"Itachi?" the normally up peat voice called uncertainly. The blonde man was sprawled out on the couch, several empty ramen bowls on he table in front of him. The ramen hadn't its magic, he still felt down. "How long is this going to last?" he continued forlornly. "How long before they decide to take Kyuubi? How long before they kill me?" Silence reined over the room as Itachi moved slightly to let his eyes lock on Naruto's blue one's. "God, Itachi!" he moaned, "I've never even had a relationship, or even a real kiss! And at this rate I'll die before I do!"

The man had known this mission would change his life, and he had accepted it. He had been upset at the time it was offered and hadn't thought it through fully. Now here he was trapped in a situation, where he wasn't sure he would get out unscathed. The only thing he could believe was that he wouldn't see Konoha or his friends again. No more Tsunade. No more Iruka. No more Kakashi. His make-shift family had seen the last of him.

Barely above a whisper, Itachi's voice sounded, "I can fix that."

Blue eyes blinked in surprise as they fixed on cool brown ones. All Naruto could say was, "What?"

"I can fix that," Itachi repeated slowly.

Silence weighed heavily on the room before Naruto threw caution to the wind. Nodding his head, he barely managed to whisper, "Than fix it."

That was all it took. A moment later, Itachi had pinned him to the couch and pressed warm lips to his own. They were gentle and loving, yet firm and demanding at the same time. It was as if heaven had come to earth and surrounded Naruto. A warm tingling feeling slipped down the blonde's back as he wrapped his arms around Itachi's neck. His fingers slowly snaked their way into the long raven hair.

How long had they both wanted this? And why had they ever stupidly denied themselves each other? Slowly, they pulled apart. For a moment they watched each other in silence, warmth filling their bodies, and smiles on their usually cool faces.

Suddenly, Itachi stood up. A small whimper escaped Naruto's lips unwillingly. Itachi wasn't going to abandon him now, was he? His fears were put aside when the raven-haired man spoke, "Pack your things."

Once again, Naruto found himself blinking in surprise, "What…?"

"We're going back to Konoha," Itachi answered sternly.

At his words, Naruto sat up, blue eyes wide, "But Itachi-kun, we're not done with the mission."

"Yes, we are," the man stated, "There are only two targets left, Naruto. You and Kisame's target. We know their plans, we completed out latest mission, and now we're leaving before they get the chance to take you."

"I'm not afraid of dying, if that's what you're thinking," Naruto murmured softly.

Itachi shook his head, "I know you aren't. But we have successfully completed our mission, now pack your things we're going home."

Yo Manager!

Itachi confessed his undying love for me! Aren't you happy? I finally got the cold-hearted bastard to admit his feelings! I told you I would! Now you owe me a weeks worth of ramen, Kisame!

Anyway, since he confessed his love and we've finished our mission, we're going on vacation. As neither of us has ever taken our vacations before, and you're not here to object, you can't stop us:P Well, we'll be gone for a few weeks. And don't come looking for us. You know how Itachi gets when he's angry. I truly don't want to have to deal with that and I'm sure you all would prefer to stay alive.

See you in a few weeks!

Naruto and Itachi-kun

Leaving the note pinned to their manager's pillow, the two grabbed the essentials and took off out the door. Or rather, Naruto planted a kiss on Itachi's cheek and took of running as he called, "Tag! You're it!"

For several days the game of tag continued. To passer-byers it looked strange. Two missing-nin chasing each other down the road, each trying to kiss the other. To those that knew Itachi, well, they nearly died of heart attacks.

So it was much to their surprise that the two missing-nin found themselves at the gates of Konoha. Naruto came to a halt, directly before the gates, letting Itachi catch up to him easily. The shock on his partner's face was enough to stop the game for Itachi and he looked around concerned. Here they were. At… home?

"Time to go, ne?" Naruto asked unsteadily. For years the pair had lived in exile. And now they were returning home? They were positive the welcome would not be pleasant. Yet, they had to try.

Itachi stepped forward silently, placing Naruto behind him. "We would like to see the Hokage," he called out coldly to the ANBU guarding the gate.

The pair could feel the shock as it ripped through the line of ANBU. Here were two missing-nin, turning themselves in? Or were they here for a more sinister plan? Slowly, the ANBU Captain turned to one of his subordinates and ordered, "Tell the Hokage that, missing-nin Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Itachi wish to see her." This was beyond him, should be arrest them? Should they kill them? He didn't know, it was up to the Hokage. Maybe these two were a distraction?

Letting his normal energy return, and attempting to cover his shock, Naruto attached himself to Itachi's arm. "You'll get me ramen after this, right, Itachi-kun?" The ANBU watched in stunned silence as the normally cold and murderous missing-nin nodded and responded, "But it will cost you."

Standing on his toes, Naruto grinned and pressed his lips to the other's in a chaste kiss. "That work?" he asked innocently.

Trying to keep the smile from his face, Itachi nodded. He hated showing emotion in front of people. He was known as a cold and calculating murder, one that had been exiled by his village. No one was supposed to know that he really was a calm and somewhat warm person on the inside. No one but Naruto.

Suddenly, Naruto bound up to the gate bouncing up and down. "Tsunade-baa-chan!" he shouted.

"What do you want, brat?" a cold voice called from the top of the wall, the blonde Hokage looking down at the pair. "Why did you come here?" she questioned severely.

Her tone of voice caused the bouncing ball of energy to deflate and move back to stand next to his partner. His eyes dropped to the ground, and he fell silent. With an annoyed glare in his eye, Itachi slipped his hand into Naruto's before speaking up, "Hokage-sama, we've come home."

Before the Hokage could respond, one of the watching ANBU shouted, "And why would we allow to traitors back into our midst?" Several of the ANBU nodded in agreement, while Itachi's eyes turned murderous.

Naruto tugged on his hand gently, "Itachi-kun, this is stupid. Let's go back. We'll just send a postcard or something." The normally outgoing, full of himself, strong blonde had changed over the years. He knew the village hated him, and he had come to understand he would never be accepted there. After several years in Akatsuki, he had learned that life didn't have to be all about disappointments.

Without warning, the guard that had spoken up found himself flying over the gate and slamming into the dirt at the missing-nins' feet. "Brat, Uchiha-san, get your butts inside," the angry blonde called. Cracking her knuckles from where she had just punched the unlucky ANBU member.

A/N: There we go! Another chapter! And possibly a few people have figured out what's going on inside my head right now. . Anyway, let me know if you like or didn't. And I suppose I'll add in the warning that this is yaoi to my description…. Sorry if that's a surprise!

Erm... I would like to ask for a consultant on my story. I probably won't need too much help, but just someone there to ask if I do. If anyone wants to volunteer just PM me or email me or review and let me know! Only requirement is that you have email or AIM. One of those:P Thanks and hope you enjoyed!