KakuIta

Requsted by

Lilia0

AkatsukiLuva

Yumi-Tsubato

Warning(S) Yoai, betting, etc

Itachi sat on the forest floor with a braille book in his hands. He gently ran his nimble fingers over the pages and stared at the white pages. He wasn't blind yet but he knew his eyesight would be gone soon. Might as well practice. He shifted slightly so he was more comfortable and read the book. After a moment a shadow stood over him and the raven looked up to see Kisame grinning at him.

"Yes?" Itachi asked closing the book.

"Pein wants to talk to us about mission status." Itachi sighed and massaged his temples.

"Is it really that important Kisame? He spoke to us last week."

"Yeah, but Itachi, we gotta go!" Itachi sighed and allowed himself to be dragged to his feet by the shark and led inside.

Kakuzu sat in his room counting his money from his last mission. The miser rubbed the bridge of his nose and frustration. The costs and bills from things that the organization didn't even need pissed him off. He carefully counted the money.

"1,467 dollars, 1,468, dollars, 1469 dollars, 14-"

BANG!

Kakuzu looked up sharply from his money to see his partner grinning.

"Hidan! I was counting my money!"

"To fucking bad! Pein in the ass wants to speak to us." Kakuzu growled and slammed the money down on the desk.

"Great! Just great! I lost count! God dammit, can't I go five minutes without being disturbed!?" Kakuzu demanded. Hidan rolled his lavender eyes and crossed his arms over his muscular chest.

"The real question is can you go five minutes without obsessing over your money."

"I could." Kakuzu mumbled.

"Doubt it. I mean you're always bitching about money, have you even had sex?" Kakuzu sputtered.

"I-I have had sex Hidan!"

"When?"

"I don't know..."

"With who!?"

"I-I..."

"Exactly, come on let's make a little bet."

"What sort of bet?" Hidan rubbed his chin.

"Hmm-mm you have to go a month without your money and make someone fall in love with you." Kakuzu glared at the zealot.

"And who would that be?" Hidan glanced around and his eyes landed on Itachi and Kisame who walked into the base. His eyes landed on Itachi who held a book to his slender chest. Hidan grinned and turned to his partner.

"You have to get Itachi Uchiha to fall head over fucking heels in love with you." Kakuzu stared at his partners before his eyes turned to the Uchiha.

"Fine."

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Long slender ivory legs peeked stood in front of the large bathroom mirror. Itachi looked critically at himself and into his eyes. Once deep ebony now dull grayish black eyes stared back at him. Long raven hair reached to his waist making his skin seem even paler. He carefully spun around staring at himself critically. He looked up when he heard a knock on the door. Silently he drew a towel around his waist and opened the door to come face to face with Kakuzu. Hiding his blush he looked up at the miser.

"Yes?"

"...Uhhh Hi....sorry...you look....beautiful." Kakuzu mumbled. Itachi's eyes widened slightly and he let out a small smile.

"Thanks...is there something you need?" Itachi asked stepping back. Kakuzu gulped slightly and met Itachi's eyes.

"Itachi Uchiha since the day I met you I've been madly in love with you, and I was wondering if you'd give me a chance to be with you." Itachi blinked in surprise. He hadn't been expecting that. He stared at the man shocked. Kakuzu's eerie eyes focused on Itachi's face. Itachi licked his lips frowning slightly in confusion.

"You...love me?"

"Yeah, but I was afraid that...you wouldn't like me so..." Kakuzu trailed off. Itachi blushed. It had been awhile since anyone had ever liked him like Kakuzu claimed to. Itachi walked past Kakuzu and went to his dresser. He pulled out a large black tee shirt with the words 'Bite Me' as the logo and a pair of grey shorts. His eyes turned to Kakuzu and he sighed.

"Okay, I'll give it a shot. Who knows maybe I'll grow to love you too." Kakuzu grinned.

"So you'll give me a shot."

"That's what I just said."

"Excellent. Don't worry Itachi. I won't disappoint you." Itachi nodded and watched Kakuzu leave his room quietly closing the door behind him. The raven smiled to himself before slipping off his towel and getting dressed.

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The bet was coming along smoothly. Kisame, Deidara and Tobi had made their bets along with Hidan. If Kakuzu succeeded he would win 500 dollars from each of the betters and 2,000 dollars in all. Itachi had no clue about the bet. He believed Kakuzu really did like him. The Akatsuki sat in the living room watching SAW III. Deidara sat on the couch gripping a pillow to his chest. Tobi clung to Deidara's arm, Zetsu sat watching the screen hungrily, Kisame sat on the floor grimacing at the screen. Pein and Konan sat on the chairs sipping tea and watching curiously. Kakuzu sat on the floor with and arm around Itachi who winced slightly whenever something happened. He smiled and gently kissed the Uchiha who leaned into the touch. Itachi closed his eyes and rested his head against Kakuzu's chest. Kakuzu smiled at the raven and ran his hand through Itachi's silky hair. Itachi's cuddled into the man and closed his eyes falling asleep against the miser's chest.

The movie ended and the group disappeared to their rooms. Kakuzu remained behind staring down at the Uchiha. He smiled slightly before gently standing with the Uchiha in his arms. He carried him to his room and lay him down.

"Good night." Kakuzu whispered.

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They made love a week later. Kakuzu had made the first move and soon had Itachi under him naked and moaning his name. Kakuzu had really gotten close to the raven over time. He couldn't tell if it was love or lust.

"I- love you." Itachi gasped bucking his hips. Kakuzu smirked into the kiss.

"I love you too Itachi-san." The next morning Itachi woke up alone. He looked around for Kakuzu in confusion.

"Kakuzu?"

He got from the bed and pulled on some clothes before walking out of the room and into the living room. On the other side of the room the akatsuki sat around counting money. Kakuzu stood smirking.

"Thanks assholes."

"How are you going to break it to Itachi, un?" Deidara asked.

"I'll just dump his ass." Kakuzu replied. Itachi frowned in confusion.

"He'll be pissed." Hidan said with a grin.

"He did get me all this money, I told you could get him." Itachi's face fell. It was a bet. A bet all along. Kakuzu didn't love him. Itachi took a shaky breath before stepping into view. The akatsuki looked up at him eyes wide. Deidara sneered. Kisame's face fell in guilt. Kakuzu remained impassive.

"So you never actually...loved me?" Itachi muttered.

"No." Kakuzu replied cooly, not showing the guilt hat was eating at him. Itachi frowned slightly eyes glassy.

"Fine." Itachi turned and left. Kakuzu stared after him silent. The others began laughing, except Kisame who glared at him.

"What?" Kakuzu demanded.

"Go talk to him."

"Why?"

"Cause you love him."

"I do not!"

"Liar, go!" Kakuzu crossed his arms over his chest mumbling as he left. He found Itachi slumped in his room crying. Kakuzu stood frozen as he watched the nin cry. He had never sen him like this. Itachi turned looking at Kakuzu stricken.

"What do you want!?" He hissed, tears rolling down his flushed cheeks.

"I...I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you."

"Too late." Kakuzu nodded.

"I'm sorry. I won't blame you if you never forgive me...but...I really do love you, more than anything."

"Save it. I fell for it once. It won't happen a second time." Kakuzu flinched.

"I know you think I'm lying, but I'm not. If you ever need to talk you know where to find me." Itachi didn't reply. Kakuzu sighed and left. Itachi sat in silence for awhile not looking up when Kisame entered the room.

"Itachi?"

"Hn?"

"Go talk to him."

"No."

"Itachi, he really feels bad. I know you're upset, you have every right to be, but..."

"But what?"

"You love him, and you're hurting yourself doing this. Go talk to him ne?"

"...Fine."

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Itachi walked down the dark hallway to Kakuzu's room. He stood at the door staring at his feet. Taking a deep breath, he reached up. And knocked on the door.

I know I'm late. I hope this makes up fro it a bit.