A/N: OOOOH! Half way there! Ooh oh! Neji on a chair! I still don't own Naruto or anything else.

(Itachi POV)

Chapter Ten:

My shadows the only

one that walks beside me.

My shallow heart's the only

thing that's beating. Sometimes

I wish someone out there will

find me. Till then I walk alone.

After a good 30 minutes or so, Deidara opened his mouth to speak again. This time rambling on about his own partner, Sasori. Sasori was ahead of us, talking with some other members, namely Hidan and Kakuzu. Kisame had joined us a few minutes after, and also came to listen to the blond teen's rants.

I yawned, feeling rather bored. All of Deidara's rants were pretty much the same. He was either complaining about Sasori or whining about how art was an explosion, and not eternal. To me it didn't really matter. Sasuke was getting sleepy. I knew this because his eyes kept closing and he was stumbling a little.

We couldn't rest though, since it was up to Pein when we were allowed to stop. And now was not the right time. Kisame also noticed Sasuke's drowsiness. The shark man tapped his shoulder and the raven looked up at him sleepily.

" Would you like a lift?" He asked pointing to his back. Sasuke hesitated for a brief moment, then he nodded without really saying a word. My cheeks flushed a little, realizing I should've been the one to ask my brother that. But I had been so caught up in my own thoughts to do so.

I felt a sudden stream of jealously run through me as I watched Sasuke climb onto Kisame's back and wrap his arms around the top part of his shoulders. He then rested his head on Kisame's back and closed his eyes.

I don't think I've ever felt more envious in my life. Here I was, allowing my partner to care for my brother. It was just wrong. I should be the one doing it, not him. Deidara didn't seem to take notice about the situation since he was talking faster then he normally did. Sometimes I hoped that Deidara would talk about something else. Even if it was something simple like his favorite food or animal. Anything instead of Sasori or art.

Tobi had joined us moments after, clinging on to Deidara while repeating the phrase, " Hello Senpai!" and " Tobi is a good boy." Over and over again. It was good to finally see Deidara doing something else instead of whining. Thank Kami. While Deidara was dealing with his new problem being Tobi, I kept eyeing my sleepy brother on Kisame's back.

He looked so peaceful laying there. I couldn't tell if he was actually a sleep or not. I had to remain calm though, feeling more and more jealousy flow through my veins. It just didn't seem right. Sure, it was my fault for not carrying Sasuke in the first place, but it just seemed so wrong to watch Kisame do it instead. I sighed, crossing my arms and looking in the other direction trying to cool off my thoughts.

All this stress was now getting back at me. Brushing it off was not that simple, since I carried a lot of it. All of this arguing with myself was really making me crave for another cigarette.

I then silently slipped my hand into my pocket and pulled one out. I looked at the drug and then had second thoughts as Sasuke began to move and shift on Kisame's back. His arms carefully wrapped around his neck and gently leaving tiny marks on his skin with his finger nails. I felt my face heat up as all of these thoughts began rushing through my head again.

The marks Sasuke left on Kisame were almost like tiny love marks. As if they had something going on. I instantly shook my head, ferociously telling myself to take better control and get a grip. My fists clenched and my cheeks turned that dark red color. I couldn't help it. I was getting tired of feeling like I've failed somehow. I was tired of fearing the worst. But the most terrible thing of all, was that I, Itachi Uchiha, was addicted to my brother.

My face was getting hotter as all these thoughts of my brother and Kisame ran through my head. Sure the marks were from his finger nails, but that's not what my mind was saying. My mind was telling me otherwise. I didn't realize untill then that Kisame was watching me and had noticed my sudden change in emotion.

He had cleared his throat to speak which startled me at first, but didn't really take affect after.

" You ok Itachi?" He asked as Sasuke made another sleepy noise. I turned to him giving my partner the best fake smile I could do.

" Yeah, I'm fine. Just pretty tired from a long night." I lied averting my eyes back to the other side. The tall shark man smiled and patted my back.

" It's ok weasel, we all get that way somethings. It's very normal." He went on saying as he adjusted my brother making sure he didn't slide off his back. I forced another smile on to my face trying to ignore all the crazy thoughts swirling in my head. Why was I even jealous anyway? It wasn't like Kisame was doing anything. He was just helping Sasuke, not making out or having his way with him. Why did it even matter to me? It really shouldn't of.

I began to rub my temples as we continued to walk on. With all the stuff that was going on, I completely forgot it was raining. Pein, who was ahead of us, stopped dead in his tracks making the whole group come to a halt. He turned around and began to point to an opened area with a few trees around it. He then began to speak.

" We'll be resting here tonight." He began to say. " Tomorrow we'll be moving out to the valley."

He then took off his cloak and hung it on a tree branch. Konan, our group's only girl hung her cloak up as well then sat down to rest beside him. Everybody else began to do the same. Hidan and Kakuzu found themselves a tree to place their weapons and cloaks down while Sasori, Deidara, and Tobi decided to rest near a pile of moss and bark. Zetsu found himself his own tree to relax on as well. Kisame walked over to a firm oak and carefully placed Sasuke down leaning his sleepy body against the tree. I watched as the tall shark man took off his cloak and wrapped it around the drowsy raven. My heart fluttered as I watched.

" There we go. All nice and comfty." Kisame said patting the boy's shoulder. I smiled a little, seeing Sasuke was in good hands and ready to sleep alittle, but I was still a tiny bit envious Kisame had him on his back for a long time. I sighed. I really needed to get over myself.

The pouring rain seemed to ease up a little, but the sky was still dark and cloudy. It wasn't exactly night yet, but it sure indeed felt like it. Kisame stood up and walked over to me, smiling and placing his hand on my back. I looked up at him, trying not to smile but failed as his own smile turned into a grin.

" How about a walk just you and me? It's been a while since I've seen ya, and we have some catching up to do." He said picking up his sharkskin sword. My eyes grew bright, feeling as if I've stumbled across a field of Sunset Lillies. I then averted my head to Sasuke, watching as his sleeping body laid there under the dry oak.

Kisame spoke up again.

" Don't worry about Sasuke, Pein and the others will take care of him. He'll be fine, I promise." He said rubbing my back a little. I looked back at Kisame, trusting his words and went over to my brother, kneeling besides him. His sleeping body laid still, with the only thing moving was his chest as his breathing was at a steady pace. I smiled and placed my hand on his forehead brushing his Raven locks out of his eyes.

" I'll be right back Sasuke." I said kissing his forehead gently. Sasuke shifted a little, but smiled in his sleep which made me blush afterwards. I then stood up and walked back over to Kisame.

Kisame nodded to me and began to walk away into the rainy mist. I turned my head back to see my brother one last time before I went off. I knew my other friends would watch over him. The only thing that really worried me was him being alone. I'm praying he won't have anymore nightmares while I was away with Kisame.

A/N: Don't yooou, forget about me!~ Sorry I have my playlist on loop at the moment. Give this chapter a good review and Deidara will give you a cookie. *It won't explode I promise.* More updates soon.

~Yagami