Thanks to Ani, LovelyMystery, Yumemi, Att, Venuss, and Gothika for reviewing!
Att, my clock says 11:59! Wow, I really left it down to the last minute. Definitely not doing that next time lol. But look, I did update on Sunday!
Venuss, well Itachi's known Madara since he was a kid. So he might be more willing to forgive him because him because of that or less because he didn't live up to who he thought he was. I think you'll like what happens next chapter.
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Itachi was lying in Madara's lap on the floor, trying to figure out how to get up and leave without attracting too much attention. He didn't know why he'd stayed in the first place; he should have never let Madara comfort him. Yet, the minutes went by and still he made no move to get up. Was he just clinging to the idea that Madara cared? Or did he really believe the man's apology? This was getting too complicated.
Madara shifted position, hesitantly stroking his hair. Itachi didn't stop him, even though his mind screamed at him too. Instead he leaned into Madara's touch, resting his head against the other man's chest. What was wrong with him? Did…did he care about Madara? Was that what was clouding his judgment?
"…'Tachi?" Madara asked quietly, almost as though he were afraid Itachi was going to yell at him.
"Hm?"
"About your eyes-"
"I'm not taking Sasuke's; I really meant what I said about…going blind." Itachi interrupted, hating how quiet his voice got at the end.
"No, 'Tachi, listen to me. There's another way."
"…What?" He wanted to believe him so, so badly. But why hadn't he simply said this before, instead of making him believe it was either Sasuke's eyes or blindness?
"While you were healing I did some research and found that a relative of yours lives in the Hidden Mist. He was only a baby when you left the village so you probably don't remember him."
"Why didn't I did kill him with the rest then? I wouldn't have missed him." Madara had to be making this up. It was too good to be true…
"His parents had gone on vacation. They lived with the child's grandparents so when you got to the house you didn't see it as empty, so you didn't think you missed anyone. After they heard what had happened they hid in the Mist, afraid to die themselves."
Itachi sat up, staring at Madara. Madara smirked, gently grabbing his student's chin and pulling Itachi close. His breath ghosted over Itachi's lips as he spoke. "I wouldn't lie to you about this. I missed it for so many years myself because I simply hadn't thought to look for it. Hiding in fear for one's life isn't a trait of our clan, so I thought if anyone noticed they'd have gone looking for revenge and we'd find them that way." He paused. "Lucky us, wouldn't you say?"
Itachi shivered, despite his best efforts not to. Then Madara's warm lips were on his and he couldn't come up with an excuse not to push him away. He'd cared enough to risk his own life trying to keep him alive hadn't he?
Madara drew Itachi closer, trapping him to his body with his hand tangled in Itachi's soft, raven hair. His other at his lower back, gently massaging the younger man's tense muscles. Itachi leaned into Madara, cupping his face with his hands and deepening the kiss. Madara nipped lightly at Itachi's lower lip, drawing a gasp from his throat. Then their tongues were sliding over each other, fighting for dominance as each explored the other's mouth.
Itachi pressed his body to Madara's in one long line from chest to hip. Madara moaned and the next thing Itachi knew he was pinned to the floor, gazing up at his master. "…M-Madara…" He struggled, trying to get free so he could touch Madara, kiss him…
"No, Itachi." Itachi's eyes widened in surprise; what was he playing at?
Seeing the look on Itachi's face, Madara leaned down, softly kissing him. "I don't want to do anything until you trust me again." He murmured in his ear.
"But I want you to!" Itachi hadn't meant to sound forceful. He just couldn't help that he wanted Madara right now. And why did it matter if he trusted him or not when they'd already done it before? Before Madara hadn't seemed to care that it had been more rape than anything else.
Madara kissed him again, then pulled away. "I don't want to you to regret it, Itachi. Last time I didn't give you a choice…"
But Madara was distracted enough that Itachi managed to free one hand. He grabbed the front of Madara's shirt and, using that and his legs as leverage, rolled Madara off of him. He rolled with Madara so that he came up on top and, before his master could react, had him pinned to the floor.
He smirked at the surprise on Madara's face, then leaned close to whisper, "Let me prove to you how much I trust you."
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Sorry that I left it at a cliffy but I couldn't help myself. Lol. Anyway, this chapter is a little shorter simply because the next chapter is going to be quite long & I didn't want to have two very long chapters in a row.
Also, the next chapter will have an unexpected twist. I don't want to say too much & ruin the surprise but someone lied in this chapter. Can you guess who?
Anyway, please review & check for updates!!