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What Ever It Takes

Chapter Forty One

"Itachi!" Sasuke gasped as he arched his back.

His cock was being devoured into a hot mouth, burning his flesh in pleasure. He could hardly take it anymore, this feeling was always exciting and new to him, no matter how many times he and Itachi had found themselves here. His cheeks flushed and he gurgled a small warning before he came, hard. His back was taunt, his release a tasty treat sliding down Itachi's throat as he swallowed his lovers juices. Sasuke never failed to taste divine each and every time that he had him, like a fine wine and he was all his.

Itachi slowly released Sasuke's member, licking the sensitive and spent tip of his cock. He groaned, shivering, before he turned his trembling body around. Sasuke's ass pushed eagerly into the air, inviting Itachi to claim him again. It was like his body knew, expected, and yearned for the feeling of being full with Itachi once again. "Please, Niisan, I need you so badly," he shamelessly begged, trembling so much that his legs simply spread, exposing his quivering hole. His head was turned, looking at Itachi pleadingly, one arm tucked under the pillow while the other reached for Itachi, welcoming him to come closer.

He was way past being shy all he wanted was to feel Itachi deep inside of him, again, and again. Something warm spread through his chest when Itachi's hand met his, intertwining their fingers together. A small kiss was brushed at the tips of his fingers, and his palm, making him feel utterly loved.

His older brother stared at him, his gaze was intense, with so much love and lust, his desire glowing in his eyes. A quick kiss met his quivering hole, before Itachi's fingers gently prodded, and stretched him. Much the same as when they had done it earlier, Itachi's fingers stretched him with so much care, and patience that left Sasuke breathless. He was still wet and soft from their earlier round, but Itachi still took his time to tease, stretch, and savor the way that his little brother writhed and begged for him to hurry up. It was like he couldn't get enough and Itachi couldn't blame him, he was right there with him.

It made his heart pound hard against his rib cage. The delectable sight before him was enough to send him over the edge.

"Are you ready?" he gently asked, his mouth brushing Sasuke's nape. Sasuke impatiently pushed back. "Sasuke," He breathed, needing his lover to tell him with his words.

Sasuke groaned, "Itachi, I need you." His words were nothing but a soft whimper lost at Itachi's lips, as they claimed Sasuke's mouth. The tip of his cock brushed Sasuke's entrance, anticipating, and caressing that puckered and quivering little hole, before pushing slowly and deliberately into the tight heat. Sasuke found himself moaning in delight, relishing in the feeling of being so full with Itachi—one of his most favorite feeling the more times they shared their bodies together.

"Are you okay?" Itachi whispered into Sasuke's ear once he was fully seated inside, holding still as he felt the soft body under him tremble.

"So good, I feel so good Itachi," Sasuke openly confessed, he turned his head to look at Itachi as best as he could. Itachi smiled gently at him, his fingers gently caressed his sweaty skin over his hips, his waist, and then his mouth met his again. Sasuke didn't think twice about kissing back, getting so lost in the kiss that when Itachi moved his hips, pulling away only to slam back into him, his cry echoed over the room as he threw his head back. "Yes, more!" he cried.

Itachi shivered, ready to give Sasuke more.

"WE NEED TO GET THE FIRE OUT! SOMEONE! WE NEED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!" Tsunade roared. Her orders were quickly heeded by several guards. Panic had settled over the castle as emergency extinguishers were brought out to douse the flames, and any burning servant was helped. Many suffered from burns but so far it was looking like they would live and be fine- if not scarred because of this event.

Suigetsu found himself directing a couple of the servants that had been found and been pulled out of danger in time. Any servants who were not hurt moved to bring water and relieve the flames that seemed to consume the deeper parts of the kitchen. The damages were looking like they were going to cost a good amount of money to fix.

He discretely looked around, wondering if Sasuke and Itachi were safe, when he didn't see them amongst the others, he worried over them; still, he couldn't just leave without drawing suspicion. He cursed under his breath, and could only think that Sasuke and Itachi better not be found dead and together when all of this was over. A few hours later, once everything was under control and the fire had been put out thoroughly, he was glad to hear that the servant quarters had not suffered any damage.

"What caused the fire, did anyone find it!" Tsunade roared, looking around but the smoke was still thick. It seemed never ending even as every door and window near the kitchen was opened to help alleviate the smoke.

"We've put it out, we are sure," One of the guards reported. Minato couldn't hold back anymore, he shoved into the kitchen looking around to see what was happening. He pulled his sleeve close to his nose and mouth to avoid inhaling too much smoke and walked around the kitchen, his end goal being the source for the smoke to still be so heavy in the air.

"Your majesty, we found something!" One of his guards called to him. Minato rushed over, his face set in a glare that changed to complete shock once he reached the source of concern. There was a burned body in the very center of the kitchen. It looked like it had no clothing; either that or the fire had burned them off- something the king doubted due to the circumstances. This was no doubt a male but other than that, nothing about them was recognizable. It was almost as whoever had done this had done it with the purpose for the body not to be identified.

"Who…who is this?" he wondered to himself.

Tsunade rushed over to his side, wondering what he was looking at and screamed once she reached him and saw what he had seen. She moved to leave, tears burning her eyes as she tried hard not to throw up. She already knew that an autopsy would have to be done in order to figure out who had just been burned in the kitchen.

"Another attack inside my own home and again nothing that I could do about it, but who…" Minato whispered, tearing his eyes away from the burned body, "Someone collect the body and take it to the medical room, we will figure out who it is first" He gritted his teeth. "And I am demanding a lockdown of the kingdom, no one leaves and no one enters, I need everyone here to be identified. Anyone that shouldn't be here will be sent out," His words were final, making his guards scramble to make sure that his orders were followed.

Minato turned, leaving for his throne room. He couldn't stand this hopeless feeling of being unable to do anything. Of not being able to know who was causing harm within his own home. Most of all, that it had happened at all.

He would figure out what was going on, no matter what. This time he would make sure that he would capture the culprit!

Enough was enough!

Itachi's mouth was latched onto Sasuke's throat, licking, sucking while Sasuke bounced on his lap. Itachi's cock was deep inside his ass, reaching deeply into him as Sasuke moved up and down. The slow drag of that sinful cock over his walls, the direct hit on his prostate, all of it sending shooting stars behind his eyes. He couldn't get enough, he couldn't stop. "Yes," he whispered, throwing his head back even more.

Itachi's fingers skated over his spine, digging into his lower back, gripping Sasuke's hips guiding him on him. His hands, firm and comforting, making Sasuke feel completely safe as he let himself go. "Do you want more baby brother," Itachi whispered harshly onto that beautiful throat. In the short time that they had shared here, so intimately, Itachi had come to learn that Sasuke got a thrill in being called his baby brother. It was such a weird turn on, but one that Itachi shared with him, loving Sasuke calling his big brother, and he found himself happily exploiting that little kink.

"Niisan, yes," Sasuke whimpered, delirious and yelped when he suddenly found himself flipped onto the bed. His back met the mattress, and his legs were brought over Itachi's shoulders. Itachi smirked down at his fiancée, His eyes glowing an eerie red.

Sasuke shuddered in pure delight, his own eyes glowing softly in the same eerie red color. He reached to caress Itachi's cheek, it was perhaps just a moment. It felt like one breath, and then he was left breathless once again, as he was thoroughly filled with Itachi's cock once again. Sasuke couldn't look away from Itachi as his hips met his thrusts and they continued to chase their end together.

Their gazes translated into the same thing- don't stop.

After a few hours, and tests, they had their answers. Kidomaru, that was who the dead body belonged to. The last time the man had been seen was when he had been locked up with Kisame. The man had remained locked up even though Kisame had been released, because he was being punished for him crime of killing Kabuto. The man had been silent and seemed to take well to prison life. Minato had not heard any complaints about him anyways.

Still, there were a few people that could have done this. Kidomaru wasn't the nicest or the most popular, but even as head guard he was respected. At least Minato would like to believe that the people that worked for him were respectable like that. Then there were his little affairs that some admitted to. There had only been one person to actually say loved Kidomaru and that was Kisame. At least, that is what everyone else had attested to when he had foolishly locked Kisame away as well.

The two were set to wed, it seemed reasonable to lock away both lovers but Kisame had looked so miserable and with Sasuke's words, he reevaluated. He had only been thinking about how lovers could be, and he had thought Kisame would try to fight for Kidomaru. Damn it, come to think of it, no one had really gotten an answer over why Kabuto was really killed. It wasn't like Kidomaru even cared about Sasuke, the man was overly vain and thought he was better than Sasuke. So, could Kisame have been the one to kill him out of revenge for all the things that KIdomaru put him through?

But Kisame had been forgiven and had even left the kingdom to start anew. The man had looked at peace as he left to go and claim his lands. It was hard to believe that he would simply return to kill Kidomaru for betraying his trust. Although tempting to put the blame on that Minato knew that it wasn't necessarily probable. Then there were the whispered rumors about Kisame having been stolen from Suigetsu by Kidomaru.

A case of a jilted lover getting to kill the person who stole their lover, but if Minato thought about it, it didn't make sense. Suigetsu would have to be super jealous to still kill Kidomaru even though the man had been locked up and Kisame was no longer engaged to him. Besides that, he had not seen Suigetsu even once cause any drama over the engagement. In fact, he seemed to be incredibly loyal to his nephew; no Suigetsu couldn't have been the one to kill him.

Then again, as king, he didn't get to see everything that happened in his own castle. Perhaps asking his nephew about this would be wise before he placed any blame on Suigetsu, seeing as the man was charged with serving Sasuke. But then, who else did that leave? Minato racked his mind over it.

Kidomaru had been locked up, and a bit unhinged. There had been a recommendation for him to be sent out to a hospital in order for him to be diagnosed mentally and what would be best to do for the man. Many knew he was not in his right mind. No complaints though, no one really seemed to care enough over what happened to Kidomaru.

Then there was the fact that he was out of his cell, and the investigation showed that there was no foul play. This meant that someone with the key could have released him. Either that or someone was careless and had left the door unlocked by mistake. This could mean that Kidomaru got out on his own but he still could not understand how or why the man would be in the kitchen. If he had been free, why not run for freedom away from the castle. Unless as he left he was looking for something in the servants quarters… Could Kidomaru have gotten out, stripped, and then killed himself? That sounded completely ridiculous no matter how much he mauled it over.

Wait, his crime.

He had killed Kabuto, someone that Orochimaru was incredibly fond off. Orochimaru had a motive and even access to the keys as he was one of the guards here. He was also angry at losing his chances with Sasuke. Could that be enough though to say that he caused the crime?

Running a hand through his hair Minato felt like he was back to square one. Kidomaru somehow got out of his cell and ended up in the kitchen where the man was more than likely burned alive. Suicide or homicide- neither was clear but according to Tsunade, there hadn't been a struggle…so then what had happened? Why was this so hard to figure out! Nothing made sense!?

Minato couldn't help but feel like he was slowly driving himself insane the more he thought about it. What should he do now?

Sasuke sighed contently.

Itachi and he were back in his bedroom, where they had moved to once Suigetsu had found them and reported to them what was happening. Deciding that they needed to be somewhere a bit safer, the two returned to Sasuke's room. They were now freshly showered and dressed in their simple sweat pants and shirts, ready for bed. Sasuke snuggled his head into Itachi's chest, greedily breathing in his scent, and feeling like nothing could bother him right now.

Itachi smiled to himself, feeling much the same as he caressed his fingers through his baby brother's hair. He could definitely get used to this warmth and softness, oh how he had missed being here with Sasuke. He softly kissed the side of Sasuke's head, when suddenly a bad feeling entered his calm state. His eyes flashed red, turning towards the door that seemed to jostle. It was brief, but there was no doubt that someone had tried again, to open the door.

After being informed of what had happened earlier, Itachi knew that something was going on. He was going to have to investigate what was happening on his own terms, but for right now he didn't want to place worry on Sasuke.

Standing up from the nest that was their bed, Itachi found himself in front of the door, opening it. His movements were quick, and fluid. Sasuke flipped over, watching Itachi closely. His senses flared at the thought of danger that could be threatening their calm. Itachi seemed to take a pause, almost as if he was calculating something. The silence was too heavy, Sasuke found himself uncomfortable, "Itachi, is everything okay?" he asked, his voice soft and a bit worried. That was not the tone he thought he would be taking, but it was an odd feeling of not being safe unless he was in Itachi's arms.

Itachi looked around, finding nothing amiss. For now, he thought to himself, everything would be okay for right now. He closed and locked the door again; making mental note to make sure that he collected any keys to this door. He suddenly couldn't trust anyone that could enter his fiancée's bedroom, where they rested.

"I thought I heard something, I was probably mistaken," Itachi said, walking back towards the bed. He allowed himself to be pulled back into the soft warmth by Sasuke, who kissed him and rolled them together under the covers. Itachi smiled, running his fingers through Sasuke's hair again, his eyes soft "I love you," he murmured, pulling Sasuke close to his chest.

Those words were everything, Sasuke blushed, his eyes never wavering away from Itachi;s own face, "I love you too," he murmured back and when Itachi moved his face closer, found himself looking away, a blush burning on his cheeks as he felt his heart burst in speed, Itachi brushed their noses together, hoping to calm Sasuke who melted into him without fail.

Both of them being lulled to sleep by the calming presence of the other.

Back in the ruined kitchens, three people remained awake as they thought about what had happened today. There was restlessness and plans already made as to how they were going to remain fed while the kitchen was under repair. Either way, it had been a long day, and it still weigh heavily in their minds. "Who would kill Kidomaru?" Suigetsu wondered, moving the food in his plate in disdain as everything seemed to be calming down. It had been such a long day just because of the fire, and trying to figure out what had happened He had not expected to ever hear from that man again, not that it mattered. It wasn't like he could ever win Kisame ever again. He was trying his best to move on with his life, past his woes but then again, this was strange overall.

"Who knows, but the king seems adamant to learn who it was." Deidara looked solemnly to the side, where Sasori was sitting silently and contemplating. He knew that his Dana was thinking over all possibilities of his own. After all, they were going to be the ones being suspected, seeing as Kidomaru was found in the kitchens. How was it that none of the servants had seen what had happened?

"No one here gains from his death, what does the king expect?" Sasori huffed. It made no sense, only the guards would have a reason to want that man dead. He had been head guard once, and the man had gone completely looney only after Kisame was engaged to him. No one even knew his reasoning for killing Kabuto, it wasn't like Kidomaru had done it because he wanted Sasuke. No one knew why, and that was concerning. "No one here would gain from his death but I have been thinking about what I heard some of the guards mention." Sasori closed his eyes, contemplating. He looked a bit uncomfortable to say what he was thinking, maybe because the idea too seemed far-fetched.

"What is that?"

Sasori scowled, "Hyuuga Neji seemed to be seducing several guards. He promised them money if they did as he asked, or even more I don't really know what it was that he offered, but he was trying to get his way when courting Sasuke," Sasori sucked on his lower lip, "He is the only one who was dead set of getting Sasuke."

"He was trying to get rid of the competition" Suigetsu realized. "Sasuke and I were so focused on doing the same we overlooked that."

"Ah, that explain why he cheated on Kisame, Kidomaru was already a man with lose morals if we think about it, it would make sense." Deidara realized.

"It also wouldn't have taken that much for Neji to convince him." Sasori muttered.

"No it would have not." Deidara agreed.

"How could Kisame even fall in love with someone like that?" Suigetsu huffed in anger. He couldn't believe that Kisame would be attracted to such…such a butthole!

"You can't help who you like and Kisame had been hurt before he met you, in the same way, it seemed like he just had bad taste, When he thought you and Sasuke were trying to prank him, I think with you he decided he couldn't allow himself to be hurt again" Sasori explained, and shrugged. What was done was done, really. Kisame was gone at this point.

"I wasn't trying to hurt him, I love him," Suigetsu admitted, flinching a bit at his own words but knowing he couldn't take them back anyways. "Not that he would believe me" he sighed dejectedly, head bowed down in defeat, Besides that, Kisame was gone. There was no way that he was ever going to get to see him again. Dammit, why couldn't he have fallen in love with someone else?

"No probably not, you did deceive him."

"I didn't mean to…that was not my intention" Suigetsu pursed his lips, clenching his fists, feeling like he had no right to defend himself. He had dark thoughts, but who didn't. Still, he never really acted outside of whatever whimsical prank Sasuke suggested. But Sasuke had never told him to seduce Kisame, he had done that all on his own. He was the one that had found him attractive and acted on his own, albeit in the process allowing Sasuke to escape to do as he pleased, but still. He hadn't been lying when he said he liked him.

"Who cares, that doesn't matter now, I think you need to be more worried that you're now being suspected of being jilted lover," Deidara shrugged his shoulders, it was his guess and it was as good as any. Suigetsu felt fear rush down his spine.

"I may be a lot of things but I wouldn't be a murderer! At least not for that petty of a reason!" Suigetsu snapped.

"Tell that to the king and everyone else pointing the finger at you,"

"He wouldn't…." Suigetsu cursed under his breath. He knew very well how irrational the king was when it came to the safety of his family. "I'll have to trust that Sasuke won't allow the king to do anything to me."

"You really think Prince Sasuke would care about you right now that he's so stuck with Itachi?" Deidara asked, tilting his head in slight disbelief. Suigetsu glared at him. If there was anything that Suigetsu believed in, it was the friendship that he had with the raven haired prince.

"Come to think of it, I haven't seen Prince Sasuke nor Itachi since all of this happened. Are they even alright? Shouldn't you be with them?" Sasori said, accusingly.

"Oh, they're just fine." Suigetsu said, but didn't elaborate further. He had come across them earlier and knew very well what they had been up to while everyone else was panicking. He had let them know what had happened, keeping them informed as best as he could before he parted ways with them. He didn't know what they were doing in Sasuke's bedroom, but at the same time he preferred it that way.

"Alright, being serious though, if we eliminate the fact that you didn't kill Kidomaru, then who the fuck else would bother to kill him?" Deidara asked, feeling completely restless. Anyone could die next. "This is getting completely out of control, un" He shifted closer to Sasori. As much as he loved being here, under the Konohan kingdom, he was starting to get concerned as to what was happening. He didn't like any of this uncertainty.

"I don't know, I can't come up with any ideas but one thing is for sure, I won't be sleeping well tonight," Sasori growled, upset. His arm went around to pull Deidara closer, his fingers soon soothingly combing through his silky blond hair. He would keep himself and Deidara safe above all, that he knew very well, but he would feel much better once they figured out what was going on.

Suigetsu pursed his lips, thinking that yeah, sleeping would be the last thing on his mind now that he was not only worried about his own safety, but Sasuke's and Itachi's as well.

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