Hellooo. This is chapter 10 so enjoy! Kinda short so sorry. Includes lots Gaaraness! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto except Haruki in this story.

Three days later…

"The house has become a trashcan." Haruki muttered, staring at the dreadful scene in front of him. Him, Tobi, Itachi, and Sasuke just came back from a motel since the others were complaining about how their sex noises were getting a bit disturbing in the smaller house. Looks like over the night however, these missing nins decided to have a 'small' party.

"You wanna wake them up?" Tobi asked excitedly.

Sasuke stared disgusted and angry at the way everyon was sleeping, some half naked, and Deidara fully naked in the living room in different positions. He sighed, rubbing his head. "Itachi…" He growled, feeling his temper rise up. He hoped by saying his name, Itachi would get that he was angry and wanted the house clean… now.

Itachi sighed and gave Sasuke's shoulder a squeeze. "Alright alright." He walked towards their room and opened it to see Pein sleeping on their bed, shirtless and in his boxers.

"Oh! I never knew Pein-sama's body was that hot!" Tobi said, staring at it in awe.

"Tobi-san!" Haruki scolded, hitting him. Tobi chuckled.

"Uh… Pein-sama." Itachi said, trying to wake Pein up. "Pein-sama." He repeated in a more strict voice.

"Mmm…" Pein moaned in his sleep and slowly woke up. "What is it Itachi?" He grumbled, not pleased with the disruption of his nice and peaceful nap.

"Well…"

"CLEAN UP MY HOUSE!!" Sasuke yelled, not being able to control his temper any longer.

Pein lifted a brow at the short, angry Uchiha. "Hm." He got up, putting on his clothes and said, "I didn't mess it up."

"Well then tell your men to clean it up! You should have done something about the party they had last night!!!" Sasuke shouted back.

Pein sighed, slightly smirked, and patted Sasuke's head. "Ok kid." He said, and walked out the room.

"Kid?!" Sasuke yelled, but Itachi grabbed him before he could kick Pein on the butt.

Pein looked around the living room and sighed, admitting that it was a pretty big mess. "Alright." He muttered, and did some hand seals and let his hands out. "Water Spray No Jutsu." He said, and water came out of his hands pouring on everyone and everywhere.

"AH!!" Sasuke yelled, growling. "You go my house even more messier!!" He yelled.

"Well at least I woke them up." Pein retorted, and saw as all the men started getting up, grumbling and complaining.

"Ugh… I think I got a hangover." Deidara muttered.

"Put on your clothes." Sasori scolded, throwing Deidara a blanket to cover himself up.

"That was quite a party." Kisame grinned.

"Very loud… too much drinking." Kakuzu commented, feeling a bit nautious.

"And I'm now blind because of Deidara's little strip show." Hidan insulted, rubbing his eyes.

"Clean up my house!!" Sasuke yelled, and almost everyone ignored him. "Itachi!!" He yelled again. "Kill them!"

Itachi smiled, thinking Sasuke looked quite cute like this. He rubbed Sasuke's neck and whispered in his ear, "Calm down otouto." He murmured in a seductive voice.

Sasuke slightly shivered but still scowled angrily.

"Alright guys. I want this whole house clean by noon. Got it?" Pein ordered.

Some groaned but said, "Hai Pein-sama."

"Good." Pein turned to Sasuke. "Happy?"

"Whatever." Sasuke scoffed, still angry but getting better.

All the guys started getting to work and Sasuke decided to go and take an early morning training. "I'll go meet you out there then after I get changed and take a shower."

Sasuke nodded. "Ok."

He stepped out the house and jumped on top of building to building towards the training field. Once he got there, he started with throwing a couple of kunais, and then climbing trees, then doing a few combat moves against bark.

"Training real hard now Uchiha?"

Sasuke froze, the voice sounding familiar. He frowned and turned, wondering whose voice that was. He was slightly surprised to see the one and only Kazekage Gaara of the Desert there, his arms crossed and his usual outfit on.

He first noticed the green eyes that always seemed to hold this dangerous yet calm power in them. He then noticed the small tattoo on his head reading 'love.'

"Ah… Sabaku no Gaara." Sasuke couldn't help but smirk. He was never really close to the red head but he knew there was always something about Gaara that caught his interest. Maybe it was the look in his eyes or the danger… In the beginning he was, admittedly, a bit jealous of Gaara's power and wished he could obtain something like that, but when he learned that this boy had that power because of the demon in him, he felt confident that he could get greater power by himself.

He sort of felt the same way about Naruto, but one thing he was still jealous of Naruto was the way he tried hard to do things and always achieved them, a lot of times by himself and not with the demon's help. He kind of admired him for that, but at the same time thought he was still stupid.

Anyways, as he smirked at the green eyes boy, he continued. "So how is it like being Kazekage?" Sasuke hadn't seen him since he came back. He heard about Gaara being Kazekage but never actually got to see him since then. It's actually been… well about 3 years since he's last seen him.

"Nothing I can't handle." Gaara said with that deep and sure voice of his. "How is it like being on the good side again?"

Sasuke gave a smirk. "Nothing I can't handle." He replied, using Gaara's words.

Gaara slightly smirked and closed his eyes for a while. "Hm. Being on the bad side can be easier sometimes huh?"

Chuckling slightly, Sasuke nodded. "Just a lot quieter."

The distance between them was about 15 feet and they both took a step forward, thinking talking this far did not make much sense. "So have you seen Naruto yet?" Sasuke asked, knowing the two were somehow really close.

"I saw him but he was busy with Kakashi." Gaara replied. "I didn't know they got so close." He lifted a brow, asking Sasuke what was up.

Sasuke chuckled again. "Well yeah… the two are a bit… well. Let's just say they're heading to a different level with their relationship." He said, trying to word it properly.

Gaara nodded. "I see."

"And they're both bi."

Sasuke could have sworn he saw a small blush on Gaara's face, but just for a second. Gaara had a look of surprise in his eyes but kept his face and posture calm. "Oh." He stood still in front Sasuke as they were now closer in distance. "So then I didn't get the complete details yet but I heard Konoha's missing nin Uchiha Itachi has some back?" He asked but it also sounded like a statement.

Nodding, Sasuke replied, "Yep. In other words, my brother."

"And are you happy he is?"

"Yes."

Gaara wasn't shocked in the least and just gave a tiny, small smile. "That's good."

Sasuke was a bit surprised by his immediate approval but thought that would be a definite reaction from Gaara. "So where's that brother and sister of yours?" Sasuke asked, looking about.

"Ah… well Temari went off with that Shikamaru Nara guy and Kankurou went off with this boy with an abnormally large dog."

Sasuke slightly smirked, thinking, "Heh… guess there's a lot more relationships going on around here than I thought."

"When are you going to head to the Hokage's office?" Sasuke asked.

"Now I guess."

"I think I'll probably have to go too then…" Sasuke thought. "Well I guess I can go with y-…"

"Sasuke." The black head and red head turned their heads slightly to see Itachi a few feet away from them.

"Itachi…" Sasuke said, surprised. He almost forgot that Itachi was meeting him there.

Walking up to them in long but calm strides, Itachi gave a short glance at Gaara and looked back at Sasuke, standing next to him in a few seconds. "Uh… Gaara. This is…"

"Uchiha Itachi." Itachi finished, holding out his hand. "And you must be Kazekage Gaara."

Gaara took one look at the hand and shook it. "Yes. Nice to meet the famous prodigy."

Itachi gave a small smirk. "It's also a pleasure meeting the fearsome Sabuku no Gaara."

The look between the two was intense and both were unbeatable. The stares matched so much. Sasuke realized that these two people were both really powerful and could probably be the best match in a fight.

Sasuke slightly jumped as he felt an arm go around his shoulders and looked up to see Itachi holding him tightly. "Well I saw you and my brother talking pretty closely with each other."

Gaara nodded. "Itachi…" Sasuke murmured, trying to realease his grip.

"I'm kind of tired of all these people that seem like they want to take him away from me, so I'll tell it to you straight before you turn into one of those people. Sasuke and I are together. We are lovers and yes we're brothers but that doesn't matter in the least. So please just don't try to make me mad or anything and be so close to him, or take him away." Itachi was straightforward and so blunt, making Sasuke scowl at him in anger and embarrassment.

"I-Itachi nii-san!!" Sasuke yelled, blushing crazily.

Itachi kept his eyes on the green eyed boy in front of them. Gaara uncrossed his arms and replied in a monotone voice, neither surprised nor angry. "Alright." He sounded as if he expected this from long ago. "I understand."

Sasuke gaped in shock but Itachi wasn't surprised at all. He had this feeling from the first time he saw this boy that he would be alright and won't bring him any trouble, but he just wanted to make sure first.

"Thanks." Itachi gave a small grin. "I guess we should just head over to the Hokage office now right?"

He lifted his arm off Sasuke and started walking. "Let's go." Itachi walked ahead and Sasuke walked with Gaara.

"Um… Gaara. Listen. What Itachi said about us being lovers…"

"It's ok." Gaara looked over at Sasuke a gave a true smile. "Don't explain. Things like that happen."

"So you're not surprised or disgusted?" Sasuke asked.

Gaara looked ahead again. "What's there to be disgusted about? It's just love."

Sasuke's eyes widened as he heard those words. He felt a small spark of touchingness in him, making him feel happy. He then smiled. "Thank you Gaara." He felt so happy, just like how he felt when he confessed to Naruto and he was fine with it as well. He felt… accepted.

Gaara replied with a nod and a small smile.

The three walked towards the Hokage office. Sasuke was surprised to see that everyone was already there. Everyone included Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, the higher officials, Pein and his crew, Haruki, Tobi, Kakashi, and most of their allying villages' kages.

"Kazekage Gaara." Tsunade bowed her head as did everyone else in the room. Gaara nodded and sat down on an empty seat. Itachi took his place as well and Sasuke stood next to Jiraiya, Shizune, and the other Akatsuki members except Pein who was sitting down.

"Ok. So I called you all here on this meeting because a missing S-rank criminal nin came here and asked of a favor." She looked towards Pein who stood up and bowed.

"Thank you for taking the time to come here."

Tobi smirked. "Hm. For him to give so much respect to others like this, he must be serious."

"Pein-san. Please explain to us why you're here and what exactly you want." A higher official said.

Nodding, Pein sat back down and started to explain what he told the Sasuke and the others before. It took him about 10 minutes to say the whole thing since he said some other things about how the system was going to work, the location, and ecetera…

Afterwards, a very hard judging official asked in a stern voice, "So why should we trust you after all the bad crimes you have done?"

"I know I have done wrong and there is nothing I have done to make you trust me, but I would like to ask for your trust." Pein replied, staring the guy right in the eye calmly. He didn't falter or anything and stood his ground humbly.

The guy scowled and was about to say something else until the kage of a village said, "What if your village becomes too powerful and you plan to fight our village if it does?"

"I swear to you that I will not declare or start a war unless any other villages try to start one with mine." Pein replied.

Jiraiya grinned, impressed by his answer. "Heh. The guy sure has a way with words." He thought.

Then, an official exclaimed, "How could we trust you with just a promise!? Promises are broken all the time everyday!"

Pein gave a look to him that was filled with danger yet sincerity. "I never break my promises. Never." He said in such a serious tone that made the guy who asked him slightly shiver.

Another guy looked at Itachi and Tobi who were sitting next to each other. "You two. You know this guy welll. Tell the truth. Do you think we should trust him?"

Tobi replied immediately. "Yes."

Itachi agreed with him. "I agree. Pein-sama does not lie and never breaks his promises."

Tsunade faced Sasuke. "What about you Sasuke? What do you think of trusting Pein?"

Sasuke hesitated and thought about it. "What did he think of trusting Pein?" He never really asked himself that these past couple of days. His mind went back to everything that happened including Pein. Then, he replied in a positive voice. "I trust him. I think you should too." He was sure.

Tsunade lifted a brow and nodded. "Thank you."

Some people looked unconvinced, some looked totally convinced, and others looked undecided. Tsunade got up. "Alright then. Will everyone leave so the higher officials and the kages and I can discuss our decision?"

The men nodded and everyone, including Sasuke, Itachi, and Tobi left. Kakashi was however allowed to stay, and of course Gaara was.

They stood in front of the door, waiting impatiently and a bit excitedly. The Akatsuki men stayed silent though, not wanting to interrupt the talking people.

"Oi! Sasuke!" Looking towards his left, Sasuke saw the blonde headed bakka runnig up to him excitedly. "Hey!!"

"Naruto! Quiet! You're too loud!" Sasuke scowled.

"Why? What's going on?" Naruto looked around, grinning his goofy and bright grin.

Sasuke sighed, annoyed and impatient. Itachi squeezed his shoulder, calming and comforting him.

In the room, Tsunade asked, "So does anyone have extra comments to add before we make our decision?"

"I completely think trusting him is a bad idea! He's a criminal for goodness sakes!" An official yelled.

"Yes but he promises us… we should at least give him a chance." Someone else argued.

"Psh!"

"I…" All heads turned towards the voice that said those two words. Everyone became silent as Kazekage Gaara spoke and continued. "I trust him." He had his eyes closed but opened them again, staring at almost everyone around him in the eye for a brief second.

Tsunade nodded. "Ok. Thank you Gaara for your comment." Gaara just nodded back.

For some reason, his words were seriously able to change a lot of people's minds. Tsunade continued. "Ok. So what should the decision be?" She asked, staring around the room.

The atmosphere became tense as everyone thought and looked nervous and concerned…

...

"EH?! Gaara's already here! Where?!" Naruto shouted as Haruki told him what was going on in the room.

"You can't go in there Naruto-kun!" Haruki exclaimed, stopping Naruto from barging through the doors.

"Why not? I want to see him too!" Naruto complained.

Sasuke sighed. "Just be patient bakka."

"Sasuke you teme!" Naruto shouted back, glaring and scowling at him. Sasuke glared back him.

Suddenly, the doors opened revealing Shizune behind it, smiling. "Please come in everybody." Everyone entered the room and Pein stood in front of everyone, waiting for the answer and decision.

Tsunade stood up and walked over to him. Everything and everyone was so quiet. He couldn't tell what the decision was by anyone's expression. Tsunade had an expressionless look, but when she finally got to Pein, she smiled.

Holding out her hand, she said in a kind and sincere voice, "Congratulations. You're now the owner of a new village Pein-san."

Pein couldn't stop the smile from coming to his face as he was happy… no ecstatic. He nodded and shook Tsunade's hand. All the Akatsuki members cheered in happiness and Sasuke smiled as well. Jiraiya grinned, nodding his head. Tobi and Itachi just smiled quietly as well.

"Thank you! Thank you everyone!" Pein bowed at everyone in front of him, clearly thankful. "Thank you!"

"Gaara!" Naruto ran up to Gaara and grinned. "Heh." He chuckled. "Long time no see."

Gaara lifted a brow at the blonde, and smiled back. "Yes… nice to see you again Naruto."

Naruto grinned foolishly again and they smiled at each other, happy to see each other again. They, from the beginning, had a clear understanding and connection with each other. That connection will stay forever.

Kakashi couldn't help but feel slightly jealous as the two talked, Naruto smiling all about. Itachi put a hand on his shoulder and patted his back.

"Hey- don't get too jealous Kakashi."

"I'm not." Kakashi retorted, frowning slightly as Naruto put a hand on Gaara's shoulder.

Itachi chuckled, rolling his eyes. "Sure." He then looked at everyone in the room and smiled to himself. "Ah… well this drama's over… But still a lot more is about to come huh?"

He pushed the thoughts of the future away and smiled, walking towards who he wanted to be next to.

well hope you enjoyed:) short but got a lot happening! hehe ^-^ review and until next time! :)