Authoress' Notes:

To Riyoku-kun: Close but not quite..

To Alchemist Neko-chan: Scroll down to claim your sweet, sweet prize! XD

To akume: ahaha.. about that error, already edited it.. my bad... Anyway, thankies!

To . (annonymous reviewer...): Err... Sorry... But I did this a long time ago... Didn't I mention that this is partly beta'd? Err... anyway... still, thanks for dropping a review...

Warning: Lemon scene ahead! If you can't handle it… Skip it! This is my first attempt to write a lemon.. so be kind... FLAMES will ignored blatantly and be used to roast and barbeque pork and chickens to perfection.

Again, this is partly beta'd so sorry for the errors...

Legend:

'…Cute…' Mental thoughts

"…Cute…" Normal conversation

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Chapter 2

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Three evenings passed since Itachi had the bizarre dream. He can't help but feel his heart pounding within his chest. He would soon see the one the goddesses would send him.

He was soaking in the hot spring near his quarters, trying to ease his nervousness…. Heck! An Uchiha like him isn't supposed to be nervous. Although it can't be helped. He can't believe that the goddesses had heard his silent plea. Heck, he can't even believe that they were really out there. How malevolent they were. He just hoped deep within his heart that the person they would send him would be the one he envisioned. He rose from the waters, dried himself, and got dressed in silk robes. He walked by the pavilion and went to his sleeping quarters. He stopped by and looked at the waters that surrounded his quarters. He looked at the surroundings and saw that everything could be seen under the full moon's light. Then he remembered what the goddess of the sky had told him,

"Remember this and remember it well, on the night that the moon will shine it's brightest, the one that you wished will appear before you."

When the moon shines it's brightest, it was tonight! He would be seeing the one! He then heard an audible thump and saw that his nightingale was lying on the ground. The winds blew hard and moon was partly covered by the passing clouds.

"Naruto!" He called out and went to crouch down and cradle the nightingale in his arms. "Naruto, oh no…"

The winds turned into a soft breeze and petals form the sakura blossoms began to encircle them and moved towards the immobile body of the nightingale, the clouds moved on and the moon shone on the nightingale and right before Itachi's eyes, the nightingale's form changed, it floated away from him as its whole body transformed into a man, wings turned to strong toned arms, it's legs turned to long shapely limbs. Itachi's eyes widened at the scene before him and watched in amazement as the golden nightingale turned into a beautiful blonde man.

'This… this is the gift by the three goddesses? But-but this is a young man!' Itachi thought as the human form of the nightingale fell back gently in his arms. 'And he's naked…' Itachi blushed deeply.

The young general brought Naruto inside and placed him in his bed. He pulled the blankets over the sleeping form and sat down on the chair nearby. He could feel his heart beat wildly in his chest, afraid that it might burst open with too much excitement and anticipation. Itachi became restless and started fidgeting in his seat, his hands itching.

'What the heck's happening to me?! That's just Naruto. He just became a man and there's nothing wrong with that.'

He stood up, went to the bed, and sat again, now beside the man. Itachi let his hand wander on the blonde's face, silky gold locks running through his fingers.

'Is this for real?'

The blonde had a perfectly chiseled nose and high cheekbones with three whisker-like marks on each cheek. Itachi smiled in spite of himself. Naruto was sleeping peacefully, seemingly unaware of the change that took place. Itachi's fingers gently caressed the soft whiskered cheeks. His thumb lightly traced the lidded eye and felt the long dark lashes tickle his skin. He wondered then if it was the same pair of deep blue eyes that lit up whenever he played the shamisen. His sakura-tinted lips pouted almost sensually, making Itachi's heart skip a beat. He thought of the times when the nightingale would serenade him songs. He wondered if those lips were as soft as they looked and he realized that his face was inching closer and closer to the blonde's.

Suddenly, his lips only few centimeters away, the blonde's eyes fluttered open to reveal the most stunning blue.

They stared at each other's eyes for a moment then Itachi jumped back in surprise.

"You're awake," Itachi said as the blonde sat upright, the blankets that covered him slid down to his waist. Itachi tried to avert his eyes to those gorgeous pecs down to that taut abs. His hands started itching that he had to cross his arms over his chest. When the blonde smiled at Itachi, his heart did a triple somersault inside his chest and he didn't know what to do. He was supposed to be calm and in control and situation. But no! This blonde was starting to drive him crazy.

Naruto was puzzled; wasn't Itachi supposed to be happy that the nightingale turned into a favored companion? The blonde reached out to Itachi's bare arm and the other hand reached for the handsome pale face and started to caress it. Itachi felt the warm smoothness of Naruto's hand; he was burning inside and the supposed Ice Prince was melting with desire. He jerked away from those tempting hands and stood a good distance away from the blonde. Itachi thought he saw disappointment on Naruto's face and felt bad for his action.

Naruto was getting more confused. Maybe Itachi didn't recognize him, so he started flapping his arms and pointing to himself repeatedly. Itachi sweat dropped;

'What is he doing? Does he think I don't recognize him?' He asked himself. 'Of course, baka! Don't you remember what you did? You practically scampered away from him!' Itachi scratched his head and thought that the goddesses were playing with him.

Anyway, Naruto got tired of flapping like his old self and he was starting to get irritated so he stood up and walked towards Itachi. Itachi felt his heart jump overboard.

"Oh my goddesses! What in heaven's name did you sent me? He's a nymph for crying out loud!" He didn't realize that Naruto was already in front of him and hesitantly wrapped his arms around his neck slowly settled his face on Itachi's chest.

Itachi's heart tightened and he felt so ashamed when Naruto sobbed on his chest. If he just said something, maybe the blonde wouldn't be crying. He wanted to say sorry but he wasn't a man of words; the only thing he could do was return the embrace and bury his face on those silky soft locks, whispering his apologies and slid his hand soothingly up and down the smaller boy's back.

"Gomen ne, Naruto… I didn't realize my silence would hurt you so badly," Itachi said softly. Naruto raised his head and looked into Itachi's deep onyx eyes. Itachi opened his to say something but nothing came out. He then heard Naruto's sweet voice.

"Itachi-sama, I thought you'd never recognize me," Naruto stifled a sob. Itachi brought up a slender finger and wiped away the tear that stained that beautiful face.

"I was there everything happened," Itachi said. Naruto's eyes lit up like before and the general had to smile because this WAS Naruto, his nightingale only human. Itachi was so delighted that he leaned forward and placed a sweet, loving kiss on those cherry red lips.

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Slowly the kissed turned passionate as if they've been lovers lost and then found. They had to break the kiss to allow air to their oxygen-deprived lungs. Itachi led Naruto back to the bed and gently laid him down.

"Do you want this?" Itachi whispered huskily in Naruto's ear.

"Yes, Itachi-sama…" Naruto replied.

Itachi fused his lips again with Naruto's. The kiss was deep and passionate. Itachi's hands traveled down Naruto's chest as the latter moaned. Itachi took the opportunity to slide his tongue inside the warm cavern of Naruto's mouth. His tongue met Naruto's and they battled for control. Eventually Naruto gave in. When they broke the kiss, a thin line of saliva still connected their lips. Naruto opened his eyes and looked at Itachi whose eyes were laced with love and lust. Itachi leaned back down to place chaste kisses on Naruto's face then nibbled his earlobe and slowly his lips made its way down to Naruto's neck. From there, he sucked on the junction where the neck and the shoulder met and left a hickey. Naruto closed his eyes and moaned. Never had he felt like this before, not even before the goddesses saved him and turned him into a bird to protect him.

When Itachi was satisfied with his work, he went down loser and licked the soft bud of nipple on Naruto's chest. Naruto's eyes shot open as his hands went to Itachi's head and messed with his ebony locks. Itachi then looked up to Naruto who was drawing in deep breaths to steady him. Itachi smiled as he continued is assault. He continued to lick and suck the hardening bud while his hand playfully and gently twisted the other. He placed a knee in between Naruto's legs and pushed up his crotch. Naruto bucked his hips as moaned out Itachi's name.

"I…ta…chi…sa...ma!" Naruto cried.

"Itachi... Just Itachi, Naruto. Call me Itachi." Itachi said as he licked a tear that slid down his face. Naruto opened his eyes.

" Itachi -sama, onegai…" Naruto pleaded. Itachi smiled as he moved south. He licked the smooth skin of Naruto's chest as his hands ran feather like touches to that washboard abs. Naruto writhed under Itachi's touch. Itachi's lips forged on the places where his fingers ran. Naruto smelled like honey and spice. It was overloading Itachi's senses but still he wanted more.

Itachi licked down a sweet trail down his chest to his abdomen. He dipped his tongue in and out of Naruto's navel making the latter shiver and wriggle. His hands caressed Naruto's thighs as he spread them wider. Itachi continued his ministrations as he went down lower; his face now inches away from Naruto's throbbing arousal. He placed kisses and licked the tip of Naruto's arousal making Naruto arch his hips for more contact. Itachi pulled away making Naruto cry in the loss.

"Itachi…please don't stop!" Itachi smiled. To see Naruto like this, begging for him. Gods, it aroused him more. He dipped his head back and licked Naruto's shaft, earning him a loud moan of pleasure from the latter. Itachi then took in Naruto's throbbing arousal in his mouth and began to suck him gently at first and adding more pressure to it little by little. Naruto clutched the sheets as he tried to close his legs but to no avail, Itachi's hands were like steel as he pinned them apart.

Waves of pleasure was building up inside of Naruto he was close to reaching utopia as Itachi continued to suck him, his head bobbing up and down, his eyes fixed on Naruto's very priceless expression. Naruto writhed under Itachi as his hands clenched the sheets tighter. He moaned and threw his head to the side, and all of a sudden, he couldn't hold it any much longer, he arched his back and cried as he came into Itachi's greedy mouth. Itachi sucked it all up and licked him clean. Itachi smirked at the sight before him. Naruto's breath came in small quick gasps, his head thrown aside, his eyes half lidded, his mouth slightly open and his golden tanned skin glistening with sweat. Itachi crept slowly to Naruto as he placed soft kisses along Naruto's face then fused his lips on onto his with much fervor. Naruto gladly returned it with the same intensity.

"We're not done yet Naruto." Itachi said as he broke the kiss. He kneeled in between Naruto's legs as he peeled off his blue silk robes and threw it aside as he exposed himself to Naruto's view. Naruto gasped as he saw the beauty of Itachi. His pale, lean and well-toned body was a remarkable sight. His arousal was much evident that it made Naruto gulp and blush with desire.

"You see what you do to me Naruto." Itachi said as he looked at Naruto as his eyes sparkled with a predatory gleam. They kissed again as Naruto brought his hands around Itachi's neck and pulled him down to deepen the kiss. As they broke the kiss, Itachi reached out for the bedside table and took the bottle of almond scented massage oil. He took off the cork and poured a liberal amount in his palm.

"Are you ready for this Naruto? I'm going to prepare you." Itachi said as he looked at Naruto. Naruto nodded and braced himself for what was about to come.

Itachi moved his oil slicked hand near Naruto's entrance and began to insert a finger in the tight, virgin orifice. He eased the opening and began to slide his finger in and out of the tight hole. Itachi began stroking the inside of the warm caver and began searching for that sweet spot. He knew when he found it when Naruto gasped, his wide open.

"Oh my god! What was that?" Naruto asked. Itachi smiled as he began to stroke it repeatedly as Naruto's feet dig in the mattress. Itachi only paused as he eased a second finger. Naruto winced in obvious pain. Being stretched was painful especially when it was his first time. Itachi saw the pain etched on Naruto's face as he eased it away by began mimicking scissor like movements making the latter moan. After a few moments, he drew out again and whispered something in Naruto's ear,

"I'm going to insert another finger now Naruto," Itachi said as he slid in another finger and began stretching Naruto as his other hand began stroking Naruto's shaft to make him forget about the moment of pain. Naruto felt so much different. Pleasure and pain were mixing as one, bringing in a different kind of bliss run through his veins. Once Itachi thought that he was ready, he took out his fingers and stopped stroking Naruto. Naruto cried at the loss inside him and the hand that was bringing to another cloud nine. He took again the bottle of oil then coated himself.

"I want you to look at me when I enter you Naruto." Itachi said as he positioned himself on Naruto's entrance. Naruto nodded as he looked at Itachi. Itachi then slowly entered Naruto in a slow deliberated movement. Itachi paused; his eyes were closed as he savored this warm sweet tightness that welcomed him. Naruto was so tight even though he already stretched him for this. Naruto cried in pain, Itachi cried in bliss. Itachi was so big and it hurt him. Itachi then slowly began to move slowly at first, in and out of that sweet opening. He then opened his eyes and looked Naruto. Shit! Naruto was in pain. Itachi didn't want this. He wanted Naruto to feel the same kind of pleasure he was giving him.

Itachi then leaned down and kissed away the tears that fell down from his eyes. Naruto then looked up and saw a pair of loving blue eyes peering down on him with concern. Naruto then brought his hands around Itachi's neck and pulled him down for a chaste kiss.

"Please Itachi, please, don't stop. I'll be okay. I want this, we both want this," Naruto said. Itachi smiled.

"I'll be gentle Naruto." And Itachi then started to move his hips in slow movements and slowly started catch up on the pace. Itachi brought his hand on Naruto's shaft and began to pump him in the same pace. Every thrust was adding up to the floods of pleasure that was filling them. Every thrust was bringing them higher and higher to the brink of pure ecstasy. Itachi changed the angle of his entrance that made his arousal brush that sweet spot in Naruto. Both were panting heavily, their hearts racing. Both were now close to reach the doors of pure bliss.

Naruto moaned and cried in rapture, he knew he was about to come and so was Itachi. Naruto was calling out Itachi's name like a mantra. Itachi thrust in deeper and deeper into that warm cavern. Their bodies glistening with sweat, heated bodies brushing against each other and soon enough, both climaxed in the same time. An aurora of colors flashed before their eyes. Naruto's hands held onto Itachi's arms like in steel like hold, his head thrown back, his seed spilled on their abdomens. Itachi arched his back as his seed coated the walls of Naruto's warm velvety cavern.

Itachi collapsed in Naruto's arms. He didn't' know he would come hard as he did. Both were panting hard, chests rising up and down. Itachi slid out of Naruto as the latter cried at the loss. Itachi lay down beside him as he looked at Naruto; he was sight to behold. Eyes closed, face flushed and mouth slightly open. Itachi then gathered Naruto in his arms and paced a kiss on his forehead. Naruto snuggled closer to the warmth of Itachi's body. Itachi pulled up the covers to their intertwined bodies.

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"Are you okay? Does it still hurt?" Itachi asked. Naruto shook his head as he placed his head on Itachi's shoulder, his warm breathing slightly tickling Itachi.

"At first it did but you changed it. It felt so good Itachi-sama." Naruto said as he smiled. "Can we do it again?" He asked innocently.

"You guys could do it again later." A feminine voice said as a cool breeze entered the room. Both were startled as they looked up and saw three lightly shining orbs appear before them and changed into human form.

"Tsunade-nee-chan! Ino! Temari-nee-chan!" Naruto said. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, we were just checking up on the two of you." Blue said as she averted her eyes from the two to the door and stared at it as if it was the most fascinating thing she had ever seen. Her hand was on her face covering the blush that crept up her cheeks while the other held a tissue to her slightly bleeding nose.

"Yeah, whatever... We just wanted to see how the two of you were doing." Crescent said as blood slowly trickled down her nose. Blue offered her a hankie, motioning to her to wipe her nose.

"Well it seems like the two of you enjoyed yourselves. General Itachi, I hope you have found what you've been looking for." Blue said as she gave them a knowing smile.

Itachi smiled, "Thank you for sending him to me. He's all I really needed. Naruto's what I've looking for to complete the missing piece in me."

"Well, now that's all settled, we shall be leaving you both for some privacy. Sorry to have interrupted." Crescent said as she smiled wider than the rest. Her grin reached ear to ear.

"Itachi, take good care of your, ahem, lover okay." Temari said.

"Naruto, be good. Itachi, we entrust Naruto to you." Crescent said.

"By the way, before we go and forget to mention, now that Naruto has changed in form, he could change back at will if you and he wants' to." Tsunade said.

"It is for his safety that we settled that he could do as so." Crescent said as she moved closer to them.

"Now that we have said what we wanted to say, we shall be going." Blue said as she moved away.

"Until then,"

"Can we just…" Ino cringe as she saw the glances that Tsunade and Temari threw at her. "Well, we'll be going now. Take care you two."

And the three disappeared. Itachi and Naruto looked at each other. Smiles appeared on their faces.

"You were saying Naruto? Before those three goddesses arrived." Itachi said in a nasal voice as he gave Naruto a teasing glance.

"Well, I was hoping we could go a second round." Naruto blushed. And before he knew it, Itachi tackled him and showered him with kisses. Later on, moans of ecstasy filled Itachi's quarters.

Up in the heavenly abodes of the goddesses,

"Hey you two!" Ino said as she came bouncing in.

"What's up with you?" Tsunade said as she looked at her from the window where she was sitting.

"You've been acting like that since we came up back from earth to check on those two lovebirds." Temari said as she was rearranging the position of the stars to her liking.

"Well," Ino began as she held up a video cam. "Guess what?"

"Okay… So, you're holding a video camera." Temari said then it hit her. "You didn't!"

"Yes I did!" Ino said as she came skiing around them.

"Did what?" Tsunade asked.

"I caught everything on video!"

"You mean… You videoed those two while they were at it?!" Tsunade said as her eyes almost popped out.

"Pervert!" Temari said as she threw a big star at Ino's direction.

"Well, if you were in my place, what would you do?" Ino said as she clutched her head, slightly dizzy from the star that hit her.

"Ino!!!" Temari then started to chase the yaoi freak among them while Tsunade began to replay the steamy events from the video cam.

And the goddesses were at it again…

Back on earth, two bodies lay sated and entwined in each other's arms. Naruto lay peacefully asleep in Itachi's arms as Itachi lay awake by his side as he scrutinized the beauty that lay beside him. He again thanked silently the goddesses for their gift. He looked out the window and saw the moon shining more brightly and stars twinkling vibrantly, the waters rippled as a fish jumped up and landed back in. He smiled in content as he snuggled closely to Naruto, his arms wrapped around him protectively as he too joined him in his blissful sleep.

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Lovely word isn't it? XÞ

Or if you want, we can all just end it there… And the thought is kinda interesting too…

Authoress' Note:

- The authoress is recuperating from major blood loss and is currently in the hospital having blood transfusion… but she managed to leave a note before collapsing… -

OMG!!! My first Naruto lemon! And to think, it's an ItaNaru pair! Read and Review people! It makes me happy when I see your constructive comments and reactions, for it heals this poor, tired, battered soul of mine. FLAMES by the way are used for roasting chickens to perfection so don't bother…

By the way, this fic is around eight to ten chapters long, so expect more steamy scenes in the future? Wanna know how many? Review! So I may update fast! Or if I feel like updating… (XÞ) Ja! Actually, it will depend on how many Starbucks I get to drink…

Authoress' Note 2:

I couldn't bring myself to finish Chapter 5 of Façade since I'm being hounded by my group mates because of our feasibility study… So please bear with me as updates will be painstakingly slow for the meantime… I'm really sorry… I'll update as soon as I can…

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