ENJOY OR I SHALL RIP YOUR-
Your voice of Reason.
A kiss to quell the tears.
A hug to quell the pain.
Do you see me as your outlet?
As you begin to cry again?
The all-knowing Leader of the Akatsuki had positioned Kisame's house near the ocean, Like he had positioned Zetsu and Tobi's in the forest, and Hidan and Kakuzu's a one-day's walk from a village. For Hidan to find sacrifices, and Kakuzu to find missions.
Back to the subject of Kisame... He had never done well with his partners. They all hated water. And for that, Kisame made sure they 'dissapeared' without a trace. The Leader had done better this time. He had given Kisame a partner that beared no ill will towards water, though he used mainly fire-based jutsus.
Itachi, at 13, had been accepted into the Akatsuki, and had been paired with the kiri ninja. At 14, he had been coaxed into talking about the murder of his clan. At 15, Kisame had finally gotten him to go to his favorite, secluded beach near the ocean he so adored. At 16, he had let Kisame teach him a few water-based jutsus, and was surprised he had learned them so easily. He had also taught Kisame a few fire-based jutsus, and was even more surprised that Kisame had not burnt the small forest that was also near them, to the ground.
Itachi had just turned 17. He had spent most of the day telling Tobi that a birthday celebration was supposed to celebrate a person being 1 year older, not 1 year closer to death. Some of his day was spent answering the door to his and Kisame's house and receiving presents. Now, he was heading off to Kisame's favorite secluded beach to watch the sunset.
"It's been 4 years..." Kisame said, spreading the towel, miraculously large enough for both him and Itachi, onto the milky-white sand.
It wasn't a beach so much as it was a cove. The rocks closed in the water almost entirely, starting as two large boulders, jutting out from shore, and ending up as small, flat rocks a centimeter above the surface. There was a small beach in the cove, with pearly-white sand. The sand met the trees, completely enclosing the small paradise.
"Hn..." Itachi said thoughtfully as he sat down on the towel, and gazed into the sunset.
The beauty of the cove, beach, and forest was a whole world different from what it was like under the water. It was crystal-clear, exposing the beautiful colored coral. In some places it was pink, in others it was blue. The coral's color stretched throughout the rainbow. The fishes' color was even more beautiful. The cove was home to many schools of tropical fish, all living in the harmony of the cove. Kisame, being a shark, should have felt the impulse to catch them, trap them, make them fear, but instead, he made friends with them and protected them. With Kisame as their protector, they lived in peace.
Kisame looked at Itachi. "Oi. Itachi-sama. This isn't my favorite place here." Kisame said as soon as the sun had set.
Itachi's red gaze took on a bit of confusion. "Oh?" He asked, amused. So Kisame was hiding his favorite spot from him?
"I want to show you, Itachi-sama." The blue man replied, standing up. Itachi was clad in only a fishnet and swimming trunks, while Kisame was wearing only swimming trunks. "Follow me."
Itachi did so quietly, so quietly that Kisame had to look back once or twice to make sure the he was there. The Uchiha was quite surprised to find that they were not going into the water, but instead into the forest.
"Where are we going?" He asked as they passed into the heart of the forest, deeper than Itachi had ever gone before.
"You'll see..." Kisame replied. Itachi was making a mental map of the new area.
Kisame stepped in between two large trees and into a small green clearing. The grass was spring-green, and was surrounded by hundreds of saplings. In the middle stood a very large tree.
"Wow..." Itachi said, looking up. The moonlight streamed through the canopy of the large tree, giving the place an overall romantic appearance. He coudn't help but think it would be even nicer in the daytime, where the sunlight would stream through the canopy. "It's peaceful..." Itachi remarked.
"You know, Itachi-sama... I still haven't given you your birthday present." Kisame said, moving closer to the Uchiha.
"You don't have-" Kisame had his hands on Itachi's cheeks, and had caught Itachi's lips in his own. It was an effective way of shutting the smaller man up.
Itachi gasped, granting Kisame further access to his mouth. Did Kisame know that Itachi had a crush on him? The only person who had been able to figure out was Deidara.
When they pulled apart Kisame grinned, and Itachi spoke up. "Did Deidara tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Nothing..." Itachi said, hugging Kisame. The blue man nuzzled the crook of Itachi's neck.
In the bushes stood a stunned Sasuke, a wide-eyed Naruto, and a laughing ex-Iwa nin.
"Well? I thought you said you wanted to see your brother at his weakest?" Deidara asked, grinning.
Sasuke just stood there.
Nara : Well, this started out as a oneshot, but I decided to make it into a small series of scenes between the Akatsuki members. I named it Guilt before I wrote it, but I decided to make the original idea into another chapter. I kept the name though.
Sasuke : ...
Nara : I THOUGHT I LEFT YOU AT HOME!!! (Ties and gags Sasuke for the third time.)
Sasuke : Mmmph!
Itachi : Too bad.
Nara : You can understand him?
Itachi : More or less.
Nara : Weeeeeird... Bai bai for now, my beautiful readers and reviewers!
I am there, but you don't see me.
I give you advice, but you don't know me.
And I will drop by to see you again.
For I am Your voice of Reason.
