." and suddenly, more than 40 clones appeared, try to block Kakashi. But of course Naruto forgot that Kakashi have one Sharingan in his eyes, and his cover was no longer used. Kakashi's appeared behind him, and easily smack his stomach, made him loose his power. And, he's almost loosing his consciousness too. Try to struggle, Kakashi has no choice. He pinched one of his blood veins, and Naruto now really really lost his consciousness.
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Well, let's have a little flashback. Start this earlier in the morning; our Naruto woke up at 07.00 am for his morning practice. His table alarm ringing loudly and he snapped the alarm up. He stand up, stretching, walk to the bathroom, and get showered, all he done in his half-sleeping mode. Made his breakfast (ramen, this morning he have a beef flavored one), and leave his apartment (still half-sleeping). Well, he does have a bad nightmare, and he couldn't sleep well. That's why he's really irritated when he hear Sasuke, his teammate insult him about how he's looked like, something about zombie-like? He couldn't care less about it. He does feels like zombie. Now, his sensei is late again, for the umpteenth time, dear God... this is 09.30. And when he thought his sensei is there finally, he saw Iruka-Sensei approaching him from the distance. Well, it lightens up a little….
But, something's wrong. Really wrong… What's that ook in Iruka-Sensei's face? What's wrong? Why's his face looked like that? "Iruka-Sensei, ohayou…" Sakura greeted him. "Ohayou Sakura-chan. You look fresh today." Smiling Sakura now asking why he's here. And somehow, Iruka's face darkened a little while looking at Naruto. Oh no... This has nothing to do with me right? "Naruto, Godaime-sama wants too meet you." "Ba-chan?" nobody calls Hokage-Sama like him. Well, it's a special treatment from her beloved brother. She does think that Naruto is her brother. "What's wrong Iruka-Sensei?" he asks curiously. "I… I think she'll explain it to you better than me, Naru." "You two" He added to the curious teammate, "wait for kakashi-Sensei here, and continue your training, ne..." he said while half-dragging Naruto to Hokage's office. But his face shows that he really don't want to bring Naruto to there.
"Sumimasen, we've come to see Hokage." Iruka spoke to the Anbu guard in front of the office. When Tsunade ordered them to come, they enter the room. And Naruto's confused now. Oro-Sennin? Kakashi-Sensei? What are they doing here? This is no good... his instinct told him.
And it all proved right.
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Woke up, gaining his consciousness, he saw something different. He's not in his apartment, not in Hokage's office, not in Iruka's house or not in a place he knew. It's a different place from what he knows. It's not even Konoha. He suddenly realizes it. Where the hell is it? Then, he see Tsunade, Iruka, Kakashi and Jiraiya speaking to some woman he doesn't know. "We'll take a good care of him, Hokage-sama, don't worry." She spoke to Tsunade. Me? What? I'm in that place already? Shit!
"Ooh, he woke up…" some voices was heard, view female voices, giggling to each others. "Well, well, he does look cute ne..." Another voice was heard. "Yes, I wonder what he'll look like after we've done with him…" another muffled voice, with giggle around him. But he can't see them. Because they're hiding outside the room, covered with the sliding doors, and once in a while, peeping down inside. And he saw now, Tsunade has done talking with the woman, approaching him. "Now, Naruto, (Kyaaa… his name is Naruto… (Another giggle)) I'll leave you here now. They'll take a good care of you."
"We'll see you again when we're sure 'they' didn't follow us."
"Don't worry, you'll be safe here."
"I'm sorry Naru, I can't help it…"
"See ya later boy…" Jiraya continued in naughty tone.
He can't even say any word, and they disappear in a puff of smoke. Now, I'm alone here. What should I do? And while he's drowned in his mind, he's surprised by a voice. "Now, Naruto-kun, I'm Hitomi, owner of this place." He stared at her blankly. "I want you to meet your new friends her, come out girls…" She calls the girls behind the door. "This is Sayaka, Maki, Ayako, Isane, Rurika, Mayuki, Rie, and Haruka. Girls, this is Naruto-kun." "We know... (Giggle)" "Konnichiwa, Naru-chan...(Another giggle)" "You'll live with us from now on, as your Hokage's request." "HAAAHH? Ya kiddin' me! Owwh… why should I do thiiiiss?" he wailed desperately. Whyyyyy………..
"Now, girls… girls, make him up" the owner says while clapping her hands. "Kyaaaaaaaaa…." Giggling girls shoved themselves to Naruto, while our Naru's screaming like hell. They took off his clothes, drag him to the bathroom try to wash him up, "Stop it! I can bath on my own, thank you very much…" Naruto says, still try to protect his dignity, and slam the wooden door closed. He keeps thinking, there must be a good reason why he's here now. His mind circling in confuses. How can he, HE…the one who will be Hokage one day, for the entire saint things in the whole world, must do this kind of cover? Is there really no other kind of cover? Like a cleaning service perhaps. Or maybe a postman? Or… I know! A librarian… It's even better than THIS! Geez… 10 times geez…
After he's done, coming out from the bathroom, he's covered again with the girls, dragging him again, this time to a room, full with female kimonos (furisode) (1) and make up tools. "Sit, sit here…" they still dragging him in front of a mirror, and start to make fun of him. He keeps mumbling incoherently but they still ignore his mumbling and keep giggling with each others. He heard them whispering to each others, one in awe, one in disbelieve, and so on, and so forth. What's wrong with these girls? Why they keep whispering like that? They make him up, do his hair, and dress him with a very nice kimono. Even a furisode, it's still a nice one. And after they done with him, he's dragged again to the owner, who's shocked with awe from his appearance.
Now, he's wearing a soft colored yellow, with flowers and leaves from his bellow-side of his furisode until his mid section. His obi's green with leaves embroidered on it. His underneath kimono's brown in color, with birds embroidered on it too.(2) It matches him perfectly and showed the blue color of his eyes. And he's wearing a brown long haired wig. And they do his hair perfectly, a twirl on his head, with few pearl hairpins, and few red hair ties. And the last, they gave him a pair of brown contact lens, to cover his eyes. And they make him up nicely, because they succeeded to hide his whiskered cheeks. His lips polished with a nice soft orange color, still match his furisode. He couldn't say any words after he saw his face in the mirror. He couldn't say that he's Naruto anymore, because he doesn't look like Naruto anymore.
Now, he looks beautiful, perfectly pretty. The girls proudly present him to the owner (still giggling), and now, all of us know that the Godaime-sama's hiding place for Naruto. You know it too now, don't you? If you don't know, I'll tell you. It's a Geisha House (Okiya) (3). The owner is a middle-aged woman, with years of experience of this world, and befriended with our Godaime-Sama. And they tried to make Naruto a Geisha, because in their mind, Akatsuki will never cease him to that kind of place. Well, back to Naruto, he's still in a state of shock, and he's been told that he'll never use the name of Naruto again in the Okiya. He'll name Yuri from now on. Well, he's sure he'll shock everyone in his village after they saw this kind of appearance.
"Owkei… Yuri-Chan, you will learn how to be a good geisha. You will learn how to dance, how to sing, how to play the Shamisen, and how to pour the tea." Hitomi-san says in a strict tone. "Whaaat? To pour the tea? How could you need to learn how to pour the tea?" Nar… ah, Yuri asked in confused mind. The girls giggle again. "Of course you need to learn how to pour the tea, Yuri-Chan" Isane told him. And Ayaka added," If you know how to pour tea nicely and sexily, you can get a man stuck with you for a long period." "Sheeesh… troublesome…" "Now, you will learn to dance with Maki-Chan, to sing with Rurika-Chan, and to play the Shamisen (4) with me." Again, Isane told him his schedule. "Owwh, by the way, learn how to pour the tea with Rie-Chan, ne…" she said, and winking to him. "You will start everything from tomorrow" Hitomi-San told him. "You can rest now, and Isane will show you your room."
Walking trough his way to his room, lead by Isane-Chan, and his mind's still circling with confusion, plus, he must learn how to be a good Geisha so his cover wont revealed. Well, what can I do anyway? I don't know where it Is in the first place. All I can do now is try my best not to captured by those fuckin' organization again. He thinks in defeated state of mind. "This way, Yuri-Chan… oh, I forgot, everyone must wake up at seven in the morning, and make up their own futon (5). And bath, and then take our breakfast, and do our exercise." 'Haaah? Seven? I'm not a morning persooon..." he wailed. She just smiles to him. "This is your room Yuri-Chan, Oyasumi…." And she slide the door closed.
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The very next morning (really really morning… it's not even 7 a.m.) he's woken by a knock on his door. He stood up from his futon, rubbing his eyes sleepily, and opens the door hastily. He saw Isane sit down on the wooden floor. "Ohayou Yuri-Chan... get up now, you must start your lesson today." She smiles softly. "geezh.. How could I forget?" He asks sarcastically. Now rubbing the back of his head, go inside and grab his already prepared towel and go to the bathroom, while Isane going to prepare Naruto/Yuri's equipment to start the lesson with her. After he's done with the bath thing, he's sit down in the soft cushion on the floor, watching Isane play her Shamisen with awe. "Now, Yuri-Chan, this is your Shamisen" hands the shamisen, Isane popped her head to him. Naruto accept the Shamisen and saw that the tool wasn't prepared well. The strings still not placed in it's place. "You will learn how to set the Shamisen correctly for first." She explains the way to put the strings correctly, and teach him everything he needs to know about handle and playing.
After very, very tiring moment with Isane, she told him that this time is the Dance Lesson Time for him. He shoots the unexpected glares to Isane. "Now, Yuri-Chan, Maki's waiting for you. I'll lead you her place now." He must wore his furisode now, cause he must learn how to dance with it. He must learn how to made a swirl without tripping his own furisode, and learn how to moved his hands fast while maintaining elegance gesture at once. When the afternoon finally came, Naruto escapes the tired sigh. Who knows that to become a geisha would be very tiring? "Ah, Yuri-Chan, where are you going? Your lesson isn't finished yet." And Naruto can't say anything as his brain stopped functioning. "You have to research what we do this whole night." "Yuri-Chan, go take your bath now. And then we'll help you prepared." Rurika says softly. And here Naruto's first day goes. And someone added to him "tomorrow you will learn how to sing, Yuri-Chan" to his pain.
Well…. Now it's already past one month after the lessons he received, and after breaking others ears with his voice when he sing today, the owner, Hitomi-San says that he's ready to accept the guests. He's very nervous, and confuse why he could accept the guest now. He's still dropped the kawahori (6) fan from his hand while practicing to dance with it. But he's still preparing his appearance better than usually. Now he wore the yellow furisode, with pink sakura embroided on it, while his underneath kimono was pale yellow-almost-white with butterflies. And he's still worn his brown haired wig, and make up in natural colour. The last thing is his brown contact lens. And he's still looked extremely gorgeous with the cover things.
When the time for him to serve his very first guest, he's been told that his guest waiting in the room number 4. Isane brought him there with her, and sit on the wooden floor, after knocking the door. "Sumimasen, sorry for waiting." She greets the guest inside the room, and bowing her head (still sitting). Naruto/Yuri-Chan does the same thing, using his high-pitches voice. And hear the nearly-familiar voice answered "Hmph."
Looking up from his state of bowing, he saw the very, very, very un-suspected guest he ever wants. The very last person in the whole world he wants to see.
Uchiha Itachi.
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What the hell he's doing right here, right now? Inwardly Naruto asking himself while his face betrays nothing. "I'm Isane, and this is my dear sister Yuri." He heard Isane speaking to Itachi while he saw Itachi's looking at her sternly and firmly. Why does he stare at me like that? Do my covers revealed? He's really nervous right now. And while Isane try to engaged Itachi into conversation, and received very little reply, she's suggest that mabe Itachi wants to drink and saw some dance. And all Itachi says just a curt "Yes" no matter what the questions. Desperately, she ask Yuri-Chan to dance while she'll play the Shamisen. And while a nervous Yuri-Chan dancing with the kawahori fan, Isane play the Shamisen and singing softly. Why he kept looking at meeeeee? He's really nervous now, and while the miracle happens, he didn't drop the fan, he heard Isane's relieved sigh. Well, that dance seemed to catch Itachi's interest. After the dance, he's wriggle his fingers lazily, motioning Yuri to come closer.
"You look familiar" he says coldly. "Aah? Ehh.. Hontou?" A very nervous Naru reply the words after approaching Itachi in a safe meter from him. "Do I know you?" he asked again. "I doubt it, sir." He replies the question. And in his disbelieving mind, he realize something that this is his first conversation he ever had with Itachi where he's not attempted to capture him. "Would you like some sake, sir?" Yuri inquires. "hmph.." "I'll take it as yes." He winked to him, while pouring the sake for him. Itachi looked at him oddly, and still, he drank the sake. After the good two hours (and after few dances and singing), he left the place. And right after he left, Naruto's feet trembling, and he collapsed to the tatami mat. "It's him. Uchiha Itachi." He told Isane, who looked at him in a state of shock. "Nanii?" she's trembling a little now, can't believe that she's the one who serving the great Uchiha Itachi.
"I hope he didn't come again tomorrow and ever." "Yeah, me too, Yuri-Chan..."
And his hope is proven wrong when the next day; the Uchiha Itachi (he's even wondering himself why he) came again to the place where he met that geisha. And few geishas who's told by Yuri and Isane about him greet him in the front door. "Good evening, sir. How could we help you?" Hitomi-san asking, her voice's slightly too high. "I want to see Yuri-San" he told her. "Aaah, ummm… she's… she's escorting someone this time, sir. Would you like any other girls we have? " She's trying to move Itachi's interest over Naruto/Yuri. He sent her his famous Deathly Glare that sent creepy shiver towards them, and speaks "I'll wait." "Aah, okay. I'll escort you to the room where you can wait." Hitomi-san really has no other choice.
"Yuri, he's here again and…" "Whatt?" "He demands to see you." WHAAATT? Whaaat? No nononononononononoooo… whyy? I thought he doesn't interested in me. "Now, Yuri-Chan, you can't take too long or he'll be angry at us…" Maki spoke. "I know.. Guess I have to face my death." He says solemnly and walk to the room where he knows Itachi were. "Good evening Uchiha-San. Sorry to make you wait." He spoke softly with his head still facing down in his crouching position. "Hmph…" is only the answer from him. And, having no choice, Naruto/Yuri proceed to serving Itachi (who still looking at him interestedly) and try to pry few conversation which answered simply and shortly by him.
"Yo!" followed with a loud BANG! From the sliding door, startling Naruto, and he's instinctively had a familiar feeling for the sound. Well, he knows before he looks back.well, he did turn his back to face the man. Firstly, all he saw is a grinning-almost-split-his-own-face-with-his-own-fangs smile. Next thing he saw is a really great, massive sized, huge sword named Samehada.
Hoshigaki Kisame's here.
TBC... TBC…. TBC…
Me: Aaaaaand… CUT!
Kisame: TBC? Cut? looking at author
Me: Yeah. Shooo… I'm going to close the stage-curtain.
Itachi-san, please put the teacup back. I'm going to wash it after I close the stage-curtain.
Itachi: Hai… looking at Naruto in Geisha costume
Naruto: giggle giggle… Sakana-san…(fish-san) is angry… pointing at Kisame
KIsame: Close the curtain? Hey… what's that supposed to mean? try to ignore Naruto
Me: Well, it (TBC) means that your turns stop right here… sigh
Your part wouldn't be now.
Kisame: HEY… It's unfair. frown
Itachi: Urusai Kisame... You're too noisy. stand up, straining his hand to help Naruto stand
Naruto: blush pulling his own hand too to meet Itachi's hand
Me: Yeah. Noisy bipedal shark.
Kisame: Nanii? You want to die now woman? picking his Samehada
Me: Kill me now, Kisame, and you will never get your turns next chapter. Puffed cleans up the teacups in the stage
Kisame:………………………………?
Naruto: Jyaa minnaaaa… wave wave
Itachi: bow
Me: Hai. Please try harder next meeting, ne…
yell And someone… drag this bluish human outta here. I havta clean the mess he's create…
TERMINOLOGY:
furisode: it's a female kimono, basically,and generally, at the era of geishas (before World War 2) it has three layers. First layer is the underwear kimono. It's thin (mostly white). The second layer is mostly matches the third. The third one is quite thick and very, very, very expensive because it's handmade and made from the silk. Example, if you want to use the pink flowers furisode, the second one will matched it like leaves or small butterflies. In that era, if you have even 10 furisodes, you can buy a house when you sell them.
In that era, mostly all kimonos and obis were handmade. Full with pattern and embroid which is rich in colours. That means, only the rich geisha can have the expensive kimonos. That's why geishas really work hard, because they can't come out for 3days wearing the same kimono.
Okiya: is the house of geishas. It's a living place and not the place for them to received guests. Managed by an owner who buy the geisha and have them to work to pay their price (if the geishas want to get free from the okiya). In this story, the place where Naru and friends serving their guests is right beside the okiya. And few restaurants around the street.
Shamisen: is the Japanese music tool. With 3 strings, almost like guitar, but its shape almost square-like with long stick like guitar. It has the picker to sound the strings.
Futon: a bed with a blanket. Put it in the ground and you can sleep relaxly, because it's really soft and warm. Mostly, it's sized for 1 – 2 person. (geesh, I'm sounding like a commercial break's sales…)
Kawahori fan: it means bat (animal) literally. It's used to say to a hand fan because it's really looked like a bat's wing. Its shape like a half circle when opened, and when you close it, it just likes a small square pencil case (for two pencils). Generally made from paper and few sticks of wood, with paintings or poems on it.
A/N: heyya guuuuys… what do you think about it? Huh? Huh? jump jump
Please read and please gimme some reviews so I can evaluate myself. I cannot know what's wrong about my fic if ya didn't give me comments and critics.
I really hope you enjoy this fic. I do…
My deepest, and highest apology for my awful grammar. bows. anyone wants to beta my fic? Hehehehehe… sweat
English isn't my mother language. Soooo…put a little ease at me okay? fidget fidget
How's about the terminology? Is that too hard to understand? blink blink
Sincerely,
Itachi's (wannabe) lover
Fujii-kun