Chapter 3: Welcome Back
Disclmaer: I don't own Naruto.
"Coming."
It was 11:04 and someone was knocking on Ayame's front door.
'This better be important. I was right at the part where Yuki said Tohma was the only one that understood him.'
Ayame opened the door to see Itachi standing there.
"Itachi?"
"No hello," said Itachi.
"What are you doing here?" asked Ayame.
"I came to see if I could stay the night."
"Why my house?"
"Sasuke sleeping. I didn't want to wake him up."
"How did you know I wasn't sleeping?"
"Your lights are on."
"Oh. Well fine. You can stay for the night."
Itachi walked into the house and sat down on the couch.
"Come on. I have a spare room upstairs," Ayame said leading Itachi upstairs to the spare room.
When they got there Itachi looked around to see a pretty neat room to stay in. There was a queen size bed and next to it was a stand with some pictures on it. There was one of her with Naruto and TenTen in front of the Ninja Academy. Another one had her and her brother Tatsu in it. The other one had Sasuke, Naruto, Lee, Neji, Kiba, and Ayame on it in front of the Hokage monument. Behind it was a light. Across the room in a corner there was a table with a radio on it. There was nothing else on the table because the radio covered most of the table. On the wall there was a shelf hung low with some dolls on it. There was one of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Iruka, and Ayame.
"Who made these?"
"Sakura…the girl from Sasuke's team."
"The girl with pink hair that's got a crush on my little brother. I remember know," Itachi then picked up the Sasuke doll, "Ayame can I keep this."
"Sure I got two of each. Why?"
"I don't have a picture of my brother or anything. I'd like to have it to look at so I don't forget about him."
Ayame noticed the sad look on Itachi's face and decided to ask him something, "How about we have something to eat. I have a lot of ice cream to share."
"You were always the one to go to for some. Alright let's have some."
The next day everything seemed to go back to normal. Only Sasuke was so nervous about seeing his brother. The last time he saw him was his 16th birthday and he was now 21.Gaara was sitting on Sasuke's couch watching him pace up and down in front of the door.
"When is he suppose to be here Sasuke?"
"I don't know. He never told me."
"So I could be sitting here all day."
"Yeah you might be."
"You should have told me that before. I would have brought my books."
"You read?" asked Sasuke who stopped walking to look at Gaara.
"Yes, I do."
"What?"
"I read Gravitation."
"Really? I didn't know that."
An hour later Ayame then walked over to Sasuke's hose with Itachi. When they got there Itachi knocked and Sasuke ran to the door. Gaara laughed silently and shook his head. Sasuke opened the door and flung his arms around Itachi's neck and started bouncing a little in excitement. Ayame was so happy to see Sasuke like this so she just walked around them and let herself in.
"Hey Gaara."
"Hey. You here to."
"Yeah, I came over along with Itachi." Ayame sat down next to Gaara and waited for Sasuke to calm down. When Sasuke finally settled done he came inside and just noticed Ayame was there, "Ayame you're here?"
"Yeah, she brought me here," Itachi told him, "Hey Gaara."
"Hey."
Sasuke walked over to Gaara and wrapped his arms around Gaara's neck with a look that said he's mine. Itachi chuckled.
"Don't worry, I already have a boyfriend."
"He knows. That's just his way of saying I have boyfriend so back off with your jokes," Ayame said smiling.
"How long?"
"Since his 17th birthday."
"Really?"
"Things have changed a lot since your last visit."
"Except you knowing ever thing that goes on in Sasuke's life."
"I just don't want him to end up like Tatsu." Ayame lowered her head with a frown on her face, "I don't want that to happen again to somebody I grew up with."
There was a moments silence before Sasuke spoke up.
"TenTen's having a party the day after your birthday. She said she really wants you to come."
"When did you find out?" Ayame asked surprised that he knew, when she was the only one TenTen told.
"I saw her at the grocery store buying ingredients for some sweets to make for you."
"You try her cookies and you'll see why I want her to make some."
"Please, they can't be any better Kazemaru's."
"His sweets are good but there right after TenTen's."
"Come on, you and I both now Kazemaru is the best cookie maker in all of Konaha."
Ayame and Sasuke argued about who's cookies were better until Gaara asked Ayame a question, "Ayame do you have the new copy of Gravitation?"
"Yeah I got it a couple days ago."
"Can I borrow it? I had to order one because Borders sold out."
"Sure, I didn't know you read Gravitation though?"
"I just found out today," Sasuke said.
"And you call yourself his boyfriend," Itachi said.
"Oh shut up you haven't seen your boyfriend for two years."
"I haven't had time to see him because everybody wants me to kill somebody for them. I just finish with all them, and I probably all ready have more."
"Not my problem. Orochimaru wants to see you as soon as possible too."
Itachi paused for a second then said, "Alright I'll go now."
"I'll show you the way. He moved last year."
"Well if you're leaving then I going home to read and you can get the book you want Gaara."
"Alright I'll go."
Ayame and Gaara left with Itachi and Sasuke. They split up Ayame and Gaara going to Ayame's house, Itachi and Sasuke going to the Sound Country.