Arashi: I hope you guys are enjoying the story. I really hate doing disclaimers…no Naruto still….T.T

ITACHI'S INTERLUDE.

Itachi wasn't really one for people. He despised them in general actually. The only people he could remotely tolerate were the people in the Akatsuki (A small town gang), his little brother, Neji Hyuuga (mainly because the boy didn't talk all that much), and this new Gaara no Subaku kid. Naruto Uzumaki was on a completely different level than the rest, he went above and beyond just normal people. And not in a good way either. That kid could really grate on his nerves. However, he tolerated the obnoxious blonde for his brother's sake. Of course his brother had a massive crush on the blonde boy but since he was a total pansy (as Itachi saw it) he didn't do anything. It was so fucking obvious they liked each other. Goddamn teenagers and their insecurities.

Itachi trudged through the halls, looking for something to watch or do, that wouldn't make him angry. Haha, that's would be difficult to find. He found out that lately, everything was starting to make him irrationally angry. He needed to keep his rage in check, so most of the time he just appeared to be indifferent, while on the inside he was screaming obscenities. Sighing, he walked on for means of entertainment. He absently started to play with his coat buttons as he walked through the virtually empty hallways. He had always liked his gang coat. It made him feel pretty. But you could never get him to say that. Not even if you tortured him.

"Stop it!" Itachi's walk came to a screeching halt when he had heard the yell. What in the… Itachi found himself suddenly hyper aware of the muffled pleas coming from an adjacent hallway. Wondering what was going on, he walked on towards the sounds.

Turning around the corner, Itachi was exposed to a very… disturbing… scene. Pinned against the wall was a struggling boy (only known by the fact that his shirt was tangled around his wrists and arms, exposing a very flat chest) with long brown hair and a cloth choker around his neck. Above him was a very large, very strict looking man; he had sharp, jagged brown hair, and piercing grey eyes and had his hand down the struggling boy's pants, while one hand was trapping his hands above his head, stretching the poor boy out. The large man had thoughtfully roughly kissed the boy on the mouth to muffle his pleas.

Itachi watched with wide eyes as the large man suddenly pulled back violently.

"You fucking bit me you whore!" but before the smaller boy could call out for help, he was hit across the face by a very large hand. A loud cracking sound ran through Itachi's ears.

Itachi was torn between just leaving, and actually (dare I say it?) helping this kid out. He tried to devise a plan quickly.

"Hey… looks like someone likes to watch. Wanna taste?" The foul man said, turning to Itachi. However, an idea struck Itachi. He nodded and started forward, once he was in close proximity of the shaking boy who was mumbling 'no, no, no…' to himself in between choking breaths, he leaned in to whisper in the boy's ear; however, he made it look like he was just going to kiss the boys neck.

"Listen to me. I wan't you to scream as loud as you can when I count to three. Got it?"

The boy's eyes widened marginally before returning to their original size. Itachi too this as a 'yes' and slowly counted to three. On three, the boy let out a blood-curdling shriek, in which the larger man grabbed his ears, letting the boy go. Itachi moved it and swiftly kicked the man into the air. While the man was in mid-air Itachi punched him the gut, sending him into the opposite wall, knocking him out. Itachi sighed. That just what he needed. To punch the shit out of someone. He felt considerably lighter, and had a little bounce in his step.

"Thank you… Uhm, may I have your name by the way?" The boy asked, re-adjusting his shirt so that it covered his hickey-splattered belly.

"Itachi Uchiha, heir of Uchiha Industries. And you are?"

"Haku. I don't have a last name." The boy responded quickly, looking at the floor, "Just so you know, I'm not all that weak. He surprised me, that's all. I trusted him and let him get close. I should have been more careful."

"Why did you trust him? He doesn't look very trustworthy to me."

"I live with him." At this Itachi nodded. However, his nodding stopped as he realized what that meant. The boy was homeless now. He couldn't certainly go back to his current house. So Itachi did as any courteous Uchiha would.

"Would you like to live at the Uchiha Estate? You can't possibly go back to your current home."

"Are… are you sure?" Haku said timidly, not really wishing to trust someone again so soon, but was in desperate need of shelter for the night.

"Positively. Do you have anything you would like to get? Clothing and necessities can be provided for you." At Haku shaking his head, Itachi smiled and asked.

"Would you like to have coffee at that little café on 15th and Oak street?" Haku didn't respond verbally, instead he just nodded his head in a way that one would interpret as a yes. And then he waltzed down the hall, ready to go to his next class.

Itachi briefly wondered what had spurred him on to invite Haku out for coffee, but immediately stopped. After all, Uchiha's are 100 percent sure of their decisions.

Arashi: Hm….seems Itachi does have feelings after for others then his little brother *grins* Please read and review.