Amaterasu

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Chapter 7

"You're at best confused and at worst, outright delusional." Sasuke glares at Itachi as he wiggles out of his hold.

He didn't know what to say to that. The High Sharingan Prince either sincerely thought that Sasuke was just going to fall into his bed at some point or this was some sort of sick game to him. Sasuke didn't know which was worse.

Almost faster than he could blink he feels his arms grabbed and placed behind his back with one hand and another powerful hand draped around his waist possessively. "That's an understandable response from your perspective." Itachi brushes his lips against Sasuke's left ear.

Despite knowing it was wrong, Sasuke felt himself shiver slightly at the feeling of Itachi's lips against his ear and the more firm touch to his waste. This was beyond messed up. What was wrong with him?!

"Yes, it is." Sasuke tries his best to glare at Itachi, but he figured that his eyes were giving him away. "So get your hands off me and lets act like brothers. Real brothers." Not whatever this was.

Itachi smiles at him. "You always were stubborn." He kisses the back of his neck. "Even as a child. I found it adorable back then and it is still is now, even though it is incredibly frustrating."

Sasuke sighs in pleasure at the kiss. His neck had always been sensitive. Maybe, it was a Sharingan thing? He didn't know. At the moment, he didn't care.

Naturally, Itachi had to go and ruin the moment though. "But if you were thinking about trying to raise your hand to me or running off, don't bother. I'm a ten and you're a seven." He nips Sasuke's ear affectionately.

That set Sasuke off. How dare Itachi try to pull rank on him like that?! What had happened to it wasn't a fair comparison?!

"Fuck you, Itachi!" Sasuke snarls at him and manages to yank himself free. "Just fuck you!" His eyes flashed ruby red, but not with desire this time. "I'm NOT weak!" This time it was with fury.

Itachi blinks at his reaction and that made Sasuke hesitate for a moment. Maybe, he had gone a little too far there. Itachi wasn't saying anything that wasn't true, but damn it hurt his pride!

The other Sharingan looked well hurt by his fury and for a moment, Sasuke wanted to apologize. As crazy as it sounded, he actually wanted to say that he was sorry for hurting his Mate's feelings. Nevermind! His brother had deserved that and Itachi was not his Mtae!

He sighs and reaches out for Sasuke, pulling him back into his arms. "I didn't mean it like that, Sasuke." Itachi rumbles again. "The fact that you're a seven is extremely impressive considering that you haven't had any formal training." The High Prince was probably trying to soothe him and unfortunately, it was working.

Some part of him was practically giddy at the praise and the feeling of being safely tucked away in Itachi's arms. Happy to have impressed his Mate. Happy to be desired and cherished Protected. Happy enough to purr actually.

"Yes, just imagine how much pain you're going to be in after I'm properly trained." Sasuke glances back at Itachi. "Keep that in mind, the next time you try to pull rank on me and Itachi, get your hands off of me." This wasn't right.

It didn't matter that he was freaking purring with pleasure at all the attention and praise. This was wrong. And one way or another, he was going to make Itachi see that or at least understand that Sasuke was not going to be his Mate.

Itachi chuckles as he breathes deeply, inhaling Sasuke's scent. "I'm trembling, Sasuke." The younger Uchiha didn't care for his brother's rather lighthearted reaction to his threat! "I know that you'll make a great warrior one day." Itachi smiles. "But I'm not concerned about you wanting to hurt me."

Probably because this arrogant bastard assumed that Sasuke wanted to be his Mate. He had another thing coming. That simply was not going to happen.

"Don't think that I'll hold back just because you're my brother." He was going to have to set firm boundaries with Itachi. "Because I won't."

The High Sharingan Prince smirks. "No. I don't think you'll hold back because I'm your brother." He caresses Sasuke's cheek. "But because I'm your lover and it will be difficult for you to remain agitated for long, once you've accepted that. I do fully intend on spoiling you."

Sasuke shakes his head. He hated these instincts that were reeking havoc with his brain. His mind knew that this was a very bad idea, but his body was more than willing to be spoiled by the gorgeous alien.

"That's too bad." The raven haired Uchiha gives him a dirty look. "Because I'm not going to give you a chance to spoil me like that, but if you really want to spoil me…I could use a new Sharingan. You probably wrecked my last one!"

His poor, beautiful hovercraft! Sasuke had spent three years saving for that thing! And now, he wasn't sure that it'd ever fly again!

Itachi smirks. "Sasuke, you're a Prince and my Mate." No, no. He definitely wasn't Itachi's Mate, actually! "Sharingans are fine crafts, but you deserve only the best. I'll get you a Rinnegan." Wait. What?!

"I wouldn't know how to drive it." It stung his pride to admit it, but a Rinnegan was a lot more advanced than a Sharingan Hovercraft.

His brother smiles. "Don't worry, I'll teach you." He places a soft kiss to the side of his neck. "I'm sure you'll learn quickly." Somehow Sasuke doubted that was the only thing Itachi was offering to teach him!

It was tempting, but he knew what this was. His demented brother was trying to butter him up with a fancy craft. Probably to make him more susceptible to his advances and well, it wasn't a bad strategy.

Sasuke wasn't a gold-digger though. Itachi was barking up the wrong tree, if he thought that he was going to be won over by a gift that easily. (A really expensive gift that was military grade, but still).

"I think it might be better, if father taught me or something." Sasuke smiles at him. "After all, I haven't had as much time with him and mother as I've had with you." He couldn't believe this. Sasuke was a grown man who was hiding behind his parents, but whatever worked.

Itachi chuckles as if he was amused by Sasuke being difficult. "I suppose that's a good point." He smiles. "Whatever you want is fine and I do mean that, Sasuke. I know that by human standards my behavior towards you is probably more aggressive than would be considered socially acceptable, but it's rather genteel by our species standards."

Sasuke didn't think that the word genteel was often applied to Itachi, but he wasn't going to argue with adjectives. "You could say that." He glances at Itachi warily. "And I don't think that I want to know what is considered socially acceptable by our species standards in this particular context."

The High Prince shakes his head and smiles. Yeah. Sasuke definitely didn't want to know. Itachi's reaction said it all.

"Well Mates is an instinctive thing." He caresses the other Sharingan's cheek. "Normally, I would either be lavishing you with gifts or you'd already be in my bed." Itachi nips his ear. "On your back and screaming my name to the stars."

He hated it. Sasuke hated how he just knew that his eyes were going ruby red at Itachi's words and the images that they conjured in his mind. He needed to see some kind of therapist. This wasn't healthy.

Sasuke tries his best to roll his eyes and yank himself free of Itachi's hold. "I'm going to go see mother and father now." And with that, he scampers off.

Meanwhile Mikoto and Fugaku were putting the final touches on the preparations for the announcement. It was scarcely two minutes after they wrapped up, that the Queen notices her youngest son come racing over to them. The mother of two tries her best not to sigh at the probable reason why.

It seemed that it was unlikely Sasuke had responded well to Itachi's first advances. Mikoto doubted that her eldest hadn't already made one. And apparently, it must have backfired.

"How did the training go?" The dark beauty smiles at her youngest hatchling.

Sasuke sighs. "Well I still have a lot to work on, but Itachi offered to get me a Rinnegan." He smiles. "But I don't really know how to fly it. So I was hoping that father could teach me."

Fugaku smiles and Mikoto knew that her Mate was touched by the request. Still, it would be better if Itachi did it. She glances at her lover, not sure how he was going to respond to this development.

"I would love to teach you, Sasuke. Though I'm sure that Itachi would as well." With diplomacy, it seemed.

That was how her King was going to answer. With diplomacy. She smiles at that knowledge. Most thought her Mate rather standoffish at best, but she knew that underneath it all he had a good heart.

Sasuke pauses. "It might be better, if you do it." He smiles. "You're the more experienced driver."

Mikoto tries her best not to giggle at how hard Sasuke was trying to avoid getting the lessons from Itachi. He was trying not to alert them to the fact something was up so hard. She almost felt sorry for him.

Though it was hard to pity him for long. Sasuke had found his Mate. He just didn't know it yet. That was a wonderful thing and someday, her youngest hatchling would look back upon this day and laugh.

Fugaku smiles. "It would still be good bonding for you and your brother, but I would be honored to teach you." Probably the wisest answer her Mate could have given.

If her lover pressed too hard, Sasuke was a smart boy. He'd realize something unusual was going on and from there, it wouldn't take him long to connect the dots. He would know that they knew about him and Itachi.

That would be disastrous. Right now, the best way that they could help their sons was by pretending that they didn't know anything. So that's what they were going to do.

"Thank you, father." Sasuke smiles.

The next day, the Uchihas head off to have dinner with the Hyugas. On one hand, Itachi knew that he should care about this occasion. These were the people who had raised his Mate. On the other hand, it was all that he could do not to drag Sasuke off somewhere and apologize.

He had come on too strong by human standards. The High Sharingan Prince knew that, but it was just so hard to fight against his instincts. He needed to reminded himself that Sasuke might be a Sharingan by blood, but he might as well be a human as far as his mind was concerned.

"Thank you, for coming." Hiashi smiles at them. "You honor our family with your presence today."

"The honor belongs to us." Fugaku smiles back. "We will forever be in your debt because you cared for Sasuke when he was a stranger in this world. A small boy, who was completely alone and you took him in without expecting anything in concern." The Sharingan King smiles more. "There are many things that are different about our species, but there are some things that are universal. Kindness is one of them."

The Hyuga Patriarch nods in agreement as Itachi watches him closely. This was apparently the man who had acted as a surrogate father to Sasuke. Hmm. He seemed intelligent, if somewhat aloof.

Sasuke could have been thrust into a far worse situation as far as he could tell. Of course, there wasn't much to go on yet. He'd have to do some digging later.

"My Mate is right and you have a beautiful home." Mikoto smiles at Hiashi.

Itachi notes with some amusement that Sasuke really had taken after their mother. No matter where Mikoto went, she turned heads. And fortunately or unfortunately, Sasuke appeared to have inherited this trait.

His Mate was glorious, but that was both a Blessing and a Curse. Itachi didn't particularly care for all the competition he would likely have to win Sasuke's affections, but the High Sharingan Prince constantly reveled in the pleasure that simply looking at his intended always brought him. (Granted it had only been a couple days, but still).

Hiashi nods. "Thank you. Please do come inside." And with that, he gestures for the aliens to follow him.

They all quickly do. Despite Sasuke trying to ensure otherwise, Itachi manages to sit next to his future Mate. "I'm sorry. I should have been more patient." He whispers in Sasuke's ear.

Hiashi raises an eyebrow at this, but Itachi didn't really care. The man would be compensated for the good work he had done and Sasuke was eventually going back to Amaterasu anyway. What did his opinion matter in the grand scheme of things?

"Well I'm glad that the two of you are getting along so well. You must be Sasuke's brother?" He smiles at him.

Itachi nods. That was right. "Thank you. Thank you for taking such good care of him." Of his future Mate.

A few hours pass and the rest of dinner proceeds in a surprisingly normal fashion. Well until Mikoto and Fugaku tried to offer the Hyuga family more gold than could properly be stored in their home.

"That's kind of you, but we didn't Sasuke in for monetary gain." The lavender eyed man insists.

Fugaku frowns. "Alright. If you insist, but I was told that humans were fond of gold." His father sounded so put out.

Hiashi sighs. "Most of us are very fond of gold, but I can't in good conscience accept that." He glances at him apologetically.

It was a matter of honor for the human, it seemed. Well that was good. It was good to know that the man who had helped to raise Sasuke had honor.

"It's alright. We understand." Mikoto smiles. "We'll be returning to Amaterasu soon, but you'll get to see Sasuke often." The Queen's smile continues to grow. "After all, Earth is now allied with our planet so Sharingans can now travel back and forth as we please!"

Hiashi nods in understanding. "Well that's most assuredly good to know." He glance at them apologetically. "Would you mind if I had a moment alone with Sasuke?"

"Not at all. Come, My Love and Itachi. They need their privacy." Fugaku smiles as he leads them outside of the house for a few moments.

Sasuke sighs as he looks at his adoptive father. This had to be overwhelming of him because it definitely was for Sasuke. He didn't even know where to begin. How could he possibly explain all this?!

Hiashi looks at him warily. "I believe you know at least some of what I'm about to say." Sasuke nods. "Going to a planet that you know little about is highly risky, but there's something that concerns me even more than that." Really?

"What is it?" Sasuke cocks his head to the side curiously.

What could possibly worry the Hyuga Patriarch more than Sasuke going to an unknown planet? Hiashi Hyuga was not a man who was easily worried about anything. So this had to be important.

The human crosses his arms defensively. "I don't know how to say this tactfully. So I suppose being blunt is the best way to go about this awkward conversation." Sasuke nods encouragingly. "Itachi doesn't look at you in the way he is supposed to. I have concerns that he might try something."

Sasuke blinks. He had always known that Hiashi was perceptive. He just hadn't realized how perceptive he was until that moment and sadly, the human wasn't wrong.

"You're right." Sasuke sighs. "He doesn't, but I'm managing it. I've made it quite clear that I'm not interested." The youngest Uchiha figured that it would be best to leave out the instinctive attraction that he felt to Itachi. The almost gravitational pull that the other man exerted on him was frightening and would only further worry Hiashi.

The Hyuga man shakes his head. Obviously, he was less than convinced. Though he was smart enough to realize he couldn't really stop Sasuke from doing what he wanted in this case.

He sighs. "I care about you, Sasuke. I love you like my own son and I don't want to see you get hurt." Hiashi pauses. "Your mother and father seem nice enough, but I still have my concerns about your brother. Are you sure that you are willing to take this sort of risk?"

Sasuke nods. He was willing. Even with Itachi trying to seduce him, this was something that he had to do. He was as Sharingan Prince. He had responsibilities to his people and to himself.

There was no way that he could just shirk his duty now. Not when Earth was an allied territory. Now, he could have both of his families in his life and that was not something that Sasuke was willing to give up on so easily.

"I'm sure that this is what I want." He smiles at the other man. "This is what I've been dreaming of since I was seven." Sasuke embraces Hiashi affectionately. "I have to try."

Hiashi sighs and nods. "Well I can't say that I'm particularly comfortable with all this, but it's your choice and I'll respect it." Sasuke smiels and nods.

"Thank you. That does mean the world to me. Well the universes to me, actually." The Sharingan Prince smiles at him. "I have to go now though. They're waiting for me."

"Of course, I understand." And with that, Sasuke heads outside to rejoin the rest of his family.

What more could be said at that moment? He had his family back and a chance to go home. Sasuke had to take it and he would still be able to see the Hyugas regularly.

Honestly, his biggest problem was Itachi. As much as Sasuke wanted to believe otherwise, he knew the truth. Deep down, resisting the other alien's advances was going to be difficult. That didn't mean he wasn't going to do it though.

He had to. "I'm back." Sasuke smiles at his family. "We can head back to Konoha now. He understands." There was no way that he was going to fall victim to Itachi's primal charms. "Well he understands as much as anyone can in a situation like this, anyway." He was not a slave to his instincts, after all.

Sasuke knew that his feelings for Itachi were wrong. So he'd just have to keep telling himself that until his body listened to him. Eventually, Itachi would find someone else. Right?

"Good." Mikoto smiles sweetly at him and nothing further was said as they all made their way back to the headquarters of the Kasai Alliance on Earth.

A short while later, Suigetsu runs right over to Sassy! Well as soon as he was sure Itachi was out doing some training exercises. That guy was nuts!

"Sassy, you alright?" Honestly, all this slinking off shit was getting old really fast!

Sasuke smiles. "Yeah. As alright as I can be given the situation." He looks around to make sure they were alone, before leading Sugietsu to the room he was using for the time being and locking the door behind them.

Suigetsu raises an eyebrow. He wasn't really sure how comforted to be by an answer like that. The Arashi knew one thing though. He was damn sure going to get a lot more answers out of a certain Sharingan before the night was over.

"Got it. So tell me what the Hell is going on!" Like why your brother keeps trying to kill me, Sugietsu thinks to himself.

Sasuke bites his lower lip nervously. "It's a long story. Essentially, they're going to take me back to Amaterasu." He glances at the white haired alien apologetically. "I can go back and forth whenever I like though. So we'll still see each other all the time and if you were cool with it, you might be able to come with us."

Suigetsu blinks. He was always up for an adventure, but even by his standards that would be a pretty big freaking deal. Going to an alien planet that he knew almost nothing about? That took some major balls.

"Well, I'll go." Suigetsu pauses. "I mean, if you're folks are cool with it." Another pause. "And you're brother stops trying to kill me."

Sasuke laughs. "I think we should be good. My parents would basically give me anything that I wanted at this point and Itachi is well Itachi." The Uchiha sighs. "He's not going to mess with you, if you don't try to touch me."

Suigetsu raises an eyebrow. Itachi was way overprotective. Granted, he hadn't seen Sassy in over a decade. Still, this seemed unusual.

"He's acting like a jealous boyfriend or something." Suigetsu rolls his eyes. "It was pretty obvious that I wasn't trying to hurt you. So I really don't get what his damage is."

Sasuke looks at him warily. "If I tell you something, do you promise not to freak out?" Oh that didn't sound good.

Why did Sassy think that he was going to freak out? Suigetsu felt like he was being set up to make a promise that he probably wasn't' going to be able to keep. Despite that, curiosity won out in the end.

"Yeah. I promise." He smiles at his friend. "You know that you can tell me anything."

Well at least he SHOULD know that. They had been best friends forever. Through thick and thin and all that happy shit! So why was Sasuke acting all skittish now?

Sasuke in general, didn't really do skittish. So for him to be this anxious, that was a bad sign. A very bad sign.

Sasuke nods. "Good. Well Sharingans are different than humans." The other alien suddenly finds his feet fascinating because he was refusing to look the Arashi in the eye. "We have Mates and it's supposed to just be this instinctual thing."

The violet eyed youth nods. "Yeah. That makes sense." He smiles reassuringly at the Sharingan. "We have those too. So what's the big deal?"

"I found my Mate." Sasuke sighs. "Or at least someone who thinks he's my Mate, but it's wrong."

Suigetsu raises an eyebrow. He was pretty sure that Mating didn't work that way. It was either a hit or miss thing. There wasn't really a gray area.

So what was up with this match? "Why do you think it's wrong and who is it?" What could be so bad about it?

"Because it's Itachi." Sasuke looks up at Suigetsu with fearful eyes.

Shit! No way! Well that explained everything! Suigetsu didn't know how to even begin to react to that. He knew that it happened and it wasn't usually a big deal for aliens, but it would definitely be a very big deal for Sassy!

Now, he needed to do his best friend thing! "Sasuke, you're an alien." Of course, Suigetsu didn't really know how to do thing tactfully. "It's time that you started acting like it. By alien standards, that's not a big deal."

Sasuke raises an eyebrow. "You're telling me that my brother supposedly being madly in love with me is normal?!" Well when Sassy put it like that, it sounded really bad!

It wasn't though. Now, Suigetsu completely understood why Itachi was being such a dick. So he was willing to overlook Itachi's less than princely behavior because he was Sasuke's Mate. Sasuke needed him to be complete or whatever.

"Yeah. For aliens, it kinda is. So man up and go get Prince Grumpypants!"

Sasuke groans. "I can't believe that you just called him that." And neither could Suigetsu, but it was still solid advice!