Guardian Bay
Chapter Four
Itachi Uchiha did not have the patience for most people. Not his foster father, not stupid business partners and sometimes, not even his little brother. But...
" Itaaaaachi!"
He sighed heavily, brushing a strand of long black hair out of his face. His dark eyes, which in different lights looked red, looked up at the blonde-haired twit sitting on the edge of the desk. Gray eyes watched him closely, waiting in hope that he would be done soon.
This was the only person that he could be patient for. If any other human were sitting in Deidara's spot, whining like a puppy and eating his third bag of chips, he would have grabbed them by the throat and thrown them out of his office.
"Sometimes, I can't ever seem to figure out why you chose to be a freakin real estate agent." Deidara sighed, stuffing his hand back into the yellow bag of potato chips. "It takes up all of your time."
"And sometimes, I wonder why I don't just murder you." Itachi retorted, eyes narrowing at his best friend.
"Awww. You love me too much to kill me." The blonde laughed, eating the last handful of chips and tossing the bag into the black wastebasket beside Itachi's desk.
"I do not love you." Itachi snorted, "I tolerate you." He then returned to his writing, missing the hurt flashing in gray eyes. The silence stretched on, empty, uncomfortable, and thick with tension. Itachi lifted his head slightly, hoping the he had finally left his office, only to see the blonde turned with his back to him. "Deidara?"
There was no reply, just a slight shift in the thin shoulders and a muffled sniffle.
Oh God.
"Deidara, are you crying?" Oh, man...anything but that. His tears were the last thing that Itachi wanted to see. He hated seeing the blonde cry.
When there still was no response, Itachi stood up and moved around the desk. Deidara tried to stand up, wanting to hide his face, but Itachi got there first. He grabbed a firm hold of the boys chin and lifted it up.
All the anger and irritation melted away as watery gray eyes tried helplessly not to meet his dark ones. He gentled his grip with a sigh. "Deidara." The eyes kept shifting. He firmed up his voice again, until the eyes met his.
"Deidara, you know I care about you." Once again, like every rare time Deidara cried, his barriers fell down, if only for a moment. Itachi pressed his forehead against the blonde's and gave him a small, reassuring smile. "There's no one but you."
Deidara was quiet for a moment, closing his eyes and soaking in the moment. He didn't need to see Itachi's smile, he was the only one who ever got to see it and knew exactly what it looked like. Breathtaking and warm.
"ITACHI!"
The Uchiha jerked slightly, and then groaned, knowing to whom that voice belonged. "I'll be out in a minute Tsunade!"
"Itachi Uchiha, If Deidara is in there again, I swear I'm going to ban him from this entire firm." Her fist started beating on the door, "You've yet to call Hyuuga back about his daughter's summer house on the cliffs!"
Shit. He had forgotten all about that.
"I think I should leave now." Deidara chuckled, moving away from Itachi and hopping off the desk. "I like visiting you, so I don't want to be banned." He kissed Itachi's cheek before opening the door and smiling at Tsunade.
"I knew you were in there!" The blonde woman huffed, placing her hands on wide hips.
"Aren't I always in here?" He laughed, skirting past her and heading for the front glass doors. "I'll be at Sasuke's for dinner tonight Itachi! See you there!"
Tsunade rolled her eyes as the glass doors slowly shut, then turned to fuss at Itachi. A blonde eyebrow rose slowly as Itachi's right hand covered his cheek, eyes glued on the front door. She sighed. "Get to work."
The elder Uchiha jerked again, nodded, then returned to his desk.
Naruto was 100 sure that the aroma filling Kakashi's two story home was coming from heaven. Pot roast, fresh rice and was that Hawaiian bread? Iruka smiled softly at the smell, hanging his jacket on the hook by the door and ushering Naruto into the kitchen.
In which he immediately regretted thinking the house smelled like heaven.
Because it was being cooked by the devil and the devil's twin. Wait...TWIN?
"There are two of you?" Naruto shouted, pointing a finger at a taller version of Sasuke who looked, if not more so, menacing then the younger.
Sasuke snorted before turning back to face the pot seated on the stove. "I had no idea we invited the dead last to our family night."
"Now that's not nice." Kakashi sighed, patting Naruto on the back. "Naruto, this is Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. He works at the real estate office on the west side of town. He doesn't live here though."
"Ugh." Naruto wrinkled his nose, "Is he a bastard to?"
Itachi's eyes narrowed before he leaned over to Sasuke and whispered, "I see why you hate him so much."
Kakashi made a 'humm' sound, tapping his finger against the counter, "I dunno Itachi, and he kinda reminds me of Deidara at that age."
The elder Uchiha snorted, gathering up plates from the cabinet and walking to the table, "Hn. Deidara was a kiss-ass when I first met him."
Naruto scowled as Iruka and Kakashi left them to head for the living room. He was stuck watching the devil duo measure out seasonings, stir pots, and exchange large words that made his head spin. However, he did notice that Sasuke's eyes were warmer than Itachi's. His hands were not as graceful as his brothers were, but it seemed as though each balanced out the other. One had things the other did not.
The perfect brothe...
"Wow. It smells like someone invited the Food network into your house, Kakashi." The melodic voice, which was coming from the front foyer, made Naruto's head turn. Gray eyes met his from the doorway into the kitchen. " Heeey. Your..." His nose scrunched up. "You're..."
"Naruto." Itachi said, walking around the table and flicking the blonde on the ear. "Your memory skills astound me."
"You're the girl from the bookstore." Naruto smiled, and then scowled when he heard Sasuke fumble with a pot and try, and I mean TRIED, to hold back the snicker.
"This is Deidara." Itachi stated, sliding his arm around the blonde's shoulder. "He's a friend of mine."
"Oh that's..." Blue eyes widened, "Wait a...you're a guy?"
Deidara scowled, "I have every right to punch him, right?"
"Be my guest." Sasuke offered with a wave of his hand, and then turning back to the pot, "But be careful. His punches suck. If he hits you, make sure you catch him before he falls."
Naruto growled, "Don't get pissy just because I landed one on you!"
"Psh. Please moron. You didn't even leave a mark on me." Sasuke snorted, grabbing two potholders and lifting the large pot off the stove and onto the center of the table.
"Oh, so the broken ribs Tsunade observed were a trick of the light?" Kakashi said, walking back in with Iruka and wearing an extremely smug grin.
"You were injured?" Iruka gasped.
"No big deal." Sasuke shrugged, "I hardly feel it."
Naruto snickered and crossed his arms over his chest, looking very proud of himself. "Awesome. Can't wait to tell Kiba."
"You will tell no one." Sasuke snarled.
"Oh?" Blue eyes sparkled mischievously. "And how do you think you're gonna stop me?" he took a step towards the hall way.
Sasuke's face broke into a sadistic smirk and faintly heard Deidara laughing and Itachi groaning. He reached into a drawer...
"Oh. What, are you gonna kill me with a spatula? Niiice bastard."
And pulled out a butcher knife.
Only one word echoed through Naruto's head as he took off out the front door and into the chilly night.
SHIT!
TBC
lol poor Naruto-kun.
Wow. Sorry for the lack of update. I have been grounded from the computer because my mom lost her socks. (yea...i don't get it either)
This is just a filler chapter, (cuz personally, I think this chapter was boring. Since it took me so long to write it out.) to show how close Deidara and Itachi are. Right now, they are just best friends. I have their relationship all planned out. Now I just have to get Sasuke and Naruto's JUST right. I even changed many things around!
You're all (hopefully) gonna LOVE IT! XD
Blessed be,
Angel
