Fear Nothing Ch 20
Itachi had stayed up with Kisame for three hours after Kisame's nightmare. Itachi didn't pry. He knew that it was Kisame's own hell to tell if he felt like it. Apparently he hadn't. Kisame had been grateful for Itachi being there for him but he went to bed without elaborating on the nightmare. Itachi was okay with that. They had gone back to bed and the rest of the night had been uneventful.
Kisame had been leaving when Itachi woke up. He had barely gotten to say goodbye before he was gone. Itachi was already confused by the moment they had shared on the couch a few nights ago. Now there was Kisame's past coming up to haunt him. Itachi felt all around bad for the detective. Itachi got dressed and began to clean up the apartment. He wasn't a slob but lately things had been happening so much that he hadn't really kept up with the work.
A knock sounded on his door an hour into his cleaning job. He went to answer it and was surprised to see Deidara standing on his doorstep. "Hey, un. I thought I would stop by and see how you are after all the chaos." He said looking at Itachi expectantly. Itachi smiled. Deidara was the perfect distraction from the jumble in his mind.
"I'm okay. Things are still shaky with Jarvis but I think they will get him to talk sooner or later." Itachi said. Deidara almost looked disappointed. Itachi was about to ask what the look was for when the blonde spoke up. "That's all, un? What about the hottie detective living here with you? Any progress, un?" He asked with a look of mischief. Itachi was a little dumbfounded.
"Seriously, Deidara? I am not going to seduce him. He is my protector right now." Itachi said trying to hide the blush that had crept onto his cheeks as he remembered the moment on the couch. " He can't protect you from your bed, un?" Deidara asked hopefully. Itachi turned to face the other direction. "Deidara, have you forgotten that I was raped and assaulted with a knife?" He asked trying to calm his temper.
He jumped when arms wrapped around him from behind. "I know, un. That's why I want you to have someone who can make you happy again, un. I think you need someone strong and safe like Kisame to protect you in life and love, un." The blonde said. Itachi turned in his arms to face him. Tears were coursing down the blonde's cheeks and Itachi was no longer angry. He wrapped his arms around Deidara's shoulders and hugged him.
"Thanks, Dei." Itachi said thickly. He was grateful for this blonde and his melodramatics. Though he was a little gloomy now thinking about how he may never be able to move on. "Listen if Kisame ever shows any interest in me again I will consider it." Itachi said absentmindedly. Deidara nodded for a moment and then pushed Itachi back to look at him.
"Again, un?" He asked. Itachi was beet red as he realized his slip of the tongue. "Oh crap!" He said. Deidara's eyes were lighting up by the second. Itachi turned to step away from Deidara and Deidara blocked his way. "No way, un. I want details." He said with a broad smile. Itachi sighed. He was screwed and he knew it.
"Okay. So a few nights ago, I was upset and Kisame was comforting me. It turned into a kiss that led to a little touching." Itachi said biting his lip afterward. Deidara shrieked and Itachi almost had a heart attack. "That is so great, un!" He bounced up and down like a typical school girl who just found out the boy she liked, likes her back. Itachi knew he was in for a long conversation about this.
He walked to the kitchen and put on some tea. He rummaged through his refrigerator and pulled out cold cuts for sandwiches. He wasn't getting rid of Deidara for a long while.
As they ate he talked about how it had started out innocent and ended up with him laying under Kisame on the couch. He left out the part about how Kisame was going to leave and how he had punched the wall. That was another story for another time. Itachi still felt horrible for putting Kisame through that.
"So any chance that you two will become a couple, un?" Deidara asked all dreamy eyed. Itachi scoffed. "Deidara it was one incident. I think he was just feeling sorry for me and it led to something that will probably never happen again." He said. He didn't know if he was trying to convince Deidara or himself. Maybe both.
Deidara blew off the last comment and was instantly talking as though they were already a couple. Itachi just let his friend ramble. He was going to have to explain double time to Hidan because he was sure that Deidara was going to text/call him about this and make it sound as though they were indeed a couple. Itachi had to love the blonde's imagination though.
Deidara left a little after 3:00 o'clock. He had to get to his and Sasori's new place and do some unpacking and make dinner for them. Itachi couldn't help but smile at how fast Deidara had become the obedient housewife. Kisame arrived home a little after 5:00 and Itachi had dinner waiting. Now he was kicking himself over his earlier thoughts of Deidara's position. Was he not just as guilty? Okay so he and Kisame weren't a couple and he was no one's housewife. Either way though he was almost mimicking it. Oh well, he could simply put a twist on it and say that he was just returning the favor to Kisame for protecting him.
Kisame showered and came to the table. He sat down and picked up his fork. He took a bite of the sautéed chicken and smiled at Itachi. "This is really good. Thank you for cooking dinner." He said. Itachi smiled back. "You're welcome. It's the least I could do." Itachi said. Kisame's smile slipped a little. "I was meaning because you are protecting me. I am grateful." Itachi said quickly. Kisame smiled wider.
"Itachi how many times have I told you that you owe me nothing? It's my job to protect you. Before long we will have this bastard sentenced and all of this crap with him will stop and you can get back to normal. You won't need me and you can get out and do whatever you want without worrying that that bastard is out there.
"What if Jarvis is right and there is another person?" Itachi asked. Kisame took a drink of his soda. "IF there is another one out there then we will catch him too. Jarvis is the one who attacked you, so he will be the one doing the major time. The other one is the puppet master. If he is pulling Jarvis' strings then Jarvis has no reason to keep up the deed considering he is behind bars. Maybe we can get Jarvis to turn a name.
Itachi shivered as if the room had turned to ice. He was tired of living in fear. "I don't know if I am ready to be left on my own." Itachi said more to himself than to Kisame. Kisame looked at Itachi for a long minute. "I won't be clearing out right away. Actually I wanted to discuss something with you." Kisame said taking a bite of his backed potato with chives.
Itachi looked up eagerly. Was Kisame talking about the other night or was he talking about something else? "I have some things that I need to do from my house. It would be easier if I was there to use it instead of trying to bring it all here so I was wondering if you minded staying at my place for a few days." Kisame said. Itachi sat looking a bit like a deer in the headlights.
"Itachi?" Kisame asked waving his hand in front of Itachi's face to get his attention. Itachi blinked and then looked at Kisame with his full attention. "That would be fine. I could use a break from this place and maybe I will get a little bit of my sanity back." He said with a smile. Plus Deidara's words kept replaying in his mind. What if there was a chance that Kisame was interested in him.