Summary: Naruto had a rough, tedious past. From being mistreated in orphanages, living on the streets, and becoming an exotic dancer. But what happens when someone shows up at his door talking about an arranged marriage with the famed Uchiha Itachi? Can Naruto survive living up the the Uchiha standards and dealing with a dry, empty marriage? Or will he put it behind him and go "far"? Modern AU

Warning: Shonen-ai and yaoi. This story contains sexual situations, coarse language, guns, violence and abuse. So beware...

Categories: Romance (eventual), Humor and Angst.

Rating: M

I don't Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, Masashi Kishimoto does. But if I did, Sasuke's bitch ass would have never left a gem like Naru-chan, and Danzo would've died the first episode.

~oO0Oo~

Kurai taiyō no hikari

~oO0Oo~

Chapter Ten: Itachi's Self-Control Is Not Strong

Recap:

The blond squinted his eyes at the long haired man on his bed. "Pretty boy, you don't seem as bad as you looked now that I've spent the whole day with you." Naruto trailed off. The raven's ears perked up for the next sentence, hoping that his husband will finally give him a chance. "I think we can be great friends, ya know!" He vowed happily.

Itachi looked at the blond with a faint smile, even though he was dying on the inside. 'Did he really just friendzone me?'

~oO0Oo~

Los Angeles, California

Tuesday: August 1, 2017 11:25 AM

Friends.

Friends.

Friends.

Itachi sat on his bed, looking up at the ring in his hand. The ring that belonged to his husband. The ring that should be on his tan finger right now. But it wasn't. Because Itachi wasn't really Naruto's husband. The raven was his friend.

If you couldn't tell it from that last sentence, Itachi was as salty as the Atlantic Ocean.

A pale hand clenched angrily around the silver band. The man was throwing a fit.

What was up with that blond. Every other person would want to be married to him. They didn't want to be friends.

The raven shook his head to get rid of that thought. He was supposed to prove his husband that he is the one for him, not wishing that he was like other people. Naruto was Naruto.

But Itachi was losing his self-control. It became harder and harder each day to resist the temptation of kissing the beautiful man senseless. To kill the urge of wanting to pound into the blond mercilessly as his tan body was sprawled over the kitchen counter. To destroy the desire of wanting to climb inside of the bed with his husband as wrap his arms around the thin waist. All Itachi wanted was to see the ring in his hand on the man's slim finger.

But what killed the Uchiha was knowing the fact that the blond was tempting him on purpose. What happened to making Itachi get over him? The dark haired man told him that he fell in love with him, and what did Naruto say?

'Well you should probably get the hell up.'

If that was what Naruto suggested, then why did he lean towards him every time he swooped in for a kiss then curve him? The raven came to a conclusion.

Naruto has feelings for him.

It didn't matter if they were small or big. The blond felt something for him.

And Itachi was going to indulge in those feelings. He came to America for the specific reason of bringing his husband back to him. To learn about him. To get him to forgive him. To get him to finally return his feelings. Not to be friends.

The raven was lacking on his game. Plain and simple. It was not acceptable. His name was Uchiha Itachi. Uchihas do not lack. In anything. At all(*eyebrow waggle*)

Itachi looked at the door with scheming dark eyes. His pale lips twitched into a smirk.

He was going to get that man. Naruto better watch out because he will be his by the end of his week.

If it was the last thing he did.

~oO0Oo~

11:56 AM

While Itachi was plotting in his room, the rest of his family was in the living room with the house to themselves. Naruto already left for work. Kakashi was on another FBI mission. That made alone made it an excellent time to discuss Naruto.

Fugaku set his tea on the coffee table and sunk into the cushion of the couch. He looked at the rest of his family with a stern gaze. "What would you like to talk about first?" He asked monotonously as he intertwined his fingers and set them on his lap.

Madara looked at his brother as he put his long black locks into a tame ponytail. "Let's talk about that party." The man said with a smirk. He enjoyed watching the show of his nephew-in-law dancing on his favorite nephew. He always liked that blond.

Obito smirked. "I am proud to say that I totally planned it!" He exclaimed obnoxiously as he pointed to himself with pride.

"Shut up you child." Shisui glared at his grinning cousin. He was not here for the annoying man shouting his ear for no damn reason.

Obito pouted and glared at the curly haired man.

"If that's what Naru-chan and Itachi-kun look like when their making love, then I am going to start sneaking cameras in their shared bedroom in the future!" Mikoto declared as she put her hands on her blushing cheeks. She started squealing when she remembered that scene.

Everyone just looked at the dark haired woman. She was too far gone to be saved.

Sasuke turned away from his fangirling mother. "All I have to say is that those two need to be together. They would be a power couple." The young man admitted as he swept his dark bangs out of his eyes.

Fugaku glanced at his youngest son with concern. "Sasuke. Didn't you accuse Naruto of having sexually transmitted diseases? Didn't you tell Itachi to get over him as well?" The man asked as he raised an eyebrow.

The short haired raven crossed his arms as he closed his eyes stubbornly. "I realized that I'm okay with the usuratonkachi's existence." Sasuke revealed with no emotion.

Flashback: 5 years ago

Why? Why was it always his brother over him?

Sasuke worked hard, too! He busted his ass just to get his father to acknowledge his efforts, only for it to be in vain.

'You should be more like your brother, Sasuke.'

The short haired raven sat on his bed as he tugged at his hair in frustration. The only emotion he felt in his soul was jealousy. Envy for his brother, Itachi.

It was like he was born with the short end of the stick. Itachi instantly got everything handed to him just for being born first. The next leader of the company is Itachi. Sasuke felt like he deserved that company.

The raven's head snapped up when he heard the door opening. Behind the door revealed a short blond with an apron on and in his hand was a feather duster. He wore a bandana over his to prevent the dust from dirtying it. Big blue eyes looked at Sasuke with curiosity.

Sasuke scowled. "What do you want, dobe?" He gritted out. He did not want his brother's beautiful husband irritating him, too. It only reminded him of what he couldn't have. Naruto belonged to Itachi.

The blond just smiled at him kindly as he went over to dust Sasuke's bookshelves. The Uchiha continued to tug at black strands in aggravation.

Naruto stopped in the middle of his task to look over at his brother-in-law. He walked over to him quietly and lifted a tan hand on his shoulder. Sasuke glanced up at him from the contact. He glared at the blond with dark eyes as he shrugged the comforting hand off.

"I don't need your sympathy, idiot." Sasuke growled out.

A flash of anger washed over the blond's face, then disappeared as if it never happened. It was like a computer blocking a virus with a firewall. Naruto sat on the bed next to the raven and looked at his bowed head with concern. He ducked his head next to Sasuke's and tilted his head to try and find his brother-in-law's expression.

"What wrong, Sasuke-san?" The blond asked politely, even though he already knew the answer.

The raven looked at Naruto's through his dark bangs. He looked into the big, childish azure eyes. An sigh escaped his lungs as he looked away.

A tan hand began ruffling his spiky black locks. "I know that I don't have a say in how you feel, but… you shouldn't resent your brother. I bet he would give anything to be in your shoes. You have less burdens than him." Naruto suggested with a soft voice.

Sasuke felt the bed left from the loss of additional weight. A few seconds later he heard the door close.

As much as he didn't want to admit it, Naruto was right. He just didn't want to believe the cold hard truth.

Sasuke looked up at his ceiling as he fell backwards in the bed with a plop. 'What would you know, dobe?'

Flashback End

Madara laughed at his nephew knowingly. "You just want to get rid Izumi don't you?" If he did, Madara couldn't blame him. That woman was irritating.

Sasuke looked away as he pretended that he didn't hear his uncle. He knows his reasons, but will definitely not share them.

Shisui crossed his legs as he lean on the throw pillow. "What I want to discuss is Naruto and Itachi's shameless flirting. I could feel the sexual tension all the way from my room." The curly haired raven shook his head.

"I think we should lock them in a room together!" Mikoto chirped.

Fugaku glanced at his wife and put a hand on her shoulder. "Mikoto. Please stop."

The woman glared at her husband. "Excuse me?" How was he going to tell her what to do?

Fugaku put his hands up in capitulation. He shouldn't have pushed his luck with his wife.

Obito finally decided to stop pouting and participate in the conversation. "Can we talk about Blondie's nickname for Itachi? I find them hilarious!" The man started laughing hysterically.

Shisui started chuckling as well.

Everyone else just looked at them with confusion. What nickname?

"What does he call him?" Madara asked curiously. He wanted to laugh too.

"Pretty boy, Daddy Itachi and Papi." Shisui revealed through laughter.

Everyone in the living room started cracking up.

Obito grinned as he grabbed the arm of the couch. "That's kinky. I bet that gets Itachi going." He said as he waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Mikoto smiled with mirth in her eyes. "I think this is going better than we thought. They already have nicknames for each other. Well atleast Naru-chan does. That's good enough." She pondered out loud as she tapped her chin.

A strange vibe flowed in the air of the living room.

"I have a nagging feeling that Itachi is going to do something unusual." Shisui said as he looked around the room cautiously.

Madara just looked at his nephew. "Hush you. You're so paranoid. I bet you and Tobirama would get along well." The older raven always had something against that silver haired man.

Fugaku looked at his older brother as a small smirk slipped on his face. "You're just mad that aniki is friends with Tobirama, you have always been protective of Izuna…" The brunette trailed off as he looked away.

Madara's eyebrow twitched, then he smirk evilly. "Otouto, you just mad that I didn't give you any attention when you were younger. Hmmm." The long haired raven said smugly as he turned his head towards a wall, hiding his wide smirk.

His brother glowered angrily at his older brother as he growled. The other Uchihas looked at him in disbelief because they didn't expect him to show that much of his emotion. Fugaku was the one Uchiha that you could rely on to be stoic. Maybe just being near Naruto could change you. Things are going to be a lot more interesting in the future.

~oO0Oo~

4:41 PM

A small hands stabbed into the door knob with jingling keys. It turned the knob to the right then pushed the door open impatiently. It closed as quick as it opened. Combat boots clunked against the wooden floor as short legs raced towards the couch, only to see his dark haired in-laws looking at him in strange way. He stopped in mid-run and stood in the doorway.

A strange gleam was in each of their dark eyes. It was like they knew something he didn't. Naruto decided to cut to the chase.

The blond shifted on his other foot as he looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "What's good?" Naruto drawled with his 'street voice'. It wasn't in the tone of his usual unorthodox greeting. It meant 'is there a problem?'.

His mother figure smiled sweetly at him. There was something hidden under that sweet visage. "Naru-chan. Can you go make us some tea?" She asked. The tone of her voice had no question in it though. It was more like a demand.

The blond side-eyed her as if to say 'you're lucky I love you because I don't take this shit normally.' He expects his guests to make food for themselves while he shoved ramen down his throat. It just the way the cookie crumbles in Naruto's world.

Naruto walked in the his brightly lit kitchen as he turned towards the pantry that he never went in. He saw a pale figure out of the corner of his blue eyes. It was Itachi leaning on the counter.

Shirtless.

The blond ran his eyes ran up his body. Itachi had beautiful, pale skin that looked smooth to the touch. His dark happy trail hairs that climbed up his navel, contrasted his skin. Don't even get Naruto on his abdomen. It included luxurious eight-pack muscles that ripple with his every move. His pectoral muscles that were well defined was adorned with light pink nubs. Blue eyes continued to roam up the man's body, until they stopped on his face. The raven's face was painted with an expecting look as his thin lips smirk complacently.

What the problem was in this predicament was Naruto. Naruto hasn't seen a shirtless man in a long time. Well besides his brother, Kakashi. This was a little offsetting for the little blond.

So what did Naruto do? His brain screamed 'NOPE' as he swerved around on his feet and walked right out of there. Naruto was not dealing with this shit. Especially when he was tired.

He shook his head violently as he walked back in the living room, causing his blond eartails to smack him in the face repeatedly. "UH-UH! I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS FUCKERY, 'TTEBAYO! Y'ALL PLAY TOO DAMN MUCH!" Naruto shouted at the top of his lungs as he stomped back to his room.

Obito held onto Shisui as he wheezed in laughter. Shisui wasn't much better. Madara was on the floor roared with guffaws as he kicked the floorboards. Mikoto hid her face into her husband's chest as she giggled loudly. She could even feel his chest shaking too.

Sasuke just looked at his family blankly. But if you squinted, you could see a slight upward twitch on his mouth.

~oO0Oo~

Wednesday: August 2, 2017 2:16 PM

Naruto was watching cartoons with Obito and Shisui as he smacked on his popcorn. Obito was looking at the screen too intently as his hand popped into his surrogate brother's popcorn. He felt a sting shoot up his wrist. The raven drew back as he looked at the blond. The blond looked angry as he glowered at the man.

"Boy, ya better get your ass up and get your own popcorn or we can take this outside. I'm not afraid of catchin' a case." Naruto said with an attitude. He lifted a buttery hand to shoved more of the crunchy food in his mouth.

Shisui snorted as he continued to watch Spongebob jump across the screen.

Obito rolled his onyx eyes as he walked into the kitchen. Was the blond's food really that important that he had to be slapped? He opened the pantry as he snatched a packet of kernels. He walked over to the microwave and threw the packet in the metal box. He punched in some numbers and waited as he heard the loud popping. The sound of a knock cut through the loud noise.

"Blondie! Someone's at the door!" He yelled obnoxiously. If the Naruto wanted to be violent, he could go answer the door himself.

The beautiful man groaned as he grabbed the remote to pause the show. He bounced towards his door, but slowed down when he heard… a bark? Or two.

Naruto opened the front door to see a silver haired man surrounded by eight dogs of all different sizes. Blue eyes stared up the masked man blandly as he crossed his arms. "I know you didn't come to this apartment with eight dogs and expected to get in without a problem. Please tell me I'm trippin'!"

Kakashi stared at his brother as he sighed. "They were all strays. You know how I feel about dogs, Naruto."

The blond groaned in the defeat. "Fine," He gritted out, "But you have to let me name all of them.

The masked man grinned at the sunshine-blond through his mask and turned around snapped his fingers at the dogs, signalling for them to come inside.

Naruto looked down at the dogs and saw a little brown pug. He squatted down and picked up the animal. The pug's face looked adorably grumpy as he looked at his new owner lazily.

He smile kindly at the cute dog. "Looks like we're starting with you, Pakkun." The blond murmured as he nuzzle his nose with the canine's wet one.

~oO0Oo~

10:26 PM

The blond tossed and turned in his bed restlessly. He just couldn't go to sleep knowing that he was just going to wake up terrified. All because of that damn nightmare. You'd think he'd get used to it after all of these years, but nope. It still felt as devastating as that night eighteen years ago.

He decided to remedy this with his favorite feature of the house. The pool. Its cool water soothed him as it washed over his body. The wetness always helped when it came to clear his mind of negative thoughts.

He pulled some swim trunks over his tan legs and walked out of the back door went outside. Bare feet climbed up the small steps to his infinity pool. A foot carefully tapped the cold water, testing if the temperature was acceptable enough. The blond submerged his body into the clear water and swam towards the edge of the pool. He rested his elbows over the edge as he looked at the magnificent view.

Drowsy blue eyes admired the beautiful sight of streetlights and tiny moving cars that left trails of light behind them as they moved at high speeds. Skyscrapers stood tall with pride as it reflected the light into the night sky. It was views like this that made Naruto happy to move to the United States. It was so similar to Tokyo, yet so different.

Tokyo barely had trees, while everywhere you look in LA you saw a palm tree. It was strangely nostalgic yet completely new at the same time.

Apparently the drowsy blond was too captivated at the sight of the city to notice someone else entering the pool. It wasn't until the figure was one foot away from him that he felt a presence behind him. Naruto turned around sleepily to see a shirtless Itachi staring at him with a stoic look on his face. Black bangs tickled his pale forehead as his ponytail fell on his bare back. If you looked closely, you could see the hunger in his dark eyes for the person in front of him. Onyx eyes ate up the sight of the normally concealed bare torso.

Naruto felt a slight flutter in his stomach when he looked at his husband. Golden eyebrows furrowed at the weird feeling as he backed away out of instinct.

Itachi wasn't having any of this as he waded through the water and grabbed the tan face with big wet hands. He lowered his face until his nose touched his husband's. Dark eyes clashed with surprised azure depths. His heart beated like a drum. It was time.

Pale, thin lips brushed against the blond's as they spoke. "No more running, Naruto. I cannot control myself any longer." The raven's hands moved off of whiskered cheeks as they gravitated toward the back of his head. He yanked the golden ponytail as he swooped down and covered soft lips with his own.

Sparks tingles up and down his spine, it further showed that this was right. He couldn't fight it anymore. Tan arms wrapped around the pale neck as he kissed back, which only spurred Itachi on. The raven's hands left the spiky locks and relocated themselves in the water on tan hips possessively. Naruto surrendered to the kiss as he closed his eyes.

It finally caught up to him.

TBC

a/n: That kiss may seem really rushed, but Papi Itachi likes fast results. *wink wink*